This document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions on various topics including history, geography, science, current affairs, sports, famous personalities and inventions. There are around 8 questions in each section covering subjects like early leaders and civilizations, elements, countries and their capitals, authors and their books, space missions and discoveries etc. The document tests general knowledge through different categories of questions with single correct answers identified by letters a, b, c or d.

1. JANUARY
MONTH

3. SOCIAL

4. 1. Who comes to your mind , when you think of Macedonia
a) Nepolean
b) Pope
c) Alexander
d) None
 ANS : c) Alexander

5. 2. The chief advocate of Fascism was
 a) Mussolini
b) Hitler
c) St. Simon
d) Robert owen
ANS :Mussolini

6. 3. which great women’s name first appeared in history
a) Queen Victoria
b) Rani laxmi bai
c) Queen hatshepsut of Egypt
d) Cleopatra
ANS : Queen hatshepsut of Egypt

7. 4. what is the duration of zero hour in the Lok Sabha
 a) 15 min
b) 30 min
c) 60 min
d) not specified
ANS : 60 min

8. 5. The Rajya Sabha’s life is
a) 6 Years
b) 2 Years
c) Permanent
d) 7 years
ANS : c) Permanent

9. 6.which one of the following is a secular state
a) India
b) Iran
c) Iraq
d) Egypt
ANS : a) India

10. 7. Name the capital of mangolia
a) Ulan bator
b) Yangoon
c) Kathmandu
d) Muscut
e) ANS : Ulan bator

11. 8. Which country known as the valley of kings
a) Sweden
b) Thebes
c) Kabul
d) Madagascar
e) ANS : Thebes

12. SCIENCE

13. 1. Which one of the following is an element?
(a) ruby
(b) diamond
(c) emerald
(d)sappire
ANS :(b) diamond

14. 2.Which one is not a periodic property ?
(a) atomic number
(b) atomic radius
(c) ionic radius
(d) electron affinity
ANS : (a) atomic number

15. 3.Quick silver is another name for
(a) silver
(b) mercury
(c) aluminium
(d) copper
ANS :(b) mercury


16. 4.Which of the following element has 92 as the atomic number ?
(a)lead
(b) platinum
(c) thorium
(d) uranium
Ans:(d) uranium

17. 5.Red shift in stars is due to
(a)Doppler effect
(b)raman effect
(c)newton effect
(d)none
Ans:(a)Doppler effect

18. 6.Which of the following is used for repairing watches?
(a)simple microscope
(b)compound microscope
(c)astronomical microscope
(d) none
Ans; b)compound microscope

19. 7.Artificial satellites are used for
(a)TV transmissions
(b) detecting minerals
(c)space research
(d) all
Ans:(d) all

20. 8.Which of the following is the best insulator of heat?
(a) cotton
(b) wood
(c)paper
(d)Ebonite
Ans:(d)Ebonite

21. CURRENTAR
RAIRS

22. 1. which of the following became the first high court to
introduce online payment of court fee in July 2013
a) Delhi High Court
b) Madras High Court
c) Mumbai High Court
d) Guwahati High Court
e) Madhya Pradesh High Court
ANS : a) Delhi High Court

23. 2. The Reserve Bank has increased the minimum daily Cash
Reserve Radio (CRR) balance maintenance requirement for
banks to __________from July 27, 2013.
a) 70%
b) 75%
c) 76%
d) 99%
d) 100%
ANS : d) 99%

24. 3. Which of the following restored supply of subsidized cooking
gas (LPG) and kerosene to Bhutan on August 1, 2013 after a
month long gap?
a)OIL
b) IOC
c) HPCL
d) BPCL
e) ONGC
ANS : b) IOC

25. 4.The Union Health Ministry on August 2, 2013 issued a
notification revoking the suspension it had earlier imposed
on the drug pioglitazone. It is used in the treatment of
a) Cancer
b) Diabetes
c) Meningitis
d) Tuberculosis
e) Hypertension
ANS : b) Diabetes

26. 5. Prime Minister Manmohan Singhn laid foundation stone
for the 850 MW Ratle hydroelectric power plant in Jammu
and Kashmir on June 25, 2013. it is being built by which of
the following companies
a)NHPC
b) Tata Power
c) GVK Power
d) Adani Power
E) Reliance Power
ANS : d) Adani Power

27. 6. Who among the following was conferred the world
trophy for promoting participation of women in sports at
the 2013 IOC women and sport Awards in Lausanne in July
2013?
a) Ishrat Afreen
b) Fouzia Saeed
c) Shahanz Bukhari
d) Ahlam Salem Mubarak al Mana
e) Ghazala Rahman Rafiq al Sabah
ANS : d) Ahlam Salem Mubarak al Mana

28. 7. Which of the following is the online service launched by
Google to assist in tracking those missing in Uttatakhand floods
in june 2013?
a) Google people Finder
b) Google people Locator
c) Google person Finder
d) Google person Locator
e) Google Citizen Finder
ANS : c) Google person Finder

29. 8.Which country’s people truxst their banks the most according
to a survey conducted by Gallup in may 2013? India has been
ranked 24th among 134 countries in the survey.
a) France
b) Rwanda
c) Finland
d) Iran
e) Canada
ANS : b) Rwanda

30. SPORTS

31. 1. In which year did the first modern Olympics games takes
place?
a)1908
b)1910
c)1806
d)1895
ANS c)1806

32. 2.Who won the Olympic hockey title in the Beijing games 2008?
a)USA
B)Holland
c)Brazil
d)Germany
ANS b) Holland

33. 3.Play the game in the spirit of the game was said by
a) Samaranch
b)Coubertin
c)Pt. Nehru
d)None
ANS c)Pt. Nehru

34. 4.How many gold medals did India win in the 16th Asian game?
a)14
b)4
c)7
d)16
ANS a)14

35. 5.Who started the ancient Olympic games?
A)The Egyptians
b)The Greeks
 c)The Indians
 d)The Romans
ANS b)The Greeks

36. 6.Who is known as Tiger in sports?
a)Mhd. Ali
b)Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
c)Alexander Vorun
d)Saurav Ganguly
ANS b)Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

37. 7.What is Golden duck in cricket
a) out first ball
b)An award
c)A blow on the head
d)out last ball without scoring
ANS a) out first ball

38. 8. Merdeka cup is associated with
a)Badminton
b)Football
c)Hockey
d)Polo
ANS b) Football

39. IDENTIFY THE
PLACE

40. ANS:JAMA-MASJID

41. ANS:LODI-GARDENS

42. ANS:GARDEN OF FIVE SENCE

43. ANS:REDFORT

44. BOOKS AND
AUTHORS

45. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?
A.T.N.Kaul
B.J.R.D. Tata
C.Khushwant Singh
D.Nani Palkhivala
ANS:D.Nani Palkhivala

46. Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
A.Thomas Hardy
B.Emile Zola
C.George Orwell
D.Walter Scott
ANS:C.George Orwell

47. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?
A.Gaban
B.Godan
C.Guide
D.Manasorovar

ANS:C.Guide

48. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been
played by
A.Rupa Ganguly
B.Seema Biswas
C.Pratiba Sinha
D.Shabama Azmi
ANS:B.Seema Biswas

49. INVENTIONS

50. When was the first elevator built
A.1743
B.1739
C.1760
D.1785
ANS:A.1743

51. What James Watt invented
Diving bell
Steam boat
Hot air balloon
Rotary steam engine
ANS:Rotary steam engine

52. Who invented Jet Engine
Sir Frank Whittle
Gottlieb Daimler
Roger Bacon
Lewis E. Waterman
ANS: Frank Whittle

53. Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE
(AIRPLANE)?
Wright Brothers
Lidenbergh Brothers
South Brothers
West Brothers
ANS:Wright Brothers

54. SPACE

55. Which was the first Asian country to launch the earth satellite?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) None of these
ANS:(c) China

56. What was the name of the lunar module which saved the lives of
three astronauts of Apollo-13, a moon landing mission which
was aborted by a mysterious blast?
(a) Eagle
(b) Intrepid
(c) Aquarius I
d) Kitty Hawk
ANS: c) Aquarius I

57.  One of the following moon landing mission failed to reach the
moon and returned to earth with crew alive
(a) Apollo-14
(b) Apollo-13
(c) Apollo-10
(d) Apollo-12
ANS:(b) Apollo-13

58. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on
___________ which replaced NACA.
A)21395
B)21030
C)20665
D)20299
ANS:A) 21395

59. What is the URL of the of NASA website?
A)NASA.com
B)ASA.uk
C)NASA.us
D)ASA.gov
ANS: D)ASA.gov

60. Which is the World''s Most-Flown Space Shuttle of NASA?
A)Discovery
B)Khoj
C)Prithvi
D)Aakash
ANS: A)Discovery

61. One of the key scientific missions of NASA is
___________. This program has literally
revolutionized astronomy.
A)Making the Hubble Space Telescope
B)removing the Hubble Space Telescope
C)Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope
D)redesign the Hubble Space Telescope
ANS: C)Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope

62. Which was the NASA''s first space flight center?
A)Goddard
B)Soddard
C)Zoddard
D)Roddard
ANS:Goddard

63. PERSONALITIES

64. 1. Who is said to be the world’s greatest genius?
(a)C.V.Raman
(b) Einstein
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(d)Leonardo Vinci
ANS:(C) Rabindranath Tagore

65. 2.Who wrote the first tamil grammer book?
(a)Tolkappiar
(b)Dandi
(c)Sudraka
(d)Vakpati
ANS:(a)Tolkappiar

66. 3.Who was known as “Man of blood and iron?
(a)Bismarck
(b) Patel
(c)Hitler
(d) Mussolini
ANS :(a)Bismarck

67. 4.Who was the first Indian scholar who treated mathematics as a
distinct subject?
(a)Aryabhatta
(b) Vijajanandul
(d)Varahamihira
(d)Brahmagupta
ANS : a)Aryabhatta

68. 5. Who is styled as American Gandhi?
(a)Martin Luther King
(b)Abraham Lincoln
(c)Swamy sivanandhan
(d)John Adams
ANS :(b)Abraham Lincoln