1. Which of the following countries has the highest time zones in the world?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) United States
(d) All of the above
2. The force keeping electrons in atomic orbits is
(a) Coulomb
(b) Electromagnetic
(c) Gravitational
(d) Nuclear
3. In West Bengal the region North of the Ganga is known as
(a) Rahr
(b) Barind
(c) Tanr
(d) Bhabar
4. ‘King Lear’ is
(a) a king of England
(b) a king of Spain
(c) a tragedy written by Shakespeare
(d) an epic
5. Aqueous solution of ferric chloride is
(a) Acidic
(b) Basic
(c) Neutral
(d) Amphoteric
6. Which of the following is liquid at Room temperature?
(a) Iodine
(b) Bromine
(c) Cesium
(d) Phosphorus
7. Young Cockroach is called
(a) Maggot
(b) Nymph
(c) Ephyra
(d) Pupa
8. The millennium Tiger Conference was held in August 1999 in:
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) India
9. Who composed ‘Saare jaahanse achchha hindustaan Hamaraa’?
(a) Mirja Ghalib
(b) Md. Iqbal
(c) Najir Ahmed
(d) Mir Amman Dehlvi
10. In which state is the Krishna Sagar Dam located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Punjab
11. The first revived Olympic Games were held in
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Athens
(d) Berlin
12. Who discovered the photoelectric effect?
(a) JC Maxwell
(b) Andrew Finch
(c) HR Hertz
(d) Albert Einstein
13. ‘Crime and Punishment’ was written by
(a) Tolstoy
(b) Dostoevsky
(c) Boris Pasternak
(d) Tomas Hardy
14. The word ‘Dun’ means
(a) longitudinal valley
(b) transverse valley
(c) lake
(d) peak
15. The Shivasamudram Falls are on the
(a) Kaberi
(b) Krishna
(c) Pennar
(d) Narmada
16. The word “Tal” means
(a) Longitudinal valley
(b) Transverse valley
(c) Lake
(d) Peak
17. Maubhandar produces
(a) Honey
(b) Copper
(c) Newsprint
(d) Contact lens
18. Most commonly used reducing agent in the extraction of metals is
(a) Charcoal
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Water gas
(d) Coke
19. “Silli Point” is connected with
(a) Tennis
(b) Cricket
(c) Bridge
(d) Golf
20. Kuchipudi is a dance of which of the following States?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerela
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu