Who among the following was sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of “involuntary manslaughter” on 30 November 2011?

•     Sebastian Vettel

•     Robert Millikan

•     Karl G. Janky

•     Conrad Murray

B.C.S.B.I. is very commonly used in banking industry. What is the full form of B.C.S.B.I.?

•     Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
•     Banking Codes and Standards Board of Internet
•     Broadband Codes and Standards Board of India
•     Banking Credit and Standards Board of India

Find the odd one out in the series - 396, 462, 572, 396, 427, 671, 264

•     427

•     462

•     264

•     396

Which of the following county imposed economic sanctions on Syria on 30 November 2011?

•     India

•     China

•     Shri Lanka

•     Turkey

The railings of the Sanchi Stupa were made during ?

    *  Maurya Period
    *  Sunga Period
    *  Kushana Period

What bird's call do movies usually use in scenes such as mountains, canyons and cliffs, and sometimes even deserts?

    *  Red-tailed Hawk
    *  Golden Eagle
    *  Bald Eagle
    *  Peregrine Falcon

As per the quality of life Index 2010, which was released worldwide in January 2010, the united States occupies the

    *  Second Place
    *  Third Place
    *  Seventh Place

To which deity is the Gayatri Mantra addressed to?

    *  Indra
    *  Surya
    *  Varuna
    *  Vishnu

Who was the first to establish a school for nurses?

    *  Maria Theresa
    *  Florence Nightingale
    *  Maria Montessori
    *  Catherine the Great

The book Guiding Souls : Dialogues on the purpose of life of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been translated into—

    *  Japanese
    *  Chinese
    *  German
    *  Portuguese

Which State is being developed as the emerging electronic manufacturing hub of Asia?

    *  Kerala
    *  Karnataka
    *  Tamil Nadu
    *  Andhra Pradesh

Which city is Europe's main bullion market?

    *  Rome
    *  Zurich
    *  Berlin
    *  London

Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named

    *  Fermi
    *  angstrom
    *  newton
    *  tesla

The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as

    *  Pleistocene or ice age
    *  Paleocene or ice age
    *  Pliocene or ice age
    *  Holocene or ice age

Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?

    *  Ice Hockey
    *  Lawn Tennis
    *  Sumo Wrestling
    *   Track Cycling

How many digits make up the binary system?

    *  2
    *  5
    *  9
    *  10

How many languages are listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

    *  Twelve
    *  Fifteen
    *  Twenty-two

Choose the correct meaning of the word "Badger".

    *  decorate
    *  exhaust
    *  to slap

How many rings on the Olympic flag.

    *  4
    *  5
    *  6
    *  8

The river Sabari is a tributary to ________ river.

    *  Penna
    *  Kaveri
    *  Godavari
    *  Krishna

In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar) ?

•     Agra

•     Ahmedabad

•     Hyderabad

•     Srinagar

IRS series satellites are used for?

•     Communication

•     Forestry

•     Remote Sensing

•     Astronomy

Who was the first woman to reach the North Pole ?

•     Ann Bancoft

•     Liv Arnesen

•     Kojiro Shiraishi

•     Aiv Bancoft

Who was the world's first computer programmer?

•     Bill Gates

•     Ada Lovelace

•     Charles Babbage

•     Steve Jobs

Andaman and Nicobar being a Union Territory does not have a High Court of its own. Andaman and Nicobar islands judiciary falls under the supervision of the ____________?

•   A circuit bench of the Bombay High Court at Port Blair
•   A circuit bench of the Madras High Court at Port Blair
•   A circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court at Port Blair

The Kirti Stambh of chittorgarh was built to commermorate the victory of Rana Kumbha in which among the following battles?

•   Battle of Chittor
•   Battle of Sarangpur
•   Battle of Gagron
•   Battle of Gogunda

Besides Earth, what other planets show evidence of stream erosion?

•   Venus
•   Mercury
•   Jupiter
•   Mars

The first telegraph line in India was laid between...

•   Calcutta and Delhi
•   Calcutta and Agra
•   Calcutta and Bombay
•   Delhi and Bombay

Which novel of George Orwell deals with suppression of truth and free speech in future?

•   Utopia
•   1984
•   Homage to Catalonia
•   Keep the Aspidistra Flying

The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is

•    R.K. Narayan
•    N.A. Palkhiwala
•    Amrita Pritam
•    Manohar Malgonkar

The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

•   bitumen
•   anthracite
•   lignite
•   peat

Eugenics is the study of ?

•   The development of embryos
•   The merits of legalizing mercy killing
•   The production of better offspring by careful selection of parents