Quiz 119: General Studies for States Civil Services Examinations May 31, 2009 1. Zebrafish, which has been genetically modified in Glofish to be sold as a pet is native to which among the following countries?India and Sri LankaAustralia & New ZealandIndia and PakistanJapan2. Kotada timba, which contains ruins of an ancient Harappan city is located in which among the following states?PunjabRajasthanUttar PradeshGujarat3. Which among the following diseases is not caused by a virus ?ChickenpoxHepatitisCholeraDengue4. If rupee changes from Rs. 48 = $ 1 to Rs. 47.50 = $ 1, then which among the following would have said to occur?A depreciation of the rupeeA depreciation of the dollarAn appreciation of the dollarAll of the above5. The Rangpo-Sivok Railway line, connects which among the following two states of India?Arunachal Pradesh - TripuraSikkim - West BengalWest Bengal - TripuraArunachal Pradesh - Assam6. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in ?December 2000December 2002December 2004December 20067. The foodgrains procured by the government through FCI is distributed to the poor section of the society through ration shops. The Ration Shops are called ?Janata ShopsPublic shopsFair Price shopsMinimum Price Shops8. In order to help the poor strata of the society, the government provides them food grains from the buffer stock at a price much lower than the market price. This subsidized price is known as ?Issue PriceMinimum Support PriceMaximum Support PriceTarget price9. The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation Act 1964 in the year ?196019651970197510. Which City is known as the Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu ?ChennaiTuticorinThanjavurEnnoreSubmit Test « Previous Next »