1. Which part of the human brain regulates sleep?
(A) Medulla oblongata
(B) Cerebellum
(C) Pineal gland
(D) Pituitary gland
2. Which of the following does not have a gall bladder?
(A) Camel
(B) Giraffe
(C) Rat
(D) Fish
3. Headquarters of UNO are situated at –
(A) New York, USA
(B) Hague (Netherlands)
(C) Geneva
(D) Paris
4. Where is the famous Vishnu temple of Angkor Wat located?
(A) Southern Cambodia
(B) Eastern Cambodia
(C) Northern Cambodia
(D) Western Cambodia
5. Ashwini Ponnappa is associated with which game?
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Badminton
(D) Chess
6. Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games?
(A) Golf
(B) Tennis
(C) Hockey
(D) Badminton
7. Which one of the following is not a chemical change?
(A) Burning of coal in air
(B) Fermentation of sugar cane juice
(C) Crystallisation of table salt from sea water
(D) Cracking of petroleum
8. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in –
(A) increased height
(B) retarded growth
(C) weakening of bones
(D) None of the above
9. Where is the Railway Staff College located?
(A) Pune
(B) Allahabad
(C) Vadodara
(D) Delhi
10. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the leakage of :
(A) Methyl Isocynate
(B) Nitrogen dioxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Carbon monoxide
11. The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
(A) English only
(B) Hindi only
(C) English or Hindi
(D) English, Hindi or mother tongue
12. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Pollutant – Disease caused
(A) Mercury – Minamata disease
(B) Cadmium – Itai – Itai disease
(C) Nitrate Ion – Blue baby syndrome
(D) Fluoride Ion – Indigestion
13. At present, how many countries are the members of the International Monetary Fund [IMF]?
(A) 188
(B) 189
(C) 187
(D) 190
14. Which city is known as ‘Electronic City of India’?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Guragon
(D) Bangalore
15. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter under which Mugal king?
(A) Shajahan
(B) Jahangir
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
16. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Vadodara
(C) Digboi
(D) Mumbai
17. In Shivaji’s Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister was called ________.
(A) Peshwa
(B) Sachiv
(C) Mantri
(D) Sumanta
18. West Bengal shares boundaries with ________ countries.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 3
19. Which among the following is the capital of South Korea?
(a) Kigali
(b) Bucharest
(c) Seoul
(d) Sofia
20. Who was the first person to receive “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna” Award?
(a) K. Malleshwari
(b) Baichung Bhutia
(c) Vishwanathan Anand
(d) Sachin Tendulkar