Q In which month “ChapcharKut” festival; celebrated in Mizoram?
1 January
2 March
3 April
4 June
Q The Balti dance of __ is distinct as it has its own costume, music and
songs in the Balti language. The dance is only performed on rare occasions, such asNfeasts or celebrations.
1 Uttarakhand
2 Ladakh
3 Kashmir
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following puppet dance is performed in Orissa ?
1 Pavakoothu
2 Putul Nautch
3 Yampuri
4 Kandhei
Q Rapid Industrialization was the main objective of which of the following five year plans of India ?
1 Fourth Five Year Plan
2 Third Five Year Plan
3 Second Five Year Plan
4 First Five Year Plan
Q According to the 2011 Census of India , the growth rate of population of Hindus was ____
1 19.8 %
2 16.8 %
3 22.8 %
4 11.8 %
| The Growth rate of population of the different religious communities | Hindus [ 16.8% ] , Muslim [ 24.6% ] , Christian [ 15.5% ] , Sikh [ 8.4% ] , Buddhist [ 6.1% ] and Jain [ 5.4 ] |
Q In which decade negative growth rate in India’s population found?
1 1911-1921
2 1901-1911
3 1921-1931
4 1931-1941
Q The world’s largest camel fair is held in which of the following cities?
1 Bikaner
2 Pushkar
3 Barmer
4 Udaipur
Q The brick temple of Bhitargaon is situated in which state?
1 Odisha
2 Jharkhand
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which classical dance was earlier known as Sadir or Dasi Attam?
1 Kathak
2 Bharatanatyam
3 Kathakali
4 Mohiniattam
Q Which of the following states is known for Singhi Chhaam dance?
1 Assam
2 Sikkim
3 Mizoram
4 Tripura
Q Who is considered as the father of Silver Revolution ?
1 Durgesh Patel
2 Sam Pitroda
3 Indira Gandhi
4 Vishal Tewari
Q Who invented the fountain pen ?
1 Petrache Poenaru
2 JL Baird
3 G Marconi
4 John Salk
Q What is the name of the seventh most abundant metal in the earth’s crust, which is derived from the medieval Latin word ‘Kalium’?
1 Aluminium
2 Magnesium
3 Calcium
4 Potassium
Q The festival of flowers, predominantly celebrated in Telangana, is also known as_________.
Ans 1. Kajari
2. Phulaich
3. Bathukamma
4. Phool Dei
Q ________ is a game between two teams, each usually having six players, who wearskates and compete on an ice rink.
Ans 1. Ice hockey
2. Ice skating
3. Rinkball
4. Ringette
Q In which of the following years was the Bombay High Court of India established ?
1 1861
2 1862
3 1863
4 1864
Q Which of the following has invented the musical instrument Bamhum and Tikzik ?
1 Lou Majaw
2 Moa Subong
3 Lily Adoryllene
4 Takar Nabam
Q Roshan Kumari, Shovana Narayan, Maya Rao and Kumudini Lakhia are eminent __ artists.
1 Odissi
2 Kuchipudi
3 Kathak
4 Manipuri
Q Who installed the ”bell of justice” ?
1 Jahangir
2 Babur
3 Akbar
4 Humayun
Q Which is the highest gallantry award in India ?
1 Param Vir Chakra
2 Shaurya Chakra
3 Kirti Chakra
4 Ashok Chakra
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘The Namesake’ ?
1 Jhumpa Lahiri
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Kiran Desai
4 Anita Desai
Q Which of the following songs do the peasants of Rajasthan sing while working in fields ?
Ans 1. Ovi
2. Pandavani
3. Pankhida
4. Chhakri
Q Which state in India has the highest number of Districts?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh [ 75 ]
2. Rajasthan
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Chulia waterfall is situated on Chambal River in ______.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Uttar Pradesh
Q Which of the following is the state flower of Manipur?
Ans 1. Pink Rhododendron
2. Retusa
3. Foxtail Orchids
4. Shirui Lily
Q To whom did Mahatma Gandhi give the title ‘Deen Bandhu’?
Ans 1. Rabindra Nath Tagore
2. CF Andrews
3. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4. Rajendra Prasad
Q ‘Bhand Pather’ is a form of theatre dance performed in ______.
Ans 1. Goa
2. Kashmir
3. Haryana
4. Sikkim
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 Dachigam National Park is in which state / UT of India?
Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jammu and Kashmir
Q What is the time period of the rolling plan during the five year plan in India ?
1 1968-70
2 1971-73
3 1978-80
4 1975-78
Q Which festival is celebrated in honor of Surya (the Sun God) to pay tribute for the grace of his energy that has enabled life and food on earth?
1 Baisakhi
2 Onam
3 Makar Sankranti
4 Gangaur
Q Most of Ashoka’s inscription were in ___ language and were written in the ___ script.
1 Pali , Kharosthi
2 Prakit , Brahmi
3 Sanskrit , Kharosthi
4 Sanskrit , Brahmi
Q When was the Indian national song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time on a political occasion?
Ans 1. 1896 INC session
2. 1900 INC session
3. 1903 INC session
4. 1911 INC session
Q The famous novel ‘Anandamath’ was originally written in _________ language.
Ans 1. Bengali
2. Hindi
3. Sanskrit
4. Odia
Q Identify the CORRECT pair (name of shifting agriculture and related state) from the following.
1 Bewar – Madhya Pradesh
2 Kuruwa – Punjab
3 Podu – Tamil Nadu
4 Bringa – Uttar Pradesh
| Slash and Burn agriculture | Bewar [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Kuruwa [ Jharkhand ] , Podu [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Bringa [ Odisha ] |
Q Which of the following musicians of medieval India is referred to as ‘Tuti-e-Hind’ and is also regarded as the father of qawwali?
1 Miyan Tansen
2 Amir Khusrau
3 Purandara Dasa
4 Swami Haridas
Q Mughals were descendants of __ from their mother’s side.
1 Jalaluddin Khalji
2 Muhammad Adil Shah
3 Genghis Khan
4 Timur
Q Who is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in an ODI match ?
1 Chetan Sharma
2 Kuldeep Yadav
3 Anil Kumble
4 Kapil Dev
Q As per Census 2011, the Jain Religious community constituted _ percent of the total population of India.
1 0.4
2 0.7
3 1.7
4 2.3
| Percentage of communites of total population in India | Hindu [ 79.8 % ] , Muslim [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.3 % ] , Sikh [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.4 % ] |