Question - 1

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding Integrated Child Development Scheme?

(a) It is a centrally sponsered scheme. 

(b) It comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

(c) Anganvadi, PM Matru Vandana Yojana, Poshan Abhiyan, etc. are the sub schemes under ICDS. 

(d) It was launched on 2ndOctober, 1975


Question - 2

What is the percentage of literacy in India as per provisional data of 2011 census?

(a) 82.14%

(b) 74.04%

(c) 65.46%

(d) 75.14%


Question - 3

Which one of the following has been the decadal growth rate of population of India in the decade 2001-11?

(a) 17.11%

(b) 17.64%

(c) 16.74%

(d) 16.05%


Question - 4

According to Census 2011, the correct descending order of 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh with highest literacy rate is

(a) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Auraiya, Ghaziabad, Kanpur Nagar

(b) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, Auraiya, Ghaziabad

(c) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Nagar

(d)  Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Kanpur Nagar, Auraiya


Question - 5

Consider the following statements

1. According to the 2011 census, Himachal Pradesh has the highest proportion of rural population

2. According to the 2011 census, Uttar Pradesh has the highest rural population

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) neither 1, nor 2


Question - 6

Which of the following statement is Incorrect?

(a) According to the final figures of 2011, the proportion of Scheduled Tribes in the total population of the country is 8.6%.

(b) Punjab is the state with the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population according to the 2011 census.

(c) According to Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest Scheduled Caste population.

(d) According to the 2011 Census, the state with the largest Scheduled Tribe population is Orissa.


Question - 7

Consider the following statements:

1. Tax revenue as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.

2. Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


Question - 8

Which of the following has/have occurred in India after its liberalization of economic policies in 1991?

1. Share of agriculture in GDP increased enormously.

2. Share of India’s exports in world trade increased.

3. FDI inflows increased.

4. India’s foreign exchange reserves increased enormously.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 4 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


Question - 9

Which of the following state government has recently launched millet mission?

a) Rajasthan

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Chattisgarh

d) Jharkhand


Question - 10

In which country world's largest plant to capture Co2 from atmosphere is located?

a) Iceland

b) Sweden

c) Norway

d) Finland


Question - 11

Consider the following statements regarding MRSAM.

1) It is a high response, quick reaction, vertically launched supersonic missile, designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats – missiles, aircraft, guided bombs, helicopters.

2) It is a land based variant of the Barak Air and Missile Defence System (AMD).

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 Only

b) 2 Only

c) Both 1, 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2


Question - 12

In which state India's first emergency landding facility for Indian airforce is located?

a) Rajasthan

b) Haryana

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Punjab


Question - 13

What is the main theme of the Economic survey 2020-21?

a) Innovation

b) Infrastructure

c) Policy reforms

d) COVID-19 reforms


Question - 14

Which state government has decided to issue 16 digit unique ID number of every land to prevent land fraud?

a) Punjab

b) Bihar

c) Jharkhand

d) Uttar Pradesh


Question - 15

In which district of Uttar Pradesh has the Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary been declared?

a) Prayagraj

b) Varanasi

c) Gorakhpur

d) Lucknow


Question - 16

In a report of the United Nations Development Program, in which districts of Uttar Pradesh the development works were praised?

a) Sonbhadra, Chandauli and Fatehpur

b) Sonbhadra, Varanasi, Mirzapur

c) Chandauli, Varanasi and Prayagraj

d) Fatehpur, Meerut and Gorakhpur


Question - 17

Which is the state with the largest number of international airports in India at present?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Gujarat

d) Maharashtra


Question - 18

Where is the country's first freight village being developed in Uttar Pradesh?

a) Gorakhpur

b) Lucknow

c) Varanasi

d) Sonbhadra


Question - 19

Which of the follwing statement is/are correct with respect to zeolite?

1) Used as a raw material for making oxygen

2) Zeolites are alumino silicates. They are micro-porous substances used as adsorbents and catalysts.

3) Oxygen concentrator uses zeolites to adsorb atmospheric nitrogen

4) Under high pressure, the surface area of ​​zeolites decreases and thus is able to adsorb large amounts of nitrogen.

Choose from the Codes below -

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c)1,2 and 3

d) All of the above


Question - 20

After Lucknow and Gautam Budh Nagar, in which other two cities of Uttar Pradesh it was decided to implement the commissionerate system?

a) Meerut and Agra

b) Varanasi and Kanpur

c) Kanpur and Prayagraj

d) Varanasi and Prayagraj


Answer -

1 - b

2 - b

3 - b

4 - b

5 - c

6 - d

7 - d

8 - b

9 - c

10 - a

11 - c

12 - a

13 - d

14 - d

15 - b

16 - a

17 - b

18 - c

19 - c

20 - b