Q Slate is a type of __ rock.
1 metamorphic
2 sedimentary
3 igneous
4 volcanic
Q Slash and Burn agriculture is known as ___________ in Odisha.
1 Kuruwa
2 Pama Dabi
3 Dahiya
4 Podu
Q The Bering Strait connects the :
1 Indian Ocean and Java Sea
2 Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
3 Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Hudson
4 Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Q Which of the following dances is performed during festivals like Eid al-Fitr and Ramzan in Jammu & Kashmir?
Ans 1. Rasa Lila dance
2. Rouf dance
3. Kud dance
4. Dumhal dance
Q The English word juggernaut comes from the name Jagannath , meaning ‘Lord of the World’. Where is the world-famous Shree Jagannath temple located?
1 Rourkela
2 Cuttack
3 Puri
4 Bhubaneshwar
Q In which city is the head office of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India [ IRDAI ] situated ?
1 Chennai
2 Hyderabad
3 Mumbai
4 New Delhi
Q The word ‘comet‘ comes from the ancient ___ word, which means long-haired star.
1 Latin
2 Greek [ kometes ]
3 German
4 French
Q What is the title of the autobiography written by the renowned American professional boxer, Mike Tyson?
1 The Greatest: My Own Story
2 Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography
3 Unstoppable : My Life So Far
4 Standing My Ground
Q This temple, that was built by Raja Bhimdev I of the Solanki Dynasty, has a rectangular pond called ‘Surya Kund’ in front of it. What is the name of this temple?
1 Modhera Sun Temple
2 Khajuraho
3 Konark Sun Temple
4 Chausath Yogini
Q The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was founded by ________ in the region of Malwa in the eighth century.
Ans 1. Dhruva
2. Vatsaraja
3. Mihira Bhoja
4. Nagabhata I
Q Which of the following is the thanksgiving festival of Maharashtra, where bulls are honoured as they are considered indispensable to farming?
1 Makar Sankranti
2 Pola Festival
3 Gudi Padwa
4 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Q Who was the Governor of India at the time of the first Anglo-Maratha war?
Ans 1. Lord Wellesley
2. Lord Minto I
3. Warren Hastings
4. Lord Cornwallis
Q Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of the Union of India after independence?
Ans 1. MC Chagla
2. Shanmukham Chetty
3. Y B Chavan
4. Morarji Desai
Q In which of the following states is the ‘Unakoti’ festival celebrated?
1 Kerala
2 Tripura
3 Maharashtra
4 Karnataka
Q The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie took place in the year:
1 1890
2 1874
3 1850
4 1856
Q Who won a bronze medal in Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney?
1 Mirabai Chanu
2 Neelam Setti Laxmi
3 Kunjarani Devi
4 Karnam Malleswari
Q What is the minimum age to be a member of Lok Sabha?
1 35 years
2 20 years
3 25 years
4 30 years
Q Which of the following archaeological sites is located in Uttar Pradesh?
Ans 1. Chirand
2. Burzahom
3. Koldihwa
4. Brahmagiri
Q ‘Blasting For Runs’ is the autobiography of ______.
Ans 1. GR Viswanath
2. Ted Dexter
3. Rohan Kanhai
4. Javed Miandad
Q Which is the first nuclear reactor made in India ?
1 Dhruva
2 Apsara
3 KAMINI
4 CIRUS
Q __________is the first South Indian musician to win a Grammy for Best World Music Album for his role as a ghatam and morsing player in Mickey Hart’s album‘Planet Drum’.
1 Phani Narayana
2 S Ballesh
3 TH Vinayakram
4 Dr. Ramachandra Murthy
Q In which of the following years did Sarojini Naidu preside over the Indian National Congress session?
Ans 1. 1915
2. 1935
3. 1945
4. 1925
Q Who was the first human to travel to space ?
1 Neil Armstrong
2 Yuri Gagarin
3 Dennis Tito
4 Buzz Aldrin
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Blue Umbrella’?
Ans 1. Suketu Mehta
2. Ruskin Bond
3. Vikram Seth
4. Vikram Chandra
Q How many fundamental duties are set out in Part IV A (Article 51A) of the Constitution of India?
Ans 1. 9
2. 11
3. 10
4. 12
Q Who is the author of ‘Malavikagnimitram’?
1 Kalidasa
2 Kautilya
3 Vyasa
4 Vagbhata
Q Who wrote ‘Humayun Nama’?
Ans 1. Akbar
2. Babur
3. Humayun
4. Gulbadan Begum
Q The mission on Nano Science and Technology [ Nano Mission ] was launched in ___
1 2006
2 2007
3 2008
4 2009
Q Who among the following novelists has written ‘A Suitable Boy’?
1 Aravind Adiga
2 Vikram Seth
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Chetan Bhagat
Q The last Mauryan ruler to be killed by Pushyamitra Shunga was:
Ans 1. Brihadratha
2. Dasharatha
3. Bindusara
4. Devavarman
Q When was the PIN Code (Postal Index Code) introduced in India?
1 1949
2 1962
3 1972
4 1963
Q Which article in the Constitution of India empowers the President of India to promulgate ordinances when the Parliament is in recess?
1 Article 232
2 Article 312
3 Article 123
4 Article 213
Q Which region of India is known for the unique Shola forests?
1 Eastern Himalayas
2 Western Ghats
3 Thar Desert
4 Deccan Plateau
Q In which year was the Bharat Ratna award instituted?
Ans 1. 1956
2. 1950
3. 1954
4. 1953
Q Which Constitutional Amendment Act , deals with the Elementary Education as a Fundamental Right ?
1 86th Amendment Act , 2002
3 61st Amendment Act , 1988
3 21st Amendment Act , 1967
4 36th Amendment Act , 1975
Q Who was the first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons ?
1 Dadabhai Naoroji
2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3 Jawahar Lal Nehru
4 Bipin Chandra Pal
Q International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on :
1 21 June
2 7 April
3 5 June
4 10 January
Q A baby receives its nutrition in the mother’s womb through the ___
1 uterus
2 hormones
3 placenta
4 fallopian tube
Q Which Sultan died while playing Polo or Chaugan ?
1 Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2 Balban
3 Humayun
4 Auranzeb
Q The connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone is called ____
1 Tendon
2 Ligment
3 Cartiage
3 Areolar
Q The world largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country ?
1 Switzerland
2 Italy
3 Sweden
4 Austria
Q The Muhammedan Literary Society founded in Calcutta in 1863 was founded by :
1 Nawab Abdul Latif
2 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
3 Sayyid Ahmad
4 Syed Ahmad Khan
Q In which year did India win its first Hockey World Cup for Men’s ?
1 1971
2 1975
3 1979
4 1983
Q What is the official language of Goa?
1 Kannada
2 English
3 HindI
4 Konkani
Q Chachai waterfalls lies in which state of India ?
1 Karnataka
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Chhattisgarh
Q The first woman Chief Justice of High Court in India was ________
1 Leila Seth
2 Ruma Pal
3 Fatima Bibi
4 Indu Malhotra
Q Lui-Ngai-Ni is a festival that is celebrated in the state of _ .
1 Nagaland
2 Mizoram
3 Manipur
4Assam
Q Where is the Rumi Darwaza located ?
1 Indore
2 Agra
3 Lucknow
4 Gwalior
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Republic‘?
1 Leo Tolstoy
2 Karl Marx
3 Plato
4 Aristotle
Q ‘The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back’, is the autobiography of which famous Indian cricketer?
1 Suresh Raina
2 Yuvraj Singh
3 Vinod Kambli
4 Anshuman Gaekwad
Q Who among the following joined 969 Railway Engineer Regiment of Territory Army [ TA ] in 2011 ? She was the first female jawan in the Indian Army ?
1 Amrita Devi
2 Chhavi Rajawat
3 Sapper Shanti Tigga
4 Sita Sahu
Q __ tribe is one of India’s largest tribal groups, according to the 2011 census.
1 Kodava
2 Bhil
3 Khasi
4 Bhutia
Q When was the Indian national song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time on a political occasion?
Ans 1. 1896 INC session
2. 1900 INC session
3. 1903 INC session
4. 1911 INC session
Vande Mataram was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session [ Kolkata ] of the Indian National Congress
Rahimtulla M Sayani was the president of the Indian National Congress at the Calcutta session in 1896
Q How many Indian bowlers have taken a hat-trick in International test cricket?
Ans 1. Four
2. Two
3. One
4. Three [ Harbhajan Singh , Irfan Pathan and Jasprit Bumrah ]