1. 800 B.C -600B.C is designated as the
period of Brahmanas
2. Who is the winner of AFC Asian Cup 2011?
Japan
3. Who among the following is known as ‘Kipper’?
Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa
4. Film ‘Krishna’ about V.K. Krishna Menon is to be directed by
R. Sarath
5. ‘Budget’ is a
Annual financial statement
6. The most famous court poet (in Hindi Literature) of Akbar was
Tulsi Das
7. Shri.G.V. Ramakrishna, member of the Planning Commission, has been appointed Chairman of Commission to study

Disinvestment of shares of Public Sector Undertakings
8. Lunar eclipse is caused when:
Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
9. Patrick Makau belongs to which of the following countries?
Kenya
10. Who was the founder of Vidhya Poshini Sabha?
Sahodaran Ayyappan
11. Which of the following statements is incorrect in regard to Battle of Buxar?
The battle was fought in 1863.
12. Which of the following events took place in 1948 AD?
Assassination of Gandhi
13. During which Five-Year Plan period price level registered a decline ?
First
14. The period of which Chinese dynasty is called the Second Great Age of China?
Tang dynasty
15. Name the finger like projections present on the wall of small intestine meant for absorption.
Villi
16. Epilepsy is a disease of the
Nervous system
17. Who is known as the father of geometry?
Euclid
18. Which element is found in vitamin B12
Cobalt
19. Which control the amount of Calcium in blood?
Parathyroid
20. Which of the following term does not related with chess?
Bolting

GK question of the day

The correct answer is (d) Mangalore and Mumbai.
Actually, the Konkan Railway was built between Mangalore and Roha. Roha is a place south of Pune in Maharashtra. Konkan Railway is 760km long. It is the shortest route between Kerala and Mumbai.

Improve your English now :
The correct answer is (b) Rich.
‘Affluent

Hi, here are the bank related questions answers set.
BANKS General Awareness SET :- 159

1. What is the repo rate in Dec. 2011?
Ans.8.5%

2. RBI decrease CRR rate in Jan. 2011 by what percent?
Ans. 0.5%

3. What is CRR rate in Jan. 2011?
Ans. 5.5%

4. ICICI Bank comes into India in which year ?
Ans. 1950.

5. What do you mean by ICICI bank?
Ans. Industrial Credit Investment Corporation of India.

6. Who is the Chairman of ICICI Bank?
Ans. Chanda Kocher.

7. In which day the Shakti pardarson of Indian Navy has been organized named as PFR?
Ans. 20-Dec-2011.

8. What is the name of combined war exercise weapon of Indian Army and Indian Navy?
Ans. Sudarsan Shakti.

9. What do you mean by PFR?
Ans. President Fleet Review.

10. In which day the National Anthem has performed his century?
Ans. In 27-Dec-2011.

11.Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of ?
A. Asia B. Africa
C. Europe D. Australia

Ans : B

12. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country ?
A. USA B. Fiji
C. India D. UK

Ans : B

Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by ?
A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
B. Second World Nations
C. Third World Nations
D. Fourth World Nations

Ans : A

First China War was fought between ?
A. China and Britain
B. China and France
C. China and Egypt
D. China and Greek

Ans : A

Film and TV institute of India is located at
A. Pune (Maharashtra)
B. Rajkot (Gujarat)
C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)

Ans : A

Guru Gobind Singh was ?
A. the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs
B. founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
C. author of Dasam Granth
D. All the above

Ans : D

During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
A. 1940 B. 1941
C. 1942 D. 1943

Ans : A

Coral reefs in India can be found in
A. the coast of Orissa
B. Waltair
C. Rameshwaram
D. Trivandrum

Ans : C

Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s
A. largest Gurdwara
B. oldest Gurudwara
C. Both option A and B are correct
D. None of the above

Ans : A

During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year
A. 1914 AD B. 1915 AD
C. 1916 AD D. 1917 AD

Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in
A. 2000 B. 2001
C. 2002 D. 2003

Ans : C

You can download the Previous UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) from the below link point.

http://www.upsc.gov.in/questionpaper/2011.htm

Khetri mines in Rajasthan are famous for…

A. Iron
B. Mica
C. Magnesium
D. Copper
E. Diamond

Quiz Answer – D
Khetri mines in Rajasthan are famous for Copper.

Gieger counter is used to measure…

A. Magnetic energy
B. Radioactivity
C. Electricity
D. Atmospheric temperature

Quiz Answer – B
Gieger counter is used to measure radioactivity.

Which river in the world carries the maximum quantity of water into the sea?

A. Thames
B. Volga
C. Ganga
D. Amazon

Saturday Quiz Answer – D
Amazon river carries the maximum quantity of water into the sea.

Which country is presently the top most motor vehicle producer in the world?

A. China
B. USA
C. Germany
D. India

Yesterday Quiz Answer – A
China is presently the top most motor vehicle producer in the world.

Which is the coldest place on earth?

A. Vostok in Antarctica
B. Oymyakon in Russia
C. Snag, Yukon in Canada
D. Verkhoyansk in Siberia, Russia
Answer – A
Russia is the coldest place on earth.

The National Sport of India is…

A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Badminton
D. None of the above”

The National Sport of India is Hockey.

In which year, family planning as a policy was launched in India?

A. 1948
B. 1951
C. 1955
D. 1961

Quiz Answer – B
Family planning as a policy was launched in India in 1951.

What is the scientific name of Purple Frog which was recently discovered by Indian scientist Biju near Idukki in Kerala?

A. Sooglossidae
B. Bufo Melanostictus
C. Nasikabatrachus Sahyadrensis
D. Anura

Quiz Answer – A.Scientific name of the Purple Frog is Nasikabatrachus Sahyadrensis

Who hit the highest number of boundaries in one one-day match?

A. Sourav Ganguly
B. Sanath Jaysurya
C. Virender Sehwag
D. Ricky Ponting

Quiz Answer – C. Virender Sehwag hit the highest number of boundaries in one one-day match (32 fours against West Indies in Indore) .

Who is the oldest actor to win an Oscar in the best supporting actor category?

A. Melvyn Douglas
B. John Gielgud
C. George Burns
D. Christopher Plummer
Quiz Answer – D
Christopher Plummer is the oldest actor to win an Oscar in the best supporting actor category.

Who is the author of the book ‘The Road Ahead’?

A. Bill Gates
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Steve Jobs
D. Manmohan Singh

Quiz Answer – A.Bill Gates is the writer of ‘The Road Ahead’.

Jal Hans is the first seaplane of India. It will be operated by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd and cater to island-hopping tourists in India. First service will be operationalised in Andamans.

Martina Navrotilova lead a team of 27 climbers to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (at 5,895 meters), the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, to raise money and awareness for the Laureus Sport Good Foundation. She hit tennis balls off the top of Africa’s highest peak.

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.

The world’s second-largest retailer, Carrefour, has opened its first ‘cash-and-carry’ outlet in India in New Delhi.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3.

World Aids Day is observed on December 1.

Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India

Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave

The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was

Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera

Nehru Award is instituted for

Ans : International understanding and peace

Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of

Ans : Science

Magnifying glass was invented by

Ans : Roger Bacon

Polio vaccine was invented by

Ans : Jonas Edward Salk

Who discovered the Blood groups

Ans : Karl Landsteiner

Television was invented by

Ans : John L. Baird

Theory of relativity was explained by

Ans : Albert Einstein

Wireless Telegraph was invented by

Ans : Marconi

Incandescent lamp was invented by

Ans : Edison

X-Ray was discovered by

Ans : Wilhelm Roentgen

Chloroform was invented by

Ans : J.Y. Simpson

Who invented the practical Locomotive

Ans : Richard Trevithick

zone day is observed on

Ans : 16th September

World health day is on

Ans : 7th April

Navy day is celebrated on

Ans : 4th December

World Solar Energy Day

Ans : 3rd May

Commonwealth Day

Ans : Second Monday in March

World Employment Day

Ans : June 5

World Architectural Day

Ans : July 1

National Maritime Day

Ans : 5th April

Anti Terrorist Day

Ans : 21st May

World Anti-smoke Day

Ans : 31st May

Zone day is observed on

Ans : 16th September

World health day is on

Ans : 7th April

Navy day is celebrated on

Ans : 4th December

Q.1   Between 1192 AD to 1857 AD,who was the only Hindu ruler to ascend the throne of Delhi ?

a) Hemu Vikramaditya
b) Harshavardhana
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Ans: Hemu Vikramaditya

Q.2   In 1893,who revived Ganesh Chaturthi annual festival in the form of a public festival and gave it a distinct political face ?

a) Jyotirao Phule
b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q.3   Which ruler of ancient India embraced Jainism and spent his last days at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka ?

a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
d) Harshavardhana

Ans: Chandragupta Maurya

Q.4   White bud of maize is caused due to deficiency of

a) N
b) Zn
c) Cu
d) Mn

Ans: Zn

Q.5   An atom bomb is based on the principle of

a) nuclear fission
b) nuclear fusion
c) nuclear spallation
d) none of these

Ans: nuclear fission

Q.6   The term ‘Siamese Twins’ is used for

a) twins in which there is one male and one female
b) twins in which both are females
c) twins suffering from a common disease of siam
d) twins physically attached to each other

Ans: twins physically attached to each other

Q.7   Vitamin which promotes wound healing is

a) Vitamin B
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin D
Ans: Vitamin A
Q.8   Bauxite is an ore of
a) Aluminium
b) Boron
c) Lead
d) Silver

Ans: Aluminium

Q.9   Electron-volt is the unit for
a) energy
b) charge of electron
c) potential difference
d) power

Ans: energy

Q.10   Every solar eclipse takes place on

a) full moon only
b) new moon only
c) both and
d) neither nor

Ans: new moon only

Q.11   Who invented the term ‘Sprung rhythm’ ?

a) Hopkins
b) Tennyson
c) Browning
d) Wordsworth

Ans: Hopkins

Q.12   Among the following which fruit is a rich source of iron ?

a) Jamun
b) Karonda
c) Loquat
d) Guava

Ans: Jamun

Q.13   Titan is the largest moon or satellite of
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn

Ans: Saturn

Q.14   Which Indian freedom fighter and educationist founded the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan,an educational trust,in Mumbai on 7 November 1938 ?
a) K.M. Munshi
b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Ans: K.M. Munshi

Q.15   In ancient times,which city was known as `Pragjyotishpur` ?

a) Patna (Bihar)
b) Ujjain (M.P.)
c) Kannauj (U.P.)
d) Guwahati (Assam)

Ans: Guwahati (Assam)

Q.16   Who won the prestigious 2010 Corporate Hotelier of the year award?

a) P.R.S. Oberoi (East India Hotels)
b) Taj hotel
c) Centaur Hotel
d) The Leela Palace

Ans: P.R.S. Oberoi (East India Hotels)

Q.17   Who is the President of Janata Party

a) Dr Subramanian Swamy
b) Deve Gowda
c) Lalu Prasad Yadav
d) Lal Krishna Advani

Ans: Dr Subramanian Swamy

Q.18   Kavaratti is the capital of?

a) Uttaranchal
b) Sikkim
c) Lakshadweep
d) Manipuri

Ans: Lakshadweep

Q.19   Who won the Lata Mangeshkar award for 2009-10? (given by Madhya Pradesh Government)

a) Anuradha Paudwal
b) Udit Narayan
c) Kumar Sanu
d) Sadhana Sargam

Ans: Anuradha Paudwal

Q.20   Aranmula Kannadi is a GI protected tag of Kerala. It is a ________?

a) Sweet
b) Handicraft
c) Plantation Product
d) Soft Drink

Ans: Handicraft

Q.21   The Poorna Swaraj Resolution adopted at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress was moved by—

a) B. G. Tilak
b) J. L. Nehru
c) M. K. Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel

Ans: J. L. Nehru

Q.22   Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi ?

a) Firozshah Tughlaq
b) Jalaluddin Khilji
c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
d) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Ans: Firozshah Tughlaq

Q.23   The first society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was—

a) Brahma Samaj
b) Atmiya Sabha
c) Brahma Sabha
d) Tatvabodhini Sabha

Ans: Atmiya Sabha

Q.24   The Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparshmudra belongs to—

a) Mauryan period
b) Sunga period
c) Kushana period
d) Gupta period
Ans: Kushana period

Q.25   Who among the following medieval scholars/writers belonged to the Jain religion ?

a) Maladhar Vasu
b) Hemchandra Suri
c) Parthasarthi
d) Saayan

Ans: Hemchandra Suri

1. Who led a military campaign with 1000 men all wearing red shirts, leading to the unification of Italy?

a) Benito Mussolini
b) Oliver Cromwell
c) Giuseppe Garibaldi
d) Otto Von Bismarck

2. Who among the following American Presidents was assassinated in 1963?

a) Eisenhower
b) John F Kennedy
c) Harry Truman
d) Roosevelt

3. Who made it to the Guinness Book of World records by delivering eight hour long non stop speech in the UN General Assembly?

a) AB Vajpayee
b) VK Krishna Menon
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) KPS Menon

4. Who among the following is known as the Iron Man of India?

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Subash Chandra Bose

5. This South American revolutionary is known as the Liberator for his efforts that put an end to the Spanish colonial rule in South America. Who is he?

a) Fidel Castro
b) Carl Marx
c) Simon Bolivar
d) Che Guevara

6. Which Soviet Union leader is associated with ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika’?

a) Mikhail Gorbachev
b) Boris Yeltsin
c) Vladimir Putin
d) Nikita Khrushchev

7. Who is the inventor of telegraphic code?

a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Albert Einstein
c) Samuel Morse
d) JL Baird

8. Who among the following was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?

a) Annie Besant
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
d) Sucheta Kripalani

9. Who is the first space traveler?

a) Neil Armstrong
b) Edwin Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Rakesh Sharma

10. Who was the first winner of Bharat Ratna?

a) Dr S Radhakrishnan
b) R Rajendra Prasad
c) C Rajagopalachari
d) BR Ambedkar

11. Who among the following was offered the President ship of Israel but refused to accept it?

a) Ariel Sharon
b) Albert Einstein
c) Bill gates
d) Kofi Annan

12. Who was the Swiss business man who founded the Red Cross?

a) Paul Harris
b) Jean Henri Dunant
c) Michael Crichten
d) George Gallop

13. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned as ‘Miss World’?

a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Sushmita Sen
c) Rita Faria
d) Yukta Mukhi

14. Who among the following Indians has won the Nobel Prize for economics?

a) CV Raman
b) Amartya Sen
c) MS Swaninathan
d) Har Gobind Khorana

15. Who among the following Presidents of America has won the Nobel Peace Prize?

a) John F Kennedy
b) George Washington
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Theodore Roosevelt

Answers

1. Giuseppe Garibaldi
2. John F Kennedy
3. VK Krishna Menon
4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
5. Simon Bolivar
6. Mikhail Gorbachev
7. Samuel Morse
8. Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
9. Yuri Gagarin
10. C Rajagopalachari
11. Albert Einstein
12. Jean Henri Dunant
13. Rita Faria
14. Amartya Sen
15. Theodore Roosevelt

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

1. The Father of Indian Industry is

Jamshedji Tata

2. The Shakespeare of India is

Kalidas

3. The Other name of this Country is Emerald Island

Ireland

4. The Granite City of the World is

Abardeen, Scotland

5. India s First Newspaper is

Bengal Gazette

6. The most Populous City of India is

Mumbai

7. The beneficiary Sector of the Central Government Scheme ‘Ganga
Kalyan Yojana’ is

Agriculture

8. The Older Name of State Bank of India is

Imperial Bank of India

9. The abbreviation of IFCI is

Industrial Finance Corporation of India

10. The World AIDS Day is

December 1

11. This Lady Freedom Fighter is the founder of the Newspaper called ?New
India is

Annie Besant

12. He is the founder of Mughal Emperor

Babur

13.This is the First Bank which was established in India

Bank of Hindustan

14. The Unit of Time is

Second

15. He is the First Governor of Reserve Bank of India

Sir Smith

1 : UNIVERSAL DONOR IN BLOOD GROUP IS
Ans: O

2 : HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED IN
Ans: Dec 10

3 : THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Ans: W C Banargee

4 : SPRING BALANCE IS USED TO MEASURE
Ans: Weight

5 : RED BLOOD CELLS ARE FORMED IN
Ans: Bone marrow

6 : THREE PRIMARY COLOURS OF LIGHT
Ans: Red, Green and Blue

7 : THE JAMA MASJID OF DELHI WAS BUILT BY:
Ans: Shah Jahan

8 : WHEN ICE MELTS, ITS VOLUME
Ans: Decreases

9 : MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMAL
Ans: Chimbanzee

10 : WHO PRESIDE THE FIRST SESSION OF AITUC
Ans: CR Das

11 : THE RELIGIOUS TEXT OF THE JEWS IS NAMED AS:
Ans: Torah

12 : FOUNDER OF SIKH RELIGION
Ans: Guru Nanak

13 : THE SCIENTIST KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION?
Ans: M.S. Swarniitathan

14 : THE CRICKET BAT IS MADE OF
Ans: WILLOW

15 : A CRICKET BALL CANNOT WEIGH LESS THAN
Ans: 156g

16 : THE FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE
Ans: SUSMITHA ZEN

17 : Which Country has plain national flag in the world ?
Ans: Libya

18 : Which state has the longest seashore in india
Ans: Gujarat

19 : FIRST PRESIDENT IN INDIA?
Ans: Dr. RAJENDRAPRASAD

20 : who played the maximum number of Test Cricket Matches ?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

42. Type of Irrigation system used in India – Sprinkler System.

The book “The End of Empires-African,Americans and India’ is written by

Gerald Horne

Which website recently showed classified documents on the Afghan War?

Wikileaks

After 2009,wich country banned smoking in all indoor public places?

Greece

Which country uses drone air craft to monitor its poppy crops?

China

Russia began construction of new space centre at ?

Vostochny

Which country passed a law prohibiting the wearing of burqa in public ?

France

UK Army set to axe which regiment?

Gurkha

The 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities was released world wide recently .In the annual ranking which university retained its crown?

Harvard

Jimena Navarrete becomes Miss Universe 2010.Which country she belongs to ?

Mexico

1. Area wise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency?
a. Kutch
b. Kangra
c. Ladakh
d. Patna sahib
2. Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army officers of
a. Nepal
b. Bangladesh
c. Maldives
d. Bhutan

3. The tourism phrase Paradise Unexplored refers to
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. North-east India
c. Chhattishgarh
d. Uttarakhand
4. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office by addressing his resignation to
a. the President
b. the Prime Minister
c. the Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha
d. the Chief Justice of India

5. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India?
a. only Lok Sabha
b. only Rajya Sabha
c. either House of the Parliament
d. any Legislative Assembly

6. The highest body that approves Five Year Plans in India is
a. Planning commission
b. National development council
c. Interstate council
d. Union cabinet

7. Which among the following is the exclusive jurisdiction of the state government?
a. Corporation tax
b. Customs duty
c. Sales tax
d. Income tax

8. Which one of the following theories of communism is not a doctrine of Karl Marx?
a. Dialectical Materialism
b. Historical Materialism
c. Class Struggle
d. Theory of new Democracy

9. Which among the following is an extra constitutional growth in Indian democracy?
a. Attorney General of India
b. Autonomous Districts
c. Political Parties
d. Deputy Chairman of the Council of States

10. Socialism is opposed to
a. social security scheme
b. equal distribution of wealth
c. unrestricted competition
d. collective ownership and management

11. Who among the following was the first muslim Military Commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty?
a. Mahmud Gawan
b. Bakhtiyar Khilji
c. Adil Shahis
D. Shams-ud-Din

12. Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period?
a. Pali
b. Magadhi
c. Prakrit
d. Sanskrit

13. Tropical cyclone of Philippines is termed as
a. Typhoon
b. Willy-willy
c. Hurricane
d. Baguio

14. Chambal river is a part of
a. Sabarmati basin
b. Ganga basin
c. Narmada basin
d. Gogavari basin

15. What is the reason for India being a major producer of different varieties of fruits and vegetables?
a. Its large populations size
b. Its large land area
c. Variation in its agro-climatic conditions
d. Diversity in socio-cultural phenomenon

16. What is the process that tends to build up the land surface by deposition of solid material in its lower areas, known as?
a. Abrasion
b. Agglomeration
c. Aggradation
d. Attrition

17. Which one of the following African countries is not land-locked?
a. Benin
b. Chad
c. Lesotho
d. Mali

18. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
a. Orissa
b. Tripura
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Rajasthan

19. Which of the following crops would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen?
a. Wheat
b. Mustard
c. Sunflower
d. Gram

20. Which of the following plants is referred to as a living fossil?
a. Ephedra
b. Cycas
c. Gingko
d. Adiantum

Answers to the above questions

1.  C    2.  D    3.  B    4.  C   5.  C    6.  B    7.  C    8.  D    9.  C    10.  C    11.  B    12.  D    13.  A    14.  B    15.  C    16.  C    17.  A   18.  A   19.  D   20.  C

1. Which of the following Trophies/ cups is not associated with the game of football?
(A) Durand Cup
(B) Santosh Trophy
(C) Federation Cup
(D) Subroto Cup
(E) K. D. Singh Babu Trophy

Ans:E

2. Which of the following is the book written by V. S. Naipaul?
(A) Higher than Everest
(B) A Passage to England
(C) Affluent Society
(D) All my Yester Years
(E) A House for Mr. Biswas
Ans:E

3. The Govt. of India is planning to provide an identity card to each one of its citizen with his/her personal details and identity marks. Which of the following agencies/organization is going to implement this huge task ?
(A) Election Commission of India
(B) People Union for Civil Liberties
(C) Unique Identification Authority of India
(D) National Committee Science and Technology
(E) None of these
Ans:C

4. Who amongst the following is the present speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(A)Somnath Chaterjee
(B)Mamta Banerjee
(C)Manohar Joshi
(D)L. K. Advani
(E)None of these
Ans:E

5. Indian Govt. has decided in 2009 to upgrade its fleet of transport aircraft AN-32. This upgradation will be done by which of the following countries?
(A)France
(B) Ukraine
(C)Israel
(D) Egypt
(E)USA

Ans:B
6. Michael Jackson who died a few months back was a famous?
(A) Politician
(B) Pop Singer
(C) Tennis Player
(D) Author
(E) None of these

Ans:B

7. As per the reports in various newspapers the Govt. has allowed 2200 different types of items to come to India from Singapore as Duty Free imports. This is being done under which of the following agreements with Singapore?
(A) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
(B) Look East Policy of the Govt. of India
(C) Focus Africa Programme of India
(D) Own your cargo ship scheme of the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCIL)
(E) None of these
Ans:A

8. Oil and Natural Gas Commission Videsh Ltd. (OVL) is investing US $ 5 billion in production of gas from Farsi Blocks of Gas Deposits’. The Farsi Blocks are located in
(A)Russia
(B) Iran
(C)Kuwait
(D) UAE
(E) Egypt
Ans:B

9. Some special trains named as ‘Duronto’, were launched by rilways . Duronto Trains are in fact—
(A) super fast trains
(B) local or short distance trains
(C) extremely low fare trains
(D) trains running to connect Kolkata with rest of the West Bengal
(E) trains specially for people living below poverty line
Ans:A

10. Which of the following cannot be called a horticultural crop?
(A)Apple
(B) Coconut
(C)Moong
(D) Sunflower
(E) Leafy Vegetables
Ans:C

11. Sunil Mittal is CEO and chairman of?
(A) Mittal Steels
(B) Bharati Airtel
(C) Satyam Mahindra
(D) Touch Bionics
(E) None of these
Ans:B

12. As we all know now every child in the age group of 6—14 years can demand that he/she should be admitted to a school to complete his/her primary/basic education. Enactment of which of the following acts has made it possible?
(A) Right to Information Act
(B) Abolition of Child Labour Act
(C) Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act
(D) Competition Act
(E) None of these
Ans:C

13. Who amongst the following won the Indira Gandhi Prize 2009 for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
(A)Aung San Suu Kyi
(B)Deep Joshi
(C)Bill Gates
(D)Sheikh Hasina
(E) None of these
Ans:D

14. Ricky Ponting is a famous cricketer from?
(A) New Zealand
(B) West Indies
(C) Australia
(D) England
(E) None of these
Ans:C

15. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Small is Beautiful’?
(A) Ben Okri
(B) Ernest Schumacher
(C) Dominique Lapierre
(D) Gunter Grass
(E) Sidney Sheldon

Ans:B

16. Which of the following awards is given by an Indian Organization ?
(A) Normon Borloug Award
(B) OSCAR Award
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(D) Pulitzer Prize
(E) Man Booker Prize

Ans:A

17 . Which of the following schemes/ products were launched by the banks to provide instant loan facility to the farmers ?
(A) Kisan Credit Card
(B) Krishi Bima Yojana
(C) Crop Loan Scheme
(D) Corporate Loan Scheme
(E) None of these

Ans:A

18. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Hockey?
(A)Love
(B) Tee
(C)Spin
(D) No Ball
(E) Penalty Stroke
Ans:E

19. Which of the following crops need plenty of water to grow?
(A)Jawar
(B) Bajra
(C)Tea
(D) Paddy
(E) All of these
Ans:D

20. Insurance service provided by various banks is commonly known as?
(A) Investment Banking
(B) Risk Management
(C) Merchant Banking
(D) Bancassurance
(E) Micro Finance
Ans:D

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

451. The world’s oldest cinema competition

A.Venice film Festivel           B.National film Festivel         C.Cannes film Festivel

D. Paris film Festivel

452.V.K.Krishna Menon was born in the year

A. 1886            B. 1896           C.1869                    D.1895

453. The venue of the 9th SAARC summit;

A.Pakistan                 B.Bangladesh               C. Maldives D. India

454. The term breaststroke is associated with :

A. Kabadi         B. Boxing                 C. Swimming             D. Wresting

455. The year 1996 was declared as the SAARC year of :

A. Poverty Eradication         B. Literacy      C.Women’s Education        D.Child Welfare

456. What is the present name of Southern Rhodesia ?

A.Zimbabwe              B.Zambia           CThailand                 D.Taiwan

457. What is the sobriquet for Palestine ?

A. Pin City      B. Hermit Kingdom     C. Holy Land              D. Land of Midnight sun

458. Tass is the Central information Agency of :

A.Iran             B.USA               C. France                D.USSR

459. My truth is written by :

A. Indira Gandhi     B. Mahathma Gandhi    C. R.K .Narayan       D.Abdul Kalam Azad

460. Who Said  ‘At the stroke of midnight , when the world sleep, India will awake to life and freedom’ :

A. Lord Mount Batten            B.Mahathma Gandhi C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Rajagopalachari

461.The famous Hindu pilgrim centre Amarnath is in :

A.Andra Pradesh         B.Madhya Pradesh            C.Jammu-Kashmir

D.Uttar Pradesh

462. Who was the first man to reach the north pole ?

A.Ottoman        B. Salim Ahmmed Salim    C. Robert Peary       D.Tenzing

463. The aim of White Revolution is to increase the production of :

A. Fish              B. Orchids      C. Paddy                  D.Milk

464. The capital of Egypt is

A.Cairo                       B.Tokyo             C.Berlin          D.Paris

465. How many Assembly Constituencies are there in Kerala ?

A. 20               B. 141             C. 150                        D. 140

466. Taj Mahal is situated at :

A.Mumbai                  B. Delhi          C Agra                        D.Simla

467. Which is the smallest continent ?

A.Asia                           B.Europe                    C.Africe                   D.Australia

468. Japanese Encephalities is spread by :

A. Rat flea                  B.Mosquito                C. House fly               D.Bed bug

469.Which writer is known as Uroob ?

A. K.E.Mathai      B.Kuttikrishna Marar       C.P.C Kuttikrishnan        D.M.K Menon

470. Who first demanded a separate state of Pakistan ?

A. Agakhan              B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah                      C. Khan Abdul Gafferkhan D. Abdul Kalam Azad

471. Mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy by :

A. motor            B. bulb                     C. an electric bell      D.dynamo

472. What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow ?

A. Green           B. Violet         C.Blue          D. Orange

473. Meenambakkam airport is at :

A. Culcutta                 B.Chennai                  C.Mumbai         D.Simla

474. The theory of solar system was put forward by

A. Copernicus             B. Galileo         C. Newton D. Kepler

475. With  which instrument the people of a submarine can see the objects on the surface of the sea without coming up ?

A. Microscope           B. Periscope             C. Electroscope        D. Telescope

476. Which is the official language of India ?

A. England         B.Hindi                   C.Sanskrit                 D.Malayalam

477. In which year golden jubilee is celebrated ?

A.25                B. 60               C.100             D.50

478.What is the old name of Thailand ?

A.Burma            B.Sayam                 C. Malasia                 D.Ceylon

479. The war at Plasi was in the year ?

A. 1784                      B. 1764                      C.1761                       D. 1757

480. The heighst literate State of India :

A. Bihar                      B.Kerala                     C.Jammu Kashmir         D.Maharashtra

481. The state which was known as Kalinga in ancient ages

A. Bihar                      B. Punjab                   C. Orissa            D.Sikkim

482. The smallest union territory in India :

A. Delhi             B. Lakshadweep                C. Pondicherry            D. Daman and Diue

483. The Best natural Harbour on the west cost of Kerala :

A. Kochi           B. Alleppey              C.Neendakara           D.Kozhikkode

484. Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair is famous in :

A. Ottan Thullal            B. Kathakali    C.Bharathanatyam    D.Chakyar Koothu

485.Regional language of Karnataka :

A. Malayalam B. Urdu                       C. Kannada               D.Telungu

486. Good Friday is celebrated by Christians :

A. to comemorate  the resurrection of Jesus Christ          B.To comemorate  the birthday of Jesus   C.On this day Jesus Christ was crucified        D.None of these

487. Thekkady is a :

A.Wild life sanctuary B. Children’s park     C. Research centre   D. None of these

488. Liquid with highest density :

A. Petrol                     B. Kerosene              C. Mercury                 D. Milk

489. Like poles of two magnets :

A. repel                B.attract                 C. rise             D.rise and falls

490. Pork should be cooked well before being eaten to prevent the attack of the worm :

A. Tape worm            B. Round worm            C. Thread worm      D. Hook worm

491. The rupee coin is an alloy of :

A. Copper and tin      B. Nickel and copper    C.Lead and tin      D.Copper and zinc

492. The study of life in outer space is known as

A. endobiology          B.exobiology              C.emterobiology       D.neobiology

493. Minimum age for exercising franchise

A. 18               B. 22               C. 25               D.17

494. The famous work of Vedavyasa :

A. Ramayanam           B.Mahabharatham              C. Pancha Thanthram

D. Ramacharithamanasam

495. Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple is situated in :

A.Varkala          B.Guruvayoor          C.Padmanabhapuram          D. Thiruvananthapuram

496. “Kerala is a lunatic asylum “ who said this ?

A. Tagore       B.Swami Vivekananda           C. Sree Narayana Guru

D.Agamananda Swamigal

497. ‘Vanchipattu’ is associated with :

A. Vallathol       B.Ramapurathu Warrier   C.K.C . Kesava  Pillai   D.Irayimman Thampi

498. The biggest city in India :

A. Chennai                 B. Mumbai                 C. Calcutta                 D. Delhi

499. Thakazhy Sivasankara Pillai is :

A. an artist         B. a novelist                        C. a poet        D. a scientist

500. Secularism envisages:

A. No religion B.A Particular religion for a state    C.Hinduism    D.Equal status for all religion

Answers

451. A.Venice film Festivel

452.  B. 1896

453.   C. Maldives

454. C. Swimming

455. B. Literacy

456. A.Zimbabwe

457. C. Holy Land

458. D.USSR

459. A.Indira Gandhi

460. C. Jawaharlal Nehru

461. C.Jammu-Kashmir

462. C. Robert Peary

463. D.Milk

464. A.Cairo

465. D. 140

466. C Agra

467. D.Australia

468. A. Rat flea

469. C.P.C Kuttikrishnan

470. B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah

471. D.dynamo

472. D. Orange

473. B.Chennai

474. A. Copernicus

475. B. Periscope

476.    B.Hindi

477. D.50

478.   B.Sayam

479. D. 1757

480. B.Kerala

481. C. Orissa

482. B. Lakshadweep

483. A. Kochi

484. B. Kathakali

485. C. Kannada

486. C.On this day Jesus Christ was crucified

487. A.Wild life sanctuary

488. C. Mercury

489. A. repel

490. A. Tape worm

491. B. Nickel and copper

492. B.exobiology

493. A. 18

494.  B.Mahabharatham

495. D. Thiruvananthapuram

496. B.Swami Vivekananda

497. B.Ramapurathu Warrier

498. B. Mumbai

499.   B. a novelist

500. D.Equal status for all religion