Q.1

Plorence(Chadwick) is the associated place for which of the following sport?

  • Snooker
  • Racking Horse
  • Skiing
  • Tennis
Q.2

Innocent III, who became pope inled

  • the first crusade
  • the second crusade
  • the third crusade
  • the fourth crusade
Q.3

Oxford university was founded in

  • 1139 AD
  • 1163 AD
  • 215 BC
  • 55 BC
Q.4

Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called

  • preference shares
  • bull
  • bear
  • shareholder
Q.5

Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the

  • behavior of animals
  • origin and growth of plants
  • the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
  • formation of new stars
Q.6

Indira Gandhi was assassinated in

  • 1974
  • 1984
  • 1994
  • 2004
Q.7

In which of the following years, the membership of the Security Council was increased fromto(under Article 23)?

  • 1960
  • 1965
  • 1972
  • 1975
Q.8

In cricket, the two sets of wickets are

  • 18 yards apart
  • 20 yards apart
  • 22 yards apart
  • 24 yards apart
Q.9

South Africa joined the Commonwealth as 51st member in

  • May 1993
  • May 1994
  • May 1995
  • May 1996
Q.10

The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white silk are

  • from right to left blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively
  • from left to right blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively
  • from right to left blue, black, green, red and yellow respectively
  • from left to right yellow, red, green, black and blue respectively
Q.11

The chief of the Army staff is assisted by

  • Vice-chief of the Army Staff
  • Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.12

The 'Red Triangle' symbol denotes

  • Air India
  • family planning
  • culture and civilization
  • None of the above
Q.13

Rise of the Chinese civilization along the banks of Hawangtook place in

  • 2500 - 2000 BC
  • 2700 - 2600 BC
  • 2205 - 1122 BC
  • 2000 - 1200 BC
Q.14

Hygrometer is used to measure

  • relative humidity
  • purity of milk
  • specific gravity of liquid
  • None of the above
Q.15

Rabindranath Tagore is also known as

  • Guruji
  • Gurudev
  • Mahamana
  • Netaji
Q.16

India's Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in ____ under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

  • 1979-80
  • 1980-81
  • 1981-82
  • 1982-83
Q.17

Reproductive cells in human beings are produced

  • in greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male
  • for a longer period in the female than in male
  • in equal number in both sexes
  • in greater numbers by the female than by the male
Q.18

TheOlympics Games were held in

  • London
  • Seoul
  • Sydney
  • Tokyo
Q.19

In which year a resolution 'Uniting for Peace' was adopted by UN General Assembly?

  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1965
  • 1980
Q.20

The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was

  • George Washington
  • Bill Clinton
  • George Bush
  • None of the above
Q.21

Shankracharya was the founder of

  • Buddhism
  • Jainism
  • Arya Samaj
  • Advaitic philosophy
Q.22

Sir Humphry Davy was a British chemist who

  • invented the safety lamp for miners
  • discovered the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.23

Recently lead free petrol was introduced in our country because

  • they are not needed now as anti-knock agents
  • they tower the efficiency of the engine
  • they cause less pollution
  • to reduce the cost of petrol
Q.24

The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called

  • collateral
  • coalition
  • conglomerate
  • None of the above
Q.25

The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is

  • Jata Jatin
  • Faguna or Fog
  • Purbi
  • Bihu
Q.26

The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to

  • use the local administrative machinery
  • implement environmental laws strictly
  • provide environmental education to the local people and create awareness
  • leave it to the local public to decide
Q.27

The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?

  • London
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Teheran
Q.28

The element of an electric stove made

  • copper
  • invar
  • magnalium
  • nicrome
Q.29

P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ inOlympics.

  • 400 m final
  • 800 m final
  • 400 m hurdle
  • the marathon
Q.30

Presently known as the European Union, the EEC was established in

  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
Q.31

Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in

  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
Q.32

Study of earthquakes is known as

  • ecology
  • seismology
  • numismatics
  • None of the above
Q.33

Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated in

  • 1961
  • 1971
  • 1981
  • 1991
Q.34

Regular meetings of Trusteeship Council (UNO) are held

  • once a year
  • twice a year
  • thrice a year
  • four times a year
Q.35

Sculpture flourished during

  • Egyptian civilization
  • Indus valley civilization
  • Chinese civilization
  • None of the above
Q.36

Sonia Nazario of "Los Angeles Times" was awarded Pulitzer Prize infor

  • commentary
  • editorial writing
  • music
  • feature writing
Q.37

The country's first indigenously built missile boat was

  • INS Vibhuti
  • INS Vipul
  • INS Savitri
  • INS Shakti
Q.38

World War II was fought between

  • Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France)
  • Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.39

The buoyancy depends on

  • the shape of the body
  • the mass of the body
  • the mass of the liquid displaced
  • the depth to which the body is immersed
Q.40

The first lady Prime Minister of a country was

  • Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka)
  • Maria Estate Pew (Argentina)
  • Junko Taibei (Japan)
  • None of the above
Q.41

The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha was

  • Nargis Dutt
  • Hema Malini
  • Jaya Prada
  • None of the above
Q.42

Rabindranath Tagore receive Nobel Prize inin the field of

  • physics
  • peace
  • literature
  • economy
Q.43

The first Indian and Asian to receive the Noble Prize in Physics was

  • C.V. Raman
  • Mother Teresa
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • S. Chandrasekhar
Q.44

The department of Atomic Energy was established in

  • 1948
  • 1954
  • 1963
  • 1971
Q.45

The first attempt in printing was made in England by

  • James Arkwright
  • James Watt
  • William Caxton
  • Isaac Newton
Q.46

The first rice straw power plant has been set up at

  • Kolkata
  • Jalkheri, Punjab
  • Trombay, Maharashtra
  • None of the above
Q.47

The blood pressure of a young male human being is

  • 110/70
  • 120/80
  • 135/90
  • 140/100
Q.48

Photophobia is

  • a disease cause by too much sunlight
  • abnormal intolerance of light
  • the adjustment of the eye for light
  • the ability to perceive light
Q.49

Steel is more elastic than Rubber because

  • its density is high
  • it is a metal
  • ratio of stress to strain is more
  • ratio of stress to strain is less
Q.50

Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

  • Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA
  • Government of United States
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • None of the above
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