1. The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was affected by :(A) Lord Linlithgow(B) Lord Wellesley(C) Lord Minto(D) Lord CurzonAns:-(D) Lord Curzon

2. Which countries are the members of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) ?(A) Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand(B) North Korea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal(C) Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei and Combodia(D) Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, SingaporeAns:-(C) Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei and Combodia

3. In oxygen, things :(A) Burn dimly(B) Burn brightly(C) Do not burn at all(D) Burn rapidly and are immediately reduced to ashesAns:-(B) Burn brightly

4. Which of the following countries retained world championship title in January, 2010 ?(A) India(B) Russia(C) Ukrain(D) KazakhstanAns:-(B) Russia

5. Which of the following countries won ICC Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket 2010 ?(A) Australia(B) England(C) India(D) Sri LankaAns:-(B) England

6. Antibiotics are :(A) Anaesthetic substances(B) Sleeping pills(C) Medicines against contamination of wounds(D) Drugs prepared from moulds and mould like organismsAns:-(C) Medicines against contamination of wounds

7. Bacteria were first seen, described and sketched by :(A) Linnaeus(B) Ronald Ross(C) Pasteur(D) JennerAns:-(C) Pasteur

8. The over all population density of India according to the census 2001 is :(A) 325 persons per sq. km(B) 267 persons per sq. km(C) 880 persons per sq. km(D) 767 persons per sq. kmAns:-(A) 325 persons per sq. km

9. The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2009 was awarded to :(A) Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klark(B) Dr. Amartya Sen(C) Jimmy Carter(D) Barack Hussein ObamaAns:-(D) Barack Hussein Obama

10. Who gets the Best actor award in the 56th National Film awards for 2008, announced in January 2010 ?(A) Upendra Limaye(B) Amir Khan(C) Ajay Devgan(D) Shahrukh KhanAns:-(A) Upendra Limaye

11. Who has been awarded Shankar Puraskar ?(A) Jagannath Prasad Das(B) Permanand Srivastava(C) Prof. R. S. Tripathi(D) Rabindranath UpadhyayaAns:-(C) Prof. R. S. Tripathi

12. Which actress won the Best actress award in the 56th National Film Award, 2008 announced in January 2010 ?(A) Aishwarya Rai(B) Priyanka Chopra(C) Rakhee Sawant(D) Neha DhupiaAns:-(B) Priyanka Chopra

13. The green colour of leaves is due to the presence of :(A) Iron(B) Chlorophyll(C) Etiolin(D) The property of reflecting green colour of the sun and absorbing the restAns:-(B) Chlorophyll

14. Ecology is a branch of science which deals with :(A) The study of the universe(B) Cell formation(C) Balance of nature(D) The structure of the human bodyAns:-(C) Balance of nature

15. The chemical digestion of food takes place in the following combination of organs in the alimentary tract :(A) Mouth and small intestine(B) Stomach and small intestine(C) Stomach and large intestine(D) None of theseAns:-(B) Stomach and small intestine

16. Which one of the following was not honoured with Government of India’s Padma Vibhushan Award in 2010 ?(A) Y. V. Reddy(B) Venkatraman Ramkrishnan(C) Pratap C. Reddy(D) Aamir KhanAns:-(D) Aamir Khan

17. Red blood corpuscles are formed in the :(A) Liver(B) Kidneys(C) Bone marrow(D) Small intestineAns:-(C) Bone marrow

18. Hereditary characters are carried from one generation to another through :(A) Cytoplasm(B) Nucleoplasm(C) Protoplasm(D) ChromosomesAns:-(D) Chromosomes

19. Thrombosis is a disease of the :(A) Lungs(B) Blood(C) Thyroid(D) Nerve burstingAns:-(D) Nerve bursting

20. How much total outlay has been proposed for the 11th Five Year Plan (2007–2012) ?(A) Rs. 36,44,718 crore(B) Rs. 17,92,000 crore(C) Rs. 18,34,100 crore(D) Rs. 17,61,000 croreAns:-(A) Rs. 36,44,718 crore