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1. You are given two candles of equal size, which can burn 1 hour each. You have to measure 90 minutes with these candles. (There is no scale or clock). Also u r given a lighter.

Ans: 1. First light up the two ends of the 1st candle. When it will burn out light up one end of the second candle. (30+60=90)

2.Can u make 120 with 5 zeros?
Ans: Factorial (factorial (0)+factorial (0)+factorial (0)+factorial (0)+factorial (0)) = 120.

3. You have to draw 3 concentric circles with a line passing thru their center without lifting hand.
Ans: Start the line complete one circle move inside circles along the line and then draw second circle. Like wise rest.

4. Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total no.of remaining bullets is equal to that of one has after division. Find the original number divided.
Ans. x x x
x-4 x-4 x-4
3x-12 = x
x= 6
ans is 18

5. There N stations on a railroad. After adding x stations 46 additional tickets have to be printed. Find N and X.
Ans. let N(N-1) = t,
(N+x)(N+x-1) = t+46,
trail and error method x=2 and N=11

6. A person went to a shop and asked for change for 1.15paise.but he said that he could not only give change for one rupee.but also for 50p,25p,10p and 5p. what were the coins he had?
Ans. 1–50 4—10p 1—25p

7. BE * BE = ACB.A,B,C,E ARE NON ZERO NUMBERS FIND B,E.
Ans. B=1 E=9

8. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n – s)/2.What is n?
(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k – s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q
(e) (k + s)/Q

9. A 5 litre jug contains 4 litres of a salt water solution that is 15 percent salt. If 1.5 litres of the
solution spills out of the jug, and the jug is then filled to capacity with water,approximately what
percent of the resulting solution in the jug is salt?
(A)7.5% (B)9.5% (C) 10.5% (D)12% (E)15%

10. Worker W produces n units in 5 hours. Workers V and W, workers independently but at the same time, produce n units in 2 hours.how long would it take V alone to produce n units?
a) 1 hr 26 min
b) 1 hr 53 min
c) 2 hr 30 min
d) 3 hr 30 min
e) 3 hr 20 min

Ans. d

1. A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is Rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest?
a) 10%
b) 6%
c) 8%
d) 9%

Ans c

2. A person starts typing the number from 1 to 1999.He press the keys total ‘n’ number of times.Value of n is
a) 6889
b) 1000
c) 2888
d) None of these

Ans a

3. The number of two digit prime numbers which remains prime even on inverting the position of its digits is :
a) 3
b) 4
c) 9
d) 5

Ans c

4. The sum of squares of a 2 digit number is 10.If we add 18 to this number we get another number consisting of same digits written in reverse order.Original number is :
a) 10
b) 13
c) 46
d) 38

Ans c

5. The average salary of 3 workers is 95 Rs. per week. If one earns Rs.115 and second earns Rs.65 how much is the salary of the 3rd worker.
Ans. 105

6.If a clerk can process 80 cheques in half an hour, how many cheques can she process in a seven and one half hour day?
Ans. 1200

7.If the length of a rectangle is increased by 30% and the width is decreased by 20%, then the area is increased by
(a) 10%
(b) 5%
(c) 4%
(d) 20%
(e) 25%

8.Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to single discount of
(a) 30%
(b) 32%
(c) 34%
(d) 35%
(e) 36
Ans. (b)

9. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)

1 Kalinga Prize is awarded by

Ans : Environment

2 Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India

Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave

3 The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was

4 Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera

5 Nehru Award is instituted for

6 Ans : International understanding and peace

Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of

Ans : Science

7 Magnifying glass was invented by

Ans : Roger Bacon

8 Polio vaccine was invented by

Ans : Jonas Edward Salk

9 Who discovered the Blood groups

Ans : Karl Landsteiner

10 Television was invented by

Ans : John L. Baird

11 Theory of relativity was explained by

Ans : Albert Einstein

12 Wireless Telegraph was invented by

Ans : Marconi

1.Which of the following countries is a land locked country in
south America?

a.Ecuador
b.Peru
c.Uruguay
d.Bolivia

ans: d

2.canary Islands belongs to

a.Norway
b.Spain
c.New Zealand
d.Portugal

ans: b

3.Titan is the largest natural satilite of planet

a.Mercury
b.Venus
c.Saturn
d.Neptune

ans: c

4.Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?

a.Pluto
b.Jupiter
c.Venus
d.Mercury

ans: c

5.A difference of 1 degree in longtitude at the Equator is equaivalent
to nearly

a.101 km
b.111 km
c.121 km
d.125 km

ans: b

6.The earliest known Indian script is

a.Mori
b.Devanagari
c.Brahmi
d.Kharosti

ans: c

7.How many times the preamble was amended

a.once
b.twice
c.thrice
d.four times

ans: a

8.The term socialist was added in the Preamble by the…amendment

a.40th
b.42nd
c.44th
d.49th

ans: b

9.The state with the lowest population in Inndia is

a.Goa
b.Tripura
c.Mizoram
d.Sikkim

ans: d

10.Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three
times so far?

a.Medame Curie
b.Linus Pauling
c.Alexender Flemming
d.International Committee of the Redcross

ans: d

11.The Finance Commision is appointed for every… year

a.3
b.4
c.5
d.6

ans: c

12.Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negitive growth?

a.1st plan
b.2nd plan
c.3rd plan
d.4th plan

ans: c

13.Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?

a.Akbar
b.Babar
c.Sikinder Lodi
d.Mubarak Shah Sayyad

an: c

14.The first tide generated electricity project was established at

a.Vizhinjam, Kerala
b.Mangalore, Karnataka
c.Paradeep, Orissa
d.Vishakapattanam

ans: a

15.National Institute of Oceanography is located in:

a.Calcutta
b.Chennai
c.Mangalore
d.Panaji

ans: d

16.The 2004 Olympics were held in:

a.Bangkok
b.Rome
c.Athens
d.Nagasaki

ans: c

17.Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War ?

a.Gen.V.P.Malik
b.Gen.S.K.Sinha
c.K.Subramanyam
d.K.C.Panth

ans: c

18.The C.K.Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of

a.cricket
b.Hockey
c.Football
d.Chess

ans: a

19.New York is situated on the river

a.Hudson
b.Thames
c.Danube
d.Tigris

ans: a

20.”The Woman of the Mellenium” selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is

a.Margaret Thacher
b.Hillary Clinton
c.Chandrika Kumaratunga
d.Indira Gandhi

ans: d

21.The Geneal Assembly of United Nations meets

a.Once a year
b.twice a year
c.thrice a year
d.Once in five years

ans: a

22.The “Common Wealth Games 2002″ will be held in

a.Toranto
b.Manchester
c.Tokyo
d.Canberra

ans: b

23.All India Radio commenced operations in

a.1926
b.1936
c.1945
d.1947

ans: b

24.The “Killer Instinct”is written by

a.Sulakshan Mohan
b.M.K.Santanam
c.O.P.Sabharwal
d.Subash Jain

ans: c

25.The Secretary- General of UN is appointed by the

a.Security Council
b.Trusteeship Council
c.General Assembly
d.World Bank

ans: c

26.Postal Voting is other wise called:

a.external voting
b.secret voting
c.plural voting
d.proxy voting

ans: d

27.The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS)consists of ….republica?

a.10
b.11
c.12
d.13

ans: c

28.Which of the following harbours is cosidered as the world’s finest natural harbour?

a.Sydney harbour
b.Toronto harbour
c.New Jersy harbour
d.Singapore harbour

ans: a

29.Who invented Radar?

a.Henrey Backquerel
b.Max Planck
c.Robert Watson Watt
d.Humphrey Davy

ans: c

30.Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in…

a.Trophical Evergreen Forests
b.Tropical most Decidous
c.Alpine forests
d.Trophical Thorn Forests

ans: d

31.The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is

a.Switzerland
b.New Zealand
c.USA
d.Netherlands

ans: d

31.India’s newsprint industry is mainly located in

a.Indore
b.Dehradun
c.Nepanagar
d.Nagpur

ans: c

32.The tomb of Babur is at

a.Kabul
b.Lahore
c.Multan
d.Larkhana

ans: a

33.The joint session of the two houses is presided by

a.the speaker
b.the president
c.chairman of Rajyasabha
d.none of these

ans: a

34.The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the

a.Greeks
b.Shakas
c.persians
d.Kushans

ans: a

35.The Simon Commission was appointed in

a.1927
b.1928
c.1929
d.1930

ans: c

36.Sikkim became a full fledged state of the I ndian Union, in the year ?

a.1972
b.1973
c.1974
d.1975

ans: d

37.Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?

a.Rajaraja Chola
b.Mahendra Varman
c.Narsimha Varman
d.Narsimha Chola

ans: c

38.The 189th member of United Nations is

a.Palau
b.Tuvalu
c.Soloman Islands
d.Nauru

ans: b

39.When was Burma seperated from India

a.1947
b.1942
c.1937
c.1932

ans: c

40.Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?

a.Poland
b.Denmark
c.Finland
d.Norway

ans: c

41.Where is India’s National Institute of Sports situated?

a.Bhopal
b.Patiala
c.Lucknow
d.Amritsar

ans: b

42.Name the first woman of Sahitya Academy award ?

a.Amrita Pritam
b.Sarojini Naidu
c.Mahasweta Devi
d.Manjula Padmanabhan

ans: a

43.Which nation is called the land of Golden Fleece ?

a.Canada
b.Australia
c.Norway
d.North Korea

ans: b

44…. is called the father of Medicine?

a.Henemann
b.Aristotle
c.Hippocrates
d.Darwin

ans: c

Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in 1866 .

Madan Mohan Malavya – Hindhu Mahasabha in 1906

Servants of India Society – Gopalakrishna Gokhale (1905)

S N Banerjee – The Indian Association

Motilal Nehru and C R Das founded the Swaraj party

The first and only man to have mapped his own DNA : Craig Venter

Who created the comic strip peanuts : Charles M Schulz

Expansion of TMCFT : Thousand million cubic feet.

Longest Country in the World: Chile

The Diagram prize is awarded for the oddest book title of the year

SAP is a software used for : Business applications

The Youngest driver to win a formula one GP :Sebastian Vettel

Top 3 Mountains in India

MOUNTAIN           HEIGHT IN METERS          RANGE                           CONQUERED ON
Mount Everest                     8,848                      Himalayas                       May 29, 1953
K-2 (Godwin Austin)          8,611                       Karakoram                      July 31, 1954
Kanchenjunga                     8,597                       Himalayas                       May 25, 1955

Scholarship scheme for minority students
The Union government has launched the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad National Fellowship Scheme for minority students and another one to computerise State Wakf Boards.

Under the scheme, 756 fellowships (30 per cent to be reserved for women) will be offered per year to minority students wishing to pursue higher studies. The objective is to grant integrated five-year fellowships in form of financial assistance to students from minority communities as notified by the Central government to pursue MPhil and PhD.

WHICH DISTRICT IS CALLED ” THE LAND OF GODS” KASARGOD

THE PLACE “ILLIKUNNU” IN KANNUR IS ASSOCIATED WITH” HERMAN GUNDERT

AZHIMALA NAVI ACADEMY KANNUR

ACADEMY FOR FOLK LORE IS SITUATED IN KANNUR

LARGEST TALUK IN KERALA ERANAD

CALICUT UNIVERSITY IS SITUATED AT MALAPPURAM

BIRTH PLACE OF T.N SHESHAN PALAKKAD

“””MUNNAR EVICTION”” SPECIAL OFFICER” SURESH KUMAR

DATE OF FORMATION OF KERALA 1 NOV 1956

NUMBER OF EAST FLOWING RIVERS IN KERALA THREE

NUMBER OF RIVERS IN KERALA 44

MOPLAH REBELLION IN MALABAR 1921

THE FIRST TALKIE MALAYALAM FILM BALAN

FIRST FLOATING ATM IN INDIA IS AT KOCHI

KPSC CHAIRMAN K.V SALAHUDHEEN

KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA GANDHI K.KELAPPAN

“DIRECTION OF “”VASTHUHARA””” ARAVINDAN

NUMBER OF LOK SABHA SEATS IN KERALA 20

“MUTHIRA PUZHA” IS THE TRIBUTARY OF” PERIYAR

HINDUSTAN PAPER CORPORATION IS AT KOTTAYAM

KERALA WOOD INDUSTRIES IS AT NILAMBUR

THE SMALLEST DISTRICT IN KERALA ALAPPUZHA

SILENT VALLEY IS IN PALAKKAD

THE HIGHEST PEAK IN KERALA ANAMUDI

THE QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA KOCHI

THE PLACE WHERE VSSC IS LOCATED THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

INDIAS FIRST PRIVATE AIRPORT COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

THAKAZHI AWARD FOR SHORT STORIES RAMESH BABU

KULACHAL WAR 1741

FIRST CHIEF MINISTER IN KERALA EMS NAMBOOTHIRIPAD

VAIKKOM SATHYAGRAHA 1924

“AUTHOR OF “MALABAR MANUEL” WILLIAM LOGAN

KADALUNDI IS FAMAOUS FOR MANGROVE FOREST

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL RULE IN KERALA 1956

“LAST ” MAMANGAM” 1755

KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY MANNUTHI

KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE PEECHI

“”AGASTHYA VANAM” BIOLOGICAL PARK” THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

PUNALUR PAPER MILLS KOLLAM

“IN WHICH DISTRICT “”SHABARIMALA”” IS SITUATED” PATHANAMTHITTA

“THE PLACE “”MANNADI”” IS ASSOCIATED WITH” VELUTHAMBI DALAVA

“PUNNAMADA KAYAL” IS FAMOUS FOR NEHRU TROPHY BOAT RACE

KUMARAKAM BIRD SANCTUARY KOTTAYAM

WHERE IS VASCODAGAMA CREMATED MATTANCHERI

MALABAR SPECIAL POLICE HEAD QUARTER MALAPPURAM

TEAK MUSEUM IN KERALA NILAMBUR

KOTTAKKAL ARYA VYDYA SHALA IS SITUATED AT MALAPPURAM

“WHERE IS “THUNJAN PARAMBU” IS SITUATED” TIRUR

DISTRICT WHICH HAS NO RAILWAY LINE WAYANAD

“THE PLACE “LAKKIDI” IS FAMOUS FOR” HEAVY RAIN FALL

CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA K.G BALAKRISHNAN
FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SARDAR VALLABABHAI PATEL
FIRST LADY IPS OFFICER KIRAN BEDI
FIRST LADY CHIEF MINISTER SUCHETHA KRIPALANI
FIRST SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA GANESH S MAVALANKAR
THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
FOUNDER OF ARYA SAMAJ DAYANAND SARASWATI
“THE “” WISE FOOL “” OF INDIAN HISTORY” MUHAMMAD BIN TUGLAQ
WHO BUILT TAJ MAHAL, RED FORT SHAH JAHAN
FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE SUSHMITHA SEN
FIRST INDIAN SCIENTIST WON NOBEL PRIZE C.V RAMAN
FIRST PRESIDENT OF INC W.C BANERJEE
THE FIRST INDIAN TO ENTER SPACE RAKESH SHARMA
GRAND OLDMAN OF INDIA DADABHAI NAOROJI
NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU
FIRST INDIAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL MIHIR SEN
WHO LED THE REVOLT OF 1857 AT KANPUR NANA SAHEB
FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU
“WHO GAVE THE SLOGAN “” DO OR DIE “”” MAHATMA GANDHI
IN INDIA RAILWAY WAS INTRODUCED BY DALHOUSIE
“”” LION OF THE PUNJAB “”” LALA LAJPAT RAI
FOUNDER OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA
FIRST HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA VENUGOPAL
WHO STARTED BHOODAN MOVEMENT VINOBA BHAVE
KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE
V.T BHATTATHIRIPAD WAS SOCIAL REFORMER
FIRST MALAYALAM ACTOR, WHO WON BHARATAWARD P.J ANTONY
COURT PHYSICIAN OF KING KANISHKA CHARAKA
“ACTUAL NAME OF PEN NAME “”KAKKANADAN””” GEORGE VARGHESE
THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN INDIA PREM MATHUR
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA S RADHAKRISHNAN
FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA HARILAL J KANIA
FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA SUKUMAR SEN
M.F HUSSAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH PAINTING
FIRST INDIAN ICS OFFICER SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE
FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT FATHIMA BIVI
FIRST FIELD MARSHAL MANEKSHAW
PARTITION OF BENGAL LORD CURZON
BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SARDAR VALLABAI PATEL
FIRST RECIPIENT OF BHARAT RATNA C.RAJAGOPALACHARI
FIRST INDIAN GRAND MASTER IN CHESS V. ANAND
NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN MEDHA PATKAR
SATYAJIT RAY BENGAL FILM
FATHER OF MALAYALAM CINEMA J.C DANIEL
ARUNA ASAF ALI INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER
“GANDHI CALLED HIM “”PULAYARAJA”” WHOM” AYYANKALI
INDIAS YOUNGEST IIT STUDENT CHANDRA SEKAR
PRIME MINISTER OF AKBAR THE GREAT ABUL FAZAL
FATHER OF INDIAN LIBRARY SCIENCE S.R RANGANATHAN
INDIAS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI
STEPHEN HAWKING BRITISH ASTROPHYSICIST
“AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS LINE “” SARE JAHAN SE ACHA””” MUHAMMAD IQBAL
FIRST INDIAN TO DRIVE A FORMULA ONE CAR NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN
THE GOLDEN GIRL OF INDIA P.T USHA
FIRST INDIAN WOMAN BADMINTON GRAND PRIX CHAMPION SANIA NEHWAL
FIRST INDIAN TO WIN BOOKER PRIZE ARUNDHATI ROY
FIRST TEST TUBE BABY IN THE WORLD LOUISE BROWN
FIRST INDIAN TEST TUBE BABY HARSHA
FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER WHO SCORED TRIPLE CENTURY VIRENDER SEHWAG
FIRST INDIAN CRICKET CAPTAIN C.K NAYUDU
FIRST INDIAN HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET HARBHAJAN SINGH
“””IRON MAN OF INDIA”” IS” SARDAR VALLABABHAI PATEL
KHEL RATNA AWARD 2006 PANKAJ ADVANI
INDIAS UN SECRETARY GENERAL CANDIDATE SASI TAROOR
YOUNGEST PADMA SHRI SANIA MIRZA
THE ZABTI SYSTEM WAS CONCEIVED BY AKBAR
MINISTER OF DEFENCE IN INDIA A.K ANTONY
CBI DIRECTOR VIJAY SHANKAR
INDIAS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN NIRUPAM SEN
“”” INDIAN SHAKESPEARE “”” KALIDASA
“””INDIAN NEPOLIAN “”” SAMUDRA GUPTA
“”” MYSORE TIGER “”” TIPPU SULTHAN
“”” FRONTIER GANDHI””” KHAN ABDULGAFAR KHAN
“WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA “”SCOT””” C.V Raman Pillai
WHO WAS THE ONLY WOMAN CEC IN INDIA V.S RAMA DEVI
“WHO BROUGHT OUT NEWSPAPER “”AL HILAL””” MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD
LAST MUGHAL EMPEROR OF DELHI BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR
WHO GOT SWATHI PURASKAR 2005 UMAYAL PURAM K. SIVARAMAN
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU
INDIAN HOCKEY COACH JOKIM KARVALO
CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE FALI HOMI MAJOR
NATIONAL FRUIT OF INDIA MANGO
SMALLEST STATE IN INDIA GOA
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUM CALCUTTA
PINK CITY OF INDIA JAIPUR
THE CAPITAL CITY OF RAJASTHAN JAIPUR
THE CAPITAL CITY OF MADHYAPRADESH BHOPAL
BANARUS HINDU UNIVERSITY UTTARPRADESH
CAPITAL CITY OF GUJRATH GANDHINAGAR
DIAMOND CITY OF INDIA SURAT
SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH GUJRATH
FOUNDER OF INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE
THE CAPITAL CITY OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE
BHUVANESHAR IS THE CAPITAL OF ORISSA
LARGEST SALT WATER LAKE IN INDIA CHILKA
CHILKA LAKE ORISSA
CLASSICAL DANCE FORM OF TAMIL NADU BHARATHA NATYAM
“””THE SORROW OF BIHAR””” COSI
TEA GARDEN OF INDIA ASSAM
“””SCOTLAND OF EAST””” SHILLONG
THE CAPITAL CITY OF TRIPURA AGARTHALA
THE CAPITAL CITY OF SIKKIM GANGTOK
“THE CITY IN HARYANA NAMED AS “”THE MILLENNIUM CITY””” GURGAON
“””THE ORANGE CITY OF INDIA””” NAGPUR
CAPITAL CITY OF UTTARPRADESH LUCKNOW
NARAYANGHAT IS THE SAMADHI OF GULZARILAL NANDA
FIRST INDIAN BANK TO HAVE A BRANCH IN CHINA BANK OF INDIA
WORLDS BIGGEST BANANA GROWER INDIA
MISSILE MAN OF INDIA APJ ABDUL KALAM
GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA DR. SWAMINATHAN
INFOSYS CEO S.GOPALAKRISHNAN
WHICH STATE HAS LOWEST PER CAPITA INCOME ORISSA
“THE TITLE “”SARDAR”” TO VALLABHABHAI PATEL BY” MOTILAL NEHRU

1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet
Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Russia
Ans: ( b ) UK

2. The United States has granted the status of ?major
non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Myanmar
Ans: ( a ) Pakistan

3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu
Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Vijay Mallya
(d) Aditya Birla
Ans: ( c ) Vijay Mallya

4. Which of the following companies became India?s first
listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ?
(a) Satyam
(b) HCL
(c) Wipro
(d) Infosys Technologies
Ans: ( d ) Infosys Technologies

5. Who among the following women has become the highest
individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Kiran Baloch
(c) Diana Eduljee
(d) None of these
Ans: ( b ) Kiran Baloch

6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?
(a) Chandrika Kumaratunga
(b) Ranil Wickremesinghe
(c) Mahinda Rajapakse
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Mahinda Rajapakse

7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which
of the following countries ?
(a) Sudan
(b) Israel
(c) Brazil
(d) Syria
Ans: ( b ) Israel

8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to
score a triple century in Tests ?
(a) Rahul Dravid
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) V.V.S. Laxman
(d) Virender Sehwag
Ans: ( d ) Virender Sehwag

9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India
Universe 2004 title ?
(a) Lakshmi Pandit
(b) Sayali Bhagat
(c) Tanushree Dutta
(d) Jyoti Brahmin
Ans: ( c ) Tanushree Dutta

10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently
in which of the following cities ?
(a) Islamabad
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Colombo
Ans: ( a ) Islamabad

11)Who has recently assumed charge as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?

Answer:Raghu Menon

12)Admiral Gorshkov which was recently in news has been renamed as?

Answer:INS Vikramaditya

13)India’s cabinet recently approved the proposal to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement CEPA comprising six pacts viz. trade in goods, trade facilitation and custom cooperation, trade in services and investment with which country ?

Answer:South Korea

14)The finance ministry of India recently said in its annual economic survey that India needs to end controls on prices of petrol and diesel to curb fuel demand. What is India’s India’s rank in Asia in the oil consumption?

Answer:Third

15)In the economic survey presented ahead of Budget , what fraction of foreign equity share in Insurance Business was recommended?

Answer:49 %

16.	As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of
Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?
	(a)	Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
	(b)	Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
	(c)	Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
	(d)	Pondicherry and Delhi
	Ans:	( b )	Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

17.	In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must
win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?
	(a)	Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
	(b)	Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
	(c)	Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
	(d)	Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open
	Ans:	( a )	Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open

18.	?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries,
was organized by
	(a)	Khudiram Bose
	(b)	V.D. Savarkar
	(c)	Prafulla Chaki
	(d)	Bhagat Singh
	Ans:	( b )	V.D. Savarkar

19.	Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or
other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of
	(a)	Total internal reflection
	(b)	Interference
	(c)	Diffraction
	(d)	Polarisation
	Ans:	( a )	Total internal reflection

20.	Which one of the following lakes forms and international
boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?
	(a)	Chad
	(b)	Malawi
	(c)	Victoria
	(d)	Zambezi
	Ans:	( c )	Victoria