1. When did Juan Ponce de Leon visit Turks and Caicos Islands?
a) 1512
b) 1492
c) 1556
d) 1601
2. When did Bahamas annex Turks and Caicos Islands?
a) 1776
b) 1799
c) 1624
d) 1628
3. Which colony’s governor general had jurisdiction over Turks and Caicos Islands in 1874-1959?
a) Canada
b) British Honduras
c) British Guiana
d) Jamaica
1) Which organization is considered the forerunner of CIA?
a) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
b) Office of Strategic Services
c) Intelligence Bureau
d) Central Bureau of Investigation
2) Which Act established CIA?
a) National Security Act 1947
b) Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002
c) No FEAR Act 2002
d) Intelligence Act 1950
3) Who was Director of CIA and later became Defence Secretary of USA?
a) William Henry Gates
b) Robert Gates
c) Janet Reno
d) Colin Powell
1. When was Commodus Roman emperor?
a) 180-192
b) 161-169
c) 193-211
d) 146-164
2. When was Commodus born?
a) 12 March 122
b) 16 June 170
c) 31 August 161
d) 24 October 176
3. Where was Commodus born?
a) Italica
b) Lanuvium
c) Brindisi
d) Actium
1) Which territories under Portuguese rule were liberated by India on 19 December 1961?
a) Goa, Diu and Daman
b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
c) East Timor
d) Macao
2) Who came to India from Portugal in 1498?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Abel Tasman
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Thomas Roe
3) Who scored nine goals in Football World Cup 1966?
a) Eusebio
b) Hector Silva
c) Jose Augusto
d) Lev Yashin
1. When was Kerala formed?
a) 1 January 2001
b) 19 June 1982
c) 12 July 1964
d) 1 November 1956
2. Which state is to the north of Kerala?
a) Karnataka
b) Nagaland
c) Sikkim
d) Tripura
3. Which state is to the east of Kerala?
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat
1. When was Wystan Hugh Auden born?
a) 21 February 1907
b) 7 May 1905
c) 20 August 1906
d) 22 December 1902
2. Where was Wystan Hugh Auden born?
a) Berlin
b) Madrid
c) York
d) Florence
3. Which school did Wystan Hugh Auden attend in Surrey?
a) St, John’s School
b) St. Edmund’s Preparatory School
c) St. Albert’s School
d) Queen Mary School
1. Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe?
a) Gulliver’s Travels
b) Robinson Crusoe
c) Either Or
d) Odyssey
2. What was Daniel Defoe’s original surname?
a) Friend
b) Neighbour
c) Foe
d) Good
3. Where did Daniel Defoe study?
a) Queen Mary School
b) St. Thomas Academy
c) St. Patrick’s School
d) Charles Morton’s Academy
1) Which line separates Afghanistan from Pakistan?
a) Durand line
b) McMohan line
c) Maginot line
4) Blue line
2) How is the event that led to the invasion of Afghanistan by USA and its allies is known?
a) 9/11
b) 7/11
c) 26/7
d) 7/7
3) Who was deposed in 1973?
a) Nadir Shah
b) Ahmed Shah Abdali
c) Mohammed Zahir Shah
d) Amanullah
1. When was Chhattisgarh formed?
a) 1 March 1996
b) 26 June 2002
c) 12 July 1992
d) 1 November 2000
2. What does Chhattisgarh mean?
a) 36 forts
b) Great nation
c) Three cities
d) Land of kings
3. Which state is to the east of Chhattisgarh?
a) Punjab
b) Orissa
c) Haryana
d) Rajasthan
1. What did James Cook call Tonga?
a) Batan Islands
b) Kiriwana Islands
c) Savage Islands
d) Friendly Islands
2. Who ruled Tonga in 1965-2006?
a) George I
b) Tupou IV
c) George II
d) Salote
3. Which is the capital of Tonga?
a) Kao
b) Nuku’alofa
c) ‘Eua
d) Vava’u