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Chief Justices of Supreme Court of India
No.
Name
Took office
Left office
Originating State
01
15 August 1947
16 November 1951
Bombay (now Mumbai)
02
16 November 1951
3 January 1954
Madras (now Chennai)
03
3 January 1954
22 December 1954
04
22 December 1954
31 January 1956
05
31 January 1956
30 September 1959
06
30 September 1959
31 January 1964
07
31 January 1964
15 March 1966
Bombay (now Mumbai)
08
16 March 1966
29 June 1966
09
30 June 1966
11 April 1967
10
12 April 1967
24 February 1968
11
25 February 1968
16 December 1970
present Chattisgarh
12
17 December 1970
21 January 1971
present Gujarat
13
22 January 1971
25 April 1973
14
25 April 1973
28 January 1977
15
29 January 1977
21 February 1978
16
22 February 1978
11 July 1985
Bombay (now Mumbai)
17
12 July 1985
20 December 1986
Bombay (now Mumbai)
18
21 December 1986
6 June 1989
19
19 June 1989
17 December 1989
Mysore (now Karnataka)
20
18 December 1989
25 September 1990
21
25 September 1990
24 November 1991
22
25 November 1991
12 December 1991
23
13 December 1991
17 November 1992
24
18 November 1992
11 February 1993
25
12 February 1993
24 October 1994
26
25 October 1994
24 March 1997
27
25 March 1997
18 January 1998
28
18 January 1998
9 October 1998
29
10 October 1998
1 November 2001
30
2 November 2001
6 May 2002
31
6 May 2002
11 November 2002
32
11 November 2002
19 December 2002
33
19 December 2002
2 May 2004
34
2 May 2004
1 June 2004
35
1 June 2004
1 November 2005
36
1 November 2005
14 January 2007
37
14 January 2007
11 May 2010
38
12 May 2010 (incumbent)
Till Date 28/09/12



Cups & Trophies Associated with Sports

International
  • American Cup  : Yacht Racing
  • Ashes : Cricket
  • Benson and Hedges : Cricket
  • Canada Cup : Golf
  • Colombo Cup : Football
  • Corbitton Cup : Table Tennis (Women)
  • Davis Cup : Lawn Tennis
  • Derby : Horse Race
  • Grand National : Horse Streple Chase Race
  • Jules Rimet Trophy : World Soccer Cup
  • King's Cup : Air Races
  • Merdeka Cup : Football
  • Rydet Cup : Golf
  • Swaythling Cup : Table Tennis (Men)
  • Thomas Cup : Badminton
  • U. Thant Cup : Tennis
  • Uber Cup : Badminton (Women)
  • Walker Cup : Golf
  • Westchester Cup : Polo
  • Wightman Cup : Lawn Tennis
  • World Cup : Cricket
  • World Cup : Hockey
  • Reliance Cup : Cricket
  • Rothman's Trophy : Cricket
  • William's Cup : Basketball
  • European Champions Cup : Football
  • Eisenhower Cup : Golf
  • Essande Champions Cup : Hockey
  • Rene Frank Trophy : Hockey
  • Grand Prix : Table Tennis
  • Edgbaston Cup : Lawn Tennis
  • Grand Prix : Lawn Tennis
  • World Cup : Weight-lifting
National
  • Agarwal Cup : Badminton
  • Agha Khan Cup : Hockey
  • All-India Women's Guru Nanak
    Championship :
     Hockey
  • Bandodkar Trophy : Football
  • Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup :
    Basketball
  • Barna-Bellack Cup : Table Tennis
  • Beighton Cup : Hockey
  • Bombay Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Burdwan Trophy : Weight-lifting
  • Charminar Trophy : Athletics
  • Chadha Cup : Badminton
  • C. K. Naydu Trophy : Cricket
  • Chakoia Gold Trophy : Football
  • Divan Cup : Badminton
  • Deodhar Trophy : Cricket
  • Duleep Trophy : Cricket
  • D. C. M. Cup : Football
  • Durand Cup : Football
  • Dhyan Chand Trophy : Hockey
  • Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy : Football
    (Junior)
  • Ezra Cup : Polo
  • F. A. Cup : Football
  • G. D. Birla Trophy : Cricket
  • Ghulam Ahmed Trophy : Cricket
  • Gurmeet Trophy : Hockey
  • Gura Nanak Cup : Hockey
  • Gyanuati Devi Trophy : Hockey
  • Holkar Trophy : Bridge
  • lrani Trophy : Cricket
  • I. F. A. Shield : Football
  • lndira Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Jawaharlal Challenge : Air Racing
  • Jaswant Singh Trophy : Best Services Sportsman
  • Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy :
    Hockey
  • Lady Rattan Tata Trophy : Hockey
  • MCC Trophy : Hockey
  • Moinuddaula Gold Cup : Cricket
  • Murugappa Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Modi Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Narang Cup : Badminton
  • Nehru Trophy : Hockey
  • Nixan Gold Cup : Football
  • Obaid Ullah Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Prithi Singh Cup : Polo
  • Rani Jhansi Trophy : Cricket
  • Ranjit Trophy : Cricket
  • Rangaswami Cup : Hockey
  • Ranjit Singh Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Rajendra Prasad Cup : Tennis
  • Ramanujan Trophy : Table Tennis
  • Rene Frank Trophy : Hockey
  • Radha Mohan Cup : Polo
  • Raghbir Singh Memorial : Football
  • Rohinton Baria Trophy : Cricket
  • Rovers Cup : Football
  • Sanjay Gold Cup : Football
  • Santosh Trophy : Football
  • Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee : Football
  • Subroto Cup : Football
  • Scindia Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Sahni Trophy : Hockey
  • Sheesh Mahal Trophy : Cricket
  • Todd Memorial Trophy : Football
  • Tommy Eman Gold Cup : Hockey
  • Vittal Trophy : Football
  • Vizzy Trophy : Cricket
  • Vijay Merchant Trophy : Cricket
  • Wellington Trophy : Rowing
  • Wills Trophy : Cricket



Currency by Country

Afghani
Lek
Dinar
Euro
New Kwanza
East Caribbean dollar
Argentina , Mexico
Peso
Dram
Australian dollar
Euro (formerly schilling)
Manat
Bahamian dollar
Bahrain dinar
Taka
Barbados dollar
Belorussian ruble
Euro (formerly Belgian franc)
Belize dollar
CFA Franc
Ngultrum
Boliviano
Marka
Pula
Real
Brunei dollar
Lev
CFA Franc
Burundi franc
Riel
CFA Franc
Canadian dollar
Cape Verdean escudo
CFA Franc
CFA Franc
Chilean Peso
Yuan/Renminbi
Colombian Peso
Franc
Congolese franc
CFA Franc
Colón
CFA Franc
Kuna
Cuban Peso
Cyprus pound
Koruna
Krone
Djibouti franc
East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Peso
U.S. dollar
U.S. dollar
Egyptian pound
Colón; U.S. dollar
CFA Franc
Nakfa
Kroon
Birr
Fiji dollar
Euro (formerly markka)
Euro (formerly French franc)
CFA Franc
Dalasi
Lari
Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)
Cedi
Euro (formerly drachma)
East Caribbean dollar
Quetzal
Guinean franc
CFA Franc
Guyanese dollar
Gourde
Lempira
Forint
Icelandic króna
Rupee
Rupiah
Rial
U.S. dollar
Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
Shekel
Euro (formerly lira)
Jamaican dollar
Yen
Jordanian dinar
Tenge
Kenya shilling
Australian dollar
Won
Won
Kuwaiti dinar
Som
New Kip
Lats
Lebanese pound
Maluti
Liberian dollar
Libyan dinar
Swiss franc
Litas
Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)
Denar
Malagasy franc
Kwacha
Ringgit
Rufiya
Mali
CFA Franc
Maltese lira
Ouguiya
Mauritian rupee
Mexican peso
Leu
Euro
Tugrik
Montenegro
Euro
Dirham
Metical
Kyat
Namibian dollar
Australian dollar
Nepalese rupee
Euro (formerly guilder)
New Zealand dollar
Gold cordoba
CFA Franc
Naira
Norwegian krone
Omani rial
Pakistan rupee
U.S. dollar used
New Israeli shekels, Jordanian dinars, U.S. dollars
balboa; U.S. dollar
Kina
Guaraní
Nuevo sol (1991)
Peso
Zloty
Euro (formerly escudo)
Qatari riyal
Leu
Ruble
Rwanda franc
East Caribbean dollar
East Caribbean dollar
East Caribbean dollar
Tala
Euro
Dobra
Riyal
CFA Franc
Serbia
Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal
Seychelles rupee
Leone
Singapore dollar
Koruna
Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)
Solomon Islands dollar
Somali shilling
Rand
Euro (formerly peseta)
Sri Lanka rupee
Dinar
Surinamese dollar
Lilangeni
Krona
Swiss franc
Syrian pound
Taiwan dollar
somoni
Tanzanian shilling
baht
CFA Franc
Pa'anga
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisian dinar
Turkish lira (YTL)
Manat
Australian dollar
Ugandan new shilling
Hryvna
U.A.E. dirham
Pound sterling (£)
dollar
Uruguay peso
Uzbekistani sum
Vatu
Euro
Bolivar
Dong
Tala
Rial
Kwacha
Zimbabwean dollar










Capitals of Every Independent Country
The 196 Independent Countries on Earth With Their Capital City or Cities
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirane
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Chile - Santiago
China - Beijing
Colombia - Bogota
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem*
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
South Sudan - Juba (Relocating to Ramciel)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare



1. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008



(A) Riyo Mori                                                       (B) Zhang Zilin
(C) Dayana Mendoza                                           (D) Simaran Kaur Mundi

2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha:
(A) 6 members                                                      (B) 9 members
(C) 12 members                                                     (D) 15 members

3. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in :
(A) 1950                                                                 (B) 1951
(C) 1952                                                                  (D) 1953
4. The President of India is elected by:
(A) Parliament                                                       (B) State legislatures
(C) by the people directly                                   (D) by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.

5. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose central rule on a state?
(A) Article 256                                                      (B) Article 356
(C) Article 370                                                       (D) Article 373

6. The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed
(A) 3 months                                                         (B) 6 months
(C) 9 months                                                          (D) 12 months

7. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within :
(A) 6 month                                                           (B) 9 month
(C) 12 month                                                         (D) 3 month

8. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by:
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar                                      (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) N. Gopalaswamy                                           (D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

9. The Union Cabinet is responsible to :
(A) The Rajya Sabha only                                        (B) The Lok Sabha only
(C) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha                (D) The President of India

10. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution ?
(A) Election Commission                                          (B) Planning Commission
(C) Finance Commission                                          (D) Union Public Service Commission


11. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is :
(A) 2                                                                       (B) 3
(C) 4                                                                        (D) 5

12. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is :
(A) 15                                                                     (B) 17
(C) 20                                                                      (D) 26

13. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishana                                    (B) N. Sanjiva Reddy
(C) V. V. Giri                                                          (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

14. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is
(A) 525 and 250                              (B) 552 and 250
(C) 535 and 275                                                (D) 500 and 250

15. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to :
(A) The President of India                           (B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Chief Justic of India                       (D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

16. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?
(A) 40                                                                     (B) 60
(C) 50                                                                      (D) 70

17. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are :
(A) Malaysia and South Korea                          (B) Singapore and Jamaica
(C) Jamaica & China                                    (D) Malaysia & Jamaica

18. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the :
(A) Prime Minister of India                      (B) President of India
(C) Finance Minister                                 (D) Lok Sabha

19. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with :
(A) The Emergency Powers of the President                               (B) The special position of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
(C) The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance
(D) Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State




20. The Supreme commander of the Defence Forces of India is :
(A) The Defence Minister                                (B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Chief of the Army Staff                      (D) The President of India

21. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
(A) Kaveri                                                             (B) Krishna
(C) Tapti                                                                (D) Godavari

22. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of :
(A) Assam                                                             (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan                                                        (D) West Bengal

23. How many major ports are there at present in India?
(A) 8                                                                       (B) 12
(C) 15                                                                      (D) 14

24. The earth revolves round the sun and its causes :
(A) Differences in longitude and time         (B) Changes of seasons
(C) Deflection of winds and currents          (D) Formation of day and night

25. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in :
(A) Kilometres from the Equator                  (B) Angles from the Equator
(C) Angles from the Poles                             (D) None of the above

26. The earth is :
(A) Spherical                                                         (B) Elliptical
(C) Oblate Spheroid                                              (D) Prolate Spheroid

27. Day and Night are equal at the :
(A) Equator                                                           (B) Poles
(C) Prime Meridian                                                (D) Antarctic

28. The heaviest planet revolving round the sun is :
(A) Moon                                                              (B) Jupiter
(C) Neptune                                                          (D) Pluto

29. The biggest Planet is :
(A) Venus                                                              (B) Mars
(C) Mercury                                                          (D) Jupiter



30. The International Date line passes through :
(A) Exactly through 180° Longitude                              (B) Equator
(C) Approximately 180° east or west meridian              (D) 0° Meridian

31. The largest river of Asia is:
(A) Yangtze                                                                           (B) Yenisei
(C) Indus                                                                               (D) Mekong

32. Which country is called the `Sugar Bowl' of the world?
(A) Cuba                                                                                (B) India
(C) Nepal                                                                               (D) Norway

33. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
(A) USA                                                                                (B) Russia
(C) Canada                                                                            (D) China

34. The world's highest waterfall, the Angel Falls is situated in :
(A) Venezuela                                                                       (B) USA
(C) Guyana                                                                            (D) Australia

35. The universe is composed of :
(A) Earth                                                                                (B) Earth and the Sun
(C) Mat                                                                                  (D) None

36. The Temperate Grasslands of South America are called :
(A) Pampas                                                                           (B) Steppes
(C) Savanna                                                                          (D) Evergreen grasslands

37. Rial is the currency of :
(A) Romania                                                                          (B) Iran
(C) Japan                                                                               (D) Libya

38. New Moore island is situated in the :
(A) Indian Ocean                                                                 (B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Arabian Sea                                                                    (D) China Sea

39. Which river in the world carries the maximum volume of water?
(A) Amazon                                                                          (B) Nile
(C) Mississippi Missouri                                                   (D) Ganga



40. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator twice?
(A) Amazon                                                                          (B) Nile
(C) Congo                                                                              (D) Orinoco

41. The Indus Valley civilization is associated with :
(A) Egyptians                                                                       (B) Sumerians
(C) Chinese                                                                           (D) Mesopotamians

42. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for :
(A) Well planned cities                                                       (B) Efficient civic organisation
(C) Progress of art and architecture                                  (D) All the above

43. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic Period?
(A) Indra                                                                                (B) Vishnu
(C) Sun                                                                                   (D) Trimurti

44. Who is regarded as the great law-giver of ancient India?
(A) Panini                                                                              (B) Manu
(C) Kautilya                                                                           (D) Dhruv

45. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
(A) Samaveda                                                                       (B) Rigveda
(C) Yajurveda                                                                        (D) Atharvaveda

46. Who among the following was called Light of Asia?
(A) Mahavira                                                                        (B) Buddha
(C) Akbar                                                                               (D) Ashoka

47. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
(A) Srigupta                                                                          (B) Chandragupta II
(C) Samudragupta                                                                (D) Kumargupta

48. The Upanishads are :
(A) A source of Hindu philosophy                                 (B) Books of Ancient Hindu laws
(C) Books on social behaviour of man                            (D) Prayers to God

49. The biggest mosque of India was built by :
(A) Aurangzeb                                                                     (B) Shahjahan
(C) Akbar                                                                               (D) Jahangir



50. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between :
(A) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar                                     (B) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
(C) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi                                       (D) Babar and Ranasanga

51. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was :
(A) Fa-hien                                                      (B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Itsing                                                          (D) Wang-sung

52. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai                                                          (B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale                                            (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

53. Fa-hien came to India during the reign of :
(A) Ashoka                                                                           (B) Chandragupta II
(C) Harsha                                                                             (D) Kanishka

54. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?
(A) Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram                               (B) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
(C) Sun Temple, Konark                                                   (D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

55. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration?
(A) Pandyas                                                                          (B) Pallavas
(C) Cholas                                                                             (D) Chalukyas

56. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the :
(A) Guptas                                                                            (B) Kushanas
(C) Mauryas                                                                          (D) Chaulkyas

57. The eight-fold path was propounded by :
(A) Kabirdas                                                                         (B) Buddha
(C) Shankaracharya                                                             (D) Mahavira

58. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
(A) Mauryas                                                                         (B) Indo-Greeks
(C) Guptas                                                                             (D) Kushanas

59. `The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by :
(A) Swami Vivekananda                                                         (B) Swami Dayananda
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Rai                                                        (D) None of the above

60. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the :
(A) Jains                                                                                (B) Buddhists
(C) Muslims                                                                          (D) Christians
61. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
(A) Manipuri                                                                         (B) Garba
(C) Kathakali                                                                         (D) Mohiniattam

62. Kathak is the principal classical dance of :
(A) South India                                                                    (B) Eastern India
(C) Northern India                                                                (D) Western India

63. The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is :           
(A) Kathakali                                                                        (B) Kuchipudi                                                                            
(C) Odissi                                                                              (D) Bharatanatyam

64. The popular folk song of Uttar Pradesh is known as :
(A) Maang                                                                            (B) Kajari
(C) Baul                                                                                  (D) Boli

65. The folk theatre of Bihar is calledÿ:
(A) Rammat                                                                           (B) Nautanki
(C) Bidesia                                                                             (D) Manch

66. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Kathakali                                                   (B) Kathak
(C) Bharatanatyam                                           (D) Odissi
67. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is      
:(A) Ghazal                                                       (B) Dhrupad
(C) Thumari                                                      (D) None of the above

68. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by :
(A) Malaika Arora                                                      (B) Gopi Krishna
(C) Uday Shankar                                                       (D) Yamini Krishnamurti

69. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to :
(A) Uttar Pradesh                                                                 (B) Punjab
(C) Maharashtra                                                                   (D) Bihar

70. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established ?
(A) 1951                                                                                  (B) 1953
(C) 1954                                                                                  (D) 1956
71. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?
(A) 1948                                                                                  (B) 1949
(C) 1950                                                                                  (D) 1951

72. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan                                                (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru                                                     (D) Sardar Patel

73. The National Development Council was set up in :
(A) 1948                                                                                  (B) 1950
(C) 1951                                                                                  (D) 1962

74. The First Five-year plan covered the period :
(A) 1947-52                                                                            (B) 1950-55
(C) 1951-56                                                                            (D) 1952-57

75. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?
(A) Third                                                                               (B) Fourth
(C) Fifth                                                                                 (D) Sixth

76. Planning Commission is :
(A) Advisory body                                                            (B) Executive body
(C) Government body                                                       (D) Autonomous body

77. The Community Development Programme was launched in :
(A) 1950                                                                                  (B) 1952
(C) 1956                                                                                  (D) 1960

78. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the :
(A) Finance Ministry                                                            (B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha                                                                    (D) National Development Council

79. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?
(A) Jute                                                                                  (B) Iron and Steel
(C) Tea                                                                                   (D) Sugar

80. The one rupee note bears the signature of :
(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance                                  (B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(C) Finance Minister                                                           (D) None of these



81. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
(A) 16                                                                                     (B) 14
(C) 15                                                                                      (D) 20

82. The Reserve Bank of India was established in :
(A) 1820                                                                                  (B) 1920
(C) 1935                                                                                  (D) 1940

83. The first Indian Bank was :
(A) Traders Bank                                                                 (B) Imperial Bank
(C) Presidency Bank of Calcutta                                        (D) None

84. The rupee coin was first minted in India in :
(A) 1542                                                                                  (B) 1601
(C) 1809                                                                                  (D) 1677

85. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in :
(A) 1980                                                                                 (B) 1982
(C) 1981                                                                                  (D) 1989

86. Which of the following is not a chemical action?
(A) Burning of coal                                                         (B) Conversion of water into steam
(C) Digestion of food                                                     (D) Burning of Paper

87. The chemical name of vitamin C is :
(A) Citric acid                                                                       (B) Ascorbic acid
(C) Oxalic acid                                                                       (D) Nitric acid

88. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of :
(A)  Calcium bicarbonate                              (B) Magnesium bicarbonate
(C) Calcium sulphate                                  (D) Sodium bicarbonate

89. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) consist of :
(A) Butane and propane                                                 (B) Ethane and hexane
(C) Ethane and nonane                                                   (D) None of these

90. Which of the following is present in hard water :
(A) Calcium                                                                           (B) Aluminium
(C) Sodium                                                                            (D) Chlorine



91. Ecology deals with :
(A) Birds                                                                                (B) Cell formation
(C) Tissues                                                                            (D) Relation between organisms and their
environment

92. Meteorology is the science of :
(A) Weather                                                     (B) Meteors
(C) Metals                                                        (D) Earthquakes

93. Entomology deals with :
(A) Plants                                                                              (B) Animals
(C) Insects                                                                             (D) Chemicals

94. Numismatics is the study of :
(A) Coins                                                                               (B) Numbers
(C) Stamps                                                                             (D) Space

95. When ice melts in a beaker of water, the level of water in the beaker will :
(A) Increase                                                                          (B) Decrease
(C) Remain the same                                                            (D) First increase and then decrease

96. Which of the following does not admit any division?
(A) Atom                                                                               (B) Molecules
(C) Compounds                                                                    (D) All

97. What is the approximate velocity of sound in air :
(A) 3 m/s                                                                                (B) 30 m/s
(C) 300 m/s                                                                            (D) 3000 m/s

98. Which of the following is not a primary colour :
(A) Blue                                                                                 (B) Green
(C) Red                                                                                   (D) Black

99. Sound travels fastest through :
(A) Vacuum                                                                           (B) Steel
(C) Water                                                                               (D) Air

100. Who is the present Governor of Bihar ?
(A) R.S.Gavai                                                                        (B) R.L.Bhatia
(C) Buta Singh                                                                      (D) Syed Sibti Razi

ANSWER

1. (C)         2. (C)       3. (C)               4. (D)              5. (B)               6. (B)               7. (A)         8. (A)      9. (B)               10. (B)
11. (A)         12. (D)    13. (B)             14. (B)             15. (A)         16. (B)     17. (D)         18. (B)         19. (B)        20. (D)   
21. (C)         22. (A)    23. (B)         24. (B)         25. (B)         26. (C)         27. (A)         28. (B)         29. (D)         30. (C)
31.   (A)         32. (A)         33. (B)         34. (A)         35. (C)         36. (A)         37. (B)         38. (B)         39. (A)         40. (A)
41. (B)         42. (D)         43. (A)         44. (B)         45. (B)         46. (B)         47. (A)         48. (A)         49. (B)        50. (C)
51. (B)         52. (C)         53. (B)         54. (B)         55. (C)         56. (A)         57. (B)         58. (B)         59. (B)        60. (B)
61. (B)         62. (C)         63. (B)         64. (B)         65. (C)         66. (C)         67. (B)         68. (C)         69. (C)        70. (B)
71. (C)         72. (C)         73. (C)         74. (C)         75. (D)         76. (A)         77. (B)         78. (D)         79. (C)        80. (A)
81. (B)         82. (C)     83. (C)         84. (A)         85. (B)     86. (B)         87. (B)         88. (C)         89. (A)        90. (A)
91. (D)         92. (A)         93. (C)     94. (A)         95. (C)         96. (A)         97. (C)         98. (D)    99. (B)          100. (B)

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