SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE (CIVIL) Question Paper
| 1. | What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep? |
| | (a) | They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans respectively |
| | (b) | They are all trenches in the Pacific Ocean |
| | (c) | They are all trenches in the Indian Ocean |
| | (d) | They are all deeps of the Atlantic Ocean |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans respectively
| 2. | A submarine mountain or peak rising more than 1000 m above the ocean floor is know as |
| | (a) | Guyots |
| | (b) | Seamounts |
| | (c) | Abyssal hills |
| | (d) | Trenches |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Seamounts
| 3. | Which of the following is a warm current? |
| | (a) | Oya Shio current |
| | (b) | Kuro Shio Current |
| | (c) | Okhotsk current |
| | (d) | Peru current |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Kuro Shio Current
| 4. | Who has become the first-ever Indian woman to win an individual gold in shooting at the 2018 Asian Games? |
| | (a) | Manu Bhaker |
| | (b) | Ankita Raina |
| | (c) | Mehuli Ghosh |
| | (d) | Rahi Sarnobat |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Rahi Sarnobat
| 5. | The International team of scientists has recently cracked the genetic code of which cultivated crop for the first time? |
| | (a) | Wheat |
| | (b) | Rice |
| | (c) | Maize |
| | (d) | Pulses |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Wheat
| 6. | Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights? |
| | (a) | Legislature |
| | (b) | Executive |
| | (c) | Political Parties |
| | (d) | Judiciary |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Judiciary
| 7. | The first General Election in Independent India was held in |
| | (a) | 1947 |
| | (b) | 1950 |
| | (c) | 1951 |
| | (d) | 1948 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 1951
| 8. | Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights? |
| | (a) | Article 31 |
| | (b) | Article 32 |
| | (c) | Article 28 |
| | (d) | Article 29 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Article 32
| 9. | Kisan Diwas is celebrated on which date in India? |
| | (a) | December 24 |
| | (b) | December 21 |
| | (c) | December 22 |
| | (d) | December 23 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) December 23
| 10. | Who has taken charge as the new CEO and MD of infosys? |
| | (a) | Michael Pesch |
| | (b) | Nandan Nilekani |
| | (c) | Salil Parekh |
| | (d) | Pravin Rao |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Salil Parekh
| 11. | Which telecom company has launched a VOIP based phone service “WINGS”? |
| | (a) | Airtel |
| | (b) | BSNL |
| | (c) | Reliance Jio |
| | (d) | Vodafone |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) BSNL
| 12. | Which of the following is not a work of late V.S.Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Indian origin Nobel prize winning author who passed away recently? |
| | (a) | A Bend in the River |
| | (b) | Magic Seeds |
| | (c) | A House for Mr. Biswas |
| | (d) | The Remains of the Day |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) The Remains of the Day
| 13. | What is the current number of India’s Biosphere reserves included in the world Network of Biosphere Reserves? |
| | (a) | 8 |
| | (b) | 9 |
| | (c) | 10 |
| | (d) | 11 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) 11
| 14. | The Karnataka Police Flag Day is celebrating on which date? |
| | (a) | 1st November |
| | (b) | 2nd April |
| | (c) | 26th July |
| | (d) | 23rd October |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 2nd April
| 15. | The Union Government has constituted which high - level committee to suggest laws against mob lynching and violence? |
| | (a) | A.K. Dhasmana Committee |
| | (b) | Rajiv Gauba Committee |
| | (c) | Bhaskar Khulbe Committee |
| | (d) | Inderjit Singh Committee |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Rajiv Gauba Committee
| 16. | The first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released for which State? |
| | (a) | Nagaland |
| | (b) | Assam |
| | (c) | Punjab |
| | (d) | Kerala |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Assam
| 17. | Who won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2018? |
| | (a) | Vinod Khanna |
| | (b) | Sharmila Tagore |
| | (c) | Shahrukh Khan |
| | (d) | Shashi Kapoor |
CORRECT ANSWER
GRACE MARK Awarded for the Question Number.
| 18. | The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of the Japanese Archipelago? |
| | (a) | Honshu and Kyushu respectively |
| | (b) | Honshu and Shikoku respectively |
| | (c) | Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively |
| | (d) | Kyushu and Shikoku respectively |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Honshu and Kyushu respectively
| 19. | Who among the following had built beautiful temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole? |
| | (a) | Chalukya |
| | (b) | Hoysala |
| | (c) | Shatavahana |
| | (d) | Rashtrakuta |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Chalukya
| 20. | Among the Kalyani Chalukyas, the title of Jagadekamalla was held by |
| | (a) | Jayasimha II |
| | (b) | Vijayaditya VII |
| | (c) | Vijayaditya II |
| | (d) | Someshwara I |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Jayasimha II
| 21. | Who received the Golden Ball Award for best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup? |
| | (a) | Luka Modric |
| | (b) | Kylian Mbappe |
| | (c) | Harry Kane |
| | (d) | Thibaut Courtois |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Luka Modric
| 22. | Which of the following missiles of India is a “supersonic cruise missile”? |
| | (a) | Agni- V |
| | (b) | BrahMos |
| | (c) | Prithvi - III |
| | (d) | Aakash |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) BrahMos
| 23. | Which novel has won the 2018 Golden Man Booker Prize? |
| | (a) | In a Free State |
| | (b) | The English Patient |
| | (c) | Wolf Hall |
| | (d) | Moon Tiger |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) The English Patient
| 24. | The Nag missile has been developed by which Indian organisation? |
| | (a) | DRDO |
| | (b) | BARC |
| | (c) | ISRO |
| | (d) | All of the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) DRDO
| 25. | Which Amendment to the Constitution inserted a new Article 21 A providing Right to Education in the Constitution? |
| | (a) | 86th Amendment |
| | (b) | 87th Amendment |
| | (c) | 88th Amendment |
| | (d) | 89th Amendment |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 86th Amendment
| 26. | National Commission for Women has partnered with _________ to launch a Digital literacy program to train women on safe use of internet |
| | (a) | Facebook |
| | (b) | Google |
| | (c) | Amazon |
| | (d) | Microsoft |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Facebook
| 27. | The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has recognised ____ airport as the World’s first fully solar energy powered airport. |
| | (a) | Jaipur |
| | (b) | Bengaluru (KIAL) |
| | (c) | Cochin (CIAL) |
| | (d) | Mangaluru (MIAL) |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Cochin (CIAL)
| 28. | Atal Innovation Mission is a Government of India’s endeavour to promote a culture of innovation and is taken up under |
| | (a) | Ministry of Environment |
| | (b) | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| | (c) | NITI Ayog |
| | (d) | Ministry of Defence |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) NITI Ayog
| 29. | Indu Malhotra is |
| | (a) | First Woman CMD of Air India |
| | (b) | First Woman Senior Advocate to be recently sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court |
| | (c) | First Woman to be appointed as Advocate General of India |
| | (d) | First Woman to be appointed as Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) First Woman Senior Advocate to be recently sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court
| 30. | “Sagar Kavach” stands for |
| | (a) | Indigenously developed Naval Anti Aircraft Gun |
| | (b) | An exercise to strengthen and assess loopholes in coastal security |
| | (c) | A special unit of Coast Guard deployed for Costal Security |
| | (d) | Indigenously developed Coast Guard Ship |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) An exercise to strengthen and assess loopholes in coastal security
| 31. | In Mobile telephony , GSM Stands for |
| | (a) | Global Systems of Mobiles |
| | (b) | Global Systems of Mobile Communications |
| | (c) | Global Standard for Mobiles |
| | (d) | General Standard for Mobiles |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Global Systems of Mobile Communications
| 32. | BIOS stands for? |
| | (a) | Basic Input Output System |
| | (b) | Binary Input Output System |
| | (c) | Basic Input Off System |
| | (d) | All the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Basic Input Output System
| 33. | Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of |
| | (a) | Spooling |
| | (b) | Identity theft |
| | (c) | Spoofing |
| | (d) | Hacking |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Identity theft
| 34. | The reason for a mirage is |
| | (a) | Interference of light |
| | (b) | Diffraction of light |
| | (c) | Polarization of light |
| | (d) | Total internal reflection of light |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Total internal reflection of light
| 35. | A device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy is called |
| | (a) | Battery |
| | (b) | Motor |
| | (c) | Generator |
| | (d) | Moving coil meter |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Battery
| 36. | Tejinder Pal Singh won India’s First Gold Medal in Athletics at the 2018 Jakartha Asian Games in |
| | (a) | Javellin throw |
| | (b) | 400 mts run |
| | (c) | Long jump |
| | (d) | Shot-put |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Shot-put
| 37. | “Re-Unite” is a Mobile app launched by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry which helps in |
| | (a) | Hassle free payments during on-line shopping |
| | (b) | A common platform to conduct on-line business |
| | (c) | Trace missing and abandoned childern |
| | (d) | Identify un-identified dead bodies |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Trace missing and abandoned childern
| 38. | Which of the following is not a medal recently instituted by the Ministry of Home affairs for Police Personnel? |
| | (a) | Home Ministers Special Operation Medal |
| | (b) | Antharik Suraksha Medal |
| | (c) | Vishisht Seva Medal |
| | (d) | Uthkrisht Seva Medal |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Vishisht Seva Medal
| 39. | The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently banned the manufacture and sale of ____ |
| | (a) | Cephalosporin |
| | (b) | Oxytocin |
| | (c) | Oxytetracycline |
| | (d) | Furazolidone |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Oxytocin
| 40. | Which of the following is true in respect of Pinaka - II? |
| | (a) | It is a multi barrel gun developed by the DRDO |
| | (b) | It is a fully automatic machine gun developed for Indian Army |
| | (c) | It is a guided version of a multi barrel rocket launcher |
| | (d) | It is an indigenously developed battle tank in collaboration with Russia |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) It is a guided version of a multi barrel rocket launcher
| 41. | Which instrument is used in a submarine to see objects above sea level? |
| | (a) | Periscope |
| | (b) | Polygraph |
| | (c) | Photometer |
| | (d) | Pyrometer |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Periscope
| 42. | Acceleration due to gravity (g) is Independent of |
| | (a) | Mass of the body |
| | (b) | Size |
| | (c) | Shape |
| | (d) | All of the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) All of the above
| 43. | Due to rusting the weight of Iron |
| | (a) | Decreases |
| | (b) | Increases |
| | (c) | Remains the same |
| | (d) | Uncertain |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Increases
| 44. | What is laughing gas? |
| | (a) | Carbon dioxide |
| | (b) | Sulphur dioxide |
| | (c) | Nitrogen dioxide |
| | (d) | Nitrous oxide |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Nitrous oxide
| 45. | From which mineral is radium obtained? |
| | (a) | Limestone |
| | (b) | Hematite |
| | (c) | Pitchblende |
| | (d) | Rutile |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Pitchblende
| 46. | The Criminal Law (Amendment Bill 2018) was passed by the Lok Sabha which provides by |
| | (a) | Death Penalty for all gang rape convicts |
| | (b) | Death Penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 yrs. |
| | (c) | Death Penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 18 yrs. |
| | (d) | None of the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Death Penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 yrs.
| 47. | V-46-6 and V-92-S2 are _________ equipment manufactured under make in India for the Indian Army. |
| | (a) | Fully automatic machine guns. |
| | (b) | High powered multi fuel engines |
| | (c) | New version of guided surface to surface missiles |
| | (d) | Light weight bullet proof jackets |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) High powered multi fuel engines
| 48. | International Tiger Day to raise awareness on Tiger Conservation is observed on |
| | (a) | 21st June |
| | (b) | 29th July |
| | (c) | 1st March |
| | (d) | 1st December |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 29th July
| 49. | India developed the first ever environment friendly bio fuel powered flight that recently flew from Dehradun to Delhi. The bio fuel used was a blend of oil from |
| | (a) | Jathropa seeds |
| | (b) | Mustard seeds |
| | (c) | Rapeseed |
| | (d) | Palm oil |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Jathropa seeds
| 50. | The distinguished missile scientist who was recently appointed scientific advisor to Raksha Mantri is |
| | (a) | Sri. K. Bharath Reddy |
| | (b) | Sri S. Christopher |
| | (c) | Sri G. Sathish Reddy |
| | (d) | Sri V.K.Saraswat |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Sri G. Sathish Reddy
| 51. | In Which one of the following situations a chemical reaction does not occur? |
| | (a) | Common salt is exposed to air |
| | (b) | Coal is burnt in air |
| | (c) | Sodium is placed in water |
| | (d) | Iron is kept in moist air |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Common salt is exposed to air
Directions (52-54) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
| | Point D is 14 m towards the West of Point A. |
| | Point B is 4 m towards the South of point D. |
| | Point F is 9m towards the South of Point D. |
| | Point E is 7m towards the East of point B. |
| | Point C is 4 m towards the North of point E. |
| | Point G is 4 m towards the South of point A. |
| 52. | Which of the following points are in a straight line? |
| | (a) | D, E, A |
| | (b) | E, G, C |
| | (c) | D, B, G |
| | (d) | E, G, B |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) E, G, B
| 53. | In which direction is A with respect to C? |
| | (a) | East |
| | (b) | West |
| | (c) | North |
| | (d) | South |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) East
| 54. | A person walks 5 m towards North from point F and then takes a right turn, which of the following points would he reach first? |
| | (a) | G |
| | (b) | D |
| | (c) | E |
| | (d) | A |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) E
| 55. | Tank full petrol in Geetha’s scooter lasts 10 days. If she starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank full petrol last? |
| | (a) | 5 |
| | (b) | 6 |
| | (c) | 7 |
| | (d) | 8 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) 8
| 56. | The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court of India to adjudicate disputes between Centre and the States through |
| | (a) | Appellate jurisdiction |
| | (b) | Original jurisdiction |
| | (c) | Advisory jurisdiction |
| | (d) | Writ jurisdiction |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Original jurisdiction
| 57. | Department of Border management is a department under which of the following Union Ministries? |
| | (a) | Ministry of Defence |
| | (b) | Ministry of Home affairs |
| | (c) | Ministry of External affairs |
| | (d) | Ministry of Commerce |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Ministry of Home affairs
| 58. | The Election Commission of India is not concerned with Elections of /to |
| | (a) | Parliament |
| | (b) | Vice president |
| | (c) | State Legislature |
| | (d) | Panchayats and Municipalities |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Panchayats and Municipalities
| 59. | Which of the following writs literally means “We Command”? |
| | (a) | Habeas Corpus |
| | (b) | Mandamus |
| | (c) | Quo-Warranto |
| | (d) | Certiorari |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Mandamus
Direction (60-61) : The following questions are based on the five, three letter words given below:
| 60. | If the positions of the first and second letters of all the words are interchanged, how many words will form meaningful English words? |
| | (a) | None |
| | (b) | Three |
| | (c) | One |
| | (d) | Two |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) None
| 61. | If all the letters in each of the words are arranged alphabetically (within the word), how many words will remain unchanged? |
| | (a) | Two |
| | (b) | Three |
| | (c) | One |
| | (d) | None |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) One
| 62. | Who was the Governor General of India during the First War of Independence 1857? |
| | (a) | Lord Dalhousie |
| | (b) | Lord Canning |
| | (c) | Lord Hardinge |
| | (d) | Lord Lytton |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Lord Canning
| 63. | Sangam literature is |
| | (a) | Classical Sanskrit literature patronised by the Guptas |
| | (b) | Pali literature dealing with the history of the Buddhist Sanghas |
| | (c) | Early Tamil literature attributed to the history of ancient Southern India |
| | (d) | Sanskrit works of Puranic nature dealing with the sanctity of the place where there is the confluence of rivers in Prayaga |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Early Tamil literature attributed to the history of ancient Southern India
| 64. | The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was |
| | (a) | Vallabhabhai Patel |
| | (b) | Mahatma Gandhi |
| | (c) | Vithalbhai Patel |
| | (d) | Mahadev Desai |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Vallabhabhai Patel
| 65. | The Ajanta caves are situated in |
| | (a) | Gujarat |
| | (b) | Maharashtra |
| | (c) | Karnataka |
| | (d) | Odisha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Maharashtra
| 66. | Deficiency of “Vitamin D” leads to lack of absorption of |
| | (a) | Iodine |
| | (b) | Phosphorus |
| | (c) | Calcium |
| | (d) | Iron |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Calcium
| 67. | A person travelled a distance of 50 Km in 8 Hrs. he covered a part of a distance on foot at 4 km/hr. and part on bicycle at 10km/hr. How much distance did he travel on foot? |
| | (a) | 10 Km |
| | (b) | 20 Km |
| | (c) | 30 Km |
| | (d) | 40 Km |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 20 Km
| 68. | In a meeting a map of a village was placed in such manner that south-East becomes North and North-East becomes West. What will South become? |
| | (a) | North |
| | (b) | North-East |
| | (c) | North-West |
| | (d) | West |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) North-East
| 69. | If Kiran, while selling two goats at the same price makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other |
| | (a) | He makes no profit and no loss |
| | (b) | He makes a profit of 1% |
| | (c) | He suffers a loss of 1% |
| | (d) | He suffers a loss of 2% |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) He suffers a loss of 1%
| 70. | Ramya is prettier than Rashmi but not as pretty as Rekha, then |
| | (a) | Rashmi is not as pretty as Ramya |
| | (b) | Rashmi is prettier than Rekha |
| | (c) | Rekha is not as pretty as Ramya |
| | (d) | Ramya is prettier than Rekha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Rashmi is not as pretty as Ramya
| 71. | Which Indian got a Nobel Prize for Economics? |
| | (a) | D. Subbarao |
| | (b) | C.V.Raman |
| | (c) | Raghu Ram Rajan |
| | (d) | Amartya Sen |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Amartya Sen
| 72. | Which of the following organizations is known as Capital Market Regulator in India? |
| | (a) | IBA |
| | (b) | SEBI |
| | (c) | RBI |
| | (d) | NSDL |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) SEBI
| 73. | Which country is not a member of the G-20 Group? |
| | (a) | India |
| | (b) | Indonesia |
| | (c) | Thailand |
| | (d) | Saudi Arabia |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Thailand
| 74. | Total number of members in ASEAN are |
| | (a) | 12 |
| | (b) | 10 |
| | (c) | 8 |
| | (d) | 15 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 10
| 75. | Which of the following would not Constitute an economic activity in Economics? |
| | (a) | A teacher teaching students in his college |
| | (b) | A teacher teaching students in a coaching institute |
| | (c) | A teacher teaching his own daughter at home |
| | (d) | A teacher teaching students under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) A teacher teaching his own daughter at home
| 76. | Which of the following pair of districts show correct location of Thermal Power Plants in Karnataka? |
| | (a) | Raichur and Udupi |
| | (b) | Udupi and Mandya |
| | (c) | Udupi and Shivamogga |
| | (d) | Raichur and Shivamogga |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Raichur and Udupi
| 77. | Ilkal Town famous for Ilkal Sarees is located in |
| | (a) | Bijapur |
| | (b) | Bagalkot |
| | (c) | Gadag |
| | (d) | Davanagere |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Bagalkot
| 78. | Electric Bulb Filament is made from |
| | (a) | Magnesium |
| | (b) | Copper |
| | (c) | Lead |
| | (d) | Tungsten |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Tungsten
| 79. | Which of the following best describes Bt Cotton? |
| | (a) | Requires large amounts of insecticides to be used |
| | (b) | It is banned in India since 2002 |
| | (c) | It is genetically modified to produce an insecticide |
| | (d) | Genetic modification is done using strains of a virus |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) It is genetically modified to produce an insecticide
| 80. | “Gout” is the disease caused by deposition of _________ in the joints. |
| | (a) | lactic Acid |
| | (b) | Oxalic Acid |
| | (c) | Acetic Acide |
| | (d) | Uric Acid |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Uric Acid
| 81. | The Cabinet Mission which arrived at Delhi in 1946 was headed by? |
| | (a) | Lord Pethick Lawrence |
| | (b) | Sir Stafford Cripps |
| | (c) | A.V. Alexander |
| | (d) | Lord Attlee |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Lord Pethick Lawrence
| 82. | The Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of which ruler? |
| | (a) | Shershah Suri |
| | (b) | Babar |
| | (c) | Shah Jahan |
| | (d) | Akbar |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Shershah Suri
| 83. | The Prime minister in the Council of Ministers, in the Maratha Empire was called? |
| | (a) | Peshwa |
| | (b) | Sachiv |
| | (c) | Mantri |
| | (d) | Samanta |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Peshwa
| 84. | Devaluation of a currency means |
| | (a) | Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies |
| | (b) | Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market |
| | (c) | Fixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of pre-determined currencies |
| | (d) | Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the world Bank and major trading partners. |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies
| 85. | The central banking functions in India are |
| | I. | Central Bank of India |
| | II. | Reserve Bank of India |
| | III. | State Bank of India |
| | IV. | Punjab National Bank |
| | (a) | I, II |
| | (b) | II |
| | (c) | I |
| | (d) | II, III |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) II
| 86. | The first Hydro Electric Plant of Karnataka State was built across |
| | (a) | Kaveri at Shivanasamudra |
| | (b) | Kaveri at Krishnaraja sagara |
| | (c) | Sharavathi at Gerusoppe |
| | (d) | Thungabhadra at Hospete |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Kaveri at Shivanasamudra
| 87. | Which of the following is not a Electricity supply Company in Karnataka? |
| | (a) | TESCOM |
| | (b) | CESCOM |
| | (c) | HESCOM |
| | (d) | GESCOM |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) TESCOM
| 88. | Which of the following is not a East flowing river of Karnataka? |
| | (a) | Kaveri |
| | (b) | Thungabhadra |
| | (c) | Sharavathi |
| | (d) | Bhima |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Sharavathi
| 89. | The Highest peak in Karnataka is |
| | (a) | Mullayyana Giri |
| | (b) | Kodachadri |
| | (c) | Kemmangundi |
| | (d) | Kudremukh |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Mullayyana Giri
| 90. | Match the following with respect to Karanatak State : |
| | A. | Gokak Falls | 1. | Mandya |
| | B. | Abbe Falla | 2. | Shivamogga |
| | C. | Gerusoppe Falls | 3. | Belagaum |
| | D. | Barachukki Falls | 4. | Kodagu |
| |
| | (a) | A-2, | B-3, | C-1, | D-4 |
| | (b) | A-3, | B-1, | C-4, | D-2 |
| | (c) | A-3, | B-4, | C-2, | D-1 |
| | (d) | A-2, | B-4, | C-1, | D-3 |
| |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
| 91. | Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously? |
| | (a) | Kalpakkam |
| | (b) | Narora |
| | (c) | Rawat Bhata |
| | (d) | Tarapore |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Kalpakkam
| 92. | Which among the following river is an example of a superimposed drainage system? |
| | (a) | Banas |
| | (b) | Chambal |
| | (c) | Saraswathi |
| | (d) | Gomti |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Banas & (b) Chambal
| 93. | Which among the following Union Territory of India has largest Area? |
| | (a) | Delhi |
| | (b) | Andaman and Nicobar islands |
| | (c) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| | (d) | Chandigarh |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Andaman and Nicobar islands
| 94. | “Mullaperiyar Dam” has been a long pending issue between which of the following two States? |
| | (a) | Karnataka and Kerala |
| | (b) | Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu |
| | (c) | Karanataka and Tamil Nadu |
| | (d) | Tamil Nadu and Kerala |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
| 95. | India has been providing assistance to which among the following neighbors for strengthening and extension of embankments along Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla rivers? |
| | (a) | Bangladesh |
| | (b) | Nepal |
| | (c) | Pakistan |
| | (d) | Myanmar |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Nepal
| 96. | Which of the following is false with regards to the treaty of Mangalore of 1780-1784? |
| | (a) | The Second Anglo Mysore war came to an end with this treaty |
| | (b) | The treaty was signed between Tippu Sulthan and the British |
| | (c) | As per the treaty British left from the Malabar and regained control over Carnatic |
| | (d) | The treaty was a moral and psychological victory to the British |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) The treaty was a moral and psychological victory to the British
| 97. | Which among the following is true in respect of Vishnuvardhana the Hoysala Emperor? |
| | (a) | Vishnuvardhana annexed the Chola province of Gangavadi |
| | (b) | Vishnuvardhana was originally a Jain converted to Vaishnavism |
| | (c) | Vishnuvardhana was succeded by Narasimha I |
| | (d) | Vishnuvardhana was originally a Vaishnavaite converted to Jainism |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Vishnuvardhana annexed the Chola province of Gangavadi or (b) Vishnuvardhana was originally a Jain converted to Vaishnavism
| 98. | The Famous Madrasa at Bidar was established by |
| | (a) | Ali Adil Shah |
| | (b) | Mohammed Gawan |
| | (c) | Mohammed Shah I |
| | (d) | Ala-ud-din Bahaman Shah |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Mohammed Gawan
| 99. | The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang visited Karnataka during |
| | (a) | Pulakeshi II the Chalukya Empire |
| | (b) | Sri Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire |
| | (c) | Chandragupta II of the Gupta Empire |
| | (d) | Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Pulakeshi II the Chalukya Empire
| 100. | Which of the following Nationalised Banks did not originate from Karnataka? |
| | (a) | Syndicate Bank |
| | (b) | Indian Bank |
| | (c) | Vijaya Bank |
| | (d) | Corporation Bank |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Indian Bank
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