1. What is the old name of Singapore?
(a) Temasek
(b) Myanmar
(c)Ceylon
(d) Bohemia
2. The number of milk teeth in man is –
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 20
(d) 12
3. Literal meaning of ‘Lokpal’ is ____________.
(a) Caretaker of the people
(b) Execution of public services
(c) Looking after the Weaker section of society
(d) Motivate civilians
4. Who was the first Indian to cross the English Channel?
(a) Mihir Sen
(b) Sachin Nag
(c) Virdhawal Khade
(d) Sufyun Shaikh
5. Qutub Minar is an example of _____ architecture.
(a) Indo-Islamic
(b) Dravidian
(c) Sufi
(d) Mauryan
6. USB Pendrive is which type of storage device?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) None of the above
7. ______ is the only active volcano in India.
(a) Long Island
(b) Rangat Island
(c) Barren Island
(d) Neil Island
8. The present Finance Minister of India is –
(a) Arun Jaitley
(b) Nirmala Sitaraman
(c) P. Chidambaram
(d) Pranab Mukherjee
9. MUDRA Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of
(a) RBI
(b) SIDBI
(c) NABARD
(d) SBI
10. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 5
11. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Udaipur
(d) Alwar
12. Which gas is used for filling electric bulbs?
(a) Neon
(b) Chlorine
(c) Halogen
(d) Argon
13. The average length of a solar cycle is :
(a) 5 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 11 years
(d) 9 years
14. Which of the following is not a vestigial organ of human?
(a) Heart
(b) Wisdom teeth
(c) Nictitating membrane of eye
(d) Vermiform appendix
15. Who wrote ‘Bantul the Great’ comic series?
(a) Narayan Debnath
(b) Shibram Chakraborty
(c) Samaresh Majumdar
(d) Sunil Gangopadhyay
16. Which one of the following insects spreads kala-azar?
(a) Tsetse fly
(b) Fruit fly
(c) Sand fly
(d) Mosquito
17. Dolly was an example of cloned ____.
(a) Dog
(b) Cow
(c) Sheep
(d) Hen
18. Which of the following is capital of Cambodia?
(a) Nicosia
(b) Hanoi
(c) Phnom Penh
(d) Dili
19. Operation ‘Smiling Buddha’ is associated with :
(a) India’s first nuclear test
(b) India’s first cloned baby
(c) India’s first HYV seed
(d) India’s first GM crop
20. Who built the famous Adina Mosque in Bengal?
(a) Iliyas Shah
(b) Sikandar Shah
(c) Azam Shah
(d) Hamza Shah