Q Who was the first Chairman of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)?
1 Sir Ross Barker
2 Sir David Petrie
3 Sir F.W. Robertson
4 Sir Eyre Gordon
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated primarily by the Parsi Community?
1 Songkran
2 Milad-un-Nabi
3 Deepawali
4 Jashan-e-Mihragan
Q Which of the following persons is known as the Architect of the Indian Planning?
1 Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Vallabhai Patel
3 Amartya Sen
4 PC Mahalanobis
Q Who is the Indian batsman after whom the Ranji Trophy is named?
1 Ranjit Patel
2 Ranjit Singh Bedi
3 Ranjit Wadekar
4 Ranjit Sinhji
Q What is the standard weight of hammer for women in the hammer throw event?
1 6 kg
2 8 kg
3 4 kg [ 8.8lbs ]
4 5 kg
Q In whose ashram did the Beatles compose rock music in 1968 influenced by classical music?
1 Osho Rajnish Ashram
2 Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Ashram
3 Pandit Ravishankar Ashram
4 Maharshi Aurobindo Ashram
Q Which of the following movements was started to give women the right to vote?
1 Suffragette Movement
2 French Revolution
3 Feminism
4 Women Empowerment Movement
Q Kati Bihu, one of the three Bihu festivals of Assam, is celebrated in the month of __.
1 April
2 October
3 January
4 December
Q In which state is the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve located?
1 Meghalaya
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Nagaland
4 Sikkim
Q Shankaracharya’s discourse or philosophical views are called as_______.
1 Adwaita Vedanta
2 Vishitadvaita vedanta
3 Shuddhadvaita vedanta
4 Dwaita Vedanta
Q How many writs are guaranteed under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution?
1 Six
2 Five
3 Four
4 Seven
Q The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of which of the following Kings?
1 King George V
2 King William IV
3 King Edward VII
4 King George I
Q _ are the oldest living tree species on Earth.
1 Bristlecone pines
2 Tree of Life
3 Redwood tree
4 Lone Cypress
Q ‘Tolu Bommalata’ (leather shadow puppet show) is a traditional art form from the state of:
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q In which of the following years was Bahadur Shah II deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon?
1 1698
2 1857
3 1798
4 1834
Q In which of the following years did the Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi give the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ (‘Remove poverty’) in the Lok Sabha elections?
1 1957
2 1977
3 1971
4 1962
Q In which year did the British Government announce Morley-Minto Reforms in India?
1 1919
2 1932
3 1905
4 1909
Q Brihadiswara Temple of Tanjore was built by which of the following Chola emperors?
1 Rajendra I
2 Raja Raja Chola
3 Vijayalaya
4 Chamunda Raya
Q Pritzker Prize is commonly known as the Nobel Prize given for the field of __.
1 economics
2 arts
3 science
4 architecture
Q Barium nitrate is used in signal flares and fireworks that burns in bright __ colour.
1 green
2 blue
3 yellow
4 orange
Q Who among the following is the author of ‘Being Gandhi’?
1 Nirupama Yadav
2 Ashis Ray
3 V Pattabhi Ram
4 Paro Anand
Q Which of the following mahajanapadas was Vaishali the capital of?
1 Avanti
2 Magadha
3 Vajji
4 Panchala
Q In which year was Sri Lanka discovered by the Portuguese?
1 1505
2 1670
3 1545
4 1678
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that Hindi in Devanagari script shall be the official language of the Union?
1 Article 343(3)
2 Article 343(1)
3 Article 354(2)
4 Article 343(2)
Q The SI unit for frequency is __.
1 hertz
2 joule
3 ohm
4 volt
Q When is National Handloom Day celebrated?
1 23rd August
2 7th August
3 18th November
4 15th September
Q What is the full form of LED?
1 Liquid Emitting Display
2 Linear Emergency Device
3 Light Emitting Diode
4 Light Emitting Device
Q In which of the following years did the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act come into force?
1 2019
2 2020
3 2015
4 2018
Q Set in the holy city of Varanasi , ‘Kashi Ka Assi’ is written by:
1 Kamleshwar
1 Amrita Pritam
2 Kashi Nath Singh
4 Kedar Nath Singh
Q Which of the following percussion instruments is used in the popular folk dance ‘Lavani’
1 Dholak
2 Xylophone
3 Piano
4 Sleigh Bells
Q Bhojtal, formerly known as Upper Lake, is situated in which of the following states?
1 Rajasthan
2 Odisha
4 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
Q Which Act was enacted by the British which regulated the manufacture, sale, possession and transport of firearms?
1 Indian Arms Act, 1878
2 The Arm Rules, 1839
3 The Arms Act,1857
4 The Firearms Act, 1871
Q With which of the following states is the ‘Banganga’ Festival associated?
1 Sikkim
2 Maharashtra
3 Punjab
4 Uttarakhand
Q Who among the following was the president of the Constituent Assembly?
Ans 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Jagjivan Ram
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q The Lucknow Pact was signed in __.
1 1922
2 1916
3 1930
4 1920
Q Who among the following was a freedom fighter, based on whose design the present Indian National Flag is designed?
1Tanguturi Prakasam
2 Tirot Sing
3 Pingali Venkaiah
4 Badal Gupta
Q In which year was the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (NABARD) established?
1 1952
2 1972
3 1962
4 1982
Q Which of the following writs in Latin means ‘we command’?
1 Prohibition
2 Habeas corpus
3 Mandamus
4 Quo-warranto
Q Which gland produces Cortisol often known as a ‘stress hormone’ in humans?
1 Adrenal gland
2 Thyroid gland
3 Pituitary gland
4 Pineal gland
Q Launched in 1951, India’s first five-year plan was based on which of the following economic models to focus on agriculture and irrigation to boost farm output?
1 Mundell-Fleming Model
2 Harrod-Domar Model
3 Cobb-Douglas Model
4 Heckscher-Ohlin Model
Q The Mughals were descendants of:
1 Ghiyasuddin Balban
2 Mir Jumla
3 Genghis Khan
4 Muhammad Tughluq
Q How many athletes were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics?
1 10
2 12
3 8
4 11
Q In which year did Wilhelm Johannsen coin the term ‘gene’ to describe the Mendelian units of heredity?
1 1909
2 1900
3 1920
4 1910
Q Chutka Atomic Power Plant is situated in which of the following states?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Haryana
4 Gujarat
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?
1 Article 234
2 Article 149
3 Article 189
4 Article 354
Q Who among the following was the first woman commando trainer in India?
1 Avani Chaturvedi
2 Rani Rampal
3 Dr. Seema Rao
4 Damyanti Beshra
Q Which city is known as the ‘Marble city of India’ ?
1 Kishangarh
2 Jalore
3 Dhanbad
4 Surat
| Nickname of Indian Cities | Jalore [ Granite city of India ] , Solan [ Mushroom City of India ] , Surat [ Diamond city of India ] , Cuttack [ Silver city of India ] , Jamshedpur [ Steel city of India ] , Kanpur [ Leather city of India ] , Ahmedabad [ Manchester of India ] , Coimbatore [ Manchester of South India ] |
Q Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was founded in Kolkata by ____
1 Atmaram Pandurang
2 MG Ranade
3 Anand Mohan Bose
4 NM Joshi
Q The Koya Dance is associated with which of the following states?
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Odisha
3. Punjab
4. Uttarakhand
Q Who is known as the ‘queen of track and field’ of India ?
1 PT Usha
2 Hima Das
3 Dutee Chand
4 Sania Mirza
Q Part XIX of the Indian Constitution deals with:
1 elections
2 miscellaneous
3 emergency provisions
4 amendment of the Constitution
Q Which foreign power made the Indian pepper trade a royal monopoly?
1 The Portuguese
2 The French
3 The Dutch
4 The Spanish
Q Who was the captain of the Indian hockey men’s team in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Ans 1. Sayed Jaffar
2. Roop Singh
3. Ahmed Khan
4. Dhyan Chand
Q On which day is the National Science Day observed in India ?
1 28th May
2 28th February
3 28th October
4 28th November
Q Who was the court poet at the court of Alauddin Khilji ?
1 Amir Khusrow
2 Bismillah Khan
3 Aki Akbar Khan
4 Bhimsen Joshi
Q _____ is the highest point in India
1 Mount Everest
2 Mount Kanchenjunga [ 8586 m ]
3 Mount Hkakabo
4 Gangkhar Puensum
Q Which of the following is the regional music of Goa ?
1 Sohar
2 Lotia
3 Mando
4 Pandavani
Q What should be the minimum age for being a member of Lok Sabha?
1 25
2 30
3 32
4 35
Q Garba folk dance belongs to which of the following states of India?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Maharashtra
3 Gujarat
4 Rajasthan
Q The _ committee was set up to make recommendations about the fundamental duties .
1 Balwant Ray Mehta
2 Swaminathan
3 Bibek Debroy
4 Swaran Singh
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
1 Samudragupta
2 Chandragupta Maurya
3 Ashoka
4 Chandragupta ll
Q Who among the following wrote the Brahmo Covenant, which was a statement of the creed of the Brahmo Samaj and made a list of the duties and obligations of its members?
1 Rammohan Roy
2 Debendranath Tagore
3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4 Keshab Chandra Sen
Q Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions?
1 92ndAmendment Act, 2003
2 86th Amendment Act, 2002
3 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
4 71st Amendment Act, 1992
Q Small scale industries in 1950 were defined as all those industries in which the maximum investment was __ lakh rupees.
1 ten
2 fifty
3 five
4 twenty
Q Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second highest peak of the world, K2?
1 Karakoram Range
2 Zanskar Range
3 Pir Panjal Range
4 Ladakh Range
Q Myopia’ is also known as:
1 far-sightedness
2 near-sightedness
3 astigmatism
4 presbyopia
Q Where are the Ellora caves located?
1 Fatehpur Sikri
2 Aurangabad
3 Indore
4 Delhi
Q Who among the following is the author of Anand Math?
1 Bhartendu Harish Chandra
2 Bankim Chandra
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Dinabandhu Mitra
Q Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution of India in the year __.
1 1967
2 1983
3 1976
4 1951
Q ‘Nagara’ temples typically have a __ style of architecture.
1 South Indian
2 East Indian
3 North Indian
4 mixed
Q The Atal Tunnel has been built by Border Road Organisation at an altitude of 3000 metres. Which places are connected by this tunnel?
1 Shimla to Ladakh
2 Shimla to Srinagar
3 Manali to Shimla
4 Manali to Lahaul-Spiti
Q The first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas was published from __ in 1810.
1 Delhi
2 Calcutta/Kolkata
3 Bombay/Mumbai
4 Madras/Chennai
Q Chola inscriptions describe Tirunamattukkani as ‘__‘.
1 land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
2 land gifted to temples
3 land gifted to Brahmanas
4 land donated to Jaina institutions
Q The Khalji Dynasty ruled over Delhi from __.
1 1290 to 1320
2 1320 to 1414
3 1206 to 1290
4 1414 to 1451
Q Plants release water into the air by the process of __.
1 tropismphoto
2 periodism
3 transpiration
4 photosynthesis
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India defines the power of the President to grant pardons, etc, and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases?
1 Article 63
2 Article 72
3 Article 55
4 Article 81
Q The __ movement was led by Chaudhary Devi Lal in 1987.
1 Maha Yudh
2 Insaaf Yudh
3 Nyaya Yudh
4 Sangharsh Yudh
Q Which Indian city has the Nilachal Hills?
1 Guwahati
2 Bareilly
3 Indore
4 Gangtok
Q Which river creates the Jog Falls, also called Gersoppa Falls?
1 Sharavati river
2 Kali river
3 Shimsha river
4 Kabini river
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Why I am an Atheist’?
1 Bhagat Singh
2 Jyotiba Phule
3 BR Ambedkar
4 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q What is the network of air tubes for gas exchange in insects?
1 Diaphragm
2 Tracheae
3 Spiracles
4 Gills
Q The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in __ in the year 1498.
1 Calicut
2 Tuticorin
3 Calangute
4 4 Nagarcoil
Q The upper house of the Indian parliament is also known as :
1 Rajya Sabha
2 Vidhan Sabha
3 Lok Sabha
4 Panchayat
Q Under which of the following articles is the abolition of titles recognised?
1 Article 19
2 Article 20
3 Article 18
4 Article 17
Q Ashoka changed his attitude towards war after the battle of __
1 Kalinga [ 261 BC ]
2 Khanwa
3 Buxar
4 Kalinjar
Q C2H5OH is the chemical formula of _____.
1 propene
2 methane
3 ethanol
4 butyne
Q Which was the first programmable general purpose computer in the world?
1 Pascaline
2 Napier’s bones
3 ENIAC
4 Mark I
Q Which is the least populated state in India as per the Census 2011?
1 Mizoram
2 Goa
3 Sikkim
4 Punjab
Q Which of the following books was written by Dayanand Saraswati?
1 Gitanjali
2 Kabuliwala
3 Stray Birds
4 Satyarth Prakash
Q An Aadhaar Card is a ____ digit unique number that acts as a proof of identity for Indian citizens .
1 12
2 10
3 15
4 14
Q Approximately how many cells are there in a human body ?
1 37 trillion
2 37 lakh
3 37 billion
4 37 million
Q Which Indian dance form is Darshana Jhaveri the leading exponent of?
1 Odissi
2 Kathak
3 Manipuri
4 Kuchipudi
Q In which of the following states of India is the Shevaroy Hills located ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Assam
4 Mizoram
Q With which of the following sports is the ‘Rohinton Baria Trophy’ associated ?
1 Cricket
2 Hockey
3 Football
4 Golf
Q First Chief Minister of Jharkhand _____
1 Babu Lal Marandi
2 Nityanand Swami
3 Ajit Kumar Jogi
4 K Chandrashekhar Rao
Q Famous dance personality Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra is also known as:
1 Rewa Prasad Dwivedi
2 Bharat Muni
3 Bhasa
4 Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba
Q Which Governor General of India issued the famous Regulation XVII in 1829, which declared the practice of Sati illegal and punishable by the courts?
1 Lord Ellenborough
2 Lord William Bentinck
3 Lord Minto
4 Lord Napier
Q Who among the following wrote, ‘The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian’?
1 Swami Rama
2 Nirad C Chaudhuri
3 Prakash Tandon
4 BR Ambedkar
Q Which was the following games were previously called the ‘British Empire Games’ ?
1 Commonwealth Games
2 Winter Olympics
3 Olympic Games
4 Pan American Games
Q Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate started a new department ‘Diwan-eKohi’ for agriculture?
1 Alauddin Khilji
2 Firoj Shah Tughlaq
3 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
4 Iltutmish
Q The type of reaction that is typically found when a material that is required for the reaction to proceed, such as a surface or a catalyst, is saturated by the reactants is called a __ order reaction.
1 third
2 first
3 second
4 zero