List of Most Important Questions For NDA

1. The Apex institution for financing exports and imports is Export-Import Bank


2. As per the latest data for 2009-2010 (revised estimates), the per capita income in India stands at
   
   
   
   1. 44,354
   
   
   
   


3. The number of Finance Commission set up to now is: 13


4. JawaharRozgarYojana (JRY)was started on April 1, 1989


5. In April 1980, how many banks were nationalized? Six Banks


6. How many Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are working in the country? 96


7. With the objective to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the educational expenses of their children, the scheme which was launched on December 31, 2001, was :
   
   
   
   1. ShikshaSahayogYojana
   
   
   
   


8. The year 2007 was declared as the: The year of Cleanliness


9. The State Bank of India recently launched a scheme to provide better services/facilities to its customers and to attract more and more new customers. The scheme is named: Parivartan


10. The first energy exchange named as Indian Energy Exchange (IEx)started its working with effect from :
    
    
    
    1. June 27, 2008
    
    
    
    


11. R. Rastogi Panel is associated with Review of Service Tax Issues 

1. GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT

12. Kaziranga is known for                                                                                             One-horned Rhinos


13. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia in Laos


14. The largest industry in India is Textile industry


15. The central Building Research Centre is located at Roorkee


16. Which place of India is known as Queen of the Arabian Sea?                         Kochi


17. The most urbanized state in India in Maharashtra


18. Bermuda triangle lies in North Atlantic Ocean


19. The aggregate of processes that determine the size and composition of any population is known as
    
    
    
    1. Population explosion
    
    
    
    


20. Plant and animals living in a particular area constitute? Biomass


21. Which forests have maximum diversity? Tropical forests


22. The planet which has maximum number of satellites is: Jupiter


23. Which planet is known as the sister of the earth ? Venus


24. The study of universe is called: Cosmology


25. The Large natural ecosystem comprised of abiotic (land, air, water, and solid of the concerned habitat ) and biotic ( plant, animals, and micro-organisms ) is called : Biome


26. Browne Waterfalls are situated in: New Zealand


27. The highest glacial lake of India located at the height of 17,145 feet in Garhwal Himalaya is: Devtal


28. Project Tiger, one of the premier conservation efforts in the country was launched on : April 1, 1973


29. Tilaiya Dam , Konar Dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under :
    
    
    
    1. The Damodar Valley Project
    
    
    
    


30. Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint undertaking of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka


31. In 1990 India ratified the World Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely :
    
    
    
    1. Kaziranga National Park (Assam) , Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan), Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal) and Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
    
    
    
    


32. Diu is an island of Gujarat


33. Which is a landlocked sea? Aral Sea


34. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river Cauvery


35. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is associated with Narmada River


36. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because It is heated by the Earth’s Surface


37. The outermost layer of the sun is called Corona


38. For what is the Manas sanctuary in Assam Known? Elephants


39. Mana Pass is located in Uttarakhand


40. Moon is a Satellite


41. Black Soil is very suitable for growing Cotton


42. The largest state of India (area wise) is: Rajasthan


43. Hyderabad (in Andhra Pradesh) is located on the bank: Musi River


44. The river Cauvery rises on the Western edge of                                              The Western Ghats (in the Brahmagiri Hills)


45. Ankleshwar Basin (offshore) oilfield is located in Gujarat


46. India is divided into: Eight postal zones


47. Rail Coach Factory is located in Kapurthala (Punjab)


48. India’s first Atomic Power Plant is: Taraput (Mumbai ) established in 1969


49. Where is the volcanic mountain Mt. St. Helens situated? The United States of America


50. Temperate grasslands of Eurasia are called: Steppe