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Ques: Which of these numbers is only divisible by 1 and itself ?
a) 12
b) 13
c) 14
d) 15
Answer: 13



Ques: Which of these is not a Dravidian language ?
a) Tamil
b) Kannada
c) Malyalam
d) Assamese
Answer d) Assamese

Description: The Dravidian languages are a language family spoken mainly in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and overseas in other countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. The Dravidian languages with the most speakers are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.




Ques: Which parliamentarian is the author of '1001 Animal Quiz', 'Fish Quiz', 'Bird Quiz' and 'Insect Quiz' ?
a) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
b) Maneka Gandhi
c) Najma Heptuliah
d) Supriya Suie
Answer: b) Maneka Gandhi

Description: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (née Anand; born 26 August 1956, Delhi, India) is the Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of PM Narendra Modi. She is also an animal rights activist, environmentalist, and widow of the Indian politician

Books By her



Ques: In 2014, on which ground did India win a Test match after 28 years ?
a) The Oval
b) MCG
c) Lords
d) Bristol
Answer: c) Lords



Ques: Which of these animals is the largest member of the dog family ?
a) Jackel
b) Hyena
c) Wolf
d) Fox
Answer: c) Wolf


Description: The gray wolf  (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf, true wolf or western wolf is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb)



Ques: Which ministry of the Government of India looks after the education department ?
a) Parliamentary affairs
b) Human Resource Development
c) Home Affairs
d) Women and Child Development
Answer: b) Human Resource Development

Description: 
The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956

The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under the these bureaus

Ques: The Potato is believed to have originated in which of these places?
a) South America
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) Africa
Answer: a) South America



Ques: The Ganga Action Plan was launched by which Prime Minister to make Ganga pollution Free ?
a) P V Narsimha Rao
b) Rajiv Gandhi
c) V P Singh
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer: b) Rajiv Gandhi
Description: The Ganga Action Plan or GAP was a program launched in January 1986 in order to reduce the pollution load on the river. But the efforts to decrease the pollution level in the river became more after spending Rs 9017 million.



Ques: Which of these banks opened its first branch in the present day Pakistan city of Lahore in 1985 ?
a) Punjab and Sindh Bank
b) Syndicate Bank
c) Punjab National Bank
d) IndusInd Bank
Answer: c) Punjab National Bank



Ques: Which is the name of the revolver specially designed for women by Ordinance Factory Kanpur in 2014 ?
a) Damini
b) Jyoti
c) Jagriti
d) Nirbheek
Answer: d) Nirbheek

Description :
Nirbheek (lit. "fearless") is a 6-shot cylinder revolver designed & manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Organization in Kanpur, India
The gun is black, lightweight and slim. It weighs 0.5 kg and it is said it could be carried in a purse or bag. The gun uses .32 caliber bullets with an effective fire range of 50 ft (15 m).

Ques: Who is the first woman cricketer to win the Arjuna award ?

a) Diana Eduljee

b) Anjali Jain

c) Shanta Rangaswamy

d) Mithali Raj

Answer: d) Shanta Rangaswamy

Description: Shantha Rangaswamy,  born 1 January 1954 in Madras) is an Indian cricketer. She played Women's Test cricket for India in 16 matches from 1976 to 1991, captaining the side in 8 matches in 1976-7 and four in 1983-4. She also played in 19 Women's One-day Internationals from 1981-2 to 1986, captaining the side in 16 matches from 1981-2 to 1983-4.