1.

Which of the following are the most and the least electronegative elements in the periodic
table?
a) Fluorine and Caesium
b) Hydrogen and Helium
c) Carbon and Oxygen
d) Chlorine and Fluorine

Answer: a) Flourine and Caesium

2. Today’s Gurmukhi, Dogri and Sindhi scripts have developed from which among the
following scripts?
a) Brahmi Script
b) Śāradā script
c) Tankari Script
d) Kushana Script

Answer: b) Śāradā script

3. The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands
of Japanese Archipelago?
a) Honshu and Kyushu respectively
b) Honshu and Shikoku respectively
c) Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
d) Kyushu and Shikoku respectively

Answer: a) Honshu and Kyushu

4. Which legendary Sufi saint of Chishti order was popularly known as ‘Chirag-e-Dehlavi
(Chirag of Delhi)’?
a) Nizamuddin Auliya
b) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
c) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
d) None of the above

Answer: b) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud

5. Who among the following was the first Indian sportsman to boycott the Olympic torch
relay in support of the Tibetan independence movement.?
a) Baichung Bhutia
b) Dhanraj Pillay
c) Chandu Borde
d) Dibyendu Barua

Answer: a) Baichung Bhutia

6. All species of ‘Lemur’ are endemic to which among the following places of the world?
a) Seychelles Islands
b) Galapagos Islands
c) New Caledonia
d) Madagascar

Answer: d) Madagascar

7. In which year on October 1, a permanent nursing service for the Indian troops was
constituted, designated as India Military Nursing Service, celebrated today as Nursing Day
in India?
a) 1920
b) 1922
c) 1926
d) 1930

Answer: c) 1926

8. Which among the following was first human-made plastic?

a) Bakelite
b) Polyethene
c) Celluloid
d) Nylon

Answer: c) Celluloid

9. Jurisdiction of which among the following high courts covers the Union Territory of
Lakshadweep?
a) Tamil Nadu High Court
b) Kerala High Court
c) Calcutta High Court
d) Bombay High Court

Answer: b) Kerala High Court

10. To perform which among the following functions, Rajukas were appointed by Asoka?
a) Revenue Functions
b) Judicial Functions
c) Religious Functions
d) Military Functions

Answer: b) Judicial Functions