General Knowledge

part 1

Q.1. Which sector is the backbone of Indian economy?
A. Service Sector
B. Financial Sector
C. Tourism Sector
D. Agriculture Sector
Ans. Agriculture Sector

Q.2. When was National Food Security Mission launched?
A. Mid of 9th Five-Year Plan
B. End of 10th Five-Year Plan
C. Mid of 11th Five-Year Plan
D. End of 11th Five-Year Plan
Ans. End of 11th Five-Year Plan

Q.3. Who announced the launch of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Dr. Manmohan Singh
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D. I.K.Gujral
Ans. Dr. Manmohan Singh

Q.4. Which among the following does not belong to welfare schemes for the farmers?
A. Kisan Credit Card Scheme
B. SHG Bank Linkage Programme
C. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
D. Employee Referral Scheme
Ans. Employee Referral Scheme

Q.5. When did the Government present Kisan Credit Card Scheme?
A. April 1853
B. August 1998
C. July 1991
D. November 1995
Ans. August 1998

Q.7. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?
A. Third Five-Year Plan
B. Fourth Five Year Plan
C. Fifth Five Year Plan
D. Second Five Year Plan
Ans. Fourth Five Year Plan

Q.8. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2013 as the International Year of
A. Quinoa
B. Buckwheat
C. Rice
D. Jatropha
Ans. Quiona

Q.9. Besides Rabi and Kharif, which is the third crop season in India?
A. Zaid
B. Barsati
C. Sharad
D. Jhum
Ans. Zaid

Q.10. Which of the following is a cash crop in India?
A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. Sugarcane
D. Jowar
Ans. Sugarcane

Part 2

Q.1. Who has been selected for the 2016 National Geoscience Award in the field of geo-environmetal studies?
A. Ashok Kumar Singhvi
B. P.V. Joseph
C. Vishnu Deo Sai
D. Keshav Krishna
And. Keshav Krishna

Q.2. which indian forces has recently launched operation sard hawa at the western international border of Rajasthan?
A. Border Security Force
B. Central Reserve Police Force
C. Indian Army
D. Central Industrial Police force
Ans. Border Security Force

Q.3. Who became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score centuries in 11 countries ?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Hashim Amla
C. Younis Khan
D. Steve Smith
Ans. Younis Khan

Q.4. Which is the first state of the country to establish Cashless System for distribution of food grains?
A. Auranachal Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Ans. Gujarat

Q.5. Which among the following rock systems in India is also known as storehouse of minerals?
A. The Cudappah system
B. Archaen Rock System
C. Dharwar System
D. The Vindhyan System
Ans. Dharwar System

Q.6. Which  is the largest highway project ever undertaken in the country
A. Project Highway
B. Project Dantak
C. NHAI
D. NHDP
Ans. NHDP

Q.7. Which of the following is to be developed as the first Green Port of India ?
A. Kochi port
B. Haldia Port
C. Sangar Mala Port
D. Paradip Port
Ans. Haldia Port

Q.8. Parts of Himachal Pradesh had evolved a local system of canal irrigation over four hundred years ago. It is called?
A. Kulhs
B. Baori
C. Jhalara
D. Khadin
Ans. Kulhs

Q.9. Recently Cisco has launched 'Umbrella'. 'Umbrella' is concerned with
A. Space mission
B. Hub of Social affairs programme
C. Pension Scheme of Senior Citizens
D. Cloud - based secure internet gateway
Ans. Cloud - based secure internet gateway

Q.10. Scientists from which country have created the world's first 'water-wave laser' that emits a beam thorough the interaction of light and water waves
A. China
B. Israel
C. India
D. USA
Ans. Israel

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