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1. Who among the following has been appointed the National
Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?
 (a) Brajesh Mishra
 (b) J. N. Daxit
 (c) Soli J. Sorabjee
 (d) T. K. A. Nair
 Ans: ( b ) J. N. Daxit
 
2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
 (a) S. M. Krishna
 (b) Uma Bharti
 (c) Dharam Singh
 (d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
 Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh
 
3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
 (a) Jennifer Hawkins
 (b) Shandi Finnessey
 (c) Alba Reyes
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins
 
4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War,
was held in
 (a) Pearl Harbour
 (b) Normandy
 (c) New York
 (d) Lisbon
 Ans: ( b ) Normandy
 
5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record
of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?
 (a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
 (b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
 (c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
 (d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
 Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
 
6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
 (a) Justice Rajendra Babu
 (b) Justice V. N. Khare
 (c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti
 
7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
 (a) Anjali Bhagwat
 (b) Abhinav Bindra
 (c) Viswanathan Anand
 (d) K. M. Beenamol
 Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat
 
8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman
of the National Commission for Farmers ?
 (a) Ajit Singh
 (b) K. C. Pant
 (c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
 (d) Sharad Pawar
 Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
 
9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
 (a) Mars
 (b) Venus
 (c) Jupiter
 (d) Saturn
 Ans: ( b ) Venus
 
10. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
 (a) Nepal
 (b) Myanmar
 (c) Pakistan
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Pakistan
 
11. The world governing body of which of the following
sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?
 (a) Football
 (b) Hockey
 (c) Badminton
 (d) Cricket
 Ans: ( a ) Football
 
12. Who among the following won the men?s singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
 (a) Guillermo Coria
 (b) Roger Federer
 (c) Andy Roddick
 (d) Gaston Gaudio
 Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio
 
13. Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
 (a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
 (b) Koneru Humpy
 (c) S. Meenakshi
 (d) S. Vijayalakshmi
 Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy
 
14. The age of a tree can be determined by
 (a) Measuring its height
 (b) Measuring its diameter
 (c) Analyzing its sap
 (d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
 Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
 
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
 Mountains Continents
 (a) The Rocky : North America
 (b) The Andes : South America
 (c) The Alps : Europe
 (d) The Ural : Africa
 Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa
 
16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
 (a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929
 (b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
 (c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
 (d) Simla Confeence : 1940
 Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
 
17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
 (a) Bhubaneswar
 (b) Khajuraho
 (c) Madurai
 (d) Mount Abu
 Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar
 
18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
 (a) Kuchipudi
 (b) Kathak
 (c) Manipuri
 (d) Mohiniattam
 Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam
 
19. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in
 (a) Atlantic Ocean
 (b) Arctic Ocean
 (c) Pacific Ocean
 (d) Indian Ocean
 Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean
 
20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot
see clearly through it because
 (a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the
drops
 (b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
 (c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
 (d) The drops scatter most of the light
 Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light
 
21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following
were the first to come to India as traders ?
 (a) Portuguese
 (b) Dutch
 (c) Danish
 (d) English
 Ans: ( a ) Portuguese
 
22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for
introducing market control mechanism ?
 (a) Iltutmish
 (b) Balban
 (c) Alauddin Khalji
 (d) Firoze Tughlaq
 Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji
 
23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
 (a) Annapurna
 (b) Nanda Devi
 (c) Mt. Kamet
 (d) Kanchenjunga
 Ans: ( a ) Annapurna
 
24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
 (a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
 (b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
 (c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
 (d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
 Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
 
25. Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?
 (a) Arun Shourie
 (b) Dominique Lapierre
 (c) Rafiq Zakaria
 (d) Salman Rushdie
 Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakari


New  Questions.....

1) Who is the author of the book ” Sahibs Who Loved India” ?
a) Jagdish
b) Khushwant Singh
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Nadeem Aslam

2) Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development ?
a) Mohamed ElBradei
b) Wen Jiabo
c) Taro Aso
d) Nicholas Sarkhosay

3) Which country will be setting up a world Biggest Telescope ?
a) Japan
b) France
c) China
d) India

4) At which place was G-20 Summit held?
a) Washington
b) New York
c) Chicago
d) Los Angeles

5) ” Lisbon Treaty ” is the treaty accepted / adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently?
a) NATO
b) SAARC
c) European Union
d) NSG

6) Beri-Beri is the deficiency disease caused by the vitamin
a) B1
b) B5
c) A
d) C

7) Who has been appointed as President of Zambia?
a) Dawada Kairaba
b) Isatov Njle
c) Levy
d) Rupia Banda

8) Who is the Pepsico Chief ?
a) Indira Nooyi
b) Indira Mukerjee
c) Kiran Mazumdar
d) Deepa Mirza

9) “Fehmida Mizza” is a woman speaker of National Assembly of
a) Indonesia
b) Iran
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan

10) Who is called the “Grand Old Man Of India”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Gokhale
d) Tilak

11) Cabinet Mission came to India in which year?
a) 1942
b) 1932
c) 1916
d) 1946

12) Which five year plan has the objective ” Garibi Hatao” ?
a) first
b) fifth
c) seventh
d) eigth

13) Which river is declared as ” national river” ?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Cauveri
d) Krishna

14) “No country for old men” is a
a) book
b) film
c) Drama
d) Poem

15) Hathigumbha inscription belongs to
a)Ashoka
b)Kharavela
c)Harsha
d)Sasaka

16) He thought that his mother was not happy ……him
a) in
b) since
c) with
d) for

17) Do you really agree
(A) /that he has blamed us
(B)/ for the dispute, especially you and I
(C)/ No error
(D) ?

18) “ ENDEAVOUR” find the synonym
a) fail
b) success
c) attempt
d) try again

19) “ FABULOUS” find the antonym

a) rich
b) luxury
c) prudence
d) poor

20) The soldiers fought courageously …. The enemy troops
a) against
b) with
c) to
d) for

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