Monday 9 May 2011

Q.Who has given the concept of 'Dominant Caste'?
 1Mckim Marriot
 2M. N. Srinivas
 3G.S.Ghurye
 4S. C. Dube
  Ans: 2
Q.The author of 'Indian Village' is-
 1B.R. Chauhan
 2Oscar Lewis
 3T.N. Majumdar
 4S.C. Dube
  Ans: 4
Q.Which of the following theories was given by Karl Marx ?
 1Functional theory
 2Evolutionary theory
 3Theory of class struggle
 4None of these
  Ans: 3
Q.The Author of "The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism' is-
 1karl Marx
 2Lenin
 3Max Weber
 4Herbert Spencer
  Ans: 3
Q.In the world of social thought 'Sociology' was coined for the first time in-
 11798
 21842
 31851
 41838
  Ans: 4
Q.The author of 'Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South india' is-
 1I.P.Desai
 2E.B.Harper
 3Yogesh Atal
 4M.N. Srinivas
  Ans: 4
Q.Which of Constitutional Provisions allows the propagation of one's own religion ?
 1Indian constitution Article 14(A)
 2Article 370
 3Article 25(1)
 4Article 16(1)
  Ans: 3
Q.Panchayat Raj System was made constitutional through-
 173rd Amendment of the Constitution
 245th Amendment of the Constitution
 361st Amendment of the Constitution
 4None of the above amendments
  Ans: 1
Q.'Society is the network of social relationships . This Statement is given by-
 1Johnson
 2Comte
 3MacIver and Page
 4Gillin and Gillin
  Ans: 3
Q.Which of the following Books has been written by M.S. Gore?
 1'Society in India'
 2'The crisis of Indian Legal System'
 3Caste and Economic frontier
 4'Urbanization and Family change in India
  Ans: 4
Q.Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the-
 1Betwa
 2Ken
 3Rihand
 4Tons
  Ans: 1
Q.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
 1Amir Khusrau - Etah
 2Mirza Ghalib - Agra
 3Josh - Malihabad
 4Ram Prasad Bismil - Allahabad
  Ans: 4
Q.Dry Ice is
 1Liquid Nitrogen
 2Water Ice
 3Solid Carbon dioxide
 4Frozen Ethanol
  Ans: 3
Q.Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in-
 11998
 22001
 32003
 42004
  Ans: 2
Q.In which of the following crops, Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in the country?
 1Potato
 2Rice
 3Sugarcane
 4Tobacco
  Ans: 4
Q.Clonal selection can be used in-
 1Groundnut
 2Mustard
 3Wheat
 4Potato
  Ans: 4
Q.AGMARK Act came into force in India in-
 11937
 21952
 31957
 41965
  Ans: 1
Q.'Mala' and 'Madiga' scheduled castes are found in-
 1Andhra Pradesh
 2Maharashtra
 3West Bengal
 4Kerala
  Ans: 4
Q.Mandal Commission established for reservation for backward classes submitted its report in-
 11980
 21990
 31992
 41993
  Ans: 1
Q.National Commission for Scheduled Castes/scheduled Tribes was constituted-
 1On the basis of 65th Amendment of constitution
 2On the basis of Article 338 of constitution
 3On the basis of Article 340 of constitution
 4Not based on any of the above
  Ans: 1
Q.Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the-
 1Betwa
 2Ken
 3Rihand
 4Tons
  Ans: 1
Q.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
 1Amir Khusrau - Etah
 2Mirza Ghalib - Agra
 3Josh - Malihabad
 4Ram Prasad Bismil - Allahabad
  Ans: 4
Q.Dry Ice is
 1Liquid Nitrogen
 2Water Ice
 3Solid Carbon dioxide
 4Frozen Ethanol
  Ans: 3
Q.Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in-
 11998
 22001
 32003
 42004
  Ans: 2
Q.In which of the following crops, Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in the country?
 1Potato
 2Rice
 3Sugarcane
 4Tobacco
  Ans: 4
Q.Clonal selection can be used in-
 1Groundnut
 2Mustard
 3Wheat
 4Potato
  Ans: 4
Q.AGMARK Act came into force in India in-
 11937
 21952
 31957
 41965
  Ans: 1
Q.'Mala' and 'Madiga' scheduled castes are found in-
 1Andhra Pradesh
 2Maharashtra
 3West Bengal
 4Kerala
  Ans: 4
Q.Mandal Commission established for reservation for backward classes submitted its report in-
 11980
 21990
 31992
 41993
  Ans: 1
Q.National Commission for Scheduled Castes/scheduled Tribes was constituted-
 1On the basis of 65th Amendment of constitution
 2On the basis of Article 338 of constitution
 3On the basis of Article 340 of constitution
 4Not based on any of the above
  Ans: 1

Q.The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute
 13 percent
 24 percent
 35 percent
 46 percent
  Ans: 3
Q.As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka
 1$ 215.9 million
 2$ 216.6 million
 3$ 216.8 million
 4$ 216.9 million
  Ans: 2
Q.According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is
 172
 275
 385
 488
  Ans: 4
Q.India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with
 1Bermuda
 2Bahamas
 3Virgin Islands
 4Isle of Man
  Ans: 2
Q.As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to
 153,000 MW
 258,000 MW
 362,000 MW
 468,000 MW
  Ans: 4
Q.Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsend opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?
 1D. V Savarkar
 2Jawaharlal Nehru
 3Subhash Chandra Bose
 4C. Rajagopalachari
  Ans: 3
Q.In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both Jain and Baudh is at -
 1Devipatan
 2Kaushambi
 3Kushinagar
 4Saranath
  Ans: 2
Q.Kartik is a folk dance of -
 1Bundelkhand
 2Avadh
 3Purvanchal
 4Rohilkhand
  Ans: 1
Q.The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census?
 11951
 21961
 31977
 41971
  Ans: 3
Q.Kartik is a folk dance of-
 1Bundelkhand
 2Avadh
 3Purvanchal
 4Rohilkhand

 
Q.Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following?
 1Swimming
 2Sprint
 3short activities
 4Shot put
  Ans: 1
Q.Which one of the following Indus Culture sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
 1Harappa
 2Lothal
 3Mohenjo-Daro
 4Rakhigarhi
  Ans: 2
Q.Who among the following leaders dominated the lucknow pact in December, 1916?
 1Jawaharlal Nehru
 2Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 3Moti Lal Nehru
 4Madan Mohan Malviya
  Ans: 2
Q.Which Rock Edict of Asoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga War?
 113th Rock Edict
 2Kalinga Edict at Dhauli
 3The Edict at Jaugada
 410th rock Edict
  Ans: 1
Q.Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society?
 1William Carey
 2William Jones
 3David Hare
 4Marshman
  Ans: 2
Q.Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on
 1Nuclear Fusion
 2Nuclear Fission
 3Cold Fusion
 4Superconductivity
  Ans: 2
Q.The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as
 1UNICEF
 2GATT
 3UNCTAD
 4FAO
  Ans: 2
Q.The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of
 1Nitrous Oxide
 2Ozone
 3Sulphur dioxide
 4Carbon dioxide
  Ans: 4
Q.Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at
 1Bengaluru
 2New Delhi
 3Pune
 4Hyderabad
  Ans: 4
Q.Paris is situated on the river
 1Danube
 2Seine
 3Tiber
 4Avon
  Ans: 2
Q.Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following?
 1Swimming
 2Sprint
 3short activities
 4Shot put
  Ans: 1
Q.Which one of the following Indus Culture sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
 1Harappa
 2Lothal
 3Mohenjo-Daro
 4Rakhigarhi
  Ans: 2
Q.Who among the following leaders dominated the lucknow pact in December, 1916?
 1Jawaharlal Nehru
 2Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 3Moti Lal Nehru
 4Madan Mohan Malviya
  Ans: 2
Q.Which Rock Edict of Asoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga War?
 113th Rock Edict
 2Kalinga Edict at Dhauli
 3The Edict at Jaugada
 410th rock Edict
  Ans: 1
Q.Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society?
 1William Carey
 2William Jones
 3David Hare
 4Marshman
  Ans: 2
Q.Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on
 1Nuclear Fusion
 2Nuclear Fission
 3Cold Fusion
 4Superconductivity
  Ans: 2
Q.The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as
 1UNICEF
 2GATT
 3UNCTAD
 4FAO
  Ans: 2
Q.The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of
 1Nitrous Oxide
 2Ozone
 3Sulphur dioxide
 4Carbon dioxide
  Ans: 4
Q.Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at
 1Bengaluru
 2New Delhi
 3Pune
 4Hyderabad
  Ans: 4
Q.Paris is situated on the river
 1Danube
 2Seine
 3Tiber
 4Avon
  Ans: 2
Q.Who propounded the Saptanga Theory?
 1Manu
 2Charaka
 3Kautilya
 4Tulsidas
  Ans: 3
Q.Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks?
 1Loess
 2Basalt
 3Granite
 4Gabbro
  Ans: 1
Q.The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is
 1Pepsin
 2Renin
 3Amylase
 4Trypsin
  Ans: 3
Q.The book "Truth, Love and A Little Malice" is written by
 1Tarun Tejpal
 2Vikram Seth
 3Khushwant Singh
 4Nirad C. Chaudhuri
  Ans: 3
Q.In which year were the Indian States reorganised on the linguistic basis?
 11947
 21951
 31956
 41966
  Ans: 3
Q.Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in india?
 1Dissoluton of House
 2Resolutions
 3Questions
 4No confidence Motion
  Ans: 1
Q.With which of the following books is Hobbes associated?
 1Lectures on Jurisprudence
 2Social Contract
 3Republic
 4Leviathan
  Ans: 4
Q.Where is the Wanderers Test Cricket ground located ?
 1Colombo
 2Melbourne
 3Auckland
 4Johannesburg
  Ans: 4
Q.Which one of the following is responsible for blue baby syndrome?
 1Fluoride
 2Nitrate
 3Arsenic
 4Lead
  Ans: 2
Q.Which one of the following is the largest satellite in Solar System?
 1Titan
 2Ganymede
 3Europa
 4Triton
  Ans: 2