Saturday, September 3, 2011

Quiz 123 | Mega Quiz For IAS Exam

1.Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?

A. Biochemistry
B. Electronics
C. Economics
D. Geology



2.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in

A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1951



3.The process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in 15th and 16th centuries is called

A. Feudalism
B. Crusade
C. Renaissance
D. Communism



4.Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6 April 2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyer’s Credit launched?

A. National Export Insurance Account
B. Export-Import Bank of India
C. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
D. Reserve Bank of India



5.The transport fleet of Air Force consists of

A. IL-765
B. Boeing-731
C. AN-352
D. All of the above



6.Manu Joseph is associated with which magazine?

A. The Week
B. Outline
C. Outlook
D. Open



7.Who became the first space tourist on 28 April, 2001 ?

A. Dennis Tito
B. Mark Shuttleworth
C. Gregory Olsen
D. Anousheh Ansari



8.In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world’s longest glacier, located ?

A. Himalayas
B. Karakoram
C. Hindu Kush
D. Tien Shan



9.Which country won the 2002 FIFA World Cup?

A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Spain
D. Brazil



10.Lord Dalhousie introduced which of the following doctrines?

A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Subsidiary alliance
C. Annexing princely states



11.Who among the following leaders of Iran is called Pillar of Islamic revolution 1979?

A. AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI
B. MEHDI KAROUBI
C. MOHAMMAD KHATAMI



12.Which of the following statements gives a correct info about using Free ATM transactions (Interbank) as per the latest rules by RBI ?

A. six times a month and a upper limit of Rs 12,000 per ATM withdrawal
B. ten times a month and a upper limit of Rs 20,000 per ATM withdrawal
C. five times a month and a upper limit of Rs 10,000 per ATM withdrawal



13.Name the FIFA vice president who was the central figure in recent bribery allegations and who was forced to resign from his post on 20 June 2011.

A. Mohamed bin Hammam
B. Sepp Blatter
C. Jack Warner
D. Duncan Fletcher



14.What are the 2 species of waxwings found in the United States?

A. Bohemian and Cedar
B. American and Western
C. Bohemian and American
D. Bohemian and Western



15.The first non-congress Prime Minister of India was:

A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
B. Morarji Desai
C. Deve Gowda



16.Who performed the role of Frank Martin in the film series 'Transporter' ?

A. Jason Statham
B. Tom Cruise
C. Mel Gibson



17.The Indian Independence League was set up by

A. Rash behari Bose
B. S.M. Joshi
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Jayaprakash Narayan



18.When did Vasco da Gama first sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

A. 3 March 1492
B. 17 May 1495
C. 10 August 1494
D. 22 November 1497



19.Who won the Dada Saheb Phalke award 2006?

A. Dilip Kumar
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Asha Bhosle
D. Pradeep



20.What nation invented the kilt?

A. Ireland
B. Switzerland



21.What is the full form of AFT?

A. Air Fitness Training Centre
B. Armed Forces Tribunal
C. Army's Financial Team
D. None of the above



22.Aamras is prepared using 'King of Fruits'. Which fruit it is?

A. Grapes
B. Banana
C. Mango
D. Ras



23.CAD stands for

A. Computer application in design
B. Computer aided design
C. Computer algorithm for design
D. All of the above



24.One minute of arc of latitude along a meridian is also known as ______?

A. One Degree
B. One Mile
C. One Nautical Mile
D. One mach



25.The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is :

A. 15
B. 17
C. 20
D. 26



26.The pair which is not a twin-city is—

A. Hyderabad-Secunderabad
B. Durgapur-Asansol
C. Calcutta-Howrah
D. Delhi-New Delhi



27.When did Victor Hugo flee to Brussels?

A. 1843
B. 1841
C. 1845
D. 1851



28.Ali Sher, an Arjuna Award winner, is associated with

A. Golf
B. Football
C. Yatching
D. Hockey



29.Sound of frequency below 20 Hz is called

A. Audio sounds
B. Infrasonic
C. Ultrasonic
D. Supersonics



30.The only medal winner for India in Sydney Olympics 2000 ?

A. Leander Paes
B. Karnam Malleswari
C. P.T.Usha
D. Mahesh Bhupathi



31.The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by

A. Ra - Si method
B. Potassium - argon method
C. C14 method
D. Uranium - lead method



32.In which city is the Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) located ?

A. Shimla (H.P.)
B. Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
C. Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
D. Jabalpur (M.P.)



33.Which is the official advertising agency of the Indian government?

A. Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity
B. Mudra



34.What is a legal agreement, also called the deed of trust, between the corporation issuing bonds and the bondholders that establish the terms of the bond issue?

A. Indenture
B. Debenture
C. Bond
D. Bond trustee



35.What was the venue of world cup of Football in 1994?

A. USA
B. Britain
C. Brazil



36.What is an over the counter stock?

A. A stock that is not sold in a stock market
B. Stocks which are useless
C. Dont know



37.Which of the following has been found useful in keeping cholesterol level down?

A. Tulsi
B. Turmeric
C. Garlic



38.What was the objective of the Command Area Development Programme?

A. To ensure that land is given to the tillers
B. To ensure better utilisation of irrigation potential
C. To develop the area under the command of Army



39.Which is the lightest metal in the periodic table of elements?

A. Iron
B. Rubidium
C. Lithium



40.What holiday in the US celebrates the end of Slavery?

A. Sweetest Day
B. Juneteenth Day
C. Kwanzaas


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