1. Who discovered blood circulation?
(a) Rosalind Franklin
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) David Baltimore
(d) William Harvey
2. Cosmic rays are:
(a) protons
(b) nuclei of higher element
(c) a-particles
(d) none of the above
3. Which of the following is an input device?
(a) Speaker
(b) Projector
(c) Light pen
(d) Plotter
4. Padma Bhushan awardee Padma Subrahmanyam is a ________ dancer.
(a) Kathak
(b) Mohiniyattam
(c) Manipuri
(d) Bharatanatyam
5. In which state is the Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary situated?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
6. In which district of Jharkhand is Tagore Hill located?
(a) Lohardaga
(b) Simdega
(c) Gumla
(d) Ranchi
7. Surajkund Lake is situated in which of the following state?
(a) Haryana
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
8. Spider Missile System belongs to which country?
(a) Russia
(b) U.S.A.
(c) India
(d) Israel
9. In which Country is the famous temple of Angkorwat situated.
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Thailand
(d) Cambodia
10. The Konkan Railway connects _________.
(a) Goa – Mangalore
(b) Roha – Mangalore
(c) Kanyakumari – Mangalore
(d) Kanyakumari – Mumbai
11. In which year Reliance Company started:
(a) 1956
(b) 1958
(c) 1950
(d) 1960
12. Which Indian badminton player has won the title of Canada Open?
(a) Parupalli Kashyap
(b) Srikanth Kidambi
(c) Lakshya Sen
(d) B Sai Praneeth
13. The Serum Institute of India (SII) is located in:
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Pune
(d) Bengaluru
14. Which of the following cities is not a capital of India’s neighbouring countries?
(a) Naypyitaw
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Thimpu
(d) Lahore
15. In which of the following years was the first rocket launched in India?
(a) 1948
(b) 1973
(c) 1963
(d) 1977
16. India has inland navigation waterways of _______ km in length.
(a) 11,000
(b) 13,600
(c) 14,500
(d) 12,500
17. Which country has become India’s largest trading partner?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) Australia
18. The most dangerous airport in India
(a) Bhuntar Airport
(b) Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport
(c) Calicut Airport
(d) Goa Airport
19. The largest producer of milk in the world is
(a) India
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Australia
20. Who among the following is/was the longest serving governor of an Indian state?
(a) Padmaja Naidu
(b) N D Tiwari
(c) Lakshmi Kant Jha
(d) M M Jacob