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GK Questions Set 1
1. 17th Parallel separates (A) North and South Korea (B) South and North America (C) North and South Yemen (D) Afghanistan and Pakistan Ans : (D) 2. Harish Hande who won the Magsaysay Award in 2011 is famous for (A) RTE (B) RTI (C) Lokpal Bill (D) SELCO Ans : (D) 3. Indian government is planning to introduce GAAR. What is the purpose of GAAR ? (A) Increase rural income (B) Increase agriculture income (C) Regulatory authority for managing agriculture resources (D) Regulate foreign investment in agriculture Ans : (D) 4. Who is the Chairman of Indian Planning Commission ? (A) Dr. M. S. Ahluwalia (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan (C) Dr. Manmohan Singh (D) Raminder Singh Gujral Ans : (C) 5. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of beginning? (A) Brahmaputra and Ganga (B) Tapti and Beas (C) Brahmaputra and Indus (D) Indus and Ganga Ans : (C) 6. As per the news published in various newspapers, Government is planning to set up a Regulatory Body in educational field specially for (A) Higher Education (B) Medical Education (C) Elementary Education (D) Secondary Education Ans : (A) 7. Which of the following countries is selected as a host of Commonwealth Games-2018 ? (A) India (B) Australia (C) Pakistan (D) South Africa Ans : (B) 8. France has agreed to supply Rafale to India. The deal is about the supply of (A) Warships (B) RADAR system (C) Fighter Aircrafts (D) Nuclear Reactors Ans : (C) 9. Seychelles, where China is going to set up its new military base, is a country in (A) Bay of Bengal (B) China Sea (C) Indian Ocean Ans : (C) (D) Red Sea

10. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ? (A) Absolute Zero (B) Molecular Equation (C) Zero Point Energy (D) Balance of Payment Ans : (D) 11. SONAR is mostly used by (A) Doctors (B) Engineers (C) Astronauts (D) Navigators Ans : (D) 12. Which of the following straits connects Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara? (A) Bering Strait (B) Bosphorus Strait (C) Malacca Strait (D) Palk Strait Ans : (B) 13. For a simple pendulum, the graph between T2 and L (where T is the time period & L is the length) is (A) straight line passing through origin (B) parabolic (C) circle (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 14. Grenada is situated in the (A) Arctic Ocean (B) Eastern Caribbean Sea (C) Mediterranean Sea (D) Pacific Ocean Ans : (B) 15. A circular area enclosing the area of shallow water separated from the sea by low banks, is called (A) an atoll (B) a barrier reef (C) a fringing (D) a lagoon Ans : (A) 16. Green Revolution was started in (A) 1960 (B) 1970 (C) 1980 (D) 1990 Ans : (A) 17. The term of the Finance Commission is (A) Ten years (B) Five years (C) Six years (D) Three years Ans : (B) 18. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in (A) 1948 (B) 1947 (C) 1949 (D) 1950

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Ans : (C) 19. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly? (A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans : (B) 20. Which one of the following methods is used to ascertain the public opinion on important legislation? (A) Initiative (B) Recall (C) Referendum (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 21. The expenses of the Government of India are the highest on account of subsidy on (A) Fertilisers (B) Oil (C) LPG (D) Food Ans : (D) 22. In accordance with the directions of RBI, banking facilities are required to be provided at all places having population of more than 2000 by the end of (A) March 2015 (C) March 2013 Ans : (C) (B) March 2014 (D) March 2012

23. Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous selfgoverning body, was created within the State of (A) Nagaland (B) Meghalaya (C) Assam (D) Mizoram Ans : (C) 24. Simla Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in the year (A) 1965 (B) 1971 (C) 1972 (D) 2001 Ans : (C) 25. In which of the following States are Garo and Khasi tribes found ? (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Nagaland (C) Meghalaya (D) Mizoram Ans : (C)

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1. Which of the following groups of rivers in India is likely to show the least erosional activity? (A) Himalayan rivers (B) The eastward flowing peninsular rivers (C) The thin stream flowing into the Arabian sea (D) Those rising in the great plain of India Ans : (B) 2. From which of the following items India export the most ? (A) Textile goods (B) Jute (C) IT Services (D) Gems and Jewellery Ans : (D) 3. Which of the following acids helps in human digestion? (A) Lactic (B) Tartaric (C) Hydrochloric (D) Sulphuric Ans : (C) 4. The belt of highest temperature in the month of March lies in (A) Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat (B) Southern and Central parts of Deccan Plateau (C) North India (D) East India Ans : (B) 5. Which of the following African countries underwent political turmoil in the last two years? (A) Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan (B) Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Kenya (C) Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Malta (D) Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, Maldives Ans : (A) 6. Kyoto Protocol, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with the field of (A) International trade (B) Clean environment and climate change (C) Currency swap (D) Deep sea mining and oil exploration Ans : (B) 7. Worlds AIDS Day is observed on which of the following days ? (A) 1st December (B) 1st March (C) 1st April (D) 1st May Ans : (A) 8. USA decided to withdraw its army from which of the following countries after a 9 years long stay of the same there? (A) Afghanistan (B) Libya (C) Egypt Ans : (D) (D) Iraq

9. Which of the following Cups/Trophies is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ? (A) FIFA Cup (B) Champions Trophy (C) Ranji Trophy (D) Davis Cup Ans : (D) 10. Which award is given to the coaches of Sportspersons ? (A) Dronacharya Award (B) Arjuna Award (C) Kalidas Samman (D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Ans : (A) 11. Who among the following was awarded the first Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012? (A) Jasraj (B) Ravi Shankar (C) Nikhil Banerjee (D) Bhimsen Joshi Ans : (B) 12. All of the following are rivers of Europe, except (A) Nile (B) Rhine (C) Volga (D) Seine Ans : (A) 13. The UN has passed a resolution against human right violation in a South Asian country. Which of the following was the country? (A) Nepal (B) India (C) Pakistan (D) Sri Lanka Ans : (D) 14. Prof. Vijay Raghavan, an Indian scientist, who has been elected Fellow of Royal Society in the year 2012, is a renowned (A) Biotechnologist (B) Chemist (C) Agricultural scientist (D) Missile engineer Ans : (A) 15. Operation Cactus is the name given to Indian Military intervention in (A) Maldives (B) Sri Lanka (C) Bangladesh (D) Bhutan Ans : (A) 16. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by (A) 24th Amendment (B) 39th Amendment (C) 42nd Amendment (D) 44th Amendment Ans : (C) 17. The final authority to interpret our Constitution is the

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(A) President (C) Prime Minister Ans : (D) (B) Parliament (D) Supreme Court (D) Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya Ans : (A) 22. Christian Louboutin, who designed the shoe named Bollywoody is based in (A) France (B) Italy (C) Russia (D) Romania Ans : (A) 23. The confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is at (A) Agra (B) Allahabad (C) Patna (D) Varanasi Ans : (B) 24. You look the world, we look after you is the tag line of which brand? (A) Microsoft (B) LIC (C) SOTC (D) Bharti Airtel Ans : (C) 25. Irans first nuclear power plant has started contributing to its national grid. Where in Iran is it located? (A) Siraf (B) Bushehr (C) Knvormuj (D) Borazjan Ans : (B)

18. Compared with Society, the scope of State activity is (A) Wider (B) Narrow (C) Just equal (D) No comparison between the two Ans : (A) 19. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by (A) Asoka (B) Chandragupta Maurya (C) Bindusara (D) Brihadratha Ans : (B) 20. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation was (A) Urban Civilisation (B) Agrarian Civilisation (C) Mesolithic Civilisation (D) Paleolithic Civilisation Ans : (A) 21. Manipur has common boundaries with the group of States of (A) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram (B) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura (C) Meghalaya, Mizorarn and Tripura

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GK Questions Set 3
1. Which of the following education institutions was Mr. Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey chief associated with? (A) XLRI Jamshedpur (B) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (C) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (D) Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Ans : (D) 2. Which country was the highest producer of cars in the world in 2011 ? (A) USA (B) Germany (C) Korea (D) China Ans : (D) 3. What is the approximate share of manufacturing sector in Indian GDP in 2011-12? (A) 22% (B) 24% (C) 31% (D) 15% Ans : (D) 4. Which of the following combination of scholars have won the Nobel Prize in Economics? (A) Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Oliver Williamson (B) Mehboob Haque, Amartya Sen, Robert McNamara (C) Amartya Sen, Mohammad Yunus, Ronald Coase (D) Mohammad Yunus, Paul Krugman, Oliver Williamson Ans : (A) 5. For which of the following reasons was Maruti in the news in July, 2012 ? (A) Producing most fuel efficient cars (B) Transferring its production to Gujarat (C) Industrial violence (D) Disrupting daily movement of vehicles in New Delhi Ans : (C) 6. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ? (A) Heave (B) Silly Point (C) Tee (D) Smash Ans : (B) 7. A new Nuclear Power Plant is being set up in which of the following places in India ? (A) Amethi (B) Firozabad (C) Jaitapur (D) Joshi Math Ans : (C) 8. Which of the following schemes is launched to make cities in India slum- free? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (B) Bharat Nirman (C) Rajiv Awas Yojana (D) Indira Awas Yojana Ans : (C) 9. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian origin ? (A) Homi K. Bhabha (B) Kiran Desai (C) Swati A. Piramal (D) Shabana Azmi Ans : (B) 10. Who among the following has written the famous book Malgudi Days? (A) V.S. Naipaul (B) Deepak Chopra (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) R.K. Narayan Ans : (D) 11. Air is (A) always a compound (B) always a mixture (C) a compound in pollution free zones (D) a mixture in industrial zones Ans : (B) 12. Which one among the following is an electrochemical cell that cannot be charged? (A) Electrolytic cell (B) Storage cell (C) Primary cell (D) Fuel cell Ans : (C) 13. Which of the following countries is not in the Continent of Asia ? (A) Indonesia (B) Japan (C) Libya (D) Malaysia Ans : (C) 14. One feels heavier in a lift when the lift (A) is going down steadily (B) just begins to go up (C) is moving up steadily (D) descends freely Ans : (B) 15. A swinging pendulum has its maximum acceleration at (A) the bottom of the swing (B) the two extremities of the swing (C) every point on the swing (D) no particular portion of the pendulum Ans : (B) 16. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati was (A) Dalhousie (B) Ripon (C) William Bentinck (D) Curzon Ans : (C)

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17. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was (A) Chaitanya (B) Andal (C) Meerabai (D) Ramabai Ans : (C) 18. After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under (A) Seleucus Nicator (B) Menander (C) Rudradaman (D) Kanishka Ans : (A) 19. The Thar Express goes to (A) Afghanistan (B) Bangladesh (C) Pakistan (D) Myanmar Ans : (C) 20. The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is (A) Khandasari (B) Bagasse (C) Molasses (D) Paper-pulp Ans : (C) 21. Infocrossing was acquired by (A) Wipro (B) JSW Steel (C) Craves Software International (D) Godrej Sana Lee Ans : (A) 22. Boston Communications Group was acquired by (A) Elder Pharmaceutical (B) Megasoft (C) Novo Zymes (D) Wipro Ans : (B) 23. MTV Networks India was acquired by (A) The Television 18 group (B) Reliance Communications (C) Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection (D) Fashion TV Ans : (A) 24. The web driven photo printing service Snapfish is owned by (A) HP (B) Microsoft (C) Yahoo (D) Google Ans : (A) 25. Which mobile company has signed a deal with Apple to sell their iPhone in India? (A) Vodaphone (B) RCom (C) Airtel (D) Idea Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 4
1. What is meaning of one unit carbon permit? (A) One cubic metre of carbon dioxide (B) One quintal of carbon dioxide (C) One metric ton of carbon dioxide (D) One thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide Ans : (C) 2. Who is author of Imagining India ? (A) Khushwant Singh (B) Nandan Nilekani (C) Gurcharan Das (D) Chetan Bhagat Ans : (B) 3. V. Kurien was associated with (A) Operation Flood (B) Operation Milk (C) Operation Blue Star (D) Operation X Ans : (C) 4. Constitution of India came into force in (A) 1956 (B) 1950 (C) 1949 (D) 1951 Ans : (B) 5. Cold War refers to (A) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world (B) tension between Superpowers (C) tension between East and West (D) All of the above Ans : (D) 6. Which of the following is not the name of the currency of a country? (A) Rand (B) Pound (C) Dinar (D) Eucador Ans : (D) 7. Which of the following is the unit of heat ? (A) Joule (B) Ohm (C) Ampere (D) Volt Ans : (A) 8. Shri Mukul Roy who was inducted in the Union Cabinet belongs to which of the following political parties ? (A) Communist Party (M) (B) Samajwadi Party (C) All India Trinamool Congress (D) Congress (I) Ans : (C) 9. Providing bank finance to Self Help Groups (SHGs) is considered a part of (A) Micro Credit (B) Agricultural Finance (C) Mobile Banking Ans : (A) (D) Rural Banking

10. Which of the following is a function of the Reserve Bank of India? (A) Issuing Kisan Credit Cards (B) Issuing Aadhar Cards (C) Acting as Bankers Bank (D) Deciding the slabs of personal income tax Ans : (C) 11. Which one among the following statements about thermal conductivity is correct? (A) Steel > Wood > Water (B) Steel > Water > Wood (C) Water > Steel > Wood (D) Water > Wood > Steel Ans : (B) 12. The process of nuclear fusion in the sun requires (A) very high temperature and very high pressure (B) low temperature and high pressure (C) high temperature and low pressure (D) very high temperature and no pressure Ans : (A) 13. In India, distribution of electricity for domestic purpose is done in the form of (A) 220 V; 50 Hz (B) 110 V; 60 Hz (C) 220 V; 60 Hz (D) 110 V; 50 Hz Ans : (A) 14. The earths magnetic field is approximately (A) 1 Tesla (B) 2 Gauss (C) 104 Tesla (D) 1 Gauss Ans : (D) 15. On Indias north-eastern side are located the Purvachal mountains, which consist of (A) Patkai Bum and the Naga Hills (B) Mizo and Lushai Hills (C) Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills (D) All of these Ans : (D) 16. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river (A) Teesta (B) Brahmaputra (C) Hooghly (D) Sone Ans : (B) 17. Kanchenjunga is situated in (A) Nepal (B) Sikkim (C) West Bengal (D) Himachal Pradesh Ans : (B)

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18. With which set of following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border? (A) Bhutan, Bangladesh & China (B) Myanmar, Bangladesh & China (C) Bhutan, China & Myanmar (D) Bhutan, Bangladesh & Myanmar Ans : (C) 19. The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of (A) Proteins (B) Lipids (C) Chlorophyll (D) Carbohydrates Ans : (C) 20. The edible part of an onion is (A) Modified root (B) Aerial flower (C) Aerial stem (D) Fleshy leaves Ans : (D) 21. Which one of the following is the most famous product of Harley Davidson? (A) Cars (B) Motorcycles (C) Jackets (D) Helicopters Ans : (B) 22. In IPL-5, Kevin Pietersen has been selected to play with which team ? (A) Delhi Daredevils (B) Deccan Chargers (C) Rajasthan Royals (D) Royal Challengers Ans : (A) 23. Who partnered Leander Paes to win Chennai Open Tennis Championship in January 2012 ? (A) Janko Tipsarevic (B) Mahesh Bhupathi (C) Andy Ram (D) Rohan Bopanna Ans : (A) 24. Which player has won FIFAs Ballon dOr Trophy for the straight third time as worlds Best Player in 2011 ? (A) Lionel Messi (B) Xavi Hernandez (C) Christiano Ronaldo (D) Carlos Tevez Ans : (A) 25. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards tide? (A) Geet Sethi (B) Wilson Jones (C) Michael Ferreira (D) Manoj Kothari Ans : (B)

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GK Questions Set 5
1. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India (A) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea (B) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize (C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize (D) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane Ans : (B) 2. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in Economics? (A) 1995 (B) 2000 (C) 1990 (D) 1998 Ans : (D) 3. The worldwide Great Depression took place in (A) 1929 (B) 1928 (C) 1930 (D) 1936 Ans : (C) 4. India is the largest producer and consumer of (A) Tea (B) Coffee (C) Sugar (D) Paddy Ans : (A) 5. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a .good. (A) Intermediary (B) Consumer (C) Capital (D) Free Ans : (C) 6. The atmosphere has been divided into sub-spheres according to the general characteristics of temperature variations. Their number is (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 Ans : (C) 7. Which one of the following is not a gland? (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Stomach (D) Pancreas Ans : (C) 8. Who is responsible to collect the Service Tax? (A) Income Tax Department (B) Postal Department (C) Central Excise Department (D) Commercial Tax Department of the State/Union Territory Ans : (C) 9. Which of the following countries had shown interest in purchasing nuclear reactors from India ? (The efforts are/were being made to finalise the deal) ? (A) Russia (C) Turkey Ans : (D) (B) China (D) Kazakhstan

10. Which of the following countries has launched a new indexComparative Rating Index of Sovereigns (CRIS) ? (A) USA (B) India (C) China (D) Japan Ans : (B) 11. A hot object loses heat to its surroundings in the form of heatradiation. The rate of loss of heat depends on the (A) temperature of the object (B) temperature of the surroundings (C) temperature difference between the object and its surroundings (D) average temperature of the object and its surroundings Ans : (D) 12. The mirror used for the headlight of a car is (A) spherical concave (B) plane (C) cylindrical (D) parabolic concave Ans : (D) 13. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are released from a height H in vacuum. The time taken to reach the ground will be (A) more for the iron ball (B) more for the wooden ball (C) equal for both (D) in the ratio of their weights Ans : (C) 14. Which one among the following waterborne diseases is not caused by a bacteria? (A) Cholera (B) Typhoid (C) Bacillary dysentery (D) Hepatitis A Ans : (D) 15. The process of conventional earlobe piercing does not lead to bleeding. This is because the (A) heart does not supply blood to earlobes (B) cartilage found in earlobe has lesser blood supply unlike other body parts (C) earlobes consist of dead non dividing tissue (D) needle used for ear piercing is sterilised Ans : (B) 16. To which group of blood a universal recipient belongs ? (A) A group (B) B group (C) O group (D) AB group Ans : (D) 17. The normal body temperature of human beings is

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(A) 96. 4F (C) 98. 4F Ans : (C) (B) 97.4F (D) 99.4F 22. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh? (A) E.S.L. Narasimham (B) Kiran Kumar Reddy (C) Y.S.R. Reddy (D) Jalagam Vengala Rao Ans : (A) 23. Who has inaugurated NCC Republic Day Camp 2012 ? (A) Hamid Ansari (B) Pratibha Patil (C) Mira Kumar (D) Manmohan Singh Ans : (A) 24. Who is the Chairman of SAIL ? (A) C. S. Verma (B) C. Rangarajan (C) P. Chidambaram (D) Veerappa Moily Ans : (A) 25. Kisan Ghat is the memorial ground of which political leader ? (A) Chaudhary Charan Singh (B) Jagjivan Ram (C) Jayaprakash Narayan (D) Rajendra Prasad Ans : (A)

18. Columba livia is the scientific name of (A) Pigeon (B) Snake (C) Rabbit (D) Shark Ans : (A) 19. Bones are pneumatic in (A) Fishes (B) Amphibians (C) Reptiles (D) Birds Ans : (D) 20. Name the process of production of energy in the Sun (A) Nuclear fission (B) Radioactivity (C) Nuclear fusion (D) Ionization Ans : (C) 21. Who has won the recent Africa Open Golf tide ? (A) Louis Oosthuizen (B) Van der Walt (C) Retief Goosen (D) Jaco Van Zyl Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 6
1. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ? (A) Swadeshi Movement (B) Non-Cooperation Movement (C) Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Quit India Movement Ans : (A) 2. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh (A) Qutbuddin Aibak (B) Allauddin Khilji (C) Muhammad bin Qasim (D) Al Hazzaz Ans : (C) 3. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China ? (A) Deng Xiaoping (B) Mao Zedong (C) Liu Shaoqi (D) Zhou En-lai Ans : (B) 4. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ? (A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans : (C) 5. Which one of the following is not an All India Service ? (A) Indian Forest Service (B) Indian Administrative Service (C) Indian Police Service (D) Indian Foreign Service Ans : (D) 6. Which of the following is the literacy rate in India as per new data released by the Census Commission ? About (A) 60% (B) 68% (C) 70% (D) 75% Ans : (D) 7. Which of the following countries in Indias neighbourhood has agreed that Indians staying in the border areas will be allowed to visit up to 16 km. inside its boundary without obtaining visa/permits? (A) Bangladesh (B) Nepal (C) China (D) Myanmar Ans : (D) 8. Sheikh Hasina who was on a two-day visit to Tripura in January 2012, is the present (A) President of Bangladesh (B) Prime Minister of Bangladesh (C) President of Indonesia (D) Prime Minister of Indonesia Ans : (B) 9. Who among the following is designated as the next Army General of India and will take charge in July 2012 ? (A) Gen. V. K. Singh (B) Gen. Bikram Singh (C) Gen. Deepak Kapoor (D) Gen. Joginder J. Singh Ans : (B) 10. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India at present ? (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh (B) Shri Kapil Sibal (C) Shri Kamal Nath (D) Shri S. M. Krishna Ans : (D) 11. After entering the human body through mosquito bite, the malarial parasite (plasmodium) shows initial multiplication in (A) Spinal chord (B) Blood (C) Liver (D) Spleen Ans : (C) 12. Which one among the following parts of blood carries out the function of body defence ? (A) Platelets (B) White Blood Cells (C) Haemoglobin (D) Red Blood Cells Ans : (B) 13. Which one among the following is not included in the major clinical sign as a case definition of AIDS in children < 12 years of age? (A) Persistent cough for more than 1 month (B) Loss of weight (C) Chronic diarrhoea (D) Prolonged fever Ans : (A) 14. Polio disease is caused by (A) Bacteria (C) Virus Ans : (C)

(B) Fungi (D) Worm

15. Which one among the following is the hardest part of our body? (A) Skull bones of head (B) Thumb nails (C) Enamel of teeth (D) Spinal vertebra Ans : (C) 16. A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container will (A) sink in mercury (B) will be on the surface of mercury (C) will be partly immersed in mercury

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(D) will dissolve in mercury Ans : (C) 17. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz are known as (A) Audible sounds (B) Ultrasonics (C) Infrasonics (D) Megasonics Ans : (A) 18. Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena? (A) Reflection (B) Refraction (C) Rectilinear propagation (D) Diffraction Ans : (C) 19. Which of the following produces highest amount of energy upon oxidation? (A) Protein (B) Fat (C) Glucose (D) An alkane Ans : (C) 20. Pure water is bad conductor of electricity because it is (A) feebly ionized (B) not volatile (C) a very good solvent (D) a non-polar solvent Ans : (A) 21. Who was the first Indian scientist to become the Member of Parliament ? (A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) Sir C. V. Raman (C) Meghnad Saha (D) S. Chandrasekhar Ans : (C) 22. RBIs action to reduce CRR would (A) increase stress on money markets. (B) decrease stress on money markets. (C) warrant banks to invest more in government securities. (D) warrant increase in interest rates by banks. Ans : (B) 23. Which among the following has been discontinued after the Cabinet decision on small saving schemes? (A) National Savings Certificates (B) Kisan Vikas Patras (C) Monthly Income Schemes (D) Recurring Deposit Schemes Ans : (B) 24. Which among the following organised the annual India Economic Summit in India ? (A) FICCI (B) CII (C) AIMA (D) World Economic Forum Ans : (B) 25. Interest payable on Savings Bank Accounts in India is (A) not regulated. (B) regulated by RBI. (C) regulated by State Governments. (D) regulated by Central Government. Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 7
1. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the Poorna Swaraj resolution adopted ? (A) Belgaum Session in 1924 (B) Lahore Session in 1929 (C) Karachi Session in 1931 (D) Lucknow Session in 1916 Ans : (B) 2. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as (A) Persian art (B) Gandhara art (C) Mughal art (D) Kushan art Ans : (B) 3. Where was Christopher Columbus from ? (A) Genoa (B) Spain (C) Portugal (D) Venice Ans : (A) 4. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk curdling ? (A) Leuconostoc (B) Bacillus (C) Lactobacillus (D) Acetobacter Ans : (C) 5. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule ? (A) Mg (B) Fe (C) K (D) Mn Ans : (A) 6. India got Olympic 2012 berth in Hockey after defeating which of the following countries in qualifying rounds held in February 2012 ? (A) Pakistan (B) France (C) Spain (D) England Ans : (B) 7. Who among the following won the Australian Open 2012, Mens Singles title ? (A) David Ferrer (B) Rafael Nadal (C) Novak Djokovic (D) Leander Paes Ans : (C) 8. Who among the following won the Best Actress Award in 57th Filmfare Awards Function held in January 2012 ? (A) Vidya Balan (B) Priyanka Chopra (C) Parineeti Chopra (D) Rani Mukherjee Ans : (A) 9. Anup Jalota who was awarded Padrm Shri in 2012, is a well-known (A) industrialist (C) social worker Ans : (D) (B) medical professional (D) playback singer

10. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a period of (A) 4 years (B) 5 years (C) 6 years (D) 2 1/2 years Ans : (C) 11. Which of the following group is present in animal cells? (A) Mitochondria, Cell membrane, Cell wall, Cytoplasm (B) Chloroplasts, Cytoplasm, Vacuole, Nucleus (C) Nucleus, Cell membrane, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm (D) Vacuole, Cell membrane, Nucleus, Mitochondria Ans : (C) 12. Which one among the following statements is correct? In digestive system of living organisms (A) glucose is broken down into glycerol (B) glucose is converted into glycogen (C) glucose is broken down into carbon dioxide and water (D) proteins are broken down into amino acids Ans : (D) 13. Which one among the following rocks does not belong to the same group? (A) Shale (B) Limestone (C) Slate (D) Sandstone Ans : (C) 14. The Deccan Trap Formation was caused by (A) Shield eruption (B) Composite eruption (C) Caldera eruption (D) Flood basalt eruption Ans : (D) 15. A body weighs 5 kg on equator. At the poles it is likely to weigh (A) 5 kg (B) less than 5 kg but not zero (C) 0 kg (D) more than 5 kg Ans : (D) 16. Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located? (A) Chandigarh (B) Bhavnagar (C) Pune (D) Panaji Ans : (C) 17. The metals commonly used for electroplating are (A) Gold, Sodium & Chromium (B) Chromium, Copper & Nickel (C) Nickel, Lead & Chromium (D) Gold, Sodium & Potassium

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Ans : (B) 18. Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer? (A) Oxides of nitrogen (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Lead (D) Polyclinic hydrocarbons Ans : (B) 19. Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a/an (A) disinfectant (B) antibiotic (C) antiseptic (D) coagulant Ans : (A) 20. Gamma rays have greatest similarity with (A) a-rays (B) -rays (C) X-rays (D) U.V.-rays Ans : (C) 21. Slogan Applying Thought is used by? (A) TCS (B) Wipro (C) Infosys (D) Mahindra Satyam Ans : (B) 22. What was the approximate pay package (equivalent in Rs.) of Apple CEO Tim Cook drawn in 2011 ? (A) 2000 Cr (B) 800 Cr (C) 100 Cr (D) 500 Cr Ans : (A) 23. Which among the following is also known as a pacific Rim Trade Group? (A) Marcosur (B) ASEAN (C) APEC (D) OPEC Ans : (C) 24. As the height above sea level increases, the temperature (A) also increases (B) decreases (C) first decreases and then increases (D) change of height has no effect on temperature Ans : (B) 25. Tranquility Base is situated on the surface of (A) Moon (B) Mars (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 8
1. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is (A) Kolkata Chennai section (B) Delhi Mumbai section (C) Mumbai Chennai section (D) Delhi Kolkata section Ans : (D) 2. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh (C) China (D) Myanmar Ans : (A) 3. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its decreasing population growth since 1981 is (A) Thailand (B) China (C) Japan (D) South Korea Ans : (B) 4. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by. nautical miles. (A) 434 (B) 243 (C) 305 (D) 361 Ans : (A) 5. Cities with population from one to five million are called (A) Million City (B) Metropolitan (C) Cosmopolitan (D) Conurbation Ans : (B) 6. Who represented India in 17th Summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in November 2011 in Maldives? (A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi (C) Dr. Manrnohan Singh (D) Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ans : (C) 7. Which of the following rivers remains in India throughout its journey from its source to the point of merger with another river ? (A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Jhelum (D) Ravi Ans : (A) 8. Which among the following agencies/organisations will act as Regulator of Micro-finance Institutions in India? (A) RBI (B) NABARD (C) SIDBI (D) SEBI Ans : (B) 9. The 3rd Summit of BRICS was organised in 2011 in (A) China (C) Brazil Ans : (A) (B) India (D) South Africa

10. Which of the following days is observed as World Population Day every year? (A) 11th March (B) 11th July (C) 11th August (D) 10th January Ans : (B) 11. The polarity of an unmarked horse shoe magnet can be determined by using (A) a charged glass rod (B) a magnetic compass (C) an electroscope (D) another unmarked bar magnet Ans : (B) 12. Which of the following Himalayan ranges is the lowest in height ? (A) Himadri (B) Siwalik (C) Purvachal (D) Himachal Ans : (B) 13. Which one among the following monuments was earlier known as All India War Memorial ? (A) Gateway of India (B) India Gate (C) Charminar (D) Lal Quila Ans : (B) 14. Normally the Parliament can legislate on the subjects enumerated in (A) the Union List (B) the Concurrent List (C) the State List (D) the Union as well as the Concurrent List Ans : (D) 15. In which region of India did the dance form Mohiniattam develop? (A) Manipur (B) Kerala (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Odisha Ans : (B) 16. In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will enter into atmosphere? (A) Infrared (B) Visible (C) Ultraviolet (D) X-xays Ans : (C) 17. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available?

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(A) Processing Unit (C) Storage Ans : (C) (B) Output (D) Input (C) Winston Churchill Ans : (C) (D) William Gladstone

18. In HTML, <B> and </B> tags display the enclosed text in (A) black colour (B) background (C) bold (D) bright Ans : (C) 19. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic ? (A) James Simpson (B) Edward Jenner (C) Alexander Fleming (D) Christian Barnard Ans : (A) 20. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2011 has been awarded to (A) Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt & Adam G. Riess (B) Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann & Ralph M. Steinman (C) Christopher A. Sims & Thomas J. Sargent (D) Dan Schechtman Ans : (D) 21. Which of these political leaders won the Nobel Prize for Literature? (A) Benito Mussolini (B) Woodrow Wilson

22. Who was the Danish Anatomist, whose 374th Birth Anniversary was celebrated on Jan 11 and was widely regarded as the Father of Geology ? (A) Nicholas Steno (B) Jon Hronsky (C) Joannes Janssonius (D) Johan Huizinga Ans : (A) 23. What is the real name of the fictional character Winniethe-Pooh ? (A) Edward Bear (B) Christopher Robin (C) A. A. Milen (D) None of these Ans : (C) 24. What is the name of the tallest bridge in the world ? (A) Baluarte, Mexico (B) London Bridge, Arizona (C) Golden Gate Bridge, California (D) Brooklyn Bridge, New York Ans : (A) 25. Who is the Director of Agni-IV Missile? (A) Tessy Thomas (B) Avinash Chander (C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (D) S. K. Sharma Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 9
1. Master copy of genetic information is (A) r-RNA (B) m-RNA (C) DNA (D) Nucleus Ans : (C) 2. Contraceptive pills in the market contain (A) Herbicides (B) Antibiotics (C) Steroid-hormones (D) Inorganic compounds Ans : (C) 3. Nematocysts are present in (A) Ascaris (B) Centipede (C) Sea anemone (D) Starfish Ans : (C) 4. Which one out of the following helps in burning ? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Nitrogen (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Oxygen Ans : (D) 5. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by (A) Vietor-Meyers method (B) Liebigs method (C) Dumas method (D) Carius method Ans : (C) 6. The 38th Summit of G-8 is being organised in which of the following countries in May 2012? (A) Canada (B) Germany (C) China (D) USA Ans : (D) 7. What is the Bank Rate at present? (A) 5% (B) 5.5% (C) 6% (D) None of these Ans : (D) 8. Which of the following schemes/programmes is launched to develop rural infrastrucrure in India? (A) MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (B) Bharat Nirman (C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (D) Total Sanitation Campaign Ans : (B) 9. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking and finance? (A) Real Time Gross Settlement (B) Special Drawing Rights (C) Ways and Means Advance (D) Amplitude Ans : (D) 10. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2011 ? (A) Bob Dylan (B) Hank Williams (C) Janathan Dee (D) Jennifer Egan Ans : (D) 11. Why did Gandhiji go to Champaran ? (A) To launch a Saryagraha movement (B) To launch a non-cooperation movement (C) To enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators (D) To fight against the zamindars Ans : (C) 12. What is the difference in time between two places which are at a distance of 90 degree longitude from each other? (A) 3 hours (B) 6 hours (C) 9 hours (D) 12 hours Ans : (B) 13. Which one among the following cities was the best producer of silk cloth under Gupta reign? (A) Pataliputra (B) Murshidabad (C) Ghazipur (D) Varanasi Ans : (B) 14. Which one among the following is not correct about the cave paintings at Ajanta ? (A) Scenes have no dividing frame and blend into each other (B) Scenes are both religious and secular in nature (C) The influence of the Gandhara art is seen (D) Scenes mostly depict tales from Jatakas Ans : (C) 15. Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of (A) members of both Houses of Parliament (B) members of Rajya Sabha only (C) elected members of both Houses of Parliament (D) elected members of Lok Sabha only Ans : (A) 16. Sebastian Vettel won the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix held at Greater Noida on October 30, 2011. This was also his .. win of the season. (A) 10th (B) 11th (C) 12th (D) 13th Ans : (B) 17. Of which of the following States of India is Kuchipudi a dance-drama? (A) Odisha (B) Andhra Pradesh

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(C) Kerala Ans : (B) (D) Tamil Nadu 22. The tag line Pure bhi Poora bhi belongs to (A) Reliance Petroleum (B) Indian oil (C) Bharat Petroleum (D) IBP Ans : (D) 23. The software named Seamonkey is used in computer to (A) delete the virus infected flies (B) recover lost data (C) browse the Internet (D) use as a media player Ans : (C) 24. Which company has bagged the ICS national award for adopting governance practices ? (A) ONGC (B) BEL (C) Indian oil (D) BHEL Ans : (A) 25. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located (A) wholly in the Continent of Europe (B) wholly in the Continent of Asia (C) partly in Europe and partly in Asia (D) partly in Africa and partly in Asia Ans : (C)

18. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated ? (A) Classical dance (B) Journalism (C) Classical music (D) Direction of films Ans : (D) 19. Census data released on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) Maharashtra (D) Rajasthan Ans : (C) 20. National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing (A) financial support to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (B) old age pension to very poor (C) insurance for the poor (D) All of the above Ans : (D) 21. Who is the absolute owner of the luxury Tourist Train Maharaja Express as per Delhi High Court ? (A) IRCTC (B) Cox & Kings (C) Thomsons (D) None of these Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 10
1. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its (A) Mass (B) Acceleration (C) Potential energy (D) Kinetic energy Ans : (D) 2. What does Ozone Layer absorb? (A) Ultraviolet rays (B) X-rays (C) y-rays (D) Infrared rays Ans : (A) 3. In a water lifting electric pump, we convert (A) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy (B) Kinetic energy into Potential energy (C) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy (D) Electrical energy into Potential energy Ans : (C) 4. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on the rear side is (A) Plano-Convex (B) Plane (C) Convex (D) Concave Ans : (C) 5. In MS- Excel, .. provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet. (A) Formulae (B) Templates (C) Views (D) Charts Ans : (D) 6. Who among the following is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present? (A) Shri Navin Chawla (B) Shri S.V. Quraishi (C) Shri Ajit Seth (D) None of these Ans : (D) 7. Which of the following factors govern(s) the atmospheric temperature of a certain place ? (A) Its latitudinal distance from the equator (B) Its elevation from the sea level (C) Prevailing winds and influence of ocean currents, if any (D) All of these Ans : (D) 8. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ? (A) Angola (B) Libya (C) Bangladesh (D) Venezuela Ans : (C) 9. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ? (A) The Golden Gate (B) A Peep into the Past (C) Between the Lines Ans : (A) (D) City of Joy

10. Which of the following awards is given for contribution in the field of literature ? (A) Kirti Chakra (B) Jamnalal Bajaj Award (C) S. S. Bhatnagar Award (D) Saraswati Samman Ans : (D) 11. Which musical instrument did the famous Indian musician Ustad Bismillah Khan play? (A) Shehnai (B) Sarod (C) Flute (D) Tabla Ans : (A) 12. Which one among the following countries is not touched by the Stilwell Road constructed during the World War II ? (A) Myanmar (B) Thailand (C) China (D) India Ans : (B) 13. Which one among the following wars ended by the Treaty of Salbai ? (A) First Maratha War (B) Second Maratha War (C) Third Maratha War (D) Fourth Mysore War Ans : (A) 14. Navroze is a festival celebrated in India by the (A) Hindus (B) Muslims (C) Parsis (D) Chris tians Ans : (C) 15. Which one among the following transitions is associated with the largest change in energy in hydrogen atom ? (A) n = 5 to n = 3 (B) n = 2 to n = 1 (C) n = 3 to n = 2 (D) n = 4 to n = 2 Ans : (B) 16. As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of (A) 1 lakh tonnes (B) 1.5 lakh tonnes (C) 2 lakh tonnes (D) 2.5 lakh tonnes Ans : (B) 17. Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival? (A) Makar Sakranti (B) Yugadi (C) Onam (D) Rongali Bihu Ans : (D) 18. The least populated State in India is (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Sikkim (C) Mizoram (D) Uttarakhand

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Ans : (B) 19. Government of India launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission in (A) 2002 (B) 2005 (C) 2007 (D) 2010 Ans : (B) 20. When is National Energy Conservation Day celebrated ? (A) 16th August (B) 5th September (C) 10th November (D) 14th December Ans : (D) 21. The expression Tryst with Destiny was first used by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of (A) Dandi March (B) August 14/15 night (C) Quit India Movement (D) None of these Ans : (B) 22. Alpha-Keratin is a protein present in (A) Wool (B) Eggs (C) Blood Ans : (A) (D) Skin

23. To whom did Iitutmish dedicate the Qutub Minar? (A) Razia Sultan (B) Qutbuddin Aibak (C) Moinuddin Chishti (D) Qutabuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki Ans : (B) 24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Many Lives Many Masters? (A) Robin Cook (B) L. K. Advani (C) Briyan Viz (D) None of these Ans : (C) 25. Winter Olympics 2014 will be held in (A) Italy (B) Brazil (C) USA (D) Russia Ans : (D)

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