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1.      The largest postal network in the world is in:

a)USA b)China c)Inida d)Brazil

2.      Which of the following tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard:

a)Babul b)Amaltas c)Neem d)Eucalyptus

3.      In India, maximum number of newspapers are published in:

a)Hindi b)Bengali c)English d)Malayalam

4.      Maximum spoken language in the world is:

a)Hindi b)English c)Mandarin d)Spanish

5.      The largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world is located in:

a)Detroit b)Tokyo c)Birmingham d)Berlin

6.      The International Court of Justice is located at:

a)Geneva b)Hague c)Amsterdam d)Vienna

7.      The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are:

a)Canada, China, France, Russia and U.S.A.

b)China, France, Russia, U.K. and U.S.A.

c)Japan, Germany, Russia, U.K. and U.S.A.

d)Germany, China, Russia, U.K. and U.S.A.

8.The Rigveda consists of …….hymns.

a)512 b)1024 c)1028 d)2000

9.Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are …… in number.

a)96 b)105 c)108 d)112

10.Ashoka, the Great conquered Kalinga in the year:

a)261 B.C. b)58 B.C. c)261 A.D. d)78 A.D.

11.The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was:

a)Hiuen Tsang b)Fahien c)Megasthensese d)Seleucus.

12. Saka era started from:

a)78 B.C. b)78 A.D. c)300 B.C. d)124 A.D.

13.Vikrama era started from:

a)57 B.C. b)78 A.D. c)57 A.D. d)78 B.C.

14.The Sikh Khalsa was founded by:

a)Guru Teg Bahadur b)Guru Nanak c)Guru Gobinda Singh d)Guru Hargobind.

15.The Sikh Guru who was killed by the orders of Aurangzeb was:

a)Guru Ram Das b)Guru Arjun Dev c)Guru Teg Bahadur d)Guru Gobind Singh.

16.In the year 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the:

a)Servants of India Society b) Asiatic Society c)Brahmo Samaj d)Bharat Sewak Samaj

17.The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in:

a)Burma b)Japan c)Malaysia d)Singapore

18. Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?

a)Venus b)Mercury c)Mars d)Earth

19. The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

a)along the Equator b)at the North Pole c)along the Tropic of Cancer d)along the Arctic Circle.

20.The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

a)M.P. b)W.B. c)Rajasthan d)Orissa

21. Zozila Pass connects:

a)Kashmir and Tibet b)Nepal and Tibet c)Leh and Kargil d)Leh and Srinagar

22.Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?

a)Godavari b)Krishna c)Mahanadi d)Cauvery

23. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?

a)Dal b)Chilka c)Wular d)Sambhar

24.The Constitution names our country as :

a)Bharat b)India, that is Bharat c)Hindustan d)Aryavarta

25.The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India:

a)July,1948 b)July,1950 c)July,1947 d)August,1947