1. The force keeping electrons in atomic orbits is
(a) Coulomb
(b) Electromagnetic
(c) Gravitational
(d) Nuclear
2. ‘King Lear’ is
(a) a king of England
(b) a king of Spain
(c) a tragedy written by Shakespeare
(d) an epic
3. Which of the following is liquid at Room temperature?
(a) Iodine
(b) Bromine
(c) Cesium
(d) Phosphorus
4. Young Cockroach is called
(a) Maggot
(b) Nymph
(c) Ephyra
(d) Pupa
5. The millennium Tiger Conference was held in August 1999 in:
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) India
6. Who composed ‘Saare jaahanse achchha hindustaan Hamaraa’?
(a) Mirja Ghalib
(b) Md. Iqbal
(c) Najir Ahmed
(d) Mir Amman Dehlvi
7. In which state is the Krishna Sagar Dam located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Punjab
8. The word ‘Dun’ means
(a) longitudinal valley
(b) transverse valley
(c) lake
(d) peak
9. Maubhandar produces
(a) Honey
(b) Copper
(c) Newsprint
(d) Contact lens
10. Kuchipudi is a dance of which of the following States?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerela
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
11. Who originally built the Meenakshi Temple at Madurai?
(a) Pulakeshin I
(b) Karikala Chola
(c) Kulashekara Pandyan
(d) Mahendravarman I
12. Pankaj is a HYV of
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Bajra
13. Which of the following ranges is the most recent one?
(a) Aravallis
(b) Vindhyachal Range
(c) The Himalayas
(d) The Eastern Ghats
14. The old alluvium is known as the
(a) Bhangar
(b) Khadar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Barind
15. The red soil region of West Bengal is known as the
(a) Rahr
(b) Barind
(c) Tanr
(d) Bhabar
16. The Western Ghats are also known as the
(a) Sahyadri
(b) Malayadri
(c) Northern Cirear
(d) Konkan
17. What is capital?
(a) Money is capital
(b) Machineries and building constitute capital
(c) Capital is produced means of production
(d) None of the above
18. Who was the leader of the Khuda-i-Khidmadgar?
(a) M. A. Jinnah
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) A. K. Azad
(d)Muhammad Ali
19. Who succeeded Murshid Quli Khan as the ruler of Bengal?
(A) Sarfaraz Khan
(B) Shaukat Jung
(C) Alivardi Khan
(D) Shujauddin
20. ‘Sundarbans’ has been citęd as a World Heritage site due to its
(a) Tiger reserves
(b) Sundari trees
(c) Mangrove trees
(d) Biodiversity