Q ‘Ghurehi’ is a traditional dance form of:
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q The Rohtasgarh or Rohtas Fort is located in which river valley?
1 Son
2 Ganga
3 Karmanasa
4 Ghaghara
Q According to the 1960 Indus Water Treaty , the eastern rivers of the water system – Sutlej , Ravi and _____ , were to be with India .
1 Jhelum
2 Indus
3 Chenab
4 Beas
The Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan on 19 September 1960 in Karachi by then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and then Pakistan president Ayub khan
Q The book ‘Social Harmony’ was written by which one of the following Indian Prime Ministers?
Ans 1. Indira Gandhi
2. Narendra Modi
3. I.K Gujaral
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q The ‘Solung’ is indigenous festival of which one of the following Indian state?
1 Assam
2 Meghalaya
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which dance form from West Bengal combines elements of classical dance with martial arts and its movements often depicts stories from Indian mythology ?
1 Dhunuchi
2 Chhau
3 Gomira
4 Dhali
Q In which subject was Marie Curie given the Nobel Prize in the year 1903?
Ans 1. Biology
2. Physics
3. Geology
4. Chemistry
Q Whose name is associated with Electric bulb ?
1 Thomas Alva Edison
2 Graham Bell
3 Issac Newton
4 Albert Einstein
Q Who was the President of Indian National Congress in 1905 ?
1 Subhas Chandra Bose
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Motilal Nehru
Q The world famous Khajuraho temples of Madhya Pradesh was built by :
1 Chola dynasty
2 Chera dynasty
3 Chandela dynasty
4 Pandya dynasty
Q What is the height of Kanchenjunga ?
1 8848 m
2 8,586 m
3 7848 m
4 6586 m
Q Who among the following was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?
Ans 1. Ustad Bismillah Khan
2. Lata Mangeshkar
3. MS Subbulakshmi
4. Bhupen Hazarika
Q What was the first element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie ?
1 Polonium
2 Francium
3 Radium
4 Uranium
Q Which Vitamin is popularly known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’?
1 Vitamin A
2 Vitamin C
3 Vitamin D
4 Vitamin B
Q Who first time designed the current tricolour flag of Government of India ?
1 Pingali Venkayya
2 Rabindranath Tagore
3 Bankim Chandra
4 Hardyal Pandey
Q __ is the lowest point of India, lying at an elevation of 2.2 m below the sea level.
1 Varkala
2 Vagamon
3 Kuttanad
4 Kumarakom
Q Which battle was fought between East India Company and the combined forces of the Nawabs and the Mughal Empire in 1764?
Ans 1. Battle of Haldighati
2. Battle of Buxar
3. Battle of Hydapses
4. Battle of Panipat
| Important Battles | Battle of Haldighati [ 1576 ] , Battle of Hydapses [ 326 BC ] , Battle of Buxar [ 1764 ] , Battle of Plassey [ 1757 ] , First Battle of Panipat [ 1526 ] , Second Battle of Panipat [ 1556 ] , Third Battle of Panipat [ 1761 ] |
Q Which of the following is a folk painting from Bihar ?
1 Pattachitra Art
2 Thangka Paintings
3 Madhubani Paintings
4 Pithora Paintings
Q ____ is the tissue consisting mainly of fat cells .
1 Adipose tissue
2 Epithelial tissue
3 Reticular tissue
4 Cardiac tissue
Q Where is the Mahendragiri peak located?
1 Sikkim
2 Odisha
3 Haryana
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Through which of the following states does the Zuari river pass?
Ans 1. Goa
2. Odisha
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q Who among the following is the author of the novel titled ‘Gun Island’?
Ans 1. Amitav Ghosh
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Vikram Seth
4. Arundhati Ray
Q The mineral called carnotite is an important source of:
1 copper
2 uranium
3 gold
4 silver
Q What was the code name given to atomic bomb that exploded in Hiroshima during World War II ?
1 Little Boy
2 ThinMan
3 Bad Gauy
4 Fat Mod
| Little Boy | was the code name given to atomic bomb that exploded in Hiroshima on August 6 , 1945 |
| Fat Man | was the code name given to nuclear bomb that exploded in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 |
Q What is the total number of districts in India by the time of 2011 census?
1 640
2 655
3 650
4 645
Q In which of the following states/union territories is the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park situated?
Ans 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3. Odisha
4. Gujarat
Q The property of metals by the virtue of which they can be beaten into thin sheets is called:
1 rancidity
2 ductility
3 conductivity
4 malleability
Q _________ are circular and biconcave for easy passage through blood capillaries andto transport oxygen.
Ans 1. White blood cells
2. Nerve cells
3. Red blood cells
4. Guard cells
Q In which of the following cities is Guru Nanak Dev believed to have attained
enlightenment?
1 Manikaran
2 Sultanpur Lodhi
3 Amritsar
4 Talwandi
Q As of July 2025, how many moons does the dwarf planet Pluto have?
1 5
2 6
3 4
4 3
| Moons of Pluto | Charon [ Largest ] | Nix | Styx | Kerberos | Hydra |
Q Who among the following was replaced by Lord Mountbatten as the Viceroy in 1947?
1 Lord Reading
2 Lord Irwin
3 Lord Wavell
4 Lord Linlithgow
Q Who among the following presides over any joint sitting of both the houses of the Parliament of India, convened to resolve deadlock over any bill?
1 Speaker of the Lok Sabha
2 Any person appointed by the President
3 President
4 Vice-President
Q During the age of Buddha, the capital of Vajji ‘mahajanapada’ was at:
1 Mahishmati
2 Vaishali
3 Champa
4 Pavapuri
Q Which Indian is given the popular name of ‘Mozart of Madras’?
Ans 1. Kamal Hassan
2. A. R. Rahman
3. Rajnikant
4. Illayaraja
Q Who established the Mughal Empire in India in 1526?
1 Humayun
2 Babur
3 Akbar
4 Shahjahan
Q With which of the following states is the harvest-festival ‘Nuakhai’ traditionally associated?
Ans 1. Nagaland
2. Odisha
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Kerala
Q Under the Maratha administration, the title for the Prime Minister was:
1 Pundit Rao
2 Sar-i-Naubat
3 Peshwa
4 Sumant
Q Which of the following states has a beach named Calangute Beach?
1 Goa
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q How many Fundamental units are there ?
1 7
2 6
3 5
4 8
| 7 Fundamental units | time [ seconds ] , length [ meter ] , mass [ kilogram ] , electric current [ ampere ] , temperature [ kelvin ] , amount of substance [ mole ] and luminous intensity [ candela ] |
Q India accounts for how much of total world’s surface area?
1 2.8%
2 3.9%
3 4.2%
4 2.4%
Q Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Pedda Panduga in which of the following states?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q What is the standard height of a volleyball net from the ground for the men’s team?
1 2.53 metres
2 2.43 metres
3 2.23 metres
4 2.33 metres
| Standard height of a Volleyball net [ Men’s team ] | 2.43 m |
| Standard height of a Volleyball net [ Women’s team ] | 2.24 m |
Q Karkidaka Vavu Bali of _ is a Hindu ritual to appease ancestors.
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Karnataka
4 Telangana
Q The Indian Cricket Team played its first T20 International match in 2006 against which country ?
1 South Africa
2 Australia
3 England
4 West Indies
Q Zo Mal Lok, is the famous dance associated with which of the following states?
Ans 1.Assam
2. Mizoram
3. Sikkim
4. Meghalaya
Q Which ball game is called ping pong ?
1 Table Tennis
2 Basketball
3 Volleyball
4 Hockey
Q Eden Gardens cricket ground is located in which of the following city?
1 Chennai
2 Lucknow
3 Jaipur
4 Kolkata
Q What is the literacy rate among the males in India as per the Census 2011?
1 80.65%
2 82.14%
3 81.17%
4 84.35%
| Total literacy rate [ 2011 Census ] : 74.04 % | Male Literacy rate [ 82.14 % ] , Female Literacy rate [ 65.46 % ] |
Q From which among the following countries Independence of judiciary has been borrowed in the Indian Constitution ?
1 France
2 USSR
3 United Kingdom
4 United States Of America
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Not Only The Things That Have Happened’?
1 Arshia Sattar
2 Sushmita Banerjee
3 Mridula Koshy
4 Rashmi Bansal
Q ‘Kabuli Bagh Mosque’ of Panipat was constructed by which Mughal ruler?
Ans 1.Babur
2. Jahangir
3. Humayun
4. Akbar
Kabuli Bagh Mosque in Panipat[ Haryana ] was built in 1527 by the Mughal emperor Babur to commemorate his victory over Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi at the first Battle of Panipat in 1526.
Q Which of the following hill stations is also known as ‘Satpura Ki Rani’ ?
Ans 1. Pachmarhi
2. Ranipuram
3. Chail
4. Kufri
Q सेकेरनेई [ Sekrenyi ] , नागालैंड का एक प्रमुख त्यौहार है, यह एक _ दिवसीय उत्सव है, जो शुद्धि और पवित्रता का प्रतीक है।
1 10-15
2 9-13
3 7-8
4 8-10
Q Raja Rammohan Roy is most remembered for helping __ to declare the practice of Sati a punishable offence in 1829.
1 Lord Bentinck
2 Lord Curzon
3 Lord Ripon
4 Lord Lytton
Q The ‘Sheesh Mahal’ or the ‘Palace of Mirrors’ is situated in which state?
1 Bihar
2 Gujarat
3 Punjab
4 Rajasthan
Q Manimekalai is a famous ____
1 Telugu epic
2 Tamil epic
3 Sanskrit epic
4 Kannada epic
Q The National Science Day (NSD) is celebrated on :
1 28 February
2 28 March
3 28 May
4 28 April
Q Babur assumed the title of Ghazi after the success of :
1 Battle of Khanwa
2 Battle of Panipat
3 Battle of Chanderi
4 Battle of Ghaghra
Q Green Revolution was originated in _.
1 Brazil
2 Australia
3 Mexico
4 United State of America
Q What is the chemical formula of Calcium Carbonate?
1 CaSO4
2 CaCO3
3 CaCO2
4 CaO
Q ‘Bindusara’ a great King was the son of _____
1 Ashoka
2 Chandragupta Maurya
3 Vikramaditya
4 Saravatha-siddhi
Q Which among the following classical dance forms was introduced in the 16th century by Vaishnava saint Mahapurusha Sankaradeva?
Ans 1. Kuchipudi
2. Sattriya
3. Odissi
4. Manipuri
Q Removal of president of the country from the office is known as _.
1 Impeachment
2 Termination of Services
3 Resignation
4 Voluntary Retirement from services
Q Which union territory has the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census?
1 Lakshwadeep
2 Puducherry
3 Daman & Diu
4 Chandigarh
Q In which year was Jhansi annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the policy Doctrine of Lapse?
1 1854
2 1850
3 1852
4 1848
Q Who among the following Greek rulers sent Megasthenes to the court of
Chandragupta Maurya?
1 Seleucus Nicator
2 Amyntas II
3 Amyntas III
4 Phillip ll
Q Which vitamin is also known as Thiamin?
1 Vitamin B2
2 Vitamin B3
3 Vitamin B1
4 Vitamin B12
Q __________ is celebrated as Gujarati New Year in India.
Ans 1. Bestu Varas
2. Vishu
3. Losar
4. Losoong
Q _ spent a lot of time at Harshavardhana’s court and left a detailed account of
what he saw.
1 Xuan Zang
2 Faxian
3 Kang Seng
4 Yijing
Q Which of the following organisations conducts the sample surveys for calculating poverty line in India?
1 Ministry of Finance
2 RBI
3 CSO
4 NSSO
Q According to the Article 243 of the Constitution of India, __ means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas.
1 Gram Sabha
2 Municipal Committee
3 Panchayat
4 Municipal Corporation
Q What is the unit of Thermodynamic temperature ?
1 Celsius
2 Candela
3 Kelvin
4 Ampere
Q Which waterway connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean?
1 Suez Canal
2 Kiel Canal
3 Volga-Don Canal
4 Panama Canal
Q In which of the following Parts of the Constitution of India are Fundamental Rights embodied?
1 IV
1 I
3 III
4 II
Q The first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain ?
1 Margaret Thatcher
2 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
3 Theresa May
4 Liz Truss
Q Who among the following formed Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha for the welfare of the downtrodden?
1 Periyar EVR
2 Jyotirao Phule
3 BR Ambedkar
4 Narayana Guru
Q The first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was given to which of the following sports person?
Ans 1. Major Dhyanchand
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Vishwanathan Anand
4. Saina Nehwal
Q Which of the following Vitamin deficiencies is fulfilled by golden rice ?
1 Vitamin A
2 Vitamin C
3 Vitamin D
4 Vitamin K
Q National Girl Child Day is observed on :
1 24 January
2 25 January
3 12 January
4 10 January
Q Who is popularly called ”Payyoli Express” ?
1 PT Usha
2 Hima Das
3 Dutee Chand
4 Amlan Borgohain
Q Who was the leader of the French forces during the second Carnatic War?
1 John Ferro
2 Albert Newman
3 Daniel Samuel
4 Joseph Francois Dupleix
Q Which of the following is a popular Thanksgiving festival of Meghalaya?
1 Jawa
2 Sarhul
3 Chad Laho
4 Bhagta Parab
Q The Chinese traveller, Hiuen Tsang, visited India during the rule of __.
1 Sinhavishnu
2 Mahendravarman
3 Harshavardhana
4 Aparajita
Q Who among the following has the record of winning from a Lok Sabha Constituency maximum number of times?
1 Somnath Chatterjee
2 Indrajit Gupta
3 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4 P M Sayeed
Q The term ‘Bogey’ is associated with which sport ?-
1 Golf
2 Tennis
3 Hockey
4 Swimming
Q ‘Cataract’ is a disease that affects the _______
1 Eyes
2 Heart
3 Ears
4Legs
Q The Jaitapur nuclear power plant is in which state of India?
1 Maharashtra
2 Rajasthan
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who among the following headed the Constitutional States Committee formed for negotiating with the states?
1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 JB Kripalani
4 Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Identify an element that does NOT belong to period 4.
Ans 1. Calcium
2. Zinc
3. Lithium
4. Potassium
| The elements of Period 4 | Potassium (K) | Calcium (Ca) | Scandium (Sc) | Titanium (Ti)| Vanadium (V) | Chromium (Cr) | Manganese (Mn) | Iron (Fe) | Cobalt (Co) | Nickel (Ni) | Copper (Cu) | Zinc (Zn) | Gallium (Ga) | Germanium (Ge) | Arsenic (As) | Selenium (Se) | Bromine (Br) | Krypton (Kr). |