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1. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of Independent India?

Lord Louis Mountballen


Jawaharlal Nehru


SardarVallabhbhai Patel


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2. Who of the following is the President of Sri Lanka?

Maithripala Sirisena


Chandrika Kumartunge


Mahinda Rajapakshe


K. M. De Silva.


3. The language of the discourses of Gautam Buddha was:

Bhojpuri


Magadhi


Pali


Sanskrit


4. Who ofthe following visited Nalanda University during the reign of King Harsha?

HieunTsang


Fahien


Megasthenes·


None of these


5. The theory ofeconomic drain of India
during British imperialism was .propounded by:

M. K.Gandhi
. Jawaharlal Nehru



Dadabhai Naoroji


R.C. Dull.


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6. The founder of All India National Congress was:

A.O. Hume


JawaharlalNehru


M. K. Gandhi


Subhas Chandra Bose


7. The Prime Minister is the Chairman of:

NITI ACly09


Union' Public Service Commission


Finance Commission


Minorities Commission


8. Which State of India records the highest production oftea

West Bengal


Kerala


Tamil Nadu


.Assam·


9. Which ofthe following is not a Union
Territory? Arunachal Pradesh Lakshadweep

Andaman &Nicobar Islands·


.Pudduchery


10. Which of the following countries hosted SAARC Summit-2014

India.


Sri Lanka


Nepal


Bangladesh . Contd.
11. Which of the following countries is not a member ofASEAN

China


Thailand


Singapore


Phillippines


12. Who of the following is the Prime Minister ofAustralia?

Angela Merkel


TonyAbbott


David. Cameroon


Vladimir Putin


13. Renowned dancer Sitara Devi was anexponentofwhich classical dance form?

Bharatnatyam


Kathakali


Odissi


Kathak


14. What is ;the name of the auto­biography of Sachin Tendulkar?

Playing It My Way


Cricket-My Life


On the Edge of Fire


Playing for the Play


15. 'Train to Pakistan' was written by

. Amrita Pritam


Khushwant Singh


Benazir Bhutto


Z.A. Bhutto


16: For which of the folloWing films Kangana Ranawat received the National Award for Best Actress
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Fashion


Queen


Highway


17. Who discovered Penicillin?

Alexander Fleming


William Harvey


Joseph Lister·


Madam Curie



18. The 2Q14Asian Games was held in:
South Korea


Japan


Ci'lina


Thailand


19. The Wheeler Island is famous for:

Crocodile Breeding


Remote Sensing


Launching of Missiles


Fishing


20. Which of the following countries is knownasLand oftheMidnight Sun?

Norway


Finland


Switzerland


Japan


21. Which of the following was created the 29th State of India?

Utlarakhand·


Telengana


Jharkhand


Chhattisgarh (Turn over)
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23.

24.

25.

26.


27.

Which ofthe following countries does not enjoy veto power in UN Security Council?

China


India


USA


UK


International Human Rights Day is celebrated on

10th Deceinber


10th March


1st December


24th October

W.
Rontgen is associated with the discovery of:


X-Ray


Stethoscope


Thermometer


Ultrasound


Who among the following has authored the Book 'Hind Swaraj'

Bal Gangadharlliak


Mahatma Gandhi


Gopal Krishna Gokhale


M. G. Ranade


In which of the following States Kandla port is situated

Goa


Gujarat


Kerala


Karnataka


The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is located at
NewYoik

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The Hague


Paris


Washington


28. The first modern regular census in India was started in 1881 by:

Lord Ripon


Lord Lytton


Lord Powell


Lord Clive


29. The gases most responsible for global warming are:

Carbon dioxide and Methane


Ammonia and Butane .


Radon and Nitrogen


Ozone and Hydrogen Chloride


30. Irani Trophy is associated with which ofthe following games?

Badminton


Golf


Cricket


Football


31. Kalhana's work 'Rajatarangini' is an important source material for the studyofwhich one ofthefollowing:

Ancient Kamrupa . Post-Mauryan Magadha


Medieval Rajasthan


Early Medieval Kashmir


32. WhoistheauthoroftheGod ofSmall Things?
Arundhati Roy
Kiran Desai
Salman Rushdie
.. V. S. Naipaul

Contd.
33. 'An Inconvenient Truth' is a film directed byAI Goreto promote public awareness about:

Terrorism


Global Warming


Nuclear


Communalism


34. Who is the father of Immunology?

Louis Pasteur


Robert Koch


Landsteiner


Edward Jenner


35. Which of the following fossil fuels is
.the cleanest fuel?
Coal


Petrol


Natural Gas


Diesel


36. Meghnad Shah is known for his contribution inwhichofthefollowing fields?

Physics


Medical Science


Environmental Science


History


37. Ozone Layer of the Earth's atmosphere is Important for living organisms because it

Prevents entry of ultra-violet rays


Prevents entry ofX-rays


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Maintains level of Oxygen on Earth


Prevents acid rain on earth


38. Hygrometer is an instrument which measures:

Electric Current


Level of Humidity


Depth ofthe Ocean


Magnetic Flux
.



39. Who is the United States of America's Ambassadortp India

Peter Burleigh


Nadir Powell Patel


Kathleen Stephens


Richard Rahul Verma


40. Who invented Dynamo?

Michael Faraday


Gutenberg


MacMillan


Pascal


41. What is Bachpan BachaoAndolan?

It is a movement to provide primary education to all children


Supreme Court's Directive to Schools to reduce the weight of schoolbags


. A movement in India protecting the rights of children
A movement in Pakistan to protectthe girl child
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42. Which of the following statements is closely associated with Boko Haram?

It is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria


It is fighting for freedom against the oppressive Nigerian Regime


It is an arm of the Nigerian government topromote Islam


It is an organization set up for abducting women
43. Where is the Headquarters of UNESCO?

Washington


Beijing'


Tokyo


Paris


44. The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country

Chile


Australia


USA
Indonesia
45. Which continent ofthe world does not

.
have a desert?
. Australia
Europe
,Cl Asia

NorthAmerica
46..Which of the following political leaders was recently awal:ded Bharat Ratna?
A. B. Vajpayee
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. Sonia Gandhi L. K. Advani Biju Patnaik
47. .Who is the Union Cabinet Minister of Human Resources Development? Murli Manohar Joshi Arun Jaitley Uma Bharti Smriti Irani "
48. Who of the following is the author of


Adam Smith


KarlMarx


Rousseau


Voltaire


49. In which of the following States of-. India Loktak lake situated?

Manipur


Assam


Jammu &Kashmir


Meghalaya


50. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudness nights,· because clouds:
Prevent cold waves from
•.
sky from descending
Reflect back the heatgiven off
by Earth
Produce heat and radiate it "
towards Earth
Absorb heat from· the
atmosphere and senq it
towards Earth
Contd.

51. Acid Rain is caused by the pollution
of the environment by
Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen
Carbon monoxide and Carbon
dioxide
Ozone and Carbon oxide
Nitrous oxide and Sulphur
dioxide
52. Who invented Dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
Charles Boyle
Samuel Cohen
H. W. Seeley
53. How is Ban Ki-moon known as
President of South Korea
Head of World Bank
A famous scientist of Genetic
Engineering
Secretary-General oWN
. 54. Which ofthe following is the capital
of Canada
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
BOg<Jta
55. Whatdoes FPl'stand for?
N
Foreign Development Invest­
ment
Foreign Direct Investment

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French Development Institute


Foreign Development Invest­ment


56. Ebola is ..

Terrorist Organisation


DeadlyVirus


AIDS Test


An animal in Africa


57. Where is the Headquarters of WHO located?


Geneva


NewYork



Paris
58. Indus Water Treaty is a pact on sharing of river water between India and

Bangladesh


Pakistan


Nepal


Afghanistan


59. Whoofthefollowing is nota recipient of JnanpithAward

PrativaRay


. Sitakanta Mahapatra


Gopinath Mohanty


ManojDas


60. From which of the following space ...stationswasManga(ayanlaunched? .
Sriharikota Bala.sore Thumba Island
(Turn

81. .Neutron was discovered by

Mosley


Rutherford


Thomson


Chadwick


82. The recipients of Nobel Peace for the year 2014 belong to:

India and Pakistan


China and Japan


USA and UK


Australia and New Zealand


83. Which one of the following mathe­matician invented decimal place value?

Bhaskar
Varahamihira



Brahmagupta


Aryabhatta


84. Which among the following is.the largest rubber produCing State in India?

Karnataka


Tamil Nadu


Kerala


Maharashtra


85. Which of the following is known as
the Pink City of India?
. Udaipur.


Jaipur


Hyderabad
Ahmedabad



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86. The Sarkaria Commission Report, deals with which one of the following?

Corruption in India


Center-State Relations


Local Governance


Inter-State Dispute


87. The concept of Human Rights primarily emphasizes on

Right to Property


Right to Equality


Right to Religion


Dignity of Man as a human being


88. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is:

25%


33%


43%


53%


89. Who Is the Chief Justice of India?

R. M. Lodha


H. L. Dattu


K. G. Balakrishnan


Altamas Kabir


90. Where was 35th National Garnes of 2015 held?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Punjab
Andhra Pradesh
Contd.

91, Where is Bhabha Atomic Research Center located?

Mumbai


Delhi


Pune


Chennai


92. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:

1557


1857


1657


1757


93. In which of the following cities the Statue of Liberty is situated?

NewYork


Washington


Paris


London


94. The term 'Sustainable development' has been derived from:

The Bru'ndtland Commission Report


The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development


The Millennium Development Goals


The Earth Summit


95. India exploded its first nuclear device inthe year:

1976
1974



1994


1991


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96. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

H. S. Brahma N. Gopalaswami


Kuldip Singh


Dr. Nasim Zaidi


97. Inwhich State is Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant located?

Karnataka


Tamil Nadu


Kerala



98. With which game Saina Nehwal is associated

Badminton


Tennis


Chess


Table Tennis


99. Which day is observed as National Science Day?

28th February


8th March


1st December


10th January


100. What is the currency of Japan?

Yuan


Yen


Won


Dinar


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