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1. First Chief of the Army staff (India) was ?

(1) Gen. K. M. Cariappa
(2) Vice-Admiral R. D. Katari
(3) Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Sinhji
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Sinhji
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2. First human transplant operation conducted by Dr Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in ?

(1) 1967
(2) 1968
(3) 1958
(4) 1922
Correct Answere: 1967
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3. Headquarters of UNO are situated at ?

(1) New York, USA
(2) Haque (Netherlands)
(3) Geneva
(4) Paris
Correct Answere: New York, USA
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4. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of ?

(1) Orissa
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala
Correct Answere: Orissa
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5. In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is ?

(1) 15 Trillion
(2) 20 Trillion
(3) 25 Trillion
(4) 30 Trillion
Correct Answere: 30 Trillion
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6. India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was ?

(1) Zerlina
(2) Apsara
(3) Purnima-I
(4) Kamini
Correct Answere: Kamini
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7. India's first indigenous helicopter was successfully flown in Being on ?

(1) August 30, 1992
(2) August 30, 1982
(3) August 30, 1990
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: August 30, 1992
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8. Jeevan Rekha (Life line) express is ?

(1) First hospital on wheels in the world
(2) First railway express
(3) Oldest train
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: First hospital on wheels in the world
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9. Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for ?

(1) Sports goods
(2) Copper mines
(3) Coal mines
(4) Gold mines
Correct Answere: Coal mines
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10. First Indo-Pak war took place in the year ?

(1) 1947
(2) 1948
(3) 1949
(4) 1950
Correct Answere: 1948
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11. First test tube baby was born on ?

(1) December 1, 1971
(2) August 6, 1990
(3) July 6, 1959
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: August 6, 1990
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12. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at ?

(1) Darjeeling
(2) Dehradun
(3) Marmagao
(4) Dispur
Correct Answere: Darjeeling
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13. Hitler's party, which came into power in 1933 is known as ?

(1) Labour Party
(2) Nazi Party
(3) Ku-Klux-Klan
(4) Democratic Party
Correct Answere: Nazi Party
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14. India's first indigenously built submarine was ?

(1) INS Savitri
(2) INS Shakti
(3) INS Delhi
(4) INS Vibhuti
Correct Answere: INS Shakti
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15. India's first nuclear blast at Pokhran in Rajasthan took place in ?

(1) 1984
(2) 1974
(3) 1964
(4) 1954
Correct Answere: 1974
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16. Kathak, Nautanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of ?

(1) Uttaranchal
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Chhattisgarh
Correct Answere: Uttar Pradesh
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17. Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottam are the famous dance of ?

(1) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) Orissa
(4) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answere: Kerala
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18. When was Lord Buddha born ?

(1) 586 BC
(2) 1000 BC
(3) 560 BC
(4) 750 BC
Correct Answere: 560 BC
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19. When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated ?

(1) 1948
(2) 1951
(3) 1958
(4) 1971
Correct Answere: 1948
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20. First winter olympics took place in___, at___ ?

(1) 1924; Chamonix (France)
(2) 1928; St. Moritz (Switzerland)
(3) 1932; Lake Placid (New York)
(4) 1936; Garmisch - Parton Kirchen (Germany)
Correct Answere: 1924; Chamonix (France)
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21. First woman governor of a state was ?

(1) Mrs Indira Gandhi
(2) Mrs Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(3) Mrs Sarojini Naidu
(4) Annie Besant
Correct Answere: Mrs Sarojini Naidu
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22. Hiroshima Day is on ?

(1) 8 August
(2) 15 August
(3) 6 August
(4) 11 August
Correct Answere: 6 August
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23. India's first satellite is named after ?

(1) Aryabhatta
(2) Bhaskara I
(3) Bhaskara II
(4) Albert Einstein
Correct Answere: Aryabhatta
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24. India's first technicolour film___in the early 1950s was produced by___ ?

(1) "Jhansi Ki Rani", Sohrab Modi
(2) "Jhansi Ki Rani", Sir Syed Ahmed
(3) "Mirza Ghalib", Sohrab Modi
(4) "Mirza Ghalib ", Munshi Premchand
Correct Answere: "Jhansi Ki Rani", Sohrab Modi
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25. Kiran Bedi is ?

(1) First woman IAS officer
(2) First woman IPS officer
(3) First woman advocate
(4) First woman judge
Correct Answere: First woman IPS officer
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26. Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of ?

(1) Elephant, tiger, panther, sambar
(2) Pelicans, painted, stroke
(3) Chital, sambar, chinkara, wild bird
(4) Elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai
Correct Answere: Pelicans, painted, stroke
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27. When was prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam born ?

(1) 420 AD
(2) 570 AD
(3) 868 AD
(4) 1138 AD
Correct Answere: 570 AD
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28. When was the International Monetary Fund established ?

(1) 1945
(2) 1946
(3) 1947
(4) 1950
Correct Answere: 1945
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29. First woman prime minister of India was ?

(1) Mrs Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(2) Mrs Indira Gandhi
(3) Mrs Sonia Gandhi
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Mrs Indira Gandhi
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30. First woman to be crowned Miss Universe was ?

(1) Sushmita Sen
(2) Aishwarya Rai
(3) Reita Faria
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Sushmita Sen
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31. First World War took place in ?

(1) 1911
(2) 1912
(3) 1913
(4) 1914
Correct Answere: 1914
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32. India's tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at ?

(1) Mysore, Karnataka
(2) New Delhi
(3) Sravanabelagola, Karnataka
(4) Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answere: Sravanabelagola, Karnataka
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33. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at ?

(1) Indore
(2) Trombay, Maharashtra
(3) Kalpakkam, Chennai
(4) Kolkata
Correct Answere: Kalpakkam, Chennai
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34. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located at ?

(1) Bhopal
(2) Gwalior
(3) Karnal
(4) Patiala
Correct Answere: Gwalior
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35. Lal Bahadur Shastri ?

(1) Succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India ?
(2) Signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
(3) Is also known as "Man of Peace"
(4) All of the above
Correct Answere: All of the above
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36. Light Year is related to ?

(1) Energy
(2) Speed
(3) Distance
(4) Intensity
Correct Answere: Distance
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37. When was the man's first drive on the moon ?

(1) 1921
(2) 1963
(3) 1969
(4) 1999
Correct Answere: 1969
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38. Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC ?

(1) Kathmandu
(2) New Delhi
(3) Islamabad
(4) Colombo
Correct Answere: Kathmandu
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39. First woman to climb Mount Everest twice is ?

(1) Santosh Yadav
(2) Dina Vakel
(3) Anna Chandi
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Santosh Yadav
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40. First woman to win Nobel Prize was ?

(1) Kiran Bedi
(2) Mrs Chandra Mukhi Bose
(3) Mother Teresa
(4) Mrs Indira Gandhi
Correct Answere: Mother Teresa
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41. For digestion of fat, bile is needed. This is secreted by the ?

(1) Stomach
(2) Pituitary gland
(3) Pancreas
(4) Liver
Correct Answere: Liver
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42. First World War ended in ?

(1) 1918
(2) 1917
(3) 1920
(4) 1930
Correct Answere: 1918
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43. Jamshedji Tata ?

(1) Was founder of the Tata Iron and Steel Company
(2) Was founder of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore
(3) Has built Taj Hotal in Mumbai
(4) All of the above
Correct Answere: All of the above
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44. Joule is the unit of ?

(1) Temperature
(2) Pressure
(3) Energy
(4) Heat
Correct Answere: Energy
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45. Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as ?

(1) Sher-e-Punjab
(2) Punjab Kesari
(3) Both (a) and (b)
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Both (a) and (b)
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46. Lhasa airport at Tibet is the world's ?

(1) Largest airport
(2) Highest airport
(3) Lowest airport
(4) Busiest airport
Correct Answere: Highest airport
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47. Which dance is also known as poor man's Kathakali ?

(1) Ottam Thullal
(2) Yakshagana
(3) Mohiniattam
(4) Chakiarkooth
Correct Answere: Ottam Thullal
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48. Logarithm tables were invented by ?

(1) John Napier
(2) John Doe
(3) John Harrison
(4) John Douglas
Correct Answere: John Napier
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49. Ludhiana is situate on___ river ?

(1) Gomti
(2) Yamuna
(3) Satluj
(4) Godavari
Correct Answere: Satluj
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50. Mahakavi Kalidas ?

(1) Was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist
(2) Lived during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(3) Famous works include Shakuntala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambhava
(4) All of the above
Correct Answere: All of the above

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