Q 1 kg L−1 = ______ g cm−3
Ans 1. 1
2. 1000
3. 100
4. 10
Q Meerananda Barthakur is a famous _ dancer.
1 Kathak
2 Manipuri
3 Sattriya
4 Kuchipudi
Q The word ‘Veda‘ is derived from which of the following root words ?
1 Ved
2 Vid
3 Vit
4 Vedi
Q Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a __ -day-long festival of
womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India.
1 five
2 four
3 three
4 six
Q Which among the following is the highest peak of Tripura ?
1 Sonsogor
2 Betalongchhip
3 Mullayangiri
4 Reo Purgyil
Q ‘281 and beyond’ is the autobiography of which veteran cricketer?
1 Sourav Ganguly
2 VVS Laxman
3 Kapil Dev
4 Ajinkya Rahane
Q Which of the following pairs is correct regarding the East India Company army?
I. Sawar – Men on horses
II. Musket – A heavy gun used by infantry soldiers
1 Both I and II
2 Neither I nor II
3 Only I
4 Only II
Q Which among the following is Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake?
1 Kanwar
2 Bhojtal
3 Nakki
4 Wular
Q Which of the following is NOT a play written by Shakespeare?
1 The Comedy of Errors
2 Antony and Cleopatra
3 The Candlestand
4 Othello
Q The Government of India initiated and announced the policy of Special Economic Zones to attract foreign investments in business. This was announced in the year ________.
Ans 1. 2002
2. 2007
3. 2000
4. 2005
Q Which dance is performed by women of Maharashtra?
1 Mamita
2 Roppi dance
3 Lavani dance
4 Dhalo dance
Q Ain-i Akbari, a document on life of Mughal ruler Akbar does not contain information about __.
1 Ancestors
2 Administration
3 Revenues
4 Army
Q Which of the following is a festival of merriment and heralds the Assamese New Year and the onset of spring?
Ans 1. Ali-ai-ligang
2. Me-Dum-Me-Phi
3. Bohag Bihu / Rongalo Bihu
4. Kati Bihu
Q Thangka painting style depicts __ deity.
1 Jewish
2 Hindu
3 Buddhist
4 Islamic
Q Under the tutelage of ____________, the Indian football team won the gold medal in 1951 Asian Games, and finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics.
Ans 1. TM Varghese
2. Kartick Chandra Mukherjee
3. Syed Abdul Rahim
4. Sailen Manna
Q Which of the following trophies is related to Cricket?
Ans 1. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2. Vijay Hazare Trophy
3. Santosh Trophy
4. Davis Cup
Q Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Jyotiba Phule
Q The first modern Olympic Games under IOC was held in_______.
Ans 1. 1894
2. 1890
3. 1896
4. 1891
Q Which of the following are the two main fibre crops grown in India?
1 Wool and Silk
2 Cotton and Jute
3 Flax and Hemp
4 Rayon and Nylon
Q According to census 2011, the literacy rate of India is __.
1. 75.04 percent
2 74.04 percent
3 77.04 percent
4 76.04 percent
Q In __ the Muslim League had moved a resolution demanding “Independent
States” for Muslims in the north-western and eastern areas of the country
1 1940
2 1946
3 1942
4 1935
Q With which instrument is Ustad Sultan Khan associated?
1. Sitar
2 Sarod
3 Tabla
4 Sarangi
Q Cherrapunji and Mawsynram (receive annual rainfall exceeding 1,080 cm) are located in which hills of Meghalaya?
1 Garo hills
2 Jaintia hills
3 Khasi hills
4 Shillong hills
Q In which year was India House established by Shyamji Verma?
1 1905
2 1899
3 1902
4 1909
Q Which of the following dance forms is associated with the state of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans 1. Rauf
2. Dhaman
3. Phagua
4. Koli
Q In which of the following festivals of Tamil Nadu is the bull-taming sport played?
Ans 1. Pongal
2. Kartighai
3. Onam
4. Thrissur Pooram
Q What is the distance of the penalty mark from the midpoint of the goal post in football?
110 m
2 15 m
3 11 m
4 13 m
Q In which year was the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India set
up?
1 1999
2 1995
3 2011
4 2002
Q _ diseases last for only shorter periods of time.
1 Hereditary
2 Genetic
3 Chronic
4 Acute
Q Subsidiary alliance treaty was imposed on Awadh in __.
1 1802
2 1803
3 1801
4 1804
Q “All India Muslim League” was formed at Dacca in __.
1. 1900
2 1904
3 1902
4 1906
Q ‘Sacred Games’ is a novel written by which of the following writers?
1 Rohinton Mistry
2 Vikram Chandra
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Amitav Ghosh
Q Chittaranjan Das was the political guru of which of the following personalities?
1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Mahatama Gandhi
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Bhagat Singh
Q Which Part of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
Ans 1. Part-I
2. Part-III
3. Part-II
4. Part-IV
Q With which instrument do the sisters Lalita and Nandini identify?
1 Mandolin
2 Violin
3 Sarod
4 Flute
Q Which of the following is the highest gravity dam in India?
1. Hirakund Dam
2 Bhakra Dam
3 Sardar Sarovar Dam
4 Mettur Dam
Q Guru Nileshwar Mukharjee is the exponent of which of the following Indian classical
dance forms?
1 Sattriya
2 Manipuri
3 Odissi
4 Kathak
Q The atomic number of lead is:
1. 81
2 78
3 82
4 79
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with amendment in the Constitution?
1. Article 365
2 Article 360
3 Article 368
4 Article 355
Q Fundamental Rights are mentioned in which part of the Constitution of India?
1. Part IV
2 Part III
3 Part VI
4 Part IX
Q Who founded the value of ‘G’?
1. Henry Cavendish
2 Michael Faraday
3 Isaac Newton
4 Marie Curie
Q Which of the following has discovered the sea route to India 1498?
1. Clive Lord
2 Henry the sailor
3 Captain Hudson
4 Vasco Da Gama
Q Which of the following vegetation types are common in the Thar desert?
Ans 1. Mangroves
2. Dense temperate forests
3. Xerophytic shrubs and grasses
4. Tropical evergreen forests
Q The first session of All India Depressed Classes congress was held at __ in
1930.
1. Nagpur
2 Surat
3 Delhi
4 Kanpur
Q How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in India?
1. 553
2 523
3 543
4 533
Q Which act allows the government to confiscate the assets of newspaper in case of publishing anything “objectionable”?
1. Ilbert Act, 1883
2 Vernacular Press Act, 1878
3 Media Act, 1883
4 Newspaper Act , 1855
Q Borgeet, a musical composition, is used in which of the following classical dances of India?
1. Manipuri
2 Kathak
3 Sattriya
4 Bharatanatyam
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Idea of Justice’ ?
1 Amartya Sen
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Kiran Desai
4 Manmohan Singh
Q Chilika lake is situated in which of the following states?
1. Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Odisha
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?
1 5
2 4
3 6
4 3
| Madhya Pradesh shares its border with 5 States | Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Maharashtra and Gujarat |
Q The frequency and paths of the tropical depressions originating from the Bay of Bengal are mainly determined by the position of which of the following?
1 Equator
2 Tropic of Cancer
3 Tropic of Capricorn
4 Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
Q In 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) at all India level was 943 and the same for rural areas was ______________.
Ans 1. 952
2. 929
3. 949
4. 931
Q “The Freethinker’s Prayer Book : And Some Word to Live by” book is written by _____
1 Khushwant Singh
2 Natwar Singh
3 Anita Desai
4 Sudha Murty
Q Which local winds is also called “Doctor Wind”?
1 Harmattan
2 Sirocco
3 Chinok
4 Solano
Q “Back to the Vedas”, whose statement is this?
1 Swami Dayanand Saraswati
2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3 Swami Vivekananda
4 Atmaram Pandurang
Q Which of the Rig Veda’s Mandala is completely dedicated to ‘Soma’?
1 Ninth Mandala
2 Third Mandala
3 Second Mandala
4 First Mandala
Q The Harappan site “Manda” was situated on the banks of which river?
1 Chenab
2 Sultlej
3 Ravi
4 Indus
Q “2014 : The Election that Changed India” book is written by __.
1 Rajdeep Sardesai
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by Bhagat Singh in which year ?
1 1926
2 1924
3 1928
4 1930
Q The first blueprint for Indian planning came from an engineering administrator :
1 M Visvesvaraya
2 Nejru
3 SN Agarwal
4 MN Roy
Q Which festival of Arunachal Pradesh is celebrated in in the month of April ?
1 Mopin
2 Bihu
3 Vishu
4 Puthandu
Q Flute is a type of ___ instrument .
1 Tat
2 Ghana
3 Avnaddha
4 Sushira
Q Surat is also known as __ of India.
1 Blue city
2 Pink City
3 City of Lakes
4 Diamond city
| Nickname of Indian Cities | Diamond City [ Surat ] , Pink City [ Jaipur ] , Blue City [ Jodhpur ] , City of Lakes [ Udaipur ] , Leather City [ Kanpur ] , Scotland of India [ Coorg ] , Athens of the East [ Madurai ] , Manchester of India [ Ahmedabad ] , Manchester of South India [ Coimbatore ] , City of Joy [ Kolkata ] , Detroit of Asia [ Chennai ] , Orange City [ Nagpur ] , Golden City [ Jaisalmer ] |