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1. Worldâs longest river is
(A) Nile
(B) Amazon
(C) Ganges
(D) Yangtze Kiang
2. Malayalam language is spoken in the state of
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Kerala
(D) Jharkhand
3. Mona Lisa, worldâs most valuable painting was painted by
(A) Leonardo da Vinci
(B) John Banvard
(C) M.F. Hussain
(D) None of these
4. In hockey, the number of players on each side is
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
5. Who formed the INA (Indian National Army) to fight the British ?
(A) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) C. R. Das
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
6. Which of the following is a kharif crop ?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Barley
(D) Mustard
7. The central bank of India is the
(A) SBI
(B) RBI
(C) UBI
(D) None of these
8. Ranji trophy is associated with
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Hockey
(D) Badminton
9. The term L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Polo
10. How many teams participated in the Cricket World Cup 2011 ?
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 16
(D) 10
11. Which country won the Cricket World Cup 2011 ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) England
12. The name Sachin Tendulkar is associated with
(A) Football
(B) Cricket
(C) Chess (D) Hockey
13. The khasi tribe is found mainly in the state of
(A) Chattisgarh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Orissa
(D) Meghalaya
14. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed in the year
(A) 1826
(B) 1856
(C) 1886
(D) 1926
15. Adding 1 to the greatest 5 digit number, should give
(A) smallest 6 digit number
(B) another 5 digit number
(C) greatest 6 digit number
(D) smallest 5 digit number
16. A vehicle starts from point A and runs 10 kms towards north, turns to its right and runs 15
kms. It then turns to its right and runs another 10 kms to reach the finishing point at B. After
reaching at point B, how far is it from the starting point A ?
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
17. If the bus fare of 9 passengers is Rs. 1080/-, what will be the bus fare of 21 passengers ?
(A) Rs. 2520/-
(B) Rs. 3520/-
(C) Rs. 4520/-
(D) Rs. 5520/-
18. How many zeroes (0) are there in 1 crore ?
(A) 5 zeroes
(B) 6 zeroes
(C) 7 zeroes
(D) 8 zeroes
19. The town newspaper is published every day. One copy has 12 pages. Everyday 11,980
copies are printed. How many total pages are printed everyday ?
(A) 1,43,760
(B) 2,43,760
(C) 3,43,760
(D) 4,43,760
20. The Independence Day was celebrated in 1999 on Monday. On which day was it celebrated
in 2000 ?
(A) Tuesday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Thursday
(D) Friday
21. Which city in India hosted the Common Wealth Games, 2010 ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bangalore
22. Which country won the Football World cup in 2010 ?
(A) Germany
(B) Argentina
(C) Brazil
(D) Spain
23. Find one angle of an equilateral triangle.
(A) 60 degree
(B) 90 degree
(C) 45 degree
(D) 30 degree
24. If the mean (average) of 5 numbers is 5.4 what is the total sum of these numbers ?
(A) 20
(B) 24
(C) 26
(D) 27
25. If x = 5, y = 3, z = 9 find the value of 4x â 3y + 7z.
(A) 64
(B) 74
(C) 84
(D) 94
26. At what rate of simple interest will Rs. 525/- amount to Rs. 588/- at the end of 3 years.
(A) 4%
(B) 6%
(C) 8%
(D) 10%
27. Find the square root of 15876
(A) 156
(B) 146
(C) 126
(D) 116
28. What is the greatest prime number between 1 and 10 ?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
29. The area of a rectangle whose length and breadth are 12 cm and 4 cm respectively is
(A) 16 sq cm
(B) 48 sq cm
(C) 8 sq cm
(D) 20 sq cm
30. How many lines can be drawn through two points in a plane ?
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
31. Ashoka the Great belonged to the
(A) Mughal dynasty
(B) Maurya dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) British Empire
32. âAbhijnanam Sakuntalamâ was written by
(A) Kalidas
(B) Kautilya
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Banabhatta
33. First Indo â Pak war was started in the year
(A) 1945
(B) 1947
(C) 1949
(D) 1950
34. What is 20% of 200 ?
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 60
(D) 80
35. Choose the greatest from the following ?
(A) 9.90 (B) 9.99
(C) 9.09 (D) 0.99
36. How many months have 30 days ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
37. Fill in the blank in the series with an appropriate letter.
A C E G I K __ O
(A) M
(B) N
(C) L
(D) P
38. Choose the odd one out.
(A) Rose
(B) Lotus
(C) Jasmine
(D) Cauliflower
39. Which of the British rulers was associated with the âabolition of satiâ ?
(A) William Bentinck
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Robert Clive
(D) Dalhousie
40. Whose reign is considered as the golden age of Mughal architecture ?
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Akbar
41. Fort William in Bengal was constructed by the
(A) British
(B) Portuguese
(C) Dutch
(D) French
42. Who founded the Ahom kingdom of Assam ?
(A) Sukapha
(B) Bamunikonwar
(C) Dihingia Raja
(D) Khora Raja
43. Who established the âsatrasâ in Assam ?
(A) Nathmuni
(B) Srimanta Sankaradeva
(C) Ramananda
(D) Kabir
44. To promote trade and commerce, Sher Shah constructed many roads. The most famous of
them was the Grand Trunk Road. It ran from
(A) Gujarat to Delhi
(B) Bengal to Punjab
(C) Delhi to Lahore
(D) Delhi to Kashmir
45. In the battle of Saraighat in 1671 A.D.
(A) Mir Jumla defeated the Ahom king Jayadhwaj Singha
(B) The Ahom king Jayadhwaj Singha defeated Mir Jumla
(C) The Ahom general Bir Lachit defeated the Mughal general Ram Singh
(D) The Mughal general Ram Singh defeated the Ahom general Bir Lachit
46. A very special tank, which archaeologists call the Great Bath was found in the ancient city of
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Lothal
(C) Harappa
(D) Kalibangan
47. Buddhism was founded by
(A) Siddhartha (also known as Gautama)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Fa-Hien
(D) Alexander
48. Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. It is situated in the present day
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Bihar
(D) Madhya Pradesh
49. The first railway line was opened to traffic in 1853. It ran from Bombay to
(A) Delhi
(B) Madras
(C) Calcutta
(D) Thane
50. The partition of Bengal took place in the year
(A) 1902
(B) 1903
(C) 1904
(D) 1905
