1. Zakir Hussain was
a) the third President of India
b) India's second vice President
c) both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
2. What is the purpose of SAARC?
a) To promote the welfare of the people of South Asia
b) To improve the environment of security in the region
c) To accelerate economic growth and cultural development
d) All of the above
3. When did Yuri Alekseyevich Gagaris of Russia, the first man to reach space, reached space?
a) 1960
b) 1961
c) 1962
d) 1963
4. What is the height of Nainital, Uttaranchal above sea level?
a) 7,500 ft above sea level
b) 3,500 ft above sea level
c) 7,168 ft above sea level
d) 6,400 ft above sea level
5. When a given amount of air is cooled
a) the amount of moisture it can hold decreases
b) its absolute humidity decreases
c) its relative humidity remains constant
d) its absolute humidity increases
6. Value Added Tax (VAT) is
a) indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the re
b) tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is
c) both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
7.Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east
a) Assam
b) Mizoram
c) both (a) and (b)
d) Bangladesh
8. The trophy given for exemplary conduct displayed by an athlete during the Olympic games is
a) Mohammad Toher Trophy
b) Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy
c) Tokyo Trophy
d) None of the above
9. Toxin is a poisonous substance produce by
a) some higher plants
b) certain animals
c) pathogenic bacteria
d) All of the above
10. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu has reserves of
a) wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara
b) important bird sanctuary
c) pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf
d) elephant, deer, wild boar, crocodile, crangetic dolphin