Tuesday, October 28, 2014

GK TEST FOR October 28, 2014


1.      When were the Indian states recognized on linguistic basis?

(a)  1951                            (b) 1953

(c)  1956                            (d) 1961

2.      The battle of Plessey was fought in the year

(a)  1576                            (b) 1775

(c)  1757                            (d) 1761

3.      What is the minimum age for becoming a member of Lok Sabha?

(a)  18 years                      (b) 21 years

(c)  25 years                      (d) 30 years

4.      Who among the following was the leader of Ghadar Party?

(a)  M. L. Nehru                 (b) Lala Hardayal

(c)  G. K. Gokhale              (d) M. G. Ranade

5.      Circumstances of the Earth is approximately

(a)  40,000 km                   (b) 25,000 km

(c)  13,000 km                   (d) 8,000 km

6.      Light travels from Sun to Earth in

(a)  2.8 minutes                 (b) 8.30 minutes

(c)  48 seconds                  (d) 25 seconds

7.      Which city is known as the 'City of Golden Gate'?

(a)  San Francisco              (b) Tokyo

(c)  Hong Kong                   (d) Shanghai

8.      What is the approximately length of Suez Canal?

(a)  75 km                          (b) 110 km

(c)  140 km                        (d) 160 km

9.      Who was the first ruler to attack Deccan in the South?

(a)  Alauddin Khilji             (b) Md. Tughlaq

(c)  Aurangzeb                   (d) Akbar

10.  When Gandhiji did assumed the leadership of Congress?

(a)  1913                            (b) 1915

(c)  1920                            (d) 1921

11.  In which year Japan attacked the Pearl Harbour?

(a)  1939                            (b) 1940

(c)  1941                            (d) 1942

12.  Who among the following has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha?

(a)  Parliament                  (b) President

(c)  Prime Minister            (d) Speaker

13.  What is the term of Rajya Sabha member?

(a)  2 years                        (b) 5 years

(c)  6 years                        (d) 7 years

14.  Which is the tallest tree in the world?

(a)  Redwood                     (b) Eucalyptus

(c)  Palm                            (d) Pipal

15.  How many numbers of bones are present in the human body?

(a)  140                              (b) 206

(c)  220                              (d) 436

16.  Who discovered the treatment for Rabies?

(a)  Edward Jenner            (b) Louis Pasteur

(c)  Robert Koch                (d) Jonas Salk

17.  Which of the following is a synthetic fibre?

(a)  Silk                               (b) Cotton

(c)  Jute                              (d) None of these

18.  The fourteen major banks in India were nationalized in the year

(a)  1967                            (b) 1968

(c)  1969                            (d) 1971

19.  In which position a man presses the Earth least?

(a)  Standing                (b) Sitting

(c)  Running                 (d) Lying on the ground

20.  When was the Planning Commission constituted?

(a)  1950                            (b) 1951

(c)  1952                            (d) 1953

21.  UN headquarters is situated at

(a)  Geneva                        (b) Hague

(c)  New York                     (d) Washington D. C.

22.  How many members are nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?

(a)  2                                  (b) 6

(c)  10                                (d) 12

23.  Which one of the following is not a statutory function of the UPSC?

(a)   To advice the government on methods of recruitment, promotion and control of Public Services

(b)   To look after the interests and rights of services

(c)    To hear appeals from civil servants and redress their grievances

(d)   To act as a watchdog on the functioning of the State Public Service Commissions

24.  Dandi March is associated with

(a)   Non-cooperation movement

(b)   Civil disobedience movement

(c)    Quit India movement

(d)   Khilafat movement

25.  The average time interval between two successive high tides is

(a)  6 hrs. 13 min               (b) 12 hrs. 19 min

(c)  18 hrs. 19 min             (d) 24 hrs. 52 min

26.  Indian farmers are most idle during

(a)   Hot wet season

(b)   Hot dry season

(c)    Cold wet season

(d)   Cold dry season

27.  'Strict moral conduct and virtuous life is the way to salvation'. This theory belongs to

(a)  Buddhism                    (b) Jainism

(c)  Hinduism                     (d) Islam

28.  Which source of energy disturbs the human life the most?

(a)  Solar energy          (b) Nuclear energy

(c)  Thermal power     (d) Hydroelectric power

29.  Mahmud Ghazni attacked India many times mainly to

(a)   Spread Islam in India

(b)   Plunder India's wealth

(c)    Establish his empire in India

(d)   Take India's renowned artisans to his country

30.  What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by ocean water?

(a)  70                                (b) 65

(c)  85                                (d) 75



Answer sheet

1.      (c)   2.      (c)   3.      (c)  4.      (b)  5.      (a)  6.      (b)  7.      (a)  8.      (d)

9.      (a)  10.  (c)   11.  (c)  12.  (b)  13.  (c)  14.  (a)  15.  (b)  16.  (b)

17.  (a)  18.  (c)  19.  (d)   20.  (a)  21.  (c)  22.  (d)  23.  (c)  24.  (b)

25.  (b)   26.  (b)  27.  (b)  28.  (b)  29.  (b)  30. (a)


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