Question No : 1

Income Tax was introduced in India by

(1) Sir Charles Wood

(2) Lord Macaulay

(3) James Wilson

(4) William Jones

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected/nominated for _______

(1) five years

(2) two and half years

(3) four years

(4) three and half years

(5) six years

Question No : 3

Which of the following orgnisations/agencies has launched a website known as ‘Dreamers Club’ the idea of which is to get innovative ideas from the employees of the organization/agency?

(1) Indian Army

(2) Indian Post & Telegraphy

(3) University Grants Commission

(4) Children’s Film Society of India

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Which of the following schemes is the modified version of existing National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS)?

(1) Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

(2) AYUSH

(3) ASHA

(4) Anganwadi

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

India’s first Village knowledge Centre (VKC) was opened in which of the following states?

(1) Kerala

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Karnataka

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

‘Technology Day’ was observed in India on____

(1) 10^th May

(2) 11^th May

(3) 10^th June

(4) 11^th June

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

‘H2N2’ is in news these days. It is ____

(1) the code name of US operation in Iraq

(2) the name of virus which killed millions of people in 1950’s

(3) a computer virus active in US and Britain

(4) the secret name of the nuclear programme of South Korea

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award is given for the excellence in which of the following fields?

(1) Sports

(2) Science and Technology

(3) Journalism

(4) Social Service

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

‘Penalty Stroke’ is associated with which game?

(1) Cricket

(2) Hockey

(3) Chess

(4) Kabaddi

(5) Table Tennis

Question No : 10

The word ‘Third World’ is used for ___

(1) OPEC nations

(2) NATO

(3) European Union

(4) Developing countries

(5) Developed countries

Question No : 11

Which of the following is not a women development/empowerment scheme?

(1) Self reliance

(2) Self employed

(3) Self power

(4) Self dependent

(5) Mid-day meal scheme

Question No : 12

‘Joule’ is the unit of ____

(1) Energy

(2) Heat

(3) Force

(4) Power

(5) Electric Resistance

Question No : 13

Kharif crop is cultivated in the month of ____

(1) June

(2) October

(3) February

(4) March

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

Which of the following taxes is the major source of the income of the Union Government?

(1) Fringe Benefit Tax

(2) VAT

(3) Income Tax

(4) Cash Withdrawal Tax

(5) Customs and Excise Duty

Question No : 15

‘Sensex’ is the index of which of the following stock exchanges?

(1) New York Stock Exchange

(2) National Stock Exchange (India)

(3) Kolkata Stock Exchange

(4) Bombay Stock Exchange

(5) None of these

Question No : 16

As per the ‘India’s First Social Development Report’ Infant Mortality Rate is lowest in which of the following states?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Maharashtra

(3) West Bengal

(4) Tamil Nadu

(5) Kerala

Question No : 17

Which of the following is not classified as a commercial bank?

(1) Public sector bank

(2) Urban cooperative bank

(3) Private sector bank

(4) Regional rural bank

(5) Foreign bank

Question No : 18

Which of the following is the full form of AWAN?

(1) Army Welfare Association of Nations

(2) Army Wide Area Network

(3) Asian Wing of Advanced Nations

(4) Association of Women from Asian Nations

(5) None of these

Question No : 19

The Performance of which of the following industries is considered performance of a core industry?

(1) Garments

(2) Leather

(3) IT

(4) Handicrafts

(5) Oil & Petroleum

Question No : 20

‘New Horizons’ space craft which was launched by the NASA is launched to study which of the following planets?

(1) Mars

(2) Saturn

(3) Jupiter

(4) Pluto

(5) Mercury