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 Q1) In 2013, where did the natural calamity
known as the Himalayan Tsunami occurred ?

A.Uttarakhand
B.Jammu & Kashmir
C.Arunachal Pradesh
D.Assam
Q2) In the Ramayan, which demon impersonated
Rama’s voice, screaming, Lakshman! Help Me ?

A.Surapankha
B.Khara
C.Maricha
D.Dushana
Q3) Who is the only leader to be elected Prime
Minister of Pakistan three times ?

A.SyedYousaf Raza Gillani

B.Benazir Bhutto
C.Liaqat Ali Khan
D.Nawaz Sharif
 Q4) The black widow, which eats the male
counterpart after mating, is a female species of
which animal ?

A.Sloth
B.Ant
C.Spider
D.Termite
Q5) Douglas Engelbart, who passed away in 2013,
is credited as the inventor of which of these
products ?

A.Mobile Phone
B.Computer Mouse
C.Bluetooth Mouse
D.Digital camera
Q6) In 1850, the first experimental electric telegraph
line in India was set up between Calcutta and which
place ?

A.Diamond Harbour
B.Darjeeling
C.Murshidabad
D.Dhaka
Q7) Which of these persons has not walked on
the Moon ?

A.Charles Duke
B.James A Lovell
C. Alan Bean
D.Pete Conrad
Q8) Who was the chairman of the Indian Calendar
Reform Committee that initiated the adoption of
Saka calendar as the Indian national Calendar ?

A.Meghnad Saha
B.Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
C. Prabodh Chandra Sengupta
D.Vainu Bapp
 Q9) With Which of these states do Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh all share their borders ?

A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Odisha
C. Bihar
D.Uttar Pradesh
 Q10) Which is the largest living species of
tortoise in the world, which may weigh about
400 kg?

A. Sulcata Tortoise
B. Grenada Tortoise
C. Golden Greek Tortoise
D. Galapagos Tortoise
 Q11) According to legend, which of these
Rishis regained his youth by a celestial favor ?

A.Agastya
B.Durvasa
C.Chyavana
D.Charaka
 Q12) Which of these is a term for a place
where people gather for shayari and ghazals
?

A.Rukhsar
B.Mushaira
C.Shikara
D.Mahabara
Q13) Who was the president of India at the turn of the
century, as the 20th century became the 21st century ?

A.K R Narayan
B.A P J Abdul Kalam
C. R Venkataraman
D.Shankar Dayal Sharma
Q14) The 2013 film 'Lootera' is partly based on
which short story by O'Henry ?

A.The Ransom of Red Chief

B.The Gift of the Magi
C.The Last leaf
D.The Third Ingredient
Q15) In the Mughal era, which of these harbours
was also known as 'Babul Mecca' and
'Meccaidwar'?

A.Bharuch
B.Surat
C.Porbandar
D.Khambat
Q16) After whom is the annual award, given by the Govt
of India to an outstanding handloom weaver, named ?

A.Acharya Vinoba Bhave

B.Sant Kabir
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D.Gul Ahmed
Q17) Damascus is the capital of which country?

A.Tunisia
B.Jordan
C. Syria
D.Lebanon
Q18) Which of these is the title of a fantasy
novel by Devkinandan Khatri ?

A.Chandraprabha
B. Chandragupta
C. Chandrakanta
D.Chandraabha
Q19) Who has been the longest serving chief
minister of Rajasthan?

A. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

B.Ashok Gehlot
C.Vasundhara Raje Sindia
D.Mohan Lal Sukhadia
Q20) From which country did India buy an
aircraft carrier which was renamed as INS
Vikramaditya?

A. France
B. Russia
C. England
D. Germany
 Q21) Which of these freedom fighters was
the English language secretary to Mahatma Gandhi
for 16 years?

A.Hansa Mehta
B. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
C. Sarojini Naidu
D.Sushila Nayyar
Q22) Which of these festivals is also known as
‘Khichdi Parv’ in northern India?

A.Vaishakhi
B. Makar Sankranti
C. Vasant Panchami
D. Narak Chaturdashi
Q23) Which of these cricket tournaments is often
referred to as the ‘Mini World Cup’ ?

A. Natwest Series
B.Asia Cup
C. ICC Championship Trophy
D. Twenty20 World Cup
Q24) Lord Krishna earned which of the following
names because he killed a particular demon ?

A. Kanhaiya
B.Murari
C.Jagannath
D.Govind
Q25) Which is the largest banana producing
country in the world ?

A.Brazil
B.India
C.Mexico
D.China
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