51. Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?(i) Bartolomeu Dias
(ii) Ferdinand Magellan
(iii) Columbus
(iv) James cook
Answer: Bartolomeu Dias
52. Northern Africa was divided between two Muslim Caliphates at around 1000 AD. While northwestern Africa (essentially, modern Morocco) and southern Spain were ruled by the Umayyads, which Caliphate ruled over what is now modern Tunisia, Libya and Egypt?
(i) Hafsid (ii) Idrisid
(iii) Fatimid (iv) Aghlabid
Answer: Fatimid
53. Who founded the “Young Italy” movement, the anchor organization behind the unification of Italy in the nineteenth century?
(i) Count Cavour (ii) Garibaldi
(iii) Giuseppe Mazzini (iv) Red Shirts
Answer: Giuseppe Mazzini in1831.
54. Where was the battle of Badr fought in which Muslims led by Muhammad defeated Quraish of Mecca decisively on March 13, 624 AD?
(i) 80 miles south west of Medina
(ii) outskirts of Mecca
(iii) Jeruselam
(iv) Mount Arafat
Answer: Ourskrits of mecca
55. Who was the Commander – in – Chief of Confederate States in the American Civil war (1861-65).
(i) Abraham Lincoln (ii) Jefferson Davis
(iii) Robert E Lee (iv) James Longstreet
Answer: Robert E Lee
56. On which date US dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima?
(i) August 9, 1945 (ii) May 8, 1945
(iii) July 26,1945 (iv) August 6,1945
Answer: August 6, 1945
57. The Treaty of Srirangapatna was signed in 1792 between Tipu Sultan and
(i) Dalhousie (ii) Cornwallis
(iii) Warren Hastings (iv) Lord Clive
Answer: Lord Cornwallis
58. Wimbledon Tournament is associated with which game?
(i) Football (ii) Golf
(iii) Tennis (iv) Badminton
Answer: Tennis
59. Under an agreement with which of the following countries .did Subhas Chandra Bose. organize the Indian Answerdiers, taken as pnsoners by the AXIS Powers, Into the Azad Hind Fauj?
(i) China (ii) Germany
(iii) Italy (iv) Japan
Answer:Japan
60. In which part of ancient India was Kharoshthi script in use between 3′d century BC and 3′d century AD.
(i) Magadh region (ii) Central region
(iii) Southern region (iv) Gandhar region
Answer:Central Region
61.Battle of Jamrud was fought between Sikhs and Afghans in April 1837 in which Afghans were defeated but an important Sikh general was killed. Who was this Sikh general?
(i) Jorawar Singh (ii) Mahan Singh
(iii) Hari Singh Nalwa (iv)Diwan Bhiwani Das
Answer: Hari singh Nawla
62. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress?
(i) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (ii) Badraddin Tayabji
(iii) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (iv) Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: Badraddin Tayabji
63. Three Round Table Conferences were organized by British Government between 1930 and 1932 to discuss the constitutional reform in India. In which Round Table Conference did the Congress attend?
(i) First (ii) Second
(iii) Third (iv) All the three
Answer: 2nd round table conference
64. Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution?
(i) Dr Rajendra Prasad (ii) K M Munsi
(iii) N G S Ayanger (iv) B R Ambedkar
Answer: B R Ambedkar
65.What is the Quorum laid down to constitute a meeting of either of the Houses of Parliament.
(i) one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
(il) one-fourth of the total number of members of that House
(iii) one-fifth of the total number of members of that House
(iv) one-half of the total number of members of that House
Answer: one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
66. Who has the authority to call a joint session of the two Houses of Parliament?
(i) Prime Minister
(ii) President
(iii) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(iv) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Answer:Speaker of Lok Sabha
67. In which session of the year, President addresses both the Houses of Parliament?
(i) First session (Budget) (ii) Second session (Monsoon)
(iii) Third session (winter) (iv) none of the above
Answer: 1st session of budget and 1st session after general election.
68.Which of the following States do not have bicameral legislature?
(i)Bihar (ii) Uttar Pradesh
(iii) Madhya Pradesh (iv) Maharashtra
Answer: Madhya Pradesh. Bihar, Andhra pradesh, U.P, Maharashtra, J& K, Karnatka
69.What fraction of Legislative Council Members are nominated by Governor on the advice of Cabinet from amongst those having excelled in the fields of science ,arts, literature, cooperative movement or social science?
(i) 1/3 (ii) 1/6
(iii) 1/12 (iv) 1/4
Answer: 1/6
70. In which of the following states is the construction site of proposed Tipaimukh dam located?
(i) Mizoram (ii) Assam
(iii) Manipur (iv) Nagaland
Answer: In Manipur on the river Barak.
71. The capitals of Manipur , Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh respectively are
(i) Imphal, Aizawl and Itanagar
(ii) Itanagar , Aizawl and Imphal
(iii )Kohima, Shillong and Agartala
(iv) Imphal, Itanagar and Aizawl
Answer:Imphal,Aizawal & itanagar
72. Which of the following is not a tributary of Krishna river?
(i) Tungbhadra (ii) Bhima
(iii) Koyna (iv) Godavari
Answer: Godavari
73. Which of the followings not a hill station in South India?
(i) Ooty (ii) Kodaikanal
(iii) Munnar (iv) Coimbatore
Answer: Coimbatore
74. Which of the following states shares border with China?
(i)West Bengal (ii)Himachal Pradesh
(iii) Nagalnd (iv)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
75. Which of the following is not a land locked state?
(i) Bihar (ii)Chhattisgarh
(iii) Mizoram (iv) Orissa
Answer: Orissa
76. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
(i) US – CIA (ii) UK – MI 6
(iii) France – Mossad (iv) India’ – R&AW
Answer: France-mossad. Mossad is intelligence agency of Israeli.
77. In which year was Guru Nanak Dev born? .
(i) 1242 AD (ii) 1358 AD
(iii) 1469 AD (iv) 1542 AD
Answer: 15 march 1469 AD.
78. Which religious leader established ‘four mathas’ in India?
(i) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(ii) Shankaracharya
(iii)Vivekananda
(iv) Ramanuja
Answer: Shankara charya
79. Who was the first Christian missionary to India?
(i) Thomas the Apostle
(ii) John Breeden
(iii) Richard Knill
(iv) St George
Answer: Thomas the Apostle
80. A man decides to travel 80 kilometers in 8 hours partly by foot and partly on a bicycle. If his speed on foot is 8 km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr, what distance would he travel on foot?
(i) 20 km (ii) 30 km
(iii)48 km (iv) 60km
81. Due to a 25 % increase in the price of rice per kilogram a person is able to purchase 20 kilograms less for Rupees 400. What is the increased price of rice per kilogram?
(i)Rs 5 (ii)Rs 6
(iii) Rs 10 (iv)Rs 4
82. A toy weighing 24 grams of an alloy of two metals is worth Rs 174/-, but if the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the toy would be worth Rs 162/- If the price of one metal be Rs 8 per ,gram, find the price of the other metal used to make the toy
(i) Rs 10/ gram (ii) Rs 6/gram
(iii) Rs 4/ gram (iv) Rs 5/gram
83. Three bells chime at intervals of 48, 60 and 90 minutes respectively. If all the three bells chime together at 10 AM, at what time will all the three chime again that day
(i) 1 PM (ii) 2 PM
(iii) 8 PM (iv) 10 PM
84. Find the last two digits of : 153763519717
(i) 35 (ii) 45
(iii) 55 (Iv) 85
85. After striking the floor, a ball rebounds to 4/5th of the height from which it has fallen, Find the total distance that if travels before coming to rest if it has been gently dropped from a height of 120 metres.
(i) 540 mtrs (ii) 960 mtrs
(iii) 1080 mtrs (iv) 1120 mtrs
86. There is a 7-digit telephone number with all different digits . If the digit at extreme right and extreme left are 5 and 6 respectively, find how many such telephone numbers are Possible.
(i) 120 (ii) 1,00,000
(iii) 6720 (iv) 30,240
87. A speaks the truth 3 out’ of 4 time, and B 5 out of 6 times . What is the probability that they will contradict each other in stating the same fact?
(i) 2/3 (b) 1/3
(c) 5/6 (d) 1/21
88. A circle is inscribed inside an equilateral triangle touching all the three sides, If the radius of the circle is 2 cm, find the area of the triangle.
(i) 15 (ii) 18
(iii) 12 (iv) 12
89. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing you such that D is on the left of C; B is on the right of E; A is on the right of C and B is on the left of D. If E has only one neighbour, then who is sitting in the centre?
(i) A (ii)B
(iii) C (iv)D
90. In a family of five persons, Dinesh is Jairam’s son and Gopal’s brother while Meeta is Gopal’s mother and Jayanti’s daughter If there are no step brothers or half brothers in the, family which of the following statements is true?
(i) Jayanti is Dinesh’s mother
(ii) Meeta is Dinesh’s Mother
(iii) Jayanti is Jairam’s grandmother
(iv) All the above
91. four sisters-Suvarna, Tara, Uma and Vihba are playing a game such that the loser doubles the money of each of the other players from her share, They played four games and each sister lost one game in alphabetical order, At the end of fourth game, each sister had Rs.32. How much money did Suvarna start with ?
(i) Rs 60 (ii) Rs 34
(iii) Rs 66 (iv) Rs 28
92. Indira is three times older than Yogesh while Zaheer is half the age of Wahida. If Yogesh is older than Zaheer then Which of the following statements can be inferred ?
(i) Yogesh is older than wahida.
(ii) Indira is older than Wahida.
(iii) Indira may be younger than Wahida.
(iv) None of the above
93. A four-person team from Asian Paints is painting Foolan’s house. Mehmood is painting the front of the house. Ramesh is in the alley behind the house painting the back . Jeevan is painting the Window frames on the north side and Sudhir is on the south. If Mehmood switches places With John, and John then switches places with Sudhir, where is Sudhir how?
(i) in the alley behind the house
(ii) on the north side of the house
(iii) in front of the house
(iv) on the south side of the house
94. If in a coded language MADRAS is written as LBCSZT, how would BOMBAY be written?
(i) APNCBX (ii) APLCZZ
(iii) CPOCBZ (iv) CQOCBX
95. If under a certain code the Word CARROM is written as BZQQNL, which word will be Coded as HOUSE
(i) GNTRD (ii) INVRF
(iii) IPVTF (iv) GPTID
96. Rahul’s mother is the only daughter of Monika’s father. How is Monika’s husband related to Rahul’s?
(i) Uncle (ii) Father
(iii) Grandfather (iv) Brother
97. A man is facing west. He turns 450 in the clockwise direction and then another 1800 in the same direction and then 2700 in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(i)South -West (ii) South
(iii) North-West (iv) West
98. If it was Saturday on 17th December, 1982 what will be the day on 22nd December, 1984
(i) Monday (ii)Tuesday
(iii) Wednesday (iv) Sunday
99. One term in the following number series is not correct. 15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70 Find out the wrong term?
(i) 16 (ii) 22
(iii) 45 (iv) 70
100. ln an exercise, Krishnan walked 25 metres towards South and then he turned to his left and moved, for 20 metres, He again turned to his left and walked 25 metres. Thereafter,he turned to his right and walked 15 metres. What is the distance and direction of his present location with reference to the starting point,
(i) 5v74 metres North East
(ii) 60 metres North
(iii)35 metre East
(iv) 40 metres South East
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