a) milk production
b) Wheat production
c) flood control
d) water harvesting
17) Which of the following is the shortest day?
a) March 21
b) September 22
c) September 24
d) December 24
18) In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as
a) coolant
b) fuel
c) moderator
d) atomic smasher
19) Akbar is credited to have been a good player of
a) Veena
b) Pakhawaj
c) Nakkarah
d) Sitar
20) What is the term of a Member of the Rajya Sabha?
a) Three years
b) Four Years
c) Five Years
d) Six Years
21)The image formed on the retina of the eye is
a) upright and real
b) Virtual and upright
c) real and inverted
d) enlarged and real
22) Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?
a) Bagh
b) Ajanta
c) Bhimbetka
d) Amrawati
23) Which one of the following is a direct tax ?
a) Entertainment tax
b) Estate duty
c) Excise duty
d) Sales tax
24) The first leader of opposition to get recognition in the Indian Parliament was
a) CM Stephen
b) AK Gopalan
c) YB Chavan
d) RS Singh
25) Net growth rate of population is determined by
a) Gross reproduction rate
b) The birth rate and the death rate
c) The pressure of population
d) The birth rate in a country
26) Credit control operation in Indian is performed by
a) Rural Banks
b) Commercial Banks
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) State Bank of India
27) Mangrove forests in India are confined to
a) Himalayan Foothills
b) River Valleys
c) Western Ghats
d) Deltaic Coasts
28) The declaration of Constitutional Emergency in an Indian State has to be approved by the Parliament within a period of
a) 2 months
b) 4 months
c) 6 months
d) 12 months
29) Foreign aid will
a) raise the level of investment
b) be used to enlarge technical resources
c) be used for building up industries
d) All of the above
30) The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from
a) The interior of the earth to the surface
b) Lower to higher latitudes
c) One organism to another
d) Organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of river
31) Under the Directive Principles of State Policy, upto what age of the children, they are expected to be provided free and compulsory education ?