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1. Venice of the East? - Bangkok 45. If the price of an inferior good falls, what about its demand? - 2. In which the formation of magma along the bedding plane results? Remains constant - Sill 46. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in India December? 3. Which was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom? - - Kanyakumari Sangama 47. What are the birth and death years of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? - 1891, 4. Which cells have least regeneration capacity? - Cell of brain 1956 5. The ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to approval by 48. Which cup/trophy is associated with football? - Santosh Trophy which office? - State Legislature 49. What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics? - 6. A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with which Deforestation compound? - CH3COOH 50. In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the 7. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during which States for the first time after the elections? - 1967 reign? - Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq 51. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? - Corbett 8. Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day every year? - 24th 52. Which revolutionary leaders‟ organized an attack on the armory of October Chittagong? - Surya Sen 9. Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one-day 53. What is the second most abundant element in the earth‟s crust? - international debt? - Pakistan Silicon 10. Which gas do not considered as polluting agent of air? - Carbon 54. Who received the Nobel Prize twice in different subjects? - Dioxide Madam Curie 11. Which connects the ocean floor level with the continental level? - 55. Which formulates fiscal policy? - Finance Ministry Continental slope 56. Which is the first National Park established in India? - Corbett 12. In the Mughal administration, by whom was military recruitment National Park being looked after? - Bakshi 57. By whom was General Dyer who was responsible for Jallianwala 13. How can the States in India borrow from the market? - Only with Bagh massacre was shot dead? - Udham Singh the consent of the Centre 58. What is a physical basis of life? - Protoplasm 14. What does the rise of mercury in a barometer indicate? - Fair 59. Who is responsible for the registration of voters? - Election weather Commission 15. What is One of the main factors that led to rapid expansion of 60. A fan produces a feeling of comfort during hot weather. Why? - Indian exports? - Liberalization of the economy Our perspiration evaporates rapidly 16. Which is the longest inland waterways in the world? - Mississippi 61. Which state has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources? - river system Orissa 17. Which was the king generally considered to be the greatest ruler 62. Megasthenes was an envoy of which king? - Seleucus Nicator of Kashmir in the 15th century? - Zain-ul-Abidin 63. What is the name of India‟s highest award which is given to a 18. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at civilian? - Bharat Ratna which place? - Hamilton (Canada) 64. In which year did India first take part in the Olympic Games? - 19. Which Scientist first explained about circulatory system? - William 1920 Harvey 65. In which cell organelle do photo and thermochemical reactions 20. How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the occur in different sites? - Chloroplasts Constitution? - Not less than half the number 66. In which district, have large reserves of diamond-bearing 21. Which state has smallest land area? - Goa kimberlite been discovered in the recent past? - Raipur 22. Which Mughal emperor prohibited the use of tobacco? - Jahangir 67. Who in ancient India assumed the title Amitraghata? - Bindusar 23. Which compound caused tragedy of Bhopal in 1984? - Methyl 68. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the isocyanate Constitution? - Jawaharlal Nehru 24. With Which game is the Double Fault associated? - Football 69. Which compound is used as an antichlor? - Sodium thiosulfate 25. How is the difference between visible exports and visible imports (Na2S2O3) defined? - Balance of trade 70. In which activity percentage share of cooperative sector is the 26. Which are the two volcanic islands in the Indian territory? - highest? - Sugar production Narcondam and Barren 71. Which is the strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? 27. Who translated Ramayana into Persian? - Badaurii - Palk Strait 28. Which groups of items contains only biodegradable items? - 72. Which Mauryan ruler did conquer the Deccan? - Bindusara Wood, Grass, Leather 73. Famous GOLF player Vijay Singh is from which country? - Fiji 29. Which post does the Constitution of India not mention? - The 74. Which is an insectivorous plant? - Nepenthes Deputy Prime Minister 75. Who was the Chairman‟ of the Union Constitution Committee of 30. If the Kinetic Energy of a body is increased by 300%, how much the Constituent Assembly? - Jawaharlal Nehru will its momentum increase? - 100% 76. Which Strait which separates Asia from North America? - The 31. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located? - Rajasthan Bering strait 32. Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated with the 77. In the kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India, what was a foundation of which college? - Hindu College district called? - Ahara 33. Machael Ferrrera is associated with which game? - Snooker 78. Why is the gas thermometers is more sensitive than the liquid 34. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930. Which country thermometer? - Expand more than liquids hosted the games? - Canada 79. The term „double fault‟ is associated with which game? - Tennis 35. The concept of „carbon credit‟ originated from which protocol? - 80. In India, which is regulated by the forward Markets Commission? - Kyoto Protocol Commodities Futures Trading 36. Which hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state 81. The daily and annual range of temperature is maximum in which of Nagaland? - Barailhills area? - Savanna grassland 37. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang? - Siva Dayal 82. Which was the South Indian state famous for its naval power? - Saheb Cholas 38. The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment? - First 83. Which is the Indian scientist whose name is associated with the 39. In which processes light energy is converted into chemical measurement of growth in plants? - J. .C. Bose energy? - Photosynthesis 84. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the 40. Which case does stagflation imply? - Recession plus inflation President of India? - 12 41. Where are the wet hill forest found in? - Nilgiris 85. Which chemical used as a „fixer‟ in photography? - Sodium 42. Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during which thiosulfate Viceroyalty? - Curzon 86. Which endangered Ridley turtles have the world‟s largest 43. Which House is better placed with regard to control over the aggregation? - Gahirmatha executive? - Lok Sabha 87. The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which 44. What does a permanent magnet repel? - Diamagnetic century? - 14th century substances only 88. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India? - Milkha Singh 89. Who is known as the „saint of the gutters‟? - Mother Teresa

90. Which crop enrich the soil with nitrogen? - Pea 143. Who is the author of The Sorrows of Young Werther? - Goethe 91. Which rock system has the maximum concentration of minerals? - 144. Which is the is the second film to be nominated for the Academy Dharwar system Award for Best Foreign Language Film? - Adaminte Makan Abu 92. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse? - 145. Who is the author of “Twelfth Night”? - William Shakespeare Lord Dalhousie 146. Who is the author of “Kuppukai”? - Balamani Amma 93. How much the time gap between two sessions of the Parliament 147. Who was the American President during Civil War? - Abraham should not exceed? - 6 months Lincoln 94. Which is the correct device for the detection of thermal radiation? - 148. City of Palaces? - Kolkata & Chandigarh Thermopile 149. Who is the author of “Kurushetram”? - Dr.Ayyappa Panicker 95. A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only at which 150. Who is the author of “Worshipping False Gods”? - Arun Shourie bank? - State Bank of India 151. Industrial Revolution was first witnessed in which industry? - The 96. Which state is the larger producer of lignite coal? - Tamil Nadu Cotton Textile Industry 97. Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and 152. Who is the author of “The God of Small Things”? - Arundhati Roy blessings? - Guru Arjun Dev 153. The Capital of Gabon? - Libreville 98. Who is the first person to set foot on Moon? - Neil Armstrong 154. Who is the author of “The Village”? - Mulk Raj Anand 99. Wood used in making cricking cricket bats, from which is got? - 155. Which poet translated Valmiki Ramayanam”? - Vallathol Salix alba / S Purpurea (willow wood) Narayana Menon 100. By whom are the Chairman and members of State Public Service 156. Scientific name of Frog is? - Rana hexadactyla Commission appointed? - President 157. Who is the author of A Gift of Wings? - Shanti Gopalan 101. What is the time required by moonlight to reach the earth? - 1.3 158. Who is the inventor of Heavy Hydrogen? - H.C.Urey sec 159. First Speaker of Lok Sabha? - G.V. Mavlankar 102. Which presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley 160. Who is known as the 'Valiakappithan' of Marthanda Varma's Civilization? - Burnt brick buildings army? - D'Lannoy 103. Which metal has the highest density? - Platinum 161. Which is the most cited list of threatened species on earth? - The 104. What is an organisation‟s introductory web page? - Vortal Red Data Book 105. What do Quantitative credit controls not include? - RBI directives 162. Polio vaccine was discovered by? - Jonas E. Salk (1954) 106. Which American President was entrusted to prepare American 163. Who is the author of Doctor Faustus? - Christopher Marlowe Constitution? - Thomas Jefferson 164. The representatives of the 13 American colonies met at the First 107. In which country was the First modem census held? - America in Continental Congress at Philadelphia in? - 1774 1790 165. Who is the author of “Ambassador's Journal”? - J. K Galbraith 108. Which is the Central Bank of USA? - Federal Reserve system 166. Who is the author of “Man; the Unknown”? - Carrol 109. Who is the author of “Lady of the Lake”? - Sir Walter Scott 167. Who is the author of “ Oru pottichiri”? - Lalitham bika 110. In which year the Construction of Anjengo fort started? - 1684 Antharjenam 111. Chin ruler Shih Hwangti was responsible for the construction of 168. Largest Country in? - China the Great Wall of China to prevent the ? - Huna invasion 169. Which is the biggest railway station in the world? - Grand Central 112. Who is the author of Kanyadaan ? - VijayTendulkar Terminal in Newyork city 113. The Currency of Austria? - Schilling 170. The Capital of Kazakhstan? - Astana 114. Which city of America has the largest number of rail roads? - 171. Smallest living thing? - Virus Chicago 172. Who is the author of “Brother Karamazov”? - Fydor Dostoevsky 115. Who is the creator of the famous character Mandan Muttappa? - 173. The Currency of Haiti? - Gourde Vaikom Muhammed Basheer 174. Which civilization was the first to use Phonetic writing? - 116. What led USA to join Second World War on 8 December 1941? - Egyptians Pearl Harbour attack by Japanese bombers on 7th December 175. Tall grass grasslands of North America are called? - Prairie 1941 176. Which French king came to be known as the 'Citizen King'? - 117. Which film directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan won the British Film Louise Phillippe; Emperor of France from 1830 - 1848 AD Institute, award? - Elippathayam (1981) 177. Which was the Roman Assembly of Elders? - 'Senate' 118. Who is the author of “The Songs of India; ”? - Sarojini Naidu 178. In which century Islam spread to Africa? - 8th Century AD 119. Who is the author of “Deception Point”? - Dan Brown 179. Atom Bomb 'Fatman' was dropped in Nagasaki on? - 9th August 120. Derby is associated with? - Horse Race (England) 1945. 121. Who is the author of “Lipika”? - Rabindranath Tagore 180. Who is the author of “Sohrab and Rustum”? - Mathew Arnold 122. Who is the author of “The Man from Moscow; ”? - Greville Wynne 181. Bad money drives good money out of circulation This law is 123. Srinagar is on the bank of which River? - Jhelum associated with? - Thomas Gresham 124. The Currency of Guatemala? - Quetzal 182. Method of cultivating plants without using soil but by using nutrient 125. Chepauk Ground (Chennai) is associated with which Sport? - solution? - Hydroponics Cricket 183. Where did Sree Narayana Guru meet Chattampi Swamikal for the 126. Cotton; jute; silk; wool; etc are natural fibres while ______is a an first time? - At Aniyur temple near Chempazhanthy. artificial fibre? - Nylon 184. Who is the author of “Gandhi and Stalin”? - Louis Fisher 127. Cricket was introduced in Kerala by? - Col Arthur Wellesley 185. Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited at Elur was started 128. Organisms which obtain their food from non-living material in their during the period of? - Sri Chitra Thirunal. environment are called? - Saprophytes 186. Who is the author of “Gulliver‟s Travels”? - Jonathan Swift 129. Pazhassi Raja was killed by the British in? - 1805 187. Munnar Hydel Tourism Project was inaugurated in? - 2000 130. Who is known as Man of Destiny? - Napolean 188. Chinese President, who adopted Christianity in 1980? - Chiang 131. Who is the author of “Umakeralam”? - Uloor S Parameshwara Kai-shek Iyer 189. Name the disease resulting from mercury poisoning that causes 132. Name the programmed cell death or cells suicide? - Apoptosis brain damage? - Minamata 133. Who is the author of “Surviving Doomsday”? - Bruce Sibley 190. „Labour theory of value‟ was formulated by? - Karl Marx 134. Who is the author of “Socialistic Evening”? - Shobha De 191. What is Opera mini? - Mobile phone web browser 135. Indian Cancer Research Centre is located at? - Mumbai. 192. Who is the author of “Agony and the Ecstasy”? - Arthur Halley 136. First Magistrate? - Mrs Omana Kunjamma 193. Who is the inventor of DNA (model)? - Watson and Crick 137. The Rupee Symbol was created by? - D Udaya Kumar 194. The Capital of Andorra? - Andorra-la-Vieille 138. Xerophthalmia and Nightblindness are caused due to the 195. In which district Vellayani freshwater lake is located? - deficiency of? - Vitamin A Thiruvananthapuram 139. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with? - National Hockey 196. Who is the author of “Men Who Kept the Secrets”? - Thomas Championship Powers 140. Who is called the father of Steam Locomotive? - George 197. Which was the capital of Chera Rulers? - Musiris Stephenson 198. Land of Midnight Sun? - Norway 141. The number of chambers in amphibians heart is? - Three. 199. Who is the author of “‟The War of Indian Independence‟”? - 142. Who is the author of “Les Miserables”? - Victor Hugo V.D.Sarvarkar

200. Who is the author of “Waiting for the Mahatma.”? - R.K. Narayan 259. Who is the author of “A House for Mr Biswas”? - V.S.Naipaul 201. Deepest Lake? - Lake Baikal (Siberia) 701 mtrs 260. The pesticide used in foundations of buildings for preventing; 202. Who is the inventor of Burglar Alarm? - Edwin T.Holmes termite attack is? - Aldrin 203. Who is the author of Kanyadaan? - Vijay Tendulkar 261. In which year Travancore University was renamed as Kerala 204. The country with the highest GDP is? - USA University? - 1957 205. Who is the author of “Crime and Punishment”? - Fyodor 262. Name the first Asian country to be industrialized? - Japan Dostoevsky 263. Who is the inventor of Telephone? - Graham Bell 206. Who is the author of “Indira Gandhi A biography”? - Pupul 264. Who wrote Mukundamala in Sanskrit? - Kulasekara Alwar Jayakar 265. Who is the inventor of Chain Drive? - Leonardo da Vinci 207. Largest Museum (India)? - Indian Museum (Kolkata) 266. Who is the author of “ An Equal Music”? - Vikram Seth 208. Who is the author of “Raghuvamsa”? - Kalidas 267. Who is the inventor of Pneumatic Tyre? - Dunlop 209. Who is the author of She Stoops to Conquer? - Oliver Goldsmith 268. The policy adopted by Otto Von Bismark for the unification of 210. Who is the author of Republic? - Plato Germany is known as? - 'Blood and Iron Policy' 211. Who is the author of “Vazhakula”? - Changampuzha Krishna 269. A computer framed to give various network services is called? - Pilla Server 212. Who is the author of “Nirmala”? - Prem Chand 270. Who opened the Trivandrum observatory in 1836? - Swathi 213. Who is the author of “ Harinama Keerthanam “? - Ezhuthachan Thirunal 214. Islands of Sunshine? - West Indies 271. Who is the author of “Mysterious Universe”? - James Jeans 215. Deficiency of insulin leading to excess sugar in the blood and this 272. In which year Julius Caesar captured England? - BC 55 sugar is excreted in the urine. This disease is known as? - 273. Who was the strongest of the Persian rulers? - Cyrus Diabetes mellitus (hyperglycemia) 274. Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba in? - 1959 216. Who is the author of “Crime and Punishment”? - Fyodor 275. City of Golden Gate? - San Francisco (USA) Dostoevsky 276. What is the name of the improved steam locomotive invented in 217. Who is the author of “Bisarjan”? - R.N.Tagore 1814 by George Stephenson? - Rocket 218. Who is the author of “ Nectar in a Sieve”? - Kamala Markandaya 277. Who is the author of “Indo-Pakistan Conflict”? - The Russel 219. Who is the author of “A Passage to India”? - E.M.Forster Brines 220. The Capital of Italy? - Rome 278. What is the name of the first cloned cat? - Carbon copy ( in 2001; 221. T x 0 and 0 x T are high yielding hybrid varieties of? - Coconut. at Texas) 222. Who is the author of Ulysses? - James Joyce 279. Who is the inventor of a Microscope? - Jansen (improved by 223. Which is the largest metabolic organ in the human body? - Liver Galileo) 224. Tallest American President was? - Abraham Lincoln 280. Who is the author of “Darkness Visible”? - William Styron 225. Who is the author of “Childhood”? - Maxim Gorky 281. The Pallivasal hydroelectric project is constructed across the 226. Who is the author of “International Working Class Movement”? - river? - Mudirampuzha river Sukomal Sen 282. Who is the author of “ Naricheerukal”? - Madhavikutty (Kamala 227. Who is the creator of the famous character “David Copperfield” - Surayya) Charles Dickens 283. Who is the author of “Sopanam”? - Balamani Amma 228. Westchester Cup is associated with? - Polo (England) 284. Who is the author of Asian Drama? - Gunnar Myrdal 229. Who is the author of “Philosophy of Right”? - Hegel G.W.E. 285. Air Force Administrative Staff College is located at? - Coimbatore 230. Who is the author of “Lead Kindly Light”? - Vincent Shean (Tamil Nadu) 231. Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”? - Jane Austen 286. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was formed in? - 1925 232. Who is the author of “Two leaves and a Bud”? - Mulk Raj Anand 287. Who is the author of “Around the World in Eighty Days”? - Jules 233. Zilla courts were established in? - 1811 Verne 234. Who is the author of “The Great Depression of 1990”? - Ravi 288. Ending the President rule on April 15; 1957 Who became the first Batra Chief Minister of Kerala? - E.M.S. Namboothiripad 235. Who was the founder of the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham in 289. What is the Study of trees? - dendrology 1907? - Ayyankali 290. Who killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865? - Wilks Booth 236. Lisbon is on the bank of which River? - Tagus 291. Who is the author of “Ancient Mariner”? - Coleridge 237. Which state in India has the highest literacy? - Kerala with 292. Highest Dam (World)? - The Grande (Switzerland) 93.91% 293. Co-operative movement was started in England in 1821 by? - 238. Granite City? - Aberdeen Robert Oven 239. Who is the author of Blood Brothers? - MJ.Akbar 294. Who is the author of “Earth”? - Emile Zola 240. Guttation occurs in well-watered herbaceous plants of well-drained 295. Largest mammal (animal) is? - Blue Whale (wt. 209 tones) soils during .? - Morning 296. First Steam Locomotive' was invented by? - Trevithick in 1800 241. Who is the author of “Chekerunna Pakshikal”? - Madhavikutty 297. The quantity of blood taken at a time of blood donation is only? - (Kamala Surayya) 300 ml 242. Who is the author of “Ganapati”? - Vallathol Narayana Menon 298. Who is the author of “Tyagpatra”? - Jainendra 243. Which is the highest peak in Kerala? - Anamudi 299. Thirayattom is performed as part of festive celebrations in Kavus 244. What is the name of the ship used by Vasco-da-Gama to sail to in? - Central Malabar India? - St; Gabriel 300. Who is the author of “Viceroy‟s Journal”? - Penderal Moon 245. Who is the author of “Nuclear Weapons”? - B.S.Gupta 301. Who is the author of “Crossing the Threshold of Hope”? - Pope 246. Who is the inventor of Bicycle? - Macmillan John Paul II 247. Hi·Tech Crime Enquiry Cell, a special unit of the Kerala Police, 302. First Kerala woman to receive Arjuna Award was? - KC Aelamma began its operations on? - 5th May 2006 303. The year and place in which Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests 248. Guruvayoor Satyagraha was in? - 1931 is? - On 28 and 30 May 1998 in the desert of Baluchistan at the 249. Who is the author of “Shame”? - Salman Rushdie Chagai Hills 250. Who is the author of Lajja? - Taslima Nasreen 304. Which was the first school for girls in South India? - Holly Angles 251. Who is the author of “The Conflict of Laws in India '“? - Convent started in 1880 in Thiruvananthapuram V.C.Govindaraj 305. In India, rolling plan was implemented by? - Janata Party 252. Who is the author of “ Kappirikalude Nattil”? - S K Pottekadu Government 253. The Difference Engine; was made by? - Charles Babbage. 306. Bacteria were first observed by? - Anton Von Leeuwenhoek in 254. Which is the first the biography of Karl Marx in any Indian 1676. language? - Karl Marx (1912) written by Swadeshabhimani K 307. Vermiculture is? - Breeding of worms useful to farmers. Ramakrishna Pillai 308. The weight of the liver in man is about? - 1.5kg. 255. Who is the author of “Yatrasmaranakal”? - S K Pottekadu 309. Who is the author of Paradise Lost? - John Milton 256. Who is the inventor of the Atomic bomb? - Otto Hahn 310. Who is the author of “Jane Eyre”? - Charlotte Bronte 257. Tashkent is now the capital of? - Uzbekistan 311. Who is the author of “Rathrimazha”? - Sugathakumari 258. Who is the author of “Dwandhayudham”? - Malayattoor 312. Who performed India's first heart transplantation on 3rd August Ramakrishnan 1994? - Dr Venugopal of All India Institute of Medical Science

313. Hanging Valleys? - Valley of Switzerland 361. Which part of the constitution reveres to the responsibility of the 314. Who is the author of The Irving Stone? - Arthur Halley state towards international peace and security - Directive 315. GUI stands for? - Graphical User Interface Principles of State Policy 316. The Hundred Years War (1338-1453) was fought between? - 362. 'The state shall have no religion of its own and all persons shall be England and France wqually entitled to freedom of conscience and right freely to 317. Name the only film star who became American President? - profess, practice and propagate religion' - This principle is termed Ronald Reagan - Secularism 318. Who presided over the Aikya Kerala Conference held at Trichur in 363. What is referred to as an 'epitome ' of the broad features of the Apri I 1947? - K Kelappan. Constitution - Preamble 319. Who was the founder of Mangalam, a monthly, in 1969 from 364. Seventh schedule of the constitution contains details about - Kottayam? - MC Varghese Three Lists 320. National Environmental Engineering Institute is located at? - 365. Who introduced the Preventive Detention Bill in the Parliament - Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). Sardar Patel 321. To which sector of the economy Agriculture; Forestry and Fishing; 366. Under which article of the constitution, the executive power of the Mining and extraction of oil and gas belong? - Primary sector Union is vested in the President - Article 53 322. "The Great Temple of Abu Simbel" is known as the? - Temple of 367. To become a judge of the High Court one must be a practicing the Rising Sun; advocate of the High Court for at least - 10 years 323. The EMS Ministry was dismissed on? - On 31st July 1959 368. In how many ways members to the legislative council are elected - 324. Who is the author of “Mysterious Universe”? - James Jeans Five 325. Who is the author of The Indian struggle? - Subhash Chandra 369. Who headed first Administration Reform Commission - Morarji Bose Desai 326. Which is an association of the free nations which were previously 370. The number of reading for a bill in the legislative assembly is - the part of British Empire? - 'The Commonwealth of Nations' three 327. Who is the inventor of Dynamite? - Alfred Nobel 371. Who has the power to determine the structure of administration of 328. Where was the first Post-Office in Travancore (also of Kerala) was a Union Territory - Parliament opened in 1857? - Alleppey 372. The head of constitutional bench which is related to the 329. Spy organisation formed by Germany during the second world examination whether privacy is a fundamental right is - Justice war? - Fifth Columnists J.S.Khehar 330. The word 'Cold War' was first coined by? - Bernard Baruch in 373. The normal tenure of various bodies of the Panchayat system is - 1946 Five years 331. Who is the author of "Benjamin Franklin"? - Swadeshabhimani 374. The legislative assembly of which state has the tenure of six years Ramakrishna Pillai - Jammu and Kashmir 332. Who is the creator of the famous character Don Quixote? - 375. The 122 Amendment Bill of the Constitution of India, officially Cervantes known as The Constitution 101 Act, 2016 is related to - Goods 333. Quinine; an alkaloid; extracted from the tree Cinchona Officinalis; and Services Tax is used to cure which disease? - Malaria 376. The first grama panchayat in Kerala to run entirely on solar energy 334. Who is the author of Kanyadaan? - Vijay Tendulkar is - Perumatty (Palakkad) 335. Who is the author of Anandmath? - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 377. Idamalayar Dam is a multipurpose concrete gravity dam located in 336. Largest mammal (animal) is? - Blue Whale (wt. 209 tones) the district of - Ernakulam 337. Who is the author of “Parakumbol”? - Madhavikutty (Kamala 378. The sanskrit educational centre Kanthalloor Salai, was on the Surayya) banks of the river - Killiyar (Thiruvananthapuram) 338. Who is the author of Nehru: The Making of India? - MJ. Akbar 379. Seethadevi Lava Kusa Temple is located at - Pulpally (Wayanad) 339. Which was the first Indian pharmaceutical firm listed on New York 380. The first e-district in Kerala is - Ernakulam Stock exchange? - Dr Reddy's Laboratories 381. The first speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly was - R.Sankara 340. The fourth generation computer use? - Very Large Scale Narayanan Thampi Integration (VLSI) normally called 'Miracle Chips'. 382. Which is the first political drama in Malayalam - Pattabakki 341. Which is the first novel in Malayalam? - Kundalatha by Appu (K.Damodaran) Nedungadi 383. Mamankam was a festival of how many days - 28 days 342. Palaeobotany is the study of? - Fossil plants 384. The king who abolished Pulappedi was - Kottayam Kerala Varma 343. Who is the author of “ Uppu “? - O.N.V Kurup 385. Who was the first malayali president of the Indian National 344. Syphilis causing bacteria is? - Treponema Pallidum Congress - Chettur Sankaran Nair 345. Which is an association of the free nations which were previously 386. The first Indian President to address the Kerala Legislative the part of British Empire? - 'The Commonwealth of Nations' Assembly was - K.R.Narayanan 346. Destruction of feudalism in France was the direct result of? - 387. Kuttamkulam Sathyagraha is associated with the premises of the French Revolution temple of - Kudalmanikyam Temple 347. Seed dormancy is due to? - Abscisic acid 388. Which river is also known as Beypore river - Chaliyar 348. Who was the British Prime Minister during the First World War? - 389. Chirasmarana, a novel by Niranjana was based on - Kayyur Lloyd George Revolt 349. RTF stands for? - Rich Text Format 390. The first Malayali to be appeared in the postal stamp is - Sree 350. „Causes of differential rent‟ was explained by? - David Ricardo Narayana Guru 351. Manufacturing of urea takes place in? - Liver 391. The river of Kerala famous for fish diversity is Chalakkudy River 352. Who is the author of “Resurrection”? - Leo Tolstoy 392. The place known as the Mecca of Kerala is - Ponnani 353. National Physical Laboratory is located at? - New Delhi (Delhi). (Malappuram) 354. Who is the author of “The Great Indian Novel God's Own 393. Indian Cardamom Research Institute, the research wing of Spices Country”? - Shashi Tharoor Board is located at - Myladumpara (Idukki) 355. Who is the author of “Oru Deshthinte Katha”? - S K Pottekadu 394. The largest irrigation project in Kerala is - Kallada (Kollam) 356. Who curbed the Judicial Review power of Judiciary through 395. Who was the first Public Service Commissioner appointed in Amendment of the Constitution - Parliament Travancore - G.D.Nokes 357. Under whtich Constitutional Amendment Act, Article 368 of the 396. Kerala was declared as the first total literate state of India on - Constitution was amended for the first time -24th Amendment April 18, 1991 Act 397. Who is known as Kerala Kalidasan - Kerala Varma Valiya Koil 358. In the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister - Thampuran Ministry is dissolved 398. Which malayalam film won the covetted British Film Institute 359. Right to Information is a - Fundamental Right Award for the most original and imaginative film in 1982 - 360. Section of IPC, which deals with LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Elippathayam and Transgender) community is - Section 377 399. Who was the first malayali holding the post of Chief Election Commissioner of India - T.N.Seshan

400. Kerala's first community reserve Kadalundi Vallikkunnu 445. The smallest grama panchayat in Kerala is located at - Community Reserve is on the bank of which river - Kadalundi Valappattanam (Kannur) River 446. India's only aircraft carrier, is going to be fitted with marine 401. The State Institute of Rural Development is located at - hydraulic system in - INS Vikramaditya Kottarakkara (Kollam) 447. India's first indigenous microprocessor Shakthi' is launched by - 402. Which art form of Kerala was recognised by UNESCO as a IIT Madras masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity - 448. Which Indian sportsperson has won the 2018 Asian Billiards Koodiyattom Championships - Pankaj Advani 403. Which country assists to construct the Idukki Arch Dam - Canada 449. The University of Auckland has signed its first strategic 404. The Governor of Kerala who became the President of India - partnership with which Indian Institutes for research tie-ip - IIT V.V.Giri Kharagpur 405. Which is the open source software developed by KSEB for billing - 450. The current President of South Africa is - Cyril Ramaphosa Oruma 451. Which state government has launched the 'Data City' to foster 406. The kerala Agrarian Relations Bill was passed in - October 15, innovation and solve global challenges - Karnataka 1960 452. Who has been named the youngest ever UNICEF Goodwill 407. Who is popularly known as 'Kerala Orpheus' - Changampuzha Ambassador - Millie Bobby Brown Krishna Pillai 453. Bogibeel bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the - 408. Who is known as Poet of Nila (Nilayude kavi) - P.Kunjiraman Nair Brahmaputra River 409. The agitation which led to the dismissal of the first EMS ministry 454. What is study of growth and development of embryo - was - Vimochana Samaram Embryology 410. Who was the first Kealite to be nominated to Rajya Sabha - 455. Syrinx is the voice box of - Birds Sardar K.M.Panicker 456. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in 411. The Dewan of Marthanda Varma was - Ramayyan the north - Aravallis 412. The Punalur hanging bridge built by Alber henry in 1877 is the 457. What percentage of land area should remain covered by forest to only one of its kind in South India is across which river - Kallada maintain ecological balance - 33% (Kollam) 458. With respect to environmental science, the full form of SPM is - 413. Who founded Jathi Nashini Sabha - Anandatheerthan suspended Particulate Matter 414. The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation was set up in the year 459. Which compound is the main constituent of Pearl - Calcium - 1974 Carbonate 415. To whom Adi Lahala is associated with - Poykayil Yohannan 460. The study of pulse and arterial blood pressure is known as - 416. Which dam of Kerala is situated between the Kuravan mala and Sphygmology Kurathi mala - Idukki Arch Dam 461. The main structural work of the Eiffel Tower was completed in - 417. The first gender based programme for women health care started 1889 by homoeopathy department of Kerala Government is - 462. Silviculture is the management of - Forests Seethalayam 463. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras - Mahavira 418. In which script was the Malayalam language first wrtitten - 464. Which enzyme joins DNA fragments - DNA Ligase Vattezhuthu 465. Who is the author of the book 'The Rights of Man' - Thomas 419. Which is the largest fresh water lake of Kerala - Sasthamkotta Paine Lake (Kollam) 466. Ozone layer is being mainly depleted by - Chlorofluorocarbons 420. Which is the only metal alloy mirror available in the world - (CFCs) Aranmula Kannadi 467. The book 'Worshipping False Gods' is written by - Arun Shourie 421. Which is the oldest river boat fresta in Kerala - Aranmula Boat 468. What is considered as the easily digestible source of protein - Race Soyabean 422. Who is known as "Hadayogopadheshta" - Thycaud Ayya 469. Myelin of the nerve fibers of the central nervous system is 423. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum is located in - Kollam produced and maintained by - Schwann cells 424. Name the autobiography of K.P.Kesava Menon - Kazhinja 470. On first battle of Tarain Muhammad Ghori is defeated by - Kaalam Prithviraj Chauhan 425. Which renaissance leader's house is known as Sahithya 471. Which site, where Ashoka pillars exist, has the bull capital - Kudeeram - Pandit Karuppan Rampurva 426. The year which Pandit Karuppan was appointed as the member of 472. The energy currency (reservoir) of the cells is - ATP (Adenosine Cochin Legislative Assembly was - 1925 Triphosphate) 427. Soochipara falls, also known as Sentinel Rock Waterfalls is 473. The common elements of 'NiFe' layer of the earth include - Nickel located in - Wayanad and Iron 428. Muthanga Agitation took place on - February 19, 2003 474. When was the Rolling plan designed - 1978-83 429. The centre of the Salt Satyagraha in Kerala in the Civil 475. Kalidasa lived during the reign of - Chandragupta II Disobedience Movement in 1930 - Payyanur (Kannur) 476. In which Shakespearean Drama is "Desdemona" a character - 430. The first Neera plant in Kerala is inaugurated in - Kollam Othello 431. The book Kadora Kodaram was written by - Makti Thangal 477. In the human body, Cowper's glands form a part of which system - 432. The plain-woven textile exported from Kozhikode is popularly Reproductive system known as - Calico 478. Name the part or organ of the human body most commonly 433. The women helpline number of Kerala is - 1091 affected by diphtheria - Throat 434. Jeevitha Samaram is the autobiography of - C.Kesavan 479. The movemnet of water molecule from one cell to another 435. Kochi Rajya Prajamandalam was established in the year - 1941 depends on the movement of water molecule from one cell to 436. Nashta Jathakam is the autobiography of - Punathil another depends on - Osmotic concentration Kunjabdullah 480. In the absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes 437. The renaissance leader who is related to Muthukulam Speech is - place - Protein synthesis Mannathu Padmanabhan 481. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi 438. Who founded Vidhyaposhini, a cultural organization - Sahodaran Sultanate - Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud Shah Tughlaq Ayyappan 482. The lines on a map joingin the places having the same salinity in 439. Where was Sahodaran Ayyappan launched Misrabhojanam the ocean are - Isohaline programme in 1917 - Cherai 483. Hagia Sophia is located in which country - Turkey 440. The leader of Tholviraku Samaram was - Karthiyaniamma 484. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are called - 441. The India's first Zero Landless Citizen's District is - Kannur Geographic Grids 442. Gundert Bungalow is located in - Illikkunnu (Kannur) 485. Nameri National Park is located in which state of India - Assam 443. Where is the historical site 'Puralimala' located in Kerala - Kannur 486. Which Governor-Generals of India is called the "Maker of Modern 444. The largest cinnamon plantation in Asia is located at - India" - Lord Dalhousie Anjarakandy (Kannur) 487. A multiple rocket launcher produced in India is - Pinaka 488. Which substance found in blood helps in clotting - Fibrinogen

489. The Hojagiri Dance belongs to which state - Tripura 537. Which state in India celebrate the Raja Rani Musical Festival - 490. The scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy Odisha - Albert Einstein 538. The Medaram tribal festival is celebrated in which state of India - 491. Catimor is a hybrid variety of - Coffee Telengana 492. 'Asian Drama', by Gunnar Myrdal is a book on which subject - 539. Which state government has recently granted religious minority Economics status to Jews living in the state - Gujarat (Gujarat has become 493. Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof the 3rd statte in India to grant religious minority status to Jews properties to - Surface Tension after West Bengal and Maharashtra) 494. Malachite is an ore of - Copper 540. Who has been appointed the Chairperson of the National Green 495. Garuda Shakthi is the joint exercise between India and which Tribunal - Adarsh Kumar Goel country - Indonesia 541. Who has written the book Bebak Baat - Vijay Goel 496. Kamarupa is the old name of which state - Assam 542. The Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics 497. Laterite soils are formed due to which action - Leaching and Programme Implementation - Vijay Goel 498. What is the first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis - 543. First Indian tribal language on Wikipedia - Santali glucose 544. The parliament passed the National Sports University Bill on - 499. The iron produced in the blast furnace of a steel plant is - Pig Iron August 9, 2018 (National Sports University Bill 2018 aims to set 500. Shenzhen Stock Exchange is located in which country - China up a National Sports University in Manipur to promote Sports) 501. Newcastle Port, the world's largest coal export port is located in 545. Author of the book 'Unfinished' - Priyanka Chopra which country - Australia 546. Which city is hosting the International Round Table Conference on 502. Which gas is used as reference to calculate "Global Warming 'Data for New India" - New Delhi Potential (GWP)" - Carbondioxide 547. Which state government has launched Poshan Abhiyan to 503. Dushanbe is the capital of which country - Tajikistan eradicate malnutrition - Gujarat 504. The Global Skills Park (GSP) is situated in - Bhopal (Madhya 548. India's first National Rail and Transport University is at - Vadodara Pradesh) 549. Name the first Indian city to have its own logo - Bengaluru 505. Where is the Headquarter of UNESCO located - Paris 550. Which is delcared as India's first world heritage city - Ahmedabad 506. Who criticised the moderate politics of Indian National Congress in 551. Which is the first state to start electric bus service - Himachal a series of articles entitled 'New Lamps for Old' - Aurobindo Pradesh Ghosh 552. The constitutional amendment 101 is related to - GST Bill 507. Lusaka is the capital of which country - Zambia 553. Headquarters of GST Council is located at - New Delhi 508. Who discovered Heavy Water - Harold Urey 554. In which year the Indian National Congress came into being - 509. What is the full form of ICAN - International Campaign to 1885 abolish Nuclear Weapons 555. 'Safety valve Theory' was related to which organisation - Indian 510. Ayushman Bharat Scheme is related to - National Health National Congress Protection Mission 556. Which was the first political occasion when 'Vande Mataram' sung 511. Statistics day is celebrated on - June 29 - 1896 session of the INC 512. When did the headquarters of Reserve bank of India moved to 557. Who presided the Amaravati session of Indian National Congress Mumbai -1937 in 1897 - C.Sankaran Nair 513. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) was established in 558. The famous Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim - 1950 League was signed in - 1916 514. The Curiosity Rover built by NASA as a part of astrobiology 559. Which Congress session accepted separate electorate for Muslim mission successfully landed on the planet - Mars Community - Lucknow Session of 1916 515. Which rogan acts as both exocrine and endocrine gland - 560. The first woman President of Indian National Congress - Annie Pancreas Besant 516. Who is the chairman of the Kerala Human Rights Commission - 561. Who was the Congress President when India attained Antony Dominic Independence - JB Kripalani 517. Anglo Indian Member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly - 562. Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of passive resistance John Fernandas - Aurobindo Ghosh 518. Chairman of Kerala State sports council - T.P.Dasan 563. 'Life Divine' was written by - Aurobindo Ghosh 519. Kerala Government's Sukrutham programme is related to - Free 564. Who founded the Madras Hindu Association in 1904 - Annie Cancer Treatment Besant 520. From which state Alphons Kannanthanam was elected unopposed 565. The Home Rule Movement/Society was started by - Annie to Rajyasabha - Rajasthan Besant 521. The first complete food safety district in India - Kollam 566. The headquarters of Theosophical society in India - Adayar 522. The Brand Ambassador of Haritha Keralam Project - 567. Who presided the first session of All India Trade Union congress - K.J.Yesudas Lala Lajpat Rai 523. The Venue of first 'Loka Kerala Sabha' - Thiruvananthapuram 568. Which freedom fighter founded Punjab National Bank - Lala 524. Total members in Loka Kerala Sabha - 351 Lajpat Rai 525. The continuing Education Scheme under state literacy mission for 569. Who was known as 'Deena Bandhu' - C.F.Andrews transgenders - Samanwaya 570. Who was known as 'Desa Bandhu' - C.R.Das 526. Which colour is commonly used to identify the General Category 571. 'Economic History of India' was written by - R.C.Dutt of Ration Card in Kerala - White 572. Who wrote the famous song Sare-Jahan-Se-Acha - Mohammad 527. Who wrote the Novel "Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki - Iqbal T.D.Ramakrishnan 573. The British Viceroy who partitioned Bengal in 1905 - Lord 528. Chairperson of Kerala State Youth Commission - Chintha Jerome Curzon 529. Winner of Vallathol Award 2018 - M.Mukundhan 574. Ghadar Party was founded by - Lala Hardayal 530. Chairperson of Kerala Womens Commission - M.C.Josephine 575. In which year, Delhi became the capital of India - 1911 531. Chairperson of State women's Development Corporation - 576. The Act which empowered the British government to arrest and K.S.Saleekha imprison any person without trial - Rowlatt Act 532. The first O.N.V. award instituted by O.N.V. Cultural Academy 2017 577. The Protedt against the Rowlatt act of 1919 lead to - Jallianwala was given to - Sugathakumari Bagh massacre 533. Ordinal status of Ranjan Gogoi in the list of the Chief Justice of 578. When did the mass massacre at Jallianwala Bagh take place - 13 India - 46 April 1919 534. Pakyong is the first airport of which Indian state - Sikkim 579. The Viceroy at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy - Lord (Gangtok) Chelmsford 535. What is the other name of Pradhan Manthri Jan Arogya Yojana - 580. The Commission appointed to inquire into Jallianwala Bagh Ayushman Bharath massacre - Hunter Commission 536. At which place, Prime Minister inaugurated Ayushman Bharath - 581. The National Herald newspaper was started by - Jawaharlal Ranchi (Jharkhand) Nehru

582. The brith place of Subhas Chandra Bose - Cuttack (Odisha) 627. Who said 1857 Revolt is neither first nor national war of 583. Forward Block was founded in 1939 by - Subhas Chandra Bose independence - R.C.Majumdar 584. 'The Indian Struggle' is the autobiography of - Subhas Chandra 628. /Who was the Sergeant shot dead by Mangal Pandey - Major Bose Hudson 585. The Khilafat movement was started by - Ali Brothers 629. Which commission is associated with the Army Reorganization 586. Which Act introduced the system of Dyarchy in India - after the suppression of the revolt of 1857 - Peal Commission Government of India Act (1919) 630. The novel based on the revolt of 1857 'Amruthum Thedi' was 587. When was the Simon Commission appointed to report on the written by - Malayatoor Ramakrishnan working of the Indian constitution established by the Government 631. Who stated about the Revolt that, "it was a feudal outburst headed of India Act of 1919 - November 1927 by feudal chiefs" - Jawaharlal Nehru 588. The freedom fighter who died in Jail while on hunger strike was - 632. Which British official captured Delhi on 20th September 1857 - Jatin Das John Nicholson 589. The brave heroine of Nagaland during Civil disobedience 633. Who defended Nana Saheb's forces till 26th June 1857 - Sir Hugh movement - Rani Gaidinliu Wheeler 590. When was the second round table conference held - 1931 634. Who was the commander of te forces of Nana Sahib - Tantia 591. 'What Congress and Gandhi have done to untouchables' is a book Tope written by - B.R.Ambedkar 635. Who defeated Nana Saheb's forces on 17th July 1857 - Major 592. The Quit India movement was adopted by Indian National General Havelock Congress at - Bombay Session 636. The British army officer who recaptured Allahabad and Benarus in 593. Quit India movement was started in the year of - 1942 June 1857 - General Neil 594. The Cabinet Mission came to India in - 1946 637. Which part of the Indian constitution is called as key stone of the 595. Purna Swaraj was announced in which session of Indian National constitution - Part III Congress - Lahore (1929) 638. World day against child labour - June 12 596. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian national Congress - 639. Which writ is literally means 'by what authority - Quo-Warranto Badruddin Tyabji 640. Which part of the Indian constitution deals with directive principles 597. The Non Co-operative movement was started in - 1920 of state policy - Part IV 598. Who termed Cripps proposals as 'post-dated cheque drawn on a 641. The idea of Directive Principle has been taken from the failing bank' - Mahatma Gandhi constitution of - Ireland 599. The Civil Disobedience movement was launched by Mahatma 642. Directive Principles are contained in Articles from - 36 - 51 Gandhi in - 1930 643. The directive principles aims to establish - Welfare state 600. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India 644. What is known as the instrument of instruction - Directive in - 1909 Principles of State Policy 601. Who was the main suspect in Lahore Conspiracy case - Bhagat 645. Who described directive principles as the novel feature of the Singh Indian constitution - Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 602. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with - Alipore Bomb Case 646. Which article deals with the idea of free legal aid - Article 39 A 603. Who expounded 'The Theory of Drain' - Dadabhai Naoroji 647. Which article deals with organisation of village Panchayats - 604. C.R.Das and Mothilal Nehru together formed which Party - Swaraj Article 40 Party 648. Which article deals with Uniform Civil Code - Article 44 605. After which incident, Mahatma Gandhi suspended Non Co- 649. Name the state which adopted Uniform Civil Code in India - Goa operation movement - Chauri-Chaura incident 650. Promotion of international peace and security is entitled in - 606. Revolt of 1857 begun at Meerut near Delhi on - 10th May 1857 Article 51 607. Who led the Revolt of 1857 at Kanpur - Nana Sahib 651. The Fundamental Duties were added to the constitution in which 608. Where did Kunwar Singh led the revolt raised in 1857 - year - 1976 Jagadishpur 652. Fundamental duties has been inserted in the constitution through 609. The leader who adopted guerilla tactics in the great revolt of 1857 which amendment - 42nd Constitutional Amendment - Tatia Topi 653. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with fundamental 610. The author of 1857 The Great Rebellion' - Asoka Mehta duties - Article 51A 611. The revolt of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of 654. The idea of Fundamental duties were borrowed from - USSR Independence by- V.D.Savarkar 655. Which committee advocated the Gundamental duties in the Indian 612. In which year East India regime came to an end in India - 1858 Constitution- Swaran Singh Committee 613. The symbol used to make people aware of the first war of 656. At present how many fundamental duties are there in the Independence - Bread and Lotus constitution of Inida - Eleven 614. By which Act, the administration of India was taken over by British 657. Which constitutional Amendmant Act was passed to provide crown from the East India Company - Government of India Act compulsory education to children between 6 and 14 years - 86th 1858 amendment 615. The representative of the crown in India came to be called as 658. Part V of the constitution deals with - The Union 'Viceroy' instead of 'Governor General' from - 1858 659. The article that says there shall be a President of India - Article 616. Who was the last Governor General of India under English East 52 India Company - Lord Canning 660. What is the minimum age for the eligibility to be a Presidential 617. The first Martyr of 1857 revolt - Mangal Pandey candidate - 35 years 618. Who was the Governor General of India during the time of the 661. What is the official term of the President's office - 5 years Revolt of 1857 - Lord Canning 662. Who participates in the Presidential election - Elected members 619. The state Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India of both Houses of Parliament through - Doctrine of Lapse 663. The President can be removed from office by the process of 620. Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from - Lucknow impeachment under article - Article 61 621. Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 - 664. The idea of impeachement of the President nder Indian Wajid Ali Shah constitution is taken from the constitution of - USA 622. 'Which British person admitted the Revolt of 1857 was transfer to 665. Which article of the constitution empowers the President to ppower from - East India Company to British Crown promulgate ordinances - Article 123 623. The leader of the British army against Laxmi Bai at Jhansi - 666. The president can nominate how many members to the General Hug Rose Rajyasabha - Twelve 624. What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 - 667. Who appoints the Chief of Army, Navy and Airforce - President Introduction of enfield rifles in the army. 668. The oath of the President is administered by the - Chief Justice 625. Bahadur Shah II was arrested and sent to which place during the of India revolt of 1857 - Rangoon (Myanmar) 669. The maximum life of an ordinance can be - six months 626. Who was the emperor of British at the time of 1857 revolt - Queen 670. The President can grand pardon under which article - Article 72 Victoria 671. Which article deals with Proclamation of National Emergency - Article 352

672. Who is the only President to have served for two consecutive 717. Which places are connected by the SH-08 - Punalur- terms - Dr.Rajendra Prasad Muvattupuzha 673. The first national emergency was proclaimed by - 718. Which is the smallest Stae Highway of Kerala - SH-49 Dr.S.Radhakrishnan (Guruvayoor Choondal Road0 674. The first President to use pocket veto - Gyani Zail Singh 719. Which is the only research institute under the Kerala Public Works 675. Who can address the Parliament being a non member - Attorney Department - Kerala Highway Research Institute (KHRI) General of India 720. In which year was the Kerala Highway Research Institute 676. House of people in India is commonly known as - LokSabha established - 1972 677. Which amendment raised the strength of Lok Sabha to 545 - 31st 721. Where is the Kerala Highway Research Institute situated - amendment Karyavattom (Thiruvananthapuram) 678. Dowry prohibition Act was passed by the Parliament in - 1961 722. In which year was the Roads and Bridges Development 679. Indian constitution has made provision for joint sitting of Corporation of Kerala established -1999 Parliament under - Article 108 723. Commissioned in February 2014, Edappalam - Moorkkanad 680. Who was the first speaker of Indian Parliament - G.S.Mavloankar bridge connects which districts - Palakkad and Malappuram 681. The joint session of the both houses of Parliament is presided 724. Which agency is providing financial assistance to the Kerala State over by - The speaker of Lok Sabha Transport Project (KSTP) - World Bank 682. Which amendment of the constitution of India deleted the right to 725. In which year was the Kerala Road Fund Board established - property form the list of Fundamental Rights - 44th amendment 2001 683. In which year, Preamble of the Indian Constitution amended - 726. What is the current name of National Highway 17 - NH-66 1976 727. Which places are connected by the NH-66 - Panvel- 684. Minimum Age to became Governor of a state - 35 years Kanyakumari 685. Who is the chairman of Rajya Sabha - Vice President 728. Who declared Thiruvananthapuram Airport as the fifth 686. Right to information Act came into force on -12th October 2005 International Airport of India in 1991 - V.P.Singh (then Prime 687. First state in India to pass RTI Act - TamilNadu Minister) 688. When was the Pocso Act passed - 2012 729. Which was the first airport in Kerala - Trivandrum International 689. The allotment of seats in the Rajyasabha form states and Union airport Territories has been given in which schedule of the constitution - 730. Trivandrum airport was established in which year - 1932 4th schedule 731. Which is the first airport in India developed under a public-private 690. The maximum gap between two session of Parliament - Six partnership - Cochin International Airport (Nedumbassery) months 732. In which year was the Nedumbassery airport opened - 1999 691. Who wrote the book 'My Presidential years' - R.Venkataraman 733. Which is the busiest and largest airport of Kerala - Cochin 692. The National Commission for women in India was formed in the International Airport year - 1993 734. Which is the world's first fully solar powered airport - Cochin 693. The 73rd Amendment of the Indian constitution deals with - International Airport Panchayati Raj 735. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Cochin International Airport 694. Who was the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - Harilal Limited (CIAL) - The Chief Minsiter of Kerala J.Kania 736. In which district is the Calicut International Airport (Karipur Airport) 695. Kerala State Human Rights Commission was constituted on - 11th situated - Malappuram December 1998 737. In which year was the Karipur Airport opened - 1988 696. Which article provides Right to education - Article 21 A 738. In which year, Karipur airport was given International airport status 697. Kerala Womens Commission came into force on - 14th March - February-2006 1996 739. The Kannur International Airport opened for commercial 698. Which is the largest pass of the Western Ghats - Palghat Gap operations on - December 9, 2018 699. Which districts are connected by the Palghat Gap - Palakkad 740. Where is the Kannur International Airport situated - Mattannur (Kerala), and Coimbatore (TamilNadu) 741. Which is the second airport in Kerala to be built on a public-private 700. What is the average width of the Palghat Gap - 24-30 kilometres partnership - Kannur International Airport 701. Which National Highway is passing through the Palghat Gap - NH- 742. Who is the Chairman of the Kannur International Airport Limited 544 (formerly NH-47) (KIAL) - Chief Minister of Kerala 702. Which railway line is passing through the Palghat Gap - The 743. Who was the chief harbour engineer behind the development of Coimbatore - Shoranur line the Cochin Port -Sir Robert Bristow 703. Which major river of Kerala flows through the Palghat gap - 744. Which book of Robert Bristow recounts his experiences in Kochi - Bharatapuzha Cochin Saga 704. Which places are connected by the Aryankavu Pass - Punalur- 745. In which year was the Cochin Port opened - 1928 Shenkottai 746. Which island was artificially created with the mud sledged out for 705. Which National Highway passes through the Aryankavu Pass - the Cochi harbour construction - The Willingdon Island NH-744 (formerly NH-208) 747. Which was the firt ship to roll out of the Cochin Shipyard in 1981 - 706. Which mountain pass connects Kozhikode and Wayanad districts MV rani Padmini - Thamarassery Churam 748. Which are the riverine ports of Kerala - Beypore (Kozhikode), 707. Which National Highway is passing through the Thamarassery and Azhikkal (Kannur) Churam - NH766 (formerly NH-212) 749. The railway operations in Kerala comes under which Railway 708. Thamarassery Churam comes under the limit of which district - Zone - Southern Railway Kozhikode 750. Which are the two districts of Kerala not connected by railway - 709. Which tribal leader of the Paniya tribe helped to find out the Idukki and Wayanad Thamarassery Churam - Karinthandan Moopan 751. Which two railway divisions of Southern Railway are operating in 710. Which mountain pass connects Kannur district with Coorg Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad divisions (Karnataka) - Perambadi Pass 752. Which is the triangular railway station of Kerala - Shornur 711. Which mountain pass connects Idukki with Madurai (TamilNadu) - 753. Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Kochi Metro on - June 17, Bodinaykanur Pass 2017 712. Which mountain pass connects Thiruvananthapuram and 754. Kochi Metro is India's------th metro service - eighth Tirunelveli - Aruvamozhi 755. Name the person who is related to the foundation of the 'Servants 713. What is the other name of the State Highway number-1 - MCRoad of Mary Immaculate' - Kuriakose Elias Chavara (Main Central Road) 756. What was the appeal of Chavara Kuriakose to the society - To 714. Which are the places connected by the Main Central Road - open schools along with Churches Thiruvananthapuram - Angamaly 757. The first book printed at Mannanam press - Njanapeeyusham 715. What is the length of the Main Central Road - 240.6KM 758. Who is known as Father of Literacy in Kerala - Chavara Elias 716. Which state Highway is also known as main Eastern Highway - Kuriakose SH-08 759. Where the remains of Chavara Kuriakose is kept - Mannanam

760. Achippudava samaram and the Mookuthi samaram is associated 807. Which American scientist is known as the father of Internet - with - Araattupuzha Velayudha Paniker Vinton Cerf 761. Chattampi Swamikal was born on - 25th August 1853 808. Which American scientist is knowns as 'the Father of the Personal 762. The place where Chattambi Swamikal acquired self realization - Computer' - Henry Edward Roberts Vadiveeswaram in Tamilnadu 809. Who is known as 'the father of Supercomputing' - Seymour Cray 763. What was the famous comment by Swami Vivekananda about 810. Who invented the computer mouse - Douglas Engelbart Chattambi Swamikal - I met a real man in Kerala 811. A set of instruction that directs the computer to process 764. Who is known as 'Saint without Saffron' - Chattambi Swamikal information is called - Software 765. Who authored the book Jeevakarunya Niroopanam - Chattampi 812. What is the name of the software designed to operate and control Swamikal the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running 766. Chattampi Swamikal attained mahasamadhi at - Panmana application software - System software 767. The book 'Treatment of Thiyyas in Travancore' was written by - 813. Which are the two parts of the system software - Operating Dr.Palpu system and Language translator 768. The founder of Malabar Economic union - Dr.Palpu 814. What is the most important software that runs on a computer - 769. Kallumala samaram is also known as - Perinad Lahala Operating system 770. The Arabi-Malayalam monthly published by Vakkam Abdul Khadar 815. ----- manages the computer's memory, process and all of its Moulavi - Al Islam software and hardware - Operating System 771. The first session of the Kochi Rajya Praja Mandalam was held at - 816. What is DOS - Disk Operating System Irinjalakuda 817. A single user, single tasking operating system with basic Kernel's 772. Abstention movement was started in Travancore as a protest functions and only one program at a time can run on it is called - against - Constitutional Reforms Disk Operating System 773. A.K.Gopalan led the hunger march from Kannur to - Madras 818. Which company's graphical operating system is Mac OS - Apple 774. The Kundara Proclamation was issued on - January 11, 1809 819. Which company developed the operating system Windows - 775. Who described Pazhassi Raja as an extraordinary and singular Microsoft character - T.H.Baber 820. Which is an operating system based on Linux kernel and designed 776. The Janmi-Kutiyan proclamation of Travancore was issued by - primarily for touch screen mobile devices such as smart phones Ayilyam Thirunal and tablet computers - Android 777. Who was the author of Islam Matha Sidhantha Samgraham - 821. Initially developed by Android Inc, which company bought the Vakkom Abdul Khadar Moulavi Android operating system in 2005 - Google 778. Based on which uprising Kumaranasan wrote Duravasta - 822. What translate the symbolic codes of programes of assembly Mappila Lahala language into machine language - Assembler 779. 'Asan Navodhanathinte Kavi' is written by - Thayattu Sankaran 823. Which program translates whole source programm written in some 780. Who conducted Savarnajatha from Vaikom to Trivandrum - high level language into machine code at a time - Compiler Mannath Padmanabhan 824. What is the name of the program that executes the instructions 781. The organisation which was formed based on the model of written in a high level language into machine code as line by line Servants of India Society - NSS instructions - Interpreter 782. In 1947 Mannam made a remarkable speech called as - 825. What is the name of the software which help to manintain and Muthukulam speech control computer resources - Utility Software 783. Who is known as Bharath Kesari - Mannath Padmanabhan 826. A user defined specific of computer software that employs the 784. Autobiography of Mannath Padmanabhan - Ente Jeevitha capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to Smaranakal perform is called - Application software 785. Which editor made this statement "Even if God goes wrong I will 827. Antivirus software, Disk tools and Back up software are the report it" - Swadeshabhimani K.Ramakrishnapillai examples of which software - Utility software 786. Name the Diwan who banned and confiscated the newspaper 828. MS Office, Excel and Power Point are examples of which software Swadeshabhimani in 1910 - P.Rajagopalachari - Application software 787. Which king of Travancore ordered to deport swadeshabhimani - 829. Which type of softwares are sometimes known as off-the- shelf Sreemoolam Thirunal softwares - General Purpose Softwares 788. Poikayil Yohannan was born at - Eraviperoor 830. What is the name of the computer network covering a small (Pathanamthitta district) physical area (1km or less) - Local Area Network (LAN) 789. Who started Pratyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS) - Poikayil 831. A larger computer network that usually spans a city or a larger Yohannan campus (5 to 15 km) is known as - MAN (Metropolitan Area 790. Who wrote Jathikkummi - Pandit K.P.Karuppan Network) 791. Who laid the foundation for Uralunkal Labour contractors co- 832. What is the name of the computer network that covers a broad operative society - Vagbhatananda area (cross metropolitan or regional boundaries) - Wide Area 792. Who gave the name Vagbhatananda to V.K.Gurukkal - Network (WAN) Brahmananda Sivayogi 833. What is the name of the technology for using internet or another 793. Who published the journal Velakkaran - K.Ayyappan intermediate network to connect computers to isolated remote 794. The poem Sahodari Kurathi was authored by - K.Ayyappan computer networks - VPN (Virtual Private Network) 795. 'No Caste, No Religion, No God' - who said - Sahodaran K. 834. What is the global computer network providing a variety of Ayyappan information and communication facilities, consisting of 796. Who is the founder President of N.S.S. - K.Kelappan interconnected networks using standardised communication 797. Birth place of C.Kesavan - Mayyanad (Kollam) protocols - Internet 798. Who is related to the "Bhagavan Karl Marx speech" - C.Kesavan 835. Which network later became the basis for the Internet - 799. The famous freedom fighter of Kerala who was the grandson of ARPANET the Raja of Palghat - K.P.Kesavamenon 836. In which year was the Internet services launched in India - 1995 800. Who was the chief editor of Al-Ameen - Muhammed Abdul 837. Which telecom company was the first to provide Internet services Rahman in India - VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) 801. The newspaper started by T.K.Madhavan in 1915 - 838. Which command is given to reboot the computer - Ctrl+Alt+Del Deshabhimani 839. In windows the key combination to close a window is - Ctrl+F4 802. Which Indian born American scientist is known as 'the Father of 840. What is the short cut key to open the open dialogue box - Fiber Optics' - Narinder Singh Kapany Ctrl+F12 803. Who coined the term 'fibre optics' in the year 1956 - Narinder 841. What is the fullform of MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group Singh Kapany 842. JPEG stands for - Joint Photographic Experts Group 804. What is the full form of E-mail - Electronic mail 843. PDF stands for - Portable Document Format 805. Which American computer programer invented email in 1971 - 844. Which file format is used to represent document in a manner Ray Tomlinson independent of application software, hardware and operating 806. Which English computer scientist is known as the inventor of the systems - PDF World Wide Web - Tim Berners Lee

845. ----- is used for coding audio-visual information in a digital 896. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in - compressed format - MPEG 1981 846. TIFF stands for - Tag Image File Format 897. Hot and dry summer afternoon wind from the west which blows 847. What is the fullform of GIF - Graphics Interchange Format over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India is 848. Which union territory has its territorial areas spread in three states called - Loo - Puducherry 898. An extra tropical storm originating in the Mediterranian region that 849. The famous Jogeshwari Cave is located in - Mumbai brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the India is 850. The second backward class commission is headed by - known as - Western Disturbance B.P.Mandal 899. The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant is situated in the - Jhelum 851. The city known as Queen of the Deccan is - Pune River (Jammu and Kashmir) 852. The Tallest national flag in India is situated in - Belagavi, also 900. Who is called martin Luther of Hinduism - Swami Dayananda known as Belgaum (Karnataka) Saraswathi 853. The Dhola-Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika 901. When did Swami Vivekananda delivered his speech in world Setu is built across - Lohit River religion conference in Chicago - September 11,1893 854. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is situated in - Maharashtra 902. Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project is located on the - Chenab 855. Who established the newspaper National Herald - Jawaharlal River (Jammu and Kashmir) Nehru 903. The third Commission enquired the death of Subhash Chandra 856. Zero Airport is situated in the state of - Arunachal Pradesh Bose - Mukherjee Commission 857. Which is the first state in India to establish a blood bank for cattle - 904. Towards Total Revolution is the famous book written by - Odisha Jayaprakash Narayan 858. Ilbert Bill Controversy was related to the viceroy - Lord Ripon 905. Ranjit Sagar Dam (Thein Dam) is a multipurpose river valley 859. Amaravati is situated on the bank of - Krishna river project on - Ravi River 860. The federal agency under Government of India to combat terror in 906. Who was known as 'The Lion of Bombay' and 'Uncrowned king of India - NIA Bombay' - Pherozeshah Mehta 861. The Gandhi and Gandhism was written by - Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 907. Who is known as Indian Burke - Surendranath Banerjee 862. Ghoomar is the well-known folk dance form of - Rajasthan 908. Who wrote the book India 2017 year book - Rajiv Mehrishi 863. The Siliguri Corridor is situated in the state of - West Bengal 909. The first Indian city having its own logo is - Bangalore 864. The first medical college was established in India in - Kolkata 910. The first train which is made fully in India is - Medha 865. The Governor General who suppressed the Thugs was - William 911. India's first floating market opened in - Kolkata Bentinck 912. University Grants Commisssion was launched on - December 28, 866. Who was known as the Babur of British India - Robert Clive 1953 867. Permanent Land Revenue Settlement was introduced by - Lord 913. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan was started in - 2001 Cornwallis 914. India's first Kerosene free city in India - Delhi 868. The viceroy who introduced the financial decentralization was - 915. Antyodaya Diwas is observed on - September 25 Lord mayo 916. The first finance commission of Kerala was formed in - 1994 869. The viceroy when interim government assumed power on 2nd 917. The first Malayalam journal, Rajyasamacharam started publication September 1946 - Lord Wavell in - 1847 870. Who is popularly known as Christian Viceroy - Lord Irwin 918. The first Sanskrit College in Kerala is located in - 871. The book My Indian Years was authored by - Lord Hardinge Thiruvananthapuram 872. The viceroy who was associated with Deepavali Declaration - 919. The number of memebrs in the first EMS ministry of Kerala is - 11 Lord Irwin 920. The seat of Kerala Administrative Tribunal is located at - 873. Vernacular Press Act was introduced in the year - 1878 Thiruvananthapuram 874. The first Indian member of viceroys executive council was - 921. The work known as Shakunthalam of Kerala is - Nalacharitham S.P.Sinha (Satyendra Prasanna Sinha) 922. In which wildlife sanctuary is Kannimara Teak situated - 875. Who assassinated Lord Mayo - Sher Ali Afridi (also called Shere Parambikulam (Palakkad) Ali) 923. Krishnapuram Palace is located in - Kayamkulam (Alappuzha) 876. The viceroy during Moplah Revolt of `1921 was - Lord Reading 924. Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar is associated with - 877. Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Koodiyattam Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating - Pattabhi Sitaramayya 925. Neralattu Rama Poduval was related to - Sopana Sangeetham 878. The brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid was - Surya Sen 926. The instrument used in Sopana Sangeetham - Edakka 879. Who founded the association 'Naujawan Bharat Sabha' to help 927. The primitive form of Kathakali, Ramanattam was founded by - foster revolution against the British Raj - Bhagat Singh Kottarakkara Thampuran 880. Who founded the Depressed Classes Mission of India - Vitthal 928. The vesha used by female characters in Kathakali is - Minukku Ramaji Shinde 929. The first Chancellor of Travancore University is - Sri Chithira 881. India's fist lunar probe Chandrayan-1 was launched on - October Thirunal Balarama Varma 22, 2008 930. The first Vice-Chancellor of Travancore University is - Sir 882. In which year was India first satellite Aryabhatta launched - April C.P.Ramaswamy Ayyar 19, 19753 931. The first Vice-Chancellor of Malayalam University is - 883. The Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan was launched K.Jayakumar on - November 5, 2013 932. Kerala University of Health Sciences is located at - Thrissur 884. Edusat, India's first education satellite is launched in - 2004 933. K.R.Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts is 885. Which metro becomes world's first completely 'Green Metro located at - Thekkumthala (Kottayam) System' - Delhi Metro 934. The village with the highest number of voluntary organ donors in 886. Which is India's first dedicated multi wavelength space Kerala is - Cherukulathur observatory - ASTROSTAT 935. The first Buds school in Kerala was started in Kerala at - 887. India's fist nanosatellite, Jugnu was built by - IIT Kanpur Venganoor (Thiruvananthapuram) 888. The hill station Sonamarg is located in - Jammu and Kashmir 936. Tagore visited Sree Narayana Guru in the year - 1922 889. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is located in - Mumbai 937. When did Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru meet - 1925 890. Bhima and Koyna are the tributaries of the river - Krishna 938. The first rock garden in Kerala is located at - Malampuzha 891. Indravati National Park is located in the state of - Chattisgarh 939. Khilafath Smaranakal is the autobiography of - Mozhikunnath 892. Rajbari National Park is locted in Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary in - Brahmadathan Namboodirippad Tripura 940. Athmanuthapam is the autobiography of - Elias Kuriakose 893. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is located at - Varanasi Chavara (UttarPradesh) 941. The poem by Kumaranasan which portrays the story of Matdangi 894. Attiveri Bird Sanctuary is situated in the state of - Karnataka is - Chandalabhikshugi 895. A national crocodile breeding project was initiated in India in - 942. Vyazha Vatta Smaranakal is the biography of which renaissance 1975 leader - Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai

943. Paliyam Satyagraha was officially inaugurated by C.Kesavan in - 988. Which country has decided to venture into internet of things with December 4, 1947 new satellite system Marathon - Russia 944. Jeevitham Oru Samaram is the autobiography of - Akkamma 989. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Multi-Modal Cherian terminal on which river - Ganga 945. Who started the monthly Yajamanan - Vagbhatananda 990. Which country has built an artificial sun that reaches 100 million 946. The first reserve forest of Alappuzha is - Veeyapuram degree celsius 6 times temperature of Sun's core - China 947. The well-known 'Chilanthi Temple' located in - Kodumon 991. The Justice Verma Committee, in the backdrop of Nribhaya (Pathanamthitta) incident suggested for the implementation of ERSS What is ERSS 948. The first Grama Panchayat which completed Aadhar Registration - Emergency Response Support System in Kerala is - Ambalavayal (Wayanad) 992. India's heaviest communication satellite built by ISRO is - GSAT- 949. The country's first ever Tea Museum is located at - Munnar 11 950. The first Hydel Tourism Program was launched at - Munnar 993. What works with calcium to build strong bones - Vitamin D 951. The first district to attain zero population growth rate i - 994. Alpha toxin are produced by - Bacteria Pathanamthitta 995. Sweetex used by the diabetic patients has energy content of - 952. Muriyad Wetlands is situated in the district of - Thrissur zero calories 953. The Wild Life Sanctuary popular for Gizzled Giant Squirrel in 996. Which is India's oldest Iron and Steel Plant - TISCO at Kerala is - Chinnar (Idukki) Jamshedpur 954. The place where apple is grown in Kerala is - Kanthalloor 997. By whom was capital of the Mughal Empire shifted from Agra to (Idukki) Delhi - Shah Jahan 955. The first fully blood donation panchayat in kerala is - Madikari 998. Which is a major constituent of Biogas - Methane (Kasargod) 999. Which ore contains both calcium and magnesium - Dolomite 956. Kakki Reservoir is located in - Pathanamthitta 1000. When was the Madras State renamed TamilNadu - january 14 957. Thalakkal Chandu Memorial is located at - Panamaram 1969 (Wayanad) 1001. The book Gita Rahasya was written by - Bal Gangadar Tilak 958. Operation Sulaimani is a free food programme introduced in the 1002. Which city is also known as the City of Festivals - Madurai city of - Kozhikode 1003. When moon's orbit is closest to earth is called as - Perigee 959. The well-known Chethalayam waterfalls is located in - Wayanad 1004. Which Indian temple is known as Black Pagoda - Konark Sun 960. The famous folk dance and a ritual art form, Padayani originated Temple (Odisha) in - Kadammanitta (Pathanamthitta) 1005. Which is the first manned mission to International Space Station - 961. Sholayar Hydroelectric Project is located in which river - Soyuz Chalakkudy river 1006. In 1986, the first known case of HIV was diagnosed by Dr.Suniti in 962. The famous Chambakkulam Boat Race is held in - Pamba River - Chennai 963. The river which flows through the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary is - 1007. Clouds do not precipitate in deserts because of - Low humidity Periyar River 1008. Which Sikh Guru started the Gurmukhi Script - Guru Angad 964. Which is the second highest peak of Kerala - Meesapulimala 1009. Which glass is used in bullet proof screens - Reinforced Glass (Idukky) 1010. What is formed whenever an alkali metal such as Lithium or 965. The Perambadi Ghat links Kerala with - Coorg Sodium reacts with water - Hydrogen 966. Pakshipathalam is situated in Wayanad at - Brahmagiri Hills 1011. Hyderabad, the capital of Indian State of Telangana is situated on 967. The Biological Park of Kerala that is included in Western Ghats is - the banks of - Musi Agasthyavanam 1012. Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji - Amatya 968. Biyyam Lake is one of the beautiful backwater lakes located in - 1013. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in - 1510 Malappuram 1014. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights - 969. Kavvayi is a group of small islands located in - Kannur Fundamental Rights 970. Choolanur Peacock Sanctuary named after the famous 1015. The person who defeated Indira Gandhi in Lok Sabha election, ornithologist - K.K.Neelakantan 1977 is - Raj Narain 971. The biographical book "Navodhanathinte Surya Thejas" is about - 1016. The capital of Lakshadweep is - Kavaratti Kurumban Daivathan 1017. Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita-Pitamaha - Allasani 972. The founder of the socio-religious movement Cheramar Mahajan Peddana Sabha was - Pambady John Joseph 1018. Which is the second highest peak in the world - Mount K2 973. Who founded Travancore Muslim Mahajana Sabha for carrying 1019. The slogan No taxation Without Representation was first raised and active work for the social upliftment of Muslims - Vakkam during the - American Revolution Abdul Khader Moulavi 1020. In the Constitution of India the subject of Co-operative Societies 974. The famous book Bhrahmotharakamdam was written by - come under - State List Ayyavu Swamikal (Thycaud Ayya) 1021. The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate 975. Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham a communal organization later Scandal was - Richard Nixon was transformed into an organization called the - Kerala Pulayar 1022. Which NASA's spacecraft is sent for Jupiter mission - Juno Mahasabaha 1023. The food material in fungi is stored in which form - Glycogen 976. The renaissance leader who has the childhood name 1024. Who was the modern world's first woman head of government - Naduvathamman is - Kurumban Daivathan Sirimavo Bandaranaike 977. Which is called as Bible of the socially Depressed - Mithavaadi 1025. Lotteries organised by the government of a state come under 978. The Journal Saragrahi was started by - Brahmananda Sivayogi which list - State List 979. The first Malayali Governor of Kerala - V.Viswanathan 1026. Who was the first woman to go in space -Valentina Tereshkova 980. Who is the second woman Governor of Kerala - Ram Dulari 1027. The Opium war was held between which two countries - China Sinha and England 981. The first wind energy power project in Kerala is - Kanjikode 1028. Who is known as the founder of Scientific Socialism - Karl Marx (Palakkad) 1029. Who is known as Architect of Modern India - Jawaharlal Nehru 982. The first tidal power project in Kerala is - Vizhinjam 1030. Where is the 'Pearl Harbour' located - Hawali Islands (United (Thiruvananthapuram) States) 983. Mullaperiyar Dam was commissioned in the year - 1895 1031. Which year is associated with the Boston Tea Party - December 984. The Kunjali Marakkar Memorial is located at - Iringal (Kottakkal, 16, 1773 Kozhikode) 1032. General Insurance Corporation was established in - 1972 985. The first complete eye donating village in Kerala is - 1033. Who is Shakespeare of India - Kalidasa Cherukulathur (Kozhikode) 1034. Which is the first country to make a Constitution - United States 986. Which state became the first to launch a pan-India single 1035. The first US President who visited India was - Dwight emergency number 112 - Himachal Pradesh D.Elsenhower 987. In computer terminology, SRAM stands for - Static Randam- 1036. Who is called the Parrot of India - Amir khusrow Access Memory 1037. The invasion of which of country in 1939 widely regarded to have started World War II - Poland

1038. The concept of Economic Planning in India is derived from - 1080. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the Russia approval of - Parliament 1039. Who said 'Supply creates its own demand - J.B.Say 1081. Which article states that each state shall have an Advocate 1040. Who is known as Quaid-e-Azam - Muhammed Ali Jinnah General - Article 165 1041. Name the declaration under which depresses classes was also 1082. Who appoints the chairman of public Accounts Committee - declared as minorities and separate electorate was proposed for Speaker of Lok Sabha them - Communal award, by Ramsay MacDonald in 1932 1083. Which constitutional Amendment increased the number of 1042. The natural process of formation of soil is known as - members of Lok Sabha from 525 to 545 - 31st Constitutional Pedogenesis Amendment Act, 1973 1043. Who gave Continental Drift Theory - Alfred Wegener 1084. Which article deals with the election of the Vice-President - Article 1044. The Hirakud Project hamesses the water of which river - 66 Mahanadi 1085. Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired by a 1045. Satpura Thermal Power Plant is located in - Madhya Pradesh prominent member of the Opposition - Public Accounts 1046. Greenland, the world's largest island belongs to which country - Committee Denmark 1086. An amendment bill can be initiated in - Either House of 1047. How many pairs of spinal nerves are there inhuman beings - 31 Parliament pairs 1087. The idea of procedure of Constitutional Amendment was taken 1048. Which structure is also known as the voice box - Larynx from - South Africa 1049. Cutting and peeling of onion bring tears to te eyes because of the 1088. The resolution of impeachment can be introduced in either House presence of - Sulphur and should be supported by - Not less than 1/4 th of the total 1050. The contractile proteins in a muscle are - Actin and Myosin membership of the House 1051. Which Indian Prime Minister was the first to be awarded the 1089. Which article deals with the tenure of the President - Article 56 Bharat Ratna posthumously - Lal Bahadur Shastri 1090. In the case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the 1052. Basava Puraskara is an award conferred by the Government of - Parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the - Speaker of Karnataka Lok Sabha 1053. Birth anniversary of which Prime Minister is observed as 1091. Which Fundamental Right of the Indian Constitution prohibits Sadbhawna Diwas - Rajiv Gandhi traffic in human beings - Right against Exploitation 1054. A half byte is known as - Nibble 1092. Which article deals with the grants in aid by the Union government 1055. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called - to the states - Article 275 ROM 1093. Civil services day in India is observed on - April 21 1056. Which article of Indian cosntitution defines the "State" - Article 12 1094. Which commission recommended the 27 % reservation of the 1057. In which part of the Indian Constitution, special provisions have OBCs in the government jobs in 1991 - Mandal Commission been made for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, other 1095. Who is the final deciding authority on the question of backward classes and Anglo Indian - Part XVI disqualification by anti-defection - Chairman of Rajya Sabha or 1058. The Vice President is elected by an electoral college consisting of Speaker of Lok Sabha the members of - Both Houses of the Parliament 1096. Which feature of the Constitution is indicative of the fact that real 1059. Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by citizen's grievance - Ombudsman System the Prime Minister - Praliamentary Democracy 1060. Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding 1097. The quorum for Joint Sitting of the Indian Parliament is - One disqualificationof a member of parliament - President tenth of the total number of members of the Houses 1061. Who appoints Secretary General of the Lok Sabha - Speaker 1098. A person who is arrested and detained in police custody has to be 1062. Where the impeachment against the Indian President can be produced before the nearest magistrate within - 24 hours initiated - Either in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha 1099. When was the Act that provided for the Anti-Defection law passed 1063. Which article is for Freedom to manage relgious affairs - Article - 1985 26 1100. From which Constitution the Indian Constitution has adopted the 1064. Who appoints the Lokayuktha and Upalokayuktha - Governor of concept of 'Procedure established by Law' - Japan the State 1101. When was the first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha 1065. Who has the right to transfer a Judge from one High Court to held - 1961 another High Court - The President of India 1102. By which article President can ask the Attorney General of India to 1066. The members of Election Commission are appointed by - attend parliamentary sessions and to report him - Article 88 President 1103. By which article President can dismiss a State Governor - Article 1067. Which part of the constitution deals with Emergency Provisions - 156 Part XVII 1104. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were 1068. Which article defines the work of Administrative Tribunal - Article abolished - 26th Amendment Act 1971 323 A 1105. Who restored the Judicial review power of Judiciary under Indian 1069. The clemency to capital punishment is granted by - President Constitution - Supreme Court of India 1070. Who are the members of the electoral college for election of 1106. The saliva helps in the digestion of which thing? - Starch President of India include - Elected MP's and MLA's of all the 1107. The first Olympic Games were held in which year? - 776 BC Indian states and the Union Territory of Delhi and Puducherry 1108. What is the staple food of one third of the world‟s population? - 1071. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian Rice Citizenship - Parliament 1109. Cooking gas is a mixture of which gases? - Butane and propane 1072. The term of members of UPSC is ordinarily of - 6 years 1110. Solankis were the rulers of which state? - Gujarat 1073. Democratic decentralization refers to - Local Government 1111. Ultrafiltering unit of kidney is known by which name? - Nephron 1074. The authority to dissolve a State Legislative Assembly is vested in 1112. The hydraulic brakes used in automobiles is a direct application of the - Governor of the State which law? - Pascal’s law 1075. Which schedule of the constitution of India contains special 1113. Which was the last governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal provisions for the administration and control of scheduled areas in emperor? - Murshid Quli Khan several states - Fifth schedule 1114. How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 1076. With reference to which Article, B.R.Ambedkar said, "It should years? - Once remain a dead letter and would be used only as the last resort" - 1115. Optic fibres are mainly used for which purpose? - Article 356 Communication 1077. Which part of the constitution describes the Relations between 1116. Christopher Cockerel invented what? - Hovercraft Centre and States - Part XI 1117. Which is the longest Railway Tunnel? - Tanna (Japan) 1078. On whom does the constitution confer special responsibility for the 1118. A molecule of glucose on complete oxidation yields how many enforcement of fundamental rights - Supreme Court ATP molecules in case of aerobic respiration? - 36 1079. An additional judge of a High Court hods office for a period not 1119. By which peshwa was the Treaty of Bassein signed with the exceeding - 2 years British? - Baji Rao II

1120. The Maratha Chief; Sambhaji was executed during which reign? - 1166. In dry regions; the leaf size of a tree becomes smaller why? - Aurangzeb Reduce transpiration 1121. Who where the Slave Dynasty Sultans? - Ilbari Turks 1167. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly which gases? - 1122. Which pair of countries the leading manufacturers of cement in the Methane; butane and propane world? - China and India 1168. The bitterest war of succession under the great Mughals was 1123. Which pair of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound fought among whose sons? - Shahjahan land? - Gulf stream and Labrador 1169. Who was called as „Father of Indian Renaissance‟? - Raja Ram 1124. How are the igneous rocks are formed? - Granitisation Mohan Roy 1125. Which is the element found on the surface of the moon? - 1170. What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel? - Mystery of Titanium Edwin Drood 1126. Who wrote Gone with the Wind? - Margaret Mitchell 1171. „Queen‟s berry Rules‟ is the name. give to the rules in which 1127. What is the maximum number of representatives of the States in game? - Boxing Lok Sabha? - 530 1172. Among which class did Indian National Congress find wide 1128. The levying of which following tax is outside the jurisdiction of acceptance initially? - Educated middle class Municipal Corporation? - Income Tax 1173. In terms of area; India is which largest country of the world? - 1129. From which fund is the pension of a High Court Judge charged? - Seventh Consolidated Fund of India 1174. As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in 1130. Which is not a foot-loose industry? - Sugar Industry which industry areas? - Retail Trade 1131. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama 1175. What is the estimation of age of woody plant by counting annual Buddha preach their doctrines? - Bimbisara ring? - Dendrochronology 1132. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India? - Razia Sultan 1176. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of 1133. Which is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Capricorn pass? - Brazil Ghats of India? - Nilgiri Hills 1177. Through which group of countries does the Equator pass? - 1134. Shyok is a tributary of which river? - Indus Colombia; Kenya and Indonesia 1135. Growth of which organ does the virus of AIDS affects? - T cells in 1178. Which is the strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? blood - Palk Strait 1136. Phycology is the branch of botany; what do we study about in this 1179. Which Union Ministry is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as branch? - Algae Nodal Ministry)? - Ministry of Rural Development 1137. How is Share of Direct tax in post economic reform? - Increasing 1180. For outstanding contribution to which field is Shanti Swarup 1138. Form where did Babar come to India originally? - Ferghana Bhatnagar Prize given? - Science 1139. Where is Over 90% of the world‟s biomass? - In tropical rain 1181. When was the Rolling plan designed? - 1978-83 forests 1182. Carbon monoxide has how much greater affinity for haemoglobin 1140. Which is the first company-managed major port in India? - Ennore as compared to oxygen? - 200 times 1141. Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? - Indonesia 1183. In India; in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? - 1142. What does TV remote control unit use to operate a TV set? - Commercial banking Radio waves 1184. What will be If a pendulum clock be taken from the earth to a 1143. Which is Nuclease enzyme begin its attack from free end of revolving artificial satellite? - It will stop altogether polynucleotide? - Exonuclease 1185. What is Oolong tea? - A variety of tea cultivated in Taiwan 1144. Wine production is mainly carried out in natural region? - 1186. When is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage; recognized by the Mediterranean region UN observed? - 27-Oct-17 1145. Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? - The 1187. What is the Molten rock below the surface of the earth? - Magma Deputy Prime Minister 1188. How many kilometres are represented by 10 of latitude? - 111 km 1146. What is an instrument for measuring the rate of transpiration? - 1189. Which would expand the most on being heated? - Air Potometer 1190. Which is the largest island? - Madagascar 1147. The name of Prakash Padukone is associated with which game? - 1191. What are the Low-latitude grasslands in south America called? - Badminton Pampas 1148. Why are In the northern hemisphere; currents deflected to their 1192. In whose rule was Islam; as the state religion; abolished? - Akbar right? - Due to Coriolis force 1193. Which type of glass is used in making lenses and prisms? - Flint 1149. Indian Constitution recognises minorities on which basis? - glass Religion 1194. The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists; is 1150. What does the theory of Fundamental Rights imply? - Limited appointed by whom? - Lt. Governor government 1195. Which is a good conductor of electricity? - Human body 1151. Which Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? - 1196. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ Palk Strait pineapple? - South America 1152. Which animal-that eats both plants and animals? - Omnivore 1197. Who is the youngest player to score a century in test cricket? - 1153. By whom is the Area of Lok Sabha Constituency for the purpose Mobd; Ashraful of general election determined? - Election Commission 1198. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India? - 1154. Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan? - Iltutmish Balban 1155. In which year was Minimum inflation in post-economic reform? - 1199. Which colloidal solution is commonly used as germ killer? - 1999-2000 Colloidal sulphur 1156. In which country did the concept of Public Interest Litigation 1200. Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty? - originated? - The United States Maurya 1157. What does mixture of CS2 and H2 S on passing over heated 1201. To which duties is the system of value added taxation applicable? copper give? - Methane - Excise duties 1158. From where was the term „Congress‟ derived? - The History of 1202. The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British North America on the pretext of mis-governance? - Awadh 1159. With which is the „Tennis court oath‟ associated? - French 1203. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights; what can the Revolution Supreme Court do? - It may issue a writ 1160. Which is the colour of the outer edge of the rainbow? - Red 1204. Which Emperor had the longest reign? - Muhammad Shah 1161. By which inscription is the earliest example of a land grant is 1205. The focal length of the lens in a photographic camera is cm. What provided? - The Satavahanas is the power of the lens? - + 20 D 1162. Which planet have thirteen moons? - Neptune 1206. What do ligaments join? - Bone to bone 1163. In India; the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which 1207. What is an essential attribute of inflation? - Increase in prices country? - England 1208. Rainwater collected after 30 to 40 minutes of raining is not suitable 1164. Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? - for drinking why? - Because it is acidic Either House of Parliament 1209. Hashimoto‟s disease is the malfunctioning of which gland? - 1165. When is World Poetry Day; recognized by the UNESCO Thyroid observed? - 21-Mar-17

1210. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of 1256. What is a powerful eye irritant present in smog? - Sulphur Golconda founded? - Kakatiyas dioxide 1211. Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India? - Industrial 1257. How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to? - 159 litres Development Bank of India 1258. At which Harappan site have traces of a horse been found? - 1212. Which are the Chemicals having profound effect on growth and Surkotda development? - Phyto hormones 1259. First Postal Department was opened? - 1854 1213. In anaerobic respiration; what is the net gain of ATP per glucose 1260. Through which methods is the national income of India estimated molecule oxidised? - 2 mainly? - Production and income methods 1214. From where did the Quit India Movement start? - Bombay on Aug. 1261. Old-written material; which cannot be read easily; how can be 8; 1942 read? - By infrared rays 1215. Susi Susanti; held the Grand Slam title in which game? - 1262. Among sources of power; India has largest reserves of which Badminton thing? - Coal 1216. Who produced the first automobile? - Henry Ford 1263. Which minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth‟s crust? - Silica 1217. In which type of cell divisions does crossing over of chromosomes 1264. For international payments; to which currency is the Indian takes place? - Meiosis currency linked? - American Dollar 1218. Carlo Collodi created which famous children‟s character? - 1265. To whom the credit of discovering the sea route of India goes? - Pinocchio Portuguese 1219. Crop sown soon after the onset of south-west monsoon in India; 1266. Concentrated sulphuric acid is always diluted by adding which what is this called? - Kharif thing? - Acid to water 1220. Which biome has the highest species diversity? - Tropical 1267. Sweating during exercise indicates operation of which process in rainforests the human body? - Osmoregulation 1221. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system 1268. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world? - Lake was it borrowed from? - Mongolia Superior 1222. Who is known as the „saint of the gutters‟? - Mother Teresa 1269. In Japan what is Seppuku? - Hari Kari – suicide 1223. Which gas has maximum calorific value? - Oil gas 1270. Which tax is not levied by the Union Government? - Profession 1224. On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into Tax Maharashtra and Gujarat? - May 1 ; in the year 1960 1271. Which chemical can be used is anti-coagulant? - Sodium citrate 1225. Which states is the leading producer of tea? - Assam 1272. By whom is the Contingency Fund of the State operated? - 1226. How is the contribution of agriculture to India‟s economy? - Governor Decreasing 1273. Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of 1227. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? - USA State Policy? - Part IV 1228. In colourful diamond; Why are different colours present? - Due to 1274. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? - impurities 40000 km 1229. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? - Corbett 1275. Which has the least penetrating power? - Alpha particles 1230. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)? - Amir 1276. What is potato an underground modified stem? - Tubers Khusrau 1277. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in 1231. Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests? - Ivory the north? - Aravallis coast 1278. What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills? - Doda- 1232. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of betta India? - Shri V. T. Krishnamachari 1279. For whose removal Parliament‟s resolution is not needed? - 1233. The International Airport Authority of India (IAAI) was set up in? - Judge of Supreme Court 1972 1280. In which animal skin is a respiratory organ? - Frog 1234. Which revolutionary leaders‟ organised an attack on the armoury 1281. What is the largest state in the USA? - Alaska of Chittagong? - Surya Sen 1282. Which crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the 1235. Azote is the old name for what element? - Nitrogen world? - Rice 1236. Which nuclides having the same number of neutrons but different 1283. St. Thomas came to India in 1st century A. D. to propogate number of protons or mass number? - Isotones christianity. During which reign did he come? - Gondophernes 1237. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? 1284. What do the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity - Humayun originate? - Temperate cyclones 1238. „Meghanath Saha‟ award is given for outstanding contribution in 1285. Which is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh? - Patna which field? - Science 1286. In which country are „Dykes‟ especially constructed? - Norway 1239. Which was the first State to become bifurcated after 1287. Which formulates fiscal policy? - Finance Ministry independence? - Madras 1288. Who was the first black tennis player to win a Wombledon title? - 1240. Which compound is used in anti-malarial drug? - Chloroquin Althea Gibson 1241. The human body is immune to which disease? - Small pox 1289. Of which metals were the tools and weapons of Harappan 1242. How many subjects are in the Concurrent List? - 47 subjects civilisation? - Copper; tin and bronze 1243. Which port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? - New 1290. Which is the largest sea in the world? - South China Sea Mangalore 1291. What does the theory of Fundamental Rights imply? - Limited 1244. The Golden Palmd‟or award at the 65th Cannes Film Festival was government received by which person? - Amour 1292. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? - Pt. 1245. Who was the leader to have the unique distinction of firing the first Jawahar Lal Nehru shot in the rebellion of 1857? - Mangal Pande 1293. Which polymeric material is used for making bullet proof jacket? - 1246. Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and KEVLAR Municipalities? - State Election Commission 1294. By whom was ltmad-ud-daula‟s tomb at Agra was built? - Nur 1247. What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye? - Jahan Kamla Kant 1295. The cauliflower shape is associated with which cloud formations? - 1248. What is the mean of Cheap Money? - Low Rate of Interest Cumulus 1249. Which material is suitable for water purification? - Zeolites 1296. Which organs are morphologically different but perform the same 1250. Sodium carbonate crystals lose water molecules. What is this function? - Analogous organs property called? - Efflorescence 1297. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in which 1251. Which vitamin is transformed in golden rice? - Vitamin A year? - 1970 1252. Which Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the region? - 1298. What is used in preparing match sticks? - Red phosphorus North-West Atlantic 1299. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his 1253. In city was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai work in which area? - Genetics Naoroji in 1866? - London 1300. Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the 1254. First All India Postal Stamp was issued? - 1854 Indus VaElley Civilization? - Cat 1255. Which Australian state is an island? - Tasmania 1301. Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth‟s crust? - Oxygen

1302. In which year was the first International Film Festival of India held? 1346. Which was the journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan? - 1952 at Bombay - Arun Shourie 1303. Baan Ki-moon; the former UNO Secretary-General belong to 1347. During whose pleasure does the Attorney General of India hold which country? - South Korea office? - President 1304. Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit 1348. When it is P.M. in Tokyo; what is the time at Panama Canal which of area? - Wet evergreen equatorial forests is located at 180° W of it? - 8 A.M. 1305. In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production 1349. Opium-war was fought between which countries? - Britain and negative? - Third Plan Japan 1306. How is general weather associated with anticyclone? - Fine and 1350. With which was Tarapore Committee associated? - Fuller capital dry account convertibility 1307. What are Shield volcanoes? - Repeated lava flows 1351. Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which field? - 1308. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah „Zafar‟ as Lodi dynasty was Pop music to which ruler? - Ibrahim Lodi 1352. Rutherford‟s scattering experiment related to the size of which 1309. In which Union Territory people of the Onge tribe live? - Andaman thing? - Nucleus and Nicobar Islands 1353. Which tissue take part in healing the wounds? - Epithelium 1310. By which are heredity characters of parent transfered to their tissue offspring? - Chromosomes 1354. Which Indian cricketer has bagged a deal with ESPN? - Sachin 1311. When was „Common Market for Eastern and Southern African Tendulkar (COMESA) formed? - 1994 1355. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of which 1312. Which dynasty ruled over India after the invasion of Timur? - thing? - Moisture Sayyid dynasty 1356. What is the dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles 1313. By which can the location and energy of an electron in an atom be in the lower layers of the atmosphere? - Smog specified? - Quantum numbers 1357. Who was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha? - Vardhaman 1314. Who presided over the first Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha? - Mahavira Maha Kassapa 1358. In order of their distances from the Sun; which planet lie between 1315. If you had Tritonopia what would you not see? - Colour Blue Mars and Uranus? - Jupiter and Saturn 1316. Which Bacteria commonly lives in the intestine of human? - 1359. Which forms the largest share of deficit in Govt. of India budget? - Escherichia coli Fiscal deficit 1317. Which ruler is most famous for building a large number of canals 1360. On which date the United Nations Organisation came into for irrigation? - Firoz Shah Tughlaq existence? - Oct. 24; 1945 1318. Where were the war criminals of the II World War put to trial? - 1361. Which is the brightest of all the planets and also known as the Peitersburg Morning Star or the Evening Star? - Venus 1319. In which age the Man passed from the food gathering stage to the 1362. How many players are there on each side in a baseball match? - 5 food producing stage? - Neolithic Age 1363. With whose reign is the Gandhara school of art associated? - 1320. Which UN body deals with population problem? - UNFPA Kanishka 1321. In Islam what is the third piller of wisdom? - Charity – 2.5 % of 1364. Which ruler in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or income (there’s 5 in total) Muslim clergy? - Alauddin Khilji 1322. Middle ear is not found in snake. Through part do they receive 1365. Folk painting „Madhubani‟ is famous in which state? - Bihar sound? - Skin 1366. Between which a government is federal or unitary on the basis of 1323. Tradition has it that By whom was Ajatasatru instigated to murder relations? - Centre and States his father? - Devadatta 1367. The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight 1324. Who published the book „Origin of species by natural selection in against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota? - Berar 1859‟? - Darwin 1368. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in which 1325. National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology is situated at field? - Art which place? - New Delhi 1369. Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work; namely Amuktamalyada; 1326. One horse power is equal to how many watts? - 746 watts in which language? - Telugu 1327. Which chemical is used for preserving fruit juices? - Sodium 1370. Which is the contractile protein muscle? - Myosin benzoate 1371. How much blood does an average adult have in the body? - 05- 1328. In India; in which was the service tax first introduced? - 1994 Jun litres 1329. What is the largest gland in the human body? - Liver 1372. What are the brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha? - 1330. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of Dhrupad vocalists India? - Shri V. T. Krishnamachari 1373. Who became the first woman in the world to ski to the North Pole? 1331. Which soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers? - - Ann Banoraft Alluvial soil 1374. On which do Companies pay Corporation Tax? - Incomes 1332. Which are two richest known sources of edible protein? - Soy- 1375. How many gold medals did P.T. Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian bean and groundnut Games? - 4 1333. From which sector does the highest sector wise contribution to 1376. Where was a Buddhisit council during the reign of Ashoka held? - gross domestic saving comes? - Household sector At Pataliputra 1334. Which is the biggest lake in India? - Chilka Lake 1377. What is the principle by which a cooling system (Radiator) in a 1335. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM; at what time it will motor car works? - Convection be heard at Baghdad (450 E)? - 0.5625 1378. What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? - 1336. Which mixture is homogeneous? - Methanol and water Vegatherms 1337. Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy occurs in 1379. What was the capital of Ethiopia? - Addis Ababa which thing? - Battery 1380. United nations adopted a charter of Economic Rights in which 1338. What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin year? - 1974 Tendulkar? - Ramesh 1381. Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was 1339. How is development? - Wider than economic growth killed? - Tipu Sultan 1340. Whose successful book include circle of Reason and shadow 1382. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in whose book? - lines? - Amitav Ghosh Vishakhdatta 1341. What about ministry in the event of the resignation or death of the 1383. Which are connected by over 1700 km-long BTC oil pipe-line? - Prime Minister? - The Ministry is dissolved Caspian sea and Mediterranean sea 1342. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in which 1384. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is month? - January located in which city? - Vienna 1343. A fan produces a feeling of comfort during hot weather. Why? - 1385. Which Strait separates Africa from Europe? - Strait of Gibraltar Our perspiration evaporates rapidly 1386. Which muscle is the strongest of all in the human body? - Thigh 1344. Which is a warm ocean current? - East Australian current 1387. Which mineral is essential for controling heart beat? - Iodine 1345. Which rulers began the construction‟ of the famous Kailasa rock- 1388. Who are not protected against inflation? - Agricultural farmers cut temple at Ellora? - Krishna-I

1389. Which an important product is obtained from styles and stigma? - 1433. Which country is included in the North-West Pacific fishing Saffron grounds? - Japan 1390. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? - 1434. Who authored the „Gitanjali‟; an anthology of poems? - Bachhendri Pal Rabindranath Tagore 1391. What is the normal cholesterol level in human blood? - 180-200 1435. Of which bills Open market operations of a Central Bank are sale mg% and purchase? - Trade bills 1392. Which Element present in largest amount in human body? - 1436. Which electromagnetic radiation has the smallest wavelength? - Oxygen Gamma rays 1393. Which is known as the queen of spices? - Cardamom 1437. Where is the Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) found? - The Rann of 1394. Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World‟s Kachch Pressure Belts? - Monsoon 1438. Which is responsible for red rot of sugarcane? - Collectorichum 1395. If the President wants to resign from office; he may do so by falcatum writing to whom? - Vice-President 1439. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in which country? - India 1396. During the fermentation of sugar; which enzyme which converts 1440. Rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991? - 20 Percent glucose into ethyl alcohol? - zymase 1441. When do all the magnetic materials lose their magnetic 1397. What are the atoms of the elements which have same number of properties? - Strongly heated neutrons called? - Isotones 1442. How much the time gap between two sessions of the Parliament 1398. What is the composition of Nitrolim-a chemical fertilizer? - should not exceed? - 6 months Calcium carbide and nitrogen 1443. The Shining Path is a revolutionary movement in which country? - 1399. What was the earlier name of Surinam? - Dutch Guyana Peru 1400. The General happiness is the end of the state”; who said this? - 1444. The Sun City is located in which continent? - South Africa Bentham 1445. Production of which is a function of the liver? - Urea 1401. When did the first linguistic State of Andhra come into existence? - 1446. Who gave the town Masulipatnam to the French? - Salabat Jang October 1; 1953 1447. By whom the oath to a High Court Judge is administered? - 1402. By whom are the Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court Governor are appointed? - President 1448. Which animals have a diet mainly consisting of bamboo? - Red 1403. What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? - pandas Mesotherms 1449. Which Photosynthetic organelles are found in plant cells? - 1404. Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita- Pitamaha? - Peddana Chloroplast 1405. Which writ is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a 1450. If the President wants to resign from office; he may do so by person? - Habeas Corpus writing to whom? - Vice President 1406. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which state? - 1451. Which is the chief industry of Afghanistan? - Carpet making Rajasthan 1452. If the atmosphere is cooled; what is its capacity for water vapour? 1407. When is a volcanic eruption most likely to be violent? - When the - Lowered lava is viscous 1453. In human body; which are the leg bones? - Humerus and Femur 1408. Where do the Earthquakes rarely occur? - Brazil 1454. Which country are World‟s leading producer of fertilizers? - 1409. Where is the The International Court of Justice located? - Hague U.S.A.-Russia 1410. Ali Akbar plays which musical instrument? - Sarod 1455. In which Ministry; the census organisation has been functioning on 1411. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India? - Goa a permanent footing since 1961? - Home Affairs 1412. Epiphytes are plant which depend on other plants for which 1456. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha purpose? - Mechanical support in India? - Champaran 1413. Which is the competent body to prescribe conditions for 1457. Where were first Olympic Games held? - 776 B.C. acquisition of citizenship? - Parliament 1458. What is the temperature at which the speed of sound in air 1414. In the leaf of tobacco what is found? - Nicotin becomes double its value of °C? - 819°C 1415. Which stage of development of insect is most harmful for crop? - 1459. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by Caterpillar which virus? - Rabies virus 1416. Where are diesel locomotives manufactured? - Varanasi 1460. What is the present strength of members in the Economic and 1417. Which is the longest passenger rail route in India? - Kanyakumari Social Council of the UN body? - 54 and Jammu Tawi 1461. Which country is the leading producer of uranium? - Canada 1418. By whom was the Bhakti Movement first organised? - 1462. Who is called the „Father of Economics‟? - Adam Smith Ramananda 1463. To whom is the resignation letter of a State Public Service 1419. Buland Darwaza; built #NAME? Akbar; is to commemorate the Commission member addressed? - Governor victory of which state? - Gujarat 1464. Which of the following is good nuclear fuel? - Plutonium-239 1420. Which natural region produced by the creation of climatic 1465. The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based homogeneity by the sea? - Marine west coast on which scheme? - Government of India Act; 1935 1421. The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards which side? - 1466. First Money Order was started in? - 1880 The pole star 1467. The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in 1422. When is World Environment Day; recognized by the UN which book? - Indica observed? - 05-Jun-17 1468. Which enzyme take part in digestion of milk protein? - Rennin 1423. In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth 1469. By whom was the All India Muslim League founded? - Agha Khan Development located? - Tamil Nadu 1470. Which post does the Constitution of India not mention? - The 1424. What is the substance which decreases the rate of a chemical Deputy Prime Minister reaction? - Poison 1471. In „March 1925; who was elected as the President of the Central 1425. By whom was the first weekly Bengali newspaper „Samachar Legislative Assembly? - Vithalbhai Patel Darpan‟ published? - Marshman 1472. What is the total number of judges of the International Court of 1426. When Akbar was born; Humayun was under the shelter of which Justice (ICJ)? - 15 king? - Raja of Amarkot 1473. A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he 1427. In which of the Five Year Plans; preference was given to the attains the age of how many years? - 65 years weaker sections of the society? - Fifth 1474. By whom was the Fourth Buddhist-Council held? - Kanishka 1428. Who has created world record in the men‟s 100 metres sprint 1475. What is the function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor? - Slow event at 2008 Olympic Games? - Usain Bolt down the speed of neutrons 1429. In 1757; By whom was the Siraj-ud-daula defeated? - Clive 1476. Which transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali? - 1430. For which is the southern blot technique used for the detection? - Shishunaga DNA 1477. Which is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in 1431. Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in its orbit with reference to fixed star? - Sideral year raising „Indian National Army‟? - Rasbehari Bose 1478. The Sejm are the legislative body in which country? - Poland 1432. Reduced leaves and sunken stomata are the main feature of 1479. Which region does not receive most of its rainfall during winter? - which thing? - Xerophytes Central North America

1480. Which climate factor has the least effect upon terrestrial 1524. Which state was in the development of hydroelectricity the ecosystem? - Wind pioneering state? - Karnataka 1481. Which gas is absorbed during photosynthesis? - CO2 1525. For the implantation of fertilize ova uterus secret which hormone? 1482. Where is the Central Food Technology Research Institute - Estrogen situated? - Mysore 1526. Where are the headquarters of IMF and World Bank located? - 1483. What is the pH level of blood of a normal person? - 7.35-7.45 Both Washington DC 1484. What is the quantity of water in a particular volume of air called? - 1527. Which state has the largest net irrigated area? - Tamil Nadu Absolute humidity 1528. Xerophytes are plants which can grow in regions having how 1485. Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles? - moisture? - Low moisture 12 1529. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the 1486. When it is 12 noon at-Greenwich; what is the time at New York south-east of which bay? - Hudson Bay (74°W)? - 7.04 a.m. 1530. The popular TV. serial „Neem ka Ped‟ was written by which 1487. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution? - Dr. B. R. author? - Rahi Masoom Raza Ambedkar 1531. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends 1488. Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the upon which thing? - Angle of deviation first time? - William Harvey 1532. Which is nearest to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research? - 1489. Salts of which element pre vide colours to fireworks? - Strontiur Mahabalipuram and barium 1533. What is the transition zone between two Ecosystems called? - 1490. Who wrote the poem; Subh-e Azadi? - Faiz Ahmed Faiz Ecotone 1491. Which planet takes the same number of days for rotation and 1534. Which is the highest waterfall of the world? - Saito Angel Falls revolution? - Venus 1535. From which place did the Aryans came to India? - Central Asia 1492. Sergey Bubka broke world record over 30 times in which event? - 1536. Which gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a Pole Vault widespread scale? - Partition of Bengal 1493. On the which bank of river is the site of Harappa located? - Ravi 1537. Which phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of 1494. Which is not the concern of the local government? - Public Utility the earth? - Lunar eclipse Services 1538. Heinrich Schliemann archaeologist famous for excavating where? 1495. Who released the album Invincible? - Michael Jackson - Troy 1496. Who is the author of the controversial book „Forbidden Verses‟? - 1539. In nuclear fission; how many percentage of mass is converted into Abu Nawaz energy? - 0.10% 1497. Among source of power India has largest reserves of which 1540. Which tree is not a soft wood variety? - Mahogany source of power? - Coal 1541. By whom was Saka era founded? - Kanishka 1498. Translocation of carbohydrate nutrient usually occurs in which 1542. Who decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not? - form? - Maltose Speaker of Lok Sabha 1499. After a no confidence motion is admitted to the Lok Sabha; who 1543. What is the highest denomination of currency notes in circulation decides a date for the debate? - Lok Sabha Speaker as legal tender in India at present? - Rs. 1000 1500. Which Scientist first explained about circulatory system? - William 1544. Why are Venice in Italy and Vienna in Austria famous? - For glass Harvey industry 1501. In which country does State funding of elections take place? - 1545. From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first Germany and Austria experimented? - April; 1987 1502. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights; what can the 1546. What is the best conductor of electricity? - Salt water Supreme Court do? - It may issue a writ 1547. Which planet is known as veiled planet? - Mars 1503. Water will be absorbed by root hairs; then how is when the 1548. The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through external medium? - Hypotonic which plan? - Ganga Kalyan Yojna 1504. When is World Day for Water; recognized by the UN observed? - 1549. During the reign of which Indian National Congress banned and 22-Mar-17 over 1,20,000 persons were arrested? - Lord Willingdon 1505. Which types of waves are produced in a sonometer wire? - 1550. Which is the planet its length of its day and the tilt of its axis are Transverse stationary almost identical to those of the earth? - Mars 1506. Which communicable disease is caused by bacteria? - Leprosy 1551. Which is a form of heart disease in which blood supply to the heart 1507. To which age the Painted Grey Ware (PGW) belongs? - The is inadequate? - Angina Vedic age 1552. In 1643 Evangalisa Torichelli invented the first what? - Barometer 1508. An element X forms an oxide X03 What is the valency of X? - 6 1553. During which reign was the Moti Masjid in Delhi built? - 1509. What is a Doldrums? - Tropical no-wind belt Aurangzeb 1510. What is Water vapour beyond the dew point? - Condensation 1554. Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in the 13th 1511. Select the compound in which chlorine shows oxidation state + ? - century? - Tejapala HClO4 1555. The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank does not depend on 1512. During which viceroyalty system of budget was introduced in which area? - Area of the liquid surface India? - Canning 1556. What is myrmecology the study of? - Ants 1513. What is the phenomenon of splitting white light into seven 1557. Why is the gas thermometers is more sensitive than the liquid colours? - Dispersion thermometer? - Expand more than liquids 1514. Who followed the policy of „masterly inactivity‟ towards 1558. At the summer solstice; which latitude will have the longest night? Afghanistan? - Sir John Lawrence - 60°S 1515. What is the maximum permissible period between two sessions of 1559. When did the last female Alpine ibex disappear in France? - 2000 a State Legislative Assembly? - Six months 1560. How many zones in Indian Railways? - Nine -9 1516. Which test helps in diagnosis of cancer? - Biopsy test 1561. The five year term of the President is calculated from which day? - 1517. By which ministry is Economic survey published? - Ministry of The day he assumes charge Finance 1562. In which year Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was setup in 1518. Which game is not included in the Olympic Games? - Cricket India? - 1948 1519. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of which 1563. Who is the first person to conduct heart transplantation in India? - art? - Chola art Dr. Venugopal 1520. Which compound is commonly used as antifreeze in automobile 1564. By whom was Agra Fort built? - Akbar radiators? - Glycerol1 1565. Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize? 1521. Who wrote the book „The Story of the Integration of the Indian - Rabindranath Tagore States‟? - V. P. Menon 1566. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in which year? - 712 A.D. 1522. What is the principle pathway of water translocation in 1567. By whom was the first attempt to initiate economic planning in angiosperms? - Xylem vessel system India made? - By M. Visvesvaraya 1523. Where are moist tropical evergreen forests found? - The Shillong 1568. By whom are the Chairman and members of State Public Service plateau Commission appointed? - President

1569. In which veda is the famous Vedic saying “War begins in the 1617. What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein? - minds of men” stated? - Atharvaveda Soyabean 1570. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? - Kharavela 1618. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India? - 1571. Where can the report of the UPSC discussed? - In Parliament Rajasthan before being accepted 1619. Who presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of 1572. Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of things? Kanishka at Kashmir? - Vasumitra - Oxygen with acetylene 1620. Which is technique used to transmit audio signal in television 1573. Where did India first win the Olympic Hockey gold? - Amsterdam broadcasts? - Frequency modulation 1574. From where does the National Stock Exchange functions? - 1621. Which place has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd Mumbai December? - Melbourne 1575. What was the ancient name of Bengal? - Gauda 1622. Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and 1576. Which is the most ancient musical instrument? - Veena Educational Rights granted? - Article 29 and 30 1577. What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply? - A 1623. Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? - separate Constitution France 1578. Which Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada- 1624. Which is the plant hormone that induces cell division? - Auxins Padshahi? - Baji Rao I 1625. One molecule of hemoglobin can carry how many atom of 1579. The present demographic transition of India is indicative of which oxygen? - 8 thing? - Typically increasing urbanisation 1626. Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes 1580. The „Rediscovery of India‟ is written by which author? - Meghnad under which Ministries? - Ministry of Home Affairs Desai 1627. Which is the variety of coal in which the deposit contains 1581. A crossed cheque is one; which can be encashed only at which recognisable traces of the original plant material? - Peat bank? - State Bank of India 1628. Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic 1582. In India; in which sector was the co-operative movement initiated? Conference (OIC) located? - Jeddah - Agricultural credit 1629. Which place ranks second among the coldest places in the world? 1583. Which of the element of group 17 is radioactive? - Astatine - Dras (Jammu and Kashmir) 1584. Which scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son? - 1630. The ODI Player of the Year 2012‟ Award was given by ICC to William Henry Bragg which India cricketer? - Virat Kohli 1585. Kurnool-Cuddapah canal is taken off from which river? - 1631. To which do the residuary powers of legislation in case of Jammu Tungabhadra and Kashmir belong? - The State Legislature 1586. By which Radio waves of constant amplitude can be generated? - 1632. By whom was the Doctrine of Lapse introduced? - Lord Oscillator Dalhousie 1587. What is a Dental formula of man? - 2123/2123 1633. Which pair of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India? - 1588. How is the electric potential at the centre of a charged conductor? Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat - Same as on the surface 1634. Which crop would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the 1589. The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty Which is soil with nitrogen? - Gram that? - Treaty of Yandaboo 1635. Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab? - 1590. Which metal is used for generation of Nuclear Power? - Uranium Maharaja Ranjit Singh 1591. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? - Lactic acid 1636. On which date the Indians celebrated the independence Day for 1592. Which was the first association to be formed? - Bangabhasa the first time? - January 26, 1930 Pradesika Sabha 1637. In which ocean is Diamantina Trench situated? - Indian Ocean 1593. How many languages are used on a ten rupee note? - 15 1638. Railways is a subject on which list? - Union List 1594. On which river are Tikarpara and Jaraj dams constructed under a 1639. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the multipurpose project? - Mahanadi Constitution? - Jawaharlal Nehru 1595. Why does happen Short sightedness? - Due to elongation of eye 1640. During the reign of which dynasty did Kalidasa flourish? - Guptas balls 1641. Which was the official language of Gupta period? - Sanskrit 1596. According to the Govt. of India Act of 1935; India had been divided 1642. Which case does stagflation imply? - Recession plus inflation into how many provinces? - 11 1643. Which nuclear particles responsible for holding all nucleons 1597. Which fungus makes symbiotic relationship with the root of higher together? - Mesons plant? - Mycorrhizae 1644. Where is the thermal equator found? - North of the geographical 1598. Department of Border Management is a Department of which equator Union Ministry? - Ministry of Home Affairs 1645. The United Nations declared 2013 as which International Year? - 1599. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which city of Rajasthan? - Jaipur Quinoa 1600. Which Mughal emperor‟s tomb is outside India? - Jahangir 1646. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? - 1601. Which is a metamorphic rock? - Slate Saddle Peak 1602. Who is the highest Law Officer of a State? - Advocate General 1647. In which year was Tax collection of Central govt. lowest as 1603. Automatic approval upto 51 % in the infrastructure seety was compare to G.D.P.? - 1999-2000 given in which year? - 1991 1648. How are Oxygen and ozone? - Allotropes 1604. Which plant only produce seed but not fruit? - Cycus 1649. Who led Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924? - K. P. Kesava Menon 1605. The intensity of insolation depends on which line? - Latitude 1650. Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in 1606. The „Misl‟ of which Ranjit Singh was the leader? - Sukerchakia Parliament? - 52nd 1607. A small weight is put on the pressure cooker. It increases the 1651. In which book has Buddha been described as an ocean of wisdom pressure of the steam. Why? - Area of contact is small and compassion? - Amarakosa 1608. Which is the highest lake above the sea level in the world? - Lake 1652. Which is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats? - Levy Titicaca Duties 1609. Which place does Buyer‟s market denote? - The demand 1653. Where has the largest concentration of Harappan sites been exceeds the supply found? - Ghaggar-Hakra 1610. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game? - Shooting 1654. To an observer on the lunar surface; during the day time; how will 1611. Terms of economics; which recession occurring two times with a the sky appear? - Black small gap in between? - Deep Recession 1655. Which is the most important factor in soil formation? - Climate 1612. For how many years is rolling plan? - One year 1656. Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a 1613. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in which state? - philosopher? - Aurobindo Ghosh Sikkim 1657. Which of these is a „Morning Raga‟? - Darbari 1614. Which organizations agency is involved in drafting the Union 1658. Who laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country? - Homi Budget of India? - Administrative Ministries only J. Bhabha 1615. Which state in India are the largest producers of sugarcane? - 1659. The massive hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctica was first Bihar and Uttar Pradesh discovered in which year? - 1985 1616. Which is the vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our 1660. Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji? - Amatya bodies? - Vitamin D

1661. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered by which name? - 1707. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly Negritoes found? - Old Igneous 1662. Which is the correct device for the detection of thermal radiation? - 1708. Which neighbouring country has objections on Indian Baglihar Thermopile Hydro-electric Project? - Pakistan 1663. How is the tax which is paid by the person on whom the tax is 1709. With which did the Civil Disobedience Movement in India incident? - Direct tax commence? - The Dandi March 1664. Which alloy is used for making magnets for hearing aids? - Alinco 1710. Where did Akbar build the Panch Mahal; noted for its various 1665. Flux reacts with the impurities to form fusible material. which is types of pillars? - Fatehpur Sikri known as which name? - Slag 1711. The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written 1666. Where is the speed of rotation of the earth highest? - Along the in which language? - Ardhamagadhi Equator 1712. Which saint name is associated with Shivaji? - Ram Das 1667. Where is the headquarters of the International Fund for Agriculture 1713. Which predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of Development? - Rome soil? - Underground water 1668. Which state is the largest producer of Gypsum? - Rajasthan 1714. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals? - 1669. Who built the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh? - Ashoka Mutthiah Muralitharan 1670. Amravati; Bhavani; Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which 1715. The book „Diplomatic Encounter‟ has been written by which river? - Cauvery author? - Arundhati Roy 1671. Which is Zebras inhabit? - Savanna lands 1716. Which primate is nearest to modern man? - Gorilla 1672. Which isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reactions? - 1717. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)? - Amir Khusro U-235 1718. Which is the major item of export from Paradeep Port? - Iron Ore 1673. Which pioneer was in preaching Nirguna Bhakti in medieval India? 1719. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data - Ramananda transmission? - Bits per second 1674. What is the respect for the National Flag and National Anthem? - 1720. How much distance does the earth‟s annual circuit round the sun Fundamental Duty of every citizen cover? - 966 million kms 1675. In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into 1721. The first Buddhist Council was held in which city? - Rajgriha being? - 01-Apr-99 1722. Which Urdu poets was invited; to the Second and Third Round 1676. When did UN General Assembly establish UN Industrial Table Conference? - Muhammad Iqbal Development Organization? - 1966 1723. What is the product of the time period of a wave and its 1677. How was Akbar‟s land revenue system known? - As Zabti system frequency? - Unity 1678. Anna International Airport is at? - Chennai. 1724. In case a President dies while in office; for how many months can 1679. Which groups of items contains only biodegradable items? - the Vice-President act as President? - 6 months Wood; Grass; Leather 1725. Who was called by the British rulers as the leader of Indian 1680. To whom is the Chief Minister of a State responsible? - Governor unrest? - Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1681. The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which 1726. Which is called „Herring Pond‟? - Atlantic Ocean Princely States into Indian Union? - Hyderabad 1727. The focal length of a convex lens is 50 cm. what is its power? - + 1682. By whom is the Contingency Fund of the State operated? - 2D Governor 1728. Mostly in which form was the literature of the Sangam Age 1683. In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the written? - Poetry form States for the first time after the elections? - 1967 1729. What is the life of RBC in human blood? - 120 days 1684. Which was the first National Security Advisor of India who died 1730. Coconut and mango grouped under; which kind of fruit? - Drup recently? - Brajesh Mishra 1731. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions? - 1685. Which edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka? - Maski Brahmi 1686. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the‟ Napolean of 1732. Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which India‟? - Samudragupta effect? - Orographic effect 1687. What does M3 include? - M1 + T.D 1733. Name the test applied to computers to see if they can think? - 1688. Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates? - Europe Turing test 1689. Who sings on One-rupee currency notes? - Finance Secretary of 1734. What is the longest river in Italy? - Po India 1735. Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh become a 1690. Ben Johnson; the well known athlete belongs to which country? - political and military force? - Guru Gobind Singh Canada 1736. Survey of India is under which ministry? - Environment and 1691. Which laser type is used in a laser printer? - Dye laser Forest Ministry 1692. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood? - 1737. Which factory in Bengal; the was established by the Portuguese? - Vishnugupta Hoogly 1693. „IC chips‟ for computers are usually made of which metal? - 1738. Aluminium surface are often „anodized‟. This means deposition of Silicon a layer of which oxide? - Zinc oxide 1694. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of 1739. After how many years is Finance Commission constituted by the which ministry? - Ministry of Human Affairs President? - Every five years 1695. Which is the planet nearest to the earth? - Mercury 1740. In which policy India opted for „Mixed Economy‟? - Industrial 1696. Who was nicknames The desert Fox? - Erwin Rommel Policy of 1948 1697. Cirrhosis is a disease that affects which organ? - Liver 1741. Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles? - 1698. What work is work done in moving a positive charge on an 12 equipotential surface? - Zero 1742. Which material is very hard and very ductile? - Nichrome 1699. Which river flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? - 1743. The United Nations declared 2011 as which International Year? - Narmada Youth 1700. Mostly in which region do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur? - 1744. Whose prior consent can the Money Bills be introduced in the Folded and faulted region State Legislature? - Governor 1701. Which are the most important commercial forests of India? - 1745. E-Post was started in? - 2002 Tropical deciduous 1746. Which plant is referred to as a living fossil? - Gingko 1702. What is the interrelated food chains in an ecological community? - 1747. Which was the Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of Food Web tobacoo? - Aurangzeb 1703. Which was the king generally considered to be the greatest ruler 1748. Who voted against the partition of India in the A.I.C.C. meeting of Kashmir in the 15th century? - Zain-ul-Abidin held on 14 June 1947? - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1704. How much protein a working woman must intake everyday? - 45 g 1749. Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in 1705. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop? - Delhi? - Syed Haider Raza Wet tropical climate 1750. What was the original name of Tansen; the most famous musician 1706. In which policy India opted for „Mixed Economy‟? - Industrial at the court of Akbar? - Ramtanu Pande Policy of 1948 1751. Which is the leading producer of sulphur? - U.S.A.

1752. In India; the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to which 1796. When is International Talk like a Pirate Day is observed? - bank? - Export-Import Banks September 19 1753. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated? - Music’s 1797. Which is the largest river in the world? - Amazon 1754. Which is the metal used in storaoe batteries? - Lead 1798. Who was known as „Andhra Bhoja‟? - Krishnadeva Raya 1755. Who is responsible for the registration of voters? - Election 1799. In a sitar wire which type of vibration is produced? - Stationary Commission transverse 1756. What is the most important item of export among marine products 1800. Howmuch time does a heart beat require approximately? - 0.8 from India? - Shrimp second 1757. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against 1801. The ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to approval by which‟ country? - Bangladesh which office? - State Legislature 1758. Where was the first Indian university opened in 1857? - Calcutta 1802. Which is the highest waterfall of the world? - Saito Angel Falls 1759. The book „Worshipping FALSE Gods‟s is written by which person? 1803. On which bank is Hampi is situated ? - Tungabhadra - Arun Shourie 1804. What is categorized as millet? - Sorghum 1760. The annual average rate of net plant production is highest in which 1805. Who wrote the book „Planned Economy for India‟ ? - M. forests? - Temperate forest Visvesvaraya 1761. How many medals did P.T. Usha win at the Xth Asiad? - 4 1806. Which oil is used in the floatation method for the purification of 1762. Where was the world‟s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth ores? - Pine oil century? - Titusfills in Pennsylvania; U.S.A. 1807. In which year did the Indian Naval Mutiny against the British take 1763. Which is the most urbanized country of West Asia? - Kuwait place? - 1945 1764. What was Tipu Sultan‟s major interest in building ships? - To 1808. Ministers in a State get salaries; by whom is it as determined? - promote trade and commerce State Legislature 1765. By which Atmospheric humidity is measured? - Psychrometer 1809. Which statement is TRUE with respect to Leukaemia? - Number 1766. Which is the element that has the highest first ionization potential? of WBCs increases in blood - Nitrogen 1810. The working of optical is based on which of electromagnetic 1767. The daily and annual range of temperature is minimum in which waves? - Total internal reflection area? - Hot desert 1811. What is the minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance? 1768. Who administers oath of office to the President? - Chief Justice - 33% of India 1812. In which part is the provision of amending the Constitutional 1769. One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going Provision is given? - Part XX Article 368 from Bombay to which canal? - Suez 1813. In which country does State funding of elections take place? - 1770. Which pigment is found in the blood of earthworm? - Germany and Austria Hemocyanine 1814. Which place was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning? - 1771. How many species are under threat in mainland France? - A Nalanda thousand 1815. Which leader of the Revolution of 1857 had the real name of Ram 1772. Which pair of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the Chandra Pandurang? - Tatiya Tope heaviest metal; respectively? - Lithium and osmium 1816. Who was the founder of the autonomous Kingdom of Avadh? - 1773. Which type of unemployment mostly found in India? - Disguised Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk 1774. Where is Pituitary gland present? - Below the brain 1817. Who commanded the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat? 1775. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? - - Sadashiv Rao Bhau Attorney General 1818. By whom is the composition of the UPSC determined? - By the 1776. Which is the largest lake in Africa? - Lake Victoria President 1777. Which instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air? - 1819. Who was the first woman‟ President of the Indian National Hygrograph Congress? - Annie Besant 1778. Who is the author of the book „India Remembered‟? - Pameia 1820. Who was the leader of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded in 1870? Mountbatten - Justice Ranade 1779. National Environmental Engineering research institute is situated 1821. Who firstly predicated the existence of electromagnetic waves? - in which city? - Nagpur Maxwell 1780. During which reign was the East India Company founded in 1822. Which animal can tolerate more summer heat? - Donkey London? - Akbar 1823. With which of the following fields is M. F. Hussain associated? - 1781. Which animal had the Stone Age people first? - Sheep Painting 1782. The great painter Khwaja Abdus Samad flourished at the Court of 1824. How are the caves of the world‟s greatest fold mountains formed? which ruler? - Shershah - Compressional movement 1783. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which musical instrument? - 1825. Why is phenomenon of mirage? - Due to total internal reflection Sarod 1826. Which kingdom was annexed to tile Mughal empire during the 1784. Which interior part of the earth is nearly half of the radius of the reign of Shahjahan? - Ahmadnagar earth? - Mantle 1827. Which is the highest mountain peak in India? - Mt. K2 1785. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution 1828. Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of which direction? - to which field? - Literature Western Australia 1786. What do both respiration and photosynthesis require? - 1829. Who destroyed the Empire of Chalukyas of Badami? - Cytochromes Rashtrakutas 1787. When milk is churned; how does the cream separate from it? - 1830. Which day is celebrated as United Nations day every year? - 24th Due to the centrifugal force October 1788. What is the fact that support the concept that viruses are living is 1831. How did Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various that? - Multiply themselves provisions of the Constitution? - By consensus 1789. Timur; the Lame invaded India during the reign of which ruler? - 1832. Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank? - Mohammad Shah Tughlaq Abidjan 1790. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in which field? - 1833. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Vocal Music Legislature? - Government of India Act; 1935 1791. Who was the first Field Marshal of India? - S. H. F. J. Manekshaw 1834. Which is also called Stranger Gas? - Xenon 1792. A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with which 1835. Which type of rainfall that occurs when wind rises up along a hill or compound? - CH3 COOH19 mountain barrier? - Orographic 1793. Which script of ancient India was written from right to left? - 1836. Strait of Malacca separates which countries? - Sumatra and Kharoshti Malaysia 1794. By which amendment has the National Capital Territory of Delhi 1837. When is World Mental Health Day; recognized by the UN is been constituted? - 69th Amendment observed? - 10-Oct-17 1795. What is the task of the Planning Commission? - Preparation of 1838. Which was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad? - Al-Hilal the plan 1839. Which Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Shikh? - Sirr-i-Akbar

1840. If there is no Sun; what would the colour of the sky? - Black 1886. Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches? - Red 1841. Who is a social activist campaigning against child labour? - phosphorus Swami Agnivesh 1887. Which groups of items contains only biodegradable items? - 1842. What are the birth and death years of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? - 1891; Wood; Grass; Leather 1956 1888. Who is the Secretary General of UNO? - Bann-Ki-Moon 1843. Who fixes the salaries and the allowances of the Speaker of Lok 1889. A Cruciverbalist is interested in what? - Crossword Puzzles Sabha? - Parliament 1890. Where is „Ninety East Ridge‟ situated? - Indian Ocean 1844. What is Syrinx? - Voice box in Birds 1891. Which is not the concern of the local government? - Public Utility 1845. Which industry uses mica? - Electrical industry Services 1846. In which island of India is an active volcano found? - Barren 1892. Purushsukta is a part of which veda? - Rigveda Island 1893. For which disease no vaccine is yet available? - Malaria 1847. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which 1894. Which are the working language(s) of the UNESCO? - English thing? - Magnesium bicarbonate and French 1848. Which part of cinchona plant yields quinine? - Bark 1895. Of which sutra is the theam of the concept of Eight-fold path? - 1849. The isotopes of chlorine with mass number 35 and 37 exist in Dharma Chakara Pravartana Sutra which ratio? - 03:01 1896. How much daily intake of proteins is recommended for a 1850. What is the proportion of red blood corpuscles and white blood moderately active women? - 46 gram corpuscles in human body? - 500:01:00 1897. To which river is the dockyard at „Lothal is connected through‟ a 1851. What is the smallest structural and functional unit of nervous channel? - Bhogavo system? - Neuron 1898. What is the name of the scientist who stated that matter can be 1852. Why does Flower colour? - Due to anthocyanins converted into energy? - Einstein 1853. Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of 1899. In the case of a „test-tube baby‟ where does fertilisation take State Policy? - Part IV place? - Outside the mother’s body 1854. Which region of the world is most thickly populated? - East Asia 1900. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States? 1855. In which year; the Battle of Buxar was fought? - 1764 - Sardar Patel 1856. Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase 1901. Which gland is situated beneath the brain and whose over- of which cells? - White blood cells secretion produces giants-size children? - Pituitary 1857. Which plate movement is responsible for the formation of mid- 1902. Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by ocean ridge? - Divergent movement Buddha? - Right knowledge 1858. Who stabbed Guru Govind Singh to death? - Gul Khan 1903. How many country are represented in International Monetary Fund 1859. Which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of „Indian (IMF)? - 163 Shakespeare‟? - Kalidasa 1904. By whom was the Cabinet Mission to India headed? - Lord 1860. Of which irom is Core of transformer made up? - Soft iron Pethick Lawrence 1861. Which was the first metal used by man? - Copper 1905. Hypermetropic people are what? - Long Sighted 1862. At which place was the headless statue of Kanishka found? - 1906. Which planet is known as the „Watery Planet‟ ? - Earth Mathura 1907. Which decade is celebrated as United Nations decade of 1863. Which metal used to pollute the air of a big city? - Lead Sustainble energy for all? - 2014-2024 1864. Who was involved in the Alipore Bomb case? - Aurobindo Ghosh 1908. Which type of the fruit formed without fertilisation? - 1865. Which situation makes a firm most efficient? - Lowest average Parthenocarpy costs 1909. By which act did the Crown take the Government of India into its 1866. The Musalman; the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation own hands? - Government of India Act 1858 since 1927; is published from which place? - Chennai 1910. What is the Jharkhand‟s contribution in the total coal production in 1867. In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained India? - 0.4 Mahaparinirvan? - Malia 1911. Between which was the ancient town of Takshasila located? - 1868. The element common to all the acids is known as which name? - Indus and Jhelum Hydrogen 1912. For the measurement of temperature of the order of 400°C, what 1869. According to Dalton‟s atomic theory; which is the smallest particle will we prefer?- Thermocouple which can exist independently? - An atom 1913. The term L.B.W. is associated with which game? - Cricket 1870. During the reign of Emperor Akbar; who where the famous men 1914. Who is called the „Father of Economics‟ ? - Adam Smith Haribans; Mukund and Daswant? - Painters 1915. In which year Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was setup in 1871. What does increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere cause? - India? – 1948 Rise in earth temperature 1916. Which Mauryan emperor abdicated his throne and migrated to the 1872. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent south to live as Jain ascetic ? – Chandragupta Maurya Assembly of India? - Sachidananda Sinha 1917. Which is the plant hormone that induces cell division? - Auxins 1873. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? - 1918. By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid New Delhi before both Houses of Parliament? - President 1874. Which was the first woman Governor of a State in free India? - 1919. In vulcanisation, with which the natural rubber is heated? - Mrs. Sarojini Naidu Sulphur 1875. Post and Telecommunication started in? - 1984 1920. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest 1876. If a pendulum is allowed to oscillate into jar containing water; what rate? - Jupiter will its time period? - Increase 1921. Which Gupta ruler was a poet and a musician and was adorned 1877. The writer of Mahabhasya „Patanjali‟ was a contemporary of which with the title of Kaviraja or King Of poets? - Samudragupta ruler? - Pushyamitra Sunga 1922. Indian first took part in the Olympic Games in which year? - 1920 1878. Which African country is richer than others in gold and diamond? - 1923. Which is the only woman to have won three Wimbledon titles in a Zaire row? - Steffi Graff 1879. Magnetic dipole moment is a vector quantity directed from which 1924. Which algae is used as biofertilizer in the production of crop direction? - South to north paddy? - Blue green algae 1880. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in terms of 1925. Which planet is known as the „Watery Planet‟ ? - Earth which mass? - Solar mass 1926. On which river did Pulakesin II defeat Harshavardhana? Narmada 1881. Calamine is the ore what is the product? - Zinc 1927. How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? - Indirectly 1882. Which place does Buyer‟s market denote? - The demand 1928. When lake starts freezing the formation of the ice will start first at exceeds the supply which point? - Top 1883. Abel Magwitch and Biddy appear in which Dickens book? - Great 1929. How is the standard of living in a country represented? Per capita Expectations income 1884. What happens when the water content in the atmosphere? - 1930. What will be the antipodal position of a place located at 350 south Decreases as temperature increases and 800 west? 350 north and 1000 east 1885. Who were the first to start a joint stock company trade with India? 1931. Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of Kingship - Portuguese similar to the theory of divine right of King? - Balban

1932. Where is Salar Jung Museum situated? - Hyderabad 1975. Kanchipuram is in which state? - Tamil Nadu 1933. Which unicellular algae are used as source of oxygen in space 1976. Who was known as the „Liberator of the Press‟ ? - Metcalfe research? - Chlorella 1977. By whom is the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee 1934. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? - appointed? - Speaker President 1978. A lighted candle gets extinguished when covered with a tumbler. 1935. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will Why? - Because of inadequate supply of air be heard at Baghdad (450 E)? - 0.5625 1979. With which India‟s progress has been reasonably satisfactory in 1936. Which ruler in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or connection? - Growth of GNP Muslim clergy? - Alauddin Khilji 1980. Which river flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? - 1937. Which is used as a filler in rubber tyres ? - Carbon black Narmada 1938. Indian Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Science is located at 1981. Which was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad ? - Al which city? - Lucknow #NAME? 1939. Which is the best measure of economic growth of a country ? - 1982. The famous book‟ The Daughter of the East‟ is written by which GNP woman? - Ms. Benazir Bhutto 1940. Where is the Taiga belt found? - Temperate grasslands and 1983. In anaerobic respiration, what is the net gain of ATP per glucose Tundra molecule oxidised? - 2 1941. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the 1984. By whom are the Chairman and members of State Public Service building of the Grand Trunk Road? - Sher Shah Suri Commission appointed? - President 1942. What is the Branch of science which deals with the study of skin of 1985. Which is an east flowing river of Indian Peninsula? - Mahanadi man? - Dermatology 1986. Against whom did Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement in 1919 1943. Up to howmuch age can the Members of the Union Public Service in protest? - Enactment of Rowlatt Act Commission function? - 65 years 1987. The elements of group VA are generally known as which name? - 1944. The north pole of the earth‟s magnet is near the geographical Pnicogens which direction? - South 1988. „In Custody‟, an English novel, is written by which woman? - Anita 1945. Which region gets no rainfall throughout the year? - The Tundra Desai Region 1989. How is development? - Wider than economic growth 1946. Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar‟s court, belonged to which 1990. Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in which state? - Gujarat place? - Gwalior 1991. Who started the newspaper called the “Voice of India” ? - 1947. Where is the The International Court of Justice located? - Hague Dababhai Naoroji 1948. On which date the United Nations Organisation came into 1992. In Which kind of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the existence? - Oct 24 1945 female kills the male after copulation? - Spider 1949. Which branch of science in which we study about molluscs? - 1993. Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC ? - President Malacology 1994. Which pairs of rays is electromagnetic in nature? - x-rays and 1950. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high gamma rays on a mountainside what is this called? - Cirque 1995. Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a 1951. Which Mughal ruler was ignorant of the art of reading and writing? high thorium content? - Kerala - Akbar 1996. At the beginning of the twentieth century, who published „The 1952. Of which country Indian Constitution closely follows the Economic: History of India‟ ? - Romesh Chandra Dutt constitutional system? - UK 1997. The United Nations declared 2013 as which International Year? - 1953. Alcoholic fermentation is brought about the action of which thing? - Quinoa Yeast 1998. When is World Day Against Death Penalty, recognized by the 1954. What is the aim of Operation Blackboard? - Promoting adult WCADP observed? - October 10 literacy 1999. In which animal, is skin a respiratory organ? - Frog 1955. What is Residual hill in the desert region? - Inselberg 2000. Which kind of organisms are the diatoms? - Unicellular algae 1956. Who had the Revenue system during Akbar‟s reign? - Todar Mal 2001. Which Sultan had greatest number of slaves in his court? - Firoz 1957. By whom was the principle of „Black hole‟ enunciated? - S. shah Tughlaq Chandrashekhar 2002. Which describes India as a Secular State? - Preamble to the 1958. Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both Constitution tuberculosis and leprosy? - Rifampicin 2003. Which gase changes lime water in milky colour? - Carbon dioxide 1959. The inspiration of „Liberty, Equality and Fraternity‟ was derived 2004. Planning in India derives its objectives from which policy? - from which revolution? - French revolution Directive Principles of State policy 1960. Which is the largest irrigation canal in the world? - Indira Gandhi 2005. There is a submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called? Canal - Ninety east ridge 1961. Who bestowed the Office of Peshwa on Balaji Vishwanath ? - 2006. Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji‟s Shahu invasion? - Ramchandra Dev 1962. If the current in the core decreases, what will the strength of the 2007. Who has scored the most runs in a one day International Cricket magnetic field be? - Decreases innings? - Virendra Sehwag 1963. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data 2008. Which is the type of movement that occurs during opening and transmission? - Bits per second closing of flower? - Nastic movement 1964. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance 2009. The source of India‟s sovereignty lies in which thing? - Preamble to which scheme? - Jeevan Sathi Yojana to the Constitution 1965. Why is fog common around Newfoundland coast? - Because 2010. Which sector of the economy is state owned and its service sector warm and cold currents meet is a public enterprise? - Irrigation 1966. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was 2011. Which Sikh Guru assumed the title „Sachcha Badshah‟? - Guru the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? - Ranga II Teg Bahdur 1967. Which tissue help in keeping the body warm? - Fatty tissue 2012. Mercury thermometers can be used to measure temperature up to 1968. Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya how many °C? - 360°C Sabha? - Uttar Pradesh 2013. Which player has scored the most run in a single Test Innings? - 1969. Which gas has maximum colorific value? - Oil gas Brain Lara 1970. Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar 2014. In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? - Haveli? - Silvassa Primary sector 1971. Who was the head of the Committee formed by the government to 2015. Which is the largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American enquire into Jallianwala Bagh massacre? - Hunter Region? - California 1972. Limba Ram is associated with which field? - Sports 2016. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great 1973. Ms. Shilpa Singh Miss India Universe belongs to which city? - honour at Ropar? - William Bentich Sawastipur 2017. What is required for synthesis of carbohydrate? - Carbon dioxide 1974. A molecule of glucose on complete oxidation yields howmany ATP 2018. How many times can the President of India return a Non-money molecules in case of aerobic respiration? - 36 Bill, passed by Parliament? - Once

2019. What does Gobar gas contains mainly? - Methane 2064. Which latitude passes through India? - Tropic of Cancer 2020. Which is the state that is top in the cultivation of flowers? - Tamil 2065. Lichens and Mosses are characteristic vegetation of which zone? - Nadu The polar zone 2021. Why is Mohenjodaro is also known? - Mound of the Dead 2066. Which is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? - 2022. In which country were the first Asian Games held? - India Streptomycin 2023. Which game does Anuja Thakur play? - Billiards 2067. Which pair does not contain a coinage metal? - Zinc and Gold 2024. Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin? - 2068. In an atomic nucleus; by which force are neutrons and protons Pancrease held together? - Exchange forces 2025. The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through 2069. Which type of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal? - which plan? - Ganga Kalyan Yojna Peat 2026. Which Harappan site is showing evidence of two cultural phases, 2070. Where are Niagara Falls? - U.S.A. Harappan and pre-Harappan,? - Chanhu-daro 2071. Which is the first national park established in India? - Corbet 2027. How long the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended? - By year 2072. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes; many of them at a time still active? - Iceland 2028. The change in temperature of a body is 50°C. What is the change 2073. Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy how may it be on Kelvin scale? - 50 K termed? - Useful but need strict regulation 2029. In recent years, how have the capital outlays for the defence 2074. With which man Al Beruni came to India? - Mahmud of Ghazni service? - Increasing steadily 2075. Who is popularly known as „Nightingale of India‟? - Sarojini Naidu 2030. When does a cell increase in volume? - If the external medium is 2076. On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of hypotonic plants and animals? - Increase 2031. Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which 2077. In 1911 the archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered what lost countries? - India and China city? - Machu Picchu 2032. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of 2078. The term „truncated spur‟ is associated with which process? - the High Court rest? - With the Parliament Glacial process 2033. In which year was Bombay was acquired by the English from the 2079. What is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which Portuguese? - 1662 bring lot of disaster? - Hurricane 2034. Which is an extra Constitutional and non-statutory body? - 2080. By which is National income of India compiled? - Central Planning Commission Statistical Organisation 2035. What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj? - 2081. At the time of Shahjahan‟s illness; Aurangzeb was the viceroy of Government grants which area? - Deccan 2036. Which of appointment is not made by the President of India? - 2082. By whom was „Mitakshara‟; an authoritative treatise on Hindu law; Speaker of the Lok Sabha written? - Vagneswara 2037. Which is the process in which no heat enters or leaves? - 2083. Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and Adiabatic blessings? - Guru Arjun Dev 2038. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World 2084. Moon shaped sand-dunes; formed by which wind action? - Champion in which sports? - Shooting Barkhans 2039. What does lattitude place indicate? - Temperature 2085. Which active volcano is known as „the lighthouse of the 2040. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic Mediterranean Sea‟? - Stromboi rocks? - Extreme heat and pressure 2086. Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857? - Meerut 2041. What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter? - Tutankamen 2087. What is the maximum number of elected members in a State tomb Assembly? - 500 2042. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial 2088. During the decline of the Mughal empire By whom were the Jats Research? - Prime Minister of India were organised into a political force? - Badan Singh 2043. Which component of the atmosphere has increased during the last 2089. Who is regarded as the „Mother of the Indian Revolution‟? - 200 years? - Carbon dioxide Madam Bhikaiji Cama 2044. Where are red blood corpuscles formed? - In bone marrow 2090. Which are the materials that come out of a volcano at the time of 2045. Which Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb? - Balaji eruption? - Solid; liquid; gaseous Baji Rao 2091. By whom are fishing; hunting and food gathering activities carried 2046. Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? - Kalidas out? - Semangs of Malaysia 2047. Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the 2092. Which ruler assumed the title of Hazrat-i-Ala? - Sher Shah Suri Constitution of India? - Supreme Court 2093. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second 2048. In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic? - Round Table Conference? - Ramsay Macdonald Marconi 2094. Which fungus is responsible for the tikka disease of groundnut? - 2049. In which antibody formation takes place? - Blood Plasma Cercosplora personata 2050. Which is not a landform; which results due to rejuvenation of a 2095. Uranium eventually decays into a stable isotope of element? - river? - Oxbow lake Lead 2051. Which animals make a sound called nuzzing? - Camels 2096. Golden rice has the highest quantity of which vitamin? - Vitamin A 2052. Which planet was discovered by Galilio? - Saturn 2097. Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D.? - Second Battle of Tarain 2053. Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and 2098. Suez Canal joins which two Sea? - Red Sea and Mediterranean Educational Rights granted? - Article 29 and 30 Sea 2054. How long does India‟s economic zone extend miles off its coast? - 2099. In which country is Marino sheep rearing the predominant pastoral 200 activity? - Australia 2055. Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri? - 2100. How many number of chamber are found in the heart of Mammal? Anantvarman - 4 2056. Wood used in making cricking cricket bats; from which is got? - 2101. Which medical tool was developed by Sanctorius in 1612? - Salix alba / S Purpurea Thermometer 2057. Who sings on ten rupee notes? - Governor (Reserve Bank of 2102. Who discovered the causal organism of the disease Anthrax? - India) Robert Koch 2058. By whom were the Saturn rings were discovered? - Galileo 2103. On which date does Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere 2059. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? - Australia occur? - 24-Dec-17 2060. How much is the portion of the earth‟s surface covered with water 2104. Which is considered to cause an adverse of effect on Indian roughly? - Two-third monsoon? - El-nino 2061. Which organization was established as the Bretton Woods 2105. Which is an east flowing river of Indian Peninsula? - Mahanadi Conference in 1944? - IMF 2106. Which organ destroys worn out RBCs in the body of a vertebrate? 2062. In India which is the State with the largest area under very dense - Spleen forests? - Arunachal Pradesh 2107. Which State has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all? - Nagaland 2063. Of the various ways of financing government‟s investment 2108. Fluorescent tubes are fitted with a choke. What does the choke expenditure; what is the least inflationary? - Taxation coil? - Reduces current in the circuit

2109. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains? - Block 2153. Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of mountains commercial activity? - Share Market 2110. In which year Akbar assumed actual control over the 2154. Which is the largest river in the world? - Amazon administration of his empire? - 1560 2155. Mahatma Gandhi gave the call „Do or Die‟ during which 2111. Who wrote the book „A Passage to India‟– - E. M. Foster movement? - Quit India Movement 2112. Barack Obama, the President of America, comes from which 2156. Respiration can occur in the absence of oxygen in which thing? - American States? - Illinois Yeast 2113. What is the normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin 2157. How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended up to 6 scale? - 310 years? - Once 2114. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of which? - Lava 2158. Optic fibres are mainly used for which purpose? - 2115. By whom was Nishat Garden built? - Jahangir Communication 2116. Who is the executive head of a Municipal Corporation? - 2159. Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so? - Rainfall is Commissioner seasonal and scanty 2117. What is the maximum number of hydrogen bonds in a H2O 2160. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in which year? - 1889 molecule? - 4 2161. Which was the first to legalize euthanasia? - Netherlands 2118. How is the contribution of agriculture to India‟s economy? - 2162. Chanda Kochhar leads to which of the organization? - ICICI Bank Decreasing 2163. What is the selectively permeable membrane of the cell? - Plasma 2119. Which tributary of the Ganga System flows northwards? - Sone lemma 2120. Which Mughal ruler banned music and dancing? - Aurangzeb 2164. Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests? - Ivory 2121. Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honor of “Marshal”? - coast Arjun Singh 2165. Where has the largest concentration of Harappan sites been 2122. Which chemical is most suitable to control storage insects on a found? - Ghaggar-Hakra small scale? - B. H. C 2166. In which of the Parliamentary Financial Committees is the Rajya 2123. How did Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various Sabha not represented? - Estimates Committee provisions of the Constitution? - By consensus 2167. Which compound gives both ninhydrin test and Molisch‟s test? - A 2124. Which river originates at Amarkantak? - Narmada protein 2125. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the 2168. In which year was Tax collection of Central govt. lowest as Battle of Plassey? - Mir Jafar compare to G.D.P.? - 1999-2000 2126. For television broadcasting, what frequency is employed 2169. The greatest diversity of animal and species occurs in which normally? - 30 – 300 MHz forest? - Tropical moist forest 2127. Kourou city is well-known for which purpose? - Satellite 2170. Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered? - launching At Daimabad 2128. Which body finalises the Five Year Plan proposals? - National 2171. Baan Ki-moon, the UNO Secretary-General belong to which Development Council country? - South Korea 2129. Which are the leading states in the production of cotton in India? - 2172. Which unicellular non-pathogenic parasite is found in the human Maharashtra and Gujarat intestine? - E, coli 2130. Where did Shahjahan build the Moti Masjid? - Agra 2173. The States Reorganisation Act created how many States and 2131. What is the study of the relation of animals and plants to their‟ Union Territories? - 14 and 6 surroundings called? - Ecology 2174. In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki-La located? - Sutlej 2132. What was the most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian valley Constitution? - Government of India Act, 1935 2175. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a „Chela 2133. The nitrogen percentage is the highest in which fertilizer? - Urea lake‟? - Rajendra I 2134. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills? - Uttar 2176. Which rays are most penetrating? - Gamma Rays Pradesh 2177. The headquarters of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Country 2135. Among which class did Indian National Congress find wide is located in which city? - Vienna acceptance initially? - Educated middle class 2178. In India, in which was the service tax first introduced? - 1994 2136. If you wish to visit Golconda Fort, you will have to go to which 2179. Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which state? - Karnataka countries? - India and China 2137. Which biome has the highest species diversity? - Tropical 2180. Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? - Dantidurga rainforests 2181. Which is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom in respect of 2138. By whom was first successful vaccine against virul disease of number of species? - Arthropoda small pox discovered? - Edward Jenner 2182. Which is not administered by a Lieutenant Governor? - 2139. Kanha National Park belongs to which biogeographical area in the Chandigarh world? - Tropical Sub-humid Forests 2183. Which of the following carbohydrates is most abundant in nature? 2140. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the - Cellulose Indian National Congress? - 1896 2184. On which river are Tikarpara and Jaraj dams constructed under a 2141. The five-year term of the President is calculated from which day? - multipurpose project? - Mahanadi The day he assumes charge 2185. Which ruler at first assumed the title of „Hazrat-i-Ala‟ and 2142. Which effect shows particle nature of height? - Photoelectric afterwards „Sultan‟? - Sher Shah Suri effect 2186. In which year was the Indian Space Research Organization 2143. Of which purpose was Nationalisation of banks done? - (ISRO) founded? - 1969 Consolidating the economy 2187. Who is the author of the book “Superstar India from Incredible to 2144. Which planet is known as veiled planet? - Mars Unstopable”– Sobha De 2145. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the 2188. Which is largest cell organelles? - Plastid Doctrine of Lapse? - Satara 2189. What is the major source of iron ore for Visakhapatnam? - 2146. Which continent has the lowest growth rate of population? - Bailadila Europe 2190. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah „Zafar‟ as Lodi dynasty was 2147. Nitrogen fixing bacteria is useful in growing which crop? - Legume to which ruler? - Ibrahim Lodi 2148. If the President wants to resign from office, he may do so by 2191. What is the document published by the government to apprise the writing to whom? - Vice President public on any issue? - White Paper 2149. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world? - Lake 2192. Which is a good conductor of electricity? - Human body Superior 2193. Of which allocation does Gadgil Formula refer to? - Tax proceeds 2150. Which leader of the Revolution of 1857 had the real name of Ram between the States Chandra Pandurang - Tatiya Tope 2194. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? - 2151. Activated charcoal is employed to remove colouring matter from Mercury and Venus pure substance, it works? - Adsorption 2195. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between 2152. Other than India and China, which group of countries border Bombay and Thane laid? - 1853 Myanmar? - Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

2196. Who has written the book „My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir‟? - 2241. Which was the first State to become bifurcated after Jagmohan independence? - Madras 2197. Which substance is more than 80% in the cell? - Water 2242. How is the speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the 2198. Which language is Next to Hindi spoken by the largest number of medium? - Remains unaltered people in the Indian subcontinent? - Bengali 2243. Which tax is not levied by the Union Government? - Profession 2199. Which planet have thirteen moons? - Neptune Tax 2200. Which was the Charter Act to close the trade of East India? - 1833 2244. How are the caves of the world‟s greatest fold mountains formed? 2201. Which are the high-temperature superconductors? - Ceramic - Compressional movement oxides 2245. Vatapi was the capital of the which reign? - Chalukyas 2202. The United Nations declared 1994 as which International Year? - 2246. The autobiography „Living History‟ has been authored by author? - International Year of the Family Hillary Clinton 2203. Who is regarded as the founder of the scientific Socialism? - Karl 2247. How is the pitch of the voice of women generally? - Higher than Marx that of men 2204. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to how much 2248. On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into distance? - 111.319 km Maharashtra and Gujarat? - May 1, 1960 2205. With which period do we associate the 'megaliths'? - Neolithic 2249. Which is a block mountain? - Vosges 2206. National Environmental Engineering research institute is situated 2250. By whom was the famous book Geet Govind written? - Jayadev in which city? - Nagpur 2251. What makes a lemon sour? - Citric acid 2207. In which part of the Constitution the concept of Welfare State finds 2252. How is Swami Vivekananda‟s birthday observed in India? - As elaboration? - Directive Principles National Youth Day 2208. Which common devices works on the basis of the principle of 2253. What is the principal source of revenue to the State Government mutual induction? - Transformer in India? - Sales Tax 2209. Where is the maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes? - 2254. Which is the busiest oceanic trade route? - North Atlantic route At equator 2255. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen 2210. When the first metal tool came into being why was it used for? - Padmini? - Alauddin Khilji Clearing jungles 2256. By which algae is Nitrogen fixation done? - Blue-green algae 2211. Misha Grewal is associated with which game/sport? - Squash 2257. Which post does the Constitution of India not mention? - The 2212. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which Deputy Prime Minister sports event? - Cycling 2258. When do all the magnetic materials lose their magnetic 2213. Which Pollutant is produced from vehicles that cause mental properties? - Strongly heated diseases? - Lead 2259. Why are the Canals in Western Europe are mainly used? - For 2214. What is Water vapour beyond the dew point? - Condensation inland navigation 2215. When did the concept of pollution emerge clearly? - In the Post- 2260. By whom was the „Tahglq-i-Hind', a famous literary work, written? Vedic period - Al-Beruni 2216. What is the total number of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the 2261. Which day is observed as the World Environment Day? - 5th June Constitution? - 11 2262. In which Indian state is the game of Polo said to have originated? - 2217. Which is the variety of coal in which the deposit contains Manipur recognisable traces of the original plant material? - Peat 2263. Which organs are morphologically different but perform the same 2218. What is the highest denomination of currency notes in circulation function? - Analogous organs as legal tender in India at present? - Rs. 2000 2264. Which is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a 2219. Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and river? - Oxbow lake the leeward side? - Orographic 2265. Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in 2220. Which of the Vedas was divided" into "White' and 'Black' parts? - Sanskrit? - Vallabhacharya Yajur Veda 2266. How can a major portion of the Constitution be amended? - By 2221. Who became the first woman in the world to ski to the North Pole? two-thirds majority - Ann Banoraft 2267. In which type of coal percentage of carbon is the highest? - 2222. In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells Anthracite formed? - Spleen 2268. By whom was the first attempt to initiate economic planning in 2223. By whom is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected? - All the India made? - By M. Visvesvaraya members of Lok Sabha 2269. In which ocean is Diamantina Trench situated? - Indian Ocean 2224. In which forests are Teak and Sal are the principal trees? - 2270. Form where did Babar come to India originally? - Ferghana Tropical moist deciduous 2271. Which beach is visited by Olive Ridley turtles annually for mass 2225. Who is often described as the second 'Parasurama' or the nesting? - Gahirmatha exterminator of the entire kshatriya race? - Mahapadmananda 2272. Why is the water of Holy Ganges river is pure? - Due to presence 2226. Which is the process in which no heat enters or leaves? - of Bacteriophages Adiabatic 2273. How the Constitution describes India? - As a Union of States 2227. For outstanding contribution to which field is Shanti Swarup 2274. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which mountains? - Bhatnagar Prize given? - Science Fold mountains 2228. For international payments, to which currency is the Indian 2275. During the reign of emperor was the artillery most perfect and currency linked? - American Dollar numerous? - Aurangzeb 2229. Which vegetation is called natural cattle country? - Savanna 2276. A hollow sphere of copper is positively charged, then what will the 2230. Who, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander's invasion? - electric field be inside the sphere? - Zero Dhana Nanda 2277. How many States of the U.S.A. are not attached to its mainland? - 2231. What is Hepatitis-B, which affects liver? - Virus Two 2232. By whom is the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee 2278. What was the decentralisation system recommended? - Balwant appointed? - Speaker Rai Mehta 2233. By which permeability is a super conductor characterized? - Zero 2279. Which are the oldest mountains in India according to geographical permeability history? - Aravallis 2234. In the world production of natural rubber, what is the rank of India? 2280. Who was last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne? - - Fourth Muhammad Shah 2235. To whom the 'Yavanas' refer? - Greeks 2281. Which Bacteria is found in the intestine of human? - Escherichia 2236. „Meghanath Saha‟ award is given for outstanding contribution in coli which field? - Science 2282. Which language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule though it is 2237. Who wrote the book „Algebra of Infinite Justice‟? - Arundhati Roy an official language of a State? - English 2238. The saliva helps in the digestion of which thing? - Starch 2283. What is the mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen called? - 2239. What is Oolong tea? - A variety of tea cultivated in Taiwan Producer gas 2240. Who earned the title of a 'Liberator'? - Ashoka 2284. Which is the river with highest tidal bore in India? - Hoogli 2285. From which ruler did Albuquerque capture Goa? - Bijapur

2286. Which train/railway passes through Germany, France, Austria, 2330. Between which was the ancient town of Taxila located? - Indus Hungary and Romania? - Orient Express and Jhelum 2287. Which biologist, proposed that life is originated in water? - Thales 2331. What do both respiration and photosynthesis require? - 2288. When chlorophyll absorbs light, what does it gets excited and Cytochromes emits? - Electrons 2332. From which date shall the tenure of every Panchayat be for five 2289. Which is a land-locked sea? - Aral Sea years? - From the date of its first meeting 2290. Which European were the last to come- to pre-independence India 2333. Which are the metal that is present in photo films? - Silver as traders? - French 2334. Which states is the leading producer of tea? - Assam 2291. Who has the final power to maintain order within the House of 2335. Who was a contemporary of Chinghiz Khan? - Iltutmish People? - Speaker 2336. Which day is the International Human Rights Day? - December 10 2292. In our houses we get 220 V A. C What does the value 220 2337. Bahadur Singh is a distinguished athlete of which game? - represent? - Effective voltage Athletics 2293. Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the 2338. Which Biologist proposed the theory of Germ plasm? - Weisman punishment for the same? - 6 months in prison 2339. Which pair of states is the leading producer of tobacco in India? - 2294. Which would be most suited for an area which has only two Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat months of scanty rainfall in a year? - Pulse 2340. Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Department of Arrears)? - 2295. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? - Alauddin Khalji Badruddin Tyyabji 2341. Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in which 2296. Mallika Sarabhi is associated with which field? - Classical dance article? - Part II, Articles 5-11 2297. After respiration the conversion of energy is mainly in which form 2342. Which sound-produced by a bat? - Ultrasonic of? - ATP 2343. For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends 2298. Who fixes the salaries and the allowances of the Speaker of Lok on which source? - Taxation only Sabha? - Parliament 2344. What is the distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the 2299. Which crop is grown in India mainly by dry farming? - Millet earth? - 4.2 light years 2300. Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress 2345. Who deserves the credit for construction of Lal Quila? - session? - George Yule Shahjahan 2301. What is formed when white phosphorus is heated at 540 K in the 2346. How many players are there on each side in a baseball match? - absence of air? - Red phosphorus Five 2302. When did Economic Community of Central African States came 2347. Which vitamin is transformed in golden rice? - Vitamin A into existence? - 1983 2348. Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and 2303. In which year, some more commercial banks in addition to the first Educational Rights granted? - Article 29 and 30 lot of 14 were nationalised in India? - 1980 2349. Which celestial body besides earth bear, The Sea of Tranquility‟ 2304. The mapping of which part of earth is most difficult? - Interior of and The Ocean of Storms‟? - Moon the earth 2350. Who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb? - Zebunnisa 2305. Which Urdu poets was invited, to the Second and Third Round 2351. Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and Table Conference? - Muhammad Iqbal has the highest calorific value? - Anthracite 2306. What is the connecting link between Annelida and Mollusca? - 2352. Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Neopalina Magsaysay award? - Vinoba Bhave 2307. How many subjects are in the Concurrent List? - 47 subjects 2353. What is the mean of „Take off stage‟ in an economy? - Steady 2308. A small weight is put on the pressure cooker. It increases the growth begins pressure of the steam. Why? - Area of contact is small 2354. In how many time zones has the world been divided into? - 24 2309. Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth‟s crust? - 2355. Which contains the Gayatri Mantra? - Rigveda Aluminium 2356. Which type of woods is specially used as railways sleepers? - 2310. Which first movement was launched against the British in India? - Jarrah and barri Swadeshi Movement 2357. Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya 2311. When did East African Development Bank come into force? - 1967 Sabha? - Uttar Pradesh 2312. Who has directed the film „Sardar‟? - Ketan Mehta 2358. Which explains that all the galaxies are receding from? - Red shift 2313. What is also known as green protozoa? - Euglena 2359. Which elements is most abundant in the earth‟s crust? - Oxygen 2314. The tropopause occurs at the equator at a height of how many 2360. The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which kilometres? - 17 Km deity? - Savitri 2315. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second 2361. How many married couples have won the Nobel Prize? - 4 Round Table Conference? - Ramsay Macdonald 2362. The „Cannes Award‟ is given for excellence in which field? - Films 2316. How can a Change in distribution of powers between the Centre 2363. Why does happen Short sightedness? - Due to elongation of eye and the States be done? - Amending the Constitution balls 2317. Which acid is used to remove ink and rust stains and cloth? - 2364. Why does the phenomenon of „trade winds‟ takes place? - Due to Oxalic acid convection of heat 2318. Which forms the largest share of deficit in Govt. of India budget? - 2365. With which religion is Kalvalya associated? - Jainism Fiscal deficit 2366. Who was the first leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha? - 2319. 97% of the atmosphere lies within how many kilometres of the Kamlapati Tripathi surface of the earth? - 5 km 2367. Which is an element which never exhibits positive oxidation state 2320. By virtue of which Act, dyarchy was introduced in India? - in any of its compounds? - Fluorine Government of India Act, 1919 2368. Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India? - Industrial 2321. Who has written the book „The Famished Road‟? - Ben Okri Development Bank of India 2322. In a living cell what is the site of ribosome formation? - Nucleolus 2369. What is a Doldrums? - Tropical no-wind belt 2323. Which Amendment of the Constitution of India deals with the issue 2370. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj? - 73rd canonical literature? - Ashva Ghosha 2324. Primitive people practice animal rearing in the tropical grasslands 2371. What is the name of winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award of which area? - East Africa for Bravery 2012? - Gajendra Ram 2325. By whom was the first republic of the world established in 2372. Which is adapted to grow in dry places? - Xerophytes Vaishali? - Lichchavi 2373. With which the executive power relating to concurrent subjects 2326. How can one can distinguish a telescope from a microscope? - By remain? - The Centre observing size of the lens 2374. Which is a tropical monsoon crop? - Wheat 2327. World day to combat desertification and drought is observed on 2375. During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in power? - which date? - June 17 Pallavas 2328. Which scheme was intended to tap the black money? - India 2376. The quality of sound produced by an instrument depends on the Development Bonds which thing? - Number of overtones 2329. What are the Low-latitude grasslands in south America called? - 2377. The term „Tee‟ is connected with which game? - Golf Pampas

2378. In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to which 2420. Of whom was Tulsidas was a contemporary? - Akbar bank? - Export-Import Banks 2421. A bee-sting leaves an acid which causes pain and irritation. which 2379. What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of is that injected acid? - Methanoic acid summer season? - Hunting 2422. Which animal is blind (Extremely poor eyesight)? - Bat 2380. With which external trade of the Sangam were people carried on? 2423. Where are the disputes regarding the election of the President and - Romans Vice-President settle? - In the Supreme Court 2381. Which is a mixed fertiliser? - NPK 2424. The river Cauvery originates from which state? - Karnataka 2382. How many subjects are in the Union list? - 97 subjects 2425. The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during which reign? 2383. In which situation a chemical reaction does not? - Common salt - Aurangzeb is exposed to air 2426. In an atomic nucleus, by which force are neutrons and protons 2384. Which geomorphic processes is associated with the work of held together? - Exchange forces glaciers? - Plucking 2427. Who is a social activist campaigning against child labour? - 2385. Who Chola king fought against the Shailendia king of Shri Vijaya Swami Agnivesh and defeated him? - Rajendra Chola I 2428. When was National Development Council set up? - 1952 2386. „Gambit‟ is the term associated with which game? - Chess 2429. Which is the main river flowing in the state of Jammu and 2387. Who was the first „Indian to swim across English Channel? - Mihir Kashmir? - Jhelum Sen 2430. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji was executed during which reign? - 2388. Which one of symbiotic algae is found in secretory cell of hydra? - Aurangzeb Euchlorella 2431. Animal goes under winter sleep due to low temperature, what is 2389. From which rocks is the soil material mainly derived? - called? - Aestivation Sedimentary rocks 2432. What function is specifically prescribed by the Constitution for the 2390. The -titles of 'Mummadi Chola', 'Cholamartanda' and 'Raja Kesari vice-President of India? - Chairman of Rajya Sabha Aromoli' were assumed by which Chola ruler? - Rajaraja 2433. By which a mixture of naphthalene and benzoic acid can be 2391. In which schedule is the list of items which may be entrusted to separated? - Chromatography the Panchayats given? - Eleventh Schedule 2434. Why does the western coast of India receive very high rainfall in 2392. What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human summer mainly? - Due to western Ghats body (dry)? - 106 ohm 2435. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into 2393. Which forms the largest share of deficit in Govt. of India budget? - English? - Charles Wilkins Fiscal deficit 2436. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh? - Nek 2394. Which pair of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound Chand land? - Gulf stream and Labrador 2437. When did UN General Assembly establish UN Industrial 2395. In which field did Indians in ancient time learn a lot from the Development Organization? - 1966 Greeks? - Music 2438. Which organelles in the cell, other than nucleus contains DNA? - 2396. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Mitochondria Channel? - Arati Saha 2439. In India which is the State with the largest area under very dense 2397. Which is the phase that invades but does not destroy the lost? - forests? - Arunachal Pradesh Temperate phase 2440. By whom was the Asiatic Society established in Calcutta? - Sir 2398. In which State was the Panchayatl Raj first introduced? - William Jones Rajasthan 2441. In which country did the concept of Public Interest Litigation 2399. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, where is this originate? - The United States area? - North Sea 2442. The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of how many angstrom? - 2400. Which ruler died while playing 'Chaugan'? - Qutb-ud-din-Aibak 1 Angstrom 2401. Blue litmus paper is converted into red in solution of which thing? - 2443. A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only at which Acid bank? - State Bank of India 2402. Which is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature 2444. In which place is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway (WWF)? - Black and white Panda located? - Gorakhpur 2403. Which scheme was intended to tap the black money? - India 2445. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi? - Development Bonds Gopal Hari Deshmukh 2404. Which is the largest railway station of the world? - Grand Central 2446. In which year „Human Rights Resolution‟ was adopted by the Terminal, Chicago U.N.? - 1945 2405. Who ruler was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi's fourth city? - 2447. What is infolding from the inner membrane of mitochondria called? Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq - Cristae 2406. Photosynthesis proceeds in which sequence? - Light phase and 2448. Which amendment curtailed the power of Judicial review of the dark phase Supreme Court and the High Courts? - 42th 2407. By whom is the composition of the UPSC determined? - By the 2449. Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnarn? - President NH-5 2408. In electric supply lines in India, which parameter is kept constant? 2450. Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857? - Meerut - Frequency 2451. By which Carbon and hydrogen are estimated in organic 2409. Which is the shortest air-route from Perth to London? - Perth, compounds? - Liebig’s method Aden, Paris, London 2452. Who wrote the book „Reminiscences of the Nehru Age‟? - O.P. 2410. Which Kingdom was annexed by Bahlul Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, Mathai in 1484 AD? - Jaunpur 2453. What do Quantitative credit controls not include? - RBI directives 2411. Which is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)? - 2454. Which is the largest irrigation canal of the world? - Indira Gandhi Geneva, Switzerland Canal 2412. Which is another name of RDX? - Cycionite 2455. By whom was the Civil Disobedience Movement led in the North- 2413. By whom was the most accepted theory for ascent of sap was West Frontier Province? - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan given? - Dixon and Joly 2456. Which is used extensively for genetic engineering in plant? - 2414. Which Indian State has the minimum total forest cover? - Haryana Agrobacterium tumefaciens 2415. When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which 2457. The Centre-State financial distribution takes place on the king? - Raja of Amarkot recommendation by which ministry? - Finance Minister 2416. Which Act formally introduced the principles of elections for the 2458. At the time of short-circuit, what will be the current in the circuit? - first time? - Indian Councils Act, 1909 Increases heavily 2417. What is the negative logarithmic value of hydrogen ion called? - 2459. Which country is the biggest producer of mango? - India pH 2460. What was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty? - Warangal 2418. Who wrote the book „Planned Economy for India‟? - M. 2461. „The General happiness is the end of the state‟; who said this? - Visvesvaraya Bentham 2419. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate? - 2462. When is International Literacy Day, recognized by the UN Lakshadweep observed? - 8 September

2463. For which is the northern blot technique used for the detection? - 2507. Which writ is issued by the court in‟ case of illegal detention of a RNA person? - Habeas Corpus 2464. Which lake lies in the „Dead heart of Australia‟? - Eyre 2508. If a pendulum is allowed to oscillate into jar containing water, what 2465. During the freedom struggle, who established „The Deccan will its time period? - Increase Educational Society‟? - M. G. Ranade 2509. Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards 2466. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? - left? - Due to rotation of the earth Attorney General 2510. Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of 2467. Radioactive disintegration of uranium ultimately results in which the Indus Valley Civilization? - Rakhal Das Banerji formation? - Lead 2511. What is the first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as 2468. Which is the largest (in terms of turnover) Public Sector fuel? - KAMINI organisation in India? - Indian Oil Corporation 2512. Who discovered South Pole? - Amundsen 2469. What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? - 2513. What is the most important function of perspiration? - To regulate Vegatherms body temperature 2470. With whom was the last opportunity to avoid the partition of India 2514. Where is the Smog is likely to occur? - Near the industrial areas lost? - Cabinet Mission 2515. What was the main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization? - 2471. When is World Humanitarian Action Day is observed? - October 8 Town planning 2472. What is the least influential in determining the distribution of 2516. Which writ is a bulwark of personal freedom? - Habeas Corpus terrestrial biomes? - Salinity 2517. Which was the gas which had leaked out of Union Carbide factory 2473. What was the most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian in Bhopal? - Methyl isocyanate Constitution? - Government of India Act, 1935 2518. Which is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India? - 2474. Which country ranks first in producing teak? - Thailand IFCI (Industrial Finance Corporation of India) 2475. By whom was the agitation against the partition of Bengal led? - 2519. Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of which grass? - Surendranath Banerjee Pampas 2476. „Hydraulic brakes‟ and „Hydraulic lift‟ are devices, why are fluids 2520. Which craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans? - used in them? - For transmitting pressure Blacksmith 2477. Which person won seven gold medals in swimming for the U.S. in 2521. 23rd January is celebrated as the birthday of which person? - the 1972 Olympic? - Mark Spitz Subhash Chandra Bose 2478. Which Agriculture export item is second in case of India? - Rice 2522. In human body which is the largest in size? - Liver 2479. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? - Sambhar 2523. The Centre-State financial distribution takes place on the 2480. Which Gupta ruler organised Ashwamedha Yajna? - recommendation by which ministry? - Finance Minister Samudragupta 2524. How climate does the Veld grassland of south Africa experience? - 2481. Which sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India? - The Steppe climate Electric power generation 2525. What is the number of Puranas? - 8 2482. Why was the design of the National Flag was adopted by the 2526. At a grid sub stations, the voltage is stepped up to reduce loss of Constituent Assembly of India? - July, 1947 which thing? - Power 2483. Which isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reactions? - 2527. Which are connected by over 1700 km-long BTC oil pipe-line? - U-235 Caspian Sea and Mediterranean Sea 2484. Which region has internal drainage? - Rajasthan 2528. When was EXIM Bank set-up? - 1982 2485. Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of 2529. Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? - Prophet Mohammad? - Quran France 2486. Who has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests? 2530. Who is considered as the first national ruler of India? - - Virender Sehwag Chandragupta Maurya 2487. In which sports Rajjyavardhan Rathore won a Silver medal in the 2531. From the evolutionary point of View, which is the most primitive Beijing Olympics? - Shooting animal? - Turtle 2488. Why does Flower colour? - Due to anthocyanins 2532. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? - 2489. Kurnool-Cuddapah canal is taken off from which river? - Attorney General Tungabhadra 2533. Which property of the elements is a whole number? - Atomic 2490. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on number Hindus? - Akbar 2534. Which country leads in the production of rubber? - Indonesia 2491. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President 2535. Which ruler was known as Amitraghata, the 'destroyer of foes'? - of India? - Either House of Parliament Bindusara 2492. Which is natural source of gamma-rays? - Radon gas 2536. Which country is reliant on a single export of oil/petroleum? - 2493. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of Nigeria India? - Shri V. T. Krishnamachari 2537. Which is the unit raised to protect the naval assets? - Sagar 2494. Kudremukh hills known for iron ore deposits is situated in which Prahari Bal place? - Chikmagalur, Karnataka 2538. leaves used as wrappers for bides, from which are obtained? - 2495. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? Tendu - Humayun 2539. Which are the Continents that form a mirror image of each other? - 2496. Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket? - Lala Africa and South America Amarnath 2540. Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things Gravitate to 2497. Which is the sweetest sugar? - Fructose the earth? - Brahmagupta 2498. Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India? 2541. Which act made the Indian Legislature bicameral? - Government - President of India Act, 1919 2499. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to 2542. Instrument used to store the electric charge is known by which the which place? - Equator name? - Capacitor 2500. Who started the Public Works Department in India in 1848? - Lord 2543. During which five-year plan were the steel plants at Durgapur, Dalhousie Bhilai and Rourkela established? - Second Five Year Plan 2501. Which is the substance which can act both as an acid and a base? 2544. In which country is „Takla Makan‟ desert situated? - China - Amphoteric 2545. By whom was the largest grant of villages to temples and 2502. The Indian research station Himadri is located at which place? - brahmanas given? - The Guptas Antarctica 2546. Where is Indian Army‟s counter-insurgency school situated? - 2503. In India, in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? - Vairengte Commercial banking 2547. Which an important product is obtained from styles and stigma? - 2504. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part? Saffron - Core 2548. In whom did the Government of India Act, 1935 vested the 2505. Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India? - residuary power? - Governor-General Calcutta 2549. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the 2506. What is the largest gland in the human body? - Liver latitudes of which degrees? - 20°N and 40°N

2550. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi? - Razia 2595. What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati? - Sultan Mula Shankar 2551. What are the atoms of the elements which have same number of 2596. The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming? - neutrons called? - Isotones Bula Chaudhary 2552. Who is a famous Sarod player? - Amjad Ali Khan 2597. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory? - 2553. During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on Khurana agriculture the highest? - Fourth Five Year Plan 2598. In which schedule is the list of items which may be entrusted to 2554. What is the capital of East Timor? - Dili the Panchayats given? - Eleventh Schedule 2555. Which General of Ala-ud-din Khilji, was known as the Rustam of 2599. Which national Highway route is the longest? - NH-7 (old) ; the age and the hero of the time? - Malik Kafur National Highway 44 (NH 44) is the longest-running major 2556. Which tissue is responsible for the secondary growth? - Cambium north–south National Highway in India. It starts from Srinagar 2557. By whom the salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India and terminates in Kanyakumari are decided? - Parliament 2600. Who had started „Mitra Mela‟ Association? - Vinayak Damodar 2558. What happens to the level of mercury in the barometer tube when Savarkar it is taken down a coal mine? - It rises 2601. Which is the basis of modern periodic table? - Atomic number 2559. Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which 2602. When are the 20th Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held countries? - India and China in Glasgow? - July, 2014 2560. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara 2603. The performance of which industry is considered performance of empire in South India? - Krishna Deva Raya the core industry? - Oil and Petroleum 2561. For which word, the letter „G‟ has been used in „2G Spectrum‟? - 2604. Which city is at the highest altitude above mean sea level? - Generation Bangalore 2562. Indian Institute of Forest management is located at which place? - 2605. Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a Dehradun philosopher? - Aurobindo Ghosh 2563. Whose living cell provides tensility and mechanical strength? - 2606. In which forest the maximum plant diversity is found? - Tropical Collenchyma evergreen forests 2564. The northern part of the west coast is known by which name? - 2607. Which Act formally introduced the principles of elections for the Konkan coast first time? - Indian Councils Act, 1909 2565. Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan? - Iltutmish 2608. A floating body always displaces liquid equal to its which thing? - 2566. What about ministry in the event of the resignation or death of the Weight Prime Minister? - The Ministry is dissolved 2609. Which plate movement is responsible for the formation of mid- 2567. What is the most abundant on the earth crust? - Oxygen ocean ridge? - Divergent movement 2568. Which provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds 2610. With how many volunteers did Gandhiji start on his famous Dandi in India? - Corporate businesses march on March 12, 1930? - 78 2569. Which river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat? - Tapti 2611. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? - 2570. The number of wives of which Mughal ruler „fell short even of the Bachhendri Pal Quranic allowance of four‟? - Aurangzeb 2612. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of which 2571. Who is the author of the book “Termites in the Trading system”? - state? - Madhya Pradesh Jagdish Bhagwati 2613. How many species are under threat in mainland France? - A 2572. Which part of brain is centre of thirst hunger and sleep? - thousand Hypothalmus 2614. Where is Dead sea situated? - also called Salt Sea, landlocked 2573. A Judge of a High Court wanting to resign addresses his letter of Salt Lake between Israel and Jordan in southwestern Asia. resignation to whom? - The President 2615. Who opposed Mahatma Gandhi‟s association with the Khilafat 2574. Which river basin is called „Ruhr of India‟? - Damodar movement? - Mohammed Ali Jinnah 2575. During which ruler were Upanishads translated into Persian? - 2616. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Shah Jahan Legislature? - Government of India Act, 1935 2576. What does Every object at a temperature above absolute zero? - 2617. By which can the location and energy of an electron in an atom be Radiates energy specified? - Quantum numbers 2577. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Forests? - 2001- 2618. What was the decentralization system recommended? - Balwant 2010 Rai Mehta 2578. Who are Debenture holders of a company? - Its creditors 2619. Which is softwood from coniferous forest? - Pine 2579. Which is the longest river in India? - Ganga 2620. Where has the world‟s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been 2580. Which was the first fort which the British constructed in India? - St. installed? - Bamiyan George Fort 2621. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana 2581. Which blood group is universal donor? - O Award? - Mother Teresa 2582. From which fund is the pension of a High Court Judge charged? - 2622. Which statement is true with respect to Leukaemia? - Number of Consolidated Fund of India WBCs increases in blood 2583. Which metal is extracted by electrolytic reaction method? - 2623. By whom the rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Aluminium Ministers is determined? - Prime Minister 2584. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter 2624. Hardwood tree like mahogany and ebony are found in which month of January? - Punjab forests? - Equatorial forest 2585. In where were Bengal the headquarters of East India Company 2625. Who taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)? - Nagarjuna located? - Fort William 2626. When viewed in white light, why do soap bubbles show colours? - 2586. Journalist‟s day was celebrated for the first time all over the Because of interference country on which date? - Oct 1, 1984 2627. The famous sportsman Michael Jordan is associated with which 2587. The United Nations declared 2014 as which International Year? - game? - Basket ball Crystallography 2628. During which prime minister was the strategy of Rolling plan was 2588. What is the number of chromosome in a normal human body cell? adopted? - Morarji Desai - 46 2629. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go? - 2589. Which city has the longest day in the month of June? - Kolkata Rajasthan 2590. Who set up the Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the first half of the 2630. Who appointed Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi? - nineteenth century? - Ram Mohan Roy Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq 2591. How is the National Development Council? - Non-political body 2631. What is the best method for improving the nutrient composition of 2592. The value of which quantity remains same in all system of units? - a diet‟? - By combining various foods Specific gravity 2632. By whom was collective responsibility of the Cabinet introduced in 2593. In which industry is the maximum number of women employed in India? - Constitution of India India? - Tea 2633. Which is also called Stranger Gas? - Xenon 2594. The „Grand Trunk Road‟ connects which cities? - Kolkata and 2634. Which crop are grain with the onset of mansoon & are harvested Amritsar in September-October? - Kharif

2635. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? - 2676. What is the number of electrons in an atom of atomic number Z Suddhadvaita and mass number A? - Z 2636. Who became the youngest Grand Master of India? - Parimarjan 2677. With which of the following fields is M. F. Hussain associated? - Negi Painting 2637. Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest? - 2678. Which is the „Slack Season‟ in the Indian Economy? - Jan.-June Bachendri Pal 2679. In which country is Marino sheep rearing the predominant pastoral 2638. Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the activity? - Australia first time? - William Harvey 2680. Which was the lowest unit of Chola administration? - Valanadu 2639. Among sources of power, India has largest reserves of which 2681. Minute pore found on the soft aerial part of plant especially the thing? - Coal leaves are called? - Stomata 2640. Which Europeans, were the last to come to pre-independence 2682. When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met? India as traders? - French - 9th December, 1946 2641. Ministers in a State get salaries, by whom is it as determined? - 2683. To prepare a standard solution of a substance, what is generally State Legislature used? - Measuring flask 2642. Which is used to remove astigmatism for a human eye? - 2684. Which is the leading producer of rice? - China Cylindrical lens 2685. By whom was the large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur built? - 2643. Through which methods is the national income of India estimated Rajaraja Chola I mainly? - Production and income methods 2686. Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which fields? 2644. Which is the most important coal field of India? - Raniganj - Vocal music 2645. When did the British Government start ruling India directly? - After 2687. Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank? - Sepoy Mutiny Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 2646. Who is the world‟s first woman cosmonaut? - Valentina 2688. Which is used as a gift in Japan? - Euplectella Tereshkova 2689. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities? - Caldera lake 2647. Iris has no pigment in which people? - Blue-eyed people 2690. In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called 'paragana' 2648. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India? - Jyoti Basu was headed by an official? - Amil 2649. „Parsec‟ is the unit of measurement of which distance? - 2691. Who was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of Astronomical distance India? - Dr. B. N. Rao 2650. Which Indus city was known for water management? - Mohenjo- 2692. How does Transfer of heat energy from the sun to the moon take daro place? - By radiation only 2651. Mixture of which pair of gases is the cause of occurrence of most 2693. Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy how may it be of the explosions in mines? - Methane and air termed? - Useful but need strict regulation 2652. Where is Davos, the venue of the annual meeting of World 2694. What are Shield volcanoes? - Repeated lava flows Economic Forum, located? - Switzerland 2695. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar-as what was Lodi 2653. During whose viceroyalty was the system of Budget introduced in dynasty to? - Ibrahim Lodi India? - Canning 2696. Which is the official language of Bank of Central African States? - 2654. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their which quality? - French Temperature 2697. Pheretima posthuma is scientific name of which animal? - Earth 2655. The vedic deity Indra was the god of which thing? - Rain and worm thunder 2698. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be 2656. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that moved in which Sabha? - Rajya Sabha alone plant? - Cinchona 2699. Which is the largest lake in Africa? - Lake Victoria 2657. Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? - 2700. „Let no man ask a man‟s sect or caste‟. Whose dictum was this? - Either House of Parliament Ramananda 2658. What is a strong argument for the particle nature of cathode rays? 2701. Which is an active component of oil of clove? - Eugenol - They are cast shadow 2702. Who authored the „Gitanjali‟, an anthology of poems? - 2659. A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. it is heard at Rabindranath Tagore New York on which day? - The same day at 7.30 a.m 2703. In which year were Private Sector Mutual Funds in India 2660. Which was the last Buddhist text produced in India? - permitted? - 1993 Vamsathapakasini 2704. Which is the deepest lake? - Lake Baikal 2661. The basis of European Union began with the signing of which 2705. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? - Shankaracharya treaty? - Maastricht Treaty 2706. The statements “Protoplasm is the physical basis of life” is given 2662. Rainwater collected after 30 to 40 minutes of raining is not suitable by which person? - Purkinje for drinking why? - Because it is acidic 2707. By whom are the portfolios allocated to the ministers? - The Prime 2663. What is the poison of honey bee? - Acidic Minister 2664. When it is 12 noon at-Greenwich, what is the time at New York 2708. When does Super conductivity result? - When matter is cooled (74°W)? - 7.04 a.m. to very low temperature 2665. Buddha died in which Mahajanpada? - Malla 2709. In which region is the main area of production of icebergs found? - 2666. In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time? - The West Coast of Greenland 1951 2710. Which Mughal emperor‟s tomb is outside India? - Jahangir 2667. Which inorganic precipitate acts as semipermeable membrane? - 2711. Who wrote the line: „A thing of beauty is a joy forever‟? - John Copper Ferro cyanide Keats 2668. Which Committee‟s recommendations are being followed for 2712. Which day is celebrated as United Nations day every year? - 24th estimating Poverty Line in India? - Lakdawala Committee October 2669. Northern part of Australia is typified by which climate? - Monsoon 2713. Which structure is present in mitochondria? - Oxysomes climate (Oxysomes are the structures which are present on the 2670. During the Sangam Age, Uraiyur was the capital of which ruler? - surface of the folded Inner Membrane of the Mitochondria.) Cholas 2714. Where is „Ninety East Ridge‟ situated? - Indian Ocean 2671. Which industry produces the most non-biodegradable wastes? - 2715. Mughal architecture reveals a blending of which styles? - Indian Thermal power plants and Persian styles 2672. In which biological process sugar is oxidised to release energy? - 2716. What is the age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court? - Respiration 62 years 2673. By whom was the Constitution of India adopted? - Constituent 2717. In methane molecule how are the four hydrogen atoms arranged? Assembly - As tetrahedral 2674. Rain shadow effect is associated with which rainfall? - 2718. Which industry earns the second highest net foreign exchange Orographic rainfall from the trade? - Engineering goods industry 2675. Which was the most important kingdom after the Maurya in the- 2719. In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? - Sutlej Deccan and Central India? - Satavahanas valley

2720. When the East India Company came into existence, by whom was 2763. How much blood does an average adult have in the body? - 5-6 England was ruled? - Tudors litres 2721. When is World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN is 2764. In mid-latitudes, convective precipitation is associated with which observed? - October 10 front? - Cold fronts 2722. By which is the Atmosphere of big metropolitan cities is polluted 2765. Which is considered an encyclopaedia of Indian Medicine? - most? - Automobile exhausts Charaka Samhita 2723. By whom the oath to a High Court Judge is administered? - 2766. If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should Governor address the letter of resignation? - Chief Minister 2724. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? - Tamil 2767. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as? - Nadu Aluminium oxide 2725. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali‟s 2768. From which sector does the highest sector wise contribution to invasion of India? - Shah Alam II gross domestic saving comes? - Household sector 2726. When the temperature increases, what does the angle of contact 2769. In certain parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, annual rainfall is about of a liquid? - Decreases how many cm.? - 1000 cm 2727. Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in 2770. Which part was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Asian Games? - Kamaljit Sandhu Mughal Period? - Surat 2728. From which export does India earn maximum foreign exchange? - 2771. Which of these is a „Morning Raga‟? - Darbari Gems and jewellery 2772. From the evolutionary point of view, which is closer to man? - 2729. Which Place experiences minimum and maximum temperature of Dolphin -28.3°C and 15°C respectively is - Leh 2773. By which is in In practice the policy of the Government shaped? - 2730. Who is associated with the Local Self- Government Act? - Ripon The Cabinet 2731. Edward Jenner is related with which disease? - Small pox 2774. Which place receives rainfall less than 20 cm? - Jammu and 2732. What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj? - Kashmir Government grants 2775. Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first 2733. Which variety of glass is heat resistant? - Pyrex glass time? - Sher shah Suri 2734. How is the climate of India - Subtropical monsoon 2776. The focal length of a convex lens is 50 cm. what is its power? - +2 2735. Under which act was the Supreme Court in British India D established? - Regulating Act of 1773 2777. Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in 2736. Which Cricketer has scored the highest total runs in test cricket? - the world after Hindi? - Bengali Sachin Tendulkar 2778. Which formulates fiscal policy? - Finance Ministry 2737. Who won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the 2779. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? - government? - Sir Winston Churchill China-Pakistan 2738. Which vitamin is essential for poor bone and teeth formation? - 2780. Who was the Governor General to merge Sindh in British India? - Vitamin D Lord Ellenborough 2739. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with which 2781. Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified‟ into a pitcher? - thing? - Hydroelectricity Leaf 2740. Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date? - April 13, 2782. Who is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the 1919 Constitution? - Advocate General 2741. Which is at the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj? - 2783. Which pair of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the Zila Parishad heaviest metal, respectively? - Lithium and osmium 2742. Why does the velocity of rain drop attain constant value? - 2784. On which river is located Indo-Pak Bagalihar Project? - Chenab Viscous force exerted by air 2785. In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India? - 2743. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance Indigo to which scheme? - Jeevan Sathi Yojana 2786. Which country is the leading producer of uranium? - Canada 2744. Which is the oldest atomic power station? - Tarapur 2787. The Pacific Islands from New Guinea south east-wards to the Fiji 2745. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who raised an army called Islands‟ what is this group called? - The Mellanesia Free Indian Legion? - Subhas Chandra Bose 2788. Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher? - 2746. Dr. Hargobing khurana received the Nobel prize for which subject? Leaf - Medicine 2789. To a space traveller on moon, how does the lunar sky during day 2747. Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin? - C time appear? - Black 2748. The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is 2790. In which Veda is the famous Vedic saying “War begins in the on which pattern? - Constitution of South Africa minds of men" stated? - Atharvaveda 2749. Which is a warm ocean current? - East Australian current 2791. Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? - President 2750. Which was the Princely State which acceded to the Indian Union 2792. Energy transferred to a person through gamma rays is after a plebiscite? - Junagadh measured in by which unit? -Roentgens 2751. Bagasse, a by-product of sugar manufacturing industry, is used for 2793. In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production the production of which thing? - Paper negative? - Third Plan 2752. The „Rediscovery of India‟ is written by which author? - Meghnad 2794. What is distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million km.)? - Desai 149 2753. As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in 2795. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are How many are which industry areas? - Retail Trade these Upanishads? - 108 2754. Kuroshio is a warm ocean current which runs from which country? 2796. Among South Asian countries, which one has the highest level of - Philippines to Japan urbanization? - Bangladesh 2755. Which was in power in the U. K. when India got independence? - 2797. Which is an insectivorous plant? - Pitcher plant Labour Party 2798. Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in which 2756. Where are red blood corpuscles formed? - In bone marrow article? - Part II, Articles 5-11 2757. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? - 2799. At which of the following places watches will show 5.30 A.M. when New Delhi it is 12.00 midnight G.M.T.? - New Delhi 2758. If there were no atmosphere, what will be the length of the day on 2800. Tradition has it that by whom was Ajatasatru instigated to murder the earth? - Decrease his father? - Devadatta 2759. In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year? - 2801. Which element has the lowest electron affinity? - Argon Equatorial region 2802. Sushil Kumar is known for his outstanding performance in which 2760. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which field? - Wrestling king? - Rudradaman 2803. In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the 2761. Who is the „author of the book „A Brief History of Time‟? - Stephen weaker sections of the society? - Fifth Hawking 2804. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time. Cairo is 2762. Who produced the first film in India „Raja Harishchandra‟ in 1913? situated at which degree? - 30° East - Dada Saheb Phalke

2805. Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which 2848. Next to Hindi, which is the language spoken by the largest number Mahajanpada? - Avanti of people in the Indian sub-continent? - Bengali 2806. What is treatment of body defects through massage and exercise? 2849. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of - Physiotherapy Bengal maximum? - After summer 2807. Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and 2850. By whom was Saka era founded? - Kanishka Educational Rights granted? - Article 29 and 30 2851. Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available 2808. Which field is used to produce deflection in a television picture to non-citizens? - Freedom to speech tube? - A magnetic field 2852. What is the relative permeability of a paramagnetic material? - 2809. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with which climate? - Greater than unity Equatorial climate 2853. The United Nations declared 2008 as which International Year? - 2810. What do the Ajanta paintings depict? - Scenes from the Jatakas Planet Earth 2811. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in which field? - 2854. On which thing Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends? - Its Vocal Music speed at which it flows 2812. How many member states are in „Common Market‟ for Eastern 2855. What was the main basis of social organization in India during the and Southern Africa? - 20 early medieval period? - Caste 2813. What is making interesting discoveries unexpectedly or by 2856. Which country stood second in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics accident? - Serendipity medal tally? - USA 2814. Which area is dominant in hunting and gathering? - Tropical 2857. Where is the national institute of nutrition located? - Hyderabad forest 2858. Which is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the 2815. Which Gupta ruler defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula? - Constitution of India? - Right to Education Yasodharman 2859. What is the average salt content in a litre of sea water? - 35 gm 2816. For whose removal Parliament‟s resolution is not needed? - 2860. Why is Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill? - Land Judge of Supreme Court revenue system 2817. By whom was the calculation of electronegativity first done? - 2861. In which Tyndall effect is not observed? - Sugar solution Pauling 2862. Which can be used for checking inflation temporarily? - Decrease 2818. By which bill does the government make arrangement for the in money supply collection of revenues for a year? - Finance Bill 2863. Dhyan Chand‟s name is associated with which game? - Hockey 2819. Which country is the world‟s largest producer of coal? - China 2864. Which are the “Horn of Africa”? - Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia 2820. What was the first major inscription in classical? - Sanskrit of 2865. By whom was the Sarak-i-Azam which ran from the Indus to Rudradaman Sonargaon (in Bangladesh) built? - Sher Shah 2821. Indian Development Forum (IDF) was earlier known as which 2866. Which is Nuclease enzyme begin its attack from free end of name? - Aid India Consortium polynucleotide? - Exonuclease 2822. What does Glomerulus and Bowman‟s capsule constitute? - 2867. After how many years One-third of the members of the Rajya Malpighian tubule Sabha retire? - Second year 2823. To which Bill the President must accord his sanction without 2868. A soap bubble is given negative charge then what happen in its sending it back for fresh consideration? - Finance Bills radius? - Increases 2824. Which country ranks top in the mining of gold? - South Africa 2869. Israel has common borders with which countries? - Lebanon, 2825. In the context of the reign of Guptas and their successors, what is Syria, Turkey and Jordan Vishti'? - Forced labour 2870. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of 2826. What does the emission of ß-particle? - Increases the atomic which ruler? - Dara Shikoh number by one 2871. The World Food Prize is given by which organisation/world body? 2827. When was the first „International Non-Smoking Day‟ observed all - Kraft general foods 2017: On June 26, 2017 - Dr. Akinwumi over the world? - 04.07.1988 Adesina from Nigeria (Innovator in funding and financing of 2828. Which is the „basis for determining the national income? - African agriculture) Production of goods and services 2872. Who are not protected against inflation? - Agricultural farmers 2829. From where do the strongest evidence that comets are members 2873. For which is the southern blot technique used for the detection? - of our solar system come? - Their composition DNA 2830. Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses built? - Bricks 2874. Which is the State with the largest area under waste land? - 2831. The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank does not depend on Jammu and Kashmir which area? - Area of the liquid surface 2875. „Padmavat‟ of Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a notable, work in Hindi, 2832. „Chinaman‟ refers to which game? - Cricket was completed during which reign? - Sher Shah 2833. In human body, into which does the pancreas secretes its 2876. A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed/returned enzymes? - Duodenum by Rajya Sabha within how many days? - Fourteen Days 2834. What does increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere cause? - 2877. What does not contain a hydrophobic structure? - Rubber Rise in earth temperature 2878. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded so far to Indian 2835. What is Apabhramsa? - A work of the Jains citizens? - Five 1913: Rabindranath Tagore (Literature); 1930: 2836. Which language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule though it is C. V. Raman (Physics); 1979: Mother Teresa (Peace); 1998: an official language of a State? - English Amartya Sen (Economics); 2014: Kailash Satyarthi (Peace). 2837. With the rise of temperature, what will be the surface tension of a 2879. In which is the largest population of Scheduled Tribes? - Madhya liquid? - Decreases Pradesh 2838. Who was the first woman minister of a state? - Rajkumari Amrit 2880. Who commanded the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat? Kaur - Sadashiv Rao Bhau 2839. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from which side? 2881. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World - North west Champion in which sports? - Shooting 2840. In which reign was the first Buddhist Council held? - Ajatashatru 2882. Which is the richest source of ascorbic acid? - Guava 2841. Among the remedies of inflation, what can we include? - 2883. Which worm reach into intestine of human by eating leaf? - Tape Lowering bank rate worm 2842. Which compound is used in anti-malarial drug? - Chloroquin 2884. Palghat joins which states? - Kerala and Tamil Nadu 2843. A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he 2885. In which year was Bombay was acquired by the English from the attains the age of how many years? - 65 Years Portuguese? - 1662 2844. Which country celebrates Christmas festival in summer season? - 2886. How can a Change in distribution of powers between the Centre Australia and the States be done? - Amending the Constitution 2845. Which ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia 2887. Which is electrical circuits used to get smooth de output from a beyond the Pamirs? - Kanishka rectified circuit called? - Filter 2846. What does Soda water contain? - Carbon dioxide 2888. By which bill does the government make arrangement for the 2847. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of Central collection of revenues for a year? - Finance Bill Secretariat in Delhi? - Sir Edward Lutyens 2889. Which forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent? - Hindukush

2890. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of which 2932. Chocolates can be bad for health because of a high content of social society? - Satyashodhak Samaj which element? - Nickel 2891. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court? - 2933. In which Photosynthesis occurs? - Chloroplast Wimbledon (2017: in July 2017) 2934. Which are the important species of the Mediterranean biome? - 2892. By which would Desert plants be characterised? - By sunken Pine, cedar, fir stomata 2935. At which place was the headless statue of Kanishka found? - 2893. The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based Mathura on which scheme? - Government of India Act, 1935 2936. Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India? 2894. Which soil is best suited for cotton? - Regur - President 2895. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal? - Lord 2937. By whom was Electron first identified? - J. J. Thomson William Bentinck 2938. When was EXIM Bank set-up? - 1982 2896. What is the most satisfactory method for separating sugars? - 2939. The annual average rate of net plant production is highest in which Chromatography forests? - Temperate forest 2897. Who is the author of „Business @ Speed of Thought? - Bill Gates 2940. The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written 2898. Which is the „basis for determining the national income? - in which language? - Ardhamagadhi Production of goods and services 2941. Which animal can tolerate more summer heat? - Donkey 2899. On the basis of the process of their formation, which soil is formed 2942. What is the estimation of age of woody plant by counting annual differently from the other three? - Regur, Khaddar, Bangar or ring? - Dendrochronology Bhabar 2943. In whom the executive authority of the Union is vested by the 2900. Which helped to develop close ties between the government and Constitution? - President the masses? - Ryotwari Settlement 2944. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which 2901. Alzheimer‟s disease in human beings is characterised by which state? - Himachal Pradesh degeneration? - Degeneration of nerve cells 2945. Of which Religion-wise the sculpture were found at Kankali tila in 2902. Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Mathura? - Jaina Constitution in Hindi? - 58th 2946. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of which metal? - Zinc 2903. The absorption of radio waves by the atmosphere depends on 2947. By whom was the famous „Kirti Stambha‟ at Chittor built? - Rana which thing? - Their frequency Kumbha 2904. Which crop requires continuous semiaquatic condition for 2948. Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India? - Industrial cultivation? - Rice Development Bank of India 2905. Who was the leader to have the unique distinction of firing the first 2949. Which state receives rainfall from north-east monsoons? - Tamil shot in the rebellion of 1857? - Mangal Pande Nadu 2906. „Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani‟ is the autobiography of which 2950. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India? - Goa person? - V. P. Singh 2951. Soft drinks such as cocoa contain significant quantities of which 2907. The world famous „Khajuraho‟ sculptures are located in which thing? - Caffeine State? - Madhya Pradesh 2952. By whom is the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the 2908. Why is the yellow colour of urine? - Due to the presence of Parliament appointed? - Speaker of Lok Sabha pigment Urochrome 2953. How must be the lines of force of a uniform magnetic field? - 2909. Which stare is the largest producer of coffee? - Karnataka Parallel to each other 2910. In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who held the 2954. The Varanasi-Kanyakumari National Highway is called which portfolio of Defence? - Baldev Singh national highway? - NH-7 2911. After how many years is the President of USA is elected? - 4 2955. Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Swally? - Years Thomas Best (Battle of Swally 1612) 2912. Which enzyme changes maltose into glucose? - Maltose 2956. Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which subject? - 2913. Economic Planning is a subject of which list? - Union List Astrophysics 2914. On planet Earth, where is no centrifugal force? - At the poles 2957. Which is the official language of Central Bank of West African 2915. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March? - Bank? - French Sabarmati Ashram 2958. What is the transfer of pollen-grain from pollen-sac to stigma 2916. Who is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web called? - Pollination (WWW)? - Tim Berners-Lee 2959. What is in terms of the railway system India‟s position in the 2917. Which of the following will provide maximum roughage to our diet, world? - Fourth (1st: USA Followed by China, Russia) if taken in equal mass? - Cabbage 2960. Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established? - 2918. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Jamshedpur Legislature? - Government of India Act, 1935 2961. Who decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not? - 2919. Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year? - Speaker of Lok Sabha Mercury 2962. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in, what is 2920. Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India? - the which the central metal in this? - Magnesium Mohammad Iqbal 2963. What is the most appropriate measure of a country‟s economic 2921. Which polymer is widely used for making bullet proof material? - growth? - Per capita real income Polyethylene 2964. Which is the brightest planet? - Venus 2922. Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the 2965. Who used the phrase „Un-British‟ to criticize the English colonial Indian peasants did not cultivate? - Maize control of India? - Dadabhai Naoroji 2923. What is the mean of „Take off stage‟ in an economy? - Steady 2966. Which is UN special agency and not programme? - UNDP growth begins 2967. What is the Study of integrated use of microbiology, biochmistry 2924. The equator cuts through which island? - Borneo and engineering? - Biotechnology 2925. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States? 2968. Where is in the Constitution of India, the word „Federal‟ used? - - Sardar Patel Nowhere 2926. Which three important micronutrients are essential for humans? - 2969. Which planet takes the same number of days for rotation and Copper, zinc and iodine revolution? - Venus 2927. By which act did the Crown take the Government of India into its 2970. Which element of Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley own hands? - Government of India Act, 1858 Civilization? - Cult of Shiva 2928. What are Carbon, diamond and graphite together called? - 2971. When a ray of light is going from one medium to another, how is Allotropes its frequency? - Frequency remains same 2929. Which city is associated with the river Mekong? - Phnom-Penh 2972. Who is the author of “The Kalam effect: My years with the (Cambodia) president”? - P.M. Nayer 2930. By which was Yavanika (Curtain) introduced in Indian theatre? - 2973. CENVAT is associated with which rate? - Rate of indirect tax Greeks 2974. At the summer solstice, which latitude will have the longest night? 2931. What is the name given to an almost circular coral reef inside - 60°S which there is a lagoon? - Atoll 2975. What was the script of Indus Valley Civilization? - Un-deciphered

2976. Which branch of science deals with the study of tissue found in the 3019. For which landform is Colorado in U.S.A. famous? - Grand body of organism? - Histology Canyon 2977. By whom is Recognition to a political party accorded? - By the 3020. Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D.? - Second Battle of Tarain Election Commission 3021. A far-sighted person has a near point at 100 cm. What must be 2978. For which thing is Washing soda the common name? - Sodium the power of the correcting lens? - +3.0 D carbonate 3022. Which Indian was honoured by the World Statesman Award, 2979. Through where does the Tropic of Cancer passes? - India and 2012? - Stephen Harper Saudi Arabia 3023. By which band is Monetary policy regulated? - Central Bank 2980. What are Brahmanas? - Texts on sacrificial rituals 3024. Strait of Florida runs in between which water bodies? - Atlantic 2981. Who is the author of the book „Freedom from Fear‟? - Aung San Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Suu Kyi 3025. During whose reign did the Mongols first invade India? - Iltutmish 2982. When is Doctor‟s Day, Bidhan Chandra Roy Birth Day is 3026. What is the green color of plants produced from organelles? - observed? - July 1 Chloroplasts 2983. Which hormone is injected into cow and buffalo during milking? - 3027. According to which system are the members of the Rajya Sabha Oxytocin elected? - Single Transferable Vote System 2984. What happens when a sudden fall in the barometric reading? - 3028. Which fuel causes minimum environmental pollution? - Hydrogen Storm 3029. Which Strait separates Asia from North America? - The Bering 2985. What is the meaning of 'Buddha'? - The Enlightened one Strait 2986. Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the 3030. Who was contemporary of Namdev? - Sena Constitution in Hindi? - 58th 3031. The ODI Player of the Year 2012‟ Award was given by ICC to 2987. Heat given to an ideal gas under isothermal conditions is used in which India cricketer? - Virat Kohli 2016 Awards: Cricketer of which work? - In doing external work the Year and Test Player of the Year: Ravichandran Ashwin 2988. How long does India‟s economic zone extend miles off its coast? - (India) ODI Player of the Year: Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 200 3032. Who has created world record in the men‟s 100 metres sprint 2989. How is the Relative humidity of the atmosphere directly affected? - event at 2008 Olympic Games? - Usain Bolt Change in atmospheric temperature 3033. Which ceil organelles function as the power house of a living cell? 2990. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which Indian ruler? - - Mitochondria Chandragupta Maurya 3034. Which States of the U.S.A. are attached to Mexico? - California 2991. When is World Day for Audio-visual Heritage, recognized by the and Texas UN observed? - October 27 3035. Who was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer? - Sheikh 2992. Maximum nutritive element absorbed by blood from which part of Moinuddin Chisti alimentary canal? - Small intestine 3036. The members of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for 2993. Under whose signature are the members of All-India Services what period? - 5 years appointed? - President 3037. How many image can a man see if he stands between two plane 2994. Which climate best suited for horticulture? - Mediterranean mirrors inclined at an angle of 60°? - 5 2995. Before ascending the Maurya throne, how was Asoka served? - 3038. What is the basic attribute of a formal organization? - Rules and As a Viceroy of Taxila regulations 2996. From which one among the following water sources, the water is 3039. Khartoum is situated at the confluence of which rivers? - White likely to be contaminated with fluoride? - Ground water Nile and Blue Nile 2997. In which year did the first modem Olympic Games take place? - 3040. Under which reign did Mughal Empire extend up to Tamil territory 1896 in the South? - Aurangzeb 2998. Which neighbouring country has objections on Indian Baglihar 3041. The Winter Olympic came into being in which year? - 1924 Hydro-electric Project? - Pakistan 3042. By which Transfer of genetic information from one generation to 2999. Which region does not receive most of its rainfall during winter? - the other is accomplished? - By transfer RNA Central North America 3043. Which One feature is distinguishing the Rajya Sabha from the 3000. What were the two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan? - Vidhan Parishad? - Indirect election Works of the Gupta Art 3044. Which is the southernmost city? - Kanyakumari 3001. Which genetic disease is sex -linked? - Royal haemophilia 3045. Which Rajput mansabdar revolted against Aurangzeb? - 3002. What is the part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and Durgadas Rathore ideals of the framers? - Preamble 3046. Which hydrocarbon is mainly present in Gobar gas? - Methane 3003. When will a hot body radiate maximum energy? - If its surface is 3047. Who wrote the book Babu Vivah? - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar black and rough 3048. If the price of an inferior good falls, what about its demand? - 3004. Which African country is richer than others in gold and diamond? - Remains constant Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) 3049. Which gulf would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from 3005. Who has been called the 'Napoleon of India'? - Samudragupta Nagercoil? - Gulf of Mannar 3006. Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, 3050. Which was the last governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal belongs to which country? - Kenya emperor? - Murshid Quli Khan 3007. How many players are there on each side in a women‟s Basketball 3051. Which substance found in blood which helps in clotting? - game? - 6 Fibrinogen 3008. Who proved that DNA is the basic genetic material? - Hershey 3052. How can a major portion of the Constitution be amended? - By and Chase two-thirds majority 3009. Which is the leading producer of sulphur? - USA 3053. What is the product of the time period of a wave and its 3010. During the reign of which Pallava ruler did the Chinese pilgrim frequency? - Unity Hieun Tsang visit Kanchi? - Narasimhavaram I 3054. Which is the major oil producing area in U.S.A.? - Texas- 3011. What does the Preamble of our Constitution contains? - The spirit Louisiana belt of the Constitution 3055. Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India? - Guptas 3012. Which will you put into pure water in order to pass electric current 3056. When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded? - 22nd May, through it? - Lemon Juice 1964 3013. Of the various ways of financing government‟s investment 3057. The popular TV. serial „Neem ka Ped‟ was written by which expenditure, what is the least inflationary? - Taxation author? - Rahi Masoom Raza 3014. In which country are „Dykes‟ especially constructed? - Norway 3058. Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in 3015. What was Sher Shah‟s real name? - Farid Parliament? - 52nd 3016. Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India? - Ahmedabad 3059. Which country leads the world in the export of oil? - Saudi Arabia 3017. “Greenhouse effect” with respect to global warming refers to which 3060. The Kalachuri era counted from A.D. 248 what was mostly in effect? - Warming effect current? - Andhra 3018. Which State has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary 3061. What is the name of the scientist who stated that matter can be seats? - Uttar Pradesh converted into energy? - Einstein

3062. By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made? 3108. Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to - Dadabhai Naoroji be impeached? - Justice Ramaswami 3063. „Asian Drama‟, by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which 3109. Which relates to the formation of the Himalayas? - Folding of the subjects? - Economics geosyncline 3064. Where do the Earthquakes rarely occur? - Brazil 3110. The Maratha power reached its zenith during which Peshwaship? 3065. Kamarupa is the old name of which state? - Assam - Balaji II 3066. What is in a healthy person rate of heart beat on one minute? - 72 3111. Which material is very hard and very ductile? - Nichrome times 3112. Which is called a „banker‟s cheque‟? - Demand draft 3067. When is the Constitution of India designed to work as a unitary 3113. With Which game/sport is „Popping crease‟ associated? - Cricket government? - In times of Emergency 3114. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? - Sambhar 3068. With the rise of temperature, what happens in the speed of sound 3115. In which year did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha in a gas? - Increases administration? - 1748 A.D 3069. Mostly in which region do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur? - 3116. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of Folded and faulted region which gas? - Methyl-iso-cyanate 3070. Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of 3117. Which was an associate State of India before becoming a full- Ala-ud-din Khalji? - Kashmir fledged State? - Sikkim 3071. Which decade is celebrated as decade of Action for road safety? - 3118. Einstein‟s mass energy relation is given by which expression? - E 2011-2020 - mc2 3072. What is the sum total of incomes received for the services of 3119. Which is the first company-managed major port in India? - labour, land or capital in a country? - National income ENNORE 3073. Myxoedema is disorder produced due to hypersecretion of which 3120. Which Governor of Bengal committed suicide in 1774? - Robert gland? - Thyroid Clive 3074. In which country is the world‟s highest waterfall? - Venezuela 3121. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field? - 3075. Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? - Balban Literature and Journalism 3076. From which of the country, Constitution of India has adopted 3122. Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the fundamental duties? - Erstwhile USSR punishment for the same? - 6 months’ imprisonment 3077. The isotopes of chlorine with mass number 35 and 37 exist in 3123. All of the organisms living in a particular area, what do they make which ratio? - 3:1 up? - A biological community 3078. Which decade is celebrated as United Nations decade on 3124. How can fertility of soil be improved? - By adding living biodiversity? - 2011-2020 earthworms 3079. One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going 3125. By whom was the Vernacular Press Act was passed? - Lord from Bombay to which canal? - Suez Lytton 3080. Who built Char Minar? - Quli Qutb Shah 3126. By whom is Recognition to a political party accorded? - By the 3081. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, is observed on which Election Commission date? - December 2 3127. Which was the scientist who was responsible for the rejection of 3082. What does protein deficiency in children usually between the age vital force theory? - Lavoisier of 1 to 3-year cause? - Kwashiorkor 3128. Which award is associated with Agriculture? - Bourlog Award 3083. Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as 3129. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions the Prime Minister of India? - Indira Gandhi of the world? - Intensive farming 3084. Which country has the highest average of road length on per 3130. In which year Delhi became the capital of India? - 1911 thousand square kilometre area basis? - Japan 3131. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals? - 3085. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Mutthiah Muralitharan Golconda founded? - Kakatiyas 3132. By which fission does Leishmania, the causative agent of kala- 3086. When the radius of the T.G. coil is decreased, what does happen azar, multiply asexually? - By binary fission in its sensitiveness? - Increases 3133. From which date shall the tenure of every Panchayat be for five 3087. Unemployment occurs when workers move from one job to years? - From the date of its first meeting another job? - Frictional unemployment 3134. The last three digits of a PIN code represent? - Sorting district 3088. The United Nations declared 2014 as which International Year? - 3135. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Crystallography Massacre? - Lord Chelmsford 3089. Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates? - Europe 3136. Which rays will deflect in electric field? - Cathode rays 3090. Where is Buland Darwaza situated? - Fatehpur Sikri 3137. Why is the Gross National Income always more than Net National 3091. Which disease is caused by bacteria and spread though faecal Income? - Direct taxes matter by houseflies? - Typhoid 3138. In which country was the 2010 Football World Cup held? - South 3092. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? - Vice-President Africa (Spain beats Netherlands) 2014: Brazil (Germany beats 3093. Which colloids are solvent loving colloids? - Lyophilic Argentina); 2018: Russia 3094. Among the Union Territories of India, which one has the largest 3139. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state? - near size? - Pondicherry Ahmedabad Gujarat 3095. During which reign was the Purana Qila constructed? - Sher Shah 3140. What was the first venture of Gandhiji in all-India politics? - 3096. Which Australian player was known as „Fruitfly‟ amongst the rest Rowlatt Satyagraha of the team? - Merv Hughes 3141. Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog? - 3097. Which type of unemployment mostly found in India? - Disguised Hydrophobia 3098. What is a glass sided tank, bowl in which aquatic animals live? - 3142. Which is not the concern of the local government? - Public Utility Aquarium Services 3099. Where are Shevaroy Hills located? - Tamil Nadu 3143. Most of hydrocarbons from petroleum are obtained by which 3100. By whom was the Sikh Khalsa founded? - Guru Gobind Singh method? - Fractional distillation 3101. Under which act was the Supreme Court set up? - Regulating Act 3144. Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of 3102. The resistance of material increases with temperature. What is Chile and Peru? - Humboldt Current this? - Metal 3145. During the reign of which Viceroys Indian National Congress 3103. Pravin Arnre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested? - Lord Africa? - Boland Willingdon 3104. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on 3146. The Musalman, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation which hills? - Palni hills since 1927, is published from which place? - Chennai 3105. On 13th April of which year Guru Gobind Singh established 3147. Under VAT, how many slabs are there? - 4 Khalsa? - 1699 3148. From the biological evolutionary point of view, the human heart is 3106. The Olympic Museum was opened at which place? - Lausanne close to the heart of which animal? - Pig 3107. The word “biodiversity” is a combination of which two words? - 3149. Where does the cold Labrador current bring nine months‟ winter? - Biology and diversity Eastern Newfoundland

3150. Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)? - 3191. What is Syrinx? - Voice box in Birds Surendranath Banerjee 3192. By whom is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected? - All the 3151. In which year was the Constituent Assembly which framed the members of Lok Sabha Constitution for Independent India set up? - 1946 3193. Which is the best conductor of electricity? - Silver 3152. The mass-energy relation is the outcome of which theory? - 3194. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? - Venus Special theory of relativity 3195. In which year was the Indus Valley Civilisation discovered? - 1921 3153. Who is the author of the book „India Remembered‟? - Pamela 3196. Which first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in Mountbatten A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE India? - Sucheta Kripalani MOUNTBATTENS DURING THE TRANSFER OF POWER 3197. How many of Banks were nationalised since 1969? - 20 3154. Local thunderstorms „Norwesters‟ are prominent in which state? - 3198. Which modification of root does not store food? - Stilt West Bengal (Nor'westers or the Kalbaishakhi is a local 3199. Which planet is known as the Earth‟s Twin? - Venus thunderstorm which occurs in India and Bangladesh.) 3200. Purushsukta is a part of which veda? - Rig Veda 3155. Who led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi? - Syed Haider Raza 3201. What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply? - A 3156. What are the total members of Security Council– 15 separate Constitution 3157. Wisdom teeth normally grow during the which age? - 17-30 years 3202. Through which material does sound travel slowest? - Wood 3158. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent 3203. What are the brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha? - Assembly of India? - Sachidananda Sinha Dhrupad vocalists 3159. If the atmosphere is cooled, what is its capacity for water vapour? 3204. How much the equatorial circumference is greater than the polar - Lowered circumference? - Approximately 68 km 3160. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at which 3205. Which was common both to the Harappan society and the place? - Kashmir Rigvedic society? - Horses 3161. Which alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating 3206. Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris? - UNESCO devices? - Nichrome 3207. Vegetative propagation by stem cutting is generally foundation of 3162. By which ministry is Economic survey published? - Ministry of which plant? - Sugarcane Finance 3208. To whom is the Chief Minister of a State responsible? - Governor 3163. Which organ of UNO is considered as world parliament? - 3209. What is the distance of the equator from either of the poles? - General Assembly 10,002 km 3164. A majority of the population of New found land are engaged in 3210. Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council held at which profession? - Fishing Rajagriha? - Mahakassapa 3165. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? - 3211. By which method is the age of most ancient geological formations Kushans estimated? - C14 method (Carbon Dating) 3166. Which disease is characterised by inflammation of the membranes 3212. Which tax is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated covering the brain and spinal cord? - Meningitis by the States? - Stamp Duties 3167. Between which a government is federal or unitary on the basis of 3213. Ban-Ki-Moon the Secretary general of UNO belongs to which relations? - Centre and States country? - South Korea 3168. Which purified oil does Aviation fuel for jet aeroplanes consist? - 3214. Which layer of the atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying Kerosene of jet aeroplanes? - Stratosphere 3169. Which country produced 127 lakhs metric tonnes fish in 2010? - 3215. In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained Japan Mahaparinirvan? - Kushinagar, Malla Republic (One of 16 3170. Who was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire? Mahajanpada) - Rajuka 3216. Most of the plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in which from? - 3171. Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent Nitrates India? - Damodar Valley Corporation 3217. Who is the Father of local self-government in India? - Lord Ripon 3172. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of 3218. If the temperature inside a room is increased, what will be the India? - Shri V. T. Krishnamachari relative humidity? - Decrease 3173. What is Amnesia? - Related to loss of memory 3219. Which constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in 3174. Recently reserves of diamond have been reported in Madhya climate and weather? - Water Vapour Pradesh from which place? - Deobhog (now in Chattishgarh) 3220. Who was the last ruler of Sunga dynasty? - Devabhuti 3175. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood? - 3221. What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye? - Vishnugupta Kamla Kant 3176. The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment? - First 3222. Which is not a direct tax? - Tax on entertainment 3177. The filament of an electric bulb is made of which metal? - 3223. Which fungus is responsible for disease late blight of potato? - Tungsten Phytophthora infestans 3178. Who is associated with Tashkent Agreement? - Lal Bahadur 3224. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world‟s requirement Shastri of newsprint? - Coniferous forest 3179. Which metal is used for generation of Nuclear Power? - Uranium 3225. Who were the first to establish trade contacts with the Roman 3180. In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory? - empire? - Tamils Masulipattanam 3226. With which amendment act has Panchayati Raj received 3181. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing constitutional status? - 73rd order of their populations? - USA and Indonesia 3227. Which polymer is used for making bulletproof material? - 3182. What is the normal cholesterol level in human blood? - 180-200 Polyethylene mg/dL 3228. „Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny‟ book was written by which 3183. Which was the first woman film star nominated/elected to the person? - Swami Vivekananda Rajya Sabha? - Nargis Dutt 3229. Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World‟s 3184. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal? - Pressure Belts? - Monsoon Gold 3230. Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda? - Charaka 3185. Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India? - Fort 3231. The United Nations declared 2012 as the International Year of St. George which thing? - Cooperatives 3186. On which conservation law, does a rocker work? - Angular 3232. Which gland is both exo and endocrine gland? - Pancreas momentum 3233. By whom was the Constitution of India adopted? - Constituent 3187. To which duties is the system of value added taxation applicable? Assembly - Excise duties 3234. By which the maximum amount of energy in the present day world 3188. Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which is provided? - Coal countries? - Ethiopia and Somalia 3235. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the 3189. Silver is obtained from the lead & Zinc are of Zawar mines in study of which religion? - Mahayana Buddhism which city? - Udaipur 3236. The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the 3190. In Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic conservation of which thing? - Energy development? - Seals 3237. Which state produces maximum Soya bean? - Madhya Pradesh

3238. When is World Day for Water, recognized by the UN observed? - 3278. Which is at the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj? - March 22 Zila Parishad 3239. Which country is rich in oil? - Indonesia 3279. In organic compound, halogens are estimated by which method? - 3240. By whom was the first Muslim invasion of India lead? - Carius method Muharnmad-bin-Oasim 3280. Which is the example of crater lake? - Oregon (USA) 3241. Which blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman‟s capsule? - 3281. The „Misl‟ of which Ranjit Singh was the leader? - Sukerchakia Afferent arteriole Misl (Misl generally refers to the sovereign states of the Sikh 3242. When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met? Confederacy) - 9th December, 1946 3282. Where is the headquarters of International Olympic Committee? - 3243. Which are macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers? - At Lausanne (Switzerland) Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium 3283. Who is the author of the book „My Country, My Life‟? - L. K. 3244. Which proper order of seismic waves as they are received at Advani seismograph station? - P-wave, S-wave, L-wave 3284. Which is known as „graveyard of RBCs‟? - Spleen 3245. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in which year? - 712 A.D. 3285. Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which 3246. The United Nations declared 4th week of September which week? effect? - Orographic effect - Peace Week 3286. Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis? - 3247. What percentage of country‟s demand for natural rubber is met by Zamindari in indigenous production? - 97% 3287. Which can impose reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental 3248. Which causes the disease syphilis? - Bacteria Rights of the Indian citizens? - Parliament 3249. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them 3288. If the temperature of a semiconductor rises, what is its resistivity? still active? - Iceland - Decrease 3250. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a 3289. CENVAT is associated with which rate? - Rate of indirect tax ministry of agriculture? - Mohammad Bin Tughlaq 3290. In which country has maximum damage to the forests been 3251. Which cytoplasmic organelles are treated as prokaryotic cells caused by acid rain? - Poland within the eukaryotic cells? - Glyoxysomes 3291. By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first made? - 3252. Which is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India? - Western Dadabhai Naoroji Ghats 3292. Who is the author of the book „Glimpses of World History‟? - 3253. What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply? - A Jawaharlal Nehru separate Constitution 3293. Which are the glands of the body which pour their secretions 3254. Why are Metals good conductor of heat than insulator? - They directly into the blood stream? - Endocrine glands contain free electrons 3294. The Fundamental Right to Property has been deleted by the which 3255. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India? - Off the coast at Amendment Act? - 44th Rameshwaram 3295. Which state is with the largest area under waste land? - Jammu 3256. By whom was the rare work on architecture, „Samarangana and Kashmir Sutradhara‟ written? - Paramara King Bhoja of Dhar 3296. On which basis Montague-Chelmsford Report formed? - The 3257. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title? - Government of India Act, 1919 Wilson Jones 3297. Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth‟s crust? - 3258. Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize? - R.N. Iron (It‟s the 2nd metal after Aluminium and 4th element after Tagore Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminium) 3259. Which of a species describes the tropic function it fills in its 3298. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at which place? - environment? - Niche Kanyakumari 3260. What is the most important item of export among marine products 3299. Taxation and the government‟s expenditure policy are dealt under from India? - Shrimp which policy? - Fiscal policy 3261. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of 3300. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? - 'Sijda'? - Balban Saddle Peak (732 m at North Andaman Island) 3262. To whom is the Chief Minister of a State responsible? - Governor 3301. Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the 3263. A mixture of camphor and benzoic acid can be easily separated by representative of the Congress? - Gandhiji (Sept. to December which method? - Chemical method 1931) 3264. Which is the oldest „stock exchange of India? - Bombay Stock 3302. A typical human ribcage consists of how many ribs? - 24 Exchange 3303. To whom the Vice-President‟s letter of resignation is to be 3265. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? - addressed? - President 40,000 km 3304. „mho‟ is the unit of which unit? - Specific resistance 3266. Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jaziya on the Brahmins also? - 3305. Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal? - Gandhi Sagar Firoz Tughlaq 3306. Which were the patrons of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets? 3267. Who got the „Bharat Ratna‟ award, before becoming the President - Pandya of India? - Dr. Zakir Hussain 3307. Geeta Chandran is well known by which name? - Bharatnatyam 3268. Which vitamin is generally excreted by humans in urine? - Vitamin dancer C 3308. Which plant is preferred for mixed cropping in order to enhance 3269. What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj? - the bioavailability of nitrogen? - Gram Government grants 3309. Which cell organelle is responsible for cellular respiration? - 3270. Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by Mitochondria mass in the earth‟s crust? - Oxygen 3310. Which state was in the development of hydroelectricity the 3271. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system pioneering state? - Karnataka was it borrowed from? - Mongolia 3311. Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty? - 3272. If a material, placed in a magnetic field is thrown out of it, then Maurya how is the material? - Diamagnetic 3312. Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office 3273. Who became the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test before the expiry of his term? - Parliament match? - Narendra Hirwani 3313. Which is the most malleable metal? - Gold (followed by Silver) 3274. Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy how may it be 3314. For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends termed? - Useful but need strict regulation on which source? - Taxation only 3275. Which is the highest lake above the sea level in the world? - Lake 3315. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they Titicaca (deep lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and actually are. Why is this? - Atmospheric refraction Peru.) 3316. During the Mughal period which trader first came to India? - 3276. The Maratha power reached the zenith of its glory during which English reign? - Shivaji 3317. A Forgotten Empire‟, written by the renowned historian Robert 3277. A person who lives exclusively on milk, egg and bread is likely to Sewell, is about which Empire? - Vijaynagar Empire become a victim of which disease? - Scurvy 3318. Which group of plant produce naked seed? - Gymnosperm

3319. What is the maximum strength of the nominated members in both 3358. Archaeopteryx had which reptilian characters? - Clawed wings, the Houses of Parliament? - 14 (12 Rajya Sabha + 2 Lok Sabha teeth on jaw, tail (Anglo Indian)) 3359. Which cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during 3320. Who discovered the laws of planetary orbits? - Johannes Kepler the night? - Katabatic wind 3321. Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later 3360. When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought Vedic period? - Varuna under the control of the British Crown? - 1773 A.D 3322. Who gave the first experimental value of G (Gravitational 3361. What is the minimum age for being the member of the Parliament? Constant)? - Cavendish in the year 1797-98 - 25 Years 3323. Photochemical smog occurs in which climate? - Warm, dry and 3362. Which elements is obtained from sea weeds? - Iodine sunny climate 3363. Which is the regulatory authority for giving clearance for External 3324. What is the Planning Commission? - An Advisory body Commercial borrowing? - RBI 3325. What do the surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of 3364. Where are Grasses almost absent? - In tropical wet evergreen Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn? - Torrid Zone forest 3326. Which is the most important divinity of Rigveda? - Varuna 3365. Who was impeached in England for his actions in India? - Warren 3327. Which communicable disease is caused by bacteria? - Leprosy Hastings 3328. Who is considered the guardian of the Public Purse? - 3366. By using which technique, is DNA fingerprint done? - Southern Comptroller and Auditor General Blotting 3329. What is the conversion of Fe++ to Fe+++? - Oxidation 3367. Which Bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogenous 3330. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth‟s surface? - compound? - Nitrogen fixing bacteria 46% 3368. Which was the first woman Governor of a State in free India? - 3331. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism? - Mrs. Sarojini Naidu Menander 3369. Which ecosystem covers the largest area of the earth‟s surface? - 3332. If a ship moves from freshwater into seawater, what will happen? - Marine Ecosystem It will rise a little higher 3370. During which movement was „Mahatma‟ added before Gandhiji‟s 3333. Which was the first National Security Advisor of India? - Brajesh name? - Champaran satyagraha Mishra (Currently: Ajit Doval [5th ] from May 2014) 3371. Sound travels faster in which thing? - Iron than in air (Dense 3334. What is the first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis? - Medium) Glucose 3372. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National 3335. At low elevation which cloud are to be found? - Nimbus Congress? - Dadabhai Naoroji 3336. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama 3373. From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first Buddha preach their doctrines? - Bimbisara experimented? - April, 1987 3337. Which Union Territory attained statehood in February, 1987? - 3374. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of which precipitation? - Goa Orographic precipitation 3338. The escape velocity from the surface of the earth does not depend 3375. Which first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment in 1882? - C. on which body? - Mass of the body Vijiaraghavachari 3339. In India, which first bank of limited liability managed by Indians 3376. Which type of microorganism is most widely used in industries? - and founded in 1881? - Oudh Commercial Bank Bacteria, microalgae and fungi. 3340. Which clouds types do not indicate fair or fine weather? - 3377. What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Cumulonimbus (is a dense towering vertical cloud associated Assembly? - 500 with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water 3378. In fireworks, how is the green flame produced? - Because of vapour carried by powerful upward air currents) barium 3341. What is the name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his 3379. Which term for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia? - inscriptions? - Priyadarsi Taiga 3342. A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with which field? - A. Motion 3380. During the Indian Freedom struggle, who started a journal “The Picture (Telugu Cinema) Indian Sociologist”? - Shyamji Krishna Varma 3343. To which are Phototrophic and Geotropic movements linked? - 3381. Who is called as „Desert Fox‟? - Gen. Rommel (Erwin Rommel Auxin was a German general, served Nazi) 3344. On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into 3382. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation is known Maharashtra and Gujarat? - May 1, in the year 1960 what? - NACMF (HQ: New Delhi) 3345. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an 3383. Water will be absorbed by root hairs, then how is when the annual rainfall of over 200 cm. where is this? - Singapore (other external medium? - Hypotonic options were Tehran, Nagpur and Moscow) 3384. Which is not an important factor of climate of an area? - 3346. Which region did not form the part of Ashoka's empire? - Longitude Madras (south) 3385. By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was started? - 3347. Which is the most unreactive gas? - Hydrogen Annie Besant and Tilak 3348. When was Inter-Governmental Authority on Development come 3386. By whom are Zonal Council provided? - By Parliamentary Act into existence? - 21st March, 1996 IGAD is an eight-country trade 3387. Who does a liquid drop tend to assume a spherical shape? - bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa Surface tension (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea), Nile Valley (Sudan and South 3388. With which Economic growth is usually coupled? - Inflation Sudan) and the African Great Lakes (Kenya and Uganda). Its 3389. Where is the thermal equator found? - North of the geographical headquarters are in Djibouti City. equator 3349. Which rural bank has been named after a river? - Varada 3390. After whose name was a women‟s division of the Indian National Grameen Bank Army named? - Rani Jhansi 3350. In which type of climate does the temperature never rise above 3391. The United Nations declared 2013 as the International Year of 10°C throughout the year? - Tundra Climate which cooperation? - Water Cooperation 3351. Which Gupta ruler was equally great in the art of peace, wars and 3392. What is an instrument for measuring the rate of transpiration? - personal accomplishment? - Chandragupta-II Potometer 3352. What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of 3393. By whom was an inter-State Council set up in 1990 under Article the Rajya Sabha? - Thirty Years 263 of the Constitution? - President 3353. When milk is churned, how does the cream separate from it? - 3394. Which reflects back more sunlight - Land covered with fresh Due to the centrifugal force snow 3354. In USA, which region receives heavy rainfall throughout the year 3395. Who started the newspaper „Shome Prakash‟? - Ishwar Chandra under the influence of Westerlies? - North-western Vidyasagar 3355. Which first Europeans came to India? - Portuguese 3396. Which substance does not have a melting point? - Glass 3356. When did man first land on moon? - 1969 3397. How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic 3357. Which is the secondary source of light in a fluorescent lamp? - and Social Council? - One vote Mercury vapour 3398. In India, in which industry are maximum number of workers employed? - Textile industry

3399. Which is the soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts? - 3440. On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress? - Loess soil (Loess is a type of silt which forms fertile topsoil in Non-violence some parts of the world.) 3441. The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in which 3400. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor? - year? - 1951 Harshavardhana 3442. Which is most primitive ancestor of man? - Australopithecus 3401. For which snake is the diet mainly composed of their snakes? - 3443. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha? - Ganesh Vasudev King Cobra Mavalankar 3402. On which date India became a Sovereign, democratic republic? - 3444. In which city of India, the diurnal range of temperature is Jan 26, 1950 maximum? - New Delhi (The diurnal temperature range (DTR) is 3403. What minimum number of non-zero non-collinear vectors is the difference between the daily maximum and minimum required to produce a zero vector? - Three temperature.) 3404. Where are Niagara Falls? - Ontario (Border of Ontario, Canada, 3445. To whom the Sarnath's Lion Capital attributed? - Ashoka and New York, United States) 3446. What is the Number of water molecules present in Mohr‟s salt? - 3405. Which inscription mentions Pulkesin II‟s military success against Six [(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2•6H2O: Ferrous ammonium sulfate or Harshavardhana? - Aihole Inscription Ammonium iron(II) sulfate] 3406. What is the present strength of members in the Economic and 3447. The Dronacharya Award for Sports coaches was instituted in Social Council of the UN body? - 54 which year? - 1985 3407. Which book was written by Graham Greene? - The Power and 3448. What does Inflation imply? - Rise in general price index Glory (British) 3449. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of 3408. What structure is common to both earthworm and cockroach? - Bengal maximum? - After summer Ventral nerve cord 3450. Which silver coins Issued by the Guptas? - Rupayaka 3409. Which Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? - 3451. In human body, which are the leg bones? - Femur, Patella, Meta Palk Strait tarsal 3410. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in whose book? - 3452. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the Vishakhadatta emoluments of which post? - President 3411. Which act made the Indian Legislature bicameral? - Government 3453. Which of the following is good nuclear fuel? - Plutonium-239 of India Act, 1919 3454. All the watches of a country are set according to which time? - 3412. By which a mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated? - Standard time of the country Sublimation 3455. Near the banks of which river excavations have brought to light 3413. The „Uruguay Round‟ negotiations resulted in the establishment of that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south? - Krishna which organization? - WTO 3456. Which book is entitled as „Bible of Communism‟? - Das Kapital 3414. Durand line is the border common to which two countries? - 3457. Who is popularly known as „Nightingale of India‟? - Sarojini Naidu Pakistan and Afghanistan 3458. In metabolism, how enzymes act? - As catalyst 3415. Who stated that there was no slavery in India? - Megasthenes 3459. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 3416. Which flim was made by Satyajit Ray for Children? - Sonar Killa 150°E? - 12 Noon on Tuesday 3417. Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing 3460. The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, and vomiting? - Medulla oblongata was used in latertirnes, what did it denote? - A coin 3418. What is the duration of proclamation of Financial Emergency? - At 3461. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which the first instance two months country? - England 3419. Which set of countries are completely surrounded by land? - 3462. Which is the essential element in all organic compounds? - Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia Carbon 3420. Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company? - 3463. Which is the oldest „stock exchange of India? - Bombay Stock Shah Alam II Exchange 3421. By which Radio waves of constant amplitude can be generated? - 3464. What are the „Temperate lows‟? - Sub-polar low pressure belts Oscillator 3465. Which are Tile earliest Buddhist literature that deal with the stories 3422. When is International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN is of the various birth of Buddha? - Jatakas observed? - September 21 3466. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan distinguished himself in which field? - 3423. In which year was „Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana‟ Agriculture launched? - 2005 3467. By which plants is the maximum fixation of solar energy done? - 3424. Where is the southernmost point of India located? - Great Green plants Nicobar 3468. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the Lok 3425. Which factory in Bengal, the was established by the Portuguese? - Sabha after independence? - 1963 Hoogly 3469. Which hot and dry winds that help in the ripening or grapes in the 3426. Which is used to know the development of foetus in uterus? - Alps region? - Foehn Ultrasound 3470. Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period? - 3427. During the proclamation of National Emergency which articles Tamil cannot be suspended? - Articles 20 and 21 3471. What is the wavelength of visible spectrum? - 390 to 700 nm 3428. Which oil is used in the floatation method for the purification of 3472. The fragments of which comet system collided with Jupiter in July ores? - Pine oil 1994? - Shoemaker-Levy 9 3429. What is the name of the group of languages spoken by the largest 3473. The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned number of people in India? - Indo-Aryan subsidiary of which bank? - Reserve Bank of India 3430. Which was the first metal used by man? - Copper 3474. Wine production is mainly carried out in natural region? - 3431. When is International Day for Tolerance, recognized by the UN is Mediterranean region observed? - November 16 3475. Which was the most important factor in transforming ancient 3432. Which is the only golfer to win the Masters Tournament six times? Indian society into feudal society? - Practice of land grants - Jack Nicklaus (USA) 3476. Which animal resembles most to human beings in terms of 3433. Who published the book „On the Origin of species by natural physical and mental capabilities? - Chimpanzee selection‟ in 1859? - Darwin 3477. From where can a Member of Parliament claim immunity? - From 3434. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India? - Dihang civil cases only 3435. In which Aryans first settled? - Punjab 3478. Salts of which element pre vide colors to fireworks? - Strontium 3436. At present the Rajya Sabha consists of how many members? - and Barium (Barium Green color and Strontium red color) 245 3479. Where are the Pustaz temperate grassland? - Hungry 3437. Which mirror is to be used to obtain a parallel beam of light from a 3480. Which was the Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri small lamp? - Concave mirror Lanka and made it a province of his empire? - Rajaraja 3438. In which year was Minimum inflation in post economic reform? - 3481. Where is the largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world 1999-2000 located? - Detroit, Michigan USA 3439. The Tibetan river „Tsangpo‟ enters India through which State? - 3482. ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment Arunachal Pradesh of which disease? - Diarrhoea

3483. To suspect HIV/AIDS in a young individual, which symptom is 3527. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? - Dr. mostly associated with? - Chronic diarrhoea Rajendra Prasad 3484. Which is the chief industry of Afghanistan? - Carpet making 3528. What is the number of unpaired electrons in carbon atom? - Two 3485. Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi to 3529. Which latitude passes through India? - Tropic of Cancer Daulatabad? - To control South India better 3530. Who propounded that „destiny determines everything, man is 3486. With which the executive power relating to concurrent subjects powerless? - Ajivakas remain? - The Centre 3531. Which is UN Programme and not special agency? - UNEP (United 3487. We cannot see during a fog. why? - Because of scattering of Nations Environment Programme) light 3532. Who is the author of the famous novel „Gone with the Wind‟? - 3488. Which situation makes a firm most efficient? - Lowest average Charles Dickens costs 3533. Which mammal rolls itself into ball at the time of danger? - 3489. Silk textiles are mainly produced in which countries? - China and Hedgehog India 3534. Which State has the largest forest area? - Madhya Pradesh 3490. The Portuguese traveller, Nuniz visited Vijayanagar during the 3535. Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of reign of which ruler? - Achyuta Raya which state? - Kashmir 3491. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air? - Peat 3536. Which Directive Principle of State Policy has NOT been 3492. Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase implemented so far? - Uniform civil code for the citizens of which cells? - White blood cells 3537. When some detergent is added to water, what will be the surface 3493. How many subjects are in the Union list? - 97 subjects tension? - Increases 3494. Which instrument is used for recording earthquake waves? - 3538. What is the situation with increasing unemployment and inflation Seismograph termed? - Stagflation 3495. Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the 3539. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located Golden Temple at Amritsar? - Akbar in which island? - South Andaman 3496. What does Oxidation involve? - Loss of electrons 3540. What was the original name of Tansen, the most famous musician 3497. Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality at the court of Akbar? - Ramatanu Pande Ratio (per 1,000 live births) lowest? - Bangladesh 3541. Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? - Kalidas 3498. What is meant by „Underwriting‟, the term frequently used in 3542. How many chamber are found in the heart of frog? - Three financial sector? - Under valuation of the assets. 3543. Which amendments accorded precedence to Directive Principle 3499. „Caldera‟ is a feature associated with which thing? - Volcanoes over Fundamental Rights? - 42nd Amendment 1976 3500. Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh become a 3544. Which is the biggest lake in India? - Chilka Lake political and military force? - Guru Govind Singh 3545. Which Indian ruler established embassies in foreign countries. on 3501. Which Part of plant is important for the life cycle of plant? - Flower modern lines? - Tipu Sultan 3502. By which committee were Mandai Panchayats recommended? - 3546. In an atom the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by Ashok Mehta Committee which principle? - Aufbau principle 3503. What will be If a pendulum clock be taken from the earth to a 3547. Which decade is celebrated as United Nations Decade for revolving artificial satellite? - It will stop altogether Women? - 1976-1985 3504. Which city is associated with the river Mekong? - Phnom-Penh 3548. Which agency has the power to declare any industrial unit as a 3505. Which decisive battle was fought during the Third Carnatic War potentially sick unit? - BIFR (Board for Industrial and Financial between the English and the French? - Wandiwash 1760 Reconstruction, New Delhi) 3506. Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of which direction? - 3549. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow Western Australia into Arabian Sea? - Narmada and Tapti 3507. Gum Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which dance form? - Kathak 3550. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? - During 2500- 3508. Which is an insectivorous plant? - Pitcher plant 1750 B.C 3509. A ship met with an accident at 30°E and 35°N. Where was the 3551. Sex determination of child is done by whose chromosome? - ship was sailing? - Mediterranean Sea Father 3510. Which gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a 3552. Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding widespread scale? - Partition of Bengal disqualification of a member of Parliament? - President 3511. Why was the Panchayati Raj System adopted? - Decentralise the 3553. Who firstly demonstrated experimentally the existence of power of democracy electromagnetic wave? - Hertz 3512. In colourful diamond, why are different colours present? - Due to 3554. Which is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation? - impurities Mahogany 3513. From the view of International economy, what does third World 3555. What are the main channels of our knowledge about the Indus imply? - The developing countries Valley Civilization? - Archaeological excavations 3514. Which is a land-locked country? - Zimbabwe 3556. When is International Human Solidarity Day observed? - 3515. The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British December 20 on the pretext of miss-governance? - Awadh 3557. The United Nations declared 2001 as which International Year? - 3516. With which field was Satyajit Ray associated? - Direction of films International Year of Volunteers 3517. Which plant is referred to as a living fossil? - Gingko (also known 3558. What is the effect of over secretion of hormone from pituitary as Maidenhair tree) gland? - Increase growth in length 3518. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the 3559. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India? - Tropical Constitution? - About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946 (2 years 11 moist deciduous forest months 17 days) 3560. What was the rate of land revenue as 'given in the dharma 3519. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of shastras? - 1/6 Capricorn pass? - Brazil 3561. The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in 3520. From where did the Quit India Movement start? - Bombay on a year‟? - Thrice Aug. 8, 1942 3562. Heating pyrites in air to remove sulphur is known as which name? 3521. Which physical quantities have the same dimensions? - - Roasting Momentum and impulse 3563. If the cash-reserve ratio is lowered by the Central bank, what will 3522. In which year did UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and be its effect on credit creation? - Increase Development? - 1964 (HQ: Geneva, Switzerland) 3564. The Matatila multipurpose project is located in which state? - Uttar 3523. Which Committee was formed to suggest means for eradicating Pradesh black money? - Chelliah Committee 3565. What did the name „Ratnakara‟ denoted in ancient Indian historical 3524. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries? - geography? - The Indian Ocean China-Pakistan 3566. „Queen‟s berry Rules‟ is the name. give to the rules in which 3525. Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in game? - Boxing raising „Indian National Army‟? - Rasbehari Bose 3567. By whom the concept of survival of the fittest as advanced? - 3526. Which crop would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the Herbert Spencer soil with nitrogen? - Gram

3568. When can the salaries of High Court judges be reduced? - During 3612. Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? - a Financial Emergency Gasoline 3569. Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters 3613. In which policy India opted for „Mixed Economy‟? - Industrial and dredgers? - Garden Reach Shipyard Policy of 1948 3570. In which country was Buddhism first propagated outside India? - 3614. In which state has India‟s largest private sector sea port been Sri lanka commissioned? - Krishnapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra 3571. There is no net transfer of energy by the particles of the medium in Pradesh which waves? - Stationary waves 3615. By whom was the 'Shahnama' written? - Firdausi 3572. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game? - Shooting 3616. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on 3573. Which provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds cricket pitch? - 3 and a half feet in India? - Corporate businesses 3617. By whom was Gene first isolated? - Hargobind Khurana 3574. Moho discontinuity lies at the depth of approximately how many 3618. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian kilometers? - 400 km Constitution? - B. R. Ambedkar 3575. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? - 3619. Which is the longest national Highway in India? - NH-7 Kanishka 3620. In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism 3576. From the evolutionary point of view, which is the most primitive popular? - Punjab and Sind animal? - Turtle 3621. By which impact is Nuclear fission is caused? - Neutron 3577. By whom are the Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court 3622. Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? - Junko are appointed? - President Tabei, Japan 3578. What is reduction of oxide with carbon at high temperature called? 3623. What is the task of the Planning Commission? - Preparation of - Smelting the plan 3579. Which is the highest plateau in the world? - Pamir Plateau (Roof 3624. How many PIN CODE Zone divided in the country? - Eight of the World) 3625. By whom was the Bhakti Movement first organized? - 3580. Who authored the Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram'? - Ilango Adigal Ramananda 3581. S. Vijaya Lakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with which 3626. By whom was Insulin discovered? - Dr. F G. Banting game? - Chess 3627. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the 3582. How many gold medals did India win at the XIth Asian Games? - Constitution? - 2 Years 11 Months 17 Days One (Beijing, China 1990) 3628. Which is purest form of iron? - Wrought iron 3583. At what level does the Natura 2000 network operate? - European 3629. Automatic approval up to 51 % in the infrastructure safety was 3584. Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called? - given in which year? - 1991 Industrial Policy Ionosphere 3630. During which reign was the East India Company founded in 3585. How is Manimekalai is looked? - As the Odyssey of Tamil London? - Akbar 3586. Where can the report of the UPSC discussed? - In Parliament 3631. Who was known as „Lady with Lamp‟? - Florence Nightingale before being accepted 3632. Which Indian origin immigrants became the Governor of Louisiana 3587. Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy occurs in province of the USA in 2007? - Bobby Jindal which thing? - Battery 3633. From which part of the plant is turmeric obtained? - Stem 3588. What is the main source of revenue to meet different 3634. In order of their distances from the Sun, which planet lie between expenditures? - Internal borrowings Mars and Uranus? - Jupiter and Saturn 3589. What is a line on a map which joins places having the same 3635. Which Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar? - Sisodiya rainfall called? - Isohyet 3636. How type of right is Right to Information? - part of fundamental 3590. Which Gupta king is famous for his courageous stand against the rights under Article 19(1) of the Constitution Hunas? - Skanda Gupta 3637. Which is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors? - Liquid sodium 3591. Which game is Davis Cup associated with? - Tennis 3638. What does M3 include? - M1 + T.D M0 and M1(narrow money) - 3592. When did the last female Alpine ibex disappear in France? - 2000 coins and notes in circulation and other money equivalents that 3593. To whom is the resignation letter of a State Public Service are easily convertible into cash M2 - M1+ short-term time deposits Commission member addressed? - Governor in banks and 24-hour money market funds M3 - M2+longer-term 3594. Equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is known as by which time deposits and money market funds with more than 24-hour name? - Selvas maturity M4 - M3+other deposits broad money (M2, M3 or M4), 3595. To which work is Devichandraguptam related? - Chandra Gupta II depending on the local practice. Therefore, M1 from narrow 3596. Purification of petroleum is carried out by which method? - money and M2 from broad money can‟t jointly create M3 because, Fractional distillation M3 itself from broad money. 3597. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution 3639. Comets revolve around which body? - Sun to which field? - Literature 3640. Where was Shivaji crowned as an independent king? - Raigarh 3598. From which sector is the largest contribution in India‟s National 3641. Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which field? - Income? - Tertiary sector Physics 3599. Thick stems and thorny wax coated leaves are commonly found in 3642. Which part of cinchona plant yields quinine? - Bark which area? - Deserts 3643. Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available 3600. Who is most famous for" the establishment of an elaborate system to non-citizens? - Freedom to speech of municipal administration? - Chandragupta Maurya 3644. Which layer of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral 3601. What is the short upper part of the human intestine next to the materials of highest density? - Central core stomach? - Duodenum 3645. Which saint name is associated with Shivaji? - Ram Das 3602. Which is the State having the largest population of scheduled 3646. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly which gases? - castes? - Utter Pradesh Methane, butane and propane 3603. Where will be the Time period in a vibration magnetometer 3647. „Kandla‟ situated on the Gulf of Kachchh is well known for which infinite? - At magnetic pole purpose? - Export processing zone 3604. Which is considered to cause an adverse of effect on Indian 3648. Which Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the monsoon? - El-nino RBI has “ecology” depicted on it? - Rs. 100 3605. Who was a lexicographer? - Amarslrnha 3649. The mapping of which part of earth is most difficult? - Interior of 3606. Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime the Earth achievement Oscar Award? - Satyajit Roy 3650. By whom was Island of Bombay was given to the English Prince 3607. What can be the maximum length of a cricket bat? - 32 Inches Charles II as dowry? - Portuguese 3608. Which technique can be used to establish the paternity of a child? 3651. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing? - Wool - Quantitative analysis of DNA 3652. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? - 3609. Which region does not receive much rainfall in the south-west New Delhi monsoon season? - Tamil Nadu coast 3653. Which of the following is used as „a moderator in nuclear reactor? 3610. By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504? - Sikandar Lodi - Graphite 3611. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? - USA 3654. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? - Mars

3655. What was the source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the 3699. Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° people of Harappan culture? - Afghanistan and 40° latitudes? - Mediterranean Climate Region 3656. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against 3700. Which school of paintings developed independently during the which country? - Bangladesh Mughal Period? - The Bijapur School 3657. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of how many players? 3701. In which is „Foot and Mouth Disease‟ found? - Cattle - 9 Players Each 3702. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? - President 3658. The improper function of which results in condition „Myxoedema‟ in 3703. What denotes the smallest temperature? - 1° on the Kelvin scale human beings? - Thyroid Gland 3704. In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found? - Tropical 3659. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? - latitudes Jupiter 3705. Which was the first English ship that came to India? - Red Dragon 3660. In the Vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of 3706. Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be families? - Grama environmental hazard? - Eucalyptus 3661. Who was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of 3707. Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some the Constituent Assembly? - Jawaharlal Nehru parts of the world, by which is this caused? - Bacterium 3662. Which element that does not occur in nature but can be produced 3708. In which animal is respiration done by skin? - Frog artificially? - Plutonium 3709. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which 3663. When had India a plan holiday? - After the drought of 1966 country? - Germany 3664. How are Latitude and Longitude? - Perpendicular to each other 3710. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? - Bengal 3665. Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained Gazette by Universal Law? - Jain Philosophy 3711. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of 3666. Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul? - A House for Mr. the High Court rest? - With the Parliament Biswas 3712. „Gobar gas‟ contains mainly which gas? - Methane 3667. Which can be used for biological control of mosquitoes? - 3713. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country? - GAMBUSIA Railways 3668. Which proclamation of National Emergency automatically 3714. Which rocks is transformed into marble? - Limestone suspends? - Right to freedom 3715. Which „Englishmen was fellow of Gandhi-Ji‟ in South Africa? - 3669. The latitude of a place is the same as which place? - Celestial Polak pole 3716. By which number the quality of gasoline sample is determined? - 3670. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions? - By its Octane Number Brahmi 3717. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by 3671. In which technology do Cryogenic engines find applications? - which virus? - Rabies Virus Rocket technology 3718. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? - 3672. SHOVNA NARAYAN is a reputed personality in which field? - President Classical dance 3719. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic 3673. During which Plan did prices show a decline? - First rocks? - Extreme heat and pressure 3674. Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction? - Wind 3720. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, Vane before dawn if it can be had”? - Gandhi-Ji 3675. Which ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta 3721. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade period? - Broach scales have the same value? - -40°C 3676. Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone? - D 3722. With which is the „Tennis court oath‟ associated? - French 3677. On the basis of financial crisis how many times has emergency Revolution been declared by the President of India? - Zero 3723. Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one‟s 3678. Which is the element found on the surface of the moon? - income as the income rises? - Progressive Tax Titanium 3724. Where is the Sargasso Sea located? - North Atlantic Ocean 3679. Why is „Beaufort Scale‟ used? - To measure wind velocity 3725. Who com-merited that Cripps Mission was a post-dated cheque 3680. Which TOMAR ruler is credited to have established Delhi? - on a crashing bank? - Mahatma Gandhi Anangpal 3726. Medicine for epilepsy is obtain from which lichen? - Parmelia 3681. „My Music, My Life‟ is the autobiography of which person? - Pt. 3727. Up to how much age can the Members of the Union Public Service Ravi Shankar Commission function? - 65 years 3682. Which was the first talkie film of India? - ALAMARA 3728. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic? - 3683. Through which Translocation of food materials in plants takes Quartz Glass place? - Phloem 3729. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific 3684. When does Relative humidity decreases? - With Increased Ocean)? - 10,994 m - The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Temperature Trench 3685. Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the 3730. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha biggest network of canals in India? - Feroze Shan Tughlaq in India? - Champaran 3686. What type of Party system has been evolved in India? - Multi 3731. With which country is “Orange‟ Revolution” associated? - Ukraine Party 3732. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated? - Music 3687. A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white 3733. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration? - 99% skin, what will experience? - Less Heat and Less Cold 3734. Which is the most populous city in the world? - Tokyo, Japan 3688. Which bank is the Banker of the Banks? - RBI 3735. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first 3689. Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit introduced in India? - Greeks of area? - Wet evergreen equatorial forests 3736. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? - USA 3690. KRISHNADEVA RAYA wrote a famous work, namely 3737. When temperature is gradually decreased, what is the specific AMUKTAMALYADA, in which language? - Telugu heat of substance? - Decreased 3691. Folk painting „Madhubani‟ is famous in which state? - Bihar 3738. What is the mean of Invisible Export? - Export of Services 3692. Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth? - Babul 3739. Which is the country with the highest density of population in 3693. Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? - The Europe? - Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister 3740. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? - 3694. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? - Australia Jahangir 3695. Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar? - Rani 3741. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army? - Hannibal Durgawati 3742. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called? - 3696. How are Oxygen and ozone? - Allotropes Guttation 3697. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ 3743. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed pineapple? - South America the Interim Government in 1946? - Sardar Patel 3698. When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the 3744. Which foreign country is closest to Andarnan Islands? - Myanmar Government? - 1948 3745. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India? - Aurangzeb

3746. Which metal is nontoxic in nature? - Gold 3788. The Issue Department of the RBI maintain a………. against 3747. Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO‟s world heritage printing of notes. - Minimum Reserve System sites in India? - Year 2016 (Nalanda University, 3789. With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated? - Khangchendzonga National Park, Architectural work of Le Narmada Corbusier-Chandigarh) 3790. The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight 3748. Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota? - Berar insurance sector? - Malhotra Committee 3791. The United Nations declared 2010 as which International Year of? 3749. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of - Rapprochement of Cultures, Biodiversity 2016: International other States of India? - Uttar Pradesh (9 including Delhi) Year of Pulses 2017: International Year of Sustainable 3750. The first railway line in India was opened in which year? - 1853 Tourism for Development 3751. What is Study of growth and development of embryo? - 3792. Which tissue take part in healing the wounds? - Epithelium Embryology tissue 3752. What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any 3793. Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the factory or mine? - 14 Years Constitution of India? - Supreme Court 3753. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends 3794. What is the state the main activity associated with the fold upon which thing? - Angle of Deviation mountain? - Earthquakes 3754. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in 3795. Who was the Afghan ruler of India whose administrative system the north? - Aravali Mountains was emulated by the British? - Sher Shah 3755. In which nomad man started settling? - Neolithic Age 3796. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which 3756. Where is the headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency thing? - Magnesium bicarbonate is located? - Vienna, Austria 3797. Regatta is associated with which sports event? - Rowing 3757. The book „Diplomatic Encounter‟ has been written by which 3798. Rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991? - 20% author? - Arundhati Roy 3799. What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded 3758. What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called? - sedimentary rocks? - Trellis Sphygmology 3800. Whose tomb is „Biwi Ka Maqbara‟? - Aurangzeb’s wife (Dilras 3759. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the Banu Begum) oldest range? - The Great Himalayan Range 3801. Which energy do not have the problem of pollution? - Solar 3760. Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest? - 3802. When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu? - 1969 Second to Seventh 3803. What is a suitable unit for expressing electric field strength? - N/C 3761. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian 3804. Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force? - citizenship? - Parliament Coriolis force 3762. Which is the element that has the highest first ionization potential? 3805. Who organised a Maratha confederacy against the English leading - Helium > Neon > Fluorine > Ar > N>Krypton>O to the Third Anglo Maratha War? - The Peshwa 3763. During which Plan did prices show a decline? - First 3806. Which woman has become the highest individual scorer in an 3764. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India? - innings in Tests? - Kiran Baloch (PAK 2003) Rajasthan 3807. What is the name of the person that controls a football match? - 3765. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras? - Mahavira An umpire 3766. Who is the author of the book „The Rights of Man‟? - Thomas 3808. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? - Lead Paine 3809. Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics? - 3767. What is considered as the easily digestible source of protein? - Constant heating Soyabean 3810. By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of non-Hindus to 3768. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the Hinduism) started? - Swami Dayanand Saraswati emoluments of which post? - President 3811. Which Union Territory attained statehood in February, 1987? - 3769. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan? - Goa Paradip, Orissa 3812. Which oxyacid of halogen has maximum acidic nature? - HClO 3770. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital? - (Hypochlorous acid) The chemical compound responsible for Rampurva, Bihar keeping our swimming pools clean and safe 3771. Total internal reflection of light is possible when light enters from 3813. From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first which thing? - Water to air (Dense to Rare Medium) experimented? - April 1987 3772. The book „Worshipping False Gods‟ is written by which person? - 3814. What is most important reason for dwindling forest resources Arun Shourie today? - Over felling 3773. When was the Rolling plan designed? - 1978-83 3815. “The best and bravest of the military leader of the rebels”- about 3774. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? - Western Ghats whom was this said by Sir Hugh Rose? - Rani of Jhansi 3775. During which reign was Kalidasa lived? - Chandragupta II 3816. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? - 3776. In the human body, Cowper‟s glands form a part of which system? Muttiah Muralitharan - Reproductive system 3817. The greatest threat to organisms and biodiversity in which 3777. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be process? - Process of habitat loss moved in which House? - Rajya Sabha alone 3818. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention 3778. Which transition metal is in liquid state? - Mercury of Village Panchayats? - Article 40 3779. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity? - Tropical rain 3819. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests? - 30 forest Percent 3780. Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a victory pillar in 3820. Who was the first Indian Woman President of the Indian National Rameshwaram? - Krishna III Congress? - Sarojini Naidu 3781. Forced Saving Refers to……… - Reduction of consumption 3821. The unidirectional property of a pn-junction is useful for its use as consequent to a rise in price which thing? - Rectifier 3782. The UNESCO declared 2011 as which International Year? - 3822. Who has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for the year International Year of Chemistry 2016? - P Vaidyanathan Iyer (Journalism) 3783. In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes 3823. Who is the chairman of 14th Finance Commission? - Y.V. Reddy place? - Protein synthesis (2015-20) 3784. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects 3824. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad? - 150 located? - Uttarakhand to 400 3785. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi 3825. During India‟s Freedom Struggle, which led to the first „All India Sultanate? - Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud Hartal‟? - Protest against Rowlatt Act 3786. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report? - 3826. Which animals have a diet mainly consisting of bamboo? - Red The Speaker of the Lok Sabha Pandas 3787. If a bar magnet is cut length wise into 3 parts, what will the total 3827. Which Amendment of the Constitution of India deals with the issue number of poles be? - Six of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj? - 73rd Amendment

3828. Thermal decomposition of alkanes is known as which name? - 3873. In India, in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? - Cracking Commercial banking 3829. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal? - 204 3874. Which does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? - 3830. In ancient India, at where was the earliest capital of Magadha Kolkata kingdom? - Rajgir 3875. Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of 1857? - 3831. Amartya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for which Palmerston work? - Poverty and famines (Economics) 3876. AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), What is 3832. Where did India made her debut in Olympic football? - London in this? - Retro virus 1948 3877. By whom was the Cabinet Mission to India headed? - Lord 3833. Which plant is used for green manuring in India? - Sunnhemp Pethick Lawrence 3834. Which city is known as the „Manchester of South India‟? - 3878. Phosgene is obtained by the reaction of carbon monoxide and Coimbatore which gas? - Chlorine 3835. The Government of India has decided to declare river as „National 3879. Where are Diesel locomotives manufactured? - Varanasi River‟? - Ganga 3880. Who advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free 3836. What does the Preamble of our Constitution contain? - The spirit India? - Jawaharlal Nehru of the Constitution 3881. Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? - 3837. Which energy of the electron at absolute zero is called? - Fermi Gasoline Energy 3882. SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted 3838. What is an essential attribute of inflation? - Increase in prices between which countries? - India and Singapore 3839. Which city is known for silk wearing industry? - Kanchipuram 3883. By whom were “Species Plantarum and Systema Natural” written? 3840. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time? - - Carl Linnaeus (Sweden) Prithviraj III 3884. What is the process that result in the breakdown of rocks and 3841. Where were first Olympic Games held? - Olympia, Greece, in minerals in situ? - Weathering 776 BCE 3885. Who were considered constitutionalist within the Indian National 3842. The characteristic odour of garlic is due to: - Sulphur containing Congress? - Satyamurty and K.M.Munshi Compound 3886. Which is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the 3843. The source of India‟s sovereignty lies in which thing? - Preamble Constitution of India? - Right to Education 3844. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse? - 3887. Old-written material, which cannot be read easily, how can be 7 minutes 40 seconds read? - By infrared rays 3845. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin? - 3888. Which is the largest Public Sector Bank in India? - State Bank of Kashmir India 3846. Which is the vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our 3889. Which sets indicated the Aeolian process? - Corrosion, attrition, bodies? - Vitamin D deflation 3847. The celebrated novel „The Godfather‟ was authored by which 3890. Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the author? - Mario Puzo Moderates together at Lucknow? - Annie Besant 3848. What is the best means of saving during inflation? - Money 3891. Which is nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? - 3849. What is the total surface area of earth? - 510 Million square Sagarika kilometres 3892. Medicine for high blood pressure is obtained from which species? 3850. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? - - Rauwolffia species Plassey (1757) 3893. How many times has National Emergency been declared? - Three 3851. Where do Sweat glands occur in greatest number? - In the skin times of the armpits 3894. Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? - 3852. What is the electorate for a Panchayat? - The Gram Sabha Low humidity 3853. The cause of fractional atomic weights of elements? - The 3895. Who headed the Cabinet Mission? - Lord Pethick Lawrence presence of Isotopes 3896. Which compound does not contain an OH group? - Aldehyde 3854. The second largest river basin in India is of which river? - 3897. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Godavari Authority? - RAVINDRA KUMAR VERMA 3855. Which Sikh Guru called himself the „Sachcha Badshah‟? - Guru 3898. Who is responsible for the collection and publication of monetary Hargovind and financial information? - Reserve Bank of India 3856. Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Kari Marx? - 3899. What is the quantity of water in a particular volume of air called? - Friedrich Engels Absolute humidity 3857. In acronym SAARC, „C‟ stands for which word? - Cooperation 3900. The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in 3858. What is the total number of bones in human skull? - Thirty which book? - Indica 3859. Which is the second largest basin in Peninsular India? - Krishna 3901. When does a cell increase in volume? - If the external medium is Basin hypotonic 3860. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS? - Surendranath 3902. Under which act was the Supreme Court set up? - Regulating Act Banerjee 1773 3861. For which period does Mayor of a Municipal Corporation hold the 3903. Mesons are found in which rays? - Cosmic rays office? - Two and a half year (Doubtful Please!!! Crosscheck) 3904. Lichens and Mosses are characteristic vegetation of which zone? - 3862. Which gas has maximum calorific value? - Oil gas The polar zone 3863. In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? - 3905. Who also had the name Devanama Piyadasi? - Mauryan King Primary sector Ashoka 3864. Why do Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural 3906. Who was thrice elected President of the Indian National disasters? - Due to cyclones Congress? - Dadabhai Naoroji 3865. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? - Warren 3907. How many member country are there in Commonwealth Nations? Hastings - 52 3866. When did India join the United Nations? - 1945 3908. Which plant yields biodiesel or biofuel? - Jatropha curcas 3867. The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of 3909. What is associated with a savanna climate? - Scrub animals? - Birds from reptiles 3910. Who was a contemporary of Alexander, the Great? - 3868. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? - Dr. Chandragupta Maurya Rajendra Prasad 3911. Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to 3869. Why does Mumbai receive more rainfall than Pune? - Because be impeached? - Justice Ramaswami Mumbai is on the windward side 3912. Maximum hydrogen bonding would be observed in which 3870. What was the real name of Tantiya Tope? - Ramchandra compound? - Methanol Panduranga 3913. Taxation and the government‟s expenditure policy are dealt under 3871. Which rays can pass through 20 cm thickness of steel? - α-Rays which policy? - Fiscal policy 3872. Which characteristic is common among parrot, platypus and 3914. Slash and burn agriculture in North Eastern State is Known by kangaroo? - Functional post anal tail which name? - Jhumming

3915. Which historical personality of India is also known as 3958. Which species of rhinoceros is said to be the most critically Vishnugupta? - Chanakya endangered species? - Javan rhinoceros 3916. Which organization issue the rules of global trade? - World Trade 3959. Trees with hardwood and dense canopy are generally found in Organization which forests? - Evergreen forests 3917. Which enzyme is found in human saliva? - Ptyalin 3960. What was the language of the Satavahana inscription? - Prakrit 3918. By whom is the Area of Lok Sabha Constituency for the purpose 3961. By whom is the Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive of general election determined? - Election Commission enjoined? - Directive Principle 3919. Telangana region represents type of vegetation? - Thorn 3962. According to Dalton‟s atomic theory, which is the smallest particle 3920. Who were the first Europeans to reach India for trade? - which can exist independently? - An atom Portuguese 3963. Which Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the 3921. A liquid will not wet the surface of solid if the angle of contact is RBI has “ecology” depicted on it? - Rs. 100 which angle? - Obtuse 3964. In India, which type of forest occupy the largest area? - Tropical 3922. Which decade is celebrated as First International Decade of the Moist Deciduous Forest World‟s Indigenous People? - 1994-2004 3965. The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose 3923. What is the main source of revenue to meet different contemporary? - Pushyamitra Sunga expenditures? - Internal borrowings 3966. Which was the first Asian lady swimmer to have crossed the 3924. On which planet of the solar system does the sun rise in the west English Channel? - Arati Saha and set in the east? - Venus 3967. Which creature is featured on the logo for International Year of 3925. The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Biodiversity 2010? - A greater flamingo Surat in which year? - 1613 3968. To which Bill the President must accord his sanction without 3926. What is the normal temperature of human body on the kelvin sending it back for fresh consideration? - Finance Bills scale? - 310 K 3969. Where is Over 90% of the world‟s biomass? - In tropical rain 3927. After how many years is Election of Rajya Sabha held? - 2 Years forests 3928. What is the average salinity of sea water? - 3.5% 3970. Who deciphered the Brahmi script? - James Princep 3929. Which planet of the solar system has the longest day? - Venus 3971. Who firstly predicated the existence of electromagnetic waves? - 3930. What was the main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Maxwell civilization? - Agriculture 3972. Who is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2012? - A.A. Manavalan 3931. Which decade is celebrated as First United Nations Decade for 3973. When was decimal coinage introduced in India? - 1957 the Eradication of Poverty? - 1997-2006 3974. Why have continents have drifted apart? - Because of tectonic 3932. International voluntary blood donation day is observed on which activities date? - November 6 3975. Which ruler was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja' (King of 3933. Why can Insects move on the surface of water without sinking? - Kings)? - Chandragupta I Due to Surface tension of water 3976. What represents the most complex level? - Ecosystem 3934. Which minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth‟s crust? - Silica 3977. Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the 3935. Which Harappan site had a dock? - Lothal Rajya Sabha? - Nargis Dutt 3936. Pneumoconiosis affects the workers who work mainly in which 3978. Which type of glass is used in making lenses and prisms? - Flint industry? - Coal mining industry glass 3937. On which Panchayat did the Ashok Mehta Committee greater 3979. Which is the smallest water body? - Japan Sea emphasis? - Mandai Panchayat 3980. In ancient peninsular India, who assumed the title 'Vatapikonda'? - 3938. Which has the largest livestock population in the world? - India Narasimhavarman 3939. The tide at its maximum height is known by which name? - Spring 3981. The Golden Palmd‟or award at the 65th Cannes Film Festival was tidev received by which person? - Amour 3940. Which Veda throws light on the beliefs and practices of the non- 3982. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his Aryans? - Atharvaveda first three Test matches? - Mohd. Azharuddin 3941. The United Nations declared 2009 as which International Year? - 3983. Which is the largest flower in the world? - Rafflesia Reconciliation 3984. Which European country borders Atlanic Ocean? - Portugal 3942. Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of which thing? - 3985. Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to which Rajput dynasty? - Khesari Dal Gahadavalas 3943. Under which Ministry of the Government of India does the Food 3986. Whose prior consent can the Money Bills be introduced in the and Nutrition Board work? - Ministry of Agriculture State Legislature? - Governor 3944. Where are the Local thunderstorms „Nor‟ westers‟ prominent? - 3987. The intensity of a magnetic field is defined as the force West Bengal experienced by which pole? - Unit north pole 3945. The code of conduct of the Vedic society was laid out in which 3988. Among Indian Economists who had done pioneering work on text? - Smritis National Income? - V. K. R. V. Rao 3946. What are the metallic constituents of hard water? - Calcium, 3989. Which country makes maximum use of the geothermal energy? - magnesium and iron Iceland 3947. Who broke Pete Sampras‟s record of maximum Grand Slams in 3990. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably? - tennis? - Roger Federer Alauddin Khilji 3948. With which was Tarapore Committee associated? - Fuller capital 3991. The term „Butterfly Stroke‟ is associated with which game? - account convertibility Swimming 3949. What is the dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles 3992. Which vitamin is very liable and easily destroyed during cooking in the lower layers of the atmosphere? - Smog as well as storage? - Vitamin C 3950. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty? - Mahapadma 3993. Who acts as the Chancellor of State Universities? - Governor Nanda 3994. Which current is produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast 3951. How many orang-utans disappear each year as result of palm oil of Chile and Peru? - Humboldt current farming? - 5000 3995. By whom was the structure of Qutab-Minar was completed? - 3952. Who decides about the reasonableness of the restrictions placed Iltutmish on Fundamental Rights? - Courts 3996. In which process, a nucleus spontaneously breaks down by 3953. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with frequency, in the emitting radiation? - Radioactive decay range of which unit? - Giga hertz 3997. „Alice in Wonderland‟ the famous TV Serial, is based on a book 3954. Mosses and Lichens are the characteristic vegetation of which written by which author? - Lewis Caroll region? - Tundra region 3998. Who was the chairman of National Income Committee? - P. C. 3955. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? - Kharavela Mahalanobis 3956. Makers of which types sponsor Indian ace Narian Karthikeyan? - 3999. In which country are the broken hill famous for zinc and lead? - MRF (now Teams: Jordan, HRT) Australia 3957. Where will the winter youth Olympics Games 2016 be held? - 4000. When Akbar was young, who was his guardian? - Bairam Khan Lillehammer