26. Government of India is making special .efforts to bring second ‘Green Revolution’ in a particular region of the country. Which is that region?
(1) Central India
(2) Vidharbha Region
(3) Eastern and North Eastern States
(4) Rajasthan
(5) Orissa
27. Which of the following programmes has been launched by the “Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies” of the Government of India ?
(1) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
(2) Wheat-based Nutrition Programme
(3) Public Distribution System
(4) Annapurna Scheme
(5) None of these
28. Which of the following is a sort of Poverty Eradication Programme of the Government of India, specially designed for rural areas?
(1) Self Help Group
(2) Antodaya Anna Yojana
(3) Social Security for Agricultural & Unorganized Labor
(4) Enforcement of Minimum Wages
(5) None of these
29. What is the contribution of the agriculture and allied activities in the total GDP of the country?
(1) 4%
(2) 8%
(3) 12%
(4) 23%
(5) 17%
30. ‘Project Tiger’ is. a scheme launched by the .
(1) Government of Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
(2) Government of India
(3) United Nations Wild Life fund
(4) Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
(5) None of these
31. In each rupee earned by the Government of India, how many paisas come from the tax collections or receipts?
(1) 29 p.
(2) 33 p.
(3) 50 p.
(4) 71 p.
(5) None of these
32. Which of the following is not the abbreviated name of a scheme launched for watershed developments in India?
(1) DPAP
(2) DDP
(3) VHNDs
(4) IWDP
(5) Hariyali
33. Government of India has allocated a special package of central assistance of Rs. 12,000 crores for the drought mitigation in which of the following areas of the country ?
(1) Bikaner in Rajasthan
(2) Kalahandi in Orissa
(3) Bundelkhand
(4) Vidarbha
(5) None of these
34. Which of the following schemes of the Government of India is associated with the health sector ?
(1) NRDP
(2) IRDP
(3) ASHA
(4) Bharat Nirman
(5) All of these
35. The per capita income on current prices in India is Rs.
(1) 20,000
(2) 25,000
(3) 30,000
(4) 37,000
(5) 50,000
36. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Football?
(1) Back Heel
(2) Far Post
(3) Toe Poke
(4) Out Swinger
(5) Love
37. Which of the following teams won the 58th National Volleyball Championship Tournament held in January 2010?
(1) Karnataka
(2) West Bengal
(3) Delhi
(4) Kerala
(5) Tamil Nadu
38. The Population Stabilization Scheme launched by the Government of India is named
(1) Prerna
(2) Sthapana
(3) Unmesh
(4) Aaradhana
(5) None of these
39. World Day for Water is observed on whic4 of the following days?
(1) 22nd May
(2) 22nd April
(3) 22nd March
(4) 20th March
(5) 20th April
40. Which of the following awards is given by the Government of India?
(1) Kalinga Prize
(2) Oscar Awards
(3) Man Booker Prize
(4) Pulitzer Prize
(5) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
41. Who amongst the following is the Nobel Prize Winner for Literature for 2009?
(1) Barack Obama
(2) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
(3) Herta Muller
(4) V S. Naipacl
(5) None of these
42. A.R. Rahman is not associated with which of the following films?
(1)Ghajini
(2) Rock Star
(3) Slumdog Millionaire
(4) Fashion
(5) Raavan
43. The third permanent research centre being built in Antarctica is named
(1) Parilttama
(2) Rohinii
(3) Bharati
(4) Himalaya
(5) None of these
44. Lin Dan whose name was in the news recently is a famous
(1) Lawn Tennis player
(2) Badminton Player
(3) Golf player
(4) Footballer
(5) None of these
45. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “Many Lives Many Masters”?
(1) Robin Cook
(2) Briyan Viz
(3) L.K. Advani
(4) Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
(5) None of these
46. Who amongst the following is not a Padma Shri Award winner?
(1) Virender sehwag
(2) Saif Ali Khan
(3) Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
(4) Abhishek Bachchan
(5) Saina Nehwal
47. Which of the following countries won the under-19 World Cup Cricket Finals held in 2010 ?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) India
(3) New Zealand
(4) Pakistan
(5) Australia
48. Lt. General VK. Singh is the
(1) new Lt. Governor. of Delhi
(2) new Lt. Governor of Chandigarh
(3) new Chief of Armed Forces
(4) Governor of Rajasthan
(5) None of these
49. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award announced recently ?
(1) Javed Akhtar
(2) GuIzar
(3) Rajesh Khanna
(4) Dev Anand
(5) None of these
50. Who amongst the following is adjudged as “European Footballer of the Year 2009” ?
(1) Christiano Ronaldo
(2) Lionel Messi
(3) Thierry Henry
(4) Michael Owen
(5) None of these
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