1.
Who wrote 'Anand Mat'? - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2.
Who wrote 'Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India'? -
Dadabhai Navroji
4.
The process of heating of rubber with sulphur is known
as? –Vulcanization
5.
Stride towards freedom' is the autobiography of? - Martin
Luther King Jr.
6.
Which is the longest rail bridge in India? - Vembanad
Rail Bridge
7.
Which national leader is nicknamed as 'Loknayak'? -
Jayaprakash Narayan
8.
Who is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of
India’? - Charan Singh
9.
Feroz Gandhi Award, is given for outstanding performance
in the field of? - Journalism
10.
National Science Day’ celebrated in India on? - February
28
11.
National Education Day’ is celebrated on? - November
11
12.
Indian National Congress was founded by? - Allan Octavian
Hume
13.
The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by? -
Mario Puzo
14.
Kalinga Award is given in which field? – Science
15.
World Family Day is celebrated on? - May 15
16.
Indian National Congress was founded in? - 1885
17.
Study of Fungus is called? – Mycology
18.
Pahari language is spoken in which state of India? -
Himachal Pradesh
19.
How many judges are there in Supreme Court of India? –
30
20.
Which article empowers the President to appoint the Prime
Minister of India? - Article 75
21.
Who is the first woman cricketer to win the Arjuna Award?
- Shanta Rangaswamy
22.
The black hole theory was discovered by? - S.
Chandrashekhar
23.
ELISA test is used to detect? - HIV Infection
24.
The original name of Mahabharata is? - Jai Samhita
25.
Gangotri Village which is the source of river Ganga is
situated on the banks of? – Bhagirathi
26.
International Tiger Day is observed on? - 29 July
27.
Who were the founders of Whatsapp? - Jan Koum and Brian
Acton
28.
World Water Day was celebrated on? - March 22
29.
Which is the longest railway platform in India? -
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
30.
Yakshagana is an art form of which state? –
Karnataka
31.
What is USB? - Universal serial bus
32.
Who decides a ‘bill’ is a money bill? - Speaker of Lok
Sabha
33.
Which player on 3 January 2015 became the fastest
cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs? - Kumar Sangakkara
34.
Union government on 1 January 2015 has revamped Planning
commission as? - NITI Aayog
35.
Name the author of the book ‘Munger through the Age’? - D
P Yadav
36.
Which Award is often considered as Asia’s Nobel Prize? -
Ramon Magsaysay
37.
21st Commonwealth Games will be held at which place in
2018? - Golden Coast, Australia
38.
Lingaraj Temple is located in? – Bhubaneshwar
39.
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the
brandambassador for health sector of which state on 6 January 2015? - Andhra
Pradesh
40.
Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting
Committee of the Indian Constitution? - B.R.Ambedkar
41.
Which national leader propagated the saying Satyameva
Jayate? - Madan Mohan Malaviya
42.
Indian Military College is situated at? – Dehradun
43.
Keoladeo National Park is situated at? – Rajasthan
44.
Derby Trophy is associated with? - Horse Racing
45.
Best Oscar 2015 Picture: Birdman
46.
India Tourism Day is celebrated on? - January 25th
47.
The first Indian to share the Oscar award was? - Bhanu
Athaiya
48.
Longest Dam in India? - Hirakud Dam
49.
Juma Masjid in New Delhi was built by? – ShahJahan
50.
Who is called the ‘Father of History'? – Herodotus
51.
Which country will host the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup? –
India
52.
Article 17 of the constitution of India provides for? -
Abolition of untouchability
53.
Article 370 of the constitution of India provides for? -
Temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir.
54.
Who is the chief advisor to the Governor? - Chief
Minister
55.
Paulina Vega who was crowned Miss Universe recently is
from which country? – Colombia
56.
World Leprosy Day 2015 was recently observed on? - 25
January
57.
The famous slogan "GARIBI HATAO" (Remove
Poverty) was launched during the? - Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-74)
58.
Who was appointed as the new CBI Director recently? -
Anil Kumar Sinha
59.
Which gas is released from paddy fields? – Methane
60.
Which film won the Golden Peacock Award at the 45th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014? - Leviathan, Russian
Film
61.
National Good Governance Day was observed on? - December
25
62.
Which family owns the Hero group of Companies in India? –
Munjals
63.
Planning Comission of India came into existence in which
year? - 1950
64.
What is "God Save the Queen/King"? - Name of
British National Anthem
65.
Electron is discovered by? - J.J Thomson
66.
C.V Raman got Nobel Prize in which year? – 1930
67.
International Nurses Day? - May 12
68.
Cricket My Style' is a book written by? - Kapil Dev
69.
Who was the first cricket player to take ten wickets in
one innings of a Test Cricket Match? - Jim Lecker
70.
The longest river in Peninsular India? Godavari
71.
In which American city is the famous indoor stadium
Madison Square Garden located? New York City
72.
Which train was started by the Indian Railways to
commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru? Shatabdi Express
73.
National Girl Child Day was observed on? January 24
74.
Who was the first women Chief Information Commissioner of
India? -Deepak Sandhu
75.
Who is the author of the book 'Weapons of Peace: The
Secret Story of India's Quest to be a Nuclear Power'? - Raj Chengappa
76.
The year in which the film Raja Harichandra was made? -
1913
77.
Name the first Defence Minister of Independent India? -
Baldev Singh
78.
Who translated Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography 'The Story
of My Experiments with Truth' to English from Gujarathi? - Mahadev Desai
79.
Whose birthday is celebrated as 'Engineers' Day' in
India? M Visvesvarayya
80.
Who is the author of the book “No Full Stops in India”?
Mark Tully
81.
Which article of the Indian constitution did Dr. B.R.
Ambedekar term as the “Heart and should of the Indian constitution”? Article
32
82.
Who among the following was the chief guest at India's
first Republic day celebrations in 1950? Sukarno, President of Indonesia
83.
Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of the which
Movement? Non-Cooperation
84.
In 1943, who became the first Indian to be appointed as
the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? C.D. Deshmukh
85.
The Indian Muslim League was founded in? 1906
86.
In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs
to the rest of body? Hemoglobin
87.
Which city hosted the first Asian Games in 1951? New
Delhi (India)
88.
In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a
High Court in India? Leila Seth
89.
Which article of Constitution of India speaks about
impeachment of the President of India? Article 61
90.
Who is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the
Asian Games? Kamaljeet Sandhu
91.
Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman
god of agriculture and harvest? Saturn
92.
Where is the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)
located? Izatnagar (Uttar Pradesh)
93.
Minimum age criteria of a Lok Sobha Member? 25
years
94.
Which city houses the headquarters of International
Cricket Council (ICC)? Dubai
95.
9 January was chosen as Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas to
commemorate whose return to India? Mahatma Gandhi
96.
My Music, My Life' and 'Raga Mala' books are the
autobiographies of which music maestro? Pt.Ravishankar
97.
Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian
Space Programme? Vikram Sarabhai
98.
Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of
which planet? Mars
99.
According to Standard time zone classification, the earth
is divided into how many time zones? 24
100.Who was the first
lady Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force? Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
101.Maximum number of
Members of Rajya Sabha is? 250
102.Which planet has
the strongest magnetic force? Jupiter
103.Who directed 'Raja
Harishchandra' (1913), the first totally indigenous Indian feature film?
Dadasaheb Phalke
104.Where was the
first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961? Kolkata
105.Who is the only
woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India? V S Ramadevi
106.How many Schedules
are contained in the Constitution of India? 12 schedules
107.Which team won
Durand Cup football tournament on 8 November 2014? Salgaocar FC
108.Who is the founder
of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916? - Pandit Madan Mohan
Malviya
109.Who wrote ‘Indian
War of Independence, 1857’? - V.D. Savarkar
110.Line demarcating
the boundary between India and China is? - McMohan Line
111.Who is regarded as
the 'Mother of the Indian Revolutionaries'? - Bhikaiji Cama
112.The East India
Company was founded in? – 1600
113.Who introduced
English in India? - Lord William Bentick
114.Which former India
cricket captain has been recently awarded an honorary life membership to the
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? Sourav Ganguly
115.Ashtadhayi was
written by?- Panini
116.Who among the
following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’? Jyotiba Phule
117.Which schedule of
the Indian Constitution divides the legislative powers between the Union and
states? 7th schedule
118.Who appoints
Chairman of UPSC? President
119.President can
proclaim a state of Financial emergency under which of the below list of
articles? Article 360
120.Which in the below
list of articles helped the Madarsas in India to remain out of purview of the
Right to Education Act? Article 30
121.If President and
Vice President, both are unavailable, who can discharge the functions? Chief
Justice of India
122.Who amongst the
following is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’? Charan
Singh
123.The original name
of Mahabharata is? Jai Samhita
124.India first took
part of the Olympic Games in the year- 1920
125.Railway is a
subject on the- Union list
126.Name the high
performance computing system of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) which was unveiled on 28 January 2014? Dhruva-3
127.Who among the
following won the Australian Open 2014 women’s singles title on 25 January
2014? Li Na
128.Which one of the
following is the first National Park of India? Jim Corbett National Park
129.Which of the
following act governs the foreign Exchange in India now: FEMA (Foreign Exchange
Management Act)
130.Which of the
following award is associated with Agriculture? Bourlog Award
131.The headquarter of
International Olympic Committee is situated at? Lusanne, Switzerland.
132.World Cancer day
observed on? 4 February
133.The Miss World
2014 beauty pageant? Rolene Strauss
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