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QUESTION BANK: 515 questionsQ1: He received Padmashri in the year 2008. Born in Mahe, he is a first generationimmigrant to the US. He started out by directing and starring in his own venture 'Prayingwith Anger.' Has a wife called Bhavna and recently quipped 'My belief in ghosts is not 100%,but I am open to the idea." He was also involved with the project Stuart Little. Who?Ans: Manoj Night ShymalanQ2: India's first international biosphere reserve is called what?Ans: Nilgiri biosphere reserveQ3: One of the largest makers of cycles in the world Hero Cycles began their journey fromwhich town?Ans: LudhianaQ4: The Park was created to protect its Keystone species, the Nilgiri Tahr. As a part ofWestern Ghats it is a part of the UNESCO world heritage site. Name the parkAns: Mukurthi National ParkQ5: In 1713, he was given a death sentence by emperor Farukhsiyar for criticising him inSikka (verses made for commemorating the minting of a new coin). His real name MirMuhammad Jafar. He had a brilliant command over Persian, Hindi and Rekhta. Name thepoetAns: ZatalliQ6: Name the accomplished eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan under whoseinstruction Chandni Chowk was constructed?Ans: Jahanara BegumQ7: Emomali Rakhmonov-the president of Tajikistan's visit to this tomb opposite PuranaQuila is commemorated in a tablet. The tombs here were sanctioned by Khwaja SheikhNooruddin and in one of them rest one of the greatest masters of "Sabk-e-Hindi" school ofpoetry Mirza Abdul Qadir. How do we know him better?Ans: Bedil
Q8: Which Indian's debut novel made it to the final shortlist for the Man Booker prize 2012?Ans: Jeet Thayil, NarcopolisQ9: The British companies invested nearly 100 million pounds in this business by 1875. Anumber of networks sprung up as a result of Guaranteed System by 1868 including EastIndia, Oudh, Rohilkhand, North-Western, Central Indian, Great Indian Peninsula and SouthIndia. Under the system investors got around 5 per cent of fixed interest on theirinvestment. By 1870, the figure had reached 4,771 miles. Which business are we discussing?Ans: RailwaysQ10: Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo and Bishwanath Das led two coalition governmentsbetween March 8, 1967-January 9, 1971 and April 3, 1971 to June 14, 1972 respectively.Which party was common to both the coalitions?Ans: Swatantra PartyQ11: Every year a big fair popularly known as Ashokastami Mela is held in the month ofApril. This historic Shaiva pilgrimage dates back to 7th to 9th century and is in theKaliashahar sub-division of Tripura, Name the placeAns: UnakotiQ12: The Lushai hills would be a part of which mountain range in Mizomram?Ans: PatkaiQ13: Williamnagar, the headquarter-complex of which district of Meghalaya, waschristened after Captain Williamson Sangma, the founding Chief Minister of the State ofMeghalaya?Ans: East Garo HillsQ14: The Ficus elastica produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk andcan comfortably perch atop huge boulders along the riverbanks, or even in the middle of therivers. One special bridge, believed to be the only one of its kind in the world, is actually twobridges stacked one over the other and has come to be known as the "Umshiang DoubleDecker Bridge." Which area are we talking about?Ans: Cherrapunjee
Q15: This picturesque town circled by the majestic Myntdu River and serves as theheadquarters of the district. Caves in Lumshnong and Syndai in this district is one of thelargest cave networks in Asia. Name the headquarter townAns: JowaiQ16: Near to this town is the Eaglesnest Wildlife Sanctuary. Part of the West Kamengdistrict, the Tawang gompa is a part of this town inhabitated by a few tribes including theMonpas Name the town?Ans: BomdillaQ17: He did the country proud by winning the gold in the 800-metre event at the 1966Bangkok Asian Games. He was the first Arjuna Award winner from the region. Name theathlete?Ans: Bhogeshwar BaruahQ18: He was captain of the Indian team in the first official football game in its history. Hehad a nine-year career as a professional footballer with Mohun Bagan. After his retirementfrom football, he studied medicine and in 1978 became the director of Nagaland HealthServices. Name the legend?Ans: Dr Talimaran Ao (January 28, 1918 — September 13, 1998)Q19: In 2005 he was a winner of a Whiteley Award for outstanding leadership in natureconservation. From this fund he created the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station for thestudy of king cobras and their habitat. Can you name this living legend?Ans: Romulus WhitakerQ20: With which legendary Bollywood personality's film Hum Naujawan did Tabu make hisdebut in Bollywood in 1985?Ans: Dev AnandQ21: We often buy CTC tea? What does CTC stand for?Ans: Cutting, Tearing Curling
Q22: MCX and India Post has joined hands to set up Gramin Suvidha Kendras at village levelpost offices to facilitate a farmer to know all crop-related information. What does MCXstand for?Ans: Multi Commodity Exchange of India LimitedQ23: Middlename: Sarmanbhai. Her life partially inspired a Hindi film. Mother of four, herdaughter-in-law Rekha was gunned down on May 20, 2006 as a part of the inter-gangrivalry. Who is this personality to be referred to the annals of Indian mafiosi?Ans: Santokben JadejaQ24: Which Hindustani classical vocalist of Rampur Sahaswan gharana has set up trustdedicated to her mother's memory and promotion of classical music called Shakhri BegumMemorial Trust?Ans: Ustad Rashid KhanQ25: Which general won the Battle of Imphal in 1944?Ans: General SlimQ26: The party was formed by former state water resources minister T.M Jacob. Name thepartyAns: Kerala Congress (Jacob)Q27: Politically this region would constitute areas spanning three states including theJalpaiguri district, the plains of Darjeeling, upper Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Mainaguri,Malbazar and Birpara from West Bengal, districts of Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Barpeta, Goalparaand Bongaigaon in Assam and foothills of Arunachal Praesh. Siliguri is the largest city of theregion. Can you name the region which is also the gateway of Bhutan to India?Ans: DooarsQ28: We have heard of G8, NATO, Asean, OPEC, and Saarc. OIC, Bric.Which five countriesmake a loosely held collective called O5?Ans: India, China, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa
Q29: An imposing marble statue of Lord Cornwallis (1738-1805) greets the visitors. Thestatue, carved by Thomas Banks, was financed by funds raised from the public, depicts thescene of surrender of two sons of Tipu Sultan as hostages. In the Reserve Collection thereare a number antiquities among which mention may be made of the First Marriage Registerof the St. Mary's Church recording the marriage of Robert Clive, the Bible used byStrenysham Master, who was instrumental in the construction of the Church. Name themuseumAns: Fort St GeorgeQ30: His book published as More Tramps Abroad in England and Following the Equator inthe USA talks about his time spent in India. Name the legendAns: Mark TwainQ31: Mansar Lake is at a distance of 60 km from which Indian city?Ans: JammuQ32: Which Indian editor's memoir is called Lucknow Boy?Ans: Vinod MehtaQ33: This momastery is an important centre of the Kagyupa sect which traces its Buddhistteachings to Tilopa (988-1089). Located near Gangtok in Sikkim, name the monasteryAns: RumtekQ34: The country currently has 829 nomadic and semi-nomadic which tribes that roughlycomprise of 13.51 crore people?Ans: De-notified TribesQ35: The idol of which Goddess has replaced the king in the famous Mysore Dasaraprocession (402nd edition took place in 2012)?Ans: ChamundeshwariQ36: The 72 melakarta raga system was meticulously developed by Venkatamukhi, the courtmusisican of which Tanjore King?Ans: King Vijaya Raghava
Q37: NTCA has suggested the creation of six new reserves in addition to the 41 existingnotified ones and five parks which have been given in-principle approval. Expand NTCAAns: National Tiger Conservation AuthorityQ38: Which two banks along with Legal and General of United Kingdom (26 per cent) formsthe threesome that owns India First Life Insurance?Ans: Bank of Baroda (44 per cent) and Andhra Bank (30 per cent )respectivelyQ39: In which city would you find National Research Centre for Grapes?Ans: PuneQ40: This ashram was built in 1921 by Satish Chandra Dasgupta. He came here a number oftimes between 1938 to 1947. In 1939, after the Tripuri Congress ashram played host to ahisotric meeting between Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru.One of the significant visits of Gandhiji was on October 29, 1946. It was from here, onNovember 6, 1946, he left for Noakhali. Name this ashram in North 24-Parganas district ofWest BengalAns: Khadi Pratisthan-SodepurQ41: The Srivilliputhur area in Tamil Nadu is well-known for which species of squirrel?Ans: Grizzled GiantQ42: An ISRO-Airport Authority of India venture, this Indian top-up of the United States'Global Positioning System improves locational readings for airlines pilots flying in thedomestic sector. Name the top-upAns: GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo-Augmented Navigation)Q43: Roshanlal Vishwakarma is a founder of Bud Chipper. A NABARD Hall of Fame inductee,the chipper is meant to prune what?Ans: Sugarcane
Q44: In the 50th edition of the premier division of the national championship 16-year old G.Akash emerged as the youngest winner in the five decade history. Which sport?Ans: Men's ChessQ45: Born in Faridpur which is present day Bangladesh in 1934, he went on to become alegend in Indian literature. Recently, passed away, his first novel is called Atmo Prakash(Self-Revealation). Name the authorAns: Sunil GangopadhyayQ46: In which year did British lay down the 890 km MacMohan Line that demarcates theborder between India and China?Ans: 1914Q47: What is common to Muhammed Shafi Pandit (1968 batch), Iqbal Khandey (1978).Khurshid Ganai (1982), Asghar Samoon (1992), Shah Faisal (2009), seven more in 2010 and11 successes in 2011?Ans: Kashmiris in the merit list of All India Civil Services ExaminationQ48: Which Sikh Guru founded the Tarn Taran Sahib?Ans: Guru Arjun Dev-fifth Guru (1563-1606)Q49: Tina Modotti, the Italian actress and the subject of a Pablo Neruda poem travelled toMexico and met Indian agronomy professor Pandurang Khankoje and they togethercollaborated on a remarkable set of photographs on rural conditions. Marathi nationalistKhankoje, also happened to be one of the founders of which party?Ans: Ghadar PartyQ50: Who founded the Rock Street Journal in Allahabad?Ans: Amit Saigal
Q51: Which national park carved out of Sanjay National Park of erstwhile Madhya Pradeshis named after the founder of the Satnami sect and is located on Riva-Sidhi-MirzapurVaranasi highway?Ans: Guru Ghasidas National ParkQ52: Two clues: 1: Sets Sail for India on December 16, 1896 on the Prince Regent Lutipold;2: Had a close association with Ajit Singh-Raja of Khetri?Ans: Swami VivekanandaQ53: Who is the lyricist of the song Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna aaj hamare dil mein hain?Ans: Ram Prasad BismilQ54: In which city in India would you find the historic Mehrangarh fort?Ans: JodhpurQ55: In a corner of the courtyard lies a wooden cabinet with five relics of the Prophetknown as Dargah Asar Sharif. These were inherited by the Mughals from Timur who in turngot them them from Sultan Bayazid Yaldaram from Turkey. Kept safely, are a treasure trovethat includes a set of two Arabic writings in Kufic script on deerskin. which is thehandwritten Quran of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet and excerpts of Quran Shariftranslated by Imam Hasan-grandson of the Prophet. Can yoiu name the historic building weare referringto?Ans: Jama Masjid-DelhiQ56: Which patron saint of Lahore and one of the finest embodiments of inter-faithharmony was asked by Guru Arjun Dev to lay the first stone of the Golden Temple onJanuary 15, 1588 AD?Ans: Sain Hazrat Mian Mir who mostly resided in Begumpura town in LahoreQ57: Which well-known national park also the location of Marsar Lake from which flows theDagwan river literally means 10 villages?Ans: Dachigam
Q58: To safeguard the sanctity of which Indian heritage brand came under the theenactment of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection Act, 1999) in2003 and this became first Indian product to receive a GI tag 2004-05 through the IndianPatent Office?Ans: Darjeeling TeaQ59: This sect was formed on a sand dune called Samrathal Dhora in Thar desert ofRajasthan by Guru Jambeshwar. Consisting of teachings that are covered by 29 principles,120 shabads and sandhya mantra, this sect is one of the finest examples of people makingbio-diversity as one of the cornerstones of their existence. Name the sectAns: BishnoisQ60: Who was the first Indian vice-president who did not become the President of thecountry?Ans: Gopal Swarup Pathak (August 31-1969 to August 30-1974)Q61: Michael Madhusudan Dutta published a partial transcreation of seminal work throughhis play 'Hector Badh Kavya' (The killing of Hector). Name the original work from which ithas been adapted fromAns : The IliadQ62 Which Kolkata speciality was invented by Annapurna Das and that was named after thenickname that Ms Das got from her locality?Ans : Chocolate Bomb (Burima or the old mother)Q63: His most recent book is called The Freethinker's Prayer Book and Some Words tom LiveBy. Published by Aleph, can you name the author?Ans: Khushwant SinghQ64: With which Indian city would you associate Coaker's Walk, The Bear Shola Falls, Devil'sKitchen, Dolphin's Nose, Silver Cascade Falls, The Silent Valley view, The Suicide Point,Kurinji Andavar Temple, Mother Terersa University and Shenbaganur Museum-an initiativeof the Sacred Heart College?Ans: Kodaikanal
Q65:Which Indian bank comes with the tagline: Good People to Bank With?Ans: Union Bank of IndiaQ66: Akal Takht, a seat to the Supreme head of the Sikh religious authority was establishedby which guru?Ans: Guru Hargobind-sixth guruQ67: Which 103-year old technical institution is the only Indian body to be ranked in GlobalEmployability List 2012. It is a survey conducted by French consulting firm Emerging andGerman Institute Tredence across 20 countries involving 2,500 recruiters and activeemployers in 10 nations?Ans: Indian Institute of Science-BangaloreQ68: Catlanchimauli is the highest mountain peak in which Indian state?Ans: GoaQ69: Which famous villain character of Indian film appeared as himself in Brittania GlucoseD biscuit advertisment of the 1970s?Ans: Gabbar Singh of Sholay as played by Amjad KhanQ70: ISRO has launched a series of Earth observation spacecraft (1, 2, 2A and 2B) for the useof mapping some specifics. What are these spacecrafts called?Ans: CartosatQ71: The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Samiti Sangathan was formed by Aruna Roy, Shankar Singhand Nikhil Dey along with a number of grassroot workers in Devdungari village of Rajasthanin 1990. For the better part of the nineties MKSS began and continued a movement to bringa level of transparency in village accounts,. This led to a campaign, which over the years,finally forced the government to enact which act in the Parliament?Ans: Right to Information Act (RTI)Q72: Flight LTS Alka Shukla and M.K. Shumathi's induction into special heli-ops training inMi-8 attack helipcoters, opens up what roles for women pilots?Ans: Combat roles
Q73: Which war film was the first one to be shot at Ladakh and later some portions wereshot in Kardar and Mehboob studios? (Hint: the soundtrack includes Main yeh soch kar usedar se utha tha and Ab Tumhare hawale watan saathiyon)Ans: Chetan Anand's HaqeeqatQ74: Hazoor Sahib was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1815 and is a samadhi of which Sikhguru?Ans: Guru Angad Dev-the second Sikh guruQ75: The Khasi meaning is the word Oath-Stone and this village also has a cave by the samename. The cave is set in a sacred grove which is an offering to the village god U Ryngkew UBasa. Name the well-known village/caveAns: MawsmaiQ76: Which brilliant Bangalore based master's recent film is titled Kurmavatara. This is astory of government employee who wins a role in the television show because of hisresemblance to Gandhi?Ans: Girish KasaravalliQ77: Which museum in Bycalla East locality in Mumbai as a part of it's name is calledMumbai City Museum-An institution of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Itwas restored by The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH and wassupported by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation?Ans: Dr Bhau Daji Lad MuseumQ78: Dispelling the myth about the Hanuman monkey hailing from African mandrill, hemaintained that people in north India erroneously called common langur as Hanuman. Heclaimed that Bonnet monkey, which is the common macaque of the South could be theidentity of the divine Hanuman species. Name the legendary Indian naturalist who did thispathbreaking studyAns: M. KrishnanQ79: This institution is housed in 445 acre campus. The main building styled in Greco-Romanarchitecture was designed by C.G. Blomfield. The institute occupied the building in 1929 andwas inaugurated by Lord Irwin. The present campus include demonstration forest, TimberMuseum and Botanical Museum. Name the instituteAns: Forest Research Institute in Dehradun
Q80: Which yoga asana in English would be called Cobra Stretch?Ans: BhujangasanaQ81: Where in Andaman and Nicobar is India's only live volcano?Ans: Barren IslandQ82: Which Kolkata-based jazz legend (born in Bangalore and studied amongst other placesin St Germain High School) is a subject of a documentary by Susheel.J.Kurien (the film's tagline is Uncovering the story of jazz in India)?Ans: Carlton Kitto. The film is titled Finding CarltonQ83: Which hill station in Kashmir acts as a base to Lidderwat and Kolchoi glacier and has aconsiderable nomadic shepherd population?Ans: AruQ84: Expand NABARDAns: National Bank for Agricultural and Rural DevelopmentQ85: Chintikhandu Mallesham is credited with developing Laxmi Asu Machine named afterhis mother. This machine automates the process of spreading 10.5km of silk thread around41 steel pins (seperated by four feet) to make which saree in about 1.5 hours (as opposed tothe manual process of moving one's hand 9,000 times to make one piece)?Ans: PochampallyQ86: Sachin Tendulkar will be awarded one of the six grades of membership in the Order ofAustralia. He is second Indian to receive this honour. The first one is a legal luminiary. Who?Ans: Soli SorabjeeQ87: October 2012 marks the 188th Victory Day of the heroic warrior queen of Kittor whounfurled the flag of revolt against the East India Company, three decades before the SepoyMutiny. Two of her trusted lieutenants namely Gurusidappa and Sangolli Rayanna played astellar role in the battle. Her last days were spent ay Bailhongal Can you name her?Ans: Rani ChennammaQ88: Which Indian won the gold medal in golf in the 2002 Asian Games?Ans: Shiv Kapur
Q89: The Amul Girl celebrates 50 years in 2012. Name the agencyAns: Da Cunha AssociatesQ90: He decisively defeated the Marathas at the 1761 Battle of Panipat. Founder of theDurrani Empire in 1747, he is also considered by the many the father of the modern state ofAfganistan. His mausolem is located at Kandahar. His eight invasions to India is a pointer toa deeply divisive legacy. Can you name the king?Ans: Ahmed Shah AbdaliQ91: Which mounment erected nine-years after the death of the king was designed by thePersian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas?Ans: Humayun's TombQ92: The Constitution Act in 1991 declared the Union Territory of Delhi as what?Ans: National Capital Territory of Delhi comprising of 9 districts, 27 tehsils, 3 statutorytowns, 59 census towns and 165 villagesQ93: Buddhism talks about the eight-fold path of Right action, right belief, right effort, rightmeans of livelihood, right meditation, right memory, right speech and right thought. How isthe path known?Ans: Astangika MargQ94: During the reign of which Parthian (Pahlava) ruler did St Thomas come to India topreach
Ans: Vinod Mehta Q33: This momastery is an important centre of the Kagyupa sect which traces its Buddhist teachings to Tilopa (988-1089). Located near Gangtok in Sikkim, name the monastery Ans: Rumtek Q34: The country currently has 829 nomadic and semi-nomadic which tribes that roughly comprise of 13.51 crore people? Ans: De-notified Tribes
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