182 The first general election conducted in Independence India on?
(A) 1950
(B) 1954
(C) 1952
(D) 1956
183 The National Highway which connected Kolkata to Chennai?
(A) NH 47
(B) NH 6
(C) NH 5
(D) NH 10
184 First woman chief election commissioner of India?
(A) V.S. Ramadevi
(B) Sujeta Kripalani
(C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(D) Fathima Beevi
185 'Sardar Sarovar Project' built in .............. river?
(A) Thapti
(B) Looni
(C) Narmada
(D) Mahanadi
186 Who was the first opposition leader of Kerala legislative assembly?
(A) P.T. Chacko
(B) K.M. George
(C) K. Karunakaran
(D) A.K. Gopalan
187 The first summit of 'NAM'?
(A) Belgrade
(B) Dhaka
(C) Kanmandu
(D) OSLO
188 World Red Cross Day is?
(A) March 9
(B) March 8
(C) March 3
(D) May 8
189 The Secretary General of UNO?
(A) U. Thant
(B) Ban Ki Moon
(C) CofiAnnan
(D) None of these
190 How many members in Rajya Sabha?
(A) 252
(B) 251
(C) 250
(D) 260
191 First Chief Minister of Kerala?
(A) C. Achutha Menon
(B) R. Sankar
(C) E.M. Sankaran Namboothiripad
(D) C.H. Muhammad Koya
192 Which is not a food crop?
(A) Wheat
(B) Barley
(C) Maize
(D) Cotton
193 Choose the correct spelt word?
(A) Forti
(B) Fourti
(C) Fourty
(D) Forty
194 Which religious reformer of Western India was known as 'Lokhitwadi"?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) R.G. Bhandarkar
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) B.T. Tilak
195 Sati was declared illegal and punishable during the Governor Generalship of?
(A) Lord William Bentik
(B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Dalhousie
196 Which one of the following slogans is attributed to Subhash Chandra. Bose?
(A) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
(B) Vande Mataram
(C) Jai Hind
(D) Inquilab Zindabad
197 If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, whose decision shall be final?
(A) The SupremeCourt of India
(B) The President ofIndia
(C) The Speaker ofLok Sabha
(D) JointParliamentaIyCommittee
198 The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was largely influenced by the Consitution of?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K.
(C) Canada
(D) Australia
199 Who among the following leaders is considered the God Father of Pakistan?
(A) Rahmat Ali
(B) Muhammed Ali Jinnah
(C) Muhammed Iqbal
(D) Sir Wazir Hussain
200 Who among the following Prime Ministers of India did not face the Lok Sabha even once?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Charan Singh
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Lal Bahadur Sastri
201 Which of the following organizations has provided a US 150Million loan to overhaul the Khadi and Village Industry in India?
(A) World Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) Asian Development Bank
(D) European Union
202 Paper currency first started in India in?
(A) 1862
(B) 1542
(C) 1601
(D) 1680
203 The SEBI stands for?
(A) State Earnings Board ofIndia
(B) Securities and Exchange Bank of India
(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(D) State Exchange Bank ofIndia
204 Which among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?
(A) Neptune
(B) Venus
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
205 The largest Gulf in the world is?
(A) Gulf of Mexico
(B) Persian Gulf
(C) Gulf of Carpenteria
(D) Gulf of Mannar
206 The progressive wave theory regarding the origin of tides was putforth by?
(A) R.A.Harris
(B) Issac Newton
(C) William Whewell
(D) G.B. Airy
207 Who amongst the following is the author of the novel "The White Tiger"?
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) Steve Waugh
(C) Aravind Adiga
(D) Paul Krugmal
208 Who is the founder of Microsoft Corporation?
(A) Ross Perot
(B) Narayana Moorthy
(C) Bill Gates
(D) Azim Premji
209 The Headquaters of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities?
(A) Jakarta
(B) Singapore
(C) Bangkok
(D) Manila
210 The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) are situated at?
(A) Vienna
(B) Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) Paris
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