Q.1:- Who is the founder of Infosys – the leading IT Company in the world ?
- R. Narayana Murthy
- Azim Premji
- Ratan Tata
- None of the above
Q.2:- Philip Kotler is well-known as a ? [CDS Exam 2005]
- Film Actor
- Swimmer
- Management Expert
- Fashion Designer
Q.3:- The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at which of the following places ?
- Mumbai
- Trivandrum
- Pondicherry
- Kanyakumari
Q.4:- Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? [IAS Exam 2006]
- Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis
- Anna Freud : Child Psychiatry
- Milton Friedman : Economic
- Eric R. Kandel : Literature
Q.5:- Kathakali is a folk dance prevalent in which of the following states ?
- Kerala
- Odisha
- Manipur
- Karnataka
Q.6:- Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
- Odissi : Odisha
- Bharat Natyam : Tamil Nadu
- Kuchipudi : Rajasthan
- Kathakali : Kerala
Q.7:- What is the interval between two ‘Maha Kumbha’ melas at the same palce ?
- 4 years
- 6 years
- 8 years
- 12 years
Q.8:- Which state has adopted Nepali as its official language ?
- Uttarakhand
- Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Nagaland
Q.9:- Which of the following musical instruments is said to have been invented by Amir Khusro ?
- Sitar
- Sarangi
- Sarod
- Veena
Q.10:- Which of the following is the only Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun God ?
- Chhath Puja
- Holi
- Navaratri
- Makar Sankranti
Q.11:- In which year the Government of India broadened the criteria for conferment of Bharat Ratna to include ‘Any Field of Human Endeavour’ ?
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
Q.12:- Indian-American poet _______ wins the 98th annual Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems ‘3 Sections’.
- Ramesh Agrawal
- Medha Patkar
- Vijay Seshadri
- C. Mehta
Q.13:- The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year ? [CBI Exam 1989]
- 1965
- 1963
- 1961
- 1975
Q.14:- Who is the first recipient of the Moortidevi Award ?
- K. Nagaraj Rao
- Manu Bhai Pancholi
- Vishnu Prabhakar
- Munishree Nagraj
Q.15:- Who among the following Nobel Prize winners was not an Indian Citizen ? [MP PCS 1996 Exam]
- Subramaniyam Chandrashekhar
- V. Raman
- Mother Teresa
- Rabindranath Tagore
Q.16:- Besides Roosevelt, who among the following Presidents of American has won the Nobel Peace Prize ?
- Thomas Jefferson
- Bill Clinton
- Woodrow Wilson
- None of the above
Q.17:- Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of ?
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
Q.18:- Who amongst the following is a famous Booker Prize winner author from India ?
- Chetan Bhagat
- Namita Gokhale
- Arundhati Roy
- Upamanyu Chatterjee
Q.19:- Meghnad Saha award is given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields ?
- Science
- Journalism
- Literature
- Social Science
Q.20:- Who was the first Jnanpith Award winner ?
- Shankar Kurup
- Sumitra Nandan Pant
- Shriaram Karanth
- Umashanker Joshi
Q.21:- Who was the first actress to be conferred the honour of Padma Shri ?
- Kanan Devi
- Nargis Dutt
- Devika Rani
- Sulochana
Q.22:- Dada Saheb Phalke Awards are given by the Ministry of ?
- Information and Broadcasting
- Social Welfare
- Corporate Affairs
- Human Resource Development
Q.23:- World Ozone Day is observed on ?
- September 16th
- October 16th
- November 16th
- September 26th
Q.24:- World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on ?
- December 2nd
- December 8th
- December 10th
- December 25th
Q.25:- World Health Day is observed on ?
- January 19th
- December 22nd
- July 1st
- April 7th
