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Question:

  Kathak Nauntanki Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of

1.Uttaranchal

2. Uttar Pradesh

3.Jharkhand

4.Chhattisgarh

Question:

  King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in

1.2000 BC

2.1500 BC

3.1480 BC

4. 1027 BC

Question:

  Lal Bahadur Shastri

1.succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India

2.signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan

3.is also known as "Man of Peace"

4. All of the above

Question:

  Leonardo da Vinci

1.was a great Italian painter sculptor and architect

2.got universal fame form his masterpiece "Monalisa"

3.drew models of organs such as the heart lungs and womb

4.All of the above

Question:

  Light Year is related to

1.energy

2.speed

3.distance

4.intensity

Question:

  Michael Faraday discovered

1.electromagnetism

2.benzene liquid gases and optical glass

3. the induction of electric current

4.All of the above

Question:

  Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called

1.Hindi

2.Sanskrit

3.Kannada

4.Tamil

Question:

  Most commonly used bleaching agent is

1.alcohol

2.carbon dioxide

3.chlorine

4.sodium chloride

Question:

  National Botanical Research Institute is located at

1.New Delhi

2. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

3.Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

4.Bangalore (Karnataka)

Question:

  National institute of Mental Health is located at

1.Coonor (Tamil Nadu)

2.Chandigarh

3. New Delhi

4.Bangalore

Question:

  Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first to

1.step on the moon

2.circle the moon

3.walk in space

4.journey into space

Question:

  Nuclear power is ____ thermal power.

1.cheaper than

2.costlier than

3.equal in amount

4.they cannot be related

Question:

  Of the following foods which one is the best source of protein?

1.Butter

2.Fish

3.Lettuce

4.Milk

Question:

  Of the UN Agencies which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?

1.United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

2. International Finance Corporation

3.International Monetary Fund

4.World Bank

Question:

 Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for

1.sports goods

2. copper mines

3.coal mines

4.gold mines

Question:

 Karl Marx's ideology advocated

1.a classed unique society

2.a united society

3.a classed society

4.None of the above

Question:

 Lhasa airport at Tibet is the World's

1.largest airport

2.highest airport

3.lowest airport

4.busiest airport

Question:

 Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as

1. Boyle-Pascal's Law

2.Pascal's Law

3. Archimedes' Principle

4.None of the above

Question:

 Ludhiana is situated on ____ river.

1.Gomti

2.Yamuna

3.Satluj

4.Godavari

Question:

 Marco Polo

1.discovered Greenland

2. travelled through China India and other parts of Asia

3.travelled round the cape of Good Hope

4.discovered Canada

Question:

 Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was established in

1.1958

2.1964

3.1973

4.1988

Question:

 Missile 'prithivi' aims

1.to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield

2.to hit target without the help of the Air Forces

3.to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks

4. None of the above

Question:

 Nowadays many novel chemicals are being synthesized termed as xenobiotics. The unique feature of these is what they areI. biodegradableII. non- biodegradableIII. pose on environmental threatIV. they are environment friendly

1.IIII

2.IIIII

3.IIIIIV

4.IIIII IV

Question:

 Numismatics is the study of

1.coins

2.numbers

3.stamps

4.space

Question:

ï»¿Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in

1.1992

2.1993

3.1994

4.1995

Question:

Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games?

1.Swimming

2.Archery

3.Shooting

4.Weightlifting

Question:

Jeevan Rekha (Life line) express is

1.first hospital on wheels in the world

2. first railway express

3.oldest train

4.None of the above

Question:

Jesus Christ was crucified in

1. 4 BC

2.4 AD

3. 20 AD

4.1 AD

Question:

Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end.

1.Bihar

2.West Bengal

3.Orissa

4.Chhattisgarh

Question:

John F. Kennedy President of USA died on

1.1963

2.1964

3.1965

4.1966

Question:

John F. Kennedy was

1.one the most popular Presidents of USA

2.the first Roman Catholic President

3.writer of Why England slept and Profile in Courage

4.All the above

Question:

Joule is the unit of

1.temperature

2.pressure

3.energy

4.heat

Question:

Judicature (High Court) of Rajasthan is at

1.Jodhpur

2.Jaipur

3.Udaipur

4.Jaiselmer

Question:

K.S. Ranjit Singhji was

1.first Bar-at-law

2. first Air Marshal

3.first Indian test cricketer

4. first Field Marshal

Question:

Kanishka was

1.the king of Kushan dynasty

2.a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha

3.the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia

4.All of the above

Question:

Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to

1.reach North Pole

2. reach South Pole

3.climb Mt. Everest

4.set foot on the moon

Question:

Kathakali Mohiniatam and Ottamthullal are the famous dances of

1.Kerala

2.Karnataka

3.Orissa

4.Tamil Nadu

Question:

Kemal Ataturk was

1. the first President of Independent Kenya

2. the founder of modern Turkey

3. revolutionary leader of Soviet Union

4.None of the above

Question:

Kiran Bedi is

1. first woman IAS officer

2.first woman IPS officer

3.first woman advocate

4.first woman judge

Question:

Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru Andhra Pradesh has reserves of

1.elephant tiger panther sambar

2.pelicans painted stroke

3.chital sambar chinkara wild birds

4.elephant leopard tiger garu nilgai

Question:

Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located at

1.Bhopal

2.Gwalior

3.Karnal

4.Patiala

Question:

Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as

1. Guruji

2.Man of Peace

3.Punjab Kesari

4.Mahamana

Question:

Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as

1.Sher-e-Punjab

2.Punjab Kesari

3.both (a) and (b)

4.None of the above

Question:

Lance Armstrong a sportsperson of international repute belongs to which of the following countries?

1.USA

2.Ukraine

3.Spain

4.Brazil

Question:

Lata Mangeshkar holds the world record for maximum number of ____

1.song recordings

2. singing songs

3.songs composing

4.None of the above

Question:

Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to

1.increase the alkalinity of the soil

2.increase the acidity of the soil

3.restore nitrates to the soil

4.make the soil more porous

Question:

Liquid asset is

1.a type of asset that is in cash in the current account of the commercial bank

2. a type of asset that is in the form of a deposit in the current account of the commercial bank

3.either of these

4.None of the above

Question:

Logarithm tables were invented by

1.John Napier

2.John Doe

3.John Harrison

4.John Douglas

Question:

Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.

1.President of the Philippines

2.President of the Spain

3.President of the Scotland

4.President of the Malaysia

Question:

Mahabaleshwar is located in

1.Maharashtra

2.Rajasthan

3.Madhya Pradesh

4.Himachal Pradesh

Question:

Mahakavi Kalidas

1.was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist

2.lived during the region of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya

3.famous works include Shakutala Raghuvansha Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava

4.All of the above

Question:

Malfunctioning of which of the following organs causes jaundice?

1.Stomach

2.Pancreas

3.Liver

4.Kidney

Question:

Microphone is used to convert

1. sound waves into electrical energy

2.sound waves into light rays

3.electrical energy into sound waves

4. sound waves into magnetic currents

Question:

Milkha Singh Stood ____ in 1960 Olympics in Athletics.

1. fourth in 400m final

2.second in 400m final

3.eighth in 50km walk

4.seventh in 800m final

Question:

Mina is the tribe of

1.Tripura

2.Sikkim

3.Rajasthan

4.Nagaland Assam

Question:

MISA stands for

1.Maintenance of Internal Security Act

2.Multinational Internal Society Authority

3.Movement for Indian System Act

4.None of the above

Question:

Modern football is said to have evolved from

1.England

2.India

3.France

4.Spain

Question:

Modvat is

1.Maintenance of Internal Security Act

2.a term used in excise which is a new scheme of indirect taxes

3.scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw materials used for the production of the final good

4.scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw materials used for the production of the final good

Question:

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for

1.brass ware

2. sandal oil

3.newsprint factory

4.penicillin factory

Question:

Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of

1.Community leadership

2.public service

3. journalism and literature

4.international understanding

Question:

Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in

1.1992

2.1979

3.1988

4.1954

Question:

Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year

1.1951

2.1952

3.1953

4.1954

Question:

Ms. Medha Patkar is associated with the

1.Tehri project

2.Enron project

3.Sardar Sarovar project

4. Dabhol project

Question:

Nalanda is located at

1.Gujarat

2.Varanasi Uttar Pradesh

3. Near Patna Bihar

4.Near Bhopal Madhya Pradesh

Question:

Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

1.Hydrometer

2.Hygrometer

3.Barometer

4.Mercury Thermometer

Question:

National Anthem was first sung on

1.December 27 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta

2.January 24 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India

3.January 26 1959 by the Government of India

4.None of the above

Question:

National Defence Academy is situated at

1.Khadakvasla

2. New Delhi

3.Wellington

4.Dehradun

Question:

National Institute of Occupation Health is located at

1.Bangalore

2.Ahmedabad

3.Pune

4.Mumbai

Question:

National Institute of Oceanography is located at

1.Panaji (Goa)

2. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

3.Pune (Maharashtra)

4.Nagpur (Maharashtra)

Question:

National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in

1.1980

2.1985

3.1990

4.1995

Question:

Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of

1.3 years

2.4 years

3.5 years

4.there is no fixed interval

Question:

Number of commands of Air Force are

1.five

2.six

3.seven

4.seven

Question:

Of the blood groups A B AB and O which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A?

1.Group A only

2.Group B only

3.Group A and O

4.Group AB only

Question:

Of the various agencies related to the United Nations the one that has the longest period is

1. International Labour Organisation

2.Universal Postal Union

3. World Health Organisation

4.World Meteorological Organisation

Question:

Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped which has the largest potential?

1.Water power

2. Wind power

3.Solar power

4.Biomass power

Question:

Olympic creed and oath was composed by ____ the founder of modern Olympics.

1.Rev Father Didon

2.Baron Pierre de Coubertin

3. Norman Pitchard

4. None of the above

Question:

Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings each of a different colour representing the five continents of the world as

1.Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania

2.Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America

3. Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America

4.Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania

Question:

On a night when the sky is clear the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that

1. the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth

2.on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling

3. the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth

4. current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night

Question:

On August 1 2003 the total strength of India's armed forces approximate to

1.1392000

2.1092000

3.71,500

4.132000

Question:

With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?

1.Basketball

2.Football

3.Hockey

4.Golf

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