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1. In which year was ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana’ launched? – 2005
2. Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? – Kalidas
3. Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? – The Deputy Prime Minister
4. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rest? – With the Parliament
5. Up to how much age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function? – 65 years
6. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946? – Sardar Patel
7. Who is competent to prescribe conditions for acquiring Indian citizenship? – Parliament
8. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha? – Rajya Sabha alone
9. Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India? – Supreme Court
10. Which Union Territory attained statehood in February 1987? – Goa
11. Which Amendment of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening the Panchayati Raj? – 73rd
12. The source of India’s sovereignty lies in which thing? – The preamble to the Constitution
13. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which country? – England
14. From where can a Member of Parliament claim immunity? – From civil cases only
15. How many subjects are in the Union list? – 97 Subjects

16. Why was the Panchayati Raj System adopted? – Decentralise the power of democracy
17. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? – Dr. Rajendra Prasad 
18. Which amendments accorded precedence to Directive Principle over Fundamental Rights? – 42nd Amendment
19. The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year’? – Thrice
20. By whom are the Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed? – President
21. To whom is the resignation letter of a State Public Service Commission member addressed? – Governor
22. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? – USA
23. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution? – About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
24. Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens? – Freedom to speech
25. What is the minimum age for being a member of the Parliament? – 25 years
26. During which Plan did prices show a decline? – First
27. When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? – 1948
28. Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one’s income as the income rises? – Progressive Tax
29. Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector? – Malhotra Committee
30. When was the Rolling plan designed? – 1978-83
31. The rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991? – 20 Percent
32. Who is the chairman of the 14th Finance Commission? – Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy
33. What are the best means of saving during inflation? – Money
34. The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which bank? – Reserve Bank of India
35. What is meant by ‘Underwriting’, the term frequently used in the financial sector? – Undervaluation of the assets.
36. Which Committee was formed to suggest means for eradicating black money? – Cheiliah Committee
37. Which agency has the power to declare an industrial unit as a potentially sick unit? – BIFR
38. Which provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds in India? – Corporate Businesses
39. From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National Income? – Tertiary Sector
40. What is the task of the Planning Commission? – Preparation of the plan
41. Which Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has “ecology” depicted on it? – Rs. 100
42. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which’ country? – Bangladesh
43. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of how many players? – 9 players each
44. On the basis of the financial crisis how many times has an emergency been declared by the President of India? – Not even once
45. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person? – Pt. Ravi Shankar
46. Which was the first talkie film in India? – Alam Ara 
47. Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state? – Bihar
48. When is International Human Solidarity Day observed? – December 20
49. Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, By which is this caused? – Bacterium
50. By which number the quality of gasoline’ sample is determined? – By its octane number
51. With which is the ‘Tennis court oath’ associated? – French Revolution
52. With which country is “Orange’ Revolution” associated? – Ukraine
53. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated? – Music’s
54. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with the army? – Hannibal
55. Where is the headquarter of the International Atomic Energy Agency is located? – Vienna
56. The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author? – Arundhati Roy
57. Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’? – Thomas Paine
58. The book ‘Worshipping False Gods’s is written by which person? – Arun Shourie
59. Who directed the famous T.V. serial ‘Tandoori Nights’? – Saeed Jaffrey
60. Regatta is associated with which sports event? – Rowing
61. Which woman has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests? – Kiran Baloch
62. What is the name of the person that controls a football match? – An umpire
63. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? – Shane Warne
64. Amartya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for which work? – Poverty and famines
65. Where did India make her debut in Olympic football? – London in 1948
66. Where were the first Olympic Games held? – 776 B.C.
67. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by which author? – Mario Puzo
68. Which book is entitled ‘Bible of Communism’? – Das Kapital
69. Who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’? – Sarojini Naidu
70. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan distinguished himself in which field? – Agriculture
71. The fragments of which comet system collided with Jupiter in July 1994? – Shoemaker-Levy 9
72. Where is the largest automobile manufacturing center in the world located? – Detroit
73. ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of which disease? – Diarrhea
74. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air? – Peat
75. Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) lowest? – Bangladesh
76. Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of which direction? – Western Australia
77. Gum Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which dance form? – Kathak
78. With which field was Satyajit Ray associated? – Direction of films
79. In which year did the UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development? – 1964
80. Which is the UN Programme and not a special agency? – UNEP
81. Who is the author of the famous novel ‘Gone with the Wind’? – Charles Dickens
82. Who has been inducted in IAF as the first women fighter pilots? – Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh
83. How many satellites did ISRO send in a single mission to set a new record? – 20 Satellites
84. Who has been chosen for the G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research? – Prof. Sanjay Mittal
85. Which country became the 35th member of MTCR? – India
86. Who clinched the Australian Open Women’s Singles Badminton title? – Saina Nehwal
87. Name the winner of French Open Mixed Doubles Title 2016? – India’s Leander Paes and Martina Hingis of Switzerland
88. N.S. Vishwanathan has been appointed the new Deputy Governor of– The Reserve Bank of India
89. Who as sworn-in as Chief Minister of Puducherry? – V. Narayanasamy
90. Which computer system has been declared the fastest one in the world? – The Sunwa Taihu Light of China
91. Who has been elected first woman mayor of Rome? – Virginia Raggi
92. Which country’s senate recently cleared a pro-euthanasia bill? – Canada
93. Who has been elected the new Chairman of ICC? – Sunil Bharti Mittal
94. Which country finally signed a ceasefire and disarmament pact with FARC rebels? – Colombia
95. Who clinched the French Open Men’s Singles Crown-2016? – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic
96. Which team won the 2016 Copa America football crown? – Chile
97. From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first experimented? – April, 1987
98. In India, in which industry is the maximum number of workers employed? – Textile Industry
99. Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? – Jawaharlal Nehru
100. What does Inflation imply? – Rise in general price index