Q The Parliament of Denmark is called :
1 Strotinget
2 Amrita Folketing
3 Sejm
4 Althing
Q Who is the author of the book named “Pinjar”?
1 Amrita Pritam
2 Uma Lele
3 Sudha Murthy
4 Kiran Desai
Q Who was the last Nizam [ ruler ] of Hyderabad ?
1 Saadat Ali Khan 11
2 Murshid Quli Khan
3 Mir Osman Ali Khan
4 Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan
Q The mausoleum of the Taj Mahal was designed by ___.
1 Bhaktiyar Lahori
2 Shah Jahan
3 Mohammad Isha
4 Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Q What is the salinity of the Dead Sea (per litre of water)?
1 240 grams
2 340 grams
3 390 grams
4 440 grams
Q The book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ was written by _.
1 Bipin Chandra Pal
2 MN Roy
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Lala Lajpat Rai
Q The nobel prize awarding institute , Swedish Academy , is associated with :
1 Peace
2 Literature
3 Medicine
4 Economic Sciences
Q The zoological name of the common housefly is :
1 Fannia
2 Triticum Aestivum
3 Musca Domestica
4 Allium cepa
Q The ‘Yellow Vest‘ protests are associated with which country ?
1 Japan
2 France
3 Russia
4 Italy
Q In which state did India’s White Revolution have its own origin ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Gujarat [ Anand ]
4 Maharashtra
Q Name the major strait that joins the English Channel and North Sea.
1 North Channel
2 Dover Strait
3 Malacca Strait
4 Bering Strait
Q The finance commission of India consist of a chairman and ____
1 6 members
2 4 members
3 10 members
4 3 members
Q The real name of Gulzar , the noted poet and lyricist , is _____
1 Mool Shankar
2 Kedarnath Bhattacharya
3 Sampooran Singh Kalra
4 Narendranath Datta
Q Which festival brings out the fusion rich culture of Chhattisgarh and Odisha?
1 Rath Yatra
2 Bastar Goncha
3 Shoolini fair
4 Madhavpur fair
Q Which Indian musician won the Grammy award for ‘A Meeting by The River’ with Ry Cooder in 1994?
1 Ravi Shankar
2 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
3 Hariprasad Chaurasia
4 Zakir Hussain
Q Which of the following rivers is associated with the Pous Sankranti Mela in Tripura?
1 Gomati
2 Haora
3 Khowai
4 Muhuri
Q The trial test of a computer or software before the commercial launch is called :
1 Alpha test
2 Beta test
3 Delta test
4 e-test
Q A Portuguese explorer , Vasco de Gama , discovered sea route to India in :
1 1494
2 1484
3 1498
4 1496
Q Shakoor Khan and Pt Ram Narayan are associated with which musical instrument ?
1 Been
2 Sarod
2 Sarangi
4 Sitar
Q In the Indian Constitution, from which country Appointment of state governors by the Centre is borrowed from?
1 France
2 Japan
3 Canada
4 United Kingdom
Q Who received the title Pandita from the faculty of Calcutta University for her
knowledge of Sanskrit?
1 Rokaya Sakhawat Hossain
2 Ramabai Sarasvati
3 Sarojini Naidu
4 Rash Sundari Devi
Q Which of the following novels is NOT written by Mulk Raj Anand ?
1 The Sword and the Sickle
2 Coolie
3 Private Life of an Indian Prince
4 The Guide
| Mulk Raj Anand books | Morning Face | Untouchable | Coolie | Two Leaves and a Bud | The Sword and the Sickle | The Private Life of an Indian Prince | Across the Black Water |
Q Which of the following structures of Buddhist architecture is used as living quarters of the monks?
1 Chaitya Grihas
2 Viharas
3 Chalupa
4 Stupas
Q In Table Tennis , the length of upper surface of the table is ____
1 264 cm
2 780 cm
3 270 cm
4 274 cm
Q Which famous experiment was done by Michael Faraday in 1831?
1 Discovery of law of elasticity
2 Discovery of electromagnetic induction
3 Discovery of quantum magnetometers
4 Discovery of natural radioactivity
Q In 1931 , the first Indian movie with sound was released. Name the film.
1 Raja Harishchandra
2 Alam Ara
3 Kisan Kanya
4 The Sensorium
Q Who was the founding director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre [ BARC ] , Mumbai ?
1 Satis Dhawan
2 Vikram Sarabai
3 Homi Jehangir Bhabha
4 AS Kiran Kumar
Q At which of the following railway stations of South Africa was Gandhiji thrown out of a train after refusing to leave the first-class compartment ?
1 Johannesburg
2 Cape Town
3 Pietermaritzburg
4 Durban
Q The first High Court in India was established in India ____
1 1857
2 1862
3 1867
4 1860
Q Who compiled and edited the book ”All Men are Brothers” ?
1 RK Prabhu
2 MS Deshpande
3 Krishan Kripalani
4 Bharatan Kumarappa
Q The cultural heritage of Siddhis from _ dates back to almost 300 years and their Siddhi Dhamal dance is an exquisite art form.
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Gujarat
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q Rangbhumi , Godan , Gaban and Vardaan are the novels written by :
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Munshi Premchand
3 Jaishankar Prasad
4 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Q From the _____ budget , the practice of showing budget deficit has been discontinued in India ?
1 1995-96
2 1997-98
3 1996-97
4 1992-93
Q As per which article of the Indian Constitution , the Lok Sabha is the lower House of the Parliament ?
1 80
2 79
3 81
4 82
Q Who is the founder President of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)?
1 Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
2 K.T. Rama Rao
3 Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
4 Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Q The actor’s performance in a ___ plays is completely speechless , the story is enacted using a vocabulary of facial expressions and hand gestures.
1 Manipuri
2 Kathakaii
3 Odissi
4 Bharatnatyam
Q ‘Tholu Bommalatta‘, a shadow puppet theatre tradition, belongs to the state of:
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Maharashtra
Q What is the number of rings in Saturn?
1 7
2 6
3 5
4 4
Q The female Anopheles mosquito is a transmitter of :
1 cholera
2 typhoid
3 malaria
4 dengue
Q Elephant was declared as the National Heritage Animal of India :
1 1992
2 2002
3 2010
3 2012
Q Which of the following Indian cities is associated with the Sangam literature ?
1 Sarnath
2 Bodh Gaya
3 Madurai
4 Ujjain
Q Which part of the Constitution of India states that the citizen has to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so?
1 Part III A
2 Part IV A
3 Part II A
4 Part V A
| Article 51-A [ d ] of Indian Constitution | citizen has to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so |
Q Which of the following Harappan town was located on Khadir Beyt in the Runn of Kutch and was divided into three parts?
1 Sotka-koh
2 Dholavira
3 Surkotada
4 Chanhudaro
Q The part VII of the Indian constitution has been omitted. It is related with which of the following?
1 Reservation for Anglo –Indian communities in parliament
2 Armed forces in states in part A of the second schedule
3 States in part B of the first schedule
4 Provision relating to property
Q As per 2001 census, what was the proportion of widowed females in India?
1 4.3%
2 3.3%
3 6.4%
4 2.8%
| Proportion of widowed females in India | 6.4 % [ 2001 ] , 7.4 % [ 2011 ] |
Q Down syndrome occurs due to trisomy of __
1 31st chromosome
2 13th chromosome
3 17th chromosome
4 21st chromosome
Q In which of the following states is the Chu-Faat dance performed?
1 West Bengal
2 Sikkim
3 Uttarakhand
4 Mizoram
Q Who became the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha after SV Krishnamurthy Rao ?
1 Najma Heptullah
2 Violet Alva
3 BD Khobragade
4 Ram Niwas Mirdha
Q ‘Matho Nagrang’ is associated with which of the following states / UTs ?
1 Nagaland
2 Sikkim
3 Ladakh
4 Manipur
Q Which island exists between India and Sri Lanka ?
1 Divar
2 Latur
3 Kachchatteevu
4 Jangan
Q Which article of Indian Constitution mentions about ‘Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.’?
1 Article 23
2 Article 21
3 Article 24
4 Article 22
Q When is the ‘World Population Day‘ celebrated ?
1 11th April
2 11th May
3 11th June
4 11th July
Q Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution is directed to establish living wage,etc for workers ?
1 Article 41
2 Article 43
3 Article 42
4 Article 44
Q In which field is the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given ?
1 Science and Technology
2 Music
3 Architecture
4 Journalism
Q Simlipal bio-reserve is located in which state of India ?
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Meghalaya
Q On which river is the Hirakund dam built ?
1 Mahanadi
2 Narmada
3 Tapi
4 Godavari
Q In which sport is a ”puck” used ?
1 Snooker
2 Ice-Hockey
3 Table Tennis
4 Soccer
Q Who was the first woman who received the Jnanpith Award ?
1 Ashapoorna Devi
2 Aarti Saha
3 Reita Faria
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Dhangari Gaja is a folk dance of _
1 Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Jharkhand
Q Who became the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ?
1 Karun Nair
2 Virender Sehwag
3 Sachin Tendulkar
4 Rohit Sharma
Q What is the percentage of urban population ( 2011 ) in India? (Based on 2011 census)
1 41.2%
2 31.16%
3 68.8%
4 28.4%
Q In which year, Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology was instituted?
1 1975
2 1990
3 1985
4 1980
Q ____is an important connector between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. The pass is located at a height of 11650 ft, and is an important road in these high regions of the country.
1 Zoji La Pass
2 Photu La Pass
3 Banihal Pass
4 Khardung La Pass
Q ‘The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection’ is a law of____
1 Refraction
2 Reflection
3 Compression
4 Diffraction
Q ______ is celebrated in Jharkhand immediately after Diwali on the new moon day in the honour cattle.
1 Makar
2 Rohini
3 Sohrai
4 Bhagta Parab
Q Which of the dance was immediately preceded by a practice session called sevakali and undertaken in the precincts of a temple?
1 Kathakali
2 Kathak
3 Odissi
4 Kuchipudi
Q ‘Wings of Fire’ is the autobiography of a former president of India. Who is he?
1 Shankar Dayal Sharma
2 APJ Abdul Kalam
3 Zakir Hussain
4 VV Giri
Q Which of the following constitutional body was established on 25 January 1950?
1 Finance Commission
2 Public Service Commission
3 Delimitation Commission
4 Election Commission of India
Q _ wrote a three-volume history of Akbar’s reign, titled ‘Akbar Nama’.
1 Humayun
2 Abul Fazl
3 Bahadur Shah II
4 Faizi
Q The ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research is located in _.
1 Hyderabad
2 Bhopal
3 Jaipur
4 Nagpur
Q From which state , the performing art ‘Ottamthullal‘ belongs ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Assam
Q Who among the following is regarded as the founder of modern macroeconomics?
1 David Ricardo
2 Amartya Sen
3 Adam Smith
4 John Maynard Keynes