Month: April 2022

Traditional Embroidery :

Chikankari [ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ] , Sujini [ Bihar ] , Kashida [ Jammu and Kashmir ] , Phulkari [ Punjab ] , Kantha [ West Bengal ] Shamilami [ Manipur ] , Khneng [ Meghalaya ] , Pipli [ Odisha ] , Kasuti / Kasuthi [ Karnataka ] , Gota [ Rajasthan ] and Sandur Lambani Embroidery [ Karnataka ]

Paintings :

Madhubani Painting [ Bihar ] , Warli [ Maharashtra ] , Kalighat [ Kolkata , West Bengal ] , Phad [ Rajasthan ] , Pattachitra [ Odisha ] , Kalamkari Paintings [ Machilipatnam , Andhra Pradesh ] , Paitkar Paintings [ Jharkhand ] , Osakothi [ Odisha ] , Jadopatia [ Jharkhand ] , Saura [ Odisha ] , Rogan art [ a form of fabric painting [ Gujarat ] , Nirmal Paintings [ Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ]

Folk art

‘Rangoli’ is a sanskrit word which means a creative expression of art through the use of color. In ancient India , rangolis were used to decorate the entrances of homes, a floor painting which provided a warm and colorful welcome to visitors

Aipan [ Uttarakhand ] , Aripana [ Bihar ] , Alpana / Alpona [ West Bengal ] , Mandana [ Rajasthan ] , Kollam [ Kerala ] , Muggu [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Rangavalli [ Karnataka ] , Jhoti [ Odisha ] , Puvidal [ Kerala ] , Sathiya / Satiya [ Gujarat ] , Chowkpurana [ Central India : Chhattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh ]

Q Kollam is the traditional folk art of which state ?

1 Bihar

2 Kerala

3 West Bengal

4 Uttarakhand

Q Nirmal paintings are associated with which of the following states ?

1 Andhra Pradesh

2 Nagaland

3 Meghalaya

4 Arunachal Pradesh

Q ‘Aipan’ is the folk art of which state ?

1 Uttarakhand

2 Kerala

3 Rajasthan

4 Bihar

Q Prolific Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain predominantly used which of these
animals to depict a lively and free spirit in his paintings?

1. Elephants

2 Horses

3 Cows

4 Tigers

Q Name the painter of the famous painting , ‘Mahishasura’ ?

1 Tyeb Mehta

2 MF Hussain

3 Raja Ravi Verma

4 Jamini Roy

Q Name the new painting that was developed in Eastern India [ Bengal , Bihar , Orissa ] during the Pala Kingdom in the 9th-10th century ?

1 Miniature painting

2 Mural painting

3 Oil painting

4 Tanjore painting

Q Pattachitra style painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of _____

1 Odisha

2 Maharashtra

3 Rajasthan

4 Bihar

Q Which of the following is a folk painting form of Bihar ?

1 Pithora Painting

2 Madhubani Paintings

3 Thangka Painting

4 Pattachitra Art

Q Which of the following paintings is associated with the Kangra Valley ?

1 Guler

2 Kalamkari

3 Warli

4 Kalighat

Q Osakothi is a waning/dying form of mural painting from the state of __.

1. Rajasthan

2 Bihar

3 Odisha

4 Karnataka

Q Sanjhi Art is associated to which of the following states of India ?

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Rajasthan

3 West Bengal

4 Gujarat

Q Bishan Das was the most gifted painter of the time of which of the below king ?

1 Jahangir

2 Tipu Sultan

3 Babur

4 Akbar

Q The ‘Sujini’ embroidery work belongs to the state of ;

1 Bihar

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Manipur

4 Odisha

Q In which state is the Bhimbetka caves which is famous for pre-historic rock paintings ?

1 Madhya Pradesh

2 Maharashtra

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Bihar

Q During the reign of Akbar , his courtier Dasvant was well known for his skills in :

1 painting

2 archery

3 music

4 revenue administration

‘Dasvant’ , ‘Jaswant and ‘Basawan’ was a famous painter were the famous painters during the reign of Akbar

Q Raja Ravi Verma was a famous painter from the princely state of :

1 Mysore

2 Cochin

3 Malabar

4 Travancore

Shakuntala , Hamsa Damayanti , Tilottama , There Comes Papa , Savitri and Ahalya are the famous paintings of Raja Ravi Verma

Q Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT with reference to paintings in India?

1. Saura Paintings – Odisha

2 Bagh Paintings – Madhya Pradesh

3 Phad Paintings – Rajasthan

4 Guler Paintings – Karnataka

Saura Paintins [ Odisha ] , Bagh Paintings [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Phad Paintings [ Rajasthan ] , Guler Paintings [ Himachal Pradesh ]

Q To which state does the Bagh style of textile art printing belong?

1 Madhya Pradesh

2 Rajasthan

3 Gujarat

4 Telangana

Q Which of the following styles of painting belongs to Maharashtra?

1 Warli

2 Madhubani

3 Kalam

4 Miniature

Q Kalamkari painting is related to which state ?

1 Maharashtra

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Manipur

4 West Bengal

Q The Phad Painting is practiced in which of the following states ?

1 Rajasthan

2 West Bengal

3 Maharashtra

4 Odisha

Q Kalighat is a folk painting of which state ?

1 West Bengal

2 Maharashta

3 Rajasthan

4 Andhra Pradesh

Q Name the famous Indian painter who was honoured with the Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal by the British Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.

1 Raja Ravi Varma

2 Abanindranath Tagore

3 Nandalal Bose

4 Jamini Roy

Q The painting of Bharat Mata was originally done by __.

1. Rabindranath Tagore

4 Jamini Roy

3 Nandalal Bose

4 Abanindranath Tagore

Q The ‘Pattachitra’ style of painting is a popular art form associated with the state of:

1. Bihar

2 Rajasthan

3 Odisha

4 Uttar Pradesh

Q Which of the following Indian cities is famous for Kalamkari painting?

1. Visakhapatnam

2 Kakinada

3 Golconda

4 Masulipatnam

Q ‘Jadopatiya’ is a form of __ popular in the state of Jharkhand.

1 folk dance

2 painting

3 theatre form

4 music

 ‘Jadopatiya’ is a form of painting popular in the state of Jharkhand.

Q Warli painting is a style of tribal art created by the people of the Warli Tribe of
__.

1. Bihar

2 Kerala

3 Maharashtra

4 Assam

Q The painting titled ”Woman with the Lamp” / Glow of Hope painted by?

1 S. L Haldankar

2 SH Raza

3 Tyeb Mehta

4 Jamini Roy

Q Moved by the Swadeshi Movement, __ painted his famous image of Bharat Mata
portraying her as an ascetic figure.

1. Dwijendranath Tagore

2 Abanindranath Tagore

3 Jyotirindranath Tagore

4 Satyendranath Tagore

Q In which of the following states is Bhiti Chitra (fresco painting) a popular art form?

1. Karnataka

2 Maharashtra

3 Haryana

4 Nagaland

Q Who is popularly known as ”The Picasso of India” ?

1 Maqbool Fida Hussain

2 Tyeb Mehta

3 Jamini Roy

4 SH Raza

M.F. Hussain , the famous painter , also made a movie named Gaja Gamini

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 The ‘Paitkar’ paintings are unique cultural symbols of __.

1. Chhattisgarh

2 Telangana

3 Jharkhand

4 Karnataka

Q The famous Madhubani artist who won the Bihar Ratna in 1984 is __.

1 Sita Devi

2 Mahasundari Devi

3 Shashi Kala Devi

4 Ganga Devi

Q Pablo Picasso , Claude Monet , Salvador Dali , Vincent Van Gogh were famous for
their______.

1 artwork

2 western music

3 social work

4 ballet performances

Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh were famous for
their paintings

Q ‘Guernica’ is the world famous painting painted by :

1 Claude Monet

2 Pablo Picasso

3 Salvador Dali

4 Vincent Van Gogh

Q Who made the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’ ?

1 Pablo Picasso

2 Leonardo da Vinci

3 Vincent Van Gogh

4 Salvador Dali

Q In which of the following caves is the painting named ‘Padmapani Bodhisattva’ found?

1 Ajanta Cave No.3

2 Ajanta Cave No.1

3 Ajanta Cave No.4

4 Ajanta Cave No.2

Q Madhubani Paintings of Bihar are also called __.

1 Mithila painting

2 Guler painting

3 Pithora painting

4 Saura painting

Q Phad paintings are type of __ based paintings.

1 Pen

2 Scroll

3 Brush

4 None of these

Q Rosa Bonheur was a famous :

1 painter

2 dancer

3 singer

4 actor

Rosa Bonheur was a famous French painter

Q ‘Pepa’ is a hornpipe musical instrument that is used in traditional music of which state ?

1 Assam

2 Chhattisgarh

3 Rajasthan

4 Odisha

Pepa is a hornpipe musical instrument which is used in the traditional music of Assam during Bihu festival . Pepa is made up of Buffalo horn

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 Damphu is a rare musical instrument belongs to indigenous community of which state of
India?

1 Arunachal Pradesh

2 Sikkim

3 Bihar

4 Himachal Pradesh

Q Flute instruments comes under which type of instrument category?

1 Sushira Vadya

2 Avanaddha Vadya

3 Tata Vadya

4 Ghana Vadya

Q ‘Damane’ and ‘Hulki’ are popular traditional musical instruments from the state of __.

1 Rajasthan

2 Haryana

3 Gujarat

4 Himachal Pradesh

Q Which of the following music instrument is played in Rajasthan ?

1 Chyap-Brung

2 Bhungal

3 Bidi

4 Blingthop

Q ‘Bobbili Veena’ is a well-known musical instrument from the state of ______.

Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh 

2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Madhya Pradesh 

4. Himachal Pradesh

Q In which of the following Performing Arts , Mizhazu is the major musical instrument ?

1 Koodiyattam

2 Kuchipudi

3 Sattariya

4 Odishi

Q Dhenka is a well known musical instrument of which one of the following states ?

1 Kerala

2 Odisha

3 Maharashtra

4 Goa

Q ______ is the traditional musical instrument of the Limboo community of Sikkim.

1 Chyap-Brung

2 Chutkay

3 Naumati

4 Jeurum Silly

Q ‘Mahuri’ is a traditional musical instrument belonging to the state of :

1 Odisha

2 Arunachal Pradesh

3 Gujarat

4 Kerala

Q In which state is Ponu Yoksi, a sword-like instrument, used during ceremonial dances
performed by priests?

1. Uttar Pradesh

2 Himachal Pradesh

3 Arunachal Pradesh

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q ‘Turi’ , ‘Bungal’ and ‘Pava’ are folk musical instruments from the state of :

1 West Bengal

2 Gujarat

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Odisha

Q ‘Gogana‘ is a type of jaw harp , a vibrating reed instrument that is used primarily in the traditional Bihu music of which state ?

1 Assam

2 Goa

3 Odisha

4 Gujarat

Q ‘Ghumot‘ is indigenous traditional percussion instrument of __. 

1 Goa

2 Odisha

3 Assam

4 Arunachal Pradesh

Q The Kamaicha is a bowed lute played by the Manganiars of:

1 west Rajasthan

2 west Goa

3 west Bihar

4 west Kerala

Q ‘Chinkara’ is a __ musical instrument popular in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

1. plate

2 wind

3 stringed

4 membrane

Q Which of the following is a folk musical instrument played during Bhangra in Punjab?

1 Tumbi

2 Chikara

3 Sarinda

4 Sambal

Q With which of the following states is the traditional instrument called ‘Pena’ associated ?

1 Manipur

2 Goa

3 Sikkim

4 Kerala

Q Who among the following can be credited with the invention of the instrument ”Dilruba” ?

1 Guru Gobind Singh

2 Guru Tegh Bahadur

3 Guru Ram Das

4 Guru Amar Das

Q EM Subramaniam was an exponent of the __, a musical instrument.

1 ghatam

2 mandolin

3 guitar

4 pakhawaj

Q ‘Khuang’ is a traditional musical instrument of which state?

1 Jharkhand

2 West Bengal

3 Assam

4 Mizoram

Q Which musical instrument is particularly played by the Meo [ Mewati ] community of Alwar in Rajasthan ?

1 Algoja / Alghoza

2 Gogana

3 Ghumot

4 Ponu Yoksi

Q ‘Jogi Kendra ‘ is a traditional musical instrument belonging to the state of :

1 Odisha

2 Arunachal Pradesh

3 Gujarat

4 Kerala

Q The musical instrument ‘Raunza’ belongs to __.

1 Maharashtra

2 Gujarat

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Andhra Pradesh

Q Pandavani is a folk singing style popular in the state of :

1 Bihar

2 Chhattisgarh

3 Jharkhand

4 Uttar Pradesh

Q In RNA of humans, adenine pairs with__________.

1 uracil

2 guanine

3 thymine

4 cytosine

Q What is the name of the large-plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical
music and made from the Jackwood Tree?

1 Ghatam

2 Saraswati Veena

3 Violin

4 Banjo

Q Who among the following is NOT considered as the trinity of Carnatic music?

1 Muthuswami Dikshitar

2 Tyagaraja

3 Shyama Shastri

4 Charumathi Ramachandran

Trinity of Carnatic Music

Tyagraja , Syama Sastri and Muttusvami Dikshitar

Q Ponmudi hill station is in ____

1 Kerala

2 Tamil Nadu

3 Ladakh

4 Sikkim

Q Of which region of India ‘Dosmochey’ is a major festival ?

1 Sikkim

2 Ladakh

3 Arunachal Pradesh

4 Kohima

Q Who among the Mughal emperors built Buland Darwaza or the loft gateway at
Fatehpur Sikri?

1 Aurangzeb

2 Jahangir

3 Humayun

4 Akbar

Q ‘Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which of the
following Indian cricketers?

1. Kapil Dev

2 Sourav Ganguly

3 Yuvraj Singh

4 Sachin Tendulkar

Q Which of the following is the longest beach in the world?

1. Playa Novillero Beach, Mexico

2. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

3. Praia do Cassino Beach, Brazil

4. Padre Island, Texas

Q Dr BC Roy Trophy is associated with :

1 Hockey

2 Football

3 Badminton

4 Cricket

Q Who is considered as the ‘linchpin of the Government’?

Ans 1. Vice-President

2. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

3. Prime Minister

4. President

Q The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in:

Ans 1. 1875

2. 1880

3. 1888

4. 1867

Q Who presented the ‘The Black Budget of India’ ?

1 Vashwantrao Chavan

2 Nirmala Sitharaman

3 RK Shanmukham Chetty

4 Morarji Desai

The 1973-74 budget presented by Yashwantrao Chavan in the Indira Gandhi government was called the Black Budget as the fiscal deficit during that year was Rs 500 crore

Q Which of the following is the autobiography of the international athlete Maria Sharapova?

1. But Seriously

2. Unbreakable

3. Open

4. Unstoppable: My Life So Far

Q Raas Leela was first introduced as a dance form in 1779 by _________, , an 18th century Meitei emperor.

1 Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba

2 Guru Bipin Singh

3 Shankardev

4 Siddendra Yogi

Q __ is a mask dance popular in South Malabar

1 Kummattikali

2 Nati

3 Natpuja

4 Loor

Q Alarmel Velli is recognised as a classical dancer of __ dance form.

1 Bharatanatyam

2 Kathak

3 Sattriya

4 Manipuri

Q Who among the following Sultans of the Delhi sultanate started the practice of Sijda
and Paibos?

1 Ghiyas ud din Balban

2 Illtutmish

3 Qutbuddin Aibak

4 Aram Shah

Q Which Part of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?

1 Part III

2 Part II

3 Part IV-A

4 Part XX

Q Which of the following describes ‘gopurams’?

1 Stupa Gateways

2 Tomb Gateways

3 Temple Gateways

4 Church Gateways

Q Who among the following leaders of British India became the first female Indian
President of the Indian National Congress in 1925?

1 Sarojini Naidu

2 Annie Besant

3 Aarti Saha

4 Aruna Asaf Ali

Q Narendra Nath Datta, the prime follower of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa is also known
as:

1 Swami Vivekananda

2 Munshi Premchand

3 Rabindranath Tagore

4 Bankim Chandra Chhatterjee

Q In which Indian state is Jaitak Fort located?

1 Himachal Pradesh

2 Goa

3 Maharashtra

4 Karnataka

Q ‘At the close of play’ is an autobiography of which sportsperson?

1 Ricky Ponting

2 Shane Warne

3 Adam Gilchrist

4 Mathew Hayden

Q Who said ”Separate electorate will be suicidal to the minorities and will do them tremendous harm” ?

1 Govind Ballabh Pant

2 RV Dhulekar

3 B Pocker Bahadur

4 Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel

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 Who among the following Indian music directors introduced Western tunes in the
Hindi film industry, who was popularly known as ‘Pancham Da’?

1 Rahul Dev Burman

2 AR Rahman

3 Gulzar

4 Omkar Prasad Nayyar

Q Who took the name of Pandit Harishankar Brahmachari and lived in a hut on the bank of Satar river?

1 Chandra Shekhar Azad

2 Bhagat Singh

3 Subhas Chandra Bose

4 Surya Sen

Q Which is largest continental shelf in the world?

1 The Siberian shelf

2 The shelf in the Pacific Ocean

3 The Indian Ocean shelf

4 The shelf of India

Q Kuchipudi is one of the major dance forms of India that originated in the state of
_.

1 Kerala

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Assam

4 Andhra Pradesh

Q Thomas Edison was __ inventor who received the historic patent for the light
bulb.

1 a British

2 a German

3 a Dutch

4 an American

Q Who discovered Urea ?

1 Friedrich Wohler

2 Daniel Rutherford

3 William Herschel

4 Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Q Who is known as ‘father of Civil Services in India’

1 Charles Cornwallis

2 Lord Rippon

3 Lord Lytton

4 Lord Canning

Q ‘Hauz-i-Shamsi’ was built by which ruler ?

1 Iltutmish

2 Qutb-din-Aibak

3 Razia Sultan

4 Balban

Q Who drafted the resolution on Fundamental Rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931 ?

1 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

2 Mahatma Gandhi

3 Rajendra Prasad

4 BR Ambedkar

Q When was the battle of Khatoli fought ?

1 1517

2 1527

3 1528

4 1540

Q What per cent of the population resides in rural areas, according to the Census of
India 2011?

1 68.8 %

2 31.2 %

3 17.64 %

4 82.64 %

Q Which Part of the Indian Constitution deals with ‘Amendment of the Constitution’?

Ans 1. Part VII

2. Part IX

3. Part XX

4. Part V

 Q Which among the following festivals does NOT belong to Meghalaya ?

1 Behdienkhlam

2 Aoling

3 Wangala

4 Nongkrem

Q Where is the Brihadeshwar temple situated ?

1 Thanjavur

2 Konark

3 Madurai

4 Mahabalipuram

Q Who started the newspaper ‘Sambad Kaumudi’ in 1921 ?

1 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy

3 Mahatma Gandhi

4 Motilal Nehru

Q The Tansen festival is held in memory of the great musician in his native place of which city ?

1 Gwalior

2 Bhopal

3 Indore

4 Ranchi

Q Which state is associated with Sattriya dance ?

1 Assam

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Kerala

4 Manipur

Q The Dogri language is spoken in which state / ut ?

1 Jammu and Kashmir

2 Assam

3 Kerala

4 Karnataka

Q Where is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded ?

1 Oslo

2 Tokyo

3 Stockholm

3 Newyork

Q Do aspa and sih aspa was introduced in the reign of :

1 Jahangir

2 Babur

3 Akbar

4 Humayun

Q Mughal Emperor Akbar abolished the pilgrimage tax in :

1 1563

2 1573

3 1576

4 1583

Q Myntdu river flows in which state of India ?

1 Meghalaya

2 Goa

3 Maharashtra

4 Karnataka

Q Hojagiri is a folk dance performed in the state of :

1 Tripura

2 Assam

3 Chhattisgarh

4 Kerala

Q Golconda Fort was built by which dynasty in the 13th century ?

1 Kakatiya

2 Chola

3 Chalukya

4 Periyar

Q On 13th December , 1946 ____moved the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly of India

1 Sucheta Kripalani

2 Sarojini Naidu

3 Dr Rajendra Prasad

4 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Q Indian National Association was founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Anandamohan Bose in :

1 1876

2 1905

3 1873

4 1875

Q Phawngpui is the highest mountain peak of :

1 Mizoram

2 Maharashtra

3 Himachal Pradesh

4 Odisha

Q In which of the following Performing Arts , Mizhavu is the major musical instrument ?

1 Koodiyattam

2 Odissi

3 Sattariya

4 Kuchipudi

Q Dhimsa dance performed by porja caste women in :

1 Andhra Pradesh

2 Himachal Pradesh

3 Assam

4 Rajasthan

Q The ‘Bharthari’ folk song is mainly sung in which region of Madhya Pradesh ?

1 Malwa

2 Lotia

3 Mando

4 Baul

Q Who was the author of a part of ‘Kavirajamarga’, the earliest known Kannada poem?

1 Amoghavarsha I

2 Sandhyakar Nandi

3 Kaliadasa

4 Ashvaghosha

Q Onam is celebrated in which Malayalam months ?

1 Chingam

2 Kanni

3 Thulam

4 Vrischikam

Onam or Thiruvonam 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 Palghat Mani Iyer is famous for playing which instrument ?

1 Mridangam

2 Tabla

3 Ghatam

4 Sitar

Q The name of Norway’s Parliament is

1 Storting

2 Diet

3 Sansad

4 Riksgad

Parliament of Denmark [ Folketing ] , Parliament of Sweden [ Riksdag ] , Parliament of Japan [ Diet ] , Parliament of Iceland [ Althing ]

Q Who was the Founder of Aravidu dynasty ?

1 Tirumala

2 Sadasiva Raya

3 Rama Raya

4 Bukka

Q ‘Tabal Chongli’ is a form of folk dance associated with ?

1 Assam

2 Jammu and Kashmri

3 West Bengal

4 Haryana

Q ___ dance is performed only by the unmarried girls of the Malwa community .

1 Saila

2 Phulpati

3 Laho

4 Nati

Q Yampuri -The Traditional Rod Puppetry of which state of India ?

1 Bihar

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Rajasthan

4 Tamil Nadu

Q The headquarters of Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research is located at ?

1 Dhanbad

2 Cuttack

3 Shimla

4 Karnal

Q Which state has the largest share (according to length) of National Highways in India?

1 Maharashtra

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Karnataka

Q Which of the following statements is TRUE about the number of ‘million plus cities’ in
India during 2001 to 2011?

1 Increased from 35 to 53

2 Increased from 45 to 53

3 Decreased from 53 to 43

4 Decreased from 53 to 35

Q Vide 61st amendment of Constitution of India, which of the following amendments was
made?

1 Attempt was made to reduce the powers of supreme Court and High Courts

2 The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18

3 Fundamental duty was added

4 Right to property was removed from the list of fundamental rights

Q Who is known as ‘Father of Yellow Revolution in India’ ?

1 Sam Pitroda

2 Vishal Tiwari

3 Hiralal Chaudhari

4 Durgesh Patel

Father of Blue Revolution in India	Hiralal Chaudhari and Arun Krishnan
Father of Pink Revolution in India	Durgesh Patel
Father of Silver Revolution in India	Indira Gandhi
Fathe of Yellow Revolution in India	Sam Pitroda
Father of Red Revolution in India	Vishal Tewari
Father of Golden Revolution in India	Nirpakh Tutaj
Father of White Revolution in India	Verghese Kurien
Father of Green Revolution in India	MS Swaminathan