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

Ans. (C) 12

2. Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ?
(A) Ashok
(B) Harshvardhan
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Kanishka

Ans. (C) Chandragupta Mourya

3. What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ?
(A) East to West
(B) West to East
(C) North to South
(D) South to North

Ans. (B) West to East

4. In Computers, One Byte equals to how many Bits ?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16

Ans. (B) 8

5. Which is the highest civilian award in India ?
(A) Padam Shri
(B) Padam Bhushan
(C) Padam Vibhushan
(D) Bharat Ratna

Ans. (D) Bharat Ratna

6. In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India ?
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Sikandar Lodhi
(C) Bahlul Lodhi
(D) Daulat Lodhi

Ans. (A) Ibrahim Lodhi

7. Which is the largest animal in world ?
(A) Giraffe
(B) Elephant
(C) Orang Utan
(D) Blue Whale

Ans. (D) Blue Whale

8. In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ?
(A) Two
(B) All
(C) None
(D) Not fixed

Ans. (B) All

9. What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India ?
(A) Tejas
(B) Anupam
(C) Aryabhatt
(D) Param

Ans. (D) Param

10. Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boy’s Australian Open Junior Title ?
(A) Prakash Amritraj
(B) Rohan Bopanna
(C) Yuki Bhambri
(D) Zeeshan Ali

Ans. (C) Yuki Bhambri



11. Which colour is in the centre of Rainbow ?
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Green
(D) Violet

Ans. (C) Green

12. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ?
(A) Goa
(B) Sikkim
(C) Nagaland
(D) Tripura

Ans. (A) Goa

13. Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Vice President
(D) Finance Minister

Ans. (B) Prime Minister

14. Who authored sanskrit epic Ramayana ?
(A) Ved Vyas
(B) Valmiki
(C) Surdas
(D) Tulsidas

Ans. (B) Valmiki

15. Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ?
(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Shiny Abraham
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) Kunjarani Devi

Ans. (C) Karnam Malleshwari

16. Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ?
(A) Erie Canal
(B) Indira Gandhi Canal
(C) Panama Canal
(D) Suez Canal

Ans. (D) Suez Canal

17. According to Mahabharat, who was the last Commander-in-Chief of Kaurava army ?
(A) Ashwatthama
(B) Dronacharya
(C) Karna
(D) Shalya

Ans. (A) Ashwatthama

18. Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket ?
(A) Chetan Sharma
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Irfan Pathan

Ans. (C) Harbhajan Singh

19. Which is the longest bone in human body ?
(A) Femur
(B) Fibula
(C) Radius
(D) Stapes

Ans. (A) Femur

20. Which luxury train travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey ?
(A) Palace on Wheels
(B) Heritage on Wheels
(C) The Deccan Odyssey
(D) Golden Chariot

Ans. (C) The Deccan Odyssey

21. German Shepherd is a popular breed of ?
(A) Dog
(B) Cat
(C) Cow
(D) Horse

Ans. (A) Dog

22. How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ?
(A) Govinda
(B) Jitendra
(C) Sunil Dutt
(D) Akshay Kumar

Ans. (D) Akshay Kumar

23. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife ?
(A) Sita
(B) Urmila
(C) Mandavi
(D) Shruthukeerti

Ans. (C) Mandevi

24. Into which water body does river Narmada flow ?
(A) Red Sea
(B) Arabian Sea
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) Indian Ocean

Ans. (B) Arabian Sea

25. Who was Akbar’s financial advisor ?
(A) Birbal
(B) Abul Fazal
(C) Raja Todar Mal
(D) Raja Man Singh

Ans. (C) Raja Todar Mal

26. Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated ?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Dehradun
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Hyderabad

Ans. (D) Hyderabad

27. Who founded Forward Block political party ?
(A) A.O.Hume
(B) Subhash Chandar Bose
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Ans. (B) Subhash Chandar Bose

28. Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals ?
(A) Wasim Akram
(B) Shane Warne
(C) Muttiah Muralitharan
(D) Glenn McGrath

Ans. (C) Muttiah Muralitharan

29. Which indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996 ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
(B) Vinod Dham
(C) Azim Premji
(D) N.R.Narayan Murthy

Ans. (A) Sabeer Bhatia

30. Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?
(A) Edwin Lutyens
(B) Le Corbusier
(C) Charles Correa
(D) Herbert Baker

Ans. (B) Le Corbusier

31. Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ?
(A) Phantom
(B) Batman
(C) Superman
(D) Spiderman

Ans. (D) Spiderman

32. Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?
(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mercury

Ans. (B) Venus

33. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh

Ans. (B) Nepal

34. Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Kalpana Chawla
(D) Kiran Bedi

Ans. (A) Bachendri Pal

35. Which is not a part of our parliament ?
(A) President
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Supreme Court

Ans. (D) Supreme Court

36. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ?
(A) Water
(B) Height
(C) Darkness
(D) Thunder

Ans. (A) Water

37. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans. (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

38. To commemorate his conquest of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which Mughal ruler built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan

Ans. (B) Akbar

39. Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?
(A) Galena
(B) Bauxite
(C) Cinnabar
(D) Hematite

Ans. (C) Cinnabar

40. Where is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) situated ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Bhubaneshwar

Ans. (C) Bengaluru

41. What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ?
(A) Veerta Aur Vivek
(B) Bharat Mata Ki Jai
(C) Vayam Rakshaamah
(D) Ekta Aur Anushasan

Ans. (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan

42. Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ?
(A) BSE
(B) NSE
(C) NYSE
(D) NASDAQ

Ans. (B) NSE

43. Which planet is nearest to Sun ?
(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Earth
(D) Mars

Ans. (B) Mercury

44. According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu’s mother ?
(A) Draupadi
(B) Ulupi
(C) Chitrangada
(D) Subhadra

Ans. (D) Subhadra

45. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ?
(A) Radcliffe Line
(B) McMahon Line
(C) Durand Line
(D) Curzon Line

Ans. (A) Radcliffe Line

46. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means ‘Story Teller’ ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Kathak
(D) Bharatanatyam

Ans. (C) Kathak

47. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb

Ans. (C) Shahjahan

48. Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?
(A) Lata Mangeshkar
(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
(C) Gangubai Hangal
(D) Pt. Ravi Shankar

Ans. (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

49. The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which country ?
(A) Iceland
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) Israel

Ans. (A) Iceland

50. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used ?
(A) Kelvin
(B) Richter
(C) Mohs
(D) Mercalli