1. Who is the author of the book ‘Speedpost’?
(a) Dilip De
(b) Khuswant Singh
(c) Shobha De
(d) Farah Khan
2. What is the largest gland in the human body?
(a) Thyroid
(b) Prostate
(c) Pituitary
(d) Liver
3. Where is Kanha National Park located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
4. The first female actress to be elected to the Rajya Sabha ________
(a) Nargis
(b) Hema Malini
(c) Baijayanthimala
(d) Shabana Azmi
5. The chronometer was invented by ________
(a) John Harrison
(b) Alexander Parkes
(c) Nicholas
(d) Dr F Lancaster
6. Who wrote Khirer Putul?
(a) Premendra Mitra
(b) Saratchandra Chatterjee
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Abanindranath Tagore
7. Where is Sanchi Stupa located?
(a) Aurangabad
(b) Allahabad
(c) Patna
(d) Bhopal
8. What is the name of the currency of South Korea?
(a) Yen
(b) Won
(c) Kip
(d) Pound
9. The Rangaswamy Cup is associated with sports like –
(a) Hockey
(b) Cricket
(c) Badminton
(d) Basketball
10. Swallow is the national bird of which country?
(a) Ghana
(b) Belgium
(c) Poland
(d) Austria
11. In which year was the Earth summit of Rio de Janeiro held?
(a) 1991
(b) 1993
(c) 1992
(d) 1990
12. Who played the role of the actress in the film Mother India?
(a) Madhubala
(b) Hema Malini
(c) Saira Banu
(d) Nargis
13. Which country is called the land of Midnight Sun?
(a) Denmark
(b) Norway
(c) Holland
(d) Japan
14. How many kilometers is the average distance from the sun to the earth?
(a) 5 crores
(b) 10 crores
(c) 15 crores
(d) 20 crores
15. When was the establishment of Hindu College?
(a) In 1871
(b) In 1771
(c) In 1718
(d) In 1817
16. Name the metal which is brittle in nature.
(a) Copper
(b) Aluminum
(c) Iron
(d) Zinc
17. Karakoram pass is located in________.
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
18. Which among the following is an Endocrine gland in the human body?
(a) Salivary Gland
(b) Digestive Gland
(c) Pituitary Gland
(d) Sweat Gland
19. The first Indian Governor General of independent India was named _____.
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Annie Besant
(c) M.N. Prasad
(d) C.V. Raman
20. Who directed the famous film “Gandhi” ?
(a) Ben Kingsley
(b) Mrinal Sen
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Satyajit Ray