1. Which state has the lowest per capita income in India? -
Bihar
2. ´Flame of the forest´ refers to -
A forest full of trees which burst with red flowers during autumn
3. Paditrupathu (Ten Tens) deals mostly with the history of -
The Cheras
4. Diamond is chemically -
Pure carbon
5. One of the pandemic diseases is -
Influenza
6. What is the maximum age for election to the office of the President? -
No limit
7. The Prime Minister is the chairman of -
The Planning Commission
8. An object weighs maximum in -
Vacuum
9. Content of carbon is minimum in -
Wrought iron
10. The Main objective of TRYSEM was - To train rural youth for self employment
11. In India, new Ass India Service can be created -
By the Parliament
12. In which part of India does Saffron grow -
Jammu and Kashmir
13. The Indian Federal System is modeled on the Federal System of -
Canada
14. ´Who did not participate´ in the revolt of 1857? -
Bhagat Singh
15. Marsh gas, formed from decaying organic matter and in coal mines, is -
Methane
16. Value-added tax is - An ad-valorem tax on domestic final consumption
collected at all stages between production and the point of final sale
17. The exports of India -
Are spread over several commodity groups
18. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in -
The Shillong Plateau
19. Who controls the activities of indigenous bankers? -
None of these
20. Adhoc Judges can be appointed in the Supreme Court -
By the Chief Justice of India with the Prior consent of the President
21. Meera Seth Committee was related to -
Development of Handlooms
22. All acids contain the element -
Hydrogen
23. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by -
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
24. Which one of the following has since ceased to be a Fundamental Right? - Right to property
25. The heaviest among the inner planets is the -
Earth
26. During the Sangam Age which of the following dynasties was not in power? -
Pallavas
27. Chairman of Tax Reform committee was -
Raja Chelliah
28. Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article -
280 of. constitution
29. Heavy water -
Contains deuterium in place of hydrogen
30. Foot and mouth disease occurs in -
Cattle, sheep and pigs
31. Iron pipes are often coated with a layer of zinc to prevent corrosion. This process is termed -
Galvanization
32. Unix, DOS, Windows are examples of -
Operating systems
33. Railway Budget in India was separated from general budget in -
1924-25
34. A solar eclipse occurs when -
The moon comes between the sun and the earth
35. The National Development Council is mainly concerned with -
Approval of five-year plans
36. A steel ball floats on mercury because -
The density of mercury is higher than that of steel
37. Which of the following would be most suitable for making an electromagnet? -
Soft iron
38.Synthetic detergents are -
A mixture of sodium salts of aromatic and diphatic sulphonic acids
39. The Saka era began in the year -
78 AD
40. When the East India Company was set up India’s ruler was -
Akbar