1. National Institute of Oceanography is located at
A. Panaji (Goa) ✔
B. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
C. Pune (Maharashtra)
D. Nagpur (Maharashtra)
2. Nuclear power is ____ thermal power.
A. cheaper than ✔
B. costlier than
C. equal in amount
D. they cannot be related
3. Michael Faraday discovered
A. electromagnetism
B. benzene, liquid gases and optical glass
C. the induction of electric current
D. All of the above ✔
4. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in
A. 1992 B. 1979 ✔
C. 1988 D. 1954
5. Most commonly used bleaching agent is
A. alcohol
B. carbon dioxide
C. chlorine ✔
D. sodium chloride
6. Milkha Singh Stood ____ in 1960 Olympics, in Athletics.
A. fourth in 400m final ✔
B. second in 400m final
C. eighth in 50km walk
D. seventh in 800m final
7. Ms. Medha Patkar is associated with the
A. Tehri project
B. Enron project
C. Sardar Sarovar project ✔
D. Dabhol project
8. Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottamthullal are the famous dances of
A. Kerala ✔
B. Karnataka
C. Orissa
D. Tamil Nadu
9. Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games?
A. Swimming
B. Archery
C. Shooting ✔
D. Weightlifting
10. Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as
A. Sher-e-Punjab
B. Punjab Kesari
C. both (a) and (b) ✔
D. None of the above
11. Modern football is said to have evolved from
A. England ✔
B. India
C. France
D. Spain
12. Nowadays many novel chemicals are being synthesized termed as xenobiotics. The unique feature of these is what they are:
biodegradable
non- biodegradable
pose on environmental threat
they are environment friendly
A. I, III
B. II, III ✔
C. I, III, IV
D. II, III, IV
13. Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called
A. Hindi
B. Sanskrit ✔
C. Kannada
D. Tamil
14. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located at
A. Bhopal
B. Gwalior ✔
C. Karnal
D. Patiala
15. Malfunctioning of which of the following organs causes jaundice?
A. Stomach
B. Pancreas
C. Liver ✔
D. Kidney
16. Olympic creed and oath was composed by ____ the founder of modern Olympics.
A. Rev Father Didon
B. Baron Pierre de Coubertin ✔
C. Norman Pitchard
D. None of the above
17. Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of
A. Uttaranchal
B. Uttar Pradesh ✔
C. Jharkhand
D. Chhattisgarh
18. Lance Armstrong, a sportsperson of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries?
A. USA ✔
B. Ukraine
C. Spain
D. Brazil
19. Ludhiana is situated on ____ river.
A. Gomti
B. Yamuna
C. Satluj ✔
D. Godavari
20. Kiran Bedi is
A. first woman IAS officer
B. first woman IPS officer ✔
C. first woman advocate
D. first woman judge
21. K.S. Ranjit Singhji was
A. first Bar-at-law
B. first Air Marshal
C. first Indian test cricketer ✔
D. first Field Marshal
22. National Defence Academy is situated at
A. Khadakvasla ✔
B. New Delhi
C. Wellington
D. Dehradun
23. Modvat is
A. modified value added
B. a term used in excise which is a new scheme of indirect taxes
C. scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw materials used for the production of the final good
D. All of the above ✔
24. Number of commands of Air Force are
A. five
B. six
C. seven ✔
D. eight
25. Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein?
A. Butter
B. Fish ✔
C. Lettuce
D. Milk
26. MISA stands for
A. Maintenance of Internal Security Act ✔
B. Multinational Internal Society Authority
C. Movement for Indian System Act
D. None of the above
27. Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year
A. 1951 B. 1952
C. 1953 ✔ D. 1954
28. Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to
A. reach North Pole
B. reach South Pole ✔
C. climb Mt. Everest
D. set foot on the moon
29. Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as
A. Boyle-Pascal's Law
B. Pascal's Law ✔
C. Archimedes' Principle
D. None of the above
30. John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died on
A. 1963 ✔
B. 1964
C. 1965
D. 1966
31. Lal Bahadur Shastri
A. succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India
B. signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
C. is also known as "Man of Peace"
D. All of the above ✔
32. On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that
A. the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth ✔
B. on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling
C. the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth
D. current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night
33. Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of
A. 3 years
B. 4 years ✔
C. 5 years
D. there is no fixed interval
34. Mahakavi Kalidas
A. was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist
B. lived during the region of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya
C. famous works include Shakutala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava
D. All of the above ✔
35. Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as
A. Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania ✔
B. Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America
C. Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America
D. Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania
36. Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity
A. Hydrometer
B. Hygrometer ✔
C. Barometer
D. Mercury Thermometer
37. National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in
A. 1980 ✔
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1995
38. Mina is the tribe of
A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Rajasthan ✔
D. Nagaland, Assam
39. King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in
A. 2000 BC ✔
B. 1500 BC
C. 1480 BC
D. 1027 BC
40. National Institute of Occupation Health is located at
A. Bangalore
B. Ahmedabad ✔
C. Pune
D. Mumbai
41. Kanishka was
A. the king of Kushan dynasty
B. a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha
C. the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia
D. All of the above ✔
42. Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in
A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994 ✔
D. 1995
43. Logarithm tables were invented by
A. John Napier ✔
B. John Doe
C. John Harrison
D. John Douglas
44. With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?
A. Basketball
B. Football ✔
C. Hockey
D. Golf
45. Joule is the unit of
A. temperature
B. pressure
C. energy ✔
D. heat
46. Kemal Ataturk was
A. the first President of Independent Kenya
B. the founder of modern Turkey ✔
C. revolutionary leader of Soviet Union
D. None of the above
47. Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?
A. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
B. International Finance Corporation ✔
C. International Monetary Fund
D. World Bank
48. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first to
A. step on the moon ✔
B. circle the moon
C. walk in space
D. journey into space
49. Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as
A. Guruji
B. Man of Peace ✔
C. Punjab Kesari
D. Mahamana
50. Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to
A. increase the alkalinity of the soil ✔
B. increase the acidity of the soil
C. restore nitrates to the soil
D. make the soil more porous