(a) बिल क्लिंटन
(b) आई.के. गुजराल
(c) बिल गेट्स
(d) टी. एन. शेषन
(e) बराक ओबामा
2. ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार पाने वाले पहले हिन्दी लेखक कौन थे?
(a) महादेवी वर्मा
(b) सुमितानंदन पंत
(c) डॉ रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
(d) एस.एच. वात्स्यायन
(e) बाबुदास शर्मा
Q3. "विश्व मोहिनी" क्या है?
(a) भारत की सौंदर्य रानी का नाम
(b) लता मंगेशकर को संगीत में उनके योगदान के लिए दिया गया नाम
(c) एक भारतीय जहाज
(d) भारतीय नृत्य पर एक प्रसिद्ध पुस्तक
(e) "मिस वर्ल्ड" का हिंदी नाम
Q4. हिमाचल प्रदेश में कौन सा पास स्थित है?
(a) शिपकिला
(b) ज़ोजिला
(c) नथुला
(d) जेलीप्ला
(e) इनमें से कोई नहीं
Q5. 'द इंडियन वॉर ऑफ इंडिपेंडेंस' नामक पुस्तक किसने लिखा थी?
(a) कृष्ण वर्मा
(b) मैडम कामा
(c) बी. जी. तिलक
(d) वी. डी. सावरकर
(e) जवाहरलाल नेहरू
Q6. नल्लामाला पर्वत किस राज्य में स्थित है?
(a) ओड़िसा
(b) मेघालय
(c) आंध्र प्रदेश
(d) गुजरात
(e) महाराष्ट्र
Q7. 1 दिसंबर को किस रूप में मनाया जाता है?
(a) भारतीय नौसेना दिवस
(b) यूनिसेफ दिवस
(c) विश्व एड्स दिवस
(d) बाल दिवस
(e) युवा दिवस
Q8. निम्नलिखित में से किस क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ट उपलब्धियों के लिए 'ग्लोबल 500' पुरस्कार दिया जाता है?
(a) साहित्य
(b) दवाई
(c) संगीत
(d) अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शांति का प्रचार
(e) पर्यावरण संरक्षण
Q9. "हम्सा दमयंती" की उत्कृष्ट कृति किसने चित्रित की?
(a) अंजॉली एला मेनन
(b) अवनीन्द्रनाथ टैगोर
(c) अमृता शेरगिल
(d) राजा रवि वर्मा
(e) रबिन्द्रनाथ टैगोर
Q10. NATO का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?
(a) North African Treaty Organisation
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(c) North Asian Treaty Organisation
(d) North American Treaty Organisation
(e) इनमें से कोई नहीं
Q11. लोक चित्रकला 'मधुबनी’ किस राज्य में लोकप्रिय है?
(a) पश्चिम बंगाल
(b) उड़ीसा
(c) बिहार
(d) असम
(e) महाराष्ट्र
Q12. भारत के समुद्रतट की अनुमानित लंबाई कितनी है?
(a) 5,500 किमी
(b) 6,000 किमी
(c) 6,500 किमी
(d) 7,000 किमी
(e) 7,500 किमी
Q13. निम्नलिखित में से किस क्षेत्र में नोबेल पुरस्कार नहीं दिया जाता?
(a) भौतिकी
(b) गणित
(c) कैमिस्ट्री
(d) चिकित्सा
(e) शांति
Q14. कौन सा दिन विश्व एड्स दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है?
(a) 20 मार्च
(b) 20 दिसंबर
(c) 1 मार्च
(d) 1 दिसंबर
(e) 20 नवंबर
Q15. अजंता के चित्रों में क्या दर्शाया गया है?
(a) रामायण
(b) महाभारत
(c) जातक
(d) पंचतंत्र
(e) इनमें से कोई नहीं
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Road Ahead is a book written by Bill Gates, co-founder and then-CEO of the Microsoft software company, together with Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold and journalist Peter Rinearson. Published in November 1995, then substantially revised about a year later, The Road Ahead summarized the implications of the personal computing revolution and described a future profoundly changed by the arrival of a global information superhighway.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sumitranandan Pant was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated "Progressive" left-wing 20th century poets of the Hindi language and was known for romanticism in his poems which were inspired by nature, people and beauty within.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Vishva Mohini MV was a Indian cargo ship that sank in the Bay of Biscay off the northern coast of Spain with the loss of 31 of the 47 people on board.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border. The river Sutlej, which is called Langqên Zangbo in Tibet, enters India (from Tibet) through this pass. It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet, China.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian War of Independence is an Indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar that was first published in 1909.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nallamala Hills are a section of the Eastern Ghats which stretch primarily over Kurnool, Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Kadapa and Chittoor districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda districts of the state of Telangana, in India.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The idea for a day dedicated to the problem of AIDS and HIV was approved by then director of UNAIDS, Dr. Mann. The first ever World AIDS Day was celebrated on December 1, 1988. Up until 1996, the day was organized by the World Health Organization.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1987 to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hamsa Damayanti painting, one of the masterpiece work done by the Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Madhubani painting originated in a small village, known as Maithili, of the Bihar state of India. Initially, the womenfolk of the village drew the paintings on the walls of their home, as an illustration of their thoughts, hopes and dreams.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshwadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km. Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km. Coastline of Indian mainland is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Bay of Bengal in the east, and Indian Ocean in the south.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 250 feet wall of rock. The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala, as well as rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities in vogue between the 2nd century BCE and 5th century CE.
