1) What is the name of Head Quarters of Tata Group? Answer: Bombay House

2) India's first steel mill was built by Tata. In which year was it completed? Answer: 1911

3) About 66% of the Tata capital is allocated by Tata Sons for which purpose? Answer: Philanthropic trusts

4) What was the first Indian luxury hotel established by the Tata Group? Answer: Taj Mahal Hotel

5) The Tata group consists of how many companies? Answer: 80

6) When was the ministry of divestment formed in India? Answer: 1999

7) Which was the first successful divestment of a PSU carried out by the ruling NDA combine? Answer: Lagan Jute Machinery Company Ltd

8) Who were the final three bidders for Balco when it was being privatised?(Bharat Aluminium Corporation ltd) Answer: Sterlite, Hindalco, Alcoa

9) Who was the first minister for divestment under NDA government? Answer: Arun Jaitley

10) Under which Indian prime minister were guidelines for the divestment process first laid down? Answer: Chandra Shekhar

11) Who are the Bretton Woods Sisters? Answer: World Bank and IMF

12) Who is the President of World Bank? Answer: Robert Bruce Zoellvick

13) Who is the President of IMF? Answer: Domanic Strauss Kahan

14) Who is WTO Chief? Answer: Pascal Lamy  15) When did the World Bank come into being? Answer: July 1944

16) What was Former Name of World Bank? Answer: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

17) Who was the first president of the World Bank? Answer: Eugene Meyer (18 June, 1946)  18) Which Asian nation was the first to get a World Bank loan? Answer: India on August 18, 1949 for Railway Reconstruction and Development.

19) When did India sign the World Bank Articles of Agreement? Answer: 1945

20) Which organisation instituted the Nobel Prize for Economics? Answer: Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweeden)

21) Who is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics? Answer: Amartya Sen (for his studies in Wellfare Ecconomics)

22) How many women have won the Nobel Prize for Economics since 1969? Answer: None

23) Who is the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics? Answer: William Vickrey

24) How many times have three people shared the Nobel Prize for Economics? Answer: Three Times

25) Who was the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India? Answer: Sir Osborne Smith (April 1st, 1935)

26) Who has been the longest-serving RBI governor? Answer: Sir Bengal Rama Raju

27) Who had the shortest term as RBI governor? Answer: A.Ghosh

28) Which RBI governor has written Indian Economy: Essays on Money and Finance? Answer: Dr C Rangarajan

29) Who was the first Indian to become the RBI governor? Answer: Sir Chintaman D Deshmukh

30) Which brand of scooter when translated into Italian means 'wasp'? Answer: Vespa

31) Which popular car audio system company's name when translated into German means 'blue point'? Answer: Blaupunkt

32) Which brand name is derived from the word 'polar' suggesting coolness? Answer: Polo

33) When translated in Korean what does Daewoo mean? Answer: Great Universe

34) With a presence in 27 countries, the name of which company means 'three oceans?' Answer: Sanyo

35) Which was the first private mutual fund company in India? Answer: Kothari Pioneer(1993)

36) Samir Arora, who recently was banned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, was a part of which mutual fund? Answer: Alliance Capital

37) Which was the first public sector mutual fund to be set up after the Unit Trust of India? Answer: SBI Mutual Fund

38) How many mutual funds are there in India today? Answer: 31

39) HDFC Standard Life Mutual Fund recently bought out which of its competitors? Answer: Zurich India Mutual Fund

40) Which is the official advertising agency of the Indian government? Answer: Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity

41) Which ad agency manages the career of cricket star Yuvraj Singh? Answer: Percept D'Mark

42) Which Indian biscuit brand is the single largest selling biscuit in the world in its segment? Answer: Parle G

43) The late television star and actress, Priya Tendulkar, used to endorse which brand of biscuits? Answer: Priya Gold

44) Which biscuit company was associated with the TV programme, Kaun Banega Crorepati? Answer: Britannia Industries

45) Which was the first Indian bank to open an international branch and where?

Answer: Bank of India in London

46) Which bank was founded in 1906 at the temple town of Udupi and is today among one of India's largest banks? Answer: Corporation Bank

47) When were banks in India nationalised? Answer: 1969

48) Rana Talwar, who is now the head of Sabre Capital, was formerly the CEO of which bank? Answer: Standard Chartered Plc

49) Who is behind the current Wipro, Britannia, Marico and Lakme logos? Answer: Shombit Sengupta  50) Who was the first Indian actress to model for Lux soap? Answer: Leela Chitnis

51) What do you call a stock market trend that is neither bullish nor bearish? Answer: Chicken market

52) What is picking stocks that have already sunk to the bottom but still have some bounce in them left called? Answer: Cigar butt hunting  53) How many stock exchanges are there in India? Answer: 23

54) What are illiquid stocks that do not follow SEBI rules called? Answer: Z stocks

55) By what name is the building 'Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers' better known as? Answer: Bombay Stock Exchange

56) Which company's ad line was 'Geography is History'? Answer: Iridium

57) What publication advertised itself with the lines "Software for the most advanced microprocessor on this planet"? Answer: The Economic Times

58) "The Brighter Side of Life" is the ad line of which of these companies/groups? Answer: AV Birla group

59) "Don't blend in" is the ad line of which of these companies/products? Answer: Lifestyle International

60) "Life is One Incredible Journey" is the baseline of which magazine? Answer: Outlook Traveller

1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman

2 The longest river in the world is the Nile

3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada

4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km

5 The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest

6The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is

Myanmar

7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert

8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil

9 The country also known as "country of copper" is Zambia

10The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is

Durand line

11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea

12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia

13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada

14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily

15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea

 

16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta

17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade

18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon

19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres

20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus

21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice

22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar

23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland

24The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is

Detroit, USA

25The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is

China & South Africa

26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia

27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China

28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River

29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking

30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan

31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest

32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy

33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba

34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers

35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea

 

36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal

37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean

38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague

40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa

41 Australia was discovered by James Cook

42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah

43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey

44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam

45 The Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel

46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant

47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco

48 The national flower of Britain is Rose

49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin

50 The national flower of Italy is Lily

51 The national flower of China is Narcissus

52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu

53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz

54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England

55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June

56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln

57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil

58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus

59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson

61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon

62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945

63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization

64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August

65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo

66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton

67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib

68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary

69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica

70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada

71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson

72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi

73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September

74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck

75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway

76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet

77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen

78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam

79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher

80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie

81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi

82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan

83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald

84 The largest river in France is Loire

85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon

86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche

87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University

88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar

89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers

90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves

91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand

92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea

93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan

94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela

95 The largest library in the world is theUnited States Library of Congress, Washington DC

96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling

97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple

98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep

99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey

100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt

101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings

102 Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Kashi Kabushiki

103 What year does the Nintendo Wii come out? Late 2006

104 Who invented the Light Bulb? Humphry Davy

105 Who invented the washing machine? James King

106 Who invented the first electric washing machine? Alva Fisher

107 Who invented the safety pin? Walter Hunt

108 Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner? Hubert Booth

109 Who won the Football World Cup in 2006? Italy

110 Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006? Germany

 

1.Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?

Cook Strait

2. In which city is the Doge’s Palace? Venice

3.Who plays Johnny Depp’s uncle in the 1993 flm Arizona Dream?

Jim Carrey

4.Which New Zealand golfer won the 2000 Australian Masters in Melbourne?

Michael Campbell

5.Which continent has the larger land mass: Africa or North America?

Africa

6.Aston, Aston, Rizzo, Stevenson, Gilvear: which 1980s group?

Gene Loves Jezebel

7.What name is given to the art of preparing, stuffng and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models?

Taxidermy

8.Which artist was appointed court painter to Charles IV of Spain in 1786?

Goya

9.The name of which Roman god means ‘shining father' in Latin?

Jupiter

10. What is the name of the dog in Punch and Judy shows? Toby

 

11. What was the name of the Addams Family butler? Lurch

12. Who directed the 1995 flm Heat, which starred Al Pacino? Michael Mann

13.Which theoretical temperature corresponds to minus 273.15 degrees on the Celsius scale?

Absolute zero

14.Which seven-a-side ball game is played in a swimming pool?

Water polo

15.Which Roman Catholic organization takes its name from the Latin for ‘God's work’?

Opus Dei

16. Bamboozled is a flm by which controversial US director? Spike Lee

17.Which word meaning ‘rebirth’ describes the period in European history which began in the 14th century?

Renaissance

18.Who starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair?

Rene Russo

19.Of which French overseas region in South America is Cayenne the capital?

French Guiana

20.In which year did David Koresh and the Branch Davidians Christian cult hold a siege in Waco, Texas?

1993

21. Who wrote Bleak House? Charles Dickens

22. Which actor’s real name was Marion Michael Morrison? John Wayne

23. What would a costermonger sell? Fruits & Vegetables

24.Which actress played the title role in the flm adaptation of Bridget Jones’s Diary?

Renee Zellweger

25.‘George’ is an informal name for which feature of an aircraft?

Automatic Pilot

 

26. Who wrote The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner? Alan Sillitoe

27. How is Sarah Michelle Gellar better known to millions? Buffy

28. Ganymede is a satellite of which planet? Jupiter

29.What nationality was the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Austrian

30. For which element is Co the chemical symbol? Cobalt

31.The German port of Hamburg lies near the mouth of which major European river?

Elbe

32. In Arctic regions, what kind of features are sastrugi?Wind-formed patterns in ice and snow

33. In the Americas, what is a mesa? Flat-topped mountain

34.Which city was the frst in the world to have a population of more than one million?

London (circa 1811)

35. The Taj Mahal is located near to which Indian city? 5 Agra

36.St Michael’s Mount lies off the coast of which English county?

Cornwall

37.To where would you have to travel in order to stand by the Marsh of Decay?

Moon

38.What is the English name for the Bayern region of Germany?

Bavaria

39.In Lord of the Rings, what was the name of Gandalf’s white horse?

Shadowfax

40.Which famous Nazi-hunter died in Vienna in 2005, aged 96?

Simon Wiesenthal

41.The 1956 film 'Reach for the Sky' is based on whose life story?

Douglas Bader

42. Who voiced Stinky Pete in the flm 'Toy Story 2'? Kelsey Grammer

43.How many times did Bobby Jones win the US Amateur Championship in golf?

Five

44. In which sport is the 'Conn Smythe Trophy' awarded? Ice hockey

45.Which female singer recorded the 2001 album Read My Lips?

Sophie Ellis Bextor

46.Which singer recorded the 2000 album 'Holy Wood' (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)?

Marilyn Manson

47. Which was the frst element to be created artifcially? Technetium

48.In which European capital city is the Institut Pasteur based?

Paris

49. Which condition does the acronym AIDS stand for?Acquired Immune Defciency Syndrome

50. In computing, what does ISDN stand for?Integrated Services Digital Network

1950-1962 Rajendra Prasad1962-1967 S.Radhakrishnan1967-1974 V.V. Giri1974-1977 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed1977-1982 N.Sanjiva Reddy1982-1987 Gyani Zail Singh1987-1992 R. Venkataraman1992-1997 Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma1997-2002 K.R. Narayanan2002-2007 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam2007 July 25 Mrs. Pratibha Patil

Olympiad Year Olympics

    Venue Country

I 1896 Athens Greece

II 1900 Paris France

III 1904 St Louis US

IV 1908 London Great Britain

V 1912 Stockholm Sweden

VI* 1916 Berlin Germany

VII 1920 Antwerp Belgium

VIII 1924 Paris France

IX 1928 Amsterdam Netherlands

X 1932 Los Angeles US

XI 1936 Berlin Germany

XII** 1940 Tokyo (then Helsinki) Japan (then Finland)

XIII** 1944 London Great Britain

XIV 1948 London Great Britain

XV 1952 Helsinki Finland

XVI 1956 Melbourne Australia

XVII 1960 Rome Italy

XVIII 1964 Tokyo Japan

XIX 1968 Mexico City Mexico

XX 1972 Munich W. Germany

XXI 1976 Montreal Canada

XXII 1980 Moscow USSR

XXIII 1984 Los Angeles US

XXIV 1988 Seoul S. Korea

XXV 1992 Barcelona Spain

XXVI 1996 Atlanta US

XXVII 2000 Sydney Australia

XXVIII 2004 Athens Greece

XXIX 2008 Beijing China (Scheduled)

XXX 2012 England UK

Time Period Vice-President's Name

1952-1962 S. Radhakrishnan

1962-1967 Zakir Hussain

1967-1969 V. V. Giri

1969-1974 G. S. Pathak

1974-1979 B.D. Jatti

1979-1984 Md. Hidayatullah

1984-1987 R. Venkataraman

1987-1992 Dr. S.D. Sharma

1992-1997 K.R. Narayanan

1997-2002 Krishan Kanth

2002-207 Bhairon Singh Shekawath

2007 August 9 - Till Date

Mohammad Hamid Anzari

1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium(1) Increases(2) Decreases(3) Remains unaltered(4) Drops sharply

2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?(1) Mahanadi(2) Brahmaputra(3) Ravi(4) Chenab

3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warning is(1) Carbon dioxide(2) Carbon monoxide(3) Nitrous oxide(4) Nitrogen peroxide

4. 26th January is India's(1) Independence Day(2) Republic Day(3) Revolution Day(4) Parliament Day

5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?(1) Kerosene lamp(2) Wax candle(3) Solar lantern(4) Torch

6. Electric current is measured by(1) Voltmeter(2) Anemometer(3) Commutator(4) Ammeter

7. The dynamo is a device for converting(1) Heat energy into electrical energy(2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy(3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy(4) None of these

8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of(1) Tin(2) Lead

(3) Zinc(4) Chromium

9. The hardest substance available on earth is(1) Platinum(2) Diamond(3) Quartz(4) gold

10. Washing soda is the common name for(1) Calcium carbonate(2) Calcium bicarbonate(3) Sodium carbonate(4) Sodium bicarbonate

11. 2008 Olympic games were held in(1) China(2) Greece(3) Italy(4) France

12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team?(1) Sachin Tendulkar(2) Rahul Dravid(3) Anil Kumble(4) Mahender Singh Dhoni

13. Who among the following has been selected as new coach for the Indian Cricket Team?(1) Vivian Richards(2) Gary Kirsten(3) Kapil Dev(4) Allan Border

14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is(1) Sheru(2) Roopa(3) Chauva(4) None of these

15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?(1) Football(2) Badminton(3) Basketball(4) Hockey

16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?(1) Cricket(2) Hockey(3) Football(4) Polo

17. Wankhede stadium is situated in?(1) Chandigarh(2) Bangalore(3) Mumbai(4) Chennai

18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of(1) 2 years(2) 3 years(3) 4 years(4) 5 years

19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?(1) Boxing(2) Shooting(3) Archery(4) Weight lifting

20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at(1) Kolkata(2) New Delhi(3) Jhansi(4) Patiala

21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age?(1) 18 years or above(2) 19 years or above(3) 21 years of above(4) Minimum 25 years

22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?(1) President(2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha(3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha(4) Prime Minister

23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?(1) Property Tax(2) House Tax

(3) Land Tax(4) Vehicle Tax

24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.(1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results(2) 48 hours before the actual poll(3) 24 hours before the actual poll(4) 36 hours before the actual poll

25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?(1) President(2) Prime Minister(3) Parliament(4) Chief Justice of India

26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of(1) January(2) February(3) March(4) Last month of the year

27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above?(1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India(2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance(3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India(4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance

28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is(1) Rupee(2) Takka(3) Rupiah(4) Dollar

29. Sellers market denotes a situation where(1) Commodities are available at competitive rates(2) Demand exceeds supply(3) Supply exceeds demand(4) Supply and demand are equal

30. Development means economic growth plus(1) Inflation(2) Deflation(3) Price stability(4) Social change

31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for(1) National Atomic Energy Planning(2) National Adult education Programme(3) National Authority on Engineering Projects(4) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project

32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for(1) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle(2) Polarised Source Laser Viewing(3) Precise Source Locating Vision(4) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

33. The term 'epicentre' is associated with(1) Earthquakes(2) Tornadoes(3) Cyclones(4) Earth's interior

34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of their sizes?(1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury(2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth(3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn(4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

35. The solar eclipse occurs when(1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth(2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon(3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth(4) None of these

36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called(1) Soil wash(2) Soil erosion(3) Soil creep(4) Silting of soil

37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?(1) Sandy soil(2) Clayey soil(3) Black soil(4) Alluvial soil

38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of(1) Tamil Nadu(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Karnataka(4) Madhya Pradesh

39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is(1) Assam(2) Rajasthan(3) Madhya Pradesh(4) Jammu and Kashmir

40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry(1) Aeroplane(2) Ship building(3) Iron and steel(4) Electric locomotives

41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?(1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh(2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan(3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand(4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka

42. Which of these has the largest river basin?(1) Brahmaputra(2) Ganga(3) Godavari(4) Sutlej

43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for(1) Well-planned cities(2) Efficient civil organization(3) Development of Art and Architecture(4) All of these

44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by(1) Akbar(2) Shahjehan(3) Jahangir(4) Sher Shah

45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is(1) Pataliputra(2) Kanauj(3) Kausambi(4) Kapilavastu

46. The ancient kingdom of "Avanti" had its capital at(1) Vaishali(2) Kausambi(3) Ujjain(4) Ayodhya

47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India(1) 1492(2) 1498(3) 1398(4) 1542

48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was(1) Tegart(2) Cornwallis(3) Simpson(4) O. Dwyer

49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the(1) Rowlatt Act(2) Salt Law(3) Act of 1909(4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre

50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named(1) Indo-British Company(2) The Great Britain Company(3) Eastern India Company(4) East India Company

51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in(1) Wardha(2) Porbander(3) Sabarmati(4) Ahmedabad

52. Who gave the slogan "You give me blood, I promise you freedom"?(1) Bhagat Singh(2) Chandra Shekhar Azad(3) Subhash Chandra Bose(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located?(1) Himachal Pradesh(2) Uttaranchal

(3) Goa(4) Jammu and Kashmir

54. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?(1) Manipur(2) Kerala(3) Karnataka(4) Tamil Nadu

55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of(1) 25%(2) 100/3 %(3) 75/2%(4) 40%

56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is(1) Gain of 20%(2) Loss of 10%(3) Loss of 20%(4) Gain of 10%

57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is(1) 44(2) 35(3) 62(4) 33

58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?(1) 154 m2(2) 308 m2(3) 240 m2(4) 480 m2

59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is(1) 6(2) 10(3) 14(4) 16

60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be(1) 12 sq. cm(2) 15 sq. cm

(3) 18 sq. cm(4) 21 sq. cm

61. The steam engine was invented by(1) James Watt(2) James Prescott Joule(3) New Commen(4) Isaac Newton

62. Who invented the telephone?(1) Thomas Alva Edison(2) Galileo(3) Alexander Graham Bell(4) G. Marconi

63. Albert Einsten was a famous(1) Physician(2) Chemist(3) Physicist(4) Biologist

64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is(1) 7/11,16/20,21/22(2) 21/22,7/11,16/20(3) 21/22,16/20,7/11(4) 7/11,21/22,16/20

65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is(1) 1900(2) 2000(3) 2100(4) 2140

66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is(1) 9908(2) 9900(3) 9899(4) 9801

67. In banking ATM stands for(1) Automated Tallying Machine(2) Automatic Teller Machine(3) Automated Totalling Machine(4) Automated Transaction of Money

68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?(1) DOD(2) RDSO(3) DRDO(4) DRES

69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?(1) NASA(2) ISO(3) ISRO(4) NSAT

70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent(1) Tetanus(2) Tuberculosis(3) Typhoid(4) Filariasis

71. Dental caries are due to(1) Viral infection(2) Contaminated water(3) Bacterial infection(4) Hereditary causes

72. Spinach leaves are rich source of(1) Vitamin A(2) Iron(3) Carotene(4) Vitamin E

73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?(1) Dengue fever(2) Malaria(3) Filariasis(4) Goitre

74. Oranges are rich source of(1) Carbohydrates(2) Fats(3) Proteins(4) Vitamins

75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?(1) Tartaric acid

(2) Butyric acid(3) Lactic acid(4) Acetic acid

76. AIDS stands for(1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome(2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome(3) Acquired Immune Deficiency(4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome

77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing(1) Cotton(2) Banana(3) Jute(4) Sugar Cane

78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?(1) AB(2) A(3) O(4) B

79. Silk is produced by(1) Egg of silkworm(2) Pupa of silkworm(3) Larva of silkworm(4) Insect itself

80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?(1) August Kranti(2) Jan Shatabdi(3) Garib Rath(4) Sampark Kranti

81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?(1) 6000(2) 7000(3) 8000(4) 9000

82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at(1) Abu Road(2) Jodhpur(3) Ajmer(4) Jaipur

83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in(1) Varanasi(2) Chittaranjan(3) Patiala(4) Chennai

84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?(1) It is the cheapest means of transportation(2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods(3) It is the only largest employer(4) All of the above

85. The highest gallantry award in India is(1) Ashok Chakra(2) Paramvir Chakra(3) Mahavir Chakra(4) Param Vishista Chakra

86. Oscar prize is related to(1) Literature(2) Films(3) Science(4) Music

87. Arjuna award is given for(1) Bravery in the battle field(2) Excellence in archery(3) Excellence in sports(4) Excellent service during emergency

88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is(1) Mother Teresa(2) Rabindranath Tagore(3) Sorijini Naidu(4) C.V. Raman

89. Bismillah Khan is related to(1) Tabla(2) Sarod(3) Flute(4) Shehnai

90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?(1) Shivraj Patil(2) Pranab Mukherjee

(3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi(4) A.K. Antony

91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister?(1) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh(2) Manishankar Iyyer(3) Sharad Parwar(4) Kamalnath

92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister?(1) Ambika Soni(2) Kapil Sibbal(3) Renuka Chaudhary(4) Sushil Kumar Shinde

93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?(1) Sunil Gavaskar(2) Dilip Vengasarkar(3) Kapil Dev(4) Chetan Chauhan

94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely(1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh(2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh(3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat(4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh

95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to(1) Wall(2) Tower(3) Hour(4) Cock

96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at(1) Geneva(2) New York(3) Rome(4) Washington

97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?(1) Favourable handset(2) Sim card(3) Service provider network(4) All of the above

98. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4(1) 61 / 34(2) 19 / 31(3) 19 / 32(4) 19 / 33

99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?(1) Tab(2) Spacebar(3) Enter(4) Backspace

100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?(1) www(2) http(3) e-mail(4) All of the above

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2. Question: Ministerial meeting of WTO held in Dec 99 was unsuccessful because of what reasons?Answer: Environment-related issues.

3.[1.] Question: Name the only Indian President who was the speaker of Lok Sabha also?Answer: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

4.[2.] Question: What was the venue of world cup of Football in 1994? Answer: U.S.A.

5.[3.] Question: Manisha Koirala is associated with the advertisement of which brand of fan?Answer: Ortem fan

6.[4.] Question: Name the company whose C.E.O was chosen as the manager of the century by Fortune magazine?Answer: General Electric (GE)

7.[5.] Question: Which International company owns Lotus Development Company?Answer: IBM

8.[6.] Question: Which film has won 11 Oscar awards other than "Titanic"?Answer: Ben Hur

9.[7.] Question: Which states has maximum number of seats reserved for Schedule Tribes in Lok Sabha?Answer: Madhya Pradesh

10.[8.] Question: French Revolution resulted in the abolition of what?Answer: Slavery

11.[9.] Question: The Standing committee of state finance ministers recommended in January 2000 uniform rates across the states in respect of what?Answer: Sales Tax

12.[10.] Question: Which city is known as the "Manchester of South India"?Answer: Coimbatore

13.[11.] Question: How many states are there in India?Answer: 28

14.[12.] Question: Economic liberalization in India started with what?Answer: It started in the year 1991 with the delicensing of Industries in India

15.[13.] Question: Which body is not a creation of the constitution?Answer: Election Commission

16.[14.] Question: Which was the first Indian company to dematerialize its shares?Answer: Reliance Industries

17.[15.] Question: Who is the first person from Africa to become the Secretary General of UN?Answer: Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali

18.[16.] Question: National Income in India is estimated by?Answer: Central Statistical Organization (C. S. O)

19.[17.] Question: Which is the oldest company listed in Wall Street?Answer: Bank of New York

20.[18.] Question: Who led Indian delegation to G-15 summit held at Cairo in June 2000?Answer: Vice-President, Krishna Kant

21.[19.] Question: "Talk to me" is a promotional campaign associated with which company?Answer: Toothpaste

22.[20.] Question: What is the expected food subsidy bill for 2000-01?Answer: 8100 crores

23.[21.] Question: Who is the founder of positive health clinic?Answer: Dr. Mukesh Batra

24.[22.] Question: First public sector unit registered in New York Stock Exchange on 15th August 2000?Answer: ICICI LTD.

25.[23.] Question: Which bank is associated with the Sapnay credit card?Answer: Standard Chartered Bank

26.[24.] Question: Lexus is a sports car owned by which Asian car manufacturer?Answer: Toyota

27.[25.] Question: Indian population constitutes what percentage of the world population?Answer: 16%

28.[26.] Question: Sanjukta Panigrahi was the popular exponent of which form of dance?Answer: Odissi

29.[27.] Question: Who is the MD of ICICI Bank?Answer: K.V Kamath

30.[28.] Question: What is the full form of TRAI?Answer: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

31.[29.] Question: What is the meaning of Direct Tax?Answer: Tax imposed and collected directly on and by the consumer

32.[30.] Question: Vishvas / Vikas / Vaibahav is the motto of which private bank?Answer: IndusInd Bank

33.[31.] Question: Which form of intellectual property can provide the longest protections?Answer: Trade mark

34.[32.] Question: Khalid Ansari is associated with which publications?Answer: Mid Day

35.[33.] Question: Which Indian News paper has highest of circulation?Answer: Dainik Bhaskar

36.[34.] Question: Who is the Ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India?Answer: Prime Minister

37.[35.] Question: Which Indian TV channel owned the rights for the telecast of 50th Miss World Contest held in Millennium Dome in London?Answer: Zee TV

38.[36.] Question: Bajaj Auto Ltd. is setting its two-wheeler plant in which south Asian country?Answer: China

39.[37.] Question: Who was chosen as the Businessman of the Century by Fortune Magazine?Answer: Henry Ford

40.[38.] Question: Marjorie Sardino is the CEO of which company?Answer: Pearson Plc.

41.[39.] Question: The speaker can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as?Answer: Yielding the floor.

42.[40.] Question: Which place associated with the 1917 freedom movement?Answer: Champaran Movement

43.[41.] Question: Which among the following is the hardest metal among Gold, Iron, Platinum, Tungsten?Answer: Tungsten

44.[42.] Question: Glass is manufactured by heating which of the following up to 400ºC? (a) Lime stone (b) Soda Ash (c) Silica (Give right combination)Answer: Glass is manufactured by heating Lime stone + Soda Ash + Silica, (all of them)

45.[43.] Question: What was the purpose of initiation of Dandi March?Answer: To break the salt law

46.[44.] Question: Convulsions in infants is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?Answer: Pyridoxine - A type of vitamin B

47.[45.] Question: Name the only Indian musician to have sung in United Nations (UN)?Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi

48.[46.] Question: Who won the Tansen Samman for 2001?Answer: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

49.[47.] Question: Who is the Secretary-General of Commonwealth?Answer: Don-Mckinnon

50.[48.] Question: Who is the Secretary General of Lok Sabha?Answer: G.C. Malhotra

51.[49.] Question: Name the party that won parliamentary elections in Bangladesh in 2001?Answer: Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP)

52.[50.] Question: What is the real GDP annual growth rate according to RBI for 2001 - 2002?Answer: For 2001-2002 it is 6 to 6.5% (estimated)

53.[51.] Question: Who is the chairman of the probing committee of UTI fiasco?Answer: S.S. Tarapore

54.[52.] Question: Name the country that banned Human Cloning in 2001?Answer: United Kingdom, around April 2001

55.[53.] Question: Name the scheme that was not announced by the Prime Minister on 15th August 2001?Answer: Schemes that were announced on 15th August 2001 are: (1) Sampoorna Gramin Yojana (2) National Nutrition Mission (3) Ambedkar Awas Yojana (4) Housing for families of Army Jawans (therefore, the scheme except the above stated ones was not announced by the Prime Minister)

56.[54.] Question: What is the meaning of Hysterisis of an instrument?Answer: A retardation of the effect when the forces acting upon a body are changed especially a lagging in the values of resulting magnetization in a magnetic material (as iron) due to changing magnetic force.

57.[55.] Question: Which physical quantity's unit is 'Tesla'?Answer: Magnetic Flux

58.[56.] Question: Who is the chairman of Railway Board?Answer: V.K. Aggarwal

59.[57.] Question: Who is the Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU?Answer: Professor H.P Dixit

60.[58.] Question: Name the movie directed by Mira Nair that won the Golden lion award in 2001?Answer: Monsoon Wedding

61.[59.] Question: K. Venkataswami Commission is associated with which scandal?Answer: Tehelka Episode (Armsgate Scandal)

62.[60.] Question: Who won the Century of the star award in a function held at Egypt in 2001?Answer: Amitabh Bachchan

63.[61.] Question: Who authored "India from midnight to millennium"?Answer: Shashi Tharoor

64.[62.] Question: Who is the Managing Director of HDFC Bank?Answer: Aditya Puri

65.[63.] Question: What is the reason of not falling of Leaning Tower of Peasa?Answer: Soil below the structure precisely subterranean water makes the ground beneath the tower, unstable

66.[64.] Question: Why enamel is coated on a transformer between its coils?Answer: To reduce heating effect

67.[65.] Question: How many states went for Assembly elections in the year 2000?Answer: five

68.[66.] Question: Which personality is known as "Fiat Palio brand champion"?Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

69.[67.] Question: Name the plant that gives only seeds and not fruit?Answer: Cycus

70.[68.] Question: Which is a polymer (few options like, vinyl chloride, urea etc. were given)?Answer: Nylon

71.[69.] Question: Who initiated the construction of Fatehpur Sikri?Answer: Akbar

72.[70.] Question: According to the World FDI investment report, from the year 2000 to 2001, FDI has increased by 18%. This increase amounts to what amount in dollars?Answer: 1.3 trillion dollars.

73.[71.] Question: Which state has launched "Apna Van Apna Dhan" scheme?Answer: Himachal Pradesh

74.[72.] Question: Borndila pass is situated in which state of India?Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

75.[73.] Question: When was National Tourism Policy drafted?Answer: The answer was none of the given options, as Dec. 2001 was slated to be the month of drafting the policy, finally.

76.[74.] Question: As per the Global Competitiveness Report, 2001 which country has emerged as the most the competitive nation?Answer: Singapore

77.[75.] Question: An egg sinks in tap water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because of what?Answer: The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs.

78.[76.] Question: The science dealing with the study of phenomenon at very low temperature is known as what?Answer: CRYOGENICS

79.[77.] Question: Jhum is a type of what?Answer: Cultivation

80.[78.] Question: Gasoline is the name given to the same substance as:Answer: natural gas

81.[79.] Question: Which of the following is an organic rock?Answer: coal

82.[80.] Question: The writ of certiorari is issued by a superior courtAnswer: to an inferior court to transfer the records of proceedings in a case for its review.

83.[81.] Question: Tata, Birlas, AT&T infused Rs. 300 crores (100 crores each) into which company as it was jointly called:Answer: Batata

84.[82.] Question: Inflation, in theory, occurs:Answer: when money supply grows at a higher rate than GDP in real terms.

85.[83.] Question: Aggregate Measure of Support (AMS) in the context of WTO refers to:Answer: The quantum of subsidy given to the agriculture sector.

86.[84.] Question: Name the official sponsor of the Indian hockey Team for the year 2001?Answer: Indian Airlines.

87.[85.] Question: Daniel Radcliffe made headlines for getting the role of portraying on screen which famous muggle-born in the literary world?Answer: Harry Potter

88.[86.] Question: Name the scheme run by Unit Trust of India, which was dubbed "Pandora's Box of Horror"?Answer: US 64.

89.[87.] Question: In which year did the first modern Olympic Games take place?Answer: 1896.

90.[88.] Question: The Pizza Hut is the world's largest food chain. Name the world's largest restaurant company?Answer: McDonalds.

91.[89.] Question: Which is the last letter in the Greek alphabet?Answer: Omega.

92.[90.] Question: Sound travels fastest through:Answer: Steel.

93.[91.] Question: Excise duty is tax levied on:Answer: production of goods.

94.[92.] Question: Which of the following is considered a good source of Vitamin A?Answer: Carrot.

95.[93.] Question: What is common to these people? Manmohan Singh, C. Rangarajan, Bimal Jalan, L.K. JhaAnswer: They have served as Governors of RBI.

96.[94.] Question: What is common to these cities? Seattle, Doha, SingaporeAnswer: Venue of WTO ministerial conference.

97.[95.] Question: Which among the following products forms India's largest item of export in terms of value?Answer: Gems and Jewellery

98.[96.] Question: Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize of Peace, Disarmament and Development of the year 2000?Answer: Mary Robinson

99.[97.] Question: Jeff Bezos is the founder of which popular website?Answer: Amazon.com

100.[98.] Question: Who was involved in Hawala scandal?Answer: Jain brothers

101.[99.] Question: Where are the headquarters WTO?Answer: Geneva

102.[100.] Question: What is India's share in total world exports?Answer: 0.6%

103.[101.] Question: Where is Almati Dam Situated?Answer: Karnataka

104.[102.] Question: "Wealth of Nations", is authored by?Answer: Adam Smith

105.[103.] Question: Hydraulic brake is application of?Answer: Pascal's law of pressure

106.[104.] Question: What are the main components of fertilizers?Answer: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (N, P, K)

107.[105.] Question: Optical fiber is mode up of?Answer: Glass threads

108.[106.] Question: Where are the Headquarters of European Union?Answer: Brussels

109.[107.] Question: Who is the chairman of UTI?Answer: M.M Damodaran

110.[108.] Question: Dalal Street is situated in which city of India?Answer: Mumbai

111.[109.] Question: Who is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India?Answer: Dr. Bimal Jalan

112.[110.] Question: Ashok Chakra is associated with?Answer: Bravery

113.[111.] Question: Name the tallest living tree.Answer: Redwood tree

114.[112.] Question: Who was the founding leader of Muslim league?Answer: Aga Khan III

115.[113.] Question: Where are Caves of Ajanta situated?Answer: Maharashtra

116.[114.] Question: How many countries have adopted 'Euro' as their currency?Answer: 12 (as on Jan 1, 2002)

117.[115.] Question: Which batsman has the best bowling record in One Day Internationals?Answer: Wasim Akram (only cricketer to have 300 wickets and 3000 runs in ODI's)

118.[116.] Question: Which state won highest number of medals in National Games which were held in Nov - Dec 2001?Answer: Punjab

119.[117.] Question: Who is "Ranil Wickramasinghay"?Answer: Leader of the opposition in Sri-Lanka.

120.[118.] Question: Which of the following is the second largest commercial Bank in India?Answer: According to the latest information ICICI Ltd. has said that it would merge with ICICI Bank to create the second largest commercial Bank in India, in the last week of October, 2001.

121.[119.] Question: Which Indian Film was nominated for Oscar 2002 award?Answer: Lagaan by Amir Khan.

122.[120.] Question: Which Indian state produces largest amount of mica?Answer: Bihar

123.[121.] Question: ISO 14000 certificates are associated with which field?Answer: Environment Management Standards

124.[122.] Question: Which movie won the "Golden Lion" award in 2001?Answer: Monsoon wedding directed by Mira Nair.

125.[123.] Question: Which serial won the best serial award?Answer: Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

125. Question: Who is the present Principal scientific Advisor to the Government of India?Answer: Dr. R. Chidambaram

126. Question: Which industrialist purchased the L&T shares from Ambanis in late 2001?Answer: A.V. Birla (owner of Grasim Industries)

127. Question: What is the former name of the company "Aventis"?Answer: Pasteur Merieux Connaught.

128. Question: What was the venue for 2004 Olympic Games?Answer: Athens in Greece

129. Question: How many Indians have won all England Badminton Championship so far?Answer: 2 - Prakash Padukone & P. Gopichand

130. Question: What is the revised Indian export growth target for 2001 - 2002?Answer: For the year 2001 to 2002 (April to March) it is reduced from 12% to 9%.

131. Question: '.com' in all the web sites stands for?Answer: Commercial

132. Question: "You give me blood, I will give you freedom", was the words of which famous Indian leader?Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.