Q ‘Anna Karenina’ is a novel by __.
1 Jonathan Swift
2 Leo Tolstoy
3 Charles Dickens
4 Robert Louis Stevenson
Q Dead Sea is bordered by which two countries?
1 Israel and Tunisia
2 Jordan and Turkey
3 Israel and Jordan
4 Syria and Jordan
Q ‘Thoda’ a sport dance belongs to which of the following states ?
1 Sikkim
2 Manipur
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which French traveller compared India with Iran and the Ottoman empire?
1 Niccolao Manucci
2 Francois Bernier
3 Peter Mundy
4 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Q Who among the following persons is called Desert Fox ?
1 Walter Scott
2 Erwin Rommel
3 Otto von Bismarck
4 Dwight D. Eisenhowr
Q The Autobiography Titled ”The Hero of Tiger Hill” is authored By who among the following ?
1 Sanjeev Sayal
2 Yogendra Singh Yadav
3 Major Somanath Sharma
4 Manoj Kumar Pandey
Q ‘Dollu Kunitha’ is the dance form of which of the following states of India ?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 West Bengal
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Name the first ever female secretary general of SAARC [ South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ] ?
1 Antonio Guterres
2 Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed
3 Jeremiah Nyamane Kinglsley
4 Madeleine Albright
| SAARC Members [ 8 ] | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
Q Which of the following cricketers has written an autobiography titled ‘Six Machine’?
1 Brendon McCullum
2 Chris Gayle
3 MS Dhoni
4 Rohit Sharma
Q Which river crosses the equator twice ?
1 Congo river
2 Amazon
3 Nile
4 Orinoco
Q Which of the following is also called Pigeon Pea ?
1 Moong
2 Arhar
3 Chana
4 Masoor
Q The Hereileu song is known as the war song of which of the following states ?
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Nagaland
3 Manipur
4 Sikkim
Q _____ was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association [ 1861 ] .
1 Keshub Chandra Sen
2 Mahadev Govind Ranade
3 Dr Atma Ram Pandurang
4 Debendra Nath Tagore
Q Which Governor General of British India had described the kingdom of Awadh as “a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”?
Ans 1. Lord William Bentinck
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Charles Metcalfe
4. Charles Canning
Q As per India Census 2011 figures , after Hindus and Muslims which is the largest religious group in India ?
1 Christians
2 Sikhs
3 Jains
4 Buddhists
| Total population of India [ 2011 Census ] : 121.9 crores | Hindus : 96.63 crore [ 79.8 % ] , Muslim : 17. 22 crore [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian : 2.78 crore [ 2.3 % ] , Sikh : 2.08 crore [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist : 0.84 crore [ 0.7 % ] and Jain : 0.45 crore ] [ 0.4 % ] |
Q When was the Supreme Court of India inaugurated?
1 26 January 1952
2 28 January 1952
3 26 January 1948
4 28 January 1950
Q According to the Padma Purana, which king had to live as a tiger for a hundred years due to a deer’s curse?
A. Kshemadhurti
B. Dharmadatta
C. Prabhanjana
D. Mitadhvaja
Q Which of the following languages was used to write Kalhana’s Rajatarangini?
1 Persian
2 Arabic
3 Sanskrit
4 Hindi
Q The Bhima river is a tributary of which of the following rivers ?
1 Narmada
2 Krishna
3 Damodar
4 Chambal
Q The Shumang Leela festival is associated with which of the following states?
Ans 1. Jharkhand
2. Bihar
3. Manipur
4. Assam
Q Which of the following states shares the longest land border with Bangladesh?
1 Meghalaya
2 Assam
3 West Bengal
4 Tripura
| Indo – Bangladesh border [ 4096 km ] | West Bengal [ 2217 km ] , Tripura [ 856 km ] , Meghalaya [ 443 km ] , Mizoram [ 318 km ] and Assam [ 262 km ] |
Q In the Indian constitution, Right to equality has __ articles in it.
1 5
2 4
3 3
4 2
In the Indian Constitution , the Right to Equality is granted by five Articles [ Article 14 to Article 18 ]
Q Atal Pension Yojana (APY) of the Government of India is open to all saving bank/post office saving bank account holders in the age group of:
1 15 to 55 years
2 21 to 60 years
3 18 to 40 years
4 18 to 55 years
| Atal Pension Yojana [ APY ] | 18 to 40 years |
| Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana [ PMJJBY ] | 18 to 50 years |
| Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana | 18 to 70 years |
Q __ Veda, shortest among the four Vedas, holds a divine status in Hindu tradition and is a collection of melodies and chants.
1 Atharva
2 Yajur
3 Rig
4 Sama
Q Leena Gade, a person of Indian origin, is the first female race engineer to win which of the following races?
A. Indianapolis 500
B. 24 Hours of Le Mans
C. 12 Hours of Sebring
D. Monaco Grand Prix
Q Which was the first mountain peak above 8,000 metres in height to be summited by humans?
1. Annapurna
2. Lhotse
3. Kanchenjunga
4. Makalu
On June 3, 1950, the French climbers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit of Annapurna, making it the first eight-thousand meter peak ever successfully climbed
Q Sekrenyi festival , which is a 10 day festival depicting purification and Purity . is associated with of the following states ?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Andhra Pradesh
4 Nagaland
4 Assam
Q In 1877, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar to acknowledge __ as the Empress of
India.
1 Queen Angelia
2 Queen Elizabeth
3 Queen Victoria
4 Queen Elizabeth II
Q The 61st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988 reduced the voting age to 18 years from ______ years.
Ans 1. 30
2. 21
3. 25
4. 20
Q Which of the following is correct regarding net national product?
1 NNP ≡ GNP – Depreciation
2 NNP ≡ GNP × Depreciation
3 NNP ≡ GNP ÷ Depreciation
4 NNP ≡ GNP + Depreciation
Q In Volleyball , if the game is tied at ____ in any set [ except fifth set ] , the set continues till one team builds a two-point lead over the other.
1 14-14
2 11-11
3 24-24
4 12-12
Q Which of the following dance types is NOT associated with Jharkhand?
Ans 1. Agni
2. Phagua
3. Mardana Jhumar
4. Lavani
Q Who among the following was the last king of the Mauryan empire?
1 Ashoka
2 Bindusara
3 Chandragupta
4 Brihadratha
Q In which state of India is the ‘Flamingo Festival’ organized ?
1 Manipur
2 Mizoram
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Nagaland
Q The first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship in 1980 ____
1 Pullela Gopichand
2 Prakash Padukone
3 Parupalli Kashyap
4 Nandu Netkar
Q Which of the following cities lies on the bank of the river Gomti?
Ans 1. Lucknow
2. Kanpur
3. Bhopal
4. Aligarh
Q The objective of the first five year plan was to __.
1 promote more education
2 initiate a process of development.
3 develop agriculture
4 increase the GDP of India.
Q Norman Borlaug, father of Green Revolution in the world, was __ (in terms of
nationality).
1 Spanish
2 Indian
3 American
4 Chinese
Q Kanch Mahal is located in which of the following districts?
Ans 1. Cuttack
2. Agra
3. Hyderabad
4. Visakhapatnam
Q Which of the following states uses the bamboo drip irrigation system?
1 Tripura
2 Sikkim
3 Meghalaya
4 Assam
Q ‘Pride and Prejudice‘ is a romantic novel written by __.
1 Roald Dahl
2 Jane Austen
3 Agatha Christie
4 John Milton
| Jane Austen books | Pride and Prejudice || Persuasion || Emma || Sense and Sensibility |
Q Which of the following rivers does NOT originate from the Mansarovar Lake?
1 Sutlej
2 Chenab
3 Brahmaputra
4 Indus
Q Fundamental duties are listed in Article _ of Part IV A of the Indian
Constitution.
1 11; 51A
2 11; 52A
3 13; 52A
4 13; 51A
Q In 2015, the Planning Commission was replaced with the _.
1 NITI Aayog
2 NaBFID
3 Monetary Policy Committee
4 Competition Commission of India
Q What is the term used for people who regularly move in and out of poverty line?
1 Occasionally poor
2 Usually Poor
3 Chronic poor
4 Churning poor
Q Which Indian state has the second lowest literacy rate as per the Census report 2011?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Mizoram
3 Rajasthan
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In homologous series, the formulae of successive compounds differ by which of the following?
1 C2H
2 C3H
3 CH2
4 CH3
Q The fossil fuels like coal and petroleum contain small amounts of __.
1 Oxygen and phosphorus
2 Nitrogen and Sulphur
3 Iron and nickel
4 Carbon and lead
Q Which king of Magadha was called ‘destroyer of all Kshatriyas’ ?
1 Chandragupta
2 Ajatashatru
3 Mahapadma Nanda
4 Bindusara
Q Which of the following text is a main source for the study of the technique and grammar of body movement in Bharatnatyam dance ?
1 Natya Yoga
2 Abhinaya Darpana
3 Nrityasaurabh
4 Sangeet Natak
Q In __, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India.
1 1819
2 1831
3 1821
4 1817
Q Which of the following is a part of excretory system in human beings?
1 Spinal cord
2 Glomerulus
3 Pulmonary artery
4 Pancreas
Q The headquarters of Geological Survey of India is located at _.
1 Chennai
2 Kolkata
3 Mysuru
4 Bhubaneshwar
Q Which neighbouring country of India coined the phrase ‘Gross National Happiness’?
1 Nepal
2 Bhutan
3 Sri Lanka
4 Bangladesh
Q The SI units of resistance is ohm, and is denoted by the symbol __.
1 ρ
2 Ω
3 r
4 R
Q Who assumed that only 56 elements existed in nature and no more elements would be discovered in the future?
1 John Newlands
2 Henry Moseley
3 Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
4 Dmitri lvanovich Mendeléev
Q Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?
1 Kud
2 Jawara
3 Bhavai
4 Hojagiri
Q Aga Khan Gold Cup is associated with which of the following Sports?
Ans 1. Golf
2. Hockey
3. Basketball
4. Tennis
Q Emperor Ashoka was the son of __.
1 Bimbisara
2 Bindusara
3 Chandragupta Maurya
4 Ajatashatru
Q ‘Tahzibul Akhlaq’ a reputed regular magazine, was established by __.
1 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
2 Maulana Muhammad Ali
3 Syed Ahmad Khan
4 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q The Constitution of India was adopted on:
1 26 November 1949
2 26 January 1950
3 17 December 1946
4 22 January 1947
Q Where is the Kakrapar nuclear power reactor located ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Gujarat
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q When did M.N. Roy dismantle his Radical Democratic Party ?
1 1940
2 1945
3 1948
4 1950
Q The upper house of a state legislature is known as __.
1 Lok Sabha
2 Vidhan Parishad
3 Vidhan Sabha
4 Rajya Sabha
Q Indian Olympic Association was formed in which year?
1 1927
2 1934
3 1928
4 1943
Q Elephantiasis disease, in which there is chronic inflammation of the organs, is caused by which of the following worms?
1 Microsporum
2 Wuchereria
3 Ascaris
4 Ringworm
Q Bastar Rebellion in central India broke out in __.
1 1905
2 1910
3 1915
4 1918
Q Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankar of Jains was born in __.
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Bihar
4 Rajasthan
Q National development council (NDC) was set up in_________ in India.
1 1949
2 1960
3 1952
4 1947
Q The department of ‘Diwan-i-Kohi’ was founded by which emperor?
1 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2 Alauddin Khilji
3 Sikandar Lodi
4 Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintain by _____
1 Universal law
2 Universal truth
3 Universal faith
4 Universal soul
Q The Headquarters of Food and Agricultural Organisation is located in ___
1 Rome
2 Geneva
3 London
4 Paris
Q The Pioneer of modern Hindi Literature?
1 Bhartendu Harishchandra
2 Premchand
3 Padmakar Bhatta
4 Lalluji Lal
Q The Headquarters of European Union is located in ___
1 Brussels
2 Rome
3 Newyork
4 Geneve
Q Which American President was a famous film/TV star before he became the President?
1 Ronald Reagan
2 Harry S Truman
3 Theodore Roosevelt
4 Thomas Jefferson
Q Salar Jung Museum is located in :
1 Hyderabad
2 Kolkata
3 Mumbai
4 Indore
Q The Southern most point of India is ___
1 Indira Point
2 Kibithu
3 Guhar Moti
4 Indira Col
| Westernmost point of India | Guhar Moti [ Gujarat ] |
| Easternmost point of India | Kibithu [ Arunachal Pradesh ] |
| Northernmost point of India | Indira Col |
| Southernmost point of India | Indira Point / Pygmalion Point / Parson Point |
| Southern most point of the Indian Mainland | Cape Comorin [ Kanyakumari ] |
Q निम्नलिखित विजयनगर शासकों में से किसने विजयनगर के पास नागलापुरम [ Nagalapuram ] नामक एक उपनगरीय बस्ती की स्थापना की?
1 राम राय
2 कृष्ण देव राय
3 सदाशिव राय
4 अच्युत देव राय
Q The Parliamentary form of government in India has been adopted from the___
1 British Constitution
2 Australian Constitution
3 Irish Constitution
4 American Constitution
Q The red colour of red soil is due to the rusting of ____
1 Iron
2 Copper
3 Nitrogen
4 Potassium
Q Which river crosses the tropic of cancer twice in India?
1 Mahi river
2 Narmada
3 Tapti
4 Chmabal
Q Who was the founder of the ‘Prarthana Samaj’?
1 Atmaram Pandurang
2 Dayananda Saraswati
3 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4 Jyotiba Phule
Q ‘Ankia Naat’ is a one act play of which State?
1 Assam
2 Bihar
3 Rajasthan
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In ancient India, the Jatakas were written in which of the following languages, around the middle of the first millennium CE?
1 Pali
2 Sanskrit
3 Aramaic
4 Kharosthi
Q Roots that grow out from the tree trunk and which helps to support the tree are called:
1 fibrous roots
2 buttress root
3 creeping roots
4 tuberous roots
Q In 1928, who wrote the Congress Party’s Nehru Report, a future constitution for independent India based on the granting of dominion status?
1 Kamala Nehru
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Motilal Nehru
4 Swarup Rani Nehru
Q Ozone layer in the atmosphere shields the surface of the Earth from which radiation from the Sun?
1 Gamma rays
2 X-rays
3 Ultraviolet (UV) light
4 Infrared light
Q Which of the following states is known for Mando Festival?
1 Manipur
2 Kerala
3 Nagaland
4 Goa
Q When was Tattvabodhini Sabha established?
1 1851
2 1831
3 1843
4 1839
Q Lord Buddha was born in __
1 Bihar, India
2 Lumbini, Nepal
3 Cumilla, Bangladesh
4 Bamyan, Afghanistan
Q Who is famous for playing the musical instrument shehnai ?
1 N Ramani
2 Ali Ahmed Hussain
3 Rajaratanam Pillai
4 Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deal with Right to Freedom of Religion?
1 Article 36 to 39
2 Article 25 to 28
3 Article 32 to 35
4 Article 29 to 31
Q The British gained control of Delhi in the year:
1 1756
2 1639
3 1803
4 1548
The Battle of Delhi or Battle of Patparganj took place in 1803 during the second Anglo Maratha War
Q Which of the following is a sweet made from curd, popular in the western part of India?
1 Shrikhand
2 Gujia
3 Rabri
4 Ghevar
Q Who was one of the British officers whose forces defeated Nana Sahib’s rebel force during the First War of Independence in 1857?
1 John Nicholson
2 Henry Lawrence
3 General Hugh Rose
4 Major General Havelock
Q Who among the following was the second Governor of Maharashtra?
1 Girija Shankar Bajpai
2 PV Cheriyan
3 Sri Prakasa
4 Raja Maharaj Singh
| First Governor of Maharashtra | Raja Maharaj Singh |
| Second Governor of Maharashtra | Girija Shankar Bajpai |