Q 1 nautical mile is equal to ___
1 2000 metres
2 1852 metres
3 1672 metres
4 2450 metres
Q ‘Dhop Khel’ is popular game of :
1 Assam
2 Maharashtra
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Rohida [ Tecomella undulata ] is the state flower of which state ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Odisha
3 Manipur
4 Uttarakhand
Q ‘Harela’, the harvesting festival, is celebrated in the state of __.
1 Assam
2 Karnataka
3 Uttarakhand
4 Rajasthan
Q The sacred journey of Lord Jagannath with brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra from then Jagannath Temple to the divine shrine called the Gundicha Temple is known as the Rath Yatra. How many chariots are adorned by the dietieson the occasion of RathYatra?
1 4
2 1
3 2
4 3
Q During the Green Revolution period in India, child nutrition-focused scheme, the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) was launched in ________.
Ans 1. 1977
2. 1972
3. 1976
4. 1975
Q What was the target growth rate of the first five year plan in India ?
1 3.1 %
2 2.1 %
3 1.1 %
4 4.1 %
Q Which river is formed by two streams, Chandra and Bhaga, who meet at Tandi near Keylong in Himachal Pradesh?
1 Chenab
2 Ravi
3 Yamuna
4 Jhelum
Q Which intercontinental sea stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Asia in the east and separates Europe from Africa?
1 Bering Sea
2 South China Sea
3 Mediterranean Sea
4 Caribbean Sea
Q Which of the following festivals is associated with the ‘Vaman’ incarnation of Vishnu ?
1 Onam
2 Kumbha
3 Janmashtmi
4 Bihu
Q The Brabourne Cricket Stadium is located in which of the following state of India?
1 Maharashtra
2 Kerala
3 Bihar
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Pantothenic acid refers to which Vitamin among the following?
1 Vitamin B5
2 Vitamin B6
3 Vitamin B1
4 Vitamin B12
Q The male and female literacy rates in 2011 Census were recorded as ____% and ____%, respectively.
Ans 1. 79.64 ; 65.46
2. 82.14 ; 65.46
3. 82.76 ; 49.46
4. 80.12 ; 74.04
Q Rangavalli is a traditional folk art of which state ?
1 Karnataka
2 Bihar
3 West Bengal
4 Rajasthan
Q Where is the Buddhist architecture, Shanti Stupa located in India?
1 Gaya
2 Aurangabad
3 Ladakh
4 Varanasi
Q The Rongker festival is celebrated by the Karbi tribe of ________.
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Assam
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Ladakh
Q Which of the following rulers built the mosque called ‘Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra’ ?
1 Qutub-Din-Aibak
2 Iltumish
3 Ibrahim Lodi
4 Balban
Q The Dhuadhar Falls is formed by the river ____
1 Narmada
2 Tapi
3 Sabarmati
4 Mahi
Q Which of the following martial dances is related to Uttarakhand?
1 Thang-ta
2 Kalari Paittu
3 Gatka
4 Choliya
Q Gautama Budhha taught in the language of the ordinary people , ____
1 Tamil
2 Sanskrit
3 Prakrit
4 Hindi
Q ‘Amongmong Festival’ is associated with which of the following states/UTs ?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Nagaland
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Manipur
Q Who is the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics ?
1 Dipa Karmakar
2 Aruna Reddy
3 Meghana Gundlapally
4 Kalpana Debnath
Q Which scientist discovered law of Floatation ?
1 Archimedes
2 Thomas Edison
3 Newton
4 John Dalton
Q In which year Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana launched ?
1 2000
2 1995
3 2005
4 2010
Q Who discovered Proton ?
1 Rutherford
2 Chadwick
3 JJ Thomson
4 Roentgen
Q Which has the capability of cell division of plants ?
1 Apical Meristem
2 Parenchyma
3 Xylem
4 Phloem
Q From which part of the organ does the digestion of food in the human body start ?
1 Mouth
2 Oesophagus
3 Stomach
4 Small Intestine
Q Which place of Indus Valley Civilization was situated on the bank of Ravi river ?
1 Harappa
2 Mohenjo-daro
3 Lothal
4 Kalibangan
Q Who was the first Election Commissioner of India?
1 Sukumar Sen
2 VS Ramadevi
3 Nagendra Singh
4 TN Seshan
Q To which state is the Kangra school of painting related ?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Bihar
3 Maharashtra
4 Odisha
Q Who invented the Triode bulb ?
1 Lee de Forest
2 Rutherford
3 Madam Curie
4 JL Baird
Q The epitome of Indian music is called ?
1 Sama Veda
2 Rig Veda
3 Yajur Veda
4 Atharva Veda
Q Which was the first bank established in India in 1770 ?
1 Punjab National Bank
2 Oudh Commercial Bank
3 Bank of Hindustan
4 State Bank of India
Q For which book did Arundhati Roy receive the Booker Prize in 1997?
1 The God of Small Things
2 The End of Imagination
3 Walking With the Comrades
4 The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Q Newlands law of octaves was only applicable upto which element ?
1 Na
2 Ca
3 K
4 Mg
Q Where is the Headquarters of the International Court of Justice ?
1 The Hague
2 Zurich
3 UAE
4 Geneva
Q ‘India of My Dreams’ book is written by _____
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 Dadabhai Naoroji
Q The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city ?
1 Oslo
2 London
3 New York
4 Stockholm
Q What is the distance of a marathon race ?
1 26.2 miles
2 21.2 miles
3 25.3 miles
4 29.2 miles
Q Bhoota Kola , a spirit worship ritual dance is of which state ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
Q Which of the following term used in Kathak for standing ?
1 Foot-work
2 Sama
3 Thaat
4 Pirouettes
Q Specifications of the Football is : a circumference should be between ___
1 10 cm and 25 cm
2 125 cm and 225 cm
3 68 cm and 70 cm [ 27 inches and 28 inches ]
4 90 cm and 125 cm
Q Which phylum of animals have eight rows of ciliated “combs” or ctenes for locomotion, controlled by an apical sense organ at the aboral pole?
1 Ctenophora
2 Coelenterata
3 Porifera
4 Annelida
Q According to the 2011 Census, any person aged ______and above and has the ability to read and write is considered literate.
1 eight
2 five
3 seven
4 six
Q Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding Sangken festival?
I. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated by the Khamtis in the Lohit district of ArunachalPradesh.
II. This festival marks the beginning of the new year for the community.
1 Only I
2 Only II
3 Both I and II
4 Neither I nor II
Q Asad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments ?
1 Veena
2 Rudra Veena
3 Been
4 Mohan Veena
Q In 2021, which of the following festival of India has been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO?
1 Kolkata’s Durga Puja
4 Cuttack‘s Bali Jatra
3 Patna’s Chhath Puja
4 Jaipur’ Teej