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Q:
The first newspaper published in India in 1780 was
A) The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser
B) The Calcutta Chronicle
C) The Madras Courier
D) The Bombay Herald
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser
Q:
DRDL stands for
A) Defence Research and Development Laboratory
B) Department of Research and Development Laboratory
C) Differential Research and Documentation Laboratory
D) None of the above
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Defence Research and Development Laboratory
Q:
Which state is in the eastern most state of India
A) Assam
B) Nagaland
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Manipur
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation:
Arunachal Pradesh is the eastern most state of India.
Q:
Which ' water Body ' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A) 10 Degree Channel
B) 11 Degree Channel
C) Andaman sea

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D) Bay of Bengal
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10 Degree Channel
Q:
The human heart is
A) Neurogenic heart
C) Pulsating heart
A) Neurogenic heart
B) Myogenic heart
C) Pulsating heart
D) Ampullary heart
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Myogenic heart
Explanation:
Hearts are of several types. In some invertebrates the heart is simulated by the nervous
system to do its work. Such hearts are called Neurogenic hearts. The Human heart is
myogenic. i.e, it recieves the stimuli for contraction from the muscular node called sinu-
auricular node or pace maker.
Q:
Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run
A) M.L. Valsamma
B) P.T. Usha
C) Kamaljit Sandhu
D) K.Malleshwari
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P.T. Usha
Q:
Term Chinaman is related to which sports ?
A) Football
C) Golf
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Golf

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D) Cricket
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cricket
Explanation:
Chinaman bowling is left-arm unorthodox spin, where the bowler spins the ball into a
right-handed batsman. Leg spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who debuted in the Dharamsala Test
against Australia, has become the first-ever men’s Chinaman bowler to represent India.
Q:
Which State is called the ' Cradle of Buddhism '?
A) Sikkim
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bihar
Q:
Silver Mirror test is given by which one of the following compounds?
1. Benzophenone
2. Acetaldehyde
3. Acetone
4. Formaldehyde
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) 1 and 3
D) 2 and 4
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2 and 4
Explanation:
Both Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde will give this test
HCHO→[Ag(NH3)2+] Silver mirrorAg + Organic compound
CH3-CHO →[Ag(NH3)2+] AgSilver mirror+ Organic compound
Q:
The deepest land locked and protected port in india is

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A) Marmugoa
B) Vishakhapatnam
C) Mumbai
D) Cohin
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vishakhapatnam
Q:
By virtue of which Act, Diarchy was introduced in India
A) Indian Council Act, 1909
B) Government of India Act, 1919
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1919
Q:
Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
A) Bhadrabahu
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Parsvanath
D) Vardhaman Mahavira
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vardhaman Mahavira
Explanation:
Vardhamana Mahavira, also known as Mahavira, was the twenty-fourth tirthankara who
revived Jainism.
Both Mahavira and Gauthama Buddha are contemporary to each other as they propound
their religions Jainism and Buddhism in India.
Q:
Which one of the following four vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells
A) Rigaveda
B) Samaveda
C) Yajurveda
D) Atharvaveda

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Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atharvaveda

Q:
Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature ?
A) Chlorine
B) Phosphorous
C) Bromine
D) Helium
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bromine
Explanation:
The chemical element with the atomic number 35, Bromine is a non metal that remains
liquid at room temperature. Mercury also remains liquid at room temperature but it is a
metal. Bromine is the third lightest halogen.

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