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GENERAL AWARENESS FOR SSC/PSC/UPSCQ1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?(A) Hydrogen(B) Nitrogen(C) Chlorine
(D) Oxygen
Q2. Royal Bengal, Sumatran, Malayan and Siberian are the species of whichmember of cat family ?(A) Lion(B) Tiger(C) Leopard(D) Jaguar
Q3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in1953 ?
(A) Punjab(B) Gujarat(C) Andhra Pradesh(D) Tamil Nadu
Q4. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known asLokhitwadi ? (A) Mahadev Govind Ranade(B) Dhondo Keshav Karve(C) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5. In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?(A) Lectin(B) Keratin(C) Collagen(D) Hemoglobin
Q6. The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of whichHigh Court ?(A) Orissa High Court(B) Andhra Pradesh High Court(C) Kolkata High Court (D) Madras High Court
Q7. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite(moon) of which planet ?(A) Mars
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(B) Jupiter(C) Saturn(D) Uranus
Q8. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Companyunder the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie ?(A) Satara(B) Sambalpur(C) Jhansi(D) Awadh
Q9. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ?(A) Suez Canal(B) Panama Canal(C) Palk Strait
(D) Strait of Gibraltar
Q10. Which American President in his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy asthe government of the people, by the people, for the people ? (A) Abraham Lincoln(B) George Washington(C) John F. Kennedy(D) Theodore Roosevelt
Q11. What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ?(A) Epsom Salt(B) Common Salt(C) Baking Soda(D) Washing Soda
Q12. Satyameva Jayate, the national motto of India, has been teken from whichUpanishad ?(A) Kena(B) Katha(C) Mundaka(D) Aitareya
Q13. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu &Kashmir, situated ?(A) Ravi(B) Tawi(C) Tapti(D) Gomti
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Q21. Which state is known as the Spice Garden of India ? (A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka(C) Andhra Pradesh(D) Tamil Nadu
Q22. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ?(A) Saamna(B) Sakal(C) Lokmat(D) Loksatta
Q23. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abunda nt gas in the Earths
atmosphere ?(A) Argon(B) Oxygen(C) Nitrogen(D) Carbon dioxide
Q24. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ?(A) Karnataka(B) Maharashtra(C) Andhra Pradesh(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q25. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community arenominated by the President of India ?(A) 1(B) 2(C) 3(D) 4
Q26. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan toSonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ?(A) Babur(B) Akbar(C) Sher Shah Suri(D) Humayun
Q27. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in BeijingOlympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ?(A) Carl Lewis
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(B) Paavo Nurmi(C) Mark Spitz(D) Michael Phelps
Q28. Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originallyknown as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ?(A) Zakir Hussain(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan(C) Syed Ahmed Khan(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q29. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel TheWhite Tiger ? (A) V.S.Naipaul(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Salman Rushdie(D) Aravind Adiga
Q30. Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla is the motto of which m iltary academy ?(A) National Defence Academy(B) Indian Military Academy(C) Defence Services Staff College(D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School
Q31. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ?(A) Rita Faria(B) Zeenat Aman(C) Tara Anne Fonseca(D) Diya Mirza
Q32. Who wrote Indias natinal song the Vande Mataram, which first appeared in the book Anandmath ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee(C) Mohammed Iqbal(D) Kavi Pradeep
Q33. How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earths equator and theday & night are equally long, occurs in a year ?(A) Two(B) Three(C) Four
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(D) Not fixed
Q34. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermonDharamachakra Pravartan (set in motion Wheel of Law) ? (A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
(B) Sarnath (U.P.)(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)(D) Sanchi (M.P.)
Q35. Which Asian country is known as the Land of the White Elephants ? (A) Thailand(B) Indonesia(C) Malaysia(D) Singapore
Q36. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to
investigate terror-related cases across the country ?(A) K.C.Verma(B) N.P.S.Aulakh(C) Radha Vinod Raju(D) Ashwani Kumar
Q37. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ?(A) Jonas Salk (B) Frederick Banting(C) Edward Jenner(D) Louis Pasteur
Q38. Which freedom fighter authored Gita Rahasya, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita,during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ?(A) Vinoba Bhave(B) Mahatma Gandhi(C) C.Rajagopalachari(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q39. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on theUnited Nations (UN) flag ?(A) Neem(B) Mango(C) Olive(D) Eucalyptus
Q40. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?(A) Nasik (B) Nagpur
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(C) Mumbai(D) Port Blair
Q41. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against theRest of India team ?(A) Irani Trophy(B) Duleep Trophy(C) Deodhar Trophy(D) Nissar Trophy
Q42. Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzebs foster brother Fidai Khan ? (A) Shalimar Gardens(B) Nishat Gardens(C) Brindavan Gardens
(D) Pinjore Gardens
Q43. Who was the first education minister of independent India ?(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri(B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q44. Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ?(A) Vienna (Austria)(B) Geneva (Switzerland)(C) New York (USA)(D) Washington (USA)
Q45. Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ?(A) Ohm(B) Volt(C) Watt(D) Ampere
Q46. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, isdedicated to which God ?(A) Surya(B) Shiva(C) Vishnu(D) Brahma
Q47. Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I,
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(A) Gopinath Bordoloi(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Chittaranjan Das(D) Jayaprakash Narain
Q55. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ?(A) Battle of Plassey (1757)(B) Battle of Buxar (1764)(C) Battle of Talikota (1565)(D) Battle of Seringapatam (1799)
Q56. In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ?(A) Lucknow(B) Nagpur(C) Indore(D) Kanpur
Q57. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after whichHindu Gods bow ? (A) Indra(B) Shiva(C) Vishnu(D) Brahma
Q58. Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance ?(A) Mohs scale(B) Beaufort scale(C) Richter scale(D) pH scale
Q59. Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is caused bysevere Mercury poisoning ?(A) Argyria(B) Minamata(C) Itai-itai(D) Devon colic
Q60. Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) ?(A) Srinivasa Ramanujan(B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia(C) Jagadish Chandra Bose(D) Meghnad Saha
Q61. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ?
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Q68. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sunrises in the west and sets in the east ?(A) Mars(B) Earth(C) Venus
(D) Mercury
Q69. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi,better known ?(A) Meera Ben(B) Sister Nivedita(C) The Mother(D) Sarla Ben
Q70. For his major role in the development of computer chip Pentium, which indian ITexpert is called the Father of Pentium ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia(B) Vinod Dham(C) Vinod Khosla(D) Vijay Bhatkar
Q71. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players ?(A) Baseball(B) Volleyball(C) Korfball(D) Hockey
Q72. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ?(A) 3 years(B) 4 years(C) 5 years(D) 6 years
Q73. In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India,located ?(A) Sikkim(B) Jammu & Kashmir(C) Himachal Pradesh(D) Uttarakhand
Q74. What does the Pisciculture refers to ?(A) Beekeeping(B) Fish Farming(C) Silk Farming(D) Dairy Farming
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Q75. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who becamethe first president of the party ?(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah(B) Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Mohammed Iqbal(D) Nawab Salimullah Khan
Q76. Which is the longest National Highways in India ?(A) Kolkata Hazira (NH6)(B) Chennai Baharagora (NH5)(C) Varanasi Kanyakumari (NH7)(D) Pathankot Samakhiali (NH15)
Q77. How do we better know nineteenth century spiritual guru Gadadhar Chatterjee ?
(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu(B) Ramakrishna Paramhans(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(D) Swami Vivekanand
Q78. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ?(A) Ear(B) Hand(C) Foot(D) Lungs
Q79. Which mineral is mined at Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu ?(A) Zinc(B) Lignite(C) Copper(D) Gold
Q80. Who authored the book A Brief History of Time ? (A) Jack Welch(B) Bill Gates(C) Deepak Chopra(D) Stephan Hawking
Q81. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratnarecipient M.Visvesarayya ?(A) 15 January(B) 28 February(C) 29 August(D) 15 September
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Q82. Muga, Eri, Tussar and Mulberry are the varieties of which natural fibre ? (A) Wool(B) Silk(C) Jute
(D) Cotton
Q83. In which pilgrimage city of India wou ld you come across the worlds longestcorridor ?(A) Dwarka(B) Varanasi(C) Rameshwaram(D) Tirupati
Q84. In 1929, who founded non- violent movement Khudai Khidmatgar, also known asRed Shirts ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) Gopal Krishan Gokhle(C) Mohammed Ali Jinnah(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q85. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ?(A) Jhansi(B) Gwalior(C) Patiala(D) Nagpur
Q86. Athletes Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ? (A) Virus(B) Fungi(C) Bacteria(D) Protozoa
Q87. Who authored the book Hindu View of Life ? (A) S.Radhakrishnan(B) Jawaharlal Nehru(C) C.Rajagopalachari(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q88. Solid form of which gas is commonly known as Dry Ice ? (A) Oxygen(B) Nitrogen(C) Carbon dioxide(D) Hydrogen
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Q89. Who was the first woman president in the world ?(A) Golda Meir(B) Indira Gandhi(C) Sirimavo Bhandarnaike(D) Maria Isbel Paron
Q90. Who created the first Portable Computer ?(A) Adam Osborne(B) Charles Babbage(C) Steve Jobs(D) Tim Berners-Lee
Q91. Designed by Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, which city is known asPink City ? (A) Jaipur
(B) Jodhpur(C) Bengaluru(D) Chandigarh
Q92. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments ?(A) Copper(B) Silver(C) Tungsten(D) Aluminium
Q93. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?(A) Lord Mayo(B) Lord Dalhousie(C) Lord Canning(D) Lord Curzon
Q94. In terms of both area and population, which is the smallest country in the world ?(A) Nauru(B) Monaco(C) Tuvalu(D) Vatican City
Q95. Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet minister inIndia, hold in the independent Indias first cabinet ? (A) Labour(B) Health(C) Education(D) Railways
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Q96. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and theAnaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state ?(A) Tamil Nadu(B) Karnataka(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Q97. Named after the mount of Hindu god Vishnu, Garuda is the national airline of which most Muslim populous country ?(A) Nigeria(B) Pakistan(C) Bangladesh(D) Indonesia
Q98. At which town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start
the Bhoodan Movement in 1951 ?(A) Vijayawada(B) Rajahmundry(C) Pochampally(D) Warangal
Q99. Daughter of the East book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader ? (A) Indira Gandhi(B) Benazir Bhutto(C) Aung San Suu Kyi(D) Maghawati Sukarnoputri
Q100. Which country was formerly known as Upper Volta ? (A) Namibia(B) Ethiopia(C) Botswana(D) Burkina FasoQ1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literallymeans `Forest of Honey ? (A) Kangra(B) Mysore(C) Tanjore (D) Madhubani
Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Spo rts Day in India ? (A) C.K.Naidu(B) Dhyan Chand(C) Milkha Singh(D) Wilson Jones
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Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhis samadhi in Delhi Called ? (A) Raj Ghat(B) Shantivan(C) Vijay Ghat(D) Shakti Sthal
Q4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?(A) Satpura(B) Vindhya(C) Aravali(D) Himalaya
Q5. `Silicon Valley of India is the nickname of which south Indian city ? (A) Hyderabad(B) Bengaluru(C) Chennai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Q6. According to Hindu mythology, who is the Guru of Devas (Gods) ?(A) Dhanvantri(B) Shukracharya(C) Brihaspati(D) Vishvakarma
Q7. Which one of the following is not a fungus ?(A) Yeast(B) Mushroom(C) Insulin(D) Penicillin
Q8. In 1905, which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal ?(A) Lord Irwin(B) Lord Curzon(C) Lord Hardinge(D) Lord Chelmsford
Q9. `Panchatantra, a collection of moral stories in Sanskrit, was authored by ? (A) Somadeva(B) Kautilya(C) Narayan Pandit(D) Vishnu Sharma
Q10. Which is the only state in India to have Common Civil Code in force ?(A) Goa(B) Mizoram
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(C) Nagaland(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Q11. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid form at normal room temprature (25degree Celsius) ?
(A) Mercury(B) Cesium(C) Gallium(D) Rubidium
Q12. What wa s the name of Maharana Prataps faithful horse ? (A) Chetak(B) Kanthak (C) Marengo(D) Bucephalus
Q13. Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimumno. of days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a ruralhousehold ?(A) 50 days(B) 100 days(C) 150 days(D) 200 days
Q14. According to Hindu mythology, what kind of animal is Kamadhenu ?(A) Dog(B) Cow(C) Horse(D) Elephant
Q15. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India ?(A) B.R.Ambedkar(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q16. In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ?(A) Tokyo(B) Shanghai(C) New Delhi(D) Kuala Lumpur
Q17. Annie Besant, a British lady, was first woman President of Indian NationalCongress(INC). Who was the first Indian woman President of INC ?(A) Sarojini Naidu(B) Nellie Sengupta
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(C) Indira Gandhi(D) Sonia Gandhi
Q18. Java Trench, also called Sunda Trench, is the deepest point in which ocean ?(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean(C) Indian Ocean(D) Atlantic Ocean
Q19. `Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was the motto of which revolution ? (A) Cuban Revolution(B) American Revolution(C) Chinese Revolution(D) French Revolution
Q20. `Dreams from My Father and `The Audicity of Hope books are authored by which
American President ?(A) Bill Clinton(B) George W. Bush(C) Barack Obama(D) Ronald Reagan
Q21. On the banks of which river is Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, situated ?(A) Ganga(B) Yamuna(C) Gomti(D) Godavari
Q22. Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of whichreligious Guru ?(A) Mahavira(B) Gautam Buddha(C) Guru Nanak Dev(D) Guru Gobind Singh
Q23. Who wrote Bangladeshs national anthem Amar Shonar Bangla ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore(B) Kazi Nazrul Islam(C) Mohammed Iqbal(D) Taslima Nasrin
Q24. Parvani, the peacock, is mount of which Hindu God ?(A) Indra(B) Vishnu(C) Ganesh(D) Kartikeya
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Q25. Before Bhubaneswar, which city was the capital of Orissa ?(A) Puri(B) Cuttack(C) Rourkela
(D) Sambalpur
Q26. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?(A) Geet Sethi(B) Pullela Gopichand(C) Vishwanathan Anand(D) Sachin Tendulkar
Q27. In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located ?(A) Brussels(B) Geneva
(C) New York (D) Paris
Q28. Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) andburied in Alexandria (Africa) ?(A) Genghis Khan(B) Attila the Hun(C) Napolean Bonaparte(D) Alexander the Great
Q29. To produce artificial rains, which chemical is used for Cloud Seeding ?(A) Copper Sulphate(B) Ammonium Nitrate(C) Silver Iodide(D) Potassium Premanganate
Q30. Binola village, the scheduled site of the Indian National Defence University (INDU),is in which state ?(A) Punjab(B) Haryana(C) Rajasthan(D) Uttar Pradesh
Q31. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?(A) Devika Rani Roerich(B) Prithviraj Kapoor(C) B.N.Sirkar(D) Pankaj Mullick
Q32. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ?
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(A) Orissa(B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Maharashtra(D) West Bengal
Q33. `Akbarnama, a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ? (A) Faizi(B) Birbal(C) Abul Fazl(D) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khana
Q34. Which among the following is not a mammal ?(A) Bat(B) Shark(C) Dolphin(D) Blue Whale
Q35. Which city is known as the `Big Apple ? (A) Paris(B) Tokyo(C) Shanghai(D) New York
Q36. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton ChampionshipsSingles title ?(A) Prakash Nath(B) Prakash Padukone(C) Nandu M. Natekar(D) Pullela Gopichand
Q37. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, isconstructed ?(A) Chenab(B) Jhelum(C) Ravi(D) Sutlej
Q38. Apart from Delhi, which other Union Territory has its own elected Vidhan Sabhaand the executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister ?(A) Daman and Diu(B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli(C) Lakshadweep(D) Pondicherry
Q39. On 2nd July 1972, with which Pakistani leader did Indira Gandhi sign ShimlaAgreement ?
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(A) Ayub Khan(B) Yahya Khan(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto(D) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Q40. Which freedom fighter highlighted the drain of Indias wealth into Britain, in hisbook `Poverty and Un-British Rule in Indi a in 1901 ? (A) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha(B) Dadabhai Naoroji(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(D) Womesh Chandra Bonerjee
Q41. In Windows XP operating system, what is the `XP short for ? (A) Expert(B) Express(C) Experience
(D) Extra PowerQ42. What is the comm on name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis ? (A) Neem(B) Peepal(C) Aam (Mango)(D) Bargad (Banyan)
Q43. In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated ?(A) Gwalior(B) Patiala(C) Bangalore(D) Chennai
Q44. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court judges ?(A) 60 years(B) 62 years(C) 65 years(D) 70 years
Q45. Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country atBadrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South) ?(A) Adi Shankaracharya(B) Swami Vivekanand(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(D) Swami Prabhupada
Q46. From which countrys constitution, the concept of the Directive Principles of StatePolicy has been adopted in Indian constitution ?(A) France
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(B) Ireland(C) United Kingdom(D) United States of America
Q47. Which sector is the biggest contributor to Indias GDP ?
(A) Agriculture(B) Industry(C) Services(D) All contribute equally
Q48. Bubonic, Pnuemonic and Septicemic are the forms of which deadly infectiousdisease caused by Yersinia Pestis bacterium ?(A) Hepatitis B(B) Measles(C) Tetanus(D) Plague
Q49. Who is the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ?(A) Sam Pitroda(B) C.Rangarajan(C) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q50. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ?(A) Percy Spencer(B) Martin Cooper(C) Tim Berners-Lee(D) Edwin Land
Q51. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `YellowRevolution ? (A) Grains(B) Pulses(C) Oilseeds(D) Fruits and Vegetables
Q52. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?(A) 18 yards(B) 20 yards(C) 22 yards(D) 24 yards
Q53. Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha inMaharashtra ?(A) Baba Amte(B) C.Rajagopalachari
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(C) C.F.Andrews(D) Vinoba Bhave
Q54. Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai (C) Chennai(D) Kolkata
Q55. Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ?(A) Surya(B) Brahma(C) Vishnu(D) Shiv
Q56. What is the name of Indias first electric Car ?
(A) Rewa(B) Arjun(C) Chetak (D) Shaktiman
Q57. In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated byAfghan ruler Muhammad Ghori ?(A) Battle of Buxar (1764)(B) Battle of Plassey (1757)(C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761)(D) Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Q58. Which element is necessarily present in all acids ?(A) Carbon(B) Oxygen(C) Hydrogen(D) Nitrogen
Q59. Which IT entrepreneur auth ored the book `Business at the speed of thought ? (A) Bill Gates(B) Larry Ellison(C) Michael Dell(D) Sergey Brin
Q60. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the worlds longest glacier,located ?(A) Himalayas(B) Karakoram(C) Hindu Kush(D) Tien Shan
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Q61. In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ?(A) Liver(B) Spleen(C) Pancreas
(D) Stomach
Q62. What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?(A) Bhagmati(B) Mehrunnisa(C) Manikarnika(D) Arjumand Banu Begum
Q63. Which among the following is not a Prime number ?(A) 5(B) 7
(C) 9(D) 11
Q64. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ?(A) Dubai(B) London(C) Monaco(D) Sharjah
Q65. Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?(A) Arsenic(B) Carbon(C) Selenium(D) Germanium
Q66. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ?(A) Lala Lajpat Rai(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q67. Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?(A) Kapil Dev(B) Bishen Singh Bedi(C) Narendra Hirwani(D) Anil Kumble
Q68. In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, worlds only floating National Park,situated ?(A) Kerala
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(B) Karnataka(C) Manipur(D) West Bengal
Q69. In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ?
(A) Julius Nyerere(B) Nelson Mandela(C) Gerhard Fischer(D) John Hume
Q70. My Music, My Life and Raga Mala books are the autobiographies of whichmusic maestro ?(A) Zakir Hussain(B) Amjad Ali Khan(C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma(D) Pt.Ravishankar
Q71. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ?(A) 25 years(B) 30 years(C) 35 years(D) 40 years
Q72. Who created fictional character Harry Potter ?(A) Ruskin Bond(B) J.K.Rowling(C) Enid Blyton(D) R.K.Narayan
Q73. In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ?(A) Beriberi(B) Scurvy(C) Rickets(D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)
Q74. Which freedom fighter was popularly kn own as `Deshbandhu ? (A) Lala Lajpat Rai(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Chittaranjan Das(D) C.F.Andrews
Q75. On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the AryaSamaj ?(A) Rajkot(B) Ahmedabad(C) Mumbai
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(D) Lahore
Q76. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer MunshiPremchand ?(A) Raghupati Sahay
(B) Dhanpatrai Srivastava(C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi(D) Sampooran Singh Kalra
Q77. In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhimas son Ghatotkacha ? (A) Karna(B) Dronacharya(C) Ashwathama(D) Shalya
Q78. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ?
(A) Dadabahi Naoroji(B) Badruddin Tyabji(C) Pherozeshah Mehta(D) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Q79. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi, the earliest existing grammar of Sansk rit ?(A) Charak (B) Sushruta(C) Patanjali(D) Panini
Q80. Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ?(A) Ever Onward(B) Friendship Through Sport(C) Humanity Equality Destiny(D) Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Q81. What is the approxim ate playing time of full version of Jana Gana Mana, theNational Anthem of India ?(A) 42 seconds(B) 52 seconds(C) 62 seconds(D) 72 seconds
Q82. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?(A) Srinagar(B) Hyderabad (C) Lucknow (D) Jodhpur
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Q83. In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ?(A) Goa(B) Sikkim(C) Mizoram(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Q84. Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ?(A) Mars(B) Venus(C) Mercury(D) Jupiter
Q85. Which state will host 34th National Games in June 2009 ?(A) Goa(B) Assam(C) Kerala
(D) Jharkhand Q86. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?(A) China(B) Russia(C) Israel(D) Pakistan
Q87. Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ?(A) Madurai(B) Thanjavur(C) Warangal(D) Vijayanagar
Q88. Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?(A) Plasma(B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)(C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)(D) Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Q89. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ?(A) Finland(B) Norway(C) Australia(D) New Zealand
Q90. What is the name of worlds first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 timesfaster than standard PCs ?(A) Eka(B) Tesla
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(C) Param(D) Deep Blue
Q91. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?(A) President
(B) Prime Minister(C) Defence Minister(D) Chief of Army Staff
Q92. Which among the following is not a parasite ?(A) Hookworm(B) Tapeworm(C) Ringworm(D) Roundworm
Q93. Who authored the book India Wins Freedom ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(C) Subhash Chandra Bose(D) C.Rajagopalachari
Q94. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ?(A) Nepal(B) Pakistan(C) Bangladesh(D) Japan
Q95. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of whichGod ?(A) Surya(B) Vishnu(C) Shiva(D) Ganesh
Q96. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ?(A) Surat(B) Mumbai(C) Chennai(D) Kolkata
Q97. Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?(A) Ice Hockey(B) Lawn Tennis(C) Sumo Wrestling(D) Track Cycling
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(D) Hussain Sagar Lake
Q5. What is the name of Ind ias first nuclear reactor ? (A) Apsara(B) Kamini
(C) Dhruva(D) Aryabhatt
Q6. At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India ?(A) Kheda (Gujarat)(B) Champaran (Bihar)(C) Sabarmati (Gujarat)(D) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Q7. Wings of Fire and Ignited Minds books are authored by which Indian scientist ? (A) H.G.Khurana
(B) M.S.Swaminathan(C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam(D) S.Chandrasekhar
Q8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, issituated in which state ?(A) Kerala(B) Gujarat(C) West Bengal(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q9. Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of Alamgir (Conqueror of the world) ? (A) Akbar(B) Jehangir(C) Shahjahan(D) Aurangzeb
Q10. What is the common name of Acetylsalicylic Acid ?(A) Aspirin(B) Vinegar(C) Vitamin C(D) Vitriol
Q11. Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?(A) RBI Governor(B) Finance Secretary(C) Finance Minister(D) President
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Q12. Who wrote the Das Capital, an extensive treatise on political econom y ?(A) Karl Marx(B) Friedrich Engles(C) Leo Tolstoy(D) Maxim Gorky
Q13. Who was the first law minister of independent India ?(A) Vallabhbhai Patel(B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai(C) B.R.Ambedkar(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q14. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?(A) Tea(B) Coffee(C) Yoghurt
(D) LemonadeQ15. Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed bySiddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?(A) Odissi(B) Kathakali(C) Bharatanatyam(D) Kuchipudi
Q16. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?(A) Dona Paula (Goa)(B) Kochi (Kerala)(C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q17. Which European country is known as the Land of a thousand lakes ? (A) Denmark (B) Sweden(C) Norway(D) Finland
Q18. Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?(A) Proxima Centauri(B) Alpha Centauri A(C) Alpha Centauri B(D) Bernards Star
Q19. Which gas is commonly known as Laughing Gas ? (A) Ozone(B) Methane
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(C) Nitrous Oxide(D) Carbon dioxide
Q20. Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines Equator,Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn passes ?
(A) Asia(B) Africa(C) Europe(D) South America
Q21. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ?(A) Lakshadweep(B) Daman and Diu(C) Puducherry(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q22. Garba dance is native of which Indian state ?(A) Punjab(B) Maharashtra(C) Gujarat(D) West Bengal
Q23. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert inthe world ?(A) Thar(B) Gobi(C) Sahara(D) Kalahari
Q24. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?(A) Zakir Hussain(B) Rajendra Prasad(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(D) V.V.Giri
Q25. Who discoverd Penicillin ?(A) Jonas Salk (B) Frederick Benting(C) Alexander Fleming(D) Ronald Ross
Q26. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of securityforces commando action against terrorists ?(A) Operation Vijay(B) Operation Shakti(C) Operation Cactus
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(D) Operation Black Tornado
Q27. At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ?(A) 0 degree(B) 32 degre
(C) 180 degree(D) minus 40 degree
Q28. Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asias oldest extant daily ? (A) The Times of India(B) Mumbai Samachar(C) The Indian Express(D) Hindustan Times
Q29. Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ?(A) Naina Lal Kidwai
(B) Lalita D. Gupte(C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(D) Chanda Kochhar
Q30. In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical isadded to act as a warning agent in case of any gas leakage ?(A) Pyridine(B) Isocyanide(C) Cadaverine(D) Ethyl Mercaptan
Q31. In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ?(A) 15(B) 17(C) 19(D) 21
Q32. How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ?(A) 8 minutes(B) 10 minutes(C) 12 minutes(D) 15 minutes
Q33. Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ?(A) Beta(B) Gamma(C) Sigma(D) Omega
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(B) C(C) M(D) X
Q42. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?
(A) Chand Bibi(B) Razia Sultan(C) Rani Durgavati(D) Rani Rudramma Devi
Q43. How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, thewriter of Jai Ho song for film Slumdog Millionaire ? (A) Sameer(B) Gulzar(C) Javed Akhtar(D) Prasoon Joshi
Q44. Where did Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana ?(A) Nanded (Maharashtra)(B) Kolkata (W.Bengal)(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)(D) Pawapuri (Bihar)
Q45. In 1904, which revolutionary founded Abhinav Bharat Society ?(A) Veer Savarkar(B) Bhagat Singh(C) Chandrasekhar Azad(D) Lala Hardayal
Q46. In which city are the headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC)located ?(A) Zurich (Switzerland)(B) London (United Kingdom)(C) Dubai (United Arab Emirates)(D) Lausanne (Switzerland)
Q47. In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the AndamanIslands ?(A) Lord Mayo(B) Lord Curzon(C) Lord Lytton(D) Lord Irwin
Q48. Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?(A) Canada(B) Denmark
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(C) Norway(D) Iceland
Q49. Who created the first cloned sheep Dolly ?(A) Adam Osborne
(B) Charles Babbage(C) Tim Burners-Lee(D) Ian Wilmut
Q50. Which pass, connecting Sri Lankan mainland with Jaffna peninsula. is referred asthe Gateway to Jaffna ? (A) Khyber pass(B) Nathu La pass(C) Elephant pass(D) Rohtang pass
Q51. After Sachin Tendulkar, who is the second cricketer to receive the Rajiv GandhiKhel Ratna Award ?(A) Saurav Ganguly(B) Rahul Dravid(C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni(D) Anil Kumble
Q52. Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway ?(A) Bhopal(B) Nagpur(C) Allahabad(D) Mumbai
Q53. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India ?(A) Lord Mountbatten(B) C.Rajagopalachari(C) Rajendra Prasad(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q54. Bhogi, Surya, Mattu and Kanum are the parts of which four day long harvestfestival of Tamilnadu ?(A) Bihu(B) Lohri(C) Pongal(D) Baisakhi
Q55. Wheeler Island, the site of Indias missile testing facility Integrated Test Range(ITR), is situated in which state ?(A) Orissa(B) Andhra Pradesh
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(C) Tamilnadu(D) Kerala
Q56. To whom does the President of India address his resignation ?(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Prime Minister(C) Lok Sabha Speaker(D) Vice President
Q57. Apart from Russia, the territory of which country lies in both Europe and Asiacontinents ?(A) Turkey(B) Greece(C) France(D) Germany
Q58. In 1998, who became the first Indian ever to be awarded the Wharton SchoolDeans Medal ? (A) J.R.D.Tata(B) Dhirubhai Ambani(C) N.R.Narayana Murthy(D) Azim Premji
Q59. Who is known as the Father of Medicine ? (A) Herodotus(B) Hipparchus(C) Hippocrates(D) Wilhelm Wundt
Q60. Razmnama is the Persian translation of which Indian epic ? (A) Ramayana(B) Mahabahrat(C) Raghuvamsha(D) Kumarsambhava
Q61. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India ?(A) Tamil(B) Marathi(C) Telugu(D) Bengali
Q62. In terms of area, which is the largest country ?(A) Russia(B) Canada(C) China(D) United States of America
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Q63. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilianaward ?(A) Indira Gandhi(B) Mother Teresa
(C) Aruna Asaf Ali(D) M.S.Subbulakshmi
Q64. Which is the only element whose atoms have no neutron ?(A) Helium(B) Oxygen(C) Nitogen(D) Hydrogen
Q65. Challenger Deep, a part of Mariana Trench and the deepest point in the oceans,named after British ship Challenger II which first surveyed it in 1951, is located in which
ocean ?(A) Indian Ocean(B) Pacific Ocean(C) Atlantic Ocean(D) Antarctic Ocean
Q66. In 1922, Chittarajnan Das and Motilal Nehru founded which political party ?(A) Forward Block (B) Swaraj Party(C) Swatantra Party(D) Ghadar Party
Q67. According to Hindu mythology, which warrior was the possessor of Chanrdrahassword ?(A) Arjun(B) Kansa(C) Ravana(D) Parshuram
Q68. In which state is the Dachigam National Park, famous for Hangul (Red Deer),located ?(A) Assam(B) Jammu & Kashmir(C) West Bengal(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q69. Which early 11th century traveller to India authored the books Tahqiq -i-Hind andKitab -ul-Hind ? (A) Fi-Hien(B) Marco Polo
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Q77. Which National Film Award is given to the Best First Film of a Director ?(A) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)(B) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)(C) Nargis Dutt Award(D) Indira Gandhi Award
Q78. Kalaripayattu is the traditional martial art of which Indian state ? (A) Punjab(B) Manipur(C) Kerala(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Q79. Hazratbal Dargah, which houses the sacred hair of Prophet Mohammed, is situatedin which city ?(A) Ajmer(B) Srinagar
(C) Fatehpur Sikri(D) Mumbai
Q80. Struggle for Existence book is the autobiography of which Indian woman leader ? (A) Mayawati(B) J.Jayalalitha(C) Sushma Swaraj(D) Mamta Banerjee
Q81. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India ?(A) Prime Minister(B) Lok Sabha Speaker(C) Rajya Sabha Speaker(D) Chief Justice of India
Q82. With which state is the Phulkari embroidery associated ?(A) Punjab(B) Gujarat(C) Karnataka(D) Uttar Pradesh
Q83. Which capital city houses the headquarters of the South Asian Association forRegional Cooperation (SAARC) ?(A) Dhaka(B) Thimpu(C) Kathmandu(D) Islamabad
Q84. Zend Avesta is the holy book of which religion ?(A) Islam
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(B) Judaism(C) Christianity(D) Zoroastrianism
Q85. Before Hyderabad, which city was the the capital of Andhra Pradesh (erstwhile
Andhra State) ?(A) Warangal(B) Kurnool(C) Vijayawada(D) Visakhapatnam
Q86. Who was the first Indian to win boys Wimbl edon Singles title in 1954 ?(A) Ramanathan Krishnan(B) Vijay Amritraj(C) Ramesh Krishnan(D) Leander Paes
Q87. At which place in Kerala was the first tide (ocean wave) generated electricityproject of India established ?(A) Alapuzha(B) Ezhimala(C) Vizhinjam(D) Kozhikode
Q88. In 1954, with which Chinese premier did Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru signPanchsheel (five principles of peaceful co-existence) Pact ?(A) Mao Zedong(B) Zhou Enlai(C) Deng Xiaoping(D) Hua Guofeng
Q89. Who authored the Rajatarangini, a historical chronicle of Kashmir ? (A) Kalidas (B) Kalhana (C) Chankaya(D) Banabhatt
Q90. Who designed the Param Vir Chakra medal, Indias highest military award ? (A) Nek Chand(B) Umesh Rao(C) Bobby Kooka (D) Savitri Khanolkar
Q91. Who di rected Raja Harishchandra (1913), the first totally indigenous Indianfeature film ?
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(A) Ardeshir Irani(B) Dadasaheb Phalke(C) V.Shantaram(D) Sohrab Modi
Q92. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?(A) President(B) Prime Minister(C) Finance Minister(D) RBI Governor
Q93. What is the name of Indias longest river bridge, built over the river Ganga at Patna ? (A) Rabindra Setu(B) Vidyasagar Setu(C) Mahatma Gandhi Setu(D) Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge
Q94. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj, initially known as Brahmo Sabha, in 1828 ?(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(B) Debendranath Tagore(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade(D) Keshub Chandra Sen
Q95. Tamasha is the popular folk theatre of which state ? (A) Punjab(B) Maharashtra(C) Karnataka(D) West Bengal
Q96. In which city is the Central Rice Research Institute located ?(A) Karnal (Haryana)(B) Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)(C) Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)(D) Cuttack (Orissa)
Q97. At which place Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Guru of Sikhs, createdKhalsa in 1699 ? (A) Anandpur (Punjab)(B) Amritsar (Punjab)(C) Patna (Bihar)(D) Nanded (Maharashtra)
Q98. Who is the first woman Air Marshal of India Air Force (IAF) ?(A) Punita Arora(B) Harita Kaur Deol(C) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
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(D) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
Q99. What is the boundary line demarcating India and China known as ?(A) Curzon Line(B) Durand Line
(C) McMahon Line(D) RadCliffe Line
Q100. In 1958, which billiards player became the first Indian to win an individual worldtitle in any sport ?(A) Wilson Jones(B) Michael Ferreira(C) Geet Sethi(D) Manoj Kothari