Q1. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated ?
(a) Geneva
(b) Vienna
(c) Brussels
(d) The Hague
(e) None of the above
Q2. Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty ?
(a) Chola
(b) Pallava
(c) Chalukya
(d) Chandela
(e) None of the above
Q3. The book `Beyond The Last Blue Mountain' written by R.M.Lala is the biography of which industrialist ?
(a) G.D.Birla
(b) Dhirubhai Ambani
(c) Jamnalal Bajaj
(d) Mukesh Ambani
(e) J.R.D.Tata
Q4. Which is the largest brackish water lake in India ?
(a) Chilka Lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Kaliveli Lake
(d) Wular Lake
(e) Pangong Tso
Q5. Which scientist is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India ?
(a) Verghese Kurien
(b) M.S.Swaminathan
(c) Raja Ramanna
(d) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(e) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Q6. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Defence Minister
(d) Chief of Army Staff
(e) None of the above
Q7. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad?
(a) Durgam Cheruvu
(b) Ramgarh Tal Lake
(c) Hussain Sagar
(d) Osman Sagar
(e) Kolleru Lake
Q8. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
(a) Dubai
(b) Monaco
(c) Brussels
(d) London
(e) Sharjah
Q9. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was
(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) C.V. Raman
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(e) Mahatma Gandhi
Q10. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to...?
(a) Alb E. Sabin
(b) J.L. Baird
(c) J. Perkins
(d) Jones Salk
(e) None of the above
Q11. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means 'Story Teller' ?
(a) Odissi
(b) Kuchipudi
(c) Kathak
(d) Bharatanatyam
(e) None of the above
Q12. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shahjahan
(e) Babur
Q13. Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Jai Praksha Narain
(c) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
(e) Bhagat Singh
Q14. Where is the Indira Point, the southernmost point of land in the territory of India, situated ?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamilnadu
(e) None of the above
Q15. In which river is India's largest riverine island Majuli is situated ?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Godavari
(e) Brahmaputra
- S1. Ans.(b)
- S2. Ans(d)
- S3. Ans(e)
- S4. Ans(a)
- S5. Ans(b)
- S6. Ans.(a)
- S7. Ans.(c)
- S8. Ans.(a)
- S9. Ans(c)
- S10. Ans(d)
- S11. Ans(c)
- S12. Ans(d)
- S13. Ans(a)
- S14. Ans(b)
- S15. Ans(e)
