1. What name was given to the 3.2 million year old Australopithecus afarensis bones found in Ethiopia in 1974?

2. The scientific name for which well known extinct creature means ‘rapid thief’ when translated?

3. The scientific name for which animal means ‘one who walks swiftly, a camel marked like a leopard’?

4. The Millennium Star, The Centenary, The Red Cross and The Incomparable are all examples of what?

5. In which ‘body of water’ are the Islets of Langerhans found?

Answers:

1. Lucy

2. Velociraptor

3. Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis)

4. Diamonds. Some of the largest diamonds in the world.

5. In the human body. (pancreas)

01.’White Leg Horn’ is a disease which affects:

A. sambars                   B. elephants         C.cattle     D. birds

02. Atacama Desert is in :

A.  North America     B. South Africa     C. Russia      D. South America

03. Mahatma Gandhi University came in the ex­istence on:

A. 26th October 193           B. 26lh October 194    C.26th October 195 D. 26th October 196

04. Who is supposed to be the mythical founder of Jainism:

A. Mahavira      B.  Rishaba C. Parswanath      D.None of these

05. The Mughal Emperor who wrote their autobi­ographies

A. Akbar and Jehangir         B. Aurangazeb and Shahjahan        C. Babar and Humayun        D. Babar and Jehangir

06. Most  of the   Ajanta  Paintings   were completed during the reign of:

A. Satavahana          B. Vardhanas   C..Guptas    D. Sakas

07. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra ?

A. Yajur Veda            B.Upanishad        C Aranyaka         D. Rig Veda

0. The prose explanations of the vedas were known as the:

A. Brahmanas       B. Upanishads           C. Samhitas                   D. Aranyakas

09.In  which of the following modern Indian states Asokan’s inscriptions are

Not found ?

A. Karnataka        B.Andhra Pradesh               C.Tamil Nadu D. Orissa

10. The study of rocks is known as:
,A. seismology          B. paleontology     C. petrology            D. bathymetry

11. Gandhiji organised Dandi March in 1930 against:

A. the communal award       B.  imposition of tax on salt  C.  repression of the Congress      D. atrocities on Harijans

12. The battle of Plassey was a notable incident because:

A. the English East India Company got more trade commission            B. the British won over the French  C. Company’s rule came to an end      D. it established English control over Bengal

13. Chengiz Khan invaded India during the rule of:

A. Iltumish      B. Balban               C.  Alauddin Khilji           D. Qutubuddin Aibak

14. Who is the author of the book Ain-e-Akbari ?

A. Todarmal               B. Sheikh Saadi        C. Akbar        D. AbulFazal

15. Name the last Hindu King of Northern India:

A.  Harshavardhana             B. Samudra Gupta       C. Chandra Gupta Maurya

D. Vikramaditya

16. Which metal is mostly used for the manufac­ture of aeroplanes and is also

used by doctors to repair injured bones?

A. Pig iron  B. Tin             C. Aluminium            D. Silver

17. Which of the following is the national emblem of United Kingdom?

A. Rose          B.  Lilly        C. Eagle         D.   Shamrock

1. The Damodar Vally Corporation, the first mul­tipurpose rivervalley project of  

Government of  India, was setup on:                    

A. 10th April 199      B. 7th July 194         C. 12 th July 19      D. 14 thJuly 199  

19. Name of the author of the book ‘Tales from Shakespeare’ ?

A. Tolstoy       B. Charles Lamb       C.Thomas Hardy      D. William Shakespear

20. Bacteriophage is a kind of:    
A.  RNA          B. Suga             C. Fungus   D. Virus

21. Census In India is being held rcgulary after every

A.  years       B.10 years C.6 years        D.12 years

22. J.J. Thomson discovered :

A. Positron    B. Electron        C.Proton            D.Neutron

23. Hercule.Poirot is the character in the books written by:

A. James Hardly Chase       B. P.G. Wodehouse C. George Bernard Shaw

D. Agatha Christie

24. Diagonal relationship exists between
A. Sodium and Magnesium B. Sodium and Boron           C Lithium and Magnesiunr   D. Potassium and Magnesium

25. In blood, a universal recipient belongs to the group:

A. A                       B.B             C. AB              D. O

26.       The paths of a projectile is a/an :

A.    trajectory            B. elliptical     C. hyperbola         D. parabola

27. Chese is a source of:

A.  both fats and proteins     B. proteins     C. fats D. none of these

2. Which of the following elementary particles is unstable ?

A. positron      B. neutron             C.electron             D. proton

29.The somatotrophic  hormone is secreted by :

A. thyroid gland          B. pituitary gland       C. adrenal gland        D. pancreas gland

30. The National Income  of India is compiled by:

A.  Planning Commission       B. Finance Commission  &
nbsp;   C. Indian statistical Institut   D. Central Statistical Organisation

31. The Indus valley civilization existed around :

A.   500 B.C.              B. 1700 B.C               C. 3000 B.C              D. 2500B.C

32. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

A. Scurvy                    B. Rickets      C. Polio       D. Beri-Beri

33. On which of the following rivers is Washing­ ton (USA) situated ?

A. Nile            B.Hudson         C. Danube               D.   Potomac

34.    Who discovered the medicine “Streptomycin”
A. Dewar        B. Waksman              C. Reed          D. Bushwell

35. Who wrote the book Mudraraff-shasam ?
A.  Vishakhadatta        B. Kalidas          C. Rabindranath Tagore           D. Bhavabhuti

36. Mahayana and Hinayana are the two divisions of:

A. Hinduism      B. Jainism               C.Christianity             D.Buddhism

37. Name the first Indian scientist to be awarded the Nobel Prize:

A.C.V.Raman       B. H.J.Bhabha     C.S. Chandrasekhar

D. M.N.Sahay

3. In which year was the Battle of Bauxar fought ?

A. 176      B. 1766          C. 1764          D.1765

39. Red, green and blue are known as:

A. Complementary colours  B. Primary colours    C. Secondary colours

D. Primary pigments

40. Earthquake waves travel fastest in
A. flexible rock           B. liquid water       C. motten rock      D. solid rock

41. Universal blood donors have blood type
A. 0              B. AB             C. B               D. A

42.Psychology is mainly concerned with:
A. structure of the body         B. diseases of the body       C. growth of the body

D. activity of the body

43. As a person becomes older, his blood pressure generally:

A. varies widely         B. remains the same            C. decreases   D.  increases

44. Which nutrient is not able to provide energy for cell use ?

A. fats B. carbohydrates       C. water          D. proteins

45. A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called :

A. an artery       B. a vein      C.nerve       D. a capillary

46. An important ore of uranium is :

A. chalcocite              B. pithchblende         C. taconite     D. carnallite

47. The hottest flame is produced by the:

A. atomic hydrogen torch       B. oxyacetylene torch          C. miner’s safety lamp

D. oxyhydrogen torch

4. Odissi is the dance style of:

A. Madhya Pradesh              B. Andra Pradesh     C. Haryana        D. Orissa

49. Who invented the telephone:

A.Newton       B. J.L.Baird                C. Alexander Graham Bell      D. Thomas Edison

50. The Ganapati festival is associated with which of the following states ?  .

A.Punjab         B.Maharashtra           C. Kerala    D.Karnataka

Answers

01. C.cattle

02. D. South America

03. A. 26th October 1983

04. B.  Rishaba

05. D. Babar and Jehangir

06. C..Guptas

07. D. Rig Veda

0. A. Brahmanas

09. C.Tamil Nadu

10. C. petrology

11. B.  imposition of tax on salt

12. D. it established English control over Bengal

13. A. Iltumish

14. D. AbulFazal

15. A.  Harshavardhana

16. C. Aluminium

17. A. Rose

1. B. 7th July 1948

19. B. Charles Lamb

20. D.D.Virus

21. B.10 years

22. B. Electron

23. D. Agatha Christie

24. C Lithium and Magnesiunr

25. C. AB

26. D. parabola

27. A.  both fats and proteins

2. B. neutron

29. B. pituitary gland

30. D. Central Statistical Organisation

31. C. 3000 B.C

32. C. Polio

33. D.   Potomac

34. B. Waksman

35. A.  Vishakhadatta

36. D.Buddhism

37. A.C.V.Raman

3. C. 1764

39. B. Primary colours

40. D. solid rock

41. A. 0

42. D. activity of the body

43. D.  increases

44. C. water

45. A. an artery

46. B. pithchblende

47. A. atomic hydrogen torch

4. D. Orissa

49. C. Alexander Graham Bell

50. B.Maharashtra

Q1. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured ‘Muga’ silk ?
(A) Assam
(B) Orissa
(C) West Bengal
(D) Karnataka

Answer : (A) Assam

Q2. Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called ‘Mahamana’ ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Jai Prakash Narain
(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

Answer : (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

Q3. Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer : (A) Karnataka

Q4.’Anandmath’, ‘Durgeshnondini’ and ‘Kapalkundala’ novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

Answer : (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q5. Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ?
(A) Beas
(B) Chenab
(C) Jhelum
(D) Sutlej

Answer : (B) Chenab

Q6. Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Lucknow

Answer : (A) Kolkata

Q7. What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ?
(A) Isobar
(B) Isohel
(C) Isotherm
(D) Isohyet

Answer : D) Isohyet

Q8. On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ?
(A) France
(B) Israel
(C) Russia
(D) Germany

Answer : (B) Israel

Q9. Which India born physicist invented the ‘Optical Fibre’ ?
(A) C.V. Raman
(B) Satyendra Nath Bose
(C) Homi J. Bhabha
(D) Narinder Singh Kapany

Answer : (D) Narinder Singh Kapany

Q10. Which Australian state was formerly known as “Van Diemen’s Land” ?
(A) Victoria
(B) Queensland
(C) Tasmania
(D) New South Wales

Answer : (C) Tasmania

1. European footballer of the year – L.Messi
2. 58TH National volleyball championship – Tamil nadu
3. Pranab Sen – chief economist of india
4. Project tiger – mp and Gujarat
5. V.K.Singh – chief of armed forces
6. Women farmers – mahila kisan sashakti pariyojana
7. Nobel price in literature – herta Mueller
8. Award given by Indian govt – 5th option others were external
9.World water day – march 22
10. Dada sahbe phalke award – none of these – v.k murthy
11. Pm visit to Bhutan – for saarc summit
12. Under 19 cricket world cup – Australia
13. Lin dan associated with badminton
14. Bank with the most international branches – Bank of baroda
15. India not getting uranium from Australia as it has not signed NPT
16. Replace bplr – base lending rate
17. Ministry of food and civil supplies – PDS
18. Kawasaki – motor cycles
19. 2nd green revolution – eastern and north eastern states
20. Slr – statutory liquidity ratio

Name	Place
Atomic Reactors	Trombay
Artificial Limb Centre	Pune (Maharashtra)
Air Force Flying College	Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Administrative Staff College	Hyderabad
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	New Delhi
Atomic Energy Institute	Mumbai
Bose Research Institute	Kolkata
Birla Planetarium	Kolkata
Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany	Lucknow (UP)
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	Jalahalli (Bangalore)
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.	Hyderabad
Central Electronics Engineering Institute	Pilani (Rajasthan)
Central Drug Research Institute	Lucknow (UP)
Central Road Research Institute	New Delhi
Central Salt Research Institute	Bhavnagar
Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute	Jadhavpur (West Bengal)
Central Tobacco Research Institute	Guntur (AP)
Central Fuel Research Institute	Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Central Rice Research Institute	Cuttack
Central Building Research Institute	Roorkee (Uttaranchal)
Central Food Technology Research Institute	Mysore (Karnataka)
Central Mechanical Engineering Institute	Durgapur (West Bengal)
Central Leather Research Institute	Chennai
Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute	Chennai
Central Arid Zone Research Institute	Jodhpur (Rajsthan)
Central Research Laboratory	Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Central Coconut Research Institute	Ernakulam (Kerala)
Central Family Planning Institute	New Delhi
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation	Delhi
Central Sanskrit Institute	Tirupati (AP)
Central Jute technology Research Laboratory	Kolkata
Central Mining Research Laboratory	Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Defence Services Staff College	Wellington (Tamil Nadu)
Forest Research Institute	Dehradun (Uttaranchal)
Fast Breeder Test Reactor	Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
Film and Television Institute of India	Pune (Maharashtra)
Haffkine Institute	Mumbai
Hindustan Aircraft Factory	Bangalore
Hindustan Antibiotics	Pimpri (Maharashtra)
Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.	Visakhapatnam
Himalaya Mountaineering Institute	Darjeeling (Assam)
High Altitude Research Station	Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation	Renukoot (Uttaranchal)
Heavy Engineering Corporation	Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Hindustan Motor Ltd	Uttarapara (Kolkata)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute	New Delhi
Indian Naval Academy	Cochin (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Petroleum	Dehradun (Uttaranchal)
Indian Institute of Nuclear Science	Bangalore
Indian Institute of Nuclear Physics	Kolkata
Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology	Dhabad (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Management	Kolkata
Indian Institute of Mass Communication	New Delhi
Indian Lac Research Institute	Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore
Indian Institute of Philosophy	Amalner
Indian Rare Earth Factory	Alwaye (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology	Pune (Maharashtra)
Indian Institute of Sugar Technology	Kanpur (UP)
Indian Standards Institute	New Delhi
Indian Cancer Research Station	Mumbai
Lalit Kala Akademi	New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Institute of Public Administration	Mussoorie (Uttaranchal)
National Geophysical Research Institute	Hyderabad (AP)
National Sugar Institute	Kolkata
National Defence Academy	Khadakvasla (Maharashtra)
National Defence College	New Delhi
National School of Drama	New Delhi
National Malaria Institute	Delhi
National Environment Engineering Institute	Nagpur (Maharashtra)
National Institute of Oceanography	Panaji (Goa)
Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports	Patiala (Punjab)
National Police Academy	Mount Abu (Rajasthan)
National Geographical Research Institute	Hyderabad (AP)
National Instruments Ltd	Kolkata
National Botanical Garden	Lucknow (UP)
National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology	Ranchi (Jharkhand)
National Research Institute	Hyderabad (AP)
National Archives of India	New Delhi
National Dairy Research Institute	Karnal (Haryana)
National Aeronautical Laboratory	Bangalore
National Chemical Laboratory	Pune
National Physical Laboratory	New Delhi
National Metallurgical Institute	Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
Nehru Planetarium	New Delhi
Paratrooper’s Training College	Agra (UP)
Public Health Engineering Research Institute	Nagpur (Maharashtra
Regional Research Laboratory	Jammu
Space Research Stations	Thumba (Kerala)
Rocket Launching Sites	Sriharikota (AP)
Earth Station	Arvi (Maharashtra)
School of Tropical Medicine	Kolkata
Solar Physics Laboratory	kodai Kanal (Tamil Nadu)
Scientific Precision Instruments Institute	Chandigarh (Punjab)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	Mumbai
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute	Delhi

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

1. Who was the famous Indian musician in charge of the opening music at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996?
Answer: Ustad Zakir Hussain

2. Who was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games?
Answer: Norman G Pritchard

3. Which famous Indian actor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994?
Answer: Dilip Kumar

4. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
Answer: Satyendranath Tagore

5. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma

May 30, 2010:

6. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.
Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

7. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

8. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.
Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi in 1982)

9. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field of Science?
Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

10. Who was the first woman Governor of India?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu

May 29, 2010:

11. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?
Answer: MS Subbulakshmi

12. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over 1,825 ms and working with 165 composers.
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

13. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
Answer: Phu Dorji

14. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
Answer: Arati Saha

May 28, 2010:

15. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of international track and field medals?
Answer: P.T.Usha

16. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?
Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium Chandrasekhar (1983)

17. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)

May 27, 2010:

18. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films?
Answer: Satyajit Ray

20. Name the first President of India.
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

21. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.
Answer: Parimarjan Negi

22. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.

Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone

23. Which are the BRIC countries?

a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China
b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia
c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia

Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China

Committee on the Rules of Procedure : Rajendra Prasad
Steering Committee : Rajendra Prasad
Finance and Staff Committee : Rajendra Prasad
Credential Committee : Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
House Committee : B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Order of Business Committee : K.M. Munsi
Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag : Rajendra Prasad
Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly : G.V. Mavalankar
States Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas : Vallabhbhai Patel
Minorities Sub-Committee: H.C. Mookherjee
Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee : J.B. Kripalani
North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Exluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee: Gopinath Bardoloi
Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee: A.V. Thakkar
Union Powers Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
Union Constitution Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
Drafting Committee: B.R. Ambedkar

1.JADUGUDA MINES at Jharkhand are related to which of the following ?
(A)Iron
(B)Uranium
(C)Aluminum

Ans. Uranium, They are owned by Uranium Corporation of India, Ltd. (UCIL).

2.What is the title of the controversial book by Jaswant Singh ?
(A)Jinnah: India, Partition-Independence
(B)Jinnah :India’s Partition
(C)Jinnah : India and Partition

Ans. (A) Jinnah: India, Partition-Independence.

3.Hiroshima Day and Nagasaki Day are observed on the following dates respectively ?
(A)August 6, August 9
(B)August 9, August 6
(C)August 5, August 8

Ans. (A) August 6, August 9.

4.Every year which date is observed as National Sports Day which is birthday anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand?
(A)21 August
(B)29 August
(C)3 September

Ans. (B) 29 August.

5.Khaled Choudhury who was recently honored by Sangeet Natak Academy Awards is known for which of the following?
(A)Musician
(B)Stage Designer
(C)Arts Scholar

Ans. (B) Stage Designer.

6.What is the Prize Money of Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards which was recently revised?

Ans.   Khelratna Rs. 7,50,000(7 and half lakhs, Arjuna 500,00.(5 lakhs)

7.Every year on 8th October , Air Force Day is celebrated in India. In which year Indian Air force was established on this date?
(A)1928
(B)1932
(C)1945

Ans. (B) 1932,  established on October 8, 1932,  prefix Royal was added in 1945 and removed in 1950.

8.Which day is observed as World Habitat Day every Year ?
(A)October 1
(B)First Monday of October
(C)October 5

Ans. (B) First Monday of October.

9.World Teachers’ Day is observed all over the world on which of the following dates?
(A)5th September
(B)5th October
(C)5th November

Ans. (A) 5th October.

10.United Nations Day (October 24, 2009) is a part of United Nations Week, which runs from which of the following?
(A)20 to 26 October.
(B)22 to 28 October.
(C)24 to 30 October.

Ans. (A) 20 to 26 October.

Which country’s cabinet held meeting on Everest to raise awareness of effects of climate change?
Nepal

Who has won the presidential elections in Honduras?
Porfirio Lobo.

Director of ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala?
T.R. Chidambaram.

Which country leads medals in the 18th Asian Athletics Championships held in Guangzhou?
China in 2009? China (47 Medals,18 Gold,19 Silver,10 Bronze)

First President of World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)?
Gavin O’Reilly.

New partner of Mahesh Bhupathi in doubles for next tennis season?Max Mirnyi of Belarus.

Which country won gold medal in men’s kabbadi, in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam?
India.

A Michael Jackson portrait has sold for $812,000 at an auction in Los Angeles. Artist of that portrait is?
Andy Warhol.