Q1) Which of these terms is not associated with football?
A.Penalty Kick
B.Direct free kick
C. Offside
D.Penalty Stroke
Q2) Which of these is also known as the festival of sacrifice?
A.Eid – ul – Adha
B.Eid – ul – Fitr
C.Milan- un – Nabi
D.Chehlum
Q3) Within which of these mediums is the speed of the sound fastest?
A.Vacuum
B.Air
C.Water
D.Steel
Q4) Which of these teams has not played their first ever cricket test match against India?
A.Bangladesh
B.Afghanistan
C.Ireland
D.Zimbabwe
Q5) Which of these can multiply only in the living cells of animals, plants or bacteria?
A.Fungus
B.Protozoa
C.Virus
D.Algae
Q6) What was the other popular name by which the ruler Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad was known?
A.Akbar
B.Humayun
C. Jahangir
D.Babur
Q7) Which of these organizations is the only one to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times?
A. UNHCR
B. UN Peacekeeping Force
C. Red Cross
D.Medecins Sans Frontiers
Q8) What popular sobriquet describes both Japan as well as the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh?
A.Lands of Clouds
B.Lands of Prosperity
C. Land of Winds
D.Land of the Rising Sun
Q9) According to Puranas, the tenth Avatar of Vishnu, Kalki, is often pictured sitting on whichof these animals?
A.Elephant
B.Tiger
C. Horse
D.Bull
Q10) Who in 1910 was sentenced to Kala Pani for 50 years?
A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
C. Syama Prasad Mukherjee
D.Deendayal Upadhyaya
Q11) Which of these personalities was initially buried in Kochi, Kerala, before his grave was exhumed and taken to Portugal?
A. Vasco da Gama
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Afonso De Albuquerque
D. Tristao Da Cunha
Q12) Which of these Goddesses is also known as “Shweta Padmasana”?
A.Lakshmi
B.Ganga
C. Sita
D.Saraswati
Q13) Which objects of everyday use have types called AA, AAA, C and D?
A.SIM Cards
B.Memory Cards
C.Batteries
D.Paper
Q14) In which sport does Swapna Barman represent India at the International Level?
A. 3000 m Steeplechase
B. Hepthalon
C. 400 m Hurdles
D. Hammer Throw
Q15) Flight IC 814, which was hijacked to Kandahar in 1999, was scheduled to land in Delhi. Where did it take off from?
A. Doha, Qatar
B. Chandigarh, India
C. Dhaka, Bangladesh
D. Kathmandu, Nepal
Q16) If you filling a form and you check the book stating ‘NA’, what does it mean?
A.Not Assigned
B.Not Applicable
C. Not Accepted
D.Not Appreciated
Q17) Which of these cities is also known as the “Steel City of Odisha”?
A.Bokaro
B.Bhilai
C.Jamesdpur
D.Rourkela
Q18) Which Prominent Indian businessman did Mahatma Gandhi Affectionately call his “fifth son”?
A.G D Birla
B.Jamanlal Bajaj
C. J N Tata
D.Laxmanrao Kirloskar
Q19) Which of these musical instruments typically has six strings?
A.Guitar
B.Harmonium
C.Harmonica
D.Santoor
Q20) Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
A.Male
B.Sri Lanka
C.Mauritius
D.Madagascar
Q21) Which was the first yacht from India that circumnavigated the world ?
A. Tarangini
B.Trishna
C. Sagar
D.Samudra
Q22) On which of these planets does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?
A.Jupiter
B.Mars
C. Venus
D.Mercury
Q23) Whose memoir is titled “The Man who Bombed Karachi”?
A.Admiral S M Nanda
B.Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
C. Air Chief Marshal P C Lal
D.Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora
Q24) Which of these ladies is not a sitting Supreme Court Judge?
A.R Banumathi
B.Indira Banerjee
C.Indu Malhotra
D.Indira Jaising
Q25) What Animal is the official state animal of Karnataka, Kerala and Jharkhand?
A.Lion
B.Tiger
C. Elephant
D.Deer