Q1. After which historical character is the Victoria Gardens in Maharashtra named?
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Jijamata
(C) Chhatrapati Shivaji
(D) Balaji Baji Rao
Ans. (B) Jijamata
Q2. Ulaanbaatar is the capital of which Asian country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Maldives
(C) Mongolia
(D) Malaysia
Ans. (C) Mongolia
Q3. In which Indian state is the Kanchenjunga National Park located?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Sikkim
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Assam
Ans. (B) Sikkim
Q4. The Atlas mountain range is in which continent?
(A) Europe
(B) Asia
(C) Africa
(D) Australia
Ans. (C) Africa
Q5. Saffron color in Indian national flag stands for _____.
(A) Sacrifice
(B) Prosperity
(C) Enmity
(D) Peace
Ans. (A) Sacrifice
Q6. Sristhanaka was the original name of which Indian city?
(A) Thane
(B) Nasik
(C) Pune
(D) Nagpur
Ans. (A) Thane
Q7. Who was the first Indian to reach the semi final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship?
(A) Ramanathan Krishnan
(B) Ramesh Krishnan
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Mahesh Bhupati
Ans. (A) Ramanathan Krishnan
Q8. Who was the inventor of xerography?
(A) Chester Carlson
(B) Michael Faraday
(C) Thomas Alva Edison
(D) Humphry Davy
Ans. (A) Chester Carlson
Q9. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?
(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Karnam Malleshwari
(C) Kunjarani Devi
(D) Bachendri Pal
Ans. (B) Karnam Malleshwari
Q10. In which Indian state would you find the largest church of Asia?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Goa
Ans. (D) Goa
- The pin code was introduced in India in the year 1972
- In his last years,Ambedkar converted to Buddhism
- The film actor who became the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh was N.T.Rama Rao
- Satyajit Ray was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1992
- Central Research Institute is located at Kasauli
- The movie Raja Harishchandra was released in the year 1913
- The first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office was Morarji Desai
- The largest railway bridge in India is Sone Bridge,Bihar
- The largest dome in India is the Gol Gumbaz,Bijapur
- Air Force Day is celebrated on October 8
- Indian Military Academy is located at Dehradun
- The postal department was set up in India in the year 1854
- Navy day is celebrated on 4th December
- NABARD was established in the year 1982
- Koradi Thermal power Station is located at Maharashtra
- PTI stands for Press Trust of India
- Rail Coach Factory is located at Kapurthala
- The constitution of India was adopted on 26-11-1949
- The constitution of India became effective on 26-1-1950
- Mrinalini'was written by Bankim chandra Chatterjee
- Panipat is popularly known as Weaver City
1. Which among the following countries is hosting the T20 World Cup2014?
(D) Kuwait
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(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
2) Which mountain range separates Kashmir Valley from Jammu?
(A) Pir Panjal Range
(B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Aravalli Range
(D) Eastern Ghats
3) Where was the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship held recently (March 2014)?
(A) Turkey
(B) Beijing
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kuwait
4) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is the tourism brand ambassador of which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
5) First phase of the IPL 2014 starting on April 16 is scheduled in which country?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) UAE
(C) India
(D) South Africa
6) Taj Mahal is located on the banks of River .………
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Chambal
(D) Narmada
7) Who was appointed as the new chairman, managing director of Allahabad Bank?
(A) Chain Singh
(B) Akhilesh Gupta
(C) Rakesh Sethi
(D) Mohan Kumar
8) Who finally approves the Five-Year Plan?
(A) The President
(B) The Prime Minister
(C) The National Development Council
(D) The Planning Commission
9) India's largest civil aviation exhibition, India Aviation-2014 was recently (March 2014) held at?
(A) Kochi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Bangalore
10) Which of the following taxes is the largest source of revenue for the Government of India?
(A) Excise
(B) Customs
(C) Income tax
(D) Corporation tax
Answers
1) Ans. (D) Bangladesh
2) Ans. (A) Pir Panjal Range
3) Ans. (D) Kuwait
4) Ans. (C) Gujarat
5) Ans. (B) UAE
6) Ans. (B) Yamuna
7) Ans. (C) Rakesh Sethi
8) Ans. (C) The National Development Council
9) Ans. (B) Hyderabad
10) Ans. (A) Excise
1) In which state would you find the longest cave of India?
(A) Meghalaya
(C) Mizoram
(C) Manipur
(D) Nagaland
2) What is the provision of Article 26 of Indian Constitution?
(A) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
(B) Freedom to manage religious affairs
(C) Equality before law
3) The largest continent in terms of are is:
(A)Africa
(B)Asia
(C)Australia
(D)North America
4) Which of the following Union Territories of Indian has more than onedistrict?
(A)Puducherry
(B)Dadra and Nager Haveli
(C)Chandigarh
(D)Lakshadweep
5) A high court Judge Address his letter of resignation to-
(A) The President
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Chief Justice of his High Court
(D) The Governor of the State
6) If the position of President and Vice President are vacant, who officiates as the president of India?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) None of these
7) Fundamnetal duties were incorporated in the constitution of India by the -
(A) 32nd Amendment Act
(B) 42nd Amendment Act
(C) 15th Amendment Act
(D) 46th Amendment Act
8) The Reserve Bank of India came into existence on
(A)April 1, 1936
(B)January 26, 1894
(C)August 15, 1947
(D)April 1, 1947
9) Bakra Nangal is a joint project of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. On which river is this built?
(A)Yamuna
(B)Sindhu
(C)Sutlej
(D)Ravi
10) Who was the Prime Minister of India when nationalization of banks took place in 1969?
(A)Indira Gandhi
(B)Jawaharlal Nehru
(C)Lal Bahadur Shastri
(D)Morarji Desai
Answers
1) Ans. (A) Meghalaya
2) Ans. (B) Freedom to manage religious affairs
3) Ans. (B)Asia
4) Ans. (A)Puducherry
5) Ans. (A) The President
6) Ans. (B) The Chief Justice of India
7) Ans. (B) 42nd Amendment Act
8) Ans. (A)April 1, 1936
9) Ans. (C)Sutlej
10) Ans. (A)Indira Gandhi
1) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established in
(A) 1992
(B) 1947
(C) 1990
(D) 1976
2) The Indian rupee is a legal tender in two other countries. One is Nepal. The other is
(A) Pakistan
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bhutan
3) Which Indian state leads in the production of rubber?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Gujarat
4) Which of the following is India’s biggest dam?
(A) Bhakra Nangal
(B) Hirakud
(C) Farakka
(D) Pong Dam
5) ‘India for the Indians’ was the political message of:
(A) Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) A.O. Hume
(D) D. Wacha
6) Who among the following is credited with the invention of polio vaccine?
(A) Louis Pasteur
(B) Albert Sabin
(C) Jonas Salk
(D) Alexander Flemming
7) Currency of Denmark is
(A) Rand
(B) Krone
(C) Pound
(D) Peseta
8) Name the personality who was also known as Deshbandhu.
(A) S. Radhakrishanan
(B) G. K. Gokhale
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) Madan Mohan Malviya
9) Which of the following chemical elements is used for the bleaching process?
(A) Fluorine
(B) Bromine
(C) Chlorine
(D) Xenon
10) Which of the following is the densest planet of the solar system?
(A) Earth
(B) Saturn
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mercury
Answers
1) Ans. (A) 1992
2) Ans. (C) Bhutan
3) Ans. (B) Kerala
4) Ans. (A) Bhakra Nangal
5) Ans. (A) Dayanand Saraswati
6) Ans. (C) Jonas Salk
7) Ans. (B) Krone
8) Ans. (C) Chittaranjan Das
9) Ans. (C) Chlorine
10) Ans. (A) Earth
Q2 Who became Indian Prime minister at the age of 81?- Morarji Desai
Q1 The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?- Karnam Malleswari
Q2 Who became Indian Prime minister at the age of 81?- Morarji Desai
Q3 The first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?- Vinoba Bhave
Q4 In what capacity did Vasco de Gama come to India in 1524?- Portuguese Viceroy of India
Q5 In X-rays what did “ X” mean? Unknown
Q6 The year Nobel Prizes were first awarded ?- 1901
Q7 Oscar awards are awarded in how many different categories?- 24
Q8 The year USA became independent from Britian?- 1783
Q9 World’s First credit card?- Diners Club Card
Q10 What is C-DOT?- Centre for Development of Telematics
Q11 India’s Largest mineral Resources?- Coal
Q12 The Indian state with the longest coastline?- Gujarat
Q13 Second largest human organ?- Liver
Q14 Alpha and Omega means?- The beginning and end
Q15 The first Indian scientist to receive Bharat Ratna?- C V Raman
Q16 How many women participated in 1896 olympics?- None
Q17 The official language of Brazil is?- Portuguese
Q18 Permanent members of UN Security council?- China France , Russia , UK , USA
Q19 The ruler of Kashmir who signed the state’s accession to India in 1947?- Maharaja Hari singh
Q20 Recording industry ‘s most prestigious awards?- Grammy Awards
Q21 Which Indian state was known as Magadha in ancient times?- Bihar
Q22 Who composed India’s national song “ Vande Maataram?- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Q23 India's Longest Beach?- Maraine Beach , Chennai
Q24 The first Asain woman to swim the English Channel?- Arati saha
Q25 The first women chief justice of a High Court in India?- Justice Leila Seth
Q26 The Oldest university in UK?- Oxford
Q27 When was Coca Cola banned in India?- 1977
Q28 The first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India?- V S Remadevi
Q29 Electricity flows from ----------- to ------------? -Negative to Positive
Q30 The full name of world Bank? - International Bank for Reconstruction and development
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