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1. Who has written the book "

Communist Manifesto" --> Karl

Marx

2. First FIFA Women's World

Cup tournament, named the

Women's World Championship,

was held in which year -->

1991

3. " Residex" is a index which

is related to --> land Prices4. "Read My Lips : No New

Taxes" who gave this famous

slogan --> Senior George W.

Bush

5. Where is Global Vipassana

Pagoda --> Mumbai6. On what date World Forestry

Day is celebrated --> 21 March

7. What is "moody" --> Global

Credit rating Agency

8. " Vinegar " we use in food

has the scientic name -->Acetic Acid

9. Prithviraj Chauhan ruled in

which century --> 12th

10. Several coins depict and

ancient king playing on the

Veena. Who was that king -->

Samudragupta


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11. Which style of Indian

Classical Music Singing was

developed by Tansen -->

Dhrupad

12. Sant Tukaram was a devotee

of which lord --> Vittala

13. Surdas was a disciple of

whom --> Vallabhacharya

14. Surdas lived during the

reign of which Moghul Emperor--> Akbar

15. What is "Mistral" -->

Famous high speed train of

France

16. Where is the origin of

Chambal River --> Manpura,south of Mhow town, near

Indore

17. Bridgetown is a capital of

which country --> Barbados

18. The two countries which

fought Crimean War --> Russia& Turkey

19. RanaPratap Sagar dam is on

which river --> Chambal

20. The mewar king defeated by

Babur --> Rana Sanga or

Sangram Singh

21. "Kailash Temple" is


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located in which ancient caves

--> Ellora

22. The famous Woman Muslim

ruler belonged to the kingdom

of Ahmednagar --> Chand Bibi

23. What is NIA --> National

Investigation Agency

24. Where are the headquarters

of WHO --> Geneva

25. What is reverse repo rate--> The rate at which Banks

lend to RBI

26. What is FIEO -->

Federation of Indian Export

Organizations

27. Who invented Mobile -->Nathan B. Stubblefield

28. Who invented "Electricity"

--> Benjamin Franklin

29. What was the name of

mother of Mahatma Gandhi -->

Putlibai30. Who is the first Indian

Leader to render a speech in

Hindi at United Nations -->

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

31. Which river originates at

Amarkantak --> Narmada

32. Indira Gandhi Canal is


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benefiting which state most

--> Rajasthan

33. What is the Ph of blood

--> 7.4

34. The palace of Amritsar was

given by Mughal Emperor Akabr

to whom --> Guru Ramdas

35. COFEPOSA deals with what

--> Economic offences

36. The earth rotates on itsaxis from --> West to east

37. The United Kingom consists

of which countries -->

England, Northern Ireland,

Scotland & Wales

38. Who publishes employmentnews --> Ministry of

Information and broadcasting

39. Who was the first

Tirthankar of J ainism -->

Rishabdev

40. What is the symbol of"Parshvnath" in J ainism -->

Snake

41. How many crimes have been

decided in J ainism --> 18

42. The principal military

officer of "Brihadrath"

assassinated him and captured


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the throne to start Shung

Dynasty. Who was this officer

--> Pushyamitra Shung

43. Where was the capital of

Pandyas --> Madurai

44. On which state Mohd. Ghori

attacked first in India in

1175 --> Multan

45. Hasan Nizami " and

Fakh-e-Mudabbir were the courtpoets of which slave ruler -->

Kutubuddin Aibak

46. Who was the first

sovereign ruler of Sultanet of

Delhi --> Iltutmish

47. Who was the ruler whoabolished " Milk , Inam &

Waqf" --> Iltutmish

48. How much land tax was

collected by Alauddin Khilji

from the produce --> 50%

49. " I issue orders to peopleas I consider them beneficial

for state and people, I don't

know they are permitted in

Shariat or not"? Who said

this --> Alauddin Khilji ( As

per Ziauddin Barni)

50. Whom did Alauddin Khilji


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Sent to invade Southern India

--> Malik Kafur

51. Who constructed "GyanVapi

" Mosque in Varansi -->

Aurangzeb

52. What is Bani Thani --> A

painting in kishangarh style

of Rajasthan

53. Which are the two stationin between " Maitri Express"

is introduced --> Kolkata &

Dhaka

54. In which state " Baxa

Tiger Project" is Located -->

West Bengal55. Which tree is called "

Flame of the Forest" in

Rajasthan --> Palas

56. Among the 18 mahajanpads,

which one was situated on the

bank of river Godavari -->Assaka

57. What indicates the rise in

the price of a basket of

commodities on a point to

point basis --> Inflation

58. In which kind of climate ,

corals are found generally -->


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Above 18 degree C in temperate

climate

59. Which animal is symbol of

world wild life fund --> Red

Panda

60. The electoral college for

the united states Presidential

election is constituted by -->

Members of United States

Congress61. What are the 3 Capitals of

South Africa --> Pretoria,

Cape Town & Bloemfontein.

(Administrative, Lesgislative

& J udicial respectively)

62. According to Hindu mythwho was the first mortal to

die --> Yama

63. Which drink is nicknamed

"scandal broth" --> Tea

64. On which god is the

largest monolithic statue inIndia carved --> Gomateshwara

65. largest mammal on the

earth --> Whale

66. Second largest mammal on

the earth --> Elephant

67. The lines of equal

sunshinae are called -->


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ISOHEL

68. Where is amundsen sea -->

The Amundsen Sea is an arm of

the Southern Ocean off Marie

Byrd Land in western

Antarctica

69. Named after its inventor,

by what name is the Giant

Wheel or Observation wheel

known --> The Ferris wheel isnamed after George Washington

Gale Ferris, J r

70. Mother tongue of Aishwarya

Rai --> Tulu

71. Which Bird is the symbol

of peace --> Dove71. What do we know Barbara

Millicent Roberts better as

--> Barbie

72. "Origin of Species was

published by Charles Darwin in

which year --> 185973. Who was the first rock

star to be arrested on stage

--> J im Morrison

74. To keep their exposed feet

warm during winter Shahtoosh,

from which shawls are made,

comes from which animal -->


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Tibetan Antelope

75. Why is the fish "Bombay

Duck" called by this name -->

Corruption of its local name,

Bombilli

76. What are polled cattle -->

Without horns

77. The world knows this

animal from the corruption of

Telugu for Pig-rat. Which one--> Bandicoot

78. Which animal did Noah

release first from the Ark -->

Dove

79. What is the name of the

railcar used in thesmall-gauge railway to Shimla

--> Safed Murgi

80. In a pack of cards, which

one is a copyright --> Ace of

Spade

81. Epiphytic and parasiticplants grow on which of the

following --> Plants

82. The fermented molasses

left over from the

sugar-refining process is used

in the manufacture of which

spirit --> Rum


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83. She was the first winner

of the Asian Womens amateur

Table Tennis title but is

better known for her

professional life --> Kiran

Bedi

84. Which Indian Astronaut was

killed in the Space Shuttle

Columbia disaster in 2003 -->

Kalpana Chawla85. What was Bhishmas

original name in the epic

Mahabharata --> Devavrata

86. J ulian, Dick, Anne and

George and their dog Timmy are

collectively called --> famousfive

87. What is the lowest of the

four Varna --> Surdas

88. A species of Hippopotamus

shares its name with which

Africa tribe --> Pygmy89. Where did Ravana undertake

a penance to bring Shiva to

Lanka --> Gokarna

90. Name the only British

Governor-General to be

impeached --> Warren-Hastings

91. Spielbergs production


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company is named after his

very first short film. Name it

--> Amblin

92. More stars than there are

in heaven was the publicity

line of which studio --> MGM

93. Name the first US city to

host the Olympic Games --> St

Loius

94. Which word has beenreferred to as The Great

Australian Adjective -->

Bloody

95. In ancient Rome, what was

awarded to a gladiator,

signifying that he would neverhave to fight again --> A

cracked shield

96. This fictional characters

only wife was named Tracy Daco

and hes a graduate of

Oriental languages fromCambridge. Name him --> J ames

Bond

97. In the Enid Blyton Noddy

series, name the character

that was responsible for

actually creating Noddy --> Mr

Carver


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98. The name of which

character from the Ramayana

literally means furrow -->

Sita

99. Secrets of a Sparrow is

the autobiography of which

famous singer --> Diana Ross

100. In Bollywood, how do we

better know Mumtaz J ahanara

Begum --> Madhubala

101. In 1718, an English

pirate called Edward Teach was

killed in a battle with

British forces off the coast

of Virginia. How was he betterknown --> Blackbeard

102. In 1995, a probe from

this spacecraft first entered

the planet J upiter. Name it

--> Galileo

103. George J orgensen was aformer US GI who had gone to

Denmark in 1950 and returned

in 1952 after undergoing a

particular treatment, a first

in the world. What had he

undergone --> Sex-change

operation


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104. Tsai Lun, a eunuch,

invented it in 105 AD.

According to official history,

he was given an aristocratic

title when he presented it to

Emperor Ho Ti for the first

time. What was it --> Paper

105. What is the shortest

verse in the Bible --> 'J esus

wept.'106. On which Shakespeare play

is the musical "West Side

Story" based --> Romeo and

J uliet

107. The letters that he wrote

to his daughter from jail werepublished as a book Letters

from a Father to a Daughter.

Name both --> J awahar Lal

Nehru wrote to his daughter

Indira Gandhi which were later

published as Glimpses of WorldHistory

108. Which Bharat Ratna

winning scientist's

autobiography is titled Wings

of Fire --> A.P.J .Abdul Kalam

109. Which international

airline is named after the


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vahana of Lord Vishnu -->

Garuna Indonesia

110. Which is the only animal

with four knees --> Elephant

111. Sachin Tendulkar was

named after his brother Ajit's

favourite music director. Who

--> SAchin Dev (S D ) Burman

112. Who is known as the

'Terror of MM Hills' -->Veerapan

113. What is the Sanskrit word

for 'refined' --> SAnskrit

114. Name the wife of Agni -->

Swaha

115. By what name do we knowthe Hindi actor Rajiv Hari Om

Bhatia better --> Akshay Kumar

116. Two wards in the Tihar

J ail in New Delhi were named

after Indian cricketers by

supercop Kiran Bedi. Who -->SAchin Tendulkar and Vinod

Kambli

118. Why did Pakistan

supposedly name its missile

'Ghauri' --> Because it

thought India had named

Prithvi after Prithviraj


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Chauhan

119. Whose ashes are

supposedly stored at the

Renkoji Temple in J apan -->

Subhash Chandra Bose

120. Which actor and director

both made their debut in the

Kannada film 'Pallavi Anu

Pallavi' --> Maniratnam and

Anil KApoor121. Who founded the Mysore

Bank now known as the State

Bank of Mysore --> Sir M.

Vishweshvarayya

122. Who promotes Kannada

theatre through his troupecalled Rangayana --> B V

Karanth

123. Which great writer and

poet introduced and promoted

the sport of J udo in India -->

Rabindranath TAgore124. who made the first cover

design of J awaharlal Nehrus

The Discovery of India -->

Satyajit Ray

125. According to Hindu

mythology, twin sisters Riddhi

and Siddhi are wives of which


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God --> Ganesh

126. Which scientist was known

as 'Wizard of Menlo Park' -->

Thomas Alva Edison

127. On 6th April 1909, who

became the first person to

reach the North Pole -->

Robert Edwin Peary

128. In which city is the

dargah (tomb) of sufi saintMoinuddin Chishti located -->

Ajmer

129. Which is the nearest star

to the Sun --> Which is the

nearest star to the Sun

130. Which gas is commonlyknown as 'Laughing Gas' -->

Nitrous Oxide

131. Who discoverd Penicillin

--> Alexander Fleming

132. In Mumbai terror attacks

on 26 Nov. 2008, what was thecode name of security forces

commando action against

terrorists --> Operation Black

Tornado

133. Launched on 1st J uly

1822, which newspaper is the

Asia's oldest extant daily -->


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Mumbai Samachar

134. Which body is responsible

to keep the government money

under various heads --> RBI

135. Look East Policy was

launched in which year -->

1992

136. When a loan is given by a

bank to an individual or

organization is not returnedby the borrower wishfully or

otherwise is known as

.asset --> non-performing

asset

137. A time-bound plan for

rural infrastructure by thegovernment of India in

partnership with State

Governments and Panchayat Raj

Institutions. What is the name

of this plan --> Bharat Nirman

138. Who died of Leukemiacaused by radio activity while

experimenting with its effects

--> Marie Curie and Irene

J oliet Curie

139. Which ancient scientist

claimed that termite mounds

were indicators of groundwater


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--> Varahamithira

140. In which year the

following acts took place?

Water Act - 1974

Pollution control Act - 1982

Wild Life Act - 1972

Environment Protection Act -

1986

Forest Conservation Act - 1980

Protect Tiger Act - 1973141. Which animal scientific

name is Axis Axis --> The

Spotted Deer

142. Which is the fastest

breeding mammal --> The Indian

Mole rat143. The leaf of which tree

often used as a Motif in

Kashmir crafts --> Chinas

144. Which is known as King of

spices and Queen of spices -->

Pepper and Cardamom145. Who is known as god

father of birds --> Dr. Salim

Ali

146. In which state is the

Kanchenjunga, the second

highest mountain peak in

India, located --> Sikkim


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147. What does the

Pisciculture refers to -->

Fishes

148. How do we better know

nineteenth century spiritual

guru Gadadhar Chatterjee -->

Ramakrishna Paramhans

149. Which mineral is mined at

J ayamkondam in Tamil Nadu -->

Lignite150. For the popularization of

science, which agency of

United Nations (UN) awards the

Kalinga Prize --> UNESCO

151. 'Lawsons Bay Beach' and'Ramakrishna Beach' are

located in which port city on

the Bay of Bengal -->

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

152. Which ancient Indian

physician is known as the'Father of Modern Plastic

Surgery' --> Sushruta

153. Who directed Oscar award

winning short documentary film

'Smile Pinki' (2008) --> Megan

Mylan

154. On which planet, due to


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its clockwise (east to west)

rotation on the axis, the Sun

rises in the west and sets in

the east --> Venus

155. By what name is British

lady Madeleine Slade, a

disciple of Mahatma Gandhi,

better known --> Meera Ben

156. For his major role in the

development of computer chip'Pentium', which Indian IT

expert is called the 'Father

of Pentium' --> Vinod Dham

157. Pinaka, the multi barrel

rocket launcher produced in

India, is named after whichHindu God's bow --> Shiva

158. Which disease, named

after a J apanese city where it

was first observed, is caused

by severe Mercury poisoning

--> Minimata159. Name the bird than can

imitate human speech better

than a parrot --> The hill

myna

160. Which river forms the

marble falls --> Narmada

161. Which river is called


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Bihars river of sorrow -->

Kosi

162. Which is the oldest dam

in India --> The Grand Anicut

across the Coleroom River

163. Who designed the bhakra

dam --> Henry Slokan

164. Who was known as the

Thug hunter in history -->

William Sleeman165. Who has earned the title

of Indias cataract king -->

Dr. M. C. Modi

166. Murli Dhar Devidas is the

original name of which well

known social worker --> BabaAmte

167. What is the original name

of Mother Teresa --> Agnes

Gonxha Bejaxhiu

168. Name the English man, who

is called Father of Calcutta--> J ob Charnock

169. Who is called the first

lady of Indian screen -->

Nargis Dutt

170. Which English man helped

to form the INC --> Allan

Octavian Hume


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171. In which year The

International Finance

Corporation (IFC) was

established --> 1956

172. The first American

president who resigned

Presidency was --> Richard

Nixon

173. Where is Rajiv Gandhi

Indian Institute of Management--> Shillong

174. The " liberty , equality

and fraternity " enshrined by

Preamble is inspired by which

revolution --> French

Revolution175. Which organ in

herbivorous animals helps in

digestion of starch through

bacteria --> Caecum

176. Rennin enzyme is secreted

in --> Stomach177. Heiroglyphic Writing is a

part of which ancient

civilization --> Egyptian

178. Which instrument is used

to listen and record

underwater sounds -->

Hydrophone


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179. Vedic mythology refers to

an ancient settlement called

Pushkalavati after Pushkal who

was the son of King Bharata in

the epic Ramayana. What is the

modern location of

Pushkalavati --> Peshawar (in

Pakistan)

180. Baffin Island is located

in which ocean --> PacificOcean

181. Karl Pearson is related

to which branch of Mathematics

--> Statistics

182. Whose had original name "

Mula Shanakar" --> SwamiDayanand Saraswati

183. In which year "Gandhi"

got Oscar Award --> 1982

184. Where is located the

Airforce Academy --> Hyderabad

185. What is the currency ofMexico --> Peso

186. Which is the highest

civilian award in India -->

Bharat Ratna

187. Which is the highest

honour forsports in India -->

Rajev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award


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188. Which is true about the

trade agreements SAFTA &

SAPTA? (SAFTA- South Asian

Free Trade Area & SAPTA- SAARC

Preferential Trading

Arrangement) --> SAFTA, came

into being on 1 J anuary 2006

replacing SAPTA

189. Dunkel Proposals are

related to which of thefollowing rounds of GATT -->

Uruguay Round

190. SAARC has designated the

decade 2001-2010 as --> SAARC

Decade of the Rights of the

Child191. Which of the following

country backed out the 16th

SAARC Summit scheduled to be

held in 2009 expressing its

inability to arrange the

gathering due to the currenteconomic recession -->

Maldives , It was scheduled to

be held in Male this year

192. India has requested

membership in APEC, and

received initial support from

the United States, J apan and


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Australia but was not admitted

because of the 10 year

moratorium imposed in 1997.

This moratorium was prolonged

till which year later on -->

2010

193. Which among the following

ratios correctly denotes Money

Multiplier --> M3: M0

194. Which among the followingis an alternate word used for

" Buyer's Monopoly" -->

Monopsony

195. katrina, Ike, Andrew,

Wilma are the names of -->

Tropical Cyclones196. A mountain range which

extends along the southern

margin of Eurasia. Stretching

from J ava to Sumatra through

the Himalayas, the

Mediterranean, and out intothe Atlantic is called -->

Alpide Range

197. What is the name of the

mountain range in central

Asia, where Russia, China,

Mongolia and Kazakhstan come

together --> Altai Mountains,


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also called as onion range

198. Arete,Cirque, Groove,

Moraines, Flood planes etc are

the landforms associated with

--> Erosion Activity

199. What does an "Epicenter"

of an earthquake means -->

point at ground level directly

above the point of initial

rupture. point of initialrupture is called Hypocenter

200. In which country Chukha

Valley project is located -->

Bhutan7

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