Q. Consider the following statement :
"A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its services."
The above statement is attributed to-
1) Sardar patel
2) Winston Churchill
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Baden-Powell
Q. Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) :
1. ITBP, was raised in 1962
2. ITBP is basically a mountain trained force.
3. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border guarding duty.
4. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
1) 1, 2 and 4 only
2) 3 and 4 only
3) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4) 1, 2 and 3 only
Q. Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty ?
1) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
2) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
3) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
4) Declaration on the Right to Development
Q. In the context of elections in India, which one of the following is the correct full form of VVPAT ?
1) Voter Verifiable Poll Audit Trail
2) Voter Verifying Paper Audit Trail
3) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
4) Voter Verifiable Paper Account Trail
Q. Which one of the following was a focus country of the 'World Food India', a mega food event held in November 2017 in New Delhi?
1) Germany
2) Japan
3) Denmark
4) Italy
Q. Which of the following about the role of Indian Coast Guard is/ are correct ?
1. Indian Coast Guard has been entrusted with the offshore security coordination authority.
2. Lead intelligence agency for coastal and sea border.
3. Coastal security in territorial waters.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
1) 1 and 3 only
2) 1, 2 and 3
3) 1 and 3 only
4) 3 only
Q. The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1st November, 2017 at Feroz Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh, Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?
1) Dr. L. D. Papney
2) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
3) Shri Subir Chakraborty
4) Shri P. D. Siwal
Q. Which one of the following is not an exclusive right of the concerned coastal nations over Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
1) Survey and exploitation of mineral resources of ocean deposits
2) Exploitation of marine water energy and marine organisms including fishing
3) Conservation and management of marine resources
4) Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables
Q. Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/ are correct ?
1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service enginners from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.
2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which one of the following Indian States has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to its total populations?
1) Mizoram
2) Nagaland
3) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Pradesh