1. The drugs used to reduces body temperature is called

a)antipyretics, b) anticyptics, c)antibody, d) antithermo

2. The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in

a)Pune b) mumbai c) kolkata d)bangalore

3. Which radioactive pollutant has recently drawn the attention of the public, due to its occurrence in the building material?

a) Pythyim b)Thorium c)  Sulpher d) titanium

4. What is called the rate of change of velocity?

a) gravity b)  force c)  attraction d)Acceleration

5.  Use suitable alternative He is desirous _____ visiting Delhi.

a) of  b) is  c) was  d) are

1. Who said that “Parliamentary democracy means one individual and one vote”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) M.K. Gandhi
c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar     d) Sardar Patel

2.The political leader who worked in The ‘Marmic’ as a Cartoonist

A. A.B. Vajpai B. Venkayya Naidu C. Nithin Khadkari D. Bal Thakkare
3.Which city is known as the Queen of Deccan
A.Hydrabad B. Patna C. Delhi D. Pune

4.Which one of the following is a characteristic of oligopolistic industries?
a) Product differentiation
b) Homogeneous goods
c) Price rigidity
d) Price discrimination

5. Which article empowers the Indian Parliament to formulate law on State List subjects?
a) 115
b) 183
c) 221
d) 249
6. Which part of the Indian Constitution is associated with the provisions of citizenship?
a) II
b) III
c) IV
d) V

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1. Who has won the Grand Slam Singles (men) more number of time ?
(1) Andre Agassi
(2)  Boris Becker
(3) Pete Sampras
(4) Roger Federer

Correct Answer : Roger Federer

2. Ramesh is older than his wife by 5years. When they celebrated their 25th wedding Annuversary their total age was 97.If so, what was the age of his wifeduring their wedding time ?
(1) 20
(2) 18
(3) 19
(4) 21

Correct Answer : 21

3. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,……
(1) 16
(2) 21
(3) 18
(4) 15

Correct Answer : 21

4. Saviiha needs 40% marks to pass her theory examination. But she got only 40 marks and so she failed in the subject by 20 marks. If so, maximum marks for the subject is…..
(1) 100
(2) 120-
(3) 150
(4) 200

Correct Answer : 150

5. 314 cm long wire is used to make a circular ring. What will be the radius of the circular ring ?
(1) 100 cm
(2) 50 cm
(3) 25 cm
(4) 31.4cm

Correct Answer : 50 cm

6. When sixty is added to 60% of a number, we get 120. Find the number.
(1) 60
(2) 100
(3) 120
(4) 240

Correct Answer : 100

7. 25 men can do a piece of work in 20 days. How many men will be required to finish the same work in 5 days ?
(1) 50
(2) 75
(3) 100
(4) 150

Correct Answer : 100

8. Which is next in the series given below : 2, 11, 28, 53,….
(1) 86
(2) 96
(3) 98
(4) 127

Correct Answer : 86

9. Find the ODD one out from the following.
(1) 169
(2) 279
(3) 441
(4) 625

Correct Answer : 279

10.�A� and �B� are two numbers, When their sum is multiplied with their product, we get (X*X)+12 . Then what is ‘X’ if ‘Y’is unity.
(1) 11
(2) 12
(3) 13
(4) 14

Correct Answer : 12

11. If ‘FORCE” is coded as ‘HQTEQ” in a language, how is ‘CORE* coded in that language ?
(1) TEGQ
(2) HOTE
(3) EQTG
(4) QTBG

Correct Answer : EQTG

12.Pick out the correct alternative from the following. If HINDI : MALAYALAM, then TIGER :…….
(1)  LION
(2)  ELEPHANT
(3)  BEAR
(4)  CHEETAH

Correct Answer : BEAR

13. ‘A’is the mother of �B� �B� is the grandson of ‘C. ‘D’ is the grandson of ‘C . ‘D’ is also the son �E� .Then How �E� is related to A ?
(1) Brother
(2) Father
(3) Uncle
(4) Grant Father

Correct Answer : Brother

14.Complete the given scries with proper one from the following : VIOLIN, VEENA, GUITAR ,……
(1) THAMPURU
(2) THABALA
(3) DRUM
(4) FLUTE

Correct Answer : THAMPURU

15. The speed of a car is 64 km/hr. Find the time required to travel a distance of 256 km.
(1) 6 hr
(2) 5 hr
(3) 4 hr
(4) 3 hr

Correct Answer : 4 hr

16. Find the odd one out from the following ?
(1)  Hatred
(2) Gate
(3) Love
(4) Affection

Correct Answer : Gate

17. Choose the correct alternative and complete the series in the given order. CBA, IHG, ONM ,…..
(1) ZYX
(2) UTS
(3) FED
(4) LKJ

Correct Answer : UTS

18. HONESTY, LOVE, COOPERATION, INDUSTRY and……… are some of the essential qualities that one can find in a good individual. Add another suitable quality From the following in the blank.
(1) ANGRY
(2) REASONING
(3) LAZINESS
(4) IGNORENCE

Correct Answer : REASONING

19. The difference between two numbers �x� and �y� is 6 if x = y*y Find �x� from the following
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4

Correct Answer : 4

20.(3/4)+ (1/2)+(1/4)-(1/8)
(1) 5/8
(2) 7/8
(3) 3/4
(4) 1/2

Correct Answer : 7/8

21.Indian institute of Geomagnetism is located at:
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3)  Secunderabad
(4)  Mumbai

Correct Answer : Mumbai

22. Heaviest metal is :
(1) Iron
(2) Osmium
(3) Copper
(4) Gold

Correct Answer : Osmium

23. The study of muscles :
(1) Osteomyelitis
(2) Cardiology
(3)  Mycology
(4) Nephrology

Correct Answer : Mycology

24. Tolal number of Members in the National Human Rights Commission :
(1) 5
(2) 7
(3) 3
(4) 4

Correct Answer : 5

25. The biggst Private commercial Bank In India,:
(1) HDFC Hank
(2) IDBI Bank
(3)  ICICI Bank
(4) Karur Vysya Hank

Correct Answer : ICICI Bank

26. Father of Economics.
(1) Adam Smith
(2) Alfred Marshall
(3) Iional Robbins
(4)  P.A. Samuelson

Correct Answer : Adam Smith

27. First district in India which is declared to ho achieved hundred percent primary education :
(1)  Coimbatore
(2) Mumbai
(3) Kannur
(4) Nagpur

Correct Answer : Kannur

28.Who became the provisional President in the first session ot the Constituent Assembly :
(1)  Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(2)  C.Rajagopalacharj
(3)  Lord Mount Batten
(4)  Dr. Sachidananda Sinha

Correct Answer : Dr. Sachidananda Sinha

29.The number of member countries in �SAARC�
(1) Eight
(2)  Seven
(3)  Ten
(4) twelve

Correct Answer : Eight

30.The Fundamental Right “The Righl to Property” was repealed by the constitutional amendment . ; 44th )
(1) 44th
(2)  43th
(3) 42th
(4)  40th

Correct Answer : 44th

31. The freedom fighter who died while he was in fast unto death for a separate state for the Telugu Speaking people.
(1) Pattabhj Sitaramaya
(2) Sri Potti Sriramalu
(3) Rajeswara Rao
(4) Yella Reddy

Correct Answer : Sri Potti Sriramalu

32. Who was the Prime Minister of India when “Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojan.” came in to force ?
(1) Rajiv Gandhi
(2)  Charan Singh
(3)  Narasimha Rao
(4) A.B. Vajpai

Correct Answer : Narasimha Rao

33. Panchayath day m Kerala.
(1) 19th February
(2)  19th April
(3) 1st June
(4)  19th December

Correct Answer : 19th February

34. Father of ” Local Self Government ” in India.
(1) Lord Lytton
(2) Lord Unlilhgo
(3)  Lord Rippon
(4) Lord Canning

Correct Answer : Lord Rippon

35. Minister of Local Self Government, in Kerala during the year 2010.
(1) Paloli Muhammed Kutty
(2)  E.Ahammed
(3) P.K. Guru dasan
(4) Binoy Viswam

Correct Answer : Paloli Muhammed Kutty

36.Whai is the spacial project, the local sell governing bodies have for the welfare of the women :
(1) Manila Samajam
(2) Kudumba Sree
(3) Akshaya
(4) Kudumba Sangamam

Correct Answer : Kudumba Sree

37. The place where the first war of independence led by Kunwar Singh.
(1) Bareilly
(2)  Faizabad
(3) Kanpur
(4)  Jagadispur

Correct Answer : Jagadispur

38. Prarthana Samaj was founded by :
(1)  Koshav Chandra Sen
(2)  Jyothi Rao Phule
(3) Dr Athmaram Pandurang
(4) Veeresalingam

Correct Answer : Dr Athmaram Pandurang

39.The brave heroine of Nagaland during Civil Disobedience Movement :
(1) Begum Hasrai Mahal
(2)  Rani Gaildiliu
(3) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(4) Rani Parvaih] Bai

Correct Answer : Rani Gaildiliu

40. The National agency which is regulating the functioning of the teachers Education institutes in India .
(1) NCERT
(2) NCTE
(3) UGC
(4) AICTE

Correct Answer : NCTE

41. The year of Kundara Proclamation :
(1) 1805 A.D
(2) 1809A.D
(3) 1816 A.D
(4) 1800 A.D

Correct Answer : 1809A.D

42. The total number of Universities in Kerala.
(1)  Nine
(2) Eight
(3) Five
(4) Seven

Correct Answer : None of these

43. The Education Minister who had completed the de-linking of Pree-Digree courses in Kerala From Universitis :
(1) T.M. Jacob
(2) Muhammed Baaheer
(3) PJ.Joseph
(4) M A. Baby

Correct Answer : PJ.Joseph

44. Total number of chromosomes in human beings.
(1) 46
(2)  23
(3)  24
(4) 206

Correct Answer : 46

45. The winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2007 was.
(1) Adoor Gopala Krishnan
(2) Manna Dey
(3) Satyajith Roy
(4)  Amitabh Bachchan

Correct Answer : Manna Dey

46. Name the author of the- book “what went wrong”:
(1)  Kiran Bedi
(2) Sara Joseph
(3) Arundhati Rai
(4) Sushma Swaraj

Correct Answer : Kiran Bedi

47. National Institute of Ayurveda is situated at :
(1) Cheratai
(2) Kottakal
(3) Jaipur
(4) Simla

Correct Answer : Jaipur

48. Nelliyampathy hills are situated in the district:
(1)  Palakkad
(2) Thrissur
(3) Idukki
(4)  Wayanad

Correct Answer : Palakkad

49. The National Highway running between Quilon and Madurai :
(1) N.H. 47
(2) N.H. 208
(3) N.H. 212
(4) N.H. 213

Correct Answer : N.H. 208

50. The first bird sanctuary in Kerala.
(1) Aralam
(2)  Parambikulam
(3) Tattekad
(4) Muthanga

Correct Answer : Tattekad

51. The year of Purtaapra Vayalar agitation.
(1) 1944 A.D
(2) 1946 A.D
(3) 1947 A.D.
(4) 1949 A.D

Correct Answer : 1946 A.D

52. The river which is merging with Arabian Sea at Beypore.
(1) Chinnar
(2) Kallar
(3) Chaliyar
(4) Neyyar

Correct Answer : Chaliyar

53.The theme of the famous Novel “Aadu Jeevitam”.
(1) Life of desert
(2) Life of Coastal
(3) Life of village
(4) Life of a family

Correct Answer : Life of desert

54.An autobiography of N.N. Pillai :
(1) ‘Bute Kathoppukal’
(2) ‘Njan’
(3)  Curtain
(4) ‘Athmakalha’

Correct Answer : ‘Njan’

55. The author of ‘Manimekhale’ :
(1) Thiruvalluvar
(2) Sathathanar
(3)  Nakkiran
(4) ILanko Adikal

Correct Answer : Sathathanar

56.The man who known as “Bharata Kesari” :
(1) Ramakrishna Pillai
(2) Balakrishna Pillai
(3) M.R. Nair
(4) Mannath Padmanabhan

Correct Answer : Mannath Padmanabhan

57.The river of Kerala in which large number of dams are constructed :
(1) Bharatha Puzha
(2) Periyar
(3) Pamba
(4) Bhavani

Correct Answer : Periyar

58. World Press Day :
(1) 3 rd May
(2) 1st May
(3) 14th November
(4) 16th October

Correct Answer : 3 rd May

59. Garuda Air lines belongs to :
(1) Japan
(2) Malaysia
(3) Nepal
(4) Indonatia

Correct Answer : Indonatia

60. Ramesh is older than his wife by 5 years’ When they celebrated their 25th wedding aniversary their total age was 97 if so, what was the age of his wife during their wedding time ?
(1)  20
(2) 18
(3)  19
(4) 21

Correct Answer : 21

61. The smallest Grama panchayat in Kerala.
(1)  Valapattanam
(2) Kumili
(3) Malampuzha
(4) Vattavada

Correct Answer : Valapattanam

62. The human organ severely affected due to Alcohol consumption.
(1) Lungs
(2)  Pancreas
(3) Liver
(4)  Kidney

Correct Answer : Liver

63. The name of D.K. Pattamal is associated with :
(1) Karnatic Music
(2)  Madhubani Art
(3) Odyssi dance
(4)  Bharatanatyam

Correct Answer : Karnatic Music

64. The Smallest State (Country) in the world.
(1) Singapore
(2)  Vatican city
(3)  Brunei
(4) Luxembourg

Correct Answer : Vatican city

65. Which one of the following is in the concurrent list of the constitution of India ?
(1)  Commerce
(2) Agriculture
(3) Finantial
(4)  Education

Correct Answer : Education

66. The Raja Chelliah reports relates to :
(1) Tax-Reforms
(2) Bofors Scandal
(3) Inter-State water dispute
(4) Bhopal Tragedy

Correct Answer : Tax-Reforms

67. One Hectare is approximately how many acres ?
(1) 2.521 acres
(2) 2.471 acres
(3) 2.17 acres
(4) 2.75 acres

Correct Answer : 2.471 acres

68.The world nation first started the census process.
(1) UK
(2) USSR
(3) USA
(4) UAE

Correct Answer : USA

69. KSRTC is an organisation under :
(1) Joint Sector
(2)  Co-operative Sector
(3) Sole proprietorship
(4) Public Sector

Correct Answer : Public Sector

70. One of the functions of Human Resources Development.
(1)  Advertising
(2)  Training
(3) Assembling
(4) Transportation

Correct Answer : Training

71. Bretton Woods Conference is related to the formation of:
(1) UNO
(2) WHO
(3) ILO
(4)  IMF

Correct Answer : IMF

72. International Development Association was constituted in :
(1)  1954 A.D.
(2) 1960 A.D
(3) 1974 A.D.
(4) 2000 A.D.

Correct Answer : 1960 A.D

73. A ‘Keerthana’ with ‘Pallavi’, ‘Anupallavi’ and ‘Charanam’ was first composed by :
(1) Thyagaraja Swamikal
(2) Purandara Dasar
(3) Swathi Thirunal
(4) Annamacharyan

Correct Answer : Annamacharyan

74. An art form in Kerala which is specified as ancient heritage form by UNESCO.
(1) Chakyar Koothu
(2) Jioodiyaltam
(3) Thullal
(4) Yakshaganam

Correct Answer : Jioodiyaltam

75.The first sound movie of India……..
(1) ‘Alam Ara’
(2) ‘Balan’
(3) ‘Padher Panchali’
(4) Raja Harischandra

Correct Answer : ‘Alam Ara’

76. The Indian Scientist who won Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?
(1)  C.V. Raman
(2) Amarthya Sen
(3)  Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(4)  Venkata Raman Ramakrishnan

Correct Answer : Venkata Raman Ramakrishnan

77. HTML is a……..
(1) Software Company
(2) Computer name
(3) Programme Code
(4) Computer Language

Correct Answer : Computer Language

78. The bonk ‘Kanneerum Kinavum’ is the work of :
(1) O.N.V. Kurup
(2)  V.T. BhattathMpad
(3) Sree Narayana Guru
(4)  Muttathu Varkey

Correct Answer : V.T. BhattathMpad

79. Weight of an object on the moon will be about :
(1) 1/3 th of its weight on the earth
(2) 1/2 th of its weight on the earth
(3) 1/6 th of its weight on the earth
(4) 1/5 th of its weight on the earth

Correct Answer : 1/6 th of its weight on the earth

80. Name the device which is used by Navigators in the 18th century to find out the time accurately :
(1) Chronometer
(2) Voltmeter
(3) Ammeter
(4)  Barometer

Correct Answer : Chronometer

81. In which segment of the sentence lies the mistake ? Tiu’ chairman (a)/ concluded (b)/ his speech (c)/ amid applauses.(d)
(1) Answer1
(2) Answer2
(3) Answer3
(4) Answer4

Correct Answer : Answer4

82. In which segment of the sentence lies the mistake ? Neither of them (a)/ have (b)/ any idea (c)/ of their ignorance.(d)/
(1) Answer1
(2) Answer2
(3) Answer3
(4) Answer4

Correct Answer : Answer2

83. In which segment of the sentence lies the mistake ? 1 am one (A) / of those (B) / who always say (C) / what I think(D)/
(1) Answer1
(2) Answer2
(3) Answer3
(4) Answer4

Correct Answer : Answer4

84. ………his father’s illness, he missed classes.
(1) Due to
(2) Owing lo
(3) Because
(4)  As

Correct Answer : Owing lo

85. He just turned away when I asked him…….he meant.
(1) which
(2) what
(3) how
(4) where

Correct Answer : what

86.One should love…….country
(1) us
(2)  there
(3) our
(4) one’s

Correct Answer : one’s

87. Twenty kilometers……a long way to walk.
(1) have
(2)  will
(3) is
(4) had

Correct Answer : is

88. I am taller than you,……?
(1) am I
(2) isn’t
(3) are I
(4)  aren’t I

Correct Answer : aren’t I

89. We have been living here…… ten years.
(1) since
(2)  around
(3) for
(4)  during

Correct Answer : for

90. Hardly had we reached the station, when the train……..
(1) leaves
(2) has left
(3) will leave
(4) left

Correct Answer : left

91. The synonym for melancholy is …….
(1)  cruelty
(2) affection
(3) sympathy
(4) gloom

Correct Answer : gloom

92. The synonym for quest is……
(1) rest
(2) guilt
(3) search
(4) desire

Correct Answer : search

93.The antonym for perdition is …….
(1) damnation
(2) curse
(3) salvation
(4) protection

Correct Answer : salvation

94.The antonym for egoism is ……
(1) paroxysm
(2) mannerism
(3) mesmerism
(4) altruism

Correct Answer : altruism

95. He is not fit……the job.
(1)  on
(2) with
(3) for
(4) to

Correct Answer : for

96.Don’t be blind…….your fault.
(1) about
(2) with
(3) on
(4) to

Correct Answer : to

97. ……of the three artists will perform tonight.
(1) Either
(2) Both
(3) Neiither
(4) Any one

Correct Answer : Any one

98. …..the god’s love, die young.
(1) Who
(2) Whose
(3) Which
(4) Whom

Correct Answer : Whom

99. I……my breakfast an hour ago. .
(1) have
(2) have had
(3)  had
(4) has

Correct Answer : had

100. The correctly spelt word is……
(1) envirenment
(2) enveronment
(3) environment
(4) environmant

Correct Answer : environment

What drug does tobacco contain
Nicotine.

What does talcum power consists of
Magnesium silicate.

The main consistent of gobar gas
Methane.

A gland known as the gland of emergency
Adrenal gland.

The largest flower in the world?
Rafflesia

The smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes.

The colouring substance present in bile
Bilirubin.

The hormones helps to ripen fruits.
Ethylene.

Milk is an example of
suspension.

Which sector in India uses coal in maximum quantity?
Thermal plants.

Who discovered Natural Radioactivity?
Henry Becquerel

The acid present in oranges
citric acid

The density of water is maximum in
4 degree Centigrade.

The material used in the manufacture of lead pencils
graphite.

Which bird found in New Zealand is uable to fly and has hair instead of feathers and a very long beak
Kiwi.

Who found out Radio Activity?
Henry Becquerel
The instrument which is used for measuring blood pressure?
Spygmomanometer
What is always contained in amalgams?
Mercury

The scientist who discovered that the earth revolves round the sun
Copernicus.

ECG is an instrument used in the study of
Heart.

Ecology is the branch of science which deals with
Balance of Nature

The district in which the central root research institute is situated.
Thiruvananthapuram

Rainbow is caused due to
Refraction and dispersion

What is the full form of LPG?
Liquified Petroleum Gas.

Leaves are green due to the presence of
Chlorophyll.

Decimel system of number originated in:
India

Father of cloning:
Dr.IanWilmut

According to WHO, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today
is:
Tuberculosis

Hydrogen Bomb is based on:
Nuclear fusion

Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly:
Methane, Butane andPropane

Diamond is the purest form of
Crystalline rock

The exact copy of a written or printed message is transmitted to
distant places through adevice attached to a telephone. What is
it called?
Fax

The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by
Jonas E. Salk.

World AIDS day is observed on
December 1

Television was started in the year
1959.

Where is the national Environment Engineering Research Institute
located ?
Nagpur.

National Science day is observed on 28th February to commemorate
The day of declaration of Raman effect.

The science dealing with the study of the heart and its diseases is known
as
cardiology.

When was the first Atomic Energy Commission set up in India?
August10, 1948

India conducted the first nuclear explosion in the year
May 18, 1974.

What does the abbreviation ANERT stand for
Agency for non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology

The energy possessed by the water collected in the reservoir of a
dam
Potential Energy

Bleaching powder is produced by passing chlorine over this substance:
Solid slaked lime

The most important raw material for generation of power in India:
Coal

Maximum yield of milk is obtained from —-variety of cows
Red Sindhi

Deforestation causes the following:
Drought,flood and soil erosion

The most abundant substance on earth is :
Water

.The unit of power is:
Watt

The world famous mineral region in India:
Chotanagpur

The gas which causes acid rain industrial area:
Sulphurdioxide

News to know:

India’s largest IT exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the first Indian IT company to cross the $10 billion milestone. Its full-year revenue on 2011-12 stood at $10.17 billion (Rs 48,894 crore)

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

A
America’s Motor City Detroit

B
Britain of the South New Zealand
Bowl of the world Cuba

C
City of Dreaming Spires Oxford (England)
City of Eternal Springs Quito (S.America)
City of Flowers Cape Town (S.Africa)
City of Golden Gate San Francisco (USA)
City of Magnificient BuildingsWashington (USA)
City of Quiet thoroughfares Venice
City of Seven Hills Rome (Italy)
City of Skyscrapers New York (USA)
China’s Sorrow River Hwang Ho
Cockpit of Europe Belgium Land of Setting Sun United Kingdom
D
Dark Continent Africa

E
Emerald Isle Ireland

Empire City New York
Eternal City of Hopes Rome, Italy
F

Forbidden City Lhasa (Tibet) Loneliest Island Tristan De Gumha

G

Garden City Chicago (Mid. Atlantic)
Garden in the desert Ethiopia
Garden of England Kent (England) Pillars of Hercules Straits of Gibraltar
Gate of tears Strait of bab-el-
Golden City Johannesburg
Gift of Nile Egypt
Gibraltar of Indian Ocean Aden
Granite City Aberdeen

H

Hanging Valleys Valley of Switzerland
Herring Pond Atlantic Ocean
Hermit Kingdom Korea Sugar
Holy Land Palestine
Human Equator of the Earth Himalayas

I
Island Continent Australia
Island of Cloves Zanzibar
Island of Pearls Bahrain (Persian Gulf)
Islands of Sunshine West Indies

K
Key to Mediterranean Gibraltar
Kashmir of Europe Switzerland

L
Land of Golden Pagoda Myanmar
Land of Thunderbolt Bhutan
Land of Lakes Scotland
Land of Golden Fleece Australia
Land of Lilies Canada
Land of Morning Calm Korea
Land of Midnight Sun Norway
Land of Thousand Lakes Finland
Land of Kangaroo Australia
Land of Rising Sun Japan
Land of Thousand Elephants Laos
Land of White Elephant Thailand
Land of Maple Canada
Land of Five Seas South West Asia

M
Manchester of Japan Osaka (Japan)
Mandeb Play Ground of Europe Switzerland

Q
Queen of the Adriatic Venice
Quaker City Philadelphia

R

Roof of the World The pamirs (Tibet)
River in the Sea Gulf Stream

S
Sickman of Europe Turkey

V
Venice of the East Bangkok
Venice of the North Stockholm

W

White City Belgrade
Workshop of Europe Belgium
Windy City Chicago
World’s Loneliest Island Tristan Da Cunha
Y
Yellow River River Hwang Ho (CHINA)

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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

Jugnu, a nano-satellite built by IIT, Kanpur, is India’s first indigenously designed nano-satellite to be successfully placed into its orbit. It was launched on October 12, 2011 by PSLV-C18).

1. Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly?

Puccini

2. What links – Goa – Kerula – Assam – Bihar?

India

3. Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author?

George Orwell

4. Names – Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do?

Shoemaker

5. Which country do Sinologists study?

China

6. Ruby Stevens became famous under which name?

Barbara Stanwyck

7. Which non alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates?

Grenadine

8. What is Orchesis – either professional or amateur?

Art of Dancing

9. Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome?

Horses

10. Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask?

Alexander Dumas

11. Which 1993 Disney film starred Bet Middler as a witch?

Hocus Pocus

12. Who piloted the first flight across the English channel?

Louis Bleriot

13. What was the first James Bond film?

Dr No

14. What 1991 film won best film, actor, actress, director Oscars?

Silence of the Lambs

15. What was the capital of Ethiopia?

Addis Ababa

16. Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what?

Medicine

17. Giacomo Agostini – 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport?

Motorcycle Racing

18. What is the largest state in the USA?

Alaska

19. Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals?

Berlin MexicoLondon

20. Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who?

Woody Allen

1. Dr F Lanchester invented what motor safety aid in 1902?

Disc Brakes

2. Halophobia fear of what?

Speaking

3. Arthur Jefferson better known as who?

Stan Laurel

4. Why is the city La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire?

To high – Not enough air to burn

5. What is the national drink of Yugoslavia?

Slivovitz

6. Agnes the girls name means what?

Chaste

7. What were the wicks in the Vestal Virgins lamps made from?

Asbestos

8. Who is the Patron Saint of France?

St Denis

9. What are you supposed to give/get for 40 years of marriage?

Ruby

10. What is the Roman Numeral for 1000?

M

11. Who was the first man in space?

Yuri Gagarin
12. What would you do with a Yashmak?

Wear it – it’s an Arab veil
13. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans?

Judas Escariot
14. Who’s band was The Quarrymen?

John Lenon
15. Which was the most successful Grand National horse?

Red Rum
16. Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man?

Lee Majors
17. In the song Waltzing Matilda – What is a Jumbuck?

Sheep
18. Who was Dan Dare’s greatest enemy in the Eagle?

Mekon
19. What is Dick Grayson better known as?

Robin (Batman and Robin)
20. What was given on the fourth day of Christmas?

Calling birds
21. What was Skippy ( on TV )?

The bush kangaroo
22. What does a funambulist do?

Tightrope walker
23. What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s dog?

Gnasher
24. What are bactrians and dromedaries?

Camels (one hump or two)
25. Who played The Fugitive?

David Jason
26. Who was the King of Swing?

Benny Goodman
27. Who was the first man to fly across the channel?

Louis Bleriot
28. Who starred as Rocky Balboa?

Sylvester Stallone
29. In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade?

Crimean
30. Who invented the television?

John Logie Baird
31. Who would use a mashie niblick?

Golfer
32. In the song who killed Cock Robin?

Sparrow
33. What do deciduous trees do?

Lose their leaves in winter

34. In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood?

Spoon

35. If you has caries who would you consult?

Dentist – its tooth decay

36. What other name is Mellor’s famously known by?

Lady Chatterlys Lover
37. What did Jack Horner pull from his pie?

Plum

38. How many feet in a fathom?

Six
39. which film had song Springtime for Hitler?

The Producers
40. Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2?

Douglas Bader
41. What was the name of inn in Treasure Island?

Admiral Benbow
42. What was Erich Weiss better known as?

Harry Houdini
43. Who sailed in the Nina – Pinta and Santa Maria?

Christopher Columbus
44. Which leader died in St Helena?

Napoleon Bonaparte
45. Who wrote Gone with the Wind?

Margaret Mitchell
46. What does ring a ring a roses refer to?

The Black Death
47. Whose nose grew when he told a lie?

Pinocchio
48. Who has won the most Oscars?

Walt Disney
49. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle?

Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)
50. Which award has the words for valour on it?

Victoria Cross

1. China launched its first lunar orbiter in 2007. What is its name?

a) Lunz’e 1
b) Wan Hu
c) Chang’e 1

2. The Suzuki Corporation has launched its first scooter for the Indian market. What is the name of this scooter?

a) Access 125
b) Marut 125
c) Excellent X
d) Pawan 125

3. Who won the Linares-Morelia Chess tournament in 2008?

a) V Anand
b) Veselin Topalov
c) Vladimir Kramnik

4. Which Indian bank recently opened its 10,000th branch becoming the second bank in the world to have as many branches?

a) Bank of India
b) State Bank of India
c) ICICI Bank

5. Gas has recently been discovered at which of the following river basins?

a) Krishna-Godavri bain
b) Cauvery basin
c) Ganga basin

6. Which Indian entity recently bagged a position in the list of world’s top ten largest derivative bourses?

a) NSE
b) Sensex
c) MCX

7. Which Indian company recently acquired Jaguar and Land Rover?

a) Bajaj Auto
b) Tata Motors
c) Mahindra & Mahindra

9. Who  won the Best writer award in the Europe region category of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize 2008?

a) VS Naipaul
b) Indra Sinha
c) Tahmima Anam

10. India’s first centre to monitor climate change has been opened at

b) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata

Answers

1. Chang’e 1
2. Access 125
3. V Anand
4. State Bank of India
5. Krishna-Godavri bain
6. NSE
7. Tata Motors
9. Indra Sinha
10. Chennai

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)

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

Q1. Which colour is in the centre of Rainbow ?
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Green
(D) Violet

Q2. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ?
(A) Goa
(B) Sikkim
(C) Nagaland
(D) Tripura

Q3. Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Vice President
(D) Finance Minister

Q4. Who authored sanskrit epic Ramayana ?
(A) Ved Vyas
(B) Valmiki
(C) Surdas
(D) Tulsidas

Q5. Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ?
(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Shiny Abraham
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) Kunjarani Devi

Q6. Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ?
(A) Erie Canal
(B) Indira Gandhi Canal
(C) Panama Canal
(D) Suez Canal

Q7. According to Mahabharat, who was the last Commander-in-Chief of Kaurava army ?
(A) Ashwatthama
(B) Dronacharya
(C) Karna
(D) Shalya

Q8. Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket ?
(A) Chetan Sharma
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Irfan Pathan

Q9. Which is the longest bone in human body ?
(A) Femur
(B) Fibula
(C) Radius
(D) Stapes

Q10. Which luxury train travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey ?
(A) Palace on Wheels
(B) Heritage on Wheels
(C) The Deccan Odyssey
(D) Golden Chariot

Answers :

Q1.   (C) Green
Q2.   (A) Goa
Q3.   (B) Prime Minister
Q4.   (B) Valmiki
Q5.   (C) Karnam Malleshwari
Q6.   (D) Suez Canal
Q7.   (A) Ashwatthama
Q8.   (C) Harbhajan Singh
Q9.   (A) Femur
Q10.  (C) The Deccan Odyssey

Q1. Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ?
(A) Phantom
(B) Batman
(C) Superman
(D) Spiderman

Q2. Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?
(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mercury

Q3. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh

Q4. Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Kalpana Chawla
(D) Kiran Bedi

Q5. Which is not a part of our parliament ?
(A) President
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Supreme Court

Q6. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ?
(A) Water
(B) Height
(C) Darkness
(D) Thunder

Q7. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q8. To commemorate his conquest of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which Mughal ruler built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan

Q9. Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?
(A) Galena
(B) Bauxite
(C) Cinnabar
(D) Hematite

Q10.Where is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) situated ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Bhubaneshwar

Answers :

Q1.   (D) Spiderman
Q2.   (B) Venus
Q3.   (B) Nepal
Q4.   (A) Bachendri Pal
Q5.   (D) Supreme Court
Q6.   (A) Water
Q7.   (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q8.   (B) Akbar
Q9.   (C) Cinnabar
Q10.  (C) Bengaluru

Q.    Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on
1    Nuclear Fusion
2    Nuclear Fission
3    Cold Fusion
4    Superconductivity
Ans: 2

Q.    According to the State of the World’s Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is
1    72
2    75
3    85
4    88
Ans: 4
Q.    India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with
1    Bermuda
2    Bahamas
3    Virgin Islands
4    Isle of Man
Ans: 2

Q.    The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as
1    UNICEF
2    GATT
3    UNCTAD
4    FAO
Ans: 2
Q.    The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of
1    Nitrous Oxide
2    Ozone
3    Sulphur dioxide
4    Carbon dioxide
Ans: 4
Q.    The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute
1    3 percent
2    4 percent
3    5 percent
4    6 percent
Ans: 3

Q.    As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka
1    $ 215.9 million
2    $ 216.6 million
3    $ 216.8 million
4    $ 216.9 million
Ans: 2

Q.    As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to
1    53,000 MW
2    58,000 MW
3    62,000 MW
4    68,000 MW
Ans: 4
Q.    The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census?
1    1951
2    1961
3    1977
4    1971
Ans: 3
Q.    Under which of the Rural Development programmes is ‘self help group’?
1    Prime Minister’s Rural Road Yojana
2    Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana
3    TRYSEM
4    Indira Aawas Yojana
Ans: 2

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