41. Smt. Indira Gandhi was assassinated in
(A) 1974
(B) 1984
(C) 1994
(D) 2004
Answer: (B)
42. India’s first nuclear blast at Pokhran in Rajasthan took place in
(A) 1984
(B) 1974
(C) 1964
(D) 1954
Answer: (B)
43. In cricket, the two sets of wickets are?
(A) 18 yards apart
(B) 20 yards apart
(C) 22 yards apart
(D) 24 yards apart
Answer: (C)
44. In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his or body is called?
(A) leg bye
(B) bye
(C) extra run
(D) drive
Answer: (B)
45. In big cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai police is headed by a
(A) Commissioner of Police
(B) Inspector General of Police
(C) Deputy Inspector General of Police
(D) None of these
Answer: (A)
46. Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as
(A) Sher-e-Punjab
(B) Punjab Kesari
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Answer: (C)
47. The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as
(A) Madagascar
(B) Tasmania
(C) Ceylon
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
48. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of
(A) Nagaland
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) None of these
Answer: (D)
49. Film and TV institutue of India is located at
(A) Pune (Maharashtra)
(B) Rajkot (Gujarat)
(C) Pimpri (Maharashtra)
(D) Perambur (Tamilnadu)
Answer: (A)
50. The ozone layer restricts
(A) Visible light
(B) Infrared radiation
(C) X-rays and gamma rays
(D) Ultraviolet radiation
Answer: (D)
51. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
(A) Kaleidoscope
(B) Periscope
(C) Spectroscope
(D) Telescope
Answer: (B)
52. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Dehradun
(C) Marmago
(D) Dispur
Answer: (A)
53. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
(A) Ganga
(B) Indus
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Mahanadi
Answer: (C)
54. The Salal Project is on the river
(A) Chenab
(B) Jhelum
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
Answer: (A)
55. The number of Scheduled languages, classified under the eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, are
(A) 15
(B) 22
(C) 12
(D) None
Answer: (B)
56. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
(A) Shimla as a tourist spot
(B) Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
(C) boundary between India and Tibet
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
57. Gilt-edged market means
(A) bullion market
(B) market of government securities
(C) market of guns
(D) market of pure metals
Answer: (B)
58. Depreciation means
(A) closure of a plant due to lock out
(B) closure of a plant due to labour trouble
(C) loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
D) destruction of a plant in a fire accident
Answer: (C)
59. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in
(A) April 1995
(B) April 1957
(C) April 1958
(D) April 1959
Answer: (B)
60. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
(A) 3:5
(B) 2:3
(C) 2:4
(D) 3:4
Answer: (B)
