Month: October 2020

Q Who among the following is popularly known as ‘the waterman of India’?

Ans 1. Bindeshwar Pathak

2. Arunachalam Muruganantham

3. Satyabhama Das Biju

4. Rajendra Singh

Waterman of India	Rajendra Singh
Birdman of India	Salim Ali
Frogman of India	Satyabhama Das Biju
Metro Man of India	E Sreedharan
Forest Man of India	Jadav Payeng
Missile Man of India	Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Iron Man of India	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Rocket Man of India	K Sivan

Q Who among the following was the Chief Guest in the Republic Day Parade organised
at Rajpath in the year 1955?

1 Abdel Fatah-al-Sisi

2 General Malik Ghulam Muhammad

3 Sukarno

4 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah

Q How many teams participated in the 1975 Cricket World Cup?

1 10

2 14

3 12

4 8

Eight teams [ 1975 Cricket World Cup ]

Australia , New Zealand , England , India , Pakistan , the West Indies , Sri Lanka and East Africa

 Q ‘Nupa’ dance is associated with which Indian state?

Ans 1. Karnataka

2. Manipur

3. Jharkhand

4. Tamil Nadu

Q Which city is known as the ‘Marble city of India’ ?

1 Kishangarh

2 Jalore

3 Dhanbad

4 Surat

Marble city of India	Kishangarh
Granite city of India	Jalore
Leather city of India	Kanpur
Diamond city of India	Surat
Silver city of India	Cuttack
Steel city of India	Jamshedpur
Orange city of India	Nagpur
Detroit of India	Chennai
Manchester of India	Ahmedabad

 Q Select the option representing the given communities and their total population in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011.

Ans 1. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%

2. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 6.3%

3. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 16.2%, Christian – 2.3%

4. Hindu – 89.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%

Population percentage [ Census 2011 ]

Hindu [ 79.8 % ] , Muslim [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.3 % ] , Sikh [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.4 % ]

Q Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food ?

1 Butterflies

2 Dragonflies

3 Honeybees

4 Wasps

Q As of 2024 , How many times India won the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup ?

1 Once

2 Twice

3 Thrice

4 Four times

Q In which of the following states is the Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary located?

1 Bihar

2 West Bengal

3 Assam

4 Gujarat

Q In a badminton singles game, if both the players are on 29 points then at what point
will one of them win the game ?

1 31st point

2 Match will be drawn

3 30th point

4 32nd point

Q Who among the following was one of the members of the fusion group ‘Shakti’ that
performed worldwide?

1 Bickram Ghosh

2 Zakir Hussain

3 Anindo Chatterjee

4 Fiyaz Khan

Shakti [ Band ]

Shakti were a fusion band formed by English guitarist John McLaughlin , Indian violin player L Shankar , percussionists Zakir Hussain [ On Tabla ] and TH Vinayakram [ on Ghatam ]

Q For how many days is the Hornbill festival held?

Ans 1. 5

2. 10

3. 15

4. 20

 Q ‘Manipur’ , ‘Meghalaya’ and ‘Tripura’ celebrate their statehood day on :

1 20 February

2 21 January

3 16 May

4 1 December

Q Onam is celebrated as the homecoming of which Ausura King?

 1. Mahabali 

2. Kansa

 3. Devadutta 

4. Yama

Onam [ or Thiruvonam ]

It is the harvest festival of Kerala . It is celebrated for 10 days during the Malayalam month of Chingam . It is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of King Mahabali

Q Which is a traditional Indian sport , whereby athletes perform various types of gymnastics moves and hold various poses on a vertical wooden pole ?

1 Mallakhamb

2 Kambala

3 Jallikattu

4 Vallam Kali

Q With which of the following states is Jallikattu , the traditional bull taming sport , associated ?

1 Rajasthan

2 Kerala

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Gujarat

Q The Kambala festival of Karnataka is essentially associated with what ?

1 Buffalo race

2 Cock fighting

3 Tribal dance

4 Bull fighting

Q Yamini Reddy , daughter of Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy is a ________ dancer. 

Ans 1. Manipuri

 2. Kuchipudi 

3. Bharatanatyam 

4. Kathak

Q 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by which of the following cities? 

Ans 1. Los Angeles

 2. Tokyo

 3. Brisbane

 4. Paris

Q Under the tutelage of ____________, the Indian football team won the gold medal in 1951 Asian Games, and finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics. 

 1. TM Varghese

 2. Kartick Chandra Mukherjee 

3. Syed Abdul Rahim 

4. Sailen Manna

Q The _________ festival is celebrated thrice in a year in Assam. 

Ans 1. Kajari 

2. Bihu 

3. Madai 

4. Hareli

Q How many elements of India were listed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as of April 2024? 

Ans 1. 13 

2. 14

 3. 18

 4. 15

Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad‘?

1. Sudha Murty

2 Kiran Desai

3 Arundhati Roy

4 Twinkle Khanna

The Legend of Lkshmi Prasad , Mrs Funnybones and Pyjamas are Forgiving

Twinkle Khanna

Q Who among the following was the first Indian personality to win an Oscar Award in the ‘Best Costume Design’ category?

 Ans 1. Bhanu Athaiya 

2. Rohit Bal 

3. Neeta Lulla

 4. Ritu Kumar

Q What was the code name for India’s first nuclear test conducted at Pokhran in 1974?

1 Smiling Buddha

2 Operation Shakti

3 Operation Bandar

4 Peaceful Buddha

Q In which of the following states are the Nallamala Hills located?

 Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh 

2. Arunachal Pradesh 

3. Uttar Pradesh 

4. Andhra Pradesh

Q What is the total number of classical dance forms in India as per the Sangeet Natak Akademi? 

Ans 1. 5

2. 8 

3. 3

 4. 10

Classical dance

Bharatanatyam , Kathak, Kathakali , Kuchipudi , Odissi , Manipuri , Mohiniyattam and Sattriya

Q The Nagarhole National Park is located in ______. 

Ans 1. Arunachal Pradesh 

2. Goa 

3. Karnataka 

4. Tamil Nadu

Q Which is an animal trading festival of Gujarat ?

1 Vautha Mela

2 Madhavpur Mela

3 Ambubachi Mela

4 Kumbh Mela

Q When a Kabaddi game is on, how many players are there on each side? 

Ans 1. 7 

2. 8 

3. 6 

4. 5

Q Who among the following is revered as the Father of Ecology in India?

1 Meghnad Saha

2 Ramdeo Misra

3 Har Gobind Khorana

4 Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar

Q In which state of India is the Terai Elephant reserve located?

 Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh 

2. Kerala 

3. Uttar Pradesh 

4. Karnataka

Elephant Reserves in India

Singhbhum Elephant Reserve [ Jharkhand ] , Kameng Elephant Reserve [ Arunachal Pradesh ] , Sonitpur Elephant Reserve [ Assam ] , Singphan Elephant Reserve [ Nagaland ] , Lemru Elephant Reserve [ Chhattisgarh ] , Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve [ West Bengal ] , Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve [ Odisha ] , Intanki Elephant Reserve [ Nagaland ] , Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve [ Tamil Nadu ] , Rayala Elephant Reserve [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Nilambur Elephant Reserve [ Kerala ] , Wayanad Elephant Reserve [ Kerala ] , Shivalik Elephant Reserve [ Uttarakhand ] and Baitami Elephant Reserve [ Odisha ]

Q In which state of India is the Similipal biosphere reserve located?

 Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh 

2. Kerala 

3. Odisha 

4. Karnataka

Q How many Olympic Medals did India win in the sport of wrestling, as of 2024? 

Ans 1. Five

 2. Seven

3. Four 

4. Three

Wrestling 7 Medals [ 2 Silver + 5 Bronze ]

KD Jadhav [ 1952 ] , Sushil Kumar [ 2008 ] , Sushil Kumar [ 2012 ] , Sakshi Malik [ 2016 ] , Ravi Kumar Dahiya  [ 2020 ] and Bajrang Punia [ 2020 ]

Q Who is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in an ODI match ?

1 Chetan Sharma

2 Kuldeep Yadav

3 Harbhajan Singh

4 Jasprit Bumrah

Q Where is the Rumi Darwaza located?

Ans 1. Gwalior

2. Bhopal

3. Lucknow

4. Agra

Q In which year was the famous shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan awarded the Bharat Ratna? 

Ans 1. 2001

 2. 1996

 3. 1998

 4. 2005

Q The Thomas Cup is a trophy that signifies world supremacy in some sport . Name the sport .

1 Hockey

2 Badminton

3 Football

4 Cricket

Q The Halda festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India? 

Ans 1. Maharashtra 

2. Himachal Pradesh 

3. Meghalaya 

4. Karnataka

Q Who is known as the father of Indian Census?

1 Thomas Jefferson

2 Henry Walter

3 Yuzo Morita

4 Chandra Sumsher Rana

Q Who was the first captain of the Indian cricket team ?

1 Sunil Gavaskar

2 C.K. Nayudu

3 Srinivas Venkataraghvan

4 Ravi Shastri

First captain of the Indian cricket team	C.K. Nayudu
First ODI captain of the Indian cricket team	Ajit Wadekar
First T20 captain of the Indian cricket team	Virender Sehwag

Q Who was the first Indian women to scale the Mount Everest?

1 Santosh Yadav

2 Bachendri Pal 

3 Anshu Jamsenpa

4 Arunima Sinha

Q Waiting for a Visa’ is an autobiographical work of which of the following leaders of India? 

Ans 1. Bipin Chandra Pal 

2. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 

3. Lala Lajpat Rai 

4. Bhagat Singh

Q How many languages enjoy the ‘Classical status in India ?

1 6

2 8

3 9

4 22

Classical Languages

Tamil [ 2004 ] , Sanskrit [ 2005 ] , Kannada [ 2008 ] , Telugu [ 2008 ] , Malayalam [ 2013 ] and Odia [ 2014 ]

Q How many of the main fixed instruments can be found in the Jantar Mantar, Jaipur?

1 25

2 17

3 20

4 15

Q ‘Badhti ka Naam Zindagi‘ is the tagline of which bank in India ?

1 Axis Bank

2 Yes Bank

3 HDFC Bank

4 Punjab National Bank

Q National Human Rights Commission of India is an independent statutory body established on 12 October ______. 

Ans 1. 1996 

2. 2002 

3. 1999

 4. 1993

Q From 1928 to 1956, India won _______ consecutive Olympic gold medals while winning ______ consecutive matches in the game of hockey. 

Ans 1. 6; 24 

2. 5; 15

 3. 6; 18 

4. 3; 24

Q Who was the first Asian football player to score a hat-trick in Olympic Games ?

1 Neville D’ Souza

2 PK Banerjee

3 IM Vijayan

4 Gostha Behari Pal

Q In the context of famous stadiums of India, which among the following pairs is INCORRECT? 

Ans 1. Eden Gardens – West Bengal 

2. Motera – Gujarat 

3. Barabati – Odisha

 4. Brabourne – Himachal Pradesh

Eden Gardens	Kolkata , West Bengal
Narendra Modi Stadium [ or Motera Stadium ]	Ahmedabad , Gujarat
Barabati Stadium	Cuttack , Odisha
Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai , Maharashtra
M Chinnaswamy Satdium	Bangalore , Karnataka
Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium [ or Ekana Stadium ]	Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh
Green Park Stadium	Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh

Q Which of the following is the popular harvest festival of Meghalaya? 

Ans 1. Wangala 

 2. Nuakhai 

 3. Pongal 

 4. Onam

Q The Phool Dei festival is primarily celebrated by the people of ________ in India. 

Ans 1. Gujarat 

2. Sikkim 

3. Uttarakhand 

4. Karnataka

Q The fictional town ‘Malgudi’ was the setting for stories written by ______. 

Ans 1. Munshi Premchand 

2. Ruskin Bond

 3. RK Narayan

 4. Sudha Murty

Q Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is associated with which of these sports ?

1 Hockey

2 Golf

3 Football

4 Cricket

Q Which committee is recommended for the establishment of the National Stock Exchange?

1 YV Reddy Committee

2 Pherwani Committee

3 ML Jhingan Committee

4 Aravind Mayaram Committee

Q Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?

1 Colosseum – Italy

2 Chichen Itza – Brazil

3 Petra – Jordan

4 Machu Picchu – Peru

Seven Wonders of the World

Petra [ Jordan ] , Colosseum [ Italy ] , Machu Picchu [ Peru ] , Chichen Itza [ Mexico ] , Taj Mahal [ Agra , India ] , Christ the Redeemer [ Brazil ] , Great Wall of China [ China ] , Giza Pyramids [ Egypt ]

Q Which of the following is the oldest High Court in India? 

Ans 1. Patna High Court 

2. Calcutta High Court

 3. Delhi High Court 

4. Allahabad High Court

Q Which of the following teams won the inaugural edition/season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament? 

Ans 1. Mumbai Indians 

2. Delhi Daredevils 

3. Rajasthan Royals 

4. Chennai Super Kings

Q Who among the following was the first singer to be presented with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna award? 

Ans 1. Bhimsen Joshi 

2. Lata Mangeshkar 

3. MS Subbulakshmi

 4. Bombay Jayashri

Q The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in the state of ______. 

Ans 1. Rajasthan 

2. Uttarakhand 

3. Andhra Pradesh 

4. Madhya Pradesh

Q Where is the Salar Jung Museum situated in India ?

1 Lucknow

2 Patna

3 Hyderabad

4 Jaipur

Q Which of the following Indian classical dance forms uses various colours on face to symbolise the characters? 

Ans 1. Odissi

 2. Kathakali 

3. Bharatanatyam 

4. Mohiniattam

Q In the context of the culture of Uttarakhand, ‘Kafuli’ is the name of a:

1. cuisine

2 festival

3 style of painting

4 folk dance

Q How many women representatives did the Constituent Assembly have? 

 1. 18 

2. 13 

3. 11 

4. 15

Q Which technology do third generation computers use?

1 Integrated circuits

2 Transistors

3 Microprocessors

4 Vacuum tubes

First Generation Computers	Vacuum tubes
Second Generation Computers	Transistors
Third Generation Computers	Integrated Circuits
Fourth Generation Computers	Microprocessors

Q Which of the following sites do “NOT” have nuclear power plant?

Ans 1. Vijayawada

2. Naraura

3. Tarapur

4. Rawat Bhata

Nuclear Power Plants in India

Kaiga [ Karnataka] , Kakrapar [ Gujarat ] , Kudankulam [ Tamil Nadu ] , Kalpakkam [ Tamil Nadu ] , Tarapur [ Maharashtra ] , Narora [ Uttar Pradesh ] and Rajasthan Nuclear PowerPlant [ Rawatbhata , Rajasthan ]

Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Angry River’? 

Ans 1. Tom Alter 

2. RK Narayan 

3. Khushwant Singh 

 4. Ruskin Bond

Q In which year was the MUDRA Yojana for providing loan up to ₹10 lakh started?

 Ans 1. 2014 

2. 2015 

3. 2016 

4. 2017

Shishu	0 – Rs 50, 000
Kishore	Rs 50,000 – Rs 5,00,000
Tarun	Rs 5,00,00 – Rs 10, 00,000

Q Which of the following Indian monuments of the medieval period was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993? 

Ans 1. Jahangir’s Tomb

 2. Humayun’s Tomb 

3. Taj Mahal 

4. Buland Darwaza

Q Gammatiha is a folk dance drama of which state ?

1 Chhattisgarh

2 Himachal Pradesh

3 Assam

4 Nagaland

Q ‘Kashida’ is a type of embroidery that is famous in which Indian state ?

1 Punjab

2 West Bengal

3 Jammu And Kashmir

4 Rajasthan

Traditional Embroideries of India

Chikankari [ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ] , Sujini [ Bihar ] , Kashida [ Jammu and Kashmir ] , Phulkari [ Punjab ] , Kantha [ West Bengal ] , Kasuti [ Karnataka ]

Q When is ‘International Dance Day’ celebrated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for performing arts of UNESCO?

1 29th April

2 6th October

3 11th August

4 21st March

Q Which of the following folk songs and dances was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010?

1 Gair

2 Chari

3 Kalbelia

4 Bhavai

Q Which of the following was the first B vitamin discovered in 1897?

1 Biotin

2 Thiamine

3 Folate

4 Riboflavin

Q Pele came to play in Kolkata in 1977 for a football club . Which is that club ?

1 Cosmos

2 Flemingo

3 Santos

4 Sao Paulo

Q The first edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup held in England in :

1 1975

2 1973

3 1983

4 1979

First ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup	1973
First ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup	1975

Q As per the 2011 Census, what percentage of the total population in India lives in rural areas?

 Ans 1. 58.8% 

2. 66.8% 

3. 67.8% 

4. 68.8%

Q The ‘Modhera Dance Festival’ held every year during the third week of January belongs to the state of ______. 

Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh 

2. Gujarat 

3. Rajasthan 

4. Punjab

Q Cricketer MS DHONI was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India in the year :

1 2010

2 2011

3 2012

4 2013

 Q ‘Maimata’ is a popular dance of the Kaloi community from the state of __.

1. Assam

2 Chattisgarh

3 Tripura 

4 Odisha

Q Which of the following monasteries is NOT located in Sikkim?

 Ans 1. Enchey 

 2. Ralong  

3. Pemayangste 

4. Tabo

Monasteries in India

Tabo  [ Himachal Pradesh ] , Kardang  [ Himachal Pradesh ] , Ghum / Ghoom [ West Bengal ] , Mindrolling Monastery [ Uttarakhand ] , Kye  [ Himachal Pradesh ] , Rumtek  [ Sikkim ] , Thiksey  [ Ladakh ] , Tawang  [ Arunachal Pradesh ] , Pemayangtse  [ Sikkim ] , Ralong [ Sikkim ] , Enchey  [ Sikkim ] , Bylakuppe  (Namdroling ) [ Karnataka ] , Phodong [ Sikkim ] , Phyang [ Ladakh ] and Diskit  [ Ladakh ]

Q Which of the following states has the highest number of assembly constituencies? 

Ans 1. Bihar 

2. Rajasthan

 3. Uttar Pradesh [ 403 ]

 4. West Bengal

Q Which of the following bands is considered to be India’s first rock band?

1 Indian Ocean

2 Parikrama

3 Madhavas Rock Band

4 Moheener Ghoraguli

Q Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5th September, it commemorates the birthday of which of the following Indian Presidents? 

Ans 1. Dr. Abdul Kalam 

2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 

3. KR Narayanan 

4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 Q Dekhni is a folk dance associated with which Indian state ?

1 Madhya Pradesh

2 Bihar

3 Goa

4 West Bengal

Q Madikeri hill station is located in which state of India ?

1 Telangana

2 Karnataka

3 Maharashtra

4 Kerala

Q Which city will host the Asian Games 2030 ?

1 Doha

2 Riyadh

3 Hangzhou

4 Aichi and Nigoya

Q Hyderabad is located on the banks of the river :

1 Krishna

2 Musi

3 Chambal

4 Mula-Mutha

Q Name the smallest district in India.

1 Mahe

2 Guntur

3 Alirajpur

4 Hailakandi

Q Gatka, a traditional fighting style of the Nihang Sikh warriors, used both for self-defence as well as a sport, has originated from which of the following states of India?

1 Punjab

2 Kerala

3 Manipur

4 Tamil Nadu

Q While performing the Suwa folk dance of Chhattisgarh, women act like which of the following birds? 

Ans 1. Peacock 

2. Pigeon 

3. Parrot 

4. Hornbill

 Q Which of the following traditional theatre forms belongs to Kashmir?

1. Bhaona

2 Maach

3 Tamasha

4 Bhand Pather

 Q Dhap , a folk dance form of _____ , performed by the Kandha tribe .

1 Odisha 

2 Kerala

3 Rajasthan

4 Assam

Q With which of the following musical instruments is the musician Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar associated?

 Ans 1. Tabla

2. Swarmandal

 3. Flute

4. Tanpura

Q As on 2024 , which of the following states has a bicameral system?

1 Maharashtra

2 Gujarat

3 Arunachal Pradesh

4 Kerala

6 out of 28 states have a State Legislative Council

Andhra Pradesh [ 58 ] , Karnataka [ 75 ] , Telangana [40 ] , Maharashtra [78 ] , Bihar [ 75 ] and Uttar Pradesh [ 100 ]

Q With which of the following states is the ‘Mand’ or ‘Maand’ style of singing

associated?

1. Gujarat

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Rajasthan

Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of FIFA, the international federation governing association football, situated? 

Ans 1. Spain

 2. Switzerland [ Zurich ] 

3. Australia 

4. USA

Q Talaja Caves are located in the state of __

1 Gujarat

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Bihar

4 Andhra Pradesh

 Q Gotipua is a traditional dance form in the state of _____

1 Odisha

2 Assam

3 Haryana

4 Meghalaya

Q The Jhaveri sisters– Nayana, Suverna, Ranjana and Darshana are famously associated with which style of dance?

 Ans 1. Kathakali 

2. Bharatnatyam 

3. Kuchipudi 

4. Manipuri

O Qut of the five tributaries of the Indus which are called ‘Panchnad’, which of the following completely drains the Indian territory unlike others which enter Pakistan? 

Ans 1. Beas 

2. Jhelum 

3. Ravi 

4. Satluj

Q When was the Electronic Voting Machine [ EVM ] first used in India ?

1 1982

2 1986

3 1999

4 2008

Electronic Voting Machine [ EVM ]

EVM’s were first used in 1982 in the By-election to the North Paravur Assembly constituency in Kerala.

Q In which among the following sports did Sakshi Malik win a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics? 

Ans 1. Shooting 

2. Wrestling 

3. Boxing 

4. Weightlifting

Q Who among the following was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan?

1 Hargobind Khorana

2 JRD Tata

3 Satyendra Nath Bose

4 John Matthai

First recipient of Padma Vibhushan

Satyendra Nath Bose , Nandalal Bose , Zakir Hussain , Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher , VK Krishna Menon and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Q According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India? 

 1. 15.23 percent 

2. 16.68 percent 

3. 17.98 percent

 4. 14.96 percent

Total Literacy rate : 74.04 %

Male Literacy rate : 82.14 % Female Literacy rate : 65.46 %

Difference between Male and Female Literacy rate [ 16.68 % ]

Q Who was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship?

1 Prakash Padukone

2 Saina Nehwal

3 Srikanth Kidambi

4 P.V. Sindhu

Q Who was the ‘Man of the Match’ at the 1983 Men’s World Cup Cricket Final? 

Ans 1. K Srikanth

 2. Madan Lal 

3. Kapil Dev 

4. Mohinder Amarnath

Q When was the first Common Wealth Games [ Hamilton , Canada ] held?

1 1930

2 1920

3 1925

4 1924

Q Domakonda Fort is located in which of the following states?

1. Madhya Pradesh

2 Karnataka

3 Rajasthan

4 Telangana

Q Myanmar shares around _____ border with India ?

1 1,643 km

2 4069 km

3 699 km km

4 106 km

Land borders of India

Afghanistan [ 106 km ] , Bhutan [ 699 km ] , Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] , Myanmar [ 1643 km ] , Nepal [ 1751 km ] , Pakistan [ 3310 km ] , China [ 3488 km ]

 Q ‘Yampuri’, the traditional rod puppet, is associated with the state of:

1 Maharashtra

2 Rajasthan

3 Karnataka

4 Bihar

Q What is the name of the autobiography of Viswanathan Anand?

  1. Mind Master

 2. The Test of My Life 

 3. Playing It My Way

4. Ace Against Odds

Autographies of sportspersons

The Test of My Life  [ Yuvraj Singh ] , Playing It My Way [ Sachin Tendulkar ] , Ace Against Odds [ Sania Mirza ] , Playing to Win [ Saina Nehwal ] , A Shot At History [ Abhinav Bindra ] , 281 And Beyond [ VVS Laxman ] , Straight From the Heart [ Kapil Dev ] , Believe [ Suresh Raina ] , The Golden Girl [ PT Usha ] , One Century Is Not Enough [ Sourav Ganguly ] , Wide Angle [ Anil Kumble ]

Q Identify the INCORRECT pair of Primitive subsistence agriculture and related state from following :

1 Kuruwa-Jharkhand

2 Koman-Kerala

3 Podu-Andhra Pradesh

4 Dahiya-Madhya Pradesh

Primitive subsistence agriculture

Dahiya [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Podu [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Koman [ Odisha ] , Kumari [ Western Ghats ] , Kuruwa [ in Jharkhand ] , Pamlou [ Manipur ]

Q Which of the following books is written by E.M. Forster?

 Ans 1. The Hungry Tide 

2. A Passage to India 

3. Train to Pakistan 

4. One Arranged Murder

The Hungry Tide	Amitav Ghosh
Train to Pakistan	Khushwant Singh
One Arranged Murder	Chetan Bhagat

Q With which of the following instruments is the musician Tulsidas Borkar associated ?

1 Tabla

2 Sitar

3 Harmonium

4 Flute

Musical Instruments and their exponents

Nikhil Banerjee [ Sitar ] , Bickram Ghosh [ Tabla ] , Tulsidas Borkar [ Harmonium ] , Nagai R Muralidharan [ Violin ] , Hariprasad Chaurasia [ Flute / Bansuri ] , Pannalal Ghosh [ Flute ] Ustad Zakir Hussain [ Tabla ] , Ustad Allah Rakha [ Tabla ] , Ustad Sabir Khan [ Tabla ] , Pandit Kishan Maharaj [ Tabla ] , Amjad Ali Khan [ Sarod ] , Sultan Khan [ Sarangi ] , S Balachander [ Veena ] , Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri [ Tabla ] , Hafiz Ali Khan [ Sarod ] ,Vilayat Khan [ Sitar ]  Tanmoy Bose [ Tabla ] ,  Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh [ Tabla ] , Ustad Bundu Khan [ Sarangi ] , Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram [ Ghatam ] , Anokhelal Mishra [ Tabla ] , Bismillah Khan [ Shehnai ] , Asad Ali Khan [ Veena ] , Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma [ Santoor ] , Annapurna Devi [ Surbahar ] , Sundaram Balachander [ Veena ]