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1. Which athlete is known as Blade Runner?
Ans: Oscar Pistorius
2. Who is Father of Abul Fazal?
Ans: Shail Mubarak
3. Maximum thorium reserve in which country?
Ans: India
4. Who is the Euro Cup 2016 Winner?
Ans: Portugal
5. When did the French Revolution began?
Ans: 1789
6. United Nations was established in which year?
Ans: 24th Oct 1945
8. What is the full form of WEP?
Ans: Wired Equivalent Privacy
9. Which is called Quick Lime?
Ans: CaO (Calcium oxide)
10. What is the Unit of Radioactivity?
Ans: Curie
11. Morphology of chromosome can be best observed in which stage of cell division?
Ans: Metaphase stage
12. First viceroy who died in India?
Ans: Lord Mayo
13. Find the Odd One: Agra, Darjeeling, Ooty, Shimla
Ans: Agra
14. Bande Mataram song has taken from which Book?
Ans: Ananda Math
15. Which country allows human Euthanasia?
Ans: Netherlands
16. Which of the following range parallel to the Indian Coast Line?
Ans: Western Ghat
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17. Which of the following article is related to Freedom of Privacy?
Ans: Article 21
18. Who is known as “Father of Renaissance in India”?
Ans: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
19. Through which part in plants Food translocation is occurred?
Ans: Phloem
20. Which is the outermost ranges of Himalayas?
Ans: Shivalik
21. Sahitya Academy Awards are given in how many languages?
Ans: 24
22. Which is not an external storage memory?
Ans: CD RAM
23. What element causes radioactive pollution in Kerala?
Ans: Thorium
24. What causes water rains in North Western India?
Ans: Western disturbance in wind
25. Which state has the least population?
Ans: Sikkim
26. Washing Machine is based on what concept?
Ans: Fuzzy Logic
27. Which part of the brain is associated with hearing?
Ans: Cerebrum
28. Headquarter of SAARC is situated at?
Ans: Kathmandu, Nepal
29. Who is present PM of Nepal ?
Ans: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
30. Which of these are soluble in water?
Ans: Sodium sulphate
31. Where is the Atomic Power Plant in Rajasthan located?
Ans: Rawatbhata
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32. What happens when sodium bicarbonate is heated?
Ans: The ease with which sodium bicarbonate loses carbon dioxide on heating is what makes it useful as
"baking soda".
33. When government expenditure exceeds its revenue then it is called?
Ans: Budget deficit
34. First Indians who have won an Oscar?
Ans: Bhanu Athaiya
35. Why planets do not twinkle?
Ans: Planets are also closer to the Earth than those distant stars, so planets appear larger in comparison.
Due to the planets' apparent closeness to Earth, the light coming from these celestial bodies does not bend
much due to Earth's atmosphere.
36. What do silkworms eat?
Ans: Mulberry Leaves
37. Punjab draws water into canals from which river?
Ans: Sutlej river
38. What are the Properties of x-ray?
Ans: Electromagnetic radiations having a wavelength between 10A to 0.01A.
39. Who was the first women Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans: Sucheta Kriplani
40. What is the another name of World Bank?
Ans: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
41. Mission Indradhanush is related to?
Ans: immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping
cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020
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42. When does President address a joint sitting of parliament?
Ans: Concurrence of both houses are required to pass any bill
43. “Playing It My Way” autobiography of?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar
44. Who is the coach of Indian cricket team right now?
Ans: Anil Kumble
45. What is the purest form of Carbon?
Ans: Diamond
46. Ice packed in saw dust does not melt quickly. Why?
Ans: aw dust is a bad conductor of heat and protects the ice from the external heat and hence from melting
away quickly
47. Name of the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
is __________.
Ans: Aphelion
48. Great Barrier Reef is located in which ocean?
Ans: Pacific Ocean
49. Pulitzer Prize is given in which filed?
Ans: Journalism
50. Mahabalipuram Temple is also known as?
Ans: Mamallapuram (Shore Temple in Tamilndu)
51. Who elected as first women President of Nepal?
Ans: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
52. Who is the first women Speaker of Lok Sabha?
Ans: Meira Kumar
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53. BC Roy award is given in which field?
Ans: Medicine
54. Bio gas is used for ________ ?
Ans: cooking
55. Which is not described in the constitution?
Ans: Planning Commission
56. Who is the winner of Wimbledon Women’s single Title 2016?
Ans: Serena Williams
57. Commercial bank give loan to which sector?
Ans: Priority Sector
58. Reason of light reflection?
Ans: Reflection happens at the interface between two mediums with significantly different properties.
59. Rann of Kutch is famous for?
Ans: seasonal salt marsh
60. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Ans: Stratosphere
61. Azolla is used in ___________?
Ans: Rice Cultivation
62. MK Gandhi returned which medal given to him?
Ans: Kaisar-i-Hind Medal
63. What is the main cause of the revolt of 1857 in India?
Ans: first rebellion against the East India Company
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64. Who named Mahatma Gandhi as Father of Nation for the 1st time?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose
65. Which region is suitable for cotton?
Ans: black cotton soil
66. Public litigation filed for ____________?
Ans: litigation for the protection of the public interest
67. Which of the following rivers originates from Tibet?
Ans: Brahmaputra
68. Which part of brain is called as little brain?
Ans: Cerebellum
69. HRIDAY Yojana related to?
Ans: Urban Infrastructure
70. Who plays most important part in Indian Economy?
Ans: Agriculture
71. Exicse duty is applied on ________ ?
Ans: Manufacturing product (Industries/ Factories)
72. Charles Correa is related to?
Ans: architecture
73. Name of US parliament ?
Ans: Congress
74. Why ocean appear blue?
Ans: Scattering of light
75. What is net neutrality?
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Ans: Net neutrality is a principle that says Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their
networks equally.
76. Golden revolution is related to ?
Ans: Horticulture development
77. Who was introduced Doctrine of Lapse?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
78. Place where soldiers live called?
Ans: Battalion/ Fort
79. Ellora caves is near to which city?
Ans: Aurangabad
80. Study of human mind is called _______?
Ans: Neuroscience
81. What is the cause of sepoy mutiny?
Ans: Hurting religious feelings of the sepoys
82. Head of PAC appointed by whom?
Ans: Speaker of Lok Sabha
83. Smallest Island nation in Indian ocean?
Ans: Maldives
84. Who was the Founder of Theosophical Society?
Ans: Helena Blavatsky
85.On a clean glass plate, a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury
remains almost spherical because:
Ans: cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass
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86. What is the main purpose of Monetary Policy?
Ans: controls the supply of money
87. Which tax is collected by States?
Ans: Service tax
88. Only Viceroy assassinated in India?
Ans: Lord Mayo
89. Which of the following is not the main objective of Fiscal Policy?
Ans: generating employment
90. Who got first Medal for India in Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans: Sakshi Malik
91. Indian signed order line agreement with which country?
Ans: Tanzania
92. On July 27th, Ramon Magsaysay award given to?
Ans: TM Krishna
93. First Filed Marshal of India?
Ans: Sam Manekshaw
94. “The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.” who said?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi
95. How many times was the term of the lok sabha extended upto 6 years?
Ans: Once
96. The declaration of constitutional emergency in an Indian state has to be approved by the
parliament within ______ months?
Ans: 2
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97. How long can a Presidential ordinance remain in force?
Ans: 6 Months
98) Where the Headquarters of FIFA are located?
Ans: Zurich
99) Which monument is called Dream of Stones?
Ans: Panch Mahal
100) Which component is responsible for acid rain?
Ans: Nitrogen Oxides & Sulfer Di-Oxide
101) "A thing of Beauty is Joy forever" is written by?
Ans: John Keats
102) Boiling Point of Water Depends upon?
Ans: Atmospheric Pressure
103) Which among the following state has the highest literacy rate ?
Ans: Mizoram
104) What is Zeolite ?
Ans: Hydrated Aluminosilicate Minerals
105) What is the minimum no. of members to be present in Parliament to start the proceedings of
the house?
Ans:1/10th of total seats, 55
106) In which year did the Kakori Robbery took place?
Ans: 1925
107) Siachen Glacier is a dispute between which 2 countries?
Ans: India & Pakistan
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108) Who is the First Female Governor of an Indian State?
Ans: Sarojini Naidu
109) Which among the following Government Bodies accounts are not audited by CAG?
Ans: Local Body
110) Which Desert has high gold reserves?
Ans: Gobi
111) Pollutant, being the biggest source of air pollution in world?
Ans: Carbon Monoxide
112) Name the Process by which Bubbles from Liquid are formed?
Ans: Surface Tension
113. Polio causes by __________ .
Ans:Virus
114. In IT failure of Kernel means –
Ans: the central or most important part 115. In which state, Kovvada nuclear plant proposed to be set up? Ans: Andhra Pradesh
116. Barren Island volcano is located in the ____________.
Ans: Andaman Sea
117. CK Naidu trophy associated with which sports?
Ans: Cricket
118. Which is the India’s first carbon free state?
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
119. World's largest radio telescope FAST installed in which country?
Ans: China
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120. Energy travels from Sun to earth through which process?
Ans: Radiation
121. India shares longest International border with which country?
Ans: Bangladesh
122. Which is the highest peacetime gallantry award of India?
Ans: Ashok Chakra
123. Indus valley civilization worshiped which god?
Ans: Mother Goddess
124. The partition of congress was done in which session?
Ans: 1967
125. If no atmosphere than what is the colour of the sky?
Ans: Black
126. Which country exited from European countries?
Ans: Britain
127. First woman president of Congress?
Ans: Annie Besant
128. Birju Maharaj is related to?
Ans: Kathak dancer
129. Ozone layer protects earth from which rays?
Ans: Ultraviolet Rays
130. What is Silica gel?
Ans: hydrated silica in a hard granular hygroscopic form used as a desiccant.
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131. First Buddhist council held at?
Ans: Rajgir
132. Which is radioactive element?
Ans: Uranium
133. Rhino speciality of which Indian National Park?
Ans: Kaziranga National Park
134. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) submit his reports to whom?
Ans: President
135. First King of Satavahana Dynasty?
Ans: Simuka
136. Residex related to?
Ans: Housing
137. Optical filter used for?
Ans: to attenuate or enhance an image
138. Superfast AC Train having barely signal?
Ans:
139. Palk of strait separate which country?
Ans: India & Sri Lanka
140. Toughest natural substance – (wool, cotton, jute, silk)
Ans: Silk
141. Shiva Thapa is associated with which sports?
Ans: Boxing
142. Which hill connects eastern and western ghats?
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Ans: Bilgiri Hills
143. Hydrochloric acid present in which digestive organ?
Ans: Stomach
144. Silver gets corroded due to presence of what in air?
Ans: Metals have a tendency to change back to their original state of existence that is the ore from which
these been extracted and they do so by their interaction with the environment. The atmospheric air contains
moisture and certain dissolved gases like oxygen, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen sulphide and
the like. Silver metal is extracted mainly from its sulphide ores like argentite (silver glance) as a white
lustrous metal, which remains untarnished in air free from hydrogen sulphide.
But in the presence of trace amounts of hydrogen sulphide in atmosphere, silver forms a film of silver
sulphide that is black.
145. Scheme for poor women up liftment?
Ans: Rashtriya Mahila Kosh