NTSE STAGE 1 PAPER 2013 ( CHANDIGARH)

NTSE STAGE I PAPER 2013 CHANDIGARH ( ORIGINAL )

36.        Giuseppe Garibaldi was the freedom fighter of                 .

            (1) Germany                  (2) France                       (3) Italy                               (4) Russia

            Ans. (3)

37.        Which of the following country was not included in the Balkan region?

            (1) Romania                  (2) Greece                       (3) France                           (4) Croatia

            Ans. (3)

38.        In which of the following city of India the first cotton mill was established?

            (1) Kanpur                     (2) Ahmadabad               (3) Bombay                         (4) Madras

            Ans. (3)

39.        Who published the newspaper Sambad Kaumudi?

            (1) Lala lajpat Rai                                                 (2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

            (3) Vidya Sagar                                                   (4) Krishnaji Trimbuck Rande

            Ans. (2)

40.        Who were the members of Jacobin Club?

            (1) Nobles of the society                                                                               (2) Less prosperous section of society

            (3) Industrialist of the society                               (4) None of the above

            Ans. (2)

41.        Czar Nicolas II was the Emperor of :

            (1) France                     (2) Germany                    (3) Russia                           (4) England

            Ans. (3)

42.        Dhangars are the Pastoral community of                       .

            (1) Himachal Pradesh     (2) Jammu & Kashmir      (3) Maharashtra                   (4) Rajasthan

             Ans. (3)

43.        Who were Mulattos?

            (1) People of mixed Indian and African descent

            (2) People of mixed Indian and European descent

            (3) People of mixed European and African descent

            (4) People of mixed American and Indian descent

            Ans. (3)

44.        Who among the following is the Author of the novel ‘Hard Times’?

            (1) Leo Tolstoy              (2) Thomas Hardy            (3) Charles Dickens              (4) Samuel Richardson

            Ans. (3)

45.        Which one of the following is the ancient name of Tokyo?

            (1) Osaka                      (2) Nagam                       (3) Gifu                               (4) Edo

            Ans. (4)

46.        Which of the following states do not have International boundary?

            (1) Jharkhand                (2) West Bengal               (3) Arunachal Pradesh          (4) Sikkim

            Ans. (1)

47.        Inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a broad trough of low pressure in             latitudes.

            (1) Polar latitudes          (2) Sub tropical latitude    (3) Sub polar latitude           (4) Equatorial latitude

            Ans. (4)

48.        In which year Wildlife Act was implemented in India?

            (1) 1980                        (2) 1975                          (3) 1972                              (4) 1977

            Ans. (3)

49.        Birth rate is :

            (1) The number of live births per 100 persons in a year

            (2) The number of births per 1000 persons in a year.

            (3) The number of live births per 1000 persons in a year

            (4) The difference between the number of births and deaths per thousand persons in a year

            Ans. (3)

50.        The wide plains along the Bay of Bengal in the northern part are known as                    .

            (1) Coromandel Coast    (2) Kannad Coast            (3) Malabar Coast                (4) Northern Circar

            Ans. (4)

51.        Which of the following is the standard meridian of India?

            (1) 82º 35’ E                  (2) 85º 30’ E                    (3) 82º 30’ E                        (4) 85º 35’ E

            Ans. (3)

52.        Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched?

            (1) Sardar Sarovar         (2) Bhakra Nangal            (3) Rihand                           (4) Tehri

            Ans. (1)

53.        In which of the following states Black soil is not found?

            (1) Maharashtra             (2) Gujarat                       (3) Madhya Pradesh            (4) Rajasthan

            Ans. (4)

54.        Which of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector?

            (1) HAIL                        (2) Tata Steel                   (3) SAIL                              (4) MNCC

            Ans. (3)

55.        In which country the first Earth Summit was held?

            (1) Australia                   (2) India                          (3) Brazil                             (4) South Africa

            Ans. (3)

56.        In which year Indian National Congress was founded?

            (1) 1885                        (2) 1880                          (3) 1890                              (4) 1884

            Ans. (1)

57.        Who is Partisan?

            (1) Disloyal party member                                    (2) Staunch party member

            (3) Estranged party number                                  (4) None of the above

            Ans. (2)

58.        Who was the Chairman of the drafting committee of Indian constituent assembly?

            (1) Jawaharlal Nehru       (2) Motilal Nehru              (3) Rajender Prasad             (4) B.R. Ambedkar

            Ans. (4)

59.        Which one of the following country is not a permanent member of UN Security Council?

            (1) China                       (2) Japan                        (3) France                           (4) Russia

            Ans. (2)

60.        When was Universal Adult Franchise granted in India?

            (1) 1945                        (2) 1951                          (3) 1950                              (4) 1955

            Ans. (3)

61.        Mao, the leader was related to                  revolution.

            (1) Japanese                 (2) Chinese                      (3) Russian                          (4) French

            Ans. (2)

62.        In which of the following state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a major party?

            (1) Karnataka                 (2) Rajasthan                   (3) Maharashtra                   (4) Chhattisgarh

            Ans. (3)

63.        Among the following, which country suffered disintegration due to political fights on the basis of religious and ethnic identities?

            (1) Belgium                   (2) India                          (3) Yugoslavia                     (4) Netherland

            Ans. (3)

64.        Which of the following state has more than 40 Lok Sabha constituencies?

            (1) Madhya Pradesh      (2) Tamil Nadu                 (3) Andhra Pradesh              (4) Gujarat

            Ans. (3)

65.                         of seats in Panchayati raj bodies are reserved for woman.

            (1) 2/3                           (2) 1/2                             (3) 1/4                                 (4) 1/3

            Ans. (4)

66.        Underemployment occurs when people :

            (1) are not willing to work                                     (2) are working in lazy manner

            (3) are not paid for their work                               (4) are working less than what they are capable of doing

            Ans. (4)

67.        In which year the Indian government enacted the Consumer Protection Act?

            (1) 1984                        (2) 1985                          (3) 1986                              (4) 1990

            Ans. (3)

68.        Under NREGA 2005, all those who are able to, and are in need of work have been guaranteed            days of employment in a year.

            (1) 150 days                  (2) 120 days                    (3) 100 days                        (D) 140 days

            Ans. (3)

69.        In which year the Antodaya Anna Yojana was launched?

            (1) 2000                        (2) 2001                          (3) 2004                              (4) 2006

            Ans. (1)

70.        Insurance company is in the                    sector.

            (1) Primary                    (2) Secondary                 (3) Tertiary                           (4) None of the above

            Ans. (3)

General Awareness of Rajasthan

Administrative divisions (Sambhag) Rajasthan

QUIZ – 4 Rajasthan

1.         Who compiled the well known composition of Rajasthani floklore “Banta Ri Phulwari”?

            (A Vijyadan Detha                                                 (B) Karnidan                  

            (C) Nabhadas                                                       (D) Prathvi Raj Rathore

2.         State Game of Rajasthan is:                               

            (A) Kabadi                      (B) Kho–Kho                  (C) Basketball                   (D) Circket

3.         How many principalities ( Riyasat ) were there at the time of independence in Rajasthan?

            (A 19                              (B) 21                             (C) 20                                (D) 22

4.         How many Lok Sabha seats are there in Rajasthan?

            (A) 65                             (B) 45                             (C 25                                 (D) 35

5.         How many Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly i.e MLA) seats are there in Rajasthan?

            (A) 300                           (B) 250                           (C 200                               (D) 150

6.         The Thar Desert (Rajasthan) is present in the ...... part of the Indian subcontinent

            (A) Southwest                (B Northwestern             (C) Southeast                 (D) Northeast

7.         Thar Desert extends from ..... and surrounded by the Aravalli Ranges on the east.

            (A Indus River                                                       (B) Ghaggar River         

            (C) Sutlej River                                                     (D) None of the above

8.         In which year Oil India Limited's discovered natural gas in the Jaisalmer basin.

            (A) 1986                         (B) 1987                         (C 1988                           (D) 1989

9.         Ranthambore is situated in: (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)          

            (A) Rajasthan                                                        (B) Arunachal Pradesh  

            (C) Assam                                                             (D) Madhya Pradesh

10.       Salty Water lake is : (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)                                     

            (A) Jaisamand lake                                              (B) Rajsamand lake      

            (C Didwana lake                                                   (D) Gapsagar lake

11.       According to Census-2011 the literacy rate of Rajasthan? (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)            

            (A) 48.34%                     (B) 54.90%                     (C 67.06%                      (D) 74.04%

12.       What is “Barchans”? (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)                       

            (A Name of Sand dune (B) Name of Village      

            (C) Name of Tree                                                 (D) Name of Mountain

13.       Who used the word “Rajasthan” for the first time in 1800 for Rajasthan?

            (A  George Thomas                                              (B) Sir Stein                   

            (C) Col Tod                                                           (D) None of these

14.       "Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan" was written by:

            (A) George Thomas                                              (B) Col Todd                  

            (C) Stein                                                                (D) B. S. Thapar

15.       Rajasthan day is celebrated every year or:

            (A) 20th March               (B) 15th March               (C 30th March                (D) 28th March

16.       Who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”?

            (A) Kalhana                    (B) Jaichandra Suri        (C Chandrabardai           (D) Banabhatta

17.       In which year the famous battle of Haldighati was fought between Akbar’s army (led by Man Singh and Asaf Khan) and Maharana Pratap ?

            (A) 1576 A.D.                 (B) 1526 A.D.                 (C) 1578 A.D.                 (D) 1527 A. D.

18.       Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Rana Sanga and :-

            (A) Akbar                       (B) Jahangir                   (C) Babur                        (D) Humayun

19.       Who is known for the Sacrifice of the motherhood and loyalty to his master in the history of Rajasthan?

            (A) Hadi Rani                 (B Panna Dhay              (C) Rani Karmawati       (D) Kali bai

20.       Second battle of Tarain was fought in :

            (A) 1191                         (B 1192                          (C) 1193                         (D) 1194

21.       Keoladev Ghana National Park is located in

            (A) Madhopur                 (B) Tonk                         (C Bharatpur                   (D) Jaisalmer

22.       What is the position of Rajasthan in the production of Cement in India ?

            (A  First                          (B)  Second                   (C)  Third                        (D)  Fourth

23.       Which is the only perennial river in Rajasthan?

            (A) Banas                       (B) Mahi                         (C) Chambal                   (D) Aravari

24.       Who was the first chief Minister of the Rajasthan ?

            (A Pandit Hiralal Shastri                                        (B) Mohan Lal Sukhadia

            (C) Hira Lal Devpura                                            (D) Shiv Charan Mathur

25.       Which princely state in Rajasthan was the first to pass the anti-child marriage legislation in 1903?

            (A) Jaipur                       (B) Jodhpur                    (C Alwar                         (D) Ajmer

26.       The law abolishing Sati was passed by the then British government in India in

            (A) 1801                         (B 1829                          (C) 1858                         (D) 1877

27.       Who among the following British Governors-General passed the legislation abolishing Sati?

            (A) Warren Hastings      (B) Canning                    (C William Bentinck       (D) Dalhousie

28.       The educational site of the jains was called :

            (A) Mathh                       (B Upasara                     (C) Maktab                     (D) Gurudwara

29.       The richest literature of Rajasthan language is :

            (A) Saint Literature                                                (B) Jain Literature          

            (C Charan Literature                                             (D) Apbhansh Literature

30.       The chief language of Rajasthan is :

            (A) Prakrat                     (B Maru                          (C) Pingal                       (D) Aprabhansh

31.       What is percentage of Livestock found in Rajasthan of the total livestock in the country?

            (A) 14%                          (B 7%                             (C) 6%                                           (D) 8%

32.       The first major legislation towards wildlife conservation in India was: (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)

            (A) Wildlife Protection Act 1952                           (B) Wildlife Protection Act 1962

            (C Wildlife Protection Act 1972                            (D) Wildlife Protection Act 1982

33.       Satyarth Prakash was written by

            (A) Mahatma Gandhi                                            (B Dayanand Saraswathi

            (C) J C Chaterjee                                                 (D) Pandita Rama Bai

34.       The first government school in Rajasthan (1836) opened at

            (A) Jaipur                       (B) Jodhpur                    (C Ajmer                         (D) Udaipur

35.       Which of the following languages were taught in a Maktab?

            (A) Hindi and English                                            (B Urdu and Parsi

            (C) Sanskrit and Prakrit                                        (D) Prakrit and Urdu

Answer Key:

01        (A)                   02        (C)                   03        (A)                   04        (C)                   05(C)

06        (B)                   07        (A)                   08        (C)                   09        (A)                   10(C)

11        (C)                   12        (A)                   13        (A)                   14        (B)                   15(C)

16        (C)                   17        (A)                   18        (C)                   19        (B)                   20(B)

21        (C)                   22        (A)                   23        (C)                   24        (A)                   25(C)

26        (B)                   27        (C)                   28        (B)                   29        (C)                   30(B)

31        (B)                   32        (C)                   33        (B)                   34        (C)                   35(B)