POST MID TERM 1. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha? Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar 2. Who wrote the classic Devdas? Sarat Chandra Chatterjee QUIZ SET II 3. Between whom was the war of Roses fought? Houses of York and Lancaster 4. The state of Kashmir is named after which sage? Kashyapa 5. What is known as Immaculate Conception? Miraculous birth of Jesus Christ 6. The Babri Masjid was built by which Mughal Warrior? Mir Baqi 7. What does the name Duryodhana mean in Sanskrit? Duh Yodhana(difficult to defeat in combat) 8. Which is the best selling toy of all time? The Rubik s cube 9. What was the military operation ton free the Golden Temple called? Operation Bluestar 10. Kangra style of painting is native to which state in india? Himachal Pradesh 11. Which school of panting literally means the beast? Fauvism
12. Which painting is central to the them of Dan Brown s Novel Da Vinci Code? Michaelangelo s The Last Supper 13. The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state/ut? Karnataka 14. Who is the current speaker of Lok Sabha? Sumitra Mahajan 15. Name the larger Tiger Reserve of India. Nagarjunsagar 16. Name the first National Park established in India. Corbett National Park 17. Name the first colour movie produced in India. Kisan Kanya 18. Which city of India used first electricity commercially? Darjeeling 19. Who was the first women Prime Minister of the world? Srimao Bhandarnaike of Sri Lanka 20. Which country is the world s largest archipelago (Group of islands)? Indonesia 21. Where was Guru Nanak born? a. Gurdaspur b. Talwandi c. Lahore d. Amritsar 22. The Science dealing with the study of teeth is. a.odontology b. Orinthology c. Phenology d. Cosmology
23. What does ECS in banking transactions stand for? Electronic Clearing Service 24. Where was wildlife institute of India established in 1982 for training an research programmes? a. Bhuvaneshwar b. Delhi c. Nilgiri d. Dehradun 25. Salim Ali was an eminent a.urdu Poet b. Orinthologist c. Heart Surgeon d. Dermitologist 26. Where is the largest reflecting telescope of Asia? a. Kodaikanal b. Ooty c. Kavalur d. Nainital 27. Michael I, who passed away recently, was the former King of which country? a. Germany b. Italy c. Romania d. Venezuela 28. India has been declared free from trachoma, which is a contagious bacterial infection of which part of human body? Nose b. Eye c. Ear d Neck 29. Which country s team has clinched bronze at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament? a. India b. Germany c. Nepal d. Italy 30. Which state has become the India s first state to offer free e-mail address in Hindi to its residents? a. Rajasthan b. Uttar Pradesh c. Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh 31. What is the background of Bishakha Sahani s Tamas? Partition of India 32. Who are the father and the son who shared a Nobel Prize? William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg, Physics 1915. 33. Name the family with the most Noble Prizes? The Curies. 5 Nobel prizes.
34. What is an exparte judgement? Judgement in case in which only one party is heard. 35. Ruskin Bond s A Flight of Pigeons is set during what event? 1857 Sepoy Mutiny 36. Name the Afghan writer famous for his Kite Runner? Khalid Hosseini 37. Chewing gum is made of the juice of which plant? Sapodilla 38. What is oneirology? The scientific study of dreams 39. What is the election symbol of BSP? Elephant 40. Which celebrity quizmaster is a Trinamool Congress MP? Derek O Brian 41. What is the junction between two nerve cells called? Synapse 42. Which organism is responsible for rabies in dogs? Rhabdovirus 43. Which Indian tennis player is a famous Hollywood film producer? Ashok Amritraj 44. Which amateur World Billiards champion was called the Bombay Tiger? Michael Ferreira 45. Which country has the most UNESCO world heritage sites? Italy with 51 heritage sites.
46. Who is the editor of India Today? Arun Purie 47. Which Roman Governor ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ? Pontus Pilate 48. With whom do you associate the idiom Crossing the Rubicon? Julius Caesar 49. What is the meaning of Feng-shui? Wind and Water 50. On what issue did Bangladesh separate from Pakistan? Discrimination specially against Bengali language. 51. In which civilization dot patterns were first employed to represent numbers? Chinese. 52. The ancient Babylonians had their number system based on? 60. 53. Which number system was commonly employed in various ancient civilizations and is even today in some regions? Five. 54. In which ancient civilization, numbers were for the first time represented by words? Indian. 55. In which ancient civilization, odd and even numbers were divided into two sets, the odd ones denoted as males and the even females? Chinese. 56. Among the numbers Fibonacci, Kaprekar, Mersenne and Figurate numbers which one is ancient in origin? Figurate number.
57. Apart from the number system, ancient Indians are held in high esteem for their contributions to the field. What is it? Indeterminate equations. 58. Who wrote an elaborate history of Greek geometry from its earliest origins? Eudemus. 59. Which natural phenomenon was employed in ancient times to estimate the heights of objects? Shadows cast by the sun. 60. The Babylonian geometry mainly boils down to solving? Algebraic equations. 61. Which mathematician contemplated the creation of universal language Characteristica universalis and a precise science of reasoning Calculus ratiocinator? G.W Leibniz. 62. It is claimed that the priest architects of Egypt could lay out a right angle with the aid of a rope divided in to a ratio by three knots. What is this ratio? 3:4:5 63. Zephirum, lziphra, Cenero and Sifr are different names of _? Zero. 64. The pyramids of Egypt are monuments to truths about? Triangles. 65. Which ancient book contains 64 Hexagrams? The book of changes (It is a Chinese text) 66. Which mathematician prepared the trigonometric tables seen in a modern textbook? Claudius Ptolemy.
67. Who wrote one of the oldest documents on mathematics, Rhind Papyrus? Ahmose. 68. Which ancient school odd thought believed that the universe is primarily made of numbers? Pythagorean. 69. The most popular method of long multiplication Gelosia in the 15th and 16th century world had its origin in _? India. Current Affairs 70. India has recently signed a MoU with which country for enhanced cooperation in healthcare? [A] Malaysia [B] Indonesia [C] Chile [D] Morocco 71. Eastern India s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for scooters has launched in which state? [A] Assam [B] Manipur [C] Odisha [D] Nagaland 72. What is the theme of the 2017 International Migrants Day (IMD)? [A] Together with Migration [B] Safe Migration in a World on the Move [C] Co-operate with your Co-workers [D] Migrants contribute 73. Which country has largest diaspora population in the world, according to the UN World Migration Report 2018? [A] India [B] Mexico
74. The Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) is located in which state? [A] Uttar Pradesh [B] Madhya Pradesh [C] Gujarat [D] Punja 75. Which Indian shuttler has won silver at the 2017 women s singles Dubai World Badminton Superseries tournament? [A] Saina Nehwal [B] P.V. Sindhu [C] Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli [D] Saili Rane 76. Sushil Kumar has clinched gold at which freestyle category in the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships (CWC) in South Africa. [A] 64kg freestyle category [B] 84kg freestyle category [C] 74kg freestyle category [D] 54kg freestyle category 77. Who has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile? [A] Sebastian Pinera [B] Ricardo Lagos [C] Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle [D] Michelle Bachelet 78. The Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (GBWS) is located in which of the following states? [A] Bihar and Jharkhand [B] Bihar and Uttar Pradesh [C] Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand [D] West Bengal and Jharkhand
79. Which among the rulers of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (Patna) on the bank of river Ganges? [A] Chandragupta Maurya [B] Ajatshatru [C] Bimbisara [D] Bindusara 80. A civilization (mature period 2600 1900 BCE) which was centred mostly in the western part of the Indian Subcontinent? [A] Vedic civilization [B] Mahajanpada [C] Kushan Empire [D] Indus Valley Civilization 81. The philosophy of Nyaya Darshan has been ascribed to who among following? [A] Kanad [B] Gautam [C] Panini [D] Bhartṛhari 82. At which among the following places, the famous Bull Seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found? [A] Harappa [B] Mehrgarh [C] Mohenjo-Daro [D] Adamagarh 83. Which among the following mahajanpada was situated on the bank of river Godavari? [A] Kamboja [B] Asaka [C] Avanti [D] Malla
84. The Brihadishwara Temple (Rajarajeswaram) is situated at? [A] Madhya Pradesh [B] Thanjavur [C] Lucknow [D] Andhra Pradesh 85. Which dynasty Asoka the Great was emperor of? [A] Maurya Dynasty [B] Kakatiya dynasty [C] Nanda dynasty [D] Pradyota dynasty 86. Which of the following Pala Kings founded the Vikramshila University? [A] Gopala [B] Dharmapala [C] Devapala [D] Mahendrapala 87. Which among the following text of Buddhism speaks about the sixteen Mahajanapadas? [A] Digh Nikaya [B] Anguttar Nikaya [C] Maha Parinibbana Sutta [D] Majjhima Nikaya 88. Mahamaya, the mother of Guautam Buddha belonged to which among the following dynasties? [A] Shakya [B] Koliyan [C] Lichchavi [D] Maurya 89. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in A. 1970 B. 1971
C. 1972 D. 1973 90. The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 91. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is A. 25 years B. 21 years C. 18 years D. 35 years 92. The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers A. on his own B. on the recommendation of the prime ministers C. only under emergency conditions D. with the consent of the speaker 93. Where is the Election Commission located A. Chennai B. Mumbai C. New Delhi D. Kolkata 94. Number of schedules in Indian constitution A. 7 B.9 C. 8 D.12 *******************