Question Bank – 4

1. The old name of Allahabad was

Ans:- Prayag

2. Waterloo, famous for the battle of waterloo (1815) lies in

Ans:- Belgium

3. The largest producer of milk in the world is

Ans:- India.

4. Al-Queda is a terrorist organization led by

Ans:- Osama Bin Laden.

5. The first Indian to give a speech in Hindi at the UN general Assembly

Ans:- A.B.Bajpayee.

6. The only congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi

Ans:- Belgaum.

7. The world's highest observatory has been commissioned at

Ans:- Haule.(Ladakh)

8. The first democratic country in the world to legalese mercy killing (euthanasia)

Ans:- Netherlands.

9. What is the Saudi Arabian currency called

Ans:- Riyal.

10.Where is India's silicon valley situated?

Ans:- Bangalore.

11.The world's biggest aid donor country is

Ans:- Japan.

12.The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress was

Ans:- Badruddin Tyabji.




13. Sri Perumbudur is famous as the birth place of

Ans:- Ramanujan.

14.My Music, My Life is the autobiography of

Ans:- Pandit Ravi Shankar

15.What is the color of the Dharma Chakra in the middle of our National Flag

Ans:- Nav y Blue.


17.The year in which Delhi replaced Calcutta as the capital of India

Ans:- 1911.

18.The first Jain Tirthankara was

Ans:- Rishabha.

19.Savanna grass lands are found in

Ans:- Africa.

20.The river associated with the annual pilgrimage to Sabharimala

Ans:- Pampa.

21.The highest gravity dam of the world is the

Ans:- Grand Dixence Dam in Switzerland (285 m high. Bhakra Nangal Dam, India, it
has a height of 226 m.)

22.Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb

Ans:- Guru Thegbahadur.

23.The slogan "Inzuilab Zindabad " was first raised

Ans:- Bhagat Singh.

24.Where is the tomb of Shahjahan situated.

Ans:- Taj Mahal

25.What is the normal blood sugar level of human being?

Ans:- 80-120 mg/dl.

26.Decimal coinage system was introduced in India in the year

Ans:- 1957.

27.Which is the ocean in which the current Kuroshio is circulating

Ans:- North Pacific Ocean.

28.Satyameva Jayate has been taken from

Ans:- Mundaka Upanishad.

29.India's one billionth baby is named

Ans:- Aastha.

30.Name the plane in which Netaji Subash Chandra Bose was travelling when it crashed

Ans:- Sally Bomber.

31.Mitochondria is the centre of

Ans:- Cellular respiration.

32.Anti Biotic Pencillin is obtained from

Ans:- Fungus

33.Bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth is caused due to the deficiency of

Ans:- Vitamin C

34.The first Indian women to win a medel in Olympics

Ans:- Karnam Malleswari

35.Name the first ever space tourist

Ans:- Dennis Tito

36.The rights related to control over Panama canal has changed hands from USA to

Ans:- Panama.

37.The name of the first Indigenously developed civilian air craft of India is

Ans:- Saras

38.September 5 is observed as the

Ans:- Teacher's Day

39.Where was the tallest statue of lord Buddha installed?

Ans:- Bamiyan.

40.From where was GSAT -1 Launched ?

Ans:- Sriharikota.

41.Who is the author of the book Fury is:

Ans:- Salman Rushdie

42.Who is the first Indian to take hatrick in an international test?

Ans:- Harbhajan Singh

43.The device which converts A C to D C is:

Ans:- Rectifier

44.What is the interval between two Maha Kumbha melas at the same place:

Ans:- 12 years

45.Which state of India has shown as the highest increase in female literacy rate between 1991 and 2001 census

Ans:- Orissa.

46.The person who designed the Param Vir Chakra

Ans:- Eva (Savitri Bai).

47. The 13 stripes in the UN Flag stands for

Ans:- Original states.

48. Country's first women’s central jail has been created at

Ans:- Tihar complex.

49. The author of popular children's series

Ans:- J.K.Rowling.

50. Amirstar Golden temple was built by

Ans:- Arjan Dev.