1) In which of the following years was the Economic Census conducted in India?
a) 1980 b) 1979 c) 1978 d) 1977

2) Which among the following has been an Olympic sport since its inception in 1896 at Athens?
a) Swimming b) Hockey c) Football d) Boxing

3) In which modern country is “Mesopotamia”, which was known as “the cradle of civilization” located?
a) Egypt b) Jordan c) Iraq d) Israel 

4) In which of the following countries did skiing originated?
a) Finland b) Norway c) Switzerland d) Sweden

5) Which of the following is the oldest English Newspaper, still in circulation in India?
a) The Hindustan Times b) The Times of India c) The Hindu d) The Statesman

6) The maximum possible duration of an eclipse of the Sun is?
a) 7min., 8 sec. b) 7 min., 24 sec. c) 7 min., 31 sec. d) 7 min., 40 sec 

7) Which artist at Akbar's court was known by the title “Golden Pen” or “Zarrin Kalam”?
a) Mohammed Hussain b) Basawan  c) Abul Fazl d) Raja Birbal 

8) Which of the following measures help in controlling inflation?
a) Increasing the bank rate b) Rationing of goods and services c) Reduction of Govt. Expenditure d) All of these

9) Who founded the city of Jaipur?
a) Swami Ram Singh II b) Swami Man Singh II c) Swami Jai Singh d) Swami Man Singh I

10) On which day did the unification of East and West Germany take place?
a) 2nd Oct, 1990 b) 3rd Oct, 1990 c) 4th Oct, 1991 d) 3rd Oct, 1991 

11) In which year was colour T.V. transmission started by Doordarshan?
a) 1982 b) 1983  c) 1985 d) 1988

12) Which among the following is used in the manufacture of carbon paper?
a) Carbon black b) charcoal c) lamp black d) coal

13) In which country is the “Elephant Pass” situated?
a) Pakistan b) Sri Lanka c) Myanmar d) India

14) Who was the Chairman of the first Official Language Commission?
a) B. G. Kher b) K. Santhanam c) K.M. Panikkar d) M. C. Mahajan 

15) The highest number of total eclipses (of sun and of moon) possible in a year is?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 7 d) 9

16) Which of the following animals has the largest gestation period?
a) Rhinoceros b) African Elephant c) Camel d) Blue Whale

17) In which of the following years did “Doordarshan” separate from “Akashwani”?
a) 1982 b) 1979 c) 1976 d) 1972

18) At which of the following places was the first Post Office established in India in 1727?
a) Calcutta b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Lucknow

19) Which of the following types of strokes is the slowest in swimming?
a) Backstroke b) Freestyle c) Butterfly d) Breaststroke

20) Who among the following was the first Indian woman to address a Congress Session?
a) Annie Besant b) Sarojini Naidu c) Kadambini Ganguly d) Indira Gandhi 

21) Which among the following satellites carried a dog called “Laika”?
a) Sputnik II b) Surveyor I c) Apollo XI d) Souz 6

22) The “rear view” mirror used in a motor car is?
a) concave b) convex c) spherical d) plane

23) Which European capital city is divided by the Danube river?
a) Brussels b) Helsinki c) Madrid d) Budapest

24) In which of the following cities is the “Hawa Mahal” (Wind Palace) situated?
a) Jodhpur b) Jaipur c) Udaipur d) Jaisalmer

25) Since when has All India Radio been known as “Akashwani”?
a) 1957 b) 1955 c) 1953 d) 1951

26) At which of the following places is the head-quarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development set-up?
a) Paris b) Geneva c) Rome d) Washington

27) What was the name of the ship, which carried the first batch of English Puritans who arrived in America in 1602?
a) The Voyager b) Mayflower c) Discovery d) Westward Ho

28) Common salt is obtained from sea-water by the process of?
a) evaporation b) distillation c) sublimation d) crystallisation

29) The Jesse Owens Global Award is named after a sports personality associated with?
a) Basketball b) Athletics c) Football d) Cricket

30) Who was the founder of the great Magadha Empire?
a) Bimbisara b) Bindusara c) Udayi d) Ajatashatru

31) At which of the following places was the world's first modern planetarium set-up?
a) New Yorek b) Paris c) Bonn d) London

32) What is the popular name of the world's most famous painting “La Giaconda”?
a) Adoration of the Magi b) Mona Lisa 
c) The Last Supper d) Olympia

33) Which among the following is the brightest and the largest comet?
a) Hailey's Comet b) Holmes Comet
c) Encke Comet d) Great Comet

34) Which Indian Cricketer holds the distinction of taking 16 wickets in a Test -Match?
a) Bishan Singh Bedi b) Narendra Hirwani c) V.B. Candrasekhar d) Ravi Shastri

35) Between which two cities was the first Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD) service launched in 1960?
a) Lucknow and Kanpur b) New Delhi and Mumbai c) New Delhi and Hyderabad d) Mumbai and Bangalore

36) Of which country is “Glakosmos” the space agency?
a) France b) Germany 
c) U.S.A. d) Russia

37) The white portion of the egg is rich in?
a) Lipids b) fats 
c) proteins d) calcium

38) Which ruler completed the construction of Makka Masjid in Hyderabad?
a) Aurangzeb b) Muhammed Qutub Shah c) Shah Jahan d) Abul Hasan 

39) Who among the following has often been described as the “Flying Sikh”?
a) Balbir Singh b) Milkha Singh c) Jarnel Singh d) Trilok Singh

40) Which among the following countries is not part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
a) Kuwait b) Sharjah c) Abu Dhabi d) Dubai

41) In which of the following States is “Lepakshi” (a complex of three large temples) situated?
a) Maharastra b) Karnatak c) Andhra Pradesh d) MadhyaPradesh

42) The National Institute of Hydrology is located at?
a) Rewa b) Calcutta c) Lucknow d) Roorkee

43) Which country declared war on Japan two days after dropping of the first Atomic Bomb?
a) Former U.S.S.R. b) Germany c) U.S.A. d) China

44) With which historical event are the “Marathon Runs” associated?
a) King Cyrus capturing Babylon b)Defeat of Romans at Marathon by Hannibal
c) Greece defeating the Persian attack on Athens d) Alexander defeating the Persians

45) Which of the following States boasts of the Mahabalipuram Shore temples?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh

46) The lowest number of total eclipses (of sun and of moon) possible in a year is?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

47) “Karagam” is the religious folk dance of which of the following States?
a) Karnatak b) Manipur c) Orissa d) Tamil Nadu

48) The property of a substance to lose water and crumble into powder is known as?
a) Hygroscopy b) deliquescence c) efflorescence d) Phosphorescence

49) Where is the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi located?
a) Fursatganj b) Baroda c) Allahabad d) Agra

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