A.P. GEOGRAPHY STUDY MATERIAL

INDIAN POLITY REFERENCE STUDY MATERIAL

INDIAN POLITY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. British come to India as :-
a. Social reformer
b. Inventor
c. As a ruler
d. As a traders
Ans : (d)
2. How many languages are accepted in Indian constitution?
a. 22
b. 28
c. 15
d. 20
Ans : (a)
3. Bi-Hinduism started in the year
a. 1870
b. 1878
c. 1865
d. 1861
Ans : (b)
4. Which one of the following is a fundamental right?
a. Right to freedom of religion
b. Right to property
c. Right to work
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
5. The right provided by constitution are called
a. Governmental Right
b. Optional Right
c. Economic Right
d. Fundamental Right
Ans : (d)
6. In which year Bengal was divided into two parts?
a. 1905
b. 1910
c. 1915
d. 1920
Ans : (a)
7. Bengal was divided as a result of:-
a. Do or die
b. Divide & rule
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)

8. Who was the first governor general of independent India?
a. Dr. Rajender Parsad
b. Dr. S. Radhskishna
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Mount Batan
Ans : (d)
9. Who was nominated as a permanent member of constitutional assembly?
a. Dr. Rajender Parsad
b. Dr. S. Radhskishna
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Dr. B.R. Amedkar
Ans : (d)
10. Muslim league demand for ________ constitutional assembly
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Ans : (b)
11. Constitution was made in
a. 2 years 11 months 18 days
b. 1 years 11 months 18 days
c. 3 years 11 months 18 days
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
12. Secularism is added in constitution by the amendment of :-
a. 42th
b. 62th
c. 47th
d. 73th
Ans : (a)
13. After 42th amendment the first line of Indian preamble is ”we people of India _______
a. Sovereign
b. Secularism
c. Democratic
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
14. Secularism means-
a. State is against to all religious
b. State accept only one religion
c. State will not give any special concern with any religion
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
15. Right to freedom of religion is written in
a. Act 25 – 29
b. Act 14 – 18
c. Act 56
d. Act 51 1
Ans : (a)
6. According to act 28, which type of education is resisted in educational institution?
a. Education of specific religion
b. Navy Education
c. Moral Education
d. Sex Education
Ans : (a)
17. On the basis of _________ right to freedom of religion can be resisted?
a. Public arrangement
b. Morality
c. Health
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
18. In which country Non-Muslim are not allowed?
a. USA
b. Saudi Arabia
c. India
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
19. The most important aspect of secularism is its ________ of religion from state
a. Include
b. Separation
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
20. Who supports Untouchability?
a. Hindu
b. Muslim
c. Christian
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
21. How many language are mentioned in the 8th schedule
a. 14
b. 15
c. 13
d. 22
Ans : (d)
22. Which of the following are included in right to freedom of religion?
a. Right to freedom of conscience
b. Freedom against forced religious instructions
c. Practice & propagation of religion
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
23. Non-interference means:-
a. Respect the sentiments of all religion
b. Respect only one religion
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
24. History provides many examples of discrimination, exclusion and persecution on the ground of
a. Exclusion
b. Religion
c. Law
d. Caste
Ans : (b)
25. Can there be different views with in the same religion?
a. yes
b. No
c. Can’t say
d. may be
Ans : (a)
26. Is India a secularism country?
a. yes
b. No
c. Can’t say
d. may be
Ans : (a)
27. Separation of same religion from the state in democratic societies is because of-
a. To interrupt religious teaching
b. To protect the freedom of individual exit from their religion
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
28. India constitution mandates that Indian state is
a. Socialist
b. Secular
c. Tyranny
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
29. The Indian state is
a. Ruled by the religious group
b. Supports one religion
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
30. Indian constitution grants the right to freedom of religious communities to set up their own school & colleges
a. Yes
b. no
c. Can’t Say
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
31. Most children in govt. schools have to begin their school day reciting the ‘pledge of allegiance”. The children are of:-
a. USA
b. Brazil
c. New Zealand
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
32. In USA, separation between state & religion means
a. Prohibition free exercise of religion
b. Respect an religion
c. Neither the state nor the religion can interfere in affair of one another
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
33. France passed a law banning students from wearing any conspicuous religious signs or symbols in year
a. Feb 2004
b. Jan 2007
c. Dec 2006
d. Dec 2007
Ans : (a)
34. France had faced a shortage of workers in year:-
a. 1972
b. 1960
c. 1970
d. 1947
Ans : (b)
35. ‘Id’ is a festival of
a. Muslim
b. Hindu
c. Sikh
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
36. Coercion means:-
a. Freedom of speech
b. Freedom of religion
c. Force someone to do something
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
37. There are maximum number of
a. Hindu
b. Muslim
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
38. Democracy means:-
a. Rule of people
b. Rule of minister
c. Rule of speaker
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
39. Who is the present prime minister of India?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Indra Gandhi
c. Manmohan Singh
d. Sonia Gandhi
Ans : (c)
40. Is castism should be there?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Can’t say
d. may be
Ans : (b)
41. Christian belongs to which religion
a. Hindu
b. Muslim
c. Sikh
d. Christian
Ans : (d)
42. Scared book of Muslim is:-
a. Ved
b. Kuran
c. Namaj
d. All of these
Ans : (b)
43. Where the Hindu worship their God?
a. Temple
b. Masjid
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
44. India is a :-
a. Religion based country
b. Religion free country
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)

45. Our unity lines in our
a. Diversity
b. Castism
c. Religious
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
46. Is there provision of Indian secularism in constitution
a. No
b. Yes
c. Can’t say
d. May be
Ans : (b)
47. Wearing a _______ is central to a Sikh’s religious practice
a. Pugri
b. suit
c. Having Bike
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
48. India constitution guarantees ______to
a. Fundamental duty
b. Fundamental right
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
49. Separation of religion from the state means
a. Socialism
b. Democracy
c. Secularism
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
50. There are mainly four religion practiced in India, they are
a. Arabic
b. Christian
c. Jainism
d. Buddhism
Ans : (b)

INDIAN POLITY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. The president of India holds office for a period of:-
a. 6
b. 5
c. 4
d. 7
Ans : (b)
2. President electoral college consists of:-
a. M.P
b. M.L.A.
c. Members of state legislative
d. Elected members of parliament & state legislative
Ans : (d)
3. A dispute regarding the election of the president is referred to the:-
a. Election commission
b. Parliament
c. Supreme Court
d. Vice president
Ans : (c)
4. If the president has to resign, he sends his resignation to:-
a. Prime minister
b. Vice president
c. Chief minister
d. Lok sabha speaker
Ans : (a)
5. What is the position of president in the executive?
a. Head executive
b. Constitutional head of government
c. Constitutional head of state
d. Head of party in power
Ans : (a)
6. ”EVM” for the first time used in:-
a. 2007
b. 2004
c. 2003
d. 1990
Ans : (b)
7. What did universal adult franchise mean:-
a. Right to vote
b. Right to freedom
c. Right to equality
d. Right to adult freedom
Ans : (b)
8. The parliament of India has ______ houses
a. 2
b. 6
c. 7
d. 3
Ans : (a)
9. Rajya sabha is also called
a. Parliament
b. House of people
c. Council of states
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
10. Houses of people is _______
a. Lok sabha
b. Vidhan sabha
c. Rajya sabha
d. Parliament
Ans : (a)
11. Rajya sabha has ________ members
a. 245
b. 250
c. 238
d. 219
Ans : (a)
12. Lok sabha contains:-
a. 550
b. 552
c. 545
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
13. How many members are nominated in Rajya sabha by president?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 20
Ans : (b)
14. How many members are nominated in Lok sabha by president?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 7
Ans : (a)
15. Parliament of India is _______ law making institution
a. Midst
b. Supreme
c. Lowest
d. All of above
Ans : (b)
16. The lok sabha is elected after every _______ years
a. 5
b. 6
c. 2
d. 4
Ans : (a)
17. Each constituencies elected
a. 1 person to the parliament
b. 2 person to the parliament
c. 3 person to the parliament
d. 4 person to the parliament
Ans : (a)
18. Third lok sabha election held in
a. 1973
b. 1962
c. 1966
d. 1970
Ans : (b)
19. Which political party has won most seats in all states in 8th lok sabha election
a. Telugu Desam party
b. Independents
c. Kerala congress
d. Muslim league
Ans : (a)
20. In which state lok sabha elections were held in 1984?
a. Punjab
b. Assam
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of above
Ans : (c)
21. When was 13th lok sabha elections held?
a. 1970
b.1972
c. 1999
d. 2000
Ans : (c)

22. Which party got a maximum number of seats?
a. BJP
b. SHS
c. AITC
d. NCP
Ans : (a)
23. The parliament of India consists:-
a. President, lok sabha, Rajya sabha
b. Prime minister, lok sabha, Rajya sabha
c. Vice president, Vidhan sabha
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
24. The most important function of lok sabha is
a. Judiciary
b. Executive
c. Legislature
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
25. Who is the leader of ruling party in the lok sabha?
a. Prime minister
b. President
c. Speaker of lok sabha
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
26. How many elected & nominated members are there in Rajya sabha?
a. 238, 12
b. 233, 12
c. 240, 10
d. 242, 8
Ans : (b)
27. The parliament is begin with _______
a. Question hour
b. Zero hour
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
28. Who highlights the drawback of various policies?
a. BJP
b. Members of parliament
c. Member of legislative
d. Opposition party
Ans : (d)
29. What is the significant function of parliament?
a. Law making
b. Socio reform
c. Child development
d. none of these
Ans : (a)
30. When was 1st election held in India?
a. 1951
b. 1984
c. 1971
d. 1964
Ans : (a)
31. When was 14th election held?
a. 2003
b. 2000
c. 1999
d. 2004
Ans : (d)
32. Which political party is currently in power?
a. Congress
b. BJP
c. Telugu Desam
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
33. The parliament is made up with
a. Prime minister, BJP
b. President, Lok sabha, Rajya sabha
c. Vidhan sabha, Vidhan Mandal
d. All of these
Ans : (b)
34. When did India get freedom?
a. 1945
b. 1948
c. 1942
d. 1947
Ans : (a)
35. Who was the 1st prime minister of India?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Rajender Parsad
d. None of above
Ans : (a)
36. Who was the 1st president of India?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Rajendra Prasad
d. None of above
Ans : (c)
37. What is the guiding philosophy of Bharatiya janata party?
a. Marxism
b. Revolutionary democracy
c. Modernisation
d. none of these
Ans : (b)
38. In representative democracies, people do not participate
a. Directly
b. Indirectly
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
39. BJP is
a. National party
b. State party
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
40. How many building are there for central secretariat?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2
Ans : (d)
41. When was it built?
a. 1930
b. 1950
c. 1961
d. 1931
Ans : (a)
42. Member of Parliament are representatives of?
a. Government
b. Party
c. None of these
d. People
Ans : (d)
43. When was 6th election held?
a. 1977
b. 1984
c. 1967
d. 2004
Ans : (a)
44. The members of Rajya sabha are elected
a. Directly
b. Indirectly
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
45. The person of age _____ has right to vote?
a. 18
b. 20
c. 22
d. 24
Ans : (a)
46. Political party is made by
a. Members of parliament
b. Member of legislative assembly
c. Prime minister
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
47. In, 13th elections of lok sabha BJP wins
a. 182
b. 14
c. 114
d. 5
Ans : (a)
48. The members of Rajya sabha are called:-
a. MLA
b. MP
c. PM
d. President
Ans : (a)
49. ‘NDA’ means
a. National defence academy
b. National Democratic Party
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
50. ‘EVM’ means
a. Electronic voting machine
b. Election voting machine
c. Equal vote measure
d. None of these
Ans : (a)

MCQs OF NATURAL RESOURCES

1. Which of the following is natural resources?
a. Tea
b. Cooked Food
c. Air
d. Toffee
Ans . 1. (c)
2. Inexhaustible natural resources in nature are
a. limited
b. Unlimited
c. Scarce
d. Not present
Ans . 2. (b)
3. Resources which are limited in nature are Known as
a. Exhaustible
b. Inexhaustible
c. unnatural
d. None of these
Ans . 3. (a)
4. Which of the following is an exhaustible natural resource?
a. Air
b. Water
c. Soil
d. forest
Ans . 4. (d)
5. Sunlight is _________natural resource
a. Inexhaustible
b. Exhaustible
c. Both (a) &
(b) d. None of these
Ans . 5. (a)
6. Petroleum is ________natural resource
a. Inexhaustible
b. Exhaustible
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans . 6. (b)
7. Fossils are the
a. Dead remains of living organism
b. Coal mines
c. Kind of natural resource
d. Living beings
Ans . 7. (a)
8. Coal can be formed from
a. Sunlight
b. Steam
c. Fossils
d. Plants
Ans . 8. (c)
9. Coal is ________in colour
a. Black
b. Blue
c. Orange
d. Red
Ans . 9. (a)
10. Coal is ________in nature
a. Soft
b. Hard
c. Thin
d. Hot
Ans . 10. (b)
11. Coal can be used as a
a. Fertilizer
b. Purifier
c. Fuel
d. Insecticide
Ans . 11. (c)
12. Other uses of fuel includes
a.Produce steam to run engine
b.Produce electricity in thermal power plants
c.Fuel in various industries
d.All of these
Ans . 12. (d)
13. Coal mainly contains
a. Hydrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon
d. Sodium
Ans . 13. (c)
14. Carbonisation is
a. Slow conversion of dead vegetation Into coal
b. Deposition of soil
c. falling of trees
d. None of these
Ans . 14. (a)
15. When heated in air produces
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Nitrogen dioxide
d. Oxygen
Ans . 15. (b)
16. Coal is produced in industry to get
a. Coke
b. Coal tar
c. Coal gas
d. All of these
Ans . 16. (d)
17. Coke is used in the manufacturing of
a. Lead
b. Iron
c. steel
d. Copper
Ans . 17. (c)
18. Which is an almost pure form of carbon?
a. Coke
b. Coal tar
c. Coal gas
d. None of these
Ans . 18. (c)
19. The characteristic of coal is
a. tough
b. Black in colour
c. Porous
d. All of these
Ans . 19. (d)
20. Coal tar has an _________ smell.
a.. Unpleasant
b. Pleasant
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans . 20 (a)
21. Coal tar is used in manufacture of
a. Synthetic dyes
b. Drugs
c. Explosives
d. All of these
Ans . 21. (d)
22. Naphthalene balls are obtained from
a. Carbon
b. Coke
c. Coal tar
d. Coal gas
Ans . 22. (c)
23. Which gas is obtained during the processing of coal?
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Coal gas
c. Carbon monoxide
d. Sulphur dioxide
Ans . 23. (b)
24. Heavy motor vehicles like trucks run on
a. Petrol
b. Diesel
c. Coal
d. Coal tar
Ans . 24. (b)
25. Petrol and diesel can be obtained from
a. Coal tar
b. Coal
c. Petroleum
d. Coal gas
Ans . 25. (c)
26. Petroleum is formed from
a. Domestic animals
b.. Organisms in sea
c. Wild animals
d. Insects
Ans . 26. (b)
27. Petroleum is mixture of
a. Petrol
b. Diesel
c. Petroleum gas
d. All of these
Ans . 27. (d)
28. The layer containing petroleum oil & gas is
a. Above that of water
b. Below water
c. Between water and sand
d. Below sand
Ans . 28. (a)
29. Refining is
a. Extracting petroleum gas
b. Separation of various fractions of petroleum
c. Heating of coal
d. Sedimentation of fossil fuel
Ans . 29. (b)
30. LPG is used in / as
a. Home
b. Vehicles
c. Aviation Fuel
d. Road surfacing
Ans . 30. (a)
31. Natural gas can be transported through
a. Cylinders
b. Barriers
c. Pipes
d. None of these
Ans . 31. (c)
32. CNG is stored under
a. Power generation
b. Electric Generators
c. Solvent
d. none of these
Ans . 32. (b)
33. CNG is used for
a. Power generation
b. Electric generators
c. Solvent
d. None of these
Ans . 33. (a)
34. In India, vast reserves of natural gas are found in
a. Tripura
b. Rajasthan
c. Maharashtra
d. All of these
Ans . 34. (d)
35. Burning of fossil fuel causes
a. Air pollution
b. Global warming
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans . 35. (c)
36. PCRA stands for
a. Pollution control research association
b. Petroleum conversation Research association
c. Petroleum control research association
d. Petrol, coal reserve association
Ans . 36. (b)
37. Bitumen is used in
a. Electric generators
b. Road surfacing
c. Coal tar
d. Natural Gas
Ans . 37. (b)
38. What is called black gold?
a. Petroleum
b. Coal
c. Coal Tar
d. Natural gas
Ans . 38. (a)
39. Petrol can be saved by
a. Driving at a constant & moderate speed
b. Ensuring correct type pressure
c. Switching off the engine at traffic lights
d. All of these
Ans . 39. (d)
40. Which of the following is / are fossil fuels?
a. Coal
b. Petroleum
c. Natural gas
d. All of these
Ans . 40. (d)
41. CNG is
a. Highly polluting
b. Less polluting
c. Not at all polluting
d. None of these
Ans . 41. (b)
42. Kerosene is used in / as
a. Jet engines
b. Fuel
c. Ointments
d. Lubricants
Ans . 42. (a)
43. Useful substances obtained from petroleum & natural gases are called
a. Chemicals
b. Petroleum products
c. Petrochemicals
d. None of these
Ans . 43. (c)
44. Petrochemicals are used in the manufacture of
a. Polythene
b. Detergents
c. Fibres
d. All of these
Ans . 44. (d)
45. Hydrogen gas obtained from natural gas is used in
a. motor fuel
b. Fertilizers
c. Paints
d. stoves
Ans . 45. (b)
46. Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum & natural gas in
a. Absence of air
b. Presence of air
c. Presence of sun light
d. None of these
Ans . 46. (a)
47. Diesel is used in
a. Coojing oil
b. Paints
c. Road surfacing
d. Electric generators
Ans . 47. (d)
48. Which of them is used in extraction of metals ?
a. Coke
b. coal gas
c. Coal tar
d. Petroleum
Ans . 48. (a)
49. Which of them is used as solvent for dry cleaning?
a. Diesel
b. Kerosene
c. petrol
d. Paraffin wax
Ans . 49. (c)
50. The fibres manufacture by petrochemicals are
a. Nylon
b. Polyester
c. Acrylic
d. All of these
Ans . 50. (d)

GENERAL SCIENCE MCQs

1. The property of metals by which they can be beaten in to thin sheets is called-
a. malleability
b. Ductility
c. conduction
d. Expansion
Ans . 1. (a)
2. Which one of the following is metal?
a. C
b. N
c. Na
d. O
Ans . 2. (c)
3. Which one of the following is non metal?
a. Zn
b. Al
c. Fe
d. N
Ans . 3. (d)
4. All materials shown property of malleability expect
a. Iron
b. Graphite
c. Aluminium
d. Silver
Ans . 4. (b)
5. Which one of the following is a good conductor of electricity?
a. Iron
b. Plastic
c. Wood
d. Glass
Ans . 5. (a)
6. The property of metal by which it can be drawn into wires is called
a. Conductivity
b. malleability
c. Ductility
d. Decorating
Ans . 6. (c)
7. The metals that produce ringing sounds, are said to be-
a. malleable
b. sonorous
c. Lustrous
d. hard
Ans . 7. (b)
8. Which metal is found in liquid state t room temperature?
a. Fe
b. Zn
c. Hg
d. Al
Ans . 8. (c)
9. The solution of ash of magnesium ribbon is-
a. Acidic
b. Basic
c. Neutral
d. All of these
Ans . 9. (b)
10. What is the product when sulphur reacts with oxygen?
a. Sulphuric acid
b. Sulphur trioxide
c. Sulphurous acid
d. Sulphur dioxide
Ans . 10. (d)
11. When sulphur dioxide is dissolve in water then-
a. Sulphur is formed
b. Sulphur trioxide is formed
c. Sulphuric acid is formed
d. Sulphurous acid is formed.
Ans . 11. (c)
12. What is the chemical formula of sulphurous acid-
a. H2SO4
b. SO2
c. SO3
d. H2SO3
Ans . 12. (d)
13. The sulphuric acid turns blue litmus paper into-
a. Red
b. Green
c. Yellow
d. Dark blue
Ans . 13. (a)
14. Oxides of non metals are _______ in nature
a. Basic
b. Acidic
c. Neutral
d. All of these
Ans . 14. (b)
15. Sodium metal is stored in-
a. Water
b. Alcohol
c. Kerosene
d. Ether
Ans . 15. (c)
16. Which one of the following metal reacts vigorously with oxygen and water?
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
c. Calcium
d. Magnesium
Ans . 16. (a)
17. Which metal is present in Calcium Hydroxide?
a. C
b. O
c. Ca
d. H
Ans . 17. (c)
18. Which non-metal catches fire if the exposed to air
a. Sodium
b. Phosphorous
c. Calcium
d. Uranium
Ans . 18. (b)
19. What is the chemical formula of copper sulphate?
a. CuSO4
b. CuCO3
c. CuCl2
d. CuO
Ans . 19. (b)
20. Which gas are produced when metal react with acids
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Hydrogen
d. Carbon dioxide
Ans . 20 (c)
21. Which one of the following does not react with acids?
a. Cu
b. Ni
c. Cr
d. O
Ans . 21. (d)
22. Which one of the following gas burns with the “pop” sound?
a. Oxygen
b. Hydrogen
c. Chlorine
d. Hydrogen sulphide
Ans . 22. (b)
23. Which of the following can be beaten in to thin sheets?
a. Zinc
b.Phosphorus
c. Sulphur
d. Oxygen
Ans . 23. (a)
24. Which of the following statements are correct?
a. All metals are ductile
b All non metals are ductile
c Generally metals are ductile
d.some metals are ductile
Ans . 24. (c)
25. What happens when dilute sulphuric acid is poured on a copper plate?
a. Copper sulphate formed
b. Zinc sulphate formed
c. Copper chloride formed
d. Zinc sulphate formed.
Ans . 25. (a)
26. On burning metals react with oxygen to produce-
a. Metal hydroxide
b. Metal chloride
c. Metal oxide
d. Metal sulphate
Ans . 26. (c)
27. Which gas produced by piece of burning charcoal?
a. CO2
b. CO
c. H2S
d. O2
Ans . 27. (b)
28. Which non metal is essential for our life and inhale during breathing?
a. H
b. O
c. C
d. N
Ans . 28. (b)
29. Non metals used in-
a. Aeroplanes
b. making machinery
c. Water boilers
d. Fertilisers
Ans . 29. (d)
30. Which one of the following is applied on wounds as an antiseptic?
a. Metals
b. Non metals
c. Metalloids
d. All of these
Ans . 30. (b)
31. Which metal is found in plants?
a. Fe
b. Cr
c. Mg
d.CO
Ans . 31. (c)
32. Copper sulphate (CuSO4) possesses
a. Red colour
b. Blue colour
c. Green colour
d. Yellow colour
Ans . 32. (b)
33. Which one of the following are very reactive non metals
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
c. Carbon
d. Phosphorous
Ans . 33. (d)
34. Which one of the following is the good conducter of electricity?
a. Iron rod
b. Sulphur
c. Coal piece
d. Wood
Ans . 34. (a)
35. Which material show shiny appearance?
a. Coal
b. Sulphur
c. Aluminium
d. Carbon
Ans . 35. (c)
36. Which material is hard in nature?
a. Iron
b. Coal
c. Oxygen
d. Wood
Ans . 36. (a)
37. Gold is used in-
a. Thermometers
b. Fuel
c. Jewellery
d. Machinery
Ans . 37. (c)
38. Which one of the following metal is used thermometers?
a. Copper
b. Mercury
c. Aluminium
d. Iron
Ans . 38. (b)
39. Which one of the following can’t be drawn into wires?
a. Fe
b. Al
c. Cu
d. Coal
Ans . 39. (d)
40. Which substance is present in fuel?
a. Copper
b. Iron
c. Gold
d. Carbon
Ans . 40. (d)
41. Zinc replaces copper from-
a. Zinc sulphate
b. Copper sulphate
c. sulphuric acid
d. Copper oxide
Ans . 41. (b)
42. Metallic oxides are-
a. Acidic is nature
b. Neutral
c. Basic in nature
d. Either acidic or basic
Ans . 42. (c)
43. Aluminium foil used for wrapping-
a. Food
b. Clothes
c. Plastic
d. Wires
Ans . 43. (a)
44. Which one of the following is used for decorating sweets?
a. Aluminium foil
b. Copper foil
c. Silver foil
d. All of these
Ans . 44. (c)
45. Which one of the following enhances the growth of plants?
a. Industrial gadgets
b. Fertilisers
c. Automobiles
d. Water boilers
Ans . 45. (b)
46. Which one of the following is in crackers?
a. metals
b. Semi metals
c. Non-metal
d. All of these
Ans . 46. (c)
47. Hydrogen gas produce when metal react with-
a. Acid
b. Base
c. Salt
d. Both acid & base
Ans . 47. (b)
48. Which of the following can’t be beaten into sheets?
a. Zinc
b. Iron
c. Aluminium
d. Sulphur
Ans . 48. (d)
49. Heat conduction is the property of
a. Non-metal
b. Metal
c. Metalloids
d. All of these
Ans . 49. (b)
50. Moist air is the combination of-
a. H2O+CO2+O2
b. H2O+ CO+O2
c. H2O+CO2+H2
d. H2O+O2+H2
Ans . 50. (a)

POLITICAL SCIENCE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. All persons are equal before _____
a. Police
b. Minister
c. Law
d. Court
Ans : (a)
2. To enforce the rule we have :-
a. Courts
b. Judiciary
c. Minister
d. Police
Ans : (b)
3. ‘Right to health’ is included in :-
a. Act 21
b. Act 42
c. Act 356
d. Act 29
Ans : (a)
4. 26 January was a day to establish :-
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court
c. panchayti raj
d. Lower courts
Ans : (b)
5. Supreme court is located in :-
a. Chandigarh
b. Punjab
c. Haryana
d. New Delhi
Ans : (d)
6. To protect people from exploitation – government make certain _________
a. laws
b. police
c. Courts
d. Ministers
Ans : (a)
7. It is ______ to deny workers their wages
a. Legal
b. justice
c. Illegal
d. All of above
Ans : (c)
8. Market has basically ________ parties.
a. Three
b. One
c. Two
d. Four
Ans : (a)
9. Do you think the wages given to workers is _________.
a. Adequate
b. Low
c. High
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
10. power looms are :-
a. Small units with 4 – 6 looms
b. Workers of textile mile
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
11. Many workers are denied fair wages by their employers because :-
a. They badly need work
b. Workers has no bargaining power
c. paid low wages.
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
12. Enforcement of law become important :-
a. When law seeks to protect the rich persons
b. When law seeks to protect the ministers
c. When law seeks to protect the weak from strong
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
13. Fundamental law was guaranteed by :-
a. Minister
b. Government
c. President
d. Indian constitution
Ans : (d)
14. ‘Right against exploitation’says that :-
a. Every person is free to chose any religion
b. No one can interrupt constitution
c. No one can forced to work for low wages
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
15. No child below the age of ______ shall be employed to work in any factory.
a. Fourteen
b. Twenty
c. Ten
d. Three
Ans : (a)
16. Children labour prevention act was amended by the government in :-
a. September 2007
b. October2006
c. January 2002
d. October 2005
Ans : (b)
17. Child Labour prevention means :-
a. Child under 14 of age banned for working in dhabas
b. Child under 14 of age banned for working in Restaurants
c. Child under 14 of age banned for working in tea shops
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
18. Violating child labour prevention act must be :-
a. Penalized with the punishment of 3 months.
b. Fine of rupee 10,000 to 20,000
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
19. Only three states published the plan of child labour prevention act these are :-
a. Maharastra, Karnataka & Tamil Naidu
b. Punjab, Haryana & Maharastra
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
20. The world’s most industrial tragedy took place in :-
a. Punjab
b. Haryana
c. Karnataka
d. Bhopal
Ans : (d)
21. Bhopal gas tragedy was took place :-
a. 24 years ago
b. 22 years ago
c. 20 years ago
d. 10 years ago
Ans : (a)
22. UC means :-
a. Unit calorie
b. Union commission
c. Union Carbide
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
23. UC is a _________ company.
a. African
b. American
c. Arabian
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
24. Bhopal gas tragedy occurs at :-
a. 12 December 1984
b. 17 December 1984
c. 14 December 1984
d. 2 December 1984
Ans : (d)
25. Name the poisonous gas released from the industry at Bhopal.
a. Methyl – isocyanide
b. Methyl – Alcohol
c. Methyl – chloride
d. Methanol
Ans : (a)
26. With in three days, about how many people were dead.
a. About 8,000
b. Below 8,000
c. More than 8,000
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
27. Give only one reason why foreigners come India?
a. Cheap labour
b. Hard working labour
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
28. Lower working conditions include :-
a. Cheap labour
b. Hard working labour
c. low wages labour
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
29. One worker can easily replace another because of :-
a. Too much unemployment
b. Work in unsafe condition
c. Low wages
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
30. In India incident occurs rapidly because of :-
a. Safety laws are less in India
b. Safety laws are not enforcement
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
31. New law on environment are introduced due to :-
a. Bhopal gas tragedy
b. UC factory tragedy
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
32. The environment is treated as ‘free’entity because :-
a. Any industry can pollute air
b. Any industry can pollute water without restrictions
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
33. ‘Right to life’ is a fundamental right under :-
a. Act 42
b. Act 76
c. Act 1
d. Act 21
Ans : (d)
34. In 1998 onwards, Supreme court had ordered all the public transport vehicles using diesel were switch to :-
a. CNG
b. LPG
c. Petroleum
d. Coal
Ans : (a)
35. CNG means :-
a. Common Nation gas
b. Compressed Natural gas
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
36. Which countries hosts for industries producing pesticides, Zinc or Lead.
a. China, Pakistan & Cochin
b. Nepal, Burma & China
c. Cochin, Shimla & Burma
d. India, Pakistan & Bangladesh
Ans : (d)
37. Another hazardous industry that is growing rapidly in South Asia is :-
a. Ship shaping
b. Ship shaping
c. Ship breaking
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
38. Laws are necessary :-
a. To make people happy
b. To make people enjoy
c. To protect people from unfair means
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
39. A major role of government is :-
a. Is to control the activities of private companies
b. Enforcing law
c. Ensure social justice
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
40. Social law means :-
a. There is special provision for rich persons
b. there is special job facilities for ladies
c. All the people are equal before law
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
41. Workers right means :-
a. Right to work
b. Right to fair wages
c. Right to decant conditions
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
42. Do you think that the workers of Bhopal gas tragedy got justice :-
a. Yes
b. No
c. May be
d. Can’t say
Ans : (b)
43. What are the main sources of environmental pollution?
a. Air
b. Water
c. Soil
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
44. Consumer means :-
a. An individual who buys goods for personal use.
b. An individual who sells goods for personal use.
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
45. Producer means :-
a. An individual who buys goods for personal use.
b. An individual who sells goods for personal use.
c. An individual that produces goods
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
46. What do you mean by the term ‘Investment’?
a. Money spent to purchase new machinery
b. Money spent to purchase new building
c. Money spent to increase production in future.
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
47. Workers are :-
a. An association of child
b. An association of people working for wages
c. An association of leaders
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
48. Act of breaking law means :-
a. Violation
b. Infringement of fundamental rights
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
49. Making law is not enough government has to ensure that these laws are :-
a. Implemented
b. Enforced
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
50. Safety measures at work place means :-
a. Alarm system
b. Emergency exits
c. Properly functioning machinery
d. All of these
Ans : (d)

INDIAN POLITY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Law apply equally to all ___
a. Animals
b. Ministers
c. M.L.A’s
d. Persons
Ans : (a)
2. We have judicial system to :-
a. To provide freedom
b. To provide food
c. To enforce the rule law
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
3. Judiciary system provide mechanism for resolving disputes between ______
a. Citizens
b. Citizens & government
c. Two state government
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
4. Article 21 includes :-
a. Right against Exploration
b. Right to speech
c. Right to health
d. Right to worship
Ans : (c)
5. The Supreme court was established on :-
a. 1950
b. 1949
c, 1962
d. 1980
Ans : (a)
6. When India did become Republic?
a. 1947
b. 1950
c. 1965
d. 1976
Ans : (b)
7. How many courts are there at apex level?
a. Three
b. Two
c. None
d. One
Ans : (d)
8. How many levels of court are there in India?
a. Three
b. Two
c. None
d. One
Ans : (d)
9. Which court is at apex level?
a. High court
b. District court
c. lower court
d. Supreme Court
Ans : (d)
10. Each state districts is presided over by :-
a. Subordinate
b. District court
c. Judiciary
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
11. Each state has ______
a. Judiciary
b. Supreme Court
c. High court
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
12. Supreme court is located at :-
a. Chandigarh
b. J & K
c. Punjab
d. New Delhi
Ans : (d)
13. Who presided the Supreme Court?
a. Subordinate
b. District court
c. Chief justice
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
14. In which year High Courts was first established?
a. 1862
b. 1860
c. 1972
d. 1980
Ans : (a)
15. High Courts were first established in which of the three presidency cities?
a. Punjab, Chandigarh, Madras
b. J & K, U. P., Haryana
c. Madras, Tamil naidu, Punjab
d. Calcutta, Bombay & Madras
Ans : (d)
16. The High Court of Delhi came up in ________
a. 1862
b. 1860
c. 1972
d. 1966
Ans : (d)
17. How many High Courts are there in India?
a. 18
b. 27
c. 17
d. 21
Ans : (d)
18. Which state shares the same High Court?
a. Haryana & Chandigarh
b. Punjab & Haryana
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
19. Integrated judicial system is :-
a. Lower courts are not bind to obey the supreme courts decision
b. Decisions of the high courts are bonded by lower courts
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
20. Criminal law include :-
a. Theft
b. Harassing a women
c. Murder
d. All of these
Ans : (d)
21. FIR means :-
a. First information report
b. Final information Result
c. First Incident report
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
22. Civil law include :-
a. Disputes related to sale of land
b. Disputes related to purchase of good
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
23. ‘A group of girl is harassed by a group of boys’ is comes under :-
a. Civil Law
b. Social law
c. Economical law
d. Criminal law
Ans : (d)
24. A tenant who is being formed to move out fills a case in courts against the landlord :-
a. Civil Law
b. Social law
c. Economical law
d. Criminal law
Ans : (a)
25. A mechanism of PIL was devised in :-
a. 1980
b. 1996
c. 2000
d. 2004
Ans : (a)
26. ‘To increase to justice’ supreme Court devised :-
a. FIR
b. PIL
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
27. Mid – day meal given in government – aided schools because of :-
a. Supreme Court
b. FIR
c. PIL
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
28. For common people access to court is :-
a. Access to justice
b. Access to help
c. Access to equality
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
29. ”Right to food ” is included in :-
a. Act 26
b. Act 46
c. Act 21
d. Act 76
Ans : (c)
30. ” Right to livelihood ” is a part of :-
a. Right of equality
b. Right to freedom
c. Right to life
d. All of these
Ans : (c)
31. Who was the chief justice of India in November 2007 :-
a. K.G. Bala Krishna
b. Dr. Ambedkar
c. Krish murti
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
32. Supreme court has :-
a. 25 judges
b. 26 judges
c. 20 judges
d. 18 judges
Ans : (b)
33. Sanctioned strength of judges in High courts are :-
a. 10
b. 54
c. 34
d. 25
Ans : (d)
34. How many fundamental rights are there in constitution :-
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Two
d. Ten
Ans : (a)
35. ” Right to protect” comes under the right to :-
a. Act 26
b. Act 46
c. Act 21
d. Act 76
Ans : (c)
36. Acquaint means :-
a. Imprisonment given to victim
b. Person feels no guilty of the crime
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
37. Compensation means :-
a. Money given to make amend for an injury
b. Punishment given to make amend for an injury
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
38. Violation is _______
a. Act of breaking law
b. Act of infringement of fundamental right
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (b)
39. The chief justice of India is appointed by :-
a. Prime minister
b. Ministers of council
c. Members of parliament
d. President
Ans : (d)
40. Work done by the courts in the country is known as :-
a. A glance at newspaper
b. Through news channels
c. Through media
d. All of these
Ans : (a)
41. In India there is a rule of _______
a. Person
b. Prime minister
c. President
d. Law
Ans : (d)
42. Judiciary plays a crucial role because it is :-
a. Independent
b. Dependent
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
43. Name the agricultural labourer who fell from a running train?
a. Dr. Rajender parsad
b. Hakkim Sheikh
c. Shehk Mohammad
d. None of these
Ans : (a)
44. Dispute between centre & state comes under :-
a. High court
b. Lok Adalat
c. District court
d. Supreme Court
Ans : (b)
45. Dispute between two citizens :-
a. High court
b. Lok Adalat
c. District court
d. Supreme Court
Ans : (a)
46. Fundamental rights are :-
a. Written in constitution
b. Verbally given by government
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (a)

47. Fill the structure of court :-
a. High court
b. Lok Adalat
c. District court
d. Supreme Court
Ans : (d)
48. Dispute between two states :-
a. High court
b. Lok Adalat
c. District court
d. Supreme Court
Ans : (d)
49. Right to food include :-
a. All people should get food
b. No one goes to sleep hungry
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans : (c)
50. Is president is a part of parliament?
a. Yes
b. No
c. May be
d. cannot say
Ans : (a)

INDIAN POLITY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. When someone violate the law, we immediately inform :-
a. Neighbours
b. Relative
c. Judge
d. Police
Ans: (d)
2. Police generally do :-
a. File report
b. Arrest a person
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (c)
3. An accused person is decided by :-
a. Police
b. Court
c. Person himself
d. All of these
Ans: (b)
4. Every person has a fundamental Right to be defended by a lawyer under the act ___________.
a. Act 42
b. Act 67
c. Act 45
d. Act 22
Ans: (d)
5. Constitution places a duty on the state to provide a lawyer to any citizen who is unable to engage one due to poverty or other disability.
a. Act 39
b. Act 22
c. Act 43
d. Act 67
Ans: (a)
6. Key players of criminal justice system are :-
a. Police & public prosecutor
b. Defence lawyer & Judge
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (c)
7. Police file a charge sheet in the court & _________
a. If police arrest a person
b. If a person is suspected for anything
c. If a person commit a crime
d. If investigation proved the person is accused.
Ans: (d)
8. Who decided the guilty or innocence of victim?
a. Judge
b. Police
c. Neighbor
d. None of these
Ans: (a)
9. Right not to be ill treated or tortured during arrest or in custody written under :-
a. Act 22
b. Act 52
c. Act 43
d. Act 67
Ans: (a)
10. Act 22 contains :-
a. police has the Right to arrest any person without compliant
b. A boy under 15 years of age & women can’t be used as evidence against the accused
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (b)
11. D. K. Basu guideline include :-
a. The police official should wear, accurate & visible name tags with their identifications
b. A memo of arrest should be prepared at the time of arrest
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (c)
12. FIR means :-
a. Formal Identification report
b. first information report
c. First Indian region
d. All of these
Ans: (b)
13. Public prosecutor is :-
a. One who represents the interests of state
b. One who investigate crime
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (a)
14. What is the role of Judge?
a. Decide whether accused person is guilty or innocent
b. May send the person to jail
c. May impose a fine or both
d. All of these
Ans: (d)
15. What is a fair trial?
a. The trail in the absence of accused
b. The trail in the presence of accused
c. Judge should not be there for judgment
d. All of these
Ans: (b)
16. What is the best way to chose judges?
a. Nominating by legislature
b. by Executive
c. By political parties
d. By people
Ans: (d)
17. The chief justice get retired at the age of :-
a. 56 years
b. 40 years
c. 58 years
d. 75 years
Ans: (d)
18. ‘Rule of law’ was defined by :-
a. Dyasi
b. Glade stone
c. Laski
d. Glade stone
Ans: (a)
19. The Indian judiciary consists of a _________ for entire nation.
a. High Court
b. Supreme Court
c. District Court
d. All of these
Ans: (b)
20. Marshal judge is related with :-
a. Constitutional law
b. international law
c. Public law
d. Rule of law
Ans: (a)
21. When one see violating the law, one immediately think of informing the __________.
a. Police
b. Judge
c. Lawyer
d. None of these
Ans: (a)
22. According to _________ every individual charged of a crime has to be given fair trial.
a. law
b. Constitution
c. Police
d. Judge
Ans: (b)
23. The judges of Supreme court are appointed by :-
a. prime minister
b. Vice president
c. Ministers of council
d. President
Ans: (d)
24. Judiciary of India is :-
a. Less powerful than that of USA
b. More powerful than that of USA
c. Equal powerful than that of USA
d. None of these
Ans: (a)
25. Which is the highest court of appeal in civil & criminal cases?
a. District court
b. Supreme Court
c. High court
d. All of these
Ans: (b)
26. Independence of judiciary means :-
a. It is not under control of legislature or the executive
b. It is under control of president
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (a)
27. The judges of Supreme courts and High courts are appointed by
a. M. P.
b. Prime minister
c. M. L. A.
d. President
Ans: (d)
28. How many judges are removed by an ‘Impeachment motion’?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Zero
d. Seven
Ans: (c)
29. The power & independence of the Indian Judiciary allow to act as the guardian of the :-
a. Fundamental duties
b. Directive principles of state policy
c. Moral duty
d. Fundamental Rights
Ans: (d)
30. What is Public Interest Litigation?
a. Public is important than law
b. Nominate the leaders
c. Any one can approach to courts if public interest is hurt by the actions of government
d. All of these
Ans: (c)
31. Define the term ”SI”.
a. International System
b. System in
c. Sign in
d. Sub – Inspector
Ans: (d)
32. Which one of the following is an important function of police?
a. To arrest the person on complaint
b. To arrest the neighbour of thief
c. To punish the accused
d. To send him to jail
Ans: (a)
33. An investigation include :-
a. Statement of Witness
b. statement of bill
c. Statement of Judge
d. All of these
Ans: (a)
34. The guidelines for the police investigation are laid down by :-
a. Supreme Court
b. Judge
b. Constitution
d. None of these
Ans: (a)
35. Arrested person should be protested before a magistrate with in 24 hours of arrest comes under
a. Act 42
b. Act 51
c. Act 56
d. Act 22
Ans: (d)
36. Define the first step of investigation into crime.
a. charge Sheet
b. FIR
c. Investigation
d. Punishment
Ans: (b)
37. FIR usually mentioned :-
a. Date
b. Time & place
c. Detail the basic facts & descriptions of event
d. All of these
Ans: (d)
38. FIR report is signed by :-
a. Judge
b. Complainant
c. Police
d. Lawyer
Ans: (b)
39. All of these criminal offences are regarded as _________.
a. Public Right
b. Livelihood Right
c. Personal Right
d. Public wrong
Ans: (d)
40. The prosecutor must conduct the prosecution on the behalf of the ______.
a. State
b. Centre
c. state & centre
d. All of these
Ans: (a)
41. If the accused is convicted, then the judge pronounced the _________.
a. Reward
b. Award
c. prosecution
d. Sentence
Ans: (d)
42. ”Right of law” includes :-
a. every person has right to live.
b. All of these person’s life can be taken away only by following a reasonable & just procedure.
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (c)
43. Public prosecutor function are :-
a. Cross examine the Victim
b. Argue the case of Victim
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (d)
44. Which one of the following is a function of judge?
a. Investigation
b. Arrest the accused
c. Cross examination
d. Pass the sentence
Ans: (b)
45. Which one of the following is a function of police?
a. Conduct a fair trail
b. meet the accused person
c. Arrest the person
d. All of these
Ans: (c)
46. Which one of the following is a function of Defence lawyer?
a. Investigation
b. Arrest the accused
c. Cross examination
d. Pass the sentence
Ans: (c)
47. Define the term ‘Impartial’
a. Pass a judgment
b. the act of being fair & not favoring one side over other
c. Fair trail
d. None of these
Ans: (b)
48. Define the term ”Offence”
a. Any act that the law defines to be a crime
b. Fair trail
c. Passing a judgment
d. Accused will put in jail
Ans: (a)
49. All persons are equal before _____.
a. Judge
b. Minister
c. police
d. Law
Ans: (d)
50. Detention means :-
a. Praise given by the police
b. act of being kept in illegal custody by the police
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans: (b)

GENERAL SCIENCE MCQs

1. Which fuels are used for running automobiles?
a. Wood
b. Coal
c. Diesel
d. Charcoal
Ans. 1. (c)
2. When magnesium ribbon burnt it produce
a. Magnesium hydroxide
b. Magnesium oxide
c. Magnesium chloride
d. Magnesium sulphate
Ans.2. (b)
3. Charcoal burns in air producing-
a. CO2
b. CO
c. H2
d.O2
Ans.3. (a)
4. Combustion is a reaction in which a Substance reacts with-
a. Hydrogen
b. Nitrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Chlorine
Ans. 4. (c)
5. Fuel may be-
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. All of these
Ans. 5. (d)
6 Which one of the following is fuel of our body?
a. Petrol
b. Diesel
c. Food
d. Water
Ans. 6. (c)
7. Combustion is a-
a. Physical process
b. Chemical process
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans.7. (b)
8 Which one of the following is combustible?
a. Iron nail
b. Glass
c. Stone pieces
d. Paper
Ans.8. (d)
9. The lowest temperature at which a Substance catches fire is called its-
a. Boiling point
b. Melting point
c. Ignition temperature
d. Critical temperature
Ans.9(c)
10. Which of the following has lower ignition temperature?
a. Wood
b. Paper
c. Vegetable oil
d. Kerosene oil
Ans.10. (d)
11. Which one of the following is non Combustible?
a. Stone piece
b. Paper
c. Straw
d. Matchsticks
Ans.11. (a)
12. In the presence of water, ignition Temperature of paper is-
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Remain constant
d. None of these
Ans. 12. (a)
13. Which of the following is inflammable Substances?
a. Petrol
b. Wood
c. Paper
d. Straw
Ans.13. (a)
14. Essential requirements for producing fire are:
a. Fuel
b. Air
c. Heat
d. All of these
Ans.14. (d)
15. Fire extinguisher-
a. Cut off the supply of air
b. Bring down the temperature of fuel
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans.15. (c)
16. For combustion ________is necessary
a. Air
b. Water
c. Paper
d. Fuel
Ans.16. (a)
17. Rapid combustion is
a. When gas burns, it produces heat and light
b. When material suddenly burst into flames
c. When there is evolution of heat
d. None of these
Ans.17. (a)
18. Explosion is the evolution of
a. Heat
b. light
c. Sound
d. All of these
Ans.18. (d)
19. Substance which vaporise during Burning gives
a. Sound
b. Flame
c. Combustion
d. None of these
Ans. 19. (b)
20. Which is the hottest part in the flame of the candle
a. Blue
b. Yellow
c. Black
d. Wax part
Ans. 20 (a)
21. Innermost zone is the
a. Hottest part
b. Moderately hot part
c. Least hot part
d. Cold part
Ans. 21. (c)
22. Yellow colour in the flame denotes
a. Outermost part
b. Middle zone
c. Innermost zone
d. None of these
Ans.22. (b)
23. Good fuel is
a. Readily available
b. Cheap
c. Burn easily in air
d. All of these
Ans.23. (d)
24. On burning fuel produces….. amount of heat
a. Large
b. Less
c. Very less
d. No heat
Ans.24. (a)
25. Which is better domestic fuel
a. CNG
b. LPG
c. Wood
d. Coal
Ans.25. (b)
26. Use of ….. in vehicle reduces pollution
a. Petrol
b. Diesel
c. CNG
d. None of these
Ans.26. (c)
27. During the process of combustion ________is given out
a. Heat
b. Light
c. Sound
d. Both heat & light
Ans. 27. (d)
28. The most common fire extinguisher is
a. Water
b. CO2
c. Oxygen
d. Hydrogen
Ans.28. (a)
29. Ideal fuel has ____ calorific value
a. Low
b. High
c. Moderate
d. Zero
Ans. 29. (b)
30. Calorific value gives the
1.Fuel efficiency
2.Amount of heat
3.Amount of light
4.None of these
Ans.30. (a)
31. Calorific value is measured in
a. Kilo joule
b. Kilograms
c. Kilo joule per Kg
d. Kilometre
Ans.31. (c)
32. Unburnt carbon particles causes
a. Stomach infections
b. Respiratory problems
c. Brain infections
d. Throat problems
Ans. 32. (b)
33. Incomplete combustion gives
a. CO2
b. CO
c. Carbon
d. None of these
Ans.33. (b)
34. Goldsmith uses ____part of the flame for melting gold
a. Outermost
b. Middle
c. Innermost
d. Both (b) & (c)
Ans. 34. (a)
35. Amount of heat energy produced on _____combustion of 1kg of fuel is Calorific value
a. Incomplete
b. Complete
c. Half
d. None of these
Ans. 35. (b)
36. Element showing spontaneous combustion is
a. Calcium
b. Phosphorous
c. Lithium
d. Copper
Ans.c
37. Which of the following is/are carbon fuel
a. Wood
b. Coal
c. Petroleum
d. All of these
Ans.) 37. (d)
38. Combustion of most fuels releases
a. CO2
b. SO2
c. NO2
d. Oxygen
Ans.38. (a)
39. Global warming is caused due to____ concentration of Co2 in air
a. Decreased
b. Increased
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans.39. (b)
40. Burning of coal and diesel releases
a. NO2
b. CO2
c. SO2
d. CO
Ans.40. (c)
1.Petrol engine gives off gaseous oxides of
a. Sulphur
b. Nitrogen
c. Phosphorous
d. Carbon
Ans.41. (b)
42. Acid rain is caused by oxides of
a. Sulphur, Nitrogen
b. Sulphur, Carbon
c. Carbon, Nitrogen
d. Phosphorous, Carbon
Ans. 42. (a)
43. Which is a solid fuel?
a. Petrol
b. Diesel
c. Wax
d. Wood
Ans.43. (c)
44. In the sun, heat and light are produced by
a.Chemical reactions
b.Nuclear reactions
c.Ionic reactions
d.None of these
Ans.44. (b)
45. The head of the safety match contains
a. Antimony trisulphide
b Potassium Chlorate
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
Ans.45. (c)
46. When the match struck against rubbing surface, red phosphorous
a. Converts into white phosphorous
b. Reacts with potassium chlorate
c. Ignite antimony trisulphide
d. None of these
Ans.46. (a)
47. Best extinguisher for inflammable Materials is
a. Water
b. SO2
c. CO2
d. CO
Ans.47. (c)
48 CO2 is stored as a liquid in cylinder at
a. High pressure
b. Low pressure
c. High temperature
d. Low temperature
Ans.48. (a)
49. CO2 is given off by chemicals like
a. Sodium bicarbonate
b. Calcium sulphate
c. Sodium sulphate
d. Sulphuric acid
Ans. 49. (a)
50. Water is not suitable for fire involving
a. Oil
b. Petrol
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Ans. 50. (c)

world's soundest banks

RANKINGS

1. Canada
2. Sweden
3. Luxembourg
4. Australia
5. Denmark
6. Netherlands
7. Belgium
8. New Zealand
9. Ireland
10. Malta
11. Hong Kong
12. Finland
13. Singapore
14. Norway
15. South Africa
16. Switzerland
17. Namibia
18. Chile
19. France
20. Spain
--------------------------------------------
124. Kazakhstan
125. Cambodia
126. Burundi
127. Chad
128. Ethiopia
129. Argentina
130. East Timor
131. Kyrgyz Republic
132. Lesotho
133. Libya
134. Algeria

SOURCE: World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report

Sports Current Affairs 2011

September 2011 

Manoj Kumar in 2nd round of World Boxing Championships

Manoj Kumar (64kg), Commonwealth Gold Medalist beat Valentino Knowles of Bahamas 17:11 to go into the second round of World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Kumar is only the sixth Indian boxer to get to this round of the championships behind L. Devendro (49kg), Suranjoy Singh (52kg), Akhil Kumar (56kg), Dinesh Kumar (81kg) and Vikas Krishnan (69kg). Manoj Kumar, contesting in the light welter weight category, outplayed Knowles, a bronze medalist at the previous year held Commonwealth Games. Following earning a vital one-point advantage in the first round itself, the 24-year-old extended the difference by another couple of points in the following round. He surged the ante in the last round and was declared victories in the last three minutes of the spell Kumar, who has emerged on the World Championships for only the second, will now be locking horns against European champion from Ireland, Raymond Moylette in the first of the many knockout phases. The Irishman has defeated Arturs Ahmetovs of Latvia 16:11 in an exhilarating game. Raymond Moylette is currently ranked 6th in the overall rankings.

Game Venues or White Elephants

Dearth of housing services and soaring rentals has averted a number of national sports bodies to hold their training camps or important tournaments at the high-tech CWG venues. A few of them have started to decay inside a year-long time of the grand games here. In the past year or so, merely a few tournaments have been staged at the 12 CWG venues that consumed crores of rupees. The maintenance of these top-notch stadiums is a key distress for the government agencies. Athletics Federation of India (AFI) executive M.L. Dogra cites that AFI chooses to organize its camps at NIS, Patiala, or at different Sports Authority of India (SAI) centers rather than the posh Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium due to dearth of housing services there. There was just a single tournament held since the Commonwealth Games at the Karni Singh Shooting Range (by NRAI) – the Sajjan Singh Memorial Championship earlier in September. DLTA, the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association sports complex, nevertheless, is the lone exception, staging a whopping seven international tournaments already. These included the high-profile junior Davis Cup and junior Fed Cup. It will also hold the national championship in October. The complex has a housing division and the charges per room are Rs.1000/night and the national gymnastics team availed all its services in its recent visit.

Women’s Hockey Team heading to Australia; led by Anjum

Women’s hockey team is all set to board for Australia under the leadership of Striker Saba Anjum. Saba will be the captain of an 18-member Indian women’s hockey team Down Under where they will be playing four Test matches against the in-from Oz. Following that, the ladies form India will be contesting in a three-nation 9-a-side International Super Series in Perth for eleven days Oct 12-24. The selections were held at the SAI Centre in Bhopal just a couple of days back. Anjum and Jasjeet Kaur Handa, hail from Railways who would also respectively be the captain and vice captain, on their trip. Anjum and Handa have 232 International Caps between them. The selectors of Hockey India, BP Govinda, Syed Ali and Rekha Bhide apart from Government Observers Harbinder Singh and Dilip Tirkey convened the trials where the 18-member team went through their rates of knots in the innovative 9-a-side format of the game. India will kick start their tour with four Test matches against Oz Oct 14 onwards and will later play in the 9-a-side format which has FIH permit. It will be for the first time that international teams will be contesting in such a tournament and the organizers have decided with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that the event will take place at Perth.

August 2011

Speed lovers soon to see Greater Noida as their pit-stop
• The highly anticipated homologation of the Budh International Circuit (BIC), setting for the first ever Indian Grand Prix, is all but done. Plus, the FIA team, headed by technical director Charlie Whiting, has also given his nod to all aspects of the 5.14m long track. As per a report declared by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) President, Vicky Chandhok on behalf of the supporters JPSI, Whiting, through the first of the two days of inspection, was mighty delighted in the fashion in which the circuit’s making has been developing. "Mr. Charlie Whiting, the Formula One Race Director came to see the Budh International Race circuit some time back for a premeditated custom check," Chandhok stated in the statement. "He told us that the development was more than all right and was beyond of what he expected from us from the last visit he paid. He further put across assurance that the introductory Indian Grand Prix will be a titanic triumph," he added. On the other hand the statement read that as a general exercise for all fresh circuits, the physical issuance of Grade-I recognition to the circuit, will be sanctioned seven days ahead of the chief event to be held on October 30.
New Sports bill turned down by the Government
• A contentious offer that required controlling India’s and World’s most powerful cricket board BCCI and added national sports organizations was rejected by the government in late August, reports from the local media emerged. The proposal that is designed to regulate these sports bodies under federal intelligibility and responsibility laws were put forward by Ajay Maken, Sports Minister. However, the much needed bill was rejected by the cabinet and it asked Ajay Maken to return with a new and improvised version, one of the news networks of the county reported. The bill aimed to keep back no less than 25 percent of federation positions for previous players and puts a ceiling on the age of all administrators i.e.70. A further significant prerequisite of the bill was to get the associations under the purview of the Right to Information Act (RTI), a milestone regulation that lets members of the public to ask for information of the functioning of public bodies. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has usually been out of the government’s purview and, unlike added national sports federations, does not rely on the finances given by the state. Sports bodies in India have been the focal point of numerous controversies in recent years. The popular Indian Premier League, after previous year’s controversial exit of its Founding Chairman Lalit Modi, has been the center of numerous probing over charges of pecuniary indiscretions.

July 2011 London Olympics 2012 began its countdown.

With one to go ESPN star sports began its golden march to kick the London Olympics 2012 countdown. The countdown ceremony was broadcasts across 22 countries. Olympics being revered as the biggest sports event has made athletes to share the same anticipation like that of the rest of the world and have set their eyes on the event going to be held just after 365 days.

Also ESPN sports channel will broadcast the complete Olympic events for the 1st time in the history to all of its sports fans across the globe. The London Olympics will be the most sought after event with maximum viewer interest. The channel will cover 302 events in all the 26 categories of sports and will showcase almost 10,000 players and athletes from more than 200 countries.

Moto GP champion to stay out of Japanese Grand prix

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner have ruled out the possibility to participate in the Japanese Grand Prix to be held this year. Both the racers have ride earlier for Japanese manufacturers. The reason for withdrawal is the fear of radiation that currently exists in Japan due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. The Motegi circuit is situated near the Fukushima nuclear power plant whose reactors were destroyed by an earthquake and Tsunami during March this year and led to massive leakage of radiation.

The race was originally to be held in April 24 but was later postponed to Oct 2, though no reason was given by the International Motorcycling Federation. Stoner firmly said during the Germany Grand Prix that he will not go for the Japanese GP. Further he said that his response would the same if anything similar would have happened elsewhere and that he is sure about the fact that other riders will be having the same opinion. Stoner became the world champion of the MotoGP in the year 2007.

Former Yankees pitcher found dead

Hideki Irabu former Yankees pitcher was found dead in his home. The 42 year old was an excellent pitcher said former league manager Bobby Valentine. The quircky right hander had a fabulous arm in flame throwing the ball. Los Angeles police officials have declared Irabu’s death as suicide, disclosing no further information. To confirm the full information the investigating team is waiting for the autopsy report.

Hideki was referred as the Japanese version of Ryan. Hideki arrived in the united states in the year 1997 and he was a hard throwing bowler with smashing speed of 98-mph. Though he was made an excellent debut with the Yankees but later on became an object of disappointment during the next three seasons. And then he was given a tag called as a fat toad after he failed to perform well during an exhibition game.

Dubai to bid for Olympics 2024 instead of 2020

The UAE national Olympics committee has decided to bid for 2024 Olympics instead of 2020. The committee said that the infrastructure for the 2020 Olympics is 75% ready but it would be feasible if we bid for 2024 instead for 2020 so that we provide best of infrastructure to Olympics events and the players and athletes.

Dubai’s crowned Prince Shaikh Hamdan said that “ Hosting the Olympics would be a matter of pride for the entire middle eastern region and we want to fully satisfy everyone and ourselves that we are completely ready to host the games and for this we are going to bid for 2024 Olympics instead of 2020. He further added that our first and foremost aim is to give a world class Dubai experience and a long lasting peace and satisfaction to the youth and to all the sports class events.

Manchester United the most valued team in the world

The Manchester United has been named as the world’s most valued team. The Red Devils have been estimated for a total amount of 1.165 billion pounds overshadowing American Franchises like the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys. The assessment has been made based keeping in mind the total income they get and the various sponsorship deals they make throughout the year.

This has come as the good news for the Glazer family who bought the Club for 790 million pounds in the year 2005, how they are still in debt but this does not deter them from being happy for making their club the most valued in the world.

Squash to be considered for the 2020 Olympics

On hearing the news that squash is going to be considered for the 2020 Olympics World Squash Federation president N.Ramachandran was far more delighted. He said that after this decision he is more confident that the game will be included in the 2020 Olympics.

He said that he truly believes that squash will prove to be a great sport for the Olympics. This game fulfils all the criteria to be included in the Olympics and that with its inclusion in the Olympics squash will attain a new level in the world of sports. He further added that squash has a number of high profile world champions and that with its inclusion in the Olympics it will provide massive participation from all over the world in the Olympics.

June 2011 Doping cases surge up; curbing measures required

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Ajay Maken has delineated a range of measures to find out into entire doping incident and curtail this pain in the neck. Shri Maken presented the particulars of the six point guidelines forwarded to the executives of SAI (Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India) to probe into doping episode at a press conference.

Taking into consideration the failed dope tests of eight athletes in various sports that include HariKrishnan in long jump, Tianna Mary Thomas in 4*400 m, M/s Mandeep Kaur, SiniJose, Priyanka Panwar in 400 m, Ashwini Akkunji, Joanna Murmu, and Sonia in shot put and “the current inquiry thereof, it is heading for that the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India must be aware of and concentrate on the function of the workforce support infrastructure that have been provided to these athelets,” said Shri Ajay Maken. He further avowed that at the same time as each doping episode engages dishonor of the entire country, prohibition and even fear of honors and accolades being asked from the charged athletes; the task of supporting trainers, health center executives and extra requirements to be questioned, determined and rightfully inclined.

Rouseau: 3rd Test between India v West Indies drawn

3rd test match held at the Windsor Park Stadium between India and West Indies, the former’s first tour since the World Cup triumph ended in a disappointing draw. KA Edwards and S Chanderpaul stood at the crease for 161 runs for the fourth wicket. This means that India will need to wait more to win 2 test matches in the Carribean. Chanderpaul was partnered by Kieron Edwards as the former completed his 23rd Test century in all important 37-over toil to deny India a victory.

Chanderpaul dealt with all the seam bowlers India had at their disposal with no difficulty, driving and extracting easy runs out of them and exhibiting rock-solid defense and rotating the strike regularly as Kerion Edwards chipped in. He stood steady at one end; he strained the Indian bowlers to shoft their attentions totally towards Kieron Edwards, who’s supported and helped Chanderpaul to get to another achievement is professional playing career.

May 2011

Master blaster the leading cricketer of Widens 2010
• The master blaster became the 7th recipient of the Wisden award joining the league of other recipient like Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jacques Kallis, and Andrew W Flintoff etc. Wisden regarded as the Bible of cricket named India’s Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as its seventh recipient. Sachin if the 2nd Indian cricketer after Virender Sehwag who’s also among the wisden awardees’ league. In February itself sachin became the 1st world cricketer to score a double 100 in one dayers and before this he became the 1st cricketer to score 50 test tons.
• The 148th wisden edition was launched on Wednesday and this is the 1st time that master blaster has won this award since it began in the year 2004. Also sachin was even positioned at number 4 rank in the Wisden’s 2009 Test XI.
Annu Singh the Indian shooter to book berth for London’s Olympic
• Annu Raj Singh became the 5th Indian shooter to book her berth for the London’s Olympic to be held next year. She qualified for the Olympic seat after winning a silver medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning for the 10m Air Pistol. Singh who never won the world cup earlier qualified for the finals with a maximum of 389 points win. After this Singh is ranked at number 33 in the world. She is the next Indian to join the league for the Olympics after shooters Gagan Narang, Hari Om Singh, Sanjeev Rajput and Ronjan Sodhi.
• Her win was tied up with gold medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine.
Mary Kom strikes gold in Asian Cup
• India’s five time world champion M C Mary Kom won 1st gold medal of the year by winning in the Asian Cup Women’s Boxing tournament in Haikou, china.
• She won the medal for the 48Kg category. Kom became the winner after defeating Asian champion Kim Myong Sim of North Korea. The winning strike was lead by 4-3points in the finals. This was her 1st tournament since her bronze medal win at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games after which she made a place for herself in the weight division category after beating Kate Appari of Philippines.
• Though her North Korean counterpart was a stiff challenge for her but it was her skill and the agility of the champion that she made her way through the finals and won the gold.
• On the other hand another Indian in the line Pavitra (57kg) faced defeat in the finals against Tossamalee Thonalan of Thailand. She lost to her counterpart by 6-11 points.

April 2011

India Wins World Cup 2011
• The Indian cricket team came up with an inspired performance against Sri Lanka in the final to lift the World Cup in Mumbai on 2/4/2011 bringing to an end the 28 year wait when Kapil’s Devils had last lifted the cup in 1983. The World Champions were ecstatic with their victory while batting icon Sachin Tendulkar and Coach Gary Kirsten were given a lap of honour by their team mates. Sri Lanka had won the toss and opted to bat first notching up a formidable 274 runs on board thanks to an impressive century by Mahela Jayawardhene. Indian run chase started on jittery note when both openers Sachin and Sehwag were back in pavilion with the score at 31 for 2. However Gambhir and Dhoni who promoted himself up the order came up with a crucial partnership that helped to take India home. Dhoni finished of the match with a huge six over long on bringing the stadium to its feet and joy across millions of homes in India.
McLaren's Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix
• Mclaren’s Lewis Hamitlon won the Chinese Grand Prix in thrilling fashon on 17/4/2011 by passing Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for the lead with just five laps remaining. Sebastian Vettel who had earlier made a strong bid for three straight wins to the start of the Formula 1 season how ever could not hold off Hamilton who looked in sublime touch throughout the race. Red Bull’s Mark Webber came in third on drove beautifully to finish on the podium considering he started eighteenth on the grid. Hamilton on his part was close to being out of contention when he fuel leak was detected in his car. The Mclaren mechanics worked frantically to rectify it. McLaren's Jenson Button was fourth, ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who all led at various stages at Shanghai International Circuit. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was seventh, ahead of Mercedes' Michael Schumacher, and Renault's Vitaly Petrov, with Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi taking the final point in 10th place. With three races completed this season Vettel leads the drivers standing with 68 points followed by Hamilton at 47, Button on 38 and Webber on 37.
Duncan Fletcher has been appointed as coach of India
• Duncan Fletcher on 27/4/2011 has been named coach of the Indian cricket team finally ending weeks of speculation as to who would take over the high profile job. Fletcher (62) a former Zimbabwean all-rounder came to prominence when he coached England and helped them regain the Ashes in 2005. Under his guidance England won its first series in West Indies in 36 years and the team rose to the third spot in the Test rankings during his tenure. He captained Zimbabwe in the 83 World cup and has played in just 6 ODI’s during his time when the country hadn’t yet achieved Test status. He may not be a part of the team for the West Indies tour, as he has some prior commitments, said BCCI secretary N Srinivasan. He also added that Eric Simmons who was the bowling coach during previous coach Gary Kirsten’s tenure is to continue his stint with the Indian team.
IPL Season 4 Starts
• Just days after the Indian team won the cricket world cup the IPL season has started in full swing. IPL 4 is now a ten team event with the two new teams being the Kochi Tuskers and the Pune Warriors. Many players have gone for record prices and it is expected that this years IPL will be a very hard fought contest between the teams with fluctuating fortunes after every match. Two teams that are being considered hot favourites are the Mumbai Indians and defending Champions Chennai Super Kings. This is the first IPL event that is happening in the absence of Lalith Modi who created a lot of controversy last year. Now with Indian team riding a good wave of form it is expected the people will tune into the matches in large numbers.

March 2011

ICC WC 2011 off to spectacular start
• The ICC cricket world cup is on in full swing. The fourteen teams have all played their group stages and 8 teams qualified to the knockout stages. The teams that played in quarterfinals were West Indies, India, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Among these only four teams made it to the Semis where Pakistan and India played each other at Mohali and Srilanka and New Zealand played against each other in Colombo. The semi final match between India and Pakistan created unprecedented hype as the two teams have not faced off against each other since Mumbai 26/11 attacks. There was a never before seen rush to get the tickets for the match and people were selling their tickets in black market at astronomical amounts. India and Sri Lanka went on to win their semi finals respectively and face each other in the final on April 02 , 2011.
Levon Aronian wins Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Championship
• Levon Aronian has won the 20th and final edition of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Championship held at Monaco. He had earlier also won in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The Armenian grandmaster tied his last round game against Sergey Karjakin and still maintained a one point lead over runner up Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Indian chess grandmaster and World Champion Vishwanath Anand came in at third position. With the 2011 edition the 20 year run of one the Worlds favourite chess events comes to an end and Aronian having won three of the last four editions does come across as a significant achievement.
Saina clinches Swiss Open Grand Prix
• India’s badminton ace Saina Nehwal won her first title of 2011 with a 21-13, 21-14 victory over South Korean Sung Ji Hyun in the Wilson Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton at Basil on 20/3/2011. It was her second win against the Korean in as many meetings whom she earlier defeated in the Indonesia Open Super Series as well. She reached the quarters of the All England Championship also held earlier this month where she lost to Eriko Hirose of Japan. Riding on her Swiss Open triumph Saina has regained her number three ranking with 69721.2637 points. At first place and second place are Shixian Wang (83506.4) and Yihan Wang (73988.9106) of China respectively.
Djokovic beats Nadal to win Indian Wells title
• Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open title at Calirfonia on 20/3/2011. The Serbian remains undefeated this year whose victories include Australian and Dubai open, has struck a purple patch notching up an impressive 18-0 record in 2011. He now jumps to number two in the ATP rankings pushing Roger Federer to the third place while Rafael Nadal is still at number one with a 14-3 record. Djokovic said "It definitely says good things. I am playing with a lot of confidence. I'm feeling the ball well on the court. I'm very dedicated. I have a big will to win each match. I want to keep on going and keep on playing good tennis."
Sebastian Vettel wins Australian GP
• Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel drove a flawless race to win the season opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne on 27/3/2011. Starting from pole position Sebastian drove superbly to open more than a two second gap over runner up Lewis Hamilton of Mclaren following the first lap. At third place was Renaults Vitaly Petrov who made his first ever podium finish. Fernando Alonso came in fourth with Australian Mark Webber finishing fifth at the race. They used three stops strategies which was one more than the podium finishers. It was not a good start to the year for Mercedes with both their drivers Michael Shumacher and Nicco Roseberg being forced to retire.
India crowned World Champions
• The Indian team defeated Sri Lanka win the final of the ICC World Cup becoming the first team to lift the cup after 28 years on April 02,2011. Srilanka won the toss and elected to bat and posted a daunting 274 on board following a superb century by Mahela Jayawardhene. The Indian team had begun their bowling on a bright note with ace spear head Zaheer Khan bowling a superb initial spell but the end power over proved to be a costly affair and helped the Lankans post a very challenging total. Indian batting started on patchy note when both the dangerous openers lost their wickets early to Lasith Malinga who came up with an inspired spell of fast bowling. The stadium had gone quiet but the Indian innings was resurrected when Virat Kholi and Gautam Gambhir formed a respectable partnership but the star of the innings was Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He promoted himself up the order ahead of the inform Yuvraj Singh took India home with an unbeaten 91. The Captain criticized throughout the tournament for his lack of form stepped up at the most crucial moment with a crucial innings and hit the last ball straight down the ground for a huge six. The nation erupted with joy and there wild celebrations all over India. Sachin Tendulkar was given a lap of honour when his team mates took him on their shoulders and a happy Sachin could be seen waving at the crowds. This is the highest successful run chase made in a World cup final and what makes the victory sweeter is India is the first team to win a World Cup on home soil.

February 2011

Cricket World Cup 2011 Officially Opened
• The 10th edition of the ICC cricket World Cup, was officially launched on 17th Feb with a grand opening ceremony being held in Dhaka, Bangaldesh. The stadium was filled with spectators and evening proved to be visual spectacle with colourful fireworks, songs and dance routines to mark the start of the eagerly awaited event. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared the event open amid thundering cheers while the fourteen participating Captains were revealed to the public being carried in tricycles. Shankar Ehsaan Loy and other popular artists performed at the venue with the show stopper being Bryan Adams.
National Games Held in Jharkand
• The 34th National Games, was finally held in Jharkand and the event turned to be very successful. The games were held from 12th February 2011 to 26th February 2011.Many athletes all over the country took part in various disciplines and quite a few records were broken in the process. The long-postponed 34th National Games was originally scheduled for 2007. The Games have been deferred six times – four times due to delay in developing infrastructure and then postponed again due to the coming of Assemble Elections.
India start their Word cup campaign on a bright note
• India played Bangladesh at Mirpur in the first WC match of the tournament on Feb 19. India started with a bang scoring 375 with both Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli hitting sensational hundreds to take the match away from the hosts. Sehwag particularly looked murderous. The Indian team was expected to be under pressure to perform well against Bangladesh as their previous campaign in 2007 resulted in an early exit and left many disappointed fans back at home.
Viswanathan Anand regains No.1 Ranking Again
• World Champion Viswanathan Anand played against Magnus Carlsen of Norway to end the match in hard fought draw and finished second in the Bilbao Final Masters chess tournament. But the icing on the cake was when the Indian ace dethroned Carlsen from the number one ranking in Live rating list for the first time since January this year and ended up as the top player in ratings too.
Brazilian striker Ronaldo announces retirement
• Former Brazil striker Ronaldo announced his retirement from soccer on Feb 14. The 34-year-old three-time world player had a year end contract with Corinthians. But a shock loss led to an early elimination from the Libertadores Cup and violent protests from fans. Ronaldo further added that frequent injury problems were one of the main reasons in him deciding to announce his retirement. Thus ends a brilliant career in which he scored more than 400 goals including a record 15 at World Cups.

January 2011

• India Vs England match to be shifted from Eden Gardens
  The India - England World Cup group stage match on February 27, to be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata , has been shifted following delay in construction work at the venue. This comes as a major embarrassment for the cricketing body of Bengal (CAB) The ICC has asked the BCCI to find out an alternate venue for the match. The Eden Gardens was scheduled to host four matches - on February 27, March 15, March 18 and March 20. Now, it remains to be seen if the ground can be readied quickly and whether the ICC will allow the remaining matches at the venue to go ahead.
• India loses ODI series at South Africa
  The Indian cricket team lost its chance at creating history by not being able to win the five match ODI series tournament recently concluded at South Africa. The finals match was expected to be a cracker with both teams having registered a couple of wins each. How ever the rain affected target of 263 set by South Africa proved to be too daunting for the Indian team after losing wickets at regular intervals. However some late fireworks by Yusuf Pathan who scored 105 made it a keenly fought contest.
• Djokovic wins Aus Open title
  Novak Djokovic of Serbia powered his way into winning the Australian Open 6- 4, 6-2, 6-3 over Andy Murray of Britain. It was a power packed power packed performance by the Serbian who played aggressive strokes throughout the match and always looked to be in control. Murray has now been runner-up in three Grand Slam finals extending Britain's near 75-year drought in men's singles Grand Slams