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General Knowledge

Total questions: 243

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who laid the foundations for classical mechanics, explaining the law of gravity and the laws of motion in 1867?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Antoine Lavoisier

2.

Who created one of the first modern telescopes, and successfully proved the Earth revolves around the Sun?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

James Clerk Maxwell

d)

Gregor Mendel

3.

Which Polish scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Lise Meitner

d)

Rosalind Franklin

4.

Who revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Niels Bohr

5.

Who collected evidence over 20 years and published his conclusions in On the Origin of Species (1859)?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Charles Darwin

6.

Which German chemist discovered nuclear fission and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Michael Faraday

7.

Which Serbian-American is known for his contributions to the design of the alternating current (AC) electricity supply system?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

8.

Which Scottish scientist formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation?

a)

James Prescott Joule

b)

James Watson

c)

James Watt

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

9.

Which English scientist contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry?

a)

Francis Crick

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Charles Darwin

10.

The Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovered the world's first antibiotic substance, ___

a)

Penicillin

b)

Phlogiston

c)

Aspirin

d)

Amoxicillin

11.

Which Russian chemist is commonly considered to be the developer of the modern Periodic Table of the Elements?

a)

Nikolay Basov

b)

Pavel Cherenkov

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

12.

Which French nobleman is widely considered the "father of modern chemistry"?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Louis Pasteur

13.

Gregor Mendel's experiments established many of the rules of heredity. Which plant did he predominantly use?

a)

Peas

b)

Beans

c)

Broccoli

d)

Potatos

14.

Which New Zealand-born British physicist conducted research that led to the first "splitting" of the atom in 1917?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Michael Faraday

15.

Which Danish physicist proposed that electrons in atoms jump from one orbit to another?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

James Watson

d)

Nikola Tesla

16.

Which X-ray crystallographer made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structure of DNA?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Lise Meitner

d)

Barbara McClintock

17.

Which British molecular biologist is most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA?

a)

Otto Hahn

b)

Francis Crick

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Alexander Fleming

18.

Which American molecular biologist is best known for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Linus Pauling

c)

Enrico Fermi

d)

James Watson

19.

Which English theoretical physicist authored The Theory of Everything, and A Brief History of Time?

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Ernest Rutherford

20.

Who developed cures for rabies and anthrax, and made milk safer to drink?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Louis Pasteur

21.

(14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) He was a German-born scientist. He worked on theoretical physics. He developed the theory of relativity. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for theoretical physics. His famous equation is E=m.c2 (E = energy, m = mass, c = speed of light).

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileu Galilei

d)

Nikola Tesla

22.

(7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) She was a Polish physicist and chemist. She did research on radioactivity. She was also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She was the first woman professor at the University of Paris. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Mary Anning

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Mary Somerville

23.

(10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) She wrote the world's first computer program. She realized that computers would be able to do more than just calculating or number-crunching. Other scientists, worked only on the possibilities of calculating.

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Katherine Johnson

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Mary Anning

24.

(August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) She was an African American physicist and mathematician. She was known for her work on the United States' aeronautics and space programs at NASA. She made it possible for many space flights such as the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon, through the Space Shuttle program to happen.

a)

Katie Bouman

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Lynn Margulis

25.

(May 9, 1989 - ) She is an american scientist and professor who investigates computational methods for images and led the first visualization of a black hole using the Event Horizon telescope. The National Science Foundation uncovered the at no other time seen picture on April 10, 2019.

a)

Katie Bouman

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Mary Anning

d)

Marie Curie

26.

(February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) He was an American inventor. He developed many devices such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Galileu Galilei

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Nikola Testa

27.

(8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) He was a British cosmologist (someone who studies the structure of the universe). He invented important theories about the Big Bang, black holes and how they work. He predicted that black holes eject some radiation (energy), even though they normally swallow everything. That kind of radiation is named "Hawking Radiation."

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Isaac Newton

28.

(25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726) He was an English physicist, mathematician and astronomer. In 1687, he presented his theory of universal gravitation and three laws of motion. He built the first practical reflecting telescope in 1668. He also developed a theory of light based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the colors of the rainbow.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Charles Darwin

29.

What is Mary Anning known for?

a)

Being the first woman in space

b)

Her work regarding forces (mainly air resistance)

c)

Her work gaining insight to the Jurassic past

d)

Gaining insight into marine life

30.

Which ship did Charles Darwin sail on to the Galapagos islands?

a)

HMS Beagle

b)

HMS Titanic

c)

HMS Poodle

d)

HMS Victory

31.

Which two scientists are famous for exploring the theory of evolution and the process of natural selection (PICK 2 ANSWERS)

a)

Sir Issac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Alexander Fleming

e)

Alfred Wallace

32.

Who is this woman, known for her work on radioactivity and treatment for cancer?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Mary Anning

33.

Which two scientists were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics?

a)

Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoslov

b)

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

c)

Caroline and William Herschel

d)

Francis Crick and James Dewey Watson

34.

Who was known as 'the father of optics'?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Brain Cox

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Alhazen

35.

What area of Science is Professor Brian Cox famously known for?

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

36.

Which of the following is Thomas Malthus’ contribution to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution?

a)

The earth is of a very old age proven by the number of rock layers.

b)

The earth’s geography has been shaped by slow processes

c)

Organisms mutate new parts as they need them.

d)

Populations tend to overpopulate and compete.

37.

Who discovered the element radium and worked with radioactive material?

a)

Francis Crick

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Alexander Fleming

38.

Who discovered DNA could exist in 2 forms?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Gregor Mendel

39.

Who made groundbreaking discoveries about chimpanzee behavior?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Robert Hooke

40.

Who is the father of microbiology?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Francis Crick

d)

Rosalind Franklin

41.

Which scientists are known for their work on DNA? (multiple answers)

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Francis Crick

c)

James Watson

d)

Gregor Mendel

42.

Who is considered the father of Western Medicine?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

James Watson

d)

Plato

43.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Homi J. Bhabha

b)

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

c)

CV Raman

d)

Visvesvaraya

44.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Homi J. Bhabha

b)

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

c)

CV Raman

d)

Visvesvaraya

45.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Homi J. Bhabha

b)

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

c)

CV Raman

d)

Visvesvaraya

46.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Homi J. Bhabha

b)

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

c)

CV Raman

d)

Visvesvaraya

47.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Meghnad Saha

b)

Srinivasa Ramanujan

c)

Satyendra Nath Bose

d)

S. Chandrashekar

48.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Meghnad Saha

b)

Srinivasa Ramanujan

c)

Satyendra Nath Bose

d)

S. Chandrashekar

49.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Meghnad Saha

b)

Srinivasa Ramanujan

c)

Satyendra Nath Bose

d)

S. Chandrashekar

50.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Meghnad Saha

b)

Srinivasa Ramanujan

c)

Satyendra Nath Bose

d)

S. Chandrashekar

51.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Jagadish Chandra Bose

b)

Har Gobind Khorana

c)

Vikram Sarabhai

d)

Salim Ali

52.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Jagadish Chandra Bose

b)

Har Gobind Khorana

c)

Vikram Sarabhai

d)

Salim Ali

53.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Jagadish Chandra Bose

b)

Har Gobind Khorana

c)

Vikram Sarabhai

d)

Salim Ali

54.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Jagadish Chandra Bose

b)

Har Gobind Khorana

c)

Vikram Sarabhai

d)

Salim Ali

55.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

Jagadish Chandra Bose

b)

Har Gobind Khorana

c)

Vikram Sarabhai

d)

Birbal Sahni

56.

Who is this Indian Scientist?

a)

J C Bose

b)

Har Gobind Khorana

c)

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

d)

Birbal Sahni

57.

Who devised the first system of personal identification?

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Carl W. Sheele

c)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

Alec Jeffreys

e)

Alphonse Bertillion

58.

Who is the author/creator of Sherlock Holmes?

a)

Albert S. Osborn

b)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

c)

Edmond Locard

d)

Hans Gross

e)

Alphonse Bertillion

59.

Who developed the first method for testing the presence of arsenic in corpses?

a)

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

b)

Mathieu Orfila

c)

Francois-Emmanuel Fodere

d)

Valentin Ross

e)

Calvin Goddard

60.

What did Henri-Louis Bayard discover?

a)

procedures for microscopic detection of sperm

b)

detecting poison

c)

guidelines for the use of documents in court

d)

first identification system

e)

database for matching bullets & firearms

61.

Mathiew Orfila is considered the _______ of forensic toxicology.

a)

father

b)

son

c)

uncle

d)

brother

e)

sister

62.

This guy developed the first reliable procedures for detecting sperm.

a)

Carl W. Scheele

b)

Mathieu Orfila

c)

Henri-Louis Bayard

d)

Dr. Karl Landsteiner

e)

Edmond Locard

63.

This guy described the assistance that police should expect from scientists.

a)

Albert S. Osborn

b)

Hans Gross

c)

Alec Jeffreys

d)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

e)

Carl W. Scheele

64.

Who developed the first DNA profiling test?

a)

Alec Jeffries

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Albert S. Osborn

e)

Hans Gross

65.

Who published the first paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals?

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

c)

Alec Jeffries

d)

Mathieu Orfila

e)

Albert S. Osborn

66.

What did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle contribute to the field of forensic science?

a)

popularized scientific crime-detection methods

b)

developed procedures for testing sperm

c)

successfully tested arsenic in corpses

d)

created a system of personal identification

e)

published the first valid, repeatable DNA testing procedure

67.

What is Calvin Goddard known for?

a)

first DNA profile

b)

firearms specialist

c)

identifying blood types

d)

writing about the validity of science when solving crimes

e)

successful testing procedures for poison

68.

'Kuchipudi' is the Classical Dance of _________________ State.

a)

Andhra Pradesh

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Karnataka

d)

Kerala

69.

Famous dance form Goohmar is of which state?

a)

Gujarat

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Uttar Pradesh

d)

Rajasthan

70.

Bhangra and Giddha are from

a)

Bihar

b)

Punjab

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Gujarat

71.

What's the name of this interesting dance form?

a)

Garba

b)

Kuchipudi

c)

Kathakali

d)

Bharatanatyam

72.

Name this dance form?

a)

Sattriya

b)

Odisii

c)

Manipuri

d)

Kathakali

73.

This popular dance form is called ___________

a)

Giddha

b)

Kathak

c)

Garba

d)

Lavani

74.

Name this dance form of a north eastern state.

(a)  

75.

Name this popular dance form.

(a)  

76.

Lavani is a folk dance of

a)

Andhra Pradesh

b)

Gujrat

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Maharashtra

77.

Identify this dance form.

a)

Bharatnatyam

b)

Kuchipudi

c)

Kathakali

d)

Mohiniyattam

78.
The Olympic rings are symbolic of 
a)
Five continents
b)
Five original countries to participate
c)
Five Greek city-states
d)
Five Patriot Super Bowl wins
79.
The last time the United States hosted the Olympics was
a)
1996
b)
2010
c)
2002
d)
1980
80.
The United States Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Miracle on Ice in which year?
a)
1976
b)
1972
c)
1980
d)
1984
81.
In what country are the Olympics in 2018?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Mongolia
82.
In 1972, the Winter Olympics were held in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido in the country of
a)
South Korea
b)
The Philippines
c)
China
d)
Japan
83.
In 1994, the Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer, in the country of
a)
Norway
b)
Sweden
c)
Finland
d)
Denmark
84.
In 1980, Eric Heiden won five gold medals.  His sport was
a)
Luge
b)
Speed skating
c)
Alpine skiing
d)
Cross-country skiing
85.
In 2014, this country hosted a winter Olympics for the first time...
a)
Iceland
b)
Finland
c)
Russia
d)
China
86.
In 1980, the United States boycotted the summer Olympics in 
a)
Paris
b)
Rome
c)
Capetown, South Africa
d)
Moscow
87.
In 1984, The Soviet Union boycotted the summer Olympics in 
a)
London
b)
Paris
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Lake Placid
88.
In the 2018 Olympics, Erin Hamlin is the United States flag bearer.  She is the only American to win an Olympic medal in a sport dominated by Europeans.  The sport is...
a)
Luge
b)
Biathlon
c)
Cross-country skiing
d)
Ski jumping
89.
The Olympic sport of curling was originally invented in
a)
Canada
b)
United States
c)
Scotland
d)
Russia
90.
In which of the following sports has the United States never won a medal?
a)
Biathlon
b)
Figure skating
c)
Ice hockey
d)
Bobsled
91.
What country has won both the most gold medals, and the most medals overall in the Winter Olympic Games?
a)
United States
b)
Russia/Soviet Union
c)
Canada
d)
Norway
92.
What was the first Canadian city to host a Winter Olympics?
a)
Vancouver
b)
Montreal
c)
Calgary
d)
Ottawa
93.
This city's Olympic village, which hosted the 1984 winter games, was destroyed in ethnic conflict in the 1990s...
a)
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
b)
Helsinki, Finland
c)
Reykjavik, Iceland
d)
Kigali, Rwanda
94.
In 1988, this country fielded its first ever Olympic bobsled team...
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
Jamaica
d)
Vatican City
95.
Which country has won the most gold medals for ice hockey?
a)
Russia/Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
Norway
96.
Which country has won every gold medal in pairs figure skating since the 1964 Winter Olympics?
a)
Russia/Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
97.
In which year were the Winter Olympic games first televised?
a)
1984
b)
1956
c)
1934
d)
1972
98.

What were the medals made from at these Games?

a)

Metals excavated from below Mount Fuji

b)

Recycled coffee

c)

Recycled mobile phones and electrical equipment

d)

Recycled car parts

99.

Which athlete won the most gold medals in Tokyo?

a)

Katie Ledecky

b)

Caeleb Dressel

c)

Emma McKeon

d)

Allyson Felix

100.

What was the age difference between the youngest and oldest medal winners in Tokyo?

a)

30 years

b)

40 years

c)

50 years

d)

60 years

101.

In which event did two athletes share a gold medal?

a)

High Jump

b)

Long Jump

c)

Triple Jump

d)

Discus

102.

Which country won the first gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games?

a)

USA

b)

Turkey

c)

Japan

d)

China

103.

What nationality is 100m Gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs?

a)

American

b)

Italian

c)

Jamaican

d)

British

104.

Which one of these is NOT an event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?

a)

Duathlon

b)

Triathlon

c)

Marathon

d)

Decathlon

105.

Australian eventer Andrew Hoy was the oldest medallist at Toyko 2020 but how old is he?

a)

42

b)

52

c)

62

d)

72

106.

Which of these colours are NOT on the Olympics Flag?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Orange

d)

Green

107.

What happens immediately after Summer Olympics?

a)

Winter Olympics

b)

Paralympics

c)

Asian Games

d)

Commonwealth Games

108.

Where was the first modern Olympics held?

a)

Athens

b)

Rio

c)

Tokyo

d)

Barcelona

109.

Who founded the modern Olympics?

a)

Spyridon Louis

b)

Luis Subercaseaux

c)

Pierre de Coubertin

d)

Robin van Persie

110.

How many athletes did Singapore send to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

a)

22

b)

23

c)

24

d)

25

111.

Which track and field athlete won a historic set of 3 medals from all three events she took part in?

a)

Emma McKeon

b)

Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce

c)

Allyson Felix

d)

Sifan Hassan

112.
What 2018 record has already been set, even before the Olympics has begun?
a)
More athletes than ever have been banned from the games due to performance enhancing drugs
b)
A record number of countries will participate in the games
c)
For the first time ever, women will not be allowed to compete
d)
There will be a record number of gold medals up for grabs
113.
Which of the following has never been an Olympic event?
a)
hot air ballooning
b)
croquet
c)
ten pin bowling
d)
motorcycle racing
114.
What percentage of an Olympic gold medal is actually gold?
a)
76-100%
b)
26-50%
c)
51-75%
d)
0-25%
115.
Which three continents have never held the Olympic Games?
a)
Antarctica, Asia, Europe
b)
Africa, South America, Antarctica
c)
North America, Antarctica, Australasia
d)
Australasia, Africa, Asia
116.

Who could compete in Ancient Greece?

a)

Women

b)

Men from Any Country

c)

Slaves

d)

Greek Men Only

117.

Women participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in

a)

1896, in Athens

b)

1928, in Amsterdam

c)

1932 in Los Angeles

d)

1900, in Paris

118.

The athletes who won at the Olympic Games in the ancient times, were rewarded by

a)

a wild olive leaf crown

b)

a gold medal

c)

a financial reward

d)

a cup

119.

Why were the olympics created?

a)

To find the best athletes

b)

To honour the Gods

c)

To promote unity among the competitors

d)

To make human sacrifices

120.

Which of the following has never been an Olympic event?

a)

hot air ballooning

b)

croquet

c)

squash

d)

motorcycle racing

121.

During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, what is the country that always enter the stadium first?

a)

Greece

b)

The refugees from several countries

c)

The host nation

d)

The first in alphabetic order as per host language

122.

Which country's team always marches last at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics?

a)

Greece

b)

The refugees from several countries

c)

The host country

d)

The last in alphabetic order as per host language

123.

Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, himself, won a gold medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics, in which category?

a)

Wrestling

b)

Marathon

c)

Literature

d)

Arts

124.

The last series of solid gold medals to be awarded at an Olympic games were in ....

a)

1912

b)

1916

c)

1908

d)

1920

125.

The 5 Olympic rings were first publicly introduced in 1913 but didn't officially made their debut until 1920 summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, instead of the 2016 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

126.

To who did the Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games in the ancient times?

a)

Apollo

b)

Demeter

c)

Zeus

d)

Hera

127.

When did the first Winter Olympics take place?

a)

1910

b)

1924

c)

1930

d)

1937

128.

When was the original Olympiad first held?

a)

776 B.C

b)

1776 B.C.

c)

1698

d)

1896

129.

How often were the ancient Greek Olympics held?

a)

every 2 years

b)

every 4 years

c)

every 6 years

d)

none of these

130.

Women had a separate festival called the Heraia that honoured Hera with female athletic competitions.

a)

True

b)

False

131.

Where were the Olympics held in the Ancient Games?

a)

Olympia

b)

Argos

c)

Athens

d)

Corinth

132.
Who can use their hands during a game?
a)
Goalie 
b)
defenders
c)
all players any time
d)
offensive players
133.
What is a midfielders main responsibility?
a)
Support offensive attacks; get the ball to Forwards
b)
Prevent opponent from scoring goals
c)
Score goals; Advance the ball into opponent’s defensive zone
d)
Cheer loud from the sideline
134.
What is a forwards main responsibility?
a)
Support offensive attacks; get the ball to Forwards
b)
Prevent opponent from scoring goals
c)
Score goals; Advance the ball into opponent’s defensive zone
d)
Cheer loud from the sideline
135.

Which soccer position typically runs the least?

a)

defense

b)

offense

c)

goalie

d)

midfielder

136.

When a player attempts to control a ball by stopping it, it is called _____ the ball.

a)

A. Gathering

b)

B. Stealing

c)

C. Trapping

d)

D. Intercepting

137.

Where was the most recent 2018 World Cup played?

a)

USA

b)

Brazil

c)

Russia

d)

France

138.

How many games did the USA win in the 2018 World Cup?

a)

two

b)

zero

c)

one

d)

four

139.

Which is the highest military gallentry award in India during war time?

a)

Kirti Chakra

b)

Saurya Chakra

c)

Param Vir Chakra

d)

Mahaveer Chakra

140.

Which is the highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield or awarded during peacetime?

a)

Shaurya Chakra

b)

Kirti Chakra

c)

Ashok Chakra

d)

Sena Medal

141.

Who got the first Param Vir Chakra in India?

a)

Major Som Nath Sharma

b)

Capt Vikram Batra

c)

Nb Sub Bana Singh

d)

CQMH Abdul Hameed

142.

Who is the first recipient of Ashok Chakra in India ?

a)

L/Nk Nazir Ahemad Wani

b)

Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala

c)

Flight Lieutenant Suhas Biswas

d)

Havildar Hangpal Dada

143.

Who is the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna award ?

a)

C. Rajagopalachari

b)

Rajeev Gandhi

c)

Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel

d)

Dr. APJ Abul Kalam Azad

144.

Who was the first woman to receive the rare honour Ashok Chakra ?

a)

Neeraja Bhanot

b)

Constable Kamlesh Kumari

c)

Vibha Patel

d)

Kiran Bedi

145.

Who is the youngest recipient of the rare honour Ashok Chakra ?

a)

L/Nk Nazeer Ahemad Wani

b)

Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala

c)

Neeraja Bhanot

d)

Major Mohit Sharma

146.

Out of 21 Param Veer Chakra awardees so far how many bravehearts are from Himachal Pradesh who won Param Veer Chakra ?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

One

d)

Two

147.

Which Prime Minister of India received Bharat Ratna award while holding the office ?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Atal Bihari Vajpai

c)

Rajiv Gandhi

d)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

148.

Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by

a)

Nara Muni

b)

Bharat Muni

c)

Abhinav Gupt

d)

Tandu Muni

e)

none of above

149.

The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from

a)

Satpath Brahmana

b)

Mundak Upanishad

c)

Ramayana

d)

rigveda

150.

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

a)

Only the first stanza

b)

The whole song

c)

Third and Fourth stanza

d)

First and Second stanza

151.

Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?

a)

National School of Drama

b)

Sangeet Akademi

c)

Sahitya Akademi

d)

Lalit Kala Akademi

152.

The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -

a)

Pallavas

b)

Chalukyas

c)

Pandyas

d)

Rashtrakutas

153.

Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years

a)

12

b)

10

c)

5

d)

3

154.

The Main headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is located at

a)

New Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Kolkata

d)

Chennai

155.

‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.

a)

Kalidas

b)

Vishnu Sharma

c)

Tulsi Das

d)

None of these

156.

Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries such as Syria in the West ?

a)

Maurya

b)

Gupta

c)

Pallava

d)

Chola

157.

In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration "All men are my children" ?

a)

Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura)

b)

Pillar Edict VII

c)

Lumbini Pillar Edict

d)

Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I

158.

Garuda was adopted as dynastic emblem after the imperial guptas by _______ ?

a)

Rashtrakutas

b)

Western Chalukyas

c)

Shilaharas

d)

Chedis

159.

The last Mauryan, who was killed by his Commander-in-chief was _______ ?

a)

Dashratha

b)

Kun-ala

c)

Samprati

d)

Brihadratha

160.

Which among the following Kushana King adopted epithet Dharma-thida ?

a)

Vima Kadaphises

b)

Kudul Kadaphises

c)

Kanishka the Great

d)

Huvishka

161.

Which of the following inscriptions mentions the name of Kalidasa ?

a)

Allahabad Pillar Inscription

b)

Aihole inscription

c)

Alapadu Grant

d)

Hanumankoda Inscription

162.

Ancient Indraprastha was capital of which of the following Mahajanpada ?

a)

Panchal

b)

Matsya

c)

Kuru

d)

Vajji

163.

Other name of Bimbisara was _______ ?

a)

Ekarat

b)

Sarvakshtantraka

c)

Shalimal

d)

Shrenika

164.

Which among the following is known as the earliest example of Panchayatana style of temple?

a)

Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh

b)

Tempel at Pathari

c)

Shatruganeshwar temple at Bhubneshwar

d)

Lakshmana temple at Sirpur

165.

In the Indus Valley Civilization, Great Bath was found at which place ?

a)

Harappa

b)

Rakhi Garhi

c)

Mohenjodaro

d)

Ropar

166.

Total number of Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra

a)

32

b)

28

c)

42

d)

48

167.

In which year, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai

a)

1992

b)

1995

c)

2000

d)

2003

168.

When the third battle of Panipat was fought between Maratha and Afghan army

a)

1761

b)

1769

c)

1792

d)

1805

169.

Who of the following was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?

a)

Lata Mangeshkar

b)

Bhimsen Joshi

c)

Sachin Tendulkar

d)

Purshottam Deshpande

170.

Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of -

a)

Gold

b)

Onion

c)

Shares

d)

Cattle

171.

Which of the following places in Maharashtra is famous for cotton bedsheets which have been given GI tag?

a)

Amaravati

b)

Solapur

c)

Kolhapur

d)

Sangli

172.

What percentage of population of Maharashtra is literate as per 2011 census?

a)

82.3%

b)

79.6%

c)

86.7%

d)

80.8

173.

Which city is famous as Orange city?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Nashik

c)

Solapur

d)

Nagpur

174.

Maharashtra in soil is very rich in which of the following said nutrient element?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Organic Carbon

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Both A and B

175.

With how many states does Maharashtra share its boundary?

a)

Five

b)

Six

c)

Four

d)

Seven

176.

Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra

a)

Shankar Rao Chavan

b)

P. K.Sawant

c)

Yashwant Rao Chavan

177.

Which fort is the birth place of of Chhatrapati Shivaji

a)

Shivneri

b)

Raigad

c)

Daulatabad

d)

Raigad

178.

The Nagpur city is also known as the.... city of India

a)

Mango

b)

Banana

c)

Apple

d)

Orange

179.

Which one is recognised as state tree 🌲 in Maharashtra

a)

Neem

b)

Jackfruit

c)

Mango

d)

Apple

180.

The Gateway of India was erected to mark the landing of which king

a)

James VI

b)

George V

c)

Edward VI

d)

James V

181.

Pandita Ramabai opened Sharada Sadan school for widows in the year

a)

1896

b)

1885

c)

1889

d)

1906

182.

Which lake is situated in Maharashtra

a)

Pulicat

b)

Lonar

c)

Dal

d)

Pangong

183.

What percentage of population of Maharashtra is literate as per 2011 census

a)

75.7

b)

91

c)

78

d)

82.3

184.

Which day is celebrated as the maharashtra day

a)

3rd june

b)

1st May

c)

16th August

d)

1st March

185.

The maharashta state was formed by the bombay Reorganisation act in the year

a)

1965

b)

1958

c)

1960

d)

1964

186.

in which year, Elephanta caves Designated as a UNESOC world heritage site

a)

1972

b)

1978

c)

1982

d)

1987

187.

Which one is the highest point in maharashtra

a)

Kalsubai

b)

Raigad

c)

Lohagad

d)

Mahabaleshwar

188.

how many forts are there in maharashtra

a)

150

b)

200

c)

270

d)

350

189.

total number of districts in maharashtra

a)

23

b)

32

c)

36

d)

42

190.

which marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak

a)

Sakal

b)

Kesari

c)

Darpan

d)

Poona Vaibhav

191.

which one is the longest river in maharashtra

a)

krishna river

b)

Tapti river

c)

Bhima river

d)

Godavari river

192.

Who was the first person of maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna award

a)

B R Ambedkar

b)

Vinoba Bhave

c)

Dhondo keshav karve

d)

Lata Mangeshkar

193.

How many centuries did Sachin Tendulkar score?

a)

99

b)

100

c)

103

d)

105

194.

Expand SAARC

a)

South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation

b)

South Asian Association For Regional Commitment

c)

South Asian Action For Regional Cooperation

d)

South Asian Action For Regional Commitment

195.

Currently how many members are in the SAARC organisation?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

10

196.

When was SAARC established?

a)

1967

b)

1976

c)

1953

d)

1985

197.

Which of the following country is not the member of the SAARC?

a)

Myanmar

b)

Bhutan

c)

Nepal

d)

Maldives

198.

Apart from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh who are the other member countries of SAARC?

a)

Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand and Singapore

b)

Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia and Maldives

c)

Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan

d)

Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore and Sri Lanka

199.

What is the incorrect function of SAARC.

a)

Promote Tourism

b)

To Increase Economic Growth

c)

Strengthen collective self reliance

d)

Encourage active collaboration

200.

5. Where is the headquarters of the SAARC located?

a)

Manila

b)

Kathmandu

c)

New Delhi

d)

Jakarta

201.

Flag of

a)

Bhutan

b)

Germany

c)

India

d)

Nepal

202.

Which country is not the founder member of SAARC ?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Bhutan

d)

India

203.

which country is not from SAARC

a)
b)
c)
d)
204.

Identify the SAARC logo.

a)
b)
c)
d)
205.

When did the first ancient olympics take place?

a)

776 B.C

b)

780 B.C

c)

1892 AD

d)

1896 AD

206.

Where did the first ancient Olympics take place?

a)

Athens, Greece

b)

Olympia, Greece

c)

Rome, Italy

d)

Sparta, Greece

207.

The first Modern Summer Olympics was held in which year?

a)

1896

b)

1452

c)

1212

d)

2020

208.

When did the first winter Olympics commence?

a)

1920

b)

1924

c)

1928

d)

1932

209.

What is the average gap between summer and winter olympics?

a)

One years

b)

Two years

c)

Three Years

d)

Four Years

210.

Who was the first president of International Olympic Council?

a)

Thomas Bach

b)

Henri Mueller

c)

Pierre de Courbetin

d)

Leopard Lupin

211.

Who is the current President of International Olympic Committee?

a)

Leopard Lupin

b)

Thomas Bach

c)

Sanjay Singh

212.

Athletic nationalism was hosted as part of Berlin Olympics under the leadership of Hitler in which year?

a)

1932

b)

1936

c)

1940

d)

1944

213.

11 Israeli athletes were massacred by Palestinian terrorists during which olympics?

a)

Berlin, 1936

b)

Munich, 1972

c)

Atlanta, 1992

d)

Barcelona 2000

214.

How many medals have India won so far in Olympics?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

28

d)

34

215.

Who is this athlete and in which did he win a medal?

a)

Abhinav Bindra, Shooting

b)

Rajyavardhan Rathore, Shooting

c)

Vijay Singh, Boxing

216.

Which gymnast performed the death defying Prodnuva as part of her 2016 Olympics routine?

a)

Simon Biles, USA

b)

Deepa Karmakar, India

c)

Svetlana Khorkina, Russia

d)

Larisa Latynina, Russia

217.

Piton des Neiges and Piton de la Fournaise are in a national park in:

a)

Avignon

b)

Reunion islands

c)

Toledo

d)

Cordoba

218.

Which of the following monuments in Greece belong to Unesco monuments?

a)

The Archaeological Site of Olympia

b)

The old town of Chania in Crete

c)

The monastery community of Meteora

d)

The park of River Nestos

e)

Archaeological Site of Delphi

219.

The Archaeological Site of Philippi is in:

a)

North Greece

b)

South Greece

c)

Athens

d)

Sparta

220.

Which is the biggest gothic palace in the world?

a)

Palace of Popes in Avignon

b)

Palais des Papes

c)

The Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris

d)

Notre-Dame, Paris

221.

Piton des Neiges and Piton de la Fournaise are:

a)

rivers

b)

lakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

mountains

222.

Which of the following is the historic walled town of Cuenca in Spain?

a)
b)
c)
d)
223.

The bridge in the photo is:

a)

Reunion, Saint-Denis

b)

Toledo

c)

Thessaloniki

d)

Avignon

224.

Nearly 2000 native species have been recorded throughout the island of Reunion.

a)

True

b)

False

225.

The Notre-Dame des Doms in Avignon, near the Palais des Papes was built in the 14th centure A.D.

a)

True

b)

False

226.

Which of the following pictures presents Philippi in Greece?

a)
b)
c)
d)
227.

Toledo is located on the banks of river Tagus.

a)

True

b)

False

228.

How high is the center of the net in tennis?

a)

2 feet

b)

3 feet

c)

4 feet

d)

6 feet

229.

The areas marked off in red in the picture are the

a)

service boxes

b)

out of bounds

c)

doubles area

d)

no volley zone

230.

Which order resembles scoring in tennis?

a)

love, 15, 30, 40, game

b)

love, 10, 20, 30, 40, game

c)

love, 5, 10, 15, 20, game

d)

o, 15, 30, 45, game

231.

When the serve comes over the net, you must let it bounce prior to hitting it.

a)

True

b)

False

232.

If a ball lands on the line, it is considered OUT.

a)

True

b)

False

233.

What is it called when players are tied 40-40?

a)

a draw

b)

match

c)

deuce

d)

pickle

234.

A set is won when a player wins ___ games with a lead of at least 2 games.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

235.

The first point scored after deuce is called ________.

a)

advantage

b)

+1

c)

game

d)

45

236.

Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?

a)

Lucknow

b)

Mathura

c)

shillong

237.

The Europeans started using the term Chintz, derived from the Hindi word Chhint. What is the meaning of Chhint?

a)

A cloth made of cotton silk

b)

A cloth with small and colourful designs

c)

An order ready for shipment to England

238.

The dyer who used to dye threads made by the weavers of India was known as _____________

a)

Rangarez

b)

Chhipigars

c)

checks

239.

In present-day Iraq, where did the European traders first encounter fine cotton from India carried by Arab merchants?

a)

Baghdad

b)

mosul

c)

Basra

240.

Michael Faraday spent four years in studying __________.

a)

the properties of Indian Wootz

b)

the ancient Indian culture

c)

the properties of various metals in India

241.

Which place in our country had one of the finest ores in the world?

a)

Raniganj

b)

Jharia

c)

Rajhara hills

242.

The word calico is derived from the name of a particular place in Kerala. Identify the place.

a)

Calclut

b)

Calicoty

c)

Calicut

d)

None of these

243.

Wootz steel was manufactured in _______

a)

Mysore

b)

Bangalore

c)

Chennai

d)

Bengaluru

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