Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Quiz 135 | Mega Quiz

1.A substance which readily forms colloidal solution in contact with water is called

A. Extrinsic colloid
B. Associated colloid
C. Hydrophobic colloid
D. Hydrophilic colloid



2.As per the reports published in various newspapers Maharashtra and Gujarat have signed an agreement on linking of major rivers of the state. Which of the following is a common river between both the states ?

A. Narmada
B. Ganga
C. Betwa
D. Krishna



3.The most commonly used metal in the pure form or as an alloy in domestic appliances is:

A. aluminum
B. iron
C. copper
D. zinc



4.Bharat Nirman Scheme of the UPA Government does not include :

A. Rural Water Supply Project
B. Irrigation Benefit Programme
C. Rural Electrification
D. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan



5.Stockholders' equity is:

A. The fair market value of a company.
B. Liabilities minus assets.
C. Contributed capital plus retained earnings.
D. Revenue minus expenses



6.Who was the captain of RC in 2009?

A. Rahul Dravid
B. Anil Kumble
C. Mark Boucher



7.Which among the following is Quick Silver?

A. Platinum
B. Mercury
C. Aluminum



8.When Vote On Account bill is passed?

A. At the time Consensus
B. Finance Bill is introuduced
C. To meet the expenditure before the Finance Bill is accepted
D. None



9.Who wrote the 'Geet Gobindom'?

A. Dijendralal Sarkar
B. Ballal Sen
C. Jaidev



10.According to the Hindu mythology which is the second ashram in a persons life ?

A. Brahmacharya
B. Grihast ashram
C. Vanaspratha



11.Which country is connected to the sea by the river Danube?

A. Germany
B. Austria
C. Italy



12.Which Rishi swallowes Ganga, later releasing her through his ears?

A. Agastya
B. Vashishtha
C. Jahnu



13.Who among the following is said to have crossed the Vindhyas in the later Vedic age and aryanise the south ?

A. Parashara
B. Agastya
C. Jamadagni



14.The Great Wall of China was constructed by

A. Ching Li
B. Wu-Li
C. Shih Hwang Li



15.The National Sports Festival for women was, for the first time, organized in

A. 1970
B. 1975
C. 1980
D. 1985



16.On 26 March 2009, who became the first tourist to go into the space twice ?

A. Dennis Tito
B. Mark Shuttleworth
C. Gregory Olsen
D. Charles Simonyi



17.For whom the harshest judgment in Leo Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace is reserved?

A. Alexander I
B. Louis XVIII
C. Napoleon
D. George III



18.In the name of which among the following Mughal emperors, the East India Company struck the first coins in India?

A. Jahangir
B. Farrukhsiyar
C. Muhammad Shah
D. Jahandar Shah



19.In 1989, which municipal town of Kerala became the first fully literate municipal town in India ?

A. Adoor
B. Kottayam
C. Alappuzha
D. Palakkad



20.Which 1953 Ian Fleming book introduced the secret agent J. Bond ?

A. Doctor no.
B. Live and let die.
C. Casino Royal
D. Diamonds are for ever.



21.In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a human papilloma virus vaccine for Cancer. What is the name of it ?

A. Acetroms
B. Mastimal
C. Gardasil



22.Whose memorial is over the two rocks Pitru and Matru Tirtha in Kanyakumari?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Swami Vivekananda



23.In which year was the first regular Census held in India ?

A. 1921
B. 1881
C. 1911
D. 1931



24.Who published the sonnet O Solitude written by John Keats?

A. Richard Abbey
B. John Sandell
C. Leigh Hunt
D. William Wordsworth



25.She was the legal force behind the landmark deal between Satyam Infotech and Tech Mahindra this year.

A. Cornelia Sorabji
B. Pallavi Shroff
C. Pratibha Patil
D. Shami Chakrabarti



26.Who wrote Janis Joplin's hit song "Me and Bobby McGee"?

A. Waylon Jennings
B. Willie Nelson
C. Kris Kristofferson
D. Kenny Rogers



27.The News Agency "Associated Press" is of

A. Indonesia
B. America
C. Bangladesh
D. China



28.Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny’ “ book was written by

A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Guenter Grass
D. Swami Vivekananda



29.Who defeated the Mughal ruler Humayun in the Battle of Chausa (1539) and ascended the throne of Delhi ?

A. Rana Sanga
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Hemu Vikramaditya



30.As per the latest data released by Ministry of Agriculture Government of India , what is the total food grain production as per third advanced estimates for 2008-09 ?

A. 230.78 Million Tones
B. 227.88 Million Tones
C. 229.85 Million Tones



31.India is 'United of States' this expression was borrowed from the following constitution?

A. Canada
B. Australia
C. France



32.What fraction of Earth's total water content is in the form of oceans?

A. 20%
B. 73 %
C. 97 %



33.Who was the leader of Guruvayoor Satyagraha in 1931 ?

A. A.K.Gopalan
B. K.Kelappan
C. Pattom Thanupillai



34.Where was the first seismograph accurate enough for scientific study made?

A. Germany
B. China
C. Japan



35.Who is the author of the book ˜The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

A. George Orwell
B. William Shakespeare
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. None of the above



36.With which country did Vatican establish diplomatic relations on 10 March 1997?

A. France
B. Libya
C. Lebanon
D. Switzerland



37.Which among the following sites gives an evidence of maritime trade in harappan era?

A. Mohen-jo dero
B. Lothal
C. Kalibangan



38.Through which of the following north east states in India , the tropic of cancer passes?

A. Tripura & Nagaland
B. Tripura & Mizoram
C. Meghalaya & Mizoram



39.How many High courts of India have jurisdiction over more than one state, exclude Union Territories?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4



40.The deepest lake of the world is-

A. Pushkar lake in Rajasthan
B. Lake superior in America
C. Victoria lake in Africa
D. Baikal lake in Russia



41.Which city in India has built a 15.8 m high 'Gandhi Stupa' dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Ranchi, Jharkhand
B. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
C. Vadodara, Gujarat
D. Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh



42.India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India?

A. S. Radha Krishnan
B. Gopalswamy Iyyengar
C. V.K. Krishna Menon
D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit



43.Who directed 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' and 'Towering Inferno'?

A. William Castle
B. Irwin Allen
C. Sidney Sheldon
D. William Friedkin



44.Who played the deformed boy Rocky in the film 'Mask'?

A. Haley Joel Osment
B. Eric Stoltz
C. Haley Joel Osment
D. Johnny Cash



45.Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ?

A. Thar Express
B. Samjhauta Express
C. Maitree Express
D. Himsagar Express



46.In the FIFA World Cup Football event in the year 2002, the number of goals scored by Ronaldo of Brazil was

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9



47.The Straits Times belongs to which of the following countries?

A. Singapore
B. China
C. Malaysia



48.Which among the following Mahajanpada was located on the junction of two famous ancient Indian Trade routes รข€“ Uttarpatha and Dakshinpatha?

A. Matsya
B. Surasena
C. Avanti



49.Meningitis is a disease which is characterized by inflammation of meninges , the covering that lie over the brain and spinal chord is caused by _______ ?

A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Protozoa



50.The Amindivi islands consist of five islands of which of the Union Territory ?

A. Andaman & Nikobar
B. Lakshadweep
C. Pondicherry

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