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1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet

Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?

(a) USA

(b) UK

(c) France

(d) Russia

Ans: ( b ) UK

2. The United States has granted the status of ?major

non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?

(a) Pakistan

(b) India

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Myanmar

Ans: ( a ) Pakistan

3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu

Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?

(a) Ratan Tata

(b) Mukesh Ambani

(c) Vijay Mallya

(d) Aditya Birla

Ans: ( c ) Vijay Mallya

4. Which of the following companies became India?s first

listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ?

(a) Satyam

(b) HCL

(c) Wipro

(d) Infosys Technologies

Ans: ( d ) Infosys Technologies

5. Who among the following women has become the highest

individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Kiran Baloch

(c) Diana Eduljee

(d) None of these

Ans: ( b ) Kiran Baloch

6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?

(a) Chandrika Kumaratunga

(b) Ranil Wickremesinghe

(c) Mahinda Rajapakse

(d) None of these

Ans: ( c ) Mahinda Rajapakse

7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which

of the following countries ?

(a) Sudan

(b) Israel

(c) Brazil

(d) Syria

Ans: ( b ) Israel

8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to

score a triple century in Tests ?

(a) Rahul Dravid

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(c) V.V.S. Laxman

(d) Virender Sehwag

Ans: ( d ) Virender Sehwag

9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India

Universe 2004 title ?

(a) Lakshmi Pandit

(b) Sayali Bhagat

(c) Tanushree Dutta

(d) Jyoti Brahmin

Ans: ( c ) Tanushree Dutta

10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently

in which of the following cities ?

(a) Islamabad

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Kathmandu

(d) Colombo

Ans: ( a ) Islamabad

11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used

for the extraction of opium ?

(a) Capsules

(b) Flowers

(c) Leaves

(d) Roots

Ans: ( b ) Flowers

12. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?

(a) C. Rangarajan

(b) N. N. Vohra

(c) Bimal Jalan

(d) Vijay Kelkar

Ans: ( a ) C. Rangarajan

13. The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was

(a) Hatimtai

(b) Alamm Ara

(c) Pundalik

(d) Raja Harishchandra

Ans: ( b ) Alamm Ara

14. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan

Educational Society? was founded by

(a) B.G. Tilak

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) G.K. Gokhale

(d) M.G. Ranade

Ans: ( d ) M.G. Ranade

15. A ?black hole? is a body in space which does not allow

any radiation to come out. This property is due to its

(a) Very small size

(b) Very large size

(c) Very high density

(d) Very low density

Ans: ( c ) Very high density

16. The ?Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of

(a) Ganga and Mahanadi

(b) Godavari and Krishna

(c) Mahanadi and Godavari

(d) Krishna and Kaveri

Ans: ( c ) Mahanadi and Godavari

17. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew

the Fundamental Right

(a) To freedom of religion

(b) To constitutional remedies

(c) To property

(d) Against exploitation

Ans: ( c ) To property

18. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be

abolished or created by

(a) The President of India in consultation with the Council

of Ministers of the State concerned

(b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

(c) The Parliament at a joint sitting of both the Houses

(d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly

passes a resolution to that effect

Ans: ( d ) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative

Assembly passes a resolution to that effect

19. At which stage in its life cycle does the silk work

yield the fibre of commerce ?

(a) Egg

(b) Larva

(c) Pupa

(d) Imago

Ans: ( c ) Pupa

20. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified

as such based on whether

(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket

(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days

in a year

(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the

scheduled caste /tribe social group

(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

Ans: ( a ) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food

basket

21. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of

Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?

(a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

(b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry

(d) Pondicherry and Delhi

Ans: ( b ) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

22. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must

win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?

(a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open

(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open

(c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open

(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open

Ans: ( a ) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open

23. ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries,

was organized by

(a) Khudiram Bose

(b) V.D. Savarkar

(c) Prafulla Chaki

(d) Bhagat Singh

Ans: ( b ) V.D. Savarkar

24. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or

other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of

(a) Total internal reflection

(b) Interference

(c) Diffraction

(d) Polarisation

Ans: ( a ) Total internal reflection

25. Which one of the following lakes forms and international

boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?

(a) Chad

(b) Malawi

(c) Victoria

(d) Zambezi

Ans: ( c ) Victoria

26. Who among the following has been appointed the National

Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?

(a) Brajesh Mishra

(b) J. N. Daxit

(c) Soli J. Sorabjee

(d) T. K. A. Nair

Ans: ( b ) J. N. Daxit

27. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of

Karnataka ?

(a) S. M. Krishna

(b) Uma Bharti

(c) Dharam Singh

(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh

28. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004

crown ?

(a) Jennifer Hawkins

(b) Shandi Finnessey

(c) Alba Reyes

(d) None of these

Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins

29. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day

landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War,

was held in

(a) Pearl Harbour

(b) Normandy

(c) New York

(d) Lisbon

Ans: ( b ) Normandy

30. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record

of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?

(a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)

(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)

(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)

(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)

31. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief

Justice of India ?

(a) Justice Rajendra Babu

(b) Justice V. N. Khare

(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti

(d) None of these

Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti

32. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of

lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium

in New Delhi recently ?

(a) Anjali Bhagwat

(b) Abhinav Bindra

(c) Viswanathan Anand

(d) K. M. Beenamol

Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat

33. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman

of the National Commission for Farmers ?

(a) Ajit Singh

(b) K. C. Pant

(c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

(d) Sharad Pawar

Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

34. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the

sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?

(a) Mars

(b) Venus

(c) Jupiter

(d) Saturn

Ans: ( b ) Venus

35. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the

Commonwealth recently ?

(a) Nepal

(b) Myanmar

(c) Pakistan

(d) None of these

Ans: ( c ) Pakistan

36. The world governing body of which of the following

sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?

(a) Football

(b) Hockey

(c) Badminton

(d) Cricket

Ans: ( a ) Football

37. Who among the following won the men?s singles title of

the French Open 2004 ?

(a) Guillermo Coria

(b) Roger Federer

(c) Andy Roddick

(d) Gaston Gaudio

Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio

38. Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?

(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy

(b) Koneru Humpy

(c) S. Meenakshi

(d) S. Vijayalakshmi

Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy

39. The age of a tree can be determined by

(a) Measuring its height

(b) Measuring its diameter

(c) Analyzing its sap

(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

40. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Mountains Continents

(a) The Rocky : North America

(b) The Andes : South America

(c) The Alps : Europe

(d) The Ural : Africa

Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa

41. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929

(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931

(c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939

(d) Simla Confeence : 1940

Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931

42. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

(a) Bhubaneswar

(b) Khajuraho

(c) Madurai

(d) Mount Abu

Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar

43. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?

(a) Kuchipudi

(b) Kathak

(c) Manipuri

(d) Mohiniattam

Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam

44. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in

(a) Atlantic Ocean

(b) Arctic Ocean

(c) Pacific Ocean

(d) Indian Ocean

Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean

45. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot

see clearly through it because

(a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the

drops

(b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light

(c) The fine drops are opaque to the light

(d) The drops scatter most of the light

Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light

46. During the Mughal period, which one of the following

were the first to come to India as traders ?

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(c) Danish

(d) English

Ans: ( a ) Portuguese

47. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for

introducing market control mechanism ?

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Balban

(c) Alauddin Khalji

(d) Firoze Tughlaq

Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji

48. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the

Himalayas is NOT in India ?

(a) Annapurna

(b) Nanda Devi

(c) Mt. Kamet

(d) Kanchenjunga

Ans: ( a ) Annapurna

49. A rift valley is formed mainly due to

(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust

(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley

(c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains

(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action

Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust


50. Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?

(a) Arun Shourie

(b) Dominique Lapierre

(c) Rafiq Zakaria

(d) Salman Rushdie

Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakaria