1) ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for Credit Card.
2) The aim of differentiated Interest scheme was to provide concessional loans to Weaker Section
of Society.
3) The first Industry to develop in India was the Cottage industry.
4) The state having the highest Human Development Index in the year 2001 is Kerala.
5) The Country which developed High Yield variety seeds for the first time is Mexico.
6) The per capita daily calorie intake has been recommended for determining the poverty line
inrural areas in India is 2400.
7) In India Central Statistical Organisation and National Sample Survey is entrusted with the
collection of data of capital formation.
8) The duration which is related to XI Five Year Plan in India is 2007-12.
9) Open market operations of RBI refer to buying and selling of shares.
10) The smallest bone in the human body is Stapes.
11) Sea horse is fish.
12) The yellow colour of human urine is due to a pigment called Urochrome.
13) The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is called Gerentology.
14) The only Indian Governor General was C. Rajagopalachari.
15) Emphysaema is a disease caused by environmental pollution in lungs of the body.
16) Mountbatten Plan became the basis for Indian independence.
17) The Indian who attended all the Three Round Table Conferences was B. R. Ambedkar.
18) Rabindranath Tagore relinquished his Knighthood as a measure of protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
19) The 52nd amendment to the Constitution of India deals with Defection.
20) The Panchayati Raj was recommended by Balwantrai Mehta Committee Report, 1957.
21) The President of India can nominate 12 members to Rajya Sabha.
22) State Bank of India is the first in establishing its branch in China.
23) 8 IITs will be set up in the 11th Five Year Plan.
24) Swavalamban Scheme is concerned with providing training and skills to women.
25) Gondwana rock systems in India are the main source of coal deposits.
26) Indian Overseas Bank is a public sector Commercial Bank.
27) Gujarat has the longest coast line.
28) The Commercial Banks were nationalised in 1969.
29) Sikkim became a new state by 35th Amendment.
30) Asia’s first human DNA Bank has been set up in Lucknow.
31) The concept of ‘Fundamental Rights’ enshrined in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from U.S.A.
32) The maximum strength of Lok Sabha has been fixed at 552.
33) The State Legislative Assembly which has the maximum strength (number of members) is Uttar Pradesh.
34) In India the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is appointed by Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
35) The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949.
36) Money bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
37) The revolutionary who involved in Kakori case had escaped the trial was Sachindra Nath Bakshi.
38) The rate of exchange between the Copper Dam and Silver Rupaya under Sher Shah was 40: 1.
39) The Durand line demarcated India’s border with Afghanistan.
40) After the arrest of Gandhiji during the Salt Satyagraha, who took his place as leader of the movement was Abbas Tyabji.
41) Shah Alam-II had granted Diwani to the East India Company.
42) The ‘Nayanars’ were Saivites.
43) Kharavela had strong leaning towards Jainism.
44) The department of Public Works was established for the first time by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
45) Aryabhatta was of the view that the Earth revolves round the Sun.
46) Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of Gautama Buddha, was associated with the court of Bimbisara.
47) March 24 was observed as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.
48) Every solar eclipse takes place on new moon only.
49) Hepatitis is caused by virus.
50) Uranium dating methods is used to determine the age of the earth.
51) Bauxite is an ore of Aluminium.
52) Vitamin which promotes wound healing is Vitamin A.
53) Jamun fruit is a rich source of iron.
54) The difference (in years) between the Vikrama and Saka eras is 135 years.
55) The city of Jaunpur was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
56) The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of Lord Hardinge.
57) The revolutionary who executed in the Gorakhpur Jail was Ramprasad Bismil.
58) Sardar Bhagat Singh had changed the name of Hindustan Republic Association founded by Sachindra Sanyal to ‘Hindustan Socialist Republic Association’.
59) Ptolemy Philadelphus with whom Ashoka had diplomatic relations was the ruler of Egypt.
60) Telugu literature had its classical age under Krishnadeva Raya, the famous Vijayanagara king.
61) The inscription belonging to Mauryan dynasty confirms the tradition that Lumbini was the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha.
62) The most toxic metal pollutant of the automobile exhaust is Lead.
63) Titan is the largest moon or satellite of Saturn.
64) An atom bomb is based on the principle of nuclear fission.
65) Electron-volt is the unit for energy.
66) The gas which under normal conditions produces pollution in the atmosphere is Carbon monoxide (CO).
67) Maharashtra is the most urbanized states of India according to 2001 Census.
68) National Dairy Development Board is located in Anand.
69) The minimum age required for election to Rajya Sabha is 30 years.
70) The tax levied and collected by the Union but distributed between Union and States Tax on income other than on agricultural income.
71) On the river Chenab, the highest bridge of the world being constructed.
72) UNO has fixed the target for ‘Education for All’ till the year 2015.
73) The subjects on which both the Centre and State Governments can legislate are contained in the Concurrent List.
74) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan covers all children in the age group 6–14.
75) Mixed economy means existence of both private and public sectors.
76) Japan has the highest life expectancy at birth (in years).
77) Laterite soil is found in Maharashtra.
78) Damodar is a tributary of river Hugli.
79) The train which was started on April 14, 2008 between Kolkata (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) has been named Maitri Express.
80) White bud of maize is caused due to deficiency of Zn.
81) The term ‘Siamese Twins,’ is used for the twins who are physically attached to each other.
82) Dudhawa National Park is situated in the district of Lakhimpur Khiri.
83) The major coffee producing state in India is Karnataka.
84) Economic Planning is included in the Constitution of India in Concurrent List.
85) Sangam Yojana is concerned with helping the invalids.
86) After President’s signature on the recommendation of Delimitation Commission, Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies with certain exemptions will be redefined. The following are exempted
1. Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur
2. Assam
3. Nagaland
4. Jharkhand
87) D. K. Karve sustained efforts led to the establishment of the first women’s university in Bombay.
88) G-8 organizations have set the target of reducing Greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2050.
89) Ustad Amzad Ali Khan is an exponent of Sarod.
90) Kuhu-O-Keka is written by Satyendra Nath Dutta.
91) China’s national game is Table Tennis.
92) The oldest oilfield in India is Digboi.
93) In the alkane series methane is followed by Ethane.
94) The term ‘Penhold Grip’ is associated with Table Tennis.
95) Organic compound used for welding and artificially ripening of fruits is C2H4.
96) In rabbit, the digestion of cellulose takes place in Colon.
97) Rolland Garros is associated with Tennis.
98) Calcium is essential for animals but not in plants.
99) The circulation of blood in closed circulatory system was discovered by William Harvey.
100) Keenan stadium is located at Jamshedpur.
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