Q1. The UNSECO’s ‘Prix Jules Verne’ prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?
(a) Turning Point
(b) The World This Week
(c) Surabhi
(d) Eye Witness
(e) Paryavaran
Q2. Who wrote the play “Uttararamacharita”?
(a) Harsha
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Bhavabhuti
(d) Sudraka
(e) Ved Vyas
Q3. X-rays were discovered by
(a) Becquerel
(b) Roentgen
(c) Marie Curie
(d) Van Lue
(e) Isac Newton
Q4. The causative virus of AIDS was isolated in the year of
(a) 1980
(b) 1981
(c) 1983
(d) 1986
(e) 1985
Q5. Waksman got the Nobel Prize for the discover of:
(a) Streptomycin
(b) Chloromycetin
(c) Neomycin
(d) Penicillin
(e) None of these
Q6. Who is the governor of Maharashtra?
(a) V.P. Singh Badnore
(b) Om Prakash Kohli
(c) ChennamaneniVidyasagar Rao
(d) S. C. Jamir
(e) V. Shanmuganthan
Q7. Who is current Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister in Narendra Modi government?
(a) Ananthkumar
(b) Kalraj Mishra
(c) Anant Geete
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) RamvilasPaswan
Q8. Capital of Egypt is?
(a) Tbilisi
(b) Cairo
(c) Conakry
(d) Djibouti
(e) Roseau
Q9. Valley Of Flowers National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Uttarakhand
Q10. Earth Day is observed on which of the following date?
(a) April 22
(b) April 17
(c) April 27
(d) April 28
(e) April 21
Q11. The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year on:
(a) 4th May
(b) 19th July
(c) 14th August
(d) 3rd October
(e) 17th June
Q12. India Army’s Operation ‘Saiyam’ was related to:
(a) Kashmir
(b) Indo-China Border in the Central Region
(c) North-East
(d) Indo-Pak Border in Punjab and Rajasthan
(e) Nathu la pass
Q13. The UN Secretary-General holds office for a period of
(a) 3 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 6 years
(e) 7 years
Q14. The adoption of High Yielding Variety Programme in Indian Agriculture started in
(a) 1968
(b) 1967
(c) 1966
(d) 1965
(e) 1969
Q15. The World Environment Day observed on
(a) 15th June
(b) 5th June
(c) 10th October
(d) 8th March
(e) 25th June