3. Which of the following is an international project? (a)Chombal project   (b)Kosi project (c)Tungbhadra    (d)Nagarjuna sagar  Ans. Kosi project 4. Freon gas is used in: (a)Air-Conditioners      (b)Television   (c)Nuclear reactors    (d)Refrigerators              Ans.d 5. Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of:                       Ans. Zinc 6. Sputnik was launched on -       Ans. October 4, 1957              7. How many players are there in a football team ?                Ans. 11 8. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of:      Ans. Hitler 9. Which is known as Hermit Kingdom?      Ans. Korea 10. The first English school in Kerala was established at Ans. Mattanchery 11. Law Advisor of the Central Govt. is:     Ans. Solicitor Genreral 12. Where is Visweswarayya Industrial and Technological Musium situated?     Ans. Bangalore 13. Which dance form is popularly known as ‘poetry in motion’?     Ans. Bharatanatyam 14. KLM is the airline of:    Ans. Netherlands 15. Who said ‘child is the father of man’?    Ans. Wordsworth 16. Who is the ex-officio chairman of planning commission      Ans. Prime Minister 17. Maginot Line demarcates the boundaries between Ans. France and Germany 18. Indian currency system was converted into a decimal system from:     Ans. April 1, 1957 19. The battle of plassey was faught in the year     Ans. 1757 20. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it’? Ans. Balagangadhar Tilak 21. Ibn Batuta came to India during the period of: Ans. Mohammed-Ibn-Tughlaq 22. Kanchi was the capital of the:   Ans. Pallavas 23. The famous ‘Gayathri Manthram’ is in the:  Ans. Rig Veda 24. The headquarters of ILO is at:  Ans. Geneva 25. The first UN Secretary General Trygve Lie from:   Ans. Norway

26. The longest night in the northern hemisphere is on: Ans. December 22 27. Beyond Ten Thousand is a book written by:    Ans. Allen Border 28. The 73rd amendment to the constitution of India relates to:            Ans. Panchayat Raj 29. Who was the author of Aithihyamala?  Ans. Kottarathil Sankunni 30. The first woman judge of the supreme court belongs to:       Ans. Kerala 31. World Footballer of the year 2011: Ans.Lionel Messi 32. Fresco Painting deals with:    Ans. Guptas 33. Second five year plan is based on the model of:    Ans. Mahalanobis    34. Kitab-ul-Hind written by:    Ans. Alberuni   35. The first atomic power plant in India was built at   Ans. Tarapur 36. Which of the following gases does not form part of the atmosphere? (a)Chlorine  (b)Nitrogen   (c)Oxygen   (d)Carbon dioxide   37. A doctor advised a boy to wear spectacles with cylindrical lens. This is to rectify his: (a)Short sight   (b)Long sight  (c)Cataract    (d)Astigmatism                 Ans. Astigmatism 38. The first secretary of INC:    Ans. AO Hume 39. The first country to speak about Non-Alignment was  --  Ans. India 40. The mineral present in thyroxine is:     Ans. Potassium 41. Monozite is largely produced in the state of: (a)Tamil Nadu   (b)Karnataka    (c)Odisha    (d)Kerala    Ans. Kerala 42. Who discovered Brazil ?    Ans. Kabral 43. Which continent is divided into almost two equal parts by the equator?   Ans. Africa 44. The language ‘Dogri’ is spoken in:      Ans. Jammu-Kashmir 45. The country in which Annie Besant was born:   Ans. Ireland 46. Brightest, hottest, & earth’s twin  planet – Ans. venus 47. Nehru Award is instituted for:      Ans. International understanding and peace