Objective General Knowledge

Q. Which of the following committees is concerned withthe regularity of the expenditure of the government?
1 Estimates Committee
2 Committee on the Public Undertakings
3 Public Accounts Committee
4 All of the above
Ans: 3
Q. People of the Sundarbans derives livelihood basically from -
1 Fishing
2 Tourism
3 Construction of barrages and embankments
4 Rain-fed monocropping
Ans: 1
Q. 'Equal pay for equal work for both men and women is a -
1 Statutory Provision in Labour Law
2 Directive Principle of State Policy
3 Fundamental Right
4 None of the above
Ans: 3
Q. Who was called the 'Iron Man'?
1 Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Subhas Chandra Bose
4 J. L. Nehru
Ans: 1
Q. In February 2010, India signed a Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with -
1 Japan
2 USA
3 UK
4 France
Ans: 3
Q. 'Baburnama' was written by--
1 Afif
2 Babur
3 Abul Fazal
4 Firdousi
Ans: 2
Q. The first Muslim elected as the President of Indian National Congress was -
1 Abul Kalam Azad
2 Badruddin Tayabji
3 Mohammad Ali
4 None of the above
Ans: 2
Q. Alexander stayed in India for -
1 16 months
2 20 months
3 24 months
4 19 months
Ans: 4
Q. Which country launched its first High Resolution Mapping Satellite?
1 USA
2 Russia
3 China
4 Japan
Ans: 3
Q. Two copper wires A and B have the same weight and the radius of B is half that of A. The ratio Ra/Rb of their resistances is -
1 1/8
2 1/2
3 1/16
4 1/4
Ans: 4