(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. Novelist, Mr. Salman Rushdie was awarded “Knighthood” by
(a) Queen Elizabeth II
(b) Price Charles
(c) Mr. Gordon Grown
(d) Mrs. Margaret Thatcher
(e) None of these
Q7. ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings is popular in which of the following states in India?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
(e) Haryana
Q8. RBI does not transact the business of which of the following state governments?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Assam
(c) J & K
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Chandigarh
Q9. Where in India can ‘Mushroom’ rock be found?
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Thar Desert
(d) Satpura Range
(e) None of these
Q10. The Lalita Kala Akademi is devoted to the promotion of:
(a) Fine Arts
(b) Literature
(c) Music
(d) Dance and Drama
(e) Theater
Q11. International Women’s Day is observed on:
(a) 8th March
(b) 3rd March
(c) 27th January
(d) 15th October
(e) 23rd July
Q12. Which India newspaper has the largest readership?
(a) The Dainik Jagran
(b) Indian Express
(c) The Malayala Manorama
(d) The Hindu
(e) Hindustan
Q13. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the flied of
(a) Badminton
(b) Painting
(c) Theatre
(d) Sculpture
(e) Musician
Q14. The famous activist Medha Patakar is associated with which movement?
(a) Beti Padao Andolan
(b) Chipku Movement
(c) Preserve the wet lands
(d) Save the Tiger
(e) Narmda Bachao Andolan
Q15. The United Nations officially came into existence on
(a) January 1, 1972
(b) October 3, 1944
(c) October 24, 1945
(d) June 26, 1945
(e) July 12, 1948