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112. Who led the Rajputs in the battle of Haldighati?

A. Rana Sanga

B.    Hemu

 

C.     Rana Pratap

 

D.    Raja Man Singh

 

Answer: D. Raja Man Singh

 

113. Who for the first time discovered that time taken by any pendulum for each swing is exactly the same?

 

A.    Christopher columbus

 

B.    Kepler

 

C.     Galileo Galilei

 

D.    Copernicus

 

Answer: C. Galileo

 

114. What is the lower house of Indian Parliament known as?

 

A.    Lok Sabha

 

B.    Bidhan Sabha

 

C.     Rajya Sabha

 

D.    Bidhan Parishad

 

Answer: A. Lok Sabha

 

115. Who were the first women to conquer Mount Everest?

 

A.    Naomi Uemura

 

B.    Yuichiro Muira

 

C.     Ming Kipa

 

D.    Junko Tabei

 

Answer: D. Junko Tabei

 

116. In which State of India is Tehri Dam situated?

 

A.    Uttarakhand

 

B.    Maharashtra

 

C.     Punjab

 

D.    Gujarat

 

Answer: A. Uttarakhand

 

117. What is Union Jack?

 

A.    National flag of India

 

B.    National flag of the UK

 

C.     National flag of the USA

 

D.    National flag of Australia

 

Answer: B. National Flag of UK

 

118. In which continent is Ukraine situated?

A.    Europe

 

B.    Africa

 

C.     Asia

D.    South America

 

Answer: A. Europe

 

119. Which country is known as Cockpit of Europe?

A.    Bulgaria

 

B.    Romania

 

C.     Belgium

 

D.    Hungary

 

Answer: C. Belgium

 

120. Who wrote the book “Jungle Book”?

 

A.    Jim Corbett

 

B.    Rudyard Kipling

 

C.     Ashok Mehta

 

D.    Victor Hugo

 

Answer: B. Rudyard Kipling

 

121. Who said ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kishan, Jai Vigyan’?

 

A.    Lal Bahadur Shastri

 

B.    Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 

C.     Jawaharlal Nehru

 

D.    Mahatma Gandhi

 

Answer: B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 

122. Which Planet of our solar system is nearest to the sun?

 

A.    Venus

 

B.    Mars

 

C.     Mercury

 

D.    Jupiter

 

Answer: C. Mercury

 

123. Which of the following is the highest peak of Karakoram Range?

 

A.    Mount Everest

 

B.    K-2 (Godwin Austin)

 

C.     Makalu I

 

D.    Gasherbrum I

 

 

Answer: B. K-2 (Godwin Austin)

 

124. Which of the following is the world’s largest desert?

 

A.                Sahara

 

B.                Thar

 

C.                 Kalahari

 

D.                Arizona

 

Answer: A. Sahara

 

125. Which river is also known as ‘Yellow river’?

 

A.    Hwang Ho

 

B.    Mekong

 

C.     Amazon

 

D.    Chenab

 

Answer: A. Hwang Ho

 

126. The Prime minister of India is appointed by?

 

A.    The Indian Parliament

 

B.    The party enjoying majority support in the Parliament

 

C.     The members of the Parliament of the ruling party

 

D.    The President of India

 

Answer: D. President of India

 

127. Who among the following is not a cricket player?

 

A.    Vinod Kambli

 

B.    Prakash Padukone

 

C.     Rohit Sharma

 

D.    Imran Khan

 

Answer: B. Prakash Padukone

 

128. Which country lies on the Eastern border of Manipur?

 

A.    Bangladesh

 

B.    Thailand

 

C.     China

 

D.    Myanmar

 

Answer: D. Myanmar

 

129. The tropic of cancer passes through which of the following states?

 

A.    Karnataka

 

B.    Bihar

 

C.     Odisha

 

D.    Mizoram

 

Answer: D. Mizoram

 

130. What is the capital of Bihar?

 

A.    Ranchi

 

B.    Raipur

 

C.     Patna

 

D.    Bhopal

 

131. What is the name of the first artificial satellite of India?

 

A.    Aryabhatta

 

B.    Purnima

 

C.     Apsara

 

D.    Meghdoo

 

Answer: Aryabhatta

 

132. In which ocean is ‘Mariana Trench’ located?

 

A.    Atlantic Ocean

 

B.    Indian Ocean

 

C.     Arctic Ocean

 

D.    Pacific Ocean

 

Answer: D. Pacific Ocean

 

 

133. Which place is known as the ‘Scotland of the East’?

A.    Gangtok

 

B.    Darjeeling

 

C.     Shillong

 

D.    Tawang

 

Answer: C. Shillong

 

 

134. Where is the ‘Sea of Tranquility’?

 

A.    Asia

 

B.    Mars

 

C.     Finland

 

D.    Moon

 

Answer: D. Moon

 

135. Which is the Largest Lake in the world?

 

A.    Lake Superior

 

B.    Lake Victoria

 

C.     Caspian Sea

 

D.    Lake Tanganyika

 

Answer: C. Caspian Sea

 

136. Who directed the film ‘Shatranj ke khilari?

 

A.    Satyajit Ray

 

B.    Sanjay Leela Bhansali

 

C.     Shakti Samanta

 

D.    Adoor Gopalakrishnan

 

Answer: A. Satyajit Ray

 

137. Where is the museum formerly known as ‘Prince of Wales Museum’ located?

 

A.    Kolkata

 

B.    Mumbai

 

C.     New Delhi

 

D.    Hyderabad

 

Answer: B. Mumbai

 

138. What is the new name of Calicut city?

 

A.    Kolkata

 

B.    Kochi

 

C.     Kozhikode

 

D.    None of the above

 

Answer: C. Kozhhikode

 

139. Which Indian leader was born at Porbandar?

 

A.    Mahatma Gandhi

 

B.    Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

 

C.     Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 

D.    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

Answer: A. Mahatma Gandhi

 

140. Which Indian city is known as ‘Pink City’?

 

A.    Srinagar

 

B.    Jaipur

 

C.     Lucknow

 

D.    Agra

 

Answer: B. Jaipur

 

141. Lisbon is the capital of which country?

 

A.    Spain

 

B.    Denmark

 

C.     Sweden

 

D.    Portugal

 

Answer: Portugal

 

142. Where was Napoleon exiled after he was defeated and captured in the battle of waterloo?

 

A.    Cyprus

 

B.    Malta

 

C.     St. Helena

 

D.    Tasmania

 

Answer: C. St. Helena

 

143. Which of the following is the International Labour Day?

 

A.    1st May

 

B.    1st December

 

C.     3rd August

 

D.    3rd December

 

Answer: A. 1st May

 

144. Which of the following is associated with Table Tennis?

 

A.    Corbillon Cup

 

B.    Davis Cup

 

C.     Uber Cup

 

D.    Thomas Cup

 

Answer: A. Corbillon Cup

 

145. Which of the following is the first Assamese Cinema?

 

A.    Joymoti

 

B.    Indramalati

 

 

C.     Monomoti

 

D.    Ruohi

 

Answer: A. Joymoti

 

146. Which of the following is not a tributary of River Brahmaputra?

 

A.    Sankosh

 

B.    Beki

 

C.     Subansiri

 

D.    Kosi

 

Answer: D. Kosi

 

147. ‘Aladdin’ is a well-known character of which of the following books?

 

A.    Arabian Nights

 

B.    Alibaba and Forty Thieves

 

C.     The Seven Voyages of sindbad the sailor

 

D.    Thosand Myths

 

Answer: A. Arabian Nights

 

148. Who created the famous “Mona Lisa” painting?

 

A.    Michel Angelo

 

B.    Pablo Picasso

 

 

C.     Sanzio Raphael

 

D.    Leonardo da Vinci

 

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

 

149. Meenambakkam Airport is situated at

 

A.    Chennai

 

B.    Hyderabad

 

C.     Kochi

 

D.    Thiruvanathapuram

 

Answer: A. Chennai

 

150. Which of the following is not a multipurpose river project of North India?

 

A.    Bhakra-Nangal Project

 

B.    Rihand Project

 

C.     Tehri Dam Project

 

D.    Nagarjuna Sagar Project

 

Answer: D. Nagarjuna Sagar Project

 

151. Who among the following is known as ‘Haryana Hurricane’?

 

A.    Ashish Nehra

 

B.    Chetan Sharma

 

C.     Kapil Dev

 

D.    Virender Sehwag

 

Answer: C. Kapil Dev

 

152. What is the currency of the United States of America?

 

A.    Rouble

 

B.    Franc

 

C.     Dollar

 

D.    Pound

 

Answer: Dollar

 

153. The trade name ‘Kiwi’ is associated with

 

A.    Milk

 

B.    Bicycle

 

C.     Shoe Polish

 

D.    Insecticides

 

Answer: Shoe Polish

 

154. The ‘Param Vir Chakra’ is the highest award for?

 

A.    Bravery

 

B.    Sports

 

C.     Distinguished civil service

 

D.    Creativity

 

Answer: A. Bravery

 

155. Prakash Padukone is associated with which of the following sports?

 

A.    Football

 

B.    Table Tennis

 

C.     Badminton

 

D.    Lawn Tennis

 

Answer: C. Badminton

 

156. Which of the following is situated in Chhattisgarh?

A.    Raipur

B.    Ranchi

C.     Patna

D.    Bhopal

 

Answer: A. Raipur

 

157. Which of the following is a poor conductor of electricity?

 

A.    Aluminium

 

B.    Copper

 

C.     Graphite

 

D.    Amber

 

Answer: C. Graphite

 

158. The blood pigment ‘hemoglobin’ is present in the

A.    Plasma of blood

 

B.    Serum of blood

 

C.     Platelets

 

D.    Red blood cells

 Answer: D.    Red blood cells

159. 159. Ginger is a

A.    Stem

 

B.    Root

 

C.     Seed

 

D.    Fruit

 

Answer: A. Stem

 

160. What is the SI unit of time?

 

A.    Minute

 

B.    Second

 

C.     Hour

 

D.    Year

 

Answer: Second

 

161. When electricity passes through a thin wire, the wire becomes

A.    Cold

 

B.    Rigid

 

C.     Shorter

 

D.    Hot

 

Answer: D. Hot

 

162. Liver secretes

 

A.    Hydrochloric acid

 

B.    Mucus

 

C.     Digestive

 

D.    Bile

 

Answer: D. Bile

 

163. What is Scurvy?

 

A.    A disease of blood

 

B.    A disease due to iodine deficiency

 

C.     A disease due to vitamin C deficiency

 

D.    A disease of the ears

 

Answer: C. A disease due to vitamin C deficiency

 

164. What is the largest organ of human body?

 

A.    Skin

 

B.    Liver

 

C.     Lungs

 

D.    Brain

 

Answer: A. Skin

 

165. Concave lens always produces

 

A.    A reduced image

 

B.    A magnified image

 

C.     Both reduced as well as magnified image

 

D.    A real image

 

Answer: B. A magnified image

 

166. Cataract is

 

A.    Opacity in the cornea of the eye

 

B.    Opacity in the iris of the eye

 

C.     Opacity in the lens of the eye

 

D.    Opacity in the retina of the eye

 

Answer: C

 

167. Which of the following gases is present in highest concentration in Air?

 

A.    Oxygen

 

B.    Nitrogen

 

C.     Carbon dioxide

 

D.    Argon

Answer: B. Nitrogen

 

168. One light-year means

 

A.    Distance traveled by light in one year

 

B.    Twelve months

 

C.     Time taken by light to travel from the sun to the earth

 

D.    Time taken by light to travel from the sun to the moon

 

Answer: A. Distance traveled by light in one year.

 

169. Bats are

 

A.    Birds

 

B.    Mammals

 

C.     Reptiles

 

D.    Amphibians

 

Answer: B. Mammals

 

170. Red blood cells are formed in

 

A.    Skin

 

B.    Bone marrow

 

C.     Kidneys

 

D.    Heart

 

Answer: B. Bone marrow

 

171. All of the following are herbivores, except

 

A.    Horse

 

B.    Giraffe

 

C.     Butterfly

 

D.    Jackal

 

Answer: D. Jackel

 

172. Which of the following is not a water – bone disease?

 

A.    Diarrhea

 

B.    Influenza

 

C.     Cholera

 

D.    Typhoid

 

Answer: B. Influenza

 

173. Which of the following is the purest form of water?

 

A.    Seawater

 

B.    Rainwater

 

C.     Distilled water

 

D.    River water

 

Answer: B. Rainwater

 

174. What is the other name of Vitamin C?

 

A.    Oxalic acid

 

B.    Citric acid

 

C.     Ascorbic acid

 

D.    Linoleic acid

 

Answer: C. Ascorbic acid

 

 

175. Which drug is used to treat Malaria?

 

A.    Digitalis

 

B.    Quinine

 

C.     Methotrexate

 

D.    Insulin

 

Answer: B. Quinine

 

176. Which one of the following is female reproductive cell?

 

A.    Ovary

 

B.    Ovule

 

C.     Ovum

 

D.    Zygote

 

Answer: C. Ovum


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