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The main determinant of real wage is

  1. extra earning

  2. nature of work

  3. promotion prospect

  4. purchasing power of money


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: purchasing power of money

Real wage refers to the purchasing power or buying capacity of money wage. It is the amount of necessaries, comforts, and luxuries which the worker can command in return for his remuneration. Thus real wage is expressed in terms of goods and services. It is the amount of goods and services or benefits that a worker enjoys against of his job. The real wage is said to be high when a labourer obtains larger quantity of goods and services with his money income. 

Which of the following is not considered as National Debt?

  1. National Savings Certificates

  2. Long - term Government Bonds

  3. Insurance Policies

  4. Provident Fund


Correct Option: C

The birth rate measures the number of births during a year per

  1. 100 population

  2. 1000 population

  3. 10000 population

  4. 100000 population


Correct Option: B

Who prepared the first estimate of the national income for the country?

  1. Central Statistical Organisation

  2. National Income Committee

  3. Dadabhai Naoroji

  4. National Sample Survey Organisation


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not included in the National Income?

  1. Imputed rent of owner occupied houses

  2. Government expenditure on making new bridges

  3. Winning a lottery

  4. Commission paid to an agent for sale of house


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Winning a lottery is not included in the National Income of a Country. 

Which of the following certifies a Bill to be a Money Bill in India?

  1. Finance Minister

  2. President

  3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

  4. Prime Minister


Correct Option: C

Personal disposable income is _____.

  1. always equal to personal income

  2. always more than personal income

  3. equal to personal income minus indirect taxes

  4. equal to total personal income minus personal current taxes.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Personal disposable income is equal to total personal income minus personal current taxes.

Which of the following is the constitutional head of the Government of India?

  1. President

  2. Prime Minister

  3. Chief Justice of India

  4. Attorney General


Correct Option: A

When was the comprehensive reorganization of Indian States completed in accordance with the recommendations of States Reorganization Commission?

  1. 1953

  2. 1956

  3. 1960

  4. 1966


Correct Option: B

By which Amendment are 'Fundamental Duties' added to the Constitution?

  1. 40th Amendment

  2. 42nd Amendment

  3. 44th Amendment

  4. 45th Amendment


Correct Option: B

When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth"?

  1. Bertrand Russell

  2. Leo Tolstoy

  3. Albert Einstein

  4. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan


Correct Option: C

Who built the 'Tower of Victory' (Vijay Stambha) in Chittor Fort?

  1. Rana Sanga

  2. Rana Ratan Singh

  3. Rana Hamir Deva

  4. Rana Kumbha


Correct Option: D

In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called _____.

  1. Non - Cooperation Movement

  2. Swadeshi Movement

  3. Civil Disobedience Movement

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The Cabinet Mission came to India in ____.

  1. 1943

  2. 1944

  3. 1945

  4. 1946


Correct Option: D

The first to come and the last to leave India were _____.

  1. the Portuguese

  2. the French

  3. the English

  4. the Dutch


Correct Option: A

In which of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by the English?

  1. Battle of Wandiwash

  2. Battle of Buxar

  3. Battle of Plassey

  4. Battle of Adyar


Correct Option: A

IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of ______.

  1. wheat

  2. bajra

  3. jowar

  4. paddy


Correct Option: D

The Trans - Siberian Railway (9438 km) connects _____ in the West to _____ in the East.

  1. Moscow, Tashkent

  2. St. Petersburg, Omsk

  3. Moscow, Irkutsk

  4. St. Petersburg, Vladivostok


Correct Option: D

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is in ______.

  1. Secunderabad

  2. Rae Bareli

  3. Jodhpur

  4. Delhi


Correct Option: B

If the blood group of one parent is AB and that of the other is O, the possible blood group of their child would be

  1. A or B

  2. A or B or O

  3. A or AB or O

  4. A or B or AB or O


Correct Option: A

The instrument used for measuring area on maps is called _____.

  1. planimeter

  2. eidograph

  3. pantograph

  4. opisometer


Correct Option: A

Which of the following correctly describes AGNI?

  1. A fighter plane

  2. A versatile tank

  3. A long - range missile

  4. A long-range gun


Correct Option: C

How many bones are there in the human body?

  1. 187

  2. 206

  3. 287

  4. 306


Correct Option: B

Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with _____.

  1. removal of excess salts

  2. excretion of nitrogenous waste

  3. thermoregulation

  4. sex - attraction


Correct Option: C

Dinosaurs were _____.

  1. mammals that became extinct

  2. large herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species

  3. egg - laying mammals

  4. reptiles that became extinct


Correct Option: D

The Vice President of India is elected by

  1. the members of the Parliament

  2. the members of the Rajya Sabha

  3. the elected members of the Parliament

  4. the members of the Parliament and State Legislatures


Correct Option: A

The vitamin that helps to prevent respiratory infections in the human body is _____.

  1. vitamin A

  2. vitamin B

  3. vitamin D

  4. vitamin K


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

vitamin D helps to prevent respiratory infections in the human body. Low level of vitamin D in the body increases the risk of developing various respiratory diseases. 

The normal RBC count in an adult male is about ______.

  1. 5.5 million

  2. 5.0 million

  3. 4.5 million

  4. 4.0 million


Correct Option: B

A storm is predicted if the atmospheric pressure _____.

  1. rises suddenly

  2. rises gradually

  3. falls suddenly

  4. falls gradually


Correct Option: C

Whic among the following gases turns into liquid at the lowest temperature?

  1. Hydrogen

  2. Oxygen

  3. Helium

  4. Nitrogen


Correct Option: A

Which of the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantity of helium - 3, a potential source of energy?

  1. Earth

  2. Moon

  3. Venus

  4. Saturn


Correct Option: D

In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an ______.

  1. fuel

  2. lubricant

  3. moderator

  4. insulator


Correct Option: C

A Bill referred to a ‘Joint Sitting’ of both the Houses of the Parliament is required to be passed by ____.

  1. a simple majority of the members present

  2. absolute majority of the total membership

  3. 2/3rd majority of the members present

  4. 3/4th majority of the members present


Correct Option: A

Which of the following countries is a permanant member of the UN Security Council?

  1. Switzerland

  2. People's Republic of China

  3. Japan

  4. Ukraine


Correct Option: B

Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court?

  1. US Open

  2. French Open

  3. Wimbledon

  4. Australian Open


Correct Option: C

Which of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join the Arabian Sea?

  1. Periyar

  2. Kaveri

  3. Narmada

  4. Tapti


Correct Option: B

The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of _____.

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Manipur

  3. Meghalaya

  4. Himachal Pradesh


Correct Option: B

Who is the writer of ''The Inheritance of Loss'' which bagged the Man Booker Prize?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Kiran Desai

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. V. S. Naipaul


Correct Option: B

The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in ______.

  1. 1991

  2. 1995

  3. 1997

  4. 2001


Correct Option: C

What is the motto incorporated under our National Emblem?

  1. Satyam Shivam

  2. Satyam Shivam Sundaram

  3. Satyameva Jayate

  4. Jai Hind


Correct Option: C

_______ is the southern most location mainland India.

  1. Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)

  2. Point Calimere

  3. Indira Point in Nicobar Islands

  4. Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram


Correct Option: A

According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, International Day of Peace is observed every year on _____.

  1. 1st September

  2. 14th September

  3. 21st September

  4. 30th September


Correct Option: C

Where was the 2011 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held?

  1. Honolulu

  2. Sydney

  3. New York

  4. Beijing


Correct Option: A

According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the following is not a right?

  1. Safe drinking water

  2. Adequate standard of living

  3. Education

  4. Marriage


Correct Option: D

Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind?

  1. V. S. Naipaul

  2. Deepak Chopra

  3. Dom Moraes

  4. Tony Kusher


Correct Option: B

Which cricketer holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs in a test match innings?

  1. Gary Sobers

  2. Vivian Richards

  3. Sunil Gavaskar

  4. Brian Lara


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Brian Lara scored 400 runs.

Which of the following is the sweetest sugar?

  1. Sucrose

  2. Glucose

  3. Fructose

  4. Maltose


Correct Option: C

Gunpowder consists of a mixture of _____.

  1. sand and TNT

  2. TNT and charcoal

  3. nitre, sulphur and charcoal

  4. sulphur, sand and charcoal


Correct Option: C

An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because _____.

  1. egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands

  2. albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter

  3. the density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs

  4. water has high surface tension


Correct Option: C

What should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his (angular) speed?

  1. Bring his hands together

  2. Raise his hands up

  3. Spread his hands outwards

  4. Sit down with raised hands


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 The person on a freely rotating turn table spread his hands outwards to decrease his (angular) speed.

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