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1. The name of the prison where gross human rights violations were reported in Iraq by US soldiers was (1) Baghdad Central prision (2) Abu Ghanb (3) Abu Sahara (4) Al Hasania
2. The term 'food security' as used in development and humanitarian aid implies (1) a situation in which people in a community at all times, have access to nutritious, safe, personally acceptable and culturally appropriate foods, produced in ways that are environmentally sound and socially just. (2) availability of ample storages and warehouses in a community, so that the food is secure. (3) availability of cultivable land to grow food crops. (4) as development takes places in a community, the food habits evolve and acquire a global character.
3. The NGO, 'cry' (child relief and you), was established in 1978 by (1) AmitAwasthi (2) Jagjit Singh (3) Rippan Kapur (4) Rohan Singh
4. The state to have recorded the most dramatic decadal growth in literacy since 1991 is (1) Orissa (2) Rajsathan (3) Madya Pradesh (4) Chattisgarh
5. Which state has the dubious distinction of recording the lowest sex ratio of 861 in census 2001. (1) Haryana (2) Bihar (3) Orissa (4) Rajasthan
6. Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India. Accord to census 2001 it hovered around (1) 99% (2) 90.92% (3) 95.6% (4) 88%
7. The top 3 states, in terms of literacy rates, in India are (1) Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andra Pradesh (2) Kerala, Mezoram, Lakhyadweep (3) Kerala, Mizoram, Tamilnadu (4) Kerala, Bengal, Tamilnadu
8. Department of' Ayush' (Ministry of health and family welfare) is to (1) upgrade and strengthen Indian system of medicine like Ayurveda, yoga, Homeopathy, Sidha etc. (2) address the needs of aged people (3) supervise education of prodigal brains in the field of medicine and utilize their services in R&D. (4) None of the above
9. The term 'Green GDP' implies (1) net value of GDP, deducting the amounts not realized, thus what is left is the currency, which is green in colour. (2) the GDP of Islamic countries. (3) the adjustment of traditional GDP, deducting resource and environmental costs in economic activities. (4) the GDP of fastest growing economies ,which causes envy to other nations, symbolically represented by colour green.

10. What is meant by 'trickle-down' theory of development? (1) Income generated in industrial sector at top will integrate the agriculture (subsistence) sector at the bottom by flow of income. (2) For development to become a reality, policies should focus on the marginalized sections, which have trickled down, and reached the bottom rungs of society. (3) Development should imply trickle down of power from center to grass root levels of panchayats. (4) None of the above
11. In India, estimation of incidence of poverty is on the basis of per capita calorie consumption, which amounts to (1) 2400 cal for rural and 2100 cal urban areas (2) 2100 cal for rural and 2400 cal urban areas (3) 2300 cal for rural and 2000 cal urban areas (4) 2000 cal for rural and 2300 cal urban areas
12. According to the planning commission statistics, the percentage of people below poverty line in India, in rural & urban areas respectively, is (1) 26% and 23.6% (2) 30% and 26% (3) 23% and 22% (4) 30% and 35%
13. The long-term target of 'National Population Policy 2000' is to achieve a stable population by the year (1) 2025 (2) 2010 (3) 2020 (4) 2045
14.'Operation Flood'is a (1) cooperative based movement pioneered by Dr. Kurien, for the production of milk. (2) the rescue mission army understakes protect civilians from the wrath of floods. (3) strategy to flood foreign markets with cheaper goods. (4) programe to evacuate submerged villagers in catchment areas, when flooded by river after construction of a dam.
15.The human development Index (HDI) of UNDP measures three basic dimensions of human development. These does NOT include. (1) Longevity and Health (2) IT in governance (3) Education and Knowledge (4) Decent standard of living
16.GDI is (1) Grand Development Index (2) Gross Development Initiative (3) Gender related Development Index (4) Goals of Development in India
17.Agriculture and allied sector recorded one of the highest growth rates in recent years in year 2003-04 owing to a good monsoon. It stood at (1) 9.5% (2) 9.1% (3) 8.9% (4) 8.5%
India is home to % of total of world's poor (1) 50% (2) 75% (3) 35% (4) 22%
NEERI - National Environment Engineering Institute, is situated at (1)Dehradun (2)Mussauri (3)Nagpur (4)Trivendrum
20.To encourage Agricultural diversification, the FM in budget 2004-05, took an initiative to replicate the milk cooperative success in Anand to other states too, in the area of (1) Horticulture (2) Floriculture (3) Pesiculture (4) Viticulture
21."Bhagidari', is the successful citizen partiapation initiative of govt. of (1) Maharashtra (2) Delhi (3) Gujrat (4) Uttar Pradesh
22.The expenditure, as a percentage of GDP, on education, in India is (1) 2.4% (2) 8% (3) 5% (4) 3.9%
23. The expenditure on health, as a percentage of GDP, in India is (1) 9% (2) 5% (3) 4% (4) 3%
24. Ironically, amidst the reports of starvation deaths, the food subsidy bill of India has climbed to all time high of (1) 27,746 crores (2) 40,000 crores (3) 1000 crores (4) 54,880 crores
25.As per the International Labour Organisation (ILO), what percentage of children (age group 10-14 years) are employed as child labour ? (1) 10% (2) 12% (3) 14% (4) 20%
26.The chairperson of the NGO, center for science and Environment (CSE) is (1) Sunita Narayan (2) Aruna Roy (3) Amrita Patel (4) Menka Gandhi
27.In the 10th plan, the target amount to be realized by disinvestments is set to be (1) Rs. 800 billion (2) Rs. 1000 billion (3) Rs. 1200 billion (4) Rs. 1500 billion
28. India has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, contrary to the global trend of declining corporate taxes. It stands at (1) 36.59% (2) 34.2% (3) 38.6% (4) 37%
29.In 1999,a state govt. introduced an Act, to impose a fine Rs.5000/- on person found spiting at public places. This state is (1) W. Bengal (2) Delhi (3) Goa (4) Kerala
30.Name the scheme designed to provide AIIMS like institutions in 6 backward states of Bihar Chattisgarh, MP, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttaranchal. (1) Pradhan Mantri Chirayu Yoj na (2) Pradhan Mantri Sanjeevani Yojna (3) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sangathan Yojna (4) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
31.Demographic transition' is the transition form a stable population with highmortality and high fertility to a stable population with (1) low mortality and low fertility (2) high mortality and low fertility (3) low mortality and high fertility (4) None of the above
32.The 'Greenhouse Gases' does NOT include (1) CO2 (2) Chloro Flouro Carbon (3) Methane (4) Sulphur dioxide
33.International Day against Drug abuse is observed on (1) June 26 (2) October 10 (3) April 5 (4) January 2
34.The 'Golden Triangle' of world's primary opium and heroin producing areas, includes the countries of (1) Myanmar Thailand and Laos (2) India, Myanmar and Thailand (3) Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia (4) India, Myanmar, China
35.The limit on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the sector of print media in India is (1) 74% (2) 15% (3) 51% (4) 26%
36.The 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' (SSA) is a centrally sponsored scheme to universalize the
(1) higher education (2) secondary education (3) elementary education (4) Vocational education
37.In which town of southern India a fire accident in a school claimed more than 90 children?
(1) Kankudi (2) Kollam (3) Kumbakonam (4) Kovilpatti
38.The 'Dirty Dozen' is (1) the group of 12 countries, identified in Kyoto protocol, which account for maximum wastage and pollution (2) group of 12 nasty persistent organic pollutants (PoPs) which UNEP is advocating to be banned (3) the group of 12 popular tourist destinations, polluted by tourist over the years, identified by international tourism organization. (4) None of the above
39.The union cabinet approved implementation of PURA in 4130 rural clusters in next 5 years. PURA stands for (1) Pollution Under Control in Rural Areas (2) Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (3) People in Urban areas to be settled in rural Areas. (4) Providing Useful amininities to rural Areas.
40.In Antyodaya Anna Yojna, implemented through the TPDS, identified families are provided wheat at the rate of Rs and rice at Rs a key. (1) 2 and 3 (2) 2 and 4 (3) 3 and 2 (4) 2 and 2

41.Which city and the industry-employing child labour is MISMATCHED? (1) Cutting and polishing diamonds - Jaipur (2) Glass manufacturing - Ferozpur (3) Carpet making - Tirupur (4) Textile mills - Kanpur
42.Chairperson of National Commission for Women is (1) Poornima Advani (2) Aruna Roy (3) Najma Heptullah (4) Mridula Sinha
43.Rajendra Singh is the founder of an origination, in the field watershed mgmt, which is transforming the landscape of Rajasthan. Name the origination (1) YuvaBharat (2) Mazdar Kissan Sangarsh Sangh (3) Tarun Bharat Sangh (4) None of the above
44.70% of the global total of HW infected live in the (1) Sub Saharan Africa (2) Indian Subcontinent (3) Northern Africa (4) USA and Canada
45.Agriculture employs around % of the total workforce of the country. (1) 65% (2) 30% (3) 50% (4) 80%
46.Agriculture accounts for around of GDP (2004). (1) 10% (2) 22% (3) 35% (4) 38%
47.The rationale behind 'Mid-day Meal' Scheme is (1) to address the problem of absenteeism of teachers in rural areas. (2) to reduce the drop outs in primary school as midday meal serves as an incentive to attend school regularly. (3) Mid day Meals scheme would bolster food for work Programme. (4) None of the above.
48.An index combining the unemployment rate and inflation rate, used to measure the political significance of the condition of the economy and consumer confidence, is known as (1) misery index (2) unemployment index (3) discomfort index (4) weak index
49.What is Tobin Tax related to? (1) Stock market transaction (2) Agriculture tax (3) Property tax (4) Public property tax

50. What is sex ratio? (1) Number of females per thousand males (2) Number of males per thousand females (3) Number of females per sq. km. (4) Number of females per 100 families
Answers Key 1.(1) 2.(1) 3.(3) 4.(2) 5.(1) 6.(2) 7.(2) 8.(1) 9.(3) 10.(1) 11.(1) 12.(1) 13.(4) 14.(1) 15.(2) 16.(3) 17.(2) 18.(4) 19.(3) 20.(1) 21.(2) 22.(4) 23.(1) 24.(1) 25.(3) 26.(1) 27.(1) 28.(1) 29.(3) 30.(4) 31.(1) 32.(4) 33.(1) 34.(1) 35.(4) 36.(3) 37.(3) 38.(2) 39.(2) 40.(1) 41.(4) 42.(1) 43.(3) 44.(1) 45.(1) 46.(2) 47.(2) 48.(1) 49.(1) 50.(1)
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When was Unilever created?1930
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Bata Shoes originated in: Czechoslovakia , in 1894
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