1. British Governor General of Bengal - Warren Hastings2. Governor General of Independent India – Lord Mountbatten3. Commander-in-chief of Free India General – Roy Bucher4. Cosmonaut – Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma5. Emperor of Moghul Dynasty in India – Babar6. Field Marshal – S. H. F. J. Manekshaw7. Indian Governor General of Indian Union – C. Rajagopalachari8. Indian I.C.S. Officer – Satyendra Nath Tagore9. Indian Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council – Sri S.P. Sinha10. Indian to swim across English Channel – Mihir Sen11. Indian woman to swim across-English Channel – Miss Arati Saha12. Man to climb Mount Everest – Tenzing Norgay13. Man to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen – Phu Dorjee14. Man to climb Mount Everest twice – Nwang Gombu15. Nobel Prize winner – Rabindra Nath Tagore16. President of Indian National Congress – W. C. Banerjee17. President of Indian Republic - Dr. Rajendra Prasad18. Talkie Film – Alam Ara (1931)19. Test Tube Baby (Documented) – Indira20. Viceroy of India – Lord Canning21. Woman Minister of Indian Union – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur22. Woman Chief Minister of State – Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani23. Woman Governor – Mrs. Sarojini Naidu24. Woman President of Indian National Congress – Dr. Annie Besant25. Woman Prime Minister – Mrs. Indira Gandhi26. Woman Speaker of a State Assembly – Mrs. Shanno Devi27. Prime Minister of India – Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru28. Muslim President of Indian Union – Dr. Zakir Hussain29. Speaker of Lok Sabha – G. V. Mavlankar30. Woman to climb mount Everest – Bachhendri Pal31. Woman Judge in Supreme Court – Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi32. Woman Chief Justice of a High Court – Smt. Leela Seth33. Indian Woman to go in space (Now U.S. Citizen) – Kalpana Chawla34. The first Indian weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics - Karnam Malleshwari (Sydney, in 2000)35. The First Indian World Chess Champion – Vishwanathan Anand36. India’s first paperless Newspaper – The News Today (Launched on Jan. 3, 2001)37. India’s First woman Merchant Navy Officer – Sonali Banerjee38. The first Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha – G. M. C. Balyogi39. The first Vice-President of India to die in harness – Krishna Kant40. The first Indian woman cricketer to score double century – Mithali Raj (August 2002 playing against England)41. The first woman Air Vice-Marshal – P. Bandopadhyaya42. The first Indian to be appointed as United Nations Civilian Police Advisor – Ms. Kiran Bedi43. The first astronaut of Indian origin to perish aboard U.S. space shuttle in a tragic accident – Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Columbia space shuttle, Feb. I, 2003)44. The first woman to be appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India- K.J. Udeshi (appointed on June 10, 2003)45. The first Indian girl to register a win in a Wimbledon tournament – Sania Mirza (2003)46. The first Indian lady to win a medal in World Athletic Championship – Anju Bobby George (Aug. 2003)47. The first woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD – Mrs. Ranjana Kumar48. The highest individual test scorer of India – Virendra Sehwag ( 319 runs against Sauth africa)

49. The first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times- Rahul Dravid50. The first Orissa woman to top I.A.S. – Smt. Roopa Misra (Indian Civil Services Exam., 2003)51. The first Sikh Prime Minister of India – Dr. Manmohan Singh52. The first woman Director General of Police of a State – Kanchan C. Bhattacharya (DGP Uttaranchal)53. The first woman to be appointed as the crime branch chief – MeeriJ Borwankar (took over as crime branch chief of Mumbai police)54. The first woman to reach the rank of Lt. General in the Indian army – Puneeta Arora (Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune)55. The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming – Bula Chaudhury56. The first woman to become Indian Air Force’s first woman Air Marshal – Air Marshal Padma Bandhopadhyay57. The first youngest MP, at the age of 25 years – Dharmendra Yadav (Mainpuri : Samajwadi Party MP)58. India’s first woman athlete to win WTA open Tennis title – Sania Mirza (Feb. 2005, Hyderabad)59. The first Indian to set a world record of ever having reached the highest of heights yet in a hot balloon – Vijaypath Singhania (Nov. 26, 2005. 69852 ft.)60. The first wonder child of Orissa only about 4 years and a half of age completes a race of 65 km. - Budhia (May 2006)61. The first woman Commissioner of Police of an Indian metro – (Chennai Metro Police) Letika Saran62. The first Indian to Ski to the North Pole – Ajeet Bajaj (April 26, 2006)63. The first sportsman ever to win Gold Medal in Shooting in the World Shooting Championship – Abhinav Bindra (July 24, 2006)64. The first person of Indian origin to win the Miss Great Britain title – Preeti Desai (2006)65. The first woman President of the Republic of India – Pratibha Patil

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was – Mujibur Rehman02 The longest river in the world is the – Nile03 The longest highway in the world is the – Trans-Canada04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About – 8000 km05 The highest mountain in the world is the – Everest06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is – Myanmar07 The biggest desert in the world is the – Sahara desert08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is – Brazil09 The country also known as “country of Copper” is – Zambia10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is – Durand line11 The river Volga flows out into the – Capsian sea12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in – Siberia13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is – Canada14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is – Sicily15 The river Jordan flows out into the – Dead sea16 The biggest delta in the world is the – Sunderbans17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is – Belgrade18 The Japanese call their country as – Nippon19 The length of the English channel is – 564 kilometres20 The world’s oldest known city is – Damascus21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is – Venice22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is – Myanmar23 The biggest island of the world is – Greenland24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is – Detroit, USA25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is – China & South Africa26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is – Malaysia27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is – China

28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the – Mississippi29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was – Peking30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is – Japan31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George – Everest32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in – Italy33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is – Cuba34 The length of the Suez Canal is – 162.5 kilometers35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of – Dead sea36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of – Nepal37 The largest ocean of the world is the – Pacific ocean38 The largest bell in the world is the – Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow39 The biggest stadium in the world is the – Strahov Stadium, Prague40 The world’s largest diamond producing country is – South Africa41 Australia was discovered by – James Cook42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is – Mohammed Ali Jinnah43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river – Liffey44 The earlier name of New York city was – New Amsterdam45 The Eifel tower was built by – Alexander Eiffel46 The Red Cross was founded by – Jean Henri Durant47 The country which has the greatest population density is – Monaco48 The national flower of Britain is – Rose49 Niagara Falls was discovered by – Louis Hennepin50 The national flower of Italy is – Lily51 The national flower of China is – Narcissus52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at – Kathmandu53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of – Hormuz54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in – England55 World Environment Day is observed on – 5th June56 The first Republican President of America was – Abraham Lincoln57 The country famous for Samba dance is – Brazil58 The name of Alexander’s horse was – Beucephalus59 Singapore was founded by – Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was – Nelson61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was – Ceylon62 The UNO was formed in the year – 194563 UNO stands for – United Nations Organization64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on – 15th August65 `Last Judgement’ was the first painting of an Italian painter named – Michelangelo66 Paradise Regained was written by – John Milton67 The first President of Egypt was – Mohammed Nequib68 The first man to reach North Pole was – Rear Peary69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was – Guermica70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is – Canada71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was – Cap. Ronald Amundson72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is – G.Garibaldi73 World literacy day is celebrated on – 8th September74 The founder of modern Germany is – Bismarck75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is – Norway76 The place known as the Roof of the world is – Tibet

77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was – San Yat Sen78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was – Abdul Salam79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was – Margaret Thatcher80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was – Trygve Lie81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was – Frederick Auguste Bartholdi82 The port of Banku is situated in – Azerbaijan83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by – Lee Harry Oswald84 The largest river in France is – Lore85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was – Catherine of Aragon86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was – Ralph Johnson Bunche87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was – London University88 The principal export of Jamaica is – Sugar89 New York is popularly known as the – city of Skyscrapers90 Madagascar is popularly known as the – Island of Cloves91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is – Thailand92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is – Korea93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is – Bhutan94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the – Salto Angel Falls(Venezuela)95 The largest library in the world is the – United States Library of Congress Washington DC

Q.1 Which former Prime Minister of India was also called ‘Yuva Turk’ ?(A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) V.P.Singh (C) H.D.Deve Gowda (D) ChandrashekharQ2. Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris ? (A) Gypsum (B) Calcite (C) Fluorite (D) ApatiteQ3. Which is the most spoken language in the world ?(A) English (B) Mandarin (C) Spanish (D) HindiQ4. Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest ?(A) Mars (B) Jupiter (C) Saturn (D) VenusQ5. From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution borrowed ? (A) Australia (B) South Africa (C) United Kingdom (D) United States of AmericaQ6. To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean ?(A) Arctic Ocean (B) Antarctic Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Indian OceanQ7. By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ?(A) Ved Vyas (B) Valmiki (C) Tulsidas (D) RamanujacharyaQ8. In which city is the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located ?(A) Nagpur (B) Lucknow (C) Shimla(D) CuttackQ9. ‘Bhutia’, ‘Kathiawadi’, ‘Marwari’, ‘Manipuri’, ‘Spiti’ and ‘Zanskari’ are the Indian breeds of which animal ?(A) Cow (B) Horse (C) Camel (D) GoatQ10. Who introduced the word ‘Robot’, for artificial workers, in his science fiction play R.U.R. in 1921 ?(A) George Orwell (B) Karel Capek (C) Daniel Defoe (D) Rudyard KiplingQ11. In the most popular internet domain name ‘.com’ (dot-com), the ‘com’ is the short form for which word ?(A) Common (B) Commercial (C) Computer (D) CommunicationQ12. Deficiency of which vitamin leads to ‘Rickets’ (softening of bones) ?(A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin DQ13. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ?(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Chittaranjan Das (C) Dadabhai Naoroji(D) C.RajagopalachariQ14. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra(C) Tamil Nadu(D) Andhra PradeshQ15. Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state ?(A) Bihar (B) Jharkhand (C) West Bengal (D) OrissaQ16. ‘Roopavahini’ is the National Television Network of which Asian country ?(A) Nepal (B) Sri Lanka (C) Bhutan (D) Myanmar

Q17. On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ?(A) C.V.Raman (B) Homi Bhabha (C) P.C.Mahalanobis (D) Vikram SarabhaiQ18. Named after Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, famous Test cricket ground Gaddafi Stadium is located in which city ? (A) Hyderabad (India) (B) Dhaka (Bangladesh) (C) Colombo (Sri Lanka) (D) Lahore (Pakistan)Q19. Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal ?(A) Vajra (B) Khatvanga (C) Sudarshan Chakra(D) KaumodakiQ20. Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas ?(A) Coal Gas (B) Water Gas (C) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) (D) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)Q21. In May 1998, while addressing at nuclear tests site near Pokhran, who added ‘Jai Vigyan’ to the Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ ?(A) Indira Gandhi (B) Rajeev Gandhi (C) P.V.Narsimha Rao (D) Atal Behari VajpayeeQ22. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated ?(A) Tapti (B) Narmada (C) Subarnarekha (D) Hooghly Q23. Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world’s longest railway platform ?(A) Jabalpur (M.P.) (B) Kharagpur (W.Bengal) (C) Mughalsarai (U.P.) (D) Secunderabad (A.P.)Q24. In 1953, which film won the first National Award for the Best Feature Film ?(A) Shyamchi Aai (Marathi) (B) Pather Panchali (Bengali) (C) Kabooliwala (Bengali) (D) Mirza Galib (Hindi)Q25. In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ?(A) Goa (B) Kochi (Cochin) (C) Mumbai (Bombay) (D) Kozhikode (Calicut)Q26. Vikramshila University, an ancient university of India whose ruins are situated in present day Bihar, was founded by which Pala ruler ?(A) Dharmapala (B) Devapala (C) Mahipala (D) GovindpalaQ27. ‘Freedom in Exile’ book is the autobiography of which Nobel Peace Prize winner ?(A) Yasser Arafat (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Dalai Lama XIV (D) Aung San Suu KyiQ28. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as ‘Idukki Express’ ?(A) P.T.Usha (B) K.M.Beenamol (C) Jyotirmay Sikdar (D) Anju Bobby GeorgeQ29. Hoover Medal, a prize given for outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity, has been awarded to which Indian engineer for year 2008 ?(A) Sam Pitroda (B) G.Madhavan Nair (C) N.R.Narayan Murthy (D) A.P.J.Abdul KalamQ30. In international cricket, Yuvraj Singh of India is the second batsman to hit 6 sixers in an over. Who was the first ? (A) Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) (B) Adam Gilchrist (Australia) (C) Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)(D) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)Q31. On the banks of which river is the Kumbh Mela at Ujjain held ?(A) Kshipra (B) Godavari (C) Krishna (D) KaveriQ32. Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ?(A) Glass (B) Leather (C) Diamond (D) FireworksQ33. To put out the fire, which gas is released by Fire Extinguishers ?(A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Carbon monoxideQ34. ‘Dromedary’ and ‘Bactrian’ are the types of which animal ?(A) Goat (B) Camel (C) Elephant (D) BearQ35. In which union territory of India, would you meet the people of the Onge tribe ?(A) Daman and Diu (B) Lakshadweep (C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (D) Andaman and Nicobar IslandsQ36. Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia’s Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country’s former president ?(A) Singapore (B) Indonesia (C) Philippines (D) MalaysiaQ37. The East-West Corridor, being constructed under National Highways Development Project, and which starts at Porbandar (Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ?(A) Silchar (Assam) (B) Kohima (Nagaland) (C) Imphal (Manipur) (D) Shillong (Meghalaya)Q38. Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between which planets ?(A) Earth and Mars (B) Mars and Jupiter (C) Jupiter and Saturn (D) Saturn and UranusQ39. By what name is the observation in economics that ‘bad money drives out good money’ popularly known ?(A) Say’s Law (B) Gresham’s Law (C) Murphy’s Law (D) Parkinson’s LawQ40. The subatomic particle ‘Boson’ is named after which Indian scientist ?(A) Meghnad Saha (B) Jagdish Chandra Bose(C) Satyendra Nath Bose(D) Homi Bhabha

Q41. On 1st July 1997, where was India’s first Science City inaugurated ?(A) Mumbai (B) Bengaluru (C) Hyderabad(D) KolkataQ42. What is the name of Morarji Desai’s samadhi in Ahmedabad ?(A) Raj Ghat (B) Vijay Ghat (C) Abhay Ghat (D) Narayan GhatQ43. In 1829, which Governor-General prohibited the practice of ‘Sati’ ?(A) Lord Auckland (B) Lord Amherst (C) Lord William Bentinck(D) Lord DalhousieQ44. Who authored the book ‘Indica’ ?(A) Fa Hian (B) Megasthanese (C) Al Beruni(D) Huen TsangQ45. Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia ?(A) Tokyo Stock Exchange (B) Hong Kong Stock Exchange (C) Shanghai Stock Exchange(D) Bombay Stock ExchangeQ46. Who is the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India ?(A) Mangala Rai (B) Sam Pitroda (C) Anil Kakodkar (D) G.Madhavan NairQ47. By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ?(A) Pulkesin I (B) Pulkesin II (C) Vinayaditya (D) VijayadityaQ48. In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house of British Parliament) ?(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) Tej Bahadur Sapru (D) Gopal Krishna GokhaleQ49. Which military training institute located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra has adopted ‘Seva Parmo Dharma’ (Service before Self) as its motto ?(A) National Defence Academy (B) Indian Military Academy (C) Defence Services Staff College(D) Dundigul Air Force AcademyQ50. Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ?(A) Manila (Philippines) (B) Bangkok (Thailand) (C) Kualalampur (Malaysia) (D) Seoul (South Korea)Q51. Which natural sugar is found in the milk ?(A) Lactose (B) Sucrose (C) Maltose (D) FructoseQ52. ‘Nepali’, ‘Lepcha’, ‘Bhutia’ and ‘Limbu’ are the main spoken langauges of which Indian state ?(A) Manipur (B) Mizoram (C) Sikkim(D) NagalandQ53. On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?(A) Sukumar Sen (B) G.V.Mavalankar (C) Harilal J. Kania (D) S.RadhakrishnanQ54. Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the ‘Father of Qawwali’ ?(A) Tansen (B) Baiju Bawra (C) Nayak Charju (D) Amir KhusroQ55. In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award for her novel ‘Pratham Pritisruti’ (First Promise) ?(A) Ashapurna Devi (B) Mahasveta Devi (C) Mahadevi Varma(D) Amrita PritamQ56. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ?(A) Article 352 (B) Article 356(C) Article 360 (D) Article 370Q57. Immortalized in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, Kavi Pradeep’s famous patriotic song ‘Aye mere watan ke logon’ was set to music by which musician ?(A) Naushad (B) S.D.Burman (C) O.P.Nayyar(D) C.RamchandraQ58. Coined by French priest Henri Didon, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) slogan is the motto of which tournament ?(A) Olympic Games (B) Commonwealth Games (C) FIFA World Cup (D) Asian GamesQ59. Who was popularly known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ ?(A) Mother Teresa (B) Sister Nivedita (C) Florence Nightingale(D) The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)Q60. Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ?(A) France(B) United Kingdom (C) Argentina (D) SpainQ61. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ?(A) 18 years (B) 25 years (C) 30 years (D) 35 yearsQ62. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state ?(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) Karnataka (D) West Bengal Q63. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ?(A) Narmada (B) Mahanadi (C) Godavari (D) Kaveri

Q64. Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ?(A) Tiger (B) Elephant (C) Rhinoceros (D) HorseQ65. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script ?(A) Guru Angad (B) Guru Amar Das (C) Guru Ram Das (D) Guru ArjanQ66. Which among the following disease is caused by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ?(A) Malaria (B) Kala-Azar (C) Dengue Fever (D) TyphoidQ67. ‘Mein Kampf’ (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ?(A) Pol Pot(B) Idi Amin (C) Adolf Hitler (D) Joseph Stalin Q68. Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January 2009 in New Delhi ?(A) Vladimir Putin (Russian President) (B) Nicolas Sarkozy (French President) (C) Zigme Singye Wangchuk (Bhutan King) (D) Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan President)Q69. In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University at Pune, the first women’s university in India ?(A) Annie Besant (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Madan Mohan Malaviya (D) Dhondo Keshav KarveQ70. In which African city are the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located ?(A) Nairobi (Kenya) (B) Cairo (Egypt) (C) Abuja (Nigeria) (D) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Q71. Which hormone, released when danger threatens, is known as Emergency hormone ?(A) Insulin (B) Adrenaline (C) Melatonin (D) ThyroxineQ72. ‘Kathakali’, ‘Mohiniaattam’ and ‘Thullal’ dance forms are native of which state ?(A) Karnataka (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) KeralaQ73. Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ?(A) Asia (B) Africa (C) Antarctica (D) Australia Q74. ‘Vinaya Pitaka’, ‘Sutta Pitaka’ and ‘Abhidhamma Pitaka’ – collectively known as the ‘Tripitaka’ (three baskets) – are sacred texts of which religion ?(A) Jainism (B) Sikhism (C) Buddhism (D) ChristianityQ75. In 1997, to which Indian film star did Pakistan Government present its highest civilian award ‘Nishan-e-Intiaz’ ? (A) Dev Anand (B) Raj Kapoor (C) Amitabh Bachchan(D) Dilip KumarQ76. On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space ?(A) Yuri Gagarin (B) Alexey Leonov (C) Neil Armstrong (D) Buzz AldrinQ77. Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which river ?(A) Seine (B) Thames (C) Potomac(D) MoskvaQ78. Which among the following is the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India ?(A) Saras (B) Tejas (C) Chetak (D) CheetahQ79. Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ?(A) Panaji (Goa)(B) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) (C) Bharatpur (Rajasthan) (D) Sultanpur (Haryana)Q80. Which Central American country was formerly known as ‘British Honduras’ ?(A) Belize (B) Malawi (C) Botswana (D) BeninQ81. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President’s office-in-the-sky ?(A) Samrat (B) Rajdoot (C) Maharaja (D) BadshahQ82. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?(A) Betalain (B) Chlorophyll (C) Carotenoid(D) AnthocyaninQ83. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ?(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Tej Bahadur Sapru (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (D) Syed Ahmed KhanQ84. On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh’s world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ?(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) V.V.S.Laxman(C) Rahul Dravid(D) Mohammed AzharuddinQ85. What is the retirement age of High Court judges ?(A) 60 years(B) 62 years(C) 65 years(D) 70 yearsQ86. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ?(A) Hygrometer (B) Chronometer(C) Thermometer(D) SphygmomanometerQ87. Which renowned dancer established classical dance school ‘Kalakshetra’ at Adyar near Chennai in 1931 ?(A) Protima Gauri Bedi(B) Sonal Mansingh(C) Mrinalini Sarabhai(D) Rukmini Devi Arundale

Q88. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ?(A) Gold(B) Lignite(C) Bauxite(D) Iron OreQ89. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state ?(A) Haryana(B) Rajasthan(C) Madhya Pradesh(D) KarnatakaQ90. The novel ‘Q & A’, on which 8 Oscar awards winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ?(A) Vikas Swarup(B) Vikram Seth(C) Amitav Ghosh(D) Aravind AdigaQ91. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ?(A) Sunbird(B) Kingfisher(C) Honeyeater(D) HummingbirdQ92. ‘Chanderi’ and ‘Maheshwari’ sarees are native of which state ?(A) Tamil Nadu(B) West Bengal(C) Madhya Pradesh(D) MaharashtraQ93. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ?(A) Cinchona (B) Wintergreen(C) Peppermint(D) EucalyptusQ94. Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ? (A) Mars(B) Jupiter(C) Saturn(D) UranusQ95. Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief) Pushyamitra, was immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ? (A) Gupta dynasty(B) Kanva dynasty(C) Nanda dynasty(D) Shunga dynastyQ96. Which coastal city is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’ ?(A) Kochi (Kerala)(B) Mangalore (Karnataka)(C) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)(D) Marmagao (Goa)Q97. On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War II ?(A) France(B) Poland(C) Britain(D) BelgiumQ98. In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel ‘Midnight’s Children’ ?(A) Salman Rushdie(B) V.S.Naipaul(C) Arundhati Roy(D) Kiran DesaiQ99. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the ‘Ghadar Party’ ?(A) Boston(B) California(C) Philadelphia(D) San FranciscoQ100. By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency ?(A) Chandni Chowk (Delhi) (B) Outer Delhi (Delhi)(C) Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh)(D) Samastipur (Bihar)Q1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?(A) Hydrogen (B) Nitrogen (C) Chlorine (D) OxygenQ2. ’Royal Bengal’, ‘Sumatran’, ‘Malayan’ and ‘Siberian’ are the species of which member of cat family ?(A) Lion (B) Tiger (C) Leopard (D) JaguarQ3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953 ?(A) Punjab (B) Gujarat (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil NaduQ4. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’ ?(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade (B) Dhondo Keshav Karve (C) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule (D) Gopal Hari DeshmukhQ5. In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?(A) Lectin (B) Keratin (C) Collagen(D) HemoglobinQ6. The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of which High Court ?(A) Orissa High Court (B) Andhra Pradesh High Court (C) Kolkata High Court (D) Madras High CourtQ7. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet ?(A) Mars (B) Jupiter (C) Saturn (D) UranusQ8. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie ?(A) Satara (B) Sambalpur (C) Jhansi (D) AwadhQ9. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ?(A) Suez Canal (B) Panama Canal (C) Palk Strait (D) Strait of GibraltarQ10. Which American President in his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy as the ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’ ?(A) Abraham Lincoln (B) George Washington (C) John F. Kennedy (D) Theodore RooseveltQ11. What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ? (A) Epsom Salt (B) Common Salt (C) Baking Soda (D) Washing SodaQ12. ’Satyameva Jayate’, the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad ?(A) Kena (B) Katha (C) Mundaka (D) Aitareya

Q13. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated ?(A) Ravi (B) Tawi (C) Tapti (D) GomtiQ14. How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center ‘Anandvan’ in Maharashtra ?(A) Baba Amte (B) Vinoba Bhave (C) Swami Ramdev (D) Swami AgniveshQ15. Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ?(A) Thar Express (B) Samjhauta Express (C) Maitreyi Express (D) Himsagar ExpressQ16. To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as ‘Sandrokottos’ ?(A) Bindusara (B) Ashok the Great (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Dasaratha MauryaQ17. In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin ?(A) Google (B) Alta Vista (C) Yahoo (D) LycosQ18. ’By God’s Decree’, ‘Cricket my style’ and ‘Straight from the Heart’ are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Ajit Wadekar (C) Sandeep Patil (D) Kapil DevQ19. On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ?(A) Sea of Waves (B) Sea of Clouds (C) Sea of Serenity (D) Sea of TranquilityQ20. Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ?(A) Nitric Acid (B) Sulphuric Acid (C) Hydrochloric Acid (D) Hydrofluoric AcidQ21. Which state is known as the ‘Spice Garden of India’ ?(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil NaduQ22. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ?(A) Saamna (B) Sakal (C) Lokmat (D) Loksatta Q23. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere ?(A) Argon (B) Oxygen (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon dioxideQ24. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya PradeshQ25. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India ? (A) 1 (B) 2(C) 3(D) 4Q26. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ? (A) Babur (B) Akbar (C) Sher Shah Suri(D) HumayunQ27. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ?(A) Carl Lewis (B) Paavo Nurmi (C) Mark Spitz (D) Michael PhelpsQ28. Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ?(A) Zakir Hussain (B) Hakim Ajmal Khan (C) Syed Ahmed Khan (D) Maulana Abul Kalam AzadQ29. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel ‘The White Tiger’ ?(A) V.S.Naipaul (B) Amitav Ghosh (C) Salman Rushdie (D) Aravind AdigaQ30. ’Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla’ is the motto of which miltary academy ?(A) National Defence Academy(B) Indian Military Academy(C) Defence Services Staff College(D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare SchoolQ31. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ?(A) Rita Faria (B) Zeenat Aman (C) Tara Anne Fonseca(D) Diya MirzaQ32. Who wrote India’s natinal song the ‘Vande Mataram’, which first appeared in the book ‘Anandmath’ ?(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee (C) Mohammed Iqbal (D) Kavi PradeepQ33. How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth’s equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year ? (A) Two(B) Three(C) Four(D) Not fixedQ34. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon ‘Dharamachakra Pravartan’ (set in motion Wheel of Law) ?(A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar) (B) Sarnath (U.P.)(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)(D) Sanchi (M.P.)Q35. Which Asian country is known as the ‘Land of the White Elephants’ ?(A) Thailand (B) Indonesia(C) Malaysia(D) SingaporeQ36. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country ?(A) K.C.Verma (B) N.P.S.Aulakh (C) Radha Vinod Raju(D) Ashwani Kumar

Q37. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ?(A) Jonas Salk (B) Frederick Banting(C) Edward Jenner(D) Louis PasteurQ38. Which freedom fighter authored ‘Gita Rahasya’, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ?(A) Vinoba Bhave (B) Mahatma Gandhi(C) C.Rajagopalachari(D) Bal Gangadhar TilakQ39. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on the United Nations (UN) flag ?(A) Neem(B) Mango(C) Olive(D) EucalyptusQ40. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?(A) Nasik(B) Nagpur(C) Mumbai(D) Port BlairQ41. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team ?(A) Irani Trophy (B) Duleep Trophy (C) Deodhar Trophy(D) Nissar TrophyQ42. Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzeb’s foster brother Fidai Khan ?(A) Shalimar Gardens (B) Nishat Gardens(C) Brindavan Gardens(D) Pinjore GardensQ43. Who was the first education minister of independent India ?(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri (B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(D) Vallabhbhai PatelQ44. Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ?(A) Vienna (Austria) (B) Geneva (Switzerland) (C) New York (USA) (D) Washington (USA)Q45. Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ?(A) Ohm (B) Volt (C) Watt (D) AmpereQ46. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God ?(A) Surya (B) Shiva (C) Vishnu (D) BrahmaQ47. Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I, located ?(A) Thumba (Kerala) (B) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)(C) Bangalore (Karnataka)(D) Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)Q48. Which African country was formerly known as ‘Nyasaland’ ?(A) Malawi (B) Ghana(C) Botswana (D) TanzaniaQ49. ’Long Walk To Freedom’ is the autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ?(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) S.Radhakrishnan (C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (D) Nelson MandelaQ50. Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the world’s largest producer and exporter of Vanilla ?(A) Maldives (B) Madagascar (C) Sri Lanka (D) MauritiusQ51. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city ? (A) Meerut(B) Chennai(C) Kolkata (D) PatnaQ52. In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?(A) Melanin (B) Bilirubin (C) Carotene (D) HemoglobinQ53. Who wrote the famous novel ‘Devdas’ ?(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (D) Bibhuti Bhushan BandopadhyayQ54. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as ‘Lokpriya’ ?(A) Gopinath Bordoloi (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Chittaranjan Das (D) Jayaprakash NarainQ55. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ?(A) Battle of Plassey (1757) (B) Battle of Buxar (1764) (C) Battle of Talikota (1565) (D) Battle of Seringapatam (1799)Q56. In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ?(A) Lucknow (B) Nagpur (C) Indore (D) KanpurQ57. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God’s bow ?(A) Indra (B) Shiva (C) Vishnu (D) BrahmaQ58. Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance ?(A) Mohs scale (B) Beaufort scale (C) Richter scale(D) pH scaleQ59. Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is caused by severe Mercury poisoning ? (A) Argyria (B) Minamata (C) Itai-itai (D) Devon colicQ60. Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) ?(A) Srinivasa Ramanujan (B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia (C) Jagadish Chandra Bose (D) Meghnad SahaQ61. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ?(A) Mustard (B) Sugarcane (C) Groundnut (D) Maize

Q62. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital ?(A) Taj Mahal, Agra (B) Hawa Mahal, Jaipur (C) Gol Gumbad, Bijapur (D) Charminar, HyderabadQ63. For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ?(A) UNIDO (B) UNESCO (C) UNICEF (D) UNHRCQ64. ’Lawsons Bay Beach’ and ‘Ramakrishna Beach’ are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal ?(A) Paradip (Orissa) (B) Chennai (Tamil Nadu) (C) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) (D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)Q65. Which ancient Indian physician is known as the ‘Father of Modern Plastic Surgery’ ?(A) Charak (B) Madhav (C) Sushruta (D) PatanjaliQ66. Who directed Oscar award winning short documentary film ‘Smile Pinki’ (2008) ?(A) Danny Boyle (B) Megan Mylan (C) Andrew Stanton (D) Gus Van SantQ67. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920 ?(A) M.N.Roy (B) V.V.Giri (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Shripad Amrut DangeQ68. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?(A) Mars (B) Earth (C) Venus (D) MercuryQ69. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known ?(A) Meera Ben (B) Sister Nivedita (C) The Mother (D) Sarla BenQ70. For his major role in the development of computer chip ‘Pentium’, which indian IT expert is called the ‘Father of Pentium’ ?(A) Sabeer Bhatia (B) Vinod Dham (C) Vinod Khosla (D) Vijay BhatkarQ71. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players ?(A) Baseball (B) Volleyball (C) Korfball (D) HockeyQ72. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ?(A) 3 years (B) 4 years (C) 5 years (D) 6 yearsQ73. In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India, located ?(A) Sikkim (B) Jammu & Kashmir (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) UttarakhandQ74. What does the Pisciculture refers to ?(A) Beekeeping (B) Fish Farming C) Silk Farming (D) Dairy FarmingQ75. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who became the first president of the party ? (A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah (B) Syed Ahmed Khan (C) Mohammed Iqbal (D) Nawab Salimullah KhanQ76. Which is the longest National Highways in India ? (A) Kolkata – Hazira (NH6) (B) Chennai – Baharagora (NH5) (C) Varanasi – Kanyakumari (NH7) (D) Pathankot – Samakhiali (NH15)Q77. How do we better know nineteenth century spiritual guru Gadadhar Chatterjee ?(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (B) Ramakrishna Paramhans (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (D) Swami VivekanandQ78. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ?(A) Ear (B) Hand (C) Foot (D) LungsQ79. Which mineral is mined at Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu ?(A) Zinc (B) Lignite (C) Copper (D) GoldQ80. Who authored the book ‘A Brief History of Time’ ?(A) Jack Welch (B) Bill Gates (C) Deepak Chopra(D) Stephan HawkingQ81. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ?(A) 15 January (B) 28 February (C) 29 August (D) 15 SeptemberQ82. ’Muga’, ‘Eri’, ‘Tussar’ and ‘Mulberry’ are the varieties of which natural fibre ?(A) Wool (B) Silk(C) Jute(D) CottonQ83. In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world’s longest corridor ?(A) Dwarka (B) Varanasi (C) Rameshwaram (D) Tirupati Q84. In 1929, who founded non-violent movement ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’, also known as ‘Red Shirts’ ?(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Gopal Krishan Gokhle (C) Mohammed Ali Jinnah (D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanQ85. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ?(A) Jhansi (B) Gwalior (C) Patiala (D) NagpurQ86. Athlete’s Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ?(A) Virus (B) Fungi (C) Bacteria (D) Protozoa

Q87. Who authored the book ‘Hindu View of Life ?(A) S.Radhakrishnan (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) C.Rajagopalachari (D) Mahatma GandhiQ88. Solid form of which gas is commonly known as ‘Dry Ice’ ?(A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen (C) Carbon dioxide (D) HydrogenQ89. Who was the first woman president in the world ?(A) Golda Meir (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Sirimavo Bhandarnaike (D) Maria Isbel ParonQ90. Who created the first Portable Computer ?(A) Adam Osborne (B) Charles Babbage (C) Steve Jobs (D) Tim Berners-LeeQ91. Designed by Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, which city is known as ‘Pink City’ ?(A) Jaipur (B) Jodhpur (C) Bengaluru (D) ChandigarhQ92. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments ?(A) Copper (B) Silver (C) Tungsten(D) Aluminium Q93. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?(A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Canning (D) Lord CurzonQ94. In terms of both area and population, which is the smallest country in the world ?(A) Nauru (B) Monaco (C) Tuvalu (D) Vatican CityQ95. Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet minister in India, hold in the independent India’s first cabinet ?(A) Labour (B) Health (C) Education (D) RailwaysQ96. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state ? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Maharashtra (D) Andhra PradeshQ97. Named after the mount of Hindu god Vishnu, ‘Garuda’ is the national airline of which most Muslim populous country ? (A) Nigeria (B) Pakistan (C) Bangladesh (D) IndonesiaQ98. At which town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start the Bhoodan Movement in 1951 ? (A) Vijayawada (B) Rajahmundry (C) Pochampally(D) WarangalQ99. ’Daughter of the East’ book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader ?(A) Indira Gandhi (B) Benazir Bhutto (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (D) Maghawati SukarnoputriQ100. Which country was formerly known as ‘Upper Volta’ ?(A) Namibia (B) Ethiopia (C) Botswana (D) Burkina FasoQ1. In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located ?(A) Mumbai (B) Srinagar (C) New Delhi (D) AjmerQ2.  With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ?(A) Sitar (B) Sarod(C) Santoor(D) TablaQ3. In 1953, who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ?(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (B) Sucheta Kriplani(C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit (D) Sarojini NaiduQ4. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad ?(A) Loktak Lake (B) Chilka Lake (C) Wular Lake(D) Hussain Sagar LakeQ5. What is the name of India’s first nuclear reactor ?(A) Apsara (B) Kamini (C) Dhruva(D) Aryabhatt Q6. At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India ?(A) Kheda (Gujarat) (B) Champaran (Bihar) (C) Sabarmati (Gujarat) (D) Mumbai (Maharashtra)Q7. ’Wings of Fire’ and ‘Ignited Minds’ books are authored by which Indian scientist ?(A) H.G.Khurana (B) M.S.Swaminathan (C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam(D) S.ChandrasekharQ8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in which state ?(A) Kerala (B) Gujarat (C) West Bengal (D) Madhya PradeshQ9. Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of ‘Alamgir’ (Conqueror of the world) ?(A) Akbar (B) Jehangir (C) Shahjahan(D) AurangzebQ10. What is the common name of Acetylsalicylic Acid ?(A) Aspirin(B) Vinegar(C) Vitamin C (D) VitriolQ11. Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?(A) RBI Governor(B) Finance Secretary(C) Finance Minister(D) PresidentQ12. Who wrote the ‘Das Capital’, an extensive treatise on political economy ?(A) Karl Marx(B) Friedrich Engles(C) Leo Tolstoy(D) Maxim Gorky

Q13. Who was the first law minister of independent India ?(A) Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai(C) B.R.Ambedkar(D) Maulana Abul Kalam AzadQ14. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?(A) Tea (B) Coffee(C) Yoghurt (D) LemonadeQ15. Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?(A) Odissi(B) Kathakali(C) Bharatanatyam(D) KuchipudiQ16. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?(A) Dona Paula (Goa)(B) Kochi (Kerala)(C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)Q17. Which European country is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’ ?(A) Denmark(B) Sweden(C) Norway(D) FinlandQ18. Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?(A) Proxima Centauri(B) Alpha Centauri A(C) Alpha Centauri B (D) Bernard’s StarQ19. Which gas is commonly known as ‘Laughing Gas’ ?(A) Ozone (B) Methane (C) Nitrous Oxide (D) Carbon dioxideQ20. Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines – Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn – passes ?(A) Asia (B) Africa(C) Europe (D) South AmericaQ21. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ?(A) Lakshadweep (B) Daman and Diu(C) Puducherry(D) Andaman and Nicobar IslandsQ22. Garba dance is native of which Indian state ?(A) Punjab(B) Maharashtra(C) Gujarat(D) West BengalQ23. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world ?(A) Thar(B) Gobi(C) Sahara(D) KalahariQ24. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?(A) Zakir Hussain(B) Rajendra Prasad(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(D) V.V.GiriQ25. Who discoverd Penicillin ?(A) Jonas Salk (B) Frederick Benting (C) Alexander FlemingD) Ronald RossQ26. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists ? (A) Operation Vijay(B) Operation Shakti(C) Operation Cactus(D) Operation Black TornadoQ27. At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ?(A) 0 degree(B) 32 degre(C) 180 degree(D) minus 40 degreeQ28. Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asia’s oldest extant daily ?(A) The Times of India(B) Mumbai Samachar(C) The Indian Express(D) Hindustan TimesQ29. Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ?(A) Naina Lal Kidwai(B) Lalita D. Gupte(C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(D) Chanda KochharQ30. In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical is added to act as a warning agent in case of any gas leakage ?(A) Pyridine(B) Isocyanide(C) Cadaverine(D) Ethyl MercaptanQ31. In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ?(A) 15(B) 17(C) 19(D) 21Q32. How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ? (A) 8 minutes(B) 10 minutes(C) 12 minutes(D) 15 minutes Q33. Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ? (A) Beta (B) Gamma(C) Sigma(D) OmegaQ34. Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?(A) Ramagupta (B) Skandagupta (C) Samudragupta(D) Chandragupta VikramadityaQ35. Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is world famous for top-quality deposits of iron ore ?(A) Aravali (B) Bailadila(C) Nilgiri(D) PatkaiQ36. Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ?(A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) Homi Bhabha(C) M.S.Swaminathan(D) A.P.J.Abdul KalamQ37. Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ? (A) Melanin(B) Lycopene(C) Bilirubin(D) ChlorophyllQ38. Who founded the ‘Pushti Marg’ (path of divine grace) sect of the Hindu religion ?(A) Adi Shankaracharya (B) Nimbarkacharya(C) Ramanujacharya(D) VallabhacharyaQ39. Who authored the book `The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid’ ?(A) Philip Kotler(B) Jack Welch(C) C.K.Prahalad(D) Mohanbir Sawhney

Q40. Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean ?(A) Indian Ocean(B) Antarctic Ocean(C) Atlantic Ocean(D) Pacific Ocean Q41. In Roman numerals, which letter represents one thousand ?(A) L (B) C(C) M(D) XQ42. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?(A) Chand Bibi (B) Razia Sultan(C) Rani Durgavati (D) Rani Rudramma DeviQ43. How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of ‘Jai Ho’ song for film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ ?(A) Sameer (B) Gulzar(C) Javed Akhtar (D) Prasoon JoshiQ44. Where did Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana ?(A) Nanded (Maharashtra) (B) Kolkata (W.Bengal)(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)(D) Pawapuri (Bihar)Q45. In 1904, which revolutionary founded Abhinav Bharat Society ?(A) Veer Savarkar(B) Bhagat Singh(C) Chandrasekhar Azad(D) Lala HardayalQ46. In which city are the headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) located ?(A) Zurich (Switzerland)(B) London (United Kingdom)(C) Dubai (United Arab Emirates)(D) Lausanne (Switzerland)Q47. In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands ?(A) Lord Mayo(B) Lord Curzon(C) Lord Lytton(D) Lord IrwinQ48. Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?(A) Canada(B) Denmark(C) Norway(D) IcelandQ49. Who created the first cloned sheep Dolly ?(A) Adam Osborne(B) Charles Babbage(C) Tim Burners-Lee(D) Ian WilmutQ50. Which pass, connecting Sri Lankan mainland with Jaffna peninsula. is referred as the ‘Gateway to Jaffna’ ?(A) Khyber pass(B) Nathu La pass(C) Elephant pass(D) Rohtang pass Q51. After Sachin Tendulkar, who is the second cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?(A) Saurav Ganguly (B) Rahul Dravid(C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni(D) Anil KumbleQ52. Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway ?(A) Bhopal(B) Nagpur(C) Allahabad(D) MumbaiQ53. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India ?(A) Lord Mountbatten(B) C.Rajagopalachari(C) Rajendra Prasad(D) Jawaharlal NehruQ54. ’Bhogi’, ‘Surya’, ‘Mattu’ and ‘Kanum’ are the parts of which four day long harvest festival of Tamilnadu ?(A) Bihu(B) Lohri(C) Pongal(D) BaisakhiQ55. Wheeler Island, the site of India’s missile testing facility Integrated Test Range (ITR), is situated in which state ?(A) Orissa(B) Andhra Pradesh(C) Tamilnadu(D) KeralaQ56. To whom does the President of India address his resignation ?(A) Chief Justice of India(B) Prime Minister(C) Lok Sabha Speaker(D) Vice PresidentQ57. Apart from Russia, the territory of which country lies in both Europe and Asia continents ?(A) Turkey(B) Greece(C) France(D) GermanyQ58. In 1998, who became the first Indian ever to be awarded the Wharton School Dean’s Medal ?(A) J.R.D.Tata(B) Dhirubhai Ambani(C) N.R.Narayana Murthy(D) Azim PremjiQ59. Who is known as the ‘Father of Medicine’ ?(A) Herodotus(B) Hipparchus(C) Hippocrates(D) Wilhelm WundtQ60. ’Razmnama’ is the Persian translation of which Indian epic ?(A) Ramayana (B) Mahabahrat(C) Raghuvamsha(D) KumarsambhavaQ61. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India ?(A) Tamil(B) Marathi(C) Telugu(D) BengaliQ62. In terms of area, which is the largest country ?(A) Russia (B) Canada (C) China(D) United States of AmericaQ63. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award ?(A) Indira Gandhi (B) Mother Teresa(C) Aruna Asaf Ali(D) M.S.SubbulakshmiQ64. Which is the only element whose atoms have no neutron ?(A) Helium(B) Oxygen(C) Nitogen(D) Hydrogen

Q65. Challenger Deep, a part of Mariana Trench and the deepest point in the oceans, named after British ship Challenger II which first surveyed it in 1951, is located in which ocean ?(A) Indian Ocean(B) Pacific OceanC) Atlantic Ocean (D) Antarctic OceanQ66. In 1922, Chittarajnan Das and Motilal Nehru founded which political party ?(A) Forward Block (B) Swaraj Party (C) Swatantra Party(D) Ghadar PartyQ67. According to Hindu mythology, which warrior was the possessor of ‘Chanrdrahas’ sword ?(A) Arjun(B) Kansa(C) Ravana(D) ParshuramQ68. In which state is the Dachigam National Park, famous for Hangul (Red Deer), located ?(A) Assam(B) Jammu & Kashmir(C) West Bengal (D) Madhya PradeshQ69. Which early 11th century traveller to India authored the books ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’ and ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ ?(A) Fi-Hien(B) Marco Polo(C) Al Beruni(D) Ibn BatutaQ70. Who was the first President of Pakistan ?(A) Ayub Khan(B) Liaquat Ali Khan(C) Iskandar Mirza(D) Muhammad Ali JinnahQ71. Which is the heaviest organ in the human body ?(A) Heart (B) Liver(C) Kidney(D) StomachQ72. Which hill station was the summer capital of British India ?(A) Nainital(B) Mussoorie(C) Darjeeling(D) ShimlaQ73. ’Hematite’ and ‘Magnetite’ are the principal ores of which metal ?(A) Iron(B) Nickel(C) Cobalt(D) AluminiumQ74. ’Biman’ is the national airline of which Asian country ?(A) Nepal(B) Bhutan(C) Bangladesh(D) Sri LankaQ75. In 1581, which Mughal ruler started religious doctrine ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ (Divine Faith) ?(A) Babar(B) Akbar(C) Jehangir(D) ShahjahanQ76. From which country did India procure the aircraft carier Admiral Gorshkov, scheduled to join Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditaya in 2012 ?(A) Russia(B) Germany(C) France(D) United States of AmericaQ77. Which National Film Award is given to the Best First Film of a Director ?(A) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)(B) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)(C) Nargis Dutt Award(D) Indira Gandhi AwardQ78. ’Kalaripayattu’ is the traditional martial art of which Indian state ?(A) Punjab(B) Manipur(C) Kerala(D) Jammu & KashmirQ79. Hazratbal Dargah, which houses the sacred hair of Prophet Mohammed, is situated in which city ?(A) Ajmer(B) SrinagarC) Fatehpur Sikri (D) MumbaiQ80. ’Struggle for Existence’ book is the autobiography of which Indian woman leader ?(A) Mayawati(B) J.Jayalalitha(C) Sushma Swaraj (D) Mamta Banerjee Q81. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India ?(A) Prime Minister (B) Lok Sabha Speaker (C) Rajya Sabha Speaker (D) Chief Justice of IndiaQ82. With which state is the Phulkari embroidery associated ?(A) Punjab (B) Gujarat (C) Karnataka (D) Uttar PradeshQ83. Which capital city houses the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ? (A) Dhaka(B) Thimpu(C) Kathmandu(D) IslamabadQ84. Zend Avesta is the holy book of which religion ?(A) Islam (B) Judaism(C) Christianity(D) ZoroastrianismQ85. Before Hyderabad, which city was the the capital of Andhra Pradesh (erstwhile Andhra State) ?(A) Warangal(B) Kurnool(C) Vijayawada(D) VisakhapatnamQ86. Who was the first Indian to win boy’s Wimbledon Singles title in 1954 ?(A) Ramanathan Krishnan(B) Vijay Amritraj(C) Ramesh Krishnan(D) Leander PaesQ87. At which place in Kerala was the first tide (ocean wave) generated electricity project of India established ?(A) Alapuzha(B) Ezhimala(C) Vizhinjam(D) KozhikodeQ88. In 1954, with which Chinese premier did Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru sign Panchsheel (five principles of peaceful co-existence) Pact ?(A) Mao Zedong(B) Zhou Enlai(C) Deng Xiaoping (D) Hua GuofengQ89. Who authored the ‘Rajatarangini’, a historical chronicle of Kashmir ?(A) Kalidas (B) Kalhana (C) Chankaya(D) BanabhattQ90. Who designed the Param Vir Chakra medal, India’s highest military award ?(A) Nek Chand (B) Umesh Rao (C) Bobby Kooka (D) Savitri Khanolkar

Q91. Who directed ‘Raja Harishchandra’ (1913), the first totally indigenous Indian feature film ?(A) Ardeshir Irani (B) Dadasaheb Phalke(C) V.Shantaram(D) Sohrab ModiQ92. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?(A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Finance Minister(D) RBI GovernorQ93. What is the name of India’s longest river bridge, built over the river Ganga at Patna ?(A) Rabindra Setu (B) Vidyasagar Setu(C) Mahatma Gandhi Setu(D) Anna Indira Gandhi BridgeQ94. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj, initially known as Brahmo Sabha, in 1828 ?(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(B) Debendranath Tagore(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade(D) Keshub Chandra SenQ95. ’Tamasha’ is the popular folk theatre of which state ?(A) Punjab(B) Maharashtra(C) Karnataka(D) West BengalQ96. In which city is the Central Rice Research Institute located ?(A) Karnal (Haryana) (B) Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)(C) Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)(D) Cuttack (Orissa)Q97. At which place Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Guru of Sikhs, created ‘Khalsa’ in 1699 ?(A) Anandpur (Punjab)(B) Amritsar (Punjab)(C) Patna (Bihar)(D) Nanded (Maharashtra)Q98. Who is the first woman Air Marshal of India Air Force (IAF) ?(A) Punita Arora(B) Harita Kaur Deol (C) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya(D) Padmavathy BandopadhyayQ99. What is the boundary line demarcating India and China known as ?(A) Curzon Line (B) Durand Line(C) McMahon Line(D) RadCliffe LineQ100. In 1958, which billiards player became the first Indian to win an individual world title in any sport ?(A) Wilson Jones(B) Michael Ferreira(C) Geet Sethi(D) Manoj KothariQ1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey’ ?(A) Kangra(B) Mysore(C) Tanjore(D) MadhubaniQ2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day’ in India ?(A) C.K.Naidu(B) Dhyan Chand(C) Milkha Singh(D) Wilson JonesQ3. What is Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi in Delhi Called ?(A) Raj Ghat(B) Shantivan(C) Vijay Ghat(D) Shakti SthalQ4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?(A) Satpura(B) Vindhya(C) Aravali(D) HimalayaQ5. `Silicon Valley of India’ is the nickname of which south Indian city ?(A) Hyderabad(B) Bengaluru(C) Chennai(D) ThiruvananthapuramQ6. According to Hindu mythology, who is the Guru of Devas (Gods) ?(A) Dhanvantri(B) Shukracharya(C) Brihaspati(D) VishvakarmaQ7. Which one of the following is not a fungus ?(A) Yeast(B) Mushroom(C) Insulin(D) PenicillinQ8. In 1905, which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal ?(A) Lord Irwin(B) Lord Curzon(C) Lord Hardinge(D) Lord ChelmsfordQ9. `Panchatantra’, a collection of moral stories in Sanskrit, was authored by ?(A) Somadeva(B) Kautilya(C) Narayan Pandit(D) Vishnu SharmaQ10. Which is the only state in India to have Common Civil Code in force ?(A) Goa(B) Mizoram(C) Nagaland(D) Jammu & KashmirQ11. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid form at normal room temprature (25 degree Celsius) ?(A) Mercury(B) Cesium(C) Gallium(D) RubidiumQ12. What was the name of Maharana Pratap’s faithful horse ?(A) Chetak(B) Kanthak(C) Marengo(D) BucephalusQ13. Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimum no. of days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household ?(A) 50 days (B) 100 days(C) 150 days(D) 200 daysQ14. According to Hindu mythology, what kind of animal is Kamadhenu ?(A) Dog(B) Cow(C) Horse(D) ElephantQ15. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India ?(A) B.R.Ambedkar(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(D) Vallabhbhai PatelQ16. In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ?(A) Tokyo(B) Shanghai(C) New Delhi(D) Kuala Lumpur

Q17. Annie Besant, a British lady, was first woman President of Indian National Congress(INC). Who was the first Indian woman President of INC ?(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Nellie Sengupta(C) Indira Gandhi (D) Sonia GandhiQ18. Java Trench, also called Sunda Trench, is the deepest point in which ocean ?(A) Arctic Ocean(B) Pacific Ocean(C) Indian Ocean(D) Atlantic OceanQ19. `Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was the motto of which revolution ?(A) Cuban Revolution(B) American Revolution(C) Chinese Revolution (D) French RevolutionQ20. `Dreams from My Father’ and `The Audicity of Hope’ books are authored by which American President ?(A) Bill Clinton(B) George W. Bush (C) Barack Obama(D) Ronald ReaganQ21. On the banks of which river is Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, situated ?(A) Ganga (B) Yamuna(C) Gomti(D) GodavariQ22. Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of which religious Guru ?(A) Mahavira(B) Gautam Buddha(C) Guru Nanak Dev(D) Guru Gobind SinghQ23. Who wrote Bangladesh’s national anthem ‘Amar Shonar Bangla’ ?(A) Rabindranath Tagore(B) Kazi Nazrul Islam(C) Mohammed Iqbal(D) Taslima NasrinQ24. Parvani, the peacock, is munt of which Hindu God ? (A) Indra(B) Vishnu(C) Ganesh(D) KartikeyaQ25. Before Bhubaneswar, which city was the capital of Orissa ? (A) Puri(B) Cuttack(C) Rourkela(D) SambalpurQ26. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?(A) Geet Sethi (B) Pullela Gopichand(C) Vishwanathan Anand(D) Sachin TendulkarQ27. In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located ?(A) Brussels(B) Geneva(C) New York(D) ParisQ28. Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) and buried in Alexandria (Africa) ?(A) Genghis Khan(B) Attila the Hun(C) Napolean Bonaparte(D) Alexander the GreatQ29. To produce artificial rains, which chemical is used for Cloud Seeding ?(A) Copper Sulphate(B) Ammonium Nitrate(C) Silver Iodide(D) Potassium PremanganateQ30. Binola village, the scheduled site of the Indian National Defence University (INDU), is in which state ?(A) Punjab(B) Haryana(C) Rajasthan(D) Uttar PradeshQ31. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?(A) Devika Rani Roerich(B) Prithviraj Kapoor(C) B.N.Sirkar(D) Pankaj MullickQ32. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ?(A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) West BengalQ33. `Akbarnama’, a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ?(A) Faizi (B) Birbal (C) Abul Fazl (D) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khanaQ34. Which among the following is not a mammal ?(A) Bat (B) Shark (C) Dolphin (D) Blue WhaleQ35. Which city is known as the `Big Apple’ ?(A) Paris (B) Tokyo (C) Shanghai(D) New YorkQ36. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title ?(A) Prakash Nath(B) Prakash Padukone(C) Nandu M. Natekar(D) Pullela GopichandQ37. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, is constructed ?(A) Chenab(B) Jhelum(C) Ravi(D) SutlejQ38. Apart from Delhi, which other Union Territory has its own elected Vidhan Sabha and the executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister ?(A) Daman and Diu(B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli(C) Lakshadweep(D) PondicherryQ39. On 2nd July 1972, with which Pakistani leader did Indira Gandhi sign Shimla Agreement ?(A) Ayub Khan(B) Yahya Khan(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto(D) Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqQ40. Which freedom fighter highlighted the drain of India’s wealth into Britain, in his book `Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ in 1901 ? (A) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha(B) Dadabhai Naoroji(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Womesh Chandra BonerjeeQ41. In Windows XP operating system, what is the `XP’ short for ?(A) Expert (B) Express(C) Experience(D) Extra PowerQ42. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis’ ?(A) Neem(B) Peepal(C) Aam (Mango)(D) Bargad (Banyan)Q43. In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated ?(A) Gwalior(B) Patiala (C) Bangalore(D) Chennai

Q44. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court judges ?(A) 60 years (B) 62 years (C) 65 years (D) 70 yearsQ45. Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country at Badrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South) ?(A) Adi Shankaracharya (B) Swami Vivekanand(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(D) Swami PrabhupadaQ46. From which country’s constitution, the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted in Indian constitution ?(A) France(B) Ireland(C) United Kingdom(D) United States of AmericaQ47. Which sector is the biggest contributor to India’s GDP ?(A) Agriculture (B) Industry (C) Services(D) All contribute equallyQ48. Bubonic, Pnuemonic and Septicemic are the forms of which deadly infectious disease caused by Yersinia Pestis bacterium ?(A) Hepatitis B (B) Measles(C) Tetanus(D) PlagueQ49. Who is the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ?(A) Sam Pitroda(B) C.Rangarajan(C) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar(D) A.P.J.Abdul KalamQ50. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ?(A) Percy Spencer(B) Martin Cooper(C) Tim Berners-Lee(D) Edwin LandQ51. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution’ ?(A) Grains(B) Pulses(C) Oilseeds(D) Fruits and VegetablesQ52. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?(A) 18 yards(B) 20 yards(C) 22 yards(D) 24 yardsQ53. Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra ?(A) Baba Amte(B) C.Rajagopalachari (C) C.F.Andrews (D) Vinoba BhaveQ54. Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?(A) New Delhi(B) Mumbai(C) Chennai(D) KolkataQ55. Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ?(A) Surya(B) Brahma(C) Vishnu(D) ShivQ56. What is the name of India’s first electric Car ?(A) Rewa(B) Arjun(C) Chetak(D) ShaktimanQ57. In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan ruler Muhammad Ghori ?(A) Battle of Buxar (1764)(B) Battle of Plassey (1757) (C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761) (D) Second Battle of Tarain (1192)Q58. Which element is necessarily present in all acids ?(A) Carbon (B) Oxygen (C) Hydrogen(D) NitrogenQ59. Which IT entrepreneur authored the book `Business at the speed of thought’ ?(A) Bill Gates(B) Larry Ellison(C) Michael Dell(D) Sergey BrinQ60. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world’s longest glacier, located ?(A) Himalayas(B) Karakoram(C) Hindu Kush(D) Tien ShanQ61. In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ?(A) Liver (B) Spleen(C) Pancreas(D) StomachQ62. What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?(A) Bhagmati (B) Mehrunnisa(C) Manikarnika(D) Arjumand Banu BegumQ63. Which among the following is not a Prime number ?(A) 5(B) 7(C) 9(D) 11Q64. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ?(A) Dubai(B) London(C) Monaco(D) SharjahQ65. Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?(A) Arsenic(B) Carbon(C) Selenium(D) GermaniumQ66. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ?(A) Lala Lajpat Rai(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(D) Gopal Hari DeshmukhQ67. Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?(A) Kapil Dev(B) Bishen Singh Bedi(C) Narendra Hirwani(D) Anil KumbleQ68. In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, world’s only floating National Park, situated ?(A) Kerala(B) Karnataka(C) Manipur (D) West Bengal

Q69. In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ?(A) Julius Nyerere (B) Nelson Mandela(C) Gerhard Fischer (D) John HumeQ70. ’My Music, My Life’ and ‘Raga Mala’ books are the autobiographies of which music maestro ?(A) Zakir Hussain (B) Amjad Ali Khan(C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma(D) Pt.RavishankarQ71. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ?(A) 25 years(B) 30 years(C) 35 years(D) 40 yearsQ72. Who created fictional character Harry Potter ?(A) Ruskin Bond(B) J.K.Rowling(C) Enid Blyton(D) R.K.NarayanQ73. In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ?(A) Beriberi(B) Scurvy(C) Rickets (D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)Q74. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu’ ?(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(C) Chittaranjan Das(D) C.F.AndrewsQ75. On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ?(A) Rajkot(B) Ahmedabad(C) Mumbai(D) LahoreQ76. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ?(A) Raghupati Sahay(B) Dhanpatrai Srivastava(C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi(D) Sampooran Singh KalraQ77. In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhima’s son Ghatotkacha ?(A) Karna(B) Dronacharya(C) Ashwathama(D) ShalyaQ78. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ?(A) Dadabahi Naoroji(B) Badruddin Tyabji(C) Pherozeshah Mehta(D) Womesh Chandra BonnerjeeQ79. Who wrote ‘Ashtadhyayi’, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ?(A) Charak(B) Sushruta(C) Patanjali(D) PaniniQ80. Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ?(A) Ever Onward(B) Friendship Through Sport(C) Humanity – Equality – Destiny(D) Swifter, Higher, StrongerQ81. What is the approximate playing time of full version of ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the National Anthem of India ?(A) 42 seconds(B) 52 seconds(C) 62 seconds(D) 72 secondsQ82. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?(A) Srinagar(B) Hyderabad(C) Lucknow(D) JodhpurQ83. In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ?(A) Goa(B) Sikkim(C) Mizoram(D) Arunachal PradeshQ84. Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ?(A) Mars(B) Venus(C) Mercury(D) JupiterQ85. Which state will host 34th National Games in June 2009 ?(A) Goa (B) Assam(C) Kerala(D) JharkhandQ86. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?(A) China(B) Russia(C) Israel(D) PakistanQ87. Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ?(A) Madurai(B) Thanjavur(C) Warangal(D) VijayanagarQ88. Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?(A) Plasma(B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)(C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)(D) Platelets (Thrombocytes)Q89. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ?(A) Finland (B) Norway(C) Australia(D) New ZealandQ90. What is the name of world’s first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 times faster than standard PCs ?(A) Eka(B) Tesla(C) Param(D) Deep BlueQ91. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?(A) President(B) Prime Minister(C) Defence Minister(D) Chief of Army StaffQ92. Which among the following is not a parasite ?(A) Hookworm(B) Tapeworm(C) Ringworm(D) RoundwormQ93. Who authored the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(C) Subhash Chandra Bose(D) C.RajagopalachariQ94. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ?(A) Nepal (B) Pakistan(C) Bangladesh(D) JapanQ95. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ?(A) Surya(B) Vishnu(C) Shiva(D) Ganesh

Q96. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ?(A) Surat(B) Mumbai(C) Chennai(D) KolkataQ97. Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?(A) Ice Hockey(B) Lawn Tennis(C) Sumo Wrestling(D) Track CyclingQ98. Which scientist was known as ‘Wizard of Menlo Park’ ?(A) Isaac Newton(B) Albert Einstein(C) Louis Pasteur(D) Thomas Alva EdisonQ99. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) ?(A) Bimbisara (B) Ajatashatru(C) Chandragupta Maurya(D) BindusaraQ100. On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole ?(A) Richard E. Byrd(B) Robert Edwin Peary(C) Roald Amundsen(D) Lincoln Ellsworth

Science Questions Answers 1. Question: A man with a load jumps from a high building. What will be the load experienced by him?Answer: Zero, because while falling, both the man and the load are falling at the same acceleration i.e. acceleration due to gravity.2. Question: A piece of chalk when immersed in water emits bubbles. Why?Answer: Chalk consists of pores forming capillaries. When it is immersed in water, the water begins to rise in the capillaries and air present there is expelled in the form of bubbles.3. Question: Why does a liquid remain hot or cold for a long time inside a thermos flask?Answer: The presence of air, a poor conductor of heat, between the double glass wall of a thermos flask, keeps the liquid hot or cold inside a flask for a long time.4. Question: Why does a ball bounce upon falling?Answer: When a ball falls, it is temporarily deformed. Because of elasticity, the ball tends to regain its original shape for which it presses the ground and bounces up (Newton’s Third Law of Motion).5 Question: Why is standing in boats or double decker buses not allowed, particularly in the upper deck of buses?Answer: On tilting the centre of gravity of the boat or bus is lowered and it is likely to overturn.6. Question: Why is it recommended to add salt to water while boiling dal?Answer: By addition of salt, the boiled point of water gets raised which helps in cooking the dal sooner.7. Question: Why is it the boiling point of sea water more than that of pure water?Answer: Sea water contains salt, and other impurities which cause an elevation in its boiling point.8. Question: Why is it easier to spray water to which soap is added?Answer: Addition of soap decreases the surface tension of water. The energy for spraying is directly proportional to surface tension.9. Question: Which is more elastic, rubber or steel?Answer: Steel is more elastic for the same stress produced compared with rubber.10. Question: Why is the sky blue?Answer: Violet and blue light have short waves which are scattered more than red light waves. While red light goes almost straight through the atmosphere, blue and violet light are scattered by particles in the atmosphere. Thus, we see a blue sky.11. Question: Why Does ink leak out of partially filled pen when taken to a higher altitude?Answer: As we go up, the pressure and density of air goes on decreasing. A Partially filled pen leaks when taken to a higher altitude because the pressure of air acting on the ink inside the tube of the pen is greater than the pressure of the air outside.12. Question: On the moon, will the weight of a man be less or more than his weight on the earth?Answer: The gravity of the moon is one-sixth that of the earth; hence the weight of a person on the surface of the moon will be one-sixth of his actual weight on earth.13. Question: Why do some liquid burn while others do not?Answer: A liquid burns if its molecules can combine with oxygen in the air with the production of heat. Hence, oil burns but water does not.14. Question: Why can we see ourselves in a mirror?Answer: We see objects when light rays from them reach our eyes. As mirrors have a shiny surface, the light rays are reflected back to us and enter our eyes.15. Question: Why does a solid chunk of iron sink in water but float in mercury?Answer: Because the density of iron is more than that of water bus less than that of mercury.

16. Question: Why is cooking quicker in a pressure cooker?Answer: As the pressure inside the cooker increases, the boiling point of water is raised, hence, the cooking process is quicker.17. Question: When wood burns it crackles. Explain?Answer: Wood contains a complex mixture of gases and tar forming vapors trapped under its surface. These gases and tar vapors escape, making a cracking sound.18. Question: Why do stars twinkle?Answer: The light from a star reaches us after refraction as it passes through various layers of air. When the light passes through the earth?s atmosphere, it is made to flicker by the hot and cold ripples of air and it appears as if the stars are twinkling.19. Question: Why is it easier to roll a barrel than to pull it?Answer: Because the rolling force of friction is less than the dynamic force of sliding friction.20. Question: If a feather, a wooden ball and a steel ball fall simultaneously in a vacuum, which one of these would fall faster?Answer: All will fall at the same speed in vacuum because there will be no air resistance and the earth?s gravity will exert a similar gravitational pull on all.21. Question: When a man fires a gun, he is pushed back slightly. Why?Answer: As the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun?s barrel with momentum in a forward direction, as per Newton’s Third Law of Motion, the ejection imparts to the gun as equal momentum in a backward direction.22. Question: Ice wrapped in a blanket or saw dust does not melt quickly. Why?Answer: Both wood and wool are bad conductors of heat. They do not permit heat rays to reach the ice easily.23. Question: Why do we perspire on a hot day?Answer: When the body temperature rises, the sweat glands are stimulated to secrete perspiration. It is nature’s way to keep the body cool. During the process of evaporation of sweat, body heat is taken away, thus giving a sense of coolness.24. Question: Why does ice float on water but sink in alcohol?Answer: Because ice is lighter than water it floats on it. However, ice is heavier than alcohol and therefore it sinks in alcohol.25. Question: Why do we perspire before rains?Answer: Before the rain falls, the atmosphere gets saturated with water vapors; as a result, the process of evaporation of sweat is delayed.26. Question: Why does a thermometer kept in boiling water show no change in reading after 1000C?Answer: The boiling point of water is 1000C. Once water starts boiling at this temperature, thermometer records no change in temperature. The quantity of heat supplied is being utilized as latent heat of evaporation to convert the water at boiling point into vapour.27. Question: Why do we bring our hands close to the mouth while shouting across to someone far away?Answer: By keeping hands close to mouth the sound is not allowed to spread (Phenomenon of diffraction of sound) in all direction, but is directed to a particular direction and becomes louder.28. Question: Why does a corked bottle filled with water burst if left out on a frosty night?Answer: Because of low temperature the water inside the bottle freezes. On freezing it expands, thereby its volume increases and pressure is exerted on the walls.29. Question: Why is a small gap left at the joint between two rails?Answer: To permit expansion of rails due to heat generated by friction of a moving train.30. Question: Why cannot a copper wire be used to make elements in electric heater?Answer: Copper melts at 108.30C and forms a black powder on reacting with atmospheric oxygen. For heater elements a metal should have more resistance to produce heat.31. Question: Why are water or mercury droplets always round when dropped on a clean glass?Answer: The surface of a liquid is the seat of a special force as a result of which molecules on the surface are bound together to form something like a stretched membrane. They tend to compress the molecules below to the smallest possible volume, which causes the drop to take a round shape as for a given mass he sphere has minimum volume.32. Question: Why does a balloon filled with hydrogen rise in the air?Answer: Weight of hydrogen is less than the weight of air displaced by it. In balloons hydrogen is normally filled because it is lighter than air.

33. Question: Why do we lean forward while climbing a hill?Answer: In order to keeps the vertical line passing through our centre of gravity always between our feet, which is essential to attain equilibrium or stability.34. Question: Why does smoke curl up in the air?Answer: Smoke contains hot gases which being lighter in weight, follows a curved path because of the eddy currents that are set up in the air.35. Question: Why does an electric bulb explode when it is broken?Answer: The bulb encompasses partial vacuum and as it breaks, air rushes in causing a small explosion.36. Question: Why does a man fall forward when he jumps out of a running train or bus?Answer: He is in motion while in the train or bus. When he jumps out, his feet comes to rest while touching the ground but his upper portion which is still in motion propels him forward.37. Question: Why does an ordinary glass tumbler crack when very hot tea or milk is poured in it?Answer: When a hot liquid is poured into a tumbler, the inner layer of the tumbler gets heated, it expands before the outer layer and an unequal expansion of both layers causes the tumbler to crack.38. Question: Why is a compass used as an indicator of direction?Answer: The magnetic needles of a compass under the influence f the earth?s magnetic field lie in a north-south direction. Hence, we can identify direction.39. Question: Why is water from a hand pump warm in winter and cold in summer?Answer: In winter, the outside temperature is lower than that of water flowing out of the pump, and therefore, the water is warm. Whereas in summer, the outside temperature is higher than the water of the pump, and therefore, it feels cold.41. Question: Why is a rainbow seen after a shower?Answer: After a shower, the clouds containing water droplets act like a prism through which the white light is dispersed producing a spectrum.42. Question: Why does a swimming pool appear less deep than is actually is?Answer: The rays of light coming from the bottom of the pool pass from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium (air) and are refracted (bend away from the normal). When the rays return to the surface, they form an image of the bottom of the pool at a point, which is little above the real position.43. Question: Why is one?s breath visible in winter but not in summer?Answer: In winter, water vapor contained in the breath condenses into small droplets, which become visible but in summer they are quickly evaporated and not seen.44. Question: Why doesn?t the electric filament in an electric bulb burn up?Answer: Firstly, because is made of tungsten which has a very high melting point (34100C) whereas the temperature of the filament required to glow is only 2700oC. Secondly, oxygen is absent since the bulb is filled with an inert gas which does not help in burning.45. Question: Why does blotting paper absorb ink?Answer: Blotting paper has fine pores, which act like capillaries. When a portion of blotting paper is brought in contact with ink, ink enters the pores due to surface tension (capillary action f liquids) and is absorbed.46. Question: Why does a small iron sink in water but a large ship float?Answer: The weight of water displaced by an iron ball is less than its own weight, whereas water displaced by the immersed portion of a ship is equal to its weight (Archimedes? Principle).47. Question: Why does ice float on water?Answer: The weight of the ice block is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed portion of the ice.48. Question: Why does moisture gather outside a tumbler containing cold water?Answer: The water vapour in the air condenses on cooling and appears as droplets of water.49. Question: Why does kerosene float on water?Answer: Because the density of kerosene is less than that of water. For the same reason cream rises in milk and floats at the top.50. Question: Why is the water in an open pond cool even on a hot summer day?Answer: As the water evaporates from the open surface of a pond, heat is taken away in the process, leaving the surface cool.51. Question: Why is it less difficult to cook rice or potatoes at higher altitudes?Answer: Atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes is low and boils water below 1000C. The boiling point of water is directly proportional to the pressure on its surface.

52. Question: Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes?Answer: Because of low air pressure at higher altitudes the quantity of air is less, and so that of oxygen.53. Question: Why are winter nights and summer nights warmer during cloudy weather than when the sky is clear?Answer: Clouds being bad conductors of heat do not permit radiation of heat from land to escape into the sky. As this heat remains in the atmosphere, the cloudy nights are warmer.54. Question: Why is a metal tyre heated before it is fixed on wooden wheels?Answer: On heating, the metal tyre expands by which its circumference also increases. This makes fixing the wheel easier and therefore cooling down shrinks it; thus fixing the tyre tightly.55. Question: Why is it easier to swim in the sea than in a river?Answer: The density of sea water is higher; hence the up thrust is more than that of river water.56. Question: Who will possibly learn swimming faster-a fat person or a thin person?Answer: The fat person displaces more water which will help him float much more freely compared to a thin person.57. Question: Why is a flash of lightening seen before thunder?Answer: Because light travels faster than sound, it reaches the earth before the sound of thunder.58. Question: Why cannot a petrol fire be extinguished by water?Answer: Water, which is heavier than petrol, slips down permitting the petrol to rise to the surface and continue to burn. Besides, the existing temperature is so high that the water poured on the fire evaporates even before it can extinguish the fire. The latter is true if a small quantity of water is poured.59. Question: Why does water remain cold in an earthen pot?Answer: There are pores in an earthen pot which allow water to percolate to the outer surface. Here evaporation of water takes place thereby producing a cooling effect.60. Question: Why do we place a wet cloth on the forehead of a patient suffering from high temperature?Answer: Because of body?s temperature, water evaporating from the wet cloth produces a cooling effect and brings the temperature down.61. Question: When a needle is placed on a small piece of blotting paper which is place on the surface of clean water, the blotting paper sinks after a few minutes but the needle floats. However, in a soap solution the needle sinks. Why?Answer: The surface tension of clean water being higher than that of a soap solution, it cans support the weight of a needle due to its surface tension. By addition of soap, the surface tension of water reduces, thereby resulting in the sinking of the needle.62. Question: To prevent multiplication of mosquitoes, it is recommended to sprinkle oil in the ponds with stagnant water. Why?Answer: Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. The larvae of mosquitoes keep floating on the surface of water due to surface tension. However, when oil is sprinkled, the surface tension is lowered resulting in drowning and death of the larvae.63. Question: Why does oil rise on a cloth tape of an oil lamp?Answer: The pores in the cloth tape suck oil due to the capillary action of oil.64. Question: Why are ventilators in a room always made near the roof?Answer: The hot air being lighter in weight tends to rise above and escape from the ventilators at the top. This allows the cool air to come in the room to take its place.65. Question: How does ink get filled in a fountain pen?Answer: When the rubber tube of a fountain pen immersed in ink is pressed, the air inside the tube comes out and when the pressure is released the ink rushes in to fill the air space in the tube.66. Question: Why are air coolers less effective during the rainy season?Answer: During the rainy reason, the atmosphere air is saturated with moisture. Therefore, the process of evaporation of water from the moist pads of the cooler slows down thereby not cooling the air blown out from the cooler.67. Question: Why does grass gather more dew in nights than metallic objects such as stones?Answer: Grass being a good radiator enables water vapour in the air to condense on it. Moreover, grass gives out water constantly (transpiration) which appears in the form of dew because the air near grass is saturated with water vapour and slows evaporation. Dew is formed on objects which are good radiations and bad conductors.68. Question: If a lighted paper is introduced in a jar of carbon dioxide, its flame extinguishes. Why?Answer: Because carbon dioxide does not help in burning. For burning, oxygen is required.

69. Question: Why does the mass of an iron increase on rusting?Answer: Because rust is hydrated ferric oxide which adds to the mass of the iron rod. The process of rusting involves addition of hydrogen and oxygen elements to iron.70. Question: Why does milk curdle?Answer: Lactose (milk sugar) content of milk undergoes fermentation and changes into lactic acid which on reacting with milk protein (casein) form curd.71. Question: Why does hard water not lather soap profusely?Answer: Hard water contains sulphates and chlorides of magnesium and calcium which forms an insoluble compound with soap. Therefore, soap does not lather with hard water.72. Question: Why is it dangerous to have charcoal fire burning in a closed room?Answer: When charcoal burns it produces carbon monoxide which is suffocating and can cause death.73. Question: Why is it dangerous to sleep under trees at night?Answer: Plants respire at night and give out carbon dioxide which reduces the oxygen content of air required for breathing.74. Question: Why does ENO’s salt effervesce on addition of water?Answer: It contains tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate. On adding water, carbon dioxide is produced which when released into water causes effervescence.75. Question: Why does milk turn sour?Answer: The microbes react with milk and grow. They turn lactose into lactic acid which is sour in taste.76. Question: Why is a new quilt warmer than an old one?Answer: In a new quilt the cotton is not compressed and as such it encloses more air which is bad conductor of heat. Therefore, it does not allow heat to pass.77. Question: Curved rail tracks or curved roads are banked or raised on one side. Why?Answer: Because a fast moving train or vehicle leans inwards while taking turn and the banked or raised track provides required centripetal force to enable it to move round the curve.78. Question: How do bats fly in dark?Answer: When bats fly they produce ultrasonic sound waves which are reflected back to them from the obstacles in their way and hence they can fly without difficulty.79. Question: Water pipes often burst at hill stations on cold frosty nights. Why?Answer: The temperature may fall below 00C during cold frosty nights which converts the water inside the pipes into ice, resulting in an increase in volume. This exerts great force on the pipes and as a result, they burst.80. Question: Why are white clothes more comfortable in summer than dark or black ones?Answer: White clothes are good reflectors and bad absorbers of heat, whereas dark or black clothes are good absorbers of heat. Therefore, white clothes are more comfortable because they do not absorb heat from the sun rays.81. Question: Why does a rose appear red grass green in daylight?Answer: Rose absorbs all the constituent colors of white light except red which is reflected to us. Similarly, grass absorbs all colors except green which is reflected t us.82. Question: Why does a ship rise as it enters the sea from a river?Answer: The density of sea water is high due to impurities and salts compared to river water as a result; the upthurst produced by the sea water on the ship is more than that of river water.83. Question: Why are fuse provided in electric installations?Answer: A safety fuse is made of a wire of metal having a very low melting point. When excess current flows in, the wire gets heated, melts and breaks the circuit. By breaking the circuit it saves electric equipment or installations from damage by excessive flow of current.84. Question: Why is it easier to lift a heavy object under water than in air?Answer: Because when a body is immersed in water, it experiences an upward thrust (Archimedes? Principle) and loses weight equal to the weight of the water displaced by its immersed potion, and hence, is easier to lift objects.85. Question: If a highly pumped up bicycle tyre is left in the hot sunlight, it bursts. Why?Answer: The air inside the tube increases in volume when heated up. As sufficient space for the expansion of the air is not available because the tube is already highly pumped, it may result in bursting of the tyre.86. Question: What will be the color of green in blue light?Answer: Grass will appear dark in color because it absorbs all other colors of the light except its own green color. The blue light falling on grass will be absorbed by it, and hence, it will appear dark in color.

87. Question: Why do two eyes give better vision than one?Answer: Because two eyes do not form exactly similar images and he fusion of these two dissimilar images in the brain gives three dimensions of the stereoscopic vision.

No. Question Answer01 The theory of relativity was propounded by Albert Einstein02 The principal metal used in manufacturing steel is Iron03 An alimeter is used for measuring Altitude04 Oology is the study of Birds eggs05 Radioactivity was discovered by Henry Bacquerel06 The metal used in storage batteries is Lead07 The instrument used to measure the relative humidity of air is Hygrometer08 Barometer was invented by Torricelli09 The unit of power is Watt10 Radium was discovered by Marie and Pierrie Curie11 The existence of isotopes was discovered by Frederick Soddy12 Dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday13 The nuclear reactor was invented by Enrico Ferni14 The law of gravitation was propounded by Sir Isaac Newton15 Crescograph was invented by J.C.Bose16 Crescograph is used to measure the Rate of growth of a plant17 Galileo’s first scientific discovery was Pendulum18 Microscope was invented by Aaton Van Leewen Hock19 The scientist who is known as father of modern biology is Aristotle20 The first person to see a cell under microscope was Robert Hooke21 The smallest flowering plant is Worffia22 The four blood groups were discovered by Karl Landsteiner23 Sodium was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy24 The atomic number of oxygen is Eight25 The basic building blocks of proteins are Amino acids26 The botanical name of the cotton plant is Gossipium Hirsutum27 An Electroscope is used to Detect charges on a body28 The unit of loudness is Phon29 An ammeter is used to measure Electric current30 Plant that eat insects are called Insectivorous plants31 Fruits that are formed without fertilization are called Parthenocarpic32 Plants that flower only once in their lifetime are called Mono carpic33 The botanical name for rice is Oryza Sativa34 Penicillin is obtained from Mould35 The largest tree in the world is Seguoia Gigantica36 Herpetology is the study of Reptiles37 Entomology is the study of Insects38 Ornithology is the study of Birds39 Ichtyology is the study of Fishes40 Osteology is the study of Bones41 The botanical name for brinjal is Solanum melongenal42 The botanical name for onion is Allium Cepa43 The study of sound is called Acoustics44 The study of heavenly bodies is called Astronomy

45 The study of tissues is called Histology46 Electric Lamp was invented by Thomas alva Edison47 The fear of crowd is called Ochlophobia48 The fear of books is called Bibliophobia49 The fear of going to bed is called Clinophobia50 The symbol of gold is Au51 The symbol of sodium is Na52 The symbol of Sr stands for Strontium53 The symbol Rb stands for Rubidium54 The symbol Md stands for Mendelevium55 Calcium sulphate is commonly called Plaster of Paris56 Sodium carbonate is commonly called Washing Soda57 Sodium chloride is commonly known as Common Salt58 The chemical name of Chloroform is Trichloromethane59 The chemical name of baking powder is Sodium bicarbonate60 The chemical name of bleaching powder is Calcium hypochlorite61 The formula HCL stands for Hydrochloric Acid62 The formula H2SO4 stands for Sulphuric Acid63 The formula CHCI3 stands for Trichloromethane64 The formula H2O2 stands for Hydrogen peroxide65 A fungus which can only survive on other living organisms is called Obligate Parasite66 A plant which lives in the dark is called Scotophyte67 A plant adapted to live in dry places is called a Xerophyte68 A plant adapted for growth in water is called a Hydrophyte69 Bifocal lens was invented by Benjamin Franklin70 Cement was invented by Joseph Aspdin71 Laser was invented by Dr.Charles H.Townes72 Electromagnet was invented by William Sturgeon73 Rayon was invented by Sir Joseph Swann74 Thermostat is an instrument used for regulating Constant temperature75 The science of organic forms and structures is known as Morphology76 Phycology is the study of Algae77 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research was established in 194578 CSIR stands for Council of Scientific and Industrial Research79 ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organisation80 The first human being to land on moon was Neil Armstrong81 The first Indian in space was Rakesh Sharma82 ISAC stands for ISRO Satellite Centre83 VSSC stands for Vikram Sarabhai space Centre84 The headquarters of ISRO is located at Bangalore85 VSSC is located at Thiruvananthapuram86 ISAC is located at Bangalore87 National Science Centre is located at New Delhi88 Central Tobacco Research Institute is located at Rajahmundry89 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at Bangalore90 The Atomic Energy Commission was set up in August 194891 The first Indian Satellite was Aryabhatta92 The first Indian Satellite was launched in the year 197593 ASLV stands for Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

94 INSAT stands for Indian National Satellite95 The fear of women is known as Gynophobia96 The fear of men is known as Androphobia97 The scientist who developed the Quantum theory was Max Plonck98 The steam engine was invented by James Watt99 The botanical name of tea is Camellia Sinensis100 Logarithms were devised by John Napier101 The acid used in a car battery is Sulphuric acid102 The system for writing by blind people was invented by Louis Braille103 The parachute was used for the first time by J.P.Blanchard104 The German physicit who first demonstrated the existence of Radio waves was Henrich Hertz105 The instrument that records the intensity of earthquakes is Seismograph106 The laws of floating bodies was discovered by Archimedes107 The density of milk is measured by a Lactometer108 Fountain pen was invented by L.E.Waterman109 The instrument used to measure the pressure of gases is the Monometer110 Bhaskara I was a famous Astronomer111 The first atomic power station established in India was the Tarapore Atomic Power Station112 The role of heredity was demonstrated by Mendel113 The instrument used to measure the concentration of salt water is the Salinometer114 Spectroscopy is the study of Anders John Angstrom115 Dactylography is the study of Finger Prints116 A tangent galvanometer is used to study the Strength of direct current117 The fruit of Oak is called Acron118 ZETA stands for Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly119 The formula C6H5OH stands for Phenol120 Michael Faraday worked as an assistant under another scientist whose name was Sir Humphry Davy121 Vulcanised rubber was invented by Charles Goodyear122 The symbol Zn stands for Zinc123 The symbol He stands for Helium124 Celluloid was invented by A.Parker125 Glider was invented by Sir George Caley126 Safety matches was invented by J.E.Lundstrom127 Radio valve was invented by Sir J.A.Fleming128 Space Applications Centre is located at Ahmedabad129 Atomic Energy Commission is located at Mumbai130 Dynamics is the study of Movements of bodies131 Statics is the study of Forces acting on bodies at rest132 Mechanics is the study of Forces acting on bodies133 Zoology is the study of Animal life134 Botany is the study of Plant life135 Psychology is the study of Human mind136 The first American to orbit earth was John H.Glen137 The electro-cardiograph was invented by William Einthoven138 The molecular formula of cane sugar is C12H22O11139 A compound which contains only hydrogen and Carbon is called a Hydrocarbon140 The liquid used to preserve specimens of plans and animals is Formalin141 The law of segregaton was propounded by Mendel142 Auriscope is used to detect Ear disorders

143 The three states of matter are Solid,liquid and gas144 The scientific name for blood platelets is Thrombocytes145 The response of a plant to heat is called Thermotropism146 The response of a plant to touch is called Trigmotropism147 The symbol Zr stands for Zirconium148 Nickel was discovered by Cronstledt149 Manganese was discovered by Gahn150 The common name for pottasium carbonate is Potash151 Bismuth was discovered by Valentine152 The biggest plant seed is Cocodemer153 Toxicology is the study of Poisons154 Virology is the study of Viruses155 Paleontology is the study of Fossils156 Calorimeter is used to measure Quantity of heat157 Chronometer was invented by John Harrison158 Stethoscope was invented by William Stockes159 Spinning frame was invented by Sir Richard Arkwright160 Al stands for Aluminium161 Gd stands for Gadolinium162 Ir stands for Iridium163 Bi stands for Bismuth164 The Chemical formula of sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO3165 The chemical formula of common salt is Nacl166 The chemical formula of washing soda is Na2CO3,IOH2O167 The chemical formula of lime soda is CaCO3168 The chemical formula of chloroform is CHcl3169 The study of grasses is known as Agrostology170 The study of antiquities is known as Archaeology171 The study of the duration of life is known as Chronobiology172 The study of bacteria is known as Bacteriology173 Nylon was invented by Dr.Wallace H.Carothers174 Electric razor was invented by Jacob Schick175 The symbol of silver is Ag176 The symbol of silicon is Si177 The symbol of titanium is Ti178 Calcium oxide is commonly known as Quick lime179 A deviation of light passing from one medium to another is known as Refraction180 An apparatus for generation of atomic energy is called a Reactor181 A machine used for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy is called a Generator182 The first Indian woman in space was Kalpana Chawla183 The revolver was invented by Samuel Colt184 The refrigerator was invented by J.Perkins

Bank questions1. What is Balance of Trade?The value of a country’s exports minus the value of its imports. Unless specified as the balance of merchandise trade, it normally incorporates trade in services, including earnings (interest, dividends, etc.) on financial assets.2. What is Balanced Trade?When A balance of trade equal to zero. (exports-imports=0)3. What is Balance of merchandise trade?The value of a country’s merchandise exports minus the value of its merchandise imports.4. What is a favorable balance of trade?It is the difference between exports and imports. Debit items include imports, foreign aid, domestic spending abroad and domestic investments abroad. Credit items include exports, foreign spending in the domestic economy and foreign investments in the domestic economy. A country has a trade deficit if it imports more than it exports; the opposite scenario is a trade surplus.5. What is Balance of Payments?A list, or accounting, of all of a country’s international transactions for a given time period, usually one year. Payments into the country (receipts) are entered as positive numbers, called credits; payments out of the country (payments) are entered as negative numbers called debits. A single number summarizing all of a country’s international transactions: the balance of payments surplus.6. What is Balance of payments adjustment mechanism?Any process, especially any automatic one, by which a country with a payments imbalance moves toward balance of payments equilibrium7. What is Monopolistic Competition?A market structure in which there are many sellers each producing a differentiated product. Each can set its own price and quantity, but is too small for that to matter for prices and quantities of other producers in the industry.8. What is MFN?MFN stands for Most Favoured Nation. The principle, fundamental to the GATT, of treating imports from a country on the same basis as that given to the most favored other nation. That is, and with some exceptions, every country gets the lowest tariff that any country gets, and reductions in tariffs to one country are provided also to others.9. What is Gold Standard?A monetary system in which both the value of a unit of the currency and the quantity of it in circulation are specified in terms of gold. If two currencies are both on the gold standard, then the exchange rate between them is approximately determined by their two prices in terms of gold.10. What is Balance on capital account?A country’s receipts minus payments for capital account transactions.11. What is Balance on current account ?A country’s receipts minus payments for current account transactions. Equals the balance of trade plus net inflows of transfer payments.12. What is a Balanced budget ?A government budget surplus that is zero, thus with net tax revenue equaling expenditure. A balanced budget change in policy or behavior is one in which a component of the government budget, usually taxes, is adjusted as necessary to maintain a balanced budget.13. What is balanced growth of an Economy?Growth of an economy in which all aspects of it, especially factors of production, grow at the same rate.14. What is a Bank rateThe interest rate charged by a central bank to commercial banks for very short term loans.15. What is a Repo?Repo is “Repurchase Agreement. An agreement to sell a security for a specified price and to buy it back later at another specified price. A repo is essentially a secured loan.16. What is Repo Rate?Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from RBI. Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get money at a cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive. On March 4, 2009 it was 5% in India (please check the latest figure by RBI)

17. What is CRR Rate in India?Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI decides to increase the percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to drain out the excessive money from the banks.18. What is a Reverse Repo Rate?Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from banks. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money are in safe hands with a good interest. An increase in Reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. It can cause the money to be drawn out of the banking system. Due to this fine tuning of RBI using its tools of CRR, Bank Rate, Repo Rate and Reverse Repo rate our banks adjust their lending or investment rates for common man. On March 4, 2009 Reverse Repo Rate is 3.5% (please check latest rate by RBI)19. What is SLR Rate?SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) is the amount a commercial bank needs to maintain in the form of cash, or gold or govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its customers. SLR rate is determined and maintained by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in order to control the expansion of bank credit.20. How is SLR determined?SLR is determined as the percentage of total demand and percentage of time liabilities. Time Liabilities are the liabilities a commercial bank liable to pay to the customers on their anytime demand. .21. What is the Need of SLR?With the SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio), the RBI can ensure the solvency a commercial bank. It is also helpful to control the expansion of Bank Credits. By changing the SLR rates, RBI can increase or decrease bank credit expansion. Also through SLR, RBI compels the commercial banks to invest in government securities like government bonds..22. What is the main use of SLR?SLR is used to control inflation and propel growth. Through SLR rate tuning the money supply in the system can be controlled efficiently.23. What is Inflation in India?Increase in the overall price level of an economy, usually as measured by the CPI /WPI or by the implicit price deflator. Inflation is as an increase in the price of bunch of Goods and services that projects the Indian economy. An increase in inflation figures occurs when there is an increase in the average level of prices in Goods and services. Inflation happens when there are less Goods and more buyers, this will result in increase in the price of Goods, since there is more demand and less supply of the goods..24. What is Deflation?A fall in the general level of prices. Unlikely unless the rate of inflation is already low, it may then be due either to a surge in productivity or, less favorably, to a recession. Deflation is the continuous decrease in prices of goods and services. Deflation occurs when the inflation rate becomes negative (below zero) and stays there for a longer period.25. What is a Barter economy?An economic model of international trade in which goods are exchanged for goods without the existence of money. Most theoretical trade models take this form in order to abstract from macroeconomic and monetary considerations.26.What is Basel I?Also known at Basel Capital Accord, this was an agreement in 1988 by the Basel Committee of central bankers to measure the credit risk of commercial banks and set minimum standards for bank capital in order to reduce the likelihood of international repercussions due to bank failures.27.What is Basel II?The Basel II Framework describes a more comprehensive measure and minimum standard for capital adequacy that national supervisory authorities are now working to implement through domestic rule-making and adoption procedures. It seeks to improve on the existing rules by aligning regulatory capital requirements more closely to the underlying risks that banks face. In addition, the Basel II Framework is intended to promote a more forward-looking approach to capital supervision, one that encourages banks to identify the risks they may face, today and in the future, and to develop or improve their ability to manage those risks. As a result, it is intended to be more flexible and better able to evolve with advances in markets and risk management practices.The efforts of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to revise the standards governing the capital adequacy of internationally active banks achieved a critical milestone in the publication of an agreed text in June 2004.

28.What is a Beggar thy neighbor policy?For a country to use a policy for its own benefit that harms other countries. Examples are optimal tariffs and, in a recession, tariffs and/or devaluation to create employment.29. What is a Bill of Lading?This term is normally used in shipping industry. The receipt given by a transportation company to an exporter when the former accepts goods for transport. It includes the contract specifying what transport service will be provided and the limits of liability.30. What is the use of color boxes in WTO category of subsidies?Used with a color, a category of subsidies based on status in WTO: red=forbidden, amber or orange=go slow, green=permitted, blue=subsidies tied to production limits. Terminology seems only to be used in agriculture, where in fact there is no red box.31. What is a fiscal deficit?A deficit in the government budget of a country and represents the excess of expenditure over income. So this is the amount of borrowed funds required by the government to meet its expenditures completely.India’s fiscal deficit widened to Rs. 541.58 billion in April, 2009 as compared to Rs. 329.39 billion rupees in April 2008.32. What is Black Money ?Black Money is the unaccounted money concealed from the tax authorities. The black money runs a parallel economy adversely affecting the distribution of wealth & income in the economy.The total amount of black money globally is estimated between $2.1 and 2.5 trillion. This is roughly about seven percent of the world’s GDP.33.What is a Black Market?A black market is an illegal market, in which something is bought and sold outside of official government-sanctioned channels. Black markets tend to arise when a government tries to fix a price without itself providing all of the necessary supply or demand. Black markets in foreign exchange almost always exist when there are exchange controls.34.What is a blue chip company? Why it is blue color only used in such companies?A blue chip is concerned with stocks & shares of company, which are well established and whose purchase is considered extremely safe. Due to stable earnings and no extensive liabilities these companies are called blue chip companies.The term blue chip comes from casinos, where blue chips stand for counters of the highest value. Most blue chip stocks pay regular dividends, even when business is faring worse than usual.35.What is a direct Tax?A direct tax is that which is paid directly by someone to taxing authority. Income tax and property tax are examples of direct tax. They are not shifted to somebody else.36.What is an Indirect Tax?This type of tax is not paid by someone directly to the authorities and it is actually passed on to the other in the form of increased cost. They are levied on goods and services produced or purchased. Excise tax, Sales tax, VAT are indirect taxes.37.What are LDCs or Least Developed Countries?Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are countries which as per United Nations show the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development.They have lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world.A country which has three-year average Gross national Income per capita of less than US $750 is tagged as LDC. a LDC must have an income of $ 900 to escape this tag. Besides if thse countries show human resource weakness based on indicators of nutrition, health, education and adult literacy and also or economic vulnerability based on instability of economy . Currently UN has tagged 49 countries in LDC. India is not an LDC.38.What are Middle Income Countries ?Middle-income countries (MICs) are the 86 countries that fall into the middle-income range set by the Bank’s World Development Indicators. They account for just under half of the world’s population; are home to one-third of people across the globe living on less than $2 per day; and are found in all six of the Bank’s geographical regions. They cover a wide income range, with the highest income MIC having a per capita income 10 times that of the lowest.39.What is Policy of Laissez Faire?Laissez Faire is a French term and means no interference. It is a doctrine that states that government generally should not intervene in the marketplace.

40.What is the difference between Monopoly and Monopsony ?In monopsony only one buyer faces many sellers. So this is called Buyer’s Monopoly. It is a rare situation in today’s economy.In monopoly one seller faces many buyers. As the only purchaser of a good or service, the “monopsonist” may dictate terms to its suppliers in the same manner that a monopolist controls the market for its buyers.41.What is the main function of Competition Commission of India?CCI is an independent body which become operational w.e.f. May 20, 2009 and is responsible for investigating the mergers, market shares & conditions besides regulating firms. CCI will ultimately replace the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) ofIndia.42.What is Lead Bank Scheme?Lead bank scheme was introduced around 40 years ago and recently it was in the news as a high level committee chaired by RBI Deputy Governor Usha Thorat was constituted to review and revitalize this scheme. The scheme aims at facilitating credit delivery to the farfetched areas ofIndia. There are members of the committee from NABARD and SIDBI. Thus the scheme focuses upon financial inclusion.The Opinion of this committee is that full financial inclusion is possible only if it makes a facility of opening of no frill accounts backed by other specialized services.43.What are Nostro & Vostro Accounts ?A nostro account is maintained by an Indian Bank in the foreign countries for a facility of easy clearing of their transactions. For instance, if the bank pays a demand drawn on it by its correspondent bank, there is no delay because the foreign corresponded bank would already have credited the nostro account of the paying bank while issuing the demand draft.A vostro account is maintained by a foreign bank in India with their corresponding bank.44.From which country India imports maximum?From China. Import from China was $ 24.16 billion in 2008-09, which got doubled in 3 years. This is 10.3 % of all the imports of India.45.What is Gold Standard?A system of setting currency values whereby the participating countries commit to fix the prices of their domestic currencies in terms of a specified amount of gold.46.What is a Free Float Exchange Rate system?An exchange rate system characterized by the absence of government intervention. Also known as a clean float.47.What are Special Drawing rights SDR?SDR are new form of international reserve assets, created by the International Monetary Funds in 1967. The value of SDR is based on a portfolio of widely used currencies and they are maintained as accounting entries and not as hard currency or physical assets like Gold.48.What are the requirements to open a New Branch in Rural Area?Since 2006, RBI has approved the opening of new branches only on the condition that at least half of such branches are opened in under-banked areas as notified by the regulator.The opening of branches by banks is governed by the provisions of Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. In terms of these provisions, banks cannot open a new place of business inIndia or abroad or change otherwise than within the same city, town or village, the location of the existing place of business without the prior approval of the ReserveBank of India (RBI). Thus, it is mandatory for RRBs to seek prior approval/ license from Rural Planning and Credit Department (RPCD) of RBI before opening of new branches/offices.RRB should fulfill the following conditions to become eligible for opening of new branch/es.1. It should not have defaulted in maintenance of SLR and CRR during the last two years.2. The RRB should be making operational profits, its net worth should show improvement 3. Its net NPA ratio should not exceed 8 per cent.49.What is concept sustainable Development?Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs is called sustainable development. This concept is popular in present context of development.50.What is the meaning of Financial Inclusion?Today is is well recognized that large population of India is out of reach of the formal banking services. Financial inclusion is the concept which has been floated to bring the most of the rural population / area under the net of the financial and banking services.

51. What is SATMO?SATMO is Satellite Money Order Service introduced by Postal Department Govt. of India on December 16, 1994. However this scheme could not make its headway due to functional complicacies.52. What is “Vande Mataram Scheme” ?Vande mataram schem is a nationwide programme aimed at improving ante and post-natal care–which was launched on February 9, 2004. The scheme envisages free ante and post-natal check-ups, tips to avoid nutritional problems and anemia and counseling on small family norm and is a major initiative in Public Private partnerships during emergency.53. What is Golden Handshake Scheme?Golden handshake scheme is a Govt. of India scheme introduced as a Voluntary retirement Scheme (VRS) in Industrial Policy Resolution 1991 for reducing the pressure of extra employees on public sector enterprises.54. What is India Brand Equity Fund?This is a scheme to promote Indian Brands in Overseas Markets with the primary objective of brand promotion and not export promotion. To make the “Made in India” label a symbol of quality, competitive price, reliability and service to the customer & to project India as a reliable supplier of quality goods and services. It was established on July 11, 1996.55. What is Jago Grahak Jago”?The Consumer Awareness Scheme for the XI Plan amounting to a total of Rs. 409 crores has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 24.01.08. This scheme has been formulated to give an increased thrust to a multi media publicity campaign to make consumers aware of their rights. The slogan ‘Jago Grahak Jago’ is part of the publicity campaign undertaken in the last few years.‘Jago Grahak Jago’ has become the focal theme through which issues concerning the functioning of almost all Government Departments having a consumer interface can been addressed. To achieve this objective joint campaigns have been undertaken/are being undertaken with a number of Government Departments.56. What is a revolving credit?Revolving credit is a type of credit that does not have a fixed number of payments. Corporate revolving credit facilities are typically used to provide liquidity for a company’s day-to-day operations.The credit cards are examples of revolving credit. They are renewed automatically until the notice of cancellation is receieved. The time of repayment is specified.57. What is Gender Budgeting?Gender budgeting is the process of conceiving, planning, approving, executing, monitoring, analyzing and auditing budgets in a gender-sensitive way. Gender Budgeting is actually an attempt to women upliftment without any sex discrimination while formulating the policies and making allocation for them.Gender Budgeting is a process that entails incorporating a gender perspective at various stages- planning/ policy/ programme formulation, assessment of needs of target groups, allocation of resources, implementation, impact assessment, reprioritization of resources.Gender Responsive Budget and Gender Mainstreaming are outcomes of Gender Budgeting.58. What is Soft Currency?Soft currency is opposite of hard currency and it indicates a type of currency whose value may depreciate rapidly or that is difficult to convert into other currencies. Soft currency can be in the form of paper, electronic or debt-based “IOUs” which have in the past been used in place of hard currency. This currency has limited convertibility into gold and other currencies.59. What are factors of production?The resources and the inputs which are required to produce a good or service is called factor of production. The basic categories are land labor and capital.60. What is the principle of Diminishing returns?This principle says that if one factor of production is fixed and constant additions of other factors are combined with this, the marginal productivity of variable factors will eventually decline. According to this relationship, in a production system with fixed and variable inputs (say factory size and labor), beyond some point, each additional unit of the variable input yields smaller and smaller increases in output. Conversely, producing one more unit of output costs more and more in variable inputs.