General Awareness (GK)

General Awareness (GK)

1. In which State is 'Silent Valley' located? – Kerala 
2. Which is the International Date Line? – 180° longitude 
3. The main cause of Tsunami is – Earthquake on sea floor
4. The Central Drug Research Institute of India is located at – Lucknow 
5. Nomination of Rajya Sabha Members by the President was taken from the Constitution of – Iraland 
6. The concept of Soverign Parliament originated in – England
7. National Institute of Rural Development is located at – Hyderabad
8. Who is considered the Architect of the Indian Constitution? – B.R. Ambedkar 
9. Who said that "India's soul lives in villages" ? – Mahatma Gandhi 
10. What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933 ? – Young India 
11. Who started the "Servants of India Society" ? – Gopalkrishna Gokhale 
12. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British? – Rajguru
13. In which of the following towns is "Moti Masjid" situated? – Agra 
14. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? 
a. The world is full of sorrows. 
b. People suffer on account of desires. 
c. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. 
d. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised. (C) a, b and c
15. Which of the following is a good source of Vitamin 'E' ? – Fresh Vegetables 
16. Penicillin is isolated from – Fungi
17. The total number of bones in the human body is – 206
18. Bile is secreted by – Liver 
19. Name the vitamin not found in any animal food? – Vitamin C 
20. The largest organ of human body is – Liver
21. Which type of mirror is used in the head lights of vehicles? – Concave mirror 
22. The height of a geo-stationary satellite from the Earth's surface is approximately – 36,000 km
23. An electric iron has a heating element made of – Nichrome
24. The planet nearest to the Sun is – Mercury 
25. The process of covering water pipes made of Iron with Zinc layer to prevent corrosion is called – Galvanization 
26. The particle required to continue the chain process of Uranium fission is – Neutron
27. Which of the following is used to increase the anti-knocking property of petrol? – Tetraethyl lead 
28. The chief source for the production of nitrogeneous fertilizers is – Ammonia
29. Fifth generation computers do not have – Vacuum tubes 
30. Where does a computer add, compare and shuffle data? – CPU chip 
31. The Indian monument recently inscribed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List is – Jantar Mantar of Jaipur 
32. Yen is the currency of – Japan
33. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river – Godavari 
34. Which one of the following is a 'Surface to Air Missile'? – Trishul 
35. Nehru Trophy is associated with – Hockey
36. Odissi classical dance originated in – Orissa
37. Who discovered America? – Columbus 
38. The famous painting 'Monalisa' was the creation of – Leonardo-Da-Vinci 
39. The first women to swim across seven important seas is – Bula Choudhary 
40. Insulin was discovered by – F. Banting
41. The radioactive Strontium-90 causes – Skin cancer 
42. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is important for – Leopard and Chital 
43. Decibel is a term connected with – sound
44. Van Mahotsav’ is associated with– Protection of plants 
45. The Accounting Year of Reserve Bank of India runs from – April to March
46. Agricultural Commodities are graded with – AGMARK
47. The food stocks that are built up during the years of bumper harvest are called – Grain stock 
48. The Minimum Wages Act was first passed in India in the year – 1948 
49. Human Development Index was developed by – Mahbub-ul-Haq
50. Crop sown soon after the onset of South-West monsoon in India is called – Kharif 

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam (Held on : 20-2-2011) General Awareness Solved Paper 

1. Which state is rich in jute? – West Bengal 
2. Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait? – India and Sri Lanka
3. Match the following– 
1. Hazaribagh – a. Coal 
2. Neyveli – b. Iron 
3. Jharia – c. Lignite 
4. Rourkela – d. Mica 
ld, 2c, 3a, 4b 
4. What is the minimum percentage of votes a political party must get to acquire the status of a registered party? – 2% 
5. Who estimated the National Income for the first time in India? – V.K.R.V. Rao
6. Economic development depends on – Natural resources, Capital formation and Size of the market
7. National Income is generated from – any productive activity 
8. Money supply is governed by the – Reserve Bank of India
9. The headquarters of WTO is at – Geneva 
10. Which state is called the 'Rice Bowl' of India? – Andhra Pradesh
11. The highest waterfall of India is – Jog falls 
12. Which one of the following is known as the 'immovable property' in the cell? – Nucleic acid 
13. Water from soil enters into the root hairs owing to – Capillary pressure 
14. What is meant by a 'pir' in the Sufi tradition? – The Guru of the Sufis
15. Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year? – 1699
16. Who propounded the Panchsheel Principles? – Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
17. On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town, In which State/ Union Territory is that town now? – Andaman and Nicobar Islands 
18. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order– 
I. Nandas II. Sisunagas III. Mauryas IV. Haryankas – IV, II, I and III
19. The term of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is – 6 years 
20. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India ? – Sukumar Sen 
21. What IS the retirement age for a Supreme Court Judge? – 65 years
22. Name the 'Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi. – Gopalakrishna Gokhale
23. The average life span of red blood corpuscles is about – 100 - 120 days 
24. Dormancy period of animals during winter season is called – Hibernation 
25. The angle in which a cricket ball should be hit to travel maximum horizontal distance is – 45° with horizontal 
26. The minimum number of geostationary satellites needed for uninterrupted global coverage is – 2 
27. The best conductor of electricity among the followings – Silver 
28. Breeding and management of bees is known as – Apiculture 
29. The vitamin necessary for coagulation of blood is – Vitamin K
30. Which of the following is not a computer network? – Personal network
31. When a group of computers is connected together in a small area without the help of telephone lines, it is called – Local Area Network (LAN) 
32. Which one of the following elements is used in the manufacture of fertilizers? – Potassium 
33. Natural rubber is the polymer of – Isoprene
34. In addition to hydrogen, the other abundant element present on Sun's surface is – Helium
35. Which of the following is the major constituent of LPG? – Butane 
36. Flight Recorder is technically called – Black box
37. Santosh Trophy is associated with – Football 
38. Kathakali classical dance originated in – Kerala
39. The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by – Jonas E. Salk 
40. Who discovered sea route to India via the 'Cape of Good Hope'? – Vasco da Gama 
41. The 16-year-old school-boy, Arjun Vajpai who became the youngest Indian to successfully climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, on May 22, 2010, is from which state? – Uttar Pradesh 
42. Which one of the following is an 'Air-to-Air missile? – Astra 
43. Yuan is the currency of – China 
44. IUCN categorized major threatened species under – seven classes
45. Minamata disease was caused by – Mercury
46. Ozone layer is present in – Stratosphere
47. The National Integration Council (NIC) is chaired by the – Prime Minister 
48. The first atomic bomb was thrown over –Hiroshima 
49. Which of the following countries has entered into an agreement with India for the supply of Advanced Jet Trainer (HAWK) ? – England
50. The name of the 'Cargo Ship' which sank off Mumbai coast recently. causing oil spill in the Arabian Sea. was – MSC Chitra

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1. In which country did the first Marxist revolution take place? (CDS)

(A) Germany (B) Italy (C) Great Britain (D) Russia (Ans : D)

 

2. In the context of which one of the following is 'Doha Round' mentioned frequently in news? (IES)

(A) Global climate change (B) Global economic recession (C) Global trades (D) Global terrorism (Ans : C)

 

3. Who among the following was the author of 'Common Sense' the revolutionary pamphlet of the American Revolution? (NDA)

(A) Thomas Paine (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) George Washington (D) Samuel Adams (Ans : A)

 

4. Which one of the following magazines is published by Living Media India Limited? (IES)

(A) Femina (B) The Week (C) Frontline (D) India Today (Ans : D)

 

5. In which one of the following places was Asia's first Export Processing Zone set up? (IES)

(A) Cochin (B) Kandla (C) Noida (D) Vishakhapatnam (Ans : B)

 

6. Which one of the following was probed by the Liberhan Commission? (IAS)

(A) Test cricket match fixing (B) Best bakery case

(C) Tehelka tapes case (D) Demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya (Ans : D)

 

7. Which one of the following states has seen a series of strong public protests against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in force in that state? (CDS)

(A) Nagaland (B) Manipur (C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Jharkhand (Ans : B)

 

8. Which country had helped India in Green Revolution Technology for agricultural development and self-sufficiency in food? (IES)

(A) USSR (B) UK (C) Germany (D) USA (Ans : D)

 

9. Who was the Defence Minister of India during the Indo-China War of 1962? (CDS)

(A) R N Thapar (B) Jagjivan Ram (C) VK Krishna Menon (D) Govind Ballabh Pant (Ans : C)

 

10. Of the four forms of political protests mentioned below, which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political weapon for the first time? (IAS)

(A) Boycott (B) Gherao (C) Bandh (D) Hartal (Ans : A)

 

11. The Sarkaria Commission Report, deals with which one of the following? (CDS)

(A) Corruption in India (B) Centre-State relations (C) Local governance (D) Inter-river dispute (Ans : B)

 

12. 'Boston Tea Party' is associated with which one of the following? (NDA)

(A) French Revolution (B) American Revolution (C) English Revolution (D) Russian Revolution (Ans : B)

 

13. Madhava Menon Committee is associated with the drafting of which one of the following? (IES)

(A) National Population Policy (B) National Tribal Policy

(C) National Policy on Criminal Justice (D) National Health Policy (Ans : C)

 

14. Uruguay Round is mentioned in the context to the establishment of which one of the following? (IES)

(A) World Bank (B) IMF (C) World Economic Forum (D)WTO (Ans : D)

 

15. Who invented Black Box Flight Recorder? (CDS)

(A) Robert Stephenson (B) John Shorthand (C) David Warren (D) David Robinson (Ans : C)

 

16. Which two of the following countries are separated by the 49th Parallel? (NDA)

(A) North Korea and South Korea (B) South Africa and Zimbabwe

(C) USA and Canada (D) France and Germany (Ans : C)

 

17. Khmer Rouge atrocities pertained to which one among the following? (IES)

(A) South Africa (B) Iraq (C) Libya (D) Cambodia (Ans : D)

 

18. In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin in the year 1750? (NDA)

(A) France (B) Italy (C) Germany (D) England (Ans : D)

 

19. What was the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea? (CDS)

(A) 17th Parallel (B) 38th Parallel (C) 49th Parallel (D) Radcliffe Line (Ans : B)

 

20. Liberhan Commission has been appointed to deal with which one of the following? (CDS)

(A) Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984 (B) Demolition of Babri Masjid

(C) Godhra Incident (D) Mumbai Communal Riots (Ans : B)

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1 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what Beach Boys

2 How many rings on the Olympic flag Five

3 What colour is vermilion a shade of Red

4 King Zog ruled which country Albania

5 What colour is Spock's blood Green

6 Where in your body is your patella Knee ( it's the kneecap )

7 Where can you find London bridge today USA ( Arizona )

8 What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Vodka

9 Who was the first man in space Yuri Gagarin

10 What would you do with a Yashmak Wear it - it's an Arab veil

11 Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Judas Escariot

12 Which animal lays eggs Duck billed platypus

13 On television what was Flipper Dolphin

14 Who's band was The Quarrymen John Lenon

15 Which was the most successful Grand National horse Red Rum

16 Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors

17 In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Sheep

18 Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle Mekon

19 What is Dick Grayson better known as Robin (Batman and Robin)

20 What was given on the fourth day of Christmas Calling birds

21 What was Skippy ( on TV ) The bush kangaroo

22 What does a funambulist do Tightrope walker

23 What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog Gnasher

24 What are bactrians and dromedaries Camels (one hump or two)

25 Who played The Fugitive David Jason

26 Who was the King of Swing Benny Goodman

27 Who was the first man to fly across the channel Louis Bleriot

28 Who starred as Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone

29 In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Crimean

30 Who invented the television John Logie Baird

31 Who would use a mashie niblick Golfer

32 In the song who killed Cock Robin Sparrow

33 What do deciduous trees do Lose their leaves in winter

34 In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood Spoon

35 If you has caries who would you consult Dentist - its tooth decay

36 What other name is Mellor’s famously known by Lady Chatterlys Lover

37 What did Jack Horner pull from his pie Plum

38 How many feet in a fathom Six

39 which film had song Springtime for Hitler The Producers

40 Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2 Douglas Bader

41 What was the name of inn in Treasure Island Admiral Benbow

42 What was Erich Weiss better known as Harry Houdini

43 Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria Christopher Columbus

44 Which leader died in St Helena Napoleon Bonaparte

45 Who wrote Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell

46 What does ring a ring a roses refer to The Black Death

47 Whose nose grew when he told a lie Pinocchio

48 Who has won the most Oscars Walt Disney

49 What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)

50 Which award has the words for valour on it Victoria Cross

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1. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held —New Delhi

2. Who is the first person to set foot on Moon —Neil Armstrong

3. Which was the first talkie film of India —Alam Ara

4. Which was the first English ship that came to India —Red Dragon

5. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India —Bengal Gazette

6. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India —Champaran

7. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India —Greeks

8. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army —Hannibal

9. The first railway line in India was opened in which year —1853

10. Which metal was first discovered by man —Copper

11. From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first experimented —April, 1987

12. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress —Sarojini Naidu

13. During India's Freedom Struggle, which led to the first 'All India Hartal' —Protest against Rowlatt Act

14. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time —Prithviraj III

15. Where were first Olympic Games held —776 B.C.

16. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence —1963

17. In which country was Buddhism first propogated outside India —Srilanka

18. Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar Award —Satyajit Roy

19. By whom was Gene first isolated —Hargobind Khurana

20. Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest —Junko Tabei

21. By whom was the Bhakti Movement first organised —Ramananda

22. Which first Europeans came to India —Portuguese

23. When did man first land on moon —1969

24. Which was the first woman Governor of a State in free India —Mrs. Sarojini Neidu

25. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress —Dadabhai Neoroii

26. Which is the first geostationary telecommunication satellite of India —APPLE

27. Which first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment in 1882 —Vijiaraghavachari

28. What is the duration of proclamation of Financial Emergency —At the first instance two months

29. Which was the first metal used by man —Copper

30. In which Aryans first settled —Punjab

31. The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in which year —1951

32. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha —Malgaonkar

33. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title —Wilson Jones

34. Who was the first asian to have received the Nobel Prize —R.N. Tagore

35. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of ‘Sijda' —Balban

36. By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first 'made —Dadabhai Naoroji

37. During the Mughal period which trader first came to India —English

38. Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period —Varuna

39. Which was the first scholar, who read Ashokan edicts —James Princep

40. Which was the first National Security Advisor of India —Brajesh Mishra

41. What is the first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis —Glucose

42. In India, which first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 —Oudh Commercial Bank

43. By whom was first women's university in India was founded —Dhondo Keshave Karve

44. Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India —Indira Gandhi

45. Which is the first company-managed major port in India —Ennore

46. From-which date shall the tenure of every Panchayat be for five years —From the date of its first meeting

47. What was the first venture of Gandhiji in all- India politics —Rowlatt Satyagraha

48. Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India —Damodar Valley Corporation

49. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India —Shri V. T. Krishnamachari

50. Who was the first Defence Minister of India —N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar

51. Which was the first woman film star nominated/elected to the Rajya Sabha —Nargis Dutt

52. Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India —Fort Sf. George

53. Which first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India —Sucheta Kripalani

54. Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council held at Rajagriha —Mahakassapa

55. Who were the first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire —Tamils

56. The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of which thing —Energy

57. By whom was the first Muslim invasion of India lead —Mohammad-bin-Qasim

58. What was Sachin Tendulkar's average when he made his first thousand runs in ODls —35.83

59. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture —Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq

60. Who was the leader to have the unique distinction of firing the first shot in the rebellion of 1857 —Mangal Pande

61. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature —Government of India Act, 1935

62. Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India —Mohammad Iqbal

63. Who was the first foreigner to invade India —Darius I

64. Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established —Jemshedpur

65. In which year did the first modem Olympic Games take place —1896

66. During whose reign did the Mongols first invade India —lltutmish

67. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS —Surendranath Banerjee

68. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal —Warren Hastings

69. Who were the first Europeans to reach India for trade —Portuguese

70. Which decade is celebrated as First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People —1994-2004

71. Which decade is celebrated as First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty —1997-2006

72. Which was the first Asian lady swimmer to have crossed the English Channel —Arati Saha

73. Who firstly predicated the existence of electromagnetic waves —Maxwell

74. The massive hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctica was first discovered in which year —1985

75. Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honour of "Marshal" —Arjun Singh

76. By whom was first successful vaccine against virul disease of small pox discovered —Edward Jenner

77. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress —1896

78. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse —Satara

79. Which was the first to legalize euthanasia —Netherlands

80. In India, in which was the service tax first introduced —1994

81. Which ruler at first assumed the title of 'Hazrat-i-Ala' and afterwards 'Sultan' —Sher Shah Suri

82. In which of the years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid —1853

83. When the first metal tool came into being why was it used for —Clearing jungles

84. Which was the first State to become bifurcated after independence —Madras

85. By whom was the first attempt to initiate economic planning in India made —By M. Visvesvaraya

86. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress —Badruddin Tyyabji

87. Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress session —George Yule

88. In which year, some more commercial banks in addition to the first lot of 141 were nationalised in India —1980

89. Which first movement was launched against the British in India —Swadeshi Movement

90. By whom was the first republic of the world established in Vaishali —Lichhavi

91. Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award —Ashapurna Devi

92. Who among the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award —Vinoba Bhave

93. Who was the first leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha —Kamlapati Tripathi

94. Who was the first 'Indian to swim across English Channel —Mihir Sen

95. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel —Arati Saha

96. In which State was the Panchayatl Raj first introduced —Rajasthan

97. Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India —Outubuddin Aibak

98. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English —Charles Wilkins

99. Who first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil administration —Iltutmish

100. Which country ranks first in producing teak —Thailand

101. Who has become the first Indian to score a-triple century in Tests —Virender Sehwag

102. Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras —First Mysore war

103. Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India —Calcutta

104. What is the first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel —KAMINI

105. Who is considered as the first national ruler of India —Chandragupta Maurya

106. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna —Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

107. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi —Razia Sultan

108. Who was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920 —Lala Lajpat Rai

109. Journalist's day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on which date —Oct 1, 1984

110. Who set up the Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the first half of the nineteenth century —Ram Mohan Roy

111. The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming —Buljl Chaudhary

112. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory —Hargovind Khurana

113. Which Act formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time —Indian Councils Act, 1909

114. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest —Bachhendri Pal

115. What is the first month of the 'Saka era' —Chaitra

116. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award —Mother Teresa

117. Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest —Bachendri Pal

118. Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time —William Harvey

119. Who is the world's first woman cosmonaut —Valentina Tereshkova

120. In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time —1951

121. When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met —9th December, 1946

122. Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in Asian Games —Kamaljit Sandhu

123. 'Holding a Bandh' was declared illegal for the first time in India by which High Courts —Kerala High Court

124. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which king —Rudradaman

125. Who produced the first film in India 'Raja Harishchandra' in 1913 —Dada Saheb Phalke

126. Who among the issued the coin rupee for the first time —Shershah Suri

127. In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India —Indigo

128. By whom was the calculation of electronegativities first done —Pauling

129. What was the first major inscription in classical —Sanskrit of Rudradaman

130. When was the first 'International Non-Smoking Day' observed all over the world —04.07.1988

131. Which was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom —Sangama

132. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at which place —Hamilton (Canada)

133. Which Scientist first explained about circulatory system —William Harvey

134. Which is the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals in individual track events —P.T. Usha

135. The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment —First

136. In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the States for the first time after the elections —1967

137. Which is the first National Park established in India —Corbett National Park

138. In which year did India first take part in the Olympic Games —1920

139. Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court —Leila Seth

140. Who was the first woman minister of a state —Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

141. In which reign was the first Buddhist Council held —Ajatashatru

142. Which was the first India satellite to go into orbit —Aryabhatta

143. By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made —Dadabhai Naoroji

144. By whom was word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people —Thakkar Bappa

145. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400 m run —Kamaljit Sandhu

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Earliest school of medicine known to humans: Ayurveda

 

● First Air Force in Asia to fly jets: Indian Air Force (1948)

● First Book in any Indian Language: It was printed in 1578 in Tamil.

● First Census in India: 1901

● First Cinema House in India: It was built by J.F.Madan in 1907 in Calcutta.

● First complete Technicolor film: Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)

● First Constitutional Amendment: 1950

● First country-wide agricultural census: 1970-71

● First English Newspaper in India: Bengal Gazette printed in 1790 by James Augustus in Calcutta.

● First Film Centre: Nandan. Located in Calcutta, it was inaugurated in September 1985.

● First Film with an all-female cast: Marathi Film Bindhast, directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.

● First Five-Year Plan: Started in 1951

● First General Elections: They were held in 1952.

● First hydroelectric project in India: Shivasamudram, across the River Kaveri in 1902

● First Indian state to set up a women’s court: Andhra Pradesh

● First international co-production: Nala Damayanti (1921) made in collaboration with Italy.

● First Marine National Park: Jamnagar

● First Moonlit Animal House in Asia: Located in the Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.

● First Navodaya School: Navegaon-Khairi in Nagpur

● First Postage Stamp: It was issued in India in 1852 at Karachi.

● First Printing Press: It was set up in Goa in 1556 by the Portuguese.

● First Railway Line: It was opened on April 16, 1853 between Bombay and Thane.

● First Rupee in India: It was minted during the reign of Sher Shah Suri in 1542.

● First ship built in India: Jala Usha built by Vishakapatnam Shipyard was commissioned in 1948.

● First silent feature film in India: Pundalik made in 1912 by N.G. Chitre and R.G. Torney. It was half British in its make.

● First solar crematorium: It is proposed to be set up in Valsad, Gujarat.

● First Solar Energy Centre: Gwalpahar, Gurgaon, Haryana

● First song-less film: JBH Wadia's Naujawan (1937).

● First south Indian film to be released in Korea: Tamil Film Muthu Maharaja (June, 2000)

● First Talkie Film: Alam Ara (1931)

● First Telefilm: Satyajit Ray's Sadgati (telecast on Doordarshan in April 1981)

● First Telegraph Line: It was laid between Calcutta and Agra in 1854. This line was 1280 km long. It was extended up to Lahore in 1857.

● First Telephone system: It was started in 1881 from Calcutta.

● First Television Reception Centre: Arvi, located in Maharashtra

● First veterinary college: Opened in Parel in Bombay in 1885. It is still in existence and is the oldest veterinary college in Asia.

● First Wind farm: Mandvi, Kutch in Gujarat

● Highest Airfield in the world: Thoise, Ladakh

● Highest road in India: Khardung La Pass

● India’s first Antartica expedition: January 11, 1982

● India’s first Satellite: Aryabhatta, April 19, 1975

● India's first colour film: Prabhat's Sairandhri, which was processed and printed in Germany in 1933.

● India's first fully indigenous silent feature film: Raja Harishchandra produced by Dada Saheb Phalke on May 3, 1913.

● India's first indigenously built missile destroyer: INS 'Delhi' (commissioned on November 15, 1997 at Mumbai).

● India's first indigenously built submarine: INS 'Shakti' (commissioned on February 7, 1992)

● India's first indigenously made colour film: Ardashir Irani’s Kisan Kanya made in 1937.

● India's first manufacturer of light bulbs and electrical equipment: Bengal Lamps, Calcutta (1933)

● India's First Oil well: Digboi (1890)

● India's first radio programme: This was broadcast privately with a 40w transmitter by the Madras Presidency Club Radio in 1924.

● India's largest inland lake: Lake Chilika, Orissa

● Largest circulated multi-edition daily in India: Roudramukhi Swar in Hindi (12,92,277 copies in 1997).

● Largest circulated periodical in India: Malayala Manorama (11,27,414 copies)

● Largest circulated single edition newspaper in India: Hindustan Times from Delhi (5,40,919 copies in 1997).

● Largest Nandi in India: Nandi of the Leepakshi Temple at Andhra Pradesh

● Largest Stupa in India: Mahachaitya Stupa, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh

● Oldest era in the world: Hindu Era

● Oldest para-military force in India: Assam Rifles (1835) in Shillong

● Only Place in the world where a Brahmat Temple is found: Pushkar in Rajasthan

● Shortest era in the world: Christian Era

● State with the highest % of Scheduled Castes to total population: Punjab (28.31% - 1991 Census)

● State with the highest% of Scheduled tribes to total population: Mizoram (94.75%)

● State with the largest number of Scheduled Castes: Uttar Pradesh (29.276 million - 1991 Census)

● State with the largest number of Scheduled Tribes: Madhya Pradesh (15.399 million - 1991 Census)

● State with the largest number of towns: Uttar Pradesh (704)

● State with the largest number of villages: Uttar Pradesh (1,12,803 - 1991 Census)

● State with the least number of towns: Nagaland (7)

● State with the lowest % of Scheduled tribes to total population: Uttar Pradesh (0.21%)

● State with the lowest number of Scheduled Castes: Mizoram (1000 - 1991 Census)

● State with the lowest number of Scheduled Tribes: Sikkim (91,000)

● State with the lowest number of villages: Goa (360 - 1991 Census)

● World's First University: Taxila (700 B.C.)

● World's highest STD/PCO facilities: Siachen glacier (established in November 1997)

● World's largest school: The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes City Montessori School in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, as the world's largest school with 23,000 students on its rolls.

● Youngest para-military force in India: Coast Guard (1978)

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Delhi’s First Mayor: Aruna Asaf Ali (1958)

● Delhi's First woman chief secretary: Shailja Chandra

● Fastest Asian to swim across the English Channel: Anita Sood

● First all-women crew to fly an air Force Chetak Helicopter: Flight Cadets Cheryl Dutta and Simran Sodhi of IAF (December, 1995).

● First Asian woman magistrate appointed in United Kingdom: Kantha Talwar

● First Asian woman mayor in United Kingdom: Lata Patel

● First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress: Sarojini Naidu (1925)

● First Indian woman producer and director: Fatima Begum, who produced and directed Bulbul-e-Parastan in 1926.

● First Indian woman to become Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen (1994)

● First Indian woman to become Miss World: Reita Faria (1966)

● First Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest: Bachendri Pal

● First Indian Woman to go in space: Kalpana Chawla

● First woman to head any Wakf board in India : Bader Sayeed (TN Wakf Board)

● First Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event: P.T.Usha

● First Indian woman to win a medal in an Olympic event: Karnam Malleshwari (bronze medal, Sydney Olympics)

● First Indian woman boxer to win an international event : M.C.Merykom

● First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel: Arati Saha

● First Miss Universe of the new millennium: Lara Dutta

● First woman Ambassador from India: Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (to USSR from 1947-49)

● First woman Central Minister: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

● First woman chief justice of a High Court: Leila Seth (CJ of Himachal Pradesh, 1991)

● First woman Chief Minister of an Indian state: Sucheta Kriplani (Uttar Pradesh from 1963-1967)

● First woman film star to be a member of Rajya Sabha: Nargis Dutt

● First woman Governor of an Indian state: Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh from 1947-1948)

● First woman Governor of Tamil Nadu: Justice M. Fatima Beevi (1997)

● First woman IPS Officer of India: Kiran Bedi

● First woman Judge of the Supreme Court: Justice M. Fatima Beevi (1989)

● First woman judicial officer: Anna Chandy, who was appointed munsif in the Travancore state in 1937.

● First woman Minister of an Indian state: Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (Uttar Pradesh)

● First woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be promoted to the rank of air commodore: 55-year old Padma Bandhopadhyay who was commissioned to the IAF in 1968.

● First woman President of Indian National Congress: Annie Besant (1917)

● First woman President of UN General Assembly: Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (1953-54)

● First woman Prime Minister of India: Late Indira Gandhi (1966-1977 and 1980-1984).

● First woman Speaker of an Indian state: Shano Devi

● First woman Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly :Kavali Prathibha Bharati

● First woman winner of the Bharat Ratna: Indira Gandhi (1971)

● Grandma Madonna from India: Asha Bhonsle

● India's first commercial pilot: Durba Banerjee (1966, Indian Airlines)

● India's first Test-Tube Baby: Kruti Parekh

● India's first woman railway driver: Surekha Yadao

● India's first woman tabla maestro : Dr Aban Mistry

● India's officially recognized billionth citizen: Astha (She was born on May 11,2000 at New Delhi).

● World's first woman Airbus pilot: Durba Banerjee

● Youngest Indian to swim across the English Channel: Arati Pradhan

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India

● Prime-Minister—Indira Gandhi

● Woman (India and World) who crossed English Channel through Swimming—Arti Shah

● Governor—Sarojini Naidu (U. P.)

● I. P. S.—Kiran Bedi

● President of National Congress—Anne Besant

● Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission—Rose-William Baithu

● Winner of Nobel Prize—Mother Teresa (for peace)

● Awardee of Miss World—Reeta Farhia

● Awardee of Miss Universe—Sushmita Sen

● Mayer—Tara Charian (Madras-1957)

● Minister in Central Cabinet—Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

● Chief Minister—Sucheta Kriplani

● Parliamentrian—Radhabai Subbarayan (1938)

● Judge of Supreme Court—Justice Meera Sahaib Fatima Bibi

● Chief Justice of High Court—Justice Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh)

● Session Judge of the Counting—Anna Chandi (Kerala)

● Mountaineer who climbed (Conquered) the Mt. Everest—Bacchendri Pal

● Awardee of Norman Barlog Prize—Dr. Amrita Patil

● Literature who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award—Amrita Pritam (1956)

● Honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’—Indira Gandhi

● Awardee of Lenin peace award—Aruna Asaf Ali

● Awardee of Jananpith Purshkar—Asha Purna Devi (1976)

● Woman who reached ‘Antarctica’—Mahel Musa (1977)

● Woman who reached the North Pole—Pritisu Gupta (1993)

● Woman who travelled All round the world—Ujjawala Patil (1988) by Boat

● Chief Engineer—P. K. Tresia Naguli

● Pilot—Flying Officer Sushma Mukhopaddhyaya

● Air Lines Pilot—Capt. Durga Banerjee

● Commander of Boeing 737 Plane—Capt. Saudamini Deshmukh

● Paratrooper of Indian Air Force—Geeta Ghosh

● I. A. S.—Auna George Malhotra

● First television news broadcaster—Pratima Puri

● Participated in mustic programme of U.N.O.—M. S. Subbuluxmi (1966)

● Woman participated in Olympic games—Meri Lila Row (1952)

● Woman who won the medal in Olympic games—Malleshwari (weight lifting—Sydney)

● Woman who won the Gold Medal in Asian games—Kamaljeet Sidhu (1970, 400 metre)

● Woman who won the medal in Commonwealth games—Anil Ghiya and Kawal Thakur Singh (woman Doubles Badminton, 1978)

● Medal winner in International Athletic Championship—Anju B. George (2003 Paris)

● Grandmaster winner in Chess—Bhagiya Sri Thispey (1988)

● One hundred wicket taker in International Cricket—Indulgi (1986)

● Awardee of Arjun Purskar—N. Lamsden (Hockey, 1961)

● Woman who made hat-trick in football—Youlandade-Suza (1978)

● Awardee of Ashok Chakra—Neerja Bhanot (Posthumously)

● Awardee of Sena Medal—Vimla Devi (1988)

● Degree of graduation—Kadambni Ganguly (Bose) and Chandramukhi Bose (Kolkata University, 1883)

● Awardee of B. E. degree—Ella-Majumdar (1951)

● M.B.B.S. Degree awardee—Vidhumuti Bose and Virginia Mitter (Kolkata Medical College)

● First Surgeon—Dr. Prema Mukherjee

● Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank—K. J. Udesi (2003)

● Chairman of NABARD—Ranjana Kumar

● D. I. G. (Police)—Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya

● Lieutenant General—Punita Arora

● Chairman of Indian Air lines—Shushma Chawla

● Barrister—Cornonia Sorabji (Allahabad High Court-1923)

● Advocate—Regina Guha

● Ambassador—Vijayalaxmi Pandit (U.S.S.R.-1947)

● Woman who crossed over Gibralter Strait by Swimming—Arati Pradhan

● World Record in Powerlifting—Sumita Laha (1989)

● Represented the nation in all three games (Cricket, Hockey and Basketball)—Shrin Khushro Kiyasa

● First Commercial test Pilot of the world—Capt. Surun Darsi and Capt. Rose Lopar

● Pilot of Indian Air Force—Harita Daoel

● Twice scaled the Mt. Everest—Santosh Yadav

● Ramon Magsaysay Prize awardee—Kiran Bedi

● Heroin awarded Dada Sahaib Phalke Prize—Devika Rani Rorik

● Youngest woman who scaled the Mt. Everest twice—Decky Dolma

● Scientist who was awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award—Ashima Chatterjee

● Foreign Secretary—Chokila Ayyar

● First Chief Secretary of the Country—Nirmla Buch

● First Space traveller—Kalpana Chawla

● Joint Director of C.B.I.—Archana Sunder Lingam

● Winner of Murti Devi Prize—Pratibha Rai

● Woman Contested the Presidential election—Capt. Laxmi Sahgal

● Air Vice-Marshal and Air-Marshal in Indian Air Force—P. Bondyopaddhyay

● Non-military Police Advisor in U.N.O.—Kiran Bedi

● Revenue Secretary—Vinita Rai

● Referee in Boxing—Rajia Sabnam

● First woman of Indian origin who stayed for the longest time in space—Sunita William

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● First Governor-General of Independent India—Lord Lewis Mountbatten

● Indian Governor-General of Independent India—Chakravarti Rajgopalachari

● Chief of the Indian Armed Forces—General K. M. Carriappa

● Field Marshall—General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw

● President—Dr. Rajendra Prasad

● Vice-President—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

● Prime-Minister—Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

● Non-Congress Prime-Minister—Atal Behari Bajpai

● British Governor-General of Bengal—Warren-Hastings

● Space traveller—S. Leader-Rakesh Sharma

● I. C. S.—Satendra Nath Tagore

● Swimmer who crossed over the English channel by swimming—Mihir Sen

● Raman-Magsaysay awardee—Acharya Vinoba Bhave

● Novel prize winner—Rabindra Nath Tagore

● President of National Congress—Vyomesh Chand Banerjee

● Chairman of Lok Sabha—G. B. Mavlankar

● Chief Election Commissioner—Sukumar Sen

● Indian Chairman in International Court—Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh

● Foreigner awardee of Bharat Ratna—Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

● Leader of the Indian Antarctica Mission—Dr. Syed Zahuv Quasim

● Chief Justice of Supreme Court—Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya

● Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratnas’—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Chakravarti Rajgopalachari, Sir C. B. Raman

● Posthumally Bharat Ratna Awardee—Lal Bahadur Shastri

● Person awarded Bhartiya-Gyan-Peeth Purskar—G. Shankar Kurup (Malayalam–1965)

● Successful Surgeon who transplanted heart—Dr. P. Venugopal

● Successful heart transplanted person—Devi Ram (1994)

● President of National Human Rights Commission—Justice Rangnath Mishra

● Hindi Literature person-awarded Bhartiya Gyan Peeth Purskar—Sumitra Nandan Pant (1968)

● Indian who won the World Billiard award—Wilson Jans

● Indian who won the Grammy award—Pt. Ravi Shankar

● Person delivered the Lecture in Hindi in U.N.O.— Atal Behari Bajpai (1977)

● Indian member in British House of Commons— Dada Bhai Naoroji (1892)

● First President of Indian Science Congress—Sir Asutosh Mukherjee

● Mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest 8 times—Sherpa-Augarita

● Writer who was awarded ‘Vyas Samman’—Ramvilas Sharma

● Indian Managing Director of World Bank—Gautam Kazi

● Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu

● Indian players played Davis Cup—M. Salim and S. M. Jacob (Singles), A. A. Faiyaz and L. S. Dare (Doubles) (1921)

● Indian player who played the test cricket—K. S. Ranjeet Single (from England)

● Scientist elected for Lok Sabha—Dr. Meghnad Saha

● Scientist awarded Ghanshyam Das Birla award—Prof. Ashish Datta (1991)

● Literature who was awarded Murti Devi Purskar—C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)

● Person, who became High Commission in Great Britain—V. K. Krishna-Menon

● Indian who was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize—Dr. Safuddin Kichlu (1952)

● First Indian who contested the election for British Parliament—Lal Mohan Ghose

● An Indian, appointed the judge of High Court, during the British period—Ram Prasad Ram

● Indian member of Viceroy Executive Council—Sir. S. P. Sinha

● Chairman of Finance Commission—K. C. Niogi

● Indian member of American Congress—Deleep Singh

● Bowler who made hat-trick in Test Cricket—Harbhajan Singh

● Batsman who made 300 runs in test Cricket—Virendra Sehwag

● First Marshal of Indian Air Force—Arjan Singh

● First Indian who individually won the Gold medel in Olympic games—Abhinav Bindra

● First Indian who won the Bronze medel in Boxing in Olympic games—Vijendra Kumar

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FIRST IN INDIA

● Census—1872

● Regular Decadal Census—Since 1881

● Warship Aircraft Carrier—I. N. S. Vikrant

● National Nuclear Power Submarines—I. N. S. Chakra

● Football Club—Mohan Bagan–1889

● Hydro-electric Project—Shiv Samudram (1902)

● Newspaper—Bengal Gazette (James Hikki)

● Vernacular Daily—Samachar Darpan

● Hindi Newspaper—Udant-Martand

● Telegraph Line—Diamond Harbour to Kolkata (1853)

● International Telephone Service—Mumbai to London (1851)

● Television Centre—New Delhi (1959)

● Colour Programme from T.V.—15th August, 1982

● Silent Film—Raja Harish Chandra

● Talky Film—Alam-ara

● Satellite—Aryabhatta-19th April, 1975

● Atomic underground test—Pokhran (18th May, 1974)

● Test tube baby—1986 born baby Harsha

● Country made missile—Prithvi (1988)

● Antarctica mission—1982 under the leadership Dr. S. Z. Quasim

● British Governor-General : Warren Hastings

● British Governor-General of Independent India : Lord Mountbatten

● Justice of India : Hiralal J. Kania

● Comander-in-Chief of Free India : General K. M. Cariappa

● Chief of Air Staff : Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst

● Indian Air Chief : Air Marshal S. Mukherjee

● Chief of Army Staff : General M. Rajendra Singh

● Chief of Naval Staff : Vice-Admiral R. D. Katari

● Consmonaut : Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma

● Emperor of Mughal Dynasty in India : Babar

● Field Marshal : SPFJ Manekshaw

● Governor-General of Indian Union : C. Rajgopalachari

● Indian to get an Oscar : Bhanu Athaiya

● Indian to Reach the South Pole : Col. I. K. Bajaj

● Indian ICS Officer : Satyendra Nath Tagore

● Indian Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council : Sir S. P. Sinha

● Indian Man to Swim Across the English Channel : Mihir Sen

● Indian Woman to Swim Across the English Channel : Miss Aarti Saha

● Indian Woman to Swim Across the Strait of Gibraltar : Aarti Pradhan

 

 

● Man to Climb Mount Everest : Sherpa Tenzing

● Man to Climb Mount Everest without Oxygen : Phu Dorjee

● Man to Climb Mount Everest twice : Nawang Gombu

● Muslim Woman to sit on the throne of Delhi : Razia Sultana

● Nobel Prize Winner : Rabindra Nath Tagore

● President of the Indian National Congress : W. C. Banerjee

● Woman President of the Indian National Congress : Annie Besant

● President to Die in Office : Dr. Zakir Hussain

● Prime Minister to Lose an Election : Indira Gandhi

● Prime Minister to Resign from Office : Morarji Desai

● Deputy Prime Minister : Vallabhbhai Patel

● Talkie Film : Alam Ara (1931)

● Test-tube Baby : Indira (Baby Harsha)

● Viceroy : Lord Canning

● Woman Central Minister : Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

● Woman Chief Minister of a State : Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

● Woman Governor : Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

● Woman Minister : Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

● Woman to Climb the Mt. Everest: Bachendri Pal

● Woman Prime Minister : Mrs. Indira Gandhi

● Woman Speaker of a State Assembly : Mrs. Shanno Devi

● Woman Airline Pilot : Durba Banerjee

● Woman to Win an Asiad Gold : Kamaljit Sandhu

● Woman Judge of the Supreme Court : Fathima Beevi

● Woman IPS Officer : Kiran Bedi

● Indian in the British Parliament: Dadabhai Naoroji

● Indian to win Miss Universe Title : Ms Sushmita Sen

● Indian Woman Congress President : Sarojini Naidu (1925)

● Woman President of UN General Assembly : Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953)

● Woman to Win the Nobel Prize : Mother Teresa (1979)

● Woman to become ‘Miss World : Reeta Faria

● Speaker, Lok Sabha : G. V. Manavalankar (1952-57)

● Chairman Rajya Sabha : S. V. Krishnamoorthy (1952)

● Indian to Pass ICS : Surendra Nath Banerji (1869)

● Indian Pilot : JRD Tata (1929)

● To Reach Antarctica : Lt. Ram Charan (1960)

● Vernacular Daily : Kolkata (1727)

● Telegraph Line Installed : Calcutta to Diamond Harber (1853)

● Silent Movie : Raja Harish Chandra by Dada Saheb Phalke (1913)

● Coloured Cinemascope Film : Pyar ki Pyas (1961)

● Satellite launched : Aryabhatta (1975)

● Indigenously built satellite : Aryabhatta (1975)

● Atomic device exploded at : Pokharan in Rajasthan (1974)

● Large-scale Nuclear Reactor : Apsara (1956)

● Indigenously designed and built missile : Prithvi (1988)

● Member of the Dalit Community to become the President of India : K. R. Narayanan

● DNA typing forensic Laboratory set-up at : Kolkata

● Electric Train started between : Ludhiana and New Delhi

● Science City was inaugurated in : Kolkata

● Actress of Indian Cinema : Kamalabai Gokhale

● Woman Pilot of IAF : Harita Deol

● Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Power Station was established at : Mathania (Rajasthan)

● Indian writer to win the Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy

● Musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna : M. S. Subbulakshmi

● Indian Woman to go into Space : Kalpana Chawla

● Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board : Nikhil Chakravarthy

● Indian Institution to be awarded Gandhi Peace Prize : Ramakrishna Mission

● Solar city is developed at : Anandpur Sahib

● Woman to win an Olympic medal : Karnam Malleswari

● Woman Foreign Secretary of India : Chokila Iyer

● Indian to win World Billiards Trophy : Wilson Jones

● Indian Grand Master (in Chess) : Vishwanathan Anand

● Chinese pilgrim to visit India : Fahien

● European invader on India soil : Alexender, the great

● Indian to win World Chess Championship : Vishwanathan Anand

● Women Air Vice Marshal : P. Bandopadhyaya

● Lady Cadet of Indian Army : Priya Jhingan

● First Indian to win a medal in the world Athletic Championship : Anju B. George (2003)

● Triple Century Maker in Test Cricket : Virendra Sahwag (2004)

● Hitter of 5 Double Centuries : Rahul Dravid (2004)

● Woman DGP : Kanchan Chaudhury

● Medal winner in Olympic Games : Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore (2004)

● Asian Tennis Champion, WTA champion, Third round winner in Grand Slam Tournament, Grand slam tournament winner Match winner in U.S. open, Youngest awardee of Padamshree : Sania Mirza

● Formula-1 Car Racer : Narayan Kartikeyan

● Indian to be awarded ‘Srilanka Ratn’ : N. Ram

● Woman Commanded the annual passing out parade : Wahida Prizm (2006)

● Five hundred wicket taker in Test cricket: Anil Kumble (2006)

● To the ski to the North Pole : Ajeet Bajaj (2006)

● First Air Chief to to Sky dive : Air Chief S. P. Tyagi (2006)

● First Indian Woman to win a Badminton Grand Prix : Saina Nehwal (2006)

● First President to make sortie in a combat aircraft : Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2006)

● First Women President : Pratibha Patil (2007)

● First Indian to win Gold Medal in Olympics in individual Event : Abhinav Bindra (2008)

● First Woman Pilot of Fighter Plane : Suman Sharma

● World Cup (Jr.) Badminton, Indonesian Open Winner (Woman) : Saina Nehwal (2009)

● Woman Speaker Lok Sabha : Ms. Meira Kumar (2009)

● Two Oscar Award Winner : A. R. Rehman (2009)

● Khel Ratna, Arjun and Dronacharya Award : P. Gopi Chand (2009)

● Indian Woman to reach the South Pole : Reena Kaushal (2009)

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● First Asian to be elected president of Britain's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP): Lord Navnit Dholakia

● First Asian to head a British university: Lord Swaraj Paul (when he was elected Chancellor of the Wolverhampton University on May 9, 2000)

● First British Prime Minister to visit India: Harold Macmillan

● First Chairman of the University Grants Commission: S.S.Bhatnagar

● First Chief Election Commissioner of India: Sukumar Sen (21.3.1950 to 19.12.1958)

 

 

● First Chief Justice of India: Harilal J.Kania (26.1.1950-6.11.1951)

● First Chief Minister of the tri-lingual Bombay Presidency: B.G.Kher

● First Chief of Air Staff: Air Marshall Sir Thomas Elmherst (1947-1950)

● First Chief of Army Staff: Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji (1.4.1955 to 14.5.1955)

● First Commander-in-Chief: Gen.Sir Roy Bucher (1.1.1948 - 14.1.1949)

● First Dalit Lok Sabha Speaker: G M C Balayogi

● First Defence Minister of Independent India: Sardar Baldev Singh

● First Deputy Prime Minister of India: Sardar Vallabhai Patel

● First Director General of ICAR: B.P.Pal

● First Eunuch to be elected as a Mayor of an Indian city: Kamla Jaan, who elected Mayor of Katni city in Madhya Pradesh in January 2000.

● First Eunuch to get elected to a state legislature: Shabnam Mausi, won the Sohagpur Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the February 2000 elections.

● First European to invade India: Alexander

● First Field Marshal: Gen. S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

● First fighter pilot to win the Param Vir Chakra: Flying Officer Nirmaljeet Singh Sekhon (posthumous) for IAF in 1971 Indo-Pak conflict.

● First Foreign Secretary of Free India: K.P.S.Menon

● First Governor-General of Independent India: Lord Mountbatten

● First Indian bowler to get a hattrick in Test cricket: Harbhajan Singh

● First Indian Chief of Air Staff: Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee (April 1, 1954).

● First Indian Chief of Naval Staff: Vice Admiral R.D.Katari (1958-1962).

● First Indian Governor-General of India: C.Rajagopalachari

● First Indian to be awarded with the 'Victoria Cross': Khuda Dad Khan (for Gallantry in Belgium during the first World War)

● First Indian to be elected a member of British Parliament: Dadabhoi Naoroji

● First Indian to be elected to the US House of Representatives: Dilip Singh Saund

● First Indian to go in space: Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma. He went in the Soyuz 7-II Spacecraft on April 3, 1984 and returned on April 11, 1984.

● First Indian to hoist the National Flag over the North Pole: Squadron Leader Sanjay Thapar.

● First Indian to record a song on a gramophone disc: Sashi Mukhi of Classic Theatres, Calcutta (1902)

● First Indian to swim across the English Channel: Mihir Sen

● First Indian to win an Olympic Bronze: Khashaba Jadhav (wresting; 1952, Helsinki Olympics)

● First Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Tournament: Pullela Gopi Chand (March 11,2001)

● First Indian to win the World Billiards Championship: Wison Jones

● First Jnanpith Award Winner: G.Sankara Kurup (1965), for his work ‘Ottakkuzhal’ in Malyalam.

● First Minister without Portfolio: N.Gopalswami Ayengar in Jawaharlal Nehru's Cabinet. He, however, went on to become the Minister of Defence.

● First Photographer in India: Raja Deendayal

● First President of India: Dr Rajendra Prasad (1950-1962)

● First President of the Indian Union of Civil Liberties: Rabindranath Tagore (1930s).

● First Prime Minister of India: Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)

● First Prime Minister to win a popular entertainment award: Atal Behari Vajpayee (when he won the Screen-Videocon "Best Lyricist" prize in the non-film music category for his collection of poems titled "Nayi Disha" in February 2000).

● First Secretary-General of South-South Commission: Dr Manmohan Singh

● First Surveyor General of India: Sir George Everest

● First Vice-President of India: Dr S.Radhakrishnan (1952-1962)

● First Winner of Param Vir Chakra: Maj.Somnath Sharma (posthumously) in November, 1947

● India's first Test-tube baby: Harsha (born on August 6, 1986).

● Indian Johann Sebastian Bach: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

● India's longest serving Chief Minister : Jyoti Basu

● Only Army Chief to be awarded with Maha Vir Chakra twice: Late Gen. A.S.Vaidya

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1. The film which won the Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland is– 
(A) Nayak (B) Lagaan 
(C) Yaadein (D) Dil Chahta Hai 

2. Which of the following is the basic characteristic of a living organism ? 
(A) Ability to breathe (B) Ability to reproduce 
(C) Ability to move (D) Ability to eat 

3. Radioactivity was discovered by–
(A) Rutherford (B) Henri Becquerel 
(C) Roentgen (D) Einstein 

4. Myopia is a disease connected with– 
(A) Lungs (B) Brain 
(C) Ears (D) Eyes 

5. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had passed the Lokpal Bill with more strong amendments in– 
(A) 2012 (B) 2013 
(C) 2009 (D) 2011 

6. How many assembly segments are there as per Vidhan Sabha Elections 2013 in Delhi? 
(A) 70 (B) 72 
(C) 66 (D) 68 

7. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in– 
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Andhra Pradesh 
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Himachal Pradesh 

8. Who was the founder of' 'Ghadar Party' ? 
(A) Sachindranath Sanyal (B) Chandrashekhar Azad 
(C) Lala Har Dayal (D) Batukeshwar Dutt 

9. Socialism is essentially a movement of– 
(A) intellectuals (B) the poor people 
(C) the middle classes (D) the workers 

10. The open "Sigrees" or coal stoves often require fanning to sustain burning because of– 
(A) tendency of carbon dioxide to form a layer along with dust smoke 
(B) lack of oxygen in the surroundings of sigrees 
(C) accumulation of smoke and dust over the sigrees 
(D) interrupted release of moisture from the material 

11. Green house effect is the heating up of the Earth's atmosphere which is due to 
(A) the ultraviolet rays (B) γ-rays 
(C) the infra-red rays (D) X-rays 

12. Browning of paper in old books is caused by– 
(A) frequent use (B) lack of aeration 
(C) collection of dust (D) oxidation of cellulose 

13. Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi? 
(A) Mir Karzai (C) Firoz Gandhi 
(B) Nelson Mandela (D) M. K. Gandhi

14. Aquaregia is a mixture of the following in the ratio 1 : 3 by volume– 
(A) cone, HNO₃ and cone. HCl (B) conc. HNO₃ and conc. H₂SO₄ 
(C) dil. HCl and dil. HNO₃ (D) cone, HCl and cone, HNO₃ 

15. In deep-sea diving, divers use a mixture of gases consisting of oxygen and– 
(A) hydrogen (B) nitrogen 
(C) argon (D) helium 

16. Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also its functional role in the community of organisms ? 
(A) Eco-niche (B) Ecosystem 
(C) Ecozone (D) Habitat 

17. Name the body which has replaced the U. N. Commission on Human Rights. 
(A) Secretariat (B) Human Rights Council 
(C) Trusteeship Council (D) Economic and Social Council 

18. When was the first Central Legislative Assembly constituted? 
(A) 1922 (B) 1923 
(C) 1921 (D) 1920 

19. Who passed the Indian Universities Act? 
(A) Lord Lytton (B) Lord Curzon 
(C) Lord Minto (D) Lord Ripon 

20. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut. 
(A) Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk (B) Devaraya 
(C) Zamorin (D) Krishnadevaraya 

21. The Great Wall of China was built by– 
(A) Li-tai-pu (B) Shih Huang-ti 
(C) Lao-tze (D) Confucius 

22. The saviour of the Delhi Sultanate was– 
(A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (B) Minas-us-Siraj 
(C) Iltutmish (D) Ghias-ud-din Balban 

23. Sriperumbudur is the birth-place of– 
(A) Sri Madhvacharya (B) Sri Basavanna 
(C) Sri Shankaracharya (D) Sri Ramanujacharya 

24. The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is– 
(A) Namcha Barwa (B) Annapurna 
(C) Kanchenjunga (D) Mount Everest 

25. Which of the following is not a notable industrial city? 
(A) Kanpur (B) Mumbai 
(C) Jamshedpur (D) Allahabad 

26. An economy which does not have any relation with the rest of the world is known as– 
(A) Socialist economy (B) Closed economy 
(C) Open economy (D) Mixed economy 

27. In which State is the literacy rate of women the highest ? 
(A) Kerala (B) Maharashtra 
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) West Bengal 

28. Which of the following economists is called the Father of Economics? 
(A) Malthus (B) Robinson 
(C) Ricardo (D) Adam Smith 

29. Returns to scale is a– 
(A) timeless phenomenon (B) directionless phenomenon 
(C) short-run phenomenon (D) long-run phenomenon 

30. Rent is a factor payment paid to– 
(A) land (B) restaurant 
(C) building (D) factory 

31. Name the two non-permanent Houses in the Parliamentary set-up of India. 
(A) The Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha (B) The Lok Sabha and Vidhan Parishad 
(C) The Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad (D) The Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha 

32. The Mandal Commission Re- port refers to– 
(A) the Other Backward Classes (B) the Scheduled Tribes 
(C) the Minorities (D) the Scheduled Castes 

33. How many Fundamental Rights were granted initially? 
(A) Six (B) Seven 
(C) Four (D) Five 

34. 'Atomic theory' of matter was given by– 
(A) Avogadro (B) Dalton 
(C) Newton (D) Pascal 

35. The weight of a body acts through the centre of– 
(A) gravity (B) mass 
(C) both A and B (D) buoyancy 

36. A wheel-barrow is an example of– 
(A) class III lever (B) pulley system 
(C) class I lever (D) class II lever

37. CRM in the context of software applications means. 
(A) Customer's Relatives Meet (B) Channel Route Market 
(C) Customer Relationship Management (D) Customer Retention Manager 

38. A Supercomputer would be used for which one of the following applications ? 
(A) Business Computing (B) Desktop Publishing 
(C) Weather Forecasting (D) Computer Aided Designing 

39. How many types of recipients are there in an e-mail system? 
(A) Three (B) Four 
(C) One (D) Two 

40. Combustion of a candle is a/an– 
(A) photochemical reaction (B) physical change 
(C) endothermic reaction (D) exothermic reaction 

41. Which among the following is a covalent compound ? 
(A) Calcium chloride (B) Magnesium fluoride 
(C) Sodium chloride (D) Carbon tetrachloride 

42. In a poultry unit, the factor most influencing the cost is the cost of– 
(A) feed (B) transportation 
(C) chicks (D) medicines 

43. Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges ? 
(A) Chambal (B) Ken 
(C) Godavari (D) Narmada 

44. The highest volume of gases in lower atmosphere is comprised of– 
(A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon dioxide 
(C) Oxygen (D) Nitrogen 

45. de Vries proposed– 
(A) Theory of Speciation (B) Theory of Crossing over 
(C) Theory of Natural Selection (D) Theory of Mutation 

46. Haemoglobin in the blood is a complex protein rich in– 
(A) Iron (B) Silver 
(C) Copper (D) Gold 

47. Vitamin C is also known as– 
(A) Amino acid (B) Ascorbic acid 
(C) Acetic acid (D) Azelaic acid 

48. Which of the following is not a stem modification ? 
(A) Bulb of Onion (B) Corm of Arvi 
(C) Tuber of Sweet-potato (D) Tuber of Potato 

49. Clitellum is found in– 
(A) Leech (B) Snail 
(C) Nereis (D) Earthworm 

50. Clouds float in the atmosphere because of their– 
(A) low pressure (B) low density 
(C) low viscosity (D) low temperature

 

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1. Which Five Year Plan duration was of four years only? 
(A) Third (B) Fourth (C) Fifth (D) Seventh 

2. Minimum payment to factor of production is called– 
(A) Quasi Rent (B) Rent (C) Wages (D) Transfer Payment 

3. Indian Space Research Organisation is situated in– 
(A) Amritsar (B) Dehradun (C) Ahmedabad (D) Chennai 

4. "ISRO" (Indian Space Research Organisation) was formed in the year– 
(A) 1962 (B) 1969 (C) 1972 (D) 1977 

5. Quasi rent is a ………. phenomenon. 
(A) medium term (B) long term (C) short term (D) no time 

6. Who appoints the judges of the Indian Supreme Court? 
(A) President (B) Chief Justice (C) Prime Minister (D) Council of Ministers 

7. Fill up: 'Right ………. duties.' 
(A) obstructs (B) instructs (C) implies (D) opposes 

8. Who coined the term 'Satyagraha'? 
(A) Gandhi (B) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) Ram Mohan Roy 

9. When was Indian Forest Service set up? 
(A) July 1, 1966 (B) July 1, 1968 (C) July 1, 1967 (D) July 1, 1965 

10. Which Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution gave constitutional status to Pan- chayati Raj System? 
(A) 71st (B) 72nd (C) 73rd (D) 74th 

11. Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India? 
(A) Hussain Shah (B) Amir Khusrau (C) Barbak Shah (D) Nanak 

12. India became independent during the viceroyalty of– 
(A) William Bentinck (B) Wellesley (C) Wavell (D) Mountbatten 

13. In which year did the Russian Revolution take place? 
(A) 1905 A.D. (B) 1911 A.D. (C) 1917 A.D. (D) 1929 A.D. 

14. Name the famous King of Kushan dynasty. 
(A) Kanishka (B) Pulakeshin (C) Harsha (D) Vikramaditya 

15. Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near– 
(A) Mysore (B) Aurangabad (C) Nizamabad (D) Bhopal 

16. Which Indian State is not known to produce tea? 
(A) Assam (B) Kerala (C) West Bengal (D) Chhattisgarh 

17. Which is the highest plateau in India? 
(A) Deccan Plateau (B) Chota Nagpur Plateau (C) Ladakh Plateau (D) Baghelkhand Plateau 

18. Which of the following is the area of lowest pressure over Indian subcontinent during the hot dry weather season ? 
(A) Rannof Kachchh (B) Rajasthan  (C) North-West India (D) Meghalaya 

19. When was constructed ? 
(A) 1869 A.D. (B) 1980 A.D. (C) 1905 A.D. (D) 1914 A.D. 

20. The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is– 
(A) Mahanadi (B) Godavari (C) Krishna (D) Narmada 

21. Five Kingdom classification was given by– 
(A) Whittaker (B) Haeckel (C) Linneus (D) Copeland 

22. Animals with Chitinous exoskeleton are– 
(A) Insects (B) Sponges (C) Sea-Urchin (D) Snails 

23. The heart rate in an adult person is– 
(A) 50-60 times per minute (B) 70-80 times per hour 
(C) 70-80 times per second (D) 70-80 times per minute 

24. Citric acid is present in free form in– 
(A) Tamarind (B) Milk (C) Apple (D) Lemon 

25. Which of the following is a tapeworm ? 
(A) Fasciola (B) Schistosoma (C) Taenia (D) Enterobius 

26. The purity of Milk is deter- mined by– 
(A) Hydrometer (B) Lactometer (C) Stalagmometer (D) Thermometer 

27. Which one among the following doesn't have any effect on velocity of sound? 
(A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Humidity (D) Density

28. The motion of a body around a circular path is an example of– 
(A) Uniform velocity, variable acceleration (B) Uniform speed, uniform velocity 
(C) Uniform speed, variable velocity (D) Uniform speed, variable acceleration 

29. A current carrying conductor is associated with– 
(A) a magnetic field (B) an electric field 
(C) an electro-magnetic field (D) an electrostatic field 

30. One kilobit is equal to ………. bits. 
(A) 512 (B) 1000 (C) 1024 (D) 1042 

31. To find and load a file that has been saved on a computer, which of the given options is used? 
(A) Select the close command (B) Select the new command 
(C) Select the save command (D) Select the open command 

32. Dot Matrix Printers, when compared to Laser Printers are– 
(A) Quieter (B) Faster (C) Less expensive (D) More expensive 

33. KMnO₄ can be used as– 
(A) Insecticide (B) Fertilizer (C) Pesticide (D) Disinfectant 

34. A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called– 
(A) Concrete (B) R.C.C. (C) Mortar (D) Kiln 

35. Which of the following is not a chemical reaction'? 
(A) Burning of paper (B) Digestion of food (C) Conversion of water into steam (D) Burning of coal 

36. Which of the following is used as anesthetic? 
(A) NH₃ (B) NO (C) NO₂ (D) N₂O 

37. The heavy rains and cloudbursts during summer of 2013 devastated around 2000 villages. 1500 roads and 150 bridges in the State of– 
(A) Meghalaya (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Odisha (D) Uttarakhand 

38. The quality of petrol is expressed in terms of– 
(A) Cetane number (B) Gold number (C) Octane number (D) Added unlead compounds 

39. The percentage of litrogen in Air is– 
(A) 0.94 (B) 0.03 (C) 78.03 (D) 85.02 

40. The scavengers f earth are– 
(A) Bacteria (B) Viruses (C) Algae (D) Fungi 

41. Which of th following States has recorded rudest Voting percent in Vidhan Sab& Election 2013? 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Mizoram (D) Chattisgarh 

42. Bone osification test is con- ducted to as certain human– 
(A) Brain efficiency (B) Tentative age (C) Tentative height (D) Drug addiction 

43. Which of the following High Courts had legalized gay sex in India during 2009? 
(A) Mizoram (B) Goa (C) Delhi (D) Chandigarh 

44. Antacids are found in drugs that give relief to– 
(A) Eye sight (B) Stomach ache (C) Acne (D) Headache 

45. Rocket works on the principle of– 
(A) Newton's Third Law (B) Newton's First Law (C) Newton's Second Law (D) Archimedes Principle 

46. The first Mughal emperor of India was– 
(A) Shahjahan (B) Humayun (C) Babar (D) Akbar 

47. The World Ozone Day is celebrated on– 
(A) September 18th (B) March 12th (C) September 16th (D) March 10th 

48. A semi-circular structure with a dome shape roof erected over the sacred relics of Buddha is known as– 
(A) Stupas (B) Edicts (C) Pillars (D) Monoliths 

49. The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by– 
(A) Dayanand Saraswati (B) Keshab Chandra (C) Ram Mohari Roy (D) Vivekananda 

50. NMCC, formed by UPA Govt. recently. stands for– 
(A) National Minerals Competitiveness Council (B) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council 
(C) National Mercantile Control Commission (D) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Commission

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1. Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha? 
(A) Udayin (B) Bimbtsara (C) Ajatshatru (D) Mahapadma Nanda 

2. During the reign of which Pallava ruler began the long drawn struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas ? 
(A) Mahendravarman I (B) Simhavishnu (C) Narasimhavarman I (D) Mahendravarman II 

3. The largest producer of wool in the world is– 
(A) Australia (B) China (C) Argentina (D) New Zealand 

4. 'Saddle Peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in– 
(A) Great Nicobar (B) Middle Andaman (C) Little Andaman (D) North Andaman 

5. Which one of the following is correctly matched ? 
1. North China : Rice 2. South China : Wheat 
3. Candy Basin : Coffee 4. Malaysia : Natural Rubber 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 

6. India's area is about ………. times larger than Pakistan. 
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 9 

7. The shortest air route from Perth to London is– 
(A) Perth-Mumbai-Rome-London (B) Perth-Ankara-Parts-London 
(C) Perth-Aden-Pans-London (D) Perth-Mombasa- Rome- London 

8. Wings of a bird and an insect are– 
(A) Homologous organs (B) Analogous organs (C) Vestigial organs (D) Rudimentary organs 

9. Which one of the following is the respiratory pigment in man? 
(A) Haemocyanin (B) Haemoerythrtn (C) b-Carotene (D) Haemoglobin 

10. Kala-azar is transmitted by– 
(A) tsetse fly (B) housefly (C) anopheles mosquito (D) sand fly 

11. Which of the following is an insectivorous plant? 
(A) Balanophora (B) Rafflesia (C) Orobanche (D) Drosera 

12. Seed dormancy is regulated by– 
(A) Abscisic acid (B) Gibberellic acid (C) Indole acetic acid (D) Ethylene 

13. One bar is equal to– 
(A) 10³ Pa (B) 100 Pa (C) 10⁵ Pa (D) 10⁴ Pa 

14. Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of –
(A) density of the substance to the density of water 
(B) density of the substance to the density of water at 0°C 
(C) density of water at 4°C to the density of the substance 
(D) density of the substance to the density of water at 4°C 

15. A barometer is kept inside a bell jar. Air is slowly pumped out of the jar. 
(A) The mercury level starts rising (B) The mercury level starts falling 
(C) The mercury level does not change (D) The bell jar breaks up 

16. The wavelength at which the peak of intensity of blackbody radiation occurs– 
(A) increases with increase in temperature (B) decreases with increase in Temperature
(C) is the same at all temperatures (D) does not follow any pattern as temperature changes 

17. Majority of the errors blamed on computers are actually due to– 
(A) programming errors (B) hardware failure (C) defects in media (D) data entry errors 

18. The alignment of beginning and the end of lines is referred to as– 
(A) Indentation (B) Justification (C) Superscript (D) Font 

19. Which of the following is not a logical operator ? 
(A) ADD (B) AND (C) NOT (D) OR 

20. Bayer's reagent is– 
(A) Alkaline potassium permanganate (B) Acidified potassium permanganate 
(C) Hydrogen peroxide (D) Bromine water 

21. The value of Avogadro Number is– 
(A) 6.023 × 10²² (B) 6.023 × 10²³ (C) 6.023 × 10²⁴ (D) 6.023 × 10²⁵

22. Choose the incorrect statement pertaining to organic compounds– 
(A) They have low melting and boiling points (B) They do not dissolve in water 
(C) They are not easily com- bustible (D) They contain mainly car- bon and hydrogen 

23. The weight of 6.023 × 10²² atoms of carbon is– 
(A) 12 gms (B) 120 gms (C) 1.2 gms (D) 0.12 gms 

24. The causative virus of AIDS was Isolated in the year of– 
(A) 1980 (B) 1981 (C) 1983 (D) 1986 

25. If the sewage is fully oxidized, the nitrogen is in the form of– 
(A) Nitrites (B) Ammonia (C) Nitramines (D) Nitrates 

26. Man perceives sound vibrations in the frequency ranges of– 
(A) 0 – 5 Hz (B) 6 – 10 Hz (C) 11 – 15 Hz (D) 20 – 20000 Hz 

27. Potential of air pollution increases when the ventilation coefficient is– 
(A) > 11,000 m²/s (B) > 7,600 m²/s (C) < 3,600 m²/s (D) < 6,000 m²/s 

28. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National flag ? 
(A) 22 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 14 

29. First American President to visit India is– 
(A) D. D. Eisenhower (B) Jimmy Carter (C) George Washington (D) Ronald Reagon 

30. Which among the following is not one of the important gold mines in the country? 
(A) Kolar (B) Hospet (C) Ramgiri (D) Hutti 

31. Papeti is the festival of– 
(A) Parsis (B) Jains (C) Sikhs (D) Buddhists 

32. The Second Chief Election Commissioner of India was– 
(A) Sukumar Sen (B) S.P. Sen Verma (C) K.V.K Sundaram (D) T. Swaminathan 

33. Which of the following is not a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award? 
(A) Prithvi Raj Kapoor (B) Mrs. Kanan Devi (C) Gemini Ganesan (D) Mrs. Devtka Rani 

34. Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them? 
(A) Mars and Venus (B) Mercury and Venus (C) Mars and Mercury (D) Neptune and Pluto 

35. Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to thermal power project? 
(A) Talcher - Andhra Pradesh (B) Korba - Uttar Pradesh 
(C) Kawas - Gujarat (D) Ramagundam - Madhya Pradesh 

36. Match the following– 
List-I (Organisations) 
1. United Nations Industrial Organisation 2. Food and Agricultural Organisation 
3. World Health Organisation 4. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 
List-II (Headquarters) 
1. Geneva 2. Paris 3. Berne 4. Rome 5. Vienna 
(A) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 
(B) a-5, b-2, c-4, d-3 
(C) a-4, b-3, c-2, a-5 
(D) a-5, b-4, c-l, d-2 

37. The latest official language of the United Nations is– 
(A) Chinese (B) Arabic (C) Spanish (D) Russian 

38. When percentage change in demand for a commodity is less than percentage change in its price, then demand is said to be– 
(A) Highly elastic (B) Inelastic (C) Relatively elastic (D) Perfectly inelastic 

39. The book "Employment, Interest and Money" was written by– 
(A) J. M. Keynes (B) A. Marshal (C) D. Patinkin (D) A. Smith 

40. Who propounded Dynamic Theory of profit ? 
(A) Clark (B) Schumpeter (C) Knight (D) Hawly 

41. The Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) provides data under a new revised series in which the base year is taken as– 
(A) 1960-61 (B) 1970-71 (C) 1980-81 (D) 1990-91 

42. The remuneration of the entrepreneur in production is– 
(A) Pure profit (B) Gross profit (C) Net profit (D) Super-normal profit 

43. The Headquarters of International Labour Organisation is located at– 
(A) Paris (B) New York (C) Rome (D) Geneva 

44. Who called Political Science an 'inexact science' ? 
(A) Bluntschli (B) Bryce (C) Bodin (D) Buckle 

45. The state possesses– 
(A) only external sovereignty (B) only internal sovereignty 
(C) both internal and external sovereignty (D) neither external nor internal sovereignty 

46. Which of the following is a political right ? 
(A) Right to Work (B) Right to Education (C) Right to Freedom of Expression (D) Right to Vote 

47. Who among the following describes the press groups as the Third House of the Legislature? 
(A) Lord Bryce (B) H. M. Finer (C) G.D.H. Cole (D) Dicey 

48. Prtthvtraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghon in the battle of– 
(A) Tarain in 1191 A.D. (B) Tarain in 1192 A.D. (C) Chandawar in 1193 A.D. (D) Ranthambhor in 1195 A.D. 

49. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between 'moderates and extremists? 
(A) 1907 (B) 1908 (C) 1909 (D) 1910 

50. Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties? 
(A) Richard Nixon (B) George Bush (Senior)

 

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1. Who among the following is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" ? 
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B) Rabindra Nath Tagore 
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (D) Swami Vivekanand 

2. Which among the following is a constitutional body as per the Indian Constitution? 
(A) Finance Commission (B) National Development Council 
(C) Planning Commission (D) None of the above 

3. From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived? 
(A) Greek (B) Hebrew (C) English (D) Latin 

4. The author of 'Harsha Charita' was– 
(A) Banabhatta (B) Amara Simha (C) Kalidasa (D) Harisena 

5. Who wrote the song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara' ? 
(A) Ashafaqullah Khan (B) Sahir Ludhianvi (C) Mohammad Iqbal (D) Ramprasad Bismil 

6. Where was the first Buddhist Council held? 
(A) Vaishali (B) Kashmir (C) Rajagriha (D) Pataliputra 

7. In which cities of Japan were atomic bombs dropped during World War II ? 
(A) Tokyo and Hiroshima (B) Nagasaki and Miyazaki 
(C) Sendai and Hiroshima (D) Hiroshima and Nagasaki 

8. Who was called the "Father of Local Self-government" in India? 
(A) Lord Ripon (B) Lord Hardinge (C) Lord Dalhousie (D) Lord Lytton 

9. A market in which there are a few number of large firms is called as–
(A) Duopoly (B) Competition (C) Oligopoly (D) Monopoly 

10. The system of "Memorandum of Understanding" (MoU) was introduced in– 
(A) 1989-90 (B) 1990-91 (C) 1987-88 (D) 1988-89 

11. The main watchdog of Inter-national Trade is– 
(A) World Trade Organization (WTO) (B) International Finance Corporation (IFC) 
(C) International Monetary Fund (IMF) (D) World Bank (WB) 

12. Synonym of Internet is– 
(A) Gopher (B) Intranet (C) Cyber Space (D) World Wide Web (WWW) 

13. Number of sellers in the monopoly market structure is– 
(A) few (B) large (C) one (D) two 

14. Which among the following is correctly matched ? 
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement – Surendra Nath Banerjee 
(B) Swadeshi Movement – Rabindra Nath Tagore 
(C) Indian National Army – Subhash Chandra Bose 
(D) Swaraj Party - Mahatma Gandhi 

15. Which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution ensures social and economic democracy? 
(A) Emergency Provisions (B) Centre – State relations 
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy (D) None of the above 

16. The sum of genes in a population is called– 
(A) Phenotype (B) Karyotype (C) Genotype (D) Gene pool 

17. Magnetic keepers are pieces of– 
(A) Nickel (B) Cobalt (C) Steel (D) Soft iron 

18. When a piece of stone is immersed in water. it displaces water of equal– 
(A) Density (B) Specific gravity (C) Mass (D) Volume 

19. The motion of a body that repeats itself after a regular interval of time is– 
(A) a periodic motion (B) a simple harmonic motion 
(C) an aperiodic motion (D) an oscillatory motion 

20. A radioactive substance does not undergo any change (in mass or charge) during– 
(A) gamma-emission (B) oxidation (C) alpha-emission (D) beta-emission 

21. The most crucial portion of any computer is the–
(A) I/O Unit. (B) Hard Disk (C) CPU (D) Memory 

22. In MS-Word. multiple words. lines or paragraphs can be selected by using ………. key. 
(A) Shift (B) Function F5 (C) Alt (D) Ctrl 

23. Pick the odd one out. 
(A) Floppy Disk (B) ROM (C) DVD (D) Hard Disk 

24. Silicon is a– 
(A) Semiconductor (B) Insulator (C) Nonconductor (D) Conductor 

25. The orientation of an atomic orbital is governed by– 
(A) principal quantum number (B) magnetic quantum number 
(C) spin quantum number (D) azimuthal quantum number 

26. The highest peak in India is– 
(A) Kamet (B) Nandakot (C) Nanda Devi (D) K2 (Godwin Austen) 

27. Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called– 
(A) Cliffs (B) Cirques (C) Dunes (D) Hamadas 

28. The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as– 
(A) Autumnal Equinox (B) Celestial Equinox (C) Winter Equinox (D) Vernal Equinox 

29. The world's largest island is– 
(A) New Guinea (B) Madagascar (C) Greenland (D) Iceland 

30. Which one the following soils is used for the production of bricks? 
(A) Peaty and organic (B) Saline (C) Laterite (D) Red and yellow 

31. 'Plague' is caused by–
(A) Bacteria (B) Protozoa (C) Virus (D) All of the above 

32. Bio-magnification implies– 
(A) Toxic matters are magnified (B) Living beings are magnified 
(C) Light is magnified (D) Food is magnified 

33. Which of the following can be used for biological control of mosquitoes? 
(A) DDT (B) Gambusia (C) Oil (D) Ointments 

34. Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant? 
(A) Nepenthes (B) Utrtcularia (C) Drosera (D) Cuscuta 

35. Which State called the 'Rice-Bowl' of India ? 
(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu 

36. Who wrote 'Indica' ? 
(A) I-tsing (B) Megasthenes (C) Fa-hien (D) Hieun Tsang 

37. Peking is the sacred place of– 
(A) Taoism (B) Shintoism (C) Confucianism (D) Judaism 

38. Kathakalt classical dance originated in– 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka

39. How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship? 
(A) Five (B) Once (C) Four (4) Twice 

40. How many players are there on each side in the game of basketball ? 
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 4 (D) 5 

41. The first recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award was– 
(A) Mrs. Devika Rani (B) Mrs. Kanan Devi (C) B. N. Sarkar (D) Prithvi Raj Kapoor 

42. Norman Ernest Borlaug, regarded as the father of Green Revolution in India, is from– 
(A) Australia (B) New Zealand (C) USA (D) Mexico 

43. Who was the first person to 'walk' in space? 
(A) Lovell (B) Anders (C) Leonov (D) Armstrong 

44. The percentage of oxygen in air is approximately– 
(A) 100% (B) 1 % (C) 78% (D) 21% 

45. What is the second largest component in milk? 
(A) Fat (B) Minerals (C) Water (D) Sugar 

46. The term 'Green Revolution' was coined by– 
(A) William Gaud (B) Charles Elton (C) Eugene Odum (D) M.S. Swaminathan 

47. The rate of deforestation is high in– 
(A) Tropical zone (B) Desert areas (C) Temperate zone (D) Boreal forest 

48. The sweet taste of fruits is due to– 
(A) Lactose (B) Fructose (C) Maltose (D) Ribose 

49. The Biosphere is the zone of Earth where life is found. It includes parts of– 
1. Hydrosphere 2. Lithosphere 3. Stratosphere 4. Troposphere 
Select the correct answer from the following– 
(A) 1 and 3 (2) 1.2 and 4 
(C) 1 and 4 (D) 2.3 and 4 

50. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India? 
(A) K.V.K. Sundaram (B) Sukumar Sen (C) G.V. Mavlankar (D) T. Swaminathan

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1. Which one of the following is not an All India Service? 
(A) Indian Foreign Service (B) Indian Forest Service 
(C) Indian Administrative Service (D) Indian Police Service 

2. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the "Poorna Swaraj" resolution adopted? 
(A) Lucknow Session in 1916 (B) Belgaum Session in 1924 
(C) Lahore Session in 1929 (D) Karachi Session in 1931 

3. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as– 
(A) Kushan art (B) Persian art (C) Gandhara art (D) Mughal art 

4. Where was Christopher Columbus from? 
(A) Venice (B) Genoa (C) Spain (D) Portugal 

5. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered the Sindh. 
(A) Al Hazzaz (B) Qutbuddin Aibak (C) Allauddin Khllji (D) Muhammad bin Qasim 

6. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China? 
(A) Zhou Enlai (B) Deng Xiaoping (C) Mao Zedong (D) Liu Shaoqi 

7. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ? 
(A) Lala Lajpat Rat (B) Bipin Chandra Pal (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 

8. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India. 
(A) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane 
(B) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea 
(C) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize 
(D) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Majze 

9. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in Economics ? 
(A) 1998 (B) 1995 (C) 2000 (D) 1990 

10. The worldwide Great Depression took place in– 
(A) 1936 (B) 1929 (C) 1928 (D) 1930 

11. India is the largest producer and consumer of– 
(A) Paddy (B) Tea (C) Coffee (D) Sugar 

12. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a ………. good. 
(A) Free (B) Intermediary (C) Consumer (D) Capital 

13. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ? 
(A) Quit India Movement (B) Swadeshi Movement 
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement (D) Civil Disobedience Movement 

14. Constitution of India came into force in– 
(A) 1951 (B) 1956 (C) 1950 (D) 1949 

15. Cold War refers to– 
(A) tension between East and West 
(B) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world 
(C) tension between Superpowers 
(D) All of the above 

16. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its– 
(A) Kinetic energy (B) Mass (C) Acceleration (D) Potential energy 

17. does 'Ozone Layer' absorb ? 
(A) Infrared rays (B) Ultraviolet rays (C) X-rays (D) γ-rays 

18. In a water lifting electric pump, we convert– 
(A) Electrical energy into Potential energy 
(B) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy 
(C) Kinetic energy into Potential energy 
(D) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy 

19. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on the rear side is– 
(A) Concave (B) Plano-Convex (C) Plane (D) Convex 

20. In MS-Excel, ………. provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet. 
(A) Charts (B) Formulae (C) Templates (D) Views

21. Speed of processor chip is measured in– 
(A) Mbps (B) MHz (C) Bits/second (D) Bytes/second 

22. Which command is not used to switch off the computer? 
(A) Turn off (B) Log off (C) Shut Down (D) Hibernate 

23. Which one out of the following helps in burning? 
(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon dioxide 

24. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by– 
(A) Carius method (B) Victor-Meyer's method (C) Liebig's method (D) Dumas' method 

25. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is– 
(A) Delhi - Kolkata section (B) Kolkata - Chennai section 
(C) Delhi - Mumbai section (D) Mumbai - Chennai section 

26. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through– 
(A) Myanmar (B) Nepal (C) Bangladesh (D) China 

27. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its decreasing population growth since 1981 is– 
(A) South Korea (B) Thailand (C) China (D) Japan 

28. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed. to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by ………. nautical miles. 
(A) 361 (B) 434  (C) 243 (D) 305 

29. Cities with population from one to five million are called– 
(A) Conurbation (B) Million City (C) Metropolitan (D) Cosmopolitan 

30. Master copy of genetic information is– 
(A) Nucleus (B) r-RNA (C) m-RNA (D) DNA 

31. Contraceptive pills in the market contain– 
(A) Inorganic compounds (B) Herbicides (C) Antibiotics (D) Steroid-hotrnones 

32. Nematocysts are present in– 
(A) Starfish (B) Ascaris (C) Centipede (D) Sea anemone 

33. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk curdling? 
(A) Acetobacter (B) Leuconostoc (C) Bacillus (D) Lactobacillus 

34. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule? 
(A) Mn (B) Mg (C) Fe (D) K 

35. Who is the author of the hook 'Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography'? 
(A) Khushwant Singh (B) General J. J. Singh (C) Kuldip Nayar (D) Ray Bradbury 

36. Which of the following Indian States has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population? 
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Assam (C) Bihar (D) Orissa 

37. Sanjukta Parugrahi was famous for the dance– 
(A) Bharatnatyam (B) Kathak (C) Manipuri (D) Odissi 

38. Which Indian batsman announced his retirement from International Cricket on August 18, 2012? 
(A) Virat Kohli (B) Saurav Ganguly (G) Sachin Tendulkar (D) V.V.S. Laxman 

39. Which sportsperson announced recently that he will not contest charges of doping against US Anti-Doping Agency?? 
(A) George Hincapie (B) Bradley Wiggins (C) Carl Lewis (D) Lance Armstrong 

40. Who is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2011) ? 
(A) Gagan Narang (B) Saina Nehwal (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) M. S. Dhoni 

41. 'White Revolution' is related to– 
(A) Wheat production (B) Milk production (C) Flood control (D) Fish production 

42. Who proposed the adage "Survival of the fittest" ? 
(A) Darwin (B) William (C) Huxley (D) Lamarck 

43. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as– 
(A) blue zone (B) non-luminous zone (C) luminous zone (D) dark zone 

44. Which, of the following radiations has the least wavelength ? 
(A) X-rays (B) α-rays (C) γ-rays (D) β-rays 

45. The earth is a– 
(A) good reflector of heat (B) non-absorber of heat 
(C) good absorber and good radiator of heat (D) bad absorber and bad radiator of heat 

46. BCG vaccination is given at the age of– 
(A) 2-3 years (B) 10 years (C) Newborn (D) Within 15 days 

47. The International Year of Biodiversity was– 
(A) 1996 (B) 1999 (C) 2006 (D) 2010 

48. Which of the following atmospheric gases constitute green-house gases? 
1. Carbon dioxide 2. Nitrogen 3. Nitrous oxide 4. Water vapour 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below– 
(A) 1, 3 and 4 (B) 1 and 4 (C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 4 

49. 'Kyoto Protocol', an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with– 
(A) Clean Environment and Climate Change 
(B) Building common food stock to save human beings from any natural disaster 
(C) International Trade 
(D) Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration 

50. Why was Justice Dalveer Bhandari in the news recently? 
(A) He became Director-General of World Trade Organization 
(B) He became Secretary-General of SAARC 
(C) He became a member of U.N. Human Rights Council 
(D) He was elected to the Inter-national Court of Justice

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1. Coal mines were Nationalised in the year–

(A) 1970 (B) 1971 (C) 1972 (D) 1976 

2. The writer of the book "An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations", is– 
(A) David Ricardo (B) Smt. John Robinson (C) Adam Smith (D) Robins 

3. Micro-economics is also called– 
(A) Income theory (B) Investment theory (C) Price theory (D) Expenditure theory 

4. Demand in Economics means– 
(A) Aggregate demand (B) Market demand (C) Individual demand (D) Demand backed by purchasing power 

5. A hammer in the hands of a house-wife is a ………. good. 
(A) consumer (B) capital (C) free (D) intermediary 

6. Who was the author of 'India of My Dreams' ? 
(A) J. B. Kripalani (B) M. K. Gandhi (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Jawaharlal Nehru 

7. Indian Constitution is– 
(A) Federal (B) Quasi Federal (C) Unitary (D) Presidential 

8. Gandhi's 'Dandi March' is associated with– 
(A) Khilafat Movement (B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement (D) Quit India Movement 

9. What are the basic, functions of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ? 
(A) to examine the statement of accounts showing the income and expenditure of state corporations, trading and manufacturing schemes and projects. 
(B) to examine the accounts of stores and stocks. 
(C) to examine the statement of accounts of autonomous bodies 
(D) All the above 

10. Who among the following is not a moderate? 
(A) Pherozeshah Mehta (B) Surendranath Banerjee 
(C) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 

11. Who was the author of the book 'Arthashastra' ? 
(A) Chandra Gupta (B) Megasthenes (C) Chanakya (D) Seleucus Nikator 

12. Permanent Settlement of Bengal was done by British Governor General– 
(A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Lord. Minto (C) Lord Wellesley (D) Lord Warren Hastings 

13. Which inscription mentions about the village administration under the Cholas ? 
(A) Junagarh (B) Uttaramerur (C) Aihole (D) Nasik 

14. The New Economic Policy was introduced by– 
(A) Lenin (B) Stalin (C) Kerensky (D) Khrushchev 

15. Who gave the title of 'Sardar' to Vallabhbhai Patel? 
(A) Rajaji (B) Gandhiji (C) Nehru (D) M. A. Jinnah 

16. Japan's famous shipbuilding Industries are located at– 
(A) Detroit (B) Pittsburgh (C) Kobe (D) Las Vegas 

17. Indira Point is the southern most tip of– 
(A) Maldives (B) Laccadives (C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (D) Dhanushkodi 

18. Chilka lake is located in : 
(A) Orissa (B) Bihar (C) Rajasthan (D) Maharashtra 

19. Which one of the following is the origin of the Brahmaputra river? 
(A) Milam (B) Gangotri (C) Yamunotri (D) Chemayungdung 

20. Earthquakes are generally associated with– 
(A) Joints (B) Faults (C) Folds (D) Schistosity 

21. Who discovered that Malaria was caused by female Anopheles? 
(A) Edward Jenner (B) Louts Pasteur (C) Robert Koch (D) Ronald Ross 

22. An eardrum is absent in– 
(A) snakes (B) turtles (C) tuatara (D) toads 

23. Animals adapted to life in air are called– 
(A) fossorial (B) arboreal (C) cursorial (D) volant 

24. Bryophytes are often called as amphibian plant because they– 
(A) appear like frog (B) are found both in water and on land 
(C) do not have habitat preference (D) can eat insects 

25. The smallest size-of a cell that can be seen with naked eye is– 
(A) 1 micron (B) 10 micron (C) 100 micron (D) 1000 micron 

26. A light ray travelling from denser to rarer medium at an angle of incidence more than critical angle of concerned media pair suffers. 
(A) reflection (B) refraction (C) diffraction (D) total internal reflection 

27. The characteristic invalid for heat radiation is that it travels– 
(A) in a straight line (B) in all directions (C) with the speed of light (D) heating the medium through which it passes 

28. The method of magnetisation is– 
(A) hammering a magnet (B) heating a magnet 
(C) passing direct current through it (D) passing alternating current through it 

29. Water is not suitable as a calorimetric substance because it– 
(A) has high specific heat (B) is a good conductor 
(C) has high boiling point (D) low latent heat of vapourization 

30. In Windows, Icons such as Add/Remove programs, Add New Hardware. Modems etc.; are found in– 
(A) Task Bar (B) Control Panel (C) Network Neighbourhood (D) My Computer 

31. DVD is– 
(A) Dynamic Video Disk (B) Digital Video Disk (C) Dynamic Versatile Disk (D) Digital Versatile Disk 

32. Find the odd man out– 
(A) Internet Explorer (B) Netscape (C) Mozilla (D) Excel 

33. Benzene cannot undergo– 
(A) Substitution (B) Addition (C) Elimination (D) Oxidation

34. Which among the following is found in chlorophyll ? 
(A) Ca²⁺ (B) Mg²⁺ (C) Fe²⁺ (D) Al³⁺ 

35. The polymer obtained by the condensation of hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid is– 
(A) Nylon 66 (B) Terylene (C) Tollen's (D) Bakelite 

36. Radioactive elements emit– 
(A) Radiowaves (B) Infrared waves (C) Ultraviolet waves (D) α β and γ radiations 

37. The Ganga Action Plan was directed by– 
(A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (C) Manmohan Singh (D) Indira Gandhi 

38. Which of the following is an anti oxidant? 
(A) Vitamin-C (B) Vitamin-K  (C) Vitamin-B (D) Vitamin-D 

39. The red, orange and yellow colours of leaf is due to– 
(A) Aldehydes (B) Tannis (C) Lignins (D) Carotenoid 

40. Crude oil is sometimes termed sweet because it is– 
(A) sweet in taste due to dissolved sugars (B) mildly sweet due to low sulphur content 
(C) less acidic (D) less alkaline 

41. Which of the following Government of India programmes aims to help, build or upgrade dwelling units of below the poverty line rural families ? 
(A) National Social Assistance Programme (B) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana 
(C) Indira Awaas Yojana (D) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 

42. Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General' ? 
(A) General V. K. Singh (B) General J. J. Singh 
(C) Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma (D) Air Chief Marshal A. K. Browne 

43. Which part of India was included in World Heritage list by UNESCO on July 1, 2012? 
(A) Western Ghats (B) Eastern Ghats (C) Konkan Railways (D) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 

44. Shiv Kumar Sharma is famous for playing– 
(A) Santoor (B) Sitar (C) Sarod (D) Flute 

45. Name the player who recently became the fastest player to achieve the landmark of 3000 international runs in one day cricket. 
(A) Hashim Amla (B) Virat Kohli (C) Ricky Ponting (D) Virendra Sehwag 

46. The 16 year old school boy, Arjun Vajpayee became the youngest Indian to successfully climb the Mount Everest on May 22, 2010 is from which State? 
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) N. C. T. of Delhi (D) Uttarakhand 

47. Who was the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 ? 
(A) A. R. Rahman (B) Javed Akhtar (C) K. Balachandar (D) V. K. Murthy 

48. Who among the following, propounded the theory of zero ? 
(A) Charak (B) Chanakya (C) Aryabhatta (D) Varahamihira 

49. Hasan Ali, who has been arrested recently is– 
(A) Stud farm owner (B) Politician (C) Hard core criminal (D) Film producer 

50. The responsibility of preparation of electoral roll in India rests with the– 
(A) Parliament (B) Local Administration (C) Election Commission (D) Returning Officer

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1. Which one of the following is a direct tax ? 
(A) Sales Tax (B) Excise Tax (C) Wealth Tax (D) Entertainment Tax 

2. Economic progress of a country is determined by– 
(A) Increase in per capita income of people of country 
(B) Increase in the price of produced capital goods during the year 
(C) Increased numbers of Trade Unions 
(D) Fall in the general price level of a country 

3. Who inaugurated the "Grow More Trees' campaign in July 1950? 
(A) Vinoba Bhave (B) K. M. Munshi (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Sardar Patel 

4. Custom duty is an instrument of– 
(A) Monetary Policy (B) Foreign Trade Policy (C) Industrial Policy (D) Fiscal Policy 

5. The Great Depression occurred during– 
(A) 1914-18 (B) 1929-34 (C) 1939-45 (D) 1922-26 

6. Which is an example of direct democracy in India? 
(A) Zila Panchayat (B) Nagar Panchayat (C) Gram Sabha (D) Kshetra Panchayat 

7. Which U.N. Conference has been named as the 'Earth Summit’? 
(A) The 2005 U.N. General Assembly meeting 
(B) The 1992 U. N. Conference on Environment and Development 
(C) The 1994 U. N. Conference on Trade and Development 
(D) The 1972 U. N Conference on the Human Environment 

8. Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he is a "half naked fakir"? 
(A) Winston Churchill (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) Lord Wavell (D) Lord Linlithgow 

9. In Indian Constitution, fundamental rights were taken from the Constitution of– 
(A) USA (B) UK (C) USSR (D) None of these 

10. An ordinance issued by the Governor, without the approval of the State Legislature shall be effective for a period of– 
(A) Six months (B) Six weeks (C) One year (D) One month 

11. The religion, which preached "Desire is the cause for all sufferings" is– 
(A) Buddhism (B) Jainism (C) Sikhism (D) Hinduism 

12. From which city did the Russian Revolution begin? 
(A) St. Petersburg (B) Moscow (C) Kazan (D) Odessa 

13. The Jaina literature is known as– 
(A) Tripitakas (B) Epics (C) Aryasutras (D) Angas 

14. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century? 
(A) France (B) Spain (C) Britain (D) Germany 

15. Mention the centre of the Roman trade during the Sangam Age. 
(A) Madurai (B) Arikamedu (C) Poompuhar (D) Musiri 

16. 'Green House Effect' means– 
(A) cultivation of crops in green house to conserve heat (B) trapping of solar energy due to carbon dioxide gases 
(C) trapping of solar energy by earth upper surface (D) increase of heat due to atmospheric pollution 

17. To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross– 
(A) Palk Strait (B) Palk Bay (C) Gulf of Mannar (D) Cook Strait 

18. The organic matter present in soil is known collectively as– 
(A) Hydrocarbons (B) Podsols (C) Humus (D) Colloids 

19. Which of the following States has longest coastline in India? 
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Gujarat (D) Andhra Pradesh 

20. The unit to measure the flow of water is– 
(A) Micro Mho (B) Ohm meter (C) Milli curie (D) Cusecs 

21. An insect is an orgamism having 
(A) 3 pairs of legs (B) 4 pairs of legs (C) Head, thorax and abdomen (D) Pair of wings and antenna 

22. Surface water is a better source of drinking water because it is poor in– 
(A) Dust (B) Bacteria (C) Arsenic (D) Algae 

23. Vegetables and fruits should be a part of our diet because they stimulate– 
(A) Peristalsis (B) Salivation (C) Excretion (D) Respiration 

24. Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in– 
(A) Calcium (B) Nitrogen (C) Magnesium (D) Water 

25. The term' genetics' was coined by– 
(A) Morgan (B) Mendel (C) Bateson (D) Johannsen 

26. The maximum biological damage is produced by– 
(A) X – rays (B) gamma – rays (C) beta – rays (D) alpha – rays 

27. The enormous amount of energy released in an explosion of an atomic bomb is due to the– 
(A) conversion of mass into energy (B) conversion of chemical energy into heat energy 
(C) conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy (D) conversion of neutrons into protons 

28. The waveform of a certain signal can be studied by 
(A) Spectrometer (B) Cathode ray oscilloscope (C) p - n Junction diode (D) Sonometer 

29. A wire carrying current is– 
(A) positively charged (B) negatively charged 
(C) neutral (D) charged with a type depending upon current strength 

30. Which of the following is not a secondary storage unit? 
(A) RAM (B) DVD (C) Floppy (D) Magnetic tape 

31. "Booting the System" means– 
(A) loading the operating system (B) dismissing the computer 
(C) running an application program called "Booting". (D) physically kicking the computer 

32. An attribute that uniquely identifies the rows of a table is known as the ………. key. 
(A) primary (B) candidate (C) composite (D) foreign 

33. The oxidation number of nickel in K4[Ni(CN)4) is– 
(A) Zero (B) +4 (C) –4 (D) +8 

34. The rusting of iron is a/an– 
(A) physical change (B) electrochemical change (C) electrical change (D) None of the above 

35. Sulphur dioxide level in the atmosphere can be reduced by using 
(A) more efficient car engines (B) catalytic converters in industry 
(C) static electricity to attract it in factory chimneys (D) low - sulphur fuels 

36. When a lead storage battery is discharged– 
(A) SO₂ is evolved (B) Lead sulphate is consumed 
(C) Lead is formed (D) Sulphuric acid is consumed

37. Which International Agency is working for the protection of the environment? 
(A) NASA (B) UNO (C) Greenpeace (D) Chipko 

38. The River in India known as the open sewer is– 
(A) the Ganga (B) the Yamuna (C) the Narmada (D) the Godavari 

39. Which of the following Indian city can boast of having the largest deployment of rooftop solar water heaters? 
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Bangalore (C) Mumbai (D) Pune 

40. Which protein sugar pair is present in milk? 
(A) Casein, Sucrose (B) Casein, Lactose (C) Ferritin, Maltose (D) Albumin, Glucose 

41. In which year did terrorists crash two planes into New York's World Trade Centre on September 11 in a sequence of destruction? 
(A) 2000 (B) 2001 (C) 2002 (4) 2003 

42. Who propounded the Panchsheel principles? 
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Lord Buddha (C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati 

43. “Autobiography of an un- known Indian" was written by– 
(A) R. K. Narayan (B) Nirad C. Chaudhuri (C) R. K. Laxman (D) Rajmohan Gandhi 

44. What is the name of the famous folk drama of Bhils? 
(A) Gavari (B) Swang (C) Tamasha (D) Rammat 

45. Raja Ravi Verma of Kerala was a distinguished– 
(A) dancer (B) painter (C) poet (D) singer 

46. Which country won the highest number of medals in London Olympics in 2012? 
(A) USA (B) France (C) India (D) Japan 

47. Name the captain of India's Under - 19 team under whose captaincy India won the U-19 World Cup Final 2012. 
(A) Prashant Chopra (B) Akshdeep Nath (C) Sandipan Das (D) Unmukt Chand 

48. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna was– 
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Govind Vallabh Pant (C) B. C. Roy (D) C. V. Raman 

49. Marcopolo is known for– 
(A) discovering Greenland (B) travelling to China, India and Asia 
(C) travelling round the Cape of Good Hope (D) discovering Canada 

50. Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp" ? 
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Florence Nightingale (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Mayawati

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Important Days in India

JANUARY

January 1– Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global Family Day

January 4– World Braille Day

January 6– World War Orphans Day

January 8– African National Congress Foundation Day

January 9– NRI day / Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

January 10– World Laughter Day

January 11– Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

January 12– National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)

January 15– Army day

January 23– Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary

January 24– National Girl Child Day/Balika Divas (India)

January 25– National Voters day, International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day

January 26– India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day

January 27– International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 28– Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, Data Protection day

January 30– Martyrs’ Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day

January 31– Street Children’s Day

 

FEBRUARY

February 2– World Wetlands Day

February 4– National Day of Srilanka, World Cancer Day, Facebook day

February 5– Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)

February 6– International Day against Female Genital Mutilation

February 11– World Day of the Sick

February 12– Darwin Day, World Day of the Sick

February 13– Sarojini Naydu's birthday, World Radio Day, National Womens day

February 14– Valentine Day

February 20– World Day of Social Justice

February 21– International Mother Language Day

February 22– World Thinking day, World scout day

February 23– World Peaces and Understanding Day

February 24– Central Excise Tax Day (India)

February 28– National Science Day

 

MARCH

March 3– National Defence Day, World Wildlife Day

March 4– National Security Day, World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation

March 8– International Women’s Day; International literacy Day, World Science Day

March 9– Central Industrial Security Force Raising Day (India)

March 10– National Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 12– Commonwealth Day, Independence Day of Mauritius, Central Industrial Security Force Day, Foundation Day

March 13– World Kidney Day, World Rotaract Day

March 14– World Pie Day

March 15– World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day, World Contact day

March 16– National Vaccination Day

March 18– Ordnance Factories Day (India)

March 20– International Day of the Francophonie, World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People

March 21– International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, International Day of Forest and World Down Syndrome Day, World Wood Day, World Sleep Day, Word Sparrow day

March 22– World Day for Water

March 23– World Meteorological Day, Pakistan Day (Youm­e­pakistan)

March 24– World TB Day, International Day for Achievers

March 25– International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade

March 26– Bangaladesh Liberation Day, World Purple Day

March 27– World Theatre Day (World Drama Day)

APRIL

April 1– Orissa Day, April Fools day

April 2– World Autism Awareness Day

April 4– International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

April 5– International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day

April 7– World Health Day

April 8– World Romani Day

April 11– National Safe Motherhood Day

April 12– World Aviation & Cosmonauts Day

April 13– Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)

April 14– B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day

April 15– World day of Silence, Day of Dialogue

April 17– World Haemophilia Day

April 18– World Heritage Day

April 21– Secretaries’ Day, National Civil Service Day, World Creativity and Innovation Day

April 22– World Earth Day

April 23– World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day

April 24– Panchayat Raj Day, World Lab Animals Day

April 25– World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day

April 26– World Intellectual Property Day

April 28– International Worker’s Memorial Day, World day for Safety and Health at work

April 29– International Dance Day

April 30– International Jazz Day

 

MAY

May 1– Workers’ Day (International Labour Day), Maharashtra Day

May 2– Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day

May 3– International Energy Day

May 4– Coal Miners’ Day, International Firefighters’ Day

May 5– World Athletics Day, World Midwives day

May 6–  World No Diet Day

May 7– Worlds AIDS Orphans Day

May 8– World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War

May 9– World Thalassaemia Day, Victory Day

May 10– International Migratory Bird day

May 11– National Technology Day

May 12– World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day

May 13– International Criminal Court Day

May 14– World Migratory day

May 15– International Day of the Family

May 17– World Telecommunication Day (Information society day), World Hypertension Day, World AIDS Vaccination day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 18– World Museum Day

May 20– World Meteorology Day

May 21– Anti-Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development

May 22– International Bio Diversity Day

May 24– Commonwealth Day

May 25– Worlds Thyroid Day, World Missing Childrens day

May 29– International Day of UN Peace Keepers

May 30– Hindi Journalism Day

May 31– World No Tobacco Day

 

JUNE

June 1– World Milk Day (FAO), Global Parents Day

June 4– International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 5– World Environment Day

June 7– International Level Crossing Awareness Day

June 8– World Oceans Day, World Brain Tumor day

June 12– World Day Against Child Labour / Child Labour Prohibition Day

June 14– World Blood Donor Day

June 15– World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 16– International Integration Day

June 17– World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 18– International Picnic Day

June 20– World Refugee Day

June 21– International Day of Yoga, World Music day

June 23– United Nations Public Service Day, International widow’s day, International Olympic day

June 26– International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 27– International Diabetes Day

June 29– National Statistics Day

 

JULY

July 1– Doctor’s Day

July 2– World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day

July 4– American Independence Day

July 6– World Zoonoses Day

July 7– International Day of Cooperatives, Global Forgiveness day, World Chocolate Day

July 11– World Population Day

July 12– World Malala day

July 17– World Day for International Justice

July 18– Nelson Mandela International Day

July 26– Kargil Victory day or vijay diwas

July 27– Central Reserve Police Force Foundation Day

July 28– World Hepatitis Day, World Nature Conservation day

July 29– International Tiger Day

 

AUGUST

August 1– International Friendship Day

August 3– Independence Day of Niger

August 5– Independence Day of Upper Volta

August 6– Hiroshima Day

August 8– World Senior Citizen’s Day

August 9– Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day, International day of World’s indigenous people

August 12– International youth Day

August 14– Pakistan's Independence Day

August 15– Indian Independence Day

August 18– International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

August 19– Photography Day

August 20– Sadbhavana Diwas

August 23– International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

August 29– National Sports Day, Dhyan chand's birthday

August 30– Small Industry Day

 

SEPTEMBER

September 2– Coconut Day

September 5– Teachers’ Day, Sanskrit Day

September 7– Forgiveness Day

September 8– World Literacy Day (UNESCO)

September 14– Hindi day, World First Aid Day

September 15– Engineers’ Day

September 16– World Ozone Day, Engineer's day in India

September 21– International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's Day

September 22– Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)

September 25– Social Justice Day

September 26– Day of the Deaf

September 27– World Tourism Day

 

OCTOBER

October 1– International Day for the Elderly

October 2– Gandhi Jayanthi, International Day of Non-Violence

October 3– World Nature Day, World Habitat Day

October 4– World Animal Welfare Day

October 5– World Teacher's Day

October 6– World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day

October 8– Indian Air Force Day

October 9– World Post Office Day

October 10– World Mental Health day; National Post Day

October 11– International Girl Child Day

October 12– World Sight day, World Arthritis Day

October 13– UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, World Calamity Control Day

October 14– World Standards Day

October 15– World White Cane Day (guiding the blind), World Students Day

October 16– World Food Day

October 17– International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 20– World statistics day, National Solidarity Day

October 24– United Nations Day, World Development Information Day

October 30– World Thrift Day

October 31– Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)

 

NOVEMBER

November 1– World Vegan Day

November 5– World Radiography Day

November 7– Infant Protection day; World Cancer Awareness Day

November 9– Legal Services Day

November 10– Transport Day

November 14– Children’s Day; Jawaharlal Nehru birthday, Diabetes Day

November 16– International Day for Endurance

November 17– National Epilepsy Day, Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National Journalism Day

November 18– World Adult Day

November 19– World Citizen Day

November 20– Africa Industrialization Day, Universal Children’s Day

November 21– World Television Day, World Fisheries Day

November 25– World Non-veg Day

November 26– Law Day

November 29– International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

November 30– Flag Day

 

DECEMBER

December 1– World AIDS Day

December 2– World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

December 3– World Day of the Handicapped, World Disability Day, World Conservation Day

December 4– Indian Navy Day

December 5– International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

December 7– Indian Armed Forces Flag Day, International Civil Aviation Day

December 9– The International Day Against Corruption

December 10– Human Rights Day; International Children’s Day of Broadcasting

December 11– UNICEF Day, International Mountain Day

December 14– National Energy Conservation Day

December 18– Minorities Rights Day (India), International Migrants Day

December 19– Goa's Liberation Day

December 20– International Human Solidarity Day

December 23– Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)

December 25– Christmas Day

December 29– International Bio-diversity Day