Q Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara is celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Chhattisgarh
2. Odisha
3. Telangana
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Who discovered the South Pole?
1 Vasco-D-Gama
2 Captain James cook
3 Amundsen
4 Robert Edwin Peary
Q What is the SI unit of ‘luminous intensity’?
1 watt
2 Joule
3 ampere
4 candela
Q Which coal is low-grade, brown and soft with high moisture content?
1 Metallurgical
2 Anthracite
3 Bituminous
4 Lignite
Q According to Census of India 2011, what was the sex ratio recorded in the Union Territory of Puducherry?
1 980 females/1000 males
2 1095 females/1000 males
3 1037 females/1000 males
4 890 females/1000 males
Q The Ghadar Party was founded in _ by Sohan Singh Bhakna, Kanshi Ram, Harnam Singh Tundilat, Lala Har Dayal and others.
1 1901
2 1913
3 1905
4 1910
Q Who among the following has written the book ‘Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives’ ?
Ans 1. Arundhati Roy
2. Shashi Deshpande
3. Sudha Murty
4. Anita Nair
Q Provisions regarding “Term of office of President of India ” , has been discussed in which article of Indian constitution?
1 Article – 56
2 Article – 53
3 Article – 55
4 Article – 54
Q The ‘Veeragase’ dance, performed during the Dusshera festival holds a special place in the folk dances of the state of ______.
Ans 1. Assam
2. Odisha
3. Karnataka
4. Sikkim
Q The northern-most himalayan range is known as the __.
1 Himadri
2 Aravali
3 Parasnath
4 Shivalik
Q In which layer of atmosphere does the meteorites burn up on entering from the space?
1 Exosphere
2 Mesosphere
3 Thermosphere
4 Stratosphere
Q Who among the following has composed the play “Bharat Durdasha”?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Dinabandhu Mitra
3 Bhartendu Harish Chandra
4 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Q When did the Indian Army liberate Goa from the Portuguese and declare it a Union Territory?
1 1961
2 1952
3 1967
4 1969
Q Which Commission recommended 27% reservation for OBC candidates in all levels of government services?
1 Sarkaria Commission
2 Kothari Commission
3 Mandal Commission
4 Balwant Commission
Q Assam Himalayas lies between which of the following two rivers?
1 Between the Kali and Tista rivers
2 Between Indus and Satluj rivers
3 Between Tista and Dihang rivers
4 Between Satluj and Kali rivers
Q __ was one of the first Indian rulers to lead an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824 against the implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse.
1 Jayi Rajaguru
2 Kittur Chennamma
3 Titumir
4 Pazhassi Raja
Q In which year was the Treaty of Salbai signed?
1 1773
2 1782
3 1794
4 1799
Q In which of the following states is Bhiti Chitra (fresco painting) a popular art form?
1 Karnataka
2 Maharashtra
3 Haryana
4 Nagaland
Q Who among the following social reformers founded an educational institution, Hindu Widows Home, in Poona in the year 1896?
1 Tatya Tope
2 Puli Thevar
3 Dhondo Keshav Karve
4 Nanaji Deshmukh
Q Which of the following is the largest cell in the human body?
1 Osteoclast
2 Ovum
3 Sperm
4 Neurons
Q Which part of a flower is the sticky surface at the top of the pistil, it traps and holds the pollen?
1 Stigma
2 Sepal
3 Style
4 Ovary
Q The European Champions Cup or Heineken Cup is associated with which sport?
1 Football
2 Hockey
3 Cricket
4 Rugby
Q In field hockey, in a penalty stroke , an attacker shoots at goal from _ yards away in a one-on-one confrontation with the goalkeeper.
1 10
2 8
3 7
4 9
Q ‘Povada dance‘ is a performing art from the state of __.
1 Maharashtra
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Kerala
Q What does Article 360 of the Constitution of India provide with?
1 Right to property
2 Right to life
3 Financial emergency
4 Fundamental duties
Q Nyctalopia, more commonly known as Night Blindness, is caused by the deficiency of which nutrient?
1 Vitamin C
2 Vitamin A
3 Magnesium
4 Potassium
Q Who among the following developed the Cholera vaccine in 1885?
1 Leon Calmette
2 Edward Jenner
3 Jaime Ferrán
4 Jonas Salk
Q In which of the following cities was the Veda Samaj established in 1864?
1 Calcutta (now Kolkata)
2 Calicut
3 Madras (now Chennai)
4 Bombay (now Mumbai)
Q Under the rule of which king was the Sun Temple at Konark built ?
1 Anantavarman Chodaganga
2 Samudragupta
3 Narasimhadeva 1
4 Anantha Padmanbhan
Q Which of the following monuments is also known as the ‘Taj of the Deccan’?
1 Qutb Minar
2 Chand Minar
3 Mahabat Maqbara
4 Bibi ka Maqbara
Q ’Poush Mela’ is a unique festival celebrated in which of the following Indian states?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 West Bengal
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q The two epics, ‘Raghuvamsha’ and ‘Kumarasambhava’ are works of __.
1 Kalidas
2 Sivananda
3 Valmiki
4 Ramdas
Q Which Part of the Constitution of India deals with citizenship?
1 Part 3
2 Part 2
3 Part 6
4 Part 5
Q The size of the pupil of the eye is controlled by the __.
1 retina
2 iris
3 cornea
4 blind spot
Q Sponges belong to phylum __ of the animal kingdom.
1 Echinodermata
2 Porifera
3 Mollusca
4 Aschelminthes
Q Who among the following established a Sanskrit college in Banaras in 1794?
1 William Bentick
2 Jonathan Duncan
3 Wareen Hastings
4 William Jones
Q ‘Harshacharita’ (The Deeds of Harsha), which is the biography of Indian Emperor Harsha, was written by _.
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Banabhatta
3 Swami Sivananda
4 Valmiki
Q The Paithani saree weaving industry is in which state?
1 Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q Which of the following Indian festivals is celebrated by suspending a pot containing butter, curd, etc. high above the ground with people trying to break it by forming human pyramids?
1 Ramnavami
2 Janmashtami
3 Sankranti
4 Ugadi
Q What does Ornithology deal with?
1 Study of fish
2 Study of insects
3 Study of birds
4 Study of reptiles and amphibians
Q Which Pala ruler temporarily occupied Kanauj?
1 Gopala
2 Dharmapala
3 Devapala
4 Harapala
Q _______ is the harvest festival of the Kodava community of Coorg .
1 Madai
2 Bhagoria
3 Theyyam
4 Puthari
Q Ancient Indian manuscripts were usually written on palm leaves or the bark of the __ tree, which grows in the Himalayas.
1 boxwood
2 cedar
3 birch
4 maple
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Best Thing About You is You’?
1 Annu Kapoor
2 Anupam Kher
3 Amitabh Bachchan
4 Anil Kapoor
Q Which of the following is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India?
1 Hunasagi
2 Mehrgarh
3 Burzahom
4 Chirand
Q Which of the following is a book by Lewis Carroll?
1 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
2 The Jungle Book
3 The Man Who Would be King
4 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Q Which of the following is a dance form from the state of Uttarakhand?
1 Rouf
2 Choliya
3 Therukoothu
4 Kutiyattam
Q Which of the following is a book by former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi?
1 Discovery of India
2 My Truth
3 My Experiments with Truth
4 Wings of Fire
Q Which Indian finance minister was India’s delegate to the World Monetary Conference at Bretton Woods in 1944?
1 CD Deshmukh
2 KC Neogy
3 John Mathai
4 RK Shanmukham Chetty
Q The Maukharis ruled over which of the following cities in western Uttar Pradesh that over the time replaced Pataliputra as a political centre of north India ?
1 Kanpur
2 Agra
3 Kannauj
4 Bareli
Q The tenth day after __ Navratri is celebrated as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.
1 Chaitra
2 Magha Gupt
3 Ashadha Gupt
4 Sharad
Q The river Indus was called __ by the Iranians and the Greeks about 2500 years ago.
1 Vipasa
2 Karnali
3 Vitasta
4 Hindos
Q The Mahalanobis model was the basis for which Five-Year Plan?
1 Fourth Five-Year Plan
2 Second Five-Year Plan
3 First Five-Year Plan
4 Sixth Five-Year Plan
Q __ is a palace in Jaipur, built by Sawai Pratap Singh.
1 Hawa Mahal
2 Umaid Bhavan
3 Lallgarh Palace
4 Sajjangarh Palace
Q We celebrate ‘Samvidhan Divas’ on __ every year, to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.
1 26th November
2 15th August
3 26th January
4 15th September
Q Article __ of the Constitution of India deals with freedom to manage religious affairs.
1 21
2 26
3 56
4 44
Q __ is a dance which combines speech, mime and pure dance.
1 Bharatanatyam
2 Kuchipudi
3 Mohiniattam
4 Kathakali
Q In which year did the Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar participate in the Olympics?
Ans 1. 2008
2. 2012
3. 2016
4. 2020
Q Where did India plays its first ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL [ ODI ] match?
1 Headingley
2 Sydney
3 Melbourne
4 Bombay
| First Test match | 1932 vs England [ at Lords ] |
| First ODI match | 1974 vs England |
| First T20 match | 2006 vs South Africa |
Q Which dance style is called as poor man’s Kathakali in Kerala ?
1 Ottamthullal
2 Chakyar Koothu
3 Puli Kali
4 Padayani
Q Which of the following states will you go to enjoy the famous Gaura-Gauri Puja that is celebrated every year?
Ans 1. Gujarat
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Rajasthan
4. Uttarakhand
Q Kagyed dance, a customary dance festival which is celebrated annually in Sikkim falls in which month?
Ans 1. May
2. October
3. December
4. August
Q For how many days is the Hornbill festival held?
1 5
2 10
3 15
4 20
Q The title of the autobiography of actor Dilip Kumar is __________
Ans 1. Cracking The Code: My Journey in Bollywood
2. Anything But Khamosh
3. The Substance and The Shadow
4. Romancing with Life
Q The part of the peninsular plateau lying to the north of Narmada river is called what among the following?
1 Satpura plateau
2 Vindyan plateau
3 Chotanagpur plateau
4 Central Highlands
Q According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India?
Ans 1. 15.23 percent
2. 16.68 percent
3. 17.98 percent
4. 14.96 percent
Q In which year was the Second Anglo-Mysore war fought between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company?
Ans 1. 1785-1789
2. 1769-1775
3. 1766-1769
4. 1780-1784
Q Who gave the slogans ‘Dilli Chalo’ and ‘Give me blood and I will give you Freedom’?
Ans 1. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Q Which allotrope of carbon was discovered by Robert F Curl, Harold W Kroto and
Richard E Smalley in 1985?
1 Lonsdaleite
2 Fullerene
3 Carbophene
4 Graphene
Q How many fundamental duties are set out in Part IV A (Article 51A) of the Constitution of India?
Ans 1. 9
2. 11
3. 10
4. 12
Q Identify the acid that helps in digestion.
Ans 1. Nitric acid
2. Hydrochloric acid
3. Acetic acid
4. Sulphuric acid
Q How many members represent the state of Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha?
Ans 1. 48
2. 80
3. 62
4. 39
Q Which of the following Indian classical dancers has been INCORRECTLY matched with her dance form?
Ans 1. Madhavi Mudgal – Odissi
2. Nandini Singh – Kathak
3. Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi
4. Saswati Sen – Bharatanatyam
| Indian Classical dancers | Madhavi Mudgal [ Odissi ] , Nandini Singh [ Kathak ] , Radha Reddy [ Kuchipudi ] , Saswati Sen [ Kathak ] |
Q Bimbavati Devi is an exponent of which Indian dance form?
1 Chhau
2 Manipuri
3 Kathakali
4 Odissi
Q ‘Vallam Kali’ is a traditional boat race in which state of India ?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q In which season is Sarhul celebrated in Jharkhand?
1 Spring
2 Autumn
2 Monsoon
4 Winter
Q The last Mauryan ruler to be killed by Pushyamitra Shunga was:
Ans 1. Brihadratha
2. Dasharatha
3. Bindusara
4. Devavarman
Q Who wrote ‘Humayun Nama’?
Ans 1. Akbar
2. Babur
3. Humayun
4. Gulbadan Begum
Q The Ultimate Kho-Kho League was started in which year?
1 2020
2 2021
3 2022
4 2023
| Ultimate Kho-Kho League Teams | Chennai Quick Guns | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Khiladis | Odisha Juggernauts | Rajastha Warriors | Telugu Yoddhas |
Q Who said the following words?
“Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil me hai”
1. Ramprasad Bismil
2 Bhagat Singh
3 Ras Bihari Bose
4 Subhash Chandra Bose
Q When was the first economic census conducted in India ?
1 1977
2 1967
3 1957
4 1987
Q Up to which element was the law of Octaves found to be applicable ?
1 Calcium
2 Sodium
3 Copper
4 Zinc
Q How many angular bleed lines are present in 200 rupees note ?
1 4
2 5
3 7
4 6
Q Who introduced the concept of biodiversity hotspot ?
1 Norman Myers
2 FP Odum
3 James Lovelock
4 Rachel Carson
Q Bandodkar Trophy is associated with which sport ?
1 Football
2 Hockey
3 Golf
4 Cricket
Q Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the US, signed the largest tax cut in the history of their country in 1981. Which economic theory was this policy centred around?
1 Sweezy’s Kinked Demand Curve
2 Lorenz Curve
3 Laffer Curve
4 Kuznets Curve
Q Identify the waterways which separate the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands?
1 Ten Degree Channel
2 Duncan Passage
3 Palk Strait
4 Maliku Kandu
Q The procedure for the nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha in the Constitution of India is borrowed from which of the following countries’ constitution?
1 Russia
2 Germany
3 The US
4 Ireland
Q In which year did Hans Christian Oersted discover that a compass needle gets deflected when an electric current passes through a metallic wire placed nearby?
1 1826
2 1824
3 1820
4 1822
Q When did the World Trade Organization come into existence?
1 1990
2 1995
3 2005
4 2000
Q The growing voice box in boys can be seen as a protruding part of the throat called __.
1 trachea
2 Adam’s apple
3 bronchi
4 thyroid cartilage
Q The First Winter Olympic Games were held in which year ?
1 1924 [ Chamonix , France ]
2 1930
4 1976
4 1896