51. Australasia or Oceania comprises of
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. New Guinea
4. Pacific Islands
5. Tasmania
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 5
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: d
52. Death Valley is the lowest point in the continent of
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) North America
d) South America
Answer: c
53. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a) National Family Planning Programme – 1951
b) Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme – 1998
c) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act – 1970
d) Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act – 1995
Answer: b
54. Papeti is the festival of
a) Sikhs
b) Jains
c) Buddhists
d) Parsis
Answer: d
55. Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer: a
56. The largest tribe in India
a) Todas
b) Gonds
c) Chenchus
d) Garos
Answer: b
57. Jawahar Tunnel, the largest in India
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) West Bengal
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: d
58. Jog Waterfall, the highest waterfall in India, is located in the state of
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) West Bengal
Answer: c
59. Penicillin was discovered by
a) Michael Faraday
b) Sir Alexander Fleming
c) William Harvey
d) Charles Goodyear
Answer: b
60. Kala-Azar is a serious public health problem endemic in
1. Orissa
2. Bihar
3. UP
4. West Bengal
a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 4
c) 3 and 4
d) 2 and 4
Answer: d
61. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
a) Indian Rare Earths Ltd – Mumbai
b) Uranium Corporation of India
c) Radio Astronomy Centre – Mysore
d) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics – Kolkata
Answer: c
62. Raja Ravi Verma of Kerala was a distinguished
a) Dancer
b) Painter
c) Poet
d) Singer
Answer: b
63. Who of the following is not associated with Carnatic Music?
a) Shyama Shastri
b) Tyagaraja
c) Bhatkhande
d) Muthuswami Dikshitar
Answer: c
64. The official language of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
a) Kashmiri
b) Urdu
c) Hindi
d) English
Answer: b
65. Match the following:
List I (States) List II (Festivals)
A. Tamil Nadu 1. Bhageli Bihu
B. West Bengal 2. Onam
C. Kerala 3. Sarhul
D. Assam
5. Dol Purnima
a) A-3, B-4, C-5, D-2
b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
c) A-3, B-2, C-5, D-4
d) A-4, B-5, C-2, D-1
Answer: d
66. At which of the following places, Kumbh Mela is held?
1. Nasik
2. Hardwar
3. Prayag
4. Ujjain
a) 1 and 2
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: d
67. Khordad sal is the festival of
a) Jains
b) Parsis
c) Sikhs
d) Buddhists
Answer: b
68. The father of the revivalist school of Indian painting (popularly called as the Bengal School
a) Nandlal Bose
b) Jamini Roy
c) Sbanindranath Tagore
d) Gaganendra Nath Tagore
Answer: c
69. Which language is written in the Gurumukhi Script?
a) Panjabi
b) Kashmiri
c) Bengali
d) Sindhi
Answer: a
70. The first Governor-General of India
a) Cornwallis
b) Wellesley
c) Warren Hastings
d) Sir John Shore
Answer: c
71. Tamasha is a robust form of folk theatre in
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
Answer: c
72. Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves?
a) Valmiki – Hazaribagh
b) Sariska – Alwar
c) Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam
d) Pench – Garhwal
Answer: d
73. First Talkie Film in India
a) Raja Harish Chandra
b) Pundalika
c) Alam Ara
d) Aan
Answer: c
74. The National Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere Radar Facility is located at
a) Bangalore
b) Thiruvananthapuram
c) Ahmedabad
d) Tirupathi
Answer: d
75. The organisation of Home Guards is spread all over the country except in the states of
1. Kerala
2. Nagaland
3. Haryana
4. Arunachal Pradesh
5. Manipur
a) 1 only
b) 1, 3 and 5
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: a
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