1. For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President? (A) 7 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 15 Ans.

(C) 12 2. Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ? (A) Ashok (B) Harshvardhan (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Kanishka Ans. (C) Chandragupta Mourya 3. What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ? (A) East to West (B) West to East (C) North to South (D) South to North Ans. (B) West to East 4. In Computers, One Byte equals to how many Bits ? (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16 Ans. (B) 8 5. Which is the highest civilian award in India ? (A) Padam Shri (B) Padam Bhushan (C) Padam Vibhushan (D) Bharat Ratna Ans. (D) Bharat Ratna

6. In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India ? (A) Ibrahim Lodhi (B) Sikandar Lodhi (C) Bahlul Lodhi (D) Daulat Lodhi Ans. (A) Ibrahim Lodhi 7. Which is the largest animal in world ? (A) Giraffe (B) Elephant (C) Orang Utan (D) Blue Whale Ans. (D) Blue Whale 8. In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ? (A) Two (B) All (C) None (D) Not fixed Ans. (B) All 9. What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India ? (A) Tejas (B) Anupam (C) Aryabhatt (D) Param Ans. (D) Param 10. Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boys Australian Open Junior Title ? (A) Prakash Amritraj (B) Rohan Bopanna (C) Yuki Bhambri (D) Zeeshan Ali Ans. (C) Yuki Bhambri

11. Which colour is in the centre of Rainbow ? (A) Red (B) Yellow (C) Green (D) Violet Ans. (C) Green 12. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ? (A) Goa (B) Sikkim (C) Nagaland (D) Tripura Ans. (A) Goa 13. Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Vice President (D) Finance Minister Ans. (B) Prime Minister 14. Who authored sanskrit epic Ramayana ? (A) Ved Vyas (B) Valmiki (C) Surdas (D) Tulsidas Ans. (B) Valmiki 15. Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ? (A) P.T.Usha (B) Shiny Abraham (C) Karnam Malleshwari (D) Kunjarani Devi

Ans. (C) Karnam Malleshwari 16. Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ? (A) Erie Canal (B) Indira Gandhi Canal (C) Panama Canal (D) Suez Canal Ans. (D) Suez Canal 17. According to Mahabharat, who was the last Commander-in-Chief of Kaurava army ? (A) Ashwatthama (B) Dronacharya (C) Karna (D) Shalya Ans. (A) Ashwatthama 18. Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket ? (A) Chetan Sharma (B) Kapil Dev (C) Harbhajan Singh (D) Irfan Pathan Ans. (C) Harbhajan Singh 19. Which is the longest bone in human body ? (A) Femur (B) Fibula (C) Radius (D) Stapes Ans. (A) Femur 20. Which luxury train travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey ? (A) Palace on Wheels (B) Heritage on Wheels (C) The Deccan Odyssey (D) Golden Chariot

Ans. (C) The Deccan Odyssey 21. German Shepherd is a popular breed of ? (A) Dog (B) Cat (C) Cow (D) Horse Ans. (A) Dog 22. How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ? (A) Govinda (B) Jitendra (C) Sunil Dutt (D) Akshay Kumar Ans. (D) Akshay Kumar 23. According to Ramayana, who was Bharats wife ? (A) Sita (B) Urmila (C) Mandavi (D) Shruthukeerti Ans. (C) Mandevi 24. Into which water body does river Narmada flow ? (A) Red Sea (B) Arabian Sea (C) Bay of Bengal (D) Indian Ocean Ans. (B) Arabian Sea 25. Who was Akbars financial advisor ? (A) Birbal (B) Abul Fazal (C) Raja Todar Mal (D) Raja Man Singh

Ans. (C) Raja Todar Mal 26. Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated ? (A) Mussoorie (B) Dehradun (C) Chandigarh (D) Hyderabad Ans. (D) Hyderabad 27. Who founded Forward Block political party ? (A) A.O.Hume (B) Subhash Chandar Bose (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Ans. (B) Subhash Chandar Bose 28. Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals ? (A) Wasim Akram (B) Shane Warne (C) Muttiah Muralitharan (D) Glenn McGrath Ans. (C) Muttiah Muralitharan 29. Which indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996 ? (A) Sabeer Bhatia (B) Vinod Dham (C) Azim Premji (D) N.R.Narayan Murthy Ans. (A) Sabeer Bhatia 30. Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ? (A) Edwin Lutyens (B) Le Corbusier (C) Charles Correa (D) Herbert Baker

Ans. (B) Le Corbusier 31. Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ? (A) Phantom (B) Batman (C) Superman (D) Spiderman Ans. (D) Spiderman 32. Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ? (A) Mars (B) Venus (C) Jupiter (D) Mercury Ans. (B) Venus 33. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ? (A) Bhutan (B) Nepal (C) India (D) Bangladesh Ans. (B) Nepal 34. Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ? (A) Bachendri Pal (B) Santosh Yadav (C) Kalpana Chawla (D) Kiran Bedi Ans. (A) Bachendri Pal 35. Which is not a part of our parliament ? (A) President (B) Lok Sabha (C) Rajya Sabha (D) Supreme Court

Ans. (D) Supreme Court 36. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ? (A) Water (B) Height (C) Darkness (D) Thunder Ans. (A) Water 37. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak (C) Rabindra Nath Tagore (D) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans. (D) Jawaharlal Nehru 38. To commemorate his conquest of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which Mughal ruler built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri ? (A) Babur (B) Akbar (C) Jahangir (D) Shahjahan Ans. (B) Akbar 39. Which is the principal ore of Mercury ? (A) Galena (B) Bauxite (C) Cinnabar (D) Hematite Ans. (C) Cinnabar 40. Where is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) situated ? (A) New Delhi (B) Ahmedabad

(C) Bengaluru (D) Bhubaneshwar Ans. (C) Bengaluru 41. What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ? (A) Veerta Aur Vivek (B) Bharat Mata Ki Jai (C) Vayam Rakshaamah (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan Ans. (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan 42. Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ? (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) NYSE (D) NASDAQ Ans. (B) NSE 43. Which planet is nearest to Sun ? (A) Venus (B) Mercury (C) Earth (D) Mars Ans. (B) Mercury 44. According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyus mother ? (A) Draupadi (B) Ulupi (C) Chitrangada (D) Subhadra Ans. (D) Subhadra 45. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ? (A) Radcliffe Line

(B) McMahon Line (C) Durand Line (D) Curzon Line Ans. (A) Radcliffe Line 46. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means Story Teller ? (A) Odissi (B) Kuchipudi (C) Kathak (D) Bharatanatyam Ans. (C) Kathak 47. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ? (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb Ans. (C) Shahjahan 48. Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ? (A) Lata Mangeshkar (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (C) Gangubai Hangal (D) Pt. Ravi Shankar Ans. (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi 49. The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which country ? (A) Iceland (B) France (C) Japan (D) Israel Ans. (A) Iceland

50. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used ? (A) Kelvin (B) Richter (C) Mohs (D) Mercalli Ans. (C) Mohs 51. Out of four Hindu Dhams, three are dedicated to lord Vishnu & one to lord Shiva. Which one is dedicated to lord Shiva ? (A) Puri (B) Dwarka (C) Badrinath (D) Rameshwaram Ans. (D) Rameshwaram 52. By mixing equal amount of Blue and Yellow colours, which colour will result ? (A) Green (B) Purple (C) Orange (D) Brown Ans. (A) Green 53. Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ? (A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle (B) Jai Praksha Narain (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans. (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 54. By how many hours Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ? (A) 4:00 Hours (B) 4:30 Hours (C) 5:00 Hours (D) 5:30 Hours

Ans. (D) 5:30 Hours 55. Crescograph, a device for measuring growth in plants, was invented by which Indian scientist ? (A) Jagadish Chandra Bose (B) Satyendra Nath Bose (C) Jayant Narlikar (D) Meghnad Saha Ans. (A) Jagadish Chandra Bose 56. On August 8, 1942, in which city Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution ? (A) Karachi (B) Mumbai (C) Kolkata (D) Lucknow Ans. (B) Mumbai 57. Where is the Indira Point, the southernmost point of land in the territory of India, situated ? (A) Lakshadweep (B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C) Kerala (D) Tamilnadu Ans. (B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 58. In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum ? (A) Mumtaz (B) Noorjahan (C) Hazrat Mahal (D) Manmati Ans. (A) Mumtaz 59. What line connects the points on a map that have the same temprature ? (A) Isobar (B) Isohel (C) Isotherm (D) Isohume

Ans. (C) Isotherm 60. In which river is Indias largest riverine island Majuli is situated ? (A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputra (C) Mahanadi (D) Godavari Ans. (B) Mrahmaputra 61. What is the observation that `Supply creates its own demand is popularly called ? (A) Greshams Law (B) Murphys Law (C) Says Law (D) Parkinsons Law Ans. (C) Says Law 62. In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya (C) Syed Ahmed Khan (D) S.Radhakrishnan Ans. (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya 63. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar ? (A) Rishabh Dev (B) Neminath (C) Parshavnath (D) Mahavir Ans. (A) Rishabh Dev 64. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated ? (A) Geneva (B) Vienna (C) Brussels (D) The Hague

Ans. (B) Vienna 65. Which blood group is universal donor ? (A) A (B) B (C) AB (D) O Ans. (D) O 66. Who directed 8 Oscar awards winning film Slumdog Millionaire ? (A) Danny Boyle (B) David Fincher (C) Stephen Daldry (D) Ron Howard Ans. (A) Danny Boyle 67. Who became the first space tourist on 28 April, 2001 ? (A) Dennis Tito (B) Mark Shuttleworth (C) Gregory Olsen (D) Anousheh Ansari Ans. (A) Dennis Tito 68. Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty ? (A) Chola (B) Pallava (C) Chandela (D) Chalukya Ans. (C Chandela 69. The book `Beyond The Last Blue Mountain written by R.M.Lala is the biography of which industrialist ? (A) G.D.Birla (B) Dhirubhai Ambani (C) Jamnalal Bajaj (D) J.R.D.Tata

Ans. (D) J.R.D. Tata 70. Which city will host Winter Olympics in 2010 ? (A) Turin (Italy) (B) Sochi (Russia) (C) Vancouver (Canada) (D) Salt Lake City (USA) Ans. (C) Vancouver (Canada) 71. Which term is used to describe the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk ? (A) Sericulture (B) Viticulture (C) Horticulture (D) Apiculture Ans. (A) Sericulture 72. Which metal is the best conductor of electric current ? (A) Copper (B) Gold (C) Silver (D) Aluminium Ans. (C) Silver 73. What is the popular name of Ascorbic acid ? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D Ans. (C) Vitamin C 74. Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi ? (A) Morarji Desai (B) Atal Behari Vajpayee (C) V.P.Singh (D) P.V.Narasimha Rao

Ans. (B) Atal Behari Vajpayee 75. Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres ? (A) Prime Meridian (B) Equator (C) Tropic of Cancer (D) Tropic of Capricorn Ans. (B) Equator 76. Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of Yamuna river ? (A) Agra (B) Mathura (C) Delhi (D) Allahabad Ans. (A) Agra 77. Who coined the name `Pakistan ? (A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Liaquat Ali Khan (D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali Ans. (D) Choudhary Rahmat Ali 78. Vishvambhar Mishra was the original name of which spiritual guru ? (A) Swami Vivekanand (B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (D) Swami Prabhupada Ans. (B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 79. At the time of independence, who was the president of Indian National Congress ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(C) Sardar Patel (D) J.B.Kriplani Ans. (D) J. B. Kriplani 80. In 1958, who became the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award ? (A) Vinoba Bhave (B) Baba Amte (C) Satyajit Ray (D) Jai Prakash Narain Ans. (A) Vinoba Bhave 81. Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century ? (A) N.R.Narayan Murthy (B) N.S.Raghavan (C) Nandan Nilekani (D) Kris Gopalakrishnan Ans. (C) Nandan Nilekani 82. What is the scientific name of Vinegar ? (A) Citric Acid (B) Acetic Acid (C) Lactic Acid (D) Tartaric Acid Ans. (B) Acetic Acid 83. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha ? (A) President (B) Vice President (C) Prime Minister (D) Lok Sabha Speaker Ans. (B) Vice President 84. In 2008, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games ? (A) Abhinav Bindra

(B) Vijender Kumar (C) Leander Paes (D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Ans. (A) Abhinav Bindra 85. Which film star founded the Telugu Desham Party ? (A) N.T.Rama Rao (B) M.G.Ramachandran (C) Sivaji Ganesan (D) J.Jayalalithaa Ans. (A) N. T. Rama Rao 86. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Universe title in 1994 ? (A) Lara Dutta (B) Reita Faria (C) Aishwarya Rai (D) Sushmita Sen Ans. (D) Sushmita Sen 87. Which is the largest brackish water lake in India ? (A) Wular Lake, (B) Pulicat Lake (C) Kaliveli Lake (D) Chilka Lake Ans. (D) Chilka Lake 88. How do we better know playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya ? (A) Shaan (B) Lucky Ali (C) Kumar Sanu (D) Kishore Kumar Ans. (C) Kumar Sanu

89. Which scientist is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India ? (A) Verghese Kurien (B) M.S.Swaminathan (C) Raja Ramanna (D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Ans. (B) M. S. Swaninathan 90. Which city is served by Jolly Grant Airport ? (A) Jaipur (B) Lucknow (C) Chandigarh (D) Dehradun Ans. (D) Dehradun 91. In 2007, which state re-established its Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) after a gap of 22 years ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu Ans. (C) Andhra Prodesh 92. Which unit is used to measure the intensity of sound ? (A) Decibel (B) Ampere (C) Parsec (D) Tesla Ans. (A) Decibel 93. Who wrote the patriotic song `Saare Jahan Se Achcha ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) Muhammad Iqbal (D) Kavi Pradeep Ans. (C) Muhammad Iqbal

94. In which town of Uttar Pradesh did Gautam Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana (salvation) ? (A) Lumbini (B) Kushinagar (C) Nanded (D) Pavapuri Ans. (B) Kushinagar 95. Who presides over the joint sittings of both houses of Parliament ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Lok Sabha Speaker (D) Rajya Sabha Speaker Ans. (C) Lok Sabha Speaker 96. Nathu La Pass, located in Sikkim, connects India with which country ? (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Myanmar (D) China Ans. (C) China 97. Who is the only Indian batsman to score Triple Century in Test Cricket ? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) V.V.S.Laxman (D) Virender Sehwag Ans. (D) Virender Sehwag 98. In which hill station is the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) located ? (A) Darjeeling (B) Srinagar (C) Nainital (D) Shimla Ans. (A) Darjeeling

99. What term is used to refer the large number which is formed by writing digit 1 followed by 100 zeros ? (A) Billion (B) Trillion (C) Octillion (D) Googol Ans. (D) Googol 100. Zakumi, a leopard, is the official mascot of which tournament ? (A) Commonwealth Games 2010 (B) FIFA Football World Cup 2010 (C) Cricket World Cup 2011 (D) Olympic Games 2012 Ans. (B) FIFA Football World Cup 2010

Q1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey ? (A) Kangra (B) Mysore (C) Tanjore (D) Madhubani Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day in India ? (A) C.K.Naidu (B) Dhyan Chand (C) Milkha Singh (D) Wilson Jones Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhis samadhi in Delhi Called ? (A) Raj Ghat (B) Shantivan

(C) Vijay Ghat (D) Shakti Sthal Q4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ? (A) Satpura (B) Vindhya (C) Aravali (D) Himalaya Q5. `Silicon Valley of India is the nickname of which south Indian city ? (A) Hyderabad (B) Bengaluru (C) Chennai (D) Thiruvananthapuram Q6. According to Hindu mythology, who is the Guru of Devas (Gods) ? (A) Dhanvantri (B) Shukracharya (C) Brihaspati (D) Vishvakarma Q7. Which one of the following is not a fungus ? (A) Yeast (B) Mushroom (C) Insulin (D) Penicillin Q8. In 1905, which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal ? (A) Lord Irwin (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Hardinge (D) Lord Chelmsford Q9. `Panchatantra, a collection of moral stories in Sanskrit, was authored by ? (A) Somadeva (B) Kautilya (C) Narayan Pandit (D) Vishnu Sharma

Q10. Which is the only state in India to have Common Civil Code in force ? (A) Goa (B) Mizoram (C) Nagaland (D) Jammu & Kashmir Q11. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid form at normal room temprature (25 degree Celsius) ? (A) Mercury (B) Cesium (C) Gallium (D) Rubidium Q12. What was the name of Maharana Prataps faithful horse ? (A) Chetak (B) Kanthak (C) Marengo (D) Bucephalus Q13. Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimum no. of days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household ? (A) 50 days (B) 100 days (C) 150 days (D) 200 days Q14. According to Hindu mythology, what kind of animal is Kamadhenu ? (A) Dog (B) Cow (C) Horse (D) Elephant Q15. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India ? (A) B.R.Ambedkar (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Q16. In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ? (A) Tokyo (B) Shanghai (C) New Delhi (D) Kuala Lumpur Q17. Annie Besant, a British lady, was first woman President of Indian National Congress(INC). Who was the first Indian woman President of INC ? (A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Nellie Sengupta (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Sonia Gandhi Q18. Java Trench, also called Sunda Trench, is the deepest point in which ocean ? (A) Arctic Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) Indian Ocean (D) Atlantic Ocean Q19. `Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was the motto of which revolution ? (A) Cuban Revolution (B) American Revolution (C) Chinese Revolution (D) French Revolution Q20. `Dreams from My Father and `The Audicity of Hope books are authored by which American President ? (A) Bill Clinton (B) George W. Bush (C) Barack Obama (D) Ronald Reagan Q21. On the banks of which river is Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, situated ? (A) Ganga (B) Yamuna (C) Gomti (D) Godavari

Q22. Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of which religious Guru ? (A) Mahavira (B) Gautam Buddha (C) Guru Nanak Dev (D) Guru Gobind Singh Q23. Who wrote Bangladeshs national anthem Amar Shonar Bangla ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Kazi Nazrul Islam (C) Mohammed Iqbal (D) Taslima Nasrin Q24. Parvani, the peacock, is mount of which Hindu God ? (A) Indra (B) Vishnu (C) Ganesh (D) Kartikeya Q25. Before Bhubaneswar, which city was the capital of Orissa ? (A) Puri (B) Cuttack (C) Rourkela (D) Sambalpur Q26. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ? (A) Geet Sethi (B) Pullela Gopichand (C) Vishwanathan Anand (D) Sachin Tendulkar Q27. In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located ? (A) Brussels (B) Geneva (C) New York (D) Paris Q28. Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) and buried in Alexandria (Africa) ?

(A) Genghis Khan (B) Attila the Hun (C) Napolean Bonaparte (D) Alexander the Great Q29. To produce artificial rains, which chemical is used for Cloud Seeding ? (A) Copper Sulphate (B) Ammonium Nitrate (C) Silver Iodide (D) Potassium Premanganate Q30. Binola village, the scheduled site of the Indian National Defence University (INDU), is in which state ? (A) Punjab (B) Haryana (C) Rajasthan (D) Uttar Pradesh Q31. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ? (A) Devika Rani Roerich (B) Prithviraj Kapoor (C) B.N.Sirkar (D) Pankaj Mullick Q32. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ? (A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) West Bengal Q33. `Akbarnama, a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ? (A) Faizi (B) Birbal (C) Abul Fazl (D) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khana Q34. Which among the following is not a mammal ? (A) Bat (B) Shark

(C) Dolphin (D) Blue Whale Q35. Which city is known as the `Big Apple ? (A) Paris (B) Tokyo (C) Shanghai (D) New York Q36. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title ? (A) Prakash Nath (B) Prakash Padukone (C) Nandu M. Natekar (D) Pullela Gopichand Q37. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, is constructed ? (A) Chenab (B) Jhelum (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej Q38. Apart from Delhi, which other Union Territory has its own elected Vidhan Sabha and the executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister ? (A) Daman and Diu (B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (C) Lakshadweep (D) Pondicherry Q39. On 2nd July 1972, with which Pakistani leader did Indira Gandhi sign Shimla Agreement ? (A) Ayub Khan (B) Yahya Khan (C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (D) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Q40. Which freedom fighter highlighted the drain of Indias wealth into Britain, in his book `Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India in 1901 ? (A) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Womesh Chandra Bonerjee Q41. In Windows XP operating system, what is the `XP short for ? (A) Expert (B) Express (C) Experience (D) Extra Power Q42. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis ? (A) Neem (B) Peepal (C) Aam (Mango) (D) Bargad (Banyan) Q43. In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated ? (A) Gwalior (B) Patiala (C) Bangalore (D) Chennai Q44. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court judges ? (A) 60 years (B) 62 years (C) 65 years (D) 70 years Q45. Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country at Badrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South) ? (A) Adi Shankaracharya (B) Swami Vivekanand (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (D) Swami Prabhupada Q46. From which countrys constitution, the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted in Indian constitution ? (A) France (B) Ireland

(C) United Kingdom (D) United States of America Q47. Which sector is the biggest contributor to Indias GDP ? (A) Agriculture (B) Industry (C) Services (D) All contribute equally Q48. Bubonic, Pnuemonic and Septicemic are the forms of which deadly infectious disease caused by Yersinia Pestis bacterium ? (A) Hepatitis B (B) Measles (C) Tetanus (D) Plague Q49. Who is the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ? (A) Sam Pitroda (B) C.Rangarajan (C) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar (D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Q50. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ? (A) Percy Spencer (B) Martin Cooper (C) Tim Berners-Lee (D) Edwin Land Q51. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution ? (A) Grains (B) Pulses (C) Oilseeds (D) Fruits and Vegetables Q52. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ? (A) 18 yards (B) 20 yards

(C) 22 yards (D) 24 yards Q53. Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra ? (A) Baba Amte (B) C.Rajagopalachari (C) C.F.Andrews (D) Vinoba Bhave Q54. Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ? (A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Chennai (D) Kolkata Q55. Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ? (A) Surya (B) Brahma (C) Vishnu (D) Shiv Q56. What is the name of Indias first electric Car ? (A) Rewa (B) Arjun (C) Chetak (D) Shaktiman Q57. In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan ruler Muhammad Ghori ? (A) Battle of Buxar (1764) (B) Battle of Plassey (1757) (C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761) (D) Second Battle of Tarain (1192) Q58. Which element is necessarily present in all acids ? (A) Carbon (B) Oxygen

(C) Hydrogen (D) Nitrogen Q59. Which IT entrepreneur authored the book `Business at the speed of thought ? (A) Bill Gates (B) Larry Ellison (C) Michael Dell (D) Sergey Brin Q60. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the worlds longest glacier, located ? (A) Himalayas (B) Karakoram (C) Hindu Kush (D) Tien Shan Q61. In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ? (A) Liver (B) Spleen (C) Pancreas (D) Stomach Q62. What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ? (A) Bhagmati (B) Mehrunnisa (C) Manikarnika (D) Arjumand Banu Begum Q63. Which among the following is not a Prime number ? (A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 11 Q64. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ? (A) Dubai (B) London (C) Monaco (D) Sharjah

Q65. Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ? (A) Arsenic (B) Carbon (C) Selenium (D) Germanium Q66. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ? (A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh Q67. Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ? (A) Kapil Dev (B) Bishen Singh Bedi (C) Narendra Hirwani (D) Anil Kumble Q68. In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, worlds only floating National Park, situated ? (A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Manipur (D) West Bengal Q69. In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ? (A) Julius Nyerere (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Gerhard Fischer (D) John Hume Q70. My Music, My Life and Raga Mala books are the autobiographies of which music maestro ? (A) Zakir Hussain (B) Amjad Ali Khan (C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma (D) Pt.Ravishankar Q71. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ? (A) 25 years

(B) 30 years (C) 35 years (D) 40 years Q72. Who created fictional character Harry Potter ? (A) Ruskin Bond (B) J.K.Rowling (C) Enid Blyton (D) R.K.Narayan Q73. In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ? (A) Beriberi (B) Scurvy (C) Rickets (D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness) Q74. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu ? (A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Chittaranjan Das (D) C.F.Andrews Q75. On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ? (A) Rajkot (B) Ahmedabad (C) Mumbai (D) Lahore Q76. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ? (A) Raghupati Sahay (B) Dhanpatrai Srivastava (C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi (D) Sampooran Singh Kalra Q77. In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhimas son Ghatotkacha ? (A) Karna (B) Dronacharya

(C) Ashwathama (D) Shalya Q78. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ? (A) Dadabahi Naoroji (B) Badruddin Tyabji (C) Pherozeshah Mehta (D) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee Q79. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ? (A) Charak (B) Sushruta (C) Patanjali (D) Panini Q80. Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ? (A) Ever Onward (B) Friendship Through Sport (C) Humanity Equality Destiny (D) Swifter, Higher, Stronger Q81. What is the approximate playing time of full version of Jana Gana Mana, the National Anthem of India ? (A) 42 seconds (B) 52 seconds (C) 62 seconds (D) 72 seconds Q82. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ? (A) Srinagar (B) Hyderabad (C) Lucknow (D) Jodhpur Q83. In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ? (A) Goa (B) Sikkim

(C) Mizoram (D) Arunachal Pradesh Q84. Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ? (A) Mars (B) Venus (C) Mercury (D) Jupiter Q85. Which state will host 34th National Games in June 2009 ? (A) Goa (B) Assam (C) Kerala (D) Jharkhand Q86. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ? (A) China (B) Russia (C) Israel (D) Pakistan Q87. Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ? (A) Madurai (B) Thanjavur (C) Warangal (D) Vijayanagar Q88. Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ? (A) Plasma (B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes) (C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes) (D) Platelets (Thrombocytes) Q89. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ? (A) Finland (B) Norway (C) Australia (D) New Zealand

Q90. What is the name of worlds first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 times faster than standard PCs ? (A) Eka (B) Tesla (C) Param (D) Deep Blue Q91. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Defence Minister (D) Chief of Army Staff Q92. Which among the following is not a parasite ? (A) Hookworm (B) Tapeworm (C) Ringworm (D) Roundworm Q93. Who authored the book India Wins Freedom ? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) C.Rajagopalachari Q94. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ? (A) Nepal (B) Pakistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Japan Q95. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ? (A) Surya (B) Vishnu (C) Shiva (D) Ganesh

Q96. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ? (A) Surat (B) Mumbai (C) Chennai (D) Kolkata Q97. Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ? (A) Ice Hockey (B) Lawn Tennis (C) Sumo Wrestling (D) Track Cycling Q98. Which scientist was known as Wizard of Menlo Park ? (A) Isaac Newton (B) Albert Einstein (C) Louis Pasteur (D) Thomas Alva Edison Q99. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) ? (A) Bimbisara (B) Ajatashatru (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Bindusara Q100. On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole ? (A) Richard E. Byrd (B) Robert Edwin Peary (C) Roald Amundsen (D) Lincoln Ellsworth