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How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?
A. 6,000B. 9,000C. 4,000D. 1,000
Answer – B
Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?
A. 1 billionB. 1 millionC. 1 lakhD. 1 thousand
Answer – A
The language with the richest vocabulary is:
A. HindiB. FrenchC. EnglishD. German
Answer – C
English Language have more than ?? words:
A. 4,50,000B. 45,000C. 4,500D. 450
Answer – A
The oldest Indian language is:
A. TeluguB. HinduC. TamilD. Punjabi
Answer – C
Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
A. The BibleB. Hiraka SutraC. The Super BookD. None of these
Answer – A
The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:
A. The RamayanaB. The MahabharataC. The bibleD. Guru Granth Sahib
Answer – C
The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
A. The BibleB. The Hirake SutraC. The RamayanaD. The Mahabharata
Answer – B
The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??
A. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.B. 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.C. 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.D. None of these
Answer – A
Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:
A. Longest novel ever publishedB. Shortest novel every publishedC. The oldest novelD. None of these
Answer – A
The author of the play/book ?Ratnawali? is:
A. TulsidasB. KalidasC. Harsha VardhanD. Prem Chand
Answer – C
Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?
A. SaketB. Satyartha PrakashC. ShakuntalaD. Savitri
Answer - A
The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:
A. Swami DayanandB. Swami VivekanandC. Sarojini NaiduD. Kalidas
Answer – A
The play/book ?Shakuntala? was written by:
A. Maithili Sharan guptB. Swami DayanandC. KalidasD. Tulsidas
Answer – C
Which of the following is the author of ?Song of India, The?:
A. FirdausiB. Sarojini NaiduC. Lala Lajpat RaiD. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer – B
The author of the book ?Time machine? is:
A. Lewis CarrollB. Robert Louis StevensonC. Charles LambD. H.G. Wells
Answer – D
Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:
A. Vinay PatrikaB. RamcharitmanasC. Both (a) and (b)D. Yashodhara
Answer – C
The book ?Vish Vriksha? was written by:
A. Bankimchandra ChatterjeeB. Annie BasantC. TulsidasD. Kalidas
Answer – A
The book ?We Indians? was written by:
A. H.G. WellsB. Khushwant SinghC. James JeansD. Thomas Moore
Answer – B
Which of he following is he author of play/book ?Yashodhara?:
A. Maithili Sharan GuptB. Khushwant SinghC. Bankimchandra ChatterjeeD. Sarojini Naidu
Answer – A
Dhyan Chand was:
A. A great hockey playerB. Captained he Indian hockey team which won a gold medal in 1936 Berlin OlympicsC. Scored 101 goals at the Olympic games and 300 goals in the international matches.D. All the statements are correct
Answer – D
Who developed the small pox vaccination?
A. Eduard JennerB. Alexander FlemingC. Albert EinsteinD. None of these
Answer – A
Euclid was:
A. Greek mathematicianB. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometryC. Propounded the geometrical theoremsD. All the statements are correct
Answer – D
Fa-hien was:
A. The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta VikramadityaB. The discover of Puerto Rico and JamaicaC. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit ChinaD. None of these
Answer – A
Firdausi was:
A. A person poetB. Well known for his epic ?Sharnama?C. Both are correctD. None of these
Answer – C
Who is also known as the ?Lady with the Lamp??
A. Florence NightingaleB. Sarojini NaiduC. Rani LaxmibaiD. Bachendri Pal
Answer – A
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was: A. A German Physicist
B. Developed the mercury thermometer in 1714C. Devised temperature scaleD. All are correct
Answer – D
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who: A. Developed the telescope
B. Discovered 4 satellites of JupiterC. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement.D. All are correct
Answer – D
Who is known as the father of English poetry?
A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. John MiltonC. John KeatsD. None of these
Answer – A
The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American independence was:
A. George WashingtonB. Bill ClintonC. George BushD. None of these
Answer – A
Marco Polo
A. Discovered GreenlandB. Traveled three China, India and other parts of AsiaC. Traveled round the cape of Good HopeD. Discovered Canada
Answer – B
Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?
Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?A. Discovered GreenlandB. Landed on the mainland of south AmericaC. Discovered the sea route from Europe to India.D. None of these
Answer – B
Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific Ocean?
A. Ferdinand MagelionB. Jacques CarterC. William JanszoomD. Vasco da Gama
Answer – A
Who discovered Australia?
A. Eric the RedB. Leif EricssonC. William JanszoomD. None of these
Answer – C
Who located the magnetic pole?
A. Sir James ClarkB. Rear AdmiralC. Sir John RossD. All the above
Answer – D
Who was first to reach the South Pole?
A. Rear AdmiralB. Capt. AmundsenC. Capt. R. E. ScettD. Sir Edmund Hillary
Answer – B
Who was the first to cross the Antarctic?
A. Sir Vivian Fuchs & sir Edmund HillaryB. Maj. Yuri Gagarin and Maj. Gherman TitorC. Capt. R. E. ScottD. All of these
Answer – A
Who were the first to journey into space?
A. Maj. Yori Gagarin and maj. Gherman Titor from RussiaB. Comm. Grissom and Col john Glenn from AmericaC. Both are correctD. None of these
Answer – C
Who was the first man to ?Walk? in space?
A. Col. Leonor from RussiaB. Major White from AmericaC. Both of theseD. None of these
Answer – C
Who were the first to circle the moon?
A. Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim LovellB. Neil Armstrong and Edwin AldrinC. Charles Conrad and Alan BeanD. None of these
Answer – A
?Arena? is the special name for playground of:
A. CricketB. Lawn TennisC. WrestlingD. Skating
Answer – C
The national sport of Canada is: A. Tennis and cricket
B. LacrosseC. JudoD. Rugby and Football
Answer – B
Badminton is the national sport at:
A. MalaysiaB. ScotlandC. ChinaD. Former soviet Union
Answer –A
Where is the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?
A. KolkataB. MumbaiC. ChennaiD. Delhi
Answer – B
Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?
A. KanpurB. JamshedpurC. CuttackD. Patiala
Answer – A
For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize awarded?
A. Physics and chemistryB. Physiology or MedicineC. Literature, Peace and EconomicsD. All the above
Answer – D
On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?
A. December 10B. January 10C. April 10D. July 10
Answer – A
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:
A. PhysicsB. EconomicsC. ChemistryD. (a) and (c)
Answer – D
The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for:
A. EconomicsB. PeaceC. MedicineD. Literature
Answer – B
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for:
A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
Answer – A
