1. Which river used to be called the ‘Sorrow of Bengal?
1) Brahmaputra
2) Hooghly
3) Bhagirathi
4) Damodar
2. In BRICS, which country is denoted by ‘B’?
1) Bangladesh
2) Belgium
3) Brazil
4) Bahrain
3. Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away recently. Who was she?
1) Film Actress
2) Scientist
3) Classical Dancer
4) Playback Singer
4. What was the name of Maharana Pratap’s horse?
1) Bulbul
2) Chetak
3) Hayagriva
4) Badal
5. Who is thought to have invented the thermo scope?
1) Galileo Galilei
2) Copernicus
3) Isaac Newton
4) J. Kepler
6. Who is a hacker?
1) A person who sells goods in the street.
2) A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data
3) A person who only sells computers online
4) A person who records phone calls.
7. Arteries carry blood, that is filled with
1) Oxygen
2) Carbon dioxide
3) Toxins
4) Lipids
8. Which of this is not a memorial to a dead person?
1) Bibi ka Maqbara
2) Taj Mahal
3) Charminar
4) Itmad Ud Daulah
9. In which State is Karla, famous for its Buddhist caves, located?
1) Maharashtra
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
10. When was the Indian Constitution amended for the first time?
1) 1949
2) 1951
3) 1952
4) 1953
11. With which sport is Karnam Malleswari associated?
1) Tennis
2) Swimming
3) Athletics
4) Weightlifting
12. Which was the first satellite to orbit our Moon?
1) Luna 2
2) Luna 10
3) Apollo 10
4) Apollo 11
13. World Tuberculosis (TB) day is observed on?
1) 28th March
2) 24th March
3) 24th May
4) 28th May
14. Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ during India’s freedom struggle?
1) Veer Savarkar
2) Nethaji Subhas Chandra Bose
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Subramanya Bharati
15. The function of the lens in our eyes is to
1) Cover the eyes
2) Send messages of images to the brain
3) Change the focal distance of the eye
4) Protects eyes from injury.
16. How many moons does the planet Mars have?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
17. In India who is the executive head of the state?
1) Prime Minister
2) The President
3) The Chief justice of Supreme Court
4) The Governor
18. Which is the capital of Cyprus?
1) Nicosia
2) Polis
3) Lamaca
4) Araddipou
19. Who invented Penicillin?
1) Ian Fleming
2) Alexander Fleming
3) Stephen Hawking
4) Alexander Graham Bell
20. Aruna Asaf Ali is remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress Flag at
1) Non-cooperation Movement.
2) Civil Disobedience Movement
3) Self-rule Movement
4) Quit India Movement
21. Which boxer is nicknamed ‘The Real Deal’?
1) Mike Tyson
2) Mohammed Ali
3) Evander Holyfield
4) Joe Louis
22. Which among the below choices can cause a Tsunami (also known as harbor wave)
1) Under sea earthquakes
2) Typhoon
3) Volcanic eruptions on land
4) Drought
23. When did Vasco da Gama land in India?
1) 1492
2) 1498
3) 1948
4) 1857
24. From the following which is an example of a single-celled organism?
1) Protozoa
2) Anthropods
3) Echinoderms
4) Annelids
25. Which of the following is also called Marsh Gas?
1) Propane
2) Ethane
3) Methane
4) Butane
26. Where can you find the Golden Temple of Dambulla?
1) Amritsar
2) Sri Lanka
3) Indonesia
4) Malaysia
27. Emperor Ashoka was the successor of?
1) Chandragupta Maurya
2) Bindusara
3) Susima
4) Dasharatha
28. The dance form Kuchipudi originated from which part of India?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Odisha
29. Who is believed to have built the Konark Temple?
1) Raja Kulothunga
2) Narasimha Deva I
3) Vishnugopa
4) Mahipala
30. What is the desert adjoining the Thar desert called in Pakistan?
1) Gobi
2) Cholistan
3) Sukkur
4) Mirpur
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