1. Which of the following is the first man to win two Golden Ball Awards?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Emi Martinez
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Enzo Fernandez
2. A music director of “Pather Panchali” was-
(a) Ali Akbar Khan
(b) Hemanta Mukherjee
(c) Ravi Sankar
(d) Salil Chowdhury
3. 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
4. Kamba Ramayanam is composed in which language ?
(a) Sanskriti
(b) Tamil
(c) Telagu
(d) Malayalam
5. Anthracite is a type of:
(a) Iron ore
(b) Coal
(c) Radioactive mineral
(d) Manganese
6. When is World Oceans Day celebrated annually?
(a) June 06
(b) June 07
(c) June 08
(d) June 09
7. ‘IC Chips’ for computers are usually made of
(a) Chromium
(b) Silicon
(c) Lead
(d) Copper
8. A universal recipient belongs to the blood group:
(a) AB
(b) O
(c) B
(d) A
9. World meteorological day celebrated on:
(a) August 17
(b) May 11
(c) June 13
(d) March 23
10. What was the real name of Lord Buddha?
(a) Tathagata
(b) Siddhartha
(c) Boudhayan
(d) Shakya
11. ‘National Science Day” is
(a) 18th February
(b) 28th February
(c) 5th June
(d) 7th April
12. The earlier name of WTO was:
(a) UNCTAD
(b) GATT
(c) UNIDO
(d) OECD
13. Name the first Indian actor to win the Oscar Awards.
(a) Bhanu Athaiya
(b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Resul Pookutty
(d) A.R. Rahman
14. How many members are there in the Estimate Committee?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
15. In which state is Renuka Lake located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
16. In which sport is the term LONA used?
(a) Kabaddi
(b) Kho-Kho
(c) Volleyball
(d) Soft ball
17. Where was Guru Nanak Dev born ?
(a) Gurdaspur
(b) Jalalabad
(c) Talwandi
(d) Phillaur
18. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(a) K. S. Hegde
(b) Hukam Singh
(c) M. A. Ayyangar
(d) Ganesh Mavlankar
19. Planning Commission was established on –
(a) 15 March, 1950
(b) 15 March, 1952
(c) 15 Nov. 1950
(d) 15 Oct, 1952
20. The planet which has maximum number of satellites is:
(a) Saturn
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mars