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I. World Geography
1 . The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of?
Ans: Area
2. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with
Ans: Zones of climate
3. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves
travel, the __ waves and the __ energy they
process.
Ans: Larger, more
4. The hazards of radiation belts include
Ans: All of the above (deterioration of electronic circuits, damage of solar cells of spacecraft, adverse effect on living
organisms)
5. The great Victoria Desert is located in
Ans: Australia
6. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
Ans: Geographic grids
7. The light of distant stars is affected by
Ans: The earth's atmosphere , interstellar dust (both a , b)
8. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Ans: Australia
9. Without __ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
A. latitudinal redistribution of heat
B. cycle of air circulation
C. global wind pattern
D. All are similar terms
Ans: All are similar terms
10. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
Ans: Sea grass bed
11. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called
Ans: Asteroids
12. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
Ans: Palaeocene
13. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the
Ans: Corona
14. The longest ship canal in the world is the
Ans: St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
15. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include
Ans: Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore , Appalachians and Central European mountains come up(both a , b)
16. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include
Ans: Formation of crust, continents and oceans,formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life,formation of
present day atmosphere(all of the above)
17 .The meridian passing through London is called the
Ans: Prime Meridian of 0 Meridian
18. The most recent era of the geological time scale is
Ans: Cenozoic
19. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?
Ans: Peat
20. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is
Ans: Climate

II. Famous Personalities

21. Who is the Father of Geometry?
Ans: Euclid
22. What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
Ans: Drawing Cartoons
23. Who was known as Iron man of India?
Ans: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
24. The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
Ans: Shakunthala Devi
25. Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?
 Ans: Hockey
26. Who among the following was an eminent painter?
Ans: Sarada Ukil
27. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?
Ans: Economics
28. Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?
Ans: Film Direction
29. Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the?
Ans: Eradication of leprosy
30. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
Ans: Sarod

III. Honours & Awards

31. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
Ans: Medicine
32 .In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
Ans: 1917
33. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
Ans: Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
34. The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution
to which of the following fields?
Ans: Government Service
35. Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
Ans: G. B. Pant Memorial Society
36. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
Ans: Param Vir Chakra
37. Which state gives Mewar Award?
Ans: Rajasthan
38. Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize?
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore
39. The first Indian to receive Noble Prize in Literature was
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore
40. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is
Ans: Vishwanathan Anand

IV. Techonlogy
41. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
Ans: 1880s
42 .What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
Ans: Field
43. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
Ans: Operating System
44. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
Ans: 1900s
45.' .MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Ans: Animation/movie file
46. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?
Ans: 1970s
47. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?
Ans: Remote control
48. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?
Ans: Flash
49. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?
Ans: To increase the voltage momentarily
50. ‘.MPG’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Ans: Animation/movie file

V. World Organizations
51. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
Ans: ASEAN
52. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members
Ans: Every month
53. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?
Ans: International Labour Organisation
54. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at
 Ans: Kathmandu
55. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by
Ans: Dr. Manmohan Singh
56. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?
Ans: UNO
57. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?
Ans: Geneva
58. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?
Ans: Protection Of Human Rights
59. The Halifax summit was that of
Ans: G-7 countries
60. The office of the UN General Assembly is in
Ans: New York

VI. General Science

61. Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?
Ans: Hydrogen sulphide
62. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
Ans: Bromine
63. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is
Ans: Magnesium
64. Which of the following is used in pencils?
Ans: Graphite
65. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?
Ans: Mercury
66. Chemical formula for water is
Ans: H2O
67. The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
Ans: Nitrogen
68. Washing soda is the common name for
Ans: Sodium carbonate
69. Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically
Ans: Silicon Dioxide
70. Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
Ans: Hydrogen

VII. Sports
71. Name the Indian Chess player who has broken the World Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves?
Ans: Vishwanathan Anand
72. Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
Ans: Kenya
73. Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with which sports?
Ans: Golf
74. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in ?
Ans: Cycling
75. How many players are there in Kabbadi team?
Ans: 7

VIII. Days & Years

76. Which year is observed as Poverty Eradication Year by SAARC?
Ans: 1995
77. India Celebrates February 28 every year as 'National Science Day' because on this day
Ans: In 1928 C.V. Raman discovered what was later called the 'Raman Effect'
78. The year 1985 was declared as the International Year of
Ans: Youth
79. Which of the following festivals is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed birthday?
Ans: Id-e-Milad
80. 'Rosh Hashanah' is the new year's day of which communities?
Ans: Jews
81. 1981 was the international year of the
Ans: Disabled
82. World Human Rights Day is observed on
Ans: December 10
83. World Literacy Day is observed on
Ans: Sep 8