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1. Silk Road Train was in news in February, 2016 which arrived in _____ from ____.
a) Moscow, Kabul
(b) Srinagar, Kanyakumari
(c) Tehran, China
(d) Kabul, Delhi
Answer: Option C

​2. ‘The Turbulent Years’ is written by
(a) Pranab Mukherjee
(b) Shobha De
(c) Sonia Gandhi
(d) L.K. Advani
Answer: Option A

3.
The Second Buddhist Council was held at
(a) Vaishali
(b) Ujjain
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Kannauj
Answer: Option A

4. Where did Gautam Buddha attain enlightenment ?
(a) Rajagriha
(b) Lumbini
(c) Sravasti
(d) Bodh Gaya
Answer: Option D

5. Which of the following is not a ferromagnetic material ?
(a) Iron
(b) Steel
(c) Copper
(d) Cobalt
Answer: Option C

6. If D1 and D2 are the powers of two lenses placed in contact, then the power of the combination will be
(a) D1 + D2
(b) D1 – D2
(c) D1 / D2
(d) D1 × D2
Answer: Option A

7. Electrons may be emitted from a metal surface if light falling on it has
(a) small wavelength
(b) large wavelength
(c) lesser velocity
(d) some negative charge
Answer: Option A

8. The practical unit of capacity of a capacitor is
(a) Coulomb
(b) Gauss
(c) Henry
(d) Farad 
Answer: Option D

9. Which gas exists in the highest concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere ?
(a) Hydrocarbons
(b) Ozone
(c) Oxygen
(d) Nitrogen
Answer: Option D

10. Which of the following is not a major contributor to the greenhouse effect ?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Chlorofluorocarbons
(d) Methane gas
Answer: Option B

11. More than 70% of world’s fresh water is contained in
(a) Ponds
(b) Glaciers and Polar ice caps
(c) Greenland
(d) Oceans
Answer: Option B

12. Which of the following is a dye ?
(a) Proline
(b) Orlon
(c) Indigo
(d) Nicotine
Answer: Option C

13. Which of the following is an explosive ?
(a) DDT
(b) O2
(c) TNT
(d) MRI
Answer: Option C

14.
Which of the following disease spread through air ?
(a) Common cold
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) All of these
Ans: ​D

15.  Alphonso is a variety of
(a) Banana
(b) Apple
(c) Mango
(d) Guava
Answer: Option C

16. Name the river which crosses the equator twice.
(a) Zaire (Congo)
(b) Niger
(c) Nile
(d) Amazon
Answer: Option A

17. Give an example for Non-Renewable Energy
(A) Wind
(B) Fossil fuels or coal
(C) Solar 
(D) Water 
Answer: Fossil fuels or coal

18. 
Which gymnospermic plant cures rheumatism?
(A) Araucaria
(B) Ephedra
(C)Gnetum
(D) Pinus
Answer: Gnetum ​

19. Which one of the following is a viral disease?
(a). Diphtheria
(b). Influenza
(c). Malaria
(d). Typhoid
Answer: Influenza

20. World's largest and deepest Rail Tunnel, opened in June 2016, is present in 
a. Japan
b. 
Switzerland
c. UK
d. France
Answer: Switzerland

21. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is located in
a. Rome
b. London
c. Paris
d. NewYork
Answer: 
Rome
22. Sudden change in the colour of Phosphorous Strait in June 2017 is due to
(A) Phytoplankton Bloom
(B) Oil spill Pollution
(C) Underwater Volcano
(D) Earthquake in sea
Answer: A

​23. The first country in the world to ban mining of metals
(A) South Africa               
(B) El Salvador
(C) Russia       
(D) Guinea
Answer: El Salvador ​

24. Who is the most followed world leader on Facebook?
(A) Pope Francis
(B) Amitabh Bachan
(C) Donald Trump
(D) Narendra Modi
Answer: D

25. Where is the headquarters of the Arab league?
(A) Lahore   
(B) Islamabad
(C) Male      
(D) Cairo
Answer: D

26. The winner of Coppa America Football 2015
 A:-Argentina
 B:-Brazil
 C:-Chili
 D:-Paraguay
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

27. International Yoga day celebrate on
 A:-5th June
 B:-20th June
 C:-22nd June
 D:-21st June
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

​​28. Who was selected as the “Person of the Year 2016” by the Time Magazine ?
(A) Donald Trump
​(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Vladimir Putin
(D) Hillary Clinton

Ans: A
29:-Which film got the 'Best Film Award in the `89^(th)` Oscar Award Ceremony in 2017 ?
A:-Fences
B:-Moonlight
C:-La La Land
D:-Lion
Ans: B

30:-Which day is observed as World Teacher's Day ?
A:-None of the above
B:-October 5
C:-November 5
D:-December 5
Ans: A

31:-The National award for best feature film of 2017 was bagged by
A:-Mom
B:-Village Rockstars
C:-Nagar Kirtan
D:-Bhayanakam
Ans: B

32:-The winner of 2017 Ranji Trophy Cricket Tournament is
A:-Vidarbha
B:-Karnataka
C:-Mumbai
D:-Sourashtra
Ans: A
S33. ​Bar Code store information using:
(A) Punch holes
(B) Thick and thin lines
(C) Magnetized spots 
(D) Bits
Ans: B
 
34. Asian country through which Equitorial line passes
 A:-Russia
 B:-India
 C:-China
 D:-Indonesia
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

35. "Twenty love poems and a Song of Despair' written by
 A:-Gabrial Garcia Marquez
 B:-Pablo Neruda
 C:-Betrend Russel
 D:-Garcia Lorca
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

36. Head Quarters of World Tourism Organisation
 A:-Rio
 B:-Paris
 C:-Madrid
 D:-London
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

37. The winner of US Open Tennis Men's Title 2015
A:-Rojer Federer
B:-Liander Paes
C:-Rafel Nadal
D:-Novok Djokovic
Ans: D

38. Who inaugurated the Rio Olympics of 2016?
 A:-Michel Temer
 B:-Dilma Roussef
 C:-Vanderley Cordiro Delima
 D:-Virgeenia Thashar
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

39. The biggest film festival in the world
 A:-Sydney Film Festival
 B:-Punjab Film Festival
 C:-Cannes Film Festival
 D:-Goa Film Festival
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

40. Which American President's face is not carved in Mount Rushmore ?
 A:-George Washington
 B:-Abraham Lincoln
 C:-Franklin D. Roosevelt
 D:-Theodore Roosevelt
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

41. US President Donald Trumb represents
A:-Democratic Party
B:-Republican Party
C:-Socialist Party
D:-Conservative Party
Correct Answer:- Option-B

42. First Non Aligned Conference was held in
A:-Geneva
B:-Tokyo
C:-Paris
D:-Belgrade
Correct Answer:- Option-D
 
43. The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015 was awarded to whom?
 A:-Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura
 B:-Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner
 C:-Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. MacDonald
 D:-Stephen W. Hell and Hiroshi Amano
 Ans: C

44. One of the recipients of Nobel Prize for chemistry was Paul Modric, he belong to which country ?
A:-Sweden
B:-Turkey
C:-Canada
D:-USA
Ans: D

45:-Name the player who won the Golden Ball Award in 2018 FIFA World Cup.       
A:-Gareth Bale        B:-Serigo Ramos        C:-Luka Modric        D:-Cristiano Ronaldo       
Ans: C

46:-Who won the Nobel Peace Prize of 2018 ?       
A:-Nadia Murad        B:-Jan Egeland        C:-Angela Merkel        D:-James P. Allison       
Ans: A

47:-Twenty first Commonwealth Games took place in the city of       
A:-Washington        B:-Moscow        C:-Gold Coast        D:-Beijing       
Ans: C 

48.
The first Greek Tennis player to win an ATP World Tour Title of Stockholm Open
(A) Ernest Gulbis (B) Rafael Nadal (C) Stefanos Tsitsipas (D) Rojer Federer

​Ans: C

49:—'Mankad law' is associated with which game of Sports?
A:—Tennis B:—Basket ball C:—Cricket D:—Badminton
Ans: C

50. Who was the founder of wiki leaks :
(A) Gill Abraham Son (B) Jacob J Lew
(C) Julian Assange (D) Bill Gates
Ans: C
51. Which country has won the 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament?
(A) Japan (B) South Korea
(C) Qatar (D) Iran
Ans: C

52. The famous work Plagues and peoples written by :
(A) W.L Thomas (B) Rachel Carson
(C) William H. Mcneill (D) David Cannadine
Ans: C

53. Which country hosted the G20 summit 2018?
(A) Argentina (B) Australia
(C) Canada (D) Russia
Ans: A
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