(a) Ist century BC (b) 2nd century AD (c) 4th century AD (d) 5th century AD
2. The institution of Ombudsman was first established in:
(a) Norway (b) Sweden (c) Finland (d) Denmark
3. What was the earlier name of Ghana ?
(a) The Ivory Coast (b) The Gold Coast
(c) Malabar (d) The Levant
4. Zimbabwe was formerly known as:
(a) Rhodesia (b) Mali (c) Namibia (d) Ivory Coast
5. In which of the following countries did the decimal system of numbers originate?
(a) England (b) France (c) Germany (d) India
6. Where was the selection of suitable candidates for a particular job first started through
competitive examination?
(a) China (b) Great Britain (c) USA (d) Germany
7. What is Mohandas Gandhi’s father’s name?
(a) Tulsidas (b) Karamchand (c) Rajmohan (d) Tushar
8. Where is Sabarmati Ashram?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Baroda (c) Rajkot (d) Bulsar
9. Which country hosted (2010) Asian Games games?
(a) Guangzhou, China (November 12–27) (b) Tehran, Iran (November 12–27)
(c) New Delhi, India(November 12–27) (d) Tokyo, Japan (November 12–27)
10. The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the .................. ?
(a) X Asiad. (b) XVII Asiad. (c) XVI Asiad. (d) XIII Asiad.
11. Where was Mohandas Gandhi for most of the time in 1893-1914?
(a) India (b) UK (c) South Africa (d) Australia
12. Which is the country famous for pyramids?
(a) Israel (b) Jordan (c) Iraq (d) Egypt
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13. Australia may be called a “hollow continent” because:
(a) most people live along the coasts (b) it is shaped like a saucer
(c) there are no rivers in the interior (d) most of its central area is occupied by water
14. ‘Land of White Elephant’ is the surname assigned to:
(a) Japan (b) Thailand (c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
15. ‘Maple Leaf’ is the emblem of:
(a) Canada (b) Greece (c) Cyprus (d) Guinea
16. When was Mohandas Gandhi born?
(a) 21 March 1861 (b) 2 October 1869 (c) 14 November 1889 (d) 19 January 1900
17. Who Was the founder of All India Muslim League?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(c) Liyaqat Ali Khan (d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
18. The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year
(a) 1956 (b) 1953 (c) 1952 (d) 1951
19. What were the districts called in the Vijaynagar empire?
(a) Nadu (b) Khurram (c) Kottam (d) Janpad
20. The first Asian/Asiad Games were then held in New Delhi/India in .................. ?
(a)1910 (b) 1935 (c) 1951 (d) 1966
21. Which was the first National News Agency of India?
(a) The Indian Review (b) The Free Press of India
(c) The Associated Press of India (d) None of the above
22. IMF is the result of
(a) Hawana Conference (b) Rome Conference
(c) Britanwood Conference (d) Geneva Conference
23. How many Sports include in Asian Games 2010?
(a) 42 Sports (b) 43 Sports (c) 49 Sports (d) 50 Sports
24. National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in
(a) 1994 (b) 1993 (c) 1995 (d) 1999
25. Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose project of
(a) Maharashtra state (b) Gujarat state
(c) Orissa State (d) Tamil Nadu state
26. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Hindi (b) Urdu (c) Persian (d) Arabic
27. Fruit most suitable for making jelly is
(a) Papaya (b) Karunda (c) Mango (d) Banana
28. Which is the most urbanized state in India?
(a) Punjab (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
29. Which of the following cities is situated on the bank of river Saryu?
(a) Patna (b) Ayodhya (c) Varanasi (d) Allahabad
30. Indian Standard Time is the time at which of the following longitudes East of Greenwich?
(a) 30° (b) 68° (c) 82 .5 ° (d) 97°
31. India’s oldest planetarium is located at
(a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Patna (d) Ahmedabad
32. What is SLV-3?
(a) Communication satellite (b) India’s space launching vehicle
(c) Space launching pad (d) None of these
33. Garo and Khasi tribes are mainly found in
(a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya (c) Mizoram (d) Chhota Nagpur
34. Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr. Attlee of England declared the British intention to
transfer power to Indians ?
(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Linlithgow (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Wavell
35. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Thakkar Bappa (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Mahatma Gandhi
36. The trial of INA heroes was held at
(a) Delhi (b) Simla (c) Bombay (d) Calcutta
37. First Governor - General of India, after independence was
(a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
38. Consider the following satellites put into orbit by India
1. Bhaskara 2. INSAT-1 B 3. Rohini 4. APPLE
Among these, geostationary satellites include
(a) l, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
39. The Buddha, the Ramayana and the Mahabharat are three treasures of India. Who said
this?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
40. Who among the following was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy?
(a) Bertrand Russel (b) Martin Luther
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Marshal Tito
41. The Second International was attended by
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta (b) Dinshaw Edalji Wacha
(c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
42. Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
43. Who among the following was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India
in 1946?
(a) Lord Pethick Lawrence (b) A.V. Alexander
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps (d) Lord Mountbatten
44. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—
(a) November 10, 2008 (b) November 11, 2008
(c) November 14, 2008 (d) November 15, 2008
45. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—
(a) Abdul Jamal (b) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(c) Kazi Hussain (d) Abdul Qadir Khan
46. Twelve new frog species have been found in—
(a) Konkan region (b) Malwa (c) Eastern Ghats (d) Western Ghats
47. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—
(a) No. 2 position (b) No. 3 position (c) No. 4 position (d) None of these
48. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—
(a) R. K. Pachauri (b) Bill Gates (c) Ban Ki-Moon (d) Arundhati Roy
49. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a ..........
(a) Air to air missile (b) Air to surface missile
(c) Surface to surface missile (d) Surface to sea missile
50. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—
(a) Germany (b) Japan (c) U.S.A. (d) Saudi Arabia
51. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got—
(a) 371 electoral college votes (b) 320 electoral college votes
(c) 364 electoral college votes (d) 360 electoral college votes
52. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs
to .............
(a) California (b) Florida (c) Connecticut (d) Virginia
53. ITR stands for .............
(a) International Tariff Rate (b) Integrated Trial Rate
(c) Integrated Trial Range (d) Integrated Test Range
54. Who started the Bhoodan Movement ?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jayaprakash Narayan
55. The Forward Bloc was formed by
(a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) P.C. Joshi (d) Acharya Narendra Dev
56. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?
(a) Dream from My Father B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream
(c) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family
(d) My Great America
57. 35th National Games will be held in—
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala
58. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—
(a) Poland (b) The Netherlands (c) England (d) Norway
59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.
(a) February 25 (b) January 27 (c) March 22 (d) January 24
60. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—
(a) East Zone (b) South Zone (c) West Zone (d) North Zone
61. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by ...........
(a) Probodh Chandra Bagchi (b) K. Bikram Singh
(c) Romila Thapar (d) None of the above
62. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top
spot in Education index is ..............
(a) Lakshdeep (b) Kerala (c) Puducherry (d) Karnataka
63. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is ...........
(a) Radha Vinod Raju (b) M. N. Prasad
(c) J. K. Sodhi (d) K. C. Verma
64. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?
(a) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa (b) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(c) Govind Narain (d) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
65. This year Pankaj Advani has been given ............
(a) Padma Vibhushan (b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Shri (d) None of these
66. Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?
(a) Colombo (b) Mumbai (c) New Delhi (d) Dhaka
67. As per recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, percentage share of States
of the shareable central taxes is?
(a) 28.5 (b) 29.5 (c) 30.5 (d) 32.4
68. In India, national income is estimated by .
(a) Planning Commission (b) Indian Statistical Institute
(c) Central Statistical Organization (d) National Sample Survey Organization
69. When is the Commonwealth Day celebrated?
(a) May 1 (b) May 3 (c) May 15 (d) May 24
70. Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”
(a) Kanwal Sibal (b) Salman Haider (c) J.N. Dixit (d) Natwar Singh
71. ‘Open Market Operation ‘ is a part of
(a) Income Policy (b) Fiscal Policy (c) Credit Policy (d) Labour Policy
72. Which country has launched a navigational Satellite?
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) India (d) China
73. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on Feb 3, 2009 ?
(a) Shahab (b) Hatf (c) Zulfiqar (d) Omid
74. Who has become the first Indian to win two medal in a Shooting World Cup?
(a) Gagan Narang (b) Sanjeev Bindra
(c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
75. Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?
(a) Anders Fogh Rasmussen (b) Lars Looke Rasmussen
(c) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (d) Poul Hartling
76. Vidya Pillai is related to which sport ?
(a) Snooker (b) Golf (c) Archery (d) Billiards
77. Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?
(a) Victor Orban (b) Gorden Bajnai
(c) Jeno Fock (d) Ference Gyurcsany
78. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three
years on May 17, 2009?
(a) Barcelona (b) Inter Millan
(c) Real Madrid (d) Manchester United
79. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility.
In which country is it located?
(a) France (b) Kazakhstan (c) Uzbekistan (d) Germany
80. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive officer (CEO)
of which exchange?
(a) Bombay Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange
(c) Delhi Stock exchange (d) None of these
81. 100% concession has been given for travelling in the Indian Railways for patients of ...
(a) AIDS (b) Cancer (c) Swine Flu (d) None of these
82. How many new teams have been added in IPL 2010?
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) None of these
83. Ladies special trains to be renamed with the Name of ...
(a) Bharat Bhoomi Specials (b) Sonia Gandhi Specials
(c) Matri Bhoomi Specials (d) None of these
84. Which countries have recently faced Tsunami Waves?
(a) Japan & Chile (b) Sallie & Korea (c) China & Thailand (d) None of these
85. What is the reduction in Service Charges on e-tickets?
(a) Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs. 10
(b) Sleeper Class Rs. 10 & AC Class Rs. 20
(c) Both (a) & ((b) (d) None of these
86. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?
(a) Paris (b) New Delhi (c) Bandong (d) Cairo
87. Suez Canal was first opened in the year-
(a) 1839 (b) 1849 (c) 1859 (d) 1869
88. Which of the following monuments was built in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives
in World War I ?
(a) Gateway of lndia (b) India Gate
(c) Vijay Path (d) Victoria Memorial Hall
89. Which is described in Ajanta paintings ?
(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism (c) Saivism (d) Vaishnavism
90. Who has scored the highest individual ODI Score?
(a) Saeed Anwar (Pak) (b) Charls Coventry (Zim)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (IND (d) None of these
91. In how many Routes special tourist trains called ‘Bharat Tirth’ is to start?
(a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) None of these
92. Mohini Attam dance form developed originally in which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka (b) Orissa (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
93. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
(a) 2: 4 (b) 3: 4 (c) 2: 3 (d) 3: 5
94. The national song of India was composed by
(a) Iqbal (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Jai Shankar Prasad (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
95. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of
embroidery?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) Mysore
96. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sakranti?
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
97. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded ?
(a) December 10 (b) January 10 (c) April 10 (d) July 10
98. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Nobel Prize in :
(a) Physics (b) Economics (c) Chemistry (d) (a) & (c)
99. Who was the first man to walk in space ?
(a) Col. Leonor from Russia (b) Major White from America
(c) Both of these (d) None of these
100.Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located ?
(a) Kanpur (b) Jamshedpur (c) Cuttack (d) Patiala
ANSWERS
1.(b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (c)
61. (a) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (a) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (d)
71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (b) 75. (b) 76. (a) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (a)
81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (d) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (c)
91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (c)
