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Quick Quiz
Which one of the following States in India has the longest coastline?
(a) Odisha
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal
Option b – Tamil Nadu
The largest area under wasteland in India is in:
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Option c – Rajasthan
The habitat of the Toda tribe is:
(a) Aravalli range
(b) Siwalik range
(c) Kaimur range
(d) Nilgiri hills
Option d – Nilgiri hills
Which of the following places in India ranks second among the coldest inhabited places in the world?
(a) Dras
(b) Itanagar
(c) Manali
(d) Mana
Option a – Dras
The northern part of the Western Coastal Plain of India is also known as:
(a) Karnataka Coast
(b) Malabar
(c) Konkan
(d) Coromandal
Option c – Konkan
If the latitude and longitudinal extent of an Indian State/UT is 15°48′00″N to 14°53’15’N and 74°20’13’E to 74°40′33″ E, then which one of the following is that State/UT?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Goa
(d) Delhi
Option c – Goa
Which organization prepares the topographical maps of India?
(a) Geological Survey of India
(b) Archaeological Survey of India
(c) Survey of India
(d) National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation
Option c – Survey of India
Khajjiar Lake is located in:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) J&K
Option b – Himachal Pradesh
In which of the following order did European trading companies enter India in the medieval period 1. Portuguese 2. British 3. Dutch 4. Danish5. French 6. Flanders 7. Swedish
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
(b) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
(c) 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Who is called the ‘last great Peshwa’?
(a) Madhavrao Narayan
(b) Madhav Rao
(c) Narayan Rao
(d) Raghunath Rao
Option b – Madhav Rao
Which treaty is not related to the first Maratha war?
(a) Basin
(b) Surat
(c) Purandar
(d) Salabi
Option a – Basin
Maratha Peshwa at the time of the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-06) and Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18) was
(a) Narayan Rao
(b) Madhavaraj Narayan
(c) Bajirao II
(d) None of these
Option c – Bajirao II
The last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire was:
(a) Madhavraj
(b) Narayan Rao
(c) Madhavrao Narayan
(d) Bajirao
Option d – Bajirao
Which of the following is the world’s biggest and deepest ocean?
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Hind Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
Option d – Pacific Ocean
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Highest rainfall – Mawsynram
(b) Most populated district – Thane (Maharashtra)
(c) Fastest train – Gatiman Express
(d) Longest road – NH-7
Option d – Longest road – NH-7
Which country was the first to start the National Anthem?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Venezuela
(c) Japan
(d) India
Option c – Japan
The Lokpal (Ombudsman) was first appointed by which country?
(a) France
(b) Sweden
(c) China
(d) Belgrade
Option b – Sweden
The first country in the world to impose a carbon tax is
(a) Norway
(b) New Zealand
(c) Brazil
(d) Columbia
Option b – New Zealand
The paper was first time invented in which country?
(a) China
(b) Sumeria
(c) Russia
(d) Germany
Option a – China
Who was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
(a) Magellan
(b) Captain cook
(c) Amundsen
(d) Robert Piere
Option a – Magellan
The first person to land on the moon was
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) Edwin
(c) Yuri Gagarin
(d) John Collins
Option a – Neil Armstrong
Among the following, who was the first to visit both poles?
(a) Jerry Ross
(b) Rober Piere
(c) Albert P Holland
(d) Pho Dorjee
Option c – Albert P Holland
World’s first women President Maria Estela Peron, was the President of which country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Argentina
(c) Japan
(d) China
Option b – Argentina
Who were the first women to reach the Antarctica continent?
(a) Caroline Mikkelsen
(b) Kathy Sullivan
(c) Ann Bancroft
(d) Junko Tabei
Option a – Caroline Mikkelsen
Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, she belongs to which country?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Sri Lanka
Option d – Sri Lanka
Which is the biggest continent in the world on which the world’s highest population is found?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) North America
Option a – Asia
…….. has been declared the world’s biggest university
(a) Howard University
(b) IGNOU University
(c) Cambridge University
(d) Oxford University
Option b – IGNOU University
World’s biggest island is
(a) New Zealand
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Greenland
(d) Madagascar
Option c – Greenland
Which of the following neighboring country of India is the smallest?
(a) Nepal
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Maldives
Option d – Maldives
Asia’s oldest and biggest Buddhist Matha is located at which place?
(a) Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)
(b) Lhasa (Tibet)
(c) Thirukon amalai (Sri Lanka)
(d) Ulan Bator (Mongolia)
Option a – Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)
India’s first biofuel-powered flight run from Dehradun to Delhi is
(a) Spice Jet
(b) Jet Airways
(c) Vistara
(d) Indigo
Option b – Jet Airways
Which state’s Legislative Assembly adopted a new Logo consisting of the National Emblem and Foxtail Orchid (Rhynchostylis Retusa), the State Flower, in January 2020?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Option d – Arunachal Pradesh
The first cyber law which provides the legal infrastructure for e-commerce in India is
(a) The Information Technology Act, 1996
(b) The Information Technology Act, 2000
(c) The Information Technology Act, 1998
(d) The Information Technology Act, 1990
Option b – The Information Technology Act, 2000
The old name of Varanasi is
(a) Venaras
(b) Benares
(c) Banaras
(d) Prayagraj
Option b – Benares
The old name of Vadodara was ……..
(a) Saurashtra
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Baroda
(d) None of these
Option c – Baroda
Which place is famously known as the ‘Dutch Palace’?
(a) Leh Ra Palace
(b) Hawa Palace
(c) Mattarcherry Palace
(d) Mysore Palace
Option c – Mattarcherry Palace
India’s first Yoga University was established at which place?
(a) Bodhgaya
(b) Mumbai
(c) Munger
(d) Kolkata
Option c – Munger
At which place Vivekanand Memorial is located?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Trivandrum
(c) Puducherry
(d) Kanyakumari
Option d – Kanyakumari
What was the theme of 2020 ‘World Earth Day’?
(a) It’s Our Turn to Lead
(b) Not Beyond Us
(c) Biodiversity of Sustainable Development.
(d) Climate Action
Option d – Climate Action
Commonwealth Day, the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations is held every year on
(a) March 12th
(b) the Second Sunday of March
(c) the Second Monday of March
(d) March 1st
Option c – the Second Monday of March
Consider the following. I. Louis Braille Day was celebrated on January 5th. II. World Laughter day was celebrated on January 10th. Which of the above statements is/are right?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) None of the above
Option d – None of the above
Consider the following I. Atomic Bomb Day is celebrated on August 5th. II. World Smile Day is celebrated on November 5th. Which of the above statement is right?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II
(d) None of the above
Option d – None of the above
Which date is known as ‘Diabetes Day’?
(a) 14th February
(b) 14th May
(c) 14th September
(d) 14th November
Option d – 14th November
When is the ‘World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims’, recognized by the UN observed?
(a) 11th December
(b) 21st May
(c) Third Sunday of November
(d) 9th August
Option c – Third Sunday of November
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) World Thrift Day – 31st October
(b) Death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi – 31st October
(c) Universal Children’s Day – 22nd November
(d) National Education Day in India. 11th November
Option c – Universal Children’s Day – 22nd November
‘World Disability Day is observed annually on
(a) December 10th
(b) December 3rd
(c) November 29th
(d) December 15th
Option b – December 3rd
Which day is celebrated every year on 5th December by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations?
(a) World Soil Day
(b) World Health Day
(c) World Irrigation Day
(d) World Anti-Starvation Day
Option a – World Soil Day
December 9th is observed as
(a) International Day Against Corruption
(b) United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
(c) World Telecommunication Day
(d) International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Option a – International Day Against Corruption
Which day is ‘International Human Rights Day’?
(a) 10th December
(b) 24th October
(c) 25th November
(d) None of the above
Option a – 10th December
What is the theme of the 2020 ‘World Water Day’?
(a) The World’s Water: Is there enough?
(b) Water and Culture
(c) Water and Climate Change
(d) Clean Water and War
Option c – Water and Climate Change
Which one of the following was the host country for World Tourism Day, 2019?
(a) The USA
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) Canada
Option b – India
The birth anniversary of ……… is celebrated as ‘International Nurses Day’ every year.
(a) Florence Nightingale
(b) Alice Walker
(c) Clara Barton
(d) Mother Teresa
Option a – Florence Nightingale
United Nations has declared 2015-2024 as
(a) the International Decade for People of African Descent
(b) International Decade for Road Safety
(c) the International Decade for Eradication of Poverty
(d) UN Literacy Decade
Option a – the International Decade for People of African Descent
UN observed as ‘International Year for Women’.
(a) 1975
(b) 1976
(c) 1977
(d) 1972
Option a – 1975
The United Nations declared October as
(a) Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(b) National Pretzel Month
(c) International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month.
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
United Nations has declared 2014-2024 as an International decade of
(a) Sustainable Energy for All
(b) Education For All
(c) Nutritious Food for All
(d) Employment For All
Option a – Sustainable Energy for All
What is the full form of GSM?
(a) Geographic System for Mobility
(b) Global System for Mobile Communications
(c) Great System for Mobile
(d) Grand System for Mobility
Option b – Global System for Mobile Communications
The abbreviation GSL stands for
(a) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
(b) Geographical Satellite Launch Vehicle
(c) Geosynchronous Satellite Locating Vehicle
(d) Global Satellite Locating Vehicle
Option a – Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Among the following full form of MRI is
(a) Magnetic Record of Images
(b) Magnetic Recording of Investigation
(c) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(d) Magnetic Resonance in Intestine
Option c – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NASA Stands for
(a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(b) North Atlantic Space Agency
(c) Northern Airborn and Space Agency
(d) None of the above
Option a – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PSLV is an abbreviation of which of the following?
(a) Periodic Satellite Launch Vehicle
(b) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(c) Permanent Space Launch Vehicle
(d) Programmed Satellite Launch Vehicle
Option b – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
What is the full form of PVC?
(a) Poly Vinyl Chlorate
(b) Poly Vinyl Chloride
(c) Poly Vinyl Carbonate
(d) Poly Vinyl Carbon
Option b – Poly Vinyl Chloride
What is the full form of ‘CSIR’?
(a) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(b) Centre for Science and Industrial Research
(c) Center for Share and Investment Ratio
(d) Council for Scientific and Informational Research
Option d – Council for Scientific and Informational Research
What is the full name of CFL?
(a) Condensed Fluorescent Lamp
(b) Condensed Filament Lamp
(c) Compact Fluorescent Lamp
(d) Compact Filament Lamp
Option c – Compact Fluorescent Lamp
In radio communication, FM stands for
(a) Fermi Method
(b) Frequency Modulation
(c) Frequent Modulation
(d) Function Modulation
Option b – Frequency Modulation
What is the full form of ‘ECG’?
(a) Electronic Cardiogram
(b) Electro Cardiogram
(c) Economic Cycle Graph
(d) Electrostatic Charge Generator
Option b – Electro Cardiogram
What is the full form of ICMR?
(a) Indian Council of Mental Research
(b) Indian Council of Medical Research
(c) Indian Cultural and Management Research
(d) Indian Climate and Meteorology Research
Option b – Indian Council of Medical Research
In influenza A (H1N1), the H and N stand for
(a) Hemoglobin and Neuraminidase
(b) Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase
(c) Hemagglutinin and Nucleotide
(d) Hemoglobin and Nucleotide
Option b – Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase
In the term GIS, ‘G’ stands for
(a) Global
(b) Geographic
(c) Goodness
(d) Geological
Option b – Geographic
MMRCA stands for
(a) Mega Multi-Role Combat Airforce
(b) Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
(c) Mega Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
(d) Medium Mega-Role Combat Aircraft
Option b – Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
PDA stands for
(a) Personal Digital Assistant
(b) Personal Development Agency
(c) Personal Data Authority
(d) Personal Data Array
Option a – Personal Digital Assistant
‘N’ in DNA which is a hereditary material in genes, stands for
(a) Natural
(b) Natriuretic
(c) Nervous
(d) Nucleic
Option d – Nucleic
What is Tikki Mausi’ in the context of Malnutrition?
(a) A specially packaged food item
(b) A mascot
(c) Name of a scheme
(d) Name given to the healthcare providers
Option b – A mascot
On the internet, the abbreviation WWW stands for
(a) World Wide Wrestling
(b) World Wide Web
(c) World Wide Wordstar
(d) World Without Wrestling
Option b – World Wide Web
Which of the following is correctly abbreviated? I. VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol II. VGA – Video Graphics Array III. WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access
(a) Only II
(b) II and III
(c) Only I
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Which of the following is not correctly abbreviated? I. ALGOL – Algebric Oriented Language II. AM – Ante Meridien III. APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation IV. ARPANET – Advanced Research Project Agency Network
(a) II and III
(b) III and IV
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the above
Option c – None of the above
What is the full name of BARC?
(a) Bhabha Atomic Regulating Centre
(b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(c) Bhabha Aeronautics Research Centre
(d) Bhabha Aeronautics Regulating Centre
Option b – Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
The honorable Supreme Court gave judgment regarding the NEET test. What is the full form of NEET?
(a) National Entrance Examination Test
(b) National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
(c) National Elementary Education Test
(d) National Entrance Eligibility Test
SERB stands for
(a) Social Enlightenment and Research Board
(b) Scientific And Engineering Research Board
(c) Scientists and Engineers Research Board
(d) Science and Engineering Research Board
Option d – Science and Engineering Research Board
DFDR(Black box) is abbreviated as
(a) Data Flight Decibel Recorder
(b) Digital Freight Data Recording
(c) Decibel Flight Data Recording
(d) Digital Flight Data Recorder
Option d – Digital Flight Data Recorder
What is the full form of ‘WHO’?
(a) Wide Health Organisation
(b) World Health Organisation
(c) World History Organisation
(d) World Heritage Organisation
Option b – World Health Organisation
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