1. Rajghat dam is situated on river :
(A) Narmada
(B) Sutlej
(C) Betwa
(D) Chambal
Ans : (C)
2. The Hindu dynasty in the South (Vijayanagar Kingdom) came to end by the defeat of :
(A) Krishna Deva Raya
(B) Ram Raja
(C) Hari Har
(D) Bukka Raya
Ans : (B)
3. Which is the largest continent of the world ?
(A) North America
(B) Africa
(C) Asia
(D) Australia
Ans : (C)
4. Soil is composed of :
(A) Water + Organic matter + Mineral
(B) Air + Water + Mineral + Organic matter
(C) Water + Air + Mineral
(D) Water + Organic matter
Ans : (C)
5. The major portion of the Indian constitution can be amended by :
(A) The parliament with the consent of the states
(B) Parliament alone
(C) President alone
(D) The state legislations alone
Ans : (A)
6. Who was the last British Viceroy of India ?
(A) Lord Linlithgow
(B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Lord Irwin
Ans : (C)
7. The Kyoto global warming pact imposing limits on emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases scientists blame for rising world temperatures, melting glaciers and rising oceans came into force on :
(A) January 15, 2005
(B) December 31, 2004
(C) February 16, 2005
(D) January 31, 2005
Ans : (C)
8. Who was the tenth Guru of Sikhs ?
(A) Guru Har Govind
(B) Guru Arjun Dev
(C) Guru Teg Bahadur
(D) Guru Govind Singh
Ans : (D)
9. Who is the President of South Africa ?
(A) Pik Botha
(B) Pieter Botha
(C) Fredrick De Klark
(D) Jacob Zuma
Ans : (D)
10. What is the name given to the intermediate range ballistic surface to surface missile developed in India ?
(A) Prithvi
(B) Agni
(C) Saras
(D) Naag
Ans : (B)
11. The youngest woman title holder of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis so far is :
(A) Martina Hingis
(B) Maria Sharapova
(C) Justine Henin Hardeune
(D) Stefi Graf
Ans : (B)
12. Which of the following countries have common national frontiers with India ?
(A) China, Russia and Bangladesh
(B) China, Mayanmar and Nepal
(C) Afghanistan, Nepal and Mayanmar
(D) China, Mayanmar and Afghanistan
Ans : (B)
13. Who is the recipient of Man Booker Prize 2009 ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) V. S. Naipaul
(C) Hilary Mantel
(D) Jhuma Lahiri
Ans : (C)
14. Four Mutts (religious centres) in four corners of India were established by :
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Ramakrishna Paramhans
(C) Shankaracharya
(D) Swami Shradhanand
Ans : (C)
15. Karakoram Highway connects :
(A) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(B) Pakistan and China
(C) Pakistan and Aksai Chin
(D) Srinagar and Jammu
Ans : (B)
16. Harare is the capital of :
(A) Cuba
(B) Zimbabwe
(C) Zambia
(D) South Africa
Ans : (B)
17. In 1945 on which city was the first Atom Bomb dropped ?
(A) Nagasaki
(B) Hiroshima
(C) Berlin
(D) London
Ans : (B)
18. Mac Mohan Line is the frontier line between :
(A) Pakistan and India
(B) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(C) India and Bangladesh
(D) India and China
Ans : (D)
19. In which country is President rotated after one year tenure ?
(A) Switzerland
(B) France
(C) Libya
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (A)
20. Which newspaper bagged the Pulitzer prize 2009 in the area of national reporting ?
(A) St. Petersburg Times
(B) Associated Press of France
(C) Charlic Savage of the Boston Globe
(D) Los Angeles Times
Ans : (A)
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