General studies

Q.1. Index Residex is associated with
A. Share prices
B. Mutual Fund prices
C. Price Inflation Index
D. Land Prices
Ans. Land Prices


Q.2. Which event has been organised by the Union HRD Minister to felicitate class XII achievers who braved difficult circumstances?
A. Man Vishvas
B. Gun Gaurav
C. Udaan
D. Tarang Sansar
Ans. Gun Gaurav


Q.3. Which of the following taxes fall under the state list of Indian Constitution
A. Entertainment tax
B. Luxury tax
C. Stamp Duty
D. Custom Duty
Ans. Entertainment tax and Luxury tax


Q.4. Animal-Human Nature Continuum”, the first International Film, Arts and Animal Welfare Festival has started in which country?
A. United States
B. India
C. Japan
D. China
Ans. India


Q.5. Who is the newly appointed the new head of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)?
A. Peter Thomson
B. Delali Johnson Sakyi
C. N Saibaba
D. Per Gustaf Lodin
Ans. Per Gustaf Lodin


Q.6. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University (NAU), China?
A. Urjit Patel
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. Shashi Kant Sharma
D. Duvvuri Subbarao
Ans. Shashi Kant Sharma


Q.7. Which of the following countries has become the newest member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)?
A. Canada
B. India
C. Brazil
D. Poland
Ans. India


Q.8. Arihant is the name of
A. A ballistic missile
B. An infantry combat vehicle
C. An attack helicopter
D. A nuclear powered submarine
Ans. A nuclear powered submarine


Q.9. 'Red Flag' is the name of a joint exercise between India and which of the following countries?
A. China
B. Saudi Arabia
C. USA
D. Japan
Ans. USA


Q.10. Government of which States has (in May 2015) decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Act from the State?
A. Tripura
B. Assam
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. Tripura

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