Q What is the name of a cycling track?
Ans 1. Velosuper
2. Astroturf
3. Aerodrome
4. Velodrome
Q ‘Fugdi’ is a folk dance primarily performed in:
1. Tamil Nadu
2 Sikkim
3 Goa
4 Uttarakhand
Q National Democratic Alliance [ NDA ] was founded in ?
1 1996
2 1997
3 1998
4 1999
Q The constituent assembly adopted the national song on _____.
1 July 22, 1950
2 March 25, 1951
3 Jan 25, 1952
4 Jan 24, 1950
Q Which architect designed the Gateway of India located at Mumbai ?
1 Edwin Lutyens
2 William Emerson
3 George Wittet
4 Henry Irwin
Q Which of the following is the longest line of latitude on the globe ?
1 Tropic of Cancer
2 Equator
3 Tropic of Capricorn
4 The Arctic Circle
Q In which district of Uttarakhand does the Ramganga river originate from the Doodhatoli ranges?
1 Champawat
2 Chamoli
3 Pauri Garhwal
4 Almora
Q In which of the following years was the National Human Rights Commission formed?
1 1965
2 1980
3 1993
4 1999
Q Name the popular dance of North-West India in which dancers balance multiple pots or pitchers on their head while standing on top of glass bottles or on the rim of a brass plate.
1 Bhavai
2 Ghoomar
3 Garba
4 Tera Tali
Q ____ is known as the ‘Golden City’ .
1 Jodhpur
2 Jaisalmer
3 Bundi
4 Dungarpur
Q Who was the founder of Utpala dynasty?
1 Gopalavarman
2 Alakhana
3 Avantivarman
4 Sankaravarman
Q Which Ashokan Rock Edict mentions of Ashoka’s triump in Kalinga ?
1 Tenth
2 Thirteenth
3 Fourth
4 Third
Q Who among the following is the author of the epic poem ‘Kamayani’?
1 Jaishankar Prasad
2 Gopala Sarana Sinha
3 Mahadevi Varma
4 Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
Q Which Indian state has declared “Mallakhamb” as its state sport?
1 Karnataka
2 Maharashtra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q The Name of the First Bank established in India was ___
1 Bank of Hindustan
2 Reserve Bank of India
3 Imperial Bank
4 State Bank of India
Q The layer of very rare air above the mesosphere is called the _.
1 troposphere
2 stratosphere
3 exosphere
4 thermosphere
Q Where is the headquarters of United Nations System Staff College located ?
1 Berlin
2 Turin
3 London
4 Washington
Q Which river originates south of the equator and flows north through north-eastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea?
1 Congo River
2 Nile River
3 Amazon River
4 Lena River
Q Which of the following Articles lays down the duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health?
1 Article 44
2 Article 46
3 Article 45
4 Article 47
Q Who was the British Prime Minister during the first round table conference in London ?
1 Winston Churchill
2 Ramsay MacDonald
3 David Lloyd George
4 Stanley Baldwin
Q The headquarters of Food and Agricultural Organisation is located in _.
1 London
2 New York
3 Paris
4 Rome
Q Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution provides Rights against Exploitation ?
1 Article 21
2 Article 23
3 Article 19
4 Article 22
Q Which among the following dance forms is NOT related to Karnataka?
1 Suggi
2 Karaga
3 Rauf
4 Huttari
Q Behind the cornea, there is a dark muscular structure called the __.
1 lens
2 pupil
3 iris
4 retina
Q Guru Shikhar, the highest point of Rajasthan, lies on the _.
1 Eastern Ghats
2 Western Ghats
3 Aravalli Range
4 Karakoram Range
Q __ , popularly known as ‘Ali Gauhar’, was defeated in the Battle of Buxar.
1 Bahadur Shah II
2 Shah Alam I
3 Akbar II
4 Shah Alam II
Q Which writ is issued by a high court or supreme court when a lower court has
considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction?`
1 Certiorari
2 Quo Warrant
3 Prohibition
4 Habeas Corpus
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1925?
1 Deendayal Upadhyay
2 Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
3 Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar
4 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Q From which of the following Viceroys of India did Hume obtain permission for the first session of the Indian National Congress?
1 Lord Dufferin
2 Lord Curzon
3 Lord Elgin
4 Lord Ripon
Q Which of the following leaders had gone to Lucknow to invite Mahatma Gandhi to see the plight of the peasants in Champaran?
1 Hasan Mohani
2 JB Kripalani
3 Raj Kumar Shukla
4 Rajendra Prasad
Q ‘Wangala’ cultural festival [ the 100 Drums Festival ] is celebrated by which of the following states of India ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Meghalaya
4 Rajasthan
Q Which of these books is written by Ruskin Bond?
1 The Great Big Lion
2 In an Ideal World
3 It’s a Wonderful Life
4 Home in the World
Q Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in ___
1 Meghalaya
2 Assam
3 Nagaland
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched on :
1 28th August 2015
2 28th August 2014
3 15th August 2014
4 15th August 2015
Q She wrote in English as Kamala Das but when she wrote in her mother tongue what was the name she used ?
1 Ambai
2 Madhavikutty
3 Vasanthi
4 Mahasweta Devi
Q Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghmitra to spread the message of Dhamma to which of the following countries?
1 Sri Lanka
2 Burma
3 Afghanistan
4 China
Q In which state is the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Nagaland
2 Assam
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q Who among the following Mughal Emperors built Moti Masjid?
1 Shah Jahan
2 Akbar
3 Humayun
4 Babur
Q Kaikottikali dance is performed to celebrate which festival?
1 Phool Dei
2 Onam
3 Gangaur
4 Nuakhai
Q ‘Along The Red River: A Memoir’is a book about the life of _.
1 Nirupama Borgohain
2 Sabita Goswami
3 Mitra Phukan
4 Pushpalata Das
Q The Bhaja Caves are located in ______.
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Bihar
3. Rajasthan
4. Uttar Pradesh
Q Part XVII of Indian Constitution deals with _____
1 Elections
2 Official language
3 Panchayat
4 Fundamental Right
Q World Environment Day is held every year on __.
1 5th July
2 5th June
3 5th May
4 5th April
Q Which two places are connected by National Waterway 2 ?
1 Prayagraj and Haldia
2 Sadiya and Dhubri une
3 Mandavi and Zuari
4 Kottapuram and Kollam
Q Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress?
1 Annie Besant
2 Sonia Gandhi
3 Indira Gandhi
4 Sarojini Naidu
Q In 1929, under the presidency of __, the Lahore Congress formalised the demand of Purna Swaraj.
1 Subhas Chandra Bose
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Which of the following options is a martial art form associated with Tamil Nadu ?
1 Kalari Payattu
2 Thang-ta
3 Silambam
4 Thoda
Q Which of the following festivals belongs to the state of Assam?
1. Bihu
2 Dree
3 Losar
4 Pongal
Q Who was the Hindu ruler when Alauddin Khilji attacked Ranthambore in 1301?
1. Ramdev
2 Pratap Rudra Dev
3 Karna
4 Hammir Dev
Q The demand for Pakistan was made in __ at the Lahore Session of the Muslim League.
1 1932
2 1940
3 1942
4 1936
Q Who among the following is associated with the formation of the ‘Gadar Party’?
Ans 1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Aurobindo Ghosh
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Lala Hardayal
Q The famous Hornbill Festival of Nagaland begins every year on which day?
1. 1 November
2 1 January
3 1 February
4 1 December
Q The SI unit of electric current is _.
1 candela
2 kelvin
3 ampere
4 mole
Q Which Viceroy introduced a Vernacular Press Act in 1878?
1. Viceroy Lord Lytton
2 Viceroy Marquess of Wellesley
3 Viceroy Lord Ripon
4 Viceroy Lord Curzon
Q Which of the following is one of the favourite traditional ‘shabdam’ number in Kuchipudi dance form?
1. Jatiswaram
2 Dashaavataara
3 Ganesh Vandana
4 Krishna Leela
Q Who among the following has written the book ‘Poverty and un-British Rule in India’?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India bestows the Right to Equality and guarantees that the State will prohibit discrimination on any ground of caste, sex, religion, race or place of birth?
1. Article 17
2 Article 16
3 Article 15
4 Article 18
Q The Indian Military Academy was established at Dehradun in which of the following years?
1 1925
2 1932
3 1935
4 1905
Q Saroja Vaidyanathan was conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan Award in 2013 by the Government of India for her significant contributions to the dance form:
1. Manipuri
2 Bharatnatyam
3 Kathak
4 Odissi
Q Which famous temple also known as ‘The Big Temple‘ has been built by Rajaraja Chola I?
1. Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram
2 Brihadisvarar Temple at Thanjavur
3 Nageswaraswamy Temple at Kumbakonam
4 Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple at Tirupati
Q The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Marathas and who among the following Afghan rulers?
1. Zaman Shah
2 Humayun Mirza
4 Ahmad Shah Abdali
4 Nadir Shah
Q Who among the following was the Governor General when the practice of Sati was banned through a law in British India?
1. William Bentinck
2 William Butterworth Bayley
3 Charles Metcalf
4 Henry Hardinge
Q The elements of group 18 are ___
1 Noble gases
2 Halogens
3 Chalcogens
4 Alkali metals
| Group 18 | Helium [ He ] || Neon [ Ne ] || Argon [ Ar ] || Krypton [ Kr ] || Xenon [ Xe ] || Radon [ Rn ] |
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Unhappy India’ ?
1 Lala Lajpat Rai
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q What is the approximate north-south extent of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari [ in km ] ?
1 3200
2 2500
3 3600
4 2900
Q Which latitude passes through Europe ?
1 Arctic Circle
2 Tropic of Cancer
3 Antarctic circle
4 Tropic of capricon
Q Who is the author of book named ‘A Suitable Boy’ ?
1 Vikram Seth
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Amitav Ghosh
4 VS Naipaul
Q Warli paintings derive its name from a small tribe of __
1 Maharashtra
2 Bihar
3 Rajasthan
4 Odisha
Q Who is considered to be the ‘father of modern science‘ ?
1 Vikram Sarabhai
2 CV Raman
3 Galileo Galilei
4 Stephen Hawking
Q What can be taken as average value for the amount of organic matter that is present at each step and reaches the next level of consumers ?
1 10 %
2 20 %
3 30 %
4 40 %
Q Which is the first E-newspaper in India which was launched in 1996 ?
1 The Hindu
2 Hindustan Times
3 The Times of India
4 The Indian Express
Q The __________Five-Year Plan was terminated by the new Janata Party government one year before its completion.
1 seventh
2 fourth
3 fifth
4 sixth
Q Who among the following is the constitutional head of the Union executive?
1 The Prime Minister
2 The President
3 The Chief Justice
4 The Vice President
Q Which of the following natural ports is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea‘?
Ans 1. Mumbai
2. Mormugao
3. New Mangalore
4. Kochi
Q Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?
1 Satyashodhak Samaj
2 Satnami Movement
3 Aravipuram Movement
4 Nirankari Movement
Q Which of the following comes under 5th schedule of the Indian constitution?
1 Provisions related to Oaths or Affirmations
2 Provisions related to Tribal areas in states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
3 Provisions related to Languages
4 Provisions related to Schedule Areas and Scheduled Tribes