Q In the post-independence period, who won the 1st individual Olympic Medal for India in
1952?
1 Khashaba Jadhav
2 Milkha Singh
3 Kapil Dev
4 Karnam Malleswari
Q In which state is the ‘Sonepur Cattle Fair’ a well-known cultural event ?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Bihar
4 Punjab
Q What is the average circumference of the standard cricket ball in international cricket?
1. 7.89 inches – 8.45 inches
2 10.46 inches – 10.90 inches
3 9.45 inches – 10.20 inches
4 8.81 inches – 9 inches
Q The decadal growth rate from 2001-2011 was recorded as _____ according to the 2011 census.
Ans 1. 17.64%
2. 17.54%
3. 15.64%
4. 21.54%
Q Bonalu is a Hindu festival celebrated to worship Goddess Mahakali in which of the
following states?
1 Kerala
2 Assam
3 Telangana
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who holds the record for the most medals won by a woman at the Olympics ?
1 Larisa Latynina
2 Ireen Wust
3 Birgit Fischer
4 Marit Bjørgen
Q The Oudh Kisan Sabha was set up in the year __.
1. 1924
2 1921
3 1920
4 1918
Q In which Indian state will you find Mount Tiyi?
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2 Odisha
3 Nagaland
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) is one of the premier institutions working in the field of linking education with culture. CCRT was established in:
Ans 1. 1987
2. 1989
3. 1979
4. 1977
Q The origin of the tantric Yogini Cult is believed to be from :
1 Odisha
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Bihar
4 Rajasthan
Q In which of the following Indian states will you find the Buxa Fort?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Odisha
3 West Bengal
4 Karnataka
Q Which state has the largest share (according to length) of National Highways in India as of 2024 ?
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Kolayat Fair [ Kapil Muni Fair ] is celebrated in which state of India ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Haryana
3 Gujarat
4 Maharashtra
Q Which musician is associated with the musical instrument, the Mridangam?
Ans 1. RK Bijapure
2. KV Prasad
3. Zakir Hussain
4. Ali Akbar Khan
Q ‘Hola Mohalla festival’ started by Guru Gobind Singh Ji is majorly celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Nagaland
3. Kerala
4. Punjab
Q India’s border with Myanmar runs along the states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and _______.
Ans 1. Assam
2. Sikkim
3. West Bengal
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following books is written by Mulk Raj Anand?
1 The Private Life of an Indian Prince
2 The White Tiger
3 Sea of Poppies
4 Train to Pakistan
| Untouchable , Coolie , Across the Bla ck Waters , The Private Life of an Indian Prince , Seven Summers , The Village , The Sword and the Sickle and Two Leaves and A bud | Mulk Raj Anand |
Q ‘Courage and Commitment: An Autobiography’ is written by which Indian Politician?
1 Margaret Alva
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Rahul Gandhi
4 LK Advani
Q Among the following, which festival is celebrated by the Jain community?
1 Lohri
2 Paryushana
3 Hemis
4 Nuakhai
Q Sunlight takes an average of _________ to travel from the Sun to Earth.
1. 8 minutes and 20 seconds
2. 8 hours and 20 minutes
3. 18 minutes and 45 seconds
4. 3 minutes and 20 seconds
Q The Behdienkhlam festival is primarily celebrated in the state of:
1 West Bengal
22 Uttar Pradesh
3 Jharkhand
4 Meghalaya
Q What is the total number of India’s neighbouring countries?
1. Twelve
2. Nine
3. Eight
4. Six
| Neighbour Countries | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka |
Q Which of the following Indian festivals is celebrated to pay reverence to Lord
Jagannath?
1 Losar
2 Hemis
3 Thrissur Pooram
4 Ratha Yatra
Q In which state of India is the Moatsu festival celebrated every year?
1 Karnataka
2 Jharkhand
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Nagaland
Q ‘Maach’ is the traditional theatre form of which Indian state?
1 Karnataka
2 Nagaland
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Assam
Q The Mahakali Caves are a group of 19 rock cut monuments located in __.
1 Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 West Bengal
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Defending India’?
1 Pranab Mukherjee
2 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3 Sitaram Yechury
4 Jaswant Singh
Q ‘Waiting for a Visa’ is a 20-page autobiography written by _.
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Ram Mohan Roy
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Q Who became the first tribal [ woman ] President of India ?
1 Meira Kumar
2 Sumitra Mahajan
3 Droupadi Murmu
4 Pratibha Patil
Q How many members of the Legislative Council are there in the state of Karnataka?
Ans 1. 75
2. 100
3. 68
4. 78
| Legislative Council | Andhra Pradesh [ 58 ] , Bihar [ 75 ] , Karnataka [ 75 ] , Maharashtra [ 78 ] , Telangana [ 40 ] , Uttar Pradesh [ 100 |
Q Which of the following games is related to the ‘U Thant Cup’?
Ans 1. Lawn tennis
2. Horse racing
3. Table tennis
4. Hockey
Q Gella Chutt is an indigenous game associated with the state of :
1 Assam
2 Tripura
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who among the following is the recipient of top four civilian awards namely, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna?
Ans 1. Pandit Ravi Shankar
2. Ustad Allah Rakha
3. Ustad Bismillah Khan
4. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Only Four Indians have received the top four civilian awards namely, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna
| Ustad Bismillah Khan | Padma Shri [ 1961 ] , Padma Bhushan [ 1968 ] , Padma Vibhushan [ 1980 ] and Bharat Ratna [ 2001 ] |
| Satyajit Ray | Padma Shri [ 1958 ] , Padma Bhushan [ 1965 ] , Padma Vibhushan [ 1976 ] and Bharat Ratna [ 1992 ] |
| Bhimsen Joshi | Padma Shri [ 1972 ] , Padma Bhushan [ 1985 ] , Padma Vibhushan [ 1999 ] and Bharat Ratna [ 2009 ] |
| Bhupen Hazarika | Padma Shri [ 1977 ] , Padma Bhushan [ 2001 ] , Padma Vibhushan [ 2012 ] and Bharat Ratna [ 2019 ] |
Q Who among the following is a SITAR player?
1 Shahid Parvez
2 Sultan Khan
3 Sheik Chinna Moulana
4 Shivkumar Sharma
Q Mohanan Chandrasekaran, an awardee of Madras Music Academy’s Sangeetha
Kalanidhi, is a __ player of Carnatic classical music.
1 Violin
2 Flute
3 ghatam
4 Mridangam
Q Who among the following versatile musicians of India won the Best Music Director
National Award for the Hindi movie ‘Rudaali’ and was also known as the ‘Bard of
Brahmaputra’?
1 Jayanta Hazarika
2 Bhupen Hazarika
3 Joi Barua
4 Manas Robi
Q Ustad Zakir Hussain , Ustad Allah Rakha , Ustad Sabir Khan , Pt. Kishan Maharaj are
known for which of the following instruments?
1 Mandolin
2 Mohan Veena
3 Tabla
4 Surbahar
Q _____ is an exclusive martial dance form of Manipur that includes unique display of skill, creativity and agility in which the performer enact a mock fight sequence.
1 Thang Ta
2 Rangama
3 Chakyar Koothu
4 Singhi Chamm
Q In which year was the Pro Kabaddi League founded in India?
1 2013
2 2014
3 2016
4 2015
Q In which state of India is the Seshachalam biosphere reserve located?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
Q Onam is a harvest festival primarily celebrated in which of the following states of
India?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Kerala
4 Assam
| Onam | 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 of the following is the title of the autobiography of Sania Mirza?
1 Touched by God
2 Ace Against Odds
3 Sunny Days
4 Unbreakable
Q The Mohan Veena , a modified Hawaiian Guitar also known as Hindustani side Guitar was created and popularized by _____
1 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
2 Asad Ali Khan
3 Ram Narayan
4 Anoushka Shankar
Q ‘A Nation in Making’ a book written by ____
1 Surendranath Banerjee
2 MG Ranade
3 GK Gokhale
4 Vallabhbhai Patel
Q In Natya Shastra , Bharat Muni has cubbed musical instrument into how many groups ?
1 4
2 7
3 6
4 3
| In Natya Shastra , Bharat Muni has cubbed musical instrument into four groups | Avanaddha Vadya [ Percussion Instruments ] , Tat Vadya [ Stringed Instruments ] , Ghan Vadya [ Solid Instruments ] and Sushir Vadya [ Wind Instruments ] |
Q Who was the first recipient of the Ashok Chakra [ [ India’s highest peacetime military award ] from Indian Air Force ?
1 Suhas Biswas
2 Neerja Bhanot
3 Bachittar Singh
4 Narbahadur Thapa
| First recipient ofAshok Chakra | Bachittar Singh and Narbahadur Thapa |
| First recipient of Ashok Chakra [ From Indian Air Force ] | Suhas Biswas |
| First female recipient of Ashok Chakra | Neerja Bhanot |
Q ____ was the first goalkeeper to become the captain of an international hockey team.
Ans 1. Birendra Lakra
2. Richard J Allen
3. PR Sreejesh
4. Shankar Lakshman
Q ‘Alkap’ is a rural dance drama performance prevalent in the parts of Jharkhand and ____
1 West Bengal
2 Gujarat
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Rajasthan
Q The Red Fort Complex in New Delhi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the year _____
1 2005
2 2007
3 1983
4 1989
Q Gir forest , which is famous for the ____ , is located in Gujarat .
1 Asiatic Lion
2 One-Horned Rhino
3 Wild Buffalo
4 Giant Squirrel
Q ‘Huli Vesha’ is a popular folk dance in the coastal region of ____
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Odisha
4 Karnataka
Q In which of the following states are the mountain peaks Delwara and Jarga located?
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Haryana
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Gujarat
Q Tamladu (or Tamla Du) is a festival celebrated by the ______ tribe.
Ans 1. Tutsa
2. Mishmi
3. Wancho
4. Khamti
Q Which among the following was known as the Imperial Bank of India before 1955?
Ans 1. Union Bank of India
2. State Bank of India
3. Oriental Bank of Commerce
4. Central Bank of India
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Insider’?
Ans 1. PV Narasimha Rao
2. Oscar Fernandes
3. K Natwar Singh
4. Manmohan Singh
Q Which of the following persons played the Shehnai at the Red Fort to celebrate the occasion of India’s independence in August 1947 ?
1 Bismillah Khan
2 Vasant Desai
3 Anant Lal
4 Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan
Q Goddess Amba is the presiding deity of ______ dance/drama performances.
Ans 1. Harikatha
2. Theyyam
3. Maach
4. Bhavai
Q Which is the largest country in North America [ by area ] ?
1 Canada
2 USA
3 Mexico
4 Nicaragua
| Largest country of North America | Canada |
| Largest country of South America | Brazil |
| Largest country of Africa | Algeria |
Q Name the Minister who resigned during the India China war in 1962 ?
1 VK Krishna Menon
2 Baldev Singh
3 Jagjivan Ram
4 George Fernandes
Q Who among the following is the first Indian woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra?
Ans 1. Neerja Bhanot
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Kiran Bedi
Q Blue Jay or Indian roller is the state bird of how many Indian states ?
1 4
2 5
3 2
4 3
| Blue Jay or Indian roller | State bird of Odisha , Telangana and Karnataka |
Q Which of the following is a popular folk song of Bundelkhand region ?
1 Alha
2 Birha
3 Tappa
4 Laman
Q In which state is the Ananthagiri Hills located?
1 Telangana
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
Q On which river is the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam built?
1 Krishna
2 Cauvery
2 Kali nadu
4 Tungabhadra
Q With which of the following musical instruments is the musician Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar associated?
1 Tabla
2 Swarmandal
3 Flute
4 Tanpura
Q In which state is the Sarhul festival celebrated?
1 Jharkhand
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Assam
4 Gujarat
Q The Hurka Baul dance is performed during the cultivation of paddy and maize in which of the following states ?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Assam
3 Odisha
4 West Bengal
Q Pang Lhabsol is primarily celebrated across __.
1 Tripura
2 Assam
3 Nagaland
4 Sikkim
Q In which of the following states is the Chandragad fort situated ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Karnataka
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Gujarat
Q Which of the following states is associated with the singing of ‘Pankhida’ by peasants while working in the fields ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Punjba
3 Haryana
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Mountaineer Edmund Hillary , one of the first persons to climb Mount Everest , was of ____ nationality.
1 New Zealand
2 Norwegian
3 Australian
4 Scottish
| First person to climb Mount Everest | Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Noragy [ 1953 ] |
| First woman to climb Mount Everest | Junko Tabei |
Q Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of Mahi river ?
1 Som
3 Jakham
3 Anas
4 Tendoni
| Tributaries of Mahi river | Som , Jakham , Anas , Panam , Harna , Chap and Maureen |
Q In which of the following years was Super Over introduced in cricket to replace the bowl-out method to break a tie ?
1 2008
2 1997
3 2000
4 2018
Q ‘Dumhal’ is the famous dance form of which of the following states/union territories ?
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Puducherry
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q The name of Norway’s parliament is :
1 Diet
2 Storting
3 Knesset
4 Jatia
| Parliament of Japan | Diet |
| Parliament of Norway | Storting |
| Parliament of Israel | Knesset |
| Parliament of Bangladesh | Jatia |
Q Nagara, Dravida and Vesara styles of architecture, which evolved during the medieval
period in India, were associated with __.
1 Town Planning
2 Temples
3 Palaces
4 Forts
Q Operation ___ was the code name for the police action against the Princely State of Hyderabad in September 1948 by the newly independent republic of India.
1 Polo
2 Smile
3 Lotus
4 Vijay
Q If a table tennis game does not go up to deuce , then what is the maximum point to be earned by the winner ?
1 10
2 11
3 15
4 14
Q Which of the following books is NOT authored by Amitav Ghosh ?
1 Sea of Poppies
2 The Hungry Tide
3 The Shadow Lines
4 The God of Small Things
Q The _____ Hills are part of the Patkai mountain range in Mizoram.
1 Lushai
2 Shivalik
3 Palani
4 Cardamon
Q Which of the following country has hosted the Commonwealth Games maximum number of times ?
1 Australia
2 Canada
3 New Zealand
4 Scotland
Q Ponmudi hill station is in ___
1 Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Himachal Pardesh
4 Odisha
Q Gurudongmar lake is in which of the following states ?
1 Sikkim
2 Nagaland
3 Assam
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following was the first arch dam constructed in India ?
1 Idukki
2 Bhakra
3 Lakhwar
4 Nagarjuna Sagar
Q ‘Serve to Win’ is the autobiography of :
1 Novak Djokovic
2 Rafael Nadal
3 Roger Federer
4 Rod Laver
Q Chumathang hot springs are located in ____
1 Meghalaya
2 Ladakh
3 Sikkim
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the monuments is NOT located in the state of Tamil Nadu ?
1 Gol Gumbaz
2 Mahabalipuram Rathas
3 Vivekananda Rock Memorial
4 Brihadesswarar Temple
| Gol Gumbaz [ the tomb of Adil Shah ] | Bijapur [ Karnataka ] |
Q On which of the following rivers would you find the Massanjore Dam ?
1 Mayurakshi
2 Subarnarekha
3 Ajay
4 Rupnarayan
Q An 18-meter statue of Lord Gomateshwara is located in :
1 Thanjvur
2 Suchindram
3 Tirunelveli
4 Shravanabelagola
Q Mount Thullier [ 642 m ] is an important mountain peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, It is located in :
1 Great Nicobar
2 North Andaman
3 South Andaman
4 Middle Andaman
Q In which of the following states / union territory Thikse Monastery is located ?
1 Ladakh
2 Sikkim
3 Manipur
4 West Bengal
Q Reis Magos Fort is in ____
1 Goa
2 Kerala
3 Puducherry
4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q Rajasthan Atomic Power Project is in __
1 Rawatbhata
2 Churu
3 Phalodi
4 Bhawani Mandi
Q Which of the following hills are known for Bauxite Mines ?
1 Panchptmali hills
2 Savandurga hills
3 Gandhamardhan hills
4 Agasthyamalai hills
Q Who among the following was the first tribal Speaker of Lok Sabha ?
1 GV Mavalankar
2 GMC Balayogi
3 PA Sangma
4 Meira Kumar
| First Speaker of Lok Sabha | GV Mavalankar |
| First tribal Speaker of Lok Sabha | PA Sangma |
| First woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar |
Q ‘Ramoji Film City’ is located close to which of the following cities?
1. Mumbai
2 Hyderabad
3 Pune
4 Gurugram
Q The Indian Cricket Team played its first T20 International match in 2006 against which country ?
1 South Africa
2 Australia
3 England
4 West Indies
Q ‘Sagarmatha’ is the Nepali name for:
1. Lhotse
2 Kanchenjungha
3 Makalu
4 Mount Everest
Before being renamed , Mount Everest was simply known as Peak XV . The other name of Mount Everest is ‘Sagarmatha’ in Nepal and ‘Chomolungma’ in Tibet
Q In which state is the hill station Matheran located?
1. Karnataka
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Maharashtra
Q Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ?
1 SV Krishnamurthy
2 Violet Alva
3 MA Ayyangar
2 PA Sangma
Q Which of the following dams is located in Jharkhand?
1. Koyna
2 Maithon
3 Mettur
4 Sardar Sarovar
Q Who was the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh ?
1 Ravishankar Shukla
2 Harekrushna Mahatab
3 Heera Lal Shastri
4 Yashwantrao Chavan
Q Who was the first test captain of an independent Indian team ?
1 Lala Amarnath
2 CK Nayudu
3 Hemu Adhikari
4 Bishan Singh Bedi
Q In which of the following states is the Bhambavli Vajrai Waterfall located?
1. Odisha
2 Karnataka
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Maharashtra
Q Which of the following is the seventh largest country in terms of area?
1. Algeria
2 India
3 Brazil
4 Argentina
Q Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama from Kerala based on the mythological tale of a
battle between the Goddess __ and the demon Darika.
1. Lakshmi
2 Kali
3 Saraswati
4 Sharada
Q Who among the following was the first Indian to reach Antarctica ?
1 Ram Charan
2 Mihir Sen
3 S Chandrashekhar
4 Rakesh Sharma
| First Indian to reach Antarctica | Ram Charan |
| First Indian woman to reach Antarctica | Mahel Musa |
Q ‘Tabo Monastery’ is located in which state of India ?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q Who was the first person to reach the North Pole ?
1 Robert Peary
2 Ajeet Bajaj
3 Roald Amundsen
4 JK Bajaj
Q Who is the author of book ‘Broom and Groom’ ?
1 Kiran Bedi
2 Arvind Kejriwal
3 Meira Kumar
4 Sumitra Mahajan
Q The film ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ is based on a short story by __.
1. Jaishankar Prasad
2 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
3 Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
4 Munshi Premchand
Q The tomb ‘Chini-Ka-Rauza’ is located in :
1 Agra
2 Bhopal
3 Sikri
4 Aurangabad
Q Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister?
1. Giani Zail Singh
2 R Venkataraman
3 Shankar Dayal Sharma
4 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q Which of the following Presidents of India also served as the Union Labour Minister?
1. Zakir Hussain
2 Ramnath Kovind
3 V.V. Giri
4 N Sanjeeva Reddy
Q In which Summer Olympic Games did PT Usha miss the bronze medal by 0.01 second
in the Women’s 400 m Hurdles race?
1. 1988
2 1992
3 1984
4 1980
Q A ____ performance begins with the Kelikottu , calling the audience to attention followed by the todayam.
1 Kathakali
2 Kuchipudi
3 Sattriya
4 Kathak
Q Whose autobiography is the book ‘By God’s Decree’ ?
1 Kapil Dev
2 MS DHONI
3 Sachin Tendulkar
4 Viar Kohli
Q Who among the following poets wrote under the pen name ‘Nirala’?
1. Jaishankar Prasad
2 Maithili Sharan Gupta
3 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
4 Suryakant Tripathi
Q The famous caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri are located in:
1. Uttarakhand
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Tripura
4 Odisha
Q Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain ?
1 Robert Walpole
2 Winston Churchill
3 Clement Attlee
4 Ramsay MacDonald
Q ‘Sangai’ is the state animal of which state ?
1 Manipur
2 Kerala
3 Jharkhand
4 Karnataka
Q ‘Asol Aap’ is a popular game of ___.
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2 Maharashtra
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Where is the Headquarters of NATO [ The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ] ?
1 Brussels
2 Montreal
3 Washington
4 Rome
Q What is the capital of Ukraine ?
1 Kyiv
2 Minsk
3 Copenhagen
4 Prague
Q Who was the coach of Indian Cricket Team at the 1983 World Cup ?
1 PR Man Singh
2 Garry Kirsten
3 John Wright
4 Duncan Fletcher
Q How many women representatives were there in the Constituent Assembly ?
1 15
2 93
3 78
4 108
Q ‘Kiribath’ is a rice dish from _.
1. Myanmar
2 Bhutan
3 Nepal
4 Sri Lanka
Q What is the approximate east-west extent (in km) of India from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh?
1 3200
2 3600
3 2900
4 2500
Q Chagos Archipelago dispute is the reason of tension between which two countries?
1 United Kingdom and Mauritius
2 USA and Mauritius
3 UK and USA
4 None of these
Q On which date the longest day and the shortest night of the year occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
1 21 June
2 21 March
3 22 December
4 23 September
Q What is the approximate distance (in km) of the moon from Earth?
1 3,84,400
2 2,80,500
3 5,60,000
4 6,00,000
Q Who is the author of the book named “Malgudi Days”?
1 RK Narayan
2 Jim Corbett
3 Lewis Carroll
4 EM Foster
Q Lucifer is another name for the planet __.
1. Jupiter
2 Saturn
3 Venus
4 Mars
Q Which of the following is NOT a part of the brain?
1. Medulla
2 Thalamus
3 Pons
4 Pinna
Q Who was the first Indian to receive the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
Blue Cross?
1. Ronjan Sodhi
2 Vijay Kumar
3 Gagan Narang
4 Abhinav Bindra
Q 1 horsepower = approximately _ watts.
1. 746
2 764
3 647
4 674
Q The birth anniversary of __ is celebrated as ‘International Nurses Day’ every
year.
1. Florence Nightingale
2 Walker
3 Clara Barton
4 Mother Teresa
Q The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of __ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.
1. Allahabad
2 Agra
3 Bijapur
4 Delhi
Q The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _.
1. Gangtok
2 Dharamsala
3 Kalimpong
4 Shillong
Q The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in
__.
1. Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Assam
4 Kerala
Q The Araku Valley, a tourist resort, is located near which of these cities of South India?
1. Visakhapatnam
2 Madurai
3 Kochi
4 Mangalore
Q The World Food Program (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations.
Where is it headquartered?
1. Rome
2 New York
3 Paris
4 Brussels
Q Which of the following books is NOT written by Salman Rushdie?
1. An Area of Darkness
2 Shame
3 Midnight’s Children
4 The Satanic Verses
Q Which of these bones is NOT a part of the human ear?
1. Malleus
2 Stapes
3 Femur
4 Incus
Q Name the largest district in India.
1 Kutch
2 Guntur
3 Alirajpur
4 Hailakandi
| Smallest district | Mahe |
| Largest district | Kutch |
Q Name the westernmost point of India.
1 Amreli
2 Dahod
3 Bharuch
4 Ghuar Mota
| Easternmost point of India | Kibithu [ Arunachal Pradesh ] |
| Westernmost point of India | Ghuar Moti [ Gujarat ] |
Q The approximate diameter of the sun is _____ times the diameter of Earth.
1 109
2 92
3 146
4 123
Q Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
1 Sukumar Sen
2 TN Seshan
3 Sunil Arora
4 MS Gill
Q Which of the following was built by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah?
1. Buland Darwaza
2 Char Minar
3 Jama Masjid
4 Gol Gumbad
Q Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title ?
1 Madhu Sapre
2 Persis Khambatta
3 Reita Faria
4 Sushmita Sen
Q During the Sao Joao festivities , Goans present ____ to each other.
1 fruits
2 flowers
3 beer
4 fish
Q The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act was passed in the year _____ .
1 1956
2 1948
3 1964
4 1965
Q What was the historical name of the city of Guwahati ?
1 Purushapura
2 Bhagyanagara
3 Machilipattnam
4 Pragjyotishpur
Q In which year Sanchi was discovered after being abandoned for nearly 600 Years?
1. 1820
2 1818
3 1814
4 1816
Q The ‘Instrument of Surrender’ which ended the Portuguese rule in India was signed on ______
1 19th December 1961
2 15th August 1947
3 29th December 1951
4 26th January 1948
Q Which Indian author was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for ‘The Room on the
Roof’ in 1957, a book which he wrote at the age of 17?
1. Salman Rushdie
2 Amitav Ghosh
3 Ruskin Bond
4 Khushwant Singh
Q ‘Tholu Bommalatta’, a shadow puppet theatre tradition, belongs to the state of:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Maharashtra
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following is the windiest planet in the solar system?
1. Uranus
2 Mars
3 Saturn
4 Neptune
Q The five-year plans of India were centralised economic and social growth programmes
modelled after those prevalent in __.
1. the USSR
2 the US
3 Norway
4 Germany
Q What is the name of the biography of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha?
1. The Substance and The Shadow
2 Khullam Khulla
3 And Then One Day: A Memoir
4 Anything but Khamosh
| The Substance and The Shadow | Dilip Kumar |
| Khullam Khulla | Rishi Kapoor |
| And Then One Day: A Memoir | Naseeruddin Shah |
| Anything but Khamosh | Shatrughan Sinha |
Q In which year did the Indian Constituent Assembly adopt Article 370 of the
Constitution of India, ensuring special status and internal autonomy for Jammu and
Kashmir?
1. 1961
2 1952
3 1950
4 1949
Q In which Indian state is the Tsomgo Lake located?
1 Mizoram
2 Nagaland
3 Sikkim
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Which state in India celebrates the ‘Sundareswara Festival’?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Goa
4 Himachal Prades
Q Who was the author of the three-act play, ‘Post Office’?
1. Vishnu Sharma
2 Rabindranath Tagore
3 MK Gandhi
4 Karan Singh
Q Meenakshi Srinivasan is an exponent of which of the following dance forms?
1. Kathakali
2 Bharatnatyam
3 Kuchipudi
4 Kathak
Q Famines caused by rat infestation during the flowering of Melocanna baccifera
bamboo in parts of North-East India are known as the ‘__’ famines.
1. Mautam
2 Chalisa
3 Doji Bara
4 Upper Doab
Q Which of the following festivals is dedicated to the Sun God and his wife Usha?
1. Chitragupta Pooja
2 Chhath Pooja
3 Chehllum
4 Basant Panchami
Q The __ states that no woman shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise
except under exceptional circumstances.
1. Indian Penal Code
2 Police Act
3 Code of Criminal Procedure
4 Probation of Offenders Act
Q Which of the following is a pivotal joint in the human body?
1. Shoulder joint
2 Elbow joint
3 Joint between the upper jaw and the rest of the head
4 Joint where our neck joins the head
Q ‘Akbar Nama’ is a __-volume history of Akbar’s reign, written by Abul Fazl.
1. two
2 three
3 five
4 four
Q Kaveri Sankramana is a festival celebrated in __ in the month of October.
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Telangana
Q The Constitution of India was hand-written by __.
1. Prem Behari Narain Raizada
2 Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
3 Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
4 Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Q __ _______fought for the rights of the Dalit community.
1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Bipin Chandra Pal
3 Bhimrao Ambedkar
4 Krishnaji Gopal Karve
Q Which of the following is a well-known variety of coffee initially brought to India from
Yemen?
1. Charrieriana
2 Gesha
3 Arabica
4 Canephora
Q The index titled SENSEX of BSE (erstwhile Bombay Stock Exchange) is an index of
trading of top __ companies in terms of their volume of trade and their share
prices.
1. ten
2 thirty
3 hundred
4 fifty
Q In which year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
1. 1919
2 1921
3 1940
4 1933
Q Where is the Garampani Sanctuary located?
1 Karbi Anglong , Assam
2 Korba , Chhattisgarh
3 Rajgir , Bihar
4 Mysore , Karnataka
Q Who is the author of the famous poem “Kamayani”?
1 Jaishankar Prasad
2 Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
3 Javdev
4 Prem Chand
Q In which year did Yuri Gagarin take the first travel in Space?
1 1961
2 1984
3 1971
4 1965
Q Through which of the following countries does the river Tigris flow?
1 Egypt
2 Iran
3 Italy
4 Iraq
Q While performing the Suwa folk dance of Chhattisgarh, women act like which of the
following birds?
1 Peacock
2 Pigeon
3 Parrot
4 Hornbill
Q Who invented the revolver?
1 Edward Jenner
2 Alexander Fleming
3 Albert Einstein
4 Samuel Colt
Q Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
1 Malwa
2 Deccan
3 Chhota Nagpur
4 None of these
Q Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bihar?
1 Kosi
2 Damodar
3 Mahanadi
4 Yellow river / Hwang Ho
Q Which of the following is known as soft loan window of the World Bank?
1 IDA
2 IMF
3 IBRD
4 MIGA
| Soft Loan Window of the World Bank | International Development Association [ IDA ] |
Q Which country has the most time zones in the world?
1. United Kingdom
2 United States of America
3 Russia
4 France
Q Gambhira, Dhali and Jatra are the famous dance forms of which state?
1. West Bengal
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Punjab
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Which newspaper was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa in 1903?
1. Young India
2 Navajivan
3 Swaraj Hind
4 Indian Opinion
Q Name the only sea in the world that does NOT have a land boundary.
1. Iroise Sea
2 Pechora Sea
3 Amundsen Sea
4 Sargasso Sea
Q LAC (Line of Actual Control) is the effective border between India and:
1. Bangladesh
2 Myanmar
3 Afghanistan
4 China
Q Under the Prime Minister Mudra Yojna, loans for income generating activities up to
__ are termed as Shishu loans.
1. ₹50,000
2 ₹75,000
3 ₹60,000
4 ₹40,000
Q In which year was the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) established in India?
1. 1990
2 1992
3 1994
4 1997
Q In which of the following parts of the human body is the masseter muscle located?
1. Hand
2 Thigh
3 Jaw
4 Chest
Q The Deccan Plateau is a triangular shaped plateau and is bounded by the __
range in the North.
1. Arravalis
2 Satpura
3 Western Ghats
4 Vindhya
Q The capital of the British Indian Empire was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in:
1. 1911
2 1905
3 1907
4 1909
Q The name of Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra is primarily associated with which of the
following dances?
1. Mohiniattam
2 Kathak
3 Odissi
4 Sattariya
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’?
1. Gopinath Bordoli
2 Srilal Shukla
3 Anita Desai
4 RK Narayan
Q The town of Paro is a famous tourism destination of __.
1. India
2 Bhutan
3 Sri Lanka
4 Bangladesh
Q ‘Sagol Kangjei’ of Manipur has been adapted worldwide by the enthusiasts of this
sport as __.
1. Polo
2 Fencing
3 Judo
4 Rugby
Q Bombay state was split along linguistic lines, forming Maharashtra and __, in the
year 1960.
1. Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Karnataka
4 Goa
Q Which state in India houses The National Institute of Water Sports?
1. Assam
2 Goa
3 Karnataka
4 Maharashtra
Q In which year was the State Bank of India created following the passage of the Imperial
Bank of India into state ownership?
1. 1950
2 1947
3 1955
4 1965
Q What was the name of the operation that led to the annexation of the Hyderabad State
into India?
1. Operation Gateway
1 Operation Unity
3 Operation Sunrise
4 Operation Polo
Q Whose autobiography is titled ‘Sunny Days’?
1. Sunil Gavaskar
2 Sourav Ganguly
3 Anil Kumble
4 Sachin Tendulkar
Q Produnova’ is associated with which of the following women’s sports events?
1. Synchronous swimming
2 Cycling
3 Diving
4 Gymnastics
Q Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the relation between the Union and
the States?
1. Part XI
2 Part IX
3 Part VII
4 Part VIII
Q Which of the following forts was built by the Kakatiya dynasty?
1. Raigad
2 Neemrana
3 Panhala
4 Golconda
Q Which part of the world has the highest density of population ?
1. North America
2 East Australia
3 East Africa
4 South Central Asia
Q To which of the following dynasties did Queen Rudramadevi belong?
1. Vakataka
2 Western Ganga
3 Kakatiya
4 Chola
Q With reference to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, which of
the following is Goal Number One?
1. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
2 No poverty
3 Reduced inequalities
4 Zero hunger
Q Kolleru lake is located in the state of __.
1. Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following waterfalls is in the state of Goa?
1. Duduma
2 Gokak
3 Dudhsagar
4 Shivasamudram
Q In 1972, the West Bengal Forest Department recognised its failures in reviving the
degraded __ forests in South Western districts of the State.
1. Segun
2 Sal
3 Palash
4 Piya
Q In 1877, which of the following viceroys organised a durbar to acknowledge Queen
Victoria as the Empress of India?
1. Lord Ripon
2 Lord Dufferin
3 Lord Lytton
4 Lord Minto
Q As per the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 a complaint can be filed in the District
Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum if the value of the claim is up to:
1. ₹15 lakh
2 ₹5 lakh
3 ₹20 lakh
4 ₹10 lakh
Q The gymnast Dipa Karmakar belongs to the state of __.
1. Haryana
2 Maharashtra
3 Manipur
4 Tripura
Q In which year did Amartya Sen receive the Nobel Prize for Economics?
1. 1997
2 1999
3 2004
4 1998
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 in 1954 | Satyendra Nath Bose , Nandalal Bose , Zakir Hussain , Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher , VK Krishna Menon and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck |
Q Which of the following states of matter is also known as the Bose-Einstein
condensate?
1. Second
2 Third
3 Fourth
4 Fifth
Q When is National Consumer Day observed in India?
1. 26th December
2 24th December
3 24th November
4 26th November
Q Who among the following was the President of India when national emergency was
declared in the year 1975?
1. Zakir Husain
2 Varahagiri Venkata Giri
3 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q Which of the following is NOT a tribal group traditionally living in Andaman and
Nicobar Islands?
1. Sentinelese
2 Onge
3 Jarawa
4 Munda
| Major Tribes in India | Bhuta [ Sikkim ] , Kota [ Tamil Nadu ] , Malasar [ Tamil Nadu ] , Kurumba [ Tamil Nadu ] , Chenchus [ Telangana ] , Onge [ Andaman and Nicobar Islands ] , Jarawa [ Andaman and Nicobar Islands ] , Sentinelese [ Andaman and Nicobar Islands ] , Munda [ Jharkhand ] , Bhil [ Madhya Pradesh ] |
Q In which state is the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve located?
1. Meghalaya
2 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Nagaland
4 Sikkim
Q Which soils are widespread in the northern plains and the river valleys and cover
about 40% of the total area of India?
1. Laterite soil
2 Black soil
3 Alluvial soil
4 Red soil
Q Which of the following is a Kharif crop in north and Rabi crop in south India?
1. Sunflower
2 Sesamum
3 Ragi
4 Sugarcane
Q Which of the following Vedas dealt with music?
1. Sama Veda
2 Rig Veda
3 Yajur Veda
4 Atharva Veda
Q ‘Kolkali’ is one of the traditional folk dances of which state?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Nagaland
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following is the world’s largest delta?
1. Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta
2 Rhine-Meuse Delta
3 Irrawaddy Delta
4 Amazon Delta
Q Rauf and Hikat are the dance forms of __.
1. Manipur
2 Sikkim
3 Odisha
4 Jammu and Kashmir
Q What percent of the total geographical area of the world does India account for
(rounded off to nearest whole number)?
1. 4
2 2.4
3 5
4 1
Q Pochampally Ikat sarees and dress materials, famous for their traditional geometric
patterns, belong to the state of __.
1. Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Telangana
4 Karnataka
Q India and Pakistan had signed the __, under which the two countries agreed to
sort out differences and disputes bilaterally.
1. Lucknow Pact
2 Simla Pact
3 Calcutta Pact
4 Agra Pact
| Simla Pact [ 2 July 1972 ] | signed between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Q In which year did India give shelter to Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader?
1. 1962
2 1959
3 1960
4 1957
Q Dashain is the longest and the most important festival of __.
1. Myanmar
2 Bhutan
3 Sri Lanka
4 Nepal
Q Which Indian Lawn Tennis player became the first Asian player to win the Boys’
Singles title at Wimbledon in 1954?
1. Vijay Amritraj
2 Ramesh Krishnan
3 Anand Amritraj
4 Ramanathan Krishnan
Q The Nanda Devi Fair is organised in the Kumaon region in the month of __ every
year.
1. September
2 May
3 December
4 February
Q Which of the following monuments is located in the state of Karnataka?
1. Gol Gumbaz
2 Bara Imambara
3 Qutub Minar
4 Charminar
Q Who among the following built the first European fort [ Fort Emmanuel ] in India in the year 1503?
1. French
2 Portuguese
3 British
4 Dutch
Q Which state became the first fully organic farming state in India in 2016?
1. Assam
2 Sikkim
3 Punjab
4 Goa
Q Ratvai’ is a dance form associated with the __ tribes of India.
1. Jatapus
2 Khasi
3 Mewati
4 Bhil
Q Who among the following helped Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd
expand its work, ushering in the White Revolution?
1. Verghese Kurien
2 Azar Iqbal
3 Baba Amte
4 Sunderlal Bahuguna
Q Muya Awandru’ is a traditional food of this Indian state.
1. Chhattisgarh
2 Karnataka
3 Gujarat
4 Tripura
Q ‘Pateti’ or repentance is a important day of ____ calendar ?
1 Parsi
2 Jain
3 Buddha
4 Christian
Q Which was the first language to be declared a classical language by the Indian Government ?
1 Odia
2 Tamil
3 Kannada
4 Marathi
Q Rukmini Devi Arundale is associated with which of the following dance forms?
1. Bharatnatyam
2 Kathak
3 Kathakali
4 Kuchipudi
Q As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, the total number of members of the Rajya
Sabha cannot be more than:
1. 240
2 250
3 235
4 260
Q In which year did the Government of India introduce value-added tax (VAT) as an
indirect tax in the Indian taxation system to replace the existing general sales tax?
1. 2013
2 2011
3 2005
4 2007
Q In which state is Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve located?
1. Kerala
2 Jharkhand
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Sikkim
Q The ‘Second Backward Classes Commission’ in 1979 was headed by:
1. Jai Prakash Narayan
2 BP Mandal
3 BR Ambedkar
4 VK Sahni
Q In which state is Naharkatiya oil field situated?
1. Assam
2 West Bengal
3 Gujarat
4 Maharashtra
Q To which of the following states do ‘Kajali Paintings’, in which no brush is used,
traditionally belong?
1. Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Why I am an Atheist’?
1. Bhagat Singh
2 Jyotiba Phule
3 BR Ambedkar
4 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q With which of the following games/sports is the ‘Sultan Azlan Shah Cup’ associated?
1. Shooting
2 Tennis
3 Hockey
4 Kabaddi
Q In which year was the post of National Security Adviser created in India?
1. 1998
2 2000
3 2003
4 1999
Q Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana provides a life cover of __ to all
subscribing holders of bank accounts.
1. ₹4 lakh
2 ₹3 lakh
3 ₹2 lakh
4 ₹5 lakh
Q In which Olympic games did India win the gold medal in men’s hockey, for the first
time post-independence?
1. Sydney
2 London
3 Barcelona
4 Athens
Q Which Commission recommended 27% reservation for OBC candidates in all levels of
government services?
1. Sarkaria Commission
2 Kothari Commission
3 Mandal Commission
4 Balwant Commission
Q __ was one of the first Indian rulers to lead an armed rebellion against the British
East India Company in 1824 against the implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse.
1. Jayi Rajaguru
2 Kittur Chennamma
3 Titumir
4 Pazhassi Raja
Q In which year did the companies IBM and Coca Cola shut down their operations for not
being able to comply with the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act that mandated foreign
investors cannot own over 40% in Indian enterprises?
1. 1977
2 1964
3 1981
4 1956
Q When did the Indian Army liberate Goa from the Portuguese and declare it a Union
Territory?
1. 1961
2 1952
3 1967
4 1969
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Best Thing About You is You’?
1. Annu Kapoor
2 Anupam Kher
3 Amitabh Bachchan
4 Anil Kapoor
Q Imphal valley of Manipur is an important centre of __ craft.
1. Mirijims
2 Butta
2 Kauna
4 Godna
Q In which year was the Treaty of Salbai signed?
1. 1773
2 1782
3 1794
4 1799
Q The harvest festival , Puthari is celebrated by the Kodava tribes of which state ?
1 Karnataka
2 Rajasthan
3 Manipur
4 Assam
Q ‘Lai Haraoba’ is celebrtated in which state of India ?
1 Manipur
2 Telangana
3 Rajasthan
4 Haryana
Q Which one of the following is a ritual folk art traditional to the state of Kerala?
1. Margomkali
2 Pithora
3 Phad
4 Manjari
Q In which year did the Government of India set up the first mutual fund by an Act of
Parliament?
1. 1979
2 1963
3 1971
4 1982
Q The size of the pupil of the eye is controlled by the __.
1. retina
2 iris
3 cornea
4 blind spot
Q The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin lies between __ latitudes.
1. 14°N and 34°N
2 16°N and 36°N
3 12°N and 32°N
4 10°N and 30°N
Q Which of the following statements about the city of Ahmedabad is NOT true?
1. Ahmedabad is situated very close to cotton growing areas.
2 The first mill in Ahmedabad was established in the year 1895.
3 Ahmedabad was often referred to as the ‘Manchester of India’.
4 Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the river Sabarmati.
| The first mill in Ahmedabad was established | 1861 |
Q Which of the following is a dance form from the state of Uttarakhand?
1. Rouf
2 Choliya
3 Therukoothu
4 Kutiyattam
Q Which of the following is a book by Lewis Carroll?
1. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
2 The Jungle Book
3 The Man Who Would be King
4 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Q Which of the following Indian states was one of the worst affected by the tsunami on
26th December 2004?
1 Bihar
2 Maharashtra
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who is the first Indian cricketer to have twin centuries in his maiden appearance as a
Test opener?
1. MS Dhoni
2 Rohit Sharma
3 Shikhar Dhawan
4 Virat Kohli
Q __, a festival of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, is celebrated in April every
year.
1. Me Dum Me Phi
2 Doljatra
3 Ali Ai Ligang
4 Mopin
Q Which of the following celestial bodies has a natural satellite named ‘Charon’?
1. Pluto
2 Haumea
3 Saturn
4 Mars
Q In Ancient India , the Ganga and Son river flowed through which Mahajanapadas ?
1 Magadha
2 Kosala
3 Vajji
4 Taxilla
Q Who among the following revolutionaries was popularly known as ‘Master Da’?
1. Ram Prasad Bismil
2 Surya Sen
3 Batukeshwar Dutt
4 Ashfaqulla Khan
Q Which of the following rivers form Kunchikal waterfall in Karnataka?
1. Mandavi
2 Varahi
3 Kabini
4 Urmodi
Q Which State/Union Territory is traditionally associated with a yogurt-based gravy dish
called ‘Yakhni’?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2 Jammu and Kashmir
3 Jharkhand
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q In which of the following states of India is the buffalo breed named ‘Banni’ mainly
reared?
1. West Bengal
2 Odisha
3 Gujarat
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following is responsible for the disease called ‘mad hatter’s disease’?
1. Inhalation of iron dust
2 Mercury poisoning
3 Vitamin D deficiency
4 Inhalation of silica dust
Q In which of the following weight categories did Sakshi Malik win an Olympic medal in
the year 2016?
1. 63 kg
2 53 kg
3 58 kg
4 48 kg
Q With which of the following states is the folk dance named ‘Terah Taali’ traditionally
associated?
1. Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Telangana
4 Maharashtra
Q Which of the following books was written by James Mill, a Scottish economist, in
1817?
1. The Great Mutiny
2 The History of British in India
3 Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
4 A Passage to India
Q Which of the following books is written by Rajendra Prasad?
1. Glimpses of World History
2 An Autobiography: Towards Freedom
3 India Divided
4 The Discovery of India
| Glimpses of World History , An Autobiography: Towards Freedom , The Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Q ‘Kamsale’ is a dance form traditional to the state of __.
1. Goa
2 Gujarat
3 Assam
4 Karnataka
Q In which of the following years was the National Archives of India established?
1. 1876
2 1991
3 1956
4 1891
Q Which of the following is a site of archaeological importance in Jammu and Kashmir?
1 Burzahom
2 Watkal
3 Maski
4 Brahmagiri
Q Where was the first jute mill set up at Kolkata in 1859?
1. Sreerampur
2 Mesra
3 Rishra
4 Howrah
Q How many colours does sunlight consist of?
1. Five
2 Three
3 Two
4 Seven
Q What does Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deal with?
1. Right to Constitutional Remedies
2 Right to Life
3 Right to Property
4 Financial Emergency
Q Wilson’s disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of ______ accumulate in the body .
1 copper
2 calcium
3 iron
4 sodium
Q The __ plateau is sub-divided into the Garo Hills, the Khasi Hills, and the Jaintia
Hills, named after the tribal groups inhabiting the region.
1. Baghelkhand
2 Meghalaya
3 Malwa
4 Chota Nagpur
Q Who emerged victorious in ‘The Siege of Arcot’ in 1751 AD?
1. Portuguese
2 Dutch
3 French
4 British
Q _ is caused when a child’s growing bones fail to develop due to a lack of vitamin
D.
1. Scurvy
2 Goitre
3 Rickets
4 Night blindness
Q Which of the following is the third highest mountain in the world?
1. Annapurna
2 Kanchenjunga
3 Everest
4 K2
Q The human shoulder joint is an example of a __ joint.
1. fixed
2 ball and socket
3 hinge
4 pivotal
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 Bhavai
3 Chari
4 Kalbelia
Q Generally, a steep hill with an elevation of more than __ metres is classified as a
mountain.
1. 1000
2 800
3 500
4 600
Q Bombay Stock Exchange is the __ stock exchange of Asia.
1. fourth
2 third
3 first
4 second
Q Which Indian city has the Nilachal Hills .
1 Guwahati
2 Bareilly
3 Indore
4 Gangtok
Q Which river creates the Jog Falls, also called Gersoppa Falls?
1 Sharavati river
2 Kali river
3 Shimsha river
4 Kabini river
Q Which of the following statements about the river Brahmaputra is INCORRECT?
1. It rises in Tibet.
2 It enters India in Arunachal Pradesh where it is called the Dibang.
3 Most of its course lies outside India.
4 It flows eastwards parallel to the Himalayas
| Brahmaputra enters India in Arunachal Pradesh | Dihang |
Q Indian Universities Commission was set up in which of the following years?
1. 1897
2 1882
3 1909
4 1902
Q Which of the following is the highest mountain in Bhutan?
1. Jomolhari
2 Kula Kangri
3 Gangkhar Puensum
4 Gipmochi
Q In which of the following regions of India is the natural habitat of White-bellied Heron
largely distributed?
1. Western coast
2 North-east
3 Deccan plateau
4 Northern plains
Q ______are the oldest living tree species on Earth.
1 Bristlecone pines
2 Tree of Life
3 Redwood tree
4 Lone Cypress
Q The book titled ‘My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions’ is an autobiography
of:
1. Lal Krishna Advani
2 Pratibha Patil
3 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4 APJ Abdul Kalam
Q With which of the following states is the dance form ‘Povadas’ associated?
1. Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Odisha
4 Maharashtra
Q ‘Kafuli’ is a delicacy of which of the following states’ cuisine?
1. Sikkim
2 Punjab
3 Assam
4 Uttarakhand
Q On which of the following dates is International Tiger Day observed?
1. 12th May
2 5th November
3 29th July
4 10th January
Q Which of the following was the first English language newspaper of India?
1. The Bombay Herald
2 The Madras Courier
3 Maratha
4 Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
Q Who was the author of the book ‘The Golden Threshold’?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 Sarojini Naidu
3 ZA Bhutto
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q The European Champions Cup or Heineken Cup is associated with which sport?
1. Football
2 Hockey
3 Cricket
4 Rugby
Q The two epics, ‘Raghuvamsha’ and ‘Kumarasambhava’ are works of __.
1. Kalidas
2 Sivananda
3 Valmiki
4 Ramdas
Q Which of the following monuments is also known as the ‘Taj of the Deccan’?
1. Qutb Minar
2 Chand Minar
3 Mahabat Maqbara
4 Bibi ka Maqbara
Q Which of the following states has the highest coal reserve?
1. Odisha
2 Jharkhand
3 West Bengal
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Which place had water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the Ganga
river in the first century B.C?
1. Sringaverapura
2 Kanpur
3 Gorakhpur
4 Mirzapur
Q When did the World Trade Organization come into existence?
1. 1990
2 1995
3 2005
4 2000
Q Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest in the world?
1. Godavari-Krishna Mangroves
2 Sundarbans Reserve Forest
3 Gulf of Panama Mangroves
4 Pichavaram Forest
Q Which of the following rivers flows into the Bay of Bengal?
1. Tapi
2 Mahanadi
3 Narmada
4 Indus
Q Human Development Report is published by ________
1. United Nations Development Program
2 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
3 United Nations Child and Education Fund
4 United Nations Capital Development Fund
Q Statistics Day of India is celebrated each year on 29 June to mark the birth anniversary
of:
1. PC Mahalanobis
2 Raghu Raj Bahadur
3 KC Sreedharan Pillai
4 CR Rao
Q Which of the following teams won the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975?
1. England
2 Australia
3 East Africa
4 West Indies
Q India’s average exponential growth rate (population) for the period 2001-2011 was
__% per annum.
1. 3.82
2 0.46
3 1.64
4 2.38
Q The __ is celebrated at Shilpgram in February every year.
1. Taj Mahotsav
2 Ziro Festival
3 Natyanjali Nritya Utsav
4 Tansen Music Festival
Q Which of the following palaces is located in Thiruvananthapuram?
1. Chowmahalla Palace
2 Ujjayanta Palace
3 Kanakakkunnu Palace
4 Amber Palace
Q Rathwa ni Gher is a dance performed on the occasion of __ by the Rathwa tribe of
Gujarat.
1. Janmashtami
1 Makar Sankranti
3 Dussehra
4 Holi
Q Gandhiji delivered the famous ‘Do or Die’ speech on __.
1. 23 March 1942
2 24 September 1942
3 8 August 1942
4 14 July 1942
Q Who discovered Antarctica ?
1 Christopher Columbus
2 Captain James Cook
3 Roald Amundsen
4 Vasco da Gamma
Q National Waterway-1 of India covers:
1. Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of the Brahmaputra river
2 Haldia-Allahabad stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river
3 Kollam-Kottapuram stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara and Udyogmandal
canals
4 Assam-Mizoram stretch of Barak river
| National Waterway 1 | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System [ Haldia – Allahabad ] | Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Jharkhand and West Bengal |
| National Waterway 2 | Brahmaputra River [ Dhubri – Sadiya ] | Assam |
| National Waterway 3 | West Coast Canal [ Kottapuram – Kollam ], Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals | Kerala |
| National Waterway 4 | Krishna River [ Vijayawada – Muktyala ] | Andhra Pradesh |
Q Which of the following environmentalists was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize in
2015?
1. Anadish Pal
2 Vandana Shiva
3 Tulsi Gowda
4 Rajendra Singh
Q Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya is credited with popularising the slogan ‘__‘.
1. Inquilab Zindabad
2 Vande Mataram
3 Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
4 Satyameva Jayate
Q Identify the waterways which separate the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands?
1. Ten Degree Channel
2 Duncan Passage
3 Palk Strait
4 Maliku Kandu
Q Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the US, signed the largest tax cut in the history
of their country in 1981. Which economic theory was this policy centred around?
1. Sweezy’s Kinked Demand
2 CurveLorenz Curve
3 Laffer Curve
4 Kuznets Curve
Q The ‘Veeragase’ dance, performed during the Dusshera festival holds a special place
in the folk dances of the state of __.
1. Assam
2 Odisha
3 Karnataka
4 Sikkim
Q The Paithani saree weaving industry is in which state?
1. Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q In which of the following years was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?
1. 1935
2 1949
3 1965
4 1927
Q Which of the following Acts ended the monopoly of the East India Company over trade
with India?
1. Charter Act of 1833
2 Regulating Act of 1773
3 Charter Act of 1813
4 Regulating Act of 1793
Q As per the Constitution of India, every person who is arrested and detained in custody
shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of __ hours of
such arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the
court of the magistrate.
1. six
2 thirty-six
3 twenty-four
4 twelve
Q What is the maximum amount of bank loan permissible under the Kishor scheme of
the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana?
1. ₹20 lakh
2 ₹15 lakh
3 ₹5 lakh
4 ₹10 lakh
Q Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second highest peak of the
world, K2?
1. Karakoram Range
2 Zanskar Range
3 Pir Panjal Range
4 Ladakh Range
Q Which of the following games of Myanmar is considered as national sport of the country?
1 Chinlone
2 Golf
3 Football
4 Lethwei
| National sport of Myanmar | Chinlone |
| National sport of Bhutan | Archery |
| National sport of China | Ping Pong [ Table Tennis ] |
| National sport of Nepal | Volleyball |
| National sport of Sri Lanka | Volleyball |
| National sport of Bangladesh | Kabaddi |
| National sport of Afghanistan | Buzkashi |
| National sport of Pakistan | Field Hockey |
Q Which cricket ground is known as the ‘Mecca of Cricket’?
1 The Lords , London
2 Melbourne Cricket Ground
3 Eden Gardens , Kolkata
4 The Wanderers , Johannes burg
Q During whose reign Mughal painting reached its highest level?
1 Shah Jahan
2 Jahangir
3 Aurnagzeb
4 Akbar
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the duties and
powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?
1. Article 234
2 Article 149
3 Article 189
4 Article 354
Q In which of the following states is Pichola Lake located?
1. Maharashtra
2 Rajasthan
3 Manipur
4 Sikkim
Q In which of the following sections of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 is
Chandigarh defined as a Union Territory?
1. Section 4
2 Section 3
3 Section 1
4 Section 6
Q What is the strength of Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha ?
1. 39
2 56
3 48
4 35
Q Chutka Atomic Power Plant is situated in which of the following states?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Haryana
4 Gujarat
Q Which President of India from 1982 until 1987 , exercised a pocket veto to prevent the Indian Post Office [ Amendment ] Bill from becoming law.
1 Giani Zail Singh
2 APJ Abdul Kalam
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 R Venkataraman
Q Which of the following districts witnessed the establishment of a parallel government in 1943?
1 Satara
2 Nasik
3 Pune
4 Rajahmundry
Q Padma Bhushan awardee, Buddhadev Das Gupta was an Indian classical _________ player.
Ans 1. sarod
2. tambura
3. tabla
4. sarangi
Q Which of the following soil layers contain humus ?
1 A-horizon
2 B-horizon
3 Bedrock
4 C-horizon
Q Leshalaptu’ is a folk dance of which Indian state?
1. Goa
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Nagaland
Q Who was the first Indian to qualify for the ICS (Indian Civil Service) during the British rules ?
1. Satyendranath Tagore
2 Kiran Bedi
3 Gurusaday Dutt
4 RC Dutt
Q What was the original name of the musician Tansen?
1. Hamirsen
2 Suratsen
3 Bilas Khan
4 Ramtanu Pandey
Q Which among the following is NOT a part of ‘Panch Kedar’?
1. Tungnath
2 Rudranath
3 Neelkanth Mahadev
4 Kalpeshwar
| Panch Kedar | Kedarnath , Madhnaheshwar , Tungnath , Rudranath and Kalpnath |
Q The first Nobel Prize in physiology was awarded to:
1. P Allison
2 Yoshinori Ohsumi
3 Emil Adolf von Behring
4 Edward B Lewis
Q In which city is the Ujjayanta Palace located?
1. Mysore
2 Mount Abu
3 Agartala
4 Guwahati
Q Where is the headquarters of the Tibetan Government in Exile?
1. McLeod Ganj
2 Kurseong
3 Dalhousie
4 Kalimpong
Q The Veer Savarkar International Airport is located at:
1. Nanded
2 Port Blair
3 Kannur
4 Nagpur
Q Who is the author of the novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’?
1. Charlotte Bronte
2 Daniel Defoe
3 Jane Austen
4 Jonathan Swift
Q Which of the following is the oldest stock exchange in India?
1. BSE
2 NSE
3 CSE
4 DSE
Q Which Prime Minister among the following had signed the Assam Accord with the All
Assam Gana Sangram Parishad in 1985?
1. Rajiv Gandhi
2 IK Gujral
3 VP Singh
4 PV Narasimha Rao
Q Which Indian cricket player’s autobiography is titled ‘Playing It My Way’?
1. Sourav Ganguly
2 Kapil Dev
3 Ravi Shastri
4 Sachin Tendulkar
Q The ‘Paitkar’ paintings are unique cultural symbols of __.
1. Chhattisgarh
2 Telangana
3 Jharkhand
4 Karnataka
Q Who among the following was India’s first world champion in any sport after
independence ?
1. Wilson Jones
2 Milkha Singh
3 Lila Ram
4 Ramanathan Krishnan
Q A 7 metre high sculpture known as ‘Sadashiva’, representing three aspects of Lord
Shiva is found at __ Caves.
1. Elephanta
2 Bhimbetka
3 Khandagiri
4 Udayagiri
Q Which year was observed as the International Year of Freshwater?
1. 2009
2 2000
3 2003
4 2007
Q Which of the following rivers form Hogenakkal falls ?
1. Mandavi
2 Kaveri
3 Kabini
4 Urmodi
Q With which of the following states is the folk theatre form ‘Ranmale’ traditionally
associated?
1. Goa
2 Jharkhand
3 Chhattisgarh
4 West Bengal
Q Who among the following is the ‘Visitor’ to all central universities of India?
1. Union Minister of Human Resources Development
2 President of India
3 Chairman, University Grants Commission
4 Vice-President of India
Q Who is the author of book named “An Area of darkness”?
1 VS Naipaul
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 BR Ambedkar
4 Arun Shourie
Q Which is the third largest continent of the world?
1 Europe
2 North America
3 Africa
4 South America
Q Who is the author of the book named “Satyartha Prakash”?
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Amrita Pritam
3 Swani Dayanand
4 Raja Ram Mohan Ro
Q Who among the following is the best Rudra Veena player in Hindustani Classical
Music?
1 Sultan Khan
2 Ustad Rashid Khan
3 Inayat Hussain Khan ‘
4 Ustad Asad Ali Khan
Q Who among the following Indian revolutionaries conceived an armed insurrection
against the British in cooperation with Germany?
1. Ashfaqulla Khan
2 Khudiram Bose
3 Prafulla Chaki
4 Bagha Jatin
Q In which of the following regions did Baba Ramchandra mainly lead the peasant
struggle during colonial rule?
1. Awadh
2 Hyderabad
3 Mysore
4 Jodhpur
Q Rikhampada’ is a traditional dance of __.
1. Himachal Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Chand Minar is located in which of the following states ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Telangana
3 Odisha
4 Gujarat
Q Who among the following founded the Hyderabad city?
1 Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
2 Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah
3 Subhan Quli Qutb Shah
4 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Q Who is the author of the controversial novel ‘Lajja’?
Ans 1. Arundhati Roy
2. Shobhaa De
3. Taslima Nasrin
4. Kiran Bedi
Q Name the first Indian woman to be conferred with Grammy Award.
1 Asha Bhosle
2 Tanvi Shah
3 Anushka Shankar
4 Ananya Birla
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