1. Sikkim has become the full-fledged state in the year____.
(A) 1973
(B) 1987
(C) 1985
(D) 1975
2. What is the name of the acid in grapes?
(a) Lactic acid
(b) Formic acid
(c) Acetic acid
(d) Tartaric acid
3. When was the ‘Panchtantra’ written ?
(a) Maurya period
(b) Kanishka period
(c) Gupta period
(d) Harsha period
4. Oxidation is defined as –
(a) Loss of electrons
(b) Gain of electrons
(c) Gain of protons
(d) Loss of protons
5. The fertile land between two rivers is called :
(a) Watershed
(b) Water divide
(c) Doab
(d) Terai
6. What do the painting of Ajanta depict?
(a) Ramayana
(b) Malhabharata
(c) Jatakas
(d) Panchatantra
7. An the context of the Internet, what is the full form of MAN?
(a) Massive Area Network
(b) Makeshift Area Network
(c) Master Area Network
(d) Metropolitan Area Network
8. To be eligible as Vice-president a person should have completed:
(A) 30 years of age
(B) 20 years of age
(C) 25 years of age
(D) 35 years of age
9. Which of the following is not an input device?
(a) Microprocessor
(b) Mouse
(c) Keyboard
(d) Joystick
10. Where was the capital of Sasanka ?
(a) Samnatata
(b) Tamralipta
(c) Karna Suvarna
(d) Lakhnawati
11. USB -type storage device is –
(a) Secondary
(b) Anxillary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Primary
12. In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(A) 1952
(B) 1953
(C) 1954
(D) 1955
13. Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in-
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttarakhand
14. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
(a) Vardhana
(b) Maurya
(c) Kushan
(d) Gupta
15. In MICR, “C” stands for ____________.
(a) Code
(b) Colour
(c) Computer
(d) Character
16. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was-
(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Upa Gupta
(c) Brahma Gupta
(d) Brihadrath
17. Who is the current Solicitor- General of India?
(A) Ashok Desai
(B) N. Santosh Hegde
(C) Tushar Mehta
(D) S.B. Jaisinghani
18. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up ?
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Delhi
(d) Madras
19. Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973 ?
(a) Sambaji
(b) Baba Amte
(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(d) Medha Patkar
20. Filament of electric bulb is made of –
(a) Tungsten
(b) Nichrome
(c) Lead
(d) Aluminium