1. The Land of the Rising Sun is
1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. India
2. The Land of White Elephants is
1. Lebanon
2. Japan
3. Thailand
4. Germany
3. The term "nife' refers to
1. The core of the earth
2. Earthquakes
3. The crust of the earth
4. Ocean beds
4. The language which is called "the Italian of the East' is
1. Kannada
2. Tamil
3. Telugu
4. Sanskrit
5. The Indian President for the shortest term was
1, Zail Singh
2. Zakir Hussain
3. Sanjeeva Reddy
4. B.D. Jatti
6. The Father of the Milk Revolution is
1. Raman Kurien
2. Ramanathan Krishnan
3. Verghese Kurien
4. J.M. Joseph.
7. Recently, which country attacked Lebanon?
1. Israel
2. Syria
3. Kuwait
4. Iraq
8. The weekly, run by the Association of Indian Universities, is
1. University News
2. University Affairs
3, Higher Education
4. University Bulletin
9. The largest number of four digits, beginning with 2 and ending with 8, is
1. 2999
2. 2908
3. 2988
4. 2998
10. 4:5 :: 8: ?
1. 9
2. 8
3. 12
4. 10
11. Which country's university recently awarded an honorary doctorate to Amitabh Bachchan
1. USA
2. Germany
3. Great Britain
4. Sri Lanka
12. Margaret Thatcher is
1. Britain's first woman Prime Minister
2. Australia first women prime minister
3. Britain's first Parliament Speaker
4. USAs present Foreign Secretary
13. The capital of Kenya is ?
1. Nairobi
2. Ottawa
3. San Jose
4. Dublin
14. The Dark Continent is ?
1. Asia
2. America
3. Australia
4. Africa
15. Which of the following is not correct?
1. Grammy is the highest international award for music
2. Oscar is the highest international award for films
3. Oscar is also known as Golden Globe award
4. Satyajit Ray won the Oscar life time achievement award
16. Which is are true?
a. N. Ram K.R. Narayanan Award
b. ajam Sethi Golden pen award
1. Only b
2. Only a
3. Neither a nor b
4. Both a and b
17. Sajjil 2 is long-range missile recently test fired by:
1. Iran
2. N. Korea
3. Pakistan
4. Kuwait
18. Alice Munro who won the Man Booker Prize 2009, is from which of the following countries?
1. Italy
2. USA
3. Britain
4. Canada
19. The movie "Slum Dog Millionaire " is based on a novel 'Q and A' written by an Indian:
1. Khushwant Singh
2. Khalid Mohammad
3. Vikas Swarup
4. Sabarjit Singh
20. Which country is the largest producer of gold in the World?
1. India
2. South Africa
3. China
4. Brazil
21. The well known book "The Argumentative India' is written by:
1. Khushwant Singh
2. Robin Sharma
3. Pavan K Verma
4. Amartya Sen
22. National highway No.3 runs from:
1. Delhi to Chennai
2. Amritsar to Kolkata
3. Delhi to Ahemdabad
4. Agra to Mumbai
23. The first railway line running from Bombay to Thane was opened in
1. 1853 A. D
2. 1852 A. D
3. 1854 A. D
4. 1855 A. D
24. The First Chief Election Commissioner of India
1. S.P Sen Verma
2. Sukumar Sen
3. Dr. Nagendra Singh
4. KVK Sundaram
25. The 2010 World Cup Football will be hosted by:
1. Brazil
2. South Africa
3. Mexico
4. Argentina
26. Regarding the Sachin Tendulkar which are true?
a. He made his test debut against Pakistan
b. Scored his first test century against New Zealand
c. He captained his first test against Australia
d. He had more than 100 catches in test cricket
1. b and d
2. All are correct
3. a and c
4. a and d
