Thursday, August 11, 2011

Which mineral is found at Aluva and Chavara in Kerala, Manavalakurichi in Tamil Nadu and Chatrapur in Orissa ?

A : Copper
B : Lignite
C : Bauxite
D : Thorium


What is the popular name of Magnesium Sulphate, a white crystalline salt used in medicine and in leather processing ?

A : Common salt
B : Epsom salt
C : Baking soda
D : Caustic soda


Paradip port, a major port on the Bay of Bengal, is located in which Indian state ?

A : Orissa
B : West Bengal
C : Tamil Nadu
D : Andhra Pradesh


What discovery was made by biologist duo James D. Watson (US) and Francis Crick (UK) in 1953 ?

A : Penicillin
B : DNA structure
C : Synthetic Antigens
D : Malaria germs


Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?

A : Kolkata
B : Bengaluru
C : Ahmedabad
D : Lucknow


Who was the first person to calculate the height of the Mount Everest ?

A : Andrew Waugh
B : George Everest
C : Nain Singh Rawat
D : Radhanath Sikdar