Fact sheet On Street light national programme (SLNP)

SLNP scheme- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched 100 cities National Programme on 5^th January to convert conventional street and domestic lights with energy efficient LED lights. Under Street Light National Programme (SLNP), replacement of 3.5 crore conventional street light will result in saving of 9,000 million units annually. Total cost savings of municipalities every year will be Rs 5,500 crore.  Keeping future generations in mind, the revolutionary step is taken to conserve as much energy as possible. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has been designated as the implementing agency. The initiative is part of the Government’s efforts to spread the message of energy efficiency in the country.

Objective of SLNP Programme

The Electricity Distribution Company and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) a public sector body of Government of India are implementing the programme. The main objective is to promote efficient lighting, enhance awareness on using efficient equipment which reduce electricity bills and help preserve environment.

EESL Service Model

EESL replaces the conventional street lights with LEDs at its own costs and consequent reduction in energy and maintenance cost of the municipality is used to repay EESL over a period of time. The contracts that EESL enters into with Municipalities are typically of 7 years duration where it not only guarantees a minimum energy saving but also provides free replacements and maintenance of lights at no additional costs to the municipalities. The service model enables the municipalities to go in for the state of the art street light with no upfront capital cost and repayments to EESL are within the present level of expenditure. Thus there is no additional revenue expenditure required to be incurred by the municipality for change over to smart and energy efficient LED street lights.

Status of SLNP Programme

The installation of LED bulbs is completed in 6 ULBs namely Vizag, Jhalawar, Mt. Abu, Pushkar, Neelimarna and Agartala. 2,07,000 street lights have been replaced in these places. Installation is in progress in 88 ULBs in Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh to replace 9.3 lakh lights. 302 Urban local bodies (ULBs) have enrolled in the Street Light National Programme till 7^th September 2015. The target is to installs 15 lakh LEDs by March 2016. SLNP has finalized agreements with 90 municipalities.

STATUS OF SLNP AS ON 7^TH SEPTEMBER, 2015

Overall Targets

Overall target of no of street lights to be replaced	3.5 crore
Expected overall annual energy savings	9000 million KWh
Expected reduction of installed street light load	1500 MW
Expected annual cost reduction of ULBs	Rs. 5,500 crore
Annual estimated greenhouse gas emission reductions	6.2 million tonnes of CO2

Achievements till date

No of street lights replaced	2.80 lakh
No of ULBs where work in progress/ complete	86/14 = 100
Estimated annual energy savings	72 million KWh
Estimated reduction of installed street light load	11.9 MW
Estimated cost reduction of ULBs annually	Rs. 43.88 crore
Estimated annual estimated greenhouse gas emission reductions	64,190 tonnes of CO2

Safety of LEDs - They are completely safe and do not represent any hazard to the human eye. When compared to CFLs, LEDs do not have mercury and therefore, have no negative impact on environment. The LEDs procured under the DELP scheme are run through series of stringent quality tests

Lumen intensity of LED vs incandescent bulb - LEDs have no gases, filaments or any moving parts to fatigue. A 7W LED procured under DELP gives the same and in most cases better lumen intensity and brightness than a 60W Incandescent Lamp. The lumen output of a 60 Watt incandescent bulb is 450 lumens. Whereas, the lumen output of a 7 watt LED bulb, offered as part of the DELP scheme, is 600 lumens. The proportion of lumens that falls in an area from an LED light source is greater than that of a conventional light source.

Advantages of LED
	LED(under DELP)	CFL	ICL
Watt	7	14	60
Energy Efficiency	88%	50%	0%
Annual cost saving in the electricity bill (per bulb)	INR 160-400	INR 85.5	NIL
Life expectancy (Hrs)	25,000	8,000	1,200
Free of cost Warranty	3 Years	1 Year	NIL

ABOUT INDIA

Full List of State Birds of India 2015

State	Common name	Binomial nomenclature
Andhra Pradesh	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Arunachal Pradesh	Great hornbill	Buceros bicornis
Assam	White-winged wood duck	Asarcornis scutulata
Bihar	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Chhattisgarh	Bastar hill myna	Gracula religiosa peninsularis
Goa	Black-crested bulbul	Pycnonotus flaviventris
Gujarat	Greater flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Haryana	Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus
Himachal Pradesh	Western tragopan (Jujurana)	Tragopan melanocephalus
Jammu and Kashmir	Black-necked crane	Grus nigricollis
Jharkhand	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
Karnataka	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Kerala	Great hornbill	Buceros bicornis
Madhya Pradesh	Asian paradise flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi
Maharashtra	Yellow-footed green pigeon	Treron phoenicoptera
Manipur	Mrs. Hume's pheasant	Syrmaticus humiae
Meghalaya	Hill myna	Gracula religiosa peninsularis
Mizoram	Mrs. Hume's pheasant	Syrmaticus humiae
Nagaland	Blyth's tragopan	Tragopan blythii
Odisha	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Punjab	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Rajasthan	Great Indian bustard	Ardeotis nigriceps
Sikkim	Blood pheasant	Ithaginis cruentus
Tamil Nadu	Emerald dove	Chalcophaps indica
Telangana	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Tripura	Green imperial pigeon	Ducula aenea
Uttarakhand	Himalayan monal	Lophophorus impejanus
Uttar Pradesh	Sarus crane	Grus antigone
West Bengal	White-breasted kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
Puducherry (UT)	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
Lakshadweep (UT)	Sooty tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Delhi(NCT)	House sparrow	Passer domesticus

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS 2015

DISASTER MANAGEMENT PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

YOJANA - INDIA BUDGET ISSUE

  

National AYUSH Mission

The Government has launched the National AYUSH Mission with the objectives to promote AYUSH medical systems through cost effective AYUSH services, strengthening of educational systems, to facilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw-materials.
The Mission has been launched(NAM) with an aim to address the gaps in health services through supporting the efforts of State/UT Governments for providing AYUSH health services/education in the country, particularly in vulnerable and far-flung areas. Under NAM special focus will be given for specific needs of such areas and for allocation of higher resources in their Annual Plans. The mission also has provision for 20 per cent of financial resources for flexible components to be proposed by the State/UT Governments.
This Mission will help in the improvement of AYUSH education through enhancement in the number of upgraded educational institutions ,in providing better access to AYUSH services through increase in number of AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries, availability of drugs and manpower , providing sustained availability of quality raw material for AYUSH systems of medicine, supporting cultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) so as to provide sustained supply of quality raw-materials and support certification mechanism for quality standards, improving availability of quality of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy (ASU&H) drugs through increase in number of pharmacies, drug laboratories and improved enforcement mechanism of ASU&H drugs.
The Mission at National level will be governed by a National AYUSH Mission Directorate headed by secretary as Chairman and at State level Mission will be governed and executed by a State AYUSH Mission Society headed by chief Secretary acting as Chairperson.

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

Centre has launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for the welfare of Tribals. The scheme been launched on pilot basis in one block each of the States of AP, MP, HP, Telangana, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Under this scheme centre has provided Rs. 10 crore for each block for development of various facilities for the Tribals. These blocks have been selected on the recommendations of the concerned States and have very low literacy rate. The scheme mainly focuses on bridging infrastructural gaps and gaps in human development indices between Schedule tribes and other social groups. VKY also envisages to focus on convergence of different schemes of development of the centre and State Governments with an outcome oriented approach. Initially the blocks having at least 33 per cent tribal population in comparison to total population of the block are to be targeted.

PAHAL SCHEME

PAHAL stands for Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh which is a Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, launched by the Centre on 1st January, 2015 with the aim to benefit the LPG consumers. Under this scheme, LPG cylinders will be sold to Cash Transfer Compliant (CTC) consumers at the market determined price, while the cash subsidy will be directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary by the following methods:

1. Primary: Consumers having Aadhar number have to get it linked with bank account so as to get the subsidy directly in their bank accounts.

2. Secondary: Consumers lacking Aadhar number will get subsidy in their account after submitting their relevant bank account details to the LPG distributor (A/C No., Name of A/C holder, IFSC code etc).

Consumers who are receiving subsidy directly in their bank accounts are called Cash Transfer Compliant (CTC) Consumers. For the non-CTC Consumers, however, a grace period of three months (with an additional parking period of three months) is allowed to become CTC consumer. But during this period, the non- CTC consumers will be given LPG cylinders at the market determined prices.

A one- time advance is provided to every CTC Consumer joining PAHAL. The advance is notified by the Government from time to time and remains fixed during that financial year. The advance will remain with the consumers till the time of termination of their connection.
The modified scheme had been re launched initially in 54 districts of the country in the first phase and in other parts of the country on 1st January 2015.

NATIONAL AIR QUALITY INDEX

వాయు నాణ్యతా సూచిక (AQI) ఒకరి సమీపంలో లోపల గాలి నాణ్యత న్యాయమూర్తి ఒక 'వన్ Number- వన్ కలర్ వన్ వివరణ' విధానం ఉంది. ఈ ఇండెక్స్ Swachh భారత్ మిషన్ కింద దేశవ్యాప్తంగా శుభ్రత యొక్క సంస్కృతి పరిచయం ప్రభుత్వ యాత్రలో భాగంగా ఏర్పాటు చెయ్యబడింది. AQI ప్రజలకు గాలి నాణ్యత సమాచారాన్ని సమర్థవంతమైన ప్రచారం కోసం ఒక సాధనం. స్వచ్ఛమైన గాలి నిర్వహించడం కూడా ఒక మిషన్ మోడ్ లో శుభ్రత సమస్య చేపట్టారు ప్రజల యొక్క ప్రచారం ఒక భాగంగా ఉంటుంది. ఈ ప్రతిపాదనలు పర్యావరణం, పరిరక్షణ మరియు అభివృద్ధి సాగించడం లక్ష్యంగా చేసుకున్నాయి.
గాలి నాణ్యత ప్రస్తుత కొలత కింద ఎనిమిది పారామితులు చేర్చబడ్డాయి. ఆరు AQI కేతగిరీలు, అవి, గుడ్ సంతృప్తికరమైన, ఆధునిక, పేద, చాలా పూర్, మరియు తీవ్రంగా కలుషిత ఉన్నాయి. ప్రతిపాదిత AQI స్వల్పకాలిక (24-గంట సగటు కాలం వరకు) జాతీయ పరిసర గాలి నాణ్యతా ప్రమాణాలు సూచించిన ఇవి ఎనిమిది కాలుష్య పరిశీలిస్తారు. ప్రమాణాలు మరియు అవకాశం ఆరోగ్య ప్రభావం సంబంధిత కొలుస్తారు పరిసర సాంద్రతలు ఆధారపడి ఉంటుంది, ఒక ఉప ఇండెక్స్ ఈ కాలుష్య ప్రతి లెక్కిస్తారు. చెత్త ఉప ఇండెక్స్ మొత్తం AQI ప్రతిబింబిస్తుంది.
వాయు కాలుష్యం ముఖ్యంగా మా పట్టణ ప్రాంతాల్లో, పర్యావరణ మరియు ఆరోగ్య ఆందోళన తావిస్తోంది. రాష్ట్రం పొల్యూషన్ కంట్రోల్ బోర్డ్ లతో పాటు కేంద్ర కాలుష్య నియంత్రణ బోర్డు దేశంలోని 240 నగరాల్లో నేషనల్ ఎయిర్ పర్యవేక్షణ కార్యక్రమం (NAMP) నడుస్తూనే ఉంది. అందువలన, అది గాలి నాణ్యత సమాచారాన్ని సులభంగా ఒక సాధారణ వ్యక్తి ద్వారా అర్థం చేసుకోవచ్చు లింగ్విస్టిక్ టర్మ్స్ పబ్లిక్ డొమైన్ ఇన్ తెచ్చిన ముఖ్యమైనది. శుభ్రత సంస్కృతి ప్రచారం కోసం విస్తృతి పెంచడానికి గాను, పాఠశాల / కళాశాల పాఠ్యాంశాలు సున్నితత్వం కార్యక్రమం కూడా ఆలోచించింది చేస్తున్నారు.

VARIOUS INDIAN ACTS

Union Public Service Commission Exams Calendar 2016

Programme of Examinations/Rectt. Tests (RT)-2016 

1. Name of Examination : Reserved for UPSC RT/Exam.
Date of Commencement of Exam : 03 January , 2016 (Sunday)
Duration of Exam : One day

2. Name of Examination : SCRA Exam., 2016 
Date of Notification : 03 October, 2015 
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 30 October, 2015 (Friday) 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 10 January , 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

3. Name of Examination : C.D.S. Exam. (I), 2016 
Date of Notification : 07 November, 2015 
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 04 December, 2015 (Friday) 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 14 February, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

4. Name of Examination : Reserved for UPSC RT/Exam. 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 28 February, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

5. Name of Examination : CISF AC (EXE) LDCE-2016 
Date of Notification : 12 December, 2015
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 08 January , 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 13 March, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

6. Name of Examination : Reserved for UPSC RT/Exam. 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 20 March, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

7. Name of Examination : N.D.A. and N.A. Exam. (I), 2016 
Date of Notification : 02 January , 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 29 January , 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 17 April, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

8. Name of Examination : I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2016 
Date of Notification : 06 February, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 04 March, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 13 May, 2016 (Friday) 
Duration of Exam : Three days

9. Name of Examination : Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologists’ Exam., 2016 
Date of Notification : 06 February, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 04 March, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 13 May, 2016 (Friday) 
Duration of Exam : Three days

10. Name of Examination : Engineering Services Examination, 2016 
Date of Notification : 27 February, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 25 March, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 27 May, 2016 (Friday) 
Duration of Exam : Three days

11. Name of Examination : Combined Medical Services Exam., 2016 
Date of Notification : 05 March, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 01 April, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 12 June, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

12. Name of Examination : Central Armed Police Forces (AC) Exam., 2016 
Date of Notification : 12 March, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 08 April, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 26 June, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

13. Name of Examination : Reserved for UPSC RT/Exam. 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 03 July, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

14. Name of Examination : Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam., 2016 

15. Name of Examination : Indian Forest Services (Preliminary) Exam., 2016 Through CS (P) Exam., 2016 
Date of Notification : 23 April, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 20 May, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 07 August, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

16. Name of Examination : Reserved for UPSC RT/Exam. 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 04 September, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

17. Name of Examination : N.D.A. and N.A. Exam. (II), 2016 
Date of Notification : 18 June, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 15 July, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 18 September, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

18. Name of Examination : C.D.S. Exam. (II), 2016 
Date of Notification : 16 July, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 12 August, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 23 October, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

19. Name of Examination : Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam., 2016 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 12 November, 2016 (Saturday) 
Duration of Exam : Ten days

20. Name of Examination : Reserved for UPSC RT/Exam. 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 27 November, 2016 (Sunday) 
Duration of Exam : One day

21. Name of Examination : Civil Services (Main) Exam., 2016 
Date of Commencement of Exam : 03 December, 2016 (Saturday) 
Duration of Exam : Five days

22. Name of Examination : S.O./Steno. (GD-B/GD-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam., 2016 (Written) 
Date of Notification : 10 September, 2016
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 07 October, 2016 (Friday)
Date of Commencement of Exam : 17 December, 2016 (Saturday) 
Duration of Exam : Two days 

Uttar Pradesh P.C.S (Mains) Exam., 2015 General Studies (Paper-I) Solved Paper (Exam Held on 29-06-2015)

1. Which one of the following countries ranked first in the environmental democracy index developed by WRA in 2015 ? 
(A) Colombia (B) Latvia (C) Lithuania (D) Hungary (Ans : C)

2. Which one of the following is the first state to issue Soil Health Card to farmers ? 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Punjab (C) Haryana (D) Maharashtra (Ans : B)

3. In which of the following cities did ICICI open its first branch of China? 
(A) Shenzen (B) Beijing (C) Shanghai (D) Guangzhou (Ans : C)

4. Who won the Rome Master's (2015) women's singles title? 
(A) Carla Suarez Navarro (B) Maria Sharapova 
(C) Serena Williams (D) D. Gavrilova (Ans : B)

5. The world's first referendum on same sex marriage was held in– 
(A) Scotland (B) Ireland (C) England (D) U.S.A. (Ans : B)

6. The book 'The Lives of Others' has been written by– 
(A) Arvind Adiga (B) Shayantani Ghose 
(C) Amitav Ghose (D) Neel Mukherjee (Ans : D)

7. Who amongst the following is the first woman, of Asian origin to be elected as a Mayor in U. K. ? 
(A) Vanita Agrawal (B) Shakila Kasu 
(C) Violet Robinson (D) Harbhajan Kaur Dheer (Ans : D)

8. Who amongst the following has been given the Yash Bharti Award 2014-15 by U.P. Government for women's wrestling? 
(A) Shital Tomar (B) Gargi Yadav (C) Alka Tomar (D) Poonam Yadav (Ans : C)

9. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director General of DRDO in May 2015 ? 
(A) G. S. Reddy (B) Arvind Subramaniam 
(C) Selvin Christopher (D) K. N. Shankara (Ans : C)

10. Which of the following states has launched' Aahar Yojana' in April 2015 for provide food at cheap rates to city poor? 
(A) Bihar (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Odisha (Ans : D)

11. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary will be observed in– 
(A) 2016 (B) 2015 (C) 2020 (D) 2018 (Ans : B)

12. Dadri, Chunar, Churk and Dalla, all have factories producing– 
(A) Cement (B) Sugar (C) Paper (D) Fertilizer (Ans : A)

13. Which 0 f the following has recently been declared as a 'Tiger Reserve' ? 
(A) Balphakram National Park (B) Rajaji National Park 
(C) Betla National Park (D) Kaziranga National Park (Ans : B)

14. Who has written the book 'Gods of Corruption' published recently? 
(A) Promila Shankar (B) Chitra Mudgal (C) Manjulika Gautam (D) Sudha Pai (Ans : A)

15. From which of the following cities has the programme 'Visit India Year in China' started ? 
(A) Shanghai (B) Guangzhon (C) Beijing (D) Xi'an (Ans : C)

16. Indian Grass and Fodder Research Institute is located at– 
(A) Bikaner (B) Jabalpur (C) Bhopal (D) Jhansi (Ans : D)

17. Rainfed Area Development Programme (RADP) was launched by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation of Government of India in the year– 
(A) 2008-09 (B) 2009-10 (C) 2010-11 (D) 2011-12 (Ans : D)

18. Which of the following has the highest export from India ? 
(A) Agriculture and allied products (B) Engineering goods 
(C) Textiles (D) Chemical and related product (Ans : B)

19. Where is Central Research Institute for Dry-land Agriculture (CRIDA) is located? 
(A) Hyderabad (B) Hissar (C) New Delhi (D) Rajkot (Ans : A)

20. 'Mahi Sugandha' is a variety of– 
(A) Rice (B) Wheat (C) Sunflower (D) Mustard (Ans : A)

21. Which one of the following is a hybrid variety of Basmati rice? 
(A) Pus a RH-10 (B) Pusa Sugandh-3 (C) Pusa Basmati-1 (D) Pusa Sugandh-5 (Ans : A)

22. 'Gunga Varanasi' is a variety of– 
(A) Guava (B) Aonla (C) Mango (D) Muskmelon (Ans : B)

23. The present Director General of ICAR, New Delhi is– 
(A) Dr. R. S. Paroda (B) Dr. S. Ayyappan 
(C) Dr. V. L. Chopra (D) Dr. Mangla Rai (Ans : B)

24. Raj 3077 is a variety of– 
(A) Maize (B) Jowar (C) Rice (D) Wheat (Ans : D)

25. Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located at– 
(A) Kanpur (B) Jabalpur (C) Jaipur (D) Hissar (Ans : A)

26. In which of the following states, the productivity of rice is the highest? 
(A) Punjab (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Haryana (D) None of the above (Ans : A)

27. Rice originated in– 
(A) Europe (B) South-East Asia (C) South America (D) None of the above (Ans : B)

28. The most popular fertilizer for foliar application is– 
(A) Sodium Nitrate (B) Ammonium Chloride (C) Urea (D) DAP (Ans : C)

29. The most suitable crop for green manuring is– 
(A) Potato (B) Sugarcane (C) Sunhemp (D) Gram (Ans : C)

30. During 2011-12 the value of India's external trade was more than– 
(A) 10,200 crore (B) 10,300 crore 
(C) 91,000 crore (D) 1,01,000 crore (Ans : D)

31. Who has written 'The History of Indian Agriculture' ? 
(A) M. S. Swarninathan (B) S. Ayyapan (C) K. B. Thomas (D) M. S. Randhawa (Ans : D)

32. Who has been appointed as the first President of The New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) ? 
(A) Jiji Menon (B) Deepak Parikh (C) K. V. Kamath (D) Chanda Kochar (Ans : C)

33. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is located at– 
(A) New York (B) Geneva (C) Washington (D) London (Ans : B)

34. Which of the following countries has the highest productivity of rice? 
(A) China (B) India (C) Japan (D) Germany (Ans : A)

35. The plan period of Eleventh Five Year Plan was– 
(A) 2004-09 (B) 2005-10 (C) 2006-11 (D) 2007-12 (Ans : D)

36. The first state which adopted the training and visit system of agricultural expansion was– 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Punjab (D) Andhra Pradesh (Ans : D)

37. The policy regarding Special Economic Zones (SEZ) was announced in– 
(A) April 2000 (B) April 2001 (C) April 2002 (D) April 2002 (Ans : A)

38. Which of the following wheat varieties has been developed through induced mutation? 
(A) Kalyan Sona (B) Sonara-64 (C) Sharbati Sonara (D) Sonalika (Ans : C)

39. Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugar-cane Research is located at– 
(A) Meerut (B) Kanpur (C) Lucknow (D) Shahjahanpur (Ans : D)

40. National Botanical Research Institute is located at– 
(A) Kanpur (B) Dhampur(C) Rampur (D) Lucknow (Ans : D)

41. As on date, how many women have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh? 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (Ans : C)

42. With which one of the following states, Uttar Pradesh does not share its border? 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Punjab (C) Haryana (D) None of the above (Ans : B)

43. The biggest source of irrigation in U.P. is– 
(A) Canal (B) Pond (C) Tubewell (D) Well (Ans : C)

44. The headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district is at– 
(A) Greater Noida (B) Ghaziabad (C) Ramabai Nagar (D) Noida (Ans : A)

45. The first Speaker of U. P. Legislative Assembly was– 
(A) Madan Mohan Verma (B) Purshottam Das Tandon 
(C) Atmaram Govind Kheir (D) Nafisul Hasan (Ans : C)

46. North-Central Zonal Cultural Centre is located at– 
(A) Allahabad (B) Varanasi (C) Agra (D) Lucknow (Ans : A)

47. In which of the following places, Shakambhari Devi Mela is organized? 
(A) Varanasi (B) Vindhyachal (C) Meerut (D) Saharanpur (Ans : D)

48. Alfred Park at Allahabad has been renamed after– 
(A) Bhagat Singh (B) Chandra Shekhar Azad (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Motilal Nehru (Ans : B)

49. The famous Bharatmata Mandir is located at– 
(A) Lucknow (B) Varanasi (C) Allahabad (D) Meerut (Ans : B)

50. Which one of the following classical dance forms is associated with Uttar Pradesh? 
(A) Kathak (B) Bharatnatyam (C) Odisi (D) Kuchipudi (Ans : A) 

51. Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi was established in the year– 
(A) 1947 (B) 1950 (C) 1962 (D) 1972 (Ans : D)

52. How many Universities in Uttar Pradesh have been named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? 
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (Ans : B)

53. 'Kalyan' magazine is published from– 
(A) Varanasi (B) Gorakhpur (C) Allahabad (D) Mathura (Ans : B)

54. In which year 'Uttar Pradesh Khadi Gramodyog Board' was estabished ? 
(A) 1950 (B) 1960 (C) 1965 (D) 1970 (Ans : B)

55. The Planetarium, named after Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, is located at– 
(A) Rampur (B) Lucknow (C) Allahabad (D) Gorakhpur (Ans : A)

56. 'The Kisan Bahi Yojana' was introduced in U. P. in the year– 
(A) 2002 (B) 1992 (C) 1982 (D) 1972 (Ans : B)

57. The Institute of Paper Technology is located at– 
(A) Saharanpur (B) Meerut (C) Kanpur (D) Gorakhpur 
(Ans : A)

58. Which of the following has a Science City ? 
(A) Kanpur (B) Allahabad (C) Lucknow (D) Noida (Ans : C)

59. King Kharvela of Kalinga belonged to which dynasty ? 
(A) Chedi (B) Kadamba (C) Haryanka (D) Kalinga (Ans : A)

60. Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life? 
(A) Shravasti (B) Vaishali (C) Kushinagar (D) Sarnath (Ans : C)

61. The town of Kalpi is situated on the bank of river? 
(A) Ganga (B) Yamuna (C) Narmada (D) Krishna (Ans : B)

62. Ashokaram monastery was situated at– 
(A) Vaishali (B) Patliputra (C) Kausambi (D) Shravasti (Ans : B)

63. How many Tarangas are in Rajtarangini of Kalhana ? 
(A) Eight (B) Nine (C) Ten (D) Eleven (Ans : A)

64. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty ? 
(A) Dharmpala (B) Deopala (C) Gopala (D) Rampala (Ans : C)

65. The Seven Ratha Temple of Mahabalipuram was built by– 
(A) Mahendra Varman (B) Narsimhan Varman 
(C) Parmeshwar Verman (D) Nandi Varman (Ans : B)

66. Sher Shah was buried at– 
(A) Kalinjar (B) Sasaram (C) Jaunpur (D) Patna (Ans : B)

67. Babar assumed the title of 'Pad shah' first at– 
(A) Farghana (B) Kabul (C) Delhi (D) Samarkand (Ans : B)

68. The famous diamond 'Kohinoor' was presented to Shahjahan by– 
(A) Aurangzeb (B) Murad (C) Mir Jumla (D) Abul Hasan Qutbshah (Ans : C)

69. Who among the following translated Ramayana into Persian language? 
(A) Mulla Sheri (B) Abul Fazl (C) Faizi (D) Abdul Qadir Badayuni (Ans : D)

70. Who among the following composed poems with the pen-name 'Gulrukhi' ? 
(A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (B) Bahlol Lodi (C) Sikandar Lodi (D) Ibrahim Lodi (Ans : C)

71. Who of the following was not a member of Noorjahan's junta? 
(A) Jahangir (B) Ghiyas Beg (C) Asaf Khan (D) Khurram (Ans : A)

72. Who was the 'Poet-laureate' of Shahjahan's reign? 
(A) Kalim (B) Kashi (C) Qudsi (D) Munir (Ans : A)

73. In the battle of Wandhiwash (1760)– 
(A) French defeated British (B) British defeated Dutch 
(C) British defeated French (D) Dutch defeated British• (Ans : C)

74. When was Shivaji born and when did he assume the title of Chhatrapati ? 
(A) 1626, 1675 (B) 1625, 1671 (C) 1627, 1661 (D) 1627, 1674 (Ans : D)

75. When was Peshwaship abolished? 
(A) In 1858 (B) In 1818 (C) In 1861 (D) In 1802 (Ans : B)

76. By which Act the Board of Control came into existence? 
(A) Regulating Act, 1773 (B) Act of Settlement, 1781 
(C) Charter Act, 1813 (D) Pitt's India Act, 1784 (Ans : D)

77. Who was the author of the play 'Nil Darpan' ? 
(A) Tara Nath Bandopadhyay (B) Tara Nath Ghosh 
(C) Dinabandhu Mitra (D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Ans : C)

78. Who termed the uprising of 1857 as the first was of independence? 
(A) V. A. Smith (B) P. E. Roberts (C) V. D. Savarkar (D) All of the above (Ans : C)

79. Who emerged victorious in the first Anglo-Mysore War (1766- 69)? 
(A) English (B) Haider Ali (C) Maratha (D) Nizam of Hyderabad (Ans : B)

80. The monopoly of the East India Company in India's trade was abolished in– 
(A) 1793 (B) 1803 (C) 1813 (D) 1833 (Ans : C)

81. Sindh was annexed by the British in– 
(A) 1843 (B) 1845 (C) 1849 (D) 1854 (Ans : A)

82. The Indian Famine Code, 1883 was prepared by– 
(A) Hunter Commission (B) Hartog Commission (C) Strachey Commission (D) Indigo Commission (Ans : C)

83. Which one of the following centres of the uprising of 1857 was recaptured by the English? 
(A) Jhansi (B) Meerut (C) Delhi (D) Kanpur (Ans : C)

84. Who among the following was government advocate in Kakori Conspiracy Case? 
(A) Mohan Lal Saxena (B) Jagat Narain Mulla 
(C) Krishna Bahadur (D) Prabhat Chandra (Ans : B)

85. Mahatma Gandhi delivered his first public speech in India at– 
(A) Bombay (B) Lucknow (C) Champaran (D) Varanasi (Ans : D)

86. Which of the following is not correctly matched? 
(A) Moplah revolt – Kerala (B) Kuka revolt – Punjab 
(C) Koli revolt – Gujarat (D) Chuar revolt – Madhya Pradesh (Ans : D)

87. In which of the following prisons Pt. Ram Prasad Bismal was hanged? 
(A) Gonda (B) Faizabad (C) Gorakhpur (D) Varanasi (Ans : C)

88. Who among the following said 'Swaraj is our birth right' ? 
(A) M. K. Gandhi (B) G. K. Gokhale (C) B. G. Tilak (D) Dada Bhai Naoroji (Ans : C)

89. Who amongst the following coined the word 'Satyagraha' ? 
(A) Harilal Gandhi (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Ramdas Gandhi (D) Manilal Gandhi (Ans : B)

90. On which of the following rail-way stations of South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of the train ? 
(A) Johannesburg (B) Pietermaritzburg (C) Durban (D) Pretoria (Ans : B)

91. Who amongst the following headed the 1946 Cabinet Mission? 
(A) Hugh Gaitskell (B) Sir John Simon 
(C) Sir Pethic Lawrence (D) None of the above (Ans : C)

92. Who amongst the following was the first Chairman of the Gadar Party ? 
(A) Lala Herdayal (B) Sohan Singh Bhakna (C) Keshar Singh (D) Pandit Kashi Ram (Ans : B)

93. Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress on 15th August, 1947 ? 
(A) Rajendra Prasad (B) Jwaharlal Nehru (C) J. B. Kripalani (D) Sardar Patel (Ans : C)

94. Who amongst the following American was with Mahatma Gandhi during his 'Dandi March' ? 
(A) H. N. Brailsford (B) Webb Miller (C) G. Slocomba (D) James Patterson (Ans : B)

95. Who amongst the following as the leader of the 1857 uprising at Allahabad? 
(A) Nana Saheb (B) Azimullah (C) Tantia Tope (D) Maulvi Liyaqat All (Ans : D)

96. In which of the following sessions of Muslim League, M. A. Jinnah putforth his 14 point proposal? 
(A) 1927 (B) 1928 (C) 1929 (D) 1930 (Ans : C)

97. Who amongst the following presided over the All parties Muslim Conference held at Delhi on 31st December, 1928 ? 
(A) Aga Khan (B) M. A. Jinnah (C) Faizli Hussain (D) Karim Jalal (Ans : A)

98. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of socialism as the key to the solution of India's problems? 
(A) Lahore (B) Lucknow (C) Allahabad (D) Ramgarh (Ans : A)

99. Who headed the Boundary Commission appointed in 1947 in the context of India's partition? 
(A) Mountbatten (B) Radcliffe (C) James Bolt (D) Richardson (Ans : B)

100. Who was the editor of the revolutionary paper 'Bande Mataram' ? 
(A) Shyamji Krishna Verma (B) Bhikaji Cama (C) V. D. Savarkar (D) C. D. Savarkar (Ans : B) 

101. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Chang La – Jammu and Kashmir (B) Rohtang – Himachal Pradesh 
(C) Bomdi La – Arunachal Pradesh (D) Se La – Uttarakhand (Ans : D)

102. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 
(A) Kolkota-Hugli region – Titagarh (B) Chhota Nagpur region – Shivkashi 
(C) Mumbai-Pune region – Ambernath (D) Ahmedabad-Vadodara region – Bharuch (Ans : B)

103. Which one of the following is the correct height of Kunchikal Waterfall ? 
(A) 335 metre (B) 337 metre (C) 399 metre (D) 455 metre (Ans : D)

104. Which one of the following is called the 'mystery lake' ? 
(A) Jor Pokhri Lake (B) Dodital Lake (C) Roopkund Lake (D) Red Hills Lake (Ans : C)

105. In which of the following census decades India registered the lowest percentage change in population? 
(A) 1971-81 (B) 1981-91 (C) 1991-2001 (D) 2001-11(Ans : D)

106. The South India temple of Lord Ranganatha (also known as Lord Venkatesha) is located on– 
(A) Biligiri Ranga hill (B) Thirumala hills (C) Nandi hills (D) Chamundi hills (Ans : B)

107. Kuttanad (or Kuttanadu) of Kerala is famous for– 
(A) A fresh water lake (B) The region with the lowest altitude in India 
(C) A coral island (D) The western most point of India (Ans : B)

108. In which of the following decades the population growth rate in India was the highest? 
(A) 1901-11 (B) 1961-71 (C) 2001-11 (D) 1981-91 (Ans : B)

109. Select the correct answer from the code given below in terms of the population (2011) of the following urban centres in descending order– 
1. Meerut 2. Ghaziabad 3. Agra 4. Varanasi 
Codes: 
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2 (B) 2, 3, 4, 1 (C) 4, 2, 1, 3 (D) 3, 2, 1, 4 (Ans : B)

110. Which one of the following lies at the junction of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states? 
(A) Anaimalai hills (B) Palrii hills (C) Nandi hills (D) Nilgiri hills (Ans : D)

111. In which of the following states, the percentage of total cropped area under irrigation (2011) is the highest? 
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Haryana (Ans : D)

112. Which one of the following groups of states borders the state of Telangana ? 
(A) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh 
(B) Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh 
(C) Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand 
(D) Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (Ans : A)

113. Which one of the following states does not lie along Patkori hills? 
(A) Nagaland (B) Tripura (C) Manipur (D) Mizoram (Ans : B)

114. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 
(A) Mormugao – Goa (B) Paradeep – Odisha 
(C) Mangalure – Karnataka (D) Mundra – Andhra Pradesh (Ans : D)

115. Which of the following hills marks the confluence of the Eastern ghats and the Western ghats? 
(A) Anaimalai hills (B) Ashoubu hills (C) Biligiri ranga hills (D) Cardamom hills (Ans : C)

116. Select from the code given below the correct locational sequence of the following hills proceeding from South to North– 
1. Satmala hills 2. Kaimur hills 3. Pir Panjal range 4. Naga hills 
Codes: 
(A) 2, 3, 1, 4 (B) 1, 2, 4, 3 (C) 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) 4, 3, 2, 1 (Ans : B)

117. Which of the following is a Ramsar site under Ramsar Convention? 
(A) Godawari delta (B) Krishna delta (C) Sunderbans (D) Bhoj wetland (Ans : D)

118. The correct sequence of the following districts in terms of their Geographical area in acending order– 
(A) Barabanki, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Mirzapur, Sondhadra 
(B) Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Barabanki, Gautam Buddh Nagar 
(C) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Barabanki, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra 
(D) Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Barabanki (Ans : C)

119. What is the correct sequence of the following rail tunnels by length in descending order? 
(A) Pir Panjal, Karbude, Nathu-wadi, Berdewadi 
(B) Karbude, Pir Panjal, Nathu-wadi, Berdewadi 
(C) Berdewadi, Nathuwadi, Pir Panjal, Karbude 
(D) Nathuwadi, Berdewadi, Karbude, Pir Panjal (Ans : A)

120. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 
(A) Kaiga – Karnataka (B) Rawat Bhata – Rajasthan 
(C) Muppandal – Tamil Nadu (D) Ennore – Meghalaya (Ans : D)

121. Sonbhadra district is touched by– 
(A) Boundaries of two states (B) Boundaries of three states 
(C) Boundaries of four states (D) Boundaries of five states (Ans : C)

122. From the code given below select the correct sequence of -the following continents in terms of their area in descending order– 
1. Europe 2. Australia 3. Africa 4. South America 
Codes: 
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 4, 1, 3, 2 (C) 2, 1, 4, 3 (D) 3, 4, 1, 2 (Ans : D)

123. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 
(A) Radcliffe line – India and Pakistan (B) Maginot line – France and Germany 
(C) Durand line – Bangladesh and India (D) Hindenburg line – Belgium and Germany (Ans : C)

124. Which one of the following scheduled tribes observe Deepawali as a sad day? 
(A) Sahariya (B) Baga (C) Paharia (D) Tharu (Ans : D)

125. Who had suggested that shifting Earth on its axis is one of the factors, responsible for climatic change? 
(A) Robert Hooke (B) Milutin Milan Kolich 
(C) George Simpson (D) T. C. Chamberlain (Ans : B)

126. Match List-I and List-II and select correct answer from the code given below– 
List-I 
(a) Mount Kinabalu (b) Elburz (c) Aconcagua (d) Kilimanjaro 
List-II 
1. Argentina 2. Malaysia 3. Tanzania 4. Iran 
Codes: 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3 
(B) 3 2 1 4 
(C) 2 4 3 1 
(D) 2 4 1 3 (Ans : D)

127. Which one of the following is the largest in area ? 
(A) New Zealand North Island (B) New Found land 
(C) New Zealand South Island (D) Java (Ans : C)

128. Which one of the following seas is the deepest? 
(A) South China Sea (B) Bering Sea (C) Mediterranean Sea (D) Japan Sea (Ans : A)

129. According to United Nations Statistics 2012, which one of the following has the largest population? 
(A) Marshall Island (B) Dominica (C) St. Kitts (D) Monaco (Ans : C)

130. Which one of the following is called the 'Sugar bowl' of the world? 
(A) India (B) Hawaii Island (C) Cuba (D) Philippines (Ans : C)

131. Which one of the following continents has the largest number of countries? 
(A) Africa (B) Europe (C) Asia (D) South America (Ans : A)

132. The glacial lake Itasca is the source of river– 
(A) Missouri (B) Mississippi (C) Rio Grande (D) Red river (Ans : B)

133. Which of the following states of U.S.A. grows Coffee? 
(A) Florida (B) California (C) Hawaii (D) Arizona (Ans : C)

134. Which of the following lakes lies entirely in the U.S.A. ? 
(A) Lake Michigan (B) Lake Huton (C) Lake Superior (D) Lake Erie (Ans : A)

135. Dasht-e-Lut is located in– 
(A) Iran (B) Libya (C) Kenya (D) Nigeria (Ans : A)

136. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? 
(A) Prairies – North America (B) Pampas – South America 
(C) Steppes – Europe (D) Veld – Australia (Ans : D)

137. El-Nino develops in the– 
(A) Pacific ocean (B) Indian ocean (C) Mediterranean ocean (D) Atlantic ocean (Ans : A)

138. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 
(A) Khartoum – Nile (B) New York – Hudson 
(C) Berlin – Spree (D) Sidney – Seine (Ans : D)

139. Which one of the following is the deepest oceanic trench ? 
(A) Tonga (B) Mariana (C) Puerto Rico (D) Izu-Bonin (Ans : B)

140. Which of the following is called the 'land of one thousand lakes' ? 
(A) Finland (B) Sweden (C) Greenland (D) U.S.A. (Ans : A)

141. Which one of the following is known as the 'Sea of mountains'? 
(A) Japan (B) British Columbia (C) West Coast of South America (D) South-East Asia (Ans : B)

142. How many times have Mumbai Indians been crowned as IPL champions? 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 3 (Ans : B)

143. Where was the epicentre of the Earthquake which hit Nepal on 25th April, 2015 ? 
(A) Lamjung (B) Pokhara (C) Kathmandu (D) Rohtasgarh (Ans : A)

144. Which one of the following countries has arrived at an agreement in April 2015 to supply 110 fighter jets to Pakistan ? 
(A) Russia (B) America (C) China (D) France (Ans : C)

145. According to United Nations 'World Happiness Report 2015' which is the country with the highest level of happiness? 
(A) Denmark (B) New Zealand (C) Iceland (D) Switzerland (Ans : D)

146. According to United Nations 'World Happiness Report 2015' what is the rank of India? 
(A) 117 (B) 108(C) 111 (D) 98 (Ans : A)

147. Which one of the following is the first woman Judge of Sikkim High Court? 
(A) Meenakshi Madan Rai (B) Shivani Rai (C) Rohani Rai (D) Mitali Rai (Ans : A)

148. Whom did Carolina Marin defeat in the women's singles final of Malaysian Open Badminton Tournament 2015? 
(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Wang Shixia (C) Li Xuerui (D) Luo Ying (Ans : C)

149. Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who has been in the news since January 2015 was the President of– 
(A) Palestine (B) Qatar (C) Yemen (D) Libya (Ans : C)

150. 'Maglev' is– 
(A) a super computer (B) the fastest commercial train presently running in the world 
(C) a Japanese spy satellite (D) a high speed car (Ans : B)