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Question Number 1: Which of the following games is not included in
Olympic Games?
A) Football
B) Golf
C) Badminton
D) Hockey
Answer & Explanation: Golf is not included in Olympic Games.

Question Number 2: PVR is the name of a leading ______?
A) Retail Store Chain
B) Trousers Brand
C) Fast Food Restaurants
D) Multiplex Chain Operators
Answer & Explanation: PVR is the name of a leading Multiplex Chain
Operators.

Question Number 3: Who amongst the following is the Solicitor General of
India at present?
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A) Rohinton Nariman
B) Harish Salve
C) Abhishek Manu Singhvi
D) Ranjit Kumar
Answer & Explanation: Ranjit Kumar is Solicitor General of India.

Question Number 4: Who won the FIFA World Cup 2014?
A) Brazil
B) Germany
C) France
D) Argentina
Answer & Explanation: Germany

Question Number 5: Which of the following awards is given only to
individuals and organizations of Asian countries for excellence in their
respective fields?
A) Booker Prize
B) Noble Prize
C) Templeton Prize
D) Ramon Magsaysay Award
Answer & Explanation: Ramon Magsaysay Award is given only to
individuals and organizations of Asian countries.

Question Number 6: Who from amongst the following is the founder of
Facebook?
A) Steve Jobs
B) Steve James
C) Sabeer Bhatia
D) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer & Explanation: Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook.

Question Number 7: Which is the top gold producing country in the world?


A) Saudi Arabia
B) China
C) Singapore
D) India
Answer & Explanation: China is the top gold producing country in the
world.

Question Number 8: Which Indian city is known as the Garden City?
A) Udaipur
B) Chandigarh
C) Srinagar
D) Bengaluru
Answer & Explanation: Bengaluru is known as the Garden City.

Question Number 9: Who amongst the following is the author of the
English novel The White Tiger?
A) Kiran Desai
B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Aravind Adiga
Answer & Explanation: Aravind Adiga is the author of the English novel
The White Tiger.

Question Number 10: World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on
______?
A) 31st January
B) 31st May
C) 31st July
D) 31st October
Answer & Explanation: World No Tobacco Day is observed every year
on 31st May.



Question Number 11: Which of the following is a power generating
company?
A) Reliance
B) HINDALCO
C) TISCO
D) HPCL
Answer & Explanation: Reliance is a power generating company.

Question Number 12: CHALLENGERS is the name of a _________?
A) Planet
B) Nuclear Weapon
C) Island
D) Space Shuttle
Answer & Explanation: CHALLENGERS is the name of a Space
Shuttle.

Question Number 13: Which of the following is not a Public Sector Bank?
A) Corporation Bank
B) United Bank of India
C) Vijaya Bank
D) Federal Bank
Answer & Explanation: Federal Bank is not a Public Sector Bank.

Question Number 14: Which of the following is the abbreviated name of a
rural sports initiative introduced by the Government of India to promote
youth and social developing through sports?
A) NLMP
B) PYKKA
C) CGHS
D) AABY
Answer & Explanation: PYKKA is the abbreviated name of a rural sports
initiative introduced by the Government of India to promote youth and
social developing through sports.


Question Number 15: Who amongst the following person is a former
Governor of RBI?
A) P Chidambaram
B) Yashwant Sinha
C) Pranab Mukhrjee
D) Manmohan Singh
Answer & Explanation: Manmohan Singh is a former Governor of RBI.

Question Number 16: Which Indian Prime Minister was born on
November 19, 1917?
A) Rajiv Gandhi
B) Morarji Desai
C) Charan Singh
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer & Explanation: Morarji Desai was born on November 19, 1917.

Question Number 17: The Indian National Congress was founded by
_________?
A) Surendranath Banerjee
B) A.O. Hume
C) Annie Besant
D) Motilal Nehru
Answer & Explanation: The Indian National Congress was founded by
A.O. Hume.

Question Number 18: Who was the First President of the United States of
America?
A) George Washington
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) K.F. Kennedy
D) Roosevelt


Answer & Explanation: George Washington was the First President of the
United States of America.

Question Number 19: Who was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo?
A) Hitler
B) Napoleon
C) Mussolini
D) Bismarck
Answer & Explanation: Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.

Question Number 20: The Headquarters of the UNO is located at
_______?
A) New York
B) Geneva
C) Rome
D) Paris
Answer & Explanation: The Headquarters of the UNO is located at New
York.

Question Number 21: Which day is celebrated as the United Nations
Day?
A) 20th October
B) 24th October
C) 26th October
D) 28th October
Answer & Explanation: 24th October is celebrated as the United Nations
Day.

Question Number 22: Who invented the telescope?
A) Galileo
B) Edison
C) Copernicus


D) Newton
Answer & Explanation: Galileo invented the telescope.

Question Number 23: Which is the Lower House of the State Assembly?
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Vidhan Sabha
D) Vishan Parishad
Answer & Explanation: Vidhan Sabha is the Lower House of the State
Assembly.

Question Number 24: Who among the following was not the president of
India?
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Zakir Hussain
C) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
D) Maulana Azad
Answer & Explanation: Maulana Azad was not the president of India.

Question Number 25: The minimum Age to become a member of the
Rajya Sabha is?
A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) 40 years
Answer & Explanation: The minimum Age to become a member of the
Rajya Sabha is 30 years.

Question Number 26: Who appoints the Chief Minister of State?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Governor


D) Chief Justice of India
Answer & Explanation: Governor appoints the Chief Minister of State.

Question Number 27: Governor of a State is answerable to the ______?
A) Chief Minister of States
B) President
C) Lok Sabha
D) Prime Minster
Answer & Explanation: Governor of a State is answerable to the
President.

Question Number 28: Who is removed from office through Impeachment?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Attorney General
D) Governor of a State
Answer & Explanation: President is removed from office through
Impeachment.

Question Number 29: The member of the Lok Sabha is elected by _____?
A) Electoral College
B) Secret Ballot
C) Ordinance
D) Prime Minister
Answer & Explanation: The member of the Lok Sabha is elected by
Secret Ballot.

Question Number 30: When the Fundamental Rights of a person are
violated, he can go to the _____?
A) President of India
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Supreme Court


D) Any of the above
Answer & Explanation: When the Fundamental Rights of a person are
violated, he can go to the Supreme Court.

Question Number 31: Which of the following is not a Nationalized Bank?
A) Sate Bank of India
B) Oriental Bank of Commerce
C) United Bank of India
D) Yes Bank
Answer & Explanation: Yes Bank is not a Nationalized Bank.

Question Number 32: Which currency commonly used in most European
countries?
A) Dollar
B) Pound
C) Yen
D) Euro
Answer & Explanation: Euro currency commonly used in most European
countries.

Question Number 33: Which of the following is the river port?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Cochin
D) Visakhapatnam
Answer & Explanation: Kolkata is the river port.

Question Number 34: What is the full form of OPEC?
A) Oil and Petrol Exporting Companies
B) Oil Producing and Export Countries
C) Oil Production and Export Corporation
D) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries


Answer & Explanation: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries

Question Number 35: Which port city is called the Queen of Arabian
Sea?
A) Kandla
B) Kochi
C) Mumbai
D) Marmagao
Answer & Explanation: Kochi is called the Queen of Arabian Sea.

Question Number 36: Which of the following is a mammal?
A) frog
B) crocodile
C) snake
D) platypus
Answer & Explanation: platypus is a mammal.

Question Number 37: Which of the following can fly?
A) hornbill
B) ostrich
C) emu
D) penguin
Answer & Explanation: hornbill can fly.

Question Number 38: Primary colours are _____?
A) red, blue and yellow
B) red, blue and green
C) red, yellow and green
D) yellow, blue and green
Answer & Explanation: Primary colours are red, blue and green.



Question Number 39: Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with
which Aviation company?
A) Thai Air
B) Singapore Airlines
C) Air Asia India
D) Air Malaysia
Answer & Explanation: Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with
Singapore Airlines.

Question Number 40: Who among the following is not a badminton
player?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Jwala Gutta
C) P.V. Sindhu
D) Somdev Devburman
Answer & Explanation: Somdev Devburman is not a badminton player.

Question Number 41: Tee, Par, Flagstick are associated with which of
the following games?
A) Golf
B) Squash
C) Billiards
D) Tennis
Answer & Explanation: Tee, Par, Flagstick are associated with Golf.

Question Number 42: Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army in
which city of Pakistan?
A) Jalalabad
B) Abbottabad
C) Zaffrabad
D) Peshawar
Answer & Explanation: Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army
in Abbottabad.


Question Number 43: Which famous freedom fighter was born at Lyallpur
Punjab Province of British India?
A) Jinnah
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Rajguru
D) Batukeshwar Dutt
Answer & Explanation: Bhagat Singh was born at Lyallpur Punjab
Province of British India.

Question Number 44: The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due to
which property of liquids?
A) Capillary action
B) Viscosity
C) Elasticity
D) Flotation
Answer & Explanation: The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due
Capillary action.

Question Number 45: Which freedom movement was initiated from
Bombay?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Rowlatt Satyagraha
Answer & Explanation: Rowlatt Satyagraha freedom movement was
initiated from Bombay.

Question Number 46: The filament of an electrical bulb is made out of
______?
A) Copper
B) Aluminum


C) Tungsten
D) Alloy
Answer & Explanation: The filament of an electrical bulb is made out of
Tungsten.

Question Number 47: Which of the following instruments does not need to
blow air by mouth to play?
A) Flute
B) Banzo
C) Trumpet
D) French horn
Answer & Explanation: Banzo do not need to blow air by mouth to play.

Question Number 48: Which among the following festivals is not
celebrated during the months of March-April?
A) Holi
B) Easter
C) Durga Puja
D) Navroze
Answer & Explanation: Durga Puja is not celebrated during the months of
March-April.

Question Number 49: Which of the following is an Indian classical dance
form?
A) Chhau
B) Garba
C) Bhangra
D) Kuchipudi
Answer & Explanation: Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance form.

Question Number 50: Who among the following is not a classical vocalist?
A) Ustad Rehmat Khan


B) Pt. Jasraj
C) Ustad Bismillah Khan
D) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Answer & Explanation: Ustad Bismillah Khan is not a classical vocalist.

Question Number 51: The playback singer who is the recipient of Bharat
Ratna Award is ______?
A) Durga Khote
B) Asha Bhonsle
C) Kishore Kumar
D) Lata Mangeshkar
Answer & Explanation: Lata Mangeshkar is the recipient of Bharat Ratna
Award.

Question Number 52: Who among the following is a Silver medal winner
on Olympics?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Mary Kom
C) Sushil Kumar
D) Leander Paes
Answer & Explanation: Sushil Kumar is a Silver medal winner on
Olympics.

Question Number 53: The places of worship Masjid, Gurdwara, Fire
temple are respectively related to ______?
A) Islam, Jainism, Zoroastrianism
B) Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism
C) Islam, Sikhism, Jainism
D) Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism
Answer & Explanation: The places of worship Masjid, Gurdwara, Fire
temple are respectively related to Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism.



Question Number 54: If someone damages his or her eyes in an accident,
then he or she should consult to ______?
A) ophthalmologist
B) optician
C) orthopedic
D) oncologist
Answer & Explanation: He or she should consult to ophthalmologist.

Question Number 55: Basic, Cobol, C++ are different type of ______?
A) computer language
B) machine language
C) sign language
D) assembly language
Answer & Explanation: Basic, Cobol, C++ are different type of computer
language.

Question Number 56: CFL, LED, Halogen, Neon - all four can be
associated with _____?
A) fan
B) lamp
C) pump
D) gas type
Answer & Explanation: CFL, LED, Halogen, Neon associated with lamp.

Question Number 57: Foal, colt, filly all the three names are related with
baby ____?
A) deer
B) horse
C) dog
D) cat
Answer & Explanation: Foal, colt, filly are related with baby horse.



Question Number 58: Washing Soda, used to soften water domestically,
is actually__?
A) calcium bicarbonate
B) sodium carbonate
C) sodium bicarbonate
D) calcium carbonate
Answer & Explanation: Washing Soda, used to soften water domestically,
is actually sodium carbonate.

Question Number 59: Which of the following helps in clotting of blood?
A) plasma
B) thrombocytes
C) leucocytes
D) erythrocytes
Answer & Explanation: thrombocytes help in clotting of blood.

Question Number 60: A disease widely spread worldwide, is known as
____?
A) pandemic
B) endemic
C) epidemic
D) sporadic
Answer & Explanation: A disease widely spread worldwide, is known
pandemic.

Question Number 61: RNA stands for _____?
A) Renucleic Acid
B) Random Nitrogen Access
C) Regulated Nitrogen Activation
D) Ribonucleic Acid
Answer & Explanation: RNA stands for Ribonucleic Acid.



Question Number 62: Soya bean is rich in _____?
A) proteins
B) carbohydrates
C) fats
D) minerals
Answer & Explanation: Soya bean is rich in proteins.

Question Number 63: Night Blindness is caused due to lack of _____?
A) Vitamin D
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin E
D) Vitamin A
Answer & Explanation: Night Blindness is caused due to lack of Vitamin
A.

Question Number 64: Name of the political party founded by legendary
cricketer Imran Khan is _____?
A) Tehrik e Insan
B) Tehrik e Imam
C) Tehrik e Insaf
D) Tehrik e Iman
Answer & Explanation: Tehrik e Insaf founded by legendary cricketer
Imran Khan.

Question Number 65: Chandigarh is the capital of which two states?
A) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
B) Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
D) Punjab and Haryana
Answer & Explanation: Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana.



Question Number 66: Which country is separated from Indian by the
Radcliffe Line?
A) China
B) Afghanistan
C) Pakistan
D) Nepal
Answer & Explanation: Pakistan is separated from Indian by the Radcliffe
Line.

Question Number 67: The capital of Jammu and Kashmir is ____?
A) Shimla
B) Delhi
C) Srinagar
D) Chandigarh
Answer & Explanation: The capital of Jammu and Kashmir is Srinagar.

Question Number 68: The largest producer of sugarcane in India is ____?
A) Haryana
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer & Explanation: The largest producer of sugarcane in India is Uttar
Pradesh.

Question Number 69: Rihand River Valley Project is in which state?
A) Bihar
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Answer & Explanation: Rihand River Valley Project is in Uttar Pradesh.

Question Number 70: Which city is located on the banks of Gomti river?


A) New Delhi
B) Lucknow
C) Amritsar
D) Chandigarh
Answer & Explanation: Lucknow is located on the banks of Gomti river.

Question Number 71: Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the
Indus?
A) Jhelum
B) Yamuna
C) Ravi
D) Chenab
Answer & Explanation: Yamuna is not a tributary of the Indus.

Question Number 72: Which is not a BRICS country?
A) China
B) India
C) Brazil
D) Singapore
Answer & Explanation: Singapore is not a BRICS country.

Question Number 73: According to 2011 Census, the population density
of our country is _____?
A) 324 persons per square kilometre
B) 340 persons per square kilometre
C) 375 persons per square kilometre
D) 382 persons per square kilometre
Answer & Explanation: 382 persons per square kilometre

Question Number 74: Who is Prashant Bhushan?
A) Eminent Film Star
B) Eminent Physician


C) Eminent Singer
D) Eminent Lawyer
Answer & Explanation: Prashant Bhushan is an Eminent Lawyer.

Question Number 75: Which is not a restaurant chain?
A) Nirulas
B) Punjabi by Nature
C) Dominoes
D) Wal-Mart
Answer & Explanation: Wal-Mart is not a restaurant chain.

Question Number 76: The Northern Plains of India is covered by _____?
A) Red soil
B) Black soil
C) Literite soil
D) Alluvial soil
Answer & Explanation: The Northern Plains of India is covered by alluvial
soil.

Question Number 77: Which mountain pass connects Himachal Pradesh
to Ladakh?
A) Nathu La Pass
B) Zojila Pass
C) Rohtang Pass
D) Khyber Pass
Answer & Explanation: Rohtang Pass connects Himachal Pradesh to
Ladakh.

Question Number 78: Akbarnama was written by _____?
A) Birbal
B) Kalhan
C) Abul Fazl


D) Ibn Batuta
Answer & Explanation: Akbarnama was written by Abul Fazl.

Question Number 79: Indica was a famous book written by _____?
A) Megasthenes
B) Amir Khusro
C) Ibn Batuta
D) Fa-Hien
Answer & Explanation: Indica was a famous book written by
Megasthenes.

Question Number 80: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
_______?
A) he was mad
B) he transferred his capital city
C) he killed his father
D) he was not a practical statesman
Answer & Explanation: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
he was not a practical statesman.

Question Number 81: In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat
fought?
A) 1556
B) 1630
C) 1761
D) 1769
Answer & Explanation: The third Battle of Panipat fought in 1761.

Question Number 82: Who refused his Knighthood after the Jallianwala
Bagh massacre?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Mahatama Gandhi


C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer & Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore refused his Knighthood after
the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Question Number 83: Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Motilal Nehru
Answer & Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the political guru of
Gandhiji.

Question Number 84: Which of the following is an organic rock?
A) Slate
B) Marble
C) Granite
D) Coal
Answer & Explanation: Coal is an organic rock.

Question Number 85: What is the largest satellite of the planet Saturn?
A) Titan
B) Enceladus
C) Rhea
D) Lapetus
Answer & Explanation: Titan is the largest satellite of the planet Saturn.

Question Number 86: Which soil is found in Gangetic planes?
A) Loam
B) Alluvial
C) Black
D) Dry


Answer & Explanation: Alluvial soil is found in Gangetic planes.

Question Number 87: Which is the largest river of Indian subcontinent?
A) Ganges
B) Indus
C) Godavari
D) Kaveri
Answer & Explanation: Indus is the largest river of Indian subcontinent.

Question Number 88: Leech belongs to which group?
A) Insect
B) Mammals
C) Parasite
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Leech belongs to Parasite.

Question Number 89: Which is the most abundant gas in air?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Hydrogen
D) Ozone
Answer & Explanation: Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in air.

Question Number 90: What is the most abundant element in atmosphere?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Neon
D) Ozone
Answer & Explanation: Oxygen is the most abundant element in
atmosphere.

Question Number 91: Whose name is written on ten rupees note?


A) Governor of RBI
B) Finance Secretary of India
C) Finance Minister of India
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Governor of RBI name is written on ten rupees
note.

Question Number 92: If speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass of
earth would _____?
A) Decrease
B) Increase
C) No effect
D) May increase or decrease depends upon the speed of rotation
Answer & Explanation: If speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass
of earth would have No effect.

Question Number 93: Monetary Policy in India is formulated by
A) Finance Ministry
B) RBI
C) SEBI
D) CLB
Answer & Explanation: RBI

Question Number 94: Acid and base combine to form ______?
A) Salt & Water
B) Base & Water
C) Acid & Water
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Acid and base combine to form Salt & Water.

Question Number 95: Radio waves reflect back from which layer?
A) Troposphere


B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Ionosphere
Answer & Explanation: Ionosphere

Question Number 96: If lime is added to the soil, then ______?
A) Acidity of soil increases
B) Acidity of soil decreases
C) Salinity of soil increases
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: If lime is added to the soil, then Acidity of soil
decreases.

Question Number 97: If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then
its bottom will ______?
A) Rises due to buoyancy
B) Rise in water due to more mass
C) Same in both sea or river water
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then
its bottom will Rises due to buoyancy.

Question Number 98: Liver digests _____?
A) Proteins
B) Fats
C) Amino Acids
D) Water
Answer & Explanation: Liver digests Fats.

Question Number 99: Which of the following does not excrete waste from
the body?
A) Skin


B) Liver
C) Large intestine
D) Kidney
Answer & Explanation: Liver does not excrete waste from the body.

Question Number 100: Rickets is due to the deficiency of which?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin D
D) Vitamin B
Answer & Explanation: Rickets is due to the deficiency of Vitamin D.

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