Q Who invented HTML in 1990 ?
1 Vint Cerf
2 Tim Berners Lee
3 Niklaus Wirth
4 Kane Kramer
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Mrs Funny Bones’?
Ans 1. Tisca Chopra
2. Twinkle Khanna
3. Divya Dutta
4. Soha Ali Khan
Q While performing the Suwa folk dance of Chhattisgarh, women act like which of the following birds?
1 Peacock
2 Pigeon
3 Parrot
4 Hornbill
Q Under whom among the following British Governor-Generals was the new policy of ‘paramountcy’ initiated in British India by the East India Company?
Ans 1. Lord Hastings
2. Lord Amherst
3. Lord Wellesley
4. Lord Cornwallis
Q Which among te following was the first microfinance institution in India , established in 1974 ?
1 Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd.
2 SEWA Bank
3 Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
4 Asirvad Micro Finance Limited
Q Who among the following founded the Hyderabad city?
1 Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
2 Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah
3 Subhan Quli Qutb Shah
4 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Q With which of the following relief sculptures were the walls of the great Stupa of Amaravati in the Lower Godavari region adorned?
Ans 1. Freestanding
2. Bas relief
3. Sunken relief
4. Alto-relievo
Q The birth anniversary of Lord Jhulelal of the Sindhi community is also known as_________.
Ans 1. Ulambana
2. Chaliho Sahib
3. Cheti Chand
4. Jamshedi Navroj
Q As of 2024 , how many times has India been elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member ?
1 Four times
2 Six times
3 Eight times
4 Seven times
Q The National Waterways-4 (NW-4) is associated with which rivers from among the following?
1 Narmada and Tapi
2 Godavari and Krishna
3 Ganga and Yamuna
4 Chambal and Mahanadi
Q The feature of ‘Bicameralism’ in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of __
1 France
2 Germany
3 South Africa
4 Britain
Q Who among the following was the architect of Laxmi Vilas Palace of Vadodara ?
1 Le Corbusier
2 George Wittet
3 Robert Chisholt
4 Frederick William Stevens
Q Blood has a fluid matrix called ___ , in which RBCs , WBCs and platelets are suspended.
1 Lymph
2 Plasma
3 Saliva
4 Cerebrospinal fluid
Q ‘Rongali Bihu’, one of the major festivals of Assam, is celebrated in the month of :
1. January
2 August
3 April
4 May
Q Who among the following served as the first Chief Justice of India?
1 Hiralal Jekisundas Kania
2 Bijan Kumar Mukherjea
3 Mehr Chand Mahajan
4 M Patanjali Sastri
Q कूउम नदी __ के कई क्षेत्रों से होकर बहती है।
1 इंदौर
2 भोपाल
3 चेन्नई
4 कटक
Q Do Drul Chorten [ Stupa ] is located at ___
1 Imphal
2 Gangtok
3 Guwahati
4 Shillong
Q Which is the oldest living tree species with fan-shaped leaves commonly used in the treatment of blood disorders and memory issues?
1 Alder
2 Ginkgo
3 Cedar
4 Willow
Q Who among the following revolutionaries was popularly known as ‘Master Da’?
Ans 1. Ram Prasad Bismil
2. Surya Sen
3. Batukeshwar Dutt
4. Ashfaqulla Khan
Q Who among the following founded the Servants of Indian Society in 1905 ?
1 Dadabhai Naoroji
2 Motilal Nehru
3 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4 Lala Lajpat Rai
Q The Prime Minister and the other Ministers of the Indian Union are appointed by the President under:
1 Article 79 of the Constitution of India
2 Article 70 of the Constitution of India
3 Article 85 of the Constitution of India
4 Article 75 of the Constitution of India
Q Who was the first ODI captain of the Indian women’s cricket team ?
1 Shanta Rangaswamy
2 Jhulan Goswami
3 Diana Edulji
4 Mithali Raj
Q How many chromosomes, chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan have?
1 48
2 52
3 46
4 50
Q Where is the headquarters of CSIR – National Institute of Oceanography?
1 Visakhapatnam
2 Goa
3 Mumbai
4 Kochi
Q In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates?
1 1564 AD
2 1556 AD
3 1561 AD
4 1565 AD
Q What was the estimated growth target of the Second Five-Year Plan in India ?
1 5.6 %
2 4.5 %
3 3.6 %
4 2.1 %
| First Five-Year Plan [ 1951-1956 ] | The target rate was 2.1 % and the achieved growth rate was 3.6 % |
| Second Five-Year Plan [ 1956-1961 ] | The target rate was 4.5 % and the achieved growth rate was 4.27 % |
Q Which of the following Buddhist sages had initiated the Indo-Greek king Menander into Buddhism?
Ans 1. Nagasena
2. Vasubandhu
3. Asvaghosa
4. Sariputra
Q Where is Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research [ IGIDR ] situated ?
1 Ranchi
2 Mumbai
3 Bengaluru
4 Chennai
Q The person who was instrumental in bringing Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran in 1917 was ___
1 Aruna Asaf Ali
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Raj Kumar Shukla
4 Batak Miyan
Q What is the value of Avogadro’s number?
1 8.02214076 × 1023
2 8.02214076 × 1024
3 6.02214076 × 1023
4 6.02214076 × 1024
Q Which Indian state has declared “Mallakhamb” as its state sport?
1 Karnataka
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Maharashtra
Q The Statue of Unity of India is the world’s tallest statue of ___
1 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2 MK Gandhi
3 Vinobha Bhave
4 Dr BR Ambedkar
The Statue of Unity is the world’s tallest statue , with a height of 182 metres [ 597 feet ] , located near Kevadia in the state of Gujarat . It is located on the river island called Sadhu Bet
Q Sudirman Cup, a bienniel event, is associated with:
Ans 1. badminton
2. table tennis
3. hockey
4. shooting
Q The Mughal emperor _ adopted the title of Alamgir.
1 Akbar
2 Shah Jahan
3 Aurangzeb
4 Jahangir
Q Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains the format of oaths to be taken by different constitutional functionaries?
Ans 1. 4th Schedule
2. 5th Schedule
3. 3rd Schedule
4. 2nd Schedule
Q Badhti ka naam zindagi’ is the tagline of which of the following banks?
Ans 1. Syndicate
2. Axis
3. Corporation
4. Indian
Q The Strait of __ connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
1 Bonifacio
2 Kerch
3 Gibraltar
4 Messi
Q Name the famous Indian cricketer who wrote the book ‘A Century Is Not Enough’ ?
1 Sourav Ganguly
2 Sachin Tendulkar
3 Suresh Raina
4 Yuvraj Singh
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Man Eaters of Kumoan’ ?
1 Jim Corbett
2 Rudyard Kipling
3 Ruskin Bond
4 Thomas Mann
Q Who discovered the double helical structure of DNA ?
1 James Watson and Francis Crick
2 Friedrich Miescher
3 Maurice Wilkins
4 Rosalind Franklin
Q In which year India hosted the Commonwealth Games ?
1 2010
2 2000
3 1951
4 1982
Q Where is the Sudarshan lake located in India?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Gujarat
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q In which year did the Indian National Congress Party Split referred as Surat Split took place ?
1 1907
2 1915
3 1911
4 1905
| President of Indian National Congress at the 1907 session | Ras Behari Bose |
| President of Indian National Congress at the 1916 session | Ambica Charan Mazumdar |
Q Paryushana Parva is a festival of which of the following communities?
1 Jain
2 Christian
3 Parsi
4 Hindu
Q Where did Gautam Buddha finally attained enlightenment ?
1 Bodh Gaya
2 Sarnath
3 Kusinagar
4 Lumbini
Q In Indian Constitution , which article prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion , race , caste , sex [ or ] place of birth ?
1 Article 15
2 Article 14
3 Article 17
4 Article 16
Q Wilson Hills is a hill station in the Indian state of :
1 Gujarat
2 Kerala
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Sikkim
Q In which state is the Ananthagiri Hills located?
1 Telangana
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
Q Who was the founder of the Vakataka Dynasty in ancient India?
1 Sarvasena
2 Vindhyasakti
3 Rudrasena I
4 Pravarasena I
Q On which river is the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam built?
1 Krishna
2 Cauvery
3 Kali nadi
4 Tungabhadra
Q The Battle of Kannauj was fought between Sher Shah Suri and Humayun in :
1 1540
2 1538
3 1539
4 1536
Q With which musical instrument was the noted musician Pandit Kishan Maharaj associated?
1 Mridangam
2 Tabla
3 Santoor
4 Rudra Veena
Q Which of the following scientists developed the Theory of Relativity?
1 Niels Bohr
2 JJ Thomson
3 Ernest Rutherford
4 Albert Einstein
Q Which of the given layer of the atmosphere has the lowest density ?
1 Ionosphere
2 Stratosphere
3 Exosphere
4 Mesosphere
Q Name the king who built the famous Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar?
1 Dharmaratha
2 Janmejaya I
3 Jajati Keshari
4 Bhimaratha
Q Who among the following founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 ?
1 Mahatama Gandhi
2 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3 Subhas Chandra Bose
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q In which state is Gol Gumbaz , the tomb of Adil Shah , situated ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Telangana
Q Who is the writer of the song ”Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara” ?
1 Bhagat Singh
2 Mohammad Iqbal
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Chandra Shekhar Azad
Q In shotput , for male athletes , the metal ball weights ___ kg .
1 8.16
2 7.26
3 9.12
4 6.16
| Shotput Metal ball weight [ Men ] | 7.26 kg |
| Shotput Metal ball weight [ Women ] | 4 kg |
Q Who among the following were called the ‘Ulemas’ in medieval India?
1 Landlords
2 Untouchables
3 Theologians
4 Peasants
Q In which of the following states is the Kolleru Lake located?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q The Planning Commission looks after crucial aspects such as formulation,
implementation and regulation of the Five-Year Plans. In which year was the Planning Commission replaced by a think tank called NITI Aayog?
1 2020
2 2015
3 2012
4 2017
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has provisions for a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?
1 Article 122
2 Article 93
3 Article 108
4 Article 126
Q In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada situated?
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Karnataka
4 Haryana
Q Which satellite is under planning to be launched by ISRO to Study about the sun ?
1 Aditya–L1
2 CMS-01
3 Cartosat-2
4 EOS-01
Q Which of the following dance form has been recognized as the 9th classical dance form by the Ministry of Culture?
1 Bihu dance
2 Chhau dance
3 Rouf dance
4 Lavani dance
| Classical Dances | Bharatanatyam | Kathak | Kathakali | Kuchipudi | Odissi | Manipuri | Mohiniyattam | Sattriya | Chhau |