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Q1.	General Knowledge - 100 Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ? (A) Assam (B) Orissa (C) West Bengal (D) Karnataka Answer :
Q2.	Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Jai Prakash Narain (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya Answer :
Q3.	Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q4.	'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay Answer :
Q5.	Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ? (A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Jhelum (D) Sutlej Answer :
Q6.	Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ? (A) Kolkata (B) Bengaluru (C) Ahmedabad (D) Lucknow Answer :
Q7.	What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ? (A) Isobar (B) Isohel (C) Isotherm (D) Isohyet Answer :
Q8.	On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ? (A) France (B) Israel (C) Russia (D) Germany Answer :
Q9.	Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ? (A) C.V. Raman (B) Satyendra Nath Bose (C) Homi J. Bhabha (D) Narinder Singh Kapany Answer :
Q10.	Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ? (A) Victoria (B) Queensland (C) Tasmania (D) New South Wales Answer :

General Knowledge - 99

Q1.	'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkor' diseases are caused due to deficiency of which nutrient ? (A) Sodium (B) Protein (C) Iodine (D) Vitamin D Answer :
Q2.	Which among the following is the largest Buddhist monastery in India ? (A) Ghum monastery (West Bengal) (B) Rumtek monastery (Sikkim) (C) Twang monastery (Arunachal Pradesh) (D) Kursha monastery (Jammu & Kashmir) Answer :
Q3.	According to 2001 cencus, which state has the highest literacy rate ? (A) Goa (B) Mizoram (C) Tripura (D) Kerala Answer :
Q4.	'Ace', 'Double fault', 'Smash', Second service', and 'Game point' terms are related with which sport ? (A) Tennis (B) Squash (C) Table Tennis (D) Badminton Answer :
Q5.	Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, the apex training institution for senior members of the civil services in India, located ? (A) Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) (B) Mount Abu (Rajasthan) (C) Darjeeling (West Bengal) (D) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu) Answer :
Q6.	Which among the following grassland region is also known as the "World's Breadbasket" ? (A) Pampas of Argentina (B) Prairies of North America (C) Savannas of Africa (D) Steppes of Russia Answer :
Q7.	Which ancient Indian sage authored the 'Yog Darshan' ? (A) Jaimini (B) Gautam (C) Kapil Muni (D) Patanjali Answer :
Q8.	Which Asian city was formerly known as 'Batavia' ? (A) Yangon (Myanmar) (B) Hanoi (Vietnam) (C) Jakarta (Indonesia) (D) Beijing (China) Answer :
Q9.	Which seventh century Indian mathematician was the first in the world to treat 'zero' as a number and show its mathematical operations ? (A) Aryabhatta (B) Medhatithi (C) Brahmagupta (D) Bhaskaracharya Answer :
Q10.	Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world's 'Atoms for Peace' organisation set up in 1957 within the United Nations family ? (A) Tokyo (Japan) (B) Vienna (Austria) (C) Geneva (Switzerland) (D) New York (USA) Answer :

General Knowledge - 98

Q1.	Which was the only session of Indian National Congress (INC) presided over by Mahatma Gandhi ? (A) Surat (1907) (B) Belgaum (1924) (C) Lahore (1929) (D) Tripuri (1939) Answer :
Q2.	Which state is the largest producer of tobacco ? (A) Karnataka (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q3.	For Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian cricket team plays against which country ? (A) England (B) New Zealand (C) Australia (D) South Africa Answer :
Q4.	On account of its numerous temples, which city is also known as the 'Cathedral City of India' ? (A) Madurai (Tamil Nadu) (B) Haridwar (Uttarakhand) (C) Bhubaneswar (Orissa) (D) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Answer :
Q5.	Which Indian state does not have any scheduled tribe community ? (A) Sikkim (B) Haryana (C) Gujarat (D) Tamil Nadu Answer :
Q6.	Baku is the capital city of which country ? (A) Azerbaijan (B) Kazakhstan (C) Kyrgyzstan (D) Uzbekistan Answer :
Q7.	Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found ? (A) Sunderban (B) Leh and Ladakh (C) Coromandel (D) Rann of Kachchh Answer :
Q8.	Which Ramon Magsaysay award winner founded the 'Asha for Education', a secular organisation dedicated to bring socio-economic change in India by focusing on basic education ? (A) Sandeep Pandey (B) Lakshmi Chand Jain (C) Pandurang Shastri Athavale (D) Mahesh Chandra Mehta Answer :
Q9.	In which city would you come across 'Deeksha Bhoomi', where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar had embraced Buddhism along with thousand of his Dalit followers on 14 October 1956 ? (A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar) (B) Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh) (C) Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) (D) Nagpur (Maharashtra) Answer :
Q10.	Who authored ancient Sanskrit plays 'Malti Madhava', 'Mahavircharita' and 'Uttar Ramcharita' ? (A) Kalidas (B) Bhavabhuti (C) Banabhatta (D) Vishakhadatta Answer :

General Knowledge - 97

Q1.	For the first time, Cricket has been included in Asian Games to be held in 2010. Which format ? (A) Twenty-20 (B) One Day Intl. (ODI) (C) Test Match (D) both Twenty-20 & One day Intl. (ODI) Answer :
Q2.	Nagarjunasagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh is built across which river ? (A) Krishna (B) Kaveri (C) Mahanadi (D) Godavari Answer :
Q3.	Which country is also known as the 'Rainbow Nation' ? (A) Australia (B) United Kingdom (C) Switzerland (D) South Africa Answer :
Q4.	In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar) ? (A) Agra (Uttar Pradesh) (B) Ahmedabad (Gujarat) (C) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) (D) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) Answer :
Q5.	The weapon based Dravidian martial art 'Silambam' is native of which south Indian state ? (A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q6.	Who is generally considered as the inventor of the 'Periodic Table', a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements ? (A) Gregor Mendel (B) James Chadwick (C) Dmitri Mendeleev (D) Ernest Rutherford Answer :
Q7.	Which Indian lady writer authored Onasis award winning play 'Harvest', highlighting the controversial issue of organ trading in poverty-stricken areas ? (A) Kiran Desai (B) Jhumpa Lahiri (C) Manjula Padmanabhan (D) Arundhati Roy Answer :
Q8.	Which mineral is found at Aluva and Chavara in Kerala, Manavalakurichi in Tamil Nadu and Chatrapur in Orissa ? (A) Copper (B) Lignite (C) Bauxite (D) Thorium Answer :
Q9.	Who was the first person to calculate the height of the Mount Everest ? (A) Andrew Waugh (B) George Everest (C) Nain Singh Rawat (D) Radhanath Sikdar Answer :
Q10.	Which African country was formerly known as 'Abyssinia' ? (A) Namibia (B) Lesotho (C) Ethiopia (D) Botswana Answer :

General Knowledge - 96

Q1.	What is the popular name of Magnesium Sulphate, a white crystalline salt used in medicine and in leather processing ? (A) Common salt (B) Epsom salt (C) Baking soda (D) Caustic soda Answer :
Q2.	To whom does the Vice President of India address his resignation ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker (D) Lok Sabha Speaker Answer :
Q3.	Paradip port, a major port on the Bay of Bengal, is located in which Indian state ? (A) Orissa (B) West Bengal (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer :
Q4.	What discovery was made by biologist duo James D. Watson (US) and Francis Crick (UK) in 1953 ? (A) Penicillin (B) DNA structure (C) Synthetic Antigens (D) Malaria germs Answer :
Q5.	Under Annapurna Scheme by Central Government, how much food grain (wheat or rice) per month is given free to senior citizens (65 years or above age), who though eligible but remained uncovered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS)? (A) 10 Kgs (B) 12 Kgs (C) 15 Kgs (D) 20 Kgs Answer :
Q6.	The Ilbert Bill, by which Indian judges were allowed to try the European offenders in criminal cases, was introduced by which Governor-General of India in 1883 ? (A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord Irwin (C) Lord Rippon (D) Lord Curzon Answer :
Q7.	Which among the following is manufactured at Avadi (abbreviation for 'Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India') town in Tamilnadu ? (A) Maruti Cars (B) HMT Tractors (C) Tejas Aircrafts (D) Arjun Tanks Answer :
Q8.	Which US city is popularly known as the 'City of the Golden Gate' ? (A) New York (B) Washington (C) San Francisco (D) Los Angeles Answer :
Q9.	Which Nobel laureate authored the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas' ? (A) Amartya Sen (B) Rudyard Kipling (C) V.S. Naipaul (D) Rabindranath Tagore Answer :
Q10.	Where was the 'Project Tiger', the tiger protection programme, launched on 1 April 1973 ? (A) Simlipal National Park (Orissa) (B) Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh) (C) Ranthambhore National Park (Rajasthan) (D) Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand) Answer :

Q1.	'Zindagi Ka Karvan' book is an autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India ? (A) Chandrashekhar (B) Morarji Desai (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (D) Vishwanath Pratap Singh Answer :
Q2.	Which Indian state was originally known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) ? (A) Manipur (B) Meghalaya (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Nagaland Answer :
Q3.	Which among the following instrument is used for maesuring wind speed ? (A) Anemometer (B) Hygrometer (C) Galvanometer (D) Spectrometer Answer :
Q4.	Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean ? (A) Strait of Malacca (B) Strait of Magellan (C) Strait of Gibraltar (D) Strait of Hormuz Answer :
Q5.	Which national film award is given to the 'Best Feature Film on National Integration' ? (A) Indira Gandhi Award (B) Nargis Dutt Award (C) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) (D) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) Answer :
Q6.	Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry ? (A) Okha (B) Kandla (C) Alang (D) Veraval Answer :
Q7.	In which sport do sportswoman Jhulan Goswami, Mithali Raj, Anjum Chopra, Rumeli Dhar and Amita Sharma represent India ? (A) Hockey (B) Tennis (C) Badminton (D) Cricket Answer :
Q8.	In the Earth's crust, which chemical element has the largest share of 47 percent in terms of weight ? (A) Iron (B) Silicon (C) Oxygen (D) Aluminium Answer :
Q9.	In which battle, fought near the banks of Chenab river, did the British Army decisively defeat Sikh Army and annex the Sikh Kingdom of the Punjab to the British Empire ? (A) Battle of Buxar (1764) (B) Battle of Plassey (1757) (C) Battle of Surat (1664) (D) Battle of Gujarat (1849) Answer :
Q10.	Which Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, popularly known as Water Man, founded an NGO called 'Tarun Bharat Sangh' near Alwar in Rajasthan to work on watershed projects & rain-water harvesting ? (A) Sandeep Pandey (B) Rajendra Singh (C) Mahesh Chandra Mehta (D) Arvind Kejriwal Answer :

Q1.	In addition to main Bombay Bench, where are the three other benches of Bombay High Court located ? (A) Pune, Nasik and Aurangabad (B) Panaji (Goa), Pune and Nagpur (C) Aurangabad, Nagpur and Pune (D) Panaji (Goa), Aurangabad and Nagpur Answer :
Q2.	What name is given to the study or collection of money, coins or often medals ? (A) Lotology (B) Philately (C) Numismatics (D) Philography Answer :
Q3.	Which among the following is not a part of the 'Triathlon', an athletic event combining three sporting events ? (A) Running (B) Cycling (C) Long Jump (D) Swimming Answer :
Q4.	'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country ? (A) Laos (B) Brunei (C) Vietnam (D) Taiwan Answer :
Q5.	Which among the following chemical is used in photography ? (A) Copper sulphate (B) Silver bromide (C) Calcium carbide (D) Calcium sulphate Answer :
Q6.	In which city is the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes located ? (A) Hisar (Haryana) (B) Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) (C) Bikaner (Rajasthan) (D) Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh) Answer :
Q7.	On 1 April 1954, who became the first Indian Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) ? (A) P.C. Lal (B) Arjan Singh (C) S. Mukherjee (D) A.M. Engineer Answer :
Q8.	In which Indian state, do the people of the Gaddis tribe live ? (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) West Bengal (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Andaman & Nicobar Islands Answer :
Q9.	Which Indian tennis player duo, the first men's doubles pair to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in Open era, is popularly called 'Indian Express' ? (A) Vijay Amritraj & Anand Amritraj (B) Jaideep Mukherjee & Premjit Lall (C) Ramesh Krishnan & Zeeshan Ali (D) Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes Answer :
Q10.	Which lady freedom fighter, who once served as Congress president, authored collection of poems 'The Golden Threshold', 'The Bird of Time' and 'The Broken Wing' ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Nellie Sengupta (D) Sarojini Naidu Answer :