SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Time: 30 minutes Max. marks: 100

Guidelines:

1. The quiz consists of a total of 20 MCQs and a crossword puzzle with 10 questions.
2. The 20 MCQs consist of 15 questions from general knowledge and awareness while
the rest 5 questions are from mental aptitude.
3. For every MCQ answered correctly, +4 will be awarded while for wrong answer -1 shall
be awarded.
4. For every question answered correctly in Crossword, +2 shall be awarded. No marks
shall be awarded for leaving the question.

MCQs

1. Where are the headquarters of New Development Bank?

a) New Delhi
b) Moscow
c) Shanghai
d) Cape Town

2. Who among the following had the shortest term as Chief Minister?
a) Devendra Fadnavis
b) BS Yeddyurappa
c) Jagdambika Pal
d) Om Prakash Chautala

3. The Hindu started publishing Hindi-translated editorials on its website from date X. X is also
the day when people from all over India celebrate a national festival. What is that National
festival?

a) Republic Day
b) Independence Day
c) Gandhi Jayanti
d) Ambedkar Jayanti

4. In which country was the first ever floating balloon internet service launched by Google?

a) Kenya
b) New Zealand
c) Nauru
d) USA

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5. Before becoming the president of India, Droupadi Murmu served as the Governor of which
Indian State?
a) Jharkhand
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) Chandigarh

6. In the year X, the Government of India conferred NTPC Limited (National Thermal Power
Corporation) with "Navratna" status. In that same year, it achieved a milestone of generating
100 billion units of electricity in a single year.
X is:
a) 2002
b) 1997
c) 1998
d) 1984

7. Hottest Zone of a candle flame is

a) Non-Luminous Zone
b) Luminous Zone
c) Dark Zone
d) All zones are same

8. Kylian Mbappe became only the second player to score a hat-trick in the history of FIFA World
Cup Finals. Who was the first one to do so?
a) Pele
b) Geoff Hurst
c) Gerd Muller
d) Garrincha

9. When did Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) open an IPO (Initial Public Offering)? It
was planned to raise an amount of Rs. 21,000 crores by selling around 22 crore shares which
is equivalent to a 3.5 per cent stake in the company.
a) July, 2022
b) May, 2023
c) June, 2023
d) May, 2022

10. X became the latest country to join NATO. X is –

a) Ukraine
b) Finland
c) Switzerland
d) Sweden

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11. Arrange in correct chronological order:

1. Formation of INA
2. Bengal Partition
3. Dandi March
4. Khilafat Movement

a) 1234
b) 2431
c) 1432
d) 2314

12. Who was the first non-Indian recipient of the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award, India’s highest
civilian award?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
c) Sukarno
d) Mikhail Gorbachev

13. Which Indian state is home to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 's largest
public sector refinery?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh

14. Which country will host the G20 summit in 2024?

a) USA
b) South Africa
c) Brazil
d) Japan

15. Often appearing along the Walt Disney Studio logo, who is considered as Disney's unofficial
mascot?
a) Pluto
b) Tinkerbell
c) Goofy
d) Peter Pan

16. Antonym of MORTAL is

a) Divine
b) Immortal
c) Spiritual
d) Eternal

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17. Marathon is to Race as Hibernation is to

a) Winter
b) Bear
c) Dream
d) Sleep

18. John starts walking northwards from his house and walks 3 km. He then turns to his right and
walks 4 km. He then turns left and walks 2 km. Finally, he turns to his left and walks 4 km. In
which direction is John from his house, and how far is he?

a) North and 3 km
b) South and 5 km
c) East and 5 km
d) West and 3 km

19. A clock starts at noon. By 15 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through how many
degrees:

a) 150
b) 155
c) 156.5
d) 157.5

20. If A=3, C=39, F=258, then what is K?

a) 1440
b) 1463
c) 1452
d) 1458

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CROSSWORD: -

*The above crossword has been meticulously prepared from various articles published in the prestigious
English daily newspaper, THE HINDU, owned by The Hindu Group; Kasturi and Sons Limited. Apart from
the morning English daily, The Hindu Group publishes the business newspaper The Hindu Business Line, a
general interest fortnightly, Frontline, and a sport weekly, Sportstar. The Hindu also has major online
presence which include its website, app and e-paper
 ANSWERS

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
11. B 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B
16. B 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. B
Crossword
1-Ding Liren 6-Uttar Pradesh
2-Bastille Day 7-Oppenheimer
3-Ramanujacharya 8-Hanuman
4-Foxconn 9-Afghanistan
5-Chennai 10-Four