1. Name the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Raghuram Rajan
2. Which edition of the Lok Sabha elections are underway? 16th
3. Which of the following ancient scripts is written from right to left? Kharosthi
4. When was the Reserve Bank of India established? 1st April 1935
5. When was DRDO established? 1958
6. Under which Mughal ruler did the East India Company establish its first factory? Jahangir (in 1615)
7. The United Nations celebrated which year as the International Women’s year? 1975
8. Malala Yousafzai is a national of which country? Pakistan
9. Who headed the 7th Pay Commission? Ashok Kumar Mathur
10. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature – 2013? Alice Munro
11. Who was the first Jnanpith awardee? G. Sankara Kurup
12. How many Bharat Ratnas have been awarded till date? 43
13. Who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award this year? Gulzar
14. Arrange the names in the chronological order of their visits to India (Fa Hein, Huein Tsang, Megasthenes, and I-Tsing). Correct order: Magasthanese, Fa Hien, Huien Tsang, and I-Tsing.
15. Which planet has maximum number of natural satellites? Jupiter (67)
16. Who is the present Chief Justice of India? Justice R M Lodha
17. Which gas is lighter than air? Hydrogen
18. The WTO summit in the year 2013 was held at? Bali, Indonesia
19. Find the wrongly matched international organisations and their headquarters. United Nations Industrial Development Organization – Geneva
20. Name the first woman Chairman of the State Bank of India. Arundhati Bhattacharya
21. Who is the Prime Minister of Italy? Matteo Renzi
22. Which of the following was not a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Justice HR Khanna
23. Name the highest gallantry award in peacetime situation. Ashok Chakra
24. Who is known as the ‘green judge’? Justice Kuldeep Singh
25. Who has been awarded the Arjuna Award for Chess? Abhijeet Gupta
26. Match the following – The correct answer from the given options is: VS Sampath – Chief Election Commissioner; Madhava Menon – Founding Director of NLSIU; Justice RM Lodha – Chief Justice of India.
27. Viruses such as Parasites, and DNA are living or non-living? Both living and non-living
28. Who is the chairperson of 14th finance commission? Y.V Reddy
29. Who is the chairperson of 20th law commission? Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
30. Planet which no longer belongs to the solar system? Pluto
31. Which satellite was launched on the PSLV C24? IRNSS-1B
32. What is the IMF’s growth rate prediction for India? 5.4 %
33. Who was the first person to translate the Bhagwada Gita into English? Charles Wilkins
34. Who was the first attorney general of India? M C Setalvad
35. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of CRPF? MC Mary Kom
36. When is the Law day celebrated? 26 November
37. What was the first major newspaper in India? Bengal Gazette (1780)
38. Which of the following are solubles? (Water, Chloroform, Ethanol, or All of the above).
39. What causes the change in colours of the stars? Surface temperature
40. The first five year plan was based on what model? Harrod–Domar model
41. What does Buddha’s Bhumisparsa Mudra signify? Gesture of touching the Earth
42. Who is known as the father of modern genetics? Gregor Mendel
43. The Civil Disobedience Movement began from? Sabarmati Ashram
44. Which of the following does not favour Balance of Payments? Increasing export tarrif
45. Which holds office at the pleasure of the President? Governor
46. Who decides the interest rate for savings account in a bank? The banks themselves. (RBI did it until 2011)
47.Which of the following is not a Fundamental Duty? (1. to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India; 2. to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform; 3. to provide opportunities for education by the parent the guardian, to his child, or a ward between the age of 6-14 years as the case may be; or 4. To vote in public elections). The fourth one.
48. What does ATM stand for? Automated Teller Machine
(If you know a question that isn’t mentioned above, use the comments section below and post it)
Who among the following was not Chief Justice? Answer was HR Khanna
those match the pairs question were really awful!..and the options too were so close.
Total number of winners of bharat ratna till date. . ? I guess its 43. And who won arjuna award for chess. I guess its abhijeet gupta
Question was arrange in chronological order Huien Tsang, Magasthanese, I-Tsing, Fa hien?
Ans ac to me Magasthanese, Fa Hien, Huien Tsang, I-Tsing
Eww general knowledge was terrible.
Who is the chairperson of 14th finance commission?Y.V Reddy
Who is the chairperson of 20th law commission?Justice Ajit Prakash Jain
Planet which no longer belongs to the solar system?Pluto
Justice AP Shah not AP Jain
yeah!sry!..that’s Justice Ajit Prakash Shah!
The que was abt 7the pay commission..Ashok kumar mathur
There was no question like in which city are UN headquarters located. It was a table with different organisations and their HQs jumbled.
Who was the first person to translate the Bhagwada Gita into english?
Ans is charles wilkins
Who was the 1st attorney general of india?
Answer -mc setalvad
The HQs weren’t jumbled there were various pairs corresponding to A,b,c and D
Who was the first attorney general of India?
Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of CRPF?MC Mary KOm
The wrong pair was United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Its headquarters were given as geneva but its in Vienna.
Who was the first Attorney General Of India….MC Setalvad
Who among the following has been recently appointed as brand ambassador for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? i guess its mary kom.
When is law day celebrated ? Its 26 november
First News paper in india..
CRPF’s Brand ambassador
VIRAT KOHLI ….
No. MC Mary Kom.
virat koahli is brand ambassador of bsf
Static gk sucks this year… There was a question about budha’s symbol…
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_planet_has_the_most_natural_satellites?#slide=4. Could they accept Saturn as an answer for the question on Natural Satellites?
The link above suggests so.
No. Jupiter has 67 moons and Saturn has 62. Check here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gravitationally_rounded_objects_of_the_Solar_System#Planets
The law commission question wasn’t there or wasn’t exactly worded that way.
You’re not the only one doubting that :p
I have my doubts too..
Exactly! I don’t remember it being there.
Which of the following are solubles? Options: Water, Chloroform, Ethanol, etc. and All of the Above.
Even the Bhadwad Gita question wasn’t there or wasn’t exactly wordd like that.
Who is called the Green Judge? Shouldn’t it be P.N. Bhagwati?
No. Kuldip Singh. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/justice-kuldip-singh-plans-to-set-up-environmental-ngo/1/276261.html
Okay
I dont know the exact words used …..but there was a question about why the stars twinkle?ans… variations in intensity of light absorbed /scattered by atmosphere ….something.
Are you sure? I tukka-fied that option
The question was not “why do stars twinkle”. The question was “what causes change in the color of stars?”
The answer was, change in chemical composition and size.
Small stars are blue in color, medium-sized stars (like our sun) are yellowish and giants are red.
Its the change in their surface temperature I think,from this website
The most important factor to a star’s color has to be its surface temperature. If you have ever seen an open flame you would understand why. A blue flame is flame burning at very high temperatures. A yellow flame has temperatures that are cooler than blue flames and red flames are the coolest of all. The same thing happens with stars. Very hot stars tend to be blue stars. Stars with an average surface temperature become yellow stars like our sun. The coolest stars are Red Dwarfs.
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/75839/why-are-stars-different-colors/#ixzz3184eBzpS
The composition of the star is what leads to change in its surface temperature. A star at its birth has hydrogen, helium, lithium, et al gases that get used up as fuel. First lithium gets used, then helium and so on (descending order of atomic number). Our sun currently uses helium and is thus yellowish in color. After helium will be used, hydrogen synthesis will start. This change in chemical composition will change the surface temperature in turn changing the color. After hydrogen is used, the stars size will increase enormously and will form a ‘red giant’. Soon after, it will implode for lack of energy and become a white dwarf. It will then become a black hole.
First of all, stars use Hydrogen first, and that is the current stage of the sun, it will switch to helium after depleting hydrogen, and that is why it will expand, due to the increased force of expansion due to helium fusion overcoming the force of gravity.
https://www.windows2universe.org/sun/Solar_interior/Nuclear_Reactions/Fusion/Fusion_in_stars/fusion_in_stars.html
Also the question is about what gives the star its color, the most immediate cause is surface temperature. For example, look at white dwarfs, they are not giving off light because of their composition, but because of their stored thermal energy.
Another example is the massive amount of light and radiation from quasars, also not related to their composition, but the massive output of thermal energy.
What does buddha’s bhumiparsa mudra signify?ans…it meant something like this…Calling the Earth To Witness the Truth…..it was a pretty twisted one…
The first five year plan was based on what model? – PC Mahalanobis Model
It’s actually the Harrod-Domar Model; the P. C. Mahalanobis model was for the second FYP.
BTW, the question about the Balance of Payments, isn’t it Devaluation of Rupee?
i also think it is devaluation of rupee
Devaluation of rupee would amke exports more competitive and imports more expensive hence making the balance of payments position better so it cant be devaluation.
Are you sure the question mentioned the word ‘colour’ ? …coz i dont remember reading it
Change in star colour is due to temperature.
there was a question like who is the father of modern genetics?
George Mendel
-There was a question on Buddha; the answer was option (b)
-there was a ques on BOP unfavoring component; the answer was option (d) [increasing export tarriff]
-Another ques was where did CDM start; Dandi
-‘match’ the following ques on history
shouldnt the answer of the BOP unfavoring component be devaluation of currency
devaluation actually helps in import reduction
Gregor Johann Mendel is the father of modern genetics
Right to left is Kharosthi no?
You have put wrong answers in questions- 3,29 & 40.
the 3rd shall be kharoshti. check wikipedia..brahmi was written left to right.
29th shall be Ajit Prakash Shah.
40th is most probably wrong. The Mahanalobis model was used for the second plan.
perhaps the answer was hHarrod-Domar model.
source: http://www.upscguide.com/content/summary-five-year-plans-india
Where did dandi march start? Ans …sabarmati
First five year plan was based on the Harrod-Domar model.
http://www.upscguide.com/content/summary-five-year-plans-india
I think the answer given for the question no 40 above is incorrect.
The first Five Year plan was based on Harrod Domar model (1951-56)
In fact the second Five Year plan was based on Mahalanobis model (1956-61)
who holds the office till pleasure of President ?
And the options were?
governor
vice prez.
cag
cji
obviously its the governor.
Was quite easy 🙂
Governor
Who determines rate of savings of banks?
The color of a star tells us about it’s age and surface temperature, the answer should be surface temperature.
Composition of the star also helps in determining the age of the star (metal rich/ metal poor stars), but it does not determine the color.
Even if the composition determines the core temperature (i.e element being fused) of the star, the color is still determined by surface temperature.
http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdeedu/kstars/ai-colorandtemp.html
planet which has the most number of satellites – saturn
chandrakanta and 2 other writer’s nam ewas given – chandrakanta is written by some khatri
Oh, god. Can’t seem to remember the rest.
Question 41 was not about what its called but about its significance which is “calling the earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations from Mara”
guys what is the average score everyone is getting?
around 38.75 to 40.25
So you’re kind of topping ‘eh?
Fellow said average, not crazy xD
the answer to 46 was none of these because “the bank themselves” wasnt an option as far as I remember
agree with you
Yakkkk…., genral knowledge was like hell….discusting man….!!!!..so AwfUl!!!………. 🙁 🙁
Which judge is known as Green Judge ?
There was this question relating FD too. Which of these is NOT a fundamental duty.
I don’t remember the options :3
Yes. The answer was perhaps – “duty to vote in elections”
Answer was option (d) ‘duty to vote’
do not know the answer
there was a question like: match the following.
The answer was, Premchand-Sewasadan
Bankimchandra chatterjee- Durgeshnandini
Devakinandan khatri- chandrakanta.
also, in question number 46, was the answer given in the options. Probably it was not given, so None of the above should be right?
Which of these is not a fundamental duty? To caste a vote in the public elections
Which of the following is not a fundamental duty…….
i think anwer was to vote in elections
There was a question on fundamental duties too:
Which of these is not a fundamental duty:
A)to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
B) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement.
C) some fundamental duty which i don’t remember
D) Casting vote.
I guess D is the right answer.
Which of the following is not a Fundamental Duty?
1. to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;
2. to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;
3. to provide opportunities for education by the parent the guardian, to his child, or a ward between the age of 6-14 years as the case may be.
4. To vote in public elections
Answer is: 4.
Which of these is not a fundamental duty? I think the answer was the duty to vote
Shouldn’t the fundamental duties one be education? Because education is a fundamental right na?
providing education is the child is fundamental duty of parents..
RIGHT TO VOTE IS THE ANSWER…COZ ITS NT A DUTY
Question was which one is NOT fundamental duty, which is voting. Education is a fundamental right (Article 21-A of the Constitution) and also a fundamental duty (No. 11).
Am I the only one wondering how the 20th law commissioner chief question didn’t catch my eye..I honestly don’t think that question was asked..
DUDE COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU
me too yaar feeling how could i miss such question if it was there
Even I didn’t spot that 20th law commissioner question!!
Thankgod! I thought I was the only one thinking the same…
Even i don’t think the question was asked…..may be couple of questions were different in the
booklet series…..
oh i was having a nightmare,,i thought i missed it
I am damn sure coz during my initial reading of gk section I was specifically looking for this question as I was certain it would come. I scanned thrice but this was not there. But yeah there was a question on some other commission.
no question on law commision was asked..mine was set B..
I had set B too and I very well remember that no such question was asked.
agree same had me
What does ATM stand for? Automated Teller Machine.
Change in color of stars is because of refraction and scattering of light
check this out-http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/186180-changing-colour-star-help/
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=239
That is appearance of star from the earth, which was not asked. They only asked about the color of the star. Also, they did not ask about the change in the color of the star.
GUYS dandi march started from sabarmati ashram
the question was where was the march started from
question was where was civil disobedience movemen started and not where dandi march started……hence it should be dandi
Actually, even if the question is “Where did the CDM start from” the answer would be Sabarmati, because technically since the Dandi March was first, the place where the Dandi March started would be the place of the start of the movement as well.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (commonly called Mahatma Gandhi) led the Dandi march from his base, Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad, to the coastal village of Dandi,
source wikipedia
DEAR clatgyan dandi was the destination
20th law comission question was not there and there was question of match the followings with dandi march, jalianwala bagh and more. I dont clearly remember.
Plus it was , where did dandi march start from.
Q. no. 46 was ‘ Who decides the interest rate for savings account in all the NATIONALIZED banks?’
option D..none of the above
How much do you guys expect to be the cut off for NLS/Nalsar/NUJS?
Oh,and thanks a ton CG,you’ll are the best!
Now,what is a good score in this section?
current chief justice is p. sathasivam . its not lodhi please check it again
could you please tell the answer of the 38th questiom
The highest peacetime gallentry award i m sure it is param vir chakra
Plz cross check
No, that’s only during war-time. The Ashok Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award. Param Vir Chakra is only given during war times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra_Award
its ASHOK CHAKRA
Hi,
So I really don’t know what was going through my head when I did logic yesterday. If anyone remembers the presentation question they asked, does “Tuesday, Physics, Tuesday” sound familiar?
I only ask because some random gut feeling made me guess instead of actually thinking for a bit, so I’m feeling a little post-exam regret here.
For Q.45 governed and attorney general both are correct. The article regarding attorney general clearly states that he shall hold the office at the pleasure of the president. So this is one kind of a wrong question
I wonder why no one’s mentioning the question where we had match different famous people from the ancient times with the fields that, well, made them famous.
I remember Sushruta(surgery) and Brahmagupta(Mathematics). There was also someone for Drama: I wish I remembered. :-\
For drama it was Vishakdutt.
Asad Sir,
I think that the answer given for Ques no. 43 is incorrect.
The question was that, from where did the Civil Disobedience Movement start?
The answer should be DANDI, not SABARMATI, because Gandhi started his march from Sabarmati and ended it by picking up the salt and breaking the SALT LAW of the Raj on the coast of DANDI and from there the movement started.
Present cheif justice is dattu right?
though i know to vote is nt a fundamental duty bt even the 3rd option is not a fundamental duty nw because the age criteria mentioned in the option has been changed……. its nw 0 – 6 yrs..
The remaining two questions are:
Match the following authors and novels:
Prem Chand: Sevasadan
Bankimchandra Chatterjee: Durgeshnandini
Devaki Nandan Khatri: Chandrakanta
Match the following persons with arts:
Vishakadutta: Drama
Sushruta: Surgery
Brahmagupta: Mathematics
Also I don’t think there was any question like who was chairman of 20th law Commission, so there’s still one question missing.
The answer to question number 45 – Which holds office at the pleasure of the President?
is DEFINITELY ‘Attorney General’.
Article 76 of the constitution specifically states this.
http://lawyersupdate.co.in/lu/4/669.asp
Article 156(1): The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.
http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/Const.Pock%202Pg.Rom8Fsss(10).pdf
http://www.rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=9
My untrained guess is that Attorney General is capable of being confused with that of the state as well, and the AG for the state hold office during the pleasure of the governor.
Either that, or the question might be wrong.
There was a question to match the hindi authors and their books
the autobiography of nelson mandela – a long walk to freedom
Spot on with this write-up, I truly think this website needs a great deal more attention. I’ll probably be returning
to see more, thanks for the information!
There’s definately a lot to learn about this topic.
I love all of the points you made.