Q Who is known as the father of Indian Census?
1 Thomas Jefferson
2 Henry Walter
3 Yuzo Morita
4 Chandra Sumsher Rana
Q Who has written the book ‘The Philosophy of the Bomb’ ?
1 Bhagat Singh
2 Surya Sen
3 Bhagwati Charan Vohra
4 Alpana Dutt
Q To which state of India do the ‘Khuded’ folk songs belong ?
1 Odisha
2 Uttarakhand
3 Jharkhand
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Which among the following is the largest phylum of Animalia?
1 Mollusca
2 Arthropoda
3 Ctenophora
4 Platyhelminthes
Q In which pair of states is Holi also celebrated as Dola Purnima?
1 West Bengal and Odisha
2 Rajasthan and Punjab
3 Nagaland and Sikkim
4 Maharashtra and Gujarat
Q पुणे में लड़कियोंके लिए देश के पहले स्कूल की पहली प्रधानाध्यापिका कौन थीं?
1 पंडिता रमाबाई
2 सावित्री बाई फुले
3 एनी बेसेंट
4 विजया लक्ष्मी पंडित
Q ‘Why I am an Atheist’ is an autobiography of whom among the following
Revolutionaries?
1 Bhagat Singh
2 Chandrashekhar Azad
3 Suryakant Sen
4 Ramprasad Bismil
Q The historic Indo-Pak talks of 1972 between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto were held at which place in Shimla?
A. Viceregal Lodge
B. Gorton Castle
C. Barnes Court
D. Cecil Hotel
Q When did the new judicial system of setting up two courts (Criminal and civil) in each district start?
1 1772 C.E.
2 1756 C.E.
3 1773 C.E.
4 1774 C.E
Q Who of the following is the author of the books ”The INDIA Way” and ”Why Bharat Matters” ?
1 Shashi Tharoor
2 Nalin Mehta
3 S. Jaishankar
4 Bhupendra Yadav
Q Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Order of Business Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1 Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
3 Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
4 Sachchidananda Sinha
Q The headquarters of West Central Railway Zone of Indian Railway is located in __.
1 Jaipur
2 Bhopal
3 Agra
4 Jabalpur
Q Milinda-Panha is a dialogue between King Menander or Milinda and which Buddhist monk?
1 Asanga
2 Nagasena
3 Mahadharmarakshita
4 Dharmaraksita
Q Olefiant gas belongs to which of the following functional groups?
1 Ketone
2 Halo alkane
3 Alkenes
4 Alkynes
Q According to Census of India 1901, what was the total population of India?
1 238.40 million
2 360.23 million
3 620.12 million
4 845.80 million
Q The _____ is famous for ‘Karewa’ formations.
1 Coromandel Coast
2 Thar Desert
3 Kashmir Himalayas
4 Rann of Kutch
Q Kailasanathar is the temple built by which dynasty and in which state ?
1 Pallava , Andhra Pradesh
2 Pallava, Tamil Nadu
3 Chola , Tamil Nadu
4 Chola , Andhra Pradesh
Q The first edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held in the year:
1 2008
2 2004
3 2000
4 2011
Q Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the honorary rank of ______ of the Indian Air Force on 3rd September 2010.
Ans 1. Brigadier
2. Major General
3. Lieutenant Colonel
4. Group Captain
Q What was the title of the thesis that Dr. B. R. Ambedkar submitted to the London School of Economics for which he was awarded his doctorate in 1923
A. The Want and Means of India
B. The Problem of the Rupee
C. National Dividend of India
D. The Law and Lawyers
Q Which chemical reaction occurs when you mix vinegar (acetic acid) and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)?
1 Oxidation
2 Precipitation
3 Neutralisation
4 Combustion
Q Which of the following strait separates the Indian mainland from Sri Lanka ?
1 Sunda Strait
2 Palk Strait
3 The Malacca Strait
4 Strait of Hormuz
Q In which of the following places is the High Court of Chhattisgarh situated?
Ans 1. Raipur
2. Bhilai
3. Bilaspur
4. Raigarh
Q The first Paralympic Games was organised by _______.
Ans 1. The US
2. Italy
3. England
4. Australia
Q The Ujjayanta Palace is located in:
Ans 1. Agartala
2. Guwahati
3. Kohima
4. Shillong
Q In which Indian state is the Barabati Fort located?
1 Kerala
2 Odisha
3 West Bengal
4 Maharashtra
Q Which among the following soil is commonly used for bricks?
1 Alluvial
2 Laterite
3 Black
4 Peaty
Q Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrated in the honour of God Ganesh, is observed in the Hindu month of _________.
Ans 1. Chaitra
2. Phalguna
3. Bhadrapada
4. Kartika
Q The Vanguard , a Communist journal edited by ____
1 C Rajagopalachari
2 M.N. Roy
3 K Kelappan
4 P Krishna Pillai
Q Table tennis made its Olympic debut in the year:
Ans 1. 1964
2. 1996
3. 1972
4. 1988
Q Osakothi is a waning/dying form of mural painting from the state of __.
1 Rajasthan
2 Bihar
3 Odisha
4 Karnataka
Q Deomali mountain peak is in:
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Assam
3. Jharkhand
4. Odisha
Q Which city is called as mini-Harappa?
1 Desalpur
2 Kot Diji
3 Lothal
4 Sohgura
Q In ____ , the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules.
1 1952
2 1950
3 1952
4 1953
Q Which state does the noted Sindhi Sarangi player Lakha Khan belong to?
1 Rajasthan
2 Punjab
3 Uttarakhand
4 Haryana
Q Who was the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in Olympic Games in 1956 Summer Olympics ?
1 Nevillle D’Souza
2 PK Banerjee
3 Sailen Manna
4 Talimeren Ao
Q The autobiography titled _________by Anne Frank describes a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl’s experiences during World War II.
Ans 1. My Country My Life
2. The Diary of A Young Girl
3. True Love and a Little Malice
4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Q In the context of ancient Indian culture, the terms ‘Nagar’, ‘Vesar’ and ‘Dravida’ are the terms/names associated with the:
Ans 1. styles of temple architecture
2. dance forms
3. musical instruments
4. types of fort
Q In which of the following cities is the head office of the Central Rice Research Institute located?
Ans 1. Cuttack
2. Amritsar
3. Gandhinagar
4. Karnal
Q Who among the following was given the title of ‘Khan-e-Khana’ by Akbar?
1 Tansen
2 Faizi
3 Abul Fazl
4 Mirza Abdul Rahim Khan
Q Who is the first Indian to translate the Mahabharat into English ?
1 TA Saraswati
2 Vallabhacharya
3 Kisari Mohan Ganguly
4 Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma
Q Where in Singapore did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose make the first proclamation of an Azad Hind government?
1 Cathay Cinema Hall
2 Fort Canning Park
3 National University of Singapore
4 National Gallery of Singapore
Q The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) of the Government of India is available to people in the age group of ______ having a bank account who give their consent to join/enable auto-debit.
Ans 1. 19 to 55 years
2. 21 to 60 years
3. 18 to 50 years
4. 18 to 55 years
Q Which factor contributes to the occurrence of rainfall in the north-western parts of India during winters?
1 Southwest Monsoon
2 Trade Winds
3 Western Disturbances
4 Northeast Monsoon
Q The Rigvedic name of river Chenab was:
Ans 1. Askini
2. Vitasta
3. Parushni
4. Sindhu
| Vedic name of rivers | Askini [ Chenab ] , Parushni [ Ravi ] , Sindhu [ Indus ] , Vitasta [ Jhelum ] , Vipas [ Beas ] , Shutudri [ Satluj ] |
Q Which Part of the Constitution of India contains within it the powers and functions of the Union Public Service Commission?
1 Part XVII
2 Part XV
2 Part XVI
4 Part XIV
Q _______are in Madhya Pradesh.
Ans 1. Bhaja caves
2. Kanheri caves
3. Bagh caves
4. Ajanta caves
Q The famous Losoong festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
1 Assam
2 Sikkim
3 Manipur
4 Rajasthan
Q In the context of Buddhism, ‘Mahayana’ meant the:
1 great sacrifice
2 great vehicle
3 great victory
4 great war
| Mahayana | The Great Vehicle |
| Hinayan | The Lesser Vehicle |
Q ‘Manipur’ , ‘Meghalaya’ and ‘Tripura’ celebrate their statehood day on :
1 20 February
2 21 January
3 16 May
4 1 December
Q Crayfish and ticks are classified into __, respectively.
1 Myriapoda and Insecta
2 Crustacean and Arachnida
3 Arachnida and Myriapoda
4 Crustacean and Insecta
Q Yamini Reddy, daughter of Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy is a ________ dancer.
Ans 1. Manipuri
2. Kuchipudi
3. Bharatanatyam
4. Kathak
Q A PAN card issued by the Income Tax Department of India bears an alphanumeric code of how many characters?
1 10
2 9
3 8
4 12
Q Which popular folk dance of Himachal Pradesh has a Yagya performed by the dancers at the end of the dance performance as a homage to the Gods and Goddesses ?
1 Nati
2 Jawara
3 Kalbelia
4 Popir
Q Who among the following was the first English President of the Indian National Congress ?
1 George Yule
2 William Wedderburn
3 AO Hume
4 Annie Besant
| First President of INC | Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee | 1885 , Bombay |
| First English President of INC | George Yule | 1888 , Allahabad Session |
| First Muslim President of INC | Badruddin Tayabji | 1887 , Madras Session |
| First Woman President of INC | Annie Besant | 1917 , Calcutta Session |
| First Indian woman President of INC | Sarojini Naidu | 1925 , Kanpur Session |
Q The first layer of earth’s atmosphere is __.
1 Troposphere
2 Stratosphere
3 Thermosphere
4 Mesosphere
| Lowest layer of atmosphere | Troposphere |
| Outermost layer of atmosphere | Exosphere |
Q The first Chairman of Disinvestment Commission was ____
1 GV Ramakrishna
2 Madhu Dandavete
3 C Rangarajan
4 Indira Gandhi
Q Which of the following sportsmen was nicknamed the ‘pocket dynamo’ ?
1 Sushil Kumar
2 KD Jadhav
3 Limba Ram
4 Sourav Ganguly
Q Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ non-violent movement?
1 Syed Ahmad Khan
2 Abul Kalam Azad
3 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q In which year was the All India Kisan Sabha founded in Lucknow with Swami
Sahajanand Saraswati as the president?
1 1930
2 1932
3 1936
4 1942
Q Which of the following locations is known for lignite coal production?
1 Korba
2 Neyveli
3 Talcher
4 Bokaro
Q __ was land granted to a Brahmana, who was usually exempted from paying land revenue and other dues to the king, and was often given the right to collect these dues from the local people.
1 An agrahara
2 An ahuti
3 A dakshina
4 A namaskaram
Q In which of the following years was the Battle of Imphal won?
1 1912
2 1944
3 1934
4 1956
Q Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Dandi March initiated by Gandhiji?
Ans 1. Lord Reading
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Willingdon
4. Lord Linlithgow
Q After West Bengal, with which of the following Indian states does Bangladesh have the common longest border?
1 Tripura
2 Mizoram
3 Meghalaya
4 Assam
| India – Bangladesh boder [ 4096 km ] | West Bengal [ 2217 km ] , Tripura [ 856 km ] , Meghalaya [ 443 km ] , Mizoram [ 318 km ] , Assam [ 262 km ] |
Q How many atoms of hydrogen are there in Ammonium Chloride?
1 Four
2 One
3 Three
4 Two
| Ammonium Chloride [ NH4Cl ] | There are 4 atoms of hydrogen , one nitrogen , and one chloride atom in Ammonium Chloride |
Q The distance reached by the javelin in the gold medal winning throw by Neeraj Chopra at the Olympic games held in Tokyo in 2021 lay between __.
1 86.5 m and 87.0 m
2 86.0 m and 86.5 m
3 87.5 m and 88.0 m
4 87.0 m and 87.5 m
Q The languages spoken in Jharkhand and parts of central India mainly belong to which of the following language family ?
1 Indo-European family
2 Austro-Asiatic family
3 Tibeto-Burman family
4 Dravidian family
Q The Kandariya Mahadeva temple, dedicated to Shiva, was constructed in 999 CE by the king Dhangadeva of the __________dynasty.
Ans 1. Chola
2. Chandela
3. Eastern Ganga
4. Western Ganga
Q What is the term for the process of water loss from plant leaves through tiny openings called stomata?
1 Photosynthesis
2 Transpiration
3 Respiration
4 Germination
Q To improve cultivation in Doab, Muhammad bin Tughlaq set up a separate agriculture department known as:
1 Diwan-i-Mustakhraj
2 Diwan-i-Istiaq
3 Diwan-i-Amir-Kohi
4 Diwan-i-Arz
Q Who among the following is the author of ‘India grows at night’?
1 Shashi Tharoor
2 Gurcharan Das
3 P V Narasimha Rao
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q An outdoor Polo team comprises of __ players.
1 13
2 8
3 9
4 4
Q Who authored “We are Displaced”?
1 Elizabeth Gilbert
2 Balli Kaur Jaswal
3 Malala Yousafzai
4 Greta Thunberg
Q How do most insect respire?
1 trachea
2 skin
3 gills
4 lungs
Q Which one of the following is NOT a digestive enzyme in the human system?
1 Gastrin
2 Trypsin
3 Ptyalin
4 Pepsin
Q ‘World Haemophilia Day’ is observed on ___
1 17 April
2 17 May
3 17 June
4 17 July
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler’?
1 James Cross Giblin
2 John Locke
3 Jane Austen
4 Charles Dickens
Q According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1993 , who can be its chairman?
1 Only retired Chief Justice of India
2 Only a retired Chief Justice of High Court
3 Any serving Judge of the High Court
4 Any serving Judge of the Supreme Court
Q Disinvestment in Public Sector is called ?
1 Privatization
2 Industrailization
3 Globalization
4 Liberalization
Q Which country is also known as the ‘Rainbow Nation’?
1 South Africa
2 India
3 Egypt
4 Malaysia
Q Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris?
1 Gypsum
2 Marble
3 Bauxite
4 Limestone
Q ‘Farad is the unit of:
1 capacitance
2 magnetic flux
3 magnetic flux density
4 electric conductance
Q Chenab, the largest tributary of the Indus river, is also known as _.
1 Bhagirathi
2 Kosi
3 Chandrabhaga
4 Giri
Q The Srikrishna Commission was appointed to probe the:
1 assassination of Indira Gandhi
2 Bombay (now Mumbai) riots
3 criminalisation of politics
4 circumstances around Subhash Chandra Bose’s death
Q Barygaza was the Greek name for:
1 Bareilly
2 Baramati
3 Bharuch
4 Bhubaneshwar
Q Solder is an alloy of ____
1 Tin and Lead
2 Iron and Copper
3 Copper and Zinc
4 Copper and Tin
Q Who invented ‘Lasers’?
1 Theodore Maiman
2 W Roentgen
3 Albert Einstein
4 Godfrey Hounsfield
Q Who was the founder of the Agra Gharana ?
1 Hassu Khan
2 Nathan Peerbaksh
3 Khuda Baksh
4 Haddu Khan
Q When was the Indian Indentured system of labour officially banned?
1 1915
2 1920
3 1919
4 1917
Q Which Directive Principle of State Policy focuses on the provision of just and humane conditions for work?
Ans 1. Article 42
2. Article 47
3. Article 50
4. Article 51
Q Which of the following organisms belong to the Phylum Protozoa?
1 Amoeba, Paramecium, Taenia
2 Euglena, Paramecium, Jelly fish
3 Amoeba, Paramecium, Plasmodium
4 Amoeba, Paramecium, Jelly fish
Q In 2001, Eric A Cornell along with which two scientists received the Nobel Prize in Physics for achieving ‘Bose-Einstein Condensation’?
1 Wolfgang Ketterle and Carl E Wieman
2 William Crookes and Gemma Stephenson
3 Sergei Winogradsky and Arieh Warshel
4 Frank Wilczek and Harold Urey
Q Who among the following was the captain of the Indian cricket team in the 1992 World Cup?
1 Kapil Dev
2 Mohammad Azharuddin
3 Dilip Vengsarkar
4 Sunil Gavaskar
Q Name the Indian social reformer who played a crucial role in the passing of the Age of Consent Bill, 1891.
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 C Subramania Bharathi
3 Behramji Malabari
4 Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
Q Identify the artist who is NOT related to the musical instrument pakhwaj.
1 Pandit Kishan Maharaj
2 Ayodhya Prasad
3 Gopal Das
4 Totaram Sharma
Q When was Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?
1 2022
2 2021
3 2020
4 2019
Q Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?
1 Strontium and barium
2 Chromium and nickel
3 Potassium and mercury
4 Zinc and sulphur
Metal salts commonly used in firework displays include ; Strontium carbonate [ red ] , Calcium chloride [ Orange ] , Sodium nitrate [ yellow ] , Barium chloride [ green ] and Copper chloride [ blue ]