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GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Brickfielder, Khamsin and Harmattan are the examples of…
a. hot winds b. cold winds c. trade winds d. planetary winds
Ans: (A)
2. The world-famous Khajuraho temples were built by the rulers of… a. Gupta
dynasty b. Chandela dynasty c. Pallava dynasty d. Chola dynasty
Ans: (B)
3. The world‟s first Earth Summit took place in the year… a. 1988 b. 1990 c.
1992 d. 1994
Ans: (C)
4. Dilli Chalo is the famous call that you would associate with … a. Lal Bahadur
Shastri b. Acharya Binoba Bhave c. Subhash Chandra Bose d. Bhagat Singh

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Ans: (C)
5. World Consumer Day is celebrated throughout the world on … a. February 22
b. March 15 c. April 8 d. May 11
Ans: (B)
6. The freezing point of water is … a. Zero K b. 273.15 K c. 313.16 K d. 474.15
K
Ans: (B)
7. Which country‟s constitution is the source of the Fundamental Rights of the
Constitution of India? a. The UK b. Ireland c. The US d. Former Soviet Union
Ans: (C)
8. According to the latest census 2001, this state is the least populous state of
India. Can you identify the name of the state from the given options?

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a. Goa b. Arunachal Pradesh c. Sikkim d. Manipur
Ans: (C)
9. Which of the following is the smallest country of the world? a. Tuvalu b.
Vatican c. Nauru d. Kuwait
Ans: (B)
10. The layer nearest to the earth‟s atmosphere is … a. Mesosphere b.
Ionosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere
Ans: (C)
11. Zulu is the name of the tribe that belongs to … a. Australia b. New Zealand
c. South Africa d. Indonesia
Ans: (C)

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12. A normal human being has … chromosomes in all. a. 42 b. 44 c. 46 d. 48
Ans: (C)
13. Utigard, Ribbon and Roraima are the names of the famous… a. Volcanos b.
Waterfalls c. Mountains d. Lakes
Ans: (B)
14. Ain-e-Akbari, that gives the account of Akbar‟s reign, was written by… a.
Amir Khusro b. Firdausi c. Abul Fazal d. Badauni
Ans: (C)
15. This Indian state is the largest producer of rubber. Identify it from the given
options. a. Karnataka b. Kerala c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (B)

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16. „Bogey‟ and „Fore‟ are the terms that you would associate with a. Chess b.
Snooker c. Golf d. Billiards
Ans: (C)
17. Khadar and Bhangar are the two types of… a. Black Soil b. Alluvial Soil c.
Red Soil d. Laterite Soil
Ans: (B)
18. The first person to walk in Space was … a. Neil Armstrong b. Yuri Gagarin c.
AA Leonov d. Edwin Eldrin
Ans: (C)
19. Where would you find Buland Jarwaza - the highest gateway in India? a.
Bihar b. Punjab c. Uttar Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (C)

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20. „Gambit‟ is a term that you would associate with… a. Hockey b. Cricket c.
Chess d. Football
Ans: (C)
21. Indica is the name of a famous work of … a. AO Hume b. Megasthenese c.
Thomas Roe d. None of these
Ans: (B)
22. She is the first lady President of the world. Can you identify her from the
given options? a. Srimavo Bandaranaike b. Barbara C. Harris c. Maria Estella
Peron d. Junko Taibei
Ans: (C)
23. The main source of Indian philosophy is contained within the … a. Vedas b.
Brahmanas c. Puranas d. Upanishads
Ans: (D)

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24. Discovery of India is a famous book written by … a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru c. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: (B)
25. The largest Hindu complex outside India, Angkor Vat in Cambodia, is
dedicated to … a. Lord Shiva b. Lord Brahma c. Lord Vishnu d. Lord Rama
Ans: (C)

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GENERAL AWARENESS -2
1. The artist Leonardo Da Vinci was alive in which two centuries?
A.15th and 16th
B.14th and 15th
C.13th and 15th
D. None of the above
Ans: (A)
2. What do Harry Potter and his friends call normal people?
A.Muggles
B. Death healers
C. Hobbits
D. Elf
Ans: ( A )
3. Who was Leonardo di Caprio's co-star in Titanic?
A. Kate Winslett
B. Angelina Jolie
C. Sandra Bullock
D. None of the above
Ans: (A)
4. How many red balls are on the table at the start of a frame of snooker?
A.15
B.13
C.14
D.10
Ans: (A)
5. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
A. Bishop
B. Knights
C. Pawns

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D. King
Ans: (A)
6. Who won the 2010 Screen Actor‟s Guild Award for Outstanding Performance
by a Female Leading Actor for the film „The Blind Side’?
A. Penelope Cruz
B. Sandra Bullock
C. Julia Roberts
D. Nicole Kidman
Ans: (B)
7. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance?
(A). Kuchipudi
(B). Kathak
(C). Manipuri
(D). Mohiniattam
Ans: (D)
8. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it
because-
(A) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops
(B) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
(C) The fine drops are opaque to the light
(D) The drops scatter most of the light
Ans: (D)
9. During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come
to India as traders?
(A). Portuguese
(B). Dutch
(C). Danish
(D). English
Ans: (A)
10. Who is the author of the book,‟ Three Point Someone‟?
(A). Arun Shourie
(B). Chetan Bhagat

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(C). Rafiq Zakaria
(D). Salman Rushdie
Ans: (B)
11. The age of a tree can be determined by
(A). Measuring its height
(B). Measuring its diameter
(C). Analyzing its sap
(D). Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
Ans: (D)
12. Who is called the “Grand Old Man Of India”? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B)
Dadabhai Naoroji (C) Gokhale (D) Tilak
Ans: (B)
13. Which five year plan has the objective” Garibi Hatao”? (A) first (B) fifth (C)
seventh (D) eigth
Ans: (B)
14. Who is the music composer of new version of ‟Phir Mile Sur‟ which is
launched on 26th
Janurary‟2010?
(A) A.R. Rehman (B) Louis Banks (C) Shankar, Ehsan, Loy
(D) Anu Malik
Ans: (B)

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15. Who is the director of the Hollywood film „AVATAR‟?
(A) Gary Marshall (B) Rodger Donaldson (C) Doug Liman
(D) James Cameron
Ans: (D)
16. Which country is recently in news for racist attacks on Indians?
(A) Australia (B) London (C) America
(D) Japan
Ans: (A)
17. How many Nations are members of SAARC?
(A) 4 (B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 6
Ans: (C)
18. Which country will host the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
(A) China (B) India
(C) Indiana
(D) Germany
Ans: (B)
19. Who won the Oscars for the best actress for „Rachel getting Married‟ ?
(A) Anne Hathaway (B) Kylie Minogue
(C) Sandra Bullock

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(D) Dannii Minogue
Ans: (A)
20. Which actress recently put together a video as a tribute to her mother who
died of cancer?
(A) Angelina Jolie (B) Rachel Weisz
(C) Penelope Cruz
(D) Dannii Minogue
Ans: (A)
21. Which is the second fastest growing economy in the world at present?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Singapore
Ans: (A)
22. Which was the first state to introduce VAT in the year 2003?
(A) Delhi
(B) Haryana
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka
Ans: (B)
23. Which of the following states in India topped the Educational Development
Index ?
(A) Goa
(B) Kerala
(C) Delhi
(D) Maharashtra
Ans: (B)
24. What is the rank of India in world, in the textile sector, according to UNIDO
Industrial Statistics 2008?

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(A) 5 th
(B) 7 th
(C) 10 th
(D) 12 th
Ans: (D)
25. Two new Greenfield International airports are being constructed in india at:
(A) Bangalore and Mangalore
(B) Mangalore and Hyderabad
(C) Devanhalli and Hyderabad
(D) Hyderabad and Shamsabad
Ans: (C)

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