1. 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
2. Bhavisha Singh is associated to which of the following sport?
(a) Volley ball
(b) Badminton
(c) Karate
(d) Table Tennis
3. Which of the following books is written by Varaha Mihira?
(a) Brihat Samhita
(b) Ritusamhara
(c) Shakuntala
(d) Kumarasambhava
4. In which year was the European Union founded?
(a) 1991
(b) 1993
(c) 1999
(d) 1945
5. How many non-permanent members does the UN Council have?
(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
6. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
(a) Marie Curie
(b) Jane Addams
(c) Rosalind Franklin
(d) Dorothy Hodgkin
8. Tiger belongs to which category under IUCN?
(a) Critically endangered
(b) Endangered
(c) Vulnerable
(d) Extinct
9. The term “Iron Curtain” was popularized by which leader?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Joseph Stalin
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(d) Harry Truman
10. The down fold in a rock is known as a/an:
(a) Syncline
(b) Backline
(c) Crestline
(d) Anticline
11. Who is the author of the book ‘Republic’?
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) John Ruskin
(c) Plato
(d) TS Eliot
12. What is the capital of Sweden?
(a) Geneva
(b) Stockholm
(c) Madrid
(d) Kiev
13. Which are the two colors that are formed at the two extreme ends of Prism?
(a) Blue and Green
(b) Yellow and Orange
(c) Red and Orange
(c) Violet and Red
14. When is International Dance Day celebrated?
(a) 29th April
(b) 24th April
(c) 26th May
(d) 28th August
15. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Babar
(d) Shah Jahan
16. What is the primary language spoken in Iran?
(a) Arabic
(b) Persian
(c) Turkish
(d) Kurdish
17. Which of the following rock types, the Quartzite is related to?
(a) lgneous Rocks
(b) Sedimentary Rocks
(c) Metamorphic Rocks
(d) None of the above
18. Who was the Viceroy when the Royal Commission on Civil Services was formed in 1912?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Dufferin
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
19. Which of the following places is famous for mining of uranium?
(a) Jaduguda
(b) Panna
(c) Raniganj
(d) Corba
20. Which session of the congress gave a call to the attainment of ‘Swaraj’?
(a) 1909
(b) 1906
(c) 1904
(d) 1902