Q Which among the following peaks is the highest peak of Jharkhand?
1 Kangto
2 Parasnath
3 Deomali
4 Kalsubai
Q Who was the first chairman of National Human Rights Commission ?
1 Justice Sachin Pandit
2 Justice Ranganath Mishra
3 Justice Ranganath Dutta
4 Justice Rajesh Sharma
Q Which Indian writer wrote the famous book “Mansarovar”?
1 Ram Prasad Bismil
2 Gita Sahgal
3 Premchand
4 Yashpal
Q Which is the first month of Indian National Calendar ?
1 Phalgun
2 Magh
3 Paush
4 Chaitra
Q Kye Gompa, the largest centre of Buddhist learning in the Western Himalayas, is situated in the state/union territory of __.
1 Punjab
2 Jammu & Kashmir
3 Uttarakhand
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company?
1 Charles Stuart
2 Robert Clive
3 Warren Hastings
4 James Lancaster
Q The Orissa High Court is located in which of the following part of the Odisha state?
1 Bhubaneswar
2 Cuttack
3 Berhampur
4 Rourkela
Q What is the colour of the outer zone of completion combustion of a candle flame?
1 Yellow
2 Black
2 Orange
4 Blue
Q Who is famously known as the father of Indian nuclear programme?
1 Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
2 Homi J. Bhabha
3 Vikram Sarabhai
4 C. V. Raman
Q Name the author of ‘Hind Swaraj’.
1 MK Gandhi
2 VD Savarkar
3 MG Ranade
4 GK Gokhale
Q Which pass connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India?
1 Banihal Pass
2 Rohtang Pass
3 Lipulekh Pass
4 Thamarassery Pass
Q In India, what is the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep?
1 7,516.6 km
2 8,123.1 km
3 7,818.7 km
4 8,514.4 km
Q Aga Khan Palace is located in __ city of Maharashtra.
1 Aurangabad
2 Mumbai
3 Pune
4 Ahmednagar
Q The Chhath Puja of Bihar is dedicated to which deity?
1 Vishnu Dev
2 Chandra Dev
3 Indra Dev
4 Surya Dev
Q The state flower of Rajasthan is ___
1 Rohida
2 Palash
3 Water Lily
4 Rhododendron
Q In which year did the Andhra Pradesh (AP) microfinance crisis occur?
1 2006
2 2012
3 2010
4 2008
Q The Kalinga Prize is awarded by the organization of :
1 UNESCO
2 WTO
3 UNICEF
4 FAO
Q Jabalpur is located on the banks of which of the following rivers?
1 Narmada
2 Chambal
3 Ganga
4 Godavari
Q Which of the following was the capital of Pandyas?
1 Kaveripattinam
2 Puhar
3 Aihole
4 Madurai
Q Thiruvathira festival is mainly celebrated in which of these states?
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 Punjab
4 Kerala
Q The All India Forward Bloc was established by which of the following national leaders together with his followers in 1939, during British rule in India?
1 Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Jayaprakash Narayana
3 Subhash Chandra Bose
4 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q In the context of financial system, what does the abbreviation SWIFT stand for?
1 Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
2 Socially Worldwide Identifier Financial Transfers
3 Society for Worldly Interface Financial Telecommunication
4 Society for Web Interlinked Financial Transfers
Q The folk-dance form ‘Gaur Maria’ is native of which state in India?
1 Goa
2 West Bengal
3 Gujarat
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Who is famously known as sitar maestro in India?
1 Sitara Devi
2 Pt. Ravi Shankar
3 Ustad Bismillah khan
4 Maharshi Patanjali
Q The famous monument, Aram Bagh, was built by Babur. It is located in __.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Bihar
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Delhi
Q Which among the following lakes is also known as the “Srinagar’s Jewel”?
1 Vembanad
2 Tsomgo
3 Loktak
4 Dal
Q In which state/UT of India is the Divar Island situated?
1 Lakshadweep
2 Goa
3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4 Odisha
Q Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution talk about citizenship?
1 Articles from 7 to 14
2 Articles from 6 to 12
3 Articles from 8 to 15
4 Articles from 5 to 11
Q Most of the Pakistan population belongs to which of the following sect?
1 Catholic
2 Shia
3 Malays
4 Sunni
Q What was the period of reign of Alauddin Khilji?
1 1290-1310
2 1296-1316
3 1295-1315
4 1289-1299
Q There is a different temperature in India at different places. Which of the following places in India has the lowest temperature in the country?
1 Thar desert
2 Chennai
3 Dras
4 Thiruvananthapuram
Q Which of the following is NOT a product of MUDRA Yojana?
1 Tarun
2 Kishore
3 Balak
4 Shishu
| MUDRA Yojana | Shishu [ 0 – 50,000 ] , Kishore [ 50,000 – 5,00,000 ] , Tarun [ 5,00,000 – 10,00,000 ] |
Q The Permanent Settlement system was introduced by which of the following Governor Generals of the British East India Company in 1793 ?
1 Sir John Macpherson
2 Lord Cornwallis
3 Sir John Shore
4 Sir George Barlow
Q Who among the following is India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal?
1 Karnam Malleshwari
2 PT Usha
3 Sakshi Malik
4 PV Sindhu
Q Which of the following acids is found in spinach?
1 Citric acid
2 Tartaric acid
3 Oxalic acid
4 Lactic acid
Q What is the total number of classical dance forms in India as per the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
1 5
2 8
3 3
4 10
| Classical Dance as per the Sangeet Natak Akademi | Bharatanatyam , Kathak , Kathakali , Kuchipudi , Odissi , Manipuri , Mohiniyattam [ Kerala ] and Sattriya |
Q The noted folk singer Bhikhudan Govindbhai Gadhvi is a proponent of which form of folk songs?
1 Fattannna
2 Dayro
3 Marasiyas
4 Lokvarta
Q Which of the following was the capital of Pallavas?
1 Puhar
2 Raichur Doab
3 Aihole
4 Kanchipuram
Q Who among the following was the first chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
1 Rajendra Prasad
2 B R Ambedkar
3 S Radhakrishnan
4 Sachchidananda Sinha
Q Who among the following devised the Ryotwari system during the British rule in India?
1 Capt. Alexander Read
2 Lord Minto
3 Lord Dalhousie
4 Warren Hastings
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits the State from conferring ‘Titles’?
1 Article 14
2 Article 17
3 Article 16
4 Article 18
Q In which of the following states is the Ashtamudi Lake located?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following monument – location pairs is NOT correctly matched?
1 Qutub Minar – Delhi
2 Tomb of Etmaduddaula – Agra
3 Chand Minar – Debari
4 Amer Fort – Jaipur
Q During the British rule, who was the first Inspector General of Forests in India?
1 James Edward Corbett
2 Salim Ali
3 John Shore
4 Dietrich Brandis
Q Who among the following had founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?
1 Sir John Shore
2 Sir William Jones
3 Lord Minto (I)
4 Lord Dalhousie
Q The book titled ‘Farthest Field’ has been authored by:
1 Karan Thapar
2 Anita Desai
3 N Ram
4 Raghu Karnad
Q Which of the following acids is responsible for muscle fatigue in humans?
1 Hydrochloric acid
2 Nitric acid
3 Lactic acid
4 Acetic acid
Q In which year was the first Factory Act passed during colonial rule in India?
1 1877
2 1873
3 1881
4 1859
Q ‘Rann Utsav’, a cultural festival, takes place in the Indian state of __.
1 Gujarat
2 Telangana
3 Sikkim
4 Punjab
Q Which of the following vitamins is also known as riboflavin?
1 Vitamin B-12
2 Vitamin B-2
3 Vitamin B-6
4 Vitamin B-1
Q During the freedom struggle, who was the only President of Indian National Congress who resigned from the presidency even after being elected?
1 Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 Dadabhai Naoroji
Q Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the Godavari river?
1 Maner
2 Pravara
3 Indravati
4 Hemavati
| Major Tributaries of Godavari river | Pravara , Indravati , Maner , Penganga , Wainganga and Pranhita |
Q Which of the following glands secretes the hormone called melatonin?
1 Adrenal gland
2 Pineal gland
3 Thymus gland
4 Thyroid gland
Q Which of the following states annually celebrates the ‘Shirui Lily Festival’?
1 Sikkim
2 Odisha
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Manipur
Q Which of the following constellation is also called the hunter?
1 Leo Majo
2 rCassiopeia
3 Orion
4 Ursa Major
Q The Council of Ministers of a State is collectively responsible to its __.
1 Chief Minister
2 High Court
3 Governor
4 Legislative Assembly
Q The Karbi tribe, which celebrates the cultural festival ‘Rongker’, belongs to the Indian state of _.
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Assam
4 Uttarakhand
Q Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries is located in Goa?
1 Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary
2 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary
4 Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
Q Who among the following was appointed the temporary Chairman of the Constituent
Assembly?
1 Sarat Chandra Bose
2 Acharya JB Kripalani
3 Sachchidananda Sinha
4 C Rajagopalachari
Q Dutee Chand was dropped from the 2014 Commonwealth Games contingent at the last by the Athletic Federation of India. What was the reason ?
1 hyperandrogenism
2 rhabdomyolysis
3 runner’s stitch
4 supplements
Q Who was the chairman of the States Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1 Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 BR Ambedkar
4 MN Roy
Q Which team won the first edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
in 2009?
1 England
2 India
3 Australia
4 West Indies
Q Which is the first country that has won 6 men’s and 7 women’s world
cup titles in cricket till September 2024?
1 Australia
2 India
3 West Indies
4 England
Q Which Part of the Indian Constitution is related with the special provisions relating to certain classes?
1 XVI
2 III
3 II
4 XVII
Q Who wrote the famous novel ‘Sons and Lovers’ ?
1 DH Lawrence
2 VS Naipual
3 Mark Twain
4 Ruskin Bond
Q Who among the following was known as the “Young Turk”?
1 Chandra Sekhar
2 Bhagat Singh
3 BR Ambedkar
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Karma is a harvest festival which is held on the 11th day of a Purnima of the Hindu month of
1 Bhado
2 Chaitra
3 Phalguna
4 Kartika
Q The Shalimar Garden of Jammu and Kashmir was built by which Mughal
emperor?
1 Jahangir
2 Akbar
3 Humayun
4 Shah Jahan
Q Dhol Cholom, a drum dance, is one of the dances performed during which of the following festivals in Manipur?
1 Holi
2 Diwali
3 Makar Sankranti
4 Buddha Purnima
Q Which among the following rivers is also known as ‘Gorakhpur’s Sorrow’?
1 West Rapti
2 Musi
3 Cooum
4 Arvari
Q When was the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj of Calcutta founded?
1 1878
2 1873
3 1875
4 1876
Q Eravimala, which is the highest peak located in the Anamalai Hills in the Western Ghats, is located in which of the following states?
1 Kerala
2 Assam
3 Rajasthan
4 Odisha
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Kalachuri Dynasty ?
1 Kokalla I
2 Vijayalaya
3 Dantidurga
4 Vasudeva Kanva
Q The Marfa music is associated with which of the following cities?
1 Hyderabad
2 Lucknow
3 Guwahati
4 Panaji
Q When was the Small Industries Development Bank of India established?
1 1990
2 1984
3 1965
4 1954
Q Who among the following was the first chairman of the ISRO?
1 Vikram Sarabhai
2 S Somnath
3 K Sivan
4 AS Kiran Kumar
Q The Beighton Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
1 Hockey
2 Football
3 Cricket
4 Boxing
Q Where was the first session of United Nations held?
1 London
2 The Hague
3 New York
4 Mumbai
Q Who wrote the famous book ‘The Enchantress of Florence’ ?
1 Salman Rushdie
2 Kiran Desai
3 Anita Desai
4 VS Naipaul
Q Who wrote the famous book ‘The End of Imagination’ ?
1 Arundhati Roy
2 Kiran Desai
3 Anita Desai
4 Sudha Murty
Q Who wrote the famous book ‘The King of Dark Chamber’ ?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Munshi Premchand
3 VS Naipaul
3 RK Narayana
Q Who wrote the famous book ‘Between the Assassinations’ ?
1 Aravind Adiga
2 Kiran Desai
3 Anita Desai
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Which among the following constitutional amendments incorporated Goa, Daman and Diu in the Indian Union ?
1 12th Amendment Act , 1962
2 21st Amendment Act , 1967
3 26th Amendment Act , 1971
4 72nd Amendment Act , 1992
Q Dhanuyatra is a great mass festival of Odisha which is based on the noble deeds of Lord ________
1 Krishna
2 Rama
3 Varaha
4 Vamana
Q Ainchaliyan is a type of religious songs often sung to a newly wed bride or to an unmarried girl, who is expected to get married in near future. It is associated with which of the following states?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Goa
3 Assam
4 Kerala
Q Morulem is a traditional folk dance in Goa performed during which of the following festivals ?
1 Shigmo festival
2 Nuakhai festival
3 Bihu festival
4 Pongal festival
Q How many teams participated in the 1975 Cricket World Cup?
1 Eight
2 Nine
3 Ten
4 Six
| 1975 Cricket World Cup | 8 Teams [ Australia , New Zealand , England , India , Pakistan , the West Indies , Sri Lanka and East Africa ] |
Q Who was the first person to score a century for India in Test cricket?
1 Lala Amarnath
2 Kapil Dev
3 Ajit Wadekar
4 Sunil Gavaskar
Q Who wrote the famous book ‘Anamdas Ka Potha’ ?
1 Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
2 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
3 Munshi Premchand
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q In which year did the Bastar rebellion take place?
1 1910
2 1920
3 1975
4 1937
Q Which type of mountain is also known as “Mountains of Accumulation“?
1 Volcanic Mountain
2 Fold Mountain
3 Block Mountain
4 Residual Mountain
Q Which organism causes rust of wheat?
1 Fungi
2 Virus
3 Bacteria
4 Protozoa
Q Which organisation releases the World Economic Outlook report?
1 IMF
2 World Bank
3 UNCTAD
4 OECD
Q Ferns belongs to which of the following divisions of the plant kingdom?
1 Pteridophyta
2 Thallophyta
3 Bryophyta
4 Gymnosperms
Q The lens focuses light on the back of the eye. The back of the eye is known as _.
1 Retina
2 Cornea
3 Iris
4 Pupil
Q During the lifetime of Gautam Buddha . ____ great Mahajanpadas existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC.
1 19
2 16
3 18
4 17
Q The Head Office of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at
1 Geneva
2 Rome
3 Paris
4 Vienna
Q As salt water, what percentage of the earth’s water is found in oceans?
1 97
2 87
3 77
4 67
Q Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection are mentioned under which schedule of the Indian constitution?
1 11th schedule
2 10th schedule
3 9th schedule
4 12th schedule