1. Which is the capital of Cook Islands?
a) Takutea
b) Jamestwon
c) Freetown
d) Avarua
2. When did Cook Islands become a New Zealand protectorate?
a) 1774
b) 1901
c) 1888
d) 1892
3. What is colour of stars on Cook Islands’ flag?
a) Yellow
b) Red
c) White
d) Blue
‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954.
Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards.
It is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of public service of the highest order.
| Year | Recipient | State / Country |
| 2024 | Charan Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2024 | Karpoori Thakur | Bihar |
| 2024 | L. K. Advani | Delhi |
| 2024 | M. S. Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu |
| 2024 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Telangana |
1) Who of the following landed in Malta in 60 AD due to shipwreck?
a) St. Andrew
b) St. Paul
c) St. Peter
d) St. John
2) Which is the capital of Malta?
a) Birkirkara
b) Gozo
c) Valetta
d) Comino
3) Who seized Malta in 1798?
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) Julius Caesar
c) Francis Drake
d) Charlemagne
1. When was Girolamo Savonarola born?
a) 4 February 1444
b) 15 April 1442
c) 21 September 1452
d) 30 November 1455
2. Where was Girolamo Savonarola born?
a) Ferrara
b) Pisa
c) Lepanto
d) Genoa
3. Which order did Girolamo Savonarola join?
a) Augustinian
b) Capuchin
c) Dominican
d) Benedictine
4. Who invaded Florence and overthrew Medici rule in 1494 as predicted by Girolamo Savonarola?
a) Charles VIII
b) Philip IV
c) Henry VI
d) Edward VI
1. When was Joseph Mallord William Turner born?
a) 4 March 1778
b) 23 April 1775
c) 16 September 1773
d) 4 October 1771
2. Where was Joseph Mallord William Turner born?
a) Egremont
b) Brentford
c) London
d) Petworth
3. When did Joseph Mallord William Turner paint Fisherman at Sea?
a) 1794
b) 1796
c) 1792
d) 1788
1. When was Thomas Stearns Eliot born?
a) 9 March 1881
b) 21 April 1896
c) 26 September1888
d) 30 November 1885
2. Where was Thomas Stearns Eliot born?
a) Reno
b) St. Louis
c) Halifax
d) Boston
3. Where did Thomas Stearns Eliot study Sanskrit?
a) Calcutta
b) Bangalore
c) Trivandrum
d) Harvard
1) Where was Cricket World Cup 2003 held?
a) England
b) Australia
c) South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya
d) West Indies
2) Who tested positive for banned substance and was sent out of Cricket World Cup 2003?
a) Shoaib Akhtar
b) Mohammed Asif
c) Shane Warne
d) Brett Lee
3) How many runs did India score in the ODI against Australia on 15 February 2003?
a) 360/3
b) 300/6
c) 250 all out
d) 125 all out
1. When was Robert Kennedy attorney general of USA?
a) 1936-1940
b) 1942-1946
c) 1953-1959
d) 1961-1964
2. When was Robert Kennedy born?
a) 29 March 1921
b) 10 May 1918
c) 20 November 1925
d) 26 August 1923
3. Where was Robert Kennedy born?
a) Atlanta
b) Brookline
c) Portland
d) San Antonio
4. To which party did Robert Kennedy belong?
a) Republican
b) Green
c) Democratic
d) Progressive
1. Where was Francisco Pizarro born?
a) Trujillo
b) Barcelona
c) Madrid
d) Casablanca
2. When did Francisco Pizarro first set sail from Spain?
a) 12 August 1492
b) 17 June 1536
c) 22 January 1538
d) 10 November 1509
3. Whom did Francisco Pizarro accompany in the discovery of the Pacific?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d) Vasco da Gama
1) When did George III become the king of UK?
a) 1603
b) 1701
c) 1740
d) 1760
2) To which dynasty George III belong?
a) Lancastrian
b) Hanoverian
c) Tudor
d) Stuart
3) Who persuaded George III to end his relationship with Sarah Lennox and marry Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz?
a) George Grenville
b) Charles Fox
c) William Pitt the Elder
d) John Stuart