Question : The Rann of Kutch boundary line between India and Pakistan is also known as______.

Option 1: 13th parallel

Option 2: 17th parallel

Option 3: 24th parallel

Option 4: 34th parallel

Question : Statement 1: India announced its First Five Year Plan in the year 1951.

Statement 2: In India, the overall objectives of the Five Year Plans focused on the socialistic pattern of society.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.

Question : Choose which of the following statements is not correct.

Option 1: Debentures Redemption Investment is made by all companies redeeming the debentures.

Option 2: All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs), Banking Companies and Other Financial Institutions are not required to set aside amount to Debentures Redemption Reserve.

Option 3: Unlisted NBFCs and HFCs are not required to invest 15% of Outstanding Debentures in Specified Securities.

Option 4: Debentures Redemption Reserve can be used only for redemption of debentures.

Question : Statement 1: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) provides health insurance coverage to unemployed individuals.

Statement 2: RSBY is a government initiative to address the health needs of the rural population in India.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true.

Question : What is the primary reason for the formation of regional parties in India?

Option 1: Economic disparities

Option 2: Cultural differences

Option 3: Political ambitions

Option 4: Social inequalities

Question : Which of the following is a function of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Option 1: Regulating the stock market
 

Option 2: Controlling inflation and monetary policy
   

Option 3: Issuing government bonds

Option 4: Regulating mutual funds

Question : January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the constitution because __________.

Option 1: 26th January was considered to be an auspicious day.

Option 2: On 26th January, the Quit India movement was started in 1942.

Option 3: on 26th January, The Congress observed it as Independence Day in 1930.

Option 4: None of these.

Question : The First National Park of India that was established in 1936 was named as

Option 1: Kanha National Park

Option 2: Bharatpur National Park

Option 3: Hailey National Park

Option 4: Rajaji National Park

Question : The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is

Option 1: low birth rate and low death rate

Option 2: a high birth rate and a falling death rate

Option 3: a rising birth rate and a rising death rate

Option 4: a high birth rate and high death rate

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1:  cited
 

Option 2:  promoted
 

Option 3: aggravated
 

Option 4: expedite