1. When was Joshua Reynolds born?
a) 5 March 1728
b) 12 April 1726
c) 16 July 1723
d) 7 November 1721
2. Where was Joshua Reynolds born?
a) Brussels
b) Amsterdam
c) Rotterdam
d) Plympton
3. Which school did Joshua Reynolds attend?
a) Temple School
b) Plympton Grammar School
c) Westminster School
d) St. Mary’s School
1. How many runs did Australia score in first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) 302
b) 284
c) 419
d) 365
2. How many runs did South Africa score in first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) 100
b) 324
c) 96
d) 218
3. Who conceded 17 runs and took five wickets in South Africa’s first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) Ryan Harris
b) Shane Watson
c) Peter Siddle
d) Nathan Lyon
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumous novella Billy Budd.
1. When was Herman Melville born?
a) 7 March 1824
b) 22 May 1822
c) 1 August 1819
d) 30 December 1815
2. Where was Herman Melville born?
a) New York
b) Liverpool
c) San Francisco
d) Boston
3. On which ship did Herman Melville work as a cabin boy?
a) Charles & Henry
b) St. Lawrence
c) United States
d) Nautilus
1) When did Brunei become independent?
a) 1 January 1984
b) 26 May 1976
c) 11 September1972
d) 26 November 1981
2) Who is the head of state of Brunei?
a) Caliph
b) Emir
c) Nawab
d) Sultan
3) Which country is to the east, west and south of Brunei?
a) Vietnam
b) Laos
c) Malaysia
d) Cambodia
1. When was Dilip Sardesai born?
a) 3 March 1945
b) 18 April 1942
c) 8 August 1940
d) 31 December 1948
2. Where was Dilip Sardesai born?
a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Margao
d) Shembaganur
3. Where did Dilip Sardesai make Test debut?
a) Salisbury
b) Bridgetown
c) Kanpur
d) Hamilton
1) Which of the following rivers flows from Nepal to Bihar?
a) Indus
b) Baghmati
c) Ganges
d) Brahmaputra
2) Who was Nepal’s king in 1911-1955?
a) Tribhuvan
b) Birendra
c) Mahendra
d) Devendra
3) Which is the highest mountain in Nepal?
a) Dhavalagiri I
b) Everest
c) Kanchenjunga I
d) Kudremukha
4) Which country is to the south of Nepal?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan
1) Which is the smallest country?
a) Luxembourg
b) Monaco
c) Maldives
d) Vatican
2) What is unique about Vatican?
a) No navy
b) No air force
c) No skyscraper
d) Zero birth rate
3) Who is the Head of State of Vatican?
a) President
b) King
c) Pope
d) Emperor
1. How many runs South Africa had scored when it lost two wickets in first Innings in Nagpur Test 2010?
a) 0
b) 72
c) 6
d) 24
2. How many runs did South Africa score in first Innings in Nagpur Test 2010?
a) 320
b) 558/6 decl.
c) 329/8 decl.
d) 494
3. Who conceded 140 runs and did not take any wicket in South Africa’s first Innings in Nagpur Test 2010?
a) Amit Misra
b) Ishant Sharma
c) Irfan Pathan
d) Yusuf Pathan
1) Which of the following applies to Martin Van Buren?
a) He was born a British subject.
b) He was an immigrant from France.
c) He was of Dutch descent.
d) He was half Irish and half Scottish.
2) What position was held by Martin Van Buren in 1815-1819?
a) Governor of New York
b) Mayor of Washington DC
c) Governor of New Jersey
d) Attorney General of New York
3) Who appointed Martin Van Buren Secretary of State?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Andrew Jackson
c) John Adams
d) George Washington
1. When did Gabriela Mistral win Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1945
b) 1941
c) 1935
d) 1968
2. What was Gabriela Mistral’s original name?
a) Mary Ann Evans
b) Amandine Dudevant
c) Lucila Godoy Alcayaga
d) Josephine O’Brien
3. When was Gabriela Mistral born?
a) 16 March 1879
b) 7 April 1889
c) 12 July 1884
d) 30 December 1890