1. Which is world’s highest waterfall in the world?
(a) Yosemite Falls
(b) Nohkalikai Falls
(c) Angel Falls
(d) Wallaman Falls
2. Under which Governor General the Railways system was introduced in India?
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
3. Who founded Indian Women’s University?
(a) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
(b) Dhondo Keshab Karve
(c) Sir William Hunter
(d) Sir Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
4. Sphygmomanometer measures the blood pressure in the
(a) Veins
(b) Arteries
(c) Eyes
(d) Synovial
5. Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere :
(a) June 21
(b) November 22
(c) December 22
(d) June 18
6. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called ______
(a) Ecology
(b) Ethrology
(c) Genealogy
(d) Iconology
7. The hormone that stimulates heart beat is –
(a) Thyroxine
(b) Gastrin
(c) Glycogen
(d) Dopamine
8. Which city in Pakistan is called the ‘Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens’?
(a) Peshawar
(b) Multan
(c) Karachi
(d) Lahore
9. Where were the first headquarters of the Arya Samaj?
(a) Nasik
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Lahore
10. Which river passes through maximum number of countries?
(a) Rhine
(b) Danube
(c) Amazon
(d) Volga
11. What is the earlier name of Mr. Ar. Rahman?
(a) Manoj Kumar
(b) Dileep Kumar
(c) R. Ramchandaran
(d) T. Vishwanathan
12. A common fluorescent tube contains____________
(a) Argon Vapor
(b) Mercury Vapor
(c) Sodium Vapor
(d) Neon Vapor
13. Lysosome are known as suicidal bag because of their
(a) Protolytic enzymes
(b) Parasisting nucleus
(c) Hydrolytic enzymes
(d) Phagocytic activity
14. The name “City of Joy” was coined by –
(a) Larry Collins
(b) Mark Medoff
(c) Kevin Connor
(d) Dominique Lapierre
15. When Kolkata Police was formed?
(a) 1856
(b) 1869
(c) 1873
(d) 1876
16. Which footballer is also known as the “Indian Maradona” ?
(a) Shailen Manna
(b) Chuni Goswami
(c) Gostho Pal
(d) Krishanu Dey
17. Which is the only bird that can rotate its head to 270 degrees?
(a) Peacock
(b) Pigeon
(c) Emu Bird
(d) Owl
18. Who was the first Police Commissioner of Kolkata?
(a) Charles Tegart
(b) C. T. Metcalfe
(c) V. H. Shalch
(d) S. Wauchope
19. Who had written the “Sri Krishna Vijaya”?
(a) Maladhar Basu
(b) Krittibas Ojha
(c) Chandidas
(d) Vidyapati
20. What is the state animal of West Bengal?
(a) Asian Palm Civet
(b) Royal Bengal Tiger
(c) Fishing Cat
(d) Ghariyal