Q1. The author of the book titled ‘The Future of India’ is
(a) Bimal Jalan
(b) Deepak Chopra
(c) Anurag Mathur
(d) Amitav Ghosh
(e) Khushwant Singh
Q2. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which of the following fields?
(a) Literature
(b) Films
(c) Journalism
(d) Music
(e) Art
Q3. The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Orissa
(d) West Bengal
(e) Kerala
Q4. Which is the first colour movie produced in India?
(a) Madhumati
(b) Mughal-e-Azam
(c) Aan
(d) Do BighaZameen
(e) KisanKanya
Q5. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
(a) The Red Devil
(b) Witness the Night
(c) Tonight This Savage Rite
(d) Earth and Ashes
(e) Fall of Darkness
Q6. All India Radio, started its operation with its original name, Indian Broadcasting Company in:
(a) 1927
(b) 1932
(c) 1936
(d) 1947
(e) 1930
Q7. Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on:
(a) Light Scattering
(b) Radio activity
(c) Cryogenics
(d) Sonometer
(e) Nuclear Fussion
Q8. ArakanYoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
(a) Baluchistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Kashmir
(e) Bhutan
Q9. When was the ‘League of Nations’ formed?
(a)1920
(b)1919
(c)1921
(d)1922
(e) None of these
Q10. Whose cremation site has been named as “Shakti Sthal”?
(a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Rajiv Gandhi
(e) Mahatma Gandhi
Q11. What is the animal on the insignia of the RBI?
(a) Lion
(b) Leopard
(c) Panther
(d) Elephant
(e) Tiger
Q12. Who is the author of the book “Worshipping False Gods”?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Arun Shourie
(e) Kishwar Desai
Q13. The first woman to get the Bharat Ratna Award is
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Lata Mangeshkar
(d) Sarojini Naidu
(e) M. S. Subbulakshmi
Q14. The Headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is located at
(a) Paris (France)
(b) Geneva (Switzerland)
(c) New York (USA)
(d) Bangkok (Thailand)
(e) Sydney (Australia)
Q15. Palk Strait separates
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and China
(c) India and Sri Lanka
(d) India and Afghanistan
(e) None of these