1. In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?
a) 1952
b) 1953
c) 1954
d) 1955
2. India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was
a) Purnima-I
b) Zerlina
c) Apsara
d) Kamini
3. India's first atomic power station was set up at
a) Surat (Gujarat)
b) Tarapur (Maharashtra)
c) Solapur (Maharashtra)
d) Trombay (Maharashtra)
4. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?
a) 102
b) 104
c) 106
d) 107
5. In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Teheran primarily
a) to work out a common line of action against Japan
b) for creating an effective instrument for maintaining international peace
c) to discuss the strategy to be adopted by the Allies to invade Germany
d) to consider a common plan of action by the Allies forces against the axis powers
6. GNLF stands for
a) Gross National Liberation Form
b) Gorkha National Liberation Front
c) Both option A and B
d) None of the above
7. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in
a) increased height
b) weakening of bones
c) retarded growth
d) None of the above
8. Fa-Hien was
a) the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
b) the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
c) the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
d) None of the above
9. In which year of First World War Germany declared war on Russia and France?
a) 1914
b) 1915
c) 1916
d) 1917
10. ICAO stands for
a) Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization
b) Institute of Company of Accounts Organization
c) International Civil Aviation Organization
d) None of the above