Q1. The famous book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is written by
(a) J. B. Say
(b) J. M. Keynes
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Cairncross
(e) Justin Mark Cooper
Q2. The Coastal tract of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is called
(a) Konkan
(b) Coromandel
(c) East Coast
(d) Malabar Coast
(e) None of these
Q3. The Nobel Prize was instituted by the country
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Russia
(d) Sweden
(e) Germany
Q4. Raja Ravi Verma of Kerala was a distinguished
(a) Dancer
(b) Painter
(c) Poet
(d) Singer
(e) Musician
Q5. Who is the author of Gandhiji’s favourite Bhajan ‘Vaishnavajana to tene kahiya’?
(a) Purandar Das
(b) Shyamal Bhatt
(c) Narsi Mehta
(d) Sant Gyaneshwar
(e) Sunder Das
Q6. The highest Indian waterfall is
(a) Barehipani Falls
(b) Thalaiyar Falls
(c) Nohsngithiang Falls
(d) Meenmutty Falls
(e) Kunchikal Falls
Q7. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(c) Rajiv Gandhi
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(e) Mahatma Gandhi
Q8. A semi-circular structure with a dome shape roof erected over the sacred relics of Buddha is known as
(a) Stupas
(b) Edicts
(c) Pillars
(d) Monoliths
(e) None of these
Q9. The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for
(a) One year
(b) Two years
(c) Three Years
(d) Six months
(e) Five Years
Q10. Which among the following continent is smallest?
(a) North America
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) Asia
(e) Australia
Q11. When did India join the United Nations?
(a) 1945
(b) 1947
(c) 1950
(d) 1954
(e) 1948
Q12. The International Court of Justice sits in
(a) Geneva
(b) London
(c) Vienna
(d) Rome
(e) The Hague
Q13. The decimal system of Indian currency was started in
(a) 1950
(b) 1955
(c) 1957
(d) 1960
(e) 1967
Q14. World Trade Organization (WTO) was started in the year
(a) 1984
(b) 1994
(c) 1995
(d) 1996
(e) 1997
Q15. Antyodaya Anna Yojana is associated with:
(a) liberation of bonded labour
(b) brining up cultural revolution in India
(c) demands of textile labourers
(d) upliftment of the poorest of the poor
(e) None of these