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General awareness and Aptitude test
15. The National Anthem was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on
a) Dec. 27, 1950
b) Aug. 15, 1947
c) Jan 24, 1950
d) Jan, 26, 1947
16. How many stanzas are there in our National
Anthem?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
17. What is the normal playing time of the full
version of our National Anthem?
a) 2 minutes
b) 1 minute
c) 52 seconds
d) 50 seconds
18. What is the playing time of the shorter
version of our National Anthem which is
played on ceremonial occasions?
a) 1minute
b) 50 seconds
c) 30 seconds
d) 20 seconds
19. Which among the following is India’s National
song?
a) Vande Mataram
b) Sare Jahan se Achcha
c) Jana-gana-mana
d) None of them
20. The largest and the oldest museum of India
is located in the state/union territory of
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) New Delhi.
21) Ms Harita Kaur has the distinction of being
the first Indian Woman
a) to be inducted into the Indian Navy
b) doctor to create a test tube baby
c) pilot to fly an aircraft Solo
d) Ambassador to a foreign country.
22) Who is the youngest player to score a century
in test cricket?
a) Haneef Mohammed
b) Mohd. Azharuddin
c) S. Gavaskar
d) S. Tendulkar
23) The first English newspaper in India was
started by
a) Dadabhai Naroji
b) J.A. Hickey
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Rabindranath Tagore
24) The first nuclear reactor in India is
a) Dhruva
b) Harsha
c) Apsara
d) Vipula
25) The highest airfield in India is
a) Bhuntar
b) Pantnagar
c) Chushul
d) Parapani
26) The first “Financial Service Park” for industry
is being set up at
a) Pune
b) Surat
c) Gurgaon
d) Bangalore
27) The first Field Marshal of India was
a) A. Vaidya
b) K.M. Cariappa
c) Sunder Ji
d) S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
28) India’s first “Ladies Special” Suburban train
was started by which of the following zones
of Indian Railways?
a) Northern
b) Southern
c) Western
d) Eastern
29) Who was the first Indian to go into space?
a) Satish Dhawan
b) Ravi Malhotra
c) Rakesh Sharma
d) None of these