DEB STUDY - The Competitive Exam Guide

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