1: The Srivilliputhur area in Tamil Nadu is well-known for which species of squirrel?
Ans: Grizzled Giant
Ans: Grizzled Giant
2: An ISRO-Airport Authority of India venture, this Indian top-up of the United States’ Global Positioning System improves locational readings for airlines pilots flying in the domestic sector. Name the top-up ?
Ans: GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo-Augmented Navigation)
Ans: GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo-Augmented Navigation)
3: Roshanlal Vishwakarma is a founder of Bud Chipper. A NABARD Hall of Fame inductee, the chipper is meant to prune what?
Ans: Sugarcane
Ans: Sugarcane
4: In the 50th edition of the premier division of the national championship 16-year old G. Akash emerged as the youngest winner in the five decade history. Which sport?
Ans: Men’s Chess
Ans: Men’s Chess
5: Born in Faridpur which is present day Bangladesh in 1934, he went on to become a legend in Indian literature. Recently, passed away, his first novel is called Atmo Prakash (Self-Revealation). Name the author ?
Ans: Sunil Gangopadhyay
Ans: Sunil Gangopadhyay
6: In which year did British lay down the 890 km MacMohan Line that demarcates the border between India and China?
Ans: 1914
Ans: 1914
7: What is common to Muhammed Shafi Pandit (1968 batch), Iqbal Khandey (1978). Khurshid Ganai (1982), Asghar Samoon (1992), Shah Faisal (2009), seven more in 2010 and 11 successes in 2011?
Ans: Kashmiris in the merit list of All India Civil Services Examination
Ans: Kashmiris in the merit list of All India Civil Services Examination
8: Which Sikh Guru founded the Tarn Taran Sahib?
Ans: Guru Arjun Dev-fifth Guru (1563-1606)
Ans: Guru Arjun Dev-fifth Guru (1563-1606)
9: Tina Modotti, the Italian actress and the subject of a Pablo Neruda poem travelled to Mexico and met Indian agronomy professor Pandurang Khankoje and they together collaborated on a remarkable set of photographs on rural conditions. Marathi nationalist Khankoje, also happened to be one of the founders of which party?
Ans: Ghadar Party
Ans: Ghadar Party
10: Who founded the Rock Street Journal in Allahabad?
Ans: Amit Saigal
Ans: Amit Saigal
11: Which national park carved out of Sanjay National Park of erstwhile Madhya Pradesh is named after the founder of the Satnami sect and is located on Riva-Sidhi-MirzapurVaranasi highway?
Ans: Guru Ghasidas National Park
Ans: Guru Ghasidas National Park
12: Two clues: 1: Sets Sail for India on December 16, 1896 on the Prince Regent Lutipold; 2: Had a close association with Ajit Singh-Raja of Khetri?
Ans: Swami Vivekananda
Ans: Swami Vivekananda
13: Who is the lyricist of the song Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna aaj hamare dil mein hain?
Ans: Ram Prasad Bismil
Ans: Ram Prasad Bismil
14: In which city in India would you find the historic Mehrangarh fort?
Ans: Jodhpur
15: In a corner of the courtyard lies a wooden cabinet with five relics of the Prophet known as Dargah Asar Sharif. These were inherited by the Mughals from Timur who in turn got them them from Sultan Bayazid Yaldaram from Turkey. Kept safely, are a treasure trove that includes a set of two Arabic writings in Kufic script on deerskin. which is the handwritten Quran of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet and excerpts of Quran Sharif translated by Imam Hasan-grandson of the Prophet. Can yoiu name the historic building we are referringto?
Ans: Jama Masjid-Delhi
Ans: Jama Masjid-Delhi
16: Which patron saint of Lahore and one of the finest embodiments of inter-faith harmony was asked by Guru Arjun Dev to lay the first stone of the Golden Temple on January 15, 1588 AD?
Ans: Sain Hazrat Mian Mir who mostly resided in Begumpura town in Lahore
Ans: Sain Hazrat Mian Mir who mostly resided in Begumpura town in Lahore
17: Which well-known national park also the location of Marsar Lake from which flows the Dagwan river literally means 10 villages?
Ans: Dachigam
Ans: Dachigam
18: To safeguard the sanctity of which Indian heritage brand came under the the enactment of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection Act, 1999) in 2003 and this became first Indian product to receive a GI tag 2004-05 through the Indian Patent Office?
Ans: Darjeeling Tea
Ans: Darjeeling Tea
19: This sect was formed on a sand dune called Samrathal Dhora in Thar desert of Rajasthan by Guru Jambeshwar. Consisting of teachings that are covered by 29 principles, 120 shabads and sandhya mantra, this sect is one of the finest examples of people making bio-diversity as one of the cornerstones of their existence. Name the sect ?
Ans: Bishnois
Ans: Bishnois
20: Who was the first Indian vice-president who did not become the President of the country?
Ans: Gopal Swarup Pathak (August 31-1969 to August 30-1974)
Ans: Gopal Swarup Pathak (August 31-1969 to August 30-1974)