48. Which one of the following was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India World, 2012 ?

(A) Venya Mishra

(B) Prachee Meera

(C) Rochello Maria Rao

(D) Shakshee Hariharan

Ans. (A) Venya Mishra

Jalandhar girl Vanya Mishra was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) World 2012.

47. Which one of the following Indian film actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by Bedfordshire University, London?

(A) Amir Khan

(B) Anil Kapoor

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

(D) Shah Rukh Khan

Ans. (D) Shah Rukh Khan

Indian actor Shahrukh Khan has given an a honorary doctorate in Arts and Culture from the University of Bedfordshire in London, July 10, 2009.

46. The world's highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J&K will be on which of the following rivers?

(A) Jhelum

(B) Chenab

(C) Indus

(D) Ravi

Ans. (B) Chenab

The world's highest rail bridge (359 metres (1,180 feet) above the riverbed) being constructed over Chenab river in Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district.

45. Who is at present the Chairperson of National Women Commission?

(A) Krishna Tirath

(B) Chandresh Kumari

(C) Mamta Sharma

(D) Ambika Soni

Ans. (C) Mamta Sharma

The present head of the Commission is Mrs. Mamta Sharma, former MLA of Bundi district, Rajasthan.

44. Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River?

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna 

(C) Ganga 

(D) Narmada

Ans. (C) Ganga 

The Ganga or Ganges is the National River of India, longest river flowing over 2,510 kms of mountains, valleys & plains Of india. The Ganga originates in the snowfields of the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas as the Bhagirathi River, later joined by other rivers such as the Alaknanda, Yamuna, Son, Gumti, Kosi & Ghagra. There are two dams on the river. The one dam is at Haridwar & the other dam at Farakka.

43. As per 2011 census, among the following States, which State has the lowest child-sex ratio?

(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Punjab
(C) Kerala
(D) Haryana

Ans. (D) Haryana

The Child sex ratio of India has declined from 927 females against 1,000 males in 2001 to 914. Haryana and Punjab have the lowest child sex ratios in the country at 830 and 846 respectively.

42. Maria Sharapova clinched the French Open Final, 2012 after defeating in Final :

(A) Venus Williams of USA
(B) Sara Errani of Italy
(C) Serena Williams USA
(D) Sania Mirza of India

Ans. (B) Sara Errani of Italy

Sharapova  dismantled Sara Errani of Italy in French Open Women's Single final in Paris on 8 June 2012.

French Open is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France.

41. The 2014 Shooting World Championship will be held in

(A) Granada in Spain

(B) New Delhi in India

(C) Toronto in Canada

(D) Moscow in Russia

Ans. (A) Granada in Spain

ISSF helds Shooting World Championship event frequently every 4 years, two ears after the olympics. Last (50th) Shooting World Championship was organised in Munich, Germany in 2010 and next will be in Granada, Spain in 2014.

40. ISRO launched the world's first satellite dedicated to education, the EDUSAT in the month of

(A) June 2004

(B) July 2004

(C) August 2004

(D) September 2004

Ans. (D) September 2004

EDUSAT or GSAT-3 is a communications satellite which was launched on 20 September 2004 by the Indian Space Research Organisation. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system for the country.

39. Which if the following Trains runs between New Delhi and Wagah ?

(A) Shatabdi Express

(B) Thar Express

(C) Maitree Express

(D) Samjhauta Express

Ans. (D) Samjhauta Express

The Samjhauta Express (also called Friendship Express) from Delhi to Lahore passes through Wagah. The last station on the Indian side is Attari.

38. Wind rose represent :

(A) wind turbulence

(B) wind data

(C) wind pressure

(D) wind temperature

Ans. (A) wind turbulence

A wind rose is a graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location. 

37. The 'Green House effect' is produced due to the presence of excess amount of :

(A) Sulphur dioxide
(B) Nitrogen dioxide
(C) Carbon monoxide
(D) Methane

Ans. (D) Methane


By their percentage contribution to the greenhouse effect on Earth the four major gases are:

water vapor              36–70%
carbon dioxide           9–26%
methane                       4–9%
ozone                           3–7%

36. What is the percentage coverage of Tropical Forest on earth's landmass?

(A) 7

(B) 12

(C) 17

(D) 25

Ans. (A) 7

Just a few thousand years ago, tropical rainforests covered as much as 12 percent of the Earth's land surface, or about 6 million square miles (15.5 million square km), but today less than 7 percent of Earth's land is covered with these forests (about 2.41 million square miles or 600 million hectares). The largest unbroken stretch of rainforest is found in the Amazon river basin of South America. Over half of this forest lies in Brazil, which holds about one-third of the world's remaining tropical rainforests. Another 20 percent of the world's remaining rainforest exists in Indonesia and Congo Basin, while the balance of the world's rainforests are scattered around the globe in tropical regions.  

35. Which of the following is biodegradable?

(A) Paper
(B) D.D.T.
(C) Aluminium
(D) Plastic

Ans. (A) Paper

34. Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by :

(A) oxides of carbon and nitrogen
(B) oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
(C) oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous
(D) None of these

Ans. (B) oxides of nitrogen and sulphur

Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.

33. The chemical used in developing photo graphic film is :

(A) silver bromide

(B) hypo

(C) sodium sulphate 

(D) hydroquinone

Ans. (A) silver bromide

Silver bromide (not bromine) is one of the silver compounds used to create the "emulsion" that records the latent image before it is developed. It is the most widely used of the silver salts, which are compounds that react to light and create the latent image.

32. The lightest radioactive element is :

(A) deuterium

(B) polonium

(C) tritium

(D) uranium

Ans. (C) tritium

The lightest radioactive element is tritium, 3H, an isotope of hydrogen. It's hydrogen with its one proton, but it has two neutrons hanging around in its nucleus as well. Tritium, 3H, is created naturally by cosmic rays. It has a half-life of 12.32 years, at which time it undergoes decay to 3He. It is also the product of neutron activation or neutron capture in nuclear reactors.