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1. India became the member of United Nations in the year

1995 1950


1945 1947


2. The percentage of water on the Earth is

80% 71%


75% 69%


3. During whose reign did the Gandharv School of Art develop

Kanishka Ashoka


Chandra Gupta Harsha


4. Against which country did the US, France and British forces start air attack to oust the President on March 2011:

Libya Egypt


Yemen Bahrain


5. Number of players required in a team of Water Polo is

5
6. GAIL is concerned with

Refining petroleum


Oil exploration and production


Processing and distribution of natural gas


LPG distributorship


7. Which country is known as the sugar bowl of the world

India Bangladesh


Brazil Cuba


8. The Railway Budget is generally presented in the Parliament in the month of

February April


May December


9. Which unit of valuation is known as Paper Gold

Dollar SDR


Euro Pound


10. At which place was the first petroleum refinery set in India

Haldia Digboi


Cochin Trombay


11. Bhupen Hazarika, the noted musician, film-maker, poet and singer hails from

West Bengal Assam


Orissa Tripura


12. Do we have any provision in the constitution or otherwise relating to the concept of right to recall

Yes No


Partially None of the above


13. How many numbers between 200 and 300 are such which are divisible by 13

10 15
14. Who performed first surgical transplant of human heart

Joseph Lister Christian Barnard


R. H. Lawler P.H. Betts


15. The head quarter of IMF is at

Washington DC New York


London Manila


16. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended setting up a National Broad Band Network to achieve 16 crore broad band connections by

2012 2014


2016 2018


17. Water has maximum density at

4 degree C 4 degree F


4 degree K 0 degree C


18. 'Quit India Resolution' was taken in the Year

1940 1941


1942 1944



19. Khilafat Movement was launched in the year 1919 by

Ali brothers Subhash Chandra Bose


Patel brothers None of the above


20. The Attorney General of India shall hold office during the pleasure of

Prime Minister and his office Parliament


President Chief Justice of India


21. Basis of 'Kheda Satyagraha' started by Gandhiji in 1918 was

Non-payment of tax No work


No cooperation to Britishers No education


22. What was the main reason of opposing Simon Commission

Non Inclusion of any Indian Member


Total number of members were less


Purpose of the commission was not clear


None of the above


23. What is 'Antigen'

Any substance which stimulates the immune cells


Any foreign substance which stimulates the immune cells


Immune cells


Some substance


24. Where is Serengeti National Park located

Kenya Tanzania


Sudan Zimbabwe


25. For how many days the Rajya Sabha can delay a money bill

10 days 12 days


11 days 14 days


26. In whom are the executive powers of Union of India vested

Prime Minister


President


Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister


Chief Justice of India


27. Name the country in the world that has both tigers and lions

Pakistan Nepal


India Bhutan


28. In which of the following states is Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary located

Jammu and Kashmir Punjab


Himachal Pradesh Uttrakhand


29. Which of the states have common boundary with Bangladesh

Mizoram Tripura


Meghalaya All of these


30. Which of the following is associated with AIDS

GIFT HIV


IVF MAC


31. In International system of measurement, the 'Kelvin' is the unit of

Mass Temperature


Electric Current Air


32. Who is the watchdog of international trade

World Bank WTO


IMF ILO


33. Insider Trading is related to

Public expenditure Horse Racing


Share Market Taxation


34. The retail giant Wal-Mart belongs to

USA Australia


UK France


35. Name the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world

Sri Lanka China


India Pakistan


36. Green Revolution means

Using green manure Green Vegetation


Raising more crops High yielding variety programmes



37. Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands

22 36


32 27


38. A region of weak winds is called

Doldrum Dum Dum


Chilka None of the above


39. Life of an RBC in human blood is

30 days 120 days


15 hours 10 hours


40. The UN General Assembly meets regularly

Once a month After every three months


Twice a year Once a year


41. The largest continent in terms of area is

Asia Africa


North America Australia


42. NASA is located in

UK USA


Russia Japan


43. Which is the 3rd nearest planet to the sun

Jupiter Mars


Venus Earth


44. In how many groups can human blood be divided

4
45. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Roulatt Act was passed

Lord Irwin Lord Reading


Lord Chelmsford Lord Wavell


46. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal

Robert Clive Warren Hastings


William Bentinck Cornwallis


47. In which year were the Indian States recognised on the linguistic basis

1947 1951


1956 1966


48. The enzyme that is present in the saliva of a man is

Pepsin Renin


Amylase Trypsin


49. Which one of the following Indus culture sites gives evidence of a dockyard

Harappa Lothal


Mohenjo-Daro Rakhigarhi


50. Sindri is famous for

Fertilizers Pharmaceuticals


Basic Chemicals Antibiotics


51. Who has been elected fifth time as President of a country

Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan


Mr. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia


Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia


None of the above


52. Which Cabinet of the world had its first under water meeting

India Sri Lanka


Maldives Mauritius


53. Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India

Justice Ms. Fatima Bibi Justice Ms. Ruma Pal


Justice Ms. Sunanda Bhandare Justice Ms. Leila Seth


54. Who was the first Secretary General of UN

Trygre Halvadan Lie Kofi Anan


Mr. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit None of the above


55. When was the Amnesty International established

1959 1960


1961 1962



56. An Act of Parliament is called

Bill Legislation


Statute Public Policy


57. 'Raman Effect' was discovered by Dr. C.V. Raman in the year

1927 1928


1929 1930


58. When the National Science Day is being observed

On 26th Feb On 27th Feb


On 28th Feb On 1st March


59. Where did sugar originate from

Mauritius South Africa


Pakistan India


60. Who amongst the following has written the book 'AWeek with Gandhi'?

Nirod C. Chandhan J.K. Galbraith


Louis Fischer Andrew Malraux


61. The first metal used by man was

Iron Aluminium


Copper Gold


62. MCOCA refers to

Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act


Maharashtra Communal and Organised Crime Act


Maharashtra Control of Organised Corruption Act


Maharashtra Criminals and Organised Crime Act


63. Surajgarh Fort is located in which State

UP Gujarat


Rajasthan Haryana


64. In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant is proposed to be setup

Maharashtra Gujarat


Haryana Orissa


65. Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking

Elasticity Inflation


Hot waves Plasma


66. Recently India signed a deal on the sharing of Teesta and Feni rivers waters. This agreement is signed with which of the following countries

Nepal Bangladesh


Pakistan China


67. Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in

China Vietnam


USA South Korea


68. India has signed an agreement to build Multi Model Transit Transport Project. With which country this has been done

Nepal Sri Lanka


Myanmar Maldives


69. In respect of which one of the following countries, India has proposed non-payments for import of crude oil

Iran Iraq


Sudan Kuwait


70. Sunit Scored 54% marks in a test. Satish scored 450 marks in the same test which is 300 less than Sonu. Sunil's score is 60 more marks than Sonu. If Amit scored 900 marks in the test, what is Amit's percentage

80% 65%


75% 60%


71. 'Lockerbie Bombing' refers to

Tsunami in Japan Tsunami in India


Bombing of a plane Second World War Bombing


72. Ennahda belongs to

South Africa Tunisia


Korea Taiwan


73. Which among the following countries first declare the birth of the seven billionth baby on October 31, 2011

Papua New Guinea Philippines


India Cambodia


TDC-41583-A

74. The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at

Hague Geneva


New York Paris


75. INTERPOL (The International Police Organisation) has its headquarter at

London Lyons


Bonn Montreal


76. Who Wrote 'Vande Mataram'?

Rabindra Nath Tagore Subhash Chandra Bose


Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay None of the above


77. The resolution for 'Purna Swaraj' was passed in the year

1930 (26th Jan) 1931 (26th Feb)


1932 (26th March) 1933 (26th April)


78. Which of the following was the most important feature of Satyagraha Movement advanced by Gandhiji

Abolition of untouchability Social equality


Truth and non-violence Basic Education


79. Myopia refers to

Short sightedness Aberation in ear


Inability to see vertical lines Inability to see nearby objects


80. Which of the following in not an official language of the U.N.

French Chinese


Spanish Latin


81. A medium sized network is termed as

WAN LAN


MAN VAN


82. Modem refers to

Modulator Modulation


Modulator and Demodulator Modern modes of Communication


83. Signals that involve human communications are generally

Digital Analog


Digital or Analog None of the above


84. Messages are transferred in a computer network through

Circuit switching Message switching


Packet switching Multiplexing


85. The recent earthquake followed by a tsunami in Japan had a magnitude of

7.9 8.3


8.9 9.1


86. Who among the following is associated with the introduction of the principle of local self government is India

Lord Mayo Lord Northbrook


Lord Lytton Lord Ripon


87. Which of the following Mughal emperors spent a greater part of his reign to overthrow the Deccan Kingdoms

Akbar Jahangir


Shahjahan Aurangzeb


88. Who destroyed the Empire of Chalukyas of Badami

Cholas Pallavas


Pandyas Rastrakutas


89. Deficiency of which one of the following causes Xerophthalmia

Vitamin B3 Vitamin 12


Vitamin A Vitamin C


90. The book 'Unto The which influenced Gandhiji was authored by

Boris Yeltsin John Ruskin


Pushkin Ruskin Bond


91. Under which Article of the Constitution of India has the untouchability been abolished and its practice been prohibited

Article 19 Article 21


Article 17 Article 20


92. Which legislation provides the rule regarding conferment of citizenship in India

Constitution of India Indian Registration Act


Citizenship Act None of the above



93. The right to vote in India is based on the principle of

Universal Adult Franchise Restricted Franchise


Contingent Franchise Hereditary Privileges


94. Which of the following fraction is the smallest

7/6 4/5


5/7 3/7


95. Who among the following shifted the capital from Calcutta to Delhi

Lord Wavell Lord Hardinge


Lord Curzon Lord Minte


96. The Berne Convention, 1886 refers to

Protection of human rights


Treatment of prisoner of war


Amicable distribution of colonies among European nations


Protection of copy right


97. "Democracy is a kingless regime, infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and distructive than one, if he be a tyrant." Who gave this statement

Nero W.B. Yeats


Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini


98. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with Uniform Civil Code

Article 42 Article 43


Article 44 Article 45


99. What kind of majority is required for Constitutional Amendment regarding creation of a new state

Simple Two-thirds


Three-fourths Two-thirds plus ratification by half of all states


100. Planning Commission was established by Resolution of Parliament in

1950 1951


1952 1954


101. Tides in the sea are caused by

Effect of sun Effect of moon


Earth's gravitational forces None of the above


Growing two or three crops at the same time


Breeding of animals


Crop-rotation


Seed collection


102. The largest river in the world is Nile Missisipi Amazon Brahmaputra
103. The highest Indian peak is Everest Kachenjunga Godwin Austin Nanga Parbat
104. In which state 'Gulf of Mannar' is located Tamil Nadu Orissa West Bengal Andhra Pradesh
105. The capital of Fiji is Suva Insania Tacho None of the above
106. Which of the following city is a riverine port Kolkata Cochin Chennai Mumbai
107. Farrel's law is concerned with the Velocity of winds Intensity of waves Direction of winds Frequency of waves
108. What is 'stock farming'

109. Jaipur is also known as

City of golden gate City of morning calm


Pink city Market city


110. In the world which is the place receiving the highest rainfall

Cherrapunji Berne


Chicago Mawswayhram



111. Sriharikota is famous for being

An important seaport in India A base for launching satellites


A centre for agricultural resources A multipurpose river project


112. Savannah grasslands are found in

North America Africa


Australia East Asia


113. What is shown with the help of isobars

Humidity Pressure


Temperature Elevation


114. The cultivation of which crop requires waterlogging

Cotton Rice


Tea Oil seeds


115. Which of the following states has got the largest coastline

Andhra Pradesh Kerala


Karnataka Gujarat


116. Contours on a map show places having same

Temperature Pressure


Altitude Topography


117. India has the world's largest deposit of

Copper Mica


Plutonium Uranium


118. Sati Pratha was abolished in

1856 1929


1829 1830


119. Teacher's day is observed on

September, 5 September, 10


August, 5 May, 5


120. The pendulum on a wall clock is an example of

Linear Motion Rotational Motion


Vibratory Motion None of the above



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