1. The quorum to constitute a meeting of either house of 15.
15. Who became the acting Prime Minister after the death of
Parliament is
a) one-third of the total number of members of that
house
b) one-third of the total number of members present
c) one-tenth of the total number of members of that
house
d) one-tenth of the total number of members present
2. From which of the following are the words ‘Satyameva
Jayate’ inscribed in our national emblem taken?
a) Mahabharata b) Mundaka Upanishad
c) Kathopanishad d) Ramayana
3. Which of the following defines a free-port?
a) allows duty-free imports
b) does not have any customs checking
c) allows free entry to goods from some specified
countries
d) allows free entry to goods which are to be re-
exported
4. Which of the following deals with economic offences?
a) MISA b) NSA c) TADA d) COFEPOSA
5. Which princess stayed with Shahjahan when he passed his
last days as a prisoner?
a) Jahanara b) Roshanara
c) Zaibunnisa d) Mumtaz Mahal
6. In which year was the Mughal dynasty in India founded?
a) 1526 b) 1536 c) 1546 d) 1556
7. Where was the first session of Indian National Congress
held?
a) Bombay b) Delhi c) Calcutta d) Madras
8. Which of the following contributes largely to the green-
house gas effect?
a) ozone b) carbon dioxide
c) carbon monoxide d) water vapour
9. Which one of the following is a high-yielding variety of
wheat?
a) Kalyansona b) Hira c) Moti d) Jaya
10. Which of the following type of soils is very hard to
cultivate?
a) red b) alluvial
c) black d) sandy
11. Which one of the following is not a green house gas?
a) methane b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrous oxide d) chlorofluorocarbons
12. Which of the following is not a product of vehicular
pollution?
a) sulphur dioxide b) carbon monoxide
c) hydrogen peroxide d) hydro carbons
13. Which of the following is the largest asteroid discovered
so far?
a) Chiron b) Ceres
c) Pulsars d) Ranger
14. The 2001 Nobel Prize for literature was won by an Indian
writer. Who is s/he?
a) Salman Rushdie b) VS Naipaul
c) Arundhati Roy d) Vijay Tendulkar
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?
a) Morarji Desai b) Gulzarilal Nanda
c) Indira Gandhi d) BP Sinha
16. The Third Indo-Pak war erupted in
a) 1965 b) 1967 c) 1970 d) 1971
17. Name the Italian revolutionary whose leadership led to the
unification of Italy?
a) Giuseppe Garibaldi b) Benito Mussolini
c) Otto von Bismarck d) Oliver Cromwell
18. Name the Italian painter who was the first to prepare a
model of a helicopter?
a) Pablo Picasso b) Vincent Van Gogh
c) Leonardo da Vinci d) Raphael
19. Who is the inventor of the Telegraphic code?
a) Alexander Graham Bell b) Thomas Alva Edison
c) Samuel Morse d) JL Baird
20. Who is the author of the book, ‘The Importance of Being
Earnest’?
a) Lyman Baum b) DH Lawrence
c) Oscar Wilde d) O Henry
21. Who is the creator of the fictional character ‘Sherlock
Holmes’?
a) Joseph Conrad b) Rudyard Kipling
c) James Joyce d) Arthur Conan Doyle
22. Which of the following gases is used to extinguish fire?
a) nitrogen b) carbon dioxide
c) carbon monoxide d) ethane
23. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
a) Ag b) Au c) Ge d) Hg
24. Where is the headquarters of the Association of South
East Asian Nations (ASEAN)?
a) Jakarta b) Manila c) Bangkok d) Taipei
25. Where is the headquarters of the Interpol?
a) Paris b) New York c) London d) Lyons
1. one-tenth of the total number of members of that house
2. Mundaka Upanishad 3. allows duty-free imports
4. COFEPOSA 5. Jahanara 6. 1526
7. Bombay 8. carbon dioxide 9. Kalyansona
10. Red 11. nitrous oxide 12. hydrogen peroxide
13. Ceres 14. VS Naipaul 15. Gulzarilal Nanda
16. 1971 17. Giuseppe Garibaldi 18. Leonardo da Vinci
19. Samuel Morse 20. Oscar Wilde
21. Arthur Conan Doyle 22. carbon dioxide 23. Au
24. Jakarta 25. Lyons
1. The study of old age, its phenomena and disease is
known as
a) dactylography b) genecology
c) ornithology d) gerontology
2. Who among the following is the author of the famous of
book ‘Crossing the Threshold of Hope’?
a) Mother Teresa b) Nelson Mandela
c) Bishop Tutu d) None of these
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3. Suva is the capital of which of the following countries?
a) S Africa b) Fiji
c) Canada d) West Indies
4. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?
a) communication b) musical instruments
c) weaving d) food industry
5. The Khajuraho temples were built by the kings of which
dynasty?
a) Chalukya b) Chandela
c) Cholas d) Palas
6. Which of the following gases is not known as greenhouse
gas?
a) methane b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrous oxide d) hydrogen
7. A formal evaluation of an individual’s or company’s credit
history and capability of repaying obligations is known as
a) amortization b) credit rating
c) cash credit d) current ratio
8. Kandla, situated on the Gulf of Kachch, is well known for
which of the following?
a) ship breaking industry b) traditional art centre
c) export processing zone
d) cutting and polishing of diamonds
9. What do you call a person’s fear of today’s technology?
a) Anglophobia b) Cyberphobia
c) Claustrophobia d) Agoraphobia
10. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of
the following fields?
a) Music b) Literature c) Art d) Philosophy
11. Tehri Hydro Power Complex is built on which of the
following rivers?
a) Yamuna b) Ganga
c) Gomati d) Bhagirathi
12. What is tetracycline?
a) an anti-plague drug b) a preservative
c) a pest killer d) air purifier
13. Lala Lajpat Rai was assaulted by the British during
a) the first war of independence
b) the civil disobedience movement
c) the salt satyagraha
d) the protest against Simon commission
14. The first war of independence began on 10th May, 1857
at
a) Jhansi b) Surat c) Meerut d) Pune
15. The partition of Bengal took place in
a) 1856 b) 1885 c) 1905 d) 1914
16. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of
India’s independence?
a) Winston Churchill b) Clement Atlee
c) Ramsay Macdonald d) Lord Mountbatten
17. The Indian National Congress was founded by
a) Motilal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) AO Hume
18. Which of the following high courts has jurisdiction over
more than one state?
a) Delhi b) Allahabad c) Patna d) Guwahati
19. Our Constitution describes India as a
a) a federation b) a quassi-federal form
c) a union of states d) a council of states
20. The youngest mountain range in the world is
a) Alps b) Andes c) Aravallis d) Himalayas
21. At what temperature is the reading same in both
Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales?
a) 98 degree Celsius b) 40 degree Celsius
c) -40 degree Celsius d) 100 degree Celsius
22. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
a) Australia b) Malaysia c) South Africa d) Chile
23. Which line separates Afghanistan from India?
a) Macmohan Line b) Durand Line
c) Radcliff Line d) Panchsheel Line
24. Mark the odd one out
a) Ganga b) Yamuna c) Beas d) Godavari
25. The Parliament of Japan is known as
a) Diet b) Nippon c) Senate d) Key
1. gerontology 2. None of these 3. Fiji
4. Communication 5. Chandela 6. nitrous oxide
7. current ratio 8. export processing zone
9. Cyberphobia 10. Music 11. Bhagirathi
12. an anti-plague drug 13. the protest against Simon commission
14. Meerut 15. 1905 16. Clement Atlee 17. AO Hume
18. Guwahati 19. a union of states 20. Himalayas
1. Confucianism arose during the reign of
a) Han Dynasty b) Chou Dynasty
c) Shang Dynasty d) Chin dynasty
2. Which one of the following civilizations was the first to
introduce a system of selecting public officials on the basis of
education and competitive examination?
a) Chinese civilization b) Roman civilization
c) Aryan civilization d) Greek civilization
3. Khajuraho is in
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra
c) Orissa d) Uttar Pradesh
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4. The rock-cut temple of Kailashnath is situated at
a) Ajanta b) Ellora c) Elephanta d) Mamallapuram
5. Sanskrit was the official language during the reign of
a) Mauryas b) Sakas c) Guptas d) Chalukyas
6. The disintegration of the Mughal Empire led to the
formation of an independent Kingdom of Deccan. Its capital
was at
a) Mysore b) Bangalore
c) Hyderabad d) Vijayawada
7. Which of the following cities was leased to Francis Day by
the ruler of Chandragiri? The city later became a metropolitan
city.
a) Bangalore b) Chennai
c) Cochin d) Mysore
8. The famous Nataraja Temple where Shiva is worshipped as
the Lord of Dance is in
a) Rameshwaram b) Suchindram
c) Shankaran Koil d) Chidambaram
9. Under which dynasty did the construction of the Great Wall
of China start?
a) Chou b) Han c) Chin d) Sui
10. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between Tipu
Sultan and
a) Clive b) Dalhousie c) Cornwallis d) Wellesley
11. Who demarcated the line which divides India and
Pakistan?
a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe b) Sir Mortimer Durand
c) Sir Henry McMohan d) Lord Mountbatten
12. Bhakra Dam is built across the river
a) Sutlej b) Ravi c) Jhelum d) Chenab
13. The headquarters of UNESCO is at
a) Geneva b) Rome c) Paris d) Montreal
14. The permanent Secretariat of the South Asian Association
for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is situated at
a) Colombo b) Delhi c) Dhaka d) Kathmandu
15. Tetanus is caused by
a) Fungus b) Virus c) Bacteria d) Insects
16. Light year is a unit of
a) intensity of light b) distance
c) time d) planetary motion
17. The Manas sanctuary is located at
a) Bihar b) Kerala c) Assam d) Gujarat
18. Which one of the following is not a nuclear state?
a) United Kingdom b) France c) Germany d) China
19. All of the following are units of electrical measurements,
except
a) Angstrom b) Coulomb c) Ohm d) Siemen
20. All of the following noble gases are present in the
atmosphere, except
a) Argon b) Helium c) Radon d) Xenon
21. Which among the following is not a feature of a
developing economy?
a) high rate of population growth
b) high rate of capital formation
c) high rate of unemployment
d) widespread poverty
22. Who was the Chairman of the first official Language
Commission constituted by the President in 1955?
a) KM Munshi b) BG Kher
c) MC Chhagla d) Humayun Kabir
23. Which of the following cities are situated on the banks of
the river ‘Tigris’?
a) Sharjah b) Baghdad c) Dubai d) London
24. What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and
Greenwich Mean Time?
a) 6: 30 hours b) 6 hours
c) 5: 30 hours d) 5 hours
25. What type of soil is typical of tropical regions which
receive heavy rainfall?
a) black or regur b) lateritic
c) alluvial d) none of these
1. Han Dynasty 2. Chinese civilization 3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Elephanta 5. Guptas 6. Hyderabad 7. Chennai
8. Chidambaram 9. Chin 10. Cornwallis 11. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
12. Sutlej 13. Paris 14. Kathmandu 15. Bacteria 16. distance
17. Assam 18. Germany
19. Angstrom 20. Radon 21. high rate of capital formation
22. BG Kher 23. Baghdad 24. 5: 30 hours 25. Lateritic
1. Which one of the following species is capable of seeing
objects both in the front and the behind?
a) deer b) monkey c) cat d) cuckoo e) owl
2. Which one of the following will cause blindness on
consumption?
a) glycerin b) kerosene c) vinegar
d) methyl benzene e) methyl alcohol
3. In electric bulb the gas used is
a) Nitrogen b) Hydrogen c) Oxygen
d) Inert gas e) None of these
4. Pak Strait separates
a) India and Pakistan b) India and Burma
c) India and Sri Lanka d) India and Afghanistan
e) Pakistan and Afghanistan
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5. What is the Japanese art of flower arrangement called?
a) Ikebota b) Ikebana c) Origami
d) Bonsai e) Ikefasa
6. ‘I have no doubt that a day would come when the family
of cosmonauts is joined by a citizen of Republic of India.’
Whose words were these?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Vikram Sarabhai
c) Satish Dhawan d) VR Rao e) Yuri Gagarin
7. Which country’s Legislature or Parliament is called Storting?
a) Sweden b) Norway c) Denmark
d) Poland e) Switzerland
8. Who said ‘Our religion is ‘Don’t touch me. I am holy’?
a) Annie Besant b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Swami Vivekananda
e) Dr BR Ambedkar
9. ‘Give us good mothers and I shall give you a good
nation.’ Who said this?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Napoleon
c) Winston Churchill d) Abraham Lincoln e) Hitler
10. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,
and some to be chewed and digested. Who said this?
a) Ruskin Bond b) Bertrand Russell c) Francis Bacon
d) Bernard Shaw e) William Shakespeare
11. White House is the official residence of the US President.
Whose official residence is called the Elysee Palace?
a) North Korean President b) South Korean President
c) Vietnamese President d) French President
e) None of these
12. What are Blue Dwarfs and Red Giants?
a) Pygmies and the Caucasians
b) Young stars and old stars
c) Old stars and young stars
d) Native and hybrid varieties of milch cattle
e) Short term and long term crops in wheat
13. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Land of the
Thunder Dragon?’
a) Nepal b) Tibet c) Bhutan
d) Myanmar e) Afghanistan
14. The enzyme pepsin converts
a) Carbohydrates to sugars
b) Proteins and amino acids
c) Proteins and peptones
d) Fats of fatty acids glycerol
e) none of these
15. General Dyer, who was responsible for the Jallianwalla
Bagh massacre, was shot dead by
a) Hasrat Mohani b) Sohan Singh Bhakne
c) Udham Singh d) VVS Iyer e) Har Kishen Tikhde
16. Which of the following is the capital of Bulgaria?
a) Sofia b) Danube c) Rio de Janerio
d) Belgrade e) none of these
17. Who asserted that ‘the end will justify the means’?
a) Adolf Hitler b) Ronald Reagan c) Machiavelli
d) Subhash Chandra Bose e) Stalin
18. At what temperature the readings in the Centigrade and
the Fahrenheit thermometers will be exactly same?
a) 40 degrees b) 0 degree c) minus 40 degrees
d) 32 degrees e) none of these
19. Which of the following is not an aluminium company?
a) BALCO b) INDAL c) HINDALCO
d) NELCO e) None of these
20. The highest fraction of Indian labour force is employed in
the
a) Agricultural industries b) Cultivation and agriculture
c) Household sector d) Others e) Manufacturing
21. Rediffusion is a
a) Courier company b) A seed germinating company
c) An ad agency d) An art school e) A form of art
22. Which country has the highest number of cell phone
users?
a) India b) USA c) China d) Russia e) Brazil
23. Dove, the beauty soap, is marketed in India by
a) P&G b) HLL c) Lakme d) Godrej e) Wipro
24. Who among the following is not a Magsasay Award
winner?
a) Vinoba Bhave b) Rajiv Gandhi
c) Kiran Bedi d) Ela Bhatt e) none of these
25. CTBT is a term associated with
a) Nuclear weapons b) Central taxes
c) Trade sanctions d) International terrorism
1. deer 2. methyl alcohol 3. Nitrogen 4. India and Sri Lanka
5. Ikebana 6. Vikram Sarabhai 7. Norway 8. Swami Vivekananda
9. Napoleon 10. Francis Bacon 11. French President
12. Young stars and old stars 13. Bhutan
14. Proteins and peptones 15. Udham Singh 16. Sofia
17. Machiavelli 18. minus 40 degrees 19. NELCO
20. Cultivation and agriculture 21. An ad agency
22. China 23. P&G 24. Rajiv Gandhi 25. Nuclear weapons
1. The violent and tropical cyclones in China and Japan are
known as
a) Hurricanes b) Tornadoes
c) Typhoons d) Willy-willies
2. Ornithology is the study of
a) snakes b) ornaments c) precious gems d) birds
3. The mode of propagation of heat from the sun to earth is
a) conduction b) convection alone
c) radiation alone d) convection and radiation
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4. An electric motor is used to convert
a) electrical energy into mechanical energy
b) mechanical energy into kinetic energy
c) mechanical energy into electrical energy
d) higher voltage to lower voltage
5. One micron is equal to
a) 10-6m b) 10-5 m c) 10-4 m d) 10-3 m
6. The time at any point on the earth’s surface calculated
when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky is known
as
a) local time b) sidereal time
c) solar time d) standard time
7. A traveler is thirsty in a desert at 15 degree E and 25
degree S. The desert in the question is
a) Kalahari b) Patagonia
c) Sahara d) Mohave
8. Which one of the following is a cold water current?
a) Canary current b) Caribbean Current
c) Guinea Current d) Kuro-shio Current
9. Which one of the following is not a sea port?
a) Cairo b) Dublin c) Lisbond) Rotterdam
10. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
a) Albania b) Bulgaria c) Hungary d) Romania
11. Which one of the following terms is used for the region
of low atmospheric pressure?
a) anticyclone b) cyclone
c) hurricane d) thunderstorm
12. Who among the following is associated with the concept
of Civil Disobedience?
a) Voltaire b) Thomas Paine
c) HD Thoreau d) Thomas Hobbes
3. Who wrote ‘Das Capital’?
a) Engel b) Lenin c) Karl Marx d) Adam Smith
14. Who among the following was a proponent of the Rights
of Man?
a) Voltaire b) Thomas Paine
c) HD Thoreau d) Thomas Hobbes
15. Who chaired the Constituent Assembly set up to prepare
a draft on the Constitution of free India?
a) Dr Rajendra Prasad b) Dr BR Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) C Rajagopalachari
16. Who was the first Indian to enter the Indian Civil
Service?
a) Satyendra Nath Tagore b) CC Desai
c) SN Banerjee d) Subash Chandra Bose
17. The Vedic god Purandara was the same as
a) Varuna b) Indra c) Yama d) Rudra
18. Who were the first Europeans in modern times to enter
into trade relations with India?
a) Dutch b) Portuguese c) French d) British
19. The two basic values of a constitutional government are
a) stability and liberty b) liberty and equality
c) equality and fraternity d) stability and justice
20. To be appointed as Advocate General of the State, the
person should possess qualifications necessary for appointment
as
a) a judge of the Supreme Court
b) a judge of the High Court
c) a state governor d) chief minister of the state
21. State governors hold office
a) during good behaviour
b) during the pleasure of the Chief Minister
c) During the Pleasure of the President
d) For a fixed and unalterable term
22. Hay fever and Asthma belong to the category of
a) deficiency diseases b) degenerative diseases
c) hormonal diseases d) allergies
23. Which of the following is an element?
a) silica b) Magnesia c) Glass d) Graphite
24. Which of the following legislatures is universally acclaimed
as the ‘Mother of Parliaments’?
a) Congress of the United States
b) British Parliament
c) Federal Assembly of Switzerland
d) Canadian parliament
25. The function of a catalyst in a reaction is to
a) decrease the rate of the reaction
b) increase the rate of the reaction
c) increase the pressure of the reactants
d) decrease the pressure of the reactants
1. Typhoons 2. Birds 3. radiation alone
4. mechanical energy into electrical energy 5. 10-6m
6. local time 7. Kalahari 8. Kuro-shio Current 9. Cairo
10. Albania 11. Anticyclone 12. HD Thoreau 13. Karl Marx
14. Thomas Paine 15. Dr Rajendra Prasad 16. SN Banerjee
17. Indra 18. Portuguese 19. stability and justice
20. a judge of the High Court
21. During the Pleasure of the President 22. Allergies 23. Graphite
24. British Parliament 25. increase the rate of the reaction
1. Which of the following techniques can be used to establish
the paternity of a child?
a) Protein analysis b) Chromosome counting
c) DNA finger printing d) Quantitative analysis of DNA
2. What are the arteries supplying blood to the heart called?
a) carotid arteries b) hepatic arteries
c) coronary arteries d) pulmonary arteries
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3. How much is the recommended daily intake of protein for
a moderately active woman?
a) 30 g b) 37 g c) 40 g d) 46 g
4. Which of the following best defines the substance called
antigen?
a) it lowers body temperature
b) it destroys harmful bacteria
c) it triggers the immune system
d) it is used an antidote to poison
5. Which of the following is affected by Leukemia?
a) bone marrow b) brain
c) lymph node d) blood cells
6. Which one of the following endocrine glands can function
independent of the pituitary gland?
a) thyroid b) gonads c) adrenals d) parathyroid
7. Which religion was given the greatest patronage by the
Guptas?
a) Hinduism b) Buddhism c) Jainism d) Islam
8. During whose reign did Fahien, the Chinese traveler, visit
India?
a) Chandra Gupta II b) Ashoka
c) Harshavardhana d) Kanishka
9. Which religion was practiced by Chandra Gupta Maurya?
a) Hinduism b) Buddhism c) Jainism d) Islam
10. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
a) Chandra Gupta b) Samudra Gupta
c) Chandra Gupta II d) Skanda Gupta
11. During whose reign did the great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa
flourish?
a) Chandra Gupta II b) Ashoka
c) Samudra Gupta d) Chandra Gupta Maurya
12. Which of the following is not a function of the Election
Commission?
a) preparation of electoral rolls
b) allotment of election symbols
c) selection of candidates
d) recognition of political parties
13. Which of the following is not a statutory body?
a) Election Commission b) Finance Commission
c) Planning Commission d) UPSC
14. How is the disagreement between the two Houses of
Indian parliament finally resolved?
a) by a joint session of the two Houses
b) by the meditation of President
c) By a joint committee of the two Houses for the
purpose of Mediation
d) By the mediation of the Prime Minister
15. Which article of the constitution cannot be amended by a
simple majority in both Houses of the Parliament?
a) Article 15 b) Article 17 c) Article 23 d) Article 27
16. What is the age of retirement of a Judge of a High
Court in India?
a) 55 years b) 60 years c) 62 years d) 65 years
17. Which one of the following is not a principal organ of the
UN?
a) General Assembly b) Security Council
c) WHO d) Trusteeship Council
18. The UN General Assembly meeting is usually held in
a) March b) May c) July d) September
19. Where is the headquarters of the World Bank?
a) New York b) London c) Washington DC d) Paris
20. Where is the headquarters of the UN Security Council?
a) New York b) San Francisco
c) Washington DC d) Paris
21. Where is the headquarters of the Association of South
East Asian Nations (ASEAN)?
a) Jakarta b) Manila c) Bangkok d) Taipei
22. Who is the only sister of Kauravas in Hindu mythology?
a) Mundodari b) Dussala
c) Subhadra d) Shurpanakha
23. What are the tropical cyclones of Bay of Bengal usually
called?
a) Hurricanes b) Typhoons
c) Depressions d) Tornadoes
24. River Indravati is a tributary of
a) Godavari b) Krishna c) Cauvery d) Ganga
25. Which one of the following rivers flows through Gujarat
and Maharashtra?
a) Godavari b) Mahi c) Tapti d) Sabarmati
Answers
1. Quantitative analysis of DNA 2. coronary arteries
3. 46 g 4. it destroys harmful bacteria 5. bone marrow
6. parathyroid 7. Hinduism 8. Chandra Gupta II 9. Jainism
10. Chandra Gupta 11. Chandra Gupta II
12. selection of candidates 13. Planning Commission
14. by a joint session of the two Houses 15. Article 15
16. 62 years 17. WHO 18. September 19. Washington DC
20. New York 21. Jakarta 22. Dussala 23. Depressions
24. Godavari 25. Tapti
1. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in the State
Emblem of India are taken from
a) Upanishads b) Aranyakas b) Sama Veda d) Rig Veda
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2. Whose court did Kalidasa, the great Sanskrit poet adorn?
a) Chandra Gupta II b) Kumar Gupta c) Sundra Gupta d)
Ashoka
3. Who was the founder of Magadh Empire?
a) Bindusar b) Ajathashatru c) Bimbisar d) Udaya
4. Who among the following leaders died as a result of
injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon
Commission?
a) BG Tilak b) GK Gokhale c) Dadabai Naoroji d) Lala Lajpat
Rai
5. Who founded the city of Amritsar?
a) Maharaja Ranjith Singh b) Guru Ram Das
c) Guru Gobind Singh d) Guru Teg Bahadur
6. Who designed the famous assault rifle AK – 47?
a) Paul Harris b) Mikhail Kalashnikov c) Gary Kirsten d)
Kenneth Kaunda
7. The principle of ‘Blood and Iron’ is associated with which
world leader?
a) Winston Churchill b) Otto Von Bismarck c) Stalin d) Hitler
8. Who among the Indian prime Minister raised the slogan ‘Jai
Jawan Jai Kisan’?
a) Indira Gandhi b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajiv Gandhi
9. Who was the first chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission of India?
a) Vikram Sarabhai b) Homi J Bhaba c) Kasturirangan d)
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
10. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in
a) United Kingdom b) Australia c) Canada d) USA
11. Which of the following was considered by Ambedkar as
‘the heart and soul of constitution’?
a) Freedom of speech b) right to equality c) right to
constitutional remedies d) right to freedom of religion
12. Panchsheel was enunciated in
a) 1952 b) 1954 c) 1956 d) 1958
13. Who was the permanent chairman of the Constituent
Assembly?
a) BR Ambedkar b) Dr Rajendra Prasad c) Sardar Vallabhai
Patel d) Lord Mountbatten
14. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and High
Court?
a) Prime Minister b) Law Minister c) President d) Speaker of
Lok Sabha
15. In India, the largest number of newspapers are published
in
a) Hindi b) English c) Telugu d)Urdu
16. The Indian Institute of Science is located at
a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Chennai d) Bangalore
17. What is the name of India’s first research station set up
in Antarctica?
a) Dakshin Gangotri b) Maitree c) Ramnotri d) None of these
18. Which of the following bank was conducting transactions
on behalf of British Government till 1935?
a) Reserve Bank of India b) Imperial Bank of India c)
Hindustan Bank d) None of these
19. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed
Indian Territory?
a) Kanchenjunga b) Nanga Parbat c) Mount Everest d) Nanda
Devi
20. Which one of the following is not a sea port?
a) Kochi b) Paradeep c) Rameshwaram d) Vishakhapatnam
21. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
a) Chilka Region b) Sambhar area c) Rann of Kutch d)
Mansarovar lake
22. What is the forest type found in Sunderbans?
a) Mangrove b) tropical deciduous c) tropical evergreen d)
temperate coniferous
23. Who is the goddess of love in Greek Mythology?
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite c) Hera d) Athena
24. Who was the first Asian to become the Secretary General
of the UN?
a) Trygve Lie b) Dag Hammarskjold c) U Thant d) Dr Kurt
Waldheim
25. Who is the only Indian tennis player to reach the
semifinal of Wimbledon tennis singles?
a) Vijay Amritraj b) Leander Paes
c) Ramanathan Krishnan d) Mahesh Bhupati
26. Who was the first winner of the Booker Prize?
a) William Golding b) PH Newby
c) JM Coetzee d) Peter Carey
27. Who among the following writers refused the Nobel Prize
for Literature?
a) Winston Churchill b) Tony Morisson
c) Jean Paul Sartre d) Rene Sully Prudhomme
28. When did UNICEF win the Nobel Peace Prize?
a) 1965 b) 1959 c) 1969 d) 1975
29. What are the arteries supplying blood to the heart called?
a) Carotid arteries b) hepatic arteries c) coronary arteries d)
pulmonary arteries
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30. Which of the following accomplishes the transfer of genetic
information from one generation to the next?
a) X-chromosome b) Y-chromosome c) DNA d) RNA
Answers
1. Upanishads 2. Chandra Gupta II 3. Bimbisar
4. Lala Lajpat Rai 5. Guru Ram Das 6. Mikhail Kalashnikov
7. Otto Von Bismarck 8. Lal Bahadur Shastri
9. Homi J Bhaba 10. United Kingdom
11. right to constitutional remedies 12. 1954
13. Dr Rajendra Prasad 14. President 15. Hindi
16. Bangalore 17. Dakshin Gangotri 18. Imperial Bank of India
19. Nanga Parbat 20. Rameshwaram 21. Rann of Kutch
22. Mangrove 23. Aphrodite 24. U Thant
25. Ramanathan Krishnan 26. PH Newby 27. Jean Paul Sartre
28. 1965 29. coronary arteries 30. DNA
1. The length of India’s coastline is
a) 5000 km b) 5500 km c) 7500 km d) 5800 km
2. Which Indian state stands first in the production of coffee?
a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh
3. In India, the South-West Monsoon lasts between
a) January to May b) March to August
c) June to September d) June to August
4. Which country is the world’s largest producer of Mica?
a) Russia b) USA c) India d) France
5. India shares its borders with how many countries?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
6. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of
cotton in the world?
a) Russia b) USA c) Egypt d) China
7. The Renaissance originated in
a) England b) Germany c) Italy d) Holland
8. What is the term of the non-permanent members of the
UN Security Council?
a) One year b) Two years
c) Three years d) Six months
9. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations
Organization?
a) Geneva b) The Hague c) New York d) Paris
10. Who started the Sarvodaya Movement?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jayaprakash Narayan
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Vinoba Bhave
11. Who presides over a meeting of the Lok Sabha?
a) speaker b) Vice-president
c) Prime Minister d) President
12. World Environment Day is observed on
a) June 5 b) September 7
c) October 8 d) February 10
13. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right
guaranteed by our constitution?
a) Right against exploitation b) Right to speak
c) Right to equality d) Right to property
14. Kuki tribes inhabit which of the following states?
a) Manipur b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu d) Nagaland
15. Who wrote the book the Origin of Species?
a) Charles Dickens b) Charles Darwin
c) Charles Wald d) None of these
16. The first Earth Summit was held at
a) Washington b) Rio-de-Janeiro
c) Geneva d) Buenos Aires
17. Kuchipudi dance originated in
a) Orissa b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka
18. Who discovered the Law of Gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton b) Pavlov
c) Einstein d) Rutherford
19. The Temples of Khajuraho were built by
a) Chandelas b) Pallavas
c) Chalukyas d) Qutubuddin
20. CRISIL Rating AAA indicates
a) High safety of a long-term debt
b) Highest safety of medium-term debt
c) Highest safety of short-term debt
d) Highest safety of long-term debt
21. Which of the following items would not appear in a
company’s balance sheet?
a) Total issued capital b) Cash held at the bank
c) Value of raw material stock d) Revenue from sales
22. How many National Waterways are there in India?
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9
23. OTIS is a brand name of
a) software b) shoes
c) lifts and elevators d) chemicals and paints
24. Ferozabad in UP is famous for its
a) leather industry b) glass industry
c) rubber industry d) cotton industry
25. The minimum number of directors in a private limited
company is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 7
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Answers
1. 7500 km 2. Karnataka 3. June to September
4. India 5. 6 6. China 7. Italy 8. Two years 9. New York
10. Vinoba Bhave 11. Speaker 12. June 5
13. Right to property 14. Nagaland 15. Charles Darwin
16. Rio-de-Janeiro 17. Andhra Pradesh 18. Isaac Newton
19. Chandelas 20. Highest safety of long-term debt
21. Total issued capital 22. 9 23. lifts and elevators
24. glass industry 25. 3
1. The term stagflation is used to describe
a) inflation with growth b) inflation with recession
c) deflation with growth d) deflation with recession
2. Pick the odd one out from the following:
a) NSE b) BSE c) DSE d) SEBI
3. When demand is inelastic, an increase in the price of a
commodity would cause the total expenditure of the consumers
to
a) increase b) decrease
c) first increase and then decrease
4. Good will is a
a) washing asset b) intangible asset
c) fictitious asset d) current asset
5. When customs duty is levied according to the value of
goods, it is called
a) revenue duty b) excise duty
c) specific duty d) ad valorem duty
6. Elasticity of demand indicates
a) change in quantity demanded
b) rate of change in quantity demanded
c) change in income d) change in prices
7. Sundarlal Bahuguna is associated with which of the
following?
a) Chipko Movement b) Literacy mission
c) Bhoodan movement d) Leprosy eradication
8. The soil best suited for cotton cultivation is
a) red soil b) laterite soil c) black soil d) desert soil
9. The term hydroponics is used to refer to
a) sound propagation under water
b) cultivation of plants in water
c) a water-borne disease
d) under-water electronic devices
10. The Capital of Finland is
a) Vienna b) Budapest c) Helsinki d) Canberra
11. The Planning Commission was set up by the
a) Parliament
b) Joint decision of the Union government and the
States c) Government of India d) President
12. The Planning Commission was set up in
a) 1947 b) 1950 c) 1956 d) 1971
13. The largest island in the world is
a) England b) Greenland
c) New Zealand d) Australia
14. Wimbledon is a place associated with
a) cricket b) football
c) lawn tennis d) table tennis
15. Which one of the following states has a literacy rate
lower than the national average?
a) Kerala b) West Bengal c) Bihar d) Karnataka
16. Deficit financing creates additional paper currency to fill up
the gap between expenditure and revenue. This device aims at
economic development. But if it fails, it generates
a) deflation b) de-monetization
c) devaluation d) inflation
17. Which Indian state stands first in the production of Zinc?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar d) Rajasthan
18. Which element present in the human diet is considered a
major cause of heart diseases?
a) proteins b) carbohydrates
c) sodium d) cholesterol
19. The Capital of Australia is
a) Sydney b) Canberra c) Melbourne
20. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of
water is called
a) Oasis b) Strait c) Isthmus d) Bay
21. Who won the F1 German Grand Prix in 2008?
a) Kimi Raikkonen b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Felipe Massa d) Fernando Alonso
22. Who won the Tour de France 2008 cycling championship?
a) Carlos Sastre b) Cadel Evans
c) Bernhard Kohl d) Denis Menchov
23. Who was recently conferred with the 'Mahatma Gandhi
International Award for Reconciliation and Peace-2008?
a) Desmond Tito b) Nelson Mandela
c) Somnath Chatterjee d) Aung San Suu Ki
24. Which country will play host to the 15th SAARC Summit?
a) Sri Lanka b) India
c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh
25. Which one of the following countries was admitted as the
eighth member of SAARC in 2007?
a) Afghanistan b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) Maldives
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Answers Name the lens used to correct Astigmatism

1. inflation with recession 2. SEBI 3. Increase 4. intangible Cylindrical lens
asset 5. ad valorem duty 6. rate of change in quantity Which is known as animal starch
demanded 7. Chipko Movement 8. black soil 9. cultivation Glycogen'
of plants in water 10. Helsinki 11. Government of India Which is the edible portion of a mango?
12. 1950 13. Greenland 14. lawn tennis 15. Bihar 16. Mesocarp
Inflation 17. Rajasthan 18. cholesterol 19. Canberra 20. Which is the heaviest of the solar system? .
Strait 21. Lewis Hamilton 22. Carlos Sastre 23. Nelson The Sun
Mandela 24. Sri Lanka 25. Afghanistan Development of an egg without fertilization is called
Parthenogenesis
Which is the. metal used in Aircrafts ? The acid present in Vinegar
Titanium Acetic acid
The best conductor of electricity Leptospira the Pathogen, causing ?
Silver Wails disease
The Process of coating of Iron with Zinc A substance poisonous to an organism is called
Galvanization Toxin
The membrane that covers the lungs Which is the most common mineral ?
Pleura Silica
The instrument used for RBC counting Name of the ester present in Orange
Haemocyato Meter Octyl acetate
The cell organ that helps in the synthesis of proteins
Ribosome . 1. The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared
Which gland is called 'The chemical factory of the body'? by
Liver Jonas E. Salk.
The red coloured pigment of blood, which accepts oxygen 2. World AIDS day is observed on
Hemoglobin December 1
Tiger belongs to the family of 3. Television was started in the year
Cat 1959.
A substance that radiates light when heated is called 4. Where is the national Environment Engineering Research
Incandescent Institute
Fishes breath through located ?
Gills Nagpur.
In onion food is stored in the form of ? 5. National Science day is observed on 28th February to
Cellulose commemorate
Which is known as the "prince of species" ? The day of declaration of Raman effect.
Vanilla 6. The science dealing with the study of the heart and its
Which is the first hormone prepared by' genetic engineering? . diseases is known
Insulin as
Tachometer is a device used to measure cardiology.
Revolutions per minute' 7. When was the first Atomic Energy Commission set up in
Which chemicals used to remove acidity in stomach? India?
Magnesium hydroxide. August10, 1948
Pure water is obtained from seawater by the process called 8. India conducted the first nuclear explosion in the year
Distillation May 18, 1974.
The unit used to measure the energy in food 9. What does the abbreviation ANERT stand for
Calorie Agency for non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
who prepared soda water for the first time?
Joseph Priestly 10. The scientist who discovered that the earth revolves round
Which is ,the important Carbohydrate present in plants? the sun
Starch Copernicus.
Which was the first metal made by man? 11. ECG is an instrument used in the study of
Copper Heart.
Tibia bone is present in which part of our body 12. Ecology is the branch of science which deals with
Leg Balance of Nature
Contact lenses are made from? 13. The district in which the central root research institute is

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situated. Crystalline rock
Thiruvananthapuram 41.The exact copy of a written or printed message is
14. Rainbow is caused due to transmitted to distant places through a device attached to a
Refraction and dispersion . telephone. What is it called?
15. What is the full form of LPG? Fax
Liquified Petroleum Gas. 42.The energy possessed by the water collected in the reservoir
16. Leaves are green due to the presence of of a
Chlorophyll. dam
17. What drug does tobacco contain Potential Energy
Nicotine. 43.Bleaching powder is produced by passing chlorine over this
18. What does talcum power consists of substance:
Magnesium silicate. Solid slaked lime
19. The main consistent of gobar gas 44.The most important raw material for generation of power in
Methane. India:
20. A gland known as the gland of emergency Coal
Adrenal gland. 45.Maximum yield of milk is obtained from ----variety of cows
21. The largest flower in the world? Red Sindhi
Rafflesia 46.Deforestation causes the following:
22. The smallest bone in the human body? Drought,flood and soil erosion
Stapes. 47.The most abundant substance on earth is :
23. The colouring substance present in bile Water
Bilirubin. 48.The unit of power is:
24. The hormones helps to ripen fruits. Watt
Ethylene. 49.The world famous mineral region in India:
25. Milk is an example of Chotanagpur
suspension. 50.The gas which causes acid rain industrial area:
26. Which sector in India uses coal in maximum quantity? Sulphurdioxide
Thermal plants.
27. Who discovered Natural Radioactivity? Book Autho r
Henry Becquerel A BEND IN THE RIVER V.S NAIPAUL
28. The acid present in oranges A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME STEPHEN HAWKING
citric acid A FAREWELL TO ARMS ERNEST HEMINGWAY
29. The density of water is maximum in A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH WINSTON CHURCHILL
4 degree Centigrade. SPEAKING PEOPLE
30. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencils A PASSAGE TO ENGLAND NIRAD.C.CHAUDARI
graphite.
A PASSAGE TO INDIA E.M FOSTER
31. Which bird found in New Zealand is uable to fly and has
hair instead of feathers and a very A SUITABLE BOY VIKRAM SETH
long beak A TALE OF TWO CITIES CHARLES DICKENS
Kiwi. A VILLAGE BY THE SEA ANITA DESAI
32. Who found out Radio Activity? AKBARNAMA ABDUL FAZAL
Henry Becquerel ALICE IN WONDERLAND LEWIS CAROL
33.The instrument which is used for measuring blood pressure? ANAND MATH BANKIM CHANDRA
Spygmomanometer ANIMAL FARM GEORGE ORWELL
34.What is always contained in amalgams? ANNA KARENINA TOLSTOY
Mercury APPLE CART G.B SHAW
35.Decimel system of number originated in: ARABIPPONNU M.T VASUDEVAN NAIR && N.P
India MUHAMMAD
36.Father of cloning: ARTHASASTRA KAUTILYA
Dr.IanWilmut AS I SEE KIRAN BEDI
37.According to WHO, the disease which causes the death of
AS YOU LIKE IT SHAKESPEARE
the largest number of people today is:
Tuberculosis AUTHOR OF "MALABAR MANUEL" WILLIAM LOGAN
38.Hydrogen Bomb is based on: BLACK HOLES AND BABY STEPHEN HAWKING
Nuclear fusion UNIVERSE
39. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly: BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF BILL GATES
Methane, Butane and Propane THOUGHT
40.Diamond is the purest form of BY GODS DECREE KAPIL DEV
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CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA G.B SHAW ORU DESATHINTE KATHA S.K POTTEKATT
CHEMMEEN THAKAZHI SIVA SANKARA OTHELLO SHAKESPEARE
PILLAI OUR FILMS, THEIR FILMS SATYAJIT RAY
COOLIE MULK RAJ ANAND PANCHTANTRA VISHNU SHARMA
DAS KAPITAL KARL MARX PARADISE LOST JOHN MILTON
DAVID COPPERFIELD CHARLES DICKENS POST OFFICE RABINDRA NATH TAGORE
DOLLS HOUSE WRITTEN BY HENRIK IBSEN RANDAMOOZHAM M.T VASUDEVAN NAIR
DOUBLE HELIX J.D WATSON ROBINSON CRUSOE DANIEL DEFOE
ETERNAL INDIA INDIRA GANDHI ROMEO AND JULIET SHAKESPEARE
ETHICS FOR THE NEW DALAI LAMA SHAKUNTALAM KALIDAS
MILLENNIUM SUNNY DAYS SUNIL GAVASKAR
FASTING , FEASTING ANITA DESAI SWAMI AND FRIENDS R.K NARAYAN
FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT COLLINS AND LAPIERRE THE ADVENTURES OF SHELOCK CONAN DOYLE
FRENCH REVOLUTION THOMAS CARLYLE HOLMES
GATHERING STORM WINSTON CHURCHILL THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO ALEXANDER DUMAS
GITANJALI RABINDRA NATH TAGORE THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL ANN FRANK
GLIMPSES 0F WORLD HISTORY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
GORA TAGORE THE FIFTH HORSEMAN LARRY COLLINS AND
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HAMLET SHAKESPEARE THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS ARUNDHATI ROY
HARSHA CHRITHA BANA BHATT THE GOLDEN GATE VIKRAM SETH
INDIA WINS FREEDOM ABUL KALAM AZAD THE GUIDE R.K NARAYAN
INVISIBLE MAN H.G WELLS THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS KIRAN DESAI
JULIUS CAESAR SHAKESPEARE THE INTERPRETATION OF SIGMUND FREUD
JUNGLE BOOK RUDYARD KIPLING DREAMS
JURASSIC PARK MICHAEL CRICHTON THE JUDGEMENT KULDIP NAYAR
KAMA SUTRA VATSYAYAN THE MOORS LAST SAY SALMAN RUSHDIE
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LAJJA TESLIMA NASREEN THE SOCIAL CONTRACT ROUSSEAU
LES MISERABLES VICTOR HUGO THE TEMPEST SHAKESPEARE
MACBETH SHAKESPEARE THE VENDOR OF SWEETS R.K NARAYAN
MAHABHARATA VYASA TIME MACHINE H.G WELLS
MAN EATERS OF KUMAON JIM CORBETT TRAIN TO PAKISTAN KHUSWANTH SINGH
MARRIAGE AND MORALS BERTRAND RUSSEL UMMACHU UROOB
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MEIN KAMPF ADOLF HITLER WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA R.K. NARAYAN
MERCHANT OF VENICE SHAKESPEARE WAKE UP INDIA ANNIE BESANT
MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN SALMAN RUSHDIE WEALTH OF NATIONS ADAM SMITH
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MOTHER MAXIM GORKY YESTERDAY AND TODAY KPS MENON
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MY EXPERIMENT WITH TRUTH MAHATHMA GANDHI
MY PRESIDENTIAL YEARS R. VENKATARAMAN
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MY TRUTH INDIRA GANDHI
ODAKKUZHAL G.SHANKARA KURUPPU
ODE TO THE WEST WIND SHELLY
ODYSSEY HOMER
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
SOLITUDE
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