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CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE LEARNING
NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH CONTEST
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Time 1 Hrs. Max.Marks : 100
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Note : Students are required to fill in the circles given in a seperate sheet against the correct answer
given in (a), (b), (c), (d). For example (a) (b) (c) (d) marks (b) as the right answer. All questions carry
equal marks.

1. A person who trains bears and monkeys appropriat word.

is called: This water is free.............impurities :
(a) Madari (a) in (b) on
(b) Biddur (c) from (d) with
(c) Bangali
(d) Gujjar 6. Our National Emblem is the replica of the
top portion of:
2. Horticulture deals with production of : (a) Harsha’s pillar
(a) Crops (b) Kanishka’s pillar
(b) Vegetables (c) Ashoka’s pillar
(c) Fruits (d) Gupta’s pillar
(d) Both ‘b’and ‘c’
7. ‘Broken Wings’ was written by :
3. The first sewing needles were made of:
(a) Kuldip Nayar
(a) Plants
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Stalk
(c) Bone (c) Salim Ali
(d) Carpets (d) M.K.Gandhi

4. Australia has a largest number of ____ 8. Choose the right form the verb for the words
in the world. given. Brackets from the given alternatives.
(a) Cattle They thanked me for what I..........(do) .
(b) Sheep (a) did
(c) Cities (b) had done
(d) Kangaroos (c) am doing
(d) was doing
5. Sentences are given the blanks to filled in
with words. Select the alternative with

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9. Which part of India was called Kalinga ? 16. The examples of Igneous rocks are:
(a) Western part (a) Salt
(b) Eastern part (b) Lava
(c) Northern part (c) Granite, Basalt
(d) Southern part (d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’

10. The important event happened in the rule of 17. The 38th Parallel separates ........ and.........
Lord Canning was: (a) East Germany and West Germany
(a) Suppression of the Thugs (b) North America and South America
(b) Abolition of Sati (c) North Vietnam and South Vietnam
(c) Sepoy Mutiny (d) South Korea and North Korea
(d) None of these
18. On the south India is bounded by:
11. In which period the idol worship in India (a) Arabian Sea
came into existence ? (b) Kanchenjunga
(a) Guptas (c) Indian Ocean
(b) Dravidians (d) Kilimanjaro
(c) Pre-Aryans
(d) Kushans 19. Dalkhai is falk dance of:
(a) Gujarat
12. The solid crust of rocks on which we live (b) Odisha
is : (c) Kerala
(a) Barysphere (d) Rajasthan
(b) Centrosphere
(c) Lithosphere 20. Which city is called as the ‘Silicon Valley’of
(d) Atmosphere India ?
(a) Bangalore
13. Who said these words ? (b) Mysore
‘Man is by nature a political animal’. (c) Panipat
(a) Socrates (d) Indore
(b) Plato
(c) Aristotle 21. Name the balance used to measure the mass
(d) Danle of a substance ?
(a) Physical balance
14. The tenure of the office of the President is : (b) Spring balance
(a) The President (c) Both a and b
(b) The Prime Minister (d) None of these
(c) The Supreme Court Judge
(d) The electoral college consisting of 22. Name the longest railway bridge in India :
members of both Houses (a) Dehri-on-Sone Bridge in Bihar
(b) Howrah Bridge in West Bengal
15. The Governor is appointed by: (c) Krishna Bridge in A.P.
(a) The Prime Minister (d) None of these
(b) The Speaker
(c) The President
(d) The Vice President
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23. Who was the political Guru of Gandhi? 30. Who won their firth FIFA World Cup
(a) B.G. Tilak Champianship in 2002?
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji (a) Brazil
(c) Dr. Radhakrishnan (b) Pele
(d) G.K. Gokhale (c) India
(d) Japan
24. Who is called as the Father of Geometry?
(a) Archimedes
31. The Assam Tribune is from:
(b) Aristotle
(a) Nalbari
(c) Euclid
(d) Burtrand Russel (b) Guwahati
(c) Cachar
25. Who won three olympic gold medals in (d) Imphal
hockey?
(a) Dhyan Chand 32. Name the biggest country in South America
(b) Virat Kohli (a) Argentina
(c) Baichung Bhutia (b) Chile
(d) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Peru
(d) Brazil
26. Mahatma Gandhi was the editor of :
(a) National Herald 33. The currency of Iraq is:
(b) Modern Review (a) Iraqui Dinar
(c) Young India (b) Iraqui Pound
(d) Seminar (c) Iraqui Dollar
(d) Iraqui Rupee
27. Which state has the longest coastline ?
(a) A.P. 34. The purpose of UNESCO was to promote:
(b) Kerala (a) Collaboration in the field of education
(c) Gujarat (b) Collaboration in the field of science
(d) Karnataka (c) Collaboration in the field of culture
(d) All of these
28. Which of the following term is used in Base
Ball? 35. The main source of energy in India is :
(a) Electricity
(a) Diamond
(b) Coal
(b) Trump
(c) Non-conventional energy
(c) Bogey (d) Wind energy
(d) Under cut
36. Which one of the following is an
29. Who captained Australia in the 1987 Reliance insecticide ?
Cup? (a) TNT
(a) G. Marsh (b) DDT
(b) Allan Border (c) Urea
(c) David Boon (d) None of these
(d) None of these

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37. Mother Teresa was awarded Nobel Prize for 44. The most widely consumed cereal in India
promotion of......... is :
(a) Economics (a) Barley (b) Wheat
(b) Peace
(c) Sorghum (d) Rice
(c) Literature
(d) Physics
45. Who said “Ask not what your country can
38. The words before and after the equal sign do for your”?
are related. Identify the most suitable word (a) John F Kennedy
from the alternatives given. (b) Patrick Henry
Eye : Picture = Ear :______ ? (c) Barack Obama
(a) Sound (b) Song
(c) Note (d) Smell (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

39. Who started the religion of Buddhism? 46. The Indira Sagar Project is on the river :
(a) Mahavira (a) Mahanadi (b) Narmada
(b) Sri Buddha (c) Godavari (d) Tapti
(c) Kabir
(d) Tulsidas
47. South Africa’s Parliament is called as:
40. What are the books with teachings of Jainism (a) House of Assembly
called? (b) House of General
(a) Puranas (c) House of People
(b) Upanishads (d) None of these
(c) Jataka Tales
(d) Tripitaks
48. ADB, EHF, ILJ, ...................
41. The skull is made up of: (a) MNO (b) MPN
(a) 33 ring shaped bones joined to one (c) MON (d) OMN
another
(b) 35 triangle shaped bones joined to one 49. Where did Babar die ?
another
(a) Lohore
(c) 40 square shaped bones
(d) 33 ring shaped bones not connected to (b) Kabul
each other (c) Delhi
(d) Agra
42. A groyup of raven is called a:
(a) Swarm (b) Herd
50. Which is the instrument used to measure the
(c) Flock (d) Bundle
distance covered by a wheeled vehicle ?
(a) Monometer
43. What is the life of a red blood cell ?
(b) Odometer
(a) 120 days (b) 200 days
(c) 180 days (d) 170 days (c) Lactometer
(d) Viscometer

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