Q Which among the following peaks is the highest peak of Jharkhand?
1 Kangto
2 Parasnath
3 Girnar
4 Anamudi
Q Which state is associated with traditional puppets of Gombeyatta ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q Jallikattu is a _____held mainly in Tamil Nadu.
1. kite flying festival
2 candle lighting festival
3 bull taming festival
4 buffalo fighting festival
0 The folk dance ‘Lambadi’ is associated with which Indian state?
1 Bihar
2 Assam
3 Karnataka
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q The book which keeps a record of all the endangered animals and plants is ___
1 Eco Survey book
2 Red Data book
3 Animal Survey book
4 Wildlife Analysis Book
Q Which of the following cities was the capital of the Pallavas?
1 Hampi
2 Rameshwaram
3 Orugallu
4 Kanchipuram
Q Who is the author of ‘My Unforgettable Memories’ ?
1 Mamata Banerjee
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 IK Gujral
4 Manmohan Singh
Q Gaur Maria is an important ritualistic dance from which state?
Ans 1. Chhattisgarh
2. Punjab
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala
Q The Bathukamma festival is primarily celebrated in the Indian state of _________.
Ans 1. Bihar
2. Telangana
3. Gujarat
4. Assam
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that no child below 14 years of age shall be employed to work?
Ans 1. Article 24
2. Article 40
3. Article 56
4. Article 87
Q Which year census is the 15th National census survey conducted by the Census Organisation of India?
Ans 1. 2001
2. 1981
3. 1991g
4. 2011
Q Which of the following is responsible for dwarfism in humans ?
1 Pancreas
2 Thyroxin
3 Pituitary
4 Adrenaline
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers High Courts to issue writs?
Ans 1. Article 32
2. Article 354
3. Article 359
4. Article 226
Q The evidences of the Mauryan Empire are quoted in the texts of Megasthenes who was an ambassador in the court of:
Ans 1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Bindusara
3. Dasharatha Maurya
4. Ashoka
Q Which metal is used for making bulb filaments?
Ans 1. Copper
2. Iron
3. Silicon
4. Tungsten
Q Which of the following is known as the highest battlefield of the world ?
1 Nanda Devi glacier
2 Siachin glacier
3 Rathon glacier
4 Gangotri glacier
Q _________ was the Governor General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.
1. Lord Linlithgow
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Irwin
4. Lord William Bentinck
Q Duralumin is an alloy made up of aluminium and _.
1 nickel
2 tin
3 copper
4 zinc
Q Which of the following chemicals is known as vinegar?
1. Oxalic acid
2 Formic acid
3 Acetic acid
4 Tartaric acid
Q Who among the following was a Portuguese viceroy in India ?
1. Robert Clive
2 Comte de Lally
3 Francisco de Almeida
4 Francois Dupleix
Q Who wrote ‘Gita Rahasya’, which is a commentary on the Bhagavad-Gita, in the
Mandalay jail of Myanmar?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2 Subhas Chandra Bose
3 Aurobindo Ghosh
4 Lala Lajpat Rai
Q In which year was the Badminton Association of India formed?
Ans 1. 1967
2. 1956
3. 1934
4. 1978
Q Which of the following grasslands are present in North America?
1. Prairies
2 Steppes
3 Pampas
4 Downs
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Letters to Mother’?
Ans 1. Narendra Modi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Manmohan Singh
4. PV Narsimha Rao
Q Danda-nacha is a form of dance which narrates stories about:
1. Lord Shiva
2 Lord Brahma
3 Goddess Durga
4 Lord Krishna
Q Brihat Samhita is a noted work of whom among the following?
Ans 1. Bhaskar
2. Brahmagupta
3. Aryabhata
4. Varahamihira
Q Who among the following was the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
Ans 1. MS Subbulakshmi
2. Ustad Alla Rakha
3. Lata Mangeshkar
4. Pandit Ravi Shankar
Q Vilasini Natyam and Veeranatyam are dances associated with which of the following states?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who was the author of Buddhacharita?
Ans 1. Nagarjuna
2. Vasumitra
3. Hala
4. Ashvaghosha
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India expressly provides that the President is eligible for re-election?
1 Article 59
2 Article 56
3 Article 57
4 Article 58
Q In which year was the last Fundamental Duty inserted in the list of duties in the
Constitution?
1. 2001
2 2003
3 2002
4 2004
Q The Golden Revolution in Indian agricultural sector is related with:
Ans 1. horticulture
2. coconut production
3. cashew cultivation
4. minerals
Q In which of the following years was the OffSide rule abolished in field hockey?
Ans 1. 1996
2. 2000
3. 2015
4. 1990
Q Under which Article of the Constitution of India can a person go to the Supreme Court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
Ans 1. Article 28
2. Article 32
3. Article 37
4. Article 45
Q Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
Ans 1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Jyotiba Phule
Q In which of the following years was the Cornwallis Code introduced?
Ans 1. 1794
2. 1792
3. 1791
4. 1793
Q Article 19 of the Constitution of India guarantees how many rights to all the Indian citizens?
Ans 1. Six
2. Eight
3. Nine
4. Four
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 In which of the following states did the Moplah Rebellion take place?
Ans 1. Orissa
2. Maharashtra
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kerala
Q Pandit Ram Narayan, an Indian musician, was credited with popularising the musical
instrument __ as a solo concert instrument.
1. veena
2 ghatam
3 sarangi
4 sarod
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes the concept of ‘titles’ and says “no title (except for military and academic titles) shall be conferred by the State”?
Ans 1. Article 15
2. Article 16
3. Article 18
4. Article 17
Q Hunter Commission, 1882 was related to development of __________ in colonial India
Ans 1. army
2. railway
3. trade
4. education
Q Which of the following sports is the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup related to?
Ans 1. Hockey
2. Football
3. Golf
4. Badminton
Q In the Fourth Five-Year Plan, how many Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks were nationalised?
Ans 1. 10
2. 12
3. 14
4. 16
Q Which of the following Constitutional amendments entered the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
Ans 1. 44th
2. 85th
3. 10th
4. 42nd
Q The first Indian woman judge of the Supreme Court of India was :
1 R Bhanumathi
2 Leila Seth
3 Fatime Beevi
4 Indu Malhotra
Q Upon the fragmentation of Bahmani Kingdom, the sultanate of Bijapur was founded by ___________.
Ans 1. Ali Adil Shah I
2. Ismail Adil Shah
3. Mallu Adil Shah
4. Yusuf Adil Shah
Q Who among the following leaders called Bal Gangadhar Tilak as ‘the maker of modern
India’?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2 Lala Lajpat Rai
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Subhash Chandra Bose
Q The disqualification of the membership of a State Legislature is laid down in which
Article of the Indian Constitution?
1. Article 190
2 Article 14
3 Article 144
4 Article 191
Q The male and female literacy rates in 2011 Census were recorded as ____% and ____%, respectively.
Ans 1. 79.64; 65.46
2. 82.14; 65.46
3. 82.76; 49.46
4. 80.12; 74.04
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 At present, how many fundamental duties are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?
Ans 1. 10
2. 11
3. 13
4. 12
Q Kelucharan Mohapatra is an eminent dancer of which dance ?
1 Odissi
2 Kuchipudi
3 Manipuri
4 Kathak
Q Where was the first ever ICC World Cup organized ?
1 England
2 Australia
3 New Zealand
4 West Indies
Q Which Prime Minister released the stamp ‘Wheat Revolution’ to appreciate the Green Revolution in 1968 ?
1 Indira Gandhi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 IK Gujral
4 Choudhardy Charan Singh
Q Who was the second individual to land on the surface of Moon ?
1 Edwin Aldrin
2 Mathew Webb
3 Yuri Gagarin
4 Kami Rita Sherpa
Q In which year the Great Economic Depression start ?
1 1929
2 1939
3 1949
4 1919
Q How many stanzas of Rabindranath Tagore’s ”Jana Gana Mana” song were adopted as the National Anthem of India ?
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
The song Jana Gana Mana , composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore , was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950 . It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress
Q Which person is known as the Architect of the Indian Planning ?
1 PC Mahalanobis
2 Manmohan Singh
3 C Rangarajan
4 V Krishnamurthy
Q Which article of Indian Constitution is related with bar to interference by courts electoral matter ?
1 Article 329
2 Article 163
3 Article 44
4 Article 18
Q Who has written the book ‘What went Wrong and Why’ ?
1 Kiran Bedi
2 Khushwant Singh
3 VS Naipaul
4 Ruskin Bond
| Kiran Bedi books | Fearless Governance || Himmat Hai || Broom & Groom || What Went Wrong and Why |
Q Which of the following canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ?
1 Suez canal
2 Panama canal
3 Hudson canal
4 Nicaragua canal
Q Which of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization divided into three parts ?
1 Dholavira
2 Lothal
3 Harappa
3 Mohenjodaro
Q Lichchavi princess Kumara Devi was married to :
1 Chandragupta I
2 Chandragupta II
3 Samundragupta
4 Ghatotkacha
Q Which of the following amendment related to Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh ?
1 100th
2 99th
3 101st
4 98th
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India belongs to Part V of the
Constitution of India?
1. Article 32
2 Article 161
3 Article 62
4 Article 40
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India is related to the remedies for enforcement of
rights conferred by Part III?
1. Article 28
2 Article 32
3 Article 31
4 Article 30
Q Madrasa and tomb of Alauddin Khalji is located at which place ?
1 New Delhi
2 Lahore
3 Agra
4 Lucknow
Q Which is the northern most site of Indus Valley Civilization ?
1 Mando
2 Alamgirpur
3 Daimabad
4 Suktagan Dor
Q In which of the following decades was there a negative growth rate of population in India?
Ans 1. 1931-1941
2. 1951-1961
3. 1971-1981
4. 1911-1921
Q A group of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function is called a/an:
1. protein
2 organ
3 enzyme
4 tissue
Q Which of the following books is written by Megasthenes ?
1 Gita Govinda
2 Harshacharita
3 Indica
4 Malvikagnimitram
Q With which amendment , Privy Purse was abolished ?
1 26th
2 32nd
3 14th
4 36th
Q When was the National Population Commission established in India?
1 11 May 2000
2 14 June 2002
3 20 August 2006
4 18 July 2004
Q Which of the following represents a system of older alluvium, deposited away from the flood plains?
1. Khadar
2 Kari
3 Regur
4 Bhangar
Q Ila Arun and Allah Jilai Bai are folk singers from:
1. Rajasthan
2 Bihar
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Which plant tissue is responsible for transport of water and minerals from roots to the leaves?
1. Phloem
2 Xylem
3 Stomata
4 Pith
Q Which hills are located at the junction of Eastern and Western Ghats?
1. Nilgiri
2 Palconda
3 Satpura
4 Vindhyas
Q Under which Governor General did Britishers adopt “Policy of Paramountcy”?
1. Lord Dalhousie
2 Lord Clive
3 Lord Cornwallis
4 Lord Hastings
Q Konark Temple in Odisha was built by which of the following kings?
1. Bhanu Deva
2 Anantavarman Chodagangadeva
3 Narasimha Deva I
4 Ananga Bhima Deva
Q Which one of the following caves is situated in Maharashtra?
1. Badami
2 Amarnath
3 Ellora
4 Borra
Q Alexander invaded India in __.
1. 467 BC
2 323 BC
3 454 BC
4 326 BC
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Changing India’?
1. Narendra Modi
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 A P J Abdul Kalam
4 Manmohan Singh
Q Who developed the operating system Linux started as a project by a student of Finland?
1. Barbara Liskov
2 Linus Torvalds
3 Leonard M. Adleman
4 Leslie Lamport
Q Which of the following is waterfall is created by river Sharavathi the highest waterfall in India?
1. Dhuandhar Falls
2 Athirappilly Falls
3 Jog Falls
4 Dudhsagar Falls
Q Who presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
1. Prime Minister
2 The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
3 The Vice President
4 President
Q In 1991, India’s first indigenous supercomputer named__was developed by Vijay Bhatkar.
1. Prayas 3000
2 Prayog 2000
3 Param 8000
4 Pragati 5000
Q The quorum to constitute a sitting of the Lok Sabha is __ of the total number of Members of the House under article 100(3) of the Constitution of India.
1. one-tenth
2 one-fifth
3 one-third
4 half
Q Which of the following canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ?
1 Suez canal
2 Panama canal
3 Hudson canal
4 Nicaragua canal
Q Which of the following lakes is the largest man-made lake in India?
1. Maharana Pratap Sagar
2 Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar
3 Rajsamand Lake
4 Dhebar Lake
Q Which of the following is a Floating National Park of India?
1 Namdapha
2 Similipal
3 Eravikulam
4 Keibul Lamjao
Q Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
1 Lysosomes: Suicidal bags
2 Nucleus : Lipid metabolism
3 Ribosomes: Protein factory
4 Mitochondria: Power house of the cell
Q The East Indian was a daily English newspaper started by :
1 Henry Vivian Derozio
2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3 Annie Besant
4 Jyotirao Phule
Q Devotional folk songs called ‘Zikir’ belong to the Indian state of:
1. West Bengal
2 Assam
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Odisha
Q The famous dancer Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair is associated with which of the following dance forms?
1. Sattriya
2 Mohiniyattam
3 Kathakali
Manipuri
Q In Parliamentary proceedings, how many matters per day as per their priority in the ballot are allowed to be raised during ‘Zero Hour’?
1. 21
2 18
3 19
4 20
Q Flower colours of red, pink, blue and purple come mainly from pigments called _.
1. Carotenoids
2 Lycopene
Chlorophyll
4 Anthocyanins
Q Which of the following is the first large-scale iron and steel plants in India ?
1 TISCO [ at Jamshedpur in 1907 ]
2 Bhilai Steel Plant
3 Bokaro Steel Plant
4 Sterlite Steel Plant
Q In 1973, the Project Tiger was started in ________National Park.
1. Bhitarkanika
2 Sanjay Gandhi
3 Jim Corbett
4 Sunderbans
Q After the battle of __ in 1757, the British achieved political power in lndia.
1. Aliwal
2 Buxar
3 Plassey
4 Saragarhi
Q Which Sikh Guru compiled the ‘Adi Granth’ the holy scripture of Sikhism?
1. Guru Hargobind
2 Guru Amar Das
3 Guru Arjan Dev
4 Guru Ram Das
Q As of 2024 , which Indian state has the lowest number of districts?
1. Goa [ North Goa and South Goa ]
2 Telangana
Sikkim
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In India the Ursa Major Constellation is also known as:
1. Devarshi
2 Maharshi
3 Saptarshi
4 Swadeshi
Q Who among the following wrote the book ‘Wise and Otherwise’?
1. Gita Piramal
2 Jhumpa Lahiri
3 Sudha Murthy
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Bumchu’ is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the Indian state of:
1 Assam
2 Sikkim
3 Mizoram
4 Manipur
Q What is the name of the highest peak of Indian Garhwal Himalayas located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state with a height of 7,816 metres?
1 Trisul
2 Hardeol
3 Nanda Devi
4 Mukut Parbat
Q ‘2 States’ is a novel written by whom among the following authors?
1 Ayan Gogoi Gohain
2 Chetan Bhagat
3 Kiran Desai
4 Arundhati Roy
Q The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is located in:
1. Bengaluru
2 Puducherry
3 Kolkata
4 Indore
Q Burzahom, the neolithic site, is located in __.
1. Karnataka
2 Jammu And Kashmir
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q The likelihood of a neutral atom gaining an electron is known as:
1 electronegativity
2 electro attraction
3 electron affinity
4 electro positivity
Q With which of the following sports is the Derby Trophy associated?
1. Horse Racing
2 Snooker
3 Chess
4 Golf
Q The 1979 Cricket World Cup was won by _.
1 West Indies
2 Sri Lanka
3 England
4 Australia
Q Which of the following rivers originates from Mahabaleshwar?
1. Cauvery
2 Krishna
3 Tapi
4 Sabarmati
Q Which of the following is a ProKabbadi Team?
1. Telugu Titans
2 Sunrisers Hyderabad
3 Delhi Capitals
4 Mumbai Indians
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The End of Imagination’?
1 Shobha De
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Amitav Ghosh
4 Chetan Bhagat
Q What is the adulterant of hot paprika?
1 Starch powder
3 Chalk powder
3 Saw dust
4 Sudan dye
Q Who among the following first translated the ‘Bhagvad Gita’ into English?
1. George Yule
2 Vincent Arthur Smith
3 Max Muller
4 Charles Wilkins
Q Who among the following was appointed as the first Viceroy of British India?
1. Lord Canning
2 Lord Wavell
3 Lord Irwin
4 Lord Mayo
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is associated with the election of the President of India?
1. Article 103
2 Article 78
3 Article 74
4 Article 54
Q Who among the following was appointed as the first Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
1. M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
2 G V Mavalankar
3 Vithalbhai J Patel
4 V Narahari Rao
Q The Hirakud Dam is built across the river:
1. Damodar
2 Tungabhadra
3 Mahanadi
4 Koyna
Q The Mughal emperor _ adopted the title of Alamgir.
1. Akbar
2 Shah Jahan
3 Aurangzeb
4 Jahangir
Q What is the literacy rate for Scheduled Tribe Population as per the 2011 Census?
1 66%
2 65%
3 59%
4 55%
Q Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains the format of oaths to be taken by different constitutional functionaries?
1. 4th Schedule
2 5th Schedule
3 3rd Schedule
4 2nd Schedule
Q Who among the following is also known as the founder of macroeconomics as a separate discipline?
1. Adam Smith
2 Fischer Black
3 Robert Merton
4 John Maynard Keynes
Q The famous Khajurao Group of Monuments was constructed by the __.
1. Solankis
2 Gahadavalas
3 Chaulukyas
4 Chandelas
Q The Strait of __ connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
1. Bonifacio
2 Kerch
3 Gibraltar
4 Messina
Q Sudirman Cup, a bienniel event, is associated with:
1. badminton
2 table tennis
3 hockey
4 shooting
Q In the context of computers and communication technology, 1 megabyte is equal to __.
1. 512 kilobytes
2 512 bytes
3 1024 bytes
4 1024 kilobytes
Q Who is best known for his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s,Which helped raise wider awareness of the global warming issue?
1 James Hansen
2 Shen Kuo
3 Joseph Fourier
4 Svante Arrhenius
Q The community called Thatheras figures in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, UNESCO for __.
1. manufacturing terracotta decorative objects
2 manufacturing brass and copper utensils
3 their traditional dance form called Bhangra
4 their martial art
Q The team that won the first two World Cup cricket tournaments was:
1. England
2 Australia
3 West Indies [ 1975 ]
4 India
Q ‘Bauhche’ is a traditional bridegroom’s sword worn during a tribal wedding ceremony in:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q The Goldman Prize which was instituted in 1989 by Richard and Rhoda Goldman is given in the field of __.
1. Education
2 Painting
3 Environment
4 Music
Q Hampi, the ancient capital of Vijayanagara is located in:
1. Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Telengana
Q The term ‘Hellenistic’ is related to which of the following countries?
1. Greece
2 China
3 Peru
4 India
Q The Gandikota canyon, also known as the grand canyon of India is located in __.
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 West Bengal
4 Kerala
Q An island between India and Sri Lanka is __.
1. Chorao
2 Divar
3 Ilha grand
4 Kachchatheevu
Q What is the reason for the similar size of the vascular bundle in monocot leaves?
Ans 1. Radial venation
2. Parallel venation
3. Cubical venation
4. Rectangular venation
Q In the context of banking system in India what is the full form of RTGS?
1. Real Time Gross Settlement
2 Random Time Gross Settlement
3 Real Time Gain Settlement
4 Reel Time Gain Settlement
Q Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were executed on __.
1. 23 March, 1931
2 23 April, 1932
3 28 January, 1933
4 23 February, 1930
Q Which of the following national parks is situated in Madhya Pradesh?
1. Dudhwa
2 Dachigam
3 Van Vihar
4 Hemis
Q The famous ‘Tangaliya shawl’ is associated to which state of India?
Ans 1. Punjab
2 Gujarat
3 Uttarakhand
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who amongst the following established an institution named ‘Kalashram’ for imparting training in dance and associated disciplines?
1 Sambhu Maharaja
2 Lachhu Maharaja
3 Pandit Birju Maharaja
4 Sitara Devi
Q Which of the following festival is held annually in Kerala?
1 Bonalu
2 Puthandu
3 Thirssur Pooram
4 Thaipusam
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, an institution, devoted to the pursuit of fundamental research in the frontier areas of basic sciences?
1 Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar
2 Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
3 Har Gobind Khorana
4 Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Q In the field of Information and Technology what is the fullform of ASCII?
1. American Standard Communication for Information Interchange
2 American Standard Code for Information Interchange
3 American Standard Code for International Interchange
4 American Standard Code for Infrastructure Interchange