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Granite, Basalt and Volcanic are various types of which rock?

  1. Sedimentary

  2. Metamorphic

  3. Igneous

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which is the smallest planet of our solar system?

  1. Mercury

  2. Venus

  3. Pluto

  4. Neptune


Correct Option: C

Rome is situated on the banks of the river

  1. Seine

  2. Danube

  3. Tiber

  4. Tyne


Correct Option: C

The Diego Garcia island is situated in the

  1. Atlantic Ocean

  2. Arctic Ocean

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Pacific Ocean


Correct Option: C

The Russian Revolution took place in the year

  1. 1789

  2. 1847

  3. 1903

  4. 1917


Correct Option: D

Member countries observe Commonwealth Day on

  1. June, 5

  2. May, 24

  3. August, 7

  4. October, 21


Correct Option: B

Little Slam is a term associated with which one of the following sport disciplines?

  1. Billiards

  2. Bridge

  3. Polo

  4. Lawn Tennis


Correct Option: B

The Republic is a famous work by

  1. Aristotle

  2. Plato

  3. Karl Marx

  4. Otto Von Bismarck


Correct Option: B

Identify the correct match.

  1. (Important Line) Durand Line (Demarcating) India & Pakistan

  2. (Important Line) McMahon Line (Demarcating) India & Afghanistan

  3. (Important Line) Radcliffe Line (Demarcating) India & Sri Lanka

  4. (Important Line) Siegfried Line (Demarcating) Germany & France


Correct Option: D

The study that deals with the process of fermentation is

  1. Phenology

  2. Zymology

  3. Etymology

  4. Phychology


Correct Option: B

The S.I. unit of temperature is

  1. celsius

  2. fahrenheit

  3. centigrade

  4. kelvin


Correct Option: D

When ice melts in a container of water, what happens to the level of water in the container?

  1. It decreases

  2. It increases

  3. It first decreases then increases

  4. It remains unaffected


Correct Option: D

When a ball bounces upon falling, which of the following principles is in action?

  1. Newton's Third Law of Motion

  2. Newton's Second Law of Motion

  3. Newton's First Law of Motion

  4. Hook's Law


Correct Option: A

How many bones are there in the skeletal system of an adult?

  1. 109

  2. 137

  3. 188

  4. 206


Correct Option: D

Which Veda consists of 1,028 hymns?

  1. Atharva Veda

  2. Sama Veda

  3. Rig Veda

  4. Yajur Veda


Correct Option: C

Gandhiji's famous Quit India call was given to the British Empire in

  1. 1939

  2. 1941

  3. 1942

  4. 1945


Correct Option: C

The first battle of Panipat was fought between

  1. Ibrahim Lodhi and Akbar

  2. Akbar and Hemu

  3. Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur

  4. Akbar and Mohammad Ghori


Correct Option: C

How many judges are there in the Supreme Court of India besides the Chief Justice of India?

  1. 20

  2. 22

  3. 25

  4. 28


Correct Option: C

The literary meaning of this writ issued by the court is to ' command' . With which writ are we concerned here?

  1. Habeas Corpus

  2. Mandamus

  3. Certiorari

  4. Quo Warranto


Correct Option: B

Ottum Thullal is a solo dance from which one of the following Indian states?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: C

Which of the following Amendments made Sikkim part of the Indian Union?

  1. 23rd Amendment, 1969

  2. 28th Amendment, 1971

  3. 36th Amendment, 1975

  4. 42nd Amendment, 1976


Correct Option: C

The Ukai project is based on which of the following rivers?

  1. Mahi

  2. Krishna

  3. Godavari

  4. Tapti


Correct Option: D

Indian Railways uses which of the following types of rail tracks?

  1. Narrow Gauge

  2. Broad Guage

  3. Meter Guage

  4. All of them


Correct Option: D

The Sariska sanctuary is located in

  1. Gujarat

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Rajasthan


Correct Option: D

Sodium metal is prepared by the electrolysis of sodium chloride by using

  1. Bosch's process

  2. Frasch's process

  3. Down's process

  4. Bayer's process


Correct Option: C

The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is located at

  1. Roorkee

  2. Bangalore

  3. New Delhi

  4. Lucknow


Correct Option: C

The newspaper Young India was edited by

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Lala Lajpat Rai

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the first month of our national calendar?

  1. Vaishakh

  2. Phalguna

  3. Chaitra

  4. Pausa


Correct Option: C

The Sepoy Mutiny or the Great Revolt of 1857 took place during the governor-generalship of

  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord Canning

  4. Lord Minto


Correct Option: C

Unhappy India is written by

  1. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is also known as the Venice of the East?

  1. Manila

  2. Tokyo

  3. Bangkok

  4. Singapore


Correct Option: C

The capital of Chhattisgarh is

  1. Raipur

  2. Durg

  3. Jabalpur

  4. Indore


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the highest capital city of the world?

  1. Lhasa

  2. La Paz

  3. Thimphu

  4. Beijing


Correct Option: B

There are ____ permanent members in the Security Council of the U.N.

  1. 3

  2. 5

  3. 7

  4. 10


Correct Option: B

World Human Rights Day is observed on

  1. November 21st

  2. December 1st

  3. December 4th

  4. December 10th


Correct Option: D

Gambit is a term associated with which of the following sports disciplines?

  1. Hockey

  2. Badminton

  3. Chess

  4. Lawn Tennis


Correct Option: C

The secretariat of SAARC is based in

  1. Dhaka

  2. New Delhi

  3. Kuala Lumpur

  4. Kathmandu


Correct Option: D

According to the Census 2001, which state has the highest population growth?

  1. Sikkim

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Nagaland

  4. Manipur


Correct Option: C

If the weight of a man is 120 kg on earth, how much will he weigh on the moon?

  1. 10 kg

  2. 20 kg

  3. 40 kg

  4. 60 kg


Correct Option: B

Dr. Ian Wilmut is associated with the

  1. discovery of the DNA structure

  2. first kidney transplant

  3. creation of the world's first cloned sheep

  4. discovery of genes


Correct Option: C

Directive Principles of state policy have been taken from the Constitution of which of the following countries?

  1. U.K

  2. U.S.A.

  3. France

  4. Ireland


Correct Option: D

Europa is a satellite of which of the following planets?

  1. Saturn

  2. Earth

  3. Venus

  4. Jupiter


Correct Option: D

A money bill can originate

  1. only in the Rajya Sabha

  2. at the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

  3. only in the Lok Sabha

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Amartya Sen won the Noble Prize for Economics in

  1. 1995

  2. 1998

  3. 1999

  4. 2000


Correct Option: B

The World Trade Organization came into existence on

  1. April 1, 1948

  2. May 1, 1975

  3. August 1, 1988

  4. January 1, 1995


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is also known as the ' coffee port of the world' ?

  1. Rio de Janeiro

  2. Sao Paulo

  3. Colombo

  4. Brasilia


Correct Option: B

The Noble Prize for which of the following fields was introduced in 1969?

  1. Medicine

  2. Physics

  3. Chemistry

  4. Economics


Correct Option: D

Who is the founder of the Slave Dynasty of India?

  1. Iltutmish

  2. Ibn Battuta

  3. Qutubuddin Aibak

  4. Mohammed Bin Qasim


Correct Option: C

Flemish are inhabitants of

  1. Hungary

  2. Poland

  3. Belgium

  4. Austria


Correct Option: C

The University Grants Commission was set up in the year

  1. 1952

  2. 1959

  3. 1956

  4. 1958


Correct Option: C
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