1. Which metal is used as filament in Electric bulbs? – Tungsten
2. The height of Kandraur Bridge is – 263 feet (80 mtrs.)
3. Rong-Tong Hydel Project is situated in – Distt. Lahual Spiti
4. “Kanthapura” was written by – Raja Rao
5. Charminar is located at – Hyderabad
6. “Golden Ball” Award is associated with a game viz – Football
7. Who is the Director of National Council of Educational
Research and Training (NCERT)? – Prof.
Krishna Kumar
8. Katas Raj-Shiva temple is located in – Pakistan
9. Which game is Sania Mirza associated with? – Lawn Tennis
10. Ustad Zakir Hussain is associated with – Tabla
11. Who is the author of the play “Merchant of Venice”? – William Shakespeare
12. Forbidden City is – Lahasa
13. The country smallest in area is – Vatican City (0.44Sqkm.)
14. Unsuccessfully launched Agni III was designed to hit
enemy target at a distance of – 3000 km
– 3500 km
15. Which of the following players won the 2006 U.S. Open
Tennis men’s title? – Roger Federer
16. Proposed “1020 MW. Khab Power Project” in distt. kinnaur
is to be constructed on the river – Sutlej
17. Which place is called Ajanta of Himalayas? – Tabo Monastery
18. Total Population of Himachal Pradesh under 2001 census
is – 60,77,248
19. “Parichu Lake” is in – Tibet
20. Female literacy rate in H.P under 2001 census is - 68.08%
21. Recently gutted 10th century “Bodh Temple”
is at – Ribba (Kinnaur)
22. Who was the first Chairman of the Territorial Council
of H.P. in 1957? – Thakur Karam Singh
23. Greater Himalayan National Park is in – Distt. Kullu
24. Which place in H.P. is known as Mini Switzerland? – Khajjiar (Chamba)
25. How many main PURANAS are there? – 18
26. The foundation stone of Indian Parliament House was
laid by – Duke of Connaught on Feb.
27. “The Suketi Fossil Park” is in – Distt. Sirmour
28. “Mohana” is a famous song of – Bilaspur (H.P.)
29. Sobha Singh Art-Gallery is at – Andhreta (Palampur)
30. The language spoken by the Aryans was -
Sanskrit
31. Whose son was Ajatashatru? – Bimbisara
32. “Pangwal Tribe” resides in district – Chamba
33. “GODAN” was written by – Munshi Prem Chand
34. AIDS day is celebrated on – 1st December
35. Blood was classified into four groups by – Karl Landsteiner in 1900 A.D.
36. Anemia is caused due to the deficiency of – Iron
37. Disorder in Pancreas causes – Diabetes
38. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed
and some few to be chewed and digested. “Who spoke these words? – Francis Bacon
39. Leukemia is a disease also called – Blood Cancer
40. How many bones are there in human body? – 206
41. Penicillin is widely used as – Antibiotic
42. EEG helps in diagnosis of major disorder of – Brain
43. Which part of the human body is called “Adam’s Apple”?
– Larynx (Thorax)
44. “Ultimate Clean Bomb” is – Hydrogen Bomb
45. Maharishi Pantanjali gave the concept of yoga in – 200-100 B.C.
46. Pomology is a study of – Fruits
47. Nobel Prize winner Norman E. Borlaug (USA) is the
father of – Green Revolution
48. Bamboo is a – Grass
49. How many Universities are functional in Himachal
Pradesh? – Seven (4 Govt. & 3
Private Universities)
50. The chief constituent of Gober Gas is –Methane (Marsh Gas)
51. The function of Dynamo is to convert – Mechanical Energy into Electric energy
52. Which food is the best source of Protein? – Pulses
53. The most abundant element in earth’s atmosphere is – Nitrogen (78.03%)
54. Name the country which lead in the production of Industrial
Diamond (Borts) –Zaire (Democratic
Republic of Congo)
55. Which Indian state is the largest producer of cotton?
– Maharashtra
56. “Monsoon” is derived from – Arabic word “Mausim” which means Season
57. Demography is the study of – population
58. Radcliffe line demarcates the boundary between – India – Pakistan
59. “Comet” is a – Heavenly
body of huge clouds of frozen gases& dust with a
tail away from the sun
60. Which instrument is used to record the magnitude of
Earthquake? – Seismograph
61. “Cloud burst” means – Extreme heavy & Sudden down pour of rain
62. “OASIS” means – A
fertile place in the midst of desert having water & vegetation
63. The Indus river rises from – Mount Kailash (Mansarover Lake)
64. Hailey National Park (Estd. In 1936) is now called – Corbett National Park
65. “IGLOO” is a – Cone
shaped hut made of blocks of hard snow
66. Which State is the main producer of rubber in India? –
Kerala
67. Who is the Education Minister of India? – Arjun Singh
68. Raja Sansar Chand was the king of which state? – Kangra
69. Which country is the most densely populated country in
the world? – Monanco (23660 persons per
Sqkm.)
70. Which mountains are said to be the World’s oldest in
India? – Aravallis
71. South-West monsoon winds blow in India during – June-September
72. “Diego Garcia” ( of Cages Archipelago) is an island
situated in – Indian Ocean
73. Red Soil is found in – Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
74. Alexander invaded India in – 327 – 325B.C.
75. Birth place of Gautam Buddha – Lumbini ( near kapilvastu in Nepal)
76. Which hydro electric project situated in the territory
of H.P. is still under the control of another State? – Shanan Hydro Electric Project ( Distt. Mandi)
77. Who brought revenue record upto date during Akbar? – Raja Todar Mal
78. Who created the “Khalsa”? – Guru Gobind Singh
79. “Cholas” ruled their Kingdom with the help of – Council of Ministers
80. Who was called “Indian Napolean” by V.A. Smith? – Samudra Gupta
81. The first to bring Islam into India were – Arabs
82. Changez Khan, who invaded India in 1221 A.D. belonged
to – Mongolia
83. Who was the first Viceroy of India went the British
Crown took over the reign from East Company in 1858? – Lord Canning
84. The highest institution of Panchayati Raj in India is
– Zila Parishad
85. “Swaraj is my birth right, I shall have it” who said
these words? – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
86. Gandhi founded “Sabarmati Ashram” in 1916 at – Ahmadabad ( in Gujarat)
87. In which movement “Vande Mataram” was adopted as a
slogan for agitation? – Partition of
Bengal
88. India’s first satellite-Aryabhatta was launched on – April 19, 1975
89. Which Indian Revolutionary helped Subhash Chander Bose
in raising I.N.A. (Azad Hind Fauj)? – Rasbihari
Bose
90. “Poorna Swaraj” was declared by the Congress in its 44th
Session under the Pt. J.L. Nehru on Dec. 31, 1929 at – Lahore ( on the bank of the Ravi river)
91. Who was the first Indian to into space? – Rakesh Sharma
92. Which is the state being ruled by one party for the
last three decade? – West
Bengal
93. What is the existing GDP of India? – 7%
94. “The Gilt Edged Market” deals in – Govt. Securities
95. Who is the exponent of the theory of “Economic Drain
of India” during the British Rule? –
Dada Bhai Naoroji
96. Custom Duty is a tax on – Imports
97. Kautilya is also known as – Chanakya & Vishnu Gupta
98. Ashoka the Great invaded kalinga in – 261 B.C.
99. First man-made Satellite sent in space by Russians in
1957, is known as – Sputnik
100. Which is the smallest planet in solar system? – Mercury
101. Sterling is the name given to the currency of – United Kingdom
102. In which country was G-8 Summit 2006 of Industrialized
Nations held recently? – Russia
103. Fourteen carat Gold is – Gold containing 49% Copper
104. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has it’s headquarter
at – Washington D.C.
105. Sodium is a – Metal
106. What is soft currency? – Currency in plentiful supply
107. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development
(NABARD) was established on – July 12,
1982
108. How many verses are there in Ramayana? – 24000
109. When do we observe National Consumer Day? – December 24
110. Under 10th Five year plan the target GDP is
fixed at? – 8%
111. Name the department for which a separate Annual Budget
is presented in the parliament of India? – Railways
112. Who are the vice-Chairmen of Planning Commission of
India? – Montek Singh
Ahluwalia
113. Which Govt. has introduced for the first time “Out
Come Budget” in parliament of India? –
UPA Govt.
114. Which political party, does Sh. Somnath Chatterjee,
the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, belong to? – Communist
Party of India (Marxist)
115. Plastic bags do not decompose easily in nature because
they are – Non-
Biodegradable
116. How many elected members are there in the Rajya Sabha?
– 238 (
presently 233)
117. The President of India elected by – The electoral College consisting of elected
members of Lok Sabha; Rajya Sabha; all the state legislative Assemblies;
National Capital Delhi & Pondicherry
118. How many times Indian President has been impeached by
the Parliament? – Never
119. Who replaced Sh. D.P. Khaitan member of Drafting
Committee of Indian Constitution after his death in Feb. 1947? – T.T. Krishnachary
120. Who decides whether a bill is money bill or non-money
bill? – Speaker of Lok Sabha
121. How many times Article 360 (Financial Emergency) of the Constitution has been invoked by the
President of India? – Never
122. Under which constitutional amendment, woman are
provided 33% reservation in Panchayats and Urban bodies? – 74th
123. Attorney General of India, Comptroller & Auditor General
of India, & Governors of the States are appointed by – President of India
124. Who is the Supreme Commander of the defense forces in
India? – President of India
125. Panchayati Raj System in India is – Three Tier System
126. Which is the highest Civilian Award of India? – Bharat Ratna
127. Every day functioning of the Parliament begins with – Question Hour
128. Fish breathe through the – Gills
129. The oldest style of Indian Classical Dance is – Bharatnatyam
130. SAARC was established on - December 8, 1985
131. Capital of Lebanon is – Beirut
132. Which country’s Parliament is called “Jatiya Sansad”?
– Bangladesh
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