Which company carries the construction of submarines; missile-boats and destroyers and so on for the India navy and offshore supply vessels and well-head platforms and so on?
1.Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)
2.Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE)
3.Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
4.None of the above
When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?
1.1994
2.1999
3.2000
4.None of the above
When was table tennis introduced in Olympics?
1.1896 at Athens
2.1988 at Seoul
3.1924 at Paris
4.924 at Seoul
Where did the three leaders; F.D. Roosevelt; Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin; meet in 1943 and agreed on the need for maintaining international peace?
1.Moscow
2.San Francisco
3.Teheran
4.Washington D.C.
Which Academy promotes and develops literature in all the 22 languages of India?
1.Sahitya Academy
2.Sangeet Natak Academy
3.Lalit Kala Academy
4.None of the above
Which are the important meeting of the Commonwealth?
1.Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM)
2.Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries
3.Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries
4.All of the above
Which are the important minerals found in manipur?
1.Sillimanite; nickel; petroleum
2.Oil; coal; manganese
3.Iron; lime; bauxite
4.None of the above
Which are the main crops of Arunachal Pradesh?
1.Rice; maize; millet; wheat; mustard
2. Rice; tobacco; oilseeds; jute; cotton
3.Tea; jute; rice; cotton; silk
4. None of the above
Which body of UNO gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the bodies and special agencies of the UNO?
1.The Security Council
2. International Court of Justice
3. International Court of Justice
4.Secretariat
Which is post-harvest folk dance in Assam?
1.Bihu
2.Ojapali
3.Ankia Nat
4.None of the above
Which is the place of worship for Judoists?
1.Synagogue
2.First temple
3.No church or temple
4.Monastery
Which is the sacred text of Hinduism?
1.The Vedas
2.The Bhagavad Gita
3. The epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
4.All of the above
Which language of India belongs to Dravidian family?
1.Languages of Northern India
2. Languages of Southern India
3.Languages of Eastern India
4.Languages of Western India
Which of the following agencies related to the United Nation was in existence before the Second World War?
1. Food and Agricultural Organisation
2.International Labour Organisation
3.World Health Organisation
4.International Monetary Fund
Zawar (Rajasthan) is famous for
1.ship manufacturing
2.zinc mines
3.salt
4.major port
Which countries from the membership of CACM (Central American Common Market)?
1.Costa Rica; EI Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua
2.Bogota; EI Salvedor; Honduras
3. Washington DC; Bogota; Guatemala
4. All of the above
When was Lord Buddha born?
1.586 BC
2.1000 BC
3.560 BC
4.750 BC
When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
1.1948
2.1951
3.1958
4.1971
When was Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci?
1.1431 AD
2.1492 AD
3.1504 AD
4.1556 AD
When was pottery developed in the Indus Valley?
1.5000 BC
2.6000 BC
3.3500 BC
4.2600 BC
When was Prophet Mohamed; the founder of Islam; born?
1.420 AD
2.570 AD
3.868 AD
4.1138 AD
When was Ranasingha Premadasa; President of Sri Lanka; assassinated?
1.1963
2.1973
3.1983
4.1993
When was Shakespeare born?
1.1564 AD
2.1564 AD
3.1642 AD
4.1642 AD
When was slavery abolished in Britain?
1.1830
2.1837
3.1843
4.1833
When was the city Rome found by Romulus?
1.753 BC
2.604 BC
3.660 BC
4.None of the above
When was the International Monetary Fund established?
1.1945
2.1946
3.1947
4.1950
When was Zoroaster; the founder of Zoroastrianism born in Media(Iran)?
1.2000 BC
2.660 BC
3.1075 BC
4.740 BC
Where did last world cup soccer tournament took place (2010)?
1.Japan and South Korea
2.France
3.South Africa
4.West Germany
Where is the BARC's Research Centre?
1. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre; Kolkata
2.Nuclear Research Lab; Kashmir
3.High Altitude Research Lab; Gulmarg
4.All of the above
Where is the Judicature of Orissa?
1.Bhubaneswar
2.Cuttack
3.Both
4.None of the above
Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?
1.Answer-1
2.New Delhi
3.Islamabad
4.Colombo
Where is the sports stadium; Green Park; located?
1.Kanpur
2.Jamshedpur
3.Cuttack
4.Patiala
Where was the headquarters of European Union located?
1.Brussels
2.Paris
3.London
4.Rome
Which among the sources of energy tapped in India has shown the largest growth till the Eighth plan?
1.Hydro
2.Hydro
3.Gas
4.Nuclear
Which amongst the following has the lowest metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?
1.Dog
2.Elephant
3.Horse
4.Man
Which amongst the following mammals has the highest metabolic rate in terms of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?
1.Dog
2.Mouse
3.Rabbit
4.Rat
Which atomic reactor is used for studies of uranium heavy water lattice?
1.Apsara
2.Zerlina
3.Dhruva
4.Purnima-I
Which Bank has the maximum number of branches?
1.ICICI Bank
2.HDFC Bank
3.State Bank of India
4.State Bank of Patiala
Which body of UNO carries on the function of the UNO with regard to international; economic; social; cultural; education; wealth and related matters?
1.General Assembly
2.Security Council
3.The Economic and Social Council
4.Trusteeship Council
Which city in Tamil Nadu has airport?
1.Chennai
2.Triuchirapalli
3.Madurai
4.All of the above
Which company manufacturers low and high power communication equipment like radius for the use of defence services and paramilitary organisations?
1.Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
2.God Shipyard Limited (GSL)
3. Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL)
4.None of the above
Which country hosted the first Asian Games?
1. India
2.Indonesia
3.Iran
4.Malaysia
Which Indian satellite had a main function to perform X-ray experiments in space and send back data to earth?
1.Aryabhatta
2.Bhaskara II
3.Bhaskara IL
4.None of the above
Which industries are common in Andhra Pradesh?
1.Cement and paper
2.Asbestos and units of HMT; BHEL
3.Hindustan Shipyard and Bharat Dynamics Limited
4.All of the above
Which industries are found in Goa?
1.Mining and various small-scale industries like manufacturing soaps; paper and so on
2.steel and cement industries
3.Oil refineries
4.None of the above
Which is India's largest library with a collection of over 190 million volumes of reading and information material?
1. National Book Trust
2.National Library
3.National Educational Resource Centre
4.None of the above
Which is the associated sport of Bombay Gold Cup?
1.Basketball
2.Weightlifting
3.Hockey
4.Football
Which is the biggest literary award of Britain?
1.David Cohen Award
2.Kalinya Award
3.Owen Global Prize
4. Golden Bear Award
Which is the highest literary award of the world?
1.Nobel Prize
2.Booker Prize
3.Pulitzer Prize
4.Magsaysay Award
Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum?
1.Indian Museum; Kolkata
2.National Museum; New Delhi
3.Allahabad Museum
4.Salar Jung Museum; Hyderabad
Which is the language used in Bihar?
1.Hindi
2.Marathi and English
3.Urdu
4.Bangla
Which is the major mineral found in Punjab?
1.Coal
2.Gold
3.Salt
4.Iron
Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country?
1.Border Security Force (BSF)
2.Assam Rifles
3.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
4.Coast Guard
Which is the state with largest urban population?
1. West Bengal
2.Maharashtra
3.Kerala
4.Goa
Which language is spoken in Karnataka?
1.Marathi
2.Hindi
3.Malayalam
4.Kannada
Which launch vehicle is capable of placing around 1540 kg of INSAT class of satellites in geosynch-ronous transfer orbit of earth?
1. SLV-S
2.PSLV
3.ASLV
4.GSLV
Which minerals are found in Chhattisgarh?
1.Iron-ore; limestone; dolomite
2.Coal; bauxite; corundum
3.Gaunet; guartz; marble; diamond
4.All of the above
Which missile is designed to defend large installation like oil-fields etc. against enemy air attacks?
1.Akash
2.Nag
3.Agni
4.Prithvi
Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of blood to the heart in the human body?
1. Arteries
2.Muscle fibres
3.Nerves
4.Veins
Which of the following acts as a resistance against in the body?
1.Carbohydrates
2.Red corpuscles
3.Vitamins
4.White corpuscles
Which of the following agencies related to the United Nations is concerned with promoting the growth of international trade and equilibrium in balance of payments?
1.United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
2.International Development Association
3. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Organisation
4.United Nation Development Programme
Which of the following are the important sects of Islam?
1.Catholics and Protestants
2.Sunnis and Shias
3.Mahayana and Hinayan
4.None of the above
Which of the following are the member countries of the commonwealth?
1. Australia; Tonga; UK and Zimbabwe
2.Nigeria; Pakistan; India; Jamaica and Singapore
3.Mauritius; Maldives; Ghana; Bangladesh
4. All of the above
Which of the following are the members of CARICOM?
1.Angrilla; Antigua; Trinidad; Tobago
2.Barbados; Belize; St. Lucia; St. Vincent
3.Dommica; Grenade; Guyana; Jamaica
4.All of the above
Which of the following are the members of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
1.Bhutan; Bangladesh; India and Pakistan
2.Bhutan; Bangladesh; India and Pakistan
3.Bhutan; Bangladesh; India and Pakistan
4.Bhutan; Bangladesh; India and Pakistan
Which of the following are the native languages of Manipur?
1.Manipuri and English
2.Marathi and Hindi
3.Manipuri
4.None of the above
Which of the following became the first black President of South Africa?
1.Nelson Mandela
2.George Washington
3.Jamo Kenyatta
4.None of the above
Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis?
1.Dengue virus
2. Enterovirus
3.Mumps virus
4.Rhabdovirus
Which of the following chemicals is useful in photography?
1.Aluminium hydroxide
2.Potassium nitrate
3.Potassium nitrate
4.Sodium chloride
Which of the following cities of Maharashtra have airports?
1.Mumbai and Nagpur
2.Pune
3.Sholapur and Akola
4.All of the above
Which of the following cities will be the host of XIX Commonwealth Games 2010?
1.London
2.Delhi
3.Melbourne
4.Auckland
Which of the following inventions were done by Thomas Alva Edison?
1.Incandescent lamp
2.Phonograph C (Gramophone) and microphone
3.Carbon telephone transmitters
4. All of the above
Which of the following of the members of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
1.Algeria; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Kuwait
2.Libya; United Arab Emirates; Nigeria
3.Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Venezuela
4.All of the above
Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris?
1.UNESCO
2.ILO
3.FAO
4.IMO