1.Which of the following countries is a land locked country in
south America?
Bolivia
2.canary Islands belongs to
Spain
3.Titan is the largest natural satilite of planet
Saturn
4.Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?
Venus
5.A difference of 1 degree in longtitude at the Equator is equaivalent
to nearly
111 km
6.The earliest known Indian script is
Brahmi
7.How many times the preamble was amended
once
8.The term socialist was added in the Preamble by the...amendment
42nd
9.The state with the lowest population in Inndia is
Sikkim
10.Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three
times so far?
International Committee of the Redcross
11.The Finance Commision is appointed for every... year
5
12.Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negitive growth?
3rd plan
13.Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?
Akbar
14.The first tide generated electricity project was established at
Vizhinjam, Kerala
15.National Institute of Oceanography is located in:
Panaji
16.The 2004 Olympics were held in:
Athens
17.Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War ?
K.Subramanyam
18.The C.K.Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of
cricket
19.New York is situated on the river
Hudson
20."The Woman of the Mellenium" selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is
Indira Gandhi
21.The Geneal Assembly of United Nations meets
.Once a year
22.The "Common Wealth Games 2002" will be held in
Manchester
23.All India Radio commenced operations in
1936
24.The "Killer Instinct"is written by
O.P.Sabharwal
25.The Secretary- General of UN is appointed by the
General Assembly
26.Postal Voting is other wise called:
proxy voting
27.The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS)consists of ....republica?
12
28.Which of the following harbours is cosidered as the world's finest natural harbour?
Sydney harbour
29.Who invented Radar?
Robert Watson Watt
30.Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in...
Trophical Thorn Forests
31.The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
d.Netherlands
31.India's newsprint industry is mainly located in
c.Nepanagar
32.The tomb of Babur is at
a.Kabul
33.The joint session of the two houses is presided by
a.the speaker
34.The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the
a.Greeks
35.The Simon Commission was appointed in
b.1928
36.Sikkim became a full fledged state of the I ndian Union, in the year ?
d.1975
37.Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
c.Narsimha Varman
38.The 189th member of United Nations is
b.Tuvalu
39.When was Burma seperated from India
c.1937
40.Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?
c.Finland
41.Where is India's National Institute of Sports situated?
b.Patiala
42.Name the first woman of Sahitya Academy award ?
Amrita Pritam
43.Which nation is called the land of Golden Fleece ?
b.Australia
44.... is called the father of Medicine?
c.Hippocrates
