1. Who was the first woman Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Ans: Christine Lagarde
2. Which is the largest international law firm in the world?
Ans: Baker & McKenzie (USA)
3. Which Gulf city has the nickname of 'The Bride of the Red Sea’?
Ans: Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
4. Which Saudi Arabian bank is the world's largest Islamic bank by capital?
Ans: Al-Rajhi Bank
5. What was the code name of the United State Customs Service's surveillance & interdiction of terrorist financing sources in the wake of the 2001 September 11 attacks?
Ans: Operation Green Quest
6. Which Indian was the Chief Economist of the World Bank?
Ans: Kaushik Basu
7. Which eminent personality's autobiography is 'Banker to the Poor Micro-Lending & the Battle Against World Poverty?
Ans: Muhammad Yunus
8. Which Indian leader is credited with the establishment of All-India Services?
Ans: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
9. What is known as 'the Magic Metal of Life'?
Ans: Calcium
10. Which acid is usually stored in plastic containers due its high reactivity toward glass?
Ans: Hydrofluoric Acid
11. Which element forms the largest number of solid allotropes?
Ans: Sulfur
12. Which element is industrially produced through the Claus Process?
Ans: Sulfur
13. Which internal organ's different parts are duodenum, jejunum & ileum?
Ans: Small intestine
14. Which artist's famous painting is 'Three Musicians'?
Ans: Pablo Picasso
15. Which famous Carnatic musician's original name was Srinivasa Nayaka?
Ans: Purandara Dasa
16. Which Indian state's civilian honour is the 'Rajyotsava Prashasti’?
Ans: Karnataka
17. Which Indian city was established by Kempe Gowda in 1537?
Ans: Bangalore
18. Which is the highest honour in the performing arts conferred by the Government of India?
Ans: Ratna Sadasya
19. Who is regarded as 'the Henri Langlois of India because of his lifelong dedication towards the preservation of films?
Ans: P.K. Nair
20. Which science journal has constituted the famous 'Breakthrough of the Year' award?
Ans: Science
21. Which American activist was called as 'the First Lady of the World'?
Ans: Eleanor Roosevelt
22. Which document is described as 'the International Magna Carta of all Men Everywhere'?
Ans: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
23. Who was the first Indian to win the prestigious Human Rights Prize of the United Nations?
Ans: Baba Amte
24. Where is the headquarters of the human rights organization 'Human Rights First'?
Ans: New York
25. Which countries are seperated by the Diomede Islands?
Ans: USA & Russia
