1. Which Diwan of Travancore was called 'the Turgot of India' by the British?
Ans: T Madhava Rao
2. Name the leading suffragist of Australia, known as 'the Grand Old Woman of Australia'?
Ans: Catherine Helen Spence
3. Brittany, also known as 'Little Britain' is a cultural region in the north west of _____?
Ans: France
4. A person who spends large amounts of leisure time to operating a computer is called a _____?
Ans: Mouse Potato
5. What is the full form of the IFSC, used in the banking sector?
Ans: Indian Financial System Code
6. Which was the first Indian insurance company to launch the ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan) scheme in 1971?
Ans: The Unit Trust of India (UTI)
7. Which is the world's largest asset management company?
Ans: Black Rock Inc (USA)
8. What is the purpose of a choke in the tube lights?
Ans: To increase the voltage momentarily
9. Name the English biologist who was the first to use the term 'genetics' to describe the study of heredity?
Ans: William Bateson
10. Who is the winner of the Darwin Medal 2014?
Ans: John Sutherland
11. Which planet in the Solar System is known as 'Lying Planet'?
Ans: Uranus
12. Which desert covers an area of 1,000 kilometer strip of land on the Pacific coast?
Ans: Atacama Desert
13. Which is the longest river of the Antarctica continent?
Ans: Onyx River
14. What is the name of the wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity?
Ans: Katabatic wind
15. Which mountain range is situated on the border between Germany & Czech Republic?
Ans: Ore Mountains
16. Which was the first book ever written, printed, illustrated and bound in the Antarctic?
Ans: Aurora Australis
17. Which U S territory is located in the north-eastern Caribbean?
Ans: Puerto Rico
18. Name the Indian capital city situated on the banks of the Haora River?
Ans: Agartala (Tripura)
19. The Treadmill Test is done to analysis the function of which organ?
Ans: Heart
20. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Genetic Engineering'?
Ans: Paul Berg
21. Which instrument is used for detecting & measuring ionizing radiation?
Ans: Scintillation Counter
22. Which chemical is also known in the name of 'Nitro-Sir?
Ans: Ammonia
23. Which committee of 1964 recommended the establishment of a cadet corps which ultimately took shape as National Cadet Corps?
Ans: H N Kunzru Committee
24. Which national leader is widely remembered for his efforts in achieving the official language of India status to Hindi?
Ans: Purushottam Das Tandon
25. Which national leader is widely known in the title of 'Rajarshi’?
Ans: Purushottam Das Tandon
