Q1. The leaning temple of Huma is dedicated to which Hindu God?
(a) Shiva
(b) Rama
(c) Krishna
(d) Hanuman
Q2. The Secretary – General of the UNO is appointed by the:
(a) General Assembly
(b) Security Council
(c) Trusteeship Council
(d) World Bank
Q3. The journalist who refused to accept ‘Padma Bhushan’ was?
(a) Shekaran Nair
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Ratan Thiyam
(d) Arun Shourie
Q4. Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Shimla
Q5. A book that brought awareness of environment all over the world was Silent Spring. It was written by:
(a) Julien Huxley
(b) Jane Goodall
(c) John Seymour
(d) Rachel Carson
Q6. Which music instrument belongs to Hari Prasad Chaurasia?
(a) Shehnai
(b) Violin
(c) Sitar
(d) Flute
Q7. Who discovered Radio waves?
(a) J.H. Van Tassel
(b) Wilhelm K. Roentgen
(c) P.T. Farnsworth
(d) Heinrich Hertz
Q8. World Environment Day falls on
(a) June 5th
(b) October 2nd
(c) November 10th
(d) November 19th
Q9. Where was the first regular session of UN General Assembly held?
(a) San Francisco
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Paris
Q10. The Election Commission of India was established in accordance with the Constitution on-?
(a) 25th January 1982
(b) 25th January 1947
(c) 25th January 1956
(d) 25th January 1950
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(d)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(a)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(d)
