NPSC Prelims 2012 MCQ Set 1

In the list of Forbes’ billionaires 2012, who became the richest person in the world ?

Which among the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the last century ?

The first Naga Olympian and footballer T. Ao was India’s Captain and led National team in____Olympic Games in London.

Which one among the following was part of Gandhi-Irwin Agreement of 1931 ?

Concave lenses cause light rays to diverge by :

The most extensive soil cover of India comprise :

In which of the places did the Imperial Government not establish a university ?

Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk include :

Who is the first Indian lady to preside over the Indian National Congress ?

Which Indian academician, activist and social reformer was Mahatma Gandhi’s mentor ?

The Troposphere is the layer :

The Total Number of Members in Rajya Sabha :

Article 45 found in Part IV of the Indian Constitution deals with :

Who was the Governor General when the Regulating Act of 1773 was passed ?

Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament by a British Constituency ?

The following have more amount of rocks :

The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called :

In a certain code language ‘123’ means-  ’Mahendra is Able’, ’345′ means – ’Sunita is unlucky’, ‘526’ means – ’Mahendra was unlucky’, then what is the code used for unlucky ?

Which one among the following statements appropriately defines the term ‘drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji in his work ‘Poverty and un-British Rule in India’ ?

Gautama Buddha was born in the village named :