Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which Article of the constitution envisages free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14 years?
A)
Article 19
B)
Article 31
C)
Article 32
D)
Article 45
The correct choice is D (Article 45), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The 8th schedule of constitution of India, originally had how many languages?
A)
12
B)
14
C)
16
D)
22
The correct choice is B (14), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Mahatma Gandh National Rural Employment Generation Scheme ( MGNREGS) was launched in :
A)
2005
B)
2006
C)
2008
D)
2007
Correct option B: 2006. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The soils of Extra-Peninsular India are known as
A)
Zonal
B)
Azonal
C)
Intra-zonal
D)
Lateritic
Correct option A: Zonal. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Who was the chairman of the Advisory committee while framing the constitution?
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru
B)
K.M Munshi
C)
Krupalani
D)
Vallabhai Patel
The correct choice is D (Vallabhai Patel), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Who is the author of ‘Savitri’?
A)
Aurobindo
B)
M N Roy
C)
Rabindranath Tagore
D)
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct option A: Aurobindo.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which one of the following is not the component of New Agricultural Strategy?
A)
Consolidation of land holdings
B)
Reduction of population pressure
C)
Improved variety of seeds
D)
Extension of Irrigation
Correct option B: Reduction of population pressure.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Article 359 of the constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during:
A)
A National Emergency
B)
A failure of constitutional machinery in States
C)
A financial emergency
D)
None of these
Correct option A: A National Emergency. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which geographical factor influences the location of an industry?
A)
Capital
B)
Banking Facilities
C)
Raw material
D)
Insurance
Correct option C: Raw material. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The “Universal Adult Suffrage” is enshrined in which among the following articles of Constitution of India?
A)
323
B)
324
C)
325
D)
326
The correct choice is B (324), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the four states of
A)
Manipur, Mizoram Tripura and Nagaland
B)
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
C)
Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
D)
Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland
Correct option B: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Consider the following statements: 1. Elections to the Panchayats are held by the Union Election Commission. 2. The reservation for weaker sections and women are mandatory in Panchayat seats. 3. The term of Panchayat is 5 years. Which among the above statements is/are correct?
A)
1, 2 and 3
B)
2 and 3
C)
2 only
D)
1 and 2
The correct choice is B (2 and 3), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation(BPCL) have started daily revision of the prices of petroleum and diesel from.
A)
July 16, 2017
B)
January 16, 2017
C)
June 16, 2017
D)
August 16, 2017
Correct option A: July 16, 2017. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Who amongs the following described Aurobindo as a ‘Poet of patriotism, prophet of nationalism and lover of humanity?
A)
R P Dutt
B)
Vivekananda
C)
C R Das
D)
M N Roy
The correct choice is C (C R Das), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
In which type of settlement the number of villages is less than half the number of hamlets?
A)
Compact
B)
Semi-compact
C)
Hamlet
D)
Dispersed
Correct option C: Hamlet.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The shallow sea lying between the Angaraland and Gondwanaland is known as
A)
Black sea
B)
Tethys sea
C)
Aral sea
D)
Arabian sea
Correct option B: Tethys sea. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The first industrial policy was drafted in the year
A)
1948
B)
1951
C)
1996
D)
2017
Correct option A: 1948. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Empirical evidence, in connection with the interdependence between agriculture and industry, has shown that:
A)
Agriculture supplies raw materials to industry
B)
Agriculture supplies labour to industry
C)
Industry provides agricultural tools
D)
All of these
Correct option D: All of these. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is not the Institutional source of Agricultural Credit?
A)
Government
B)
Regional Rural Banks
C)
Traders and Commission Agents
D)
Commercial Banks
Correct option C: Traders and Commission Agents.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The Himalayan ranges occur immediately north of the Great Himalayan range are called
A)
Kumaon Himalayas
B)
Purvachal
C)
Trans-Himalayas
D)
Lesser Himalayas
Correct option C: Trans-Himalayas. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is not an objective of the national urbanization policy?
A)
Reduction of poverty
B)
Attainment of gainful self employment
C)
Creation of skilled wage employment oppurtunities
D)
Financial support for higher education
Correct option D: Financial support for higher education. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Who forecasted flood for the first- time in India?
A)
Central Water Commission
B)
Central Ground Water Board
C)
India Meteorological Department
D)
Agriculture Department
Correct option A: Central Water Commission.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
One of the largest drainage systems of the world that originated in India is
A)
Satluj
B)
Narmada
C)
Indus
D)
Tapti
The correct choice is C (Indus), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
At Indo-China-Bhutan trijunction, the confrontation between India and China was started on 16th June, 2017 at
A)
Doklam
B)
Kashmir
C)
Kargil
D)
Arunachal Pradesh
Correct option A: Doklam.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which new Indian state has been formed in the year 2014 as per state reorganization act?
A)
Karnataka
B)
West Bengal
C)
Telangana
D)
Andhra Pradesh
The correct choice is C (Telangana), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
