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OUR INDIA SET 5 Time: 30 minutes Marks: 100 1. Brigadier of the Indian Army is equivalent to the rank of......

. Indian Navy. (a) Captain (b) Rear Admiral (c) Commodore (d) Commander 2. When was Gandhiji visited Shimla? (a) 1916 (b) 1917 (c) 1918 (d) 1921 3. The book History of Mandi State is written by (a) Manmohan Singh (b) A.K. Kaushal (c) A.K. Randhawa (d) none 4. What is the approximate strength of the Indian Defence Personnel? (a) around 12 lakh (b)15-6 lakh (c) around 15 lakh (d) 10 lakh 5. The only paramilitary force which has an exclusive Mahila Battalion (women) is (a) CRPF (b) BSF (c) RPF (d) CISF 6. Where is the Bata Shoe manufacturing factory situated in Haryana ? (a) Panipat (b) Faridabad (c) Bhiwani (d) Palwal 7. Geeta Jutsi the famous player of Haryana is associated with (a) Chess (b) Weight Lifting (c) Lawn Tennis (d) Atheletics

8. Banwali the main land of Indus civilization is situated in which district of (a) Hisar (b) Rewari (c) Faridabad (d) Panchkula 9. The Indian Military Academy is located at (a) Dehradun (b) Mt Abu (c) Hyderabad (d) Udhampur 10. The book Country Life written by (a) M. Pallis (b) U.S. Kumar (c) Nora Richard (d) None 11. What is the number of the Mahila battalion of the Central Reserve Police? (a) BN81 (b) BS85 (c) BN 88 (d) BN28 12. Where is the Jawahar Lal Nehru Mountaineering Institute ? (a) Dehradun (b) Uttar Kashi (c) Chamoli (d) Bageshwar 13. The working field of famous Nawab Pataudi is (a) Literature (Poetry) (b) Amphitheatre (c) Sports (Cricket) (d) Politics 14. Gandhiji Visited Shimla and he stayed at (a) Peterhaff (b) Chauki (c) Shanti Kutir (d) None of these 15. Which state of the country is famous as Land of Milk and Curd (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttaranchal (c) Haryana

Haryana

(d) Punjab 16. Which is the famous folk dance of Jharkhand ? (a) Chau dance (b) Karma dance (c) Paika dance (d) Above all 17. India's first battlefield missile is (a) Akash (b) Piithvi (c) Agni (d) Nag 18. On which river Bhakra Dam Project is located? (a) Satluj (b) Ganga (c) Ravi (d) Beas 19. How many DIETS are there in H.P.? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 19 20. Which is the first state assembly to establish its separate website? (a) Jharkhand (b) Uttaranchal (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Manipur 21. Indian Air Force is organized into ____ operational commands. (a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five 22. In which of the following years was Jharkhand state connected by train? (a) 1920 (b) 1910 (c) 1908 (d) 1890

23. Which is the major occupation of Punjabis? (a) House hold (b) Sports things (c) Farming (d) Dairy 24 India became the _____ country to have acquired nuclear powered submarines. (a) sixth (b) fifth (c) fourth (d) third 25. Tirthan Sanctury is located (a) Shimla (b) Kullu (c) Una (d) none 26. Pathankot to Mandi is a NH of No. (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 24 27. Which is the State Bird of Himachal Pradesh? (a) Sparrow (b) Monal (c) Peacock (d) None of these 28. A Regional Army command is commanded by an officer of the rank of (a) General (b) Lt. General (c) Major General (d) Brigadier 29. Where has an I.I.T. in collaboration with I.I.T. Switzerland been opened? (a) Dehradun (b) Nainital (c) Chamoli (d) Almora 30. Which among the following is India's surface-to-air missile? (a) Agni (b)Prithvi (c) Trishul (d) Nag

31. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway ? (a) 760km (b) 7600km (c) 756 km (d) None of these 32. In which of the following states is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located ? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh 33. Which among the following is the oldest paramilitary force in the country? (a) CRPF (b) BSF (c) CISF (d) Assam Rifles 34. Bandli sanctuary located in (a) Una (b) Mandi (c) Kullu (d) None 35. Where is the Tiffin Top situated? (a) Nainital (b) Bhimtal (c) Haldwani (d) Ranikhet 36. Which among the following naval establishment-location pair is incorrect? (a) INS Shiyaji : Lonavla (b) INS Hamla: Mumbai (c) INS Garuda : Kochi (d) INS Angre: Visakhapatnam 37. How many 'Mahila' battalions are there in CRPF? (a) three (b) two (c) one (d) none 38. The first law University in India was established in August 1887 in (a) Trivandrum (b) Ahmedabad (c) Bangalore

(d) New Delhi 39. All the units of the Indian Air Force are grouped into (a) 3 operational commands and 3 functional commands (b) 4 operational commands and 2 functional commands (c) 5 operational commands and 2 functional commands (d) 5 operational commands and 3 functional commands 40. Where is the National Institute of Virology situated ? (a) Pune (b) New Delhi (c) Bangalore (d) Kolkota 41. Which among the following is the Indian Navy's oldest aircraft carrier? (a) INS Nilgiri (b) INS Vikrant (c) INS Viraat (d) INS Valsura 42. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Orissa 43. The supreme command of the defence forces is vested with the (a) Field Marshal (b) Commander-in-Chief (c) Prime Minister (d) President of India 45. Mirage-2000 aircraft acquired by the Indian Air Force is from (a) France (b) Former USSR (c) Germany (d) USA 46. The code name given to Indias first atomic explosion at Pokran in 1974 is (a) Bhuddhan Chirikkunnu (b) fatman (c) Operation Blue Star (d) Operation Vijay 47. Indian Army's main battle tank is ____ (a) Angara

(b) Sheetal (c) Arjun (d) None of these 48. Panchasheel was signed in 1954 between India and (a) China (b) Sri Lanka (c) Pakisthan (d) Bhutan 49. Which is the Indian Navy's largest aircraft carrier? (a) INS Viraat (b) INS Vikrant (c) INS Nilgiri (d) INS Chakra 50. Give me blood, in turn, I will give you freedom. Where words are these ? (a) Bhagat Singh (b) Arbindo Ghosh (c) Subash Chandra Bose (d) Chandra Sekhar Azad 51. The lowest commissioned rank in the Air Force is (a) Flying Officer (b) Pilot Officer (c) Flight Lt (d) None of these 52. Which state is known as Jewel of India (a) Manipur (b) Tripura (c) Meghalaya (d) Missoram 53. When the new mining policy at Uttaranchal was declared? (a) 5th May, 2001 (b) 15 Aug, 2001 (c) 15th Jan, 2001 (d) 4th April, 2001 54. Where is the H.Q. of the Western Command of the Indian Army? (a) Udhampur (b) Lucknow (c) Chandimandir (d) New Delhi

55. The Space City of India (a) Trivandrum (b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) Bangalore 56. The Central Reserve Police (CRPF) was raised in (a) 1945 (b) 1947 (c) 1939 (d) 1950 57. In which year did the Right to Information Act come in to force ? (a) 2006 (b) 2003 (c) 2004 (d) 2005 58. The Air Force Administrative College is located at (a) Bangalore (b) Hyderabad (c) Coimbatore (d) Kirkee 59. Moti Mahal located at (a) Nahan (b) Una (c) Mandi (d) Shimla 60. In Jharkhand which was the main language of Dravid group? (a) Kharia (b) Orab (c) Mundia (d) All of these 61. Mithathal famous for the remains of Indus civilization is situated in (a) Jind district (b) Hisar district (c) Bhiwani district (d) All these 62. The Capital of Trigarta was (a) Nagoori (b) Nagar (c) Nagarcot

(d) Narvani 63. When was the Gurukul Kangri Museum Haridwar established? (a) 1907-08 (b) 1910-11 (c) 1905-06 (d) 1960-61 64. Match the following: Column I (A) Western Naval Command (B) Eastern Naval Command (C) Southern Naval Command

(3) (2) (1)

Column II (1) Kochi (2) Visakhapatnam (3) Mumbai

65. Which state of India has the largest number of districts ? (a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh 66. The H.Q. of the Northern Command of the Indian Army is located at (a) Chandimandir (b) Lucknow (c) Udhampur (d) New Delhi 67. In which one of the following states is Kakrapar nuclear power station located ? (a) Karataka (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat 68. Where is the Headquarters of Zoological Survey of India located ? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai 69. India recently started Maitree Express to which of the following destinations ? (a) Islamabad (b) Karachi (c) Dhaka (d) Kathmandu

70. When did India acquire nuclear powered submarines for the Navy? (a) 1988 (b) 1987 (c) 1989 (d) 1990 71. Where is the National Defence College located? (a) Khadakvasla (b) New Delhi (c) Secundrabad (d) Pune 72. Who started Bhoodan Movement ? (a) Kesab Chandra Sen (b) Vinoba Bhave (c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 73. Corresponding to the rank of Group Captain of the Indian Air Force, is . (a) Colonel (b) Lt Col. (c) Major General (d) Brigadier 74. Which of the following educational intiatives is called the Magna Carta of English Education in India ? (a) Macaulays Minute (b) Woods Despatch (c) Hunter Commission (d) Kothari Commission 75. Who was the first judge to face impeachment in the Loksabha ? (a) Justice V.R. Ramaswami (b) Justice H.L. Khania (c) Justice P.N. Bhagavathy (d) Justice Syed Mehamood 76. When was the Border Security Force (BSF) raised? (a) 1947 (b) l950 (c) 1960 (d) 1965 77. DPEP was launched in (a) 1990 (b) 1994

(c) 1993 (d) 1995 78. National Literacy Mission was launched in the year (a) 1988 (b) 1980 (c) 1995 (d) 1992 79. Which of the following rivers is mentioned in the National Anthem of India ? (a) Narmada (b) Krishna (c) Kaveri (d) Jamuna 80. Which among the following is the Indian Navy's nuclear powered submarine? (a) INS Nilgiri (b) INS Chakra (c) INS Sandlayak (d) INS Dunagiri 81. Which of the following is not a tributory of Bharathapuzha ? (a) Kalppathi Puzha (b) Kannadi Puzha (c) Chandragiri Puzha (d) Thuthap Puzha 82. What is common in Indian National Flag and National Emblem of India ? (a) Both are important symbols of the country (b) Both are symbols of freedom and democracy (c) Dharma Chakra (d) Two main colours 83. How many fleets are there in the Indian Navy? (a) four (b) three (c) two (d) one 84. Which among the following is the highest Civilian Award in India ? (a) Padmasree (b) Padmabhushan (c) Bharat Ratna (d) Param Vir Chakra

85. Which among the following is the youngest paramilitary force in India? (a) CRPF (b) BSF (c) ITBP (d) CGO 86. Who is called the father of Indian Missile program ? (a) H.J. Bhaba (b) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (c) Ottohan (d) None of these 87. Which among the following is Indias first atomic reactor ? (a) Apsara (b) Kamini (c) Purnima (d) Dhruva 88. Which of the following Indian players belongs to Haryana ? (a)Sunil Gavaskar (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Kapil Dev (d) Azharudeen 89. When was Navy's aircraft carrier INS Viraat commissioned in the Indian Navy? (a) 1987 (b) 1988 (c) 1989 (d) 1961 90. India's anti-tank missile is (a) Akash (b) Nag (c) Agni (d) Prithvi 91. Kandahar Airport is situated in : (a) Indonesia (b) Afganisthan (c) Nepal (d) None of these 92. Which commission was responsible for three languages formula for education ? (a) Hunter Commission (b) Kothari Commission (c) Radha Krishnan Commission

(d) Kothari Commission 93. The Indian Army is organized into ____ commands (a) three (b) four (c) five (d) seven 94. The H.Q. of the Southern Naval Command is located at (a) Kochi (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Chennai (d) Tuticorin 95. The H.Q. of the Western Naval Command is located at (a) Panaji (b) Mumbai (c) Ulhasnagar (d) Goa 96. Who founded Prarthana Samaj (a) Swami Dayananda Saraswathy (b) Kesab Chandra Sen (c) Madhan Mohan Malaviya (d) Vinoba Bhave 97. Who was the first President to travel in fighter jet and in a Submarine ? (a) V.V. Giri (b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (c) Prathiba Pateel (d) K.R. Narayan 98. The Book A million Jobs was written by (a) V.V. Giri (b) I.K. Gujaral (c) A.B. Vajpayee (d) S. Chandrasekhar 99. Who among the following is related to Sevagram Project ? (a) Rabindra Nath Tagore (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Jaya Prakash Narayan 100. National ship Design and Research Centre is located at (a) Kolkata

(b) Mumbai (c) Cochin (d) Vishakapattanam

ANSWERS BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OUR INDIA - SET - 5 1.(c) 11. (c) 21.(d) 31. (a) 41. (b) 51. (b) 61. (c) 70. (a) 81. (b) 92. (b) 2. (d) 12. (c) 22. (c) 32. (c) 42. (b) 52. (a) 62. (b) 71. (b) 82. (c) 93. (d) 3. (a) 13. (c) 23. (c) 33. (d) 43. (d) 53. (d) 63. (a) 72. (b) 83. (c) 94. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (a) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (b) 54. (c) 55. (d) 56. (c) 57. (d) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (a) 64. (A-3, B-2, C-1) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (c) 69. (c) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (a) 76. (a) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (d) 80. (b) 84. (c) 85. (d) 86. (b) 87. (a) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (b) 91. (b) 95. (b) 96. (b) 97. (b) 98. (a) 99. (b) 100. (d)

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