1. The first Earth Summit was held in the year ____.
(a) 2001
(b) 1982
(c) 1992
(d) 2011
2. The name of India’s first aircraft carrier is :
(a) INS Kukri
(b) INS Nilgiri
(c) INS Himgiri
(d) INS Vikrant
3. Which of the following chemical compound is used as a preservative in pickel?
(a) Calcium Metabisulphate
(b) Sodium Nitrate
(c) Sodium Benzoate
(d) Calcium Carbonate
4. What is the full form of MOU?
(a) Memorandum of Understanding
(b) Monetary of Union Territory
(c) Memory of Understanding
(d) Memory of Undertaking
5. Which micronutrient is supplied by soil to plant?
(a) Calcium
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Zinc
(d) Phosphorous
6. On which of the following notes the motif of Sanchi Stupa is present?
(a) 2000 Rupee Note
(b) 100 Rupee Note
(c) 500 Rupee Note
(d) 200 Rupee Note
7. Which of the following religion is NOT originated in India?
(a) Zoroastrianism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Jainism
8. Who is known as father of Surgery?
(a) Charak
(b) Patanjali
(c) Hippocrates
(d) Sushruta
9. The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against which group?
(a) Mongols
(b) Japanese
(c) Manchus
(d) Russians
10. Which of the following sites is associated with the birth of Gautama Buddha?
(a) Lumbini
(b) Bodh Gaya
(c) Sarnath
(d) Kushinagar
11. Which type of reproduction occurs in hydra?
(a) Binary Fission
(b) Spore Formation
(c) Budding
(d) Fragmentation
12. Which of the following books is written by Varaha Mihira?
(a) Brihat Samhita
(b) Ritusamhara
(c) Shakuntala
(d) Kumarasambhava
13. The currency of South Africa is called?
(a) Rand
(b) Shilling
(c) Peso
(d) Dollar
14. Which of is the regional music of Goa?
(a) Sohar
(b) Pandavani
(c) Lotia
(d) Mando
15. In which year was the European Union founded?
(a) 1991
(b) 1993
(c) 1999
(d) 1945
16. What is the primary component of the cell membrane?
(a) Nucleic acids
(b) Carbohydrates
(c) Proteins
(d) Phospholipids
17. How many non-permanent members does the UN Council have?
(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
18. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
(a) Marie Curie
(b) Jane Addams
(c) Rosalind Franklin
(d) Dorothy Hodgkin
19. Which among the following is India’s longest road tunnel?
(a) Atal Tunnel
(b) Kuthiran Tunnel
(c) Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel
(d) Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel
20. The down fold in a rock is known as a/an:
(a) Syncline
(b) Backline
(c) Crestline
(d) Anticline