SET I Pre Mid Quiz 1. Name the longest railway station name in India. Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta, Near Andhra Pradesh 2. Name the shortest railway station name in India. IB, Near Tamil Nadu boarder 3. Who created fictional character Popeye? American cartoonist E.C.Segar 4. Anna Pavlova is best remembered for her solo performance in the short ballet titled The Dying Swan 5. Which fictional character made his debut in an American comic strip titled Thimble Theater? Popeye 6. Where is the world s longest railway platform located? Gorakhpur, India 7. Mesentery is the newly identified organ in the human body. It belongs to which organ system? Digestive System 8. What is the name of Sachin Tendulkar s biopic which will be released shortly? Sachin: A Billion Dreams 9. If Bollywood : India :: Lollywood : Pakistan
10. The Wagah Boarder near Lahore is the border between and Pakistan. India 11. The woman of the Kayan tribe are known as Giraffe Woman as they have very long like that of giraffes. Necks 12. What are the Palace on Wheels, the Golden Chariot and the Deccan Odyssey of the Indian Railways? Luxury Trains 13. Before discovering the magical power of spinach, popeye derived his powers from a magical creature called. Whiffle Hen Find it out the roll and functions of the following in the class. 14. What is the full form of IB? Intelligence Bureau 15. What is the full form of RAW? Research and Analysis Wing 16. What is the full form of ISRO? Indian Space Research Organisation 17. What is the full form of CBI? Central Bureau of Investigation 18. What is the full form of TRAI? Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 19. What is the full form of CVC?
Card Verification Code 20. What is the full form of CCI? Competition Commission of India 21. What is the full form of NITI? National Institution for Transforming India 22. What is the full form of IRDAI? Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act 23. What is the full form of UNESCO? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 24. What is the full form of UNICEF? The United Nations Children's Fund 25. What is the full form of IMF? The International Monetary Fund 26. What is the full form of fifa? Fédération Internationale de Football Association (in French). It is also known as International Federation of Association Football (in English). 27. What is the full form of IPL? Indian Premier League 28. What is the full form of KRIBHCO? Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited 29. What is the full form of ONGC? Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
30. What is the full form of UPSC? The Union Public Service Commission 31. What is the full form of GPSC? The Gujarat Public Service Commission 32. What is the full form of NABARD? National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 33. What is the full form of SBI? State Bank of India 34. What is the full form of HDFC? The Housing Development Finance Corporation. 35. What is the full form of ICICI? The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India 36. What is the full form of PNB? Punjab National Bank 37. What is the full form of LG? Lucky-Goldstar 38. What is the full form of FIAT? Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino 39. What is the full form of IBM? International Business Machines 40. What is the full form of AMUL? Anand District Milk Producers Union Ltd. 41. What is the full form of HTC? High Tech Computer
42. What is the full form of BMW? Bavarian Motor Works 43. What is the full form of BPL? British Physical Laboratory 44. What is the full form of ESPN? Entertainment and Sports Programming Networks 45. What is the full form of MRF? Madras Rubber Factory 46. What is the full form of CEAT? Cavi Elettrici E Affini Torino. CEAT was founded in Italy in 1924, but set up its manufacturing unit in India in 1958 47. What is the full form of WIPRO? Western India Products Limited 48. What is the full form of INTEL? Integrated Electronics 49. What is the full form of NASA? National Aeronautics and Space Administration 50. Who is the father of Economics? Adam Smith 51. Who is the father of Science? Galileo Galilei 52. Who is the father of Computer?
Charles Babbage 53. How Many Female Players are there in a team in Tennis Mixed Doubles? 4 (one man and one woman per team) 54. Starting from the earliest, arrange these historical events associated with India in chronological order (A) Quit India Movement (B) End of British Rule (C) Revolt of 1857 (D) Arrival of East India Company D-C-A-B 55. The Union Carbide plant in Bhopal used to produce which of these products? Pesticides 56. What is the full form of UNAIDS? United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS 57. Which famous person was made the goodwill ambassador of UNAIDS in September 2012? Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 58. Who won the ICC cricketer of the year award in 2012? Kumar Sangakkara 59. In the 187s, which India leader produced the first ever statistical estimate of average per capita income of British-India? Dadabhai Naoroji 60. Arrange these Hindi phrases in increasing order of the numbers that appear in them (A) Chattees Ka Ankra (B) Solah Aane Sach (C) Tees Maar Khan (D) Char Chand Lagana (D-B-C-A)
61. In which city do BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani distribute electricity? Delhi 62. Which day of the week is also known as Jumeraat? Friday 63. Which of these structures was part of Delhi s historical city of Shahjahanabad? Red Fort 64. Which bollywood actor would you identify with this expression: Mere Dadaji Indian test team ke captain thhe. Aur Dad Bhi.? Saif Ali Khan 65. Starting with the least expensive, arrange these common consumer products sold in 5. India in the increasing order of their prices. (A) Domestic LPG Cyliner (B) Litre of Kerosene (C) Litre of Petrol (D) Unit of Electricity (D-B-C-A) 66. What will happen if a balloon is filled with hydrogen gas and then released in air? It floats upwards 67. Who founded the newspapers Saamana in Marathi and Dopahar ka Saamana in Hindi? Bal Thackeray 68. Which of these mountain ranges is not a part of the western ghats? (A) Sahyadri (B) Nilgiri (C) Aravalli (D) Anaimalai 69. Which of these sportspersons is a shishya of Pullela Gopichand? (A) Sania Mirza (B) Saina Nehwal (C) Deepika Kumari (D) M. C. Mary Kom 70. Which of these leaders has been a minister in the Maharashtra government?
(A) Milind Deora (C) Nitin Gadkari (B) Praful Patel (D) Supriya Sule 71. Who was the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister of India during Pokhran II? Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 72. Who first narrated the life story of Lord Rama to Valmiki? Narada 73. In 1929-30, under whose presidency was the demand for Purna Swaraj made during the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress? Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 74. Which of these phrases means to bribe? (A) Jeb Tatolna (B) Collar Uthana (C) Pocket Garam Karna (D) Baaju Chadana 75. Which of these teams does not have a team in the 2012 edition of IPL? (A) Mumbai (B) Delhi (C) Kolkata (D) Kochi 76. According to the opening credits, which Hindi film is based on the play Kishan vs Kanhaiya? OMG Oh My God 77. Which diseases usually occurs due to the bite of Aedes mosquitoes? Dengue 78. Which is the only district in Jharkhand through which the river Ganga flows? Sahibganj 79. Who has been the longest serving chairman of the Tata Group? J. R. D. Tata 80. 9 January was chosen as Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas to commemorate whose return to India?
Mahatma Gandhi 81. Whose autobiography is My unforgettable memories, which is dedicated to Mom, Mati and Manush? Mamata Banerjee 82. According to the Devi Bhagavata purana, which king performed a yagna to totally wipe out the naga dynasty? Janamejaya 83. Starting with the smallest, arrange these leaves in the increasing order of their average size? (A) Bay Leaf (B) Banana Leaf (C) Tulsi Leaf (D) Tamarind Leaf D-C-A-B 84. The yellow part of which of these edible items is called zardi? Egg 85. Which mountain range is known as the Guard of India? Himalayas 86. In which jail was the terrorist Ajmal Kasab hanged to death? Yerawada Central Jail 87. Which god was the father of Arjuna, son of Kunti? Indra 88. What was the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Magadha? Rajagriha 89. Which of these cricketers has not hit six sixes in an over in First Class or International cricket? (A) Yuvraj Singh (B) Ravi Shastri (C) Herschelle Gibbs (D) Sanath Jayasuriya 90. Arrange these words in the correct order to make a proverb (A) Saanch (B) Aanch (C) Ko (D) Nahi
A-C-B-D DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI 91. Which of these chief ministers was elected to the UP Legislative Assembly in 2012? (A) Digvijay Singh (B) Uma Bharti (C) Vasundhara Raja Scindia (D) Narayan Dutt Tiwari 92. Dharamvir Bharati s verse place Andha Yug is based on which ancient text? (A) Ramayana (B) Mudrarakshasa (C) Mahabharata (D) Mrichchakatikam 93. Which of these states shares a boundary with both Nepal and China? (A) West Bengal (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Uttarakhand (D) Arunachal Pradesh 94. Whose ancestral home is Ganguly house, located in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh? Kishore Kumar 95. Which of these animals sleeps for the shortest duration in a 24 hour day? (A) Giraffe (B) Tiger (C) Cat (D) rat 96. Starting from the first arrange these personalities in the order in which they became President of India. (A) Shankar Dayal Sharma (B) Pranab Mukherjee (C) Pratibha Patil (D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam A-D-C-B 97. Which of these proverbs is used for someone who indulges in khushamad? (A) Aankhen Bichhana (B) Daant Todna (C) Taang Adaana (D) Talve Chatna 98. What is the place where coins are minted called? Taksal
99. Which of these is the name a technique common to both wrestling and swimming? (A) Freestyle (B) Butterfly (C) Greco-Roman (D) Medley 100. Which of these places of historical battles is believed to be named after the colour of its soil or sand? (A) Haldighati (B) Plassey (C) Panipat (D) Buxar 101. In the Mahabharata, which of these kings married Duhsala, the only sister of the Kauravas? (A) Jarasandha (B) Somadatta (C) Shishupala (D) Jayadratha 102. Which of these originated during the British Raj as Cachar Levy in1835? (A) Madras Regiment (B) Assam Rifles (C) Jat Regiment (D) Rajputana Rifles 103. Where did Sushma Swaraj, at the age of 25, become a minister for the first time in her career in 1977? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Haryana (C) Delhi (D) Centre 104. Starting from the first, arrange these Hindi phrases according to the human body parts mentioned in them from top to bottom. (A) Kamar Kasna (B) Pair Jamaana (C) Baal Pakna (D) Aankh Maarna C-D-A-B 105. Which prime minister of India was a commercial pilot? (A) Morarji Desai (B) Charn Singh (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Inder Kumar Gujral 106. What name is given to a glacial period when ice covers much of the earth? ICE AGE
107. Name a North Atlantic Island whose hot springs and volcanoes provide geothermal energy. ICE LAND 108. A mass of ice attached to land but projecting into the sea is called what? ICE SHELF 109. What name is given to a large chunk of floating ice that s hazardous to ships? ICE BERG 110. What name is given to a steep part of a glacier, resembling a frozen waterfall? ICE FALL 111. What name is given to a yellow-white glare in the sky caused by reflection off an ice field? ICE BLINK 112. A vessel with a reinforced bow for cutting a channel through ice is called what? ICE BREAKER 113. What is the thick mass of ice permanently covering the Polar Regions called? ICE SHEET OR ICE CAP 114. What name is given to build up of ice on rivers that raises the water level, causing floods? ICE JAM OR ICE DAM 115. Ice crystals in polar skies that cause haloes and coronas are called what? ICE NEEDLES
116. In which state do we find Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park? (A)Uttar Pradesh (B) Uttarakhanda (C) Bihar (D) West Bengal 117. By which other name do we know the Sattriya Theatre? Ankiya Bhaona 118. Which of these would you use to describe 3/4th of a kilo? (A) Paav (B) Sava (C) Pauna (D) Aadha 119. According to the Mahabharatha, whose name was Pritha, from which Arjuna got his alternative name Partha? (A) Pandu (B) Kunti (C) Krishna (D) Draupadi 120. In the stories of Rabindranath Tagore by which other name do we better know Abdur Rahman? Kabuliwallah 121. Who won India s First Olympic medal in Badminton? Saina Nehwal 122. Who served as the CEO of Citi Group from 2007 to 2012? Vikram Pandit 123. Which of these positions has never been held by Dr Manmohan Singh in his entire career? (A) Member, Rajya Sabha (B) Governor, RBI (C) Member, Lok Sabha (D) Finance Secretary, Govt. of India 124. Aboard which space shuttle did Kalpana Chawla travel into Space? Columbia 125. Which of these freedom fighters was also known as Lok Nayak? Jayaprakash Narayan
126. What sport do Tania Sachdev and Koneru Humpy play for India? Chess 127. In the film Jab Tak Hai Jaan, what is the title of the documentary made by Akira on Major Samar Anand? The Man Who Cannot Die 128. Who started the campaign Peoples Movement Against Corruption against Corruption in 1991? Anna Hazare 129. In which mountain range does the river Narmada rise? Maikala Range 130. Which of these names means one who is really pleased? (A) Anuvarta (B) Ashwini (C) Ashutosh (D) Amartya 131. With which journal did Bal Thackeray start his career as a cartoonist? The Free Press Journal 132. Which of these led to the sinking of the ship Titanic? (A) Tidal Wave (B) Collision with another ship (C) Cyclone (D) Collision with an iceberg 133. Which of these sportsperson won an Olympic medal in Pehalwani? (A) Yogeshwar Dutt (B) Vijay Kumar (C) Gagan Narang (D) Vijendra Singh 134. Who is the author of the Man booker Prize winning book Life of Pi? Yann Martai 135. Rudrayag, Uttarakashi & Champawat are all places in which state of India? Uttarakhand
136. Which of these woman actress to become Chairperson of the Central Board of film Certificate (Censor Board)? (A) Sharmila Tagore (B) Nafisa Ali (C) Aparna Sen (D) Asha Parekh 137. A butterfly tastes food using which of these body parts? Feet 138. Complete this Hindi proverb : Padhoge likhoge banoge... Nawab 139. To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction is Newton s what law of motion? Third 140. Which of these is not a book written by Chetan Bhagat? (A) Five Point Someone (B) The 3 Mistakes of my Life (C) Revolution 2020 (D) The White Tiger 141. The name of which of these states and its capital city starts with the same English letter? (Name its capital too.) Maharastra 142. According to the Puranas, which of these women married a man despite the fact that she knew he had only a year to live? Savitri 143. Which country sent women athletes to compete in the Olympics for the first time in 2012? Saudi Arabia 144. Who, along with George Fenton, composed the music for Richard Attenborough s Oscar winning film Gandhi? Pt. Ravi Shankar
145. Dhondu Pant was the real name of which of these leaders of the revolt of 1857? (A) Tatya Tope (B) Nana Saheb (C) Kunwar Singh (D) Baji Rao II 146. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu located? Tawi 147. Which of these freedom fighters was also known as the Frontier Gandhi? (A) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (B) Shah Nawaz (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (D) Syed Ahmad Khan 148. Which animal digest their food outside their body? Spider 149. The Largest moon of which planet is named Titan? Saturn 150. Who, during his days in prison, wrote an essay titled Why i am Atheist?? Bhagat Singh ******************************************