Q Who was the President of India during the golden jubilee celebrations of India’s independence ?
1 APJ Abdul Kalam
2 KR Narayanan
3 R Venkataraman
4 Pranab Mukherjee
Q The particles that form the main part of the nucleus of an atom are together known as:
1 ions
2 electrons
3 nucleons
4 isotopes
Q Who among the following laid the foundation of Golden Temple?
1 Guru Arjan Sahib
2 Hazrat Mian Mir ji
3 Guru Amardas Sahib
4 Guru Ramdas Sahib
Q ‘Sunny Days: An Autobiography’ is written by which of the following Indian cricketers?
1 Sunil Gavaskar
2 Rahul Dravid
3 Mohinder Amarnath
4 Kapil Dev
Q Nepal Himalayas lies between which of the following two rivers ?
1 Between Satluj and Kali rivers
2 Between the Kali and Tista rivers
3 Between Indus and Satluj rivers
4 Between Tista and Dihang rivers
Q Who said “a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day” about the kingdom of Awadh
Ans 1. Lord Lytton
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Lord Mountbatten
Q In which of the following cenus has the highest sex ratio ever been recorded in India ?
1 1891
2 1901
3 1921
4 1951
Q ‘Kalamezhuthu’ is a unique art form from the state of ______, which is practiced using natural pigments and powders, usually in five colours.
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Telangana
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Which of the following buildings/architecture was used primarily for residential purpose for Buddhist Priests?
Ans 1. Stambhas
2. Viharas
3. Stupas
4. Chaityas
Q When was the Badminton Association of India founded?
1 1924
2 1934
3 1931
4 1902
Q Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title ?
1 Pankaj Advani
2 Geet Sethi
3 Wilson Jones
4 Dhruv Sitwala
Q In which year did India launch ‘Project Tiger’?
Ans 1. 1989
2. 1984
3. 1973
4. 1962
Q The virus that causes chickenpox is:
1 flavivirus
2 rubeola
3 rhinovirus
4 varicella zoster
Q Who wrote the book ”Planned Economy of India” ?
1 Manmohan Singh
2 M Visvesvaraya
3 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4 S Jaishankar
Q In 2010 , which Indian state did the crisis of microfinance happen ?
1 Karnataka
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Maharashtra
Q The National Waterway [ NW ] -3 is located in which of the following states ?
1 Gujarat
2 Kerala
3 Maharashtra
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which type of cell lacks a membrane-bound nucleus ?
1 Eukaryotic cell
2 Prokaryotic cell
3 Animal cell
4 Plant cell
Q Who among the following is the heaviest gas ?
1 Helium
2 Hydrogen
3 Radon
4 Argon
Q The first Regional Rural Bank was established in India in the year :
1 1991
2 1975
3 1982
4 1969
Q The pH (in chemistry) is an abbreviation for:
1 percentage of helium
2 power of helium
3 power of hydrogen
4 percentage of hydrogen
Q Which of the following is the 15th language included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1 Assamese
2 Odia
3 Sindhi
4 Bengali
Q Which legendary Urdu poet is fondly referred to as ‘Khuda-e-Sukhan’ or ‘God of Poetry’?
1 Mirza Ghalib
2 Faiz Ahmed Faiz
3 Mir Taqi Mir
4 Bashir Badr
Q Who was the leader of the temple entry movement in 1930 at Kalaram temple , Nashik ?
1 Swami Achhutananda
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 BR Ambedkar
4 NG Ranga
Q Which Chief Justice of India was sworn in as the acting President of India on 20th July 1969 ?
1 Justice M Patanjali Sastri
2 Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das
3 Justice Mohamad Hidayatullah
4 Justice Harialal Jesisundas Kania
Q What is the value of 1 electron volt (eV), which is especially used for nuclear science?
1 1.902 × 10−10 joules
2 1.602 × 10−19 joules
3 2.202 × 10−11 joules
4 1.202 × 10−15 joules
Q In which of the following years the Appiko movement was started in Karnataka ?
1 1982
2 1983
3 1984
4 1985
Q Fugdi dance is commonly performed during which of these festivals?
1 Ganesh Chaturthi
2 Holi
3 Navratri
4 Deepawali
Q Which is the largest country (by area) of the world?
1 India
2 China
3 Japan
4 Russia
Q According to Census of India 2011, which state recorded negative population growth rate?
1 Manipur
2 Nagaland
3 Sikkim
4 Kerala
Q According to Article 58 of the Constitution of India, no person shall be
eligible for election as President unless he is a citizen of India, has
completed the age of ____and is qualified for election as a member of the
House of the People.
1 27 years
2 30 years
3 35 years
4 40 years
Q Who among the following scientists discovered free living cells in pond water for the first time?
1 Robert Brown
2 Franz Bauer
3 Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
4 Robert Hooke
Q The Preamble of the Constitution of India was amended by the __ Amendment Act.
1 22nd
2 103rd
3 42nd
4 53rd
Q In which city is the Central Institute of Indian languages located ?
1 Mysuru
2 Bengaluru
3 Dharwad
4 Udupi
Q In which of the following states is Tabo Monastery situated ?
1 Assam
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Manipur
Q Who among the following was the first recipient of ‘Param Vir Chakra’, India’s highest military decoration?
Ans 1. Somnath Sharma
2. Dhan Singh Thapa
3. Piru Singh
4. Jadunath Singh
Q Which of the following dates is CORRECT with regard to the announcement of LPG model?
1 August 1991
2 July 1991
3 June 1991
4 December 1991
Q Which Indian football player is popularly known as Kalo Harin (Black Buck)?
Ans 1. Chuni Gooswami
2. IM Vijayan
3. Pradip Kumar Banarjee
4. Neville D’Souza
Q In October 2019, Hyderabad was designated as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of:
Ans 1. gastronomy
2. film
3. crafts and folk art
4. music
Q What is the Scientific Name of National Bird of India?
1 Peacock
2 Peak Cokoo
3 Pavo Cristatus
4 Panthera Tigris
Q Which dam of India has the reservoir named ‘Gobind Sagar Lake’?
1 Hirakud dam
2 Sardar Sarovar Dam
3 Bhakra Nangal Dam
4 Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Q Who is the writer of Indian President’s biography ‘Droupadi Murmu : From Tribal Hinterlands to Raisina Hill‘ ?
1 Kamala Surayya
2 Kasturi Ray
3 Anuja Chauhan
4 Preeti Shenoy
0 Who among the following leaders was one of the founders of the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’ in 1920?
1 Rajendra Prasad
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Angry River’?
Ans 1. Sudha Murthy
2. Chetan Bhagat
3. Ruskin Bond
4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Q The ‘Xorai and bota’ are the traditional objects belonging to the state of:
1 Assam
2 Nagaland
3 Mizoram
4 Sikkim
Q The ‘Single citizenship’ feature of the Constitution of India is borrowed from the Constitution of:
Ans 1. Ireland
2. Australia
3. France
4. Britain
Q The concept of ‘Standard Urban Area [ SUA ]’ was introduced in which census of India ?
1 Census 1951
2 Census 1961
3 Census 1971
4 Census 1981
Q In which year was the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ established by BR Ambedkar?
1 1927
2 1919
3 1930
4 1935
Q Who among the following was India’s first female Cabinet Minister?
Ans 1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Vijaylaxmi Pandit
3. Amrit Kaur
4. Sucheta Kriplani
Q Which river has the tributaries named Purna and Wardha?
1. Godavari
2. Krishna
3. Mahanadi
4. Tapi
Q To which state does the traditional vibrating reed instrument ‘Gogona’ , which is made of a single piece of seasoned bamboo , belong ?
1 Assam
2 Odisha
3 Haryana
4 Kerala
Q ‘Yampuri’, the traditional rod puppet, is associated with the state of:
1 Bihar
2 Maharashtra
3 Rajasthan
4 Karnataka
Q Where was the first nuclear power plant set up in India ?
1 Tarapur
2 Narora
3 Kaiga
4 Kalpakkam
Q After realising the deadly effects of depleting the ozone layer, under which programme was the decision taken to ban the usage of CFC?
1 United Nations Development Programme
2 Natural State Environmental Programme
3 United Nations Environment Programme
4 Federal Energy Management Programme
Q Nagarhole National Park, also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, is a wildlife reserve in the state of __.
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q Who was the first chairman of ISRO?
1 Satish Dhawan
2 M.G.K. Menon
3 Vikram Sarabhai
4 Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Q Mehrangarh Fort is situated in the state of:
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Meghalaya
3. Delhi
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q In the game of football, the distance between the goalposts is _________ whereas the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is _________.
Ans 1. 7.52 m; 4.24 m
2. 7.32 m; 2.44 m
3. 2.44 m; 7.32 m
4. 8.12 m; 2.24 m
Q The Gochi festival is predominantly celebrated in which of the following states of India?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Assam
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Rajasthan
Q Which of the following is a heritage drink of Goa?
Ans 1. Lao Pani
2. Mahua
3. Feni
4. Handia
Q The UNESCO heritage site of Hampi is located on the bank of river __.
1 Yamuna
2 Mahanadi
3 Narmada
4 Tungabhadra
Q What is the height of the Kanchenjunga peak?
1 8859 m
2 8527 m
3 8598 m
4 8958 m
Q ‘Tippani Nritya’ is associated with which of the following states ?
1 Assam
2 Gujarat
3 Karnataka
4 Jharkhand
Q Which of the following states has both a coastline and an international frontier?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Odisha
4 Bihar
Q According to which Article of the Constitution of India does a minority community have the right to establish and administer educational institutions in India?
1 30
2 18
3 21(A)
4 32
Q In Lok Sabha, the minimum number of members required to be present at a sitting of the House or the Committee for valid transaction of its business is called a __.
1 quorn
2 plenum
3 quorum
4 prorogue
Q In which of the following groups of the periodic table is the metallic element ‘silver‘ found?
1 Group 11 and Period 5
2 Group 7
3 Group 15
4 Group 3
Q The total land area of India in million sq km(correct up to one decimal place) is approximately equal to:
1 4.8
2 3.3
3 3.9
4 2.3
Q Which of the following dance forms is associated with Sikkim?
Ans 1. Tashi Sabdo
2. Phag
3. Nati
4. Kolattam
Q Green Revolution was originated in _________.
Ans 1. Brazil
2. Australia
3. Mexico
4. United State of America
Q In the post-independence period, who won the 1st individual Olympic Medal for India in 1952?
Ans 1. Khashaba Jadhav
2. Milkha Singh
3. Kapil Dev
4. Karnam Malleswari
Q Which of the following harvest festivals is primarily celebrated by the people of western Odisha?
Ans 1. Onam
2. Gudi Padwa
3. Nuakhai
4. Wangala
Q __ is the author of the book ‘Neel Darpan’.
1 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
2 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3 Dinabandhu Mitra
4 Ramesh Chandra Dutt
Q The National Green Tribunal has been established in which of the following year ?
1 2008
2 2009
3 2010
4 2011
Q During whose tenure as Viceroy was the Vernacular Press Act repealed?
Ans 1. Lord Mayo
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Lytton
4. Lord Ripon
Q The source streams of the River Ganges are Alakananda and __.
1 Son
2 Bhagirathi
3 Chambal
4 Betwa
Q Who among the following is known for the speech, “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge…”?
1 Vallabhbhai Patel
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Which of the following Hindustani ragas corresponds to the ‘Mohanam Ragam‘ of Carnatic Music ?
1 Aadi
2 Bhoop
3 Zilla
4 Bagkauns
Q What is the number of electrons found in the outermost shell of the halogens?
1 Five
2 Seven
3 Two
4 One
Q Which of the following acids is responsible for the sharp flavour in soft drinks?
1 Nitric Acid
2 Boric Acid
3 Hydrofluoric Acid
4 Phosphoric Acid
Q Which of the following animals / Aves have a voice box called Syrinx ?
1 Amphibians
2 Mammals
3 Birds
4 Reptiles
Q Who is India’s first woman grandmaster in Chess ?
1 Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
2 Priyanka Nutakki
3 Tania Sachdev
4 Koneru Humpy
Q Which of the following is the highest peak in Maharashtra ?
1 Kalsubai Shikhar
2 Deomali
3 Amsot Peak
4 Reo Purgyil
Q Who among the following has written the novel ‘Pinjar’ ?
1 Bhisham Sahani
2 Mohan Rakesh
3 Amrita Pritam
4 Mannu Bhandari
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 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 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 Which major river divides the Peninsular Plateau into two parts?
1 Ganga
2 Godavari
3 Narmada
4 Krishna
Q Who was the judge who presided over Mahatma Gandhi’s hearing during the Non-Cooperation Movement in the year 1922?
1 Justice James Dewar
2 Justice William McDonell
3 Justice CN Broomfield
4Justice Henry Davison
Q Which of the following kings was the father of Sanghamitra and Mahendravarman ?
1 Ashoka
2 Kanishka
3 Bimbisara
4 Krishnadeva Raya
Q Which constellation has other names as The big dipper , Great Bear and Saptarishi ?
1 Ursa Major
2 Orion
3 Scorpio
4 Ursa Minor
Q The first Anglo-Afghan war took place between 1838 – __ .
1 1840
2 1842
3 1844
4 1841
Q Hammer , Stirrup , Anvil are related to which part of human body ?
1 Ear
2 Heart
3 Stomach
4 Nose
Q Which team had won the first Cricket World Cup in the year 1975?
1 India
2 Pakistan
3 Australia
4 West Indies
Q The Palamu Plateau is located in which of the following states ?
1 Tripura
2 Telangana
3 Jharkhand
4 Karnataka
Q ‘Lake of Flowers’ , ‘Jewel in the crown of Kashmir’ and ‘Srinagar Jewel’ are the name of which lake in Srinagar?
1 Dal Lake
2 Wular Lake
3 Anchar Lake
4 Gadsar Lake
Q A group of similar organisms which are genetically distinct and reproductively isolated , is called a/an ______-
1 Species
2 Class
3 Order
4 Family
Q In which district of Jharkhand is Tagore Hill located ?
1 Ranchi
2 Gumla
3 Simdega
4 Lohardaga
Q The disease caused by deficiency of iodine is:
1 malaria
2 chicken pox
3 goitre
4 anaemi
Q _____ is referred to as paper tax .
1 Excise tax
2 Gift tax
3 Corporation tax
4 Customs Duty
Q What is ‘Halitosis’ commonly known as ______
1 Bad Breath
2 Blood Pressure
3 Headache
4 Flu
Q Solder is an alloy of _______
1 Lead and Tin
2 Iron and Copper
3 Copper and Tin
4 Copper and Zinc
Q Who among the following is the author of the book published in December 2021, ‘The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh’?
Ans 1. Yashika Dutta
2. Shantanu Gupta
3. Shashi Tharoor
4. Amish Tripathi
Q Which Articles deals with ‘Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour‘ ?
1 Article 23
2 Article 17
3 Article 18
4 Article 44
Q Arachnids belong to which subphylum of the Phylum Arthropoda ?
1 Crustacea
2 Hexapoda
3 Chelicerata
4 Myriapoda
Q Which Indian Cricket ground hosted the first ever Test match in India ?
1 Bombay Gymkhana
2 Eden Gardens
3 Chepauk Stadium
4 Feroz Shah Kotla
Q In which country did the Indian Men’s Cricket team win its first Overseas Test Series ?
1 New Zealand
2 England
3 Australia
4 West Indies
Q Ziegler-Natta catalyst is used for ________________.
Ans 1. Reduction reaction
2. Elimination reaction
3. Polymerisation reaction
4. Substitution reaction
Q Who is the author of the book ‘A Life Misspent‘?
1 Dushyant Kumar
2 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
3 Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
4 Maithili Sharan Gupta
Q Which organelle contains enzymes for digesting cellular waste and foreign materials?
1 Nucleus
2 Mitochondrion
3 Lysosome
4 Vacuole
Q Who among the following was one of the co-founders of the Swaraj Party within theCongress to argue for a return to council politics?
Ans 1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Chittaranjan Das
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Q Which part of the cell is responsible for generating the primary energy molecule ATP ineukaryotic animals ?
1 Mitochondria
2 Endoplasmic reticulum
3 Cell wall
4 Vacuoles
Q The time period between a full moon and the next full moon is slightly longer than how many days ?
1 29.5 days
2 26 days
3 31 days
4 28 days
Q In which sport was Raghunandan Gokhale the first person to win the Dronacharya Award ?
1 Chess
2 Boxing
3 Wrestling
4 Cricket
Q In which city is the Arun Jaitley Stadium located?
Ans 1. New Delhi
2. Indore
3. Mumbai
4. Chennai
Q When is ‘National Energy Conservation Day’ observed ?
1 14 December
2 10 December
3 22 December
4 1 December
Q Which Indian Waterfall has four distinct falls namely Raja , Rani , Rocket and Roarer ?
1 Jog
2 Hirni
3 Dudhsagar
4 Athirapilly
Q Who was the first foreign coach appointed to the Indian Cricket Team ?
1 John Wright
2 Duncan Fletcher
3 Gary Kirsten
4 Greg Chappell
Q The colour of phenolphthalein in acidic solution is ______
1 Colourless
2 Blue
3 Red
4 Pink
Q In which sport is playing with the left hand NOT allowed ?
1 Polo
2 Table Tennis
3 Tennis
4 Golf
Q Ryder Cup is associated with which sport ?
1 Golf
2 Polo
3 Hockey
4 Football
Q With which sport is Murugappa Cup associated ?
1 Hockey
2 Badminton
3 Football
4 Cricket
Q Who was the first Indian bodybuilder to win the Mr Universe title ?
1 Monotosh Roy
2 Mihir Sen
3 KD Jadhav
4 Salim Ali
Q Who was the first cricketer to score a century for India in a test match ?
1 Lala Amarnath
2 Kapil Dev
3 Sunil Gavaskar
4 CK Nayudu
Q Number of Green House Gases , as recognized by the Kyoto Protocol is____
1 3
2 4
3 5
4 6
| 6 Green House Gases , as recognized by the Kyoto Protocol | carbon dioxide [ CO2 ] , methane [ CH4 ] , nitrous oxide [ N2O ] , hydrofluorocarbons [ HFCs ] , perfluorocarbons [ PFCs ] and sulphur hexafluoride [ SF6 ] |
Q The Crescograph , a device for measuring growth in plants , was invented by :
1 Homi J Bhabha
2 Meghnad Saha
3 Jagdish Chandra Bose
4 Satendranath Bose
Q Sange Meel Se Mulaqat is a documentary on the life of ____ , directed by Gautam Ghosh.
1 Pandit Ram Narayan
2 Pandit Bismillah Khan
3 Pandit Biswajit Roy Chowdhury
4 Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Q In which year did Louis Pasteur discover that yeast is responsible for producing alcohol from sugar?
Ans 1. 1830
2. 1857
3. 1891
4. 1904
Q When and where was the Veda Samaj, inspired by the Brahmo Samaj, established?
1 Bombay 1867
2 Madras 1864
3 Lahore 1875
4 Calcutta 1830
Q किस समिति ने सुझाव दिया कि करों का भुगतान करना भी नागरिकों का मौलिक कर्तव्य [ Fundamental Duties ] होना चाहिए?
1 भूटा सिंह समिति
2 स्वर्ण सिंह समिति
3 चरण सिंह समिति
4 जेएस वर्मा समिति
Q Muhammad bin Tughlaq appointed Ibn Battuta to the post of the _ in Delhi.
1 Amalguzar
2 Qazi
3 Shiqdar
4 Kotwal
Q The __ was abruptly called off by Mahatma Gandhi due to the Chauri Chaura
incident.
1 Kheda Movement
2 Rowlatt Act Satyagraha
3 Non-cooperation Movement
4 Champaran Satyagraha
Q Which strategy, widely adopted in India’s early economic planning, aimed to reduce foreign dependence and was a significant feature of industrial policy
1 Import Substitution
2 Export Promotion
3 Globalisation
4 Liberalisation
Q Identify the INCORRECT pair (railway zone and headquarters) from the following.
1 North Western Railway Zone – Jaipur
2 South Western Railway Zone – Hubli
3 Central Railway Zone – Kolkata
4 South-East Central Railway Zone – Bilaspur
| North Western Railway Zone | Jiapur |
| South Western Railway Zone | Hubli |
| Central Railway Zone | Mumbai |
| South-East Central Railway Zone – Bilaspur | Bilaspur |