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1. Who is the present Defence Minister of India?
Answer: Rajnath Singh
2. World Environmental Day is celebrated on?
Answer: 5th June
3. Penicillin was discovered by?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
4. Tungabhadra and Bhima are the tributaries of?
Answer: Krishna
5. Dandiya Raas is a popular dance of?
Answer: Gujarat
6. Which city is famous for “Chikankari work” a traditional art of embroidery?
Answer: Lucknow
7. Census in India is being held regularly after every?
Answer: 10 years
8. Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with?
Answer: Teflon
9. The unit of measuring the intensity of sound is?
Answer: Decibel
10. Where was the first session of INC held?
Answer: Bombay (1885)
11. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the state emblem of India was taken from?
Answer: Upanishad (Mundaka Upanishad)
12. The great astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta period was?
Answer: Aryabhata
13. Which gas is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?
Answer: CFC
14. Which article of Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability?
Answer: Article 17
15. In which festival is boat race a special feature?
Answer: Onam (celebrated in Kerala)
16. ‘Madhubani’ a style of folk paintings is popular in?
Answer: Bihar
17. Sun temple is located in?
Answer: Odisha (Konark)
18. In which state is the “Hornbill Festival” held every year?
Answer: Nagaland (1 to 10 December)
19. Which of the following is used in a pencil?
Graphite
Silicon
Lead
Phosphorous
Answer: Graphite
20. What is laughing gas?
Answer: Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
21. Fathom is the unit to measure?
Answer: Depth
22. Original name of Gautam Buddha?
Answer: Siddhartha
23. Who is known as Frontier Gandhi?
Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
24. Founder of Gupta dynasty?
Answer: Sri Gupta
25. What is the southernmost geographical point of India?
Answer: Indira point
26. Which king killed most of his brothers before ascending the throne?
Answer: Ashoka
27. What is the full form of NITI Aayog?
Answer: National Institute for Transforming India
28. Largest organ of human body?
Answer: Skin (Largest gland of human body- Liver)
29. Who wrote the book “The Satanic Verses”?
Answer: Salman Rushdie
30. Who said, “Give me blood and I will give you freedom”?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
31. Capital of Mauritius?
Answer: Port Louis
32. Currency of Bulgaria?
Answer: Lev
33. Who is known as “Father of Indian constitution”?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
34. Nobel prizes are awarded by?
Answer: Sweden & Norway
35. MSME Stands for?
Answer: Micro, Small and medium enterprise.
36. Former Name of Myanmar?
Answer: Burma
37. Molecular formula of CO2?
Answer: Carbon dioxide
38. Banker's of Bank in India?
Answer: RBI
39. Headquarters of LIC?
Answer: Mumbai
40. Which river is known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
Answer: Brahmaputra
41. Who won the 2019 men world cup?
Answer: England
42. Against which country Sunil Gavaskar scored his first ODI century?
Answer: England
43. Gautam Buddha first preaches in?
Answer: Sarnath
44. United Nations Human rights meetings held in every 6 months in which place?
Answer: Vienna, Austria
45. Who was the chairman of the National education policy 2019?
Answer: Kasturirangan
46. Battle of Plessey fought in the year?
Answer: 1757
47. First Assamese dictionary Based on Sanskrit?
Answer: Hemkosh
48. The Council of State was renamed as –
Answer: Rajya Sabha
49. Who cannot vote in the election of the president of India?
Answer: Elected member of legislative council
50. The term "monopoly" is associated with
Answer: Capitalism

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