Q36. How much is one barrel of oil in petroleum production terms internationally approximately equal to?
(a) 131 Litres (b) 159 Litres (c) 257 Litres (d) 321 Litres
Q37. Who was responsible for the introduction of English as the official language in India
(a) Lord William Bentinck (b) Sir Charles Wood (c) Marquees of Dalhousie (d) Allan Octavian Wood
Q38. How many kilometres are represented by 1° of Latitude?
(a) 321 Km (b) 211 Km (c) 111 Km (d) 91 Km
Q39. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many states
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Q42. Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
(a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Asia (d) South America
Q43. Where is the volcanic mountain 'Mount St Helens' located?
(a) Chile (b) Japan (c) Philippines (d) USA
Q46. Metal pipes used to carry water sometimes burst in the winter. This is because:-
(a) water expands when it freezes (b) metal expands more than water
(c) The pipe contracts externally more than internally (d) metal expands more than water
Q47. First organic compound prepared in a laboratory is
(a) Methane (b) Urea (c) Formaldehyde (d) Water
Q48. Oxygen was discovered by:
(a) Priestly (b) Boyle (c) Scheele (d) Cavendish
Q49. The blood bank of a body is:
(a) Liver (b) Kidney (c) Spleen (d) Heart
Q50. The bone marrow is absent in
(a) Reptilian (b) Amphibian (c) Fishes (d) Birds
Q51. The life-span of the human RBCs is about
(a) 45 days (b) 80 days (c) 120 days (d) 180 days
Q52. Sher Shah's real name was?
(a) Hemu (b) Faiji (c) Bahadur (d) Farid
Q53. Which of the following opposed Gandhiji's Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act?
(a) Annie Besant (b) MA Jinah (c) Abdul Bari (d) None of these
Q54. Extreme type of climate can be found in
(a) Savannas (b) Pampas (c) Tundra (d) Taiga
Q55. Which one of the following is the perfect example of residual mountains?
(a) Nilgiri (b) Satpura (c) Himalayas (d) Aravalli
Q56. Tropic of Cancer passes through:
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
Q57. What is the name of India's first indigenously developed nuclear submarine?
(a) INS Sindhughosh (b) K15- (c)INS Arihant (d) INS Vikramaditya
Q59. Who made the famous speech-Tryst with Destiny
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Sarojini Naidu (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Sardar Patel
Q60. Which of the following doesn't belong to the solar system?
(a) Asteroids (b) Comets (c) Planets (d) Nebulae
Q62. How is Asafa Powell known as?
(a) Sprinter (b) Swimmer (c) Football (d) Boxer
Q63. Which country was the host of the First Asian Games?
(a) China (b) India (c) Malaysia (d) Iran
Q64. The term 'Home Run' is associated with an
(a) Cricket (b) Horse Racing (c) Athletics (d) Baseball
Q65. Palk Straits connects India to which country
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Mauritius (c) Bangladesh (d) Pakistan
Q66-75
COUNTRY NATIONAL FLOWER
SPAIN --- RED CARNATION
MALAYSIA – HIBISCUS
EGPYT -- LOTUS
ENGLAND -- ROSE
SWITZERLAND -- EDELWEISS
UKRAINE -- SUN FLOWER
SCOTLAND -- THISTLE
BHUTAN -- BLUE POPPY
JAPAN --- SAKURA
FRANCE -- IRIS
RIMC Previous Year Questions June 2022
Q1. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is named after whom?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) NanaSahib (d) None
Q4. Central Rice Research Institute is situated in?
(a) Chennai (b) Cuttack (c) Bangalore (d) Bhopal
Q5. Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar?
(a) Kalidasa (b) Charak (c) Panini (d) Aryabhatta
Q6. Patanjali is well known for compilation of-
(a) Yog Sutra (b) Panchtantra (c) Brahma Sutra (d) Ayurveda Gaio
Q7. Tsunamis are not caused by
(a) Hurricanes (d) Undersea landslides (c) Earthquakes (d) Volcanic eruptions
Q8. Indus river originates in?
(a) Kinaur (b) Ladakh (c) Nepal (d) Tibet
Q9. The hottest planet in the Solar system is?
(a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
Q10. Which of the following rivers does Chambal River merge with
(a) Bana (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) Yamuna
Q11. Benson and Hedges Cup is related to which sports?
(a) Hockey (b) Cricket (c) Football (d) Basket Ball
Q12. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Cinema'?
(a) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (b) Charan Singh (c) Raja Lalith Rai (d) Balram Naidu
Q13. The Nathula Pass is located in which state
(a) Arunanchal Pradesh (b) Sikkim (c) Jammu & kashmir (d) Himachal Pradesh
Q14. The Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is located in ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharshtra (d) Himachal Pradesh
Q15. Which one is the least populated states of India?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim (c) Nagaland (d) Assam
Q16. Which Indian state has the longest boarder with China?
(a) Sikkim (b) Uttarakhand (c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q17. Who wrote the Novel 'The God Father'?
(a) Agatha Chritie (b) VS Nagpal (c) lan Fleming (d) Mario Puzo
Q18. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant, the plant is-
(a) Neem (b) Eucalyptus (c) Cinnamon (d) Cinchona
Q19. Hypertension is the term used for sein heart rate
(a) Increase in heart rate (b) Decrease in blood pressure
(c) Decrease in blood pressure (d) Increase in blood pressure
Q20. Dead sea is located between which countries
(a) Jordan & Sudan (b) Jordan & Israel (c) Turkey & UAE (d) UAE & Egypt
Q21. The only continent in the world without a desert ?
(a) North America (b) Asia © Africa (d) Europe
Q22. In which Ocean 'Bermuda Triangle' Region is located?
(a) Atlantic b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
Q23. Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensively found in-?
(a) The Sundarbans b) Rann of Kachch (c) Malabar Coast (d) Tamil Nadu
Q24. Chilka Lake is located in -
(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
Q25. In which city 'Island Palace' is located?
(a) Jaipur (b) Udaipur (c) Ajmer (d) Jodhpur
Q26. Who was the first Indian to go into space ?
(a) Ravish Malhotra (b) Satish Dhawan (c) Kalpana Chawla (d) Rakesh Sharma
Q27. Who designed the present National Flag of India?
(a) Sachindra Prasad Bose (b) Sukumar Mitra (c) Pingali Venkaiya (d) Sarojini Naidu
Q28. Who among the following is the first citizen of a city in India?
(a) Mayor (b) Chairman (c) Sheriff (d) Member of Legislative Assembly
Q29. G-15 is an economic grouping of?
a) First World Nation (b) Third World Nation (c) Second World Nation (d) Fourth World Nation
Q30. For Galvanizing Iron which of the following metals is used?
(a) Lead (b) Aluminium (c) Copper (d) Zinc
Q31. Dronacharya Award is given into which field
(a) Literature (b) Sports (c) Education (d) Music
Q32. Which of the following religions dones 'Tower of Silence' relate to in India?
(a) Zoroastrians (b) Christians (c) Jews (d) Muslims
Q33. Who was known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
(a) Govind Vallabh Pant (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) Chandra Bose (d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Q34. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the following fields -
(a) Bio-Chemistry (b) Electronics (c) Economics (d) Geology
Q35. Who is known as the 'Father of Green Revolution' in India
(a) Dr. M S Swaminathan (b) Verghese Kurien (c) Both of them (d) None of Them
Q36. The 'Bori Wildlife Sanctuary' is located in which state
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
Q37. Sulthan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which of the following sports?
(a) Badminton (b) Hockey (c) Table Tennis (d) Golf
Q38. In which state / Union Territory, Karikal port is located?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Puduchery (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
Q39. Nagaland was carved out from which state, with which it shares 512 km long boarder?
(a) Assam (b) Sikkim (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) West Bengal
Q40. When is the 'Armed Forces Flag Day' observed every year-
(a) December 05 (b) December 07 (c) December 09 (d) December 10
Q41. Name the plant important is 'Sericulture'
(a) Pea (b) Legumes (c) Mulberry (d) Cassia
Q42. The biggest 'Public Sector Undertaking' in the country is -
(a) Iron & Steel Plants (b) Roadways (c) Railways (d) Airways
Q43 At which particular place on Earth are the days & nights of equal length-
(a) Prime Meridian (b) Poles (c) Equator (d) Nowhere
Q44. The study of Heavenly bodies is called?
(a) Astronomy (b) Astrology (c) Astrophysics (d) Astronautics
Q45. CEYLON was the original name of Srilanka
Q46. FUJIYAMA is the highest mountain in Japan.
Q47. GERMANY--country makes Mercedes Benz and adidas.
Q48. RUSSIA country is the largest in terms of land area.
Q49. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a Submarine under water, the instrument used is PERISCOPE
Q50. Which is the largest asteroid in the Solar System.
(a) Haumec (b) 4 Vesta (c) Pallas (d) Ceres
Q51. Headquarters of UNO is situated at
(a) Paris (b) Geneva (c) Hague (d) New York (USA)
Q52. Fathometer is used to measure?
(a) Rainfall (b) Ocean Depth (c) Sound Intensity (d) Earth Quakes
Q53. Anthophobia is fear of which of the following?
(a) Boss (b) Fire (c) Flowers (d) Dogs
Q54. The unit of electrical resistance of a conductor is
(a) Faraday (b) Volt (c) Ampere (d) Ohm
Q55. Which is the country which has the 'Great - Barrier Reef?
(a) London (b) Australia (c) Ireland (d) New Zealand
Q56. Which of the cities is located on the banks of the River Saryu?
(a) Varanasi (b) Ayodhya (c) Kanpur (d) Allahabad
Q57. River Luni originates near Pushkar and drains into which of the following -
(a) Rann of Kuchchh (b) Arabian Sea (c) Gulf of Combay (d) Lake of sambha
Q58. Who created the famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh?
(a) Gaudi (b) Saarinen (c) Krioshna Rao Jaisim (d) Nek Chand
Q59. Which Sea is referred to as an 'Oceanic desert'?
(a) Red Sea (b) Sargasso Sea (c) Arabian Sea (d) Sea of Japan
Q60. The Khajuraho Dance Festival is organised annually in which state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Assam
Q61. The Ganga delta region is suitable for jute cultivation due to the rich fertile........... and favourable
temperature and rainfall.
(a) Alluvium Soil (b) Black Soil (c) Red Soil (d) Laterite Soil
Q62. Who is known as punjab kesari -
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Dr Shri Krishna Singh (c) Ashutosh Mukherjee (d) Jagjeevan Ram
Q63. Which fundamental right is called as the 'Heart and Soul' of the constitution?:
(a) Right to Equality (b) Right to Freedom
(c) Right against Exploitation (d) Right to constitutional Remedies
Q64. What does LED display refer to
(a) Light Emitting Diode (b) Light Elimination Diode (c) Light Ejecting Diode (d) Light Equipped Diode
Q65. Which of the following Indian States is the Largest Producer of rubber
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhara Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
Q67. What is the correct measurement of a pitch in the cricket game
(a) 20m long (b) 22m long (c) 24m long (d) 26m long
Q69. India has agreed to establish an Indian Institute of Technology in which country?
(a) Bangladesh (b) UAE (c) Singapore (d) SriLanka
Q70. Among the following, which country is not a part of QUAD?
(a) USA (b) India (c) Australia (d) UK
Q71. Capital of Vietanm is?
(a) Manila (b) Kuala lampur (c) Jakarta (d) Hanoi
Q72. Who is the current foreign minister of India?
(a) Rajanath Singh (b) Piyush Goyal (c) S. Jaishankar (d) Ajit Dobhal
Q73. BIMSTEC headquarters is located at ?
(a) Bangkok (b) Colombo (c) Dhaka (d) New Delhi
Q74. Cape Canaveral is well known for launch of satellite, it is located in?
(a) Florida (b) Georgia (c) Virginia (d) New York
RIMC Previous Year Questions December 2022
Q1. Ozone layer 'Preservation day' is celebrated on
(a) 16 September (b) 5th June (c) 23 March (d) 21 April
Q.3 How many languages does the Indian Constitution recognize?
(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26
Q.4 The first Indian state to go completely organic is
(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim (c) Manipur (d) Kerala
Q.5 When is the International Yaga Day Celebrated?
(a) June 21 (b) March 21 (c) April 22 (d) May 21
Q.7 What is capital of Meghalaya?
(a) Shillong (b) Dispur (c) Agartala (d) Imphal
Q.8 is the first woman to head a public sector bank
(a) Anurandhati Bhattacharya (b) Shikha Sharma (c) Chanda Kochar (d) Usha Ananthsubramanyam
Q.9 Who is the author of Ramayana?
(a) Jyoti Rao Phule (b) Valmiki (c) Vyasa (d) Kabir
Q.10 The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India?
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 8
Q.12 Which is the first feature film of India?
(a) Kalidas (b) Raja Harshchandra (c) Savitri (d) Devdas
Q.13 Who is the father of Indian Cinema?
(a) Dada sahib Phalke (b) Bal Thakery (c) Raj Kapoor (d) Prithviraj Kapoor
Q.14 Who is the first Education Minister of India?
(a) Ramesh Pokhriyal (b) Abul Kalam Azad (c) Dr Rajendra Prasad (d) Dharmendra Pradhan
Q.15 In which year did the first five Year Plan begin?
(a) 1951 (b) 1948 (c) 1953 (d) 1958
Q.16 Which article was scrapped in 2019 that gave special states status to Jammu & Kashmir?
(a) Article 270 (b) Article 14 'A' (c) Article 370 (d) Article 215
Q.17 Dengue Fever is caused by
(a) Bacteria (b) Algae (c) Virus (d) Protozoa
Q.18 Which is the wettest place in the world?
(a) Mizoram (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Mawsynram
Q.19 Who discovered Electricity?
(a) Benjamin Franklin (b) Wright Brothers (c) Alexander Grahm Bell (d) Pavlov
Q.20 What does URL stand for?
(a) Unite Resource Location (b) Uniform Resource Location
(c) Uniform Resource Locator (d) Unite Resource Locator
Q.21 Which of the following is the chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere?
(a) Nitrogen (b) Argon (c) Carbon Dioxide (d) Oxygen
Q.22 Which of the following is an east flowing river of Indian Peninsula?
(a) Tapi (b) Narmada (c) Mahanadi (d) Luni
Q.23 Which state is in the easternmost part of India?
(a) Assam (b) Nagaland (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Manipur
Q.24 Which Union Territory has the highest literacy rate?
(a) Puducherry (b) Ladakh (c) Delhi (d) Lakshadweep
Q.25 In which game will a team win 'The Ranji Trophy'?
(a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Cricket (d) Basketball
Q.26 Who is the first Indian to win the 'Nobel Prize'
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore (b) V Raman (c) Mother Teresa (d) Hargovind Khurana
Q.27 Which country will host the 2026 Asian Games?
(a) China (b) Japan (c) Philippines (d) South Korea
Q.28 Summer and Winter Olympic Games are spaced how many years apart?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
Q.29 World War I ended in which year?
(a) 1917 (b) 1920 (c) 1919 (d) 1918
Q.30 Which metal is the lightest metal in the world?
(a) Zinc (b) Lithium (c) Platinum (d) Gold
Q.31 Panama Canal links which two oceans?
(a) Atlantic & Pacific (b) Atlantic & Indian (c) Arctic & Pacific (d) Indian & Pacific
Q.32 Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world?
(a) Great Bear Lake (b) Lake Superior (c) Ohrid Lake (d) Great Salt Lake
Q.33 Which is the highest dam of India?
(a) Richand Dam (b) Tehri Dam (c) Mettur Dam (d) Sardar Sarovar Dam
Q.34 Which is the hottest continent of the world?
(a) Africa (b) South Asia (c) North America (d) Australia
Q.35 Which state has the longest coastal line in India?
(a) Gujarat (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) West Bengal
Q.36 Which is the largest flower in the world?
(a) Rafflesia (b) Jasmine (c) Baloon flower (d) Camellia
Q.37 Which Bank is called Bankers Bank of India?
(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) State Bank of India (d) ICICI Bank
Q.38 Which is the India*s first Super Computer?
(a) Param 8000 (b) Param 80,000 (c) Param 800 (d) Param 8
Q.39 Who is known as 'The Iron Man of India'?
(a) APJ Abdul Kalam (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Vallabhai Patel (d) Manmohan Singh
Q.44 The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was
(a) Sikander Lodi (b) Shershah Suri (c) Bahlul Lodi (d) Ibrahim Lodi
Q.45 Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka's empire?
(a) Taxila (b) Bihar (c) Kashmir (d) Madras
Q.46 Caspian Sea, Dead Sea and Aral Sea are actually-
(a) Lakes (b) Rivers (c) Part of Ocean (d) None of these
Q.47 Adigranth is the religious book of
(a) Parsis (b) Sikhs (c) Hindus (d) Buddhism
Q.48 Lord Buddha was born in
(a) Vaishali (b) Patliputra (c) Lumbini (d) Bodh Gaya
Q.49 Who Introduced 'Green Army' for Environmental conservation?
(a) Japan (b) China (c) Australia (d) Egypt
Q.50 Who chairs the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog?
(a) NITI Aayog CEO (b) President of India (c) Prime Minister of India (d) Union Finance Minister
Q.51 The world's highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?
(a) Sikkim (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Assam
Q.53 What is the currency of Myanmar?
(a) Kyat (b) Ruphaya (c) Bhatt (d) Yen
Q.55 Seasons occur because:
(a) The rotation of the earth (b) The earth's revolution around the sun
(c) The earth's axis is inclined by (661/2) (d) Combined effect of (b) & (c) above
Q.57 Pulmonary artery carries-
(a) Pure blood from lungs (b) Pure blood to lungs
(c) Impure blood to lungs (d) Impure blood from lungs
Q.58 The Midnight sun appears at
(a) North Pole (b) South Pole (c) Equator (d) Tropic of Cancer
Q.59 The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in which of the following countries?
(a) US (b) Canada (c) Mexico (d) All of the above
Q.62 Which is the highest mountain in Africa? /
(a) K2 (b) Matterhorn (c) Elbrus (d) Kilimanjaro
Q.63 Red Sea is situated in the Ocean?
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean (c) Atlantic Ocean (d) None of these
Q.64 After how many years FIFA World Cup is held?
(a) 2 Years (b) 3 Years (c) 4 Years (d) Every year
Q.65 Propagation of light quanta may be described by
(a) Photons (b) Protons (c) Electrons (d) Neutrons
Q.66 Trachoma is disease of
(a) Throat (b) Lungs (c) Eyes (d) Liver
Q.67 Who is the founder of space transport services company, Space X?
(a) Jeff Benzos (b) Elon Musk (c) Evan Spiegel (d) Jack Dorsey
Q.68 Kambala is a traditional buffalo race held in the state of-
(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Telangana (d) Kerala
Q.69 At which part of the intestines is the digested food absorbed by the blood?
(a) Ileum (b) Colon (c) Jejenum (d) Caecum
Q.70 Computer is connected to internet by the device called MODEM .
Q.71 The smallest country in the world is VATICAN CITY .
Q.72 The currency of Sweden is KRONER .
Q.73 SUN is the nearest star to the Planet earth.
Q.74 NAGALAND State of India is famous for celebration of 'Hornbil Festival'.
Q.75 KALPANA CHAWLA was the first female Indian Astronaut.
RIMC Previous Year Questions June 2023
Q.1. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
(a) The Stapes (b) Sternum (c) Malleus (d) Patella
Q.2. What is the chemical formula for table salt?
(a) H₂SO₄ (b) HNO, (c) NaCl (d) K₂CO,
Q.3. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Methane (c) Oxygen (d) Water vapor
Q.4. What is the largest organ in the human body?
(a) Brain (b) Skin (c) Heart (d) Liver
Q.5. Which gas is produced when an acid reacts with a metal?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Carbon dioxide
Q.6. What is the name of the process by which a liquid turns into a gas at a temperature below its
boiling point?
(a) Evaporation (b) Sublimation (c) Melting (d) Condensation
Q.7. What is the process by which plants release water vapour into the air called?
(a) Photosynthesis (b) Transpiration (c) Respiration (d) Evaporation
Q.8. Which planet in our solar system is known for its rings?
(a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
Q.9. Which of the following elements is a metal?
(a) Nitrogen (b) Carbon (c) Oxygen (d) Iron
Q.10. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
(a) Solid (b) Gas (c) Plasma (d) Liquidation
Q.11. Who is known as the "Father of Modern Genetics"?
(a) Charles Darwin (b) Gregor Mendel (c) Louis Pasteur (d) Robert Koch
Q.12. What is the name of the process by which living organisms break down glucose to produce energy?
(a) Photosynthesis (b) Respiration (c) Digestion (d) Excretion
Q.13. What is the acceleration due to gravity near the surface of the Earth?
(a) 9.8 meters per second square (b) 1.62 meters per second square
(c) 3.71 meters per second square (d) 24.79 meters per second square
Q.14. What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?
(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Indian Ocean (c) Pacific Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean
Q.15. What is the name of the process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a
liquid first?
(a) Evaporation (b) Sublimation (c) Melting (d) Freezing
Q.16. Who was the first president of the United States of America?
(a) Thomas Jefferson (b) George Washington (c) John Adams (d) James Madison
Q.17. What is the capital city of Japan?
(a) Tokyo (b) Kyoto (c) Osaka (d) Hiroshima
Q.18. Which of the following is NOT a state in India?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Tibet (d) Kerala
Q.19. Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
(a) Japan (b) China (c) South Korea (d) North Korea
Q.20. In which year did India gain independence from British colonial rule?
(a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1948 (d) 1947
Q.21. Which of the following is NOT one of the three branches of the United States government?
(a) Legislative (b) Executive (c) Judicial (d) Military
Q.22. Who wrote the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana"?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Q.23. Which ancient civilization is known for inventing the wheel?
(a) Egyptian (b) Mesopotamian (c) Greek (d) Roman
Q.24. Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
(a) The Great Pyramid of Giza (b) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
(c) The Colossus of Rhodes (d) The Eiffel Tower
Q.25. Who was the first prime minister of India
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi (c) Rajiv Gandhi (d) Narendra Modi
Q.45. Namda, is the centuries-old traditional craft, is associated with which state@UT?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Uttarakhand
Q.49. When is the 'National Science Day' celebrated every year.
(a) February 21 (b) February 24 (c) February 28 (d) March 3
Q.50. 'Satuani and Jur Sital' are the festivals celebrated in which state/UT.
(a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Assam (d) Karnataka
Q.56. Galathea Bay National Park is situated in which state/UT?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Goa (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q.57. Mohinattam dance form is most popular in which state?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan
Q.58. The capital city of Vietnam is
(a) Hanoi (b) Ho Chi Minh City (c) Ulaanbaatar (d) Vientiane
Q.59. Headquarters of World Meteorological organization is
(a) New York (b) Paris (c) Geneva (d) Vienna
Q.60. Every year, International Literacy Day is observed on
(a) 08 march (b) 08 September (c) 09 April (d) 10 October
Q.61. Who is the current Managing director and CEO of IMF?
(a) Kristalina Georgieva (b) Horst Kohler (c) Christine Lagarde (d) Dominique Strauss Kahn
Q.62. Who is the present Railway Minister of India?
(a) Piyush Goyal (b) Ashwini Vaishnaw (c) DV Sadananda Gowda (d) Suresh Prabhu
Q.63. Which is the largest lake in the world?
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Caspian Sea (c) Lake Superior (d) Lake Baikal
Q.66. In which state in the famous Somnath temple located?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
Q.67. At which city is the Head office of reserve bank of India located?
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chandigarh (d) Bangalore
Q.72. The Bandipur National park is located in?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Himachal Pradesh
Q.73. 'Sedna' is the name of a
(a) Planet (b) Asteroid (c) Satellite (d) Missile
Q.74. Kilowatt-hour is a unit of ?
(a) Power (b) Energy (c) Time (d) None of these
Q.75. The paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the ?
(a) Ramayana (b) Mahabharta (c) Jatakas (d) Panchatantra
RIMC Previous Year Questions December 2023
Q.1 Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro (b) Mount Fuji (c) Mount Everest (d) Mount Denali
Q.2 What is the name of the largest desert in the world, which is not a hot desert?
(a) Sahara Desert (b) Artic Desert (c) Antarctic Desert (d) Atacama Desert
Q.3 Which two countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
(a) Italy and Tunisia (b) Spain and Morocco (c) Egypt and Jordan (d) Greece and Turkey
Q.4 The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of which country?
(a) Australia (b) Brazil (c) Philippines (d) Thailand
Q.5 What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
called?
(a) Prime Meridian (b) Equator (c) Tropic of Cancer (d) Tropic of Capricorn
Q.6 Which river is the longest in the world?
(a) Amazon River (b) Nile River (c) Mississippi River (d) Yangtze River
Q.7 What is the term for a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses and is surrounded by
water on two sides?
(a) Isthmus (b) Peninsula (c) Archipelago (d) Plateau
Q.8 Which African country is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills" due to its mountainous terrain?
(a) Kenya (b) Rwanda (c) Tanzania (d) Nigeria
Q.9 What is the largest planet in our solar system?
(a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
Q.10 What is the highest waterfall in the world, located in Venezuela?
(a) Angel Falls (b) Niagara Falls (c) Victoria Falls (d) Iguazu Falls
Q.11 Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
(a) South Korea (b) China (c) Japan (d) Thailand
Q.12 In which African country would you find the ancient city of Carthage?
(a) Egypt (b) Libya (c) Tunisia (d) Algeria
Q.13 Who was the Egyptian queen known for her relationship with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
(a) Cleopatra (b) Nefertiti (c) Hatshepsut (d) Nefertari
Q.14 Which war, fought from 1950 to 1953, is often referred to as the "Forgotten War"?
(a) World War I (b) World War II (c) Korean War (d) Vietnam War
Q.15 Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) Bessie Coleman (b) Amelia Earhart (c) Harriet Quimby (d) Beryl Markham
Q.16 Which ancient wonder of the world was a colossal statue in Greece, dedicated to the sun god Helios?
(a) The Great Pyramid of Giza (b) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
(c) The Colossus of Rhodes (d) The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Q.17 Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in
two different scientific fields?
(a) Marie Curie (b) Rosalind Franklin (c) Jane Goodall (d) Barbara McClintock
Q.18 In which year did Christopher Columbus first voyage to the Americas?
(a) 1492 (b) 1520 (c) 1607 (d) 1776
Q.19 What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed during his voyage that led to the
theory of evolution by natural selection?
(a) Santa Maria (b) HMS Beagle (c) Mayflower (d) Endeavour
Q.20 Who is often called the "Father of the Indian Space Program" and was the founding director of
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)?
(a) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (b) Dr. Homi J. Bhabha (c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (d) Dr. C.V. Raman
Q.21 Who is considered the "Father of Modern Physics" and is famous for his theory of relativity?
(a) Isaac Newton (b) Albert Einstein (c) Galileo Galilei (d) Stephen Hawking
Q.22 What ancient civilization is known for its terracotta army, discovered in the tomb of the first Emperor of
China?
(a) Inca (b) Mayan (c) Roman (d) Qin
Q.23 What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
(a) Go (b) Ge (c) Gd (d) Au
Q.24 Who is credited with the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin?
(a) Louis Pasteur (b) Alexander Fleming (c) Jonas Salk (d) Robert Koch
Q.25 Which planet in our solar system has the most extensive ring system?
(a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
Q.26 What is the chemical formula for ozone?
(a) O2 (b) H2O (c) CO2 (d) O3
Q.27 The process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen is
called:
(a) Fermentation (b) Respiration (c) Photosynthesis (d) Transpiration
Q.28 Which scientist formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
(a) Isaac Newton (b) Albert Einstein (c) Galileo Galilei (d) Stephen Hawking
Q.29 What is the chemical name for common table salt?
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Calcium carbonate (c) Potassium nitrate (d) Magnesium sulphate
Q.30 What is the process of a liquid changing into a vapor at the surface of the liquid, occurring at temperatures
below its boiling point?
(a) Boiling (b) Evaporation (c) Condensation (d) Sublimation
Q.31 In the periodic table, which element has the atomic number 92 and is the heaviest naturally occurring
element on Earth?
(a) Uranium (b) Plutonium (c) Thorium (d) Neptunium
Q.32 What is the phenomenon where white light is separated into its constituent colors when passing
through a prism?
(a) Reflection (b) Refraction (c) Dispersion (d) Diffraction
Q.33 Who is known for formulating the theory of relativity and is famous for the equation 𝑬 = 𝒎𝒄𝟐?
(a) Isaac Newton (b) Albert Einstein (c) Niels Bohr (d) Max Planck
Q.34 What is the study of fossils and prehistoric life, providing insights into the history of Earth and the
evolution of organisms?
(a) Archaeology (b) Paleontology (c) Geology (d) Anthropology
Q.38 What is the national flower of India?
(a) Rose (b) Lotus (c) Sunflower (d) Jasmine
Q.40 In which year was the United Nations (UN) founded?
(a) 1919 (b) 1945 (c) 1951 (d) 1963
Q.41 Which of the following is the largest crater on the moon?
(a) Aristotle (b) Bailey (c) Theophilus (d) South Pole-Aitken basin
Q.42 Who is often called the "Nightingale of India" and was a prominent freedom fighter and poet?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Rani Lakshmibai (c) Kalpana Chawla (d) Mother Teresa
Q.43 What is the official language of Brazil?
(a) Portuguese (b) Spanish (c) French (d) Italian
Q.44 What is the capital city of Ukraine?
(a) Baku (b) Bucharest (c) Kyiv (d) Budapest
Q.45 In which country is the famous city of Venice, known for its canals and gondolas?
(a) Greece (b) Spain (c) Italy (d) France
Q.46 What is the currency of Japan?
(a) Won (b) Peso (c) Yen (d) Baht
Q.47 Who is the current President of Palestine?
(a) Mahmoud Abbas (b) Olaf Scholz (c) Md Bin Salem (d) Yasser Abbas
Q.48 In which country would you find the ancient city of Petra, famous for its rock-cut architecture
and the Treasury?
(a) Jordan (b) Egypt (c) Lebanon (d) Turkey
Q.49 What is the currency of Israel?
(a) Shekel (b) Tuva (c) Denier (d) Forint
Q.50 Who is known for painting the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" and is considered one of the
greatest artists of all time?
(a) Pablo Picasso (b) Vincent van Gogh (c) Leonardo da Vinci (d) Rembrandt
Q.51 How many consonants are there in the English Language?
(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 20
Q.52 Name the Primary Colors?
(a) Red, Yellow and Blue (b) Red, Green and Blue
(c) Green, Blue and Yellow (d) Green, Red and Black
Q.53 Who wrote 'Malgudi Days'?
(a) KR Narayan (b) Sudha Moorthi (c) RK Narayan (d) Barbara McClintock
Q.54 Who invented the 'Watch'?
(a) Peter Henlein (b) Johann Cochlaus (c) Robert Hooke (d) Thomas Tompion
Q.55 Where would you be if you were standing on the 'Spanish Steps'?
(a) Spain (b) Italy (c) France (d) Peru
Q.56 How many minutes are there in a full week?
(a) 10080 (b) 11080 (c) 10180 (d) 11180
Q.57 Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole, but where was he from?
(a) Norway (b) Sweden (c) Denmark (d) England
Q.58 Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
(a) Nicholas Copernicus (b) Galileo Galilei (c) Aristarchus (d) Thomas Heath
Q.59 What is the national animal of China?
(a) Panda (b) Dragon (c) Tiger (d) Snow Leopard
Q.60 Which country is famous for its stunning fjords, vikings, and the Northern Lights?
(a) Finland (b) Sweden (c) Norway (d) Iceland
Q.63 Which African country is known as the "Pearl of Africa"?
(a) Kenya (b) Tanzania (c) Uganda (d) Mozambique
Q.64 Who was the first person to travel to space?
(a) Yuri Gagarin (b) Neil Armstrong (c) Valentina Tereshkova (d) John Glenn
Q.68 Which city is the host of 2028 Olympics?
(a) Paris (b) Rome (c) Los Angeles (d) Geneva
Q.69 Raunak Sadhwani, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
(a) Squash (b) Tennis (c) Chess (d) Badminton
Q.70 The Indian Cabinet has recently declared which day as 'National Space Day' in India?
(a) August 20 (b) August 23 (c) August 25 (d) August 27
Q.72 Which one is the longest river in South India?
(a) Kaveri (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Vaigai
Q.75 World's Deepest Railway Station is being build in?
(a) USA (b) France (c) China