1. Ornithology is the
A. study of bones
B. study of birds ✔
C. study of smells
D. None of the above
2. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as
A. Guruji
B. Gurudev ✔
C. Mahamana
D. Netaji
3. Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in
A. 1986
B. 1987 ✔
C. 1988
D. 1989
4. Oscar Awards are conferred annually by
A. Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA ✔
B. Government of United States
C. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
D. None of the above
5. Robert Koch worked on
A. tuberculosis ✔
B. cholera
C. malaria
D. diabetes
6. Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in
A. 1963
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1967 ✔
7. The agreement according to which the UK, the USA and the former USSR cannot assist other countries in acquiring technology to develop nuclear weapons, is known as
A. Izmir Treaty
B. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) ✔
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
8. The 'Red Triangle' symbol denotes
A. Air India
B. family planning ✔
C. culture and civilization
D. None of the above
9. P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ in 1984 Olympics.
A. 400 m final
B. 800 m final
C. 400 m hurdle ✔
D. the marathon
10. Photophobia is
A. a disease cause by too much sunlight
B. abnormal intolerance of light ✔
C. the adjustment of the eye for light
D. the ability to perceive light
11. Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because
A. it always lets the steam escape
B. high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains
C. it does not let the heat energy escape easily
D. high pressure raises the boiling point of water ✔
12. The ancient Olympics Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them as paper manifestations. The modern Olympic Games were received after a lapse of nearly
A. ten centuries
B. twelve centuries
C. fifteen centuries ✔
D. eighteen centuries
13. Reproductive cells in human beings are produced
A. in greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male ✔
B. for a longer period in the female than in male
C. in equal number in both sexes
D. in greater numbers by the female than by the male
14. Study of earthquakes is known as
A. ecology
B. seismology ✔
C. numismatics
D. None of the above
15. The 2005 Australian Open Tennis Championship titles for men's and women's singles were won, respectively by
A. Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf
B. Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams
C. Andre Agassi and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
D. Marat Safin and Serena Williams ✔
16. Penicillin was invented by
A. Dr Jonas E. Salk
B. Gregory Mendal
C. Paul Ehrlich
D. A. Fleming ✔
17. Super conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance
A. increases with temperature
B. decreases with temperature
C. does not change with temperature
D. becomes zero at very low temperature ✔
18. The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India's leadership was instituted by
A. UNO
B. SAARC
C. NAM ✔
D. the Commonwealth
19. Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with
A. football
B. hockey
C. cricket 'Inter-University' ✔
D. inter-university sports and athletics
20. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with
A. archery
B. cricket
C. football
D. hockey ✔
21. Rare Earth factory is situated in
A. Allepey (Kerala)
B. Alwaye (Kerala) ✔
C. Ambernath (Maharashtra)
D. Avadi (Tamil Nadu)
22. Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972, but rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth in
A. 1984
B. 1991 ✔
C. 1997
D. 2000
23. Primary rainbow is formed when light suffers
A. two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
B. one internal refractions before emerging out of the drop ✔
C. no internal refraction
D. either one or two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
24. Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for
A. nuclear power station ✔
B. aluminum industry
C. brassware
D. sports goods
25. The chief constituent of gobar gas is
A. ethane
B. methane ✔
C. hydrogen
D. carbon dioxide
26. The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are
A. Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
B. Chili, France and Japan
C. New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA
D. All of the above ✔
27. The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on
A. May 31, 1981 ✔
B. April 17, 1983
C. December 21, 1999
D. December 28, 1995
28. The Enron project is a
A. hydro-electric project
B. thermal power project
C. atomic power project
D. gas-fired power project ✔
29. The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil
A. by water erosion
B. by wind erosion
C. by weathering
D. of its mineral content ✔
30. World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is
A. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA ✔
B. Lhasa Airport, Tibet
C. King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
D. Chicago O' Hare International Airport, USA
31. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?
A. London ✔
B. New York
C. San Francisco
D. Teheran
32. The first rice straw power plant has been set up at
A. Kolkata
B. Jalkheri, Punjab ✔
C. Trombay, Maharashtra
D. None of the above
33. The founder member of EFTA are
A. Austria, Denmark, Norway
B. Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
C. UK, Austria, Sweden
D. All of the above ✔
34. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about
A. 2000 years ago
B. 2250 years ago
C. 2500 years ago
D. 2775 years ago ✔
35. The first Afro-Asian Games were held in
A. Hyderabad ✔
B. Sydney
C. Cairo
D. Kuala Lumpur
36. The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in
A. Dhaka, Bangladesh ✔
B. Bangalore, India
C. Kathmandu, Nepal
D. Islamabad, Pakistan
37. The General Assembly meets regularly
A. once a month
B. after every three months
C. twice a year
D. once year ✔
38. The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of
A. MIG-21 variant
B. MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s
C. Jaguars
D. All of the above ✔
39. The control commend of Army is located at
A. Pune
B. Udhampur
C. Lucknow ✔
D. Mhow
40. The credit of inventing the television goes to
A. Faraday
B. Baird ✔
C. Edison
D. Marconi
41. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in
A. 1957 ✔
B. 1955
C. 1967
D. 1970
42. The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on
A. first Monday in March every year
B. fourth Monday in September every year
C. third Tuesday in September every year ✔
D. Second Tuesday in March every year
43. The chief of the Army staff is assisted by
A. Vice-chief of the Army Staff
B. Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary
C. both (a) and (b) ✔
D. None of the above
44. The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is
A. Jata Jatin ✔
B. Faguna or Fog
C. Purbi
D. Bihu
45. The department of Atomic Energy was established in
A. 1948
B. 1956 ✔
C. 1963
D. 1971
46. The exhaled air contains
A. carbon dioxide only
B. a mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen
C. a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage ✔
D. a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen
47. The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ____ at ____
A. 1930; Hamilton in Canada ✔
B. 1934; London in England
C. 1932; Sydney in Australia
D. 1936; Cardiff in UK
48. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
A. Balloon
B. Bicycle
C. Aeroplane ✔
D. None of the above
49. World War II was fought between
A. Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France) ✔
B. Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
50. The basic cause of World War II was
A. an unjust Treaty of Versailles
B. rice of the Nazi Party in Germany
C. Japan's policy of expansion and imperialism of England and France
D. All of the above ✔
51. The country, which was admitted to the membership of the United Nations in September 2002, is
A. Macedonia
B. East Timor ✔
C. Andorra
D. Eritrea
52. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for
A. economics
B. peace ✔
C. medicine
D. literature
53. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was
A. July 6, 1959 ✔
B. August 12, 1991
C. June 20, 1990
D. January 11, 1985
54. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was
A. Satyajit Ray ✔
B. Bhanu Athaiya
C. Dilip Kumar
D. Amitabh Bachchan
55. The element of an electric stove made
A. copper
B. invar
C. magnalium
D. nicrome ✔
56. The blood pressure of a young male human being is
A. 110/70
B. 120/80 ✔
C. 135/90
D. 140/100
57. The first Winter Olympic Games were held at
A. Innsburck (Austria)
B. Lake Placid (USA)
C. Chamonix (France) ✔
D. Calgary (Alberta)
58. The college of Military Engineering is situated at
A. Kirkee (Pune) ✔
B. Mhow
C. Dehradun
D. Chennai
59. The electron was first identified by
A. J. J. Thompson ✔
B. J. Kepler
C. D. Rutherford
D. James Chadwick
60. The conservation hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat
A. numerous weed seeds
B. harmful birds
C. many harmful rodents ✔
D. harmful reptiles
61. The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to
A. use the local administrative machinery
B. implement environmental laws strictly
C. provide environmental education to the local people and create awareness ✔
D. leave it to the local public to decide
62. The first attempt in printing was made in England by
A. James Arkwright
B. James Watt
C. William Caxton ✔
D. Isaac Newton
63. The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna was
A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ✔
B. Nelson Mandela
C. C.V. Raman
D. None of the above
64. The first General Elections in India took place in
A. 1948
B. 1950
C. 1952 ✔
D. 1954
65. The corresponding Gregorian date of the saka month, Bhadra is
A. July 23
B. August 23 ✔
C. September 23
D. October 23
66. The branch of science that studies cells is called
A. cytology ✔
B. entomology
C. homoplasty
D. hormonology
67. The country's first indigenously built missile boat was
A. INS Vibhuti ✔
B. INS Vipul
C. INS Savitri
D. INS Shakti
68. The first launch of the missile 'Trishul' was made in
A. February, 1988
B. May, 1989
C. June, 1990
D. September, 1995 ✔
69. The corps of Military Police central school is situated at
A. Bangalore
B. West Bengal ✔
C. Trimulgherry
D. Secunderabad
70. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in
A. April/March 1984 ✔
B. Dec. 1982/Jan 1983
C. Nov. 1985/Feb 1986
D. Dec. 1988/March 1989
71. The energy of food is measured in
A. Kelvin
B. calories ✔
C. bushel
D. None of the above
72. The chief of Air Staff is assisted by
A. Vice-chief of the Air Staff
B. Deputy-chief of the Air Staff
C. Air Officer Incharge Administration
D. All of the above ✔
73. The first batch of women pilots was commissioned on
A. August 30, 1992
B. December 17, 1994 ✔
C. January 11, 1987
D. None of the above
74. The five permanent members of the Security Council are
A. China, France, Russia, UK, USA ✔
B. China, UK, Belgium, France, USA
C. India, UK, USA, China, Germany
D. None of the above
75. The frequency of which of the following is the highest?
A. Gamma rays ✔
B. Light waves
C. Micro waves
D. Radio waves
76. The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in
A. 1000 BC
B. 850 BC
C. 776 BC ✔
D. 753 BC
77. The clear sky looks blue because
A. reflection of light
B. refraction of light
C. diffraction of light
D. dispersion of light ✔
78. The common terms used in shooting are
A. hunting, show-jump, dressage
B. bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug ✔
C. bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta
D. None of the above
79. The buoyancy depends on
A. the shape of the body
B. the mass of the body
C. the mass of the liquid displaced ✔
D. the depth to which the body is immersed
80. The first chairman of the Africa fund committee was
A. Late Rajiv Gandhi ✔
B. Late Indira Gandhi
C. Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. None of the above
81. The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is
A. Bhatnagar Award
B. Dadabhai Naoroji Award
C. Borlaug Award ✔
D. Arjuna Award
82. The battle tanks designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization in collaboration with Heavy Vehicles Factory and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are
A. Vijayanta
B. T-55 and T-72
C. Arjun ✔
D. All of the above
83. The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is
A. the International court of justice
B. the General Assembly
C. the secretariat ✔
D. the Trusteeship council
84. The first women to climb Mt. Everest was
A. Junko Taibei ✔
B. Karoline Mikkelson
C. Valentina Tereshkova
D. None of the above