General Studies : Some Questions

In the Statement type Qs. Mark a if 1 is correct, b if 2 is correct, c if both & d if none is correct.
In A & R type Qs, mark a if only A is correct, b if only R is correct, c if both A & R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A, d if both A & R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

1. 1: Vision 2020 has been prepared by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
2: The North East Council was constituted in 1971 through an amendment to the Constitution.

2: 1: In the 11th Five Year Plan, outlay on education has jumped to over 19% of GDP.
2: The Microfinance Bill designates the RRBs as the regulators for the Sector.

3. In how many ways can a teacher choose one or more students from 7 eligible students?
(a) 128 (b) 21 (c) 127 (d) None

4. A: Out of 22 operating or under construction Nuclear facilities, India will place 14 under IAEA
Safeguards. R: India has agreed to place civilian nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards in perpetuity.

5. 1: Ethanol can be blended with Petrol for use in automobiles. 2: Ethanol can be produced from Sugarcane.

6. 1: Consumer Protection Act came into force in 1990.
2: Section 13 (3A) of this Act provides for expeditious disposal of cases.

7. 1: The post of Nyaya Adhikaris has been created by the Gram Nyayalaya Bill, 2008.
2: They shall be regarded as Judicial officers.

8. How many dice must be thrown so that there is a better than even chance of obtaining a six?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

9. 1: The malfunctioning of the anterior lobe of pituitary gives rise to Diabetes insipidus.
2: Pheromones are used as fungicides.

10. Name the object for which Bardeen and his collaborators won the Nobel Prize in 1956.
(a) Laser (b) Transistor (c) Zener Diode (d) Safety Razor

11. Under section 26 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 the presiding officers are appointed by:
(a) Election Commissioner (b) Returning Officer (c) District Election Officer (d) Chief Electoral Officer

12. BOD stands for: (a) basic oxygen demand (b) biochemical oxygen demand
(c) basic oxygen deficit (d) biological oxygen deficit

13. 1: In a LASER, the two levels of energy having respective atoms follow Maxwell Boltzman statistics.
2: Population inversion is a necessary condition for Lasing action.

14. Which of the following places is below the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Rewa (b) Katni (c) Ujjain (D) Dhaka

15. Arrange the following from South to North:
1. Kolleru Lake 2. Shevaroy Hills c. Javadi Hills 4. Pulicat Hills.
(a) 1,2,3,4 (b) 2,4,3,1 (c) 4,3,1,2 (d) 2,3,4,1

16. 1: Punjab,2: Himachal Pradesh, 3: Uttarakhand, 4: Rajasthan Which of them have border with Haryana? (a) 1, 2 &4 (b) All (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 3, 4

17. A: Bongaigon 1: Tamil Nadu
B: Anta 2: Karnataka
C: Bhadra 3: Rajasthan
D: Bhavani Nagar 4: Assam
(a) A1, B3, C2 D4 (b) A 1 B2, C 3, D4 (c) A 4, B2,C3, D1
(d) A4, B3, C2, D 1

18. Which of the following National Parks/Wild life sanctuaries is/are NOT located in Assam?
1: Pabha 2: Orang 3: Garampani 4: Molen
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) only 4 (c) 2 & 3 (d) only 1

19. Capitals Countries
A. Port Moresby 1. Papua New Guinea
B. Honiara 2. Solomon Islands
C. Suva 3. Fiji
D. Paramaribo 4, Surinam
(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 (c) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 (d) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

20. Which of the following places is closest to Finland?
(a) Arkhangelsk (b) Vorkata (c) Murmansk (d) Perm

21. 1: Mukalla is a city in Oman 2: Kyoto lies in the Honshu Island.

22. “The river(s) float(s) through the plain in Walachia and flow(s) into the Black Sea.” It is/are:
(a) Don (b) Danube (c) Prutul (d) both (a) & (c)

23. The progressive system of taxation is based on:
(a) Giffen paradox (b) Law of diminishing returns
(c) Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility (d) Law of Supply

24. 1: The word patent originated from Latin word “Patene” which means “to open”.
2: The WTO includes IPR
3: India signed the Dunkel Draft in 1994 at Marrakesh
(a) 1&2 (b) 2&3 (c) All (d) None

25. In WTO, subsides are defined by boxes. All domestic support measures are considered to distort
Productions fall under: (a) Blue box (b) Green box (c) Amber box (d) Red box

26. “Cochabamba” is a place in:
(a) Peru (b) Paraguay (c) Chile (d) Bolivia

27. 1: ITER is a Tokamak 2: The FBR of BHAVINI is expected to go critical by 2010

28. 1: The constitution can be amended by a Presidential Ordinance.
2: The quorum of a House of Parliament is stated in Art.101

29. Amendment Contents
A: 90th in 2003 1: Provided seniority to the STs in Govt. services.
B: 94th in 2006 2: Bihar shall not have a Tribal Minister
C: 87th in 2003 3: Re-adjustment of electoral constituencies for SCs & STs
D: 85th in 2002 4: Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Assam.
(a) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 (b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 (d) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

30. 1: Out of the 22 languages in the 8th Schedule, 14 were recognized by the Original Constitution.
2: Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act in 1967.

National Investigation Agency

Radha Vinod Raju, a senior IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, has been appointed the first Director-General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Salient Features of the NIA :

. The Bill for constitution of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to be applicable to whole of India, citizens of India outside India and persons on shops and aircraft registered in India.
· Officers of the NIA to have all powers, privileges and liabilities which the police officers have in connection with investigation of any offence.
· The police officer in charge of a police station on receipt of the report of the offence shall forward it to the state government which in turn will send it to the Centre.
· If the Centre feels the offence is terror related, it shall direct the NIA for investigation.
· Provision for transfer of investigation and trial of offences to state government with Centre's prior approval.
· NIA may investigate other offences connected with terror-related offences.
· A state government shall extend all assistance to NIA for investigation of terror-related offences.
· Provisions of the Act with regard to investigation shall not affect powers of the state government to investigate and prosecute any terror crime or other offences.
· The Centre shall constitute special courts for trial of terror-related offences.
· Special Courts may sit at any place for any of its proceedings.
· For speedy and fair trial, the Supreme Court may transfer any case pending with the special court to another special court in the same state or any other state, and the High Court may transfer such cases to any other special court within the state.
· Offences punishable with imprisonment for less than three years may be tried summarily.

Hayden Retires !!!

The 37-year-old batsman did not go out of the game the way he would have wanted —having to call a press conference to announce his retirement, widely anticipated after his struggling form in Australia’s recent series losses.
But the powerfully-built Hayden will be remembered as one of the modern-day cricketing titans, amassing 8,625 runs in 103 Tests at an impressive average of 50.73.

Bedi, Gavaskar and Kapil in ICC's Hall of Fame

Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi figure among the 55 players in the ICC’s inaugural Hall of Fame list. Launching cricket’s Hall of Fame here as part of the ICC’s centenary celebrations, Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said the initiative, in association with Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA), would provide the chance for the game to recognise its greatest achievers.