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L The National Anthem, Jana, Gana, Mana was written by­

Bankim Chandra Rabindra Nath Tagore


Subhash Bose Sarojini Naidu


None


2. Haryana State was formed on­
Nov. 1965 Nov. 1,1966
(c)Nov. 1967 Aug.I5, 1947
(e)None

3. Districts in Haryana State are­

19 23


21 18


None


4. The Present Governor of Haryana is­

Bhupinder Singh Hooda Bhajan Lal


Dr. Ram Parkash Shiv Raj Patil


None


5. The epic Ramayana was written by­

Tulsi Das Keshav Das


Valmiki Vishvamitra


None


6. The World's tallest tower (Building) is in­

USA Italy


Japan Dubai


None


7. The difference between Samvat and The Christian Calendar is of­

57 Years 67 Years


77 Years 37 Years


None


8. The most common Salt in the sea water is­

Calcium Carbonate Sodium Sulphate


Sodium Chloride Potassium Chloride


None


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9. Who attacked the Somnath Temple in the distant past­

Babur Mehrnud Gaghni


Mohamed Ghouri Nadir Shah


None


10. The Ancient epic Mahabharata was written by­

Chanakya Patanjali


Valmiki Ved Vyas


None


11. The President of India is elected by­

The Parliament The Prime Minister and his Cabinet


A Bench of Supreme Court Judges State Chief Ministers


None


12. Places where Kumbh Fair is periodically held­

Banaras, Haridwar, Allahabad, Lucknow Haridwar, Nasik, Ujjain, Allahabad


Nasik, Haridwar, Devas, Allahabad Haridwar, Allahabad, Kashi, Nasik


None


13. Mt. Everest is a part of­

China Nepal


India Tibet


None


14. The European that 'discovered' India was­

Vasco da Gama Columbus


Copernicus Selucus


None


15. The first man to land on the moon was

Yuri Gagarin Rakesh Sharma


Neil Armstrong Bulganin


None


16. Which one ofthese did not belong to modern Bihar

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Guru Gobind Singh


Ashoka, the Great Chankya


None


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17. Fatehpur Sikri was founded by­

Akbar


Jahangir


None


18. Olympic Games were originated in

Rome


England


None


19. The Full Marathon Race is of

42,195 mtrs
22,000 mtrs



None


20. Chandigarh was designed by­

Le Carbusier


:Michael Angelo


None



Shahjahan


Babur


Greece


Israel


30,000 mtrs


5,000 mtrs


Edward Lutyens


Christopher Wren


21. The name of Dr. Swaminathan is associated with­

Nuclear Physics


Agriculture


None


22. Jaspal Rana has distinguished himselfin­

Archery


Wrestling


None



Industrial Chemistry


Bio-Chemistry


Boxing


Shooting


23. The book, My Experiments with Truth was written by­

R N Tagore Mahatma Gandhi


Vinoba Bhave J. L. Nehru


None


24. Sani Nehwal is a distinguished sports-person in

Temlis Table Tennis


Badminton Svimming


None


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25. The batsman that scored five centuries constantly in recent Test and International One Day Cricket Matches is­

Yuv Raj Gautam Gambhir


Sachin Tendulkar Sehwag


None


26. BangIa Desh was created in

1965 1971


1947 1950


None


27. The Universal law of Gravitation was postulated by­

Newton Edison


Archemides Galilio


None


28. The heat in the sunlight is due to­

Hot gases Infra-red radiation


Ultra-violet radiation Visible light


None


29. The Watts in one horse power (H.P.) are

100 746


1367 1000


None


30. The full forn1 ofT.R.A.I. is­

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Telecom Researchers Association of India


Trans-Russian Airlines International Tennis Regulatory Authority of India


None


31. Quit India Movement was held in

1930 1947


1919 1942


None


32. The number of bones in the human body are

306 206


212 (d)216


None


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33. Who is called the Nightingale ofIndia­

Lata Mangeshkar


Sarojini Naidu


None


34. Alexander, the Great attacked India in

325 RC.


327 B.C.


None



Noor Jehan


Mahadevi Venna


326 B.C.


328 B.C.


35. Among the Indian Prime Ministers, Dr. Manmohan Singh's number is

20th


19th


None


36. Lingua Franca means­

English Language


Common Language


None


37. Which is the smallest Union Territory ofIndia

Lakshadweap


Andemans Nicobar


None


38. Which one is Not a Union Territory ofIndia­

Dadra Nagar Haveli


Chandigarh


None


39. The farthest planet from the sun is

Mercury


Jupiter


None


40. The Present Lok Sabha Speaker is

Somnath ChatteIjee


Pratibha PatiI


None



13th


18th


Hindi Language


French Language


Chandigarh .


Ponducherry


Daman Diu


Goa


Earth


Pluto


Mamta BaneIjee


Meira Kumar


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41. The slogan Do or Die was given Indian freedom fighters by­
Lajpat Rai Sardar Patel
Mahatma Gandhi Bhagat singh
None

42. The first state to achieve 100% electrification in all areas is­

Karnataka


Panjab


None


43. The largest Democracy in the world is­

USA


India


None


44. The first Battle ofPanipat was fought between­

Plithivi Raj Moh. Ghouri


Akbar and Rana Pratap


None


45. The highest Indian National Award is­

Bharat Vibhushan


Padam Vibhushan


None



Haryana


Kerala


China


England


Ibrahim Lodhi Babur


Prithivi Raj and Mahmud Gaghni


Bharat Ratna


Padam shri


46.
Which among the following sites was included in UNSCO'S world Heritage Sites in July 2008­

47.
The most -populated city in India is­


Taj Mahal Humaun Tomb
Dilwara Temples Kalka-Shimla Railways
None


Kolkata Mumbai


Delhi Chennai


None


48. The name ofJustice Liberhan is associated with a commission, name it­

Haryana-Panjab Water Dispute Commission


Commission on Gujrat Riots


States' Reorganisation Commission


Babri Mosque Demolition Commission


None


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49. Which ofthe following rivers does Not has its origin in India
Ganga Tapti
Krishna Brahmputra
None

50. Dr. Ram Baran Yadav won the Presidential election in

Maurishus


Nepal


None


51. The Synonym for Nostalgia is

Home Coming


Ambition


None


52. The Antonym for Gullible is

Incredulous


Glorious


None


53. The Antonym for Docile is
Cheap
Humble
None
54. The Antonym for Infallible IS

Unreliable


Erring


None


55. The Synonym for Celestial IS

Wonderful


Super natural


None


56. The Synonym for Zest is

Cowardice


Courage


None



Fiji


Indonesia


Home sickness


Inspiration


Fickle


Stupid


Expensive


Aggressive


Dubious


Unfaithful


Astronomical


Divine


Timidity


Enthusiasm


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57. The Antonym for Diligent is

Incompetent


Intellectual


None


58. One word for a religious discourse is

Preach


Sermon


None


59. One word for a Tee to taller is

One who abstains from tea


One who abstains from tea and coffee


None


60. One word for being unmarried is

Celibacy


Loneliness


None


61. One who is at home in every country is

Globe trotter


Metropolitan


None


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62. A government run by officers is called

Official


Plutocracy


None



Inefficient


Negligent


Teach


Moral


One who abstains from liquor


One who enjoys cocktail parties


Monogamy


Unwedded


Internationalist


Cosmopolitan


Bureaucracy


Autocracy


63. The wrongly spelt word among the following is o.

Pionear


Conscience


None


64. The incorrectly spelt word is

Cautiously


Instantanious


None



Harmonious


Agreeable


Competitive


Irresponsible


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65. The wrongly spelt word is­
Pneumonia Decease
Spontanious Minutely
None

66. The correctly spelt word is

Millioner Millionare


Millionaire Millionair


None


67. The Correct Preposition in the sentence" we meet is

on Christmas at Christmas


in Christmas for Christmas


None


68. The Correct Preposition in the sentence" He fell ill cold night" is

III on


by at


None


69. The Correct Preposition for the sentence' I do not agree proposal' IS

with on


about to


None


70. The Correct Preposition for the sentence' She fell joumey from Ambala to Agra' IS

1I1 on


during from


None


71. Which expression is

My house is on the road My house is upon the road


My house is along the road My house is into the road


None


72. To Call a spade a spade means

to speak plain truth to call for a spade


to abstain from spade to have strong prejudices


None


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73. Tq have an axe to grind means (aj Bring arms to attack the enemy

Have a selfish motive


None


74. Swam song stands for

a lover's song to his beloved


a birds sweet song


None


75. The gift ofthe gab means­

a gift for a friend


a useless gift


None


76. To die in harness stands for­

to die bravely


to die a natural death


None


77. close shave' means­

A clean shaven person


A lucky escape


None


78. 'Sweet are the uses of adversity' means

Use adversity sweetly


The taste of adversity is false


None



Bring an axe to cut wood


Wish to frighten someone with an axe


a National song


Last work of a poet or musician


an easily obtained gift


talent of speech


to die cowardly


to die while doing ones duty


A close secret


A narrow escape


Adversity tastes sweet


Adversity hides in itself many blessings.


.79. empty vessel makes much noise' means.
An empty vessel is very noisy. A shallow person makes much fuss.
A shallow person makes boastful speeches A plastic vessel floats noisily
None
80. play ducks and drakes' with means­
To play hide and seek To play with ducks and others birds.
To spend money extravagantly To be free with someone's money
None
81. bring down the house' means­
to win extraordinary applause to break somebody's house.
to destroy a big house to bring something out ofthe house.
None
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82. The correct fonn ofthe sentence is

He would die ifhe takes poison He will die ifhe took poison


He would have died ifhe took poison He will die ifhe takes poison


None


83. \11ich sentence of the following is correct­

Neither he comes nor sends any letter Neither he comes nor does he send any letter


He neither comes nor sends any letter He will neither come nor sends any letter


None


84. Which sentence of the following is correct

Hardly had he closed the door when a snake crawled in


Hardly had he closed the door that a snake crawled in.


He had hardly closed the door than a snake crawled in


He had hardly closed the door then a snake crawled in.


None


85. Which of the following sentence is correct­

No sooner she ring you up then you call me at once.


No sooner she rings you up them call me at once.


No sooner does she rings you up than you call me at once.


No sooner does she ring you up than you call me at once.


None


86. Which of the folloving sentence is wrong.

A ten-man delegation awaits the C.M. A ten-men delegation awaits the C.M.


A 100 metre race was won by Mohit Five thousand rupees is not a big sum.


None


87. Which of these sentences is correct?

They have come here yesterday.


They did not report to us so far.


They haven't rung us up since the last so many days.


Children have already revised their lesson.


None.


88. Which of these sentences is correct?

:1y mother is very tired today. She is very taller than any girl in the college


She is very taller than any other girl here She is much taller than any other girl.


None


89. Which of these sentences is wrong?

Unless you do not work hard, you will fail. Unless you work hard, you will fail.


He asked how long you would be absent. Though he worked hard, he failed.


None

'Vindictive' is equivalent to.


Apologetic Uncompressing


Unpardonable Revengeful


None


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91. Virile is equivalent to.

Manly


Athletic


None



Boastful


Beautiful


92. If the antonym for Good is Evil, then the antonym for Esoteric is.

Pleasant


Native


None


93. A Pleasure Trip by a number ofpersons is.

Excursion


Tour


None


94. A Persons who has no money to pay ofT debts.

Insolvent


Poor


None


95. The Prime Minister has given his

accent


assent


None


96. He adopted a.

Prudish approach to win her.


Seductive approach to win her.


None


97. Which of the following expression IS correct­

She will call on Mr. Sharma


She will call tQ Mr. Sharma.


None.


98. Which oftime following phrase is correct.

Please look up this word in the dicticnary.


Please look into this word in the dictionary.


None


99. Which of the following Sentence is Correct?

your Conduct admit to no excuse


your conduct for no excuse


None


100. Which of the sentence is correct.?

He complained against headache to the doctor.


He complained of headache with the doctor.


None.



Familiar


External


Trip


Travel


Pauper


Destitute


to the bill. The correct word for this blank space is.

ascent


scent


Abusive approach to win her.


Persuasive approach to win her.


(b)She will call at Mr. Sharma.

She will call in Mr. Sharma.


Please look for this word in the dictionary.


Please look at this word in the dictionary.


your conduct admit of no excuse


your conduct admit into no excuse


He complained about headache to the doctor.


He complained of headache to the doctor.


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