General Awareness/Current Affairs for Bank PO Exams

vinays037 · November 2, 2010, 2:53pm

hi friends what is difference between market price and factor cost in regard with gdp or gnp.and between crude oil and refinery products in core sector

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 5:41am

Current Affairs from Jan to May

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:27am

Current Affairs form June to September

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:29am

GENERAL AWARENESS

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar
07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
09 The country also known as country of Copper is Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20 The worlds oldest known city is Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is China & South Africa
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City was Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The worlds largest diamond producing country is South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
58 The name of Alexanders horse was Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
65 `Last Judgement was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:30am

76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Lore
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University
88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls(Venezuela)
95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress Washington DC

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:31am

The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.
The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.
The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland.
The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.
The tallest tower in the world is the Burj Khalifa, Dubai.
The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.
The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.
Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.
The city of Bonn is situated in Germany.
The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.
Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus.
The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.
The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia.
The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.
The largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.
The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia.
The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico.
The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia.
The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.
The worlds loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha.
The word Quiz was coined by Jim Daly Irishman.
The original meaning of Quiz was Trick.
The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street.
The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace.
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.
The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain.
The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.
The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia.
The worlds tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago.
In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain.
The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne.
The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis.
WHO stands for World Health Organization.
WHO (World Health Organization) is located at Geneva.
FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.
FAO is located at Rome and London.
UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
UNIDO is located at Vienna.
WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization.
WMO is located at Geneva.
International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal.
The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela.
The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia.
Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum.
The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen.
Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats.
The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911)
Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.
The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester.
The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan.
The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland.
The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel.
The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA.
The famous painting Mona Lisa is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris.
The earlier name for tomato was Love apple.
The first President of USA was George Washington.
The famous words Veni Vidi Vici were said by Julius Caesar.
The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister.
The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine.
Mercury is also known as Quick Silver.
Disneyland is located in California, USA.
The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany.
Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.
Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin.
The national emblem of Spain is Eagle.
Archimedes was born in Sicily.
The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers.
The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.
The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.
The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait.
The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan.
The largest city of Africa is Cairo.
The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman.
The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa.
The Heathrow Airport is located in London.
The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude.
The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega.
The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois.
The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state.
The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa.
The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina.
The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley.
The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.
The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola.
The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors.
The largest auto producing nation is Japan.
The famous ?General Motors? company was founded by William Durant.
The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy.
The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings.
The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.
The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris.
The first country to issue stamps was Britain.
The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix.
The Pentagon is located at Washington DC.
The worlds largest car manufacturing company is General Motors, USA.
The worlds biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles, Ludhiana.
The worlds oldest underground railway is at London.
The White House was painted white to hide fire damage.
The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.
The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River.
The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm.
The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III.
History is Bunk was said by Henry Ford.
The term astrology literally means Star Speech.
Togo is situated in Africa.
Coal is also known as Black Diamond.
The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp.
The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan.
The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express.
The lightest known metal is Lithium.
The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile.
The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil.
The founder of USA was George Washington.
The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer.
The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.
The US state Mississippi is also known as Tar Heel state.
The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state.
The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state.
The US state West Virginia is also known as Blue Grass state.
The US state known as Pine Free State is Vermont.
The US state known as Mountain state is Pennsylvania.
The US state known as Land of 1000 Lakes is Arkansas.
The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.
The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.
Yoghurt means Fermented milk.
Yankee is the nickname of American.
The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.
The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.
Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone.
The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.
The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.
The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.
Prado Museum is located in Madrid.
The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.
Man is a Tool Making Animal was said by Benjamin Franklin.
The term anesthesia was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.
The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.
The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.
Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more.
Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious.
Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental.
Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt.
Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? Kosovo.
Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? German educator Friedrich Froebel.
What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? Ascorbic Acid
What is the full form of GPRS? General Packet Radio Service
Which was the first university established in the world? Nalanda University
What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer.

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:35am

1. As per the reports of the survey conducted by various agencies jointly, which of the following
countries is adjudged as the 'Most Favoured Nation' for back office support to the world's major multinationals ?
(A) China
(B) South Africa
(C) Singapore
(D) India
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
2. Which of the following nations is found at the top of the 'World's Green, Index', compiled by various global agencies jointly ?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) Britain
(E) Japan
Ans : (B)
3. The President of India in her first speech in the joint session of the current parliament had said that every family living below poverty line would get 25 kg. of wheat/rice per month at @ Rs. 3 per kg. To achieve this she recommended enacting of which of the following Acts ?
(A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(B) National Agricultural Commodities and Warehousing Act
(C) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Act
(D) National Minimum Wages Act
(E) National Food Security Act
Ans : (E)
4. As per the news paper reports, India is in the process of purchasing some 'mid-air refuellers' from a global supplier. These 'mid-air refuellers' are being procured for which of the following establishments ?
(A) Indian Airlines and Air India
(B) Indian Air Force
(C) Ministry of Civil Aviation
(D) Pawan Hans
(E) Ministry of Surface Transport
Ans : (B)
5. The Govt. of India announced a special relief package of several thousand crores of rupees for which of the following sections of our society ?
(A) Senior Citizens
(B) Women Employees of Central Government
(C) Farmers
(D) Workers in unorganized sectors
(E) All of these
Ans : (C)
6. The present Lok Sabha is formed after the .
(A) 13th general elections
(B) 14th general elections
(C) 15th general elections
(D) 16th genral elections
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
7. As per the reports published in various newspapers, the number of India's wireless subscribers has become about 400 million. Which of the following agencies, as a regulator, has published this data ?
(A) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(B) MTNL
(C) Department of Telecommunication Services (DTS)
(D) Association of Cellular Service Providers
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
8. Late Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy who passed away a few months back was holding which of the following positions ?
(A) Chief Minister of a state
(B) Union Cabinet Minister
(C) Governor of a State
(D) Chief Secretary of a State
(E) India's permanent Representative in the UNO
Ans : (A)
9. The 'H1N1' virus is responsible for the outbreak of which of the following in the world ?
(A) AIDS
(B) Swine Flue
(C) Polio
(D) T.B.
(E) Chikungunya
Ans : (B)
10. Who amongst the following is NOT a member of the present Union Cabinet ?
(A) Ambika Soni
(B) Kamalnath
(C) Rahul Gandhi
(D) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(E) Vilasrao Deshmukh
Ans : (C)
11. Which of the following agencies has estimated that by the year 2015 about a quarter of India's population will be living in extreme poverty ?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) U N Economic and Social Council
(D) U N Food and Agricultural Organisation
(E) International Monetary Fund
Ans : (B)
12. The war between Russia and which of the following nations in 2008 is known as 'August war' ?
(A) Georgia
(B) Iran
(C) Slovakia
(D) Afghanistan
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
13. Which of the following is Bank Rate at present ?
(A) 3%
(B) 4%
(C) 5%
(D) 6%
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
14. India is NOT a member of which of the following organizations ?
(A) SAARC
(B) WTO
(C) BRIC
(D) UNO
(E) OPEC
Ans : (E)
15. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Ministry of Rural Development ?
(A) Mid Day Meal Scheme
(B) Janani Suraksha Yojana
(C) Know India Programme
(D) National Food for Work Programme
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
16. Almost all Banks in India are running special schemes for providing banking services to rural poor. This concept is popularly known as .
(A) Faster Growth
(B) Trade Finance
(C) SME Finance
(D) Investment Banking
(E) Financial Inclusion
Ans : (E)
17. Special emphasis by the Govt. of India on which of the following will certainly improve the performance of the agriculture sector in country within a short span of time ?
(A) Focussed Public Distribution System
(B) Sanitation & Health Services
(C) Rural Employment
(D) Better irrigation facilities
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)
18. The Reserve Bank of India is in the process of selling its stake in which of the following agencies /organizations ?
(A) NABARD
(B) Food Corporation of India
(C) Steel Authority of India Ltd.
(D) Bombay Stock Exchange
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
19. The market value of all final goods and services produced and/made with the geographical boundaries of a country in a year is known as .
(A) Gross Domestic Product
(B) Gross National Saving
(C) Gross Fiscal Deficit
(D) Gross Domestic Capital Formation
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
20. Organisation of workers in which of the following groups has proved a very effective way of providing micro finance by banks to the rural people and poor in India ?
(A) Self Help Groups
(B) Vriksha Mitras
(C) Shiksha Sevaks
(D) Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)
(E) Link Workers
Ans : (A)
21. Which of the following things is done in the Union Budget 2009-10, to help 'Tax payers' in India ?
(A) Mobile phones, branded jewellery and leather products will cost less as the Custom duty is reduced on them
(B) Allocation under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is increased by 30%
(C) Farm Loan Waiver scheme is extended to 31st December 2009
(D) Fringe Benefit Tax abolished
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
22. The Government of India has increased its allocation of funds to which of the following schemes by 144% in current union budget, as it has proved to be a very popular scheme amongst the rural job seekers ?
(A) Integrated Rural Development Programme
(B) National Food for Work Programme
(C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(D) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
23. Which of the following Acts is enacted to help the Union Govt. to manage its budgeted finances and fiscal deficit in a very disciplined manner ?
(A) The Competition Act
(B) The Banking Regulation Act
(C) The Negotiable Instruments Act
(D) Foreign Exchange Management Act
(E) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
Ans : (E)
24. Which of the following is NOT a banking related term ?
(A) Discount
(B) Credit
(C) Reynolds Number
(D) Post Dated Cheque
(E) Time Deposit
Ans : (C)
25. Who amongst the following was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2009 ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Abhishek Jha
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) M. C. Mary Kom
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
26. Which of the following books is written by Sunil Gavaskar ?
(A) By God's Decree
(B) Freedom From Fear
(C) Sunny Days
(D) Story of My Life
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
27. Who amongst the following can never be a winner of the Nobel Prize ?
(A) An Author
(B) A Medical Doctor
(C) An Economist
(D) A Physicist
(E) A world famous Musician
Ans : (E)
28. Which of the following awards is NOT given by the Government of India ?
(A) Bharat Ratna
(B) Padma Vibhushan
(C) Ashok Chakra
(D) Kalinga Prize
(E) All are given by the Government of India
Ans : (D)
29. Which of the following operations is conducted after a gap of every ten years ?
(A) Economic survey
(B) Estimates of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
(C) Compilation of Human Development Report
(D) Census of Small Scale Enterprises
(E) General Census
Ans : (E)
30. Which of the following schemes is launched to make Indian cities free from slums in days to come ?
(A) Indira Awas Yojana
(B) Bharat Nirman
(C) Rajiv Awas Yojana
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
31. Which of the following is NOT the name of an irrigation system prevalent in India ?
(A) Sprinkler System
(B) Silage System
(C) Drip System
(D) Furrow System
(E) Canal System
Ans : (B)
32. Deep Joshi was given Raman Magsaysay Award in 2009 for his contribution in the field of .
(A) literature
(B) sports
(C) cinema
(D) journalism
(E) rural development
Ans : (E)
33. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Badminton ?
(A) Double Fault
(B) Punch
(C) Follow on
(D) Tee
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
34. Cashew nut is not produced as a major product in which of the following states ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Goa
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Orissa
(E) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (C)
35. Late Norman Borlaug who passed away recently, was famous for his contribution to which of the following in India ?
(A) Operation Flood
(B) Operation Black Board
(C) Co-operative Movement in Milk production
(D) Green Revolution
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
36. Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT related with the game of cricket ?
(A) Deodhar Trophy
(B) Irani Trophy
(C) Subroto Cup
(D) Ranji Trophy
(E) ICC Trophy
Ans : (C)
37. Which of the following books is written by Namita Gokhale ?
(A) A Himalayan Love Story
(B) Soul Mountain
(C) A New World
(D) The Last Hero
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
38. Which of the following taxes is not levied by the Government of India ?
(A) Income Tax
(B) Professional Tax
(C) Excise Duty
(D) Dividend Distribution Tax
(E) Capital Gain Tax
Ans : (B)
39. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ?
(A) Bomba Gold Cup
(B) Davis Cup
(C) Ranji Trophy
(D) Vizzy Trophy
(E) Nehru Trophy
Ans : (B)
40. Who amonst the following was a famous author and director ?
(A) C. V. Raman
(B) Vijay Tendulkar
(C) Bidhanchandra Roy
(D) Bismillah Khan
(E) Vilayat Khan
Ans : (B)

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:44am

1: What is called as the Roof of the World?

Indira Point
Kanchenjunga
Pamir Knot
Indira Col

Answer: 3. Pamir knot
2: The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the

Guptas
Kushanas
Mauryas
Palas

Answer: 1. Guptas
3: Who generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self government in modern India?

Ripon
Mayo
Lytton
Curzon

Answer: 1. Ripon
4: Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form?

Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 15

Answer: 2. Article 17
5: The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by

Muhammad Iqbal
M. A. Jinnah
Shaukat Ali
Aga Khan

Answer: 1. Muhammad Iqbal
6: Which of the following countries has introduced Direct Democracy?

Russia
India
France
Switzerland

Answer: 4. Switzerland
7: Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is

More that aggregate demand
Less than aggregate demand
Equal to aggregate demand
None of the above

Answer: 2. More that aggregate demand
8: Which State has the lowest per capita income in India?

Bihar
Orissa
Rajasthan
Gujrat

Answer: 2. Orissa
9: In the budget figures of the Government of India, fiscal deficit is

Total expenditure total receipts
Revenue expenditure revenue receipts
Capital expenditure capital receipts + market borrowings
Sum of budget deficit and Governments market borrowings and liabilities

Answer: 1. Total expenditure total receipts
10: The eighth Joint Economic Group dialogue between China and India was held in January 2010 in Beijing, China after a gap of

two years
three years
four years
five years

Answer: 3. four years
11: According to the recently released World Bank Report, the Chinese economy grew by the close of fourth quarter of 2009 at the rate of

9.7 percent
10.7 percent
10.8 percent
11 percent

Answer: 2. 10.7 percent
12: As per the quality of life Index 2010, which was released worldwide in January 2010, the united States occupies the

Second Place
Third Place
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Answer: 4. Seventh Place
13: The India-France deal for civil nuclear corporation, which came into force in January 2010, had been signed between the two countries in

September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008

Answer: 1. September 2008
14: Wodeyars were the ruler of

Princely State of Mysore
Princely State of Travancore
Vijayanagaram
None of these

Answer: 1. Princely State of Mysore
15: Black Pagoda is in

Egypt
Srilanka
Madurai
Konark

Answer: 4. Konark
16: The meeting of the Rajya Sabha are presided over by the

President
Vice President
Prime Minister
Speaker

Answer: 2. Vice President
17: Lunar eclipse occurs on

A new moon day
A full moon day
A half moon day
both 1 and 2

Answer: 2. A full moon day
18: Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?

Rice
Wheat
Beans
Maize

Answer: 3. Beans
19: Detroit in the U. S. A. is known as the city of

Motor Car
Lights
Aeroplanes
Rockets

Answer: 1. Motor Car
20: The term Fourth Estate refers to

Backward States
Judiciary
Press
Tea Estate

Answer: 3. Press
21: SAILs plant in Karnataka is situated at

Bangalore
Bhadravati
Belgaum
Hubli

Answer: 2. Bhadravati
22: At which of the following place Rajiv Gandhi died of human bomb explosion?

New Delhi
Chennai
Sriperumbudur
Colombo

Answer: 3. Sriperumbudur
23: Who is not the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ever?

Somnath Chatterjee
P. A. Sangma
Meira Kumar
Sushma Swaraj

Answer: 4. Sushma Swaraj
24: The Governor General associated with the abolition of slavery was

Cornwallis
Bentinck
Dalhousie
Rippon

Answer: 2. Bentinck
25: The name of Indias first carrier is

INS Vikrant
INS Nilgiri
INS Kukri
INS Himgiri

Answer: 1. INS Vikrant
26: The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is -

From South to North
From South West to South East
From South East to South West
From South West to North East

Answer: 2 From South West to South East
27: World No-Tobacco Day is observed on -

May 25
May 31
May28
May 24

Answer: 2. May 31
28: Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earths surface?

Desert Ecosystem
Grassland Ecosystem
Mountain Ecosystem
Marine Ecosystem

Answer: 4. Marine Ecosystem
29: With which game is the Double Fault associated?

Lawn Tennis
Football
Cricket
Hockey

Answer: 2. Football
30: Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located?

Digboi
Cochin
Mathura
Guwahati

Answer: 1. Digboi
31: The Siwaliks stretch between -

Indus and Sutlaj
Potwar basin and Teesta
Sutlaj and Kali
None of these

Answer: 2. Potwar basin and Teesta
32: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease affecting -

Blood
Lungs
Heart
Kidney

Answer: 1. Blood
33: Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerization of -

Methane
Styrene
Acetylene
Ethylene

Answer: 4. Ethylene
34: In cricket the length of pitch between the two wickets is -

24 yards
23 yards
22 yards
21 yards

Answer: 3. 22 yards
35: Which one of the following is not the official language of the United Nations Organisation?

Arabic
Chinese
Portuguese
Spanish

Answer: 3. Portuguese
36: Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line?

India and Pakistan
China and Tibet
India and China
India and Bangladesh

Answer: 3. India and China

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37: Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin K

Answer: 2. Vitamin C
38: Among the following who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?

Rabi Ray
Shivraj Patil
P. A. Sangma
G. M. C Balyogi

Answer: 4. G. M. C Balyogi
39: Lakshya which is part of Indian Defence System is

Surface of air missile
Missile Firing Submarine
multi Barrel rocket System
Pilot-less target aircraft

Answer: 4. Pilot-less target aircraft
40: Which one of the following states has only one representatives each in Lok Sabha?

Manipur, Meghalaya
Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir
Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
Mizoram and Nagaland

Answer: 4. Mizoram and Nagaland
41: Who among the following is known as the guardian of the Public Purse in India?

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The President
The Minister of Finance
The parliament

Answer: 1. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
42: Biological Oxygen demand (BOD) is used as a standard measure of

Oxygen level in forest System
Oxygen level in animals
Oxygen level in water system
Oxygen level in atmosphere

Answer: 3. Oxygen level in water system
43: Which of the following Crops is of Kharif Season?

Soyabean
Linseed
lentil
Mustard

Answer: 1. Soyabean
44: Fruit most suitable for making jelly is

Papaya
Karunda
Mango
Banana

Answer: 3. Mango
45: Who was the first chief Justice of Supreme court of Calcutta?

Hyde
Elijah Impey
Lemaistre
Monson

Answer: 2. Elijah Impey
46: By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company Abolished?

Regulating Act of 1773
Charter Act of 1813
Charter Act of 1833
Charter Act of 1853

Answer: 3. Charter Act of 1833
47: Who Was the founder of All India Muslim League?

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
Liyaqat Ali Khan
Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Answer: 2. Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
48: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant obtains its iron ore from the mines of

Bababudan
Bailadila
Dalli-Rajhra
Gurumahisaini

Answer: 1. Bababudan
49: The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year

1956
1953
1952
1951

Answer: 4. 1951
50: Which one of the following Settlements comprised Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue?

Mahalwari Settlement
Ryotwari Settlement
Permanent Settlement
None of the above

Answer: 3. Permanent Settlement
51: Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?

Hindi
Urdu
Persian
Arabic

Answer: 3. Persian
52: What were the districts called in the Vijaynagar empire?

Nadu
Khurram
Kottam
Janpad

Answer: 3. Kottam
53: Which was the first National News Agency of India?

The Indian Review
The Free Press of India
The Associated Press of India
None of the above

Answer: 3. The Associated Press of India
54: The depiction of the stones of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha was first done in the art of

Sarnath Pillar of Asoka
Bharhut Stupa
Ajanta Caves
Eilora Caves

Answer: 2. Bharhut Stupa
55: The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a man?To whom is this statement ascribed?

Dicey
Hegal
De Lolme
none of above

Answer: 3. De Lolme
56: Which of the following states did not come into being in 1987?

Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
Goa
Manipur

Answer: 4. Manipur
57: The number of Zonal Councils in India is

Five
Four
Seven
Eight

Answer: 1. Five
58: National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in

1994
1993
1995
1999

Answer: 2. 1993
59: Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose projet of

Maharashtra state
Gujarat state
Orissa State
Tamil Nadu state

Answer: 3. Orissa State
60: Which sector contributes the maximum share in National income of India?

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
All the above have equal share

Answer: 3. Tertiary
61: Shankarlal Guru committee was associated With

Agricultural Marketing
Agricultural production
Public Distribution System
None of above

Answer: 1. Agricultural Marketing
62: IMF is the result of

Hawana Conference
Rome Conference
Brettonwood Conference
Geneva Conference

Answer: 3. Brettonwood Conference
63: The Difference between Gross Domestic product and Net Domestic product is

Government Revenue
Net Indirect Tax (Indirect Tax Subsidy)
Consumption of fixed Capital
Net Capital Formation

Answer: 4. Net Capital Formation
64: First share market in India was established in

Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
chennai

Answer: 2. Mumbai
65: The acronym STD written on Telephone booth stands for

Straight Telephone Dial
Switch Telephone Dial
Subscriber Telephone Dialing
Save Telephone Dialing

Answer: 3. Subscriber Telephone Dialing
66: India has signed a landamrk deal for sale of Dhruv Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) with

Venezuela
Peru
Ecuador
Chile

Answer: 3. Ecuador
67: Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument?

Barometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Hydrometer

Answer: 3. Hygrometer
68: Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named

Geetanjali
Rajtarangini
Chokher Bali
Kapal Kundala

Answer: 1. Geetanjali
69: Which of the following department of Indian Government takes care of education of children with physical disabilities?

Ministry of Welfare
Ministry of Sports
Ministry of HRD
Ministry of Rural Development

Answer: 1. Ministry of Welfare
70: Amrita Pritams work A Revenue Stamp is

A book of stories
A novel
A biography
An autobiography

Answer: 4. An autobiography
71: Nadi Ke Dweep is the creation of

Nirmala Verma
Krishna Sobit
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsyayan Agyeya

Answer: 4. Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsyayan Agyeya
72: The poetic work Rashmirathi was written by

Maithilisharan Gupt
Mahadevi Verma
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala

Answer: 3. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
73: Operation Black Board refers to providing schools with

Enough number of black boards
New type of black boards
Training for using new type of black boards
All essential learning materials.

Answer: 4. Training for using new type of black boards
74: Transistors used in electronic equipments are mostly made of

Silver
Copper
Silicon
Carbon

Answer: 3. Silicon
75: The disease diphtheria affects

Lungs
Intestine
Throat
Body joints

Answer: 3. Throat
76: Which of the following is the brightest planet as seen from the earth?

Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Mars

Answer: 3. Venus
77: The Harry Potter series is written by

K K Rowling
K J Rowling
J K Rowling
A K Rowling

Answer: 3. J K Rowling
78: The most common communicable disease is

Influenza
Typhoid
Cholera
Polio

Answer: 1. Influenza
79: Among the following, the richest source of protein is

Ground Nut
Rice
Potato
Apple

Answer: 1. Ground Nut
80: Taoism is a school of

Chinese philosophy
Japanese philosophy
Buddhist philosophy
Sri Lankan philosophy

Answer: 1. Chinese Philosophy
81: Hydrogen is used instead of Helium to fill balloons for meteorology because

of its low density
It is not very reactive under normal conditions
It is almost insoluble in water
It can be prepared easily

Answer: 1. of its low density
82: The most abundant element in the earths crust is

Silicon
Aluminium
Nitrogen
Oxygen

Answer: 4. Oxygen
83: Stainless steel is an example of

A metallic compound
A homogeneous mixture
A heterogeneous mixture
An inorganic compound

Answer: 1. A metallic compound
84: The Non-Cooperation Movement was ultimately withdrawn by Mahatma Gandhi

On the directions of the Party
On account of amicable settlement with the British
On account of violent incidents at Chauri-Chaura
On account of excessive repression by the Government

Answer: 3. On account of violent incidents at Chauri-Chaura
85: The Preamble of the Constitution after 42nd amendment declares India

Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Sovereign Democratic Republic
Federal Democratic Republic
Federal Socialist Democratic Republic

Answer: 1. Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
86: The International Date Line is the

Equator
0 Longitude
88 East Longitude
180 Longitude

Answer: 4. 180 Longitude
87: The real executive power under a Parliamentary Government rests with

The Parliament
The King
The Council of Ministers
The Civil Servants

Answer: 3. The Council of Ministers
88: Who among the following was the first Maratha Ruler to get legal recognition from the Mughals?

Sahuji
Shivaji
Balaji Baji Rao
Sambhaji

Answer: 1. Sahuji
89: The average solar day is approximately

24 hrs
24 hrs 15 minutes
24 hrs 52 minutes
24 hrs 15 Second

Answer: 1. 24 hrs
90: The constellation Sapta-Rishi is known to westerns as the

Seven Monks
Alpha Centauri
Big Dipper
Small Bear

Answer: 3. Big Dipper
91: One kilobyte is equal to

1000 bytes
1024 bytes
100 bytes
1023 bytes

Answer: 2. 1024 bytes
92: Which of the following is a cellulose fiber?

Cotton
Wool
Rayon
Polyester

Answer: 1. Cotton
93: Which of the following is not an example of Operating System?

Windows 98
BSD Unix
Microsoft Office XP
Red Hat Linux

Answer: 3. Microsoft Office XP
94: Which of the following vitamins helps in the absorption of calcium?

Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Vitamin D

Answer: 4. Vitamin D
95: Dengue fever is spread by

Aedes aegypti mosquito
Common House flies
Anophilies mosquito
Rodent like rats and squirrels

Answer: 1. Aedes aegypti mosquito
96: Which of the following is not a fundamental right of the Indian citizens?

Right to property
Right to freedom of expression
Right to vote
Right to remain silence

Answer: 1. Right to property
97: Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

Param
Super 301
Compaq Presario
CRAY YMP

Answer: 1. Param
98: Genome is the key to tomorrows medical practices because

It unleashes an information revolution
It provides a new outlook into medicine
It is a new way of making drugs
It can enable customized medicines.

Answer: 2. it provides a new outlook into medicine
99: Which of the following is not a missile tested in Indian Missile Programme?

Agni
Trishul
Prithvi
Arjun

Answer: 4. Arjun
100: Mahatma Gandhi started his struggle against apartheid in

Natal
Transvaal
Johannesberg
Champaran

Answer: 1. Natal

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1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) Remains unaltered
(4) Drops sharply
2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
(1) Mahanadi
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Ravi
(4) Chenab
3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is
(1) Carbon dioxide
(2) Carbon monoxide
(3) Nitrous oxide
(4) Nitrogen peroxide
4. 26th January is Indias
(1) Independence Day
(2) Republic Day
(3) Revolution Day
(4) Parliament Day
5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?
(1) Kerosene lamp
(2) Wax candle
(3) Solar lantern
(4) Torch
6. Electric current is measured by
(1) Voltmeter
(2) Anemometer
(3) Commutator
(4) Ammeter
7. The dynamo is a device for converting
(1) Heat energy into electrical energy
(2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
(3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy
(4) None of these
8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of
(1) Tin
(2) Lead
(3) Zinc
(4) Chromium
9. The hardest substance available on earth is
(1) Platinum
(2) Diamond
(3) Quartz
(4) gold
10. Washing soda is the common name for
(1) Calcium carbonate
(2) Calcium bicarbonate
(3) Sodium carbonate
(4) Sodium bicarbonate
11. 2008 Olympic games were held in
(1) China
(2) Greece
(3) Italy
(4) France
12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) Anil Kumble
(4) Mahender Singh Dhoni
13. Who among the following is coach for the Indian Cricket Team?
(1) Vivian Richards
(2) Gary Kirsten
(3) Kapil Dev
(4) Allan Border
14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is
(1) Sheru
(2) Roopa
(3) Chauva
(4) None of these
15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?
(1) Football
(2) Badminton
(3) Basketball
(4) Hockey
16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
(1) Cricket
(2) Hockey
(3) Football
(4) Polo
17. Wankhede stadium is situated in?
(1) Chandigarh
(2) Bangalore
(3) Mumbai
(4) Chennai
18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of
(1) 2 years
(2) 3 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 5 years
19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?
(1) Boxing
(2) Shooting
(3) Archery
(4) Weight lifting
20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at
(1) Kolkata
(2) New Delhi
(3) Jhansi
(4) Patiala
21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age?
(1) 18 years or above
(2) 19 years or above
(3) 21 years of above
(4) Minimum 25 years
22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(1) President
(2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(4) Prime Minister
23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(1) Property Tax
(2) House Tax
(3) Land Tax
(4) Vehicle Tax
24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.
(1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results
(2) 48 hours before the actual poll
(3) 24 hours before the actual poll
(4) 36 hours before the actual poll
25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(1) President
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Parliament
(4) Chief Justice of India
26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(1) January
(2) February
(3) March
(4) Last month of the year
27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above?
(1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India
(2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance
(3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance
28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is
(1) Rupee
(2) Takka
(3) Rupiah
(4) Dollar
29. Sellers market denotes a situation where
(1) Commodities are available at competitive rates
(2) Demand exceeds supply
(3) Supply exceeds demand
(4) Supply and demand are equal
30. Development means economic growth plus
(1) Inflation
(2) Deflation
(3) Price stability
(4) Social change
31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for
(1) National Atomic Energy Planning
(2) National Adult education Programme
(3) National Authority on Engineering Projects
(4) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project
32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for
(1) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
(2) Polarised Source Laser Viewing
(3) Precise Source Locating Vision
(4) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
33. The term epicentre is associated with
(1) Earthquakes
(2) Tornadoes
(3) Cyclones
(4) Earths interior
34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of their sizes?
(1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury
(2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth
(3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
(4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter
35. The solar eclipse occurs when
(1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth
(2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon
(3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth
(4) None of these
36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called
(1) Soil wash
(2) Soil erosion
(3) Soil creep
(4) Silting of soil
37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil
(4) Alluvial soil
38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Madhya Pradesh
39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh(4) Jammu and Kashmir

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40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry
(1) Aeroplane
(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives
41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
(1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
42. Which of these has the largest river basin?
(1) Brahmaputra
(2) Ganga
(3) Godavari
(4) Sutlej
43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for
(1) Well-planned cities
(2) Efficient civil organization
(3) Development of Art and Architecture
(4) All of these
44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by
(1) Akbar
(2) Shahjehan
(3) Jahangir
(4) Sher Shah
45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is
(1) Pataliputra
(2) Kanauj
(3) Kausambi
(4) Kapilavastu
46. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at
(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya
47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India
(1) 1492
(2) 1498
(3) 1398
(4) 1542
48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was
(1) Tegart
(2) Cornwallis
(3) Simpson
(4) O. Dwyer
49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the
(1) Rowlatt Act
(2) Salt Law
(3) Act of 1909
(4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre
50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named
(1) Indo-British Company
(2) The Great Britain Company
(3) Eastern India Company
(4) East India Company
51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in
(1) Wardha
(2) Porbander
(3) Sabarmati
(4) Ahmedabad
52. Who gave the slogan You give me blood, I promise you freedom?
(1) Bhagat Singh
(2) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(3) Subhash Chandra Bose
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Uttaranchal
(3) Goa
(4) Jammu and Kashmir
54. Where did the dance form Mohini Attam develop?
(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of
(1) 25%
(2) 100/3 %
(3) 75/2%
(4) 40%
56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is
(1) Gain of 20%
(2) Loss of 10%
(3) Loss of 20%
(4) Gain of 10%
57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is
(1) 44
(2) 35
(3) 62
(4) 33
58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?
(1) 154 m2
(2) 308 m2
(3) 240 m2
(4) 480 m2
59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is
(1) 6
(2) 10
(3) 14
(4) 16
60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be
(1) 12 sq. cm
(2) 15 sq. cm
(3) 18 sq. cm
(4) 21 sq. cm
61. The steam engine was invented by
(1) James Watt
(2) James Prescott Joule
(3) New Commen
(4) Isaac Newton
62. Who invented the telephone?
(1) Thomas Alva Edison
(2) Galileo
(3) Alexander Graham Bell
(4) G. Marconi
63. Albert Einsten was a famous
(1) Physician
(2) Chemist
(3) Physicist
(4) Biologist
64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is
(1) 7/11,16/20,21/22
(2) 21/22,7/11,16/20
(3) 21/22,16/20,7/11
(4) 7/11,21/22,16/20
65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is
(1) 1900
(2) 2000
(3) 2100
(4) 2140
66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is
(1) 9908
(2) 9900
(3) 9899
(4) 9801
67. In banking ATM stands for
(1) Automated Tallying Machine
(2) Automatic Teller Machine
(3) Automated Totalling Machine
(4) Automated Transaction of Money
68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?
(1) DOD
(2) RDSO
(3) DRDO
(4) DRES
69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?
(1) NASA
(2) ISO
(3) ISRO
(4) NSAT
70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent
(1) Tetanus
(2) Tuberculosis
(3) Typhoid
(4) Filariasis
71. Dental caries are due to
(1) Viral infection
(2) Contaminated water
(3) Bacterial infection
(4) Hereditary causes
72. Spinach leaves are rich source of
(1) Vitamin A
(2) Iron
(3) Carotene
(4) Vitamin E
73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?
(1) Dengue fever
(2) Malaria
(3) Filariasis
(4) Goitre
74. Oranges are rich source of
(1) Carbohydrates
(2) Fats
(3) Proteins
(4) Vitamins
75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?
(1) Tartaric acid
(2) Butyric acid
(3) Lactic acid
(4) Acetic acid
76. AIDS stands for
(1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome
(2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome
(3) Acquired Immune Deficiency
(4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome
77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing
(1) Cotton
(2) Banana
(3) Jute
(4) Sugar Cane
78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?
(1) AB
(2) A
(3) O
(4) B
79. Silk is produced by
(1) Egg of silkworm
(2) Pupa of silkworm
(3) Larva of silkworm
(4) Insect itself
80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
(1) August Kranti
(2) Jan Shatabdi
(3) Garib Rath
(4) Sampark Kranti
81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
(1) 6000
(2) 7000
(3) 8000
(4) 9000
82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at
(1) Abu Road
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Ajmer
(4) Jaipur
83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in
(1) Varanasi
(2) Chittaranjan
(3) Patiala
(4) Chennai
84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?
(1) It is the cheapest means of transportation
(2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods
(3) It is the only largest employer
(4) All of the above
85. The highest gallantry award in India is
(1) Ashok Chakra
(2) Paramvir Chakra
(3) Mahavir Chakra
(4) Param Vishista Chakra
86. Oscar prize is related to
(1) Literature
(2) Films
(3) Science
(4) Music
87. Arjuna award is given for
(1) Bravery in the battle field
(2) Excellence in archery
(3) Excellence in sports
(4) Excellent service during emergency
88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is
(1) Mother Teresa
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) Sorijini Naidu
(4) C.V. Raman
89. Bismillah Khan is related to
(1) Tabla
(2) Sarod
(3) Flute
(4) Shehnai
90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?
(1) Shivraj Patil
(2) S.M. Krishna
(3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi
(4) Pranab Mukherjee
91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister?
(1) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
(2) Manishankar Iyyer
(3) Sharad Pawar
(4) Kamalnath
92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister?
(1) Ambika Soni
(2) Kapil Sibbal
(3) Renuka Chaudhary
(4) Sushil Kumar Shinde
93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?
(1) Sunil Gavaskar
(2) Dilip Vengasarkar
(3) Krishnamachari Srikkanth
(4) Chetan Chauhan
94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely
(1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
(4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to
(1) Wall
(2) Tower
(3) Hour
(4) Cock
96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at
(1) Geneva
(2) New York
(3) Rome
(4) Washington
97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
(1) Favourable handset
(2) Sim card
(3) Service provider network
(4) All of the above
98. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4
(1) 61 / 34
(2) 19 / 31
(3) 19 / 32
(4) 19 / 33
99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?
(1) Tab
(2) Spacebar
(3) Enter
(4) Backspace
100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
(1) www
(2) http
(3) e-mail
(4) MS Word

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 6:52am

IMPORTANT DATES IN INDIAN HISTORY
BC
3000-1500 Indus Valley Civilisation
576 Birth of Gautam Buddha
527 Birth of Mahavir
327-326 Alexanders invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe
313 Accession of Chandragupta Maurya according to Jain traditions
305 Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya
273-232 Ashokas reign
261 Conquest of Kalinga
145-101 Region of Elara, the Chola King of Sri Lanka
58 Beginning of Vikrami era
AD
78 Beginning of Saka era
120 Accession of Kanishka
320 Commencement of Gupta era. the golden age of Hindu India
380 Accession of Vikramaditya
405-411 Visit of Chinese traveller Fa-hien
415 Accession of Kumara Gupta I
455 Accession of Skando Gupta
606-647 Harshavardhans reign
712 First invasion in Sind by Arabs
836 Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj
985 Accession of Rajaraja,the Chola ruler
998 Accession of Sultan Mahmud
1001 First invasion of India by Mahmud Chazni who defeated jaipal, ruler of Punjab
1025 Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghzni
1191 First Battle of Tarain
1192 Second Battle of Tarain
1206 Accession of Qutab-ud-din Aibak to the throne of Delhi
1210 Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak
1221 Changes Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion)
1236 Accession of Razia Sultan to the throne of Delhi
1240 Razia Sultan dies
1296 Accession of Alaud-din Khilji
1316 Ala-ud-din Khilji dies
1325 Accession of Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
1327 Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad to Deccan by the Tughlaqs
1336 Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in the South
1351 Accession of Feroze Shah
1398 Invasion of India by Timur Lang
1469 Birth of Gurunanak
1494 Accession of Babar in Farghana
1497-98 First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India( discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope
1526 First Battle of Panipat, Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; Foundation of Mughal rule by Babar
1527 Battle of KhanyaBabar defeated Rana Sanga
1530 Death of Babar and accession of Humayun
1539 Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayan and became Indias emperor
1540 Battle of Kannauj
1555 Humayan recaptured the throne of Delhi
1556 Second Battle of Panipat
1565 Battle of Talikota
1576 Battle of Haldighati; Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar
1582 Din-e-Illahi founded by Akbar
1597 Death of Rana Pratap
1600 East India Company established
1605 Death of Akbar and accession of Jehangir
1606 Execution of Guru Arjun Dev
1611 Jehangir marries Nur jahan.
1616 Sir Thomas Roe visits Jehangir
1627 Birth of Shivaji and death of Jehangir
1628 Shahjahan becomes emperor of India
1631 Death of Mumtaj Mahal
1634 The British permitted to trade in india in Bengal
1659 Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned
1665 Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb
1666 Death of Shahjahan
1675 Execution of Teg Bahadur,the ninth Guru of Sikhs
1680 Death of Shivaji
1707 Death of Aurangzeb
1708 Death of Guru Gobind Singh
1739 Nadir Shah invades India
1757 Battle of Plassey, establishment of Britishn political rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive.
1761 Third Battle of Panipat;Shah Alam II becomes Indias emperor
1764 Battle of Buxar
1765 Clive appointed Companys Governor in India
1767-69 First Mysore war
1770 The great Bangal Famine
1780 Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1780-84 Second Mysore War
1784 Pitts Omdoa Act
1790-92 Third Mysore War
1793 The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1799 Fourth Mysore War- Death of Tipu Sultan
1802 Treaty of Bassein
1809 Treaty of Amritsar
1829 Practice of Sati Prohibited
1830 Raja-Ram Mohun Roy, founder of Brahmo Samaj,visits England.
1833 Death of Raja Ram Mohun Roy.
1839 Death of Maharaj Ranjit Singh
1839-42 First Afghan War
1845-46 First Anglo-Sikh War
1852 Second Anglo-Burmese War
1853 First Railway line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta
1857 The sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence
1861 Birth of Rabindranath Tagore
1869 Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
1885 Foundation of Indian National Congress
1889 Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru
1897 Birth of Subhash Chandra Bose
1904 Tibet Expedition
1905 First partition of Bengal under Lord Curzon
1906 Foundation of Muslim League
1911 Delhi Darbar;King and Queen visit India;Delhi becomes the capital of India
1916 World War 1 begins
1916 Lucknow Pact signed by Muslim League and Congress
1918 World War 1 ends
1919 Montague-Chelmsfor Reforms introduced,Jallianwala Bagh massacreat Amritsar
1920 Khilafar Movement launched
1927 Boycott of Simon Commission,broadcasting started in India
1928 Death of lal Lajpat Rai ( Sher-e-Punjab)
1929 Lord Orwaoms Pact, resolution of complete independence passed at Lahore Congress
1930 Civil Disobedience Movement launched;Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi(April 6, 1970 )
1931 Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1935 Government of India Act enacted
1937 Provincial Autonomy,Congress forms ministers
1939 World War II begins (September i )
1941 Death of Rabindranath Tagore, escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India
1942 Arrival of Cripps Mission in India, Quit India movement launched (Aug.

1943-44 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms provincial Azad Hindu Hukumat and Indian National Army, Bengal famine
1945 Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort;Shimla Conference World War II ends
1946 British Cabinet Mission visits India; Interim Government formed at the Centre,
1947 Division of India; India and Pakistan form separate independent dominions
1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated (Jan.30); integration of princely states.
1949 Cease-fire in Kashmir,indian Constitution signed and adopted(Nov.26)
1950 India becomes a Sovereign Democratic Republic (Jan.26)and Constitution of India comes into force
1951 First Five-year Plan.First Asian Games held in Delhi
1952 First General Elections of the Lok Sabha
1953 Conquest of Mt.Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary
1956 Second Five-Year Plan launched
1957 Second General Elkections;decimal coinage introduced,
Liberation of Goa.
1962 Third General Elections in India; Chinese attack on India (Dec 20 )
1963 Nagaland becomes the 16th indian State
1964 Death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
1965 Pakistan attacks India
1966 Tashkent Pact;Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri; Mrs. Indira Gandhi elected Prime Minister of India.
1967 Fourth General Elections;Dr Zakir Hussain elected the third president of India
1969 V.V.Giri elected President of India, Nationalisation of the leading banks by Presidential ordinance.
1970 Meghalaya designated as autonomous state.
1971 Himachal Pradesh becomes a State;Indo-Pak War, Bangladesh is born
1972 Shimla agreement;Death of C.Rajagopalachari
1973 Mysore State renamed Karnataka
1974 India explodes a nuclear device; Fakhuruddin Ali Ahmed elected as fifth President Sikkim becomes on associate State of India
1975 India launches Aryabhata; Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union; State of Emergency is declared
1976 India and China establish diplomatic relations
1977 Sixth General Elections; Janata Party gets majority in Lok Sabha; Neelam Sanjiva Reddy elected sixth President of India
1979 Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister,Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister;Charan Singh resigns ( Aug 20 ) Sixth Lok Sabha dissolved
1980 Seventh General Elections;Congress I comes to power;Mrs Indira Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister; Sanjay Gandhi dies in an air crash, India Launches SLV-3 into space carrying Rohini Satellite
1982 Longest bridge in Asia opened ( March 2 ); Acharya J.B. Kripalani dies ( March 19) INSAT.1A launched; Giani Zail Singh elected President of India (July 15) Over 500 persons killed in Gujarat Cyclone ( Nov.5); Acharua Vinobha dies (Nov 15) IX Asian Games inaugurated (Nov 19)
1983 CHOGM held in New Delhi
1984 Operation Blue Star in Punjab; Rakesh Sharma goes into space; Mrs. Indira Gandhi assassinated; Rajiv Gandhi becomes PM
1985 Rajiv-Longowal accord signed; Sant H.S. Longowal killed elections in Punjab; Assam accord; VII Five-Year Plan launched 1986 Mizoram accord.
1987 R.Venkataraman elected President; Shankar Dayal Sharma elected Vice-President of India, Bofors gun and Fairfax controversies
1989 Ram Shilanyas Puja at Ayodhyat; Indias first IRBM Agni successfully launched from Orissa (May 22); Trishul Missile test fised (June 5); Second successful launch of Prithvi (Sept 27); Rajiv Government loses poll and resigns (Nov.29); Jawahar Rozgar Yojna launched (Nov.29);National front leader V.P. Singh sworn in as seventh PM, New cabinet sworn in (Dec.2), Ninth Lok Sabha constituted
1990 Last of IPKF return home (March 25); Indian Airlines A-320 Airbus Crash (Feb. 14); Janata Dal splits; BJP withdraws support to the Government;Advani takes out Rath Yatra and is arrested, Mandal Report implemented announced by V.P. Singh Violence in Ayodhya due to Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute
1991 Gulf War breaks out (Jan. 17); Rajiv Gandhi assassinated (May 21); X Lok Sabha constituted (June 20); P. V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister
1992 India establishes full diplomatic ties with Israel (Jan. 29); Bharat Ratna and Oscar winner Satyajit Ray dies (April 23); S.D.Sharma elected President (July 25); INS Shakti-first indigeneously built submarine was launched on Feb. 7
1993 Ordinance to acquire 67.33 acres in Ayodhya (Jan 7); Massive security falls in BJP rally; Wave of bombing leaves 300 dead in Bombay; Insat-2B becomes fully operational; Earthquake in Maharashtra
1994 Government monopoly over civil aviation ends; Storm over GATT treaty;Plague outbreak; Sushmita Sen-Miss Universe; Aishwarya Rai-Miss World
1995 Mayawati First Dalit Chief Minister of UP; BJP comes to power in Maharashtra and Gujarat, Janata Dal in Karnataka and Congress in Orissa; Indian National Congress (T) formed; Presidents Rule in UP after fall of Mayawati; INSAT 2C and IRSI-C launched
1996 Hawala takes toll of several Union Ministers ans opposition leaders; PSLV D3 launched on March 21 with IRSP-3 ushering new era in India space programme; Eleventh Lok Sabha Elections held on April 127-BJP emerges as the single largest party
1997 On August 15, India celebrated its 50th year of Independence
1998 Death of Mother Teressa; Atal Behari Vajpayee becomes Indian Prime Minister; India explodes its second nuclear device (Pokhran II)
1999 India Airlines plane IC-814 hijacked by terrorists and taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec 24, 1999. Three militants released by Indian govt.for the freedom of hostages kept as passengers. In June 1999, Flt. Lt. K. Nachiketa, the captured Indian pilot, released by Pakistan after eight days of captivity. Operation Vijay launched by Indian Army to flush out Pakistani infiltrators inside LoC in the Kargil sector of J&K;, India wins battle.
2000 US President Bill Clinton visits India during March 2000. Three new states Chhatisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand created.Indias population crossed one billion mark.
2001 Agra Summit between India and Pakistan in July 2001; Worst natural calamity of India: Gujarat Earthquake in Jan 2001; Tehelka.Com screened video tapes which opened the murky world of arms deal and its kickbacks to Indian Army officials, ministers and politicians in March 2001; VI th census of India (since Independence) concluded in March 2001. Enron bids farewall to Indian energy sector in August 2001; GSLV
launched successfully in April 2001 and PSLC-C3 launch conducted in October 2001.
2002 71-year old missile scientist, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, is elected President of India; One of the most harrific communal roits in recent history, the Godhra Incident, happens on Feb 27, 2002 in Gujarat;National Water Policy announced in April, which aims at integrating water resources develpment and management for optimal and sustainable utilisation.
2003 Formation of Strategic Forces Command (SFO) and the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) by India; Air Marshal Teja Mohan Asthana named first commander in chief of the SFC; Advanced multi purpose satellite, INSAT-3A is successfully launched into space from Kourou of French Guyana; CBI forms an Economic Intelligence Wing to tackle white-collar crime in June; Indias adnaced communication satellite INSAT-3E is launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou of French Guyana in December
2004 NDA government ousted by the Congress and its allies in the General Election; Congress President Ms Sonia Gandhi opts against becoming Prime Minister of India despite being in a strong position; Congress and its allies forms government at the centre under the Prime Ministership of Dr. Manmohan Singh.

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 7:00am

Q1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey ?
(A) Kangra
(B) Mysore
(C) Tanjore
(D) Madhubani
Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day in India ?
(A) C.K.Naidu
(B) Dhyan Chand
(C) Milkha Singh
(D) Wilson Jones
Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhis samadhi in Delhi Called ?
(A) Raj Ghat
(B) Shantivan
(C) Vijay Ghat
(D) Shakti Sthal
Q4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
(C) Aravali
(D) Himalaya
Q5. `Silicon Valley of India is the nickname of which south Indian city ?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Chennai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Q6. According to Hindu mythology, who is the Guru of Devas (Gods) ?
(A) Dhanvantri
(B) Shukracharya
(C) Brihaspati
(D) Vishvakarma
Q7. Which one of the following is not a fungus ?
(A) Yeast
(B) Mushroom
(C) Insulin
(D) Penicillin
Q8. In 1905, which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal ?
(A) Lord Irwin
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Chelmsford
Q9. `Panchatantra, a collection of moral stories in Sanskrit, was authored by ?
(A) Somadeva
(B) Kautilya
(C) Narayan Pandit
(D) Vishnu Sharma
Q10. Which is the only state in India to have Common Civil Code in force ?
(A) Goa
(B) Mizoram
(C) Nagaland
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Q11. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid form at normal room temprature (25 degree Celsius) ?
(A) Mercury
(B) Cesium
(C) Gallium
(D) Rubidium
Q12. What was the name of Maharana Prataps faithful horse ?
(A) Chetak
(B) Kanthak
(C) Marengo
(D) Bucephalus
Q13. Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimum no. of days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household ?
(A) 50 days
(B) 100 days
(C) 150 days
(D) 200 days
Q14. According to Hindu mythology, what kind of animal is Kamadhenu ?
(A) Dog
(B) Cow
(C) Horse
(D) Elephant
Q15. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India ?
(A) B.R.Ambedkar
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q16. In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ?
(A) Tokyo
(B) Shanghai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kuala Lumpur
Q17. Annie Besant, a British lady, was first woman President of Indian National Congress(INC). Who was the first Indian woman President of INC ?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Nellie Sengupta
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Sonia Gandhi
Q18. Java Trench, also called Sunda Trench, is the deepest point in which ocean ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Atlantic Ocean
Q19. `Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was the motto of which revolution ?
(A) Cuban Revolution
(B) American Revolution
(C) Chinese Revolution
(D) French Revolution
Q20. `Dreams from My Father and `The Audicity of Hope books are authored by which American President ?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) George W. Bush
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Ronald Reagan
Q21. On the banks of which river is Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, situated ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Gomti
(D) Godavari
Q22. Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of which religious Guru ?
(A) Mahavira
(B) Gautam Buddha
(C) Guru Nanak Dev
(D) Guru Gobind Singh
Q23. Who wrote Bangladeshs national anthem Amar Shonar Bangla ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Taslima Nasrin
Q24. Parvani, the peacock, is mount of which Hindu God ?
(A) Indra
(B) Vishnu
(C) Ganesh
(D) Kartikeya
Q25. Before Bhubaneswar, which city was the capital of Orissa ?
(A) Puri
(B) Cuttack
(C) Rourkela
(D) Sambalpur
Q26. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Geet Sethi
(B) Pullela Gopichand
(C) Vishwanathan Anand
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
Q27. In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located ?
(A) Brussels
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Paris
Q28. Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) and buried in Alexandria (Africa) ?
(A) Genghis Khan
(B) Attila the Hun
(C) Napolean Bonaparte
(D) Alexander the Great
Q29. To produce artificial rains, which chemical is used for Cloud Seeding ?
(A) Copper Sulphate
(B) Ammonium Nitrate
(C) Silver Iodide
(D) Potassium Premanganate
Q30. Binola village, the scheduled site of the Indian National Defence University (INDU), is in which state ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Q31. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?
(A) Devika Rani Roerich
(B) Prithviraj Kapoor
(C) B.N.Sirkar
(D) Pankaj Mullick
Q32. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ?
(A) Orissa
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) West Bengal
Q33. `Akbarnama, a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ?
(A) Faizi
(B) Birbal
(C) Abul Fazl
(D) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khana
Q34. Which among the following is not a mammal ?
(A) Bat
(B) Shark
(C) Dolphin
(D) Blue Whale
Q35. Which city is known as the `Big Apple ?
(A) Paris
(B) Tokyo
(C) Shanghai
(D) New York
Q36. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title ?
(A) Prakash Nath
(B) Prakash Padukone
(C) Nandu M. Natekar
(D) Pullela Gopichand

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 7:01am

Q37. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, is constructed ?
(A) Chenab
(B) Jhelum
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
Q38. Apart from Delhi, which other Union Territory has its own elected Vidhan Sabha and the executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister ?
(A) Daman and Diu
(B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Pondicherry
Q39. On 2nd July 1972, with which Pakistani leader did Indira Gandhi sign Shimla Agreement ?
(A) Ayub Khan
(B) Yahya Khan
(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(D) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Q40. Which freedom fighter highlighted the drain of Indias wealth into Britain, in his book `Poverty and Un-British Rule in India in 1901 ?
(A) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Womesh Chandra Bonerjee
Q41. In Windows XP operating system, what is the `XP short for ?
(A) Expert
(B) Express
(C) Experience
(D) Extra Power
Q42. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis ?
(A) Neem
(B) Peepal
(C) Aam (Mango)
(D) Bargad (Banyan)
Q43. In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated ?
(A) Gwalior
(B) Patiala
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai
Q44. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court judges ?
(A) 60 years
(B) 62 years
(C) 65 years
(D) 70 years
Q45. Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country at Badrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South) ?
(A) Adi Shankaracharya
(B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Prabhupada
Q46. From which countrys constitution, the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted in Indian constitution ?
(A) France
(B) Ireland
(C) United Kingdom
(D) United States of America
Q47. Which sector is the biggest contributor to Indias GDP ?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industry
(C) Services
(D) All contribute equally
Q48. Bubonic, Pnuemonic and Septicemic are the forms of which deadly infectious disease caused by Yersinia Pestis bacterium ?
(A) Hepatitis B
(B) Measles
(C) Tetanus
(D) Plague
Q49. Who is the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ?
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) C.Rangarajan
(C) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q50. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ?
(A) Percy Spencer
(B) Martin Cooper
(C) Tim Berners-Lee
(D) Edwin Land
Q51. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution ?
(A) Grains
(B) Pulses
(C) Oilseeds
(D) Fruits and Vegetables
Q52. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?
(A) 18 yards
(B) 20 yards
(C) 22 yards
(D) 24 yards
Q53. Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra ?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) C.Rajagopalachari
(C) C.F.Andrews
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Q54. Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata
Q55. Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ?
(A) Surya
(B) Brahma
(C) Vishnu
(D) Shiv
Q56. What is the name of Indias first electric Car ?
(A) Rewa
(B) Arjun
(C) Chetak
(D) Shaktiman
Q57. In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan ruler Muhammad Ghori ?
(A) Battle of Buxar (1764)
(B) Battle of Plassey (1757)
(C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761)
(D) Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Q58. Which element is necessarily present in all acids ?
(A) Carbon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Nitrogen
Q59. Which IT entrepreneur authored the book `Business at the speed of thought ?
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Larry Ellison
(C) Michael Dell
(D) Sergey Brin
Q60. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the worlds longest glacier, located ?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Karakoram
(C) Hindu Kush
(D) Tien Shan
Q61. In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ?
(A) Liver
(B) Spleen
(C) Pancreas
(D) Stomach
Q62. What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?
(A) Bhagmati
(B) Mehrunnisa
(C) Manikarnika
(D) Arjumand Banu Begum
Q63. Which among the following is not a Prime number ?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 11
Q64. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ?
(A) Dubai
(B) London
(C) Monaco
(D) Sharjah
Q65. Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?
(A) Arsenic
(B) Carbon
(C) Selenium
(D) Germanium
Q66. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q67. Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Bishen Singh Bedi
(C) Narendra Hirwani
(D) Anil Kumble
Q68. In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, worlds only floating National Park, situated ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Manipur
(D) West Bengal
Q69. In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ?
(A) Julius Nyerere
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Gerhard Fischer
(D) John Hume
Q70. My Music, My Life and Raga Mala books are the autobiographies of which music maestro ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Amjad Ali Khan
(C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma
(D) Pt.Ravishankar
Q71. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ?
(A) 25 years
(B) 30 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 40 years
Q72. Who created fictional character Harry Potter ?
(A) Ruskin Bond
(B) J.K.Rowling
(C) Enid Blyton
(D) R.K.Narayan
Q73. In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ?
(A) Beriberi
(B) Scurvy
(C) Rickets
(D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)
Q74. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu ?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) C.F.Andrews
Q75. On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ?
(A) Rajkot
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Lahore
Q76. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ?
(A) Raghupati Sahay
(B) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
(C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
(D) Sampooran Singh Kalra
Q77. In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhimas son Ghatotkacha ?
(A) Karna
(B) Dronacharya
(C) Ashwathama
(D) Shalya
Q78. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ?
(A) Dadabahi Naoroji
(B) Badruddin Tyabji
(C) Pherozeshah Mehta
(D) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Q79. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ?
(A) Charak
(B) Sushruta
(C) Patanjali
(D) Panini
Q80. Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ?
(A) Ever Onward
(B) Friendship Through Sport
(C) Humanity Equality Destiny
(D) Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Q81. What is the approximate playing time of full version of Jana Gana Mana, the National Anthem of India ?
(A) 42 seconds
(B) 52 seconds
(C) 62 seconds
(D) 72 seconds
Q82. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Lucknow
(D) Jodhpur
Q83. In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ?
(A) Goa
(B) Sikkim
(C) Mizoram
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Q84. Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ?
(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Mercury
(D) Jupiter
Q85. Which state will host 34th National Games in June 2009 ?
(A) Goa
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) Jharkhand
Q86. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Israel
(D) Pakistan
Q87. Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ?
(A) Madurai
(B) Thanjavur
(C) Warangal
(D) Vijayanagar
Q88. Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?
(A) Plasma
(B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
(C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
(D) Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Q89. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ?
(A) Finland
(B) Norway
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
Q90. What is the name of worlds first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 times faster than standard PCs ?
(A) Eka
(B) Tesla
(C) Param
(D) Deep Blue
Q91. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Defence Minister
(D) Chief of Army Staff
Q92. Which among the following is not a parasite ?
(A) Hookworm
(B) Tapeworm
(C) Ringworm
(D) Roundworm
Q93. Who authored the book India Wins Freedom ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) C.Rajagopalachari
Q94. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Japan
Q95. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ?
(A) Surya
(B) Vishnu
(C) Shiva
(D) Ganesh
Q96. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ?
(A) Surat
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata
Q97. Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?
(A) Ice Hockey
(B) Lawn Tennis
(C) Sumo Wrestling
(D) Track Cycling
Q98. Which scientist was known as Wizard of Menlo Park ?
(A) Isaac Newton
(B) Albert Einstein
(C) Louis Pasteur
(D) Thomas Alva Edison
Q99. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) ?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ajatashatru
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Bindusara
Q100. On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole ?
(A) Richard E. Byrd
(B) Robert Edwin Peary
(C) Roald Amundsen
(D) Lincoln Ellsworth

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 7:02am

Q1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Chlorine
(D) Oxygen
Q2. Royal Bengal, Sumatran, Malayan and Siberian are the species of which member of cat family ?
(A) Lion
(B) Tiger
(C) Leopard
(D) Jaguar
Q3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Q4. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi ?
(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(B) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(C) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5. In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?
(A) Lectin
(B) Keratin
(C) Collagen
(D) Hemoglobin
Q6. The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of which High Court ?
(A) Orissa High Court
(B) Andhra Pradesh High Court
(C) Kolkata High Court
(D) Madras High Court
Q7. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
Q8. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie ?
(A) Satara
(B) Sambalpur
(C) Jhansi
(D) Awadh
Q9. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ?
(A) Suez Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Palk Strait
(D) Strait of Gibraltar
Q10. Which American President in his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy as the government of the people, by the people, for the people ?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) George Washington
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
Q11. What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ?
(A) Epsom Salt
(B) Common Salt
(C) Baking Soda
(D) Washing Soda
Q12. Satyameva Jayate, the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad ?
(A) Kena
(B) Katha
(C) Mundaka
(D) Aitareya
Q13. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated ?
(A) Ravi
(B) Tawi
(C) Tapti
(D) Gomti
Q14. How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center Anandvan in Maharashtra ?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Swami Ramdev
(D) Swami Agnivesh
Q15. Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ?
(A) Thar Express
(B) Samjhauta Express
(C) Maitreyi Express
(D) Himsagar Express
Q16. To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as Sandrokottos ?
(A) Bindusara
(B) Ashok the Great
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Dasaratha Maurya
Q17. In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin ?
(A) Google
(B) Alta Vista
(C) Yahoo
(D) Lycos
Q18. By Gods Decree, Cricket my style and Straight from the Heart are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Ajit Wadekar
(C) Sandeep Patil
(D) Kapil Dev
Q19. On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ?
(A) Sea of Waves
(B) Sea of Clouds
(C) Sea of Serenity
(D) Sea of Tranquility
Q20. Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ?
(A) Nitric Acid
(B) Sulphuric Acid
(C) Hydrochloric Acid
(D) Hydrofluoric Acid

Q21. Which state is known as the Spice Garden of India ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Q22. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ?
(A) Saamna
(B) Sakal
(C) Lokmat
(D) Loksatta
Q23. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earths atmosphere ?
(A) Argon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide
Q24. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q25. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Q26. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Humayun
Q27. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ?
(A) Carl Lewis
(B) Paavo Nurmi
(C) Mark Spitz
(D) Michael Phelps
Q28. Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C) Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q29. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel The White Tiger ?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Aravind Adiga
Q30. Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla is the motto of which miltary academy ?
(A) National Defence Academy
(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
(D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School

Q31. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ?
(A) Rita Faria
(B) Zeenat Aman
(C) Tara Anne Fonseca
(D) Diya Mirza
Q32. Who wrote Indias natinal song the Vande Mataram, which first appeared in the book Anandmath ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Kavi Pradeep
Q33. How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earths equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Not fixed
Q34. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon Dharamachakra Pravartan (set in motion Wheel of Law) ?
(A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
(B) Sarnath (U.P.)
(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)
(D) Sanchi (M.P.)
Q35. Which Asian country is known as the Land of the White Elephants ?
(A) Thailand
(B) Indonesia
(C) Malaysia
(D) Singapore
Q36. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country ?
(A) K.C.Verma
(B) N.P.S.Aulakh
(C) Radha Vinod Raju
(D) Ashwani Kumar
Q37. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ?
(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Banting
(C) Edward Jenner
(D) Louis Pasteur
Q38. Which freedom fighter authored Gita Rahasya, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) C.Rajagopalachari
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q39. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on the United Nations (UN) flag ?
(A) Neem
(B) Mango
(C) Olive
(D) Eucalyptus
Q40. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?
(A) Nasik
(B) Nagpur
(C) Mumbai
(D) Port Blair

Q41. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team ?
(A) Irani Trophy
(B) Duleep Trophy
(C) Deodhar Trophy
(D) Nissar Trophy

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 7:03am

Q42. Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzebs foster brother Fidai Khan ?
(A) Shalimar Gardens
(B) Nishat Gardens
(C) Brindavan Gardens
(D) Pinjore Gardens
Q43. Who was the first education minister of independent India ?
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q44. Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ?
(A) Vienna (Austria)
(B) Geneva (Switzerland)
(C) New York (USA)
(D) Washington (USA)
Q45. Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ?
(A) Ohm
(B) Volt
(C) Watt
(D) Ampere
Q46. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God ?
(A) Surya
(B) Shiva
(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma
Q47. Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I, located ?
(A) Thumba (Kerala)
(B) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
(C) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(D) Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Q48. Which African country was formerly known as Nyasaland ?
(A) Malawi
(B) Ghana
(C) Botswana
(D) Tanzania
Q49. Long Walk To Freedom is the autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) S.Radhakrishnan
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Nelson Mandela
Q50. Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the worlds largest producer and exporter of Vanilla ?
(A) Maldives
(B) Madagascar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Mauritius
Q51. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city ?
(A) Meerut
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Patna
Q52. In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?
(A) Melanin
(B) Bilirubin
(C) Carotene
(D) Hemoglobin
Q53. Who wrote the famous novel Devdas ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay
Q54. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as Lokpriya ?
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) Jayaprakash Narain
Q55. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ?
(A) Battle of Plassey (1757)
(B) Battle of Buxar (1764)
(C) Battle of Talikota (1565)
(D) Battle of Seringapatam (1799)
Q56. In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Nagpur
(C) Indore
(D) Kanpur
Q57. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu Gods bow ?
(A) Indra
(B) Shiva
(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma
Q58. Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance ?
(A) Mohs scale
(B) Beaufort scale
(C) Richter scale
(D) pH scale
Q59. Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is caused by severe Mercury poisoning ?
(A) Argyria
(B) Minamata
(C) Itai-itai
(D) Devon colic
Q60. Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) ?
(A) Srinivasa Ramanujan
(B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
(C) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(D) Meghnad Saha
Q61. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ?
(A) Mustard
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Groundnut
(D) Maize
Q62. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital ?
(A) Taj Mahal, Agra
(B) Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
(C) Gol Gumbad, Bijapur
(D) Charminar, Hyderabad
Q63. For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ?
(A) UNIDO
(B) UNESCO
(C) UNICEF
(D) UNHRC
Q64. Lawsons Bay Beach and Ramakrishna Beach are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal ?
(A) Paradip (Orissa)
(B) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q65. Which ancient Indian physician is known as the Father of Modern Plastic Surgery ?
(A) Charak
(B) Madhav
(C) Sushruta
(D) Patanjali
Q66. Who directed Oscar award winning short documentary film Smile Pinki (200 ?
(A) Danny Boyle
(B) Megan Mylan
(C) Andrew Stanton
(D) Gus Van Sant
Q67. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920 ?
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) V.V.Giri
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Shripad Amrut Dange
Q68. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?
(A) Mars
(B) Earth
(C) Venus
(D) Mercury
Q69. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known ?
(A) Meera Ben
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) The Mother
(D) Sarla Ben
Q70. For his major role in the development of computer chip Pentium, which indian IT expert is called the Father of Pentium ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
(B) Vinod Dham
(C) Vinod Khosla
(D) Vijay Bhatkar
Q71. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players ?
(A) Baseball
(B) Volleyball
(C) Korfball
(D) Hockey
Q72. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ?
(A) 3 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 5 years
(D) 6 years
Q73. In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India, located ?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
Q74. What does the Pisciculture refers to ?
(A) Beekeeping
(B) Fish Farming
(C) Silk Farming
(D) Dairy Farming
Q75. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who became the first president of the party ?
(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(B) Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Nawab Salimullah Khan
Q76. Which is the longest National Highways in India ?
(A) Kolkata Hazira (NH6)
(B) Chennai Baharagora (NH5)
(C) Varanasi Kanyakumari (NH7)
(D) Pathankot Samakhiali (NH15)
Q77. How do we better know nineteenth century spiritual guru Gadadhar Chatterjee ?
(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(B) Ramakrishna Paramhans
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Vivekanand
Q78. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ?
(A) Ear
(B) Hand
(C) Foot
(D) Lungs
Q79. Which mineral is mined at Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Zinc
(B) Lignite
(C) Copper
(D) Gold
Q80. Who authored the book A Brief History of Time ?
(A) Jack Welch
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Deepak Chopra
(D) Stephan Hawking
Q81. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ?
(A) 15 January
(B) 28 February
(C) 29 August
(D) 15 September
Q82. Muga, Eri, Tussar and Mulberry are the varieties of which natural fibre ?
(A) Wool
(B) Silk
(C) Jute
(D) Cotton
Q83. In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the worlds longest corridor ?
(A) Dwarka
(B) Varanasi
(C) Rameshwaram
(D) Tirupati
Q84. In 1929, who founded non-violent movement Khudai Khidmatgar, also known as Red Shirts ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
(C) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q85. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Gwalior
(C) Patiala
(D) Nagpur
Q86. Athletes Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ?
(A) Virus
(B) Fungi
(C) Bacteria
(D) Protozoa
Q87. Who authored the book Hindu View of Life ?
(A) S.Radhakrishnan
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) C.Rajagopalachari
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q88. Solid form of which gas is commonly known as Dry Ice ?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Hydrogen
Q89. Who was the first woman president in the world ?
(A) Golda Meir
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Sirimavo Bhandarnaike
(D) Maria Isbel Paron
Q90. Who created the first Portable Computer ?
(A) Adam Osborne
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Steve Jobs
(D) Tim Berners-Lee
Q91. Designed by Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, which city is known as Pink City ?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Chandigarh
Q92. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments ?
(A) Copper
(B) Silver
(C) Tungsten
(D) Aluminium
Q93. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?
(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Curzon
Q94. In terms of both area and population, which is the smallest country in the world ?
(A) Nauru
(B) Monaco
(C) Tuvalu
(D) Vatican City
Q95. Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet minister in India, hold in the independent Indias first cabinet ?
(A) Labour
(B) Health
(C) Education
(D) Railways
Q96. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Q97. Named after the mount of Hindu god Vishnu, Garuda is the national airline of which most Muslim populous country ?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Indonesia
Q98. At which town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start the Bhoodan Movement in 1951 ?
(A) Vijayawada
(B) Rajahmundry
(C) Pochampally
(D) Warangal
Q99. Daughter of the East book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader ?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Benazir Bhutto
(C) Aung San Suu Kyi
(D) Maghawati Sukarnoputri
Q100. Which country was formerly known as Upper Volta ?
(A) Namibia
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Botswana
(D) Burkina Faso

life_is_game · November 3, 2010, 7:04am

1. Author of hard times ?
A. ENDID BLYTON
B. RAJ RAO
C. CHARLES DICKENSD. H G WELLS
2. Which is the language spoken by most people ?
A. ANSWER OF c & d
B. FRENCH
C. SPANISH
D. MANDRAIAN
3. The study (Art) of communication Ideas or thoughts by finger ?
A. DANOLOGY
B. CYTOLOGY
C. ETHICS
D. DACTYOLOGY
4. Who is inventor of computer
A. Blaz Pascal
B. shoiab
C. Challes BabbageD. Henry jons
5. Branch of science deals with causes of diseases is-
A. gerontology
B. etiologyC. herpatology
D. limnology
6. Who built Eiffel tower
A. Louis Williams
B. Fedrick Augeste BatholdiC. Brendon Louis Shephard
D. Qui Nan Mian
7. The longest inland waterways in the world is ?
A. Mississippi river systemB. The Great Lakes
C. St.Lawrence
D. River Rhine
8. which country invented the atom bomb?
A. U.S.A.B. France
C. Germany
D. India
9. The software named SEAMONKEY is used in a computer to
A. Delete the virus infected files
B. Recover lost datas
C. Browse the internetD. use as a media player
10. Which Jonas brother dated Taylor Swift?
A. Nick
B. Kevin
C. Jo
D. Frankie
11. Who are mileys best friends in the hit TV series Hannah Montana?
A. amber and ashley
B. lilly and oliverC. cooper and jake
D. ashley and oliver
12. Which medicine is used for the treatment of cough?
A. timozolomide
B. minoxidil
C. LevopromazineD. ciprofloxacin
13. which is driest place in world?
A. sahara desert
B. atcama desertC. both a&ampb;
D. thar desert
14. Length of Thar Desert?
A. 2,59,000 meters
B. 2,59,000 kilometersC. 2,59,200 mts
D. 20,59,000mts
15. Tagline Empowering people is linked with which brand?
A. Wipro
B. HCL
C. Compaq
D. Acer
16. How do plants stand erect?
A. BOND
B. CellwallsC. Bone
D. Tissue
17. which Asian team will be out of the next Fifa world cup for the first time after a gap of 20 years
A. Saudi Arab
B. south Korea
C. Japan
D. Iran
18. who awarded the Indira Gandhi peace prize of the year 2010?
A. pratibha patil
B. PM Sheikh HasinaC. obama
D. Sonia Gandhi
19. When does Mahatma Gandhi born?
A. October 2,1869B. September 19,1919
C. January 30,1869
D. August 30,1870
20. who is called master blaster?
A. Ricky ponting
B. sachin TendulkarC. Santh jayasuriya
D. Sunil Gavaskar
21. which bowler throw a fastest bowl in ODIs?
A. Brett Lee
B. Shaun TaitC. Dail Stain
D. Shain Bond
22. When was first movie made in India?
A. 1957
B. 1921
C. 1963
D. 1913
23. Who was the first woman to walk in space?
A. Marina dcruz
B. Masiana mishkaya
C. Swetlana savitskaya
D. Diana Miranda
24. Who hit a first Double century in One day International Cricket ?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Sehwag
c. Yuraj singh
d. Dhoni
25. Where is Andrerieu playing next?
a. south africab. brazil
c. india
d. austria
26. who is invented Unix?
a. feynman
b. dennis ritchi
c. nicolar thomsan
d. hulat bakkardin
27. which women got the Oscar award in 2009
a. banu athayab. anju bobby george
c. bachendri pal
d. lakshmi bay
28. when a new galaxy found?
a. feb 5 of2009
b. jan 30 of2010
c. march 6 of2010
d. april 7 of 2007
29. What is the city code for Colombo ?
a. comb. cmb
c. cbb
d. cbm
30. who hit 6 sixes in 20-20 cricket world cup ?
a. M.S Dhoni
b. Kumar Sangakara
c. Yuvraj Singh
d. Avishek Chakraborty
31. Sun city in rajasthan?
a. Jaipur
b. Jodhpurc. Ajmer
d. Alwar
32. In which year did All India Radio begin broadcasting news?
a. 1921
b. 1927c. 1935
d. 1942
33. which hokey player is known as magician of hockey?
a. dhanraj pillai
b. dhiyan chandc. sandeep
d. rajesh
34. what is the abbreviation of Wipro
a. western Indian productsb. west India products
c. western Indian product
d. west Indian product
35. what is the abbreviation of NCR company?
a. North central region
b. National cash registerc. National capital region
d. North capital region
36. Who has written God of small thing?
a. Nirupama rao
b. Vikram seth
c. Aarundhati raid. Salman rushdi
37. Who established the AJAD HIND FAUJ ?
a. Subhash Chandra Bose
b. Ras Bihari Bosec. V.D. Savarkar
d. Gyanendra Nath Bose
38. Who is called as Frontier Gandhi ?
a. Abdul Gaffar khanb. Sir syaid Ahmed Khan
c. Aga khan
d. Salimullah
39. In which year the division of Bengal is happened?
a. 1904
b. 1905c. 1914
d. 1916
40. In which year IBBNEBATUTA came in India?
a. 1000
b. 1111
c. 1222
d. 1333
41. In which year Dandi Yatra was done by Mahatma Gandhi?
a. 1930b. 1927
c. 1933
d. 1929
42. Who was the fourth Prime minister of India?
a. Chaudhary Charad Singh
b. MorarJi Desaic. V.P.Singh
d. Chandrashekhar
43. Maximum possible no. of seats in Indian Lok sabha is?
a. 552b. 545
c. 547
d. 541
44. World largest gravity dam is located in
a. Pakistan
b. Russia
c. Indiad. US
45. who is the first women IPS officer in India
a. lathika charan
b. Thilagavati
c. kiran bedi
46. Which is the sugar bowl of world
a. Brazil
b. Japan
c. India
d. Cuba

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47. Who is invented in penicillin ?
a. graham bhell
b. thomas alwa edison
c. alexander flemming
d. charles babbage
48. who invented radium
a. alexander flemming
b. madam curiec. newton
d. g.t naidu
49. who invented the wrist watch ?
a. charls babbage
b. Patek Philippec. adam smith
d. none of these
50. who is the first women freedom fighter ?
a. vijayalakshmi pandit
b. Laxmi Bai ( Jhansi ki Rani )c. sarojini naidu
d. none of these
51. what is the native place of mother Teresa?
a. england
b. cecozlovakiac. denmark
d. calcutta
52. the last tale of Shakespeare ?
a. the tempest
b. hamlet
c. seven stages
53. how many legs did a butterfly had?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6d. 8
54. when the twin tower destroyed ?
a. dec.24 ,2001
b. sept.27 ,2000
c. aug 8,1968
d. sept. 11,2001
55. what is the capital of china
a. india
b. bejjingc. sanghai
d. delhi
56. what is the capital of india?
a. kolkata
b. delhic. haryana
d. lucknow
57. who gave the slogan YES WE CAN during his presidential campaign??
a. pratibha patil
b. barak obamac. george bush
d. hamid ansari
58. In absence of both the president and vice president who serves the office of the president of india??
a. Prime Minister of India
b. Speaker of Lok Sabha
c. Chief justice of india
d. Governer of any state
59. who is the general-secretary of united nations at present??
a. kofi annan
b. shiv shankar menon
c. kseniya sukhinova
d. Ban ki moon
60. who is the vice president of india ?
a. bhairo singh shekhawat
b. mohammad hamid ansari
c. shankar dayal sharma
d. narayan dutt tiwari
61. who is the ex-officio chairman of planning commission of india ?
a. President of india
b. Vice president of india
c. Prime Minister of Indiad. Speaker of lok sabha
62. which city is known as empire city ?
a. New yorkb. Ajmer
c. Jaipur
d. Rome
63. Where does the great slave lake is situated ?
a. United States of America
b. Canadac. United Kingdom
d. Saudi Arbia
64. Which national highway is longest in India ?
a. NH-2
b. NH-24
c. NH-7d. NH-8
65. who is the supreme commander of indian armed forces ?
a. Prime Minister of India
b. Defence Minister of India
c. Vice President of India
d. President of India
66. What is called the land of the Rising Sun ?
a. NEPAL
b. CHINA
c. JAPAN
d. INDIA
67. who wins the world chess championship in 2009
a. Vishvanathan Anand,Indiab. Abhijeet Gupta,India
c. Alexander Grischuk,Russia
d. Ashwin Jayaram,India
68. Who is the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in ODI cricket ?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Youraj Singh
c. Harslay Gibbsd. M.S Dhoni
69. who won the T20 world cup in2010 in England?
a. Australia
b. Pakistan
c. Englandd. Sri Lanka
70. what is the slogan for dell?
a. yours is hereb. what is here
c. empowering technology
d. power of tech
71. What is the Specialist of Matribhoomi Train?
a. 1 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
b. 45 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
c. 20 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
d. 21 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
72. What is difference between Indian Standard Time & Greenwich mean Time {GMT }
a. +5.30 hrsb. -5.30 hrs
c. +3.30 hrs
d. 4.30 hrs
73. Who won the first world cup?
a. australia
b. west indiesc. pakistan
d. india
74. who took first wicket in IPL-3
a. shane bond
b. zaheer khan
c. chaminda vaas
d. shaun tait
75. Who is Finance Minister of India in 2010 ?
a. manmohan singh
b. gurumit
c. amit kr. sharma
d. parnab mukhraji
76. In which state kalahasthi is situated?
a. tamil nadu
b. andhra pradeshc. karnataka
d. kerala
77. when was French east India company was started?
a. 1664b. 1661
c. 1665
d. 1668
78. what is indias national flower
a. jasmine
b. lotusc. sunflower
d. none of these
79. In which Plant called this potinical name HIBISCUS ROSANAS
a. jasmine
b. SUNFLOWER
c. CHAMBARAUTHId. COTTON
80. which is the oldest and no.1 nationalized bank
a. indian bank
b. state bank of indiac. andhra bank
d. canara bank
81. Where is situated in BIRLA PLANITORIUM
a. chennaib. mumbai
c. kanpur
d. delhi
82. what is mother name of SATHRAPATHI SIVAJI
a. NOORJAHAN
b. JEEJI BAIc. PUTLI BAI
d. none of these
83. IN WHICH COUNTRY, HIGHEST POPULATION IN WORLD
a. india
b. CHINAc. AMERICA
d. RUSSIA
84. what is the capital of kerala
a. cochin
b. palakkad
c. thiruvanathapuramd. thirussur
85. presently,who is the election commissioner for tamilnadu
a. T.N.SHESHAN
b. VENKATEASAMI
c. GOVINDARAJAN
d. NARESH GUPTA
86. INDIAS HOME MINISTER
a. PRANAB MUKARJEE
b. P.CHIDAMBARAMc. LALU PRASAD YADHAV
d. MANMOHAN SINGH
87. which country is the most important member of the UN?
a. Indiab. China
c. Russia
d. Arab

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88. who got the booker prize for white tiger ?
a. maninder
b. amandeep
c. aravind adigad. jhon oram
89. Who discovered penicillin?
a. stephen hawkins
b. alexander flemingc. robert hooke
d. albert einstein
90. Father of Computer
a. Charles Darwin
b. Tim Bernersly
c. Charles Babbaged. Bill Gates
91. name the capital of iran
a. beijing
b. london
c. israel
d. tehran
92. Which is the land of white lillies?
a. Moscow
b. Canadac. Iceland
d. India
93. Who are running for Fine Gael in the european elections for Ireland south?
a. Kay Dawson and Philomena Hannigan
b. Patrick ODriscoll and Fanahan McSweeny
c. Colm Burke and Sean Kellyd. Bertie Ahern and Mary Poppins
94. which country has more names to it?
a. U.S.
b. china
c. nepal
d. india
95. who are winners of Icc20-20 world cup 2007?
a. southafrica
b. australia
c. indiad. pakistan
96. Which Article in Constitution was given more wider meaning?
a. Article 14
b. Article 12
c. Article 32
d. Article 21
97. The Netherlands is also known as?
a. england
b. scotland
c. hollandd. none
98. ISRO is located in
a. Bangaloreb. Srihari kota
c. New delhi
d. jaipur
99. Who Invented Nylon?
a. William Makepeace
b. Andrew Pitt
c. Wallace Carrothersd. Peter Caruana
100. What is the meant by waseef ?
a. The kingb. The lion
c. The leopard
d. The tiger
101. which is the only lady to win 2 noble prize for chemistry?
a. marie curieb. sonia gandhi
c. kanchan ishwar
d. issac newton
102. which country is the largest producer of coffee
a. brazilb. russia
c. italy
d. china
103. who was the architect of St. Peters Basilica?
a. Donato Bramanteb. albert ivanovich
c. james spencer
d. albert bartholdy
104. who is Canadian prime minister?
a. stephen haperb. maddol nat
c. al bifrego
d. john napier
105. which animal sweats on its tongue?
a. cat
b. dogc. cow
d. camel
106. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF ONION.
a. AUSTRALIA
b. AMERICA
c. MEXICOd. BRAZIL
107. Which is the national aquatic animal of india?
a. Dolphinb. Whale
c. Python
d. Crocodile
108. who is higest scorer for cricket in ODI cricket match
a. jayasuriya
b. rickeypoinding
c. brain lara
d. sachin tendulkar
109. who is the eighth general secretary of UNO?
a. koffe anan
b. nelson mandela
c. ban ki moond. obama
110. National youth day celebrated in the memory of
a. Sardar bhagat singh
b. Subhash chandra Bos
c. Chandrashekhar Azad
d. Swami vivekanand
111. which state of india has largest forest
a. maharastra
b. west bengal
c. madhya pradeshd. kerela
112. in bio reseve whch states forst was take in world bio reserve
a. w.bb. m.p
c. kerela
d. gujarat
113. union minister of aviation?
a. murali deora
b. praful patelc. anand sharma
d. sharad pawar
114. Who is the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in T20 cricket?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Ricky Ponting
c. Yuvraj Singhd. Shane Watson
115. what animal can last the longest without water
a. Dog
b. Ratsc. Frog
d. Camels
116. who is the author of The mid night childern.
a. Salman rushdib. Arvind adiga
c. Kiran desai
d. Arundharti roy
117. India plans a manned mission to the moon by
a. 2020b. 2025
c. 2030
d. 2012
118. Which country has won the football world cup five times ?
a. England
b. France
c. Brazild. Italy
119. which country in africa has the shape of a horn?
a. sudan
b. somaliac. libya
d. morocco
120. what is the currency of bangladesh?
a. euro
b. yen
c. takad. rupees
121. which country celebrates its Independence Day on 14 August?
a. albania
b. turkistan
c. pakistand. italy
122. The First train ran between which two cities of India
a. Bariely to Lucknow
b. Bombay to Thanec. Bhopal to Gwalior
d. Punjab to Ludhiana
123. which river is known as &quotchinas; sorrow ?
a. damodar river
b. hwang ho riverc. ganga river
d. hoogly river
124. When did michael jackson die?
a. 20 july 2009
b. 29 august 2002
c. 25 june 2009d. 15 november 2008
125. Which country in 2009 had numero test player and odi player of the year?
a. Bangladesh
b. Pakistan
c. Australia
d. India
126. Who is the author of the book &quotThe; Daughter of the East?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Nelson Mandela
c. Benazir Bhuttod. Guid Blyton
127. Which country is the largest consumer, producer and exporter of tea?
a. China
b. Indiac. Cuba
d. Brazil
128. Our earth is in which type of galaxy?
a. Spiralb. Irregular
c. Elliptical
d. Rectangular
129. who won the ballon dor in 2008
a. rooney
b. ronaldoc. tevez
d. messi
130. what is the capital of norway ?
a. lisbon
b. Rome
c. Oslod. Ciaro
131. which is the worlds most fastest snake.
a. king cobra
b. green pit wiperc. dimond rattel
d. ghhater
132. which is the worlds 3 rd most piousness snake
a. dimond rattelb. black mamba
c. green pit wiper
d. cobra
133. When is the World Population Day?
a. December 10
b. August 9
c. July 11d. June 5
134. Which country has a 13 month in a calender
a. brazil
b. ethopiac. siberia
d. finland
135. what is the capital of sudan
a. kairo
b. khartoumc. Ottawa
d. gngtok
136. how tall is k2 the second tallest mountain in the world?
a. 8864m
b. 8848m
c. 8611md. 8765m
137. How many wives had Henry VIII of England?
a. sixb. eigth
c. two
d. ten
138. what means mon amour in French?
a. my loveb. my lady
c. my armour
d. my house
139. Where is the worlds tallest building?
a. Tokyo
b. Shangai
c. Dubaid. Taipe
140. Which city in the world has the most amount of theaters?
a. London
b. New York
c. Paris
d. Buenos Aires

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Q1. In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Srinagar
(C) New Delhi
(D) Ajmer
Q2. With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ?
(A) Sitar
(B) Sarod
(C) Santoor
(D) Tabla
Q3. In 1953, who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ?
(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(B) Sucheta Kriplani
(C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
(D) Sarojini Naidu
Q4. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad ?
(A) Loktak Lake
(B) Chilka Lake
(C) Wular Lake
(D) Hussain Sagar Lake
Q5. What is the name of Indias first nuclear reactor ?
(A) Apsara
(B) Kamini
(C) Dhruva
(D) Aryabhatt
Q6. At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India ?
(A) Kheda (Gujarat)
(B) Champaran (Bihar)
(C) Sabarmati (Gujarat)
(D) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Q7. Wings of Fire and Ignited Minds books are authored by which Indian scientist ?
(A) H.G.Khurana
(B) M.S.Swaminathan
(C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(D) S.Chandrasekhar
Q8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in which state ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q9. Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of Alamgir (Conqueror of the world) ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jehangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Q10. What is the common name of Acetylsalicylic Acid ?
(A) Aspirin
(B) Vinegar
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitriol
Q11. Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?
(A) RBI Governor
(B) Finance Secretary
(C) Finance Minister
(D) President
Q12. Who wrote the Das Capital, an extensive treatise on political economy ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Friedrich Engles
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(D) Maxim Gorky
Q13. Who was the first law minister of independent India ?
(A) Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(C) B.R.Ambedkar
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q14. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?
(A) Tea
(B) Coffee
(C) Yoghurt
(D) Lemonade
Q15. Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kathakali
(C) Bharatanatyam
(D) Kuchipudi
Q16. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?
(A) Dona Paula (Goa)
(B) Kochi (Kerala)
(C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q17. Which European country is known as the Land of a thousand lakes ?
(A) Denmark
(B) Sweden
(C) Norway
(D) Finland
Q18. Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?
(A) Proxima Centauri
(B) Alpha Centauri A
(C) Alpha Centauri B
(D) Bernards Star
Q19. Which gas is commonly known as Laughing Gas ?
(A) Ozone
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous Oxide
(D) Carbon dioxide
Q20. Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn passes ?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Europe
(D) South America
Q21. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Daman and Diu
(C) Puducherry
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q22. Garba dance is native of which Indian state ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) West Bengal
Q23. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world ?
(A) Thar
(B) Gobi
(C) Sahara
(D) Kalahari
Q24. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(D) V.V.Giri
Q25. Who discoverd Penicillin ?
(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Benting
(C) Alexander Fleming
(D) Ronald Ross
Q26. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists ?
(A) Operation Vijay
(B) Operation Shakti
(C) Operation Cactus
(D) Operation Black Tornado
Q27. At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ?
(A) 0 degree
(B) 32 degre
(C) 180 degree
(D) minus 40 degree
Q28. Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asias oldest extant daily ?
(A) The Times of India
(B) Mumbai Samachar
(C) The Indian Express
(D) Hindustan Times
Q29. Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ?
(A) Naina Lal Kidwai
(B) Lalita D. Gupte
(C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(D) Chanda Kochhar
Q30. In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical is added to act as a warning agent in case of any gas leakage ?
(A) Pyridine
(B) Isocyanide
(C) Cadaverine
(D) Ethyl Mercaptan

Q31. In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ?
(A) 15
(B) 17
(C) 19
(D) 21
Q32. How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ?
(A) 8 minutes
(B) 10 minutes
(C) 12 minutes
(D) 15 minutes
Q33. Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ?
(A) Beta
(B) Gamma
(C) Sigma
(D) Omega
Q34. Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the Napoleon of India ?
(A) Ramagupta
(B) Skandagupta
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q35. Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is world famous for top-quality deposits of iron ore ?
(A) Aravali
(B) Bailadila
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Patkai
Q36. Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ?
(A) Vikram Sarabhai
(B) Homi Bhabha
(C) M.S.Swaminathan
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q37. Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ?
(A) Melanin
(B) Lycopene
(C) Bilirubin
(D) Chlorophyll
Q38. Who founded the Pushti Marg (path of divine grace) sect of the Hindu religion ?
(A) Adi Shankaracharya
(B) Nimbarkacharya
(C) Ramanujacharya
(D) Vallabhacharya
Q39. Who authored the book `The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid ?
(A) Philip Kotler
(B) Jack Welch
(C) C.K.Prahalad
(D) Mohanbir Sawhney
Q40. Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean ?
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Antarctic Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Q41. In Roman numerals, which letter represents one thousand ?
(A) L
(B) C
(C) M
(D) X
Q42. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?
(A) Chand Bibi
(B) Razia Sultan
(C) Rani Durgavati
(D) Rani Rudramma Devi
Q43. How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of Jai Ho song for film Slumdog Millionaire ?
(A) Sameer
(B) Gulzar
(C) Javed Akhtar
(D) Prasoon Joshi
Q44. Where did Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana ?
(A) Nanded (Maharashtra)
(B) Kolkata (W.Bengal)
(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)
(D) Pawapuri (Bihar)