Q Which of the following communities of Sikkim celebrates ‘Sonam Lochar’ as its New Year on the first day of the twelfth month in the lunar calendar?
1 Kirat Khambu Rai
2 Lepcha
3 Tamang
4 Gurung
Q Which of the following puppet dance is performed in Orissa?
1 Pavakoothu
2 Kandhei
3 Kathputli
4 Putul Nautch
Q The Ganapati festival was introduced by __ in 1893.
1 Bipin Chandra Pal
2 Lala Lajpat Rai
3 Chandrasekhar Azad
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q The loudness of sound is measured in which unit ?
1 Hertz [ Hz ]
2 Sound intensity
3 Decibel [ dB ]
4 Watt/sq . Metre [ w/m² ]
Q How many of the main fixed instruments can be found in the Jantar Mantar, Jaipur?
1 25
2 17
3 20
4 15
Q The Charter Act of _ suspended the monopoly of the East India Company over
trade with India.
1 1973
2 1853
3 1833
4 1813
Q Which among the following books is an autobiography of Mithali Raj ?
1 All Round View
2 Unguarded
3 No Holding Back
4 One More Over
Q The Brita dance is a traditional folk dance of which state ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Odisha
3 West Bengal
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q In which year was the first-ever Asian Games organised in New Delhi?
1 1947
2 1954
3 1949
4 1951
Q Who among the following was the author of ‘Anandamath’ ?
1 Prem Chand
2 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
3 Mulk Raj Anand
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q Pythal Mala or Paithalmala hill station is in which of the following states?
1 Kerala
2 Kashmir
3 Maharashtra
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q The dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by which astronomer ?
1 Edwin Hubble
2 Clyde Tombaugh
3 Gerard Kuiper
4 James Van Allen
Q Wular lake is the 2nd largest fresh water of Asia, situated on the foothills of _.
1 Amarnath Mountain
2 Haramuk Mountain
3 Afarwat Mountain
4 Burzil Mountain
Q The First Economic Census of India was conducted throughout the country , except Lakshadweep , during ____ in collaboration with the States / Union Territories [ UTs ].
1 1967
2 1977
3 1987
4 1997
Q Nati is the most famous dance of _ it is listed in the Guinness world record
book as the largest folk dance in 2016.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Which of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India?
1 82 degree 50’ E
2 82 degree 30’ E
3 52 degree 30’ E
4 72 degree 30’ E
Q Each kho-kho team consists of 12 players, but during a contest, only __ players from each team take the field.
1 7
2 9
3 11
4 8
Q Which of the following terms was coined by the scientist Purkinje?
1 Protoplasm
2 Cytoplasm
3 Lysosome
4 Cell
Q The Khilafat movement was led by __.
1 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2 Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
3 Syed Ahmad Khan
4 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q The Manipuri dance of north-eastern India is grown out of the ritual worship of Lord _ .
1 Vishnu
2 Krishna
3 Ganesha
4 Rama
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Microfinance’? He founded Grameen Bank to make small loans available to the poor.
1 Amartya Sen
2 Muhammad Yunus
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Mahbub Haq
Q Who is the first Indian woman to have won a Grammy Award ?
1 Asha Bhosle
2 Tanvi Shah
3 Alka Yagnik
4 Anuradha Paudwal
Q Select the INCORRECT combination of Sports and their respective event of
trophies/cups.
1 Aga Khan Cup – Hockey
2 Coach Bihar Trophy – Football
3 Amrit Diwan Cup – Badminton
4 Deodar Trophy – Cricket
| Sports Cup and Trophies | Aga Khan Cup [ Hockey ] , Amrit Diwan Cup [ Badminton ] , Deodar Trophy [ Cricket ] , Coach Behar Trophy [ Cricket ] |
Q In which of the following Olympics did Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal for India?
1 Beijing 2008
2 London 2012
3 Athens 2004
4 Sydney 2000
Q Who among the following led the East India Company’s army against Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757?
1 William Bentinck
2 Charles Canning
3 Charles Cornwallis
4 Robert Clive
Q In India , subject to the provisions of article 333 , the Legislative Assembly of each State consist of not more than ___ members .
1 four hundred
2 five hundred
3 three hundred
4 six hundred
Q Vijay Diwas is celebrated on _ every year to honour the victory of Indian armed forces over Pakistan in the 1971 war.
1 16th December
2 16th July
3 30th January
4 7th May
Q This sport event started in 2014 and is a ground-breaking initiative by Mashal Sports Pvt. Ltd and Star India Pvt. Ltd.
1 Vivo Pro Kabaddi
2 Indian Super League
3 Ultimate Kho Kho
4 IPL Twenty20 cricket
Q The Siberian shelf is largest continental shelf. In which ocean is it situated?
1 Pacific Ocean
2 The Arctic Ocean
3 Bay of Bengal
4 Indian Ocean
Q The holy event ‘Paryushana Parva’ is associated with which religion/belief?
1 Jewish
2 Islam
3 Buddhism
4 Jainism
Q On what did Gregor Mendel conduct experiment and proposed the laws of inheritance in living organisms?
1 Scallion
2 Lima beans
3 Potatoes
4 Garden peas
Q Where was the capital of The Pallavas?
1 Aihole
2 Kanchipuram
3 Madurai
4 Mahabalipuram
Q Operation Cactus was an operation by Indian Armed forces to foil the coup in which neighbouring country ?
1 Maldives
2 Nepal
3 Bhutan
4 Pakistan
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Business @ the speed of Thoughts’ ?
1 Bill Gates
2 Elon Musk
3 Jeff Bezos
4 Mukesh Ambani
Q The Tapu dance is primarily performed in the Indian state of _____
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Gujarat
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which of the following folk dance is related to state of Maharashtra ?
1 Paika
2 Munari
3 Lezim
4 Dhalo
Q Which of the following is the characteristic of the Indian Constitution?
1 Smallest constitution
2 Rigid as well as flexible
3 Multiple citizenship
4 Presidential form of Government
Q Which team won the first edition of Indian Super League [ ISL ] ?
1 Atletico de Kolkata
2 Chennaiyin
3 Mumbai City
4 Kerala Blasters
Q Shri Om Birla is the speaker of the _ Lok Sabha.
1 18th
2 15th
3 17th
4 19th
Q What is the name by which legendary Milkha Singh is also known ?
1 Flying Sikh
2 Iron Man
3 Wizard of athletics
4 Rawalpindi Express
Q Which acid is also known as battery acid that is used in car batteries ?
1 Sulphuric acid
2 Acetic acid
3 Nitric acid
4 Hydrochloric acid
Q Where was Mangal Pandey hanged on 29 March 1857 ?
1 Barracpore
2 Allahabad
3 Benaras
4 Calcutta
Q Fishes have ___ chambers of the heart .
1 two
2 three
3 four
4 one
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Tale of two Cities’ ?
1 Charles Dickens
2 Jane Austen
3 Rudyard Kipling
4 Ruskin Bond
Q With which of the following organisations was Lala Har Dayal associated?
1 Ghadar Party
2 Indian Independence League
3 Indian Home Rule Society
4 Swaraj Party
Q Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee is associated with which of the following instruments ?
1 Santoor
2 Sitar
3 Shehnai
4 Saraswati Veena
Q The terms Veld, Downs, Pampas are related with __.
1 types of clouds
2 canyons
3 commercial agriculture
4 grasslands
Q Which of the following increased the legal age of marriage for girls from 10 years to 12 years in British India?
1 Hindu Widows Remarriage Act of 1856
2 Pitt’s India Act of 1784
3 Government of India Act of 1935
4 Age of Consent Bill, 1891
Q Identify the CORRECT combination of Monuments and their respective state.
1 Statue of Unity – Maharashtra
2 Vijay Stambh – Rajasthan
3 Lingaraj Temple – Karnataka
4 Vivekananda Rock Memorial – Himachal Pradesh
Q The ‘Golden Quadilateral’ does NOT connect which of the following cities ?
1 New Delhi
2 Bhopal
3 Mumbai
4 Chennai
| Golden Quadilateral connects four major cities of India | New Delhi , Kolkata , Mumbai and Chennai |
Q Who among the following introduced a systematic approach to study geography?
1 Alexander Von Humboldt
2 William Morris Davis
3 Paul Vidal de La Blache
4 David Harvey
Q What did the medieval term ”Raqs” mean ?
1 Ritual
2 Chanting
3 Singing
4 Dancing
Q With which of the following states is Jallikattu , the traditional bull taming sport , associated ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Gujarat
Q The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million was ____
1 Tokyo
2 New York
3 London
4 Berlin
Q Which among the following is a sitar maestro of global acclaim ?
1 Shahid Parvez Khan
2 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
3 Bismillah Khan
4 Girija Devi
Q Identify the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate who constructed a new garrison town named Siri for his soldiers.
1 Bahlul Lodi
2 Muhammad Tughluq
3 Alauddin Khalji
4 Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Q The large carnivores or the tertiary consumers exist at which level of the food chain ?
1 fourth
2 third
3 second
4 first
Level 1 – Plants and algae make their own food and are called producers
Level 2-Herbivores eat plants and are called primary consumers
Level 3- Carnivores that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers
Level 4 -Carnivores that eat other carnivores are called tertiary consumers