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1. The founder of all India National Congress was ________.

A. A. O. Hume B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. M. K. Gandhi D. Balgangadhar Tilak
2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in _______.
A. 1757 B. 1782
C. 1748 D. 1764
3. The Lion capital at Sarnath belongs to which king ?
A. Chandragupta B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka D. Harsha
4. One rupee note in India bears the signature of ___________.
A. The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India B. The Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
C. The Finance Secretary D. The Revenue Secretary
5. BSE-SENSEX index is free float market weighted stock market index of how many companies?
A. 20 B. 30
C. 40 D. 50
6. Law of Demand was given by __________.
A. Karl Max B. John Keynes
C. Alfred Marshall D. Milton Friedman
7. Raniganj coal field is in_______?
A. Bihar B. Orissa
C. W. Bengal D. M.P
8. The largest planet in our solar system is ______.
A. Mars B. Jupiter
C. Butterfly D. Saturn
9. The Great Victoria Desert is located in_______.
A. Canada B. West Africa
C. Australia D. North America
10. Consider the following pairs:
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Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

A. 1, 2 and 3 B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only D. 3 only
11. Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?
A. India and Pakistan B. India and Afghanistan
C. Afghanistan and Pakistan D. Afghanistan and Tajikistan
12. The compound used in anti-malarial drug is_____.
A. Chloroquin B. Aspirin
C. Neoprene D. Isoprene
13. Which of the following is an example of vector quantity?
A. Mass B. Speed
C. Time D. Force
14. The Indians learned the art of growing silk from:
A. Greece B. Central Asia
C. Indonesia D. China
15. When is the World Red Cross day observed?

A. May 8th B. May 12th

C. May 9th D. May 6th
16. Currency of Turkey is?
A. Turkish Lira B. Turkish Peso
C. Turkish Dollar D. Turkish Grand
17. Puliyar was the Original name of?
A. Chennai B. Madras
C. Puducherry D. Pataliputra
18. Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia case of 1980 laid down the law of?
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A. Privy Purse B. Anticipatory Bail

C. Regular Bail D. Interim Bail
19. The color of a star indicates its________.
A. Distance B. Luminosity
C. Mass D. Temperature
20. Which of the following trophies is associated with the game of Football?
A. Evert Cup B. Merdeka Cup
C. Mumbai Gold Cup D. Bharat Ram Cup
21. Tetanus is a disease caused by:
A. fungus B. virus
C. bacteria D. insects
22. Who was the first women Prime Minister in the world?
A. Indira Gandhi B. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
C. Margaret Thatcher D. Benazir Bhutto
23. Which of the following countries is not a member of European Union?
A. Sweden B. Finland
C. Norway D. Denmark
24. Match the Prime Minister and Presidents of India who have been contemporaries in Office

A. I-a; II-b; III-c; IV-d B. I-b; II-a; III-d; IV-c

C. I-a; II-c; III-b; IV-d D. I-b; II-d; III-a; IV-c
25. Give below are some popular stock indices of the world. Match the stock index with the country and stock market it
represents.
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A. I-d; II-b; III-a; IV-c B. I-b; II-d; III-c; IV-a

C. I-a; II-c; III-b; IV-d D. I-c; II-a; III-d; IV-b
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Solutions
1. A
Sol. Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer, ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He
was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress.
2. A
Sol. The battle took place at Palashi, Bengal, 23 June 1757. The belligerents were Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent
Nawab of Bengal and the British East India Company.
3. B
Sol. The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Indian lions standing back to back, on an elaborate base that
includes other animals. It was originally placed atop the Asoka pillar at the important Buddhist site of Sarnath by
the Emperor Ashoka in about 250 BCE.
4. C
Sol. ● One rupee note in India bears the signature of the Finance Secretary.
● The Finance Secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of Finance
● This post is held by a senior IAS officer of the rank of Secretary to Government of India.

5. B
Sol. • BSE-SENSEX index is free float market weighted stock market index of 30 companies.

• These 30 companies are known as Blue chip companies.

• The term Sensex was coined by Deepak Mohoni, a stock market analyst in 1989.

• Similarly NIFTY is free float market weighted stock market index of 50 companies listed in NSE.

• BSE was established in 1978 and is Asia’s oldest stock market exchange.
6. C
Sol. ● Law of demand was given by Alfred Marshall.

● He developed a supply and demand curve that is still used to demonstrate the point at which the market is in
equilibrium.

● The functional relationship between the quantity demanded and price are explained by the law of demand.
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7. C
Sol. RaniganjCoalfield is primarily located in the Asansol and Durgapur subdivisions of
Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
8. B
Sol. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a giant planet with a mass
one-thousandth that of the Sun, but is two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
9. C
Sol. The Great Victoria is the largest desert in Australia and consists of many small sand hills,
grassland plains, areas with a closely packed surface of pebbles and salt lakes.
10. B
Sol. The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic
drainage system. Chambal joins the Yamuna River in Jalaun District.
Son River of central India is the Second largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries after Yamuna River. . The Son
parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast through Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar states to join the
Ganges just above Patna.
The Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It meets
Brahmaputra River at Jogighopa Assam.
11. C
Sol. The Khyber Pass, is a mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan, cutting through the north-eastern part of
the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part of the ancient Silk Road, it is one of the oldest known passes in the world.
12. A
Sol. Chloroquine drug used in the treatment of malaria.
Antimalarial medications, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria
13. D
Sol. ● Such physical quantities, which have magnitude and direction and obey triangle law are
called vector quantities.
14. D
Sol. Silk is a textile of ancient Chinese origin, woven from the protein fiber produced by
the silkworm to make its cocoon, and was developed, according to Chinese
tradition, sometime around the year 2,700 BC. Regarded as an extremely high
value product, it was reserved for the exclusive usage of the Chinese imperial
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court for the making of cloths, drapes, banners, and other items of prestige. The
Indians learned the art of growing silk from China.
15. A
Sol. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is
celebrated on 8th May each year. This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant,
who was born on 8 May 1828.

16. A
Sol. The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira, along
with the related currencies of Europe and the Middle East, has its roots in the ancient Roman unit of weight known as
the libra which referred to the Troy pound of silver. The Roman libra adoption of the currency spread it throughout
Europe and the Near East, where it continued to be used into medieval times. The Turkish lira, the French livre (until
1794), the Italian lira (until 2002), and the British pound are the modern descendants of the ancient currency.

17. A
Sol. Further back in time, almost 2,000 years ago, ancient Chennai was known as Puliyur Kottam. It was the
administrative unit under which areas from Egmore, to Thiruvanmiyur, and Chromepet to Koyambedu existed.

18. B
Sol. In the case of Shri Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia and Others vs. the State of Punjab, the Supreme Court held that court
discretion to grant anticipatory bail cannot be limited just because the crime is punishable with death or
imprisonment or involves possible blatant corruption at the higher level of power.

19. D
Sol. The colour of a star mostly indicates a star's temperature, and it can also suggest the star's age.
The colour of a star is basically decided by the surface temperature of the star. Any electromagnetic radiation is
generated when an atom comes from an excited state to lower energy state. The excitation of an atom depends on
the temperature; the atom will be excited to higher energy state when the temperature is higher

20. B
Sol. Merdeka Tournament is a football friendly tournament held in Malaysia to honour the Independence Day. The
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competition is named after the Malay word for independence. Final match mainly held in Stadium Merdeka.
21. C
Sol. Tetanus is caused by an infection with the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which is commonly found in soil, saliva,
dust, and manure.

The bacteria generally enter through a break in the skin such as a cut or puncture wound by a contaminated object.
22. B
Sol. Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman.
She became the world's first non-hereditary female head of government in modern history when she was elected
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. She served three terms: 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000.
23. C
Sol. Norway is not a member of the European Union.

The Kingdom of Norway is not a member state of the European Union (EU).
It is associated with the Union through its membership in agreements in the European Economic Area (EEA)
established in 1994 and by virtue of being a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
which was founded in 1960, one of the two historically dominant western European trade blocs. Norway had
considered joining the European Community and the European Union twice but opted to decline following
referendums in 1972 and 1994.

Note:
Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords.
Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums.
The currency of Norway is Krone.
24. D
Sol. Indira Gandhi → V.V.Giri
Rajiv Gandhi → Giani Zail Singh
I.K.Gujral → Shankar Dayal Sharma
Manmohan Singh → A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
25. D
Sol. DAX → Germany
Nikkei → Japan
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KOSPI → South Korea

Bovespa → Brazil