Steppes are the temperate grasslands of

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. ‘Soil profile’ consists of weathered material derived from rock.
2. Bedrock forms the lowermost part of soil profile.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Indian Parliament?

A. Parliament comprises of the President, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. B. The Rajya Sabha is known as the Council of the states and the Lok Sabha as the House of the people. C. The Parliament is composed of 790 MPs.

What are the main barriers of using hydrogen as an alternate source of energy?

1. It is not cost-effective.
2. It is not completely pollution free.
3. It poses problems of storage and distribution.

How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?

Which of the following is a natural fibre?

Sun spots are

Which of the following is/are the largest physiographic division of India?

After a crop is harvested, the grains are separated from the chaff by

Which of the following has the highest pitch of voice?

Which of the following is considered the most controversial fundamental right?

How much time was taken to frame the Constitution of India?

What does the term ‘peak oil’ imply?

Biomass can be converted into energy by

1. thermal conversion
2. chemical conversion
3. biochemical conversion

Consider the following statements:

1. An ecoregion is larger than an ecozone.
2. The biodiversity of flora, fauna and ecosystems that characterises an ecoregion tends to be distinct from that of other ecoregions.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. In certain cases, the Parliament may establish Joint Public Service Commission on recommendation of states.
2. Indian Foreign Services come under Central Services.
3. All India Services are regulated by the Parliament, which gives more power to union over state.

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a state submits his resignation to the

According to the Indian Constitution, which majority is required if switchover from the present federal structure to the unitary one is to be made?

Who among the following controls the expenditure of the government?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following diseases does NOT spread by means of air, water or food?

Which of the following events took place during the regime of Lord Canning?

1. Passage of the Indian Penal Code of Criminal Procedure2. Enactment of the Indian High Court Act
2. The Indigo riots in Bengal

In India, the local government bodies are empowered to levy

1. tax on properties
2. octroi
3. tax for utilities like water supply, drainage, etc.
4. land revenue

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Infrared radiations are used as signals during war.
2. Roentgen discovered the X–rays.
3. Periscope, an instrument, produces multiple reflections of coloured glass pieces and creates beautiful patterns.

Consider the following statements:

1. When an open bottle of scent is kept in a corner of the room, its fragrance can be sensed in the entire room. This is due to the phenomenon of diffusion.
2. When a solid is changed to gas without melting, the process is called vapourisation.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the ordinance-promulgating power of the President of India?

1. The President can promulgate an ordinance only when both the Houses of Parliament are not in session.
2. Once an ordinance is passed, it should be placed before both the Houses of Parliament and approved by them within six months.

The Chief Minister of a State in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential elections if

On which of the following aspects does a “Proclamation of Emergency” have its effects?

1. Centre-State Relationship
2. The life of the Union Parliament and State Legislative Assembly
3. Fundamental Rights

Unemployment due to change in demand and supply conditions or due to change in market conditions is called

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, the flagship programme of GOI, provides at least 100 days of wage employment in a year to a rural household. What is/are the key feature(s) of the scheme?

(a) Both skilled and unskilled work is involved. (b) 50% women participation is mandatory. (c) Only unskilled manual labour is allowed.

Which of the following have the potential to trigger a tsunami?

1. Landslides
2. Volcanic eruptions
3. Glacial calving
4. Meteorite impact

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(i) Eggs do not contain vitamin C. (ii) Increase in cholesterol level in blood can cause a heart attack.

Which of the following is/are the institutional reform(s) needed to increase productivity in agriculture?

1. Redistribution of land ownership
2. Regulation of rents
3. Promoting the use of improved seeds and better farming practices
4. Providing security of tenure

Which of the following industries have been given the title of ‘Maharatnas’?

1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. GAIL (India) Limited
3. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
5. Steel Authority of India Limited

Despite establishing a federal system of government, the Indian Constitution contains a large number of unitary or non-federal features. Which of the following belong to the list of unitary features?

1. Appointment of State Governor by the Centre
2. All-India Services
3. Supremacy of the Constitution
4. Emergency provisions
5. Rigidity of the Constitution

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court give a ruling that the Preamble was not a part of the constitution?

Which of the following greenhouse gases is/are produced by agricultural activities?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Average density of the earth is 5.5 g/cm^3_.
2. Average density of the core of the earth is 11.0 g/cm³.
3. Average density of the earth's crust is 2.7 to 3.3 g/cm³.

DOCOMO is a brand of Japan that has formed a partnership with Tata Indicom Pvt. Ltd. What is the full form of DOCOMO?

An effective short term measure to check inflation is to

Who among the following won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry?

Which of the following states has the lowest sex ratio?

Which of the following input devices cannot be used to work in MS Office?

Who presides over the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

Who defined administration as - 'The organisation and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends'?

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect for energy?

(i) Energy is destroyed due to frictional forces. (ii) Energy is the measure of the ability to do work. (iii) Energy and power both measure the same quantity.

Which of the following states of India do not have any regional rural bank?

In which of the following cities was Northeast India’s first Kisan Call Centre opened?

Which of the following periods of Trade Union Movement in India witnessed growing influence of Communist ideology on trade unionism for the first time?

With reference to two non-conventional energy sources called 'coalbed methane' and 'shale gas', consider the following statements:

1. Coalbed methane is pure methane gas extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2. In India, abundant coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojna of Government of India is concerned with

Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not?

Which country is the largest oil producing country of the world?

The Concurrent List in our Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of

The Attorney General of India is appointed by the

Which of the following Motions can be moved by the Council of Ministers in India?

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India rule that “The Right to Information is inherent in the right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed in Article 19 of the Constitution"?

In which Census was the information on rural-urban status of place of birth introduced?

'Eco Mark' is given to the Indian products that are

The family planning programme was adopted by the government of India in the year

Which of the following countries holds the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves?

The concept of sustainable development was first given by

Which sector contributes the most to Gross Domestic Savings in India?

Biomes are identified on the basis of

Which is the largest desert in the world?

Which of the following South Asian countries does not share land border with India?

A rainbow is formed due to ______________ through a water droplet.

Consumer Rights Day is observed annually across India on

The term 'biodiversity' refers to

Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?

What type of light does a laser produce?

Twinkling of stars is due to

Match the following ||| |---|---| |1) Tejas|A) Anti-ship missile| |2) Brahmos I|B) Nuclear capable strategic ballistic missile| |3) Brahmos II|C) Light combat aircraft| |4) Brahmos III|D) Army missile (land)| |5) Agni I|E) Mountain warfare|

Consider the following statements:

1. A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.
2. Parliament may, by law, make provisions with respect to maintenance of accounts by Panchayats.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists ||| |---|---| | List I (River)| List II (Tributary)| | A. Godavari| 1. Son| | B. Krishna| 2. Chambal| | C. Yamuna| 3. Bhima| | D. Ganga| 4. Manjira|

In which of the following ways is Niti Aayog different from the erstwhile Planning Commission?

(i) It has Chief Ministers in it, while the Planning Commission did not. (ii) It is primarily focused on policy, while the Planning Commission was engaged in socio-economic planning. (iii) It has Regional Councils that the Planning Commission did not have.

Which of the following was/were the objective(s) of Constitution's 40^th Amendment Act, 1976?

1. To place beyond challenge in courts certain central laws
2. To spell out that the limits of the territorial waters, the Continental Shelf, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Maritime Zones of India shall be specified from time to time by law made by Parliament

Tissue engineering can be used to

1. improve biological functions
2. restore biological functions
3. maintain biological functions

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education?

1. Directive Principles of State Policy
2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies
3. Fifth Schedule
4. Sixth Schedule
5. Seventh Schedule

Poultry farming is undertaken to raise

(i) egg production (ii) feather production (iii) chicken meat (iv) milk production

Consider the following statements:

1. Normally, atmospheric pressure drops as one goes higher up in the atmosphere because the density of air decreases with altitude.
2. The temperature decreases with increase in height from the earth’s surface because the atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the earth’s surface.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

The benefits under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana include which of the following?

1. Hospitalisation expenses; taking care of most common illnesses excluding maternity benefits
2. Health insurance cover of Rs. 30000 per family per annum on a family floater basis
3. Cashless attendance to all covered ailments

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The width of the western Himalayas is lesser than that of the eastern Himalayas.
2. The height in the eastern half of the Himalayas is greater than that in the western half.

Which of the following veto powers are enjoyed by the President of India?

1. Absolute veto
2. Qualified veto
3. Suspensive veto
4. Pocket veto

Consider the following:

1. Presence of deciduous forests
2. Presence of evergreen coniferous forests
3. Presence of mixed forests

Which of the following climatic zones has the above mentioned characteristics?

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Prithvi was the first missile developed as a part of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
2. Trishul is the naval version of Prithvi which can be launched from ships.

The transgenic plant flavrsavr tomato carry an artificial gene in order to

1. add flavour
2. delay ripening
3. have longer shelf life

In January 2015, who among the following was given additional charge of Governor of Punjab?

Why does a newspaper turn yellow on prolonged exposure to atmosphere?

Consider the following statements about irrigation in Punjab:

1. Intensity of irrigation in Punjab is the highest among all Indian States.
2. Area under canal irrigation in Punjab is the highest among all Indian States.
3. There has been severe land degradation in Punjab owing to agricultural modernisation including high intensity of irrigation.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

There is no National Park in

1. Haryana
2. Punjab
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Puducherry
5. Jharkhand
6. Sikkim

The package technology, which brought about the Green Revolution, comprised mainly of

Arrange the following countries in descending order of population:

A. Japan
B. Russia
C. Nigeria
D. Marshall Islands
E. Palau

Consider the following statements:

1. The Cabinet Mission recommended a basic framework for the Constitution of India.
2. The Cabinet Mission laid down the procedure to be followed by the Constitution-making body.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The main cause of global climate change is

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There are three child agencies of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India).
2. Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing (WPC) is responsible for issuing amateur radio licenses and allotting the frequency spectrum and monitoring the frequency spectrum.

Which of the following statements is/are correct in relation to wheat cultivation?

1. Wheat requires cool and dry climate during the time of growing season.
2. While ripening, the atmosphere needs to be warm and moist for wheat cultivation.
3. The basic requirements for wheat have made it an ideal kharif crop.

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Indian cattle are known for their hardiness and resistance to tropical diseases.
2. Murrah and Surti are high quality buffaloes from Gujarat and Punjab, respectively.
3. India stands second in the world in milk production.
4. Uttar Pradesh leads in cattle rearing.

Consider the following statements regarding NRHM (National Rural Health Mission):

(a) It was launched in 2005 aiming at providing affordable and quality health service. (b) It aims at eradicating diseases such as malaria, TB, leprosy, kala azar, etc. (c) A huge number of health workers have been imparted training under the scheme. (d) Its mission is to start mobile units to provide health care at one's doorstep.

Which of the above statements is incorrect?