Quiz 233 | Current Affairs For IAS Exams

1.Asia's first atomic reactor was __________ .

A. Zerlina
B. Dhruva
C. Apsara
D. Kamini



2.The first man to cross Antarctica circle was

A. Fabian Gottlieb
B. Roald Engelbregt
C. Gravning Amundsen
D. Captain James Cook



3.In which Indian state, do the people of the Gaddis tribe live ?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Andaman & Nicobar Islands



4.What was the name of Russian lower house of parliament?

A. Federal House
B. Senate
C. State Duma
D. Peoples House



5.The number of districts which have been declared drought hit by State governments in the country is—

A. 200
B. 281
C. 246
D. 150



6.The telecommunication network group Hutchison Essar has been taken over by—

A. Reliance Communications
B. Verizon
C. Vodafone
D. Hinduja



7.Against which team did Sunil Gavaskar complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

A. England
B. Australia
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka



8.Shri Rama is a reincarnation of Shri Vishnu. What is Lakshmana the reincarnation of?

A. Vishnu's mace
B. Vishnu's conch shell
C. Shesha Naga, the snake that sheltered Shri Vishnu
D. The Sudarshana Chakra, Vishnu's discus



9.Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?

A. Darwin
B. Lammarck
C. Leslie Orgel



10.The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates

A. Outer core and Mantle
B. Inner and Outer core
C. Sima and Nife
D. Crust and Mantle



11.Who among the following was called Light of Asia?

A. Mahavira
B. Buddha
C. Akbar
D. Ashoka



12.The National Institute for Agricultural Marketing is located at —

A. Jaipur
B. New Delhi
C. Nagpur
D. Hyderabad



13.Which body in India finally provided tax exemption on the 9.5 per cent interest income on PF deposits for 2010-11?

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Income Tax Department
C. Employees Provident Fund Organisation
D. Corporate Affairs Ministry



14.60° is equal to

A. Î /3 radians
B. 2Î /3 radians
C. 3/Î radians
D. 3Î /2 radians



15.A common High Court for two or more states and/or Union Territories may be established by the

A. President
B. Parliament by making law
C. Governor of State
D. Chief Justice of India



16.The Prime minister of Canada (2010) is the

A. John Key
B. Stephen Harper
C. Wen Jiabao
D. None



17.Due to which reason is the Napier Grass mixed with Cluster bean or Cowpea for feeding?

A. Due to high crude fibre
B. Due to oxalic acid
C. Due to more carbohydrates
D. Due to more HCN content



18.Light travels at the fastest speed in

A. glass
B. water
C. hydrogen
D. vacuum



19.From March 21, Porsche will start taking orders for its highly anticipated............

A. 818 Spyder
B. 918 Spyder
C. 719 Spyder
D. None



20.'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by

A. Arun Shourie
B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
C. Prem Shankar Jha
D. M.J. Akbar

Quiz 232 | Current Affairs For UPSC Exam

1.Vidya Pillai is associated to which among the following sports ?

A. Billiards
B. Archery
C. Golf
D. Snooker



2.Which Indian cricketer holds the record of highest dismissal in International cricket as a wicketkeeper as on 7 November 2011?

A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Parthiv Patel
D. Syed kirmani



3.Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?

A. 29
B. 40
C. 37



4.The name Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with

A. Boxing
B. Archer
C. Golf



5.Who have been selected for Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for their "conspicuous courage in saving life under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescuer"?

A. Rajan Kamble
B. Prachi Santosh Sen
C. Rukhsana Kosser



6.Which of these birds is mentioned in the song 'Saare jahan se accha'....?

A. Bulbul
B. Peacock
D. Pigeon



7.Which is the lowest layer of the Sun, visible to us when we look at it ?

A. Corona
B. Chromosphere
C. Photosphere
D. Exosphere



8.The ozone layer restricts

A. Visible light
B. Infrared radiation
C. X-rays and gamma rays
D. Ultraviolet radiation



9.Which one of the following effects is employed in the instruments used by the police to detect the over speeding of vehicles?

A. Doppler effect
B. Kerr effect
C. Thompson effect
D. Seebeck effect



10.The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be

A. 1 : 250,000
B. 1 : 100,000
C. 1 : 50,000
D. 1 : 25,000



11.Manikaran Power Plant is in ?

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh



12.Ten Rupee notes contain the signature of

A. Finance Secretary, GOI
B. Chairman, State Bank of India
C. Governor, Reserve Bank of India
D. Finance Minister, GOI



13.Who among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris ?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. Vivekanand



14.We have noticed at on several occasions that cost of petroleum products fluctuates frequently. The action of OPEC members at times to limit output and fix prices may be understood as an action arising out of—

A. instructions from WTO
B. fluctuation in output
C. practices of the oil industry
D. group dynamics



15.Which of the following states recently set up Evening Courts ?

A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala



16.Fragments of ocean floor that escape subduction are known as:

A. Ophiolites
B. Migmatites
C. Granulites
D. Guyots



17.Which among the following is a clear indicator of inflation?

A. falling prices
B. slower growth of prices than before
C. increase in the flood supply



18.Ellis Bridge is in which city...

A. Chennai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad



19.Which of these is a TV show based on the writings of Hindi author and satirist Sharad Joshi?

A. Gayabganj
B. Lapataganj
C. Gumshudaganj



20.Indian Constituent Assembly adopted the design of Indian National Flag on?

A. August 23, 1947
B. September 13, 1947
C. August 15, 1947
D. July 22, 1947

Quiz 231 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers For TANCET

1.The Shipra Path Police Station that has been adjudged the best in the world is in....

A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Jaipur



2.Osama is said to have married four women. What was the name of his first wife?

A. Mumtaz
B. Najwa Ghanem
C. Hamida
D. Amal al-Sadah



3.In which city is the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) located ?

A. Bangalore
B. Hyderabad
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala



4.Who played Mrs Khiladi in Mr And Mrs Khiladi?

A. Raveena Tandon
B. Karisma Kapoor
C. Juhi Chawla
D. Manisha Koirala



5.Talk host Jerry Springer was once the mayor of what city?

A. Las Vegas
B. Minneapolis
C. Cincinnati
D. Toledo



6.Which one of the following causes the infectious disease Anthrax?

A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Protozoa
D. Virus



7.Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury



8.When was Elizabeth I queen of England?

A. 1625-1649
B. 1558-1603
C. 1547-1553
D. 1547-1553



9.Which one of the following classes of towns are included in the category of small towns by the Census of India ?

A. Class VI
B. Class V and VI
C. Class IV, V and VI
D. Class III, IV, V and VI



10.Which of the following is not a form of an electromagnetic wave?

A. Microwave oven
B. X-rays
C. Water
D. Warmth radiating from a radiator



12.Which of the following chemicals present in the brain plays key role in regulating emotions such as aggression ?

A. Acetylcholine
B. Histamine
C. Serotonin
D. Vasopressin



13.The number of fundamental duties in the constitution are

A. Five
B. Ten
C. Seven



14.Who won the 2008 French Open women's singles title?

A. Dinara Safina
B. Venus Williams
C. Ana Ivanovic
D. Justine Henin



15.Among Hyderabad. Bhopal , Lucknow and Bangalore which city is located most eastward?

A. Bhopal
B. Bangalore
C. Lucknow



16.Who among the following was the vice president of the executive council in the Interim Government 1946-47?

A. Moti Lal Nehru
B. Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Dr. John Mathai



17.What is the new deadline given to auto makers of the country to upgrade their two-wheelers to Bharat Stage (BS) 3 from BS 2 norms for sale in 13 major cities of the country ?

A. August 1, 2010
B. July 1, 2010
C. September 1, 2010



18.Which are leonardo da vinci well known paintings ?

A. The Earthly Paradise
B. The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
C. The Jack Pine
D. None



19.What is the concept of 'swarga' and 'narka' in Sikhism ?

A. No concept in Sikhism
B. Naam Japna te Wand Chakna
C. Prabh wich leenta te Junian wich Bhatakna



20.Who got the Apsara Award 2011 for the Best Actor in a Leading Role ?

A. Salman khan (Dabangg)
B. Amitabh Bachchan (pa)
C. Shahrukh Khan (My Name is Khan)
D. Arjun Rampal (Rajneeti)

Quiz 230 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.Who is the Minister of Home Affairs of India as on 18-08-2011?

A. Palaniappan Chidambaram
B. S.M. Krishna
C. A.K. Antony
D. Pranab Mukherjee



2.The current yield on a bond is equal to ________.

A. The yield to maturity
B. Annual interest divided by the par value
C. Annual interest divided by the current market price
D. The internal rate of return



3.Who is the owner of the team Chennai Super Kings?

A. Mukesh Ambani
B. Vijya Malya
C. India Cements



4.Chopin was a famous Polish composer. But did you know he wrote music almost entirely for the ___________?

A. Drums
B. Guitar
C. Piano
D. Violin



5.Where is National Biodiversity Authority located?

A. Chennai
B. Delhi
C. Bangalore
D. Pune



6.Todar Mal was associated with

A. Music
B. Literature
C. Land revenue reforms
D. Law



7.The 9th SAARC Conference in Police Matters was held on 5 & 6 April 2011 in which of the following cities of the world?

A. Colombo
B. New Delhi
C. Dhaka
D. Thimpu



8.The National Open University in India formed on September 20, 1985 is named after which late Prime Minister?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Morarji Desai
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Indira Gandhi



9.The first woman recipient of Bharat Ratna is

A. Mother Therasa
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Indira Gandhi
D. M.S.Subhalakshmi



10.'The Gathering Storm' is written by

A. Winston Churchill
B. George Washington
C. Voltaire
D. Romain Rolland



11.With which of these companies is Larry Ellison associated?

A. Microsoft Corporation
B. IBM Corporation
C. Oracle Corporation
D. Intel Corporation



12.After Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar who became the third Indian to score two centuries in the same Test match?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Sourav Ganguly
D. V.V.S. Laxman



13.Which type of pyroclastic material is known as 'little stones'?

A. Lapilli
B. Volcanic Bombs
C. Volcanic Blocks



14.Reptiles, like lizards, are cold-blooded. This means:

A. They don't have feelings.
B. They don't hibernate.
C. Their blood stays cold even when it's hot outside.
D. They need heat from the sun to keep them warm.



15.Hydraulic action, solution, and abrasion are all examples of:

A. Stream erosion
B. Stream deposition
C. Stream transportation
D. Stream discharge



16.Which of the Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim & Tripura were Union Territories before becoming states ?

A. Himachal Pradesh, & Tripura
B. Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura
C. Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim & Tripura



17.Chip giant Intel was handed a record fine of 1.06 billion Euro ($1.45 billion) . The company was alleged for ?

A. Selling its products below cost
B. Selling its products above cost
C. Not making payments to manufacturers on time



18.The Arctic circle is around ?

A. The South Pole
B. The East Pole
C. The North Pole



19.Which of the following country is previously called as Siam?

A. Japan
B. N.Korea
C. S.Korea
D. Thailand



20.Which of these mountain ranges name appears in Indian National Anthem ?

A. Aravalli
B. Shivalik
C. Vindhya
D. Karakopam

Quiz 229 | GK For IBPS Exams

1.Which is the first Green Railway station of India?

A. Manwaz
B. Manway
C. Manwal
D. Manwap



2.Who is the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2010 ?

A. Tom Moody
B. Kepler Vessels
C. John Buchnan
D. Dav Whatmore



3.In the epic Mahabharata, who is called Dharmaputra?

A. Arjuna
B. Yudhishtira
C. Bheeshma
D. Duryodhana



4.How many railway zones are recently created?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8



5.What are the four issues on which the SAARC nations agreed upon to make progress in the next six months?

A. Water, Food, Auto Industry, Shelter
B. Energy, Food, Water, Environment
C. Mining, Visa, Education, Electricity



6.Mumbai has the world's busiest suburban railway network. Name it.

A. Western Line
B. Harbour Line
C. Central Line
D. Eastern Line



7.What is the theme for the World Teachers' Day 2006?

A. Opening doors to a better World
B. Teachers Expanding Horizons
C. Quality Teachers for Quality Education
D. Teachers, a force for change



8.How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ?

A. Govinda
B. Jitendra
C. Sunil Dutt
D. Akshay Kumar



9.Coined by French priest Henri Didon, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) slogan is the motto of which tournament ?

A. Olympic Games
B. Commonwealth Games
C. FIFA World Cup
D. Asian Games



10.The Ice age ended about ____ years ago.

A. 140
B. 1,400
C. 14,000
D. 140,000



11.Stars appears to move from east to west because

A. all stars move from east to west
B. the earth rotates from west to east
C. the earth rotates from east to west
D. the background of the stars moves from west to east



12.The novel ‘The Second Wife’ is the English translated version of which among the following novels of Premchand ?

A. Godan
B. Karma Bhumi
C. Nirmala
D. Gaban



13.Who won women’s singles championship in French Open 2011?

A. Victoria Azarenka
B. Li Na
C. Andrea Petkovic
D. Maria Sharapova



14.The members of Rajya Sabha are

A. Elected by the elected members of Lok Sabha
B. Elected by the elected members of the State Assemblies
C. Elected by the members of the lok Sabha and the State Assemblies
D. Nominated by the governors of each State



15.which among the following deserts is located in South America?

A. Sonoran Desert
B. Gibson Desert
C. Atacama Desert



16.Apart from Saturn which of the following possess planetary possess ring systems of their own?

A. Jupiter only
B. Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune
C. Jupiter & Uranus



17.Whose birthday is celebrated as the ‘Engineers’ Day’ in India?

A. Soren kristian Toubro
B. A P J Abdul Kalam
C. John C Gammon
D. Sir M. Visvesvaraya



18.Who is the author of the book The Man Who Divided India?

A. Arun Shourie
B. Dominique Lapierre
C. Rafiq Zakaria
D. Salman Rushdie



19.Who among the following became the first woman to win six awards in the same night in the Grammy Awards ?

A. Beyonce
B. Lady Gaga
C. Shakira



20.Which was the first Hindi Movie to receive the national award?

A. Kabuliwala
B. Do Aankhen Barah Haath
C. Mirza Ghalib
D. Anuradha

Quiz 228 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.What is the distance of the Earth's annual circuit around the Sun?

A. 896 million Kms
B. 966 million Kms
C. 1038 million Kms



2.Which among the following countries is the leading producer of Mercury?

A. India
B. Italy
C. Canada
D. Peru



3."Purple Day” is celebrated on ___________ .

A. March 26
B. March 21
C. March 20
D. March 16



4.Lord Rama belonged to the following era or Yuga ?

A. Dwapara
B. Thretayuga
C. Kali
D. None of the above



5.According to Hindu mythology King Kansa was the maternal uncle of ?

A. Rama
B. Arjuna
C. Krishna
D. Duryodhana



6.Wheres Stavanger located?

A. Spain
B. Norway
C. USA
D. Russia



7.Which country has the largest Christian population?

A. China
B. USA
C. UK



8.Which European nation was the first to pass a law banning the wearing of 'burqa' in public?

A. Britain
B. France
C. Belgium



9.First Indo-Pak war was started in the year

A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1948
D. 1950



10.The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian was of Independence by

A. S.N. Sen
B. R.C. Mazumdar
C. B.G. Tilak
D. V.D. Savakar



11.Which is the national bird of Estonia ?

A. Barn Swallow
B. Falcon
C. Turpial
D. Blue Rock Thrush



12.Who among the following has awarded UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award 2010 ?

A. Maj Chidiac
B. Raul Rivero
C. Monica Gonzalez Mujica
D. Amira Hass



13.Which is the largest lake in Africa? (bordering Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania)

A. Albert
B. Victoria
C. Edward



14.Which ocean has a ring of Volcanoes and earthquakes known as the 'ring of fire'?

A. Pacific Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean



15.The soundtrack of 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' (1989) was a huge hit. The tune of one of the popular songs in the album, ‘Aate Jaate’, was directly lifted from the English song ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’. Name the singer.

A. Bryan Adams
B. Eric Clapton
C. Stevie Wonder
D. Elton John



16.Guru Amar Das Ji founded which city ?

A. Amritsar
B. Kiratpur Sahib
C. Delhi
D. Goindwal Sahib



17.The gradual increase in rural indebtness in India under the British Rule was NOT because of?

A. fragmentation of land holdings & lack of irrigational facilities
B. decline of cottage industries
C. Introduction of Cash crops



18.The largest onion market in Asia

A. Lasalgaon onion mandi in Nashik
B. Azadpur Mandi In Delhi
C. Jadavpur Mandi in Kolkata
D. Surya Mandi in Mumbai



19.Which of the following was known as Cellular Jail

A. Central Jail Agra
B. Fort Mount
C. Andamans



20.Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh is famous for which industry ?

A. Fireworks
B. Textile
C. Bicycle
D. Locks

Quiz 227 | Previous IBPS Clerical Exam Questions

1.What name is given to the study or collection of money,coins or often medals ?

A. Philography
B. Numismatics
C. Philately
D. Lotology



2.Which Bollywood star was selected as jury member for the Cannes Film Festival in 2003?

A. Kareena
B. Aishwarya Rai
C. Bipasa
D. Madhuri



3.Which is niacin deficiency disease?

A. Beri Beri
B. Marasmus
C. Scurvy
D. Pellagra



4.Which of the following vitamins helps in the absorption of calcium?

A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D



5." Lai Haroba " is a folk dance of which Indian State ?

A. Manipur
B. Kerala
C. Orissa
D. Assam



6.'HawkEye' technology was invented by

A. Malaya Peninsola
B. Paul Hawkins
C. Allan Plaskit
D. Ernst Heinrich



7.Which of the following is major cause of rainfall in India?

A. East South Mansoons
B. South West Mansoons
C. North Eastern Mansoons
D. North Western Mansoons



8.The length of the Suez Canal is

A. 100.5 kilometers
B. 132.5 kilometers
C. 192 kilometers



9.In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ?

A. Goa
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Tripura



10.Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011?

A. Arjun Halappa
B. Rajpal Singh
C. Bharat Kumar Chetri
D. Mohd. Amir Khan



11.To which Order did Martin Luther belong?

A. Augustinian
B. Dominican
C. Capuchin
D. Franciscan



12.George was the name of patron saint of England. What was Orwell?

A. Eric Arthur Blair's mother maiden surname
B. Name of a river
C. Name of a mountain
D. Name of a king



13.A plant belonging to which of the following groups would show least adaptation to marine water?

A. Pteridophytes
B. Gymnosperms
C. Angiosperms
D. Bryophytes



14.In ancient India, the area around which among the following modern areas was known as Golden Chersonese?

A. Kashmir, Hindukush, Afghanistan
B. Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Burma
C. Australia, New Zealand



15.You Look the World, We Look After You' is the tagline of which brand?

A. Microsoft
B. LIC
C. SOTC



16.The famous Dandi March was organised in defiance of which law ?

A. Salt Law
B. Vernacular Press Act
C. Arms Act
D. Pitts India Act



17.When did India become a sovereign Democratic Republic?

A. 1947
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1950



18.Which rock type below is likely to possess the highest permeability?

A. shale
B. Sandstone
C. siltsone
D. granite



19.Which bank of India is setting up a $3 billion (around Rs 15,000 crore) infrastructure fund in association with the Macquarie group and International Finance Corporation?

A. ICICI
B. SBI
C. RBI



20.What is the name of Headquarter of Tata Group ?

A. Bombay House
B. Jasmshedji House
C. Tata House
D. None of the above

Quiz 226 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.Who is the present Attorney General of India?

A. Anil Kakodkar
B. Bala Krishnan
C. Soli Sorabji
D. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati



2.The highest peak in Nilagiri is called ?

A. Annapurna Peak
B. Gurushikar peak
C. Dodabetta
D. Gangothri



3.When was first asteroid found?

A. 1701
B. 1801
C. 1901
D. 1958



4."Swan Hunter Shipyard”, which was acquired by Bharti Shipyard, is based in

A. Brazil
B. Singapore
C. UK



5.What does the abbreviation IMF stand for?

A. International Maritime Funds
B. International Monetary Fund
C. International Mutual Funds
D. Indian Mutual Funds



6.What is the national animal of Turkey?

A. Grey Wolf
B. White-tailed Deer
C. Brown Bear
D. Zebra



7.What does ICMP stand for?

A. Internet Connection Modem Protocol
B. Intranet Control Message Program
C. Internal Conflict Management Program
D. Internet Control Message Protocol



8.In the Mahabharata, who was known as 'Matsyagandhi'?

A. Satyavati
B. Draupadi
C. Kunti
D. Gandhari



9.`Satish Dhawan Space Centre' is located at-

A. Vishakhapatnam
B. Goa
C. Shri Hari Kota
D. Chennai



10.Who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai North-West after Sunil Dutt demise?

A. Sanjay Dutt
B. Sanjay Nirupam
C. Priya Dutt
D. Namrata Dutt



11.Which is the place of worship for judaism?

A. Synagogue
B. First temple
C. No church or temple
D. Monastery



12.Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris?

A. UNESCO
B. ILO
C. FAO
D. IMO



13.Which of the following British colonies became independent in 1947?

A. Hong Kong
B. India
C. Singapore
D. Mauritius



14.From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution borrowed ?

A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. United Kingdom
D. United States of America



15.What is the approximate playing time of full version of ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the National Anthem of India ?

A. 42 seconds
B. 52 seconds
C. 62 seconds
D. 72 seconds



16.When did Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a republic?

A. 1949
B. 1973
C. 1965
D. 2000



17.The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in

A. 2500 BC
B. 2500-2000 BC
C. 2300 BC
D. 2200 BC



18.The control command of Army is located at

A. Pune
B. Udhampur
C. Lucknow
D. Mhow



19.Which is the muddiest river in the world?

A. Nile River, Africa
B. Amazon River, South America
C. Huang He, China
D. Ganga, India



20.Indian Finance Ministry on 11 April decided to issue biometric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to erase the problem of duplicate and fake ones. Which Indian Finance Minister has first proposed the biometric PAN card?

A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. P Chidambaram
C. Jaswant Singh
D. Yashwant Sinha

Quiz 225 | TANCET Exam Questions

1."Oscar Awards" are given for the excellence in the field of ______.

A. Social Service
B. Film
C. Sports
D. Journalism



2.Bombay-based “Nitco Paints” is acquired by

A. British Paints
B. Sherwin Williams Co
C. Jenson Nicholson



3.'Asian Drama', by gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects?

A. Theatre Movements in asia
B. Economics
C. International Politics
D. Look East Policy of India



4.Bharat Cooking Coal Ltd. and Steel Authority of India Ltd are ready to launch their new joint venture for

A. Locomotives
B. Oil Exploration
C. Mining



5.What is the special clay oven used in North Indian cooking?

A. The Microwave-Convection oven
B. The Tajine
C. The Tandoor
D. The Wood Burning Hearth



6.The Sistema Group, which is into consumer service, is a Business Group from

A. USA
B. France
C. Russia



7.In "The Sound of Music", which of these items did not feature in Maria's list of "Favourite Things"?

A. Cats tails
B. Dresses
C. Snowflakes
D. Winters



8.What made Mary (Tudor) unpopular?

A. Levy of poll tax
B. Persecution of Protestants
C. Levy of ship money
D. Dissolution of Parliament



9.An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is called____________.

A. Database
B. Spreadsheet
C. Desktop publishing program



10.Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called

A. Bacilli
B. Cocci
C. Sprilli



11.Which of the following will affect the half-life of a radioactive element?

A. extreme pressure deep in the Earth
B. extreme heat deep within the Earth
C. bombardment of Earth by cosmic rays
D. the half-life of a radioactive element is invariant



12.Which of the following vertebrae are found in Neck ?

A. Thoracic
B. Cervical
C. Lumbar



13.Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) which recently faced a setback due to people's power in the first round of a long-drawn struggle of farmers of Raigadh, near Mumbai belongs to which of the following companies?

A. Mahindra & Mahindra
B. Reliance
C. Adani Group



14.Sugar, Amino Acids & Nucleotides are constituents of respectively ___________ ?

A. Polysaccharides, Proteins. Nucleic Acids
B. Proteins. Carbohydrates , Fats
C. Nucleic Acids. Proteins. Polysaccharides



15.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation. (May 11, 2009). In which year PETA began ?

A. 1995
B. 2000
C. 1999



16.What is the tenure of office of the Vice-President ?

A. Co-terminus with that of the President
B. Five years
C. Six years
D. As decided by the Electoral College voting the person



17.The annual report of the UPSC is submitted to—

A. The President
B. The Supreme Court
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission



18.Where did Thomas Gray have his education in 1725-1734?

A. Queen Mary School
B. Kilkenny Grammar School
C. Eton College
D. Holy Family School



19.Who among the following was not associated with Guruvayoor Satyagraha?

A. P. Krishna Pillai
B. K. Kelappan
C. A.K. Gopalan
D. Sree Narayana Guru



20.First Cyber Police Station established in India at

A. Hyderabad
B. Bangalore
C. Kolkatta
D. Madhya

Quiz 224 | TNPSC Exam Generel Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.In which festival hard boiled eggs are used for decoration?

A. Halloween
B. Thanksgiving Day
C. Christmas
D. Easter



2.Where did Leo Tolstoy study languages and law but returned without degree?

A. St. Petersburg University
B. Moscow University
C. Kazan University
D. Tashkent University



3.Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?

A. Nasik
B. Nagpur
C. Mumbai
D. Port Blair



4.’Kalaripayattu’ is the traditional martial art of which Indian state ?

A. Punjab
B. Manipur
C. Kerala
D. Jammu & Kashmir



5.To whom does the President of India address his resignation ?

A. Chief Justice of India
B. Prime Minister
C. Lok Sabha Speaker
D. Vice President



6.Which of the following city has having head quarters for two railway divisions?

A. Ranchi
B. New Delhi
C. Secunderabad
D. Kolkata



7.Wal Mart stores was founded in the year

A. 1969
B. 1962
C. 1965



8.Which Bollywood singer recorded a track with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias?

A. Shreiya Ghoshal
B. Sunidhi Chauhan
C. Alka Yagnik
D. Kavita Krishnamurty



9.What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ?

A. East to West
B. West to East
C. North to South
D. South to North



10.Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century’ ?

A. N.R.Narayan Murthy
B. N.S.Raghavan
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. Kris Gopalakrishnan



11.H5N1 virus causing global pandemic influenza is -

A. Goat flu
B. Bird flu
C. Horse flu
D. Cow flu



12.What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

A. Charles Richter
B. Hiram Walker
C. Giuseppe Mercalli
D. Joshua Rumble



13.Tipu sultan was the ruler of

A. Hyderabad
B. Madurai
C. Mysore
D. Vijayanagar



14.The 17th ASEAN Summit was concluded on October 30, 2010 at which place?

A. Hanoi
B. Singapore
C. Manila
D. Kuala Lumpur



15.Which was the main language of the Aryans?

A. Hindi
B. Punjabi
C. Bengali
D. Sanskrit



16.The new car battery that is being tested by Toyota, Honda, Mahindra’s is branded as

A. Tata Electro
B. Tata Poweress
C. Tata Green



17.Sunil Bharti Mittal, the CMD of Bharti group (Airtel), started his career in business by making

A. Gas lighters
B. Cycle parts
C. Telephone cables



18.IMF is the result of—

A. Hawana Conference
B. Rome Conference
C. Brettonwood Conference



19.Who said "That's one small step for man,one giant leap for mankind"?

A. Edwin Aldrin
B. Edmund Hillary
C. Neil Armstrong



20.Which song and slogan did the Congress party use in the 2009 General Elections?

A. Jai ho
B. Ma Tujhe Salaam
C. Chak de! India

Quiz 223 | Current Affairs For IAS Exam

1.Which city is most expensive to hire an office or commercial place to rent?

A. Tokyo
B. London
C. Mumbai



2.Which of these has the largest river basin?

A. Brahmaputra
B. Godavari
C. Ganga



3.What is the national fruit of China?

A. Apricot
B. Kiwifruit
C. Avocado
D. Pomegranate



4.The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to place tectonics are called

A. structural landforms
B. weathering landforms
C. erosional landforms
D. depositional landforms



5.___________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.

A. Servers
B. Embedded computers
C. Robotic computers
D. Mainframes



6.The language in which Sangam literature was written in

A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Prakrit
D. Tamil



7.Minimum number of unequal vectors which can give zero resultant are

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. more than four



8.Who were runners up in men’s doubles championship in French Open 2011?

A. Julian Knowle, Andy Ram
B. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Eduardo Shank
C. Bruno Soares, Marcelo Melo
D. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupati



9.Ohm Laboratories is an American subsidiary of which of the following Pharma majors in India which was recently warned by US Food and Drug Administration for violating current good manufacturing practice norms?

A. Cadila Healthcare
B. Ranbaxy
C. Sun Pharmaceutical



10.Hymns composed by which among the following rulers have been incorporated in Guru Grantha sahib of Sikhs?

A. Jaydev
B. Swami Haridas
C. Namdev
D. Dhyaneshwar



11.ISRO on 2 May 2011 unveiled India’s fastest supercomputer named as__?

A. Param
B. SAGA-220
C. SAGA-200
D. Tianhe-1 A



12.The first indigenously manufactured helicopter cabin will roll out from the aerospace Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near which city?

A. Bangalore
B. Nasik
C. Lucknow
D. Hyderabad



13.Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?

A. Chand Bibi
B. Razia Sultan
C. Rani Durgavati
D. Rani Rudramma Devi



14.In the Mahabharata, who built the palace of the Pandavas at Indraprastha?

A. Agni
B. Maya
C. Vishwakarma
D. Indra



15.Poinsettia, the favorite Christmas flower, is a native of which country?

A. Bahamas
B. Argentina
C. Mexico



16.Which Indian singer found place in the CNN top 20 global music icons list?

A. A R Rehman
B. Lata Mangehkar
C. Asha Bhosle
D. None



17.Who got the Best Actress (Thriller/ Action) in Max Stardust Awards 2011 ?

A. Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
B. Prachi Desai - Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
C. Vidya Balan - Ishqiya
D. None of These



18.In which fort would you come across the tomb (dargah) of Sufi saint Shaikh Salim Chisti ?

A. Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
B. Mandu (Madhya Pradesh)
C. Golkonda (Andhra Pradesh)
D. Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh)



19.What does the 92nd amendment in the Indian Constitution deal with?

A. Executive Powers
B. Inclusion of 4 new languages
C. Election of the Legislative Assembly
D. Alternative scheme for sharing taxes between Union Territories & states



20.At which place Maharashtra, did Kasturba Gandhi take her last breath?

A. Aga Khan Palace
B. Prince of Wales Museum
C. Town Hall
D. Tata Palace

Quiz 222 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ?

A. Radcliffe Line
B. McMahon Line
C. Durand Line
D. Curzon Line



2.Who founded Forward Bloc political party ?

A. A.O.Hume
B. Subhash Chandar Bose
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee



3.Which Schedule Of the Constitution of India includes the emoluments payable to the President and the Governors?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth



4.The oldest residential university of Britain is the

A. University of Edinburgh
B. Oxford University
C. University of Cambridge
D. None



5.Which of the following pairs of countries border Lake Victoria?

A. Zambia and Tanzania
B. Zambia and Botswana
C. Botswana and Mozambique
D. Tanzania and Uganda



6.When did Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole?

A. 1904
B. 1905
C. 1908
D. 1909



7.Emile Gagnan and what other person invented the underwater Aqua-lung in 1942?

A. Jacques Cousteau
B. Esther Williams
C. Mike Nelson
D. Lloyd Bridges



8.Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

A. Babar and Humayun
B. Humayun and Jahangir
C. Babar and Jahangir
D. Jahangir and Shahjahan



9.According to the forecast made by the Forbes magazine, the richest man in the world in 2014 would be ...

A. J. Frank Brown
B. Tarun Kataria
C. Mukesh Ambani
D. L. M. Mittal



10.Where is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) situated ?

A. New Delhi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Bhubaneshwar



11.What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ?

A. Raghupati Sahay
B. Dhanpat rai Srivastava
C. Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
D. Sampooran Singh Kalra



12.Which place in Bihar lies in a valley between the Ramshila and Pretshila Hills?

A. Gaya
B. Patna
C. Chota Nagpur
D. Sasaram



13.United Nations Climate Change Conference 2010 is officially referred to as the … session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

A. 18th
B. 17th
C. 16th
D. 15th



14.What number shirt does David Beckham wear?

A. 23
B. 99
C. 00



15.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been honoured with a degree of Doctor of Law by which among the following Universities ?

A. Alberta University
B. Oxford University
C. Westminster University



16.Who was the first woman to rule a nation in recorded history?

A. Razia Sultana of India
B. Queen Elizabeth I of England
C. Czarina Catherine the Great of Russia
D. Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt



17.Recently who among the following has won the IBM faculty award for the second consecutive term ?(2011)

A. Aravind Joshi
B. Venkatesan Guruswami
C. Amar Gupta
D. None of These



18.Sishu is the literary work of which Indian author?

A. Vikram Seth
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Jawaharlal Nehru



19.In how many languages Reserve Bank of India's Financial Education website is avaialble?

A. 11
B. 13
C. 25



20.A 100% literate country and also called a land of thousand lakes ______

A. Iceland
B. Finland
C. Ireland

Quiz 221 | Current affairs for Bank PO Exams

1.Prior to independence, East Timor was the part of which country?

A. Serbia
B. Philippines
C. Indonesia
D. Malaysia



2.In the movie Taare Zameen Par, Amir Khan is a teacher…which subject does he teach the students?

A. Psychology
B. Painting
C. Social science
D. English



3.kalpana-1 was first exclusive satellite built by ISRO in which of the following satellite systems?

A. METSAT
B. INSAT



4.Which city in India is known as the "Deccan Queen"?

A. Kolkata
B. Pune
C. Chennai



5.Who was first governor of Reserve Bank of India?

A. K.A. Narasimham
B. Malhotra
C. A.K. Vadia
D. A.B.A Smith



6.The Rishikonda beach is located in....

A. Goa
B. Gujarat
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Assam



7.Lok manya Tilak Award is given for which among the following fields?

A. TV Reporting
B. Fiction writing
C. Journalism



8.Identify the Business Group that has decided to delist its two companies from the Dalal Street

A. Reliance Industries
B. Thappar Group
C. Essar



9.In which city was International Seminar on Aids held?

A. Kaulalampur
B. Beijing
C. Colombo
D. Singapore



10.What is the present length of National Highways in India?

A. 85640 K.M
B. 32350 K.M
C. 39960 K.M
D. 66590 K.M



11.Choose the country which doesn't use the franc...?

A. Congo
B. Togo
C. Tonga
D. Switzerland



12.Who said that Directive Principles are 'aimed at furthering the goals of the social revolution or to foster this revolution by establishing the conditions necessary for its achievement'?

A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B. B. N. Rau
C. Granville Austin
D. M. C. Chagla



13.International Joke Day is celebrated on

A. June 20
B. July 1
C. May 3
D. August 9



14.Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book

A. India Divided
B. Unhappy India
C. Mother India
D. Hind Swaraj



15.The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.

A. 1,00,000
B. 1,000
C. 10,000
D. 100



16.When was Lew Wallace promoted Major General?

A. 1850
B. 1854
C. 1858
D. 1862



17.The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of

A. shape
B. area
C. baring
D. distance



18.Who was the Irish missionary consecrated bishop by Conon?

A. St. Patrick
B. St. Kilian
C. St. Columba
D. St. Benedict Biscop



19.What did Edwin Hubble discover in 1927?

A. Dark matter
B. Dark energy
C. Universe was expanding
D. Black holes



20.Who wrote the patriotic song `Saare Jahan Se Achcha’ ?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Muhammad Iqbal
D. Kavi Pradeep

Quiz 220 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.The city which is also known as the City of Canals is

A. Los Angeles
B. Amsterdam
C. Venice



2.Jalandhar in Punjab is famous for which industry ?

A. Diamond
B. Fireworks
C. Petrochemicals
D. Sport Goods



3.Which mineral is mined at Khetri in Rajasthan?

A. Copper
B. Lignite
C. Bauxite
D. Iron Ore



4.Which country is the most important member of the UN?

A. Russia
B. China
C. India
D. Arab



5.Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?

A. F. Whittle
B. C. Lindbergh
C. W. Histell
D. B. Owings



6.Who invented the battery?

A. John Wilkinson
B. Alessandro Volta
C. James Hargreaves
D. Thomas Edison



7.Which missile is designed to defend large installation like oil-fields etc. against enemy air attacks?

A. Akash
B. Nag
C. Agni
D. Prithvi



8.Rabindranath Tagore married Bhabtarini Devi in 1883. How was she known later on?

A. Mallika Devi
B. Mrinalini Devi
C. Aparna
D. Suchitra



9.When did Clement Attlee become party leader?

A. 1926
B. 1927
C. 1935
D. 1952



10.Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society?

A. William Carey
B. William Jones
C. David Hare
D. Marshman



11.Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God’s bow ?

A. Indra
B. Shiva
C. Vishnu
D. Brahma



12.Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ?

A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. Homi Bhabha
C. M.S.Swaminathan
D. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam



13.Who was the founder of the Indian National Army?

A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Subhash Chandra Bose



14.Reliance BIG Entertainment inked a deal with BBC Earth to co-produce and distribute ______ films.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six



15.The trocesers were introduced in the Indian dress by

A. the Aryans
B. the Kushans
C. the Greeks
D. the Truks



16.According to Census 2001, what is the percentage of urban population in India?

A. 26.7
B. 27.1
C. 27.8
D. 28.6



17.How many Integrated Test Ranges does DRDO have?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4



18.Which of the following institutions grant the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. Nobel Foundation
B. Swedish Academy
C. Norwegian Nobel Committee
D. Government of Sweden



19.How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of 'Jai Ho' song for film 'Slumdog Millionaire' ?

A. Sameer
B. Gulzar
C. Javed Akhtar
D. Prasoon Joshi



20.What is the name of the test taken to become a licensed stockbroker in the USA?

A. SERIES 11
B. SERIES 7
C. SERIES 13

Quiz 219 | Bank PO GK Questions

1.Who among the following maintains that persons carried into the state their natural rights from the state of nature?

A. Plato
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. None of the above



2.........Directed by Rakesh Chaudhary won Accolades at Queens World Film Festival(2011)

A. The Kids Are All Right
B. Eclipse In Taregna
C. The Prestige
D. None



3.out of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates present in a cell membrane, what is true?

A. Lipids are maximum
B. Carbohydrates are minimum
C. Carbohydrates are maximum
D. All three are in equal proportion



4.Which novel of Leo Tolstoy opens with the sentence “Happy families are all alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”?

A. Anna Karenina
B. The Lion and the Honeycomb
C. Father Sergius
D. Master and Man



5.Who led a revolt against Mary (Tudor)?

A. Thomas Boleyn
B. Stephen Gardiner
C. Thomas Howard
D. Thomas Wyatt



6.Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimum no. of days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household ?

A. 50 days
B. 100 days
C. 150 days
D. 200 days



7.'Leelavathi’ the famous sanskrit grantha is a book on

A. Mathematics
B. veda
C. Science
D. Hindi



8.Who is the author of the book “Superstar India : From Incredible to Unstopable”?

A. L.K.Adwani
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Shobha De
D. Vikram Seth



9.Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?

A. Cohen & Boyer
B. Hunt & Davids
C. Sinclair & Roberts
D. Jaysson & Simons



10.State Bank of Mauritius Group appoints ................... as its new chief executive for India operations(2010)

A. Mr Gawtam Vir
B. Suvalaxmi Chkraborty
C. Mr. Reddy
D. None



11.In which year, Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion incident occurred ?

A. April 16,1985
B. April 26,1986
C. April 20,1984
D. April 18,1983



12.Which music director brought Indian classical music into the film medium?

A. Naushad
B. Khem Chandra Prakash
C. Saleel Chaudhary
D. S. D. Burman



13.Which was the Hindi film in which Nagma did an item number?

A. Nayak
B. Golmal
C. Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar
D. Abhay



14.What is the color of the Black Box in a commercial Aeroplane?

A. Brown
B. Red
C. Orange
D. Black



15.What is the Zodiac sign for Taurus ?

A. A Fish
B. A Bull
C. A Scorpio
D. Bow And Arrow



16.In which of the following countries Slow Food Movement took place to combat fast food?

A. United States
B. France
C. Italy
D. England



17.Manikaran is a pilgrim site located in ...?

A. Uttaranchal
B. Punjab
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Himachal Pradesh



18.Name the first corporate group of hospital in India.

A. Bombay Hospitals
B. Breach Candy
C. Apollo Hospitals



19.Which is the longest constitution in the world?

A. American
B. Indian
C. Australian



20.Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?

A. English
B. Spanish
C. Mandarin Chinese

Quiz 218 General Knowledge Questions and Answer's

1.Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ?

A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh



2.Who authored Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter?

A. Ruskin Bond
B. Mario Vargas
C. Jonathan
D. None of these



3.India's first steel mill was built by the Tatas. In which year was it completed?

A. 1924
B. 1911
C. 1920
D. 1999



4.The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is today?

A. Thrusday
B. Friday
C. Saturday
D. Sunday



5."Man by nature is a Political Animal" who said this?

A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Hobbes



6.Besan flour is made from ?

A. Chickpeas
B. Dried cord
C. Multi grains
D. Rice



7.Who received Crystal Award from world economic forum for the year 2009?

A. Shabna Ajmi
B. Pundit Ravi Shankar
C. Ustad Anjad Alikhan
D. Amitabh Bachchan



8.Who will act as the banker to the Government of India?

A. State Bank of India
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Nabard
D. Nationalised Banks



9.On which phase does the Delhi government give nod to five new routes under Metro ? (2011)

A. Phase-III
B. Phase-V
C. Phase-VI
D. Phase-IV



10.Oil regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) refused to which companies’ spending on KG-D6 gas fields?

A. Reliance Industries
B. ONGC Videsh
C. Essar Oil
D. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited



11.Who is appointed as the Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas?

A. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
B. Sthanunathan Sundareshan
C. Carl Michael Smith
D. None of these



12.Which country is to the west of Moldova?

A. Myria
B. Syria
C. Lebanon
D. Romania



13.International Children Broadcasting day is celebrated on

A. First Sunday of July
B. First Sunday of April
C. First Sunday of March
D. None



13.The official language of the Satavahana dynasty was

A. Sanskrit
B. Prakrit
C. Bengali
D. Konkani



14.Who among the following Prime ministers of India did not face the Loksabha even once?

A. Morarji Desai
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Charan Singh



15.The fifth and last K is Kirpan. What does this mean?

A. A comb
B. Uncut hair
C. A sword



16.What leader of Buddhist Tibet was exiled after the communist Chinese invaded and conquered Tibet during the 1950s?

A. Panchen Lama
B. Karmapa Lama
C. Dalai Lama



17.Which city in Rajasthan is known as Sun City?

A. Rajasthan
B. Jaipur
C. Jodhpur
D. Bikaner



18.In which year was Wikileaks founded?

A. 2006
B. 2002
C. 2004
D. 2008



19.Under the head 'Informatics in Agriculture' which institute has developed Grape Expert System, Cabbage Pest Expert System?

A. National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management(MANAGE), Hyderbad
B. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Banglore
C. Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI), New Delhi
D. Centre for Informetics Research and Advancement , Kerala(AGREX)



20.In 2010, China became the third country in the world to possess an anti satellite weapon system. The other two countries are

A. Germany and Russia
B. France and the USA
C. The USA and Germany
D. The USA and Russia