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    9. Who among the following has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes 2013?

    (a) Serena Williams (b) Victoria Azarenka

    (c) Li Na (d) Maria Sharapova

    10. Japan has unveiled its biggest warship, since World War II on August 6, 2013, called:

    (a) Musashi (b) Shinano

    (c) Izumo (d) Yamato

    11. Recently which of the following states has decided to set up a gymnasium and a library in all its jails

    to promote physical and mental health of prisoners?

    (a) Goa (b) Kerala

    (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar  

    12. The Chairman of the expert committee on GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) is:

    (a) Y.V Reddy (b) Parthasarathi Shome

    (c) Sri Kumar Banargee (d) Vayalar Ravi

    13. Who among the following is the present United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?

    (a) Ruud Lubbers (b) Thorvald Stoltenberg

    (c) Sadako Ogata (d) Antonio Guterres

    14. Embraer is the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world. Its head-quarter is located

    in which of the following countries?

    (a) Germany (b) France

    (c) USA (d) Brazil

    15. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society on 19th

     August 2013?

    (a) Waman Kendre (b) Ratan Thiyam

    (c) Anuradha Kapur (d) Devendra Raj Ankur  

    16. Indian state which stands first in the production of sugarcane is:

    (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra

    (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal

    17 Who is the author of the book 'Planned Economy for India'?

    (a) Dada Bhai Naoroji (b) M. Vishweshwarya

    (c) R. C. Datt (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru

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    18. The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is:

    (a) to provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 500 in rural areas

    (b) to provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 250 persons in hilly areas

    (c) both (a) and (b)

    (d) none of these

    19. As per Census 2011 of India, India's population growth rate during 2001-11 stood at:(a) 21.5 Percent (b) 20.64 percent

    (c) 17.64 percent (d) 18.12 percent

    20. According to Suresh Tendulkar report on poverty, which of the following states is the most poor in

    India?

    (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh

    (c) Odisha (d) Tripura

    21. Minimum Support Price (MSP) announced by the government is the price:

    (a) at which government is ready to purchase the crops from farmers directly.

    (b) at which government is ready to purchase the crops from traders.

    (c) at which government is ready to sell the grains stored in godowns.

    (d) None of these

    22. Which one among the following crops was not covered under the green revolution?

    (a) Rice (b) Wheat

    (c) Pulse (d) Maize

    23. Who among the following Bollywood actors has been conferred the ‘Pride of the Nation’ award by Anti Terrorist Front chairman Maninderjeet?

    (a) Ranbir Kapoor (b) John Abraham

    (c) Shahrukh Khan (d) Aamir Khan

    24. Which among the following is not the component of Bharat Nirman Programme?

    (a) Rural housing (b) Irrigation

    (c) Rural telephony (d) Food

    25. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was renamed as Mahatma Gandhi NationalRural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in which year?

    (a) 2007 (b) 2008

    (c) 2009 (d) 2010

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    26. Regarding the Census 2011, consider the following statements:

    1. According to Census 2011, for the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in

    population is more in urban areas that in rural areas.

    2. The ratio of Rural - Urban population is 68.84% : 31.16%.

    3. Level of urbanization increased from 27.81% in 2001 Census to 31.16% in 2011 Census.

    4. The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19% to 68.84%.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

    (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

    (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

    27. Which one among the following orders is correct regarding top cotton producing states in India?

    (a) Gujarat > Maharashtra > Andhra Pradesh > Punjab > Haryana

    (b) Maharashtra > Gujarat > Andhra Pradesh > Punjab > Haryana

    (c) Andhra Pradesh > Punjab > Haryana > Maharashtra

    (d) Haryana > Punjab > Maharashtra > Gujarat

    28. Which among the following is not a kharif crop?

    (a) Maize (b) Sugarcane

    (c) Rice (d) Mustard

    29. 'Aam Admi Bima Yojana' is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by:

    (a) National Insurance Co. (b) LIC

    (c) NABARD (d) Rural Insurance Co.

    30. Who has been honoured with Mahatma Gandhi Sahitya Samman, for the year 2012?(a) Mannu Bhandari (b) Kamal Kishore Goyanka

    (c) Maitrei Pushpa (d) Naseera Sharma

    31. Who among the following personalities is considered as the brain behind oilseed revolution?

    (a) M S Swaminathan (b) M V Rao

    (c) C Rangarajan (d) Y B Reddy

    32. India has launched its first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier at the Cochin Shipyard

    on 12 August 2013. Name the ship(a) INS Vikrant (b) INS Kadamba

    (c) INS Vikramaditya (d) INS Viraat

    33. 'The Casual Vacancy' is a novel written by:

    (a) Salman Rushdie (b) J.K. Rowling

    (c) Vikram Seth (d) Amitav Ghose

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    34. Which of the following submarines was damaged in a fire Incident in Mumbai recently?

    (a) INS Sindhushastra (b) INS Chkra

    (c) INS Arihant (d) INS Sindhurakshak

    35. Which country has become the first African country to sign and ratify the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)?

    (a) Cameroon (b) South Africa

    (c) Nigeria (d) Zambia

    36. Who among the following has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2013?

    (a) Ronjan Sodhi (b) Saina Nehwal

    (c) PV Sindhu (d) Parimarjan Negi

    37. India's first Cyber Forensic Laboratory has been inaugurated at:

    (a) Bombay High Court (b) Guwahati High Court

    (c) Madras High Court (d) Tripura High Court

    38. Who was India's first National Security Adviser?

    (a) J N Dixit (b) Brajesh Mishra

    (c) M K Narayanan (d) Shivshankar Menon

    39. To promote the message of making the country 'Open Defecation-Free' and ensuring proper sanitation

    in rural areas which among the following campaigns was launched?

    (a) Swachchha Bharat Yatra (b) Nirmal Bharat Yatra

    (a) Swastha Bharat Yatra (d) Nirmal Gram Yatra

    40. The Chairman of 13th Finance Commission of India is:(a) C.Rangarajan (b) A.M.Khusro

    (c) Vijay L. Kelkar (d) K.C Pant

    41. Who has been appointed the next Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN

    Conference on Disarmament, Geneva?

    (a) Hardeep Singh Puri (b) Hamid Ali Rao

    (c) Talmiz Ahmad (d) D.Bala Venkatesh Varma

    42. Name the Indian environmentalist who has been awarded prestigious 'Clinton Global Citizens Awards'2013 along with Pakistan's teenage education activist Malala Yousufzai.

    (a) Sunita Narain (b) Anil Agarwal

    (c) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (d) Bunker Roy

    43. 'Dans le harem de Kadhafi' is a book written by:

    (a) Annick Cojean (b) Larry Ellison

    (c) Jeff Bezos (d) Lewis Hamilton

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    44. E Lobby, a new initiative with 24x7 cash deposit, cash withdrawal, cheque deposit and passbook

    updating facility was launched by which of the following banks?

    (a) Punjab National Bank (b) Union Bank of India

    (c) ICICI Bank (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

    45. Kutir Jyoti Scheme is related with:

    (a) Promoting cottage industries inn villages(b) Promoting employment among rural families living below the poverty line

    (c) Providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line

    (d) All of the above

    46. Who has been appointed as the first woman Chief Information Commissioner of the country?

    (a) Harita Kaur Dayal (b) Deepak Sandhu

    (c) Puneeta Arora (d) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

    47. 'AH-64 Apache' is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter developed in:

    (a) Russia (b) France

    (c) USA (d) UK

    48. Which among the following Universities is also known by "Oxford of the East"?

    (a) Calcutta University (b) Allahabad University

    (c) Utkal University (d) Banaras Hindu University

    49. The first indigenously built ship by Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd, a Gujarat Government unit, has

    been commissioned into the Navy. Name the ship.

    (a) INS Makaradhwaj (b) INS Makar  (c) INS Magar (d) INS Kark

    50. 'Arrogant Master' is the book written by which among the following cricket players?

    (a) Kapil Dev (b) Yuvraj Singh

    (c) Rahul Dravid (d) Saurav Ganguly

    51. India’s K. Jennitha Anto, won the World championship, 2013, for the disabled, in which of the

    following sports?

    (a) Badminton (b) Table Tennis(c) Chess (d) Billiards

    52. First-ever election in Indian history with the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system

    attached to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) has been successfully conducted in:

    (a) Nagaland (b) Haryana

    (c) Karnataka (d) Meghalaya

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    53. Who among the following personalities is the oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest?

    (a) Meghlal Mahato (b) Sunita Mahato

    (c) Binita Soren (d) Premlata Agrawal

    54. Who has been elected as the 9th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

    (a) Jacques Rogge (b) Thomas Bach

    (c) Peter Tallberg (d) Richard Pound

    55. Which among the following countries is the winner of the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF)

    Championship 2013 held in Kathmandu, Nepal?

    (a) Sri Lanka (b) India

    (c) Pakistan (d) Afghanistan

    56. Who among the following has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize 2012 for Peace,

    Disarmament and Development?

    (a) Ela Bhatt (b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  

    (c) Sheikh Hasina (d) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

    57. Who won the Man Booker prize 2013 for her second novel entitled 'The Luminaries'?

    (a) Laura Solomon (b) Eleanor Catton

    (c) Rosie Scott (d) Lauren Kim Roche

    58. According to the Global Slavery Index 2013, which among the following country has the highest

    numbers of people enslaved?

    (a) China (b) Pakistan

    (c) India (d) Nigeria

    59. Which state government has launched 'Kamdhenu dairy scheme'?

    (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Haryana

    (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar  

    60. Who among the following female actors has been honoured in the House of Commons, London on

    October 29, 2013?

    (a) Priyanka Chopra (b) Kareena Kapoor  

    (c) Deepika Padukone (d) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

    61. Who has been posthumously selected for the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards- 2012 by

    the President of India recently?

    (a) C.S. Suresh Kumar (b) Ramya Rajappan

    (c) Muhammad Nishad (d) Jishnu V. Nair  

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    62. The investments in a project that lacks any constraints imposed by prior work or in a project to be

    constructed on land where there is no need to remodel or demolish an existing structure is known

    as:

    (a) Yellow Field Investments (b) Grey Field Investments

    (c) Brown Field Investments (d) Green Field Investments

    63. Along with whom the Ministry of power has launched 'Bachat Lamp Yojana'?(a) The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) (b) Ministry of New and renewable energy

    (c) Ministry of Environment and Forests (d) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)

    64. Which State government has launched a health information help line service 'Arogya Vani'?

    (a) Goa (b) Kerala

    (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka

    65. Which State government has launched the Night Policing Scheme (NPS)?

    (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Punjab

    (c) Haryana (d) Gujarat

    66. Which among the following States has been declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country?

    (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Kerala

    (c) Goa (d) Sikkim

    67. Where would you find the headquarters of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)?

    (a) London (b) Berlin

    (c) Rome (d) New York

    68. With which of the following would you associate Sam Pitroda?

    (a) White Revolution (b) Telecom Revolution

    (c) Evergreen Revolution (d) Black Revolution

    69. The main objective of TRYSEM was:

    (a) to train rural youth for self employment (b) to train urban youth for self employment

    (c) Both of the above (d) None of these

    70. Which of the following represents the duration of the Eleventh plan?(a) 2007-2012 (b) 2008-2013

    (c) 2009-2014 (d) None of these

    71. NABARD was established on the recommendation of:

    (a) Damodaran Committee (b) Shivaraman Committee

    (c) Narsimham Committee (d) None of these

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    72. CAPART is related with:

    (a) the promotion of rural development (b) computer hardware

    (c) consultant service of export promotion (d) controlling pollution in big industries

    73. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission?

    (a) President of India (b) Finance Minister  

    (c) Prime Minister of India (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

    74. Which of the following States will be benefited from the multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project?

    (a) Maharashtra and Gujarat

    (b) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

    (c) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

    (d) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh

    75. The birth rate measures the number of births during a year per:

    (a) 100 population (b) 1,000 population

    (c) 10,000 population (d) 1, 00,000 population

    76. This Indian state has become the first state in India to provide health cover to all the families living

    below the poverty line in India. Can you identify the state from the given options?

    (a) Punjab (b) Haryana

    (c) Manipur (d) Kerala

    77. Which of the following Indian state is famous for the production of rubber?

    (a) Karnataka (b) Tamilnadu

    (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

    78. The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a Non Government Organization is situated in

    which of the following states?

    (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan

    (c) Haryana (d) Punjab

    79. Who is known as Father of International Green Revolution?

    (a) M.S. Swaminathan (b) Norman Borlaugh

    (c) Erik Acharius (d) Peter Artedi

    80. Which of the following is the least densely populated state of India?

    (a) Sikkim (b) Goa

    (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Mizoram

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    81. Gini Index is used to:

    (a) measure the cost of living

    (b) measure inequality in distribution of the family income

    (c) measures the basic amenities to the population of a country

    (d) measures the earning capacity of the individuals

    82. Who was the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, appointed to probe into 2G Scam?(a) Murli Manohar Joshi (b) Shivraj Patil

    (c) Yaswant Sinha (d) P.C. Chacko

    83. Where would you find the Headquarters of World Health Organization (WHO)?

    (a) Stockholm (b) Paris

    (c) Geneva (d) London

    84. What percentage of the available water is used for irrigation purposes?

    (a) 50% (b) 60%

    (c) 70% (d) 80%

    85. Which of the following days is celebrated as the World Earth Day?

    (a) January 22 (b) February 22

    (c) March 22 (d) April 22

    86. The Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission of India was:

    (a) Veerappa Moily (b) Manmohan Singh

    (c) Pranab Mukharjee (d) P Chidambaram

    87. Where would you find National Fisheries Development Board in India?

    (a) Bangalore (b) Hyderabad

    (c) Chennai (d) Panaji

    88. Which of the following represents the year in which the National Horticulture Mission was launched?

    (a) 2003-2004 (b) 2004-2005

    (c) 2005-2006 (d) 2006-2007

    89. Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional body?(a) Finance Commission (b) Planning Commission

    (c) UPSC (d) CAG

    90. Indian rupee was devalued for the first time in:

    (a) 1949 (b) 1966

    (c) 1991 (d) 2003

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    91. Which of the following represents the year of enactment of Consumer Protection Act?

    (a) 1982 (b) 1984

    (c) 1986 (d) 1988

    92. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the recently constituted National River Ganga Basin Authority?

    (a) President (b) Chairman of Central Water Commission

    (c) Minister of Water Resources (d) Prime minister of India

    93. Kisan Credit Card scheme was launched in:

    (a) 1998-99 (b) 1990-91

    (c) 1992-93 (d) 1994-95

    94. Which of the following represents the expansion of 'A', in 'NPA'?

    (a) Authority (b) Assets

    (c) Agents (d) Actuaries

    95. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Jana Shree Bima Yojana?

    (a) The scheme was launched in the year 2000

    (b) Insurance coverage on natural death is of Rs. 50000

    (c) This scheme replaced the Rural Group Life Insurance Scheme and Social Security Group

    Insurance Scheme

    (d) All of the above are true

    96. Which of the following represents the expansion of 'M', in 'FEMA'?

    (a) Money (b) Market

    (c) Mutual (d) Management

    97. Which of the following taxes is NOT under the jurisdiction of States?

    (a) Taxes on agricultural income

    (b) Land Revenue

    (c) Taxes on entry of goods into a local area

    (d) Rates of stamp duties in respect of bills of exchange

    98. In terms of World Steel Association (WSA)-Report 2011, which of the following represents the rank

    of India in the world?(a) Third (b) Fourth

    (c) Fifth (d) Sixth

    99. In which year RBI introduced a Banking Ombudsman Scheme in the country for giving a solution for 

    customer's complaints?

    (a) 1985 (b) 1995

    (c) 2000 (d) 2005

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    110. Dancer Geeta Chandran has been honoured with the Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding

    contribution in the field of dance. She is associated with:

    (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatnatyam

    (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniaattam

    111. Who has been elected as the President of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for a four-year term

    on October 21, 2013 by Indian Hockey Federation (IHF)?(a) V. Dinesh Reddy (b) Kanwar Deep Singh

    (c) Balraj Aher (d) R.K Shetty

    112. As per the data released by IAMAI, which among the following cities has been emerged as the city

    with the highest internet penetration in India?

    (a) Mumbai (b) Hyderabad

    (c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai

    113. 'Vande Matram Scheme' was launched in:

    (a) 2008 (b) 2007

    (c) 2005 (d) 2004

    114. World's first underwater rail link that connects two continents Asia and Europe was opened in:

    (a) Turkey (b) Greece

    (c) Bulgaria (d) Romania

    115. In the WTO terminology, all the domestic support measures that can distort the trade and production

    lie in the:

    (a) Blue box (b) Red box(c) Amber box (d) None of these

    116. Can you identify the most literate Union Territory of India from the given options?

    (a) Delhi (b) Lakshadweep

    (c) Chandigarh (d) Puducherry

    117. WTO was founded by:

    (a) Treaty of USA (b) Montreal Conference

    (c) Treaty of Maastricht (d) Uruguay Conference

    118. Who is the present Director General of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)?

    (a) Dr. R.S. Paroda (b) Dr. Mangala Rai

    (c) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (d) Dr. S Ayyappan

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    119. Name the first ever Dual Cab 4500 HP Freight Diesel locomotive that has been flagged off by the

    Minister of Railways.

    (a) Vijay (b) Mahabali

    (c)Takshak (d) Balwan

    120. According to a website www.cheapflights.com, which Indian folk dance, has been ranked as the

    fourth most amazing local dance in the world?(a) Ghoomar (b) Garba

    (c) Lavani (d) Kalbelia

    121. Which of the following constitutional amendments is responsible for making free and compulsory

    education to all children under 6 to 14 years of age a fundamental right?

    (a) 82nd amendment (b) 84th amendment

    (c) 86th amendment (d) 88th amendment

    122. Who has been chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award?

    (a) Teesta Setalvad (b) Dilip Kumar  

    (c) Swami Agnivesh (d) Amjad Ali Khan

    123. Which of the following represents the percentage population of the world that resides in India?

    (a) 12.5% (b) 14.8%

     (c) 17.5% (d) 18.3%

    124. Name the India's first high commissioner in London, who has been honoured with the Blue Plaque

    by British Government recently.

    (a) V.K. Krishna Menon (b) Atul Chandra Chatterjee(c) Kuldip Nayar (d) Ronen Sen

    125. Who is the winner of Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013?

    (a) G Akash (b) Abhijeet Gupta

    (c) Sergei Tiviakov (d) Sergey Fedorchuk

    126. Which of the following Indian states has the highest Scheduled Tribe population in India?

    (a) Mizoram (b) Punjab

    (c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh

    127. Which of the following represents the percentage of urban population out of the total population of 

    India according to Census 2011?

    (a) 21.4% (b) 23.5%

    (c) 25.7% (d) 31.16%

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    128. Who among the following has been made the chairman of the influential House of Lords Appointments

    Commission, an advisory body which selects new independent members of United Kingdom's House

    of Lords?

    (a) Indarjit Singh (b) Swraj Pul

    (c) Ajay Kakkar (d) Khalid Hameed

    129. The biggest gold miner company Rusoro is listed in which of the following countries?(a) Russia (b) United States of America

    (c) Canada (d) South Africa

    130. National Development Council, an important non statutory body, came into existence in the year:

    (a) 1950 (b) 1951

    (c) 1952 (d) 1953

    131. India has purchased 10 C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft from which of the following

    countries?

    (a) USA (b) Britain

    (c) France (d) Germany

    132. Which of the following is the longest National Highway of India?

    (a) National Highway No. 5 (b) National Highway No. 44

    (c) National Highway No. 8 (d) National Highway No. 9

    133. RBI was nationalized in the year…

    (a) 1947 (b) 1948

    (c) 1949 (d) 1950

    134. "Golden Quadrilateral", is the name of the project that is linked with:

    (a) Waterways (b) Airways

    (c) Roadways (d) None of these

    135. A bank which has been appointed as the custodian of securities of the Employees Provident Fund

    Organisation (EPFO), by EPFO, is:

    (a) State Bank of India (b) Dena Bank

    (c) Standard Chartered Bank (d) Kotak Mahindra

    136. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on July 25, 2013 officially launched his political party to contest

    elections in which of the following countries?

    (a) UK (b) Sweden

    (c) France (d) Australia

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    137. International Youth Day is celebrated on:

    (a) 10th August (b) 11th August

    (c) 12th August (d) 13th August

    138. Kisan diwas is celebrated on:

    (a) 23rd October (b) 23rd November  

    (c) 23rd December (d) None

    139. Asia's first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up in the year 1965 at:

    (a) Surat (b) Kandla

    (c) Hyderabad (d) Vishakhapattnam

    140. As per the Population Census 2011, which of the following represents the density of population in

    India?

    (a) 342 persons per sq. km (b) 362 persons per sq. km

    (c) 382 persons per sq. km (d) 392 persons per sq. km

    141. Who has been conferred 22nd Saraswati Samman for 2012?

    (a) A.A. Manavalan (b) Sugatha kumari

    (c) S. L. Bhyrappa (d) Surjit Paatar  

    142. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched in:

    (a) 1999 (b) 2000

    (c) 2002 (d) 2005

    143. Who is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?(a) Ruud Lubbers (b) Thorvald Stoltenberg

    (c) Sadako Ogata (d) Antonio Guterres

    144. Idukki Dam is located in which of the following states?

    (a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu

    (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

    145. The chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India is-

    (a) Sam Pitroda (b) Nandan Nilekani(c) K V Kamath (d) C.Rangarajan

    146. The year of establishment of the National Dairy Development Board, is-

    (a) 1963 (b) 1965

    (c) 1967 (d) 1969

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    147. Which among the following cities of India has been named the world's second-most honest city,

    according to a survey of 16 cities worldwide?

    (a) Hyderabad (b) Bengaluru

    (c) Mumbai (d) Ahmadabad

    148. Name the first Canadian woman who has been awarded Nobel Prize 2013 in literature.

    (a) Alice Munro (b) Toni Morrison(c) Elfriede Jelinek (d) Doris Lessing

    149. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Central Social Welfare Board(CSWB)?

    (a) It was founded by Jawharlal Nehru in 1953.

    (b) Its founder chairperson was Durgabai Deshmukh, a reputed social worker.

    (c) Its an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women & Child Development.

    (d) All of the above statements are true.

    150. Which of the following days is celebrated as the World AIDS Day?

    (a) December 1 (b) October 16

    (c) September 27 (d) July 11

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     Answers and Explanations

    1 b 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 d 6 b 7 c 8 c 9 d 10 c

    11 d 12 b 13 d 14 d 15 b 16 a 17 b 18 c 19 c 20 c

    21 a 22 c 23 b 24 d 25 c 26 d 27 a 28 d 29 b 30 a

    31 b 32 a 33 b 34 d 35 c 36 a 37 d 38 b 39 b 40 c

    41 d 42 d 43 a 44 a 45 c 46 b 47 c 48 b 49 b 50 b

    51 c 52 a 53 d 54 b 55 d 56 b 57 b 58 c 59 a 60 b

    61 b 62 d 63 d 64 d 65 b 66 a 67 c 68 b 69 a 70 a

    71 b 72 a 73 c 74 d 75 b 76 b 77 c 78 a 79 b 80 c

    81 b 82 d 83 c 84 c 85 d 86 a 87 b 88 c 89 b 90 a

    91 c 92 d 93 a 94 b 95 b 96 d 97 d 98 b 99 b 100 c

    101 b 102 c 103 c 104 d 105 b 106 d 107 b 108 b 109 c 110 b

    111 b 112 a 113 d 114 a 115 c 116 b 117 d 118 d 119 a 120 a

    121 c 122 d 123 c 124 a 125 b 126 d 127 d 128 c 129 c 130 c

    131 a 132 b 133 c 134 c 135 c 136 d 137 c 138 c 139 b 140 c

    141 b 142 b 143 d 144 c 145 b 146 b 147 c 148 a 149 d 150 a