1) What is the cap of minimum votes a political party must secure in election to get the status of a State party as decided by the Election Commission of India?
Ans: - 8 percent of total valid votes polled in State Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.
2) In which organization headed by Chitranjan Das, Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose worked as a Chief Executive Officer?
Ans: - Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
3) Curie point is a temperature at which:
Ans: - A magnetic material undergoes a sharp change in the magnetic properties.
4) Match List-1 with List-2
List-1 List- 2
1) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port A. Tamilnadu
2) Paradip Port B. Maharashtra
3) Kandla Port C. Odisha
4) Ennore Port D. Gujarat
Ans: - 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A.
5) Identify the illiterate among the following?
(A) Jahangir (C) Akbar
(B) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb
Ans: - Akbar.
6) Gross National Product (GNP) of a country is sum of the market value of all goods and services produced in a year:
Ans: - Plus net income from abroad.
7) LIBOR, a term used in banking and financial sector:
Ans: - London Interbank Offered Rate.
8) In India proclamation of emergency is made under:
Ans: - Article 352.
9) Sound travels faster in solids than in gases, because:
Ans: - Density of solid is more.
10) The branch of biology that deals with the study of Fungi is called:
Ans: - Mycology.
11) The latitude difference between India & Pakistan by their Standard time is:
Ans:- 7.5 Degree.
12) The Earth is spherical in shape except for some flattening on some portions. This flattening is at the:
Ans: Poles.
13) Which one of the following fundamental rights was recently included as per the 93rdamendment of the Constitution?
Ans: Right to free and compulsory education for all children in the 6 to 14 age group.
14) Who is the host country for the inaugural T-20 World Cricket Cup for the blind?
Ans: India.
15) 2012 Champions Trophy Hockey tournament was won by:
Ans: Australia.
16) The International Olympic Committee decided to remove two games from the Olympic starting with 2020 Olympic Games. What are these two?
Ans: Free Style Wrestling and Greco Roman.
17) Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry took over as the Chairman of which industrial group recently:
Ans: Tata Group.
18) Which launch vehicle is expected to be used by ISRO for its 2013 Mars mission?
Ans: Polar Satellite Launch vehicle.
19) Who is chosen by the member of Rajya Sabha?
Ans: Deputy Chairman.
20) Who is the leader of the House in fifteenth Lok Sabha?
Ans: Sushil Kumar Shinde.
21) Barack H. Obama has been recently reelected as President of USA, defeating republican challenger:
Ans: Mitt Romney.
22) Russia is expected to supply Admiral Gorshkov by 2013 end. What is “Admiral Gorshkov”?
Ans: Aircraft Carrier.
23) Which Indian state has the lowest record of population density having just 17 per square kilometer?
Ans: Arunacahal Pradesh.
24) Which state has emerged as the best performing State in terms of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Planning Commission in 2012?
Ans: Uttarakhand.
25) What does the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India contain?
Ans: Provisions relating to disqualification on ground of defection.