Q.1

The Newspaper Paravada is taken out in

  • London
  • Beijing
  • Jakarta
  • Moscow
Q.2

The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is

  • Central shrine of Ise (Central of Japan)
  • Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
  • both are correct
  • None of the above
Q.3

The red blood cells are in the

  • heart
  • liver
  • lymph nodes
  • bone marrow
Q.4

The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on

  • first Monday in March every year
  • fourth Monday in September every year
  • third Tuesday in September every year
  • Second Tuesday in March every year
Q.5

The common terms used in shooting are

  • hunting, show-jump, dressage
  • bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug
  • bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta
  • None of the above
Q.6

The Secretary-General is required to submit an annual report on the work of the UN to

  • the General Assembly
  • the Security Council
  • the Trusteeship Council
  • All of the above simultaneously
Q.7

World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is

  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA
  • Lhasa Airport, Tibet
  • King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
  • Chicago O' Hare International Airport, USA
Q.8

Where was the headquarters of European Union located?

  • Brussels
  • Paris
  • London
  • Rome
Q.9

Which of the following are the members of CARICOM?

  • Angrilla, Antigua, Trinidad, Tobago
  • Barbados, Belize, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
  • Dommica, Grenade, Guyana, Jamaica
  • All of the above
Q.10

Which is the language used in Bihar?

  • Hindi
  • Marathi and English
  • Urdu
  • Bangla
Q.11

The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was

  • Newton
  • Dalton
  • Copernicus
  • Einstein
Q.12

Which company manufacturers low and high power communication equipment like radius for the use of defence services and paramilitary organisations?

  • Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
  • God Shipyard Limited (GSL)
  • Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL)
  • None of the above
Q.13

The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was established on

  • April 4, 1949
  • September 1, 1966
  • December 12, 1990
  • January 20, 1950
Q.14

The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was

  • Alexander Fleming
  • Albert Einstein
  • Archimeder
  • Aryabhatta
Q.15

The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in

  • Orissa
  • Assam
  • Manipur
  • Kerala
Q.16

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

  • trade gap
  • turnover
  • reserves
  • referendum
Q.17

The unit of current is

  • ohm
  • watt
  • ampere
  • None of the above
Q.18

Which of the following are the important sects of Islam?

  • Catholics and Protestants
  • Sunnis and Shias
  • Mahayana and Hinayan
  • None of the above
Q.19

The Olympic Symbol (Summer Games) comprises five rings or circles linked together to represent

  • the sporting friendship of all people
  • the five continents
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.20

The smallest state of India is

  • Rajasthan
  • Sikkim
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Goa
Q.21

The revival work of the Olympic Games was undertaken by Baron Pierre deCoubertin after a lapse ofcenturies. The first modern Games were held inat

  • Athens
  • London
  • Paris
  • St. Louis
Q.22

The SLV-3 project provided India with the expertise to lop a larger and more sophisticated launch vehicle

  • PSLV
  • ASLV
  • GSLV
  • None of the above
Q.23

When was the city Rome found by Romulus?

  • 753 BC
  • 604 BC
  • 660 BC
  • None of the above
Q.24

When was the International Monetary Fund established?

  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1950
Q.25

Which is India's largest library with a collection of overmillion volumes of reading and information material?

  • National Book Trust
  • National Library
  • National Educational Resource Centre
  • None of the above
Q.26

The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is

  • 180
  • 182
  • 183
  • 191
Q.27

Where is the Judicature of Orissa?

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Cuttack
  • Both
  • None of the above
Q.28

The number of principal organs of the United Nation is

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
Q.29

The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is

  • 200
  • 206
  • 212
  • 218
Q.30

Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as

  • Poland and Yugoslavia
  • Lithuania and Estonia
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.31

Thomas Cup is associated with

  • badminton
  • billiards
  • lawn tennis
  • table tennis
Q.32

Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?

  • Kanpur
  • Jamshedpur
  • Cuttack
  • Patiala
Q.33

The prize given to individuals fighting for freedom, independence and dignity of people is

  • Simon Bolivai Prize
  • Golden Bear Award
  • David Cohen Award
  • Owen Global Award
Q.34

The parts of the Mahabharata which include Bhagawad Gita, is

  • more then 100 years old
  • more then 2500 years old
  • more then 1500 years old
  • None of the above
Q.35

The significance of the lotus symbol is

  • culture and civilisation
  • peace
  • justice
  • sign of mourning, in protest
Q.36

The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in

  • 2500 BC
  • 2500-2000 BC
  • 2300 BC
  • 2200 BC
Q.37

Which launch vehicle is capable of placing aroundkg of INSAT class of satellites in geosynch-ronous transfer orbit of earth?

  • SLV-S
  • PSLV
  • ASLV
  • GSLV
Q.38

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?

  • Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE)
  • Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
  • None of the above
Q.39

Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris?

  • UNESCO
  • ILO
  • FAO
  • IMO
Q.40

The sacred place for Buddhists is

  • Lumbini (Nepal) where Buddha was born
  • Bodh Gaya (Bihar) where Buddha received enlightenment
  • Kusinagara (UP) where Buddha attained Nirvana
  • All of the above
Q.41

Which of the following are the members of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?

  • Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
  • Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
  • Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka
  • None of the above
Q.42

The Reliance Cup was earlier known by the name of

  • Benson and Hedges Cup
  • McDowell's Challenge Cup
  • Prudential Cup
  • Rothmans Cup
Q.43

The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is

  • studying population dynamics
  • collecting population data
  • evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes
  • All of the above
Q.44

The tribe residing in Meghalaya is

  • Garos
  • Khas
  • Kol
  • Murias
Q.45

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 which exists mentally
  • good was pleasure and that evil was pain
  • base of knowledge is sense-experience, that is, observations governed by scientific principles
  • all knowledge is derived from sensory experience, by observing and experimenting
Q.46

Which Bank has the maximum number of branches?

  • ICICI Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • State Bank of Patiala
Q.47

Which industries are common in Andhra Pradesh?

  • Cement and paper
  • Asbestos and units of HMT, BHEL
  • Hindustan Shipyard and Bharat Dynamics Limited
  • All of the above
Q.48

Which is the major mineral found in Punjab?

  • Coal
  • Gold
  • Salt
  • Iron
Q.49

Which amongst the following has the lowest metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?

  • Dog
  • Elephant
  • Horse
  • Man
Q.50

Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?

  • Kathmandu
  • New Delhi
  • Islamabad
  • Colombo
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