Q One of the prominent festivals celebrated in __ is the ‘Me-Dum-Me-Phi’, i.e., the ancestor worship festival.
1 Assam
2 Nagaland
3 Manipur
4 Meghalaya
Q ‘Matters of Discretion’ is an autobiography by which former prime minister of India?
1 Chandra Shekhar
2 Inder Kumar Gujral
3 HD Deve Gowda
4 PV Narasimha Rao
Q The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha, which was one of the strongest political organisations of 19th century India in Maharashtra, was launched in the year:
1 1865
2 1870
3 1872
4 1868
Q Under whose chairmanship was the Official Language Commission set up in 1955?
1 Bal Gangadhar Kher
2 Jai Prakash
3 Laxmi Narayana Pandey
4 Venu Gopalachari
Q By which Constitutional Amendment Act can the same person be appointed as the Governor of two or more states?
1 9th Constitutional Amendment Act
2 11th Constitutional Amendment Act
3 7th Constitutional Amendment Act
4 18th Constitutional Amendment Act
Q Who led the first tribal revolt against the British exploitation in 1784 ?
1 Sidhu Murmu
2 Tilka Manjhi
3 Kanhu Murmu
4 Kena Sarkar
Q Who was the first Chief Justice of the High Court ?
1 Banres Peacock
2 Romesh Chander Mitter
3 Phani Bhushan Chakravartti
4 Sir Maurice Gwyer
Q Borgeet, a musical composition, is used in which of the following classical dances of India?
1 Sattriya
2 Manipuri
3 Kathak
4 Odissi
Q In which Indian state will you find the river Muhuri?
1 Tripura
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following materials were pillars in Stupas built during Ashoka’s reign?
1 Granite
2 Stone
3 Marble
4 Bricks
Q The Ravan Phadi Cave in ____ is an example of the early Chalukya style architecture which is known for its scultpural style .
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Suggi is a famous folk dance form of ____ state of India .
1 Punjab
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Karnataka
4 Sikkim
Q Which is the smallest flower in the world ?
1 Lotus
2 Rose
3 Wolffia
4 Rafflesia
Q Where is the ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana established?
1. Hajipur, Bihar
2 Belgaum, Karnataka
3 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
4 Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Q The Chari folk dance is primarily performed by women of which Indian state ?
1 Odisha
2 Karnataka
3 Rajasthan
4 Jharkhand
Q Cells was first discovered in cork by ____ in 1665 .
1 Robert Hooke
2 Edward Jenner
3 Theophrastus
4 Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Q Identify the largest phylum in the animal kingdom.
1 Annelida
2 Mollusca
3 Arthropoda
4 Platyhelmenthis
Q As per the Census of India 2011, of the total population of the country, _
are Muslims.
1 14.2%
2 36.5%
3 21.7%
4 48.1%
Q Corbillon Cup is associated with which of the following sports ?
1 Badminton
2 Golf
3 Table Tennis
4 Hockey
Q With reference to the ‘Discus Throw’ event , what is the weight of a metal disc for women ?
1 2.5 kg
2 1 kg
3 3 kg
4 2 kg
| Diameter and Weight of a metal disc [ Men’s ] | 2 kg and 22 cm |
| Diameter and Weight of a metal disc [ Women’s ] | 1 kg and 18 cm |
Q Name the first ever judge of the Supreme Court against whom the motion of impeachment was introduced into Parliament in Independent India .
1 Justice Ramaswami
2 Justice Mahajan
3 Justice Subba Rao
4 Justice Viraswami
Q Which of the following is the state bird of Rajasthan ?
1 Great Indian Bustard
2 Indian Roller or Blue Jay
3 Asian Koel
4 Sarus Crane
Q Which is called the ‘Land of Golden Pagoda‘ ?
1 Myanmar
2 Bhutan
3 Norway
4 Finland
Q Who among the following medieval rulers focused his attention on the construction of sarais [ shelter ] for the convenience of travellers ?
1 Babur
2 Sher Shah Suri
3 Akbar
4 Humayun
Q Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world ?
1 Wimbledon
2 French Open
3 Australian Open
4 US Open
Q The term ‘Biotechnology’ was coined by:
1 Karl Ereky
2 Gregor Mendel
3 Franklyn Stahl
4 James Watson
Q Who started ‘Sandhya’ newspaper ?
1 BB Upadhyaya
2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3 Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Pandit S Ballesh Bhajantri is a ____ artist.
1 Sarod
2 Shehnai
3 Sitar
4 Santoor
Q The book ‘Delhi Is Not Far’ is written by which of the following authors?
1. Khuswant Singh
2. Anita Desai
3. Arundhati Roy
4. Ruskin Bond
Q ___ of the Indian Constitution mentions about office of Speaker of the House of the People.
1 Article 91
2 Article 92
3 Article 93
4 Article 90
Q Karaga, one of the oldest festivals of ____________, is celebrated in honour of Goddess Shakti.
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu
Q What is the minimum age of a candidate to become the president of India ?
1 25
2 20
3 35
4 30
Q Which of the following national parks is situated in Uttar Pradesh?
Ans 1. Dudhwa
2. Dachigam
3. Van Vihar
4. Hemis
Q DhanuYatra’ is an annual open air theatrical performance celebrated in ______.
1 Uttarakhand
2. Odisha
3. Gujarat
4. Assam
Q Silappadikaram’ is a Tamil epic that was written by __.
1 Sattanar
2 Ilango Adigal
3 Thiruvalluar
4 Avvaiyar
Q Which of the following is NOT a classical language of India?
Ans 1. Odia
2. Pali
3. Kannada
4. Telugu
Q In 1974, the first nuclear test of Pokhran was code named as:
Ans 1. Dancing Buddha
2. Blessing Buddha
3. Smiling Buddha
4. Laughing Buddha
Q The 1982 Asian Games were hosted by ______.
Ans 1. Pakistan
2. South Korea
3. India
4. Saudi Arabia
Q Who among the following discovered the circulation of blood?
Ans 1. William Harvey
2. Florence Rena Sabin
3. Ernest Heinrich Weber
4. Van Leeuwenhock
Q Daringbadi hill station is located in ______.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Jharkhand
3. Odisha
4. West Bengal
Q Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan?
1 Shortughai
2 Rakhigarhi
3 Banawali
4 Kalibangan
Q Which classical dance generally narrates the story of the feminine form of Vishnu ?
1 Sattriya
2 Kathak
3 Manipuri
4 Mohiniattam
Q Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, which is also the largest seated hockey stadium in the world, is situated in which of the following states ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Bihar
3 Odisha, Rourkela
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Holi is the festival of colours, celebrated in the Hindu month of __.
1 Ashvin
2 Kartik
3 Chaitra
4 Phalgun
Q India has a parliamentary form of government which is a feature borrowed from the _ Constitution.
1 Britain
2 South Africa
3 United States of America
4 Australia
Q Abhinav Bharat was founded in 1904 as secret society of revolutionaries by _____
1 VD Savarkar
2 Prafulla Chaki
3 Sachin Sanyal
4 Rash Behari Bose
Q ‘India’ s Struggle for Independence’ is one of the notable books written by ___
1 RC Majumdar
2 RK Narayana
3 Bipin Chandra
4 Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
Q Which of the following amendments brought changes in both Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties?
1 The 43rd Amendment Act, 1982
2 The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
3 The 86th Amendment Act, 2002
4 The 97th Amendment Act, 2011
Q Who among the following was known as the ‘Queen of Thumri’ ?
1 Girija Devi
2 Gangubai Hangal
3 Begum Parveen Sultana
4 Siddheswari Devi
Q Balanoglossus belongs to which of the following phylum of animal kingdom ?
1 Mollusca
2 Arthropoda
3 Hemichordata
4 Echinodermata
Q Kodon , Kutki , Hraka , Bauti are examples of ____
1 fruit
2 silk
3 millets
4 vegetables
Q Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana was launched in ___
1 2000
2 2005
3 2010
4 1998
Q Ramnad V Raghavan is associated with which of the following musical instruments ?
1 Mridangam
2 Flute
3 Sitar
4 Sarod
Q What is the name of 87th element on the periodic table that has no known biological role because it has a half-life of only 22 minutes ?
1 Dubnium
2 Francium
3 Meitnerium
4 Seaborgium
Q Which muscles can help modify the curvature in an eye lens?
1 Cardiac
2 Ciliary muscles
3 Smooth muscles
4 Glandular muscles
Q Pondicherry was captured by the British in 1761, but was returned to the French by which treaty in 1763?
1 Treaty of Amiens
2 Treaty of Versailles
3 Treaty of Paris
4 Treaty of Ryswick
Q When was the Battle of Khatoli fought ?
1 1517
2 1526
3 1528
4 1540
The Battle of Khatoli was fought in 1517 between the Lodi dynasty under Ibrahim Lodi and the Kingdom of Mewar under Rana Sanga
Q Which Satavahana king restored the Satavahana realm to its earlier greatness around 125 CE ?
1 Gautamiputra
2 Krishna III
3 Mihira Bhoja
4 Rajaraja I
Q Shah Mal, a peasant leader from Uttar Pradesh, was killed in a battle in the year _.
1 1857
2 1861
3 1863
4 1859
Q Who are the Chairman of Rajya Sabha who have held office consecutively for two terms?
1 Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma and M Venkaiah Naidu
2 Dr. S Radhakrishnan and Mohammad Hamid Ansari
3 Gopal Swarup Pathak and M Hidayatullah
4 Zakir Hussain and V.V Giri
Q _ was actively involved in the setting up of the Oudh (Awadh) Kisan Sabha in
1920.
1 BK Dutt
2 Baba Ramchandra
3 Shaukat Ali
4 S Subramania Iyer
Q Mother Teresa , the founder of ‘Missionaries of Charity’ , was born on ____
1 26th August 1910
2 15th May 1907
3 13th January 1912
4 2nd February 1913
Q Which of the following is the autobiography of the international athlete Maria Sharapova ?
1 Open
2 But Seriously
3 Unstoppable : My Life So Far
4 The Champion’s Mind
Q What is the name of the solution that is employed to identify the existence of starch infood?
Ans 1. Ammonium chloride
2. Copper sulphate solution
3. Iodine solution
4. Chlorine solutio
Q The famous ‘Hinglaj Mata’ temple is situated in which of the following neighbouring countries of India?
1 Maldives
2 Bhutan
3 Pakistan
4 Afghanistan
Q According to Mughal records, during Akbar’s reign, there were 29 Mansabdars with a rank of _.
1 2,500 zat
2 5,000 zat
3 7,000 zat
4 500 zat
Q From which country did India import wheat seeds during the Green Revolution?
1 USA
2 Russia
3 Britain
4 Mexico