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A) Rohinton Nariman

B) Harish Salve

C) Abhishek Manu Singhvi

D) Ranjit Kumar

Answer & Explanation:Ranjit Kumar is Solicitor General of India.

Question Number 4:Who won the FIFA World Cup 2014?

A) Brazil

B) Germany

C) France

D) Argentina

Answer & Explanation:Germany

Question Number 5:Which of the following awards is given only to

individuals and organizations of Asian countries for excellence in their

respective fields?

A) Booker Prize

B) Noble Prize

C) Templeton Prize

D) Ramon Magsaysay AwardAnswer & Explanation:Ramon Magsaysay Award is given only to

individuals and organizations of Asian countries.

Question Number 6:Who from amongst the following is the founder of

Facebook?

A) Steve Jobs

B) Steve James

C) Sabeer BhatiaD) Mark Zuckerberg

Answer & Explanation:Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook.

Question Number 7:Which is the top gold producing country in the world?


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A) Saudi Arabia

B) China

C) Singapore

D) India

Answer & Explanation: China is the top gold producing country in theworld.

Question Number 8:Which Indian city is known as the Garden City?

A) Udaipur

B) Chandigarh

C) Srinagar

D) Bengaluru

Answer & Explanation:Bengaluru is known as the Garden City.

Question Number 9:Who amongst the following is the author of the

English novel The White Tiger?

A) Kiran Desai

B) V.S. Naipaul

C) Shashi Tharoor

D) Aravind AdigaAnswer & Explanation:Aravind Adiga is the author of the English novel

The White Tiger.

Question Number 10:World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on

______?

A) 31st January

B) 31st May

C) 31st JulyD) 31st October

Answer & Explanation:World No Tobacco Day is observed every year

on 31st May.


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Question Number 11:Which of the following is a power generating

company?

A) Reliance

B) HINDALCO

C) TISCOD) HPCL

Answer & Explanation:Reliance is a power generating company.

Question Number 12:CHALLENGERS is the name of a _________?

A) Planet

B) Nuclear Weapon

C) Island

D) Space Shuttle

Answer & Explanation: CHALLENGERS is the name of a Space

Shuttle.

Question Number 13:Which of the following is not a Public Sector Bank?

A) Corporation Bank

B) United Bank of India

C) Vijaya BankD) Federal Bank

Answer & Explanation:Federal Bank is not a Public Sector Bank.

Question Number 14:Which of the following is the abbreviated name of a

rural sports initiative introduced by the Government of India to promote

youth and social developing through sports?

A) NLMP

B) PYKKAC) CGHS

D) AABY

Answer & Explanation:PYKKA is the abbreviated name of a rural sports

initiative introduced by the Government of India to promote youth and

social developing through sports.


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Question Number 15:Who amongst the following person is a former

Governor of RBI?

A) P ChidambaramB) Yashwant Sinha

C) Pranab Mukhrjee

D) Manmohan Singh

Answer & Explanation:Manmohan Singh is a former Governor of RBI.

Question Number 16:Which Indian Prime Minister was born on

November 19, 1917?

A) Rajiv GandhiB) Morarji Desai

C) Charan Singh

D) Indira Gandhi

Answer & Explanation:Morarji Desai was born on November 19, 1917.

Question Number 17:The Indian National Congress was founded by

_________?

A) Surendranath Banerjee

B) A.O. Hume

C) Annie Besant

D) Motilal Nehru

Answer & Explanation: The Indian National Congress was founded by

A.O. Hume.

Question Number 18:Who was the First President of the United States of

America?

A) George Washington

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) K.F. Kennedy

D) Roosevelt


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Answer & Explanation:George Washington was the First President of the

United States of America.

Question Number 19:Who was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo?A) Hitler

B) Napoleon

C) Mussolini

D) Bismarck

Answer & Explanation:Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.

Question Number 20:The Headquarters of the UNO is located at

_______?A) New York

B) Geneva

C) Rome

D) Paris

Answer & Explanation:The Headquarters of the UNO is located at New

York.

Question Number 21:Which day is celebrated as the United Nations

Day?

A) 20th October

B) 24th October

C) 26th October

D) 28th October

Answer & Explanation:24th October is celebrated as the United Nations

Day.

Question Number 22:Who invented the telescope?

A) Galileo

B) Edison

C) Copernicus


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D) Newton

Answer & Explanation:Galileo invented the telescope.

Question Number 23:Which is the Lower House of the State Assembly?A) Rajya Sabha

B) Lok Sabha

C) Vidhan Sabha

D) Vishan Parishad

Answer & Explanation: Vidhan Sabha is the Lower House of the State

Assembly.

Question Number 24:Who among the following was not the president ofIndia?

A) Rajendra Prasad

B) Zakir Hussain

C) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed

D) Maulana Azad

Answer & Explanation:Maulana Azad was not the president of India.

Question Number 25:The minimum Age to become a member of the

Rajya Sabha is?

A) 25 years

B) 30 years

C) 35 years

D) 40 years

Answer & Explanation: The minimum Age to become a member of the

Rajya Sabha is 30 years.

Question Number 26:Who appoints the Chief Minister of State?

A) Prime Minister

B) President

C) Governor


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D) Chief Justice of India

Answer & Explanation:Governor appoints the Chief Minister of State.

Question Number 27:Governor of a State is answerable to the ______?A) Chief Minister of States

B) President

C) Lok Sabha

D) Prime Minster

Answer & Explanation:Governor of a State is answerable to the

President.

Question Number 28:Who is removed from office through Impeachment?A) President

B) Prime Minister

C) Attorney General

D) Governor of a State

Answer & Explanation: President is removed from office through

Impeachment.

Question Number 29:The member of the Lok Sabha is elected by _____?

A) Electoral College

B) Secret Ballot

C) Ordinance

D) Prime Minister

Answer & Explanation:The member of the Lok Sabha is elected by

Secret Ballot.

Question Number 30:When the Fundamental Rights of a person are

violated, he can go to the _____?

A) President of India

B) Prime Minister of India

C) Supreme Court


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D) Any of the above

Answer & Explanation: When the Fundamental Rights of a person are

violated, he can go to the Supreme Court.

Question Number 31: Which of the following is not a Nationalized Bank?

A) Sate Bank of India

B) Oriental Bank of Commerce

C) United Bank of India

D) Yes Bank

Answer & Explanation:Yes Bank is not a Nationalized Bank.

Question Number 32:Which currency commonly used in most European

countries?

A) Dollar

B) Pound

C) Yen

D) Euro

Answer & Explanation:Euro currency commonly used in most European

countries.

Question Number 33:Which of the following is the river port?

A) Mumbai

B) Kolkata

C) Cochin

D) Visakhapatnam

Answer & Explanation:Kolkata is the river port.

Question Number 34:What is the full form of OPEC?

A) Oil and Petrol Exporting Companies

B) Oil Producing and Export Countries

C) Oil Production and Export Corporation

D) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries


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Answer & Explanation:Organization of the Petroleum Exporting

Countries

Question Number 35:Which port city is called the Queen of ArabianSea?

A) Kandla

B) Kochi

C) Mumbai

D) Marmagao

Answer & Explanation:Kochi is called the Queen of Arabian Sea.

Question Number 36:Which of the following is a mammal?A) frog

B) crocodile

C) snake

D) platypus

Answer & Explanation:platypus is a mammal.

Question Number 37:Which of the following can fly?

A) hornbill

B) ostrich

C) emu

D) penguin

Answer & Explanation:hornbill can fly.

Question Number 38:Primary colours are _____?

A) red, blue and yellow

B) red, blue and green

C) red, yellow and green

D) yellow, blue and green

Answer & Explanation:Primary colours are red, blue and green.


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Question Number 39: Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with

which Aviation company?

A) Thai Air

B) Singapore Airlines

C) Air Asia IndiaD) Air Malaysia

Answer & Explanation:Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with

Singapore Airlines.

Question Number 40:Who among the following is not a badminton

player?

A) Saina Nehwal

B) Jwala Gutta

C) P.V. Sindhu

D) Somdev Devburman

Answer & Explanation:Somdev Devburman is not a badminton player.

Question Number 41:Tee, Par, Flagstick are associated with which of

the following games?

A) GolfB) Squash

C) Billiards

D) Tennis

Answer & Explanation:Tee, Par, Flagstick are associated with Golf.

Question Number 42:Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army in

which city of Pakistan?

A) Jalalabad

B) Abbottabad

C) Zaffrabad

D) Peshawar

Answer & Explanation:Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army

in Abbottabad.


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Question Number 43:Which famous freedom fighter was born at Lyallpur

Punjab Province of British India?

A) JinnahB) Bhagat Singh

C) Rajguru

D) Batukeshwar Dutt

Answer & Explanation: Bhagat Singh was born at Lyallpur Punjab

Province of British India.

Question Number 44:The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due to

which property of liquids?A) Capillary action

B) Viscosity

C) Elasticity

D) Flotation

Answer & Explanation:The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due

Capillary action.

Question Number 45:Which freedom movement was initiated from

Bombay?

A) Quit India Movement

B) Civil Disobedience Movement

C) Non-Cooperation Movement

D) Rowlatt Satyagraha

Answer & Explanation:Rowlatt Satyagraha freedom movement was

initiated from Bombay.

Question Number 46: The filament of an electrical bulb is made out of

______?

A) Copper

B) Aluminum


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C) Tungsten

D) Alloy

Answer & Explanation:The filament of an electrical bulb is made out of

Tungsten.

Question Number 47:Which of the following instruments does not need to

blow air by mouth to play?

A) Flute

B) Banzo

C) Trumpet

D) French horn

Answer & Explanation:Banzo do not need to blow air by mouth to play.

Question Number 48:Which among the following festivals is not

celebrated during the months of March-April?

A) Holi

B) Easter

C) Durga Puja

D) Navroze

Answer & Explanation:Durga Puja is not celebrated during the months ofMarch-April.

Question Number 49:Which of the following is an Indian classical dance

form?

A) Chhau

B) Garba

C) Bhangra

D) Kuchipudi

Answer & Explanation:Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance form.

Question Number 50:Who among the following is not a classical vocalist?

A) Ustad Rehmat Khan


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B) Pt. Jasraj

C) Ustad Bismillah Khan

D) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Answer & Explanation:Ustad Bismillah Khan is not a classical vocalist.

Question Number 51: The playback singer who is the recipient of Bharat

Ratna Award is ______?

A) Durga Khote

B) Asha Bhonsle

C) Kishore Kumar

D) Lata Mangeshkar

Answer & Explanation:Lata Mangeshkar is the recipient of Bharat RatnaAward.

Question Number 52:Who among the following is a Silver medal winner

on Olympics?

A) Saina Nehwal

B) Mary Kom

C) Sushil Kumar

D) Leander PaesAnswer & Explanation: Sushil Kumar is a Silver medal winner on

Olympics.

Question Number 53:The places of worship Masjid, Gurdwara, Fire

temple are respectively related to ______?

A) Islam, Jainism, Zoroastrianism

B) Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism

C) Islam, Sikhism, Jainism

D) Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism

Answer & Explanation:The places of worship Masjid, Gurdwara, Fire

temple are respectively related to Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism.


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Question Number 54:If someone damages his or her eyes in an accident,

then he or she should consult to ______?

A) ophthalmologist

B) optician

C) orthopedicD) oncologist

Answer & Explanation:He or she should consult to ophthalmologist.

Question Number 55:Basic, Cobol, C++ are different type of ______?

A) computer language

B) machine language

C) sign language

D) assembly language

Answer & Explanation:Basic, Cobol, C++ are different type of computer

language.

Question Number 56:CFL, LED, Halogen, Neon - all four can be

associated with _____?

A) fan

B) lampC) pump

D) gas type

Answer & Explanation:CFL, LED, Halogen, Neon associated with lamp.

Question Number 57:Foal, colt, fillyall the three names are related with

baby ____?

A) deer

B) horseC) dog

D) cat

Answer & Explanation:Foal, colt, filly are related with baby horse.


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Question Number 62:Soya bean is rich in _____?

A) proteins

B) carbohydrates

C) fats

D) mineralsAnswer & Explanation:Soya bean is rich in proteins.

Question Number 63:Night Blindness is caused due to lack of _____?

A) Vitamin D

B) Vitamin C

C) Vitamin E

D) Vitamin A

Answer & Explanation:Night Blindness is caused due to lack of Vitamin

A.

Question Number 64:Name of the political party founded by legendary

cricketer Imran Khan is _____?

A) Tehrik e Insan

B) Tehrik e Imam

C) Tehrik e InsafD) Tehrik e Iman

Answer & Explanation:Tehrik e Insaf founded by legendary cricketer

Imran Khan.

Question Number 65:Chandigarh is the capital of which two states?

A) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

B) Punjab and Uttar Pradesh

C) Himachal Pradesh and Uttar PradeshD) Punjab and Haryana

Answer & Explanation:Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana.


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Question Number 66:Which country is separated from Indian by the

Radcliffe Line?

A) China

B) Afghanistan

C) PakistanD) Nepal

Answer & Explanation:Pakistan is separated from Indian by the Radcliffe

Line.

Question Number 67:The capital of Jammu and Kashmir is ____?

A) Shimla

B) Delhi

C) Srinagar

D) Chandigarh

Answer & Explanation:The capital of Jammu and Kashmir is Srinagar.

Question Number 68:The largest producer of sugarcane in India is ____?

A) Haryana

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Jammu & KashmirD) Uttar Pradesh

Answer & Explanation:The largest producer of sugarcane in India is Uttar

Pradesh.

Question Number 69:Rihand River Valley Project is in which state?

A) Bihar

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Uttar PradeshD) Rajasthan

Answer & Explanation:Rihand River Valley Project is in Uttar Pradesh.

Question Number 70:Which city is located on the banks of Gomti river?


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A) New Delhi

B) Lucknow

C) Amritsar

D) Chandigarh

Answer & Explanation:Lucknow is located on the banks of Gomti river.

Question Number 71:Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the

Indus?

A) Jhelum

B) Yamuna

C) Ravi

D) Chenab

Answer & Explanation:Yamuna is not a tributary of the Indus.

Question Number 72:Which is not a BRICS country?

A) China

B) India

C) Brazil

D) Singapore

Answer & Explanation:Singapore is not a BRICS country.

Question Number 73:According to 2011 Census, the population density

of our country is _____?

A) 324 persons per square kilometre

B) 340 persons per square kilometre

C) 375 persons per square kilometre

D) 382 persons per square kilometre

Answer & Explanation:382 persons per square kilometre

Question Number 74:Who is Prashant Bhushan?

A) Eminent Film Star

B) Eminent Physician


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C) Eminent Singer

D) Eminent Lawyer

Answer & Explanation:Prashant Bhushan is an Eminent Lawyer.

Question Number 75:Which is not a restaurant chain?

A) Nirulas

B) Punjabi by Nature

C) Dominoes

D) Wal-Mart

Answer & Explanation:Wal-Mart is not a restaurant chain.

Question Number 76:The Northern Plains of India is covered by _____?A) Red soil

B) Black soil

C) Literite soil

D) Alluvial soil

Answer & Explanation:The Northern Plains of India is covered by alluvial

soil.

Question Number 77:Which mountain pass connects Himachal Pradesh

to Ladakh?

A) Nathu La Pass

B) Zojila Pass

C) Rohtang Pass

D) Khyber Pass

Answer & Explanation: Rohtang Pass connects Himachal Pradesh to

Ladakh.

Question Number 78:Akbarnama was written by _____?

A) Birbal

B) Kalhan

C) Abul Fazl


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D) Ibn Batuta

Answer & Explanation:Akbarnama was written byAbul Fazl.

Question Number 79:Indica was a famous book written by _____?A) Megasthenes

B) Amir Khusro

C) Ibn Batuta

D) Fa-Hien

Answer & Explanation: Indica was a famous book written by

Megasthenes.

Question Number 80:Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because_______?

A) he was mad

B) he transferred his capital city

C) he killed his father

D) he was not a practical statesman

Answer & Explanation: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because

he was not a practical statesman.

Question Number 81:In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat

fought?

A) 1556

B) 1630

C) 1761

D) 1769

Answer & Explanation:The third Battle of Panipat fought in 1761.

Question Number 82:Who refused his Knighthood after the Jallianwala

Bagh massacre?

A) Rabindranath Tagore

B) Mahatama Gandhi


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C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer & Explanation:Rabindranath Tagore refused his Knighthood after

the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Question Number 83:Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji

B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

D) Motilal Nehru

Answer & Explanation:Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the political guru of

Gandhiji.

Question Number 84:Which of the following is an organic rock?

A) Slate

B) Marble

C) Granite

D) Coal

Answer & Explanation:Coal is an organic rock.

Question Number 85:What is the largest satellite of the planet Saturn?

A) Titan

B) Enceladus

C) Rhea

D) Lapetus

Answer & Explanation:Titan is the largest satellite of the planet Saturn.

Question Number 86:Which soil is found in Gangetic planes?

A) Loam

B) Alluvial

C) Black

D) Dry


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A) Governor of RBI

B) Finance Secretary of India

C) Finance Minister of India

D) None of these

Answer & Explanation:Governor of RBI name is written on ten rupeesnote.

Question Number 92:If speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass of

earth would _____?

A) Decrease

B) Increase

C) No effect

D) May increase or decrease depends upon the speed of rotation

Answer & Explanation:If speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass

of earth would have No effect.

Question Number 93:Monetary Policy in India is formulated by

A) Finance Ministry

B) RBI

C) SEBID) CLB

Answer & Explanation:RBI

Question Number 94:Acid and base combine to form ______?

A) Salt & Water

B) Base & Water

C) Acid & Water

D) None of theseAnswer & Explanation:Acid and base combine to form Salt & Water.

Question Number 95:Radio waves reflect back from which layer?

A) Troposphere


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B) Stratosphere

C) Mesosphere

D) Ionosphere

Answer & Explanation:Ionosphere

Question Number 96:If lime is added to the soil, then ______?

A) Acidity of soil increases

B) Acidity of soil decreases

C) Salinity of soil increases

D) None of these

Answer & Explanation: If lime is added to the soil, then Acidity of soil

decreases.

Question Number 97:If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then

its bottom will ______?

A) Rises due to buoyancy

B) Rise in water due to more mass

C) Same in both sea or river water

D) None of these

Answer & Explanation:If a ship comes to sea water from river water, thenits bottom will Rises due to buoyancy.

Question Number 98:Liver digests _____?

A) Proteins

B) Fats

C) Amino Acids

D) Water

Answer & Explanation:Liver digests Fats.

Question Number 99:Which of the following does not excrete waste from

the body?

A) Skin


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B) Liver

C) Large intestine

D) Kidney

Answer & Explanation:Liverdoes not excrete waste from the body.

Question Number 100:Rickets is due to the deficiency of which?

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin C

C) Vitamin D

D) Vitamin B

Answer & Explanation:Rickets is due to the deficiency of Vitamin D.

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