1. Who was the first to describe and sketch bacteria?

A. Leeuwen Hock

B. Somerset

C. Linnacus

D. Jenner

2. The main constituent of the blood plasma is

A. haemoglobin

B. water

C. hormones

D. the antibody components

3. President Jimmy Carter of the United States of America is

A. Republican

B. Democrat

C. Liberal

D. Communist

4. Radar was invented by

A. J.L. Bird

B. Robert Watson Watt

C. Bright Brothers

D. Faraday

5. Golden Rod is the national symbol of

A. USSR

B. USA

C. Australia

D. Sweden

6. The organisation set up by Government of India to promote science and technology is named as

A. NCERT

B. BARC

C. NCST

D. INSA

7. BBC is

A. an airlines corporation

B. a broadcasting corporation

C. a degree in medicine

D. a banking company

8. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

A. Mrs. Arti Guha

B. Reita Faria

C. Kamaljit Sandhu

D. Indu Puri

9. Who was known as the ‘lady of the lamp’?

A. Mrs. Annie Besent

B. Sarojini Naidu

C. Joan of Arc

D. Florence Nightingale

10. The salient feature of socialist economy is

A. abolition of poverty

B. state control of production and distribution

C. abolition of private property

D. state control of distribution

11. Which city is known as Rose Pink City?

A. New York

B. Paris

C. Jaipur

D. London                            

12. Which country is called the playground of Europe?

A. Italy

B. Switzerland

C. England

D. France

13. Acid rain is caused by pollution of environment by

A. carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

B. ozone and carbon dioxide

C. carbon dioxide and nitrogen

D. nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

14. Dove is the symbol of

A. Justice

B. Peace

C. Protest

D. None of the above

15. The term Fourth Estate refers to

A. Judiciary

B. Backward state

C. Parliament

D. Press

16. The Franco Prussain War was fought in

A. 1870

B. 1872

C. 1868

D. 1874

17. The Hundred years war was fought between

A. France and Germany

B. England and France

C. Spain and Portugal

D. England and Germany

18. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?

A. O.A. Hume

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Jawahar Lal Nehru

D. Subhash Chander Bose

19. Which is the national sport of USA?

A. Golf

B. Basket Ball

C. Baseball

D. Tennis

20. Which one of the following is not a communicable disease?

A. Malaria

B. Tuberculosis

C. Smallpox

D. Flu

21. The first woman to hold a Commander Rank in the Indian navy is

A. Barbara Ghosh

B. Arti

C. Ajinder Kaur

D. Kiren Bedi

22. When did India explode its first nuclear device?

A. 15th January 1974

B. 15th May 1972

C. 18th June 1973

D. 18th May 1974

23. Who was the President of Indian Science Congress for the year 1977?

A. S.M. Sirkar

B. R. Ramanna

C. S. Dhawan

D. M.G.K. Menon

24. The Fifth Five Year Plan involved a total investment of

A. Rs. 67800 crores

B. Rs. 42300 crores

C. Rs. 83700 crores

D. Rs. 53250 crores

25. The following country became the member of the UN in 1980?

A. Zaire

B. India

C. Iceland

D. Zimbabwe

26. The Indian state which has bicameral legislature is

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Andra Pradesh

C. Mysore

D. Sikkim

27. National Institute of Nutrition is situated in

A. Hyderabad

B. Ahmedabad

C. Thumba

D. New Delhi

28. The book entitled “Higher than Everest” was written by

A. N. Kumar

B. John Hunt

C. Edmund Hillary

D. H.P.S. Ahluwalia

29. The first person to reach South Pole was

A. Ronald Amundsen

B. R.F. Scott

C. Ernest Shackleton

D. R.E. Byrd

30. Korba Aluminium Project is situated in

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Bihar

31. National Environment Engineering Research Institute is located in

A. Jaipur

B. Hyderabad

C. Nagpur

D. Ahmedabad

32. The book entitled ‘Life of a Cell’ was written by

A. J.D. Watson

B. Lewis Thomas

C. Jacques Monod

D. F.H.C. Crick

33. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre is situated in

A. Lucknow

B. Kanpur

C. Allahabad

D. Agra

34. National Geophysical Research Institute is situated in

A. Ahmedabad

B. Hyderabad

C. Vishakhapatnam

D. Madurai

35. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. is situated in

A. Mangalore

B. Bangalore

C. Cochin

D. Bombay

36. The warm oceanic current known as ‘Gulf Stream’ originates from

A. the Gulf of Mexico

B. the Persian Gulf

C. the Gulf of Guinea

D. the Gulf of Panama

37. Bhimbetka caves are situated in

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Karnataka

D. Maharashtra

38. The book entitled ‘Future Shock’ was written by

A. Alvin Toffler

B. Joseph Heller

C. Leon Uris

D. Arthur Hailey

39. The headquarters of Indian Space Research Organisation is at

A. Ahmedabad

B. New Delhi

C. Thumba

D. Bangalore

40. The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at

A. Paris

B. New York

C. Geneva

D. London

41. The 1976 Olympic games were held at

A. Mexico City

B. Montreal

C. Los Angeles

D. Tokyo

42. Central Drug Institute is situated in

A. Lucknow

B. Calcutta

C. Haridwar

D. Pimpri

43. Capital of Mizoram is

A. Manipur

B. Aizwal

C. Khasia

D. Panaji

44. Where was Emperor Jahangir buried?

A. Agra

B. Lahore

C. Delhi

D. Srinagar

45. Banaras Hindu University was founded by

A. Madan Mohan Malviya

B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

C. Pandit Motilal Nehru

D. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru

46. The first governor-general of free India was

A. C. Rajagopalachari

B. Lord Mountbatten

C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D. Dr. Ambedkar

47. Which of the following is generally referred to as “the Indian Napoleon”?

A. Harsha

B. Chandragupta Maurya

C. Samudragupta

D. Chandrugupta Vikramaditya

48. Sati was abolished by

A. Lord Cornwallis

B. Lord William Bentinck

C. Lord Curzon

D. None of the above

49. The first railway line in India was opened in the year

A. 1833

B. 1853

C. 1857

D. 1861

50. When was the Capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

A. 1906

B. 1910

C. 1911

D. 1901

51. Who of the following has been called “the Hindu Napoleon”?

A. Samudragupta

B. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

C. Harsha

D. Chandragupta Maurya

52. Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

A. Chandragupta Maurya

B. Sher Shah Suri

C. Shahjahan

D. Lord Dalhousie

53. The American President who died a natural death among the following was

A. Franklin Roosevelt

B. Lincoln

C. Kennedy

D. Garfield

54. Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the

A. 42nd Amendment

B. 40th Amendment

C. 39th Amendment

D. 36th Amendment

55. Which state in India has borders with the largest number of other states?

A. Bihar

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Rajasthan

D. Madhya Pradesh

56. What scientist do you connect with an apple?

A. Newton

B. Darwin

C. Pasteur

D. Fleming

57. Nicolas Copernicus, who first explained the solar system, belonged to

A. Poland

B. Italy

C. France

D. Spain

58. Kushinagar, the famous Buddhist pilgrimage centre, is in the state of

A. Orissa

B. M.P.

C. U.P.

D. Bihar

59. Who is the author of the famous novel “War and Peace”?

A. Count Leo Tolstoy

B. Aldous Huxley

C. H.G. Wells

D. Maxim Gorky

60. Who was the English surgeon who laid the foundations of modern surgery by using an antiseptic?

A. Lord Adrian

B. Lord Lister

C. Sir Alexander Fleming

D. William Harvey

61. Vasco de Gama was a native of

A. France

B. Germany

C. Portugal

D. Holland                                 

62. Who was popularly known as the “Grand Old Man” of India?

A. Ferozshah Mehta

B. Dadabhai Naoroji

C. Bipin Chandra Pal

D. W.C. Banerjee

63. In 1916, the Home Rule Movement was launched in India under the leadership of

A. Mahatma Gandhi

B. Madan Mohan Malaviya

C. Mrs. Annie Besant

D. Surendranath Benerjee

64. For what Charak is remembered?

A. A great physician

B. A great surgeon

C. A great poet

D. None of the above

65. What happens when you blink?

A. The iris changes size

B. The cornea is washed

C. Your sight is focused

D. Your sight is rested

66. Crescograph was discovered by

A. J.C. Bose

B. Bohr

C. Rutherford

D. None

67. The evidence for the rotation of stars comes mainly from the

A. Doppler effect

B. Photoelectric effect

C. Stark effect

D. Zeeman effect

68. Copper deposits in India are found in

A. Singhbhum

B. Kolar

C. Salem

D. Karanpura

69. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?

A. Jammu and Kashmir

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Himachal Pradesh

70. Which one of the following is an artificial harbour?

A. Madras

B. Calcutta

C. Kandla

D. Cochin

71. The planets on either side of the earth are

A. Mars and Jupiter

B. Mercury and Venus

C. Venus and Saturn

D. Mars and Venus

72. Chota Nagpur region in Bihar is famous for

A. Fertile soil

B. Oil refinery

C. Textiles

D. Lac industry

73. Which of the following pairs is correct?

A. Bokaro - Madhya Pradesh

B. Bhilai - Bihar

C. Rourkela - Orissa

D. Durgapur - Karnataka

74. From which of the following places in Kathmandu nearest by air route?

A. Gorakhpur

B. Patna

C. Calcutta

D. Varanasi

75. Which of the following is a landlocked country?

A. Sudan

B. Bangladesh

C. Afghanistan

D. Egypt

76. Mrs. Gandhi cleared the Thein Dam hydel power project in 1982. It is on the river

A. ravi

B. beas

C. sutlej

D. jhelum

77. India earns maximum foreign exchange through the export of

A. coffee

B. jute

C. cotton

D. tea

78. India exports which of the following minerals the most?

A. Copper

B. Zinc

C. Iron ore

D. Petroleum

79. The centre of our solar system is

A. the earth

B. the Milky Way

C. the North Star

D. the Sun

80. Which of the following is not a by-product of coal gas?

A. Coke

B. Coal-tar

C. Sulphuric acid

D. Cobalt

81. Insects that make a clicking sound are

A. Crickets

B. Beetles

C. Flies

82. Which two planets are nearest to the sun?

A. mercury and mars

B. mercury and earth

C. mercury and venus

D. earth and jupiter

83. IMF has its Headquarters at

A. New York

B. San Francisco

C. Chicago

D. Washington DC

84. Who is the first Indian to win the Grand Master’s Title in Chess?

A. D.V. Prasad

B. S.V. Natrajan

C. Vishwanathan Anand

D. R. Ramanathan

85. Which one of the following sports and country of their origin is correctly matched?

A. Hockey - USA

B. Basketball - Canada

C. Polo - India

D. Cricket - Australia

86. The dummy is associated with

A. Golf

B. Chess

C. Bridge

D. Table Tennis

87. The first Asiad was held in

A. 1948

B. 1949

C. 1950

D. 1951

88. Lady Ratan Tata Cup is a symbol of supremacy in women’s

A. Hockey

B. Table Tennis

C. Badminton

D. Tennis

89. The Beighton cup is won in

A. Hockey

B. Football

C. Tennis

D. Badminton

90. The 1991 Oscar Award for the best movie was won by

A. Miss Daisy

B. Dancing with Wolves

C. Reversal of fortune

D. None of the above

91. The chief constituent of gobar gas is

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Methane

C. Acetylene

92. Haldia is famous for

A. gold refining

B. tea blending

C. oil refining

D. wine fermenting

93. Which of the following countries is associated with the Mathura Oil Refinery?

A. France

B. USSR

C. USA

D. West Germany

94. Which one of the following was the first country to give diplomatic recognition to SWAPO?

A. Pakistan

B. USA

C. Ecuador

D. India

95. Which one of the following countries is no longer a member of UNESCO?

A. France

B. Britain

C. Pakistan

D. India

96. In which state is Kanha Park situated?

A. M.P.

B. U.P.

C. Assam

D. West Bengal

97. Which country and city hosted the first Asian Games?

A. Japan and Tokyo

B. India and Delhi

C. Thailand and Bangkok

D. Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur

98. Kalpakkam is in the state of

A. Gujarat

B. U.P.

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Andhra Pradesh

99. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is based in

A. Nairobi

B. Vienna

C. London

D. New york

100. Industrial revolution first began in

A. Germany

B. England

C. France

D. Italy

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