GENERAL QUSTION

Q. Who propounded the Saptanga Theory? 1 Manu 2 Charaka 3 Kautilya 4 Tulsidas Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks? 1 Loess 2 Basalt 3 Granite 4 Gabbro Ans: 1

Q. The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is 1 Pepsin 2 Renin 3 Amylase 4 Trypsin Ans: 3

Q. The book "Truth, Love and A Little Malice" is written by 1 Tarun Tejpal 2 Vikram Seth 3 Khushwant Singh 4 Nirad C. Chaudhuri Ans: 3

Q. In which year were the Indian States reorganised on the linguistic basis? 1 1947 2 1951 3 1956 4 1966 Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in india? 1 Dissoluton of House 2 Resolutions 3 Questions 4 No confidence Motion Ans: 1

Q. With which of the following books is Hobbes associated? 1 Lectures on Jurisprudence 2 Social Contract 3 Republic 4 Leviathan Ans: 4

Q. Where is the Wanderers Test Cricket ground located ? 1 Colombo 2 Melbourne 3 Auckland 4 Johannesburg Ans: 4

Q. Which one of the following is responsible for blue baby syndrome? 1 Fluoride 2 Nitrate 3 Arsenic 4 Lead Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following is the largest satellite in Solar System? 1 Titan 2 Ganymede 3 Europa 4 Triton Ans: 2

Q. Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following? 1 Swimming 2 Sprint 3 short activities 4 Shot put Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following Indus Culture sites gives evidence of a dockyard? 1 Harappa 2 Lothal 3 Mohenjo-Daro 4 Rakhigarhi Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following leaders dominated the lucknow pact in December, 1916? 1 Jawaharlal Nehru 2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak 3 Moti Lal Nehru 4 Madan Mohan Malviya Ans: 2

Q. Which Rock Edict of Asoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga War? 1 13th Rock Edict 2 Kalinga Edict at Dhauli 3 The Edict at Jaugada 4 10th rock Edict Ans: 1

Q. Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society? 1 William Carey 2 William Jones 3 David Hare 4 Marshman Ans: 2

Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on 1 Nuclear Fusion 2 Nuclear Fission 3 Cold Fusion 4 Superconductivity Ans: 2

Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as 1 UNICEF 2 GATT 3 UNCTAD 4 FAO Ans: 2

Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of 1 Nitrous Oxide 2 Ozone 3 Sulphur dioxide 4 Carbon dioxide Ans: 4

Q. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at 1 Bengaluru 2 New Delhi 3 Pune 4 Hyderabad Ans: 4

Q. Paris is situated on the river 1 Danube 2 Seine 3 Tiber 4 Avon Ans: 2

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 1 3 percent 2 4 percent 3 5 percent 4 6 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 1 72 2 75 3 85 4 88 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 1 Bermuda 2 Bahamas 3 Virgin Islands 4 Isle 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 1 53,000 MW 2 58,000 MW 3 62,000 MW 4 68,000 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? 1 D. V Savarkar 2 Jawaharlal Nehru 3 Subhash Chandra Bose 4 C. Rajagopalachari Ans: 3

Q. In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both Jain and Baudh is at - 1 Devipatan 2 Kaushambi 3 Kushinagar 4 Saranath Ans: 2

Q. Kartik is a folk dance of - 1 Bundelkhand 2 Avadh 3 Purvanchal 4 Rohilkhand Ans: 1

Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census? 1 1951 2 1961 3 1977 4 1971 Ans: 3

Q. Kartik is a folk dance of- 1 Bundelkhand 2 Avadh 3 Purvanchal 4 Rohilkhand Ans: 1

Q. Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the- 1 Betwa 2 Ken 3 Rihand 4 Tons Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? 1 Amir Khusrau - Etah 2 Mirza Ghalib - Agra 3 Josh - Malihabad 4 Ram Prasad Bismil - Allahabad Ans: 4

Q. Dry Ice is 1 Liquid Nitrogen 2 Water Ice 3 Solid Carbon dioxide 4 Frozen Ethanol Ans: 3

Q. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in- 1 1998 2 2001 3 2003 4 2004 Ans: 2

Q. In which of the following crops, Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in the country? 1 Potato 2 Rice 3 Sugarcane 4 Tobacco Ans: 1

Q. Clonal selection can be used in- 1 Groundnut 2 Mustard 3 Wheat 4 Potato Ans: 4

Q. AGMARK Act came into force in India in- 1 1937 2 1952 3 1957 4 1965 Ans: 1

Q. 'Mala' and 'Madiga' scheduled castes are found in- 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Maharashtra 3 West Bengal 4 Kerala Ans: 4

Q. Mandal Commission established for reservation for backward classes submitted its report in- 1 1980 2 1990 3 1992 4 1993 Ans: 1

Q. National Commission for Scheduled Castes/scheduled Tribes was constituted- 1 On the basis of 65th Amendment of constitution 2 On the basis of Article 338 of constitution 3 On the basis of Article 340 of constitution 4 Not based on any of the above Ans: 1

Q. Who has given the concept of 'Dominant Caste'? 1 Mckim Marriot 2 M. N. Srinivas 3 G.S.Ghurye 4 S. C. Dube Ans: 2

Q. The author of 'Indian Village' is- 1 B.R. Chauhan 2 Oscar Lewis 3 T.N. Majumdar 4 S.C. Dube Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following theories was given by Karl Marx ? 1 Functional theory 2 Evolutionary theory 3 Theory of class struggle 4 None of these Ans: 3

Q. The Author of "The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism' is- 1 karl Marx 2 Lenin 3 Max Weber 4 Herbert Spencer Ans: 3

Q. In the world of social thought 'Sociology' was coined for the first time in- 1 1798 2 1842 3 1851 4 1838 Ans: 4

Q. The author of 'Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South india' is- 1 I.P.Desai 2 E.B.Harper 3 Yogesh Atal 4 M.N. Srinivas Ans: 4

Q. Which of Constitutional Provisions allows the propagation of one's own religion ? 1 Indian constitution Article 14(A) 2 Article 370 3 Article 25(1) 4 Article 16(1) Ans: 3

Q. Panchayat Raj System was made constitutional through- 1 73rd Amendment of the Constitution 2 45th Amendment of the Constitution 3 61st Amendment of the Constitution 4 None of the above amendments Ans: 1

Q. 'Society is the network of social relationships . This Statement is given by- 1 Johnson 2 Comte 3 MacIver and Page 4 Gillin 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' 3 Caste and Economic frontier 4 'Urbanization and Family change in India Ans: 4

Q. The author of 'What is Sociology' is- 1 Kingsley Davis 2 Ginsberg 3 Alex Inkeles 4 Bottomore Ans: 3

Q. The concept of 'Post-Industrial Society' was used by- 1 Talcott Parsons 2 R.K. Merton 3 Daniel Bell 4 Marx Ans: 3

Q. 'Satya Sodhak Samaj' was established by- 1 Kamraj Nadar 2 Jyotitba Phule 3 Gandhiji 4 Amedkar Ans: 2

Q. The term 'Scheduled caste' was coined by- 1 Simon Commission 2 Gandhiji 3 Government of India Act 1935 4 Bhim Rao Ambedkar Ans: 1

Q. The author of "The Nadars of Tamil Nadu" is- 1 Rajgopalacharya 2 D.N. Dhanagre 3 T.K. Oammen 4 Hardgrave Ans: 4

Q. Who has given the 'Theory of Circulation of Elite'? 1 P.A. Sorokin 2 Dahrendorf 3 Toynbee 4 Pareto Ans: 4

Q. The formal Beginning of 'Community Development Programmes' in India started in- 1 1948 2 1950 3 1952 4 1978 Ans: 3

Q. 'Social Structure of Values' was written by- 1 Binoy Kumar Sarkar 2 Sir Brijendranath Seal 3 Radha Kamal Mukherjee 4 N.K.Bose Ans: 3

Q. The author of 'The Indian Middle Classes : their Growth in Modern Times' is- 1 Milton Singer 2 Sachidanand 3 Andre Beteille 4 B.B.Mishra Ans: 3

Q. All India Muslim Women's Conference' an organisation of progressive Muslim Women was founded by- 1 Begum of Bhopal 2 Bhika-Kama 3 Aruna Asaf Ali 4 None of these