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STATE PCS AND SSC EXAMINATIONS MCQs

Total Questions : 100 | Page 2 of 10 pages
Question 11. Which among the following is the capital of west Sikkim?
  1.    Gyalshing
  2.    Gangtok
  3.    Mangan
  4.    Mangan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Gyalshing
SIKKIM HAS FOUR DISTRICTS VIZ. EAST SIKKIM, WEST SIKKIM, NORTH SIKKIM AND SOUTH SIKKIM. GANGTOK WHICH IS CAPITAL OF SIKKIM IS ALSO DISTRICT CAPITAL OF EAST SIKKIM. GEYZING, MANGAN AND NAMCHI ARE DISTRICT CAPITALS OF WEST SIKKIM, NORTH SIKKIM AND SOUTH SIKKIM RESPECTIVELY.
Question 12. Consider the following comparisons between the Durum Wheat (Triticum durum) and the Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
1: Durum Wheat consists of High Protein and Glutin Content in comparison to the Common Wheat
2: Durum Wheat consists of more Chromosomes in comparison to the Common Wheat
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
  1.    Only 1 is correct
  2.    Only 2 is correct
  3.    Both 1 & 2 are correct
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Only 1 is correct
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 13. Which among the following is not a Major agri-export of India?
  1.    Marine Products
  2.    Cashew
  3.    Pulses
  4.    Cereals
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pulses
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 14. In which year, Peacock was declared National Bird of India?
  1.    1958
  2.    1960
  3.    1963
  4.    1965
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1963
THE INDIAN PEACOCK OR PAVO CRISTATUS WAS DECLARED THE NATIONAL BIRD OF INDIA IN 1963. IT WAS MADE THE NATIONAL BIRD BECAUSE OF ITS RICH RELIGIOUS AND LEGENDARY INVOLVEMENT IN INDIAN TRADITIONS.
Question 15. Consider the following:
1: Crop Rotation
2: Contour Cultivation
3: Buffer Cropping
Which among the above are parts of the Strip Farming?
  1.    Only 1
  2.    1 & 2
  3.    2 & 3
  4.    1, 2 & 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 & 3
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 16. National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) is located at:
  1.    Mumbi
  2.    Nagpur
  3.    Pune
  4.    Hyderabad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pune
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 17. A ship starts its journey from Kandla port on west coast of India for Kolkata Port on East Coast. Which among the following is a correct set of the major ports of India coming on the way? (Don’t include Port Blair)
  1.    Mumbai, Cochin, Tuticorin, Ennore, Paradip
  2.    Mumbai, Tuticorin, Ennore, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam
  3.    Mumbai, Mormugao, Cochin, Ennore, Chennai
  4.    Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Haldia, Paradip
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mumbai, Cochin, Tuticorin, Ennore, Paradip
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 18. In which of the following Central Asian countries, the “Sharq Taronalari” film festival is held biennially, in which many Indian artists also take part?
  1.    Kazakhstan
  2.    Uzbekistan
  3.    Kyrgyzstan
  4.    Tajikistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uzbekistan
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 19. The Kandaleru Dam is located in which state?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Goa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Andhra Pradesh
THE KANDELERU DAM IS AN IRRIGATION PROJECT BUILT ON THE KANDALERU RIVER IN RAPUR MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE TELUGU GANGA PROJECT WHICH SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER TO CHENNAI CITY FROM THE SRISAILAM RESERVOIR ON KRISHNA RIVER.
Question 20. Prior to Census 2011, in which among the following census highest Sex Ratio was recorded in India?
  1.    Census 1941
  2.    Census 1951
  3.    Census 1961
  4.    Census 1971
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Census 1961
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

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