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Question Question : The winner of federation up Vollyball 2003 is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Railways Kerala Tamil Nadu Services

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Which scientific law states that a fluid in a closed system exerts pressure

equally in all directions? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Graham’s law Boyle’s law Perkin’s law Pascal’s law

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : ‘Newton’s disc’ when rotated at a great speed appears:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Black White Shows seven colours Green

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Who gave the slogan “Play the game in the spirit of the game”?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Baron de Cubertin Samaranch Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Duties of the citizens were added to the Constitution by the:

1. 2. 3. 4.

39th Amendment 40th Amendment 41st Amendment 42nd Amendment

Answer : ( 4 )

Question Question: How many districts are there in the newly created State of Chhattishgarh?

1. 2. 3. 4.

18 22 19 21

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : ‘Life of Pi’ is a book written by:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Yann Martel Mikhali Solokhov Durga Das Sanharov

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Annic Besant established Home Rule League with the purpose:

1. 2. 3. 4.

To start a revolutionary movement To help the Congress To gain independence by constitutional means To create harmonious relations between the Moderates and the Extremists

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Write the following in right chronological order:

1. Annexation of Oudh 2. Annexation of Burma 3. Annexation of Punjab 4. Annexation of Sindh 1. 2. 3. 4.

1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 1,

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Harappan civilization is Indus civilization because:

1. It resembles Indus civilization and is considered to exist at the same time

2. It is in the same region 3. Both are wholly the same 4. None of the above Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: Which State of India bagged the largest number of medals in the 32nd National

Games held at Hyderabad in December 2002? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Punjab Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Haryana

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question: Which State of India bagged the largest number of medals in the 32nd National

Games held at Hyderabad in December 2002? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Punjab Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Haryana

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Which one the better meaning of a good citizen?

1. 2. 3. 4.

One who pays respect to the National Flag One who is engaged in doing good to others One who is expert of good behaviour One who performs his duties and makes the right use of his rights

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : According to proposals of budget for 2003-04, the income tax exemption limit

is: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Rs. 50,000 Rs. 75,000 Rs. 1,00,000 None of these

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Asiatic Society was founded by

1. Max Muller 2. Cunningham 3. Sir John Marshal

4. William Jones Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: Who directs, controls and supervises the Lok Sabha Secretariat?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Prime Minister Speaker President Chief Secretary

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Who elects the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Lok Sabha Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Nominated by the Vice President

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Budha Vihars were used for:

1. Education 2. Residence of Budha Bhikshus 3. Residence of worshippers of Budha 4. Religious expansion 1. 2. 3. 4.

2 is correct 1 and 3 are correct 1, 2 and 4 are correct 1 and 4 are correct

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: Which Sri Lankan bowler took a hatrick in World Cup- 2003?

1. 2. 3. 4.

M. Muralidharan Dharma Sena Chaminda Vaas S. Jayasurya

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question: India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ was given in 2001 to two persons.

One of them is Lata Mangeshkar; the other is: 1. Bismillah Khan 2. Jyoti Basu

3. Amitabh Bachchan 4. Bhimsen Joshi Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: Who won the Australian Open Women’s Singles Lawn Tennis Championship for

2004? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Martina Hingis Jennifer Capriati Venus Williams Justin-Henin Harden

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Who is the author of the book ‘M.F. Hussain, Where Art Thou’?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Arundhati Roy Khalid Mohammed Sanjay Khan Lata Mangeshkar

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question: Below are given some noted personalities and their actions. Rearrange then so

that against the names their actions may be made clear: A. Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan

1. Subsidiary Aliance

B. Alauddin khilji

2. Market Control

C. G. Shanker Kurup

3. Modern armoury and Training

D. Samudra Gupta

4. Writing of Oda Kuzai

E. Lord Wellesley

5. Conquest of whole India

1. 2. 3. 4.

A3 A2 A3 A3

B2 B3 B2 B2

C4 C4 C5 C1

D5 D5 D4 D4

E1 E1 E1 E5

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : The one who is benefited by inflation:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Creditor Corporation Debtor Government

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The parliamentary system of government in India works on the principles of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Separation of powers between the three organs of government Fusion of powers between legislature and executive Fusion of powers between three organs of government None of these

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Ranchi airport in Jharkhand has been renamed on the name of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Kunwar Singh Dr. Rajednra Prasad Birsa Munda Sachchidanand

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question: A. Reformist movement was inspired by definite aims but it could not influence

the Indian society much B. Because the movement remained restricted to the property owners and middle classes. 1. 2. 3. 4.

A is true but B explains it clearly A is true but B does not explain it property A is true B is not A and B both are incorrect

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Consider the map of India given below:

The areas shaded in the map are known for the cultivation of: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Bajra Cotton Jwar Groundnut

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Consider the map of India given below:

The places marked 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively indicate the: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Malabar, Coromandel, Konkan and Northern circar coasts Northern circar, Coromandel, Malabar and Konkan coasts Konkan, Malabar, Coromandel and Northern circar coasts Coromandel, Malabar, Konkan and Northern circar coasts

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The isobar Pattern and the direction of the winds are shown in a weather chart

given below: The weather chart relates to: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Cyclone in the northern hemisphere Anticyclone in the northern hemisphere Anticyclone in the southern hemisphere Cyclone in the southern hemisphere

Answer : ( 3 )

Question Question : The Kamagata Maru incident took place in the year:

1. 2. 3. 4.

1914 1915 1916 1917

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : The recipient of Gandhi International Peace Award 2003 is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

John Hume Vaclav Havel Sir Shrideth Ramphal None of these

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question: Who wrote the following lines? “Death is the end of life. Ah, why should life all

labour be?” 1. 2. 3. 4.

P.B. Shelley John Keats Lord Byron Alfred Tennyson

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Aga Khan, who visited Indian recently, is a:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Film director Scientist Spiritual leader Writer

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Kyat is the currency of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Israel Malaysia Thailand Myanmar

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: Which of the following cricketers was not punished by Indian Cricket Control

Board (BCCI) in Dec. 2000 for being found involved in match fixing? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ajay Jadeja Ajay Sharma Azharuddin None of these

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The Parliament of India has the power to levy income tax:

1. 2. 3. 4.

on all incomes other than agricultural on agricultural incomes on all incomes none of these

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The Glorious Revolution in England established:

1. 2. 3. 4.

the rule of the Tudors the rule of the House of Hanover the rule of the Stuarts the supremacy of Parliament

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The first woman appointed a chairman of the National Film Development

Corporation is: 1. Shabana Azmi

2. Hema Malini 3. Saira Bano 4. Mranal Pandey Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Cue is a term used in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Billiards Chess Bridge Crocquet

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Goran Ivanisevic is associated with:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Hockey Lawn Tennis Golf Badminton

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The instrument for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies is called:

1. 2. 3. 4.

spherometer altimeter sextant spectrometer

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The costliest city in the world is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

London Paris New York Tokyo

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Laissez faire means:

1. right to interfere 2. a policy of non-interference by the state 3. let individuals be not left alone to do what they like

4. helping the poor by taxing the rich Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre is located in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

New Delhi Mumbai Calcutta Ahmedabad

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Chittor is associated with:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Tyntya Nana Pharanvis Rana Pratap Shivaji

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The first and the only Muslim lady who ever sat on the throne of Delhi was:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Chand Bibi Razia Begum Zeenat Begum Mumtaj Mahal

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : A blind folded woman holding a balance in her hand is a symbol for:

1. 2. 3. 4.

peace justice distress mourning

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : A device that stores energy within itself is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Capacitor and Resistor Capacitor and Inductor Inductor and Resister None of these

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question: Which of the following taxes belongs to the states exclusively?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Land revenue Sales Tax Tolls All the above

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: Whom did the 27th Olympiad 2000 turn out as the fastest man on earth?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Ian Michael Johnson Felix Savon Maurice Green

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: Which of the following is the ruling party in Tamil Nadu at present?

1. 2. 3. 4.

AIADMK National Front Cong .I DMK

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: Whose signatures are found on the 10 rupee note in India?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Prime Minister of India President of India Finance Minister of India Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The first woman to be Prime Minister in the world was:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Smt. Indira Gandhi Margaret Thatcher Smt. Sirimavo Bhandarnaike Kim Campbell

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The only woman to scale Mt. Everest twice is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Zunko Tabei Pasang Lhamu Santosh Yadav Dickey Dolma

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question: With which religion are the Dilwara temples associated?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Jainism Hindusim Buddhism Hinduism & Jainism both

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Detroit in the U.S.A. is known as the city of:

1. Motor cars 2. Lights 3. Aeroplanes 4. Rockets Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : International Day for persons with disabilities is observed on:

1. 2. 3. 4.

October 1 November 1 December 3 January 1

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question: Who has become the highest scorer in Cricket World Cup?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Javed Miadad Vivian Richard Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question: Who invented dynamite?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Lord Chelmsford Bahbha Homi Alfred Nobel Neil O both

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Sahitya Academy Samman 2003 has been awarded to:

1. 2. 3. 4.

B.R. Chopra Asha Bhonsle Kamaleshwar Lata Mangeshkar

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : In the 14 Asiad played at Busan, South Korea in September-October 2002,

China won the largest number of medals. Which country was placed second? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Japan South Korea Thailand India

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The Indian Scientist who enabled India to become an atomic power and died in

an air crash in Italy was? 1. 2. 3. 4.

C.V. Raman S.S. Bhatnagar H.J. Bhabha None of these

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The National Defence College is located at:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Delhi Coimbatore Puna Dehradun

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: Who said, “Where wealth accumulates, Men decay”?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Motor cars Lights Aeroplanes Rockets

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question: Which State of India has the largest area under forget?

1. 2. 3. 4.

M.P. U.P. Gujarat Assam

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: Which of the following republics of USSR was the last to be a member of the

U.N.O.? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Estonia Georgia Latvia Lithuania

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question: Which month is named after the Roman God of War?

1. 2. 3. 4.

April May March September

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question: Which country is associated with Magyars?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Belgium Austria Hungary Denmark

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The Summer Olympics of 2004 will be organised at which of the following

cities? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Rome Athens Tokyo London

Answer : ( 2 )

Question Question : General Assembly of the United Nations meets:

1. 2. 3. 4.

once a year twice a year once in two years occasionally

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: Which of the following is not one of the working languages of the U.N.O.?

1. 2. 3. 4.

French Spanish Arabic Italian

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: On what date did the U.N.O. adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

1. 2. 3. 4.

20th October, 1945 11th November, 1944 24th October, 1945 26th June, 1945

Answer : ( 4 ) Question

Question : The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency is located in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Paris Washington New York Vienna

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question: ‘Sindhushastra’ is a naval defence vessel inducted into Indian navy on July 19,

2000. What is it? 1. 2. 3. 4.

It is a frigate It is a destroyer It is an aircraft carrier It is a submarine

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : In the modern times International relations are determined primarily by:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Political considerations Social considerations Scientific considerations Economic considerations

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : An essential attribute of Inflation is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

the absence of the black-market the presence of black-market increase in prices fall in production

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : National income of a country is based on:

1. 2. 3. 4.

the taxes earned by the state the sum of all factor incomes personal incomes of all the citizens surplus of exports over imports

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The primary function of an entrepreneur is to:

1. 2. 3. 4.

decide the time and place to start the factory take risk and bear the uncertainties lay down the policy provide the money

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Devaluation of currency basically helps to promote:

1. 2. 3. 4.

national income savings imports at lower cost export

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The salient feature of socialism is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

private ownership of means of production abolition of property state ownership of all means of production state control over distribution and consumption

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Which cricketer of India has the credit of having scored more than 10,000 runs

in one-day cricket-matches? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Anil Kumble Harbhajan Singh Saurav Ganguli Sachin Tendulkar

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Which of the following currencies has the highest value in terms of rupees?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Dollar Pound Yen Mark

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Andy flower is associate with:

1. Football

2. Hockey 3. Cricket 4. Badminton Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Which of the following republics did not belong to Yugoslavia?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Bosnia Estonia Macedonia Slovenia

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Mixed economy implies:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Co-existence of heavy industries and small scale and cottage industries Promotion of agriculture as well as industries Presence of the rich and the poor Co-existence of public sector and private sector

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The state with the highest density of population in India according to 2001

census is: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Kerala West Bengal

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : During Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) What annual growth rate has been

targetted to be achieved? 1. 2. 3. 4.

10% 14% 8% 7%

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The term ‘Carat’ is used to express purity of gold. The purest form of gold is:

1. 18 carats 2. 20 carats 3. 22 carats

4. 24 carats Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : A crossed cheque implies that:

1. 2. 3. 4.

it cannot be cashed through another bank it is not forged payment has to be taken by the payee at the counter payment can be credited to bank account only

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Which is the first country to have played in limited overs 500 matches in one-

day international cricket. 1. 2. 3. 4.

England Australia Pakistan South Africa

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Freud is associated with

1. 2. 3. 4.

leprosy control detective work politics psychoanalysis

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Who among the following has been appointed the chairman of the 12th Finance

Commission? 1. 2. 3. 4.

L. C. Jain J. C. Jetly Dr. C. Rangrajan T. N. Srivastava

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : In which year did the man first land on the moon?

1. 2. 3. 4.

1968 1969 1970 1971

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Dyne stands for the unit of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

force momentum energy power

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : After a watch the been would it:

1. 2. 3. 4.

possesses mechanical energy stored in it has heat energy stored in it has electrical energy stored in it has magnetic energy stored in it

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : In order to know the time, the astronauts orbiting in an earth satellite should

use: 1. 2. 3. 4.

a watch having mainspring to keep it going a pendulum clock either a pendulum clock or a watch an alarm clock

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sriniwas Shastri Pandit Hirdaya Nath Kinzru Gopal Krishan Gokhale Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Deficiency of watch vitamin causes a disease ‘Beri-Beri’?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C Vitamin D

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Hygrometer is used for the measurement of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

density potential energy of something relative humidity specific gravity

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The smallest particle of substance capable of independent existence and

retaining the properties of the original substance is called: 1. 2. 3. 4.

atom molecule neutron electron

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : When milk is skimmed, the cream gets separated form it due to the?

1. 2. 3. 4.

cohesive force centrifugal force centripetal force None of these

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Tiger Woods who created history on June 18, 2000 by shattering the 101-year-

old record by winning the U.S. open Golf Championship by a record margin belongs to1. 2. 3. 4.

Britain USA Australia New Zealand

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : On increasing the pressure, the melting point of ice is lowered. This

phenomenon is called: 1. 2. 3. 4.

condensation regelation fusion expansion of ice

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

copper tin zinc aluminium

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Which of the following is a wrong statement?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Light travels with a speed grater than that of sound Light cannot travel through vaccum Light travels in straightiline Light is a wave motion

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : In the visible spectrum the colour having the shortest wavelength is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Red Yellow Blue Violet

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Which of the following is a wrong statement?

1. 2. 3. 4.

a rainbow can be seen only when the sun is at your front something two rainbows can be seen simultaneously the same rainbow can be observed by two persons if both have normal vision rainbow is formed due to refraction of light in rain drops

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question: A time-keeper in a foot race is standing at the finish line. When should he start

his stop watch? 1. 2. 3. 4.

when he hears the whistle when he see the flash he may start the watch at either of the two, it making no difference when he is informed through telephone

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The radiant energy of the sun results form:

1. 2. 3. 4.

cosmic radiation nuclear fusion nuclear fission combustion

Answer : ( 2 )

Question Question : In which of the following years was the first budget in Euro Common Currency

Presented by European Union? 1. 2. 3. 4.

1999 2000 2001 2003

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Who among the following leaders is known for her work in the field of the

empowerment of women? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Mary Robinson Benazir Bhutto Sheik Hasian Chandrika Kumaratunga

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2003 was awarded to:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Abhinav Bindra K. M. Binamol and Anjali Bhagwat Nisha Millet ChiraJeev Milkha Singh

Answer : ( 2 ) Question

Question : The largest continent in the world is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

North America South America Asia Europe

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : How many counties are the members of ASEAN?

1. 2. 3. 4.

10 15 19 20

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Seasons occur because:

1. 2. 3. 4.

The earth rotates The earth is round The earth’s revolution around the sun Combined effect of (c) and (b) above

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Khajuraho is situated in the state of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Andhra Pradesh Mahrashtra Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Geyser refers to:

1. 2. 3. 4.

a hot water spring a bight star an animal which survives in the polar regions a warm ocean current

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : What does the Mercator projection refer to?

1. 2. 3. 4.

lines of longitude and latitude drawn in curved lines high altitude contours lines of latitude and longitude drawn in straight lines equatorial belt

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The largest river in the world is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Nile Brahmputra Amazon Missisipi

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : First Planetarium of India is in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Jaipur Kanpur Cuttack Calcutta

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : In India diamond is mainly found in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Arunachal Pradesh Andhra Pradeh Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : In which of the following are Indian lions nurtured in their natural habitat?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Corbett National Park Bandipur Sanctuary In Gir forest Kaziranga Sanctuary

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Famous Meenakshi temple is situated at:

1. Madurai

2. Bangalore 3. Mahabalipuram 4. Trivendram Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : The Heavy Engineering Corporation is located at:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sindri Tiruchi Kanchi Ranchi

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The oceans cover ………of the surface of the earth.

1. 2. 3. 4.

50% 60% 71% 80%

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The name Typhoon comes form the Chinese word ‘Taifu’ which means:

1. 2. 3. 4.

heavy rain high wind clear sky chilly weather

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : What is Param 10?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Surface to Surface Missile Surface to air Missile Radar Computer

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Aurora borealis is:

1. a medical term for boric powder 2. a phenomenon of colored lights visible in the northern hemisphere 3. a cinema theater

4. a Russian master craftsman Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The salaries and allowances of the judges of the High Court are charged to the:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Consolodated Fund of the State Consolodated Fund of the India Contingency Fund of the State Contingency Fund of the India

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : The epithet ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ is used for:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Cambodia Japan Thailand Indonesia

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The ‘Hall of Nations’ is located in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mumbai London New Delhi Kolkata

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Kiwis are the inhabitants of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

New Zealand Hungary Indonesia South Africa

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Eldorado is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

a country in California a tract of fertile land in Africa a fictitious country or city abounding in gold and riches the desert land in China

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Name of India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Rudra Tejas Kranti None of these

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Which country in the world is the largest producer of copper?

1. 2. 3. 4.

U. S. A. Russia South Africa China

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : What has been the decadal growth of India’s population during 1991-2001?

1. 2. 3. 4.

21.34 23.46 24.06 19.25

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Mwai Kibaki won a landslide victory in the general election of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Kenya Zimbabwe Peru South Africa

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : What are Pillars of Hercules?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Straits of Gibraltar Straits of Bosphorous A huge building in Rome A huge structure in Greece

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : What is ‘Atlantis’?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Submarine indigenously developed by India A small combat aircraft developed by HAL The U. S. Space shuttle None of these

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The Keil canal links the:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Pacific and Atlantic ocean Mediterranean and Red Sea Mediterranean and Black Sea North Sea and Baltic Sea

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Panna is Madhya Pradesh is associated with:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Manganese Mica Copper Diamond

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Which of the following Indian athletes bagged bronze medal for India at the

27th Olympiad held at Sydney (Australia) in September-October, 2000? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Angeli Vedpathak Karnam Malleshwari Laender Paes None of the above

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Saturn Neptune Mercury Pluto

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Who was the first Caliph?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sulaiman, the Great Imam Hussain Constantine Abu Bakr

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : In which of the following countries, the world’s largest power gird has been set

up? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Italy China Canada Russia

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The coldest planet is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Pluto Venus Uranus Jupiter

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : The planet nearest to the sun is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mercury Saturn Jupiter Mars

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : The smallest planet is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mercury Pluto Uranus Neptune

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : What amount of tax-free baggage has been fixed for a person returning form

foreign journey as per 2004-2005 budgets? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Rs. 12,000 Rs. 25,000 Rs. 30,000 Rs. 35,000

Answer : ( 2 )

Question Question : Which is known as Cockpit of Europe?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Spain Belgium Austria Switzerland

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Alla Rakha was an exponent of which of the following instruments?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Shahnai Tabla Sitar Flute

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The term of which one of the following Lok Sabhas was extended beyond five

years? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Fourth Lok Sabha Third Lok Sabha Seventh Lok Sabha Fifth Lok Sabha

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Which country is called ‘The Playground of Europe’?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Scotland Switzerland Netherlands France

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The 8th United Nation Framework Convention on climate change opened on

Oct. 23, 2002 at: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Bangkok Beijing Manila New Delhi

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Maputo is the capital of:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Angola Mozambique Sierra Leone Guinea- Bissau

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The dimensions of the Billiards table are:

1. 2. 3. 4.

12 X 74’ X5 11 X 6’ X4’ 9’ X 5’ X21/2 9’ X 4’ X2’

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The term ‘Dummy’ is associated with:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Football Bridge Baseball Cricket

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Davis Cup is associated with:

1. Golf

2. Boat rowing 3. Boxing 4. Lawn Tennis Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : India‘s territorial water limits are only up to

1. 2. 3. 4.

9 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 15 nautical miles

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : USA’s Operation Endeavour refers to:

The consolidation of gains in Kargil War A sustained operation for the elimination terrorism form Kashmir Naval and Air force joints exercise carried out by India in the Arabia Sea USA’s campaign against international terrorism in the wake of terrorist attacks on its World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Swathling Cup is associated with:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Volley ball Basketball Bridge Table Tennis

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Which of the following species can see both forward and backward with both

the eyes? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Owl Deer Monkey Cuckoo

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Amella Vega, Miss Universe, 2003 belongs to: 1. Canada 2. Australia 3. Dominican Republic

4. South Africa Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Which of the following is the first state in the country to introduce Value Added

Tax (VAT)? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh Haryana Uttar Pradesh

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Who is at present the U. N. O. Secretary General?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Javier Parez De Cueller Dr. Kofi Annan James Gustave Speth Dr. Napis Sadik

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : India’s national game is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Football Cricket Tennis Hockey

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The national award given to the distinguished sportsmen/women in India is

knows as: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Bharat Award Urvashi Award Ardjun Award Nehru Award

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : Manufacture of sports goods is an important industry in: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Punjab Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Uttar Pradesh

Answer : ( 1 )

Question Question : Who has written ‘Some books’ are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and

some few to be chewed and digested’? 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ruskin Bacon Russel Shakespear

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Grand Slam is a term associated with:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Billiards Bridge and Tennis Badminton Chess

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Shambhu Maharaj excelled in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Hindustani Instrumental Music Film Music Kathak Dancing

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Jaimini Roy distinguished himself in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Dancing Colour Photography Painting Instrumental

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The author of India’s National Song is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Rabindra Nath Tagore Subramaniam Bharati Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Mulk Raj Anand

Answer : ( 3 ) Question

Question : How many countries are the members of the U. N. O. at present?

1. 2. 3. 4.

196 191 176 169

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The Headquarters of the U. N. O. is located in:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Washington New York Philadelphia Chicago

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : In which of the following cities is Charminar situated?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mysore Rajkot Hyderabad Lucknow

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : When was the United Nations Organisation founded? 198.

1. 2. 3. 4.

20th October, 1945 11th November, 1944 24th October, 1945 26th June, 1945

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : A 16 years athlete Feng Jing who obtained the honour of having won the all

round Gymnastic championship held at Ghent at the youngest age on Nov. 1, 2001, belongs to: 1. 2. 3. 4.

China Belgium Mangolia Myanmar

Answer : ( 1 ) Question

Question : The United Nations agency concerned with the improvement of standards of

education and strengthening international co-operation in this field is: 1. 2. 3. 4.

U.N.E.F U.N.E.S.C.O. U.N.I.C.E.F. U.N.E.D.O

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : The specialized agency of the U.N.O. which helps the development of the

member countries by giving loans for development projects is know as: 1. 2. 3. 4.

I.B.R.D. I.M.F. U.N.I.C.E.F. S.D.R.

Answer : ( 1 ) Question Question : Which of the following is not the main organ of the U.N.O.?

1. 2. 3. 4.

General Assembly Security Council Trusteeship Council United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : Where is the Headquarters of the International court of Justice?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Paris (France) Rome (Italy) The Hague (Netherlands) Washington (U.S.A.)

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : How many Judges are there in the International court of Justice?

1. 2. 3. 4.

9 10 11 15

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The first Secretary General of the United Nations was:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mrs. Vijay Lakshimi Pandit Trygve Lie Dag Hammarskjoeld U. Thant

Answer : ( 2 ) Question Question : Who was the first Indian to be President of U.N. General Assembly?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Natwar Singh V.K. Krishna Menon Smt. Vijay Lakshimi Pandit Romesh Bhandari

Answer : ( 3 ) Question Question : The present Secretary General of the U.N.O. belongs to:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Cuba Greece Poland Geneva

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The headquarters of the World Health Organization is located at:

1. 2. 3. 4.

London Rome Paris Geneva

Answer : ( 4 ) Question Question : The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period

of: 1. 2. 3. 4.

one year two years three year four years

Answer : ( 2 )