Q In which year Ellora Caves was designated by UNESCO ?
1 1983
2 1989
3 1987
4 1993
Q The name of UTI Bank was changed to _____ in 2007
1 HDFC Bank
2 Axis Bank
3 IDBI Bank
4 Centurion Bank
Q Which of these is the famous art form Karnataka that combines dance , music , dialogue , costume , make up , and stage techniques to create a unique experience ?
1 Yakshagana
2 Kalaripayettu
3 Kathakali
4 OttamThullal
Q Congregational Singing of ‘Shabad’ is related to :
1 Guru Purab
2 Muharram
3 Buddha Purnima
4 Mahavir Jayanti
Q In which part of the Indian Constitution are Centre-State relations mentioned ?
1 Part IV [ Article 227 to 234 ]
2 Part XI [ Article 245 to 255 ]
3 Part X [ Article 234 to 240 ]
4 Part XII [ Article 265 to 277 ]
Q __ has the lowest record of population density having just 17 per square
kilometre, as per census 2011.
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Goa
3 Sikkim
4 Mizoram
Q The President of 19th session of the Indian National Congress was ____
1 Sir Henry Cotton
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Lal Mohan Ghosh
4 Surendranath Banerjee
Q Gun metal is an alloy of ___________
1 Copper , Tin and Zinc
2 Copper , Zinc and Lead
3 Copper , lead and Silver
4 Copper , Iron and Nickel
Q What is the chemical name of Dry Ice ?
1 Carbon Oxide
2 Sulphur Dioxide
3 Nitrogen Oxide
4 Oxidane
Q In which state is the ‘Sonepur Cattle Fair’ a well-known cultural event ?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Bihar
4 Punjab
Q __ was founded by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram
Pandurang in 1863 when Keshub Chandra Sen visited Maharashtra, with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God.
1 Brahmo Samaj
2 Satyashodhak Samaj
3 Prarthana Samaj
4 Arya Samaj
Q Which part of brain maintains posture and balance of human body?
1 Cerebrum
2 Pons
3 Cerebellum
4 Medulla
Q ‘The Kiss of Life’ is the autobiography of who among the following persons?
1 John Abraham
2 Dino Morea
3 Emraan Hashmi
4 Sanjay Suri
Q In which of the following years was the Preamble of the Indian Constitution first amended?
1 1988
2 1976
3 1968
4 1955
Q The Harappan site Rangpur is located in the present Indian state of:
Ans 1. Haryana
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Paika is a martial folk dance popular in which of the following states?
1 Odisha
2 Gujarat
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Kerala
Q In which year did Tipu Sultan die defending his capital Seringapatam?
1 1802
2 1794
3 1799
4 1792
Q What is the official distance to be covered in a marathon?
Ans 1. 15 miles 385 yards
2. 30 miles 385 yards
3. 20 miles 385 yards
4. 26 miles 385 yards
Q What is the name of Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography ?
1 Justice for the Judge
2 My Music, My Life
3 The Bandit Queen of India
4 The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Q The International Sand Art festival is usually held in _.
1 Odisha
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Maharashtra
Q In which state of India is the Wangala festival celebrated?
1 Assam
2 Mizoram
3 Meghalaya
4 Manipur
Q In which year was Sati banned in India?
1 1831
2 1829
3 1824
4 1826
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
1 Dhruva
2 Dhantidurga
3 Amoghavarsha
4 Govinda III
Q In which state of India is the Iravatanesvara temple situated?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 West Bengal
3 Telangana
4 Rajasthan
Q Ajit Kumar Doval is the fifth and current ______ to the Prime Minister of
India.
1 Private Secretary
2 Additional Secretary
3 Principal Secretary
4 National Security Advisor
Q Which planet in the solar system is considered as Earth’s twin?
1 Venus
2 Mercury
3 Neptune
4 Saturn
Q At what pH value tooth starts to decay?
1 11.2
2 6.5
3 5.5
4 7.5
Q Which of the following books is written by Varaha Mihira?
1 Kumarasambhava
2 Shakuntala
3 Brihat Samhita
4 Ritusamhara
Q ‘All Ai Ligang Festival’ is a festival celebrated in the state of :
1 Tripur
2 Assam
3 Mizoram
4 Meghalaya
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Hit Refresh’?
1 Satya Nadella
2 Bill Clinton
3 Barack Obama
4 Elon Mask
Q With which of the following sports is Murugappa Gold Cup associated?
1 Hockey
2 Football
3 Cricket
4 Golf
Q As per Census 2011, which of the following metro cities was the most populated in India?
1 Kolkata
2 Chennai
3 Mumbai
4 Delhi
Q Aves are warm-blooded animals and have a __ heart.
1 five-chambered
2 three-chambered
3 four-chambered
4 two-chambered
Q Which of the following pairs of folk dance and the state associated with is
INCORRECT?
1 Nongkrem – Meghalaya
2 Giddha – Punjab
3 Ghumar – Bihar
4 Wancho – Arunachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following Chola rulers built Nishumbhasudini Goddess temple in Thanjavur?
1 Arinjaya
2 Rajaraja I
3 Vijayalaya
4 Aditya I
Q The Battle of Khanwa was fought between:
1 Babur and Rana Sangha
2 Sher Shah Suri and Rana Sangha
3 Babur and Sher Shah Suri
4 Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Q In which state of India is Bhogali Bihu festival celebrated?
1Tamil Nadu
2 Assam
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Pride, Prejudice, and Punditry’?
1 Amitav Ghosh
2 Pranab Mukherjee
3 Manish Sisosdia
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which musical instrument?
1 Guitar
2 Sarangi
3 Flute
4 Sarod
Q Who became the first Governor–General of India in 1773?
1 Warren Hastings
2 Charles Cornwallis
3 Robert Clive
4 Thomas Munro
Q Who created FORTRAN-the first high level computer programming language ?
1 John Backus
2 Bjarne Stroustrup
3 James Gosling
4 Tim Berners Lee
Q The famous Kosijura Case of Bengal happened in 1799 in whose reign ?
1 Warren Hasting
2 Robert Clive
3 Lord Canning
4 Lord Cornwallis
Q Who wrote the book ‘The Gods of Small Things’ ?
1 Arundhati Roy
2 Kiran Desai
3 Anita Desai
4 Sudha Murty
Q Name the first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Literature ?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Kailash Satyarthi
3 CV Raman
4 Har Gobind Khorana
Q In which Indian state is the Flamingo festival celebrated ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Mizoram
3 Rajasthan
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q First Indian sportsperson to win an individual Olympics silver for India is ______
1 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
2 Vijay Kumar
3 Sushil Kumar
4 PV Sindhu
Q Call sign of any aircraft carrying the Indian President is ______
1 Air India One
2 MiG-21
3 Mirage-2000
4 30 MKI
Q Battle of Kanauj was fought in the year ______
1 1540
2 1555
3 1576
4 1526
Q The Bibi ka Maqbara is a tomb located in _______ . It was built by Azam Shah, son of Aurangzeb, in 1678 .
1 Aurangabad , Maharashtra
2 Agra , Uttar Pradesh
3 Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh
4 Sasaram , Bihar
Q World’s longest land border is between which two countries ?
1 Canada and USA
2 India and Bangaladesh
3 Chile and Argentina
4 Russia and Kazakhstan
Q Which state has the highest number of Tiger Reserves ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Odisha
4 Rajasthan
Q The Indian Parliament was designed by ______
1 Edwin Lutyens
2 William Emerson
3 George Wittet
4 Henry Irwin
Q Which of the following museums is located in Hyderabad?
Ans 1. National Museum
2. Indian Museum
3. Salar Jung Museum
4. Netaji Birth Place Museum
Q Who wrote the book ‘The Arabian Nights’ ?
1 Richard Burton
2 Jane Austen
3 Charles Dickens
4 Ruskin Bond
Q First Indian cricketer to have scored a triple hundred in test cricket ?
1 Virender Sehwag
2 Virat Kohli
3 Rahul Dravid
4 Sachin Tendulkar
Q Which article deals with ‘Uniform civil code for the citizens’ ?
1 Article 44
2 Article 40
3 Article 48
4 Article 54
Q The cultural festival named ‘Attolu Eidu’ is celebrated in____________.
1. Goa
2 Lakshadweep
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following novels is CORRECTLY paired with its author?
1 The Shadow Lines – RK Narayan
2 Malgudi Days – Vikram Seth
3 The Namesake – Jhumpa Lahiri
4 Train to Pakistan – Amitav Ghosh
| The Shadow Lines | Amitav Ghosh |
| Malgudi Days | RK Narayan |
| The Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Train To Pakistan | Khushwant Singh |