THE PANORAMA - 01
1. Which of the following is NOT a compound?
1. air 2. water 3. washing soda 4. marsh gas
2. The Hussein Sagar Lake is located at
1. Ghaziabad 2. Ahmedabad 3. Anand 4. Hyderabad
3. Which of the following is being touted as the linguistic medium of the future, connecting all people worldwide?
1. English 2. Sanskrit 3. Esperanto 4. Mandarin
4. Bharatpur in Rajasthan is famous for its
1. tiger sanctuary 2. bird sanctuary 3. musk deer sanctuary 4. lion sanctuary
5. After being captured, Napoleon Bonaparte was kept in
1. St. Helena 2. St. Kitts 3. St. Carribea 4. None of these
6. The Kaiga Atomic Power plant is in
1. Karnataka 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. None of these
7. Noam Chomsky is a world-famous American
1. politician 2. scientist 3. linguist 4. film-star
8. Identify the incorrect pair:-
1. D.R.D.L: Hyderabad 2. N.B.T: New Delhi 3. C.E.E.R.I: Jabalpur 4. C.L.R.I.: Madras
9. India’s latest space achievement is the launch of
1. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 2. Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
3. reusable space-shuttle 4. A lunar mission
10. “Mandarin” is the language of the
1. Chinese 2. Japanese 3. Burmese 4. None of these
11. The smallest independent country in the world is
1. Vatican 2. Nauru 3. Palau 4. Andorra
12. Who among the following is the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize?
1. Robert Mugabe 2. Nelson Mandela 3. Rajiv Gandhi 4. Desmond Tutu
13. An “Archipelago” is a
1. group of stars 2. group of islands 3. group of galaxies 4. group of coral reef islands
14. The Osho Commune International is in
1. Pune 2. Bombay 3. Goregaon 4. None of these
15. “The Poet of the East” is a title given to
1. Firaq Gorakhpuri 2. Mirza Ghalib 3. Dr. Mohd. Iqbal 4. Bahadur Shah Zafar
16. Which Buddhist book contains folk stories regarding the previous life of Gautam Buddha?
1. Mahavastu 2. Vinaya 3. Jataka 4. Suttapitaka
17. The Dabhol Project is in
1. Orissa 2. Maharashtra 3. Gujarat 4. Andhra Pradesh
18. The late Kaka Hathrasi was a famous
1. diplomat 2. astrologer 3. poet 4. film-star
19. This is touted as the Nobel equivalent for environmental movies. Can you name this prize?
1. Golden Oscar 2. Green Peace Prize 3. Golden Panda Award 4. Golden Bear Prize
20. ‘Hydroponics’ means
1. cultivation of plants without the use of soil 2. detection of sound in water.
3. animals living in water 4. a Japanese way of flowering.
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THE PANORAMA - 02
1. Which of the following is not an official language as per the 8th schedule?
1. Konkani 2. Sindhi 3. Manipuri 4. English
2. Which of the following used in making computer chips?
1. Carbon 2. Uranium 3. Silicon 4. Rubidium
3. In order to see an above- the -sea object while in a ship, you would make use of a
1. telescope 2. periscope 3. marinoscope 4. None of these
4. Baan Ki Moon, the UNO Secretary-General belong to
1. Saudi Arab 2. Egypt 3. Ghana 4. Korea
5. The deepest ocean in the world is
1. The Indian ocean 2. The Atlantic ocean 3. The Pacific ocean 4. None of these
6. The oldest mutual fund in India is the
1. SBI Mutual Fund 2. Fidelity 3. PNB Mutual Fund 4. Unit Trust of India
7. A candidate for elections to the Lok Sabha stands to lose his Deposit Money if he fails to get
1. 1/5 of the total valid votes 2. 1/8 of the valid votes 3. 1/6 of the valid votes polled 4. none of these
8. The Varanasi–Kanyakumari National Highway is called
1. N.H. – 8 2. N. H. – 7 3. N.H. – 12 4. N.H. – 9
9. Which of the following areas of output is witnessing a new revolution?
1. oilseeds 2. fisheries 3. fruits 4. cereals
10. The W.T.O. came into being on
1. 1st April, 1995 2. 1st April, 1994 3. 1st Jan., 1995 4. 1st Jan., 1996
11. Bengal was partitioned during the viceroyalty of
1. Lord Rippon 2. Lord Curzon 3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Minto
12. The term “Ashes” is related to
1. Cricket 2. Football 3. Hockey 4. Golf
13. “Rang Bhumi” is a celebrated work by
1. Amrit Lal Nagar 2. Prem Chand 3. Harivansh Bachchan 4. Jaishankar Prasad
14. In ancient India, If you were looking for silver in India, you would have gone towards
1. West Bengal 2. Kerala 3. Orissa 4. Madhya Pradesh
15. NASA is a / an
1. T.V. Channel 2. international funding agency 3. U.S. agency 4. social welfare agency
16. The Nalsarover Sanctuary is famous for
1. migratory birds 2. deer 3. wild ass 4. white lions
17. “The City of Electronics” is the title given to
1. Bombay 2. Bangalore 3. Mohali 4. None of these
18. Akbar’s regent was
1. Abul Fazal 2. his father 3. Bairam Khan 4. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
19. Kiwi is a
1. mammal 2. bird 3. amphibian 4. can’t be said
20. The capital of South Africa is
1. Pretoria 2. Kimberley 3. Transvaal 4. Natal
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