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1. For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President?

(A) 7
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 15



2. Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ?

(A) Ashok
(B) Harshvardhan
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Kanishka


 
 

3. What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ?

(A) East to West
(B) West to East
(C) North to South
(D) South to North

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4. In Computers, One Byte equals to how many Bits ?

(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16

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5. Which is the highest civilian award in India ?

(A) Padam Shri
(B) Padam Bhushan
(C) Padam Vibhushan
(D) Bharat Ratna

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6. In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India ?
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Sikandar Lodhi
(C) Bahlul Lodhi
(D) Daulat Lodhi

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7. Which is the largest animal in world ?

(A) Giraffe
(B) Elephant
(C) Orang Utan
(D) Blue Whale

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8. In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ?

(A) Two
(B) All
(C) None
(D) Not fixed

 

9. What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India ?

(A) Tejas
(B) Anupam
(C) Aryabhatt
(D) Param

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10. Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boy¶s Australian Open Junior Title ?
(A) Prakash Amritraj
(B) Rohan Bopanna
(C) Yuki Bhambri
(D) Zeeshan Ali

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11. Which colour is in the centre of Rainbow ?

(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Green
(D) Violet
 

12. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ?

(A) Goa
(B) Sikkim
(C) Nagaland
(D) Tripura



13. Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?

(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Vice President
(D) Finance Minister

  


14. Who authored sanskrit epic Ramayana ?

(A) Ved Vyas
(B) Valmiki
(C) Surdas
(D) Tulsidas

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15. Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ?

(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Shiny Abraham
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) Kunjarani Devi

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16. Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ?

(A) Erie Canal
(B) Indira Gandhi Canal
(C) Panama Canal
(D) Suez Canal

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17. According to Mahabharat, who was the last Commander-in-Chief of Kaurava army ?
(A) Ashwatthama
(B) Dronacharya
(C) Karna
(D) Shalya

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18. Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket ?
(A) Chetan Sharma
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Irfan Pathan

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19. Which is the longest bone in human body ?

(A) Femur
(B) Fibula
(C) Radius
(D) Stapes

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20. Which luxury train travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey ?
(A) Palace on Wheels
(B) Heritage on Wheels
(C) The Deccan Odyssey
(D) Golden Chariot

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21. German Shepherd is a popular breed of ?

(A) Dog
(B) Cat
(C) Cow
(D) Horse

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22. How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ?

(A) Govinda
(B) Jitendra
(C) Sunil Dutt
(D) Akshay Kumar

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23. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat¶s wife ?
(A) Sita
(B) Urmila
(C) Mandavi
(D) Shruthukeerti


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24. Into which water body does river Narmada flow ?

(A) Red Sea
(B) Arabian Sea
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) Indian Ocean

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25. Who was Akbar¶s financial advisor ?

(A) Birbal
(B) Abul Fazal
(C) Raja Todar Mal
(D) Raja Man Singh

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26. Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated ?

(A) Mussoorie
(B) Dehradun
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Hyderabad

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27. Who founded Forward Block political party ?

(A) A.O.Hume
(B) Subhash Chandar Bose
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

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28. Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals
?
(A) Wasim Akram
(B) Shane Warne
(C) Muttiah Muralitharan
(D) Glenn McGrath


  
 

29. Which indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996 ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
(B) Vinod Dham
(C) Azim Premji
(D) N.R.Narayan Murthy

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30. Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?

(A) Edwin Lutyens
(B) Le Corbusier
(C) Charles Correa
(D) Herbert Baker

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31. Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ?

(A) Phantom
(B) Batman
(C) Superman
(D) Spiderman

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32. Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?

(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mercury

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33. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh

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34. Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Kalpana Chawla
(D) Kiran Bedi

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35. Which is not a part of our parliament ?

(A) President
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Supreme Court

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36. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ?

(A) Water
(B) Height
(C) Darkness
(D) Thunder

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37. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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38. To commemorate his conquest of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which
Mughal ruler built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan

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39. Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?

(A) Galena
(B) Bauxite
(C) Cinnabar
(D) Hematite

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(A) New Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Bhubaneshwar

  

41. What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ?

(A) Veerta Aur Vivek
(B) Bharat Mata Ki Jai
(C) Vayam Rakshaamah
(D) Ekta Aur Anushasan

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42. Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ?

(A) BSE
(B) NSE
(C) NYSE
(D) NASDAQ

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43. Which planet is nearest to Sun ?

(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Earth
(D) Mars

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44. According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu¶s mother ?

(A) Draupadi
(B) Ulupi
(C) Chitrangada
(D) Subhadra

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45. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ?
(A) Radcliffe Line
(B) McMahon Line
(C) Durand Line
(D) Curzon Line
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46. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means
µStory Teller¶ ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Kathak
(D) Bharatanatyam


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47. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb

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48. Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?

(A) Lata Mangeshkar
(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
(C) Gangubai Hangal
(D) Pt. Ravi Shankar

 
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49. The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which
country ?
(A) Iceland
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) Israel

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50. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used ?

(A) Kelvin
(B) Richter
(C) Mohs
(D) Mercalli



51. Out of four Hindu Dhams, three are dedicated to lord Vishnu & one to lord Shiva. Which one
is dedicated to lord Shiva ?
(A) Puri
(B) Dwarka
(C) Badrinath
(D) Rameshwaram

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52. By mixing equal amount of Blue and Yellow colours, which colour will result ?
(A) Green
(B) Purple
(C) Orange
(D) Brown

 

53. Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ?

(A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
(B) Jai Praksha Narain
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai

  
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54. By how many hours Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ?
(A) 4:00 Hours
(B) 4:30 Hours
(C) 5:00 Hours
(D) 5:30 Hours

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55. Crescograph, a device for measuring growth in plants, was invented by which Indian scientist
?
(A) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(B) Satyendra Nath Bose
(C) Jayant Narlikar
(D) Meghnad Saha

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56. On August 8, 1942, in which city Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution ?
(A) Karachi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Lucknow
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57. Where is the Indira Point, the southernmost point of land in the territory of India, situated ?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamilnadu

 
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58. In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum ?
(A) Mumtaz
(B) Noorjahan
(C) Hazrat Mahal
(D) Manmati

 
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59. What line connects the points on a map that have the same temprature ?
(A) Isobar
(B) Isohel
(C) Isotherm
(D) Isohume

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60. In which river is India¶s largest riverine island Majuli is situated ?

(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Godavari

  


61. What is the observation that `Supply creates its own demand¶ is popularly called ?
(A) Gresham¶s Law
(B) Murphy¶s Law
(C) Say¶s Law
(D) Parkinson¶s Law

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62. In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ?

(A) Annie Besant
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) S.Radhakrishnan

 
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63. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar ?

(A) Rishabh Dev
(B) Neminath
(C) Parshavnath
(D) Mahavir

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64. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
situated ?
(A) Geneva
(B) Vienna
(C) Brussels
(D) The Hague

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65. Which blood group is universal donor ?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) AB
(D) O

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66. Who directed 8 Oscar awards winning film µSlumdog Millionaire¶ ?

(A) Danny Boyle
(B) David Fincher
(C) Stephen Daldry
(D) Ron Howard

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67. Who became the first space tourist on 28 April, 2001 ?

(A) Dennis Tito
(B) Mark Shuttleworth
(C) Gregory Olsen
(D) Anousheh Ansari

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68. Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty ?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chandela
(D) Chalukya


 

69. The book `Beyond The Last Blue Mountain¶ written by R.M.Lala is the biography of which
industrialist ?
(A) G.D.Birla
(B) Dhirubhai Ambani
(C) Jamnalal Bajaj
(D) J.R.D.Tata

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70. Which city will host Winter Olympics in 2010 ?

(A) Turin (Italy)
(B) Sochi (Russia)
(C) Vancouver (Canada)
(D) Salt Lake City (USA)

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71. Which term is used to describe the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk ?
(A) Sericulture
(B) Viticulture
(C) Horticulture
(D) Apiculture

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72. Which metal is the best conductor of electric current ?

(A) Copper
(B) Gold
(C) Silver
(D) Aluminium

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73. What is the popular name of Ascorbic acid ?

(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
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74. Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi ?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(C) V.P.Singh
(D) P.V.Narasimha Rao

 
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75. Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and
Southern hemispheres ?
(A) Prime Meridian
(B) Equator
(C) Tropic of Cancer
(D) Tropic of Capricorn

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76. Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of Yamuna river ?
(A) Agra
(B) Mathura
(C) Delhi
(D) Allahabad

 

77. Who coined the name `Pakistan¶ ?

(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Liaquat Ali Khan
(D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali

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78. Vishvambhar Mishra was the original name of which spiritual guru ?
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Prabhupada

 
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79. At the time of independence, who was the president of Indian National Congress ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) J.B.Kriplani

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80. In 1958, who became the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Baba Amte
(C) Satyajit Ray
(D) Jai Prakash Narain

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81. Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century¶ ?
(A) N.R.Narayan Murthy
(B) N.S.Raghavan
(C) Nandan Nilekani
(D) Kris Gopalakrishnan

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82. What is the scientific name of Vinegar ?

(A) Citric Acid
(B) Acetic Acid
(C) Lactic Acid
(D) Tartaric Acid

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83. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha ?

(A) President
(B) Vice President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Lok Sabha Speaker

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84. In 2008, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games
?
(A) Abhinav Bindra
(B) Vijender Kumar
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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85. Which film star founded the Telugu Desham Party ?
(A) N.T.Rama Rao
(B) M.G.Ramachandran
(C) Sivaji Ganesan
(D) J.Jayalalithaa

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86. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Universe title in 1994 ?
(A) Lara Dutta
(B) Reita Faria
(C) Aishwarya Rai
(D) Sushmita Sen

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87. Which is the largest brackish water lake in India ?

(A) Wular Lake,
(B) Pulicat Lake
(C) Kaliveli Lake
(D) Chilka Lake

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88. How do we better know playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya ?

(A) Shaan
(B) Lucky Ali
(C) Kumar Sanu
(D) Kishore Kumar

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89. Which scientist is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India ?
(A) Verghese Kurien
(B) M.S.Swaminathan
(C) Raja Ramanna
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

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90. Which city is served by Jolly Grant Airport ?

(A) Jaipur
(B) Lucknow
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Dehradun
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91. In 2007, which state re-established its Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) after a gap of
22 years ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu


  


92. Which unit is used to measure the intensity of sound ?

(A) Decibel
(B) Ampere
(C) Parsec
(D) Tesla

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93. Who wrote the patriotic song `Saare Jahan Se Achcha¶ ?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Muhammad Iqbal
(D) Kavi Pradeep

 
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94. In which town of Uttar Pradesh did Gautam Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana (salvation) ?
(A) Lumbini
(B) Kushinagar
(C) Nanded
(D) Pavapuri

  

95. Who presides over the joint sittings of both houses of Parliament ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Lok Sabha Speaker
(D) Rajya Sabha Speaker

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96. Nathu La Pass, located in Sikkim, connects India with which country ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Myanmar
(D) China



97. Who is the only Indian batsman to score Triple Century in Test Cricket ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) V.V.S.Laxman
(D) Virender Sehwag

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98. In which hill station is the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) located ?
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Srinagar
(C) Nainital
(D) Shimla

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99. What term is used to refer the large number which is formed by writing digit 1 followed by
100 zeros ?
(A) Billion
(B) Trillion
(C) Octillion
(D) Googol

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100. Zakumi, a leopard, is the official mascot of which tournament ?

(A) Commonwealth Games 2010
(B) FIFA Football World Cup 2010
(C) Cricket World Cup 2011
(D) Olympic Games 2012

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Q1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means
`Forest of Honey¶ ?
(A) Kangra
(B) Mysore
(C) Tanjore
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Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day¶ in India ?
(A) C.K.Naidu
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(C) Milkha Singh
(D) Wilson Jones

Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhi¶s samadhi in Delhi Called ?

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(B) Shantivan
(C) Vijay Ghat
(D) Shakti Sthal

Q4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
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(D) Himalaya

Q5. `Silicon Valley of India¶ is the nickname of which south Indian city ?
(A) Hyderabad
   
(C) Chennai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram

Q6. According to Hindu mythology, who is the Guru of Devas (Gods) ?

(A) Dhanvantri
(B) Shukracharya
 

(D) Vishvakarma

Q7. Which one of the following is not a fungus ?

(A) Yeast
(B) Mushroom
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Q8. In 1905, which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal ?

(A) Lord Irwin
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(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Chelmsford

Q9. `Panchatantra¶, a collection of moral stories in Sanskrit, was authored by ?

(A) Somadeva
(B) Kautilya
(C) Narayan Pandit
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Q10. Which is the only state in India to have Common Civil Code in force ?

(B) Mizoram
(C) Nagaland
(D) Jammu & Kashmir

Q11. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid form at normal room temprature (25 degree
Celsius) ?
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(B) Cesium
(C) Gallium
(D) Rubidium

Q12. What was the name of Maharana Pratap¶s faithful horse ?


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(B) Kanthak
(C) Marengo
(D) Bucephalus

Q13. Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimum no. of
days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household ?
(A) 50 days
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(C) 150 days
(D) 200 days

Q14. According to Hindu mythology, what kind of animal is Kamadhenu ?

(A) Dog
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(D) Elephant

Q15. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India ?

(A) B.R.Ambedkar
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Q16. In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ?

(A) Tokyo
(B) Shanghai
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Who was the first Indian woman President of INC ?
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(B) Nellie Sengupta
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Sonia Gandhi

Q18. Java Trench, also called Sunda Trench, is the deepest point in which ocean ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
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Q19. `Liberty, Equality and Fraternity¶ was the motto of which revolution ?
(A) Cuban Revolution
(B) American Revolution
(C) Chinese Revolution
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Q20. `Dreams from My Father¶ and `The Audicity of Hope¶ books are authored by which
American President ?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) George W. Bush
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Q21. On the banks of which river is Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, situated ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna


(D) Godavari

Q22. Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of which religious Guru
?
(A) Mahavira
 



(C) Guru Nanak Dev
(D) Guru Gobind Singh

Q23. Who wrote Bangladesh¶s national anthem µAmar Shonar Bangla¶ ?

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(B) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Taslima Nasrin
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(A) Indra
(B) Vishnu
(C) Ganesh
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Q25. Before Bhubaneswar, which city was the capital of Orissa ?

(A) Puri
 

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(C) Rourkela
(D) Sambalpur

Q26. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Geet Sethi
(B) Pullela Gopichand
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(D) Sachin Tendulkar

Q27. In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located ?
  
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Paris

Q28. Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) and buried in
Alexandria (Africa) ?
(A) Genghis Khan
(B) Attila the Hun
(C) Napolean Bonaparte
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Q29. To produce artificial rains, which chemical is used for Cloud Seeding ?
(A) Copper Sulphate
(B) Ammonium Nitrate
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(D) Potassium Premanganate

Q30. Binola village, the scheduled site of the Indian National Defence University (INDU), is in
which state ?
(A) Punjab
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(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Q31. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?
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(C) B.N.Sirkar
(D) Pankaj Mullick

Q32. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ?

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(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) West Bengal

Q33. `Akbarnama¶, a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ?

(A) Faizi
(B) Birbal
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Q34. Which among the following is not a mammal ?

(A) Bat
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(C) Dolphin
(D) Blue Whale

Q35. Which city is known as the `Big Apple¶ ?

(A) Paris
(B) Tokyo
(C) Shanghai
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Q36. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title
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(A) Prakash Nath
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(C) Nandu M. Natekar
(D) Pullela Gopichand

Q37. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, is constructed ?
(A) Chenab
(B) Jhelum
(C) Ravi
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Q38. Apart from Delhi, which other Union Territory has its own elected Vidhan Sabha and the
executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister ?
(A) Daman and Diu
(B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(C) Lakshadweep
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Q39. On 2nd July 1972, with which Pakistani leader did Indira Gandhi sign Shimla Agreement ?
(A) Ayub Khan
(B) Yahya Khan
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(D) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Q40. Which freedom fighter highlighted the drain of India¶s wealth into Britain, in his book
`Poverty and Un-British Rule in India¶ in 1901 ?
(A) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
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(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Womesh Chandra Bonerjee

Q41. In Windows XP operating system, what is the `XP¶ short for ?

(A) Expert
(B) Express
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(D) Extra Power

Q42. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis¶ ?
(A) Neem
(B) Peepal
(C) Aam (Mango)
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Q43. In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated ?
(A) Gwalior
 
 
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai

Q44. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court judges ?

(A) 60 years
(B) 62 years
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(D) 70 years

Q45. Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country at Badrinath
(North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South) ?

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(B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Prabhupada
Q46. From which country¶s constitution, the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy
has been adopted in Indian constitution ?
(A) France
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(C) United Kingdom
(D) United States of America

Q47. Which sector is the biggest contributor to India¶s GDP ?

(A) Agriculture
(B) Industry
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(D) All contribute equally

Q48. Bubonic, Pnuemonic and Septicemic are the forms of which deadly infectious disease
caused by Yersinia Pestis bacterium ?
(A) Hepatitis B
(B) Measles
(C) Tetanus
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Q49. Who is the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ?

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(B) C.Rangarajan
(C) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Q50. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ?
(A) Percy Spencer
 
 
(C) Tim Berners-Lee
(D) Edwin Land

Q51. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution¶ ?
(A) Grains
(B) Pulses
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(D) Fruits and Vegetables

Q52. What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?
(A) 18 yards
(B) 20 yards


(D) 24 yards

Q53. Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra
?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) C.Rajagopalachari
(C) C.F.Andrews
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Q54. Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?

(A) New Delhi
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(D) Kolkata

Q55. Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ?

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(B) Brahma
(C) Vishnu
(D) Shiv

Q56. What is the name of India¶s first electric Car ?

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(B) Arjun
(C) Chetak
(D) Shaktiman

Q57. In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan
ruler Muhammad Ghori ?
(A) Battle of Buxar (1764)
(B) Battle of Plassey (1757)
(C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761)
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Q58. Which element is necessarily present in all acids ?

(A) Carbon
(B) Oxygen
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(D) Nitrogen

Q59. Which IT entrepreneur authored the book `Business at the speed of thought¶ ?
  

(B) Larry Ellison
(C) Michael Dell
(D) Sergey Brin

Q60. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world¶s longest glacier, located ?
(A) Himalayas
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(C) Hindu Kush
(D) Tien Shan

Q61. In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ?

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(B) Spleen
(C) Pancreas
(D) Stomach

Q62. What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?
(A) Bhagmati
  
(C) Manikarnika
(D) Arjumand Banu Begum

Q63. Which among the following is not a Prime number ?

(A) 5
(B) 7
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Q64. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ?
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(B) London
(C) Monaco
(D) Sharjah

Q65. Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?

(A) Arsenic
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(C) Selenium
(D) Germanium

Q66. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ?

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Q67. Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Bishen Singh Bedi
(C) Narendra Hirwani
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(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
 
(D) West Bengal

Q69. In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ?
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(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Gerhard Fischer
(D) John Hume

Q70. ¶My Music, My Life¶ and µRaga Mala¶ books are the autobiographies of which music
maestro ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Amjad Ali Khan
(C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma
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Q71. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ?
(A) 25 years
(B) 30 years
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(D) 40 years

Q72. Who created fictional character Harry Potter ?

(A) Ruskin Bond
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(C) Enid Blyton
(D) R.K.Narayan

Q73. In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ?

(A) Beriberi
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(C) Rickets
(D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)

Q74. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu¶ ?

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


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(D) C.F.Andrews

Q75. On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ?
(A) Rajkot
(B) Ahmedabad
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(D) Lahore

Q76. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ?
(A) Raghupati Sahay
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(C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
(D) Sampooran Singh Kalra

Q77. In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhima¶s son Ghatotkacha ?

 
(B) Dronacharya
(C) Ashwathama
(D) Shalya

Q78. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ?
(A) Dadabahi Naoroji
(B) Badruddin Tyabji
(C) Pherozeshah Mehta
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Q79. Who wrote µAshtadhyayi¶, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ?

(A) Charak
(B) Sushruta
(C) Patanjali
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Q80. Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ?
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(B) Friendship Through Sport
(C) Humanity ± Equality ± Destiny
(D) Swifter, Higher, Stronger

Q81. What is the approximate playing time of full version of µJana Gana Mana¶, the National
Anthem of India ?
(A) 42 seconds
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(C) 62 seconds
(D) 72 seconds

Q82. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?

(A) Srinagar
(B) Hyderabad
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(D) Jodhpur
Q83. In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ?
(A) Goa
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(C) Mizoram
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Q84. Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ?
 
(B) Venus
(C) Mercury
(D) Jupiter

Q85. Which state will host 34th National Games in June 2009 ?
(A) Goa
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
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Q86. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?

(A) China
(B) Russia
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(D) Pakistan

Q87. Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ?


(B) Thanjavur
(C) Warangal
(D) Vijayanagar

Q88. Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?

(A) Plasma
(B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
(C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
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Q89. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ?
(A) Finland
(B) Norway
(C) Australia
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Q90. What is the name of world¶s first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 times faster
than standard PCs ?
(A) Eka
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(C) Param
(D) Deep Blue

Q91. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?

 


(B) Prime Minister
(C) Defence Minister
(D) Chief of Army Staff

Q92. Which among the following is not a parasite ?

(A) Hookworm
(B) Tapeworm
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(D) Roundworm

Q93. Who authored the book µIndia Wins Freedom¶ ?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
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(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) C.Rajagopalachari

Q94. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ?

(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
  

(D) Japan

Q95. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ?
(A) Surya
(B) Vishnu
(C) Shiva
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Q96. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ?
(A) Surat
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata

Q97. Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?

(A) Ice Hockey
(B) Lawn Tennis
(C) Sumo Wrestling
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(A) Isaac Newton
(B) Albert Einstein
(C) Louis Pasteur
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Q99. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern
Patna) ?
(A) Bimbisara
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(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Bindusara

Q100. On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole ?
(A) Richard E. Byrd
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(D) Lincoln Ellsworth

Q1. In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Srinagar
(C) New Delhi
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Q2. With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ?

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(B) Sarod
(C) Santoor
(D) Tabla

Q3. In 1953, who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) ?
(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(B) Sucheta Kriplani
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(D) Sarojini Naidu

Q4. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city
Secunderabad ?
(A) Loktak Lake
(B) Chilka Lake
(C) Wular Lake
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Q5. What is the name of India¶s first nuclear reactor ?
 
(B) Kamini
(C) Dhruva
(D) Aryabhatt

Q6. At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India ?
(A) Kheda (Gujarat)
    
(C) Sabarmati (Gujarat)
(D) Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Q7. ¶Wings of Fire¶ and µIgnited Minds¶ books are authored by which Indian scientist ?
(A) H.G.Khurana
(B) M.S.Swaminathan
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(D) S.Chandrasekhar

Q8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in
which state ?
(A) Kerala
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(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Q9. Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of µAlamgir¶ (Conqueror of the world) ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jehangir
(C) Shahjahan
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Q10. What is the common name of Acetylsalicylic Acid ?

 
(B) Vinegar
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitriol

Q11. Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?

(A) RBI Governor
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(C) Finance Minister
(D) President

Q12. Who wrote the µDas Capital¶, an extensive treatise on political economy ?
  
(B) Friedrich Engles
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(D) Maxim Gorky

Q13. Who was the first law minister of independent India ?

(A) Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
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(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q14. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?
(A) Tea
 
(C) Yoghurt
(D) Lemonade

Q15. Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by
Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kathakali
(C) Bharatanatyam
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Q16. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?

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(B) Kochi (Kerala)
(C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

Q17. Which European country is known as the µLand of a thousand lakes¶ ?

(A) Denmark
(B) Sweden
(C) Norway
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Q18. Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?

 
 
(B) Alpha Centauri A
(C) Alpha Centauri B
(D) Bernard¶s Star

Q19. Which gas is commonly known as µLaughing Gas¶ ?

(A) Ozone
(B) Methane
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(D) Carbon dioxide
Q20. Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines ± Equator, Tropic of
Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn ± passes ?
(A) Asia
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(C) Europe
(D) South America

Q21. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ?
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(B) Daman and Diu
(C) Puducherry
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Q22. Garba dance is native of which Indian state ?

(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
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(D) West Bengal

Q23. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the
world ?
(A) Thar
(B) Gobi
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(D) Kalahari

Q24. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
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(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(D) V.V.Giri

Q25. Who discoverd Penicillin ?

(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Benting
 
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(D) Ronald Ross

Q26. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces
commando action against terrorists ?
(A) Operation Vijay
(B) Operation Shakti
(C) Operation Cactus
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Q27. At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ?
(A) 0 degree
(B) 32 degre
(C) 180 degree
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Q28. Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asia¶s oldest extant daily ?
(A) The Times of India
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(C) The Indian Express
(D) Hindustan Times

Q29. Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ?
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(B) Lalita D. Gupte
(C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(D) Chanda Kochhar

Q30. In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical is added to
act as a warning agent in case of any gas leakage ?
(A) Pyridine
(B) Isocyanide
(C) Cadaverine
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Q31. In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ?

(A) 15
(B) 17
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(D) 21

Q32. How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ?
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(B) 10 minutes
(C) 12 minutes
(D) 15 minutes

Q33. Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ?
(A) Beta
(B) Gamma
(C) Sigma
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Q34. Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the µNapoleon of India¶ ?
(A) Ramagupta
(B) Skandagupta
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(D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Q35. Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is
world famous for top-quality deposits of iron ore ?
(A) Aravali
   
 
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Patkai

Q36. Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ?

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(B) Homi Bhabha
(C) M.S.Swaminathan
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Q37. Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ?

(A) Melanin
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(C) Bilirubin
(D) Chlorophyll

Q38. Who founded the µPushti Marg¶ (path of divine grace) sect of the Hindu religion ?
(A) Adi Shankaracharya
(B) Nimbarkacharya
(C) Ramanujacharya
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Q39. Who authored the book `The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid¶ ?
(A) Philip Kotler
(B) Jack Welch
  

(D) Mohanbir Sawhney

Q40. Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi,
is in which ocean ?
(A) Indian Ocean
 
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(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean

Q41. In Roman numerals, which letter represents one thousand ?

(A) L
(B) C

(D) X
Q42. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?
(A) Chand Bibi
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(C) Rani Durgavati
(D) Rani Rudramma Devi

Q43. How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of
µJai Ho¶ song for film µSlumdog Millionaire¶ ?
(A) Sameer
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(C) Javed Akhtar
(D) Prasoon Joshi

Q44. Where did Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana ?
(A) Nanded (Maharashtra)
(B) Kolkata (W.Bengal)
(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)
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Q45. In 1904, which revolutionary founded Abhinav Bharat Society ?

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(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Chandrasekhar Azad
(D) Lala Hardayal

Q46. In which city are the headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) located ?
(A) Zurich (Switzerland)
(B) London (United Kingdom)
(C) Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Q47. In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands ?
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(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Irwin

Q48. Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?
(A) Canada
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(C) Norway
(D) Iceland

Q49. Who created the first cloned sheep Dolly ?

(A) Adam Osborne
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Tim Burners-Lee
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Q50. Which pass, connecting Sri Lankan mainland with Jaffna peninsula. is referred as the
µGateway to Jaffna¶ ?
(A) Khyber pass
(B) Nathu La pass
 

(D) Rohtang pass

Q51. After Sachin Tendulkar, who is the second cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award ?
(A) Saurav Ganguly
(B) Rahul Dravid

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(D) Anil Kumble

Q52. Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway ?

(A) Bhopal
(B) Nagpur
(C) Allahabad
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Q53. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India ?

(A) Lord Mountbatten
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(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q54. ¶Bhogi¶, µSurya¶, µMattu¶ and µKanum¶ are the parts of which four day long harvest festival
of Tamilnadu ?
(A) Bihu
(B) Lohri
 
(D) Baisakhi

Q55. Wheeler Island, the site of India¶s missile testing facility Integrated Test Range (ITR), is
situated in which state ?
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(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Kerala

Q56. To whom does the President of India address his resignation ?

(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Lok Sabha Speaker
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Q57. Apart from Russia, the territory of which country lies in both Europe and Asia continents ?
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(B) Greece
(C) France
(D) Germany

Q58. In 1998, who became the first Indian ever to be awarded the Wharton School Dean¶s Medal
?
(A) J.R.D.Tata
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(C) N.R.Narayana Murthy
(D) Azim Premji

Q59. Who is known as the µFather of Medicine¶ ?

(A) Herodotus
(B) Hipparchus
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(D) Wilhelm Wundt

Q60. ¶Razmnama¶ is the Persian translation of which Indian epic ?

(A) Ramayana
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(C) Raghuvamsha
(D) Kumarsambhava

Q61. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Marathi
(C) Telugu
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Q62. In terms of area, which is the largest country ?

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(C) China
(D) United States of America

Q63. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India¶s highest civilian award ?
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(B) Mother Teresa
(C) Aruna Asaf Ali
(D) M.S.Subbulakshmi
Q64. Which is the only element whose atoms have no neutron ?
(A) Helium
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitogen
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Q65. Challenger Deep, a part of Mariana Trench and the deepest point in the oceans, named after
British ship Challenger II which first surveyed it in 1951, is located in which ocean ?
(A) Indian Ocean
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(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Antarctic Ocean

Q66. In 1922, Chittarajnan Das and Motilal Nehru founded which political party ?
(A) Forward Block
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(C) Swatantra Party
(D) Ghadar Party

Q67. According to Hindu mythology, which warrior was the possessor of µChanrdrahas¶ sword ?
(A) Arjun
(B) Kansa
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Q68. In which state is the Dachigam National Park, famous for Hangul (Red Deer), located ?
(A) Assam
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(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Q69. Which early 11th century traveller to India authored the books µTahqiq-i-Hind¶ and µKitab-
ul-Hind¶ ?
(A) Fi-Hien
(B) Marco Polo
   
(D) Ibn Batuta

Q70. Who was the first President of Pakistan ?

(A) Ayub Khan
(B) Liaquat Ali Khan
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(D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Q71. Which is the heaviest organ in the human body ?

(A) Heart
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(C) Kidney
(D) Stomach

Q72. Which hill station was the summer capital of British India ?
(A) Nainital
(B) Mussoorie
(C) Darjeeling
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Q73. ¶Hematite¶ and µMagnetite¶ are the principal ores of which metal ?
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(B) Nickel
(C) Cobalt
(D) Aluminium

Q74. ¶Biman¶ is the national airline of which Asian country ?

(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
  

(D) Sri Lanka

Q75. In 1581, which Mughal ruler started religious doctrine µDin-i-Ilahi¶ (Divine Faith) ?
(A) Babar
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(C) Jehangir
(D) Shahjahan

Q76. From which country did India procure the aircraft carier Admiral Gorshkov, scheduled to
join Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditaya in 2012 ?
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(C) France
(D) United States of America

Q77. Which National Film Award is given to the Best First Film of a Director ?
(A) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
(B) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
(C) Nargis Dutt Award
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Q78. ¶Kalaripayattu¶ is the traditional martial art of which Indian state ?

(A) Punjab
(B) Manipur
  
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Q79. Hazratbal Dargah, which houses the sacred hair of Prophet Mohammed, is situated in
which city ?
(A) Ajmer
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(C) Fatehpur Sikri
(D) Mumbai

Q80. ¶Struggle for Existence¶ book is the autobiography of which Indian woman leader ?
(A) Mayawati
(B) J.Jayalalitha
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(D) Mamta Banerjee

Q81. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India ?

(A) Prime Minister
(B) Lok Sabha Speaker
(C) Rajya Sabha Speaker
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Q82. With which state is the Phulkari embroidery associated ?

(A) Punjab
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(D) Uttar Pradesh

Q83. Which capital city houses the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) ?
(A) Dhaka
(B) Thimpu



(D) Islamabad

Q84. Zend Avesta is the holy book of which religion ?

(A) Islam
(B) Judaism
(C) Christianity
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Q85. Before Hyderabad, which city was the the capital of Andhra Pradesh (erstwhile Andhra
State) ?
(A) Warangal
   
(C) Vijayawada
(D) Visakhapatnam
Q86. Who was the first Indian to win boy¶s Wimbledon Singles title in 1954 ?
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(C) Ramesh Krishnan
(D) Leander Paes

Q87. At which place in Kerala was the first tide (ocean wave) generated electricity project of
India established ?
(A) Alapuzha
(B) Ezhimala
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Q88. In 1954, with which Chinese premier did Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru sign Panchsheel
(five principles of peaceful co-existence) Pact ?
(A) Mao Zedong
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(C) Deng Xiaoping
(D) Hua Guofeng

Q89. Who authored the µRajatarangini¶, a historical chronicle of Kashmir ?

(A) Kalidas
  
(C) Chankaya
(D) Banabhatt

Q90. Who designed the Param Vir Chakra medal, India¶s highest military award ?
(A) Nek Chand
(B) Umesh Rao
(C) Bobby Kooka
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Q91. Who directed µRaja Harishchandra¶ (1913), the first totally indigenous Indian feature film ?
(A) Ardeshir Irani
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(C) V.Shantaram
(D) Sohrab Modi

Q92. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?

(A) President
  
 
(C) Finance Minister
(D) RBI Governor

Q93. What is the name of India¶s longest river bridge, built over the river Ganga at Patna ?
(A) Rabindra Setu
(B) Vidyasagar Setu


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(D) Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge

Q94. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj, initially known as Brahmo Sabha, in 1828 ?
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(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Keshub Chandra Sen

Q95. ¶Tamasha¶ is the popular folk theatre of which state ?

(A) Punjab
  

(C) Karnataka
(D) West Bengal

Q96. In which city is the Central Rice Research Institute located ?

(A) Karnal (Haryana)
(B) Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
(C) Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)
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Q97. At which place Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Guru of Sikhs, created µKhalsa¶
in 1699 ?

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(B) Amritsar (Punjab)
(C) Patna (Bihar)
(D) Nanded (Maharashtra)

Q98. Who is the first woman Air Marshal of India Air Force (IAF) ?
(A) Punita Arora
(B) Harita Kaur Deol
(C) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
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Q99. What is the boundary line demarcating India and China known as ?
(A) Curzon Line
(B) Durand Line
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(D) RadCliffe Line

Q100. In 1958, which billiards player became the first Indian to win an individual world title in
any sport ?
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(B) Michael Ferreira
(C) Geet Sethi
(D) Manoj Kothari

Q1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?

(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
  
(D) Oxygen

Q2. ¶Royal Bengal¶, µSumatran¶, µMalayan¶ and µSiberian¶ are the species of which member of
cat family ?
(A) Lion
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(C) Leopard
(D) Jaguar

Q3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat

  

(D) Tamil Nadu

Q4. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as µLokhitwadi¶
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(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(B) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(C) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
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Q5. In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?
(A) Lectin
(B) Keratin
(C) Collagen
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Q6. The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of which High
Court ?
(A) Orissa High Court
(B) Andhra Pradesh High Court
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(D) Madras High Court
Q7. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of
which planet ?
(A) Mars
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(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus

Q8. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Company under the
Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie ?
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(B) Sambalpur
(C) Jhansi
(D) Awadh

Q9. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ?
(A) Suez Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Palk Strait
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Q10. Which American President in his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy as the
µgovernment of the people, by the people, for the people¶ ?
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(B) George Washington
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Theodore Roosevelt

Q11. What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ?

(A) Epsom Salt
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(C) Baking Soda
(D) Washing Soda

Q12. ¶Satyameva Jayate¶, the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad ?
(A) Kena
(B) Katha
 
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(D) Aitareya

Q13. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir,
situated ?
(A) Ravi
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(D) Gomti
Q14. How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy
rehabilitation center µAnandvan¶ in Maharashtra ?
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(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Swami Ramdev
(D) Swami Agnivesh

Q15. Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ?
(A) Thar Express
(B) Samjhauta Express

 
(D) Himsagar Express

Q16. To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as µSandrokottos¶ ?

(A) Bindusara
(B) Ashok the Great

 
 
(D) Dasaratha Maurya

Q17. In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey
Brin ?
 
(B) Alta Vista
(C) Yahoo
(D) Lycos

Q18. ¶By God¶s Decree¶, µCricket my style¶ and µStraight from the Heart¶ are the
autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Ajit Wadekar
(C) Sandeep Patil
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Q19. On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ?
(A) Sea of Waves
(B) Sea of Clouds
(C) Sea of Serenity
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Q20. Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ?
(A) Nitric Acid
(B) Sulphuric Acid
(C) Hydrochloric Acid
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Q21. Which state is known as the µSpice Garden of India¶ ?

  
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu

Q22. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ?

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(B) Sakal
(C) Lokmat
(D) Loksatta

Q23. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth¶s
atmosphere ?
(A) Argon
(B) Oxygen
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(D) Carbon dioxide

Q24. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna
river, is located in which state ?
(A) Karnataka
  

(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Q25. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by
the President of India ?
(A) 1
 
(C) 3
(D) 4

Q26. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in
Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
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(D) Humayun

Q27. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic
2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ?
(A) Carl Lewis
(B) Paavo Nurmi
(C) Mark Spitz
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as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
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(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q29. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel µThe White
Tiger¶ ?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Salman Rushdie
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Q30. ¶Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla¶ is the motto of which miltary academy ?
(A) National Defence Academy
(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
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Q31. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ?
(A) Rita Faria
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(C) Tara Anne Fonseca
(D) Diya Mirza

Q32. Who wrote India¶s natinal song the µVande Mataram¶, which first appeared in the book
µAnandmath¶ ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
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(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Kavi Pradeep

Q33. How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth¶s equator and the day &
night are equally long, occurs in a year ?
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(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Not fixed

Q34. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon
µDharamachakra Pravartan¶ (set in motion Wheel of Law) ?
(A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
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(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)
(D) Sanchi (M.P.)
Q35. Which Asian country is known as the µLand of the White Elephants¶ ?
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(B) Indonesia
(C) Malaysia
(D) Singapore

Q36. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to
investigate terror-related cases across the country ?
(A) K.C.Verma
(B) N.P.S.Aulakh
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(D) Ashwani Kumar

Q37. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ?

(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Banting

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(D) Louis Pasteur

Q38. Which freedom fighter authored µGita Rahasya¶, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during
his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) C.Rajagopalachari
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Q39. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on the United
Nations (UN) flag ?
(A) Neem
(B) Mango
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(D) Eucalyptus

Q40. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?

(A) Nasik
(B) Nagpur
(C) Mumbai
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Q41. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of
India team ?
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(B) Duleep Trophy
(C) Deodhar Trophy
(D) Nissar Trophy
Q42. Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzeb¶s foster brother Fidai Khan ?
(A) Shalimar Gardens
(B) Nishat Gardens
(C) Brindavan Gardens
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Q43. Who was the first education minister of independent India ?

(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
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(D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Q44. Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ?

(A) Vienna (Austria)
(B) Geneva (Switzerland)
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(D) Washington (USA)

Q45. Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ?
(A) Ohm
(B) Volt
(C) Watt
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Q46. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to
which God ?
(A) Surya
(B) Shiva
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Q47. Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I, located
?
(A) Thumba (Kerala)
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(C) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(D) Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

Q48. Which African country was formerly known as µNyasaland¶ ?

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(B) Ghana
(C) Botswana
(D) Tanzania

Q49. ¶Long Walk To Freedom¶ is the autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) S.Radhakrishnan
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Q50. Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the world¶s largest producer and exporter of
Vanilla ?
(A) Maldives
 
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(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Mauritius

Q51. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is
located in which city ?


(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Patna

Q52. In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?
 
(B) Bilirubin
(C) Carotene
(D) Hemoglobin

Q53. Who wrote the famous novel µDevdas¶ ?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

Q54. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as µLokpriya¶ ?


 
 
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) Jayaprakash Narain

Q55. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ?
(A) Battle of Plassey (1757)
(B) Battle of Buxar (1764)
 

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(D) Battle of Seringapatam (1799)

Q56. In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ?

(A) Lucknow
(B) Nagpur
(C) Indore
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Q57. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu
God¶s bow ?
(A) Indra
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(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma

Q58. Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance ?
(A) Mohs scale
(B) Beaufort scale
(C) Richter scale
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Q59. Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is caused by severe
Mercury poisoning ?
(A) Argyria
 

(C) Itai-itai
(D) Devon colic

Q60. Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) ?
(A) Srinivasa Ramanujan
 
  
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(C) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(D) Meghnad Saha

Q61. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ?

 


(B) Sugarcane
(C) Groundnut
(D) Maize

Q62. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to commemorate the
end of the plague in his capital ?
(A) Taj Mahal, Agra
(B) Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
(C) Gol Gumbad, Bijapur
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Q63. For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the
Kalinga Prize ?
(A) UNIDO
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(D) UNHRC

Q64. ¶Lawsons Bay Beach¶ and µRamakrishna Beach¶ are located in which port city on the Bay
of Bengal ?
(A) Paradip (Orissa)
(B) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
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Q65. Which ancient Indian physician is known as the µFather of Modern Plastic Surgery¶ ?
(A) Charak
(B) Madhav
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(D) Patanjali

Q66. Who directed Oscar award winning short documentary film µSmile Pinki¶ (2008) ?
(A) Danny Boyle
  
(C) Andrew Stanton
(D) Gus Van Sant

Q67. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920 ?
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) V.V.Giri
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Q68. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the
west and sets in the east ?
(A) Mars
(B) Earth
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Q69. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better
known ?
  
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) The Mother
(D) Sarla Ben

Q70. For his major role in the development of computer chip µPentium¶, which indian IT expert
is called the µFather of Pentium¶ ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
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(D) Vijay Bhatkar

Q71. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players ?
(A) Baseball
(B) Volleyball
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(D) Hockey

Q72. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ?

(A) 3 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 5 years
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Q73. In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India, located ?
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(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand

Q74. What does the Pisciculture refers to ?

(A) Beekeeping
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(C) Silk Farming
(D) Dairy Farming

Q75. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who became the first
president of the party ?
(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(B) Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
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Q76. Which is the longest National Highways in India ?

(A) Kolkata ± Hazira (NH6)
(B) Chennai ± Baharagora (NH5)
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(D) Pathankot ± Samakhiali (NH15)

Q77. How do we better know nineteenth century spiritual guru Gadadhar Chatterjee ?
(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Vivekanand
Q78. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ?
 
(B) Hand
(C) Foot
(D) Lungs

Q79. Which mineral is mined at Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu ?

(A) Zinc
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(C) Copper
(D) Gold

Q80. Who authored the book µA Brief History of Time¶ ?

(A) Jack Welch
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Deepak Chopra
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Q81. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient
M.Visvesarayya ?
(A) 15 January
(B) 28 February
(C) 29 August
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Q82. ¶Muga¶, µEri¶, µTussar¶ and µMulberry¶ are the varieties of which natural fibre ?
(A) Wool
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(C) Jute
(D) Cotton

Q83. In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world¶s longest corridor ?
(A) Dwarka
(B) Varanasi
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Q84. In 1929, who founded non-violent movement µKhudai Khidmatgar¶, also known as µRed
Shirts¶ ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
(C) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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Q85. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ?

(A) Jhansi
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(C) Patiala
(D) Nagpur

Q86. Athlete¶s Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ?

(A) Virus
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(C) Bacteria
(D) Protozoa

Q87. Who authored the book µHindu View of Life ?

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(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) C.Rajagopalachari
(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q88. Solid form of which gas is commonly known as µDry Ice¶ ?

(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
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(D) Hydrogen

Q89. Who was the first woman president in the world ?

(A) Golda Meir
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Sirimavo Bhandarnaike
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Q90. Who created the first Portable Computer ?


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(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Steve Jobs
(D) Tim Berners-Lee

Q91. Designed by Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, which city is known as µPink
City¶ ?
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(B) Jodhpur
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Chandigarh

Q92. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments ?

(A) Copper
(B) Silver
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(D) Aluminium
Q93. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?
(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Dalhousie
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(D) Lord Curzon

Q94. In terms of both area and population, which is the smallest country in the world ?
(A) Nauru
(B) Monaco
(C) Tuvalu
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Q95. Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet minister in India, hold
in the independent India¶s first cabinet ?
(A) Labour
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(C) Education
(D) Railways

Q96. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and the
Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state ?
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(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Q97. Named after the mount of Hindu god Vishnu, µGaruda¶ is the national airline of which most
Muslim populous country ?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
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Q98. At which town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start the
Bhoodan Movement in 1951 ?
(A) Vijayawada
(B) Rajahmundry
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(D) Warangal

Q99. ¶Daughter of the East¶ book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader ?
(A) Indira Gandhi
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(C) Aung San Suu Kyi
(D) Maghawati Sukarnoputri
Q100. Which country was formerly known as µUpper Volta¶ ?
(A) Namibia
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Botswana
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Q.1 Which former Prime Minister of India was also called µYuva Turk¶ ?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) V.P.Singh
(C) H.D.Deve Gowda
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Q2. Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris ?

 
(B) Calcite
(C) Fluorite
(D) Apatite

Q3. Which is the most spoken language in the world ?

(A) English
 
 
(C) Spanish
(D) Hindi

Q4. Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
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(D) Venus

Q5. From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the Fundamental Rights in the
Indian Constitution borrowed ?
(A) Australia
(B) South Africa
(C) United Kingdom
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Q6. To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Antarctic Ocean


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(D) Indian Ocean
Q7. By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ?
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(B) Valmiki
(C) Tulsidas
(D) Ramanujacharya

Q8. In which city is the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located ?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Lucknow
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Q9. µBhutia¶, µKathiawadi¶, µMarwari¶, µManipuri¶, µSpiti¶ and µZanskari¶ are the Indian breeds
of which animal ?
(A) Cow
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(C) Camel
(D) Goat

Q10. Who introduced the word µRobot¶, for artificial workers, in his science fiction play R.U.R.
in 1921 ?
(A) George Orwell
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(C) Daniel Defoe
(D) Rudyard Kipling

Q11. In the most popular internet domain name µ.com¶ (dot-com), the µcom¶ is the short form for
which word ?
(A) Common
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(C) Computer
(D) Communication

Q12. Deficiency of which vitamin leads to µRickets¶ (softening of bones) ?

(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
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Q13. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as the µGrand Old Man of India¶ ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Chittaranjan Das
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Q14. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?
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(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Q15. Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
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(D) Orissa

Q16. µRoopavahini¶ is the National Television Network of which Asian country ?

(A) Nepal
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(C) Bhutan
(D) Myanmar

Q17. On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ?
(A) C.V.Raman
(B) Homi Bhabha
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Q18. Named after Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, famous Test cricket ground Gaddafi
Stadium is located in which city ?
(A) Hyderabad (India)
(B) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(C) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
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Q19. Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal ?
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(C) Sudarshan Chakra
(D) Kaumodaki

Q20. Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas ?
(A) Coal Gas
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(C) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
(D) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Q21. In May 1998, while addressing at nuclear tests site near Pokhran, who added µJai Vigyan¶
to the Lal Bahadur Shastri¶s slogan µJai Jawan, Jai Kisan¶ ?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Rajeev Gandhi
(C) P.V.Narsimha Rao
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Q22. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated ?
(A) Tapti
(B) Narmada
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(D) Hooghly

Q23. Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world¶s longest railway
platform ?
(A) Jabalpur (M.P.)
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(D) Secunderabad (A.P.)

Q24. In 1953, which film won the first National Award for the Best Feature Film ?
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(B) Pather Panchali (Bengali)
(C) Kabooliwala (Bengali)
(D) Mirza Galib (Hindi)

Q25. In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ?
(A) Goa
(B) Kochi (Cochin)
(C) Mumbai (Bombay)
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Q26. Vikramshila University, an ancient university of India whose ruins are situated in present
day Bihar, was founded by which Pala ruler ?
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(C) Mahipala
(D) Govindpala

Q27. µFreedom in Exile¶ book is the autobiography of which Nobel Peace Prize winner ?
(A) Yasser Arafat
(B) Nelson Mandela
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(D) Aung San Suu Kyi

Q28. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as µIdukki Express¶ ?

(A) P.T.Usha
  
(C) Jyotirmay Sikdar
(D) Anju Bobby George

Q29. Hoover Medal, a prize given for outstanding extra-career services by engineers to
humanity, has been awarded to which Indian engineer for year 2008 ?
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) G.Madhavan Nair
(C) N.R.Narayan Murthy
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Q30. In international cricket, Yuvraj Singh of India is the second batsman to hit 6 sixers in an
over. Who was the first ?
(A) Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
(B) Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
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(D) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Q31. On the banks of which river is the Kumbh Mela at Ujjain held ?
 
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri

Q32. Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ?

(A) Glass
(B) Leather
(C) Diamond
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Q33. To put out the fire, which gas is released by Fire Extinguishers ?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Hydrogen
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(D) Carbon monoxide

Q34. µDromedary¶ and µBactrian¶ are the types of which animal ?

(A) Goat
 
(C) Elephant
(D) Bear

Q35. In which union territory of India, would you meet the people of the Onge tribe ?
(A) Daman and Diu
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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Q36. Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia¶s Nobel Prize, is given in memory of
which Asian country¶s former president ?
(A) Singapore
(B) Indonesia
 
(D) Malaysia

Q37. The East-West Corridor, being constructed under National Highways Development Project,
and which starts at Porbandar (Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ?
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(B) Kohima (Nagaland)
(C) Imphal (Manipur)
(D) Shillong (Meghalaya)

Q38. Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between
which planets ?
(A) Earth and Mars
  
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(C) Jupiter and Saturn
(D) Saturn and Uranus

Q39. By what name is the observation in economics that µbad money drives out good money¶
popularly known ?
(A) Say¶s Law
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(C) Murphy¶s Law
(D) Parkinson¶s Law

Q40. The subatomic particle µBoson¶ is named after which Indian scientist ?
(A) Meghnad Saha
(B) Jagdish Chandra Bose
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(D) Homi Bhabha

Q41. On 1st July 1997, where was India¶s first Science City inaugurated ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
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Q42. What is the name of Morarji Desai¶s samadhi in Ahmedabad ?

(A) Raj Ghat
(B) Vijay Ghat
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(D) Narayan Ghat
Q43. In 1829, which Governor-General prohibited the practice of µSati¶ ?
(A) Lord Auckland
(B) Lord Amherst
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(D) Lord Dalhousie

Q44. Who authored the book µIndica¶ ?

(A) Fa Hian
 

(C) Al Beruni
(D) Huen Tsang

Q45. Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia ?

(A) Tokyo Stock Exchange
(B) Hong Kong Stock Exchange
(C) Shanghai Stock Exchange
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Q46. Who is the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India ?

(A) Mangala Rai
(B) Sam Pitroda
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(D) G.Madhavan Nair

Q47. By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler
stopped him from expanding into south ?
(A) Pulkesin I
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(C) Vinayaditya
(D) Vijayaditya

Q48. In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house
of British Parliament) ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
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(C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q49. Which military training institute located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra has
adopted µSeva Parmo Dharma¶ (Service before Self) as its motto ?
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(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
(D) Dundigul Air Force Academy
Q50. Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ?
  
(B) Bangkok (Thailand)
(C) Kualalampur (Malaysia)
(D) Seoul (South Korea)

Q51. Which natural sugar is found in the milk ?

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(B) Sucrose
(C) Maltose
(D) Fructose

Q52. µNepali¶, µLepcha¶, µBhutia¶ and µLimbu¶ are the main spoken langauges of which Indian
state ?
(A) Manipur
(B) Mizoram
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(D) Nagaland

Q53. On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
(A) Sukumar Sen
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(C) Harilal J. Kania
(D) S.Radhakrishnan

Q54. Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the µFather of Qawwali¶ ?
(A) Tansen
(B) Baiju Bawra
(C) Nayak Charju
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Q55. In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith
Award for her novel µPratham Pritisruti¶ (First Promise) ?
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(B) Mahasveta Devi
(C) Mahadevi Varma
(D) Amrita Pritam

Q56. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ?
(A) Article 352
(B) Article 356
(C) Article 360
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Q57. Immortalized in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, Kavi Pradeep¶s famous patriotic song µAye
mere watan ke logon¶ was set to music by which musician ?
(A) Naushad
(B) S.D.Burman
(C) O.P.Nayyar
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Q58. Coined by French priest Henri Didon, µCitius, Altius, Fortius¶ (Swifter, Higher, Stronger)
slogan is the motto of which tournament ?
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(B) Commonwealth Games
(C) FIFA World Cup
(D) Asian Games

Q59. Who was popularly known as the µLady with the Lamp¶ ?
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Sister Nivedita
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(D) The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)

Q60. Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory
of which country ?
(A) France
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(C) Argentina
(D) Spain

Q61. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ?
(A) 18 years
(B) 25 years
(C) 30 years
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Q62. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian
state ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
 
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(D) West Bengal

Q63. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ?
(A) Narmada
 

(C) Godavari
(D) Kaveri

Q64. Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ?
(A) Tiger
  

(C) Rhinoceros
(D) Horse

Q65. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script ?
 

(B) Guru Amar Das

(C) Guru Ram Das
(D) Guru Arjan

Q66. Which among the following disease is caused by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ?
(A) Malaria
(B) Kala-Azar
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(D) Typhoid

Q67. µMein Kampf¶ (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ?
(A) Pol Pot
(B) Idi Amin

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(D) Joseph Stalin

Q68. Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January 2009 in New
Delhi ?
(A) Vladimir Putin (Russian President)
(B) Nicolas Sarkozy (French President)
(C) Zigme Singye Wangchuk (Bhutan King)
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Q69. In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women¶s
University at Pune, the first women¶s university in India ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya
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Q70. In which African city are the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) located ?
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(C) Abuja (Nigeria)
(D) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Q71. Which hormone, released when danger threatens, is known as Emergency hormone ?
(A) Insulin
 
 
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(D) Thyroxine

Q72. µKathakali¶, µMohiniaattam¶ and µThullal¶ dance forms are native of which state ?
 
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(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala

Q73. Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa

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(D) Australia

Q74. µVinaya Pitaka¶, µSutta Pitaka¶ and µAbhidhamma Pitaka¶ ± collectively known as the
µTripitaka¶ (three baskets) ± are sacred texts of which religion ?
(A) Jainism
(B) Sikhism



(D) Christianity

Q75. In 1997, to which Indian film star did Pakistan Government present its highest civilian
award µNishan-e-Intiaz¶ ?
(A) Dev Anand
(B) Raj Kapoor
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
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Q76. On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space ?
(A) Yuri Gagarin
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(C) Neil Armstrong
(D) Buzz Aldrin

Q77. Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which
river ?
(A) Seine
(B) Thames

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(D) Moskva

Q78. Which among the following is the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India ?
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(B) Tejas
(C) Chetak
(D) Cheetah

Q79. Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ?
(A) Panaji (Goa)
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(C) Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
(D) Sultanpur (Haryana)

Q80. Which Central American country was formerly known as µBritish Honduras¶ ?
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(B) Malawi
(C) Botswana
(D) Benin

Q81. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force,
designed to work as the Indian President¶s office-in-the-sky ?
(A) Samrat
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(C) Maharaja
(D) Badshah

Q82. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?
(A) Betalain
   
(C) Carotenoid
(D) Anthocyanin

Q83. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned
the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ?
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(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(D) Syed Ahmed Khan

Q84. On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh¶s world record
for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) V.V.S.Laxman
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(D) Mohammed Azharuddin

Q85. What is the retirement age of High Court judges ?

(A) 60 years
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(C) 65 years
(D) 70 years

Q86. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ?

(A) Hygrometer
(B) Chronometer
(C) Thermometer
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Q87. Which renowned dancer established classical dance school µKalakshetra¶ at Adyar near
Chennai in 1931 ?
(A) Protima Gauri Bedi
(B) Sonal Mansingh
(C) Mrinalini Sarabhai
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Q88. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of
which mineral ?
(A) Gold
(B) Lignite
(C) Bauxite
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Q89. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard),
is located in which state ?
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan

 

(D) Karnataka

Q90. The novel µQ & A¶, on which 8 Oscar awards winning film µSlumdog Millionaire¶ (2008)
is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ?
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(C) Amitav Ghosh
(D) Aravind Adiga

Q91. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ?

(A) Sunbird
(B) Kingfisher
(C) Honeyeater
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Q92. µChanderi¶ and µMaheshwari¶ sarees are native of which state ?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal

 

(D) Maharashtra

Q93. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ?
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(B) Wintergreen
(C) Peppermint
(D) Eucalyptus

Q94. Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest
moon of which planet ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
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(D) Uranus

Q95. Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief) Pushyamitra, was

immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ?
(A) Gupta dynasty
(B) Kanva dynasty
(C) Nanda dynasty
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Q96. Which coastal city is known as the µQueen of the Arabian Sea¶ ?
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(B) Mangalore (Karnataka)
(C) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
(D) Marmagao (Goa)

Q97. On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War
II ?
(A) France
  

(C) Britain
(D) Belgium

Q98. In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel µMidnight¶s
Children¶ ?
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(B) V.S.Naipaul
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Kiran Desai

Q99. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the µGhadar Party¶ ?
(A) Boston
(B) California
(C) Philadelphia
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Q100. By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more
than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency ?
(A) Chandni Chowk (Delhi)
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(C) Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh)
(D) Samastipur (Bihar)

1.p There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is
it?
2.p A man gave one son 10 cents and another son was given 15 cents. What time is it?
3.p A boat has a ladder that has six rungs; each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one
foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one
hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
4.p There is a house with four walls. Each wall faces south. There is a window in each wall.
A bear walks by one of the windows. What color is the bear?
5.p Is half of two plus two equal to two or three?
6.p There is a room. The shutters are blowing in. There is broken glass on the floor. There is
water on the floor. You find Sloppy dead on the floor. Who is Sloppy? How did Sloppy
die?
7.p How much dirt would be in a hole 6 feet deep and 6 feet wide that has been dug with a
square edged shovel?
8.p If I were in Hawaii and dropped a bowling ball in a bucket of water which is 45 degrees
F, and dropped another ball of the same weight, mass, and size in a bucket at 30 degrees
F, both of them at the same time, which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?
Same question, but the location is in Canada?
9.p What is the significance of the following: The year is 1978, thirty-four minutes past noon
on May 6th.
10.pIf a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many
haystacks would he have if he combined them all in the center field?
11.pWhat is it that goes up and goes down but does not move?

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2.p 1:45, the man gave away a total of 25 cents. He divided it between two people. Therefore,
he gave a quarter to two.
3.p None, the boat rises with the tide.
4.p White. If all the walls face south, the house is at the North Pole, and the bear, therefore, is
a polar bear.
5.p Three. Well, it seems that it could almost be either, but if you follow the mathematical
orders of operation, division is performed before addition. So, half of two is one. Then
add two, and the answer is three.
6.p Sloppy is a gold fish. The wind blew the shutters in, which knocked his goldfish-bowl off
the table, and it broke, killing him.
7.p None. No matter how big a hole is, it¶s still a hole: the absence of dirt.
8.p Both questions, same answer: the ball in the bucket of 45 degree F water hits the bottom
of the bucket last. Did you think that the water in the 30 degree F bucket is frozen? Think
again. The question said nothing about that bucket having anything in it. Therefore, there
is no water or ice to slow the ball down.
9.p The time and month/date/year American style calendar are 12:34, 5/6/78.
10.pOne. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack.
11.pThe temperature.

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Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, demarcated by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1896.

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The line to which the Germans retreated in 1917 during the First World War, defines the
boundary between Germany and Poland.

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Drawn by General Mannerheim; fortification on the Russia an Finland border.

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1: What is called as the ³Roof of the World´?

1.p Indira Point

2.p Kanchenjunga
3.p Pamir Knot
4.p Indira Col

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2: The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the

1.p Guptas
2.p Kushanas
3.p Mauryas
4.p Palas

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3: Who generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self government in modern India?

1.p Ripon
2.p Mayo
3.p Lytton
4.p Curzon

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4: Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in
any form?

1.p Article 16
2.p Article 17
3.p Article 18
 4.p Article 15

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5: The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by

1.p Muhammad Iqbal

2.p M. A. Jinnah
3.p Shaukat Ali
4.p Aga Khan

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1.p Russia
2.p India
3.p France
4.p Switzerland

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7: Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is

1.p More that aggregate demand

2.p Less than aggregate demand
3.p Equal to aggregate demand
4.p None of the above

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8: Which State has the lowest per capita income in India?

1.p Bihar
2.p Orissa
3.p Rajasthan
4.p Gujrat

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9: In the budget figures of the Government of India, fiscal deficit is

1.p Total expenditure ± total receipts

2.p Revenue expenditure ± revenue receipts
3.p Capital expenditure ± capital receipts + market borrowings
4.p Sum of budget deficit and Government¶s market borrowings and liabilities
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10: The eighth Joint Economic Group dialogue between China and India was held in January
2010 in Beijing, China after a gap of

1.p two years

2.p three years
3.p four years
4.p five years

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11: According to the recently released World Bank Report, the Chinese economy grew by the
close of fourth quarter of 2009 at the rate of

1.p 9.7 percent

2.p 10.7 percent
3.p 10.8 percent
4.p 11 percent

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12: As per the quality of life Index 2010, which was released worldwide in January 2010, the
united States occupies the

1.p Second Place

2.p Third Place
3.p Fifth Place
4.p Seventh Place

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13: The India-France deal for civil nuclear corporation, which came into force in January 2010,
had been signed between the two countries in

1.p September 2008

2.p October 2008
3.p November 2008
4.p December 2008

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14: Wodeyars were the ruler of

1.p Princely State of Mysore

2.p Princely State of Travancore
 3.p Vijayanagaram
4.p None of these

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15: ³Black Pagoda´ is in

1.p Egypt
2.p Srilanka
3.p Madurai
4.p Konark

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16: The meeting of the Rajya Sabha are presided over by the

1.p President
2.p Vice President
3.p Prime Minister
4.p Speaker

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17: Lunar eclipse occurs on

1.p A new moon day

2.p A full moon day
3.p A half moon day
4.p both 1 and 2

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18: Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?

1.p Rice
2.p Wheat
3.p Beans
4.p Maize

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19: Detroit in the U. S. A. is known as the city of

1.p Motor Car

2.p Lights
3.p Aeroplanes
 4.p Rockets

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20: The term ³Fourth Estate´ refers to

1.p Backward States

2.p Judiciary
3.p Press
4.p Tea Estate

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21: SAIL¶s plant in Karnataka is situated at

1.p Bangalore
2.p Bhadravati
3.p Belgaum
4.p Hubli

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22: At which of the following place Rajiv Gandhi died of human bomb explosion?

1.p New Delhi

2.p Chennai
3.p Sriperumbudur
4.p Colombo

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23: Who is not the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ever?

1.p Somnath Chatterjee

2.p P. A. Sangma
3.p Meira Kumar
4.p Sushma Swaraj

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24: The Governor General associated with the abolition of slavery was

1.p Cornwallis
2.p Bentinck
3.p Dalhousie
4.p Rippon
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25: The name of India¶s first carrier is

1.p INS Vikrant

2.p INS Nilgiri
3.p INS Kukri
4.p INS Himgiri

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26: The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is -

1.p From South to North

2.p From South West to South East
3.p From South East to South West
4.p From South West to North East

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27: World No-Tobacco Day is observed on -

1.p May 25
2.p May 31
3.p May28
4.p May 24

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28: Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth¶s surface?

1.p Desert Ecosystem

2.p Grassland Ecosystem
3.p Mountain Ecosystem
4.p Marine Ecosystem

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29: With which game is the Double Fault associated?

1.p Lawn Tennis

2.p Football
3.p Cricket
4.p Hockey

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30: Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located?

1.p Digboi
2.p Cochin
3.p Mathura
4.p Guwahati

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31: The Siwaliks stretch between -

1.p Indus and Sutlaj

2.p Potwar basin and Teesta
3.p Sutlaj and Kali
4.p None of these

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32: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease affecting -

1.p Blood
2.p Lungs
3.p Heart
4.p Kidney

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33: Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerization of -

1.p Methane
2.p Styrene
3.p Acetylene
4.p Ethylene

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34: In cricket the length of pitch between the two wickets is -

1.p 24 yards
2.p 23 yards
3.p 22 yards
4.p 21 yards

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35: Which one of the following is not the official language of the United Nations Organisation?
 1.p Arabic
2.p Chinese
3.p Portuguese
4.p Spanish

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36: Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line?

1.p India and Pakistan

2.p China and Tibet
3.p India and China
4.p India and Bangladesh

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37: Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?

1.p Vitamin A
2.p Vitamin C
3.p Vitamin D
4.p Vitamin K

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38: Among the following who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?

1.p Rabi Ray

2.p Shivraj Patil
3.p P. A. Sangma
4.p G. M. C Balyogi

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39: µLakshya¶ which is part of Indian Defence System is

1.p Surface of air missile

2.p Missile Firing Submarine
3.p multi Barrel rocket System
4.p Pilot-less target aircraft

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40: Which one of the following states has only one representatives each in Lok Sabha?

1.p Manipur, Meghalaya

 2.p Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir
3.p Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
4.p Mizoram and Nagaland

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41: Who among the following is known as the guardian of the Public Purse in India?

1.p The Comptroller and Auditor General of India

2.p The President
3.p The Minister of Finance
4.p The parliament

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42: Biological Oxygen demand (BOD) is used as a standard measure of

1.p Oxygen level in forest System

2.p Oxygen level in animals
3.p Oxygen level in water system
4.p Oxygen level in atmosphere

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43: Which of the following Crops is of Kharif Season?

1.p Soyabean
2.p Linseed
3.p lentil
4.p Mustard

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44: Fruit most suitable for making jelly is

1.p Papaya
2.p Karunda
3.p Mango
4.p Banana

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45: Who was the first chief Justice of Supreme court of Calcutta?

1.p Hyde
2.p Elijah Impey
 3.p Lemaistre
4.p Monson

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46: By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company
Abolished?

1.p Regulating Act of 1773

2.p Charter Act of 1813
3.p Charter Act of 1833
4.p Charter Act of 1853

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47: Who Was the founder of All India Muslim League?

1.p Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

2.p Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
3.p Liyaqat Ali Khan
4.p Mohammad Ali Jinnah

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48: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant obtains its iron ore from the mines of

1.p Bababudan
2.p Bailadila
3.p Dalli-Rajhra
4.p Gurumahisaini

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49: The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year

1.p 1956
2.p 1953
3.p 1952
4.p 1951

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50: Which one of the following Settlements comprised Zamindar as middleman to collect the
land revenue?

1.p Mahalwari Settlement

 2.p Ryotwari Settlement
3.p Permanent Settlement
4.p None of the above

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51: Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?

1.p Hindi
2.p Urdu
3.p Persian
4.p Arabic

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52: What were the districts called in the Vijaynagar empire?

1.p Nadu
2.p Khurram
3.p Kottam
4.p Janpad

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53: Which was the first National News Agency of India?

1.p The Indian Review

2.p The Free Press of India
3.p The Associated Press of India
4.p None of the above

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54: The depiction of the stones of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha was first done in the art
of

1.p Sarnath Pillar of Asoka

2.p Bharhut Stupa
3.p Ajanta Caves
4.p Eilora Caves

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55: The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a
man?To whom is this statement ascribed?
 1.p Dicey
2.p Hegal
3.p De Lolme
4.p none of above

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56: Which of the following states did not come into being in 1987?

1.p Mizoram
2.p Arunachal Pradesh
3.p Goa
4.p Manipur

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57: The number of Zonal Councils in India is

1.p Five
2.p Four
3.p Seven
4.p Eight

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58: National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in

1.p 1994
2.p 1993
3.p 1995
4.p 1999

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59: Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose projet of

1.p Maharashtra state

2.p Gujarat state
3.p Orissa State
4.p Tamil Nadu state

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60: Which sector contributes the maximum share in National income of India?

1.p Primary
 2.p Secondary
3.p Tertiary
4.p All the above have equal share

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61: Shankarlal Guru committee was associated With

1.p Agricultural Marketing

2.p Agricultural production
3.p Public Distribution System
4.p None of above

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62: IMF is the result of

1.p Hawana Conference

2.p Rome Conference
3.p Brettonwood Conference
4.p Geneva Conference

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63: The Difference between Gross Domestic product and Net Domestic product is

1.p Government Revenue

2.p Net Indirect Tax (Indirect Tax Subsidy)
3.p Consumption of fixed Capital
4.p Net Capital Formation

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64: First share market in India was established in

1.p Delhi
2.p Mumbai
3.p Kolkata
4.p chennai

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65: The acronym STD written on Telephone booth stands for

1.p Straight Telephone Dial

2.p Switch Telephone Dial
 3.p Subscriber Telephone Dialing
4.p Save Telephone Dialing

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66: India has signed a landamrk deal for sale of Dhruv Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) with

1.p Venezuela
2.p Peru
3.p Ecuador
4.p Chile

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67: Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument?

1.p Barometer
2.p Thermometer
3.p Hygrometer
4.p Hydrometer

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68: Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named

1.p Geetanjali
2.p Rajtarangini
3.p Chokher Bali
4.p Kapal Kundala

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69: Which of the following department of Indian Government takes care of education of children
with physical disabilities?

1.p Ministry of Welfare

2.p Ministry of Sports
3.p Ministry of HRD
4.p Ministry of Rural Development

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70: Amrita Pritam¶s work ³A Revenue Stamp´ is

1.p A book of stories

2.p A novel
 3.p A biography
4.p An autobiography

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71: ³Nadi Ke Dweep´ is the creation of

1.p Nirmala Verma

2.p Krishna Sobit
3.p Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
4.p Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsyayan Agyeya

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72: The poetic work ³Rashmirathi´ was written by

1.p Maithilisharan Gupt

2.p Mahadevi Verma
3.p Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
4.p Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala

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73: ³Operation Black Board´ refers to providing schools with

1.p Enough number of black boards

2.p New type of black boards
3.p Training for using new type of black boards
4.p All essential learning materials.

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74: Transistors used in electronic equipments are mostly made of

1.p Silver
2.p Copper
3.p Silicon
4.p Carbon

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75: The disease diphtheria affects

1.p Lungs
2.p Intestine
3.p Throat
 4.p Body joints

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76: Which of the following is the brightest planet as seen from the earth?

1.p Mercury
2.p Uranus
3.p Venus
4.p Mars

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77: The Harry Potter series is written by

1.p K K Rowling
2.p K J Rowling
3.p J K Rowling
4.p A K Rowling

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78: The most common communicable disease is

1.p Influenza
2.p Typhoid
3.p Cholera
4.p Polio

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79: Among the following, the richest source of protein is

1.p Ground Nut

2.p Rice
3.p Potato
4.p Apple

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80: Taoism is a school of

1.p Chinese philosophy

2.p Japanese philosophy
3.p Buddhist philosophy
4.p Sri Lankan philosophy
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81: Hydrogen is used instead of Helium to fill balloons for meteorology because

1.p of its low density

2.p It is not very reactive under normal conditions
3.p It is almost insoluble in water
4.p It can be prepared easily

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82: The most abundant element in the earth¶s crust is

1.p Silicon
2.p Aluminium
3.p Nitrogen
4.p Oxygen

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83: Stainless steel is an example of

1.p A metallic compound

2.p A homogeneous mixture
3.p A heterogeneous mixture
4.p An inorganic compound

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84: The Non-Cooperation Movement was ultimately withdrawn by Mahatma Gandhi

1.p On the directions of the Party

2.p On account of amicable settlement with the British
3.p On account of violent incidents at Chauri-Chaura
4.p On account of excessive repression by the Government

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85: The Preamble of the Constitution after 42nd amendment declares India

1.p Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

2.p Sovereign Democratic Republic
3.p Federal Democratic Republic
4.p Federal Socialist Democratic Republic

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2$ & 2

86: The International Date Line is the

1.p Equator
2.p 0° Longitude
3.p 88° East Longitude
4.p 180° Longitude

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87: The real executive power under a Parliamentary Government rests with

1.p The Parliament

2.p The King
3.p The Council of Ministers
4.p The Civil Servants

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88: Who among the following was the first Maratha Ruler to get legal recognition from the
Mughals?

1.p Sahuji
2.p Shivaji
3.p Balaji Baji Rao
4.p Sambhaji

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89: The average solar day is approximately

1.p 24 hrs
2.p 24 hrs 15 minutes
3.p 24 hrs 52 minutes
4.p 24 hrs 15 Second

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90: The constellation Sapta-Rishi is known to westerns as the

1.p Seven Monks

2.p Alpha Centauri
3.p Big Dipper
4.p Small Bear

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91: One kilobyte is equal to

1.p 1000 bytes

2.p 1024 bytes
3.p 100 bytes
4.p 1023 bytes

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92: Which of the following is a cellulose fiber?

1.p Cotton
2.p Wool
3.p Rayon
4.p Polyester

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93: Which of the following is not an example of Operating System?

1.p Windows 98
2.p BSD Unix
3.p Microsoft Office XP
4.p Red Hat Linux

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94: Which of the following vitamins helps in the absorption of calcium?

1.p Vitamin A
2.p Vitamin B
3.p Vitamin C
4.p Vitamin D

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95: Dengue fever is spread by

1.p Aedes aegypti mosquito

2.p Common House flies
3.p Anophilies mosquito
4.p Rodent like rats and squirrels

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96: Which of the following is not a fundamental right of the Indian citizens?
 1.p Right to property
2.p Right to freedom of expression
3.p Right to vote
4.p Right to remain silence

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97: Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

1.p Param
2.p Super 301
3.p Compaq Presario
4.p CRAY YMP

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98: Genome is the key to tomorrow¶s medical practices because

1.p It unleashes an information revolution

2.p It provides a new outlook into medicine
3.p It is a new way of making drugs
4.p It can enable customized medicines.

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99: Which of the following is not a missile tested in Indian Missile Programme?

1.p Agni
2.p Trishul
3.p Prithvi
4.p Arjun

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100: Mahatma Gandhi started his struggle against apartheid in

1.p Natal
2.p Transvaal
3.p Johannesberg
4.p Champaran

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This is a special notes for all CAT and MBA aspirants.. by IIM Topper.

Fc511.3$(

1) nPr = n!/(n-r)!

2) nPn = n!

3) nCr = n!/(n-r)!r!

4) nCn = 1

5) nP0 = 1

6) nC0 = 1

7) An = a + (n-1)d

Sn = n/2[2a + (n-1)d]

 An = ar(n-1)

Sn = a(rn ± 1 )/ (r-1)

S’ = a/(1-r)

9) 1 mile = 1760 yards

10) 1 yard = 3 feet

11) 1 mile2 = 640 acres

12) I gallon = 4 quarts

13) 1 quart = 2 pints

14) 1 pint = 2 cups

15) 1 cup = 8 ounces

16) 1 pound = 16 ounces

17) 1 ounce = 16 drams

18) 1 kg = 2.2 pounds

19) 30-60-90 triangle è 1:¥3:2 sides

20) 45-45-90 triangle è 1:1:¥2 sides

21) a3>b3 è a>b

22) If A than B => not B than not A

23) Zero divided by any nonzero integer is zero.

24) Division by 0 is undefined.

25)
26) The standard deviation is a statistic that tells you how tightly all the various examples are
clustered around the mean in a set of data. When the examples are pretty tightly bunched
together and the bell-shaped curve is steep, the standard deviation is small. When the examples
are spread apart and the bell curve is relatively flat, that tells you have a relatively large standard
deviation.

27) n(A U B U C) = n(A) + n (B)+ n(C) ± n(A n B) ± n(A n C) ± n(B n C) + n(A n B n C)

28) n(Aonly) = n(A) ± n(A n C) ± n(A n B) + n(A U B U C)

29) Dividend = Divisor * Quotient + Remainder

30) LCM * HCF = Product of 2 numbers.

31) 1 + 2 + 3 ««««««..n = n * n+1 / 2

32) Sum of squares of 1st n natural numbers = n (n+1)(2n+1) / 6

33) Sum of cubes of 1st n natural numbers = [n (n+1)/2]2

34)

Squares and Cubes

5 &  ,=    &9

1 1 1
2 4 8
3 9 27
4 16 64
5 25 125
6 36 216
7 49 -
8 64 -
9 81 -
10 100 -
11 121 -
12 144 -
13 169 -
14 @? -
15 225 -
16 7? -
17 "@
18 9A
19 9?
21 441
22 484
23 7@
24 7D?
25 625

35)

Fractions and Percentage:

0 2
 #2  2


1/2 0.5 50
1/3 0.33 33 1/3
2/3 0.66 66 2/3
1/4 0.25 25
3/4 0.75 75
1/5 0.2 20
2/5 :A 40
3/5 :? 60
4/5 :" 80
1/6 0.166 16 2/3
5/6 0.833 83 2 / 3
1/8 0.125 12 1 / 2
3/8 :9D7 37 1 / 2
5/8 :?7 62 1 / 2
7/8 :"D7 87 1 / 2
1/9 0.111 11
2/9 0.222 22
1 / 10 0.1 10
1 / 20 0.05 5
1 / 100 0.01 1

36) Average speed = Total distance / Total Time

!=  

2 24 

 


+
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 2

4,
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+
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4,
HJ&I

37) Simple Interest: SI = PRT / 100, A = P + SI

38) 1 Nickel = 5 cents

1 dime = 10 cents

1 quarter = 25 cents

1 half = 50 cents

1 dollar = 100 cents

39) Equilateral triangle, Area = (¥3 * a2)/4

40) Area of trapezium = ½ (Height * Sum of parallel sides)

41) Arc Length = (ș/ 360) 2 š r

42) Area of sector = (ș/ 360) š r2

43) Equal chords are equidistant from the center.

44) (x+y) 8 = 8C8x8 + 8C7x7y + 8C6x6y2 + 8C5x5y3 + « + 8C2x2y6 + 8C1xy7 + 8C0y8

45) Sometimes we get so involved with the nitty-gritties of mathematics that we start functioning
like automatons and stop thinking. Don¶t fall prey to this trap. For example, what is the
probability that a number amongst the first 1000 positive integers is divisible by 8? Don¶t start
counting the multiples of 8! The figure of 1000 is a red herring. Use a little common sense. The
numbers will be 8,16,24,32«So, 1 in every 8 numbers is a multiple of 8, even if you consider
the first million integers. So Probability is 1/8

46) The number of integers from A to B inclusive is = B -A +1

47) Average of consecutive numbers:

Eg from 13 to 77 = (13+77)/2

48) Slope = (change in y)/(change in x)

49) 00 = undefined

50)

51) Sum of interior angles of a polygon with n sides = (n-2)*180

52) Degree measure of one angle in a regular polygon with n sides

= {(n-2)*180 }/n

53) When 
  or

4
 both sides of an inequality by a negative number, the
=  
 sign 4 .

±x < y => -(-x) > y => x > -y

54) Fraction > (fraction)2 for all positive fractions

55) Fraction > ¥(fraction ) for all positive fractions

56) If n is a positive integer, (n6)/2 = ¥(n12 / 4)

57) If z1, z2, z3 « zn are consecutive positive integers and their average is an odd integer => n
is odd => sum of series is odd

58) In a triangle with sides of measure a, b and c SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT , a-b a + b = odd

59) Before confirming try and back solve and make sure that u have answered what has been
asked.

60) When the question mentions prime number, remember to think of 2 too.

61) In a triangle, if the sum of two angles = third angle, then it is a right angled triangle.

62) Do not transport information from another statement unless considering both collectively.

63) A-b = odd => a + b = odd

64)

65)
66) If a DS question simply asks whether a, b, c and d are consecutive integers; use your brain. It
has just asked u to answer if they are consecutive, not if they are consecutive in order.

67) Measure of an angle of a cyclic polygon = 180 ± 360/n , where n is the number of sides of
the polygon.

68) Sometimes, mistakes might also be committed by simply misreading the statement. Eg

Both Tim and Harry received an acre of land more than Neel => t = n + 1, h = n + 1

Tim and Harry received an acre more than Neel => t + h = n+1

69)

Let Triangle ABC be equilateral with each side of measure µa¶ and AC ^ BD

ð AB = BD = AD = a

ð Ða = Ðb = Ðc = 600

ð AC = ¥(a2 + a/2 2)

= ¥3*a/2

ð Area = ¥3 * a2/4

ð Perimeter = 3a

ð Radius of circle O = a/¥3 = AC * 2/3

Radius of circle O¶ = ¥3a/6 = AC * 1/3

 70) Two

circles will touch each or intersect each other if the distance between their centers d is such that

R ± r £ d £ R + r, where R and r are the radii of the two circles

71) Remainder of less than two means not just one; it also means remainder of zero.

72) Do not make unwarranted assumptions. 12 midnight to 12 noon does not mention what days,
and hence you cannot find out the time period.

73) Standard deviation of a set is always negative and equals zero only if all elements of the set
are equal.

74) If the difference between the largest and the smallest divisor of a number is X, the number is
X+1

75) Always remember the special watch out cases in DS questions. If the question mentions
mean of a set, the mean can be ZERO also.

76) If area of a rectangle is known, diagonal is known, perimeter can be found

a2 + b2 = diagonal2

a2 + b2 + 2ab = diagonal2+ 2ab

(a + b)2 = diagonal2+ 2*area

77) ¥(y2) = |y| => y if y is positive, -y if y is negative

78) angle = mod [(60H - 11M) /2 ]

H = value of hour hand

M = value of minute hand

eg, if time is 2:30, then H =2 and M =30

79) Every number raised to power 5 has the number itself as unit digit

80) If a + b + c = Z, than the largest of a, b, and c cannot be greater than the mean of the other
two.

81) The rule that one side of a triangle cannot be > sum of other two, only applies to sides, 

 

82) FINALLY, MAKE SURE OF WHAT THE QUESTION SAYS ± INTEGER MEANS
INTEGRAL LENGTH. And, DIVIDING A WIRE INTO PIECES, DOES NOT
NECESSARILY IMPLY THAT THEY WILL BE INTEGRAL LENGTHS. Similarly, that a
boat covers a distance upstream in 3 hours, states only the time, even if it has been mentioned
that it covers a a distance 12 km downstream in 2 hours.

83) x2 = 9*y2 does not necessarily imply that x2 > y2. (Hint : consider x=y=0)

84) When we say multiples between 16 and 260, and inclusive/exclusive is not mentioned, take
16 and 260 to be exclusive.

85) The statement implies :

The hourly wage for each employee ranges from $5 an hour to $20 an hour.

minimum average = (20 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5)/5

maximum average = (5 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20)/5

THEORY OF EQUATIONS:
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(1) If an equation (i:e f(x)=0 ) contains all positive co-efficients of any powers of x , it has no
positive roots then.
eg: x^4+3x^2+2x+6=0 has no positive roots .
(2) For an equation , if all the even powers of x have some sign coefficients and all the odd
powers of x have the opposite sign coefficients , then it has no negative roots .

(3)Summarising DESCARTES RULE OF SIGNS:

For an equation f(x)=0 , the maximum number of positive roots it can have is the number of sign
changes in f(x) ; and the maximum number of negative roots it can have is the number of sign
changes in f(-x) .
Hence the remaining are the minimum number of imaginary roots of the equation(Since we also
know that the index of the maximum power of x is the number of roots of an equation.)

(4) Complex roots occur in pairs, hence if one of the roots of an equation is 2+3i , another has to
be 2-3i and if there are three possible roots of the equation , we can conclude that the last root is
real . This real roots could be found out by finding the sum of the roots of the equation and
subtracting (2+3i)+(2-3i)=4 from that sum. (More about finding sum and products of roots next
time )

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
07/10/2002 THEORY OF EQUATIONS
²²²²²²²²²²²²²²

(1) For a cubic equation ax^3+bx^2+cx+d=o

sum of the roots = ± b/a

sum of the product of the roots taken two at a time = c/a
product of the roots = -d/a

(2) For a biquadratic equation ax^4+bx^3+cx^2+dx+e = 0

sum of the roots = ± b/a

sum of the product of the roots taken three at a time = c/a
sum of the product of the roots taken two at a time = -d/a
product of the roots = e/a

(3) If an equation f(x)= 0 has only odd powers of x and all these have the same sign coefficients
or if f(x) = 0 has only odd powers of x and all these have the same sign
coefficients then the equation has no real roots in each case(except for x=0 in the second case.

(4) Besides Complex roots , even irrational roots occur in pairs. Hence if 2+root(3) is a root ,
then even 2-root(3) is a root .
(All these are very useful in finding number of positive , negative , real ,complex etc roots of an
equation )

Today¶s Section:
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08/10/2002
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(1) If for two numbers x+y=k(=constant), then their PRODUCT is MAXIMUM if

x=y(=k/2). The maximum product is then (k^2)/4 .

(2) If for two numbers x*y=k(=constant), then their SUM is MINIMUM if

x=y(=root(k)). The minimum sum is then 2*root(k) .

(3) |x| + |y| >= |x+y| (|| stands for absolute value or modulus )
(Useful in solving some inequations)

(4) Product of any two numbers = Product of their HCF and LCM .
Hence product of two numbers = LCM of the numbers if they are prime to each other .

1) For any regular polygon , the sum of the exterior angles is equal to 360 degrees
hence measure of any external angle is equal to 360/n. ( where n is the number of sides)

(2) If any parallelogram can be inscribed in a circle , it must be a rectangle.

(3) If a trapezium can be inscribed in a circle it must be an isosceles trapezium (i:e oblique sies
equal).

(4) For an isosceles trapezium , sum of a pair of opposite sides is equal in length to the sum of
the other pair of opposite sides .(i:e AB+CD = AD+BC , taken in order) .

(5) Area of a regular hexagon : root(3)*3/2*(side)*(side)

1) For any 2 numbers a>b

a>AM>GM>HM>b (where AM, GM ,HM stand for arithmetic, geometric , harmonic menasa
respectively)

(2) (GM)^2 = AM * HM

(3) For three positive numbers a, b ,c

(a+b+c) * (1/a+1/b+1/c)>=9

(4) For any positive integer n

2<= (1+1/n)^n <=3

(5) a^2+b^2+c^2 >= ab+bc+ca

If a=b=c , then the equality holds in the above.
(6) a^4+b^4+c^4+d^4 >=4abcd

(7) (n!)^2 > n^n (! for factorial)

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This is for 21/10/2002
²²²²²²²²±

(1) If a+b+c+d=constant , then the product a^p * b^q * c^r * d^s will be maximum
if a/p = b/q = c/r = d/s .

(2)Consider the two equations

a1x+b1y=c1
a2x+b2y=c2

Then ,
If a1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2 , then we have infinite solutions for these equations.
If a1/a2 = b1/b2 <> c1/c2 , then we have no solution for these equations.(<> means not equal to )
If a1/a2 <> b1/b2 , then we have a unique solutions for these equations..

(3) For any quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at right angles , the area of the quadrilateral is
0.5*d1*d2, where d1,d2 are the lenghts of the diagonals.

(4) Problems on clocks can be tackled as assuming two runners going round a circle , one 12
times as fast as the other . That is ,
the minute hand describes 6 degrees /minute
the hour hand describes 1/2 degrees /minute .

Thus the minute hand describes 5(1/2) degrees more than the hour hand per minute .

(5) The hour and the minute hand meet each other after every 65(5/11) minutes after being
together at midnight.
(This can be derived from the above) .

1)If n is even , n(n+1)(n+2) is divisible by 24

(2)If n is any integer , n^2 + 4 is not divisible by 4

(3)Given the coordinates (a,b) (c,d) (e,f) (g,h) of a parallelogram , the coordinates of the meeting
point of the diagonals can be found out by solving for
[(a+e)/2,(b+f)/2] =[ (c+g)/2 , (d+h)/2]

(4)Area of a triangle
1/2*base*altitude = 1/2*a*b*sinC = 1/2*b*c*sinA = 1/2*c*a*sinB = root(s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c))
where s=a+b+c/2
=a*b*c/(4*R) where R is the CIRCUMRADIUS of the triangle = r*s ,where r is the inradius of
the triangle .

(5)In any triangle

a=b*CosC + c*CosB
b=c*CosA + a*CosC
c=a*CosB + b*CosA

(6)If a1/b1 = a2/b2 = a3/b3 = ««««.. , then each ratio is equal to

(k1*a1+ k2*a2+k3*a3+««««..) / (k1*b1+ k2*b2+k3*b3+««««..) , which is also equal
to
(a1+a2+a3+««««./b1+b2+b3+«««.)

(7)In any triangle

a/SinA = b/SinB =c/SinC=2R , where R is the circumradius

cosC = (a^2 + b^2 ± c^2)/2ab

sin2A = 2 sinA * cosA

cos2A = cos^2(A) ± sin^2 (A)

1) x^n -a^n = (x-a)(x^(n-1) + x^(n-2) + ««.+ a^(n-1) ) ««Very useful for finding multiples
.For example (17-14=3 will be a multiple of 17^3 ± 14^3)

(2) e^x = 1 + (x)/1! + (x^2)/2! + (x^3)/3! + ««..to infinity

(2a) 2 < e < 3

(3) log(1+x) = x ± (x^2)/2 + (x^3)/3 ± (x^4)/4 «««to infinity [ Note the alternating sign .
.Also note that the ogarithm is with respect to base e ]

(4) In a GP the product of any two terms equidistant from a term is always constant .

(5) For a cyclic quadrilateral , area = root( (s-a) * (s-b) * (s-c) * (s-d) ) , where s=(a+b+c+d)/2

(6) For a cyclic quadrilateral , the measure of an external angle is equal to the measure of the
internal opposite angle.

(7) (m+n)! is divisible by m! * n! .

_________________
³I have miles to go before I sleep

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(1) If a quadrilateral circumscribes a circle , the sum of a pair of opposite sides is equal to the
sum of the other pair .

(2)The sum of an infinite GP = a/(1-r) , where a and r are resp. the first term and common ratio
of the GP .

(3)The equation whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of the equation
ax^2+bx+c is cx^2+bx+a

(4) The coordinates of the centroid of a triangle with vertices (a,b) (c,d) (e,f)
is((a+c+e)/3 , (b+d+f)/3) .

(5) The ratio of the radii of the circumcircle and incircle of an equilateral triangle is 2:1 .

(6) Area of a parallelogram = base * height

(7)APPOLLONIUS THEOREM:

In a triangle , if AD be the median to the side BC , then

AB^2 + AC^2 = 2(AD^2 + BD^2) or 2(AD^2 + DC^2) .

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1) for similar cones , ratio of radii = ratio of their bases.

(2) The HCF and LCM of two nos. are equal when they are equal .

(3) Volume of a pyramid = 1/3 * base area * height

(4) In an isosceles triangle , the perpendicular from the vertex to the base or the angular bisector
from vertex to base bisects the base.

(5) In any triangle the angular bisector of an angle bisects the base in the ratio of the
other two sides.

(6) the quadrilateral formed by joining the angular bisectors of another quadrilateral is
always a rectangle.

(7) Roots of x^2+x+1=0 are 1,w,w^2 where 1+w+w^2=0 and w^3=1

( |a|+|b| = |a+b| if a*b>=0

else |a|+|b| >= |a+b|

(9) 2<= (1+1/n)^n <=3

(10) WINE and WATER formula:

If Q be the volume of a vessel
q qty of a mixture of water and wine be removed each time from a mixture
n be the number of times this operation be done
and A be the final qty of wine in the mixture

then ,
A/Q = (1-q/Q)^n

(11) Area of a hexagon = root(3) * 3 * (side)^2

(12) (1+x)^n ~ (1+nx) if x<<<1

(13) Some pythagorean triplets:

3,4,5 (3^2=4+5)
5,12,13 (5^2=12+13)
7,24,25 (7^2=24+25)
8,15,17 (8^2 / 2 = 15+17 )
9,40,41 (9^2=40+41)
11,60,61 (11^2=60+61)
12,35,37 (12^2 / 2 = 35+37)
16,63,65 (16^2 /2 = 63+65)
20,21,29(EXCEPTION)

(14) Appolonius theorem could be applied to the 4 triangles formed in a parallelogram.

(15) Area of a trapezium = 1/2 * (sum of parallel sids) * height = median * height
where median is the line joining the midpoints of the oblique sides.

(16) when a three digit number is reversed and the difference of these two numbers is taken , the
middle number is always 9 and the sum of the other two numbers is always 9 .

(17) ANy function of the type y=f(x)=(ax-b)/(bx-a) is always of the form x=f(y) .

(1 Let W be any point inside a rectangle ABCD .

Then
WD^2 + WB^2 = WC^2 + WA^2

(19) Let a be the side of an equilateral triangle . then if three circles be drawn inside
this triangle touching each other then each¶s radius = a/(2*(root(3)+1))

(20) Let µx¶ be certain base in which the representation of a number is µabcd¶ , then the decimal
value of this number is a*x^3 + b*x^2 + c*x + d

5) For a cyclic quadrilateral , area = root( s* (s-a) * (s-b) * (s-c) * (s-d) ) , where s=(a+b+c+d)/2
Here are some neat shortcuts on Simple/Compound Interest.

Shortcut #1:
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We all know the traditional formula to compute interest«
CI = P*(1+R/100)^N ± P

The calculation get very tedious when N>2 (more than 2 years). The method suggested below is
elegant way to get CI/Amount after µN¶ years.

You need to recall the good ol¶ Pascal¶s Triange in following way:
Code:

Number of Years (N)

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11
2121
31331
414641
. 1 «. «. « « 1

Example: P = 1000, R=10 %, and N=3 years. What is CI & Amount?

Step 1: 10% of 1000 = 100, Again 10% of 100 = 10 and 10% of 10 = 1

We did this three times b¶cos N=3.

Step 2:
Now Amount after 3 years = 1 * 1000 + 3 * 100 + 3 * 10 + 1 * 1 = Rs.1331/-
The coefficents ± 1,3,3,1 are lifted from the pascal¶s triangle above.

Step 3:
CI after 3 years = 3*100 + 3*10 + 3*1 = Rs.331/- (leaving out first term in step 2)

If N =2, we would have had, Amt = 1 * 1000 + 2 * 100 + 1 * 10 = Rs. 1210/-

CI = 2 * 100 + 1* 10 = Rs. 210/-

This method is extendable for any µN¶ and it avoids calculations involving higher powers on µN¶
altogether!

A variant to this short cut can be applied to find depreciating value of some property. (Example,
A property worth 100,000 depreciates by 10% every year, find its value after µN¶ years).

Shortcut #2:
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(i) When interest is calculated as CI, the number of years for the Amount to double (two times
the principal) can be found with this following formula:
P * N ~ 72 (approximately equal to).
Exampe, if R=6% p.a. then it takes roughly 12 years for the Principal to double itself.

Note: This is just a approximate formula (when R takes large values, the error % in formula
increases).

(ii) When interest is calculated as SI, number of years for amt to double can be found as:
N * R = 100 . BTW this formula is exact!

Adding to what µPeebs¶ said, this shortcut does work for any P/N/R.

Basically if you look closely at this method, what I had posted is actually derived from the
Binomial expansion of the polynomial ² (1+r/100)^n but in a more ³edible´ format digestable
by us!

BTW herez one shortcut on recurring decimals to fractions «Its more easier to explain with an
example..

Eg: 2.384384384 «.

Step 1: since the 3 digits µ384ƍ is recurring part, multiply 2.384 by 1000 = so we get 2384.

Next µ2ƍ is the non recurring part in the recurring decimal so subtract 2 from 2384 = 2382.

If it had been 2.3848484.., we would have had 2384 ± 23 = 2361. Had it been 2.384444.. NR
would be 2384 ± 238 = 2146 and so on.

We now find denominator part ««.

Step 3: In step 1 we multiplied 2.384384« by 1000 to get 2384, so put that first.

Step 4: next since all digits of the decimal part of recurring decimal is recurring, subtract 1 from
step 3. Had the recurring decimal been 2.3848484, we need to subtract 10. If it had been
2.3844444, we needed to have subtracted 100 ..and so on«

Hence here, DR = 1000 ± 1 = 999

Hence fraction of the Recurring decimal is 2382/999!!

Some more examples «.

1.56787878 « = (15678 ± 156) / (10000 ± 100) = 15522/9900

23.67898989« = (236789 ± 2367) / (10000 ± 100) = 234422/9900

124.454545« = (12445 ± 124) / (100 ± 1) = 12321/99

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Promilla Kalhan
in the Service of the People
Gurusagaram O.V. Vijayan
Gypsy(poem) Pushkin
Hamlet William Shakespeare
Hard Times Charles Dickens
Harsha Charita Bana Bhatt
Hamsters C.P. Snow
Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh
Happy Death Albert Camus
Harlot High and Low Honore de Balzac
Harvest Majula Padmanabhan
Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad
Heavem Has No Favourites Eric Maria Remarque
Heat and Dust Ruth Prawer Jhabwala
Heavy Weather P.G. Wodehouse
Henderson the Rain King Saul Bellow
Heritage Anthony West
Hero of Our Times Richard Hough
Heroes and Hero worship Thomas Carlyle
Henry Esmond Thackeray
Heir Apparent Dr. Karan Singh
Higher than Hope Fatima Meer
Himalayan Blunder Brig J.P. Dalvi
Hindu View of Life Dr. S.Radhakrishnan
History of Hindu Chemistry Sir.P.C. Ray
Hitopadesh R.K.Narayan
Hindi Sahitya Aur Samvedna Ka Vikas R.S. Chaturvedi
Hind Swaraj M.K.Gandhi
Hindu Civilisation J.M. Barrie
Hinduism Nirad C.Choudhury
His Excellency Emile Zola
History of the English Speaking Peoples Sir Winston Churchil
Home Comings C.P. Snow
Honest Thief and Other Stories Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hornet¶s Nest Patricia Cornwell
Hot Water P.G. Wodehouse
Hound of the Baskervillese Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
House for Mr. Biswas V.S. Naipaul
House of the Dead Fyodor Dostoevsky
House of Spirits Isabel Allende
House Divided Pearl S. Buck
How Late It Was, How Late James Kelman
Human Factor Graham Greene
Human Knowledge Bertrand Russell
Humboldt¶s Gift Saul Bellow
Humour Ben Johnson
Hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo
Hungry Stones Rabindra Nath Tagore
I am not an Island K.A Abbas
I Dare Parmesh Dangwal
I follow the Mahatma K.M. Munshi
Idylls of the King Tennyson
I Muse; Therefore I am V.N.Narayanan
Idiot Fyodor Dostoevsky
Idols Sunil Gavaskar
If I am Assassinated Z.A. Bhutto
Imperial Woman Pearl S. Buck
Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde
In Afghanistan¶s Shadow Salig S. Harrison
In Confidence Anatolyu Dobrynin
In Evil Hour Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In Light of India Octavio Paz
In Retrospect-The Tragedy
Robert S. McNamara
and Lessons of Vietnam
In Search of Gandhi Richard Attenborough
In Search of Identity Anwar el-Sadat
In the Afternoon of Time Dr.Rupert Snell
In the Bluest Eye Toni Morrison
In the Light of the Black Sun Rohit Manchanda
In the Shadow of Pines Mandeep Rai
India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam & Dr. Y.S. Rajan
India-A Wounded Civilisation V.S. Naipaul
India discovered John Keay
India-Facing the Twenty-First Century Barbara Crossette
India-From Curzon to Nehru and After Durga Dass
India-From Midnight to the Millennium Shashi Tharoor
India-Independence Festival (1947-1997) Raghu Rai
India in Transition PRof.Jagdish Bhagwati
India is for Sale Chitra Subramaniam
India of Our Dreams M.V. Kamath
India Remembered Percival & Margaret Spear
India Today Rajni Palme Dutt
India We Left Hymphry Trevelyan
Indian Home Rule M.K. Gandhi
Indian Philosophy Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
India¶s China War Neville Maxwell
India¶s Culture the State the Arts & Beyond B.P. Singh
India¶s Economic Crisis Dr. Bimal Jalan
India¶s Economic Reforms and Development
I.J.Ahluwalia & I.M.D. Little
Essay¶s for Manmohan Singh
India¶s Rise to Power in the Twentieth
Sandy Gordon
Century & Beyond
Indian Arms Bazaar Maj-Gen, Pratap Narain
Indian Mansions Sarah Tiloston
India Changes Taya Zinkin
India Divided Rajendra Prasad
India Wins Freedom Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Indian Muslims Prof. Mohd.Mujeeb
India, the Critial Years Kuldip Nayar
Indo-Pakistan Conflict Russen Brines
Indica Megasthenes
Indira Gandhi¶s Emergence and Style Nayantara Sehgal
Indira¶s India S.Nihal Singh
Inferno Alighieri Dante
Inner Circle Jonathan First
Innocence of Father Brown G.K.Chesterton
Inside the CBI Joginder Singh
Inside the Third Reich Albert Spencer
Insider P.V. Narasimha Rao
In Memoriam Tennyson
Inside Asia John Gunther
Inside Europe John Gunther
Inside Africa John Gun ther
Insulted and the injured Fyodor Dostoevsky
Intelligence Services Dr. Bhashyam Kasturi
Interpreters Wole Soyinka
Intimacy Jean Paul Sartre
Intruder in the Dust William Faulkner
Invisible Man H.G. Wells
Iron in the Soul Jean Paul Sartre
Ironhand J.W. Von Goethe
Is Paris Burning Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Isabella John Keats
Islamic Bomb Stev Weissman & Herbert Krousney
Island inthe Streams Ernest Hemingway
It is Always Possible Kiran Bedi
Ivanov Anton Chekhov
Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott
Jack and Jackle-Portrait of an American Marriage Chirstopher Anderson
Jai Somnath K.M. Munshi
Jaguar Smile Salman Rushdie
Jajar, Churashir Maa Mahashweta Devi
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
Jankijeevanam Prof. Rajendra Mishra
Jawaharlal Nehru-A Communicator
A.K. Damodran
& Democratic Leader
Jawaharlal Nehru, Rebel and Statesman B.R. Nanda
Jazz Toni Morrison
Jean Christopher Romain Rolland
Jesus Rediscovered Malcolm Muggeridge
Jewel Danielle Steel
Jhoota Sach Yashpal
Jobs for Millions V.V. Giri
Joke Milan Kundra
Judge¶s Miscellany M. Hidayatullah
Julius Caesar William Shakespeare
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton
Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling
Junglee Girl Ginu Kamani
Kadambari Bana Bhatt
Kamadhenu Kubernath Ray
Kamasutra Vatsyayan
Kagaz Te Kanwas Amrita Pritam
Kamayani Jai Shankar Pandit
Kaleidoscope of India Tomoji Muto
Kali Aandhi Kamleshwar
Kanthapura Raja Rao
Kanyadaan Vijay Tendulkar
Kapal Kundala Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Kashmir-A Tale of Shame Hari Jaisingh
Kashmir-Behind the Vale M.J.Akbar
Kashmir Diary: Psychology of Militancy Gen.Arjun Ray
Kashmir-The Wounded Valley Ajit Bhattacharjee
Kashmir in the Crossfire Victoria Shaffield
Kashmir A Tragedy of Errors Tavleen Singh
Katghare Main Ram Sharan Joshi
Kayakalp Munshi Prem Chand
Kayar Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Keepers of the Keys Milan Kundera
Kenilworth Sir Walter Scott
Killer Angels Michael Shaara
Kissinger Years T.N. Kaul
Kidnapped R.L. Stevenson
King of Dark Chamber Rabindra Nath Tagore
Kiratarjuniya Bharavi
Kim Rudyard Kipling
King Lear Shakespeare
Kipps H.G.Wells
Kitni Navon Main Kitni Bar S.H.Vatsyayan
Koraner Nari Taslima Nasreen
Kore Kagaz Amrita Pritam
Kubla Khan S.T. Coleridge
Kulliyat Ghalib
Kumar Sambhava Kalidas
La Divine Comedia A. Dante
La Peste Albert Camus
Lady of the Lake Sir Walter Scott
Lady with the Lapdog Anton Chekhov
Lady Chatterly¶s Lover D.H.Lawrence
Lajja Taslima Nasreen
Lal Bahadur Shastri C.P. Srivastava
Last Analysis Saul Bellow
Last Burden Upamanyu, Chatterjee
Last Maharaja Jean Louis Nou & Jacques Pouchepadass
Last Orders Graham Swift
Last Days of Pompeii Edward George Lytton
Last Phase Pyare Lal
Last Things C.P. Snow
Law, Lawyers & Judges H.R. Bhardwaj
Laws Versus Justice V.R. Krishna lyer
Leaders Richard Nixon
Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman
Lead Kindly Light Cardinal Newman
Le Contract Social (The Social Contract) J.J. Rousseau
Les Miserables Victor Hugo
Legacy of a Divided Nation Prof. Mushirul Hasan
Latter from Peking Peral S. Buck
Letters From the Field Margaret Mead
Leviathan Thomas Hobbes
Liberty or Death Patrick French
Life and Death of Mr. Badman John Bunyan
Light That Failed Rudyard Kipling
Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel
Life Divine Aurobindo Ghosh
Life is Elsewhere Milan Kundera
Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell
Lines of Fate Mark Kharitonov
Lipika Rabindranath Tagore
Living Room Graham Greene
Long Shadow inside Stalin¶s Family Svetlana Allilyuyeva
Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela
Look Back in Anger John Osborne
Lord Jim Joseph Conrad
Lord of the Files William Golding
Lost Child Mulk Raj Anand
Lost Honour John Dean
Lost lllusion Honore de Balzac
Lotus Eaters A.Tennyson
Love and Longing in Bombay Vikram Chandra
Love in A Blue Time Hanif Khureshi
Lolita V.Nabokov
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Allan Sillitoe
Long Day¶s Journey into Night Eugene O¶Neill
Love, Truth and A Little Malice Khushwant Singh
Lycidas John Milton
Macbeth William Shakespeare
Magic Mountain Thomas Mann
Mahabharata Vyasa
Malati Madhav Bhavabhuti
Magic Fishbone Charles Dickens
Magnificent Maharaja K.Natwar Singh
Mahatma Gandhi Girija Kumar Mathur
Major Barbara George Bernard Shaw
Making of a Midsummer Night¶s Dream David Selbourne
Malavikagnimitra Kalidas
Main Street Sinclair Lewis
Man, The Unknown Lewis Carroll
Man and Superman G.B. Shaw
Man for Moscow G.Lynne
Man of Property John Galsworthy
Man, Beast and Virtue Luigi Pirandello
Man eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett
Marriage and Morals Bertrand Russell
Managing of the Future Peter, F. Drucker
Mama Terry McMillan
Man for All Seasons Robert Bolt
Man of Destiny George Bernard Shaw
Mandarin Simon de Beauvoir
Mankind and Mother Earth Arnold Toynbee
Mansfield Park Jane Austen
Manviya Sanskriti Ke Rachnatmak Aayam Prof. Raghuvansh
Many Worlds K.P.S. Menon
Masters C.P. Snow
Mati Matal Gopinath Mohanty
Maurice E.M. Forster
Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy
Meghdoot Kalidas
Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler
Memoris of the Second World War Churchill
Memoris of a Bystander: Life in Diplomacy lqbal Akhund
Momories of Hope Charles de Gaulle
Men Who Kepl the Secrets Thomas Powers
Men Who Killed Gandhi Manohar Malgonkar
Meri Rehen Meri Manzil Krishna Puri
Middle March George Eliot
Middle Ground Margaret Drabble
Midnight¶s Children Salman Rushdie
Midsummer Night¶s Dream William Shakespeare
Mill on the Floss George Eliot
Million Mutinies Now V.S. Naipaul
Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad
Miser Moliere
Missed Oppertunites: Indo-Pak War 1965 Maj-Gen, Lakshman Singh
Mistaken identity Nayantara Sehgal
Moby Dick Herman Melville
Modern Painters John Ruskin
Mother India Katherine Mayo
Mod Classics Joseph Conrad
Modern South Asia: History, Culture,
Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal
Political Economy
Modernity Morality And The Mahatma Madhuri Santhanam Sondhi
Mondays on Dark Night of Moon Kirin Narayan
Mookhajjiva Kanasugalu K. Shivram Karanth
Moon and Six Pence W. Somerset Maugham
Moonlight Sonata L.Beethoven
Moonwalk Michael Jackson
Moor¶s Last Sigh Salman Rushdie
Mother Maxim Gorky
Mountbatten and Independent India Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Mountbatten and the Partition of India Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Mrinalini Bankim Chandra Charrerjee
Mritunjaya Shivaji Sawant
Mrs. De Winter Susah Hill
Mrs. Gandhi¶s Second Reign Arun Shourie
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
Mudra rakshasa Vishakhadatta
Murder in the Cathedral T.S. Eliot
Mughal Maharajas And The Mahatma K.R.N. Swami
Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie
Murky Business Honore de Balzac
Murder of Aziz Khan Zulfikar Ghose
Muslim Law and the Constitution A.M. Bhattacharjea
My Days R.K. Narayan
My Early Life M.K. Gandhi
My Experiment With Truth M.K. Gandhi
My Life and Times V.V.Giri
My Own Boswell M.Hidayatullah
My Father, Deng Xiaoping Xiao Rong
My India S. Nihal Singh
My Music, My Love Ravi Shankar
My Presidential Years Ramaswamy Venkataraman
My Truth Indira Gandhi
Mysterious Universe James Jeans
My Several Worlds Pearl S. Buck
My Son¶s Father Dom Moraes
My South Block Years J.N. Dixit
My Struggles E.K. Nayanar
Myths of sisyphus Albert Camus
My Prison Diary J.P Narayan
Naari Humayun Azad
Nana Emile Zola
Naganandan Harsha Vardhana
Naku Thanthi D.R. Bendre
Nai Duniya Ko Salam & Pathor Ki Dewar Ali Sardar Jafri
Naivedyam (The Offering) N. Balamani Amma
Naked Came the Stranger Penelope Ashe
Nacked Face Sydney Sheldon
Naked Triangle Balwant Gargi
Napoleon of Notting Hill G.K. Chesterton
Nature and the Language Politics of India Robert D.King
Nehru Family and Sikhs Harbans Singh
Nelson Mandela: A Biography Martin Meredith
Netaji-Dead or Alive Samar Guha
Never At Home Dom Moraes
New Dimensions of Peace Chester Bowles
New Dimensions of India¶s Foreign Policy Atal Behari Vajpayee
Nice Guys Finish Second B.K. Nehru
Nicholas Nickelby Charles Dickens
Night Manager John le Carre
Nile Basin Sir Richard Burton
Nine Days Wonder John Mansfield
Nisheeth Uma Shankar Joshi
Niti-Sataka Bhartrihari
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell
1999-Victory Without War Richard Nixon
Nirbashita Narir Kabita Taslima Nasreen
Non-Violence in Peace and War M.K. Gandhi
North Seamus Heanev
Northanger Abbey Jane Austen
Nothing Like The Sun Anthony Burgess
No Full stops in India Mark Tully
Nuclear India G.G. Mirchandani and P.K.S. Namboodari
Nurturing Development Ismail Serageldin
Nursery Alice Lewis Carroll
O¶Jerusalem Larry Collins and Dominique Lepierre
Occasion for Loving Nadine Gordimer
Odessa File Frederick Forsyth
Odakkuzal G.Shankara Kurup
Odyssey Homer
Of Human Bondage W.Somerset Maugham
Oh, Le Beaux Jours Samuel Beckett
Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens
Old Goriot Honore de Balzac
Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
Old Path: white Clouds Thich Nht Hanh
Oliver¶s Story Erich Segal
Oliver Twist Erich Segal
Oliver Twist Charles Dickens
Omeros Derek Walcott
On History Eric Hobswan
One Day in the Life of lvan Denisovich Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
One-eyed Uncle Laxmikant Mahapatra
One World to Share Sridath Ramphal
One the Threshold of Hope Pope john Paul
One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Upmanship Stephen Potter
One World and India Arnold Toynbee
One World Wendell Wilkie
Only One Year Svetlana
Operation Bluestar-the True Story Lt-Gen.K.S. Brar
Operation Shylock Philip Roth
Origin of Species Charles Darwin
Oru Desathinte Katha S.K. Pottekatt
Other Side of Midnight Sydney Sheldon
Othello Shakespeare
Our Films, Their Films Satyajit Ray
Our India Minoo Masani
Out of Dust F.D. Karaka
Paddy Clarke Ha, Ha, Ha Reddy Doyle
Padmavati Malik Mohammed Jayasi
Painted Veil W. Somerset Maugham
Painter of Signs R.K. Narayan
Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy
Pakistan in the 20th Century
Lawrence Ziring
Political History
Pakistan Crisis David Loshak
Pakistan Papers Mani Shankar Aiyer
Pakistan-The Gathering Storm Benazir Bhutto
Panchagram Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya
Panchtantra Vishnu Sharma
Paradise Lost John Milton
Pakistan Cut to Size D.R. Mankekar
Paradiso Alighieri Dante
Paradise Regained John Milton
Passage to England Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Passage to India E.M. Forster
Past and Present Thomas Carlyle

Past Forward G.R. Narayanan

Pather Panchali Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyaya
Path to Power Margaret Thatcher
Patriot Pearl S. Buck
Pavilion of Women Pearl S. Buck
Peculiar Music Emily Bronte
Peter Pan J.M. Barrie
Personal of Democracy P.C. Alexander
Personal Adventure Theodore H. White
Persuasion Jane Austen
Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens
Pilgrim¶s Progress John Bunyan
Pillow Problems and the Tangled Tale Lewis Carroll
Pinjar Amrita Pritam
Plague Albert Camus
Plans for Departure Nayantara Sehgal
Pleading Guilty Scott Turow
Poison Belt Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Politics Aristotle
Portrait of India Ved Mehta
Possessed Albert Camus
Post Office Rabindranath Tagore
Power and Glory Graham Greene
Power of Movement in Plants Charles Darwin
Power That Be David Halberstan
Prathama Pratishruti Ashapurna Devi
Prem Pachisi Prem Chand
Prelude William Wordsworth
Premonitions P.N. Haksar
Preparing for the Twentieth Century Paul Kennedy
Price of Partition Rafiq Zakaria
Price of Power-Kissinger in the Nixon White House Seymour M. Hersh
Princess in Love Ann Pasternak
Prison and Chocolate Cake Nayantara Sehgal
Prison Diary Jayaprakash Narayan
Prisoner of Zenda Anthony Hope
Prisoner¶s Scrapbook L.K. Advani
Primary Colors Anonymous
Prince Machiavelli
Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Principia Isaac Newton
Professor Charlotte Bronte
Profiles & Letters K. Natwar Singh
Promises to Keep Chester Bowles
Punjab, The Knights of Falsehood K.P.S. Gill
Purgatory Alighieri Dante
Pyramids of Sacrifice Peter L.Berger
Pygmation G.B. Shaw
Quarantene Jim Crass
Quest for Conscience Madhu Dandavate
R Documents Irving Wallace
Rabbit, Run John Updike
Radharani Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Rage of Angels Sydney Sheldon
Ragtime E.L. Doctorow
Raghuvamsa Kalidas
Rajtarangini Kalhana
Ram Charit Manas Tulsidas
Ramayana Maharishi Valmiki (in Sanskrit)
Ramayana Dharshanam K.V. Puttappa
Rangbhoomi Prem Chand
Rains Came Louis Bromefield
Rain King Saul Bellow
Rainbow Pearl S. Buck
Raj : The Making & Unmaking of British India Lawrence James
Rang-e-Shairi Raghupati Sahai µFiraq¶ Gorakhpuri
Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope
Rape of Nanking: An undeniable
Shi Young
History of Photographs
Rape of Bangladesh Anthony Mascarenhas
Rare Glimpses of the Raj Pran Nevile
Ratnavali Harsha Vardhan
Ravi Paar (Across the Ravi) Gulzar
Razor¶s Edge Somerset Maugham
Rebel Albert Camus
Rebirth Leonid Brezhnev
Red and Black Stendhal
Red Star Over China Edgar Snow
Red Wheel Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Rediscovering Gandhi Yogesh Chadha
Reflections on the Frence Revolution Edmund Burke
Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane
Remembering Babylon David Malouf
Reminiscences Thomas Carlyle
Reminiscences Thomas Carlyle
Reminiscences of the Nehru Age M.O. Mathai
Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clark
Reprieve Jean Paul Sartre
Republic Plato
Rescue Joseph Conrad
Resurrection Leo Tolstoy
Return of the Aryans Bhagwan S. Gidwani
Return of the Native Thomas Hardy
Returning to the Source Acharya Rajneesh
Revenue Stamp Amrita Pritam
Rich Like Us Nayantara Sehgal
Riding the Storm Harold MacMillan
Rights the Man Thomas Paina
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Paul Kennedy
Ritu Ka Pehla Phool Vijendra
Ritu Samhara Kalidas
Rivals R.B. Sheridan
River Sutra Gita Mehta
Road to Folly Leslie Ford
Road to Freedom K.K. Khullar
Robe Lloyd C. Douglas
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare
Room at the Top John Braine Roots
Rubaiyat-i-Omar Khayyam Edward Fitzgerald
Rukh Te Rishi Harbhajan Singh
Sader-i-Riyasat Karan Singh
Sardar Patel and Indian Muslims Rafiq Zakaria
Sakharam Binder Vijay Tendulkar
Saket Maithili Sharan Gupta
Satyartha Prakash Swami Dayanand
Smaler¶s Planet Saul Bellow
Sanctuary William Faulkner
Sands of Time Sidney Sheldon
Santa Evita Tomas Eloymartinez
Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
Savitri Aurobindo Ghosh
Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne
Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy
Scenes from a Writer¶s Life Ruskin Bond
Sceptred Flute Sarojini Naidu
Schindlr¶s List Thomas Keneally
Scholar Extraordinary Nirad C. Chaudhuri
School for Scandal R.B. Sheridan
Scope of Happiness Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Search for Home Sasthi Brata
Second World War Winston Churchill
Secret Agent Joseph Conrad
Sense of Time S.H. Vatsyayan
Sesame and Lilies John Ruskin
Seven Lamps of Architecture John Ruskin
Seven Summers Mulk Raj Anand
Tale of a Tub Jonathan Swift
Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
Tales from Shakespeare Charles Lamb
Tales of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Talisman Sir Walter Scott
Tamas Bhisham Sahni
Tar Baby Toni Morrison
Tarkash Javed Akhtar
Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tehriq-e-Mujahideen Dr. Sadiq Hussain
Temple Tiger Jim Corbett
Tess of D¶Urbervilles Thomas Hardy
Thank You, Jeeves P.G. Wodehouse
The Age of Extremes Eric Holsbawm
The Assassination K. Mohandas
The Agenda-Indide the Clinton White House Bob Woodward
The Agony and Ecstasy Irving Stone
The Best and the Brightest David Malberstam
The Beach Tree Pearl S. Buck
The Betrayal of East Pakistan Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi
The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh
The Career & Legend of Vasco de Gama Sanjay Subramanyam
The Commitments Roddy Doyle
The Cardinal Henry Morton Robinson
The Changing World of Executive Peter Drucker
The Chinese Betrayal B.N. Mullick
The Congress Splits R.P. Rao
The Dark Side of Camelot Seymore Hersh
The Defeat or Distant Drumbeats Bhaskar Roy
The Diplomatic Bag John Ure
Ugly Duckling H.C. Anderson
Ulysses James Joyce
Uncle Tom¶s Cabin Mrs.Hariet Stowe
Unconsoled Kazuo Ishiguro
Under Western Eye Joseph Conrad
Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai
Universe Around Us James Jeans
Until Darkness Parvin Ghaffari
Utouchable Mulk Raj Anand
Upturned Soil Mikhail Sholokov
Urvashi Ramdhari Singh µDinkar¶
Uttar Ramcharita Bhava Bhuti
Utopia Thomas More
Unto This Last John Ruskin
Untold Story Gen.B.M.Kaul
Valley of Dolls Jacqueline Susanne
Vanity Fair Thackeray
Vendor of Sweets R.K.Narayan
Venisamhara Narayana Bhatt
Very Old Bones William Kennedy
Victim Saul Bellow
Victory Joseph Conrad
Video Nights in Kathmandu Pico Lyer
View from Delhi Chester Bowles
View from the UN U Thant
Vikram and the Vampire Sir Richard Burton
Village by the Sea Anita Desai
Village Mulk Raj Anand
Vinay Patrika Tulsidas
Virangana Maithili Sharan Gupta
Virginians William Thackeray
Vish Vriksha Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Voice of Conscience V.V. Giri
Voice of Freedom Nayantara Sehgal
Voice of the Voiceless Rutsh Harring
Waiting for Godot Samuel Becket
Waiting for the Mahatma R.K. Narayan
Waiting to Exhale Terry McMillan
Wake up India Annie Besant
Walls of Glass K.A. Abbas
War and Peace Tolstoy
War and No Peace Over Kashmir Maroof Raza
War Minus the Shooting Mike Marquesee
War of Indian Independence Vir Savarkar
War of the Worlds H.G.Wells
Waste Land T.S. Eliot
Way of the World William Congreve
We, Indians Khushwant Singh
We, the People N.A. Palkhivala
Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
Week with Gandhi Louis Fischer
West Wind Pearl S. Buck
Westward Ho Charles Kingsley
Where the Grass is Greener David M. Smith
While England Sleeps David Leavitt
Whispers of the Desert Fatima Bhutto
White House Years Henry Kissinger
Widening Divide Rafiq Zakaria
Wild Ass¶s Skin Honore de Balzac
Wings of fire, an Autobiography Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam & A. Tiwari
Winston Churchill Clive Ponting
Witness to History Prem Bhatia
Without Fear or Favour Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Witness to an Era Frank Moraes
Woman¶s Life Guy de Maupassant
Women and Men in My Life Khushwant Singh
Wonder That Was India A.L. Basham
World According to Garp John Irving
World Within Words Stephen Spender
Worthy it is Odysseus Elytis
Worshipping False Gods Arun Shourie
Wreck Rabindra Nath Tagore
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
Yajnaseni Dr. Pratibha Roy
Yama Mahadevi Verma
Yashodhara Maithili Sharan Gupta
Yayati V.S. Khandekar
Year of the Upheaval Henry Kissinger
Year of the Vulture Amita Malik
Years of Pilgrimage Dr.Raja Ramanna
Yesterday and Today K.P.S. Menon
Zool: The Final Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke
Zhivago,Dr. Boris Pasternak
Zlata¶s Diary-A Child¶s Zlata Filipovic Life in Sarajero
Zulfi, My Friend Piloo Mody
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto & Pakistan Rafi Raza
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