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| Sno | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which Tomar ruler is credited to have established Delhi? | Anangpal |
| 2 | Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? | Bengal Gazette |
| 3 | Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? | Jahangir |
| 4 | Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital? | Rampurva |
| 5 | Whose tomb is ‘Biwi Ka Maqbara’? | Aurangzeb’s wife |
| 6 | In ancient India, at where was the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom? | Rajgir |
| 7 | The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in latertirnes, what did it denote? | A coin |
| 8 | The Portuguese traveller, Nuniz visited Vijayanagar during the reign of which rular? | Achyuta Raya |
| 9 | From where did the Quit India Movement start? | Bombay on Aug. 8, 1942 |
| 10 | Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used? | To measure wind velocity |
| 11 | The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country? | Germany |
| 12 | Which is the country with the highest density of population in Europe? | Netherlands |
| 13 | Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan? | Paradeep |
| 14 | What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rocks? | Trellis |
| 15 | How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal? | 204 |
| 16 | If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E? | 12 Noon on Tuesday |
| 17 | Silk textiles are mainly produced in which countries? | China and India |
| 18 | What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? | Brazil |
| 19 | Which is the element found on the surface of the moon? | Titanium |
| 20 | In which animal is respiration done by skin? | Frog |
| 21 | What is the mean of Invisible Export? | Export Services |
| 22 | When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post? | President |
| 23 | Rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991? | 20 Percent |
| 24 | Thermal decomposition of alkanes is known as which name? | Cracking |
| 25 | In metabolism, how enzymes act? | As catalyst |
| 26 | Which situation makes a firm most efficient? | Lowest average costs |
| 27 | How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution? | About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946 |
| 28 | On the basis of financial crisis howmany times has emergency been declared by the President of India? | Not even once |
| 29 | Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, By which is this caused? | Bacterium |
| 30 | When temperature is gradually decreased, what is the specific heat of substance? | Decreased |
| 31 | What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein? | Soyabean |
| 32 | Regatta is associated with which sports event? | Rowing |
| 33 | Which Amendment of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj? | 73rd |
| 34 | Who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’? | Sarojini Naidu |
| 35 | We cannot see during a fog. why? | Because of scattering of light |
| 36 | Which plant is referred to as a living fossil? | Gingko |
| 37 | Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone? | D |
| 38 | Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard? | Eucalyptus |
| 39 | Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? | USA |
| 40 | Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’? | Thomas Paine |
| 41 | Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which thing? | Magnesium bicarbonate |
| 42 | Which animals have a diet mainly consisting of bamboo? | Red pandas |
| 43 | Which book is entitled as ‘Bible of Communism’? | Das Kapital |
| 44 | With which the executive power relating to concurrent subjects remain? | The Centre |
| 45 | With which field was Satyajit Ray associated? | Direction of films |
| 46 | Which ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period? | Broach |
| 47 | Which was the first English ship that came to India? | Red Dragon |
| 48 | By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India? | Greeks |
| 49 | Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras? | Mahavira |
| 50 | Who was the Afghan ruler of India whose administrative system was emulated by the British? | Sher Shah |
| 51 | During India’s Freedom Struggle, which led to the first ‘All India Hartal’? | Protest against Rowlatt Act |
| 52 | Near the banks of which river excavations have brought to light that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south? | Krishna |
| 53 | Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad? | To control South India better |
| 54 | The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? | Awadh |
| 55 | Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction? | wind vane |
| 56 | In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found? | Tropical latitudes |
| 57 | Which is the most populous city in the world? | Tokyo |
| 58 | Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India? | Rajasthan |
| 59 | What is the state the main activity associated with the fold mountain? | Earthquakes |
| 60 | The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad? | 150 to 400 |
| 61 | All the watches of a country are set according to which time? | Standard time of the country |
| 62 | Which is the chief industry of Afghanistan? | Carpet making |
| 63 | Which is a land-locked country? | Zimbabwe |
| 64 | During which Plan did prices show a decline? | First |
| 65 | What denotes the smallest temperature? | 1° on the Kelvin scale |
| 66 | What percentage of water is lost during transpiration? | 0.99 |
| 67 | During which Plan did prices show a decline? | First |
| 68 | Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India? | Supreme Court |
| 69 | Who is the chairman of 13th Finance Commission? | Vijay Kelkar |
| 70 | Which of the following is good nuclear fuel? | Plutonium-239 |
| 71 | To suspect HIV/AIDS in a young individual, which symptom is mostly associated with? | Chronic diarrhoea |
| 72 | From the view of International economy, What does third World imply? | The developing countries |
| 73 | Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which field? | Classical dance |
| 74 | Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? | President |
| 75 | With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated? | Music’s |
| 76 | Which is the element that has the highest first ionization potential? | Nitrogen |
| 77 | Which tissue take part in healing the wounds? | Epithelium tissue |
| 78 | Who has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for the year 2012? | P.R. Ramesh |
| 79 | When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post? | President |
| 80 | ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of which disease? | Diarrhea |
| 81 | In colourful diamond, Why are different colours present? | Due to impurities |
| 82 | In which technology do Cryogenic engines find applications? | Rocket technology |
| 83 | In which is ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ found? | Cattle |
| 84 | With which country is “Orange’ Revolution” associated? | Ukraine |
| 85 | Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship? | Parliament |
| 86 | The United Nations declared 2010 as which International Year? | Rapprochemont of Cultures |
| 87 | The unidirectional property of a pn-junction is useful for its use as which thing? | Rectifier |
| 88 | In human body, which are the leg bones? | Humerus and Femur |
| 89 | Where is the largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world located? | Detroit |
| 90 | Why was the Panchayati Raj System adopted? | Decentralise the power of democracy |
| 91 | What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions? | Brahmi |
| 92 | Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? | The Bijapur School |
| 93 | At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? | Champaran |
| 94 | Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest? | Second and seventh |
| 95 | The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota? | Berar |
| 96 | Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress? | Sarojini Naidu |
| 97 | Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? | Plassey |
| 98 | Which was the Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire? | Rajaraja |
| 99 | Which gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale? | Partition of Bengal |
| 100 | The latitude of a place is the same as which place? | Celestial pole |
| 101 | Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes? | Mediterranean Climate Region |
| 102 | Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)? | 11,033 m |
| 103 | The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range? | The Great Himalayan Range |
| 104 | With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated? | Narmada |
| 105 | How much of earth surface is covered by the forests? | 30 percent |
| 106 | What is the total surface area of earth? | 510 million sq km |
| 107 | Where are the Postaz temperate grassland? | Hungary |
| 108 | A shipmet with an accident at 30°E and 35°N. Where was the ship was sailing? | Mediterranean Sea |
| 109 | Which proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends? | Right to freedom |
| 110 | When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? | 1948 |
| 111 | Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic? | Quartz glass |
| 112 | What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called? | Sphygmology |
| 113 | Why does the Issue Department of the RBI maintain a against printing of note? | Minimum Reserve System |
| 114 | Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? | Article 40 |
| 115 | What is the best means of saving during inflation? | Money |
| 116 | Salts of which element pre vide colours to fireworks? | Strontiur and barium |
| 117 | Which is an insectivorous plant? | Pitcher plant |
| 118 | Which can be used for biological control of mosquitoes? | Gambusia |
| 119 | From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple? | South America |
| 120 | Up to howmuch age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function? | 65 years |
| 121 | The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author? | Arundhati Roy |
| 122 | If a bar magnet is cut length wise into 3 parts, what will the total number of poles be? | 6 |
| 123 | The greatest threat to organisms and biodiversity in which process? | Process of habitat loss |
| 124 | The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by which author? | Mario Puzo |
| 125 | From where can a Member of Parliament claim immunity? | From civil cases only |
| 126 | Gum Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which dance form? | Kathak |
| 127 | Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul? | A House for Mr. Biswas |
| 128 | How are Oxygen and ozone? | Allotropes |
| 129 | Medicine for epilepsy is obtain from which lichen? | Parmelia |
| 130 | Where is the headquarter of International atomic Energy Agency is located? | Vienna |
| 131 | To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report? | The Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| 132 | Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? | Shane Warne |
| 133 | Which is the vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our bodies? | Vitamin D |
| 134 | Which animal resembles most to human beings in terms of physical and mental capabilities? | Chimpanzee |
| 135 | Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of which direction? | Western Australia |
| 136 | Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law? | Jain Philosophy |
| 137 | Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar? | Rani Durgawati |
| 138 | Who com merited that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 139 | In which nomad man started settling? | Neolithic Age |
| 140 | Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? | Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud |
| 141 | “The best and bravest of the military leader of the rebels”- about whom was this said by Sir Hugh Rose? | Rani of Jhansi |
| 142 | Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin? | Kashmir |
| 143 | Which was the most important factor in transforming ancient Indian society into feudal society? | Practice of land grants |
| 144 | Which decisive battle was fought during the Third Carnatic War between the English and the French? | Wandiwash |
| 145 | How are Latitude and Longitude? | Perpendicular to each other |
| 146 | Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? | Australia |
| 147 | Where is the Sargasso sea located? | North Atlantic Ocean |
| 148 | Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north? | Aravallis |
| 149 | Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located? | Uttarakhand |
| 150 | What is most important reason for dwindling forest resources today? | Over felling |
| 151 | What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse? | 7 minutes 40 seconds |
| 152 | Wine production is mainly carried out in natural region? | Mediterranean region |
| 153 | Which city is associated with the river Mekong? | Phnom-Penh |
| 154 | When had India a plan holiday? | After the drought of 1966 |
| 155 | Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? | The Deputy Prime Minister |
| 156 | Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one’s income as the income rises? | Progressive tax |
| 157 | Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon which thing? | Angle of deviation |
| 158 | In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes place? | Protein synthesis |
| 159 | From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first experimented? | April, 1987 |
| 160 | The source of India’s sovereignty lies in which thing? | Preamble to the Constitution |
| 161 | The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which bank? | Reserve Bank of India |
| 162 | What will be If a pendulum clock be taken from the earth to a revolving artificial satellite? | It will stop altogether |
| 163 | Which element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially? | Plutonium |
| 164 | Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth? | Babul |
| 165 | With which is the ‘Tennis court oath’ associated? | French Revolution |
| 166 | What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine? | 14 years |
| 167 | The UNESCO declared 2011 as which International Year? | International Year of Chemistry |
| 168 | Which oxyacid of halogen has maximum acidic nature? | HClO 4 |
| 169 | What is the characteristic odour of garlic? | A sulphur compound |
| 170 | The fragments of which comet system collided with Jupiter in July 1994? | Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
| 171 | By which committee were Mandai Panchayats recommended? | Ashok Mehta Committee |
| 172 | Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 173 | Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state? | Bihar |
| 174 | A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade scales have the same value? | -40° |
| 175 | What is Study of growth and development of embryo? | Embryology |
| 176 | Who directed the famous T.V. serial ‘Tandoori Nights’? | Saeed Jaffrey |
| 177 | Which Union Territory attained statehood in February, 1987? | Goa |
| 178 | Where were first Olympic Games held? | 776 B.C. |
| 179 | What is the wavelength of visible spectrum? | 3900-7600 A |
| 180 | Which Part of plant is important for the life cycle of plant? | Flower |
| 181 | In the Vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of families? | Grama |
| 182 | Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in which language? | Telugu |
| 183 | Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 184 | The first railway line in India was opened in which year? | 1853 |
| 185 | Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a victory pillar in Rameshwaram? | Krishna III |
| 186 | By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism) started? | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| 187 | Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time? | Prithviraj III |
| 188 | Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period? | Tamil |
| 189 | Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh become a political and military force? | Guru Gobind Singh |
| 190 | In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? | Jupiter |
| 191 | Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area? | Wet evergreen equatorial forests |
| 192 | What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks? | Extreme heat and pressure |
| 193 | Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India? | Assam |
| 194 | Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity? | Tropical rain forest |
| 195 | Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics? | Constant heating |
| 196 | Which city is known for silk wearing industry? | Kanchepuram |
| 197 | Which hot and dry winds that help in the ripening or grapes in the Alps region? | Foehn |
| 198 | ‘Caldera’ is a feature associated with which thing? | Volcanoes |
| 199 | The improper function of which results in condition ‘Myxedema’ in human beings? | Thyroid gland |
| 200 | Which bank is the Banker of the Banks? | RBI |
| 201 | Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? | President |
| 202 | Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector? | Malhotra Committee |
| 203 | Which transition metal is in liquid state? | Mercury |
| 204 | Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? | Lead |
| 205 | What is an essential attribute of inflation? | Increase in prices |
| 206 | In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence? | 1963 |
| 207 | What is meant by ‘Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector? | Under valuation of the assets. |
| 208 | In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of howmany players? | 9 players each |
| 209 | A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, What will experience? | Less heat and less cold |
| 210 | Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by which virus? | Rabies virus |
| 211 | Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India? | Red Fort |
| 212 | The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha? | Rajya Sabha alone |
| 213 | What is the name of the person that controls a football match? | An umpire |
| 214 | Which energy of the electron at absolute zero is called? | Fermi energy |
| 215 | By which plants is the maximum fixation of solar energy done? | Green plants |
| 216 | Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) lowest? | Bangladesh |
| 217 | Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which’ country? | Bangladesh |
| 218 | What type of Party system has been evolved in India? | Multi-Party |
| 219 | By which number the quality of gasoline’ sample is determined? | By its octane number |
| 220 | Which metal is non toxic in nature? | Gold |
| 221 | In the human body, cowper’s glands form a part of which system? | Reproductive system |
| 222 | Which woman has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests? | Kiran Baloch |
| 223 | What does the Preamble of our Constitution contin? | The spirit of the Constitution |
| 224 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan distinguished himself in which field? | Agriculture |
| 225 | What does Oxidation involve? | Loss of electrons |
| 226 | What was the source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture? | Afghanistan |
| 227 | Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India? | Feroze Shan Tughlaq |
| 228 | Which ‘Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa? | Polak |
| 229 | Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India? | Aurangzeb |
| 230 | During which reign was Kalidasa lived? | Chandragupta II |
| 231 | Who organised a Maratha confederacy against the English leading to the Third Anglo Maratha War? | The Peshwa |
| 232 | The Government of India has decided to declare river as ‘National River’? | Ganga |
| 233 | Which are Tile earliest Buddhist literature that deal with the stories of the various birth of Buddha? | Jatakas |
| 234 | Which Mughalemperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar? | Akbar |
| 235 | Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? | Mars |
| 236 | When does Relative humidity decreases? | With increased temperature |
| 237 | Which rocks is transformed into marble? | Limestone |
| 238 | Which foreign country is closest to Andarnan Islands? | Myanmar |
| 239 | Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? | Western Ghats |
| 240 | Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force? | Coriolis force |
| 241 | Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’? | Coimbatore |
| 242 | What are the ‘Temperate lows’? | Sub-polar low pressure belts |
| 243 | Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake waves? | Seismograph |
| 244 | Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor? | Graphite |
| 245 | Through which Translocation of food materials in plants takes place? | Phloem |
| 246 | Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country? | Railways |
| 247 | Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946? | Sardar Patel |
| 248 | When was the Rolling plan designed? | 1978-83 |
| 249 | What is a suitable unit for expressing electric field strength? | N/C |
| 250 | Which plant is used for green manuring in India? | Sunhemp |
| 251 | Which is the oldest ‘stock exchange of India? | Bombay Stock Exchange |
| 252 | Howmany subjects are in the Union list? | 97 subjects |
| 253 | Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? | New Delhi |
| 254 | Which was the first talkie film of India? | Alam Ara |
| 255 | ‘Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas? | Methane |
| 256 | What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called? | Guttation |
| 257 | The book ‘Worshipping False Gods’s is written by which person? | Arun Shourie |
| 258 | When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu? | 1969 |
| 259 | Where did India made her debut in Olympic football? | London in 1948 |
| 260 | Which is the essential element in all organic compounds? | Carbon |
| 261 | Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of which cells? | White blood cells |
| 262 | Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing? | Wool |
| 263 | ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person? | Pt. Ravi Shankar |
| 264 | With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rest? | With the Parliament |
| 265 | Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army? | Hannibal |
| 266 | Total internal reflection of light is possible when light enters from which thing? | Water to air |
| 267 | Which energy do not have the problem of pollution? | Sun |
| 268 | Amarya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for which work? | Poverty and famines |
| 269 | In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which country? | England |
| 270 | Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air? | Peat |
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| 272 | Which physical quantities have the same dimensions? | Momentum and impulse |
| 273 | In which year did UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development? | 1964 |
| 274 | Which Committee was formed to suggest means for eradicating black money? | Cheiliah Committee |
| 275 | The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries? | China-Pakistan |
| 276 | Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in raising ‘Indian National Army’? | Rasbehari Bose |
| 277 | Which crop would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen? | Gram |
| 278 | Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 279 | What is the number of unpaired electrons in carbon atom? | 2 |
| 280 | Which latitude passes through India? | Tropic of Cancer |
| 281 | Who propounded that ‘destiny determines everything, man is powerless? | Ajivakas |
| 282 | Which is UN Programme and not special agency? | UNEP |
| 283 | Who is the author of the famous novel ‘Gone with the Wind’? | Charles Dickens |
| 284 | Which mammal rolls itself into ball at the time of danger? | Hedgehog |
| 285 | Which State has the largest forest area.? | Gujarat |
| 286 | Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of which state? | Kashmir |
| 287 | Which Directive Principle of State Policy has NOT been implemented so far? | Uniform civil code for the citizens |
| 288 | When some detergent is added to water, what will be the surface tension? | Increases |
| 289 | What is the situation with increasing unemployment and inflation termed? | Stagflation |
| 290 | Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which island? | South Andaman |
| 291 | What was the original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar? | Ramtanu Pande |
| 292 | Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? | Kalidas |
| 293 | How many chamber are found in the heart of frog? | 3 |
| 294 | Which amendments accorded precedence to Directive Principle over Fundamental Rights? | 42nd Amendment |
| 295 | Which is the biggest lake in India? | Chilka Lake |
| 296 | Which Indian ruler established embassies in foreign countries. on modern lines? | Tipu Sultan |
| 297 | In an atom the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by which principle? | Aufbau principle |
| 298 | Which decade is celebrated as United Nations Decade for Women? | 1976-1985 |
| 299 | Which agency has the power to declare any industrial unit as a potentially sick unit? | BIFR |
| 300 | Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea? | Narmada and Tapti |
| 301 | When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? | During 2500-1750 B.C |
| 302 | Sex determination of child is done by whose chromosome? | Father |
| 303 | Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding disqualification of a member of Parliament? | President |
| 304 | Who firstly demonstrated experimentally the existence of electromagnetic wave? | Hertz |
| 305 | Which is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation? | Mahogany |
| 306 | What are the main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization? | Archaeological excavations |
| 307 | When is International Human Solidarity Day observed? | December 20 |
| 308 | The United Nations declared 2001 as which International Year? | International Year of Volunteers |
| 309 | What is the effect of overseretion of harmone from pituitary gland? | Increase growth in lenght |
| 310 | Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India? | Tropical moist deciduous forest |
| 311 | What was the rate of land revenue as ‘given in the dharma shastras? | 1/6 |
| 312 | The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year’? | Thrice |
| 313 | Heating pyrites in air to remove sulphur is known as which name? | Roasting |
| 314 | If the cash-reserve ratio is lowered by the Central bank, what will be its effect on credit creation? | Increase |
| 315 | The Matatila multipurpose project is located in which state? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 316 | What did the name ‘Ratnakara’ denoted In ancient Indian historical geography? | The Indian Ocean |
| 317 | ‘Queen’s berry Rules’ is the name. give to the rules in which game? | Boxing |
| 318 | By whom the concept of survival of the fittest as advanced? | Herbert Spencer |
| 319 | When can the salaries of High Court judges be reduced? | During a Financial Emergency |
| 320 | Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters and dredgers? | Garden Reach Shipyard |
| 321 | In which country was Buddhism first propogated outside India? | Srilanka |
| 322 | There is no net transfer of energy by the particles of the medium in which waves? | Stationary waves |
| 323 | Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game? | Shooting |
| 324 | Which provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds in India? | Corporate businesses |
| 325 | Moho discontinuity lies at the depth of approximately howmany kilometers? | 400 km |
| 326 | Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? | Kanishka |
| 327 | From the evolutionary point of view, which is the most primitive animal? | Turtle |
| 328 | By whom are the Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed? | President |
| 329 | What is reduction of oxide with carbon at high temperature called? | Smelting |
| 330 | Which is the higest plateau in the world? | Pamir Plateau |
| 331 | Who authored the Tamil epic ‘Silappadikaram’? | Ilango |
| 332 | S. Vijaya Lakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with which game? | Chess |
| 333 | How many gold medals did India win at the XIth Asian Games? | One |
| 334 | At what level does the Natura 2000 network operate? | European |
| 335 | Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called? | Ionosphere |
| 336 | How is Manimekalai is looked? | As the Odyssey of Tamil |
| 337 | Where can the report of the UPSC discussed? | In Parliament before being accepted |
| 338 | Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy occurs in which thing? | Battery |
| 339 | What is the main source of revenue to meet different expenditures? | Internal borrowings |
| 340 | What is a line on a map which joins places having the same rainfall called? | Isohyet |
| 341 | Which Gupta king is famous for his courageous stand against the Hunas? | Skanda Gupta |
| 342 | Which game is Davis Cup associated with? | Tennis |
| 343 | When did the last female Alpine ibex disappear in France? | 2000 |
| 344 | To whom is the resignation letter of a State Public Service Commission member addressed? | Governor |
| 345 | Equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is known as by which name? | Selvas |
| 346 | To which work is Devichandraguptam related? | Chandra Gupta II |
| 347 | Purification of petroleum is carried out by which method? | Fractional distillation |
| 348 | Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to which field? | Literature |
| 349 | From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National Income? | Tertiary sector |
| 350 | Thick stems and thorny wax coated leaves are commonly found in which area? | Deserts |
| 351 | Who is most famous for” the establishment of an elaborate system of municipal administration? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| 352 | What is the short upper part of the human intestine next to the stomach? | Duodenum |
| 353 | Which is the State having the largest population of scheduled castes? | Utter Pradesh |
| 354 | Where will be the Time period in a vibration magnetometer infinite? | At magnetic pole |
| 355 | Which is considered to cause an adverse of effect on Indian monsoon? | El-nino |
| 356 | Who was a lexicographer? | Amarslrnha |
| 357 | Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar Award? | Satyajit Roy |
| 358 | What can be the maximum length of a cricket bat? | 32” |
| 359 | Which technique can be used to establish the paternity of a child? | Quantitative analysis of DNA |
| 360 | Which region does not receives much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season? | Tamil Nadu coast |
| 361 | By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504? | Sikandar Lodi |
| 362 | Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? | USA |
| 363 | Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? | Gasoline |
| 364 | In which policy India opted for ‘Mixed Economy’? | Industrial Policy of 1948 |
| 365 | In which state has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently? | Andhra Pradesh |
| 366 | By whom was the ‘Shahnama’ written? | Firdausi |
| 367 | What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on cricket pitch? | 3½ ft |
| 368 | By whom was Gene first isolated? | Hargobind Khurana |
| 369 | Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? | B. R. Ambedkar |
| 370 | Which is the longest national Highway in India? | NH 7 |
| 371 | In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular? | Punjab and Sind |
| 372 | By which impact is Nuclear fission is caused? | Neutron |
| 373 | Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? | Junko Tabei |
| 374 | What is the task of the Planning Commission? | Preparation of the plan |
| 375 | How many PIN CODE Zone divided in the country? | 8 |
| 376 | By whom was the Bhakti Movement first organised? | Ramananda |
| 377 | By whom was Insulin discovered? | Dr. F G. Banting |
| 378 | How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution? | About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946 |
| 379 | Which is purest form of iron? | Wrought iron |
| 380 | Automatic approval upto 51 % in the enfrastructure seety was given in which year? | 1991 |
| 381 | During which reign was the East India Company founded in London? | Akbar |
| 382 | Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’? | Florence Nightingale |
| 383 | Which Indian origin immigrants became the Governor of Louisiana province of the USA in 2007? | Bobby Jindal |
| 384 | From which part of the plant is turmeric obtained? | Stem |
| 385 | In order of their distances from the Sun, which planet lie between Mars and Uranus? | Jupiter and Saturn |
| 386 | Which Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar? | Sisodiya |
| 387 | How type of right is Right to Information? | Fundamental right |
| 388 | Which is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors? | Liquid sodium |
| 389 | What does M3 include? | M1 + T.D |
| 390 | Comets revolve around which body? | Sun |
| 391 | Where was Shivaji crowned as an independent king? | Raigarh |
| 392 | Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which field? | Physics |
| 393 | Which part of cinchona plant yields quinine? | Bark |
| 394 | Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non- citizens? | Freedom to speech |
| 395 | Which layer of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density? | Central core |
| 396 | Which saint name is associated with Shivaji? | Ram Das |
| 397 | Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly which gases? | Methane, butane and propane |
| 398 | ‘Kandla’ situated on the Gulf of Kachchh is well known for which purpose? | Export processing zone |
| 399 | Which Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has “ecology” depicted on it? | Rs. 100 |
| 400 | The mapping of which part of earth is most difficult? | Interior of the Earth |
| 401 | By whom wasIsland of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry? | Portuguese |
| 402 | Which cytoplasmic organelles are treated as prokaryotic cells within the eukaryotic cells? | Glyoxysomes |
| 403 | What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of the Rajya Sabha? | 30 years |
| 404 | When milk is churned, how does the cream separate from it? | Due to the centrifugal force |
| 405 | In USA, which region receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Westerlies? | North-western |
| 406 | Which first Europeans came to India? | Portuguese |
| 407 | When did man first land on moon? | 1969 |
| 408 | Which is the secondary source of light in a fluorescent lamp? | Mercury vapour |
| 409 | Archaeopteryx had which reptilian characters? | Clawed wings, teeth on jaw, tail |
| 410 | Which cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night? | Katabatic wind |
| 411 | When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crown? | 1773 A.D. |
| 412 | What is the minimum age for being the member of the Parliament? | 25 years |
| 413 | Which elements is obtained from sea weeds? | Iodine |
| 414 | Which is the regulatory authority for giving clearance for External Commercial borrowing? | RBI |
| 415 | Where are Grasses almost absent? | In tropical wetevergreen forest |
| 416 | Who was impeached in England for his actions in India? | Warren Hastings |
| 417 | By using which technique, is DNA fingerprint done? | Southern Blotting |
| 418 | Which Bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogenous compound? | Nitrogen fixing bacteria |
| 419 | Which was the first woman Governor of a State in free India? | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu |
| 420 | Which ecosystem covers the largest area of the earth’s surface? | Marine Ecosystem |
| 421 | During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before Gandhiji’s name? | Champaran satyagraha |
| 422 | ||
| 423 | Sound travels faster in which thing? | Iron than in air |
| 424 | Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 425 | From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first experimented? | April, 1987 |
| 426 | Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of which precipitation? | Orographic precipitation |
| 427 | Which first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment in 1882? | C. Vijiaraghavachari |
| 428 | Which type of microorganism is most widely used in industries? | Bacteria, microalgae and fungi. |
| 429 | What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly? | 500 |
| 430 | In fireworks, how is the green flame produced? | Because of barium |
| 431 | Which term for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia? | Taiga |
| 432 | During the Indian Freedom struggle, who started a journal “The Indian Sociologist”? | Shyamji Krishna Varma |
| 433 | Person is called ‘Desert Fox’? | Gen. Rommel |
| 434 | National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation is known what? | NACMF |
| 435 | Water will be absorbed by root hairs, then how is when the external medium? | Hypotonic |
| 436 | Which is not an important factor of climate of an area? | Longitude |
| 437 | By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was started? | Annie Besant and Tilak |
| 438 | By whom are Zonal Council provided? | By Parliamentary Act |
| 439 | Who does a liquid drop tend to assume a spherical shape? | Surface tension |
| 440 | With which Economic growth is usually coupled? | Inflation |
| 441 | Where is the thermal equator found? | North of the geographical equator |
| 442 | After whose name was a women’s division of the Indian National Army named? | Rani Jhansi |
| 443 | The United Nations declared 2013 as the International Year of which coperation? | Water Cooperation |
| 444 | What is an instrument for measuring the rate of transpiration? | Potometer |
| 445 | By whom was an inter-State Council set up in 1990 under Article 263 of the Constitution? | President |
| 446 | Which reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three? | Land covered with fresh snow |
| 447 | Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash? | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| 448 | Which substance does not have a melting point? | Glass |
| 449 | How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council? | One vote |
| 450 | In India, in which industry are maximum number of workers employed? | Textile industry |
| 451 | Which is the soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts? | Loess soil |
| 452 | In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor? | Harshavardhana |
| 453 | For which snake is the diet mainly composed of their snakes? | Kinqcobra |
| 454 | On which date India became a Sovereign, democratic republic? | Jan 26, 1950 |
| 455 | What minimum number of non-zero non-collinear vectors is required to produce a zero vector? | 3 |
| 456 | Where are Niagara Falls? | U.S.A. |
| 457 | Which inscription mentions Pulkesin II’s military success against Harshavardhana? | Aihole Inscription |
| 458 | What is the present strength of members in the Economic and Social Council of the UN body? | 54 |
| 459 | Which book was written by Graham Greene? | The Power and Glory |
| 460 | What structure is common to both earthworm and cockroach? | Ventral nerve cord |
| 461 | Which Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? | Palk Strait |
| 462 | Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in whose book? | Vishakhdatta |
| 463 | Which act made the Indian Legislature bicameral? | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| 464 | By which a mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated? | Sublimation |
| 465 | The ‘Uruguay Round’ negotiations resulted in the establishment of which organization? | WTO |
| 466 | Durand line is the border common to which two countries? | Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| 467 | Who stated that there was no slavery in India? | Megasthenes |
| 468 | Which flim was made by Satyajit Ray for Children? | Sonar Killa |
| 469 | Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomating? | Medulla oblangata |
| 470 | What is the duration of proclamation of Financial Emergency? | At the first instance two months |
| 471 | Which set of countries are completely surrounded by land? | Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia |
| 472 | Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company? | Shah Alam II |
| 473 | By which Radio waves of constant amplitude can be generated? | Oscillator |
| 474 | When is International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN is observed? | September 21 |
| 475 | In which year was ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana’ launched? | 2005 |
| 476 | Where is the southernmost point of India located? | Great Nicobar |
| 477 | Which factory in Bengal, the was established by the Portuguese? | Hoogly |
| 478 | Which is used to know the development of foetus in uterus? | Ultrasound |
| 479 | During the proclamation of National Emergency which articls can not be suspended? | Articles 20 and 21 |
| 480 | Which oil is used in the floatation method for the purification of ores? | Pine oil |
| 481 | What is the name of the group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India? | Indo-Aryan |
| 482 | Which was the first metal used by man? | Copper |
| 483 | When is International Day for Tolerance, recognized– the UN is observed? | November 16 |
| 484 | Which is the only golfer to win the Masters Tournament six times? | Jack Nicklaus |
| 485 | Who published the book ‘Origin of species by natural selection in 1859’? | Darwin |
| 486 | By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India? | Dihang |
| 487 | In which Aryans first settled? | Punjab |
| 488 | At present the Rajya Sabha consists of howmany members? | 245 |
| 489 | Which mirror is to be used to obtain a parallel beam of light from a small lamp? | Concave mirror |
| 490 | In which year was Minimum inflation in post economic reform? | 1999-2000 |
| 491 | The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through which State? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 492 | On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress? | Non-violence |
| 493 | The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in which year? | 1951 |
| 494 | Which is most primitive ancestor of man? | Australopithecus |
| 495 | Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha? | Malgaonkar |
| 496 | In which city of India, the diurnal range of temperature is maximum? | New Delhi |
| 497 | To whom the Sarnath’s Lion Capital attributed? | Ashoka |
| 498 | What is the Number of water molecules present in Mohr’s salt? | 8 |
| 499 | The Dronacharya Award for Sports coaches was instituted in which year? | 1985 |
| 500 | What does Inflation imply? | Rise in general price index |
| 501 | In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? | After summer |
| 502 | Which silver coins Issued by the Guptas? | Rupayaka |
| 503 | Which is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India? | Western Ghats |
| 504 | What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply? | A separate Constitution |
| 505 | Why are Metals good conductor of heat than insulator? | They contain free electrons |
| 506 | Where is pearl fishing well developed in India? | Off the coast at Rameshwaram |
| 507 | By whom was the rare work on architecture, Samarangana Sutradhara written? | Bhoja Paramara |
| 508 | Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title? | Wilson Jones |
| 509 | Who was the first asian to have received the Nobel Prize? | R.N. Tagore |
| 510 | Which of a species describes the tropic function it fills in its environment? | Niche |
| 511 | What is the most important item of export among marine products from India? | Shrimp |
| 512 | Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of ‘Sijda’? | Balban |
| 513 | To whom is the Chief Minister of a State responsible? | Governor |
| 514 | A mixture of camphor and benzoic acid can be easily separated by which method? | Chemical method |
| 515 | Which is the oldest ‘stock exchange of India? | Bombay Stock Exchange |
| 516 | What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? | 40,000 km |
| 517 | Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jazfya on the Brahmins also? | Firoz Tughlaq |
| 518 | Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India? | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| 519 | Which vitamin is generally excreted by humans in urine? | Vitamin C |
| 520 | What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj? | Government grants |
| 521 | Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust? | Oxygen |
| 522 | The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system was it borrowed from? | Mongolia |
| 523 | If a material, placed in a magnetic field is thrown out of it, then how is the material? | Diamagnetic |
| 524 | Who became the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match? | Narendra Hirwani |
| 525 | Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy how may itbe termed? | Useful but need strict regulation |
| 526 | Which is the highest lake above the sea level in the world? | Lake Titicaca |
| 527 | The Maratha power reached the zenith of its glory during which reign? | Shivaji |
| 528 | A person who lives exclusively on milk, egg and bread is likey to become a victim of which desease? | Scurvy |
| 529 | Which is at the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj? | Zila Parishad |
| 530 | In organic compound, halogens are estimated by which method? | Carius method |
| 531 | Which is the example of crater lake? | Oregon |
| 532 | The ‘Misl’ of which Ranjit Singh was the leader? | Sukerchakia |
| 533 | Where is the headquarters of International Olympic Committee? | At Lausanne (Switzerland) |
| 534 | Who is the author of the book ‘My Country, My Life’? | L.K. Advani |
| 535 | Which is known as ‘graveyard of RBCs’? | Spleen |
| 536 | Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which effect? | Orographic effect |
| 537 | Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis? | Zamindari |
| 538 | Which can impose reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens? | Parliament |
| 539 | If the temperature of a semiconductor rises, what is its resistivity? | Decrease |
| 540 | CENVAT is associated with which rate? | Rate of indirect tax |
| 541 | In which country has maximum damage to the forests been caused by acid rain? | Poland |
| 542 | By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first made? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 543 | Who is the author of the book ‘Glimpses of World History’? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 544 | Which are the glands of the body which pour their seretions directly into the blood stream? | Endocrine glands |
| 545 | The Fundamental Right to Property has been deleted by the whichAmendment Act? | 44th |
| 546 | Which state is with the largest area under waste land? | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 547 | On which basis Montague-Chelmsford Report formed? | The Government of India Act, 1919 |
| 548 | Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust? | Iron |
| 549 | The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at which place? | Kanyakumari |
| 550 | Taxation and the government’s expenditure policy are dealt under under which policy? | Fiscal policy |
| 551 | Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? | Saddle Peak |
| 552 | Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative of the Congress? | Gandhiji |
| 553 | A typical human ribcage consists of how many ribs? | 24 |
| 554 | To whom the Vice-President’s letter of resignation is to be addressed? | President |
| 555 | ‘mho’ is the unit of which unit? | Specificresistance |
| 556 | Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal? | Gandhi Sagar |
| 557 | Which were the patrons of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets? | Pandya |
| 558 | Geeta Chandran is well known by which name? | Bharatnatyam dancer |
| 559 | Which plant is preferred for mixed cropping in order to enhance the bioavailability of nitrogen? | Gram |
| 560 | Which cell organelle is responsible for cellular respiration? | Mitochondrium |
| 561 | Which state was in the development of hydroelectricity the pioneering state? | Karnataka |
| 562 | Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty? | Maurya |
| 563 | Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the expiry of his term? | Parliament |
| 564 | Which is the most malleable metal? | Gold |
| 565 | For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends on which source? | Taxation only |
| 566 | The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. Why is this? | Atmospheric refraction |
| 567 | During the Mughal period which trader first came to India? | English |
| 568 | A Fortgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is about which Empire? | Vijaynagar Empire |
| 569 | Which group of plant produce naked seed? | Gymnosperm |
| 570 | What is the maximum strength of the nominated members in both the Houses of Parliament? | 14 |
| 571 | Who discovered the laws of planetary orbits? | Johannes Kepler |
| 572 | Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period? | Varuna |
| 573 | Who gave the first experimental value of G? | Cavendish |
| 574 | Photochemical smog occurs in which climage? | Warm, dry and sunny climate |
| 575 | What is the Planning Commission? | An Advisory body’ |
| 576 | What do the surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn? | Torrid Zone |
| 577 | Which is the most important divinity of Rigveda? | Varuna |
| 578 | Which communicable disease is caused by bacteria? | Leprosy |
| 579 | Who is considered the guardian of the Public Purse? | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| 580 | What is the conversion of Fe++ to Fe+++? | Oxidation |
| 581 | What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface? | 0.47 |
| 582 | Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism? | Menander |
| 583 | If a ship moves from freshwater into seawater, what will happen? | It will rise a little higher |
| 584 | Which was the first National Security Advisor of India who died recently? | Brajesh Mishra |
| 585 | What is the first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis? | Glucose |
| 586 | At low elevation which cloud are to be found? | Nimbus |
| 587 | During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach their doctrines? | Bimbisara |
| 588 | Which Union Territory attained statehood in February, 1987? | Goa |
| 589 | The escape velocity from the surface of the earth does not depend on which body? | Mass of the body |
| 590 | In India, which first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881? | Oudh Commercial Bank |
| 591 | Which colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather? | Cumulonimbus |
| 592 | What is the name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions? | Priyadarsi |
| 593 | A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with which field? | A. Motion Picture |
| 594 | To which are Phototrophic and Geotropic movements linked? | Auxin |
| 595 | On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat? | May 1, in the year 1960 |
| 596 | A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm.where is this? | Singapore |
| 597 | Which region did not form the part of Ashoka’s empire? | Madras |
| 598 | Which is the most unreactive gas? | Hydrogen |
| 599 | When was Inter-Governmental Authori on Development come into existence? | 21st March, 1996 |
| 600 | Which rural bank has been named after a river? | Varada Grameen Bank |
| 601 | In which type of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year? | Tundra Climate |
| 602 | Which Gupta ruler was equally great in the art of peace, wars and personal accomplishment? | Chandragupta-II |
| 603 | Which substance found in blood which helps in cloting? | Fibrinogen |
| 604 | How can a major portion of the Constitution be amended? | By two-thirds majority |
| 605 | What is the product of the time period of a wave and its frequency? | Unity |
| 606 | Which is the major oil producing area in U.S.A.? | Texas-Louisiana belt |
| 607 | Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India? | Guptas |
| 608 | When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded? | 22nd May, 1964 |
| 609 | The popular TV. serial ‘Neem ka Ped’ was written by which author? | Rahi Masoom Raza |
| 610 | Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament? | 52nd |
| 611 | Which country leads the world in the export of oil? | Saudi Arabia |
| 612 | The Kalachuri era counted from A.D. 248 what was mostly in currnet? | Andhra |
| 613 | What is the name of the scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy? | Einstein |
| 614 | By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 615 | ‘Asian Drama’, by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which subjects? | Economics |
| 616 | Where do the Earthquakes rarely occur? | Brazil |
| 617 | Kamarupa is the old name of which state? | Assam |
| 618 | What is in a healthy person rate of heart beat on one minute? | 72 times |
| 619 | When is the Constitution of India designed to work as a unitary government? | In times of Emergency |
| 620 | With the rise of temperature, what happens in the speed of sound in a gas? | Increases |
| 621 | Mostly in which region do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur? | Folded and faulted region |
| 622 | Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji? | Kashmir |
| 623 | Which decade is celebrated as decade of Action for road safety? | 2011-2020 |
| 624 | What is the sum total of incomes received for the services of labour, land or capital in a country? | National income |
| 625 | Myxoedema is disorder produed due to hypersecretion of which gland? | Thyroid |
| 626 | In which country is the world’s highest waterfall? | Venezuela |
| 627 | Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? | Balban |
| 628 | From which of the country, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties? | Erstwhile USSR |
| 629 | The isotopes of chlorine with mass number 35 and 37 exist in which ratio? | 3 : 1 |
| 630 | Which decade is celebrated as United Nations decade on biodiversity? | 2011-2020 |
| 631 | One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to which canal? | Suez |
| 632 | Who built Char Minar? | Quli Qutb Shah |
| 633 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, is observed on which date? | December 2 |
| 634 | What does protein deficiency in children usually between the age of 1 to 3 year cause? | Kwashiorkor |
| 635 | Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India? | Indira Gandhi |
| 636 | Which country has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis? | Japan |
| 637 | On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded? | Kakatiyas |
| 638 | When the radius of the T.G. coil is decreased, what does happen in its sensitiveness? | Increases |
| 639 | Unemployment occurs when workers move from one job to another job? | Frictional unemployment |
| 640 | The United Nations declared 2014 as which International Year? | Crystallography |
| 641 | Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates? | Europe |
| 642 | Where is Buland Darwaza situated? | Fatehpur Sikri |
| 643 | Which disease is caused by bacteria and spread though faecal matter by houseflies? | Typhoid |
| 644 | Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? | Vice-President |
| 645 | Which colloids are solvent loving colloids? | Lyophilic |
| 646 | Among the Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? | Pondicherry |
| 647 | During which reign was the Purana Qila constructed? | Sher Shah |
| 648 | Which Australian player was known as ‘Fruitfly’ amongst the rest of the team? | Merv Hughes |
| 649 | Which type of unemployment mostly found in India? | Disguised |
| 650 | What is a glass sided tank, bowl in which aquatic animals live? | Aquarium |
| 651 | Where are Shevaroy Hills located? | Tamil Nadu |
| 652 | By whom was the Sikh Khalsa founded? | Guru Gobind Singh |
| 653 | Under which act was the Supreme Court set up? | Regulating Act |
| 654 | The resistance of material increases with temperature. What is this? | Metal |
| 655 | Pravin Arnre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa? | Boland |
| 656 | Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on which hills? | Palni hills |
| 657 | On 13th April of which year Guru Gobind Singh established Khalsa? | 1699 |
| 658 | The Olympic Museum was opened at which place? | Lausanne |
| 659 | The word “biodiversity” is a combination of which two words? | Biology and diversity |
| 660 | Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to be impeached? | Justice Ramaswami |
| 661 | Which relates to the formation of the Himalayas? | Folding of the geosyncline |
| 662 | The Maratha power reached its zenith during which Peshwaship? | Balaji II |
| 663 | Which material is very hard and very ductile? | Nichrome |
| 664 | Which is called a ‘banker’s cheque’? | Demand draft |
| 665 | With Which game/sport is ‘Popping crease’ associated? | Cricket |
| 666 | Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? | Sambhar |
| 667 | In which year did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration? | 1748 A.D. |
| 668 | Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas? | Methyl-iso-cyanate |
| 669 | Which was an associate State of India before becoming a full fledged State? | Sikkim |
| 670 | Einstein’s mass energy relation is given by which expression? | E = mc2 |
| 671 | Which is the first company-managed major port in India? | Ennore |
| 672 | Which Governor of Bengal committed suicide in 1774? | Robert Clive |
| 673 | Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field? | Literature and Journalism |
| 674 | Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same? | 6 months imprisonment |
| 675 | All of the organisms living in a particular area, what do they make up? | A biological community |
| 676 | How can fertility of soil be improved? | By adding living earthworms |
| 677 | By whom was the Vernacular Press Act was passed? | Lord Lytton |
| 678 | By whom is Recognition to a political party accorded? | By the Election Commission |
| 679 | Which was the scientist who was responsible for the rejection of vital force theory? | Lavoisier |
| 680 | Which award is associated with Agriculture? | Bourlog Award |
| 681 | What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world? | Intensive farming |
| 682 | In which year Delhi became the capital of India? | 1911 |
| 683 | Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals? | Mutthiah Muralitharan |
| 684 | By which fission does Leishmania, the causative agent of kala-azar, multiply asexually? | By binary fission |
| 685 | From which date shall the tenure of every Panchayat be for five years? | From the date of its first meeting |
| 686 | The last three digits of a PIN code represent? | Sorting district |
| 687 | Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? | Lord Chelmsford |
| 688 | Which rays will deflect in electric field? | Cathode rays |
| 689 | Why is the Gross National Income always more than Net National Income? | Direct taxes |
| 690 | In which country was the 2010 Football World Cup held? | South Africa |
| 691 | Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state? | Gujarat |
| 692 | What was the first venture of Gandhiji in all-India politics? | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| 693 | Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog? | Hydrophobia |
| 694 | Which is not the concern of the local government? | Public Utility Services |
| 695 | Most of hydrocarbons from petroleum are obtained by which method? | Fractional distillation |
| 696 | Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru? | Humboldt Current |
| 697 | During the reign of which Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested? | Lord Willingdon |
| 698 | The Musalman, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which place? | Chennai |
| 699 | Under VAT, how many slabs are there? | 4 |
| 700 | From the biological evolutionary point of view, the human heart is close to the heart of which animal? | Pig |
| 701 | Where does the cold Labrador current bring nine months winter? | Eastern Newfoundland |
| 702 | Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)? | Surendranath Banerjee |
| 703 | In which year was the Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India set up? | 1946 |
| 704 | The mass-energy relation is the outcome of which teory? | Special theory of relativity |
| 705 | Who is the author of the book ‘India Remembered’? | Pameia Mountbatten |
| 706 | Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state? | West Bengal |
| 707 | Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi? | Syed Haider Raza |
| 708 | What are the total members of Security Council– | 15 |
| 709 | Wisdom teeth normally grow during the which age? | 17-30 years |
| 710 | Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India? | Sachidananda Sinha |
| 711 | If the atmosphere is cooled, what is its capacity for water vapour? | Lowered |
| 712 | A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at which place? | Kashmir |
| 713 | Which alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices? | Nichrome |
| 714 | By which ministry is Economic survey published? | Ministry of Finance |
| 715 | Which organ of UNO is considered as world parliament? | General Assembly |
| 716 | A majority of the population of New found land are engaged in which profession? | Fishing |
| 717 | Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? | Kushans |
| 718 | Which disease is characterised by inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord? | Meningitis |
| 719 | Between which a government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations? | Centre and States |
| 720 | Which purified oil does Aviation fuel for jet aeroplanes consist? | Kerosene |
| 721 | Which country produced 127 lakh metric tones fish in 2010? | Japan |
| 722 | Who was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire? | Rajuka |
| 723 | Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India? | Damodar Valley Corporation |
| 724 | Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India? | Shri V. T. Krishnamachari |
| 725 | What is Amnesia? | Related to loss of memory |
| 726 | Recently reserves of diamond have been reported in Madhya Pradesh from which place? | Devbhog |
| 727 | By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood? | Vishnugupta |
| 728 | The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment? | First |
| 729 | The filament of an electric bulb is made of which metal? | Tungsten |
| 730 | Who is associated with Tashkent Agreement? | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 731 | Which metal is used for generation of Nuclear Power? | Uranium |
| 732 | In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory? | Masulipattanam |
| 733 | Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations? | USA and Indonesia |
| 734 | What is the normal cholesterol level in human blood? | 180-200 mg% |
| 735 | Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha? | Nargis Dutt |
| 736 | Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal? | Gold |
| 737 | Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India? | Fort St. George |
| 738 | On which conservation law, does a rocker work? | Angular momentum |
| 739 | To which duties is the system of value added taxation applicable? | Excise duties |
| 740 | Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries? | Ethiopia and Somalia |
| 741 | Silver is obtained from the lead & Zinc ares of Zawar mines in which city? | Udaipur |
| 742 | In Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development? | Seals |
| 743 | What is Syrinx? | Voice box in Birds |
| 744 | By whom is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected? | All the members of Lok Sabha |
| 745 | Which is the best conductor of electricity? | Silve |
| 746 | Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? | Venus |
| 747 | In which year was the Indus Valley Civilisation discovered? | 1921 |
| 748 | Which first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India? | Sucheta Kripalani |
| 749 | Howmany of Banks were nationalised since 1969? | 20 |
| 750 | Which modification of root does not store food? | Stilt |
| 751 | Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin? | Venus |
| 752 | Purushsukta is a part of which veda? | Rigveda |
| 753 | What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply? | A separate Constitution |
| 754 | Through which material does sound travel slowest? | Wood |
| 755 | What are the brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha? | Dhrupad vocalists |
| 756 | How much the equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference? | Approximately 68 km |
| 757 | Which was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society? | Horses |
| 758 | Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris? | UNESCO |
| 759 | Vegetative propagation by stem cutting is generally foundation of which plant? | Sugarcane |
| 760 | To whom is the Chief Minister of a State responsible? | Governor |
| 761 | What is the distance of the equator from either of the poles? | 10,002 km |
| 762 | Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council held at Rajagriha? | Mahakassapa |
| 763 | By which method is the age of most ancient geological formations estimated? | C4 method |
| 764 | Which tax is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States? | Stamp Duties |
| 765 | Ban-Ki-Moon the Secretary general of UNO belongs to which country? | South Korea |
| 766 | Which layer of the atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying of jet aeroplanes? | Stratosphere |
| 767 | In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinirvan? | Malia |
| 768 | Most of the plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in which from? | Nitrates |
| 769 | Who is the Father of local self government in India? | Lord Ripon |
| 770 | If the temperature inside a room is increased, what will be the relative humidity? | Decrease |
| 771 | Which constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather? | Water Vapour |
| 772 | Who was the last ruler of Sunga dynasty? | Devabhuti |
| 773 | What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye? | Kamla Kant |
| 774 | Which is not a direct tax? | Tax on entertainment |
| 775 | Which fungus is responsible for disease late blight of potato? | Phytophthora infestans |
| 776 | Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint? | Coniferous forest |
| 777 | Who were the first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire? | Tamils |
| 778 | With which amendment act has Panchayati Raj received constitutional status? | 73rd |
| 779 | Which polymer is used for making bulletproof material? | Polyethylene |
| 780 | ‘Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny’ book was written by which person? | Swami Vivekananda |
| 781 | Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts? | Monsoon |
| 782 | Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda? | Charaka |
| 783 | The United Nations declared 2012 as the International Year of which thing? | Cooperatives |
| 784 | Which gland is both exo and endocrine gland? | Pancreas |
| 785 | By whom was the Constitution of India adopted? | Constituent Assembly |
| 786 | By which the maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided? | Coal |
| 787 | In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the study of which religion? | Mahayana Buddhism |
| 788 | The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of which thing? | Energy |
| 789 | Which state produces maximum Soya bean? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 790 | When is World Day for Water, recognized by the UN observed? | March 22 |
| 791 | Which country is rich in oil? | Indonesia |
| 792 | By whom was the first Muslim invasion of India lead? | Muharnmad-bin-Oasim |
| 793 | Which blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman’s capsule? | Afferent arteriole |
| 794 | When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met? | 9th December, 1946 |
| 795 | Which are macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers? | Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium |
| 796 | Which proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station? | P-wave, S-wave, L- wave |
| 797 | The Arab conquest of Sind took place in which year? | 712 A.D. |
| 798 | The United Nations declared 4th week of September which week? | Peace Week |
| 799 | What percentage of country’s demand for natural rubber is met by in indigenous production? | 0.97 |
| 800 | Which causes the disease syphilis? | Bacteria |
| 801 | Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active? | Iceland |
| 802 | Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture? | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| 803 | Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non- citizens? | Freedom to speech |
| 804 | What is the relative permeability of a paramagnetic material? | Greater than unity |
| 805 | The United Nations declared 2008 as which International Year? | Planet Earth |
| 806 | On which thing Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends? | Its speed at which it flows |
| 807 | What was the main basis of social organization in India during the early medieval period? | Caste |
| 808 | Which country stood second in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics medal tally? | US |
| 809 | Where is the national institute of nutrition located? | Hyderabad |
| 810 | Which is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India? | Right to Education |
| 811 | What is the average salt content in a litre of sea water? | 35 gm |
| 812 | Why is Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill,? | Land revenue system |
| 813 | In which Tyndall effect is not observed? | Sugar solution |
| 814 | Which can be used for checking inflation temporarily? | Decrease in money supply |
| 815 | Dhyan Chand’s name is associated with which game? | Badminton |
| 816 | Which are the “Horn of Africa”? | Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia |
| 817 | By whom was the Sarak-i-Azam which ran from the Indus to Sonargaon (in Bangladesh) built? | Sher Shah |
| 818 | Which is Nuclease enzyme begin its attack from free end of polynucleotide? | Exonuclease |
| 819 | After howmany years One-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire? | Second year |
| 820 | A soap bubble is given negative charge then what happen in its radius? | Increases |
| 821 | Israel has common borders with which countries? | Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan |
| 822 | The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of which rular? | Dara Shikoh |
| 823 | The World Food Prize is given by which organisation/world bodie? | Kraft general foods |
| 824 | Who are not protected against inflation? | Agricultural farmers |
| 825 | For which is the southern blot technique used for the detection? | DNA |
| 826 | Which is the State with the largest area under waste land? | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 827 | ‘Padmavat’ of Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a notable, work in Hindi, was completed during which reign? | Sher Shah |
| 828 | A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed/returned by Rajya Sabha within howmany days? | 14 days |
| 829 | What dose not contain a hydrophobic structure? | Rubber |
| 830 | How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded so far to Indian citizens? | 3 |
| 831 | In which is the largest population of Scheduled Tribes? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 832 | Who commanded the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat? | Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| 833 | Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World Champion in which sports? | Shooting |
| 834 | Which is the richest source of ascorbic acid? | Guava |
| 835 | Which worm reach into intestine of human by eating leaf? | Tape worm |
| 836 | Palghat joins which states? | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| 837 | In which year was Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese? | 1662 |
| 838 | How can a Change in distribution of powers between the Centre and the States be done? | Amending the Constitution |
| 839 | Which is electrical circuits used to get smooth de output from a rectified circuit called? | Filter |
| 840 | By which bill does the government make arrangement for the collection of revenues for a year? | Finance Bill |
| 841 | Which forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent? | Hindukush |
| 842 | Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of which famay? | Satyashodhak Samaj |
| 843 | Which international tennis event is played on a grass court? | Wimbeldon |
| 844 | By which would Desert plants be characterised? | By sunken stomata |
| 845 | The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based on which scheme? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 846 | Which soil is best suited for cotton? | Regur |
| 847 | By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal? | Lord William Bentinck |
| 848 | What is the most satisfactory method for separating sugars? | Chromatography |
| 849 | Who is the author of ‘Business @ Speed of Thought? | Bill Gates |
| 850 | Which is the ‘basis for determining the national income? | Production of goods and services |
| 851 | On the basis of the process of their formation, which soil is formed differently from the other three? | Regur |
| 852 | Which helped to develop close ties between the government and the masses? | Ryotwari Settlement |
| 853 | Alzheimer’s disease in human beings is characterised by which degeneration? | Degeneration of nerve cells |
| 854 | Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi? | 58th |
| 855 | The absorption of radio waves by the atmosphere depends on which thing? | Their frequency |
| 856 | Which crop requires continuous semiaquatic condition for cultivation? | Rice |
| 857 | Who was the leader to have the unique distinction of firing the first shot in the rebellion of 1857? | Mangal Pande |
| 858 | ‘Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani’ is the autobiography of which person? | V. P. Singh |
| 859 | The world famous ‘Khajuraho’ sculptures are located in which State? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 860 | Why is the yellow colour of urine? | Due to the presence of urochrome |
| 861 | Which stare is the largest producer of coffee? | Karnataka |
| 862 | In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who held the portfolio of Defence? | Baldev Singh |
| 863 | After howmany years is the President of USA is elected? | 4 years |
| 864 | Which enzyme changes maltose into glucose? | Maltose |
| 865 | Economic Planning is a subject of which list? | Union List |
| 866 | On planet Earth, where is no centrifugal force? | At the Poles |
| 867 | From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March? | Sabarmati Ashram |
| 868 | Who is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)? | Tim Berners-Lee |
| 869 | Which of the following will provide maximum roughage to our diet, if taken in equal mass? | Cabbage |
| 870 | Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 871 | Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year? | Mercury |
| 872 | Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India? | Mohammad Iqbal |
| 873 | Which polymer is widely used for making bullet proof material? | Polyethylene |
| 874 | Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate? | Maize |
| 875 | What is the mean of ‘Take off stage’ in an economy? | Steady growth begins |
| 876 | The equator cuts through which island? | Borneo |
| 877 | Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States? | Sardar Patel |
| 878 | Which three important micronutrients are essential for humans? | Copper, zinc and iodine |
| 879 | By which act did the Crown take the Government of India into its own hands? | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| 880 | What are Carbon, diamond and graphite together called? | Allotropes |
| 881 | Which city is associated with the river Mekong? | Phnom-Penh |
| 882 | By which was Yavanika (Curtain) introduced in Indian theatre? | Greeks |
| 883 | What is the name given to an almost circular coral reef inside which there is a lagoon? | Atoll |
| 884 | Chocolates can be bad for health because of a high content of which element? | Nickel |
| 885 | In which Photosynthesis occurs? | Chloroplast |
| 886 | Which are the important species of the Mediterranean biome? | Pine, cedar, fir |
| 887 | At which place was the headless statue of Kanishka found? | Mathura |
| 888 | Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India? | President |
| 889 | By whom was Electron first identified? | J. J. Thomson |
| 890 | When was EXIM Bank set-up? | 1982 |
| 891 | The annual average rate of net plant production is highest in which forests? | Temperate forest |
| 892 | The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in which language? | Ardhamagadhi |
| 893 | Which animal can tolerate more summer heat? | Donkey |
| 894 | What is the estimation of age of woody plant by counting annual ring? | Dendrochronology |
| 895 | In whom the executive authority of the Union is vested by the Constitution? | President |
| 896 | Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which state? | Himachal Pradesh |
| 897 | Of which Religion-wise the sculpture were found at Kankali tila in Mathura? | Jaina |
| 898 | Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of which metal? | Zinc |
| 899 | By whom was the famous ‘Kirti Stambha’ at Chittor built? | Rana Kumbha |
| 900 | Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India? | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| 901 | Which state receives rainfall from north-east monsoons? | Tamil Nadu |
| 902 | Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India? | Goa |
| 903 | Soft drinks such as cocoa contain singnificant quantities of which thing? | Caffein |
| 904 | By whom is the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament appointed? | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| 905 | How must be the The lines of force of a uniform magnetic field? | Parallel to each other |
| 906 | The Varansi Kanyakumari National Highway is called which national highway? | NH 7 |
| 907 | Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley? | Thomas Best |
| 908 | Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which subject? | Astrophysics |
| 909 | Which is the official language of Central Bank of West African Bank? | French |
| 910 | What is the transfer of pollengrain from pollensac to stigma called? | Pollination |
| 911 | What is in terms of the railway system India’s position in the world? | Fourth |
| 912 | Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established? | Jamshedpur |
| 913 | Who decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not? | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| 914 | Chlorophyll is a naturally occuring chelate compound in, what is the which the central metal in this? | Magnesium |
| 915 | What is the most appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth? | Per capita real income |
| 916 | Which is the brightest planet? | Venus |
| 917 | Who used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 918 | Which is UN special agency and not programme? | UNDP |
| 919 | What is the Study of integrated use of microbiology, biochmistry and engineering? | Biotechnology |
| 920 | Where is In the Constitution of India, the word ‘Federal’ used? | Nowhere |
| 921 | Which planet takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution? | Venus |
| 922 | Which element of Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley Civilization? | Cult of Shiva |
| 923 | When a ray of light is going from one medium to another, how is its frequency? | Frequency remains same |
| 924 | Who is the author of “The Kalam effect: My years with the president”? | P.M. Nayer |
| 925 | CENVAT is associated with which rate? | Rate of indirect tax |
| 926 | At the summer solstice, which latitude will have the longest night? | 60°S |
| 927 | What was the script of Indus Valley Civilization? | Undeciphered |
| 928 | Which branch of science deals with the study of tissue found in the body of organism? | Histology |
| 929 | By whom is Recognition to a political party accorded? | By the Election Commission |
| 930 | For which thing is Washing soda the common name? | Sodium carbonate |
| 931 | Through where does the Tropic of Cancer passes? | India and Saudi Arabia |
| 932 | What are Brahmanas? | Texts on sacrificial rituals |
| 933 | Who is the author of the book ‘Freedom from Fear’? | Aung San Suukyi |
| 934 | When is Doctor’s Day, Bidhan Chandra Roy Birth Day is observed? | July 1 |
| 935 | Which hormone is injected into cow and buffalow during milking? | Oxytocin |
| 936 | What happens when a sudden fall in the barometric reading? | Storm |
| 937 | What is the meaning of ‘Buddha’? | The Enlightened one |
| 938 | Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi? | 58th |
| 939 | Heat given to an ideal gas under isothermal conditions is used in which work? | In doing external work |
| 940 | How long does India’s economic zone extend miles off its coast? | 200 |
| 941 | How is the Relative humidity of the atmosphere directly affected? | Change in atmospheric temperature |
| 942 | Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which Indian ruler? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| 943 | When is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, recognized by the UN observed? | October 27 |
| 944 | Maximum nutritive element aborbed by blood from which part of alimentary canal? | Small intestine |
| 945 | Under whose signature are the members of All-India Services appointed? | President |
| 946 | Which climate best suited for horticulture? | Mediterranean |
| 947 | Before ascending the Maurya throne, How was Ashoka served? | As a Viceroy of Taxila |
| 948 | From which one among the following water sources, the water is likely to be contaminated with fluoride? | Ground water |
| 949 | In which year did the first modem Olympic Games take place? | 1896 |
| 950 | Which neighbouring country has objections on Indian Baglihar Hydro- electric Project? | Pakistan |
| 951 | Which region does not receive most of its rainfall during winter? | Central North America |
| 952 | What were the two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan? | Works of the Gupta Art |
| 953 | Which genetic disease is sex -linked? | Royal haemophilia |
| 954 | What is the part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers? | Preamble |
| 955 | When will a hot body radiate maximum energy? | If its surface is black and rough |
| 956 | Which African country is richer than others in gold and diamond? | Zaire |
| 957 | Who has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’? | Samudragupta |
| 958 | Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to which country? | Kenya |
| 959 | How many players are there on each side in a women’s Basketball game? | 6 |
| 960 | Who proved that DNA is the basic genetic material? | Hershey and Chase |
| 961 | Which is the leading producer of sulphur? | U.S.A. |
| 962 | During the reign of which Pallava ruler did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visit Kanchi? | Narasimhavaram I |
| 963 | What does the Preamble of our Constitution contin? | The spirit of the Constitution |
| 964 | Which will you put into pure water in order to pass electric current through it? | Lemon Juice |
| 965 | Of the various ways of financing government’s investment expenditure, what is the least inflationary? | Taxation |
| 966 | In which country are ‘Dykes’ especially constructed? | Norway |
| 967 | What was Sher Shah’s real name? | Farid |
| 968 | Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India? | Ahmedabad |
| 969 | “Green house effect” with respect to global warming refers to which effect? | Warming effect |
| 970 | Which State has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 971 | For which landform is Colorado in U.S.A. famous? | Grand Canyon |
| 972 | Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D.? | Second Battle of Tarain |
| 973 | A far-sighted person has a near point at 100 cm. What must be the power of the correcting lens? | +3.0 D |
| 974 | Which Indian was honoured by the World Statesman Award, 2012? | Stephen Harper |
| 975 | By which band is Monetary policy regulated? | Central Bank |
| 976 | Strait of Florida runs in between which water bodies? | Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico |
| 977 | During whose reign did the Mongols first invade India? | Iltutmish |
| 978 | What is the green color of plants produced from organelles? | Chloroplasts |
| 979 | According to which system are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? | Single Transferable Vote System |
| 980 | Which fuel causes minimum environmental pollution? | Hydrogen |
| 981 | Which Strait separates Asia from North America? | The Bering Strait |
| 982 | Who was contemporary of Namdev? | Sena |
| 983 | The ODI Player of the Year 2012’ Award was given by ICC to which India cricketer? | Virat Kohli |
| 984 | Who has created world record in the men’s 100 metres sprint event at 2008 Olympic Games? | Usain Bolt |
| 985 | Which ceil organelles function as the power house of a living cell? | Mitochondria |
| 986 | Which States of the U.S.A. are attached to Mexico? | California and Texas |
| 987 | Who was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer? | Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti |
| 988 | The members of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for what period? | 5 years |
| 989 | How many image can a man see if he stands between two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of 60°? | 5 |
| 990 | What is the basic attribute of a formal organization? | Rules and regulations |
| 991 | Khartoum is situated at the confluence of which rivers? | White Nile and Blue Nile |
| 992 | Under which reign did Mughal Empire extend up to Tamil territory in the South? | Aurangzeb |
| 993 | The Winter Olympic came into being in which year? | 1924 |
| 994 | By which Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the other is accomplished? | By transfer RNA |
| 995 | Which One feature is distinguishing the Rajya Sabha from the vidhan Parishad? | Indirect election |
| 996 | Which is the suthernmost city? | Raipur |
| 997 | Which Rajput mansabdar revolted against Aurangzeb? | Durgadas Rathore |
| 998 | Which hydrocarbon is mainly present in gobar gas? | Methane |
| 999 | Who wrote the book Babubivah? | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| 1000 | If the price of an inferior good falls, what about its demand? | Remains constant |
| 1001 | Which gulf would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil? | Gulf of Mannar |
| 1002 | Which was the last governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor? | Murshid Quli Khan |
| 1003 | Where do Sweat glands occur in greatest number? | In the skin of the armpits |
| 1004 | What is the electorate for a Panchayat? | The Gram Sabha |
| 1005 | The cause of fractional atomic weights of elements? | The presence of Isotopes |
| 1006 | The second largest river basin in India is of which river? | Godavari |
| 1007 | Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’? | Guru Hargovind |
| 1008 | Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Kari Marx? | Friedrich Engels |
| 1009 | In acronym SAARC, ‘C’ stands for which word? | Cooperation |
| 1010 | What is the total number of bones in human skull? | 30 |
| 1011 | Which is the second largest basin in Peninsular India? | Krishna Basin |
| 1012 | Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS? | Surendranath Banerjee |
| 1013 | For which period does Mayor of a Municipal Corporation hold the office? | 1 year |
| 1014 | Which gas has maximum calorific value? | Oil gas |
| 1015 | In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? | Primary sector |
| 1016 | Why do Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters? | Due to cyclones |
| 1017 | Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? | Warren Hastings |
| 1018 | When did India join the United Nations? | 1945 |
| 1019 | The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of animals? | Birds from reptiles |
| 1020 | Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 1021 | Why does Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune? | Because mumbai is on the windward side |
| 1022 | What was the real name of Tantiya Tope? | Ramchandra Panduranga |
| 1023 | Which rays can pass through 20 cm thickness of steel? | ã-rays |
| 1024 | Which characteristic is common among parrot, platypus and kangaroo? | Functional post anal tail |
| 1025 | In India, in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? | Commercial banking |
| 1026 | Which does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? | Kolkata |
| 1027 | Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of 1857? | Pamstern |
| 1028 | AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), What is this? | Retro virus |
| 1029 | By whom was the Cabinet Mission to India headed? | Lord Pethick Lawrence |
| 1030 | Phosgene is obtained by the reaction of carbon monoxide and which gas? | Chlorine |
| 1031 | Where are Diesel locomotives manufactured? | Varanasi |
| 1032 | Who advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1033 | Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? | Gasoline |
| 1034 | SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted between which countreis? | India and Singapore |
| 1035 | By whom were Species Plantarum and Systema Natural written? | Linneus |
| 1036 | What is the process that result in the breakdown of rocks and minerals in situ? | Weathering |
| 1037 | Who were considered constitutionalist within the Indian National Congress? | Satyamurty and K. M. Munshi |
| 1038 | Which is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India? | Right to Education |
| 1039 | Old-written material, which cannot be read easily, how can be read? | By infrared rays |
| 1040 | Which is the largest Public Sector Bank in India? | State Bank of India |
| 1041 | Which sets indicated the Aeolian process? | Corrosion, attrition, deflation |
| 1042 | Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at Lucknow? | Annie Besant |
| 1043 | Which is nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? | Sagarika |
| 1044 | Medicine for high blood pressure is obtained from which species? | Rauwolffia species |
| 1045 | Howmany times has National Emergency been declared? | Three times |
| 1046 | Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? | Low humidity |
| 1047 | Who headed the Cabinet Mission? | Lord Pethick Lawrence |
| 1048 | Which compound does not contains an OH group? | Aldehyde |
| 1049 | Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Authority? | Rakesh Nath |
| 1050 | Who is responsible for the collection and publication of monetary and financial information? | Reserve Bank of India |
| 1051 | What is the quantity of water in a particular volume of air called? | Absolute humidity |
| 1052 | The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in which book? | Indica |
| 1053 | When does a cell increase in volume? | If the external medium is hypotonic |
| 1054 | Under which act was the Supreme Court set up? | Regulating Act |
| 1055 | Mesons are found in which rays? | Cosmic rays |
| 1056 | Lichens and Mosses are characteristic vegetation of which zone? | The polar zone |
| 1057 | Who also had the name Devanama Piyadasi? | Mauryan King Ashoka |
| 1058 | Who was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1059 | How many member country are there in Commonwealth Nations? | 54 |
| 1060 | Which plant yeilds biodiesel or biofuel? | Jatropha curcas |
| 1061 | What is associated with a savanna climate? | Scrub |
| 1062 | Who was a contemporary of Alexander, the Great? | Chandragupt Maurya |
| 1063 | Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to be impeached? | Justice Ramaswami |
| 1064 | Maximum hydrogen bonding would be observed in which compound? | Methanol |
| 1065 | Taxation and the government’s expenditure policy are dealt under under which policy? | Fiscal policy |
| 1066 | Slash and burn agriculture in North Eastern State is Known by which name? | Jhumming |
| 1067 | Which historical personality of India is also known as Vishnugupta? | Chanakya |
| 1068 | Which organization issue the rules of global trade? | World Trade Organization |
| 1069 | Which enzyme is found in human saliva? | Ptyalin |
| 1070 | By whom is the Area of Lok Sabha Constituency for the purpose of general election determined? | Election Commission |
| 1071 | Telangana region represents type of vegetation? | Thorn |
| 1072 | Who were the first Europeans to reach India for trade? | Portuguese |
| 1073 | A liquid will not wet the surface of solid if the angle of contact is which angle? | Obtuse |
| 1074 | Which decade is celebrated as First International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People? | 1994-2004 |
| 1075 | What is the main source of revenue to meet different expenditures? | Internal borrowings |
| 1076 | On which planet of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? | Venus |
| 1077 | The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in which year? | 1613 |
| 1078 | What is the normal temperature of human body on the kelvin scale? | 310 |
| 1079 | After howmany years is Election of Rajya Sabha held? | 2 years |
| 1080 | What is the average salinity of sea water? | 0.035 |
| 1081 | Which planet of the solar system has the longest day? | Venus |
| 1082 | What was the main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley civilization? | Agriculture |
| 1083 | Which decade is celebrated as First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty? | 1997-2006 |
| 1084 | International voluntary blood donation day is observed on which date? | November 6 |
| 1085 | Why can Insects move on the surface of water without sinking? | Due to Surface tension of water |
| 1086 | Which minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust? | Silica |
| 1087 | Which Harappan site had a dock? | Lothal |
| 1088 | Pneumoconiosis affects the workers who work mainly in which industry? | Coal mining industry |
| 1089 | On which Panchayat did the Ashok Mehta Committee greater emphasis? | Mandai Panchayat |
| 1090 | Which has the largest livestock population in the world? | India |
| 1091 | The tide at its maximum height is known by which name? | Spring tide |
| 1092 | Which Veda throws light on the beliefs and practices of the non-Aryans? | Atharvaveda |
| 1093 | The United Nations declared 2009 as which International Year? | Reconciliation |
| 1094 | Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of which thing? | Khesari Dal |
| 1095 | Under which Ministry of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work? | Ministry of Agriculture |
| 1096 | Where are the Local thunderstorms ‘Nor’ westers’ prominent? | West Bengal |
| 1097 | The code of conduct of the Vedic society was laid out in which text? | Smritis |
| 1098 | What are the metallic constituents of hard water? | Calcium, magnesium and iron |
| 1099 | Who broke Pete Sampras’s record of maximum Grand Slams in tennis? | Roger Federer |
| 1100 | With which was Tarapore Committee associated? | Fuller capital account convertibility |
| 1101 | What is the dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere? | Smog |
| 1102 | Who was the founder of the Nanda dyansty? | Mahapadma Nanda |
| 1103 | How many orangutans disappear each year as result of palm oil farming? | 5000 |
| 1104 | Who decides about the reasonableness of the restrictions placed on Fundamental Rights? | Courts |
| 1105 | Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with frequency, in the range of which unit? | Giga hertz |
| 1106 | Mosses and Lichens are the characteristic vegetation of which region? | Tundra region |
| 1107 | Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? | Kharavela |
| 1108 | Makers of which types sponsor Indian ace Narian Karthikeyan? | MRF |
| 1109 | Where will the winter youth Olympics Games 2016 be held? | Lillehammer |
| 1110 | Which specy of rhinoceros is said to be the most critically endangered species? | Javan rhino |
| 1111 | Trees with hardwood and dense canopy are generally found in which forests? | Evergreen forests |
| 1112 | What was the language of the Satavahana inscription? | Prakrit |
| 1113 | By whom is the Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive enjoined? | Directive Principle |
| 1114 | According to Dalton’s atomic theory, which is the smallest particle which can exist independently? | An atom |
| 1115 | Which Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has “ecology” depicted on it? | Rs. 100 |
| 1116 | In India, which type of forest occupy the largest area? | Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest |
| 1117 | The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose contemporary? | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| 1118 | Which was the first Asian lady swimmer to have crossed the English Channel? | Arati Saha |
| 1119 | Which creature is featured on the logo for International Year of Biodiversity 2010? | A greater flamingo |
| 1120 | To which Bill the President must accord his sanction without sending it back for fresh consideration? | Finance Bills |
| 1121 | Where is Over 90% of the world’s biomass? | In tropical rain forests |
| 1122 | Who deciphered the Brahmi script? | James Princep |
| 1123 | Who firstly predicated the existence of electromagnetic waves? | Maxwell |
| 1124 | Who is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2012? | A.A. Manavalan |
| 1125 | When was decimal coinage introduced in India? | 1957 |
| 1126 | Why have continents have drifted apart? | Because of tectonic activities |
| 1127 | Which ruler was adorned with the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’ (King of Kings)? | Chandragupta I |
| 1128 | What represents the most complex level? | Ecosystem |
| 1129 | Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha? | Nargis Dutt |
| 1130 | Which type of glass is used in making lenses and prisms? | Flint glass |
| 1131 | Which is the smallest water body? | Japan Sea |
| 1132 | In ancient peninsular India, who assumed the title ‘Vatapikonda’? | Narasimhavarman |
| 1133 | The Golden Palmd’or award at the 65th Cannes Film Festival was received by which person? | Amour |
| 1134 | Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches? | Mohd. Azharuddin |
| 1135 | Which is the largest flower in the world? | Rafflesia |
| 1136 | Which European country borders Atlanic Ocean? | Portugal |
| 1137 | Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to which Rajput dynasty? | Gahadavalas |
| 1138 | Whose prior consent can the Money Bills be introduced in the State Legislature? | Governor |
| 1139 | The intensity of a magnetic field is defined as the force experienced by which pole? | Unit north pole |
| 1140 | Among Indian Economists who had done pioneering work on National Income? | V. K. R. V. Rao |
| 1141 | Which country makes maximum use of the geothermal energy? | Iceland |
| 1142 | Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably? | Alauddin Khilji |
| 1143 | The term ‘Butterfly Stroke’ is associated with which game? | Swimming |
| 1144 | Which vitamin is very liable and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage? | Vitamin C |
| 1145 | Who acts as the Chancellor of State Universities? | Governor |
| 1146 | Which current is produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru? | Humboldt current |
| 1147 | By whom was the structure of Qutab Minar was completed? | Iltutmish |
| 1148 | In which process, a nucleus spontaneously breaks down by emitting radiation? | Radioactive decay |
| 1149 | ‘Alice in Wonderland’ the famous TV Serial, is based on a book written by which author? | Lewis Caroll |
| 1150 | Who was the chairman of National Income Committee? | P. C. Mahalanobis |
| 1151 | In which country are the broken hill famous for zinc and lead? | Australia |
| 1152 | When Akbar was young, Who was his guardian? | Bairam Khan |
| 1153 | Which organ destroys worn out RBCs in the body of a vertebrate? | Spleen |
| 1154 | Which State has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all? | Nagaland |
| 1155 | Fluorescent tubes are fitted with a choke. What does the choke coil? | Reduces current in the circuit |
| 1156 | The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains? | Block mountains |
| 1157 | In which year Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire? | 1560 |
| 1158 | Who wrote the book ‘A Passage to India’– | E. M. Foster |
| 1159 | Barack Obama, the President of America, comes from which American States? | Illinois |
| 1160 | What is the normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale? | 310 |
| 1161 | Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of which? | Lava |
| 1162 | By whom was Nishat Garden built? | Jahangir |
| 1163 | Who is the executive head of a Municipal Corporation? | Commissioner |
| 1164 | What is the maximum number of hydrogen bonds in a H2O molecule? | 4 |
| 1165 | How is the contribution of agriculture to India’s economy? | Decreasing |
| 1166 | Which tributary of the Ganga System flows northwards? | Sone |
| 1167 | Which Mughal ruler banned music and dancing? | Aurangzeb |
| 1168 | Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honour of “Marshal”? | Arjun Singh |
| 1169 | Which chemical is most suitable to control storage insects on a small scale? | B. H. C. |
| 1170 | How did Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution? | By consensus |
| 1171 | Which river originates at Amarkantak? | Narmada |
| 1172 | Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey? | Mir Jafar |
| 1173 | For television broadcasting, what frequency is employed normally? | 30 – 300 MHz |
| 1174 | Kourou city is well-known for which purpose? | Satellite launching |
| 1175 | Which body finalises the Five Year Plan proposals? | National Development Council |
| 1176 | Which are the leading states in the production of cotton in India? | Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| 1177 | Where did Shahjahan build the Moti Masjid? | Agra |
| 1178 | What is the study of the relation of animals and plants to their’ surroundings called? | Ecology |
| 1179 | What was the most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 1180 | The nitrogen percentage is the highest in which fertilizer? | Urea |
| 1181 | Which State has the largest number of sugar mills? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1182 | Among which class did Indian National Congress find wide acceptance initially? | Educated middle class |
| 1183 | If you wish to visit Golconda Fort, you will have to go to which state? | Karnataka |
| 1184 | Which biome has the highest species diversity? | Tropical rainforests |
| 1185 | By whom was first successful vaccine against virul disease of small pox discovered? | Edward Jenner |
| 1186 | Kanha National Park belongs to which biogeographical area in the world? | Tropical Sub-humid Forests |
| 1187 | In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress? | 1896 |
| 1188 | The five year term of the President is calculated from which day? | The day he assumes charge |
| 1189 | Which effect shows particle nature of height? | Photoelectric effect |
| 1190 | Of which purpose was Nationalisation of banks done? | Consolidating the economy |
| 1191 | Which planet is known as veiled planet? | Mars |
| 1192 | Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse? | Satara |
| 1193 | Which contenent has the lowest growth rate of population? | Europe |
| 1194 | Nitrogen fixing bacteria is useful in growing which crop? | Legume |
| 1195 | If the President wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to whom? | Vice-President |
| 1196 | Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world? | Lake Superior |
| 1197 | Which leader of the Revolution of 1857 had the real name of Ram Chandra Pandurang? | Tatiya Tope |
| 1198 | Activated charcoal is employed to remove colouring matter from pure substance, it work? | Adsorption |
| 1199 | Other than India and China, which group of countries border Myanmar? | Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh |
| 1200 | Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of commercial activity? | Share Market |
| 1201 | Which is the largest river in the world? | Amazon |
| 1202 | Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ during which movement? | Quit India Movement |
| 1203 | Respiration can occur in the absence of oxygen in which thing? | Yeast |
| 1204 | How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years? | Once |
| 1205 | Optic fibres are mainly used for which purpose? | Communication |
| 1206 | Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so? | Rainfall is seasonal and scanty |
| 1207 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in which year? | 1889 |
| 1208 | Which was the first to legalize euthanasia? | Netherlands |
| 1209 | Chanda Kochhar leads to which of the organisation? | ICICI Bank |
| 1210 | What is the selectively permeable membrane of the cell? | Plasma lemma |
| 1211 | Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests? | Ivory coast |
| 1212 | Where has the largest concentration of Harappan sites been found? | Ghaggar-Hakra |
| 1213 | In which of the Parliamentary Financial Committees is the Rajya Sabha not represented? | Estimates Committee |
| 1214 | Which compound gives both ninhydrin test and Molisch’s test? | A protein |
| 1215 | In which year was Tax collection of Central govt. lowest as compare to G.D.P.? | 1999-2000 |
| 1216 | The greatest diversity of animal and species occurs in which forest? | Tropical moist forest |
| 1217 | Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered? | At Daimabad |
| 1218 | Baan Ki-moon, the UNO Secretary-General belong to whiich country? | South Korea |
| 1219 | Which unicellular non-pathogenic parasite is found in the human intestine? | E, coli |
| 1220 | The States Reorganisation Act created howmany States and Union Territories? | 14 and 6 |
| 1221 | In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? | Sutlej valley |
| 1222 | Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a ‘Chela lake’? | Rajendra I |
| 1223 | Which rays are most penetrating? | y-rays |
| 1224 | The headquarters of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Country is located in which city? | Vienna |
| 1225 | In India, in which was the service tax first introduced? | 1994 |
| 1226 | Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries? | India and China |
| 1227 | Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? | Dantidurga |
| 1228 | Which is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom in respect of number of species? | Arthropoda |
| 1229 | Which is not administered by a Lieutenant Governor? | Chandigarh |
| 1230 | Which of the following carbohydrates is most abundant in nature? | Cellulose |
| 1231 | On which river are Tikarpara and Jaraj dams constructed under a multipurpose project? | Mahanadi |
| 1232 | Which ruler at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-i-Ala’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’? | Sher Shah Suri |
| 1233 | In which year was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) founded? | 1969 |
| 1234 | Who is the author of the book “Superstar India From Incredible to Unstopable”– | Sobha De |
| 1235 | Which is largest cell organelles? | Plastid |
| 1236 | What is the major source of iron ore for Visakhapatnam? | Bailadila |
| 1237 | Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’ as Lodi dynasty was to which ruler? | Ibrahim Lodi |
| 1238 | What is the document published by the government to apprise the public on any issue? | White Paper |
| 1239 | Which is a good conductor of electricity? | Human body |
| 1240 | Of which allocation does Gadgil Formula refer to? | Tax proceeds between the States |
| 1241 | Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? | Mercury and Venus |
| 1242 | In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid? | 1853 |
| 1243 | Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’? | Jagmohan |
| 1244 | Which substance is more than 80% in the cell? | Water |
| 1245 | Which language is Next to Hindi spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent? | Bengali |
| 1246 | Which planet have thirteen moons? | Neptune |
| 1247 | Which was the chariler Act to close the trade of East India? | 1833 |
| 1248 | Which are the high-temperature superconductors? | Ceramic oxides |
| 1249 | The United Nations declared 1994 as which International Year? | International Year of the Family |
| 1250 | Who is regarded as the founder of the scientific Socialism? | Karl Marx |
| 1251 | One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to howmuch distance? | 50 miles |
| 1252 | With which period do we associate the ‘megaliths’? | Neolithic |
| 1253 | National Environmental Engineering research institute is situated in which city? | Nagpur |
| 1254 | In which part of the Constitution the concept of Welfare State finds elaboration? | Directive Principles |
| 1255 | Which common devices works on the basis of the principle of mutual induction? | Transformer |
| 1256 | Where is the maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes? | At equator |
| 1257 | When the first metal tool came into being why was it used for? | Clearing jungles |
| 1258 | Misha Grewal is associated with which game/sport? | Squash |
| 1259 | Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which sports event? | Cycling |
| 1260 | Which Pollutant is produced from vehicles that cause mental diseases? | Pb |
| 1261 | What is Water vapour beyond the dew point? | Condensation |
| 1262 | When did the concept of pollution emerge clearly? | In the Post-Vedic period |
| 1263 | What is the total number of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution? | 11 |
| 1264 | Which is the variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material? | Peat |
| 1265 | What is the highest denomination of currency notes in circulation as legal tender in India at present? | Rs. 1000 |
| 1266 | Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side? | Orographic |
| 1267 | Which of the Vedas was divided” into “White’ and ‘Black’ parts? | Yajur |
| 1268 | Who became the first woman in the world to ski to the North Pole? | Ann Banoraft |
| 1269 | In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells formed? | Spleen |
| 1270 | By whom is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected? | All the members of Lok Sabha |
| 1271 | In which forests are Teak and Sal are the principal trees? | Tropical moist deciduous |
| 1272 | Who is often described as the second ‘Parasurama’ or the exterminator of the entire kshatriya race? | Mahapadrna |
| 1273 | Which is the process in which no heat enters or leaves? | Adiabatic |
| 1274 | For outstanding contribution to which field is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given? | Science |
| 1275 | For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked? | American Dollar |
| 1276 | Which vegetation is called natural cattle country? | Downs |
| 1277 | Who, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion? | Dhana Nanda |
| 1278 | What is Hepatitis-B, which affects liver? | Virus |
| 1279 | By whom is the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee appointed? | Speaker |
| 1280 | By which permeabilty is a super conductor characterised? | Zero permeability |
| 1281 | In the world production of natural rubber, what is the rank of India? | Fourth |
| 1282 | To whom the ‘Yavanas’ refer? | Greeks |
| 1283 | ‘Meghanath Saha’ award is given for outstanding contribution in which field? | Science |
| 1284 | Who wrote the book ‘Algebra of Infinite Justice’? | Arundhati Roy |
| 1285 | The saliva helps in the digestion of which thing? | Starch |
| 1286 | What is Oolong tea? | A variety of tea cultivated in Taiwan |
| 1287 | Who earned the title of a ‘Liberator’? | Ashoka |
| 1288 | Which was the first State to become bifurcated after independence? | Madras |
| 1289 | How is the speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium? | Remains unaltered |
| 1290 | Which tax is not levied by the Union Government? | Profession Tax |
| 1291 | How are the caves of the world’s greatest fold mountains formed? | Compressional movement |
| 1292 | Vatapi was the capital of the which reign? | Chalukyas |
| 1293 | The autobiography ‘Living History’ has been authored by author? | Hillary Clinton |
| 1294 | How is the pitch of the voice of women generally? | Higher than that of men |
| 1295 | On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat? | May 1, in the year 1960 |
| 1296 | Which is a block mountain? | Vosges |
| 1297 | By whom was the famous book Geet Govind written? | Jayadev |
| 1298 | What makes a lemon sour? | Citric acid |
| 1299 | How is Swami Vivekananda’s birthday observed in India? | As National Youth Day |
| 1300 | What is the principal source of revenue to the State Government in India? | Sales Tax |
| 1301 | Which is the busiest oceanic trade route? | North Atlantic route |
| 1302 | Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini? | Alauddin Khilji |
| 1303 | By which algae is Nitrogen fixation done? | Blue-green algae |
| 1304 | Which post does the Constitution of India not mention? | The Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1305 | When do all the magnetic materials lose their magnetic properties? | Strongly heated |
| 1306 | Why are the Canals in Western Europeare mainly used? | For inland navigation |
| 1307 | By whom was the ‘Tahglq-i-Hind’, a famous literary work, written? | Alberuni |
| 1308 | Which day is observed as the World Environment Day? | 5th June |
| 1309 | In which Indian state is the game of Polo said to have originated? | Manipur |
| 1310 | Which organs are morphologically different but perform the same function? | Analogous organs |
| 1311 | Which is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a river? | Oxbow lake |
| 1312 | Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit? | Vallabhacharya |
| 1313 | How can a major portion of the Constitution be amended? | By two-thirds majority |
| 1314 | In which type of coal percentage of carbon is the highest? | Anthracite |
| 1315 | By whom was the first attempt to initiate economic planning in India made? | By M. Visvesvaraya |
| 1316 | In which ocean is Diamantina Trench situated? | Indian Ocean |
| 1317 | Form where did Babar come to India originally? | Ferghana |
| 1318 | Which beach is visited by Olive Ridley turtles annually for mass nesting? | Gahirmatha |
| 1319 | Why is the water of Holy Ganges river is pure? | Due to presence of Bacteriophages |
| 1320 | How the Constitution describes India? | As a Union of States |
| 1321 | The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which mountains? | Fold mountains |
| 1322 | During the reign of emperor was the artillery most perfect and numerous? | Aurangzeb |
| 1323 | A hollow sphere of copper is positively charged, Then what will the electric field be inside the sphere? | Zero |
| 1324 | How many States of the U.S.A. are not attached to its mainland? | Two |
| 1325 | What was the decentralisation system recommended? | Balwant Rai Mehta |
| 1326 | Which are the oldest mountains in India according to geographical history? | Aravallis |
| 1327 | Who was last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne? | Muhammad Shah |
| 1328 | Which Bacteria is found in the intestine of human? | Escherichia coli |
| 1329 | Which language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule though it is an official language of a State? | English |
| 1330 | What is the mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen called? | Producer gas |
| 1331 | Which is the river with highest tidal bore in India? | Hoogli |
| 1332 | From which ruler did Albuquerque capture Goa? | Bijapur |
| 1333 | Which train/railway passes through Germany, France, Austria, Hungary and Romania? | Orient Express |
| 1334 | Which biologist, proposed that life is originated in water,? | Thales |
| 1335 | When chlorophyll absorbs light, what does it gets excited and emits? | Electrons |
| 1336 | Which is a land-locked sea? | Aral Sea |
| 1337 | Which European were the last to come- to pre-independence India as traders? | French |
| 1338 | Who has the final power to maintain order within the House of People? | Speaker |
| 1339 | In our houses we get 220 V A. C What does the value 220 represent? | Effective voltage |
| 1340 | Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same? | 6 months imprisonment |
| 1341 | Which would be most suited for an area which has only two months of scanty rainfall in a year? | Pulse |
| 1342 | Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? | Badruddin Tyyabji |
| 1343 | Mallika Sarabhi is associated with which field? | Classical dance |
| 1344 | After respiration the conversion of energy is mainly in which form of? | ATP |
| 1345 | Who fixes the salaries and the allowances of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? | Parliament |
| 1346 | Which crop is grown in India mainly by dry farming? | Millet |
| 1347 | Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress session? | George Yule |
| 1348 | What is formed when white phosphorus is heated at 540 K in the absence of air? | Red phosphorus |
| 1349 | When did Economic Community of Central African States came into existence? | 1983 |
| 1350 | In which year, some more commercial banks in addition to the first lot of 141 were nationalised in India? | 1980 |
| 1351 | The mapping of which part of earthis most difficult? | Interior of the earth |
| 1352 | Which Urdu poets was invited, to the Second and Third Round Table Conference? | Muhammad Iqbal |
| 1353 | What is the connecting link between Annelida and Mollusca? | Neopalina |
| 1354 | Howmnay subjects are in the Concurrent List? | 47 subjects |
| 1355 | A small weight is put on the pressure cooker. It increases the pressure of the steam. Why? | Area of contact is small |
| 1356 | Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust? | Aluminium |
| 1357 | Which first movement was launched against the British in India? | Swadeshi Movement |
| 1358 | When did East African Development Bank come into force? | 1967 |
| 1359 | Who has directed the film ‘Sardar’? | Ketan Mehta |
| 1360 | What is also known as green protozo? | Euglena |
| 1361 | The tropopause occurs at the equator at a height of howmany kilometers? | 17 km |
| 1362 | Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference? | Ramsay Macdonald |
| 1363 | How can a Change in distribution of powers between the Centre and the States be done? | Amending the Constitution |
| 1364 | Which acid is used to remove ink and rust stains and cloth? | Oxalic acid |
| 1365 | Which forms the largest share of deficit in Govt. of India budget? | Fiscal deficit |
| 1366 | 97% of the atmosphere lies with in howmany kilometers of the surface of the earth? | 5 km |
| 1367 | By virtue of which Act, dyarchy was introduced in India? | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| 1368 | Who has written the book ‘The Famished Road’? | Ben Okri |
| 1369 | In a living cell what is the site of ribosome formation? | Nucleolus |
| 1370 | Which Amendment of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj? | 73rd |
| 1371 | Primitive people practice animal rearing in the tropical grasslands of which area? | East Africa |
| 1372 | By whom was the first republic of the world established in Vaishali? | Lichhavi |
| 1373 | How can one can distinguish a telescope from a microscope? | By observing size of the lens |
| 1374 | World day to combat desertification and drought is observed on which date? | June 17 |
| 1375 | Which scheme was intended to tap the black money? | India Development Bonds |
| 1376 | What are the Low-latitude grasslands in south America called? | Pampas |
| 1377 | Between which was the ancient town of Takshasila located? | Indus and Jhelum |
| 1378 | What do both respiration and photosynthesis require? | Cytochromes |
| 1379 | From which date shall the tenure of every Panchayat be for five years? | From the date of its first meeting |
| 1380 | Which are the metal that is present in photo films? | Silver |
| 1381 | Which states is the leading producer of tea? | Assam |
| 1382 | Who was a contemporary of Chinghiz Khan? | Iltutmish |
| 1383 | Which day is the International Human Rights Day? | December 10th |
| 1384 | Bahadur Singh is a distinguished athlete of which game? | Athletics |
| 1385 | Which Biologist proposed the theory of Germ plasm? | Weisman |
| 1386 | Which pair of states is the leading producer of tabacco in India? | Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat |
| 1387 | Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Department of Arrears)? | Alauddin Khalji |
| 1388 | Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in which article? | Part II, Articles 5-11 |
| 1389 | Which sound-produced by a bat? | Ultrasonic |
| 1390 | For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends on which source? | Taxation only |
| 1391 | What is the distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth? | 4.2 light years |
| 1392 | Who deserves the credit for contruction of Lal Quila? | Shahjahan |
| 1393 | How many players are there on each side in a baseball match? | 5 |
| 1394 | Which vitamin is transformed in golden rice? | Vitamin A |
| 1395 | Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and Educational Rights granted? | Article 29 and 30 |
| 1396 | Which celestial body besides earth bear, The Sea of Tranquility’ and The Ocean of Storms’? | Moon |
| 1397 | Who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb? | Zebunnisa |
| 1398 | Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value? | Anthracite |
| 1399 | Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award? | Vinoba Bhave |
| 1400 | What is the mean of ‘Take off stage’ in an economy? | Steady growth begins |
| 1401 | In how many time zones has the world been divided into? | 24 |
| 1402 | Which contains the Gayatri Mantra? | Rigveda |
| 1403 | Which type of woods is specially used as railways sleepers? | Jarrah and barri |
| 1404 | Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1405 | Which explains that all the galaxies are receding from? | Red shift |
| 1406 | Which elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust? | Oxygen |
| 1407 | The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity? | Savitri |
| 1408 | How many married couples have won the Nobel Prize? | 4 |
| 1409 | The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field? | Films |
| 1410 | Why does happen Short sightedness? | Due to elongation of eye balls |
| 1411 | Why does the phenomenon of ‘trade winds’ takes place? | Due to convection of heat |
| 1412 | With which religion is Kalvalya associated? | Jainism |
| 1413 | Who was the first leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha? | Kamlapati Tripathi |
| 1414 | Which is an element which never exhibits positive oxidation state in any of its compounds? | Fluorine |
| 1415 | Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India? | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| 1416 | What is a Doldrums? | Tropical no-wind belt |
| 1417 | Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature? | Ashvaqhosha |
| 1418 | What is the name of winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2012? | Gajendra Ram |
| 1419 | Which is adapted to grow in dry places? | Xerophytes |
| 1420 | With which the executive power relating to concurrent subjects remain? | The Centre |
| 1421 | Which is a tropical monsoon crop? | Wheat |
| 1422 | During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in power? | Pallavas |
| 1423 | The quality of sound produced by an instrument depends on the which thing? | Number of overtones |
| 1424 | The term ‘Tee’ is connected with which game? | Golf |
| 1425 | In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to which bank? | Export-Import Banks |
| 1426 | What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season? | Hunting |
| 1427 | With which external trade of the Sangam were people carried on? | Romans |
| 1428 | Which is a mixed fertiliser? | NPK |
| 1429 | Howmany subjects are in the Union list? | 97 subjects |
| 1430 | In which situation a chemical reaction does not? | Common salt is exposed to air |
| 1431 | Which geomorphic processes is associated with the work of glaciers? | Plucking |
| 1432 | Who Chola king fought against the Shailendia king of Shri Vijaya and defeated him? | Rajendra Chola I |
| 1433 | ‘Gambit’ is the term associated with which game? | Chess |
| 1434 | Who was the first ‘Indian to swim across English Channel? | Mihir Sen |
| 1435 | Which one of symbiotic algae is found in secretory cell of hydra? | Euchlorella |
| 1436 | From which rocks is the soil material mainly derived? | Sedimentary rocks |
| 1437 | The -titles of ‘Mummadi Chola’, ‘Cholamartanda’ and ‘Raja Kesari Aromoli’ were assumed by which Chola ruler? | Rajaraja |
| 1438 | In which schedule is the list of items which may be entrusted to the Panchayats given? | Eleventh Schedule |
| 1439 | What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human body (dry)? | 106 ohm |
| 1440 | Which forms the largest share of deficit in Govt. of India budget? | Fiscal deficit |
| 1441 | Which pair of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land? | Gulf stream and Labrador |
| 1442 | In which field did Indians in ancient time learn a lot from the Greeks? | Music |
| 1443 | Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel? | Arati Saha |
| 1444 | Which is the phase that invades but does not destroy the lost? | Temperate phase |
| 1445 | In which State was the Panchayatl Raj first introduced? | Rajasthan |
| 1446 | The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, where is this area? | North Sea |
| 1447 | Which ruler died while playing ‘Chaugan’? | Jalal-ud-din-Khilji |
| 1448 | Blue litmus paper is converted into red in solution of which thing? | acid |
| 1449 | Which is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)? | Panda |
| 1450 | Which scheme was intended to tap the black money? | India Development Bonds |
| 1451 | Which is the largest railway station of the world? | Grand Central Terminal, Chicago |
| 1452 | Who ruler was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi’s fourth city? | Sultan Muhammad- bin-Tughlaq |
| 1453 | Photosynthesis proceeds in which sequence? | Light phase and dark phase |
| 1454 | By whom is the composition of the UPSC determined? | By the President |
| 1455 | In electric supply lines in India, which parameter is kept constant? | Frequency |
| 1456 | Which is the shortest air-route from Perth to London? | Perth, Aden, Paris, London |
| 1457 | Which Kingdom was annexed by Bahlul Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in 1484 AD? | Jaunpur |
| 1458 | Which is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)? | Geneva |
| 1459 | Which is another name of RDX? | Cycionite |
| 1460 | By whom was the most accepted theory for ascent of sap was given? | Dixon and Joly |
| 1461 | Which Indian State has the minimum total forest cover? | Haryana |
| 1462 | When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which king? | Raja of Amarkot |
| 1463 | Which Act formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time? | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
| 1464 | What is the negative logarithmic value of hydrogen on called? | pH |
| 1465 | Who wrote the book ‘Planned Economy for India’? | M. Visvesvaraya |
| 1466 | Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate? | Lakshadweep |
| 1467 | Of whom was Tulsidas was a contemporary? | Akbar |
| 1468 | A bee-sting leaves an acid which causes pain and irritation. which is that injected acid? | Methanoic acid |
| 1469 | Which animal is blind (Extremely poor eyesight)? | Bat |
| 1470 | Where are the disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice- President settle? | In the Supreme Court |
| 1471 | The river Cauvery originates from which state? | Karnataka |
| 1472 | The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during which reign? | Aurangzeb I |
| 1473 | In an atomic nucleus, by which force are neutrons and protons held together? | Exchange forces |
| 1474 | Who is a social activist campaigning against child labour? | Swami Agnivesh |
| 1475 | When was National Development Council set up? | 1952 |
| 1476 | Which is the main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir? | Jhelum |
| 1477 | The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji was executed during which reign? | Aurangzeb |
| 1478 | Animal goes under winter sleep due to low temperature, what is called? | Aestivation |
| 1479 | What function is specifically prescribed by the Constitution for the vice- President of India? | Chairman of Rajya Sabha |
| 1480 | By which a mixture of naphthalene and benzoic acid can be separated? | Chromatography |
| 1481 | Why does the western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly? | Due to western Ghats |
| 1482 | Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English? | Charles Wilkins |
| 1483 | Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh? | Nek Chand |
| 1484 | When did UN General Assembly establish UN Industrial Development Organization? | 1966 |
| 1485 | Which organelles in the cell, other than nucleus contains DNA? | Mitochondria |
| 1486 | In India which is the State with the largest area under very dense forests? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 1487 | By whom was the Asiatic Society established in Calcutta? | Sir William Jones |
| 1488 | In which country did the concept of Public Interest Litigation originated? | The United States |
| 1489 | The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of howmany angstrom? | 1 Angstrom |
| 1490 | A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only at which bank? | State Bank of India. |
| 1491 | In which place is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located? | Gorakhpur |
| 1492 | Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi? | Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
| 1493 | In which year ‘Human Rights Resolution’ was adopted by the U.N.? | 1945 |
| 1494 | What is infolding from the inner membrane of mitochondria called? | Cristae |
| 1495 | Which amendment curtailed the power of Judicial review of the Supreme Court and the High Courts? | 42th |
| 1496 | Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnarn? | NH 5 |
| 1497 | Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857? | Meerut |
| 1498 | By which Carbon and hydrogen are estimated in organic compounds? | Liebig’s method |
| 1499 | Who wrote the book ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’? | O.P. Mathai |
| 1500 | What do Quantitative credit controls not include? | RBI directives |
| 1501 | Which is the largest irrigation canal of the world? | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| 1502 | By whom was the Civil Disobedience Movement led in the North-West Frontier Province? | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| 1503 | Which is used extensively for genetic engineering in plant? | Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
| 1504 | The Centre-State financial distribution takes place on the recommendation by which ministry? | Finance Minister |
| 1505 | At the time of short-circuit, what will be the current in the circuit? | Increases heavily |
| 1506 | Which country is the biggest producer of mango? | India |
| 1507 | What was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty? | Warangal |
| 1508 | ‘The General happiness is the end of the state’; who said this? | Bentham |
| 1509 | When is International Literacy Day, recognized by the UN observed? | September 8 |
| 1510 | For which is the northern blot technique used for the detection? | RNA |
| 1511 | Which lake lies in the ‘Dead heart of Australia’? | Eyre |
| 1512 | During the freedom struggle, who established ‘The Deccan Educational Society’? | M. G. Ranade |
| 1513 | Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? | Attorney General |
| 1514 | Radioactive distintegration of uranium ultimately results in which formation? | Lead |
| 1515 | Which is the largest (in terms of turnover) Public Sector organisation in India? | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 1516 | What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? | Vegatherms |
| 1517 | With whom was the last opportunity to avoid the partition of India lost? | Cabinet Mission |
| 1518 | When is World Humanitarian Action Day is observed? | October 8 |
| 1519 | What is the least influential in determining the distribution of terrestrial biomes? | Salinity |
| 1520 | What was the most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 1521 | Which country ranks first in producing teak? | Thailand |
| 1522 | By whom was the agitation against the partition of Bengal led? | Surendranath Banerjee |
| 1523 | ‘Hydraulic brakes’ and ‘Hydraulic lift’ are devices, why are fluids used in them? | For transmitting pressure |
| 1524 | Which person won seven gold medals in swimming for the U.S. in the 1972 Olympic? | Mark Spitz |
| 1525 | Which Agriculture export item is second in case of India? | Rice |
| 1526 | Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? | Sambhar |
| 1527 | Who organised Ashwamedha Yajna? | Samudragupta |
| 1528 | Which sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India? | Electric power generation |
| 1529 | Why was the design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India? | July, 1947 |
| 1530 | Which isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reactions? | U-235 |
| 1531 | Which region has internal drainage? | Rajasthan |
| 1532 | Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad? | Quran |
| 1533 | Who has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests? | Virender Sehwag |
| 1534 | In which sports Rajjyavardhan Rathore won a Silver medal in the Beijing Olympics? | Shooting |
| 1535 | Why does Flower colour? | Due to anthocyanins |
| 1536 | Kurnool-Cuddapah canal is taken off from which river? | Tungabhadra |
| 1537 | Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus? | Akbar |
| 1538 | Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? | Either House of Parliament |
| 1539 | Which is natural source of gamma-rays? | Radon gas |
| 1540 | Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India? | Shri V. T. Krishnamachari |
| 1541 | Kudremukh hills known for iron ore deposits is situated in which place? | Chickmaglur |
| 1542 | Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? | Humayun |
| 1543 | Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket? | Lala Amarnath |
| 1544 | Which is the sweetest sugar? | Fructose |
| 1545 | Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India? | President |
| 1546 | The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the which place? | Equator |
| 1547 | Who started the Public Works Department in India in 1848? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 1548 | Which is the substance which can act both as an acid and a base? | Amphoteric |
| 1549 | The Indian research station Himadri is located at which place? | Antarctica |
| 1550 | In India, in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? | Commercial banking |
| 1551 | Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part? | Core |
| 1552 | Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India? | Calcutta |
| 1553 | What is the largest gland in the human body? | Liver |
| 1554 | Which writ is issued by the court in’ case of illegal detention of a person? | Habeas Corpus |
| 1555 | If a pendulum is allowed to oscillate into jar containing water, what will its time period? | Increase |
| 1556 | Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left? | Due to rotation of the earth |
| 1557 | Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization? | Rakhal Das Banerji |
| 1558 | What is the first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel? | KAMINI |
| 1559 | Who discovered South Pole? | Amundsen |
| 1560 | What is the most important function of perspiration? | To regulate body temperature |
| 1561 | Where is the Smog is likely to occur? | Near the industrial areas |
| 1562 | What was the main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization? | Town planning |
| 1563 | Which writ is a bulwark of personal freedom? | Habeas Corpus |
| 1564 | Which was the gas which had leaked out of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal? | Methyl isocynate |
| 1565 | Which is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India? | IFCI |
| 1566 | Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of which grass? | Pampas |
| 1567 | Which craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans? | Blacksmith |
| 1568 | 23rd January is celebrated as the birthday of which person? | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 1569 | In human body which is the largest in size? | Liver |
| 1570 | The Centre-State financial distribution takes place on the recommendation by which ministry? | Finance Minister |
| 1571 | How climate does the Veld grassland of south Africa experience? | The Steppe climate |
| 1572 | What is the number of puranas? | 18 |
| 1573 | At a grid sub stations the voltage is stepped up to reduce loss of which thing? | Power |
| 1574 | Which are connected by over 1700 km-long BTC oil pipe-line? | Caspian sea and Mediterranean sea |
| 1575 | When was EXIM Bank set-up? | 1982 |
| 1576 | Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? | France |
| 1577 | Who is considered as the first national ruler of India? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| 1578 | From the evolutionary point of View, which is the most primitive animal? | Turtle |
| 1579 | Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? | Attorney General |
| 1580 | Which property of the elements is a whole number? | Atomic number |
| 1581 | Which country leads in the production of rubber? | Indonesia |
| 1582 | Which ruler was known as Amitraghata, the ‘destroyer of foes’? | Bindusara |
| 1583 | Which country is reliant on a single export of oil/petroleum? | Nigeria |
| 1584 | Which is the unit raised to protect the naval assets? | Sagar Prahari Bal |
| 1585 | leaves used as wrappers for bides, from which are obtained? | Tendu |
| 1586 | Which are the Continents that form a mirror image of each other? | Africa and South America |
| 1587 | Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things Gravitate to the earth? | Brahmagupta |
| 1588 | Which act made the Indian Legislature bicameral? | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| 1589 | Instrument used to store the electric charge is known by which name? | Capacitor |
| 1590 | During which five year plan were the steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela established? | Second Five Year Plan |
| 1591 | In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated? | China |
| 1592 | By whom was the largest grant of villages to temples and brahmanas given? | The Guptas |
| 1593 | Where is Indian Army’s counter-insurgency school situated? | Vairengte |
| 1594 | Which an important product is obtained from styles and stigma? | Saffron |
| 1595 | In whom did the Government of India Act, 1935 veste the residuary power? | Governor-General |
| 1596 | About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of which degrees? | 20°N and 40°N |
| 1597 | Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi? | Razia Sultan |
| 1598 | What are the atoms of the elements which have same number of neutrons called? | Isotones |
| 1599 | Who is a famous Sarod player? | Amjad Ali Khan |
| 1600 | During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on agriculture the highest? | Fourth Five Year Plan |
| 1601 | What is the capital of East Timor? | Dili |
| 1602 | Which General of Ala-ud-din Khilji, was known as the Rustam of the age and the hero of the time? | Malik Kafur |
| 1603 | Which tissue is responsible for the secondary growth? | Cambium |
| 1604 | By whom the salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India are decided? | Parliament |
| 1605 | What happens to the level of mercury in the barometer tube when it is taken down a coal mine? | It rises |
| 1606 | Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries? | India and China |
| 1607 | When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India? | Krishna Deva Raya |
| 1608 | For which word, the letter ‘G’ has been used in ‘2G Spectrum’? | Generation |
| 1609 | Indian Institute of Forest management is located at which place? | Dehradun |
| 1610 | Whose living cell provides tensility and mechanical strength? | Collenchyma |
| 1611 | The northern part of the west coast is known by which name? | Konkan coast |
| 1612 | Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan? | Iltutmish |
| 1613 | What about ministry in the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister? | The Ministry is dissolved |
| 1614 | What is the most abundant on the earth crust? | Al |
| 1615 | Which provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds in India? | Corporate businesses |
| 1616 | Which river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat? | Tapti |
| 1617 | The number of wives of which Mughal ruler ‘fell short even of the Quranic allowance of four’? | Aurangzeb |
| 1618 | Who is the author of the book “Termites in the Trading system”? | Jagdish Bhagwati |
| 1619 | Which part of brain is centre of thirst hunger and sleep? | Hypothalmus |
| 1620 | A Judge of a High Court wanting to resign addresses his letter of resignation to whom? | The President |
| 1621 | Which river basin is called ‘Ruhr of India’? | Damodar |
| 1622 | During which ruler were Upanishads translated into Persian? | Shah Jahan |
| 1623 | What does Every object at a temperature above absolute zero? | Radiates energy |
| 1624 | Which year is celebrated as International Year of Forests? | 2001-2010 |
| 1625 | Who are Debenture holders of a company? | Its creditors |
| 1626 | Which is the longest river in India? | Ganga |
| 1627 | Which was the first fort which the British constructed in India? | St. George Fort |
| 1628 | Which blood group is universal doner? | O |
| 1629 | From which fund is the pension of a High Court Judge charged? | Consolidated Fund of India |
| 1630 | Which metal is extracted by electrolytic reaction method? | Al |
| 1631 | Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January? | Punjab |
| 1632 | In where were Bengal the headquarters of East India Company located? | Fort William |
| 1633 | Journalist’s day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on which date? | Oct 1, 1984 |
| 1634 | The United Nations declared 2014 as which International Year? | Crystallography |
| 1635 | What is the number of chromosome in a normal human body cell? | 46 |
| 1636 | Which city has the longest day in the month of June? | Kolkata |
| 1637 | Who set up the Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the first half of the nineteenth century? | Ram Mohan Roy |
| 1638 | How is the National Development Council? | Nonpolitical body |
| 1639 | The value of which quantity remains same in all system of units? | Specific gravity |
| 1640 | In which industry is the maximum number of women employed in India? | Tea |
| 1641 | The ‘Grand Trunk Road’ connects which cities? | Kolkata and Amritsar |
| 1642 | What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati? | Mula Shankar |
| 1643 | The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming? | Bula Chaudhary |
| 1644 | By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory? | Khurana |
| 1645 | In which schedule is the list of items which may be entrusted to the Panchayats given? | Eleventh Schedule |
| 1646 | Which national Highway route is the longest? | Kolkata-Hajira |
| 1647 | Who had started ‘Mitra Mela’ Association? | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar |
| 1648 | Which is the basis of modern periodic table? | Atomic number |
| 1649 | When are the 20th Commonwealth Games scheduled to beheld in Glassgow? | July, 2014 |
| 1650 | The performance of which industry is considered performance of the core industry? | Oil and Petroleum |
| 1651 | Which city is at the highest altitude above mean sea level? | Bangalore |
| 1652 | Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher? | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| 1653 | In which forest the maximum plant diversity is found? | Tropical evergreen forests |
| 1654 | Which Act formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time? | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
| 1655 | A floating body always displaces liquid equal to its which thing? | Weight |
| 1656 | Which plate movement is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridge? | Divergent movement |
| 1657 | With how many volunteers did Gandhiji start on his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930? | 78 |
| 1658 | Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? | Bachhendri Pal |
| 1659 | Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of which state? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 1660 | How many species are under threat in mainland France? | A thousand |
| 1661 | Where is Dead sea situated? | A Rift Valley |
| 1662 | Who opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat movement? | Mohammed Alix Jinnah |
| 1663 | Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 1664 | By which can the location and energy of an electron in an atom be specified? | Quantum numbers |
| 1665 | What was the decentralisation system recommended? | Balwant Rai Mehta |
| 1666 | Which is softwood from coniferous forest? | Pine |
| 1667 | Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed? | Bamiyan |
| 1668 | Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? | Mother Teresa |
| 1669 | Which statement is true with respect to Leukaemia? | Number of WBCs increases in blood |
| 1670 | By whom the rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined? | Prime Minister |
| 1671 | Hardwood tree like mahogany and ebony are found in which forests? | Equatorial forest |
| 1672 | Who taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)? | Nagarjuna |
| 1673 | When viewed in white light, why do soap bubbles show colours? | Because of interference |
| 1674 | The famous sportsman Michael Jordan is associated with which game? | Basket ball |
| 1675 | During which prime minister was the strategy of Rolling plan was adopted? | Morarji Desai |
| 1676 | If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go? | Rajasthan |
| 1677 | Who appointed Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi? | Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq |
| 1678 | What is the best method for improving the nutrient composition of a diet’? | By combining various foods |
| 1679 | By whom was collective responsibility of the Cabinet introduced in India? | Constitution of India |
| 1680 | Which is also called Stranger Gas? | Xenon |
| 1681 | Which crop are grain with the on set of mansoon & are harvested in September-October? | Kharif |
| 1682 | Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? | Suddhadvaita |
| 1683 | Who became the youngest Grand Master of India? | Parimarjan Negi |
| 1684 | Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest? | Bachendri Pal |
| 1685 | Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time? | William Harvey |
| 1686 | Among sources of power, India has largest reserves of which thing? | Coal |
| 1687 | Which Europeans, were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? | French |
| 1688 | Ministers in a State get salaries, by whom is it as determined? | State Legislature |
| 1689 | Which is used to remove astigmatism for a human eye? | Cylindrical lens |
| 1690 | Through which methods is the national income of India estimated mainly? | Production and income methods |
| 1691 | Which is the most important coal field of India? | Raniganj |
| 1692 | When did the British Government start ruling India directly? | After Sepoy Mutiny |
| 1693 | Who is the world’s first woman cosmonaut? | Valentina Tereshkova |
| 1694 | Iris has no pigment in which people? | Blue-eyed people |
| 1695 | Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India? | Jyoti Basu |
| 1696 | ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of which distance? | Astronomical distance |
| 1697 | Which Indus citiy was known for water management? | Mohenjo-daro |
| 1698 | Mixture of which pair of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines? | Methane and air |
| 1699 | Where is Davos, the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, located? | Switzerland |
| 1700 | During whose viceroyalty was the system of Budget introduced in India? | Canning |
| 1701 | The light coming from stars gives the idea of their which quality? | Temperature |
| 1702 | The vedic deity Indra was the god of which thing? | Rain and thunder |
| 1703 | The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that plant? | Cinchona |
| 1704 | Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? | Either House of Parliament |
| 1705 | What is a strong argument for the particle nature of cathode rays? | They are cast shadow |
| 1706 | A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. it is heard at New York on which day? | The same day at 7.30 a.m. |
| 1707 | Which was the last Buddhist text produced in India? | Vamsathapakasini |
| 1708 | The basis of European Union began with the signing of which treaty? | Maastricht Treaty |
| 1709 | Rainwater collected after 30 to 40 minutes of raining is not suitable for drinking why? | Because it is acidic |
| 1710 | What is the poison of honey bee? | Acidic |
| 1711 | When it is 12 noon at-Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74°W)? | 7.04 a.m. |
| 1712 | Buddha died in which Mahajanpada? | Mall |
| 1713 | In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time? | 1951 |
| 1714 | Which inorganic precipitate acts as semipermeable membrane? | Copper ferrocyonide |
| 1715 | Which Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India? | Lakdawala Committee |
| 1716 | Northern part of Australia is typified by which climate? | Monsoon climate |
| 1717 | During the Sangam Age, Uraiyur was the capital of which rular? | Cholas |
| 1718 | Which industry produces the most non-biodegradable wastes? | Thermal power plants |
| 1719 | In which biological process sugar is oxidised to release energy? | Respiration |
| 1720 | By whom was the Constitution of India adopted? | Constituent Assembly |
| 1721 | Rain shadow effect is associated with which rainfall? | Orographic rainfall |
| 1722 | Which was the most important kingdom after the Maury in the-Deccan and Central India? | Satavahanas |
| 1723 | What is the number of electrons in an atom of atomic number Z and mass number A? | Z |
| 1724 | With which of the following fields is M. F. Hussain associated? | Painting |
| 1725 | Which is the ‘Slack Season’ in the Indian Economy? | Jan.-June |
| 1726 | In which country is Marino sheep rearing the predominant pastoral activity? | Australia |
| 1727 | Which was the lowest unit of Chola administration? | Valanadu |
| 1728 | Minute pore found on the soft aerial part of plant especially the leaves are called? | Stomata |
| 1729 | When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met? | 9th December, 1946 |
| 1730 | To prepare a standard solution of a substance, what is generally used? | Measuring flask |
| 1731 | Which is the leading producer of rice? | China |
| 1732 | By whom was the large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur built? | Rajaraja Chola I |
| 1733 | Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which fields? | Vocal music |
| 1734 | Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank? | Abidjan |
| 1735 | Which is used as a gift in Japan? | Euplectella |
| 1736 | Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities? | Caldera lake |
| 1737 | In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called ‘paragana’ was headed by an official? | Amil |
| 1738 | Who was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India? | Dr. B. N. Rao |
| 1739 | How does Transfer of heat energy from the sun to the moon take place? | By radiation only |
| 1740 | Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy how may itbe termed? | Useful but need strict regulation |
| 1741 | What are Shield volcanoes? | Repeated lava flows |
| 1742 | Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar-as what was Lodi dynasty to? | Ibrahim Lodi |
| 1743 | Which is the official language of Bank of Central African States? | French |
| 1744 | Pheretima posthuma is scientific name of which animal? | Earth worm |
| 1745 | The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha? | Rajya Sabha alone |
| 1746 | Which is the largest lake in Africa? | Lake Victoria |
| 1747 | ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste’. Whose dictum was this? | Ramananda |
| 1748 | Which is an active component of oil of clove? | Eugenol |
| 1749 | Who authored the ‘Gitanjali’, an anthology of poems? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 1750 | In which year were Private Sector Mutual Funds in India permitted? | 1993 |
| 1751 | Which is the deepest lake? | Lake Baikal |
| 1752 | Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? | Shankaracharya |
| 1753 | The statements “Protoplasm is the physical basis of life” is given by which person? | Purkinje |
| 1754 | By whom are the portfolios allocated to the ministers? | The Prime Minister |
| 1755 | When does Super conductivity result? | When matter is cooled to very low temperature |
| 1756 | In which region is the main area of production of icebergs found? | The West Coast of Greenland |
| 1757 | Which Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India? | Jahangir |
| 1758 | Who wrote the line: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’? | John Keats |
| 1759 | Which day is celebrated as United Nations day every year? | 24th October |
| 1760 | Which structure is present in mitochondria? | Oxysomes |
| 1761 | Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated? | Indian Ocean |
| 1762 | Mughal architecture reveals a blending of which styless? | Indian and Persian styles |
| 1763 | What is the age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court? | 62 years |
| 1764 | In methane molecule how are the four hydrogen atoms arranged? | As tetrahedral |
| 1765 | Which industry earns the second highest net foreign exchange from the trade? | Engineering goods industry |
| 1766 | In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? | Sutlej valley |
| 1767 | When the East India Company came into existence, By whom was England was ruled? | Tudors |
| 1768 | When is World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN is observed? | October 10 |
| 1769 | By which is the Atmosphere of big metropolition cities is polluted most? | Automobile exhausts |
| 1770 | By whom the oath to a High Court Judge is administered? | Governor |
| 1771 | Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? | Tamil Nadu |
| 1772 | Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali’s invasion of India? | Shah Alam II |
| 1773 | When the temperature increases, what does the angle of contact of a liquid? | Decreases |
| 1774 | Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in Asian Games? | Kamaljit Sandhu |
| 1775 | From which export does India earns maximum foreign exchange? | Gems and jewellery |
| 1776 | Which Place experiences minimum and maximum temperature? | 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is Leh |
| 1777 | Who is associated with the Local Self- Government Act? | Ripon |
| 1778 | Edward Jenner is related with which disease? | Small pox |
| 1779 | What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj? | Government grants |
| 1780 | Which variety of glass is heat resistant? | Pyrex glass |
| 1781 | How is the climate of India is? | Subtropical monsoon |
| 1782 | Under which act was the Supreme Court in British India established? | Regulating Act of 1773 |
| 1783 | Which Cricketer has scored the highest total runs in test cricket? | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 1784 | Who won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the government? | Sir Winston Churchill |
| 1785 | Which vitamin is essential for poor bone and teeth formation? | Vitamin D |
| 1786 | Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with which thing? | Hydroelectricity |
| 1787 | Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date? | April 13, 1919 |
| 1788 | Which is at the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj? | Zila Parishad |
| 1789 | Why does the velocity of rain drop attain constant value? | Viscous force exerted by air |
| 1790 | The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which scheme? | Jeevan Sathi Yojana |
| 1791 | Which is the oldest atomic power station? | Tarapur |
| 1792 | During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who raised an army called Free Indian Legion? | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| 1793 | Dr. Hargobing khurana received the nobel prize for which subject? | Medicine |
| 1794 | Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin? | C |
| 1795 | The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on which pattern? | Constitution of South Africa |
| 1796 | Which is a warm ocean current? | East Australian current |
| 1797 | Which was the Princely State which acceeded to the Indian Union after a plebiscite? | Junagadh |
| 1798 | Bagasse, a by-product of sugar manufacturing industry, is used for the production of which thing? | Paper |
| 1799 | The ‘Rediscovery of India’ is written by which author? | Meghnad Desai |
| 1800 | As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in which industry areas? | Retail Trade |
| 1801 | Kuroshio is a warm ocean current which runs from which country? | Philippines to Japan |
| 1802 | Which was in power in the U. K. when India got independence? | Labour Party |
| 1803 | Where are red blood corpuscles formed? | In bone marrow |
| 1804 | Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? | New Delhi |
| 1805 | If there were no atmosphere, what will be the length of the day on the earth? | Decrease |
| 1806 | In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year? | Equatorial region |
| 1807 | The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which king? | Rudradaman |
| 1808 | Who is the ‘author of the book ‘A Brief History of Time’? | Stephen Hawking |
| 1809 | Who produced the first film in India ‘Raja Harishchandra’ in 1913? | Dada Saheb Phalke |
| 1810 | How much blood does an average adult have in the body? | 5-6 litres |
| 1811 | In mid-latitudes, convective precipitation is associated with which front? | Cold fronts |
| 1812 | Which is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine? | Charaka Samhita |
| 1813 | If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation? | Chief Minister |
| 1814 | What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as? | Aluminium oxide |
| 1815 | From which sector does the highest sector wise contribution to gross domestic saving comes? | Household sector |
| 1816 | In certain parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, annual rainfall is about howmany c.m.? | 1000 cm |
| 1817 | Which part was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal Period? | Surat |
| 1818 | Which of these is a ‘Morning Raga’? | Darbari |
| 1819 | From the evolutionary point of view, which is closer to man? | Dolphin |
| 1820 | By which is in In practice the policy of the Government shaped? | The Cabinet |
| 1821 | Which place receives fainfall less than 20 cms? | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 1822 | Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first time? | Shershah Suri |
| 1823 | The focal length of a convex lens is 50 cm. what is its power? | +2 D |
| 1824 | Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi? | Bengali |
| 1825 | Which formulates fiscal policy? | Finance Ministry |
| 1826 | The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? | China-Pakistan |
| 1827 | Who was the Governor General tomerge Sindh in British India? | Lord Ellenborough |
| 1828 | Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified’ into a pitcher? | Leaf |
| 1829 | Who is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the Constitution? | Advocate General |
| 1830 | Which pair of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively? | Lithium and osmium |
| 1831 | On which river is located Indo- Pak Bagalihar Project? | Chenab |
| 1832 | In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India? | Indigo |
| 1833 | Which country is the leading producer of uranium? | Canada |
| 1834 | The Pacific Islands from New Guinea south east-wards to the Fiji Islands’ what is this group called? | The Mellanesia |
| 1835 | Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher? | Leaf |
| 1836 | To a space traveller on moon, how does the lunar sky during day time appear? | Black |
| 1837 | In which veda is the famous Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men” stated? | Atharvaveda |
| 1838 | Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? | President |
| 1839 | Energy transferred to a person through gamma rays is measured in by which unit? | Roentgens |
| 1840 | In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production negative? | Third Plan |
| 1841 | What is distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms.)? | 149 |
| 1842 | Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are How many are these upanishads? | 108 |
| 1843 | Among South Asian countries, which one has the highest level of urbanization? | Bangladesh |
| 1844 | Which is an insectivorous plant? | Pitcher plant |
| 1845 | Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in which article? | Part II, Articles 5-11 |
| 1846 | At which of the following places watches will show 5.30 A.M. when it is 12.00 midnight G.M.T.? | New Delhi |
| 1847 | Tradition has it that By whom was Ajatasatru instigated to murder his father? | Devadatta |
| 1848 | Which element has the lowest electron affinity? | Argon |
| 1849 | Sushil Kumar is known for his outstanding performance in which field? | Wrestling |
| 1850 | In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society? | Fifth |
| 1851 | The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time. Cairo is situated at which degree? | 30° East |
| 1852 | Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which mahajanpada? | Avanti |
| 1853 | What is treatment of body defects through massage and exercise? | Physiotherapy |
| 1854 | Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and Educational Rights granted? | Article 29 and 30 |
| 1855 | Which field is used to produce deflection in a television picture tube? | A magnetic fields |
| 1856 | Shallow-rooted trees are associated with which climate? | Equatorial climate |
| 1857 | What do the Ajanta paintings depict? | Scenes from the Jatakas |
| 1858 | Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in which field? | Vocal Music |
| 1859 | How many member states are in ‘Common Market’ for Eastern and Southern Africa? | 20 |
| 1860 | What is making interesting discoveries unexpectedly or by accident? | Serendipity |
| 1861 | Which area is dominant in hunting and gathering? | Tropical forest |
| 1862 | Which Gupta ruler defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula? | Yasodharman |
| 1863 | For whose removal Parliament’s resolution is not needed? | Judge of Supreme Court |
| 1864 | By whom was the calculation of electronegativities first done? | Pauling |
| 1865 | By which bill does the government make arrangement for the collection of revenues for a year? | Finance Bill |
| 1866 | Which country is the world’s largest producer of coal? | China |
| 1867 | What was the first major inscription in classical? | Sanskrit of Rudradaman |
| 1868 | Indian Development Forum (IDF) was earlier known as which name? | Aid India Consortium |
| 1869 | What does Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule constitute? | Malpighian tubule |
| 1870 | To which Bill the President must accord his sanction without sending it back for fresh consideration? | Finance Bills |
| 1871 | Which country ranks top in the mining of gold? | South Africa |
| 1872 | In the context of the reign of Guptas and their successors, what is Vishti’? | Forced labour |
| 1873 | What does the emission of ß-particle? | Increases the atomic number by one |
| 1874 | When was the first ‘International Non-Smoking Day’ observed all over the world? | 32240 |
| 1875 | Which is the ‘basis for determining the national income? | Production of goods and services |
| 1876 | In which the formation of magma along the bedding plane results? | Sill |
| 1877 | Which was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom? | Sangama |
| 1878 | Which cells have least regeneration capacity? | Cell of brain |
| 1879 | The ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to approval by which office? | State Legislature |
| 1880 | A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with which compound? | CH 3 COOH |
| 1881 | How are the igneous rocks are formed? | Granitisation |
| 1882 | The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during which reign? | Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq |
| 1883 | Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day every year? | 24th October |
| 1884 | Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debt? | Pakistan |
| 1885 | Which gas do not considered as polluting agent of air? | CO 2 |
| 1886 | Which connects the ocean floor level with the continental level? | Continental slope |
| 1887 | In the Mughal administration, by whom was military recruitment being looked after? | Bakshi |
| 1888 | How can the States in India borrow from the market? | Only with the consent of the Centre |
| 1889 | What does the rise of mercury in a barometer indicate? | Fair weather |
| 1890 | What is One of the main factors that led to rapid expansion of Indian exports? | Liberalisation of the economy |
| 1891 | Which is the longest inland waterways in the world? | Mississippi river system |
| 1892 | Which was the king generally considered to be the greatest ruler of Kashmir in the 15th century? | Zain-ul-Abidin |
| 1893 | The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at which place? | Hamilton (Canade) |
| 1894 | Which Scientist first explained about circulatory system? | William Harvey |
| 1895 | How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution? | Not less than half the number |
| 1896 | Which state has smallest land area? | Goa |
| 1897 | Which Mughal emperor prohibited the use of tobacco? | Jehangir |
| 1898 | Which compound caused tragedy of Bhopal in 1984? | Methyl isocynate |
| 1899 | With Which game is the Double Fault associated? | Football |
| 1900 | How is the difference between visible exports and visible imports defined? | Balance of trade |
| 1901 | Which are the two volcanic islands in the Indian territory? | Narcondam and Barren |
| 1902 | Who translated Ramayana into Persian? | Badaurii |
| 1903 | Which groups of items contains only biodegradable items? | Wood, Grass, Leather |
| 1904 | Which post does the Constitution of India not mention? | The Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1905 | If the Kinetic Energy of a body is increased by 300%, how much will its momentum increase? | 1 |
| 1906 | In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located? | Rajasthan |
| 1907 | Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated with the foundation of which college? | Hindu College |
| 1908 | Machael Ferrrera is associated with which game? | Snooker |
| 1909 | The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930. Which country hosted the games? | Canada |
| 1910 | The concept of ‘carbon credit’ originated from which protocol? | Kyoto Protocol |
| 1911 | Which hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland? | Barailhills |
| 1912 | Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang? | Siva Dayal Saheb |
| 1913 | The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment? | First |
| 1914 | In which processes light energy is converted into chemical energy? | Photosynthesis |
| 1915 | Which case does stagflation imply? | Recession plus inflation |
| 1916 | Where are the wet hill forest found in? | Nilgiris |
| 1917 | Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during which Viceroyality? | Curzon |
| 1918 | Which House is better placed with regard to control over the executive? | Lok Sabha |
| 1919 | What does a permanent magnet repel? | Diamagnetic substances only |
| 1920 | If the price of an inferior good falls, what about its demand? | Remains constant |
| 1921 | At which place will you find maximum sunlight in india December? | Kanyakumari |
| 1922 | What are the birth and death years of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? | 1891, 1956 |
| 1923 | Which cup/trophy is associated with football? | Santosh Trophy |
| 1924 | What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics? | Deforestation |
| 1925 | In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the States for the first time after the elections? | 1967 |
| 1926 | Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? | Corbett |
| 1927 | Which revolutionary leaders’ organised an attack on the armoury of Chittagong? | Surya Sen |
| 1928 | What is the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust? | Silicon |
| 1929 | Who received the Nobel Prize twice in different subjects? | Madam Curie |
| 1930 | Which formulates fiscal policy? | Finance Ministry |
| 1931 | Which is the first National Park established in India? | Corbett National Park |
| 1932 | By whom was General Dyer who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead? | Udham Singh |
| 1933 | What is a physical basis of life? | Protoplasm |
| 1934 | Who is responsible for the registration of voters? | Election Commission |
| 1935 | A fan produces a feeling of comfort during hot weather. Why? | Our perspiration evaporates rapidly |
| 1936 | Which state has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources? | Orissa |
| 1937 | Megasthenes was an envoy of which king? | Seleucus |
| 1938 | What is the name of India’s highest award which is given to a civilian? | Bharat Ratna |
| 1939 | In which year did India first take part in the Olympic Games? | 1920 |
| 1940 | In which cell organelle do photo and thermochemical reactions occur in different sites? | Chloroplasts |
| 1941 | In which district, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past? | Raipur |
| 1942 | Who in ancient India assumed the title amitraghata? | Bindusar |
| 1943 | Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1944 | Which compound is used as an antichlor? | Na 2 S 2 O 3 |
| 1945 | In which activity percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest? | Sugar production |
| 1946 | Which is the strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? | Palk Strait |
| 1947 | Which Mauryan ruler did conquer the Deccan? | Bindusara |
| 1948 | Famous GOLF player Vijay Singh is from which country? | Fiji |
| 1949 | Which is an insectivorous plant? | Nepenthes |
| 1950 | Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1951 | Which Strait which separates Asia from North America? | The Bering strait |
| 1952 | In the kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India, what was a district called? | Ahara |
| 1953 | Why is the gas thermometers is more sensitive than the liquid thermometer? | Expand more than liquids |
| 1954 | The term ‘double fault’ is associated with which game? | Tennis |
| 1955 | In India, which is regulated by the forward Markets Commission? | Commodities Futures Trading |
| 1956 | The daily and annual range of temperature is maximum in which area? | Savanna grassland |
| 1957 | Which was the South Indian state famous for its naval power? | Cholas |
| 1958 | Which is the Indian scientist whose name is associated with the measurement of growth in plants? | J.C. Bose |
| 1959 | How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President of India? | 12 |
| 1960 | Which chemical used as a ‘fixer’ in photography? | Sodium thiosulphate |
| 1961 | Which endangered Ridley turtles have the world’s largest aggregation? | Gahirmatha |
| 1962 | The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which century? | 14th century |
| 1963 | Who is called the Flying Sikh of India? | Milkha Singh |
| 1964 | Who is known as the ‘saint of the gutters’? | Mother Teresa |
| 1965 | Which crop enrich the soil with nitrogen? | Pea |
| 1966 | Which rock system has the maximum concentration of minerals? | Dharwar system |
| 1967 | Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 1968 | How much the time gap between two sessions of the Parliament should not exceed? | 6 months |
| 1969 | Which is the correct device for the detection of thermal radiation? | Thermopile |
| 1970 | A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only at which bank? | State Bank of India |
| 1971 | Which state is the larger producer of lignitle coal? | Tamil Nadu |
| 1972 | Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and blessings? | Guru Arjun Dev |
| 1973 | Who is the first person to set foot on Moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| 1974 | Wood used in making cricking cricket bats, from which is got? | Salix alba / S Purpurea |
| 1975 | By whom are the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission appointed? | President |
| 1976 | What is the time required by moonlight to reach the earth? | 1.3 sec |
| 1977 | Which presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilization? | Burnt brick buildings |
| 1978 | Which metal has the highest density? | Platinum |
| 1979 | What is an organisation’s introductory web page? | Vortal |
| 1980 | What do Quantitative credit controls not include? | RBI directives |
| 1981 | From where do the strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system come? | Their composition |
| 1982 | Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses built? | Bricks |
| 1983 | The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank does not depend on which area? | Area of the liquid surface |
| 1984 | ‘Chinaman’ refers to which game? | Cricket |
| 1985 | In human body, into which does the pancreas secretes its enzymes? | Duodenum |
| 1986 | What does increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere cause? | Rise in earth temperature |
| 1987 | What is Apabhramsa? | A work of the Jains |
| 1988 | Which language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule though it is an official language of a State? | English |
| 1989 | With the rise of temperature, what will be the surface tension of a liquid? | Decreases |
| 1990 | Who was the first woman minister of a state? | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| 1991 | In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from which side? | North west |
| 1992 | In which reign was the first Buddhist Council held? | Ajatashatru |
| 1993 | Among the remedies of inflation, what can we include? | Lowering bank rate |
| 1994 | Which compound is used in anti-malarial drug? | Chloroquin |
| 1995 | A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he attains the age of howmany years? | 65 years |
| 1996 | Which country celebrates Christmas festival in summer season? | Australia |
| 1997 | Which ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs? | Kanishka |
| 1998 | What does Soda water contain? | Carbon dioxide |
| 1999 | Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of Central Secretariat in Delhi? | Sir Edward Lutyens |
| 2000 | Next to Hindi, which is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian sub-continent? | Bengali |
| 2001 | In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? | After summer |
| 2002 | By whom was Saka era founded? | Kanishka |
| 2003 | The salivary gland secrete saliva that contains which enzyme? | Ptyalin |
| 2004 | What does the power of judicial review ensure? | The constitutionality of laws |
| 2005 | Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from which thing? | Diamond to glass |
| 2006 | Which country has the largest known reserves of oil? | Kuwait |
| 2007 | The temples built during the medieval period by which dynasty are known as ‘Seven Pagodas’? | Pallavas |
| 2008 | If saving exceeds investment, how will the national income? | Remain constant |
| 2009 | Which was the first India satellite to go into orbit? | Aryabhatta |
| 2010 | Which sugar is present in considerable amount in the blood? | Glucose |
| 2011 | Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea? | Wegener |
| 2012 | Which Sultan added the Alai Darwaza to the Qutab Minar? | Alauddin Khalji |
| 2013 | With which amendment act has Panchayati Raj received constitutional status? | 73rd |
| 2014 | Which major component is used in preparation of different types of glasses? | Silica |
| 2015 | Which region is culturally closer to India but ethnically closer to China? | South-East Asia |
| 2016 | Which processe of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering? | Crystallization |
| 2017 | ‘Arhai-Din-Ka Jhonpra’ built by Qutbuddin Aibak, where is this located? | Ajmer |
| 2018 | By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 2019 | In human beings, normally in which part, does the sperm fertilize the ovum? | Fallopian tube |
| 2020 | By which committee were Mandai Panchayats recommended? | Ashok Mehta Committee |
| 2021 | Which countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population? | Australia, Canada and Sweden |
| 2022 | Akbar founded his own religion known as ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ what was its mean? | Divine faith |
| 2023 | The refractive index of a given piece of transparent quartz is greatest for which light? | Violet light |
| 2024 | Where were the war criminals of the II World War put to trial? | Peitersburg |
| 2025 | Ali Akbar plays which musical instrument? | Sarod |
| 2026 | In which cotu does World’s highest urban density of population occurs? | Tokyo |
| 2027 | In which year did Akbar defeat Rana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati? | 1576 |
| 2028 | Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting? | Medulla oblongata |
| 2029 | Which act aimed at providing a federal structure for India? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 2030 | What is the main constituent of vinegar? | Acetic acid |
| 2031 | What separates Daman and Diu? | Gulf of Khambat |
| 2032 | Which territory was outside the boundaries of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar? | Bijapur |
| 2033 | Which bank prints currency notes of the denomination of Rs. 100? | The Bank Note Press, Dewas |
| 2034 | The year 1995 is the golden Jubilee year of which international organisations? | UNO |
| 2035 | Which component of plants receives stimulus for flowering? | Leaves |
| 2036 | Where is Port Blair situated? | South Andaman |
| 2037 | When Akbar surrounded Chittor fort, who saved it for four months? | Jaimal |
| 2038 | Which was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India? | Four lions |
| 2039 | Long distance short-wave radio broad casting uses which waves? | Ionospheric wave |
| 2040 | Who amongst the following is the anther of the Book “The Folded Earth”? | Anuradha Roy |
| 2041 | Which group of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal? | Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly |
| 2042 | Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 2043 | What is the highest denomination of currency notes in circulation as legal tender in India at present? | Rs. 1000 |
| 2044 | Pollination takes place with the help of bird, what is called? | Ornithophily |
| 2045 | The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of which ministry? | Ministry of Human Affairs |
| 2046 | Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in which state? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2047 | Which upheaval took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857? | Indigo Disturbances |
| 2048 | Which thing acts as an antidote to HgCl2 poisoning? | White of egg |
| 2049 | Who has directed the film ‘Little Buddha’? | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| 2050 | The United Nations declared 2014 as the International Year of which thing? | Crystallography |
| 2051 | Which is the largest mustard oil growing state? | U.P. |
| 2052 | Which revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his noval Anand Math? | Sanyasi rebellion |
| 2053 | Which animal lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly? | Echidna |
| 2054 | What is the maximum number of representatives of the States in Lok Sabha? | 530 |
| 2055 | Which satellite is used in ship-to-shore and shore-to-shore and shore-to-ship communication? | Marisat |
| 2056 | Which state has the largest net irrigated area? | Tamil Nadu |
| 2057 | By whom was the Indian Independence League set up? | Ras Behari Bose |
| 2058 | Among Indian Economists who had done pioneering work on National Income? | V. K. R. V. Rao |
| 2059 | When is International Youth Day, recognized by the UN observed? | August 12 |
| 2060 | How many pair of heart is found in an earthworm? | Four |
| 2061 | Which is not a landform, which results due to rejuvenation of a river? | Oxbow lake |
| 2062 | Quit India Movement started after the failure of which proposal? | Cripps’ proposal |
| 2063 | The members of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for what period? | 5 years |
| 2064 | Which compound is used for writing on glass? | Hydrogen fluoride |
| 2065 | The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with which gaem? | Weight lifting |
| 2066 | Which type of spurs is typically associated with valleyglaciers? | Truncated |
| 2067 | By whom was word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people? | Thakkar Bappa |
| 2068 | Who was the chairman of National Income Committee? | P. C. Mahalanobis |
| 2069 | What is systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man? | 120 mm and 80 mm |
| 2070 | Which One feature is distinguishing the Rajya Sabha from the vidhan Parishad? | Indirect election |
| 2071 | Which hot dust-laden wind is blowing from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region? | Sirocco |
| 2072 | The greatest development in the Kushana period was in which field? | Art |
| 2073 | Recoil of a gun is an example of which thing? | Conservation of linear momentum |
| 2074 | Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run? | Kamaljit Sandhu |
| 2075 | Which of the following awards was conferred on Mrs. Kiran Bedi? | Magsaysay |
| 2076 | Temperate Cyclone are characterized by which side? | Fronts |
| 2077 | Which dynasty succeeded Sungas? | Kanvas |
| 2078 | Which destroy the toxic substance found in digested food? | Liver |
| 2079 | When was the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India added? | By the first Amendment |
| 2080 | Which compound is commonly used as antifreeze in automobile radiators? | Glycerol |
| 2081 | The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer long? | 2500 |
| 2082 | The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of which king? | Pallava kings |
| 2083 | What is the main source of fund for the National Highway Authority of India? | Cess |
| 2084 | Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna? | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| 2085 | Which group has the highest number of endangered species? | Reptiles |
| 2086 | Which range of Himalayas is know for hill stantions? | Himachal |
| 2087 | Which religion was patronised by Rashtrakutas? | Jainism |
| 2088 | By which Amendment, the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferred upon the Parliament? | 24th |
| 2089 | By whom was Neutron discovered? | Chadwick |
| 2090 | Which is the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals in individual track events? | P. T. Usha |
| 2091 | Which city will never get the vertical rays of the Sun? | Srinagar |
| 2092 | Tipu Sultan took support of which power to fight the English? | French |
| 2093 | From which country does More than one-third of the crude steel production of the world comes? | China |
| 2094 | Silent valley having rare plant and animal is located in which state? | Kerala |
| 2095 | Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy? | Part IV |
| 2096 | In terms of area, India is which largest country of the world? | Seventh |
| 2097 | Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh? | Saadat Khan Burhan- ul-Mulk |
| 2098 | When water vapours are passed over aluminium carbide, what do we get? | Methane |
| 2099 | India won the last Hockey Olympic Gold in which year? | 1980, Moscow |
| 2100 | Who was the first Defence Minister of India? | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar |
| 2101 | Asteroids have their orbits between which planets? | Mars and Jupiter |
| 2102 | With which had the Indus Valley people trade relations? | Mesopotamia |
| 2103 | Which of the following has been found useful in keeping cholesterol level down? | Garlic |
| 2104 | Which Directive Principle is based on Gandhian ideology? | Promotion of cottage industries |
| 2105 | The tendency of liquid drop to contract and why does it occupy minimum area? | Due to Surface tension |
| 2106 | After howmany years does Halley’s comet appear once in a period? | 76 years |
| 2107 | At which Harappan site have traces of a horse been found? | Surkotda |
| 2108 | When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? | 1948 |
| 2109 | Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court? | Leila Seth |
| 2110 | What is the ready source of energy available for athletes? | Carbohydrates |
| 2111 | Which is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star? | Sideral year |
| 2112 | By whom was the Fourth Buddhist-Council held? | Kanishka |
| 2113 | After a no confidence motion is admitted to the Lok Sabha, who decides a date for the debate? | Lok Sabha Speaker |
| 2114 | Which metal was first discovered by man? | Copper |
| 2115 | Who said ‘At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom’? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2116 | When it is 12:00 noon in India, what would be the time in San Francisco (USA)? | 8 : 30 p.m. of previous day |
| 2117 | Which rulers held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years? | Harshavardhana |
| 2118 | Of which purpose was Nationalisation of banks done? | Consolidating the economy |
| 2119 | Urine of a diabetes patient contains more than average quantity of which thing? | Sugar |
| 2120 | How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years? | Once |
| 2121 | Which activity occupies the largest area of the world? | Pastoral herding |
| 2122 | Which was the first scholar, who read Ashokan edicts? | James Princep |
| 2123 | Who was the only Indian woman who became President of WHO? | Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur |
| 2124 | When water is heated from 0 degree C to 20 degree C, how does its volume change? | It shall increase |
| 2125 | Which is a form of heart disease in which blood supply to the heart is inadequate? | Angina |
| 2126 | Which natural region is best known for the production of grapes? | Mediterranean |
| 2127 | Which is an example of Mauryan art? | Bull capital, Rampurva |
| 2128 | To whom does UPSC submit its annual report on its work? | The Union Home Minister |
| 2129 | What are soaps? | Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids |
| 2130 | In India, in which was the service tax first introduced? | 1994 |
| 2131 | Which country is well known for diamond cutting industry? | Belgium |
| 2132 | At the instance of which rular was the Kallashanath Temple at Ellora excavated? | Krishna I |
| 2133 | ||
| 2134 | Which is the first geostationary telecommunication satellite of India? | APPLE |
| 2135 | Which animal breathes through the skin? | Frog |
| 2136 | Under whose signature are the members of All-India Services appointed? | President |
| 2137 | Which country are World’s leading producer of fertilizers? | U.S.A.-Russia |
| 2138 | Where is the temple of Angkorvat? | In Cambodia |
| 2139 | If the angle between two plane mirrors is 60°; then how many number of image will be formed? | 5 |
| 2140 | Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in which field? | Painting |
| 2141 | Under which do all taxes come? | Revenue receipts |
| 2142 | Which is the largest temperate desert of the world? | Patagonian desert |
| 2143 | In whose rule was Islam, as the state religion, abolished? | Akbar |
| 2144 | Dog bite can cause rabies. Which other animal can also cause rabies? | Bat |
| 2145 | In which does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall? | Concurrent List |
| 2146 | Which material is suitable for water purification? | Zeolites |
| 2147 | Folding is the result of which force? | Orogenetic force |
| 2148 | With whom did Alberuni come to India? | Mahmud of Ghazni |
| 2149 | Bulo C. Rani was associated with which field? | Motion picture |
| 2150 | How many members are there in the International Finance Corporation? | 184 |
| 2151 | In plant energy is produced during which process? | Respiration |
| 2152 | Maoris are the inhabitants of which counrty? | New Zealand |
| 2153 | Who was teh most famous court-poet (in Hindi literature) of Akbar? | Abdur Rahim-Khan-i- Khanan |
| 2154 | With what subject do the Articles 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India deal? | Citizenship |
| 2155 | In which part of the eye lies the pigment, that decides the colour of the eyes of a person? | Choroid |
| 2156 | Who is called the ‘Father of Economics’? | Adam Smith |
| 2157 | The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to which group? | Melanesian group |
| 2158 | By whom was Agra Fort built? | Akbar |
| 2159 | Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out it in which year? | 1972 |
| 2160 | Which movement in plant induced by external stimuli? | Paratonic movement |
| 2161 | How long the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended? | By 1 year at a time |
| 2162 | Which city is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? | Kolkata |
| 2163 | The treaty of Purandhar was signed in 1665 with Shivaji by which soldier statesman? | Raja Jai Singh |
| 2164 | Which chemical is used in foam fire extinguishers? | Aluminium sulphate |
| 2165 | Where is the headquarters of World Health Organization? | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2166 | By whom was concept of Five Year Plans in India introduced? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2167 | West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries? | Three |
| 2168 | Who was the successor of Shivaji? | Sambhaji |
| 2169 | Appetite and satiety centres of brain, where are present in? | Hypothalmus |
| 2170 | How are representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha chosen? | Direct elections |
| 2171 | With which can Radio wave of constant amplitude be generated? | Oscillator |
| 2172 | Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’? | Punjab |
| 2173 | Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement? | Henry Vivian Derozio |
| 2174 | Who is the author of the book colours of the rainbow? | Ranjita Biswas |
| 2175 | Who composed the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 2176 | Which gland disapear during old age? | Thymus |
| 2177 | Which rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad? | Yamuna |
| 2178 | Who was the leader of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded in 1870? | Justice Ranade |
| 2179 | Finance Commission consists of howmany members? | A Chairman and three other members |
| 2180 | Which element is with the highest electrical conductivity? | Silver |
| 2181 | If the cash-reserve ratio is lowered by the Central bank, what will be its effect on credit creation? | Increase |
| 2182 | Which is not a plantation crop? | Sugarcane |
| 2183 | By whom was first women’s university in India was founded? | Dhondo Keshave Karve |
| 2184 | What was Sachin Tendulkar’s average when he made his first thousand runs in ODls? | 35.83 |
| 2185 | By whom was the most important theory of general biology proposed? | Darwin and Wallace |
| 2186 | After howmany years is Finance Commission constituted by the President? | Every five years |
| 2187 | Which is the major silk producing state in India? | Karnataka |
| 2188 | Who led Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924? | K. P. Kesava Menon |
| 2189 | In a p-type semiconductor, Which are the majority charge carriers? | Holes |
| 2190 | Sergei Bubkha,an athlete of international repute, belongs to which country? | Ukraine |
| 2191 | Which Public Sector bank’ emblem figures a dog and the words ‘faithful, friendly’ in it? | Syndicate Bank |
| 2192 | Pediplains and inselbergs are features of the old stage of which cycle of erosion? | Arid |
| 2193 | On the death of Gandhiji, who said that “The light has gone out of our lives…..”? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2194 | Which harmful element tobacoo exists in tobacoo? | Nicotine |
| 2195 | Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution? | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| 2196 | During electrolysis, which the species are discharged at cathode? | Cations |
| 2197 | Which force is responsible for syncline formation? | Crustal compression |
| 2198 | Where was Swarajya declared as the goal of the Congress at its session held in 1906? | Calcutta |
| 2199 | Who was the 1st President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)? | R.E. Grant Govan |
| 2200 | Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 2011? | India |
| 2201 | The massive hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctica was first discovered in which year? | 1985 |
| 2202 | How is general weather associated with anticyclone? | Fine and dry |
| 2203 | During which Gupta king’s reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India? | Chandragupta II |
| 2204 | When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce tile transfer of power to the Indians? | June, 1948 |
| 2205 | Who is the recepient of Nobel Prize for the development of Wireless Telegraphy? | Marconi |
| 2206 | What does Net factor income from abroad added to GDP give? | GNP |
| 2207 | What are tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal usually called? | Typhoons |
| 2208 | Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the’ Napolean of India’? | Samudragupta |
| 2209 | Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award? | Ashapurna Devi |
| 2210 | What is the single greatest current threat to biodiversity? | habitat destruction |
| 2211 | The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of which ministry? | Ministry of Human Affairs |
| 2212 | In India, what is the main limiting factor for cultivation? | Indequacy of water supply |
| 2213 | Who is believed to have created the raga Miyan Ki Malhar? | Tansen |
| 2214 | Fisher-Tropsch process is used in the manufacture of which liquid? | Synthetic petrol |
| 2215 | Dr. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for which work? | Gitanjali |
| 2216 | PIIGS is the group of nations falling under which zone? | Euro zone |
| 2217 | Which state is the largest producer of black pepper in India? | Kerala |
| 2218 | Which was a renowned Jain scholar who greatly honoured by Akbar? | Harivijaya |
| 2219 | Which gland is situated beneath the brain and whose oversecretion produces giants-size children? | Pituitary |
| 2220 | What is the maximum number of representatives of the States in Lok Sabha? | 530 |
| 2221 | Who laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country? | Homi J. Bhabha |
| 2222 | NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus? | Tempel 1 |
| 2223 | Of which site of Harappan is associated with rice cultivation? | Lothal |
| 2224 | Who is the youngest player to score a century in test cricket? | Mobd, Ashraful |
| 2225 | Which was the lady to win the Wimbledon singles title successfully nine times? | Martina Navratilova |
| 2226 | There are approximately howmany muscles in human body? | 700 |
| 2227 | How does the earth rotate around its axis? | From west to east |
| 2228 | Who ‘was killed by Shivaji? | Afzal Khan |
| 2229 | By whom is Agricultural Income Tax assigned to the State Governments? | By the Constitution of India |
| 2230 | Which substance is used as antiknock compound? | TEL |
| 2231 | Terms of economics, which recession occurring two times with a small gap in between? | Deep Recession |
| 2232 | What is the plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere? | Tropopause |
| 2233 | Who usurped the throne of Magadlia in 322 B. C.? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| 2234 | Which personality is credited with starting ‘Vana Mahotsava’ in 1950? | K. M. Munshi |
| 2235 | The deficiency of which leads to dental caries? | Fluorine |
| 2236 | Trade Union comes under which List? | Concurrent list |
| 2237 | Which instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air? | Hygrograph |
| 2238 | Who is said to have conquered the land between Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal? | Bindusara |
| 2239 | What is the SI unit of Young’s modulus of elasticity? | Newton/m2 |
| 2240 | ‘I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears’ was said by which person? | Churchill |
| 2241 | What is the mean of Cheap Money? | Low Rate of Interest |
| 2242 | Which is Zebras inhabit? | Savanna lands |
| 2243 | Which ruler of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire? | Vakatakas |
| 2244 | In which antibody formation takes place? | Blood Plasma |
| 2245 | A Municipal Corporation is set up in a city with howmuch population of not less than? | 10 lakh |
| 2246 | Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with which metal? | Teflon |
| 2247 | Where are tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur? | Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil |
| 2248 | Which was the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka? | Harshavardhana |
| 2249 | Who used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 2250 | The writer of Mahabhasya ‘Patanjali’ was a contemporary of which ruler? | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| 2251 | What is good source of protein? | Soyabean |
| 2252 | In which region are the -most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in? | Hot and humid regions |
| 2253 | Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India? | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| 2254 | Which is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats? | Levy Duties |
| 2255 | If temperature rises, what will be the coefficient of viscosity of liquid? | Decreases |
| 2256 | According to the law of demand, what happens when price increases? | Demand decreases |
| 2257 | Which represents a process of chemical weathering? | Hydration and Hydrolysis |
| 2258 | Who first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil administration? | Iltutmish |
| 2259 | Which river demarcate the partial boundary between South Africa and Botswana? | Limpopo |
| 2260 | Who is known as father of taxonomy? | Linnaeus |
| 2261 | By which act was the office of Governor General of India created? | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| 2262 | Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru? | Humboldt Current |
| 2263 | Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different name of the same God”? | Kabir |
| 2264 | How can Permanent hardness of water be removed? | By adding washing soda |
| 2265 | The Sun City is located in which continent? | South Africa |
| 2266 | Which situation makes a firm most efficient? | Lowest average costs |
| 2267 | On the shore of which counrty cold currents have cooling effect? | Peru |
| 2268 | Which pioneer was in preaching Nirguna Bhakti in medieval India? | Ramananda |
| 2269 | Which animal have no blood but they respire? | Hydra |
| 2270 | Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution? | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| 2271 | To an observer on the lunar surface, during the day time, how will the sky appear? | Black |
| 2272 | The important fishing areas called Grand Bank and Georges Bank located in which region? | North-west Atlantic |
| 2273 | Which lady wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period? | Gulbadan Begam |
| 2274 | Among the SAARC country, which is the most densely populated country? | Bangladesh |
| 2275 | What is the total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? | 15 |
| 2276 | What is known as venus’s flower? | Euplectella |
| 2277 | Sunda Trench lies in which ocean? | Indian Ocean |
| 2278 | Between which the Battle of Khanwa was fought? | Babar and Rana Sanga |
| 2279 | By which is in In practice the policy of the Government shaped? | The Cabinet |
| 2280 | What is Electromagnetic radiation with maximum wavelength? | Radio waves |
| 2281 | During which prime minister was the strategy of Rolling plan was adopted? | Morarji Desai |
| 2282 | Aravalli ranges are an example of which mountains? | Residual mountains |
| 2283 | Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras? | First Mysore war |
| 2284 | What was the pen name of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaye? | Anila Devi |
| 2285 | What is the smallest structural and functional unit of nervous system? | Neuron |
| 2286 | To whom are the Ministers individually responsible? | The President |
| 2287 | Which mountain passes lies outside India? | Khyber |
| 2288 | To whom the credit of discovering the sea route of India goes? | Portuguese |
| 2289 | What is the unit of luminous efficiency of an electric bulb? | Lumen / watt |
| 2290 | Which Veda contains an account of magical charms and spells? | Atharva-veda |
| 2291 | For howmany years is rolling plan? | One year |
| 2292 | Where does rainfall from the south-west monsoon reach? | Delta region of Mahanadi |
| 2293 | Which Indian leader was dismissed by British from the Indian Civil Service? | Surendranath Banerji |
| 2294 | Which is the membrane that protects the developing embryo from desication? | Amnion |
| 2295 | By whom is the Contingency Fund of the State operated? | Governor |
| 2296 | Which nuclear particles responsible for holding all nucleons together? | Mesons |
| 2297 | The retreating monsoon withdraws from which state? | North-west India to Bengal |
| 2298 | Who was associated with supression of Thugs? | Captain Sleeman |
| 2299 | How many centuries in Tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired? | 34 |
| 2300 | Which country was readmitted to the Olympics after her 21 year suspension? | South Africa |
| 2301 | What is France’s global ranking in terms of the number of animal species under threat? | 8 |
| 2302 | Where is the Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) found? | The Rann of Kachch |
| 2303 | Who was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920? | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 2304 | Whose prior consent can the Money Bills be introduced in the State Legislature? | Governor |
| 2305 | If one wants to throw a cricket ball to the maximum distance, then at which angle should he throw it? | 45° |
| 2306 | Through which methods is the national income of India estimated mainly? | Production and income methods |
| 2307 | What is the first month of the ‘Saka era’? | Chaitra |
| 2308 | Who were popularly known as Red Shirts? | Khudai Khidmatgars |
| 2309 | Which was the 1st non Test playing country to befit India in an international match? | Sri Lanka |
| 2310 | Which type of experiment has the maximum spatial scale? | Natural experiment |
| 2311 | ‘Holding a ‘Bandh’ was declared illegal for the first time in India by which High Courts? | Kerala High Court |
| 2312 | Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force? | Coriolis force |
| 2313 | Who is known as the Ught of Asia? | Lord Buddha |
| 2314 | What is generally present in tonics? | Ethanol |
| 2315 | Who won the Hockey Gold (men) in the 1992 Barcelona Games? | Germany |
| 2316 | Which are referred to as the developed economies? | Countries having large per capita income |
| 2317 | Which component of the atmosphere has increased during the last 200 years? | Carbon dioxide |
| 2318 | Which king was an ardent follower of Jainism? | Kharavela |
| 2319 | Which are two richest known sources of edible protein? | Soy-bean and groundnut |
| 2320 | Who was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947? | R. K. Shanmukham Chetty |
| 2321 | How are Air-pockets that cause aircrafts to lose altitude suddenly caused? | Temperature inversions |
| 2322 | Which region is the world’s best cod-fishing ground? | North-east Atlantic |
| 2323 | In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India? | 5th century AD |
| 2324 | For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games? | Boxing |
| 2325 | Who is the player to claim 50 ODI wickets in least number of matches? | Ajantha Mendis |
| 2326 | Which nutrients are most likely to be affected by food processing and storage? | Vitamins |
| 2327 | Which are the Soils that developed in humid tropical regions? | Laterite |
| 2328 | Which was the official language of Gupta period? | Sanskrit |
| 2329 | What Minimum age is required to contest for Presidentship? | 35 years |
| 2330 | What does mixture of CS2 and H2S on passing over heated copper give? | Methane |
| 2331 | Who long do the World Bank and IMF give respectively? | Long term and short term credits |
| 2332 | ‘Syntaxial Bent’ is a feature of which range? | Himalayas |
| 2333 | Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which year? | 1498 |
| 2334 | Which is the most ancient musical instrument? | Veena |
| 2335 | Which is a round worm that enters man’s body through the soles of the feet? | Hookworm |
| 2336 | In case a President dies while in office, for howmany months can the Vice- President act as President? | 6 months |
| 2337 | Which waterfall in India has the most height? | Kunchikal Falls |
| 2338 | Which was capital of Raja Ranjit Singh of Punjab? | Lahore |
| 2339 | What is the escape velocity of a particle of mass m varies? | mo |
| 2340 | Which deals of ‘Art of Warfare’? | Chhao of Mayurbhanj |
| 2341 | Which country is the largest debtor of UNO? | U.S. |
| 2342 | Which Indian port leads in imports? | Mumbai |
| 2343 | Of which metal were the tools and weapons of Harappan civilisation? | Copper, tin and bronze |
| 2344 | What is a Dental formula of man? | 2123/2123 |
| 2345 | What is the maximum permissible period between two sessions of a State Legislative Assembly? | Six months |
| 2346 | What is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust? | Aluminium |
| 2347 | Which state has the maximum length of surface roads? | Tamil Nadu |
| 2348 | Which God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on a seal from Mohenjodaro? | Pashupati |
| 2349 | What is an example of vestigial organ in man? | Canine teeth |
| 2350 | Which is associated with the formation of brown air in traffic congested cities? | Nitrogen oxide |
| 2351 | What is the Mendel’s principles of inheritance? | Sexual reproduction |
| 2352 | Foucault experiment is proof of which body? | Rotation of Earth |
| 2353 | Where had Buddha delivered maximum sermons? | Sravasti |
| 2354 | Chief Ministers of all the States are ex-officio members of which council? | National Development Council |
| 2355 | If the temperature of a patient is 40°C, what will be his temperature on Fahrenheit scale? | 104° F |
| 2356 | In India, which first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881? | Oudh Commercial Bank |
| 2357 | In which the radiant energy of the sun is transmitted? | Short waves |
| 2358 | Who was the first foreigner to invade India? | Darius I |
| 2359 | Jude Felix has established reputation as an Indian player in which game? | Hockey |
| 2360 | What is the study of effect of light on various biological life process? | Photobiology |
| 2361 | Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946? | Sardar Patel |
| 2362 | When can one record the lowest temperature of air? | Just before sunrise |
| 2363 | Which Gupta ruler was related to the Licchavis on his mother’s side? | Samudragupta |
| 2364 | Balloons are filled with which gas? | Helium |
| 2365 | Hitendra Desai was a noted figure in which field? | Politics |
| 2366 | Which rural bank has been named after a river? | Varada Grameen Bank |
| 2367 | What happens when the water content in the atmosphere? | Decreases as temperature increases |
| 2368 | In which inscription are the achievements of Samudragupta described? | Allahabad pillar inscription |
| 2369 | By which instrument the rate of growth of plant is measured? | Auxanometer |
| 2370 | In which ’ State, no tribe has been declared as ‘Scheduled’ by the President? | Haryana |
| 2371 | What is the The chemical part of the dye that absorbs light and produces colour called? | A pigment |
| 2372 | In the Semi-arid and Temperate grasslands, which are the most commonly found animals? | Sheep and goats |
| 2373 | In which part was the Nagar style of architecture develop mostly? | South India |
| 2374 | Which Asian languages are UN official languages? | Chinese & Arabic |
| 2375 | How many country are represented in International Monetary Fund (IMF)? | 163 |
| 2376 | Translocation of carbohydrate nutrient usually occurs in which form? | Maltose |
| 2377 | Which tree is not a soft wood variety? | Mahogany |
| 2378 | Which Sultan of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’? | Muhammad Tughluq |
| 2379 | When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce tile transfer of power to the Indians? | June, 1948 |
| 2380 | Which when dissolved in HO gives hissing sound? | Limestone |
| 2381 | Unemployment occurs when workers move from one job to another job? | Frictional unemployment |
| 2382 | Which decaying vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals? | Chemical weathering |
| 2383 | Nicolo Conti, the traveller, who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D., belongs to which country? | Italy |
| 2384 | Who is the author of the controversial book ‘Forbidden Verses’? | Abu Nawaz |
| 2385 | Pneumoconiosis affects the workers who work mainly in which industry? | Coal mining industry |
| 2386 | Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2387 | A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by which river? | Youthful river |
| 2388 | In the Delhi Sultanate, the work of ‘Mustauf-i-Mamalik’ was related to which? | Auditing |
| 2389 | Which is a part of the eye that helps in changing the focal length of crystalline lensis? | Ciliary muscles |
| 2390 | When is International women’s Day recognized by the UN observed? | March 8 |
| 2391 | Which type of unemployment mostly found in India? | Disguised |
| 2392 | Which is the largest sea in the world? | South China Sea |
| 2393 | Where did Akbar build the Panch Mahal, noted for its various types of pillars? | Fatehpur Sikri |
| 2394 | Food is converted into energy in which of the cellular organelles of cell? | Mitochondria |
| 2395 | According to which system are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? | Single Transferable Vote System |
| 2396 | What does the rusting of iron nail? | Increases its weight |
| 2397 | Who built the mausoleum of Jahangir and where? | Nur Jahan at Lahore |
| 2398 | Which is-the largest Gulf in the World? | The Gulf of Mexico |
| 2399 | The World Cup Cricket Twenty-20 title in the 2012 was won by why country? | Australia |
| 2400 | Ben Johnson (Canadian) was disqualified in the 1998 Seoul Olympic in the Athletics? | 100 m |
| 2401 | What is Study of inter relationship between living organism and their environment? | Ecology |
| 2402 | What is the length of India’s coastline? | About 7500 km |
| 2403 | By whom were India’s famous Peacock Throne and the diamond Koh-e- Noor taken away? | Nadir Shah |
| 2404 | The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of howmany members? | 250 |
| 2405 | Which are the The best and the poorest conductors of heat respectively? | Silver (Ag), and lead (Pb) |
| 2406 | From which sector does the highest sector wise contribution to gross domestic saving comes? | Household sector |
| 2407 | Which State has the largest coastline in India? | Gujarat |
| 2408 | The first Governor-General of India was appointed under the provisions of which act? | 1833 |
| 2409 | Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to which field? | Literature |
| 2410 | In dry regions, the leaf size of a tree becomes smaller why? | Reduce transpiration |
| 2411 | Howmany subjects are in the State List? | 66 subjects |
| 2412 | The Sivasamudram Falls is on which river? | Cauvery |
| 2413 | With reference to the Revolt of 1857, who laid siege to Jhansi in March 1858? | Sir Hugh Rose |
| 2414 | Which metal is not attacked by the environment? | Gold |
| 2415 | Which book brought the first Nobel Prize to an Indian? | Gitanjali |
| 2416 | Why has the per capita income been low in India? | Because of population growth |
| 2417 | The ‘Chilka lake region’ lies in between the deltas of which rivers– | Mahahadi and Godavari |
| 2418 | Dhondu Pant is better known as which name? | Nana Saheb |
| 2419 | What is richest source of vitamin D is? | Cod liver oil |
| 2420 | The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based on which scheme? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 2421 | When light passes from air into glass it experiences change in which things? | Wavelength and speed |
| 2422 | What is Crop rotation? | Growing different crops-in succession |
| 2423 | Whose ideas had Influenced Mahatma Gandhi’s thought? | Tolstoy |
| 2424 | Where did India first win the Olympic Hockey gold? | Amsterdam |
| 2425 | FIFA World Cup 2018 would be held in which country? | Russia |
| 2426 | Which vitamin is synthesised in the body by intestinal bacteria? | Vitamin K |
| 2427 | Which region experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India)? | Brahmaputra valley |
| 2428 | With reference to Indian freedom struggle which event occurred earliest? | Lucknow Pact |
| 2429 | Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953? | Kurnool |
| 2430 | Which colloidal solution is used in photography? | Colloidal silver bromite |
| 2431 | In India, in which sector was the co-operative movement initiated? | Agricultural credit |
| 2432 | Which pair of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India? | Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat |
| 2433 | The ‘Paditrupputtu’ is a collection of poems in the praise of which king? | Chera |
| 2434 | Where is the headquarters of UNESCO? | Paris |
| 2435 | Which types of light are strongly absorbed by plants? | Blue and red |
| 2436 | Which Union Ministry is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry)? | Ministry of Rural Development |
| 2437 | Where are diesel locomotives manufactured? | Varanasi |
| 2438 | The silver coins of the Gupta period were known by which name? | Rupyaka |
| 2439 | When two bodies stick together after the collision, what this is said? | Completely inelastic |
| 2440 | Where is the headquarters of Amnesty International? | London |
| 2441 | What is the ideal average NPK ratio aggregated for the country as a whole? | 4 : 2 : 1 |
| 2442 | On which date the earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion)? | July 4th |
| 2443 | Which structure was constructed by Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri? | Panch Mahal |
| 2444 | Which organ breaks fat to produce cholesterol? | Liver |
| 2445 | By whom the salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India are decided? | Parliament |
| 2446 | During the fermentation of sugar, which enzyme which converts glucose into ethyl alcohol? | zymase |
| 2447 | The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of which point? | Equator |
| 2448 | Who was the first Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period? | Abdur Rahim |
| 2449 | Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which field? | Protection of human rights |
| 2450 | Which human organ is most susceptible to harmful radiations? | Lungs |
| 2451 | Which part modified into pitcher in pitcher plant? | Leaf |
| 2452 | Who introduced the term anticyclone for the first time? | F. Galton |
| 2453 | Which distinguishes the Harappan from other contemporary civilizations of the world? | Town planning and drainage |
| 2454 | What about ministry in the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister? | The Ministry is dissolved |
| 2455 | A temperature difference of 25°C is equivalent to a temperature difference of howmany F? | 45° F |
| 2456 | Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which investors? | Foreign Institutional Investors |
| 2457 | Why do the tropical cyclones not occur close to the equator? | Weak coriolis force |
| 2458 | What was the primary purpose of a seal in the Indus Valley Civilisation? | To signify ownership of property |
| 2459 | What is Anosmia? | Loss of the sense of smell |
| 2460 | Entomophily pollination occur with the help of which creatures? | Insects |
| 2461 | English is the official language of which State? | Nagaland |
| 2462 | Which river does not form any delta at its mouth? | Tapti & Narmada |
| 2463 | Who presided over the first Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha? | Maha Kassapa |
| 2464 | A deuterium nucleus consists of which particles? | One proton and one neutron |
| 2465 | With which field is Begum Akhtar associated? | Vocal Music |
| 2466 | In which year, some more commercial banks in addition to the first lot of 141 were nationalised in India? | 1980 |
| 2467 | Penganga, Wardha and Wainganga are the tributaries of which river? | Godavari |
| 2468 | What was the first discourse of Buddha at Deer Park in Sarnath called? | |
| 2469 | A person feel fatigued due to depositon of which acid in their muscles? | Latic Acid |
| 2470 | In which country does State funding of elections take place? | Germany and Austria |
| 2471 | What is the quantity that remains unchanged in a transformer? | Frequency |
| 2472 | Which planet take maximum time for one revolution around the Sun? | Jupiter |
| 2473 | Which inscription describes the achievements of Kharavela, king of Kalinga? | Hathigunipha inscription |
| 2474 | Who has been designated as the chairman by the IBA? | K. R. Kamath |
| 2475 | ‘Asian Drama’, by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which subjects? | Economics |
| 2476 | In the retina of eye cells what is present for colour differentiation? | Cones |
| 2477 | When will the Smith-tuttle comet crash with Earth? | In 2116 AD |
| 2478 | St. Thomas came to India in 1st century A. D. to propogate christianity. During which reign did he come? | Gondophernes |
| 2479 | The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as which country? | British Monarch |
| 2480 | How many moles are there is 140 g of Si (atomic mass of silicon is 28)? | 5 |
| 2481 | In which plan was the objective of self-reliance and zero net foreign aid declared? | Fourth 5-Yr Plan |
| 2482 | What is the approximate circumference of the Earth? | 30,000 km |
| 2483 | Which Sultan of Delhi had accepted the Suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh? | Khizr Khan Sayyid |
| 2484 | Which book was written by Gandhiji? | My Experiments with Truth |
| 2485 | Which vitamin is essential for the coagulation of blood? | Vitamin K |
| 2486 | Which describes India as a Secular State? | Preamble to the Constitution |
| 2487 | When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, what is it called? | Geostropic wind |
| 2488 | Which part of Delhi where Aibak laid the foundation of the first so called ‘Seven cities’ of medieval Delhi,? | Mehrauli |
| 2489 | Which is used in storage batteries? | Lead |
| 2490 | When is World Population Day, recognized by the UN is observed? | July 11 |
| 2491 | Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| 2492 | The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. What is the annual rainfall? | 250 cms |
| 2493 | When Abdur Razzak from Persia visited Hampi, who was the ruler of Vijayanagar in South India? | Devaraya II |
| 2494 | How much protein a working woman must intake everyday? | 45 g |
| 2495 | Who was the first leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha? | Kamlapati Tripathi |
| 2496 | An element X forms an oxide X03. | 6 |
| 2497 | Which is the world’s largest desert? | Sahara |
| 2498 | From where Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth? | Devagiri |
| 2499 | Which year is celebrated as International Year of the Shark? | 2009 |
| 2500 | Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? | Bachhendri Pal |
| 2501 | What is the introduction of foreign genes for improving genotype? | Immunisation |
| 2502 | The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas how rainfall is there? | Heavy |
| 2503 | Who was the first Mughal emperor to allow Britishers to establish trade links with India? | Jahangir |
| 2504 | In the context of Indian wild life, what is the flying fox? | Bat |
| 2505 | Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC? | President |
| 2506 | Why is In a hydel station the motion produced in turbines? | Due to the flow of water |
| 2507 | Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by which wind action? | Barkhans |
| 2508 | During the decline of the Mughal empire By whom were the Jats were organised into a political force? | Badan Singh |
| 2509 | Which is useful in the detection of landmines? | Wasp |
| 2510 | Which instrument used to measure the force and velocity of the wind? | Anemometer |
| 2511 | Which is the phylum that includes exclusively marine animal? | Echinodermata |
| 2512 | Which river has the largest drainage basin? | Amazon |
| 2513 | In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought? | 1761 |
| 2514 | What is the part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers? | Preamble |
| 2515 | Which polymeric material is used for making bullet proof jacket? | KEVLAR |
| 2516 | Upon which development the Second Five Year Plan laid mote stress? | Industrialisation |
| 2517 | Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world? | Lake Superior |
| 2518 | Who’ among the following Governor-Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan? | Lord Cornwallis |
| 2519 | Pandit K.G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in when field? | Music |
| 2520 | Insects that can transmit diseases to human are referred to as which name? | Vectors |
| 2521 | In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which country? | England |
| 2522 | In which sea are the Lakshadweep Islands are situated? | Arabian Sea |
| 2523 | Who was elected as the President of All-India Khilafat Conference when it met at Delhi in 1919? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 2524 | What is most suitable for the core of an electromagnet? | Soft iron |
| 2525 | What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar? | Drawing Cartoons |
| 2526 | On which bast is the India’s wage policy? | Cost of living |
| 2527 | Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? | Indonesia |
| 2528 | Who pioneered Khilafat Movement? | Ali Brothers |
| 2529 | Which insect spreads kala-azar? | Sand fly |
| 2530 | How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President of India? | 12 |
| 2531 | Which is the main ingredient in cement? | Lime stone |
| 2532 | By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh? | Padma |
| 2533 | Who voted against the partition of India in the A.I.C.C. meeting held on 14 June 1947? | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| 2534 | Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field? | Journalism |
| 2535 | Where is the headquarters of East African Development Bank? | Uganda |
| 2536 | Which industry produces the most non-biodegradable wastes? | Thermal power plants |
| 2537 | Which peninsular river is westward flowing? | Tapti |
| 2538 | Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution’? | Madam Bhikaiji Cama |
| 2539 | How much the time gap between two sessions of the Parliament should not exceed? | 6 months |
| 2540 | A convex mirror makes a good rear-view mirror for a car. Why? | It forms erect, reduced images |
| 2541 | In recent years, how have the capital outlays for the defence service? | Increasing steadily |
| 2542 | Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in which state? | Gujarat |
| 2543 | What was the capital of Hoyasals? | Dwarasamudra |
| 2544 | When was ‘Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) formed? | 1994 |
| 2545 | What is the interrelated food chains in an ecological community? | Food Web |
| 2546 | By whom is the conditions of service and tenure of the Election Commissioner prescribed? | Parliament |
| 2547 | Where was the first oil well in India was dug? | Digboi |
| 2548 | Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of which ruler? | Mohammad Shah Tughlaq |
| 2549 | Which elementis produced when concentrated cinnabar is roasted in the excess of air? | Hg |
| 2550 | Where is the headquarters of Pan American Health Organisation? | Mexico |
| 2551 | Which is the most important item of non-plan expenditure? | Interest payment |
| 2552 | Neap tides occur during which phase of the moon? | First and third quarter |
| 2553 | Which Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb? | Balaji Baji Rao |
| 2554 | Which vegetable protein is considered as good as an animal protein? | Soyabean protein |
| 2555 | In which year were the first general elections in India held? | 1951 |
| 2556 | Which nuclides having the same number of neutrons but different number of protons or mass number? | Isotones |
| 2557 | Which oceanic tidal wave that moves upto 200 MPH and is up to 1000 feet high? | Tsunami |
| 2558 | Which Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada-Padshahi? | Baji Rao I |
| 2559 | When is World Blood Donor Day, recognized by the UN is observed? | June 14 |
| 2560 | When is International Day of Democracy, recognized by the UN observed? | September 15 |
| 2561 | To which type of organisms do mushrooms belong? | Fungi |
| 2562 | Plants having thorny leaves and penetrating roots are classified by which name? | Xerophytes |
| 2563 | To which age the Indus Valley Civilization belongs? | Neolithic age |
| 2564 | What was the main stipulation of Government of India Act, 1935? | Complete independence guaranteed |
| 2565 | Which compound is known as white vitriol? | ZnSO 4 . 7H 2 O |
| 2566 | A person returning from abroad can retain foreign currency up to what period? | 90 days |
| 2567 | Which environment leads to the occurrence of acid rain? | Sulphur dioxide |
| 2568 | Which sites of Harappan are not in India? | Mohenjodaro and Harappa |
| 2569 | Which decade is celebrated as United Nations decade of Sustainble energy for all? | 2014-2024 |
| 2570 | Which type of the fruit formed without fertilisation? | Parthenocarpy |
| 2571 | By which act did the Crown take the Government of India into its own hands? | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| 2572 | What is the Jharkhand’s contribution in the total coal production in India? | 0.4 |
| 2573 | Between which was the ancient town of Takshasila located? | Indus and Jhelum |
| 2574 | For the measurement of temperature of the order of 400°C, what will we prefer? | Thermocouple |
| 2575 | The term L.B.W. is associated with which game? | Cricket |
| 2576 | Who is called the ‘Father of Economics’? | Adam Smith |
| 2577 | In which year Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was setup in India? | 1948 |
| 2578 | Which Mauryan emperor abdicated his throne and migrated to the south to live as Jain ascetic? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| 2579 | Which is the plant hormone that induces cell division? | Auxins |
| 2580 | By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid before both Houses of Parliament? | President |
| 2581 | In vulcanisation, with which the natural rubber is heated? | Sulphur |
| 2582 | Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate? | Jupiter |
| 2583 | Which Gupta ruler was a poet and a musician and was adorned with the title of Kaviraja or King of poets? | Samudragupta |
| 2584 | Indian first took part in the Olympic Games in which year? | 1920 |
| 2585 | Which is the only woman to have won three Wimbledon titles in a row? | Steffi Graff |
| 2586 | Which algae is used as biofertilizer in the production of crop paddy? | Blue green algae |
| 2587 | Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’? | Earth |
| 2588 | On which river did Pulakesin II defeat Harshavardhana? | Narmada |
| 2589 | How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? | Indirectly |
| 2590 | When lake starts freezing the formation of the ice will start first at which point? | Top |
| 2591 | How is the standard of living in a country represented? | Per capita income |
| 2592 | What will be the antipodal position of a place located at 350 south and 800 west? | 350 north and 1000 east |
| 2593 | Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of Kingship similar to the theory of divine right of King? | Balban |
| 2594 | Where is Salar Jung Museum situated? | Hyderabad |
| 2595 | Which unicellular algae are used as source of oxygen in space research? | Chlorella |
| 2596 | Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? | President |
| 2597 | If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (450 E)? | 1:30 PM |
| 2598 | Which ruler in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy? | Alauddin Khilji |
| 2599 | Which is used as a filler in rubber tyres? | Carbon black |
| 2600 | Indian Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Science is located at which city? | Lucknow |
| 2601 | Which is the best measure of economic growth of a country? | GNP |
| 2602 | Where is the Taiga belt found? | Temperate grasslands and Tundra |
| 2603 | Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road? | Sher Shah Suri |
| 2604 | What is the Branch of science which deals with the study of skin of man? | Dermatology |
| 2605 | Up to howmuch age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function? | 65 years |
| 2606 | The north pole of the earth’s magnet is near the geographical which direction? | South |
| 2607 | Which region gets no rainfall throughout the year? | The Tundra Region |
| 2608 | Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court, belonged to which place? | Gwalior |
| 2609 | Where is the The International Court of Justice located? | Hague |
| 2610 | On which date the United Nations Organisation came into existence? | Oct. 24, 1945 |
| 2611 | Which branch of science in which we study about molluscs? | Malacology |
| 2612 | Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountainside what is this called? | Cirque |
| 2613 | Which Mughal ruler was ignorant of the art of reading and writing? | Akbar |
| 2614 | Of which country Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system? | UK |
| 2615 | Alcoholic fermentation is brought about the action of which thing? | Yeast |
| 2616 | What is the aim of Operation Blackboard? | Promoting adult literacy |
| 2617 | What is Residual hill in the desert region? | Inselberg |
| 2618 | Who had the Revenue system during Akbar’s reign? | Todar Mal |
| 2619 | By whom was the principle of ‘Black hole’ enunciated? | S. Chandrashekhar |
| 2620 | Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy? | Rifampicin |
| 2621 | The inspiration of ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was derived from which revolution? | French revolution |
| 2622 | Which is the largest irrigation canal in the world? | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| 2623 | Who bestowed the Office of Peshwa on Balaji Vishwanath? | Shahu |
| 2624 | If the current in the core decreases, what will the strength of the magnetic field be? | Decreases |
| 2625 | What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission? | Bits per second |
| 2626 | The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which scheme? | Jeevan Sathi Yojana |
| 2627 | Why is fog common around Newfoundland coast? | Because warm and cold currents meet |
| 2628 | When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? | Ranga II |
| 2629 | Which tissue help in keeping the body warm? | Fatty tissue |
| 2630 | Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2631 | Which gas has maximum colorific value? | Oil gas |
| 2632 | Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? | Silvassa |
| 2633 | Who was the head of the Committee formed by the government to enquire into Jallianwala Bagh massacre? | Hunter |
| 2634 | Limba Ram is associated with which field? | Sports |
| 2635 | Ms. Shilpa Singh Miss India Universe belongs to which city? | Sawastipur |
| 2636 | Amolecule of glucose on complete oxidation yields howmany ATP molecules in case of aerobic respiration? | 36 |
| 2637 | Kanchipuram is in which state? | Tamil Nadu |
| 2638 | Who was known as the ‘Liberator of the Press’? | Metcalfe |
| 2639 | By whom is the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee appointed? | Speaker |
| 2640 | A lighted candle gets extinguished when covered with a tumbler. Why? | Because of inadequate supply of air |
| 2641 | With which India’s progress has been reasonably satisfactory in connection? | Growth of GNP |
| 2642 | Which river flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? | Narmada |
| 2643 | Which was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad? | Al -Hilal |
| 2644 | The famous book’ The Daughter of the East’ is written by which woman? | Ms. Benazir Bhutto |
| 2645 | In anaerobic respiration, what is the net gain of ATP per glucose molecule oxidised? | 2 |
| 2646 | By whom are the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission appointed? | President |
| 2647 | Which is an east flowing river of Indian Peninsula? | Mahanadi |
| 2648 | Against whom did Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement in 1919 in protest? | Enactment of Rowlatt Act |
| 2649 | The elements of group VA are generally known as which name? | Pnicogens |
| 2650 | ‘In Custody’, an English novel, is written by which woman? | Anita Desai |
| 2651 | How is development? | Wider than economic growth |
| 2652 | Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in which state? | Gujarat |
| 2653 | Who started the newspaper called the “Voice of India”? | Dababhai Naoroji |
| 2654 | In Which kind of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation? | Spider |
| 2655 | Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC? | President |
| 2656 | Which pairs of rays is electromagnetic in nature? | x-rays and gamma rays |
| 2657 | Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content? | Kerala |
| 2658 | At the beginning of the twentieth century, who published ‘The Economic: History of India’? | Romesh Chandra Dutt |
| 2659 | The United Nations declared 2013 as which International Year? | Quinoa |
| 2660 | When is World Day Against Death Penalty, recognized by the WCADP observed? | October 10 |
| 2661 | In which animal, is skin a respiratory organ? | Frog |
| 2662 | Which kind of organisms are the diatoms? | Unicellular algae |
| 2663 | Which Sultan had greatest number of slaves in his court? | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| 2664 | Which describes India as a Secular State? | Preamble to the Constitution |
| 2665 | Which gase changes lime water in milky colour? | Carbon dioxide |
| 2666 | Planning in India derives its objectives from which policy? | Directive Principles of State policy |
| 2667 | There is a submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called? | Ninety east ridge |
| 2668 | Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji’s invasion? | Ramchandra Dev |
| 2669 | Who has scored the most runs in a one day International Cricket innings? | Virendra Sehwag |
| 2670 | Which is the type of movement that occurs during opening and closing of flower? | Nastic movement |
| 2671 | The source of India’s sovereignty lies in which thing? | Preamble to the Constitution |
| 2672 | Which sector of the economy is state owned and its service sector is a public enterprise? | Irrigation |
| 2673 | Which Sikh Guru assumed the title ‘Sachcha Badshah’? | Guru Teg Bahdur |
| 2674 | Mercury thermometers can be used to measure temperature up to how many °C? | 360°C |
| 2675 | Which player has scored the most run in a single Test Innings? | Brain Lara |
| 2676 | In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? | Primary sector |
| 2677 | Which is the largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American Region? | California |
| 2678 | Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar? | William Bentich |
| 2679 | What is required for synthesis of carbohydrate? | Carbon dioxide |
| 2680 | How many times can the President of India return a Non-money Bill, passed by Parliament? | Once |
| 2681 | What does Gobar gas contains mainly? | Methane |
| 2682 | Which is the state that is top in the cultivation of flowers? | Tamil Nadu |
| 2683 | Why is Mohenjodaro is also known? | Mound of the Dead |
| 2684 | In which country were the first Asian Games held? | India |
| 2685 | Which game does Anuja Thakur play? | Billiards |
| 2686 | Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin? | Pancrease |
| 2687 | The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through which plan? | Ganga Kalyan Yojna |
| 2688 | Which Harappan site is showing evidence of two cultural phases, Harappan and pre-Harappan,? | Chanhu-daro |
| 2689 | How long the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended? | By 1 year at a time |
| 2690 | The change in temperature of a body is 50°C. What is the change on Kelvin scale? | 50 K |
| 2691 | In recent years, how have the capital outlays for the defence service? | Increasing steadily |
| 2692 | What is Super Nova? | A dying star |
| 2693 | In early ancient India, which was “the largest urban centre? | Pataliputra |
| 2694 | Which leaders took major initiative in the formation of the League of Nations? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| 2695 | What is a good source of Vitamin ‘E’? | Fresh vegetable |
| 2696 | The levying of which following taxe is outside the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation? | Income Tax |
| 2697 | What the twelve constellations to as zodiac? | A group of stars |
| 2698 | Which, ancient’ Indian King claimed ekarat (the sole sovereign) or the first Imperial ruler of India? | Udayin |
| 2699 | Which are the important raw materials required in cement industry? | Limestone and clay |
| 2700 | The headquarters of the International Red Cross is situated in which city? | Geneva |
| 2701 | Which is the most important item of non-plan expenditure? | Interest payment |
| 2702 | Which type of rainfall that occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier? | Orographic |
| 2703 | By whom was Kadambari was written? | Bana |
| 2704 | What is abiotic component of ecosystem? | Water |
| 2705 | What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called? | Panchayat Samiti |
| 2706 | What is not the cause of low conductivity of electrolyte? | Ionisation of salt |
| 2707 | What is the amount of actual water vapour of air? | Absolute humidity |
| 2708 | Who was the head of the University of Nalanda the great Bengali scholar? | Sheelabhadra |
| 2709 | The famous Petronas Twin Towers are located in which country? | Malaysia |
| 2710 | How is Missile ‘Astra’? | A air to air missile |
| 2711 | Epiphytes are plant which depend on other plants for which purpose? | Mechanical support |
| 2712 | Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received which latitudes? | The areas of high latitudes |
| 2713 | Which ruler is most famous for building a large number of canals for irrigation? | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| 2714 | The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on which pattern? | Constitution of South Africa |
| 2715 | Cooking gas is a mixture of which gases? | Butane and propane |
| 2716 | What is the main objective of Antyodaya programme? | Uplift the poor |
| 2717 | Which type of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate? | Cyclonic |
| 2718 | Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori? | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| 2719 | Where is the headquarters of the International Telecommunications Union? | Geneva |
| 2720 | Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? | Lactic acid |
| 2721 | Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2722 | Which is the largest volcano crater in the world? | Toba (Indonesia) |
| 2723 | Which is similar to the Taj Mahal in construction? | Humayun’s tomb |
| 2724 | What is Electric field intensity at a point a hollow charged spherical conductor? | Is zero |
| 2725 | How many member country were founder of the Southern African Development Community? | 8 |
| 2726 | In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being? | April 1999 |
| 2727 | Which is a typical feature of volcanic eruption? | Dykes |
| 2728 | The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. what was his original name? | Ramtanu Pande |
| 2729 | What is the most important requirement for the people of a flood hit area? | Inoculation against cholera |
| 2730 | By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid before both Houses of Parliament? | President |
| 2731 | Which are the most commonly used chemicals in the artificial rain making or cloud seeding? | Silver Iodide (Agl) |
| 2732 | Which country is land locked? | Bolivia |
| 2733 | The Maratha, confederacy was virtually dissolved after which battle? | Third Battle of Panipat |
| 2734 | The General happiness is the end of the state”, who said this? | Bentham |
| 2735 | Who is the author of the book ‘A bend in the River’? | V.S. Naipaul |
| 2736 | Which hormone is responsible for the secretion of milk in mothers? | Lactogenic hormone |
| 2737 | Which is the largest island? | Madagascar |
| 2738 | Which Indian king requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India? | Tipu Sultan |
| 2739 | How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? | Indirectly |
| 2740 | What happens, When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C the volume of water? | First decreases then increases |
| 2741 | By which is National income of India compiled? | Central Statistical Organisation |
| 2742 | Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto howmany nautical miles? | 12 |
| 2743 | What was the earliest public association formed in the history of modern India in 1837? | The Landholder’s Society |
| 2744 | Olympic Games after 4th century AD Restarted (Under IOC) from which year? | 1896 |
| 2745 | A vein is a vessel that carries blood which side? | Towards the heart |
| 2746 | Where can the report of the UPSC discussed? | In Parliament before being accepted |
| 2747 | Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in which country? | Nepal |
| 2748 | Who wrote the book “A nation in the making”? | Surendranath Banerjee |
| 2749 | Which compound does not give a positive test in Lassaigne’s test for nitrogen? | Hydrazinc |
| 2750 | What is the duration of a normal one half of a Hockey match? | 30 min |
| 2751 | If saving exceeds investment, how will the national income? | Remain constant |
| 2752 | What do you understand by the word regur? | Black soil found in the Deccan |
| 2753 | By whom was the clarion call ‘Dilli Chalo’ was given? | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 2754 | What is in lichen symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae called? | Halotism |
| 2755 | To whom is the resignation letter of a State Public Service Commission member addressed? | Governor |
| 2756 | With which instrument can a sailor in a submarine see the objects on the surface of sea? | Periscope |
| 2757 | Where is the average annual rainfall highest? | Shillong |
| 2758 | Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence? | J. B. Kriplani |
| 2759 | Who is the recipient of the first ‘Moortidevi literacy Award’? | C.K. Nagaraja Rao |
| 2760 | Which feature film is official nominee for Oscar, 2013 from India? | Barfi |
| 2761 | Litmus paper used in laboratary from which obtained? | Lichen |
| 2762 | Which is located in the’ Bastar region? | Indravati National Park |
| 2763 | In how many adhikaranas is the Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’divided? | 15 |
| 2764 | Why are the Fundamental Freedoms under Article 19 suspended during emergency? | War or external aggression |
| 2765 | Which acid is used in synthetic lemonade? | Citric acid |
| 2766 | Economic Planning is a subject of which list? | Union List |
| 2767 | What is the position of Indian Railways network in the world? | Fourth |
| 2768 | Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya? | William Jones |
| 2769 | Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which state? | Rajasthan |
| 2770 | Which primate is nearest to modern man? | Gorilla |
| 2771 | What does the theory of Fundamental Rights imply? | Limited government |
| 2772 | Which is the correct sequence in terms of descending values of Albedo? | Snow, forest, water |
| 2773 | During the Mughal rule, by which name was the copper coin known? | Dam |
| 2774 | At absolute zero temperature, what will be the kinetic energy of the molecules? | Zero |
| 2775 | Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission? | Dehradun |
| 2776 | By which ministry is Economic survey published? | Ministry of Finance |
| 2777 | Which is the instrument that measures air pressure? | Barometer |
| 2778 | The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between which rulers? | Babur and Rana Sanga |
| 2779 | Middle ear is not found in snake. Through part do they receive sound? | Skin |
| 2780 | In which of the Parliamentary Financial Committees is the Rajya Sabha not represented? | Estimates Committee |
| 2781 | By whom was the quantum theory first enunciated? | By Max Planck |
| 2782 | Which river emerges from Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh? | Narmada |
| 2783 | ‘The world is God and God is my soul’ In which is the philosophy contained? | Upanishads |
| 2784 | The World Consumer Day is being observed on which date? | 15th March |
| 2785 | Which is the 193rd member of UNO? | South Sudan |
| 2786 | Through which are the characters are transferred from parents to progeny? | DNA |
| 2787 | Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Mussorie lies in which state? | Uttrakhand |
| 2788 | What was the name of the learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya? | Gargi |
| 2789 | From which fund are the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court drawn? | Consolidated Fund |
| 2790 | With rise of boiling point of a water, what will be the latent heat of steam? | Decreases |
| 2791 | On which do Companies pay Corporation Tax? | Incomes |
| 2792 | What is the word used to describe the shape of earth? | Oblate spheroid |
| 2793 | One the banks of which. river were Alexander and Porus involved in a grim battle? | Jhelum |
| 2794 | Where is the headquarters of UNHCR located? | Geneva |
| 2795 | Which branch of biology deal with the study of heredity? | Genetics |
| 2796 | From which of the country, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties? | Erstwhile USSR |
| 2797 | What is the radius of the earth approximately? | 6400 km |
| 2798 | Where did Alexander die? | Babylon |
| 2799 | If a proton of mass m is moving with velocity of light, how will its mass? | Unchanged |
| 2800 | If we sprinkle common salt on an earthworm, why does it die? | Due to osmotic shock |
| 2801 | By which is National income of India compiled? | Central Statistical Organisation |
| 2802 | Frontal rain is caused which activity? | Cyclonic activity |
| 2803 | Bronze coins of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with howmany hands? | Four hands |
| 2804 | Which combination of foods providing protein quality nearest to that of meat? | Sprouted gram and groundnuts |
| 2805 | What does the Constitution name our country? | India, that is Bharat |
| 2806 | A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. What is a hydrogen molecule? | Diamagnetic |
| 2807 | Which type of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder? | Convectional |
| 2808 | During which reign did the Vimana style in temple architecture come into vogue? | Cholas |
| 2809 | What is the period of revolution of a geostationary satellite? | 24 hours |
| 2810 | United nations adopted a charter of Economic Rights in which year? | 1974 |
| 2811 | Which disease is inheritable? | Colour blindness |
| 2812 | What do the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originate? | Temperate cyclones |
| 2813 | The most important feature in the economic measures pursued by Alauddin Khalji what was that? | Market control |
| 2814 | On which day is the budget, in normal circumstances, presented to the Parliament? | The last day of February |
| 2815 | Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries? | Chromium |
| 2816 | When was the Rolling plan designed? | 1978-83 |
| 2817 | Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest? | South facing |
| 2818 | Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India? | Balban |
| 2819 | Which organization was established as the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944? | IMF |
| 2820 | Why is tetracycline is used? | As anti-plague drug |
| 2821 | Which is the largest Committee of the Parliament? | The Estimates Committee |
| 2822 | On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of plants and animals? | Increase |
| 2823 | Chand Bibi, who ceded Berar to Akbar, was the ruler of which kingdom? | Ahmednagar |
| 2824 | The year 1995 is the golden Jubilee year of which international organizations? | UNO |
| 2825 | As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in which industry areas? | Retail Trade |
| 2826 | By which doctor was the first successful heart transplant in India performed? | Dr. Venugopal |
| 2827 | Petroleum is generally found in which rocks? | Folded marine sedimentary rocks |
| 2828 | Who was regarded as ‘Zinda pir’? | Aurangzeb |
| 2829 | In which State was the Panchayatl Raj first introduced? | Rajasthan |
| 2830 | Which contain high content of lead? | High octane fuel |
| 2831 | When is World Malaria Day, recoginzed by the WHO observed? | April 25 |
| 2832 | Which Rocks are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth’s surface? | Basalts. |
| 2833 | When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly? | After Sepoy Mutiny |
| 2834 | Chris Even’s name is associated with which sport? | Tennis |
| 2835 | Which Photosynthetic organelles are found in plant cells? | Chloroplast |
| 2836 | In which year was Panchayati Raj started in the country? | 1959 |
| 2837 | Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value? | Anthracite |
| 2838 | Nadir Shah invaded India during which reign? | Muhammed Shah |
| 2839 | What is the approximate velocity of light per second? | 3 × 10 8 m |
| 2840 | On which do Companies pay Corporation Tax? | Incomes |
| 2841 | ‘Ashes’ is the term associated with which sport? | Football |
| 2842 | Where is Pakistan’s nuclear power plant located? | Kahuta |
| 2843 | Who recaptured Delhi from the rebels for the British? | John Nicholson |
| 2844 | Besides water and light which is more essential as a raw material for photosynthesis? | CO 2 |
| 2845 | Which can impose reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens? | Parliament |
| 2846 | Denatured spirit is a mixture of ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol and which other thing? | Pyridine |
| 2847 | What is the administrative capital of South Africa? | Pretoria |
| 2848 | During the 1857 Revolt who captured Gwalior from the Scindhia? | Rani Lakshmibai |
| 2849 | Who was the first to receive the Nobel prize? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 2850 | Which tax is not levied by the Union Government? | Profession Tax |
| 2851 | During rainy seasons why do doors made up of wood swell up? | Due to imbibition |
| 2852 | Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in which country? | Myanmar |
| 2853 | In the history of the freedom movement of India, the year 1930 is associated with which event? | Dandi March |
| 2854 | The Fundamental Right to Property has been deleted by the whichAmendment Act? | 44th |
| 2855 | Why are Clear nights cooler than cloudy nights? | Because of radiation |
| 2856 | Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of which person? | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2857 | Which is most prone to earthquakes? | Young folded mountains |
| 2858 | Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946? | Lord Mountbatten |
| 2859 | Indian Army’s School of Artillery is located at which place? | Deolali |
| 2860 | What is the growth movement in plant due to light called? | Phototropism |
| 2861 | What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly? | 500 |
| 2862 | Of the floating iceberg in the sea, how much is the portion remaining above the sea level? | 1/10th |
| 2863 | At which place is the famous Kailasha Temple located? | Ellora |
| 2864 | By which enzyme is Urea converted into ammonia and carbon dioxide? | Urease |
| 2865 | Who sings on ten rupee notes? | Governor (Reserve Bank of India) |
| 2866 | At which city is Largest mint in India located? | Kolkata |
| 2867 | Which state has the largest forest area to its total land area? | Mizoram |
| 2868 | Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon? | Rajendra I |
| 2869 | Thyroid gland is activated by which harmonic for the secretion of thyroxin? | TSH |
| 2870 | To whom is a minister in a State individually responsible? | Governor |
| 2871 | Which colour of heat radiation represents the highest temperature? | White |
| 2872 | Which ilement is in the highest amount in the composition of basalt rock? | Silicon |
| 2873 | Hyder Ali was defeated at porto Novo by which British General? | Sir Eyrecoot |
| 2874 | In which year was the first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra opened? | 1853 |
| 2875 | When was the decimal system of currency introduced in India? | 1957 |
| 2876 | Which salt is found in bone in largest amount? | Calcium phosphate |
| 2877 | Which plain formed due to the weathering of lime stone? | Karst plains |
| 2878 | Who issued Firman granting Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the English? | Shah Alam II |
| 2879 | In which article Right to education is a fundamental right? | Personal liberty under Article 21 |
| 2880 | Which fertilizer has more nitrogen content? | Urea |
| 2881 | Which of Indian bird has been included in the world conservation list? | Vulture |
| 2882 | Trees in tropical deciduous forest shed their leaves in which season? | Dry season |
| 2883 | Howmany hymns does the Rigveda consists? | 1028 |
| 2884 | Which Indian missile is capable of carrying nuclear weapons? | Prithvi |
| 2885 | Which Scientists has established the ‘Phylum Annelida’? | Lamark |
| 2886 | How is the censorship of the press judged? | By the test of reasonableness |
| 2887 | Plants which lack true roots, stems and leaves are called by which name? | Thallophytes |
| 2888 | In Rigvedic society, which was unknown? | Child marriage |
| 2889 | Why are Clear nights colder than cloudy nights? | Because of Radiation |
| 2890 | What is the investment in public works? | Capital expenditure |
| 2891 | Which was India’s first-ever tactical missile? | Agni |
| 2892 | Which product is the export leading from India in the terms of value? | Gems and Jwellery |
| 2893 | Which edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka? | Maski |
| 2894 | Human protein x –1– antitrysin is used for which disease? | Emphysama |
| 2895 | To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report? | The Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| 2896 | Which does not wet the walls of the glass vessel in which it is kept? | Mercury |
| 2897 | Which industry does not earn foreign exchange for India? | Fertilizers |
| 2898 | To whom was the title ‘Devanam Priya’ given? | Ashoka |
| 2899 | Where is the Central Food Technology Research Institute situated? | Mysore |
| 2900 | What does Net factor income from abroad added to GDP give? | GNP |
| 2901 | Food wrapped in newspaper is likely to get contaminated with which desease? | Lead |
| 2902 | Which is the planet its length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth? | Mars |
| 2903 | Where did the Pallava kings make of rock-cut temples? | Mahabalipuram |
| 2904 | Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India? | Supreme Court |
| 2905 | If a U-238 nucleus splits into two identical parts, how will the two nuclei be so produced? | Stable |
| 2906 | Where is the Securities and Exchange Board of India located? | Mumbai |
| 2907 | Which is the hottest planet? | Venus |
| 2908 | By whom was the temple of Konark built? | Narsimha of the Eastern Ganges |
| 2909 | Which year is celebrated as International Year of Quinoa? | 2013 |
| 2910 | Which plant produces seeds but not flowers? | Groundnut |
| 2911 | Which is not the concern of the local government? | Public Utility Services |
| 2912 | What is the distance between two consecutive longitudes (910 E and 920 E) at-the Poles? | 0 km |
| 2913 | Who was the founder of the second Afghan Empire in India? | Sher Shah Suri |
| 2914 | Which metal is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater? | Titanium |
| 2915 | Why is Poverty in less developed countries largely? | Due to income inequality |
| 2916 | When is the Commonwealth Day observed by its member countries? | May 24 |
| 2917 | How many kilometres are represented by 10 of latitude? | 111 km |
| 2918 | What was the official language of the Delhi sultanate? | Persian |
| 2919 | For which snake is the diet mainly composed of other snakes? | King cobra |
| 2920 | In which part is the provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given? | Part XX Article 368 |
| 2921 | If a proton of mass m is moving with the velocity of light, what will its mass be? | Infinite |
| 2922 | The highest annual precipitation occurs in which basin? | Amazon basin |
| 2923 | Which popular Sufi Silsilah tried to counteract the liberal religious policy of Akbar? | Naqshbandi |
| 2924 | Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which game? | Badminton |
| 2925 | Who is most benefitted from inflation? | Debtors |
| 2926 | Which insect spreads Kala-azar? – Sand fly | Sand fly |
| 2927 | What is Snow line? | The altitude above which snow never melts |
| 2928 | Who was the first Mughal emperor to issue a firman in favour of the British to open a factory at Surat? | Jahangir |
| 2929 | In whom the executive authority of the Union is vested by the Constitution? | President |
| 2930 | Which is a strong smelling agent added to LPG cylinder to help in the detection of gas leakage? | Thioethanol |
| 2931 | Who is the first Indian to take a hat trick in an international test? | Harbhajan Singh |
| 2932 | In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found? | Old Igneous |
| 2933 | Who concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatnam with Tipu Sultan? | Cornwallis |
| 2934 | Survey of India is under which ministry? | Environment and Forest Ministry |
| 2935 | Food prepared by plant, through which is transported to different part of plant? | Phloem |
| 2936 | Which Chief Justice of India has acted as President of India? | M. Hidayatullah |
| 2937 | Which is a metamorphic rock? | Slate |
| 2938 | Who was the second Portuguese Governor in India? | Alfonso de Albuquerque |
| 2939 | What is the best conductor of electricity? | Salt water |
| 2940 | From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National Income? | Tertiary sector |
| 2941 | Which was the The first atomic power reactor in India? | Apsara |
| 2942 | The 38th parallel separates which countries? | North Korea and South Korea |
| 2943 | Which Act removed the legal recognition of slavery in India? | The Act V of 1843 |
| 2944 | Vascular cambium and corck cambium is the example of which thing? | Lateral meristem |
| 2945 | When did the first linguistic State of Andhra come into existence? | October 1, 1953 |
| 2946 | Which of the element of group 17 is radioactive? | Astatine |
| 2947 | What was the earlier name of Surinam? | Dutch Guyana |
| 2948 | Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’? | Iqbal |
| 2949 | Who is associated with the coinage of the name ‘United Nations’? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| 2950 | What are “Open Market Operations”? | Selling of giltedged securities by the Government |
| 2951 | What is responsible for blue body syndrone? | Nitrate |
| 2952 | Which is the highest peak in South India? | Anaimudi |
| 2953 | The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which Princely States into Indian Union? | Hyderabad |
| 2954 | The States Reorganisation Act created howmany States and Union Territories? | 14 and 6 |
| 2955 | Which has the least penetrating power? | Alpha particles |
| 2956 | Which are the working language(s) of the UNESCO? | English and French |
| 2957 | Zozila Pass connects regions? | Leh and Sri nagar |
| 2958 | The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with which case? | Kakori Conspiracy Case |
| 2959 | Opium-war was fought between which countries? | Britain and Japan |
| 2960 | Which land mark in medical history was the first to take place? | Plastic surgery |
| 2961 | Which amendments accorded precedence to Directive Principle over Fundamental Rights? | 42nd Amendment |
| 2962 | At which place is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found? | Nilgiris |
| 2963 | Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims? | Sri Chaitanya |
| 2964 | Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of things? | Oxygen with acetylene |
| 2965 | Which is the ‘Slack Season’ in the Indian Economy? | Jan.-June |
| 2966 | Which metal causes Itai-itai disease? | Cadmium |
| 2967 | Which state is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2968 | Who was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints? | Kabir |
| 2969 | What is the number of plant species estimated to be present in India? | 40000 |
| 2970 | In which part of the Constitution the concept of Welfare State finds elaboration? | Directive Principles |
| 2971 | Which is the example of ideal black body? | A pin hole box |
| 2972 | Aretes are sharp ridges which develop between adjacent? | Cirques |
| 2973 | In which year, the Battle of Buxar was fought? | 1764 |
| 2974 | The International Court of Justice was established in which year? | 1946 |
| 2975 | On which bast is the India’s wage policy? | Cost of living |
| 2976 | Which is the first national park established in India? | Corbet |
| 2977 | The term ‘truncated spur’ is associated with which process? | Glacial process |
| 2978 | Who was the Governor General when the first Anglo- Burmese was started? | Lord Amherst |
| 2979 | Which writ is a bulwark of personal freedom? | Habeas Corpus |
| 2980 | Glass is made of the mixture of which things? | Sand and silicates |
| 2981 | When was the Universal Postal Union (UPU) establish? | 1874 |
| 2982 | Which activity occupies the largest area of the world? | Pastoral herding |
| 2983 | From where The Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered? | Mohenjodaro |
| 2984 | When is World Day for Water, recognized by the UN observed? | March 22 |
| 2985 | What is the Biological death of a patient? | Death of tissues of the brain |
| 2986 | Which writ may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right? | Habeas Corpus |
| 2987 | Which is the chief characteristic of wet and dry tropics? | Constant heating |
| 2988 | Where was the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization discovered? | Mohenjodaro |
| 2989 | What is a graph is plotted taking °C along the Y-axis and of K along the X- axis? | Straight line |
| 2990 | What is the situation with increasing unemployment and inflation termed? | Stagflation |
| 2991 | When is the ‘World AIDS Day’ observed all over the world? | 1st December |
| 2992 | The Hindustan steel Ltd. Durgapur has been set up with the help of which country? | United kingdom |
| 2993 | Who was the Greek ambassador in the’ court of Chandragupta Maurya? | Megasthenese |
| 2994 | Inside the body, why does blood not coagulate? | Due to the presence of heparin |
| 2995 | Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes under which Ministries? | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 2996 | Acetyl salicylic acid is commonly used as which medicine? | A pain killer |
| 2997 | Which is not a foot-loose industry? | Suger Industry |
| 2998 | Megasthenese was the Ambassador of which rular? | Seleucus Nikator |
| 2999 | Who has taken the highest number of wickets in Test Cricket? | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| 3000 | Which can be used for checking inflation temporarily? | Decrease in money supply |
| 3001 | Production of which is a function of the liver? | Urea |
| 3002 | Which planet is known as ‘Morning Star’? | Venus |
| 3003 | The Khajuraho shrines built by Chandella rulers are dedicated to which god? | Vishnu and Shiva |
| 3004 | In which years did the Right to Information Act come into force? | 2005 |
| 3005 | The electron emitted in beta radiation originates from where? | Inner orbits of atoms |
| 3006 | The name of Geoff Bycott is associated with which game? | Cricket |
| 3007 | What is exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis? | 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 see |
| 3008 | Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in the 13th century? | Tejapala |
| 3009 | Who was first President of U.S.A. to visit India? | D. W. Eisenhower |
| 3010 | Where is Human body’s main organ of balance located? | Inner part of ear |
| 3011 | Whow resigned as Vice-President to contest for the office of the President? | V.V. Giri |
| 3012 | Which chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere? | Argon |
| 3013 | By whom was the Persian style of Sabaq-i-Hindi adopted? | Amir Khusrau |
| 3014 | By whom was the absolute value of charge on electron determined? | R.A. Millikan |
| 3015 | What does real national income denote? | National income at constant prices |
| 3016 | Who was the first PM of England? | Gladstone |
| 3017 | What are the Doldrums? | Equatorial zone with low pressure |
| 3018 | Which acquired the double dome for the first time? | Tomb of Sikandar Lodi |
| 3019 | What is the net gain of energy from one gram mole of glucose during aerobic respiration? | 38 ATP |
| 3020 | Where are the disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice- President settle? | In the Supreme Court |
| 3021 | From which the cathode ray particles originate in a discharge tube? | Cathode |
| 3022 | Which is the country that has the greatest length of the day during summer? | Norway |
| 3023 | Which Mughal emperor is credited with the composition of Hindi songs? | Jahangir |
| 3024 | Which laser type is used in a laser printer? | Dye laser |
| 3025 | Under VAT, how many slabs are there? | 4 |
| 3026 | In plant body, by which the water and minerals are transported? | Xylum |
| 3027 | Wood pulp comes from which region? | Coniferous forest region |
| 3028 | Which first Mughal building to have been built entirely of marble? | Itmad-ud-Daula’s tomb |
| 3029 | After howmany years is Election of Rajya Sabha held? | 2 years |
| 3030 | Which element has two electrons in the K-shell only? | Helium |
| 3031 | How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to? | 159 litres |
| 3032 | Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located? | North Pacific Ocean |
| 3033 | Which is the oldest surviving newspaper in India? | Bombay Samachar |
| 3034 | Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which field? | Architecture |
| 3035 | Major part of CO2 is transported to respiratory surface in form of which ion? | HCO 3 ion |
| 3036 | The powers of the Election Commission are given in which Article of the Constitution? | 324 |
| 3037 | Which sea is without a coasts? | Sargasso sea |
| 3038 | Who remarked ‘the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India’? | William Bentinck |
| 3039 | What is the energy of the winds and the waves? | Kinetic |
| 3040 | What is the cause of inflation? | Increase in money supply and fall in production |
| 3041 | Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which field? | Pop music |
| 3042 | Which can come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca? | Singapore |
| 3043 | Who founded the Banaras Hindu University? | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| 3044 | Which what is nucessary for digestion of food? | Enzyme |
| 3045 | Why are the Fundamental Freedoms under Article 19 suspended during emergency? | War or external aggression |
| 3046 | Which type of isomerism is shown by diethyl ether and methyl propyl ether? | Metamerism |
| 3047 | Which river flows through a rift valley? | Narmada |
| 3048 | Which Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of river Godawari? | Assaka |
| 3049 | Who is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’? | George Orwell |
| 3050 | Who is most benefitted from inflation? | Debtors |
| 3051 | Which element is depleted most from the soil after a crop is harvested? | Potassium |
| 3052 | The Naga hills form the watershed between India and which country? | Myanmar |
| 3053 | Which dynasty was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion? | Nanda |
| 3054 | What does the theory of Fundamental Rights imply? | Limited government |
| 3055 | On which principle does Rocket work? | Conservation of momentum |
| 3056 | Who is the author of the best seller book ‘No Full stops in India’? | Mark Tully |
| 3057 | In the realm of coal production in the world, what is the rank of india? | Fourth |
| 3058 | Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of which thing? | Khari Boli |
| 3059 | Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test Cricket? | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| 3060 | Which animal-that eats both plants and animals? | Omnivore |
| 3061 | By whom is the Governor is appointed? | President |
| 3062 | Which has the largest number of sugar mills? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3063 | Where is the Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated? | Delhi |
| 3064 | Which allotrope of the carbon is used in cutting and drilling? | Diamond |
| 3065 | Which treated as artificial currency? | SDR |
| 3066 | Which place is known as the ‘Mecca of Indian Football’? | Kolkata |
| 3067 | What is the slow wobbling of Earth as it spins on its axis called? | Precession |
| 3068 | Which god was not worshipped during the time of Rigvedic Aryans? | Shiva |
| 3069 | Which element is essentials for the transmission of impulses in the nerve fibre? | Calcium |
| 3070 | What is the maximum permissible period between two sessions of a State Legislative Assembly? | Six months |
| 3071 | If the mass of the pendulum is doubled, what will its the time period? | Remains same |
| 3072 | Wireless communication is reflected back to the earth’s surface by the which zone? | Ionsphere |
| 3073 | Which was the chief feature of Rig Vedic religion? | Performance of sacrifices |
| 3074 | Who won the Man Booker Award in 2012? | Hilary Martel |
| 3075 | Terms of economics, which recession occurring two times with a small gap in between? | Deep Recession |
| 3076 | In certain amino acids, which elements is found in addition to carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen? | Sulphur |
| 3077 | Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? | Indonesia |
| 3078 | Who was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha? | Vardhamana Mahavira |
| 3079 | Under which ministry is the National River Conservation Directorate? | Ministry of Environment and Forests |
| 3080 | Dialysis is used for people with defective kidneys. What does It involves? | The process of osmosis |
| 3081 | Who’ has been awarded the Sydney peace Prize 2012? | Sakai Holland |
| 3082 | What is the difference between IST and GMT? | 5 hours 30 minutes |
| 3083 | Who was the first monarch of Magadh kingdom In the sixth century B.C.? | Bimbisara |
| 3084 | Uranium Corporation of India Limited is situated in which state? | Bihar |
| 3085 | How much portion of egg does protein content? | 0.133 |
| 3086 | Which States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the State? | Uttarakhand |
| 3087 | What is the period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy called? | Cosmic year |
| 3088 | The rock-cut caves at Elephanta belong to which period? | Chalukyas |
| 3089 | Which are waves moving from a sitar to a listener in air? | Longitudinal progressive |
| 3090 | In which case is the area under cultivation is declining fast? | Jute |
| 3091 | The first neutron reactor of India, ‘Kamini’, is situated at which place? | Kalpakkam |
| 3092 | By whom are the planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits? | Gravitation and centrifugal force |
| 3093 | The images of which deities are in the temple of Angkorvat? | Hindu deities |
| 3094 | In human beings, What is the opening of the stomach into the small Intestine called? | Pylorus |
| 3095 | Which is the largest committee of Parliament of India? | Estimates Committee |
| 3096 | Which substance coated on plastic tape? | Iron oxide |
| 3097 | Which is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain? | Nimbostratus |
| 3098 | When did Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguish? | In beginning of 16th century |
| 3099 | Which is the oldest international airline? | Dutch KLM |
| 3100 | By whom was the book Wealth of Nations’ written? | Adam Smith |
| 3101 | What is the roots arises from the horizontal arial branches of tree Banyan called? | Prop root |
| 3102 | The cauliflower shape is associated with which cloud formations? | Cumulus |
| 3103 | What was the The capital of Bahmani Kingdom? | Gulbarga |
| 3104 | Who has the final power to maintain order within the House of People? | Speaker |
| 3105 | X210 has half life of 5 day. What is the time taken for seven-eights of sample of X210 to decay? | 15 days |
| 3106 | What is Sagar Samrat’? | A drilling ship in Bombay High |
| 3107 | The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in which country? | U.S.A. |
| 3108 | Which was the most prominent industry that f1uorished during the Mughal period? | Cotton textiles |
| 3109 | Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? | Bachendri Pal |
| 3110 | Which root contain nitroen fixing bacteria? | Nodulated root |
| 3111 | During whose pleasure does teh Attorney General of India hold office? | President |
| 3112 | Which is the producer of copper? | Chile |
| 3113 | By whom was ltmad-ud-daula’s tomb at Agra was built? | Nur Jahan |
| 3114 | A gas is found to have the formula (CO)n. Its vapour density is 70. What must the value of n be? | 5 |
| 3115 | Which is the place where bankers meet and settle their mutual claims and accounts? | Clearing House |
| 3116 | Limba Ram is associated with which fields? | Sports |
| 3117 | Which coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast? | Dalmation coast |
| 3118 | ‘India for the Indians’ was the political message of which social reformer? | Dayanand Saraswati |
| 3119 | What is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? | Chloramphenical |
| 3120 | Who is the Father of local self government in India? | Lord Ripon |
| 3121 | What are Alpha rays emitted from a radioactive substance? | Helium nuclear |
| 3122 | Which is not an important condition for growth of coral? | Wave-free salt water |
| 3123 | Where was the Arya Samaj setup for the first time in 1875? | Bombay |
| 3124 | Which newspaper was published in Bengali language? | Jugantar |
| 3125 | The Imperial Bank of India, after nationalisation was given the name of which bank? | State Bank of India |
| 3126 | Deficiency of which vitamin causes knock-knee, bow legs and pigeon chest in children? | Vitamin D |
| 3127 | The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of which bay? | Hudson Bay |
| 3128 | Which event was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’? | Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh |
| 3129 | What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine? | 14 years |
| 3130 | Which mixture is homogeneous? | Methanol and water |
| 3131 | Which is not an award given on the National Awards Day? | Vishwamitra Award |
| 3132 | What is the major source of oceanic salinity? | Rivers |
| 3133 | On which date was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? | January 30, 1948 |
| 3134 | How long are professional Golf Tour players allotted per short? | 45 seconds |
| 3135 | BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Guerine) is injected to get immunity from which disease? | Tuberculosis |
| 3136 | Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship? | Parliament |
| 3137 | Which country has the longest international boundary with India? | Bangladesh |
| 3138 | Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ deals with the aspects of which policies? | Political policies |
| 3139 | The hydraulic brakes used in automobiles is a direct application of which law? | Pascal’s law |
| 3140 | In which year was Minimum inflation in post economic reform? | 1999-2000 |
| 3141 | When did the first Commonwealth Games take place? | 1930 |
| 3142 | Which is the deepest landlocked protected port? | Vishakhapatnam |
| 3143 | Where was a Buddhisit council during the reign of Ashoka held? | At Pataliputra |
| 3144 | What is the factor adversely affecting the fermentation process? | High concentration of sugar |
| 3145 | Which port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? | New Mangalore |
| 3146 | Which Mughal painter according to Abul Fazl was excellent in drawing of features? | Basawan |
| 3147 | Which Indian Cricketer was given the title ‘Tiger’? | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi |
| 3148 | What does Inflation imply? | Rise in general price index |
| 3149 | How does retina in the eyes acts? | Film in the camera |
| 3150 | Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river? | Sharavati |
| 3151 | Who was the first Engish person who visited the court of Akbar? | Ralph Fitch |
| 3152 | A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he attains the age of howmany years? | 65 years |
| 3153 | In which transmission are sound and video signals transmitted simultaneously? | T.V. Transmission |
| 3154 | The first Olympic Games were held in which year? | 776 BC |
| 3155 | What does not affect visibility on the ground? | Dew |
| 3156 | In which age the Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage? | Neolithic Age |
| 3157 | Who sports personality is known as the Payyoli Express? | P. T. Usha |
| 3158 | What is the proportion of red blood corpuscles and white blood corpuscles in human body? | 500 : 1 |
| 3159 | Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles? | 12 |
| 3160 | Which winds are flowing from sub tropical high pressure to sub polar low pressure? | Westerlies |
| 3161 | What was the greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age? | Fire |
| 3162 | Which vitamin plays a vital role in the coagulating property of blood? | Vitamin K |
| 3163 | Which organizations agency is involved in drafting the Union Budget of India? | Administrative Ministries only |
| 3164 | With which game in Christianio Ronaldo associated? | Football |
| 3165 | How is angular speed of a whirlwind in a tornado towards the centre? | Decreases rapidly |
| 3166 | In which the claim of Ashoka’s greatness cheifly lay? | Promotion of welfare of his people |
| 3167 | Sweating during exercise indicates operation of which process in the human body? | Osmoregulation |
| 3168 | Which is the State having the largest population of scheduled castes? | Utter Pradesh |
| 3169 | Why is used as coolant in the radiator of a car engine? | Because it has high specific heat |
| 3170 | What are tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal usually called? | Typhoons |
| 3171 | Which Ashokan inscription gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects? | Minor Rock Edict XIII |
| 3172 | Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located? | Jeddah |
| 3173 | What does National income ignore? | Salary of employees |
| 3174 | Which is responsible for converting milk into curd? | Bacteria |
| 3175 | Mangrane vegetation in India is most extensive in which forest? | Sunder bans |
| 3176 | ‘Who among the following are credited to have built the famous Ellora caves? | Rashtrakutas |
| 3177 | What type of Party system has been evolved in India? | Multi-Party |
| 3178 | Which is used in beauty parlours for’ hair setting? | Sulphur |
| 3179 | Which monument in India is the memorial to the unknown soldier? | India Gate |
| 3180 | When was petroleum discovered first in commercial quantitie in India? | 1890 |
| 3181 | In India, who was the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun? | Aryabhatta |
| 3182 | Who is the founder of world Economic Forum? | Klaus Schwab |
| 3183 | Which fungus is responsible for the tikka disease of groundnut? | Cercosplora personata |
| 3184 | Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? | The Deputy Prime Minister |
| 3185 | What is the ‘Solar Corona’ mainly? | Consists of molten lava |
| 3186 | Who was a blind poet who worshipped Krishna and spread Krishna Bhakti cult? | Surdas |
| 3187 | A metal sheet with circular hole is heated. what change will be in the hole? | It will Expand |
| 3188 | Which bank prints currency notes of the denomination of Rs. 100? | The Bank Note Press, Dewas |
| 3189 | Gum Kelucharan Mohapatra is a maestro of which dance form? | Kathak |
| 3190 | Which gas is most predominant in the Sun? | Hydrogen |
| 3191 | Who invited Babar to invade India? | Alain khan, the father of Dilawar Khan |
| 3192 | Which animals who have constant body temperature? | Homeothermic |
| 3193 | After howmuch time are the elections to Panchayats are to be held? | Every five years |
| 3194 | Which is the lightest gas? | Hydrogen |
| 3195 | Which wind in the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums? | Trade wind |
| 3196 | Who focused his work chiefly on Sher Shah Suri? | Abbas khan Sarwani |
| 3197 | When did Unrepresented- Nations and Peoples Organisation come into existence? | 1991 |
| 3198 | How many languages are used on a ten rupee note? | 15 |
| 3199 | How much daily intake of proteins is recommended for a moderately active women? | 46 gram |
| 3200 | Which Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies? | Chinook |
| 3201 | During the reign of Emperor Akbar, who where the famous men Haribans, Mukund and Daswant? | Painters |
| 3202 | Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities? | State Election Commission |
| 3203 | By inserting a soft iron piece into solenoid, what does the strength of the magnetic field? | Increase |
| 3204 | Before 31st August, 1965 how many members were in the Economic and Social Council? | 18 |
| 3205 | Which industry uses mica? | Electrical industry |
| 3206 | Who was the first Indian to become the member of British Parliament? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 3207 | In which year was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) founded? | 969 |
| 3208 | White lung disease is prevalent among the worker of which industry? | Cotton Industry |
| 3209 | Who decides about the reasonableness of the restrictions placed on Fundamental Rights? | Courts |
| 3210 | Why is Los Angeles is famous? | For film studios |
| 3211 | Who said, “Good government was never a good substitute for self government”? | Swami Dayananda |
| 3212 | When Metal carbonate reacts with dilute acids, what does it forms? | CO 2 |
| 3213 | What is the effect of inflation on tax revenue results in a situation? | Fiscal drag |
| 3214 | When is World Post Day, recognized by the UN observed? | October 9 |
| 3215 | The Kiel Canal links which seas? | North Sea and Baltic Sea |
| 3216 | Who had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America? | Madame Blavatsky |
| 3217 | Which group contains only antibiotics? | Penicillin, tetramycin, streptomycin |
| 3218 | By whom is the Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive enjoined? | Directive Principle |
| 3219 | How is the electric potential at the centre of a charged conductor? | Same as on the surface |
| 3220 | On which river are Victoria Falls in Africa located? | River Zambezi |
| 3221 | In which year did Mahatma Gandhi enter into freedom struggle in India? | 1917 |
| 3222 | Feroz Gandhi Award, is given for outstanding performance in which field? | Journalism |
| 3223 | What is the inflation experienced in the country at present? | Cost-push inflation |
| 3224 | For which disease is Oncogene responsible? | Cancer |
| 3225 | Which sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time? | Kakinanda- Pondicherry |
| 3226 | Who destroyed the Empire of Chalukyas of Badami? | Rashtrakutas |
| 3227 | For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, what can the Supreme Court do? | It may issue a writ |
| 3228 | The element common to all the acids is known as which name? | Hydrogen |
| 3229 | To integrate cultural leaders into its meeting, which gives “Crystal Award”? | World Economic Forum |
| 3230 | The Konkan Coast stretches between which regions? | Goa and Cochin |
| 3231 | Who was the Chola King to have conquered Bengal? | Rajendra I |
| 3232 | Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located? | Khadakwasla |
| 3233 | Which chamber of human heart pumps fully oxy, genated blood to aorta and hence to the body? | Left Ventricle |
| 3234 | Which writ is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person? | Habeas Corpus |
| 3235 | Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods? | Contour ploughing |
| 3236 | The Vijay Satambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by which ruler? | Rana Kumbha |
| 3237 | Which is most efficient engine? | Electric |
| 3238 | Which is the most important small-scale industry in India? | Handloom |
| 3239 | By whom was the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ written? | Jonathan Swift |
| 3240 | Why does north-western India receive substantial rainfall during winter months? | Westerly disturbances |
| 3241 | Who built the temple of the Sun God at Konark? | Kapilendra |
| 3242 | Which bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility? | Rhizobrum |
| 3243 | TheArchaeological Survey of India is an attached office of which Department/ Ministry? | Culture |
| 3244 | Which is the gas usually filled in the electric bulb? | Nitrogen |
| 3245 | What is an intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called? | Batholith |
| 3246 | Of which metal was the The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa? | Bronze |
| 3247 | Which is nearest to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research? | Mahabalipuram |
| 3248 | Which part of separated UTI is under SEBI’s regulation? | UTI-II |
| 3249 | What is the principle pathway of water translocation in angiosperms? | Xylem vessel system |
| 3250 | Which is the highest coal-producing country in the world? | China |
| 3251 | What was the most important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919? | Introduction of Dyarchy |
| 3252 | In which Ministry, the census organisation has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961? | Home Affairs |
| 3253 | Who invented the laser? | Charles H. Townes |
| 3254 | Which country has the largest number of’ land-border neighbouring countries? | Russia |
| 3255 | Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust? | Oxygen |
| 3256 | Which animal was domesticated by the Harappans? | Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig. |
| 3257 | Which Article of the UN Charter established the International Trusteeship System? | 75 |
| 3258 | Which tree require highest amount of water for growth? | Euclyptus |
| 3259 | Which is the largest Committee of the Parliament? | The Estimates Committee |
| 3260 | Where are Mulberry trees grown mainly for silk production in China? | Yangtze delta |
| 3261 | Who transferred his capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra? | Udayin |
| 3262 | Which alloys is used for making magnets? | Alnico |
| 3263 | By which bank are the central banking functions in India performed? | Reserve Bank of India |
| 3264 | In which year, African Export and Import Bank came into existence? | 1978 |
| 3265 | Which is known for extensive tropical rain forest? | Congo basin |
| 3266 | Which transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali? | Shishunaga |
| 3267 | What is the principal structural elements of a living cell? | Carbon |
| 3268 | In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence? | 1963 |
| 3269 | One calorie is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by how many degrees? | 1°C |
| 3270 | When was petroleum discovered first in commercial quantities in India? | 1890 |
| 3271 | Who was not a contemporary of the ‘Other three? | Milinda |
| 3272 | When is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day observed? | October 9 |
| 3273 | From where does the National Stock Exchange functions? | Mumbai |
| 3274 | What is known as power house of cell? | Mitochondria |
| 3275 | How many number of atomic power plants existing in India today? | 9 |
| 3276 | Which ancient Mahajanapadas was located on the bank of Yamuna? | Vatsa |
| 3277 | By whom was the idea of the Constitution of India first of all given? | M. N. Roy |
| 3278 | To whom the credit for the discovery of transuranic element goes? | Seaborg |
| 3279 | When is World Development Information Day, recognized by the UN is observed? | October 24 |
| 3280 | On which date does Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occur? | December, 22 |
| 3281 | Who were the originators of the Dravidian style of architecture and sculpture in South India? | Cholas |
| 3282 | How many medals did P.T. Usha win at the Xth Asiad? | 4 |
| 3283 | What is the role of in the rabbit and horse, the appendix? | It helps in digestion of cellulose |
| 3284 | By whom were the members of the Constituent Assembly elected? | By Provincial Assemblies |
| 3285 | How much does one degree of the circumference of the earth measure (approx.)? | 111 km |
| 3286 | Which was the dynasty that succeeded the Chalukyas in Western India? | Rashtrakutas |
| 3287 | What is the Mode of transmission of heat in which heat carried by a moving particles? | Convection |
| 3288 | Who are not protected against inflation? | Agricultural farmers |
| 3289 | The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at which place? | Hamilton (Canada) |
| 3290 | In the earth’s atmosphere, what changes in the atmospheric pressure? | Decreases with height |
| 3291 | During the reign of Iltutmish which was a silver coin in use? | Tanka |
| 3292 | A girl ate sweets while fanning the flies away. Due to this, she suffered from a which disease? | Cholera |
| 3293 | What is the total number of High Courts in India at present? | 24 |
| 3294 | Sodium carbonate crystals lose water molecules. What is this property called? | Efflorescence |
| 3295 | Where are the tropical cyclones-Hurricanes and Typhoons-develop and mature? | Any where in the tropical zone |
| 3296 | What was Karaj in the thirteenth century? | Tax on cultivation |
| 3297 | The Paratroopers Training School of the Indian, Air Force, is located at which place? | Agra (U.P.) |
| 3298 | What is termed as the period of high inflation and low economic growth? | Stagflation |
| 3299 | Which cell organelle is semi-permeable? | Plasma membrane |
| 3300 | In which country is Cork is chiefly produced? | Cadiz (Spain) |
| 3301 | Which was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar? | Ramtanu Pande |
| 3302 | When can the salaries of High Court judges be reduced? | During a Financial Emergency |
| 3303 | Which electromagnetic radiation is most prevalent in the atmosphere? | Infrared |
| 3304 | Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located? | Dehradun |
| 3305 | Which pair of countries the leading manufacturers of cement in the world? | China and India |
| 3306 | Of which kingdom was Malik Ambar the Prime Minister? | Ahrnadnagar |
| 3307 | Which scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son? | William Henry Bragg |
| 3308 | Which gase is essential for photosynthesis process? | CO 2 |
| 3309 | Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India? | Sachidananda Sinha |
| 3310 | Which river crosses the Equator twice? | Congo |
| 3311 | Who was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 3312 | The couple between base units of DNA is through which bonding? | Hydrogen bonding |
| 3313 | Which industry was started first in India? | Tea |
| 3314 | The sun is visible a little before the actual sunrise because of which reaction? | Atmospheric refraction |
| 3315 | On the bank of which river is New York situated? | River Hudson |
| 3316 | During whose Viceroyalty, Queen Victoria was crowned with ‘Kaiser-i- Hind’ in Delhi Durbar? | Lytton |
| 3317 | Throgh which are water and mineral in plant are transported? | Xylem |
| 3318 | Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? | B. R. Ambedkar |
| 3319 | Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength? | Gamma rays |
| 3320 | Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands? | 25 |
| 3321 | In which year did Annie Besant enjoy the Presidentship of the INC? | 1917 |
| 3322 | Which European country is the guarantor of Bank of Central African States? | France |
| 3323 | Which state ranks first in terms of the maximum number of agro-based industries? | Punjab |
| 3324 | Trunk of tree increases in grith due to cell division in which tissue? | Meristematic tissue |
| 3325 | The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies between which states of India? | Gujarat and Maharashtra |
| 3326 | Who was the political guru of Gandhiji? | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| 3327 | What is the maximum strength of the nominated members in both the Houses of Parliament? | 14 |
| 3328 | Acetylene is used as an anaesthetic under which name? | Narcylene |
| 3329 | Which European country provide its currency for Bank of Central African States? | France |
| 3330 | Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest? | 0.33 |
| 3331 | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place? | Daulatabad |
| 3332 | Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his which literary work? | Geetanjali |
| 3333 | Which is responsible for red rot of sugarcane? | Collectorichum falcatum |
| 3334 | In nuclear fission, how many percentage of mass is converted into energy? | 0.001 |
| 3335 | Which are the most important commercial forests of India? | Tropical deciduous |
| 3336 | Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India? | Razia Sultan |
| 3337 | Who decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not? | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| 3338 | Which property is processed by the ferromagnetic substance? | Hysterasis |
| 3339 | Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of commercial activity? | Share Market |
| 3340 | Which is a true example of Median mass? | Indo-Gangetic plain |
| 3341 | In which book has Buddha been described as an ocean of wisdom and compassion? | Amarakosa |
| 3342 | Who is the author of the book “The Audacity of Hope”? | Barack Obama |
| 3343 | Which stage of development of insect is most harmful for crop? | Caterpillar |
| 3344 | Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country? | Britain |
| 3345 | Niagara Falls is located between which pairs of lakes? | Lake Erie and lake Ontario |
| 3346 | What was the crux of early Buddhism? | Renunciation of desire |
| 3347 | What is the major ingredient of leather? | Collagen |
| 3348 | With which sport is Leroy Burrell associated? | Athletics |
| 3349 | Of which bills Open market operations of a Central Bank are sale and purchase? | Trade bills |
| 3350 | Which country makes maximum use of the geothermal energy? | Iceland |
| 3351 | During which time was Gandhara school of art developed? | Mauryas |
| 3352 | By which are heredity characters of parent transfered to their offspring? | Chromosomes |
| 3353 | When is the Constitution of India designed to work as a unitary government? | In times of Emergency |
| 3354 | Which particle has similar mass to that of the electron? | Positron |
| 3355 | Which Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the region? | North-West Atlantic |
| 3356 | The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship? | Vasurnitra |
| 3357 | The term ‘deuce’ is common in which two games? | Badminton and Tennis |
| 3358 | What is the number of principal organs of UNO? | 6 |
| 3359 | What is exception to Mendel’s principle of dominance? | Mirablius |
| 3360 | Among source of power India has largest reserves of which source of power? | Coal |
| 3361 | Which Generals of Alauddin Khilji ultimately became the first Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty? | Ghazi Malik |
| 3362 | Who is the highest Law Officer of a State? | Advocate General |
| 3363 | Which acid used to remove inkspots? | Oxalic acid |
| 3364 | To meet the growing needs for coins in the country, where does the Government propose to set up another mint? | Noida |
| 3365 | Which oil field of India is the oldest and still producing oil? | Digboi |
| 3366 | The first Muslim conquest of the Hindu Kingdoms of Deccan was effected by whose forces? | Alauddin Khilji |
| 3367 | Since when has US been a member of the UN? | 1945 |
| 3368 | For pasteurisation of milk by Flash method, at which temperature is milk heated? | 100°C |
| 3369 | After howmuch time are the elections to Panchayats are to be held? | Every five years |
| 3370 | How are the orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth,? | Circular and elliptic |
| 3371 | Buland Darwaza, built -by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of which state? | Gujarat |
| 3372 | A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. What is the net resultant force on the car? | Equal to zero |
| 3373 | Dog bite can cause rabies. Which other animals can also cause rabies? | Bat |
| 3374 | For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked? | American Dollar |
| 3375 | What is the outermost layer of Sun called? | Corona |
| 3376 | Where is the tomb of Babar? | Kabul |
| 3377 | Which chemical is used for preserving fruit juices? | Sodium benzoate |
| 3378 | How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)? | 3 |
| 3379 | Which metal is found in ‘plaster of paris’? | Calcium |
| 3380 | The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in which country? | California |
| 3381 | To which battle of the beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced? | Plassey |
| 3382 | Which animal which can tolerate more summer heat? | Goat |
| 3383 | When does World Health Organization organise ‘World Aids Day’? | 1st December |
| 3384 | Which root develops from any part of plant body except the radical? | Adventitious root |
| 3385 | Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in which country? | India |
| 3386 | The final defeat of the Maratha Confederacy came during the time of which governor? | Hastings |
| 3387 | Which High Court has jurisdiction over the State of Arunachal Pradesh? | Mumbai |
| 3388 | Between which bodies is one Astronomical Unit the average distance? | Earth and the Sun |
| 3389 | Where are the headquarters of IMF and World Bank located? | Both Washington DC |
| 3390 | What is the Molten rock below the surface of the earth? | Magma |
| 3391 | In ‘March 1925, who was elected as the President of the Central Legislative Assembly? | Vithalbhai Patel |
| 3392 | Which is a World Bank group of five institutions? | IDA |
| 3393 | In plant which one of the following tissues is dead? | Collenchyma |
| 3394 | With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rest? | With the Parliament |
| 3395 | Which is a chemical weathering process? | Oxidation |
| 3396 | In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India, leaving South Africa for ever? | 1915 |
| 3397 | Which non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity? | Selenium |
| 3398 | When International Day of Older Persons, recognized by the UN is observed? | October 1 |
| 3399 | What was the earlier name of the WTO? | GAD |
| 3400 | Which country is known as the ‘Sugar bowl of the World’? | Cuba |
| 3401 | Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for whom? | Bahubali |
| 3402 | For the implantation of fertilize ova uterus secret which harmone? | Estrogen |
| 3403 | A Judge of a High Court wanting to resign addresses his letter of resignation to whom? | The President |
| 3404 | Which radiation emitted from the sun has highest wavelength? | Micro waves |
| 3405 | What is a person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called? | Mestizo |
| 3406 | The first Buddhist Council was held in which city? | Rajgriha |
| 3407 | When is World Environment Day, recognized by the UN observed? | June 5 |
| 3408 | Michael Ferreira is associated with which game/sport? | Billiards |
| 3409 | Which major chemical compound found in human kidney stones? | Calcium oxalate |
| 3410 | Duncan Passage is located between which regions? | South and Little Andaman |
| 3411 | Which was the Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of tobacoo? | Aurangzeb |
| 3412 | By whom was collective responsibility of the Cabinet introduced in India? | Constitution of India |
| 3413 | Aluminium surface are often ‘anodized’. This means deposition of a layer of which oxide? | Zinc oxide |
| 3414 | In which year was Railway Budget in India separated from general budget? | 1924-25 |
| 3415 | Which is the highest mountain peak in India? | Mt. K2 |
| 3416 | Who streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji? | Raja Ram |
| 3417 | Kamlesh Mehta has distinguished hems elf in which game/sport? | Table Tennis |
| 3418 | Ultimate environmental hazard to mankind, why? | Due to Nuclear pollution |
| 3419 | If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation? | Chief Minister |
| 3420 | Which crop are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid? | Moong and Urad |
| 3421 | How were the ritualistic precepts attached to the hymns of the Vedas known? | Brahmanas |
| 3422 | The ozone layer in the atmosphere is at a height of about how many k.m.? | 50 km |
| 3423 | Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is has been established in which State? | Maharashtra |
| 3424 | With which India’s progress has been reasonably satisfactory in connection? | Growth of GNP |
| 3425 | Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of which things? | Bauxite and electricity |
| 3426 | From which place did the Aryans came to India? | Central Asia |
| 3427 | Sound become hazardous noise pollution at which level? | Above 80 dB |
| 3428 | Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities? | State Election Commission |
| 3429 | Which metal is extracted by thermal reduction process? | Copper |
| 3430 | Which Scale is used for recording weather condition? | Centigrade |
| 3431 | According to whom was persecutor of Buddhism? | Divyavadana |
| 3432 | In which city is the Global Automotive Research Centre being set up? | Chennai |
| 3433 | Who produced the first automobile? | Henry Ford |
| 3434 | Which Animal is also known as ‘Portuguese man of war’? | Physalia |
| 3435 | Which chemically inactive gas present in atmosphere? | Argon |
| 3436 | To which region did Satavahanas belonged? | Andhra region |
| 3437 | A Municipal Corporation is set up in a city with howmuch population of not less than? | 10 lakh |
| 3438 | How many electrons will have a charge of one coulomb? | 6.2 × 10 18 |
| 3439 | Of the various ways of financing government’s investment expenditure, what is the least inflationary? | Taxation |
| 3440 | Which state leads in the production of maize? | Punjab |
| 3441 | Which rulers began the construction’ of the famous Kailasa rock-cut temple at Ellora? | Krishna-I |
| 3442 | What is the mean of Epigraphy? | The study of inscriptions |
| 3443 | Entamoeba histolytica is found in which part of man? | Intestine |
| 3444 | Which was the only President of India who elected unopposed? | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 3445 | Which is not plantation crop? | Sugarcane |
| 3446 | Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? | Dantidurga |
| 3447 | Which synthetic fibre is known as artificial silk? | Rayon |
| 3448 | In the UN, how many territories were placed under the trusteeship system? | 11 |
| 3449 | By which band is Monetary policy regulated? | Central Bank |
| 3450 | If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, how would be the eclipse? | Likely to be annular |
| 3451 | During the Mughal period which trader first came to-India? | Portuguese |
| 3452 | Reduced leaves and sunken stomata are the main feature of which thing? | Xerophytes |
| 3453 | When the Vice-President officiates as President, whose salary does he draw? | President |
| 3454 | Which quantity remains constant in a step-down transformer? | Power |
| 3455 | What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? | 40,000 Km |
| 3456 | Sher Shah died while fighting in which war? | Kalinjar |
| 3457 | Where is the headquarter of the International Court of Justice? | The Hague |
| 3458 | When is World Intellectual Property Day, recognized by the UN is observed? | April 26 |
| 3459 | What ratio of forest area needed for ecologycal balance in India? | 0.333 |
| 3460 | Which forces is most powerful in determining movement of wind including its velocity? | Pressure gradient force |
| 3461 | The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty Which is that? | Treaty of Yandaboo |
| 3462 | In which year were the first general elections in India held? | 1951 |
| 3463 | All acids contain which element? | Hydrogen |
| 3464 | In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society? | Fifth |
| 3465 | Which local wind is not characteristically hot and dry? | Mistral |
| 3466 | What was Tipu Sultan’s major interest in building ships? | To promote trade and commerce |
| 3467 | When is World Blind Day/World Sight Day observed? | October 15 |
| 3468 | Cirrhosis is a disease that affects which organ? | Liver |
| 3469 | In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the States for the first time after the elections? | 1967 |
| 3470 | Which predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of soil? | Underground water |
| 3471 | In which movements Bande Mataram was adopted as a slogan for agitation? | Partition of Bengal in 1905 |
| 3472 | What is the number of basic units in the International System of Units? | 7 |
| 3473 | How many gold medals did P.T. Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games? | 4 |
| 3474 | Upon which development the Second Five Year Plan laid mote stress? | Industrialisation |
| 3475 | Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of thing? | Corrosion |
| 3476 | Who was founder of All India Harijan Sangha in 1932? | M. K. Gandhi |
| 3477 | Milk, cheese and eggs are the source of vitamins which vitamins? | A and D |
| 3478 | Which Directive Principle is based on Gandhian ideology? | Promotion of cottage industries |
| 3479 | Which type of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays? | Crookes glass |
| 3480 | Asia accounts for nearly howmany percent of world population? | 55 |
| 3481 | Who deciphered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka first time? | James Princep |
| 3482 | India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in which year? | 1966 |
| 3483 | In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located? | Tamil Nadu |
| 3484 | BMD testing is done to diagnose which disease? | Osteoporosis |
| 3485 | Which are the regions with the highest and lowest densities respectively? | Europe and Oceania |
| 3486 | With whose reign is the Gandhara school of art associated? | Kanishka |
| 3487 | Which Directive Principle of State Policy has NOT been implemented so far? | Uniform civil code for the citizens |
| 3488 | If you swim one km, how many miles do you swim? | 0.62 |
| 3489 | Which tax is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States? | Stamp Duties |
| 3490 | Which is the juction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats of India? | Nilgiri Hills |
| 3491 | Revenue system during Akbar’s reign was in the hands of which person? | Todarmal |
| 3492 | Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research? | Prime Minister of India |
| 3493 | Golden rice has the highest quantity of which vitamin? | Vitamin A |
| 3494 | When did the first linguistic State of Andhra come into existence? | October 1, 1953 |
| 3495 | The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in which state? | Sikkim |
| 3496 | Which Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Shikh? | Sirr-i-Akbar |
| 3497 | Which is called philosopher’s wool? | Zinc oxide |
| 3498 | Which is the highest mountain peak in India? | K2 |
| 3499 | Which is not a direct tax? | Tax on entertainment |
| 3500 | Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of which state? | Assam |
| 3501 | In which culture is the earliest evidence of silver in India found? | Harappan Culture |
| 3502 | Which test helps in diagnosis of cancer? | Biopsy test |
| 3503 | From which fund are the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court drawn? | Consolidated Fund |
| 3504 | Which animal belongs to the family in which Panda belongs? | Bear |
| 3505 | English is the official language of which State? | Nagaland |
| 3506 | The ratio of the inertial mass to gravitational mass is equal to which number? | 1 |
| 3507 | Which was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform? | Sagar Samrat |
| 3508 | Where has the use of plough been evidenced? | Kalibangan |
| 3509 | Who first imparted a mass character to the Indian National Congress? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 3510 | Which President of-India served for two terms? | Rajendra Prasad |
| 3511 | Which part of cockroach bears exo and endoskeleton? | Head |
| 3512 | Which region receives the rainfall throughout the year due to westerly winds? | South Chile |
| 3513 | Which was initially the most powerful city state of Indian in the 6th century B. C.? | Magadh |
| 3514 | Under which Article of the Constitution is the President’s rule promulgated on any State in India? | 356 |
| 3515 | What is the most abundant element on the earth’s crust by weight? | Oxygen |
| 3516 | Why does the Issue Department of the RBI maintain a against printing of note? | Minimum Reserve System |
| 3517 | Which winds are predominantly seasonal winds? | Monsoon winds |
| 3518 | Upto where Chandraqupta Maurya’s empire extended in the north-west? | Hindukush |
| 3519 | The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by which scientist? | Lamarck |
| 3520 | By when is extinction of a species in a food chain compensated? | Food web |
| 3521 | For howmany month can the proclamation of emergency at the first instance be restricted? | 6 months |
| 3522 | Which state is the largest producer of Gypsum? | Rajasthan |
| 3523 | By whom were The Chalukyas of Badami were succeeded? | Rashtrakutas |
| 3524 | Where is the intensity of the earth’s gravitational field maximum? | At the pole |
| 3525 | When is United Nations Day for Women Rights and International Peace observed? | March 8 |
| 3526 | Rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991? | 20 Percent |
| 3527 | What is the position of India in terms of production of coal? | Fourth |
| 3528 | Which Rashtrakuta king founded the capital city’ of Manyakheta? | Dantidurga |
| 3529 | When is the world biodiversity day celebrated annually? | 5th June |
| 3530 | To which do the residuary powers of legislation in case of Jammu and Kashmir belong? | The State Legislature |
| 3531 | When ore is heated generally in absence of air then what is process called? | Calcination |
| 3532 | By whom wwere the Saturn rings were discovered? | Galileo |
| 3533 | From which ruler did Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond? | The Ruler of Gwalior |
| 3534 | When is Right to Know Day (Right To Know Day net) observed? | September 28 |
| 3535 | Limba Ram is Known for his outstanding performance in which game? | Archery |
| 3536 | Growth of which organ does the virus of AIDS affects? | T cells in blood |
| 3537 | Where is the speed of rotation of the earth highest? | Along the Equator |
| 3538 | Which was the medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America? | Abul Fazl |
| 3539 | Railways is a subject on which list? | Union List |
| 3540 | The refractive index of a piece of transparent quartz is the greatest for which light? | Violet light |
| 3541 | Which authority sanctions foreign exchange for the import of goods? | Reserve Bank of India |
| 3542 | Which region of the world is called” the bread basket of the world? | Temperate grassland |
| 3543 | Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab? | Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| 3544 | How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired? | 434 |
| 3545 | The human body is immune to which disease? | Small pox |
| 3546 | Why was the design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India? | July, 1947 |
| 3547 | Where is the thermal equator found? | North of geographical equator |
| 3548 | Which was the capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh? | Lahore |
| 3549 | Which pair does not contain a coinage metal? | Zinc and Gold |
| 3550 | Who is the recipient of the 20th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? | D.R. Mehta |
| 3551 | Where is the The headquarter of World Trade Organisation? | Geneva |
| 3552 | Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of which country? | Japan |
| 3553 | Who was the first woman’ President of the Indian National Congress? | Annie Besant |
| 3554 | Phycology is the branch of botany, what do we study about in this branch? | Algae |
| 3555 | On which date India became a Sovereign, democratic republic? | Jan 26, 1950 |
| 3556 | Why is a water tank appears shallower when it is viewed from top? | Due to Refraction |
| 3557 | On which scale the intensity of earthquakes is measured? | Richter scale |
| 3558 | Who was the founder of the Muslim League in India? | Nawab Salimulla |
| 3559 | Who is the first Indian woman to receive in Borlaug award and in which year? | Dr. Amita Patel, 1992 |
| 3560 | The National Institute of Communicable Diseases is located at which place? | Delhi |
| 3561 | Palaeobotany is the branch of botany, what do we study about in this branch? | Plant fossils |
| 3562 | Which is the largest fish exporting region in the world? | The North-West Pacific Region |
| 3563 | By the time of which ruler was Gautama Buddha elevated to the position of God? | Kanishka |
| 3564 | In respect of which states has Union Parliament power to legislate on the subjects of all three lists? | Union Territories |
| 3565 | What is the most soluble in water? | Sugar |
| 3566 | What is the effect of inflation on tax revenue results in a situation? | Fiscal drag |
| 3567 | Which country is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds? | Japan |
| 3568 | Who presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? | Vasumitra |
| 3569 | With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged? | Isotope Technology |
| 3570 | Which part became modified as the tusk of elephant? | Second incisor |
| 3571 | To which do the residuary powers of legislation in case of Jammu and Kashmir belong? | The State Legislature |
| 3572 | India is the seventh largest country in the world and howmuch does it cover a total area? | Approximately 3200000 sq. km |
| 3573 | What was the main reason for the evolution of kingship in Vedic society? | Desire to conquer new land |
| 3574 | One horse power is equal to howmany watts? | 746 watts |
| 3575 | From where can renewable energy be obtained? | Biomass |
| 3576 | What is the inflation experienced in the country at present? | Costpush inflation |
| 3577 | Which is the largest southernmost single island in India? | Great Nicobar Island |
| 3578 | On the which bank was the ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ fought? | Parushni (Ravi) |
| 3579 | If the radius of blood vessels decrease, what will be in the blood pressur? | Increase |
| 3580 | Railways is a subject on which list? | Union List |
| 3581 | When ice melts into water, which type of change occurs in entropy? | Increases |
| 3582 | Where is Peaty soil found? | Kerala |
| 3583 | Which were the contemporaries of Kanishka? | Nagarjuna, Asvaqhosha, Vasumitra |
| 3584 | Which countries were involved in 100 year war? | England and France |
| 3585 | Who is the author of a collection of poems called Golden Threshold? | Sarojini Naidu |
| 3586 | What do ligaments join? | Bone to bone |
| 3587 | Which is the most important factor in soil formation? | Climate |
| 3588 | Who were the first to issue gold coins? | Indo Greeks |
| 3589 | For howmany months is the President’s rule imposed? | 6 months |
| 3590 | The pH of water at 25°C is 7. | Remains same |
| 3591 | How is Share of Direct tax in post economic reform? | Increasing |
| 3592 | Which enterior part of the earth is nearly half of the radius of the earth? | Mantle |
| 3593 | Why was the Delhi Sultanate virtually ended? | Due to the invasion of Timur |
| 3594 | Famous book ‘The Return of the Native’ is written by which author? | Thomos Hardy |
| 3595 | Which is produced during allergic reactions? | Histamine |
| 3596 | Which proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends? | Right to freedom |
| 3597 | Which place has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December? | Melbourne |
| 3598 | Whose nickname was the Cholisa or the Group of Forty? | Turkish nobility created by Iltutmish |
| 3599 | What is the mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen called? | Water gas |
| 3600 | Who has scored the highest run in a test cricket innings? | Brian Lara |
| 3601 | In which year was Tax collection of Central govt. lowest as compare to G.D.P.? | 1999-2000 |
| 3602 | Which natural region produced by the creation of climatic homogeneity by the sea? | Marine west coast |
| 3603 | Who invented the technique of extracting scent from Rose? | Nurjahan |
| 3604 | In the leaf of tobacco what is found? | Nicotin |
| 3605 | Anglo-Indian representatives in the Lok Sabha are nominated in terms of which Article? | 331 |
| 3606 | How many image will be formed if two mirrors are fitted adjacent walls and one mirror on ceiling? | 7 |
| 3607 | Who founded the French School of Regional Geography? | Paul Vidal de in Blache |
| 3608 | The bitterest war of succession under the great Mughals was fought among whose sons? | Shahjahan |
| 3609 | All Sher, an Arjuan award winner, is associated with which game? | Golf |
| 3610 | Which is not an award given on the National Awards Day? | Vishwamitra Award |
| 3611 | What does the outermost whorl of Bougainvillea flower consist of? | Bract |
| 3612 | Which is the place that has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December,? | Melbourne |
| 3613 | Under which system of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers? | Ryotwari |
| 3614 | By whom is the composition of the UPSC determined? | By the President |
| 3615 | In which Molecule the distance between two adjacent carbon atoms is longest? | Ethane |
| 3616 | When was the decimal system of currency introduced in India? | 1957 |
| 3617 | Geostationary orbit is at a height of howmany km? | 36,000 km |
| 3618 | Where was the first Indian university opened in 1857? | Calcutta |
| 3619 | Who is the author of the book’ Economic Nightmare of India’? | Charan Singh |
| 3620 | Most of the digestion occur in which part of alimentory canal of man? | Small intestine |
| 3621 | After howmany years is Finance Commission constituted by the President? | Every five years |
| 3622 | In which country, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain? | Poland |
| 3623 | Who was named as Mira Ben by Mahatma Gandhi? | Madeline Slade |
| 3624 | Which of light are strongly absorbed by plants? | Blue and red |
| 3625 | ‘Higher than Hopes’ is a biography of which author? | Nelson Mandela |
| 3626 | How many languages are used on a ten rupee note? | 15 |
| 3627 | Which are the materials that come out of a volcano at the time of eruption? | Solid, liquid, gaseous |
| 3628 | Which ruler from Central Asia conquered North India in 1192? | Shihabuddin Muhammad Gori |
| 3629 | What is formed during Kerb’s cycle? | Fumaric acid |
| 3630 | Who is the highest Law Officer of a State? | Advocate General |
| 3631 | Deficiency of which vitamin cause knock-knee, bow legs and pigeon chest in children? | Vitamin D |
| 3632 | Which is the longest mountain range in the world? | Andes |
| 3633 | Who witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of Delhi? | Amir Khusarau |
| 3634 | The book ‘Satanic Verses’ was written by which author? | Salman Rushdie |
| 3635 | Which is the most urbanized country of West Asia? | Kuwait |
| 3636 | In which type of cell divisions does crossing over of chromosomes takes place? | Meiosis |
| 3637 | Which Strait separates Africa from Europe? | Strait of Gibraltar |
| 3638 | During which reign was Buddhism split up’ into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council? | Kanishka |
| 3639 | The executive power is vested in the President but on whose advice is it actually used? | The Council of Ministers |
| 3640 | In storms, the roofs of some houses are carried away. According whom is this? | Bernoulli’s principle |
| 3641 | Which State produces maximum pulses in the country? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 3642 | Which is the World’s longest river? | Nile |
| 3643 | In which two seets was Jainism divided into? | Svetambara and Digambara |
| 3644 | Which country has the largest forest area in the world? | Russian Federation |
| 3645 | What is the source of immediate energy for cellular activity? | ATP |
| 3646 | Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India? | Indira Gandhi |
| 3647 | The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which country? | Australia |
| 3648 | Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which ruler? | Harsha |
| 3649 | Which charcoal is used to deeolourise raw sugar? | Wood charcoal |
| 3650 | When was World Council of Churches formally constituted? | 23rd August, 1948 |
| 3651 | Which is the Highest milk producer in India? | U. P. |
| 3652 | Niagara Falls is located between which pair of lakes? | Lake Erie and Lake Ontario |
| 3653 | After the decline of the Gupta, a By whom was larger part of North India reunited? | Harshavardhana |
| 3654 | What is the grouping of organisms into categories according to a systematic plan? | Classification |
| 3655 | Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? | Vice-President |
| 3656 | Which metal used to pollute the air of a big city? | Lead |
| 3657 | The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in which state? | West Bengal and Assam |
| 3658 | In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular? | Bihar |
| 3659 | Where is the head-office of the World Council of Churches? | Switzerland |
| 3660 | The United Nations declared 2010 as which International Year? | Biodiversity |
| 3661 | Why is phenomenon of mirage? | Due to total internal reflection |
| 3662 | Where are moist tropical evergreen forests found? | The Shillong plateau |
| 3663 | By whom are the oldest compositions in Punjabi devotional compositions? | Baba Farid |
| 3664 | By whom is the famous book System a Naturae is written? | Linnaeus |
| 3665 | Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? | Article 40 |
| 3666 | Which is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI)? | 2004-2005 |
| 3667 | Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located?– | North Atlantic Ocean |
| 3668 | Who was the founder of the autonomous kingoni of Avadh? | Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk |
| 3669 | Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut? | Chittagong |
| 3670 | Which is the gas used to extinguish fire? | Carbon dioxide |
| 3671 | Deficiency of which vitamin, causes xerophthelmia? | Vitamin A |
| 3672 | Which current is produced by upwelling of cold water? | Benzuela current |
| 3673 | Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India? | Buxar |
| 3674 | Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? | Either House of Parliament |
| 3675 | The song “Bande Mataram” was originally composed in which language? | Sanskrit |
| 3676 | What does National income ignore? | Salary of employees |
| 3677 | Which city lies to the western most longitudes? | Jaipur |
| 3678 | In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who was its Chairman? | W. Wedderburn |
| 3679 | Which waves are used for a communication through artificial satellites? | Microwaves |
| 3680 | What is the average fat content in buffalow milk? | 0.072 |
| 3681 | In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time? | 1951 |
| 3682 | Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? | Silvassa |
| 3683 | The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under which Charter Act?– | 1833 |
| 3684 | Who was the author of the famous work All Contributions to the Critic of Political Economy’? | Karl Marx |
| 3685 | Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area? | Genetics |
| 3686 | By whom was the law of constant proportions enunciated? | Proust |
| 3687 | Which state of India is the largest producer of lignite coal? | Tamil Nadu |
| 3688 | Which Veda contains an account of magical charms and spells? | Atharvaveda |
| 3689 | Which form an irreversible complex With haemoglobin of blood? | Carbon monoxide |
| 3690 | Which House is better placed with regard to control over the executive? | Lok Sabha |
| 3691 | Which groups suffer the most from inflation? | Creditors |
| 3692 | Where was the first state-owned fertilizer plant set-up in 1951? | Sindri |
| 3693 | When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha? | Nandas |
| 3694 | Which is a programme that converts high level language to machine language? | Compiler |
| 3695 | What is the temperature at which the speed of sound in air becomes double its value of 0°C? | 819°C |
| 3696 | Chromosomes are made up of which main component? | DNA |
| 3697 | On which date the earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion)? | July 4th |
| 3698 | In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called Paragana was headed by an official? | Amil |
| 3699 | For whose removal Parliament’s resolution is not needed? | Judge of Supreme Court |
| 3700 | Where is the headquarters of the International Fund for Agriculture Development? | Rome |
| 3701 | Which case does stagflation imply? | Recession plus inflation |
| 3702 | The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards which side? | The pole star |
| 3703 | Which Sultan built the fifth storeys of Qutub Minar? | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| 3704 | Regarding the atom of a chemical element, magnetic quantum number refers? | Orientation |
| 3705 | Coconut and mango grouped under, which kind of fruit? | Drup |
| 3706 | Who fixes the salaries and the allowances of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? | Parliament |
| 3707 | The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to which type? | Temperate |
| 3708 | To which veda does Ayurveda owe its origin? | Yajurveda |
| 3709 | To which UN organ, does the Security Council send its annual report? | General Assembly |
| 3710 | Which is the Trophy/Cups associated with the game of Hockey? | Agha Khan Cup |
| 3711 | When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, which charge acquired by the fur? | Positive |
| 3712 | Which climatic factor which has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem? | Wind |
| 3713 | What wass the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period? | Bali |
| 3714 | What is development of fruit without fertilization called? | Parthenocarpy |
| 3715 | Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up? | Kolkata |
| 3716 | Which is the largest importer country of Indian textile? | USA |
| 3717 | Which is not a sedimentary rock? | Marble |
| 3718 | Which city was regarded as the best producer of silk? | Varanasi |
| 3719 | Which batsman started his International cricketing career at the age of 16? | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 3720 | Which charcoal forms of carbon is used in sugar industry? | Animal charcoal |
| 3721 | Enlargment of which gland takes place due to deficiency of iodine? | Thyroid |
| 3722 | Which is the type of igneous rocks are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks? | Hypabyssal |
| 3723 | Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert ‘Veena’ player? | Samudragupta |
| 3724 | When was the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India added? | By the first Amendment |
| 3725 | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at which city? | Nagpur |
| 3726 | From where does Indian Railways earn the maximum revenue? | Freight |
| 3727 | Through which Strait, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France? | Strait of Dover |
| 3728 | Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khilji attacked and conquered it in 1303 A.D.? | Rana Ratan Singh |
| 3729 | What is the vertical component of earth’s magnetic field? | 0° |
| 3730 | One molecule of hemoglobin can carry how many atom of oxygen? | 8 |
| 3731 | Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament? | 52nd |
| 3732 | Which is an inland drainage area? | Rann of Kutch |
| 3733 | Who was the founder of the first Afghan dynasty in India? | Bahlol Lodi |
| 3734 | What is the title of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s autobiography? | Wings of Fire |
| 3735 | Which is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere? | Wetland |
| 3736 | Concentrated sulphuric acid is always diluted by adding which thing? | Acid to water |
| 3737 | The western disturbances which cause rain in north west India originate which sea? | Mediterranean Sea |
| 3738 | Which Sikh Guru who was killed by the orders of Aurangzeb? | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| 3739 | By whom was oral polio vaccine discovered? | Jonas Salk |
| 3740 | Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles? | 12 |
| 3741 | Which is the regulatory authority for giving clearance for External Commercial borrowing? | RBI |
| 3742 | Which state in India has the largest area under forests? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 3743 | What is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh? | Patna |
| 3744 | What is the ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity? | Osmosis |
| 3745 | How can the quantity of water vapour the atmosphere hold increases? | With increase of temperature |
| 3746 | Which pair belongs to the category of cold-blooded animals? | Frogs and snakes |
| 3747 | Which sea in without a coast line? | Saragossa sea |
| 3748 | The Ilbert Bill agitation led to ‘the foundation of which conference? | All India National Conference |
| 3749 | What is the respect for the National Flag and National Anthem? | Fundamental Duty of every citizen |
| 3750 | ‘The Naked Face’, a very popular book is written by which author? | Sidney Sheldon |
| 3751 | What does Dear Money Policy imply? | High interest rates |
| 3752 | Which is not an important condition for growth of coral? | Wave-free salt water |
| 3753 | The Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah II was exiled by British and where was to sent? | Mandalay |
| 3754 | Which is the element common to all acids? | Hydrogen |
| 3755 | What is the function of Leghaemoglobin in nitrogen fixation? | Absorption of oxygen |
| 3756 | Which is the competent body to prescribe conditions for acquisition of citizenship? | Parliament |
| 3757 | Which lake has been formed due to tectonic activities? | Wular lake |
| 3758 | By whom was the All India Muslim League founded? | Agha Khan |
| 3759 | The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by which person? | Mario puzo |
| 3760 | Who has been named as the White Lightning in the cricket? | Allan Donald (South Africa) |
| 3761 | To an astronaut, how does outer space appear? | Black |
| 3762 | Which is categorized as millet? | Sorghum |
| 3763 | In which year was the Harappan Civilization discovered? | 1921 |
| 3764 | Which plant produce seed but not fruit? | Mint |
| 3765 | Under which Article of the Constitution is the President’s rule promulgated on any State in India? | 356 |
| 3766 | Which Indian cricketer has bagged a deal with ESPN? | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 3767 | What is the distance of Milky way? | 105 light years |
| 3768 | Who was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat? | Ibrahim Lodi |
| 3769 | Which is the most important ore of aluminium? | Bauxite |
| 3770 | Which chemical can be used is anticoagulent? | Sodium citrate |
| 3771 | Which was an associate State of India before becoming a full fledged State? | Sikkim |
| 3772 | If there is no Sun, what would the colour of the sky? | Black |
| 3773 | Who built the tomb of her Emperor husband? | Haji Beghum |
| 3774 | Who wrote the book ‘The Story of the Integration of the Indian States’? | V. P. Menon |
| 3775 | What is the mean of Cheap Money? | Low Rate of Interest |
| 3776 | The focal length of the lens in a photographic camera is 5 cm. What is the power of the lens? | + 20 D |
| 3777 | In which forests are the greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs? | Tropical moist forests |
| 3778 | To which river is the dockyard at ‘Lothal is connected through’ a channel? | Bhogavo |
| 3779 | Carbon monoxide has how much greater affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen? | 200 times |
| 3780 | In which country does State funding of elections take place? | Germany and Austria |
| 3781 | Who is the author of the book ‘Development as Freedom’? | Amartya Sen |
| 3782 | Which climatic region has the least temperature range? | Equatorial region |
| 3783 | On the which bank of river is the site of Harappa located? | Ravi |
| 3784 | The oldest monarchy in the world is that of which country? | Japan |
| 3785 | Starch iodide paper is used to test for the presence of which agent? | Oxidising agent |
| 3786 | In the case of a ‘test-tube baby’ where does fertilisation take place? | Outside the mother’s body |
| 3787 | The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season in which ocean? | In the Indian Ocean |
| 3788 | By which inscription is the earliest example of a land grant is provided? | The Satavahanas |
| 3789 | The powers of the Election Commission are given in which Article of the Constitution? | 324 |
| 3790 | New exim policy has choosen which town for ‘the pottery export? | Khurja |
| 3791 | The boundary between North and South Korea is marked by which line? | 38th Parallel |
| 3792 | The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in which region? | North-West Atlantic |
| 3793 | To which satvahana king is the Prakrit text ‘Gatha Saptasai’ is attributed? | Hala |
| 3794 | Why does diffusion of light in the atmosphere take place? | Due to dust particles |
| 3795 | Which Element present in largest amount in human body? | Oxygen |
| 3796 | Which of appointment is not made by the President of India? | Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| 3797 | The present demographic transition of India is indicative of which thing? | Typically increasing urbanisation |
| 3798 | Who wrote Tughluqnamah? | Amir Khusrau |
| 3799 | Who was the first winner of’ Dada Saheb Phalke Award? | Prithvi Raj Kapoor |
| 3800 | What is the mean of Ad Valorem? | According to value |
| 3801 | What is formed by dissolution of base or acid in water? | Exothermic |
| 3802 | Which is the smallest Union Territory? | Lakshadweep |
| 3803 | In which year was India was invaded by Timur Lame? | 1398 |
| 3804 | Which instrument meant for measuring the rate of respiration? | Respirometer |
| 3805 | To whom the Vice-President’s letter of resignation is to be addressed? | President |
| 3806 | The book ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ was written by which person? | Jules Verne |
| 3807 | In which product has Bangladesh emerged as the main competitor of India in the world market? | Jute |
| 3808 | In which battle did Dara Shikoh finally loose the war of succession to Aurangzeb? | Sarnuqarh |
| 3809 | What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar? | Ramesh |
| 3810 | A substance, when inserted between the poles of a magnet, is pushed out, what is it? | Diamagnetic |
| 3811 | What is the a biological process in which glucose and fat is oxidised to librate energy? | Respiration |
| 3812 | Which State enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries? | Gujarat |
| 3813 | The great painter Khwaja Abdus Samad flourished at the Court of which ruler? | Shershah |
| 3814 | Trade Union comes under which List? | Concurrent list |
| 3815 | What is termed as the period of high inflation and low economic growth? | Stagflation |
| 3816 | What was the former name of the Reliance Cup? | Prudential Cup |
| 3817 | How are the temperatures in equatorial regions between July and January? | The same |
| 3818 | In city was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866? | London |
| 3819 | Which processe is used to remove reducible oxides from the metal? | Poling |
| 3820 | Which technique can be used to establish the paternity of a child? | DNA finger printing |
| 3821 | Which was the first State to become bifurcated after independence? | Madras |
| 3822 | Which island receives conventional rainfall? | Sumatra |
| 3823 | Who was the first Governor General of India? | Lord William Bentinck |
| 3824 | Which country won the first World Cup cricket tournament in 1975? | West Indies |
| 3825 | Who sings on One-rupee currency notes? | Finance Secretary of India |
| 3826 | The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in which state? | Rajasthan |
| 3827 | Which crops requires a cool growing season and a bright sun shine at the time of ripening? | Wheat |
| 3828 | In which state was the Nalanda University located in India? | Bihar |
| 3829 | Who got noble prize for artificial synthesis of DNA? | Kornberg |
| 3830 | If the President wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to whom? | Vice-President |
| 3831 | Parimarjan Negi has excelled in which games? | Chess |
| 3832 | Which state in India are the largest producers of sugarcane? | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| 3833 | Vikramshila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of which dyanasy? | Pala Dynasty |
| 3834 | Bachendri Pal became famous for her grand success in which field? | Mountaineering |
| 3835 | Mercury is transported in metal containers made of which metal? | Iron |
| 3836 | By whom was Cell theory was propounded? | Schleiden and Schwann |
| 3837 | What does lattitude place indicate? | Temperature |
| 3838 | Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus VaElley Civilization? | Cat |
| 3839 | What is the minimum age required for becoming the Prime Minister of India? | 25 years |
| 3840 | How is Indian economy? | Mixed economy |
| 3841 | Who is popularly known as Nightingale of India? | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| 3842 | What is the upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats called? | Asthenosphere |
| 3843 | Which has proved the best source of information for depicting India’s ancient history? | Inscriptions |
| 3844 | The working of optical is based on which of electromagnetic waves? | Total internal reflection |
| 3845 | By whom was Cholera bacillus discovered? | Robert Koch |
| 3846 | At present the Rajya Sabha consists of howmany members? | 245 |
| 3847 | Where is the Monsoon effect is also experienced? | East Africa |
| 3848 | By whom was Decimal system introduced? | Bhaskara |
| 3849 | Who is considered to be the greatest of all times? | Charles Dickens |
| 3850 | Among the remedies of inflation, what can we include? | Lowering bank rate |
| 3851 | Which element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals? | Silicon |
| 3852 | Which is an example of Midlatitude desert? | Patagonia desert |
| 3853 | How was the Gupta administration? | Monarchial |
| 3854 | By whom was the antibiotic penicillin first discovered? | Alexzander Fleming |
| 3855 | Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha? | Malgaonkar |
| 3856 | Who is the author of the book ‘My other two daughters’? | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| 3857 | Which is not helpful for delta formation? | Tidal nature of waves |
| 3858 | The Rajatarangini by Kalhana ‘is Sanskrit verse, when was it written? | 12th century A.D. |
| 3859 | How many times did Geet Sethi win the IBSF World Billiards title? | 3 |
| 3860 | When iron rusts, how is its weight? | Increases |
| 3861 | What is the fact that support the concept that viruses are living is that? | Multiply themselves |
| 3862 | How are the Himalayan rivers? | Snow fed |
| 3863 | In Krishnadevaraya’s court, who were Ashtadiggajas? | Eight great poets of his court |
| 3864 | What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called? | Panchayat Samiti |
| 3865 | What is Green Gold? | Tea |
| 3866 | What was the mascot for the 2012 Olympic Games held in London? | Wenlock |
| 3867 | The hill station of Coonoor is located in which state? | Kerala |
| 3868 | Who were the first to start a joint stock company trade with India? | Portuguese |
| 3869 | Stainless steel is an alloy of which metals? | Iron, chromium and nickel |
| 3870 | Which gland in human body enlarged due to goiter? | Thyroid |
| 3871 | Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up? | Kolkata |
| 3872 | 28.38 N and 77.12 E are the respective latitude and longitude of which places? | Delhi |
| 3873 | Who established the earliest Surat factories? | English |
| 3874 | Who is the first person to conduct heart transplantation in India? | Dr. Venugopal |
| 3875 | Which day is celebrated as ‘National Consumer Right Day? | 24th December |
| 3876 | To which processe is the term CMYK related? | Offset printing |
| 3877 | Which has the maximum number of National Parks? | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 3878 | On which date the Indians celebrated the independence Day for the first time? | January 26, 1930 |
| 3879 | What is involved in controlling blood sugar level? | Islets of langerhans |
| 3880 | Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? | President |
| 3881 | Who was the first Field Marshal of India? | S. H. F. J. Manekshaw |
| 3882 | Which is the major item of export from Paradeep Port? | Iron Ore |
| 3883 | Where did Moplah rebellion of 1921 take place? | Kerala |
| 3884 | What is the range of Prithvi III, the naval version of Prithvi? | 250 km-300 km |
| 3885 | What is the oxidation number and covalency-of sulphur in S8? | 0, 2 |
| 3886 | What is the life of RBC in human blood? | 120 days |
| 3887 | The emission of which greenhouse gase of which entirely anthropogenic? | Chlorofluorocarbons |
| 3888 | Who sent Hienu-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha’s’ court? | Tai Tsung |
| 3889 | From which fund is the pension of a High Court Judge charged? | Consolidated Fund of India |
| 3890 | What is an essential attribute of inflation? | Increase in prices |
| 3891 | Which is a medium range surface to air missile? | Trishul |
| 3892 | What is the transition zone between two Ecosystems called? | Ecotone |
| 3893 | Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri? | Anantvarman |
| 3894 | In a compound microscope, how is the intermediate image? | Real, inverted and magnified |
| 3895 | By which can Foetus development in woman’s womb be ascertained? | By Ultrasound |
| 3896 | For howmany month can the proclamation of emergency at the first instance be restricted? | 6 months |
| 3897 | What is Lunar Sea? | A dark plain on the moon |
| 3898 | Which animal was known to ancient Vedic people? | Lion |
| 3899 | Which day is celebrated as the International Labour Day? | May 1 |
| 3900 | What is the best means of saving during inflation? | Money |
| 3901 | What is the substance which decreases the rate of a chemical reaction? | Poison |
| 3902 | What is the approximate diameter of the earth? | 12,800 Km |
| 3903 | Which is the source of information about early Vedic period? | Rigveda |
| 3904 | Dwarfness can be controlled by treating the plant with which acid? | Gibberellic acid |
| 3905 | For howmany months is the President’s rule imposed? | 6 months |
| 3906 | ‘International literacy Day’ is observed on which day? | September 8 |
| 3907 | Which natural region is not found in the Torrid Zone? | Temperate deserts |
| 3908 | The Chola empire reached its zenith under which rular? | Rajendra Chola I |
| 3909 | Who lost the AFC (Asian Football Confederation Final 2012 to Aradil? | Al-Kuwait |
| 3910 | Of which irom is Core of transformer made up? | Soft iron |
| 3911 | Which are the Chemicals having profound effect on growth and development? | Phyto hormones |
| 3912 | What are the Mediterranean lands often called? | World’s orchard lands |
| 3913 | The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of which art? | Chola art |
| 3914 | The levying of which following taxe is outside the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation? | Income Tax |
| 3915 | Who sings on ten rupee notes? | Governor (Reserve Bank of India) |
| 3916 | In Which year were the first Winter Olympic Games held? | 1924 |
| 3917 | Which is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system? | Brazilian current |
| 3918 | Which kingdom was annexed to tile Mughal empire during the reign of Shahjahan? | Ahmadnagar |
| 3919 | Which is obtained, when H2S is passed through the solution of sodium zincate? | ZnS |
| 3920 | Crop sown soon after the onset of south-west monsoon in India, what is this called? | Kharif |
| 3921 | What is the electorate for a Panchayat? | The Gram Sabha |
| 3922 | The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to which region? | Eastern Newfoundland |
| 3923 | How was Akbar’s land revenue system known? | As Zabti system |
| 3924 | Karl Marx’s book ‘Das Kapital’ was published in which year? | 1867 |
| 3925 | What is Broad money in India? | M3 |
| 3926 | Whose experiments proved that the speed of light was always the same? | Michelson and Morley |
| 3927 | What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills? | Doda-betta |
| 3928 | By which act was the office of the Secretary of State for India? | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| 3929 | Fish die in water bodies polluted by sewage, why? | Due to Reduction in oxygen |
| 3930 | In which country did the concept of Public Interest Litigation originated? | The United States |
| 3931 | Who is called the Father of English Poetry? | Chaucer |
| 3932 | Nanda Devi peak forms a part of which range? | Kumaon Himalayas |
| 3933 | The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in which year? | 1858 A.D. |
| 3934 | Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company? | Pepsi |
| 3935 | What is produced during the formation of photochemical smog? | Nitrogen oxide |
| 3936 | Which part of the cell is essential for protein synthesis? | Ribosomes |
| 3937 | Which National Highways of India is the longest? | NH 2 |
| 3938 | Before Delhi, where was the capital of India during the British India? | Calcutta |
| 3939 | For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, what can the Supreme Court do? | It may issue a writ |
| 3940 | Regional Rural Banks are designed to work in which ideal? | Help the targetted groups |
| 3941 | Which are the first Indian to swim across English Channel? | Mihir Sen |
| 3942 | Which National Highways pass through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa? | NH 6 |
| 3943 | Who coined the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”? | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 3944 | Why do Electricians use rubber gloves while working? | Rubber is an insulator |
| 3945 | For which disease no vaccine is yet available? | Malaria |
| 3946 | Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy? | Part IV |
| 3947 | By whom are fishing, hunting and food gathering activities carried out? | Semangs of Malaysia |
| 3948 | Which South Indian Kingdom is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscription? | Satvahan |
| 3949 | Which is the most southerly test match grounds of England? | The Lords |
| 3950 | Who are Debenture holders of a company? | Its creditors |
| 3951 | Which is used as a material for making protective windows in space probes? | Diamond |
| 3952 | Which natural region is the best known for the production of grapes? | Mediterranean |
| 3953 | Which place has no Ashokan edicts? | Pataliputra |
| 3954 | Why are the movements of leaves of the sensitive plant Mimosa pundica? | Due to Seismonasty |
| 3955 | What is the total number of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution? | 11 |
| 3956 | Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings? | Laxman |
| 3957 | How much does the earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately? | 1° per day |
| 3958 | In which period did iron come to be used by the Vedic people? | In around 1000 B.C |
| 3959 | Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which game? | Badminton |
| 3960 | What work is work done in moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface? | Zero |
| 3961 | Parthenocarpy fruit is obtained by which sprying phytohormone? | Auxins |
| 3962 | Between which dates there is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions? | 21st March to 23rd September |
| 3963 | By whom was ‘Mitakshara’, an authoritative treatise on Hindu law, written? | Vagneswara |
| 3964 | During whose pleasure does teh Attorney General of India hold office? | President |
| 3965 | By which bank are the central banking functions in India performed? | Reserve Bank of India |
| 3966 | When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test dubut? | 1989 |
| 3967 | Which covers the highest percentage of forest area In the world? | Temperate Coniferous forests |
| 3968 | By which temple is an example of the Nagara style of architecture provided? | Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur |
| 3969 | Which is a non-metal that remains liquid at room- temperature? | Bromine |
| 3970 | Who discovered Anopheles mosquito transmit malaria? | Ronal ross |
| 3971 | A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election what age must have he attained? | 21 years |
| 3972 | Which is the fastest growing tree? | Eucalyptus |
| 3973 | By which rular was the new element of ‘Gopuram’ encouraged in temples of South India? | Cholas |
| 3974 | By whom was Chandigarh designed? | Le Corbousier |
| 3975 | From where does the National Stock Exchange functions? | Mumbai |
| 3976 | Which law is involved in the act of cleaning a carpet by beating it with a stick? | First law of motion |
| 3977 | Which is the country with the highest density? | Singapore |
| 3978 | Who lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15 years in exile? | Humayun |
| 3979 | Who discovered the causal organism of the disease Anthrax? | Robert Koch |
| 3980 | By whom was the Cabinet Mission to India headed? | Lord Pethick Lawrence |
| 3981 | Who said, ‘Child is the father of Man’? | William Wordsworth |
| 3982 | Which country is situated geographically in America but politically a part of Europe? | Green Land |
| 3983 | By whom was the coin rupia first issued? | Sher Shah |
| 3984 | Who among the following was an eminent Painter? | Sarada Ukil |
| 3985 | Which colloidal solution is commonly used as germ killer? | Colloidal sulphur |
| 3986 | Which is an insectivorous plant? | Pitcher plant |
| 3987 | Which is a north flowing river? | Chambal |
| 3988 | Who followed the policy of ‘masterly inactivity’ towards Afghanistan? | Sir John Lawrence |
| 3989 | Who was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India? | Dr. B. N. Rao |
| 3990 | Which Public Sector bank’ emblem figures a dog and the words ‘faithful, friendly’ in it? | Syndicate Bank |
| 3991 | Yamini Krishnamurti is an accomplished exponent of which dance? | Bharatnatyam |
| 3992 | The river Cauvery flows from which state? | Karnataka to Tamil Nadu |
| 3993 | The first census was conducted in India at the time of which governor general? | Lord Mayo |
| 3994 | Which is the unit of activity of a radioactive source? | Becquerel |
| 3995 | Between which set of blood groups, is the blood transfusion possible? | A and AB (A donor) |
| 3996 | Which is the only Union Territory that has a High Court of its own? | Delhi |
| 3997 | Which region has Mediterranean type of climate? | Cape Town region of South Africa |
| 3998 | Under whose guidance was the Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately come to an end? | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 3999 | When is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, recognized by the UN observed? | January 27 |
| 4000 | Which bank gives long term loan to farmers? | Land Development Bank |
| 4001 | Medicines are more effective, if they are used in which state? | Colloidal state |
| 4002 | Where is the expression of earliest volcanic activity in India found? | Dalmia hill |
| 4003 | Where did the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) come into existence? | Singapore |
| 4004 | What number of essential amino acid is found in man? | 20 |
| 4005 | By whom is the Governor is appointed? | President |
| 4006 | When is World Day Against Child Labour observed? | June 12 |
| 4007 | Which active volcanoe is known as ‘the lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea’? | Stromboi |
| 4008 | Who Shot himself in a shooting encounter in Allahabad? | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
| 4009 | Who is associated with the development of India’s Atomic Bomb? | Raja Ramanna |
| 4010 | Kirchhoff’s voltage law is based on the law of conservation of which thing? | Energy |
| 4011 | By which is the amount of light entering into the eye controlled? | Iris |
| 4012 | In which country is Barail range located? | India |
| 4013 | Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)? | Amir Khusrau |
| 4014 | During the proclamation of National Emergency which articls can not be suspended? | Articles 20 and 21 |
| 4015 | Who sings on One-rupee currency notes? | Finance Secretary of India |
| 4016 | Which was the first woman film star nominated to the Rajya Sabha? | Nargis Dutt |
| 4017 | Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? | Gujarat |
| 4018 | Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb? | Teg Bahadur |
| 4019 | Which is the compound in that oxygen shows + 2 oxidation state? | F 2 O |
| 4020 | Why is genetic diversity in agricultural crops threatened? | Extensive intercropping |
| 4021 | Anglo-Indian representatives in the Lok Sabha are nominated in terms of which Article? | 331 |
| 4022 | The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in which layer? | Crust |
| 4023 | With which period do we associate the ‘microlith’ implements? | Mesolithic |
| 4024 | Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 4025 | Which first Bank was established in India? | Bank of Hindustan |
| 4026 | Magnetic dipole moment is a vector quantity directed from which direction? | South to north |
| 4027 | How much distance does the earth’s annual circuit round the sun cover? | 966 million kms |
| 4028 | Which animal had the Stone Age people first? | Sheep |
| 4029 | Insectivorous plant generally grow in soil which is deficient in which gas? | Nitrogen |
| 4030 | From which constitution did the Amendment procedure lay down in Indian Constitution? | Constitution of Canada |
| 4031 | What is the name the President of India who was elected unopposed? | Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 4032 | Where are the hot desert of the world generally found? | The horse latitude |
| 4033 | Who were the first to attribute coins to the kings? | Indo Greeks |
| 4034 | The United Nations declared 2004 as which International Year? | International Year of Rice |
| 4035 | Which compound can not be used as nitrogenous fertilizer? | HNO 3 |
| 4036 | What is pH of human blood? | From 7.5 to 8 |
| 4037 | Which environment support the growth of Mangrove Swamp? | Tidal flat |
| 4038 | Which script of ancient India was written from right to left? | Kharoshti |
| 4039 | By which amendment has the National Capital Territory of Delhi been constituted? | 69th Amendment |
| 4040 | What is the task of the Planning Commission? | Preparation of the plan |
| 4041 | When is International Talk like a Pirate Day is observed? | September 19 |
| 4042 | Which is the largest river in the world? | Amazon |
| 4043 | Who was known as ‘Andhra Bhoja’? | Krishnadeva Raya |
| 4044 | In a sitar wire which type of vibration is produced? | Stationary transverse |
| 4045 | Howmuch time does a heart beat require approximately? | 0.8 second |
| 4046 | The ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to approval by which office? | State Legislature |
| 4047 | Which is the highest waterfall of the world? | Saito Angel Falls |
| 4048 | On which bank is Hampi is situated? | Tungabhadra |
| 4049 | What is categorized as millet? | Sorghum |
| 4050 | Who wrote the book ‘Planned Economy for India’? | M. Visvesvaraya |
| 4051 | Which is a non-ferrous metal? | Aluminium |
| 4052 | Which river is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’? | Godavari |
| 4053 | Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was killed? | Tipu Sultan |
| 4054 | In which animal, is skin a respiratory organ? | Frog |
| 4055 | In which list are the Central Government’s exclusive powers enumerated? | Union List |
| 4056 | Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmire’? | Jagmohan |
| 4057 | Lake Sambhar is nearest to which city of Rajasthan? | Jaipur |
| 4058 | Of which treaty was the Third Carnatic War ended? | Parts |
| 4059 | Which treated as artificial currency? | SDR |
| 4060 | DC current can be controlled by which component? | Resistance |
| 4061 | Malaria parasite and Amoeba are grouped under? | Protozoa |
| 4062 | Boulder clay is a feature associated with which thing? | Glacial deposition |
| 4063 | Who is the author of the concept of Antyodaya? | Vinoba Bhave |
| 4064 | According to which article untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable? | Article 17 |
| 4065 | The author of the controversial book ‘Lajja’ is a citizen of which country? | Bangladesh |
| 4066 | Which game is not included in the Olympic Games? | Cricket |
| 4067 | In which direction of flow of stream is controlled by rock structure? | Consequent |
| 4068 | Who was the leader of the Indian revolutionary activities in America? | Lala Hardayal |
| 4069 | Sodium metal is kept under which liquid? | Kerosene |
| 4070 | Which naturally occurring element in the rice husk makes it termite resistant? | Silicon |
| 4071 | Who administers oath of office to the President? | Chief Justice of India |
| 4072 | In which island of India is an active volcano found? | Barren Island |
| 4073 | Which Sultan founded a town where now stands Agra? | Sikandar Lodi |
| 4074 | Which first Bank was established in India? | Bank of Hindustan |
| 4075 | If you scored cannon, which game would you be playing? | Billiards |
| 4076 | How is image formed on the retina of a human eye? | Real and inverted |
| 4077 | The annual variability of rainfall is over 50 percent in which state? | Western Rajasthan |
| 4078 | Amir Khusarau, the ‘Parrot of India’, was born at which place? | Patiali |
| 4079 | Which year has been named International year of Biodiversity by the United Nations? | 2010 |
| 4080 | Department of Border Management is a Department of which Union Ministry? | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 4081 | Which music composers was deaf? | Beethovan L.V. |
| 4082 | On which date the earth is at the least distance from the sun (Perihelion)? | January 3rd |
| 4083 | When did the battle which is the story of Mahabharata most probably take place? | Around 1000 B. C |
| 4084 | Which is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India? | IFCI |
| 4085 | What is a powerful eye irritant present in smog? | Sulphur dioxide |
| 4086 | Where is respiratory centre situated? | Medulla oblongata |
| 4087 | Which part of the Earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation? | Tropical deserts |
| 4088 | Which are manuals of instruction in the form of brief rules? | Sutras |
| 4089 | Who is the head of the National Defence Committee? | Home Minister |
| 4090 | Who was the first Indian to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of London? | Srinivas Ramanujan |
| 4091 | Prof. Amartya Sen has earned worldwide distinction in which field /area? | Economics |
| 4092 | Mist is a result of which thing? | Condensation |
| 4093 | At where an example of Chola architecture can be seen? | Tanjore |
| 4094 | How is the relative permeability of a diamagnetic material? | Less than unity |
| 4095 | Which gland in human body is popularly called ‘Adam’s apple’? | Thyroid |
| 4096 | Which was the first woman Governor of a State in free India? | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu |
| 4097 | The intensity of insolation depends on which line? | Latitude |
| 4098 | Between which the famous Battle of Takkolam in South India was fought? | Cholas and Rashtrakutas |
| 4099 | In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to which bank? | Export-Import Banks |
| 4100 | Crusade for human rights is associated with which name? | Jimmy Carter |
| 4101 | Which nontoxic gas helps in formation of enzymes which ripen fruit? | Acetylene |
| 4102 | Which desert is famous for its deposits of nitrates? | Atacama |
| 4103 | Which queen enjoyed political power along ‘with her husband? | Nur Jahan |
| 4104 | A ‘flower bud’ which is uses as a spice is obtained from which plant? | Clove |
| 4105 | By whom is the Contingency Fund of the State operated? | Governor |
| 4106 | Which country has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times? | Thailand |
| 4107 | Which country is the largest on producer in the world? | U.S.A. |
| 4108 | Which Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of ‘Khan’? | William Hawkins |
| 4109 | By whom was the first attempt to initiate economic planning in India made? | By M. Visvesvaraya |
| 4110 | Which is the colour of the outer edge of the rainbow? | Red |
| 4111 | Azola anabana is used as fertilizer in growing which crop? | Rice |
| 4112 | Which continent has the highest density of population? | Europe |
| 4113 | Who laid the foundation of the British Civil Service in India? | Lord Cornwallis |
| 4114 | In case a President dies while in office, for howmany months can the Vice- President act as President? | 6 months |
| 4115 | Who is the only cricketer to score two successive centuries in a World Cup? | Rahul Dravid |
| 4116 | Who translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 4117 | Most of the people of the middle east belong to which group of people? | Mediterranean |
| 4118 | Who started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 4119 | What is Isomerism exhibeted by acetic acid and methyl formate? | Functional group |
| 4120 | How many pair of never arises from vertebral column? | 31 pair |
| 4121 | Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? | Either House of Parliament |
| 4122 | Which soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers? | Alluvial soil |
| 4123 | Why was the Indus Valley Civilization Non-Aryan? | Because it was urban |
| 4124 | For howmany years is rolling plan? | One year |
| 4125 | Who created the unforgettable literary character ‘Swami’? | R. K. Narayan |
| 4126 | Which remains constant while throwing a ball upward? | Acceleration |
| 4127 | Which soil is very hard to cultivate? | Which soil is very hard to cultivate? – Sandy |
| 4128 | Which is the God who is the most prominent in ‘Rigaveda’? | Indra |
| 4129 | Which is considered as a cell withing a cell? | Golgi appartus |
| 4130 | In which year was the Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India set up? | 1946 |
| 4131 | When was West African Monetary and Economic Union found? | 1994 |
| 4132 | What is the name of scale meant for recording weather condition? | Fahrenheit |
| 4133 | To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed? | Kashyapa Matanga |
| 4134 | In which year were Private Sector Mutual Funds in India permitted? | 1993 |
| 4135 | Ethylene reacts with sulphur monochloride to form which gas? | Mustard gas |
| 4136 | Ultrafiltering unit of kidney is known by which name? | Nephron |
| 4137 | Which is a significant contributor to increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide? | Deforestation |
| 4138 | Who, according to Jains, was the founder of Jainism? | Rishabha |
| 4139 | How did Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution? | By consensus |
| 4140 | How many members of African Development Bank are there? | 78 |
| 4141 | Sushil Kumar is associated with which Game? | Wrestling |
| 4142 | On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for howmany hours? | 24 hrs. |
| 4143 | Who called himself as the ‘Second Alexander’? | Alauddin Khalji |
| 4144 | A convex lens of glass has power P in air. If it is immersed in water, what will be its power? | Less than P |
| 4145 | The internal secretion of which acid helps in digestion? | Hydrochloric acid |
| 4146 | Who is responsible for the registration of voters? | Election Commission |
| 4147 | If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which continents does it lie? | Asia |
| 4148 | Which was a Pala Ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people? | Gopala |
| 4149 | How is the tax which is paid by the person on whom the tax is incident? | Direct tax |
| 4150 | Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game? | Shooting |
| 4151 | Which is used in welding industry? | Acetylene |
| 4152 | Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century? | Titusfills in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| 4153 | Which was a novelty in Shah Jahan’s buildings? | Makrana marble |
| 4154 | Companion cells are usually seen associated with which tube? | Sieve tube |
| 4155 | Which is an extra Constitutional and non-statutory body? | Planning Commission |
| 4156 | Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian state? | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu |
| 4157 | In which country is the world’s highest hydel power project ‘Rongtong’ located? | Beijing |
| 4158 | During which reign was Tobacco introduced for cultivation? | Jahangir |
| 4159 | Which is called a ‘banker’s cheque’? | Demand draft |
| 4160 | Which types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus? | Infra-red-waves |
| 4161 | Which tissue in cells have lost the capicity of cell division? | Permanent tissue |
| 4162 | 17th Parallel separates which country? | North and South Vietnam |
| 4163 | Who established Fergusson College at Pune in the year 1885? | Deccan Education Society |
| 4164 | The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by whom? | Lt. Governor |
| 4165 | By whom was the first English newspaper in India started? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 4166 | Where is the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union? | Switzerland |
| 4167 | Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean? | Madagascar |
| 4168 | The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and whom? | Lord Minto |
| 4169 | Which is known as the queen of spices? | Cardamom |
| 4170 | When was decimal coinage introduced in India? | 1957 |
| 4171 | What is the minimum age required for becoming the Prime Minister of India? | 25 years |
| 4172 | Which place ranks second among the coldest places in the world? | Dras (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| 4173 | During the reign of which dynasty did Kalidasa flourish? | Guptas |
| 4174 | Which radiation carries maximum energy? | Gamma-rays |
| 4175 | Of which bills Open market operations of a Central Bank are sale and purchase? | Trade bills |
| 4176 | When did World Health Organization (WHO) come into force? | 7th April, 1948 |
| 4177 | Which factor does not have influence on the Indian climate? | Ocean currents |
| 4178 | The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which dynasty? | Sens |
| 4179 | Where are Lungs situated? | In thoracic cavity |
| 4180 | In which article Right to education is a fundamental right? | Personal liberty under Article 21 |
| 4181 | Flux reacts with the impurities to form fusible material. which is known as which name? | Slag |
| 4182 | Water vapour is turned into water droplets by which process? | Condensation |
| 4183 | Who according to the Buddhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha? | Kalki |
| 4184 | Where did India play its 1st one day international match? | Headingley |
| 4185 | Which is the largest Public Sector Bank in India? | State Bank of India |
| 4186 | If CO2 concentration in the blood increases, what will breathing? | Increase |
| 4187 | If the dew point is below freezing, it is referred to which point? | Frost point |
| 4188 | Where are the Relics of Buddha preserved? | In Stupa |
| 4189 | How is the censorship of the press judged? | By the test of reasonableness |
| 4190 | Which is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tube light? | 6500 k |
| 4191 | The name of Prakash Padukone is associated with which game? | Badminton |
| 4192 | Which is a hot wind? | Zonda |
| 4193 | By tradition, the famous lexicographer Amaraslmha was a contemporary of which poet? | Kalidasa |
| 4194 | The Indian Football team made its first appearance at Olympics in? | 1948 |
| 4195 | In which organ carbohydrate is stored as glycogen? | Liver |
| 4196 | In which year was Panchayati Raj started in the country? | 1959 |
| 4197 | Which hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain? | Foehn |
| 4198 | Which works is ascribed to the famous poet Rajasekhara? | Karpurmanjari |
| 4199 | Which element does not show variable oxidation states? | Zinc |
| 4200 | Which bank is the Banker of the Banks? | RBI |
| 4201 | Which is the largest tribal community in India? | Gonds |
| 4202 | Which type of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal? | Peat |
| 4203 | Which Sikh Guru fought Mughals? | Guru Gobind Singh |
| 4204 | Which nitrogen fixing bacteria is found in leguminuous plant? | Rizobium |
| 4205 | A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election what age must have he attained? | 21 years |
| 4206 | Mirage is observed in a desert due to the phenomenon of which reflection? | Total reflection |
| 4207 | What is the best representative of the acid igneous rocks? | Granite |
| 4208 | During which Sikh Guru Arjun Dev was killed? | Jahangir |
| 4209 | In which state is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located? | Karnataka |
| 4210 | Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which investors? | Foreign Institutional Investors |
| 4211 | Which fungus makes symbiotic relationship with the root of higher plant? | Mycorrhizae |
| 4212 | Which Island of India is an active volcano found? | Barren Island |
| 4213 | Who was involved in the Alipore Bomb case? | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| 4214 | Which Chief Justice of India has acted as President of India? | M. Hidayatullah |
| 4215 | AT which °C water has maxium densltv? | 4°C |
| 4216 | The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in which year? | 1970 |
| 4217 | Which city will never get the vertical rays of the sun? | Sri nagar |
| 4218 | On whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ was conferred? | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 4219 | National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology is situated at which place? | New Delhi |
| 4220 | What is a vestigeal organ in man? | Muscles ear lobe |
| 4221 | Which was the only President of India who elected unopposed? | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 4222 | The largest coal reserves of India are found in which state? | Jharkhand |
| 4223 | Which Sultan provided employment to unemployeds? | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| 4224 | Critical angle of light passing from glass to water is minimum for which colour? | Violet colour |
| 4225 | With whose assistance was Bokaro Steel Limited established? | Soviet Union |
| 4226 | Where were the xxvii (1996) Summer Olympic games were held? | Atlanta |
| 4227 | Why was Farakka Barrage commissioned? | Save Kolkata port |
| 4228 | In the Sultanate period, which was the highest rural authority for land revenue? | Chowdhary |
| 4229 | What amount of energy transfered from one trophic level to next? | 0.1 |
| 4230 | In whom did the Government of India Act, 1935 veste the residuary power? | Governor-General |
| 4231 | What is formula of plaster of paris? | 2CaSO 4 .H 2 O |
| 4232 | Which is called ‘Herring Pond’? | Atlantic ocean |
| 4233 | Which was the main characteristic of the later Vedic age? | Caste system |
| 4234 | With which game is Brookland (England) associated? | Football |
| 4235 | To which duties is the system of value added taxation applicable? | Excise duties |
| 4236 | What is the normal temperature of the human body? | 98.4°F |
| 4237 | Which soils developed on transported sediments? | Lithosols |
| 4238 | Of which dynasty does Vishnu Purana give an account? | Mauryan dynasty |
| 4239 | By which act was the office of Governor General of India created? | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| 4240 | Which would expand the most on being heated? | Air |
| 4241 | Who is the proponent and propagandist of the “Art of Living”? | Sri Sri Ravi Shankar |
| 4242 | The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth’s surface passes through where? | Equator |
| 4243 | By whom was Zero invented? | An unknown Indian |
| 4244 | Who was the first lady Prime Minister in the world? | Shirimavo Bhandaranaike |
| 4245 | Which muscle is the strongest of all in the human body? | Thigh |
| 4246 | Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the expiry of his term? | Parliament |
| 4247 | Which phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth? | Lunar eclipse |
| 4248 | Which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of ‘Indian Shakespeare’? | Kalidasa |
| 4249 | What is the separation of colloidal particles from those of molecular dimensions called? | Dialysis |
| 4250 | Howmany ’ of Banks were nationalised since 1969? | 20 |
| 4251 | In which field ‘Aachan Maharaj’ has distinguished himself? | Dance |
| 4252 | Factory farming is the characteristic of which region? | Northwestern Europe |
| 4253 | Who gave the town Masulipatnam to the French? | Salabat Jang |
| 4254 | Longest bone found in which part of human body? | Thigh |
| 4255 | By whom are the portfolios allocated to the ministers? | The Prime Minister |
| 4256 | A metal plate with a circular hole at the centre is heated. What will happen to the area of the hole? | Decrease |
| 4257 | From which direction do Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases? | North to south |
| 4258 | Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces under which general? | Lord Cornwallis |
| 4259 | Who was the first lady to preside over the Congress? | Annie Besant |
| 4260 | What is the animal on the insignia of the RBI? | Panther |
| 4261 | Molecular and cellular research centre is situated in which city? | Hyderabad |
| 4262 | Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through which states? | UP, MP Orissa and AP |
| 4263 | By whom was the slogan ‘Inquilab Zinda bad’ first raised? | Bhagat Singh |
| 4264 | Whow resigned as Vice-President to contest for the office of the President? | V.V. Giri |
| 4265 | Dialysis can separate which in addition to the glucose from human blood? | Protein |
| 4266 | Who was the first Indian cricketer to wear a helmet during a match? | Mohinder Arnarnath |
| 4267 | The Eastern Coast of India is known by which name? | Coromandal Coast |
| 4268 | Who was called by the British rulers as the leader of Indian unrest? | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| 4269 | What is the duration of a basketball match both before and after the break? | 25 minutes |
| 4270 | In Homo sapiens, where does fertilisation occurs? | Oviduct |
| 4271 | By whom is the Prime Minister appointed? | President |
| 4272 | Which is the Excluding the moon the celestial object the appear brightest in the sky? | Venus |
| 4273 | Which kingdom was annexed by Bahlol Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in A.D. 1484? | Jaunpur |
| 4274 | What is the phenomenon of splitting white light into seven colours? | Dispersion |
| 4275 | Which is the place where bankers meet and settle their mutual claims and accounts? | Clearing House |
| 4276 | Who was the founder of Boys Scout and Civil Guide? | Baden Powell |
| 4277 | Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs in which month? | December, 22 |
| 4278 | Who was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha? | Vardhaman Mahavira |
| 4279 | Which is the longest bone in the human body? | Thigh bone |
| 4280 | What is the life of Rajya Sabha? | Permanency |
| 4281 | What is the main constituent of natural gas? | Methane |
| 4282 | At where do the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet? | Nilgiri Hills |
| 4283 | Who stabbed Guru Govind Singh to death? | Gul Khan |
| 4284 | Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance? | Manipuri |
| 4285 | In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production negative? | Third Plan |
| 4286 | Which harmone is called emergency hormone? | Adrenalin |
| 4287 | Which Pairs is the highest peak of India? | Kanchanjungha |
| 4288 | What was the family of the Rigvedic Aryans? | Patriarchal |
| 4289 | On which day is the budget, in normal circumstances, presented to the Parliament? | The last day of February |
| 4290 | Critical angle is minimum when a light ray passes which thing? | Glass to air |
| 4291 | Who directed the world famous film ‘The Gandhi’? | Richard Attenborough |
| 4292 | When does the sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator? | At the solstice |
| 4293 | What was the ancient name of Bengal? | Gauda |
| 4294 | Who said, “God helps those who help themselves”? | Swami Vivekananda |
| 4295 | Which enzyme take part in digestion of milk protein? | Rennin |
| 4296 | Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights? | Fundamental Rights |
| 4297 | When does the South Pole experiences continuous light? | At winter solstice |
| 4298 | Solankis were the rulers of which state? | Gujarat |
| 4299 | ‘IC chips’ for computers are usually made of which metal? | Silicon |
| 4300 | During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on agriculture the highest? | Fourth Five Year Plan |
| 4301 | Which country has won women’s World Cup Kabaddi? | India |
| 4302 | Where are the Most of the Japanese industries are located? | On the Hokkaido coast |
| 4303 | Which Mughal king tried to stop the practice of sati? | Aurangzeb |
| 4304 | What is the largest lymphatic organ of the body? | Spleen |
| 4305 | Indian Constitution recognises minorities on which basis? | Religion |
| 4306 | What does Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce as “exhaust”? | H 2 O |
| 4307 | Which is a landlocked country? | Hungary |
| 4308 | Who deserves the credit for the construction of Lal Quila at Agra? | Akbar |
| 4309 | In Which city the Asian Games first took place? | New Delhi |
| 4310 | Which place does Buyer’s market denote? | The demand exceeds the supply |
| 4311 | Where is Pituitary gland present? | Below the brain |
| 4312 | Nine Degree Channel separate which regions? | Lakshadweep and Minicby |
| 4313 | Who Gandhian follower was a teacher by profession? | J. B. Kriplani |
| 4314 | How the Constitution describes India? | As a Union of States |
| 4315 | What is an example of Miscelles System here? | Soap + Water |
| 4316 | Ismat Chughtai is associated with which field? | Literature |
| 4317 | Lakshadweep Islands are the product of which creature? | Reef formation |
| 4318 | Who conceived the idea of Pakistan? | Chowdhary Rahmat Ali |
| 4319 | In which festival are boat races a special feature? | Onam |
| 4320 | Which part of human brain is most highly developed as compared to others? | Cerebrum |
| 4321 | Between which a government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations? | Centre and States |
| 4322 | Which oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil? | Digboi |
| 4323 | Which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulah-i-kul? | Akbar |
| 4324 | What will be best colours for a Sun umbrella? | White on top and black on inside |
| 4325 | What is deficit financing? | Spending in excess of revenue |
| 4326 | Which is the official language of East African Development Bank? | French |
| 4327 | In which State are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 4328 | Tulsidas composed his ‘Ramcharitamanasa’ in the reign of which ruler? | Akbar |
| 4329 | In the human body which sturcture is the appendix attached to? | Large intestine |
| 4330 | Which is concerned with the regularity and economy of expenditure of government? | Public Accounts Committee |
| 4331 | How many Regional Commissions are established by the UN Economic and Social Council? | 5 |
| 4332 | Which place gets the least rainfall? | Jodhpur |
| 4333 | In which veda does the word ‘gotra’ first appear with the meaning of ‘a clan’? | Atharva Veda |
| 4334 | How is the tax which is paid by the person on whom the tax is incident? | Direct tax |
| 4335 | What is saliva in man? | Alkaline |
| 4336 | The inspiration of ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was derived from which revolution? | French revolution |
| 4337 | Which latitude passes through India? | Tropic of Cancer |
| 4338 | By which monk was Ashoka much influenced? | Upagupta |
| 4339 | A virtual image larger than the object can be formed by which mirror? | Concave mirror |
| 4340 | Who won Jnanpith award for the Year 2011? | Pratibha Ray |
| 4341 | Which was the journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan? | Arun Shourie |
| 4342 | The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Howmuch time does Each 15° longitude represent? | One hour |
| 4343 | Which dynasty’s founder was an elected king? | Pala |
| 4344 | What is the main constituent of haemoglobin? | Iron |
| 4345 | By whom is the Prime Minister appointed? | President |
| 4346 | Which substance is a bad conductor of electricity but a good conductor of heat? | Mica |
| 4347 | When it is noon along 82° 30’ longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.? | 0°E or W |
| 4348 | Where is Greeco-Roman influence in Indian art found? | Gandhara |
| 4349 | In which terms is the Rate of growth of an economy measured? | National income |
| 4350 | Who wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi? | Faiz Ahmed Faiz |
| 4351 | How many bones are there in the human cranium? | 8 |
| 4352 | Which plate movement is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridge? | Divergent movement |
| 4353 | For whom was the Peacock throne made? | Shahjahan |
| 4354 | To whom are the Ministers individually responsible? | The President |
| 4355 | For an astronaut in a space ship, how does the sky appear? | Black |
| 4356 | Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)? | Amir Khusro |
| 4357 | Which is the highest plateau in the world? | Pamir Plateau |
| 4358 | To whom was place for Amritsar given by Mughal emperor Akbar? | Guru Ram Das |
| 4359 | Who is the ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission and National Development Council. | Prime Minister |
| 4360 | Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the wall of which part? | Artery |
| 4361 | Who is directly responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning the Defence Services of India? | Defence Minister |
| 4362 | Which organisation prepares topographical maps of India? | Geographical Survey of India |
| 4363 | By whom the Mahatma Gandhi was referred to ‘Father of the Nation’ first? | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 4364 | Which was the first synthetic fibre made by man? | Nylon |
| 4365 | Who is the Secretary General of UNO? | Bann-Ki-Moon |
| 4366 | Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which musical instrument? | Sarod |
| 4367 | The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through which State? | Rajasthan |
| 4368 | Where was the All India Muslim League formed in 1906? | Dacca |
| 4369 | Who are more likely to get tape- worms? | Pork eaters |
| 4370 | By whom is the parliament’s expenditure is controlled? | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| 4371 | What do we use in SONAR? | Ultrasonic waves |
| 4372 | In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which? | Iron |
| 4373 | Which Mughal Emperor had the longest reign? | Muhammad Shah |
| 4374 | What is the main objective of Antyodaya programme? | Uplift the poor |
| 4375 | Irani Trophy is associated with which sport? | Cricket |
| 4376 | Cow milk is a rich source of which vitamin? | Vitamin A |
| 4377 | The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, where is it located? | 30° E longitude |
| 4378 | The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by which Peshwa? | Baji Rao II |
| 4379 | Who administers oath of office to the President? | Chief Justice of India |
| 4380 | What is the best conductor of electricity a 0.1 M solution? | Sulphuric acid |
| 4381 | Who was named India’s Cricketer of the Century by Wisden? | Kapil Dev |
| 4382 | The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which river? | Chenab |
| 4383 | Who was the great Hindu law-giver? | Manu |
| 4384 | Which bank gives long term loan to farmers? | Land Development Bank |
| 4385 | Which mineral is essential for controling heart beat? | Iodine |
| 4386 | The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by whom? | Lt. Governor |
| 4387 | India is the world’s largest producer as well as the consumer of which crops? | Pules |
| 4388 | In which veda is the ancient time state craft and polity described? | Arthashastra |
| 4389 | A body has a mass of 6 kg on the Earth; when measured on the Moon, what would be its mas? | 6 kg |
| 4390 | Who was Dr. Salim Ali? | Ornithologist |
| 4391 | In which year was the first International Film Festival of India held? | 1952 at Bombay |
| 4392 | When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it? | 8.00 A.M. |
| 4393 | With which man Al Beruni came to India? | Mahmud of Ghazni |
| 4394 | What is the transmission of characters from one generation to next? | Heredity |
| 4395 | Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding disqualification of a member of Parliament? | President |
| 4396 | What is an example of emulsion? | Milk |
| 4397 | Through which group of countries does the Equator pass? | Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia |
| 4398 | Who was the first Muslim ruler in India? | Muhammad Ghori |
| 4399 | How is the standard of living in a country represented? | Per capita income |
| 4400 | Nobel Laureate Muhammed Yunus belongs to which country? | Bangladesh |
| 4401 | What is the study of the interaction of antigens and antibodies called? | Serology |
| 4402 | What is the cause of Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature? | Mechanical weathering |
| 4403 | Who laid the foundations of Portuguese power in India? | Alfonso de Albuquerque |
| 4404 | The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year’? | Thrice |
| 4405 | Which type of glass can cut of ultraviolet rays? | Crookes glass |
| 4406 | Who was the first to land on moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| 4407 | The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering what is called? | Exfoliation |
| 4408 | In 1757, By whom was the Siraj-ud-daula defeated? | Clive |
| 4409 | Which groups suffer the most from inflation? | Creditors |
| 4410 | Which organism is required for the preparation of alcohol? | Fungi |
| 4411 | The five year term of the President is calculated from which day? | The day he assumes charge |
| 4412 | Which is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats? | Continuity |
| 4413 | According to the Govt. of India Act of 1935, India had been divided into how many provinces? | 11 |
| 4414 | What is the chemical formula for water glass? | Na 2 SiO 3 |
| 4415 | In which year, UN General Assembly terminated South Africa’s mandate over Namibia? | 1966 |
| 4416 | Which can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca? | Singapore |
| 4417 | Which new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain? | Khadar |
| 4418 | Why is the date April 6, 1930 known in Indian History? | Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi |
| 4419 | Which is known as master gland in man? | Pituitary |
| 4420 | By whom is the parliament’s expenditure is controlled? | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| 4421 | Which phenomena can not be attributed to the refraction of light? | Redshift |
| 4422 | Which feature is the product of vulcancity? | Atoll |
| 4423 | In which inscription was the name Dharmasoka found? | Sarnath Inscription |
| 4424 | What is Broad money in India? | M3 |
| 4425 | Who has scored the slowest century in the test cricket? | Mudassar Nazar |
| 4426 | Which is the contractile protein muscle? | Myosin |
| 4427 | Which set of types actions occur in arid topography? | Attrition, Corrosion, Abrasion |
| 4428 | Which was the The most important industry in Sangam age? | Production of cloth |
| 4429 | By whom the rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined? | Prime Minister |
| 4430 | Which of the following is used as a lubricant? | Graphite |
| 4431 | Who is the highest wicket taker in the world in one day cricket? | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| 4432 | Howmany time in a year Sun shines vertically on the equator? | Twice a year |
| 4433 | Defeating by whom Babar laid the foundation of Mughal empire in 1526? | Ibrahim Lodi |
| 4434 | Regional Rural Banks are designed to work in which ideal? | Help the targetted groups |
| 4435 | In which disease do the germs enter through open wounds? | Tetanus |
| 4436 | Which State has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4437 | The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in which month? | January |
| 4438 | Who were the two great Mughal rulers who wrote their own memoirs? | Babar and Jahangir |
| 4439 | How is the frequency of ultrasound wave typically? | Above 20,000 kHz |
| 4440 | Who was the largest serving Chief Minister in India? | Jyoti Basu |
| 4441 | Who was the first Chief of the Air staff? | Sir Thomas Elmhirst |
| 4442 | Which generally produces the largest quantity of oranges? | Brazil |
| 4443 | Which was the first association to be formed? | Bangabhasa Pradesika Sabha |
| 4444 | What is potato an under ground modified stem? | Tubers |
| 4445 | Howmany times has National Emergency been declared? | Three times |
| 4446 | With which name of the particle ‘Boson’ is associated? | S. N. Bose |
| 4447 | In which country is ‘Mocha’ coffee grown? | Yemen |
| 4448 | Who was the only Governor-General/Viceroy to be assassinated in India? | Lord Mayo |
| 4449 | Which is the best measure of economic growth of a country? | GNP |
| 4450 | From which country did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems? | Israel |
| 4451 | Image of object is formed on which part of eye? | Retina |
| 4452 | To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong? | Proto-Australoids |
| 4453 | Which dynasty ruled over India after the invasion of Timur? | Sayyid dynasty |
| 4454 | The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of howmany members? | 250 |
| 4455 | What is the function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor? | Slow down the speed of neutrons |
| 4456 | Who had called Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak’? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 4457 | The Tropic of Cancer passes through which state? | Gujarat |
| 4458 | The Qutub Minar was completed by which famous rule? | Iltutmish |
| 4459 | Why is Poverty in less developed countries largely? | Due to income inequality |
| 4460 | Which is the sweetest natural sugar? | Lactose |
| 4461 | How many times can the President of India return a Non-money Bill, passed by Parliament? | Once |
| 4462 | When is a volcanic eruption most likely to be violent? | When the lava is viscous |
| 4463 | Buddha and Mahavira died during which reign? | Ajatashatru |
| 4464 | Uranium eventually decays into a stable isotope of element? | Lead |
| 4465 | Who is the author of the classic book Life Divine? | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| 4466 | Who is the author of the book ‘Preparing for the Twenty first Century’? | Paul Kennedy |
| 4467 | Which type of volcanic eruptions is not usually exposive? | Hawaiian |
| 4468 | By whom were the triratnas were stressed? | Mahavira |
| 4469 | How many bones are there in human body? | 206 |
| 4470 | Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country? | Britain |
| 4471 | What is the frequency of a wave whose time-period is 0.05 second? | 20 Hz |
| 4472 | When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in which country? | Ghana |
| 4473 | Who where the Slave Dynasty Sultans? | Ilbari Turks |
| 4474 | What does M3 include? | M1 + T.D |
| 4475 | Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics? | K.D. Yadav |
| 4476 | What is Funny Bone? | A nerve |
| 4477 | Why does the International Dateline deflects to a side? | To avoid Aleutian Islands |
| 4478 | Which Sultan of Delhi, declared himself as a lieutenant of Caliph? | Iltutmish |
| 4479 | At where were the High Courts in India first started? | Bombay, Madras, Calcutta |
| 4480 | Which is the metal used in storaoe batteries? | Lead |
| 4481 | Victoria Azarenka is associated with which game? | Tennis |
| 4482 | Where are the islands of Seychelles located? | Indian Ocean |
| 4483 | Theosophist, educationist and Indian’ national leader’. To whom is this description? | Annie Besant |
| 4484 | The Imperial Bank of India, after nationalisation was given the name of which bank? | State Bank of India |
| 4485 | Who is responsible for the sex determination of a child? | Father |
| 4486 | How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)? | 3 |
| 4487 | Suez Canal joins which two Sea? | Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| 4488 | Who gave the motto ‘Go back to the Vedas’? | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| 4489 | Which is technique used to transmit audio signal in television broadcasts? | Frequency modulation |
| 4490 | Which date is known as ‘Diabetes Day’? | 14th November |
| 4491 | Who is the inventor and founder of www? | Timbernrus |
| 4492 | Which type of soils have a marked capacity to retain water? | Regur soil |
| 4493 | In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written? | Sanskrit |
| 4494 | Which was the Russian scientist who proposed the theory of origin of life? | Oparin |
| 4495 | A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed/returned by Rajya Sabha within howmany days? | 14 days |
| 4496 | What is laughing gas? | Nitrous oxide |
| 4497 | Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop? | Wet tropical climate |
| 4498 | Who wrote Sanskrit Grammar? | Panini |
| 4499 | During whose viceroyalty was the system of Budget introduced in India? | Canning |
| 4500 | When is the Commonwealth Day observed by its member countries? | January 25 |
| 4501 | Which set contains foods rich in carbohydrates? | Banana, potato and rice |
| 4502 | Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests? | Ivory coast |
| 4503 | Which was not a kingdom in ancient India? | Hampi |
| 4504 | Funds belonging to the Government of India are kept in which fund? | Consolidated Fund of India |
| 4505 | Why does Kerosene oil rise up in the wick of lantern? | Because of surface tension |
| 4506 | Where is the headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation? | Rome |
| 4507 | Xerophytes are plants which can grow in regions having how moisture? | Low moisture |
| 4508 | Of which influence does the sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect? | Greeks |
| 4509 | On which tax is the minimum effect of Direct Taxes? | Income |
| 4510 | Pregnant women usually become deficient in which nutrients? | Calcium and iron |
| 4511 | Which writ may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right? | Habeas Corpus |
| 4512 | The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to which line? | Equator |
| 4513 | Which techniqu was introduced by the Turks in the textile sector in India? | Spinning wheel |
| 4514 | When sodium bicarbonate is heated, what is the product obtained? | Na 2 CO 3 |
| 4515 | In which language did Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar write? | Kannada |
| 4516 | “The Vedas contain all the truth” was interpreted by which person? | Swami Dayanand |
| 4517 | Through which strait does the International Date Line Pass? | Bering strait |
| 4518 | From where is the term ‘sufi’ derived? | From a type of garment |
| 4519 | Which organ cannot be transplanted? | Brain |
| 4520 | What is the total number of High Courts in India at present? | 24 |
| 4521 | If a liquid wets a solid surface, what is the angle of contact? | Less than 90° |
| 4522 | Which feature is the product of vulcanicity? | Caldera |
| 4523 | From where was the term ‘Congress’ derived? | The History of North America |
| 4524 | What is the most appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth? | Per capita real income |
| 4525 | The famous player Pele is associated with which game? | Football |
| 4526 | By which antibodies are produced in the plasma of blood? | Lymphocytes |
| 4527 | Which forms of coal is the oldest? | Anthracite |
| 4528 | By whom was a Public Works Department set up in India? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 4529 | After a no confidence motion is admitted to the Lok Sabha, who decides a date for the debate? | Lok Sabha Speaker |
| 4530 | Which noble gas was discovered in chromosphere of the sun? | Helium |
| 4531 | Which country hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games? | Scotland |
| 4532 | Which east flowing river of India forms rift valley due to down warping? | Damodar |
| 4533 | During which viceroyalty system of budget was introduced in India? | Canning |
| 4534 | What is the basic attribute of a formal organization? | Rules and regulations |
| 4535 | Which organ in animals breaks fat to produce cholesterol? | Liver |
| 4536 | What about the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India during financial emergency? | Cannot be reduced |
| 4537 | From which states does the River Godavari flows through? | Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
| 4538 | Who founded four mathas in the four comers of India? | Shankaracharya |
| 4539 | What is Maximum value of the wavelength of ultrasonic waves? | 1.65 cm |
| 4540 | The World Water Conservation Day is observed on which date? | 22 March |
| 4541 | The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in which city? | Vienna |
| 4542 | Which type of clouds is a low level cloud? | Stratocumulus |
| 4543 | Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first? | Rajaraja I |
| 4544 | Which vitamin is necessary for blood clotting? | Vitamin K |
| 4545 | Which can be abolished but not dissolved? | State Legislative Council |
| 4546 | What does Talc contains? | Magnesium, silicon and oxygen |
| 4547 | What is the percentage of radiant energy reflected back by surface called? | Albedo |
| 4548 | Which place was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning? | Nalanda |
| 4549 | Who is the chairman of 13th Finance Commission? | Vijay Kelkar |
| 4550 | In a food chain, howmuch solar energy utilized by plants? | 1 percent |
| 4551 | Which group of animals is primates? | Lemurs |
| 4552 | With whom do the temperate cyclones bring? | Mild rainfall |
| 4553 | In which seet did Gandhara school of art came into existence? | Mahayana sect |
| 4554 | From where can a Member of Parliament claim immunity? | From civil cases only |
| 4555 | Which types of waves are produced in a sonometer wire? | Transverse stationary |
| 4556 | Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of which layer? | O3 layer |
| 4557 | When do the Sea breeze blow? | Day from sea to land |
| 4558 | Why did Mahmud of Ghazni attack India? | To establish his empire in India |
| 4559 | In which terms is the Rate of growth of an economy measured? | National income |
| 4560 | Which organ have the capacity of regeneration? | Liver |
| 4561 | The Union Territories get representation in which house? | Both Houses of Parliament |
| 4562 | Strait of Malacca separates which countries? | Sumatra and Malaysia |
| 4563 | The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during which reign? | Alauddin Khilji |
| 4564 | Which mixture is homogeneous? | Methanol and water |
| 4565 | Who is the author of the book ‘Nice Guys Finish Second’? | Michael Hammer |
| 4566 | Book of poems entitled ‘Lamhe Lamhe’ is written by which Indian actress? | Deepti Naval |
| 4567 | In which ocean are Hawaiian islands are located? | North Pacific Ocean |
| 4568 | In which year was the first Indian Councils Act passed? | 1861 |
| 4569 | Which organelle is present in bacteria or prokaryotic cell? | Ribosomes |
| 4570 | After howmany years One-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire? | Second year |
| 4571 | If the density of water is 1 gcm-3 in C.G.S. System, what is its value in M.K.S. system? | 10 3 kg m -3 |
| 4572 | Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which river? | Cauvery |
| 4573 | By whom was the Doctrine of Lapse introduced? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 4574 | What is temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue? | Surcharge |
| 4575 | Which author won the Booker Prize twice? | J.M. Coetzee |
| 4576 | Which hormone contains iodine? | Thyroxine |
| 4577 | Which soil is most suitable for cultivation of cereals? | Alluvial soils |
| 4578 | Who were the ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya? | Eight telugu poets |
| 4579 | By whom the oath to a High Court Judge is administered? | Governor |
| 4580 | The highest temperature is achieved in which type furnance? | Electric |
| 4581 | Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 4582 | What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? | Mesotherms |
| 4583 | Which Bahmani ruler built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur? | Muhammd Adil Shah |
| 4584 | In which year was Railway Budget in India separated from general budget? | 1924-25 |
| 4585 | What is the connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda? | Peripatus |
| 4586 | Which High Court has jurisdiction over the State of Arunachal Pradesh? | Mumbai |
| 4587 | Which climate factor has the least effect upon terrestrial ecosystem? | Wind |
| 4588 | Mostly inh which form was the literature of the Sangam Age written? | Poetry form |
| 4589 | Which group have quantities that do not have the same dimension? | Force, Impulse |
| 4590 | Which Indian became the President of International Court of Justice? | Dr. Nagendra Singh |
| 4591 | Which Asian languages are UN official languages? | Chinese and Arabic |
| 4592 | One day in Mumbai a tide occurs at 8.00 A.M. when will it occur the next day? | 8: 26 A.M. |
| 4593 | Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty? | Pushyamitra |
| 4594 | What is not a digestive enzyme in human system? | Gastrin |
| 4595 | The distribution of seats of the Parliament are based on which census? | 1971 |
| 4596 | Which element is responsible for blue baby syndrome? | Nitrate |
| 4597 | Which has geographical position of 0 degree latitude and 0 degree longitude? | In the South Atlantic Ocean |
| 4598 | Which Mughals is regarded more as an adventurer than a ruler? | Babar |
| 4599 | In the short run, a producer,’ how long continues his production? | Fixed cost |
| 4600 | Who is the author of the book “The Argumentative India”? | Arnartya Sen |
| 4601 | The release of which fish into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes? | Gambusia fish |
| 4602 | Which conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral rects? | Fresh water |
| 4603 | Who was the first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state? | Akbar |
| 4604 | Which can be abolished but not dissolved? | State Legislative Council |
| 4605 | Which is not electromagnetic in nature? | Cathode rays |
| 4606 | Who has written the famous book ‘Mankind and Mother Earth? | Bertrand Russell |
| 4607 | Which would be the shortest route from San Francisco to Vladivostok? | Flying over the Pacific Ocean |
| 4608 | Who founded the ‘East India Association’? | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 4609 | What is the aim of Operation Blackboard? | Promoting adult literacy |
| 4610 | What is the pH level of blood of a normal person? | 7.35-7.45 |
| 4611 | Under the Constitution, the residuary powers vest with which government? | Union Government |
| 4612 | What is the important feature of shifting cultivation? | Change of cultivation site |
| 4613 | Which Peshwas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb? | Balaji Baji Rao |
| 4614 | Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches? | Red phosphorus |
| 4615 | Who has won Man of the Match award in the 2011 World Cup Cricket? | MS Dohni |
| 4616 | Who was the first black tennis player to win a Wombledon title? | Althea Gibson |
| 4617 | Murrah is a breed of which animal? | Buffalo |
| 4618 | Which is called ‘The Bible of Tamil Land’? | Kural |
| 4619 | By whom was the life cycle of Plasmodium in mosquito discovered? | Ronald Ross |
| 4620 | Howmany subjects are in the State List? | 66 subjects |
| 4621 | Which phenomena is used in optical fibres? | Total internal reflection |
| 4622 | Which country is included in the North-West pacific fishing grounds? | Japan |
| 4623 | When did Ikhtiyaruddin-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal? | 1206 AD |
| 4624 | What is the animal on the insignia of the RBI? | Panther |
| 4625 | In India, maximum number of newspapers are published which language? | Hindi |
| 4626 | Production of which thing is a function of liver? | Urea |
| 4627 | Which is the oldest mountain range in India? | Aravali |
| 4628 | Who popularised the theory of ‘Arctic Region’ as the original home of Aryans? | B. G. Tilak |
| 4629 | Under which article was the State of Jammu and Kashmir accorded special status? | Article 370 of the Constitution |
| 4630 | What is the ratio of pure gold in 18 carat gold? | 0.75 |
| 4631 | Which state ranks first in milk procurement in India? | Gujarat |
| 4632 | Which Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions? | Blizzards |
| 4633 | Which is the oldest Veda? | Rigveda |
| 4634 | What is temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue? | Surcharge |
| 4635 | How do most insects respire? | By trachea system |
| 4636 | Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India? | Jyoti Basu |
| 4637 | By which Atmospheric humidity is measured? | Psychrometer |
| 4638 | Which was the Sultan who called himself Naib-i-Khudai or Deputy of the God,? | Balban |
| 4639 | If the earth were to skin faster, how does acceleration due to gravity at the poles? | Remains the same |
| 4640 | Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress? | Annie Besant |
| 4641 | Where is the headquarters of the UN Industrial Development Organization? | Vienna, Austria |
| 4642 | How do fogs formed along the sea-coast? | Due to advection |
| 4643 | Which is the oldest monument? | Ajanta |
| 4644 | Retina of the eye is comparable to which part of a traditional camera? | Lens |
| 4645 | Lotteries organised by the government of a State come under which list? | State List |
| 4646 | Which gas is used for refrigeration? | Ammonia |
| 4647 | Which region of the world is most thickly populated? | East Asia |
| 4648 | The Champaran Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in which year? | 1917 |
| 4649 | What does Dear Money Policy imply? | High interest rates |
| 4650 | Which decade is celebrated as Bone and Joint Decade, recognised by WHO? | 2001-2010 |
| 4651 | Which factors are most responsible for disease in plant? | Fungi |
| 4652 | Which group of people changes their house types according to seasons? | Kirghiz |
| 4653 | With which case was Ram Prasad Bismil was associated? | Kakori Conspiracy Case |
| 4654 | Which is not administered by a Lieutenant Governor? | Chandigarh |
| 4655 | Which physical quantity have the same dimensions? | Work and torque |
| 4656 | The United Nations declared 2011 as which International Year? | Youth |
| 4657 | Which is a cash crop? | Rubber |
| 4658 | With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty? | Khizr Khan |
| 4659 | Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| 4660 | Which is mostly cold blooded animal? | Shark |
| 4661 | By whom are the Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed? | President |
| 4662 | Which soil is most suited for tea plantation? | Acidic |
| 4663 | Coins of which Muslim ruler been image of Devi Lakshmi? | Muhammad Gori |
| 4664 | By which an element is best characterized? | By its atomic number |
| 4665 | Which is the maximum spoken language in the world? | Mandarin |
| 4666 | Which is the longest passenger rail route in India? | Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi |
| 4667 | Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map? | Chropleth map |
| 4668 | Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? | Right knowledge |
| 4669 | ‘Darwin finches’ refers to a group of which creatrue? | Birds |
| 4670 | At where were the High Courts in India first started? | Bombay, Madras, Calcutta |
| 4671 | Which electromagnetic radiation has the smallest wavelength? | Gamma rays |
| 4672 | Evergreen oak forests are found at the height between how many meters? | 2700 and 4000 metres |
| 4673 | In which language did Buddha preach? | Pali |
| 4674 | In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being? | April 1999 |
| 4675 | Country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation? | Vietnam |
| 4676 | Of which dried flower buds are used as a spice? | Cloves |
| 4677 | In which time does a ship crosses Date line from west to east? | One day |
| 4678 | Which ruler assumed the title of Hazrat-i-Ala? | Sher Shah Suri |
| 4679 | By whom is the conditions of service and tenure of the Election Commissioner prescribed? | Parliament |
| 4680 | Which is the softest? | Sodium |
| 4681 | Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank? | Egypt |
| 4682 | What is an upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere? | Jet stream |
| 4683 | By whom was Din-i-Ilahi was accepted? | Birbal |
| 4684 | What is deficit financing? | Spending in excess of revenue |
| 4685 | Which snake is not poisonus? | Pythen |
| 4686 | Which State has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all? | Nagaland |
| 4687 | Where is the Main hunting ground for blue whales located? | Arctic Ocean |
| 4688 | Where did the INA trials took place? | Red Fort, Delhi |
| 4689 | How are the magnetic field lines in the middle of a solenoid? | Parallel to the axis |
| 4690 | The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in which year? | 1970 |
| 4691 | The United Nations declared 2010 as which International Year? | Seafarer |
| 4692 | Which is called ‘Herring Pond’? | Atlantic Ocean |
| 4693 | Who started the Bhoodan Movement? | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| 4694 | Which pigment is found in the blood of earthworm? | Hemocyanine |
| 4695 | Which of appointment is not made by the President of India? | Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| 4696 | What is used in preparing match sticks? | Red phosphorus |
| 4697 | Which is the home of “Alphonso” mango? | Ratnagiri |
| 4698 | Of which sutra is the theam of the concept of Eight-fold path? | Dharma Chakara Pravartana Sutra |
| 4699 | On which tax is the minimum effect of Direct Taxes? | Income |
| 4700 | Where were the first coffee forms established by English? | Chikmagalur district |
| 4701 | In human body, which hormone regulates blood calcium and phosphate? | Parathyroid hormone |
| 4702 | Which State does not cultivate wheat? | Tamil Nadu |
| 4703 | Who wrote the Kalpasutra? | Bhadrabahu |
| 4704 | What Minimum age is required to contest for Presidentship? | 35 years |
| 4705 | Who received Nobel Prize twice for the same subject? | Marie Curie |
| 4706 | In which place was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up? | Kanada |
| 4707 | In which latitudes are the seasonal contrasts maximum? | Mid latitudes |
| 4708 | During which ruler did Bernier visit India? | Shahjahan |
| 4709 | When was National Development Council set up? | 1952 |
| 4710 | Which Insectivorous fish used for mosquito control? | Gambusia |
| 4711 | How are representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha chosen? | Direct elections |
| 4712 | Which is produced by the rapid ascent of moist air? | Hail |
| 4713 | Between which was the battle of Dharmat fought? | Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh |
| 4714 | Which are the Actinides elements with atomic numbers? | From 89 to 103 |
| 4715 | Which year is celebrated as International Year of Water Cooperation? | 2013 |
| 4716 | When is World Poetry Day, recognized by the UNESCO observed? | March 21 |
| 4717 | Which is the longest railway platform? | Kharagpur (India) |
| 4718 | Who said “My boy no, you are an Indian first and then a Muslim”? | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| 4719 | Which gas comes out during photosynthesis? | Oxygen |
| 4720 | What is the age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court? | 62 years |
| 4721 | What is the most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius? | Fermi |
| 4722 | The equator cuts through which islands? | Borneo |
| 4723 | Who is the author of the book ‘Hindu way of Life’? | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| 4724 | In the short run, a producer,’ how long continues his production? | Fixed cost |
| 4725 | Which is the largest mosque in India? | Jama Masjid |
| 4726 | Absorption of water by root occurs in the region of which parts? | Root hairs |
| 4727 | What is the transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle? | Conduction |
| 4728 | The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of which rular? | Chandelles |
| 4729 | When the Vice-President officiates as President, whose salary does he draw? | President |
| 4730 | Which is the anti-knocking compound used in petrol-engines? | Tetra-ethyl Lead |
| 4731 | Where did the first nuclear explosion in India take place? | Pokhran |
| 4732 | Which last atmospheric layer has an altitude greater than 80 kilometers? | Thermosphere |
| 4733 | Kanchi was the capital of which rulers? | Pallavas |
| 4734 | Which place does Buyer’s market denote? | The demand exceeds the supply |
| 4735 | Which component of plants receives stimulus for flowering? | Leaves |
| 4736 | Which is the largest committee of Parliament of India? | Estimates Committee |
| 4737 | Who was first to measure the circumference of the Earth? | Eratosthenes |
| 4738 | In which year was Goa captured by the Portuguese? | 1510 A.D. |
| 4739 | In which process the internal energy of a system remains constant? | Isothermal |
| 4740 | When is the ‘National Science Day’ celebrated in India? | February 28 |
| 4741 | United nations adopted a charter of Economic Rights in which year? | 1974 |
| 4742 | What is the position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun,? | Perihelion |
| 4743 | Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India? | Fort St. George |
| 4744 | Silviculture is the branch of botany what do we study in that? | Development of forest |
| 4745 | Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 4746 | Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of which thing? | Moisture |
| 4747 | Which is the longest Railway Tunnel? | Tanna (Japan) |
| 4748 | Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC? | Vaishali |
| 4749 | What is the principal source of revenue to the State Government in India? | Sales Tax |
| 4750 | Which UN body deals with population problem? | UNFPA |
| 4751 | Jointed appendages are characteristic of which phylum? | Arthropoda |
| 4752 | Which Australian state is an island? | Tasmania |
| 4753 | By which ruler was Pataliputra chosen for the first time as a capital? | Udayin |
| 4754 | Of which country Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system? | UK |
| 4755 | During adiabatic compression of a gas, what is the its temperature? | Rises |
| 4756 | Where and when was the first official Non-Aligned Movement Summit held? | Belgrade, 1961 |
| 4757 | How much is the portion of the earth’s surface covered with water roughly? | Two-third |
| 4758 | During the time of Harshavardhana, where was a great Buddhist assembly held? | Prayag |
| 4759 | In which policy India opted for ‘Mixed Economy’? | Industrial Policy of 1948 |
| 4760 | Plant and animal living in a particular area, what is it called? | Community |
| 4761 | What is the life of Rajya Sabha? | Permanency |
| 4762 | Which oceans does not have a north south submarine ridge? | Pacific ocean |
| 4763 | To whom is the phrase ‘The Light of Asia’ applied? | Buddha |
| 4764 | Which alloy is used for making magnets for hearing aids? | Alinco |
| 4765 | Which year is celebrated as International Year of Biodiversity? | 2010 |
| 4766 | The United Nations declared 2011 as which International Year? | Forest |
| 4767 | Which pair of metals- are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth? | Nickel and Iron |
| 4768 | Which was the Mughal emperor, who died to a’ sudden fall from the staircase,? | Humayun |
| 4769 | Which tissue in man where no cell division, occurs after birth? | Nerves |
| 4770 | What does the power of judicial review ensure? | The constitutionality of laws |
| 4771 | Which physical quantities do not have same dimensions? | Force and Pressure |
| 4772 | Which is a high cloud? | Cirrus |
| 4773 | Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah? | Sasaram |
| 4774 | How is the contribution of agriculture to India’s economy? | Decreasing |
| 4775 | The first railway line was laid in which state? | North-East England |
| 4776 | Which is the branch of agriculture concerned with the production of crops? | Agronomy |
| 4777 | Which is the smallest country in South America? | Surinam |
| 4778 | Who annulled the Partition of Bengal? | Lord Hardinge |
| 4779 | Chief Ministers of all the States are ex-officio members of which council? | National Development Council |
| 4780 | What does Nail polish remover contain? | Acetone |
| 4781 | Which is the largest man-made canal in the world? | Suez Canal |
| 4782 | Which is ‘the largest island? | Kalatdeitnunat |
| 4783 | With which did the Civil Disobedience Movement in India commence? | The Dandi March |
| 4784 | Under which do all taxes come? | Revenue receipts |
| 4785 | In India famous Bengal famine accurred in 1942 by which disease? | Leaf spot of rice |
| 4786 | Who is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the Constitution? | Advocate General |
| 4787 | Which type of rubber provides the best commercial rubber? | Castillo |
| 4788 | In which text are the original teachings of Mahavira contained? | 14 Purvas |
| 4789 | If the momentum of a body is increased by 50%, how much will its K.E. will increase? | 1.25 |
| 4790 | Which book has been written by Vikram Seth? | A Suitable Boy |
| 4791 | “Man without society is either a beast or a God”. Who said this? | Aristotle |
| 4792 | Which biomass has the highest species diversity? | Tropical rainforests |
| 4793 | In ancient India, which was the earliest capital of Magadha Kingdom? | Rajgir |
| 4794 | Which animal can fight with snake? | Mongooes |
| 4795 | According to which article untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable? | Article 17 |
| 4796 | Which is used as a mordant in dying and tanning industry? | Magnesium sulphate |
| 4797 | Which is a type of planetary wind? | Westerlies |
| 4798 | During which reign was the Moti Masjid in Delhi built? | Aurangzeb |
| 4799 | Which is poorest state in India? | Orissa |
| 4800 | Which is the biggest port in India? | Mumbai |
| 4801 | Mycology is the branch of botany, what do we study about in that branch? | Fungi |
| 4802 | The monsoon has well-developed cycle in which area? | South and South East Asia |
| 4803 | At the time of Shahjahan’s illness, Aurangzeb was the viceroy of which area? | Deccan |
| 4804 | What is the respect for the National Flag and National Anthem? | Fundamental Duty of every citizen |
| 4805 | What is the principle by which a cooling system (Radiator) in a motor car works? | Convection |
| 4806 | Which ruler established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines? | Tipu Sultan |
| 4807 | In India, how many States share the coastline? | 9 |
| 4808 | Which struggley of Mahatma Gandhi was related to Industrial worker? | Ahmedabad Struggle |
| 4809 | Why was Mashelkar Committee constituted? | Auto fuel policy |
| 4810 | Which branch of biology in which we-study about cultivation of flowering plant? | Floriculture |
| 4811 | Ministers in a State get salaries, by whom is it as determined? | State Legislature |
| 4812 | Which State of India, has the oldest rock formations in the country? | Karnataka |
| 4813 | Who was associated with Kakori Conspiracy case? | Ashfaqulla |
| 4814 | Select the compound in which chlorine shows oxidation state + 7? | HClO 4 |
| 4815 | Whose successful book include circle of Reason and shadow lines? | Amitav Ghosh |
| 4816 | The Lord of Rings The Return of the King won Oscar award in how many categories? | 11 |
| 4817 | The concept of carbon credit originated from which protocal? | Kyoto Protocol |
| 4818 | From which site, was the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley found? | Mohenjodaro |
| 4819 | What is the process in which water is split during photosynthesis? | Photolysis |
| 4820 | From which fund are the salary and allowances of the Governor charged? | Consolidated Fund of the State |
| 4821 | If an ideal gas is isothermally expanded, what will its internal energy? | Remain the same |
| 4822 | The daily and annual range of temperature is minimum in which area? | Hot desert |
| 4823 | Who is the expounder of yoga philosophy? | Patanjali |
| 4824 | By whom was concept of Five Year Plans in India introduced? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 4825 | Which is the first National Park established in India? | Corbett |
| 4826 | Which fungy causes green ear disease of bajra? | Sclerospora graminicola |
| 4827 | What speed of rotation of the earth? | 9.72 km/sec. |
| 4828 | By whom was ‘Panchatantra’ written? | Vishnu Sharma |
| 4829 | Which is the competent body to prescribe conditions for acquisition of citizenship? | Parliament |
| 4830 | Which law of thermodynamics introduces the concept of entropy? | Second law |
| 4831 | Kiel Canal connect which seas? | Baltic Sea and North Sea |
| 4832 | Why are In the northern hemisphere, currents deflected to their right? | Due to coriolis force |
| 4833 | Who is credited with the invention of Algebra? | Aryabhatta |
| 4834 | How is Share of Direct tax in post economic reform? | Increasing |
| 4835 | Which branch of biology deals with study of heredity and variation? | Genetics |
| 4836 | How type of right is Right to Information? | Fundamental right |
| 4837 | Which region is leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world? | Zaire |
| 4838 | By which peshwa was the Treaty of Bassein signed with the British? | Baji Rao II |
| 4839 | If we move from the equator to a pole, what will be the value of g? | Increases |
| 4840 | Which English Poet finished writing the epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’? | John Milton |
| 4841 | Which first feature film (talkie) produced in India? | Alamm Ara |
| 4842 | Why are Venice in Italy and Vienna in Austria famous? | For glass industry |
| 4843 | Who was called as ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’? | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 4844 | What is the study of principles and procedures of classification? | Taxonomy |
| 4845 | Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? | President |
| 4846 | Which substance is used to retard the setting action of cement? | CaSO.2HO |
| 4847 | Shyok is a tributary of which river? | Indus |
| 4848 | Who is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra? | Bhaskara |
| 4849 | What is the investment in public works? | Capital expenditure |
| 4850 | EI Nino current appears along the coast of which country? | Peru |
| 4851 | Which scientist studied about wheat rust problem? | K. C. Mehta |
| 4852 | Teesta forms a part of which major river system? | Brahmaputra |
| 4853 | Which ruler of Vijayanagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China? | Bukka I |
| 4854 | To whom is a minister in a State individually responsible? | Governor |
| 4855 | By which force can fat be separated from milk in a cream separator? | Centrifugal force |
| 4856 | The island of Honshu is located in which country? | Japan |
| 4857 | What is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster? | Hurricane |
| 4858 | By whom was the Bahmani Kingdom founded? | Hasan |
| 4859 | Which body finalises the Five Year Plan proposals? | National Development Council |
| 4860 | How many number of chamber are found in the heart of Mammal? | 4 |
| 4861 | What is the minimum age for being the member of the Parliament? | 25 years |
| 4862 | What is the minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance? | 0.33 |
| 4863 | Which saint wrote ‘Bijak’? | Kabir |
| 4864 | What is the composition of Nitrolim-a chemical fertilizer? | Calcium carbide and nitrogen |
| 4865 | Which Indian epic was filmed by British Director Peter Brook? | Mahabharat |
| 4866 | “Bhanu Singha” was the pen name of famous writer? | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| 4867 | What is the most important factor in thunderstorms development? | Atmospheric instability |
| 4868 | In which year did the Indian Naval Mutiny against the British take place? | 1945 |
| 4869 | Which Bacteria commonly lives in the intestine of human? | Escherichia coli |
| 4870 | The distribution of seats of the Parliament are based on which census? | 1971 |
| 4871 | Why do The clouds float in the atmosphere? | Because of their low temperature |
| 4872 | Which is not a form of precipitation? | Fog |
| 4873 | Where was the resolution to start the Quit India Movement adopted by INC at its session? | Bombay |
| 4874 | Which is poorest state in India? | Orissa |
| 4875 | How many classical dances are there in India? | 6 |
| 4876 | Which is a free living bacteria that help in nitrogen fixation? | Azotohacter |
| 4877 | The oldest inhabitants of India are considered by which name? | Negritoes |
| 4878 | In which city is Charminar situated? | Hyderabad |
| 4879 | Who acts as the Chancellor of State Universities? | Governor |
| 4880 | What are species containing same number of electrons called? | Isoelectronic |
| 4881 | Which was the Prince who was responsible for the death of his father? | Ajatasatru |
| 4882 | In which Union Territory people of the Onge tribe live? | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 4883 | Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India? | The Portuguese |
| 4884 | Why is the Gross National Income always more than Net National Income? | Direct taxes |
| 4885 | What is grown in field by their plantlet? | Onion |
| 4886 | In which list are the Central Government’s exclusive powers enumerated? | Union List |
| 4887 | What is a line on a weather map joining all places of equal pressure called? | Isobar |
| 4888 | With which one of the following is the classic ‘Jivaka Chintamani’ associated? | Jainism |
| 4889 | What does TV remote control unit use to operate a TV set? | Radio waves |
| 4890 | Who is considered as ‘trimutri’ (Trinity) of Carnatic Music? | Muthuswami Dikshitar |
| 4891 | Late Girilal jain was a noted figure in which fields? | Journalism |
| 4892 | The tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in which sea? | Caribbean sea |
| 4893 | By whom were Sakas were finally overthrown? | Gautamiputra Satakarni |
| 4894 | Parthanogenesis is seen generally in which fruit? | Grapes |
| 4895 | Indian Constitution recognises minorities on which basis? | Religion |
| 4896 | What is an extensive property of the system? | Volume |
| 4897 | Which is the World’s largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre? | Akron |
| 4898 | In Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan, which officer looked after the foreign affairs? | Sumant |
| 4899 | According to the law of demand, what happens when price increases? | Demand decreases |
| 4900 | Shiny Wilson is associated with which game/sport? | Athletics |
| 4901 | By which name Pace-maker is also known? | S.A. Node |
| 4902 | Which is the World’s largest producer of wool? | Australia |
| 4903 | Which Emperor had the longest reign? | Muhammad Shah |
| 4904 | In which does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall? | Concurrent List |
| 4905 | One astronomical unit is the average distance between which bodies? | Earth and the Sun |
| 4906 | Ben Johnson, the well known athlete belongs to which country? | Canada |
| 4907 | Which river is known as India’s River of Sorrow? | Kosi |
| 4908 | Where did the Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period? | Bhubaneswar |
| 4909 | Who is the originator of Green Revolution in India? | Norman E. Borlaug |
| 4910 | The food material in fungi is stored in which form? | Glycogen |
| 4911 | Lotteries organised by the government of a State come under which list? | State List |
| 4912 | In which state is Jog Falls located? | Karnataka |
| 4913 | Vikramasila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of which dynasty? | Pal Dynasty |
| 4914 | Rusting of iron is an example of which thing? | Slow oxidation |
| 4915 | Mac number is associated with which plane? | Jet Plane |
| 4916 | What is the natural source of hydrocarbon? | Biomass |
| 4917 | The high altitude tropical forest which has dwarfed trees is known by which name? | Elfm forest |
| 4918 | From which age can Idol worship in India be traced? | Pre-Aryan |
| 4919 | Which plant only produce seed but not fruit? | Cycus |
| 4920 | By whom is Agricultural Income Tax assigned to the State Governments? | By the Constitution of India |
| 4921 | For a body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle, what remains constant? | KE |
| 4922 | In equatorial regions How is the temperature between July and January? | The same |
| 4923 | In which battle Porus was defeated by Alexander? | Hydaspes |
| 4924 | India is self sufficient in production of which of the following commodities? | Milk |
| 4925 | Which country is not a member of SAARC? | Mauritius |
| 4926 | Independent alternation of generation is found in which plant? | Fern |
| 4927 | Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? | Low humidity |
| 4928 | Which Sikh Gurus started the Gurumukhi script? | Guru Angad |
| 4929 | What does the Constitution name our country? | India, that is Bharat |
| 4930 | Which glass is used in bullet proof screens? | Reinforced glass |
| 4931 | Which is the official language of West African Development Bank? | French |
| 4932 | The albedo of which cloud is the highest? | Cirrus cloud |
| 4933 | Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji? | Amatya |
| 4934 | By which income individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed? | Disposable Personal Income |
| 4935 | Chekori powder is obtain from which part of plant? | Root |
| 4936 | Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights? | Fundamental Rights |
| 4937 | What is the capital of Lakshadweep? | Kavaratti |
| 4938 | Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita- Pitamaha? | Peddana |
| 4939 | Thermal radiations are electromagnetic wave belonging to which region? | Infrared region |
| 4940 | Which is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? | Streptomycin |
| 4941 | Which is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India? | Thorium |
| 4942 | Which is the second highest peak in the world? | K-2 (Godwin Austin) |
| 4943 | Which Sultan of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits? | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| 4944 | For crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world? | Rice |
| 4945 | When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu? | 1969 |
| 4946 | Which law directly explains the law of conservation of mass? | Avogadro’s law |
| 4947 | What the wind is deflected due of the rotation of the earth? | Geostropic wind |
| 4948 | Who built the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh? | Ashoka |
| 4949 | After textiles, which is India’s second important industry? | Iron and steel |
| 4950 | Which books was written by Tilak? | Gita Rahasya |
| 4951 | Which gas is absorbed during photosynthesis? | CO 2 |
| 4952 | Which country leads in fish catches? | Japan |
| 4953 | Which temple got the name of Black Pagoda? | Sun Temple |
| 4954 | Which is an extra Constitutional and non-statutory body? | Planning Commission |
| 4955 | Which are the space waves are affected seriously by atmospheric conditions? | UHF |
| 4956 | Who has written the famous book ‘Anna Karenina’? | Leo Tolstoy |
| 4957 | Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature? | Hot desert |
| 4958 | By whom was the first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ published? | Marshman |
| 4959 | Which State stands first in the length of roads in the country? | Maharashtra |
| 4960 | Which type of cell has the ability to develop into any type of all? | Stem cell |
| 4961 | With what subject do the Articles 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India deal? | Citizenship |
| 4962 | Which characteristic is NOT found in the convectional rainfall? | Drizzling |
| 4963 | Who was founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India? | Baden Powell |
| 4964 | Rutherford’s scattering experiment related to the size of which thing? | Nucleus |
| 4965 | What is the permissible level of noise in a silent zone at daytime? | 75 dB. |
| 4966 | Which groups of items contains only biodegradable items? | Wood, Grass, Leather |
| 4967 | Where is Copacabana Beach located? | Rio de Janeiro |
| 4968 | Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India? | Indo-Greeks |
| 4969 | Spice saffron is obtained from which part of plant? | Stigma |
| 4970 | The Union Territories get representation in which house? | Both Houses of Parliament |
| 4971 | Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in terms of which mass? | Solar mass |
| 4972 | In which hemisphere does India lie? | Northern and eastern |
| 4973 | Which art style combines Indian and Greek feature? | Gandhar |
| 4974 | How is Indian economy? | Mixed economy |
| 4975 | What is the largest ecosystem of the Earth? | Hydrosphere |
| 4976 | Which Pollination takes place with the help of water is called? | Hydrophyily |
| 4977 | Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust? | Oxygen |
| 4978 | Who was the mediator between man and gods according to the Vedic people? | Agni |
| 4979 | Under the Constitution, the residuary powers vest with which government? | Union Government |
| 4980 | What is a mixture of potassium nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur called? | Gun powder |
| 4981 | With reference to Indian defence what is, the ‘Lakshya’? | A pilotless training aircraft |
| 4982 | What will be the shortest day in Australia? | June 21 |
| 4983 | To which age the Painted Grey Ware (PGW) belongs? | The Vedic age |
| 4984 | Which is India’s oldest iron and steel plant? | TISCO at Jamshedpur |
| 4985 | Belladona medicine is obtained by which part of Atropa belladona? | From leaf |
| 4986 | To whom does UPSC submit its annual report on its work? | The Union Home Minister |
| 4987 | Which city in india never experiences Vertical rays of the sun during noon? | New Delhi |
| 4988 | By whom was the ‘Jaziya’ abolished? | Akbar |
| 4989 | Why is Weightlessness experienced in spaceship? | Due to absence of gravity |
| 4990 | In which year, Economic Community of West African States came into existence? | 1975 |
| 4991 | Which year is celebrated as International Year of Astronomy? | 2009 |
| 4992 | Which is the most of India’s rainfall? | Cyclonic |
| 4993 | By whom was capital of the Mughal Empire shifted from Agra to Delhi? | Shahjahan |
| 4994 | Which plant produces seed but not fruit? | Cycus |
| 4995 | The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as which country? | British Monarch |
| 4996 | Which is a major constituent of Biogas? | Methane |
| 4997 | Which Grasslands not support any trees? | Steppes |
| 4998 | Which was known as Chalco-lithic Age? | Copper-stone Age |
| 4999 | Which industry in India was worst affected because of the partition? | Jute and Cotton |
| 5000 | Which is produced by rain water action? | Gully |
| 5001 | Which ore contains both calcium and magnesium? | Dolomite |
| 5002 | Where is the greatest average annual precipitation? | In Philippines |
| 5003 | Alberuni lived during the period of which king? | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
