552 questions asked across 18 exam years, newest first
Consider the following statements about the National Cyber Security Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet in May 2013: 1. The policy focuses on manpower training. 2. It aims to create a secured computing environment across the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Which one among the following is an indigenously built Weapon System Integrated helicopter handed over to the Indian Army in February 2013 by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.?
Answer: C
Which of the following are the results of El Nino? 1. Reduction in the amount of planktons which further reduces the number of fish in the sea. 2. Irregularities in the evaporation of sea water. 3. Distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: D
It is known that the atmosphere is divided into some layers. In which one among the following layers, is the percentage composition of Helium gas maximum?
Answer: C
Jawahar tunnel on Jammu–Srinagar highway passes through
Answer: A
Which of the following statements about tornadoes are correct? Tornadoes usually spin 1. anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere. 2. clockwise in the southern hemisphere. 3. clockwise in the northern hemisphere. 4. anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: B

Answer: D
The term ‘albedo’ implies the
Answer: C
The Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
Answer: C
Which of the following statements about Ryotwari system is/are correct? 1. The government collected the revenue directly from the individual cultivators. 2. The cultivators were not recognized in law as the owners of the land. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Which of the following statements about Russia is/are correct? 1. Russia emerged as the first socialist state in the world. 2. Socialist state in Russia was established by Bolsheviks in 1917. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: C
Who among the following has described the uprising of 1857 as the First Indian War of Independence?
Answer: D
Consider the following statements : 1. Morley – Minto reforms ended the official majority in state legislative assemblies. 2. Despite the Government of India Act, 1909 the non-officials were elected to local bodies indirectly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Directions : The following eight (8) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : Code : (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true Statement I : Insolation is greatest when the sun is directly overhead and the sun’s rays are vertical.
Statement II : When the sun is lower in the sky, the same amount of solar energy spreads over a greater area of ground surface, so insolation is lower.
Answer: A
Directions : The following eight (8) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : Code : (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true Statement I : Insolation is greatest when the sun is directly overhead and the sun’s rays are vertical.
Statement I : Evapotranspiration helps in classifying the climatic types. Statement II : Only temperature affects evapotranspiration, hence it can be used for classifying the climatic types.
Answer: C
The ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ which connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata passes through
Answer: C
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor connects the political and business capital of India. Arrange the States from highest to lowest in terms of the length of the corridor passing through them.
Answer: C
Which of the following statements relating to tsunami is/are correct? As the tsunamis leave the deep water of the open sea and travel towards shallow water 1. the speed is reduced considerably 2. they attain enormous height 3. they appear as a gentle rise and fall of the sea Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: A
The requirement of water is highest in which one among the following industries?
Answer: D
Which one among the following is not a function of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Answer: B
Ward Cunningham is famous for developing for the first time
Answer: A
Catch me if you can is a Hollywood movie made on the life of Frank Abagnale who was
Answer: D
Which one among the following European countries has the maximum number of running nuclear reactors?
Answer: C
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The 14th Finance Commission was constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Vijay Kelkar. 2. The 14th Finance Commission has been specifically asked also to recommend how non-priority PSUs be relinquished. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: B
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. UN General Assembly in November 2012 adopted a resolution banning death penalty. 2. India voted against the resolution. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: C