Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century A.D. were
(A) Cheras
(B) Cholas
(C) Chalukyas
(D) Pallavas
Who was the Captain of the Indian team which participated in the World Cup Tournament in 1998?
(A) Mohammad Azharuddin
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Ajay Jadeja
(D) Vinod Kambli
In which district is the Malampuzha gardens?
(A) Idukki
(B) Malappuram
(C) Palakkad
(D) Thrissur
Dynamo was invented by
(A) Newton
(B) Einstein
(C) Faraday
(D) Edison
Tetanus is caused by:
(A) open injury
(B) taking poison
(C) drinking polluted water
(D) careless inoculation or vaccination
Rig Veda is believed by historians to have been written when
(A) It was Stone Age
(B) It was Copper Age
(C) It was Bronze Age
(D) The Iron Age had already commenced.
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate
(A) The birth of his son, Salim
(B) His conquest of Gujarat
(C) His own coronation
(D) His conquest of Deccan
Conquest of which of the following parts of India was effected by the Arabs for the first time ?
(A) Kathiawar
(B) Malwa
(C) Punjab
(D) Sind
The term Fourth Estate refers to:
(A) Press
(B) Parliament
(C) Radio
(D) Television
The famous poet Amir Khusrau, surnamed the “Parrot of India” was the contemporary of all the following except
(A) Giyas - ud-din-Balban
(B) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(C) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(D) Iltutmish
Which of the following is not the main organ of UNO?
(A) General Assembly
(B) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(C) Security Council
(D) Trusteeship Council
Animals that creep are called:
(A) insects
(B) reptiles
(C) fish
(D) ant
An instrument which does the functions of human brain is
(A) radar
(B) radio
(C) computer
(D) chronometer
The Portuguese colonialism started in India in ————
(A) 1498 AD
(B) 1526 AD
(C) 1857 AD
(D) 1757 AD
Which of the following is a fresh water lake in Kerala?
(A) Vembanad lake
(B) Ashtamudi lake
(C) Sasthamkota lake
(D) Kayamkulam lake
World population was estimated to have crossed 500 crores on ————
(A) 21 July 1987
(B) 11 July 1987
(C) 13 July 1988
(D) 24 July 1986
The early Vedic period was noted for
(A) Urban development
(B) Building of great temples
(C) Agricultural civilisation
(D) Commercial activities
Alexander’s invasion of India
(A) Established Greek rule in India
(B) Opened the land route from Europe to India
(C) Paved the way for the political disunity of India
(D) Produced no cultural effects
The Huna leader Mihirkula was defeated by
(A) Yashodharman
(B) Rajyavardhana
(C) Buddhagupta
(D) Chandragupta
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the following Maurya rulers ?
(A) Bindusara, Ashoka, Chandragupta
(B) Chandragupta, Bindusara, Ashoka
(C) Bindusara, Chandragupta, Ashoka
(D) Chandragupta, Ashoka, Bindusara
Which one of the following is not a Central tax?
(A) Sales-tax
(B) Income tax
(C) Excise Duty
(D) Customs duty
World AIDS day is observed on
(A) December 10
(B) December 1
(C) June 5
(D) July 11
The first Woman Foreign Minister of India was:
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(C) Lakshmi N. Menon
(D) Indira Gandhi
Which is a disease spread by house flies?
(A) Scabies
(B) Filaria
(C) Cholera
(D) Rabies
The central most space of tooth contains:
(A) Pulp
(B) Dentine
(C) Enamel
(D) Cement
Choose the correctly spelt word
(A) Lesure
(B) Leasure
(C) Leisure
(D) Liesure
When did the U.N.O come into being?
(A) 1919
(B) 1939
(C) 1945
(D) 1914
The title ‘Vikramaditya’ was adopted by:
(A) Samudra Gupta II
(B) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(C) Chandra Gupta II
(D) Harsha Vardhana
Venue of the 2002 Asian games
(A) Bangkok
(B) Manila
(C) Hiroshima
(D) Pusan
Multi-national means:
(A) a person having passports and visas of many countries
(B) a person having property in many countries
(C) a company operating in more than one country
(D) a person holding citizenship of more than one country
The acid present in vinegar is:
(A) formic acid
(B) carbonic acid
(C) acetic acid
(D) propunic acid
To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Muhmud of Ghazni defeated
(A) Ghurids
(B) Arabs
(C) Karkotakas
(D) Hindushahis
The author of India’s National Song is:
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Subramania Bharathi
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Mulk Raj Anand
Yeast is used in bread making as it
(A) forms alcohol
(B) liberates oxygen
(C) helps in fermentation
(D) liberates carbon dioxide
Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
(A) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(B) Dayananda Saraswathy
(C) Sharada Devi
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Who led the Rajputs in the Battle of Khanua against Babar ?
(A) Rana Kumbha
(B) Rana Sanga
(C) Rana Pratap
(D) None of these
The first space vehicle launched by Russia was the ————
(A) Sputnik
(B) Skylab
(C) Salute
(D) Mariner
Ashoka had a number of high officials, the most important were
(A) Yutas
(B) Rajukas
(C) Mahamatras
(D) Dharma -Mahamatras
The first to invade India during the pre-christian era were the
(A) Greeks
(B) Kushans
(C) Persians
(D) Sakas
Who was the last Hindu king of Delhi ?
(A) Prithviraj
(B) Raja Jai Singh
(C) Pratap Rana
(D) None of the above
The state having maximum number of Lok Sabha seats:
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Who is the author of the book My Presidential Years?
(A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(B) R. Venkataraman
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) S. Radhakrishnan
The scientist who originally put forward the hypothesis which states that the continents have moved relative to each other across the surface of the earth is:
(A) Alfred Wagener
(B) Ferrel
(C) T.P. Good
(D) Antonia Snider Pellegrini
The most important raw material for generation of power in India:
(A) Uranium
(B) Thorium
(C) Radium
(D) Coal
Most chemically active element
(A) Sodium
(B) Fluorine
(C) Potassium
(D) Phosphorus
The first native state to introduce military training on the European model was
(A) Golconda
(B) Mysore
(C) Oudh
(D) Kashmir
The National Literacy Mission was launched by the Prime Minister in the year
(A) 1985
(B) 1967
(C) 1986
(D) 1988
Who among the following is credited with the invention of Algebra ?
(A) Medhatithi
(B) Bhaskara
(C) Apastamba
(D) Aryabhatta
Which is not an example for modification of underground stems?
(A) Ginger
(B) Potato
(C) Turmeric (Manjal)
(D) Carrot
Who among the following rulers built a chain of five fortresses collectively known as the fortress of Mankot ?
(A) Sikander Lodi
(B) Humayun
(C) Shershah Suri
(D) Islamsha Suri
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