1. Which one of the following glands produces the Growth Hormone (Somatotropin)?

(a) Adrenal

(b) Pancreas

(c) Pituitary

(d) Thyroid

Ans (c)

2. Which one of the following is included in the World List of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO?

(a) Kinnaur Region

(b) Spiti Valley

(c) Nallamalai Hills

(d)Sundererbans

Ans (d)

3. Which of the following gases is released from rice fields in the most prominent quantities?

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b)Methane

(c)Carbon monoxide

(d) Sulphur dioxide

Ans (b)

4. Which of the following nutrients is not a structural component of the plant?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Calcium

(c)Phosphorus

(d) Potassium

Ans (b)

5. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Kanpur

(c) Coimbatore

(d)Cuttack

Ans (d)

6. Who among the following won the Wimbledon Women’s Tennis Championship, 2007?

(a) Amelie Mauresmo

(b) Venus Williams

(c) Marion Bartoli

(d) Svetlana Kuznetsova

Ans (b)

7. Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the recipient of Padma Vibhushan award, 2006 is associated with which one of the following fields?

(a) Civil Services

(b) Art

(c) Literature and Education

(d) Social Work

Ans (b)

8. The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by New Delhi. Two new disciplines will be added to the games. What are they?

(a)Billiardss and Kabaddi

(b) Tennis and Archery

(c)Basketball and Volleyball

(d) Tennis and Billiards

Ans (a)

9. Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(c)Dr.B. R. Ambedkar

(d) T. Krishnamachari

Ans (c)

10. Which of the following animals is a marsupial

a. Kangaroo

b. Goat

c. Lion

d. Whale

Ans : A

11. An earthworm has

a. Three eyes

b. No eyes

c. One eye

d. Two eyes

Ans : B

12. Respiration of plants is through

a. Arriers

b. Gills

c. Trachea

d. Stomata

Ans : D

13. The best method of control of a soil borne disease is by

a. Using fungicides

b. Burning affected plants

c. Crop rotation

d. Seed treatment

Ans : C

14 Which is South Korea’s largest car manufacturing company?

a. Hyundai

b. Honda

c. Suzuki

d. Toyota

Ans : A

15 Ashok Leyland is owned by the

a. Tatas

b. Birlas

c. Hindujas

d. None of these

Ans : C