GS for Public Service Examinations @gkknowledge Filed under ( miscellaneous ) by DSP

1.Nokrek Biosphere reserve is located in which of the following states?
(A)Assam
(B)Meghalaya
(C)Manipur
(D)Tripura

2.Under which of the following ministries comes the Department of Border Management?
(A)Ministry of Home Affairs
(B)Ministry of Defense
(C)Ministry of Overseas Affairs
(D)None of them



3.(ABC/AR) programme is for the control of which of the following diseases?
(A)Rabies
(B)Malaria
(C)Dengue
(D)Zoonoses

4.Bring out the only incorrect statement:
(A)Impeachment of the President Can be initiated in any house of the parliament
(B)Winston Churchill called Mahatma Gandhi as a "Naked Faqir"
(C)Megasthenes has written in detail about slavery in India that was prevalent in Mauryan Era
(D)Raj Rajeshwar temple was built by Chola Kings as Tanjore

5.First Jnanpith Award winner was from which of the following states?
(A)Madhya Pradesh
(B)Kerala
(C)Tamil Nadu
(D)West Bengal

6.Bring out the only incorrect statement:
(A)Bihar is the most flood prone state of India
(B)Indira Point, the extreme South of India is located in Tamil Nadu
(C)Simplipal National park is a Tiger reserve in Orissa
(D)Tetanus is caused by Bacteria

7.International Telecommunication Union is an agency of which of the following?
(A)World Trade Organization
(B)United Nations
(C)European Union
(D)UNCTAD

8.Aihole Inscription is ascribed to which of the following rulers ?
(A)Pulkeshin II
(B)Rudradaman
(C)Kharvela
(D)Asoka

9.In context with ancient India, what did the word Agrahara referred to ?
(A)A kind of tax from the cultivators
(B)A kind of land gifted to Brahmins
(C)A kind of trade guild
(D)A type of a tribe

10.Consider the following:
1. Persian Deities
2. Greek Deities
3. Indian Deities
Which among the above were engraved in the Kushana coins?
(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)1 & 3
(D)all 1, 2, 3,

11.Bring out the only incorrect statement:
(A)The constitutional amendment bill can only be ratified by the president but not returned
(B)Under powers given by Article 111, President can withhold his / her assent to a bill
(C)A High Court Judge addresses his / her resignation to Chief Justice of India
(D)Abolition of Untouchability is included in the Right to Equality

12.In Vedic Era, Akhyani is the goddess of which of the following?
(A)Peace
(B)Sacrifice
(C)Forests
(D)Rivers

13.Which among the following is the only landlocked country in ASEAN?
(A)Thailand
(B)Laos
(C)Vietnam
(D)Cambodia

14.In Buddhism, Patimonkha deals with which among the following?
(A)Education
(B)Propaganda
(C)Discipline
(D)All of above

15.Bring out the only incorrect statement:
(A)Kaveri is the longest river of Tamil Nadu
(B)India is the second largest producer of Chillies after China
(C)Regulating act 1773 established a supreme Court in India
(D)Attorney General of India is appointed as per article 1976

16.Who among the following shifted the pillars from Topra and Meerut to New Delhi?
(A)Ghayasuddin Tughlaq
(B)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(C)Ferozshah Tughlag
(D)None of them

17.Penganga is a tributary of which of the following rivers in India?
(A)Kaveri
(B)Godavari
(C)Krishna
(D)Narmada

18.Which among the following river is most described in Rig-Veda?
(A)Sindhu
(B)Chenab
(C)Saraswati
(D)Ganga