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(Q)(1)What is the colour of the ‘black box’ of an aeroplane? (Ans)- Bright orange. (Q)(2) Who coined the term ‘globalisation’? (Ans)- Theodor Levitt. (Q)(3)So far, 4 presidnts of the US have been assassinatd while in office. If Abraham Lincoln,Jhon F. Kennedy and James A. Garfield are three,who is the 4th? (Ans)- William McKinley. (Q)(4)Which famous chemist was accused of plotting to cheat the French government and executed on May8,1794? (Ans)- Antoine Lavoisire. (Q)(5)The name of which food-item comes from an Italian word meaning ‘pie’? (Ans)- Pizza. (Q)(6)Who was the 1st person to succefully climb Mount Everest solo without using supplemental oxygen? (Ans)- Reinhold Messner. (Q)(7) In which city in India is Rashtrapati Nilayam located? (Ans)- Hyderabad. (Q)(8)Who taught Lord Krishna the Vedas? (Ans)- Sandipani. (Q)(9) In which session of the Indian National Congress was Vande Mataram sung for the first time? (Ans)- 1896 Calcutta Session. (Q)(10) To which class of animals do snails belong? (Ans)- Molluscs. (Q)(11)Which novelist and founder member of IPTA wrote the scripts films like Bobby and Jagte Raho? (Ans)- Khwaja Ahmed Abbas. (Q)(12) What is thanatology a study of? (Ans)- Death. (Q)(13)Which city in Madhya Pradesh is located in the vicinity of the famous marble rocks that rise like cliffs from the river Narmada? (Ans)- Jabalpur. (Q)(14)Who swore in Jawaharlal Nehru as India’s first Prime Minister? (Ans)- Lord Mountbattn. (Q)(15)Which loose flowing outer garment worn by the ancient Romans derives its name from the Latin for “to cover”? (Ans)- Toga. (Q)(16)Aphrodite Terra and Ishtar Terra are the 2 major landmasses on which planet? (Ans)- Venus. (Q)(17)What is the name of the giant cannon,the largest in India,housed in Jaigarh fort,and first installed in 1720? (Ans)- Jaivana. (Q)(18)What sporting title did Tsar Nicholas create at the end of a chess tournament held in St Petersburg in 1914? (Ans)- Grandmaster. (Q)(19)Who was declared Man of the year for 1938 by time magazine? (Ans)- Adolf Hitler. (Q)(20)Which is the most abundant metallic element in the human body ? (Ans)- Calcium. (Q)(21)From which Upanishad have the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’been taken? (Ans)- Mandak UpaniShad. (Q)(22)The slogan of which movement dealt with the proveision of the five F’s-food,fuel,fodder,fertiliser and fibre? (Ans)- Cipko Movement. (Q)(23)Who was the founder of Bharat Anushilan Samity? (Ans)- Satish Candra Bose. (Q)(24)What is divided into chapters called Mitrabheda, Mitralabha, Kakolukiya, Labdhapranasa and Apariksitakaraka? (Ans)- Panchatantra. (Q)(25)Which country’s flag features stalks of suggarcane,a palm tree, bananas and a white dove? (Ans)- Fiji. (Q)(26)Which painter’s autobiography is Pandharpur Ka Ek Ladka? (Ans)- M .F.Husain. (Q)(27)Which Union Territory derives its name from a mandir located in the village of Mani Majra? (Ans)- Chandigarh. (Q)(28)Which scientist shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine with Watson and Crick for his work on the structure of DNA? (Ans)- Maurice Wilkins. (Q)(29) What is the colour of the majority of balls in the game of snooker? (Ans)- Red. (Q)(30)What is the name of the drug that Satyajit Ray’s Prof. Shonku invented as a sure cure for any ailment? (Ans)- Miracure All. (Q)(31) When the metric system was created , what was defined as the mass of 1 cubic decimetre of pure water at the temperature of its maximum density? (Ans)- The kilogram. (Q)(32)On whose life is Bhavabhuti’s 8th century play Mahaviracharita principally based? (Ans)- Rama. (Q)(33) With which team did Brazilian driver Felipe Massa who won his first F1 title at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix begin his Formula 1 career? (Ans)- Sauber. (Q)(34)Who wrote the script for Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zameen,based on a story by Salil Choudhury? (Ans)- Hrishikesh Mukherjee. (Q)(35)Which rishi’s parents were sage Parashara and the fisherwoman Matsyagandha? (Ans)- Vyasa. (Q)(36) Which Prime Minister’s first names are Anthony Charles Lynton? (Ans)- Tony Blair. (Q)(37)What children’s publication did filmmakers B.Nagi Reddi and his friend Chakrapani found in 1947? (Ans)- Chandamama. (Q)(38) Yours Forever is the English version of which Rajshri Film? (Ans)- Hum Apke Hain Kaun. (Q)(39)Which Political leader has authored The Garden of Life - An introduction to the Healing Plants of India? (Ans)- Naveen Patnaik. (Q)(40) The name of which flower means ‘golden flower’ in Latin? (Ans)- Chrysanthemum. (Q)(41)Which Mughal emperor is said to have offered his life to God in exchange for his son and died within one year of his son’s recovery? (Ans)- Babur. (Q)(42) Which game is named for the country estate of the dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire? (Ans)- Badminton. (Q)(43) Jolly Grant airport is closest to which state capital of India? (Ans)- Dehra Dun. (Q)(44)Which scientist used a phonograph to record the human voice by singing Mary had a little Lamb? (Ans)- Thomas Alva Edison. (Q)(45) Which First Lady of the United States was the first to be elected to public office and the first woman elected independently statewide in New York State? (Ans)- Hilary Rodham Clinton. (Q)(46) What is is agnotology the study of? (Ans)- Ignorance. (Q)(47) What is the common name for the large rays(fish), that make up the family Dasyatidae, having broad , flattened pectoral fins that gi ve them an almost diamond shape? (Ans)- Stingray. (Q)(48) Who was the first chief minister of Jharkhand? (Ans)- Babulal Marandi. (Q)(49) Of which actress did Stephen Hawking once say “I suppose you could say she was a model of the universe!”? (Ans)- Marilyn Monroe. (Q)(50) Which folk singer from Bengal provided the music for the Shyam film Arohan? (Ans)- Purna Das Baul. (Q)(51) What is the collective noun for a group of ants? (Ans)- Colony. (Q)(52) Which sportsman lends his name to the spinal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ? (Ans)- Lou Gehrig. (Q)(53) What does ‘pundarik’ mean in ‘Pundarikaksha’, a name for Lord Vishnu? (Ans)- Lotus. (Q)(54) Which variety of soil is referred to as Bhabbar , Khadar and Bhangar in different regions of India? (Ans)- Alluvial (Q)(55) Who was the first criketer to receive the Arjuna Award? (Ans)- Salim Durrani. (Q)(56) What is the Ramanujan number, which is the smallest number that can be represented as the sum of two cubes in two differnt way? (Ans)- 1729. (Q)(57) Who said “A penalty is a cowardly way to score”? (Ans)- Pele. (Q)(58) ‘Hawkeye State’ is the nicname of which state of the United State of America? (Ans)- Iowa. (Q)(59) In 1972, who became the first person to win a second Nobel Prize for Physics? (Ans)- John Bardeen. (Q)(60) Razm-Namah is a Persian translation of which Indian work? (Ans)- Mahabharata. (Q)(61) Which nut are dishes described as ‘amandine’served with ? (Ans)- Almonds. (Q)(62) What was the name of husband of Noor Jahan? (Ans)- Sher Afghan. (Q)(63) In Norse mythology which son of Sif was married to the thunder god Thor? (Ans)- Ull. (Q)(64) Which English footballer’s latest autobiography is My Story So Far? (Ans)- Wayne Rooney. (Q)(65) Who was the first Prime minister in Thailand’s history to lead an elected government through a full four - year term in office? (Ans)- Thaksin Shinawatra. (Q)(66) Which novel, made into a film deals with US- based NRI characters called Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli? (Ans)- The Namesake. (Q)(67) Which American athlete broke Bob Beamon’s long jump record of 890 metres? (Ans)- Mike Powell. (Q)(68) In which Pakistani province is the world heritage site of Texila situated ? (Ans)- Punjab. (Q)(69) If the five - toed dragon symbolised the Emperor of China, which creature represented the Empress ? (Ans)- Phoenix. (Q)(70) Which fruit belonging to the genus Musa of the family Musaceae has its name often used to describe the state of becoming crazy or angry? (Ans)- Banana. (Q)(71) According to the Ramayana,in which river did Lord Rama take jal-samadhi and attained Vaikuntha ? (Ans)- Sarayu. (Q)(72) What phrase or abbreviation ends Proposition 5 in the first Book of Euclid’s treatise on geometry,Elements? (Ans)- Q.E.D.(Quod erat demonstrandum - thus is it proved) (Q)(73) Who was the first non-party legislator to become a chief minister in the country after the first general elections in 1952? (Ans)- Prafulla Chandra Ghosh(W.B.). (Q)(74) What publication was founded in 1843 “to take part in a severe contest between intelligence,which presses forward,and an unworthy,timid ignorance obstructing our progress” ? (Ans)- The Economist. (Q)(75) Which of Herge’s work was published in an unfinshed form in 1986? (Ans)- Tintin and the Alpha-Art. (Q)(76) The Blue Peacock,the Kaiser-E-Hind,the Dipper and the Bhutan Glory are different species of which winged creature? (Ans)- Butterflies. (Q)(77) The ground of which football club played host to the 2006 World Cup final? (Ans)- Hertha Berlin. (Q)(78) Which media planner made his Hindi film debut with Jism? (Ans)- John Abraham. (Q)(79) What is the loss of sense of smell called? (Ans)- Anosmia. (Q)(80) According to the Guinness Book of World Records,which is the most popular song in the English language? (Ans)- Happy Birthday to You. (Q)(81) In Indian history,who established the city of Jahanpanah? (Ans)- Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. (Q)(82) Which famous mythical hero died when he wore a tunic smeared with the blood of the centaur Nessus? (Ans)- Hercules. (Q)(83) In which country is the Etosha National Park and the Mangetti Game Reserve? (Ans)- Namibia. (Q)(84) The incoming Hindi translation of whose political memoirs is titled Agnipath? (Ans)- Pervez Musharraf. (Q)(85) Which venomous North American snakes are so named because of the sound made by their tails that shake vigorously to warn off intruders? (Ans)- Rattlesnake. (Q)(86) Which legendary Tamil actress made her debut in dancer Uday Shankar’s Hindi film Kalpana in 1948? (Ans)- Padmini. (Q)(87) Which country’s recent election result have made way for Fredrik Reinfeldt to become its new PM ? (Ans)- Sweden. (Q)(88) Which 347- room palace designed by H.V. Lancaster stands on the Chittar hill in Jodhpur and was commissioned in 1929 as a famine relief exercise? (Ans)- Umaid Bhawan. (Q)(89) Which painter known for depicting the nightlife of late 19-th century Paris painted a work titled ‘La Goulue Entering the Moulin Rouge’? (Ans)- Henri de Toulouse Lautrec. (Q)(90) According to Hindu mythology which sage was blessed by Lord Shiva to remain at sixteen years of age for ever? (Ans)- Markandeya. (Q)(91) Which 18th century French naturalist wrote Histoire Naturelle, a 36- volume work,which was the first naturalistic account of the history of the Earth? (Ans)- Georges Buffon. (Q)(92) Which word in the English language is derived from the Hindustani for ‘belonging to Bengal’? (Ans)- Bungalow. (Q)(93) Which Nobel Peace Prize winning organisation had as its president Carlo Urbani,the doctor who first identified the SARS,and eventually died of it in 2003 ? (Ans)- Medecins Sans Frontiers(Doctors without Border). (Q)(94) In which state of India is the Rudrasagar Lake located? (Ans)- Tripura. (Q)(95) Which Pakistani batsman hit a six on the last ball of an ODI to tie the match? (Ans)- Asif Mujtaba(against Australia). (Q)(96) Who is the author of plays titled Karnabharam, Urubhangam and Svapnavasavadattam? (Ans)- Bhasa. (Q)(97) Which Nobel Laureate was first admitted to Oriental Seminary School? (Ans)- Rabindranath Tagore. (Q)(98) By what name is Marie Grasholtz who first exhibiited her work in 1835 at Baker Street ? (Ans)- Madame Tussauds. (Q)(99) Made in 1932 , which film starring Nissar had 71 songs? (Ans)- Indra Sabha. (Q)(100) In Norse mythology, who is the goddess of love,beauty and youth? (Ans)- Freya. (Q)(101) Who wrote the autobiographical collection of poems, A Child’s Garden of Verses? (Ans)- R.L.Stevenson. (Q)(102) The currency of which American nation was named after Vasco Nunez de Balboa? (Ans)- Panama. (Q)(103) Which city is served by the newly opened Suvarnabhumi Airport ? (Ans)- Bangkok. (Q)(104) Who along with Muzaffar Ahmad founded the Communist Party of India and served as its chairman? (Ans)- Shripad Amrit Dange. (Q)(105) What new title did Jane Austen give to her re-worked novel earlier named First Impressions? (Ans)- Pride and Prejudice. (Q)(106) Who has scored the maximum runs in the ICC Champions Trophy matches since its inception in 1998? (Ans)- Sourav Ganguly. (Q)(107) Unmadana and Sammohana are the names of the arrows of which Hindu God? (Ans)- Kamadeva. (Q)(108) What is the common name of the animal having the scientific name Daboia russellii, belonging to family Viperidae? (Ans)- Russell’s Viper. (Q)(109) Subansiri, Dhansiri and Manas are the principal tributaries of which river? (Ans)- Brahmaputra. (Q)(110) From 1943 to 1945, who was the director of Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico,where the first atomic bombs were developed? (Ans)- Robert Oppenheimer. (Q)(111) Which fruit of the genus Citrus derives its name from the Persian word Narang? (Ans)- Orange. (Q)(112) Who directed landmark TV serials like Byomkesh Bakshi, Kakkaji Kahin,Bhim Bhawani and Rajani? (Ans)- Basu Chatterjee. (Q)(113) The commonly used word ‘cab’ originated from which french word? (Ans)- Cabriolet. (Q)(114) Who is some times referred to as the ‘father of modern chemistry’? (Ans)- Robert Boyle. (Q)(115) The prime minidter and president of which country are the world’s only twins to hold the two highest posts in any country? (Ans)- Poland. (Q)(116) Whos experiences in Spain were described in Homage to Catalonia? (Ans)- George Orwell. (Q)(117) Which country celebrats its national holiday on January 26, which is the anniversary of Captain Arthur Philip unfurling the British flag there? (Ans)- Australia. (Q)(118) Which fictional character was born on January 6,1854? (Ans)- Sherlock Holmes. (Q)(119) Which Lodi sultan shifted his capital to Agra? (Ans)- Sikander Lodi. (Q)(120) The youngest person to be granted a patent in the US is a four -year - old girl from Houston , Texas. What has she developed an aid for ? (Ans)- Grasping Knobs. (Q)(121) Which male golfer has won the most number of Grand Slam titles? (Ans)- Jack Nicklaus. (Q)(122) Which bird can fly backward? (Ans)- Hummingbird. (Q)(123) What are ping pong balls made of? (Ans)- Celluloid. (Q)(124) Which mountain peak is called Chomolungma in Tibet? (Ans)- Mt Everest.