NOTE: Correct answers for all the questions are marked bold.
1.The
oldest existing newspaper in India is ?
Answer:
Bombay
Samachar
2.Which
port has a free trade zone?
Answer:
Kandla
3.The
largest quantity of fish in the world is produced by?
Answer:
Japan
& Russia
4.World's
largest desert is Sahara ?
Answer:
Sahara
5.India's
first television center was set up at ?
Answer:
Delhi
6.In
which script were the edicts of Ashoka inscribed?
Answer:
Brahmi
7.Harshvardhana
was defeated by ?
Answer:
Pulakesin II
8.Which
day is celebrated as United Nations day every year?
Answer:
24th October
9.The
headquarters of the United Nations is at
?
Answer:
New York
10.The
total number of judges of the International Court of justice is ?
Answer:
12
11.The
term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is
Answer:
9 years
12.The
normal term of office of the UN Secretary General is ?
Answer:
5 years
13.IRS-IB
is An ?
Answer:
Indian remote sensing satellite
14.Why
is the year 1952 important in Indian History?
Answer:
First general elections to the
Lok Sabha were held
15.Why
is it easier to swim in a sea than river?
Answer:
Density of sea water is more
than that of river
16.Who
is known as the 'Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement'?
Answer:
Aruna Asaf Ali
17.Which
city is known as the 'Pearl of the Orient'?
Answer:
Singapore
18.At
the mouth of which river is Hong Kong situated?
Answer:
Perl River
19.Which
are the countries linked by the Karakoram Highway?
Answer:
China & Pakistan
20.What
is a group of dolphins called?
Answer:Scholl
21.What
is a male ant called?
Answer:
A dron
22.Name
the mosquito which spreads malaria?
Answer:
The female Anopheles mos quito
23.Where
is the headquarters of World Meterological Organisation?
Answer:
Geneva
24.What
is called the "Roof of the World"?
Answer:
The pamirs in Central Asia
25.Name
the only planet that was discovered in the 20th century.
Answer:
Pluto
1 comment:
Earlier newspapers are Samachar Darpan of Serempore missionaries and Bengal Gejeti of ganga Kishore Bhattacharya. Whether this or that is still a matter of controversy. U have wrote something - Bombay samachar is published in 1822, but the above ones given were published from 1818.
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