| 1.
| Who lives in Buckingham Palace in London?
| Queen Elizabeth II
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| 2
| Where was Homi Bhabha, the nuclear Scientist born?
| Bombay
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| 3
| Which country started the ancient Olympic games?
| Greeks
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| 4.
| Which is the largest Gulf?
| Gulf of Mexico
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| 5.
| Which is the largest country in terms of area?
| Soviet Union
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| 6.
| Who discovered the Polio Vaccine?
| Dr.Jonak Salk
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| 7.
| Who was given the title of Desert fox?
| Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
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| 8.
| Who invented shorthand?
| Issac Pitman
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| 9.
| 1952 A.D. is an important year in British History why?
| King George VI
|
| 10
| By the side of which city does the river Ottawa flow?
| Montreal
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| 11.
| Which is the land of five rivers in India?
| Punjab
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| 12.
| Which is the lowest mountain range in the world?
| Bhieuna Bhaile
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| 13.
| Which country is called the Land of Morning Calm?
| Korea
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| 14.
| Which city is called the city of Sky scrapers?
| New York
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| 15.
| What is defined as the locus of a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point and fixed line are equal?
| Parabola
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| 16.
| What is the principal export of Jamaica?
| Sugar
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| 17.
| Glimpses of World History is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru. To whom were these letters written?
| Indira Gandhi
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| 18.
| Where did Gautama Buddha attain Nirvana?
| Kushi Nagar
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| 19.
| Which organs of flowering plants take in water?
| Roots
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| 20.
| Where was Alaxander the Great born, where did his death occur & where was he burried?
| Europe (Macedonia) Babylonia (Asia) & Alexanderia (Egypt)
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| 21.
| Is there any age restriction to donate one's Eyes?
| No
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| 22.
| September 3rd is related to the second world war what is its significance?
| Britain & Germany went to war
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| 23.
| Is it true that snakes have eyelids?
| No
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| 24.
| To what animal family does the dog belong?
| Wolf & Jackel
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| 25.
| By what name is the Parliament of Algeria called?
| National Popular Assembly
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| 26.
| Where do investors sell second hand shares?
| Stock Exchange
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| 27.
| Who established four 'Mutts' in four corners of India?
| Adi Shankaracharya
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| 28.
| Which Mughal Emperor was regarded as 'Zinda Pir'?
| Aurangazeb
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| 29.
| Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of which incident?
| Jalianwalabagh tragedy
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| 30.
| Where is the sea of Tranquility located?
| On the Moon
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| 31.
| Who is the first Indian to go into Space?
| Rakesh Sharma
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| 32.
| When was Goa liberated?
| December 19,1961
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| 33.
| Who pointed out the role of heredity?
| Mendel
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| 34.
| Who was India's first chief of Naval Staff?
| R.D.Katari
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| 35.
| Who played the Pivotal role in Sir Richard Attenborough's Gandhi?
| Ben Kinseley
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| 36.
| Who was also known as Shahid-e-Azam?
| Bhagat Singh
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| 37.
| Who wrote the book 'Satyartha Prakasha'?
| Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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| 38.
| Who first discovered the Pacific Ocean?
| Vaso Nunez de Balboa
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| 39.
| Who is known as the father of Indian Nuclear Science?
| Homi Bhabha
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| 40.
| Who invented the Refrigerator?
| J. Perkins
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| 41.
| Which is the longest road tunnel in the world?
| Tunnel under that Gothard Mountain range in Switzerland (16 km)
|
| 42.
| What are the measurements of a single's Badminton court?
| 44 ft * 17 ft
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| 43.
| Who is the founder of Modern Germany?
| Bismarck
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| 44.
| In which country would you find the Yak?
| Tibet
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| 45.
| When did the Traveller Hawkins visit India?
| 1608 AD
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| 46.
| Which city is called the city of Golden temple?
| Amritsar
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| 47.
| Which is the other name of Porus, who nearly defeated Alexander?
| Purushottam
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| 48.
| Who was the President of the Indian National Congress as its first session held in 1885?
| Womesh Chandra Banerji
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| 49.
| A famous Indian Badminton player was shot dead. Who was he?
| Syed Modi
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| 50.
| When is Independence day celebrated in South Korea?
| 15th August
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| 51.
| Where is Diamond Harbour located?
| Calcutta
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| 52.
| With what game is Paul Charles Morphy associated?
| Chess
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| 53.
| When did Ceylon became Srilanka?
| May 1972
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| 54.
| Who designed the Rastrapathi Bhavan in Delhi?
| Sir Edwin Lutyens
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| 55.
| What is the temperature of the warm blooded animals?
| Remain Constant
|
| 56.
| In which state is Malayalam Spoken?
| Kerala
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| 57.
| In which state is the famous Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary situated?
| Rajasthan
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| 58.
| Which country is famous for Samba Dance?
| Brazil
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| 59.
| From where did Jesus ascend to heaven?
| Mount of Olives
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| 60.
| On the bank of which river is Amaravathi located?
| Krishna
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| 61.
| Which day is known as world environment day?
| June 5th
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| 62.
| During whose regime were the Rock cut temples of Kailasa and Ellora carved?
| Krishna I
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| 63.
| In which country did the first Industrial Revolution take place?
| England
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| 64.
| Which is the National flower of China?
| Narcissus
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| 65.
| Who discovered Niagara Falls?
| Louis Hennepin
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| 66.
| Which acid is used in a car battery?
| Sulphuric acid
|
| 67.
| Who
invented dynamite?
| Alfred Nobel
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| 68.
| Who
was the first Governor General of Pakistan?
| Mohammad ali Jinah
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| 69.
| Which
state in India is the largest producer of Saffron?
| Jammu & Kashmir
|
| 70.
| Who
invented the Steam Engine?
| James Watt
|
| 71.
| What
is the botanical name for the Onion?
| Allium cepa
|
| 72.
| With
what is Sylviculture concerned?
| Timber
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| 73.
| What
is Herpetology?
| Study of Reptiles
|
| 74.
| What
do you call a plant that eats insects?
| Insectirorous Plants
|
| 75.
| By using what waves does Radar detect
objects?
| Radiowaves
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| 76.
| What is the name of the element whose
symbol is Cr?
| Chromium
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| 77.
| What is the atomic number of Oxygen?
| Eight
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| 78.
| Who proved that air has weight?
| Galileo
|
| 79.
| Where is Central Rice Research
Institute located?
| Cuttack
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| 80.
| Name the class of animals,that
eats grass?
| Herbivorous
|
| 81.
| What is the other name for
Sulphuric Acid?
| Oil of Vitriol
|
| 82.
| What was Galileo's first
scientific discovery?
| The pendulum
|
| 83.
| Name the scientist, credited
with the invention of the Crescograph?
| J.C.Bose
|
| 84.
| Who was the scientist in
charge of the project which produced the atom bomb?
| J. Robert Openheimer
|
| 85.
| Which instrument is used
to measure the diameter of a thin wire?
| Screw Gauge
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| 86.
| Which is the substance
that helps in the digestion of milk?
| Rennin
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| 87.
| What is the unit of
power?
| Watts
|
| 88.
| Which lens is used
to correct long sight defect?
| Concave
|
| 89.
| In which form is
Iron present in Blood?
| Compound
|
| 90.
| Name the
instrument used in measuring relative humidity of air?
| Hygrometer
|
| 91.
| Name the
Indian born scientist who got a Nobel Prize in the field of Medicine?
| Hargobind Khorana
|
| 92.
| Two
elements that are commonly present in artificial fertilizers are
Nitrogen & Phosphorus which is the third one?
| Patassium
|
| 93.
| Meningitis
affects which part of the body?
| Brain
|
| 94.
| Why is
an Altimeter used?
| Approx. height above the ground
|
| 95.
| Who
propounded the Theory of Relativity?
| Albert Einstein
|
| 96.
| Do
you know the real name of the famous writer Mark Twain?
| Samuel Clemens
|
| 97.
| Both
father and son won Dadasaheb Phalke award.Who are they?
| Prithviraj Kapoor & Raj Kapoor
|
| 98.
| Raghuveer
Yadav got the best actor award for the performance in Hindi film. Name
the film.
| Massey Saheb
|
| 99.
| How
many silent movies were released in India before Talkie movies came
into existence?
| 1300
|
| 100.
| Which
is the smallest book in the world?
| Ari e-1 4mm x 1.40 mm Japanese pulications
|
| 101.
| The
popular comedian Charlie Chaplin came from which country?
| United Kingdom
|
| 102.
| The
Adi Granth is a holy book of which religion?
| The Sikh Religion
|
| 103.
| What
was the title of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography?
| My Experiments with truth
|
| 104.
| Who
is the author of King Soloman's Ring?
| Konard Lorenz
|
| 105.
| Which
is the first country to use Postage stamps.
| Great Britain (1840)
|
| 106.
| Who
is the creator of the character 'Tarzan'?
| Edgar Rice Burroughs
|
| 107.
| Who
planned Chandigarh city?
| Le Corbusier
|
| 108.
| Who
is known as the Indian Prince of Poets?
| Kalidas
|
| 109.
| Who
built the first Pyramid?
| Cheops
|
| 110.
| Complete
the proverb 'A stitch in time....
| Savesnine
|
| 111.
| Who is known as the "Father of Geometry"?
| Euclid
|
| 112.
| Who wrote the play "Enemy of the people"?
| Henrik Ibsen
|
| 113.
| With which personality is Teacher's Day
September 5th linked?
| Dr.S. Radhakrishnan
|
| 114.
| A comedian insured his nose for Ten
lakh dollars.Who was he?
| Jimmy Durant
|
| 115.
| Who said that 'The fool has one great
advantage over the man of Sense' - he is always satisfies with himself?
| Napoleon
|
| 116.
| With what is Bhimsen Joshi
associated?
| Hindustani Music
|
| 117.
| What is the height of Qutub
Minar?
| 288 feet
|
| 118.
| In which place was the first
Printing Press in India set up?
| Goa
|
| 119.
| What does the letter 'U'
stand for in the U certificate given by Censors Board?
| Unrestricted public exhibition
|
| 120.
| Which musical instrument
does Bismillah Khan play?
| Shehnai
|
| 121.
| Which is Shakespeare's
Last Play?
| The Tempest
|
| 122.
| Who was the first
Cartoonist to win the B.D. Goenka Award?
| R.K.Laxman
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