41. Who made the Functional Classification of Indian Cities ?
(a) R.L. Singh
(b) G.S. Gosal
(c) Ashok Mitra
(d) A.B. Mukherjee
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42. The National Award for Child Welfare was instituted in the year
(a) 1996 AD
(6) 1979 AD
(C) 2008 AD
(d) 2014 AD
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43. The term ‘Ecosystem’ was first used in 1935 by
(a) Taylor
(b) Clark
(C) Tansley
(d) Lindemann
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44. Which of the following states incorporated ‘Environmental Education’ as a subject in
school curriculum for the first time ?
(a) Uttarkhand
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Rajasthan
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45. The main reason of Ozone depletion is
(a) Carbon Monoxide
(b) Carbon Dioxide
(C) Hydrocarbon
(d) Chloro-fluoro Carbon
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46. Which of the following canal is responsible for land-degradation in Rajasthan ?
(a) Ganga Canal
(b) Sirhind Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Agra Canal
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47. ‘Biodiversity’ is
(a) Totality of all species, all genes and all ecosystems.
(b) Variety of plants
(c) Variety of animals
(d) Totality of cultural environment
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48. Which of the following is responsible for acid rain ?
(a) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon monoxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxide
(d) None of the above
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49. Match the following with the given code
. Plant Climatic Region
A. Megatherm 1. Tundra Region
B. Mesotherm 2. Equatorial Region
C. Microtherm 3. Tropical Region
D. Hekistotherm 4. Temperate Region
Codes :
. A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 3 4 1
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50. With which of the following is the Central Government’s “Stand-up India’ scheme to promote entrepreneurship?
(a) Women and Minorities
(b) SC/STs and Women
(c) SC/STs and Minorities
(d) All of the above
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51. On which of the following routes will India’s first Bullet Train run (upto 2024) ?
(a) New Delhi – Ahmedabad Route
(b) New Delhi – Mumbai Route
(c) Ahmedabad – Mumbai Route
(d) Pune – Ahmedabad Route
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52. Which of the following State has been declared as ‘India’s first State to have adopted organic farming ?
(a) Tripura
(b) Sikkim
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
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53. Who created a new world record in scoring the fastest century in Test Cricket history in February, 2016 ?
(a) Steve Smith
(b) Chris Gayle
(c) Brendon McCullum
(d) Virat Kohli
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54. The multi-billion dollar project TAPI on which work started in December, 2015 is related to
(a) Natural Gas
(b) Solar Energy
(c) Road Construction
(d) Railway Line
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55. The year 2016-17 will be observed by SAARC nations as
(a) Year of Democracy and Development
(b) Year of Fight Against Terrorism
(C) Year of Cultural Heritage
(d) Year of ‘Save the Earth’
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56. Aung San Suu Kyi was barred from swearing in as the President of Myanmar because
(a) She has a criminal record.
(b) Her party did not win absolute majority in elections.
(c) The military installed its own President.
(d) Her sons are British Citizens
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57. Due to the outbreak of which virus did the WHO declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February, 2016 ?
(a) Zika
(b) Ebola
(C) Swine Flu
(d) Chikungunya
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58. Which of the two European cities were the victims of IS terrorist attacks in November, 2015 and March, 2016 respectively ?
(a) London and Brussels
(b) Paris and Brussels
(c) Frankfurt and Brussels
(d) Copenhagen and Brussels
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59. Which of the following cities are hosts for 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, respectively ?
(a) Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo
(b) London and Rio de Janeiro
(C) Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro
(d) London and Tokyo
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60. Which state had the highest per capita income during 2014-15 ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(d) Uttarakhand
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