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- Question 1 of 50
1. Question
Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
Hint
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer. Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama were Portuguese explorers.
- Question 2 of 50
2. Question
Dolly, the World’s First cloned animal was a:
Hint
Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.
- Question 3 of 50
3. Question
Match the following:
A. Sarojini Naidu 1. Muslim League B. M.A. Jinnah 2. Indian National Congress C. Tej Bahadur Sapru 3. Hindu Mahasabha D. V.D. Savarkar 4. Liberal Party Hint
The correct match is as follows:
A. Sarojini Naidu 2. Indian National Congress B. M.A. Jinnah 1. Muslim League C. Tej Bahadur Sapru 4. Liberal Party D. V.D. Savarkar 3. Hindu Mahasabha - Question 4 of 50
4. Question
What is the common currency of the European Union?
Hint
The euro is the official currency for 19 of the 27 European Union (EU) member countries.
- Question 5 of 50
5. Question
The first astronaut to walk in outer space is:
Hint
Russian astronaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was the first man to walk in space. The first spacewalk was on March 18, 1965. The Soviet spacecraft Voshkod-2 launched from its base in Baikonur, in modern-day Kazakhstan. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.
- Question 6 of 50
6. Question
What is the full form of NATO?
Hint
The full form of NATO is North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
- Question 7 of 50
7. Question
Who was the first Field Marshal of India?
Hint
Sam Manekshaw was the first field marshal of India, and was conferred the rank on 1 January 1973. The second was Kodandera M. Cariappa, who was conferred the rank on 15 January 1986.
- Question 8 of 50
8. Question
National Anthem was first sung in the year:
Hint
The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
- Question 9 of 50
9. Question
The 2021 Census would be the:
Hint
The 2021 Census of India, also the 16th Indian Census, will be done in 2021-22.
- Question 10 of 50
10. Question
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in:
Hint
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) formerly known as Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay is India’s premier nuclear research facility, headquartered in Trombay, Mumbai.
- Question 11 of 50
11. Question
Integral Coach Factory is located at:
Hint
Integral Coach Factory is a manufacturer of rail coaches. It is located in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1955 and is owned and operated by the Indian Railways.
- Question 12 of 50
12. Question
Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India?
Hint
Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in the Western Ghats near Sagar Taluk of Shimoga District, Karnataka. It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season becomes a plunge waterfall. Jog Falls is created by the Sharavati dropping 253 m, making it the third-highest waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m in Meghalaya and Dudhsagar Waterfalls with a drop of 310 m in Goa.
- Question 13 of 50
13. Question
RAF stands for:
Hint
RAF stands for “Rapid Action Force”. It is a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India to deal with riot and crowd control situations.
- Question 14 of 50
14. Question
Tehri Dam is related to the river:
Hint
The Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand.
- Question 15 of 50
15. Question
Who was the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest?
Hint
Bachendri Pal, an Indian mountaineer who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Santosh Yadav is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 1992 and then again in May 1993 with an Indo-Nepalese Team.
- Question 16 of 50
16. Question
Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
Hint
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In 1953 Pandit became the first woman to be elected president of the UNGA.
- Question 17 of 50
17. Question
ATM stands for:
Hint
The full form of ATM is “Automated teller Machine”. It is an electro-mechanical machine that is used for making financial transactions from a bank account.
- Question 18 of 50
18. Question
Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India?
Hint
Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games.
- Question 19 of 50
19. Question
Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India?
Hint
Goa is a former Portuguese colony, the Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by India in 1961. Portugal established a colony here in 1510, bringing with it not only Christianity but European culture. Not until 1961 did the Portuguese leave, giving Goa its freedom. It wasn’t until 1987 that Goa officially became a state in India.
- Question 20 of 50
20. Question
In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
Hint
The Ancient University of Nalanda had been founded by the Gupta Dynasty in the 4th century. It was founded during the reign of Kumaragupta. It was located in the historical city of Rajgir in Bihar.
- Question 21 of 50
21. Question
The National Chemical Laboratory (India) is located in:
Hint
The National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) is an Indian government laboratory located in Pune. A constituent member of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was established in 1950. CSIR-NCL is a research and development organization with a focus on chemistry, biology and chemical engineering.
- Question 22 of 50
22. Question
The biggest planet of the solar system is:
Hint
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
- Question 23 of 50
23. Question
The ‘National School of Drama’ is situated in which of the following cities?
Hint
The National School of Drama (NSD) is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. It is situated in Delhi.
- Question 24 of 50
24. Question
When was our National Anthem first sung and where?
Hint
Our National Anthem, Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
- Question 25 of 50
25. Question
How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National Flag?
Hint
The chakra, which features in the middle of the tricolour, has twenty-four spokes. It was adopted on July 22, 1947. The wheel is called the Ashoka Chakra because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, the most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka.
- Question 26 of 50
26. Question
Namdapha National Park is in:
Hint
Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh. With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas.
- Question 27 of 50
27. Question
On which of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
Hint
The 1,000MW Tehri Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) is part of the 2,400MW Tehri Hydro Power Complex being built on the river Bhagirathi, in Uttarakhand.
- Question 28 of 50
28. Question
Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by:
Hint
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India at the western end of Rajpath in New Delhi, India. It was the creation of Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker.
- Question 29 of 50
29. Question
Match the following:
A. Keshab Sen 1. Prarthana Samaj B. Dayanand Saraswati 2. Brahmo Samaj C. Atmaram Pandurang 3. Aligarh Movement D. Syed Ahmad Khan 4. Arya Samaj Hint
The correct match is as follows:
A. Keshab Sen 2. Brahmo Samaj B. Dayanand Saraswati 4. Arya Samaj C. Atmaram Pandurang 1. Prarthana Samaj D. Syed Ahmad Khan 3. Aligarh Movement - Question 30 of 50
30. Question
Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
Hint
George Yule became the first British president of Indian National Congress (INC) and presided over the Allahabad session in 1888.
- Question 31 of 50
31. Question
Which one of the following personalities is known as “Grand Old Man of India”?
Hint
Dadabhai Naoroji is known as “Grand Old Man of India”. He was also known as “Unofficial Ambassador of India”. He was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895. He was the first Asian to be a British MP.
- Question 32 of 50
32. Question
When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?
Hint
The Panchayat Raj system was first introduced in Bihar by the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act of 1947. It was a continued legacy of local self-government started by Lord Ripon in the British era. Later it was implemented by Rajasthan in Nagaur district on 2 October 1959. Rajasthan was the first state to introduce the panchayat system in India after independence.
- Question 33 of 50
33. Question
Who held the office of the Vice President of India for two consecutive terms?
Hint
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan held the office of the Vice President of India for two consecutive terms. He served as the first Vice-President of India. His office tenure as the first Vice-President was from May 13th 1952 to May 12th 1962.
- Question 34 of 50
34. Question
Who was the first Woman Governor of a State in free India from out of the following?
Hint
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949.
- Question 35 of 50
35. Question
Match the following:
A. Bhatkal 1. Kerala B. Alleppey 2. Tamil Nadu C. Kakinada 3. Karnataka D. Tuticorin 4. Andhra Pradesh Hint
The correct match is as follows:
A. Bhatkal (Bhatkal is a town in Karnataka) 3. Karnataka B. Alleppey ( Alleppey is a city in Kerala) 1. Kerala C. Kakinada (Kakinada is a city in Andhra Pradesh) 4. Andhra Pradesh D. Tuticorin (Thoothukudi is a port city in Tamil Nadu) 2. Tamil Nadu - Question 36 of 50
36. Question
Which one of the following represents the lines joining the places of equal rainfall?
Hint
Isohyets is a line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall in a given period.
- Question 37 of 50
37. Question
Who was the founder of the ‘Servants of India Society’?
Hint
Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to unite and train Indians of different ethnicities and religions in welfare work. It was the first secular organization in that country to devote itself to the underprivileged, rural and tribal people, emergency relief work, the increase of literacy, and other social causes.
- Question 38 of 50
38. Question
Who is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India?
Hint
Lord Ripon is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India. In 1882 the then Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon, passed a resolution of local self-government which lead the democratic forms of municipal governance in India.
- Question 39 of 50
39. Question
WTO basically promotes:
Hint
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. It promotes multilateral trade.
- Question 40 of 50
40. Question
The art and science of map-making is called:
Hint
Cartography is the method through which maps are studied, created and designed. A confluence between practice, science, and art, cartography guides the principles and practical standards behind maps and map-making.
- Question 41 of 50
41. Question
Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for:
Hint
Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam.
- Question 42 of 50
42. Question
Which of the following countries launched the world’s first satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gases?
Hint
GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) is the world’s first satellite designed specifically for monitoring greenhouse gases from space. GOSAT was launched in January 2009 by Japan.
- Question 43 of 50
43. Question
MIRV stands for:
Hint
MIRV stands for Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle. MIRV is a missile that has several warheads, each one being directed to different enemy targets. Each MIRV allows separately targeted nuclear warheads to be sent on their independent ways after the main propulsion stages of the missile launch have shut down.
- Question 44 of 50
44. Question
On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
Hint
Rihand Dam is the largest multi-purpose project of Uttar Pradesh. The dam was constructed on the river Rihand (Tributary of the Sone River) near village Pipri in Sonbhadra district.
- Question 45 of 50
45. Question
AGMARK is:
Hint
The government of India has created some standards to protect the economic interests of all citizens. These standards are like “AGMARK” for agricultural products, “ISI” for electric products, “BIS” for gold ornaments and “FPO” for processed fruit products.
- Question 46 of 50
46. Question
Who founded the Servants of India Society?
Hint
Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to unite and train Indians of different ethnicities and religions in welfare work. It was the first secular organization in that country to devote itself to the underprivileged, rural and tribal people, emergency relief work, the increase of literacy, and other social causes.
- Question 47 of 50
47. Question
Who was the first Indian to become a member of British Parliament?
Hint
Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected to Parliament in Britain. Naoroji travelled to Britain in 1885 as a business partner of Cama and Company. A member of several businesses, he became Professor of Gujarati at University College, London (1856–65).
- Question 48 of 50
48. Question
Which one of the following is the second highest peak of the world?
Hint
K2, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the highest mountain in India and second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. It lies in the Karakoram range, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Question 49 of 50
49. Question
The largest freshwater lake in the world is:
Hint
Lake Superior (in North America) is the world’s largest freshwater lake (surface area – 82,100 sq km) and holds 10 percent of the world’s surface freshwater. By volume, it’s the third-largest, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa.
- Question 50 of 50
50. Question
Which one of the following is the first National Park of India?
Hint
Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.