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Q1. In the most popular internet domain name '.com' (dot-com), the 'com' is the short form for which word ?
(A) Common
(B) Commercial
(C) Computer
(D) Communication

Q2.

Deficiency of which vitamin leads to 'Rickets' (softening of bones) ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D

Q3.

Which freedom fighter was popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Chittaranjan Das
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) C.Rajagopalachari

Q4.

Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Q5.

Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Orissa

Q6.

'Roopavahini' is the National Television Network of which Asian country ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bhutan
(D) Myanmar

Q7.

On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ?
(A) C.V.Raman
(B) Homi Bhabha
(C) P.C.Mahalanobis
(D) Vikram Sarabhai

Q8.

Named after Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, famous Test cricket ground Gaddafi Stadium is located in which city ?
(A) Hyderabad (India)
(B) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(C) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
(D) Lahore (Pakistan)

Q9.

Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal ?
(A) Vajra
(B) Khatvanga
(C) Sudarshan Chakra
(D) Kaumodaki

Q10.

Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas ?
(A) Coal Gas
(B) Water Gas
(C) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
(D) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Answers :

Q1. (B) Commercial
Q2. (D) Vitamin D
Q3. (C) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q4. (A) Gujarat
Q5. (C) West Bengal
Q6. (B) Sri Lanka
Q7. (C) P.C.Mahalanobis
Q8. (D) Lahore (Pakistan)
Q9. (A) Vajra
Q10. (B) Water Gas

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Q1.
Which former Prime Minister of India was also called 'Yuva Turk' ?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) V.P.Singh
(C) H.D.Deve Gowda
(D) Chandrashekhar

Q2.

Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris ?
(A) Gypsum
(B) Calcite
(C) Fluorite
(D) Apatite

Q3.

Which is the most spoken language in the world ?
(A) English
(B) Mandarin
(C) Spanish
(D) Hindi

Q4.

Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Venus

Q5.

From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution borrowed ?
(A) Australia
(B) South Africa
(C) United Kingdom
(D) United States of America

Q6.

To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Antarctic Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Indian Ocean

Q7.

By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ?
(A) Ved Vyas
(B) Valmiki
(C) Tulsidas
(D) Ramanujacharya

Q8.

In which city is the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located ?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Lucknow
(C) Shimla
(D) Cuttack

Q9.

'Bhutia', 'Kathiawadi', 'Marwari', 'Manipuri', 'Spiti' and 'Zanskari' are the Indian breeds of which animal ?
(A) Cow
(B) Horse
(C) Camel
(D) Goat

Q10.

Who introduced the word 'Robot', for artificial workers, in his science fiction play R.U.R. in 1921 ?
(A) George Orwell
(B) Karel Capek
(C) Daniel Defoe
(D) Rudyard Kipling

Answers :

Q1. (D) Chandrashekhar
Q2. (A) Gypsum
Q3. (B) Mandarin
Q4. (C) Saturn
Q5. (D) United States of America
Q6. (C) Atlantic Ocean
Q7. (A) Ved Vyas
Q8. (C) Shimla
Q9. (B) Horse
Q10. (B) Karel Capek
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