1. The chemical name of Vitamin B is
a) thiamine
b) ascorbic acid
c) riboflavin
d) nicotinamide
2. The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha was
a) Nargis Dutt
b) Hema Malini
c) Jaya Prada
d) None of the above
3.The first NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) conference was held at
a) Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
b) Caire (Egypt)
c) Lusaka (Zambia)
d) Algeria (Algeria)
4. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was
a) S. Radhakrishnan
b) C. Rajagopalachari
c) C.V. Raman
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
5. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
a) Jones Salk
b) Alb E. Sabin
c) J.L. Baird
d) J. Perkins
6. The important industries of Rajasthan are
a) textiles and woollen
b) sugar and cement
c) glass and zinc smelters
d) All of the above
7.The headquarter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation is at
a) Kolkata
b) Darjeeling
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi
8. The member states of Benelux Economic Union are
a) Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
b) Indonesia, Kuwait, Libya
c) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
d) Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago
9. The largest city of India is
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
10. The literacy rate of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is
a) 86.63 per cent
b) 80.76 per cent
c) 79.23 per cent
d) 78.11 per cent
11. The Heads of Government of the countries which are members of the Commonwealth meet
a) once a year
b) biannually
c) as and when necessary
d) at intervals of three years
12. The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO) are located at
a) New York, USA
b) Bangkok
c) Addis Ababa
d) Hague (Netherlands)
13. The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted
a) United Nations Industrial Development Organization
b) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
c) United Nations Development Programme
d) International Atomic Energy Agency
14. The headquarter of European Court of Justice (ECJ) are situated at
a) Paris
b) Luxembourg
c) Strasbourg (France)
d) San Jose, Costa Rica
15. The host of first Olympics in 1896 was
a) Athens, Greece
b) Paris, France
c) Los Angeles, USA
d) London, Great Britain
16. The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is
a) Bhatnagar Award
b) Borlaug Award
c) Dadabhai Naoroji Award
d) Arjuna Award
17.The battle tanks designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization in collaboration with Heavy Vehicles Factory and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are
a) Arjun
b) Vijayanta
c) T-55 and T-72
d) All of the above
18. The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is
a) the International court of justice
b) the General Assembly
c) the secretariat
d) the Trusteeship council
19. The first women to climb Mt. Everest was
a) Karoline Mikkelson
b) Junko Taibei
c) Valentina Tereshkova
d) None of the above
20. The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white silk are
a) from right to left blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively
b) from left to right blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively
c) from right to left blue, black, green, red and yellow respectively
d) from left to right yellow, red, green, black and blue respectively
21. The main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the
a) hydrosphere
b) troposphere
c) lithosphere
d) atmosphere
22. The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in
a) Orissa
b) assam
c) Kerala
d) manipur
23. The market condition when goods and services are not freely available and thus the prices are relatively high is called
a) rights issue
b) sinking fund
c) seller's market
d) recession
24. The headquarter of 'Assam Rifles' at
a) kohima
b) Shillong
c) Aizawl
d) dispur
25. The language spoken in Sikkim are
a) Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
b) Bengali, Tripuri
c) Marathi
d) manipuri
26. The first lady Prime Minister of a country was
a) Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka)
b) Maria Estate Pew (Argentina)
c) Junko Taibei (Japan)
d) None of the above
27.The common pesticides which are in use consist of
a) PCBs
b) organochlorines
c) olefins
d) heterocyclic compounds
28. The dance in Himachal Pradesh, performed indoor, solo or duet, especially when life comes to a standstill during cold winter is
a) Rouf
b) Munzra
c) Giddha parhaun
d) Luddi dance
29. The battle tanks that have been modernized to keep pace with the latest technology development is
a) arjun
b) T-55 and T-72
c) Vijayanta
d) All of the above
30. The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at
a) New Delhi, India
b) Manila, Philippines
c) Tokyo, Japan
d) Jakarata, Indonesia
31. The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) is
a) to provide collective defence and economic cooperation
b) to maintain higher standards of living among member nations
c) to accelerate economic progress and maintain economic stability
d) None of the above
32. The main object of which of the following UN agency is to help the underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their living standards?
a) IMF
b) UNICEF
c) UNDP
d) IDA
33. The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at
a) Algiers
b) Lagos
c) Kuwait
d) Vienna
34. The language spoken in Lakshadweep island is
a) Malayalam
b) Marathi
c) Tamil
d) Kannada
35. The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was first described by
a) Partrick Manson
b) Laveran
c) Ronald Ross
d) Richard Pfeiffer
36. The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called
a) collateral
b) coalition
c) conglomerate
d) None of the above
37.The first Indian and Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics was
a) C.V. Raman
b) Mother Teresa
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) S. Chandrasekhar
38. The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award, given in 1969, was received by
a) Devika Rani
b) Kanan Devi
c) Pankaj Mullick
d) Sohrab Modi
39. The command from a superior officer or a judge to a subordinate right given to a person to act in the name of another, is
a) Mandamus
b) modvat
c) Manifesto
d) mandate
40. The Awards conferred by the Hollywood Foreign press Association which is given annually for creditable efforts in film direction, are
a) Oscar Award
b) Golden Bear Award
c) Owen Global Prize
d) Golden Globe Award
41. The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are situated at
a) Paris
b) Geneva
c) Rome
d) Vienna
42. The main crop of Meghalaya is
a) rice
b) barley
c) wheat
d) sugarcane
43. The major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh are
a) copper and graphite
b) limestone and dolomite
c) rock phosphate and dolomite
d) None of the above
44. The member of SEATO (South-East Asia Treaty Organisation) are
a) Australia, France, New Zealand
b) Philippines, Thailand
c) UK and USA
d) All of the above
45. The highest national award in India given for exceptional work for advancement of art, literature and science
a) Bharat Ratna
b) Padmabhusan Awards
c) Padmashree Awards
d) None of the above
46. The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in
a) 1100 BC
b) 860 BC
c) 776 BC
d) 793 BC
47.The clear sky looks blue because
a) reflection of light
b) refraction of light
c) diffraction of light
d) dispersion of light
48. The common terms used in shooting are
a) hunting, show-jump, dressage
b) bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug
c) bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta
d) None of the above
49. The buoyancy depends on
a) the mass of the body
b) the shape of the body
c) the mass of the liquid displaced
d) the depth to which the body is immersed
50. The first chairman of the Africa fund committee was
a) Late Rajiv Gandhi
b) Late Indira Gandhi
c) Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
d) None of the above
51. Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships.
a) Belarus and Ukraine
b) Czech Republic and Slovakia
c) Tonga and Nauru
d) None of the above
52. Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is
a) the same as on the earth
b) slightly more than that on the earth
c) less than that on the earth
d) reduced to zero
53. To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?
a) Austria
b) Sweden
c) Burma
d) Norway
54. War of the Roses was
a) civil war in England
b) religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany
c) war between Syrian and Roman forces
d) None of the above
55. The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is
a) oxygen, aluminium, silicon
b) aluminium, silicon, oxygen
c) oxygen, silicon, aluminium
d) silicon, oxygen, aluminium
56. The 'pulse' of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by measuring
a) nitrogen
b) oxygen
c) alkalinity
d) conductivity
57.The range of R.B.C to W.B.C in the human body is
a) 15 : 500
b) 10 : 500
c) 5 : 500
d) 1 : 500
58. The official language of the Government of India is
a) English
b) Malayalam
c) Hindi
d) Marathi
59. The number of chromosomes in human body is
a) 42
b) 44
c) 46
d) 48
60. The purest form of water can be obtained from
a) a deep tubewell
b) a running stream
c) a hot water spring
d) a heavy shower of rain
61. The velocity of light was first measured by
a) Einstein
b) Network
c) Romer
d) Galileo
62. The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are
a) McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup
b) Federation cup
c) Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup
d) None of the above
63. The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma bhushan
c) Padma shri
d) Bharat Ratna
64. The term used in billiards are
a) blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot
b) target, field, flight, ballsege
c) auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut
d) blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft
65. Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of
a) bronze
b) gold gilt
c) standard silver
d) None of the above
66. The Rh factor refers to
a) a protein substance found in the blood of some people
b) a hormone carried by the blood
c) the ratio of red corpuscles to white corpuscles in the blood
d) a process that speeds up the clothing of blood
67.The Reliance Cup is associated with
a) sea plane race (England)
b) world badminton (women)
c) badminton
d) cricket
68. The National Emblem was adopted by Government of India on
a) January 26, 1950
b) August 15, 1947
c) August 2, 1950
d) July 12, 1947
69. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
a) Newton
b) Dalton
c) Copernicus
d) Einstein
70. The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is
a) 180
b) 182
c) 183
d) 193
71.Thomas Cup is associated with
a) badminton
b) billiards
c) lawn tennis
d) table tennis
72. Theory of Idealism was expounded by George Hegal, Bishop George and Berkeley According to this
a) mathli is an illusion and that the only reality that which exists mentally
b) good was pleasure and that evil was pain
c) base of knowledge is sense-experience, that is, observations governed by scientific principles
d) all knowledge is derived from sensory experience, by observing and experimenting
73. Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating
a) anemia
b) goitre
c) night blindness
d) rickets
74. To prevent loss of weight plants reduce transpiration by
a) shedding of leaves
b) reducing the size of leaves
c) developing hair around stomata
d) All of the above
75. The term which denotes that each side has made equal point at game point, in Tennis, is referred to as
a) baseline
b) deuce
c) fault
d) grand slam
76. The theory of utilitarianism was expounded by
a) Jeremy Bentham (1748-1836)
b) James Mill(1773-1839)
c) Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900)
d) All of the above
77.The velocity of sound in air (under normal condition) is
a) 30 m/sec
b) 320 m/sec
c) 332 m/sec
d) 3,320 m/sec
78.The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called
a) credit squeeze
b) loup de' etat
c) deficit financing
d) deflation
79. The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports?
a) Boxing
b) chess
c) Rowing
d) Horse Racing
80. The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
81.The significance of peace is denoted by which of the following symbol?
a) Olive branch
b) green light
c) Lotus
d) Red flag
82. The objective of India's space programme was
a) mass communication and education via satellite
b) survey and management of natural resources
c) development of indigenous satellites and satellite launch vehicles
d) All of above
83. The number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
84. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awards the Nobel Prize in
a) physics
b) economics
c) chemistry
d) both (a) and (c)
85. The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Booker's Prize in 1997 was
a) Amsterdam
b) The God of Small Things
c) Disgrace
d) Last Orders
86. The telescope is used for viewing
a) distant objects
b) near objects
c) small objects
d) living cells
87.The transport fleet of Air Force consists of
a) IL-765
b) Boeing-731
c) AN-352
d) All of the above
88. The term butterfly is associated with
a) kabbadi
b) swimming
c) boxing
d) wrestling
89. Venturi tube is used for
a) measuring intensity of earthquakes
b) measuring specific gravity
c) measuring density
d) measuring flow of a fluid
90. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ___ in north
a) Nepal
b) Uttarakhand
c) Haryana and Delhi
d) Rajasthan
91. The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
a) August 15, 1947
b) July 22, 1947
c) January 26, 1950
d) January 2, 1950
92. The regional economic commissions of the Economic and Social Council (UNO) are
a) ECE (Economic Commission of Europe) and ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia)
b) ECLA (Economic Commission for Latin America) and ECA (Economic Commission for Africa)
c) ECWA (Economic Commission for Western Asia) and ECLA
d) All of the above
93. The playground of baseball is known as
a) Court
b) Diamond
c) Ring
d) Pitch
94. The state having maximum cities is
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Kerala
95. The National Convention framed the new Republican constitution of France in 1795, according to which
a) the executive authority of the state was vested in a committee of five directors, called the Directo
b) a bicameral legislature was established
c) both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
96. The sacred place for Buddhists is
a) Lumbini (Nepal) where Buddha was born
b) Bodh Gaya (Bihar) where Buddha received enlightenment
c) Kusinagara (UP) where Buddha attained Nirvana
d) All of the above
97.The national museum is located at
a) Mumbai
b) Lucknow
c) New Delhi
d) Pune
98. The only Indian woman who become President of the World Health Organisation so far is/was
a) Smt. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
b) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
c) Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d) Dr. Sushila Nayar
99. The News Agency "Associated Press" is of
a) Indonesia
b) America
c) Bangladesh
d) China
100. The Olympic Flame was lit for the first time at the Amsterdam stadium in
a) 1981
b) 1928
c) 1938
d) 1948