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1. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing?

Ans.- Wool

2. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?

Ans.-New Delhi

3.Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor?

Ans.-Graphite

4.Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?

Ans.- Mars

5.What was the source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture?

Ans.- Afghanistan

6.Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which’ country ?

Ans.-Bangladesh

7.In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of howmany players?

Ans.-players each

8.The improper function of which results in condition ‘Myxedema’ in human beings?

Ans.-Thyroid gland

9.In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

Ans.-Jupiter

10.In the Vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of families?

Ans.-Grama

11.Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

Ans.-Jawaharlal Nehru

12.Which element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially?

Ans.-Plutonium

13.When had India a plan holiday?

Ans.-After the drought of 1966

14.How are Latitude and Longitude?

Ans.-Perpendicular to each other

15.Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law?

Ans.-Jain Philosophy

16.Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul ?

Ans.- A House for Mr. Biswas

17.Which can be used for biological control of mosquitoes?

Ans.- Gambusia

18.Which proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends?

Ans.-Right to freedom

19.The latitude of a place is the same as which place?

Ans.-Celestial pole

20.What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?

Ans.-Brahmi

21. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High         Court rest?

Ans.- With the Parliament

22. 'Gobar gas' contains mainly which gas?

Ans.- Methane3

23. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country?

Ans.- Railways

24. Which rocks is transformed into marble?

Ans.- Limestone

25. Which Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa?

Ans.- Polak

26. By which number the quality of ‘gasoline’ sample is determined?

Ans.- By its octane number

27. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by which virus?

Ans.- Rabies virus

28. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Ans.- Rabies virus

29. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Ans.- Extreme heat and pressure

30. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”?

Ans.- Mahatma Gandhi

31. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade scales have the same value?

Ans.- -40°

32. With which is the ‘Tennis court oath’ associated?

Ans.- French Revolution

33. Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one’s income as the income rises?

Ans.- Progressive tax

34. Where is the Sargasso sea located?

Ans.- North Atlantic Ocean

35. Who com merited that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?

Ans.- Mahatma Gandhi

36. Medicine for epilepsy is obtain from which lichen?

Ans.- Parmelia

37. Up to howmuch age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function?

Ans.- 65 years

38. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?

Ans.- Quartz glass

39. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?

Ans.- 11,033 m

40. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

Ans.- Champaran

41. With which country is 'Orange Revolution' associated?

Ans.- Ukraine

42. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?

Ans.- Music’s

43. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration?

Ans.- 99%

44.  Which is the most populous city in the world?

Ans.- Tokyo

45. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India?

Ans.- Greeks

46. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world?

Ans.- USA

47. When temperature is gradually decreased, what is the specific heat of substance?

Ans.- Decreased

48. What is the mean of Invisible Export?

Ans.- export Services

49. Which is the country with the highest density of population in Europe?

Ans.- Netherlands

50. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?

Ans.- Jahangir

51. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army?

Ans.- Hannibal

52. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called?

Ans.- Guttation

53. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946 ?

Ans.- Sardar Patel

54. Which foreign country is closest to Andarnan Islands?

Ans.- Myanmar

55. 15. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?

Ans. Aurangzeb

56. Which metal is non toxic in nature?

Ans.- Gold

57. Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India?

Ans.- Red Fort

58. Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?

Ans.- Malhotra Committee

59. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India?

Ans.- Assam

60. The first railway line in India was opened in which year?

Ans.- 1853

61. What is Study of growth and development of embryo?

Ans.- Embryology

62.  What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine?

Ans.-  14 years

63. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon which thing?

Ans.- Angle of deviation

64. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?

Ans.- Aravallis

65. In which nomad man started settling?

Ans.- Neolithic Age

66. Where is the headquarter of International atomic Energy Agency is located?

Ans.- Vienna

67. The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author?

Ans.- Arundhati Roy

68. What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called?

Ans.- Sphygmology

69. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?

Ans.- The Great Himalayan Range

70. Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest?

Ans.- Second and seventh

71. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship?

Ans.- Parliament

72. Which is the element that has the highest first ionization potential?

Ans.- Nitrogen

73. During which Plan did prices show a decline?

Ans.- First

74. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India?

Ans.- Rajasthan

75.Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras?

Ans.- Mahavira

76. Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’?

Ans.- Thomas Paine

77. What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein?

Ans.- Soyabean

78. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post?

Ans.- President

79. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?

Ans.- Paradeep

80. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?

Ans.- Rampurva

81. Total internal reflection of light is possible when light enters from which thing?

Ans.- Water to air

82. The book ‘Worshipping False Gods’s is written by which person?

Ans.- Arun Shourie

83. When was the Rolling plan designed?
Ans.- 1978-83

84. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?

Ans.- Western Ghats

85. During which reign was Kalidasa lived?

Ans.- Chandragupta II

86. In the human body, cowper’s glands form a part of which system?

Ans.- Reproductive system

87. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha?

Ans.- Rajya Sabha alone

88. Which transition metal is in liquid state?

Ans.- Mercury

89. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity ?

Ans.- Tropical rain forest

80. Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a victory pillar in Rameshwaram ?

Ans.- Krishna III

 81. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High         Court rest?

Ans.- With the Parliament

82. 'Gobar gas' contains mainly which gas?

Ans.- Methane3

83. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country?

Ans.- Railways

84. Which rocks is transformed into marble?

Ans.- Limestone

85. Which Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa?

Ans.- Polak

86. By which number the quality of ‘gasoline’ sample is determined?\

Ans.- By its octane number

87. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by which virus?

Ans.- Rabies virus

88. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Ans.- Rabies virus

89. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Ans.- Extreme heat and pressure

90. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”?

Ans.- Mahatma Gandhi

101. With which country is 'Orange Revolution' associated?

Ans.- Ukraine

102. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?

Ans.- Music’s

103. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration?

Ans.- 99%

104.  Which is the most populous city in the world?

Ans.- Tokyo

105. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India?

Ans.- Greeks

106. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world?

Ans.- USA

107. When temperature is gradually decreased, what is the specific heat of substance?

Ans.- Decreased

108. What is the mean of Invisible Export?

Ans.- export Services

109. Which is the country with the highest density of population in Europe?

Ans.- Netherlands

110. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?

Ans.- Jahangir

111. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army?

Ans.- Hannibal

112. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called?

Ans.- Guttation

113. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946 ?

Ans.- Sardar Patel

114. Which foreign country is closest to Andarnan Islands?

Ans.- Myanmar

115. 15. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?

Ans. Aurangzeb

116. Which metal is non toxic in nature?

Ans.- Gold

117. Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India?

Ans.- Red Fort

118. Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?

Ans.- Malhotra Committee

119. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India?

Ans.- Assam

120. The first railway line in India was opened in which year?

Ans.- 1853

121. What is Study of growth and development of embryo?

Ans.- Embryology

122.  What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine?

Ans.-  14 years

123. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon 
which thing?

Ans.- Angle of deviation

124.Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras?

Ans.- Mahavira

125. Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’?

Ans.- Thomas Paine

126. What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein?

Ans.- Soyabean

127. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post?

Ans.- President

128. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?

Ans.- Paradeep

129. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?

Ans.- Rampurva

129. Which material is very hard and very ductile?

Ans- Nichrome

130. Which is called a ‘banker’s cheque’ ?

Ans.- Demand draft

131. With Which game/sport is ‘Popping crease’ associated?

Ans.- Cricket

132.Which lake in India has the highest water salinity?

Ans.- Sambhar

134. In which year did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration?

Ans. - 1748 A.D

135. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas?

Ans.- Methyl-iso-cyanate

136. Which was an associate State of India before becoming a full fledged State?

Ans.- Sikkim

139.Einstein’s mass energy relation is given by which expression?

Ans.- E = mc2

140.Which is the first company-managed major port in India?

Ans.- Ennore

141. Which Governor of Bengal committed suicide in 1774 ?

Ans.- Robert Clive

142.Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field?

Ans.- Literature and Journalism

143. Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for

   The same?

Ans- 6 month’s imprisonment

144. All of the organisms living in a particular area, what do they make up?

Ans.- A biological community

145 How can fertility of soil be improved?

Ans.- By adding living earthworms

146. By whom was the Vernacular Press Act was passed?

Ans.- Lord Lytton

147. By whom is Recognition to a political party accorded?

Ans.- By the Election Commission

148 .Which was the scientist who was responsible for the rejection of vital force    theory?

Ans.- Lavoisier

149. Which award is associated with Agriculture?

Ans.-Bourlog Award

150. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?

Ans.- Intensive farming

151. In which year Delhi became the capital of India?

Ans.-1911

152. In which year was the Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution   for Independent India set up?

Ans.-1946

153. The mass-energy relation is the outcome of which theory?

Ans.- Special theory of relativity

154. Who is the author of the book ‘India Remembered’?

Ans.- Pameia Mountbatten

155. Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state?

Ans.- West Bengal

155. Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi?

Ans.- Syed Haider Raza

156. What are the total members of Security Council ?

Ans.- 7

157. Wisdom teeth normally grow during which age?

Ans. - 17-30 years

158. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Ans. - Sachidananda Sinha

159. If the atmosphere is cooled, what is its capacity for water vapour?

Ans. - Lowered

160. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at which place?

Ans. - Kashmir

161. Which alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices?

Ans. - Nichrome

162. By which ministry is Economic survey published?

Ans. - Ministry of Finance

163. Which organ of UNO is considered as world parliament?

Ans. - General Assembly

164. A majority of the population of New found land are engaged in which profession?

Ans. - Fishing

165. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art?

Ans. - Kushans

166. Which disease is characterized by inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord?

Ans. - Meningitis

167. Between which a government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations?

Ans. - Centre and States

168. Which purified oil does Aviation fuel for jet airplanes consist?

Ans. - Kerosene

169. Which country produced 127 lakh metric tons fish in 2010?

Ans. - Japan

170. Who was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?

Ans. - Rajuka

171. Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?

Ans. - Damodar Valley Corporation

172. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India?

Ans. - Shri V. T. Krishnamachari

173. What is Amnesia?

Ans. - Related to loss of memory

174. Recently reserves of diamond have been reported in Madhya Pradesh from which place?

Ans. - Devbhog

175. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood?

Ans. - Vishnugupta

176. The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment?

Ans. - First

177. The filament of an electric bulb is made of which metal?

Ans. - Tungsten

178. Who is associated with Tashkent Agreement?

Ans. - Lal Bahadur Shastri

179. Which metal is used for generation of Nuclear Power?

Ans. - Uranium

180. In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory?

Ans. - Masulipattanam

181. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?

Ans. - USA and Indonesia

182. What is the normal cholesterol level in human blood?

Ans. - 180-200 mg%

183. Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha?

Ans. - Nargis Dutt

184. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal?

Ans. - Gold

185. Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

Ans. - Fort St. George

186. On which conservation law, does a rocker work?

Ans. - Angular momentum

187. To which duties is the system of value added taxation applicable?

Ans. - Excise duties

188. Ogden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?

Ans- Ethiopia and Somalia

189. Silver is obtained from the lead & Zinc ares of Zawar mines in which city?

Ans. - Udaipur

190. In Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

Ans. - Seals

191. What is Syrinx?

Ans. - Voice box in Birds

192. By whom is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected?

Ans. - . All the members of Lok Sabha

193. Which is the best conductor of electricity?

Ans. - Silve

194. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?

Ans. - Venus

195. In which year was the Indus Valley Civilization discovered?

Ans. - 1921

196. Which first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India?

Ans. - Sucheta Kripalani

197. How many of Banks were nationalized since 1969?

Ans. - 20

198. Which modification of root does not store food?

Ans. - Stilt

199. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?

Ans. - Venus

200. Purushsukta is a part of which Veda?

Ans. - Rigveda

201. What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply?

Ans. - A separate Constitution

202. Through which material does sound travel slowest?

Ans. - Wood

203. What are the brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha?

Ans. - Dhrupad vocalists

204. How much the equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference?

Ans. - 68 km Approximately

205. Which was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?

Ans. - Horses

206. Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris?

Ans. - UNESCO

207. Vegetative propagation by stem cutting is generally foundation of which plant?

Ans. - Sugarcane

208. To whom is the Chief Minister of a State responsible?

Ans. - Governor

209. What is the distance of the equator from either of the poles?

Ans. - 10,002 km

210. Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council held at Rajagriha?

Ans. - Mahakassapa

211. By which method is the age of most ancient geological formations estimated?

Ans. - C4 method

222. Which tax is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States?

Ans. - Stamp Duties

223. Ban-Ki-Moon the Secretary general of UNO belongs to which country?

Ans. - South Korea

224. Which layer of the atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying of jet aero planes?

Ans. - Stratosphere

225. in which state had Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinirvan?

Ans. - Malia

226. Most of the plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in which from?

Ans. - Nitrates

227. Who is the Father of local self-government in India?

Ans. - Lord Ripon

228. If the temperature inside a room is increased, what will be the relative humidity?

Ans. - Decrease

229. Which constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?

Ans. - Water Vapor

230. Who was the last ruler of Sunga dynasty?

Ans. - Devabhuti

231. What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?

Ans. - Kamla Kant

232. Which is not a direct tax?

Ans. - Tax on entertainment

233. Which fungus is responsible for disease late blight of potato?

Ans. - Phytophthora infestans

234. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?

Ans. - Coniferous forest

235. Who were the first to establish trade contacts with the Roman Empire?

Ans. - Tamils

236. With which amendment act has Panchayati Raj received constitutional status?

Ans. - 73rd

237. Which polymer is used for making bulletproof material?

Ans. - Polyethylene

238. ‘Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny’ book was written by which person?

Ans. - Swami Vivekananda

239. Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?

Ans. - Monsoon

240. Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda ?

Ans. - Charaka

241. The United Nations declared 2012 as the International Year of which thing?

Ans. - Cooperatives

242. Which gland is both exo and endocrine gland?

Ans. - Pancreas

243. By whom was the Constitution of India adopted?

Ans. - Constituent Assembly

244. By which the maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided?

Ans. – Coal

245. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great Centre for the study of which religion?

Ans.- Mahayana Buddhism

246. The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of which thing?

Ans. - Energy

247. Which state produces maximum Soya bean?

Ans. - Madhya Pradesh

248. When is World Day for Water, recognized by the UN observed?

Ans. - March 22

249. Which country is rich in oil?

Ans. - Indonesia

250. By whom was the first Muslim invasion of India lead?

Ans. - Muharnmad-bin-Oasim

251. Which blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman’s capsule?

Ans. - Afferent arteriole

252. When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met?

Ans. - 9th December, 1946

253. Which are macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers?

Ans. - Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

254. Which proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?

Ans. - P-wave, S-wave, L-wave

255. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in which year?

Ans. - 712 A.D.

256. The United Nations declared 4th week of September which week?

Ans. - Peace Week

257. What percentage of country’s demand for natural rubber is met by in indigenous production?

Ans. - 97%

258. Which causes the disease syphilis?

Ans. - Bacteria

259. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?

Ans. - Iceland

260. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture?

Ans. - Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

261. Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens?

Ans. - Freedom to speech

262. What is the relative permeability of a paramagnetic material?

Ans. - Greater than unity

263. The United Nations declared 2008 as which International Year?

Ans. - Planet Earth

264. On which thing Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends?

Ans. - . Its speed at which it flows

265. What was the main basis of social organization in India during the early medieval period?

Ans. - Caste

266. Which country stood second in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics medal tally?

Ans. - US

267. Where is the national institute of nutrition located?

Ans. - Hyderabad

268. Which is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India?

Ans. - Right to Education

269. What is the average salt content in a liter of sea water?

Ans.- 35 gm

260. Why is Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill,

Ans. - Land revenue system

271. In which Tyndall effect is not observed?

Ans. - Sugar solution

272. Which can be used for checking inflation temporarily?

Ans. - Decrease in money supply

273. Dhyan Chand’s name is associated with which game?

Ans. - Badminton

274. Which are the “Horn of Africa”?

Ans. - Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia

275. By whom was the Sarak-i-Azam which ran from the Indus to Sonargaon (in 
Bangladesh) built?

Ans. - Sher Shah

276. Which is Nuclease enzyme begin its attack from free end of polynucleotide?

Ans. - Exonuclease

277. After how many years One-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire?

Ans. - Second year

278. A soap bubble is given negative charge then what happen in its radius?

Ans. - Increases

279. Israel has common borders with which countries?

Ans. - Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

280. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of which rular?

Ans. - Dara Shikoh

281. The World Food Prize is given by which organization/world bodies?

Ans. - Kraft general foods

282. Who are not protected against inflation?

Ans. - Agricultural farmers

283. For which is the southern blot technique used for the detection?

Ans. - DNA

284. Which is the State with the largest area under waste land?

Ans. - Jammu and Kashmir

285. ‘Padma vat’ of Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a notable, work in Hindi, was completed during which reign?

Ans. - Sher Shah

286. A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed/returned by Rajya Sabha within how many days?

Ans. - 14 days

287. What does not contain a hydrophobic structure?

Ans. - Rubber

288. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded so far to Indian citizens?

Ans. - 3

289. In which is the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?

Ans. - Madhya Pradesh

290. Who commanded the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat ?

Ans. - Sadashiv Rao Bhau

291. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World Champion in which sports?

Ans. - Shooting

292. Which is the richest source of ascorbic acid?

Ans. - Guava

293. Which worm reach into intestine of human by eating leaf?

Ans. - Tape worm

294. Palghat joins which states?

Ans. - Kerala and Tamil Nadu

295. In which year was Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese?

Ans. - 1662

296. How can a Change in distribution of powers between the Centre and the States be done?

Ans. - Amending the Constitution

297. Which is electrical circuits used to get smooth de output from a rectified circuit called?

Ans. - Filter

298. By which bill does the government make arrangement for the collection of revenues for a

Year?

Ans. - Finance Bill

299. Which forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent?

Ans. - Hindukush

300. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programmer of which family?

Ans.- Satyashodhak Samaj

301. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court?

Ans. - Wimbeldon

302. By which would Desert plants be characterized?

Ans. - By sunken stomata

303. The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based on which scheme?

Ans. - Government of India Act, 1935

304. Which soil is best suited for cotton?

Ans. - Regur

305. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal?

Ans. - Lord William Bentinck

306. What is the most satisfactory method for separating sugars?

Ans. - Chromatography

307. Who is the author of ‘Business @ Speed of Thought?

Ans. - Bill Gates

308. Which is the ‘basis for determining the national income?

Ans. - Production of goods and services

309. On the basis of the process of their formation, which soil is formed differently from the other three?

Ans. - Regur

310. Which helped to develop close ties between the government and the masses?

Ans. - Ryotwari Settlement

311. Alzheimer’s disease in human beings is characterized by which degeneration?

Ans. - Degeneration of nerve cells

312. Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?

Ans. - 58th

313. The absorption of radio waves by the atmosphere depends on which thing?

Ans. - Their frequency

314. Which crop requires continuous semiaquatic condition for cultivation?

Ans. - Rice

315. Who was the leader to have the unique distinction of firing the first shot in the rebellion of 1857?

Ans. - Mangal Pande

316. ‘Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani’ is the autobiography of which person?

Ans. - V. P. Singh

317. The world famous ‘Khajuraho’ sculptures are located in which State?

Ans. - Madhya Pradesh

318. Why is the yellow colour of urine?

Ans. - Due to the presence of urochrome

319. Which stare is the largest producer of coffee?

Ans. - Karnataka

320. In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who held the portfolio of Defense?

Ans. - Baldev Singh

321. after how many years is the President of USA is elected?

Ans. - 4 years

322. Which enzyme changes maltose into glucose?

Ans. - Maltose

323. Economic Planning is a subject of which list?

Ans. - Union List

324. On planet Earth, where is no centrifugal force?

Ans. - At the Poles

325. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandy March?

Ans. - Sabarmati Ashram

326. Who is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?

Ans. - Tim Berners-Lee

327. Which of the following will provide maximum roughage to our diet, if taken in equal mass?

Ans. - Cabbage

328. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?

Ans. - Government of India Act, 1935

329. Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year?

Ans. - Mercury

330. Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India?

Ans. - Mohammad Iqbal

331. Which polymer is widely used for making bullet proof material?

Ans. - Polyethylene

332. Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate?

Ans. - Maize

333. What is the mean of ‘Take off stage’ in an economy?

Ans. - Steady growth begins

334. The equator cuts through which island?

Ans. - Borneo

335. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States?

Ans. - Sardar Patel

336. Which three important micronutrients are essential for humans?

Ans. - Copper, zinc and iodine

337. By which act did the Crown take the Government of India into its own hands?

Ans. - Government of India Act, 1858

338. What are Carbon, diamond and graphite together called?

Ans. - Allotropes

339. Which city is associated with the river Mekong?

Ans. - om-Penh

340. By which was Yavanika (Curtain) introduced in Indian theatre?

Ans. - Greeks