1. Who is the chairmnan of NABARD ?
(A) Prakash Bakshi
(B) C. Rangarajan
(C) C. B. Bhave
(D) Mr. Shaji K V
2. Which country does the present Pope Francis is belong to ?
(A) Italy
(B) Argentina
(C) Austria
(D) Brazil
3. What is the name of the capital of Mongolia?
(a) Ulaanbaatar
(b) Maputo
(c) Dakar
(d) Nur Sultan
4. Name the first democratically elected President of Egypt ?
(A) Mohammed Morsi
(B) Hosni Mubarak
(C) Muammar Gaddafi
(D) Ali Abdullah Saleh
5. Which Dam is currently at the centre of a controversy between Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
(A) Nagarjunasagar Dam
(B) Mullaperiyar Dam
(C) Perunchani Dam
(D) Mettur Dam
6. The Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission is –
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(c) Shivraj Patil
(d) Kirit Parekh
7. Who is known as the father of white revolution in India?
(A) M. S. Swaminathan
(B) V. Kurein
(C) G. S. Bhalla
(D) Balwant Rai Mehta
8. Which was the longest Grand Slam Singles Final in the history of Lawn Tennis ?
(A) French Open
(B) Wimbledon
(C) U.S Open
(D) Australian Open
9. Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
(A) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
(B) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
(C) ozone and carbon dioxide
(D) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
10. Water gas is a mixture of
(A) CO CH2 and C2H2
(B) CO2 CO2 and methane
(C) CO and H2
(D) CO and N2
11. Mammary glands are modification of
(A) Sweat gland
(B) Sebaceous gland
(C) Salivary gland
(D) Lacrimal gland
12. Where has the term “Congress” come from?
(A) It’s a name for American parliament
(B) Britain
(C) Ireland
(D) South America
13. Amnesty International is a ______
(A) Human Rights group
(B) UN agency to fight global terrorism
(C) Refugee Camps in Croatia
(D) Branch of the World Bank
14. First non-citizen to receive Bharat Ratna was
(A) Nelson Mandela
(B) Abraham Lincoln
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Mother Teresa
15. Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
(A) 1886
(B) 1892
(C) 1896
(D) 1904
16. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is associated with which of the following disciplines?
(A) Music
(B) Sports
(C) Science and Technology
(D) Literature
17. The largest man-made canal in the world is
(A) Rhine Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Suez Canal
(D) Grand Canal
18. The term ‘Sufi’ is derived from
(A) a type of poetry
(B) a type of garment
(C) a language
(D) the name of a place
19. Calcium content is maximum in
(A) Bajra
(B) Maize
(C) Sorghum
(D) Wheat
20. The largest flower in the world is
(A) Lotus
(B) Rafflesia
(C) Giant Cactus
(D) None of the above