Q The size of the 200 rupees note of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series is _.
1 62 mm × 143 mm
2 62 mm × 144 mm
3 66mm × 146 mm
4 64 mm × 142 mm
Q In which year was the Basketball Federation of India established?
1 1920
2 1950
3 1947
4 1951
Q The decennial census of India is conducted under which Census Act?
1 Census Act 2001
2 Census Act 1955
3 Census Act 1948
4Census Act 2010
Q What is the biggest flower in the world which produces the largest single bloom?
1 Corpse Flower
2 Talipot Palm
3 Rafflesia Arnoldii
4 Queen of Andes
Q The Ghodemodini dance is a folk dance form associated with __.
1 Mizoram
2 Meghalaya
3 Goa
4 Himachal Praesh
Q Who among the following Governor Generals opened first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra in 1853?
1 Lord Hastings
2 Lord Curzon
3 Lord Dalhousie
4 Lord Wellesley
Q The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is situated in:
1 Sikkim
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Where was the first successful textile mill established in India?
1 Surat
2 Kolkata
3 Mumabai
4 Madras
The first successful textile mill was the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company, established in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar
Q Who among the following social reformer spread the message of spiritual Hinduism in America and Europe?
1 Swami Vivekanand
2 Dayanand Saraswati
3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Which of the following dance forms is performed by devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War?
1 Therukoothu
2 Kummi
3 Mayilattom
4 Kavadi Aattam
Q The book titled ‘My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions’ is an autobiography of:
1 Lal Krishna Advani
2 Pratibha Patil
3 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4 APJ Abdul Kalam
Q Where is the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India located ?
1 Mumbai
2 Pune
3 Bangalore
4 New Delhi
Q The Kodava community of Coorg worships weapons during the __ festival.
1 Kailpodh
2 Madai
3 Thaipusam
4 Bhagoriya
Q Which is the national heritage animal of India?
Ans 1. Lion
2. Tiger
3. Horse
4. Elephant
Q The registered office of the Sangeet Natak Akademi is at:
1 Kolkata
2 Chennai
3 Mumbai
4 New Delhi
Q Who among the following was the Chairperson of the Disinvestment Commission, Ministry of Industry (Department of Public Enterprises) established in 1996?
1 Arvind Mehta
2 GV Ramakrishna
3 NK Singh
4 Arundhati Roy
Q ‘Drukpa Tsechi’, a festival celebrated in Sikkim, is associated with which of the following personalities?
1 Mahavir Swami
2 Lord Buddha
3 Lord Rama
4 Lord Krishna
Q Which of the following rivers form Kunchikal waterfall in Karnataka?
1 Mandavi
2 Varahi
3 Kabini
4 Urmod
Q Which of the following is NOT among the writings by Lala Lajpat Rai?
1 The Story of My Deportation
2 Unhappy India
3 India Wins Freedom
4 Arya Samaj
Q The mineral Carnotite is an important source of:
1 uranium
2 zinc
3 copper
4 iron
Q Where was the first jute mill set up at Kolkata in 1859?
1 Sreerampur
2 Mesra
3 Rishra
4 Howrah
Q In the context of Sufi traditions, the term ‘sama’ stood for:
1 hospice
2 disciples
3 recital of holy songs
4 magical tricks
Q Which State/Union Territory is traditionally associated with a yogurt-based gravy dish called ‘Yakhni’?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Jammu and Kashmir
3 Jharkhand
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q How many colours does sunlight consist of?
1 Six
2 Seven
3 Eight
4 Nine
Q The term Blue Line is associated with which of the following games?
1 Ice Hockey
2 Golf
3 Baseball
4 Table Tennis
Q What does Ichthyology deal with?
1 Study of reptiles and amphibians
2 Study of birds
3 Study of insects
4 Study of fish
Q Hola Mohalla is a festival associated with which religion/belief?
1 Islam
2 Sikhism
3 Buddhism
4 Jainism
Q The __ was nationalised in the year 1949.
1 Central Bank of India
2 Reserve Bank of India
3 Imperial Bank of India
4 Union Bank of India
Q In which of the following states of India is the buffalo breed named ‘Banni’ mainly reared?
1 West Bengal
2 Odisha
3 Gujarat
4 Kerala
Q Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the duties of citizens?
1 Part III
2 Part IVA
3 Part X
4 Part II
Q Moved by the Swadeshi Movement , __ painted his famous image of Bharat Mata portraying her as an ascetic figure.
1 Dwijendranath Tagore
2 Abanindranath Tagore
3 Jyotirindranath Tagore
4 Satyendranath Tagore
Q Which of the following books was written by James Mill, a Scottish economist, in 1817?
1 The Great Mutiny
2 The History of British in India
3 Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
4 A Passage to India
Q Who was made the Nawab of Bengal following the Battle of Plassey?
1 Mir Jafar
2 Mir Qasim
3 Alivardi Khan
4 Sirajuddaulah
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Shame’?
1 Charles Dickens
2 Rudyard Kipling
3 Eric Segal
4 Salman Rushdie
Q Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
1 Pelvis
2 Stapes
3 Phalanges
4 Humerus
Q Which among the following instruments is used to measure either direct or alternating electric current?
1 Ammeter
2 Wattmeter
3 Hygrometer
4 Pyrometer
Q Which of the following is responsible for the disease called ‘mad hatter’s disease’?
1 Inhalation of iron dust
2 Mercury poisoning
3 Vitamin D deficiency
4 Inhalation of silica dust
Q Litti Chokha is a famous cuisine of which of the following states?
1 Maharashtra
2 Bihar
3 Odisha
4 Gujarat
Q What does Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deal with?
1 Right to Constitutional Remedies
2 Right to Life
3 Right to Property
4 Financial Emergency
Q In which year was the partition of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon?
1 1901
2 1911
3 1905
4 1907
Q __ is caused when a child’s growing bones fail to develop due to a lack of vitamin
D.
1 Scurvy
2 Goitre
3 Rickets
4 Night blindness
Q Who among the following Sikh spiritual leaders is said to have provided aid to
Jahangir’s rebellious son, Khusrau?
1 Guru Angad Dev
2 Guru Ramdas
3 Guru Amardas
4 Guru Arjun Dev
Q Which of the following vitamins is also called ‘cyanocobalamin’?
1 Vitamin B-1
2 Vitamin B-6
3 Vitamin B-3
4 Vitamin B-12
Q Which Indian Prime Minister took a bus journey to Lahore to sign a peace declaration in the year 1999?
1 HD Deve Gowda
2 PV Narsimha Rao
3 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4 IK Gujaral
Q ‘Ponu Yoksi’, a sword like instrument used during ceremonial dances performed by the priests, belongs to:
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who among the following is regarded as the founder of Aurangabad city?
1 Nizam Shah
2 Qutub Shah
3 Malik Ambar
4 Bahlaul Lodi
Q Cinnabar is the ore of which of the following metals?
1 Gold
2 Gallium
3 Platinum
4 Mercury
Q Which of the following gases plays an important role in welding titanium, aluminium, stainless steel, and magnesium?
1 Fluorine
2 Chlorine
3 Argon
4 Neon
Q In which of the following weight categories did Sakshi Malik win an Olympic medal in the year 2016?
1 63 kg
2 53 kg
3 58 kg
4 48 kg
Q ‘Balchão’ and ‘Sorpotel’ are the traditional culinary dishes of:
1 Punjab
2 Uttarakhand
3 Karnataka
4 Goa
Q With how many States and Union Territories of India does Uttar Pradesh share its borders?
1 5
2 9
3 10
4 7
Q In which state is the festival called ‘Kharchi Puja’ , involving the worship of 14 deities in 7 days , traditionally celebrated ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Odisha
3 Tripura
4 Kerala
Q ‘Train to Pakistan’ was written by ___________, who also served as member of Rajya Sabha.
Ans 1. Mulk Raj Anand
2. Anita Desai
3. Khushwant Singh
4. Vikram Seth
Q In 1990, the Dinesh Goswami Committee was formed to make recommendations on:
1 fundamental duties
2 police reforms
3 electoral reforms
4 centre-state relations
Q What was the name of King Ashoka’s daughter whom he appointed to carry out the duties of a Buddhist missionary?
1 Padmavati
2 Charumati
3 Asandhimitra
4 Sanghamitra
Q Which of the following is/are called the ‘powerhouse of the cell’?
1 Mitochondria
2 White blood cells
3 Red blood cells
4 Plasma membrane
Q The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprise about __ islands.
1 572
2 672
3 472
4 372
Q Who among the following was defeated by Aurangzeb in the Battle of Deorai?
1 Shah Jahan
2 Shah Shuja
3 Dara Shikoh
4 Murad Baksh
Q Which of the following river systems has Wardha river as one of its significant rivers ?
1 Godavari
2 Mahanadi
3 Ganga
4 Krishna
Q What is the minimum age prescribed by the Constitution of India for appointment as Governor of a State?
1 25 years
2 21 years
3 30 years
4 35 years
Q In which Indian state is the ‘Bhushi Lake’ located?
1 Punjab
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Maharashtra
Q Who among the following Mauryan emperors was known by the name of Piyadassi?
1 Bindusara
2 Dasaratha
3 Ashoka
4 Brihadratha
Q Kavaratti is the capital of which of the following Union Territories?
1 Lakshadweep
2 Ladakh
3 Jammu and Kashmir
4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q The central theme of which of the following classical dance forms are the love stories of Krishna and Radha?
Ans 1. Odissi
2. Sattriya
3. Kuchipudi
4. Manipuri
Q Geographically, which is the smallest state of India?
1 Mizoram
2 Goa
3 Tripura
4 Sikkim
Q The sound waves having frequencies less than __ Hz are called infrasonic
waves.
1 15
2 5
3 10
4 20
Q What is the SI unit of the electric potential difference?
1 Watt
2 Ampere
3 Joules
4 Volt
Q For the first time in the world, the Five-Year Plan (1928–32), was implemented by _ in Soviet Union.
1 Steve Jobs
2 Karl Marx
3 Adam Smith
4 Joseph Stalin
Q Jagoi and Cholom are the two main divisions in which of the following classical dance forms?
Ans 1. Kathak
2. Odissi
3. Manipuri
4. Sattriya
Q Songkran is a Buddhist festival. This festival is celebrated for several days in the month of _.
1 March
2 June
3 April
4 May
Q Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India’ highest civilian honour , the Bharat Ratna , in :
1 1999
2 2001
3 1987
4 1990
Q Who among the following was a great advocate of English education in India?
1 TB Macaulay
2 William Jones
3 Warren Hastings
4 Jonathan Duncan
Q An image formed on a screen is called a _ image, whereas the image formed by a plane mirror is called a _ image.
1 virtual; real
2 parabolic; perpetual
3 vector; layered
4 real; virtual
Q Who among the following first deciphered the Brahmi script in 1837?
1 James Prinsep
2 Alexander Cunningham
3 Dayaram Sahni
4 John Marshall
Q The Caves of Elephanta are predominantly dedicated to which of the following deities?
1 Lord Ganesha
2 Lord Krishna
3 Lord Rama
4 Lord Shiva
Q What is the name of the first Indian tribal president?
Ans 1. Droupadi Murmu
2. Bishweswar Tudu
3. Jasvantsinh Bhabhor
4. Sudarshan Bhagat
Q Which term did Robert Hooke coin when he observed slices of cork, under a simple magnifying device?
1 stall
2 brick
3 jail
4 cell
Q Samata Sainik Dal was formed in 1927 by whom among the following personalities?
1 Savitribai Phule
2 Narayana Guru
3 BR Ambedkar
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Whose prashasti was found on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad?
1 Samudragupta
2 Chandragupta II
3 Chandragupta
4 Samudragupta II
Q The Dronacharya Award for coaches started in which year?
Ans 1. 1985
2. 1984
3. 1982
4. 1987
Q Bank rate is the rate at which:
1 Central Bank borrows loan from Government
2 Commercial banks lend loan to Central bank
3 Commercial banks lend loan to Government
4 Central bank lends loan to commercial banks.
Q Totaram Sharma , Pandit Ayodhya Prasad , Gopal Das and Babu Ram Shanker Pagaldas are noted players of which of the following instruments?
1 Sarod
2 Pakhawaj
3 Mridangam
4 Sarang
Q What does Part IVA of the Indian Constitutions deal with?
1 Fundamental Rights
2 Moral Duty of Police
3 Fundamental Duties
4 Directive Principles of State Policy
Q Who among the following was the first Indian swimmer to swim across the English Channel in 1958?
Ans 1. Mihir Sen
2. Virdhawal Khade
3. Brojen Das
4. Shamsher Khan
Q The elements belonging to group 17 are called the ______
1 Halogens
2 Nobel gases
3 Chalcogen
4 Pnitcogens
Q Who popularised the movement of Theosophical Society in India?
1 Keshav Chandra Sen
2 Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
3 Annie Besant
4 Swami Vivekananda
Q When did Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landing on the moon ?
1 July 20 ,1969
2 July 20 , 1953
3 July 20 , 1974
4 July 20 , 1975
Q Who among the following scored the first-ever triple century in a test match ?
1 Andy Sandham
2 Sunil Gavaskar
3 Don Bradman
4 Jack Hobbs
Q In Ancient India, which of the following dynasties was empowered in Deccan by Gautamiputra Satakarni ?
1 Saka
2 Satavahana
3 Pahlava
4 Kushana
Q In which year were 30 Rigveda manuscripts dating from 1800 to 1500 BC included in the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register?
1 2009
2 2007
3 2005
4 2008
Q The Supreme Court of India was established on:
1 15 January 1952
2 26 January 1950
3 25 January 1954
4 30 January 1950
Q The book ‘Gitanjali’ is authored by:
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Ganga Das
3 Devaki Nandan Khatri
4 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Q The soil in the bhangar region contain calcareous deposits. These are known as __.
1 Kankar
2 Khadar
3 Bhabar
4 Terai
Q The series of articles titled ‘New Lamps for Old’, strongly criticising the Congress for its moderate policy towards British rule, was authored by:
1 Lala Lajpat Rai
2 Bipin Chandra Pal
3 Sri Aurobindo
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Who among the following founded the Pala dynasty in 8th Century CE?
Ans 1. Dharmapala
2. Gopala
3. Devapala
4. Ramapala
Q Pellagra is caused through the deficiency of ______
1 Niacin
2 Biotin
3 Riboflavin
4 Cyanocobalamine
Q What is the frequency range of ultrasound ?
1 Above 20 kHz
2 Below 20 hz
3 Between 20 Hz and 20 Khz
4 Between 200 Hz and 2000 Hz
Q The exchange of respiratory gases in the lungs occur in :
1 Alveoli
2 Trachea
3 Bronchi
4 Bronchiole
Q Which Act was passed in 1929 prohibiting marriage of girls below 14 and boys below 18 years of age?
1 Vernacular Press Act
2 Rowlett Act
3 Sharda Act
4 Pitt’s India Act
Q Vijayalaya , who belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the Cholas from Uraiyur, captured the delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the 9th century and built the town of __.
1 Kanchipuram
2 Thanjavur
3 Vengi
4 Darasuram
Q Article 23 and Article 24 of the Indian Constitution deal with which of the following Fundamental Right?
1 Right against Exploitation
2 Right to Equality
3 Right to Freedom of Religion
4 Right to Freedom
Q The Indian cricket team won the final match of the 2011 ICC ODI Cricket World Cup Championship by defeating the team from which country?
1 Australia
2 Pakistan
3 New Zealand
4 Sri Lanka
Q In the southern ranges of which hills is Mawsynram, which receives the highest rainfall in the world, located
1 Mizo hills
2 Naga hills
3 Khasi hills
4 Shevaroy hills
Q To gain control over Kannauj the Tripartite Struggle was fought between which of the following dynasties?
1 Khalji, Tughlaq and Lodhi
2 Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala
3 Solanki, Parmar and Chandella
4 Pallava, Pandya and Chola
Q A constitutional amendment was made that the Council of Ministers shall NOT exceed 15 percent of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha (or Legislative Assembly in the case of states). Which constitutional amendment is this?
1 24th amendment
2 44th amendment
3 91st amendment
4 74th amendment
Q With reference to India, the term ‘Halbi , Ho and Kui‘ pertain to :
1 musical instruments
2 tribal languages
3 pre-historic cave paintings
4 dance forms