Quizz with Ans :- 1. Prithvi-II, India’s medium range surface-to-surface ballistic missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads in a range of up to ________. :- 350 km 2. Samudra Pehredar, the pollution control vessel of the Coast Guard has recently been installed permanently at :- Visakhapatnam 3. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a :- Statutory body 4. In which year ‘Project Tiger’ was launched to conserve tigers in our country? :- 1973 5. How many Sessions of the Lok Sabha are held in a year? :- 3 6. Hamid Ansari became the second Vice President after _________to get two successive terms. :- Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan 7. Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Indian and Hindi Cinema was nicknamed as :- Kaka 8. Who became country’s first woman boxer to win a medal at the Olympics? :- Mary Kom 9. A Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Dr. Mihir Shah, Member, Planning Commission for suggesting revisions to :- MGNREGA Operational Guidelines 10 India’s first ever bio toilets developed by DRDO, has been launched in which of the following States? :- Odisha 11. India’s largest industrial solar power plant became operational in :- Punjab 12. The Andmans and Nicobars are separated by :- Ten Degree Channles 13. Google Fibre, an ultra-high speed internet service offers :- 1Gbps download and upload speeds 14. The annual Amarnath yatra to Holy Amarnath Cave is organized every year by the :- Jammu & Kashmir State Government 15. Amarnath Yatra is a pride for Hindu devotees who have faith in :- Lord Shiva 16. Who among the following has been appointed as chairman of Expert Committee on GAAR for examining issues on General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR)? :- Parthasarathi Shome 17. A highly controversial book ‘Beyond the Lines’ is an autobiography written by :- Kuldip Nayyar 18. Which country ranks at the top in Bt. Cotton cultivation (Area wise)? :- India 19. According to the ILO, a worker under the following age is a child labourer :- 15 years 20. Which one of the following committee is associated with banking sector reforms in India? :- Narasimham In order to raise the standards of the banks internationally, a number of committees were appointed by RBI. Among them Narasimham committee I (1991), Narasimham Committee II (1998) and Verma Committee (1999) were influential in improving international standards, and led to banking sector reforms, globally flexible to its deregulation, norms and conditions etc.. The above said committees have basically identified the causes for the weak banks and guidelines have been given to improve their efficiency. 21. The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the :- President The Fundamental Rights can be suspended during the Emergency under Article 359 of the Constitution by the President of India. 22. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India? :- Lord Canning Lord Canning was the Governor General of India from 1856 – 1862 and the first Viceroy in India from 1 November 1858. Lord Mountbatten was the First Governor General of Independent India. 23. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education? :- Mahatma Gandhi The first major attempt in curriculum reconstruction in India was made in 1937 when Gandhiji propounded the idea of Basic Education. 24. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on :- July 4th 25. A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is :- Smog Two pollutants emitted by motor vehicles react to form ground-level ozone or smog which can cause respiratory problems and reduce visibility. 26 . Which of the following is a fungal disease? :- Ringworm 27. Chickenpox is caused by :- Variola virus 28. The main factor which determines the balance of nature is :- environmental conditions 29. The city of Prayag was named Allahbad – the city of Allah by :- Akbar Emperor Akbar named Prayag as Ilahabad – City of God- also called Allahabad in 1575 AD. The city of Allahabad is situated at the confluence of three rivers – Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati. Every 12th year when the waters are felt to be especially purifying, Allahabad holds a much greater festival called Kumbh Mela. Built by Emperor Akbar in 1583 AD, the Allahbad fort stands on the banks of the river Yamuna near the confluence site i.e SANGAM. 30. Who advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ model to eradicate rural poverty? a) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam . . . Quizz By. Nitin Patil (Follow Me Here) . . .:::::::::
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