1 Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?
Ans : Aravallis
2 What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills?
Ans : Doda-betta
3 For whose removal Parliament’s resolution is not needed?
Ans : Judge of Supreme Court
4 In which animal skin is a respiratory organ?
Ans : Frog
5 What is the largest state in the USA?
Ans : Alaska
6 Which crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?
Ans : Rice
7 St. Thomas came to India in 1st century A. D. to propogate christianity. During which reign did he come?
Ans : Gondophernes
8 What do the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originate?
Ans : Temperate cyclones
9 Which is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh?
Ans : Patna
10 In which country are ‘Dykes’ especially constructed?
Ans : Norway
11 Which formulates fiscal policy?
Ans : Finance Ministry
12 Who was the first black tennis player to win a Wombledon title?
Ans : Althea Gibson
13 Of which metals were the tools and weapons of Harappan civilisation?
Ans : Copper; tin and bronze
14 Which is the largest sea in the world?
Ans : South China Sea
15 What does the theory of Fundamental Rights imply?
Ans : Limited government
16 Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
Ans : Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
17 Which polymeric material is used for making bullet proof jacket?
Ans : KEVLAR
18 By whom was ltmad-ud-daula’s tomb at Agra was built?
Ans : Nur Jahan
19 The cauliflower shape is associated with which cloud formations?
Ans : Cumulus
20 Which organs are morphologically different but perform the same function?
Ans : Analogous organs
21 The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in which year?
Ans : 1970
22 What is used in preparing match sticks?
Ans : Red phosphorus
23 Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
Ans : Genetics
24 Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus VaElley Civilization?
Ans : Cat
25 Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
Ans : Oxygen
26 In which year was the first International Film Festival of India held?
Ans : 1952 at Bombay
27 Baan Ki-moon; the former UNO Secretary-General belong to which country?
Ans : South Korea
28 Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area?
Ans : Wet evergreen equatorial forests
29 In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production negative?
Ans : Third Plan
30 Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946?
Ans : Lord Mountbatten
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