101. Which famous sportsperson has been named as brand ambassador by kerala state to promote tourism and ayurveda for ‘visit kerala scheme’ ?
A. sachin tendulkar
B. Maria sharapova
C. Steffi graf
D. Saina nehwal
102. The multidimensional poverty index (2015) released from a study carried out by university of oxford shows the percentage number of poor people in the world to be around :
A. – 15%
B. – 40%
C. – 33%
D. – 22%
103. National mission on mental health was launched in the year :
A. 2015
B. 2014
C. 2013
D. 2012
104. Who is called father of SMS ?
A. samir bhatia
B. Anuj gupta
C. Matti makkonen
D. Thomas kurian
105. Globally accepted internet speed on mobile phones for 4-G transmission is :
A. 50-100 Mbps
B. 10-25 Mbps
C. 100-200 Mbps
D. 25-50 Mbps
106. The name of first international treaty/protocol on climate change is associated with :
A. kyoto
B. Montreal
C. Basel
D. Rio de janeiro
107. Sister nirmala associated with late mother teresa’s organisation missionaries of charity in kolkata was born in :
A. nepal
B. Almora
C. Trivendrum
D. Patna
108. The original group of G-8 countries is now G-7 group of countries, which country has been left out ?
A. russia
B. Italy
C. France
D. Japan
109. Recently, which of the following hill states has been included in the national dairy plan -I of india ?
A. arunachal pradesh
B. Mizoram
C. Sikkim
D. Uttarakhand
110. According to wikileaks, the US national security agency oavesdropped on last three presidents of which country ?
A. france
B. China
C. Brazil
D. egypt
111. Who is the author of the novel –
‘fire on the mountain’ ?
A. chetan bhagat
B. Vikram seth
C. Salman rushdi
D. Anita desai
112. Which one of these is not a computer programming language ?
A. UNIX
B. FORTRAN
C. BASIC
D. J++
113. Researchers at NASA in USA have recently identified the coldest place in the universe known as boomrang nebula which has a temperature of :
A. – 1 kelvin
B. – 4 kelvin
C. – 8 kelvin
D. – 12 kelvin
114. The international thermonuclear experimental reactor being constructed to produce fusion energy is located in :
A. france
B. USA
C. United kingdom
D. Germany
115. For the invention of energy efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs) the nobel prize winning scientists were :
A. japanese
B. American
C. German
D. French
116. The atmosphere on mars mainly consists of :
A. carbon dioxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrogen
D. Argon
117. The highlight the importance of light and optical technologies for people and society. UN general assembly proclaimed which year as the international year of light and light-based technologies ?
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018
118. Energy star-rated CFLs compared to ordinary light bulbs consume how much less energy to produce same amount of illumination ?
A. – 20%
B. – 25%
C. – 50%
D. – 75%
119. One of the greatest innovators in the field of acoustics was of indian origin. Who was he ?
A. A.G. bose
B. S.N. bose
C. M.N. saha
D. homi bhabha
120. Which of the following animals is a vulnerable, endemic species of the castern himalayan region ?
A. giant panda
B. red panda
C. tiger
D. lion
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