MCQ QUIZ 66

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 66

Q1. In terms of area, which is the smallest continent ?
 
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) South America
(D) Antarctica

Q2. Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which vitamin ?
 
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D

Q3. In humans, which portion of brain controls hunger, thirst and body temprature ?
 
(A) Thalamus
(B) Hypothalamus
(C) Hippocampus
(D) Medulla

Q4. Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ?
 
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(D) Krishna Deva Raya

Q5. Who is the only person to be honoured with both 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Nishan-e-Pakistan', the highest civilian awards of India and Pakistan respectively ?
 
(A) Mohammed Iqbal
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Morarji Desai

Q6. What was the code name of five nuclear tests conducted by India in May 1998, near Pokhran in Rajasthan ?
 
(A) Operation Shakti
(B) Operation Vijay
(C) Operation Cactus
(D) Operation Ashwamedh

Q7. Who was the first soldier of the Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest military award of India ?
 
(A) Major Shaitan Singh
(B) Naik Jadu Nath Singh
(C) Major Som Nath Sharma
(D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa


Q8. On which date, the arrival date of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South Africa, is the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated ?
 
(A) 9 January
(B) 12 January
(C) 15 January
(D) 30 January

Q9. On the banks of which river, did Mahatma Gandhi establish Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad ?
 
(A) Narmada
(B) Godavari
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Krishna

Q10. Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ?
 
(A) Ruskin Bond
(B) R.K.Narayan
(C) Rudyard Kipling
(D) Rabindranath Tagore