Q Anna Rajam Malhotra was _______
1 First female Indian MLA
2 First female Indian Chief Secretary
3 First female Indian IAS officer
4 First female Indian IPS officer
Q Poush Mela displays local artisians displaying folk dance , music , food and culture of __
1 West Bengal
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Uttarakhand
Q Rabindra Sangeet is a set of folk songs sung during festivals and rituals in ____
1 Maharashtra
2 West Bengal
3 Bihar
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q What is the total number of moons for the planet URANUS?
1 27
2 37
3 17
4 47
Q Which is the highest peak in Karnataka ?
1 Mullayanagiri
2 Deomali
3 Kalsubai
4 Parasnath
Q Which of the following animals is made to race in the traditional sport called ‘Kambala’ in Karnataka?
Ans 1. Dog
2 Horse
3 Goat
4 Buffalo
Q The ____ is the longest river in Sri Lanka.
1 Kelani
2 Maha
3 Mahaweli
4 Kalu
Q ‘Bewar’ , a type of shifting cultivation is practised in which state of India ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Jharkhand
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Which Indian founded the Natal Indian Congress [ NIC ] ?
1 Govind Ranade
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Who among the following presented the Union budget of India for maximum times?
1 RK Shanmukham Chetty
2 Pranab Mukherjee
3 Morarji Desai
4 P. Chidambaram
Q With reference to the famous monastries of India, which of the following pairs is
incorrect?
1 Tawang-Arunachal Pradesh
2 Key-Himachal Pradesh
3 Rumtek-Sikkim
4 Ghum-Jammu and Kashmir
| Monasteries | Tawang [ Arunachal Pradesh ] , Key [ Himachal Pradesh ] , Rumtek [ Sikkim ] , Ghum [ West Bengal ] |
Q Members of which National Association were led by Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat
Singh?
1 Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
2 Indian National Congress
3 Rashtiya Sewa Sangh
4 Communist Party of India
Q Who introduced Ryotwari System in India ?
1 Lord Irwin
2 Holt Mackenzie
3 Lord Cornwallis and Alexander Reed
4 Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro
Q ‘Akbarnama’ and ‘Ain-i-Akbari” are written by ____.
1 Akbar
2 Ziauddin Barani
3 Abul Fazal
4 Abdul Qadir Badayuni
Q Kapaleeswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu is dedicated to which Indian God?
1 Vishnu
2 Durga
3 Brahma
4 Shiva
Q In terms of total land area what is India’s rank in the world in the list of largest
countries?
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 7
Q Second Backward Classes Commission is also known as ___
1 Mandal Commission
2 Tendulkar Commission
3 Nehru Commission
4 Ambedkar Commission
Q The Mahalanobis Plan of development was adopted during which Five Year Plan ?
1 Third
2 Fourth
3 First
4 Second
Q Which of the following is known as energy currency of the cell?
1 Adenosine Diphosphate
2 Adenosine Triphosphate
3 Glycine Triphosphate
4 Adenosine Phosphate
Q In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought?
1 1880
2 1870
3 1897
4 1890
Q The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, which gives every
child aged 6-14 the fundamental right for education, was assented to in which year?
1 2001
2 1975
3 2009
4 1947
Q Exchange of gases occurs through which part of the plant tissue?
1 Phloem
2 Stomata
3 Xylem
4 Midrib
Q India’s total area accounts for about _ of the total geographical area of the
world.
1 2.4 per cent
2 4.4 per cent
3 3.4 per cent
4 1.4 per cent
Q The first English newspaper in India ‘Bengal Gazette’ was started by_________.
1 Richard Wellesley
2 James Augustus Hicky
3 Subash Chandra Bose
4 John Adams
Q When did the Constitutent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India ?
1 26th November 1949
2 26th January 1950
3 26th November 1947
4 26th January 1947
Q The commonly used Vitamin B Complex is constituted of how many vitamins?
1 8
2 12
3 10
4 6
Q Bathukamma festival is celebrated in which state of India?
1 Punjab
2 Telangana
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Maharashtra
Q Who was the first Indian to cross the English Channel?
Ans 1. Mihir Sen
2. Sachin Nag
3. Virdhawal Khade
4. Sufyun Shaikh
Q When was the Indian National Flag adopted?
1 12 July, 1947
2 12 August, 1947
2 22 August, 1947
4 22 July, 1947
Q Which of the following is a traditional painting of Odisha?
1 Warli
2 Pattachitra
3 Sanjhi
4 Madhubani
Q ‘Dhansiri’ is the tributary of which of the following river?
1 Ganga
2 Narmada
3 Brahmaputra
4 Indus
Q Which of the following is an ancient book written by Banabhatta ?
1 Kadambari
2 Mrichchhakatika
3 Meghadutam
4 Gitagovinda
Q What is Parsi New year known as?
1 Ugadi
2 Navroz
3 Pateti
4 Puthandu
Q The book ‘War and Peace’ is written by:
1 Leo Tolstoy
2 Dalai Lama
3 Maroof Raza
4 H.G. Wells
Q How many digits are there on a debit card?
1 15
2 16
3 14
4 17
Q According to the Census 2011,what is the population density of India ?
1 372 per sq. km
2 382 per sq. km
3 352 per sq. km
4 362 per sq. km
Q How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
1 14
2 12
3 11
4 13
Q Who discovered electron?
1 J.J. Thomson
2 James Chadwick
3 E. Rutherford
4 E. Goldstein
Q Which of the following Dynasty was founded by Qutb ud-din Aibak?
1 Chera Dynasty
2 Nanda Dynasty
3 Shunga Dynasty
4 Slave Dynasty
Q Under which article of Indian Constitution Hindi is declared as the official language?
1 Article 273
2 Article 343
3 Article 360
4 Article 370
Q Who was the fifth guru in Sikhism?
1 Guru Angad
2 Guru Ram Das
3 Guru Arjan Dev
4 Guru Har Rai
Q Which of the following disease is caused by severe deficiency of proteins?
1 Kwashiorkor
2 Anaemia
3 Osteoporosis
4 Goiter
Q Gir National Park is situated in:
1 West Bengal
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Assam
Q The ‘Ranappa’ dance is from the state of :
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Kerala
4 Punjab
Q ‘Ali-Aye-Ligang’ , a spring festival , is associated with which state ?
1 Assam
2 Kerala
3 Odisha
4 Mizoram
Q Who among the following was the first chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
Ans 1. Rajendra Prasad
2. B R Ambedkar
3. S Radhakrishnan
4. Sachchidananda Sinha
Q Which of the following acids is found in spinach?
Ans 1. Citric acid
2. Tartaric acid
3. Oxalic acid
4. Lactic acid
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits the State from conferring ‘Titles’?
Ans 1. Article 44
2. Article 17
3. Article 21A
4. Article 18
Q As of April 2024 , how many countries are members of the World Bank?
Ans 1. 231
2. 119
3. 189
4. 256
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution empowers the President of India to issue an ordinance when both the Houses of Parliament are NOT in session?
Ans 1. 123
2. 124
3. 122
4. 121
Q When was the Azad Hind Government founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
Ans 1. 23 December 1945
2. 12 August 1934
3. 21 October 1943
4. 16 January 1939
Q Who among the following had founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?
Ans 1. Sir John Shore
2. Sir William Jones
3. Lord Minto (I)
4. Lord Dalhousie
Q In which of the following states is the Ashtamudi Lake located?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala
Q In which of the following dances from Assam do the movements by the dancers
resemble butterflies and birds?
1 Bagurumba
2 Jhumur
3 Bhortal
4 Ojapali
Q Jhijhia dance originated in the Indian state of _________.
Ans 1. Bihar
2. West Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat
Q Which Indian personality was given knighthood by the British monarch but it was returned by him after the Jallianwala massacre?
Ans 1. C Rajagopalachari
2. Chittaranjan Das
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Rabindranath Tagore
Q Which of the following Pratyahara king adopted the title of ‘Pramana’ ?
1 Mihirbhoj
2 Ram Bhoja
3 Nagabhata II
4 Watsaraj
Q Where did the telegraph line be laid first ?
1 Calcutta to Agra
2 Agra to Jaipur
3 Delhi to Shimla
4 Raniganj to Calcutta
Q Where was Guru Nanak Dev born ?
1 Talwandi
2 Patna
3 Lahore
4 Sultanpur Lodi
Q Who the following told , ‘Hunuz Dilli dur ast’ [ Delhi is still far away ] ?
1 Nizamuddin Auliya
2 Amir Khusrow
3 Yahya Sirhindi
4 Moinuddin Chisti
Q The ball colour in the sport of Ball Badminton should be:
1 yellow
2 green
3 pink
4 red
Q Neeruswamy Pillai and Rajaratanam Pillai are exponents of which musical instrument?
1 Nadaswaran
2 Mandolin
3 Mridangam
4 Sarangi
Q ‘Local Government’ is a subject mentioned in which list under 7th schedule of Indian Constitution ?
1 State List or List II
2 Concurrent List or List III
3 Union List or List I
4 Residuary List
Q How long the Non-cooperation Movement was conducted ?
1 September 1920 to February 1922
2 September 1919 to February 1921
3 September 1917 to February 1918
4 September 1918 to February 1919
Q The area of Nepal is approximately __
1 147,516 square kilometres
2 38, 394 square kilometres
3 65 , 610 square kilometres
4 6,76, 578 square kilometres
Q Anti-Defection law was passed in which Constitutional Amendment Act ?
1 52nd
2 21st
3 74th
4 26th
Q A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world . It is called a ____ in Japan and Philippines.
1 typhoon
2 funnel
3 whirlpool
4 twister
Q Who was the Finance Minister of India during the New Economic Policy [ 1991 ] ?
1 Manmohan Singh
2 PV Narasimha Rao
3 RK Chetty
4 Morarji Desai
Q Who led the English army in the Battle of Buxar ?
1 Hector Munro
2 Robert Clive
3 Eyre Coote
4 Vansittart
Q Where are the Girnar hills located ?
1 Gujarat
2 Bihar
3 Karnataka
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following founded the ‘Servants of India Society’?
Ans 1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Gopinath Bordoloi
4. Ramabai Ranade
Q Which was the first talkie movie made in India ?
1 Kisan Kanya
2 Alam Ara
3 Raja Harishchandra
4 My Dear Kuttichathan
| First-ever full-length feature film in India | Raja Harishchandra |
| First talkie movie made in India | Alam Ara |
| First color movie made in India | Kisan Kanya |
| First 3D movie made in India | Dear Kuttichathan [ Chhota Chetan ] |