1.Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?
A. Hukam Singh
B. G.V. Mavalankar
C. K.M. Munshi
D. U.N. Dhebar
2.What is the minimum age a person should attain in India to be eligible to cast his vote?
A. 18 years
B. 21 years
C. 16 years
D. 20 years
3.Jaundice is caused due to infection of
A. Brain
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Spleen
4.Nobel Prize winning Indian, Amartya Sen, is known for his work in which area?
A. Physics
B. Environmental Protection
C. Chemistry
D. Economics
5.The National Income in India is estimated by the
A. Indian Statistical Institute
B. Planning Commission
C. National Sample Survey
D. Central Statistical Organization
6.Mumbai - Kolkata rail-route passes through which pass?
A. Bhorghat
B. Palghat
C. Thalghat
D. None of these
7.The highest peak on Chota Nagpur Plateau is ________
A. Dhoopgarh
B. Pachmarhi
C. Parasnath
D. Mahabaleshwar
8.The first Municipal corporation in India was set up at Madras in the year _______
A. 1767
B. 1687
C. 1667
D. 1678
9.Apart from Russia, the territory of which country lies in both Europe and Asia continents ?
A. Turkey
B. Greece
C. France
D. Germany
10.Who is authorized to transfer the Judge of one High Court to another High Court?
A. The President
B. The Chief Justice of India
C. A collegium of Judges of the Supreme Court
D. The Law Minister
11.When did the Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese?
A. 1695 A.D.
B. 1713 A.D.
C. 1720 A.D.
D. 1739 A.D.
12.How many modes of Devotion(Bhakti) are mentioned in Bhagawatism?
A. Nine
B. Ten
C. Eleven
D. Eight
13.Which one is related to the diagnosis of heart?
A. BCG
B. ECG
C. EEG
D. EMU
14.Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of ________
A. Riboflavin
B. Thiamine
C. Folie Acid
D. Niacin
15.What is the name of official news agency of Saudi Arabia?
A. SPA
B. FPA
C. RPA
D. NPA
16.Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A. Aristotle
B. Darwin
C. Curvier
D. Socrates
17.Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
A. Fort William
B. Fort St. George
C. Fort St. David
D. Fort St. Angelo
18.The World Press Freedom Day is observed on
A. 12th December
B. 3rd May
C. 15th September
D. 1st December
19.EEG records the activity of
A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Brain
D. Muscles
20.The 'National School of Drama' is situated in which of the following cities?
A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Bhopal
D. Kolkata
21.Who among the following was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha?
A. Nagarjuna
B. Kanishka
C. Kautilya
D. Mahavir
22.In Madhya Pradesh mostly rural settlements are of which type?
A. Clustered
B. Scattered
C. Semi-clustered
D. Radial
23.Who invented the Video-tape?
A. Charles Ginsberg
B. Georges de Mestral
C. Richard James
D. P.T. Farnsworth
24.The public Accounts Committee of Parliament in India consists of _______
A. 15 members
B. 22 members
C. 25 members
D. 30 members
25.The author of 'Analytical Human Geography' is ___________
A. D.M. Smith
B. Max. Sorre
C. P. Haggett
D. Peter Ambrose
26.The smallest bone of our body is found in our ________
A. Ear
B. Nose
C. Eye
D. Toe
27.Where was electricity supply first introduced in India?
A. Kolkata
B. Darjeeling
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
28.The established their first settlement in Bengal at __________
A. Calcutta
B. Chinsura
C. Serampur
D. Balasore
29.The Kushans issued coins of
A. Gold Only
B. Gold and Silver
C. Gold and Copper
D. Gold, Silver and Copper
30.Madam Blavatsky was associated with __________
A. Prarthana Samaj
B. Arya Samaj
C. Theosophical Society
D. Servants of India Society
31.What is the full form of NATO?
A. North African Treaty Organisation
B. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
C. North Asian Treaty Organisation
D. North American Treaty Organisation
32.Globalisation of a company means the company is
A. Geocentric
B. Regiocentric
C. Ethnocentric
D. Polycentric
33.Iodized salt is beneficial for
A. Lowering of blood pressure
B. Prevention of dehydration
C. Thyroid function
D. Salivary glands
34.Pycnometer is an instrument used to measure the
A. Density
B. Intensity of solar radiation
C. Intensity of Earthquakes
D. High temperature
35.In consonance to Jawaharlal Nehru's vision that science and technology were crucial for India after Independence which one of the following IITs was first to be set up?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Kharagpur
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Bombay
36.In human body insulin is produced in
A. Bone Marrow
B. Golgi Apparatus
C. Islets of Langerhans
D. Mitochondria
37.Which one of the following is used to make nonstick cookware?
A. PVC
B. Polystyrene
C. Polyethylene
D. Polytetra fluoroethylene
38.How many men have walked on the moon
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
39.The largest peninsula in the world is:
A. Somali Peninsula
B. saimir Peninsula
C. Arabia Peninsula
40.On a cricket scorecard,what does 'c & b' stand for?
A. Caught and Beaten
B. Crawl and Bounce
C. Caught and Bowled
41.In which city would you find the Calico Museum of Taxtiles?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Surat
C. Panipat
42.The punchline “Safety Meets Speed” is for
A. Castrol
B. Bosch
C. Indica V2 Turbo
43.Who among these was never the President of the Indian National Congress?
A. George Yule
B. Henry Cotton
C. Richard Bourke
44.What was the name of the King's wife who persuaded him to make Bharatha king?
A. Kooni
B. Kaikeyi
C. Kausalya
D. Sumithra
45.Oil raise up the wick in a lamp. The principle involves
A. the diffusion of oil through the wick
B. The liquid state of oil
C. capillary action phenomenon
D. volatility of oil
46.Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of
A. collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere
B. action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen
C. action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere
D. lightning discharge in atmosphere
47.Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
A. C.D.Deshmukh
B. Dr. P.C.Alexander
C. O.P.Mathai
D. S.C. Rajagopalachari
48.Sachin Tendulkar has a record for highest One Day International Man of the Match awards. How many times he has won it?
A. 59
B. 64
C. 61
D. 52
49.The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is
A. isostasy
B. continental drift
C. plate tectonics
D. None of the above
50.Who defeated Italy 3-2 in a group match in Football World Cup 2010?
A. Paraguay
B. Slovakia
C. New Zealand
D. Algeria
51.Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ?
A. Mars
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
52.In which city is the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located ?
A. Nagpur
B. Lucknow
C. Shimla
D. Cuttack
53.In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?
A. Melanin
B. Bilirubin
C. Carotene
D. Hemoglobin
54.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
55.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
56.Very often we read in news papers about 3G or 3rd Generation technology. This is a set of standards used for which of the following purposes ?
A. To combat climatic changes
B. Production of Nuclear Energy
C. Film Production
D. Mobile Telecommunications
57.Who did Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia defeat to become the first winner of the $200000 India Open Super Series badminton championship at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi on 1 May 2011?
A. Peter Gade
B. Tantowi Ahmad
C. Fran Kurniawan
D. Lin Dan
58.What is the name of The Artist Formerly Known as Prince's Minneapolis recording studio?
A. Neverland
B. Muscle Shoals
C. Paisley Park
59.The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on ___ .
A. San Francisco, 24th October, 1945
B. Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944
C. Yalta, 2nd February, 1945
D. Teheran, 24th October, 1943
60.The dance in Himachal Pradesh, performed indoor, solo or dust, especially when life comes to a standstill during cold winter is
A. Luddi dance
B. Munzra
C. Giddha parhaun
D. Rouf
61.Name the bird that enters a saltwater crocodile’s mouth to pick out the parasites and food particles.
A. Sparrow
B. Kingfisher
C. crow
D. Nile plover
62.Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onir’s I AM?
A. Nandita Das
B. Juhi Chawla
C. Tabu
D. Konkona Sen Sharma
63.The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A. Robert Clive
B. Cornwallis
C. Dalhousie
D. Warren Hastings
64.Which among the following is the windiest place on earth?
A. North Pole
B. Indian Ocean
C. Antarctica
D. Gobi Desert
65.Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ?
A. Erie Canal
B. Panama Canal
C. Suez Canal
66.For improving civic sanitation, who founded the Sulabh International in 1970 ?
A. Baba Amte
B. Anna Hazare
C. Swami Agnivesh
D. Bindeshwar Pathak
67.'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkor' diseases are caused due to deficiency of which nutrient ?
A. Iodine
B. Protein
C. Sodium
D. Vitamin D
68.Winner of the Noble Prize 2006 for literature, Orhan Pamak, is a native of
A. USA
B. Russia
C. Turkey
69.Computer Hardware added to the computer system to expand its abilities, like a printer, scanner, or mouse is called?
A. Extra pieces
B. Peripheral
C. stuff
70.Who was killed at the end of her second space mission, when Columbia exploded over the USA?
A. Kristina Chawla
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Kavita Chawla
71.Who wrote the book Mother India?
A. Mahathma Gandhi
B. Ketharine Meyo
C. Sister Nivedhita
D. C. Rajagopala Chary
72.The scale marked on the screw barrel is _________ .
A. Main scale
B. Vernier Scale
C. Pitch Scale
D. Head Scale
73.Who run Tokyo Marathon bare feet?
A. Picaso
B. Leonardo Da Vinci
C. Abebe Bikla
D. Haile Gebre Sellassie
74.Our earth is in which type of galaxy?
A. Rectangular
B. Irregular
C. Elliptical
D. Spiral
75.Su-30 MK is a combat aircraft from
A. Italy
B. Russia
C. France
76.Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the longest serving asian Head of Government, retired in 2003. He was Prime Minister of:
A. China
B. Indonesia
C. Thailand
D. Malaysia
77.A company an enter into a contract with another company through ...
A. its directors
B. its Board of Directors
C. any person authorized by the Board of Directors
78.Which of the following is not a part of national income?
A. Wages and Salaries
B. Profits
C. Interest on national debt
79.What does Gurdwara mean?
A. Guru's man
B. Guru's word
C. Guru's door
80.How much of the water on earth is available for human use?
A. 31 per cent
B. 0.3 per cent
C. 1.3 per cent
81.What was the original name of Valmiki?
A. Divakar
B. Ravi Das
C. Ratnakar
82.In the Cricket World Cup 1987, Chetan Sharma clicked a hat-trick against
A. England
B. New Zealand
C. Sri Lanka
83.Who was the first sitting Prime Minister to lose a Lok Sabha election?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Rajiv Gandhi
84.`76th century in 76 balls’ is associated with
A. Ricky Ponting
B. Brian Lara
C. Sachin Tendulkar
85.Who among these claimed a wicket with his first delivery in test cricket?
A. Chetan Sharma
B. Shahid Afridi
C. Nilesh Kulkarni
86.The title “Little Master” goes with
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Brian Lara
87.In what year was the first international cricket match held?
A. 1892 between England and India
B. 1869 between England and Australia
C. 1883 between Australia and Wales
D. 1844 between Canada and the USA
88.What is the study of bird eggs called?
A. Zoology
B. Ornithology
C. Oology
D. Ichthyology
89.Who scored the most number of runs in whole IPL 2010 ?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Suresh Raina
C. Brandon MacCulum
D. Jacques Kallis
90.'Those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means' who made the above statement?
A. Gandhi
B. Hobbes
C. Green
D. Mill
91.The oil used in the froth floatation process is
A. coconut oil
B. olive oil
C. kerosene oil
D. pine oil
92.Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the other is its
A. amplitude
B. velocity
C. wavelength
D. frequency
93.The famous character 'Pickwick' was created by
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Walt Disney
D. Charles dickens
94.Who directed the film 'Sardar'?
A. Das Gupta
B. Shyam Benegal
C. Tapan Sinha
D. Ketan Mehta
95.Which radioactive pollutant has recently drawn to public, due to its occurrence in the building material?
A. Thorium
B. Plutonium
C. Radan
96.When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?
A. 1994
B. 1999
C. 2000
D. None of the above
97.Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi was written by
A. Kumaranasan
B. Thakazhi
C. E.M.S
D. Vallathol
98.The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is
A. silicate group
B. organic group
C. oxide group
D. hydride group
99.Which army did Leon Trotsky found?
A. Yellow Army
B. Blue Army
C. Green Army
D. Red Army
100.Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh
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