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1. Which of the following countrys flag has just Green colour without any design or pattern over it? A. Algeria B.Libya C. Sudan D. Nigeria

2. From which year VAT (Value Added Tax) was implemented in India? A. 2003 B. 2004 C. 2005 D. 2006

3. Which of the following is a globally recognized emergency message used by aircraft pilots? A. SOS B. May Day C. Fingers Crossed D. Doomsday

4. Israels intelligence agency is known as Mossad. Which of the following is the exact meaning of this word? A. Espionage B. Terror C. Institute D. Meeting Place

5. Which species of snakes gives the birth directly to its offspring rather than laying eggs? A. Pythons B. Vipers C. Cobras D. Kraits

6. Which branch of Physics uses Kelvin scale for temperature instead of Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? A. Solid State Physics B. Cryogenics C. Nuclear Physics D. Optics

7. A jet engine devised to operate at the speed of rockets is known as A. Scramjet B. Turbojet C. Super jet D. Ramjet

8. Which of the following city-river combination is incorrect? A. B. C. D. City Ahmadabad Srinagar Hyderabad Lucknow River Sabarmati Chenab Musi Gomati

9. Which of the following is the National Game of USA? A. Basketball B. American Football C. Ice Hockey D. Baseball

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10. In which country in 1960s the Cultural Revolution took place? A. China B. Cuba C. Russia D. India

11. What was the code name of Hitlers attack on Russia? A. Operation Royal Challenge C. Operation Polar Bear B. Operation Barbarossa D. Operation Blue Star

12. Who is the equivalent of Home Minister in US Presidents cabinet? A. Secretary of State C. Director of Central Intelligence B. Attorney General D. Secretary of Treasury

13. Which advertising agency has crafted the infamous India Shining campaign by the BJP government before the 2004 General Elections? A. Ogilvy and Mather B. McCann Ericson C. Grey Worldwide D. FCB Ulka

14. Who had said Advertising is salesmanship in Print. A. David Ogilvy B. Leo Burnett C. Rosser Reeves D. Theodore Levitt

15. Who, amongst the following had prepared the layouts of flying machines which were remarkably similar to the first plane flown by the Wright brothers? A. Michelangelo B. Leonardo da Vinci C. Pythagoras D. Archemedes

16. Which is the largest reinsurer in India? A. Munich Reinsurance C. Tata AIG 17. Find the odd one out from the following A. Aconcagua B. K2 C. Mount Kilimanjaro D. Mont Blanc B. General Insurance Corporation (GIC. D. Iffco Tokyo

18. Which of the following awards is known as Alternative Nobel Prize? A. The Booker Prize C. The Right Livelihood Award B. There is no such thing D. The Fields Prize

19. Which is the longest running play in the World? A. Hamlet By Shakespeare B. Mousetrap By Agatha Christie C. The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams D. Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw.

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20. What was the name of the Political Party established by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? A. CPI (M) C. Forward Bloc B. Revolutionary Socialist Party D. Trinamool Congress

21. Selling a product in the home country at a high price and at a very low price in international market is known as A. Tabbing B. Yomping C. Dumping D. Stuffing

22. CPI (Maoist), one of the most prominent Naxalite group in India is formed with the merger of Maoist Communist Centre and A. Peoples War Group C. CPI (Marxist-Leninist) B. Committee against Police Atrocities D. Communist Revolutionaries of India

23. The part of Kashmir which is annexed by China in 1962 War is called A. Gilgit B. Chushul C. Siachen D. Aksai Chin

24. What was the name of the ship by which Charles Darwin had undertaken his famous journey in which he came up with the idea of Evolution? A. HMS Britannia B. HMS Beagle C. HMS Bugle D. HMS Bagel

25. Which state in India ranks second in terms of production of milk and dairy products? A. Gujarat B. Punjab C. Bihar D. Uttar Pradesh

26. Which Mughal Emperor described Kashmir as Paradise on Earth, the name by which it is known even today? A. Akbar 27. Match the following Name of the Book a) On War b) Prince c) The Art of War d) Odyssey A. a-C, b-A, c-D, d-B A) B) C) D) Name of the Author Machiavelli Homer Joseph von Clausewitz Sun Tzu C. a-D, b-A, c-C, d-B D. a-C, b-D, c-A, d-B B. Jahangir C. Shah Jahan D. Aurangzeb

B. a-C, b-B, c-D, d-A

28. Like NSG of India, what is the name of the elite Commando force of UK? A. Marines C. Republican Guards B. Special Air Service D. Sayaret Matkal

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29. The oppressive and dictatorial rule of Communist Party in China is known as A. Iron Curtain 30. What is Oenology? A. Study of Oceans B. Study of Perfumes C. Study of Inert Gases D. Study of Wines B. Sugarcane Curtain C. Bamboo Curtain D. Steel Curtain

31. The international conference at this venue led to the foundation of World Bank and IMF. Identify the place. A. New York B. Yalta C. Bretton Woods D. Potsdam

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Answer Key with Explanations

Q 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A B C B C B B Q 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. A A B D A B B Q 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. A C A B B B C Q 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. A B C C A D B Q 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. A C B A B C D C

1. Libya, a country in North Africa has just Green colour as its flag. It does not have any design or pattern over it. 2. Then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had announced the implementation of VAT effective from 1st April 2005 in his budget speech. 3. May Day is an internationally recognized emergency message, usually used by the pilots to inform anybody who can listen about the air crash. 4. Mossad was established in 1951. Its full name in Hebrew means the Institute of Intelligence Research and Analysis. 5. Vipers, which are regarded as the most venomous snakes on land, give birth to the offspring directly through the scaly part of the tail called the cloaca. 6. Cryogenics studies the behaviour of metals and other objects in extremely low temperature, especially -150 degrees Celsius. 7. SCRamjet stands for Supersonic Combustion Ramjets. These jet engines can make the aircraft fly at a speed of 4.5 to 5 Mach. 1 Mach is 330 m/s. 8. Srinagar is located on the banks of river Jhelum. 9. Baseball was officially adopted as the National Game of US in 1904. 10. Chinas Supreme Leader Mao Zedong had called for the Cultural Revolution in 1965 which was actually a diversion created to distract peoples attention from the terrible famine in the country. 11. The Nazi Army attacked Russia on 22nd June 1941. The planning of this attack was carried out with the codename of Operation Barbarossa.

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12. Attorney General, who is the Highest Legal Officer in US, is also the de facto Chief of the FBI and so, responsible for the internal security. 13. Grey Worldwide had designed the India Shining campaign which was used by the BJP government in 2004 as an election plank to get re-elected. However, the opposition Congress Party had used the actual discrepancies effectively and won the election. 14. David Ogilvy, the founder of Ogilvy and Mather (O&M) , one of the largest multinational advertising agencies in the World had made this statement in his famous book Ogilvy on Advertising. 15. Leonardo da Vinci, one of the great artistes and famous for his paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper all over the World, had also designed flying machines, which were similar to the first wooden plane flown by Wright brothers. 16. GIC was established as the holding company of the 4 general insurance companies in India after the general insurance sector was nationalized in 1972. However, after the liberalization of this sector in 2000, GIC was given the role of reinsurer which is underwriting of substantial risks taken by the general insurance companies. 17. All the other names are of the highest peaks in various continents Aconcagua is in South America, Kilimanjaro is in Africa and Mont Blanc is in Europe. K2, which is the highest peak in Karakoram Mountains and the second highest in the World, is not the highest peak in Asia. That is Mount Everest. 18. The Right Livelihood Award is given to the person or organization for outstanding contribution to the research and practice on environment and sustainable development. 19. Mousetrap was first staged in 1932 in London and since then till date, its performances have been happening. 20. After establishing the Indian National Army with the help of the Japanese, Netaji had established Forward Bloc as its political wing. Today, this party is part of the Leftist coalition which is ruling in West Bengal. 21. Dumping is one of the prohibited activities by WTO. However, China is often accused of it. 22. Peoples War Group or PWG is a militant group active in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It merged with Maoist Communist Centre in 2004 to establish CPI Maoist, which is the coordinating agency of all Naxal activities. 23. Aksai Chin was annexed by China in 1962. Indian Army had held the Chinese at Chushul and forced them to retreat. Before the Indian army could drive them back out of Kashmir, the ceasefire was declared and China later on refused to give Aksai Chin back, claiming it to be part of Tibet. 24. Darwin had undertaken this voyage from UK to South America and after returning from this voyage, he wrote his famous book The Origin of Species on the theory of Evolution. 25. It may sound strange but Bihar actually ranks second in terms of production of dairy products after Gujarat. Together, these 2 states produce about 10% milk in the World and about 60% in India. 26. Jahangir, son of Akbar had annexed the territory of Kashmir and brought it under the Mughal Empire. In his visit to Kashmir, he was enchanted by the beauty of it and called it the Paradise on Earth.

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Name of the Book a) On War b) Prince c) The Art of War d) Odyssey

Name of the Author A) Joseph von Clausewitz B) Machiavelli C) Sun Tzu D) Homer

28. Special Air Service or SAS was established by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 for covert operations in World War II. Marines is the special force of US, Republican Guards is the special force of Iraq and Sayaret Matkal is the special force of Israel. 29. Due to the oppressive and secretive nature of the Communist regimes after World War II, especially Soviet Russia, then British PM Sir Winston Churchill had called it the Iron Curtain. So, every Communist regime was known as a curtain. Russia Was Iron Curtain, Cuba was Sugarcane Curtain, China was Bamboo Curtain and East Germany was Steel Curtain. These names were given after what these countries were famous for. 31. Oenology is a systematic study of the ingredients and distillation process of wines. 30. In 1944, under the chairmanship of economist J.M. Keynes, IMF and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development i.e. World Bank were established at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. The third organization which was established was General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or GATT, which in 1995 was converted in WTO.

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