Saturday, December 18, 2010

Who authored the 'Gitanjali', an anthology of poems ?

Q. In 2001, which Indian player was appointed as 'Messanger of Peace' by United Nations (UN), to promote its peacekeeping efforts ?
  1 Vijay Amritraj
  2 Prakash Padukone
  3 Vishwanathan Anand
  4 Sachin Tendulkar
    Ans:1 

Q. In 1989, which municipal town of Kerala became the first fully literate municipal town in India ?
  1 Adoor
  2 Kottayam
  3 Alappuzha
  4 Palakkad
    Ans:2 

Q. Which building, designed by British architect Edwin Lutyens, and located at Raisina Hill in New Delhi, was formerly known as 'Viceregal Palace' ?
  1 India Gate
  2 Teen Murti Bhavan
  3 Rashtrapati Bhavan
  4 Sansad Bhavan
    Ans:3 

Q. Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu remained a European colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it ?
  1 France
  2 Britain
  3 Netherlands
  4 Portugal
    Ans:4 

Q. Who authored the 'Gitanjali', an anthology of poems ?
  1 Sumitranandan Pant
  2 Makhanlal Chaturvedi
  3 Rabindranath Tagore
  4 Maithili Sharan Gupt
    Ans:3 

Q. Which among the following is not a gallantry award ?
  1 Arjuna Award
  2 Ashok Chakra
  3 Param Vir Chakra
  4 Shaurya Chakra
    Ans:1 

Q. Who founded the 'Sevagram Ashram' near Wardha in Maharashtra ?
  1 Vinoba Bhave
  2 Mahatma Gandhi
  3 Jyotirao Phule
  4 Anna Hazare
    Ans:2 

Q. In the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Consitution, how many languages have been officially recognised ?
  1 15
  2 18
  3 22
  4 24
    Ans:3 

Q. When an ant bites a person, which irritating chemical it (ant) injects into his (person) body ?
  1 Acetic acid
  2 Citric acid
  3 Tartaric acid
  4 Formic acid
    Ans:4 

Q. In which city is the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) located ? 
  1 Mumbai
  2 Bengaluru
  3 Chennai
  4 Hyderabad
    Ans:4

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