1. Birminghamin U.K. is famous for_______.
(a) Iron and steel industry
(b) Sugar industry
(c) Paper industry
(d) Aluminium industry
2. X-rays were discovered by:
(a) Marie curie
(b) Edward Jenner
(c) Robert Koch
(d) Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
3. In which year was UNICEF founded?
(a) 1948
(b) 1946
(c) 1945
(d) 1949
4. A clinical thermometer reads the temperature from ______.
(a) 25°C to 32°C
(b) 38°C to 48°C
(c) 32°C to 38°C
(d) 35°C to 42°C
5. The book ‘Target 3 Billion’ is written by _____.
(a) Pranab Mukherjee
(b) Shankar Dayal Sharma
(c) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
(d) Ram Nath Kovind
6. Kamba Ramayanam is composed in which language ?
(a) Sanskriti
(b) Tamil
(c) Telagu
(d) Malayalam
7. Anthracite is a type of:
(a) Iron ore
(b) Coal
(c) Radioactive mineral
(d) Manganese
8. When is World Oceans Day celebrated annually?
(a) June 06
(b) June 07
(c) June 08
(d) June 09
9. ‘IC Chips’ for computers are usually made of
(a) Chromium
(b) Silicon
(c) Lead
(d) Copper
10. A universal recipient belongs to the blood group:
(a) AB
(b) O
(c) B
(d) A
11. World meteorological day celebrated on:
(a) August 17
(b) May 11
(c) June 13
(d) March 23
12. What was the real name of Lord Buddha?
(a) Tathagata
(b) Siddhartha
(c) Boudhayan
(d) Shakya
13. ‘National Science Day” is
(a) 18th February
(b) 28th February
(c) 5th June
(d) 7th April
14. The earlier name of WTO was:
(a) UNCTAD
(b) GATT
(c) UNIDO
(d) OECD
15. Name the first Indian actor to win the Oscar Awards.
(a) Bhanu Athaiya
(b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Resul Pookutty
(d) A.R. Rahman
16. How many members are there in the Estimate Committee?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
17. In which state is Renuka Lake located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
18. In which sport is the term LONA used?
(a) Kabaddi
(b) Kho-Kho
(c) Volleyball
(d) Soft ball
19. Where was Guru Nanak Dev born ?
(a) Gurdaspur
(b) Jalalabad
(c) Talwandi
(d) Phillaur
20. India ranks _________ in fruits and vegetables production in the world.
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3