1. Where is a permanent seismological observatory located in India? Answer: Latur
2. When a person travels from Kerla to Delhi, what kind of forests come on the way and in which sequence? Answer: Tropical Evergreen-Savanna-dry deciduous-deciduous
3. In which state of india about 50% of total silk is produced? Answer: Karnataka
4. Which state in India produces about 60% of India's Total salt ? Answer: Gujrat
5. Maximum raw silk comes from which state In India? Answer: Karnataka
6. What is the name of the Bridge between India and Srilanka is called........bridge? Answer: Adam's
7. In which year, Arunachal Pradesh became a full fledged state? Answer: 1987
8. As per 2001 census, which one is the most literate religious community in India? Answer: Jains
9. Banihal Pass is located in which state? Answer: J & K
10. Ganga is known with which name in Bangladesh? Answer: Padma

1. Funnel shapped location surrounded by Khasi, Garo & Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, popular as a place with maximum rain fall. What is the name? Answer: ChIrrapunji
2. Chipko Movement is related to conservation of ...........? Answer: Forests and wildlife
3. Coir industry is concentrated in which state of India? Answer: Kerala
4. Abhijit Vejjajiva a a leader from which country? Answer: Thailand. Sworn in as 3rd prime minister in 4 months in December 2008
5. " Idea of Justice" who has written this book? Answer: Amartya Sen
6.On what date India Observes "Central Excise Day"? Answer: February 24
7. Recently United Nations Talks on Climate change held at which place? (2008) Answer: Pozanan in Poland
8. Rehan Butt is related to which sports? Answer: Hockey
9. Who is the sportsman selected by All India Football Federation as Player of the Year in November 2008? Answer: Baichung Bhutia
10. Mohan Bagan team is best known for which sports? Answer: Football

1. What does IBSA stand for ? Answer: India, Brazil & South Africa
2. What is the full form of BIMSTEC? Answer: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical & Economic cooperation
3. Which are the coutries in BIMSTEC? Answer: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, SriLanka, Thailand, Nepal & Bhutan. The first five are founder members
4. Rajan Committee is raleted to……………reforms? Answer: Financial Sector
5. Ustad Allah Rakkha Khan is related to which instrument in Indian Clasical Music? Answer:tabla
6. Palghat Mani plays which instrument in Indian Classical Music? Answer: Mridangam
7. What was the original name of "NurJahan Beghum"? Answer: Mehrunissa
8. Who was first to translate Baburnama in English? Answer: Annette Akroyd
9. What was the name of Akbar's Mother? Answer: Hamida Begum ( Mariam Makani)
10. The son of Arjumand Banu Begum who became Mughal Emperor in India later was……………? Answer: Aurangzeb