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1. Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization? Rakhal Das Banerji2. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate? Jupiter3. Where was the demand for the Constituent Assembly put forward by the Indian National Congress in 1936 at its session? Lucknow4. In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? Primary sector5. Which is the unit of activity of a radioactive source? Becquerel6. In which year did India first take part in the Olympic Games? 19207. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission? Dehradun8. Which book is entitled as Bible of Communism? Das Kapital9. Who is associated with the development of Indias Atomic Bomb? Raja Ramanna10. Where is the headquarters of UNHCR located? Geneva10. Which UN body deals with population problem? UNFPA11. Which monument in India is the memorial to the unknown soldier? India Gate12. Who produced the first automobile? Henry Ford13. Opium-war was fought between which countries? Britain and Japan14. Which is the unit raised to protect the naval assets? Sagar Prahari Bal15. During 2001-2011, what was the approximate growth rate of population? 17%16. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which field? Literature17. Who was the mediator between man and gods according to the Vedic people? Agni18. Who wrote the Kalpasutra ? Bhadrabahu

19. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse? 7 minutes40 seconds20. Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens? Freedom to speech21. For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked?American Dollar22. Sodium metal is kept under which liquid? Kerosene23. By whom was Insulin discovered? Dr. F G. Banting24. Where were first Olympic Games held? 776 B.C.25. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases is located at which place? Delhi26. Higher than Hopesis a biography of which author? Nelson Mandela27. Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honour of Marshal? Arjun Singh

28. Where is the The International Court of Justice located? Hague29. Which is the maximum spoken language in the world? Mandarin30. What is an organisations introductory web page? Vortal31. Which countries were involved in 100 year war? England and France32. Where is Indian Armys counter-insurgency school situated? Vairengte33. Which state has the lowest women literary rate in India (2011 census) ? Bihar34. In which year were Arjuna Awards instituted in the year? 196135. With which external trade of the Sangam were people carried on? Romans36. which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare' ? Kalidasa37. How many kilometres are represented by 10 of latitude? 111 km38. Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha? N

argis Dutt39. In India, in which industry are maximum number of workers employed? Textileindustry40. What is the life of RBC in human blood? 120 days41. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic? Quartz glass42. Where did India made her debut in Olympic football? London in 194843. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which state? Rajasthan44. Who wrote the book The Story of the Integration of the Indian States? V. P.Menon


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45. Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? Junko Tabei46. Which organ of UNO is considered as world parliament? General Assembly47. In India, maximum number of newspapers are published which language? Hindi48. Dog bite can cause rabies. Which other animals can also cause rabies? Bat49. Among South Asian countries, which one has the highest level of urbanization? Bangladesh50. Which State Government of India has instituted the Iqbal Samman award? Madhya Pradesh

1. To which age the Indus Valley Civilization belongs? Neolithic age2. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? Jupiter3. Which was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India? Four lions4. By which ministry is Economic survey published? Ministry of Finance5. Which remains constant while throwing a ball upward? Acceleration6. Where did India first win the Olympic Hockey gold? Amsterdam7. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located? Dehradun8. Who is the author of the book A Brief History of Time? Stephen Hawking9. Who was the first Indian to swim across English Channel? Mihir Sen11. Which state ranks first in milk procurement in India? Gujarat12. What is the mean of Epigraphy? The study of inscriptions13. How many States of the U.S.A. are not attached to its mainland? Two14. Which is nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? Sagarika15. According to 2011 census, howmany female number is per 1000 male? 940

16. Who got the Bharat Ratnaaward, before becoming the President of India? Dr. Zakir Hussain17. Which was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society? Horses18. Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? Right knowledge19. Which is the place that has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December,? Melbourne20. What is the total number of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution? 1121. Which first Bank was established in India? Bank of Hindustan22. Which is the metal used in storaoe batteries? Lead23. Which is known as the queen of spices? Cardamom

24. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court? Wimbeldon25. Which was the The first atomic power reactor in India? Apsara26. Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahaniis the autobiography of which person? V. P. Singh27. Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest? Bachendri Pal28. On which date the United Nations Organisation came into existence? Oct. 24,194529. Kourou city is well-known for which purpose? Satellite launching30. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air? Peat31. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of which country? Japan32. Which was Indias first-ever tactical missile? Agni33. Which state had the lowest literacy rate (according to 2011 census) ? Bihar34. The Kalinga Prize is given by which organization? UNESCO35. During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in power? Pallavas

36. Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things Gravitate to the earth? Brahmagupta37. What is the approximate circumference of the Earth? 30,000 km38. By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid before both Houses of Parliament? President39. Which industry was started first in India? Tea40. The salivary gland secrete saliva that contains which enzyme? Ptyalin41. Which metal is non toxic in nature? Gold42. Which is the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals in individual trackevents? P. T. Usha


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43. Indian Armys School of Artillery is located at which place? Deolali44. Who is the author of the book India Remembered? Pameia Mountbatten45. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar) ? Amir Khusro46. Which is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ? Panda47. Which of Indian bird has been included in the world conservation list? Vulture48. Mac number is associated with which plane? Jet Plane49. With which is the Tennis court oathassociated? French Revolution50. Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel prize? Rabindranath Tagore

1. In which year was the Harappan Civilization discovered? 19212. Where has the largest concentration of Harappan sites been found? Ghaggar-Hakra3. Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered? At Daimabad4. Where has Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context been found? At Dholavira5. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of which thing? pucca bricks6. Which Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard? Lothal7. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found? Indus Valley8. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during which century? 6th-5th Century BC

9. Which is the God who is the most prominent in Rigaveda? Indra10. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gitaoriginally written? Sanskrit

39. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in which field? Art40. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at which place? Kashmir41. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? Kushans42. Who presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka atKashmir? Vasumitra43. The Paditrupputtuis a collection of poems in the praise of which king? Chera44. Which were the patrons of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets? Pandya45. Who was the author of Kuralor Muppal, a treatise on polity, ethics and social orms,? Tiruvalluvar

46. Which is called The Bible of Tamil Land? Kural47. Who was the founder of Pattini cult related to worship of goddess of chastity-Kannagi? Sengattuvan48. Samudragupta has been given the title of Indian Napoleanby which historian? V. A. Smith49. The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero was invented in India during which dynasty? Gupta50. In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India? 5th century AD51. The Prayage Prasasti/Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with which dynasty? Samudragupta52. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known by which name? Rupyaka53. During which Gupta kings reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India?

Chandragupta II54. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called theNapolean of India? Samudragupta55. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor? Harshavardhana56. Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad?Quran57. The decimal system was first known in India at the beginning of which century? 5th Century AD58. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which king? Rudradaman


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59. Which is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine? Charaka Samhita60. In India, who was the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun? Aryabhatta61. Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri? Anantvarman62. The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which dynasty? Sens63. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time? Prithviraj III64. Where did the Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period? Bhubaneswar65. Vikramasila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of which dynasty? Pal Dynasty66. Who is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra? Bhaskara67. Who founded four mathas in the four comers of India? Shankaracharya68. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a Chela lake? Rajendra I69. Where is the famous Idol of Gomteshwar and famous jain temple situated? Sravanbelgola70. Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first? Rajaraja I71. By whom was the Ramayanthe Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana made? Kamban72. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon? Rajendra I73. Which religion was patronised by Rashtrakutas? Jainism74. Which was the South Indian state famous for its naval power? Cholas75. Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler? Narasinghvarman I

76. Who were the ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya ? Eight telugu poets77. Which Bahmani ruler built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur? Muhammd Adil Shah78. Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of which state? Kashmir79. Which ruler of Vijayanagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China? Bukka I80. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India? Krishnadeva Raya81. The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which century? 14th century82. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin ? Kashmir

83. Which Sultan of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh (giver of Lakhs)? QutubuddinAibak84. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? MahmudShah Tughlaq85. Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of which ruler? Mohammad ShahTughlaq86. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place? Daulatabad87. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India? Razia Sultan88. Who witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of Delhi? Amir Khusarau89. Which Delhi Sultan is known for introducing market control mechanism? Alauddin Khalji90. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)? Amir Khusrau

91. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign ofwhich ruler? Prithviraj Chauhan92. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of which thing? KhariBoli93. Where is the Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated? Delhi94. Which Sultan of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya? Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji95. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? Suddhadvaita96. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? Jahangir97. Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims? Sri Cha


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itanya98. Who was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message? Ramananda99. Which sequence indicates the correct chronological order? Sankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya100. Who was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints? Kabir

1. In which country is Barail range located? India2. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? Gujarat3. Which longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time? 82.5E4. Which is the oldest mountain range in India? Aravali5. In which district is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located? Visakhapatnam6. Among the States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? Karnataka7. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, which is the oldest range? the Great Himalayas Range8. Which country has the longest international boundary with India? Bangladesh9. India is the seventh largest country in the world and how much area does it cover approximately? 3200000 sq. km10. How much percent land area of India is covered by plains? 43.3

24. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer long? 250025. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad? 150 to 400

26. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal? 20427. The Himalayas consist of how many main parallel ranges from north to south. Three28. How much percentage land areas of India is covered by mountains? 10.729. Driest areas of India which lie in Rajasthan have howmuch average annual rainfall? Less than 1 cm30. In terms of area, India is which largest country of the world? Seventh31. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? China-Pakistan32. What is the approximate length of the coast-line of India? 6,000 km33. Among the Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? Puducherry34. The distance between the northern most point in Kashmir and Kanyakumari covers about how many latitudes? 300 Latitude

35. Seacoast of which state is the longest? Gujarat36. Which range of Himalayas is know for hill stantions ? Himachal37. Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? Indonesia38. What is the difference between IST and GMT? 5 hours 30 minutes39. In which island of India is an active volcano found ? Barren Island40. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which state? Himachal Pradesh41. Which two river meet and form the largest delta in the world? Ganga-Brahmaputra42. Which correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India? Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot43. Which is the wettest place in India? Mawsynram44. Which is area with annual rainfall less than 500 cm in a year? Leh in Kashmi

r45. How much average annual rainfall is experienced in the Rayilsema? About below 60 cm46. Which region has the highest variability of rainfall? Gujarat47. Which station has maximum annual range of temperature? Delhi48. Which are two coldertmenths in the northern part of India ? December, January49. Which is the State having the highest rainfall by North-East Monsoon? TamilNadu50. During winter North-western part of India gets rainfall from which side? Wes


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tern disturbances51. Which winds prevail in India during cold weather season ? North-East Trade winds52. Which cause rainfall in the north-western parts of India during Winter Season? Western disturbances53. South west monsoon contributes to Indias total rainfall upto the extent of how many percentages? 80-90 percent54. In Thornthwaites scheme of classification of climate, what does Eindicate in the context of India? Arid climate55. Which region does not receive much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season? Eastern Himalayas56. Which state receives rainfall from north-east monsoons? Tamil Nadu57. Which is considered to cause an adverse of effect on Indian monsoon? El-nino58. Which region does not receives much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season? Tamil Nadu coast59. The annual variability of rainfall is over 50 percent in which state? Western Rajasthan60. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map? Chropleth map61. Which place gets the least rainfall? Jodhpur62. In certain parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, annual rainfall is about howmany c.m.? 1000 cm63. Which place receives fainfall less than 20 cms? Jammu and Kashmir64. The maximum rainfall area of India, i. e, Meghalaya has average annual rainf

all of howmany c.m.? 1050 cm65. Certain regions of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have rainy season in which months? October-December66. North-East monson causes rainfall in South-Eastern part of peninsular Indiaduring which states? May-June67. On the basis of rainfall patterns, India has been divided into how many number of rainfall regions? 6268. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but why is their climate difference? Due to the difference in their altitudes69. Among regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall? North-eastern Rajasthan70. In which season in the frequency of tropical cyclenes in the Bay of Bengal Maximum? Retreating mansoon

71. Why most parts of India remains dry during cold weather season? Due to low pressure72. The areas where monthly rainfall during October to December ranges 10 cm to30 cm fall in which state? Jammu and Kashmir73. In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? Sutlej valley74. Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries? India and China75. Which latitude passes through India? Tropic of Cancer76. Which river does not form any delta at its mouth? Tapti and Narmada77. Penganga, Wardha and Wainganga are the tributaries of which river? Godavari78. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? Sambhar79. Which region has internal drainage? Rajasthan80. On which river is located Indo- Pak Bagalihar Project? Chenab

81. Which waterfall in India has the most height? Kunchikal Falls82. In India, which state has the largest inland saline wetland? Rajasthan83. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which river? Chenab84. The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of which rivers? Mahanadiand Godavari85. Whey are some of the rivers of peninsular India non perennial mainly? Beacause rainfall is seasonal86. Which lake has been formed due to tectonic activities? Wular lake87. The Damodar-Subarnarekha system is an example of which pattern? Superimposeddrainage pattern


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88. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go? Rajasthan89. When the top layer of the soil is removed over a large area by running water, what is it called? Sheet erosion90. Of the gross cropped area in India, the food grains occupy howmany percentages? 60 to 70 percent91. Which crop are grain with the on set of mansoon and are harvested in September-October? Kharif92. Which state leads in the production of maize? Punjab93. With which crop has Green Revolution been associated? Wheat94. Out of the total irrigated areas, the highest percentage of tank irrigated area lies in which state? Bihar95. Which is the state that is top in the cultivation of flowers? Tamil Nadu96. The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through whichplan? Ganga Kalyan Yojna97. In India, what is the main limiting factor for cultivation? Indequacy of water supply98. Which state is the largest producer of black pepper in India? Kerala99. Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which is used to be practiced inwhich state? Nagaland100. Which is not an important plantation crop of India? Grapes

1. What is the percentage of radiant energy reflected back by surface called? Albedo2. Which types of cloud rarely forms at height lower than 5000 metres? Nimbostra

tus3. A sea-breeze front is a weather front created by a sea-breeze, also known bywhich name? Convergence zone4. What is a line on a weather map joining all places of equal pressure called? Isobar5. Why is wind in the southern hemisphere is deflected towards left? Due to rotation of the earth6. Local thunderstorms Norwestersare prominent in which state? West Bengal7. If the atmosphere is cooled, what is its capacity for water vapour? Lowered8. The tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in which sea? Caribbean sea9. Which region receives the rainfall throughout the year due to westerly winds?South Chile

10. A cold local wind draining occasionally down the Rhone valley is known by which name? Mistral

26. Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which effect? Orographic effect27. In which country has maximum damage to the forests been caused by acid rain?Poland28. Which type of rubber provides the best commercial rubber? Castillo29. Which biomass has the highest species diversity? Tropical rainforests30. What is the minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance? 33%31. The high altitude tropical forest which has dwarfed trees is known by whichname? Elfm forest32. What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? Vegatherms

33. The lower limit of the growing season is fixed a temperature of how many degrees? 6C34. Bamboo and pine trees are generally found in which types of climates? Tropical monsoon35. Thick stems and thorny wax coated leaves are commonly found in which area? Deserts36. Xerophytes are plants which can grow in regions having how moisture? Low moisture37. What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? mesotherms38. Plants which lack true roots, stems and leaves are called by which name? Tha


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llophytes39. Equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is known as by which name? Selvas40. Plants having thorny leaves and penetrating roots are classified by which name? Xerophytes41. Primitive people practice animal rearing in the tropical grasslands of whicharea? East Africa42. What are the Low-latitude grasslands in south America called? Pampas43. The daily and annual range of temperature is minimum in which area? Hot desert44. The daily and annual range of temperature is maximum in which area? Savannagrassland45. Which environment leads to the occurrence of acid rain? Sulphur dioxide46. Which endangered Ridley turtles have the worlds largest aggregation? Gahirmatha47. Which climate factor has the least effect upon terrestrial ecosystem? Wind48. By whom was the concept of stop and goDeterminism put forward? Griffith Taylor49. What is the transition zone between two Ecosystems called? Ecotone50. The wave length of electromagnetic wave of the spectrum is expressed in which unit? Angstorm51. Which activity occupies the largest area of the world? Pastoral herding52. Which is the chief characteristic of wet and dry tropics? Constant heating53. In equatorial regions How is the temperature between July and January? The same

54. Which natural region produced by the creation of climatic homogeneity by thesea? Marine west coast55. Lichens and Mosses are characteristic vegetation of which zone? The polar zone56. Which Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the region? North-West Atlantic57. A majority of the population of New found land are engaged in which profession? Fishing58. Which is the most important pelagic fish found in the North Sea adjacent tothe U. K.? Herring59. Which country produced 127 lakh metric tones fish in 2010? Japan60. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in which sea? North Sea

61. Which country is included in the North-West pacific fishing grounds? Japan62. Abundance of organic matter in the soil is indicated by which colour? Dark colour63. What is the most suitable measure for soil conservation? Afforestation64. Which are the Soils that developed in humid tropical regions? Laterite65. Which soils developed on transported sediments? Lithosols66. Which type of soils produced by granite and gneiss of weathering? Red66. In which region is maximum amount of worlds phosphate produced? Northern Africa68. Which mineral is found in association with zinc? Lead69. In CIS, Krivory Rog, Kerch peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of which ore? Iron Ore70. Which mineral is occurs in Alluvial deposits? Tin

71. Which minerals are associated with granite and igneous rock? Gold and silver72. Which country is the largest producer of electricity by wind power in the world? Norway73. Where is the highest hydro-power potential in the African continent? Equatorial Africa74. Which country has the highest proportion of its electricity generation by nuclear plants? France75. Which is the highest coal producing country in the world? China76. Which country is the biggest exporter of soybeans in the world? U.S.A.


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77. Which region is practicing most intensive subsistence farming? Monsoon Asia78. Which food stuff is supposed to be the aristocrat among all cereals? Wheat79. Who has divided the world into major agricultural regions? Whittlesey80. Which country is well-known for its small precision high cost industrial goods? Switzerland81. Which has influenced most regarding the location of industries in the world?Petroleum82. Among the Asian countries, whose share in the world exports is the highest? Singapore83. Augusta and Atlanta, Where are the two important cotton textile centers located? Georgia84. Who devoted himself to the study of the modes of life of Germans living outside Germany? Ratzel85. Who advocated the idea that the state is an organism attached to the land? Ratzel86. Who geographers stated that the Earth is ail inseparable organic whole? Ritter87. The highest growth rate of population is found in which country? India88. Who was the first scholar to formulate the laws of migration? Ravenstein, E.G.89. South East Asian Cultural realm culturally is dominated by which country? China90. Which primitive people use Krallfor their shelter? Maasai91. Which racial group has the largest number of members? Mongoloid

92. Who propounded the concentric circle theory of city morphology? Burgess93. Which country has the largest concentration of Railways? South Africa94. Which geographers wrote the book Influences of Geographic Environment? Semple95. Which geographer has developed the idea of the mobility transition? L.A. Kosinski96. Which geographer adopted the deductive methodof study in geography? Kant97. Which is the largest country in South West Asia in terms of population? Turkey98. Amphiliouswooden houses, floating of the chanals, where are found? Bangkok99. The major amount of wheat in Ukraine is produced in area of which soil? Black earth (soil)100. What is the largest country in the western hemisphere in terms of population? United states

1. How are legislative excesses of Parliament and State Assemblies checked? Judicial review2. Which functionary can be invited to give his opinion in the Parliament? Attorney-General of India3. Which is presided over by one who is not its member? Rajya Sabha4. In which House of the Parliament, the Presiding Officer is not a member of the House? Rajya Sabha5. Which State elect only one member of the Lok Sabha ? Sikkim6. The first mid- term elections for Lok Sabha were held in which year? 19717. The elective strength of the Lok Sabha was increased by which amendment? 31stAmendment

8. By whom are the Salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court determined? Parliament9. Which Article of the Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its ownjudgement or order? Article 13710. Who has the right to transfer any case anywhere in India? Supreme Court

22. Which States/ Union Territory has a Legislative Assembly consisting on only30 members? Puducherry23. The total number of members of the Legislative Council can in no case be less than how many members? 40


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24. Which State can nominate two women members of the Legislative Assembly? Jammu and Kashmir25. What is the maximum number of members that the Legislative Assembly of a State in India can have? 50026. Which is the Upper Chamber of State Legislature in India? Legislative Council27. What is the period for the legislative Council to detain the ordinary bills?3 months28. Who is authorised to transfer the judges of one High Court to another High Court? The President29. A High Court Judge addresses his letter of resignation to which officer? ThePresident30. Which High Court has the largest number of Benches? Guwahati High Court31. Who was the first High/Supreme Court Judge, That voluntarily made public hisassets,? Justice K. Kannan32. Which High Court has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands? Calcutta33. In Indian Constitution, Article 370 is related with which state? Jammu and Kashmir State34. Which State has a separate Constitution? Jammu and Kashmir35. To which State the Special Marriage Act, 1954 does not apply? Jammu and Kashmir36. Which Article of the Constitution of India accords special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir? 370

37. In India there is a single constitution for the union and the states with the exception of which state? Jammu and Kashmir38. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up? Madras39. Provisions regarding Municipalities and Panchayats were made in the Indian Constitution in which year? 199340. What does the Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions? The Municipalities41. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India? 195942. A committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired bywhich man? Ashok Mehta43. Which Amendment of the Constitution provided constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions? 73rd Amendment44. The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajast

han and which of the state? Andhra Pradesh45. The Constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under which Article? 24346. The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known by which name? Panchayat Samiti47. What is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj System? Panchayat Samiti48. Which Indian State has no Panchayat Raj institution? Nagaland49. The entry Public Health and Sanitation is included in the Constitution of India in which list? State List50. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act was enacted in Indian in which year? 200352. The Finance Commission is constituted under which Article of the Constitutio

n of India? 28053. In which list does the Union Government enjoy exclusive powers? Union List54. Who is the Vice Chairman of Planing Commission of India? Montek Singh Ahluwalia55. In which list does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall? State List56. Who appoints the Union Public Service Commission? President57. Which of the following has the powers to create a new All-India Service? Parliament58. The Election Commission was converted into Three Members Commissionin which year? 1990


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59. Which country was the earliest to give women the right to vote? New Zealand60. NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Day is observed on which days? 9th January61. The Constitutional Amendment by which the age for voting has been revised from 21 years to 18 years? 61st62. How many recognised politial parties are there in India? 663. The right to vote in India is given to all People on which basis? Age64. Which first Indian State that was created on a linguistic basis? Andhra Pradesh65. English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States? Nagaland66. While Hindi is the official language, Why has English been permitted for official use? Indefinitely67. Originally the constitution recognised how many languages? 1468. What is the scientific name of the National Fruit of IndiaMango? Manigifera Indica69. What is the scientific name of the National Bird of IndiaPeacock? Pavo Cristatus70. What is the scientific name of the National Tree Banyan of India? Ficus Benghalensis71. The Government of India has decided to declare which river as National River? Ganga72. which Indian State came under Presidents rule for maximum number of time? Punjab73. How many time did the President of India declare National Emergency so far?

Thrice74. How many types of emergencies are envisaged by the Constitution? 375. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by which amendment? First Amendment76. The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) has incorporated into the Constitution of India a new chapter on which matter? Fundamental Duties77. Which was the most controversial Amendment passed during the emergency? 42nd78. Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the which amendment? 36th Amendment79. What does the 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution deals? Panchayati Raj80. The method of Constitutional Amendment is provided in which article? Article

36881. Which Constitutional Amendment Acts was said to be a Mini Constitution? 42nd82. The minimum age of voting in India was lowered from 21st to 18 years by which Constitutional Amendment Act? 61st83. Which language has included in the constitution by the Ninety-second Amendment Act? Dogri84. Which theorie of Communism is not a doctrine of Karl Marx? Theory of New Democracy85. Which assumed sovereign power at midnight of August, 14/15, 1947 provisionally? Interim Government86. By whom was the basic parameters of Indias Foreign Policy were laid down? Jawahar Lal Nehru87. There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the which o

fficer? Vice-President88. Why was Justice U.C. Banerjee Commission constituted? To Probe 2002 Godhra incident89. Who is the author of the book A Foreign Policy of India? I.K. Gujral90. What is the minimum legal age of marriage for girls in India? 18 years91. Under the Preventive Detention a person can be detained without trial for how many months? Three months92. What is the line demarcating the boundary between India and China in North Eastern Sector called? Mek Mohan Line93. Which political theory advocates the withering away of the State? Marxism


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94. In which year was Mandal Commission Report implemented? 199095. In which General Election did the Congress Party lost majority in the Parliament for the first time? 197796. Which is the most important element of the State? Sovereignty97. Which is the only State in India to have the Common Civil Code? Goa98. On whose vision was the term democratic socialismdescribed? Jawahar Lal Nehru99. which political theory advocates the Dictatorship of Proletariat? Marxism100. In which area does the state government not have control over its local bodies? Citizens grievances

1. Which sector of Indian Economy has shown remarkable expansion during the lastdecade? Tertiary Sector2. Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of which sector? GDP3. In India, Hindu Rate of Growth is associated with which income? National Income4. What is the base year for computation of National Income in India? 1993-945. As the economy develops, what happens in the share of the tertiary sector inthe GDP? Increases6. Who coined the term Hindu rate of growthfor Indian Economy? Raj Krishna7. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British rule? Dadabhai Naoroji8. Which is definitely a major indication of the State of the economy of a count

ry? Rate of GDP growth9. Where is the Indian Sugarcane Research Institute situated? Lucknow10. The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the production of which crop? Wheat

14. Where first Agriculture University of India was established? Pantnagar15. In which year was the Food Corporation of India (FCI) set up? 196516. Which bank provides the largest credit to agriculture and allied sectors? Commercial Banks17. Which is the apex institution in the sphere of Agriculture credit? NABARD18. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act was legislated in which year? 197619. The Green Revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of which person? M. S. Swaminathan

20. Who is known as Father of White Revolution in India? V. Kurien21. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located? Cuttack22. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which fields? Agriculture23. Agriculture sector directly employs what percentages of labour force in India? 65 %24. Which method of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas? Shelter belt25. Which state is the most industrially advanced State in India? Maharashtra26. Industrial licensing was finally abolished (with a few exception) in which policy? Industrial Policy, 199127. First Industrial Policy of free India was announced in which year? 194828. Who was the Chairman of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorg

anised Sector? Arjun Sengupta29. Commercial paper is a source of credit for which industry? Corporate Industry30. Which car companies has launched a small cheaper car Nano? Tate Motors Ltd.31. What is the classification of industries on the basis of raw-materials? Primary and Secondary32. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India? Railway33. Raurkela Steel Plant was set up with the assistance from which country? WestGermany34. In India, liberal Industrial Policy was adopted in which year? 1991


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35. Bhilai Steel Plant is the collaborative project of Indian Government and which other country? Soviet Union36. Since when disinvestment started in public enterprises? 1991-9237. Which entity holds the Number 1 position among Indian international tradingcompany? MMTC38. Which one of the following Indian States does not keep its own High Court? Manipur39. Which one of the following is not the main jurisdiction of the High Court ofa State? Advisory Jurisdiction40. Omkar Goswami Committee was set up by the Government for examining the issueof which matter? Industrial sickness41. The licensing policy for the industries drew strength from which act? Industrial Act, 195142. Where is the Forest Reserve Institute of India located? Dehradun43. Which State inIndia is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India?Jharkhand44. Which is a Hot Spotfor biological diversity in India? Sundarban45. Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of Damodar46. Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam which river? Bhakra Dam47. What is the minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance in the plains? 33%48. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India called? Indira Gandhi Canal49. When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India?

195250. The national forest policy aims at maintaining how much of the total geographical area under forests? One-fifth51. The Government of India has decided to declare which river a National River? Ganga52. Which geographical indicatorshas not been recognised for patent protection? Darjeeling Basmati53. National Horticulture Mission was launched in which Five Year Plans? Tenth Five Year Plan54. Twenty Point Programme(Beessutri Karyakrama) was first launched in which Year? 197555. Who presides over the National Development Council of India? Prime Ministerof India

56. Which is an extra- constitutional and non-statutory body? Planning Commission57. Which experienced the fastest expansion during the plan in India? Services58. Primary emphasis during Second Plan was laid on the development of which industry? Basic and Key industries59. Who was the First Chairman of Planning commission of India? Pt. Jawahar LalNehru60. Whose name is associated with formulation of Planning Strategy in Second Five Year Plan? Prasanta Chandra (P.C.) Mahalanobis61. Which is the highest body that approves Five Years Plans in the country? National Development Council62. By whom was the Rolling Plan for backward country suggested? Gunnar Myrdal63. In which Five Year Plan, the main objective was the eradication of poverty?

Fifth Five Year Plan64. Durgapur, Bhibei and Rourkela iron steel-plants were setup during which plan? First65. The iron and Steel plants of Rourkela and Durgapur were conceived under which plan? Second Five Year Plan66. The real introduction of Decentralized Planning in India was made for the first time during the which plan? 9th Plan67. Planning Commission was established in 1950 through which order? An executive order68. The slogen Garibi Hatao(Poverty abolition) was given in which Five Year Plan?


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Fifth plan69. In which one of year Rolling Planwas on operation in India? 1978-7970. The major emphasis in the First Five Year Plan was on which field? Agriculture71. In which Five Year Plan, Economic Development Rate was maximum? Tenth Five Year Plan72. Only one can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. Who is that? Prime Minister73. Mahalanobis Model has been associated with which Five Year Plan? Second FiveYear Plan74. The Planning Commission of India was constituted in which year? 195075. Which Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time? Fifth76. Which is not an objective of Indias economic planning? Population Growth77. The rolling plan concept in national planning was introduced by which government? Janta Government76. The Government has renamed NREGA scheme and the name associated with which person? Mahatma Gandhi77. District Primary Education Programme was initiated in which year? 199478. To whose help STEP is the abbreviated name of the welfare programme? Woman79. On which basis has the planning, commission defined Poverty linein rural areas in India? 2400 k cal80. The National Rural Employment Scheme was launched throught out the country from which date? 1-4-200881. which is the developed the concept of Human Development Index? Mehboob-ul-Ha

q82. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in which year? 200583. Swamjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana came into being in which year? April, 199984. In terms of Human Development Index which is the most developed State of India? Kerala85. Which programme announced by the Prime Minister for the minorities in India?15 Point Programme86. Food for Work Programmewas introduced during which Five Year Plans? V87. In which Five Year Plan, the main objective was the eradication of poverty? Fifth Five Year Plan88. While calculating HDI, what are the maximum value for Life Expectancy at birth (years) taken? 85 and 25

89. In terms of Human Development Index, India falls under which category? VeryLow90. Which is the standard of living in a country represented? Per Capita Income91. Which is a project to develop watersheds in India? NWDPRA92. Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty of the first time? Fifth93. In India, the Community Development Programme was started on which date? October 2, 195294. Which represents Iin the abbreviation IRDP? Integrated95. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) does not promote? Promote inclusive growth96. Poverty level in India is established on the basis of which expenditure? House-hold consumer expenditure97. Mid-Day Meal is a scheme to provide nutrious food to which childran? school

going children98. What is NOT the source of revenue of Central Government? Agriculture IncomeTax99. Which is the largest single source of the Governments earning from tax revenue? Central excise100. Which taexs/duties is NOT under the jurisdiction of the Central Government?Land Revenue


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ArchimedesInvention of the famous Archimedean law, discovery of the principles oflever and specific gravity.AvogadroAn Italian scientists known for Avogadros hypothesis.BacquarrelRadio-activity of uranium.Baird J.L.Television.Benjamin FranklinLightning conductor.Bhabha H.J.Research in cosmic rays and quantum theory.BinetIntelligence tests.Bose, J.C.Crescograph.Bose, S.N.Discovery of nuclear particles Boson.BohrElectron Theory, Atomic structure.BunsenSpectroscope.BushwellSubmarine.CarothersNylon Plastics.CavendishDiscovery of hydrogen, rare gases, chemical composition of water.Charles DarwinTheory of Evolution; Origin of Species.Curie, MadameRadium.DaltonLaw of partial pressures; Atomic theory; laws of chemical combination; thelaw of multiple proportions.Democritus(Greek Philosopher)Atomic theory.DewarThermos flask.EinsteinTheory of relativity.EuclidScience of geometry.FahrenheitFahrenheit mercury thermometric scale in which freezing point is32 and bo

iling point is 212.FaradyElectromagnetic induction and laws of electrolysis.FermiArtificial splitting of atoms.FreudPsycho-analysis.Gay LussacLaw of gases.Herschel. WilliamDiscovered the planet Uranus.HertzElectrical waves.HoffmanAniline dye.Kelvin, LordDynamic theory of heat.Khorana, Dr. HargovindInterpretation of genetic code.LawrenceInvention of cyclotron.Lee de ForestTalkies, radio, telephone.LockyerHelium gas.

Louis BrailleDiscovered and perfected his system of reading and writing for the blind.MarconiWireless telegraphy, radio.MaxwellElectromagnetic theory of light.MendelLaws of heredity.MendeleevPeriodic table.Millikan, R.A.Cosmic rays.NewtonLaws of Motion, laws of gravitation.NobelDynamite.Otto HahnDiscovery of uranium fission.PlanckQuantum theory.PriestleyDiscovery of oxygen.Raman C.V.Raman Effect.

RamnathanMolecular scattering of light in fluids.RamanujamA great Indian mathematician.RamsayDiscovery of inert gases like Argon, Helium, Neon etc.Robert MalletSeismograph.Roger BaconDiscovery of gun powder.RontgenDiscovery of X-rays.RutherfordSucceeded in splitting the atom for the first time.StephensonBritish engineer-to put locomotive on the line.Thomson J.J.Discovered electron.UreyDiscovery of Heavy Hydrogen.


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VoltaCurrent electricity and electric battery.Wadia D.N.Meteorology.Ykawa. HidekiMeson.

AustinMotor car.Baird J.L.Television.Bell, GrahamTelephone.BroquetHelicopter.GutenburgPrinting Press.ColtRevolver.DaimlerGas engine, Automobile.DavyMiners Safety Lamp.DieselInternal combustion.EdisonFirst electric bulb and gramophone.FaradayDynamo.Frank WhittleJet propulsion.Franklin BenjaminLightning conductor.LippersheTelescope.James PuckleMachine Gun.HoeRotary Printing Press.James WattSteam engine (1769).MacmillanBicycle (1842).MergenthalerLinotype.

MontgolferBalloon (1883).R.A. Watson WattRadar.SholesTypewriter.StephensonRailway engine.SwintonMilitary tank.TorricelliBarometer.W. & O. WrightAeroplane.WatermanFountain pen.Whittle, FrankJet propulsion.ZeisLenses, Camera.

Medical Inventions & Discoveries

BantingInsulin (a cure for diabetes).Bernard ChristianReplacing the human heart.Brahmchari, U.M.Cure of Kala-a-zar fever.DomagkSulpha drugs as bactericides.Fleming AlexanderPenicillin (in 1929).HarveyCirculation of blood.HahnemannFounder of Homeopathy.Hopkins. F.G.Vitamin D.JennerSmallpox Vaccination.Koch RobertTubercle Bacillus.LainnecStethoscope.Lister, LordAntiseptic surgery.

Pasteur LouisTreatment of rabies; cure of hydrophobia.Ronald RossMalaria parasite.Salk Jonas E.Anti-polio. Vaccine.Simpson and HarrisonChloroform.WakesmanStreptomycin.

Geographical Discoveries

AmundsenDiscovered South Pole in Dec. 14, 1911.Armstrong, Neil A.(U.S.A.) First person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.


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Cabot SebastianDiscovered New Found land in 1497.Columbus ChristopherDiscovered America in 1492 and South America in 1498.CopernicusDiscovered solar system in 1540. He propounded the astronomical systemwhich bears his name.Edmund HillaryConquered Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953, along with Sherpa Tenzing.Ferdinand de LessepsConceived the plan of the Suez Canal on which work was completed in 1969.Henry HundsonDiscovered Hudson Bay in 1610.KeplerDiscovered the Laws of Planetary Motion in 1609.MagellanSailed round the World in 1519.Marco PoloA Venetian Traveller who explored China (in 1272) India. Southeastern countries.Peary, RobertDiscovered North Pole in 1909.Tabei Mrs. JunkoShe is the first-ever woman to climb Mt. Everest on May 16, 1975.TasmanDutch navigator, discovered the Tasmania Island and New Zealand in 1649.Vasco-De-GamaThe Portuguese sailor rounded the Cape of Good Hope and discovered sea route to India and reached Calicut (now Khozikhode) in 1498.

1. Which are the fundamental particles present in equal numbers in neutral atoms? Protons and electrons2. Where has an advanced water management system of Harappan times been unearthed? At Dholavira3. Which is the farthest planet to the Sun? Neptune

4. What is the fact that support the concept that viruses are living is that? Multiply themselves5. The Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by which act? The Government of India Act, of 19196. Which is a development expenditure? Irrigation expenditure7. In which is an application of Bernoullis equation for fluid flow found? Dynamic lift of an aeroplane8. When was the first International Non-Smoking Dayobserved all over the world? 04.07.19889. Which Indian has been recently appointed as a chief economistby world bank? Kaushik Basu10. The doctrine of three jewels-Right belief, Right conduct and Right knowledge-is the crownings glory of which religion? Jainism

11. Which feature is the product of vulcancity ? Atoll12. Who was the Chairman of the Union Power Committee of Constituent Assembly ofIndia? Dr. B. R. Ambedkar13. Why has the Green Revolution not been as green as if has been made out to be? because it is confined only to wheat14. When the external torque on a system is zero, there will be conservation ofits how much energy? Total energy15. Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wave length? Infra red rays16. Which plant will lose its economic value if its fruits are produced by parthenocarpy? Pomegranate17. In which field Aachan Maharajhas distinguished himself? Dance18. Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty? Maurya19. What is Separating the mesosphere from the stratosphere transition zone call

ed? Stratopause20. At which of its session, did the Congress officially accept the Socialistic Pattern of Society? Avadi Session of 195521. The Rolling Plan concept in national planning was introduced by which government? The Janata Party Government22. The wavelength of the radiation emitted by a body depends upon which thing? The temperature of the surface23. The -particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal tothat of which element? an atom of helium24. Which root contain nitroen fixing bacteria ? Nodulated root


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25. Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which fields? Vocal music26. Which dynasty succeeded Sungas? Kanvas27. Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests? Ivory coast28. Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is whichright? A Fundamental Right29. When is World Malaria Day, recoginzed by the WHO observed? April 2530. Which set of sources of revenue belongs to the Union Government alone? Custom duties, Corporation tax31. What is the phenomenon in which the amplitude of oscillation of pendulum decreases gradually called? Damping32. When a gas is subjected to adiabatic expansion, why does it gets cooled? Dueto energy spent in doing work33. What is the percentage of light energy utilised for photosynthesis by higherplant? 1% to 2%34. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress? Annie Besant35. What is the The chemical part of the dye that absorbs light and produces colour called? A pigment36. Why is at high altitudes the boiling point of water lowers? Because of atmospheric pressure is low37. Human stomach produces acid Xwhich helps in digestion of food. What is acid X?Hydrochloric acid38. Which was the official language of Gupta period? Sanskrit

39. Rally for Valleyprogramme in India was organized to highlight the problem ofwhich thing? Environmental degradation40. Which Directive Principles bears the direct impact of Gandhis moral philosophy? Provision of free legal aid and advice41. With which sector has the B.K. Chaturavedi Committee dealt? Price reforms inthe oil sector42. Quality is that sensation of sound which is felt by our ears by which virtue? Waveform of sound wave43. What is a system which can exchange energy with the surrondings but no matter called? A closed system44. Study of typical behaviour of organisms in their natural habitatis is calledEthology45. The year 1995 is the golden Jubilee year of which international organisation

s? UNO46. Alberuni lived during the period of which king? Mahmud Ghaznavi47. Which is the largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American Region? California48. Which office is held during the pleasure of the President of India? Governorof a State49. Many a time we read a term PPP in financial newspapers. What is the full form of the PPP? Purchasing Power Parity50. A plane mirror reflects a beam of light to form a real image. How is the incident beam? Convergent51. Which pair of atomic numbers, represent the elements belonging to the same group? 13 and 3152. When is World Maritime Day, recognized by the UN is observed? During last we

ek of September53. In which animal, is skin a respiratory organ? Frog54. What is the total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? 1555. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by which dynasty? Pallavas56. Which has the worlds largest reserves of Uranium? Australia57. Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Anti-Defection Bill was passed?Rajiv Gandhi58. The Banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in han


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d and total assets. What is this called? CRR59. Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris? UNESCO60. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? Venkata II61. Which technique is useful for predicting the wheat yield? Regression62. A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its approval with in howmany months? Within 1 month63. To which does the lowering of Bank Rate by the Reserve Bank of India leads? More liquidity in the market64. Faradays law of electromagnetic induction is related to the which thing? Lawof conservation of energy65. Which catalyst is used in the manufacture of hydrogen by Bosch process? Fe2O3 + Cr2O366. When a forgein body inter into blood circulatory system the reaction is started by cells? WBC67. How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council? One vote68. Who was a contemporary of Chinghiz Khan? Iltutmish69. Which South Asian country has the highest population density? India70. Which court in India is/are known as the Court(s) of Records? The High Courts and Supreme Court71. Volume of air inspired or expired with each normal breath is known as whichname? Total volume72. Who is the author of the classic book Life Divine? Aurobindo Ghosh

73. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? Humayun74. Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates? Europe75. Which committee recommended for according a constitutional position to the Panchayati Raj? L. M. Singhvi Committee76. Which is an asset for a Commercial Bank? Borrowing from RBI77. Equal charges are given to two spheres of different radii. what will the potential? Be more on the smaller sphere78. The ability of a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction is known as which name? Negative catalysis79. The cellular and molecular control of programed cell death is known as whichname? Apoptosis80. The famous bookThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Moneyis written by which author? J. M. Keynes

81. During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughalcourt to secure commercial privilege? Jahangir82. The United Nations declared 2013 as which International Year? Quinoa83. Tropic of Capricorn passes through which country? Botswana84. From where must the authorization for the withdrawal of funds from Consolidated Fund of India come? The Parliament of India85. Under Gadgil-Mukerjee formula to whom is the higher weithage is given? Population86. Which bank was earlier called the Imperial Bank of India? SBI87. When is a galvanometer converted into an ammeter? When we connect a low resistance in parallel88. The decomposition of H2O2 is retarded by phosphoric acid. Thus how does phosphoric acid acts? As negative catalyst

89. In electric supply lines in India, which parameter is kept constant? Frequency90. Which element is used as common catalyst? Ni91. Which land mark in medical history was the first to take place? Plastic surgery92. Who is the author of the book Freedom from Fear? Aung San Suukyi93. Which Indian was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive? Raja Shitab Rai94. Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? France95. Who accords recognition to various political India as National or Regional P


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arties? The Election Commission96. When average cost of production falls, what must be marginal cost of production must? less than the average cost97. What is the Percentage of the original number of atoms in a radioactive sample remaining at the end of one mean life? 3798. Which material is very hard and very ductile? Nichrome99. Hybridoma technology is a new biotechnological approach for commercial production of which antibodies? Monoclonal antibodies100. Who is the author of the book A bend in the River? V.S. Naipaul

1. Which day does not synchronize with the birth anniversary of any eminent Indian? National Science Day2. Anthony De Mello Trophy is associated with test cricket series between whichcountries is this match played? England and India3. Which is the second most populous State of India as per Census-2011 ? Maharashtra4. What causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it? Release of carbon dioxide gas5. While the computer executes a program, in which is the program held? RAM6. Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of Engineering ? ENIAC7. How much a cultivable command area is covered when an irrigation project is c

ategorized as a major project? Above 10,000 hectares8. From which banks did Madan Mohan Malviya take loans for financing "The Hindustan Times"? Punjab National Bank9. What is the full-form of USB? Universal Serial Bus10. Where was Human Environment Conference-in 1972 held? Stockholm11. How can Image files be sent along with the e-mail documents using? Attachments12. By what mechanism does scent spread all over the room if the lid is opened? Diffusion13. What is the most important property of nano-materials? Friction14. Political leadership of which country is known as 'Princeling'? China15. Which European country has the maximum number of running nuclear reactors? France

16. Who discovered that malaria is caused by a particular type of mosquito? Ronald Ross17. In which country Khumbum monastery is situated? China18. How is the form of government of Newzealand? Parliamantary19. By which a typical black hole is always specified? A horizon20. The invention of which thing did lead to the third generation of computers? Integrated Chips21. Which President of MCC was a non-professional cricketer? Christopher MartinJenkins22. Which standard protocols is the most widely used by the Internet? TCP/IP23. By whom was the concept of "Green House Gases" postulated? Joseph Furier24. 'State is a necessary evil' with which is it associated withIndividualism25. What are the pollutants which move downward with percolating groundwater cal

led? Leachates26. For which purpose is Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is used? Cooking27. Which is the Satellite having the same orbital period as the period of rotation of the Earth about its own axis? Geostationary satellite28. In which system does Fascism believe? One party system29. Which woody raw material is used for making of paper pulpPoplar30. Who is a sports-person who has won the maximum number of gold medals in Summer Olympic Games? Michael Phelps

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ed in 1969 ? United States2. Which device is generally used to check multiple choice questions? OMR3. Which was the first recipient of the "Bharat Ratna" Award posthumously? Lal Bahadur Shastri4. Which European Union country has its own currency and has not switched over to Euro? Sweden5. Which is the most stable ecosystem? Ocean6. Which American President was a famous film/T.V. star before he became the President? Ronald Regan7. Where is the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is located? Mysore8. How many countries in. Africa are members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ? 39. By default, to run an application through mouse which has to be done? Doubleclick10. By whom was the first computer mouse was built? Douglas Engelbart11. Which bacterial strain developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulations can be used for treating oil spills? Pseudomonas12. Multi-purpose river valley projects are "New temples of modern India". By whom was the above statement was made? Jawaharlal Nehru13. Of which state are Apatanis are the major tribal group? Arunachal Pradesh14. What is the Coating of solid waste with impervious material? Encapsulation15. Who is the founder of "Facebook" which is currently the No. 1 social networking website in India? Mark Zuckerberg

16. Who is the author of the book "No Full Stops in India"? Mark Tully17. What does the density of population show? Man-land ratio18. Which is the most stable ecosystem? Ocean19. Which is a bio-indicator of air pollution? Lichen20. Which group refer to dependent population in the population pyramid? Above 60 years group21. Where is the The National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped situated? Hyderabad22. Where was the first meeting of Non Aligned Nations (NAM) held? Belgrade23. By which Prime minister was the policy of liberalisation, 'privatisation andglobalisationannounced as New Economic Policy? Narsimha Rao24. Which is not a human right group? Greenpeace Movement25. Which air pollutant can affect blood stream leading to death? Carbon monoxid

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1. What kind of reaction is highly Hanikarka emits radiation?(A) photochemical reaction (b) fission reaction (c) chemical reaction (d) liquefaction reaction (Ans: b)

2. Election of Vice President of India who does?(A) the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha (b) members of the Council, (c) an electedmember of the Rajya Sabha (d) None of the above (Ans: a)

3. 'Rail Bandhu' is-(a) capital / Century / Watanu Kulit Durnto express trains available in a journal of the Indian Railways

(b) a web site of each railway division(c) emergency aid for a medical officer in each train(d) Rajdhani / Shatabdi and air-conditioned Durnto Express trains, each AC The security guard in bin(Ans: a)

4. In which Indian city headquarters of two railway zones?(A) Jabalpur (b), New Delhi (c) Hubli (d) Mumbai (Ans: d)

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(A) Devgupt (b) Vishnugupta (c) Chanakya (d) Ajay (Ans: b)6. Which of these is a famous festival of Assam?(A) Onam (b) Yugadi (c) Rongali Bihu (d) Makar Sankranti (Ans: c)

7. credit card (credit card) are known to-(a) supple posture (plastic money) (b) hard currency (Hard Money) (c) paper money (soft money) (d) easy money (Easy Money) (Ans: a)

8. When was the first election to the Lok Sabha?(A) 1952 (b) 1954 (c) 1953 (d) 1947 (Ans: a)

9. The first month of the Indian national calendar is-(a) cornered (b) Magh (c) Chatr (d) Aashaadh (Ans: c)

10. Who is the President of the Council?(A) President (b) Vice President (c) Prime Minister (d) any one state governor (Ans: b)

11. CPU whose abbreviated form?(A) central protocol unit (b) Computer Protocol Unit (c) central programming unit (d) Central Processing Unit (Ans: d)

12. Which of the following does not cause pollution?(A) Burning of rubber (b) the use of solar energy (c) The burning of gasoline (

d) All the above (Ans: b)

13. Which part of the computer refers to the completion of work?(A) R. O. M. (ROM) (b) R. A. M. (RAM) (c) Monitor (d) printers (Ans: c)

14. PARAMM PADAM is?(A) Computer (b) radar (c) supercomputer (d) aircraft (Ans: c)

15. Globalisation, to-(a) the integration of the various sectors of the economy (b) of the domestic economy with the global economy integration ( c) the integration of the economy (d) money market integration (Ans: b)

16. Which is the planet Earth, most located?(A) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Tue (d) Neptune (Ans: d)

17. Maulana Azad Education-A-Baligan What is the main goal?(A) to build homes for Visthapiten (b) the dissemination of religious harmony (c) Fund for Agricultural Promotion (d) of the Muslim community to increase literacy (Ans: d)

18. eg 'cup' the 'crockery' is concerned, Vas as 'Pen' is related to the ...........(A) books, (b) stationery (c) paper (d) nozzle (Ans: b)

19. 'Roulette law when passed?

(A) 1922 (b) 1921 (c) 1920 (d) 1919 (Ans: d)

20. Election of mismatch Kijia-(a) September (b) November (c) in October (d) in January (Ans: c)

21 . The female reproductive hormone to-(a) estrogen (b) progesterone (c) Rileksin (d) None of these (Ans: a)

22. When the Constitution was adopted?(A) 26 ??????, 1949 (b) 15 ?????, 1947 (c) 26 ?????, 1950 (d) 2 ???????, 1952 (A


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ns: a)

23. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of UN Security Council ?(A) Italy (b) France (c) Germany (d) Japan (Ans: b)

24. electric heating element for heating devices which are built by Alloy?(A) German silver (b) soldering (c) nichrome (d) composite steel (Ans: c)

25. ISRO chairman who? (A) d. D. Patil (b) law. Madhavan Nair (c) s. S. Patil (d) None of these (Ans: d)

26. Enhanced industry in India is the best example of capital to-(a) the tourism industry, (b) the steel industry, (c) sports commodity related industries (d) Textile Industry (Ans : b)

27. Where -2014 International Petroleum Conference concluded?(A) New Delhi (India) (b), Seoul (South Korea) (c), Hyderabad (India) (d) Abu Dhabi (UAE) (Ans: a)

28. 'plastic money' following the word relationship What's in writing from?(A) ATM card / credit card (b) coated with plastic currency notes (c) Foreign Currency (d) None of the above (Ans: a)

29. Indian Institute of Forest Management where it is located?(A) Dehradun (b) Hisar (c) Bhopal (d) Chennai (Ans: c)

30. Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar?(A) Maratha successor (b) the successor of Sher Shah Suri (c) last Mughal emperor (d) final Lodi ruler (Ans: c)

31. One carat diamond is equal(a) 250 min. G (b) 150 min. G (c) 100 min. G (d) 200 min. Village (Ans: d)

32. Forms are numbers of neutrons in isotopic(a) uniform(b) (a) and (d) both

(c) None(d) other (Ans: d)

33. 'zero Era 'Who is on voluntarily?(A) Prime Minister(b) the opposition leader,(c) Chairman(d) President(Ans: c)

34. 1857 revolution who was governor-general of India?(A) Lord Dalhousie(b) Lord Kenning

(c) Lord Mayo(d) Lord Rippan(Ans: b)

35. Parliament 'Union budget' Who serves?(A) Prime Minister(b) Parliamentary Affairs Minister(c) by the Finance Minister(d) Lok Sabha Speaker(Ans: c)


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36. Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank?(A) Mumbai(b) Chennai(c) Kolkata(d) Delhi(Ans: a)

37. World's Greatest Au Sdi (pharmaceutical) What is the maker companies?(A), Sun Pharma (b) Pfizer(c) GlaxoSmithKline(d) None of these(Ans: b)

38. Who is the Chief Minister's appointment?(A) by the chairman of the Party(b) by the Chief Justice of the High Court(c) by the President of India(d) by the Governor(Ans: d)

1. UV rays coming from the sun causes are:(A) Lung cancer (b) Skin Cancer(C) Oral cancer (d) liver cancer (Ans: c)

2. the best way to get rid of waste material Ajavnimnikrniy Forms(A) Combustion (b) injection (c) burial (d) Recycling (Ans: d)

3. Which of the following universal blood donor's blood group?(A) A (b) B (c) AB (d) O (Ans: d)

4. Since the creation of Telangana state, the total number of states in India?(A) 27 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 30 (Ans: c)

5. gave his first sermon at Sarnath Who?(A) Buddha (b) Mahavira (c) Skrachary (d) Parshvanath (Ans: a)

6. Ottawa is the capital of which country?(A) Fiji (b) Siberia (c) Greenland (d) Canada (Ans: d)

7. due to be completed with the assistance of Japan Paithan (Jaikvadhi) hydro-electric project, which is on the river?(A) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) Tapti (Ans: c)

8. Thomas Cup 2014 in New Delhi which is the winner?(A) Malaysia (b) China (c) Japan (d) Indonesia (Ans: c)

9. The first Asian Games were held in which city?(A) Tokyo (b) BEIJING (c) New Delhi (d) Bangkok (Ans: c)

10. Forms received quinine drugs(A) from eucalyptus trees (b) of the cinchona tree(C) Kalkut trees (d) Ashok tree (Ans: b)

11. Forms means(A) Automatic Teller Machines (b) Automatic Teller Machines(C) Automatic Transfer Machine (d) Automatic Teller mechanism (Ans: b)

12. What is the length of the game each stump?(A) 25 inch (b) 28 inches (c) 30 inches (d) 32 inches (Ans: b)


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13. Parliament 'Zero Hour' is is-(A) when the opposition's proposals are accepted(B) have raised the matter of the utmost importance(C) When a government does not work(D) morning and afternoon sessions between carpet timeout (Ans: d)

14. The Chairman of the Lok Sabha (chairman), who is this?(A) President (b) PM (c) Chairman (d) Parliamentary Affairs Minister (Ans: c)

15. In what state of silkworm silk leads to?(A) Cocoon (b) caterpillars (larvae) (c) pupa (d) adult (Ans: a)

16. Man says how many teeth milk tooth?(A) 12 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22 (Ans: c)

17. '' Discovery of India '(India's search), creator of the book are:(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri (Ans: a)

18. What is India's highest gallantry award?(A) Kirti Chakra (b) Vir Chakra (c) Param Vir Chakra (d) the ultimate Distinguished Service Medal (Ans: c)

19. solar eclipse occurs Jb-(A) the Earth, the Sun and the Moon comes between?(B) the Moon, the Sun and the Earth comes between(C) the sun, moon and earth comes between(D) the moon, makes a right angle with the earth (Ans: b)

20. The State Government's official legal adviser-the(A) CJ (b) judge bench of the High Court(C) the Attorney-General (d) General (Ans: d)

21. Jung Museum Snlar the Forms(A) in Chennai (b) in New Delhi, (c) in Mumbai (d) in Hyderabad (Ans: d)

22. The newly elected Parliament vice president, M. Thnmidurri reflect what party?(A) BJP (b) Congress (c) DMK (d) AIADMK (Ans: d)

23. the athlete who won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, is-(A) limit Punia (b) Arpindr Singh(C) Development Sive Gowda (d) Satish Shivalingam (Ans: d)

24. The first European to India were:(A) British (b) French (c) Portuguese (d) Dutch (Ans: c)

25. Revenue in the reign of Akbar care system were:(A) Man Singh (b) Toderml (c) Birbal (d) Bairam Khan (Ans: b)

1. English weekly 'Young India' was launched by whom?(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b). M's. Gandhi(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (Ans: b)

2. Where the Kuka Movement was founded?(A) Uttar Pradesh (b) Malabar (c) Bihar (d) Punjab (Ans: d)

3. In which year the Ramakrishna Mission was founded?


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(A) 1887 (b) 1884 (c) 1897 (d) 1905 (Ans: c)

4. Who was the ruler of the largest empire Satavahanas?(A) Satkarni first (b) Satkarni II(C) Gautamiputra Satkarni (d) Vshishti son Pulamayi (Ans: c)

5. Gautama Buddha and Mahavira both rising during the reign of whom have endorsed its principles?(A) Bindusara (b) Ashok (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Bimbisara (Ans: d)

6. In 1888 a British man who presided over the session of the Indian National Congress, who was?(A) a. O. Hume (b) George Yule (c), William Jones (d) Charles Vud (Ans: b)

7. Who was the poet gathering of Prithviraj Chauhan?(A) Hrisen (b) one or two Brdoi (c) Rvikriti (d) Banabhatta (Ans: b)

8. Who was the Governor General at the time of the revolt of 1857?(A) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Wellesley (Ans: b)

39. What freedom fighters "Bagha Jatin 'was known as?(A) jatindranath slave (b) Jatindra Mohan Sengupta(C) jatindranath Sanyal (d) jatindranath Mukherjee (Ans: d)

10 'intimate gathering' Who was the founder?(A) Ram Mohan Roy (b) Ishwarcndra Vidyasagar(C) Devendra Tagore (d) Keshab Chandra Sen (Ans: a)

11. Who 'Fratiar Gandhi was known as?(A) Vllbai Patel (b) Abul Kalam Azad(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Vinoba Bhave (Ans: c)

12. Who was the founder of Pal dynasty?(A) Dharam (b) Devpal (c) Gopal (d) MP (Ans: c)

13. What riverside city of Vijayanagar was located?(A) Krishna (b) Kaveri (c) Godavari (d) Tungabhadra (Ans: d)

14. The following persons under twenty-five (25) years who was personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi?(A) BHULABHAI Desai (b) Mahadev Desai(C) Vinoba Bhave (d) Vallabhbhai Patel (Ans: b)

15. After mounting the throne, Harsh Vardhan what the degree of the eclipse?(A) Gunraja (b) Avnisimaha (c) Maharaja (d) Shiladity (Ans: d)

16. Ranjit Singh, who was the head?(A) Nakai Misl (b) Ahwoowalia Misl(C) Sukrckya Misl (d) Ramgarhia Misl (Ans: c)

17. Who was the founder of the House of young India?(A) Bhagat Singh (b) RajGuru (c) SS (d) Ram Prasad Bismil (Ans: a)

18. The title 'Parakersi and Rajkeshri' which was adopted by dynasties?(A) crops (b) Parmar (c) Pandya (d) T (Ans: d)

19. What Chola kings conquered the island of Sri Lanka's first complete?(A) Rajdiraj first (b) Vijayalaya (c) Karikla (d) Rajendra (Ans: d)

20. Who was the founder of the Bahmani kingdom?


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(A) Alauddin Hasan (b) Ismail Home(C) Muhammad Shah II (d) Gangu (Ans: a)

21. Loktak Lake which is located in the Indian state?(A) Mizoram (b) Assam (c) Tripura (d) Manipur (Ans: d)

22. What is the metamorphic rock of sandstone?(A) Marble (b) Quartzite (c) Shell (d) shale (Ans: b)

23. Koyna dam which is located in the Indian state?(A) HP (b) Maharashtra (c) Uttarakhand (d) Tamil Nadu (Ans: b)

24. magma reaching the surface of the Earth becomes, what's it called when the concrete?(A) Granite (b) slag (c) Kwatrg (d) silicate (Ans: b)

25. In all the world's oceans deep Forms(A) Pacific (b) Atlantic Ocean(C) Indian Ocean (d) the Arctic Ocean (Ans: a)

26. Which of the river flow Oxbow (Ox-bow) is formed lakes?(A) Upper or mountain stream (b) medium or valley flows(C) lower or flat flow (d) None of the above (Ans: b)

27. What types of Alps mountains?(A) turning the (b) lobe (c) residual (d) volcanic (Ans: a)

28. Which layer of the atmosphere in the weather-related events take place?(A) Mesosfiyr (b) Ayonosfiyr (c) Stratosphere (d) troposphere (Ans: d)

29. Whose example limestone and chalk?(A) igneous rocks (b) mechanically formed rocks Tlcti(C) constituted Tlcti Javikt rocks (d) Rupantri The rocks (Ans: c)

30. In which river 'chain' (Dhunwadhar) waterfall is located?(A) TAPI (b) Brahmaputra (c) Narmada (d) Kaveri (Ans: c)

31. Nirmaan thick brick wall, use of cold storage is why?(A) brick are good conductors of heat, (b) bricks are cheaper than other materials of(C) the brick is easily accessible (d) brick are bad conductors of heat (Ans: d)

32. What Shadn mild electric current is used to detect?(A) The voltmeter (b) watt meter (c) thermometer (d) galvanometer (Ans: d)

33. hydrogen atom protons, electrons and neutrons, respectively, which are included as?(A) 1,0,1 (b) 1,1,0 (c) 1,1,1 (d) 0,1,0 (Ans: b)

34. Kelvin scale, the melting point of ice is-

(A) 0 Kelvin (b) 273 Kelvin (c) 373 Kelvin (d) 100 Kelvin (Ans: b)

35. Which of the following is a physical change?(A) rusting of iron (b) burning of candles(C) eggs boiling (d) of boiling water (Ans: d)

36. The flow of heat between two objects depends on what direction?(A) the presence of their heat (b) their mass(C) the temperature (d) they are solid, liquid or gaseous state or not (Ans: c)


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37. Which is the hormone that controls blood pressure?(A) vasopressin (b) oxytocin (c) estrogen (d) Testosterone (Ans: d)

38. What kind of a freezer tray is formed early in the snow?(A) rubber (b) Plastic (c) aluminum (d) Wood (Ans: c)

39. Pressed heating element in what is called?(A) Copper (b) Tungsten (c) Micah (d) Nichrome (Ans: d)

40. escape from tree to tree at night because gold is not fair?(A) Carbon dioxide (b) oxygen(C) carbon monoxide (d) sulfur dioxide (Ans: a)

41. the lightest element in the universe is what?(A) Helium (b) hydrogen (c) Nitrogen (d) Silicon (Ans: b)

42. Which of the following Laughing gas (Laughing gas) say?(A) Nai tricks oxide (b) Nitrogen dioxide(C) Penta nitrogen oxide (d) nitrous oxide (Ans: d)

43. shine due to air bubbles in the water?(A) dispersion (b) Image (c) diffraction (d) total internal reflection (Ans: d)

44. What scientists have discovered the blood group?

(A) Landsteiner (b) Lister (c) William Harvey (d) Pasteur (Ans: a)

45. Where ammonia gas is collected?(A) hot-water (b) cold water over(C) air upward displacement (d) air downstream displacement (Ans: d)

46. ??What is called nitric acid salts?(A) nitrate (b) nitrite (c) Haiponaitroit (d) Sayanaid (Ans: a)

47. The involuntary muscles are controlled by whom?(A) cerebrum (b) Sseribanlm (c) medulla Ovlongta (d) of the spine (Ans: a)

48. Why is blended in gasoline Tetroithail lead?

(A) to prevent freezing (b) to increase the boiling point(C) to increase the flash point (d) an increase in anti-knocking for ratings (Ans: d)

49. Sinnabar ore Forms(A) Copper (b) iron (c) of mercury (d) Lead (Ans: c)

50. Which of these "master gland" is known as?(A) thymus (b) Islets of Langerhans (c) of the pituitary (d) Thyroid (Ans: c)

51. After the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha as the first woman chief ministerof Gujarat, who are S?bale charge?(A) UMA (b) Swaraj (c) Anandiben Patel (d) Bsundhara Raje (Ans: c)

52. After the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha, who has been appointed as Minister of Railways?(A) Arun Jaitley (b) Mallikarjun (c), Ananth Kumar (d) Dizvil Sadanand Gowda (Ans: d)

53. The President of India to India .......... may resign by writing under his hand.(A) the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b) CJ (c) Vice President (d) Prime Minister (Ans: c)


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54. Cricket is the distance between the two sets V-Kate?(A) 18 yards (b) 20 yards (c) 22 yards (d) 24 yards (Ans: c)

55. India's first satellite, whose name is?(A) Aryabhata (b) Bhaskaracharya (c) Brahmihir (d) Sridharachary (Ans: a)

56. In which year India's first nuclear test in Pokhran in Rajasthan were made?(A) 1984 (b) 1974 (c) 1964 (d) 1954 (Ans: b)

57. What is the monetary unit of Japan?(A) Dollars (b) Pound (c) Rial (d) yen (Ans: d)

58. How many members of the State Legislative Assemblies are elected for a period?(A) two years, (b) three years (c) five years, (d) six years (Ans: c)

59. Robin Williams recently died, was a famous ...........(A) The Nobel-winning writer (b) The actor and comedian(C) Economist (d) Composer (Ans: b)

60. What is the capital of Cuba?(A) Suva (b) Havana (c) Nicosia (d) Asuncion (Ans: b)

61. In a game of basketball players on each side are the stems?(A) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (Ans: b)

62. Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs in Delhi and other metros concerns of people living in the northeastern states have formed a committee to lookinto. Who is led by committee?(A) J. M. LYNGDOH (b) m. P. Bezbaruah(C) p. A. Sangma (d) s. Padmanabhan (Ans: b)

63. To qualify in the Rajya Sabha, the minimum age of an Indian citizen is-(A) twenty-five (b) thirty (c) thirty five (d) forty (Ans: b)

64. Which of the following state case of illegal detention of a person is issued

by the court?(A) habeas corpus (Habeas Corpus) (b) of mandamus (Mandamus)(C) certiorari (Certiorari) (d) Prohibition (Prohibition) (Ans: a)

65. Who was independent India's first CEC?(A) T. N. Seshan (b) M. S. Gill (c) J. M. LYNGDOH (d) Sukumar Sen (Ans: d)

66. This year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been appointed as nationalsecurity adviser?(A) Ajit Doval (b). M's. Narayanan (c) Mukul Rohatgi (d) Rajiv Mathur (Ans: a)

67. It was India's first nuclear reactor(A) Jrlina (b) pole (c) nymph (d) Kamini (Ans: c)

68. Recent Fildm medal in 2014, which is considered the highest award in mathematics mathematician of Indian origin who are winning?(A) Manjul Bhargava (b) Satish Kulkarni (c) Chandra Bhattacharya (d) Shrivatsa Acharya (Ans: a)

69. Indian State Governor who draws oath?(A) the Chief Justice of India, (b) the Chief Minister(C) the chairman of the State Legislative Assembly (d) of the State High Court Chief Justice (Ans: d)


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70. How many times Brazil have won the World Cup soccer championship?(A) four times (b) five times, (c) two (d) three times (Ans: a)

1. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?(A) 1982 (B) 1989 (C) 1984 (D) 1992 (Ans : C)

2. Shatabdi Express train was started in(A) 1984 (B) 1988 (C) 1990 (D) 1985 (Ans : B)

3. At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?(A) Jamshedpur (B) Patiala (C) Perambur (D) Varanasi (Ans : B)

4. Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?(A) Central Railway (B) Northern Railway(C) Eastern Railway (D) Western Railway (Ans : C)

5. The railway station situated in the extreme south is(A) Chennai (B) Cochin (C) Kanyakumari (D) Trivandrum (Ans : C)

6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called(A) dock platform (B) passenger platform

(C) island platform (D) goods platform (Ans : C)

7. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?(A) 1952 (B) 1950 (C) 1951 (D) 1954 (Ans : B)

8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?(A) 1954 (B) 1957 (C) 1959 (D) 1967 (Ans : B)

9. Railway Staff College is situated at(A) Bangalore (B) Secundrabad (C) Chennai (D) Vadodara (Ans : D)

10. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?(A) Lucknow (B) Bangalore (C) Pune (D) New Delhi (Ans : A)

11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters nottrue?(A) South-Central Railway - Secunderabad(B) Central railway - Bhopal(C) South Railway - Chennai(D) North Railway - New Delhi (Ans : B)

12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?(A) From Calcutta to Delhi (B) From Mumbai to Thane(C) From Mumbai to Surat (D) From Mumbai to Madras (Ans : B)

13. When was the first train in Indian started?

(A) 1851 (B) 1852 (C) 1853 (D) 1854 (Ans : C)

14. In which Governor-Generals reign railway lines in India were established?(A) Lord William Bentick (B) Lord Cornwallis(C) Lord Kenning (D) Lord Dalhousie (Ans : D)

15. A station where the rail lines end, is called(A) junction station (B) way-side-station(C) block station (D) terminal station (Ans : D)


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16. How much distance was traveled by first train of India?(A) 33 km (B) 36 km (C) 34 km (D) 46 km (Ans : C)

17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth (Ans : D)

18. What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?(A) 4300 Km (B) 3700 Km (C) 4290 km (D) 5298 km (Ans : B)

19. The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at(A) Mumbai (V.T) (B) Guwahati (C) Gorakhpur (D) New Delhi (Ans : C)

20. When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?(A) 15th Jan, 1958 (B) 15th Jan, 1955(C) 2nd Jan, 1956 (D) 14th April, 1952 (Ans : A)

21. The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is(A) Calcutta (B) Maligaon (Guwahati)(C) Chennai (D) Gorakhpur (Ans : B)

22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?(A) Mumbai (B) Delhi (C) Calcutta (D) Chennai (Ans : C)

23. General Manger is responsible for(A) Railway Board (B) Railway Ministry(C) Both railway Board and Railway Ministry (D) None of these (Ans : A)

24. The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at(A) Mumbai (V.T) (B) Chennai(C) Secundrabad (D) Mumbai (Central) (Ans : C)

25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at(A) New Delhi (B) Guwahati (C) Gorakhpur (D) Mumbai (V.T) (Ans : A)

26. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at(A) Calcutta (B) Chennai (C) Delhi (D) Mumbai (Ans : B)

27. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?(A) Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering(B) Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering(C) Railway Staff College(D) Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (Ans : B)

28. Who invented the railway engine?(A) Charles Babbage (B) Isaac Newton(C) James Watt (D) George Stephenson (Ans : D)

29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated?

(A) Nasik (B) Baroda (C) Jamalpur (D) Pune (Ans : C)

30. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) West Bengal (D) Tamil Nadu (Ans : C)

31.The zone with the minimum length is(A) North-Eastern Railway (B) North-Eastern Frontier Railway(C) South-East Railway (D) South-Central Railway (Ans : B)

32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situat


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ed?(A) Pune (B) Chennai (C) Nasik (D) Sikandrabad (Ans : A)

33. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?(A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six (Ans : C)

34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Forth (Ans : B)

35. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?(A) Broad gauge (B) Meter gauge(C) Narrow gauge (D) Special gauge (Ans : C)

36. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?(A) Jammutavi (B) Amritsar (C) Pathancoat (D) Guwahat

37. How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (Ans : B)

38. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at(A) Perambur (B) Varanasi (C) Kapurthala (D) Bangalore (Ans : B)

39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in

(A) 1974 (B) 1961 (C) 1971 (D) 1973 (Ans : C)

40. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of thefollowing places?(A) Kapurthala (B) Chittranjan (C) Perambur (D) Bangalore (Ans : C)

41. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in how many regions?(A) 7(B) 9 (C) 8(D) 10 (Ans : B)

42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourthState for Konakan Railway Project?(A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Gujarat (D) Andhra

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