JANUARY MONTH

SOCIAL

1. Who comes to your mind , when you think of Macedonia

a) Nepolean b) Pope c) Alexander d) None

ANS : c) Alexander

2. The chief advocate of Fascism was a) Mussolini b) Hitler c) St. Simon d) Robert owen

ANS :Mussolini

3. which great women’s name first appeared in history

a) Queen Victoria b) Rani laxmi bai c) Queen hatshepsut of Egypt d) Cleopatra

ANS : Queen hatshepsut of Egypt

4. what is the duration of zero hour in the Lok Sabha

a) 15 min b) 30 min c) 60 min d) not specified

ANS : 60 min

5. The Rajya Sabha’s life is a) 6 Years b) 2 Yearsc) Permanentd) 7 years

ANS : c) Permanent

6.which one of the following is a secular statea) Indiab) Iran c) Iraqd) Egypt

ANS : a) India

7. Name the capital of mangoliaa)Ulan batorb)Yangoonc)Kathmandud)Muscut

e)ANS : Ulan bator

8. Which country known as the valley of kingsa)Swedenb)Thebesc)Kabuld)Madagascar

e)ANS : Thebes

SCIENCE

1. Which one of the following is an element? (a) ruby (b) diamond (c) emerald (d)sappire

ANS :(b) diamond

2.Which one is not a periodic property ? (a) atomic number (b) atomic radius (c) ionic radius (d) electron affinity

ANS : (a) atomic number

3.Quick silver is another name for (a) silver (b) mercury (c) aluminium (d) copper

ANS :(b) mercury

4.Which of the following element has 92 as the atomic number ?

(a)lead (b) platinum (c) thorium (d) uranium

Ans:(d) uranium

5.Red shift in stars is due to(a)Doppler effect (b)raman effect (c)newton effect (d)none

Ans:(a)Doppler effect

6.Which of the following is used for repairing watches?

(a)simple microscope (b)compound microscope (c)astronomical microscope (d) none

Ans; b)compound microscope

7.Artificial satellites are used for (a)TV transmissions (b) detecting minerals (c)space research (d) all

Ans:(d) all

8.Which of the following is the best insulator of heat?

(a) cotton (b) wood (c)paper (d)Ebonite

Ans:(d)Ebonite

CURRENTARRAIRS

1. which of the following became the first high court to introduce online payment of court fee in July 2013

a) Delhi High Courtb) Madras High Courtc) Mumbai High Courtd) Guwahati High Courte) Madhya Pradesh High Court

ANS : a) Delhi High Court

2. The Reserve Bank has increased the minimum daily Cash Reserve Radio (CRR) balance maintenance requirement for banks to __________from July 27, 2013.

a) 70%b) 75%c) 76%d) 99%d) 100%

ANS : d) 99%

3. Which of the following restored supply of subsidized cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene to Bhutan on August 1, 2013 after a month long gap?

a)OILb) IOCc) HPCLd) BPCLe) ONGC

ANS : b) IOC

4.The Union Health Ministry on August 2, 2013 issued a notification revoking the suspension it had earlier imposed on the drug pioglitazone. It is used in the treatment of

a) Cancerb) Diabetesc) Meningitisd) Tuberculosise) Hypertension

ANS : b) Diabetes

5. Prime Minister Manmohan Singhn laid foundation stone for the 850 MW Ratle hydroelectric power plant in Jammu and Kashmir on June 25, 2013. it is being built by which of the following companies

a)NHPCb) Tata Powerc) GVK Powerd) Adani PowerE) Reliance Power

ANS : d) Adani Power

6. Who among the following was conferred the world trophy for promoting participation of women in sports at the 2013 IOC women and sport Awards in Lausanne in July 2013?

a) Ishrat Afreenb) Fouzia Saeedc) Shahanz Bukharid) Ahlam Salem Mubarak al Manae) Ghazala Rahman Rafiq al Sabah

ANS : d) Ahlam Salem Mubarak al Mana

7. Which of the following is the online service launched by Google to assist in tracking those missing in Uttatakhand floods in june 2013?

a) Google people Finderb) Google people Locatorc) Google person Finderd) Google person Locatore) Google Citizen Finder

ANS : c) Google person Finder

8.Which country’s people truxst their banks the most according to a survey conducted by Gallup in may 2013? India has been ranked 24th among 134 countries in the survey.

a) France b) Rwandac) Finlandd) Irane) Canada

ANS : b) Rwanda

SPORTS

1. In which year did the first modern Olympics games takes place?

a)1908 b)1910 c)1806 d)1895

ANS c)1806

2.Who won the Olympic hockey title in the Beijing games 2008?

a)USA B)Holland c)Brazil d)Germany

ANS b) Holland

3.Play the game in the spirit of the game was said by

a) Samaranch b)Coubertin c)Pt. Nehru d)None

ANS c)Pt. Nehru

4.How many gold medals did India win in the 16th Asian game?

a)14 b)4 c)7 d)16

ANS a)14

5.Who started the ancient Olympic games?A)The Egyptians b)The Greeks c)The Indians d)The Romans

ANS b)The Greeks

6.Who is known as Tiger in sports?a)Mhd. Ali b)Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi c)Alexander Vorun d)Saurav Ganguly

ANS b)Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

7.What is Golden duck in cricket a) out first ball b)An award c)A blow on the head d)out last ball without scoring

ANS a) out first ball

8. Merdeka cup is associated with a)Badminton b)Football c)Hockey d)Polo

ANS b) Football

IDENTIFY THE PLACE

ANS:JAMA-MASJID

ANS:LODI-GARDENS

ANS:GARDEN OF FIVE SENCE

ANS:REDFORT

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

A.T.N.KaulB.J.R.D. TataC.Khushwant SinghD.Nani Palkhivala

ANS:D.Nani Palkhivala

Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

A.Thomas HardyB.Emile ZolaC.George OrwellD.Walter Scott

ANS:C.George Orwell

Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

A.GabanB.GodanC.GuideD.Manasorovar 

ANS:C.Guide

The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by

A.Rupa GangulyB.Seema BiswasC.Pratiba SinhaD.Shabama Azmi

ANS:B.Seema Biswas

INVENTIONS

When was the first elevator builtA.1743B.1739C.1760D.1785

ANS:A.1743

What James Watt inventedDiving bellSteam boatHot air balloonRotary steam engine

ANS:Rotary steam engine

Who invented Jet EngineSir Frank WhittleGottlieb DaimlerRoger BaconLewis E. Waterman

ANS: Frank Whittle

Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?

Wright BrothersLidenbergh BrothersSouth BrothersWest Brothers

ANS:Wright Brothers

SPACE

Which was the first Asian country to launch the earth satellite?

(a) India (b) Japan(c) China (d) None of these

ANS:(c) China

What was the name of the lunar module which saved the lives of three astronauts of Apollo-13, a moon landing mission which was aborted by a mysterious blast?

(a) Eagle (b) Intrepid(c) Aquarius Id) Kitty Hawk

ANS: c) Aquarius I

 One of the following moon landing mission failed to reach the moon and returned to earth with crew alive

(a) Apollo-14 (b) Apollo-13(c) Apollo-10 (d) Apollo-12

ANS:(b) Apollo-13

The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on ___________ which replaced NACA.

A)21395B)21030C)20665D)20299

ANS:A) 21395

What is the URL of the of NASA website?

A)NASA.comB)ASA.ukC)NASA.usD)ASA.gov

ANS: D)ASA.gov

Which is the World''s Most-Flown Space Shuttle of NASA?A)DiscoveryB)KhojC)PrithviD)Aakash

ANS: A)Discovery

One of the key scientific missions of NASA is ___________. This program has literally revolutionized astronomy.

A)Making the Hubble Space TelescopeB)removing the Hubble Space Telescope C)Repairing the Hubble Space TelescopeD)redesign the Hubble Space Telescope

ANS: C)Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope

Which was the NASA''s first space flight center?

A)Goddard B)Soddard C)Zoddard D)Roddard

ANS:Goddard 

PERSONALITIES

1. Who is said to be the world’s greatest genius?

(a)C.V.Raman (b) Einstein (C) Rabindranath Tagore (d)Leonardo Vinci

ANS:(C) Rabindranath Tagore

2.Who wrote the first tamil grammer book?(a)Tolkappiar (b)Dandi (c)Sudraka (d)Vakpati

ANS:(a)Tolkappiar

3.Who was known as “Man of blood and iron?(a)Bismarck (b) Patel (c)Hitler (d) Mussolini

ANS :(a)Bismarck

4.Who was the first Indian scholar who treated mathematics as a distinct subject?

(a)Aryabhatta (b) Vijajanandul (d)Varahamihira (d)Brahmagupta

ANS : a)Aryabhatta

5. Who is styled as American Gandhi? (a)Martin Luther King (b)Abraham Lincoln (c)Swamy sivanandhan (d)John Adams

ANS :(b)Abraham Lincoln