MPSC Rajyaseva Preliminary 2009 Question Paper

MPSC Rajyaseva Preliminary 2009 Question Paper

1. Name the Indian Cricket who has been Chosen ‘ICC ODI player of the year – 2008’.

(a) Zaheer Kahn

(b) Harbhajan Singh

(c) Mahendrashing Dhoni

(d) Virandra  Sehwag

Ans:- (c) Mahendrashing Dhoni

2. Recently Which year is considered as ‘base year’ for measuring price Index ?

(a) 11980 – 81

(b) 1990 – 91

(c) 1993 – 94

(d) 1995- 96

Ans:- (c) 1993 – 94

3. Which among the following schemes does not come under the purview of Zilla Parishad ?

(a) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)

(b) Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS)

(c) Integrated  Child Development Scheme (ICDS)

(d) Nehru Rojgar Yojana (NRY)

Ans:- (d) Nehru Rojgar Yojana (NRY)

4. Which of the following State has bicameral Legislature?

(a) Gujrat

(b) Kerala

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans:- (c) Maharashtra

5. ‘The Partition of Bengal’ in 1905 was announced by ___________.

(a) Lord Curzon

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Lord Wavell

(d) Viceroy Dufferin

Ans:- (a) Lord Curzon

6. If DUTY stands for 4-21-20-25, than Talk stands for __________.

(a) 20-11-2-10

(b) 20-1-12-11

(c) 20-11-21-1

(d) 20-11-1-21

Ans:- (b) 20-1-12-11

7. The focus areas indentified I Exim policy 2004-05 of India for boosting export revenew and job-creation are __________.

(a) Agriculture

(b) Dairy and Poultry Product

(c) Auto components

(d) All the above

Ans:- (d) All the above

8. Complete the following series :

8, 3, 16, 6, 24, 9, 32, ?

(a) 40

(b) 12

(c) 18

(d) 48

Ans:- (b) 12

9. Which name is given to Fish production revolution?

(a) Green revolution 

(b) White revolution

(c) Yellow revolution

(d) Blue revelation

Ans:- (d) Blue revelation

10. There is certain analogy in first two words. Which is the word in blank space ?

(a) JLCM

(b) JMLC

(c) MJCN

(d) MLJC

Ans:- (b) JMLC

11. When SAPTA (South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement ) pact was executed ?

(a) 1993

(b) 1995

(c) 2005

(d) 2007

Ans:- (b) 1995

12. When did the ‘Nathula way’ connecting Sikkim and Tibet opened for trade ?

(a) 2008

(b) 2007

(c) 2006

(d) 2009

Ans:-  (c) 2006

13. In which plane the ‘Balance of Payment was positive’?

(a) Sixth

(b) Fifth

(c) Third

(d) Fourth

Ans:- (b) Fifth

14. Which article of the Indian Constitution give discretionary powers to State Government ?

(a) 153

(b) 158

(c) 163

(d) 164

Ans:- (c) 163

15. __________are the grassroot level co-operative societies for disbursement of short – term agriculture credit.

(a) NABARD

(b) Maharashtra State Co-operative Banks

(c) Co-Operative Marketing Societies

(d) Primary Agriculture Credit Societies

Ans:- (d) Primary Agriculture Credit Societies

16. ___________ department has enforced the programme of tree plantation in in open area,

Public and privet places with the co-operative  of the people.

(a) Social forestry

(b) Agriculture

(c) Forestry

(d) Irrigation

Ans:- (a) Social forestry

17. As per the 2001 census which of the following State has highest sex ratio ?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Nagaland

(c) Kerala

(d) Gujarat

Ans:- (c) Kerala

18. A Person suffering from Myopia is unable to observe clearly the object at _______

(a) short distance

(b) long distance

(c) distance of distinct vision

(d) none of the above

Ans:- (b) long distance

19. In Maharashtra State _________is the most important forest produce on the basic of economic value

(a) Fire wood

(b) Bamboo

(c) Timber wood

(d) Tendu

Ans:- (c) Timber wood

20. In terms of area which is the smallest State in India ?

(a) Goa

(b) Sikkim

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Tripura

Ans:- (a) Goa

21. The average annual trade deficit during the first plan period was ______________.

(a) Rs. 730 crores

(b) Rs crores

(c) Rs. 30 crores

(d) Rs. 108 Crores

Ans:- (c) Rs. 30 crores

22. Which day is observed as International Ozone day?

(a) 16^th August

(b) 16^th September

(c) 16^th November

(d) 16^th December

Ans:- (b) 16^th September

23. Who is the Vice- President of ‘District Planning and Development Council’

(a) Guardian

(b) District Collector

(c) Divisional Commissioner

(d) Chairman, District Central Co-operative Bank

Ans:- (c) Divisional Commissioner

24. In which method Irrigation the Soil moisture is always is kept at field capacity ?

(a) Drip

(b) Sprinkler

(c) Lift

(d) Flood

Ans:- (a) Drip

25. The power of alteration of boundaries of State rests with __________.

(a) The Supreme Court of India

(b) The Speaker of Loksabha

(c) The President of India

(d) The Parliament of India

Ans:- (d) The Parliament of India

26. Who recommended Value Added Tax?

(a) L.K. Jha Committee

(b) Hajari Committee

(c) Dr. Gandhi Committee

(d) Rekhi Committee

Ans:-  (a) L.K. Jha Committee

27. “Beyond Scarcity : Power, Poverty and Global Crisis is the theme of _________.

(a) Human Development Report 2006

(b) Human Development Report 2005

(c) World Development Report 2005

(d) World Development Report 2006

Ans:-  (a) Human Development Report 2006

28. A maize, which is the growth State among the following.

(a) Arrowing

(b) Jointing

(c) Tillering

(d) Silking

Ans:- (d) Silking

29. Maximum area under coffee is found in the State of __________.

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c)  Karnakata

(d) Assam

Ans:- (c)  Karnakata

30. ‘Rainbow Revolution’ is related to which sector of Economy ?

(a) Small Scale Industry

(b) Information Technology

(c) Mining Sector

(d) Overall development of Agriculture sector

Ans:- (d) Overall development of Agriculture sector

31. Which of the following number is not similar other ?

(a) 51

(b) 66

(c) 87

(d) 94

Ans:- (d) 94

32. During the process of the integration of Primary state the chief and Nawab of Junagadh was ___________.

(a) Raja Harisingh

(b) Shahnawaz Bhutto

(c) Zulfikarkhan Bhutan

(d) Qasim Eazvi

Ans:-  (b) Shahnawaz Bhutto

33. The duration of fifth plan was __________.

(a) 1951-55

(b) 1980-85

(c) 1995 – 2000

(d) 1974- 79

Ans:- (d) 1974- 79

34. Complete the sequence.

338, 211, 120, 59______

(a) 18

(b) 22

(c) 35

(d) 37

Ans:- (b) 22

35. Sundar Rajan Committee is related to ________.

(a) Petroleum

(b) Education

(c) Health

(d) Small Industries

Ans:- (a) Petroleum

36. The government of India, Ministry launched “National Programme for Organic Farming (NPOF) in the year ___________.

(a) 1996

(b) 1990

(c) 2000

(d) 2005

Ans:- (c) 2000

37. Ahiyabai Holkar airports is situated at ____________.

(a) Indore

(b) Bhopal

(c) Nanded

(d) Nagpur

Ans:- (a) Indore

38. In India Animal census is taken every __________years.

(a) 2

(b) 5

(c) 8

(d) 10

Ans:- (b) 5

39. ‘Dymamic of Soicial Change is written by _________.,

(a) Chandra Shekhar

(b) V.P Singh

(c) L.k Gujral

(d) Atalbihari Vajpai

Ans:- (a) Chandra Shekhar

40. There is a specific sequence of number in the following series. Find out sequence and complete the series with the correct alternative.

3, 7, 15, 31, 63

(a) 126

(b) 109

(c) 127

(d) 94

Ans:- (c) 127

41. What does the Indian Money Market Consist of

(a) Organised sector

(b) Unorganised sectors

(c) Organised and unorganized sectors

(d) None of these

Ans:- (c) Organised and unorganized sectors

42. Where was the 45^th Maharashtra State film award function held ?

(a) Pune

(b) Mumbai

(c) Malwan

(d) Aurangabad

Ans:- (d) Aurangabad

43. The IRDP was launched during 1978-79 under the ministry of _______

(a) Rural development

(b) rehabilitation

(c) Rural reconstruction

(d) Agriculture

Ans:- (b) rehabilitation

44. Sagar is taller than Vijay. Ajit is taller than Shikant, Sujeet is taller than sagar. Srikant is taller than sujeet. Then who has height?

(a) Sujeet

(b) Sagar

(c) Vijay

(d) Ajit

Ans:- (c) Vijay

45. Find the odd one from the following :

(a) UVEF

(b) XYAB

(C) XWCD

And:- (a) UVEF

46. A blood carrying deoxygenated blood from the heart to lungs is celled :

(a) Pulmonary vein

(b) Pulmonary artery

(c) Ramus

(d) Receptor

Ans:- (b) Pulmonary artery

47. Which committee recommended the established of Rural Banks ?

(a) Sariya Committee

(b) Chelliah Committee

(c) Mudaliyar Committee

(d) M. Narasimhan Committee

Ans:- (d) M. Narasimhan Committee

48. How much is the South- North width of Maharashtra ?

(a) 620 Km

(b) 700 Km

(c) 720 Km

(d) 820 Km

Ans:- (c) 720 Km

49. An optical fibre woks on the principal of :

(a) total internal

(b) refraction

(c) scattering

(d) interference

Ans:- (a) total internal

50. About 25% worlds total __________reserve are in India.

(a) plutonium

(b) Uranium

(c) Thorium

(d) Polonium

Ans:- (c) Thorium

51. The latest computer operating system which launched bt the Microsoft Corporation of the US the in Jan 2007 :

(a) Windows 2000

(b) I T – Asia 2006

(c) Windows vista

(d) Pentium IV

Ans:- (c) Windows vista

52. A world DHPL is written according to certain rule. Apply this to the following words and identify the world which follow this rule.

(a) BEHK

(b) JNLP

(c)  KOSW

(d) SONG

Ans:- (c)  KOSW

53. In m1889 ____________started ‘Sharada Sadan’ in Mumbai.

(a) Savitri Phule

(b) Dr. Anandibai Joshi

(c) Ramabai Ranade

(d) Pandita Ramabai

Ans:- (d) Pandita Ramabai

54. Dentist uses a __________mirror for examination and treatment of the teeth of the patient :

(a) concave

(b) convex

(c) Plano- Concave

(d) Plano – convex

Ans:- (a) concave

55. ‘Bombay Association was founded by ____________.

(a) Dr. Panjabro Deshmukh

(b) Dr. Bhau Daji Lad

(c) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

(d) Appashastri Khadikar

Ans:- (b) Dr. Bhau Daji Lad

56. Which gas used in fire extinguishers ?

(a) Oxygen

(b) Hydrogen

(c) Carbon dioxide

(d) Carbon Monoxide

Ans:-  (c) Carbon dioxide

57. Which number does not belong to the group

11, 13, 15, 17

(a) 11

(b) 13

(c) 15

(d) 17

Ans:-  (c) 15

58. In1997, for what purpose Government of Maharashtra appointed ‘Bhaushan Gagrani Committee ?

(a) To study recommendations of Administrative Reform Commission

(b) Administrative and Financial matters of gram Panchayat.

(c) Octrai of Municipal Council and Municipal Corporations.

(d) Election Reforms of Zilla Parishad.

Ans:- (b) Administrative and Financial matters of gram Panchayat.

59. Who was the ‘Man of Series’ in the first twenty- 20 world cup cricket tournament ?

(a) Yavaraj Shing

(b) Misbah UI haq

(c) Brad Hogg

(d) Shahid Afridi

Ans:- (d) Shahid Afridi

60. A body of new born calf contains _________per cent water.

(a) 50

(b) 65

(c) 70

(d) 75

Ans:- (d) 75

61. The major chemical compound found in human kindly stone is __________.

(a) Uric acid

(b) Calcium Carbonate

(c) Calcium Oxalate

(d) Calcium sulplate

Ans:-

62. Which day is celebrated as ‘world Literacy Day’?

(a) 5^th September

(b) 8^th September

(c) 13^th October

(d 21^st November

Ans:- (b) 8^th September

63. In which layer of the atmosphere of earth do most weather phenomena accur ?

(a) Exosphere

(b) Stratosphere

(c) Ionosphere

(d) Troposphere

Ans:- (d) Troposphere

64. Which things are emphasised in Government Audit ?

(a) Financial Provisions

(b) Budgetary Provision

(c) Money Provisions

(d) None of these

Ans:- (b) Budgetary Provision

65. Among five boys, Vinay is taller than Manish, but not as tall as Ravi. Jacov is taller than Dilip nut shorter than Manish. Who is the tallest in their group?

(a) Ravi

(b) Manish

(c) Vinay

(d) Cannot be determined

Ans:- (a) Ravi

66. ‘Shradhanand Chhatralaya, was started by __________.

(a) Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh

(b) Shahu Maharaj

(c) Bhurao Patil

(d) Maharshi D.K Karve.

Ans:- (a) Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh

67. Which of the following State Govt. has decided to provide health insurance scheme to people living Pradesh

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Orissa

(c) Karnataka

(d) West Bengal

Ans:- (c) Karnataka

68. If India : Asia then England 😕

(a) Briton

(b) Europe

(c) America

(d) Australia

Ans:-  (b) Europe

69. In which State ‘Kamakha Temple the importand place tourism is situated ?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Orissa

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Assam

Ans:- (d) Assam

70. Who elected the President of India ?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) Vice President

(c) Speaker of Loksabha

(d) Electoral College

Ans:-  (d) Electoral College

71. In the year 2000 which three State were established in India Federation?]

(a) Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh , Mizoram,

(b) Chhatisgarh, Gorkhaland, Mizoram

(c) Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand

(d) Uttarakhand, Chhatisgarh, Mizoram

Ans:- (c) Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand

72. Which of the following waves are not associated with activity ?

(a) P waves

(b) Surface waves

(c) Electromagnetic waves

(d) S waves

Ans:- (c) Electromagnetic waves

73. What time will be shown in a mirror when a clock shown 8 O’ clock

(a) 4

(8) 8

(5) 5

(3) 3

Ans:- (a) 4

74. Vitamin ‘D’ deficiency causes ___________.

(a) Rickest in children

(b) Beri-Beri

(c) Night blindness

(d) Anaemia

Ans:- (a) Rickest in children

75. In 1962 which committee was appointed nu Indian Government for export promotion ?

(a) Hajari Committee

(b) Mudaliar Committee

(c) Chakrabarti Committee

(d) C. Rangarajan Committee

Ans:- (b) Mudaliar Committee

76. Which of the following dies not belong to the group

(a) Mumbai

(b) Kolkata

(c) Chennai

(d) Nagpur

Ans:- (d) Nagpur

77. Which district of Maharashtra has the maximum under forest ?

(a) Sindudurng

(b) Gadchiroli

(c) Chandrapur

(d) Bhandara

Ans:- (b) Gadchiroli

78. Mukundeao Patil started weekly ______________for spread of Non-Brahmin Movement in Maharashtra.

(a) Bhagawa Zenda

(b) Jagaruk

(c) Din Mitra

(d) Tarun Maratha

Ans:- (c) Din Mitra

79. Find the odd set of alphabets from the following.

Knqro, dgjif, behgd, psvur

(a) Knqro

(b) dgjif

(c) behgd,

(d) psvur

Ans:- (a) Knqro

80. Which among the following in not included in metamorphic rocks?

(a) Slate

(b)Marble

(c) Calcite

(d) Granite

Ans:- (d) Granite

81. The meeting of the Gram Sabha is to be conducted at least ___________times is a year.

(a) Three

(b) Four

(c) Five

(d) Six

Ans:- (d) Six

82. What is the second longest river in India ?

(a) Ganga

(b) Indus

(c) Narmada

(d) Godavari

Ans:- (d) Godavari

83. ‘World Coconut Day’ is celebrated on _________

(a) 2^nd September

(b) 8^th September

(c) 27^th September

(d) 28^th September

Ans:- (a) 2^nd September

84. Which is the most critical crop growth stage for irrigation in wheat ?

(a) Crown root initiation

(b) Jointing

(c) tilloring

(d) flowering

Ans:- (a) Crown root initiation

85. _________was the founder of Satya Shadhak Smaj.

(a) Mahatma Jotiba Phule

(b) Raja Rammohan Roy

(c) Swami Dayanand Sraswati

(d) Justice Ranade

Ans:- (a) Mahatma Jotiba Phule

86. Diabetes is caused because of deficiency of :

(a) Glucose

(b) Calcium

(c) Insulin

(d) Sugar

Ans:- (c) Insulin

87. Who started ‘Sudharak newspaper ?

(a) Goapl Krishna Gokhale

(b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

(c)  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.

Ans:- (d) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.

88. Research project on __________buffalo is in progress at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth,

(a) Sruti

(b) Pandharpuri

(c) Mehasena

(d) Jafrabadi

Ans:- (b) Pandharpuri

89. The study of handwriting analysis is called __________.

(a) Dectelography

(b) Telegraphy

(c) Graphology

(d) Fingerprints

Ans:- (c) Graphology

90. How many members are there in Maharashtra State Security Council recently constituted

After terrorist on Mumbai, 26^th Nov. 2008 ?

(a) 52

(b) 54

(c) 66

(d) 76

Ans:- (c) 66

91. In what proportion Regional Rural Ban’s (RRB) capital is subscribe by central Government and sponsored bank?

(a) 50 : 15 : 35

(b) 40 : 20 : 40

(c) 35 : 30 : 35

(d) 20 : 40 : 40

Ans:- (a) 50 : 15 : 35

92. In India, first cooperative act was passed in the year ______.

(a) 1904

(b) 1804

(c) 1947

(d) 1952

Ans:- (a) 1904

93. A man fetches water from a well in 5 sec. and a child fetches water from the same well in 10 sec. Hence the man has :

(a) More energy

(b) more power

(c) less energy

(d) less power

Ans:-  (b) more power

94. The short term agriculture loan is called as _________.

(a) Crop loan

(b) Soft loan

(c) Term loan

(d) Investment loan

Ans:- (a) Crop loan

95. Which scientist is considered as the father of mother Chemistry ?

(a) Laurent de Lavoisier

(b) Dalton

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) Ivanovich Mendeleev

Ans:- (a) Laurent de Lavoisier

96. Hariyali (cynodon dacylon) is effectively controlled by __________.

(a) 2, 4-d

(b) Glyphosate

(c) Praquat

(d) Pendamethaline

Ans:- (b) Glyphosate

97. What was the main objective of the seventh five year plan of Maharashtra ?

(a) Removing Regional lmbalance

(b) Eradication of Poverty

(c) Providing Pure drinking Water

(d) To reduce the Unemployment

Ans:- (a) Removing Regional lmbalance

98. Which agency has revised the commodity classification of India’s foreign trade

In 1987 – 88 ?

(a) DGCI and S

(b) Ministry of commerce and trade

(c) Ministry of foreign affairs

(d) Ministry of foreign trade

Ans:- (a) DGCI and S

99. Which among the following is the first Commercial Bank of Limited liability managed by Indians ?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Oudh Commercial Bank

(c) Imperial Bank India

(d) Bank of Baroda

Ans:- (b) Oudh Commercial Bank

100. Which of the following is not a function of R.B.I.?

(a) Banker to the government

(b) Banker’s Bank

(c) Credit Control

(d) Credit Creation

Ans:- (d) Credit Creation

101. When was the FERA Act Passed ?

(a) 1973

(b) 1974

(c) 1975

(d) 1976

Ans:- (a) 1973

102. The share of India in the world – export was _______in 2006-2007.

(a) 0.2%

(b) 1.8%

(c) 1.5 %

(d) 2.5 %

Ans:- (c) 1.5 %

103. In India forest account ___________ % of total land surface.

(a) 11

(b) 22

(c) 33

(d) 35

Ans:- (b) 22

104. The chief constituent o Gobar gas is :

(a) Methane

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Acetylene

(d) Ethylene

Ans:- (a) Methane

105. In which year, the Maharashtra State Women Commission was established ?

(a) 1992

(b) 1993

(c) 1994

(d) 1995

Ans:- (b) 1993

106. In the year 1888 Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started a newspaper titled _________.

(a) Maratha

(b) Kesari

(c) Prabhakar

(d) Sudharak

Ans:- (d) Sudharak

107. the home tract of Dangi breed is _______State.

(a) Gujarat

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Rajastan

(d) Maharashtra

Ans:- (d) Maharashtra

108. In a code language ‘Favourable is written as G1W45S1CM2. How will, ‘Beautiful be written ?

(a) C215V3G5M

(b) C215U3G5M

(c) C22553H5M

(d) C21U53GUN

Ans:- (b) C215U3G5M

109. Normally Fermentation takes place because of :

(a) Virus

(b) Fungi

(c) Trees

(d) Bacteria

Ans:-

110. According to 2001 census, the women literacy of Maharashtra is _________.

(a) 65%

(b) 63%

(c) 64%

(d) 67%

Ans:- (d) 67%

111. Recently Archeologists discovered a 19 meter Buddha Statue in sleeping posture. In which country they found this idol ?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Korea

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Nepal

Ans:- (c) Afghanistan

112. When was the design of VAT adopted by 21 state ?

(a) 1^st March 1986

(b) 1sr April, 1986

(c) 1^st March, 1987

(d) 1^st April, 2005

Ans:- (d) 1^st April, 2005

113. What is the date of presentation of Union Budget ?

(a) 31^st March

(b) 1^st April

(c) Last day of February

(d) 20^th February

Ans:- (c) Last day of February

114. Which one of the following colloidal system is represented by fog ?

(a) Liquid in gas

(b) Gas in liquid

(c) Solid in gas

(d) Liquid in liquid

Ans:- (a) Liquid in gas

115. Choose the odd alternative in the group.

Birbal, Abdul Fazal, Tansen, Faiz Ahamed

(a) Birbal

(b) Abdu Fazal

(c) Tansen

(d) Faiz Ahamed

Ans:- (d) Faiz Ahamed

116. The characteristic flavor and aroma of Ginger is due to _________and ________.

(a) Oleoresin and Volatile oil

(b) Niacin and Volatile

(c) Vitamin-C and Iron

(d) Iron and Vitamin-A

Ans:- (a) Oleoresin and Volatile oil

117. Communication has become cheaper and faster because of:

(a) Computers

(b) lonosphere

(c) Satellites

(d) Solar Cell

Ans:- (c) Satellites

118. ODD man out

Eye, Hand, Tongue, Ear

(a) Eye

(b) Hand

(c) Tongue

(d) Ear

Ans:- (b) Hand

119. Who came to be known as ‘deshbandhu’?

(a) Achatya Narendra Dev

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(c) Chittaranjan Das

(d) G.S Khaparde

Ans:- (c) Chittaranjan Das

120. Productivity of pulse is improved by ________.

(a) Seed Treatment with Rhizobium

(b) 25 kg N/ha

(c) Plant Protection

(d) All the above

Ans:- (d) All the above

121. _________ ordered the soldiers to fire at the meeting held in Jallianwalla Bagh .

(a) Odwayer

(b) General Dyer

(c) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Irwin

Ans:- (b) General Dyer

122. Blood cancer is otherwise called as :

(a) Anaemia

(b) Polycythemia

(c) Leucopenia

(d) Leukaemia

Ans:- (d) Leukaemia

123. Following Indo-Us Nuclear deal India signed nuclear, with country?

(a) France

(b)England

(c) Germany

(d) Korea

Ans:-

124. Choose Correct alternative in the place of the question mark.

60 : 101 : : ? : 197

(a) 85

(b) 145

(c) 140

(d) 170

Ans:- (b) 145

125. The trade between Maharashtra And Punjab State is called as _______trade .

(a) External

(b) Internal

(c) External and Internal

(d) International

Ans:- (b) Internal

126. Who put fourth theory of gravitation ?

(a) Newton

(b) Napier

(c) Edison

(d) Bohr

Ans:- (a) Newton

127. What is the average requirement of calories for common Indian ?

(a) 5000

(b) 10,000

(c) 2000

(d) 2250

Ans:- (d) 2250

128. Aquatic plants and animals survive in the cold region because of ________.

(a) a dew point

(b) an anomalous  behavior of water

(c) humanity

(d) specific heat capacity

Ans:- (b) an anomalous  behavior of water

129. The percentage of the illiterate population of South Asia __________.

(a) 50%

(b) 65%

(c) 72%

(d) 31%

Ans:- (a) 50%

130. Who received the Sahitya Academy Award for Marathi literature in 2008?

(a) Rajan Gawas

(b) Prof. Chandrakumar

(c) Keshav Meshram

(d) Sham Manohar

Ans:- (d) Sham Manohar

131. Where in International Rice Research Institute is located ?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) Philippines

(d) India

Ans:- (c) Philippines

132. Which Plan recommended Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) as a step control public expenditure?

(a) Fifth Plan

(b) Sixth Plan

(c) Seventh Plan

(d) Eight Plan

Ans:- (c) Seventh Plan

133. Who won ‘Maharashtra Kesari’ title in 2007 ?

(a) Aba Sul

(b) Amol Buchade

(c) Chandra Patil

(d) Manna Shaikah

Ans:- (c) Chandra Patil

134. 1 meter cube = ________ cm cube.

(a) 100

(b) 1000

(c) 10,000

(d) 10,00,000

Ans:- (d) 10,00,000

135. In which Party city the summit of G- 20 Countries took on 15 th November 2008?

(a) Paris

(b) Washington

(c) New York

(d) London

Ans:- (b) Washington

136. Where is the biggest sugar factory in Asia?

(a) Shrirampur

(b) Pravara nagar

(c) Ajara

(d) Sangail

Ans:- (d) Sangail

137. Which article in the chapter of Directive Principal, Directs the states to organize Panchayat ?

(a) Article 39 A

(b) Article 41

(c) Article 40

(d) Article 38

Ans:- (c) Article 40

138. Fruit drops in sweet orange is controlled by _______growth regulator.

(a) NAA 20 ppm

(b) IBA 20 ppm

(c) NAA 100 ppm

(d) GA₃ 50 PPM

Ans:- (a) NAA 20 ppm

139. The world Forest day is celebrated on ____________.

(a) 1^st July

(b) 21^st March

(c) 5^th June

(d) 23^RD March

Ans:- (b) 21^st March

140. When was agriculture price Commission established in India ?

(a) 1960

(b) 1965

(c) 1955

(d) 1975

Ans:- (b) 1965

141. A fertilizer contains which of the following ?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Nitrogen and Phosphorus

(c) Potassium  and Phosphorus

(d) Nitrogen and Potassium and Phosphorus

Ans:- (d) Nitrogen and Potassium and Phosphorus