Q.1

Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as

  • Sher-e-Punjab
  • Punjab Kesari
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.2

Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

  • Hydrometer
  • Hygrometer
  • Barometer
  • Mercury Thermometer
Q.3

John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died on

  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
Q.4

National Anthem was first sung on

  • December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta
  • January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India
  • January 26, 1959 by the Government of India
  • None of the above
Q.5

The headquarter of BSF are at

  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • New Delhi
  • Mumbai
Q.6

National Institute of Oceanography is located at

  • Panaji (Goa)
  • Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Pune (Maharashtra)
  • Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Q.7

Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential?

  • Water power
  • Wind power
  • Solar power
  • Biomass power
Q.8

Jesus Christ was crucified in

  • 4 BC
  • 4 AD
  • 20 AD
  • 1 AD
Q.9

Modern football is said to have evolved from

  • England
  • India
  • France
  • Spain
Q.10

Nowadays many novel chemicals are being synthesized termed as xenobiotics. The unique feature of these is what they are

  1. biodegradable
  2. non- biodegradable
  3. pose on environmental threat
  4. they are environment friendly
  • I, III
  • II, III
  • I, III, IV
  • II, III, IV
Q.11

Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in

  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
Q.12

Logarithm tables were invented by

  • John Napier
  • John Doe
  • John Harrison
  • John Douglas
Q.13

With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?

  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Golf
Q.14

Joule is the unit of

  • temperature
  • pressure
  • energy
  • heat
Q.15

For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

  • Aluminium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Zinc
Q.16

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at

  • Darjeeling
  • Dehradun
  • Marmago
  • Dispur
Q.17

DRDL stands for

  • Defence Research and Development Laboratary
  • Department of Research and Development Laboratory
  • Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
  • None of the above
Q.18

Kemal Ataturk was

  • the first President of Independent Kenya
  • the founder of modern Turkey
  • revolutionary leader of Soviet Union
  • None of the above
Q.19

Economic goods are

  • all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand
  • Commodities that is available according to their demand
  • Commodities that is available more as compared to demand
  • None of the above
Q.20

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was

  • a German Physicist
  • developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
  • devised temperature scale
  • All of the above
Q.21

Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?

  • Gen. K.M. Cariappa
  • Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
  • Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
  • None of the above
Q.22

Dumping is

  • selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price
  • the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price
  • prohibited by regulations of GATT
  • All of the above
Q.23

FFC stands for

  • Foreign Finance Corporation
  • Film Finance Corporation
  • Federation of Football Council
  • None of the above
Q.24

Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

  • the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
  • resistance power increases
  • the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
  • the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
Q.25

Milkha Singh Stood ____ inOlympics, in Athletics.

  • fourth in 400m final
  • second in 400m final
  • eighth in 50km walk
  • seventh in 800m final
Q.26

For purifying drinking water alum is used

  • for coagulation of mud particles
  • to kill bacteria
  • to remove salts
  • to remove gases
Q.27

During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in

  • 1000 AD
  • 1099 AD
  • 1200 AD
  • 1515 AD
Q.28

FRS stands for

  • Fellow Research System
  • Federation of Regulation Society
  • Fellow of Royal Society
  • None of the above
Q.29

Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in

  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
Q.30

For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are

  • 26 m x 14 m
  • 28 m x 15 m
  • 27 m x 16 m
  • 28 m x 16 m
Q.31

Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the

  • force of adhesion
  • force of friction
  • centrifugal force
  • force of cohesion
Q.32

Fastest shorthand writer was

  • Dr. G. D. Bist
  • J.R.D. Tata
  • J.M. Tagore
  • Khudada Khan
Q.33

Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

  • USA
  • Fiji
  • India
  • UK
Q.34

Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in

  • 1958 in Tokyo
  • 1962 in Jakarta
  • 1966 in Bangkok
  • 1970 in Bangkok
Q.35

Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

  • Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
  • Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
  • Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962
  • Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
Q.36

Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the

  • Earth's gravitational pull
  • Moon's gravitational pull
  • Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation
  • Pressure of the atmosphere
Q.37

Guru Gobind Singh was

  • the 10th Guru of the Sikhs
  • founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
  • author of Dasam Granth
  • All the above
Q.38

Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
Q.39

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  • started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune
  • founded the servants of India Society
  • served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905
  • All of the above
Q.40

Epsom (England) is the place associated with

  • Horse racing
  • Polo
  • Shooting
  • Snooker
Q.41

Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

  • Letter of Credit (L/C)
  • laissezfaire
  • inflation
  • None of the above
Q.42

ESCAP stands for

  • Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
  • European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
  • Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
  • None of the above
Q.43

Free market is

  • a condition in the international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on import of goods
  • market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand
  • ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism
  • None of the above
Q.44

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

  • international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers
  • agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members
  • Both option A and B
  • None of the above
Q.45

Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award infor

  • his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide
  • his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
  • showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security
  • None of the above
Q.46

Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

  • May 8
  • May 18
  • June 8
  • June 18
Q.47

GNLF stands for

  • Gorkha National Liberation Front
  • Gross National Liberation Form
  • Both option A and B
  • None of the above
Q.48

First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in

  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1958
  • 1922
Q.49

First Afghan War took place in

  • 1839
  • 1843
  • 1833
  • 1848
Q.50

Firdausi was

  • a poet
  • well known for his epic 'Shahnama'
  • Both option A and B
  • None of the above
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