Engineering Services Exam 2016
1. Which one of the following is India’s first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine?
- INS Arihant
- INS Sindhurakshak
- INS Viraat
- INS Vikramaditya
2. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on :
- 26th January 1950
- 15th August 1947
- 30th January 1948
- 26th November 1949
3. Which National Highway connects Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?
- NH 4
- NH 5
- NH 6
- NH 7
4. Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
- Indonesia
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Vietnam
5. The term ‘Bali Action Plan’, is sometimes seen in news in the context of :
- Global climate change
- Global terrorism
- Global wildlife trafficking
- World trade
6. Who of the following is known as the ‘Iron man of India’?
- Vallabhbhai Patel
- Bipin Chandra Pal
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
7. Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a peasant movement launched against the :
- Raised rate of tax by the Government
- Failure of Round Table Conference
- Visit of Simon Commission
- Lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai
8. Consider the following pairs :
Well known lake | State |
---|---|
1. Chilika Lake : | Odisha |
2. Kolleru Lake : | Kerala |
3. Pulicat Lake : | Karnataka |
Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
9. Which one of the following is not a member of SAARC?
- Myanmar
- Maldives
- Bhutan
- Afghanistan
10. In the Union Government, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to :
- Prime Minister
- Lok Sabha
- Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- Union Cabinet
11. If the annual Union Budget is not passed by Lok Sabha :
- The President of India asks the Finance Minister to resign
- The Prime Minister asks the Finance Minister
- The Finance Minister modifies it and presents it again
- The Prime Minister submits the resignation of his Cabinet
12. Which of the following is/are used as both fertilizer as well as explosive?
- Ammonium nitrate
- Calcium sulfate
- Potassium permanganate
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
13. The expenditure which can be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India:
- is discussed and voted by the Parliament.
- can be discussed but is not put to vote before Parliament.
- can neither be discussed nor voted by the Parliament.
- is discussed and voted by the Lok Sabha only.
14. What is NEOShield, sometimes seen in news?
- An international consortium to address the asteroid threat to Earth
- A geo-engineering project of OECD countries to find the ways to save the Earth from global warming
- NASA’s project to find the ways to ward off the effects of solar flares on our communication systems
- A ballistic missile defence system developed by a group of countries
15. Consider the following plants :
- Cycas
- Date palm
- Pinus
Which of the above is/are flowering plants?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 2 only
- 1, 2 and 3
16. Recently, between which of the following countries has a 534 km long gas pipeline been proposed to be constructed?
- France and Hungary
- Germany and Italy
- Poland and Lithuania
- Greece and Turkey
17. Consider the following statements :
- Snakes are always at the end of a food chain.
- Some snakes are viviparous.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
18. An eastward traveler from India crossing the International date Line, in order to get the correct day and time of the local area should turn his watch :
- forward
- forward and should move his day calendar backward
- backward
- backward and should move his day calendar forward