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 1. _______ invented the first mechanical calculator in 1642?

(a) Alfred Nobel 

(b) Alessandro Volta 

(c) Blaise Pascal 

(d) Charles Darwin


2. Who invented the first modern electrical air conditioning unit?

(a) Karl Benz 

(b) Robert W. Wilson 

(c) Willis Carrier 

(d) Charles M. Hall


3. Who discovered that malaria is caused by particular type of mosquito?

(a) Ronald Ross 

(b) Wilhelm Roentgen 

(c) Henry Becquerel 

(d) Louis Pasteur.


4. Who invented ‘Dynamite’?

(a) Thomas Alva Edison 

(b) Renjamin Franklin

(c) Alfred Noble 

(d) Ronald Ross


5. ‘Electric Battery’ was invented by…………………. and he was from ……………………….

(a) G.S Ohm 

(b) Michael Faraday

(C) H.W. Selley 

(d) Alessandro volta


6. Who among the following discovered Radioactivity?

(a) Marie Rurie

(b) Irene Juliet 

(c) Henri Becquerel 

(d) Wilhelm Roentgen


7. _______ invented the first microscope in 1642?

(a) Antonie Van Leeuwenhock 

(b) Louis Pasteur

(c) Alexander fleming 

(d) None of the above


8. Penicillin was discovered from:

(a) Fungi 

(b) Bacteria 

(c) Virus 

(d) Kavak


9. Which scientist discovered the radio active element, radium?

(a) Albert Einstein 

(b) Benjamin Franklin 

(c) Isaac Newton 

(d) Marie Curie


10. Who among the following invented radio?

(a) Marconi 

(b) Thomas Edison 

(c) H. Hertz 

(d) C.V Raman


11. Telephone was invented by:

(a) Alexander Graham Bell 

(b) Thomas Edison 

(c) Robert Hooke 

(d) Newton


12. Who invented the X-ray?

(a) J.J Thomson 

(b) Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen 

(c) Edwin Hubble 

(d) Galileo Galilei


13. Who invented the ‘Computer’?

(a) Charles Babbage 

(b) J.J Thomson 

(c) James Watt 

(d) None of the above


14. Television was invented by:

(a) John Logie Baird 

(b) Louis Braille 

(c)Charles Babbage 

(d) H. Hertz


15. ‘Electric bulb’ was invented by_____ 

(a) Dmitri Medeleev, Russia 

(b) Sir Humphrey Davy, England

(c) Thomas Alva Edison , USA 

(d) J.S Chick, USA


16. Edward Jenner developed vaccine for which of the following disease?

(a) Polio 

(b) Tuberculosis 

(c) Small Pox 

(d) Large Pox


17. Who was the first person to use the telescope to study objects in the sky?

(a) Newton 

(b) Galileo 

(c) James Webb 

(d) James cook


18. Stainless steel is an alloy of :

(a) Zinc and Tin 

(b) Iron, Chromium and Nickel

(c) Carbon and Zinc 

(d) Chromium and Zinc


19. Who among the following discovered vaccination against anthrax and rabies?

(a) Maurice Hilleman 

(b) Edward Jenner 

(c) Robert Koch 

(d) Louis Pasteur


20. Who discovered the Pasteurization of Milk?

(a) Alexander Fleming 

(b) Karl Bergmann 

(c) Louis Agassiz 

(d) Louis Pasteur 

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21. Theory of Relativity was given by:

(a) Archimedes 

(b) Albert Einstein 

(c) Isaac Newton 

(d) Charles Darwin 


22. Who among the following is known as the father of medicine?

(a)Edward Jenner 

(b) Louis Pasteur 

(c) Ivan Pavlov 

(d) Hippocrates


23. B.C Roy Award is given in the field of _____ .

(a) Musicians 

(b) Sports 

(c) Medicine 

(d) Literature


24. _____ award is presented by the President of India on International Woman’s Day (8 March)

(a) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award 

(b) B.C Roy Award

(c) Indira Gandhi Award 

(d) Nari Shakti Purashkar


25. Golden Lotus awards and Silver Lotus awards are related to which field?

(a) Music 

(b)Dance 

(c) Medicine 

(d) Films


26. Dadasaheb Phalke awards is given for :

(a) Literature 

(b) Social Welfare 

(c) Drama 

(d) Films


27. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?

(a) 1975 

(b) 1979 

(c) 1981 

(d) 1976


28. UNESCO Kalinga Prize (Samman) is given in the field of ……….

(a) Literate 

(b) Journalism 

(c) Arts 

(d) Science


29. Which of the following is India’s highest civilian award?

(a) Padma Bhushan 

(b) Param Vir Chakra 

(c) Padma Vibhushan 

(d) Bharat Ratna


30. The medal of Bharat Ratna is designed like a leaf of ………….

(a) Banyan 

(b) Peepal 

(c) Sandalwood 

(d) Banana 


31. The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were C. Rajagopalachari, C.V Raman and …………….

(a) Indira Gandhi 

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Sardar Patel 

(d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishana 


32. First lady to be awarded Bharat Ratna:

(a) Sarojini Naidu 

(b) Annie Besant 

(c) Mother Teresa 

(d) Indira Gandhi 

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33. Who was the first Indian to be awarded with Bharat Ratna and Nobel Prize?

(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore 

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) C.V Raman 

(d) Mother Teresa


34. Padma Vibhushan is the ………….. civilian award of India.

(a) Fift highest 

(b) Fourth highest 

(c) Third highest 

(d) Second highest


35. Who was the first athlete to be awarded Padma Shri?

(a) G.S Ranadhawa 

(b) Milkha Singh 

(c) P.T Usha 

(d) V.D Chauhan


36. ‘Arjuna Award’ is given for …………

(a) Bravery on the battle field 

(b) Outstanding performance in sports

(c) Exceptional Service in emergency 

(d) Environmental studies


37. The Arjuna award was instituted in:

(a) 1976 

(b) 1961 

(c) 1962 

(d) 1966


38. The first recipient of ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ instituted ?

(a) Vishwanaathan Anand 

(b) Leander Peas 

(c) Kapil Dev 

(d) Limba Ram


39. First woman recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:

(a) Sania Mirza 

(b) P.T Ushaa 

(c) Mary Kom 

(d) Karnam Malleswari


40. The ‘Polly Umrigar Award’ is conferred in which sport category?

(a) Football 

(b) Table tennis

(c) Badminton 

(d) Cricket


41.’Sahitya Akademi award was instituted in the year__________. 

(a) 1960 

(b) 1954 

(c) 1989 

(d) 1992 


43.The Sahitya Akademi Award are given for the literature in how many languages? 

(a) 17 

(b) 20 

(c) 22 

(d) 24 


44. The highest Gallantry award form Indian military personnel is called the __________. 

(a) Shaurya Chakra 

(b) Ashok Chakra 

(c) Kirti Chakra 

(d) Parma vir Chakra 


45.Which among the following is not a peace time gallantry award given by the government of India? 

(a) Ashoka Chakra 

(b) Vir Chakra 

(c) Shauray Chakra 

(d) Kirti Chakra


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