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 General Knowledge General Knowledge Q.1 The acid rain is closely related with (a) burning of garbage (b) burning of acidic substances (c) burning of inorganic metals (d) burning of organic substances

 General Knowledge General Knowledge Q.1 CEQ stands for (a) Consortium for Environmental Quality (b) Council on Environmental Quality (c) Critical Environmental Quotient (d) Central Environmental Council

General Knowledge Q.1 Resource depletion is concerned with a (a) finite and non-renewable resources  (b) finite and renewable resources (c) infinite and non-renewable resources  (d) infinite and renewable resources 

Q.1 Application of science, technology and engineering has made mankind (a) a civilized and sociable person (b) uncivilized person (c) unsociable person (d) none of these

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GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which plant produces seed but not fruit?  Cycus 2. The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as which country?  British Monarch  3. Which is a major constituent of Biogas?  Methane 4. Which Grasslands not support any trees?  Steppes

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which is India’s oldest iron and steel plant?  TISCO at Jamshedpur 2. Belladona medicine is obtained by which part of Atropa belladona?  From leaf 3. To whom does UPSC submit its annual report on its work?  The Union Home Minister 4. Which city in india never experiences Vertical rays of the sun during noon?  New Delhi

GENERAL STUDIES 1. How is Indian economy?  Mixed economy 2. What is the largest ecosystem of the Earth?  Hydrosphere 3. Which Pollination takes place with the help of water is called?  Hydrophyily 4. Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?  Oxygen

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Rutherford’s scattering experiment related to the size of which thing?  Nucleus 2. What is the permissible level of noise in a silent zone at daytime?  75 dB. 3. Which groups of items contains only biodegradable items?  Wood, Grass, Leather 4. Where is Copacabana Beach located?  Rio de Janeiro

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which is an extra Constitutional and non-statutory body?  Planning Commission 2. Which are the space waves are affected seriously by atmospheric conditions?  UHF 3. Who has written the famous book ‘Anna Karenina’?  Leo Tolstoy 4. Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature?  Hot desert

GENERAL STUDIES 1. For crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world? Rice 2. When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?  1969 3. Which law directly explains the law of conservation of mass?  Avogadro’s law 4. What the wind is deflected due of the rotation of the earth?  Geostropic wind

GENERAL STUDIES 1. By which income individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed?  Disposable Personal Income 2. Chekori powder is obtain from which part of plant?  Root 3. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights?  Fundamental Rights 4. What is the capital of Lakshadweep?  Kavaratti

GENERAL STUDIES 1. India is self sufficient in production of which of the following commodities?  Milk 2. Which country is not a member of SAARC?  Mauritius 3. Independent alternation of generation is found in which plant?  Fern 4. Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts?  Low humidity

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Rusting of iron is an example of which thing?  Slow oxidation 2. Mac number is associated with which plane?  Jet Plane 3. What is the natural source of hydrocarbon?  Biomass 4. The high altitude tropical forest which has dwarfed trees is known by which name?  Elfm forest

GENERAL STUDIES 1. In which does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall?  Concurrent List 2. One astronomical unit is the average distance between which bodies?  Earth and the Sun 3. Ben Johnson, the well known athlete belongs to which country?  Canada 4. Which river is known as India’s River of Sorrow?  Kosi

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Parthanogenesis is seen generally in which fruit?  Grapes 2. Indian Constitution recognises minorities on which basis?  Religion 3. What is an extensive property of the system?  Volume 4. Which is the World’s largest synthetic rubber and tyre ma king centre?  Akron

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Why is the Gross National Income always more than Net National Income?  Direct taxes 2. What is grown in field by their plantlet?  Onion 3. In which list are the Central Government’s exclusive powers enumerated? Union List 4. What is a line on a weather map joining all places of equal pressure called?  Isobar

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which is poorest state in India?  Orissa 2. How many classical dances are there in India?  6 3. Which is a free living bacteria that help in nitrogen fixation?  Azotohacter 4. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered by which name?  Negritoes

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is the composition of Nitrolim-a chemical fertilizer?  Calcium carbide and nitrogen 2. Which Indian epic was filmed by British Director Peter Brook?  Mahabharat 3. “Bhanu Singha” was the pen name of famous writer?  Rabindra Nath Tagore 4. What is the most important factor in thunderstorms development?  Atmospheric instability

GENERAL STUDIES 1. To whom is a minister in a State individually responsible?  Governor 2. By which force can fat be separated from milk in a cream separator?  Centrifugal force 3. The island of Honshu is located in which country?  Japan 4. What is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster?  Hurricane

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is the study of principles and procedures of classification?  Taxonomy 2. Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?  President 3. Which substance is used to retard the setting action of cement?  CaSO.2HO 4. Shyok is a tributary of which river?  Indus

GENERAL STUDIES 1. How is Share of Direct tax in post economic reform?  Increasing 2. Which branch of biology deals with study of heredity and variation?  Genetics 3. How type of right is Right to Information?  Fundamental right 4. Which region is leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world?  Zaire

GENERAL STUDIES 1. By whom was concept of Five Year Plans in India introduced?  Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Which is the first National Park established in India?  Corbett 3. Which fungy causes green ear disease of bajra?  Sclerospora graminicola 4. What speed of rotation of the earth?  9.72 km/sec.

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Select the compound in which chlorine shows oxidation state + 7?  HClO4 2. Whose successful book include circle of Reason and shadow lines?  Amitav Ghosh 3. The Lord of Rings The Return of the King won Oscar award in how many categories?  11 4. The concept of carbon credit originated from which protocal?  Kyoto Protocol

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is the respect for the National Flag and National Anthem?  Fundamental Duty of every citizen 2. What is the principle by which a cooling system (Radiator) in a motor car works?  Convection 3. Which ruler established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?  Tipu Sultan 4. In India, how many States share the coastline?  9

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which animal can fight with snake?  Mongooes 2. According to which article untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable?  Article 17 3. Which is used as a mordant in dying and tanning industry?  Magnesium sulphate 4. Which is a type of planetary wind?  Westerlies

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Under which do all taxes come?  Revenue receipts 2. In India famous Bengal famine accurred in 1942 by which disease?  Leaf spot of rice 3. Who is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the Constitution?  Advocate General 4. Which type of rubber provides the best commercial rubber?  Castillo

GENERAL STUDIES 1. How is the contribution of agriculture to India’s economy?  Decreasing 2. The first railway line was laid in which state?  North-East England 3. Which is the branch of agriculture concerned with the production of crops?  Agronomy 4. Which is the smallest country in South America?  Surinam

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which alloy is used for making magnets for hearing aids?  Alinco 2. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Biodiversity?  2010 3. The United Nations declared 2011 as which International Year?  Forest 4. Which pair of metals- are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?  Nickel and Iron

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Of which country Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system?  UK 2. During adiabatic compression of a gas, what is the its temperature?  Rises 3. Where and when was the first official Non-Aligned Movement Summit held?  Belgrade, 1961 4. How much is the portion of the earth’s surface covered with water roughly?  Two-third

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Silviculture is the branch of botany what do we study in that?  Development of forest 2. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?  Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of which thing?  Moisture 4. Which is the longest Railway Tunnel?  Tanna (Japan)

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which place does Buyer’s market denote?  The demand exceeds the supply 2. Which component of plants receives stimulus for flowering?  Leaves 3. Which is the largest committee of Parliament of India?  Estimates Committee 4. Who was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?  Eratosthenes

GENERAL STUDIES 1. In the short run, a producer,’ how long continues his production?  Fixed cost 2. Which is the largest mosque in India?  Jama Masjid 3. Absorption of water by root occurs in the region of which parts?  Root hairs 4. What is the transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle?  Conduction

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which are the Actinides elements with atomic numbers?  From 89 to 103 2. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Water Cooperation?  2013 3. When is World Poetry Day, recognized by the UNESCO observed?  March 21 4. Which is the longest railway platform?  Kharagpur (India)

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What Minimum age is required to contest for Presidentship?  35 years 2. Who received Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?  Marie Curie 3. In which place was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up?  Kanada 4. In which latitudes are the seasonal contrasts maximum?  Mid latitudes

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which pigment is found in the blood of earthworm?  Hemocyanine 2. Which of appointment is not made by the President of India?  Speaker of the Lok Sabha 3. What is used in preparing match sticks?  Red phosphorus 4. Which is the home of “Alphonso” mango?  Ratnagiri

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is deficit financing?  Spending in excess of revenue 2. Which snake is not poisonus?  Pythen 3. Which State has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all?  Nagaland 4. Where is the Main hunting ground for blue whales located?  Arctic Ocean

GENERAL STUDIES 1. In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being?  April 1999 2. Country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation?  Vietnam 3. Of which dried flower buds are used as a spice?  Cloves 4. In which time does a ship crosses Date line from west to east?  One day

GENERAL STUDIES 1. By which an element is best characterized?  By its atomic number 2. Which is the maximum spoken language in the world?  Mandarin 3. Which is the longest passenger rail route in India?  Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi 4. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map?  Chropleth map

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which is not administered by a Lieutenant Governor?  Chandigarh 2. Which physical quantity have the same dimensions?  Work and torque 3. The United Nations declared 2011 as which International Year?  Youth 4. Which is a cash crop?  Rubber

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Retina of the eye is comparable to which part of a traditional camera?  Lens 2. Lotteries organised by the government of a State come under which list?  State List 3. Which gas is used for refrigeration?  Ammonia 4. Which region of the world is most thickly populated?  East Asia

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue?  Surcharge 2. How do most insects respire?  By trachea system 3. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India?  Jyoti Basu 4. By which Atmospheric humidity is measured?  Psychrometer

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is the animal on the insignia of the RBI?  Panther 2. In India, maximum number of newspapers are published which language?  Hindi 3. Production of which thing is a function of liver?  Urea 4. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?  Aravali

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches?  Red phosphorus 2. Who has won Man of the Match award in the 2011 World Cup Cricket?  MS Dohni 3. Who was the first black tennis player to win a Wombledon title?  Althea Gibson 4. Murrah is a breed of which animal?  Buffalo

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which can be abolished but not dissolved?  State Legislative Council 2. Which is not electromagnetic in nature?  Cathode rays 3. Who has written the famous book ‘Mankind and Mother Earth?  Bertrand Russell 4. Which would be the shortest route from San Francisco to Vladivostok?  Flying over the Pacific Ocean

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is not a digestive enzyme in human system?  Gastrin 2. The distribution of seats of the Parliament are based on which census?  1971 3. Which element is responsible for blue baby syndrome?  Nitrate 4. Which has geographical position of 0 degree latitude and 0 degree longitude?  In the South Atlantic Ocean

GENERAL STUDIES 1. In which year was Railway Budget in India separated from general budget?  1924-25 2. What is the connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda?  Peripatus 3. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the State of Arunachal Pradesh?  Mumbai 4. Which climate factor has the least effect upon terrestrial ecosystem? Wind

GENERAL STUDIES 1. What is temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue?  Surcharge 2. Which author won the Booker Prize twice?  J.M. Coetzee 3. Which hormone contains iodine?  Thyroxine 4. Which soil is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?  Alluvial soils

GENERAL STUDIES 1. Which mixture is homogeneous? Methanol and water 2. Who is the author of the book ‘Nice Guys Finish Second’?  Michael Hammer 3. Book of poems entitled ‘Lamhe Lamhe’ is written by which Indian actress?  Deepti Naval 4. In which ocean are Hawaiian islands are located?  North Pacific Ocean

GENERAL STUDIES 1. From where can a Member of Parliament claim immunity?  From civil cases only 2. Which types of waves are produced in a sonometer wire?  Transverse stationary 3. Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of which layer?  O3 layer 4. When do the Sea breeze blow?  Day from sea to land