Q1. The leaning temple of Huma is dedicated to which Hindu God?
(a) Shiva
(b) Rama
(c) Krishna
(d) Hanuman
(e) Durga
Q2. The Sccretary – General of the UNO is appointed by the:
(a) General Assembly
(b) Security Council
(c) Trusteeship Council
(d) World Bank
(e) None of the above
Q3. The journalist who refused to accept ‘Padma Bhushan’ was?
(a) Shekaran Nair
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Ratan Thiyam
(d) Arun Shourie
(e) Krishnaswamy Subrahmanyam
Q4. Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Dehradun
(e) Shimla
Q5. A book that brought awareness of environment all over the world was Silent Spring. It was written by:
(a) Julien Huxley
(b) Jane Goodall
(c) John Seymour
(d) Frank Graham Jr.
(e) Rachel Carson
Q6. Who developed the first working laser?
(a) Sir Frank Whittle
(b) Fred Morrisson
(c) T.H. Maiman
(d) Dr. Charles H. Jones
(e) Arthur Schawlow
Q7. March 8th is observed as
(a) World Environment day
(b) Heritage day
(c) International Women’s day
(d) Youth day
(e) AIDS day
Q8. Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shree are given on the eve of
(a) Republic Day
(b) Independence Day
(c) Gandhi Jayanti
(d) Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
(e) New year
Q9. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came into existence with:
(a) Berlin Conference
(b) London Conference
(c) Brettonwoods Conference
(d) Rome Conference
(e) None of the above
Q10. Who invented the video-tape?
(a) Richard James
(b) Charles Ginsberg
(c) P.T. Farnsworth
(d) Georges De Mestral
(e) Alex Maxey
Q11. Who is the author of “The Company of Women”?
(a) John Gray
(b) David Baldacci
(c) Dick Francis
(d) Khushwant Singh
(e) Arundhati Roy
Q12. Where was India first submarine museum established, marine museum established, in 2002?
(a) Kochi
(b) Panjim
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Mumbai
(e) Puri
Q13. Who is the Chairman of SEBI?
(a) M. Damodaran
(b) D. R. Mehta
(c) G. N. Bajpai
(d) S. A. Dave
(e) Upendra Kumar Sinha
Q14. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was replaced by:
(a) North American Free Trade Association
(b) South Asian Free Trade
(c) World Trade Organisation
(d) Free Trade Organisation
(e) None of these
Q15. ‘World Consumer Rights Day’ is celebrated every year on
(a) 1 April
(b) 23 October
(c) 15 March
(d) 5 December
(e) 10 November