Census 2011

1. The first census was conducted in India in? a) 1872 c) 1891 e) None of these b) 1881 d) 1901

2. At Present Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India? a) P.Chidambaram b) G.K.Pillai c) C.Chandramouli d) G.E.Vahanvati e) None of these 3. Second most populous country in the world? a) China c) USA e) Brazil

b) India d) Indonesia

4. The population of India, as per provisional population data of Census 2011? a) 121,01,93,422 b) 623,724,248 c) 586,469,174 d) 102,87,37,436 e) None of these 5. Most populous state in India? a) Uttar Pradesh c) Bihar e) Andhra Pradesh 6. Least populous state? a) Sikkim c) Arunachal Pradesh e) Nagaland 7. Most populous Union Territory? a) Delhi c) Chandigarh e) Dadra & Nagar Haveli 8. Least populous Union Terri-tory? a) Lakshadweep c)Dadra & Nagar Haveli e) Chandigarh

b) Maharashtra d) West Bengal

b) Mizoram d) Goa

b) Puducherry d) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

b)Daman & Diu d)Andaman & Nicobar Islands

9. The population of India has increased by more than million during the decade 2001-11? a) 171 b) 181 c) 191 d) 201 e) None of these 10. Density of population is defi-ned as the number of persons per square ? a) Millimetre b) Centimetre c) Decimetre d) Kilometre e) None of these 11. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, the population density of India? a) 325 b) 382 c) 482 d) 582 e) None of these

12. Which of the following pairings is wrong (state & Pop-ulation Density)? a) Bihar 1102 b) West Bengal - 1029 c) Kerala 859 d) Uttar Pradesh - 828 e) Haryana - 555 13. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, the popul-ation density of Andhra Pradesh? a) 277 b) 308 c) 408 d) 508 e) None of these 14. Which state has become the most densely populated state with 1102 persons per square kilometer? a) Bihar b) West Bengal c) Kerala d) Uttar Pradesh e) None of these 15. Which state has least densely populated state with 17 persons per square kilometer? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Mizoram c) Sikkim d) Nagaland e) None of these 16. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, India's Sex Ratio is ? a) 933 b) 940 c) 1084 d) 877 e) 992 17. Which state has the highest sex ratio? a) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh e) None of these 18. Which state has the lowest sex ratio? a) Haryana c) Tamil Nadu e) None of these

b) Haryana d) Punjab

b) Kerala d) Maharashtra

19. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, India's Literacy Rate? a) 64.83% b) 74.04% c) 93.91% d) 63.82% e) 67.66% 20. Which state has the highest Literacy Rate with 93.91%? a) Kerala b) Bihar c) Uttar Pradesh d)Sikkim e) None of these 21. Which state has the Lowest Literacy Rate with 63.82%? a) Orissa b) Jharkhand c) Bihar d) Kerala e) None of these 22. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, Popula-tion growth rate for the period (2001-11)? a) 21.65% b) 17.64% c) 18.12% d) 17.19% e) None of these

23. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, Andhra Pradesh Population? a) 19,95,81,477 b) 11,23,72,972 c) 103,804,637 d) 9,13,47,736 e) 8,46,65,533 24. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, Andhra Pradesh density of population? a) 382 b) 1102 c) 17 d) 308 e) None of these 25. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, Andhra Pradesh Sex Ratio? a) 940 b) 1084 c) 877 d) 992 e) None of these 26. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, Andhra Pradesh Literacy Ratio? a) 74.04% b) 82.14% c) 65.46% d) 67.66% e) None of these 27. As per provisional population data of Census 2011, Andhra Pradesh Population growth rate for the period (2001-11)? a) 17.64% b) 11.10% c) 12.10% d) 13.10% e) None of these 28 Consider the following statem-ents (As per provisional popul-ation data of Census 2011)? A. Uttar Pradesh is the state with highest population. B. Sikkim is the state with Least population. C. West Bengal is the state with highest density of population with 1102 persons per square kilometer. D. Arunachal Pradesh is the state with least density of popul-ation with 17 persons per square kilometer. E. India's population is 121,01,93,422. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) A and B Only b) B and C only c) C and D only d) D and E only e) A,B,D & E only 29. Consider the following statem-ents (As per provisional popul-ation data of Census 2011)? A. India's Literacy rate is 74.04%. B. India's Males literacy rate is 82.14%. C. India's Female literacy rate is 65.46%. D. Kerala state has the highest Literacy Rate with 93.91%. E. Orissa state has the Lowest Literacy Rate with 63.82%. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? a) A only b) B only c) C only d) D only e) E only 30. Which of the following pairings is wrong (State & Sex Ratio)? a) Kerala 1084 b) Andhra Pradesh - 992 c) Delhi 866 d) Haryana - 893 e) Tamil Nadu - 995 ANSWERS: 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) a 6) a 7) a 8) a 9) b 10) d 11) b 12) e 13) b 14) a 15) a 16) b 17)a 18) a 19)b 20) a 21) c 22) b 23)e 24) d 25) d 26) d 27) b 28) e 29) e 30) d

INDIAN POLITICAL
1.Total number of members in a Legislative Council should not exceed that of a Legislative Assembly ? (a) 40182 (b) 40181 (c) 40212 (d) 40180 Answer: 40181 2. For those Union Territories, which have no Legislative Councils of their own, laws are passed by (a) Parliament (b) Appointed Administrator (c) Union Ministry (d) President Answer: Parliament 3. The Rajya Sabha can be dissolved by (a) Constitutional amendement (c) None of these Answer: None of these

(b) President (d) Lok Sabha

4. The first woman film star nominated/elected to the Rajya Sabha was (a) Nargis Dutt (b) Jayalalitha (c) Vijayanthimala (d) Hema Malini Answer; Nargis Dutt 5. Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha ? (a) Bills pertaining to the removal of the President by impeachment (b) Bills pertaining to the powers of the Supreme Court ot State Judiciary (c) Bills bringing a state under the President's Rule. (d) Money Bills Answer: Money Bills 6. A party having 36 members will avoid disqualification under the provisions of the Anti Defection Law if the number of members crossing the floor is at least (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 9 Answer: 12 7. Collective responsibility of the Cabinet was introduced in India by the (a) Minto-Morley Reforms (b) Independence Act, 1947 (c) Constitution of India (d) Government of India Act, 1935 Answer: Constitution of India 8. In which of the following systems of Government, can the Government be removed through noconfidence motion passed by the Parliament ? (a) Federal (b) Unitary (c) Parliamentry (d) Presidential Answer; Parliamentry 9. An ordinance promulgated by the President (a) Will lapse automatically after 2 months (b) Will continue to be in force till is superseded by an Act of the Parliament (c) Will automatically become a law after 6 months (d) Will lapse on the expiration of 6 weeks from the meeting of the Parliament Answer: Will lapse on the expiration of 6 weeks from the meeting of the Parliament

10. The President can promulgated an ordinance (a) When there is a conflict between the two Houses regarding a particular bill (b) When a bill passed by the Lok Sabha is not passed by the Rajya Sabha (c) When both the Houses of the Parliament are not in session. (d) When the Lok Sabha has been dissolved Answer: When both the Houses of the Parliament are not in session. 11. If a Minister of a state wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation ? (a) Governor of the State (b) Leader of his political party (c) Chief Minister (d) Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Answer: Chief Minister 12. A member of Lok Sabha has to ask a question in the Parliament which has been listed as a starred question. To this he will be given (a) No answer (b) An immediate answer (c) A written answer (d) An oral answer Answer; A written answer 13. Amongst the following for whose removal Parliament's resolution is not needed ? (a) Judge of Supreme Court (b) Comptroller and Auditor General (c) Chief Election Commissioner (d) Governor of a State Answer: Judge of Supreme Court 14. When the Governor receives a Bill passed by the State Legislative Assembly, which of the following courses would be most appropriate for the Governor as an agent of the Centre ? (a) Exercise veto over the Bill (b) Refer the Bill to the President (c) Give assent to the Bill (d) Keep the Bill pending Answer: Refer the Bill to the President 15. To which of the following Bills the President must accord his sanction without sending it back for fresh consideration ? (a) Finance Bills (b) Bill seeking Amendment to the Constitution (c) Ordinary Bills (d) Bills passed by both the Houses of the Parliament Answer: Finance Bills 16. In the case of a conflict between the Centre and a State in respect of a subject included in the Concurrent List (a) The law which had been passed first would prevail (b) The Union Law prevails (c) The State Law prevails (d) The matter is resolved by the Supreme Court Answer; The Union Law prevails 17. Who is the highest Law Officer of a state ? (a) Attorney General (b) Secretary General Law Department (c) Solicitor General (d) Advocate General Answer: Advocate General 18. What is zero hour ? (a) When a Money Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha (b) When matters of utmost importance are raised (c) When the proposals of the opposition are considered (d) Interval between the morning and afternoon sessions Answer: When matters of utmost importance are raised

19. The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha can be removed by a resolution (a) None of these (b) Passed by a simple majority of its total member present (c) Passed by 2/3rd majority of its total members present (d) Moved by Rajya Sabha but passed by Lok Sabha Answer: Passed by a simple majority of its total member present 20. A Bill refferred to a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament is to be passed by (a) 3/4th majority (b) Absolute majority of total membership (c) A simple majority (d) 2/3rd majority Answer: A simple majority 21. Which of the following Bills was discussed in the Lok Sabha but was withdraw before it could be discussed in the Rajya Sabha ? (a) Benami Transaction Bill (b) Hill Council Bill (c) Newspaper Employees Bill (d) Defamation Bill Answer: Defamation Bill 22. Which of the following has benned floor crossing by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature ? (a) National Security Act (b) Maintenance of Internal Security Act (c) 52nd Constitution Amendment Act (d) People's Representation Act Answer: 52nd Constitution Amendment Act 23. As decided by the Government of India, a member of Parliament would get what amount of money to spend on development activities in his/her constituency ? (a) Rs 1 crore (b) Rs 2 crore (c) Rs 1 lakh (d) Rs 10 lakh Answer: Rs 1 crore 24. The maximum strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively is (a) 500 and 250 (b) 537 and 275 (c) 525 and 238 (d) 545 and 250 Answer: 545 and 250 25. Anglo Indian representatives in the Lok Sabha are nominated in terms of the Article (a) 80 (b) 333 (c) 370 (d) 331 Answer: 331 26. The question of disqualification of a member of the State Legislature shall be decided by (a) The Governor in consultation with the Election Commission (b) State Legislative Assembly (c) The Governor in consultation with the President (d) State Legislative Council Answer: The Governor in consultation with the Election Commission 27. The Union President can directly disallow a State Legislation (a) In case of any bill (b) Both (b) and ( c ) above (c) In case of money bills (d) In case of bills reserved by the Governor for President's assent Answer: In case of bills reserved by the Governor for President's assent

28. Who among the following has the final power to maintain order within the House of People ? (a) Speaker (b) Chief of Security Staff (c) Prime Minister (d) Marshal of the House Answer: Speaker 29. Who among the following fixes the salaries and the allowances of the Speaker of Lok Sabha ? (a) Council of Ministers (b) Cabinet (c) Parliament (d) President Answer: Parliament 30. When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker continues in office till a new (a) Government is formed (b) Speaker is elected when the new House meets (c) Lok Sabha is formed (d) Speaker is appointed by the President Answer: Speaker is elected when the new House meets 31. If a member of Parliament voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign country, (a) He will be penalized (b) He will have a choice of renouncing either (c) He will continue to be a member of Parliament (d) He will be disqualified from membership Answer: He will be disqualified from membership 32. Which of the following is also called the House of Elders ? (a) Lok Sabha (b) Vidhan Sabha (c) Rajya Sabha (d) Gram Sabha Answer; Lok Sabha 33. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by (a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) Finance Minister (c) Prime Minister (d) President Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha 34. Who among the following is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the Constitution ? (a) Attorney General (b) Public Prosecutor (c) Solicitor General (d) Advocate General Answer: Public Prosecutor 35. Members of the Union Public Service Commission can function as members upto the age of (a) 58 years (b) 65 years (c) 62 years (d) 60 years Answer: 60 years 36. The rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined by the (a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) President (c) Prime Minister (d) Cabinet Secretary Answer: President 37. The Legislative Council in a state can be created or disbanded by the (a) State Legislative Assembly alone (b) President on recommendation of the Governor (c) Parliament alone (d) Parliament on recommendation of the State Legislature Answer: State Legislative Assembly alone 38. The maximum number of Anglo Indians who can be nominated to the Lok Sabha are (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2 Answer: 2

39. In the case of disagreement on a Bill, in the two Houses of Parliament (a) A special Parliamentary Committee is formed to resolve the situation. (b) The President casts a deciding vote. (c) The Prime Minister intervenes. (d) A joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament is convened Answer; A joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament is convened 40. What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly ? (a) 500 (b) 600 (c) 250 (d) 300 Answer: 500 41. Which of the following is not correct regarding a Money Bill ? (a) It can be passed by the Lok Sabha even if the Rajya Sabha rejects it. (b) It requires the prior approval of the President. (c) It is deemed to have been passed by both Houses if it is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days. (d) It can be introduced in either House of Parliament Answer: It can be introduced in either House of Parliament 42. Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the Opposition ? (a) Estimates Committee (b) Privileges Committee (c) Public Accounts Committee (d) Committee on Government Assurances Answer: Public Accounts Committee 43. Who presides over the Lok Sabha if neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker is available ? (a) A member of the House of People appointed by the President (b) The senior most member of the Rajya Sabha. (c) A member chosen by Council of Ministers. (d) The senior most member of the Lok Sabha. Answer; The senior most member of the Lok Sabha. 44. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha ? (a) President (b) Leader of Opposition (c) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (d) Vice- President Answer: Vice- President 45. When a bill passed by Parliament is sent to the President for his assent, which option is not true to him ? (a) He may return it to Parliament for reconsideration . (b) He may amend it. (c) He may decline to sign it (d) He may sign it Answer: He may decline to sign it 46. The Union Territories get representation in (a) Rajya Sabha (b) None of these (c) Both Houses of Parliament (d) Lok Sabha Answer; Both Houses of Parliament 47. The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Who is the Chief of its Secretariat is (a) Elected by both Houses of Parliament (b) Appointed by the President (c) Appointed by the Speaker (d) Elected by the Lok Sabha Answer: Appointed by the Speaker

48. The Joint Parliament Committee to examine irregularities and fraudulent manipulations of the Securities Scam consists of (a) 15 members of Lok Sabha and 15 of Rajya Sabha (b) 30 members of Lok Sabha and 30 of Rajya Sabha (c) 20 members of Lok Sabha and 10 of Rajya Sabha (d) 25 members of Lok Sabha and 15 of Rajya Sabha Answer: 20 members of Lok Sabha and 10 of Rajya Sabha 49. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President of India ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 11 Answer: 12 50. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha may be removed from his office, if the House of the People passes a resolution to this effect by (a) Absolute majority of all the then members of the House (b) Simple majority of members present and voting and absolute majority of all the then members of the House (c) 2/3rd majority of members present and voting. (d) Simple majority of members present and voting Answer: Absolute majority of all the then members of the House 51. In the case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the Parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the (a) Member of the Lok Sabha specifically elected for the purpose (b) Speaker of Lok Sabha (c) President (d) Vice- President Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha 52. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is (a) Nominated by the President (b) Elected by Parliament and State Legislatures jointly (c) Elected by members of both Houses of Parliament (d) Elected by the members of Rajya Sabha Answer: Elected by members of both Houses of Parliament 53. The time gap between two sessions of the Parliament should not exceed (a) 3 months (b) 1 year (c) 9 months (d) 6 months Answer: 6 months 54. Joint sittings of the two Houses of Parliament are held to (a) Elect the President of India (b) Adopt a Constitution amending Bill (c) Elect the Vice President of India (d) Consider and pass a bill on which two Houses disagree Answer: Consider and pass a bill on which two Houses disagree 55. One third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire after every (a) Second year (b) Fifth year (c) One year (d) Third year Answer: Second year 56. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed by Rajya Sabha within (a) 3 months (b) 14 days (c) 21 days (d) 1 month Answer: 14 days

57. Which of the following is not a Standing Committee of the Parliament ? (a) Estimates Committee (b) Committee on Public Undertakings (c) Committee on Welfare of SC's and ST's (d) Committee on Public Accounts Answer: Committee on Public Accounts 58. For raising Half-an-Hour discussion in a House of Parliament, a notice in writing has to be given to the (a) Secretary of Department of Parliamentary Affairs (b) Minister concerned (c) Secretary General of the House (d) Presiding Officer of the House Answer; Secretary General of the House 59. What is the minimum age for election / appointment as member of the Rajya Sabha ? (a) 25 years (b) 40 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years Answer: 30 years 60. Parliament of India is composed of (a) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President (b) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (c) Lok Sabha only (d) Rajya Sabha only Answer: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President 61. Maximum number of M.P.s from backward communities are elected from which state ? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Nagaland Answer: Bihar 62. In Parliamentary government, Ministers remain in office so long as they enjoy (a) Confidence of the popular chamber of legislature (b) Popular support (c) Confidence of the upper house of the legislature (d) Support of the armed forces Answer; Confidence of the popular chamber of legislature 63. A bill for alteration of boundaries of states shall not be introduced in the Parliament without the recommendation of (a) The legislatures of the states concerned (b) President (c) The presiding officers of both Houses of Parliament (d) Supreme Court Answer: The legislatures of the states concerned 64. What type of Party system has been evolved in India ? (a) Single Party (b) Party less (c) Bi- party Answer: Multi - Party

(d) Multi - Party

64. Amongst the questions allowed by the Speaker, which one is regarded as the most important ? (a) Starred (b) Supplementary (c) Short Notice (d) Unstarred Answer: Short Notice 66. When can the Speaker exercise his right to vote in the House ? (a) Whenever the House desires (b) Whenever his party directs (c) Only in the event of equality of votes (d) Whenever he desires Answer; Only in the event of equality of votes 67. According to the Constitution of India the maximum number of members representing the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha cannot exceed (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 15 Answer: 20

68. The Government has set up a high power Committee of 20 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha to examine (a) Securities scam (b) Sharing of river water (c) Protection of Human rights (d) Protection of environment Answer: Securities scam 69. In the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, who presides over the deliberations of the Lok Sabha ? (a) Oldest members of the House (b) One of the members of the House out of a panel of six persons nominated by the Speaker (c) Prime Minister (d) Home Minister Answer: One of the members of the House out of a panel of six persons nominated by the Speaker 70. What is the minimum age for being the member of the Parliament ? (a) 45 years (b) 50 years (c) None of these (d) 40 years Answer; None of these

71. Which of the following non-members of Parliament has the right to address it ? (a) Chief Election Commissioner (b) Comptroller and Auditor General (c) Attorney General of India (d) Solicitor- General of India Answer: Attorney General of India 72. How many members of the Lok Sabha must support a motion of no confidence in the government, before it can be admitted by the Speaker ? (a) 50 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 25 Answer: 50 73. The Constitution of India does not mentioned the post of (a) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (b) The Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assemblies. (c) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d) The Deputy Prime Minister Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister 74. To be a member of the Lok Sabha a person has to be (a) 25 years (b) 21 years (c) 27 years Answer; 25 years

(d) 30 years

75. Appointment of the members of the Council of Ministers is made by the President (a) In his own discretion (b) On the advice of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court (c) On the advice of the Vice- President (d) On the advice of the Prime Minister Answer: On the advice of the Prime Minister 76. Who administers the oath of office to the President ? (a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) Vice President (c) Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice of India Answer: Chief Justice of India 77. The members of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for what period ? (a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 6 years (d) 5 years Answer: 5 years

78. Criterion for a regional party to be recognised as a national party is (a) To get 1/10th of the seats in the Parliament (b) To be recognised in at least 4 states (c) To be recognised in at least 3 states (d) To get 1/10th of the seats in Lok Sabha Answer: To be recognised in at least 4 states 79. Money Bill can be introduced in (a) Either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha (c) Lok Sabha only Answer: Lok Sabha only

(b) None of these (d) Rajya Sabha only

80. Who among the following decides whether particular bill is a Money Bill or not ? (a) Finance Minister (b) Speaker of Lok Sabha (c) President (d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha 81. Which of the following states does not have a bicameral legislature ? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan Answer: Rajasthan

(d) Bihar

82. Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the session for (a) 60 days (b) 120 days (c) 30 days (d) 90 days Answer; 60 days 83. Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha ? (a) President (b) Speaker (c) Prime Minister Answer: Vice - President

(d) Vice - President

84. A candidate to become a member of the Rajya Sabha should not be less than (a) 25 years (b) 35 years (c) 30 years (d) 21 years Answer: 30 years 85. Public Accounts Committee is a (a) Select Committee of Lok Sabha (c) Standing Committee of Rajya Sabha Answer: Standing Committee of Rajya Sabha 86. The Rajya Sabha has a life of (a) 7 years (b) Permanency Answer; Permanency 87. The Governor is appointed by the (a) Chief Minister (b) Chief Justice Answer: President

(b) Joint Committee of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (d) Sub Committee

(c) 2 years

(d) 6 years

(c) President

(d) Prime Minister

88. The budget is presented to the Parliament on (a) The last day of March (b) 1st April (c) The last day of February (d) 15th March Answer; The last day of February 89. The term of Lok Sabha is normally (a) 5 years (b) 2 years Answer: 5 years

(c) 4 years

(d) 6 years

90. The Constitution provides for the nomination to the Lok Sabha two members belonging to the community of (a) Syrian Christians (b) Scheduled Castes (c) Parsis (d) Anglo-Indians Answer; Anglo-Indians 91. The legislative powers are vested in the (a) President (b) Governor Answer: Parliament

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Parliament

92. Which authority recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India ? (a) Public Accounts Committee (b) Inter State Council (c) Union Ministry of Finance (d) Finance Commission Answer; Finance Commission 93. Which are the two States (other than U.P.) having maximum representation in Lok Sabha ? (a) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar and Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar and Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar and Maharashtra Answer: Bihar and Maharashtra 94. The term of the Lok Sabha (a) Can be extended for another full term of 5 years. (c) Can be extended by 1 year at a time Answer; Can be extended by 1 year at a time

(b) Can be extended for an unlimited period (d) Cannot be extended

95. How many times can the passed by Parliament ? (a) Twice (b) Never (c) Thrice Answer: Once

(d) Once

96. Vote on Account means legislative vote (a) On the Appropriation Bill (b) On the Finance Bill (c) Authorising expenditure in respect of demands for grants pending the passing of the Appropriation Act (d) In respect of the report of audit and accounts submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General Answer: C 97. Which of the following committees does not consist of any member from the Rajya Sabha? (a) Estimates Committee (b) Committee on Public Undertakings (c) Public Accounts Committee (d) Public Grievances Committee Answer: Estimates Committee 98. Recognition to a political party is accorded by (a) The Election Commission (b) A Committee of Whips (c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the legislative assemblies in the case of regional parties (d) The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Answer; The Election Commission 99. The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee is (a) Appointed by Speaker (b) Elected by members of PAC (c) Elected by Union Cabinet (d) Appointed by President Answer: Appointed by Speaker 100. A Party in India in order to be recognised as official opposition in the Indian Parliament should have least how many seats ? (a) 1/6th (b) 1/10th (c) 1/3rd (d) 1/4th th Answer: 1/10

Union Budget, Railway Budget and Economic Survey

1. According to economic survey 2011-12, tabled in the parliament on February 25, 2011, how many villages in India are still out of telecom loop? (1) 61,586 (2) 62,443 (3) 63,342 (4) 62,634 2. Union Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee presented the Railway Budget for 2011-12on February 25, 2011 and fixed the plan outlay for 2011-12 at Rs.57, 630 crore, which is___ percent higher than the outlay for the year 2011-11. (1) 38 (2) 42 (3) 44 (4) 40 3. According to the provisions of Railway Budget 2011-12, presented on February 25, 2011, which of the following combinations of project and proposed investments is not correct? (1) New Railway Lines-Rs 9,583 crore (2) Doubling the Lines-Rs5, 406 crore (3) Gauge Conversion-Rs 2,470 crore (4) Acquisition of rolling Stock-Rs 12,380 crore 4. Ms. Mamata Banerjee while presenting the Railway Budget for 2011-12 on February 25, 2011 fixed the target to load 993 million tones goods during 2011-12 to earn. (1) Rs.68, 620 crore (2) Rs.62, 489 crore (3) Rs.67, 826 crore (4) Rs.63, 765 crore 5. In the Railway Budget 2011-12, tabled on February 25, 2011, Ms.Mamata Banerjee has set an ambitious goal of enhancing the sundry earnings to Rs. 4,060 crore during 2011-12, which was___in 2010-11. (1) Rs. 3170 Crore (2) Rs. 3,530.34 Crore (3) Rs.2, 596.31 Crore (4) Rs.2, 778.34 Crore 6. Which one of the following projects was not announced by the Union Railway Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee in the Railway Budget 2011-12, presented on February 25, 2011? (1)Laying of 40 new lines (2)Gauge Conversion of 1,017 km (3)Trebling of 1125 km of track (4)Electrification of 1,000km of track 7. Union Railway Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee while presenting the Railway Budget for 2011-12 on February 25, 2011 proposed to set up a 700-megawatt gas-based power plant at Thakurli,which is situated in the state of (1) West Bengal (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Manipur (4) Maharashtra 8. How many new express trains were proposed in the Railway Budget 2011-12 on February 25, 2011 besides three new Shatabdis and nine new Duronto trains? (1) 56 (2) 58 (3) 62 (4) 54 9. Which of the following statements regarding the Economic Survey 2010-11, tabled in the Parliament on February 25, 2011 is not correct? (1) Estimated GDP growth in 2010-12, 8.6 percent (2) Survey favours phased opening of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail (3) Survey does not favour second green revolution (4) Efficient taxation of goods and services through GST 10. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget 2011-12 on February 28, 2011.Which of the following is not a key features of this Budget? (1) Gross Tax receipts are estimated at Rs. 932,440 crore (2) Exemption limit for general category of individual taxpayers was not enhanced

(3) Total expenditure proposed at Rs. 12, 57,729 crore (4) Rate of Minimum Alternative Tax increased to18.5 percent 11. Which of the following statements is not correct about the Budget 2011-12, tabled in the parliament of February 28, 2011? (1) Increase of 18.3 percent in total plan allocation (2) Standard rate of service tax retained at 10 percent (3) Allocation of Rs. 900 crore for National Mission for protein supplement (4) redit flow for farmers raised from Rs. 3,75,000 crore to Rs. 4,75,000 Crore in 2011-12. 12. According to Economic Survey 2010-11, during April 2006 to March 2010, India witnessed foreign direct Investment inflows worth ____ in the retail sector. (1) $ 190 million (2) $ 194.69 million (3) $ 290 million (4) $ 294.69 million 13. According to Economic survey 2010-11, presented in the Lok Sabha on February 25, 2011, while the overall gross domestic product (GDP) has grown by an average of 8.62 percent during 2004-05 to 2010-11, GDP of the agricultural sector has increased by only____during the same period. (1) 3.46 percent (2) 4.46 percent (3) 2.46 percent (4) 5.46 percent 14. According to the data presented in the Economic Survey 2010-11, from 2000-2001 to 2009-2010, the growth in wheat acreage was around 1.21 percent, What was the growth in yield? (1) 1.89 percent (2) 0.68 percent (3) 1.59 percent (4) 1.61 percent 15. In the Union Budget 2011-12 presented in the LokSabha on February 28, 2011, what amount has been proposed to be raised through disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings? (1) Rs. 35,000 crore (2) Rs. 40,888 crore (3) Rs. 40,000 crore (4) Rs. 37,000 crore 16. According to the proposal of Union Budget 2011-12, the government is to finalise Direct Taxes Code for enactment during 2011-12.When will it be effective from? (1) April 1, 2012 (2) May 1, 2012 (3) April 1, 2013 (4) May 1, 2013 17. According to proposals of Union Budget, 2011-12, to empower women and promote their self help groups (SHG) Womens SHGs Devlopment Fund is to be created with a corpus of (1) Rs. 600 crore (2) Rs. 525 crore (3) Rs. 625 crore (4) Rs. 500 crore 18. Which of the following pairs based on Union Budget 2011-12 estimates is wrongly matched? (1) Revenue Receipts-Rs. 789892 crore (2) Capital Receipts-Rs. 816182 crore (3) Non Plan Expenditure-Rs. 816000 crore (4) Revenue Deflect- Rs. 307270 crore 19. According to the Union Budget 2011-12 estimates for each rupee that comes in the governments ex-chequer the share of different heads has been listed below. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (1) Borrowings and other liabilities-27 paise (2) Corporation tax-24 paise (3) Service tax and other taxes-6 paise (4) Union Excise duties-11 paise 20. According to the Union Budget 2011-12 estimates presented in the Lok Sabha on February 28,2011,for each rupee that goes from governments ex-chequer.the share of different heads has been listed below. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (1) Central Plan-22 paise (2) Interest Payment-18 paise (3) Defence-11 paise (4) subsidies-9 paise

21. According to the Union Budget 2011-12, to further encourage States to allocate more funds for agriculture over and above their base line expenditure on farming, an additional sum of ____has been proposed for the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. (1) Rs. 1190 crore (2) Rs. 1105 crore (3) Rs. 1150 crore (4) Rs. 5110 crore 22. In the Union Budget 2011-12 proposals presented in Lok Sabha on February 28, 2011, to provide Housing finance to targeted groups in rural areas at competitive rates, what provision has been made for the Rural Housing Fund? (1) Rs. 2000 crore (2) Rs. 3500 crore (3) Rs. 3000 crore (4) Rs. 2500 crore 23. Handloom weavers have been facing economic stress. In the Union Budget 2011-12, to benefit 15000 cooperative societies and about 300000 handloom weavers, it has been proposed to provide_____ to NABARD. (1) Rs. 3000 crore (2) Rs. 2000 crore (3) Rs. 3500 crore (4) Rs. 4661 crore 24. With an objective to bring green revolution in the eastern region of India i.e. Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, what amount has been allocated in Union Budget 2011-12 for the programme that will target the rice based cropping system? (1) Rs. 325 crore (2) Rs. 400 crore (3) Rs. 315 crore (4) Rs. 415 crore 25. To build judicial infrastructure and E-courts project, the plan provision for the Department of justice has been increased three-fold to in the Union Budget 2011-12. (1) Rs. 1000 crore (2) Rs. 951 crore (3) Rs. 2000 crore (4) Rs. 1051 crore 26. In the Union Budget 2011-12 estimates presented in the Lok Sabha on February 28, 2011 the government has pegged fiscal deflect for 2011-12, at____ of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). (1) 4.8 percent (2) 4.6 percent (3) 4.9 percent (4) 4.15 percent 27. Plan expenditure which broadly includes spending on assets and is perceived to provide a push to the economic growth is estimated to be____in 2011-12, as mentioned in the Union Budget 201112. (1) Rs. 441500.09 crore (2) Rs. 400000 crore (3) Rs. 441546.75 crore (4) Rs. 14546.7 crore 28. In the Union Budget 2011-12 presented on February 28, 2011, a big push to the infrastructure sector has been announced. What allotment has been proposed on the transport and the energy sectors out of Rs. 5.92 lakh crore earnmarked in the Central Plan? (1) Rs. 2.72 lakh crore (2) Rs. 1.72 lakh crore (3) Rs. 1.75 lakh crore (4) Rs. 1.89 lakh crore 29. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has made a total allocation of____to give a greater to flagship programme Bharat Nirman,covering six sectors. (1) Rs. 56000 crore (2) Rs. 58000 crore (3) Rs. 10000 crore (4) Rs. 85000 crore 30. In the Union Budget 2011-12 proposals,what amount has been allocated under the Indira Awas Yojana for construction of house for BPL families in the left wing Extremist(LWE) districts? (1) Rs. 8096 crore (2) Rs. 18999 crore (3) Rs. 8996 crore (4) Rs. 7996 crore

31. In the union Budget 2011-12 presented in the parliament on February 28, 2011 by what percentage the defence budget has been raised from Rs. 147344 crore in 2010-11? (1) 11.59 percent (2) 12.59 percent (3) 11.95 percent (4) 12.5 percent 32. According to the Union Budget 2011-12, an international award with prize money of Rs. 1crore is to be instituted for promoting the values of universal brotherhood in the memory of (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Rabindranath Tagore (3) Devendranath Tagore (4) Subhash Chandra Bose ANSWERS 1.(2) 2.(4) 3.(4) 4.(1) 5.(2) 6.(3) 7.(4) 8.(1) 9.(3) 10.(2) 11.(3) 12.(2) 13.(1) 14.(2) 15.(3) 16.(1) 17.(4) 18.(2) 19.(2) 20.(3) 21.(2) 22.(2) 23.(1) 24.(2) 25.(1) 26.(2) 27.(3) 28.(1) 29.(2) 30.(3) 31.(1) 32.(2)

UNION BUDGET 2011

1) Who presented the Union Budget 2011-12 in the Parliament on February 28, 2011? a) Manmohan Singh b) Pratibha Devisingh Patil c) Hamid Ansari d) D.Subbarao e) Pranab Mukherjee 2) The first Union budget of independent India was presented by? a) R.K.Shanmukham Chetty b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Morarji Desai d) Indira Gandhi e) Manmohan Singh 3) Disinvestment Target for 2011-12 has been placed at? a) Rs. 10000 crore b) Rs. 20000 crore c) Rs. 30000 crore d) Rs. 40000 crore e) None of these 4) Foreign Institutional Investor-(FII) limit for investment in Indian corporate bonds raised from $20 billion to? a) $30 billion b) $40 billion c) $50 billion d) $60 billion e) None of these 5) As per Union Budget 2011-12, Indian Micro Finance Equity Fund of Rs.100 crore to be created with? a) SBI b)ICICI c) NABARD d)IDBI e) SIDBI 6) Rural Infrastructure Develo-pment Fund (RIDF) was set up by the Government in? a) 1995-96 b) 1996-97 c) 1997-98 d)1998-99 e) None of these 7) The corpus allocated for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for 2011-12 is? a) Rs.16000 b) Rs.17000 c) Rs.18000 d) Rs.19000 e) None of these 8) The target of credit flow to farmers has been raised from Rs.3,75,000 crore of 2010-11 to in 2011-12? a) Rs.4,75,000 crore b) Rs.5,75,000 crore c) Rs.6,75,000 crore d) Rs.7,75,000 crore e) None of these 9) Rural Infrastructure Develo-pment Fund (RIDF) is maintained by? a) RBI b) SBI c) NABARD d) IDBI Bank e) None of these 10) Eligibility for pension under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme for BPL beneficiaries reduced from 65 years of age to? a) 64 years b) 63 years c) 62 years d) 61 years e) 6o years

11) Exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpa-yers enhanced from 1,60,000 to? a) 1,70,000 b) 1,80,000 c) 1,90,000 d) 2,00,000 e) None of these 12) As per Union Budget 2011-12, standard rate of Service Tax is? a) 10 % b) 11 % c) 12 % d) 13 % e) None of these 13) As per Union Budget 2011-12, Defence allocation is? a) 1.64 lakh crore b) 1.74 lakh crore c) 1.84 lakh crore d) 1.94 lakh crore e) None of these 14) In the Constitution of India, the Union Budget of India referred to as the? a) Economic Survey b) Monetary and Credit Policy c) Foreign Trade Policy d) Annual Financial Statement e) None of these 15) Which of the following department is not a part of Finance Ministry of India? a) Department of Economic Affairs b) Department of Expenditure c) Department of Revenue d) Department of Disinvestments e) Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion 16) Which Department principal responsibility is the prep-aration of the Union Budget annually (excluding the Railway Budget)? a) Department of Economic Affairs b) Department of Expenditure c) Department of Revenue d) Department of Disinvestments e)Department of Financial Servies 17) Which of the following is a government body that offers a single window clearance for proposals on foreign direct investment in the country that are not allowed access through the automatic route? a) Securities and Exchange Board of India b) Reserve Bank of India c) Export-Import Bank of India d) Foreign Investment Promo-tion Board e) Bombay Stock Exchange 18) The first woman Finance Secretary of India? a) Sushma Nath b)Shyamala Gopinath c) Chanda Kochhar d) Shikha Sharma e) None of these

19) The only woman to hold the post of the finance minister of India? a) Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit b) Sarojini Naidu c) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur d) Indira Gandhi e)None of these 20) The Union Budget is always presented first in ? a) Lok Sabha b) Rajya Sabha c) Joint Session of the Parliament d) State Assemblies e) None of these

21) Which of the following presents the Economic Survey in the parliament every year, just before the Union Budget? a) RBI b) Ministry of Finance c) Ministry of Commerce d) Planning Commission e) Finance Commission 22) The financial year in India starts on? a) 1st January c) 1st April e) None of these 23) A fiscal year in India ends on? a) February 28 c)April1 e)December 31 24) A. Gross Tax receipts are estimated at 9,32,440 crore. B. Non-tax revenue receipts estimated at 1,25,435 crore. C. Total expenditure proposed at 12,57,729 crore. D. Increase of 18.3 per cent in total Plan allocation. E. Increase of 10.9 per cent in the Non-plan expenditure. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) A and B b) B and C c) C and D d) D and E e) All of the above 25) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimated to have grown at 8.6 per cent in 2010-11 in real terms. Government expects econo-my to grow at 9 % in 2011-12. Fiscal Deficit target at 4.6% for 2011-12, down from 5.1% estimated for 2010-11. Central Government debt estimated at 44.2 per cent of GDP for 2011-12 as against 52.5 per cent recomm-ened by the 13th Finance Commission. E. 40,000 crore to be raised through disinvestment in 2011-12. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) A and B b) B and C c) C and D d) D and E e) All of the above 26) A. Government committed to retain at least 51 per cent ownership and management control of the Central Public Sector Undertakings. B. "India Microfinance Equity Fund" of Rs.100 crore to be created with SIDBI. Gover-nment considering putting in place appropriate regulatory framework to protect the interest of small borrowers. C. "Women's SHG's Develo-pment Fund" to be created with a corpus of Rs. 500 crore. D. Corpus of RIDF XVII to be raised from Rs.16,000 crore to 20,000 crore. E. 1,000 crore to be provided to SIDBI for refinancing incre-mental lending by banks to these enterprises. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) A and D b) A, B and C c) C and D d) D and E e) None of these A. B. C. D.

b)1stMarch d) 1st July

b) March 31 d)July1

27) A. Allocation under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) increased from Rs. 6,755 crore to 7,860 crore. B. Rs.10,000 crore to be contributed to NABARD's Short-term Rural Credit fund for 2011-12. C. Allocation for Bharat Nirman programme proposed to be increased by Rs.10,000 crore from the current year to Rs. 58,000 crore in 2011-12. D. Rs. 21,000 crores for primary education to implement Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. E. Defence budget hiked to 1.64 lakh crore Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) A and B b) B and C c) C and D d) D and E e) All of the above 28) Consider the following statements: 1) Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the Union Budget 2011-12 on February 28, 2011. 2) Economic Survey 2010-11 was presented in the Parliament on Feb 25, 2011. 3) India's Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee presented the new Railway Budget for the year 2011-12 in the parliament on February 25, 2011. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) 3 only d) All of the above e) None of these Answers: 1) e, 2) a, 3) d, 4) a, 5) e, 6) a, 7) c, 8) a, 9) c, 10) e, 11) b, 12) a, 13) a, 14) d, 15) e, 16) a, 17) d, 18) a, 19) d, 20) a, 21) b, 22) c, 23) b, 24) e, 25) e, 26) b, 27) e, 28) d

Environmental Studies
1.The head quarters of international whaling commission a) newyork b) Kyoto c) perth d) Cambridge 2)Icreased defoliation in plants is caused by a) ozone depletion c) global warming 3) The Himalayan ibex is a type of a) goat c) ass

b) acid rains d) ground pollution

b) deer d) cattle

4) For providing environmental information to decision makers, policy planners, scientists and engineers, research workers, etc. all over the country., ENVIS was established in the year a)1979 b)1980 c)1981 d)1982 5) which of the following is not a mission listed under NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON CILMATE CHANGE(NAPCC) a) national mission on sustainable development b) national mission on enhanced energy efficiency c) national mission on sustainable Himalayan ecosystem d) national mission on strategic knowledge for climate change 6) The only conference of parties held in India a) cop-12 b) cop-13 c) c0p-14 d) c0p-15 7) who wrote the book hotspots:revisited a) walter rosen c) russel mittermeier 8) The state bird of uttarakhand a) monal c) Indian roller

b) Norman myers d) Rachel Carson

b) Indian bustard d) sarus crane

9) The year declared by UN as International Year of Forests a) 2011 b) 2010 c) 2009 d) 2008 10) National biodiversity authority is located a a) Thiruvananthapuram b) chennai c) Imphal d) shimla 11) The greenhouse gas with high heat trapping capability a) carbondioxide b) nitrous oxide c) sulphur hexa fluoride d) methane 12) Consider the following statements 1) ocean acidification due to global warming activates coral growth 2) global warming may result in increased agricultural yield in certain parts of the earth The correct statements a) only 1 c) both 1 and 2

b) only 2 d) neither 1 nor 2

13) The primordial earths atmosphere was a) reducing c) cooler

b) with free oxygen d) all of these

14) The number of biosphere reserves in india recognized as a part of world network of biospheres a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 15) Growing rice results in the release of ________ into the atmosphere a) methane b) nitrous oxide c) ozone d) hydroflurocarbons 16) What is the difference between a threatened species and an endangered species? (a) A threatened species means that the population is likely to become endangeredAn endangered species has population numbers so low that it is likely to become extinct (b) A threatened species is already extinct. An endangered species means that the populations numbers have increased greatly over the last 5 years (c) A threatened species means that the population is likely to become endangered. An endangered species is already extinct (d) A threatened species and an endangered species are the same 17) Edge species (a) decrease biodiversity (b) only exist in areas that have been altered by humans (c) require the unique homogenous edge environment (d) may require conditions found in both of the bordering ecosystems 18) which of the following is a native species of India a) Two horned rhinoceros b) rhesus monkey c) komodo dragon d) none 19) Which book written by Rachel Carson resulted in banning DDT in USA a) silent spring b) the enviraonmentalism c) biomagnifications d) food chain 20) which of the following competition is severe a) intra specific b) inter specific c) extra specific d) none 21) The water (prevention and control ) pollution act came into force in the year a) 1972 b) 1974 c) 1977 d) 1981 22) The conference on 'the human environment" held from 5 to 16 June 1972 was held in ... a. Stockholm, Sweden b. Tbilisi, Soviet Union c. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d. Kyoto, Japan 23) Man and biosphere programme is affiliated with... a. UNESCO b. IUCN c. WWF d.WIPO 24) What does "system" imply in the term "ecosystem"? a. environment b. Interdependent complex c. System approach d. ecological systems

25). The term "ecology" was defined for the first time in 1970 by... a. Haeckel b. St. Hilaire c. Jackson Mivart d. H. Reiter 26)The "Vienna Convention" related with environment is basically related with.. a. international trade in endangered species b. protection of ozone layer c. biodiversity conservation d. preservation of cultural environment 27)Which of the following gases has an important role in maintaining atmosphere temperature? a. nitrogen b. Oxygen c. argon d. Carbon dioxide 28)The worlds biggest GHG emitter a.china c.india

b.USA d.south Africa

29)The outermost zone of a biosphere reserve is a. manipulation zone b. core zone c. buffer zone d. any of these 30) Identify the correct match of a tiger reserve and the state in which it is located a. CorbettMadhya Pradesh b. darrarajasthan c.perambakulamkarnataka d. BandipurTamil Nadu.

ANSWERS: 1.d 5.a 9.a 13 a 17 d 21 b 25 d 29 a

2 a. 6.a 10.b 14 d 18 d 22 a 26 b 30 b

3. a 7.c 11.c 15 a 19 a 23 a 27 d

4.d 8.a 12 b 16 a 20 a 24 b 28 a