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1. This disease is caused by the deficiency of protein. Can you identify it from the given options?
a. Goitre b. Kwashiorkar c. Hypokalemia d. Dermatosis
2. We all know very well that the Pacific Ocean is the earth’s largest ocean. Which of the following
represents the percentage area (approximately) of the earth covered by it?
a. 25% b. 35% c. 40% d. 45%
3. This place is the wettest place on earth. Can you identify it from the given options?
a. Mount Waialeale b. Cherapoonji c. Mawsynram d. None of these
5. According to the latest population Census, the state with the least population density is
a. Sikkim b. Mizoram
c. Andaman & Nicobar Islands d. Arunachal Pradesh
7. The maximum duration for which the President’s office can remain vacant is
a. 1 month b. 2 months c. 3 months d. 6 months
8. Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of the Rajya
Sabha?
a. 25 years b. 30 years
c. 35 years d. There is no age limit as such
9. Which of the following represents the percentage contribution of the agriculture sector to the Growth
Domestic Product of the Indian Economy (approximately)?
a 15% b. 17% c. 21% d. 30%
11. The last amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution of India was carried out in the year …
a. 1958 b. 1962 c. 1976 d. 1978
13. How many Bharat Ratna awardees have won the Nobel Prize till date?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
16. The work for which French Nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known for, is
a. He was the founder of Scouts movement
b. He was the founder of Amnesty International
c. He was the founder of Red Cross Society
d. He was responsible for the revival of modern Olympic games.
20. Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?
a. Lucknow b. New Delhi c. Dehradun d. Ajmer
25. Which of the following is the densest planet of the solar system?
a. Earth b. Saturn c. Jupiter d. Mercury
26. Which of the following is NOT based on the banks of river Danube?
a. Vienna b. Belgrade c. Budapest d. Warsaw
27. Which of the following cases highlighted that ‘total reservation in the government jobs cannot exceed
50% of total?
a. T.A. Pai case b. Minerva Mills case
c. Keshvanand Bharti case d. Indira Sawhney case
29. International Committee of Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize for record _____times.
a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six
31. This personality is credited with the invention of Electro cardiogram (ECG). Can you identify the
personality from the given options?
a. Ian Donald b. A. Laveran
c. Williem Einthoven d. C.Sholes
34. Which of the following chemical elements is used for the bleaching process?
a. Fluorine b. Bromine c. Chlorine d. Xenon
38. Which of the following is the least populous union territory of India?
a. Pondicherry b. Lakshadweep
c. Dadra and Nagar Haveli d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
39. The first Indian state where the President’s rule was imposed in the year 1951 was ...
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Rajasthan
c. Punjab d. Orissa
40. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio (number of females per thousand
males)?
a. West Bengal b. Haryana c. Punjab d. Uttar Pradesh
46. This personality is also considered as the Father of computers . Can you name him from the given
options?
a. Blaise Pascal b. Alan M. Turing
c. Charles Babbage d. None of these
49. Which of the following is the capital of ‘the land of midnight sun’?
a. Vienna b. Oslo c. Helsinki d. Prague
51. She is the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India. Can you identify her from the given
options?
a. M. Fathima Bibi b. Leila Seth
c. Kadambini Ganguli d. Dina Vakil
52. Who is the first Indian to have crossed the English Channel?
a. Mihir Gupta b. Mihir Sharma c. Mihir Sen d. Mihir Mukherjee
54. Which of the following represents the name of the India’s first indigenously built submarine?
a. INS Shakti b. INS Delhi c. INS Savitri d. INS Vibhuti
56. The earth’s axis is inclined to the ___ to the plane of its orbit.
a. 33.5° b. 46.5° c. 52.8° d. 66.5°
58. The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere after nitrogen is
a. hydrogen b. carbon dioxide c. oxygen d. helium
62. Which of the following represents the year in which Alexander invaded India?
a. 323 BC b. 324 BC c. 326 BC d. 328 BC
63. In which of the following years did United Nations (UN) come into existence?
a. 1941 b. 1943 c. 1944 d. 1945
Date Celebrated as
a. May 8 World Health Day
b. May 1 World Literacy Day
c. May 17 World Telecommunication Day
d. June 5 World Ozone Day
72. The agency of United Nations that was set-up to strengthen the international cooperation in the field
of education and improve the standards of education is
a. UNEP b. UNCTAD c. UNESCO d. UNDP
75. Jana Gana Mana, was accepted as the National Anthem of India by the Constituent Assembly of
India in
a. 1950 b. 1949 c. 1948 d. 1947
76. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record for maximum number of double centuries in
test cricket?
a. Mark Waugh b. Martin Crowe c. Marwan Atapattu d. Don Bradman
77. The person who has climbed Mount Everest the most — 12 times is
a. Babu Chheri b. Appa Sherpa c. Peter Hillary d. T. W. Tenzing
78. Which Indian state has its maximum area under the forest cover?
a. Maharashtra b. Madhya Pradesh c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Kerala
79. This personality is known as ‘The Father of Geometry’. Identify him from the given options.
a. Euclid b. Pythagoras c. Newton d. Laplace
82. Under whose presidentship, the first session of Indian National Congress took place in Bombay?
a. A. O. Hume b. Dadabhai Naoroji c. G. K. Gokhale d. W. C. Bannerjee
87. Which Indian President has also been the speaker of the Lok Sabha?
a. N. Sanjiva Reddy b. R. Venkatraman
c. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma d. Giani Zail Singh
92. General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT) came into existence in
a. 1947 b. 1948 c. 1969 d. 1984
96. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1939, after he broke away from the Congress?
a. South Bloc b. Forward Bloc c. AIADMK d. Indian National Party
99. What is the effect on the density of a gas if it is heated under constant pressure?
a. It will decrease b. It will increase
c. Remains constant d. First increases and then decreases
100. This person has written National Anthem for two nations. Who is he?
a. Iqbal b. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. Rabindra Nath Tagore d. Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
102. According to latest Census 2001, the least populated state in India is
a. Mizoram b. Manipur c. Sikkim d. Goa
103. Which of the following countries was earlier called Northern Rhodesia?
a. Zimbabwe b. Zambia c. Zaire d. Namibia
104. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is headquartered at
a. Rome b. Geneva c. Paris d. New York
107. Which of the following Union Territories is the largest in India, in terms of area?
a. Pondicherry b. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
c. Andman & Nicobar islands d. Daman & Diu
110. 2002 Busan Asiad was the ___ edition of the game.
a. 11th b. 12th c. 13th d. 14th
115. This Indian state is the most literate, biggest producer of natural rubber and is promoted by the tag
line God’s Own Country. Identify the state in question from the given options.
a. Andhra Pradesh b. Kerala c. Karnataka d. Tamil Nadu
119. Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?
a. Chinese b. French c. German d. Arabic
120. In which of the following years was the name of G7 changed to G8?
a. 1994 b. 1996 c. 1998 d. 1999
124. Which of the following days is celebrated as the World Food Day throughout the world?
a. April 14 b. October 16 c. June 19 d. December 10
134. When was the rupee devalued for the first time after independence?
a. 1948 b. 1949 c. 1952 d. 1954
138. Word ‘secular’, was inserted into the Constitution of India with the help of
a. 38th Constitutional amendment
b. 36th Constitutional amendment
c. 44th Constitutional amendment
d. 42nd Constitutional amendment
147. Who among the following is credited with the invention of polio vaccine?
a. Louis Pasteur b. Albert Sabin c. Jonas Salk d. Alexander Flemming
149. Which of the following countries is also known as ‘Dairy of Northern Europe’?
a. Switzerland b. Finland c. Denmark d. Belgium
155. Which of the following is NOT the language enshrined in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution,
as the language of the state?
a. Nepali b. Kashmiri c. English d. Konkani
158. Which of the following represents the Finance Commissions that have been set-up so far?
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13
160. According to the Constitution of India, which of the following is NOT one of the main organs of the
Government?
a. Legislature b. Bureaucracy c. Executive d. Judiciary
166. Metals which chemically behave both as metals and non-metals are called
a. alloys b. metalloids c. halogens d. chalkogens
169. Which of the following articles of the Constitution deals with Financial Emergency?
a. Article 352 b. Article 356 c. Article 360 d. Article 370
176. Which of the following US state is also known as the ‘Empire State’?
a. Chicago b. San Francisco c. New York d. Washington DC
177. He is also known as the ‘Light of Asia’. Can you identify him from the given options?
a. Guru Nanak Dev b. Mahavir Swami
c. Swami Vivekananda d. Gautam Buddha
179. Which of the following represents the name of the Chinese character on whom the emblem of
Beijing Olympics is based?
a. Yan b. Ying c. Jing d. Jang
187. Which of the following is the largest and the deepest ocean of the world?
a. Arctic b. Atlantic c. Pacific d. Indian
192. Which of the following is NOT the member of the European Union?
a. Greece b. Finland c. Norway d. United Kingdom
195. Which of the following personalities is the first woman chairperson of Planning Commission of
India?
a. Vijaylakshmi Pandit b. Indira Gandhi c. Sucheta Kripalani d. Sarojini Naidu
197. Who is the youngest cricketer in the world to have played 100 test matches?
a. Shoaib Akhtar b. Mohammed Sami c. Michael Bevan d. Sachin Tendulkar