1. Who was the first judge against whom the impeachment proceedings were started in Loksabha?
Ans: Justice V. Ramaswamy
2. For the God of Small Things Arundhathi Roy was awarded which prize in the year 2004.
Ans: Sydney Peace prize
3. Which place in India did Albuquerque conquer in 1510?
Ans: Goa
4. The national flag of India was designed by:
Ans: Pingali Venkkayya
5. Rocket Propellant Plant (RPP), Thumba was commissioned in the year.
Ans: 1969
6. Fidel Castro has served as the president of Cuba for approximately:
Ans: 30 years
7. The book Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India was written by:
Ans: Dadhabai Naoroji
8. The chakra at the centre of the National Flag was:
Ans: 24 spokes
9. The first session of UN was held at:
Ans: London
10. Tripoli agreement is also known as:
Ans: Libya Accord
11. Who was the author of the book Suitable Boy?
Ans: Vikram Seth
12. Who holds the world record for maximum number of song recordings?
Ans: Laths Mangeshkar
13. The first Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics was:
Ans: Abhinav Bindra
14. Goa liberation day is celebrated on:
Ans: 18th June
15. The Indian National Song was first published in:
Ans: Ananda Math
16. The news paper Bengali started by Surendra Nath Banerjee was in which language?
Ans: English
17. Who was the first person to reach South Pole was:
Ans: Captain Amundsen
18. Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages?
Ans: The Bible
19. Self help title ‘you can win’ has been written by:
Ans: Shiv khera
20. In which year was Abdul khaffer khan awarded Bharath Ratna?
Ans: 1987
21. Edward Jenner was the founder of:
Ans: RabiesVaccine
22. Templeton awards are conferred in the field of:
Ans: Religion
23. Who has been awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in cinema?
Ans: Satyajith Rai.
24. Indian national calendar was adopted in:
Ans: 1957
25. Who were the first Indian women to sail around the world?
Ans: Ujjwala Rai
26. Who were the decedents of original inhabitants of India?
Ans: Dravidian
27. Which is the largest union territory in India?
Ans: Andaman Nicobar
28. Who was the last governor general of free India?
Ans: C. Rajagopalachari
29. Who was served as the president of International Court of Justice?
Ans: Nagendra Singh
30. Which is the India's first experimental Geo stationary Satellite?
Ans: APPLE
31. Bhaba Atomic Research Centre is located at:
Ans: Trombay
32. Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) was set up in the year?
Ans: 2008
33. Asia’s first atomic power station is located in:
Ans: Tarapur
34. The preamble of the UN charter was prepared by:
Ans: Jan Smuts
35. Sabir Bhatia is most closely associated with:
Ans: Hot Mail
36. Who was the founder of Green Belt Movement?
Ans: Wangari Maathai
37. The first Indian women to receive the Raman Magsaysay Award was:
Ans: Mother Theresa
38. The Chief of Army Staff holds the rank of:
Ans: General
39. The first test tube baby in India delivered at which hospital?
Ans: King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
40. By whom was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Ans: John Wilks Booth
41. Who was the founder of Nazi Party?
Ans: Adolf Hitler
42. Which type of machine was Charles Babbage's first invention?
Ans: Calculating
43. Who was also called lady with a lamp?
Ans: Florence Nightingale
44. Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize?
Ans: Mary Curie
45. How many countries participated in the first Asian Games held in 1951?
Ans: 11
46. The airline of Germany is called?
Ans: Lufthansa
47. The birth anniversary of Fakruddin Ali Ahmed was celebrated as:
Ans: Solidarity day
48. Worlds largest railway platform was situated in:
Ans: India
49. Who was the first Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?
Ans: Razia Sulthana
50. Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest?
Ans: Tensing Noergay
51. Which is the longest tunnel in India?
Ans: Pir panjal
52. Largest zoo in India is situated at:
Ans: Kolkatta
53. Who is considered as the founding father of Indian space programme?
Ans: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
54. The National Institute of Immunology was located at:
Ans: New Delhi
55. Who was the first Secretary General of Commonwealth?
Ans: Arnold smith
56. Which is the largest constituency in terms of area?
Ans: Ladakh
57. The first book by an Indian writer to receive booker prize was:
Ans: God of small things
58. Vande Mataram was originally composed in which language?
Ans: Sanskrit
59. Which is the last month of Indian national calendar?
Ans: Phalguna
60. The congress lost the loksbha elections for the first time in:
Ans: 1977
