Ques: In which city was Vasco da Gama first buried?
a) Calicut
b) Diu
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Cochin
Ans is d) Cochin
Description:
Setting out in April 1524, with a fleet of fourteen ships, Vasco da Gama took as his flagship the famous large carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai on her last journey to India, along with two of his sons, Estêvão and Paulo. After a troubled journey (four or five of the ships were lost en route), he arrived in India in September. Vasco da Gama immediately invoked his high viceregent powers to impose a new order in Portuguese India, replacing all the old officials with his own appointments. But Gama contracted malaria not long after arriving, and died in the city of Cochin on Christmas Eve in 1524, three months after his arrival.
Ques: Which of these cricketers is credited with the invenor of the doosra ?
a) Harbhajan Singh
b) Muthayia Murlidharan
c) Saclain Mustaq
d) Anil Kumble
Ans is c) Saclan Mustaq
Ques: What type of naval vehicle is the INS Sindhurakshak?
a) Destroyer
b) Aircraft Carrier
c) Submarine
d) Patrol Vessel
Ans is c) Submarine
Description: INS Sindhurakshak (Sanskrit, for protector of the seas) was a Russian-made Kilo-class 877EKM (Sindhughosh-class) diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. Commissioned on 24 December 1997, it was the ninth of the ten Kilo-class submarines in the Indian Navy. On 4 June 2010, the Indian Defence Ministry and Zvezdochka shipyard signed a contract worth US$80 million to upgrade and overhaul the submarine. After the overhaul, it returned to India from Russia between May and June 2013
Ques: Which place of pilgrimage is situated between the Nar and Narayan mountains?
a) Kedarnath
B) Badrinath
c) Amarnath Cave
d) Vaishno Devi
Ans is B) Badrinath
Ques: In which District of Chattisgarh did Maoists attack convey of top congress leaders on 25th May 2013 ?
a) Sukma
b) Bastar
c) Dantewada
d) Mahasamund
Ans is b) Bastar
Ques: Which vitamins helps in Blood coating ?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin K
Ques: Which of the these personalities has served as Deputy Prime Minister of India
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) L K Advani
c) Gulzarlal Nanda
d) Arjun Singh
Ques: What name is given to the operation by the Indian Army to rescue stranded travellers from Uttarakhand during the 2013 flood?
a) Operation Sukun
b) Operation Astha
c) Operation Flood
d) Operation Surya Hope
Ans is d) Operation Surya Hope
Description: Operation Surya Hope is the name that Indian Army’s Central Command gave to its response in Uttarakhand following the June 2013 North India floods. The Uttarkhand flood was caused by record unseasonal monsoon rains, cloud burst, floods, flash floods, and, possibly, climate change induced glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The humanitarian disaster affected millions, stranded over 100,000 pilgrims and tourist in himalayan religious sites, and killed several thousand people.
Ques: In which of these sports has India never won a silver medal at the Olympic Games
a) Boxing
b) Hockey
c) Wrestling
d) Shooting
Ans is a) Boxing
Ques: Which is India's first indigenous developed passenger car ?
a) Maruti 800
b) Tata Indica
c) Premier Padmani
d) Ambassador
Ans is b) Tata Indica
Description: The Tata Indica is a supermini car produced by the Indian manufacturer Tata Motors since 1998. It is the first passenger car from Tata Motors and it is also considered India's first indigenous developed passenger car. As of August 2008, more than 910,000 units were produced and the platform had spawned off close to 1.2 million vehicles
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