Q1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools è Chlorine
Q2. ’Royal Bengal’, ‘Sumatran’, ‘Malayan’ and ‘Siberian’ are the species of which member of cat family è Tiger
Q3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953 è Andhra Pradesh
Q4. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’ è Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5. In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body èHemoglobin
Q6. The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of which High Court èKolkata High Court
Q7. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet èJupiter
Q8. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British
East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord
Dalhousie è Satara
Q9. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe èStrait of Gibraltar
Q10. Which American President in his famous Gettysberg speech defined
democracy as the ‘government of the people, by the people, for the
people’ èAbraham Lincoln
Q11. What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride èCommon Salt
Q12. ’Satyameva Jayate’, the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad èMundaka
Q13. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated èTawi
Q14. How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the
founder of leprosy rehabilitation center ‘Anandvan’ in Maharashtra è
Baba Amte
Q15. Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ==> Maitreyi Express
Q16. To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as ‘Sandrokottos’ ==> Chandragupta Maurya
Q17. In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin ==> Google
Q18. ’By God’s Decree’, ‘Cricket my style’ and ‘Straight from the
Heart’ are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ==>Kapil Dev
Q19. On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ==> Sea of Tranquility
Q20. Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ==>Hydrofluoric Acid
Q21. Which state is known as the ‘Spice Garden of India’ ==> Kerala
Q22. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ==> Saamna
Q23. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere ==>Nitrogen
Q24. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a
tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ==> Maharashtra
Q25. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India è 2
Q26. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan
to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ==> Sher Shah
Suri
Q27. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold
medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at
a single Olympic ==> Michael Phelps
Q28. Which Muslim social
reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as
Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ==>Syed Ahmed Khan
Q29. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel ‘The White Tiger’ ==> Aravind Adiga
Q30. ’Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla’ is the motto of which miltary
academy ==> Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School
Q31. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ==> Zeenat Aman
Q32. Who wrote India’s natinal song the ‘Vande Mataram’, which first
appeared in the book ‘Anandmath’ ==>Bankimchandra Chatterjee
Q33.
How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth’s
equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year
==>Two
Q34. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama
Buddha deliver his first sermon ‘Dharamachakra Pravartan’ (set in motion
Wheel of Law) ==>Sarnath (U.P.)
Q35. Which Asian country is known as the ‘Land of the White Elephants’ ==> Thailand
Q36. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA),
set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country
==>Radha Vinod Raju
Q37. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ==>Edward Jenner
Q38. Which freedom fighter authored ‘Gita Rahasya’, a commentary on
Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ==>Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
Q39. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on the United Nations (UN) flag ==>
Olive
Q40. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ==> Port Blair
Q41. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team ==>Irani Trophy
Q42. Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzeb’s foster brother Fidai Khan ==>Pinjore Gardens
Q43. Who was the first education minister of independent India ==>Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q44. Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ==> New York (USA)
Q45. Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ==>Ampere
Q46. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God ==> Vishnu
Q47. Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the
Chandrayaan-I, located ==> Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
Q48. Which African country was formerly known as ‘Nyasaland’ ==> Malawi
Q49. ’Long Walk To Freedom’ is the autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ==>Nelson Mandela
Q50. Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the world’s largest producer and exporter of Vanilla ==>Madagascar
Q51. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city è Meerut
Q52. In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ==> Melanin
Q53. Who wrote the famous novel ‘Devdas’ ==>Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Q54. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as ‘Lokpriya’ ==> Gopinath Bordoloi
Q55. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ==>Battle of Talikota (1565)
Q56. In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ==>Kanpur
Q57. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God’s bow ==>Shiva
Q58. Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance ==>
pH scale
Q59. Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first
observed, is caused by severe Mercury poisoning ==>Minamata
Q60. Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) ==> Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
Q61. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ==>Mustard
Q62. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to
commemorate the end of the plague in his capital ==> Charminar,
Hyderabad
Q63. For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ==>UNESCO
Q64. ’Lawsons Bay Beach’ and ‘Ramakrishna Beach’ are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal ==>
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q65. Which ancient Indian physician is known as the ‘Father of Modern Plastic Surgery’ ==>
Sushruta
Q66. Who directed Oscar award winning short documentary film ‘Smile Pinki’ (2008) ==>Megan Mylan
Q67. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920 ==> Lala Lajpat Rai
Q68. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on
the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ==> Venus
Q69. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known ==>Meera Ben
Q70. For his major role in the development of computer chip ‘Pentium’,
which indian IT expert is called the ‘Father of Pentium’ ==>Vinod
Dham
Q71. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players ==> Korfball
Q72. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ==>6 years
Q73. In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India, located ==>Sikkim
Q74. What does the Pisciculture refers to ==> Fish Farming
Q75. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in
Dhaka, who became the first president of the party ==>Nawab
Salimullah Khan
Q76. Which is the longest National Highways in India ==>Varanasi – Kanyakumari (NH7)
Q77. How do we better know nineteenth century spiritual guru Gadadhar Chatterjee ==>Ramakrishna Paramhans
Q78. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ==>Ear
Q79. Which mineral is mined at Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu ==>Lignite
Q80. Who authored the book ‘A Brief History of Time’ ==>Stephan Hawking
Q81. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ==> 15 September
Q82. ’Muga’, ‘Eri’, ‘Tussar’ and ‘Mulberry’ are the varieties of which natural fibre ==>Silk
Q83. In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world’s longest corridor ==>Rameshwaram
Q84. In 1929, who founded non-violent movement ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’, also known as ‘Red Shirts’ ==>Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q85. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ==>Gwalior
Q86. Athlete’s Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ==>Fungi
Q87. Who authored the book ‘Hindu View of Life ==>S.Radhakrishnan
Q88. Solid form of which gas is commonly known as ‘Dry Ice’ ==> Carbon dioxide
Q89. Who was the first woman president in the world ==>Maria Isbel Paron
Q90. Who created the first Portable Computer ==>Adam Osborne
Q91. Designed by Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, which city is known as ‘Pink City’ ==>Jaipur
Q92. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments ==> Tungsten
Q93. Who was the first Viceroy of India ==> Lord Canning
Q94. In terms of both area and population, which is the smallest country in the world ==>Vatican City
Q95. Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet
minister in India, hold in the independent India’s first cabinet
==>Health
Q96. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass
between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to
which state ==>Tamil Nadu
Q97. Named after the mount of Hindu god
Vishnu, ‘Garuda’ is the national airline of which most Muslim populous
country ==> Indonesia
Q98. At which town in Andhra Pradesh,
famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start the Bhoodan Movement in
1951 ==>Pochampally
Q99. ’Daughter of the East’ book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader ==>Benazir Bhutto
Q100. Which country was formerly known as ‘Upper Volta’ ==>Burkina Faso
Q.1 Which former Prime Minister of India was also called ‘Yuva Turk’ ==> Chandrashekhar
Q2. Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris ==> Gypsum
Q3. Which is the most spoken language in the world ==> Mandarin
Q4. Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest ==> Saturn
Q5. From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the
Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution borrowed ==> United
States of America
Q6. To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean ==> Atlantic Ocean
Q7. By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ==> Ved Vyas
Q8. In which city is the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located ==> Shimla
Q9. ‘Bhutia’, ‘Kathiawadi’, ‘Marwari’, ‘Manipuri’, ‘Spiti’ and ‘Zanskari’ are the Indian breeds of which animal ==> Horse
Q10. Who introduced the word ‘Robot’, for artificial workers, in his science fiction play R.U.R. in 1921 ==> Karel Capek
Q11. In the most popular internet domain name ‘.com’ (dot-com), the ‘com’ is the short form for which word ==> Commercial
Q12. Deficiency of which vitamin leads to ‘Rickets’ (softening of bones) ==> Vitamin D
Q13. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ==> Dadabhai Naoroji
Q14. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ==> Gujarat
Q15. Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state ==>
West Bengal
Q16. ‘Roopavahini’ is the National Television Network of which Asian country ==> Sri Lanka
Q17. On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ==>) P.C.Mahalanobis
Q18. Named after Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, famous Test cricket
ground Gaddafi Stadium is located in which city ==> Lahore (Pakistan)
Q19. Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal ==> Vajra
Q20. Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas ==> Water Gas
Q21. In May 1998, while addressing at nuclear tests site near Pokhran,
who added ‘Jai Vigyan’ to the Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan ‘Jai Jawan,
Jai Kisan’ ==> Atal Behari Vajpayee
Q22. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated ==> Subarnarekha
Q23. Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world’s longest railway platform ==> Kharagpur (W.Bengal)
Q24. In 1953, which film won the first National Award for the Best Feature Film ==> Shyamchi Aai (Marathi)
Q25. In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ==> Kozhikode (Calicut)
Q26. Vikramshila University, an ancient university of India whose ruins
are situated in present day Bihar, was founded by which Pala ruler
==> Dharmapala
Q27. ‘Freedom in Exile’ book is the autobiography of which Nobel Peace Prize winner ==> Dalai Lama XIV
Q28. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as ‘Idukki Express’ ==> K.M.Beenamol
Q29. Hoover Medal, a prize given for outstanding extra-career services
by engineers to humanity, has been awarded to which Indian engineer for
year 2008 ==> A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q30. In international cricket,
Yuvraj Singh of India is the second batsman to hit 6 sixers in an over.
Who was the first ==> Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
Q31. On the banks of which river is the Kumbh Mela at Ujjain held ==> Kshipra
Q32. Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ==> Fireworks
Q33. To put out the fire, which gas is released by Fire Extinguishers ==> Carbon dioxide
Q34. ‘Dromedary’ and ‘Bactrian’ are the types of which animal ==> Camel
Q35. In which union territory of India, would you meet the people of the Onge tribe ==> Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q36. Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia’s Nobel Prize, is
given in memory of which Asian country’s former president ==>
Philippines
Q37. The East-West Corridor, being constructed under
National Highways Development Project, and which starts at Porbandar
(Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ==>
Silchar (Assam)
Q38. Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between which planets ==> Mars and Jupiter
Q39. By what name is the observation in economics that ‘bad money drives out good money’ popularly known ==> Gresham’s Law
Q40. The subatomic particle ‘Boson’ is named after which Indian scientist ==> Satyendra Nath Bose
Q41. On 1st July 1997, where was India’s first Science City inaugurated ==> Kolkata
Q42. What is the name of Morarji Desai’s samadhi in Ahmedabad ==> Abhay Ghat
Q43. In 1829, which Governor-General prohibited the practice of ‘Sati’ ==> Lord William Bentinck
Q44. Who authored the book ‘Indica’ ==> Megasthanese
Q45. Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia ==> Bombay Stock Exchange
Q46. Who is the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India ==> Anil Kakodkar
Q47. By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which
Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ==> Pulkesin II
Q48. In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of
Commons (lower house of British Parliament) ==> Dadabhai Naoroji
Q49. Which military training institute located at Khadakwasla near Pune
in Maharashtra has adopted ‘Seva Parmo Dharma’ (Service before Self) as
its motto ==> National Defence Academy
Q50. Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ==> Manila (Philippines)
Q51. Which natural sugar is found in the milk ==> Lactose
Q52. ‘Nepali’, ‘Lepcha’, ‘Bhutia’ and ‘Limbu’ are the main spoken langauges of which Indian state ==> Sikkim
Q53. On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ==> G.V.Mavalankar
Q54. Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the ‘Father of Qawwali’ ==> Amir Khusro
Q55. In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to
receive the Jnanpith Award for her novel ‘Pratham Pritisruti’ (First
Promise) ==> Ashapurna Devi
Q56. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ==> Article 370
Q57. Immortalized in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, Kavi Pradeep’s
famous patriotic song ‘Aye mere watan ke logon’ was set to music by
which musician ==> C.Ramchandra
Q58. Coined by French priest
Henri Didon, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Swifter, Higher, Stronger)
slogan is the motto of which tournament ==> Olympic Games
Q59. Who was popularly known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ ==> Florence Nightingale
Q60. Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a
self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ==> United Kingdom
Q61. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ==> 35 years
Q62. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state ==> Karnataka
Q63. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ==> Mahanadi
Q64. Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ==> Elephant
Q65. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script ==> Guru Angad
Q66. Which among the following disease is caused by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ==> Dengue Fever
Q67. ‘Mein Kampf’ (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ==> Adolf Hitler
Q68. Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th
January 2009 in New Delhi ==> Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan
President)
Q69. In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar
Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University at Pune, the first women’s
university in India ==> Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q70. In which African city are the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located ==> Nairobi (Kenya)
Q71. Which hormone, released when danger threatens, is known as Emergency hormone ==> Adrenaline
Q72. ‘Kathakali’, ‘Mohiniaattam’ and ‘Thullal’ dance forms are native of which state ==> Kerala
Q73. Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ==> Antarctica
Q74. ‘Vinaya Pitaka’, ‘Sutta Pitaka’ and ‘Abhidhamma Pitaka’ –
collectively known as the ‘Tripitaka’ (three baskets) – are sacred texts
of which religion ==> Buddhism
Q75. In 1997, to which Indian
film star did Pakistan Government present its highest civilian award
‘Nishan-e-Intiaz’ ==> Dilip Kumar
Q76. On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space ==> Alexey Leonov
Q77. Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which river ==> Potomac
Q78. Which among the following is the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India ==> Saras
Q79. Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ==> Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Q80. Which Central American country was formerly known as ‘British Honduras’ ==> Belize
Q81. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted
into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President’s
office-in-the-sky ==> Rajdoot
Q82. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ==> Chlorophyll
Q83. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13
April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British
Government ==> Rabindranath Tagore
Q84. On 6 Apr 2009, which
Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh’s world record for the
most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper)
==> Rahul Dravid
Q85. What is the retirement age of High Court judges ==> 62 years
Q86. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ==> Sphygmomanometer
Q87. Which renowned dancer established classical dance school
‘Kalakshetra’ at Adyar near Chennai in 1931 ==> Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q88. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ==> Iron Ore
Q89. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son
Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state ==>
Madhya Pradesh
Q90. The novel ‘Q & A’, on which 8 Oscar awards winning film
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian
civil servant ==> Vikas Swarup
Q91. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ==> Hummingbird
Q92. ‘Chanderi’ and ‘Maheshwari’ sarees are native of which state ==> Madhya Pradesh
Q93. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ==> Cinchona
Q94. Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense
atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ==> Saturn
Q95.
Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief)
Pushyamitra, was immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ==>
Shunga dynasty
Q96. Which coastal city is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’ ==> Kochi (Kerala)
Q97. On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War II ==> Poland
Q98. In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel ‘Midnight’s Children’ ==> Salman Rushdie
Q99. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the ‘Ghadar Party’ ==>San Francisco
Q100. By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok
Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of
the largest constituency ==> Outer Delhi (Delhi)
