Q Who was the Defence Minister of India during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 ?
1 VK Krishna Menon
2 YB Chavan
3 Jagjivan Ram
4 George Fernandes
Q Which of the following festivals of community bonding is celebrated by the Ao people of Nagaland?
1 Sangrai
2 Hojagiri
3 Ganta Mrudangam
4 Moatsu
Q Which of the following books was written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni?
1 The feast of roses
2 Malgudi Days
3 The Palace of Illusions
4 A Fine Balance
Q Where is the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports situated?
1 Uttar Kashi, Uttarakhand
2 Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
3 Darjeeling, West Bengal
4 Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Q Who is known as the ”Father of the Indian Renaissance” and played a pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance movement ?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Bankim Chandra Chhattopadhyay
3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q Where is the ICAR-National Research Centre for Litchi established?
1 Guwahati, Assam
2 Muzaffarpur, Bihar
3 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
4 Solapur, Maharashtra
Q In which of the following years did the badminton player PV Sindhu win the Olympics Medal?
1 2012 and 2016
2 2008 and 2012
3 2012 and 2020
4 2016 and 2020
Q How many triads were mentioned in Dobereiner’s Triads ?
1 Two
2 Three
3 Eight
4 Six
Q Where did Dadabhai Naoroji establish the East India Company Association?
1 Paris
2 Delhi
3 Lucknow
4 London
Q The author of Prayag Prashasti , Harisena, was the court poet of whom among the following Gupta rulers?
1 Samudragupta
2 Purugupta
3 Sri Gupta
4 Kumaragupta
Q Who among the following was appointed as the first Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Ans 1. M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
2. G V Mavalankar
3. Vithalbhai J Patel
4. V Narahari Rao
Q Aji Lamu is an important folk dance of which of the following states?
1 Tripura
2 Assam
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Manipur
Q Scorpions come under which of the following phylum?
1 Echinoderm
2 Arthropoda
3 Tardigrade
4 Mollusca
Q Into how many ages is the prehistoric times in terms of technology divided ?
1 Six
2 Three
3 Four
4 Five
Q Which of the following is the traditional theatre of Jammu and Kashmir?
1 Jatra
2 Swaang
3 Maach
4 Bhand Pather
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Mrs Funnybones’?
1 Rekha
2 Juhi Chawla
3 Twinkle Khanna
4 Sonali Bendre
Q To which of the following states of India does the dance form Dandari belong ?
1 Jharkhnd
2 Rajasthan
3 Telangana
4 Kerala
Q There are facts about a famous leader of India. Based on these facts identify the name of the leader.
I. In 1917 helped Mahatma Gandhi in a campaign to improve conditions for peasants exploited by British indigo planters in Bihar.
II. From 1946 to 1949 he presided over the Indian Constituent Assembly and helped to shape the constitution.
III. He is also the author of the book Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar.
1 Rajendra Prasad
2 Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
3 Zakir Husain
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q Chu Faat is the folk dance of which of the following North-Eastern states of India?
Ans 1. Nagaland
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Sikkim
4. Assam
Q Constitutional provisions related to Panchayats are in which part of the Constitution of India?
1 VII
2 IX
3 VIII
4 VI
Q In which of the following districts the Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani is located?
1 Hyderabad
2 Agra
3 Aurangabad
4 Prayagraj
Q The UNESCO World Heritage site Ellora Caves are located in which of the following hills?
Ans 1. The Horsley Hills
2. The Charanandri Hills
3. The Nagari Hills
4. The Kaimur Hills
Q What percent of the total population resides in rural areas , according to the Census of India 2011 ?
1 68.8 %
2 70.5 %
3 64.5 %
4 50.9 %
Q Veer Lakhan Nayak, a legendary tribal leader from __ participated in Quit
India Movement and was hanged by the Britishers in 1943.
1 United Provinces
2 Orissa
3 Bihar
4 Bengal
Q ‘Hornbill Festival’ , is also called ‘Festivals of Festivals’ is celebrated in which state of India ?
1 Nagaland
2 Kerala
3 Odisha
4 Rajasthan
Q In which state was the first jute mill of India set up?
1 Odisha
2 West Bengal
3 Assam
4 Bihar
Q The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in:
Ans 1. 1875
2. 1880
3. 1888
4. 1867
Q The Bathukamma festival is primarily celebrated in the Indian state of _________.
Ans 1. Bihar
2. Telangana
3. Gujarat
4. Assam
Q How many players on each side are allowed on the field at a time in the game of Kabaddi?
Ans 1. 7
2. 8
3. 9
4. 10
Q In which of the following states is Ashtamudi Lake situated?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Odisha
3. Kerala
4. Andhra Pradesh
Q Burzahom, the neolithic site, is located in __.
1 Karnataka
2 Goa
3 Mizoram
4 Jammu and Kashmir
Q Who among the following was appointed as the first Viceroy of British India?
Ans 1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Wavell
3. Lord Irwin
4. Lord Mayo
Q In the decade of 2001-2011, which of the following state experienced a negative growth rate in population growth?
1 Assam
2 Tripura
3 Mizoram
4 Nagaland
Q Which article of Indian constitution is related with qualifications for appointment as Governor?
1 157
2 132
3 169
4 143
Q In 1893, Swami Vivekananda participated in the All-World Religious Conference (Parliament of Religions) in __ in the United States of America.
1 Dallas
2 Chicago
3 Los Angeles
4 San Diego
Q In which of the following years, did Mahatma Gandhi propose the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education?
1 1942
2 1948
3 1937
4 1932
Q Who is considered as the ‘linchpin of the Government’?
1 Vice-President
2 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
3 Prime Minister
4 President
Q Who invented Airplane ?
1 Wright Brothers [ Wilbur and Orville Wright ]
2 JL Baird
3 Alexander Graham Bell
4 G Marconi
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The End of Imagination‘?
1 Shobha De
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Amitav Ghosh
4 Chetan Bhagat
Q Who among the following scholars was ordered by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1342 to proceed to China as his envoy to the Mongol ruler?
1 Ibn Battuta
2 Marco Polo
3 Solon
4 Ibn Juzayy
Q Each step or level of a food chain forms a trophic level. Which of the following is at the first trophic level of the said food chain?
1 Autotrophs or the producers
2 Herbivores
3 Carnivores
4 Top carnivore
Q Chitra, a Play in One Act’ was written by __.
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
3 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4 Mahasweta Devi
Q Bhagoriya is a well-known dance of the Bhils, a large tribe of the Jhabua district in ______.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Maharashtra
Q Which river of north India is also known as the Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh?
1 Ravi
2 Beas
3 Chenab
4 Jhelum
Q Mirzā Ḥakīm was the half-brother of which of the following Mughal emperors?
1 Jahangir
2 Aurangzeb
3 Shah Jahan
4 Akbar
Q Malaria disease is caused by which of the following type of protozoa?
1 Plasmodium
2 Amoeba proteus
3 Noctiluca scintillans
4 Entamoeba histolytica
Q The instrument used to measure either direct or alternating electric current in amperes
is called:
1 accelerometer
2 barometer
3 voltmeter
4 ammeter
Q Which of the following States / Union Territories has the best sex ratio according to Census 2011?
Ans 1. Puducherry
2. Kerala
3. Daman and Diu
4. Maharashtra
Q In which of the following years was the division of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy, Lord Curzon?
1 1905
2 1947
3 1938
4 1921
Q Who was the first Mauryan ruler who inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces – natural rocks as well as polished pillars?
1 Chandragupta Maurya
2 Dasharatha
3 Ashoka
4 Bindusara
Q ‘Origin of Species’ is a book written by:
1 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
2 Gregor Mendel
3 Carl Linnaeus
4 Charles Darwin
Q A Flight of Pigeons is a famous book written by _____.
1 Salman Rushdie
2 Ruskin Bond
3 Rudyard Kipling
4 Vikram Seth
Q Tattvabodhini Patrika promoted the study of India’s past in which language?1
1 Sanskrit
2 Bengali
3 Hindi
4 English
Q Identify the ‘last-living’ Sadir dancer who received the Padma Shri in 2022.
1 R Muthukannammal
2 K Sashimoni
3 B Saraswathi
4 S Mahananda
Q The provision of election of members of Rajya Sabha in the Constitution of India was adopted from the Constitution of __.
1 The UK
2 Japan
3 Germany
4 South Africa
Q Prayers during Chhath Puja in Bihar are dedicated to:
Ans 1. the ocean
2. the river
3. the moon
4. the sun
Q Identify a muscle responsible for exit of waste material from the body.
1 Pectoralis
2 Sphincter
3 Rectus
4 Gastrocnemius
Q In biological terminology, the naked-seeded plants are called __.
1 bryophytes
2 algae
3 pteridophytes
4 gymnosperms
Q The Carnatic classical vocalist and first ever musician to receive the Bharat Ratna award, also known as ‘Queen of songs’, is _.
1 Shubha Mudgal
2 Girija Devi
3 MS Subbulakshmi
4 Gangubai Hangal
Q In Andhra region, who among the following translated a few portions of Mahabharata in Telugu?
1 Nanniah
2 Tikkanna
3 Kamban
4 Pampa
Q Acid rain that corrodes the marble of the Taj Mahal is made up of which acids ?
1 Nitric acid and sulphuric acid
2 Carbonic acid and oxalic acid
3 Formic acid and carbonic acid
4 Acetic acid and formic acid
Q Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere occurs on which date of the year ?
1 21 June
2 21 May
3 21 April
4 21 March
Q Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ ?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 SC Bose
3 Jawahar Lal Nehru
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Which of the following festivals is held on a new moon day?
1 Mahavir Jayanti
2 Kali Puja
3 Dussehra
4 Holi
Q Who discovered Electron ?
1 J.J Thomson
2 Albert Einstein
3 Rutherford
4 James Chadwick
Q Which of the following forts is located in Goa ?
1 Jaigarh Fort
2 Bekal Fort
3 Fort Aguada
4 Chandragiri Fort
Q The town of Nagalapuram was founded by which of the following kings of the Vijayanagar empire?
Ans 1. Deva Raya II
2. Achyuta Deva Raya
3. Krishnadeva Raya
4. Deva Raya I
Q Choose the CORRECT statement about the peninsular rivers.
a. The Narmada rises in the Malwa plateau.
b. The Godavari rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats near Nashik.
c. The Mahanadi rises in the highlands of Chhattisgarh.
d. The Krishna rises from a spring near Mahabaleshwar.
1 Only b, c and d
2 Only a, b and c
3 a, b, c and d
4 Only a, c and d
The Narmada River rises from the Amarkantak Plateau in Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh