Q1. The Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills Kuravan and Kurathi in which of the following state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Gujarat
Q2. Telangana has split from Andhra Pradesh to become the newest 29th State of India on 2nd June 2014. Who has become Telangana’s first Chief Minister?
(a) K Chandrashekhar Rao
(b) N Chandrababu Naidu
(c) Y S Rajasekhara Reddy
(d) Siddaramaiah
(e) None of the above
Q3. World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on ……….to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth.
(a) 10th December
(b) 24th October
(c) 08th March
(d) 02nd October
(e) 05th June
Q4. Raul Castro is the current President of which of the following country?
(a) Ghana
(b) Cuba
(c) Peru
(d) Latvia
(e) Nauru
Q5. Sushil Kumar Solanki is famous in which of the following field?
(a) Politics
(b) Art and Living
(c) Film and Television
(d) Author
(e) None of the above
Q6. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation of ten member countries. Where is the headquarter of ASEAN?
(a) Bangkok, Thailand
(b) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
(c) Naypyidaw, Myanmar
(d) Jakarta, Indonesia
(e) Hanoi, Vietnam
Q7. Belgium, a country in Western Europe, is known for its medieval old towns, Flemish Renaissance architecture and international headquarters of the European Union and NATO. Where is the capital of Belgium?
(a) Athens
(b) Brussels
(c) Paris
(d) Buenos Aires
(e) Lisbon
Q8. UN cultural agency in 2016 added Qanat of Iran in it’s World Heritage List. What is Qanat?
(a) Water tunnel
(b) Sewerage system
(c) Carraige Transportation system
(d) Artificial Island
(e) Ancient Graveyard
Q9. Ulaanbaatar is the capital of which country?
(a) Turkey
(b) Spain
(c) Mongolia
(d) Turkmenistan
(e) None of the above
Q10. What is the currency of Spain?
(a) Euro
(b) Peso
(c) Dollar
(d) Dinar
(e) Spanian Sol
Q11. Which is the first national park established in India?
(a) Hazaribagh National Park
(b) Jim Corbett National Park
(c) Kanha National Park
(d) Ranthambore National Park
(e) Mudumalai National Park
Q12. Who was the first person to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, posthumously?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) CV Raman
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(e) None of the above
Q13. ‘Life Devine’ is a book written by ______________.
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) S. Radhakrishnan
(c) R. Tagore
(d) Sri Aurobindo
(e) P.M. Ghosh
Q14. Who is the Father of Algebra?
(a) Sushruta
(b) Diophantus
(c) Tim Berners-Lee
(d) Ronald Fisher
(e) Vinton Cerf
Q15. Where is the headquater of UNESCO?
(a) Brussels
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New York
(d) Geneva
(e) Paris