MCQ 381

1. “In the history of the world there have been thousands of
kings and emperors who called themselves "their
highnesses," "their majesties," and "their exalted majes-
ties" and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as
quickly disappeared. But he shines and shines brightly like
a bright star, even unto this day”- The name of the person
mentioned here by H.G. Wells is that of:

(a) Buddha (b) Samudragupta
(c) Ashoka (d) Akbar

2. Which one of the following not happened during the prime
ministership of Indira Gandhi?

(a) Rakesh Sharma went to space
(b) Operation Blue Star (c) First Antarctica expedition
of India (d) Bhopal Gas tragedy

3. Who repealed the internal emergency that was brought
into effect on 26 th June 1975?

(a) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed (b) B.D. Jatti
(c) N. Sanjeeva Reddy (d) R Venkataraman

4. Who sang the opening song, ' Vande Mataram' in the 'In-
dependence meeting' of Constituent Assembly began at
the Council Chamber of Parliament building in New Delhi
at 11 p.m. on August 14th, 1947?

(a) Vijayalekshmi Pandit (b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Sucheta Kripalani (d) M.S.Subalekshmi

5. The bicentenary of both of these persons was celebrated
in 2009. Both of them born on 12th February, 1809. One
was an American politician and the other was a British natu-
ralist. Identify these eminent persons:

(a) George Washington and Lamarch
(b) Abraham Lincoln and Isac Newton
(c) Andrew Johnson and Lamarch
(d) Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin

6. Paul Muller who identified the insecticidal properties of
DDT in 1939 awarded the Nobel Prize for 1948 in the
subject:

(a) Physiology or Medicine (b) Chemistry
(c) Physics (d) Peace

7. The only person to get Nobel literature prize and Oscar:

(a) Bertrand Russel (b) George Bernard Shaw
(c) H.G.Wells (d) Winston Churchill

8. An ancient city which is one of the largest and most promi-
nent archaeological sites in India, belonging to the Indus
Valley Civilization. It is located on the Khadir bet island in
the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, Great Rann of Kutch
in Gujarat- Identify the place:

(a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira (d) Rakhigarhi

9. The second largest terrestrial mammal:

(a) White Rhinoceros (b) Hippopotamus
(c) Giraffe (d) Polar Bear

10. Giant Panda belongs to the family of:

(a) Cat (b) Dog
(c) Cattle (d) Bear

11. The Indian leader who had failed to present himself at the
horse riding examination for ICS, and had been disquali-
fied for the Service.

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Satyendranath Tagore (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

12. After graduating from Wilson College, Mumbai, he joined
the civil service and became a Deputy Collector. Later, he
left the service and became a freedom fighter. Name the
prime minister of India mentioned here:

(a) HD Dewe Gowda (b) PV Narasimha Rao
(c) Morarji Desai (d) Charan Singh

13. The first plant mentioned in Hortus Malabaricus:

(a) Teak (b) Coconut tree
(c) Ficus (d) Paddy

14. They are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great
ape. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently
found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and
Sumatra. They are among the most intelligent primates.-

Name the animal:
(a) Lemur (b) Orangutan
(c) Gorilla (d) Loris

15. The Nitrogen base not present in RNA:

(a) Cytosine (b) Guanine
(c) Adinine (d) Thymine

16.The Indus water treaty of 1960 gives India exclusive use of
all of the waters of the Eastern Rivers of Indus system and
their tributaries before the point where the rivers enter Pa-
kistan. Which one of the following does not belong to the
Eastern Rivers?

(a) Sutlej (b) Ravi
(c) Jhulum (d) Beas

17. This is the only example of a divided capital in the world.
The country is situated at the junction of three continents.
Name the capital of Mediterranean island nation:

(a) Victoria (b) Nicotia
(c) Hamilton (d) Edinburh

18. The region of Indian union which is not geographically a
part of South Asia:

(a) Lakshadweep (b) Rameswaram
(c) Andaman Nicobar (d) Goa

19. The largest province of British India at the time of indepen-
dence:

(a) Madras (b) United Province
(c) Bombay (d) Bengal

20. Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Hammurabi's
Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded his-
tory. He was the ruler of:

(a) Egypt (b) China
(c) Babylon (d) Greece

21. Which one of the following is not a peninsular river?

(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Kosi (d) Kaveri

22. The Thar desert spreads over the Indian states of:
1.Gujarat
2.Rajastan 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Haryana 5. Punjab

(a) 1,2,3,4,5 (b) 2,3,4,5
(c) 1,2,4,5 (d) 1,2,3,4

23. Which Artcle of the Constitution of India provides that the
State shall take steps to organize village Panchayats and
endow them with such powers and authority to enable them
to function as units of local self Government?
(a) 40 (b) 44
(c) 46 (d) 42

24. Under the Right to Information Act, 2005 the authorty con-
cerned should furnish the reply within a period of......... days:
(a) 15 (b) 30
(c) 45 (d) 60

25. The number of non-permanent members in UN Security
Council from Africa:
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 1

Answers

1 (c) 2(d) 3(b) 4(c) 5(d) 6(a) 7(b) 8(c) 9(a) 10(d) 11(b) 12(c)
13(b) 14(b) 15(d) 16(c) 17(b) 18(c) 19(d) 20(c) 21(c) 22(c) 23(a)
24(b) 25(c)