General Knowledge - 100

Q1.	Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ? (A) Assam (B) Orissa (C) West Bengal (D) Karnataka Answer :
Q2.	Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Jai Prakash Narain (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya Answer :
Q3.	Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q4.	'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay Answer :
Q5.	Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ? (A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Jhelum (D) Sutlej Answer :
Q6.	Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ? (A) Kolkata (B) Bengaluru (C) Ahmedabad (D) Lucknow Answer :
Q7.	What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ? (A) Isobar (B) Isohel (C) Isotherm (D) Isohyet Answer :
Q8.	On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ? (A) France (B) Israel (C) Russia (D) Germany Answer :
Q9.	Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ? (A) C.V. Raman (B) Satyendra Nath Bose (C) Homi J. Bhabha (D) Narinder Singh Kapany Answer :
Q10.	Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ? (A) Victoria (B) Queensland (C) Tasmania (D) New South Wales Answer :

General Knowledge - 99

Q1.	'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkor' diseases are caused due to deficiency of which nutrient ? (A) Sodium (B) Protein (C) Iodine (D) Vitamin D Answer :
Q2.	Which among the following is the largest Buddhist monastery in India ? (A) Ghum monastery (West Bengal) (B) Rumtek monastery (Sikkim) (C) Twang monastery (Arunachal Pradesh) (D) Kursha monastery (Jammu & Kashmir) Answer :
Q3.	According to 2001 cencus, which state has the highest literacy rate ? (A) Goa (B) Mizoram (C) Tripura (D) Kerala Answer :
Q4.	'Ace', 'Double fault', 'Smash', Second service', and 'Game point' terms are related with which sport ? (A) Tennis (B) Squash (C) Table Tennis (D) Badminton Answer :
Q5.	Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, the apex training institution for senior members of the civil services in India, located ? (A) Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) (B) Mount Abu (Rajasthan) (C) Darjeeling (West Bengal) (D) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu) Answer :
Q6.	Which among the following grassland region is also known as the "World's Breadbasket" ? (A) Pampas of Argentina (B) Prairies of North America (C) Savannas of Africa (D) Steppes of Russia Answer :
Q7.	Which ancient Indian sage authored the 'Yog Darshan' ? (A) Jaimini (B) Gautam (C) Kapil Muni (D) Patanjali Answer :
Q8.	Which Asian city was formerly known as 'Batavia' ? (A) Yangon (Myanmar) (B) Hanoi (Vietnam) (C) Jakarta (Indonesia) (D) Beijing (China) Answer :
Q9.	Which seventh century Indian mathematician was the first in the world to treat 'zero' as a number and show its mathematical operations ? (A) Aryabhatta (B) Medhatithi (C) Brahmagupta (D) Bhaskaracharya Answer :
Q10.	Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world's 'Atoms for Peace' organisation set up in 1957 within the United Nations family ? (A) Tokyo (Japan) (B) Vienna (Austria) (C) Geneva (Switzerland) (D) New York (USA) Answer :

General Knowledge - 98

Q1.	Which was the only session of Indian National Congress (INC) presided over by Mahatma Gandhi ? (A) Surat (1907) (B) Belgaum (1924) (C) Lahore (1929) (D) Tripuri (1939) Answer :
Q2.	Which state is the largest producer of tobacco ? (A) Karnataka (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q3.	For Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian cricket team plays against which country ? (A) England (B) New Zealand (C) Australia (D) South Africa Answer :
Q4.	On account of its numerous temples, which city is also known as the 'Cathedral City of India' ? (A) Madurai (Tamil Nadu) (B) Haridwar (Uttarakhand) (C) Bhubaneswar (Orissa) (D) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Answer :
Q5.	Which Indian state does not have any scheduled tribe community ? (A) Sikkim (B) Haryana (C) Gujarat (D) Tamil Nadu Answer :
Q6.	Baku is the capital city of which country ? (A) Azerbaijan (B) Kazakhstan (C) Kyrgyzstan (D) Uzbekistan Answer :
Q7.	Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found ? (A) Sunderban (B) Leh and Ladakh (C) Coromandel (D) Rann of Kachchh Answer :
Q8.	Which Ramon Magsaysay award winner founded the 'Asha for Education', a secular organisation dedicated to bring socio-economic change in India by focusing on basic education ? (A) Sandeep Pandey (B) Lakshmi Chand Jain (C) Pandurang Shastri Athavale (D) Mahesh Chandra Mehta Answer :
Q9.	In which city would you come across 'Deeksha Bhoomi', where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar had embraced Buddhism along with thousand of his Dalit followers on 14 October 1956 ? (A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar) (B) Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh) (C) Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) (D) Nagpur (Maharashtra) Answer :
Q10.	Who authored ancient Sanskrit plays 'Malti Madhava', 'Mahavircharita' and 'Uttar Ramcharita' ? (A) Kalidas (B) Bhavabhuti (C) Banabhatta (D) Vishakhadatta Answer :

General Knowledge - 97

Q1.	For the first time, Cricket has been included in Asian Games to be held in 2010. Which format ? (A) Twenty-20 (B) One Day Intl. (ODI) (C) Test Match (D) both Twenty-20 & One day Intl. (ODI) Answer :
Q2.	Nagarjunasagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh is built across which river ? (A) Krishna (B) Kaveri (C) Mahanadi (D) Godavari Answer :
Q3.	Which country is also known as the 'Rainbow Nation' ? (A) Australia (B) United Kingdom (C) Switzerland (D) South Africa Answer :
Q4.	In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar) ? (A) Agra (Uttar Pradesh) (B) Ahmedabad (Gujarat) (C) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) (D) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) Answer :
Q5.	The weapon based Dravidian martial art 'Silambam' is native of which south Indian state ? (A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q6.	Who is generally considered as the inventor of the 'Periodic Table', a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements ? (A) Gregor Mendel (B) James Chadwick (C) Dmitri Mendeleev (D) Ernest Rutherford Answer :
Q7.	Which Indian lady writer authored Onasis award winning play 'Harvest', highlighting the controversial issue of organ trading in poverty-stricken areas ? (A) Kiran Desai (B) Jhumpa Lahiri (C) Manjula Padmanabhan (D) Arundhati Roy Answer :
Q8.	Which mineral is found at Aluva and Chavara in Kerala, Manavalakurichi in Tamil Nadu and Chatrapur in Orissa ? (A) Copper (B) Lignite (C) Bauxite (D) Thorium Answer :
Q9.	Who was the first person to calculate the height of the Mount Everest ? (A) Andrew Waugh (B) George Everest (C) Nain Singh Rawat (D) Radhanath Sikdar Answer :
Q10.	Which African country was formerly known as 'Abyssinia' ? (A) Namibia (B) Lesotho (C) Ethiopia (D) Botswana Answer :

General Knowledge - 96

Q1.	What is the popular name of Magnesium Sulphate, a white crystalline salt used in medicine and in leather processing ? (A) Common salt (B) Epsom salt (C) Baking soda (D) Caustic soda Answer :
Q2.	To whom does the Vice President of India address his resignation ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker (D) Lok Sabha Speaker Answer :
Q3.	Paradip port, a major port on the Bay of Bengal, is located in which Indian state ? (A) Orissa (B) West Bengal (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q4.	What discovery was made by biologist duo James D. Watson (US) and Francis Crick (UK) in 1953 ? (A) Penicillin (B) DNA structure (C) Synthetic Antigens (D) Malaria germs Answer :
Q5.	Under Annapurna Scheme by Central Government, how much food grain (wheat or rice) per month is given free to senior citizens (65 years or above age), who though eligible but remained uncovered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS)? (A) 10 Kgs (B) 12 Kgs (C) 15 Kgs (D) 20 Kgs Answer :
Q6.	The Ilbert Bill, by which Indian judges were allowed to try the European offenders in criminal cases, was introduced by which Governor-General of India in 1883 ? (A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord Irwin (C) Lord Rippon (D) Lord Curzon Answer :
Q7.	Which among the following is manufactured at Avadi (abbreviation for 'Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India') town in Tamilnadu ? (A) Maruti Cars (B) HMT Tractors (C) Tejas Aircrafts (D) Arjun Tanks Answer :
Q8.	Which US city is popularly known as the 'City of the Golden Gate' ? (A) New York (B) Washington (C) San Francisco (D) Los Angeles Answer :
Q9.	Which Nobel laureate authored the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas' ? (A) Amartya Sen (B) Rudyard Kipling (C) V.S. Naipaul (D) Rabindranath Tagore Answer :
Q10.	Where was the 'Project Tiger', the tiger protection programme, launched on 1 April 1973 ? (A) Simlipal National Park (Orissa) (B) Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh) (C) Ranthambhore National Park (Rajasthan) (D) Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand) Answer :

General Knowledge - 95

Q1.	'Zindagi Ka Karvan' book is an autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India ? (A) Chandrashekhar (B) Morarji Desai (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (D) Vishwanath Pratap Singh Answer :
Q2.	Which Indian state was originally known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) ? (A) Manipur (B) Meghalaya (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Nagaland Answer :
Q3.	Which among the following instrument is used for maesuring wind speed ? (A) Anemometer (B) Hygrometer (C) Galvanometer (D) Spectrometer Answer :
Q4.	Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean ? (A) Strait of Malacca (B) Strait of Magellan (C) Strait of Gibraltar (D) Strait of Hormuz Answer :
Q5.	Which national film award is given to the 'Best Feature Film on National Integration' ? (A) Indira Gandhi Award (B) Nargis Dutt Award (C) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) (D) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) Answer :
Q6.	Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry ? (A) Okha (B) Kandla (C) Alang (D) Veraval Answer :
Q7.	In which sport do sportswoman Jhulan Goswami, Mithali Raj, Anjum Chopra, Rumeli Dhar and Amita Sharma represent India ? (A) Hockey (B) Tennis (C) Badminton (D) Cricket Answer :
Q8.	In the Earth's crust, which chemical element has the largest share of 47 percent in terms of weight ? (A) Iron (B) Silicon (C) Oxygen (D) Aluminium Answer :
Q9.	In which battle, fought near the banks of Chenab river, did the British Army decisively defeat Sikh Army and annex the Sikh Kingdom of the Punjab to the British Empire ? (A) Battle of Buxar (1764) (B) Battle of Plassey (1757) (C) Battle of Surat (1664) (D) Battle of Gujarat (1849) Answer :
Q10.	Which Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, popularly known as Water Man, founded an NGO called 'Tarun Bharat Sangh' near Alwar in Rajasthan to work on watershed projects & rain-water harvesting ? (A) Sandeep Pandey (B) Rajendra Singh (C) Mahesh Chandra Mehta (D) Arvind Kejriwal Answer :

General Knowledge - 94

Q1.	In addition to main Bombay Bench, where are the three other benches of Bombay High Court located ? (A) Pune, Nasik and Aurangabad (B) Panaji (Goa), Pune and Nagpur (C) Aurangabad, Nagpur and Pune (D) Panaji (Goa), Aurangabad and Nagpur Answer :
Q2.	What name is given to the study or collection of money, coins or often medals ? (A) Lotology (B) Philately (C) Numismatics (D) Philography Answer :
Q3.	Which among the following is not a part of the 'Triathlon', an athletic event combining three sporting events ? (A) Running (B) Cycling (C) Long Jump (D) Swimming Answer :
Q4.	'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country ? (A) Laos (B) Brunei (C) Vietnam (D) Taiwan Answer :
Q5.	Which among the following chemical is used in photography ? (A) Copper sulphate (B) Silver bromide (C) Calcium carbide (D) Calcium sulphate Answer :
Q6.	In which city is the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes located ? (A) Hisar (Haryana) (B) Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) (C) Bikaner (Rajasthan) (D) Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh) Answer :
Q7.	On 1 April 1954, who became the first Indian Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) ? (A) P.C. Lal (B) Arjan Singh (C) S. Mukherjee (D) A.M. Engineer Answer :
Q8.	In which Indian state, do the people of the Gaddis tribe live ? (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) West Bengal (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Andaman & Nicobar Islands Answer :
Q9.	Which Indian tennis player duo, the first men's doubles pair to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in Open era, is popularly called 'Indian Express' ? (A) Vijay Amritraj & Anand Amritraj (B) Jaideep Mukherjee & Premjit Lall (C) Ramesh Krishnan & Zeeshan Ali (D) Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes Answer :
Q10.	Which lady freedom fighter, who once served as Congress president, authored collection of poems 'The Golden Threshold', 'The Bird of Time' and 'The Broken Wing' ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Nellie Sengupta (D) Sarojini Naidu Answer :

General Knowledge - 93

Q1.	Every year on Kartik Purnima, which town hosts India's biggest camel fair ? (A) Sonepur (Bihar) (B) Pushkar (Rajasthan) (C) Surajkund (Haryana) (D) Madhavpur (Gujarat) Answer :
Q2.	At which session was the Indian National Congress (INC) divided into two groups - 'Naram Dal' (the moderates) and 'Garam Dal' (the extremists) ? (A) Surat (1907) (B) Gaya (1922) (C) Lahore (1929) (D) Tripuri (1939) Answer :
Q3.	Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state ? (A) Assam (B) Meghalaya (C) Manipur (D) West Bengal Answer :
Q4.	Which among the following was invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright, popularly known as Wright brothers, in 1903 ? (A) Submarine (B) Hovercraft (C) Helicopter (D) Aeroplane Answer :
Q5.	'Playground of Europe' is the nickname of which European country ? (A) Greece (B) Monaco (C) Germany (D) Switzerland Answer :
Q6.	Which city hosted the first Asian Games in 1951 ? (A) Tokyo (Japan) (B) Jakarta (Indonesia) (C) New Delhi (India) (D) Manila (Philippines) Answer :
Q7.	Ukai Dam, located near Surat in Gujarat, is built across which river ? (A) Mahi (B) Tapti (C) Narmada (D) Sabarmati Answer :
Q8.	Which among the following are major constituents of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) ? (A) Ethane and Methane (B) Carbon monoxide and Hydrogen (C) Butane and Propane (D) Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen and Methane Answer :
Q9.	'Hori', a poor farmer, is the main character of which famous Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand ? (A) Gaban (B) Vardaan (C) Godaan (D) Sevasadan Answer :
Q10.	To have legal rights for self-employed women like industrial workers, which lady activist founded Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) ? (A) Aruna Roy (B) Ela Bhatt (C) Medha Patkar (D) Teesta Setalvad Answer :

General Knowledge - 92

Q1.	Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands ? (A) Palk Strait (B) Gulf of Mannar (C) Nine Degree Channel (D) Ten Degree Channel Answer :
Q2.	The Praja Rajayam Party, which has won 18 seats in recent Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, was floated by which popular filmstar ? (A) Chiranjeevi (B) Rajnikant (C) Kamal Haasan (D) Puneet Rajkumar Answer :
Q3.	Who authored ancient Sanskrit epic 'Ramayana', also known as 'Adi-Kavya' (first epic poem) ? (A) Valmiki (B) Ved Vyas (C) Tulsidas (D) Patanjali Answer :
Q4.	Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, who composed music for many Bollywood films along with Hariprasad Chaurasia under the name 'Shiv-Hari', is renowned player of which musical instrument ? (A) Sitar (B) Sarod (C) Santoor (D) Tabla Answer :
Q5.	In addition to seven of the world's leading industrialised nations - USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, which country is the 8th member of G8 group of nations ? (A) China (B) Brazil (C) India (D) Russia Answer :
Q6.	In Radiocarbon dating method to estimate the age of organic matters recoverd from the archaeological sites, the residual quantity of which carbon isotope in the matter is measured to determine its age ? (A) carbon-12 (B) carbon-13 (C) carbon-14 (D) carbon-12 & carbon-13 Answer :
Q7.	Where did the All India Muslim League adopt the Pakistan resolution, the demand for separate sovereign state for Muslims, on 23 March 1940 ? (A) Dhaka (B) Lahore (C) Aligarh (D) Lucknow Answer :
Q8.	Which south Indian ruler was a member of Jacobin Club, the largest and most powerful political club of the French Revolution, and planted the tree of 'Liberty' outside his palace ? (A) Hyder Ali (B) Tipu Sultan (C) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (D) Krishna Deva Raya Answer :
Q9.	In which hill station is the High Altitude Research Laboratory located ? (A) Nainital (Uttarakhand) (B) Darjeeling (West Bengal) (C) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) (D) Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir) Answer :
Q10.	Which Greek goddess of victory is depicted on the Olympic medals ? (A) Hera (B) Nike (C) Aphrodite (D) Athena Answer :

General Knowledge - 91

Q1.	In 2002, which committee was set up by the government to suggest measures for rationalising direct and indirect taxes ? (A) Vijay Kelkar Committee (B) B.K. Chaturvedi Committee (C) R.K. Raghavan Committee (D) Tejendra Khanna Committee Answer :
Q2.	Between 1192 AD to 1857 AD, who was the only Hindu ruler to ascend the throne of Delhi ? (A) Hemu Vikramaditya (B) Harshavardhana (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya Answer :
Q3.	According to Standard time zone classification, the earth is divided into how many time zones ? (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 48 (D) 96 Answer :
Q4.	In which city of Gujarat is India's first and world's second Patang (Kite) Museum, founded by Bhanubhai Shah, located ? (A) Surat (B) Rajkot (C) Ahmedabad (D) Vadodra Answer :
Q5.	Heat travels from one place to another by which of the following methods ? (A) conduction and radiation (B) convection and radiation (C) conduction and convection (D) conduction, convection and radiation Answer :
Q6.	The tenth and last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh was born at Patna in Bihar. Where did he die ? (A) Amritsar (Punjab) (B) Patna (Bihar) (C) Nanded (Maharashtra) (D) Anandpur (Punjab) Answer :
Q7.	Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country ? (A) Thailand (B) North Korea (C) South Korea (D) Indonesia Answer :
Q8.	Which scientist is often referred to as the 'Father of the Atom Bomb' ? (A) Enrico Fermi (B) J. Robert Oppenheimer (C) Albert Einstein (D) Ernest Rutherford Answer :
Q9.	'Glimpses of World History' book, containing collection of letters on world history written from various prisons in British India, was authored by which Indian freedom fighter ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Answer :
Q10.	What Indian name has been given to locally assembled T-90S Main Battle Tanks (MBT), procured from Russia in 'knocked down / semi knocked down' form for final assembly in India ? (A) Arjuna (B) Vikrant (C) Vijayant (D) Bhishma Answer :

General Knowledge - 90

Q1.	In 1893, who revived Ganesh Chaturthi annual festival in the form of a public festival and gave it a distinct political face ? (A) Jyotirao Phule (B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Answer :
Q2.	The Union Territory of Puducherry (old name - Pondicherry) falls under the jurisdiction of which High Court ? (A) Madras High Court (B) Kerala High Court (C) Andhra Pradesh High Court (D) Karnataka High Court Answer :
Q3.	Which was the first Indian company to list on the Nasdaq in 1999 ? (A) Wipro (B) Infosys (C) Satyam Computers (D) Tech Mahindra Answer :
Q4.	'Land of Thunderbolt' is the nickname of which Asian country ? (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Thailand (D) Myanmar Answer :
Q5.	Which among the following is not a bacterial disease ? (A) Cholera (B) Leprosy (C) Typhoid (D) Influenza Answer :
Q6.	Which Ocean's greatest depth is in the Puerto Rico Trench ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Arctic Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean Answer :
Q7.	Which among the following Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on clay court ? (A) US Open (B) Wimbledon (C) Australian Open (D) French Open Answer :
Q8.	Which Indian spiritual guru introduced Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique ? (A) Mahesh Yogi (B) Osho Rajneesh (C) Swami Prabhupada (D) Swami Ramdev Answer :
Q9.	'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman ? (A) Wilson Jones (B) Dhyan Chand (C) K.D. Singh Babu (D) Chunni Goswami Answer :
Q10.	Who was the first US president to visit India in December 1959 ? (A) Bill Cinton (B) Jimmy Carter (C) Dwight Eisenhower (D) Richard Nixon Answer :

General Knowledge - 89

Q1.	What name is given to the metallurgical process used to coat steel or iron with zinc ? (A) Carbonization (B) Vulcanization (C) Pasteurization (D) Galvanization Answer :
Q2.	Which award is presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching ? (A) Arjuna Award (B) Dronacharya Award (C) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (D) Dhyan Chand Award Answer :
Q3.	On 26 January 1950, who became the first Chief Justice (CJ) of India ? (A) Sukumar Sen (B) Harilal J. Kania (C) Ganesh Vasudeo Mavlankar (D) S.V. Krishnamoorthy Answer :
Q4.	Which Indian state would you be in if you were enjoying sun bath at Devbagh Beach ? (A) Karnataka (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) West Bengal Answer :
Q5.	What is the collective name of ancient Indian texts 'Arthved' (science of sociology and economics), 'Dhanurved' (science of defence and war), Gandharvaved' (science of music) and 'Ayurved' (science of life) ? (A) Vedas (B) Upnishads (C) Upvedas (D) Vedangas Answer :
Q6.	In which city of Punjab is the Rail Coach Factory, the passenger coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, located ? (A) Amritsar (B) Ludhiana (C) Jalandhar (D) Kapurthala Answer :
Q7.	'Idols', 'One Day Wonders' and 'Runs n Ruins' books are authored by which Indian cricketer ? (A) Kapil Dev (B) Sandeep Patil (C) Sunil Gavaskar (D) E.A.S. Prasanna Answer :
Q8.	Saint Helena island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the Overseas Territory of which country ? (A) Canada (B) Germany (C) United Kingdom (D) United States of America Answer :
Q9.	Which European city houses the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a specialised agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger ? (A) Rome (Italy) (B) Vienna (Austria) (C) Paris (France) (D) Brussels (Belgium) Answer :
Q10.	What is the motto of the Indian Coast Guard, the fourth armed force of India ? (A) Seva Parmo Dharma (B) Veerta Aur Vivek (C) Bharat Mata Ki Jai (D) Vayam Rakshamah Answer :

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Q1.	The actual strength of Rajya Sabha is 245 (233 elected & 12 nominated) members. What is its maximum strength ? (A) 250 members (B) 275 members (C) 300 members (D) 325 members Answer :
Q2.	At which town in Gujarat is the Tata Group setting up its Nano car project ? (A) Kalol (B) Mundra (C) Nadiad (D) Sanand Answer :
Q3.	With which athletic event is the 'Tour de France' competition associated ? (A) Marathon (B) 50 km walk (C) 10,000 m race (D) Bicycle race Answer :
Q4.	On the banks of which river is the city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand located ? (A) Narmada (B) Hooghly (C) Mahanadi (D) Swarnarekha Answer :
Q5.	On 1 May 2009, which lady banker became the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Ofiicer (CEO) of ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank ? (A) Shikha Sharma (B) Chanda Kochar (C) Lalita D. Gupte (D) Naina Lal Kidawai Answer :
Q6.	Which ruler of ancient India embraced Jainism and spent his last days at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka ? (A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (C) Gautamiputra Satakarni (D) Harshavardhana Answer :
Q7.	In the World War II, which among the following country was not a member of the miltary alliance called 'Axis Powers' ? (A) Italy (B) Japan (C) France (D) Germany Answer :
Q8.	Who authored the English novel 'A Suitable Boy', considered to be the longest novel in a single volume ? (A) Amitav Ghosh (B) Vikram Seth (C) Salman Rushdie (D) Shashi Tharoor Answer :
Q9.	Which is the only country in the world whose national flag is not rectangular ? (A) Chile (B) Nepal (C) Ireland (D) Liberia Answer :
Q10.	Which is the lowest layer of the Sun, visible to us when we look at it ? (A) Corona (B) Chromosphere (C) Photosphere (D) Exosphere Answer :

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Q1.	As per the Constitution, which among the following is not a fundamental right granted to the citizens of India ? (A) Right to Equality (B) Right to Freedom (C) Right Against Exploitation (D) Right to Property Answer :
Q2.	Which Indian freedom fighter and educationist founded the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, an educational trust, in Mumbai on 7 November 1938 ? (A) K.M. Munshi (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) Dhondo Keshav Karve Answer :
Q3.	In ancient times, which city was known as 'Pragjyotishpur' ? (A) Patna (Bihar) (B) Ujjain (M.P.) (C) Kannauj (U.P.) (D) Guwahati (Assam) Answer :
Q4.	Whose birthday on 14th November is celebrated as the Children's Day in India ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) S. Radhakrishnan (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) M. Visvesarayya Answer :
Q5.	'Kyat' is the official currency of which Asian country ? (A) Nepal (B) Myanmar (C) Bhutan (D) Sri Lanka Answer :
Q6.	The Buddhist text 'Milinda Panha' (Questions of Milinda) contains the discussions about Buddhism between Indo-Greek King Milind (Menander) and which Buddhist monk ? (A) Nagasena (B) Ashvaghosha (C) Bodhidharama (D) Nagarjuna Answer :
Q7.	At which session, under the Presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, did Indian National Congress (INC) declare 'Poorna Swaraj' (complete independence) as its goal ? (A) Surat (1907) (B) Belgaum (1924) (C) Lahore (1929) (D) Tripuri (1939) Answer :
Q8.	Which among the following Public Sector Enterprises, under the Department of Atomic Energy, is located at Jaduguda in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand ? (A) Indian Rare Earths Ltd. (B) Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (C) Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (D) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. Answer :
Q9.	Which is the only non-metal element that exists in liquid form at room temprature (25 degree Celsius) ? (A) Carbon (B) Bromine (C) Sulphur (D) Selenium Answer :
Q10.	Where was India's first submarine base 'Virbahu' commissioned in 1971 ? (A) Mumbai (Maharashtra) (B) Kochi (Kerala) (C) Visakhapatnam (A.P.) (D) Port Blair (A.& N.Islands) Answer :

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Q1.	Due to its criss-crossing canals, which Kerala town is also called 'The Venice of the East' ? (A) Idukki (B) Palakkad (C) Alappuzha (D) Ernakulam Answer :
Q2.	The increased level of the bilirubin in the blood leads to which disease ? (A) Malaria (B) Dengue (C) Jaundice (D) Diabetes Answer :
Q3.	How many members of the Rajya Sabha retire every second year ? (A) one third (B) two third (C) one fourth (D) one fifth Answer :
Q4.	'Dhopkhel' is a famous traditional game of which Indian state ? (A) Assam (B) Rajasthan (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Maharashtra Answer :
Q5.	'Vinson Masiff' is the highest mountain peak of which continent ? (A) Africa (B) Europe (C) Antarctica (D) Australia Answer :
Q6.	In which Indian city would you be in if you were reading newspapers in the 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library' ? (A) Patna (Bihar) (B) Aligarh (U.P.) (C) Hyderabad (A.P.) (D) Bhopal (M.P.) Answer :
Q7.	Based on his experiments with pea plants, which Austrian monk discovered the Laws of Heredity ? (A) Louis Pasteur (B) Gregor Mendel (C) Alexander Fleming (D) Edward Jenner Answer :
Q8.	Which city houses the headquarters of the 'Amnesty International', a world-wide human rights organisation ? (A) Paris (B) London (C) Tokyo (D) New York Answer :
Q9.	Being constucted under National Highways Development Project (NHDP), at which place would the North-South Corridor and the East-West Corridor meet ? (A) Agra (Uttar Pradesh) (B) Nagpur (Maharashtra) (C) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) (D) Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) Answer :
Q10.	To encourage Muslims to join independence movement, which Mecca (Saudi Arabia) born Indian freedom fighter established an Urdu weekly newspaper 'Al-Hilal' in 1912 ? (A) Badruddin Tyabji (B) Hakim Ajmal Khan (C) Maulana Mohammad Ali (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Answer :

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Q1.	In addition to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, which is the sixth Indian state to have both houses i.e. Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad ? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) West Bengal (D) Jammu & Kashmir Answer :
Q2.	On the map, what line connects the places having equal average atmospheric pressure ? (A) Isobar (B) Isochrone (C) Isotherm (D) Isohalines Answer :
Q3.	'Dilli Chalo' slogan was given by which Indian freedom fighter ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Subhas Chandra Bose (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Jawaharlal Nehru Answer :
Q4.	'Pandavani' is the popular folk theatre of which Indian state ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Rajasthan (D) Chhattisgarh Answer :
Q5.	Who is the first Indian sportsman whose wax statue was inducted at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London on 24 April 2009 ? (A) Pankaj Advani (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Vishwanathan Anand (D) Abhinav Bindra Answer :
Q6.	Who is the only President of India to be elected unopposed ? (A) Rajendra Prasad (B) S. Radhakrishnan (C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Answer :
Q7.	On 16 May 1975, who became the first woman in the world to reach the Mount Everest summit ? (A) Junko Tabei (B) Bachendri Pal (C) Dicky Dolma (D) Alison Hargreaves Answer :
Q8.	Which city in Maharashtra is served by Dr. Ambedkar International Airport ? (A) Pune (B) Kolhapur (C) Nagpur (D) Aurangabad Answer :
Q9.	Which Mumbai born Britisher wrote 'The Jungle Book', a collection of 'Mowgli' fame stories ? (A) Ruskin Bond (B) Salman Rushdie (C) V.S. Naipaul (D) Rudyard Kipling Answer :
Q10.	The Nagarhole National Park, a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is located in which Indian state ? (A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :

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Q1.	'Ek Tukda Dharti, Ek Tukda Aakash', a collection of poems, contains poems written by which former Prime Minister of India ? (A) Chandrashekhar (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Vishwanath Pratap Singh Answer :
Q2.	What is the electoral symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party ? (A) Bicycle (B) Elephant (C) Rising Sun (D) Two Leaves Answer :
Q3.	The purity of precious metal Gold is measured in Carat. Which of the following refers to a Gold alloy having 75 percent of Gold and rest 25 percent of other metals ? (A) 18 carat Gold (B) 20 carat Gold (C) 22 carat Gold (D) 24 carat Gold Answer :
Q4.	In which of the following sport India has never won the World Championship ? (A) Polo (B) Hockey (C) Football (D) Cricket Answer :
Q5.	Which is the largest lake in the world ? (A) Lake Baikal (B) Caspian Sea (C) Lake Superior (D) Lake Victoria Answer :
Q6.	What is the chemical name of Washing Soda ? (A) Sodium carbonate (B) Sodium bicarbonate (C) Sodium chloride (D) Sodium nitrate Answer :
Q7.	From which Indian ruler did the Britishers aquire the Kohinoor diamond ? (A) Mir Qasim (B) Dalip Singh (C) Ranjit Singh (D) Tipu Sultan Answer :
Q8.	'Gyandarshan' is an educational TV channel of which Indian open university ? (A) Nalanda Open University, Patna (B) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad (C) Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (D) Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata Answer :
Q9.	In which of the following field are the National Florence Nightingale Awards given for rendering meritorious services ? (A) Banking (B) Teaching (C) Insurance (D) Nursing Answer :
Q10.	In which Union Territory of India would you come across the 'Interview Island', 'Landfall Island' and 'Barren Island' ? (A) Lakshadweep (B) Daman and Diu (C) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (D) Dadra & Nagar Haveli Answer :