- Which country is not a member of SAARC? – Mauritius
- In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India? – Goa
- Who founded Forward Block political party? – Subhash Chand Bose
- Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? – Right knowledge
- ‘Darwin finches’ refers to a group of which creatrue? – Birds
- Which Sikh Gurus started the Gurumukhi script? – Guru Angad
- What does the Constitution name our country? – India, that is Bharat
- Which mughal emperor built ‘Jama Masjid’? – Shahjahan
- The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem is? – Sun
- Which was the first English ship that came to India? – Red Dragon
- Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard? – Eucalyptus
- Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map? – Chropleth map
- Independent alternation of generation is found in which plant? – Fern
- Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? – Low humidity
- Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh? – Le Corbusier
- The boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan is known as? – Radcliffe Line
- What denotes the smallest temperature? – 1° on the Kelvin scale
- In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found? – Tropical latitudes
- What does National income ignore? – Salary of employees
- Which city lies to the western most longitudes? – Jaipur
- Of which dried flower buds are used as a spice? – Cloves
- In which time does a ship crosses Date line from west to east? – One day
- Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights? – Fundamental Rights
- What is the capital of Lakshadweep? – Kavaratti
- In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who was its Chairman? – W. Wedderburn
- Which waves are used for a communication through artificial satellites? – Microwaves
- Which ruler assumed the title of Hazrat-i-Ala? – Sher Shah Suri
- By whom is the conditions of service and tenure of the Election Commissioner prescribed? – Parliament
- Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita- Pitamaha? – Peddana
- Thermal radiations are electromagnetic wave belonging to which region? – Infrared region
- What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India? – Param
- Who is the first Indian Tenis player to win boy’s Australian Open Junior Title? – Yuki Bhambri
- Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40°latitudes? – Mediterranean Climate Region
- Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? – The Bijapur School
- What is the current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru known? – Humboldt Current
- Which city does “Hwang Ho” river flows through? – Shanghai
- Evergreen oak forests are found at the height between how many meters? – 2700 and 4000 metre
- In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali
- The albedo of which cloud is the highest? – Cirrus cloud
- Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji? – Amatya
- What is the longest English word that doesn’t repeat a letter? – Uncopyrightables
- Which dynasty built Khajuraho temples? – Chandelas
- TheRuhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country? – Germany
- Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? – Bengal Gazette
- Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? – Silvassa
- The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under which Charter Act? – 1833
- What is an upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere? – Jet stream
- By whom was Din-i-Ilahi was accepted? – Birbal
- Which is the second highest peak in the world? – K-2 (Godwin Austin)
- Which Sultan of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits? – Firoz shah Tughlaq
- Headquarter of SAARC is in? – Kathmandu, Nepal
- Who wrote the book ‘City of Joy’? – Dominique Lapierre
- Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? – The Deputy Prime Minister
- Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? – Australia
- Which is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI)? – 2004-2005
- Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located? – North Atlantic Ocean
- Which is the longest passenger rail route in India? – Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi
- Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called ‘Mahamana’? – Madan Mohan Malaviya
- ‘Anandmath’ was written by which Bengali writer? – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple? – South America
- When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? – 1948
- Which is the gas used to extinguish fire? – Carbon dioxide
- Deficiency of which vitamin, causes xerophthelmia? – Vitamin A
- At where were the High Courts in India first started? – Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
- Which electromagnetic radiation has the smallest wavelength? – Gamma rays
- Which glass is used in bullet proof screens? – Reinforced glass
- Which is the official language of West African Development Bank? – French
- Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? – Bachendri Pal
- What is the difference in time between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)? – 05:30 hours
- Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, by which is this caused? – Bacterium
- In which animal is respiration done by skin? – Frog
- What is the average fat content in buffalo milk? – 7.2%
- In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time? – 1951
- Which is the softest? – Sodium
- Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank? – Egypt
- Which is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? – Streptomycin
- Which is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India? – Thorium
- In which is ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ found? – Cattle
- Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? – President
- Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? – Either House of Parliament
- Capital of Finland is? – Helsinki
- In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being? – April 1999
- Country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation? – Vietnam
- By which income individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed? – Disposable Personal Income
- Chekori powder is obtain from which part of plant? – Root
- Which gland regulates the amount of water excreted by the kidneys? – Pituitary gland
- What is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Havelli? – Silvassa
- Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar? – Rani Durgawati
- How are Oxygen and ozone? – Allotropes
- Who was the founder of the autonomous kingoni of Avadh? – Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk
- Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut? – Chittagong
- The song “Vande Mataram” was originally composed in which language? – Sanskrit
- The boundary ‘Durand Line’ is between Pakistan and? – Afghanisthan
- Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state? – Bihar
- Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth? – Babool
- By whom is the famous book System a Naturae is written? – Carl Linnaeus
- Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? – Article 40
- By which an element is best characterized? – By its atomic number
- Which is the maximum spoken language in the world? – Mandarin
- India is self-sufficient in production of which of the following commodities? – Milk
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