1. Which international organization has constituted the Ambassador of Conscience Award ?
Answer :-Amnesty International
2. Which country’s major rock band is ‘The Plastic people of the Universe’ ?
Answer :- Czech Republic
3.The Rock music originated in which country during the 1950s ?
Answer :-United States
4. Which religion’s different schools of thoughts are Yogacara, Madhyamika, Sautrantika and Vaibhashika ?
Answer :-Buddhism
5. Which cave monuments of India was discovered by the British officer John Smith while hunting tiger in 1819 ?
Answer :- Ajanta caves
6.Which Bengali educator was often called ‘The Tiger of Bengal’ ?
Answer :-Ashutosh Mukherjee
7. Who was the first person to be depicted in the postal stamp of independent India ?
Answer :-Mahatma Gandhi
8. In which state is the famous Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary situated ?
Answer :-Rajasthan
9. Which chemical is also known in the names of ‘Benziform’ and Carbon Tet ?
Answer :-Carbon tetrachloride
10.Which mountain pass of the Himalayas has the literal meaning of ‘Pile of Corpses’ due to people dying in bad weather trying to cross the pass ?
Answer :-Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)
11.Who invented the computer mouse ?
Answer :-Douglas Engelbart
12.Who is author of the book ‘Escape from India’ ?
Answer :-Avigail Myzlik
13.Which is the largest private port in India ?
Answer :-Mundra Port (Gujarat)
14.Which political party’s student wing is Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) ?
Answer :-Aam Aadmi Party
15.Which Indian social activist’s famous work is ‘My Village-My Sacred Land’ ?
Answer :-Anna Hazare
16.Which type of glass is used for making glass containers such as bottles and jars ?
Answer :-Soda-lime glass
17.In which river is the Mangla Dam built ?
Answer :-Jhelum River
18.The Gold Dagger Award is given to which category of novels ?
Answer :-Crime Novels
19.Which is the first Indian state to ban black magic, witchcraft and other superstitious practices ?
Answer :-Maharashtra
20.Which tree is known as ‘the Wonder tree of India’ ?
Answer :-Neem
21.Which eminent female painter is known as ‘India’s Frida Kahlo’ ?
Answer :-Amrita Sher-Gil
22.Who appoints the Banking Ombudsman in India ?
Answer :-Reserve Bank of India
23.What is the chemical name of Witherite, compound used in rat poison, bricks and cement ?
Answer :-Barium Carbonate
24. Which city is known as ‘The Moral Capital of Italy’ ?
Answer :-Milan
25.Which was India’s first port in the private sector ?
Answer :-Port Pipavav (Gujarat)
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