1. In democracy rulers—
(A) work according to liking of their party
(B) work according to liking of some people
(C) are free to do what they like
(D) have to follow rules
Ans : (D)
2. Minimum support price of Agriculture Products is recommended by—
(A) CACP
(B) PDS
(C) FCI
(D) NSSO
Ans : (A)
3. Which of the following metro cities has the highest density of population ?
(A) Chennai
(B) Delhi
(C) Mumabi
(D) Kolkata
Ans : (C)
4. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Literator — Language
(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterji — Bangla
(B) Jai Shankar Prasad — Hindi
(C) Fakir Mohan Senapati — Oriya
(D) Chandu Menon — Tamil
Ans : (D)
5. Hydel Power projet in Himachal Pradesh is—
(A) Salal
(B) Lower Jhelum
(C) Chamera
(D) Mukeria
Ans : (C)
6. Which among the following American President gave the slogan of ‘New–Deal’ ?
(A) Roosevelt
(B) Truman
(C) Hoover
(D) Eisenhower
Ans : (A)
7. Which of the following is not a non-conventional source of energy ?
(A) Tidal energy
(B) Coal
(C) Solar energy
(D) Biogas
Ans : (B)
8. ‘Sundarvan’ is situated—
(A) Along the delta of rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra
(B) Along Himalayan foot hills
(C) Along Malabar coast
(D) Along the delta of river Godavari
Ans : (A)
9. Beside Hindi, how many languages have been recognised by the Constitution as scheduled languages ?
(A) 25
(B) 21
(C) 18
(D) 15
Ans : (B)
10. Under COPRA a district level court may deal only with the case involving claims upto—
(A) Rs. 1 crore
(B) More than 1 crore
(C) Rs. 20 lakhs
(D) Rs. 20 thousand
Ans : (C)
11. In which year COPRA was enacted ?
(A) 1987
(B) 1988
(C) 1985
(D) 1986
Ans : (D)
12. When was ‘National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’ passed ?
(A) October 2005
(B) December 2005
(C) November 2005
(D) September 2005
Ans : (D)
13. Which of the following is not correct about pressure groups ?
(A) All pressure groups are political parties
(B) Pressure groups are useful in democracy
(C) It seeks to promote interest of a particular group
(D) It tries to influence the government
Ans : (A)
14. In France ‘Tithe tax’ was collected by—
(A) Church
(B) Local Municipal Bodies
(C) Feudal Lords
(D) King
Ans : (A)
15. What was the immediate cause of Russian Revolution of 1905 A.D. ?
(A) Police attack on a peaceful procession (The event of bloody Sunday)
(B) Famine
(C) Russian defeat in war
(D) Economic crisis
Ans : (A)
16. ……… refers to total income of country divided by total population.
(A) National income
(B) Personal income
(C) Per capita income
(D) Disposable income
Ans : (C)
17. Salvador Allende was President of—
(A) Argentina
(B) Peru
(C) Brazil
(D) Chile
Ans : (D)
18. Konkan coast is situated between—
(A) Goa and Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Tuticorin and Puduchery
(C) Mumabi and Goa
(D) Goa and Daman
Ans : (D)
19. Amnesty International is related to which of the following ?
(A) Food Aid
(B) Human Rights
(C) Education
(D) Law and Justice
Ans : (B)
20. Which among the following is not correctly matched ?
Inventor—Invention
(A) James Hargreaves—Spinning Jenny
(B) James Watt —Diesel Engine
(C) Stephenson—Steam Engine
(D) Graham Bell —Telephone
Ans : (B)
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