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DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, choose the correct option.
Q1. Under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), every family living below poverty line is provided with
how much foodgrain per month?
(1) 20 kg (2) 25 kg
(3) 30 kg (4) 35 kg
Q2. Thymine deficiency causes
(1) Parkinson's disease (2) Beri-Beri
(3) Scurvy (4) Pellagra
Q3. A good quantity of gas was found in the basin of which of the following rivers?
(1) Krishna and Godavari (2) Ganga and Yamuna
(3) Kaveri (4) Jhelum and Chenab
Q4. Which of the following concepts is given by Ravindranath Upadhyay, a Gandhian who was honoured by
the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Award recently?
(1) Developing a new technique of water harvesting which results in 20% reduction in loses.
(2) Use of local resources in energy production like wind, solar power etc. at small scale and for
personal use of each house hold.
(3) Common granary for the rural areas where villagers can deposit their produce according to their
capacity and take it back when they need it.
(4) None of these
Q5. In which of the following state it is suggested that all those persons who are canning Rs.5,000 or more
every month should put a H stamp on their Ration Cards so that essential commodities are not sold to
those people?
(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Kerala
(3) Delhi (4) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. The provision for ‘Rain Water Harvesting’ on all the building was made mandatory in a state. Which of the
following is that states? (Success rate is also report as 99%)
(1) Delhi (2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
Q7. Panchanyat Raj Institutions help in attaining ..... .
(1) Forest Development (2) Agricultural Development
(3) Decentralised Development (4) None of these

Q8. Consider the following
A. Bharat Electronics Limited
B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited
C. Goa Shipyard Limited
Which of these is/are functioning under the Department of Defence Production and Supplies?
(1) 1, 2 and 3 (2) 1 only
(3) 2 and 3 (4) 1 and 3
Q9. Which one among the following is the highest peak?
(1) Kamet (2) Kin Lun
(3) Nanga Parbat (4) Nanda Devi
Q10. "Point 5353" which was at the center of controversy in recent past was related to
(1) Kargil War (2) Indo-China Border Dispute
(3) Indo-Nepal Border (4) Oil Exploration in Indian Ocean
Q11. "Powering India's Growth" tagline is associated with one Navratna PSU (public sector undertaking). The
PSU in the question is
(1) Power Trading Corporation (2) Indian Oil
(3) NTPC (4) SAIL
Q12. Applause-Entertainment, which recently produced Amitabh Bachchan-starter film 'Dev', is financially
backed by a well-known businessman. The businessman in the question is
(1) Kumar Mangalam Birla (2) Ratan Tata
(3) Vijay Mallya (4) Sunil Bharti Mittal
Q13. According to rough estimate, how many people invest in the stock exchange (known as retail investor)?
(1) About 10 crore (2) About 7 crore
(3) About 2 crore (4) About 5 crore
Q14. The currently under going Janmabhoomi programme relates to ..... .
(1) the movement for temple construction
(2) rural development in general
(3) distribution of land to the poor
(4) archaeological excavations for locating medieval structures
Q15. The Agricultural census is conducted to seek information on which of the following?
(A) Number of ratio in each family
(B) The number of tractors available in the country
(C) Distribution of holding landlord
(D) Land use the cropping pattern
(1) Only A and B (2) Only B
(3) Only C and D (4) Only C

Answers
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