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1. Which of the following was built by

ancient Incas?

(A) City of petra

(B) Hagia Sophia

(C) Machu Picchu

(D) Acropolis

A. C

B. A

C. D

D. B

Ans. A

Sol.

* Machu Picchu is a 15th century Inca

citadel and is in Peru.

* Machu Picchu was built in the classical

Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls.

* It is presently a UNESCO World

Heritage Site and in 2007 was voted as

one of the New Seven Wonders of World.

2. Who founded the twitter?

(A) Mark Zuckerberg

(B) Tim Cook

(C) Noah Ark

(D) Evan Williams

A. D

B. C

C. B

D. A

Ans. A

Sol.

* Evan Williams is the founder of

Twitter.

* Evan is an American computer

programmer and previously CEO of

Twitter.

* He also founded Blogger and Medium-

Blog distribution websites.

* Twitter was spun out into a new

company in April 2007, with Williams as

co-founder, board member, and investor.

3. Which city of Maharashtra is selected

for the establishment of New AIIMS?

(A) Nagpur

(B) Mumbai

(C) Aurangabad

(D) Pune

A. C

B. A

C. D

D. B

Ans. B

Sol.

* Nagpur is selected for the

establishment of New AIIMS.

* In 2003 the Government of India

announced the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya

Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative.

* Under this initiative government is

aiming to create new AIIMS and

upgrading the existing government

medical collages.

* The AIIMS building in MIHAN will be

ready by 2020 but the academic session

will start from 2018 from Government

Medical College.

4. Who proposed scientific management

ideology against administrative

management ideology?

(A) Henry Fayol

(B) Frederick Taylor

(C) Peter Drucker

(D) Max Weber

A. C

B. D

C. B

D. A

Ans. C

Sol.

* Frederick Taylor proposed scientific

management ideology against

administrative management

ideology.

* Fredrick Taylor was an American

Mathematician who worked in field of

improving industrial efficiency. He was an

influential personality of Progressive era.

* He wrote the book ‘The Principles of

Scientific Management’. In this book

Taylor laid out major rules and principles

of management and theories of

enhancing efficiency and motivation in an

organisation.

5. In which of the year was Aam Aadmi

Party constituted?

(A) 2010

(B) 2011

(C) 2012

(D) 2013

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. B


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Ans. B

Sol.

* Aam Aadmi constituted in year

2012.

* Aam aadmi party is currently ruling

party in Delhi.

* The party came into existence after

nationwide anti corruption movement

occurred in 2012 in leadership of Anna

Hazare.

* The party made its electoral debut in

the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly

election, where it emerged as the second-

largest party, winning 28 of the 70 seats.

In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly

election, AAP won 67 of the 70 seats in

the assembly.

6. Madural city is situated on the bank of

________ which river?

(A) Kuwan

(B) Kaveri

(C) Vaigai

(D) Pennar

A. D

B. C

C. A

D. B

Ans. B

Sol.

* Madurai city is located on the banks

of Vagai River.

* Vagai river flows in Tamil Nadu, other

major towns situated on its banks are-

Theni and Andipatti.

* The Vattaparai falls are located on it.

The river drains into Palk Strait near

Uchipuli. The Vagai River is mentioned

several times in Sangam Literature.

* The Vaigai Dam is built across the river

in Periyakulam Taluk, in the Theni district

of Tamil Nadu. Vaigai gets major feed

from the Periyar Dam in Kumuli, Kerala.

7. Which of the following Indian

badminton player have won first male

single title England Championship in

1980?

(A) Prakash Padukone

(B) Pulella Gopichand

(C) Salyad Modi

(D) Chetan Anand

A. C

B. D

C. A

D. B

Ans. C

Sol.

* Prakash Padukone won first male

single title England Championship in

1980.

* Prakash Padukone is one of the

excellent badminton players India had.

* He was rank No. 1 in 1980.

* Padukone served as the chairman of the

Badminton Association of India for a short

while after his retirement in 1991.

* He was awarded Arjun Award in

1972 and Padma Shri in 1982.

8. Who have won academy award in 2016

for Amy documentary?

(A) Duke Johnson

(B) Asif Kapadia

(C) Steven Speilberg

(D) George Miller

A. B

B. A

C. D

D. C

Ans. A

Sol.

* Asif Kapadia won academy award in

2016 for Amy documentary.

* Asif Kapadia is a British Filmmaker. He

filmed Amy, based on singer Amy

Winehouse, which has become the

highest-grossing documentary of all-time

in the United Kingdom, and won him an

Oscar and Grammy Award in 2016.

* He released film ‘Maradona’ in 2019

which was based on legendary footballer

Diego Maradona in 2019. He is also

winner of BAFTA Award for Best British

Film in 2003.

* He also worked for Netflix TV Series

‘Mindhunter’ in 2017.

9. Which of the following city is selected

as the best city for living according to

18th mercer quality of life study?

(A) Zurich

(B) Vienna

(C) Sydney

(D) Hyderabad

A. A


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B. B

C. C

D. D

Ans. B

Sol.

* 18th Mercer annual Quality of

Living survey was released on 23

February 2016.

* In this survey Vienna and Zurich got

first and second rank respectively.

* As per latest 20th Mercer’s survey,

Vienna is selected as the best city for

living according to 18th mercer quality of

life study. Zurich ranked second and

Munich ranked 3rd.

* Honolulu ranks first for city sanitation

and London ranks 41st position in

mercer’s quality of life study.

* Mercer’s survey is one of the world’s

most comprehensive and is conducted

annually to enable multinational

companies and other organisations to

compensate employees fairly when

placing them on international

assignments.

10. What is specific about sword-billed

hummingbird?

(A) It is the smallest bird in the world.

(B) Its peeker is longer than its remaining

body.

(C) It is found in Antartica only.

(D) It cannot fly.

A. D

B. C

C. A

D. B

Ans. D

Sol.

* Sword Billed Hummingbird is found

in South America mainly.

* It is characterised by its long bill which

is longer than its body.

* It uses its bill to drink nectar from

flowers while most of the hummingbirds

preen using their bill. Preening is a

maintenance behavior found in birds that

involves the use of the bill to position

feathers, interlock feather barbules that

have become separated and clean

plumage.

* The sword-billed hummingbird was first

described by Auguste Boissonneau in

1839. It is the only species within its

genus or technically speaking it is

Monotypic.

* It is found throughout tropical montane

cloud forests of Bolivia, Colombia,

Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

11. Free Style” world is related with:

(A) Tennis

(B) Kho-Kho

(C) Kabaddi

(D) Swimming

A. C

B. D

C. A

D. B

Ans. B

Sol.

* The term ‘Free Style’ is related with

Swimming.

* Freestyle is a category of swimming

competition. In this technique of

swimming swimmer uses legs and arms

for competitive swimming. In this

technique one cannot use breaststroke,

or butterfly.

* According to International Swimming

Federation, Freestyle means that in an

event so designated the swimmer may

swim any style, except that in individual

medley or medley relay events.

12. Which of the Indian minister is

awarded the Bharat Ratna?

(A) V.P. Slngh

(B) Morarji Desai

(C) Charan Singh

(D) Manmohan Singh

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. B

Ans. D

Sol.

* Morarji Desai was awarded the

Bharat Ratna.

* Morarji Desai was first non-Congress

Prime Minister of the country. He served

as 4th Prime minister of India. He

belonged to the Janata Party.

* He was honoured with the highest

civilian award of Pakistan, the Nishan-e-

Pakistan on 19 May 1990. He is also the


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oldest person to hold the office of prime

minister.

* He served as Deputy Prime Minister and

Minister of Finance in Indira Gandhi’s

cabinet but resigned from congress in

1969.

13. Income after deduction of tax is

known as:

(A) Available income for

(B) Cash income

(C) Salaxy

(D) General income

A. D

B. B

C. A

D. C

Ans. C

Sol.

* Income after tax represents the

amount of disposable income that a

consumer or firm has available to spend.

* Cash Income methe sum of Net income

of the guarantor for any period.

* General income is a net income and is

calculated by all those who are subject to

taxation.

14. Which marble temple is made by

Vimal Shah?

(A) Dilwara Temple

(B) Brahdeshwar Temple

(C) Omkareshwar Temple

(D) Ranakpur Adinath Temple

A. B

B. C

C. A

D. D

Ans. C

Sol.

* Dilwara Jain temples were made by

Vimal Shah.

* These temples are located at Mount Abu

in Rajasthan.

* These are designed by Vastupal.

* The temples are built of marbles and

pillar of the temple are of architectural

importance.

* There are five temples in all in Dilwara,

each with its own unique identity.

* These are-

a) Vimal Vasahi

b) Luna Vasahi

c) Pittalhar

d) Parshvanath

e) Mahavir Swami temple

15. Car racing driver Michael Schumacher

is a citizen of:

(A) USA

(B) Germany

(C) Canada

(D) Australia

A. D

B. C

C. A

D. B

Ans. D

Sol.

* Michael Schumacher is a citizen of

Germany.

* He played Formula One for Jordan

Grand pix, Benetton and Ferrari and

Mercedes.

* Schumacher is the only driver in history

to win seven Formula One World

Championships. Schumacher won five

consecutive drivers' titles from 2000 to

2004.

16. What is the old name of Singapore?

(A) Temasek

(B) Myanmar

(C) Ceylon

(D) Bohemia

A. B

B. A

C. C

D. D

Ans. B

Sol.

* Temasek was the old name of

Singapore.

* The evidence of this name is found in

Malay and Javanese literature. The name

is also mentioned in old Japanese epic

poem Nagarakretagama written in 1365

and twice mentioned in Malay Annals.

* Temasek is described in the account by

the Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan who

visited the island around 1330.

* Ceylon is old name of Srilanka.

* Bohemia is the westernmost region of

Czech Republic.


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17. The biggest statue of Jesus Christ is

located in which country

(A) Brazil

(B) Mexico

(C) Italy

(D) Peru

A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (C)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

● The biggest statue of Jesus Christ

is located in Brazil, it was completed

in 1931. It is situated at the summit

of Mount Corcovado,Rio de Janeiro.

● The statue is the largest Art Deco-style

sculpture in the world and is one of Rio de

Janeiro’s most recognizable landmarks.

● Escalators and panoramic elevators

were added beginning in 2002.

18. What is the meaning of MRP written

on package of any product?

(A) Marginal Retail Price

(B) Maximum Retail Price

(C) Monopoly Retail Product

(D) Maximum Recycle Product

A. (B)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. A

Sol.

● MRP stands for Maximum Retail

Price.

● Maximum Retail Price is a manufacturer

calculated price which indicated the

maximum price that can be charged on

selling a product.

● All retail products in India must be

marked with MRP. Shops cannot charge

customers over the MRP. Some shops

may charge slightly below MRP to draw

more customers to their stores.

● MRP is many a time criticised for

hampering free market system and for

hurting consumer in rural areas.

19. Which of the following is a artificial

leg?

(A) Athletes foot

(B) Jaipur foot

(C) Crowfoot

(D) Tender foot

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Jaipur foot is an artificial leg.

● Jaipur Foot was developed at the

S.M.S. Medical College Hospital,

Jaipur in 1968 by a group of eminent

orthopedic surgeons and highly

innovative craftsmen.

● The subsequent developments in the

technology, since 1975, were under aegis

of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang

Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS).

● BMVSS uses the famous Jaipur Foot. It

is the parent body for Jaipur Foot. Jaipur

Foot is technically distinct from other foot

/ limb technologies.

20. Which of the following is Chief

Minister who has worked for longest

period as a Chief Minister.

(A) Jyoti Basu

(B) Pawan Kumar Chamling

(C) M. G. Ramchandra

(D) E.K. Naiyar.

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Jyoti Basu is the Chief Minister who

has worked for longest period as a

Chief Minister.

● He belonged to Communist Party of

Bengal and served as Chief Minister of

Bengal from 1977 to 2000.

● Under his leadership, the Left Front

government focused on land reforms in

the state; it instituted a panchayati raj

system giving poor peasants and small

farmers a say in running the panchayati

institutions.

● He died in January 2010 due to

Multipleorgan failure.

21. Who is the 23rd governor of RBI.

(A) Bimal Jalan


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(B) Raghuram Rajan

(C) D. Subbarao

(D) Dr. Manmohan Singh

A. (B)

B. (D)

C. (C)

D. (A)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Raghuram Rajan was the 23rd RBI

governor, after him Urjit Patel

became the 24th Governor and

presently Shaktikanta Das became

25th governor of RBI in 2018.

● Rahuram Rajan is an Indian

Economist and also served as Chief

Economist and Director of Research

at the International Monetary Fund.

● In 2003, Rajan received the inaugural

Fischer Black Prize, given every two years

by the American Finance Association. In

2016, he was named by Time in its list of

the '100 Most Influential People in the

World'.

22. Which of the following player has

secured the first rand in ICC test

rankings?

(A) Virat Kohli

(B) A.B. Diviliars

(C) Steve Smith

(D) Aoron Finch

A. (D)

B. (C)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. B

Sol.

● Steve smith has secured the first

rank in ICC test rankings, While Virat

Kohli secured number one positin in

ICC ODI rankings.

● Steve smith is an Australian Cricketer.

On 30 December 2017, he reached a Test

batting rating of 947 which is second

highest in International Cricket.

● Smith was banned from all international

and domestic cricket in Australia for one

year starting from 29 March 2018.

● He is the captain of Rajasthan Royals in

the Indian Premier League.

23. How much maximum score can be

done in ten pin bowling game?

(A) 100

(B) 200

(C) 300

(D) 400

A. (B)

B. (A)

C. (C)

D. (D)

Ans. C

Sol.

● The maximum score that can be

done in the ten pin bowling game is

300.

● This highest score is achieved by

bowling 12 strikes in a row in a traditional

single game: one strike in each of the first

nine frames, and three more in the tenth

frame.

● In five-pin bowling, the highest

possible score is 450, as a strike is

worth 15 pins.

● The Canadian Five Pin Bowlers

Association approves from 10 to 40

perfect games per year.

24. The credit of construction of great

wall of China goes to

(A) Qin Shi Huang

(B) Fa-Hien

(C) Xuanzang or Hiuen Tsang

(D) Yijing

A. (A)

B. (C)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. A

Sol.

* The Great wall of China was built by Qin

Shi Huang.

* Qin Shi Huang sponsored the

construction of a single, mighty wall that

would defend unified China which is later

developed by later kings and today

known as Great Wall of China.

* The most well-known sections of the

wall were built by the Ming dynasty

during 14th to 17th century. It is the

longest wall in world.

* The wall of Kumbhalgarh situated

in Rajsamand Rajasthan, India is the

second longest wall in the world.


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25. International day related to

conservation of ozone layer is observed

on-

(A) 16th September

(B) 4th July

(C) 23rd January

(D) 1st May

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. B

Sol.

* September 16th is observed as the

International day for the Preservation of

the Ozone layer. The day is

commemoration of the date in 1987 on

which the famous Montreal Protocol

signed.

* The UN General Assembly proclaimed

16 September the International Day for

the Preservation of the Ozone Layer in

1994.

* The 2016 Ozone day theme was

“Ozone and climate: Restored by a

world united”.

26. In which of the following state, the

national garden, valley of flowers is

situated?

(A) Urrarakhand

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Assam

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. A

Sol.

* Valley of Flowers National Park is

situated in Uttrakhand. The Valley is

20 km northwest of Nanda Devi National

Park.

* In this national park Asiatic black bear,

brown bear, blue sheep and snow leopard

are found. High diversity of birds, flora

and fauna are present here.

* The park is administered by the

Uttarakhand State Forestry

Department, the national Ministry of

Environment and Forests.

* Flowers mostly orchids, poppies,

primulas, marigold, daisies and

anemones carpet are found here.

27. Which of the following is the fastest

animal in world

(A) Dog

(B) Panther

(C) Tiger

(D) Horse

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. C

Sol.

* Panther is the fastest animal in the

world.

* It’s speed is around 80-100 kmph

while of a tiger is around 64kmph and

of a horse is about 70 kmph and for dog

it is 74 kmph for Greyhound dogs.

* Panther is a genus in the Felidae family

that consists of the tiger, the lion, the

jaguar, and the leopard as species.

28. Famous tennis player Steffi Graf is

the citizen of-

(A) USA

(B) England

(C) Germany

(D) Switzerland

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. A

Sol.

* Steffi Graf is a German former

professional tennis player.

* She was ranked world No. 1 and won

22 Grand Slam singles titles. Graf retired

in 1999 while she was ranked world No.

3.

* In 1988, she became the only tennis

player to achieve the Golden Slam by

winning all four Grand Slam singles titles

and the Olympic gold medal in the same

calendar year.

29. What of the following refers to

hypothesis which are confirmed by varied

tests?

(A) Assumption


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(B) Theory

(C) Answer

(D) Opinion

A. (D)

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (A)

Ans. B

Sol.

* Theory refers to hypothesis which

is confirmed by varied tests.

* Theory includes contemplative and

rational type of abstract of generalizing

thinking about a phenomenon.

* In reality first of all a hypothesis or

opinion is formed about a thing that this

opinion and hypothesis takes several

years to become a theory after

completing varied tests and observations.

30. Hawa Mahal was contructed by-

(A) Maharaja Bhagwat Singh

(B) Maharaja Jagjeet Singh

(C) Maharaja Sawal Pratap Singh

(D) Maharaja Jaswant Singh

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

* Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh

constructed Hawa Mahal. He was a

katchwaha ruler of Jaipur.

* The Hawamahal was built in 1799 and

It was designed by Lal Chand Ustad.

* Hawamahal has 953 small windows

called Jharokhas decorated with intricate

latticework. And it is built in red and pink

coloured sandstone.

* Hawamahal is a fusion of Hindu and

Islamic form of architecture. The Mahal is

maintained by the archaeological

Department of the Government of

Rajasthan

31. Which game has the highest

Yukozuna rank?

(A) Sumo wrestling

(B) Judo

(C) Jujitsu

(D) Kendo

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. C

Sol.

* Sumo wrestling has the highest

Yukowuna rank. There are merely

some 71 recorded Yokozunas till

date.

* The current Yokozuna is.

* Kakuryu Rikisaburo who is the 71st

Yokozuna and he is from Sukh Baatar.

* The ‘International Sumo Federation’

was formed in 1992 with 87 member

countries which hold international

tournaments.

32. In which of the following game also

Bagel word use?

(A) Tennis

(B) Cricket

(C) Squash

(D) Boxing

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. C

Sol.

● The term Bagel is associated with

Tennis.

● When a set ends with a score of 6-

0 in tennis then it is known as Bagel.

When no point is lost in a set it is known

as Golden set.

● Andre Agassi is the highest Bagel

Scoring player with a score of 50 Bagels.

Roy Emerson from Australia is at second

position with 47 bagels.

33. Where is Nobel Museum situated in

the world?

(A) Sweden

(B) Stockholm

(C) Denmark

(D) London

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. B

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● The Nobel Prize Museum is situated in

Stockholm, Sweden.

● In this museum one can find the history

of Nobel prize and nobel prize winners as

well as the information about the founder

of the prize, Alfred Nobel.

● The Nobel Museum opened in the

spring of 2001 for the 100th

anniversary of the Nobel Prize. Erika

Lanner becoming the museum's new

director of the Museum.

34. Which game is associated with Saina

Nehwal?

(A) Tennis

(B) Cricket

(C) Badminton

(D) Gymnastic

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (D)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Sania Nehwal and PV Sandhu are two

magnificent badminton players of our

country. Sania also achieved World No. 1

title and total 24 international Titles.

● She became world’s No. 1 in 2015

and reached World No. 2 in 2019

becoming the only female player

from India to achieve this.

● She has represented India three times

in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal

in her second appearance.

● She was awarded Padma Bhushan in

2016 by Government of India she was

also awarded with the highest sports

award of country Rajiv Gandhi Khel

Ratan award.

35. Who had been conferred the

Deenanath Mangeshkar award in 2015?

(A) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

(B) Ranbir Kapoor

(C) Anil Kapoor

(D) Amir Khan

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Anil Kapoor had been conferred the

Deenanath Mangeshkar award in

2015. Babasaheb Purandare

presented the award to Mr. Kapoor.

● The Dinanath Mangeshkar award was

initiated in 1999 in memory of Dinanath

Mangeshkar. The award carries a cash

reward of Rs. 101001, a memento and

citation.

● Bollywood legend Rishi Kapoor and

eminent musician Zakir Hussain

were awarded the Dinanath

Mangeshkar award in 2014.

36. Which chessman is most powerful in

the game of chess?

(A) King

(B) Queen

(C) Elephant

(D) Horse

A. (D)

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (A)

Ans. B

Sol.

● The queen is the most powerful

piece in the game of chess.

● The power of queen is due to its diverse

movements i.e. vertically, horizontally or

diagonally while movements of other

pieces of chess are almost fixed.

● The queen is placed the first place next

to King.

● A queen sacrifice is the deliberate

sacrifice of a queen in order to gain a

more favourable tactical position.

37. Who is chief election commissioner of

India at present?

(A) Saiyad Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

(B) Naveen Chawla

(C) N. Gopal Swami

(D) A. K. Jyoti

A. (D)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Saiyad Nasim Ahmad Zaidi was the

Chief Election Commissioner from 7

August 2012 – 18 April 2015. He acted


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as the 20th Election commission of

the country.

● The first election in his tenure was 2015

Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he

was retired as Secretary to the

Government of India in Ministry of Civil

Aviation on 31 July 2012.

● From November 2005 to October 2008,

he served as the Permanent

Representative of India on the Council of

International civil aviation organisation.

38. Who mad first chocolate bar?

(A) Nestle

(B) The Hershey Company

(C) Joseph Fry and Sons

(D) Pearson’s

A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (C)

D. (B)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Joseph Fry and Sons was the first

chocolate bar.

● The first chocolate bar was made in

Britain by Joseph Fry and his son, who

pressed a paste made of cocoa powder

and sugar into a bar shape.

● Then in 1849, John Cadbury

introduced his brand name of the

chocolate bar.

● The first milk chocolate bar was made

by Henry Nestle and Daniel Peter and

was created by adding milk to the

traditional chocolate recipe.

39. Who is CEO of flipkart at present?

(A) Anand Narayanan

(B) Mukesh Bansal

(C) Binny Bansal

(D) Sachin Bansal

A. (D)

B. (B)

C. (A)

D. (C)

Ans. D

Sol.

● In 2007 Binny Bansal, an IIT Delhi

Alumnus created the E-Commerce

giant Flipkart and acted it’s chief

operating officer until 11 January

2016 and was then promoted to chief

executive officer (CEO) in 2017.

● Binny Bansal worked in E Commerce

giant Amazon before starting flipkart.

Bansal and his business partner Sachin

Bansal started Flipkart.

● In 2018, Walmart acquired a 77% stake

in Flipkart group. After the acquisition,

Bansal assumed the role of chairman and

continued as Group CEO.

40. Which of the following two countries

did play first day-night test match?

(A) Australia and South Africa

(B) Australia and New Zealand

(C) Australia and England

(D) Australia and West Indies

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. D

Sol.

* The first day and night test match

was played between Australia and

New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval

Cricket Stadium.

* The first day-night test match was the

third match of the series between

Australia and New Zealand played for

2015 Trans-Tasman Trophy.

* It was approved by International

Cricket Council (ICC), an apex body for

regulating cricket in July 2015. James

Sutherland is considered as the person

behind this idea.

41. Indian player Abhishek Verma relates

to which game?

(A) Snooker

(B) Shooting bullet

(C) Shooting

(D) Chess

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (A)

D. (D)

Ans. A

Sol.

* Indian Player Abhishek Verma is

associated with the Shooting Sport.

* He won the gold medal in the men's

compound archery team in 2014 Asian

Games and the silver medal in the men's

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* Abhishek Verma works as Income Tax

Inspector in the Income Tax Department.

42. Osama Bin Laden was killed at ____

in 2011.

(A) Pakistan

(B) Sudan

(C) Afghanistan

(D) Iran

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

* Osama Bin Laden was killed on May

2, 2011, at Abbottabad in Kyber

Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.

* Operation Neptune Star was

launched by CIA with Joint Special

Operations Command to kill Osama.

* The raid on bin Laden's compound in

Abbottabad, Pakistan was launched from

Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's body

buried in the Seas.

43. The famous Golconda Fort is situated

in which state?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Telangana

(C) Karnataka

(D) Bihar

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. C

Sol.

• Golconda fort is located in Hyderabad,

Telangana.

• It is located in the vicinity of diamond

mines, Kollur Mines. The Famous

Kohinoor diamond was produced form

this very region.

• Golconda was originally known as

Mankal. Golconda Fort was first built by

the Kakatiyas as part of their western

defences along the lines of the Kondapalli

Fort.

44. Which of the following is a tsunami

warning sign?

(A) Stormy weather

(B) Hailstorm

(C) Water falling back quickly from the

beach.

(D) Pets acting strangely

A. (B)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (D)

Ans. B

Sol.

• Tsunami is a series of tidal wave caused

basically by large volume of water

especially in oceans.

• Water falling back quickly from the

beach can be considered as warning sign

of Tsunami, this happens because the

water is pulled back with forces of large

water waves.

• One of the most successful systems for

warning regarding Tsunami, uses bottom

pressure sensors, attached to buoys,

which constantly monitor the pressure of

the overlying water column.

45. Who was the first Muslim female to

higher Judiciary?

(A) Justice M. Fathima Beevi

(B) Justice V. Khalida

(C) Justice Benazir Islam

(D) Justice M Farooq

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. B

Sol.

• Justice Fatima Beevi became the first

Muslim female to higher Judiciary. She

became the first female judge to be a part

of the Supreme Court of India.

• She served as the Governor of the

Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to

2001 and also a member of the National

Human Rights Commission.

• She was born in 1927 in Travancore and

served as judge of SC from 1989 to 1992.

46. India participated in the 2014

commonwealth Games at ___.

(A) Gold Coast, Australia

(B) New Delhi, India

(C) Samoa, Pacific Island

(D) Glasgow, United Kingdom


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A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (C)

Ans. A

Sol.

• The 2014 Commonwealth games were

held in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

• It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from

23 July to 3 August 2014. It was held in

Scotland for third time.

• From India Vijay Kumar was the flag

bearer in opening ceremony and Seema

Punia was flag bearer in closing

ceremony.

• India ranked 5th with 15 gold, 30 silver

and 19 Bronze medals.

47. ____ was the first female Prime

Minister of Sri Lanka.

(A) Ranasinghe Premadasa

(B) Dingiri Band Wijetunge

(C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

(D) Chandrika Kumaratunga

A. (A)

B. (C)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

• Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first

female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

• She was elected as the Prime Minister

of Sri Lanka in 1960–1965, 1970–1977

and 1994–2000.

• Bandaranaike died on 10 October 2000

of a heart attack at Kadawatha. Horagolla

Bandaranaike Samadhi is her resting

place.

48. Who has the distinction of serving as

the Chief Justice of India. President and

the Vice president?

(A) Justice M Hidayatullah

(B) Justice Bhagwati

(C) Justice H.J. Kania

(D) Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan

A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (C)

Ans. B

Sol.

• Justice M hidayatullah has the

distinction of serving as the Chief Justice

of India. President and the Vice president.

• He was the 11th Chief Justice of India

served from 1986 to 1970. He also served

as 6thVice President of India, serving from

1979 to 1984 and served as acting

president from 6-31 Oct, 1982.

• In his honour, the Hidayatullah National

Law University was established in 2003 in

Chattishgarh.

49. Which among the following is not an

environment friendly mode of producing

electricity?

(A) Thermal Power

(B) Solar Power

(C) Wind Energy

(D) Bio-waste

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

• In the given options, Thermal Power is

not considered as environment friendly

because it is produced from burning of

fossil fuel i.e Coal, which releases harmful

gasses in environment 0n the other hand

Solar, Wind and Bio Energy are

environment friendly and sustainable.

• There are nine major areas of energy

resources. They fall into two categories:

non renewable and renewable.

• Non renewable energy resources, like

coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are

available in limited supplies.

• Renewable energy resources are solar,

wind, water (hydro), biomass, and

geothermal.

50. Which company has been associated

with the development of Post-It and

Scotch Tape?

(A) Johnson and Johnson

(B) 3M

(C) Unilever

(D) Amazon

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

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Ans. B

Sol.

• Scotch Tape is a brand name used for

pressure-sensitive tapes manufactured

by 3M Company.

• A Post-it Note is a small piece of paper

made for temporarily attaching notes to

documents and other surfaces.

• Although 3M's patent expired in 1997,

"Post-it" and the original notes'

distinctive yellow colour remain

registered company trademarks.

51. Bill Gates co-founded ‘Microsoft

Corporation’ in 1975 with _______.

(A) Chris Hughes

(B) Tim Berners Lee

(C) Steve Paul Jobs

(D) Paul G. Allen

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (A)

D. (D)

Ans. D

Sol.

• Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and

Paul Allen on April 4, 1975.

• In April 2019, Microsoft reached the

trillion-dollar market cap, becoming the

third U.S. public company to cross 1

trillion mark.

• Satya Nadella took over as CEO of

Microsoft in 2014.

52. Who was awarded the Harvard

Humanitarian Award for 2015?

(A) Malala Yousafzai

(B) Kailash Satyarthi

(C) Tommy Hilfiger

(D) Lionel Richie

A. (A)

B. (C)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. D

Sol.

• Kailash Satyarthi , Nobel Peace laureate

of 2014, has been selected for the

prestigious 2015 Harvard Humanitarian

of the Year Award.

• He is the founder of Bachpan Bachao

Andolan which works for protection of

child rights and to abolish illegal human

trafficking.

• He was second Indian after Mother

Teresa to get Nobel Prize for Peace.

53. The first democratically elected

female President of Africa is from

_________.

(A) Nigeria

(B) Liberia

(C) Tanzania

(D) Kenya

A. (B)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. A

Sol.

• The first democratically elected female

President of Africa is from Liberia.

• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf served as the 24th

President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.

• In June 2016, Sirleaf was elected as the

Chair of the Economic Community of

West African States, here also first

women to hold the post.

54. The basic concept of Montessori

education is __________.

(A) Discovery by travelling

(B) Dreaming

(C) Communicating

(D) Self-discovery through experiment

A. (D)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

• The basic concept of Montessori

education is self discovery through

experiment.

• It was developed by Maria Montessori

and is based on scientific observations of

child behaviour.

• The model has two basic principles.

First, is engaging child in psychological

self-construction activities by means of

interaction with its environment.

• Second, children, especially under the

age of six, have an innate path of

psychological development.


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55. Which country in the month of

Number 2015 was ranked No. 1 men’s

team for the first time in FIFA rankings?

(A) Nigeria

(B) Belgium

(C) Russia

(D) Portugal

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. D

Sol.

• Belgium was ranked no. 1 men’s team

for the first time in FIFA rankings in

November, 2015.

• As per latest rankings of 19 September,

2019 Belgium is at no. One and France

and Brazil are at no. Two and Three.

• The rankings were introduced in

December 1992. The current version of

the ranking system was first used on 16

August 2018, adapted from the Elo rating

system.

56. Who was the first person to talk in

space?

(A) Neil Armstrong

(B) Rakesh Sharma

(C) Alexei Leonov

(D) Johannes Kepler

A. (D)

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (A)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Alexei Leonov was the first person to

talk in space.

● He is a retired Russian cosmonaut, Air

Force Major general and writer.

● On 18th March 1965, he became the

first human to conduct extravehicular

activity (EVA), exiting the capsule during

the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute

spacewalk.

● In July 1975, He commanded the Soyuz

capsule in the Soyuz-Apollo mission,

which docked in space for two days with

an American Apollo capsule.

57. Which of the following countries

celebrates 19th August at its “National

Day”?

(A) Maldives

(B) Bhutan

(C) Afghanistan

(D) Sri Lanka

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Afghan Victory Day is celebrated as a

national holiday in Afghanistan on 19th

August.

● It is celebrated to commemorate the

Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919.

● The treaty granted a complete neutral

relation between Afghanistan and Britain.

58. Statue of Lord Bahubali (religious

guru of Jains) is also known by the name

of ______.

(A) Statue of Gomateshwara

(B) Statue of Udayagiri

(C) Statue of Borobudur

(D) Statue of Pavapuri

A. (B)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (D)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Statue of Lord Bahubali (religious guru

of Jains) is also known by the name of

Statue of Gomateshwara.

● Gommatagiri is an acclaimed Jain

centre.

● It is erected atop a 50-metre (160 ft)

tall hillock called 'Shravana Gudda'.

● It was constructed in the 10th century

AD.

● Chamundaraya, the minister and

commander of the Ganga dynasty is

credited to have this statue.

59. What is the dimension of a lawn-

tennis court for doubles matches?

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(B)

(C)

(D)

A. (D)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

● The basic dimensions of a tennis court

are 78 feet in length and 27 feet in

width.

● Its width is 27 feet (8.23 metres) for

singles matches and 36 feet (10.97

metres) for doubles matches.

60. The Wellington trophy is associated

with which of the following sport?

(A) Polo

(B) Yachting

(C) Rowing

(D) Shooting

A. (D)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

● Wellington Trophy is associated with

Rowing.

● Rowing is a sport that involves using a

wooden paddle, known as an oar, to

propel a long boat through water at high

speeds in order to win a race.

61. Banaras Hindu University which

completed 100 years in February 2016

was founded by

(A) Gulzari Lal Nanda

(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(C) Jay Prakash Narayan

(D) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

A. (B)

B. (C)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. A

Sol.

* Banaras Hindu University which

completed 100 years in February

2016 was founded by Madan mohan

malviya.

* It was established in 1916.

* Its main objective was to build a youth

dedicated to Swadeshi ideas and have

knowledge of western education also.

62. NGT stands for

(A) National Geographic Television

(B) National Green Transport

(C) National Green Trust

(D) National Green Tribunal

A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (C)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

* NGT stands for National Green

Tribunal. The National Green Tribunal

has been established on 18.10.2010

under the National Green Tribunal Act

2010.

* Objective- for effective and expeditious

disposal of cases relating to

environmental protection and

conservation of forests and other natural

resources.

* The Tribunal's dedicated jurisdiction in

environmental matters shall provide

speedy environmental justice and help

reduce the burden of litigation in the

higher courts.

63. Headquarters of NASA is at

(A) New York

(B) Washington

(C) Boston

(D) Texas

A. (A)

B. (D)

C. (C)

D. (B)

Ans. D

Sol.

* The Headquarters of NASA is

situated at Washington DC, USA.

* NASA was established in 1958,

succeeding the National Advisory

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* The major mission launched by NASA

are- Project Mercury, Project Gemini,

Project Apollo etc.

64. Which one is considered as India’s

first super computer?

(A) Aditya

(B) Vikram-100

(C) Param 8000

(D) Shastra T

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. D

Sol.

* Param 8000 was the first super

computer on India.

* Supercomputer PARAM 8000 made by

the Centre for Development of Advanced

Computing (C-DAC)) was launched on

July 1, 1991.

* Pratyush, Mihir and InC1-Lenovo are

three Indian supercomputers among top

500 supercomputers in world.

65. Who was the founder of Swaraj Party?

(A) C. Rajagopalachari

(B) Motilal Nehru

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (C)

Ans. C

Sol.

* Motilal Nehru was among the

founding father of Swaraj Party.

* It was founded in 1923 with Chittranjan

Das as its Secretary General and it was

dissolved in 1925.

* Swaraj Party was formed in India in

January 1923 after the Gaya annual

conference in December 1922 of the

National Congress.

66. The technology developed to track

enemy submarines in World War II was

(A) RADAR

(B) SONAR

(C) Echolocation

(D) LIDAR

A. (D)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (C)

Ans. C

Sol.

* SONAR is Sound Navigation

Ranging, is a technique developed to

track enemy submarines in World

War II.

* SONAR uses sound propagation to

navigation, communication and detection

of objects in oceans.

* Two types of technology share the

name "sonar": Passive sonar is

essentially listening for the sound made

by vessels; Active sonar is emitting

pulses of sounds and listening for echoes.

67. Statue of Liberty is situated in

(A) Paris

(B) Washington

(C) Geneva

(D) New York

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

* Statue of Liberty is located at New

York, USA.

* This statue was the gift from French to

American people and was designed by

French sculptor Frederic Auguste

Bartholdi.

* The statue was dedicated on October

28, 1886.

* it has been maintained by the National

Park Service since 1933.

68. Capital of Nagaland is

(A) Dimapur

(B) Kohima

(C) Mokokchung

(D) Tezpur

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (B)

Ans. D

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* Kohima is the capital of Nagaland.

While Dimapur is the largest city

here.

* Angami, Ao, Chakhesang, Chang,

Kachari, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Kuki,

Lotha, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sangtam

etc are major tribes of Nagaland.

* Nagaland became the 16th state of

India on 1 December 1963. English is the

official language of the state.

69. ‘Khajuraho’ group of monuments can

be found in

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Bihar

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Gujarat

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. A

Sol.

* Khajuraho group of monuments are

located in Madhya Pradesh.

* Built between 950-1050 AD by the

Chandela Dynasty, these temples depict

various forms like meditation, spiritual

teachings, kinship, wrestling etc.

* It is recognised as UNESCO World

Heritage.

70. Height of net from the centre of the

court in Badminton is?

(A) 5 ft.

(B) 5.1 ft.

(C) 5.5 ft.

(D) 4.8 ft.

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Height of net from the centre of the

court in Badminton is 5 ft.

● The overall dimensions of a badminton

court are 20 feet by 44 feet. The lines

along these measurements mark the

sidelines for doubles play and long service

lines for singles play.

● The short service line is marked 6 feet

6 inches (some are marked 7 feet) from

the centre line.

● he Long Service line for Doubles is

marked 2 1/2 feet inside the Back-

Boundary Line.

71. Which of these was the first Antibiotic

invented by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

(A) Penicillin

(B) Prontosil

(C) Streptomycin

(D) Tetracyline

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Penicillin was the first Antibiotic

invented by Alexander Fleming in

1928.

● Penicillin works by interfering with

bacteria cell walls. They do this by acting

directly on peptidoglycans, which play an

essential structural role in bacterial cells.

● Penicillin block the protein struts that

link the peptidoglycans together.

72. What was the name of India’s first

Geostationary satellite launched by ISRO

in 1981?

(A) Aryabhata

(B) Apple

(C) Bhaskara II

(D) INSAT 1B

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. B

Sol.

● On June 19, 1981 India launched its

first geostationary satellite called

APPLE.

● It was an experimental communication

satellite launched with a C-Transponder

by the Indian Space Research

Organisation (ISRO).

● APPLE stands for Ariane Passenger

Payload Experiment.

● The satellite was positioned at 102nd

meridian east longitude.


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73. Which Indian was awarded with the

nobel peace prize for 2014.

(A) Kailash Satyarthi

(B) Malala Yousufzai

(C) Sanjeev Chaturvedi

(D) Anshu Gupta

A. (A)

B. (D)

C. (C)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Kailash Satyarthi from India and

Malala Yousufzai from Pakistan

shared Nobel peace prize of 2014.

● Kailash Satyarthi is founder of Bachpan

Bachao Andolan, Global March Against

Child Labour, Global Campaign for

Education and Kailash Satyarthi

Children's Foundation.

● He became second Indian to won Nobel

peace prize after Mother Teresa.

74. Who was the first President of India

National Congress.

(A) W.C. Banerjee

(B) B.G. Tilak

(C) A.O. Hume

(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

● WC Banerjee became first president

of Indian National Congress in 1885,

the year in which Indian National

Congress formed.

● He was also co-founder and first

president of Indian National Congress.

● He presided over the first session of the

Indian National Congress held at Bombay

in 1885from 28 December to 31

December and attended by 72 members.

75. In tennis, Hard court is a court whose

surface is made of

(A) Concrete

(B) Clay

(C) Grass

(D) Carpet

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

● A hardcourt is a surface or floor on

which a tennis is played.

● It is generally made up of concrete or

asphalt and then covered with acrylic

material.

● The Grand Slam tournaments, the US

Open and Australian Open currently use

hard courts.

76. Which country built the Birds Nest

Stadium for hosting the Summer

Olympics in 2008.

(A) China

(B) Brazil

(C) Australia

(D) Germany

A. (D)

B. (B)

C. (A)

D. (C)

Ans. C

Sol.

● The Bird's Nest is a stadium in

Beijing.

● It is also known as Beijing National

Stadium.

● The stadium was designed for use

throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics

and Paralympics and will be used again in

the 2022 Winter Olympics and

Paralympics.

77. In chess, which of the following piece

moves straight but captures the

opponent diagonally

(A) Knight

(B) Rook

(C) Bishop

(D) Pawn

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (D)

Ans. D

Sol.

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more square at a right-angle. The

knight’s move is shaped as an “L”.

● Rook- The rook moves in a straight line

either horizontally or vertically through

any number of unoccupied squares.

● Bishop- The Bishop moves in a straight

line diagonally on the board. It can move

as many squares as wanted.

● Pawn- Pawns are unusual in their

movement. Generally the pawn moves

forward only, one square at a time. An

exception is the first time a pawn is

moved, it may move forward two

squares.

78. Maanch is the folk dance of

(A) Haryana

(B) Kerala

(C) Assam

(D) Madhya Pradesh

A. (B)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Maanch is a folk dance of Madhya

Pradesh.

● It roots lie in Malwa region of the state.

● Maanch can be described as a drama,

ballet or an Indian form of Opera. It is

initially formed in local language but now

a days it is also performed in Hindi also.

● The musical instruments that are used

as accompaniments to the drama are

dholak and sarangi. The men wear

colourful costumes and jewellery to

enhance their performance.

79. Which leader adopted the orthodox

christianity as the official religion of

Russia

(A) Vladimir the Great

(B) Michael Romanov

(C) Ivan IV

(D) Boris Godunov

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

● Vladimir the Great adopted the

orthodox Christianity as the official

religion of Russia.

● Vladimir the Great was the ruler of

Kievan Russia from 980 to 1015.

● Vladimir had consolidated the Kievan

realm from modern-day Belarus, Russia

and Ukraine to the Baltic Sea.

● Vladimir converted to Christianity in

988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus', He

is thus also known as Saint Vladimir.

80. Name the 1st space traveller who

stayed for 8 days in orbit after spending

20 million dollar.

(A) Greg Olsen

(B) Charles Simonyi

(C) Dennis Tito

(D) Mark Shuttleworth

A. (A)

B. (D)

C. (B)

D. (C)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Dennis Tito is the the first space

tourist to fund his own trip into

space.

● In mid-2001, he spent nearly eight days

in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a

visiting mission to the International

Space Station.

● The mission was launched by the

spacecraft Soyuz TM-32.

81. In 2013 who became the 1st elected

female President of South Korea.

(A) Park Young sun

(B) Yuk Young Soo

(C) Park Geun hye

(D) Sim Sang Jung

A. (B)

B. (D)

C. (A)

D. (C)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Park Geun-hye of the Saenuri party

was elected the first female South

Korean president after Presidential

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● Park's share of the vote was the highest

won by any candidate since the beginning

of free and fair direct elections in 1987.

● The term of incumbent president Lee

Myung-bak ended on 24 February 2013.

82. According to constitution what should

be the proportion of length and Breadth

of the National Flag.

(A) 3 : 2

(B) 3 : 1

(C) 2 : 1

(D) 4 : 3

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

● The ratio of the width to the length

of the flag is 3:2.

● It is a horizontal tricolour in equal

proportion of deep saffron at the top,

white in the middle and green at the

bottom.

● The Indian National flag was adopted on

22 July 1947.

83. National Anthem was written by:

(A) Ravindra Nath Tagore

(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee

(C) V. Subba rao

(D) Pingali Venkaiah

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. B

Sol.

● National anthem of country was

written by Rabindranath Tagore

while National Song was written by

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

● Tagore became in 1913 the first non-

European to win the Nobel Prize in

Literature.

● National Anthem was originally

composed as Bharoto Bhagya Bidhata in

Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore.

84. In Olympics, women’s have

participated in all the events in year

______

(A) 1900

(B) 2012

(C) 2014

(D) 1960

A. (D)

B. (C)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. C

Sol.

* In 2012, women's boxing was

introduced, resulting in no remaining

sports that do not include events for

women.

* And in same year women’s have

participated in all the events in year.

* In 1900 women for the first time,

women participated in the Games in

Paris.

85. Ramkheliya is the Folk Dance of which

state?

(A) Haryana

(B) Kerala

(C) Bihar

(D) Madhya Pradesh

A. (B)

B. (C)

C. (A)

D. (D)

Ans. B

Sol.

* Ramkheliya is the folk dance of

Bihar.

* A folk dance is developed by people that

reflect the life of the people of a certain

country or region.

* Jhijhian dance, Jat Jatin dance, Kajari

dance, Sohar khilouna dance etc are

some of the other folk dances of bihar.

86. In the sport of Badminton which of

these is a hard hit overhead shot in which

shuttle goes at a very fast pace towards

floor in opponents court.

(A) Smash

(B) Wood shot

(C) Hairpin shot

(D) Drive

A. (D)

B. (B)

C. (A)

D. (C)


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Ans. C

Sol.

* Smash- a hard hit overhead shot in

which shuttle goes at a very fast pace

towards floor in opponents court.

* Wood Shot - Shot that results when

the base of the shuttle is hit by the frame

of the racquet.

* Hairpin net shot : A shot made from

below and very close to the net and

causing the shuttle to rise, just clear the

net, then drop sharply down the other

side so that the flight of the shuttlecock

resembles the shape of a hairpin.

87. Who was the chief architect of Indian

Parliament situated in New Delhi

(A) Sir Edwin Lutens and Sir Herbert

Baker

(B) Duke of Connaught

(C) Sir John Archer and Sir Edward Batley

(D) Sir Claude Batley and Sir John Begg)

A. (B)

B. (D)

C. (C)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

* House of Parliament was designed by

the British architects Sir Edwin

Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker in

1912-1913.

* Construction of the Parliament House

began in 1921 and it was completed in

1927.

88. Saffron is produced in which of the

following Indian states

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Assam

(D) Sikkim

A. (B)

B. (A)

C. (C)

D. (D)

Ans. B

Sol.

* Saffron is produced in Jammu and

Kashmir.

* Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a slender,

dried, reddish brown, flattened stigma of

cultivated saffron plant. It has various

names such as Kesar, Zafran, Kang Posh

etc.

* The diverse climatic conditions, fertile

soil, sub-tropical, semi-temperate,

temperate and arid climatic conditions in

the state offer an immense scope for

cultivation of saffron.

89. In 2016 world’s first, fastest reactive

anti-rabies vaccine was launched in which

country?

(A) India

(B) England

(C) South Africa

(D) Germany

A. (B)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. B

Sol.

* The first fast-acting anti-rabies

drug of the world which instantly

deactivates the rabies virus and provides

immediate protection in severe dog bite

cases is set for a launch in India in 2016.

* The drug, rabies human monoclonal

antibody (RMAb) has been developed by

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII)

and US-based Mass Biologics of the

University of Massachusetts Medical

School.

90. Who is supposed to have said- ‘Live

as if you were to die tomorrow ; learn as

if you were to live forever’.

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) APJ Abdul Kalam

(D) Chanakya

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Former Indian scientist and

President APJ Abdul Kalam quoted

‘Live as if you were to die tomorrow ;

learn as if you were to live forever’.

● He spent the nearly four decades as a

scientist and science administrator at the

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Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO).

● He is a recipient of Bharat Ratan,

country’s highest civilian honour.

91. Whose autobiography is “Life on my

terms?

(A) Sharad Pawar

(B) Shashi Tharoor

(C) Chetan Bhagat

(D) Pranab Mukherjee

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. B

Sol.

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

released On My Terms: From the

Grassroots to the Corridors of Power,

an autobiography of former Union

Minister Sharad Pawar in Dec, 2015.

● In his autobiography Mr. Pawar detailed

his political struggle and endeavours of

over 5 decade political career.

● He is the only leader from Maharashtra

who became Chief Minister 3 times from

1978 to 1980, 1988 to 1991 and 1993 to

1995.

92. What is an Abalone?

(A) A large star

(B) A small Fighter Jet

(C) An Underground City

(D) An edible marine snail

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. C

Sol.

● Abalone is an edible marine snail.

● The shells of abalones have a low, open

spiral structure, and are characterized by

several open respiratory pores in a row

near the shell's outer edge.

● It is convex in shape and may be oval

shaped or even flat. They are found in

USA east Coast, The Arctic and Antartica.

93. Who is the author of Pancha-

Siddhantika, Brihat-Samhita and

Sankhya-Siddhanta?

(A) Aryabhatta

(B) Brahmagupta

(C) Bhaskaracharya

(D) Varahamihira

A. (C)

B. (B)

C. (A)

D. (D)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Varahmir was the author of

Pancha-Siddhantika, Brihat-Samhita

and Sankhya-Siddhanta.

● He is believed to be one of the "Nine

Jewels" (Navaratnas) of the court of

legendary ruler Yashodharman

Vikramaditya of Malwa.

● Varahamihira's most notable work was

Brihat Samhita, an encyclopedic work on

architecture, temples, planetary motions,

eclipses, timekeeping, astrology etc.

94. Who is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman?

(A) Smallest living person

(B) Hollywood Film Director

(C) Brazilian Football star

(D) Mexican Drug Lord

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (B)

D. (D)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera

commonly known as "El Chapo" is a

Mexican drug lord and former leader

of the Sinaloa Cartel.

● He is considered world’s most powerful

drug trafficker.

● Guzman oversaw operations whereby

mass cocaine, methamphetamine,

marijuana, and heroin were produced,

smuggled into, and distributed

throughout the United States and Europe,

the world's largest users.

95. What is English Ivy?

(A) A famous football league

(B) A flower of violet colour

(C) A common poisonous plant in USA

(D) A type of English tea

A. (A)

B. (B)


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C. (C)

D. (D)

Ans. C

Sol.

● English Evy is a common poisonous

plant in USA.

● It is also known as English Evy,

European Evy, Hedera Helix or the

common ivy. It is a evergreen plant.

● It ranges from Ireland northeast to

southern Scandinavia, south to Portugal,

and east to Ukraine and Iran and

northern Turkey.

● It is used to treat bronchitis.

96. The Terracotta Army- a collection of

terracotta sculptures depicts the armies

of the first Emperor of which country?

(A) China

(B) North Korea

(C) Thailand

(D) Japan

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (D)

D. (C)

Ans. A

Sol.

● The Terracotta Army is a collection

of terracotta sculptures depicting the

armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first

Emperor of China.

● It belongs to the period of 210-209 BC

and is recognised as Unesco world

heritage site.

● It was discovered in 1974 by local

farmers in Lintong County.

97. What is Guru Shikhar?

(A) Highest peak in the Aravali range

(B) A famous Sikh Poet

(C) An ancient Indian Mystic Saint

(D) Nineteenth Century Literature

A. (B)

B. (C)

C. (D)

D. (A)

Ans. D

Sol.

● Guru Shikhar is the highest peak in

the Arawali Range in the Arbuda

Mountains of Rajasthan, with an

altitude of 1722 metres. It is located in

Sirohi district of Rajasthan.

● Arawali range is spreaded in four states

of Gujrat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.

● Evergreen forests are found in Sirohi in

Rajasthan in Arawali range area, Mt Abu

is the vital hill station of desert State.

98. Who are Baudhayana, Manava,

Apastamba and Katyayana?

(A) Ancient Indian Kings who appear in

the Dashavathara

(B) Ancient Indian Mathematicians

(C) Ancient Indian Mystic saints

(D) Ancient Indian Kahatriyas

A. (A)

B. (C)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. D

Sol.

● The four major Shulba Sutras,

which are mathematically the most

significant, are those attributedto

Baudhayana, Manava, Apastamba

and Katyayana.

● Sutras are basically the only sources of

knowledge of Indian mathematics from

the Vedic period.

● Their language is late Vedic Sanskrit,

pointing to a composition roughly during

the 1st millennium BCE.

99. The Brihadeeswara Temple was built

with built with what type of material?

(A) Soap Stone

(B) Granite

(C) Sandstone

(D) Marble

A. (C)

B. (D)

C. (B)

D. (A)

Ans. C

Sol.

● The Brihadeeswara Temple was

built with Granite stone. Even it is the

world's first complete granite

temple.

● The Brihadeeshwar temple at Thanjavur

in Tamil Nadu. The temple has been

declared as a UNESCO World Heritage

Site.


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● This temple is a tribute and a reflection

of the power of its patron Rajaraja Chola

I. It is an important example of Tamil

architecture achieved during the Chola

dynasty. Built by emperor Raja Raja

Chola I and completed in 1010 AD.

100. What do you understand by Pravasi

Bhartiya Divas (PBD), when was it

started?

(A) A Day commemoration NRI

sportsmen, January 15th 2013

(B) A Day to felicitate Indian Marine

Engineers, 17th July 2014

(C) A Day commemorating the return of

Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to

Bombay on 9th January 1915.

(D) A Day celebrating Shri Atal Bihari

Vajpayee’s Economic Resurgence, 1st

September 2014

A. (C)

B. (A)

C. (D)

D. (B)

Ans. A

Sol.

● Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a

celebratory day observed (starting in

2015) on 9 January to mark the

contribution of the overseas Indian

community towards the development

of India.

● The day commemorates the return of

Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to

Ahmedabad on 9 January 1915.

● The 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

2019was held during 21-23 January 2019

at Varanasi, India. Prime Minister of

Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth was the chief

guest.


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