STATIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS FOR INDIAN PSU EXAMS

1. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE NATION” IN INDIA?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

(D) BHAGAT SINGH.

ANSWER:(C) MAHATMA GANDHI

2. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF INDIA?

(A) MUMBAI

(B) KOLKATA

(D) CHENNAI

ANSWER:(C) NEW DELHI

3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA?

(A) YAMUNA

(B) GANGA

(D) BRAHMAPUTRA

ANSWER:(B) GANGA

4. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA?

(A) DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

(B) DR. SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN

(D) DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN

ANSWER:(A) DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

5. IN WHICH YEAR DID INDIA GAIN INDEPENDENCE?

(A) 1945

(B) 1947

(D) 1952

ANSWER:(B) 1947

6. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA?

(A) ROSE

(B) JASMINE

(D) SUNFLOWER

ANSWER:(C) LOTUS

7. WHO WROTE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) KAVI PRADEEP

(D) ALLAMA IQBAL

ANSWER:(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

8. WHICH IS THE LARGEST STATE IN INDIA BY AREA?

(A) UTTAR PRADESH

(B) MADHYA PRADESH

(D) MAHARASHTRA
ANSWER: C) RAJASTHAN

9. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) ASSAM

(B) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

(D) JAMMU AND KASHMIR

ANSWER:(B) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

10. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA?

(A) INDIRA GANDHI

(B) SAROJINI NAIDU

(D) PRATIBHA PATIL

ANSWER:(A) INDIRA GANDHI

11. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST CITY IN INDIA BY POPULATION?

(A) BANGALORE

(B) DELHI

(D) MUMBAI

ANSWER:(D) MUMBAI

12. WHO INVENTED THE FIRST ELECTRIC BULB?

(A) NIKOLA TESLA

(B) THOMAS EDISON

(D) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

ANSWER:(B) THOMAS EDISON

13. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA?

(A) LION

(B) ELEPHANT

(D) PEACOCK
ANSWER: C) TIGER

14. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE OFFICIAL CURRENCY OF INDIA?

(A) RUPEE

(B) DOLLAR

(D) YEN

ANSWER:(A) RUPEE

15. IN WHICH YEAR DID INDIA BECOME A REPUBLIC?

(A) 1947

(B) 1950

(D) 1960

ANSWER:(B) 1950

16. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “MISSILE MAN OF INDIA”?

(A) VIKRAM SARABHAI

(B) A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

(D) SATISH DHAWAN

ANSWER:(B) A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

17. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TEA?

(A) ASSAM

(B) WEST BENGAL

(D) TAMIL NADU

ANSWER:(A) ASSAM

18. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS INDIA’S LONGEST-RUNNING FILM?

(A) SHOLAY

(B) DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE

(D) GURU

ANSWER:(B) DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE

19. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS”?

(A) ARUNDHATI ROY

(B) CHETAN BHAGAT

(D) SALMAN RUSHDIE

ANSWER:(A) ARUNDHATI ROY

20. THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A BOOKER PRIZE IN INDIA WAS?

(A) ARUNDHATI ROY

(B) KIRAN DESAI

(D) ANITA DESAI

ANSWER:(A) ARUNDHATI ROY

21. WHICH IS THE NATIONAL TREE OF INDIA?

(A) BANYAN

(B) MANGO

(D) PEEPAL

ANSWER:(A) BANYAN

22. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY IN SPACE?

(A) KALPANA CHAWLA

(B) INDIRA GANDHI

(D) SALLY RIDE

ANSWER:(A) KALPANA CHAWLA

23. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA?

(A) HINDI

(B) ENGLISH

(D) URDU

ANSWER:(B) ENGLISH

24. IN WHICH YEAR DID INDIA CONDUCT ITS FIRST NUCLEAR TEST?

(A) 1950

(B) 1965

(D) 1998

ANSWER: C) 1974

25. WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR OF AN INDIAN STATE?

(A) SAROJINI NAIDU

(B) PRATIBHA PATIL

(D) RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR

ANSWER:(A) SAROJINI NAIDU

26. WHICH IS THE LARGEST LAKE IN INDIA?

(A) VEMBANAD LAKE

(B) CHILIKA LAKE

(D) SARDAR SAROVAR LAKE

ANSWER: B) CHILIKA LAKE

27. WHICH FAMOUS TEMPLE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MADURAI?

(A) GOLDEN TEMPLE

(B) KASHI VISHWANATH TEMPLE

(D) BRIHADEESWARAR TEMPLE

ANSWER:(C) MEENAKSHI TEMPLE

28. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “SPICE GARDEN OF INDIA”?

(A) KERALA

(B) KARNATAKA

(D) ANDHRA PRADESH

ANSWER:(A) KERALA

29. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL?

(A) DHYAN CHAND

(B) RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE

(D) MILKHA SINGH

ANSWER:(C) ABHINAV BINDRA

30. THE FAMOUS “GATEWAY OF INDIA” IS LOCATED IN WHICH CITY?

(A) DELHI

(B) MUMBAI

(D) CHENNAI

ANSWER:(B) MUMBAI

31. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) C.V. RAMAN

(D) HAR GOBIND KHORANA

ANSWER:(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

32. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF INDIA?

A) FOOTBALL

B) CRICKET

C) HOCKEY

(D) TENNIS

ANSWER:(C) HOCKEY

33. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY BY AREA IN THE WORLD?

(A) CANADA

(B) RUSSIA

(D) CHINA

ANSWER:(B) RUSSIA

34. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA?

(A) PRATIBHA PATIL

(B) SAROJINI NAIDU

(D) RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR

ANSWER:(A) PRATIBHA PATIL

35. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF INDIA?

(A) DOLLAR

(B) EURO

(D) POUND

ANSWER:(C) RUPEE

36. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD?

(A) K2

(B) MOUNT EVEREST

(D) MAKALU

ANSWER:(B) MOUNT EVEREST

37. THE FAMOUS AJANTA AND ELLORA CAVES ARE LOCATED IN WHICH STATE OF INDIA?

(A) MAHARASHTRA

(B) RAJASTHAN

(D) MADHYA PRADESH

ANSWER:(A) MAHARASHTRA

38. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS BOOK “THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA”?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(D) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

ANSWER:(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

39. WHICH IS THE NATIONAL EMBLEM OF INDIA?

(A) LION

(B) ELEPHANT

(D) PEACOCK

ANSWER:(A) LION

40. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “PINK CITY” IN INDIA?

(A) AGRA

(B) JAIPUR

(D) MUMBAI

ANSWER:(B) JAIPUR

41. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL?

(A) SAINA NEHWAL

(B) MARY KOM

(D) KARNAM MALLESWARI

ANSWER:(D) KARNAM MALLESWARI

42. IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE INDIAN ARMY ESTABLISHED?

(A) 1776

(B) 1857

(D) 1895

ANSWER:(B) 1857

43. WHICH COUNTRY SHARES THE LONGEST BORDER WITH INDIA?

(A) NEPAL

(B) CHINA

(D) PAKISTAN

ANSWER:(C) BANGLADESH

44. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FRUIT OF INDIA?

(A) BANANA

(B) MANGO

(D) APPLE

ANSWER:(B) MANGO

45. WHICH IS THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD IN INDIA?

(A) BHARAT RATNA

(B) PADMA BHUSHAN

(D) PADMA VIBHUSHAN

ANSWER:(A) BHARAT RATNA

46. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN AN OSCAR AWARD?

(A) A.R. RAHMAN

(B) BHANU ATHAIYA

(D) RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH

ANSWER: B) BHANU ATHAIYA

47. WHICH RIVER IS KNOWN AS THE “SORROW OF BIHAR”?

(A) YAMUNA

(B) GANGA

(D) KOSI

ANSWER:(D) KOSI

48. WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

(D) LALA LAJPAT RAI

ANSWER:(C) ALLAN OCTAVIAN HUME

49. WHICH IS THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS MONUMENT IN THE WORLD?

(A) QUTUB MINAR

(B) THE LOTUS TEMPLE

(D) THE GOLDEN TEMPLE

ANSWER: C) ANGKOR WAT

50. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF LAKES”?

(A) UDAIPUR

(B) BHOPAL

(D) AHMEDABAD

ANSWER:(A) UDAIPUR

51. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST STATE IN INDIA BY AREA?

(A) GOA

(B) SIKKIM

(D) DELHI

ANSWER:(A) GOA

52. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON?

(A) YURI GAGARIN

(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

(D) ALAN SHEPARD

ANSWER:(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

53. WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL SPORT OF INDIA?

(A) CRICKET

(B) FIELD HOCKEY

(D) BADMINTON

ANSWER:(B) FIELD HOCKEY

54. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) THAR DESERT

(B) SAHARA DESERT

(D) KALAHARI DESERT

ANSWER: B) SAHARA DESERT

55. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS BOOK “THE WHITE TIGER”?

(A) ARUNDHATI ROY

(B) CHETAN BHAGAT

(D) ARAVIND ADIGA

ANSWER:(D) ARAVIND ADIGA

56. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF KERALA?

(A) KOCHI

(B) KOZHIKODE

(D) KOTTAYAM

ANSWER:(C) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

57. WHO IS THE FIRST WOMAN ASTRONAUT FROM INDIA?

(A) KALPANA CHAWLA

(B) SUNITA WILLIAMS

(D) KIRAN BEDI

ANSWER:(A) KALPANA CHAWLA

58. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD?

(A) NILE

(B) AMAZON

(D) MISSISSIPPI

ANSWER:(A) NILE

59. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF JAPAN?

(A) YUAN

(B) RINGGIT

(D) WON

ANSWER:(C) YEN

60. WHICH IS THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK IN INDIA?

(A) JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

(B) KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

(D) GIR NATIONAL PARK

ANSWER:(A) JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

61. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT BY AREA?

(A) AFRICA

(B) ASIA

(D) AUSTRALIA

ANSWER:(B) ASIA

62. IN WHICH YEAR DID INDIA LAUNCH ITS FIRST SATELLITE, ARYABHATA?

(A) 1969

(B) 1975

(D) 1985

ANSWER:(B) 1975

63. WHO IS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A GRAMMY AWARD?

(A) RAVI SHANKAR

(B) ZAKIR HUSSAIN

(D) LATA MANGESHKAR

ANSWER:(C) A.R. RAHMAN

64. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) MARS

B) VENUS

(D) EARTH

ANSWER:(C) MERCURY

65. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF TAMIL NADU?

(A) COIMBATORE

(B) MADURAI

(D) TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

ANSWER:(C) CHENNAI

66. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) MADAGASCAR

(B) GREENLAND

(D) BORNEO

ANSWER:(B) GREENLAND

67. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RAILWAY STATION NAME IN INDIA?

(A) HOWRAH JUNCTION

(B) VENKATANARASIMHARAJUVARIPETA

(D) PATNA JUNCTION

ANSWER:(B) VENKATANARASIMHARAJUVARIPETA

68. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF INDIAN CINEMA”?

(A) RAJ KAPOOR

(B) DADASAHEB PHALKE

(D) BIMAL ROY

ANSWER:(B) DADASAHEB PHALKE

69. WHICH CITY IS CALLED THE “CITY OF JOY”?

(A) DELHI

(B) MUMBAI

(D) BENGALURU

ANSWER:(C) KOLKATA

70. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS BOOK “THE ALCHEMIST”?

(A) PAULO COELHO

(B) J.K. ROWLING

(D) DAN BROWN

ANSWER:(A) PAULO COELHO

71. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO GO INTO SPACE?

(A) KALPANA CHAWLA

(B) RAKESH SHARMA

(D) VIKRAM SARABHAI

ANSWER:(B) RAKESH SHARMA

72. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “SILICON VALLEY OF INDIA”?

(A) PUNE

(B) CHENNAI

(D) BENGALURU

ANSWER:(D) BENGALURU

73. WHICH IS THE TALLEST STATUE IN THE WORLD?

(A) STATUE OF LIBERTY

(B) CHRIST THE REDEEMER

(D) STATUE OF UNITY

ANSWER:(D) STATUE OF UNITY

74. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF MODERN INDIA”?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

(D) RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY

ANSWER:(D) RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY

75. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL BIRD OF INDIA?

(A) SPARROW

(B) PEACOCK

(D) PIGEON

ANSWER:(B) PEACOCK

76. WHICH IS THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN INDIA?

(A) HIMALAYAS

(B) WESTERN GHATS

(D) EASTERN GHATS

ANSWER:(A) HIMALAYAS

77. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL CURRENCY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

(A) DOLLAR

(B) EURO

(D) FRANC

ANSWER:(C) POUND STERLING

78. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

(B) ASSAM

(D) NAGALAND

ANSWER:(A) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

79. IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION ADOPTED?

(A) 1947

(B) 1949

(D) 1952

ANSWER:(B) 1949

80. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) CHINA

(B) SOUTH KOREA

(D) THAILAND

ANSWER:(C) JAPAN

81. WHICH IS THE MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD?

(A) ENGLISH

(B) SPANISH

(D) HINDI

ANSWER: C) MANDARIN CHINESE

82. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO STEP ON THE MOON?

(A) BUZZ ALDRIN

(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

(D) ALAN SHEPARD

ANSWER:(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

83. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “GARDEN CITY”?

(A) CHENNAI

(B) PUNE

(D) DELHI

ANSWER:(C) BENGALURU

84. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF CHINA?

(A) YEN

(B) YUAN

(D) RINGGIT

ANSWER:(B) YUAN

85. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN INDIA?

(A) DAL LAKE

(B) VEMBANAD LAKE

(D) NAINI LAKE

ANSWER:(B) VEMBANAD LAKE

86. WHO IS THE FATHER OF INDIAN PHYSICS?

(A) SATYENDRA NATH BOSE

(B) C.V. RAMAN

(D) JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE

ANSWER:(D) JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE

87. WHICH OF THESE IS THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD IN INDIA?

(A) PADMA BHUSHAN

(B) BHARAT RATNA

(D) PADMA VIBHUSHAN

ANSWER:(B) BHARAT RATNA

88. WHICH INDIAN FESTIVAL IS KNOWN AS THE “FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS”?

(A) DIWALI

(B) HOLI

(D) CHRISTMAS

ANSWER:(A) DIWALI

89. IN WHICH YEAR DID INDIA WIN ITS FIRST CRICKET WORLD CUP?

(A) 1975

(B) 1983

(D) 2007

ANSWER: B) 1983

90. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF “THE RAMAYANA”?

(A) KAVI PRADEEP

(B) KALIDASA

(D) VALMIKI

ANSWER:(D) VALMIKI

91. WHICH IS THE LARGEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) INDIAN OCEAN

(D) PACIFIC OCEAN

ANSWER:(D) PACIFIC OCEAN

92. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) R.K. NARAYAN

(D) VIKRAM SETH

ANSWER:(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

93. WHICH IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?

(A) INDIA

(B) CHINA

(D) INDONESIA

ANSWER:(B) CHINA

94. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA?

(A) INDIRA GANDHI

(B) SAROJINI NAIDU

(D) VIJAYALAKSHMI PANDIT

ANSWER:(A) INDIRA GANDHI

95. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET”?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) SATURN

ANSWER:(B) MARS

96. WHO WAS THE FIRST EMPEROR OF THE MAURYA DYNASTY?

(A) CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA

(B) ASHOKA

(D) KAUTILYA

ANSWER:(A) CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA

97. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “SPICE GARDEN OF INDIA”?

(A) KERALA

(B) TAMIL NADU

(D) KARNATAKA

ANSWER:(A) KERALA

98. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA?

(A) YAMUNA

(B) GANGA

(D) BRAHMAPUTRA

ANSWER:(B) GANGA

99. WHICH COUNTRY IS CALLED THE “LAND OF THE PHARAOHS”?

(A) GREECE

(B) EGYPT

(D) IRAN

ANSWER:(B) EGYPT

100. WHICH IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA?

(A) ROSE

(B) LOTUS

(D) LILY

ANSWER:(B) LOTUS

101. WHICH IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF AUSTRALIA?

(A) SYDNEY

(B) MELBOURNE

(D) ADELAIDE

ANSWER:(C) CANBERRA

102. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD?

(A) NILE

(B) AMAZON

(D) MISSISSIPPI

ANSWER: A) NILE

103. WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB?

(A) NIKOLA TESLA

(B) THOMAS EDISON

(D) ALBERT EINSTEIN

ANSWER:(B) THOMAS EDISON

104. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF COFFEE IN THE WORLD?

(A) INDIA

(B) COLOMBIA

(D) VIETNAM

ANSWER:(C) BRAZIL

105. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL PARLIAMENT BUILDING?

(A) RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN

(B) LOK SABHA

(D) SANSAD BHAVAN

ANSWER:(D) SANSAD BHAVAN

106. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE BOOKER PRIZE?

(A) ARUNDHATI ROY

(B) KIRAN DESAI

(D) NADINE GORDIMER

ANSWER: A) ARUNDHATI ROY

107. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA AFTER THE GANGA?

(A) YAMUNA

(B) GODAVARI

(D) NARMADA

ANSWER:(B) GODAVARI

108. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO RECEIVE A NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS?

(A) C.V. RAMAN

(B) HOMI J. BHABHA

(D) SATYENDRA NATH BOSE

ANSWER:(A) C.V. RAMAN

109. WHICH IS THE NATIONAL TREE OF INDIA?

(A) BANYAN TREE

(B) MANGO TREE

(D) NEEM TREE

ANSWER:(A) BANYAN TREE

110. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF FRANCE?

(A) PARIS

(B) ROME

(D) MADRID

ANSWER: A) PARIS

111. IN WHICH YEAR DID INDIA GAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISH RULE?

(A) 1940

(B) 1945

(D) 1950

112. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA BY AREA?

(A) NIGERIA

(B) SOUTH AFRICA

(D) EGYPT

ANSWER:(C) ALGERIA

113. WHICH OF THESE IS THE HIGHEST WATERFALL IN INDIA?

(A) NOHKALIKAI FALLS

(B) DUDHSAGAR FALLS

(D) KUNCHIKAL FALLS

ANSWER:(A) NOHKALIKAI FALLS

114. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF BLACK DIAMOND”?

(A) JHARKHAND

(B) CHHATTISGARH

(D) BIHAR

ANSWER:(A) JHARKHAND

115. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER TO SCORE A DOUBLE CENTURY IN A ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL?

(A) SOURAV GANGULY

(B) VIRENDER SEHWAG

(D) RAHUL DRAVID

ANSWER:(B) VIRENDER SEHWAG

116. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF ANGELS”?

(A) PARIS

(B) LONDON

(D) BANGKOK.

ANSWER:(C) LOS ANGELES

117. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE CURRENCY USED IN THE UNITED STATES?

(A) DOLLAR

(B) POUND

(D) EURO

ANSWER:(A) DOLLAR

118. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA?

(A) CORSICA

(B) SICILY

(D) CYPRUS

ANSWER:(B) SICILY

119. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS BOOK “1984”?

(A) GEORGE ORWELL

(B) ALDOUS HUXLEY

(D) ERNEST HEMINGWAY

ANSWER:(A) GEORGE ORWELL

120. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF JAPAN?

(A) KYOTO

(B) OSAKA

(D) HIROSHIMA

ANSWER:(C) TOKYO

121. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

(D) DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN

ANSWER:(B) DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

122. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST CONTINENT BY AREA?

(A) ASIA

(B) EUROPE

(D) ANTARCTICA

ANSWER:(C) AUSTRALIA

123. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) TORONTO

(B) MONTREAL

(D) VANCOUVER

ANSWER:(C) OTTAWA

124. WHO INVENTED THE TELEPHONE?

(A) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(B) THOMAS EDISON

(D) JAMES WATT

ANSWER:(A) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

125. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DOES NOT HAVE A NATIONAL CURRENCY?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) JAPAN

(D) THE VATICAN

ANSWER:(D) THE VATICAN

126. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF BRAZIL?

(A) RIO DE JANEIRO

(B) SÃO PAULO

(D) BUENOS AIRES

ANSWER:(C) BRASÍLIA

127. WHICH IS THE LARGEST VOLCANO IN THE WORLD?

(A) MOUNT VESUVIUS

(B) MOUNT FUJI

(D) MOUNT KILIMANJARO

ANSWER:(C) MAUNA LOA

128. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) GREENLAND

(B) AUSTRALIA

(D) MADAGASCAR

ANSWER:(A) GREENLAND

129. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE?

(A) MARIE CURIE

(B) MOTHER TERESA

(D) DOROTHY HODGKIN

ANSWER:(A) MARIE CURIE

130. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES?

(A) DOLLAR

(B) EURO

(D) YEN

ANSWER:(A) DOLLAR

131. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES?

(A) MISSISSIPPI RIVER

(B) MISSOURI RIVER

(D) COLORADO RIVER

ANSWER: B) MISSOURI RIVER

132. WHAT IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY BY AREA IN THE WORLD?

(A) CANADA

(B) UNITED STATES

(D) CHINA

ANSWER:(C) RUSSIA

133. WHICH IS THE CAPITAL OF ITALY?

(A) MILAN

(B) ROME

(D) VENICE

ANSWER:(B) ROME

134. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “KING OF THE JUNGLE”?

(A) TIGER

(B) ELEPHANT

(D) LEOPARD

ANSWER:(C) LION

135. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RAILWAY BRIDGE IN INDIA?

(A) HOWRAH BRIDGE

(B) BANDRA-WORLI SEA LINK

(D) BOGIBEEL BRIDGE

ANSWER:(D) BOGIBEEL BRIDGE

136. WHO IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY IN SPACE?

(A) SALLY RIDE

(B) VALENTINA TERESHKOVA

(D) SUNITA WILLIAMS

ANSWER:(B) VALENTINA TERESHKOVA

137. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “TEA GARDEN OF INDIA”?

(A) ASSAM

(B) WEST BENGAL

(D) SIKKIM

ANSWER:(A) ASSAM

138. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA?

(A) LION

(B) TIGER

(D) PEACOCK

ANSWER:(B) TIGER

139. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) SAHARA DESERT

(B) ARABIAN DESERT

(D) KALAHARI DESERT

ANSWER:(A) SAHARA DESERT

140. WHO INVENTED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL AIRPLANE?

(A) LEONARDO DA VINCI

(B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(D) CHARLES LINDBERGH

ANSWER:(C) WRIGHT BROTHERS

141. WHICH IS THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE WORLD?

(A) NEW YORK

(B) TOKYO

(D) BEIJING

ANSWER:(B) TOKYO

142. WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS?

(A) FRENCH

(B) SPANISH

(D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

ANSWER:(D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

143. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH KOREA?

(A) SEOUL

(B) TOKYO

(D) HANOI

ANSWER:(A) SEOUL

144. IN WHICH YEAR DID WORLD WAR I BEGIN?

(A) 1912

(B) 1914

(D) 1939

ANSWER:(B) 1914

145. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”?

(A) CHARLES DICKENS

(B) EMILY BRONTË

(D) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

ANSWER:(C) JANE AUSTEN

146. WHICH IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) EARTH

(B) JUPITER

(D) MARS

ANSWER:(B) JUPITER

147. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF LOVE”?

(A) PARIS

(B) VENICE

(D) ROME

ANSWER:(A) PARIS

148. WHICH IS THE ONLY CONTINENT WITHOUT A DESERT?

(A) ASIA

(B) EUROPE

(D) ANTARCTICA

ANSWER:(B) EUROPE

149. WHICH FAMOUS LANDMARK IS LOCATED IN EGYPT?

(A) EIFFEL TOWER

(B) GREAT WALL OF CHINA

(D) TAJ MAHAL

ANSWER:(C) PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

150. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF JAPAN?

(A) ROSE

(B) CHRYSANTHEMUM

(D) LOTUS

ANSWER:(B) CHRYSANTHEMUM

151. WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT?

(A) STEVE JOBS

(B) BILL GATES

(D) LARRY PAGE

ANSWER:(B) BILL GATES

152. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?

(A) MONACO

(B) VATICAN CITY

(D) SAN MARINO

ANSWER:(B) VATICAN CITY

153. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “BIG APPLE”?

(A) LONDON

(B) PARIS

(D) LOS ANGELES

ANSWER:(C) NEW YORK CITY

154. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS BOOK “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”?

(A) HARPER LEE

(B) MARK TWAIN

(D) ERNEST HEMINGWAY

ANSWER:(A) HARPER LEE

155. WHAT IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT BY POPULATION?

(A) AFRICA

B) EUROPE

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (C) ASIA

156. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”?

(A) FINLAND

(B) SWEDEN

(D) DENMARK

ANSWER: (C) NORWAY

157. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF INDIA?

(A) MUMBAI

(B) BENGALURU

(D) KOLKATA

ANSWER: (C) NEW DELHI

158. WHICH FAMOUS PHYSICIST DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY?

(A) ISAAC NEWTON

(B) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(D) MAX PLANCK

ANSWER: (B) ALBERT EINSTEIN

159. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD”?

(A) AUSTRALIA

(B) NEW ZEALAND

(D) ICELAND

ANSWER: (B) NEW ZEALAND

160. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY BY POPULATION IN AFRICA?

(A) NIGERIA

(B) EGYPT

(D) KENYA

ANSWER: (A) NIGERIA

161. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR INVENTING THE PIZZA?

(A) FRANCE

(B) ITALY

(D) SPAIN

ANSWER: (B) ITALY

162. WHICH OF THESE IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD?

(A) NILE

(B) AMAZON

(D) YANGTZE

ANSWER: (A) NILE

163. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF OIL IN THE WORLD?

(A) SAUDI ARABIA

(B) UNITED STATES

(D) IRAN

ANSWER: (B) UNITED STATES

164. WHICH IS THE MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD?

(A) SPANISH

(B) FRENCH

(D) MANDARIN CHINESE

ANSWER: (D) MANDARIN CHINESE

165. WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO STEP ON THE MOON?

(A) BUZZ ALDRIN

(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

(D) JOHN GLENN

ANSWER: (B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

166. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) CHINA

(B) JAPAN

(D) THAILAND

ANSWER: (B) JAPAN

167. WHAT IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN?

A) CUBA

B) PUERTO RICO

C) JAMAICA

D) HISPANIOLA

ANSWER: (A) CUBA

168. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?

(A) MALALA YOUSAFZAI

(B) MOTHER TERESA

(D) JANE ADDAMS

ANSWER: (D) JANE ADDAMS

169. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST CONTINENT BY POPULATION?

(A) ANTARCTICA

(B) EUROPE

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (C) AUSTRALIA

170. WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST IS KNOWN FOR THE LAW OF MOTION AND GRAVITY?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) NIKOLA TESLA

ANSWER: (B) ISAAC NEWTON

171. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA BY AREA?

(A) ARGENTINA

(B) COLOMBIA

(D) PERU

ANSWER: (C) BRAZIL

172. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF GERMANY?

(A) MUNICH

(B) FRANKFURT

(D) HAMBURG

ANSWER: (C) BERLIN

173. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE NATION” IN INDIA?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL

(D) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

ANSWER: (C) MAHATMA GANDHI

174. WHICH COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF?

(A) AUSTRALIA

(B) NEW ZEALAND

(D) FIJI

ANSWER: (A) AUSTRALIA

175. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

(A) LONDON

(B) EDINBURGH

(D) CARDIFF

ANSWER: (A) LONDON

176. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN”?

(A) SRI LANKA

(B) MALDIVES

(D) MAURITIUS

ANSWER: (A) SRI LANKA

177. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL “O”?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) OSMIUM

(D) OGANESSON

ANSWER: (A) OXYGEN

178. WHAT IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD BY POPULATION?

(A) NEW YORK

(B) TOKYO

(D) SHANGHAI

ANSWER: (B) TOKYO

179. WHICH FAMOUS MONUMENT IS LOCATED IN AGRA, INDIA?

(A) QUTUB MINAR

(B) RED FORT

(D) GATEWAY OF INDIA

ANSWER: (C) TAJ MAHAL

180. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “EARTH’S TWIN”?

(A) MARS

(B) VENUS

(D) NEPTUNE

ANSWER: (B) VENUS

181. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) TORONTO

(B) VANCOUVER

(D) MONTREAL

ANSWER: (C) OTTAWA

182. WHO INVENTED THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION BY NATURAL SELECTION?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) LOUIS PASTEUR

ANSWER: (C) CHARLES DARWIN

183. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “ETERNAL CITY”?

(A) ROME

(B) ATHENS

(D) ISTANBUL

ANSWER: (A) ROME

184. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SPAIN?

(A) BARCELONA

(B) SEVILLE

(D) VALENCIA

ANSWER: (C) MADRID

185. WHICH FAMOUS RIVER FLOWS THROUGH EGYPT?

(A) NILE

(B) AMAZON

(D) GANGES

ANSWER: (A) NILE

186. WHO PAINTED THE FAMOUS ARTWORK “THE STARRY NIGHT”?

(A) PABLO PICASSO

(B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

(D) CLAUDE MONET

ANSWER: (B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

187. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TEA IN THE WORLD?

(A) CHINA

(B) INDIA

(D) KENYA

ANSWER: (A) CHINA

188. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA?

(A) SYDNEY

(B) MELBOURNE

(D) ADELAIDE

ANSWER: (C) CANBERRA

189. WHICH IS THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN THE WORLD?

(A) THE HIMALAYAS

(B) THE ALPS

(D) THE ROCKIES

ANSWER: (C) THE ANDES

190. WHICH PLANET IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN?

(A) EARTH

(B) VENUS

(D) MARS

ANSWER: (C) MERCURY

191. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF MODERN PHYSICS”?

(A) ISAAC NEWTON

(B) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(D) GALILEO GALILEI

ANSWER: (B) ALBERT EINSTEIN

192. WHICH CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH KOREA?

(A) SEOUL

(B) TOKYO

(D) BEIJING

ANSWER: (A) SEOUL

193. WHICH IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD?

(A) K2

(B) MOUNT EVEREST

(D) MAKALU

ANSWER: (B) MOUNT EVEREST

194. WHICH FAMOUS RIVER FLOWS THROUGH PARIS?

(A) THAMES

(B) SEINE

(D) RHINE

ANSWER: (B) SEINE

195. WHO WROTE THE BOOK “THE CATCHER IN THE RYE”?

(A) ERNEST HEMINGWAY

(B) J.D. SALINGER

(D) F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

ANSWER: (B) J.D. SALINGER

196. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE PHARAOHS”?

(A) GREECE

(B) EGYPT

(D) IRAN

ANSWER: (B) EGYPT

197. WHICH IS THE LARGEST OCEAN ON EARTH?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) INDIAN OCEAN

(D) PACIFIC OCEAN

ANSWER: (D) PACIFIC OCEAN

198. WHO IS THE FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA?

(A) INDIRA GANDHI

(B) SAROJINI NAIDU

(D) RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR

ANSWER: (A) INDIRA GANDHI

199. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER OF COFFEE?

(A) COLOMBIA

(B) VIETNAM

(D) ETHIOPIA

ANSWER: (C) BRAZIL

200. WHO DISCOVERED THE LAW OF GRAVITY?

(A) GALILEO GALILEI

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) NIKOLA TESLA

ANSWER: (B) ISAAC NEWTON

201. WHICH IS THE LARGEST RIVER IN SOUTH AMERICA?

(A) ORINOCO

(B) AMAZON

(D) MISSISSIPPI

ANSWER: (B) AMAZON

202. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) STAPES

(B) FEMUR

(D) RADIUS

ANSWER: (A) STAPES

203. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE NATION” IN THE UNITED STATES?

(A) ABRAHAM LINCOLN

(B) GEORGE WASHINGTON

(D) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

ANSWER: (B) GEORGE WASHINGTON

204. WHICH IS THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD IN INDIA?

(A) PADMA SHRI

(B) BHARAT RATNA

(D) PADMA VIBHUSHAN

ANSWER: (B) BHARAT RATNA

205. WHICH ELEMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE SYMBOL “NA” IN THE PERIODIC TABLE?

(A) NEON

(B) NITROGEN

(D) NICKEL

ANSWER: (C) SODIUM

206. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET”?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) SATURN

ANSWER: (B) MARS

207. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR THE GREAT WALL?

(A) JAPAN

(B) CHINA

(D) MONGOLIA

ANSWER: (B) CHINA

208. WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON?

(A) BUZZ ALDRIN

(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

(D) YURI GAGARIN

ANSWER: (B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

209. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST BY AREA IN AFRICA?

(A) SOUTH AFRICA

(B) ALGERIA

(D) SUDAN

ANSWER: (B) ALGERIA

210. WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE METAL IN THE WORLD?

(A) GOLD

(B) PLATINUM

(D) SILVER

ANSWER: (C) RHODIUM

211. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD”?

(A) NEW ZEALAND

(B) AUSTRALIA

(D) ICELAND

ANSWER: (A) NEW ZEALAND

212. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

A) SAHARA

B) GOBI

C) KALAHARI

D) ANTARCTICA

ANSWER: (D) ANTARCTICA

213. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS NOVEL “1984”?

(A) ALDOUS HUXLEY

(B) GEORGE ORWELL

(D) ERNEST HEMINGWAY

ANSWER: (B) GEORGE ORWELL

214. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA?

(A) YAMUNA

(B) GANGA

(D) GODAVARI

ANSWER: (B) GANGA

215. WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

(A) QUEEN ELIZABETH II

(B) THERESA MAY

(D) ELIZABETH II

ANSWER: (C) MARGARET THATCHER

216. WHAT IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BY AREA?

(A) CANADA

(B) UNITED STATES

(D) RUSSIA

ANSWER: (D) RUSSIA

217. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL “FE”?

(A) FLUORINE

(B) IRON

(D) PHOSPHORUS

ANSWER: (B) IRON

218. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “SHIP OF THE DESERT”?

(A) CAMEL

(B) HORSE

(D) DONKEY

ANSWER: (A) CAMEL

219. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS PLAY “ROMEO AND JULIET”?

(A) OSCAR WILDE

(B) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

(D) GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

ANSWER: (B) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

220. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF DIAMONDS?

(A) INDIA

(B) RUSSIA

(D) CANADA

ANSWER: (B) RUSSIA

221. WHICH IS THE LARGEST LIVING SPECIES OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMAL?

(A) AFRICAN ELEPHANT

(B) BLUE WHALE

(D) GIRAFFE

ANSWER: (A) AFRICAN ELEPHANT

222. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) MERCURY

(B) MARS

(D) EARTH

ANSWER: (A) MERCURY

223. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST WIDELY CONSUMED FRUIT IN THE WORLD?

(A) MANGO

(B) BANANA

(D) ORANGE

ANSWER: (B) BANANA

224. WHO IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

(A) DONALD TRUMP

(B) JOE BIDEN

(D) GEORGE W. BUSH

ANSWER: (B) JOE BIDEN

225. WHICH COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE FAMOUS LANDMARK, MACHU PICCHU?

(A) MEXICO

(B) PERU

(D) BRAZIL

ANSWER: (B) PERU

226. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TALLEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD?

(A) ANGEL FALLS

(B) NIAGARA FALLS

(D) IGUAZU FALLS

ANSWER: (A) ANGEL FALLS

227. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES?

(A) MISSOURI RIVER

(B) MISSISSIPPI RIVER

(D) COLORADO RIVER

ANSWER: (A) MISSOURI RIVER

228. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA?

(A) ROSE

(B) LOTUS

(D) LILY

ANSWER: (B) LOTUS

229. WHICH IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN AFRICA?

(A) MOUNT KENYA

(B) MOUNT KILIMANJARO

(D) MOUNT ATLAS

ANSWER: (B) MOUNT KILIMANJARO

230. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO TRAVEL IN SPACE?

(A) SALLY RIDE

(B) MAE JEMISON

(D) KALPANA CHAWLA

ANSWER: (C) VALENTINA TERESHKOVA

231. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY?

(A) ROME

(B) FLORENCE

(D) VENICE

ANSWER: (A) ROME

232. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES IS NOT A PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

(A) WALES

(B) SCOTLAND

(D) IRELAND

ANSWER: (D) IRELAND

233. WHICH ANIMAL IS THE LARGEST LIVING SPECIES OF AMPHIBIAN?

(A) AXOLOTL

(B) SALAMANDER

(D) CHINESE GIANT SALAMANDER

ANSWER: (D) CHINESE GIANT SALAMANDER

234. WHICH CONTINENT IS KNOWN AS THE “DARK CONTINENT”?

(A) ASIA

(B) AFRICA

(D) AUSTRALIA

ANSWER: B) AFRICA

235. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL BIRD OF THE UNITED STATES?

(A) EAGLE

(B) DOVE

(D) ROBIN

ANSWER: (A) EAGLE

236. WHICH FAMOUS LANDMARK IS FOUND IN PARIS, FRANCE?

(A) STATUE OF LIBERTY

(B) EIFFEL TOWER

(D) GREAT WALL OF CHINA

ANSWER: (B) EIFFEL TOWER

237. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RUNNING FILM IN HISTORY?

(A) GONE WITH THE WIND

(B) THE GODFATHER

(D) STAR WARS

ANSWER: (C) THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

238. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF LIGHT”?

(A) LONDON

(B) PARIS

(D) TOKYO

ANSWER: (B) PARIS

239. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS BOOK “MOBY DICK”?

(A) HERMAN MELVILLE

(B) MARK TWAIN

(D) J.R.R. TOLKIEN

ANSWER: (A) HERMAN MELVILLE

240. WHICH IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) INDIA

(D) INDONESIA

ANSWER: (C) CHINA

241. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) GREENLAND

(B) NEW GUINEA

(D) MADAGASCAR

ANSWER: (A) GREENLAND

242. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST COMMON GAS IN THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) NITROGEN

(D) HYDROGEN

ANSWER: (B) NITROGEN

243. WHO IS CREDITED WITH DISCOVERING ELECTRICITY?

(A) ISAAC NEWTON

(B) NIKOLA TESLA

(D) THOMAS EDISON

ANSWER: (C) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

244. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE LONGEST COASTLINE IN THE WORLD?

(A) RUSSIA

(B) CANADA

(D) UNITED STATES

ANSWER: (B) CANADA

245. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES?

(A) LEOPARD

(B) ZEBRA

(D) TIGER

ANSWER: (B) ZEBRA

246. WHO INVENTED THE TELEPHONE?

(A) NIKOLA TESLA

(B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(D) ALBERT EINSTEIN

ANSWER: (B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

247. WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST IS KNOWN FOR THE THEORY OF GENERAL RELATIVITY?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) GALILEO GALILEI

ANSWER: (A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

248. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF JAPAN?

(A) YUAN

(B) RINGGIT

(D) BAHT

ANSWER: (C) YEN

249. WHICH IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST LANDLOCKED COUNTRY?

(A) KAZAKHSTAN

(B) MONGOLIA

(D) PARAGUAY

ANSWER: (A) KAZAKHSTAN

250. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF ANGELS”?

(A) PARIS

(B) LOS ANGELES

(D) ROME

ANSWER: (B) LOS ANGELES

251. WHICH COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE FAMOUS LANDMARK, THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA?

(A) GREECE

(B) EGYPT

(D) IRAQ

ANSWER: (B) EGYPT

252. WHO WAS THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA?

(A) QIN SHI HUANG

(B) LIU BANG

(D) GENGHIS KHAN

ANSWER: (A) QIN SHI HUANG

253. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “KING OF THE JUNGLE”?

(A) TIGER

(B) ELEPHANT

(D) CHEETAH

ANSWER: (C) LION

254. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RUNNING TELEVISION SHOW IN HISTORY?

(A) THE SIMPSONS

(B) FRIENDS

(D) THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

ANSWER: (A) THE SIMPSONS

255. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN AFRICA?

(A) EGYPT

(B) NIGERIA

(D) KENYA

ANSWER: (B) NIGERIA

256. WHICH IS THE WORLD’S HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE?

(A) LAKE TITICACA

(B) LAKE BAIKAL

(D) CASPIAN SEA

ANSWER: (A) LAKE TITICACA

257. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA BY AREA?

(A) ALGERIA

(B) SUDAN

(D) SOUTH AFRICA

ANSWER: (A) ALGERIA

258. WHO PAINTED THE FAMOUS ARTWORK “MONA LISA”?

(A) VINCENT VAN GOGH

(B) PABLO PICASSO

(D) CLAUDE MONET

ANSWER: (C) LEONARDO DA VINCI

259. WHICH IS THE ONLY CONTINENT WHERE SPIDERS DO NOT EXIST?

(A) ANTARCTICA

(B) AFRICA

(D) EUROPE

ANSWER: (A) ANTARCTICA

260. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”?

(A) NORWAY

(B) CANADA

(D) SWEDEN

ANSWER: (A) NORWAY

261. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) VANCOUVER

(B) TORONTO

(D) MONTREAL

ANSWER: (C) OTTAWA

262. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BY AREA?

(A) MONACO

(B) VATICAN CITY

(D) SAN MARINO

ANSWER: (B) VATICAN CITY

263. WHICH IS THE MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD?

(A) SPANISH

(B) FRENCH

(D) ENGLISH

ANSWER: (C) MANDARIN CHINESE

264. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT BY POPULATION?

(A) AFRICA

(B) EUROPE

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (C) ASIA

265. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST SPECIES OF WHALE?

(A) BLUE WHALE

(B) SPERM WHALE

(D) ORCA

ANSWER: (A) BLUE WHALE

266. WHICH RIVER IS KNOWN AS THE “SORROW OF CHINA”?

(A) YANGTZE RIVER

(B) MEKONG RIVER

(D) GANGES RIVER

ANSWER: (C) YELLOW RIVER

267. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF GOLD?

(A) CHINA

(B) INDIA

(D) SOUTH AFRICA

ANSWER: (A) CHINA

268. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO REACH THE NORTH POLE?

(A) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

(B) MARCO POLO

(D) NEIL ARMSTRONG

ANSWER: (C) ROBERT PEARY

269. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST CONTINENT BY POPULATION?

(A) AUSTRALIA

(B) EUROPE

(D) SOUTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (A) AUSTRALIA

270. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN?

(A) CUBA

(B) JAMAICA

(D) PUERTO RICO

ANSWER: (A) CUBA

271. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST POPULATION OF TIGERS?

(A) INDIA

(B) RUSSIA

(D) INDONESIA

ANSWER: (A) INDIA

272. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH KOREA?

(A) SEOUL

(B) BUSAN

(D) PYONGYANG

ANSWER: (A) SEOUL

273. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF OLIVE OIL?

(A) SPAIN

(B) GREECE

(D) TURKEY

ANSWER: (A) SPAIN

274. WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB?

(A) NIKOLA TESLA

(B) THOMAS EDISON

(D) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

ANSWER: (B) THOMAS EDISON

275. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN ASIA?

(A) YANGTZE

(B) MEKONG

(D) AMUR

ANSWER: (A) YANGTZE

276. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”?

(A) CHARLES DICKENS

(B) EMILY BRONTË

(D) VIRGINIA WOOLF

ANSWER: (C) JANE AUSTEN

277. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CORAL REEF SYSTEM IN THE WORLD?

(A) GREAT BARRIER REEF

(B) BELIZE BARRIER REEF

(D) NEW CALEDONIAN REEF

ANSWER: (A) GREAT BARRIER REEF

278. WHICH IS THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE WORLD?

(A) BEIJING

(B) TOKYO

(D) MUMBAI

ANSWER: (B) TOKYO

279. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) CHINA

(B) JAPAN

(D) VIETNAM

ANSWER: (B) JAPAN

280. WHICH FAMOUS MONUMENT IS LOCATED IN AGRA, INDIA?

(A) QUTUB MINAR

(B) INDIA GATE

(D) RED FORT

ANSWER: (C) TAJ MAHAL

281. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA BY AREA?

(A) ARGENTINA

(B) BRAZIL

(D) CHILE

ANSWER: (B) BRAZIL

282. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF MODERN CHEMISTRY”?

(A) ISAAC NEWTON

(B) ANTOINE LAVOISIER

(D) MARIE CURIE

ANSWER: (B) ANTOINE LAVOISIER

283. WHICH IS THE LARGEST SPECIES OF SHARK?

(A) HAMMERHEAD SHARK

(B) GREAT WHITE SHARK

(D) TIGER SHARK

ANSWER: (C) WHALE SHARK

284. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF JAPAN?

(A) KARATE

(B) JUDO

(D) BASEBALL

ANSWER: (C) SUMO WRESTLING

285. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR THE FAMOUS LANDMARK, THE EIFFEL TOWER?

(A) ITALY

(B) FRANCE

(D) GERMANY

ANSWER: (B) FRANCE

286. WHICH IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD?

(A) BURJ KHALIFA

(B) EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

(D) TOKYO TOWER

ANSWER: (A) BURJ KHALIFA

287. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) STAPES

(B) FEMUR

(D) ULNA

ANSWER: (A) STAPES

288. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET”?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) MERCURY

ANSWER: (B) MARS

289. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA?

(A) SYDNEY

(B) MELBOURNE

(D) BRISBANE

ANSWER: (C) CANBERRA

290. WHICH IS THE LARGEST LAKE IN AFRICA?

(A) LAKE VICTORIA

(B) LAKE TANGANYIKA

(D) LAKE CHAD

ANSWER: (A) LAKE VICTORIA

291. WHICH IS THE FASTEST LAND ANIMAL?

(A) CHEETAH

(B) LION

(D) TIGER

ANSWER: (A) CHEETAH

292. WHO DISCOVERED THE LAW OF GRAVITY?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) NIKOLA TESLA

(D) GALILEO GALILEI

ANSWER: (C) ISAAC NEWTON

293. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”?

(A) NORWAY

(B) SWEDEN

(D) ICELAND

ANSWER: (A) NORWAY

294. WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD?

(A) NILE RIVER

(B) AMAZON RIVER

(D) MISSISSIPPI RIVER

ANSWER: (A) NILE RIVER

295. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON?

(A) BUZZ ALDRIN

(B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

(D) JOHN GLENN

ANSWER: (B) NEIL ARMSTRONG

296. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) SAHARA DESERT

(B) GOBI DESERT

(D) ANTARCTICA DESERT

ANSWER: (D) ANTARCTICA DESERT

297. WHICH CHEMICAL ELEMENT HAS THE SYMBOL “O”?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) OSMIUM

(D) OMNIUM

ANSWER: (A) OXYGEN

298. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) GREENLAND

(B) NEW GUINEA

(D) MADAGASCAR

ANSWER: (A) GREENLAND

299. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PYRAMIDS IN THE WORLD?

(A) EGYPT

(B) SUDAN

(D) PERU

ANSWER: (B) SUDAN

300. WHICH PLANET HAS THE MOST MOONS?

(A) EARTH

(B) MARS

(D) SATURN

ANSWER: (C) JUPITER

301. WHICH IS THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN THE WORLD?

(A) HIMALAYAS

(B) ANDES

(D) ROCKY MOUNTAINS

ANSWER: (B) ANDES

302. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN EUROPE BY AREA?

(A) FRANCE

(B) UKRAINE

(D) RUSSIA

ANSWER: (D) RUSSIA

303. WHICH ELEMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE SYMBOL “NA” IN THE PERIODIC TABLE?

(A) NITROGEN

(B) SODIUM

(D) NEPTUNIUM

ANSWER: (B) SODIUM

304. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) TORONTO

(B) VANCOUVER

(D) MONTREAL

ANSWER: (C) OTTAWA

305. WHO IS THE FAMOUS SCIENTIST WHO DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION?

(A) ISAAC NEWTON

(B) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(D) MARIE CURIE

ANSWER: (C) CHARLES DARWIN

306. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FAMOUS SCIENTIST ALBERT EINSTEIN?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) GERMANY

(D) AUSTRIA

ANSWER: (B) GERMANY

307. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST BIRD IN THE WORLD?

(A) OSTRICH

(B) PENGUIN

(D) CONDOR

ANSWER: (A) OSTRICH

308. WHAT IS THE LARGEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) INDIAN OCEAN

(D) PACIFIC OCEAN

ANSWER: (D) PACIFIC OCEAN

309. WHICH IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRAZIL?

(A) RIO DE JANEIRO

(B) SÃO PAULO

(D) LIMA

ANSWER: (C) BRASÍLIA

310. WHICH PLANET IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN?

(A) MERCURY

(B) VENUS

(D) MARS

ANSWER: (A) MERCURY

311. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA BY POPULATION?

(A) SOUTH AFRICA

(B) NIGERIA

(D) ETHIOPIA

ANSWER: (B) NIGERIA

312. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE?

(A) MARIE CURIE

(B) FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

(D) ADA LOVELACE

ANSWER: (A) MARIE CURIE

313. WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST IS KNOWN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLIO VACCINE?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) EDWARD JENNER

(D) JONAS SALK

ANSWER: (D) JONAS SALK

314. WHAT IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD BY POPULATION?

(A) TOKYO

(B) NEW YORK

(D) BEIJING

ANSWER: (A) TOKYO

315. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “SHIP OF THE DESERT”?

(A) ELEPHANT

(B) CAMEL

(D) DONKEY

ANSWER: (B) CAMEL

316. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) CHINA

(B) JAPAN

(D) VIETNAM

ANSWER: (B) JAPAN

317. WHO INVENTED THE AIRPLANE?

(A) THOMAS EDISON

(B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(D) NIKOLA TESLA

ANSWER: (C) WRIGHT BROTHERS

318. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF COFFEE IN THE WORLD?

(A) COLOMBIA

(B) BRAZIL

(D) MEXICO

ANSWER: B) BRAZIL

319. WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR GOLD?

(A) AU

(B) AG

(D) GE

ANSWER: (A) AU

320. WHICH IS THE LARGEST RIVER IN SOUTH AMERICA?

(A) AMAZON RIVER

(B) PARANÁ RIVER

(D) RIO DE LA PLATA

ANSWER: (A) AMAZON RIVER

321. WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST IS KNOWN FOR HIS LAWS OF MOTION?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) NIKOLA TESLA

ANSWER: (B) ISAAC NEWTON

322. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?

(A) MONACO

(B) VATICAN CITY

(D) SAN MARINO

ANSWER: (B) VATICAN CITY

323. WHICH IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY?

(A) ROME

(B) MILAN

(D) FLORENCE

ANSWER: (A) ROME

324. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE “HARRY POTTER” SERIES?

(A) J.R.R. TOLKIEN

(B) J.K. ROWLING

(D) GEORGE R.R. MARTIN

ANSWER: (B) J.K. ROWLING

325. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES BY POPULATION?

(A) LOS ANGELES

(B) CHICAGO

(D) HOUSTON

ANSWER: (C) NEW YORK CITY

326. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

(A) DOLLAR

(B) POUND

(D) FRANC

ANSWER: (B) POUND

327. WHICH BIRD IS KNOWN FOR ITS ABILITY TO MIMIC HUMAN SPEECH?

(A) PARROT

(B) SPARROW

(D) OWL

ANSWER: (A) PARROT

328. WHICH COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE GREAT BARRIER REEF?

(A) AUSTRALIA

(B) FIJI

(D) MALAYSIA

ANSWER: (A) AUSTRALIA

329. WHAT IS THE HARDEST NATURAL SUBSTANCE ON EARTH?

(A) GOLD

(B) IRON

(D) PLATINUM

ANSWER: (C) DIAMOND

330. WHO PAINTED THE “STARRY NIGHT”?

(A) PABLO PICASSO

(B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

(D) LEONARDO DA VINCI

ANSWER: (B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

331. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF CHOCOLATE?

(A) BELGIUM

(B) SWITZERLAND

(D) UNITED STATES

ANSWER: (B) SWITZERLAND

332. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA?

(A) GANGES

(B) YAMUNA

(D) BRAHMAPUTRA

ANSWER: (A) GANGES

333. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN”?

(A) MALDIVES

(B) SRI LANKA

(D) MAURITIUS

ANSWER: (B) SRI LANKA

334. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF GERMANY?

(A) MUNICH

(B) HAMBURG

(D) FRANKFURT

ANSWER: (C) BERLIN

335. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS?

(A) MARIA GOEPPERT MAYER

(B) MARIE CURIE

(D) ROSALIND FRANKLIN

ANSWER: (B) MARIE CURIE

336. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “MORNING STAR” OR “EVENING STAR”?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) JUPITER

ANSWER: (A) VENUS

337. WHO IS CREDITED WITH THE DISCOVERY OF THE STRUCTURE OF DNA?

(A) CHARLES DARWIN

(B) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(D) LOUIS PASTEUR

ANSWER: (C) JAMES WATSON AND FRANCIS CRICK

338. WHAT IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT IN THE WORLD BY LAND AREA?

(A) AFRICA

(B) ASIA

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (B) ASIA

339. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES?

(A) NEW YORK CITY

(B) LOS ANGELES

(D) CHICAGO

ANSWER: (C) WASHINGTON, D.C.

340. WHICH FAMOUS LANDMARK IS LOCATED IN PARIS, FRANCE?

(A) BIG BEN

(B) EIFFEL TOWER

(D) STATUE OF LIBERTY

ANSWER: (B) EIFFEL TOWER

341. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) SAHARA DESERT

(B) ARABIAN DESERT

(D) ANTARCTICA DESERT

ANSWER: (D) ANTARCTICA DESERT

342. WHICH GAS IS MOST COMMONLY USED IN THE PROCESS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) NITROGEN

(D) HYDROGEN

ANSWER: (C) CARBON DIOXIDE

343. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) MARS

(B) VENUS

(D) EARTH

ANSWER: (C) MERCURY

344. WHICH OF THESE COUNTRIES HAS A FLAG THAT CONSISTS OF THREE VERTICAL STRIPES OF RED, WHITE, AND BLUE?

(A) FRANCE

(B) ITALY

(D) UNITED STATES

ANSWER: (A) FRANCE

345. WHO IS THE “FATHER OF THE NATION” IN INDIA?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

(D) SARDAR PATEL

ANSWER: (C) MAHATMA GANDHI

346. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD?

(A) NILE RIVER

(B) AMAZON RIVER

(D) MISSISSIPPI RIVER

ANSWER: (A) NILE RIVER

347. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BY LAND AREA?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) RUSSIA

(D) CANADA

ANSWER: (B) RUSSIA

348. WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE?

(A) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

(B) VASCO DA GAMA

(D) MARCO POLO

ANSWER: (C) FERDINAND MAGELLAN

349. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) TORONTO

(B) VANCOUVER

(D) OTTAWA

ANSWER: (D) OTTAWA

350. WHICH OCEAN IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) PACIFIC OCEAN

(D) SOUTHERN OCEAN

ANSWER: (B) PACIFIC OCEAN

351. WHICH IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA?

(A) ROSE

(B) JASMINE

(D) TULIP

ANSWER: (C) LOTUS

352. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO STEP ON THE MOON?

(A) NEIL ARMSTRONG

(B) BUZZ ALDRIN

(D) YURI GAGARIN

ANSWER: (A) NEIL ARMSTRONG

353. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FAMOUS SCIENTIST ALBERT EINSTEIN?

(A) GERMANY

(B) AUSTRIA

(D) SWITZERLAND

ANSWER: (A) GERMANY

354. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT BY POPULATION?

(A) EUROPE

(B) AFRICA

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (C) ASIA

355. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF JAPAN?

(A) OSAKA

(B) KYOTO

(D) HIROSHIMA

ANSWER: C) TOKYO

356. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “KING OF THE JUNGLE”?

(A) ELEPHANT

(B) TIGER

(D) BEAR

ANSWER: (C) LION

357. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS BOOK “1984”?

(A) ALDOUS HUXLEY

(B) GEORGE ORWELL

(D) F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

ANSWER: (B) GEORGE ORWELL

358. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR THE LANDMARK “MACHU PICCHU”?

(A) ARGENTINA

(B) BRAZIL

(D) MEXICO

ANSWER: (C) PERU

359. WHICH IS THE ONLY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THAT ROTATES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE OTHERS?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) SATURN

ANSWER: (A) VENUS

360. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) GREENLAND

(B) NEW GUINEA

(D) MADAGASCAR

ANSWER: (A) GREENLAND

361. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL “HE”?

(A) HYDROGEN

(B) HELIUM

(D) HOLMIUM

ANSWER: (B) HELIUM

362. WHICH IS THE LARGEST SPECIES OF SHARK?

(A) HAMMERHEAD SHARK

(B) WHITE SHARK

(D) TIGER SHARK

ANSWER: (C) WHALE SHARK

363. WHO WAS THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA?

(A) QIN SHI HUANG

(B) WU ZETIAN

(D) SUN YAT-SEN

ANSWER: (A) QIN SHI HUANG

364. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THAILAND?

(A) CHIANG MAI

(B) PHUKET

(D) PATTAYA

ANSWER: (C) BANGKOK

365. WHICH GAS MAKES UP MOST OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) CARBON DIOXIDE

(D) ARGON

ANSWER: (C) NITROGEN

366. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE NATION” IN SOUTH AFRICA?

(A) NELSON MANDELA

(B) DESMOND TUTU

(D) MAHATMA GANDHI

ANSWER: (A) NELSON MANDELA

367. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE LONGEST COASTLINE IN THE WORLD?

(A) CANADA

(B) AUSTRALIA

(D) UNITED STATES

ANSWER: (A) CANADA

368. WHICH IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD?

(A) K2

(B) KANGCHENJUNGA

(D) MAKALU

ANSWER: (C) MOUNT EVEREST

369. WHICH ELEMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE SYMBOL “FE”?

(A) FLUORINE

(B) FRANCIUM

(D) FERMIUM

ANSWER: (C) IRON

370. WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY?

(A) ISAAC NEWTON

(B) NIKOLA TESLA

(D) MARIE CURIE

ANSWER: (C) ALBERT EINSTEIN

371. WHICH COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA?

(A) JAPAN

(B) MONGOLIA

(D) SOUTH KOREA

ANSWER: (C) CHINA

372. WHO WROTE THE PLAY “ROMEO AND JULIET”?

(A) CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

(B) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

(D) OSCAR WILDE

ANSWER: (B) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

373. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF EGYPT?

A) CAIRO

B) ALEXANDRIA

C) LUXOR

D) GIZA

ANSWER: A) CAIRO

374. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF JAPAN?

(A) WON

(B) YEN

(D) RINGGIT

ANSWER: (B) YEN

375. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS MARTIAL ART KUNG FU?

(A) JAPAN

(B) SOUTH KOREA

(D) THAILAND

ANSWER: (C) CHINA

376. WHICH OCEAN LIES TO THE EAST OF AFRICA?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) PACIFIC OCEAN

(D) ARCTIC OCEAN

ANSWER: (C) INDIAN OCEAN

377. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF?

(A) INDONESIA

(B) AUSTRALIA

(D) PHILIPPINES

ANSWER: (B) AUSTRALIA

378. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST NUMBER OF ISLANDS IN THE WORLD?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) SWEDEN

(D) FINLAND

ANSWER: (B) SWEDEN

379. WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR SILVER?

(A) S

(B) SI

(D) AU

ANSWER: (C) AG

380. WHICH RIVER IS KNOWN AS THE “SORROW OF BIHAR”?

A) YAMUNA
B) GANGES
C) BRAHMAPUTRA
D) KOSI
ANSWER: D) KOSI

381. WHO INVENTED THE TELEPHONE?

(A) THOMAS EDISON

(B) NIKOLA TESLA

(D) MICHAEL FARADAY

ANSWER: (C) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

382. WHICH COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE HISTORIC CITY OF PETRA?

(A) EGYPT

(B) JORDAN

(D) IRAQ

ANSWER: (B) JORDAN

383. WHAT IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT BY AREA?

(A) AFRICA

(B) ASIA

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (B) ASIA

384. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “SHIP OF THE DESERT”?

(A) ELEPHANT

(B) CAMEL

(D) DONKEY

ANSWER: (B) CAMEL

385. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA?

(A) GAMBIA

(B) SEYCHELLES

(D) SWAZILAND

ANSWER: (A) GAMBIA

386. WHO PAINTED THE FAMOUS ARTWORK “THE LAST SUPPER”?

(A) MICHELANGELO

(B) LEONARDO DA VINCI

(D) VINCENT VAN GOGH

ANSWER: (B) LEONARDO DA VINCI

387. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TEA?

(A) CHINA

(B) INDIA

(D) KENYA

ANSWER: (A) CHINA

388. WHICH GAS MAKES UP ABOUT 21% OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) NITROGEN

(D) HYDROGEN

ANSWER: (A) OXYGEN

389. WHICH IS THE ONLY MAMMAL CAPABLE OF TRUE FLIGHT?

(A) BAT

(B) FLYING SQUIRREL

(D) PTERODACTYL

ANSWER: (A) BAT

390. WHAT IS THE LONGEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) FEMUR

(B) TIBIA

(D) RADIUS

ANSWER: (A) FEMUR

391. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD BY POPULATION?

(A) BEIJING

(B) TOKYO

(D) MUMBAI

ANSWER: (B) TOKYO

392. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL “NA”?

(A) NEON

(B) NITROGEN

(D) NICKEL

ANSWER: (C) SODIUM

393. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FRANCE?

(A) ROME

(B) PARIS

(D) LONDON

ANSWER: (B) PARIS

394. WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA?

(A) INDIRA GANDHI

(B) SAROJINI NAIDU

(D) RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR

ANSWER: (A) INDIRA GANDHI

395. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA?

(A) CYPRUS

(B) CORSICA

(D) SICILY

ANSWER: (D) SICILY

396. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES?

(A) LEOPARD

(B) TIGER

(D) CHEETAH

ANSWER: (C) ZEBRA

397. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES?

(A) GREECE

(B) ITALY

(D) TURKEY

ANSWER: (A) GREECE

398. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST LAND ANIMAL ON EARTH?

(A) HIPPOPOTAMUS

(B) ELEPHANT

(D) RHINOCEROS

ANSWER: (B) ELEPHANT

399. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF MODERN PHYSICS”?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) MAX PLANCK

ANSWER: (A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

400. WHAT IS THE HARDEST ROCK?

(A) LIMESTONE

(B) GRANITE

(D) DIAMOND

ANSWER: (D) DIAMOND

401. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST PYRAMIDS IN THE WORLD?

(A) EGYPT

(B) SUDAN

(D) PERU

ANSWER: (B) SUDAN

402. WHICH IS THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN THE WORLD?

(A) ANDES

(B) ALPS

(D) ROCKIES

ANSWER: (A) ANDES

403. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA?

(A) SYDNEY

(B) MELBOURNE

(D) CANBERRA

ANSWER: (D) CANBERRA

404. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) INDIAN OCEAN

(D) ARCTIC OCEAN

ANSWER: (D) ARCTIC OCEAN

405. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF OIL IN THE WORLD?

(A) RUSSIA

(B) SAUDI ARABIA

(D) VENEZUELA

ANSWER: (B) SAUDI ARABIA

406. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA BY AREA?

(A) ALGERIA

(B) NIGERIA

(D) SOUTH AFRICA

ANSWER: (A) ALGERIA

407. WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB?

(A) NIKOLA TESLA

(B) THOMAS EDISON

(D) MICHAEL FARADAY

ANSWER: (B) THOMAS EDISON

408. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF COFFEE IN THE WORLD?

(A) COLOMBIA

(B) BRAZIL

(D) ETHIOPIA

ANSWER: (B) BRAZIL

409. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF ITALY?

(A) MILAN

(B) VENICE

(D) ROME

ANSWER: (D) ROME

410. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF JAPAN?

(A) KARATE

(B) JUDO

(D) SUMO WRESTLING

ANSWER: (D) SUMO WRESTLING

411. WHO WROTE THE FAMOUS NOVEL “MOBY-DICK”?

(A) MARK TWAIN

(B) HERMAN MELVILLE

(D) LEO TOLSTOY

ANSWER: (B) HERMAN MELVILLE

412. WHICH IS THE LARGEST HOT DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) GOBI DESERT

(B) SAHARA DESERT

(D) SONORAN DESERT

ANSWER: (B) SAHARA DESERT

413. WHICH CONTINENT HAS THE MOST COUNTRIES?

(A) AFRICA

(B) ASIA

(D) NORTH AMERICA

ANSWER: (A) AFRICA

414. WHO IS CREDITED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL AIRPLANE?

(A) THOMAS EDISON

(B) ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT

((C) CHARLES LINDBERGH

(D) AMELIA EARHART

ANSWER: (B) ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT

415. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF COCOA?

(A) GHANA

(B) NIGERIA

(D) IVORY COAST

ANSWER: (D) IVORY COAST

416. WHO DISCOVERED THE LAW OF GRAVITY?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) ISAAC NEWTON

(D) NIKOLA TESLA

ANSWER: B) ISAAC NEWTON

417. WHICH COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR THE LANDMARK “CHRIST THE REDEEMER”?

(A) ARGENTINA

(B) BRAZIL

(D) VENEZUELA

ANSWER: (B) BRAZIL

418. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH KOREA?

(A) BUSAN

(B) SEOUL

(D) DAEGU

ANSWER: (B) SEOUL

419. WHICH IS THE LARGEST SPECIES OF PENGUIN?

(A) EMPEROR PENGUIN

(B) KING PENGUIN

(D) GENTOO PENGUIN

ANSWER: (A) EMPEROR PENGUIN

420. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE “HARRY POTTER” SERIES?

(A) J.R.R. TOLKIEN

(B) C.S. LEWIS

(D) SUZANNE COLLINS

ANSWER: (C) J.K. ROWLING

421. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN THE WORLD?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) INDIA

(D) INDONESIA

ANSWER: (C) CHINA

422. WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR GOLD?

(A) AG

(B) AU

(D) PB

ANSWER: (B) AU

423. WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST IS KNOWN FOR HIS THEORY OF EVOLUTION?

(A) ALBERT EINSTEIN

(B) NIKOLA TESLA

(D) GALILEO GALILEI

ANSWER: (C) CHARLES DARWIN

424. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) TORONTO

(B) MONTREAL

(D) VANCOUVER

ANSWER: (C) OTTAWA

425. WHICH IS THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD IN INDIA?

(A) PADMA BHUSHAN

(B) BHARAT RATNA

(D) SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD

ANSWER: (B) BHARAT RATNA

426. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

(A) DOLLAR

(B) POUND STERLING

(D) YEN

ANSWER: (B) POUND STERLING

427. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR THE LANDMARK “EIFFEL TOWER”?

(A) ITALY

(B) GERMANY

(D) SPAIN

ANSWER: (C) FRANCE

428. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE ATOMIC NUMBER 1?

(A) HELIUM

(B) OXYGEN

(D) NITROGEN

ANSWER: (C) HYDROGEN

429. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”?

(A) CHARLES DICKENS

(B) JANE AUSTEN

(D) VIRGINIA WOOLF

ANSWER: (B) JANE AUSTEN

430. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) PLUTO

ANSWER: (C) MERCURY

431. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE?

(A) MARIE CURIE

(B) ROSALIND FRANKLIN

(D) DOROTHY HODGKIN

ANSWER: (A) MARIE CURIE

432. WHAT IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) NEW GUINEA

(B) GREENLAND

(D) MADAGASCAR

ANSWER: (B) GREENLAND

433. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) CHINA

(B) SOUTH KOREA

(D) VIETNAM

ANSWER: (C) JAPAN

434. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA?

(A) LION

(B) TIGER

(D) PEACOCK

ANSWER: (B) TIGER

435. WHICH GAS IS MOST COMMONLY USED IN BALLOONS TO MAKE THEM FLOAT?

(A) NITROGEN

(B) HELIUM

(D) OXYGEN

ANSWER: (B) HELIUM

436. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA?

(A) YAMUNA

(B) GANGES

(D) GODAVARI

ANSWER: (B) GANGES

437. WHICH IS THE LARGEST LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?

(A) KAZAKHSTAN

(B) MONGOLIA

(D) NIGER

ANSWER: (A) KAZAKHSTAN

438. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

(A) THOMAS JEFFERSON

(B) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

(D) GEORGE WASHINGTON

ANSWER: (D) GEORGE WASHINGTON

439. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR THE GREAT PYRAMIDS?

(A) EGYPT

(B) MEXICO

(D) PERU

ANSWER: (A) EGYPT

440. WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD?

(A) AMAZON

(B) NILE

(D) MISSISSIPPI

ANSWER: (B) NILE

441. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL “O”?

(A) OSMIUM

(B) OXYGEN

(D) OGDEN

ANSWER: (B) OXYGEN

442. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON?

(A) BUZZ ALDRIN

(B) ALAN SHEPARD

(D) YURI GAGARIN

ANSWER: (C) NEIL ARMSTRONG

443. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “BIG APPLE”?

(A) LOS ANGELES

(B) CHICAGO

(D) SAN FRANCISCO

ANSWER: (C) NEW YORK CITY

444. WHO IS THE FAMOUS ARTIST KNOWN FOR THE PAINTING “STARRY NIGHT”?

(A) CLAUDE MONET

(B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

(D) LEONARDO DA VINCI

ANSWER: (B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

445. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR ITS TULIPS AND WINDMILLS?

(A) SWITZERLAND

(B) NETHERLANDS

(D) BELGIUM

ANSWER: (B) NETHERLANDS

446. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SPAIN?

(A) BARCELONA

(B) MADRID

(D) VALENCIA

ANSWER: (B) MADRID

447. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST CONTINENT BY AREA?

A) EUROPE
B) AUSTRALIA
C) ANTARCTICA
D) AFRICA
ANSWER: B) AUSTRALIA

448. WHICH ELEMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE SYMBOL “PB”?

(A) LEAD

(B) PALLADIUM

(D) PLATINUM

ANSWER: (A) LEAD

449. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES?

(A) SWITZERLAND

(B) SOUTH AFRICA

(D) CANADA

ANSWER: (B) SOUTH AFRICA

450. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

(A) SIKKIM

(B) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

(D) MANIPUR

ANSWER: (B) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

451. WHAT IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY BY AREA IN THE WORLD?

A) CANADA
B) RUSSIA
C) UNITED STATES
D) CHINA
ANSWER: B) RUSSIA

452. WHICH INDIAN MONUMENT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE “SYMBOL OF LOVE”?

(A) QUTUB MINAR

(B) TAJ MAHAL

(D) CHARMINAR

ANSWER: (B) TAJ MAHAL

453. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF BHUTAN?

(A) THIMPHU

(B) PARO

(D) PHUENTSHOLING

ANSWER: (A) THIMPHU

454. WHICH IS THE LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE WORLD BY AREA?

(A) LAKE VICTORIA

(B) LAKE BAIKAL

(D) LAKE TANGANYIKA

ANSWER: (C) LAKE SUPERIOR

455. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE?

(A) C.V. RAMAN

(B) MOTHER TERESA

(D) HARGOBIND KHORANA

ANSWER: (C) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

456. WHICH IS THE LARGEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) FEMUR

(B) TIBIA

(D) RADIUS

ANSWER: (A) FEMUR

457. WHICH IS THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF MAINLAND INDIA?

(A) INDIRA POINT

(B) KANYAKUMARI

(D) KOVALAM

ANSWER: (B) KANYAKUMARI

458. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL CURRENCY OF JAPAN?

(A) YUAN

(B) WON

(D) RINGGIT

ANSWER: (C) YEN

459. WHICH IS THE DEEPEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD?

(A) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(B) INDIAN OCEAN

(D) PACIFIC OCEAN

ANSWER: (D) PACIFIC OCEAN

460. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “MISSILE MAN OF INDIA”?

(A) VIKRAM SARABHAI

(B) ABDUL KALAM

(D) HOMI BHABHA

ANSWER: (B) ABDUL KALAM

461. WHICH FESTIVAL IS KNOWN AS THE “FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS” IN INDIA?

(A) HOLI

(B) DIWALI

(D) BIHU

ANSWER: (B) DIWALI

462. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST?

(A) TENZING NORGAY

(B) EDMUND HILLARY

(D) REINHOLD MESSNER

ANSWER: (C) BOTH A & B

463. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST STATE IN INDIA BY AREA?

(A) GOA

(B) SIKKIM

(D) MANIPUR

ANSWER: (A) GOA

464. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “PINK CITY”?

(A) JAIPUR

(B) UDAIPUR

(D) BIKANER

ANSWER: (A) JAIPUR

465. WHICH GAS IS MOST ABUNDANT IN EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) NITROGEN

(D) ARGON

ANSWER: (B) NITROGEN

466. WHAT IS THE BOILING POINT OF WATER IN CELSIUS AT SEA LEVEL?

(A) 50°C

(B) 75°C

(D) 150°C

ANSWER: (C) 100°C

467. WHICH COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA?

(A) FRANCE

(B) ITALY

(D) GREECE

ANSWER: B) ITALY

468. WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF PLANTS CALLED?

(A) ZOOLOGY

(B) BOTANY

(D) BIOLOGY

ANSWER: (B) BOTANY

469. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DELTA IN THE WORLD?

(A) MISSISSIPPI DELTA

(B) GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA DELTA

(D) AMAZON DELTA

ANSWER: (B) GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA DELTA

470. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE WORLD’S LONGEST COASTLINE?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) RUSSIA

(D) AUSTRALIA

ANSWER: (C) CANADA

471. WHAT IS THE SI UNIT OF FORCE?

(A) JOULE

(B) NEWTON

(D) WATT

ANSWER: (B) NEWTON

472. WHICH MUGHAL EMPEROR BUILT THE RED FORT IN DELHI?

(A) BABUR

(B) AKBAR

(D) AURANGZEB

ANSWER: (C) SHAH JAHAN

473. WHICH IS THE LARGEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD?

(A) INDIAN OCEAN

(B) ATLANTIC OCEAN

(D) SOUTHERN OCEAN

ANSWER: (C) PACIFIC OCEAN

474. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION”?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) B.R. AMBEDKAR

(D) SARDAR PATEL

ANSWER: (B) B.R. AMBEDKAR

475. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET”?

(A) MERCURY

(B) VENUS

(D) JUPITER

ANSWER: (C) MARS

476. WHO INVENTED THE TELEPHONE?

(A) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(B) THOMAS EDISON

(D) GUGLIELMO MARCONI

ANSWER: (A) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

477. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF WHEAT?

(A) PUNJAB

(B) UTTAR PRADESH

(D) RAJASTHAN

ANSWER: (B) UTTAR PRADESH

478. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SRI LANKA?

(A) COLOMBO

(B) KANDY

(D) SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE

ANSWER: (D) SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE

479. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “SHIP OF THE DESERT”?

(A) ELEPHANT

(B) CAMEL

(D) DONKEY

ANSWER: (B) CAMEL

480. WHICH GAS IS USED IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) NITROGEN

(D) HYDROGEN

ANSWER: (C) CARBON DIOXIDE

481. WHICH INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE FORM IS ASSOCIATED WITH TAMIL NADU?

(A) KATHAK

(B) BHARATNATYAM

(D) KUCHIPUDI

ANSWER: (B) BHARATNATYAM

482. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF GERMANY?

(A) MUNICH

(B) FRANKFURT

(D) HAMBURG

ANSWER: (C) BERLIN

483. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR THE EARTH?

(A) WIND

(B) SUN

(D) FOSSIL FUELS

ANSWER: (B) SUN

484. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS THE LARGEST BY AREA?

(A) UTTAR PRADESH

(B) RAJASTHAN

(D) MAHARASHTRA

ANSWER: (B) RAJASTHAN

485. WHICH IS THE LARGEST GLAND IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) THYROID

(B) LIVER

(D) PITUITARY

ANSWER: (B) LIVER

486. WHICH NOBEL PRIZE CATEGORY WAS AWARDED TO MOTHER TERESA?

(A) PHYSICS

(B) CHEMISTRY

(D) LITERATURE

ANSWER: (C) PEACE

487. WHICH IS THE OLDEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN INDIA?

(A) HIMALAYAS

(B) ARAVALLI RANGE

(D) SATPURA RANGE

ANSWER: (B) ARAVALLI RANGE

488. WHO WROTE THE EPIC “MAHABHARATA”?

(A) KALIDASA

(B) VALMIKI

(D) TULSIDAS

ANSWER: (C) VYASA

489. WHICH INSTRUMENT IS USED TO MEASURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE?

(A) THERMOMETER

(B) BAROMETER

(D) ANEMOMETER

ANSWER: (B) BAROMETER

490. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST UNIT OF LIFE?

(A) ATOM

(B) CELL

(D) TISSUE

ANSWER: (B) CELL

491. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS FAMOUS FOR THE SUNDERBANS?

(A) ASSAM

(B) WEST BENGAL

(D) BIHAR

ANSWER: (B) WEST BENGAL

492. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) SAHARA

(B) GOBI

(D) ATACAMA

ANSWER: (A) SAHARA

493. WHICH PLANET IS THE LARGEST IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) SATURN

(B) JUPITER

(D) NEPTUNE

ANSWER: (B) JUPITER

494. WHICH VITAMIN IS PRODUCED BY THE HUMAN BODY WHEN EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT?

(A) VITAMIN A

(B) VITAMIN C

(D) VITAMIN E

ANSWER: (C) VITAMIN D

495. WHO DISCOVERED PENICILLIN?

(A) ALEXANDER FLEMING

(B) LOUIS PASTEUR

(D) JOSEPH LISTER

ANSWER: (A) ALEXANDER FLEMING

496. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “SILICON VALLEY OF INDIA”?

(A) HYDERABAD

(B) BENGALURU

(D) CHENNAI

ANSWER: (B) BENGALURU

497. WHAT IS THE HARDEST NATURAL SUBSTANCE ON EARTH?

(A) IRON

(B) GRAPHITE

(D) QUARTZ

ANSWER: (C) DIAMOND

498. WHICH FESTIVAL MARKS THE HARVEST SEASON IN PUNJAB?

(A) DIWALI

(B) LOHRI

(D) BIHU

ANSWER: (B) LOHRI

499. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO GO TO SPACE?

(A) SUNITA WILLIAMS

(B) KALPANA CHAWLA

(D) INDIRA GANDHI

ANSWER: (B) KALPANA CHAWLA

500. WHICH RIVER IS CALLED THE “SORROW OF BIHAR”?

(A) GANGA

(B) KOSI

(D) BRAHMAPUTRA

ANSWER: (B) KOSI

501. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

(A) MADAGASCAR

(B) GREENLAND

(D) NEW GUINEA

ANSWER: (B) GREENLAND

502. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF BRAZIL?

(A) SPANISH

(B) PORTUGUESE

(D) ENGLISH

ANSWER: (B) PORTUGUESE

503. WHICH METAL IS THE BEST CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY?

(A) GOLD

(B) COPPER

(D) ALUMINUM

ANSWER: (C) SILVER

504. WHO WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDEPENDENT INDIA?

(A) LORD MOUNTBATTEN

(B) C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

(D) DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

ANSWER: (A) LORD MOUNTBATTEN

505. WHICH INDIAN STATE HAS THE HIGHEST LITERACY RATE?

(A) KERALA

(B) TAMIL NADU

(D) HIMACHAL PRADESH

ANSWER: (A) KERALA

506. WHICH MUGHAL EMPEROR IS ALSO KNOWN AS “ALAMGIR”?

(A) BABUR

(B) AKBAR

(D) AURANGZEB

ANSWER: (D) AURANGZEB

507. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA?

(A) LION

(B) BENGAL TIGER

(D) ELEPHANT

ANSWER: (B) BENGAL TIGER

508. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “INDIA WINS FREEDOM”?

(A) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(B) MAHATMA GANDHI

(D) B.R. AMBEDKAR

ANSWER: (C) ABUL KALAM AZAD

509. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF THE RISING SUN”?

A) CHINA

B) JAPAN

C) SOUTH KOREA

D) THAILAND

ANSWER: B) JAPAN

510. WHICH VITAMIN IS ALSO KNOWN AS ASCORBIC ACID?

(A) VITAMIN A

(B) VITAMIN B

(D) VITAMIN D

ANSWER: (C) VITAMIN C

511. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA?

(A) SYDNEY

(B) MELBOURNE

(D) PERTH

ANSWER: (C) CANBERRA

512. WHO INVENTED THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)?

(A) TIM BERNERS-LEE

(B) CHARLES BABBAGE

(D) STEVE JOBS

ANSWER: (A) TIM BERNERS-LEE

513. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF JOY”?

(A) MUMBAI

(B) KOLKATA

(D) CHENNAI

ANSWER: (B) KOLKATA

514. WHICH ORGAN PURIFIES BLOOD IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) LIVER

(B) HEART

(D) LUNGS

ANSWER: (C) KIDNEY

515. WHICH BATTLE MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE IN INDIA?

A) BATTLE OF PANIPAT (1526)

B) BATTLE OF PLASSEY (1757)

C) BATTLE OF HALDIGHATI (1576)

D) BATTLE OF TALIKOTA (1565)

ANSWER: (A) BATTLE OF PANIPAT (1526)

516. WHICH IS THE HIGHEST PEAK IN INDIA?

(A) K2

(B) KANCHENJUNGA

(D) MOUNT EVEREST

ANSWER: (B) KANCHENJUNGA (WITHIN INDIAN TERRITORY)

517. WHICH GAS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS LAUGHING GAS?

(A) CARBON DIOXIDE

(B) NITROUS OXIDE

(D) METHANE

ANSWER: (B) NITROUS OXIDE

518. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO RECEIVE THE BHARAT RATNA AWARD?

(A) C.V. RAMAN

(B) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(D) C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

ANSWER: (D) C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

519. WHICH INDIAN FESTIVAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HARVEST OF SUGARCANE?

(A) ONAM

(B) PONGAL

(D) UGADI

ANSWER: (B) PONGAL

520. WHICH IS THE LONGEST DAM IN INDIA?

(A) BHAKRA DAM

B) HIRAKUD DAM

(D) NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM

ANSWER: (B) HIRAKUD DAM

521. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD?

(A) UNITED STATES

(B) INDIA

(D) BRAZIL

ANSWER: (B) INDIA

522. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF FIVE RIVERS”?

(A) HARYANA

(B) PUNJAB

(D) BIHAR

ANSWER: (B) PUNJAB

523. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

(A) MERCURY

(B) VENUS

(D) PLUTO

ANSWER: (A) MERCURY

524. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA”?

(A) INDIRA GANDHI

(B) SAROJINI NAIDU

(D) ANNIE BESANT

ANSWER: (B) SAROJINI NAIDU

525. WHICH INSTRUMENT IS USED TO MEASURE EARTHQUAKES?

(A) BAROMETER

(B) THERMOMETER

(D) HYGROMETER

ANSWER: (C) SEISMOGRAPH

526. WHO FOUNDED THE ARYA SAMAJ?

(A) RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY

(B) SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

(D) RAMAKRISHNA PARAMHANSA

ANSWER: (C) SWAMI DAYANAND SARASWATI

527. WHICH INDIAN RIVER IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE “DAKSHIN GANGA”?

(A) GODAVARI

(B) KRISHNA

(D) MAHANADI

ANSWER: (A) GODAVARI

528. WHICH ORGAN IN THE HUMAN BODY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING INSULIN?

(A) LIVER

(B) PANCREAS

(D) STOMACH

ANSWER: (B) PANCREAS

529. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TEA?

(A) ASSAM

(B) WEST BENGAL

(D) TAMIL NADU

ANSWER: (A) ASSAM

530. WHAT IS THE TERM FOR ANIMALS THAT EAT BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS?

(A) HERBIVORES

(B) CARNIVORES

(D) INSECTIVORES

ANSWER: (C) OMNIVORES

531. WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “MANCHESTER OF INDIA”?

(A) AHMEDABAD

(B) SURAT

(D) COIMBATORE

ANSWER: (A) AHMEDABAD

532. WHO WROTE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJEE

(D) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

ANSWER: (A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

533. WHICH SPORT IS KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL GAME OF INDIA”?

(A) CRICKET

(B) HOCKEY

(D) KABADDI

ANSWER: (B) HOCKEY

534. WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH IS COMPOSED MOSTLY OF SOLID IRON AND NICKEL?

(A) CRUST

(B) MANTLE

(D) INNER CORE

ANSWER: (D) INNER CORE

535. WHICH CITY IS HOME TO THE GOLDEN TEMPLE?

(A) VARANASI

(B) AMRITSAR

(D) CHANDIGARH

ANSWER: (B) AMRITSAR

536. WHAT IS THE PH VALUE OF PURE WATER?

(A) 6

(B) 7

(D) 9

ANSWER: (B) 7

537. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

(A) ABRAHAM LINCOLN

(B) GEORGE WASHINGTON

(D) JOHN ADAMS

ANSWER: (B) GEORGE WASHINGTON

538. WHICH INDIAN SCIENTIST IS KNOWN AS THE “ROCKET MAN OF INDIA”?

(A) VIKRAM SARABHAI

(B) HOMI BHABHA

(D) SATISH DHAWAN

ANSWER: (C) A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

539. WHICH DESERT IS THE LARGEST IN INDIA?

(A) THAR DESERT

(B) RANN OF KUTCH

(D) DECCAN PLATEAU

ANSWER: (A) THAR DESERT

540. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO RECEIVE AN OSCAR AWARD?

(A) BHANU ATHAIYA

(B) SATYAJIT RAY

(D) RESUL POOKUTTY

ANSWER: (A) BHANU ATHAIYA

541. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “PINK CITY”?

(A) JAIPUR

(B) JODHPUR

(D) BIKANER

ANSWER: (A) JAIPUR

542. WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN INDIA?

(A) BRAHMAPUTRA

(B) GANGA

(D) YAMUNA

ANSWER: (B) GANGA

543. WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR GOLD?

(A) AU

(B) AG

(D) GO

ANSWER: (A) AU

544. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION”?

(A) MAHATMA GANDHI

(B) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(D) SARDAR PATEL

ANSWER: (C) B.R. AMBEDKAR

545. WHICH PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET”?

(A) VENUS

(B) MARS

(D) MERCURY

ANSWER: (B) MARS

546. WHICH IS THE LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN INDIA?

(A) WULAR LAKE

(B) CHILIKA LAKE

(D) LOKTAK LAKE

ANSWER: (A) WULAR LAKE

547. WHICH INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER IS KNOWN AS “NETAJI”?

(A) BHAGAT SINGH

(B) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

(D) SARDAR PATEL

ANSWER: (B) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

548. WHICH ACID IS FOUND IN LEMON?

(A) ACETIC ACID

(B) CITRIC ACID

(D) MALIC ACID

ANSWER: (B) CITRIC ACID

549. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN FOR THE CLASSICAL DANCE FORM “KATHAKALI”?

(A) TAMIL NADU

(B) ANDHRA PRADESH

(D) KARNATAKA

ANSWER: (C) KERALA

550. WHICH TYPE OF BLOOD GROUP IS KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSAL DONOR?

(A) A

(B) B

(D) O NEGATIVE

ANSWER: (D) O NEGATIVE

551. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA?

(A) SAROJINI NAIDU

(B) INDIRA GANDHI

(D) PRATIBHA PATIL

ANSWER: (B) INDIRA GANDHI

552. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA?

(A) ROSE

(B) SUNFLOWER

(D) MARIGOLD

ANSWER: (C) LOTUS

553. WHICH RIVER IS KNOWN AS THE “SORROW OF BENGAL”?

(A) GANGA

(B) DAMODAR

(D) BRAHMAPUTRA

ANSWER: (B) DAMODAR

554. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST BIRD IN THE WORLD?

(A) SPARROW

(B) HUMMINGBIRD

(D) PARROT

ANSWER: (B) HUMMINGBIRD

555. WHO INVENTED THE TELEPHONE?

(A) THOMAS EDISON

(B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(D) JAMES WATT

ANSWER: (B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

556. WHICH MUGHAL EMPEROR BUILT THE TAJ MAHAL?

(A) AKBAR

(B) JAHANGIR

(D) AURANGZEB

ANSWER: (C) SHAH JAHAN

557. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COFFEE-PRODUCING STATE IN INDIA?

(A) KERALA

(B) TAMIL NADU

(D) ANDHRA PRADESH

ANSWER: (C) KARNATAKA

558. WHAT IS THE SI UNIT OF FORCE?

(A) JOULE

(B) NEWTON

(D) WATT

ANSWER: (B) NEWTON

559. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF RICE IN THE WORLD?

(A) INDIA

(B) CHINA

(D) VIETNAM

ANSWER: (B) CHINA

560. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF DNA?

(A) DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID

(B) DOUBLE NUCLEIC ACID

(D) DYNAMIC NUCLEOTIDE ARRAY

ANSWER: (A) DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID

561. WHICH IS THE LARGEST GLAND IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) PANCREAS

(B) LIVER

(D) ADRENAL

ANSWER: (B) LIVER

562. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “SPICE GARDEN OF INDIA”?

(A) KERALA

(B) KARNATAKA

(D) ANDHRA PRADESH

ANSWER: (A) KERALA

563. WHICH IS THE NATIONAL TREE OF INDIA?

(A) NEEM

(B) BANYAN

(D) COCONUT

ANSWER: (B) BANYAN

564. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CURRENCY USED IN JAPAN?

(A) YEN

(B) WON

(D) BAHT

ANSWER: (A) YEN

565. WHICH BATTLE MARKED THE END OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE IN INDIA?

(A) BATTLE OF PLASSEY

(B) BATTLE OF BUXAR

(D) REVOLT OF 1857

ANSWER: (D) REVOLT OF 1857

566. WHICH IS THE LIGHTEST GAS?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) HYDROGEN

(D) NITROGEN

ANSWER: (B) HYDROGEN

567. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA”?

(A) NORMAN BORLAUG

(B) M.S. SWAMINATHAN

(D) P.C. MAHALANOBIS

ANSWER: (B) M.S. SWAMINATHAN

568. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?

(A) TORONTO

(B) OTTAWA

(D) MONTREAL

ANSWER: (B) OTTAWA

569. WHICH ORGAN IN THE HUMAN BODY IS KNOWN AS THE “POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL”?

(A) NUCLEUS

(B) MITOCHONDRIA

(D) CHLOROPLAST

ANSWER: (B) MITOCHONDRIA

570. WHO WROTE THE BOOK “DISCOVERY OF INDIA”?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

(D) SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN

ANSWER: (B) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

571. WHICH GAS IS MOST ABUNDANT IN THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?

(A) OXYGEN

(B) NITROGEN

(D) HYDROGEN

ANSWER: (B) NITROGEN

572. WHICH INDIAN RIVER FLOWS INTO THE ARABIAN SEA?

(A) GANGA

(B) BRAHMAPUTRA

(D) YAMUNA

ANSWER: (C) NARMADA

573. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR OF AN INDIAN STATE?

(A) SAROJINI NAIDU

(B) INDIRA GANDHI

(D) VIJAYALAKSHMI PANDIT

ANSWER: (A) SAROJINI NAIDU

574. WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE SEPARATES EUROPE AND ASIA?

(A) HIMALAYAS

(B) ROCKIES

(D) URAL

ANSWER: (D) URAL

575. WHICH INDIAN STATE HAS THE LONGEST COASTLINE?

(A) TAMIL NADU

(B) MAHARASHTRA

(D) ANDHRA PRADESH

ANSWER: (C) GUJARAT

576. WHAT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS PREPARE THEIR FOOD CALLED?

(A) RESPIRATION

(B) PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(D) DIGESTION

ANSWER: (B) PHOTOSYNTHESIS

577. WHO GAVE THE SLOGAN “INQUILAB ZINDABAD”?

(A) BHAGAT SINGH

(B) CHANDRASHEKHAR AZAD

(D) SUKHDEV

ANSWER: (A) BHAGAT SINGH

578. WHICH ELEMENT IS THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE SUN?

(A) HYDROGEN

(B) HELIUM

(D) CARBON

ANSWER: (A) HYDROGEN

579. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF LAKES”?

(A) UDAIPUR

(B) SRINAGAR

(D) BHOPAL

ANSWER: (A) UDAIPUR

580. WHICH IS THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY?

(A) STAPES

(B) FEMUR

(D) TIBIA

ANSWER: (A) STAPES

581. WHICH STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF WHEAT IN INDIA?

(A) PUNJAB

(B) UTTAR PRADESH

(D) RAJASTHAN

ANSWER: (B) UTTAR PRADESH

582. WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB?

(A) NIKOLA TESLA

(B) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(D) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

ANSWER: (C) THOMAS EDISON

583. WHICH ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS THE “SHIP OF THE DESERT”?

(A) CAMEL

(B) ELEPHANT

(D) DONKEY

ANSWER: (A) CAMEL

584. WHICH COUNTRY SHARES THE LONGEST BORDER WITH INDIA?

(A) CHINA

(B) PAKISTAN

(D) NEPAL

ANSWER: (C) BANGLADESH

585. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST?

(A) JUNKO TABEI

(B) BACHENDRI PAL

(D) WANDA RUTKIEWICZ

ANSWER: (A) JUNKO TABEI

586. WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL NAME OF COMMON SALT?

(A) SODIUM CARBONATE

(B) SODIUM CHLORIDE

(D) POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

ANSWER: (B) SODIUM CHLORIDE

587. WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT IN THE WORLD?

(A) AFRICA

(B) ASIA

(D) EUROPE

ANSWER: (B) ASIA

588. WHICH INDIAN SCIENTIST INVENTED THE CRESCOGRAPH?

(A) C.V. RAMAN

(B) HOMI BHABHA

(D) SATYENDRA NATH BOSE

ANSWER: (C) JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE

589. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA?

(A) ELEPHANT

(B) TIGER

(D) PEACOCK

ANSWER: (B) TIGER

590. WHICH PLANET HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MOONS?

(A) JUPITER

(B) SATURN

(D) NEPTUNE

ANSWER: (B) SATURN

591. WHO WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE MAURYA EMPIRE?

(A) ASHOKA

(B) CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA

(D) BIMBISARA

ANSWER: (B) CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA

592. WHICH IS THE OLDEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN INDIA?

(A) HIMALAYAS

(B) ARAVALLI

(D) SATPURA

ANSWER: (B) ARAVALLI

593. WHAT IS THE STUDY OF WEATHER CALLED?

(A) GEOLOGY

(B) METEOROLOGY

(D) CLIMATOLOGY

ANSWER: (B) METEOROLOGY

594. WHO WROTE THE BOOK “GITANJALI”?

(A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(B) BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJEE

(D) MAHATMA GANDHI

ANSWER: (A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

595. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

(A) SAHARA

(B) ARABIAN

(D) THAR

ANSWER: (A) SAHARA

596. WHICH ORGAN IN THE HUMAN BODY PURIFIES BLOOD?

(A) HEART

(B) KIDNEY

(D) LUNGS

ANSWER: (B) KIDNEY

597. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE?

(A) C.V. RAMAN

(B) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(D) AMARTYA SEN

ANSWER: (B) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

598. WHICH INDIAN STATE IS KNOWN AS THE “LAND OF RISING SUN”?

(A) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

(B) ASSAM

(D) MEGHALAYA

ANSWER: (A) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

599. WHICH METAL IS LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?

(A) MERCURY

(B) GALLIUM

(D) SODIUM

ANSWER: (A) MERCURY

600. WHICH IS THE LONGEST NATIONAL HIGHWAY IN INDIA?

(A) NH 44

(B) NH 48

(D) NH 27

ANSWER: (A) NH 44

601. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE “MISSILE MAN OF INDIA”?

(A) HOMI BHABHA

(B) A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

(D) SATISH DHAWAN

ANSWER: (B) A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

602. WHICH STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TEA IN INDIA?

(A) ASSAM

(B) WEST BENGAL

(D) TAMIL NADU

ANSWER: (A) ASSAM

603. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF ATM IN BANKING?

(A) AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE

(B) ANY TIME MONEY

(D) AUTOMATED TRANSFER MECHANISM

ANSWER: (A) AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE

604. WHICH ELEMENT IS USED IN PENCIL LEAD?

(A) CARBON

(B) GRAPHITE

(D) PHOSPHORUS

ANSWER: (B) GRAPHITE

605. WHICH INDIAN CITY IS KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF JOY”?

(A) MUMBAI

(B) KOLKATA

(D) HYDERABAD

ANSWER: (B) KOLKATA

606. WHICH PLANET IS THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN?

(A) MERCURY

(B) VENUS

(D) MARS

ANSWER: (A) MERCURY

607. WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN AN OSCAR?

(A) BHANU ATHAIYA

(B) SATYAJIT RAY

(D) RESUL POOKUTTY

ANSWER: (A) BHANU ATHAIYA

608. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF BHUTAN?

(A) THIMPHU

(B) PARO

(D) PHUENTSHOLING

ANSWER: (A) THIMPHU

609. WHICH GAS IS KNOWN AS “LAUGHING GAS”?

(A) CARBON DIOXIDE

(B) NITROUS OXIDE

(D) OXYGEN

ANSWER: (B) NITROUS OXIDE

610. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL GAME OF INDIA?

(A) CRICKET

(B) HOCKEY

(D) FOOTBALL

ANSWER: (B) HOCKEY

611. WHICH INDIAN STATE HAS THE HIGHEST LITERACY RATE?

(A) KERALA

(B) TAMIL NADU

(D) HIMACHAL PRADESH

ANSWER: (A) KERALA

612. WHAT IS THE BOILING POINT OF WATER AT SEA LEVEL?

(A) 90°C

(B) 100°C

(D) 110°C

ANSWER: (B) 100°C

613. WHICH MUGHAL RULER INTRODUCED THE “DIN-I-ILAHI”?

(A) BABUR

(B) AKBAR

(D) AURANGZEB

ANSWER: (B) AKBAR

614. WHICH RIVER IS KNOWN AS THE “LIFELINE OF MADHYA PRADESH”?

(A) NARMADA

(B) TAPTI

(D) BETWA

ANSWER: (A) NARMADA

615. WHAT IS THE UNIT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT?

(A) WATT

(B) AMPERE

(D) OHM

ANSWER: (B) AMPERE

616. WHICH INDIAN SPORTSPERSON IS KNOWN AS THE “FLYING SIKH”?

(A) P.T. USHA

(B) MILKHA SINGH

(D) ABHINAV BINDRA

ANSWER: (B) MILKHA SINGH

617. WHICH COUNTRY IS CALLED THE “LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”?

(A) SWEDEN

(B) NORWAY

(D) ICELAND

ANSWER: (B) NORWAY

618. WHICH WAS THE FIRST SATELLITE LAUNCHED BY INDIA?

(A) BHASKARA

(B) ARYABHATA

(D) INSAT-1A

ANSWER: (B) ARYABHATA

619. WHO COMPOSED THE INDIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM?

(A) BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJEE

(B) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(D) SUBRAMANIA BHARATI

ANSWER: (B) RABINDRANATH TAGORE

620. WHAT IS THE HARDEST NATURAL SUBSTANCE ON EARTH?

(A) DIAMOND

(B) GRAPHITE

(D) IRON

ANSWER: (A) DIAMOND

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