Graduate Level Questions and Answers - 5
801. The only Indian president who was elected by second preferential votes also:
(a) VV Giri (b)Zakkir Hussain
(c) Dr Rajendraprasad(d) R Venkataraman
Answer: (a)
802. Who among the following prime ministers was born outside the present-day Indian territory?
(a) VP Singh (b) Chandrasekhar
(c) Morarji Desai (d) IK Gujral
Answer: (d)
803. The first person in India to be convicted for a cybercrime:
(a) Asif Azim (b) Pawan Duggal
(c)Muhammad Feroz (d) Gulshankumar
Answer: (a)
804. India completed Chandrayan with the support of:
(a) America (b) China
(c) France (d) Russia
Answer: (d)
805. The Article of the Constitution related to Presidential reference:
(a) 123 (b) 143
(c) 153 (d) 263
Answer: (b)
806. The duration of an elected municipality is ...... years
(a)One (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
Answer: (d)
807. The longest of the three lists in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution:
(a) Union (b) State
(c) Concurrent (d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer: (a)
808. ‘Money is what money does’-whose definition is this?
(a) Walras (b) Williamson
(c) Wagner (d) Walker
Answer: (d)
809. Which institution established on 1 April 1935 and headed by Sir Osborn Smith?
(a) IOA (b) Reserve Bank of
India(c) Bombay Dyeing (d) LIC
Answer: (b)
810.In which year Einstein got Nobel Prize?
(a) 1920 (b) 1921
(c) 1922 (d) 1923
Answer: (b)
811. The award that was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) based in New York City:
(a) Magsaysay (b) Abel
(c) Fields Medal (d) Oscar
Answer: (a)
812. The highest civilian award in India:
(a) Bharat Ratna (b) Param Veer Chakra
(c) Padamabhushan (d) Gyanpeeth
Answer: (a)
813. The United Nations University of Peace is in
(a) Tokyo (b) Costa Rica
(c) New York (d) Geneva
Answer: (b)
814. ‘Charity in War’ is the motto of:
(a) Oxfarm (b) Greenpeace
(c)Red Cross (d) Amnesty International
Answer: (c)
815 .National Voter’s Day:
(a) January 25 (b) January 26
(c) January 27 (d) January 28
Answer: (a)
816. “Superstition is the religion of feeble minds” are the words of:
(a) Bernard Shaw (b) Edmund Burke
(c) Francis Bacon (d) Gandhiji
Answer: (b)
817. Dinpanah was founded by:
(a) Akbar (b) Babur
(c) Shah Jehan (d) Humayun
Answer: (d)
818. The first Governor General of free India:
(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) C Rajagopalachari (d) Mountbatten
Answer: (d)
819. Albuquerque conquered Goa in:
(a) 1510 (b) 1515
(c) 1520 (d) 1525
Answer: (a)
820. Who led the liberation movement in Bangladesh?
(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(b) Sulficker Ali Bhutto
(c) Liaqat Ali Khan (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
821. The first revenue minister of Kerala:
(a) KR Gowri (b) KP Gopalan
(c) TV Thomas (d) VR Krishna Iyer
Answer: (a)
822. The youngest to become the Chief Minister of Kerala:
(a) R Sankar (b) AK Antony
(c) PKVasudevan Nair(d) CH Muhammad Koya
Answer: (b)
823. In which river is Banasurasagar Dam?
(a) Periyar (b) Chaliyar
(c) Kabani (d) Pamba
Answer: (c)
824.The National Park which is famous for lion-tailed macaque:
(a) Iravikulam (b) Silent Valley
(c) Pampadumchola (d) Iravikulam
Answer: (b)
825. The oldest newspaper in Kerala:
(a) Malayala Manorama (b) Deepika
(c) Mathrubhoomi (d) Kerala Kaumudi
Answer: (b)
826. The Constitution of India prohibits employment of children younger than ........in any hazardous environment.
(a) 14 (b) 15
(c) 16 (d) 17
Answer: (a)
827. Attappady Hills Area Development Society (AHADS) has been implementing
the Attappady Eco-restoration project since the year ........
(a) 2000 (b) 2001
(c) 2002 (d) 2003
Answer: (a)
828. Who was the first chairman of the National Commission for Women?
(a) Mohini Giri (b) Vibha Parthasarathy
(c) Poornima Advani (d) Jayanti Patnaik
Answer: (d)
829. The twin objectives of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA):
(a) Rural Development and total literacy
(b) Rural Development and total sanitation
(c) Rural Development and Employment
(d) Employment and total literacy
Answer: (c)
830. In which year Kudumbasree was launched in Kerala?
(a) 1998 (b) 1999
(c) 2000 (d) 2001
Answer: (a)
831. The biggest natural hazard to forests:
(a) Rain (b) Soil erosion
(c) Wind (d) Forest Fire
Answer: (d)
832. Which region in Kerala has the richest biodiversity?
(a) Midlands (b) Coastal area
(c) Western Ghat region (d) Tidal forests
Answer: (c)
833. India lauched Chandrayan-I on 22nd October 2008 from:
(a) Kourou (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Thumba (d) Sriharikota
Answer: (d)
834. India’s first research station in Arctic region:
(a) Himani (b) Himadri
(c) Uttara Gangotri (d) Maitri
Answer: (b)
835. The most intelligent aquatic animal:
(a) Blue Whale (b) Octopus
(c) Dolphin (d) Sepia
Answer: (c)
836. Which state has the largest number of Wild Life Sanctuaries?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
837. Baglihar project and Dulhasti project in Jammu Kashmir is in the river:
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Beas
Answer: (b)
838. Name the legendary character who is believed to have brought Ganga to Earth:
(a) Karna (b) Parasurama
(c) Bhagiratha (d) Shiva
Answer: (c)
839. The lowest temperature is measured at:
(a) Just before sunrise (b) Just after sunrise
(c) Before 4pm and 5pm (d) At midnight
Answer: (a)
840. Pascal is the unit of:
(a) Power (b) Temperature
(c) Pressure (d) Force
Answer: (c)
841. Name given to the first nuclear experiment in the world:
(a) Trinity (b) Fatman
(c) Little Boy (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
842. The isotope used for the treatment of Cancer:
(a) Carbon-14 (b) Uranium-238
(c) Cobalt-60 (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
843. Which gas is commercially produced through Bosch Process?
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen
(c) Helium (d) Hydrogen
Answer: (d)
844. The main constituent of Coal:
(a) Nitrogen (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Oxygen
Answer: (c)
845. The tendency of plants to grow towards light:
(a) Geotropism (b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
846. The reproductory organ of flower:
(a) Root (b) Leaf
(c) Stem (d) Flower
Answer: (d)
847. The pigment imparts yellow colour to flowers:
(a) Xanthophyll (b) Anthocyanin
(c) Betacyanin (d) Haemoglobin
Answer: (a)
848. Which invertebrate has the most developed brain?
(a) Octopus (b) Star Fish
(c) Sepia (d) Crab
Answer: (a)
849. Organisms that depends on other organisms for food:
(a) Parasite (b) Sucker
(c) Hermaphrodite (d) Epiphyte
Answer: (a)
850. The temperature of human body in Kelvin scale:
(a) 98.4 (b) 37
(c) 330 (d) 310
Answer: (d)
851. The toxic substance contained in tobacco:
(a) Heparin (b) Nicotine
(c) Hirudin (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
852. Valley of Flowers National Park is in:
(a) U.P. (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Sikkim
Answer: (b)
853. Silk route is related to ...
(a) Nathu La (b) Bomdi La
(c) Shipki La (d) Khardung La
Answer: (a)
854. Which dynasty was known as ‘Andhrajas’?
(a) Pallavas (b) Guptas
(c) Cholas (d) Satavahanas
Answer: (d)
855. The capital of Pakistan at the time of its formation:
(a) Quetta (b) Rawalpindi
(c) Islamabad (d) Karachi
Answer: (d)
856. Marco Polo who visited India in 13 century belonged to:
(a) Morocco (b) Ethiopia
(c) China (d) Italy
Answer: (d)
857. The Muslim invader who sacked Somnath Temple in 11 th century A.D:
(a) Mahmud Ghori (b) Mahmud Ghazni
(c) Muhammad Bin Qasim (d) Babur
Answer: (b)
858. Writer’s Building is the secretariat of:
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
Answer: (d)
859. The highest peak above MSL in Western Hemisphere:
(a) Everest (b) Chimbarazo
(c) Aconcagua (d) K2
Answer: (c)
860. The first Vice President of India to die in Harness:
(a) Krishan Kant (b) Zakkir Hussain
(c) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed. (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
861. Reformation was started by:
(a) Martin Luther King (b) Leonardo Da Vinci
(c) Petrarch (d) Martin Luther
Answer: (d)
862. A newborn baby has .... bones.
(a) 206 (b) 300
(c) 280 (d) 250
Answer: (b)
863. Who authored ‘Natural History’?
(a) Magallan (b) Ptolemy
(c) Plutarch (d) Plini
Answer: (d)
864. The Indian prime minister who abolished privy purses through the 26th amendment of the Constitution:
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c) Morarji Desai (d) Charan Singh
Answer: (a)
865. The acid present in lemon and oranges:
(a) Acetic acid (b) Malic acid
(c) Oxalic acid (d) Citric acid
Answer: (d)
866. Who presided over the fourth Buddhist council?
(a) Aswaghosha (b) Vasumitra
(c) Kanishka (d) Nagarjuna
Answer: ()
867. Which disease is known as ‘Sailor’s plague’?
(a) Scurvy (b) Tuberculosis
(c) Marasmus (d) Rickets
Answer: (a)
868. The bomb that was dropped in Nagasacki:
(a) Little Boy (b) Tall man
(c) Fat Boy (d) Fat Man
Answer: (d)
869. Who wrote ‘Natyasastra’?
(a) Vatsyayana (b) Vyasa
(c) Valmiki (d) Bharata
Answer: (d)
870. Who was known as the ‘prince of moneyers’:
(a) Babur (b) Huantsang
(c) Shah Jahan (d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer: (d)
871. NATO was formed in:
(a) 1947 (b) 1948
(c) 1949 (d) 1950
Answer: (c)
872. The first king to inscribe the image of Buddha on coins:
(a) Harsha (b) Asoka
(c) Kanishka (d) Kumarapala
Answer: (c)
873. Which Article of the Constitution envisages ‘equality before law’:
(a) 32 (b) 17
(c) 19 (d) 14
Answer: (d)
874. The speaker of Lok Sabha submits his resignation to:
(a) President (b) Vice President
(c) Deputy Speaker (d) Prime Minister
Answer: (c)
875. Which incident compelled Gandhiji to repeal the Non-Cooperation movement?
(a) Jallianwalla Bagh (b) Chauri-Chaura
(c) Champaran Sathyagraha (d) Wagon tragedy
Answer: (b)
876. The first Keralite to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
(a) Shaji N Karun (b) PJ Antony
(c) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (d) Mammooty
Answer: (c)
877. Fascism was originated in:
(a) Germany (b) Japan
(c) Italy (d) Russia
Answer: (c)
878. Where is the first Film and Television Institute of India situated?
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Pune (d) Mumbai
Answer: (c)
879. Feroz Gandhi Award is related to:
(a) Music (b) Cinema
(c) Journalism (d) Science
Answer: (c)
880. The average length of a Femur bone is ..... cm
(a) 100 (b) 75
(c) 50 (d) 25
Answer: (c)
881. The headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organisation:
(a) Rome (b) Geneva
(c) New York (d) Washington
Answer: (a)
882. To which war Florence Nightingale is associated?
(a) Hundred Year War (b) Crimean War
(c) First World War (d) Waterloo
Answer: (b)
883. The mughal ruler who constructed Fatepur Sikri:
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Akbar
(c) Humayun (d) Shershah
Answer: (b)
884. In which state of India the Baglihar project is constructed?
(a) H.P. (b) U.P.
(c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
885. Who led Bardoli Satyagraha?
(a) Sardar Patel (b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Vinoba Bhave
Answer: (a)
886. The element without neutron:
(a) Helium (b) Hydrogen
(c) Oxygen (d) Nitrogen
Answer: (b)
887. The architect of New Delhi:
(a) Edwin Lutyens (b) Le Corbusier
(c) Henry Irwin (d) William Emerson
Answer: (a)
888. The study of rivers:
(a) Orology (b) Limnology
(c) Pomology (d) Potamology
Answer: (d)
889. ‘Oscar award in Journalism’:
(a) Bhatnagar Award (b) Laureus Award
(c) Pulitzer Prize (d) Raspberry Award
Answer: (c)
890. The famous Pattadakkal buildings are in the state of:
(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Goa
Answer: (a)
891. The first country to use silk and ceramic wares:
(a) India (b) China
(c) Egypt (d) Iran
Answer: (b)
892. The number of members in the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament:
(a) 30 (b) 15
(c) 22 (d) 11
Answer: (c)
893. The first Indian to get the Magsaysay Award in the field of public service:
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b) Mother Theresa
(c) C D Deshmukh (d) Jayaprakash Narain
Answer: (d)
894. The body that gives final approval to Five Year Plans:
(a) Reserve Bank
(b)National Development Council
(c) Planning Commission
(d) Central Statistical Organisation
Answer: (b)
895. Who signed in the Panch Sheel Agreement with Chau En Lai?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Morarji Desai
Answer: (a)
896. Which one of the following is not a constituent of glucose?
(a) Carbon (b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen
Answer: (c)
897. The Governor General who annexed Punjab to British India:
(a) Canning (b) Curzon
(c) Dalhousie (d) Rippon
Answer: (c)
898. Who was known as the ‘Lion of Punjab’:
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Hukam Singh (d) Lala Hardayal
Answer: (b)
899. The Indus valley site Ropar is in:
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab (d) Haryana
Answer: (c)
900. Who wrote ‘Panchatantra’?
(a) Chanakya (b) Vishnugupta
(c) Vishnu Sharma (d) Vishnugopan
Answer: (c)
901. The founder of Parsi religion:
(a) Ahura Masda (b) Zorashter
(c) Confucius (d) Lao Tse
Answer: (b)
902. The nuclear testing place of Pakistan:
(a) Bikini Atol (b) Lop Nor
(c) Mururo Atol (d) Chaghai Hills
Answer: (d)
903. Who coined the word ‘Pakistan’?
(a) Rehmat Ali (b) Jinnah
(c) Muhammad Iqbal (d) Liaqat Ali Khan
Answer: (a)
904. The main constituent of cooking gas:
(a) Methane (b) Butane
(c) Propane (d) Pentane
Answer: (b)
905. Pavo Christus is the scientific name of.....:
(a) Pea cock (b) Lion
(c) Tiger (d) Crow
Answer: (a)
906. Panini was famous as a .....
(a) Dramatist (b) Court physician
(c) Grammarian (d) King
Answer: (c)
907. The land of the midnight sun:
(a) Japan (b) Britain
(c) Norway (d) Korea
Answer: (c)
908. The pigment contained in bile:
(a) Haemoglobin (b) Haemocyanin
(c) Xanthophyll (d) Bilirubin
Answer: (d)
909. Uddwada in Gujarat is holy place for:
(a) Buddhists (b) Jains
Answer: (c)
910. The bird that can fly backward direction also:
(a) Albatros (b) Falcon
(c) Hummingbird (d) Eagle
Answer: (c)
911. Founder of Paramdham ashram in Pavnar in Maharashtra:
(a) Gandhiji (b) Kaka Kalelkar
(c) Jamnalal Bajaj (d) Vinoba Bhave
Answer: (d)
912. The gate of Pacific:
(a) Guyayaquil (b) Suez canal
(c) Panama canal (d) Gibralter
Answer: (c)
913. The nationality of Pablo Neruda:
(a) Colombia (b) Bolivia
(c) Trinidad (d) Chile
Answer: (d)
914. Who presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament?
(a) Speaker (b) President
(c) Vice President (d) Prime Minister
Answer: (a)
915. The total number of members in the parliament of India:
(a) 545 (b) 552
(c) 790 (d) 788
Answer: (c)
916. The old name of Patna:
(a) Ayodhya (b) Patliputra
(c) Indraprastha (d) Prayag
Answer: (b)
917. The most famous among the Parthian rulers:
(a) Kanishka (b) Rudradaman
(c) Asoka (d) Gondophernes
Answer: (d)
918. The native place of Panda:
(a) China (b) Africa
(c) Canada (d) Australia
Answer: (a)
919. The rulers of Pala dynasty were the patrons of:
(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism
(c) Zorashtrianism (d) Christianity
Answer: (a)
920. Palitana is famous for the temples of:
(a) Hindus (b) Jains
(c) Buddhists (d) Parsis
Answer: (b)
921. Palaeontology is the study of:
(a) Plants (b) Fossils
(c) Coins (d) Stamps
Answer: (b)
922. Yellow colour of milk is due to the presence of:
(a) Casein (b) Lactose
(c) Carotin (d) Lactase
Answer: (c)
923. The factor that helps to transmit hereditary characters from one generation to the next:
(a) Genes (b) Platelets
(c) Nucleus (d) Mitochondria
Answer: (a)
924. The parliament of...... is known as the ‘mother of all parliaments’:
(a) USA (b) India
(c) Britain (d) Greece
Answer: (c)
925. Who among the following is the authority to issue ordinances?
(a) Prime Minister (b) Speaker
(c) Supreme Court (d) President
Answer: (d)
926. The main centre of architecture during the Pallava kings:
(a) Madurai (b) Thanjavur
(c) Mahabalipuram (d) Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
927. The nationality of Edmund Hillary, one of the first to conquer mount Everest:
(a) New Zealand (b) Nepal
(c) Britain (d) USA
Answer: (a)
928. The element essential for the health of teeth:
(a) Iron (b) Carbon
(c) Oxygen (d) Calcium
Answer: (d)
929. The venue of the first summit on environment protection:
(a) Rio de Janeiro (b) Kyoto
(c) Stockholm (d) London
Answer: (c)
930. The last group of organisms in the process of evolution:
(a) Fishes (b) Amphibians
(c) Mammals (d) Reptiles
Answer: (c)
931. The soil which is most suitable for the cultivation of Cotton:
(a) Red Soil (b) Black soil
(c) Laterite (d) Alluvial soil
Answer: (b)
932. The flying mammal:
(a) Bat (b) Platypus
(c) Echidna (d) Opposum
Answer: (a)
933. What is known as the ‘grains of paradise?
(a) Pepper (b) Mustard
(c) Vanilla (d) Cardomom
Answer: (d)
934. Who wrote ‘Paradise Lost’?
(a) Shakespeare (b) John Milton
(c) Dickens (d) Alexander Pope
Answer: (b)
935. The founder of the city of Kolkata:
(a) Francis Dey (b) Francis Martin
(c) Job Charnock (d) Ralph Fitch
Answer: (c)
936. The nearest country to the Nicobar Islands:
(a) India (b) Myanmar
(c) Indonesia (d) Maidives
Answer: (c)
937. Octopus has ..... legs
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
Answer: (c)
938. Blue Revolution is associated with the production of:
(a) Cement (b) Pharmaceuticals
(c) Egg (d) Fish
Answer: (d)
939. Nilgiris is a part of:
(a) Eastern ghats (b) Western Ghats
(c) Aravallis (d) Vindhyas
Answer: (b)
940. The S.I. unit of length:
(a) Kilometer (b) Yard
(c) Foot (d) Meter
Answer: (d)
941. The Mughal ruler who established ‘Chain of Justice’:
(a) Akbar (b) Shah Jahan
(c) Aurangazeb (d) Jahangir
Answer: (d)
942. The countries which fought in the Hundered Years war:
(a) USA and England (b) Russia and France
(c) England and France(d) Poland and Germany
Answer: (c)
943. The largest vertebrate:
(a) Gorilla (b) Giraffe
(c) Elephant (d) Blue Whale
Answer: (d)
944. The famous Nataraj Temple is at:
(a) Chidambaram (b) Kanchipuram
(c) Madurai (d) Trichy
Answer: (a)
945. Renaissance was started in:
(a) England (b) Germany
(c) Italy (d) Switzerland
Answer: (c)
946. Who was known as the ‘Akbar of British India’?
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Mayo (d) Lord Dufferin
Answer: (b)
947. ‘The year of Paris Commune’:
(a) 1869 (b) 1881
(c) 1871 (d) 1875
Answer: (c)
948. Dhanur Veda deals with:
(a) Grammar (b) Music
(c) Medicine (d) Archery
Answer: (d)
949. Who said this ‘Where wealth accumulates, man decay’?
(a) William Shakespeare (b) George Bernard Shaw
(c) Oliver Goldsmith (d) Gandhiji
Answer: (c)
950. The device used to disperse the constituent colours of light:
(a) Lens (b) Prism
(c) Telescope (d) Spherometer
Answer: (b)
951. King of minerals:
(a) Sulphuric acid (b) Arsenic
(c) Gold (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
952. Who ended the rule of Nanda dynasty?
(a) Chandragupta II (b) Asoka
(c) Samudragupta (d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: (d)
953. The Chalukya king who defeated Harsha on the banks of Narmada:
(a) Pulikesin II (b) Pulikesin I
(c) Krishna I (d) Ravikeerti
Answer: (a)
954. The mountian range between Narmada and Tapti:
(a) Satpuras (b) Vindhyas
(c) Aravallis (d) Karakoram
Answer: (a)
955. The king of the Pushyabhuti dynasty who revived Nalanda University:
(a) Kumaragupta (b) Harshavardhana
(c) Devapala (d) Rajyavardhana
Answer: (b)
956. Adolf Hitler committed suicide in:
(a) 1945 (b) 1944
(c) 1947 (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
957. Dengue Fever is caused by:
(a) Virus (b) Bacteria
(c) Fungus (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
958. Europa is the satellite of:
(a) Uranus (b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn (d) Neptune
Answer: (b)
959. Fastest animal on earth is:
(a) Lion (b) Tiger
(c) Cheetah (d) Rabbit
Answer: (c)
960. Galena is the chief ore of:
(a) Lead (b) Zinc
(c) Tin (d) Magnesium
Answer: (a)
961. Leonardo da Vinci airport is in:
(a) Rome (b) Paris
(c) Amsterdam (d) Brussels
Answer: (a)
962. Number of Puranas:
(a) 18 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 108
Answer: (a)
963. Renal is the adjective of:
(a) Heart (b) Liver
(c) Kidney (d) Brain
Answer: (c)
964. The acid contained in Vinegar:
(a) Formic acid (b) Hydrochloric acid
(c) Nitric acid (d) Acetic acid
Answer: (d)
965. The first Home Minister of independent India:
(a) Maulana Azad (b) Syamaprasad Mukherjee
(c) Sardar Patel (d) John Mathai
Answer: (c)
966. Dove is a symbol of:
(a) Joy (b) Peace
(c) Mourning (d) War
Answer: (b)
967. Fourteen Indian banks were nationalised in:
(a) 1980 (b) 1949
(c) 1959 (d) 1969
Answer: (d)
968. How many years separate the first visit of Vasco da Gama to India and the end of Portuguese rule in India:
(a) 463 (b) 449
(c) 459 (d) 461
Answer: (a)
969. In which Olympics an Indian woman got a medal?
(a) Athens (b) Beijing
(c) Sydney (d) Atlanta
Answer: (c)
970. India Gate is situated in:
(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi
(c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai
Answer: (b)
971. Philately relates to:
(a) Coin collection (b) Pen friendship
(c) Stamp collection (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
972. Pochampally in Andhra Pradesh is related to:
(a) Beginning of the Panchayat Raj system
(b) Launching of Bhoodan Movement
(c) Conducting nuclear experiment
(d) Chipko Movement
Answer: (b)
973. Scotland of the East:
(a) Shimla (b) Shillong
(c) Dharamsala (d) Dispur
Answer: (b)
974. Site of Protein synthesis in a cell is:
(a) Chromosome (b) Vacoule
(c) Ribosome (d) Mitochondria
Answer: (c)
975.The capital of Assam:
(a) Shillong (b) Guwahati
(c) Tezpur (d) Dispur
Answer: (d)
976. “In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves "their highnesses," "their majesties," and "their exalted majesties" and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But he shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day”- The name of the person mentioned here by H.G. Wells is that of:
(a) Buddha (b) Samudragupta
(c) Ashoka (d) Akbar
Answer: (c)
977. Which one of the following not happened during the prime ministership of Indira Gandhi?
(a) Rakesh Sharma went to space
(b) Operation Blue Star
(c) First Antarctica expedition of India
(d) Bhopal Gas tragedy
Answer: (d)
978. Who repealed the internal emergency that was brought into effect on 26 th June 1975?
(a) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed (b) B.D. Jatti
(c) N. Sanjeeva Reddy (d) R Venkataraman
Answer: (b)
979. Who sang the opening song, ' Vande Mataram' in the 'Independence meeting' of the Constituent Assembly began at the Council Chamber of Parliament building in New Delhi at 11 p.m. on August 14th, 1947?
(a) Vijayalekshmi Pandit (b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Sucheta Kripalani (d) M.S.Subalekshmi
Answer: (c)
980. The bicentenary of both of these persons was celebrated in 2009. Both of them were born on 12th February 1809. One was an American politician and the other was a British naturalist. Identify these eminent persons:
(a) George Washington and Lamarche
(b) Abraham Lincoln and Isac Newton
(c) Andrew Johnson and Lamarche
(d) Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin
Answer: (d)
981. Paul Muller who identified the insecticidal properties of DDT in 1939 awarded the Nobel Prize for 1948 in the subject:
(a) Physiology or Medicine (b) Chemistry
(c) Physics (d) Peace
Answer: ()
982. The only person to get Nobel literature prize and Oscar:
(a) Bertrand Russel (b) George Bernard Shaw
(c) H.G.Wells (d) Winston Churchill
Answer: (b)
983. An ancient city which is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological sites in India, belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization. It is located on the Khadir bet island in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat- Identify the place:
(a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira (d) Rakhigarhi
Answer: (c)
984. The second largest terrestrial mammal:
(a) White Rhinoceros (b) Hippopotamus
(c) Giraffe (d) Polar Bear
Answer: (a)
985. Giant Panda belongs to the family of:
(a) Cat (b) Dog
(c) Cattle (d) Bear
Answer: (d)
986. The Indian leader who had failed to present himself at the horse riding examination for ICS, and had been disqualified for the Service.
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Satyendranath Tagore (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: (b)
987. After graduating from Wilson College, Mumbai, he joined the civil service and became a Deputy Collector. Later, he left the service and became a freedom fighter. Name the prime minister of India mentioned here:
(a) HD Dewe Gowda (b) PV Narasimha Rao
(c) Morarji Desai (d) Charan Singh
Answer: (c)
988. The first plant mentioned in Hortus Malabaricus:
(a) Teak (b) Coconut tree
(c) Ficus (d) Paddy
Answer: (b)
989. They are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They are among the most intelligent primates.Name the animal:
(a) Lemur (b) Orangutan
(c) Gorilla (d) Loris
Answer: (b)
990. The Nitrogen base not present in RNA:
(a) Cytosine (b) Guanine
(c) Adenine (d) Thymine
Answer: (d)
991. The Indus water treaty of 1960 gives India exclusive use of all of the waters of the Eastern Rivers of Indus system and their tributaries before the point where the rivers enter Pakistan. Which one of the following does not belong to the Eastern Rivers?
(a) Sutlej (b) Ravi
(c) Jhulum (d) Beas
Answer: (c)
992. This is the only example of a divided capital in the world. The country is situated at the junction of three continents. Name the capital of the Mediterranean island nation:
(a) Victoria (b) Nicotia
(c) Hamilton (d) Edinburgh
Answer: (b)
993. The region of Indian union which is not geographically a part of South Asia:
(a) Lakshadweep (b) Rameswaram
(c) Andaman Nicobar (d) Goa
Answer: (c)
994. The largest province of British India at the time of independence:
(a) Madras (b) United Province
(c) Bombay (d) Bengal
Answer: (d)
995. Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Hammurabi's Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded history. He was the ruler of:
(a) Egypt (b) China
(c) Babylon (d) Greece
Answer: (c)
996. Which one of the following is not a peninsular river?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Kosi (d) Kaveri
Answer: (c)
997. The Thar desert spreads over the Indian states of: 1.Gujarat 2.Rajastan 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Haryana 5. Punjab
(a) 1,2,3,4,5 (b) 2,3,4,5
(c) 1,2,4,5 (d) 1,2,3,4
Answer: (c)
998. Which Artcle of the Constitution of India provides that the State shall take steps to organize village Panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority to enable them to function as units of local self Government?
(a) 40 (b) 44
(c) 46 (d) 42
Answer: (a)
999. Under the Right to Information Act, 2005 the authority concerned should furnish the reply within a period of......... days:
(a) 15 (b) 30
(c) 45 (d) 60
Answer: (b)
1000. The number of non-permanent members in UN Security Council from Africa:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
Answer: (c)
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