Ans: John Keats
2. The birthday of which leader is celebrated as 'Teachers Day' in India?
Ans: S. Radhakrishnan
3. The award given for outstanding performance in sports is:
Ans: Arjuna Award
4. Which hill station's name means 'place of the thunderbolt'?
Ans: Darjeeling
5. The ship building yard Mazgaon Dock is located at:
Ans: Mumbai
6. Electric current is measured using which instrument?
Ans: Ammeter
7. 'Agha Khan Cup' is related ' with:
Ans: Hockey
8. Where was the first conference of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) held?
Ans: Dhaka
9. Which among the following is not a Breton Woods Institution?
(a) International Monetary Fund (IMP.) (b) World Bank
(c) Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (O.E.C.D.)
Ans: c
10. If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to:
Ans: Vice President
11. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was:
(a) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj) (b) Danti durga
(c) Nagbhattaii (d) Vatsaraj
Ans: a
12. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating:
Ans: Pattabhi Sitharamayya
13. Jallianwala incident took place at:
Ans: Amritsar
14. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty?
Ans: Bahlol Lodhi
15. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(a) Akbar - Todarmal (b) Chanakya - Chandragupta
(c) Vikramadtiya - Chaitanya (d) Harshvardhan - Hiuen Tsang
Ans: c
16. The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to:
(a) the effect of easterlies
(b) the effect of Northern-East trade winds
(c) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India
(d) the development of cyclone over the equator
Ans: c
17. The 'graded profile of a river course is a:
(a) smooth curve in the upper course.
(b) smooth curve in the middle course.
(c) smooth curve in the lower course.
(d) smooth curve from source to mouth.
Ans: d
18. Sink hole is a phenomenon of _____ topography.
(a) Desert (b) Tundra (c) Karst (d) Plain
Ans: a
19. The longest continental Railway in the world:
Ans: Trans Siberian Railway
20. Photoperiodism affects:
(a) Flowering (b) Vegetative growth (c) Fruiting
Ans: a
21. Allantois of Embryo helps in:
(a) respiration (b) excretion (c) protection (d) digestion
Ans: b
22. Which one of the following animals belongs to mollusca?
(a) Hare (b) Hydra (c) Hyla (d) Haliotis
Ans: d
23. X-rays can be used:
(a) to detect heart diseases.
(b) to detect defects in precious stones and diamonds.
(c) to detect gold under the earth.
(d) for cutting and welding of metals.
Ans: b
24. Rearranging and allocating space in memory to provide for multiple computing tasks is called:
(a) Multi programming (b) Multitasking
(c) Memory Management (d) Networking
Ans: c
25. Most commonly used bleaching agent is:
(a) Alcohol (b) Carbon dioxide
(e) Chlorine (d) Sodium chloride
Ans: c
