Paper-I

GENERAL STUDIES 

 

1.      The earliest reference of ‘Magnetic Compass’ is found in

(a)	Miftahul Fuzala	(b)	Chachnama
(c)	Ranazatu’s Safar	(d)	Jawamiul Hikayat

2.      After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin ?

(a)	Akbar	(b)	Humayun
(c)	Shahjahan	(d)	Sher Shah

3.      Match the following monuments with their concerned ruler and select the correct code given below :

A. B. Double dome Octagonal tomb i. ii. Sher Shah Muhammad Adil Shah C. True arch tomb iii. Balban D. Gol Gumbad iv. Sikandar Lodi Codes : A      B       C       D

	(a) (b) iv iv iii i i iii ii ii   (c) (d) i ii ii i iii iv i ii iv   Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri ?   (a) Golden Palace                                   (b) Panch Mahal   (c) Jodha Bai Palace                                        (d) Akbari Mahal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest ?

(a)	Sabarmati	(b)	Phoenix
(c)	Wardha	(d)	Sadaqat

6.      The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :

(a)	Elijah Impey	(b)	Courtney Ilbert
(c)	Phillip Francis	(d)	None of the above

7.      Who was the author of ‘Neel-Darpan’ ?

(a) (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Nabagopal Mitra (b) (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterji Dinabandhu Mitra Azimullah Khan was an advisor to (a) Nana Saheb (b) Tantya Tope (c) Rani Laxmi Bai (d) Kunwar Singh   Who established ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’ ? (a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Santram (c) Jotiba Phule (d) Bhaskar Rao Jadhav

10.    Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy ?

(a)     Kakori train heist                                  (b)     Chittagong Armoury raid

(c)     Meerut conspiracy case                         (d)     Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case

11.    The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is

(a) Pindari Glacier (b) Chorabari Glacier (c) Yamunotri Glacier (d) Gangotri Glacier

12.    According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had negative population growth-rate ?

(a)     Pithoragarh                                           (b)     Almora

(c)     Rudraprayag                                         (d)     Uttarkashi

 

13.    Which are called ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand ?

(a)	Structural valleys	(b)	River valleys
(c)	Alpine grasslands	(d)	Narrow valleys

 

14.    In which of the following rivers’ confluence is Gobindghat located ?

(a)       Alaknanda and Bhagirathi

(b)     Alaknanda and Khirongad

(c)     Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)

(d)     Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga

 

15.    Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ?

(a)	Gobind	(b)	Corbett
(c)	Rajaji	(d)	Nanda Devi

 

16.    Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ?

(a)	Ocean Deeps	(b)	Continental Slope
(c)	Continental Shelves	(d)	Deep Sea Plains

 

17.    Grenada is located in

(a)	Pacific Ocean	(b)	Indian Ocean
(c)	Caribbean Sea	(d)	Mediterranean Sea

 

18.    A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon. The time for transmission was

12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be

(a)	97° E	(b)	87° E
(c)	87° W	(d)	97° W

 

19.    Which one of the following is not a member of ‘BRICS’ ?

(a)	India	(b)	China
(c)	Saudi Arabia	(d)	Brazil

 

20.    Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?

(a)	Gneiss	(b)	Sandstone
(c)	Limestone	(d)	Shale

 

21.    The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is

(a)	Uttar Pradesh	(b)     Manipur
(c)	Rajasthan	(d)     Mizoram

 

22.     Which of the following is not properly matched ?

Biosphere Reserves                         State

(a)     Similipal                          –    Odisha

(b)     Nokrek                            –    Meghalaya

(c)     Agasthyamalai                –    Kerala

(d)     Kanchenjunga                –    Himachal Pradesh

23.    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :

List-I (Industry)                 List-II (Location)

A. Fertilizer i. Kota B. Glass ii. Udaipur C. Cement iii. Jaipur D. Synthetic silk iv. Sriganganagar

Codes :

A      B       C       D

(a)	iv	iii	ii	i
(b)	i	iv	iii	ii
(c)	ii	i	iv	iii
(d)	iii	ii	i	iv

 

24.    Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project ?

(a)      Narmada                                             (b)     Tapti (Tapi)

(c)     Godawari                                              (d)     Cauvery (Kaveri)

 

25.    On the outline map of India (a), (b), (c) and (d) depict the location of four coal fields.

Which one is not correctly shown on the map ?

 

(a)	Satpura	(b)	Son valley
(c)	Korba	(d)	Karnpura

 

26.    Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from east to west ?

(a)     Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

(b)     Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

(c)      Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest

(d)      Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna

27.    Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States of India in descending order of their area ?

(a)     Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh

(b)    Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

(c)     Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

(d)    Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

 

28.    Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left ?

(a)    Gomati                                          (b)      Ghaghra

(c)     Kosi                                               (d)     Son

 

29.    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :

List-I (Sea-Port)                    List-II (State)

A.     Alleppey                 i.       Tamil Nadu

B.      Ennore                    ii.      Odisha

C.      Paradip                   iii.     Kerala

D.     Kakinada                iv.     Andhra Pradesh

Codes :

A      B       C       D

(a)	iii	i	ii	iv
(b)	iv	ii	i	iii
(c)	ii	iv	iii	i
(d)	i	iii	iv	ii

 

30.    Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following period :

(a)      Cretaceous period                                (b)     Pleistocene period

(c)     Carboniferrous period                           (d)     Miocene period

 

31.    Who  was  the  first  Indian  to  join  as  a  member  of  UN  Human  Rights  Commission, constituted in 1946 ?

(a)     Smt. Sarojini Naidu                              (b)     Smt. Hansa Mehta

(c)     Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit                    (d)     None of the above

 

32.    Treaties of ‘START-I’ and ‘START-II’ were signed

(a)     Between USA and USSR                    (b)     Between USA and China

(c)     Between USSR and China                   (d)     None of the above

 

33.    When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India ?

(a)     1990                                                     (b)      1991

(c)     1992                                                      (d)     1993

 

34.    Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established ?

(a)     Bretton Woods Agreement                  (b)     Bretton Stone Agreement

(c)     S. Woods Agreement                           (d)     U. Thant Agreement

 

35.    When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established ?

(a)   1984                                                      (b)     1987

(c)   1985                                                      (d)     1989

 

36.    State Legislative Assembly can participate in the election of following :

I.       President of India                                 II.     Vice-President of India

III.    Members of Rajya Sabha                      IV.    Members of Legislative Council

Select the correct answer :

(a)     I, II and III                                           (b)     I, III and IV

(c)     I and III                                                (d)     I, II and IV

37.    Who was the first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) ?

(a)	Smt. Margret Alva	(b)	Shri Sudarshan Agarwal
(c)	Shri B.L. Joshi	(d)	Shri Surjit Singh Barnala

 

38.    Which Constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban local government ?

(a)     72nd                               (b)          73rd

(c)     74th                                 (d)          71st

 

39.    By whom the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India can be enlarged ?

(a)    President of India

(b)     Parliament by passing a resolution

(c)     Parliament by making a law

(d)     President in consultation with Chief Justice of India

 

40.    Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom ?

(a)	Prime Minister	(b)	President
(c)	Rajya Sabha	(d)	Lok Sabha

 

41.    Which of the following has been described as the soul of the Indian Constitution ?

(a)	Fundamental Rights	(b)	Directive Principles of State Policy
(c)	Right to Constitutional Remedies	(d)	The Preamble

 

42.    The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of

(a)	Ministry of Home Affairs	(b)	Ministry of Parliamentry Affairs
(c)	President of India	(d)	Lok Sabha Speaker

 

43.    Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor ?

(a)	Chief Minister	(b)	Members, State Public Service Commision
(c)	Judges of High Court	(d)	Advocate General

 

44.    Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was constituted ?

(a)	Government of India Act, 1935	(b)	Cripps Proposals, 1942
(c)	Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946	(d)	Indian Independence Act, 1947

 

45.    Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament ?

(a)     President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

(b)     Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister

(c)     Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs

(d)     Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Parliament Secretariat.

 

46.    Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ?

(a)	President of India	(b)	Vice-President of India
(c)	Prime Minister of India	(d)	Speaker of Lok Sabha

 

47.    What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

(a)      Five years

(b)     Six years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier

(c)     Five years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier

(d)     During the pleasure of the President of India

 

48.     Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed ?

(a) Only in Supreme Court of India (b) Only in High Courts of States (c) In Central Administrative Tribunals (d) Both in High Courts & Supreme Court

49.    Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before 1962 war with China ?

(a)	Raji	(b)	Bhotia
(c)	Boksa	(d)	Jaunsari

 

50.    Who established the ‘Garhdesh Seva Sangh’ ?

(a)	Sridev Suman	(b)	Badri Datt Pande
(c)	Rampal	(d)	Gopi Chand

 

51.    Who was the first Chairman of ‘Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’ ?

(a)	D.D. Pant	(b)	Badri Datt Pande
(c)	Diwakar Bhatt	(d)	Mathura Prasad Bamrada

 

52.    Who is known as ‘Gandhi of Uttarakhand’ ?

(a)	Gaura Devi	(b)	Sunderlal Bahuguna
(c)	Madho Singh Bhandari	(d)	Indramani Badoni

 

53.    A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age of

(a)	25 years	(b)	30 years
(c)	21 years	(d)	18 years

 

54.    By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent reservation in the admission to educational institutions ?

(a)     92nd                                                                         (b)     93rd

(c)     94th                                                                          (d)     96th

 

55.    Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor ?

(a)	President	(b)	Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(c)	Chief Justice of High Court	(d)	Chief Minister

 

56.    Which one of the following states first established the institution of Lokayukta ?

(a)	Rajasthan	(b)	Maharashtra
(c)	Bihar	(d)	Gujarat

 

57.    Which of the following commissions/committees has recommended the  creation of  a

Local Body Ombudsman ?

(a)     First Administrative Reforms Commission

(b)     Second Administrative Reforms Commission

(c)     Balwantrai Mehta Committee

(d)     Ashok Mehta Committee

 

58.    Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayat Raj System in India ?

(a)	Dinesh Goswami Committee	(b)	L.M. Singhvi Committee
(c)	Sadiq Ali Committee	(d)	Ashok Mehta Committee

 

59.    Under  which  article  of  the  Constitution  reservations  in  admission  to  educational institutions, including private and unaided, to OBCs/ST/SC is made ?

(a)     Article 15(4)                                         (b)     Article 15(5)

(c)      Article 16(4)                                        (d)     Article 16(5)

 

60.    ‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force :

(a) In 2002 (b) In 2004 (c) In 2008 (d) In 2010

61.    Which one of the following is known as ‘mystery lake’ of Uttarakhand ?

(a)    Nainital                                                  (b)     Sattal

(c)     Roopkund                                             (d)     Naukuchiatal

 

62.    Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the maximum sown area ?

(a)      Maize                                                   (b)    Bajra

(c)     Wheat                                                   (d)     Rice

 

63.    As per 2011 Census, literacy rate of Uttarakhand State is :

(a)     79.63 percent                                        (b)     87.40 percent

(c)     70.40 percent                                        (d)     75.80 percent

 

64.    Which one of the following is the highest snow-covered peak of Uttarakhand State ?

(a)     Kamet                                                    (b)          Trisule

(c)     Nanda Devi                                          (d)     Chogori

 

65.    On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been constructed ?

(a)     Bhagirathi and Alaknanda                 (b)     Yamuna and Bhagirathi

(c)     Kali and Tonse                                      (d)     Bhagirathi and Bhilangana

 

66.    Which one of the following countries was included in ‘BRICS’ in the last ?

(a)     India                                                     (b)          China

(c)     South Africa                                         (d)     Brazil

 

67.    The Bretton Woods Conference led to the establishment of :

   I.          I.M.F.                                                   II.                                I.B.R.D.

III. United Nations IV. W.T.O. (a) I and II (b) I, II and III (c) I and III (d) I, II, III and IV

68.    Which one of the following organisations publishes the Human Development Report ?

(a)   UNESCO                                               (b)    World Bank

(c)     U.N.D.P.                                               (d)     I.M.F.

 

69.    Which  one  of  the  following  World  Bank  affiliates,  provides  assistance  for  poverty alleviation to the world’s poorest countries ?

(a)     International Finance Corporation

(b)     International Development Association

(c)     Multi-lateral Investment Guarantee Agency

(d)     International Monetary Fund

 

70.    When the exchange rate changes from 1$ = ` 60 to 1$ = ` 58, it means :

I. Rupee value has appreciated II. Dollar value has depreciated III. Rupee value has depreciated IV. Dollar value has appreciated (a) I and II are correct. (b) II and III are correct. (c) I and IV are correct. (d) II and IV are correct.

71.    According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in :

(a) Geometrical Progression                                                     (b)     Arithmetic Progression

(c)          Harmonic Progression                                                (d)     None of the above

 

72.    The Phillips Curve represents relationship between :

(a)     Deflation and Unemployment              (b)     Inflation and Unemployment

(c)     Inflation and Disguised Unemployment (d)   Deflation and Cyclical Unemployment

73.    Which of the following economists propagated the Pure Monetary Theory of Trade Cycle ?

(a)	Hawtrey	(b)	Hayek
(c)	Keynes	(d)	Hicks

 

74.    Who is the author of the book ‘The Accumulation of Capital’ ?

(a)	Mrs. Joan Robinson	(b)	Adam Smith
(c)	Lord Maynard Keynes	(d)	None of the above

 

75.    Which of the following economists, introduced fiscal policy as a tool to rectify the Great

Depression of 1929-30 ?

(a)     Prof. Keynes                                         (b)     Prof. Pigou

(c)     Prof. Marshall                                       (d)     Prof. Crowther

 

76.    The Committee on Financial Sector Reforms 2008, in India was headed by :

(a)	Bimal Jalan	(b)	Raghuram Rajan
(c)	C. Rangarajan	(d)	M. Narasimham

 

77.    As per Census 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in India is :

(a) 925 (b) 947 (c) 916 (d) 940   78.  The Planned Development Model was adopted in India from : (a) 1st April, 1951 (b) 15th August, 1947 (c) 26th Jan., 1950 (d) 1st May, 1965   79. Which one of the following is the Chairman of the National Development Council ? (a) Prime Minister of India (b) Finance Minister of Govt. of India (c) President of India (d) Vice-President of India   80. Which of the following states in India is famous for rubber cultivation ? (a) Karnataka (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala   81. Which one of the following is part of fiscal policy ? (a) Production policy (b) Tax policy (c) Foreign policy (d) Interest rate policy   82. NREGA was renamed ‘MNREGA’ on : (a) 2nd October, 2007 (b) 2nd February, 2008 (c) 2nd October, 2009 (d) 2nd October, 2010

83.    The Indian rupee was made convertible into which of the following accounts since March

1994 ?

(a)     Capital Account                                    (b)     Current Account

(c)     Both (a)  and (b)                                   (d)     Revenue Account

 

84.    The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India on :

(a) April 2000 (b) April 2001 (c) April 2002 (d) April 2003

85.    Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?

(a)  Regualtion of currency

(b)     Regulation of foreign trade

(c)     Regulation of credit

(d)     Custody and management of country’s foreign exchange reserves.

 

86.    In Cyber Law terminology ‘DOS’ means :

(a)	Denial of Service	(b)	Disk Operating System
(c)	Distant Operator Service	(d)	None of the above

 

87.    Multimedia can contain :

(a)	Numeric, text, and picture data	(b)	Graphics, animation, video, music and voice
(c)	Only numeric type data	(d)	None of the above

 

88.    Sending an identical e-mail message repeatedly to a particular address by any abuser is called :

(a)	E-mail Spoofing	(b)	E-mail Spamming
(c)	E-mail Bombing	(d)	None of the above

 

89.    A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of itself and spread into other programs is called :

(a)     Worm                                                    (b)     Virus

(c)     Trojan                                                    (d)     None of the above

 

90.    The practice of using more than one type of medium in computer at the same time is called :

(a) Multimedia (b) Macromedia (c) Interactivity (d) None of the above   91. One carbon credit is equivalent to : (a) 10 kg of CO2 (b) 100 kg of CO2 (c) 1000 kg of CO2 (d) 10000 kg of CO2

92.    Kedar valley disaster of June, 2013, was cause by heavy rains in the catchment area of a river, which was :

(a)     Alaknanda                                            (b)     Bhagirathi

(c)     Yamuna                                                (d)     Mandakini

 

93.    Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?

(a)	Methyl isocyanate	(b)	Carbon Mono-oxide
(c)	Nitric oxide	(d)	Sulphur di oxide

 

94.    Minamata disease is caused due to :

(a)	Arsenic poisoning	(b)	Lead poisoning
(c)	Mercury poisoning	(d)	Cadmium poisoning

 

95.    The number of organisms that can be supported by the environment in a given area is known as :

(a)     Population                                             (b)     Carrying Capacity

(c)     Pyramid of number or biomass             (d)     None of the above

 

96.    The size of the nanoparticle ranges between :

(a) 100 nm to 1000 nm (b) 0.1 nm to 1 nm (c) 1 nm to 100 nm (d) 0.01 nm to 0.1 nm

97.    Biodiversity changes occur :

(a)     Increases towards the equator

(b)     Decreases towards the equator

(c)     Remains unchanged throughout the Earth

(d)     Increases towards the poles

 

98.    Bacillus thuringiensis is used as :

(a)	Biofertilizer	(b)	Biological insecticide
(c)	Chemical fertilizer	(d)	Chemical insecticide

 

99.    Which among the following gas is most responsible for global warming ?

(a)	Nitrogen	(b)	Methane
(c)	Carbon di-oxide	(d)	Carbon mono-oxide

 

100. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a)	Ebola Virus	–	Small Pox
(b) (c)	Biometric identification Cloning	– –	Fingerprints and Iris scan Genetic replica
(d)	DNA Fingerprinting	–	Paternity or criminal identification

 

101. Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity ?

(a)	U-233	(b)	U-234
(c)	U-235	(d)	U-239

 

102. The main constituent of biogas is :

(a)	Hydrogen	(b)	Methane
(c)	Butane	(d)	Acetylene

 

103. Which one of the following element is used in solar cells ?

(a)	Silicon	(b)	Cerium
(c)	Astatine	(d)	Vanadium

 

104. Which among the following is not a polymer ?

(a)	Nylon	(b)	Teflon
(c)	Caprolactum	(d)	Polystyrene

 

105. Which Vitamin is required for in clotting of blood ?

(a)	Vitamin A	(b)	Vitamin C
(c)	Vitamin E	(d)	Vitamin K

 

106. Filament of electric bulb is made of :

(a)	Tungsten	(b)	Nichrome
(c)	Lead	(d)	Aluminium

 

107. Which of the following radiations has the highest energy per quantum ?

(a)	320 – 400 nm	(b)	200 – 280 nm
(c)	280 – 320 nm	(d)	400 – 600 nm

 

 

(a) Sriharikota (b) Ahmedabad (c) Thiruvananthpuram (d) Bengaluru

108. India’s first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS – 1A was launched from :

 

109. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a)	Optic fibres	–	Light waves
(b)	Android	–	Voice input
(c)	Large Hadron Collider	–	God particle
(d)	Red Planet	–	Mars

 

110. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is situated at :

(a)	Dehradun	(b)	New Delhi
(c)	Lucknow	(d)	Nagpur

 

111. Who won the Gold Medal in the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games 2014 in Wrestling in 74 kg weight category ?

(a)     Virendra Kumar                                    (b)     Sushil Kumar

(c)     Yogeshwar Dutt                                   (d)     Praveen Kumar

 

112. Who among the following scientists has been conferred upon ‘Bharat Ratna’ for the year

2013 ?

(a)     K.L. Mashelkar                                     (b)     G.P. Rao

(c)     Hariharan Parthsarthi                            (d)     C.N.R. Rao

 

113. Great Himalayan National Park, which has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage

Site status, is located in :

(a)     Uttarakhand                                          (b)     Himachal Pradesh

(c)     Jammu-Kashmir                                    (d)     Nagaland

 

114. Where is the Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated ?

(a)	Allahabad	(b)	Jabalpur
(c)	Bhopal	(d)	Delhi

 

115. In the Union Budget, 2014 the Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission has been called as :

(a)	Clean Ganga	(b)	Sacred Ganga
(c)	The Great Ganga	(d)	Namami Gange

 

116. According to National Youth Policy 2014, the youths of which one of the following age groups will be benefitted ?

(a)     15-29 years                                           (b)     16-28 years

(c)     15-22 years                                           (d)     17-28 years

 

117. International Day of Non-violence is observed on :

(a) 10th December (b) 30th January (c) 2nd October (d) 23rd March

118. The “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” announced by the Union Government aims at : (a)   Protecting the indigenous breed of cows

(b)     Developing high milk yielding cow breeds

(c)     Curbing slaughtering of cattles

(d)     Eliminating Foot and Mouth disease in cattles

 

119. POCSO Act is related to :

(a) Oil companies (b) Children (c) Civil servants (d) Oceans

120. Who has been appointed the new National Security Advisor of India ?

(a)	Dalbir Singh	(b)	Amit Shah
(c)	K.P.S. Menon	(d)	Ajit Kumar Doval

 

121. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade 2014 of India ?

(a)	Nawaz Sharif	(b)	Shinzo Abe
(c)	Hu Jinto	(d)	Sheikh Hasina

 

122. Who among the following won the Presidential election of Syria for the third time in 2014 ?

(a)	Abdel Fattah el sisi	(b)	Bashar-Al-Asad
(c)	Nuri Abu Sahmein	(d)	Noori-Al-Maliki

 

123. The new government at the centre has recently ratified the Marrakesh Treaty. This treaty aims at :

(a)     Developing Marine Living resources

(b)     Regulating air transport services

(c)     Promotion of access to published works by visually impaired persons and persons

with print disabilities.

(d)     Promoting studies in cell-biology

 

124. Which  one  of  the  following  films  bagged  the  Palme  d’or  award  at  Cannes  Film

Festival-2014 ?

(a)     Winter Sleep                                         (b)     Grace of Monaco

(c)     The Wonders                                        (d)     Goodbye to Languages

 

125. Who among the following has been the first African U.N. Secretary General ?

(a)	Ban Ki Moon	(b)	Javier Perez De Cuellar
(c)	Boutros-Boutros Ghali	(d)	U-Thant

 

126. Which one of the following surface to air missiles was successfully testfired in May 2014 from Chandipur (Odisha) ?

(a)     Prithavi                                                 (b)     Aakash

(c)     Trishul                                                   (d)     Brahmos

 

127. What is the name of the new museum that was inaugurated in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on

July 25, 2014 ?

(a)     Glimpses of History                              (b)     Toshakhana

(c)     The Stables                                           (d)     Indradhanush

 

128. Who among the following won the Asian Billiard Championship in June 2014 ?

(a)	Alok Kumar	(b)	B. Bhaskar
(c)	Dhruv Sitwala	(d)	Saurav Kothari

 

129. Which of the following has won gold medal of Wimbledon Under-19 Gold-tournament of

2014 ?

(a)     Unmukta Chand                                   (b)     Leander Paes

(c)     Lakshya Sen                                         (d)     Saina Nehwal

 

130. Which of the following state/states will be benefitted by the proposed “Kishau Dam” Project ?

(a)     Haryana                                                (b)     Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh

(c)     Jammu-Kashmir                                    (d)     Assam

131. Which of the following is presently the Chairperson of Rashtriya Mahila Ayog ?

(a)	Lalitha Kumaramangalam	(b)	Girija Vyas
(c)	Mamta Sharma	(d)	Nazma Heptullah

 

132. The famous Nanda Rajjat of Uttarakhand took place during which period in 2014 ?

(a)    From 4 August to 6th September                                  

(b)    From 16 August to 16th September

(c)    From 18 August to 6th September                               

(d)    From 21 August to 10th September

 

133. Who is India’s women Parliamentarian to win election for the eight consecutive times from the same Lok Sabha Constituency ?

(a)     Sushma Swaraj                                     (b)     Sumitra Mahajan

(c)     Maneka Gandhi                                    (d)     Savitri Jindal

 

134. Who is the author of the book “Out of Print : Newspapers, Journalism and the Business of

News in the Digital Age” ?

(a)     Professor George Brock                       (b)     Rabbin Jafferey

(c)     Nic Newman                                         (d)     Mark Tully

 

135. Who has been appointed as the ‘Horticulture Ambassador of Maharashtra’ ?

(a)	Akshay Kumar	(b)	Ranbir Kapoor
(c)	Ranveer Singh	(d)	Amitabh Bachchan

 

136. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of July 2014 which one of the following countries has effectively reduced its stockpile of enriched Uranium ?

(a)  North Korea                                           (b)          Iran

(c)   Iraq                                                       (d)     Libya

 

137. Who was nominated as ‘Good Will Ambassador’ by ‘U.N. Women’ – a forum of the

United Nations, for its ‘He for She’ campaign in July 2014 ?

(a)	J.K. Rowling	(b)	Julia Roberts
(c)	Maria Sharapova	(d)	Emma Watson

 

138. Which of the following won the first medal for India at the 17th Asian Games organised in

South Korea ?

(a)     Shweta Choudhari                                (b)     P. Kashyap

(c)     Sanjita Chanu                                       (d)     Deepika Kumari

 

139. According to Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil 2014) of Sixth BRICS Summit what is the initial subsidized capital to be equally shared among founding members to establish new development bank and for  addressing infra-structure gaps and sustainable development needs ?

(a)     200 billion U.S. dollars                         (b)     150 billion U.S. dollars

(c)     100 billion U.S. dollars                         (d)     50 billion U.S. dollars

 

140. Which one of the following organizations has officially declared India as a Polio free country in March 2014 ?

(a)     W.H.O.                                                 (b)     U.N.O.

(c)     Red Cross Society                                (d)     None of these