(1) Zimbabwe
(2) Qatar
(3) Afghanistan
(4) Argentina
2. Srisailam on the hanks of river
(1) Godavari
(2) Penna
(3) Tungabhadra
(4) Krishna
3, International Conference on Science Communication for Scientific Temper was held during 10-12 February 2012 at
(1) Mumbai
(2) New Delhi
(3) Jaipur
(4) Udaipur
4. Which Journal is published by National Institute of Science Communication
(1) Science Reporter
(2) Science Monitor
(3) Science Herold
(4) Science Promoter
5. Which district in Andhra Pradesh ha the highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census
(1) Karimnagar
(2) West Godavari
(3) Mahaboobnagar
(4) Hyderabad
6. The first Mughal emperor who issued a farman to the English to open a factory at Surat was
(1) Akbar
(2) Jahangir
(3) Shajahan
(4) Aurangzeb
7. The founder of Bhakti Movement in India was
(1) Shankaracharya
(2) Nimbarkacharya
(3) Madhvacharya
(4) Ramunajacharya
8. An earthquake under the sea is called a
(1) Cyclone
(2) Lightning
(3) Thunder
(4) Tsunami
9. Who from the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission
(1) Pethick Lawrence
(2) Stafford Cripps
(3) A V. Alexander
(4) Atlee
10. Public Accounts Committee consists of members from Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha. The Chairman of the Committee is always
(1) A member of opposition party
(2) A member of Cabinet
(3) A nominated member
(4) Deputy Speaker of Tak Sabha
11. How many types of Emergency are envisaged by the Constitution of India
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
12. Nelson Mandela who died recently, received the Bharat Ratna Award from the Indian Government in the year
(1) 1988
(2) 1989
(3) 1990
(4) 1991
13. In which script was the Buddhist literature recorded
(1) Pali
(2) Sanskrit
(3) Prakrit
(4) Hindi
14. Which city is also known as the Big Apple ?
(1) New York (USA)
(2) Canberra (Australia)
(3) Madrid (Spain)
(4) Lausanne (Switzerland)
15. Indian Institute of Space Research and Technology is located in the State of
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
16. Mamata Sharma is the chairperson of
(1) Investment Commission
(2) National knowledge Commission
(3) Planning Commission
(4) National Commission for Women
17. Which State in India produces the maximum cotton
(1) West Bengal
(2) Kerala
(3) Bihar
(4) Gujarat
18. Which state in India has the largest forest cover, according to India Forest Report 2011?
(1) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Madhya Pradesh
19. low many types of 'Gauges' does the Indian Railways track have
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
20. How many members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President
(1) 10
(2) 11
(3) 12
(4) 13
21. Which Article of the Indian Constitution says that the State shall take steps to organise Village Panchayats tra function as units of self-governance
(1) 40
(2) 41
(3) 42
(4) 43
22. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
(1) 26-11-1949
(2) 26- 1 -1950
(3) 15-08-1947
(4) 26-11-1948
23. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh published the newspaper iy the name of
(1) Hindustan
(2) Hindu Patriot
(3) Vandemataram
(4) Amrit Bacor Patrika
24. In which year did the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress pass the resolution of Poorna Swaraj
(1) 1928
(2) 1929
(3) 1930
(4) 1931
25. Chairman of the 14th Finance commission of India is
(1) Y. v.Reddy
(2) D. Subbarao
(3) C. Rangarajan
(4) D. P Agarwal
26. Which Article of the Indian Constitution says down the Fundamental Duties of citizens?
(1) 51 A
(2) 52
(3) 54
(4) 55
27. Who is the first woman chairperson of the State Bank of India ?
(1) Poonam Ahuja
(2) Priyanka Das
(3) Nisha Desai
(4) Arundhati Bhattacharya
28. Who are referred to as Homo sapiens?
(1) Monkeys
(2)Tigers
(3) Peacocks
(4) Human beings
29. Deficiency of which vitamin causes Beri Beri?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
30. How many bones does an adult human body contain?
(1) 206
(2) 106
(3) 153
(4) 215
