Q1. जर्मनी में उपयोग की जाने वाली इकाई मुद्रा ____________ है?
(a) रियल
(b) क्रोन
(c) येन
(d) डॉलर
(e) यूरो
Q2. भारतीय वन अनुसंधान संस्थान कहां स्थित है?
(a) लखनऊ
(b) बैंगलोर
(c) देहरादून
(d) दिसपुर
(e) चेन्नई
(a) मध्य प्रदेश
(b) बिहार
(c) तमिलनाडु
(d) पश्चिम बंगाल
(e) महाराष्ट्र
Q4. किस महाद्वीप को डार्क महाद्वीप के रूप में जाना जाता है?
(a) अफ्रीका
(b) एशिया
(c) ऑस्ट्रेलिया
(d) अमेरिका
(e) यूरोप
Q5. दिल्ली ____________ में भारत की राजधानी बनी थी?
(a) 1912
(b) 1911
(c) 1 919
(d) 1916
(e) 1931
Q6. किस देश को लैंड ऑफ़ राइजिंग सन कहा जाता है?
(a) रूस
(b) जापान
(c) कोरिया
(d) हॉलैंड
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q7. मुद्रा नोट्स ... में मुद्रित किये जाते हैं?
(a) नई दिल्ली
(b) नासिक
(c) नागपुर
(d) बॉम्बे
(e) पुणे
Q8. विश्व व्यापार संगठन का मुख्यालय ______में है?
(a) मॉन्ट्रियल
(b) सीट्ल
(c) जिनेवा
(d) हेग
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q9. जोग फॉल किस राज्य में स्थित है?
(a) महाराष्ट्र
(b) उत्तर प्रदेश
(c) तमिलनाडु
(d) केरल
(e) कर्नाटक
Q10. भारत में पहला अंग्रेजी अख़बार _____ द्वारा शुरू किया गया था?
(a) दादाभाई नोरोजी
(b) जेए हिकी
(c) लॉर्ड विलियम बेंटिंक
(d) रबींद्रनाथ टैगोर
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q11. सिक्किम की मुख्य नदी कौन सी है?
(a) तीस्ता
(b) जलधक्ता
(c) टोरसा
(d) कंग्शा
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q12. हिंद महासागर में सबसे बड़ा द्वीप कौन सा है
(a) मालदीव
(b) सुमात्रा
(c) श्रीलंका
(d) मेडागास्कर
(e) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं
Q13. बांग्लादेश की मुद्रा क्या है?
(a) टका
(b) रियाल
(c) डॉलर
(d) रूबल
(e) रीयल
Q14. मेघालय राज्य कब बनाया गया था?
(a) 1960
(b) 1964
(c) 1968
(d) 1972
(e) 1978
Q15. काकरापार परियोजना किस नदी पर स्थित है?
(a) नर्मदा
(b) कोसी
(c) ताप्ती
(d) सुखभद्र
(e) खारी
Solutions
S1. Ans(e)
Sol. Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes.
President: Joachim Gauck
S2. Ans(c)
Sol. The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.
S3. Ans(d)
Sol. Jaldapara National Park is a national park situated at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in northern West Bengal and on the banks of the Torsa River. It has the largest population of the Indian one horned rhinoceros in the state, an animal threatened with extinction. The nearby Chilapata Forests is an elephant corridor between Jaldapara and the Buxa Tiger Reserve Near by is the Gorumara National Park, known for its population of Indian rhinoceros.
S4. Ans(a)
Sol. During the middle of the 19th century, Africa was referred to as the "Dark Continent," because little was known about the mysterious land itself. The term "Dark Continent" was most likely used for the first time by United States explorer and journalist Henry Stanley.
S5. Ans(b)
Sol. Before New Delhi became the capital of India, Kolkata had the privilege of being the country’s capital till 1911. However, Delhi had been the financial and political center of many empires that had earlier ruled India.
S6. Ans(b)
Sol. Japan is called the "land of the rising sun" because from China it appears that the sun rises from the direction of Japan. The Japanese people call their country "Nippon" or "Nihon," which literally translated means "source of the sun."
S7. Ans(b)
Sol. The Rupee, or more specifically the Indian rupee (symbol: ?; ISO code: INR) is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. Currency notes are printed at the Currency Note Press in Nashik, the Bank Note Press in Dewas
S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Geneva is a city in Switzerland that lies at the southern tip of expansive Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Surrounded by the Alps and Jura mountains, the city has views of dramatic Mont Blanc. Headquarters of Europe’s United Nations and the Red Cross, it’s a global hub for diplomacy and banking.
S9. Ans(e)
Sol. Located on the border of Shimoga and Uttara Kannada districts of Karnataka, Jog waterfalls is the highest waterfall In the state and is regularly mistaken as the highest waterfalls of India. Also known as Gerosappa Falls or the Joga Falls, these falls are one of the most important attractions in all of South India.
S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Hickey's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780. It was published for two years. Founded by James Augustus Hicky, a highly eccentric Irishman who had previously spent two years in Jail for debt.
S11. Ans(a)
Sol. One of the rivers that almost flow right across the length of Sikkim is the Teesta. It's major tributary is the Rangeet which originates from the Rathong Glacier, meets it at the border between Sikkim and West Bengal. Teesta originates from the Cholamu lake where it is hardly a stream.
S12. Ans(d)
Sol. Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), and numerous smaller peripheral islands.
S13. Ans(a)
Sol. Bangladesh, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, is a South Asian country marked by lush greenery and many waterways. Its Padma (Ganges), Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile plains. The Bangladeshi taka is the official currency of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Issuance of banknotes is controlled by Bangladesh Bank.
S14. Ans(d)
Sol. The capital is Shillong, known as the "Scotland of the East". Meghalaya was previously part of Assam, but on 21 January 1972, the districts of Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills became the new state of Meghalaya. English is the official language of Meghalaya.
S15. Ans(c)
Sol. Kakrapar Dam is constructed over Tapti River and located in Kakrapar village in Surat district. The dam was conceptualised in 1950, planning done and the job started in fast manner. After a concerted efforts put in for 4 years, the dam was completed in 1954.
