1. 1 Billion is equal to:
Ans: 100 crores
2. Aajeevika is the flagship name of which social welfare scheme?
Ans: National Rural Livelihood Mission
3. Antyodaya Anna Yojana aims to provide food grains to BPL families at subsidised rate. The term Antyodaya was coined by:
Ans: Gandhiji
4. Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham was launched by:
Ans: Ayyankali
5. International Yoga day is celebrated on:
Ans: June 21
6. Green park Cricket Stadium is situated in:
Ans: Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
7. Explain KILA:
Ans: Kerala Institute of Local Administration
8. Who founded Indian Brahmo Samaj in 1866?
Ans: Keshub Chandra Sen
9. Tungabhadra is a tributary of river:
Ans: Krishna
10. Define PURA:
Ans: Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Area.
11. Catherine Mayo s book on India is titled as:
Ans: Mother India
12. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born on:
Ans: 14th April 1891
13. Which article of Indian constitution was passed unanimously by all members giving maximum applause to Mahatma Gandhi?
Ans: Article 17 (Abolition of untouchability)
14. Lord Curzon was the first viceroy who came to the province of Travancore. Who described Alappuzha as Venice of the East?
Ans: Lord Curzon
15. Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel prize in Literature in the year:
Ans: 1913
16. Delhi conspiracy case was the outcome of?
Ans: throwing of Bomb on Viceroy Lord Harding
17. Who was the Editor of Desabandhu ?
Ans: Jyotiba Mahatma Phule
18. Catharsis in literary criticism or Safety valve theory in political management is associated with the formation of:
Ans: Indian National Congress
19. Who abolished Devadasi System in India?
Ans: Lord Reading the only Jewish viceroy
20. The activist who lead 1857 Revolt popularly known as ‘First war of Indian Independence in Meerut?
Ans: Rao Kadam Singh
21. The year 1942 marks a very important event in the history of India. What was the event?
(a) Salt Satyagraha (b) Non-Co-operation movement (c) Quit India Movement (d) Round Table Conference
Ans: Quit India Movement
22. Which of the following is not related to India's national movement?
(a) Propogation of Khadi (b) Observance of untouchability (c) Non-violence in struggles (d) Propagation of Hindi
Ans: Observance of untouchability
23. In which place of Kannur district the salt satyagraha was taken place?
Ans: Payyannur
24. Which Indian newspaper stands first in circulation among the English dailies?
(a) Times of India (b) Hindustan Times (c) The Hindu (d) National Herald
Ans: Times of India
25. 'To KAMALA who is no more' a book of Jawaharlal Nehru was dedicated with this wording. Name the book
(a) Discovery of India (b) An Autobiography (c) Glimpses of world History (d) India wins Freedom
Ans: An Autobiography
26. Who presided over the Kerala Pradesh Congress conference held at Payyannur in the year 1928?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru
27. Name the country having the maximum number of primary school children in the world?
Ans: India
28. Which is the greatest award instituted in India for literature?
Ans: Jnanpith
29. 'White Revolution' is related to:
Ans: Enhancement of milk products
30. 'Sriharikota' is a well-known place connected with launching of satellites. Which among the following is the nature of the land
(a) Island (b) Desert (c) Mountain (d) Seashore
Ans: Island
31. Remote sensing Satellite is launched for _____ purpose.
Ans: Communication
32. In which year Indian Atomic Commission came into existence?
Ans: 1948
33. Free and compulsory elementary education is to be universally given in India. It was an objective recorded in Indian constitution. Which article in the constitution is related to it?
Ans: 45
34. Who introduced the Basic Education?
Ans: Gandhiji
35. The winner of United Nations Human Rights award in 2013 was?
Ans: MalalaYusuf Sayi
36. India's first Wi-Fi enabled Railway station?
Ans: New Delhi
37. The fastest super computer in the world is?
Ans: Tianhe- 2
38. The Lower part of The National Emblem-Lion Capital consists of?
Ans: one horse, one elephant, one bull and a lion
39. The smallest river of and well known as the river of Lahore is?
Ans: Ravi
40. Golden Crow Pheasant award is associated with:
Ans: Film
41. Eliot called the Shakespearean play ______ ‘Monalisa of literature'.
Ans: Hamlet
42. The author of the book 'God is not a Christian' is:
Ans: Desmond Tutu
43. The Science Congress -2015 will be held in:
Ans: Delhi
44. The tallest statue of Pater, the statue of unity, is to be erected in:
Ans: Gujarat
