1. Who among the following has been appointed the National
Security Adviser by the
UPA Government ?
(a) Brajesh
Mishra
(b) J.
N. Dixit
(c) Soli
J. Sorabjee
(d) T.
K. A. Nair
Ans: ( b ) J. N. Dixit
2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
(a) S.
M. Krishna
(b) Uma
Bharti
(c) Dharam
Singh
(d) Y.
S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh
3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
(a) Jennifer
Hawkins
(b) Shandi
Finnessey
(c) Alba
Reyes
(d) None
of these
Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins
4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies
troops during the Second World War,
was held in
(a) Pearl
Harbour
(b) Normandy
(c) New
York
(d) Lisbon
Ans: ( b ) Normandy
5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record
of maximum number of
sixes in Tests ?
(a) Chris
Carins (New Zealand)
(b) Viv
Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin
Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim
Akram (Pakistan)
Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
(a) Justice
Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice
V. N. Khare
(c) Justice
R. C. Lahoti
(d) None
of these
Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti
7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic
flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
(a) Anjali
Bhagwat
(b) Abhinav
Bindra
(c) Viswanathan
Anand
(d) K.
M. Beenamol
Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat
8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman
of the National
Commission for Farmers ?
(a) Ajit
Singh
(b) K.
C. Pant
(c) Dr.
M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Sharad
Pawar
Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after
122 years recently ?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Ans: ( b ) Venus
10. Which of the following countries was
readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) None
of these
Ans: ( c ) Pakistan
11. The world governing body of which of
the following
sports celebrated its 100
years in existence recently ?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
Ans: ( a ) Football
12. Who among the following won the men’s
singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
(a) Guillermo
Coria
(b) Roger
Federer
(c) Andy
Roddick
(d) Gaston
Gaudio
Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio
13. Who is India’s first Woman Grand
Master in Chess ?
(a) Aarthie
Ramaswamy
(b) Koneru
Humpy
(c) S.
Meenakshi
(d) S.
Vijayalakshmi
Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy
14. The age of a tree can be determined by
(a) Measuring
its height
(b) Measuring
its diameter
(c) Analyzing
its sap
(d) Counting
the annual growth rings of its stem
Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its
stem
15. Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched Mountains Continents
(a) The
Rocky : North America
(b) The
Andes : South America
(c) The
Alps : Europe
(d) The
Ural : Africa
Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa
16. Which of the following pairs is
correctly matched
(a) Purna
Swaraj Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom
of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation
of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
(d) Simla
Confeence : 1940
Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the
medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount
Abu
Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar
18. Which one of the following is
essentially a solo dance?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Manipuri
(d) Mohiniattam
Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam
19. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana?
is located in
(a) Atlantic
Ocean
(b) Arctic
Ocean
(c) Pacific
Ocean
(d) Indian
Ocean
Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean
20. Although fog consists of fine drops of
water, we cannot
see clearly through it
because
(a) The
light rays undergo total internal reflection in the
drops
(b) Fine
drops of water in fog polarize the light
(c) The
fine drops are opaque to the light
(d) The
drops scatter most of the light
Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light
21. During the Mughal period, which one of
the following
were the first to come to
India as traders ?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Ans: ( a ) Portuguese
22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans
is known for
introducing market
control mechanism ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin
Khalji
(d) Firoze
Tughlaq
Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji
23. Which one of the following mountain
peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India
?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda
Devi
(c) Mt.
Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans: ( a ) Annapurna
24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The
forces of tension in the earth?s crust
(b) The
subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(c) The
valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
(d) The
deepening of a valley by ice action
Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s
crust
25. Who is the author of the book, ?The
Man Who Divided India? ?
(a) Arun
Shourie
(b) Dominique
Lapierre
(c) Rafiq
Zakaria
(d) Salman
Rushdie
Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakaria
Set
2
1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet
Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Russia
Ans: ( b ) UK
2. The United States has granted the status of ?major
non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Myanmar
Ans: ( a ) Pakistan
3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu
Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Vijay Mallya
(d) Aditya Birla
Ans: ( c ) Vijay Mallya
4. Which of the following companies became India?s first
listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ?
(a) Satyam
(b) HCL
(c) Wipro
(d) Infosys Technologies
Ans: ( d ) Infosys Technologies
5. Who among the following women has become the highest
individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Kiran Baloch
(c) Diana Eduljee
(d) None of these
Ans: ( b ) Kiran Baloch
6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?
(a) Chandrika Kumaratunga
(b) Ranil Wickremesinghe
(c) Mahinda Rajapakse
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Mahinda Rajapakse
7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which
of the following countries ?
(a) Sudan
(b) Israel
(c) Brazil
(d) Syria
Ans: ( b ) Israel
8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to
score a triple century in Tests ?
(a) Rahul Dravid
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) V.V.S. Laxman
(d) Virender Sehwag
Ans: ( d ) Virender Sehwag
9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India
Universe 2004 title ?
(a) Lakshmi Pandit
(b) Sayali Bhagat
(c) Tanushree Dutta
(d) Jyoti Brahmin
Ans: ( c ) Tanushree Dutta
10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently
in which of the following cities ?
(a) Islamabad
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Colombo
Ans: ( a ) Islamabad
11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used
for the extraction of opium ?
(a) Capsules
(b) Flowers
(c) Leaves
(d) Roots
Ans: ( b ) Flowers
12. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?
(a) C. Rangarajan
(b) N. N. Vohra
(c) Bimal Jalan
(d) Vijay Kelkar
Ans: ( a ) C. Rangarajan
13. The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alamm Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
Ans: ( b ) Alamm Ara
14. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan
Educational Society? was founded by
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) M.G. Ranade
Ans: ( d ) M.G. Ranade
15. A ?black hole? is a body in space which does not allow
any radiation to come out. This property is due to its
(a) Very small size
(b) Very large size
(c) Very high density
(d) Very low density
Ans: ( c ) Very high density
16. The ?Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of
(a) Ganga and Mahanadi
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Godavari
(d) Krishna and Kaveri
Ans: ( c ) Mahanadi and Godavari
17. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew
the Fundamental Right
(a) To freedom of religion
(b) To constitutional remedies
(c) To property
(d) Against exploitation
Ans: ( c ) To property
18. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be
abolished or created by
(a) The President of India in consultation with the Council
of Ministers of the State concerned
(b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned
(c) The Parliament at a joint sitting of both the Houses
(d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly
passes a resolution to that effect
Ans: ( d ) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative
Assembly passes a resolution to that effect
19. At which stage in its life cycle does the silk work
yield the fibre of commerce ?
(a) Egg
(b) Larva
(c) Pupa
(d) Imago
Ans: ( c ) Pupa
20. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified
as such based on whether
(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days
in a year
(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the
scheduled caste /tribe social group
(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Ans: ( a ) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food
basket
21. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of
Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?
(a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry and Delhi
Ans: ( b ) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
22. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must
win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?
(a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
(c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open
Ans: ( a ) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
23. ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries,
was organized by
(a) Khudiram Bose
(b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Prafulla Chaki
(d) Bhagat Singh
Ans: ( b ) V.D. Savarkar
24. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or
other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of
(a) Total internal reflection
(b) Interference
(c) Diffraction
(d) Polarisation
Ans: ( a ) Total internal reflection
25. Which one of the following lakes forms and international
boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?
(a) Chad
(b) Malawi
(c) Victoria
(d) Zambezi
Ans: ( c ) Victoria
