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Q Who among the following was the first Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee?

Ans 1. MN Saha

2. KS Krishnan

3. CV Raman

4. S Chandrasekhar

Q Which of the following was the first language conferred with the status of Classical Language in India ?

Tamil

2 Sanskrit

3 Odia

4 Telugu

Classical Languages Tamil [ 2004 ] | Sanskrit [ 2005 ] | Kannada [ 2008 ] | Telugu [ 2008 ] Malayalam | Odia [ 2014 ] | Marathi [ 2024 ] | Prakit [ 2024 ] | Pali [ 2024 ] | Bengali [ 2024 ] | Assamese [ 2024 ]

Q Who was the first Indian woman to go to space ?

1 Valentina Tereshkova

2 Kalpana Chawla

3 Aarti Shah

4 Aditi Pant

Q The first sounding rocket, Nike-Apache was launched by India in ___

1 1990

2 1963

3 1973

4 1983

Q Which among the following is the tallest tree species in the world ?

1 Oak

2 Deodar

3 Redwood

4 Eucalyptus

Q Vijayanagara was founded on the banks of which river?

Ans 1. Krishna

2. Godavari

3. Tungabhadra

4. Narmada

Q ‘Faster than Lightning – My Story’ is the autobiography of _____.

Ans 1. Dutee Chand

2. P T Usha

3. Hima Das

4. Usain Bolt

Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which of the following city? 

Ans 1. Jabalpur 

2. Indore 

3. Gwalior 

4. Jaipur

Q When was the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Series’ of Indian Bank notes started?

1 1991

2 1996

3 2000

4 1994

Q Who among the following is the author of the famous English classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’?

1 Roald Dahl

2 Jane Austen

3 Harper Lee

4 DH Lawrence

Q Which trek in Bhutan is considered to be the crown jewel of Bhutanese trekking?

1 Jumolhari Trek

2 Dagala Thousand Lakes Trek

3 Snowman Trek

4 Laya Gasa Trek

Q As of 2024 , India has won ______ medals in the Paralympic Games since their introduction in 1960.

 Ans 1. 9 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze 

2. 9 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze 

3. 16 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze [ 60 medals ]

 4. 11 gold, 11 silver and 21 bronze

Q ‘Game Changer’ is the name of an autobiography of which sportsperson?

1 Suresh Raina

2 Shahid Afridi

3 Shane Warne

4 Ricky Pontingg

Q With which of the following states / union territories is the Siddi Dhamal dance associated ?

Gujarat

2 Ladakh

3 Nagaland

4 Andaman and Nicobar Island

Q Which of the following traditional theatre forms belongs to Kashmir?

1. Bhaona

2 Maach

3 Tamasha

Bhand Pather

Q In which year was International Booker Prize established?

 Ans 1. 1981

 2. 1918

 3. 1969

 4. 2005

Q Saila dance form is performed in the state of _

1. Jharkhand

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Chhattisgarh

4 Uttarakhand

Q Folk music sung on the birth of a child in some Indian states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, etc. is called _____.

Ans 1. gari

2. banna

3. sohar

4. kohbar

Q Which of the following Tiger Reserves/ National Parks and states situated in is INCORRECTLY matched?

1 Pin Valley National Park – Odisha

2 Corbett National Park – Uttarakhand

3 Manas Tiger Reserve – Assam

4 Bandhavgarh National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Q Raja and Radha Reddy are mainly associated with which of the following classical dances ?

1 Kuchipudi

2 Sattriya

3 Kathakali

4 Manipuri

Q Which of the following is a traditional dance form of the Mizos [ Mizoram ]?

1 Lahoo

2 Cheraw

3 Nongkrem

4 Behdienkhlam

Q How many states and union territories share border with Uttar Pradesh ?

1 9

2 8

3 7

4 10

Uttar Pradesh [ 8 States and 1 Union Territory ] Rajasthan | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Uttarakhand | Bihar | Madhya Pradesh | Jharkhand | Chhattisgarh | NCT Delhi

Q In which of the following states is the Shevaroy Hills located?

1. Maharashtra

2 Tripura

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Assam

Q The Yonggyap Pass connects which of the following Indian states with Tibet?

1. Sikkim

2 Assam

3 Uttaranchal

4 Arunachal Pradesh

Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located?

1. India

2 Spain

3 Kenya

4 China

Q Kye Monastery is the oldest and biggest monastery situated in the state of:

1 Sikkim

2 Arunachal Pradesh

3 Himachal Pradesh

4 Arunachal Pradesh

Q In which state is the Umiam Lake, popularly known as the Barapani
Lake, located

1 Meghalaya

2 Tamil Nadu

3 Assam

4 Mizoram

Q Which of the following instrument used in Bharatnatyam ?

1 Mridangam

2 Mandolin

3 Guitar

4 Sitar

Q In which of the following states is the Almatti Dam located?

1. Karnataka

2 Uttarakhand

3 Sikkim

4 Nagaland

Q In which of the following years was Nepal’s new Constitution adopted?

1. 2015

2 2014

3 2013

4 2019

Q In which state will you find the hill station ‘Araku’?

1. Uttar Pradesh

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Himachal Pradesh

Q In which state is the ‘Sonepur Cattle Fair’ a well-known cultural event?

1 Rajasthan

2 Gujarat

3 Bihar

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q Which of the following festivals was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in the year 2008 ?

1 Janmasthami

2 Urs

3 Muharram

4 Ramlila

Q How many countries are member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

1. 103

2 68

3 94

4 78

Q Which of the following is a brackish water lake and shallow lagoon with estuarine character spread across the districts of Odisha?

1. Wular Lake

2 Chilika Lake

3 Upper Lake

4 Pichola Lake

Q The First Backward Classes Commission was chaired by:

1. V.P. Singh

2 PG Shah

3 Kaka Kalelkar

4 Anup Singh

Q Who was the captain of the Indian Cricket Team in the inaugural World Cup in 1975 ?

1 Sunil Gavaskar

2 Kapil Dev

3 Lala Amarnath

4 S Venkataraghavan

Q Rudrasagar Lake is a Ramsar site located in which state of India ?

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Tripura

4 Assam

Q Name the highest peak of the Satpura range.

1 Dhupgarh

2 Kalsubai

3 Doddabetta

4 Anamudi

Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of ICC (International Cricket Council) situated?

1. Australia

2 New Zealand

3 UAE

4 UK

Q In which year did the Indian Premier League [ IPL ] start?

1 2008

2 2007

3 2009

4 2013

Q Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of Independent India?

1. Rajendra Prasad

2 BR Ambedkar

3 Abul Kalam Azad

4 RK Shanmukham Chetty

Q In the Constituent Assembly of India, who among the following was the Chairperson of the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee?

1. JB Kripalani

2 KM Munshi

3 Abul Kalam Azad

4 Vallabhbhai Patel

Q Which of the following ranges have Malayagiri peak as one of its highest peaks?

1. Garhjat hills

2 Nallamala hills

3 Shevaroy hills

4 Javadi hills

Q The term ‘Yellow Revolution’ is related to which of the following sectors in India?

1. Fruit production

2 Rice production

3 Fisheries production

4 Oil seeds production

Father of Yellow Revolution in India Sam Pitroda
Father of Green Revolution in India MS Swaminathan
Father of White Revolution in India Dr Verghese Kurien
Father of the Red Revolution in India Vishal Tewari
Father of Pink Revolution in India Durgesh Patel
Father of Blue Revolution in India Hiralal Chaudhuri and Arun Krishnan

Q How many Nuclear Power Plant are there in India ?

1 7

2 8

3 9

4 10

Nuclear Power Plants Kaiga [ Karnataka] | Kakrapar [ Gujarat ] | Kudankulam [ Tamil Nadu ] | Kalpakkam [ Tamil Nadu ] | Tarapur [ Maharashtra ] | Narora [ Uttar Pradesh ] | Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant [ Rawatbhata ]

Q Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?

1 Part 4

2 Part 2

3 Part 3

4 Part 5

Q The Constituent Assembly which had been elected for the framing of the Constitution held its first meeting on:

1. 9 December 1947

2 9 December 1946

3 15 December 1947

4 15 August 1947

Q Which international organisation is the current governing body of Badminton?

1. Badminton World Federation

2 International Badminton Committee

3 International Olympic Committee

4 International Paralympic Committee

Q The famous hill station ‘Pachmarhi’ in Madhya Pradesh is situated in which of the following mountain ranges?

1. Shivalik mountain range

2 Aravali mountain range

3 Satpura mountain range

4 PirPanjal mountain range

Q The ‘Slash and burn’ agricultural method of farming is also known as _____ in Madhya Pradesh .

1 Roca

2 Bewar or Dahiya

3 Podu or Pendu

4 Kumari

Q Which of the following regions of India is famous for its folk dance called ‘Shondol Dance’?

1. Uttarakhand

2 Ladakh

3 Karnataka

4 Arunachal Pradesh

Q The 101st Amendment to the Indian Constitution is concerned with:

1. Citizenship Act

2 Right to Work

3 Fundamental Rights

4 Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Q Who among the following became the first Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1993 ?

1 Sheila Dixit

2 Sushma Swaraj

3 Madan Lal Kurana

4 Sahib Singh Verma

Q On which of the following dates was the Bhutan Constitution enacted?

1. 9 October 1998

2 18 July 2008

3 25 August 2003

4 12 June 2000

Q ‘Sattriya’ is the famous dance-drama performance art form of which of the following states?

1. Bihar

2 Gujarat

3 Assam

4 Maharashtra

Q Who among the following was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

1. Nahida Manzoor

2 Aditi Vaidya

3 Bachendri Pal

4 Deeya Bajaj

Q In which of the following years was ADB (Asian Development Bank) established?

1. 1957

4 1966

3 1978

4 1965

Q Singhbhum Elephant Reserve is located in which state of India ?

1. Maharashtra

2 Tripura

3 Jharkhand

4 Assam

Q In which of the following states is Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, located?

1 Maharashtra

2 Karnataka

3 Kerala

4 Tamil Nadu

Q Who is the founder of National Orchestra of India ?

1 Ravi Shankar

2 Uday Shankar

3 Anoushka Shankar

4 Ananda Shankar

Q How many grand slams tennis tournaments are held every year ?

1 4

2 5

3 6

4 2

Grand Slams Australian Open | Wimbledon | French Open [ or Roland Garros ] | US Open

Q How many districts are there in Uttar Pradesh ?

1 55

2 65

3 75

4 85

Q The first match played between Australia and England in which year ?

1 1877

2 1932

3 1909

4 1928

Q Which team won the inaugural T20 World Cup ?

1 Australia

2 England

3 India [ 2007 ]

4 Pakistan

Q The term ‘Tee’ is used commonly in which among the following sports ?

1 Golf

2 Racing

3 Polo

4 Racing

Basic Golf Terms Ace | Tee | Birdie | Bogey | Eagle | Putt | Albatross

Q Who was first person to swim across the English channel was ?

1 Mihir Sen

2 Matthew Webb

3 Robert Peary

4 Roald Amundsen

First person to swim across English ChannelMatthew Webb
First woman to swim across English ChannelGertrude Ederle

Q Which of the following is the highest peak in Maharashtra ?

1 Kalsubai Shikhar

2 Deomali

3 Amsot Peak

4 Reo Purgyil

Q Which city will host the Asian Games 2026 ?

1 Doha

2 Riyadh

3 Hangzhou

4 Aichi and Nigoya

Q How many dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate ?

1 4

2 5

3 6

4 3

Delhi Sultanate [ 1206 – 1526 ] Mamluk / Slave [ 1206 – 1290 ] , Khilji [ 1290 – 1320 ] , Tughlaq [ 1320 – 1414 ] , Sayyid [ 1414 – 1451 ] and Lodi [ 1451 – 1526 ]

Q Where did the revolt of 1857 start from ?

1 Gwalior

2 Delhi

3 Meerut

4 Kanpur

Q Raj Ghat is the memorial of :

1 Mahatma Gandhi

2 Jawaharlal Nehru

3 Charan Singh

4 Indira Gandhi

Q ‘Matters of Discretion’ is an autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India ?

1 Manmohan Singh

2 Jawaharlal Nehru

3 IK Gujral

4 VP Singh

Q India share land boundary of 106 km with which country ?

1 Bhutan

2 Nepal

3 Afghanistan

4 Bangladesh

Land Boundaries with Neighbouring Countries Pakistan [ 3323 km ] | Afghanistan [ 106 km ] | Bhutan [ 699 km ] | Nepal [ 1751 km ] | China [ 3488 km ] | Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] | Myanmar [ 1643 km ]

Q ‘Social Harmony’ book is written by :

1 Manmohan Singh

2 Narendra Modi

3 Jawaharlal Nehru

4 Lal Bahadur Shashtri

Narendra Modi booksSocial Harmony | Exam Warriors | Jyotipunj | Abode of Love | Letters to Mother | Convenient Action

Q A mascot was first introduced in Asian Games in which year ?

1 1951

2 1982

3 1986

4 1990

Q Trophic of Cancer passes through how many states in India ?

1 8

2 9

3 10

4 7

Tropic of Cancer Gujarat | Rajasthan | Madhya Pradesh | Chhattisgarh | Jharkhand | West Bengal | Tripura | Mizoram

Q The Census of India 2011 was the ______ national census after independence.

seventh

2 eight

3 ninth

4 fifeenth

Q The Maithon Dam is located on the bank of which river in Jharkhand ?

1 Damodar

2 Barakar

3 Hoogli

4 Kosi

Q Who became the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title in 1966?

1 Reita Faria

2 Yukta Mookhey

3 Sushmita Sen

4 Zeenat Aman

Q When and Where was the first metro train introduced in India ?

1 Delhi on 24 October 1984

2 Bombay on 24 October 1984

3 Kolkata on 24 October 1984

4 Bangalore on 24 October 1984

Q Which state has the highest number of seats in Lok Sabha ?

1 Uttar Pradesh [ 80 ]

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 West Bengal

4 Tamil Nadu

Q Which of the following Traditional sports-State pair is INCORRECT ?

1 Thang-ta —Manipur

Silambam –Madhya Pradesh

3 Mukna —-Manipur

4 Gatka —–Punjab

Martial Art Forms  Thang ta [ Manipur ] | Silambam [ Tamil Nadu ] | Kalaripayattu [ Kerala ] | Gatka [ Punjab ] |  Mardani Khel [ Maharashtra ] |  Thoda [ Himachal Pradesh ] |Pari Khanda [ Bihar ] | Mallakhamb [ Madhya Pradesh ] | Sqay [ Jammu And Kashmir ] | Paika Akhada [ Odisha ]

Q Which was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title in 1994 ?

1 Sushmita Sen

2 Aishwarya Rai

3 Harnaaz Sandhu

4 Lara Dutta

Q Project Snow Leopard was launched in which year ?

1 2010

2 2009

3 2008

4 2007

Q The Government of India launched ‘Project Tiger’ in which year ?

1 1992

2 2009

3 1973

4 1987

Q Which is the lowest point in India ?

1 Kuttanad

2 Sir Creek

3 Kibithu

4 Indira Point

Q Who is the only Vice-President of India to DIE in office ?

1 Krishna Kant

2 Zakir Hussain

3 Fakhruddin Ahmed

4 Mohammad Hidayatullah

Q The Panchsheel Agreement was signed between India and China on :

1 29th April , 1954

2 2nd July , 1972

3 19th September , 1960

4 21st February , 1999

Q In which year did the Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama seek political asylum in India ?

1 1959

2 1962

3 1960

4 1958

Q How many observer countries are there in SAARC ?

1 8

2 10

3 11

4 9

SAARC Members 8 [ Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka ]
SAARC Observers9 [ Australia , China , European Union , Iran , Japan , South Korea , Mauritius , Myanmar and the United States of America

Q Which is the highest peak in Sri Lanka ?

1 Mount Pidurutalagala / Mount Pedro

2 Gangkhar Puensum

3 Mount Hkakabo Razi

4 Mount Noshaq

Q Which was the first Indian film to win the Palme D’or at Cannes Film Festival ?

1 Neech Nagar

2 Mother India

3 Lagaan

4 Salam Bombay

Q Who was the first winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969 ?

1 Devika Rani

2 Satyajit Ray

3 Birendranath Sircar

4 Prithviraj Kapoor

Q Who holds the record for bagging the most wickets for India in Tests ?

1 Kapil Dev

2 Anil Kumble [ 619 ]

3 R Ashwin

4 Harbhajan Singh

Q Who was the first Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 ?

1 Gobind Bihari Lal

2 Vinoba Bhave

3 Arundhati Roy

4 Kiran Bedi

Q Who holds the record for most Olympic medals ?

1 Michael Phelps

2 Oscar Swahn

3 Lorner Johnstone

4 Mary Hanna

Q In which country or state of India is Tengboche Monastery located?

1. Arunachal Pradesh

2 Nepal

3 Bhutan

4 Sikkim

Q A spring at Verinag is the source of __ river in the northern part of India.

1. Ravi

2 Jhelum

3 Beas

4 Chenab

Q Who is the author of the book, ‘Walking with the comrades’?

1. Kiran Desai

2 Arundhati Roy

3 Vikram Seth

4 Jhumpa Lahiri

Q In which year did the first Bengali woman writer Ashapoorna Devi win the Jnanpith Award?

1. 1974

2 1976

3 1975

4 1973

Q In which of the following countries was paper invented approximately 1900 years ago?

1. Japan

2 China

3 Nepal

4 India

Q Who has won the maximum number of Filmfare Awards ?

1 Gulzar [ Sampooran Singh Kalra ]

2 Shah Rukh Khan

3 Amitabh Bachchan

4 Dilip Kumar

Q Who among the following was NOT the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna ?

1 C Rajagopalachari

2 S Radhakrishnan

3 C V Raman

4 Bhagwan Das

Bharat Ratna [ 1954 ] C Rajagopalachari | S Radhakrishnan | CV Raman

Q Who among the following was the first Indian Women Athlete to win a gold medal in any Asian Games?

1. Durba Banarjee

2 Karnam Malleswari

3 Arti Saha

4 Kamaljeet Sandhu

Q In which of the following years was the Buddhist Chanting of Ladakh included in the UNESCO’S list of Intangible Cultural heritage ?

1 2011

2 2012

3 2016

4 2013

Q Which of the following states is associated with the dance drama folk theatre form Yakshagana?

1. Karnataka

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Telangana

4 Kerala

Q The inaugural Olympic Congress was organised in the year 1894 in:

1. Stockholm

2 Oslo

3 Paris

4 London

Q In which of the following states is the Yumthang Valley located?

1. Uttarakhand

2 Himachal Pradesh

3 Nagaland

4 Sikkim

Q In which of the following cities of India is the ‘Saptak Music Festival’ celebrated?

1 Ahmedabad

2 Lucknow

3 Bhopal

4 Amritsar

Q Who among the following dancers is best known for the renaissance of the
’Bharatnatyam’ dance form?

1. Mallika Sarabhai

2 Yamini Krishnamurthy

3 Rukmani Devi Arundale

4 Alarmel Valli

Q Farmers in some parts of India celebrate the Pola festival by worshiping their _.

1. farm tools

2 ancestors

3 farms

4 bullocks

Q Which among the following terms denotes to the hilly parts of the Karnataka plateau?

1. Bugyals

2 Terai

3 Malnad

4 Bets

Q Which is the third longest river in the world ?

1 Nile

2 Amazon

3 Yangtze

4 Brahmaputra

Q Who was the first female recipient of Mootidevi Award for her novel ‘Yajnasani’ in 1991 ?

1 Aarti Saha

2 Pratibha Ray

3 Asima Chatterjee

4 Sarla Thakur

Q Lalit Kala Akademi, the National Academy of Art, was set up in:

1. 1956

2 1952

3 1950

4 1954

Q In which of the following Indian states are the Mishmi Hills mainly spread?

1. Sikkim

2 Arunachal Pradesh

3 Meghalaya

4 Uttarakhand

Q Which of the following is the oldest paramilitary force in India?

1. Central Reserve Police Force

2 Central Industrial Security Force

3 Assam Rifles

4 Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Q In which year was the Indian ‘Wildlife (Protection) Act’ implemented?

1 1972

2 1965

31985

4 1989

Q Which of the following ‘passes’ is located in Himachal Pradesh?

1 Lepcha la

2 Zozi la

3 Banihal

4 Khardung La

Q On which river is the Singur Dam built?

1. Brahmaputra

2 Manjeera

3 Indus

4 Periyar

Q The Indian National Congress was established when 72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December in the year __.

1 1901

2 1885

3 1911

4 1896

Q River Brahmaputra is known as______in Tibet and as Jamuna in Bangladesh.

1. Gyalmo Ngulchu

2 Yangtse

3 Mekong

4 Tsang Po

Q Which of the following teams won the first edition of ISL [ Indian Super League ] ?

1 Kerala Blasters

2 Chennaiyin FC

3 Athletico de Kolkata

4 Bengaluru FC

Q Which of the following hill stations is also known as ‘Satpura Ki Rani?

1 Pachmarhi

2 Ranipuram

3 Chail

4 Kufri

Q When was None Of The Above [ NOTA ] option first used in the assembly election in India ?

1 November 1983

2 November 1993

3 November 2003

4 November 2013

Q Who among the following is popularly known as The Forest Man of India?

1. Bindeshwar Pathak

2 Satyabhama Das Biju

3 Jadev Payeng

4 Arunachalam Muruganantham

Q As of 2025, who among the following is the highest wicket taker in test cricket ?

1. R Ashwin

2 Harbhajan Singh

3 Kapil Dev

4 Muttiah Muralitharan

Most Wickets in TEST Cricket Muttiah Muralitharan [ 800 wickets ]
Most Wickets in ODI Cricket Muttiah Muralitharan [ 534 wickets ]
Most Wickets in T20 CricketTim Southee [ 164 wickets ]

Q As of 2024 , how many moons does the dwarf planet Pluto have?

1. 5

2 6

3 4

4 3

Pluto [ Moons ] Charon [ Largest ] | Styx | Nix | Kerberos | Hydra

Q In which of the following states/union territories is the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park situated?

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

3 Odisha

4 Gujarat

Q Through which of the following states does the Zuari river pass?

1 Goa

2 Odisha

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q Which of the following states has a beach named Calangute Beach?

1 Goa

2 Kerala

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Maharashtra

Q How was Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava better known as?

1. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

2 Saadat Hasan Manto

3 Munshi Premchand

4 Bhartendu Harishchandra

Q In which year was the Simla Pact between India and Pakistan signed?

1. 1969

2 1970

3 1971

4 1972

Shimla Agreement It was signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July , 1972 in Shimla by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi

Q Area wise, which Indian state has the largest forest cover in the country ?

1. Arunachal Pradesh

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Mizoram

4 Kerala

Q Who is the author of ‘Pax Indica’?

1. Gurucharan Das

2 Rajdeep Sardesai

3 Shashi Tharoor

4 APJ Abdul Kalam

Q Who among the following was the first Education Minister of the independent India?

1. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

2 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

3 Narhar Vishnu Gadgil

4 Kshitish Chandra Neogy

Q When was the first coalition government formed in India at the Centre?

1. 1984

2 1962

3 1977

4 1991

Q The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in:

1. Bihar

2 West Bengal

3 Jharkhand

4 Chhattisgarh

Q Which is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India ?

1 Bharat Ratna

2 Padma Bhushan

3 Ashok Chakra

4 Padma Vibhushan

Highest Civilian Award Bharat Ratna
Second highest Civilian Award Padma Vibhushan
Third highest Civilian Award Padma Bhushan
Fourth highest Civilian Award Padma Shri

Q Who has won the maximum number of Grand Slam singles tournament in tennis ?

1 Margaret Court

2 Serena Williams

3 Steffi Graf

4 Rod Laver

Q Who among the following was the first recipient of ‘Param Vir Chakra’, India’s highest military decoration?

1 Somnath Sharma

2 Dhan Singh Thapa

3 Piru Singh

4 Jadunath Singh

Q Who among the following was the first chief guest to attend the Republic Day in 1950?

1 Sukarno

2 Gamal Abdel Nasser

3 Josip Broz Tito

4 Kwame Nkruma

Q Who among the following was India’s first female Cabinet Minister?

1. Sarojini Naidu

2 Vijaylaxmi Pandit

3 Amrit Kaur

4 Sucheta Kriplani

Q __ are the only birds that can fly backwards.

1. Whooper swans

2 Mallards

3 Hummingbirds

4 Common cranes

Q With which of the following sports are the teams ‘Kerala Blasters’ , ‘Atletico de Kolkata’ , ‘Mumbai City’ and ‘North East United’ associated ?

1 Football

2 Cricket

3 Badminton

4 Kabaddi

Q The ‘Sujjani’ embroidery works belongs to the state of :

1 Odisha

2 Rajasthan

3 Bihar

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q In which year Nandalal Bose , a famous painter , had become the Principal of Kala Bhawan [ Shankiniketan ] ?

1 1942

2 1932

3 1922

4 1912

Q What is the distance of Marathon race ?

1 26.2 miles [ 42,195 km ]

2 21.2 miles

3 30.2 miles

4 28.2 miles

Q One barrel of oil is approximately equal to how many litres ?

1 159

2 145

3 130

4 166

Q Thoseghar waterfalls is located in which of the following states ?

1 Maharashtra

2 Meghalaya

3 Odisha

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q In which of the following temples is the Ambubachi Fair celebrated every year?

1. Jagnanath temple

2 Kamakhya temple

3 Kashi Vishwanath temple

4 Kedarnath temple

Q In which of the following years were two additional Commissioners appointed to the Election commission of India for the first time?

1 1989

2 1998

3 1991

4 1990

Q In which of the following Indian states is the Lai Haraoba festival celebrated?

1 Assam

2 Tripura

3 Manipur

4 Meghalaya

Q What was National Highway 66 (NH 66) previously known as?

1. NH8

2 NH5

3 NH2

4 NH 17

Q The Mission of the Ramsar Convention is to conserve __.

1. deserts

2 wetlands

3 rivers

4 oceans

Q Which is the longest river in Sri Lanka?

1 Pamban river

2 Mahaweli river

3 Kalu Ganga river

4 Maha Oya river

Q ­ The first Indian to be awarded the Magsaysay Award is ___

1 Acharya Vinoba Bhave

2 Jai Prakash Narayan

3 Mother Teresa

4 Kiran Bedi

Q Which game has 7 players in each side ?

1 Water polo and Kabaddi

2 Basketball and Volleyball

3 Polo and Kho Kho

4 Cricket and Rugby

Q The provision of federalism of the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from which nation?

1 Canada

2 South Africa

3 Australia

4 Germany

Q The Constituent Assembly held its final session on which day?

1 August 15, 1947

2 December 15, 1948

3 November 26, 1949

4 January 26, 1950

Q Who is author of the book “The Namesake”?

1 Amitav Ghosh

2 Arundhati Roy

3 Kiran Desai

4 Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri books The Low Land | The Namesake | Unaccustomed Earth | The Interpreter of Maladies

Q Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is a famous festival of which state?

1 Odisha

2 Jharkhand

3 Maharashtra

4 West Bengal

Q Which country is NOT among the G4 countries?

1 Pakistan

2 Brazil

3 Germany

4 Japan

G4 countries India | Barzil | Germany | Japan

Q Who among the following invented Television?

1 JL Baird

2 Frederick Banting

3 Alexander Fleming

4 Michael Faraday

Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Flood of Fire’?

1 Naina Lal Kidwai

2 APJ Abdul Kalam

3 Amitav Ghosh

4 VS Naipaul

Amitav Ghosh books Sea of Poppies | River of Smoke | The Shadow Lines | Flood of Fire

Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy’?

1 Meira Kumar

2 LK Advani

3 Om Birla

4 Virendra Kuma

Q The Kudankulam plant is built in India collaboration of which country?

1 Russia

2 China

3 Japan

4 Germany

Q Which of the following city is known as ‘Blue City’?

1 Jodhpur

2 Coimbatore

3 Ahmedabad

4 Madurai

Q Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere occurs on which date of the year?

1 21st March

2 23 September

3 21 June

4 22 December

Q Pandavani is the folk music of which state ?

1 Chhattisgarh

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Bihar

4 Maharashtra

Q Kangto is the highest peak in ______.

Ans 1. Arunachal Pradesh

2. Assam

3. Sikkim

4. Manipur

Q Which section of Indian Constitution has often been referred to as its ‘conscience’?

1 Fundamental Duties

2 Fundamental Rights

3 Directive Principles of State Policy

4 None of these

Q Chambal river is the tributary of which of the following river?

1 Yamuna

2 Ganga

3 Narmada

4 Godavari

Q Shrimadabhagwat Gitais a part of to which of the following book?

1 Ramayana

2 Mahabharata

3 Hitopadesh

4 Panchatantra

Q ‘Talatal Ghar’ is a historic monument situated in which state ?

1 Assam

2 Maharashtra

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q Rhododendron is the national flower of which country ?

1 Nepal

2 Pakistan

3 France

4 Bhutan

National Flowers of Neighbouring Countries

RhododendronNepal
Blue Poppy Bhutan
Padauk Myanmar
Blue Water Lily [ Nil Manel ]Sri Lanka
Shapla [ Water Lily ]Bangladesh

Q Phulkari, Kantha and Chikankari are famous forms of _.

1 Dance

2 Painting

3 Embroidery

4 Music

Traditional Embroideries Chikankari [ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ] , Sujini [ Bihar ] , Kashida [ Jammu And Kashmir ] , Phulkari [ Punjab ] , Kantha [ West Bengal ] , Kasuti [ Karnataka ]

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