Civilsdaily
Geography
Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
(a)
Bharatpur
(b)
Jaipur
(c)
Jodhpur
(d)
Udaipur
(B)
Polity
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the execution power of the Union?
Article 257
Article 258
Article 355
Article 356
(A)
With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?
Appropriation Bill must be passed by both Houses before enactment
No money withdrawn from Consolidated Fund without Appropriation Act
Finance Bill proposes new taxes but no need for separate Act for changes
Money Bill introduced only on President’s recommendation
(C)
Match List I (Sewith List II (Country) and select the correct answer. List I (Sea) (A) Black Sea (B) Red Sea (C) Yellow Sea (D) Caspian Sea
List II (Country) 1. Bulgaria 2. China 3. Eritrea 4. Kazakhstan
1 4 2 3
2 3 1 4
1 3 2 4
2 4 1 3
Which of the following institutes have been recognized as the Institutes of National importance (by an Act of Parliament)?
1, 2 and 3
3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Economics
Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest?
Agra – Mumbai
Chennai – Thane
Kolkata – Hajira
Pune – Machilipatnam
Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
Russia
Estonia
Lithuania
Poland
(D)
Off Topics
Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is from which one of the following countries?
Fiji
Mauritius
Malaysia
Kenya
Science and Technology
Param Padma, which was in the news recently, is:
a new Civilian Award instituted by the Government of India
the name of a supercomputer developed by India
the name given to a proposed network of canals linking northern and southern rivers of India
a software programme to facilitate e-governance in Madhya Pradesh
Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan), has become famous because of:
cultivation of genetically modified cotton
rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS
livelihood projects for destitute rural women
rain-water harvesting