101. German attack on Poland was the immediate cause of:
A. West Asian Crisis B. Cold War C. Second World War
D. First World War
102. Deficiency of Iron, causes:
A. Beri-Beri B. Anaemia C. Asthma D. Pellagra
103. Horse power is a unit of:
A. electric current B. velocity C. power D. heat
104. Which of the following Indian was given the Nobel Prize for Medicine?
A. C.V.Raman B. Dr. Hargobind Khorana C. Dr. Subrahmonian Chandrasekhar D. Dr. M.S.Swaminathan.
105. Which of the following is an Indirect Tax:
A. Capital Gains Tax B. Wealth Tax C. Corporation Tax
D. Excise duty
106. The world’s largest satellite in solar system :
A. Moon B. Ganymede C. Triton D. Neptun
107. Columbus discovered America in the year:
A. 1418 B. 1412 C. 1406 D. 1514
108. Rowlatt Act was passed in:
A. 1124 B. 1118 C. 1111 D. 1128
101. Who among the following is known as the Lady with lamp?
A. Annie Besant B. Sarojini Naidu C. Indira Gandhi
D. Florence Nightingale
112. The Jog Falls are situated on:
A. Cauvery river B. Bima river C. Tapti river D. Sharavati river
113. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the Indian peninsula :
A. Tapti B. Mahanadi C. Narmada D. Cauvery
114. White coal is:
A. Uranium B. Ice C. Diamond D. Hydro-electricity
115. Indian city famous for bangle industry is:
A. Lucknow B. Sikandrabad C. Agra D. Ferozabad
116. The author of book “Between the Lines” is:
A. KuldipNayar B. Nirad C. Choudary C. Amritha Preetham
D. TarunTejpal
117. Murder in the Cathedral was written by:
A. John Keats B. Richard Nixon C. T.S.Eliot D. Shakespeare
118. Hydrophobia is caused by:
A. hookworms B. mental derangement C. tobacco mosaic virus
D. rabies virus
111. Aspirin is an/a
A. analgesic B. antidote C. sedative D. anesthetic
120. Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at
A. Mount Abu B. BbdhGaya C. Saranath D. Sanchi
121. The branch of chemistry that deals with plants and animals and their life process is called
A. bionomics B. biochemistry C. botany D. biology
122. Which of the following was the first artificial satellite put in to orbit ?
A. Vostik 6 B. Sputnick C. Vostok D. Voskhod 2
123. Which of the following in a unit or brightness i
A. Lambert B. Phot C. Foot candle D. Lux
124. The principle of specific gravity was discovered by:
A. Copernicus B. Archimedes C. Newton D. Euclid
125. The people of Indus Valley Civilisation built their houses with:
A. thatch B. wood C. mud D. bricks
126. Kanishka tragedy involved:
A. Train B.Nuclear rector C. Aeroplane D. Ship
127 The oldest religion in the world is:
A. Buddhism B. Hinduism C. Zionism D. Christianity
128. Who among the following was the first man to go into space ?
A. Yuri Malyshev B. Sally K. Ride C. Neil Armstrong D. Yuri Gagarin
121. The heart beat of a normal young man is approximately:
A. 80 times a minute B. 72 times a minute C. 100 times a minute
D. 12 times a minute
130. Which of the following scientists believed plants have hearts ?
A.J. C. Bose B. Blaise Pascal C. C.V.Raman D. Albert Einstein
131. Who won the battle of Jhelum?
A. Ashoka B. Babar C.The Pandavas D.Alexander
132. The term Third world refers to:
A. developing countries B. advanced countries C. African countries
D. Superpower
133. Dialectical materialism was a doctrine introduced by:
A. Adolf Hitler B. V.I.Lenin C. Jean – Jacques Rousseau D. Karl Marx
134. Diego Garcia is an island in :
A. the Indian Ocean B. the Atlantic Ocean C. the Mediterranean sea D. the Pacific Ocean
135. The French Revolution took place in:
A. 1705 B. 1600 C. 1781 D. 1688
136. Indian war memorial is situated in:
A. Delhi B. Hyderabad C. Bombay D. Allahabad
137. Which amongst the following was a great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period ?
A. Vatapi B. Mathura C. Taxila D. Tamaralpti
138. The planning Commission in India was set up in the year:
A. 1151 B. 1147 C. 1152 D. 1150
131. The yellow colou r of urine is due to the presence of:
A. Bile B. Cholesterol C. Urochrome D. Blood
140. Who is author of the book “One-day Wonder” ?
A. Sunil Gavaskar B. Imran Khan C. Vivian Richard D. Clive cloyd
141. What is the Chemical name of Heavy water ?
A. Ammonium Oxide B. Hydrogen Peroxide C. Hydrogen Oxide
D. Deuterium Oxide
142. The Indus Valley people establish commercial contacts with the:
A. Sumerians B. Egyptians C. Greeks D. Romans
143. Monsoon Wedding is a :
A. brand name of whisky B. painting C Cenema D. Book
144. Who is the writer of Life Divine ?
A. Aurobindo Ghosh B. Radhakrishnan C. M.K.Gandhi
D. Vivekanandan
145. Who is called the Napoleon of India ?
A. Kanishka B. Akbar C. Samudra Gupta D. Ashoka Answer:
146. Which is the world’s largest delta ?
A. Ganga B. Narmada C. Tames D. Sunderbans
147. Relies of Buddha are preserved in a:
A. Joytya B. Temple C. Stupa D. Vihara
148. Rukmani Devi Anudale is related to:
A. Theatre B. Painting C. Literature D. Dancing
149. National emblem lion has been taken from pillar of Ashoka which is at:
A. Saranath B. Sanchi C. Raipur D. None of these
150. In which city the Asian Games first took place?
A. Kuala Lampur B. Beijing C. Tokyo D. New Delhi
Answers
101. C. Second World War
102. B. Anaemia
103. C. Power
104. B. Dr. Hargobind Khorana
105. D. Excise duty
106. B. Ganymede
107. B. 1412
108. C. 1111
101. D. Florence Nightingale
110. A. 11’hCentury
111. B. Andaman and Nicobar
112. D. Sharavati river
113. B. Mahanadi
114. A. Uranium
115. D. Ferozabad
116.A. Kuldip Nayar
117. C. T.S.Eliot
118. D. rabies virus
111. A. analgesic
120. C. Saranath
121. B. biochemistry
122. B. Sputnick
123.A. Lambert
124. B. Archimedes
125. D. bricks
126.C. Aeroplane
127. B. Hinduism
128. D. Yuri Gagarin
121. B. 72 times a minute
130. A. J. C. Bose
131.
132.A. developing countries
133. D. Karl Marx
134. A. the Indian Ocean
135. C. 1781
136.A. Delhi
137.C. Taxila
138.D. 1150
131.B. Cholesterol
140. A. Sunil Gavaskar
141. D. Deuterium Oxide
142. A. Sumerians
143. C. Cenema
144. A. Aurobindo Ghosh
145.C. Samudra Gupta
146.D. Sunderbans
147. C. Stupa
148. D. Dancing
149. A. Saranath
150. D. New Delhi