General Knowledge Questions with Answers.

1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet

Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Russia
Ans: (b) UK

2. The United States has granted the status of ?major

non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Myanmar
Ans: (a) Pakistan

3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu

Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Vijay Mallya
(d) Aditya Birla
Ans: (c) Vijay Mallya

4. Which of the following companies became India?s first

listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ?
(a) Satyam
(b) HCL
(c) Wipro
(d) Infosys Technologies
Ans: (d) Infosys Technologies

5. Who among the following women has become the highest

individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Kiran Baloch
(c) Diana Eduljee
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Kiran Baloch

6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?

(a) Chandrika Kumaratunga
(b) Ranil Wickremesinghe
(c) Mahinda Rajapakse
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) Mahinda Rajapakse
7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which
of the following countries ?
(a) Sudan
(b) Israel
(c) Brazil
(d) Syria
Ans: (b) Israel

8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to

score a triple century in Tests ?
(a) Rahul Dravid
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) V.V.S. Laxman
(d) Virender Sehwag
Ans: (d) Virender Sehwag

9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India
Universe 2004 title ?
(a) Lakshmi Pandit
(b) Sayali Bhagat
(c) Tanushree Dutta
(d) Jyoti Brahmin
Ans: (c) Tanushree Dutta

10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently
in which of the following cities ?
(a) Islamabad
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Colombo
Ans: (a) Islamabad

11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used

for the extraction of opium ?
(a) Capsules
(b) Flowers
(c) Leaves
(d) Roots
Ans: (b) Flowers

12. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?

(a) C. Rangarajan
(b) N. N. Vohra
(c) Bimal Jalan
(d) Vijay Kelkar
Ans: (a) C. Rangarajan
13. The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alamm Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
Ans: (b) Alamm Ara

14. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan

Educational Society? was founded by
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) M.G. Ranade
Ans: (d) M.G. Ranade

15. A ?black hole? is a body in space which does not allow

any radiation to come out. This property is due to its
(a) Very small size
(b) Very large size
(c) Very high density
(d) Very low density
Ans: (c) Very high density

16. The ?Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of

(a) Ganga and Mahanadi
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Godavari
(d) Krishna and Kaveri
Ans: (c) Mahanadi and Godavari

17. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew

the Fundamental Right
(a) To freedom of religion
(b) To constitutional remedies
(c) To property
(d) Against exploitation
Ans: (c) To property

18. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be

abolished or created by
(a) The President of India in consultation with the Council
of Ministers of the State concerned
(b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned
(c) The Parliament at a joint sitting of both the Houses
(d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly
passes a resolution to that effect
Ans: (d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative
Assembly passes a resolution to that effect
19. At which stage in its life cycle does the silk work
yield the fibre of commerce ?
(a) Egg
(b) Larva
(c) Pupa
(d) Imago
Ans: (c) Pupa

20. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified

as such based on whether
(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days
in a year
(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the
scheduled caste /tribe social group
(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Ans: (a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food
basket

21. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of

Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?
(a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry and Delhi
Ans: (b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

22. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must

win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?
(a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
(c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open
Ans: (a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S.
Open

23. ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries,

was organized by
(a) Khudiram Bose
(b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Prafulla Chaki
(d) Bhagat Singh
Ans: (b) V.D. Savarkar

24. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or

other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of
(a) Total internal reflection
 (b) Interference
(c) Diffraction
(d) Polarisation
Ans: (a) Total internal reflection

25. Which one of the following lakes forms and international

boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?
(a) Chad
(b) Malawi
(c) Victoria
(d) Zambezi
Ans: (c) Victoria

*Answers are given in Bold letter

1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) Remains unaltered
(4) Drops sharply

2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
(1) Mahanadi
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Ravi
(4) Chenab

3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is

(1) Carbon dioxide
(2) Carbon monoxide
(3) Nitrous oxide
(4) Nitrogen peroxide

4. 26th January is India’s

(1) Independence Day
(2) Republic Day
(3) Revolution Day
(4) Parliament Day
5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?
(1) Kerosene lamp
(2) Wax candle
(3) Solar lantern
(4) Torch

6. Electric current is measured by

(1) Voltmeter
(2) Anemometer
(3) Commutator
(4) Ammeter

7. The dynamo is a device for converting

(1) Heat energy into electrical energy
(2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
(3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy
(4) None of these

8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of

(1) Tin
(2) Lead
(3) Zinc
(4) Chromium

9. The hardest substance available on earth is

(1) Platinum
(2) Diamond
(3) Quartz
(4) gold

10. Washing soda is the common name for

(1) Calcium carbonate
(2) Calcium bicarbonate
(3) Sodium carbonate
(4) Sodium bicarbonate

11. 2008 Olympic games were held in

(1) China
(2) Greece
(3) Italy
(4) France

12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test
Cricket Team?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) Anil Kumble
(4) Mahender Singh Dhoni

13. Who among the following is coach for the Indian Cricket Team?
(1) Vivian Richards
(2) Gary Kirsten
(3) Kapil Dev
(4) Allan Border

14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is
(1) Sheru
(2) Roopa
(3) Chauva
(4) None of these

15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?

(1) Football
(2) Badminton
(3) Basketball
(4) Hockey

16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
(1) Cricket
(2) Hockey
(3) Football
(4) Polo

17. Wankhede stadium is situated in?

(1) Chandigarh
(2) Bangalore
(3) Mumbai
(4) Chennai
18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of
(1) 2 years
(2) 3 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 5 years

19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?
(1) Boxing
(2) Shooting
(3) Archery
(4) Weight lifting

20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at

(1) Kolkata
(2) New Delhi
(3) Jhansi
(4) Patiala
21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat,
what should be his age?
(1) 18 years or above
(2) 19 years or above
(3) 21 years of above
(4) Minimum 25 years

22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(1) President
(2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(4) Prime Minister

23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(1) Property Tax
(2) House Tax
(3) Land Tax
(4) Vehicle Tax
24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.
(1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results
(2) 48 hours before the actual poll
(3) 24 hours before the actual poll
(4) 36 hours before the actual poll

25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

(1) President
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Parliament
(4) Chief Justice of India

26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(1) January
(2) February
(3) March
(4) Last month of the year

27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of

two rupees and above?
(1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India
(2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance
(3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance

28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is

(1) Rupee
(2) Takka
(3) Rupiah
(4) Dollar

29. Sellers market denotes a situation where

(1) Commodities are available at competitive rates
(2) Demand exceeds supply
(3) Supply exceeds demand
(4) Supply and demand are equal
30. Development means economic growth plus
(1) Inflation
(2) Deflation
(3) Price stability
(4) Social change

31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for

(1) National Atomic Energy Planning
(2) National Adult education Programme
(3) National Authority on Engineering Projects
(4) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project

32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for

(1) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
(2) Polarised Source Laser Viewing
(3) Precise Source Locating Vision
(4) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

33. The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with

(1) Earthquakes
(2) Tornadoes
(3) Cyclones
(4) Earth’s interior

34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis
of their sizes?
(1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury
(2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth
(3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
(4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

35. The solar eclipse occurs when

(1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth
(2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon
(3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth
(4) None of these
36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called
(1) Soil wash
(2) Soil erosion
(3) Soil creep
(4) Silting of soil

37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?

(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil
(4) Alluvial soil

38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of

(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Madhya Pradesh

39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is

(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Jammu and Kashmir

40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry

(1) Aeroplane
(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives

41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
(1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
42. Which of these has the largest river basin?
(1) Brahmaputra
(2) Ganga
(3) Godavari
(4) Sutlej

43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for

(1) Well-planned cities
(2) Efficient civil organization
(3) Development of Art and Architecture
(4) All of these

44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by

(1) Akbar
(2) Shahjehan
(3) Jahangir
(4) Sher Shah

45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is

(1) Pataliputra
(2) Kanauj
(3) Kausambi
(4) Kapilavastu

46. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at

(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya

47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India

(1) 1492
(2) 1498
(3) 1398
(4) 1542

48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was
(1) Tegart
(2) Cornwallis
(3) Simpson
(4) O. Dwyer

49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the

(1) Rowlatt Act
(2) Salt Law
(3) Act of 1909
(4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre

50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named
(1) Indo-British Company
(2) The Great Britain Company
(3) Eastern India Company
(4) East India Company

51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in

(1) Wardha
(2) Porbander
(3) Sabarmati
(4) Ahmedabad

52. Who gave the slogan “You give me blood, I promise you freedom”?
(1) Bhagat Singh
(2) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(3) Subhash Chandra Bose
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located?

(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Uttaranchal
(3) Goa
(4) Jammu and Kashmir

54. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?

(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of
(1) 25%
(2) 100/3 %
(3) 75/2%
(4) 40%

56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80
there is
(1) Gain of 20%
(2) Loss of 10%
(3) Loss of 20%
(4) Gain of 10%

57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the
number, the digits interchange their places. The number is
(1) 44
(2) 35
(3) 62
(4) 33

58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass
field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the
horse graze?
(1) 154 m2
(2) 308 m2
(3) 240 m2
(4) 480 m2

59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The
length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is
(1) 6
(2) 10
(3) 14
(4) 16

60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved
surface of the cone will be
(1) 12 sq. cm
(2) 15 sq. cm
(3) 18 sq. cm
(4) 21 sq. cm

61. The steam engine was invented by

(1) James Watt
(2) James Prescott Joule
(3) New Commen
(4) Isaac Newton

62. Who invented the telephone?

(1) Thomas Alva Edison
(2) Galileo
(3) Alexander Graham Bell
(4) G. Marconi

63. Albert Einsten was a famous

(1) Physician
(2) Chemist
(3) Physicist
(4) Biologist

64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is
(1) 7/11,16/20,21/22
(2) 21/22,7/11,16/20
(3) 21/22,16/20,7/11
(4) 7/11,21/22,16/20

65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is
(1) 1900
(2) 2000
(3) 2100
(4) 2140

66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is

(1) 9908
(2) 9900
(3) 9899
(4) 9801

67. In banking ATM stands for

(1) Automated Tallying Machine
(2) Automatic Teller Machine
(3) Automated Totalling Machine
(4) Automated Transaction of Money

68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to
Indian Defence forces?
(1) DOD
(2) RDSO
(3) DRDO
(4) DRES

69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to
Indian space programme?
(1) NASA
(2) ISO
(3) ISRO
(4) NSAT

70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent

(1) Tetanus
(2) Tuberculosis
(3) Typhoid
(4) Filariasis

71. Dental caries are due to

(1) Viral infection
(2) Contaminated water
(3) Bacterial infection
(4) Hereditary causes

72. Spinach leaves are rich source of

(1) Vitamin A
(2) Iron
(3) Carotene
(4) Vitamin E

73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?

(1) Dengue fever
(2) Malaria
(3) Filariasis
(4) Goitre

74. Oranges are rich source of

(1) Carbohydrates
(2) Fats
(3) Proteins
(4) Vitamins

75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?

(1) Tartaric acid
(2) Butyric acid
(3) Lactic acid
(4) Acetic acid

76. AIDS stands for

(1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome
(2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome
(3) Acquired Immune Deficiency
(4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome

77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing

(1) Cotton
(2) Banana
(3) Jute
(4) Sugar Cane

78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?
(1) AB
(2) A
(3) O
(4) B
79. Silk is produced by
(1) Egg of silkworm
(2) Pupa of silkworm
(3) Larva of silkworm
(4) Insect itself

80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing
travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
(1) August Kranti
(2) Jan Shatabdi
(3) Garib Rath
(4) Sampark Kranti

81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
(1) 6000
(2) 7000
(3) 8000
(4) 9000
82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at
(1) Abu Road
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Ajmer
(4) Jaipur
83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in
(1) Varanasi
(2) Chittaranjan
(3) Patiala
(4) Chennai
84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?
(1) It is the cheapest means of transportation
(2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods
(3) It is the only largest employer
(4) All of the above

85. The highest gallantry award in India is

(1) Ashok Chakra
(2) Paramvir Chakra
(3) Mahavir Chakra
(4) Param Vishista Chakra

86. Oscar prize is related to

(1) Literature
(2) Films
(3) Science
(4) Music

87. Arjuna award is given for

(1) Bravery in the battle field
(2) Excellence in archery
(3) Excellence in sports
(4) Excellent service during emergency

88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is

(1) Mother Teresa
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) Sorijini Naidu
(4) C.V. Raman

89. Bismillah Khan is related to

(1) Tabla
(2) Sarod
(3) Flute
(4) Shehnai

90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?
(1) Shivraj Patil
(2) S.M. Krishna
(3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi
(4) Pranab Mukherjee

91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister?

(1) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
(2) Manishankar Iyyer
(3) Sharad Pawar
(4) Kamalnath
92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister?
(1) Ambika Soni
(2) Kapil Sibbal
(3) Renuka Chaudhary
(4) Sushil Kumar Shinde

93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?

(1) Sunil Gavaskar
(2) Dilip Vengasarkar
(3) Krishnamachari Srikkanth
(4) Chetan Chauhan

94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely
(1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
(4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to
(1) Wall
(2) Tower
(3) Hour
(4) Cock

96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at

(1) Geneva
(2) New York
(3) Rome
(4) Washington

97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
(1) Favourable handset
(2) Sim card
(3) Service provider network
(4) All of the above

98. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4

(1) 61 / 34
(2) 19 / 31
(3) 19 / 32
(4) 19 / 33

99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key
board of traditional typewriters?
(1) Tab
(2) Spacebar
(3) Enter
(4) Backspace

100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
(1) www
(2) http

General Awareness Questions for Exams

1. Area wise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha
constituency?
a. Kutch
b. Kangra
c. Ladakh
d. Patna sahib
2. Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army
officers of
a. Nepal
b. Bangladesh
c. Maldives
d. Bhutan
3. The tourism phrase Paradise Unexplored refers to
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. North-east India
c. Chhattishgarh
d. Uttarakhand
4. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office by addressing his
resignation to
a. the President
b. the Prime Minister
c. the Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha
d. the Chief Justice of India

5. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of

India?
a. only Lok Sabha
b. only Rajya Sabha
c. either House of the Parliament
d. any Legislative Assembly

6. The highest body that approves Five Year Plans in India is

a. Planning commission
b. National development council
c. Interstate council
d. Union cabinet

7. Which among the following is the exclusive jurisdiction of the state

government?
a. Corporation tax
b. Customs duty
c. Sales tax
d. Income tax

8. Which one of the following theories of communism is not a doctrine of

Karl Marx?
a. Dialectical Materialism
b. Historical Materialism
c. Class Struggle
d. Theory of new Democracy

9. Which among the following is an extra constitutional growth in Indian

democracy?
a. Attorney General of India
b. Autonomous Districts
c. Political Parties
d. Deputy Chairman of the Council of States
10. Socialism is opposed to
a. social security scheme
b. equal distribution of wealth
c. unrestricted competition
d. collective ownership and management

11. Who among the following was the first muslim Military Commander
who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty?
a. Mahmud Gawan
b. Bakhtiyar Khilji
c. Adil Shahis
D. Shams-ud-Din

12. Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period?
a. Pali
b. Magadhi
c. Prakrit
d. Sanskrit

13. Tropical cyclone of Philippines is termed as

a. Typhoon
b. Willy-willy
c. Hurricane
d. Baguio

14. Chambal river is a part of

a. Sabarmati basin
b. Ganga basin
c. Narmada basin
d. Gogavari basin

15. What is the reason for India being a major producer of different
varieties of fruits and vegetables?
a. Its large populations size
b. Its large land area
c. Variation in its agro-climatic conditions
d. Diversity in socio-cultural phenomenon
16. What is the process that tends to build up the land surface by
deposition of solid material in its lower areas, known as?
a. Abrasion
b. Agglomeration
c. Aggradation
d. Attrition

17. Which one of the following African countries is not land-locked?

a. Benin
b. Chad
c. Lesotho
d. Mali
18. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
a. Orissa
b. Tripura
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Rajasthan

19. Which of the following crops would be preferred for sowing in order to
enrich the soil with nitrogen?
a. Wheat
b. Mustard
c. Sunflower
d. Gram

20. Which of the following plants is referred to as a living fossil?

a. Ephedra
b. Cycas
c. Gingko
d. Adiantum

Answers to the above questions

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. C 11.
B 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. C
GK Questions with Solved Answers

1. Which of the following Trophies/ cups is not associated with the game
of football?
(A) Durand Cup
(B) Santosh Trophy
(C) Federation Cup
(D) Subroto Cup
(E) K. D. Singh Babu Trophy

Ans:E

2. Which of the following is the book written by V. S. Naipaul?

(A) Higher than Everest
(B) A Passage to England
(C) Affluent Society
(D) All my Yester Years
(E) A House for Mr. Biswas
Ans:E

3. The Govt. of India is planning to provide an identity card to each one of

its citizen with his/her personal details and identity marks. Which of the
following agencies/organization is going to implement this huge task ?
(A) Election Commission of India
(B) People Union for Civil Liberties
(C) Unique Identification Authority of India
(D) National Committee Science and Technology
(E) None of these

Ans:C

4. Who amongst the following is the present speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(A)Somnath Chaterjee
(B)Mamta Banerjee
(C)Manohar Joshi
(D)L. K. Advani
(E)None of these
Ans:E
5. Indian Govt. has decided in 2009 to upgrade its fleet of transport
aircraft AN-32. This upgradation will be done by which of the following
countries?
(A)France
(B) Ukraine
(C)Israel
(D) Egypt
(E)USA

Ans:B
6. Michael Jackson who died a few months back was a famous?
(A) Politician
(B) Pop Singer
(C) Tennis Player
(D) Author
(E) None of these

Ans:B

7. As per the reports in various newspapers the Govt. has allowed 2200
different types of items to come to India from Singapore as Duty Free
imports. This is being done under which of the following agreements with
Singapore?
(A) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
(B) Look East Policy of the Govt. of India
(C) Focus Africa Programme of India
(D) Own your cargo ship scheme of the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
(SCIL)
(E) None of these
Ans:A

8. Oil and Natural Gas Commission Videsh Ltd. (OVL) is investing US $ 5

billion in production of gas from Farsi Blocks of Gas Deposits’. The Farsi
Blocks are located in
(A)Russia
(B) Iran
(C)Kuwait
(D) UAE
(E) Egypt
Ans:B
9. Some special trains named as ‘Duronto’, were launched by rilways .
Duronto Trains are in fact—
(A) super fast trains
(B) local or short distance trains
(C) extremely low fare trains
(D) trains running to connect Kolkata with rest of the West Bengal
(E) trains specially for people living below poverty line
Ans:A
10. Which of the following cannot be called a horticultural crop?
(A)Apple
(B) Coconut
(C)Moong
(D) Sunflower
(E) Leafy Vegetables
Ans:C

11. Sunil Mittal is CEO and chairman of?

(A) Mittal Steels
(B) Bharati Airtel
(C) Satyam Mahindra
(D) Touch Bionics
(E) None of these
Ans:B

12. As we all know now every child in the age group of 6—14 years can
demand that he/she should be admitted to a school to complete his/her
primary/basic education. Enactment of which of the following acts has
made it possible?
(A) Right to Information Act
(B) Abolition of Child Labour Act
(C) Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act
(D) Competition Act
(E) None of these
Ans:C

13. Who amongst the following won the Indira Gandhi Prize 2009 for
Peace, Disarmament and Development?
(A)Aung San Suu Kyi
(B)Deep Joshi
(C)Bill Gates
(D)Sheikh Hasina
(E) None of these
Ans:D

14. Ricky Ponting is a famous cricketer from?

(A) New Zealand
(B) West Indies
(C) Australia
(D) England
(E) None of these
Ans:C

15. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Small is
Beautiful’?
(A) Ben Okri
(B) Ernest Schumacher
(C) Dominique Lapierre
(D) Gunter Grass
(E) Sidney Sheldon

Ans:B

16. Which of the following awards is given by an Indian Organization ?

(A) Normon Borloug Award
(B) OSCAR Award
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(D) Pulitzer Prize
(E) Man Booker Prize

Ans:A
17 . Which of the following schemes/ products were launched by the
banks to provide instant loan facility to the farmers ?
(A) Kisan Credit Card
(B) Krishi Bima Yojana
(C) Crop Loan Scheme
(D) Corporate Loan Scheme
(E) None of these

Ans:A

18. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Hockey?

(A)Love
(B) Tee
(C)Spin
(D) No Ball
(E) Penalty Stroke
Ans:E

19. Which of the following crops need plenty of water to grow?

(A)Jawar
(B) Bajra
(C)Tea
(D) Paddy
(E) All of these
Ans:D

20. Insurance service provided by various banks is commonly known as?

(A) Investment Banking
(B) Risk Management
(C) Merchant Banking
(D) Bancassurance
(E) Micro Finance
Ans:D

1. Who was the famous Indian musician in charge of the opening music at
the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996?
Answer: Ustad Zakir Hussain
2. Who was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games?
Answer: Norman G Pritchard

3. Which famous Indian actor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award in 1994?
Answer: Dilip Kumar

4. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
Answer: Satyendranath Tagore

5. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma

6. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.

Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

7. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

8. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard
Attenborough’s film Gandhi in 1982)

9. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field
of Science?
Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

10. Who was the first woman Governor of India?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

11. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?
Answer: MS Subbulakshmi

12. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness
Book of World Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over
1,825 ms and working with 165 composers.
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

13. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
Answer: Phu Dorji
14. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
Answer: Arati Saha

15. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of
international track and field medals?
Answer: P.T.Usha

16. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name
them?
Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium
Chandrasekhar (1983)

17. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)

18. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement
in films?
Answer: Satyajit Ray

20. Name the first President of India.

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

21. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.

Answer: Parimarjan Negi

22. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.

Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone

23. Which are the BRIC countries?

a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China

b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia
c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia
Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China

1. The UN Deputy Secretary- General is—

(A) Dr. Asha Rose Mtengeti Migiro
(B) Mark Malloch Brown
(C) Shashi Tharoor
(D) Louise Frechette
Ans: A

2. According to the latest Supreme Court decision, Priests and Nuns

have been allowed to practise as—
(A) Doctors
(B) Advocates
(C) Scientists
(D) None of these
Ans: B

3. The novel ‘The Second Wife’ is the English translated version of

which among the following novels of Premchand ?
(A) Godan
(B) Karma Bhumi
(C) Nirmala
(D) Gaban
Ans: C

4. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for

2007 has been awarded to—
(A) Olafur Ragnar Grimson
(B) Gohchok Tong
(C) Aung San Suu Kyi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans: A

5. It was decided to observe Mahatma Gandhi’s birth day October 2 as

the International Nonviolence Day at—
(A) International Indology Conference
(B) Satyagraha Centenary Conference
(C) Congress Foundation Day Celebrations
(D) None of these
Ans: B

6. The 2008-09 Ranji Trophy has been won by—

(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans: A
7. On which among the following film actresses was Kalpana Chawla
excellence award 2007 for women conferred ?
(A) Shilpa Shetty
(B) Nandita Das
(C) Sushmita Sen
(D) Konkana Sen
Ans: B

8. In May 2009, Shashi Tharoor becomes member of which of the

following—
(A) UNESCO
(B) ADB
(C) Lok Sabha, India
(D) None of these
Ans: C

9. The Raghvan Committee is related to looking into the issue of—

(A) Ragging and suggest means of prevention in educational
institutions
(B) Status of Muslim community in India
(C) Reservation of OBCs in admissions to higher educational
institutions
(D) None of these
Ans: A

10. The 7th Aero India show was held in—

(A) 2008, Bangaluru
(B) 2009, Bangaluru (Yelahanka)
(C) 2008, Delhi
(D) 2009, Delhi
Ans: B
1.The Finance Commision is appointed for every… year

a.3
b.4
c.5
d.6

2.Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negitive growth?

a.1st plan
b.2nd plan
c.3rd plan
d.4th plan

3.Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?

a.Akbar
b.Babar
c.Sikinder Lodi
d.Mubarak Shah Sayyad

4.The first tide generated electricity project was established at

a.Vizhinjam, Kerala
b.Mangalore, Karnataka
c.Paradeep, Orissa
d.Vishakapattanam

5.National Institute of Oceanography is located in:

a.Calcutta
b.Chennai
c.Mangalore
d.Panaji

6.The 2004 Olympics were held in:

a.Bangkok
b.Rome
c.Athens
d.Nagasaki
17.Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War ?

a.Gen.V.P.Malik
b.Gen.S.K.Sinha
c.K.Subramanyam
d.K.C.Panth

8.The C.K.Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of

a.cricket
b.Hockey
c.Football
d.Chess

9.New York is situated on the river

a.Hudson
b.Thames
c.Danube
d.Tigris

10.”The Woman of the Mellenium” selected by the British Broadcasting

Corporation (BBC) is

a.Margaret Thacher
b.Hillary Clinton
c.Chandrika Kumaratunga
d.Indira Gandhi

Answers

1. ans: c 2. ans: c 3. ans: c 4. ans: a

5. ans: d 6. ans: c 7. ans: c 8. ans: a

9. ans: a 10. ans: d

451. The world’s oldest cinema competition

A.Venice film Festivel B.National film Festivel C.Cannes film

Festivel

D. Paris film Festivel

452.V.K.Krishna Menon was born in the year

A. 1886 B. 1896 C.1869 D.1895

453. The venue of the 9th SAARC summit;

A.Pakistan B.Bangladesh C. Maldives D. India

454. The term breaststroke is associated with :

A. Kabadi B. Boxing C. Swimming D. Wresting

455. The year 1996 was declared as the SAARC year of :

A. Poverty Eradication B. Literacy C.Women’s Education D.Child

Welfare

456. What is the present name of Southern Rhodesia ?

A.Zimbabwe B.Zambia CThailand D.Taiwan

457. What is the sobriquet for Palestine ?

A. Pin City B. Hermit Kingdom C. Holy Land D. Land of

Midnight sun

458. Tass is the Central information Agency of :

A.Iran B.USA C. France D.USSR

459. My truth is written by :

A. Indira Gandhi B. Mahathma Gandhi C. R.K .Narayan D.Abdul

Kalam Azad
460. Who Said ‘At the stroke of midnight , when the world sleep, India will
awake to life and freedom’ :

A. Lord Mount Batten B.Mahathma Gandhi C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Rajagopalachari

461.The famous Hindu pilgrim centre Amarnath is in :

A.Andra Pradesh B.Madhya Pradesh C.Jammu-Kashmir

D.Uttar Pradesh

462. Who was the first man to reach the north pole ?

A.Ottoman B. Salim Ahmmed Salim C. Robert Peary D.Tenzing

463. The aim of White Revolution is to increase the production of :

A. Fish B. Orchids C. Paddy D.Milk

464. The capital of Egypt is

A.Cairo B.Tokyo C.Berlin D.Paris

465. How many Assembly Constituencies are there in Kerala ?

A. 20 B. 141 C. 150 D. 140

466. Taj Mahal is situated at :

A.Mumbai B. Delhi C Agra D.Simla

467. Which is the smallest continent ?

A.Asia B.Europe C.Africe D.Australia

468. Japanese Encephalities is spread by :

A. Rat flea B.Mosquito C. House fly D.Bed bug

469.Which writer is known as Uroob ?

A. K.E.Mathai B.Kuttikrishna Marar C.P.C Kuttikrishnan D.M.K
Menon

470. Who first demanded a separate state of Pakistan ?

A. Agakhan B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah C. Khan Abdul

Gafferkhan D. Abdul Kalam Azad

471. Mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy by :

A. motor B. bulb C. an electric bell D.dynamo

472. What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow ?

A. Green B. Violet C.Blue D. Orange

473. Meenambakkam airport is at :

A. Culcutta B.Chennai C.Mumbai D.Simla

474. The theory of solar system was put forward by

A. Copernicus B. Galileo C. Newton D. Kepler

475. With which instrument the people of a submarine can see the objects
on the surface of the sea without coming up ?

A. Microscope B. Periscope C. Electroscope D. Telescope

476. Which is the official language of India ?

A. England B.Hindi C.Sanskrit D.Malayalam

477. In which year golden jubilee is celebrated ?

A.25 B. 60 C.100 D.50

478.What is the old name of Thailand ?

A.Burma B.Sayam C. Malasia D.Ceylon

479. The war at Plasi was in the year ?

A. 1784 B. 1764 C.1761 D. 1757

480. The heighst literate State of India :

A. Bihar B.Kerala C.Jammu Kashmir

D.Maharashtra

481. The state which was known as Kalinga in ancient ages

A. Bihar B. Punjab C. Orissa D.Sikkim

482. The smallest union territory in India :

A. Delhi B. Lakshadweep C. Pondicherry D. Daman

and Diue

483. The Best natural Harbour on the west cost of Kerala :

A. Kochi B. Alleppey C.Neendakara D.Kozhikkode

484. Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair is famous in :

A. Ottan Thullal B. Kathakali C.Bharathanatyam D.Chakyar

Koothu

485.Regional language of Karnataka :

A. Malayalam B. Urdu C. Kannada D.Telungu

486. Good Friday is celebrated by Christians :

A. to comemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ B.To comemorate

the birthday of Jesus C.On this day Jesus Christ was crucified D.None
of these

487. Thekkady is a :

A.Wild life sanctuary B. Children’s park C. Research centre D. None of

these

488. Liquid with highest density :

A. Petrol B. Kerosene C. Mercury D. Milk

489. Like poles of two magnets :

A. repel B.attract C. rise D.rise and falls

490. Pork should be cooked well before being eaten to prevent the attack
of the worm :

A. Tape worm B. Round worm C. Thread worm D. Hook

worm

491. The rupee coin is an alloy of :

A. Copper and tin B. Nickel and copper C.Lead and tin D.Copper and
zinc

492. The study of life in outer space is known as

A. endobiology B.exobiology C.emterobiology

D.neobiology

493. Minimum age for exercising franchise

A. 18 B. 22 C. 25 D.17

494. The famous work of Vedavyasa :

A. Ramayanam B.Mahabharatham C. Pancha Thanthram

D. Ramacharithamanasam

495. Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple is situated in :

A.Varkala B.Guruvayoor C.Padmanabhapuram D.

Thiruvananthapuram

496. “Kerala is a lunatic asylum “ who said this ?

A. Tagore B.Swami Vivekananda C. Sree Narayana Guru

D.Agamananda Swamigal
497. ‘Vanchipattu’ is associated with :

A. Vallathol B.Ramapurathu Warrier C.K.C . Kesava Pillai

D.Irayimman Thampi

498. The biggest city in India :

A. Chennai B. Mumbai C. Calcutta D. Delhi

499. Thakazhy Sivasankara Pillai is :

A. an artist B. a novelist C. a poet D. a scientist

500. Secularism envisages:

A. No religion B.A Particular religion for a state C.Hinduism D.Equal

status for all religion

Answers -451~500

451. A.Venice film Festivel

452. B. 1896

453. C. Maldives
454. C. Swimming

455. B. Literacy

456. A.Zimbabwe

457. C. Holy Land

458. D.USSR

459. A.Indira Gandhi

460. C. Jawaharlal Nehru

461. C.Jammu-Kashmir

462. C. Robert Peary

463. D.Milk
464. A.Cairo
465. D. 140

466. C Agra

467. D.Australia

468. A. Rat flea

469. C.P.C Kuttikrishnan

470. B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah

471. D.dynamo

472. D. Orange

473. B.Chennai

474. A. Copernicus

475. B. Periscope

476. B.Hindi

477. D.50

478. B.Sayam

479. D. 1757

480. B.Kerala

481. C. Orissa

482. B. Lakshadweep

483. A. Kochi

484. B. Kathakali

485. C. Kannada
486. C.On this day Jesus Christ was crucified

487. A.Wild life sanctuary

488. C. Mercury

489. A. repel

490. A. Tape worm

491. B. Nickel and copper

492. B.exobiology

493. A. 18

494. B.Mahabharatham

495. D. Thiruvananthapuram

496. B.Swami Vivekananda

497. B.Ramapurathu Warrier

498. B. Mumbai

499. B. a novelist

500. D.Equal status for all religion

31. By whom to lead India in women’s hockey World Cup after Veteran
goalkeeper Deepika Murthy, who missed the Asian Champions Trophy due
to illness

Answer: Surinder Kaur

Veteran goalkeeper Deepika Murthy, who missed the Asian Champions

Trophy due to illness, has been included in the Indian women’s hockey
team for the forthcoming World Cup, starting August 29 in Rosario (
Argentina) and the Commonwealth Games. Following selection trials held
at NIS, Patiala, the teams for both events were declared on Friday.
Forward Surinder Kaur from Shahabad has been retained as captain.
30. Whom to lead Indian challenge in Commonwealth Games, Davis Cup

Answer: Somdev Devvarman

India No.1 Somdev Devvarman will lead the country’s challenge in the Oct
3-14 Commonwealth Games men’s tennis event and next month’s Davis
Cup World Group play-off tie against Brazil in Chennai.

29. ———————— topped Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’ in 2010.

Answer: Harvard

With 62 of its alumni now billionaires, Harvard tops Forbes’ list of

‘Billionaire Universities’ this year, followed by Stanford that boasts of 28
billionaire graduates. The number of Harvard alumni who are billionaires
swelled to 62, up from 54 in 2009, “more than any other American
university by a long shot,” Forbes said.

28. Maruti Suzuki India launched five CNG models on August 13, 2010.
Name them

Answer: Alto, Estilo, WagonR, Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4

The country’s largest car-maker, Maruti Suzuki India, today launched five
of its models in CNG versions, including the best-selling Alto. The other
four models introduced with the alternative fuel option are compact cars
Estilo and WagonR, multi-purpose vehicle Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4.

27. British insurer Aviva Plc has rejected a —————- takeover offer for its
general insurance business from rival RSA Insurance Group Plc,

Answer: five billion pound

British insurer Aviva Plc has rejected a five billion pound takeover offer for
its general insurance business from rival RSA Insurance Group Plc,

26. Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in __________

Answer: Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in September 2, 2010

25. Ratan Tata refers to Taj as venerable old lady and scheduled to reopen
formally on ————

Answer: Tata Group’s flagship property Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, that
is scheduled to reopen formally on August 15, almost 2 years after the
26/11 attacks, was described as a venerable old lady by its Chairman
Ratan Tata.

24. ________ and _______ are the Two Banks that RBI approves merger.

Answer: BoR with ICICI

The Reserve Bank of India on August 12, 2010 approved the merger of
Bank of Rajasthan with ICICI Bank, the country’s largest private sector
lender. The merger will come into effect from August 13, 2010.

23. Spain top FIFA Rankings List

Answer: FIFA rankings released on Wednesday for August 11, 2010:

1. Spain (1),
2. Netherlands (2).
3. Brazil (3) 4
4. Germany (4).
5. Argentina (5).
6. Uruguay (6).
7. England (7).
8. Portugal (8).
9. Egypt (9).
10. Chile (10).
11. Italy (11).
12. Greece (12).
13. Serbia (13).
14. Croatia (15).
15. Paraguay (16).
16. Russia (17).
17. Switzerland (18).
18. USA (13).
19. Slovenia (19).
20. Australia (20).

22. Which Country emerges as Asia’s second largest beer producer

Answer: India

India’s beer production surged by 12.3 per cent last year, second only to
Vietnam among Asian countries, even as the continent overtook Europe for
the first time as the world’s biggest beer-producing area since 1974.
21. Who didn’t get PadmaBhushan Award in 2002 because of CBI case
pending against him ?

Answer: Former Union Carbide chairperson Keshub Mahindra

Former Union Carbide chairperson Keshub Mahindra’s name had been

recommended for Padma Bhushan in 2002. The government also admitted
that Mahindra had turned down the award ostensibly because there was a
CBI case pending against him.

20. What is SuperBug ? where UK scientists warn of worldwide spread of

Super bug.

19. Who was the Indian-American CEO of an IT company has been

sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and ordered to pay over USD
800,000 in restitution for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme.

Answer: Sushil Bansal, 43, President and CEO of Advanced Integrated

Technology Corporation.

An Indian-American CEO of an IT company has been sentenced to 20

months imprisonment and ordered to pay over USD 800,000 in restitution
for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme.

18. About Panama ship MSC Chitra

Answer: Panama ship MSC Chitra, which collided with MSC Khalijia off
Mumbai harbour on Aug 7, 2010, tilted further, spilling oil for the third day
today as Navy and Coast Guard made hectic efforts to contain the leak.

17. Who was Darbari and why did CWG OC terminated Darbari’s services ?

Answer: CWG OC terminates Darbari’s services: Acting on the persistent

plea of the sports ministry, the Commonwealth Games Organising
Committee on Monday terminated the services of its tainted Joint Director
General TS Darbari in the wake of the corruption scandal that has rocked
the event.

16. Barack Obama BirthDay is on ?

Answer: Barack Obama born on August 4, 1961.

Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th and current President of the United
States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama
previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January
2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November
2008.

15. ——————– has been elected as HI president 2010.

Answer: 83-year old Vidya Stokes elected HI president,

Stokes elected as Hockey India (HI) president and Narinder Batra as

secretary general. A career politician, 83-year old Vidya Stokes was elected
Hockey India president after defeating former national captain Pargat
Singh in the much-awaited polls on August 5, 2010. Stokes, who is the
interim HI president, won the straight contest by a big margin of 41-21
though the official results will be announced later as per Delhi High Court
directives.

14. Who resigned Commonwealth Games OC treasurer for CWG 3- 14, 2010
Ganes ?

Answer: Anil Khanna quits from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer

Anil Khanna resigned from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer. Heads

have begun to roll in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee
with the treasurer resigning in wake of allegations that his son’s firm
secured contract for laying synthetic courts at tennis stadium.

13. Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily who passed
away recently.

Answer: K M Mathew

Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily, K M Mathew,

affectionately known as ‘Mathukuttichayan’ among colleagues, passed
away at his house in Kottayam district on Aug. 1, 2010 morning. He was
93.

12. Who was the Chief Minister undergone a complicated double heart
surgery at the Asian Heart Institute recently ?

Answer: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

The chief minister is undergone a bypass surgery and another surgery to

replace an aortic valve with 70-80 percent blocks in two blood vessels.

11. What was the Maruti Suzuki new model launched on August 4, 2010 ?
Answer: Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 new model launched at Rs 3 lakh on

10. Who was the World’s oldest Test cricketer died on August 2, 2010 ?

Answer: New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill.

New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill, a double international who was the
world’s oldest surviving Test cricketer and an All Black, has died aged 99

9. In Asian Cadet Wrestling Championship Indian wrestlers win nine

medals including two golds at Bangkok/ Thailand, two silver and five
bronze medals as out of the 10 medals

8. Who received the Lokmanya Tilak Award in 2010 ?

Answer: Sheila Dixit has been received the Lokmanya Tilak Award

7. Who bagged national-ranking table tennis titles ?

Answer: Soumyadeep Roy, Poulomi bag national-ranking table tennis

titles.

The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board duo of Soumyadeep Roy and

Poulomi Ghatak bagged top honours after dominating wins in the men’s
and women’s final respectively at the Indian Oil Servo National-ranking
table tennis tournament.

6. Why UAE, Saudi Arabia to block BlackBerry ?

Answer: The UAE will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones,
citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the
government’s ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi
Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit. The decision could block email
and Web access for hundred of thousands of users in the Mideast
commercial hub starting in October. BlackBerry data is encrypted and
routed overseas, and the measure could be motivated in part by
government fears that the messaging system could be exploited by
terrorists or other criminals who cannot be monitored by the local
authorities.

5. China launched its fifth orbiter into space on —————–

Answer: China successfully launched its fifth orbiter into space as part of
its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network.
The satellite was launched from the Long March 3I carrier rocket. It was
the 126th flight for the country’s Long March series of rockets. The
satellite will join another four satellites in orbit to form a network that will
eventually consist of 35 satellites

4. Who was the 14-year-old the youngest entrant into IIT-Kanpur’s

prestigious MSc physics programme ?

Answer: Sahal Kaushik

3. Mirchi Music Awards Sponsorers which took place on August 1, 2010.

Answer: The title sponsor for the awards event was Uninor. The associate
sponsors were TVS Tyres, LIC, Chennai Silks and Chaini-Chaini. While the
strength partner was Bharti Cements, the financial partner was Margadarsi
Chit Funds. The colour partner was Nippon Paints and the beverage partner
was Royal Challenge. The event was supported by The Park. The TV
partner of the event was Star Vijay and the print partner was The Times of
India.

2. No more time for sorrow’ written by ——————. The author predict that
terrorist will set off an atom bomb in the USA by 2013.

Answer: Robert Beeman

1. Who become Australia’s first women Prime Minister replacing Kevin

Rudd following a sudden revolt against him.

Answer: Julia Gillard

67. Who was the famous Indian musician in charge of the opening music at
the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996?

Answer: Ustad Zakir Hussain

66. Who was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games?

Answer: Norman G Pritchard

65. Which famous Indian actor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award in 1994?

Answer: Dilip Kumar

64. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
Answer: Satyendranath Tagore

63. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?

Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma

62. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.

Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

61. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian
Army?

Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

60. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard

Attenborough’s film Gandhi in 1982)

59. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field
of Science?

Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

58. Who was the first woman Governor of India?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

57. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?

Answer: MS Subbulakshmi

56. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness
Book of World Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over
1,825 ms and working with 165 composers.

Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

55. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.

Answer: Phu Dorji

54. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

Answer: Arati Saha

53. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of
international track and field medals?

Answer: P.T.Usha

52. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name
them?

Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium

Chandrasekhar (1983)

51. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)

50. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement
in films?

Answer: Satyajit Ray

49. Name the first President of India.

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

48. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.

Answer: Parimarjan Negi

47. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.

Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone

46. Which are the BRIC countries?

a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China

b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia

c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia

Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China

45. Name the Cyclone that hit Bay of Bengal in May 2010 affecting coastal
areas of Tamilnadu, AP and Orissa.

Answer: Cyclone Laila

44. Which Indian film-maker will be awarded with Jaeger-
LeCoultre honour at venice Film Festival?

Answer: Mani Ratnam

43. Name the CEO of search company Google?

Answer: Eric Schmidt

42. ICICI Bank has announced merger of another Indian Bank with itself in
an all swap deal- name the bank and its promoters.

Answer: Bank of Rajasthan / Promoters – Tayal family

41. Name the BBC Radio DJ who has been suspended for floating the rumor
that Queen is dead.

Answer: Danny Kelly who has played the national anthem and declared
that Queen Elizabeth has just now died

40. Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran?

Answer: Brazil and Turkey

39. Which country has blocked Facebook for holding an online competition
to draw Prophet Mohammed

Answer: Pakistan – the Facebook in Pakistan has been blocked till 31 May
as the competition is considered blasphamous

38. Which state among the northern Indian states spends most as a
percentage of its GDP on Education?

Answer: Bihar (5.7%) followed by UP (3.67%)

37. Name the person of Indian origin (PIO) who has been nominated to
become US Solicitor General?

Answer: Neal Kumar Katyal

36. The 3G telecom auctions by Government have earned Government

much more than expected 35000 crore netting amount 67710 crore. Which
company won auction in most of 22 circles? (a) RCom (b) Airtel (c)
Vodaphone (d) Aircel (e) a,b,d (f) all above
Answer: (e) a,b,d - RCom, Airtel and Aircel won in 12 circles followd by
Vodaphone in 9 circles

35. Who is Miss USA 2010?

Answer: Rima Fakih, Arab-American a 24-year old Lebanese immigrant, is

believed to be the first Muslim to win the pageant

34. Name the child artist who has been nominated under ‘Best actor’
category in Film-fare awards giving competition to Shah Rukh Khan. His
new movie Bumm Bumm Bole has been released recently.

Answer: Darsheel Safary

33. Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010? – (a)
Indonesia (b) Malaysia (c) China (d) India

Answer: China

China beat Indonesia 3-0 to win fourth consecutive Thomas Cup title at
Kuala Lumpur.

32. Who won the Madrid Masters men’s tournament in 2010?

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open an ATP World Tour Masters with €2,835,000
prize money has been won by Rafael Nadal, who beat Roger Federer 6-2,
7-6 (7/5).

31. Which country won the World Twenty-20 cricket final?

Answer: England

England beat arch rivals Australia

30. Who is CEO of Yahoo?

Answer: Carol Bartz

61- year-old Carol Bartz is one of the most successful female CEO ever in
IT companies.

29. Which Indian IT company is associated with FIFA World Cup 2010 as
one of the sponsors? (a) TCS (b) Infosys (c) CTS (d) Mahindra Satyam
Answer: (d) Mahindra Satyam

28. Name the first Indian women who has been named as full professor at
Harward University.

Answer: Gita Gopinath

Gita Gopinath, Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University’s

Department of Economics, has been appointed a full professor. She is first
Indian women to do so and only third women in the whole world.

27. Name the Hindu right wing organisation against whom the charges
have been filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the 2009
Diwali-eve blast that killed two people in Goa’s Margao town.

Answer: Sanatan Sanstha

26. Which Indian actress / model has created controversy recently by

sporting a Ek Onkar (God is one) tattoo on her nape. The tatto has been
opposed by Sikh community leaders in India.

Answer: Mandira Bedi

25. Name the volcano whose dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash is causing
many European airports to shut down for days and affecting air traffic
worldwide.

Answer: Eyjafjallajokul

The April 14 eruption at Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul volcano forced most

countries in northern Europe to shut their airspace between April 15-20.
More than 100,000 flights and an estimated 10 million travelers worldwide
were affected costing airlines more than $2 billion.

It erupted in April for the first time in nearly two centuries. During its last
eruption, starting in 1821, its emissions rumbled on for two years.

23. Who was India’s most wanted man suspected of having organized the
1993 Mumbai bombings, figures third on the Forbes’ Most Wanted
Fugitives list topped?

Answer: Dawood Ibrahim

22. Name the countries which agree on a nuclear fuel swap aimed at
easing concerns from the West that Iran might build a bomb.
Answer: Brazil, Iran and Turkey

21. Who is the new director of barc?

Answer: RK sinha appointed as new director of barc

20. Who was the 11th Vice-President of India who passed away recently
on May 15, 2010?

Answer: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 87-year-old Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

was died suffering from lung and chest infection

19. Popular South Indian actress who is willing to join DMK Party?

Answer: Khushboo

18. Who Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2010 Award
Finalist for Northern California ?

Answer: Roamware CEO Bobby Srinivasan, Bobby Srinivasan was selected

as a finalist for his extraordinary success in the areas of innovation,
financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and
communities from more than one hundred nominations by a panel of
independent judges. Award recipients will be announced at a special gala
event on June 12, 2010 at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel.

17. Who is the latest actress who refused to work with Shiney Ahuja the
actor allegedly accused for raping his maid.

Answer: Vaishali Desai in film Shaunya a horror flick produced by Puja

Bedi. Vaishali Desai is a former Miss India and has made her debut in Kal
Kissne Dekha opposite Jackie Bhagnani.

16. Which Team won the Europa League Title?

Answer: Atletico Madrid won the inaugural final of the Europa League on
defeating Fulham at Hamburg. Diego Forlan struck an extra-time goal and
secured a 2-1 win.

15. Which Company has started up a BPO in Srinagar starting reverse

migration of Kashmir?

Answer: Essar Group-run Aegis has started a BPO in Srinagar

14. Name the company from whose premises toxic leak happened in one of
the worst industrial disasters called Bhopal gas tragedy.

Answer: Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) (now defunct)

13.Who received 27th Niwano Peace Foundation award on May 13, 2010?

Answer: Ms. Ela Ramesh Bhatt of Self-Employed Women’s Association

(SEWA) India who has received a medal and twenty million yen.

The Niwano Peace Foundation Japan established the Niwano Peace Prize to
honor and encourage individuals and organizations that have contributed
significantly to inter-religious cooperation, thereby furthering the cause of
world peace, and to make their achievements known as widely as possible.

12. Name the president of MCI – Medical Council of India who is facing
graft charges and has to resign.

Answer: Ketan Desai

Ketan Desai was arrested on April 22 by CBI for allegedly accepting bribe
to give permission to a Punjab medical college to recruit a fresh batch of
students without having requisite infrastructure. MCI controlls Medical
Education in India.

11. Who was the only surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai
attacks, and is found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against
India recently?

Answer: Ajmal Kasab of Pakistan

10. Who is the IAS Topper in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2010 which has
been released by UPSC recently?

Answer: SHAH FAESAL

Dr Faesal 26-year-old MBBS graduate, who topped the list of 875

successful candidates, said that he was not only the first Kashmiri to
achieve the milestone but also the second Muslim in the history to achieve
this feat.

9. Who is the Union minister who has offered to resign for his controversial
remarks against the home ministry for allegedly stalling some Chinese
imports?
Answer: Jairam Ramesh

8. What is the real name of character artiste ‘Sambha‘ from super hit film
of all times ‘Sholey‘ who passed away recently.

Answer: Mac Mohan

Apart from Sholey Mac Mohan also acted in Amitabh starrers like
“Zanjeer”, “Don”, “Shaan” and “Satte Pe Satta”. He was suffering from
lung cancer.

7. What is the name of panel that is being setup to look into Telangana
issue?

Answer: Srikrishna committee

Srikrishna committee or panel has been set up to study the demand for
separate Telangana

6. Who has issued fatwa – saying that it is illegal for women to work?

Answer: Darul Uloom Deoband

Darul Uloom Deoband the Sunni Muslim seminary had this fatwa issued by
a bench of three clerics

5. What is Khap Panchayat?

Answer: Khap panchayats or caste councils are the local Panchayat’s in

Haryana villages which have come into lime light due to their diktats (or
fatwa) prohibiting same ‘gotra’ marriages’. They are run as a separate
courts or adalats where judgement are given by Khap Panchs. The Hindu
Marriage Act however does not prohibits same caste marriage. Most
political parties support Khap Panchayats.

4. Who is the new IPL Commissionaire?

Answer: Chirayu Amin

Chirayu Amin has joined as the new IPL commissioner after the removal of
lalit Modi. Mr. Amin is Baroda Cricket Association president and he also
heads a company known as Alembic Chemicals.

3. Who is the British Prime Minister after Gordon Brown?

Answer: David Cameron

The 43-year-old Cameron becomes Britain’s youngest prime minister in

almost 200 years. The last was Lord Liverpool at 42.

2. Who is the new Chief Justice of India?

Answer: Justice S H Kapadia,

Justice S H Kapadia (62-year-old), the most senior judge of the Supreme

Court, was on Wednesday sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by
President Pratibha Patil

1. Who won World Chess Championship against Veselin Topalov in 2010?

Answer: Viswanathan Anand

Anand defeated Bulgarian Veselin Topalov.

1. What is synthetic rubber?

Synthetic rubber made of certain kinds of hydrocarbons. Of these

butadiene is the most important. These hydrocarbons are obtained
from coal, crude petroleum and alcohol. By the end of the Second
World War, the combined production of synthetic rubber by
Synthetic rubber is more oil resistant than natural rubber. In the
international market, natural rubber is facing severe competition
from synthetic rubber.

2.What does the term ‘grand Slam’ mean?

Grand Slam is a sports term pertaining to a group of matches,

Championships etc. in a particular sports and the winning of all
these matches. The best known Grand Slams are those in Tennis
[the Australian Open, the French Open, the British Open, the French
Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open], Golf [the US Open, the British
Open, the Masters, and the PGA], and Rugby Union [victories
against all opposition in the competition between England Wales,
France, Ireland and Scotland].
3. Who discovered oxygen?

Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen, the colorless, odorless, gaseous

chemical element forming about 20 percent of the Earth’s
atmosphere in 1774.

4. Who invented the stethoscope and when?

In 1816, the French physician Rene Theoplhie Laennec (1781-

1826) introduced a perforated wooden cylinder which concentrated
the sounds of air flowing in and out of the lungs, and described the
sound which it revealed. The modern form of stethoscope, with
flexible tubes connecting the earpieces to a circular piece placed
against the chest, was developed later in the nineteenth century.

5. What is the brain death?

Brain death means the irreversible brain damage causing the end of
independent.

6.Which country is the leading producer of mica?

India is the world’s leading producer of sheet mica and accounts

for about 60 percent of global mica trade. Important mica bearing
pegmatite occurs in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Hariyana,
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and
West Bengal.

7. Why is Japan called “The Land of the Rising Sun”?

The little of “The Land of the Rising Sun” is a form of Japan’s

indigenous name of Nippon, which literally means “sun origin”. The
allusion is to the geographical location of Japan with regard to
China. The Japanese flag shows the sun’s red on a white
background.

8. Which is the largest temple in the world?

According to the Guinness Book of Records 1999, Angkor Wat

(“City Temple”) in Cambodia is the largest religious structure ever
built, covering an area of 402 acres. The entire temple complex has
a total area of 15 by 5 miles and consists of 72 major monuments,
the construction of which began in AD 900.

9. Why do our teeth decay?

In the case of lower animals, there is a whole succession of teeth

throughout their lives. As their teeth are fully developed and used
up, they fall out and new ones take their place. Only man has a
single replacement of his teeth. By the time a baby is about two
years old, it has total of 20 teeth, called milk teeth. Beneath these
milk teeth, there is second series of teeth that begin to appear after
the ago of six. The milk teeth are replaced by about the age of
twelve and then more teeth appear until the adult finally has his no
more chance of having new teeth, he has to keep them healthy and
free from decay.

It is enamel of the teeth that becomes vulnerable to decay. For

instance, when there is an invisible opening in the enamel, the
bacteria in our mouth try to sneak into the cavity and they feed on
the juicy dentine and the lymph that is in the dentine canals. Soon
they erode the walls of the canals, and a cavity is created beneath
the enamel. This may go unnoticed for some time, but if the wall of
the teeth becomes thin as a result of the work of the bacteria, then
we notice it very quickly, just because heat and cold can now
penetrate more strongly to the pulp cavity. The pulp occupies a
hollow space in the centre of the tooth and contains nerves. These
nerves are stimulated by the heat or cold. When a tooth feels
sensitive to heat or cold, you can be pretty sure it is a danger signal
that decay is talking place.

When the bacteria penetrate through the dentine canals into the
pulp cavity, they find a perfect feeding and breeding ground. Now
you are in for a toothache as the decay of the tooth has already set
in and the network of vessels that supply food to the teeth withers
away. The tooth that is no longer nourished becomes a dead shell.

10. What is Ikebana?

Ikebana pertains to Japanese floral art or flower arrangement. It is

 a highly elaborate and unique form with highly developed
conventions and complex symbolism. People say that Ikebana is
associated with the ritual of offering flowers to the Buddha.

- General Knowledge SCIENCE

What does your heart pump? Blood

Which is the nearest star? The sun

Which is heavier, gold or silver? Gold

How many sides does a triangle have? Three

What is H2 0? Water

How many legs does a butterfly have? Six

Triton is a moon of which planet? Neptune

For what process do plants need sunlight,

Photosynthesis
CO2 and water?

Which physicist wrote a book called 'A Brief

Stephen Hawking
History of Time'?

Which chemical element is represented by the

Zinc
symbol Zn?

In which organ of the body is the cerebrum

the brain
found?

What do we call the study of birds? Ornithology

Who discovered the electron? Sir J J Thomson

Which is the longest bone in the human body? Thigh born

At which temperature do both the Centigrade

(-) 40c equals (-)40 F
and Fahrenheit show the same reading?
Who invented the bifocal lens? Benjamin Franklin

Nails are not connected

Why we do not feel pains to cut our nails?
with blood vessels.

Sir Frank Whittle,

Who invented the jet engine?
England.

Sir G.B.Frederick and

Who discovered insulin?
JJR Macleod

In which organ of the body is insulin

Pancreas
produced?

What is the speed of sound at sea level

MACH 1
called?

What is the scientific name for Fish Farming ? Aquaculture

What in medicine is Pathology? The Study of Diseases

What is the largest type of shark? Whale shark

Which disease is characterized by spasmodic

Tetanus
contraction of muscles is also called Lockjaw?

How many bits are there in a byte? Eight

The sternum is the medical name for what? Breastbone

In which organ of the body is the pineal

Brain
gland?

What type of clock was first introduced by the Atomic Clock

US National Bureau of Standards in 1949? (Mollecular)

Which organ is inflamed when one is

Kidney
suffering from Nephritis?
What type of creature is a Basilisk? Lizard

What is the common name for the Araucaria

tree is the symbol for which chemical Tungsten
element?

Which planet has an orbital period of 687

Mars
days?

Who was the first pilot to exceed the speed of

Charles Yeager
sound?

Which element has the highest boiling point? Tantalum, about 6000C

Which is the most common of all the metals in

Aluminum.
the earth's crust?

The weight of the iron

ball is more than the
Why does an iron ball sink and not an iron
water it displaces; in
ship?
case of the ship it is
opposite.

What is herpetology? Study of reptiles.

From which plant is morphine obtained? Opium poppy.

Who discovered the cause of malaria? Ronald Rose

General Knowledge -SCIENCE

• Who discovered DNA and when?

Friedrich Miescher in 1868 (a Swiss bio- chemist)

• Which is the only continent where the Llama is found?

Antarctica

• Which is the brightest object discovered in the universe so far?

Quasar
• What is the element used for electric lamp filaments?
Tungsten

• Which hormone that contains blood pressure in the human body?

Adrenaline

• How many protons and neutrons does a nucleus of carbon

contain?
Six each

• Which plant revolves slowly around the sun?

Pluto

• Which gas is filled in electric bulbs?

Argon

• While a copper ball is heated its volume increases and what will
happen to its density? Density Decreases.

• Alto phobia is the fear of heights. What is the fear of depth

called?
Bath phobia

• Who developed Quantum theory? Max Plaock

• Who is the formulator of periodic table of elements? Dimitri

Mendeleeva

• Who is considered father of modern Biology? Charles Robert

Darwin

• Which scientist said ‘Knowledge is power’- Sir Humphrey Davy

• What is the scientific name of rice? Oryza Sativa (Rice is the most
important crop for human consumption)

• What is added to steel to make stainless steel? Chromium

• What is Ornithology? Study of birds and its habits

• Mercury is also known as? Quick silver

• Which is the only clockwise rotating planet? Venus

• Where does sound travel faster; in air or water? In water (4.5 times
faster)

• Who is considered as the most famous play writer in English after

William Shakespeare? George Bernard Shaw

• What is the name of the substance lost by the body during

dehydration? Sodium chloride

• What are male and female rabbits called?

Buck and Doe

• Which is the only snake that builds a nest?

King cobra

• Who discovers Africa’s Victoria Falls?

David Livingstone

• Why can’t horses sit?

Because they have no knees on their hind leg

• To escape from gravitational force at what speed should an air craft

fly?
53,200 KM/hour

• Astronomical distance of a ‘Light Year’?

9.46 trillion KM

• What are the three kinds of rays produced radioactive substances?

Alpha, Beta, Gamma rays

• When 2 objects are rubbed together, which particle is most likely to

be dislodged?
Electron

• Which gas is common to all acids?

Hydrogen

• How many Amino acids discovered so far?

22

• How does radar detect objects?- By radio waves

• If the earth shrinks to half of its present radius, what will be the
(g) )acceleration due to gravity?
4g

• What is the source of the sun’s energy?

Nuclear fusion

• What is the principle chemical that can be made by wulff process?

Acetylen

General Knowledge - History

Which is the oldest parliamentary

Britain
democracy in the world?

Which city was founded by Alexander

Alexandria
the Great in Egypt?

Who was known as Maid Of Orleans? Joan of Arc

Which is the largest pyramid? Pyramid of King Cheops

After which Florentine explorer was

Amerigo vespucci
America named?

In which century was Lord Buddha

Around 560BC
born?

What was Abraham Lincoln's

profession prior to entering Lawyer
Congress?

Who is credited with being the first

Christopher Columbus
European to discover North America?

Who designed the dome of St.

Michelangelo
Peter's, Rome?
 The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)
was fought between which two England and France
countries?

Who were the first European settlers

Portuguese
in India?

In which year was NATO formed? 1949

Which country was the first in the

world where women voted for the New Zealand
government?

In which year did Hitler become

1933
chancellor of Germany?

Who built the Taj Mahal in India? Shah Jahan

In which country Alexander the Great

Greece
came from?

History

• Whose famous word was “Government of the people, by the

people and for the people”? Abraham Lincoln

• Who was the first woman prime minister of a country? Mrs.

Sirimavo Bandara Naike (Sri Lanka)

• What is the designation of the President of India? The Supreme

Executive and Forcers Commander of Nation

• The famous peacock throne originally belonged to which king and

who later occupied it? Shah Jahan and later Na dir Shah occupied
it.

• The expedition of which explorer was the first to circumnavigate

the world? Ferdinand Magellan

• How old was Alexander the Grate died in BC 323?

 33 years old

• Who ended the hundred years of the Anglo Saxon rule in England
and imposed the Norman rule? Duke William of Normandy in
1066

• Who was the King of England before Queen Elizabeth II? George
VI (1936-52)

• With whom does the legislative authority rest in Japan? Diet

House of Representative

• Where the International Court of Justice is located? Hague

• When is common wealth day celebrated? May 24th

• Which country is known as the Land of Morning Calm? Korea

• Which country does not have a rectangular flag? Nepal

• What is the significance of Sarvodaya Day which is celebrated on

30th January?Mahatma Gandhiji was assassinated on January
30th

• The statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from which country?
France (The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick
Augusta Bartholdi)

• What was the name of the organization founded by Mahatma

Gandhi in South Africa to agitate for the rights of the Indians
there?
Indian National Congress

• In which city is the ‘White House’ situated? Washington DC

• In European history, which year is known as the year of

Revolution? 1848

• Who is the first prime minister of Israel? David Bengurian

 General Knowledge (G K) - Geography

In which country is Mount Everest? Nepal

Which continent has the biggest population? Asia

What is the capital city of New Zealand? Wellington

In which continent is the Sahara desert? Africa

Name the two longest rivers in the world. Amazon and Nile

Which ocean is to the east of Africa? Indian Ocean

Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean? an ocean

Which country has the most people? China

What is the capital city of Norway? Oslo

What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.? Alaska

Which country has the biggest land area? Russia

In which country is the world's highest

Venezuela
waterfall?

What natural phenomena are measured by

earthquakes
the 'Richter scale'?

Which two oceans does the Panama Canal

Atlantic and Pacific
link?

Who named the Pacific Ocean? Ferdinad Magellan

Of which country is Khartoum the capital? Sudan.

Which country is called "Land Of White

Thailand
Elephants'?
Which town in the world is situated at a Wenchan in Tibet at an
highest altitude? altitude of 5100 M.

In which part of the world is the River Snake? USA

Tutsis , average height

Which is the tallest race in the world?
185 cm

Where are the Ajanta caves? Maharashtra in India

What is the capital of Fiji? Suva

What is the capital city of Kenya? Nairobi

What is South America's highest mountain

the Andes
range?

What is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees north

tropic of Cancer
of the equator called?

Death Valley in southern

California is the lowest
point in the United
States at 282 feet below
sea level. The highest
Which are the lowest and highest points in
point in the contiguous
United States?
48 states is also in
California: Mount
Whitney, which is
14,491 feet above sea
level.

• Which city is known as city of mosques?Dacca, since there are 700

mosques

• Which is the currency of Greece? Drachma

• Which country has the world’s longest national highway? Canada

(Trans-Canadian High way-8000 km)

• Which crop is known as black gold? Pepper

• Which crop is known as white gold? Cotton

• Which is the biggest centre for the manufacture of automobile in the

world? Detroit, United states

• Which is the largest volcanic crater? Mount Aso at Kyushu. Japan

• What is the length of the Suez Canal? 162.5 km

• Who nationalize the Suez Canal? Abdul Nazar

• In which Sea is the Bay of Biscay? North Atlantic Ocean

• Which country has never shown its name on its name on its postage
stamps? Great Britain

• Which is the coldest place on earth? Verkoyansk in Siberia

(Verkoyansk has recorded -70 degrees C in winter and +37 degrees C
in summer)

• Which is the biggest delta in the world? Sunder ban, between West
Bengal and Bangladesh.

• Which is the world’s oldest capital city? Damascus, capital of Syria

• What was the former capital of Russia? Leningrad

• Where is the biggest rose garden in Asia? Chandigar (India)

• Which is the lowest point on earth? The costal area of the Dead Sea

• Who discovered Australia? James Cook

• What is the Nickname of New York city ? Big Apple

• Which country is made up of 13,677 islands? Indonesia

• What is the accurate duration of the day? 23 hours, 56 minutes

• Which country is called ‘Gift of the Nile’? Egypt

• Of which country is kiwi , the national bird?New Zealand

• Which is the longest sea canal in the world? Suez (162.5 km)
• Which is the world’s largest diamond producing country? South
Africa

• Which is the country known as the Land of White Elephants? Thailand

General Knowledge- Sports

What is longest running race in the Olympic Games

the marathon
called?

In what sport do players take long and short

HOCKEY
corners?

By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento

Pele
better known?

What is the 'perfect score' in a game of Ten Pin

300
Bowling?

Which athletic event is a heavy metal ball thrown? shot put

In which athletic event is a heavy metal ball with a

Hammer throw
chain thrown?

In what sport could you 'hit a six' or 'bowl a leg

cricket
spinner'?

Golf was first played in which country? Scotland

In which sport could you find yourself in a headlock? wrestling

In which sport are a bow and arrow used? archery

What does a third-place getter at the Olympic Games

a bronze medal
win?

Which famous golf player's mother comes from

Tiger Woods
Thailand?
 General Knowledge- Music

How many strings does a violin have? four

Which classical composer became deaf near the end

Beethoven
of his life?

How many strings does a bass guitar usually have? four

In what country did reggae music originate? Jamaica

How many instruments are there in a string quintet? five

What instrument did the jazz musician Miles Davis

trumpet
play?

Which British rock group does Liam and Noel

Oasis
Gallagher belongs to?

Which instrument has keys, pedals and strings? Piano

Indonesia
In which country is a 'gamelan orchestra' most
commonly found?

Who wrote the song entitled 'Yesterday'? Paul McCartney

Name of the boy at the centre of the Michael Jackson

Gavin Arvizo
abuse trial?

RODGERS &
Who wrote The Sound of Music
HAMMERSTEIN

What is the small town in which called in which Clark

Small Ville
Kent grew up?

The song, Ain't Misbehavin' was written by which

Fats Waller
famous jazz musician?

When is World Music Day 21st June

Name which instrument is a cross between violin and

Viola
the cello
 It is played at
What is unusual about “trance” music that
130- 160 beats
mesmerizes the audience
per minute

Michael Jackson is known as the King of Pop. Who is

Madonna
the queen of Pop?

Which famous Indian musician collaborated on a Pundit Ravi

Beatles album? Shankar.

Where did Ghazal originate ? Persia

Which western instrument most commonly used for

Violin
Indian classical compositions?

General Knowledge (G K) - General

Who put the first self propelled vehicle on the moon? USSR(Former)

1.151 mph or
How many miles per hour is one knot?
1.85km/hr

In which year was the Nobel Prize

In 1901, Sweden
instituted and which country awards it?

What is the study of earthquakes called? Seismology

(Centre to
centre) 384,402
What is the approximate distance of moon from the
(Surface to
earth?
Surface)376,285

Main length3460
How long is the Great Wall of China?
Km(debatable)

Which was the first country to use paper? China

Where is the headquarters of the International Red

Geneva
Cross Society?

Who founded the Red Cross?

HenreyDurrent,
 in 1864

Name the sculptor who created "The Thinker" Auguste Rodin

Which is the oldest known formally written

Elamite,BC3500.
language?

Which planet has the longest day? Venus

What does the phrase 'ipso facto' mean? By the very fact

Which alphabet do the Russians use? Cyrillic

Who is known as the Holy Pontiff? The Pope

What is the world's largest desert? The Sahara

What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? Omega

What was the classical standard language of ancient

Sanskrit
India?

Who was Doctor Zhivago's great love? Lara

Which drug is best known for its use in preventing

Quinine
malaria?

What is the study of heredity called? Genetics

What is the last book of the Bible? Revelation

Who was convicted of shooting and killing John F Lee Harvey

Kennedy? Oswald

Valentina
Name the first woman in space
Tereshkova

Californian
What is the world's largest bird of prey?
Condor.

How many years of marriage are celebrated by a

50
Golden Wedding Anniversary?
 The new Seven Wonders of the World

The Great Wall of China

Built as a means of defense during the reign of the Qin Dynasty (221-
206 BC), the wall has survived as a hand-built monument to human
achievement.

The Taj Mahal, India

An architecture combining Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic styles

-- the Taj Mahal is one of the world's most recognizable buildings. It’s
white marble dome acts as a mausoleum for a favorite wife ‘Mumths’
of an emperor ‘Shajahan’, and was built between 1632 and 1648.

The Statue of Christ Redeemer, Brazil

One-hundred, twenty-five-feet tall and 2,330-feet high, this enormous

monument to Christianity gazes down upon Rio de Janeiro.

Petra, Jordan

There is still plenty to be uncovered in this ancient city. Excavation is

still occurring in The Great Temple, which was remarkably untouched
until 1993

The Colosseum, Italy

Nothing conjures up the spirit of ancient Rome quite like the sight of
the Colosseum. But its history also brings up the chilling image of
killed Christians in the gruesome spectator sport. Constructed in 80,
only parts of the original structure have survived the earthquakes and
time.

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70

km northwest of Cusco. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world,
although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention
by archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911.
 Internet Safety Tips

• Ask your parents / teacher’s permission before you log on!

• Don’t reveal personal information about yourself, your family, your
telephone number or your address, e-mail addresses, Social Security
numbers, passwords, or any other private information. You should not
share the name of your school or the name of your school's team. Also,
do not ask anyone else to post his or her phone number, address, e-
mail address, Social Security number, password, or any other private
information.
• Use only “nickname” when chatting with your online friends and
posting messages.
• Not everyone is as nice, trust worthy as they may sound online. Do
not make plans to meet an online "friends" in person without the
permission of your parents.
• Don't send pictures of yourself or your family to anyone, without
your parent's permission.
• Never open and always delete unknown e-mail attachments. They
can contain destructive viruses.
• Don't respond to someone who has made you feel uncomfortable or
scared. Just log off and tell your parents, who can report it to your
online service provider.
• Keep your Account ID and password private--even from your best
friend!
• Never try to access other’s areas or break these rules without their
permission.
• Don't break copyright rules by taking words, pictures or sound from
someone else's Web site without their permission.
• Always have good manners and be polite when you use the Internet
and e-mail or chat.
• Be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people
or is against the law.

Do you know 'a', 'b', 'c' 'd'

Letters 'a', 'b', 'c' &'d' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to
99

( Letter 'd' comes for the first time in Hundred )

Letters 'a', 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999

( Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand )

Letters 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to

999,999,999

( Letter 'b' comes for the first time in Billion )

And

Letter 'c' does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English
counting

L a w o f ……………………?

Law of queue: If you change queues, the one you have left will start to
move faster than the one you are in now.

Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get
an engaged tone.

Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with

grease, your nose will begin to itch.

Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least
accessible corner.

Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because
you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

Bath THEOREM: When the body is immersed in water, the telephone

rings.

LAW OF ENCOUNTERS: The probability of meeting someone you know

increases, when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

LAW of the RESULT: When you try to prove to someone that a machine
won't work, it will!

LAW OF BIOMECHANICS: The severity of the itch is inversely

proportional to the reach.

Famous Quotation - Quotable quotes

"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"- Abraham Lincoln.

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and

remove all doubt."- Abraham Lincoln

"Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest

way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless."- Sinclair
Lewis

"The honeymoon is over when he phones to say he'll be late for dinner
and she's already left a note that it's in the refrigerator."- Bill
Lawrence

"The modern pantheist not only sees the god in everything, he takes
photographs of it."- D.H. Lawrence

"An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be

devoured."- Konrad Adenauer

"Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to
make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance?"- Holbrook Jackson

"When women go wrong, men go right after them."- Mae West

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." - Jack

Nicholson

"A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's. She changes it more often."
- Oliver Herford
"Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that
apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." -
George Carlin

"Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?" -
James Thurber

"I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going
to those places." - Henry Youngman

I told my mother-in-law that my house was her house, and she said,
``Get the hell off my property.'' - Joan Rivers

"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this
line." - Oscar Levant

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." -

Oscar Wilde

"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by

candlelight." - George Globol

"Confound these ancestors.... They've stolen our best ideas!" - Ben

Jonson

"When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a
half." - Gracie Allen

"A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing but

together can decide that nothing can be done." - Fred Allen

"What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I

definitely overpaid for my carpet." - Woody Allen

"Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognize a

mistake when you make it again." - Franklin P. Jones

"Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women
marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both
disappointed." - Albert Einstein

"In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never
did succeed in making those idiots understand their language." - Mark
Twain

"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do
freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?" -
George Carlin

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho
Marx

Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving

birth to a child. She must be found and stopped. - Sam Levenson

"It is impossible to travel faster than light, and certainly not desirable,
as one's hat keeps blowing off." - Woody Allen

PROVERBS

· Well begun is half done!

· An acute word cuts deeper than a sharp weapon.
· Necessity is the mother of invention
· Want is the mother of industry
· Time and tide wait for none.
· Every rose has a thorn.
· Think twice before you act .
· Look before you leap.
· Barking dogs seldom bite.
· In the country of nose less the half nosed man is the king.
· In the country of blinds one eyed man is the king.
· A stitch in time saves nine.
· Without wood a fire goes out.
· All men can’t be masters.
· Honesty is the best policy.
· Health is wealth.
· Might is right!
· A friend in need is friend indeed.
· Life is not a bed of roses.
· Pride goes before a fall.
· First impression is the best impression.
· As you sow, so shall you reap?
· A rolling stone gathers no mass.
· Where there is a will there is a way.
· Make hay while the sun shines.
· At the end of the game you will see who the winner is.
· Prevention is better than cure.
· A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
· Failure is the stepping stone to success.
· Slow and steady wins the race.
· Rome was not built in a day.
· Union is strength.
· More haste, less speed.
· Every cloud has a silver lining.
· Every dog has a day
· Look before you leap.
· Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
· Who will bell the cat?
· Face is the index of the mind.
· A crying child gets milk.
· A drowning man will catch a straw
· Crows are never the whiter for washing themselves.
· One flower makes no garland.
· If you run after two bones you will catch neither.
· A good cow may have a bad calf.
· After calm there comes a storm.
· A good master makes a good servant.
· New grooms sweep clean.
· All roads lead to Rome.
· All things are yellow to the jaundice eye.
· The pot calls the kettle black.
· Sow well and reap well.
· All are not saints that go to church.
· Actions speak louder than words.
· United, we stand; divided, we fall. (Union is strength)
· First deserve, then desire
· Blessings are not valued till they are gone.
· Too many cooks spoil the broth.
· Killing two birds with one stone.
· Wash a dog, comb a dog ,still a dog is a dog.
· No gains without pains.
· Lucky men need no counsel.
· Out of the frying pan into the fire.
· Hard nut to crack.
· Diamonds cuts diamonds.
· After a storm comes a calm.
· Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
· Where there is no love, all are faults.
· Love is blind.
· One story is good till another is told.
· Hungry dogs eat dirty puddings.
· Aim at the Stars....For even if fall you short, You will land on the Moon

Riddles

• What goes up; but never come down?

Age.

• What always follows a dog?

It’s tail.

• Why will the world not come to an end?

Because it is round.

• What goes through water, but doesn’t get wet?

Ray of light.

• What goes up & down a hill, but never moves?

Road

• Father told his daughter to bring HIJKLMNO. What is his need?

Water or H2O or H to O !

• When is it correct to say I is?

I is the letter after H

• Can u tell me the cheapest way of seeing the world?

Buying a map

• Why is the letter N the most Powerful letter?

Because it is in the middle of TNT (An explosive Tri Nitro Touluene)

• What question can never be answered by yes?

Are you sleeping?
• Where do animals go when they lose their tails?
To the retail shop.

• What can you make that can’t be seen?

Noise

• “U” came out and “I” came in a cup of butter. Then what happen?
Butter became bitter.

• Which is the most famous fish?

Starfish

• When people buy me, I am black. When they use me I became red.
Then they throw me I became grey. What am I?

Charcoal
• What kind of dog chases anything red?
A bulldog.

• Why is the letter ‘ T’ like an island ?

Because ‘T’ is in the middle of the ‘water’.

• What is the other name for small wound?

Short cut

• What room has no walls, floor, ceiling, or window?

Mushroom

• You can touch, see and make but can’t hold it. What is it?
Shadow

• Which can turn ash into cash?

Letter ‘c’

• He cannot see his own body .Who is he?

Eye

• What colour is rain ?

Water colour

• Which alphabet of English language is a vegetable?

P (Pea)

• Which alphabet of English language is an organ of human body?

I (Eye)

• Can you tell a letter of alphabet that denotes a hot beverage?

T (tea)

• I am twice in coffee and once in tea . But never in milk. Who am I?

Letter ‘e’

• As long as I eat I live, but when I drink I die. Who am I?

Fire

• Which fast does u do everyday?

Breakfast

• Which is the city that shocks you?

Electricity

• A thing that always follows the dog?

Dog’s tail

• Who comes down but never goes up?

Rain

• Name a word without any vowels

Rhythm

• Red house is made of red bricks and yellow house is made of yellow
bricks, what is a green house made off?
Glass

• Light as a feather with nothing in it, a strong man can’t hold it much
more than few minutes?
Breath

• A city that can travel fast?

Velocity

• I have an eye but cannot see. Who am I?

Needle

• I am a word of 3 letters. If you read from left I am bread seeker. If

you read from right I am a bread giver. Who am I?
Dog

• One plus ten makes nine instead of eleven. How?

I+X=IX=9

Science & Technology - New mobile phone batteries

The mobile phone batteries are mainly classified in to four categories.

1. Lithium polymer type

Li - Poly is the latest and most advanced technology batteries for
cellular phones. It is ultra light weight and does not explode. It is
capable to release up to 40 % more battery capacity than the same
size of NiMH batteries without suffer from memory effect.

2. Lithium Ion type

Li- Ion is also an advanced technology batteries for cellular phones. It
is does suffer from memory effect and will delver up to 40 % more
battery capacity than the same size of NiMH batteries. Li - Ion batteries
are expensive and not suitable for older cell phones.

3. Nickel Metal Hydride Type

NiMH batteries are also not suffered from memory effect. Compare to
Ni Cad batteries it will run 40% longer on each charge and have double
battery life.

4. Nickel Cadmium Type

NiCad batteries are of older technology and suffer from memory effect.
This will reduce the batteries overall capacity, run time and life span.
Also they must be completely discharge before each recharge.