1. Who among the following discovered blood group?
(a) Joseph Fourier
(b) Karl Landsteiner
(c) M. S. Swami Nathan
(d) Richael Carlson
2. Kaladan transport project is between India and _________.
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Afghanistan
3. Who among the following publishes the Economic Survey of India?
(a) Institute of finance
(b) National Development Council
(c) Indian Statistical Institute
(d) Ministry of Finance
4. Jog Falls is situated on which river?
(a) Sharavati
(b) Cauvery
(c) Narmada
(d) Chambal
5. Where does Amoeba digests its food?
(a) Pseudopodia
(b) Nucleus
(c) Food Vacuole
(d) Cell membrane
6. What is the chemical name of quick lime?
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Hydrogen sulphide
(c) Calcium oxide
(d) Sodium carbonate
7. Who among the following is the contemporary of Buddha?
(a) Bindusara
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Ashoka
(d) Harsha
8. Which one of the following is a group of roots?
(a) Beetroot, Potato, Ginger
(b) Carrot, Turmeric, Ginger
(c) Sweet Potato, Radish, Turmeric
(d) Carrot, Beetroot, Radish
9. The Rourkela steel plant was built on the bank of which of the following river?
(a) Bhadra river
(b) Brahmani river
(c) Damodar river
(d) Bhima river
10. Sound wave in air are –
(a) Transverse
(b) Longitudinal
(c) Electromagnetic
(d) polarized
11. The weight of a human body is?
(a) same at every place on the earth’s surface
(b) maximum at the Poles
(c) maximum at the equator
(d) more on the mountains than the plains
12. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
(a) Indra
(b) Agni
(c) Pashupati
(d) Vishnu
13. Who among the following annexed the Punjab as British territory after the Second Anglo-Sikh War?
(a) Warren Hasting
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Robert Clive
(d) None of the above
14. The river Godavari does NOT pass through which of the following states?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
15. Who among the following was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880s?
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Pandita Ramabai
(d) Ramabai Ranade
16. Murshidabad district is bisected into two halves by
(a) Mahananda river
(b) Jalangi river
(c) Bhagirathi river
(d) Mathabhanga river
17. “Y. H. Malegam” committee is related to ________?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Housing Finance
(c) NPA
(d) Microfinance
18. Which Magadha rulere was known as ‘Seniya’?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Mahapadma Nanda
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
19. Who was the founder of ‘Vikramshila Vihar’?
(a) Gopal
(b) Devapal
(c) Dharmapal
(d) Mahipal
20. What is the name of Sweden’s Parliament ?
(A) Storting
(B) Knesset
(C) Riksdag
(D) Sejm