Q Which of the following is the thanksgiving festival of Maharashtra, where bulls are honoured as they are considered indispensable to farming?
Ans 1. Mangala Gauri
2. Pola Festival
3. Gudi Padwa
4. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Q Who emphasized the worship of God as Nirankar (Formless) in Punjab?
Ans 1. Baba Dayal Das
2. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
3. Guru Gobind Singh
4. Baba Ram Singh
Q Which of the following is a famous folk dance of Bihar?
1 Jhijhiya
2 Naga dance
3 Maharas
4 Khel gopal
Q The new symbol of Indian currency is designed by _____
1 Uday Kumar
2 Prem Behari Narain Raizada
3 Edwin Lutyens
4 Pingali Venkayya
Q In the northern hemisphere, summer solstice occurs on:
1 21st June
2 21st May
3 21st April
4 21st March
Q Who was the first Indian Air Force Officer to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra ?
1 Naik Narbahadur Thapa
2 Lt Suhas Biswas
3 Havildar Bachittar Singh
4 Neerja Bhanot
Q ‘My Music, My Life’ is an autobiography by which of the following Indian musicians?
1 Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
2 Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
3 Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
4 Pandit Ravi Shankar
Q ‘Bundi Paintings‘ are the traditional art form associated which region of India ?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Jharkhand
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q The ____ literacy rates exclude Assam where the Census could NOT conducted.
1 1951
2 1961
3 1981
4 1971
Q The famous work ”Arthashastra’‘ attributed to which ancient Indian scholar and strategist ?
1 Panini
2 Kalidasa
3 Chanakya / Kautilya / Vishnugupta
4 Valmiki
Q The origin of Directive Principles of State Policy can be traced back to
______.
1 Government of India Act 1919
2 Second Round Table Conference
3 Karachi Resolution
4 Pune Pact
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India is associated with the protection and improvement of the environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life?
1 Article 39 A
2 Article48 A
3 Article 43 A
4 Article 51 A
Q In which year , hockey was introduced for the first time in the Commonwealth Games ?
1 1930
2 1998
3 1908
4 1958
Q ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ is a ____________ found mainly in Eastern Himalayas (West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim and Manipur) in India.
1. crane
2. frog
3. butterfly
4. duck
Q ‘Rig Veda’ consists of how many hymns ?
1 1018
2 1028
3 1038
4 1008
Q Who built the Pathar Ki Masjid in Patna, Bihar?
Ans 1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Feroz shah Tughlaq
3. Aurangzeb
4. Parwez Shah
Q Amaravati Stupa is located in which of these states?
1 West Bengal
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Gujarat
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which crop is also known as ‘golden fibre’?
1 Cotton
2 Wheat
3 Rice
4 Jute
Q The amphibians of plant kingdom are __.
1 Pteridophytes
2 Bryophytes
3 Algae
4 Fungi
Q मंदिर वास्तुकला की निम्नलिखित में से किस शैली में शिखर को देउल [ Deula ] कहा जाता है?
1ओडिशा
2 द्रविड़
3 नागर
4 वेसरा
Q Which Article provides for the Secretariat of Parliament ?
1 Article 98
2 Article 90
3 Article 93
4 Article 95
Q The ‘Mongmong festival’ is a harvest festival of which Indian state ?
1 Nagaland
2 Assam
3 Meghalaya
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q 1882 में , थियोसोफिकल सोसायटी [ Theosophical Society ] का मुख्यालय __ मेंस्थापित किया गया था।
1 ग्वालियर / Gwalior
2 कलकत्ता / Calcutta
3 अड्यार / Adyar
4 इलाहाबाद / Allahabad
Q The Dronacharya Award was first handed out in 1985, and the first Dronacharya Award winner was _______.
Ans 1. Hawa Singh
2. Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat
3. Karan Singh
4. Hansa Sharma
| First Dronacharya Award winners [ 1985 ] | Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat [ Wrestling ] , Om Prakash Bhardwaj [ Boxing ] and OM Nambiar [ Athletics ] |
Q Chakri’ is a type of traditional music that is popular in the Indian state of ______.
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Punjab
Q Who build the Rangmahal in Bundi, which is adorned with beautiful mural paintings ?
1 Rao Ratan Singh
2 Rao Chhatrasal
3 Rao Suraj Singh
4 Maharao Buddha Singh
Q In 1973, the Project Tiger was started in ________National Park.
Ans 1. Bhitarkanika
2. Sanjay Gandhi
3. Jim Corbett
4. Sunderbans
Q Which of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh?
1. Periyar
2. Ravi
3. Narmada
4. Gomti
Q The border between India and Bhutan adjoins ________ Indian states.
Ans 1. Four
2. Three
3. Five
4. Two
The border between India and Bhutan adjoins Four Indian states [ Assam , Arunachal Pradesh , West Bengal and Sikkim ]
Q The ‘Pattachitra’ style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of _______.
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Odisha
4. Rajasthan
Q Who wrote the book ‘An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India’?
1 Sudha Murthy
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Ramchandra Guha
4 A P J Abdul Kalam
Q What is the chemical name of slaked lime?
1 Calcium Nitrate
2 Sodium Chloride
3 Calcium Chloride
4 Calcium hydroxide
Q Who was the author of ‘Raag Darbari’ ?
1 Dharamvir Bharati
2 Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
3 Shrilal Shukla
4 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Q Which of the following forts is located in GOA ?
1 Reis Magos Fort
2 Mehrangarh Fort
3 Bidar Fort
4 Sindhudurg Fort
Q Which of the following is the state bird of Tamil Nadu ?
1 Black-necked crane
2 Kalij Pheasant
3 Emerald Dove
4. Indian Roller
Q To which of the following states does the folk song ‘Bhawaiya’ belong?
Ans 1. Chhattisgarh
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. Jharkhand
Q In which year did Lord Curzon arrive in India as Viceroy?
1 1898
2 1891
3 1899
4 1892
Q As of 2025 , Who is the longest serving Indian Chief Minister ?
1 Jyoti Basu
2 Pawan Kumar Chamling
3 Naveen Patnaik
4 Nandini Satapathy
Q At Rio Olympics , what was the final position of Dipa Karmakar [ Gymnast ] in her category ?
1 4
2 3
3 2
4 1
Q As per Census 2011, __ percent of the total population of India is aged 15–29
years.
1 23.5
2 27.3
3 37.3
4 32.5
Q In its revision, in January 2015 the Central Statistics Office (CSO) replaced GDP at factor cost with the _.
1 GVA at factor cost
2 GVA at basic prices
3 GNP at factor cost
4 GDP at market price
In its revision , in January 2015 the Central Statistics Office (CSO) replaced GDP at factor cost with the GVA at basic prices and GDP at market prices
Q Who among the following became the first Indian musician to be honoured with the Ramon Magsaysay award, which is considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize?
1 Lata Mangeshkar
2 MS Subbulakshmi
3 Pandit Ravi Shankar
4 Pandit Kumar Gandarva
Q Aurobindo Ghosh was born in Calcutta [ now Kolkata ] on _____
1 15th August , 1869
2 15th August , 1872
3 15th August , 1889
4 15th August , 1902
Q For which of the following folk music is Lalon Fakir famous?
1 Baul
2 Pandavani
3 Alha
4 Wanawan
Q WTO was formed in the year 1995 to replace which of the following institutions?
1 Industrial Board of Reconstruction and Development
2 World Bank
3 General Agreement of Trade and Tariff
4 International Monetary Fund
Q भारत के पश्चिमी तटीय क्षेत्रों में मानसून का मौसम समाप्त होने के उपलक्ष्य में हिंदू माह श्रावण के
आखिरी दिन कौन सा पर्व मनाया जाता है?
1 नराली पूर्णिमा
2 कोजागिरी पूर्णिमा
3 साम्बा दशमी
4 गुरु पूर्णिमा
Q The thickness of the continental crust beneath the Central Himalayas is of the order of _ , marking the end of volcanic activity in the region.
1 35–37 km
2 60–65 km
3 50–63 km
4 70–72 km
Q Which of the following is NOT associated with musical instrument Sarangi ?
1 Shakoor Khan
2 Ramesh Mishra
3 Nikhil Banerjee
4 Ustad Binda Khan
| Music Instruments and Their Exponents | Nikhil Banerjee [ Sitar ] , Shakoor Khan [ Sarangi ] , Ramesh Mishra [ Sarangi ] , Ustad Binda Khan [ Sarangi ] , Sultan Khan [ Sarangi ] , Pt Ram Narayan [ Sarangi ] |
Q Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding Cheiraoba festival?
I. This festival is celebrated every year in the month of July/August.
II. This festival marks the Manipuri New Year.
1 Only II
2 Both I and II
3 Only I
4 Neither I nor II
Q Which instrument is predominantly used in both, Hindustani and Carnatic music? It does not play melody but supports the singer or another instrument.
1 Sitar
2 Mridangam
3 Tanpura
4 Veena
Q भारत का पहला महिला संगठन , भारत स्त्री महामंडल [ Bharat Stree Mahamandal ] की स्थापना __ के द्वारा की गई थी।
1 एनी बेसेंट
2 सरला देवी चौधरानी
3 सरोजिनी नायडू
4 सावित्रीबाई फुले
Q What is 25-Ponders with reference to the celebration at the Republic Day Parade?
1 March-past by the Cavalry
2 Salute by seven canons of the Indian Army
3 Salute to the National Flag by the President’s bodyguards
4 Presentation of the tableaus from different states
Q निम्नलिखित में से किस नृत्यांगना ने प्रसिद्ध बैलेरीना अन्ना पावलोवा (Anna Pavlova) के अनुरोध पर
बैले सीखा ?
1 सितारा देवी
2 रुक्मिणी देवी अरुंडेल
3 सोनल मानसिंह
4 यामिनी कृष्णमूर्त
Q Who among the following was the Chief Guest in the Republic Day Parade organised at Rajpath in the year 1955?
1 Abdel Fatah-al-Sisi
2 General Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3 Sukarno
4 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Q Which of the following is NOT associated with Hockey ?
1 Thomas Cup
2 Ranji Trophy
3 Aga Khan Cup
4 Davis Cup
Q How many Assembly Constituencies does Karnataka have ?
1 200
2 224
3 205
4 209
Q पाल वंश के धर्मपाल को निम्नलिखित में से किस राष्ट्रकूट शासक ने पराजित किया था?
1 अमोघवर्षद्वितीय
2 गोविंद द्वितीय
3 कृष्ण प्रथम
4 ध्रुव