1. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
(a) Sutlej
(b) Ravi
(c) Chenab
(d) Beas
2. Which of the following is the capital of Belarus?
(a) Baku
(b) Minsk
(c) Moroni
(d) Brussels
3. Who is also known as ‘Light of Asia’?
(a) Gautam Buddha
(b) Jesus Christ
(c) Prophet Mohammad
(d) Swami Vivekanand
4. At the poles the atmospheric pressure compared to the equator is:
(a) High
(b) Low
(c) Equal
(d) Cold
5. The first railway line was from ______ to ______ in India in 1853.
(a) Mumbai to Delhi
(b) Delhi to Kanyakumari
(c) Chennai to Nagpur
(d) Mumbai to Thane
6. Which gas is used for filling electric bulbs?
(a) Neon
(b) Chlorine
(c) Halogen
(d) Argon
7. On which date is National Science Day observed in India?
(a) 8th March
(b) 15th September
(c) 22nd December
(d) 28th February
8. In West Bengal ‘Rarh’ is a physiographic region, part of which can be found in the district of
(a) Coochbehar
(b) Nadia
(c) Paschim Medinipur
(d) South 24 Parganas
9. The approximate height of a geostationary satellite from the earth’s surface is______.
(a) 35786 km
(b) 42000 km
(c) 30000 km
(d) 46000 km
10. Which one of the following is not a hardware component of a computer?
(a) Printer
(b) Keyboard
(c) Mouse
(d) Memory
11. Which of the following neighbouring country of India shares its borders with only four Indian states?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan
12. The Human Development Index (HDI) is published by the ____________.
(a) World bank
(b) UNDP
(c) IMF
(d) NITI Aayog
13. In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared?
(a) Sanjivini
(b) Hitawadi
(c) Yugantar
(d) Amrita Bazar
14. Chumbi Valley is on the boundary of ______________.
(a) Sikkim – Bhutan
(b) Nepal – Sikkim
(c) Bihar – Nepal
(d) Assam – Bangladesh
15. Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of
(a) Poverty
(b) Inequality
(c) Income
(d) Population
16. When was the first battle of Tarain fought?
(a) 1175 A.D.
(b) 1191 A.D.
(c) 1192 A.D.
(d) 1206 A.D.
17. Potassium permanganate is used to purify water as its is
(a) sterilizing
(b) oxidizing
(c) reducing
(d) leaching
18. Indian made typhoid vaccine, approved by WHO was first introduced in the country
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Mayanamar
(d) Pakistan
19. The 100 Rupee Currency Note in India is signed by
(a) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(b) Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(c) Finance Minister of India
(d) Prime Minister of India
20. Who was the founder of the Tattabodhini Sabha?
(a) Debendranath Tagore
(b) Rammohon Roy
(c) Keshabchandra Sen
(d) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar