1. Which stream is responsible for increasing the temperature of Western Europe?
A) Lebrador Stream
B) Gulf Stream
C) Canary Stream
D) North Equatorial Current
2. The main source of revenue for a State Government in India is ….
A) Sales tax
B) Excise duty
C) Income tax
D) Property tax
3. Who was the first woman to accept Buddhist religion?
A) Sanghmitra
B) Gautami
C) Yashodhara
D) Mahamaya
4. Who of the following was deeply interested in the establishment of local self government?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Minto
D) Lord Curzon
5. Pituitary gland is situated in ….
A) The base of the heart
B) The base of the brain
C) The neck
D) The abdomen
6. Blood groups were discovered by …
A) Altman
B) Landsteiner
C) Losch
D) Ronald Ross
A) Karnataka
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Assam
8. When was the battle of Plassey fought?
A) 1764
B) 1757
C) 1857
D) 1942
9. Taj Mahal was built in the memory of ….
A) Noorjahan
B) Shahjahan
C) Mumtaz Mahal
D) Zeenat Mahal
10. The smallest organ of Panchayati Raj is …
A) Zila Parishad
B) Panchayat Samiti
C) Gram
D) Gram Panchayat
11. The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own is ….
A) Delhi
B) Lakshadweep
C) Chandigarh
D) Daman and Diu
12. What is referred to as ‘Depository Services’?
A) A new scheme of fixed deposits
B) A method of regulating stock exchanges
C) An agency for safe-keeping of securities
D) An advisory service to investors
13. Holography is a technique of …..
A) Recording a permanent, sharp two dimensional black and white or multi colour photograph.
B) Recording a permanent three dimensional multi colour photograph.
C) Recording a permanent three dimensional black and white photograph.
D) Recording a permanent three dimensional photograph of a given single colour or a multi colour.
14. Anglo-Nubian is a breed of ….
A) Sheep
B) Goat
C) Poultry
D) Cattle
15. The famous doctor and mathematician who is known as the father of modern medicinal science is considered of the following origin?
A) Greek
B) Arbir Muslim
C) Indian
D) Chinese
16. In which of the following states is India’s highest waterfall ‘Jog’ located?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
17. Coolis tube is used to produce …
A) Radio waves
B) Micro waves
C) X-rays
D) Gama rays
18. What was the motive of the British behind starting Railways in India?
A) To promote the heavy industries in India
B) To facilitate British economic & administrative policies
C) To provide for cereals during a famine
D) So that Indians could freely roam around
19. Which of the following canals is situated in West Bengal?
A) Lower Ganga Canal
B) Sharda Canal
C) Eden Canal
D) Sarhind Canal
20. Where do the Eastern and Western Ghatsmeets?
A) The Mahadeo hills
B) Mount Abu
C) Mahabaleshwar
D) The Nilgiri hills
21. The book ‘Satanic Verses’ was written by…
A) Agatha Christie
B) Gunnar Myrdal
C) Gabriela Sabatini
D) Salman Rushdie
22. Multiplier process in economic theory is conventionally taken to mean ……
A) The manner in which prices increase
B) The manner in which banks create credit
C) Income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment
D) The manner in which government expenditure increases
23. In which country is Greenwich?
A) The United States of America
B) The United Kingdom
C) Holland
D) India
24. For how many days, can the president hold a bill?
A) 14 days
B) 20 days
C) 6 months
D) None