1. India and Malaysia held their joint naval exercise at—

(A) Andman island

(B) Nicobar island

(C) Lumut

(D) Kualalampur

ans-c

2. SERB stands for—

(A) Social Enlightenment and Research Board

(B) Scientific And Engineering Research Board

(C) Scientists’ and Engineers’ Research Board

(D) Science and Engineering Research Board

ans-d

3. CEP (Circular Error Probability) is associated with—

(A) Prithvi II

(B) Chandryan I

(C) Narco Analysis test conducted on Aarushis’ alleged murderer

(D) The finalization of Indo-US Nuclear deal

ans-a

4. The country which recently announced to have its own version of Star Wars—

(A) France

(B) Japan

(C) China

(D) North Korea

ans-b

5. The Indian state which, in May 2008, launched Food Security Scheme—

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

ans-b

6.The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

(a)Bhubaneswar

(b)Khajuraho

(c)Madurai

(d)Mount Abu

Ans:( a )

7.Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?

(a)Kuchipudi

(b)Kathak

(c)Manipuri

(d)Mohiniattam

Ans:( d )

8.The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in -

(a)Atlantic Ocean

(b)Arctic Ocean

(c)Pacific Ocean

(d)Indian Ocean

Ans:( c )

9. During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?

(a) Portuguese

(b)Dutch

(c)Danish

(d)English

Ans:( a )

10.Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?

(a)Iltutmish

(b)Balban

(c)Alauddin Khalji

(d)Firoze Tughlaq

Ans:( c )

11.Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?

(a)Annapurna

(b)Nanda Devi

(c)Mt. Kamet

(d)Kanchenjunga

Ans:( a )

12. Dr. C. Rangarajan Committee is associated with which one of the following?

a. Pricing and Taxation of Petroleum Products

b. Estimation of National Income

c. Tax Structure

d. Estimation of Money Supply

Ans (a)

13.Where is the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) located?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Hyderabad

(c)Coimbatore

(d) Machilipatnam

Ans (b)

14. Among the following, which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul ?

(a) Babar

(b) Humayun

(c) Akbar

(d) Shahjahan

Ans (c)

15. Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri?

(a) Akbar

(b) Jahangir

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Aurangzeb

Ans (a)