PSC Degree Level GK Questions and Answers-Chapter 12

Degree Level Previous Questions and Answers -Chapter 12

Hi, friends today i'm sharing some important GK questions and answers,which are previously ask questions and answers and also these are repeatedly asked in many of the competitive exams ,especially PSC and other Gov. Exams. So friends study these questions and answers and do well.All the best.

1. The origin of Brahmaputra is from:
(a) Dakshin Gangotri                     
(b) Sivagiri hills
(c) Chemayungdung glacier           
(d) Bokhar chu glacier
Ans: c

2. The British Monarch who awarded knight hood award to Tagore?
(a) George VI     
(b) Elizabeth II   
(c) Elizabeth I   
(d) George V
Ans: d

3. The Viceroy who passed the Ancient Monument Act?
(a) Lord Curzon           
(b) John Lawrence
(c) Lord Canning         
(d) Lord Elgin
Ans: a

4. The lucky symbol of Indian Railway:
(a) Bholu           
(b) Jeeva   
(c) Micky 
(d) Appu
Ans: a

5. The driest place in India:
(a) Jaisalmer     
(b) Pamir Plateau     
(c) Manali           
(d) Deccan plateau
Ans: a

6. Which is the first University in India to have a radio staion?
(a) Sardar Patel University                               
(b) Anna University
(c) Indira Gandhi National Open University   
(d) None of these
Ans: a

7. The first metro introduced in India is:
(a) New Delhi     
(b) Kolkata         
(c) Mumbai       
(d) Jaipur
Ans: b

8. The first privatised river in India.
(a) Brahmaputra                   
(b) Lohit   
(c) Krishna       
(d) Sheonath
Ans: d

9. Who was known as 'Duke of wellington'?
(a) Arthur Wellesly     
(b) William Bentic
(c) Lord Mayo             
(d) Lord Reading
Ans: a

10. ‘What Congress and Gandhi have done to the Untouchables’ is a book written by:
(a) B.R. Ambedkar               
(b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak       
(d) S.C. Bose
Ans: a

11. The toll free helpline number launched by Indian Railway to strengthen security facilities for women:
(a) 298     
(b) 115     
(c) 182       
(d) 176
Ans: c

12. The Tamil writer who bagged Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 2015:
(a) A Madhavan           
(b) K.M. Menon
(c) Nanji Nadan           
(d) Uma C. Vaidya
Ans: a

13. The winner of Man Booker International Prize 2015:
(a) Lydia Davis             
(b) Marlon James
(c) Tomas Halik           
(d) Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Ans: d

14. 'Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove' is the book written by:
(a) Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri       
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Saptarshi Sarkar                       
(d) Poonam Surie
Ans: a

15. The chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission:
(a)Y.V. Reddy               
(b) A.K. Mathur
(c) N. Ramachandran 
(d) Vivek Roy
Ans: b

16. The goodwill ambassador of Kerala government's `Naipunya development project':
(a) Mammootty           
(b) Manju Warrier
(c) Mohanlal               
(d) Kavya Madhavan
Ans: b

17. The venue of World Archery Championship 2015?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Copenhagen
(c) Dhaka 
(d) Brussels
Ans: b

18. The winners of Ranji Trophy for the season 2014 - 2015:
(a) Mumbai       
(b) Tamil Nadu 
(c) Karnataka   
(d) Goa
Ans: c

19. The headquarters of the newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is ' situated at:
(a) Hong Kong   
(b) New Delhi   
(c) Shanghai       
(d) Beijing
Ans: d

20. The present Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is:
(a) Maithripala Sirisena       
(b) Ranil Wickremesinghe
(c) Mahinda Rajapaksha       
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
Ans: b

21. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana overdraft facility upto Rs. ______ is available in only one account per household, preferably lady of the household.
(a) 10000
(b) 5000   
(c) 4000   
(d) 3000
Ans: b

22. Which of the following village is selected by Narendra Modi under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?
(a) Deeh   
(b) Raval 
(c) Uduwa         
(d) Jayapur
Ans: d

23. Janashree Bima Yojana has been merged into which ongoing scheme:
(a) Aam Admi Bima Yojana 
(b) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
(c) Janani Suraksha Yojana 
(d) None of the above
Ans: a

24. The Nilokheri projects started in 1947 under the leadership at:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi           
(b) Dr. D. Spencher Hatch
(c) Rabindranath Tagore     
(d) S.K. Dey
Ans: d

25. The taxi service promoted by Department of Social Justice under Govt. of Kerala:
(a) She Taxi       
(b) Kudumbasree Travels
(c) She Drive     
(d) None of these
Ans: a

26. Services under the ICDS Programme are rendered through:
(a) Anganwadi Centres         
(b) Primary Health Centers
(c) Neighbourhood groups   
(d) None of the above
Ans: a

27. Identify the scheme for the poor, assetless women?
(a) DWCRA       
(b) ICDS 
(c) STEP   
(d) Mahila Samridhi Yojana
Ans: c

28. An IAY (Indira Awaas Yojana) house shall not be alienated for a period of:
(a) 10 years         
(b) 15 years       
(c) 20 years         
(d) 25 years
Ans: b

29. TRYSEM was launched in:
(a) 15th August 1979           
(b) 20th August 1980
(c) 15th September 1979     
(d) 15th October 1979
Ans: a

30. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana was introduced on:
(a) 2nd December 2003         
(b) 25th September 2001
(c) 1st December 1997           
(d) 3rd December 2005
Ans: b

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