1) Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tubelight?

a) 220k
2)

b) 273k

c) 6500k

d) 9000k

What is the purpose of choke in tube light?

a) To decrease the current.

b) To increase the current.

c) To decrease the voltage momentarily.

d) To increase the voltage momentarily.

3) Indias first satellite was named after

a)Aryabhatt

(b) Bhaskara II

(c) Bhaskara I

(d) Albert Einstein

4) Who was first woman congress president?

a) Ambica Charan Mazumdar

b) Annie Besant

c) Sarojini Naidu d) Indira Gandhi

5) Who is the author of "The White Tiger"?

a) Amitav Ghosh

b) Aravind Adiga

c) Arundhati Roy

d) Jhumpa Lahiri

6) Author of A Tale of Two Cities is _______________

a. Charles Dickens

b. Jonathan Swift

c. John Bunyan

d. Thomas Hardy

7) Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

a) Always

b) Sometimes c) Under special conditions

d) Never

8) Which among the following is not a cereal?

a) Rice

b) Wheat

c) Gram

d) Maize

9) Who was the first person to use the word geography?

a. Eratosthenes

b. Strabo

c. Ptolemy

d. William Morris Davis

10) The National Anthem was first sung in which year?

a)

1911

b)1913

c)1936

d)1935

11) Which is the gas that is used for artificial ripening of green fruit?
a) Carbon dioxide.

b) Acetylene.

c) Ethylene.

12) Which among the following is a term associated with boxing?

a) Hook.

b) Punch.

c) Jab.

d) All of these

13) Which blood group is known as Universal recipient?

a) Group O

b) Group AB

c) Group B

d) Group A

d) Ethane.

14) Golden Temple in Amritsar is Indias :

a) Largest Gurudwara.
c) Both a and b.

b) Oldest Gurudwara.
d) None of these.

15) . In which year NewYorks World Trade Center was attacked

(a) 2000

(b) 2001

(c) 2002

(d) 2003

16) How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?
(a) four times

(b) Twice

(c) Five times (d) Three times

17) . Indira Gandhi was assassinated in

(a) 1974

(b) 1984

(c) 1994

(d) 2004

18) In cricket, the two sets of wickets are

(a)18 yards apart

(b) 20 yards apart

(c) 22 yards apart

(d) 24 yards apart

19) National Defense Academy is situated at

(a) Khadakvasla

(b) New Delhi

(c) Dehradun

(d) Hyderabad

20) Who developed Yahoo?

(a) Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson (b) David Filo & Jerry Yang
(c) Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn

(d) Steve Case

21) Where is the headquarters of Intel located?

(a) Redmond, Washington

(b) Tucson, Arizona

(c) Santa Clara, California

(d) Santa Clara, California

22) Who is popularly known as 'Father of Indian Cinema'?

(a) Dadasahab Phalke

(b) V. Shantaram (c) Ardeshir Irani (d) Kidar Sharma

23) The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is

a) 2:3

b)3:4

c)2:4

d) 3:5

24) who was the 1st ODI captain for India?

(a) Ajit Wadekar

(b) Bishen Singh Bedi (c) Nawab Pataudi (d) Vinoo Mankad

25) The Yellow River (Huang He) is in which country?

a)thailand

b) phillipines

c) Indonesia

d) china

26) Small pox is caused by

a) bacteria

b) fungus

c) virus

d) algae

27) When was the Commonwealth game started?

a. 1930

b. 1934

c. 1938

d. 1950

28) WHICH TERM IS COMMONLY USED IN BADMINTON AND VOLLEYBALL?

a.Deuce

b. Dribble

c.Double

d.

Dummy

29) When was INS Vikrant withdrawn from services?

a) April 26, 1991

b) March 21, 1992

c) January 31, 1997

d) March 14, 1997

30) Which is the second largest continent in the world?

a) Antarctica

b) Africa

c) Europe

d) South America

31) Where is the largest installation of wind turbines located in the country?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Karnataka
32) Which state has the highest number of installed plants in biogas?
a) Gujarat

b) Maharashtra

c) Uttar Pradesh d) west Bengal

33) Who was first woman congress president ?

a) Ambica Charan Mazumda r b) Annie Besant c) Sarojini Naidu d) Indira Gandhi
34) When were the first general elections held?
a) 1920

b) 1952

c) 1962

d) 1999

35) Which is the national sport of Canada?

a. Lacrosse/Ice hockey

b. Cricket

c. Field hockey

d. Volleyball

36) Who published 'Young India'?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Mother Teresa

37) Author of A Tale of Two Cities is _____________a. Charles Dickens

a) Charles dickens b. Jonathan Swift c) John Bunyan d) Thomas Hardy
38) Who is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the National Highways?
a) State Government

b) Central Government

c) Federal Government

d) National Government

39) Which is the largest library in India?

a) Khuda Bakhsh Oriental library

b) Sinha library

c) State Central library

d) National library of India

40) Which is the largest museum in India?

a) national museum

b) Indian Museum

c) Salar Jung Museum

d) Prince of Wales museum

41) Bijapur is known for its:

a) Severe drought condition.

b) Gol Gumbaz.

c) Heavy rainfall.

d) Statue of Gomatswara.

42) Which city is known as Electronic City of India?

a) Mumbai.

b) Hyderabad.

c) Gurgaon.

d) Bangalore.

43) Which is the most commonly used bleaching agent?

a) Alcohol.

b) Carbon dioxide.

c) Chlorine.

d) Sodium chlorine

44) What causes the disease Filaria?

a) Bacteria.

b) Mosquito. c) Protozoa.

d) Virus.

45) Human nails are made up of

a) Keratin.

b) Cholesterol.

c) Gelatin.

d) Calcium.

46) Which among the following is a term associated with boxing?

a) Hook.

b) Punch.

c) Jab. d) All of these

47) What is the scientific term for high blood pressure?

a) Heart attack.

b) Hypertension.

c) COPD.

d) Asthma

48 ) What cell component is commonly used for personal identification?

a) DNA.

b) Ammonia acid.

c) RNA.

d) REM.

49) Who wrote the line A thing of beauty is a joy forever?

a) John Keats.

b) William Wordsworth.

c) P.B. Shelley.

d) Robert Browing.

50) ___________ is known as father of English Poetry.

a. Charles Dickens

b. Alexandra Dumas

c. Chaucer

d. George Elliot