General Studies Questions and Answers For You

55. Amit starts from a point A and walks to another point B, and then returns from B to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours and 45 minutes. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways?
(a) 7 hours 45 minutes (b) 8 hours 15 mmutes (c) 8 hours 30 minutes (d) 8 hours 45 minutes
56. A and B can complete work together in 5 days. If A works at twice his speed and B at half of his speed, this work can be finished in 4 days. How many days would it take for A alone to complete the job?
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 15 (d) 18
57. Parimarjan Negi has excelled in whim one of the following games?
(a) Billiards (b) Swimming
(c) Chess (d) Weightlifting
58. If all the numbers from 501 to 700 are written, what is the total number of times does the digit 6 appear?
(a) 138 (b) 139
(c) 140 (d) 141
59. The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Life Insurance Corporation of India
60. Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala temple having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?
(a) Belur (b) Bhadrachalam
(c) Hampi (d) Srirangam
61. Consider the following statements:
1. The Judges (Inquiry) Bill 2006 contemplates to establish a Judicial Council which will receive complaints against Judges of the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of India, High Court Chief Justices and Judges.
2. Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a woman can file a petition
before a 1st Class Judicial Magistrati?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
62. Who among the President?
(a) D. Ortega (c) E. Morales
following is Chile's first woman
(b) M. Bachelet (d) A. Garcia

63. Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip? (a) Simlipal National Park
(b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National
Park
64. What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon
l~unched by the Government of India?
(a) Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the
victims of earthquake in that country
(b) Evacuating the Indian Nationals from Lebanon
during the conflict in the Middle East
(c) Assisting United Nations in its efforts to help the
civil war victims in the Darfur region of North
Africa
(d) Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate
of suicides by other farmers in Andhra Pradesh
65. Consider the following statements:
1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court
in India is same as that of removal of a Judge
of the Supreme Court
2. After retirement from the office, a permanent
Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any
court or before any authority in India.
Which of the statements given above. is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
66. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full States of the Indian Union?
(a) Sikkim - Arunachal Pradesh - Nagaland - Haryana (b) Nagaland - Haryana - Sikkim - Arunachal Pradesh (c) Sikkim - Haryana - Nagaland - Arunachal
Pradesh
(d) Nagaland - Arunachal Pradesh - Sikkim - Haryana
67. Tarapore Committee was associated with which one of the following?
(a) Special Economic Zones
(b) Fuller capital account convertibility
(c) Foreign exchange reserves.
(d) Effect of oil-prices on the Indian economy
68. Who among the following served as the Chief Econo¬mist of the International Monetary Fund?
(a) Ashok Lahiri (b) Sumantra Ghoshal
(c) Saumitra Chaudhuri (d) Raghuram Rajan
69. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
70. Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which
one of the following?

a. Consolidated Fund of India
b. Foreign Institutional Investors
c. United Nations Development
d. Programme Kyoto Protocol

Ans: 55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (c)
61. (c) 62. (b) 63. (d) 64. (b) 65. (c)
66. (b) 67. (b) 68. (d) 69. (d) 70. (b)