Test Your Knowledge Quiz

1. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated ?
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Turkmenistan
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) China
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2. Which strait connects Red Sea and Indian Ocean ?
(A) Bab-el-Mandeb
(B) Hormuz
(C) Bosporus
(D) Malacca
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3. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated ?
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
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4. The government of India has decided to institute an international award in the name of—
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Rajiv Gandhi
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5. Who has been honoured with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 2009 ?
(A) Asma Jahangir
(B) Angela Merkel
(C) Nicholas Sarkozy
(D) None of the above
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6. Who has been awarded C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award this year ?
(A) Salim Durrani
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Wasim Akram
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7. Chambal river is a part of—
(A) Sabarmati basin
(B) Ganga basin
(C) Narmada basin
(D) Godavari basin
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8. Freedom of the press in India is—
(A) available to the people under the law of the Parliament
(B) specifically provided in the Constitution
(C) implied in the right of freedom of expression
(D) available to the people under the executive order
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9. Major source of oceanic salinity is—
(A) rivers
(B) land
(C) wind
(D) ash from volcanoes
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10. The Large States of India in the order of area are—
(A) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
(C) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh Maha-rashtra Rajasthan
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11. The highest wheat-producing State of India is—
(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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12. Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste ?
(A) Bihar
(B) West Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
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13. Tropical Cyclone of Philippines is termed as—
(A) Typhoon
(B) Willy-Willy
(C) Hurricane
(D) Baguio
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14. The strait which separates North and South Islands of New Zealand is—
(A) Foveaux Strait
(B) Bass Strait
(C) Cook Strait
(D) Torres Strait
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15. Which of the following in human body is involved in controlling blood sugar level ?
(A) Pituitary gland
(B) Islets of Langerhans
(C) Hypothalamus
(D) Spleen
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16. Del Potro is world famous player of—
(A) Golf
(B) Hockey
(C) Chess
(D) Tennis
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17. South Sudan is the ……… nation of the world.
(A) 193rd
(B) 194th
(C) 192nd
(D) 191st
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18. The Raghavan Committee is associated with—
(A) Cultural Scheme
(B) Primary Education
(C) Compulsory Rural Service for Medicos
(D) Anti-ragging measures
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19. Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period ?
(A) Pali
(B) Magadhi
(C) Prakrit
(D) Sanskrit
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20. The agenda for the Round Table Conference held in London was to—
(A) discuss the report of the Simon Commission
(B) form a constitution for India
(C) find a solution of the communal problem in India
(D) find a solution for depressed class problems in India
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