OBJECTIVE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Buddha delivered his first sermon at :
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Sarnath
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sanchi
Ans : (B)

2. Which organ of the body purifies the blood ?
(A) Liver
(B) Kidneys
(C) Heart
(D) Lungs
Ans : (B)

3. Red Blood Corpuscles (RBC) are formed in the :
(A) Liver
(B) Heart
(C) Spleen
(D) Bone marrow
Ans : (D)

4. Who said, ‘‘I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears’’ ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Napoleon
(C) Winston Churchill
(D) Lord Nelson
Ans : (C)

5. The 36th annual G-8 leaders summit (2010) will be held in :
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Canada
Ans : (D)


6. Which of the following serves as primary relay station for sensation ?
(A) Pous
(B) Thalamus
(C) Medulla
(D) Hypothalamus
Ans : (B)

7. Madhya Pradesh Government’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2007-08 was conferred on—
(A) Nitin Mukesh
(B) Shyam Benegal
(C) Alka Yagnik
(D) Anu Malik
Ans : (A)

8. The Mohini Attam dance form was developed in :
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)

9. Which of the following places is not situated on the eastern coast of India ?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Puducherry
(C) Cochin
(D) Mahabalipuram
Ans : (C)

10. Grammy Awards are given in the field of :
(A) Literature
(B) Music
(C) Film
(D) Sports
Ans : (B)

11. 81st Oscar Awards were distributed in February, 2009 in Los Angels. Name the person who bagged the award for Best Director.
(A) Jamie Foxx
(B) Morgan Freeman
(C) John Mayer
(D) Danny Boyle
Ans : (D)

12. Where is Kanya Kumari situated ?
(A) In Tamil Nadu
(B) In Kerala
(C) In Karnataka
(D) In Greater Nicobar
Ans : (A)

13. The 16th SAARC Summit will be held at :
(A) Islamabad
(B) Colombo
(C) Male (Maldives)
(D) Kathmandu
Ans : (C)

14. Which country/countries has/have succeeded in manned space mission so far ?
(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)

15. The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies is located in :
(A) Bhopal
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Bangalore
(D) Shimla
Ans : (D)

16. Which of the following pairs is called Twin Cities ?
(A) Delhi-Ghaziabad
(B) Hyderabad-Secunderabad
(C) Mumbai-Pune
(D) Banglore-Mysore
Ans : (B)

17. The first woman, who was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India hailed from :
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Goa
Ans : (B)

18. Which of the following has the sole authority to control the expenditure of the Union Government ?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Comptrollar and Auditor General
(C) The Parliament
(D) National Development Council
Ans : (C)

19. Which Muslim Ruler enforced a strict price control system during his rule ?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Mohammed-bin Tughlaq
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Ans : (B)

20. ‘Mansabdars’ during the Mughal period were :
(A) Landlords and Zamindars
(B) Revenue Collectors
(C) Officials of the State
(D) Militia men
Ans : (D)
1. When sun light falls on a soap bubble bright colours are seen. They are produced by :
(A) Dispersion
(B) Interference
(C) Refraction
(D) Pigments in the soap
Ans : (B)

2. The method of destroying harmful bacteria by heat is known as :
(A) Distillation
(B) Fumigation
(C) Sterilisation
(D) Culturing
Ans : (C)

3. Who, among the following, is the world’s first woman cosmonaut ?
(A) Junko Tabei
(B) Valentina Tereshkova
(C) Sally Ride
(D) Bachhendri Pal
Ans : (B)

4. Which of the following became India’s first billion dollar software company ?
(A) Satyam
(B) Tata Consultancy Services
(C) Infosys
(D) Wipro
Ans : (B)

5. The capital of Vatican city is :
(A) Kinshasa
(B) Nauru
(C) Lusaka
(D) Vatican city
Ans : (D)


6. The headquarters of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is in :
(A) Washington
(B) New York
(C) Paris
(D) Geneva
Ans : (A)

7. Won is the currency of :
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea and South Korea both
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

8. The highest mountain peak in India is :
(A) Mount Everest
(B) Naga Parbat
(C) K 2 (Godwin Austen)
(D) Kanchen Junga
Ans : (C)

9. What percentage of central taxes has the 12th Finance Commission which was headed by C. Rangrajan recommended to be transferred to States ?
(A) 29 per cent
(B) 28 per cent
(C) 30.5 per cent
(D) 35.3 per cent
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following state has devided to grant 4% reservation to Backward Muslims :
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerla
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (D)

11. The Indian Woman Bula Chaudhury has earned the distinction of :
(A) Bagging a gold medal at the 28th Olympics in swimming
(B) Climbing the Mt. Everest without using oxygen
(C) Becoming the first Director General of Police of a state
(D) Swimming across seven important seas and five continents of the world
Ans : (D)

12. Who said ‘The Child is Father of The Man’ ?
(A) Shakespeare
(B) John Keats
(C) William Wordsworth
(D) Lord Byron
Ans : (C)

13. Pimpri is associated with :
(A) News print
(B) Fertilizer
(C) Manganese
(D) Antibiotic
Ans : (D)

14. Sargossa Sea is a part of :
(A) North Atlantic Ocean
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
(C) North Pacific Ocean
(D) North Sea
Ans : (A)

15. An emergency response found for natural and man-made disasters has been launched by the United Nations. What is the quantune of that fund ?
(A) $ 500 million
(B) $ 50 million
(C) $ 100 million
(D) $ 1020 million
Ans : (A)

16. The gas produced by pouring water on calcium carbide is :
(A) Pentane
(B) Methane
(C) Ethane
(D) Acetylene
Ans : (D)

17. Which of the following places in India did Vasco-de-gama reach first ?
(A) Cochin
(B) Calicut
(C) Vishakhapattnam
(D) Karaikkal
Ans : (B)

18. Recommendations of Sarkaria Committee are related with which of the following matters ?
(A) Banking
(B) Union-State relations
(C) Railways
(D) Post and Telegraph
Ans : (B)

19. Which state in India can be placed under Governor’s rule ?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Pondicherry
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (D)

20. Which Act was known as ‘Black-Bill’ ?
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Pit’s India Act
(C) The Regulating Act
(D) Indian Council Act
Ans : (A)
1. Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhi on the political scene for India’s freedom struggle ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans : (D)

2. Swadeshi Movement started in India during :
(A) The Champaran Satyagrah of Gandhi
(B) Anti-Bengal Partition agitation
(C) The protest against Rowlatt Act
(D) The first non-co-operation movement of 1919-22
Ans : (B)

3. Which of the following was not the outcome of Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) Renunciation of the British titles and positions by many Indians
(B) Change in Gandhiji’s attitude towards the British Government
(C) Temporary peace in Punjab
(D) Suspension of Gen. Dyer from service
Ans : (C)

4. ‘Khilafat Movement’ subsided because of :
(A) the understanding reached between the Congress and the Muslim League
(B) the concessions given to Muslims by the British
(C) accession of Kamal Pasha to the throne of Turkey
(D) none of the above reasons
Ans : (C)

5. Which party was in power in the U.K. when India became independent ?
(A) Liberal
(B) Conservative
(C) Labour
(D) No party, since a National Government was in power there
Ans : (C)


6. The Interim Government at the centre was formed in 1946 :
(A) before the visit of the Cabinet Mission
(B) after the visit of the Cabinet Mission
(C) as a result of Cripps Mission
(D) after Mountbatten came to India for transfer of power to Indians
Ans : (B)

7. Who was the Prime Minister of U.K. at the time of India’s independence ?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Ramsay Mac Donald
Ans : (B)

8. Which pair is incorrect ?
(A) Group-15 Nations—Security Council Members
(B) G-8 Nations—Developed and Industrialized Nations
(C) G-77 Nations—Developing Nations
(D) ASEAN—Group of South East Asian Nations
Ans : (A)

9. Which of the following caves has the ‘Trimurthi’ statue with faces of Brahma,Vishnu and Mahesh ?
(A) Kanheri
(B) Khajuraho
(C) Elephanta
(D) Ellora
Ans : (C)

10. Line demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan is :
(A) Durand Line
(B) Mac Mohan Line
(C) Radcliff Line
(D) Maginot Line
Ans : (C)

11. Which among the following is closest to the Equator ?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Trivandrum
(C) Great Nicobar Islands
(D) Tuticoran
Ans : (C)

12. Joule stands for the unit of :
(A) Force
(B) Momentum
(C) Energy
(D) Charge
Ans : (C)

13. Deficiency diseases are caused due to the deficiency of :
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Proteins
(C) Vitamins
(D) Fats
Ans : (C)

14. Rust Stain removal is done by :
(A) Oxalic acid
(B) Alcohol
(C) Petrol
(D) Ether
Ans : (A)

15. What name has been given to the newly purchased aircraft carrier Admiral Gorskov ?
(A) INS Chandragupta
(B) INS Samudra Gupta
(C) INS Ashoka
(D) INS Vikramaditya
Ans : (D)

16. In a dynamo :
(A) heat energy is converted into mechanical energy
(B) mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy
(C) electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy
(D) solar energy is converted into electrical energy
Ans : (B)

17. A 100 watt bulb lights 10 hours daily. In a month of 30 days it will consume :
(A) 100 kWh units
(B) 30 kWh units
(C) 3 kWh units
(D) 10 kWh units
Ans : (B)

18. 1 Horse Power is equal to :
(A) 746 kilowatt
(B) 746 watt
(C) 746 kWh
(D) 647 watt
Ans : (B)

19. Which of the following materials exhibits sublimation ?
(A) Camphor
(B) Ice
(C) Wax
(D) Ethyl alcohol
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following substances is most elastic ?
(A) Rubber
(B) Sponge
(C) Steel
(D) Glass
Ans : (C)
1. The department of Archaeology was started in India by :
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Curzon
(C) William Bentinck
(D) Minto
Ans : (B)

2. The British introduced provincial autonomy in India through :
(A) The Minto-Morley Reforms Act of 1909
(B) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
(C) Indian Council Act of 1892
(D) The Government of India Act, 1935
Ans : (D)

3. The famous Pakistan resolution was passed at :
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Bombay
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (A)

4. Arrange the following in chronological order :
1. Dandi March
2. Simon Commission
3. Poona Pact
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans : (A)

5. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) Communal Award
(B) Arrival of Simon Commission
(C) Non-Co-operation Movement
(D) Rowlatt Act Enactment
Ans : (D)


6. The Hunter Commission was appointed by the British to probe the :
(A) Chauri-Chaura incident
(B) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans : (B)

7. Index ‘Residex’ is associated with :
(A) Share Prices
(B) Price Inflation Index
(C) Land Prices
(D) Mutual Fund Prices
Ans : (C)

8. Where was the 97th Indian Science Congress will be held from 3–7 January, 2010 ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangalore
(C) Thiruvananthpuram
(D) Madurai
Ans : (C)

9. By which amendment of the Constitution were the words ‘Socialist and Secular’ added to its Preamble ?
(A) 42nd
(B) 43rd
(C) 44th
(D) 45th
Ans : (A)

10. Which country won Gold Medal in Men’s Hockey in 29th Olympic games in Beijing in 2008 ?
(A) India
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) Netherlands
Ans : (B)

11. Match the following :
(A) Hirakud Dam (1) Beas
(B) Thein Dam (2) Chenab
(C) Salal Project (3) Ravi
(D) Pong Dam (4) Mahanadi
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (B)

12. Match the following :
Steel Plant Collaboration
(A) Durgapur (1) Germany
(B) Rourkela (2) Britain
(C) Bokaro (3) The former USSR
(D) Bhilai (4) The former USSR
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)

13. Match the following :
(A) Sudan (1) Manila
(B) Philippines (2) Ottawa
(C) Canada (3) Canberra
(D) Australia (4) Khartoum
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 1 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans : (D)

14. Match the following :
(A) Sindri (1) Petroleum
(B) Ankleshwar (2) Fertilizer
(C) Raniganj (3) Nuclear Power
(D) Kalapakkam (4) Coal
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (A)

15. Which Article of India’s Constitution abolishes untouchability and makes its practice in any form an offence punishable under law ?
(A) 16th
(B) 17th
(C) 22nd
(D) 25th
Ans : (B)

16. Who was honoured with K. K. Birla Foundation’s Vachaspati Award 2008 ?
(A) Chitra Mudgal
(B) Acharya Ramyatna Shukla
(C) Marudhar Mridul
(D) Dr. Harinarayan Dixit
Ans : (D)

17. Which of the following was not conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award on the eve of the Republic Day, 26th January, 2008 ?
(A) Anil Kakodkar
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Sister Nirmala
(D) G. Madhavan Nair
Ans : (B)

18. The procedure of impeachment of the President as laid down in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from :
(A) The U.S.A.
(B) The U.K.
(C) France
(D) Japan
Ans : (A)

19. Who has been appointed the new Director General of World Trade Organisation ?
(A) Harshvardhan Singh of India
(B) Pascal Lamy of France
(C) J. K. Kuttaree of Uruguay
(D) Lui Felipe de Seixas Correa of Brazil
Ans : (B)

20. Who has been honoured with the Prestigious Hoffmann Medal in the year 2009 ?
(A) Arvind Kejriwal (India)
(B) Park Won Soon (Korea)
(C) C. N. R. Rao (India)
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
1. Which of the following Planets have no moons ?
(A) Pluto and Mercury
(B) Mars and Venus
(C) Mercury and Venus
(D) Pluto and Mars
Ans : (C)

2. Cryogenic engines are used for running which of the following programmes ?
(A) Operation Flood
(B) Atomic Energy Programme
(C) Space Programme
(D) Operation Research Programme
Ans : (C)

3. Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Vice-President
Ans : (D)

4. The Seventh Ministerial Conference of the WTO (World Trade Organisation) was held in December, 2009 at—
(A) Doha
(B) Kankun
(C) Geneva
(D) Gleneagles
Ans : (C)

5. The 97th Indian Science Congress will be held from January 3–7, 2010 at :
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangalore
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Shillong
Ans : (C)


6. Who won the Ranji Trophy in National cricket played in January 2009 at Hyderabad ?
(A) North Zone
(B) Mumbai
(C) The Rest of India
(D) Railway
Ans : (B)

7. Shimla Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in :
(A) 1965
(B) 1971
(C) 1949
(D) 1972
Ans : (D)

8. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education which has been given the status of a university is located at :
(A) Patiala
(B) Jhansi
(C) Gwalior
(D) Hyderabad
Ans : (C)

9. India enjoys Supremacy in the export of :
(A) Tea
(B) Bauxite
(C) Manganese
(D) Mica
Ans : (D)

10. Saraswati Samman for 2008 was conferred on :
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Ms. Swaminathan
(C) Lakshmi Nandan Bora
(D) Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy jointly
Ans : (C)

11. Who among the following Delhi Sultans was criticised as a mixture of opposites ?
(A) Balban
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Muhammed-bin Tughlaq
(D) Firoz Tughlaq
Ans : (C)

12. Which of the following is not an extremist militant organisation operating in Jammu and Kashmir ?
(A) Lashkar-e-Toiba
(B) Harkat-ul-Ansar
(C) ULFA
(D) Hizbul Mujahideen
Ans : (C)

13. The maximum number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President is :
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 5
Ans : (C)

14. Who is the present Vice-President of India ?
(A) K. C. Pant
(B) Hamid Ansari
(C) Amir Khusro
(D) P. Chidambaram
Ans : (B)

15. Which country was joined at the 14th SAARC of the organisation in April 2007) ?
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Myanmar
Ans : (C)

16. Identify Samresh Jung :
(A) The army officer who earned distinction in Kargil war
(B) The NCC officer who recently succeeded in scaling Mt. Everest
(C) The recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2003
(D) India’s shooter bagging five gold medals at 18th Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia in March 2006
Ans : (D)

17. Which capital is wrongly matched ?
(A) Vietnam–Hanoi
(B) Lebanon–Beirut
(C) Greece–Ankara
(D) Namibia–Windhock
Ans : (C)

18. Who is Maasuma al-Mubarak ?
(A) Recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for 2004
(B) An African campaigner for the rights of African women
(C) Captain of women’s cricket team of Kenya
(D) The first Kuwaiti woman Minister who took oath on June 20, 2005 to become a member of the otherwise all male House
Ans : (D)

19. The dispute over Siachin Glacier area belt is between :
(A) India and China
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) China and Pakistan
(D) Bhutan and Nepal
Ans : (B)

20. Which of the following rivers falls in the Arabian Sea ?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Narmada
Ans : (D)
1. Who among the following was declared ‘FIFA World Player of the year-2009 in the Woman Category’ ?
(A) Kelly Smith
(B) Birgit Prinz
(C) Marta
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

2. Who was honoured with Murthi Devi Award 2005 for his work ‘‘Bharatiya Darshan Ki Chintanadhara’’ in the year 2007 ?
(A) Narayan Bhai Desai
(B) Ram Murthi Sharma
(C) Mahashweta Devi
(D) Nirmala Deshpande
Ans : (B)

3. Who has been honoured with FIFA World Player of the year 2009 in the men category ?
(A) Lionel Messi
(B) Kaka
(C) Zinedin Zidan
(D) Ronaldinho
Ans : (A)

4. Who has been choosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Develop-ment for 2009 ?
(A) Wangari Mathai
(B) Sheikh Hasina
(C) Baba Amte
(D) Albert Arnold Al Gore
Ans : (B)

5. Which country has won ICC Championship Trophy Cricket 2009 ?
(A) Australia
(B) South Africa
(C) Pakistan
(D) India
Ans : (C)


6. Who among the following is the India’s first woman Lok Sabha Speaker ?
(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) Girija Vyas
(C) Meira Kumar
(D) Uma Bharati
Ans : (C)

7. Who has been choosen for the Dhyan Chand Award for the year 2009 ?
(A) Ishar Singh Deol
(B) Satbir Sing Dahya
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Pullela Gopichand
Ans : (C)

8. Asia’s first sky city is proposed to be set up at :
(A) Kochchi (Kerala)
(B) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(C) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(D) Pune (Maharashtra)
Ans : (A)

9. The present U.N. Secretary General is :
(A) Kurt Waldheim
(B) Trygve Lie
(C) Baan Ki-Moon
(D) U. Thant
Ans : (C)

10. The Khilafat Movement was started by :
(A) Muhmmad Ali Jinnah
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(D) Ali Brothers
Ans : (D)

11. Which Article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament to amend the Constitution ?
(A) 343
(B) 368
(C) 358
(D) 370
Ans : (B)

12. The Lok Sabha secretariat comes under the control of :
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(D) Prime Minister
Ans : (C)

13. State-Centre financial relations are looked after by :
(A) Sarkaria Commission
(B) National Development Council
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Finance Commission
Ans : (D)

14. SCO’s Ninth Summit was held in 2009 at :
(A) Pakistan
(B) Iraq
(C) North Korea
(D) Russia (Yakaterinburg)
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves ?
(A) Pench—Garhwal
(B) Sariska—Alwar
(C) Valmiki—Hazaribagh
(D) Nagarjunasagar—Sri Sailam
Ans : (A)

16. Which of the following is not the function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Acting as banker to the Government
(B) Keeping of Foreign Exchange Reserve
(C) Issuing of one rupee notes and coins
(D) Regulating credit in the country
Ans : (C)

17. Sharada Act deals with :
(A) Widow remarriage
(B) Child marriage
(C) Intercaste marriage
(D) Polygamy
Ans : (B)

18. Indian Railways and Postal Services were started during the reign of :
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans : (D)

19. Which country is hosting the 19th Common-wealth Games in 2010 ?
(A) Malaysia
(B) India
(C) Nigeria
(D) U.K.
Ans : (B)

20. The provision for separate electorate for Hindus and Muslims was made in :
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Minto-Morley Reforms
(D) Mountbatten Plan
Ans : (C)
1. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established ?
(A) 1935
(B) 1947
(C) 1949
(D) 1952
Ans : (A)

2. Salim Ali was associated with :
(A) Horology
(B) Entomology
(C) Ornithology
(D) Parasitology
Ans : (C)

3. ‘Reuter’ is the News Agency of :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) India
(C) U.K.
(D) France
Ans : (C)

4. Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2009 was awarded to :
(A) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
(B) Thomas A. Steitz
(C) Ada E. Yonath
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

5. Satvahans minted their coins predominantly in :
(A) Silver
(B) Gold
(C) Lead
(D) Copper
Ans : (C)


6. Who was crowned as Gladrags Mrs India 2009 in 15th March, 2009 at Mumbai ?
(A) The contest was not held
(B) Nishant Dahiya
(C) Hanif Hilal
(D) Sofia Handa
Ans : (D)

7. In 1931 Mahatma Gandhi signed a pact with :
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Irwin
(D) Lord Canning
Ans : (C)

8. Who among the following was associated with the Permanent Settlement of Bengal ?
(A) William Bentinck
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans : (B)

9. Which country is known as ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ?
(A) Canada
(B) Norway
(C) Finland
(D) Nepal
Ans : (C)

10. The lowest portion of the atmosphere of the earth is called :
(A) Stratosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Troposphere
Ans : (D)

11. The regular Union Budget estimates for 2009-10 put the total expenditure at Rs. :
(A) Rs. 4,46,512 crore
(B) Rs. 3,51,200 crore
(C) Rs. 10,20,838 crore
(D) Rs. 1,51,144 crore
Ans : (C)

12. The chemical name of aspirin is :
(A) Salicylacetic acid
(B) Acetylsalicylic acid
(C) Benzoylsalicylate
(D) Acetylbenzoic acid
Ans : (B)

13. In the regular Union Budget for 2009-10, the allocation provided for Non-Plan Expen-diture :
(A) Rs. 77,000 crore
(B) Rs. 6,95,689 crore
(C) Rs. 66,000 crore
(D) Rs. 1,19,000 crore
Ans : (B)

14. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of University Grants Commission ?
(A) Jayanti Natrajan
(B) Vishnu Prabhakar
(C) N. R. Narayan Murthy
(D) Sukhdev Thorat
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following is the recipient of Kishore Kumar Samman for the year 2008-09 ?
(A) Kavita Krishnamurty
(B) Alka Yaganik
(C) Sonu Nigam
(D) Gulshan Bawra
Ans : (D)

16. Trachoma is a disease of :
(A) Throat
(B) Lungs
(C) Eyes
(D) Liver
Ans : (D)

17. Quartz is made of :
(A) Calcium Sulphate
(B) Silicon Dioxide
(C) Calcium Dioxide
(D) Sodium Sulphate
Ans : (B)

18. 81st Oscar Awards were distributed in February, 2009 in Los Angels. Name the person who bagged the award for Best Director.
(A) Jamie Foxx
(B) Morgan Freeman
(C) John Mayer
(D) Danny Boyle
Ans : (D)

19. ‘Mansabdars’ during the Mughal period were :
(A) Landlords and Zamindars
(B) Revenue Collectors
(C) Officials of the State
(D) Militia men
Ans : (D)

20. Which of the following substances is most elastic ?
(A) Rubber
(B) Sponge
(C) Steel
(D) Glass
Ans : (C)