1. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the
world’s – largest
railway station
2. Entomology is the science that studies –Insects
3. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the
continent of – Africa
4. Garampani sanctuary is located at –Diphu, Assam
5. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as – Nazi Party
6. FFC stands for – Film Finance
Corporation
7. Fastest shorthand writer was – Dr. G.
D. Bist
8. Epsom (England) is the place associated with – Horse racing
9. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in – 1967
10. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because –the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into
Vitamin D
11. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country? – Fiji
12. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay
immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as Letter of Credit (L/C)
13. First Afghan War took place in – 1839
14. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by –Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
15. First China War was fought between – China and Britain
16. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court
are-28 m x 15 m
17. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup
are awarded to winners of –Volleyball
18. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on –May 8
19. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD
are –Khajuraho temples
20. Fire temple is the place of worship of – Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
21. Film and TV institute of India is located at Pune (Maharashtra)
22. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in – 1992
23. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended – November 11, 1918
24. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for – Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
25. The ozone layer restricts – Ultraviolet
radiation
26. Eugenics is the study of altering
human beings by changing their genetic components
27. Ecology deals with Relation between
organisms and their environment
28. Filaria is caused by Mosquito
29. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in – 1957
30. DRDL stands for – Defence Research
and Development Laboratary
31. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army – Gen. K.M. Cariappa
32. FRS stands for –Fellow of Royal
Society
33. Coral reefs in India can be found in – Rameshwaram
34. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s – largest
Gurdwara
35. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous
industries of Orissa
36. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in 2002
37. Durand Cup is associated with the game of Football
38. Headquarters of UNO are situated at – New
York, USA
39. First International Peace Congress was held in London in – 1843 AD
40. Dr. Zakir Hussain was the first Muslim president of India
41. G-15 is an economic grouping of Third
World Nations
42. Fathometer is used to measure – Ocean
depth
43. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in 1958 in Tokyo
44. ESCAP stands for Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and Pacific
45. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at Darjeeling
46. During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in 1099 AD
47. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes
individually for Chemistry in 1954,
Peace Prize in 1962
48. GNLF stands for Gorkha National
Liberation Front
49. Fa-Hien was the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
50. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in increased height

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