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UPSC written test examination current affairs and general awareness questions with answers

14. If the commodities manufactured in Surat are sold in Mumbai or Delhi then it is(a) Territorial trade.(b) Internal trade.(c) International trade.(d) Free trade.15. The famous slogan "GARIBI HATAO" (Remove Poverty) was launched during the

(a) First Five-Year Plan (1951-56)(b) Third Five-Year Plan (1961-66)(c) Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-74)(d) Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-79)16. Bank Rate refers to the interest rate at which(a) Commercial banks receive deposits from the public.(b) Central bank gives loans to Commercial banks.(c) Government loans are floated.(d) Commercial banks grant loans to their customers.17. All the goods which are scare and limited in supply are called(a) Luxury goods.(b) Expensive goods.(c) Capital goods.

(d) Economic goods.18. The theory of monopolistic competition is developed by(a) E.H.Chamberlin(b) P.A.Samuelson(c) J.Robinson(d) A.Marshall19. Smoke is formed due to(a) solid dispersed in gas.(b) solid dispersed in liquid.(c) gas dispersed in solid.(d) gas dispersed in gas.20. Which of the following chemical is used in photography?(a) Aluminum hydroxide(b) Silver bromide(c) Potassium nitrate(d) Sodium chloride.21. Gober gas (Biogas) mainly contains(a) Methane.(b) Ethane and butane.(c) propane and butane.(d) methane, ethane, propane and propylene.22. Preparation of Dalda or Vanaspati' ghee from vegetable oil utilises the following process(a) Hydrolysis(b) Oxidation(c) Hydrogenation(d) Ozonoloysis23. Which colour is the complementary colour of yellow?(a) Blue(b) Green(c) Orange(d) Red24. During washing of cloths, we use indigo due to its(a) better cleaning action.(b) proper pigmental composition.(c) high glorious nature.(d) very low cost.25. Of the following Indian satellites, which one is intended for long distance telecommunication and fortransmitting TV programmes?(a) INSAT-A(b) Aryabhata(c) Bhaskara(d) Rohini26. What is the full form of AM' regarding radio broadcasting? (a) Amplitude Movement

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(b) Anywhere Movement(c) Amplitude Matching(d) Amplitude Modulation.27. Who is the author of Gandhi's favorite Bhajan Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye?(a) Purandar Das(b) Shyamal Bhatt(c) Narsi Mehta(d) Sant Gyaneshwar

28. Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?(a) Dengu fever(b) Filariasis(c) Sleeping sickness(d) Malaria29. What is the principal ore of aluminium?(a) Dolomite (b) Copper (c) Lignite (d) Bauxite30. Which country is the facilitator for peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Government?(a) The US (b) Norway (c) India (d) The UK31. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan in India is the(a) Planning Commission(b) National Development Council(c) The Union Cabinet

(d) Finance Ministry32. Ceteris Paribus is Latin for(a) " all other things variable "(b) "other things increasing"(c) "other things being equal"(d) "all other things decreasing"33. Who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award (Ratna) for the year 2007?(a) Dev Anand (b) Rekha (c) Dilip Kumar (d) Shabana Azmi34. Purchasing Power Parity theory is related with(a) Interest Rate. (b) Bank Rate. (c) Wage Rate. (d) Exchange Rate.35. India's biggest enterprise today is(a) the Indian Railways.(b) the Indian Commercial Banking System.

(c) the India Power Sector.(d) the India Telecommunication System.36. The official agency responsible for estimating National Income in India is(a) Indian Statistical Institute.(b) Reserve Bank of India.(c) Central Statistical Organisation.(d) National Council for Applied Economics and Research.37. Which of the following has the sole right of issuing currency (except one rupee coins and notes) inIndia?(a) The Governor of India (b) The Planning Commission(c) The State Bank of India (d) The Reserve Bank of India38. In the budget figures of the Government of India the difference between total expenditure and totalreceipt is called.

(a) Fiscal deficit (b) Budget deficit (c) Revenue deficit (d) Current deficit39. Excise duty on a commodity is payable with reference to its(a) production.(b) production and sale.(c) Production and transportation.(d) Production, transportation and sale.40. In the US, the President is elected by(a) The Senate. (b) Universal Adult Franchise.(c) The House of Representatives. (d) The Congress.41. Fascism believes in(a) Peaceful change(b) Force(c) Tolerance

(d) Basic Rights for the individual

42. Which is the most essential function of an entrepreneur?(a) Supervision(b) Management

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(c) Marketing(d) Risk bearing43. Knowledge, technical skill, education etc.' in economics, are regarded as (a) social-overhead capital.(b) human capital.(c) tangible physical capital.(d) working capital.44. What is the range of Agni III, the long-range ballistic missile, test-fired by India recently?

(a) 2,250 km(b) 3,500 km(c) 5,000 km(d) 1,000 km45. Nathu Laa, a place where India-China border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located onthe Indian border in(a) Sikkim.(b) Arunachal Pradesh.(c) Himachal Pradesh(d) Jammu and Kashmir.46. M. Damodaran is the(a) Chairman, Unit Trust of India.(b) Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

(c) Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India.(d) Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India.47. What is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft developed by India indigenously?(a) BrahMos(b) Chetak(c) Astra(d) Tejas48. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain?(a) Tony Blair(b) Jack Straw(c) Robin Cook(d) Gordon Brown.49. The 2010 World Cup Football Tournament will be held in

(a) France.(b) China.(c) Germany.(d) South Africa.50. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?(a) Navin Chawla(b) N.Gopalswamy(c) T.S.krishnamoorty(d) B.B.Tandon51. The title of the book recently written by Jaswant Singh, former Minister of External Affair, is(a) A call of Honour - In the Service of Emergent Inida(b) Whither Secular India?(c) Ayodhya and Aftermath

(d) Shining India and BJP.52. What was the original name of "Nurjahan"?(a) Jabunnisa(b) Fatima Begum(c) Mehrunnisa(d) Jahanara53. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(a) Lord Dallhousie- Doctrine of Lapse(b) Lord Minto- Indian Councils Act, 1909(c) Lord Wellesley- Subsidiary Alliance(d) Lord Curzon- Vernacular Press Act, 187854. The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by(a) Lord Lytton.

(b) Lord Ripon.(c) Lord Dufferin.(d) Lord Curzon.55. The essential features of the Indus Valley Civilization was(a) worship of forces of nature.

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(b) organized city life.(c) pastoral farming.(d) caste society.56. Name the capital of Pallavas.(a) Kanchi.(b) Vattapi.(c) Trichnapalli.(d) Mahabalipuram.

57. The Home Rule League was started by(a) M.K.Gandhi(b) B.G.Tilak(c) Ranade(d) K.T.Telang58. The Simon Commission was boycotted by the Indians because(a) it sought tocurb civil liberties.(b) it proposed to partition India.(c) it was an all-white commission Indian representation.(d) it proposed measures for nationalism.59. Storm of gases are visible in the chamber of the Sun during(a) Cyclones(b) Anti-cyclonesAnswer

(c) Lunar-eclipse-(d) Solar eclipse60. The Indian Councils Act of 1990 is associated with(a) The Montagu Decleration.(b) The Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms.(c) The Morley-Minto Reforms.(d) The Rowlatt Act.61. The age of tree can be determined more or less accurately by(a) counting the number of branches.(b) measuring the height ,of the tree.(c) measuring the diameter of the trunk.(d) counting the number of rings in the trunk.62. Of all micro-organisms, the most adaptable and versatile are

(a) Viruses(b) Bacteria(c) Algaed) Fungi63. What is an endoscope?(a) It is an optical instrument used to see inside the alimentary canal(b) it is device which is fitted on the chest of the patient to regularize the irregular heart beats(c) It is an instrument used for examining ear disorders(d) It is an instrument for recording electrical signals produced by the human muscles.64. The disease in which the sugar level increase is known as(a) Diabetes mellitus(b) Diabetes insipidus(c) Diabetes imperfectus

(d) Diabetes sugarensis65. The President of India is elected by(a) members of both Houses of the Parliament.(b) members of both houses of Parliament of State Legislatures.(c) members of both Houses of the State Legislative Assemblies.(d) Elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and members of Legislative Assemblies.66. The nitrogen present in the atmosphere is(a) of no use to plants.(b) injurious of plants.(c) directly utilized by plants.(d) utilized through micro-organisms67. Diamond and Graphite are(a) allotropes

(b) isomorphous(c) isomers(d) isobars68. Kayak is kind of(a) tribal tool.

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(b) boat.(c) ship.(d) weapon.69. Which of the following has the highest calorific value?(a) Carbohydrates(b) fats(c) Proteins(d) Vitamins.

70. Rotation of crops means(a) growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility.(b) some crops are growing again and again.(c) two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity.(d) None of these.71. Suez Canal connects(a) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.(b) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.(c) Lake Huron and Lake Erie.(d) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.72. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland?(a) Kandla(b) Kochi

(c) Mumbai(d) Vishkhapatnam.73. "Slash and Burn agriculture" is the name given to(a) method of potato cultivation.(b) process of deforestation.(c) mixed framing.(d) shifting cultivation.74. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is(a) excessive fuel wood collection.(b) excessive soil erosion.(c) floods.(d) construction of roads.75. Recharging of water table depends on

(a) amount of rainfall.(b) relief of the area.(c) vegetation of the area.(d) amount of percolatio1. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI.

Ans. Bhagat Singh2. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com

Ans. Relatime News Search

3. Tiger brand is associated with which company?Ans. Britannia

4. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

5. Which country has been ranked as the worlds richest country in the list compiled by US magazineForbes?

Ans. Qatar

6. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics mens hockey 2012? Ans. France

7. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies and TVshows online.

Ans. BoxTV.com

8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi whopassed away recently.

Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna

9. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the year) award 2012?

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Ans. Michael Clarke

10. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently?Ans. Syria

11. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone

12. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.Ans. FlyteDownload From http://www.jbigdeal.com

13. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in KolkataAns. HDFC Red

14. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobile usersthat delivers content on science and related areas.

Ans. Science@Mobile

15. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award atKuala Lumpur.

Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali

16. Which country has India agreed in-principle to the participation in hydro power-projects in theNorth-East?

Ans. Bangladesh

17. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for itswebsite for 5th time in last 10 years.

Ans. Kerala

18. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?Ans. Genelia Dsouza

19. Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turnedactress Diana Hayden.

Ans. A Beautiful Truth

20. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?Ans. Wang Shu

21. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetoothand WiFi to provide information to passengers?

Ans. Bangalore City Railway Station

22. Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at the RoyalLytham St Annes.

Ans. Anirban Lahiri

23. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development of Tourismcategory?

Ans. RajasthanDownload

24. Name the mens mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012. Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

25. Who won the mens singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012? Ans. Roger Federer

26. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the 2012 Rising Star Award for his feature film 9Eleven at the Canada International Film Festival.

Ans. Manan Singh Katohora

27. Who has been elected as Russian President recently?Ans. Vladimir Putin

28. Name of Taslima Nasreens autobiography?

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Ans. Nirbasan

29. Who is Worlds shortest man as per recent Guinness World Records ? Ans. 72-year old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal

30. Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.Ans. Emil Boc

31. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit.Ans. Mohammad Waheed Hassan

32. Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans?Ans. Lady Gaga [www.littlemonsters.com]

33. Which country released worlds highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter,Change-2?

Ans. China

34. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government recently?Ans. Rajesh Roshan

35. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)?Ans. To keep blood-sucking files away

36. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry inarea other than performance?

Ans. Steve Jobs----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Name the yesteryear actress who featured in the popular song Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen from the filmWaqtwho passed away recently.

Achala Sachdev passed away at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012. was 91 year old.

2. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producingelectricity?

Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

3. Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATMs across 6 states? Postal department

4. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the LondonOlympics 2012?Geeta

5. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?Ratan Kumar Sinha

6. In which part of India, Indo Tibetan Border Police headquarters is to be opened?

Bihar

7. Which states High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze accounts nor stop services of issuingcheque book or ATM facility where the account holder has not supplied KYC (Know Your Customers)documents?Gujarat

8. Name the former Haryana chief secretary who took oath as state information commissioner ?Urvashi Gulati

9. Which State becames the 3rd state in India to launch State Portal (SP) and State Service DeliveryGateway (SSDG) project?Nagaland

10. Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title?Sher-E-Punjab

11. In which state Urdu medium Government schools would be setup as announced by Chief Minister

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Akhilesh Yadav?Uttar Pradesh

12. Where is the Worlds first Virtual shopping store opened?Korea

13. Who is named as HSBCs India CEO?Stuart Milne

14. Which Indian state bans guthka from 1st of April 2012 to curb the increasing number of mouthcancer cases?Madhya Pradesh

15. Which Indian state chief minister has urged union Finance Minister to bail it out of its huge burden?West Bengal

16. Name the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice who was sworn in as Supreme court judge?F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla

17. Name the Gujarati techie whose name has emerged for Indias Presiden t as the nation has to elect

16th President in July 2012 ?Sam Pitroda

18. At what value Air Indias restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI? 18,000 crore

19. Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012?4G services

20. Name the nuclear submarine which joined Indian Navy.INS Chakra

21. Which education company bagged Rs.209 crore order from Assam Government?

Educomp

22. Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petroland kerosene?Jammu and Himachal Pradesh

23. Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice from Indiaand Pakistan?Iraq

24. NSE founder who passes away Recently?RH PatilDr R H Patil, chairman, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and founder-managing director of theNational Stock Exchange (NSE) passed away in Mumbai

25. Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre?

26. Name the worlds highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists inChina.Anzhaite Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou

27. Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financialneeds of the rural populace?IDBI Bank

28. Who has been conferred with Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal?Narayana Murthy

29. In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus?Thiruvananthapuram

30. Which bank will set up 1-person micro branches to serve remote areas of the northeastern regionfinancially?

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Indian Overseas Bank

31. Which act does not allow to prosecute (no wife can claim compensation or maintenance) husbandsgirlfriend?Protection of Women from Domestic Vilonce Act, 2005

32. Name the 3 Indian hockey players after whom tube stations in London has been renamed.DhyanChand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius

33. Who has been signed up as brand ambassador of Toyota Kirloskar Motors?Virat Kohli

34. When was 63rd Rajasthan Day celebrated?30th March 2012

35. Where in Rajasthan Spices Boards first Spices Park is setup?Jodhpur

36. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)?India

37. Who won her 6th world sprint title at the world track cycling championships 2012?Victoria Pendleton

38. Name the Malawi President who died after heart attack.Bingu wa Mutharika

39. Who was sworn in as Malawis President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika? Joyce Banda

40. Which Asian country made Hindu marriage registration a must by bringing the law in lines withIndia?Bangladesh

41. Israel has decided to setup its consulate office in which part of India?Bangalore

42. Which Indian city is likely to get water taxis and airconditioned trams?Kolkata

43. Name the young doctor who is set to become the first foreign national of Indian origin to walkacross Antarctica carrying the Indian Flag.Dr.Alexander Kumar

44. Name the youngest Indian boxer who qualified for London Olympics 2012.Shiva Thapa

45. What percentage hike was allocated for Karnataka by Planning Commission for current fiscal 2012-13 in the 12th Plan?10%

46. Who will be the sports ambassador for the state of Haryana?Leander Paes

47. Which category of women will be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant fromnext year?Transgender women

48. Which rank does Bangalore hold as preferred entrepreneurial locations worldwide?9th rank

49. Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market?Zee TV

50. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India?

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Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

51. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?Una district

52. What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol?Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes

53. Name the index on which NSE is set to launch derivative trade.FTSE 100 index

54. What percentage and value of US based Max New York Life Insurance was sold to Mitsui SumitomoInsurance (MSI)?26% and Rs.2,731 crore

55. Which country replaced China as Irans top oil client? India

56. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?Pakistan

57. What value of equity infusion did Air India get spread over a period of 9 years?Rs. 30,000 crore

58. Where in India Integrated Check Post was inaugurated on the occasion of Baisakhi to enhance tradebetween India-Pakistan?

Attari

59. Which education council in India would have its own job portal for the students of technical andprofessional institutions?

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

60. Which 2 countries have agreed to resume dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation after agap of 9 years?

India and China

61. Which repayment transaction is now allowed by RBI electronically i.e. NEFT?Repayment of Loan EMIs

62. How many co-sponsors are against the Bill of outsourcing call centers in USA?106 co-sponsors

63. How much basis point did RBI cut key rates after 3 years? 50 basis points

64. Name the MasterCards President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US -IndiaBusiness Council?

Ajay Banga

65. Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?Dabur India

66. Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end after 2013? ICC Champions Trophy

67. Which state has included services of the petroleum industry, including that provided by tankeroperations as essential services under the states Essential Services Maintenance Act 1971, (Act 20 of1971)?

Andhra Pradesh

68. Which Indian states 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?Bihar

69. Who replaces Simon Leung chief executive of the greater China region of Microsoft?Ralph Haupter

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70. Bill to include children with disabilities under which Act was recently passed by Rajya Sabharecently?Right to Education Act

71. Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently.RISAT-1

72. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India?

Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha

73. Name the Indian origin entrepreneur and educator who is named as the Goodwill Ambassador forEducation Partnerships for UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).Sunny-Varkey

74. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarkhand?B.V.Wanchoo, Margaret Alva and Aziz Qureshi

75. Who were given fresh terms as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?E.S.L.Narasimhan and K.Sankaranarayanan

76. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival?

Gujarat

77. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012?India and Japan

78. Name the first of the four Dreamliner aircraft that Air India got from Nikki Haleys state.Boeing78779. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2012?

Aditya Mehta

80. Who retained the crown as Britains richest man?Lakshmi Mittal

81. Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held?

Colombo, Sri Lanka

82. Name the mango variety named after the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Akhilesh aam, named after Akhilesh Yadav

83. Which Indian state is planning to make 100 the common number to dial in any emergency?Tamil Nadu

84. Who became the 1st player to cross 2000 runs in cricket tournament IPL?Suresh Raina

85. Which country is keen to boost trade ties with Kerala?Singapore

86. Who became the 1st player to win Barcelona title for 7 times?Rafael Nadal

87. Name the former BCCI president who passed away recently after whom the challenger trophy wasnamed.N.K.P.Salve

88.Who won the Champions Trophy womens hockey tournament for the 5th time?Argentina

89.Who has been appointed as Chief executive operations for Chinas Walmart?

Greg Foran

90.When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft?February 29th 2012