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QUESTIONS                            REFLECTION
 1.     Which of the following is recognized as the Regional     December 27,
        Tsunami service provider for Indian Ocean Region?            2017
        A) Thuthukkudi
        B) Chennai
        C) Hyderabad
        D) Bhuvaneshwar
 2.     How many Islands in Andaman-Nicobar Islands were         December 31,
        renamed by our prime Minister on December 30,                2018
        2018?
        A) 5
        B) 4
        C) 3
        D) 2
 3.     ‘SAMPRITI 2017’ is a joint military exercise between     November 08,
        armed forces of India and                                    2017
        A) Bhutan
        B) Bangladesh
        C) Pakistan
        D) Myanmar
 4.     NITI Aayog Launched, ‘Atal New India Challenge’          May 02, 2018
        program on April 26, 2018. This initiatives is related
        to
        1. To design and demonstrate market ready
           products based on cutting-edge technologies.
        2. To provide grants upto Rs.1 Crore.
        3. Related to Agriculture and industrial sectors any.
        Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
        A) 1 and 2
        B) 1 and 3
        C) 2 and 3
        D) 1 only
 5.     What is the purpose of Gaganyaan Project reveals by      January 13,
        ISRO?                                                       2019
        A) Three Indians would be sent to space
        B) Communication development
      C) Protection to fishermen including assistance to
         them
      D) Assisting customs in anti-smuggling operations
6.    Who is the head of the three-members Lokayukta          December 29,
      search committee?                                           2018
      A) Thiru. K. Venkatraman
      B) Thiru. K. Chanduru
      C) Thiru. M.K. Krishnamoorthy
      D) Thiru. A. Raja
7.    Which statue is called as “Statue of unity”?            November 02,
      A) Statue of Liberty                                        2018
      B) Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
      C) Statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel
      D) Statue of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
8.    Which scheme is a placement linked skill training       January 06,
      programme to empower rural poor youth?                     2019
      A) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin
      B) Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan
      C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya
         Yojana
      D) Deen Dayal Yuva Vikas Abhiyan
9.    When did the Prime Minister of India inaugurate the     December 25,
      country’s longest rail-cum-road bridge built over the       2018
      Brahmaputra river at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh in
      Assam?
      A) On November 25, 2018
      B) On December 25, 2018
      C) On December 10, 2018
      D) On November 10, 2018
10.   Country’s first transgender clinic was established at   February 24,
      A) Gujarat                                                 2018
      B) Maharashtra
      C) Kerala
      D) Assam
11.   Which scientific agency recently discovered evidence     December 17,
      of water in asteroids?                                       2018
      A) JAXA
      B) NASA
      C) ISRO
      D) CASIC
12.   India’s first indigenous microprocessor is known as      November 10,
      A) Shakti                                                    2018
      B) NASA
      C) JAXA
      D) NITI
13.   When was Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin was          October 03,
      established?                                                2018
      A) April 2016
      B) April 2017
      C) April 2018
      D) April 2015
14.   Kargil Vijay diwas observed in                           27 July 2018
      A) 26 September 2018
      B) 24 September 2018
      C) 26 July 2018
      D) 24 August 2017
15.   The China’s space craft that probe farside of the moon   January 14,
      is                                                          2019
      A) Sputnic - 1
      B) Chang’e 4
      C) Chang’s 3
      D) Cosmos 3
16.   The Prime Minister of India announced the Havelock       December 31,
      Island in Andaman and Nicobar renamed as                     2018
      A) Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Island
      B) Shaheed Dweep Island
      C) Swaraj Dweep Island
      D) Virasavarkar Island
17.   Doklam Standoff is related between the countries of    November 23,
      A) India – China                                           2018
      B) India – Bhutan
      C) India – Tibet
      D) India – Nepal
18.   1. Project Tiger is a Tiger conservation scheme        September 26,
      2. It was launched on 1 April 1983.                     2017 Article
      3. 27 Tiger Reserves have been setup in 17 states
         under this scheme.
      Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
      A) 1 only
      B) 1 and 3
      C) 1, 2 and 3
      D) 2 and 3
19.   With reference to NITI AAYOG, Which of the following   Various News
      statements is/are correct?
      i) Transforming and development agenda of India.
      ii) Promoting growth and development.
      A) i only
      B) ii only
      C) i and ii only
      D) Neither i nor ii
20.   Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is            June 05, 2018
      primarily
      A) Rural Water Supply Programme
      B) Rural Employment Generation Programme
      C) Rural Roads Development Programme
      D) Rural Health Programme
21.   The father of Green Revolution in India was            December 11,
      A) M.S.Swaminathan                                         2017
      B) Gandhi
      C) Visweswaraiah
      D) N.R.Viswanathan
22.   Consider the following statements, find the “wrong”        September 07,
      one.                                                           2018
      1. Section 377 of the IPC recently reported in the news
         is associated with Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual,
         Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Rights.
      2. Joseph shine Vs union of India is the case related
         to 497 of the IPC.
      3. Indian Young Lawyers association Vs state of
         Kerala is related to women Rights.
      4. Yashwamt Vs State of Maharashtra is the case
         associated with Right to education.
      A) 4 only
      B) 2 and 3 only
      C) 4 and 3 only
      D) 1 only
23.   Consider the following statements.                         November 02,
      50% of the India’s poor people live in following states.       2018
      1. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and
         Jharkhand
      2. Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand
      3. Bihar, Gujarat, Himachel Pradesh and Jammu
      4. Kerala, Sikkim, Arunachel Pradesh and Bihar
      Which one of the above is/are correct?
      A) 1 only
      B) 2 and 3
      C) 4 only
      D) 1 and 4
24.   Jagjit Singh Vs. State of Haryana (2007) is the case       November 24,
      related to                                                     2018
      A) Electoral Reform
      B) Election Commission
      C) Members (MLA’s, MP’s) support from outside
      D) Criminalisation of politics
25.   ‘Namami Gange’ - Clean Ganga is responsible for         NIL
      implementing the programme under
      A) Rural electrification
      B) Environment protection
      C) Swachh Bharat 2014
      D) Awareness through Village panchayats
26.   In November 2017 and Indian short film “The School      NIL
      Bag” Won short film award at the South Asian film
      festival held at Montreal. Who among the following is
      the Director of the film?
      A) Anurag Kashyap
      B) Dheeraj Jindal
      C) Sujoy Ghosh
      D) Samvida Nanda
27.   Cord Blood Banks located at ______ in Tamil Nadu.       NIL
      A) Chennai
      B) Coimbatore
      C) Madurai
      D) Trichy
28.   Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare fund         NIL
      assisting to whom?
      A) Outstanding Research Scholars
      B) Outstanding Writers
      C) Outstanding Sports Persons
      D) Outstanding Farmers
29.   For which country Prime Minister of India announced     NIL
      Rs. 4,500 crore for hydropower projects 2018?
      A) Nepal
      B) Pakistan
      C) Bhutan
      D) Sri Lanka
30.   Jal Kranti Abhiyan was not launched in the following    NIL
      Indian cities
      A) Raipur
      B) Jaipur
      C) Shimla
      D) Jhansi
31.   How many states in India have achieved 100%                NIL
      Household electrification?
      A) 10 States
      B) 12 States
      C) 13 States
      D) 15 States
32.   The “Social Protection Index” has been coined by           NIL
      A) Asian Development Bank
      B) World Bank
      C) UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
      D) Planning Commission of India
33.   Golden rice is a genetically modififed crop. Where the     NIL
      incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of
      A) Vitamin A
      B) Vitamin B
      C) Vitamin C
      D) Vitamin D
34.   The headquarters of the Interpol is situated in            NIL
      A) Vienna
      B) Lyon
      C) Washington
      D) Geneva
35.   Which of the following is/are eligible for “Kisan credit   NIL
      card”?
      I.   All the farmers
      II. Share croppers
      III. Tenants
      Select the correct answer using the code given below :
      A) I only                             B) I and II
      C) II and III                         D) I, II and III