1. Who wrote the song “Sare jahan se acha” ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal

2. Who give music to the song “Sare jahan se acha” ?
Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar

3. Which is the worlds oldest news agency ?
Answer: AFP (Agence France Presse)

4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ?
Answer: Chloroacetophenone

5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations ?
Answer: Ham Radio

6. What is the national flower of Pakistan ?
Answer: Jasmine

7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach ?
Answer: Periplaneta americana

8. What is the unit of luminous intensity ?
Answer: Candela

9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open men’s title ?
Answer: Andy Murray

10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open women’s title ?
Answer: Serena Williams

11. Which famous writer is known as Father of Snow Golf ?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling

12. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution ?Answer: 12

13. Which planet is known as Red planet ?
Answer: Mars

14. Which European countries are separated by Market Reef ?
Answer: Finland and Sweden

1. Plasmodium falciparum , which causes malaria in humans is kept in which among the following groups?

Protozoans

2. Which among the following is the most important role played by Ribosome in the cells?

Synthesis of Protein

3. In which of the following countries / regions is located the Buddhist Somapura Mahavihara?

Bangladesh

4. Which among the following kinds of roots are found in Sugarcane?

Pneumatophores

5. The word “Mangal” is used for which among the following kinds of vegetations?

Mangroves

6. In which only decade, India’s Population had shown negative growth?

1911-1921

7. Which of the following cities is called “Detroit of India” for its automobiles industry?

Chennai

8. Who was first to measure the circumference of Earth?

Eratosthenes

9. How much of longitude account for one hour?

15 Degrees

10. Which among the following qualities of iron ore is best based upon iron content?
Magnetite

11. Luni River, which originates in the Pushkar Valley of Arawali River ends in which among the following?

In the Rann of Katch

12. In which of the following states of India is located the Chiria iron ore mine complex ?

Jharkhand

13. The asteroid belt is a region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of which among the following planets?

Mars & Jupiter

14. Presence of which among the following minerals in Banana makes them slightly Radioactive?

Potassium

15. One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as ______?

One Nautical Mile

16. Who among the following is known to have produced a piece of art titled ‘Portrait Francoise’ ?

Pablo Picasso

17. What is the original name of Santa Claus?

St. Nicholas

18. Who among the following has written the book- -“The Men Who Killed Gandhi”?

Manohar Malgonkar

19. Narrow water area attached with a main land in the form of channels, known as “Kayals” are found in which among the following states of India?

Kerala

20. Which among the following rivers originates from the Amarkantak?

Narmada

21. The R C Bhargava Committee had recommended a higher Government Control on which among the following institutions?

Indian Institutes of Management

22. India’s First Moon Mission Chandrayaan was launched on which among the following dates?

October 22, 2008

23. Consider the following:

1. Badminton
2. Bowling
3. Golf
4. Table Tennis
The sporting event “Singapore Open” is related to which among the above?

1, 2, 3 & 4

24. Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta of India are related to which among the following sports/ games?

Badminton

25. With which of the following countries, India shares maximum length of border?

Bangladesh

1. The last sulthanate dynasty to rule Delhi
Lodhi

2. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of doing so manually. This technology is known as
robotics
3. The first world war began and ended in the year
1914-1918
4. Which is the bird that eats stones?
Ostrich
5. Which Mughal ruler was the most secular in outlook ?
Akbar
6. The concept of Five Year Plan was adopted from
Russia
7. The 21st Moorthy Devi Puraskaram was presented to
Akkitham Achuthan Nampoothiri
8. Electronic device that convert DC power into AC power are called
inverters
9. The oldest dynasty in ancient India?
Satavahanas
10. Which is the most urbanized state in India?
Maharashtra

1. What is the total number of Upanishads?

Ans. 108

2. How many muscles are there in a human finger?

Ans. None

3. What colour is the centre scoring zone of an archery target ?

Ans. Gold

4. At which Harappan site have traces of a horse been found?

Ans. Surkotada

5. Magna Carta lays down the principle that ‘No free man shall be arrested, or imprisoned, or deprived of his property, or outlawed, or exiled….. by the law of the land’. This became the fundamental principal of English justice. Who signed the document?

Ans. King John of England

6. The sea of Galilee or lake Tiberias is located in which country?

Ans. Israel

7. Who was the first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award?

Ans. Nelson Mandela

8.  Svetambaras and Digambaras were two sects of…

Ans. Jainism

9. when did neil armstrong and buzz aldrin land on the moon?

Ans. July 20, 1969

10. Who was the first to use the word Swarj?

Ans. Swami Dayananda Saraswati

1. When members of the ruling party and opposition parties break their party barriers and cast their votes one either side without regard to party affiliations, it is known as

Cross voting

2. Who discovered hydrogen

Henry Cavendish

3. Where is the headquarters of International Olympic Committee

Lausanne

4. 800 B.C -600B.C is designated as the
period of Brahmanas
5. Who is the winner of AFC Asian Cup 2011?
Japan
6. Who among the following is known as ‘Kipper’?
Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa
7. What is ‘Zero Hour’?
When matters of utmost importance are raised
8. When did Palastine Liberation Organisation Form?
1964
9. The insulator of electricity?
Pure water
10. ‘Budget’ is a
Annual financial statement

Where is the head-office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees :
1 Rome
2 London
3 Geneva
4 Stockholm
Ans:3

In the recently hyped meeting held in Singapore IMF has raised the voting power of 4 middle income countries and there names are as follows: I China II Maxico III S.Korea IV Turky
1 All are correct
2 None is correct
3 Only IV is correct
4 Only I is correct
Ans:1

What is the best way to have a data and the slide number appear on every slide?
1 choose Tools, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
2 choose Insert, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
3 choose View, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
4 choose File, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
Ans:2

Who authored Sanskrit play the ‘Mudrarakshasa’ ?
1 Kalidas
2 Banabhatta
3 Vishakhadatta
4 Bhavabhuti
Ans:4

Boris Gelfand of Israel, on December 15, 2009 won the Chess World Cup, defeating former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of – in Khanty Mansiysk in Russia.
1 Latvia
2 Uzbekistan
3 Ukraine
4 Russia
Ans:3

Tata Steel has recently acquired which among the following steel producer company?
1 Mittal Steel
2 Corus
3 Arcelor
4 Nippon Steel
Ans:2

8 Export Processing Zones have been converted into Special Economic Zone. Whih one of the following is not a location of one of these SEZs?
1 Noida
2 Surat
3 Vadodara
4 Vishakhapatnam
Ans:3

Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?
1 Iceland
2 India
3 New Zealand
4 USA
Ans:3

Which country’s leader of the “National League for Democracy” party has been in house arrest for a long period & recently international pressure was excreted by successful recent diplomatic visits by the US ?
1 Thailand
2 Myanmar
3 Bangladesh
4 Honduras
Ans:2

A food chain consist of a
1 producer only
2 consumer only
3 producer and consumer
4 decomposer only

Recently at a meeting of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the government has raised the budget of the 2010 Commonwealth Games from Rs. 767 crore to ____?
1 Rs. 1,620 crore
2 Rs. 1,020 Crore
3 Rs. 1,520 Crore
4 Rs. 1,420 Crore
Ans:1

In which order Europeans came to India for carrying on trade?
1 Portuguese, Dutch, English, French
2 Portuguese, English, Dutch, French
3 English, Portuguese, Dutch, French
4 Dutch, Protuguese, French, English
Ans:1

Which type of rain is caused by ascent of moisture laden air along a mountain?
1 Convectional rainfall
2 Orographic rainfall
3 Cyclonic rainfall
4 All of the above
Ans:2

Which are the countries who set-up the Economic Co-operation Organisation :
1 Iran
2 Pakistan
3 Turkey
4 All the above
Ans:4

Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a
1 dockyard
2 citadel
3 public building
4 great tank
Ans:1

Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State, having a population less than:
1 Ten lakhs
2 Fifteen lakhs
3 Twenty lakhs
4 Twenty-five lakhs
Ans:3

India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?
1 USA
2 UK
3 France
4 Russia
Ans:2

What is the kind of state representation in the general assembly of the International Labour Organization :
1 Two representatives of the state government
2 One each representative of the workers and employees
3 (A) and (B)
4 None of the above
Ans:3

India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries?
1 USA
2 UK
3 France
4 Russia
Ans:2

Who had demarcated the border-line between India and Pakistan?
1 McMohan
2 Lord Durand
3 Redcliffe
4 None of these

Who Presides over the meeting of the council of Ministers?
1 The Prime Ministers
2 The President
3 Cabinet Secretary
4 Lok Sabha Speaker
Ans:1

Which of the following is wrongly matched
1 The Pitt’s India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company’s affairs
2 Charter Act of 1813 : Company’s monopoly of trade with India ended
3 Charter Act of 1833 : Company’s debt taken over by the government of India
4 Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company’s affairs
Ans:4

Attorney General of India is Appointed by
1 Chief Justice of Supreme Court
2 Parliament
3 Law Minister
4 President
Ans:2

Market Research is needed for-
1 Choosing the right sales persons
2 Choosing the right products
3 Making proper marketing decisions
4 Deciding the sales incentives
Ans:3

With reference to normal human beings consider the following statements:
1. In response to the presence of HCL, secretin is produced from the duodenum.
2. Enterogastrone is produced in the small intestine in response to the presence of fatty acids.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
1 Only 1
2 Only 2
3 Both 1 & 2
4 Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:3

What was the important landmark judgement regarding amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)
1 Golak Nath vs State of Punjab
2 Kesavananda vs State of Kerala, Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
3 Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India
4 All the above
Ans:4

Vyas Sanman is given for excellence in the field of -
1 Music
2 Literature
3 Social Service
4 Sports
Ans:2

With which one of the following dance form is Madhavi Mudgal associated?
1 Bharat Natyam
2 Odissi
3 Kathak
4 Kathakali
Ans:2

One Gigabyte is Approximately equal is
1 1000,000 bytes
2 1000,000,000 bytes
3 1000,000,000,000 bytes
4 None of these
Ans:2

Who is the first India to take a hat trick in an international test
1 Kapil Dev
2 Jasu Patel
3 Harbhajan Singh
4 B.S. Chandrasekhar
Ans:3

The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by
1 Lamarck
2 Darwin
3 De Vries
4 Wallace
Ans:1

What is Sriharikota famous for?
1 An important steel making centre
2 Satellite launching station
3 Thermal Power House
4 Hindu pilgrim centre
Ans:2

`Rainbow’ is
1 An ice-cream
2 Prasar Bharti’s FM Channel
3 A suitcase
4 A musical group
Ans:2

In 305 BC, which Maurya ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator and received the territories of Kabul and Balochistan ?
1 Bindusara
2 Ashok the Great
3 Chandragupta Maurya
4 Dasharatha Maurya
Ans:3

The cells that make up neurilemma in nerve tissue are
1 Epithelial cells
2 Connective tissue
3 Schwann cells
4 Erythrocytes
Ans:3

Which of the following events was the first to take place?
1 Chauri Chaura Incident
2 Kakori Incident
3 Bardoli Satyagraha
4 Rowlatt Satyagraha
Ans:4

Whichone of the following newspaper was launched by Motilal Nehru?
1 Leader
2 The Independent
3 Hindustan Times
4 National Herald
Ans:2

In which book or books the religious discourses of Gautam Buddha were collected?
1 Suttapitaka
2 Jataks
3 Vinayapitaka
4 Amidhammapitaka
Ans:1

Animals belonging to different classes of Vertebrates have developed similar adaptational features to a particular type of habitat. This phenomenon is called
1 Convergent evolution
2 Adaptive radiation
3 Mimicry
4 Parallel evolution
Ans:1

Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called
1 Bacilli
2 Cocci
3 Sprilli
4 Vibrio
Ans:2

‘Tipu Sultan’ had his capital at
1 Srirangapatnam
2 Mysore
3 Bangalore
4 Bhagyanagar
Ans:1

Cellular component can be physically separated from each other by
1 Centrifugation
2 Radioactive tracers
3 Microscopy
4 Chromatography
Ans:1

Reliance Industries Ltd., on December 22, 2009, announced a third successive gas discovery in the – deep-sea block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the east coast.
1 D9
2 D3
3 D34
4 D32
Ans:2

What Is an ECO- MARK?
1 A scheme for labelling Environment Friendly Consumer Product.
2 A Scheme for labelling pollution free industrial Unit.
3 A Cost-effective Production Technique
4 An International Certification recognizing, Eco Friendly building
Ans:2

Consider the following statements about Internet facility:
1 It serves as the largest one-line information system.
2 It provides the most dependable and latest mode for sending E-mail.
3 Recurring expenditure on communication E-mail is very high.
4 It is often misused and has triggered cyber-crimes.
Ans:1

In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period?
1 Architecture
2 Sculpture
3 Painting
4 Coinage
Ans:3

In which of the following years did the present name of Uttar Pradesh come into existence?
1 1947
2 1950
3 1956
4 1935
Ans:1

Which of the following is true?
1 Plotters are not available for microcomputer systems
2 Micro-computer are not programmed like conventional computers
3 Mini-computers are task-oriented
4 The contents of ROM are easily changed
Ans:3

Who were the first teacher of the Buddha, after his great renunciation?
1 Alar and Udarka
2 Ananda and Ashvaghosh
3 Sariputra and Maudagalyayana
4 Alara and Kalam
Ans:1

Which one of the following metals does not react with water to produce Hydrogen?
1 Sodium
2 Potassium
3 Lithium
4 Cadmium
Ans:4

. Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
1 Ashoka
2 Samudragupta
3 Sanghamitra
4 Chitragupta
Ans:3

Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar?
1 Tanjore
2 Jinji
3 Mysore
4 Madura
Ans:3

Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ mainly deals with which aspect of he Mauryan period?
1 Village Community
2 City Administration
3 Economic system
4 The state
Ans:4

The most important feature in the economic measure pursued by Allauddin Khilji was
1 market control
2 foreign trade
3 minting of new coins
4 development of agriculture
Ans:1

Which on of the following authorities has the power to prescribe the tenure of office of the Chief Election Commissioner?
1 The President
2 The Parliament
3 The Council of Ministers
4 The President subject to law made by the Parliament
Ans:2

Many a times we read in the news papers about the talks going on about India-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement. SACU is a Southern African Customs Union (SACU) with how many members of Southern Africa?
1 6
2 5
3 4
4 3
Ans:2

Who collected land revenue during Akbar’s reign?
1 Government Employees
2 Zamindars
3 Jagirdars
4 Village Panchayats
Ans:1

Which one of the following amendment Acts added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and santhali Languages in the Eight Schedule to the Constitution?
1 100th Amendment Act 2003
2 97th Amendment Act 2003
3 92nd Amendment Act 2003
4 91st Amendment Act 2003
Ans:3

When 1 litre of water freezes, the volume of ice formed will be
1 0.9 litre
2 1.0 litre
3 1.11 litre
4 1.5 litre
Ans:3

CRM means -.
1 Customer Relationship Management
2 Customer Retention Manager
3 Customers’ Relatives Meet
4 Channel Route Market
Ans:1

In the worst fire in Russian history, more than 100 people were killed and still more wounded in a nightclub in the Ural city of – in December 2009.
1 Leningrad
2 Stalingrad
3 Ursula
4 Perm
Ans:4

‘Rosatom’ is the atomic energy agency of -
1 Canada
2 France
3 Britain
4 Germany
Ans:4

How is Satyadev Dubey well known?
1 Playwright and Director
2 A renowned economist
3 A well known environmentalist
4 A renowned Hindi Poet
Ans:1

Consider the following statements: 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority. 2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority. Which of the statements is/are correct?
1 Only 1
2 Only 2
3 Both 1 & 2
4 Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:3

Which is the oldest mountain range in India ?
1 Aravali
2 Himalayas
3 Sahyadri
4 Vindhyas
Ans:1

A bacterium divides every minute and takes an hour to fill a cup. How much time will it take to fill half the cup?
1 15 minutes
2 30 minutes
3 59 minutes
4 60 minutes
Ans:3

Calorie value is the least of the following materials -
1 Coal gas
2 Producer gas
3 Steam fiery gas
4 Oil gas
Ans:2

Which among the following has the maximum lifespan
1 Eagle
2 Tortoise
3 Tiger
4 Elephant
Ans:2

The first person to observe the bacteria, protozoa and spermatozoa under the microscope was
1 Theodore Schwann
2 Matthias Schleiden
3 Robert Hooke
4 Leuwenhoek
Ans:4

When a system is changed by force, that change is -
1 Growth
2 Development
3 Evoluion
4 Revolution
Ans:4

Which of the following countries is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ?
1 Russia
2 Tajikistan
3 Uzbekistan
4 Mongolia
Ans:4

Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because
1 It is cold on the hills
2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
4 there is less oxygen
Ans:3

Who among the following has not championed the modern synthetic theory of organic evolution:
1 Julian Huxley
2 T. Dobzanski
3 G.L. Stebbins
4 De Vries
Ans:4

Article 14 of the Indian Constitution speaks about ‘Equal Protection of the Law’ which means
1 All are equal in the eyes of law
2 Law shall traet all equally
3 Equality of treatment within a class
4 Equal application of rule of law for all
Ans:3

The Prime Minister of India recently flagged off the first ever train in the Kashmir valley. The train will cover which of the following pairs of stations on its final completions?
1 Anantnag – Quazigund
2 Anantnag – Katra
3 Katra – Quazigund
4 None of the Above
Ans:4

According to latest government data released in December 2009, industrial production grew by an impressive – per cent in October, 2009, against 0.1 per cent in 2008.
1 8.9
2 9.8
3 10.3
4 11.5
Ans:3

What is the colour of the “Dharma Chakra” in the middle of our National Flag?
1 Sea blue
2 Black
3 Navy blue
4 Green
Ans:3

A car travels the first one third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km/hr, the next one third distance with a speed of 20 km/hr and the last one-third distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car for whole journey is
1 18 km/hr
2 24 km/hr
3 30 km/hr
4 36 km/hr
Ans:1

Which of the following king started the Vikram Sanvad?
1 Kanishka
2 Vikramaditya
3 Rudradaman
4 Kadphises
Ans:2

What is the proper use of signal generator?
1 Designing
2 Testing
3 Repairing
4 All of the Above
Ans:4

In context of the ongoing awareness and actions worldwide about Climate Change and Environment protection, what is the maximum safe level of Carbon Dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere which has been also called as climatological tipping point and demands for mitigation of global warming before we reach at this point?
1 270 ppm
2 300 ppm
3 330 ppm
4 350 ppm
Ans:4

Who collected land revenue during Akbar’s reign?
1 Government Employees
2 Zamindars
3 Jagirdars
4 Village Panchayats
Ans:1

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny is the theory of
1 Evolution
2 Reduction
3 Recapitulation
4 Darwinism
Ans:3

Which among the following is the first country in the world to declare Internet broadband access a legal right?
1 France
2 Italy
3 Ireland
4 Finland
Ans:4

The first summit of NAM was held at -
1 Cairo
2 Lusaka
3 Belgrade
4 New Delhi
Ans:3

A balance diet contains
1 animal protein
2 macro and micro nutrients
3 food nutrients for growth and maintenance
4 butter and ghee
Ans:3

Under the Indian Federation, which institution can rightly be called the ‘ Balance-Wheel’?
1 Inter- State Council
2 Election commission of India
3 Judiciary
4 President of India
Ans:3

Transistors are associated with which computer system?
1 First generation
2 Fifth generation
3 Second generation
4 None of these
Ans:3

Which is/are the main provisions of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000?
1 Finalisation of contracts through electronic media.
2 Legal recognition to digital signatures and documents.
3 Making hacking with computer system an office.
4 All of the above
Ans:4

Dr. Manmohan Singh has recently declared an Indian river as ‘National River’. The name of the river is
1 Brahmaputra
2 Mahanadi
3 Ganga
4 Kosi
Ans:3

. The most magnificent of Shajahan’s buildings is
1 Red Fort Delhi
2 Jama Masjid
3 Taj Mahal
4 Diwan-e-Khas
Ans:3

The disease that is caused by viral infection is
1 Typhoid
2 Cholera
3 Common cold
4 Tetanus
Ans:3

Find out the odd one
1 Nobel Prize
2 Magsaysay Award
3 Commonwealth Writers Prize
4 Jnanapith Award
Ans:4

The disease caused by eating fish due to mercury poisoning is called
1 Minamata
2 Diarrhoea
3 Dysentery
4 Cholera
Ans:1

Calorie value is the least of the following materials -
1 Coal gas
2 Producer gas
3 Steam fiery gas
4 Oil gas
Ans:2

The Multi-Lingual Natural Disaster Information System (NDIS) has been developed by
1 Geneva Software Technologies Ltd. (GSTL)
2 Infosys
3 Wipro
4 Microsoft
Ans:1

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Important boundaries of within world that attach and part two countries. These boundaries decide of partition for two countries land. In the below list you will find boundry name and attached countries name.

ablutophobia:     washing or bathing
acarophobia:     itching
acerophobia:     sourness
achluophobia:     darkness
acousticophobia:     noise
acrophobia:     heights
aeroacrophobia:     open high places
aeronausiphobia:     vomiting secondary to airsickness
aerophobia:     drafts, air
aeruophobia:     flying
agliophobia:     pain
agoraphobia:     open spaces
agraphobia:     sexual abuse
agrizoophobia:     wild animals
agyrophobia:     streets or crossing the street
aichmophobia:     needles or pointed objects
ailurophobia:     cats
albuminurophobia:     kidney disease
alektorophobia:     chickens
algophobia:     pain
alliumphobia:     garlic
allodoxaphobia:     opinions
altophobia:     heights
amathophobia:     dust
amaxophobia:     riding in a car, or vehicles
ambulophobia:     walking
amnesiphobia:     amnesia
amychophobia:     scratches or being scratched
anablephobia:     looking up
ancraophobia:     wind
androphobia:     men
anemophobia:     air drafts or wind
anginophobia:     angina, choking or narrowness
Anglophobia:     England, English culture, etc
angrophobia:     becoming angry
ankylophobia:     immobility of a joint
anthophobia:     flowers
anthrophobia:     people
anthropophobia:     people or society
antlophobia:     floods
anuptaphobia:     staying single
apeirophobia:     infinity
aphenphosmphobia:     being touched
apiphobia:     bees
apotemnophobia:     persons with amputations
arachibutyrophobia:     peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
arachnophobia:     spiders
arithmophobia:     numbers
arrhenphobia:     men
arsonphobia:     fire
asthenophobia:     fainting or weakness
astraphobia:     thunder and lightning
astrophobia:     stars and celestial space
asymmetriphobia:     asymmetrical things
ataxiophobia:     ataxia (muscular incoordination)
ataxophobia:     disorder or untidiness
atelophobia:     imperfection
atephobia:     ruin or ruins
athazagoraphobia:     being forgotten or ignored
atomosophobia:     atomic explosions
atychiphobia:     failure
aulophobia:     flutes
aurophobia:     gold
auroraphobia:     northern lights
autodysomophobia:     one that has a vile odor
automatonophobia:     ventiloquist dummies or wax statues
automysophobia:     being dirty
autophobia:     being alone or of oneself
aviophobia:     flying
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bacillophobia:     microbes
bacteriophobia:     bacteria
bactrachophobia:     reptiles
ballistophobia:     missles or bullets
barophobia:     gravity
basophobia:     inability to stand
bathophobia:     depth
batonophobia:     plants
batophobia:     heights
batrachophobia:     amphibians
belonephobia:     pins and needles
bibliophobia:     books
blennophobia:     slime
bogyphobia:     the bogeyman
Bolshephobia:     Bolsheviks
botanophobia:     plants
bromidrosiphobia:     body smells
brontophobia:     thunder and lightning
bufonophobia:     toads
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cacophobia:     ugliness
cainophobia:     newness, novelty
caligynephobia:     beautiful women
carcinophobia:     cancer
cardiophobia:     the heart
carnophobia:     meat
catagelophobia:     being ridiculed
catapedaphobia:     jumping from high and low places
cathisophobia:     sitting
catoptrophobia:     mirrors
cenophobia:     new things or ideas
ceraunophobia:     thunder
chaetophobia:     hair
cheimaphobia or cheimatophobia:     cold
chemophobia:     chemicals
cherophobia:     gaiety
chionophobia:     snow
chiraptophobia:     being touched
cholerophobia:     anger
chorophobia:     dancing
chrometophobia:     money
chromophobia:     colors
chronomentrophobia:     clocks
chronophobia:     time
cibophobia:     food
claustrophobia:     enclosed spaces
cleisiophobia:     being locked in
cleptophobia:     stealing
climacophobia:     stairs
clinophobia:     going to bed
clithrophobia:     being enclosed
cnidophobia:     stings
coimetrophobia:     cemeteries
cometophobia:     comets
contreltophobia:     sexual abuse
coprastasophobia:     constipation
coprophobia:     feces
coulrophobia:     clowns
cremnophobia:     precipices
cryophobia:     extreme cold, ice or frost
crystallophobia:     crystals or glass
cyberphobia:     computers or working on a computer
cyclophobia:     bicycles
cymophobia:     waves or wave like motions
cynophobia:     dogs
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decidophobia:     making decisions
defecaloesiophobia:     painful bowel movements
deipnophobia:     dining
dementophobia:     insanity
demonophobia:     demons
demophobia:     crowds (Agoraphobia)
dendrophobia:     trees
dentophobia:     dentists
dermatophobia:     skin lesions
dermatosiophobia:     skin disease
dextrophobia:     objects at the right side of the body
diabetophobia:     diabetes
didaskaleinophobia:     going to school
dikephobia:     justice
dinophobia:     dizziness
diplophobia:     double vision
dipsophobia:     drinking
dishabiliophobia:     undressing in front of someone
domatophobia:     houses or being in a house
doraphobia:     fur or skins of animals
dromophobia:     crossing streets
dutchphobia:     the dutch
dysmorphophobia:     deformity
dystychiphobia:     accidents
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ecclesiophobia:     church
eicophobia:     home surroundings
eisoptrophobia:     mirrors or seeing oneself in a mirror
electrophobia:     electricity
eleutherophobia:     freedom
elurophobia:     cats (Ailurophobia)
emetophobia:     vomiting
enetophobia:     pins
enochlophobia:     crowds
enosiophobia:     committing an unpardonable sin
entomophobia:     insects
eosophobia:     dawn or daylight
epistaxiophobia:     nosebleeds
epistemophobia:     knowledge
equinophobia:     horses
eremophobia:     being oneself
ereuthrophobia:     blushing
ergasiophobia:     surgical instruments
ergophobia:     work
erotophobia:     sexual love
erythrophobia:     the color red
euphobia:     hearing good news
eurotophobia:     female genitalia
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febriphobia:     fever
felinophobia:     cats
Francophobia:     france, french culture
frigophobia:     cold
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galeophobia:     cats
gallophobia or galiophobia:     fear France, French culture
gamophobia:     marriage
gatophobia:     cats
geliophobia:     laughter
geniophobia:     chins
genophobia:     sex
genuphobia:     knees
gephyrophobia:     crossing bridges
gerascophobia:     growing old
germanophobia:     Germany, German culture
gerontophobia:     old people or of growing old
geumaphobia:     taste
glossophobia:     speaking in public
gnosiophobia:     knowledge
graphophobia:     writing
gymnophobia:     nudity
gynophobia:     women
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hadephobia:     hell
hagiophobia:     saints or holy things
hamartophobia:     sinning
haphephobia:     being touched
harpaxophobia:     being robbed
hedonophobia:     feeling pleasure
heliophobia:     the sun
hellenologophobia:     Greek terms
helminthophobia:     worms
hemophobia:     blood
herpetophobia:     reptiles
heterophobia:     the opposite sex (sexophobia)
hierophobia:     priests
hippophobia:     horses
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia:     long words
hobophobia:     bums or beggars
hodophobia:     road travel
homichlophobia:     fog
homilophobia:     sermons
hominophobia:     men
homophobia:     homosexuality
hoplophobia:     firearms
hormephobia:     shock
hydrargyophobia:     mercurial medicines
hydrophobia:     water
hydrophobophobia:     rabies
hyelophobia or hyalophobia:     glass
hygrophobia:     liquids, dampness, or moisture
hylephobia:     materialism
hylophobia:     forests
hypegiaphobia:     responsibility
hypnophobia:     sleep
hypsiphobia:     height
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iatrophobia:     doctors
ichthyophobia:     fish
ideophobia:     ideas
illyngophobia:     veritgo
insectophobia:     insects
iophobia:     poison
isolophobia:     solitude, being alone
isopterophobia:     termites
ithyphallophobia:     erection
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Japanophobia:     Japanese
Judeophobia:     Jews
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kainolophobia:     novelty
kakorraphiaphobia:     failure
katagelophobia:     ridicule
kathisophobia:     sitting down
kenophobia:     voids
keraunophobia:     thunder
kinetophobia:     movement or motion
kleptophobia:     stealing
koinoniphobia:     rooms
koniophobia:     dust (Amathophobia)
kopophobia:     fatigue
kosmikophobia:     cosmic phenomenon
kymophobia:     waves
kynophobia:     rabies
kyphophobia:     stooping
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lachanophobia:     vegetables
laliophobia:     speaking
leprophobia:     leprosy
leukophobia:     the color white
levophobia:     things to the left side of the body
ligyrophobia:     loud noises
lilapsophobia:     tornadoes and hurricanes
limnophobia:     lakes
linonophobia:     string
liticaphobia:     lawsuits
lockiophobia:     childbirth
logizomechanophobia:     computers
logophobia:     words
luiphobia:     syphillis
lutraphobia:     otters
lygophobia:     darkness
lyssophobia:     rabies or of becoming mad
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macrophobia:     long waits
mageirocophobia:     cooking
maieusiophobia:     childbirth
malaxophobia:     love play
maniaphobia:     insanity
mastigophobia:     punishment
mechanophobia:     machines
megalophobia:     large things
melanophobia:     the color black
melissophobia:     bees
melophobia:     fear or hatred of music
meningitophobia:     brain disease
menophobia:     menstruation
merinthophobia:     being bound or tied up
metallophobia:     metal
metathesiophobia:     changes
meteorophobia:     meteors
methyphobia:     alcohol
metrophobia:     fear or hatred of poetry
microbiophobia:     microbes (bacillophobia)
microphobia:     small things
misophobia:     being contaminated with dirt of germs
mnemophobia:     memories
molysmophobia:     dirt or contamination
monopathophobia:     definite disease
monophobia:     solitude or being alone
motorphobia:     automobiles
mottephobia:     moths
musophobia:     mice
mycophobia:     fear or aversion to mushrooms
mycrophobia:     small things
myctophobia:     darkness
myrmecophobia:     ants
mysophobia:     germs or contamination or dirt
mythophobia:     myths or stories or false statements
myxophobia:     slime (blennophobia)
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nebulaphobia:     fog (homichlophobia)
necrophobia:     death
nelophobia:     glass
neopharmaphobia:     new drugs
neophobia:     anything new
nephophobia:     clouds
noctiphobia:     the night
nomatophobia:     names
nosemaphobia:     illness
nosocomephobia:     hospitals
nosophobia:     disease
nostophobia:     returning home
novercaphobia:     step-mothers
nucleomituphobia:     nuclear weapons
nudophobia:     nudity
numerophobia:     numbers
nyctophobia:     the dark or of night
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obesophobia:     gaining weight
ochlophobia:     crowds or mobs
ochophobia:     vehicles
octophobia:     the figure 8
odontophobia:     dental surgery
odynophobia:     pain
oenophobia:     wines
oikophobia:     home surroundings, house
olfactophobia:     smells
ombrophobia:     rain
ommetaphobia:     eyes
oneirogmophobia:     wet dreams
oneirophobia:     dreams
onomatophobia:     hearing a certain word
ophidiophobia:     snakes
ophthalmophobia:     being stared at
optophobia:     opening one’s eyes
ornithophobia:     birds
orthophobia:     property
osmophobia:     smells or odors
osphresiophobia:     smells
ostraconophobia:     shellfish
ouranophobia:     heaven
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pagophobia:     ice or frost
panophobia:     everything
panthophobia:     disease
pantophobia:     fears
Papaphobia:     the pope
papyrophobia:     paper
paralipophobia:     neglecting duty
paraphobia:     sexual perversion
parasitophobia:     parasites
paraskavedekatriaphobia:     Friday the 13th
parthenophobia:     virgins or young girls
parturiphobia:     childbirth
pathophobia:     disease
patroiophobia:     heredity
peccatophobia:     sinning (imaginary crime)
pediculophobia:     lice
pediophobia:     dolls
pedophobia:     children
peladophobia:     bald people
pellagrophobia:     pellagra
peniaphobia:     poverty
pentheraphobia:     mother-in-law
phagophobia:     swallowing
phalacrophobia:     becoming bald
phallophobia:     a penis, esp erect
pharmacophobia:     taking medicine
pharmacophobia:     drugs
phasmophobia:     ghosts
phengophobia:     daylight or sunshine
philemaphobia:     kissing
philophobia:     falling in love
philosophobia:     philosophy
phobophobia:     one’s own fears
phonophobia:     noises or voices
photoaugliaphobia:     glaring lights
photophobia:     light
phronemophobia:     thinking
phthiriophobia:     lice (pediculophobia)
phthisiophobia:     tuberculosis
pinigerophobia:     smothering
placophobia:     tombstones
plutophobia:     wealth
pluviophobia:     rain or of being rained on
pneumatiphobia:     spirits
pnigophobia:     choking or being smothered
pocrescophobia:     gaining weight (obesophobia)
pogonophobia:     beards
poinephobia:     punishment
poliosophobia:     contracting poliomyelitis
politicophobia:     politicians
polyphobia:     many things
ponophobia:     overworking or of pain
porphyrophobia:     the color purple
potamophobia:     rivers or running water
potophobia:     alcohol
proctophobia:     rectum
prosophobia:     progress
psellismophobia:     stuttering
psychophobia:     mind
psychrophobia:     cold
pteromerhanophobia:     flying
pteronophobia:     being tickled by feathers
pupaphobia:     puppets pyrexiophobia
pyrophobia:     fire
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radiophobia:     radiation, x-rays
ranidaphobia:     frogs
rhabdophobia:     being severely punished or beaten by a rod
rhypophobia:     defecation
rhytiphobia:     getting wrinkles
rupophobia:     dirt
Russophobia:     Russians
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samhainophobia:     Halloween
sarmassophobia:     love play
satanophobia:     satan
scabiophobia:     scabies
scelerophibia:     bad men, burglars
schlionophobia:     school
sciophobia:     shadows
scoleciphobia:     worms
scolionophobia:     school
scopophobia:     being stared at
scotomaphobia:     blindness in visual field
scotophobia:     darkness
scriptophobia:     writing in public
selaphobia:     light flashes
selenophobia:     the moon
seplophobia:     decaying matter
sesquipedalophobia:     long words
sexophobia:     the opposite sex
siderodromophobia:     trains
siderophobia:     stars
sinistrophobia:     left-handedness
sinophobia:     chinese, chinese culture
sitophobia:     food or eating
snakephobia:     snakes (ophidiophobia)
soceraphobia:     parents-in-law
social phobia:     being evaluated negatively
sociophobia:     society
somniphobia:     sleep
sophophobia:     learning
soteriophobia:     dependence on others
spacephobia:     outer space
spectrophobia:     specters or ghosts
spermophobia:     germs
sphexsophobia:     wasps
stasibasiphobia:     standing or walking
staurophobia:     crosses or the crucifix
stenophobia:     narrow things or places
stygiophobia:     hell
suriphobia:     mice
symbolophobia:     symbolism
symmetrophobia:     symmetry
syngenesophobia:     relatives
syphilophobia:     syphilis
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tachophobia:     speed
taeniophobia or teniophobia:     tapeworms
taphephobia:     being buried alive
tapinophobia:     being contagious
taurophobia:     bulls
technophobia:     technology
teleophobia:     definate plans
telephonophobia:     telephones
telosphobia:     being last
teratophobia:     bearing a deformed child
testophobia:     taking tests
tetanophobia:     lockjaw, tetanus
teutophobia:     German or German things
textophobia:     certain fabrics
thaasophobia:     sitting
thalassophobia:     the ocean
thanatophobia:     death or dying
theatrophobia:     theatres
theologicophobia:     theology
theophobia:     god(s) or religion
thermophobia:     heat
tocophobia:     childbirth
tomophobia:     surgical operations
tonitrophobia:     thunder
topophobia:     performing (stage fright)
toxiphobia:     poison
traumatophobia:     injury
tremophobia:     trembling
trichinophobia:     trichinosis
trichopathophobia:     hair
triskaidekaphobia:     the number 13
tropophobia:     moving or making changes
trypanophobia:     injections
tuberculophobia:     tuberculosis
tyrannophobia:     tyrants
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uranophobia:     heaven
urophobia:     urine or urinating
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vaccinophobia:     vaccination
venustraphobia:     beautiful women
verbophobia:     words
verminophobia:     germs
vestiphobia:     clothing
virginitiphobia:     rape
vitricophobia:     step-fathers
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Walloonphobia:     the Walloons
wiccaphobia:     witches and witchcraft
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xanthophobia:     the color yellow
xenophobia:     strangers
xerophobia:     dryness
xylophobia:     forests

Q.  Who invented Microprocessor?
A.  Ted Hoff
Q.  Software that can manipulate or destroy data or programs in a computer is known as
A.  Virus
Q.  Binary Code’ used in computers makes use of which numbers
A.  0 & 1
Q.  One kilobyte is equal to
A.  1024 bytes
Q.  Which computer company introduced mouse for the first time
A.  Apple Corporation

Q.  Who developed the World Wide Web first
A.  Timothy Berners Lee
Q.  The first large scale, general purpose digital computer
A.  ENIAC
Q.  What high-level computer language was named after a French mathematician and philosopher?
A.  PASCAL.
Q.  What computer was introduced in 1984 Super Bowl ads?
A.  The Macintosh.

G. M. C. Balyogi is the first Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Ms. Kiran Bedi is the first Indian to be appointed as United Nations Civilian Police Advisor.

K. J. Udeshi (appointed on June 10, 2003) is the first woman to be appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

Rahul Dravid (playing test against Pakistan in Pakistan, April 2004) became the first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times.

Smt. Roopa Misra was the first Orissa woman to top I.A.S. (2003)

Kanchan C. Bhattacharya (DGP Uttaranchal) became the first woman Director General of Police of a State.

Krishna Kant is the first Vice-President of India to die in harness

Sania Mirza (2003) is the first Indian girl to register a win in a Wimbledon tournament.

Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian woman (now U.S citizen) to go in space.

Mrs. Ranjana Kumar is the first woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD.Karnam Malleshwari is the first Indian weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics (Sydney, in 2000).

Vishwanathan Anand is the First Indian World Chess Champion.

The News Today (Launched on Jan. 3, 2001) is India’s first paperless Newspaper.

Anju Bobby George (Aug. 2003) is the first Indian lady to win a medal in World Athletic Championship.

1. “Thangla Pass’ is situated in which district ?

(A) Charnoli
(B) Pithcragarh
(C) Uttarkashi
(D) Almora

Answer.C

2. Rajjat is celebrated in a gap of how many years ?

(A) 06 years (B) 10 years
(C) 12 years (D) 05 years.

Answer.C

3. Where is ’Khat1ing glacier’ situated ?

(A) Pithoragarh district
(B) Tehri district
(C) Chamoli district
(D) Uttarkashi district

Answer.B

4. How many district share boundary with Nainital ?

(A) 05 (B) 04
(C) 06 (D) 03

Answer.B

5. Who was the youngest soldier who got ’Victoria Cross’ award
in Uttarakhand ?

(A) Gabar Singh Negi
(B) Darmiyan Singh Negi
(C) Chandra Singh Garhwali
(D) Madho Singh Bhandari

Answer.A

6. How many deemed, State, Central universities were work-
ing till 2009_ in Uttarakhand ?

(A) 08 (B) 10
(C) 09 (D) 15

Answer.D

7. In which district of Uttarakhand
Lakha Mandal is situated ?

(A) Dehradun
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Nainital
(D) Uttarkashi

Answer.A

8. Which of the following is not a Tribe 0f Uttarakhand ?

(A) Bhotia (B) Tharu
(C) Boksa (D) Naga

Answer.D

9. Where is the ’Central Building Research Institute’ situated ?

(A) Haridwar (B) Dehradun
(C) Tehri (D) Roorkee

Answer.D

10. Who were Kaluwa and Bija
Singh ?

(A) Freedom fighters
(B) Traders
(C) Painters
(D) Players

Answer.A

11. Which river in Uttarakhand is named as ’Rathwahini’ ?

(A) Nayar
(B) Finder
(C) Ramgariga
(D) Sarayu

Answer.C

12. When did the famous ‘Gaud1ar’
fair begin ?

(A) 1930 (B) 1951
(C) 1961 (D) 1943

Answer.D

13. Why did the place ’Malpa’ came into light ?

(A) Tourist place
(B) Land slide
(C) Trade V
(D) Sports

Answer.B

14. When and by whom was Uttaranchal Development
Council formed ?

(A) May 30-31, 1982 by Dr. D. D.
Pant
(B) August 15, 1958 by Govind
Ballabh Pant
(C) May 30-31, 1988 by Soban
Singh ]ina
(D) November 9, 2000 by
Nityarnand Swami

Answer.C

15. To which—Wadia Institute of
Dehradun is related ?

(A) Music
(B) Geology
(C) Archaeology
{D) Engineering ‘

Answer.B

16. Which of the following is not
properly matched ?

(A) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
-— Environment
(B) Bachhendri Pal
-— Mountaineering
(C) jaspal Rana — Literature
(D) B. C. Khanduri —P0litics

Answer.C

17. Who among the following is
called the ’Gandhi’ of Uttara
khand 7

(A) Sunder La1Bahuguna
(B) Indramani Badoni
(C) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(D) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna

Answer.B

18. Who established the ’Santikunj’
in Haridwar ?

(A) Swami Ramteertha
(B) Swami Sahajanand
(C) Pt. Sri Ram Sharma
(D) Vivekanand

Answer.C

19. Who was the founder of Katorie’s
dynasty ?

(A) Basant Dev
(B) Nimber Dev
(C) Lakhan Pal Dev
(D) Subhik Raj Dev

Answer.A
A
20. Who made Garhwal Painting ?

(A) Mukundilal
(B) Gumani Pant
(C) Maula Ram
(D) V ishvambhar Datt Chandola

Answer.C

21. When did H.N.B. Garwal University get the status of Central
University ?

(A) January 15, 2009
(B) August 15, 2009
(C) March 15, 2009
(D) january 26, 2009

Answer.A

22. Where did Mahatma Gandhi
wrote ’Anashakti Yoga Tika’ ?

(A) Kausani
(B) Almara
(C) Haridwar
(D) Pauri

Answer.A

23. Who is known as hero of
Peshawar incident ?

(A) Keshar Singh Rawat
(B) Veer Chandra Singh
Garhwali
(C) Harak Singh Rawat
(D) Narayan Singh Gousai

Answer.B

24. When did Martyr ’Shri Dev
Suman’ die ?

(A) Iuly 24, 1943
(B) ]u1y 22, 1944
(C) ]uly 24, 1944
(D) ]u1y 25, 1944

Answer.D

25. Who led the Chipko Movement ?

(A) Gaura Devi
(B) SaralaBel1an
(C) Radha Bhatt
(D) Teelu Rauteli

Answer.A

26. The founder of ’Gadar Party’
was-

(A) Vasudev Phadke
(B) Vinay Darnodar Savarkar
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Lala Hardayal

Answer.D

27. In which year ’SALT” incident
took place ?

(A) September 5, 1942
(B) September 6, 1942
(C) September 10, 1942
(D) September 8, 1942

Answer.A

28. From which year ’A1mora
Akhbar’ published ?

(A) 1871 (B) 1771
(C) 1971 (D) 1870

Answer.A

29. Which one of the following pairs
(Pr0duct—C0untry) is not
correctly matched ?

(A) Tea — Sri Lanka
(B) Olive – Tunisia
(C) Banana — Costa Rica
(D) Coffee — Cuba

Answer.D

30. Which of the following is cold•
ocean current ?

(A) Gulf-Stream
(B) Labrador
(C) Kuroshio
(D) None of the above

Answer.B

31. Which of the following countries
in South America is largest in
Area ?

(A) Argentina (B) Bolivia
(C) Brazil (D) Chile

Answer.C

32. Which of the following ports is
not of Western coast in India ?

(A) New Mangalore
(B) Kandla
(C) Mumbai
(D) Haldia

Answer.D

33. Where Mount Cotopaxi (highest
active volcano in world) is located ?

(A) Ecuador (B) Peru
(C) Tanzania (D) ]apan

Answer.A

34. EI Nino is related to-

(A) Climate (B) Forest
(C) Film (D) Plant

Answer.A

35. Which of the following State has
the longest coast line ?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

Answer.D

36. The formation of ’Yardang’ is
caused by-

(A) Erosion by wind
(B) Deposition by wind
(C) Transportation by wind
(D) None of the above

Answer.A

37. The oldest mountain in India is-

(A) Satpura (B) Nilgiri
(C) Himalaya (D) Aravali

Answer.D

38. In which country the [COIN Belt’
is located ?

(A) Brazil (B) U.S.A.
(C) Australia (D) Russia

Answer.B

39. During the month of January at
which one of the following
places you will find the sunlight
for the maximum duration ?

(A) Bhopal
(B) Shimla
(C) Chennai
(D) Kanya Kumari

Answer.D

40. Where is Kalahari desert ?

(A) South~West Africa
(B) West Africa
(C) West Asia
(D) Western Australia

Answer.A

41. Where Mediterranian Sea is
located ?

(A) Between Africa and Europe
(B) Between North America and
South America
(C) Between Asia and Japan
(D) Between U.K. and France

Answer.A

42. Grand Bank is located in-

(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Arctic Sea

Answer.D

43. Nepanagar is related to which
Industry ?

(A) Fertilizers
(B) Cotton Textile
(C) Jute
(D) Newsprint Paper

Answer.B

44. In which State Dabhol project is
located ?

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) MadhyaPradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttarakhand

Answer.C

45. ln which month Quit India
Movement of 1942 started ?

(A) January (B) July
(C) August (D) September

Answer.C

46. Indian National Congress was
established in-

(A) 1885
(B) 1906
(C) 1905
(D) None of the above

Answer.A

47. Who has the power to Constitute
a new State in the Union of
India 7

(A) President of India
(B) Parliament of India
(C) State Assembly
(D) None of the above
Answer.B

48. Lengthwise which one of the
following is the largest ?

(A) Himalayas
(B) Alps
(C) Great Dividing Range
(D) Andes

Answer.D

49. In which Article, the Fundamental Duties are incorporated
in our Constitution ?

(A) Article 51 A
(B) Article 52
(C) Article 49
(D) None of the above

Answer.A

50. After independence of India the
first general elections were held

(A) 1950 (B) 1951-52
(C) 1949 (D) 1948

Answer.B

1. Which country was on the top in medal tally in South Asian Games 2010?

India

2. As per the schedule, the Census 2011 Exercise work will be completed by

March 5,2011

3. The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed as

Aadhar

4. India’s 15th National Census Exercise began on-

April 1,2010

5. The winner of Augusta Masters title(Golf) is-

Phil Mickelson

6. India’s first- Anti-submarine warfare corvette is

INS Kamorta

7. The World’s first Homeopathy University is being established in-

Rajasthan

8. Where was the sixteenth ASEAN Summit held?

Hanoi

9. Who is known as the father of Sanskrit Grammar?

Panini

10. The award which is associated with Agriculture?

Bourlog Award

1. What was the first book in English to be printed in England?

2. Which 2 books do castaways automatically receive on ?Desert island discs??

3. Who was responsible for the Complete Hip and Thigh Diet?

4. Who created Miss Marple?

5. Which book had to be owned by every member of his country?s adult population?

6. Which religious sect published ?The Truth That Leads To Eternal Life?

7. Who wrote the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?

8. In which decade did Guinness start to publish its book of Records annually?

9. Who wrote The Thorn Birds?

10. What was Jeffrey Archers first successful novel?

Answers :

1. The Canterbury tales

2. The Bible & Complete Works of Shakespeare

3. Rosemary Conley

4. Agatha Christie

5. Chairman Mao?s Little Red Book

6. Jehovah?s Witness

7. Douglas Adams

8. 1960s

9. Colleen mccullogh

10. Not a penny more, not a penny less

01. The word Bharat comes first from Rig-Veda.
1. There are 1028 Vedic texts in Rig-Veda
2. Language of Vedas was Sanskrit
3. Gayatri Mantra is mentioned in 3rd mandal of Rig-Veda
4. Savitri or Sun is worshipped in Gayatri mantra
5. The social structure was Patriarchal
6. Cow was also used as a medium of exchange
7. Satyamev Jayate is taken from Mundakopnishad
8. The birth and rebirth is mentioned in Vrihadranyaka
9. Animal Theft was the crime mentioned most in Vedas’
10. Om has been used for 1028 times in Rigveda
11. Mahabharat was the largest epic of Vedic period written by Vedvyas in Sanskrit
12. Bronze was referred as Ayas
13. Barley was referred as Yava
14. Carpenter was called Takshak
15. Maker of bows was called dhumvakrit
16. Rice was referred as Vrihi
17. Goldsmith was called as Hiranyakata.
18. Jana word was used for 275 times in Rigveda
19. Indra word was used for 200 times
20. The potteries used were Black and Red ware, Black Slipped ware, painted Grey ware and Red ware.
21. Name of Indus River of Sindhu
22. Name of Kabul River was Kumbha
23. The name of swat river was Suvastu
24. Name of Chenab was Askini
25. The name of Jhelam river was Vitasta
26. The name of ravi river was Purushni.

1.At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
(a) Pune (b) Leh (c) Kolkatha (d) Kanyakumari

Answer : D

2.Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
(a) Kashmir (b) Nepal (c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar

Answer : D

3. The river basin which is called ‘Ruhr of India’ is
(a) Damodar (b) Hooghly (c) Godavari
(d) Subarnarekha (e) Periyar

Answer : A

4. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India?
(a) Khyber (b) Bomdila (c) Bara Lacha la (d) Shipkila

Answer : A

5.The mainstream of river Ganga which flows beyond Farakka is known as
(a) Bhagirathi (b) Hooghly (c) Padma (d) Subarnarekha

Answer : C

6.’Pillars of Hercules’ refers to
(a) A huge building in Rome
(b) A huge historical structure in Greece
(c) Strait of Bosporus
(d) Strait of Gibraltar

Answer : D

7. What is the average density of population in the world (in persons per sq.km)
(a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 56

Answer : C

8. Which of the following is called the ‘Gateway to the Pacific’?
(a) Suez Canal (b) Panama canal
(c) Bering Sea (d) Gulf of Alaska

Answer : B

9. The highway connecting Sinkiang in China with Pak occupied Kashmir is
(a) Pak-China Highway (b) Siachin Highway
(c) Friendship Highway (d) Karakoram Highway

Answer : D

10. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is
(a) Cape route (b) North Atlantic
(c) Panama canal (d) Suez canal

Answer : C

In economics, BRIC (typically rendered as “the BRICs” or “the BRIC countries” or known as the “Big Four”) is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China that are deemed to all be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development.

Head of the BRIC Countries.

Brazil

President (head of state and government): Dilma Rousseff

Russia

President (head of state): Dmitry Medvedev

Prime Minister (head of government): Vladimir Putin

India

President (head of state): Pratibha Patil

Prime Minister (head of government): Manmohan Singh

China

President (head of state): Hu Jintao

Premier (head of government): Wen Jiabao

IndiaPay is India’s first indigenous payment gateway and is scheduled to be launched in mid-2011. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is the owner of IndiaPay and will make its first move by cutting charges levied to merchant establishments by half, compared with what MasterCard and Visa charge. IndiaPay’s shareholders consist of 10 banks, six of which are PSU banks, and is promoted by the Reserve Bank of India.

1. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the Harvard University’s history ?
Answer: Gita Gopinath

2.  New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol represents ?
Answer: A mix of the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’, to become the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity.
3. New Indian Rupee symbol has been revealed by Cabinet on ?
Answer: July 15, 2010

4. Who was Daya Nayak ?
Answer: Daya Nayak is Mumbai’s controversial police officer and encounter specialist.

5. Who is the Cricketer decided and wants to have his blood used on a page of his autobiography to be released in February next year (Feb 2011) ?
Answer: Batting star Sachin Tendulkar

6. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to former Satyam managing director Rama Raju, former chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas and three others accused in the multi-crore rupee accounting scam on —————–
Answer: July 20, 2010

7. What was The world’s only antivirus browser ?
Answer: Epic Browser

8. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the Harvard University’s history ?
Answer: Gita Gopinath

Noted academician Gita Gopinath has been named professor of economics at the prestigious Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution’s history.

9. Who was chargsheeted on July 20, 2010 for passing secret info to ISI ?
Answer: Madhuri Gupta
Delhi Police today chargesheeted disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta accusing her of passing secret information to Pakistan’s ISI during her posting in Islamabad. Gupta, who was arrested in April, has been accused of being in touch with two ISI officials, Mubshar Raza Rana and Jamshed.

10. ———————— seed extract has anti-diabetic properties says a pharmacology professor at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of Medicine.
Answer: Cashew seed
Cashew tree products have long been alleged to be effective anti-inflammatory agents, counter high blood sugar and prevent insulin resistance among diabetics.

11. Who is the Former India hockey star attacked umpire ?
Answer: Sunil Ekka
Former India hockey player Sunil Ekka, playing for Army XI, lashed out with his hockey stick at veteran umpire RS Suriya Prakash, leaving the latter seriously injured.

12. Which are the two Trians rammed each other and met to Trian Accident which killed and injuried many people in West Bengal ?
Answer: Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express

60 people were killed and over 90 injured when a speeding Uttarbanga Express tore through the rear of Vananchal Express at the Sainthia station in Birbhum district of West Bengal. The train apparently overshot the signal.

13. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol designed by
Answer: IIT post-graduate D Uday Kumar

14. Who is the Congress MP high command warning resumed his controversial ‘Odarpu yatra’ in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on July 8, 2010 ?

Answer: Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
15. Recently, who was the politician charged in anti-Sikh riots case ?
Answer: Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar

1. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards are given in the field – Science & Technology

2. Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature – Arjuna Awards.

3. Indira Gandhi Award 2009 for peace given to – Sheikh Hasina.

4. Indian makes nuclear deal with – Britan.

5. CNN IBN Indian of the year 2009 – A R Rehman.

6. Service Tax is Shared by – Central Government.

7. First E-court in which state – Gujarat (Ahmedabad).

8. Dada Saheb Phalke award is given in the field – Films.

9. Expand NREGA – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

10. Rashtriya Swasti Bima Yojana is – Health insurance scheme for BPL families.

11. Recently India signed nuclear agreement with – Argentina

12. First state to implement Unique Identification Authority of India on pilot basis – Karnataka.

13.Omar Abdullah belongs to which party – none option(Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)

14.Deep joshi got Ramon Magsaysay award 2009 for – Social service.

15. Scheme for giving food to school children – Mid Day Meal Scheme.

16. Who presented Railway Budget 2009-10 – Mamata Banerjee.

17. Article 243 – Panchayati Raj System/Reservation for women

18. Ganga will be clean and free flowing by the year – 2020.

19. Right to education bill for – upto 14 years children

20. Yasphal Committee – Higher Education.

1. Who presented the Union budget 2010-11 in Indian parliament – Pranab Mukherjee

2.Bear and Bulls related to – Stock Market.

3 Base rate will be implemented from – July 2010.

4. Food Inflation in 2009-10 – 17%.

5. Special Drawing Rights issued by – IMF.

6. GDP – Gross Domestic Product.(Financial& Banking Acronyms)

7. Economic Survey is done for the year – 2009-10.

8. The details of the companies financial position in the annual report of a company is known as – balance sheet.

9. Which of the following is not related to banking and finance – Cell fusion.

10. Which country facing Crisis in Europe – Greece.

11. NBFC – Non banking finance company.

12. Government has granted 1,200 crore to – Bundelkhand region.

13. Banking services to rural people termed as – Financial Inclusion.

14. To which country India has given 1billion US dollars – Bangladesh.

15. The details of the companies financial position in the annual report of a company is known as – balance sheet.

16. Who presented the Union budget 2010-11 in parliament – Pranab Mukherjee

17. Which of the following told government must cut its fiscal deficit to 3% – 13th Finance Commission.

18. Chairman of 13th finance commission – Vijay Kelkar.

19. South Africa Currency – Rand.