Some of the Scams in India

1) 2G Spectrum Scam We have had a number of scams in India; but none bigger than the scam involving the process of allocating unified access service licenses. At the heart of this Rs.1.76-lakh crore worth of scam is the former Telecom minister A Raja who according to the CAG, has evaded norms at every level as he carried out the dubious 2G license awards in 2008 at a throw-away price which were pegged at 2001 prices. 2) Commonwealth Games Scam Another feather in the cap of Indian scandal list is Commonwealth Games. Even before the long awaited sporting bonanza could see the day of light, the grand event was soaked in the allegations of corruption. It is estimated that out of Rs. 70000 crore spent on the Games, only half the said amount was spent on Indian sportspersons. The Central Vigilance Commission, involved in probing the alleged corruption in various Commonwealth Games-related projects, has found discrepancies in tenders like payment to non-existent parties, will-full delays in execution of contracts, over-inflated price and bungling in purchase of equipment through tendering and misappropriation of funds. 3) Housing Scam Congress party politicians, bureaucrats and military officials have been accused of taking over a plush Mumbai apartment block intended for war widows. After the story broke in local media the government sacked the powerful chief minister of western Maharashtra state, who is a member of the Congress party. Following a CBI probe, the environment ministry ordered the demolition of the 31-storey building in January, citing the violation of environmental and land-use rules. The Arabian Sea-facing block with 103 apartments is built in an upscale Mumbai district. Apartments were sold for as little as $130,000 each, while local media estimated their value at $1.8 million each. 4) IPL Scam The recent scam in IPL and embezzlement with respect to bidding for various franchisees. The scandal already claimed the portfolios of two big-wigs in the form of Shashi Tharoor and former IPL chief Lalit Modi. 5) ISRO and Devas Deal The deal which caught Antrix in controversy is the Devas deal. Devas is a Bangalore based Multimedia company. The Devas multimedia was set up by one US based company namely Forge Advisors. Most of the members of this Devas multimedia are ex ISRO officials. The Devas Multimedia had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Antrix in 2003 . According to this deal, Devas will get 90 % of the S band transponders of two Indian satellites on lease for its digital audio broadcast services. The two new Indian satellites whose S transponders are getting to Devas on deal were GSAT 6 and GSAT 6A. Devas Multimedia and Antrix signed the contract in 2005 January. But Antrix didn't informed either space commission or union cabinet that the lion portion of the capacity of these satellites will be leased to Devas Multimedia. Usually the S band transponders are used for strategic purposes and here it was leased to a private firm. 6) Loan Bribery Scam Top officials of Indian banks, lenders and financial firms have been accused of taking bribes to grant corporate loans. The bribes were allegedly paid by private finance firm Money Matters Financial Services (MONE.BO), which acted as a "mediator and facilitator" for the loan beneficiaries. 7) Telgi Scam Abdul Karim Telgi had mastered the art of forgery in printing duplicate stamp papers and sold them to banks and other institutions. The tentacles of the fake stamp and stamp paper case had penetrated 12 states and was estimated at a whooping Rs. 20000 crore plus. The Telgi clearly had a lot of support from government departments that were responsible for the production and sale of high security stamps. 8) Satyam Scam The scam at Satyam Computer Services is something that will shatter the peace and tranquillity of Indian investors and shareholder community beyond repair. Satyam is the biggest fraud in the corporate history to the tune of Rs. 14000 crore. The companys disgraced former chairman Ramalinga Raju kept everyone in the dark for a decade by fudging the books of accounts for several years and inflating revenues and profit figures of Satyam. 9) Bofors Scam The Bofors scandal is known as the hallmark of Indian corruption. The Bofors scam was a major corruption scandal in India in the 1980s; when the then PM Rajiv Gandhi and several others including a powerful NRI family named the Hindujas, were accused of receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB for winning a bid to supply Indias 155 mm field howitzer. The Swedish State Radio had broadcast a startling report about an undercover operation carried out by Bofors, Swedens biggest arms manufacturer , whereby $16 million were allegedly paid to members of PM Rajiv Gandhis Congress. Most of all, the Bofors scam had a strong emoti onal appeal because it was a scam related to the defense services and Indias security interests. 10) The Fodder Scam If you havent heard of Bihars fodder scam of 1996, you might still be able to recognize it by the name of Chara Ghotala , as it is popularly known in the vernacular language. In this corruption scandal worth Rs.900 crore, an unholy nexus was traced involved in fabrication of vast herds of fictitious livestock for which fodder, medicine and animal husbandry equipment was supposedly procured. 11) The Hawala Scandal The Hawala case to the tune of $18 million bribery scandal, which came in the open in 1996, involved payments allegedly recei ved by countrys leading politicians through hawala brokers. Thus, for the first time in Indian politics, it gave a feeling of open loot all around the public, involving all the major political players being accused of having accepted bribes and also alleged connections about payments being channelled to Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Kashmir. Posted by Raghu at 5:19 PM 0 comments Links to this post Labels: APPSC GROUP-1, APPSC GROUP-1 GENERAL ESSAY

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

INDIA & ECONOMIC SURVEY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The total length of the Coastline of India including mainland, Lakshadweep Island and Andaman & Nikobar Island is (a) 2933 km (b) 7516.6 km (c) 6230 (d) 7215 km 2. Which country has not the common border with India? (a) China (b) Bhutan (c) Maldives (d) Nepal 3. The Brahmaputra rises from Tibet. In Tibet this river is known as (a) Padma (b) Tsangpo (c) Dihang (d) Yamuna 4. Sri Lanka is separated from India by (a) Palk strait (b) Arabian Sea (c) Gulf of Adan (d) Gulf Jafana 5. Which one of these not a principal tributary of the river Brahmaputra in India? (a) Subansiri (b) Dhansiri (c) Chanan (d) Pulhimari 6. Which river of Daccan region not flowing eastward? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Tapti 7. Which is the correct sequence of the rivers flowing in southern peninsular India in context of length? (a) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi (b) Godavari, Cauvery, Mahanadi, Krishna (c) Krishna, Cauvery, Godavari, Mahanadi (d) Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi, Cauvery 8. Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is situated in which city of India? (a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Surat (d) Mumbai

9. What is the number of spokes in wheel of Ashoka Chakra placed in the National Flag? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 32 10. The new flag code of India flag code has taken effect from (a) 26 January 2002 (b) 26 January 2006 (c) 26 January 2008 (d) 26 January 2009 11. The National Anthem Jan Gana Man, composed originally in Bengali by (a) Bankim Chand (b) Ravindranath Tagore (c) Arbindo Ghosh (d) Somnath Chatterjee 12. When was the constitutional Assembly adopted the National Anthem? (a) 26 January, 1950 (b) 24 January 2006 (c) 24 January, 1949 (d) 26 January, 1949. 13. The National Song Vande Mataram composed in Sanskrit by (a) Bankim Chandra (b) Ravindranath Tagore (c) Jyoti Basu (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 14. Match the following: List I List II (State) (Density of population) A. Haryana 1. 109 B. Orissa 2. 165 C. Rajasthan 3. 236 D. Himachal Pradesh 4. 478 Code: ABCD (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 1 2 4 3 15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (a) National Tree The Banyan (b) National Fruit Mango (c) National Bird Swan (d) National Animal Tiger 16. Indian Constitution was adopted by constitutional assembly on (a) 26 January, 1950 (b) 26 November 1949 (c) 26 November, 1950 (d) 15 August, 1950 17. At present, what is the number of members in Rajya Sabha? (a) 244 (b) 233 (c) 250 (d) 230 18. In order to be chosen a member of parliament, what is the lower age limit? (a) 25 years (b) 30 years (c) 35 years (d) 40 years 19.Which one is not a standing committee of the parliament? (a) Public account committee (b) Committee on estimates (c) Public undertakings committee (d) Committee on MPCADS 20.Which department is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs? (a) Department of official language (b) Department of boarder management (c) Department of states (d) Department of public distribution 21. The chairman and members of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are appointed by (a) The President (b) Prime Minister (c) Home Minister (d) HRD Minister 22. On which day the civil services day celebrated every year in India? (a) April 28 (b) April 21 (c) June 5 (d) July 10 23. A committee of parliament on official languages was constituted in which year? (a) 1956 (b) 1976 (c) 1983 (d) 1987 24.Which statement is not true about Inter-state Council? (a) The inter-state council is a recommendatory body. (b) It was constituted in year 1990 under Article 263 of Indian constitution. (c) Prime Minister is the chairman of the interstate council. (d) None 25. Consider the following statements 1. Election Commission of India is a permanent constitutional body. 2. The election commission was established on 25 January 1950. 3. The president appoints chief election commissioner and election commissioners. Which statement/statements is/are true? (a) Only 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2 26. The National Bamboo Mission was launched in 2006-07 as a centrally sponsored scheme to promote the growth of bamboo sector. Which one is not the aim of National Bamboo Mission. (a) Plantation Development (b) Handicrafts Development (c) Marketing (d) Establishment of paper industries. 27. Which one of these are not correct about Micro irrigation?

(a) The main objective of this scheme is to increase the coverage of area under improved method of irrigation. (b) Quality production is the main concern of Micro irrigation. (c) During the current year 10 crore has been earmarked for North East region. (d) This is only implemented in western India. 28. Recognizing the importance of institutional support for the development of horticulture in the North East region, the establishment of a central Institute of Horticulture has been approved for implementation in 2005-06. In which state the central Institute of horticulture established. (a) Manipur (b) Nagaland (c) Tripura (d) Mizoram 29. What is the objective of multi state cooperative societies Act 2002? (a) Use of modern tools for more efficient and transparent functioning. (b) Enabling the business growth by providing a conducive environment. (c) Strengthening and expanding the multistate co-operative societies. (d) All of the above. 30. Kisan Call Centres (KCC) have been functioning since (a) 21 January 2004 (b) 26 January 2005 (c) 26 January 2006 (d) 21 January 2007 31.What is the number of Farmers benefited with Kisan Call centres since start functioning of this programme till December 2010? (a) 47.19 Lakh (b) 36.13 Lakh (c) 38.17 Lakh (d) 45.12 Lakh 32. National e-governance plan in Agriculture is started by which department of centre to improve services accessible to farmers using information and communication technology? (a) Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (b) Department of IT (c) Department of HRD (d) Department of Irrigation 33. The National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development (NOVOD) board was constituted on (a) 8th March 1984 (b) 5th March 1985 (c) 8th March 1986 (d) 5th March 1987 34. Consider the following statements 1. Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC) was registered by Department of Agriculture and Cooperation on 18th January, 1994. 2. SAFC is managed by the Board of Managing Consisting of 20 members and Chaired by the union minister of agriculture as its ex-officio president. 3. SAFC has established 18 state level SFACS by contributing corpus fund. Which statement/statements is/are true? (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 35. The National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music named Sangeet Natak Akademi was the first of these entities to be established by a resolution of the Ministry of Education on 31st May 1952. Who was the then Minister of Education in India? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Indira Gandhi 36. Gharana and Sampradaya is related to which field of life in india? (a) Dance (b) Music (c) Drama (d) Sports 37. This organization is the Indian National Academy of Letters meant to promote the cause of Indian literature through publication, translations, seminars, workshops, cultural exchange programmes and literary meets organized all over the country (a) Sangeet Kala Academy (b) Lalit Kala Academy (c) Sahitya Academy (d) National School of Drama 38. The Sahitya Academy was founded in the year (a) March 1984 (b) March 1954 (c) March 1964 (d) March 1936 39.Which one is not the followship of Sahitya Academy? (a) Sahitya Academy Honorary Fellowship (b) Anand Fellowship (c) Premchand Fellowship (d) Prasad Fellowship 40. The national school of Drama (NSD), one of the foremost theatre institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India was set up by Sangeet Natak Academy in the year (a) 1954 (b) 1955 (c) 1959 (d) 1962 41. The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) is one of the premier institutions working in the field of linking education and culture. The CCRT was set up in (a) May 1979 (b) May 1989 (c) May 1999 (d) May 2009 42. The National Mission for Manuscripts was launched by the Government in 2003. Which is the nodal agency of the National Mission for Manuscripts. (a) Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (b) National Gallery of Modern Art (c) National Museum (d) Archaeological Survey of India 43.When was the National Museum set up (a) 1960 (b) 1949 (c) 1956 (d) 1968 44. The Anthropological survey of India is a premier research organization under (a) Ministry of Science & Technology (b) Ministry of Human Resource Development (c) Ministry of Culture (d) Ministry of Home Affairs 45.Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (a) National Archives of India New Delhi (b) National Library Kolkata (c) Lalit Kala Akademi Kolkata (d) National Museum New Delhi 46. The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi was founded in (a) 1954 (b) 1956

(c) 1960 (d) 1964 47. The National Sample Survey (NSS) was set up in 1950; when was this organization reorganized? (a) 1965 (b) 1970 (c) 1977 (d) 1991 48.Where is the headquarter of survey Design and Research Division, which is one of the division of the National Sample Survey (NSS)? (a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Bhopal 49. In which year the first Economic Census came into existence? (a) 1970 (b) 1977 (c) 1982 (d) 1990 50. Consider the following statements: 1. India is the founder member of the universal postal union (UPU) since 1876. 2. India is the member of Asia-pacific postal union (APPU) since 1964. 3. India exchanges mail with more than 217 countries by air and surface. Which statement/statements is/are true? (a) Only 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 51. Postal Life Insurance (PLI) was introduced in India in year (a) 1884 (b) 1896 (c) 1936 (d) 1948 52. The Forest Conservation Division implements the forest (conservation) Act. When was that Act enacted by the parliament of India? (a) 25 October 1980 (b) 27 November 1992 (c) 16 September 1985 (d) 16 October 1987 53. Integrated Forest Protection Scheme (IFPS) was being implemented during the 10th five year plan and is being continued during 11th plan. The planning commission has suggested to rename the scheme as : (a) Intensification of Forest Management (b) Strengthening Forest Management (c) Conservation Forest Management (d) Infrastructure Development. 54.What is the number of National Parks in India? (a) 99 (b) 43 (c) 515 (d) 213 55.When the scheme Development of National Parks and Sanctuaries has been modified as integrated Development Habitats. (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 56.Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the administrative control of the Ministry of Forest & Environment. When WWI was established? (a) 1980 (b) 1982 (c) 1990 (d) 1993 57. Zoos in India are regulated as per the provision of the wild life (protection) Act. When this act came in existence? (a) 1969 (b) 1972 (c) 1980 (d) 1982 58.When was the centrally sponsored scheme Project Tiger launched? (a) 1972 (b) 1973 (c) 1975 (d) 1979 59.What is the number of tigers in India shown after the counting of tigers in 2011. (a) 1411 (b) 1706 (c) 1905 (d) 1608 60. Number of Tiger Reservers in India is (a) 38 (b) 49 (c) 53 (d) 113 61. India has a Memorandum of understanding with which country on controlling transboundary illegal trade in wild life and conservation? (a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh (c) Pakistan (d) China 62.When was the project Elephant launched? (a) Feb. 1992 (b) Feb. 1990 (c) Feb. 1993 (d) Feb. 1995 63.Which statement/statements is/are true about project Elephant? 1. All India estimation of elephant is done every five years. 2. The total number of Elephant Reserve in country has become 27. 3. The project Elephant is being implemented in 13 states of India. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 64. In August 1980, where the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) was established? (a) Almora (Uttrakhand) (b) Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) (c) Silchar (Assam) (d) Sri Nagar (Uttrakahand) 65.Which one of these statements are not true about Forestry Research in India? (a) Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is an apex body in the national Forestry research system. (b) This council promotes the solution based Forestry Research. (c) The council enhances public confidence in the ability of forest managers and researches to successfully handle challenges to natural resource management. (d) The council has only one research institute in New Delhi. 66. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is the Research and development wing of the Department of which Ministry under government of India? (a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Defence (c) Ministry of Agriculture (d) Ministry of Environment 67. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is one of Indias Major Flagship Programes for universalisation of elementary education launched in (a) 1998 (b) 2001 (c) 2007 (d) 2009 68.Which one of these are not a goal of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)? (a) Enrolment of all children in school.

(b) Retention of all children till the upper primary stage. (c) Bridging of gender and social category gap in enrolment, retention and learning. (d) Enrich the high class of Higher education. 69.What was the annual outlay for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the year 2010-11? (a) Rs. 15,000 crore (b) Rs. 20,000 crore (c) Rs. 18,000 crore (d) Rs. 11,000 crore 70.Which one of these statements are not true about Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme? (a) It provides the residential selting for upper primary school for girls. (b) The scheme provides for a minimum reservation of 75% seats for girls from SC, ST and OBC. (c) It provides 25% reservation to girls from families below the poverty line. (d) There is the ratio of boys and girls student is 50:50 in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme. 71. National programme of Nutritional support to primary education now knonw as MID DAY MEAL SCHEME was first introduced in which year in India? (a) 1992 (b) 1995 (c) 1998 (d) 2001 72.When was the name of National Programme of Nutritional Support to primary education changed as National Programme of Mid Day Meal in School? (a) 2004 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2010 73. The National Ball Bhawan is an autonomous organization fully funded by the Ministry of Human Resources Development. When was the National Bal Bhawan established? (a) 1956 (b) 1962 (c) 1986 (d) 1972 74. The scheme which identify creative children within the age group of 5 to 16 years in creative art, creative performance, creative scientific innovations and creative writing? (a) Bal Shree Scheme (b) Bal Bodh (c) Bal Sadan (d) Bal Shiksha 75.When the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was established? (a) 17 August 1995 (b) 16 September 1996 (c) 14 January 1986 (d) 15 September 1996 76. The Right to Education provides free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years. This right inserted age group of 6 to 14 years. This right inserted to which article of the constitution? (a) Article 21 (b) Article 24 (c) Article 19 (d) Article 14 77. The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) revised its existing regulations and norms in the year (a) 1998 (b) 2002 (c) 2005 (d) 2009 78.When was the National population education project was launched? (a) April 1976 (b) April 1980 (c) April 1992 (d) April 2002 79.Match the Following List I List II A. NCERT 1. 1995 B. NIOS 2. 1980 C. NPEP 3. 1961 D. NCTE 4. 1979 Code: ABCD (a) 3 4 2 1 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 2 4 3 80. Which Article of the constitution states that The state shall promote, with special care the education and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and in particular of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and shall protect them from social injustice and all forms of social exploitation? (a) Article 46 (b) Article 45 (c) Article 21 (d) Article 14 81. IGNOU has established a network of open and Distance Learning institutes and centres in the region. At present, what is the number of regional centres of IGNOU? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 82. The commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology prepares and publishes definition dictionaries and Terminology in various discipline in Hindi and in other languages. Where is the Headquarter of The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Bhopal 83. The University Grant Commission (UGC) is a statutory organization for coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. When the UGC was established? (a) 1953 (b) 1956 (c) 1960 (d) 1962 84.Which statement is not true? (a) India is a member of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) since 1976. (b) World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a special agency of the United Nationls which deals with copy right and other intellectual property rights. (c) National Book Trust was established in 1959. (d) NBT organizes the Work Bank Fair in New Delhi every year. 85. The installed power generation capacity in the country in the year 2010 is (a) 1, 63, 669.8 MW (b) 1400 MW (c) 16,429.4 MW (d) 72,274.3 MW 86. The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. A Navratna Company of the Government of India.When the NTPC was incorporated? (a) 1972 (b) 1975 (c) 1985 (d) 1983 87. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidytikaran Joyana For Rural Electricity infrastructure and household electrification was launched in (a) 2004 (b) 2005 (c) 2007 (d) 2009 88. Consider the Following Statements 1. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) was incorporated in 1969 2. REC is a public financial institution, which is responsible to financing rural electrification schemes. 3. REC is the Nodal agency for implementation of Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidhutikaran Yojana. Which statement/statements is/are true? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) only 3 (d) 2 and 3

89.Where is the Corporate Centre of National Power Training Institute (NPTI) situated? (a) Faridabad (b) Ghaziabad (c) Mathura (d) Nagpur 90. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) was set up in (a) 2001 (b) 2002 (c) 2003 (d) 2005 91. India is a member of International Energy Forum (IEF). Where is the permanent secretariat of IEF situated? (a) Tehran (b) Riyadh (c) New Delhi (d) London 92.When the Government of India was approved the New Exploration Licencing Policy (NELP)? (a) 1995 (b) 1997 (c) 1999 (d) 2001 93.Which one of these, not a public sector petroleum company? (a) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (b) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (c) Essar Oil Limited (d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 94. Pitambar Pane National Environment Fellowship is given every year to encourage and recognize excellence in any branch of research related to environmental Science. In which year this fellowship instituted? (a) 1978 (b) 1977 (c) 1972 (d) 1982 95. Medini Puraskar is given to encourage writing of original books in Hindi on which subject? (a) Environment (b) Rural problems (c) Petrolism (d) Education 96. World Environment Day celebrated on (a) 5 June (b) 5 July (c) 5 August (d) 5 October. 97. Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award was instated in the year (a) 1988 (b) 1989 (c) 1990 (d) 1991 98. Senior citizen of 65 years of age or above are eligible for old age pension under NOAPS, but not getting pension covered under which scheme? (a) Annapurna Scheme (b) Nutrition programme (c) Rural Foodgrain Scheme (d) Old age meal programme 99. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) a scheme of Ministry of labour was launched on (a) 2 Oct 2007 (b) 1 Oct 2007 (c) 2 Oct 2008 (d) 1 Oct 2008 100.Which country is not included in Indias Look East Policy? (a) Japan (b) Thailand (c) Malaysia (d) Maldives 101. The Government of India launched the credit Gurantee Fund Scheme for Micro and small enterprises tomake available credit to Micro and small enterprises. When this scheme was launched? (a) August 1998 (b) August 2000 (c) August 2002 (d) August 2005 102.Where is the National Institute of Miners health (NIMH) situated? (a) New Delhi (b) Nagpur (c) Bhopal (d) Patna 103. The Attorney General of India appointed by (a) The president (b) The GOM (c) The Prime Minister (d) The Law Minister 104.Match the following List I List II a. ITBF 1. 1992 b. BSF 2. 1949 c. CRPF 3. 1965 d. RAF 4. 1962 Code: ABCD (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 4 2 1 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 2 4 3 105. The Employees Pension scheme was first came into effect from (a) 16 November 1990(b) 16 November 1995 (c) 16 November 2003(d) 16 November 2005 106. The National Test House is a government laboratory of national importance in the field of testing and evaluation of material and products of all engineering branches except food. Where is the headquarter of the National Test House? (a) New Delhi (b) Kolkat (c) Bhopal (d) Patna 107. The NTH has its six regional laboratories in India. In which city of India NTH has no regional laboratory? (a) Mumbai (b) Ghaziabad (c) Jaipur (d) Bhopal 108.Match the Following List I List II (Institutes) (Headquarters) A. Indian Institute 1. Hapur (UP) of Legal Metrology B. National Test 2. Kundi House (Haryana) C. National Institute 3. Ranchi of Food Technology (Jharkhand) D. Indian Grain 4. Kolkata (WB) storage Management & Research Institute

Code: ABCD (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 2 4 3 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 3 4 1 2 109. An integrated Food Law, Food Safety and standards Act was notified on (a) 24 August 2005 (b) 24 August 2006 (c) 24 August 2007 (d) 24 August 2007 110. In which year the National Health Policy was regular to achieving an acceptable standard of Health-for the general population of the country? (a) 2001 (b) 2002 (c) 2005 (d) 2007 111. The National Rural Health Mission was launched by the Prime Minister of provide accessible, affordable and accountable quality health services to the poorest households in the remotest rural regions. When this mission was launched (a) 12 April, 2005 (b) 12 April, 2007 (c) 12 April, 2008 (d) 12 April, 2009. 112. National programmed for control of Blindness (NPCB) was launched in the year (a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1998 (d) 2002 113. No persons shall engage in smoking in a public place. This rule have been notified and came in effect on (a) 2 October 2006 (b) 2 October 2007 (c) 2 October 2008 (d) 2 October 2009 114. Rashtriya Aragya Nidhi was set up in which year to provide financial assistance to patients? (a) 1996 (b) 1997 (c) 1998 (d) 1999 115. The National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) was established in 1961 as a nonofficial body of Bio-medical Scientists. Where is the National Academy of Medical Science situated? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Bhopal (d) Ahmedabad 116. Consider the following statements 1. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched on 3rd December 2005. 2. Basic Services to the urban poor provided in JNNURM. 3. The duration of Mission is for 7 years beginning from the year 2005-06 till 2011-12. Which statement/statements is/are true? (a) 1,2 and 3 (b) only 1 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3. 117.When a dedicated Indian sports channel of Doordarshan was launched? (a) 18th March 1999 (b) 25th April 1999 (c) 16th May 1998 (d) 16th May 1998 118. Doordarshan opened its window to the world by launching its international channel on (a) 14th March 1995 (b) 16th March 1996 (c) 16th March 1997 (d) 14th March 1998 119.Match the following List I List II A. DD Bharti 1. 1999 B. D D Urdu 2. 1995 C. D D India 3. 2006 D. D D Sports 4. 2002 Code: ABCD (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 2 4 3 120. Indias largest news agency press Trust of India began functioning on (a) 1 February 1949 (b) 1 February 195 (c) 1 July 1949 (d) 1 July 1956 121.Which one is not correctly matched? (a) Press Trust of India 1949 (b) United News of India 1961 (c) Press council of India 1978 (d) NAM News Network 2005 122. Consider the following statements. 1. The Central Board of Film Certification set up under the cinematograph Act 1952. 2. It consists of a Chairperson and twenty five other non-official members. 3. The Board has its headquarts at Mumbay and nine regional offices. Which statement/statements is/are correct? (a) Only 3 (b) Only 1 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2 123. In which city of India there is no regional office of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)? (a) Bangalore (b) Cuttack (c) Guwahati (d) Jaipur 124. The National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) was formed by the Government of India with the primary objective of planning and promoting an organized, efficient integrated development of Indian Film Industry. When was the NFDC was incorporated? (a) 1975 (b) 1979 (c) 1982 (d) 1985 125. The Film Finance Corporation was set up in the year 1964. When was this corporation menged within the National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC)? (a) 1980 (b) 1982 (c) 1985 (d) 1989 126.Which statement is not correct? (a) The film institute of India was setup by the Government of India in 1960 under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (b) Films and Television Institute of India provides the latest education and technological experience in the art and technique of film making and television production. (c) Childrens Film Society was established in 1965 to provide value based entertainment to children. (d) The Directorate of Film Festivals was up under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 1973. 127.Match the Following

List I List II A. First Five Year Plan 1. 1980-85 B. Third Five Year Plan 2. 1951-56 C. Fourth Five Year 3. 1961-1966 D. Sixth Five Year Plan 4. 1969-74 Code: ABCD (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 4 1 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 1 4 2 3 128.What was the achieved growth rate of GDP in Ninth Five Year Plan? (a) 8.0% (b) 7.0% (c) 7.5% (d) 8.5% 129. Three Annual Plans formulated between which years? (a) 1964-67 (b) 1966-69 (c) 1980-83 (d) 1985-88 130. In which Five Year Plan, the National Rural Health Mission was launched? (a) Sixth (b) Ninth (c) Tenth (d) Eleventh 131. According to which Article of the constitution, the Gram Sabha is constituted in Panchayati Raj? (a) Article 19A (b) Article 234 (c) Article 243 A (d) Article 335 A 132.Which statement is not true about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act? (a) The Act came into Force on Feb. 2, 2006. (b) It was implemented in 130 districts is phase two 2007-08. (c) The scheme was extended to the remaining 274 districts of India. (d) In First phase it was introduced in 150 districts. 133. In which year, the Ministry of Rural areas and Employment was renamed as Ministry of Rural Development? (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2000 (d) 2005 ANSWERS:

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