GK (Extremely Expected 12)

Author : Manoj Dogra

For TCYonline.com

Q-1 What is the motive behind the Prasar Bharati’s launching of ‘Direct To

Home’ (DTH) service for the televiewers in India?

(i) The service will be available at a very cheaper rate through local cable

operators.

(ii) Subscribers will be able to see any channel of their choice without any

medium like cable operators.

(iii) The cable dry areas(area which are not covered by cable service) will now be

covered easily through DTH services

(a) Only (1) (b) Only (ii)

(c) Only (iii) (d) Only (i) & (ii)

(e) Only (ii) & (iii)

Q-2 Which of the following are the Financial Committees of Parliament in India?

1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee

3. Committee on public Undertakings

(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1and 2

(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3

(e) None of these

Q-3 The paintings on the walls and ceilings i9n the Ajanta Caves depict mainly the

(a) Incidents relating to Ramayana and Mahabharata

(b) Legends relating to Vikramaditya

 (c) Incidents relating to the life of Mahavira and Jian saints

(d) Incidents relating to the life of Gautama Buddha

(e) None of these

Q-4 Who amongst the following leaders of the Congrees party left the party and

Launched a new political party named as ‘National Congress (Indira)

(a) Arjun singh (b) Shyama Charan Shukla

(c) Ambika Soni (d) K.Karunakaran

(e) None of these

Q-5 The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in Devanagari script below the abacus

Of the state Emblem of India have been taken from

(a) Mundaka Upanishad (b) Katha Upanishad

(c)Samaveda (d) Yajurveda

(e) None of these

Q-6 In a particular case; the advice tendered by the council of ministers is sent

Back by the president for reconsideration If the council of ministers adhera to their

Earlier advice the president

(a) Can ask for reconsideration of the advice once more

(b) Can ask reconsideration of the advice any number of times

(c) Has no option but to accept such advice

(d) Must seak the advice of the supreme courtbefort rejecting the advice

(e) None of these

Q-7 Which of the following is the Booker prize winner novel of arundhati roy?

(a) Heat and dust (b) Midnight’s Children

 (c) In a free State (d) Last Orders

(e) The God of Small Things

Q-8 The noted novelist who has been presented ‘Knighthood ,by the British Crown

Recently is

(a) Jhumpa Lahiri (b) Arundhati roy

(c) Tasleema Nasrin (d) Shoba De

(e) Salman Rushdie

Q-9 The writ by which a High Court or the Supreme Court can secure the body of

A person who has been imprisoned to brought before it is

(a) Certiorari (b) Habeas Corpus

(c) Mandamus (d) Quo Warranto

(e) None of these

Q-10 A Billis deemed to be a money billif it contains only provisions dealing with all

of the following matters, expect

(a) Imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax

(b) Imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties

(c) Appropriation of money out of the Conosolidated Fund of Indian

(d) Audit of the accounts of the Union or of a State

(e) None of these

Q-11 Which among the following films won the award for ‘Best Motion Picture of the

Year’ in 79th Annual Academy Awards 2007?

(a) The Queen (b) The Departed

(c) The Last King of Scotland (d) The Lives of Others

Q-12 Who among the following is the Governor of Meghalaya ?

(a) Mr. k. Sankaranarayan (b) Mr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu

(c) Mr. B.L. Joshi (d) Mr. Dinesh Nandan Sahaya

Q-13 At Which international Film Festival is the ‘ Golden Lion ‘ awarded to the best

Film ?

(a) IIFA (b) Locarno Film Festival

(c) Cannes Film Festival (d) None

Q-14 How many companies from India figure in the ‘ Global-500’ list?

(a) 6 (b) 4

(c) 8 (d) 10

Q-15 Which of the following planets takes nearly the same time for a rotation on its

Ows axis as does the earth ?

(a) Jupiter (b) Mars

(c) Neptune (d) Uranus

Q-16 Noted author and activist Arundhati Roy has been supporting the farmers of

Singur in West Bengal who are resisting the State Government,s move to

Acquire land and give it to

(a) Tata Motors (b) Maruti Udyog LTD.

(c) Infosys (d) Hindustan Motors

Q-17 Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society ?

(a) William Carey (b) William Jones

(c) David Hare (d) Marshman

Q-18 Lance Armstrong ,a sportsperson of intemational repute ,belongs to which of

 The following countries ?

(a) USA (b) Ukraine

(c) Spain (d) Brazil

Q-19 Which State of India has the largest number of districts ?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Q-20 Which one of the following women of Indian origin has been adjudged as the ,

Miss Great Britain 2006, to represent UK in Miss Universe contest ?

(a) Kiran Desai

(b) Preeti Desai

(c) Khalida Akhtar

(d) Hema Sarkar

Q-21 Who among the following scientists is associated with the hybridissation of

Garden pea ?

(a) Robert Brown

(b) John Goss

(c) Joseph Kolruter

(d) Gregor Mendel

Q-22 Which is the leading newspaper reading company ?

(a) Iceland (b) Norway

(c) (d) Japan

Q-23 Which country has a longest coastline?

(a) Canada (b) Indonesia

(c) Russia (d) Japan

Q-24 Which is the capital of Andaman &n Nicobar Islands?

(a) Daman (b) Kavarati

(c) Port Blair (d) None

Q-25 Who is the Speaker of Lok Sabha?

(a) Mr. Raman Khan (b) Mr. Jaswant Singh

(c) Mr. Somnath Chatterjee (d) Mr. Rahman Khan

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