1. What was achieved under the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana ?
a) Indira Gandhi’s 20 point programme
b) One million jobs were created
c) Drinking water was supplied to all
d) 30% of the jobs generated were reserved for women
2. In Indonesia the ‘splash and burn agriculture’ is called as
a) Jhoom
b) Roke
c) Milpa
d) Ladang
3. Speed post was introduced in India in
a) 1987
b) 1980
c) 1986
d) 1994
4. Which is the India’s surface to air missile that was successfully test – fired in August 1994 ?
a) Akash
b) Nag
c) Prithvi
5. The first atomic device was exploded by India at
a) Pokhram
b) Rajkot
c) Kanpur
d) Jamnagar
6. In which of the following States was the first UID Card issued
a) Assam
b) Maharashtra
c) West Bengal
d) Kerala
7. Consider the following statements :
I. Snakes identify the prey by visual cues
II. Snakes identify the prey by vibrations
III.Snakes identify the prey by the noise
IV. None of these Of these statements
a) I alone is correct
b) III alone is correct
c) II alone is correct
d) I , II, III are correct
8. Lal Bahadur Sastri National academy of administration is situated at
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) Mussorie
9. The extraordinary summit of the organization of Islamic conference to commemorate the 50thyear of Pakistan’s independence was held in
a) Islamabad
b) Dhaka
c) Kabul
d) Bagdad
10. India is a member of GATT
a) correct
b) not correct
c) is going to be a member state very soon
d) has decided not to become a member state
11. Who wrote ‘Paradise Lost’ ?
a) Sophocles
b) Dante
c) Homer
d) Milton
12. Yuan is the currency of
a) China
b) Indonesia
c) Thailand
d) Japan
13. Who was the first actress to be nominated / elected to the Rajya Sabha ?
a) Nargis Dutt
b) Baijayantimala
c) Hema Malini
d) Jayalalitha
14. Who is the author of “Prelude”?
a) Wordsworth
b) T S Eliot
c) Theatre play
d) Ghazal
15. Begham Akhtar was a famous exponent of
a) Kathak dance
b) Violin
c) Theatre play
d) Ghazal
16. Nobel Prizes are distributed annually at
a) New York
b) German
c) Stockholm
d) Romes
17. Agha Khan Cup is associated with
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Cricket
d) Badminton
18. Which of the following is not the main organ of the United Nations Organization ?
a) General Assembly
b) Trusteeship Council
c) Security Council
d) World Health Organisation
19. Who played the leading role in Hindi film ‘Devdas’ directed by Bimal Roy ?
a) Shah Rukh Khan
b) Moti lal
c) Dilip Kumar
d) KL Sahgal
20. Champion’s trophy is associated with which game ?
a) Cricket
b) Hockey
c) Football
d) Tennis
Answer Key:
1 – (d) 30% of the jobs generated were reserved for women 2 – (a) Jhoom
3 – (b) 1980
4– (a) Akash
5– (a) Pokhram
6– (b) Maharashtra
7– (c) II alone is correct
8 – (d) Mussorie
9 – (a) Islamabad
10 – (a) correct
11 – (d) Milton
12 – (a) China
13 – (a) Nargis Dutt
14 – (a) Wordsworth
15 – (d) Ghazal
16 – (c) Stockholm
17 – (a) Hockey
18 – (d) World Health Organisation
19 – (c) Dilip Kumar
20 – (b) Hockey
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