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1. Who is the Director General of wrO?

Roberto Azevedo


Gabriel Duque


Harald Neple


Stephen Karau


2. Who was the first Odia to sail
overseas?


Sarangadhar Das


Gopabandhu Das


Madhusudan Das


Biswanath Das


3. Who is the President of South Africa?

JacobZuma


Hailemariam Dessaleng


Navtej Sarna


None of the above


4. . who is the author of the book,
'Dreaming Big: AJourney to Connect
India'?


Chetan Bhagat


Sashi Tharoor


Sam Pitroda


MeghnadShah


5. Who is Kaushik Basu

Film Director


Finance Minister of West Bengal


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. None of the above
6. Who is tlie first Woman President of
NElpal?
. Onsari Gharti


BidhyaDevi Bhandari


Ram KumariJhakri .


Hisila Yami


7. National Institution for Transforming . IndiaAayog was formed on .

26th January, 2015


30th January, 2015


1st April, 2015


1stJanuary, 201'5


9. Who is the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

Mogens Lykketoft


Courtenay Rattray


Sylvie Lucas
None olthe above
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10. Who isJhe author of 'The Blue Economy: 10years-1 00 innovations· -100 million jobs'

AmarlyaSen


Gunter Pauli


Peter Garrett


Hunter Lovins


11. The World Bank expects that in 2015-16 Indian economy will grow at the rate.of:

8.0%


7.75%


7.0%


7.5% .


12. AGMARKis

An agricultural co-operative society


A certification mark employed on agricultural products in India·


A market for animal products


A regulated agricultural market .


13. The 7th BRICS Summit Was held in .the city of

Ufa


Uren


Ukhta


Uray


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14. Which of the following statements is.
not true about NATO?
It is a military alliance.
Its headquarters is in Brussels,
Belgium..
Its official languages are
English and German.
It was formed on 4th April, 1949.
15. Marrakesh Agreement signed on·
15th April, 1994 gave birth to:
wIO
GATT
SAARC
BRIGS
16. When was Reserve Bank of India .
nationalised?
January, 1950
August, 1947
. January, 1949
April, 1935 .
17. 'Skill India' Programme aimsto train
over 40 crore people in different skills
by: .
2020
·2025
2030
2022
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18. On which date the 'Make in India' Programme was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi?
. 25th September, 2014

15th August, 2014
. 1st January, 2015



26th January, 2015


19. Which of the following has been empowered to inspect the books of accounts of financial intermediaries in India?

B$E


Comptroller and Auditor General ofIndia


SEBI


Ministry of Finance, of . India


20. A Controlling Ownership ina business enterprise in one country by an entltyin another country is called:

Foreign Portfolio Investment


External Capital


Foreign Direct Investment


.None of the above


21. Which of the following Acts was passed in 1999 by the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to foreign exchange?
(A)·· Prevention of Money Laundering Act
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Foreign Trade (Development· and Regulation) Act


Foreign Exchange Regulation i Act


Foreign Exchange. ManagementAct


22. The first Union BUdget of Independent
India was presented by


R. K. Shanmukham Chetty


Morarji Desai


.Jawaharlal Nehru


T. T. Krishnamachari


'23. What is the amount of central assistance under the 'Smart City' . Programme for each smart city?
One time grant of Rs. 100 crore


Rs.100 crore per annum for five years


Rs. 100 crore per annum for
three years



None of the above


24. If Sensex goes up, it means that:
Prices of stocks of most of the
major companies on the BSE

I
have gone up

Prices of stocks of most of the
major companies on the NSE
have gone up



Prices of stocks of most oHhe

major companies on the BSE . and NSE have gone up


None of the above.


Contd.
25. Who is known as India's Waterman?
tA) Medha Patkar

BabaAmte


Ramesh Sharma


Rajendra Singh


26. Who isthe recipient of Geeta Chopra . Award,2015.?

Riya Choudhury


Gunjan Sharma
.. Reshma Fatma



Monika Choudhury


27. The National Bravery Awards given tochildren between the ages of:

6t018


5to18


6t020


5to 21


28. How manychildren received National Bravery Awards in 2015

25


24


20


29


29. The Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 was enacted:
To p·revent concentration of economic power in the hands of few
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To encourage heavy .investment


To· gradually decontrol monopolies


. To encourage competition


30, The exemption limit of income tax for senior citizens above 80 years of age for the iinancial year 2015-16 is

Rs. 5 lakh


Rs. 3 lakh


Rs. 2;5lakh


Rs. 3.5lakh


31. Central Excise Duty is: A Direct Tax ATax on mariufacture of goods

A tax on capital goods


A tax on import of goods


32. Service tax was introduced in India' in:
1994
. 1991


1992


1993


33. Decrease in a currency's value (relating to other major currency benchmark) due to the market forces' is called:

Devaluation


Deflation


. Appreciation
. Depreciation



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34. Which ofthe following is the highest honour given for the achievement in . sports?

DronacharyaAward .


Dhyan Chand Award


Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna


. None of the above


35: The Sahitya Academy Award was first awarded in

1954


1955


1951


1960


36. The Man Booker International Prize is awarded for the achievement in

Translation


Novel


.Fiction


Drama


37. Which one of the following is not a New Year festival?

Ugadi


. Gudhi Padwa
(Cl Karthigai



Puthandu


38. What percentage of popUlation of India Hinduism accordingto 2011 census? .
75.0%
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79.0%

.79.8%


80.8%


39. Buddha preached his first sermon at

Lumbini


Saranath


Sarichi


Gaya


40. The first Odia magazine published in
1861 was:


Utkal Barta


Ulkal Oipika


.Bodha Oayini


Ulkal Prasanga


41. Whicr.of the following Odia novels is considered to be the first Indian novel to deal with the exploitations of . landless peasants bythefeudallords? . . i
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Matira Manisha I


HaAnna II


Chha MaanaAtha Guntha


Mati Matala


42. The first Odiafilm to receive National
Award was


Sila Vibaha


Sri.Lokanath


Lakshmi


Aniadabata


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43. Aruna Stambha placed at Lion's Gate of the Jagannath Temple, Puri is made of how many stones?

Five


One


Two


Three .


. 44. Legends say that Lord Jagannath . was originally worshipped as Lord Neelamadhaba by a tribal chief named:

Badagrahi


Vidyapati


Viswavasu


Galamadhav


45. Which one of the following rivers has
asource within the state? . The Subarnarekha

The Brahmani


The Mahanadi


The Nagavali


46. The sweetwater lake Kanjia Lake is. located in:

Athgarh
. Nandankanan



Puri


Chhatrapur


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47. Who among the following 'eminent personalities of Odisha regarded politics as an instrument of service to the people?

Fakir Mohan Senapati


Gopabandhu Oas


Chandra Sekhar Behera


RajaArtatran Oeo


48. Who was conferred with Sahitya Bharati Sammana for the Odia translation of famous novel

Sri LaXmi Narayan Mohanty


Sm!. Nandini Satpathy


,Sri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik


Sri Jugal Kishor Dulla


49. Who was the first Governor of Odisha

Asaf Ali


Fazal Ali


John Austen Hubback


,Howthrone Lewis


50. Who was the first ChiefJustice of Odisha High Court?

Shri Gatikrushna Mishra


Shri Bira Kishore Ray


Shri B. Jagannath Oas


shfi R. L. Narasingham


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ThE;llargest of living birds is:
Cassowary

. Elephant Bird
African Ostrich
52. For transfusion, group blood can· be acceptE;ld by a person having blood group:





.



All of the above


53. The filament of an electric bulb is made of

Iron


Nichrome.


Tungsten


Graphite·


54. Who among the following is considered as founder of modern science of genetics?

Gregor Mendel


Hugo de Vries· ..


T. H. Morgan


W. Johannsen


55. Gobar gas contains mainly:

Methane


Carbon dioxide


(8

'Butane I


Carbon monoxide


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56. Water for Civil Supplies is commonly

purified by

Chlorination


Pistillation


Filtration


Decantation.


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57. The metal that is present in photo films:

Mercury


Platinum


Magnesium


I
Silver II
58. An acid used to remove ink spots I is:

Oxalic acid


Butyric acid


Lactic acid


Tartaric acid


59. Nail Polish remover contains:
Acetone


Benzene


Petroleum ether


Acetic acid


Contd.
60.
Thebestcolour(s)forasunumbrella will be:

61.
Who among the following laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country


Vikram Sarabhai


Homi J. Bhabha


M. G. K. Menon


RajaRamahna




Black
Black on the top and white on the inside
White on the top and black on the inside
Printed with all seven colours of rainbow

.62. Aconvexmirrormakesagoodrear­viewmirror for a car because:

It'does not form diminished images


It has no focal point


Its image can bE) thrown on a screen


It forms clear, erect, reduced images


63. The energy of the winds and the waves is:

Potential


Kinetic


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Electrical Potential and kinetic
64. The !!tars twinkle in the night because:

.Theyemitlightintermittently


The star's atmosphere absorbs light intermittently


The earth's atmosphere absorbs light intermittently
The refractive index of the air in atmosphere fluctuates
65. Why are two blanketswarmer tha.n one?

Two.blanketshavemorewool


Two blankets enclose air which does not allow cold to penetrate


Two blankets compress the air in between the body and the blankets


None of the above


66. The most malleable metal is

Silver


Gold


Aluminium


Sodium


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67. Which of the following is the lightest gas? .

Nitrogen


Hydrogen


Ammonia
. Carbon dioxide



68. Galvanised iron sheets have a
coating of:
. lin


Lead· .


Zinc


Chromium


69. Consumption of fish is consideredto be healthy when compared to flesh of other animals because fish contains:

Polyunsaturated fatty acids . Saturated fatty acids


Essential vitamins


More carbohydrates than proteins



70. Which among the following is the richest source of ascorbic acid?

Apple


Bean


Carrot


Guava


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71. Whicn ofthe following diseases is hereditary
.. Leprosy . Tuberculosis

Haemophilia


Cancer


72. Healing of wounds is hastened by vitamin:

E


A


K


C


73. Oncogene is responsible for

AIDS


Typhoid


Malaria


·Cancer


74. The virus of AIDS affects the growth of

Haemoglobin


RBGs in blood


T cells in blood


Grey cells in brain


75. The normal temperature of the human body is
90° F
98° F
98.4° F
98.8° F

Contd..
76. Who was the President of the .. ConstituentAssembly

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru


Dr. Rajendra Prasad


Dr. B.R. Ambedkar


C. Rajagopalachari


77. .Minimum age required to contest for the post of President of India is

35years


25 years


21 years


45years


78. In aparliamentary the:

Executive controls the Legislature


Executive and Legislature are completely separate from each other


Judiciary controls both Executive and Legislature

f. .


Legislature cOntrols Executive


79. Which of the following committees Is concerned with the regularity and economy of expenditure of Government?

PublicAccounts Committee


Estimates Committee.


Business Advisory Committee


. Committee on Public . Undertakings
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80.. Which of the following is not an obligatory function of a municipality

Supply of pure and wholesome water·


Cleaning of public streets, places and sewers


Registration of births and deaths.


Securing or removal of dangerous buildings and places


81. Megasthenes was the ambassador of:

Seleucus .


Alexander


Darius


The Greeks


82. Which of the following give!) detailed instructions on the control of the state, organisation of national economy and conduct of war?

Arthashastra


Rajatarangini


Atharvaveda


Mahabharat


83. The title 'Devanam Priya' was given
to:
Harsha
Kanishka
Ashoka
Chandragupta Vikramaditya

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84. Who buill the Stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh?

Harsha


Ashoka


. Kanishka


Chandragupta


85. How many dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially?

Five


Four


Three


Six


86.
Who was the first European to translate Bhagwat Gita into English?

87.
Who among the following was called as Father of Indian Renaissance?


William Jones
Charles Wilkins
John Stuart
Alexander Cunningham


B.G. THak


G. K. Gokhale


Lala Lajpat Rai


Raja Ram Mohan Roy


88. Where did Babar die?

Agra


Kabul


Lahore . Delhi



89. When did Vasco da Gama first cOme
to India?
1492
1498
1398 .
1542
90. Who among the following was ol)e of
.the founders of the' All India Trade
. Union Congress in 1920
N. M.Joshi
V. V.Giri
91. S. P. Mukherjee Purshottamdas Thakurdas Bibi-ka-Maqbara is located in India at: Hyderabad I I I I I I i I I I
Fatehpur Sikri.
Aurangabad
Bijapur'
92. Shashank Manohar, President of .
BCCI, is alan:
Engineer
Lawyer.
Professor
Doctor
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·97: Which of the following is the highest
.. .
dam in India?


Bhakra Nangal Oam Tehri Oam


Hirakud Oam


Nagarjunsagar Oam


98. How many river basins drainage areas are there in India?

25.


20


22


26


99. Which of the following is the largest· Bauxite producing state in India?

Jharkhand


Madhya Pradesh


Odisha


GUjarat


100. The total course (length) of the river Mahanadi is

858km


958km


585km


859km


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