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1. Who among the following enjoys the rank of Cabinet Minister in Union Cabinet?
(A) Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
(B) Judge of Supreme Court
(C) Secretary to Government of India
(D) Political Advisor to PM
Answer: Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
2. Who gave the title of Mahamana to Madan Mohan Malaviya ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Dadabhai Nauroji
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
11. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91E and 92 E) at the Poles is
(A) 0 km (B) 18 km
(C) 25 km (D) 111 km
Answer: 0 km
12. Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to
(A) low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction.
(B) high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction.
(C) low gravitational attraction only.
(D) high escape velocity of air molecule only.
Answer: low gravitational attraction only.
13. Which of the following factors cause(s) ocean currents?
(A) Varying density of sea water (B) Varying temperature
(C) Winds (D) All of these
Answer: All of these
14. In the context of their formation, which of the following types of rocks is the most ancient?
(A) Igneous (B) Metamorphic
(C) Plutonic (D) Sedimentary
Answer: Igneous
15. Two identical piano wires have same fundamental frequency when kept
under the same tension. What will happen if tension of one of the wires is
slightly increased and both the wires are made to vibrate simultaneously ?
(A) Noise (B) Beats
(C) Resonance (D) Non-linear effects
Answer: Beats
16. Kaziranga ational Park is situated in
(A) Odisha (B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan (D) Assam
Answer: Assam
17. Who is the author of the book If Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God ?
(A) Vijai Santhanam (B) Shyam Balasubramaniam
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
18. Which of the following statements is not correct about Sunder Lal
Bahuguna?
(A) He is an eminent environmentalist
(B) He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2009
(C) He started the Chipko Movement to create awareness of deforestation
(D) He was elected to Lok Sabha from Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand
Answer: He was elected to Lok Sabha from Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand
19. The three countries, in serial order, who won the highest number of Gold
medals in the Beijing Olympics Games were
(A) China, USA, Russia (B) China, USA, Germany
(C) China, Germany, Australia (D) China, Germany, USA
Answer: China, USA, Russia
20. The first woman from India to be conferred the Sainthood by Pope
Benedict XVI is
(A) Sister Desouza (B) Sister Madorana
(C) Sister Alphonsa (D) Sister Nirmala
Answer: Sister Alphonsa
21. What is the name of the first research station established by India in the
Antarctica
(A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Maitri
(C) Agnihotri (D) Aryabhatta
Answer: Dakshin Gangotri
22. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2011 for his
exceptional and distinguished service in the field of trade and industry?
(A) Azim Premji (B) Ratan Tata
(C) S. Gopalakrishnan (D) Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed
Answer: Azim Premji
23. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are
(A) China, France, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
(B) China, Canada, France, US.A. and Germany
(C) China, Germany, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
(D) China, Germany, U.S.A., UK and Canada
Answer: China, France, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
24. Which of the following States has the largest gap in male and female
literacy as per 2011 Census (provisional data)?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan (D) Kerala
Answer: Rajasthan C)
7. Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in
India ?
(A) Monsoons (B) Ocean currents
(C) Nearness to equator (D) Presence of Indian Ocean
Answer: Ocean currents
8. K. Balachander, who was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke
Award-2010, is basically a/an
(A) Actor (B) Director
(C) Photographer (D) Music Director
Answer: Director
9. Banks and other financial institutions in India are required to maintain a
certain amount of liquid assets like cash, precious metals and other short term
securities as a reserve all the time. In Banking World this is known as
(A) CRR (B) Fixed Asset
(C) SLR (D) PLR
Answer: CRR
10. Wet, tropical deciduous forests are found in which region of India ?
(A) Central India (B) Deccan Plateau
(C) The Siwaliks (D) None of these
Answer: The Siwaliks
11. Which one of the following is not a clause of World Trade Organisation ?
(A) Most favoured nation treatment
(B) Lowering trade barriers with negotiations
(C) Providing financial support to the countries having deficit balance of
payments
(D) Discouraging unfair trade practices such as anti-dumping and export
subsidies
Answer: Providing financial support to the countries having deficit balance of
payments
12. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) relate to
(A) the World Bank. (B) the Reserve Bank of India.
(C) the World Trade Organisation. (D) the International Monetary Fund.
Answer: the International Monetary Fund.
20. In which of the following States, is the child-sex ratio the lowest as per the
2011 Census ?
(A) Haryana (B) Punjab
(C) Chhattisgarh (D) Bihar
Answer: Haryana
21. Enriched uranium used in a nuclear reactor is
(A) uranium free of all impurities (B) uranium treated with radiation
(C) uranium alloyed with aluminium (D) uranium with a high percentage of a
particular isotope
Answer: uranium with a high percentage of a particular isotope
22. In a refrigerator; cooling is produced by
(A) the ice which deposits in the freezer (B) the sudden expansion of a
compressed gas
(C) the evaporation of a volatile liquid (D) None of these
Answer: the evaporation of a volatile liquid
23. The first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice is
(A) Surja Lata Devi (B) Jyoti Randhawa
(C) Santosh Yadav (D) Suma Shirur
Answer: Santosh Yadav
24. Which one of the following iron and steel works in India is not under public
sector ?
(A) Bokaro (B) Jamshedpur
(C) Bhilai (D) Durgapur
Answer: Jamshedpur
25. Which Indian hockey player has a road named after him in Germany ?
(A) Dhyan Chand (B) Zafar Iqbal
(C) Roop Singh (D) Dhanraj Pillai
Answer: Roop Singh
1. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
(A) Lord Irwin (B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Lord Wavell (D) Lord Linlithgow
Answer: Lord Linlithgow
2. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start
the Swaraj Party in 1923 ?
(A) G. K. Gokhale (B) B. G. Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das (D) M. K. Gandhi
Answer: Chittaranjan Das
14. Which one of the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which
lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African
Coast ?
(A) Volcanic (B) Glacial eroded
(C) Eolian deposited (D) Folded
Answer: Volcanic
15. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be
heard at Baghdad (45 E) ?
(A) 7:30 AM (B) 9:00 AM
(C) 1:30 PM (D) 12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
16. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river
(A) Saraswati (B) Indus
(C) Beas (D) Ravi
Answer: Ravi
17. The basic characteristic of a capitalistic economy is
(A) absence of monopoly (B) large-scale production in primary
industries
(C) full employment (D) the private ownership of the means of
production
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18. Which one of the following taxes is not a direct tax?
(A) Sales tax (B) Estate duty
(C) Gift tax (D) Wealth tax
Answer: Sales tax
19. UNDP prepares
(A) Human Development Index (B) Standard of Living Index
(C) Index Number of Price Level (D) Physical Quality Index
Answer: Human Development Index
20. Fiscal policy refers to
(A) Government borrowings from abroad
(C) Fish Starch and Vitamin (D) Milk Fibre and Mineral
Answer: Egg yolk Protein and Fat
3. Blood is a
(A) reproductive tissue (B) connective tissue
(C) epithelial tissue (D) muscular tissue
Answer: connective tissue
4. DPT vaccine is administered to prevent diseases like
(A) Diphtheria, Pertussis and Typhoid (B) Diphtheria, Pertussis and
Tetanus
(C) Dengue, Pertussis and Typhoid (D) Dengue, Polio and Tetanus
Answer: Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
5. The disease that has been eradicated from the world is
(A) Smallpox (B) Leprosy
(C) Poliomyelitis (D) Chickenpox
Answer: Smallpox
6. The main circuit-board of the system unit is the
(A) computer program (B) control unit
(C) motherboard (D) RAM
Answer: motherboard
7. Which of the following is billionth of a second?
(A) Gigabyte (B) Terabyte
(C) Nanosecond (D) Microsecond
Answer: Nanosecond
8. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following ?
(A) Purchase Section (B) Production Department
(C) I.T. Department (D) A collective function of all staff
Answer: A collective function of all staff
9. Customisation is useful for
(A) Designing customer specific products (B) Call centres
(C) Publicity (D) Motivating the staff
11. In which one of the following Latin American countries, a woman has
for the first time won the presidential elections for the second term ?
(A) Brazil (B) Venezuela
(C) Uruguay (D) Argentina
Answer: Argentina
12. Which one of the following famous events is being held in Jaipur,
Rajasthan in January every year since 2006 ?
(A) Gangaur Festival (B) Jaipur Literature Festival
(C) Elephant Festival Jaipur (D) None of these
Answer: Jaipur Literature Festival
13. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars
are called
(A) Asteroids (B) Comets
(C) Meteors (D) Novas
Answer: Asteroids
14. Which of the following world famous events is/are held to mark the
Onam festivities in Kerala?
(A) Snake Boat race (B) Bull race
(C) Cock fights (D) All these
Answer: Snake Boat race
15. The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be
(A) black on top and red on inside. (B) black on top and white on inside.
(C) red on top and black on inside. (D) white on top and black on
inside.
Answer: white on top and black on inside.
16. Diarchy in the provinces was introduced through the
(A) Government of India Act, 1919 (B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (D) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
17. Which of the following is the worlds largest desert?
(A) The Great Australian Desert (B) Arabian Desert
(C) Gobi (D) Sahara
Answer: Sahara
Answer: NAFED
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4. 1. Who was not a politician?
(A) H. N. Bahuguna (B) I. K. Gujral
(C) S. L. Bahuguna (D) J. Jayalalithaa
Answer: S. L. Bahuguna
2. The WISE Prize-2012, also known as the Nobel Prize for Education,
was conferred by the WISE Summit in Doha on
(A) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (B) Dr. Madhav Chavan
(C) Dr. Yash Pal (D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
Answer: Dr. Madhav Chavan
10. Which of the following states became the first state in the country to
launch RBIs e-payment system for commercial tax payers?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala
3. Most of the weather phenomena take place in which of the following layers of the atmosphere?
(A) Stratosphere (B) Mesosphere
(C) Ionosphere (D) Troposphere
Answer: Troposphere
4. Who is/was the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
3. Most of the weather phenomena take place in which of the following layers
of the atmosphere?
(A) Stratosphere (B) Mesosphere
25. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described as the soul of
the Constitution ?
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Directive Principles of State Policy
(C) Preamble (D) Panchayats
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1. A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7. Which one
among the following was not one of them?
(A) Canada (B) Japan
(C) Italy (D) Russia
Answer: Japan
2. The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent members, and the
remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of
(A) 1 year (B) 2 years
(C) 3 years (D) 5 years
Answer: 2 years
6. POSCO is in the process of establishing its plants in India. What does the
letter P denote in the name POSCO?
(A) Popular (B) Pallin
(C) Pohang (D) Paradeep
Answer: Pohang
7. Who amongst the following has become the Chief Minister of a State in
India third time consecutively ?
(A) Tarun Gogoi (B) Nitish Kumar
(C) J. Jayalalithaa (D) Mamta Banerjee
Answer: Tarun Gogoi
8. Who amongst the following is the winner of Man Booker International Prize
- 2011 ?
(A) Andrea Levy (B) Nicola Barker
(C) Tom McCarthy (D) Philip Roth
Answer: Philip Roth
9. Interest on savings bank account is now calculated by banks on
(A) minimum balance during the month
(B) minimum balance from 7th to last day of the month
(C) minimum balance from 10th to last day of the month
(D) daily product basis
Answer: daily product basis
10. The third International Conference of the Trade Unions was organised in
June 2011 in
(A) Vienna (B) Moscow
(C) London (D) Paris
Answer: Paris
11. Which one of the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj ?
(A) Women education (B) Widow remarriage
(C) Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls (D) Abolition of
untouchability
Answer: Abolition of untouchability
12. Which one of the following nontoxic gases helps in formation of enzymes
which ripen fruit?
(A) Acetylene (B) Ethane
(C) Methane (D) Carbon dioxide
Answer: Ethane
13. Age of fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of two isotopes of
carbon. The isotopes are
(A) C-12 and C-13 (B) C-13 and C-14
(C) C-12 and C-14 (D) C-12 and carbon black
Answer: C-12 and C-14
14. Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the kingdoms of
Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma?
(A) I-tsing (B) Fa-Hien
(C) Hiuen Tsang (D) Sun Shuyun
Answer: Hiuen Tsang
15. Which one of the following Indus cities was known for water
management?
(A) Lothal (B) Mohenjo-Daro
(C) Harappa (D) Dholavira
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
16. The asteroids revolve round the Sun in between
(A) Mars and Jupiter (B) Jupiter and Saturn
(C) Earth and Mars (D) Saturn and Uranus
Answer: Mars and Jupiter
17. Free throw is given in which of the following games ?
(A) Basketball (B) Cricket
(C) Football (D) Volleyball
Answer: Basketball
18. Who created the new form of information presentation known as World
Wide Web ?
(A) Robert Morris Jr. (B) Michael Dertouzas
10. The beautiful valleys of Kashmir, Kulu and Kangra, lie in which of the
following Himalayan ranges ?
(A) Himadri (B) Himachal
(C) Purvachal (D) Siwalik
Answer: Himachal
11. Which one of the following States was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie
under the Doctrine of Lapse ?
(A) Nagpur (B) Jhansi
(C) Sambalpur (D) Satara
Answer: Satara
12. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtaining in the regions
adjoining the equator to a distance of
(A) 5 degree latitude towards the north only
(B) 5 degree latitude towards the south only
2. Who amongst the following actors has never won an Oscar for the Best
Actor in a Hollywood film?
(A) Al Pacino (B) Jack Nicholson
(C) Daniel Day Lewis (D) Leonardo Di Caprio
Answer: Leonardo Di Caprio
3. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged to
the
(A) Consolidated Fund of India (B) Consolidated Fund of the State
(C) Contingency Fund of India (D) Contingency Fund of the State
Answer: Consolidated Fund of the State
4. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India
Company establish its first factory in India?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb
Answer: Jahangir
5. Who took over the chairmanship of the Tata Group ?
(A) Azim Premji (B) Cyrus Mistry
(C) Ratan Tata (D) Adi Misry
Answer: Cyrus Mistry
6. Banks in our country normally publicise that additional interest rate is
allowed on retail domestic term deposits of
(A) Minors (B) Married women
(C) Senior citizens (D) Government employees
Answer: Senior citizens
7. Largest shareholder (in percentage shareholding) of a nationalised bank
is
(A) RBI (B) NABARD
(C) LICI (D) Government of India
Answer: Government of India
8. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil supply from
(A) 24 (B) 46
(C) 48 (D) 50
Answer: 46
21. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is in the State of
(A) Bihar (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Assam (D) Kerala
Answer: Assam
22. Resin is extracted from
(A) Papaya (B) Pine
(C) Rubber (D) Banyan
Answer: Pine
23. A common plant found in tropical rainforest is
(A) Pine (B) Eucalyptus
(C) Orchid (D) Fir
Answer: Orchid
24. Which of the following vitamins is necessary for clotting of blood ?
(A) K (B) C
(C) A (D) B
Answer: K
25. Influenza virus contains
(A) RNA only (B) DNA only
(C) Both RNA and DNA in equal proportion. (D) DNA with very small
proportion of RNA.
Answer: RNA only
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1. Who won a Bronze medal for India in Badminton at the 2012 London
Olympics?
(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Sania Mirza
(C) Pulela Gopichand (D) Prakash Padukone
3. Which one of the following countries was never taken over by any
European power as a colony?
(A) Thailand (B) Brunei
(C) Indonesia (D) Singapore
Answer: Thailand
4. Which of the following statements is correct? Relative humidity
(A) varies with latitudes seasonally (B) is maximum in subtropical
anticyclones
(C) is lowest at the equator increasing towards the poles (D) None of
these
Answer: varies with latitudes seasonally
5. Monetary Policy decisions in India are taken by
(A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Government of India
(C) State Bank of India (D) None of the above
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
6. What does the letter F denote in BFCs, a term seen very frequently
in Banking world these days ?
(A) Formal (B) Fiscal
(C) Federal (D) Financial
Answer: Financial
7. Who among the following is a Deputy Governor of the RBI at
present?
(A) Sri Sunil Mitra (B) Sri Azim Premji
(C) Sri H. R. Khan (D) Mrs. Sushma Nath
Answer: Sri H. R. Khan
Answer: Gujarat
21. Lung fish is a link between
(A) Amphibia and Birds (B) Reptiles and Birds
(C) Amphibia and Reptiles (D) Reptiles and Mammals
Answer: Amphibia and Reptiles
22. Green gland is the excretory organ of
(A) Earthworm (B) Cockroach
(C) Prawn (D) House-fly
Answer: Prawn
23. When pressure is increased, the boiling point of water
(A) decreases (B) increases
(C) remains the same (D) depends on the volume of vapour formed
Answer: increases
24. In the treatment of skin disease the radio isotope used is
(A) Radio phosphorous (B) Radio iodine
(C) Radio lead (D) Radio cobalt
Answer: Radio phosphorous
25. Rainbow has: (Choose incorrect statement)
(A) red light as its outer-most colour towards sky
(B) red light as its inner-most colour towards earth
(C) violet light as its inner-most colour towards earth
(D) its curvature bent towards earth
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1. General Measures to study rural-urban disparities
(A) Sex ratio, Literacy Rate, Per Capita Income
(B) Credit Allocation, Sex Ratio, literacy Rate, Per Capita Income
(C) Per Capita Income, Physical Quality of Life Index, Sex Ratio, literacy
Rate, Credit Allocation
(D) None of the above
Answer: Per Capita Income, Physical Quality of Life Index, Sex Ratio,
literacy Rate, Credit Allocation
2. World Development Report is an annual publication of
(A) United Nations Development Programme
(B) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) World Trade Orzanisation
Answer: International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
11. Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme
Court of India shall be in English language?
(A) The Supreme Court Rules, 1966 (B) A Legislation made by the
Parliament
(C) Article 145 of the Constitution of India (D) Article 348 of the
Constitution of India
Answer: Article 348 of the Constitution of India
12. Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy
19. Which countrys Progress cargo rocket launch, ferrying food and fuel
to the International Space Station, ended in a failure recently?
(A) Russia (B) China
(C) Japan (D) USA
Answer: Russia
20. Which of the following is not among the State/union territories that
underwent a name-change after their creation?
(A) Chhattisgarh (B) Uttarakhand
(C) Puducherry (D) Odisha
Answer: Chhattisgarh
21. A cyclist in circular motion should lean
(A) Forward (B) Backward
(C) Sideways towards the centre (D) Sideway away from the centre
Answer: Sideways towards the centre
22. The monitor of a computer is
(A) an input device (B) an output device
(C) a storage device (D) a processing device
Answer: an output device
23. .. is a collection of wires through which data is transmitted
from one part of a computer to another part
(A) Port (B) Channel
(C) Bus (D) Add on card
Answer: Bus
24. Amalgam is an alloy in which the base metal is
(A) Copper (B) Zinc
(C) Aluminium (D) Mercury
Answer: Mercury
25. The physical method commonly used to purify sea water is
(A) Evaporation (B) Sedimentation
(C) Filtration (D) Distillation
Answer: Evaporation
Republic
(C) Greece, Spain, France, Switzerland (D) Spain, Greece, Iceland,
Portugal
Answer: Spain, Greece, Iceland, Portugal
2. Which of the following countries would account for maximum
petroleum production of the world ?
(A) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, US, Nigeria
(B) Russia, US, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia
(C) Saudi Arabia, US, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq
(D) Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Libya
Answer: Russia, US, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia
3. Which of the following was not the reason for recent slide of Indian
rupee?
(A) Huge Trade Deficit (B) Low Growth and High Inflation
(C) Low Capital Inflow (D) High unemployment rate
Answer: High unemployment rate
4. Which of followings combination belongs to Bretton Woods institute?
(A) IMF, World Bank (B) IMP, WTO, Doha Round
(C) World Bank, WTO, IBRD (D) IMF, World Bank, UNESCO
Answer: IMF, World Bank
5. Which of the following countries meet more than one fourth of their
energy requirement from nuclear power?
(A) France, US, Russia, Germany
(B) France, Ukraine, Sweden, Korea
(C) France, India, Ukraine, Germany
(D) Germany, Russia, Canada, Japan
Answer: France, Ukraine, Sweden, Korea
6. Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in
2012 ?
(A) T.V. Rajeswar (B) Aruna Irani
(C) A.R. Rahman (D) Shabana Azrni
Answer: T.V. Rajeswar
11. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from
the main sea, is called
(A) Bay (B) Isthmus
(C) Lagoon (D) Strait
Answer: Lagoon
12. Which one among the following prominently rose in revolt against
the British in 1857?
(A) Punjab Army (B) Madras Regiment
(C) Bengal Army (D) Awadh Regiment
Answer: Bengal Army
Answer: Goa
19. The value of a commodity expressed in terms of money is known
as
(A) Price (B) Utility
(C) Value (D) Wealth
Answer: Price
20. The Planning Commission of India was established in the year
(A) 1947 (B) 1949
(C) 1950 (D) 1952
Answer: 1950
21. In big cities, air pollution is mainly due to
(A) burning of fossil fuel (B) thermal power plant
(C) sewage (D) suspended particles
Answer: burning of fossil fuel
22. The term Let is associated with
(A) Badminton (B) Chess
(C) Hockey (D) Football
Answer: Badminton
23. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by
(A) Alexander Flemming (B) Jonas Salk
(C) Edmond Fischer (D) Joseph E. Murray
Answer: Jonas Salk
24. Who among the following Nobel Laureates for their relentless
struggle for peace, was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize?
(A) Barack H. Obama (B) Liu Xiaobo
(C) Martti Ahtisaari (D) Shirin Ebadi
Answer: Liu Xiaobo
25. The Umiam Hydel Project dam is located a few kilometres north of
(A) Guwahati (B) Shillong
(C) Kohima (D) Imphal
Commonwealth Games-2018 ?
(A) India (B) Australia
(C) Pakistan (D) South Africa
Answer: Australia
8. France has agreed to supply Rafale to India. The deal is about the
supply of
(A) Warships (B) RADAR system
(C) Fighter Aircrafts (D) Nuclear Reactors
Answer: Fighter Aircrafts
9. Seychelles, where China is going to set up its new military base, is a
country in
(A) Bay of Bengal (B) China Sea
(C) Indian Ocean (D) Red Sea
Answer: Indian Ocean
10. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ?
(A) Absolute Zero (B) Molecular Equation
(C) Zero Point Energy (D) Balance of Payment
Answer: Balance of Payment
Answer: Referendum
21. The expenses of the Government of India are the highest on
account of subsidy on
(A) Fertilisers (B) Oil
(C) LPG (D) Food
Answer: Food
22. In accordance with the directions of RBI, banking facilities are
required to be provided at all places having population of more than
2000 by the end of
(A) March 2015 (B) March 2014
(C) March 2013 (D) March 2012
Answer: March 2013
23. Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous self-governing
body, was created within the State of
(A) Nagaland (B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam (D) Mizoram
Answer: Assam
24. Simla Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in the year
(A) 1965 (B) 1971
(C) 1972 (D) 2001
Answer: 1972
25. In which of the following States are Garo and Khasi tribes found ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya (D) Mizoram
Answer: Meghalaya
5. 1. Which of the following groups of rivers in India is likely to show the
least erosional activity?
(A) Himalayan rivers (B) The eastward flowing peninsular rivers
(C) The thin stream flowing into the Arabian sea (D) Those rising in the
great plain of India
Answer: The eastward flowing peninsular rivers
2. From which of the following items India export the most ?
Nirman
(C) Rajiv Awas Yojana (D) Indira Awas Yojana
Answer: Rajiv Awas Yojana
9. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian origin ?
(A) Homi K. Bhabha (B) Kiran Desai
(C) Swati A. Piramal (D) Shabana Azmi
Answer: Kiran Desai
10. Who among the following has written the famous book Malgudi
Days?
(A) V.S. Naipaul (B) Deepak Chopra
(C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) R.K. Narayan
Answer: R.K. Narayan
11. Air is
(A) always a compound (B) always a mixture
(C) a compound in pollution free zones (D) a mixture in industrial zones
Answer: always a mixture
12. Which one among the following is an electrochemical cell that
cannot be charged?
(A) Electrolytic cell (B) Storage cell
(C) Primary cell (D) Fuel cell
Answer: Primary cell
13. Which of the following countries is not in the Continent of Asia ?
(A) Indonesia (B) Japan
(C) Libya (D) Malaysia
Answer: Libya
14. One feels heavier in a lift when the lift
(A) is going down steadily (B) just begins to go up
(C) is moving up steadily (D) descends freely
Answer: just begins to go up
24. Which player has won FIFAs Ballon dOr Trophy for the straight third
time as worlds Best Player in 2011 ?
(A) Lionel Messi (B) Xavi Hernandez
(C) Christiano Ronaldo (D) Carlos Tevez
Answer: Lionel Messi
25. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards tide?
(A) Geet Sethi (B) Wilson Jones
(C) Michael Ferreira (D) Manoj Kothari
Answer: Wilson Jones
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7. 1. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under
Green Revolution in India
(A) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea
(B) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize
(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize
(D) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane
Answer: Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize
2. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in
Economics?
(A) 1995 (B) 2000
(C) 1990 (D) 1998
Answer: 1998
Answer: AB group
17. The normal body temperature of human beings is
(A) 96. 4F (B) 97.4F
(C) 98. 4F (D) 99.4F
Answer: 98. 4F
18. Columba livia is the scientific name of
(A) Pigeon (B) Snake
(C) Rabbit (D) Shark
Answer: Pigeon
19. Bones are pneumatic in
(A) Fishes (B) Amphibians
(C) Reptiles (D) Birds
Answer: Birds
20. Name the process of production of energy in the Sun
(A) Nuclear fission (B) Radioactivity
(C) Nuclear fusion (D) Ionization
Answer: Nuclear fusion
21. Who has won the recent Africa Open Golf tide ?
(A) Louis Oosthuizen (B) Van der Walt
(C) Retief Goosen (D) Jaco Van Zyl
Answer: Louis Oosthuizen
22. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) E.S.L. Narasimham (B) Kiran Kumar Reddy
(C) Y.S.R. Reddy (D) Jalagam Vengala Rao
Answer: E.S.L. Narasimham
23. Who has inaugurated NCC Republic Day Camp 2012 ?
(A) Hamid Ansari (B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Mira Kumar (D) Manmohan Singh
Answer: Hamid Ansari
24. Who is the Chairman of SAIL ?
11. After entering the human body through mosquito bite, the malarial
parasite (plasmodium) shows initial multiplication in
(A) Spinal chord (B) Blood
(C) Liver (D) Spleen
Answer: Liver
12. Which one among the following parts of blood carries out the
function of body defence ?
(A) Platelets (B) White Blood Cells
(C) Haemoglobin (D) Red Blood Cells
Answer: White Blood Cells
13. Which one among the following is not included in the major clinical
sign as a case definition of AIDS in children < 12 years of age?
(A) Persistent cough for more than 1 month (B) Loss of weight
(C) Chronic diarrhoea (D) Prolonged fever
Answer: Persistent cough for more than 1 month
14. Polio disease is caused by
(A) Bacteria (B) Fungi
(C) Virus (D) Worm
Answer: Virus
15. Which one among the following is the hardest part of our body?
(A) Skull bones of head (B) Thumb nails
(C) Enamel of teeth (D) Spinal vertebra
Answer: Enamel of teeth
16. A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container
will
(A) sink in mercury (B) will be on the surface of mercury
(C) will be partly immersed in mercury (D) will dissolve in mercury
Answer: will be partly immersed in mercury
17. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz are
known as
(A) Audible sounds (B) Ultrasonics
(C) Infrasonics (D) Megasonics
Answer: Audible sounds
18. Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?
(A) Reflection (B) Refraction
(C) Rectilinear propagation (D) Diffraction
Answer: Rectilinear propagation
Answer: France
7. Who among the following won the Australian Open 2012, Mens
Singles title ?
(A) David Ferrer (B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Novak Djokovic (D) Leander Paes
Answer: Novak Djokovic
8. Who among the following won the Best Actress Award in 57th
Filmfare Awards Function held in January 2012 ?
(A) Vidya Balan (B) Priyanka Chopra
(C) Parineeti Chopra (D) Rani Mukherjee
Answer: Vidya Balan
9. Anup Jalota who was awarded Padrm Shri in 2012, is a well-known
(A) industrialist (B) medical professional
(C) social worker (D) playback singer
Answer: playback singer
10. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a period of
(A) 4 years (B) 5 years
(C) 6 years (D) 7 years
Answer: 6 years
3. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its decreasing
population growth since 1981 is
(A) Thailand (B) China
(C) Japan (D) South Korea
Answer: China
4. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed to
reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by. nautical
miles.
(A) 434 (B) 243
(C) 305 (D) 361
Answer: 434
5. Cities with population from one to five million are called
(A) Million City (B) Metropolitan
(C) Cosmopolitan (D) Conurbation
Answer: Metropolitan
6. Who represented India in 17th Summit of South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in November 2011 in Maldives?
(A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. Manrnohan Singh (D) Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: Dr. Manrnohan Singh
7. Which of the following rivers remains in India throughout its journey
from its source to the point of merger with another river ?
(A) Beas (B) Chenab
(C) Jhelum (D) Ravi
Answer: Beas
in
(A) the Union List (B) the Concurrent List
(C) the State List (D) the Union as well as the Concurrent List
Answer: the Union as well as the Concurrent List
15. In which region of India did the dance form Mohiniattam develop?
(A) Manipur (B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Odisha
Answer: Kerala
16. In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will enter into
atmosphere?
(A) Infrared (B) Visible
(C) Ultraviolet (D) X-xays
Answer: Ultraviolet
17. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer
available?
(A) Processing Unit (B) Output
(C) Storage (D) Input
Answer: Storage
18. In HTML, <B> and </B> tags display the enclosed text in
(A) black colour (B) background
(C) bold (D) bright
Answer: bold
19. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic ?
(A) James Simpson (B) Edward Jenner
(C) Alexander Fleming (D) Christian Barnard
Answer: James Simpson
20. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2011 has been awarded
to
(A) Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt & Adam G. Riess
(B) Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann & Ralph M. Steinman
(C) Christopher A. Sims & Thomas J. Sargent
(D) Dan Schechtman
Answer: Steroid-hormones
21. Who is the absolute owner of the luxury Tourist Train Maharaja
Express as per Delhi High Court ?
(A) IRCTC (B) Cox & Kings
(C) Thomsons (D) None of these
Answer: IRCTC
22. The tag line Pure bhi Poora bhi belongs to
(A) Reliance Petroleum (B) Indian oil
(C) Bharat Petroleum (D) IBP
Answer: IBP
23. The software named Seamonkey is used in computer to
(A) delete the virus infected flies (B) recover lost data
(C) browse the Internet (D) use as a media player
Answer: browse the Internet
24. Which company has bagged the ICS national award for adopting
governance practices ?
(A) ONGC (B) BEL
(C) Indian oil (D) BHEL
Answer: ONGC
25. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is
located
(A) wholly in the Continent of Europe (B) wholly in the Continent of Asia
(C) partly in Europe and partly in Asia (D) partly in Africa and partly in
Asia
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When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its
(A) Mass (B) Acceleration
(C) Potential energy (D) Kinetic energy
Answer: Kinetic energy
2. What does Ozone Layer absorb?
(A) Ultraviolet rays (B) X-rays
(C) y-rays (D) Infrared rays
Answer: Ultraviolet rays
11. Which musical instrument did the famous Indian musician Ustad
Bismillah Khan play?
(A) Shehnai (B) Sarod
(C) Flute (D) Tabla
Answer: Shehnai
12. Which one among the following countries is not touched by the
Stilwell Road constructed during the World War II ?
(A) Myanmar (B) Thailand
(C) China (D) India
Answer: Thailand
13. Which one among the following wars ended by the Treaty of
Salbai ?
(A) First Maratha War (B) Second Maratha War
(C) Third Maratha War (D) Fourth Mysore War
Answer: First Maratha War
14. Navroze is a festival celebrated in India by the
(A) Hindus (B) Muslims
(C) Parsis (D) Chris tians
Answer: Parsis
15. Which one among the following transitions is associated with the
largest change in energy in hydrogen atom ?
(A) n = 5 to n = 3 (B) n = 2 to n = 1
(C) n = 3 to n = 2 (D) n = 4 to n = 2
Answer: n = 2 to n = 1
16. As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could
have Uranium reserve of
(A) 1 lakh tonnes (B) 1.5 lakh tonnes
(C) 2 lakh tonnes (D) 2.5 lakh tonnes
Answer: 1.5 lakh tonnes
17. Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival?
(A) Makar Sakranti (B) Yugadi
(C) Onam (D) Rongali Bihu
Answer: Rongali Bihu
18. The least populated State in India is
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Sikkim
(C) Mizoram (D) Uttarakhand
Answer: Sikkim
19. Government of India launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission in
(A) 2002 (B) 2005
(C) 2007 (D) 2010
Answer: 2005
20. When is National Energy Conservation Day celebrated ?
(A) 16th August (B) 5th September
(C) 10th November (D) 14th December
Answer: 14th December
21. The expression Tryst with Destiny was first used by Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of
(A) Dandi March (B) August 14/15 night
(C) Quit India Movement (D) None of these
10. What does the letter C denote in the term ECB as used in the
banking and financial operations ?
(A) Cartel (B) Credit
(C) Control (D) Commercial
Answer: Commercial
11. Which one among the following does not have an allotrope ?
(A) Oxygen (B) Sulphur
(C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon
Answer: Nitrogen
12. The most important raw materials used in the manufacture of
cement are
(A) Potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur
(B) Limestone, clay and gypsum
(C) Transition metal oxides, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide
(D) Limestone, sodium carbonate and silica
Answer: Limestone, clay and gypsum
13. The respective land masses of India and Sri Lanka are connected
by which of the following Straits ?
(A) Bass Strait (B) Bering Strait
(C) Malacca Strait (D) Palk Strait
Answer: Palk Strait
14. Three elements Na, S and O combine to form a compound Na2SO3.
What is the valency of S in this compound?
(A) 2+ (B) 4+
(C) 6+ (D) 8+
Answer: 4+
15. Which one among the following is the equivalent weight of sulphuric
acid?
(Atomic weight: H = 1, S = 32, O=16)
(A) 98 (B) 60
by
(A) L. K. Advani (B) Anita Desai
(C) Vikram Seth (D) Meghnad Desai
Answer: Meghnad Desai
23. Which country gives Magsaysay awards?
(A) India (B) Britain
(C) China (D) The Philippines
Answer: The Philippines
24. Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are
(A) Reduced by light (B) Totally colourless
(C) Soluble in hyposolution (D) Oxidised in air
Answer: Reduced by light
25. Tetra ethyl lead (TEL) is
(A) An antioxidant (B) An antiknock compound
(C) A reductant (D) None of these
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The States involved in the Dandakaranya project are
(A) Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
(D) Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
2. The earth is a
(A) non-absorber of heat (B) good absorber and good radiator of heat
(C) bad absorber and bad radiator of heat (D) good reflector of heat
Answer: bad absorber and bad radiator of heat
Answer: France
17. Which country has test-fired nuclear capable Hatf-7 cruise missile ?
(A) Japan (B) China
(C) Russia (D) Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
18. In which year Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted ?
(A) 1965 (B) 1969
(C) 1972 (D) 1974
Answer: 1969
19. Iron Lady Irom Chanu Sharmila belongs to
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya (D) Manipur
Answer: Manipur
20. Which state has topped in Indias Child Right Index, 2011 ?
(A) Karnataka (B) Kerala
(C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala
21. What is the full form of the term NPA as used in banking
environment?
(A) Not Profitable Assets (B) Net Performing Assets
(C) Non Performing Assets (D) New Potential Accounts
Answer: Non Performing Assets
22. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of
(A) Odisha (B) Karnataka
(C) Assam (D) Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
23. Bull fighting is the national game of
(A) Spain (B) Italy
(C) Poland (D) Sudan
Answer: Spain
11. In which among the following terrains the bore wells and canals can
be dug easily ?
(A) Gneiss, granites and basaltic terrain of Peninsular India
(B) Rolling and dotted hilly terrain of North-East India
(C) Soft alluvium of the Northern Plains
(D) Confined aquifer below the normal water table
Answer: Soft alluvium of the Northern Plains
19. The Directive Principle of State Policy was adopted from the
(A) Britain Constitution (B) Irish Constitution
(C) US Constitution (D) Swiss Constitution
Answer: Irish Constitution
20. Where was electricity first introduced on a commercial scale in
India ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai (D) Darjeeling
Answer: Darjeeling
21. Which of the following country won the Cricket Asia Cup 2012 ?
(A) India (B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan (D) Bangladesh
Answer: Pakistan
22. Mahe, which is situated on the Malabar on the Western Ghats, is a
part of
(A) Puducherry (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala
Answer: Puducherry
23. Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of
Akbar?
(A) Ahilya Bai (B) Raja Sawai Jai Sing
(C) Rani Durgawati (D) Martanda Varma
Answer: Rani Durgawati
24. The Tropic of Cancer passes through
(A) India and Saudi Arabia (B) India and Iran
(C) Iran and Pakistan (D) None of these
Answer: India and Saudi Arabia
25. Who developed Hydrogen Bomb?
(A) Samuel Cohen (B) Wernher von Braun
(C) Edward Teller (D) J. Robert Open Heimer
Answer: Edward Teller
10. The 6th World Water Forum was organised in March 2012 in
(A) London (B) Tokyo
(C) Perth (D) Marseilles
Answer: Marseilles
11. The grassland region of South Africa is known as
(A) Selvas (B) Downs
(C) Veldt (D) Llanos
Answer: Veldt
12. In India, the Tropical Savanah (AW) type of climate prevails largely
in
(A) Rajasthan desert region (B) Peninsular plateau region
(C) Jammu & Kashmir region (D) North-Eastern region
Answer: Peninsular plateau region
13. The Nokrek biosphere reserve is located in
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Assam
(C) Sikkim (D) Meghalaya
Answer: Meghalaya
14. Where is Aghil Pass located?
workers
(D) Total Government Revenue / Total population
Answer: National income / Total population
21. The most abundant element in the human body is
(A) Iron (B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon (D) Nitrogen
Answer: Oxygen
22. In which one of the following Union Territories do the people of the
Onge tribe live?
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (B) Daman and Diu
(C) Dadar and Nagar Haveli (D) Lakshadweep
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
23. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth
Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the
union and states
(B) It allocates seats in the council of states
(C) It contains the languages listed in the constitution
(D) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
Answer: It allocates seats in the council of states
24. Who among the following is well known as an exponent of flute?
(A) Madhup Mudgal (B) Shafaat Ahmad
(C) Ronu Mazumdar (D) Debu Choudhari
Answer: Ronu Mazumdar
25. Kuril Island is under territorial dispute between which countries
(A) Japan and Russia (B) South Korea and North Korea
(C) Japan and South Korea (D) Japan and North Korea
Answer: Japan and Russia
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1. Where are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee
located?
(A) Italy (B) Switzerland
11. Which one of the following market structures has a kinked demand
curve?
(A) Perfect competition (B) Monopoly
(C) Oligopoly (D) Monopolistic competition
Answer: Oligopoly
12. Which of the following city is widely regarded or known as the
garden city of India?
(A) Chandigarh (B) Bengaluru
(C) Jaipur (D) New Delhi
Answer: Bengaluru
13. Which of the following institutions deals with credit to Agriculture and
Rural Development ?
(A) IDBI (B) NABARD
(C) SIDBI (D) ICICI
Answer: NABARD
14. As per the results of the 2011 Population Census, which of the
following groups occupies the three top places in respect of literacy ?
(A) Kerala, Goa, West Bengal (B) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala
(A) Interest rate on time deposits (B) Rent of safe deposit vaults
(C) Inflation Rate (D) Cash Reserve Ratio
Answer: Cash Reserve Ratio
10. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected for a period of
(A) 4 years (B) 5 years
(C) 6 years (D) 3 years
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Who will head the Jury of the Awards Committees of Padma Ratna and
other highest honorary awards ?
(A) President of India (B) Vice-President of if India
(C) Home Minister (D) Prime Minister of India
Answer: Vice-President of if India
12. Most important responsibility of a Welfare State is
(A) to preserve private property (B) to promote religion of the people
(C) to check exploitation (D) to check encroachments on Fundamental
Rights
Answer: to check exploitation
13. Which one of the following events are chronologically correct ?
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India Movement The Cabinet
Mission Plan
(B) The Cabinet Mission Plan Civil Disobedience Movement Quit
India Movement
(C) Quit India Movement Civil Disobedience Movement Cabinet
Mission Plan
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement The Cabinet Mission Plan Quit
India Movement
Answer: Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India Movement The
Cabinet Mission Plan
14. Who founded the Vikramasila University ?
(A) Dhruva (B) Devapala
(C) Dharmapala (D) Mahipala
Answer: Dharmapala
15. Which of the following was not known during the Rigvedic period ?
(A) Joint family system (B) Agriculture
(C) Varna system (caste) (D) Marriage system
Answer: Varna system (caste)
16. Global warming increases primarily due to increase in the levels of
.. gas in the atmosphere.
(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Ozone
(C) Carbon dioxide (D) CNG
Answer: Carbon dioxide
17. A citizen can directly move the Supreme Court for any violation of
Fundamental Rights under
(A) Article 31 (B) Article 32
(C) Article 33 (D) Article 34
Answer: Article 32
18. Which one of the following sitting Vice-Presidents of India contested
for the post of President and lost the election?
(A) S. Radhakrishnan (B) V. V. Giri
(C) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (D) Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
19. The French challenge to British in India came to an end with
(A) Battle of Wandiwash (B) Battle of Srirangapattinam
(C) Battle of Plassey (D) Battle of Buxar
Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
20. Identify the medical trio of ancient India from the following names
(A) Charaka, Susruta and Vagbhata (B) Charaka, Vatsyayana and
Vagbhata
(C) Charaka, Susruta and Bharata (D) Charaka, Susruta and Patanjali
Answer: Charaka, Susruta and Vagbhata
21. Under Right to Education Act, the children of which of the following
age groups are eligible to get free education
(A) Up to 5 years (B) Between 6 and 10 years
(C) Between 6 and 14 years (D) Between 8 and 12 years
Answer: Karnataka
24. Who has written Abhigyan Shakuntalam ?
(A) Tulsidas (B) Kalidas
(C) Vyas (D) Surdas
Answer: Kalidas
25. Which of the following sanctuaries is famous for one-horned
Rhinoceros?
(A) Manas Sanctuary (B) Palamu Sanctuary
(C) Periyar Sanctuary (D) Kaziranga National Park
Answer: Kaziranga National Park
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Who has been crowned Miss Earth Beauty Pageant at the 12th edition
held in November 2012 ?
(A) Stephany Stetanowitz (B) Tereza Fajksova
(C) Osmariel Villalobos (D) Camila Brant
Answer: Tereza Fajksova
2. FDI stands for
(A) Fashion Directorate of India (B) Foreign Direct Investment
(C) Fashion Designers Initiative (D) Foreign Directory of Industries
Answer: Foreign Direct Investment
Answer: Carotenoids
20. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development is
called
(A) Earth Summit (B) Water Summit
(C) Air Summit (D) Resource Summit
Answer: Earth Summit
21. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of UN
Security Council?
(A) USA (B) UK
(C) France (D) Spain
Answer: Spain
22. Spring tide occurs
(A) on the new Moon day
(B) on the full Moon day
(C) both on the new Moon and full Moon days
(D) on the day when the Moons position is in the first quarter
Answer: both on the new Moon and full Moon days
23. The International Date line passes through
(A) exactly 0 degree meridian
(B) equator
(C) exactly through 180 degree longitude
(D) approximately 180 degree East or West
Answer: approximately 180 degree East or West
24. Which of the following cause ocean currents?
(A) Monsoon winds (B) Permanent winds
(C) Periodic winds (D) Westerlies
Answer: Permanent winds
25. The climate of India can be best described as
(A) Desert type (B) Mediterranean type
(C) Sub-tropical monsoon type (D) Tropical monsoon type
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