Quiz 421: General Studies for Civil Services Examinations September 4, 2010 1. Which among the following groups of Banks in India was previously referred as ‘Other Scheduled Commercial Banks’?National BanksForeign BanksScheduled Cooperative BanksPrivate Banks2. Cinder Cone is a phenomenon related to which of the following ?TidesWhirlpoolsTropical StormsVolcanoes3. Which among the following Buddhist Text is considered to have been recorded by Buddha himself?DhammaghosaBuddhaghosaDhammapadaAbhidhamma4. Which among the following is one of the 8 missions of India’s National Action Plan of Climate Change which strictly adopts the expansion of Energy Conservation Building Code?National Mission for Enhanced Energy EfficiencyNational Mission on Sustainable HabitatNational Mission for Green IndiaNational Solar Mission5. Consider the following : Private Recognized Schools Government Recognized Schools Madarsas Which among the above come under the purview of Right to Education Act? 1 Only2 OnlyBoth 1 & 2neither 1 Nor 26. Consider the following years and the number of languages in Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution: 1952 : 14 Languages 1970 : 17 Languages 1996 : 22 Languages Which among the above are correct matches?1 only1 & 2 only1 & 3 onlyNone of them is correct7. Consider the following: Federation of Indian Mineral Industries Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation of Indian Export Organizations Which among the above was/ were set up by Ministry of Commerce, Government of India?1 only1 & 2 only2 & 3 only3 only8. Which of the following fundamental right is also known to have incorporated a "Necessary Evil" of the Constitution of India?Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc.Protection in respect of conviction for offences.Protection of life and personal liberty.Protection against arrest and detention in certain case9. In India, the power to grant citizenship lies with which of the following?President Prime Minister Ministry of Home Affairs State Governments10. 'SPRINT Project’ which was launched by the Prime Minister, is associated with which field?TaxationEnvironmentSanitationDefenceSubmit Test « Previous Next »