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1.
The main objectives of the UN are

A. to maintain peace and security in the world
to work together to remove poverty, disease and

B. illiteracy and encourage respect for each other's rights
of basic freedom.
C. to develop friendly relations among nations
D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
2. The headquarter of ESCAP Economic and Social Commission

for Asia are situated at
A. Bangkok
B. Geneva
C. Santiago (Chile)
D. Baghdad
Answer: Option A
3. The industrial organization of Atomic Minerals Division, Heavy

Water Board (HWB) is located at
A. Mumbai B. Kolkata
C. Hyderabad D. Jadugude, Bihar

Answer: Option A
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4. The Indian Air Force celebrated its Golden Jubilee in
A. 1962 B. 1972
C. 1982 D. 1992
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8th October

1932, and on 1st April 1954, Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee,
one of the founding members of the Air Force took over as the
first Indian Chief of Air Staff.
5. The headquarter of OAU (Organization of African Unity) are at

A. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
B. Washington DC
C. Paris
D. Jakarta, Indonesia
Answer: Option A
6. The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

are situated at
A. Vienna B. Geneva
C. Rome D. Paris
Answer: Option A

7. The main crop of Meghalaya is
A. rice B. wheat
C. barley D. sugarcane
Answer: Option A
8. The major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh are

A. limestone and dolomite
B. rock phosphate and dolomite
C. copper and graphite
D. None of the above

Answer: Option A
9. The member of SEATO (South-East Asia Treaty Organisation)

are
A. Australia, France, New Zealand
B. Philippines, Thailand
C. UK and USA
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

10. The highest national award in India given for exceptional
work for advancement of art, literature and science
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Padma Awards
C. Gallantry Awards

Answer: Option A
11. The main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the

A. hydrosphere B. atmosphere
C. lithosphere D. troposphere
Answer: Option C
12. The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in

A. Orissa B. Assam
C. Manipur D. Kerala
Answer: Option C

13. The market condition when goods and services are not freely
available and thus the prices are relatively high is called
A. rights issue
B. sinking fund
C. seller's market
D. recession
Answer: Option C
14. The headquarter of 'Assam Rifles' at

A. Shillong
B. Kohima
C. Aizawl
D. Itanagar
Answer: Option A
15. The language spoken in Sikkim are

A. Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
B. Marathi
C. Bengali, Tripuri
D. Manipuri
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A

16. The Heads of Government of the countries which are
members of the Commonwealth meet
A. once a year
B. biannually
C. at intervals of three years
D. as and when necessary

Answer: Option B
17. The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO)

are located at
A. Hague (Netherlands)
B. Addis Ababa
C. Bangkok
D. New York, USA

Answer: Option A
18. The headquarter of all the following international organization

are based at Vienna, excepted
A. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
B. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
C. United Nations Development Programme
D. International Atomic Energy Agency

Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C

19. The headquarter of European Court of Justice (ECJ) are
situated at
A. Luxembourg
B. Paris
C. Strasbourg (France)
D. San Jose, Costa Rica

Answer: Option A
20. The host of first Olympics in 1896 was

A. Athens, Greece
B. Paris, France
C. London, Great Britain
D. Los Angeles, USA

Answer: Option A
21. The largest cantilever bridge of India is

A. Chambal Bridge
B. Mahatama Gandhi Setu
C. Howrah Bridge

22. The headquarter of United Nations Fund for Programmes
Population Activities (UNFA) are at
A. London
B. New York
C. Washington
D. Rome
Answer: Option B
23. The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located in

A. Dehradun B. Darjeeling
C. Uttarkashi D. Shillong
Answer: Option B
24. Deforestation in the uplands may cause pollution in rivers

through
A. leaching of salts
B. erosion and silting
C. inflow of forest material
D. increased discharge rate

Answer: Option B

25. The Indian Ocean Arc is an Imaginary circle in space about
____ over the equator
A. 20,000 km
B. 35,000 km
C. 36,000 km
D. 30,000 km
Answer: Option C
26. The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian

Nations) is
to accelerate economic progress and maintain
A.
economic stability
to maintain higher standards of living among member

B.
nations
to provide collective defence and economic

C.
cooperation

Answer: Option A

27. The main object of which of the following UN agency is to
help the underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their
living standards?
A. IMF B. UNICEF
C. UNDP D. IDA
Answer: Option D
28. The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries are at
A. Algiers B. Lagos
C. Kuwait D. Vienna
Answer: Option D
29. The language spoken in Lakshadweep island is

A. Malayalam B. Marathi
C. Tamil D. Gujarati
Answer: Option A

30. The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was
first described by
A. Partrick Manson
B. Laveran
C. Ronald Ross
D. Richard Pfeiffer
Answer: Option C
31. The Indian Olympic Council was established in

A. 1936 B. 1988
C. 1924 D. 1900
Answer: Option C
32. The last Hindu king who party succeeded in

establishing "Hindu Swaraj" was
A. Chhatrapati Shivaji
B. Akbar, the Great
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Bahadurshah Zafar Khan

Answer: Option A

33. The king of Macedonia, who conquered most
of Asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in
327 B. C. was
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Alexander the Great
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Christopher Columbus
Answer: Option B
34. The largest lake in India is

A. Luni lake
B. Sambhar lake
C. Wular lake

Answer: Option C
35. The headquarter of the International

Committee of Red Cross are at
A. Geneva B. Paris
C. Rome D. Stockholm
Answer: Option A

36. The important industries of Rajasthan are
A. textiles and woollen
B. sugar and cement
C. glass and zinc smelters
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
37. The headquarter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation is
at
A. Kolkata
B. Darjeeling
C. New Delhi
D. Warsaw
Answer: Option C
38. The member states of Benelux Economic Union are

A. Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
B. Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
C. Indonesia, Kuwait, Libya
D. Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago

Answer: Option A

39. The largest city of India is
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai
Answer: Option B
40. The literacy rate of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is

A. 81.18 per cent
B. 80.76 per cent
C. 79.23 per cent
D. 78.11 per cent

Answer: Option A
41. The important industries of Assam are

A. tea processing, oil refineries and coal
B. silk and plywood
C. both (a) and (b)

42. The longest rail line of the world, Trans-Siberian line, is in
A. Russia B. China
C. USA D. Saudi Arabia

Answer: Option A
43. The measurement of Lawn Tennis court for singles
A. 70 ft. by 26 ft.
B. 78 ft. by 27 ft.
C. 70 ft. by 30 ft.
D. 78 ft. by 38 ft.
Answer: Option B
44. The main credit of the concept of Non-aligned Movement goes

to
A. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India
B. Marshal Tito - President of Yugoslavia
C. Dr. Sukarno - President of Indonesia
D. G. A. Nassir - President of Egypt

Answer: Option A

45. The Kvinna Till Kvinna foundation (Sweden) was award Right
Livelihood Award in 2002 for
its remarkable successes in healing the wounds of
ethnic hatred and war, by helping women, often the
A.
prime victims, to be the major agents of reconciliation
and peace-building
outstanding courage and persistent efforts to expose

B.
and bring to account the tortures
Their exemplary and indomitable courage and

compassion, which have proved that, even after
C. murderous civil war, young people from different
ethnic groups can learn to live and build a future
together in peace and harmony

Answer: Option A
46. The main purpose of International Bank for Reconstruction

(IBRD) is
development of economics of members by facilitating
A. investment of capital and foreign investment, through
provision of loans
promotes co-operation on technical matters of

B. maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti-
pollution measures
attainment of the highest possible level of health by

C.
all people

47. The headquarter of the United Nations is at
A. Geneva
B. Paris
C. New York
D. Washington, D.C.
Answer: Option C
48. The main purpose of the Group of 77 was

A. sustained economic growth
B. to promote African unity and solidarity
to defend the economic and trade interests of the

C.
developing nations of the world

Answer: Option C
49. The largest party of Ireland, the Ulster Unionist Party,
endorses the Northern Ireland peace deal between British and
Irish governments in
A. 1997 B. 1988
C. 1998 D. 1990
Answer: Option C

50. The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was
A. Babur
B. Bahadurshah Zafar
C. Akbar

Answer: Option B
51. The headquarter of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were at

A. Berlin B. Prague
C. Moscow D. Warsaw
Answer: Option C
52. The main objective of the Department of Atomic Energy is

to generate safe, economic electrical power from
A.
nuclear energy
to built research reactors and to utilize the

B.
radioisotopes
to encourage technology transfer and interaction with

C.
industry for industrial & social development

Answer: Option D

53. The last Asian Games took Place in 2002 at
A. Bangkok, Thailand
B. Busan, South Korea
C. Hiroshima, Japan
D. Beijing, China
Answer: Option B
54. The important minerals of Assam are

A. coal and limestone
B. petroleum
C. copper and mica
D. manganese, gold and quartzite

Answer: Option B
55. The headquarter of BSF are at
A. Chennai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
Answer: Option C

56. The main function of General Assembly of UNO is:
It discusses & makes recommendations on any
A. subject mentioned in the UN charter except those
with which the Security Council may be dealing with
B. It is responsible for international peace and security
It is responsible for admission of new member,

C.
suspension and for expulsion of old member
D. All of the above

Answer: Option A
57. The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy are at

A. New Delhi
B. Chandigarh
C. Pune
D. Kolkata
Answer: Option A
58. The headquarter of Army are situated at

A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai
Answer & Explanation Answer Option A

59. The headquarter of the International Court of Justice are at
A. Geneva
B. The Hague
C. Rome
D. Vienna
Answer: Option B
60. The highest rank in Army is that of

A. Brigadier
B. General
C. Lieutenant General
D. Major General
Answer: Option B
61. The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in
which of the following cities
A. Jakarta B. Singapore
C. Bangkok D. Manila
Answer: Option D

62. The Melghat Tiger reserve is in
A. Assam B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka D. Orissa
Answer: Option B
63. The legislature of Sikkim is

A. Unicameral B. Bicameral
C. Polycameral D. None of the above

Answer: Option A
64. The lower limit of perpetual snow in mountains such as the

Himalayas is termed as the
A. tree line
B. timber line
C. snow line
D. boundary line
Answer: Option C
65. The instrument used to measure electric current is

A. ammeter B. electrometer
C. galvanometer D. spectrometer

66. The helicopter fleet of Air Force consists of
A. Chetak
B. Cheetah
C. MI-8s, MI-17s, MI-26
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
67. The Infantry school (Army) is situated at
A. Mhow B. Deolali
C. Bareilly D. Pune
Answer: Option A
68. The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are

located in Vienna, which is in
A. Austria B. Belgium
C. Denmark D. Sweden
Answer: Option A
69. The Law of Natural Selection is associated with
A. Dalton B. Darwin
C. Kepler D. Mendel
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B

70. The Indian space programme began in
A. 1961 B. 1962
C. 1965 D. 1969
Answer: Option B
71. The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause

nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of
A. carbonates B. nitrates
C. phosphates D. silicates
Answer: Option C
72. The member states of European Union are

A. Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece
The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of

B.
Ireland, Italy
C. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

73. The height of the net in the center of the tennis
court is
A. 2 ft. 10 inches
B. 2 ft. 11 inches
C. 2 ft. 1 inch
D. 3 ft. 2 inches
Answer: Option D
74. The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference

was held on
A. September 2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia)
B. September 2001 at Cartagene
C. September 2002 at Durban
D. September 2003 at Kuala Lumper

Answer: Option D
75. The largest airport in the world is

A. Palam Airport
B. Indira Gandhi International Airport
C. Cochin International Airport
D. King Khalid International Airport
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D

76. The main crops of Sikkim are
A. rice, maize, bajra, wheat, barley, cardamom
B. sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice,
C. chillies, oilseeds, groundnut, pepper

Answer: Option A
77. The increased use of groundwater for irrigation purposes has

led to
A. salinization
B. lowering of the water table
C. water logging
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
78. The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa)

are situated at
A. Bangkok
B. Geneva
C. Addis Ababa
D. Baghdad

The last month of the Saka year is
A. Phalguna B. Chaitra
79.
C. Asadha D. Pausa
Answer: Option A
1. The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially

lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance of the
stadium at
A. Athens Games (1896)
B. London Games (1908)
C. Paris Games (1924)
D. Amsterdam Games (1928)

Answer: Option D
2. The Olympic Flame symbolises
A. unity among various nations of the world
B. speed, perfection and strength
sports as a means for securing harmony among

C.
nations
continuity between the ancient and modern

D.
games

3. The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is
an example of
A. saponification B. hydrogenation
C. fermentation D. hydrolysis
Answer: Option C
4. The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was

A. Alexander Fleming
B. Albert Einstein
C. Archimeder
D. Aryabhatta
Answer: Option A
5. The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is
A. 200 B. 206
C. 212 D. 218
Answer: Option B

6. The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities
(UNFPA) is
A. studying population dynamics
B. collecting population data
evolving population policies, family planning and related

C.
programmes
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
7. The National Sports Festival for women was, for the

first time, organized in
A. 1970 B. 1975
C. 1980 D. 1985
Answer: Option B

8. The official working languages recognised by the UNO are
A. Chinese and English
B. French and Russian
C. Spanish and Arabic
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The six official languages of the United Nations are:
1. Arabic
2. Chinese (Mandarin)
3. English
4. French
5. Russian
6. Spanish
9. The ozone layer restricts

A. visible light
B. infrared radiation
C. x-rays and gamma rays
D. ultraviolet radiation
Answer: Option D

10. The Secretary-General is required to submit an annual report
on the work of the UN to
A. the General Assembly
B. the Security Council
C. the Trusteeship Council
D. All of the above simultaneously

Answer: Option A
11. The SLV-3 project provided India with the expertise to lop a
larger and more sophisticated launch vehicle
A. PSLV B. ASLV
C. GSLV D. None of the above

Answer: Option B
12. The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and
Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in
A. 2500 BC
B. 2500-2000 BC
C. 2300 BC
D. 2200 BC
Answer: Option A

13. The saffron colour in the national flag signifies
A. truth and peace
B. courage and Sacrifice
C. faith and chivalry

Answer: Option B
14. The official languages of the United Nations are

African, Chinese, English, French, German and
A.
Spanish
B. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, English, French and

C.
German
D. Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish

Answer: Option B
15. The news agency Reuters belongs to which of the following

country?
A. Palestine B. Yugoslavia
C. Vietnam D. UK
Answer: Option D

16. The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is
A. Central shrine of Ise (Central of Japan)
B. Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
C. both are correct

Answer: Option C
17. The smallest state of India is

A. Rajasthan
B. Sikkim
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Goa
Answer: Option D
18. The parts of the Mahabharata which include Bhagawad Gita,

is
A. more then 100 years old
B. more then 2500 years old
C. more then 1500 years old

19. The ruling party of Singapore, where no opposition parties are
allowed is called
A. People's Party
B. People's Action Party
C. Labour Party
D. Communist Party
Answer: Option B
20. The restoration o the Olympic Games at the end of the last
century was at the initiative of a/an
A. French baron
B. Greek philosopher
C. German philanthropist
D. English duke
Answer: Option A
21. The national sport of Canada is

A. tennis and cricket B. lacrosse
C. Judo D. rugby and football
Answer: Option B

22. The Prize that is awarded every two years to people who have
worded for "Freedom of speech", is
A. Plame Prize
B. UNEOSCO Prize for Tolerance
C. Unesco Peace Award
D. Monismanien Swedish
Answer: Option D
23. The origin of modern badminton is attributed to

A. India B. Britain
C. France D. Spain
Answer: Option B
24. The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the

SAARC programme, was first held in
A. 1964 B. 1974
C. 1984 D. 1994
Answer: Option C

25. The normal threshold of hearing is around
A. 60-80 db
B. 45-60 db
C. 100-120 db
D. 25-45 db
Answer: Option D
26. The refrigerant commonly used for domestic refrigerators is

A. alcohol B. ammonia
C. neon D. None of the above

Answer: Option B
27. The normal term of office for which the President and Vice-
President of the International Court of Justice are elected is
A. three years
B. five years
C. seven years
D. nine years
Answer: Option A

28. The ozone layer is being destroyed by chlorofluorocarbons. In
this regard which do you consider as the most harmful?
A. Carbon atom
B. Chlorine atom
C. Fluorine atom
D. The entire compound

Answer: Option B
29. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in

A. 1945 B. 1947
C. 1949 D. 1951
Answer: Option C
30. The principal bodies of the UNO are
I. The General Assembly and the Security Council

II. The Economic and Social Council
III. International Court of Justice
IV. Trusteeship Council and secretariat
A. I
B. I, II
C. I,II,III
D. All of the above

31. The name of Ronaldinho is associated with the game of
A. football B. hockey
C. gymnastics D. badminton
Answer: Option A
32. The range of missile Agni is approximately

A. 150 km
B. 1200-2000 km
C. 500 m to 9 km
D. 4 km
Answer: Option B
33. The process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in

15th and 16th centuries is called
A. feudalisam B. crusade
C. renaissance D. communism
Answer: Option C

34. The red blood cells are in the
A. heart
B. liver
C. lymph nodes
D. bone marrow
Answer: Option D
35. The revival work of the Olympic Games was undertaken by

Baron Pierre deCoubertin after a lapse of 15 centuries. The
first modern Games were held in 1896 at
A. Athens B. London
C. Paris D. St. Louis

Answer: Option A
36. The significance of the lotus symbol is

A. culture and civilisation
B. peace
C. justice
D. sign of mourning, in protest

Answer: Option A

37. The number of judges is European Court of Human Rights are
A. 5 B. 11
C. 21 D. 15
Answer: Option C
38. The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of

Julies Caesar was
A. Marcus Junius Brutus
B. Marco Polo
C. Leon Trotsky
D. Karl Markx
Answer: Option A
39. The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is

A. three years
B. four years
C. five years
D. six years
Answer: Option C

40. The Newspaper Paravada is taken out in
A. London B. Beijing
C. Jakarta D. Moscow
Answer: Option D
41. The Olympic Symbol (Summer Games) comprises five rings

or circles linked together to represent
A. the sporting friendship of all people
B. the five continents
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
42. The prize given to individuals fighting for freedom,

independence and dignity of people is
A. Simon Bolivai Prize
B. Golden Bear Award
C. David Cohen Award
D. Owen Global Award

Answer: Option A

43. The SI unit of ___ is named after Andre Marie Ampere.
A. power
B. potential difference
C. electric current
D. energy
Answer: Option C
44. The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of

India on
A. August 15, 1947
B. July 22, 1947
C. January 26, 1950
D. January 2, 1950
Answer: Option B

45. The regional economic commissions of the Economic and
social Council (UNO) are
ECE (Economic Commission of Europe) and ESCAP
A.
(Economic and Social Commission for Asia)
ECLA (Economic Commission for Latin America) and

B.
ECA (Economic Commission for Africa)
ECWA (Economic Commission for Western Asia) and

C.
ECLA
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
46. The playground of baseball is known as

A. court B. diamond
C. ring D. pitch
Answer: Option A
47. The sacred text of Confucianism is

A. The Tripitaka
B. The Analects
C. Quran
D. no specific text

48. The state having maximum cities is
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Kerala
Answer: Option A
49. The National Convention framed the new Republican
constitution of France in 1795, according to which
the executive authority of the state was vested in a
A.
committee of five directors, called the Directory
B. a bicameral legislature was established
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
50. The Sports Authority of India is was registered as a society in

A. 1982 B. 1983
C. 1984 D. 1985
Answer: Option C

51. The playground of lawn tennis is called
A. court B. ring
C. arena D. rink
Answer: Option A
52. The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was

established on
A. April 4, 1949
B. September 1, 1966
C. December 12, 1990
D. January 20, 1950

Answer: Option A
53. The number of principal organs of the United Nation is

A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 6
Answer: Option D

54. The Reliance Cup was earlier known by the name of
A. Benson and Hedges Cup
B. McDowell's Challenge Cup
C. Prudential Cup
D. Rothmans Cup
Answer: Option C
55. The Rh factor refers to

a protein substance found in the blood of some
A.
people
B. a hormone carried by the blood
the ratio of red corpuscles to white corpuscles in the

C.
blood
D. a process that speeds up the clothing of blood

Answer: Option A

56. The Reliance Cup is associated with
A. sea plane race (England)
B. world badminton (women)
C. badminton
D. cricket
Answer: Option D
57. The National Emblem was adopted by

Government of India on
A. January 26, 1950
B. August 15, 1947
C. August 2, 1950
D. July 12, 1947
Answer: Option A
58. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves
round the sun was
A. Newton B. Dalton
C. Copernicus D. Einstein
Answer: Option C

59. The number of sovereign countries who are members of the
United Nations, is
A. 180 B. 182
C. 183 D. 191
Answer: Option D
60. The sacred place for Buddhists is

A. Lumbini (Nepal) where Buddha was born
Bodh Gaya (Bihar) where Buddha received

B.
enlightenment
C. Kusinagara (UP) where Buddha attained Nirvana
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
61. The national museum is located at
A. Mumbai
B. Lucknow
C. New Delhi
D. Pune
Answer: Option C

62. The only Indian woman who become President of the
World Health Organisation so far is/was
A. Smt. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
B. Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
C. Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Dr. Sushila Nayar

Answer: Option B
63. The News Agency "Associated Press" is of

A. Indonesia B. America
C. Bangladesh D. China
Answer: Option B
64. The Olympic Flame was lit for the first time at the
Amsterdam stadium in
A. 1981 B. 1928
C. 1938 D. 1948
Answer: Option B

65. The significance of peace is denoted by which of the
following symbol?
A. Olive branch
B. Green light
C. Lotus
D. Red flag
Answer: Option A
66. The objective of India's space programme was

A. mass communication and education via satellite
B. survey and management of natural resources
development of indigenous satellites and satellite

C.
launch vehicles
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

67. The number of permanent members of the UN Security
Council is
A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 6
Answer: Option C
68. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awards the Nobel

Prize in
A. physics B. economics
C. chemistry D. both (a) and (c)

Answer: Option D
69. The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Booker's Prize in
1997 was
A. Amsterdam
B. The God of Small Things
C. Disgrace
D. Last Orders
Answer: Option B

70. The 'pulse' of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by
measuring
A. nitrogen B. oxygen
C. alkalinity D. conductivity
Answer: Option B
71. The range of R.B.C to W.B.C in the human body is

A. 15 : 500
B. 10 : 500
C. 5 : 500
D. 1 : 500
Answer: Option D
72. The official language of the Government of India is

A. English B. Malayalam
C. Hindi D. Marathi
Answer: Option C
73. The number of chromosomes in human body is
A. 42 B. 44
C. 46 D. 48
Answer: Option C

74. The purest form of water can be obtained from
A. a deep tubewell
B. a running stream
C. a hot water spring
D. a heavy shower of rain

Answer: Option D
75. The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at

A. Bangalore B. Kolkata
C. Darjeeling D. Patiala
Answer: Option D
76. The Pilotless target aircraft, fabricated at the Aeronautical

Development Establishment, Bangalore, is
A. Lakshya B. Cheetah
C. Nishant D. Arjun
Answer: Option A

1. UN General Assembly elects a President and how many
Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session?
A. Seven
B. Fifteen
C. Twenty one
D. Two
Answer: Option C
2. The treaty which ushered in NATO, was signed by the

member nations at
A. Geneva B. London
C. Paris D. Washington
Answer: Option D
3. The unit of current is

A. ohm B. watt
C. ampere D. None of the above

Answer: Option C

4. Thomas Cup is associated with
A. badminton
B. billiards
C. lawn tennis
D. table tennis
Answer: Option A
5. Theory of Idealism was expounded by George Hegal,

Bishop George and Berkeley According to this
mathli is an illusion and that the only reality that
A.
which exists mentally
B. good was pleasure and that evil was pain
base of knowledge is sense-experience, that is,

C.
observations governed by scientific principles
all knowledge is derived from sensory

D.
experience, by observing and experimenting
Answer: Option A

6. To which country dose the present UN Secretary-
General belongs?
A. Ghana B. South Korea
C. Spain D. Sweden
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon of South

Korea, who took office on 1 January 2007. His first term
will expire on the 31st of December 2011, and he will be
eligible for reappointment.
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7. Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating
A. anemia
B. goitre
C. night blindness
D. rickets
Answer: Option A

8. To prevent loss of weight plants reduce transpiration by
A. shedding of leaves
B. reducing the size of leaves
C. developing hair around stomata
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
9. The term which denotes that each side has made equal point
at game point, in Tennis, is referred to as
A. baseline B. deuce
C. fault D. grand slam

Answer: Option B
10. The telescope is used for viewing

A. distant objects
B. near objects
C. small objects
D. living cells

11. The transport fleet of Air Force consists of
A. IL-765 B. Boeing-731
C. AN-352 D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
12. The term butterfly is associated with

A. kabaddi B. swimming
C. boxing D. wrestling
Answer: Option B
13. Venturi tube is used for
A. measuring intensity of earthquakes
B. measuring specific gravity
C. measuring density
D. measuring flow of a fluid

Answer: Option D

14. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ___ in north
A. Nepal
B. Uttrakhand
C. Haryana and Delhi
D. Rajasthan
Answer: Option B
15. The theory of utilitarianism was expounded by

A. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1836)
B. James Mill(1773-1839)
C. Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900)
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
16. The velocity of sound in air (under normal condition) is

A. 30 m/sec
B. 320 m/sec
C. 323 m/sec
D. 3,320 m/sec
Answer: Option C

17. The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government,
brought about by illegal force is called
A. credit squeeze
B. loup de' etat
C. deficit financing
D. deflation
Answer: Option B
18. The term steeplechase is associated with which of the

following sports?
A. Boxing B. Chess
C. Rowing D. Horse Racing

Answer: Option D
19. The total number of Judges of the International Court of
Justice is
A. 10 B. 12
C. 15 D. 18
Answer: Option C
20. The velocity of light was first measured by

A. Einstein B. Newton
C. Romer D. Galileo
Answer & Explanation Answer :Option C

21. The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are
A. McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup
B. Federation cup
C. Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup

Answer: Option A
22. The third highest nation award given for distinguished service
in any field is
A. Padma Vibhushan
B. Padma Bhushan
C. Padma Shri
D. Bharat Ratna
Answer: Option B
23. The term used in billiards are

A. blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot
B. target, field, flight, ballsege
C. auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut
D. blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft

24. Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of
A. bronze
B. gold gilt
C. standard silver

Answer: Option C
25. Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the
following disease, except
A. diphtheria B. polio
C. tetanus D. whooping cough

Answer: Option B
26. Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of

A. United Kingdom
B. United States of America
C. Russia
D. Scandinavia
Answer: Option B

27. The third crusade was led by
A. Richard I of England
B. Fredrick Barbarossa of Germany
C. Philip II of France
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
28. Walt Disney was

A. the President of America during World War I
the greater of cartoon films starring popular cartoon

B.
characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
the British physician known for his discovery of

C.
Addison's disease

Answer: Option B
29. To consider the large number of agenda items, General

Assembly has how many main committees?
A. Five B. Seven
C. Nine D. Fifteen
Answer: Option B

30. Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR &
not independent countries, but had separate UN
memberships.
A. Belarus and Ukraine
B. Czech Republic and Slovakia
C. Tonga and Nauru

Answer: Option A
31. Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around
the earth is
A. the same as on the earth
B. slightly more than that on the earth
C. less than that on the earth
D. reduced to zero
Answer: Option D
32. To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN

belong?
A. Austria B. Sweden
C. Burma D. Norway
Answer: Option D

33. War of the Roses was
A. civil war in England
religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans

B.
Catholics in Germany
C. war between Syrian and Roman forces

Answer: Option A
34. The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are

aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their
abundance is
A. oxygen, aluminium, silicon
B. aluminium, silicon, oxygen
C. oxygen, silicon, aluminium
D. silicon, oxygen, aluminium

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Oxygen (46.60%) Silicon (27.72%) Aluminium (8.13%)

35. The world's largest international organisation and a successor
to the League of Nations is
A. UNESCO B. UNO
C. UNICEF D. None of the above

Answer: Option B
36. Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at

A. Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
B. Kochi (Kerala)
C. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
D. Durgapur (West Bengal)

Answer: Option B
37. UNO Day is on
A. 20th July
B. 24th October
C. 14th November
D. 12th February
Answer: Option B

38. To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?
A. France
B. Greece
C. Hong Kong
D. Indonesia
Answer: Option B
39. Velocity of wind is measured by

A. speedometer B. tachometer
C. anemometer D. audiometer
Answer: Option C
40. The term used to describe many that flows into a country to
take advantage of high rates of interest is called
A. hot money
B. hard sector
C. hard currency

Answer: Option A

41. Todar Mal was
A. revenue minister in the court of Akbar
B. one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar
known for his reforms in policies of land revenue

C.
during Akbar's reign
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
42. The unit of energy in MKS system is

A. volt B. erg
C. ohm D. joule
Answer: Option D
43. Tiruchirapalli is situated on river
A. Cauvery B. Tapti
C. Krishna D. Ganga
Answer: Option A
44. The XV Asian Games are scheduled to be held at

A. Qatar B. Hiroshima
C. Beijing D. Jakarta
Answer: Option A

45. The term cover point in cricket means
the position given by the bowler to the fielder on the
A.
offside, in front of a wicket
B. if the ball goes off the batsman's leg
an off-break ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a

C.
right-handed batsman

Answer: Option A
46. The term which refers to the total amount of sales made by a
firm in one year or the total amount of money changing
hands in business, is
A. trade gap
B. turnover
C. reserves
D. referendum
Answer: Option B

47. Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several
countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as
A. Poland and Yugoslavia
B. Lithuania and Estonia
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
48. The tribe residing in Meghalaya is

A. Garos B. Khas
C. Kol D. Murias
Answer: Option A

49. The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on
___ .
A. San Francisco, 24th October, 1945
B. Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944
C. Yalta, 2nd February, 1945
D. Teheran, 24th October, 1943

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June

1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United
Nations Conference on International Organization, andcame
into force on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the
International Court of Justice is an integral part of the
Charter.
50. The total number of members of UN Security Council is

A. 5 B. 10
C. 15 D. 20
Answer: Option C

51. Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with
more then their share of goods and services where their
prices are controlled, is called
A. black money
B. blue chip
C. black market
D. black economy
Answer: Option C
52. Under which article in 1968, the number of votes required in

the Security Council to convene a general conference to
review the charter was increased from seven to nine?
A. Article 81
B. Article 98
C. Article 109
D. Article 115
Answer: Option C
53. The term Ground Stroke is associated with which of the

following games?
A. Cricket B. Badminton
C. Tennis D. Draughts

54. The type of root system of all of the following is tap root
system, except that of
A. mango tree
B. kachnar tree
C. sunflower plant
D. maize plant
Answer: Option D
55. To which of the following countries does the news agency
Cetreko belong?
A. Czechoslovakia B. Indonesia
C. France D. USA
Answer: Option A
56. To produce sound it is necessary that

A. the source should execute longitudinal vibrations
B. the source should execute transverse vibrations
C. the source may execute any type of vibrations
D. the vibrations of source are not necessary

Answer: Option C

57. The UN library is known by the name of
A. Nation's library
B. U Thant library
C. Hammarskjoeld library
D. Trygve Lie library

Answer: Option C
58. The theory of inheritance of acquired character was

propounded by
A. Charles Darwin
B. Gregor Mendel
C. J.B. Lamarck
D. Weismann
Answer: Option C
59. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

A. it has a high boiling point
B. it has a high dipole moment
C. it has a high specific heat
D. it has no colour
Answer: Option B

60. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was
A. the first women minister of an Indian state (UP)
the first women to become president of the UN

B.
General Assembly
C. the first Indian women Ambassador to Moscow
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
61. The Territorial Army was established in
A. 1962 B. 1948
C. 1920 D. 1953
Answer: Option B
62. Tiger Woods is associated with which of the following sports?

A. Table tennis
B. Tennis
C. Golf
D. Boxing
Answer: Option C

63. The UN charter was ratified in 1945 by
A. 25 nations
B. 29 nations
C. 33 nations
D. 37 nations
Answer: Option B
64. Uttaranchal has international boundary with ____ in north,

north-east and eastern side.
A. China
B. Nepal
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
65. The trophy know by the name of Grand Prix is associated with
A. table tennis
B. lawn tennis
C. table tennis and lawn tennis
D. table tennis, lawn tennis and shooting

Answer: Option D

66. Value Added Tax (VAT) is
indirect tax levied at each stage of production and
A.
distribution, from the primary produce to the retailer
tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the

B. liability to the government, the seller is allowed to
deduct any tax paid by him when he bought the goods
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
67. Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east
A. Assam
B. Mizoram
C. both (a) and (b)
D. Bangladesh
Answer: Option C

68. The trophy given for exemplary conduct displayed by an
athlete during the Olympic games is
A. Mohammad Toher Trophy
B. Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy
C. Tokyo Trophy

Answer: Option C
69. Toxin is a poisonous substance produce by

A. some higher plants
B. certain animals
C. pathogenic bacteria
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
70. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu has reserves of

A. wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara
B. important bird sanctuary
C. pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf
D. elephant, deer, wild boar, crocodile, crangetic dolphin

71. The term of office of a Judge of the International Court of
Justice is
A. five years
B. six years
C. nine years
D. ten years
Answer: Option C
72. UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural

Organisation) was established in
A. 1919 B. 1957
C. 1945 D. 1946
Answer: Option D
73. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in
A. 1917 B. 1918
C. 1919 D. 1920
Answer: Option C

74. The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in
order to stout a peace negotiation is called
A. arbitration B. asylum
C. armistice D. apartheid
Answer: Option C
75. The UN Flag is made up of

the white UN Emblem is super-imposed on a light blue
A.
background
the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white

B.
background
the light blue UN Emblem is super-imposed on white

C.
background

Answer: Option A
76. The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his

party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party
or the opposition, is called
A. floor crossing
B. fourth estate
C. fifth column
D. free ports
Answer & Explanation Answer Option A

77. The term hit wicket in cricket refers to
when the bowler bowls out three batsman with three
A.
successive balls
when the batsman intercepts the ball with his leg or

B.
any part of his body between the wicket
when the batsman, while hitting the ball, strikes his

C.
own wicket with his bat or body and is declared out

Answer: Option C
78. Under article 61 of the UN Charter, the membership of the

Economic and Social Council was which of the following years
from 27 to 54?
A. 1963 B. 1973
C. 1978 D. 1983
Answer: Option B

WTO, (World Trade Organization), WHO, (World Health
Organization) and IDA (International Development
Association) are ___ of General Assembly (UNO).
A. principal organs
B. other United Nations Organs
specialized agencies and other autonomous

C.
organization
D. they are independent agencies and not a part of UNO

Answer: Option C
1. When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of

A. frequency and wavelength
B. frequency and speed
C. wavelength and speed
D. frequency, wavelength and speed

Answer: Option C
2. When is the World's Diabetes Day?

A. 14th November
B. 11th December
C. 15th October
D. 1st July

3. When did Margaret Thatcher became the first women Prime
Minister of Britain?
A. 1998 B. 1989
C. 1979 D. 1800
Answer: Option C
4. When is the International Workers' Day?

A. 15th April
B. 12th December
C. 1st May
D. 1st August
Answer: Option C
5. What is the population density of Madhya Pradesh?

A. 202/sq. km
B. 196/sq. km
C. 116/sq. km
D. 68/sq. km
Answer: Option B

6. When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are
pushed forward because of the
A. friction between the earth and the bus
B. friction between the passengers and the earth
C. inertia of the passengers
D. inertia of the bus

Answer: Option C
7. What is the literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh?

A. 68.59 per cent
B. 77.13 per cent
C. 22.63 per cent
D. 54.40 per cent

Answer: Option B
8. When the batsman, in cricket, is out without scoring a

single run, is called
A. drive B. duck
C. flight D. googly
Answer: Option B

9. What is the literacy rate of Maharashtra?
A. 77.27 per cent
B. 66.26 per cent
C. 55.25 per cent
D. 44.24 per cent

Answer: Option A
10. What is Magna Carta?

It was a charter of Rights granted to the
A.
Englishmen during 1215 AD by King John II
It was a charter guaranteeing the freedom of the

B.
barons, the church and the common man
It is the foundation stone of the rights and

C.
liberties of the English people
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

11. When does Russia celebrates its Independence Day?
A. 14th November
B. 8th October
C. 9th August
D. 12th June
Answer: Option D
12. What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?

A. Hindi B. Marathi
C. English D. Malayalam
Answer: Option A
13. When and where was hockey introduced for women in
Olympics?
A. 1908 at London
B. 1980 at Moscow
C. 1936 at Berlin
D. 1924 at Paris
Answer: Option B

14. When is the Haryana Day?
A. September 1
B. October 1
C. November 1
D. December 1
Answer: Option C
15. When did Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a

republic?
A. 1949 B. 1973
C. 1965 D. 2000
Answer: Option B
16. When and where was tennis introduced in the Asian

Games?
A. In 1958 at Tokyo
B. In 1962 at Jakarta
C. In 1966 at Bangkok
D. In 1974 at Teheran
Answer: Option A

17. When the Aryans advanced towards India reaching the
Ganges and the Yamuna rivers? It was the time of rise of
Ganges Civilization.
A. 2200 BC
B. 1200 BC
C. 2000 BC
D. 1500 BC
Answer: Option D
18. Zakir Hussain was

A. the third President of India
B. India's second vice President
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
19. What is the purpose of SAARC?
A. To promote the welfare of the people of South Asia
B. To improve the environment of security in the region
To accelerate economic growth and cultural

C.
development
D. All of the above

20. When did Yuri Alekseyevich Gagaris of Russia, the first man
to reach space, reached space?
A. 1960 B. 1961
C. 1962 D. 1963
Answer: Option B
21. What is the height of Nainital, Uttaranchal above sea level?

A. 7,500 ft above sea level
B. 3,500 ft above sea level
C. 7,168 ft above sea level
D. 6,400 ft above sea level

Answer: Option A
22. When a given amount of air is cooled

A. the amount of moisture it can hold decreases
B. its absolute humidity decreases
C. its relative humidity remains constant
D. its absolute humidity increases

Answer: Option A

23. When did France became Republic?
A. 1789 AD
B. 1798 AD
C. 1792 AD
D. 1729 AD
Answer: Option C
24. What is the purpose of OECD (Organisation for Economic

Cooperation and Development)?
A. Sustained economic growth
B. Employment
C. Higher standards of living
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
25. When and where was weightlifting introduced in
Olympics?
A. 1986 at Athens
B. 1988 at Seoul
C. 1924 at St. Louis
D. 1908 at London

26. What is the purpose of 'United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development' (UNCTAD)?
Promotes International Trade with a view to
A.
accelerate economic growth of developing countries
Promotes International Monetary co-operation &

B.
expansion of International Trade
C. Set rules for World Trade

Answer: Option A
27. What is the population density of Kerala?

A. 819/sq. km
B. 602/sq. km
C. 415/sq. km
D. 500/sq. km
Answer: Option A

28. What is the range of missile 'Akash'?
A. 4 km
B. 25 km
C. 500 m to 9 km
D. 150 km
Answer: Option B
29. What is the function of a dynamo?

A. To convert heat energy into light energy
B. To convert light energy into heat energy
C. To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
D. To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy

Answer: Option C
30. What is the population density of Manipur?

A. 107/sq. km
B. 207/sq. km
C. 307/sq. km
D. 407/sq. km
Answer: Option A

31. Yuri Gagarin was
a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel
A.
in space.
the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km

B.
from the earth
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
32. When did Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole?

A. 1904 B. 1905
C. 1908 D. 1909
Answer: Option D
33. When does the Indonesian settlement in the Malay Peninsula

took place?
A. 2400 BC
B. 2300 BC
C. 2200 BC
D. 2100 BC
Answer: Option C

34. When did US solar system probe Voyager-two discovered six
new moons of the planet Uranus?
A. 1986 B. 1916
C. 1946 D. 1966
Answer: Option A
35. What is the approximate area of Bihar?

A. 94,163 sq. km
B. 1,35,100 sq. km
C. 3,702 sq. km
D. 1,96,024 sq. km
Answer: Option A
36. When did India hosted the Common wealth meeting?

A. 1961 at Bangalore
B. 1976 at Pune
C. 1983 at New Delhi

Answer: Option C.

37. When did China exploded first atomic device?
A. 1962 B. 1963
C. 1964 D. 1965
Answer: Option C
38. What is the population density of Nagaland?

A. 120/sq. km
B. 220/sq. km
C. 320/sq. km
D. 420/sq. km
Answer: Option A
39. When is Lal Bahadur Shastri's death anniversary?

A. January, 11
B. January, 20
C. January, 27
D. January, 31
Answer: Option A

40. When and where was basketball introduced in Olympics as a
medal event?
A. 1992 at Barcilona
B. 1928 at Paris
C. 1936 at Berlin
D. 1900 at Athens
Answer: Option C
41. When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born?
A. 1939 B. 1958
C. 1981 D. 1978
Answer: Option D
42. What is the density of population in Chandigarh?

A. 7,902/sq. km
B. 1,008/sq. km
C. 5,512/sq. km
D. 2,669/sq. km
Answer: Option A

43. When cream is separated from milk
A. the density of milk increases
B. the density of milk decreases
C. the density of milk remains unchanged
D. it becomes more viscous

Answer: Option A
44. When did US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin

land on the moon?
A. July 21, 1969
B. July 21, 1970
C. July 21, 1963
D. July 21, 1972

Answer: Option A
45. What is the literacy rate of Punjab?

A. 63.615 per cent
B. 61.03 per cent
C. 69.95 per cent
D. 65.07 per cent

46. What is the S.I. unit of temperature?
A. Kelvin B. Celsius
C. Centigrade D. Fahrenheit
Answer: Option A
47. When did 19 NATO members and 11 'Partners for Peace' join
hands for peace plan for Kosovo Crisis?
A. 1999 B. 1989
C. 1979 D. 1969
Answer: Option A
48. Yelena Isinbayeva is associated with which of the

following games/sports?
A. Tennis
B. Pole vault
C. Boxing
D. Weightlifting
Answer: Option B

49. What is the Indus valley culture called Harappan
culture?
A. The first discovery comes from Harappa
It was first discovery by a person called

B.
Harappa
Harappa is the biggest site discovered so

C.
far
Most of the valuable remains have come

D.
from Harappa
Answer: Option A
50. What is the population of Assam?

A. 140/sq km
B. 340/sq km
C. 240/sq km

Answer: Option B

51. What is the measurement of the badminton court
for singles?
A. 13.41 m x 6.10 m
B. 13.41 m x 5.18 m
C. 12.30 m x 7.66 m
D. 12.30 m x 6.23 m
Answer: Option B
53. What is Bhakti movement?

It is a social and religious movement
A.
form about AD 500 to 1600
It is the movement that influenced the

B. developed of regional language because
it emphasised people's everyday speech
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C

54. When and where athletics introduced in the
Olympics?
A. 1896 at Athens
B. 1900 at Paris
C. 1992 at Barcelona
D. 1995 at Athens
Answer: Option A
55. What was the purpose of establishment of NATO?
To maintain and develop individual and collective
A.
capacity to resist armed attack
To defend economic and trade interests of the

B.
developing nations of the world
TO provide collective defence and economic

C.
cooperation in south-east Asia

Answer: Option A

56. When and where is the next winter Olympics scheduled to be
held?
A. 2005, Salt Lake City (USA)
B. 2006, Turin (Italy)
C. 2007, Nagono (Japan)
D. 2008, Turin (Italy)

Answer: Option B
57. What is the role of WTO (World Trade Organisation)?

A. To settle trade disputes between nations
To widen the principal of free trade to sectors such as

B.
services and agriculture
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C

58. What is the measurement of the volleyball court?
A. 5 m x 4 m divided into two parts by a net
B. 8 m x 7 m divided into two parts by a net
C. 18 m x 9 m divided into two parts by a net
D. 12 m x 11 m divided into two parts by a net

Answer: Option C
59. What were the main factors responsible for World War I?
A. Nationalism and imperialism
B. Militarism and entangling alliances
C. Mutual rivalry, hatred and distrust within the countries
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
60. When did Christopher Columbus discovered the West

Indies?
A. 1455 AD
B. 1492 AD
C. 1139 AD
D. 1556 AD

61. When did the USSR formally disintegrates into
15 republics?
A. 1991 B. 1992
C. 1993 D. 1994
Answer: Option A
62. What was the purpose of EFTA (European

Free Trade Association)?
To remove all tariffs on trade of
A. industrial goods between the member
countries
To aid the creation of a single west

B. European market to help boost world
trade
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C

63. What is the normal red blood count per cubic
mm?
A. 2 million red blood cells
B. 3 million red blood cells
C. 4 million red blood cells
D. 5 million red blood cells

Answer: Option B
64. What is the population density of Andhra

Pradesh?
A. 275/sq km
B. 13/sq km
C. 340/sq km
D. 154/sq km
Answer: Option A
65. When there is a decrease in the concentration

of oxygen in the blood, the breathing rate
A. increases
B. decreases
C. first increases and then decreases
D. is not affected

Answer: Option A
66. What is the duration of football match?

Two 15 minute period with a reset at
A.
half time

B.
half time

C.
half time

D.
half time
Answer: Option D
67. When did Ashoka became emperor of India?
A. 336 BC
B. 375 BC
C. 279 BC
D. 264 BC
Answer: Option D

68. What was the purpose of establishing the European Economic
Community (EEC)?
To promote a common market and economic
A.
prosperity among member countries
To create a single market for free import and export

B.
among
C. both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option C
69. Where did 2010 Commonwealth Games took place?

A. Beijing, China.
B. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
C. Victoria, Canada
D. New Delhi, India

Answer: Option D

70. What is the literacy rate of Chhattisgarh?
A. 47.53 per cent
B. 65.18 per cent
C. 82.32 per cent
D. 60.91 per cent

Answer: Option B
71. What is the covered area of Gujarat state?

A. 3,702 sq. km
B. 1,35,100 sq. km
C. 1,96,024 sq. km
D. 94,163 sq. km
Answer: Option C
72. What is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

A. Daman B. Silvassa
C. Dispur D. Shilling
Answer: Option B

73. What is the literacy rate of West Bengal?
A. 69.22 per cent
B. 72.29 per cent
C. 51.33 per cent
D. 70.13 per cent

Answer: Option A
74. What is the circumference of table tennis ball?

A. 3.71-3.82 cm
B. 4.72-4.82 cm
C. 2.72-2.82 cm

Answer: Option A
75. What is the capital of Jharkhand?

A. Raipur B. Dehradun
C. Ranchi D. None of the above

Answer: Option C

76. When did Hitler became President of Germany?
A. 1934 B. 1935
C. 1936 D. 1937
Answer: Option A
77. What is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?

A. Group of 53 former colonies of Britain
B. Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR
C. Group of 10 Latin America countries
D. Group of Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia region

Answer: Option B
78. What is the literacy rate of Mizoram?

A. 88.49 per cent
B. 63.31 per cent
C. 67.11 per cent
D. 50.23 per cent

Answer: Option A

1. Which countries from the membership of CACM (Central
American Common Market)?
Costa Rica, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
A.
Nicaragua
B. Bogota, EI Salvedor, Honduras
C. Washington DC, Bogota, Guatemala
D. All of the above

Answer: Option A
2. Which company manufacturers low and high power

communication equipment like radius for the use of defence
services and paramilitary organisations?
A. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
B. God Shipyard Limited (GSL)
C. Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL)

Answer: Option A
3. Where is the Judicature of Orissa?

A. Bhubaneswar B. Cuttack
C. Both D. None of the above

Answer: Option B

4. Which of the following are the members of SAARC (South
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
A. Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, India,

B.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal and

C.
Sri Lanka

Answer: Option B
5. Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?

A. Kathmandu
B. New Delhi
C. Islamabad
D. Colombo
Answer: Option A
6. Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country?
A. Border Security Force (BSF)
B. Assam Rifles
C. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
D. Coast Guard

7. When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
A. 1948 B. 1951
C. 1958 D. 1971
Answer: Option A
8. Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum?

A. Indian Museum, Kolkata
B. National Museum, New Delhi
C. Allahabad Museum
D. Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

Answer: Option A
9. When was pottery developed in the Indus Valley?

A. 5000 BC
B. 6000 BC
C. 3500 BC
D. 2600 BC
Answer: Option C

10. Which Academy promotes and develops literature in
all the 22 languages of India?
A. Sahitya Academy
B. Sangeet Natak Academy
C. Lalit Kala Academy

Answer: Option A
11. Where is the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?
A. Kolkata B. Mumbai
C. Chennai D. Delhi
Answer: Option B
12. Which of the following agencies related to the

United Nations is concerned with promoting the
growth of international trade and equilibrium in
balance of payments?
United Nations Industrial Development
A.
Organisation
B. International Development Association
International Bank for Reconstruction

C.
and Development Organisation
D. United Nation Development Programme

Answer: Option C

13. Which of the following are the members of
CARICOM?
A. Angrilla, Antigua, Trinidad, Tobago
B. Barbados, Belize, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
C. Dommica, Grenade, Guyana, Jamaica
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
14. When was the International Monetary Fund

established?
A. 1945 B. 1946
C. 1947 D. 1950
Answer: Option A
15. Which company carries the construction of

submarines, missile-boats and destroyers and
so on for the India navy and offshore supply
vessels and well-head platforms and so on?
A. Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and

B.
Engineering Limited (GRSE)
C. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)


16. Which is the major mineral found in Punjab?
A. Coal B. Gold
C. Salt D. Iron
Answer: Option C
17. When was Shakespeare born?

A. 1564 AD
B. 1618 AD
C. 1642 AD
D. 1776 AD
Answer: Option A
18. Which city in Tamil Nadu has airport?

A. Chennai B. Triuchirapalli
C. Madurai D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

19. Which minerals are found in Chhattisgarh?
A. Iron-ore, limestone, dolomite
B. Coal, bauxite, corundum
C. Gaunet, guartz, marble, diamond
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
20. Which is post-harvest folk dance in Assam?

A. Bihu
B. Ojapali
C. Ankia Nat

Answer: Option A
21. Which country hosted the first Asian Games?
A. India B. Indonesia
C. Iran D. Malaysia
Answer: Option A

22. Which Indian satellite had a main function to perform X-ray
experiments in space and send back data to earth?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Bhaskara II
C. Bhaskara IL

Answer: Option A
23. Which is the language used in Bihar?

A. Hindi
B. Marathi and English
C. Urdu
D. Bangla
Answer: Option A
24. Which is India's largest library with a collection of over 190

million volumes of reading and information material?
A. National Book Trust
B. National Library
C. National Educational Resource Centre


25. Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at
Paris?
A. UNESCO B. ILO
C. FAO D. IMO
Answer: Option A
26. Which amongst the following has the lowest metabolic rate of
oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?
A. Dog B. Elephant
C. Horse D. Man
Answer: Option B
27. Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis?

A. Dengue virus
B. Enterovirus
C. Mumps virus
D. Rhabdovirus
Answer: Option B

28. Where is the BARC's Research Centre?
A. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata
B. Nuclear Research Lab, Kashmir
C. High Altitude Research Lab, Gulmarg
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
29. Zawar (Rajasthan) is famous for

A. ship manufacturing
B. zinc mines
C. salt
D. major port
Answer: Option B
30. Which of the following cities will be the host of XIX

Commonwealth Games 2010?
A. London B. Delhi
C. Melbourne D. Auckland
Answer: Option B

31. Which language of India belongs to Dravidian family?
A. Languages of Northern India
B. Languages of Southern India
C. Languages of Eastern India
D. Languages of Western India

Answer: Option B
32. Which of the following became the first black

President of South Africa?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. George Washington
C. Jamo Kenyatta

Answer: Option A
33. Which of the following cities of Maharashtra have

airports?
A. Mumbai and Nagpur
B. Pune and Manmad
C. Sholapur and Akola
D. All of the above

34. Where did last world cup soccer tournament took
place (2010)?
A. Japan and South Korea
B. France
C. South Africa
D. West Germany
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
35. When was Ranasingha Premadasa, President of Sri

Lanka, assassinated?
A. 1963 B. 1973
C. 1983 D. 1993
Answer: Option D
36. Which of the following are the native languages of
Manipur?
A. Manipuri and English
B. Marathi and Hindi
C. Manipuri

37. Where did the three leaders, F.D. Roosevelt, Winston
Churchill and Joseph Stalin, meet in 1943 and agreed on
the need for maintaining international peace?
A. Moscow
B. San Francisco
C. Teheran
D. Washington D.C.
Answer: Option C
38. Where was the headquarters of European Union located?

A. Brussels B. Paris
C. London D. Rome
Answer: Option A
39. When was the city Rome found by Ramulus?

A. 753 BC
B. 604 BC
C. 660 BC

Answer: Option A

40. Which launch vehicle is capable of placing around 1540 kg
of INSAT class of satellites in geosynch-ronous transfer
orbit of earth?
A. SLV-S B. PSLV
C. ASLV D. GSLV
Answer: Option D
41. Which industries are common in Andhra Pradesh?
A. Cement and paper
B. Asbestos and units of HMT, BHEL
Hindustan Shipyard and Bharat Dynamics

C.
Limited
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
42. Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of

blood to the heart in the human body?
A. Arteries
B. Muscle fibres
C. Nerves
D. Veins
Answer: Option D

43. Which of the following of the members of OPEC (Organisation
of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
A. Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait
B. Libya, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria
C. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
44. Which of the following acts as a resistance against in the

body?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Red corpuscles
C. Vitamins
D. White corpuscles
Answer: Option D
45. Which of the following chemicals is useful in photography?

A. Aluminium hydroxide
B. Potassium nitrate
C. Silver bromide
D. Sodium chloride

46. Which are the important meeting of the
Commonwealth?
Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth
A.
Heads of Government (CHOGM)
Annual meeting of the finance minister of

B.
the member countries
Regular meeting of the minister of

C.
education, law, health and other minister
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
47. When was slavery abolished in Britain?

A. 1830 B. 1837
C. 1843 D. 1833
Answer: Option D
48. Which is the biggest literary award of Britain?

A. David Cohen Award
B. Kalinya Award
C. Owen Global Prize
D. Golden Bear Award

49. Which industries are found in Goa?
Mining and various small-scale industries
A.
like manufacturing soaps, paper and so on
B. steel and cement industries
C. Oil refineries

Answer: Option A
50. Which body of UNO carries on the function of the

UNO with regard to international, economic, social,
cultural, education, wealth and related matters?
A. General Assembly
B. Security Council
C. The Economic and Social Council
D. Trusteeship Council
Answer: Option C
51. Which atomic reactor is used for studies of uranium
heavy water lattice?
A. Apsara B. Zerlina
C. Dhruva D. Purnima-I
Answer: Option B

52. Which language is spoken in Karnataka?
A. Marathi B. Hindi
C. Malayalam D. Kannada
Answer: Option D
53. Which are the important minerals found in manipur?

A. Sillimanite, nickel, petroleum
B. Oil, coal, manganese
C. Iron, lime, bauxite

Answer: Option A
54. When was Lord Buddha born?

A. 586 BC
B. 1000 BC
C. 560 BC
D. 750 BC
Answer: Option C

55. Which missile is designed to defend large installation like
oil-fields etc. against enemy air attacks?
A. Akash B. Nag
C. Agni D. Prithvi
Answer: Option A
56. When was Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism
born in Media (Iron)?
A. 2000 BC
B. 660 BC
C. 1075 BC
D. 740 BC
Answer: Option B
57. When was Prophet Mohamed, the founder of Islam, born?

A. 420 AD
B. 570 AD
C. 868 AD
D. 1138 AD
Answer: Option B

58. Which are the main crops of Arunachal Pradesh?
A. Rice, maize, millet, wheat, mustard
B. Rice, tobacco, oilseeds, jute, cotton
C. Tea, jute, rice, cotton, silk

Answer: Option A
59. Which of the following inventions were done by Thomas Alva

Edison?
A. Incandescent lamp
B. Phonograph C (Gramophone) and microphone
C. Carbon telephone transmitters
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
60. Which of the following are the member countries of the

commonwealth?
A. Australia, Tonga, UK and Zimbabwe
B. Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Jamaica and Singapore
C. Mauritius, Maldives, Ghana, Bangladesh
D. All of the above

Answer & ExplanationAnswer:Opion D

61. When was Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci?
A. 1431 AD
B. 1492 AD
C. 1504 AD
D. 1556 AD
Answer: Option C
62. Which of the following agencies related to the United Nation

was in existence before the Second World War?
A. Food and Agricultural Organisation
B. International Labour Organisation
C. World Health Organisation
D. International Monetary Fund

Answer: Option B
63. Which is the state with largest urban population?

A. West Bengal
B. Maharashtra
C. Kerala
D. Goa

64. Which of the following are the important sects of Islam?
A. Catholics and Protestants
B. Sunnis and Shias
C. Mahayana and Hinayan

Answer: Option B
65. Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?

A. Kanpur B. Jamshedpur
C. Cuttack D. Patiala
Answer: Option A
66. Which Bank has the maximum number of branches?
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. State Bank of Patiala

Answer: Option C
67. When was table tennis introduced in Olympics?

A. 1896 at Athens
B. 1988 at Seoul
C. 1924 at Paris
D. 1924 at Seoul
Answer: Option B
68. Which is the associated sport of Bombay Gold Cup?

A. Basketball B. Weightlifting
C. Hockey D. Football
Answer: Option C
69. Which is the place of worship for Judoists?

A. Synagogue
B. First temple
C. No church or temple
D. Monastery
Answer: Option A

70. Which is the sacred text of Hinduism?
A. The Vedas
B. The Bhagavad Gita
C. The epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
D. All of the above

Answer: Option D
71. Which amongst the following mammals has the highest
metabolic rate in terms of oxygen consumption (mm3/g
hour)?
A. Dog B. Mouse
C. Rabbit D. Rat
Answer: Option B
72. When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?

A. 1994 B. 1999
C. 2000 D. None of the above

Answer: Option A

73. Which among the sources of energy tapped in India has
shown the largest growth till the Eighth plan?
A. Hydro B. Thermal
C. Gas D. Nuclear
Answer: Option B
74. Which body of UNO gives advisory opinion on legal matters to

the bodies and special agencies of the UNO?
A. The Security Council
B. International Court of Justice
C. Trusteeship Council
D. Secretariat
Answer: Option B
75. Which is the highest literary award of the world?

A. Nobel Prize
B. Booker Prize
C. Pulitzer Prize
D. Magsaysay Award
Answer: Option B

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to work together to remove poverty, disease and

C. to develop friendly relations among nations

D. All of the above

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3. The industrial organization of Atomic Minerals Division, Heavy

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14. The headquarter of 'Assam Rifles' at

15. The language spoken in Sikkim are

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C. at intervals of three years

D. as and when necessary

17. The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO)

D. New York, USA

18. The headquarter of all the following international organization

B. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

C. United Nations Development Programme

D. International Atomic Energy Agency

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D. San Jose, Costa Rica

20. The host of first Olympics in 1896 was

C. London, Great Britain

D. Los Angeles, USA

21. The largest cantilever bridge of India is

B. Mahatama Gandhi Setu

D. None of the above

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23. The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located in

24. Deforestation in the uplands may cause pollution in rivers

B. erosion and silting

C. inflow of forest material

D. increased discharge rate

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26. The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian

to maintain higher standards of living among member

to provide collective defence and economic

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28. The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting

29. The language spoken in Lakshadweep island is

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31. The Indian Olympic Council was established in

32. The last Hindu king who party succeeded in

B. Akbar, the Great

D. Bahadurshah Zafar Khan