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Q-1

Who propounded the Theory of Relativity?

Albert Einstein.

Q-2

In 15th century, which Italian traveller visited the Vijayanagar empire?

Niccolo de Conti.

Q-3

Minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India?

35 years.

Q-4

Which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script?

Guru Angad.

Q-5

Which place recently becomes the 9th Indian reserve in Unesco world
network list?

Great Nicobar Biosphere Island

reserve.

Q-6

Who conducted the first human heart transplant operation in the world?

Dr. Christian Bernard.

Q-7

First China War was fought between which countries?

China and Britain.

Q-8

World Red Cross is celebrated on?

May 8.

Q-9

Film and TV Institute of India is located at which place?

Pune.

Q-10

Who are the price-takers under Perfect Competition?

Buyers

Q-11

Who is the first musician to get the Bharat Ratna?

M. S. Subbulakshmi

Q-12

Mother Teresa died on?

5-Sep-97

Q-13

Which enzyme is obtained from Red Gram?

Diastase

Q-14

The actual name of Mother Teresa was?

Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhiu

Q-15

The acid rain destroys the vegetation because it contains?

Sulphuric acid

Q-16

Central Bureau of Investigation was formed in the year?

1963

Q-17

When and by whom were the Ashokan inscription deciphered for the first
time?

In 1837 by James Princep

Q-18

Which is the largest Zoo of India?

Zoological Garden, Kolkata

Q-19

Which is the largest lake of India?

Wular Lake, Kashmir

Q-20

Which is the highest airfiled of India?

Chushul airfield, Ladakh

Q-21

Which day is observed as International Day of Non-Violence?

2nd October

Q-22

Where is Tower of Victory located?

Chittoor

Q-23

The samadhi of Indira Gandhi is known as?

Shakti Sthal

Q-24

Longest cell in human body is?

Nerve cell

Q-25

Rashtrapati Bhawan was built by?

Edwin Lutyens

Q-26

When granite rock gets metamorphosed they changed into?

Gneiss

Q-27

Who constructed Jantar Mantar?

Maharaja Jai Singh II

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Q-28

Hussain Sagar Lake is located at?

Hyderabad

Q-29

Rajasthan attained statehood in the year?

1958

Q-30

Which layer of the atmosphere restricts the Ultra-violet radiation?

Ozone layer.

Q-31

Full form of DRDO is?

Defence Research and

Development Organisation.

Q-32

Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?

Gen. K.M. Cariappa.

Q-33

What is the full form of GATT?

General Agreement on Tariffs

and Trade.

Q-34

The melting point of fuse wire should be high or low?

low.

Q-35

Largest Gurudwara in India is?

Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Q-36

Headquarter of United Nation Organisation (UNO) is in which country?

USA (at New York).

Q-37

Who was the founder of Home Rule Movement?

Bal Gandhar Tilak

Q-38

Khajuraho temples were built by?

Chandellas

Q-39

The Harappan Civilization belongs to which age?

Chalcolithic Age

Q-40

The computer system program which are used to produce actions similar to
those in real physical system are called?

Simulation

Q-41

There is a wide variation of fauna and flora on the earth due to?

Different physical environment

Q-42

Excise duties are levied by the Union but appropriated by the States, True or
False?

TRUE

Q-43

Al Askari, a place of worship of Shias is at which place?

Sammara, Iraq

Q-44

Which part of Pondicherry, a Union Territory is physically situated in Andhra

Pradesh?

Yanam

Q-45

Rail services were started during the rule of?

Lord Dalhousie

Q-46

Which Indian language is called ?Italian of the East??

Telugu

Q-47

Quit India Movement was launched due to the failure of?

Cripps Mission

Q-48

Jhumming is shifting agriculture practised in?

North-Eastern India

Q-49

Frontal rain is caused by?

Condensation of water
evaporated from mountains

Q-50

The Palk Strait lies between?

Bay of Bengal and Gulf of

Mannar

Q-51

Permanent hardness of water may be removed by addition of?

Sodium carbonate

Q-52

Which is the largest satellite of the planet Jupiter?

Ganymede

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Q-53

Which soil is found in Indo-Gangetic plains?

Alluvial

Q-54

Which is the largest river of Indian sub-continent?

Ganges

Q-55

Which is the most abundant gas in air?

Nitrogen

Q-56

Whose name is written on a ten rupee note?

Governor of RBI

Q-57

If the speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass of earth would?

Decrease

Q-58

Acid and Base combine to form?

Salt and water

Q-59

Radio waves are reflected back from which layer of the Earths atmosphere?

Ionosphere

Q-60

If lime is added to the soil, then acidity of soil?

decreases

Q-61

If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then its bottom will?

rise due to buoyancy

Q-62

Liver digests?

Fats

Q-63

Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of?

Vitamin D

Q-64

Monetary policy in India is formulated by?

RBI

Q-65

Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel?

USA and Canada

Q-66

Tidal Forest is otherwise called?

Mangrove Forest

Q-67

The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called?

Landslide

Q-68

Which Indian bird is facing extinction threat due to environmental pollution?

Vulture

Q-69

Sea of Tranquility can be found in?

Moon

Q-70

A strip of water body, Sir Creek located at?

Rann of Kutch (Gujarat)

Q-71

Clove is obtained from?

Bud

Q-72

Who gave the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan?

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q-73

Other name of IBRD (International Bank for Recontruction and

Development) is?

World Bank

Q-74

Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron?

Otto von Bismarck

Q-75

Sariska wildlife sanctuary is located at?

Rajasthan

Q-76

Kaziranga National Park is located at?

Assam

Q-77

The instrument which is used for seeing objects at the surface of water from
a submarine under water is called?

Periscope.

Q-78

G-15 is an economic grouping of?

Third World Nations.

Q-79

Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in?

Increased height.

Q-80

Who is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually?

Dr. Linus Carl Pauling.

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Q-81

What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ?

West to East.

Q-82

what is the full form of WTO?

World Trade Organization.

Q-83

what is the full form of SEBI?

Securities and Exchange Board

of India

Q-84

Who in India is the supreme commander of armed forces?

President.

Q-85

Who was the first Indian prime minister to resign from office?

Morarji Desai.

Q-86

Through which amendment Right to Property was made a legal right?

44th amendment.

Q-87

An instrument used for measuring the strength of electric current?

Galvanometer.

Q-88

Which is the fastest animal on earth?

cheetah

Q-89

When did India became republic?

26-Jan-50

Q-90

Which is the highest civillian award in India?

Bharat Ratna.

Q-91

what is the full form of HTTP?

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Q-92

Christiana Ronaldo is related with which sport?

Football

Q-93

Who is the highest run scorer in One Day International cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar

Q-94

Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

Prime Minister

Q-95

Who directed the movie Avatar?

James Cameroon

Q-96

Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

Arti Saha.

Q-97

The green colour of the leaves is due to?

Cholorophyll

Q-98

Where is Gateway of India situated?

Mumbai

Q-99

In which year India won the ICC world cup under the captaincy of M. S.
Dhoni for the second time?

2011

Q-100

Who won the football world cup for maximum number of times?

Brazil

Q-101

What is the capital of U.S.A.?

Washinton D.C.

Q-102

How many members are nominated by President in Rajya Sabha?

12

Q-103

In computer, 1 MB (Mega Byte) memory is equal to how many Kilo Bytes?

1024 KB

Q-104

An intrument used for measuring sound under water?

Hydrophone.

Q-105

Scientific study of eye-diseases is called?

Opthamology.

Q-106

Capital of Austria is?

Vienna.

Q-107

What is the full form of OPEC?

Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries(OPEC).

Q-108

Who is the author of the book A Midsummer Nights Dream?

William Shakespeare.

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Q-109

Zero Hour does not come under legislative control over administration, True
or False?

TRUE

Q-110

Who propounded the theory of innovation theory of profits?

J. A. Schumpeter

Q-111

In AC circuits, AC meters measure?

RMS values

Q-112

When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its?

Amplitude

Q-113

Solar energy is due to?

Fusion reaction

Q-114

Under perfect competition, the industry does not have any excess capacity
because each firm produces at the minimum point on its?

Long run average cost curve

Q-115

ENIAC was?

An electronic computer

Q-116

Coins made of metal first appeared in?

Later Vedic Age

Q-117

A natural region has the similarity of?

Climate and natural vegetation

Q-118

From the bark of which plant is Quinine extracted?

Cinchona

Q-119

When water itself combines chemically with some element of mineral it is

called?

Hydration

Q-120

A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of the water floats due to?

Surface tension of water

Q-121

Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means?

Garbage In Garbage Out

Q-122

Wings of Fire book is written by?

A P J Abdul Kalam

Q-123

The statistical study of elections and trends in voting is called?

Psephology

Q-124

The common refrigerant used in domestic refrigerator is?

Freon

Q-125

Which State contributes 70% of Indias coffee and silk?

Karnataka

Q-126

Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a

fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid
displaced by it?

Archimedes

Q-127

Kuchipudi is a dance form of Kerala, True or False?

False, it is a dance form of

Andhra Pradesh.

Q-128

Which State is famous for Hemis Gumpa festival?

Jammu and Kashmir

Q-129

Beri-Beri is caused by the lack of Vitamin?

B1

Q-130

The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and
the Moon is unidirectional is called?

Spring tide

Q-131

The headquarter of RBI is in?

Mumbai

Q-132

The number of workers who would offer themselves for employment at

different wage rates is known as?

Supply of Labour

Q-133

As Income increases the demand for inferior goods?

decreases

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Q-134

The government of india act 1935 was the outcome of?

communal award

Q-135

In which State the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta Act was first passed?

Maharashtra

Q-136

Who said, Socialism is like a hat that has lost its shape because everybody
wears it?

C.E.M. Joad

Q-137

Who supported the principle of survival of the fittest?

The Fascists

Q-138

Nishka a type of coin was used during the reign of?

Guptas

Q-139

The king who called himself Devanampriya and Priyadarshi was?

Ashoka

Q-140

Hypertension is the term used for?

Increase in blood pressure

Q-141

Navjeevan newspaper had been edited by?

Mahatma Gandhi

Q-142

Study dealing with the interactions of same species of living organism with
their non-living environment?

Autecology

Q-143

The contractile proteins in a muscle are?

Actin and Myosin

Q-144

The novel White Tiger which won the Booker Prize 2008 is authored by?

Aravind Adiga

Q-145

The electronic configuration of an atom having atomic number 20 is?

2, 8, 8, 2

Q-146

The vertical movement of air is termed as?

Air Current

Q-147

Crop rotation helps to?

Eliminate parasites which have

selective hosts

Q-148

Acute lead poisoning is also known as?

Plumbism

Q-149

The Bermuda Triangle or Devils Triangle is located at?

North Atlantic Ocean

Q-150

Who was the last ruler of Mughal dynasty?

Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Q-151

Who defeated Mohammed Ghori in First Battle of Tarain?

Prithvi Raj Chauhan.

Q-152

Green revolution was started in the year?

1966

Q-153

Which disease is also known as Pink eye?

Conjunctivitis.

Q-154

What is represented by the five rings of the Olympic symbol?

5 Continents, Europe, Asia,

America, Africa and Australia.

Q-155

In which year Mahatma Gandhi was chosen Person of the year by the
Times magazine?

1930

Q-156

Fire temple is a place of worship for which religion?

Zoroastrians.

Q-157

Which game is the second largest sporting event in the world after
Olympics?

Commonwealth games.

Q-158

Motto of the Asian games is?

Ever Onward.

Q-159

Which major Tennis Grand Slams is also known as Roland Garros?

French Open.

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Q-160

Which award is the asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize?

Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Q-161

James Augustus Hickey is famously known as?

Father of Indian Press.

Q-162

Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna award?

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in 1954.

Q-163

A person who can see distant objects clearly but cannot see nearby objects
distinctly is suffering from which eye disease?

Hypermetropia.

Q-164

Fat soluble vitamins are?

Vitamin A, D, E and K.

Q-165

Goitre is caused due to the deficiency of?

Iodine.

Q-166

Longest cell in the human body is?

Neuron (nerve cell).

Q-167

Branch of study dealing with child (infant) diseases is called?

Paediatrics.

Q-168

Gramophone was invented by?

Thomas Alva Edison.

Q-169

In which year Sikkim was included in the North Eastern Council?

2002

Q-170

The Writ used to secure a person who has been unlawfully detained without
a legal justification is called?

Habeas Corpus.

Q-171

Who is known as Father of Geometry?

Euclid.

Q-172

Ganymede the largest natural satellite in the solar system is the satellite of
which planet?

Jupiter.

Q-173

Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year?

1949

Q-174

Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river?

Brahmaputra.

Q-175

The edible part of an Onion is?

Fleshy leaves.

Q-176

Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron?

Otto Von Bismark.

Q-177

Whom did Lord Clive defeated in the Battle of Plassey, 1757?

Siraj-ud-Daulah.

Q-178

Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court?

Hiralal J Kania.

Q-179

World Aids Day?

1st December.

Q-180

The term castle is associated with which sports?

Chess.

Q-181

Capital of Finland is?

Helsinki.

Q-182

The boundary Durand Line is between Pakistan and?

Afghanisthan.

Q-183

Headquarter of SAARC is in?

Kathmandu, Nepal.

Q-184

Who wrote the book City of Joy?

Dominique Lapierre.

Q-185

Water balance in the body is mainly controlled by the secretion of?

pituitary.

Q-186

What is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Havelli?

Silvassa.

Q-187

Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called Mahamana ?

Madan Mohan Malaviya.

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Q-188

The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is

called?

Relocation

Q-189

An aerosol is a colloidal system of a?

solid dispersed in gas

Q-190

Food cans are coated with Tin and not Zinc because?

Zinc is more reactive than Tin

Q-191

An antigens develop antibodies. The Antibody which protect the body from
harmful bacteria and viruses are?

Immunoglobulins

Q-192

Hygrometer is used for measuring the?

relative humidity

Q-193

Biogas produced by the fermentation of animal dung, human sewage or

crop residues in an airtight container is rich in?

Methane

Q-194

Which schedule of the Constitution contains provisions as to disqualification

of MPs and MLAs on the ground of defection?

10th schedule

Q-195

First Indian woman who reached Antartica?

Meher Moos

Q-196

Which schedules of the Indian Constitution describes the allocation of seats

in Rajya Sabha?

4th schedule

Q-197

Mahatma Gandhi was assasinated by?

Nathuram Godse

Q-198

The biggest public sector bank in India is the

State Bank of India

Q-199

Main diamond producing area in India is

Panna Diamond Belt, M.P

Q-200

The largest cave temple in India is

Ellora cave

Q-201

The first Indian state to be formed on linguistic basis after Independence

was

Andhra Pradesh

Q-202

The largest prison in India is the

Tihar Central Jail, New Delhi

Q-203

The largest post office in India is the?

GPO, Mumbai

Q-204

The oldest english daily newspaper of India is?

The Times of India

Q-205

Graves disease is caused due to?

Hyperactivity of Thyroid

Q-206

The first library established in India is the?

William Carey library,

Serampore

Q-207

Iron and Mangenese are removed in water by the process of?

Filteration

Q-208

Anandmath was written by which Bengali writer?

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q-209

What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India?

Param

Q-210

Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boys Australian Open Junior Title?

Yuki Bhambri.

Q-211

In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India?

Goa.

Q-212

Who founded Forward Block political party?

Subhash Chand Bose.

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Q-213

Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?

Le Corbusier.

Q-214

The boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan is known as?

Radcliffe Line.

Q-215

Which mughal emperor built Jama Masjid?

Shahjahan.

Q-216

The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem is?

Sun.

Q-217

Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?

Bachendri Pal.

Q-218

What is the difference in time between Indian Standard Time (IST) and
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?

05:30 hours.

Q-219

Market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the

forces of supply and demand is called?

Free Market.

Q-220

Which planet has the largest number of natural satellites or moons?

Jupiter

Q-221

Shompen tribe is found in?

Nicobar islands

Q-222

The continents that form a mirror image of each other are?

Africa and South America

Q-223

A nautical mile is equal to?

6076 feet

Q-224

What is the target of the Millennium Development Goals of the United

Nations with respect to Universal Primary Education?

All children both boys and girls

would complete a full course
primary schooling by 2015

Q-225

El Nino is a?

An abnormally warm current

Q-226

In which year the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11
to 15 (under Article 23)?

1965

Q-227

In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is?

30 trillion.

Q-228

If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight of the body will?

decrease.

Q-229

Indias first nuclear blast at Pokhran in Rajasthan took place in the year?

1974

Q-230

The length of the cricket pitch is?

22 yards.

Q-231

Hundred year war was fought between which countries?

France and England.

Q-232

The major component in LPG is?

Propane

Q-233

The most reactive among the halogen is?

Fluorine

Q-234

Sivasamundra is an island formed by the river?

Cauvery

Q-235

An area legally reserved for wild life in its natural surroundings is?

Biosphere Reserve

Q-236

Zero hour is at the discretion of the?

Speaker

Q-237

Elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity

demanded of a good to a?

Change in the price of the good

Q-238

Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption

Income

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Q-239

Mixed economy refers to?

the co-existence of public as well

as private sector

Q-240

Parliament excercises control over public expenditure through?

Comptroller and Auditor General

of India (CAG)

Q-241

Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana?

Banabhatta

Q-242

The Judges of High Court are administered oath of office by?

The Chief Justice of High Court

Q-243

Which slogan was given by the French revolution to the world?

Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

Q-244

The president of India can issue a proclamation of National Emergency only

on the written recommendation of?

The Cabinet consisting of only

Cabinet Ministers of the Union

Q-245

The example of hermaphrodite animal in which cross fertilisation occurs is?

Earthworm

Q-246

Blubber is a?

Layer of thick fat

Q-247

The coding segment of DNA is called?

Codon

Q-248

Silk is produced by?

Larva of silk worm

Q-249

The poorna swaraj resolution was adopted in the annual session of the
Indian National Congress held at?

Lahore

Q-250

Go Back to Vedas, this call was given by?

Dayanand Saraswati

Q-251

The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called?

Passes

Q-252

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is located at?

Kalpakkam, Chennai.

Q-253

In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit
of Mount Everest?

1953

Q-254

Indias first fast breeder neutron reactor was?

Kamini.

Q-255

Indias first atomic power station was set up at which place?

Tarapur, Maharashtra.

Q-256

In which year the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution Uniting for
Peace?

1950

Q-257

India became a member of the United Nations in the year?

1945

Q-258

Indias first indigenously built submarine was?

INS Shalki.

Q-259

In which organ of the human body does maximum absorption of food take
place?

Small intestine.

Q-260

Human Rights Day is celebrated on?

10 December.

Q-261

Whon invented the Logarithm tables?

John Napier.

Q-262

Malfunction of which organ causes Jaundice?

Liver.

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Q-263

NDA is situated at which place?

Khadakwasla.

Q-264

After how many years of interval Olympics game are held?

4 years.

Q-265

What is the longest English word that doesnt repeat a letter?

Uncopyrightables.

Q-266

Which dynasty built Khajuraho temples?

Chandelas.

Q-267

Which vitamin is also known as Ascorbic acid?

Vitamin-C.

Q-268

Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into
Northern and Southern hemispheres?

Equator.

Q-269

Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of

independence?

J.B.Kriplani.

Q-270

The largest country (in area) in Africa is?

Algeria

Q-271

What is the capital of union territory Lakshadweep?

Kavaratti.

Q-272

who was the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award?

Vinoba Bhave in 1958.

Q-273

Who coined the name Pakistan?

Chaudhary Rahmat Ali.

Q-274

Who is the first woman IPS officer of India?

Kiran Bedi.

Q-275

World No Tobacco Day is observed on?

31st May.

Q-276

National anthem Jana Gana Mana was first sung on?

27th December, 1911 at the

Calcutta session of the Indian
National Congress.

Q-277

The scientific name of Vinegar is?

Acetic acid.

Q-278

Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha?

Vice-President.

Q-279

Which Fundametal Right was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the heart

and soul of the Constitution?

Right to Constitutional
Remedies.

Q-280

The yellow colour of cows milk is due to the presence of?

Carotene.

Q-281

Which is the largest brackish water lake in India?

Chilka Lake.

Q-282

Which scientist is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India?

M.S.Swaminathan.

Q-283

An instrument to measure the velocity and find the direction of the wind?

Anemometer.

Q-284

Scientific study of fossils is called?

Palaeontology.

Q-285

Who wrote the book A Million Mutinies Now?

V. S. Naupal.

Q-286

Which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal in 1905?

Lord Curzon.

Q-287

Marasmus disease is caused due to the deficiency of?

Protein.

Q-288

The only session of Indian National Congress (INC) presided over by

Mahatma Gandhi was at?

Belgaum in the year 1924.

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Q-289

Which country plays Ashes test match series against each other?

England and Australia.

Q-290

Which Ramon Magsaysay award winner founded the Asha for Education, a
secular organisation dedicated to bring socio-economic change in India by
focusing on basic education?

Sandeep Pandey.

Q-291

Who authored ancient Sanskrit plays Mahavircharita and Uttar

Ramcharita?

Bhavabhuti.

Q-292

Which country is known as Land of rising sun?

Japan.

Q-293

What is the popular name of Magnesium Sulphate, a white crystalline salt

used in medicine and in leather processing?

Epsom salt.

Q-294

Where is the headquarter of Interpol?

Lyon.

Q-295

Name the International human rights organization with headquarters in

London which won Nobel Prize for Peace in 1977?

Amnesty International

Q-296

The Ilbert Bill, by which Indian judges were allowed to try the European
offenders in criminal cases, was introduced by which Governor-General of
India in 1883?

Lord Rippon.

Q-297

Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen by weight in the ratio?

1:08

Q-298

Who discovered Blood Group?

Karl Landsteiner (USA).

Q-299

Which Indian state was originally known as the North East Frontier Agency
(NEFA)?

Arunachal Pradesh.

Q-300

Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean?

Strait of Magellan.

Q-301

What is the capital of Chile?

Santiago.

Q-302

In the Earths crust, which chemical element has the largest share of 47
percent in terms of weight?

Oxygen.

Q-303

Which among the following chemical is used in photography?

Silver bromide.

Q-304

Milk is an example of emulsion, True or False?

True.

Q-305

Which India born physicist invented the Optical Fibre?

Narinder Singh Kapany.

Q-306

Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands?

Ten Degree Channel.

Q-307

In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated?

Patiala.

Q-308

Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country at

Badrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South)?

Adi Shankaracharya.

Q-309

Who is considered as the father of Mobile Phone?

Martin Cooper.

Q-310

Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god?

Surya.

Q-311

Which element is necessarily present in all acids?

Hydrogen.

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Who authored the book `Business at the speed of thought ?

Bill Gates.

Q-313

Which organ in the human body produces Bile?

Liver.

Q-314

Diamond and Graphite are allotropes of which element?

Carbon.

Q-315

Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test
innings?

Anil Kumble.

Q-316

What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India?

35 years.

Q-317

Who created fictional character Harry Potter?

J.K.Rowling.

Q-318

Deficiency of which vitamin causes Scurvy?

Vitamin-C.

Q-319

Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting?

Platelets (Thrombocytes).

Q-320

Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections?

New Zealand.

Q-321

According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of
which God?

Ganesh.

Q-322

Which scientist was known as Wizard of Menlo Park?

Thomas Alva Edison.

Q-323

On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole?

Robert Edwin Peary.

Q-324

What is the name of Indias first nuclear reactor?

Apsara.

Q-325

Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of Alamgir Conqueror of the

world?

Aurangzeb.

Q-326

At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India?

Champaran in Bihar.

Q-327

When an ant bites a person, which irritating chemical it injects?

Formic acid.

Q-328

In the 8th Schedule of the Indian Consitution, how many languages have
been officially recognised?

22

Q-329

Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu
remained a European colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it?

Portugal.

Q-330

Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is in?

Montreal (Canada).

Q-331

With which sport is the Duckworth-Lewis Method associated?

Cricket.

Q-332

What is the normal heart rate of adults at rest?

72 beats per minute.

Q-333

Kailash Temple at Ellora in Maharahstra was built by the rulers of which

dynasty?

Rashtrakuta.

Q-334

What is the interest rate at which banks borrow money from Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) called?

Repo Rate.

Q-335

International Date Line, an imaginary line where date changes as one travels
east or west across it, passes through which longitude?

180 degree.

Q-336

Who wrote the famous essay Unto This Last, which was later translated

John Ruskin.

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Q-337

Headquarters of Central Railway is in?

Mumbai.

Q-338

Wheeler Island, the site of Indias missile testing facility Integrated Test
Range (ITR), is situated in which state?

Orissa.

Q-339

To whom does the President of India address his resignation?

Vice-President.

Q-340

Apart from Russia, the territory of which country lies in both Europe and
Asia continents?

Turkey.

Q-341

Who is known as the Father of Medicine?

Hippocrates.

Q-342

After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India?

Bengali.

Q-343

The Khyber Pass, a strategic mountain pass between Central Asia and South
Asia, connects Pakistan to which country?

Afghanistan.

Q-344

On 29 August 1988, which Indian lady became the first woman in the world
to swim across the Straits of Gibraltar?

Aarti Pradhan.

Q-345

Who was the first President of Pakistan?

Iskandar Mirza.

Q-346

Which early 11th century traveller to India authored the books Tahqiq-iHind and Kitab-ul-Hind?

Al Beruni.

Q-347

To preserve the filaments at high temprature, which gas is filled in the

electric bulbs?

Argon.

Q-348

The Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path are the cornerstones of
which religion?

Buddhism.

Q-349

What is the chemical name of Baking Soda?

Sodium bicarbonate.

Q-350

What is the chemical name of Washing Soda?

Sodium carbonate.

Q-351

From which Indian ruler did the Britishers aquire the Kohinoor diamond?

Dalip Singh.

Q-352

Gyandarshan is an educational TV channel of which Indian open university?

IGNOU.

Q-353

Which city annually hosts the Wimbledon tennis championship, one of the
four Grand Slam tennis tournaments?

London

Q-354

Which European country is also known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?

Norway.

Q-355

The India receives its major rainfall from which monsoon?

South-West Monsoon.

Q-356

How many years does the US President serve during one term?

4 years.

Q-357

Bamboo is tree, weed or grass?

Grass.

Q-358

Which straits connects India to Srilanka?

Palt Straits.

Q-359

Headquarter of Zoological Survey of India is at?

Kolkata.

Q-360

In which article of the Indian Constitution the word Minority appears?

Article 29.

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Q-361

University of Nalanda and Vikramsila were destroyed by?

Baktiyar Khalji.

Q-362

Which emperor propaged the idea of Sulahkul?

Akbar.

Q-363

The nickname seven-sisters has been given in India to?

7 North-Eastern States.

Q-364

As per the latest estimates of the planning commission the poverty ratio in
2011-2012 in India is?

21.9%.

Q-365

Human blood is viscous in nature due to the presence of?

Protein in blood.

Q-366

pH value of pure water is?

Q-367

Director-General of World Trade Organisation(WTO) is?

Roberto Azevedo of Brazil.

Q-368

Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris?

Gypsum.

Q-369

The Writ used to enforce the performance of public duties by public

authorities which are imposed by law is called?

Mandamus.

Q-370

Changez Khan invaded Indian during the reign of which slave dynasty ruler?

Iltutmish.

Q-371

The Governor General of India who was famous for Sati reforms?

Lord William Bentinck

Q-372

The Writ used to control executive action in the areas of making

appointments to public offices under relevant statutory provisions judicially
is?

Quo Warranto.

Q-373

The authority established under an act of parliament to regulate housing

finance companies in India is?

National Housing Bank.

Q-374

Vrindavan Garden is situated in which state?

Mysore (Karnataka).

Q-375

The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is?

250

Q-376

The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha do not participate in the

election of the President of India, True or False?

True.

Q-377

Who is known as Bard of Avon?

William Shakespeare.

Q-378

Why do we have a leap year every four years?

The length of a year is not an

integer number of days

Q-379

Rain bearing clouds look black because?

all lights are scattered by them

Q-380

The concept which tries to ascertain the actual deficit in the revenue
account after adjusting for expenditure of capital nature is termed as?

Effective revenue deficit

Q-381

Wealth tax is a Direct tax or Indirect tax?

Direct tax

Q-382

What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?

Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi

saints for seeking barkat
(spritual grace)

Q-383

In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book Brihat Samhita. It
was a treatise on?

Astronomy

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The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single
pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of?

Chunar near Mirzapur

Q-385

Which type/types of pen uses/use capillary action in addition to gravity for

flow of ink?

Fountain pen

Q-386

In terms of magnetic properties, oxygen belongs to?

Paramagnetic materials

Q-387

Light Emitting Diode (LED) converts?

Electrical energy into light

energy

Q-388

Which battle open the Delhi area to Mohammad Ghori?

2nd battle of Terrain

Q-389

The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with pre-Aryans because?

They used chariots driven by

horses

Q-390

The Chola kings ruled over?

Tamil Nadu

Q-391

From which fund can the unanticipated expenditure be met without the
prior approval of the parliament?

Contingency Fund of India

Q-392

A law made by Judiciary is known as?

Case Law

Q-393

Who was the author of Gita Govinda?

Jayadeva

Q-394

The Right to Public Office is a?

Political Right

Q-395

According to Adam Smith which is not a canon of taxation?

Canon of simplicity

Q-396

Effective demand depends on?

Supply price

Q-397

The degree of monopoly power is to be measured in terms of the firms?

supernormal profit

Q-398

A device which is used in TV set, Computer, Radio set for storing the electric
charge is?

Capacitor

Q-399

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are all?

Terrestrial Planet. All others are

Jovian planet.

Q-400

The wave that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the
Earth are?

Longitudinal Waves

Q-401

Shepherds of Himachal Pradesh are known as?

Gaddis

Q-402

Which writ literally means you may have the body?

Habeas Corpus

Q-403

Who is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award?

Viswanathan Anand

Q-404

The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence,
was?

Theocratic-Unitary

Q-405

Jaubani is a dance form traditionally performed in North-Eastern India by

the?

Dimasas

Q-406

Antacids are commonly used to get rid of acidity in the stomach. A

commonly used antacid is?

Magnesium hydroxide

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The first indian ruler to be shown in images as wearing a dress akin to

trousers is?

Kanishka

Q-408

Surgeons can perform delicate operations using devices through computers.

This technology is known as?

Robotics

Q-409

The gas which turns limewater milky is?

Carbon dioxide

Q-410

When deep-sea fishes are brought to the surface of the sea, their bodies
burst. This is because the blood in their bodies flows at very?

High pressure

Q-411

It is difficult to cut things with blunt knife because?

a blunt knife decreases the

pressure for a given force

Q-412

Delimitation of constituencies and determination of constituencies reserved

for SCs and STs are done by?

Delimitation Commission

Q-413

One veto can stall Secutity Council resolution, True or False?

TRUE

Q-414

The correct meaning of the term Jins-i-kamil concerning crops in Mughal

India is?

Cash Crop

Q-415

Sargasso sea is charaterised by?

typical marine vegetation

Q-416

Ozone holes are more pronounced at the?

North pole and South pole

Q-417

In India, the effective literacy rates are calculated from?

Population above 7 years of age

Q-418

Who was Indias first Indian Civil Services Officer?

Satyendra Nath Tagore.

Q-419

Which highway network of India connects Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and

Chennai?

Golden Quadrilateral.

Q-420

Where is the headquarter of SWIFT(Society for Worldwide Interbank

Financial Telecommunication) located?

Brussels, Belgium.

Q-421

When did the Eleventh Five Year Plan period ended?

2012

Q-422

The chief regulator of commodity exchanges in India is?

Forward Markets Commission

(FMC).

Q-423

Ringgit is the currency of which country?

Indonesia.

Q-424

Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph?

Iltutmish.

Q-425

The heaviest naturally occurring element is?

Uranium

Q-426

Sulphur dioxide bleaches colouring matter by?

Reduction.

Q-427

Among Radium, Plutonium, Zirconium and Uranium, which elements are not
radio-active?

Zirconium.

Q-428

Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called?

Ox-Bow lake.

Q-429

The most spoken language in the world is?

Mandarin.

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Ricket is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?

Vitamin-D.

Q-431

Worlds longest railway platform is in which state?

West Bengal (Kharagpur).

Q-432

Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of
agriculture and harvest?

Saturn.

Q-433

Who is the first batsman in international cricket to hit 6 six in an over?

Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa).

Q-434

Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes?

Antarctica.

Q-435

The first indigenous civilian aircraft of India is?

Saras.

Q-436

Who was the first human to walk in space?

Alexei Leonov Russia.

Q-437

First Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

(RBI) was?

C.D. Deshmukh in 1943.

Q-438

Which Maurya ruler defeated Alexanders general Seleucus Nicator and

received the territories of Kabul and Balochistan?

Chandragupta Maurya in 305

BC.

Q-439

Who was also known as the Saint of the Gutters?

Mother Teresa.

Q-440

Oldest mountain range in India is?

Aravali range.

Q-441

The capital of USA, Washington D. C. is located on the banks of which river?

Potomac.

Q-442

Highest mountain peak of North America is?

Mount McKinley.

Q-443

Sher shah became the emperor of Delhi after defeating Humayun in the
battle of?

Kannauj

Q-444

Safdarjungs tomb was built by?

Nawab Shauja-ud Daula

Q-445

The vitamin used in alcoholism is?

Thimaine

Q-446

Naturally occuring anti-malarial drug is?

Artemisinin

Q-447

Which Bhakti saint was regarded by his follower as an incarnation of Vishnu?

Chaitanya

Q-448

Sunderban is a Biosphere reserve, True or False?

TRUE

Q-449

Where is the Coral Sea located?

North-Eastern part of Australia

Q-450

The capacity of rock to allow water to pass through is called?

Permeability

Q-451

Which country is called the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes?

Minnesota (USA)

Q-452

Drug retail sale licenses are issued by?

Drug Controller Authorities of

the States

Q-453

Which vitamin is required for formation of Prothrombin?

Vitamin K

Q-454

Aldosterone regulates?

Sodium absorption

Q-455

Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of?

Centrifugal force

Q-456

Speed of sound is maximum in solid, liquid or gas?

solid

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Q-457

Unit of Force is?

Newton

Q-458

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins off the coast of?

Florida

Q-459

The industrial process of producing ammonia by the reaction of nitrogen

with hydrogen in the presence of catalyst is called?

Haber process

Q-460

The term Ecology was coined by?

Ernst Haeckel

Q-461

Tortoise usually lives for?

100 years

Q-462

Which properties shows that light is a transverse wave?

Polarisation

Q-463

Which hormone is also known as Emergency hormone?

Adrenaline.

Q-464

Which Indian freedom fighter gave the slogan Dilli Chalo?

Subhas Chandra Bose.

Q-465

Who is the only President of India to be elected unopposed?

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

Q-466

How many bones are there in the adult human skeleton?

206 bones.

Q-467

The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a

lake or pond is known as?

Eutriphication.

Q-468

Which is the leading state in India in Ship Breaking industry?

Gujarat.

Q-469

Moderators are used in the nuclear reactors to?

Slow down the neutrons.

Q-470

Wings of birds are?

Modified fore limbs.

Q-471

The worlds tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi is in?

Patna.

Q-472

Wilting of plants occurs due to excessive?

Transpiration.

Q-473

Which is the principal source of information on Asokas campaign against

Kalinga?

Rock Edict XIII.

Q-474

Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal?

Elevation.

Q-475

The instrument used to study the behaviour of a vibrating string is?

Sonometer.

Q-476

The Gandhara art flourished under the rule of?

Kushanas.

Q-477

Which company became Indias first listed IT Firm to cross $1billion

turnover?

Infosys

Q-478

Which parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium?

Flower

Q-479

The Deccan Educational Society was founded by?

M. G. Ranade

Q-480

An investor who feels that the price of a particular security (shares etc.) is
going to fall is termed as?

Bear

Q-481

An investor who feels that the price of a particular security (shares etc.) is
going to rise is termed as?

Bull

Q-482

The first engineering college established in India is the?

Thompson college, Roorkee

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Suspended colloidal particles in the water can be removed by the process

of?

Coagulation

Q-484

The concept of CARBON CREDIT originated from?

Kyoto Protocol

Q-485

The largest refinery of India is the?

IOC Refinery at Koyah, Gujarat

Q-486

The oldest refinery in India is the?

Digboi refinery, Assam

Q-487

Chiropterophily means?

Pollination of plants by bats

Q-488

Pong dam (also known as Beas dam) is located at?

Oon Beas river at Himachal

Pradesh.

Q-489

The strength of Rajya Sabha is?

250

Q-490

Former Prime Minister Mr.Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on?

21-5-1991

Q-491

Which amendment of the Constitution deals with Political defections?

52nd Amendment

Q-492

An employment situation where the marginal productivity of agriculture

labour is zero is known as?

Disguised unemployment

Q-493

Former Prime Minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi was assassinated on?

31-10-1984

Q-494

The Navy Academy is located at?

Cochin

Q-495

CPU performance is often measured in?

MHz

Q-496

Which country is the largest producer of Wool?

Australia

Q-497

The Export-Import Bank of India is also known as?

EXIM Bank

Q-498

Meenambakkam airport is located at?

Chennai

Q-499

The Mansabdari system was introduced by?

Akbar

Q-500

Indira Gandhi International airport is located at?

New Delhi

Q-501

Kerala attained statehood on?

1st November 1956

Q-502

A persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services is termed as?

Deflation

Q-503

In India how many Union Territories have Legislative Assembly?

Two

Q-504

Humayun Namah, a biography of Humayun is written by?

Gulbadan Begum, sister of

Humayun

Q-505

Farmers are requested to mix lime with soil while farming their fields. This is
because?

Lime decreases the acidity of soil

Q-506

Surface water resources are highest in?

North-Eastern India

Q-507

Which Indian city is called the zero-mile center of India?

Nagpur

Q-508

The Instrument of Instructions contained in the Government of India Act,

1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as?

Directive Principles of State

Policy

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The main aim of watershed management strategy of India is?

Arid land management

Q-510

In absorption of insolation, the most significant part is played by?

Haze

Q-511

The speaker of the Lok Sabha may be removed from office by?

a resolution passed by a
majority of all the members of
the House

Q-512

In the Rajya Sabha, the States have been given seats in accordance with?

their population

Q-513

Which materials were used for minting coins during the rule of Mauryas?

Silver and Copper

Q-514

In an atomic explosion, large amount of energy is released due to conversion

of?

nuclear energy into heat

Q-515

Soaps cannot be used in acidic condition because they lose their cleansing
effect due to formation of insoluble?

long-chain fatty acids

Q-516

An electronic device used to convert AC voltage into DC voltage is called?

Rectifier

Q-517

In step down transformer, the AC output gives the current _________ than
the input current.

more

Q-518

When ice melts its volume?

decreases

Q-519

The riverbank is weakest where the river turns. This is because?

water effectively bounces off the

outer bank as it turns, exerting
an extra pressure on the bank

Q-520

Black Hole is an invisible area in outer space with gravity so strong that light
cannot get out of it, This property is due to?

Very high density

Q-521

At which stage does the silk worm yield the fibre of commerce?

Pupa

Q-522

Who was the founder of Abhinava Bharat a secret society of revolutionaries?

V. D. Savarkar

Q-523

Endoscopy, a technique which refers to the examination of the inside of a

human body is based on the phenomenon of?

Total Internal Reflection of light

Q-524

Before joining India as a state, Goa was under the administrative control of?

Portugal

Q-525

Total expenditure of the government (revenue and capital) minus revenue

receipts minus loans and other capital receipts is called?

Fiscal Deficit

Q-526

In human body, Blood Pressure is controlled by?

Thyroid Gland

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