Q _____ connects bones to other bones .
1 Ligament
2 Areolar
3 Tendon
4 Cartilage
Q In India, who is regarded as the father of modern dance?
1 Vempati Chinna Satyam
2 Uday Shankar
3 Bipin Singh
4 Kelucharan Mahapatra
Q The Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed in which year?
1 1965
2 1980
3 1971
4 1975
Q Which team won the first edition of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League ?
1 Patna Pirates
2 Jaipur Pink Panthers
3 U Mumba
4 Bengal Warriors
Q Which of the following tribes celebrates the Hornbill Festival?
1 Bodo
2 Bhil
3 Naga
4 Santhal
Q How many languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
1 Twenty two
2 Twenty three
3 Twenty
4 Twenty one
Q When was Salman Rushdie’s Midnight Children’s awarded the Booker Prize?
1 1991
2 1987
3 1975
4 1981
Q The unique festival of flowers ‘Bathukamma’ is a colourful and vibrant festival of ____ and is celebrated by women , with flowers that grow exclusively in each region .
1 West Bengal
2 Tripura
3 Gujarat
4 Telangana
Q Chariot festival is dedicated to Lord Jagannath along with Subhadra and _ .
1 Hanuman
2 Sudama
3 Balabhadra
4 Arjuna
Q Which number is called Avogadro’s constant, named after the 19th century scientist Amedeo Avogadro? ]
Ans 1. 6.032 × 1019
2. 6.012 × 1021
3. 6.022 × 1023
4. 6.020 × 1020
Q Which of the following states was popularly known as the ‘Land of Gods’? It got a separate identity as a state on 9 November 2000.
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Goa
3 Uttarakhand
4. Telangana
Q What is the chemical symbol of Silver?
1 Au
2 Sl
3 Ag
4 S
Q Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh is famous for playing the ________.
Ans 1. Mridangam
2. Harmonium
3. Saraswati Veena
4. Ghatam
Q Which of the following acids is primarily present in grapes?
1 Tartaric
2 Oxalic
3 Ascorbic
4 Lactic
Q Which of the following states has the red panda as the state animal?
Ans 1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Meghalaya
3. Sikkim
4. Nagaland
Q Who among the following bestowed upon Milkha Singh the title of the ‘Flying Sikh’ ?
1 General Yahya Khan
2 General Ayub Khan
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q Who invented Dynamite ?
1 Alfred Nobel
2 Marie Curie
3 Albert Einstein
4 Thomas Alva Edison
Q Who led the Bardoli satyagraha of 1928?
1 Vinoba Bhave
2 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3 Annie Besant
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q How many members are there in the ‘Monetary Policy Committee’ in India?
1 Eight
2 Six
3 Seven
4 Five
Q When was the Secretariat of the SAARC set up?
Ans 1. 1987
2. 1984
3. 1986
4. 1985
Q What is the distance of the Marathon race?
Ans 1. 43.195 km
2. 46.195 km
3. 42.195 km
4. 44.195 km
Q With which of the following sports is Murugappa Gold Cup associated?
Ans 1. Table tennis
2. Football
3. Cricket
4. Hockey
Q ‘Padayani’, a local dance form primarily performed in __ to please Goddess
Bhadrakali.
1 Kerala
2 Odisha
3 Assam
4 West Bengal
Q The deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes night blindness?
Ans 1. Vitamin E
2. Vitamin B2
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin A
Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of International Table Tennis Federation situated?
Ans 1. Japan
2. Thailand
3. Switzerland [ Lausanne ]
4. England
Q Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when India won its freedom in the year 1947?
Ans 1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. J. B. Kripalani
3. Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Abul Kalam Azad
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Kerala: God’s Own Country’?
Ans 1. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Sudha Murthy
4. Jeet Thayil
Q With which of the following musical instruments was the musician Palghat Mani Iyer associated?
Ans 1. Mridangam
2. Flute
3. Sitar
4. Shehnai
Q Who among the following is the writer of the poem named Madhushala?
1 Amitabh Bachchan
2 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
3 Munshi Premchand
4 RK Narayan
Q In which year was the Bharat Ratna award instituted?
Ans 1. 1956
2. 1950
3. 1954
4. 1953
Q ‘Kati Bihu’ in Assam is celebrated by lighting a lamp in front of a ______ tree / plant.
Ans 1. banyan
2. neem
3. banana
4. tulsi
Q ______ of the Constitution deals with the amendment procedure of the Constitution.
Ans 1. Article 360
2. Article 363
3. Article 332
4. Article 368
Q Who was the Prime Minister of Britain/UK when British Parliament passed an independence bill for India in July 1947?
Ans 1. Clement Attlee
2. Neville Chamberlain
3. Ramsay Macdonald
4. Winston Churchill
Q What is the height of Tehri Dam?
Ans 1. 280.5 m
2. 260.5 m
3. 270.5 m
4. 250.5 m
Q The tib of the lead pencil is made of _____
1 Graphite
2 Coal
3 Zinc
4 Charcoal
Q What type of farming is Kumari which is practiced in Western Ghats?
Ans 1. Plantation farming
2. Horticulture farming
3. Intensive farming
4. Primitive Subsistence farming
Q Who was the President of India during the emergency of 1975-1977?
Ans 1. R Venkataraman
2. Varahagiri Venkatagiri
3. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
4. Giani Zail Singh
Q In which of the following states is Neora Valley National Park situated?
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala
Q Sankranti, the harvest festival, is celebrated in the month of Magh of the Hindu calendar and is known by different names in different parts of India. What is it called in Gujarat?
Ans 1. Uttarayan
2. Pana Sankranti
3. Lohri
4. Maghi
Q In which of the following states is the famous Chitradurga Fort located?
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Rajasthan
4. Tamil Nadu
Q The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup is associated with ______.
Ans 1. Football
2. Polo
3. Cricket
4. Hockey
Q Which technology do second generation computers use?
Ans 1. Integrated circuits
2. Transistors
3. Microprocessors
4. Vacuum tubes
Q Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri located?
Ans 1. Rohtasgarh
2. Sasaram
3. Chausa
4. Delhi
Q Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Ans 1. Sukumar Sen
2. Mihir Sen
3. Kalyan Sundaram
4. Om Prakash Rawat
Q Rickets and night-blindness are caused by the deficiency of ______ and ______, respectively.
Ans 1. Vitamin B1, Vitamin C
2. Vitamin D, Vitamin C
3. Vitamin E, Vitamin A
4. Vitamin D, Vitamin A
Q Which of the following is the autobiography of the international athlete Maria Sharapova?
Ans 1. But Seriously
2. Unbreakable
3. Open
4. Unstoppable: My Life So Far
Q Which festival marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year and commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699?
1 Teeyan
2 Baisakhi
3 Lohri
4 Hola Mohalla
Q How many fundamental duties does Part IV-A of Indian constitution specifies ?
1 11
2 10
3 8
4 9
Q Association of South East Asian Nations [ ASEAN ] is a group of 10 South Asian nations which came into existence after _____ declaration.
1 Bangkok
2 Vienna
3 Kyoto
4 Singapore
| ASEAN members | Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Vietnam |
Q Who among the following is the founder of the Sunga dynasty?
1 Devabhuti
2 Agnimitra
3 Bhagabhadra
4 Pushyamitra
Q Who gave the famous quote ”Arise , awake , and stop not till the goal is reached” ?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Subhas Chandra Bose
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Swami Vivekananda
Q In any tennis game , any game starts at 0-0 and the zero point in tennis is called ___
1 origin
2 base
3 love
4 deuce
‘Q Akela’ is a fictional character in the children’s story book
1 The Jungle Book
2 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3 The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn
4 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Q The Muslim League fixed __ 1946 as the ‘Direct Action Day’.
1 13 August
2 16 August
3 15 August
4 14 August
Q The ancient scholar Panini is known for his contribution in the field of __.
1 statecraft
2 astronomy
3 Vedanta
4 Sanskrit grammar
Q In whose court did Heliodorus come as an ambassador during second century BCE?
1 Bhagabhadra
2 Dashratha
3 Pushyamitra
4 Brihadratha
Q Who among the following was the founder of Fort William College in the year 1800 in Kolkata?
1 Warren Hastings
2 Charles Cornwallis
3 John Shore
4 Richard Wellesley
Q ___ is the main festival of Karnataka , which marks the Kannada New Year.
1 Karaga
2 Gombe Habba
3 Ugadi
4 Sri Vithappa Fair
Q Which of the following parts of the Constitution of India primarily deals with the relations between the union and the states?
1 Part V
2 Part XI
3 Part VII
4 Part IX
Q Who is the author of the book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’?
1 Vikram Seth
2 Jhumpa Lahiri
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Salman Rushdie
Q Punchhi Commission, which was appointed under Madan Mohan Punchhi in the year 2007 and submitted its report in 2010, was appointed to make recommendations on:
1 fundamental duties
2 fundamental rights
3 central services
4 centre-state relations
Q The adult literacy rate [ 15 + ] for male is ___ against 59.3 of females in 2011 .
1 70.8
2 90
3 78.8
4 58.8
Q The General of Alexander, who was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya after Alexander’s death, was named:
1 Antigonus
2 Seleucus Nikator
3 Ptolemy
4 Cassander
Q Madikeri hill station is located in which state of India ?
1 Telangana
2 Karnataka
3 Maharashtra
4 Kerala
Q Who was the companion of Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in Central Legislative Assembly in 1929?
1 Rajguru
2 Batukeshwar Dutt
3 Chandrasekhar Azad
4 Sukhdev
Q In the context of Chola administration, the term ‘vetti’ meant __.
1 soldier
2 money-lender
3 trader
4 tax
Vetti and Kadamai were the tax imposed during the Chola period. Vetti means forced labour under which peasants were forced to work for the king for free . Kadamai is a type of land revenue that peasants had to pay to the king
Q Unemployment that occurs during recessions and depressions are called as ____
1 Disguised unemployment
2 Frictional unemployment
3 Cyclical unemployment
4 Seasonal unemployment
Q Which of the following is the origin of Vaigai River?
1 Western Ghat
2 Himalayas
3 Eastern Ghat
4 Aravalli Range
Q The Gangaur festival of Rajasthan starts and ends on which days as per the Hindu calendar?
1 First day of Phalguna (Krishna)-Third day of Phalguna (Shukla)
2 First day of Jyeshtha (Krishna)-Third day of Jyeshtha (Shukla)
3 First day of Ashadh (Krishna)-Third day of Ashadh (Shukla)
4 First day of Chaitra (Krishna)-Third day of Chaitra (Shukla)
Q With reference to the famous monuments of India, which among the following pairs is NOT CORRECT ?
1 Lingaraja Temple – Odisha
2 Sri Harmandir Sahib – Punjab
3 Unakoti Cave Temple – Meghalaya
4 Gol Gumbaz – Karnataka
| Monuments in India | Lingaraja Temple [ Odisha ] , Unakoti Cave Temple [ Tripura ] , Gol Gumbaz [ Karnataka ] , Sri Harmandir Sahib [ Punjab ] |