Q The Kailash temple is located inside _.
1 Khandgiri Caves
2 Ellora Caves
3 Ajanta Caves
4 Elephanta Caves
Q The first Asian Games was held in at ________
1 1984, Nepal
2 1951, New Delhi
3 1983, Bangladesh
4 1981, New Delhi
Q ‘The Last Song of Dusk’ is the debut novel of:
1 Ravinder Singh
2 Ira Trivedi
3 Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
4 Nikita Singh
Q In cricket, the field is oval with a rectangular area in the middle, known as ‘pitch’, which is __ wide.
1 22 yards (20.12 m) by 10 feet (3.04 m)
2 15 yards (15.11 m) by 8 feet (2.04 m)
3 11 yards (10.97 m) by 9 feet (2.26 m)
4 13 yards (13.52 m) by 7 feet (1.84 m)
Q Ponnayya , Vadivelu , Shivanandam and Chinnayya who were renowned as Tanjore Bandhu, were well-known exponents of which dance?
1 Kuchipudi
2 Kathakali
3 Bharatnatyam
4 Mohiniyattam
Q Gugga Naumi is celebrated in which of the following states of India?
1 Haryana
2 Jharkhand
3 Odisha
4 Chhattisgarh
Q In the Lok Sabha, __ seats are reserved for the members from Scheduled
Castes.
1 80
2 82
3 73
4 84
The Lok Sabha has 84 seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 seats for the Scheduled Tribes.
Q Which of the following is the Largest Islands in The Indian Ocean?
1 Socotra
2 Sri Lanka
3 Madagascar
4 Grande Terre
Q Which of the following countries is related with high yielding variety seeds that are used as part of Green Revolution policies in India?
1 Russia
2 Mexico
3 China
4 The US
Q Who was the first Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team in 1971 ?
1 Keki Tarapore
2 Hemu Adhikari
3 Gulabrai Ramchand
4 Datta Gaekwad
Q The Sun Temple of Konark is located on the shore of the __.
1 Bay of Bengal
2 Indian Ocean
3 Red Sea
4 Arabian Sea
Q Which of the following Indian politicians has written the book called “Pride, Prejudice and Punditry”?
1 Shashi Tharoor
2 Kamal Nath
3 Kapil Sibal
4 Subramanian Swamy
Q Why did ‘Usha Mehta’ become very famous in the Indian freedom struggle?
1 To join the Free Indian Legion
2 For running secret radio service during Quit India Movement
3 To participate in the Second Round Table Conference
4 For belonging to the Laxmi bai Reg
Q Rai is primarily a folk dance of which of the following states ?
1 Manipur
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Karnataka
Q ‘Folic acid’ is the chemical name of which of the following vitamins?
1 Vitamin B6
2 Vitamin B12
3 Vitamin B7
4 Vitamin B11
Q Which among the following Tiger reserve located in Arunachal Pradesh?
1 Valmiki
2 Jim Corbett
3 Namdapha
4 Dudhwa
Q Pommel Horse , Roman rings , Vaulting Table are few term which are related to ____
1 Swimming
2 Riding
3 Gymnastics
4 Polo
Q In which of the following year, the Airports Authority of India or AAI was founded?
1 1998
2 1999
3 1990
4 1995
Q When was the first Census Atlas of 1961 published?
1 1962
2 1964
3 1966
4 1968
Q Which of the following was the brother of Ashoka or Ashoka the Great?
1 Bindusara
2 Keshnak
3 Susima
4 Charumitra
Q How many provinces is the country of Nepal divided into ?
1 8
2 7
3 11
4 9
Q The traditional rod puppet of Bihar is known as ____
1 Yampuri
2 Bommalattam
3 Sakhi Kundhei
4 Malasutri Bhaulya
Q When is Good Governance Day celebrated?
1 9th Jun
2 28th October
3 7th May
4 25th December
Q Elelakkaradi dance of Kerala is performed by which of the following tribes?
1 Mavilan tribe
2 Kurumba tribe
3 Irular tribe
4 Adiyan tribe
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated as New Year’s Day in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Karnataka ?
1 Ugadi
2 Baishagu
3 Brahmotsavam
4 Dasara
Q Which of the dynasties ended when Jalal-ud-din Khalji (Jalāl all-Dīn Fīrūz Khaljī) staged a successful coup and brought the Khaljis to power?
1 Slave dynasty
2 Sayyid dynasty
4 Tughlaq dynasty
4 Lodi dynasty
Q ____ , locally known as ‘Vallam Kali’ , is a traditional game , mainly conducted during the harvest festival Onam in Kerala .
1 Boat races
2 Cock fights
3 Bull fights
4 Elephant races
Q Jata-Jatin [ Jat-Jatin ] is the folk dance of which Indian state?
Ans 1. Manipur
2. Odisha
3. Bihar
4. West Bengal
Q The first Indian to be awarded the Magsaysay Award is ____
1 Archarya Vinoba Bhave
2 Kiran Bedi
3 Baba Amte
4 JP Narayan
Q Which of the following defines a phenomenon in which you hear the high pitch of the siren of the approaching ambulance, and notice that its pitch drops suddenly as the ambulance passes you?
1 Doppler Effect
2 Pascal Effect
3 Casimir Effect
4 Chandrasekhar Effect
Q Which of the following is celebrated as the New Year in Tamil Nadu?
Ans 1. Pongal
2. Puthandu
3. Ugadi
4. Onam
Q In which Olympic games did India win the gold medal in men’s hockey, for the first
time post-independence?
1. Sydney
2 London
3 Barcelona
4 Athens
Q How many member were there in the drafting committee of Indian Constitution ?
1 7
2 5
3 4
4 6
On 29 August , 1947 , the Constituent Assembly set up Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr BR Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India . The Drafting Committee has seven members
Q Which is commonly known as ‘Pond Silk’ ?
1 Spirogyra
2 Volvox
3 Euglena
4 Chlamydomonas
Q In which of the following years Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket?
1 2015
2 2012
3 2013
4 2014
Q A sprinter feels cramps and pain in the thigh muscles after a run . This is due to accumulation of :
1 CO2
2 lactic acid
3 pyruvic acid
4 ethanol
Q Name the planet that has a moon called ‘Ganymede’ ?
1 Jupiter
2 Saturn
3 Uranus
4 Mars
Q According to Sikh literature, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev is celebrated on the full moon day of the Indian lunar month __.
1 Magh
2 Paush
3 Ashada
4 Kartik
Q Who succeeded in securing trading concessions for the East India Company from Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
1 John Mildenhall
2 Captain Hawkins
3 Captain Best
4 Thomas Roe
Q Which of the following states is known for Singhi Chhaam dance?
1 Assam
2 West Bengal
3 Meghalaya
4 Sikkim
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution CANNOT be suspended even during an emergency declared on the grounds of war or external aggression?
1 Articles 15 and 17
2 Articles 20 and 21
3 Articles 14 and 16
4 Articles 30 and 32
Q Which Indian cricket player’s autobiography is titled ‘Playing It My Way’?
1 Ravi Shastri
2 Kapil Dev
3 Sourav Ganguly
4 Sachin Tendulkar
Q Dr. B.C Roy Award is given in the field of :
1 Medicine
2 Literature
3 Music
4 Sports
Q Which famous author used the pen name Madhavikutty ?
1 Kamala Das
2 Amrita Pritam
3 Sarojini Naidu
4 Akka Mahadevi
Q Who among the following is one of the co-authors of the book, ‘Cracking The Code:My Journey in Bollywood’?
1 Harshvardhan Kapoor
2 Nawazuddin Siddique
3 Ayushmann Khurrana
4 Rajkumar Rao
Q When was the Montreal protocol assigned to reduce production of Chorofluorocarbons [ CFC ] ?
1 1987
2 1997
3 1979
4 1991
Q Which of the following temple complex was constructed by Chandela Dynasty?
1 Brihadeshwar Temples
2 Konark Temples
3 Khajuraho Temples
4 Prambanan Temples
Q Who is known as the Father of Local Self Government ?
1 Lord Ripon
2 Lord Lytton
3 Lord Cornwallis
4 Lord Canning
Q Which of the following is related to a purificatory ceremony called shuddhi for those Hindus who had been converted to other religions like Islam and Christianity?
1 Veda Samaj
2 Ramakrishna Mission
3 Brahmo Samaj
4 Arya Samaj
Q Which of the following pairs of locations are famous for Buddhist railings and
gateways?
1 Bharhut and Amravati
2 Patna and Rajgir
3 Parasnath and Ajanta
4 Sarnath and Kushinagar
Q From which of the following countries did India adopt the ‘amendment procedure in the constitution’?
1 South Africa
2 Ireland
3 The US
4 France
Q Which was the capital city of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s empire ?
1 Lahore
2 Patiala
3 Amritsar
4 Kapurthala
Q ‘Let Ball’, ‘Stroke Ball’ and ‘No Let’ are part of which game?
1 Squash
2 Rugby
3 Handball
4 Polo
Q Which place in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is popularly known as the Cold Desert Mountains?
1 Sangti Valley
2 Parvati Valley
3 Aalo Valley
4 Spiti Valley
Q According to Census of India 2011, the growth rate of Hindu population in the decade 2001-2011 was __
1 10.0%
2 16.8%
3 20.1%
4 8.6%
| Growth Rate of Populaton | Hindus : 16.8% , Muslim : 24.6% , Christian : 15.5% , Sikh: 8.4% , Buddhist : 6.1% and Jain : 5.4% |
Q Which of the following is the world’s ninth highest peak?
1 Kanchenjunga
2 K2
3 Annapurna
4 Nanga Parbat
| List of world’s highest peak | Mount Everest [ 8848 m ] , K2 [ 8,611 m ] , Kangchenjunga [ 8,586 m ] , Lhotse [ 8,516 m ] , Makalu [ 8,485 m ] , Cho Oyu [ 8,211 m ] , Dhaulagiri I [ 8,167 m ] , Manaslu [ 8,163 m ] , Nanga Parbat [ 8,126 m ] , Annapurna [ 8,091 m ] |