1. Who is the new Chief Justice of India?
Justice Altamas Kabir.
2. Who was the first Indian bowler to take 16 wickets in a single test cricket match?
Narendra Hirwani.
3. Which is the first state in India that has made rain water harvesting structure to all the houses?
Tamil Nadu.
4. Who is regarded as “the father of Modern Yugoslavia”?
Marshal Tito.
5. Vaikoam Sathyagraham took place in:
1924.
6. Which tree is known as “Green Gold”?
Eucalyptus.
7. Which is the 156th member of WTO?
Russia.
8. The scientist who called out “Eureka Eureka” was:
Archimedes.
9. Who is the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) Chairman inquiring into the 2G Spectrum issue?
P.C.Chacko.
10. Who presided over the congress sessions three times?
Dada Bhai Naoroji.
11. How many banks were nationalised on July 19, 1969?
14.
12. Which day is observed as ‘Suicide Prevention Day’?
September 10.
13. Columbus discovered America in?
1492.
14. Name of the 100th space vehicle launched by ISRO on September 9, 2012?
PSLVC21.
15. Who founded the Lions Club?
Melvin Jones.
Lions Clubs International (LCI) is a secular service organization with over 45,500 clubs and more than 1,368,683 members in 205 countries around the world founded by Melvin Jones in 1917. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, the organization aims to meet the needs of communities on a local and global scale.
16. Who is the author of the book “Malabar Manual”
William Logan.
17. The Paris commune took place in?
1871.
18. Who holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman?
Sunitha Williams.
19. Somnath Temple is situated in?
Gujarat.
20. Which country has test launched first 3D television broadcast?
China.
21. Third Round Table Conference was in:
1932.
22. British Cabinet mission visited India in:
1946.
23. American student who became the World’s first space lawyer?
Michael Dodge.
24. In which year Poona Pact signed?
1932.
25. The total bones of feet are?
26.
26. Which country is known as the “Cradle of Democracy?
England.
27. The highest honour of Pakistan is:
“Nishan –E- Pakistan”.
28. What is the main constituent of talcum powder?
Hydrated Magnesium Silicate.
29. One gram of protein yields energy of?
4 calorie
30. The law by which people are asked to submit to Government accounts of dealings in foreign currency is:
FERA. (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.)
31. How many islands are there in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
302.
32. The science of human settlement is known as:
Ekistics.
33. Heat regulating organ of human body is?
Skin.
34. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was set up in the year?
1964.
35. The name of any Indian state can be changed by:
Parliament.
36. The Government of India acquired the ownership and control of major banks in 1969 whose deposits were not less than:
Rs. 50 crore.
37. The instrument that measures very high temperature is called?
Pyrometer.
38. Who is the Deputy Speaker of Loksabha?
Karia Munda.
39. The quantity of matter contained in a body is called?
Mass.
40. Theosophical Society of India was founded by?
Madam H.P. Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcot (in 1875 at New York).
41. The merger of Travancore and Cochin states took place in:
1949.
42. One fathom is equal to ....... feet.
6.
43. Five year plans of India are finally approved by:
National Development Council.
44. In a dry cell the positive electrode is?
Carbon rod.
45. Who has been named as the recipient of the Indira Gandhi National Integration Award 2011?
Gulzar.
46. Who is known as the founder of wave mechanics?
Erwin Schrodinger.
He was an Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in the field of quantum theory, which formed the basis of wave mechanics.
47. Who is the author of the book “What Young India Wants”?
Chetan Bhagath.
48. Which gas is used for welding?
Acetylene.
49. Which is the major soil variety of Kerala?
Laterite Soil.
50. Which chemical substance is called hypo?
Sodium thiosulphate.
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