Q Which of the following Traditional sports-State pair is INCORRECT ?
1 Thang-ta-Manipur
2 Silambam -Madhya Pradesh
3 Mukna – Manipur
4 Gatka – Punjab
| Martial Art Forms | Silambam [ Tamil Nadu ] , Kalaripayattu [ Kerala ] , Gatka [ Punjab ] , Thang ta [ Manipur ] , Mardani Khel [ Maharashtra ] , Inbuan Wrestling [ Mizoram ] , Thoda [ Himachal Pradesh ] , Pari Khanda [ Bihar ] , Mallakhamb [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Sqay [ Jammu and Kashmir ] |
Q The “Gho” is the traditional and national dress for men in __.
1 Thailand
2 Cambodia
3 Bhutan
4 Vietnam
Q What is Cryptogamae?
1 Plants having covered seeds
2 Flowering plants
3 Non-flowering plants
4 Plants having uncovered seeds
Q In which state / UT is the Chaukhandi Stupa located ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Bihar
4 West Berngal
Q During the reign of Iltutmish , special slaves were purchased for military service known as__
1 Iqtardar
2 Muqtis
3 Bandagan
4 Samanta
Q The number of parliamentary seats [ Lok Sabha ] of Haryana is ___
1 10
2 25
3 26
4 48
Q Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee ?
1 Dr BR Ambedkar
2 Jawahar Lal Nehru
3 VP Menon
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Who is the Author of the book “The Bachelor of Arts”?
1 Ruskin Bond
2 R. K. Narayan
3 Rudyard Kiplimg
4 Vikram Seth
Q The Persian translation of ‘Mahabharata’ done in Mughal period is known by which name ?
1 Rekhta
2 Risala-e-Haq Nama
3 Razmnama
4 Safinat-ul-Auliya
Q One Horse Power is equal to how many watts ?
1 746
2 766
3 756
4 736
Q How many powerful Mahajanapadas existed in ancient India ?
1 16
2 14
3 12
4 18
Q Guru Shikhar is the highest peak of which of the following ?
1 Satpura range
2 Aravalli range
3 Deccan Plateau
4 Vindhya range
Q Who among the following built the Charminar in Hyderabad ?
1 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
2 Akbar
3 Shah Jahan
4 Mohammad Adil Shah
Q The branch of medical science that deals with kidneys is known as :
1 Nephrology
1 Orthinolaryngology
3 Cardiology
4 Opthalmology
Q Which award is often referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize of architecture ?
1 Pritzker Prize
2 Jawaharlal Nehru Prize
3 Ramon Magsaysay
4 Abel Prize
Q Who of the following personalities is known as ‘Loknayak’ ?
1 Rajiv Gandhi
2 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3 APJ Abdul Kalam
4 Jayaprakash Narayan
Q On which of the following Island India’s only active volcano is situated?
1 Sound Island
2 Barren Island
3 Smith Island
4 Belle Island
Q ”Long Walk to Freedom is the autobiography of ____
1 Nelson Mandela
2 Adolf Hitler
3 Barack Obama
4 Abrahim Lincoln
Q Nationalist Congress Party was formed in which year ?
1 1999
2 1992
3 1980
4 1984
Q __ is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India.
1 Param Vir Chakra
2 Shaurya Chakra
3 Mahavir Chakra
4 Kirti Chakra
Q Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amish Tripathi?
1 The Secret of the Nagas
2 Sita-Warrior of Mithila
3 The Immortals of Meluha
4 One Indian Girl
| Amish Tripathi books | The Immortals of Meluha | The Secret of Nagas | The Oath of the Vayuputras | Sita – Warrior of Mithila | Legend of Suheldev |
| Chetan Bhagat books | Five Point Someone | Half Girlfriend | One Indian Girl | Two States | The 3 Mistakes of My Life | The Girl in Room 105 | Revolution 2020 | One Arranged Murder | One Night @ the Call Center | What Young India Wants || Making India Awesome |
Q In the Indian Constitution, the Principle of Liberty is borrowed from which of the following countries?
1 UK
2 Japan
3 France
4 Germany
Q On which of the following notes the motif of Sanchi Stupa is present?
1 2000 Rupee Note
2 100 Rupee Note
3 500 Rupee Note
4 200 Rupee Note
Q Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank headquarter is located in which city?
1 Philippines
2 Gurugram
3 Shanghai
4 Beijing
Q The ratio of the length to the height (width) of the national Flag shall be?
1 3 : 1
2 4 : 1
3 4 : 2
4 3 : 2
Q Who was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state?
1 Indira Gandhi
2 Sucheta Kriplani
3 Sarojini Naidu
4 Mamta Banerjee
Q Which of the following was the first English language newspaper of India?
Ans 1. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
2. Maratha
3. The Madras Courier
4. The Bombay Herald
Q Name the last Hindu dynasty of Gujarat , whose rule extended from 1244 to 1304 :
1 Vaghela dynasty
2 Sayyid dynasty
3 Mamluk dynasty
4 Khilji dynasty
Q Which of the following Jyotirlingas is in Maharashtra?
1 Nageshwar
2 Baidyanath
3 Grishneshwar
4 Omkareshwar
| 12 Jyotirlingas | Somnath [ Gujarat ] , Nageshwar [ Gujarat ] , Bhimashankar [ Maharashtra ] , Trimbakeshwar [ Maharashtra ] , Grishneshwar [ Maharashtra ] , Baidyanath [ Jharkhand ] , Mahakaleshwar [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Omkareshwar [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Kashi Vishwanath [ Uttar Pradesh ] , Kedarnath [ Uttarakhand ] , Rameshwaram [ Tamil Nadu ] , and Mallikarjuna [ Andhra Pradesh ] |
Q Who was the organizer of revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
1 Bahadur Shah
2 Nana Sahib
3 Maulvi Ahmadullah
4 Kunwar Singh
Q The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution does NOT exercise its control to the tribal areas of which of the following state?
1 Manipur
2 Tripura
3 Assam
4 Meghalaya
| Sixth Schedule | Administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam , Meghalaya , Tripura and Mizoram |
Q 1 pound = _ _____ounces
1 16
2 18
3 12
4 20
Q The World famous Borobudur Temple is situated in:
1 Vietnam
2 Indonesia
3 Cambodia
4 Japan
Q Which of the following Indian rulers was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first attack in the year 1000 AD?
1 Chandra Pala
2 Anand Pala
3 Jaya Pala
4 Sukh Pala
Q “Neel Darpan” was written by Dinbandhu Mitra to portray the oppression faced by peasants to grow indigo in:
1 Madras
2 Assam
3 Gujarat
4 Bengal
Q Minamata Convention is signed to tackle the issue of:
1 Nuclear radiations
2 Ozone gas
3 CFC and HFC
4 Mercury
Q Inter-State Council was set up by the recommendation of which committee?
1 Sarkaria committee
2 Y V Reddy Committee
3 TSR Subramanyam committee
4 Chandrababu Naidu committee
Q Mawsynram is located on which hills of Meghalaya?
1 Garo
2 Jaintia
3 Diphu
4 Khasi
Q National Youth Festival is celebrated on the birth anniversary of which of the following personalities?
1 Milkha Singh
2 Chandrashekhar Azad
3 Bhagat Singh
4 Swami Vivekanand
Q Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in which state?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Bihar
Q Bagh caves are situated in which state?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Assam
Q Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
1 Australia
2 Bahrain
3 Peru
4 Mexico
Q Who invented penicillin?
1 Galileo Galilei
2 Alexander Fleming
3 Evangelista Torricelli
4 Theodore H. Maiman
Q Who introduced ‘Charbagh’ style of architecture in India?
1 Mughals
2 Rajputs
3 Mauryas
4 Marathas
Q How many people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice as of 2024?
1 5
2 4
3 6
4 7
| Laureates who have received multiple Nobel Prizes | Marie Curie | Linus Pauling | John Bardeen | Frederick Sanger | Karl Barry Sharpless |
Q Who is the author of the book –‘Last Man in Tower’ ?
1 Aravind Adiga
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Kiran Desai
4 VS Naipaul
Q Who was the first Indian Chief Election Commissioner ?
1 Sukumar Sen
2 GV Mavalankar
3 KC Neogy
4 MC Setalvad
Q Cannis Familiaris is the scientific name of :
1 Dog
2 Horse
3 Lion
4 Donkey
Q Who among the following had written the novel ‘Untouchable’?
1 Mulk Raj Anand
2 VS Naipaul
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Who was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha ?
1 M . Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
2 GV Mavalankar
3 Meira Kumar
4 Sumitra Mahajan
Q The poisonous gas accidentally released in Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?
1 Methyl Isocyanate
2 Methane
3 Nitrous Oxide
4 Cyanogen
Q Which of the following organisations is the governing body of World Tennis?
Ans 1. Tennis Council
2. International Tennis Council
3. Tennis Federation
4. International Tennis Federation
Q Who was the first woman graduate of Calcutta University ?
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Annie Besant
3 Kadambini Ganguly
4 Rajkumari Amrit Kaur