1. Which chemical is known as 'Epsom Salt'?
Ans: Magnesium Sulphate
2. The World Mosquito Day is observed on:
Ans: August 20
3. What is known as the 'Grain of Paradise'?
Ans: Pepper
4. Which countries are situated in the Iberian Peninsula?
Ans: Spain &Portugal
5. The name of the Nair Service Society was chosen in the beginning in the model of which organisation?
Ans: Servants of India Society
6. Who was the first Indian to win the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award given by the Government of Pakistan?
Ans: Morarji Desai
7. Who composed the patriotic song 'Qadam Qadam Badaye Ja'?
Ans: Ram Singh Thakur
8. Who said 'Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel'?
Ans: Samuel Johnson
9. Solanine is a poison contained in the leaves of which plant?
Ans: Potato
10.Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas is predominantly composed of:
Ans: Methane
11. Who moved the first-ever No confidence motion on the floor of the Lok Sabha in August 1963?
Ans: J.B. Kripalani
12. The moons of which planet have been named after lesser sea gods of Greek/Roman mythology?
Ans: Neptune
13. Who was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?
Ans: D.S. Senanayake
14. What is the name of the belt of marshy grasslands located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya?
Ans: Terai
15. Name the Canadian scientist who proposed a worldwide system of time zones in 1879?
Ans: Sir Sandford Fleming
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