Dear PaGaLGuY readers, as we all know, General Knowledge is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examinations, MBA Entrance Examinations, Combined Defence Service Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your General Knowledge, we hereby present this General Knowledge quiz.
Given below are a few questions from the General Studies papers of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examinations between 1995 and 2010. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. During the Freedom Struggle, Aruna Asif Ali was a major woman organiser of underground activity in
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b)Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
2. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover in order to maintain proper ecological balance in India is
(a) 25% (b) 33% (c) 43% (d) 53%
3. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to
(a) distribute the revenue between the centre and the states
(b) prepare the annual budget
(c) advise the President on financial matters
(d) allocate funds to various ministers of the Union and the State Governments
4. Match List I to List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
A. WTO 1. Provides loans to address short-term balance of payment problems
B. IDA 2. Multi-lateral trade negotiations body
C. IMF 3. Sanction of soft loans
D. IBRD 4. Facilitating lending and borrowing for reconstruction and development
CODES: A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 2 1 4
5. Consider the following statements:
- ELISA test is employed as the first and most basic test for an individual to detect cancer
- Almost 50 % of human beings have Rh+ blood while the remaining have Rh- blood.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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