Q Cell nucleus was discovered by __.
1 Robert Brown
2 Matthias Schleiden
3 Rudolf Virchow
4 Robert Hook
Q The ____ festival is celebrated thrice in a year in Assam.
1 Kajari
2 Bihu
3 Doljatra
4 Hareli
| Bihu | Rongali or Bohag Bihu [ April ] || Kongali or Kati Bihu [ October ] || Magh Bihu [ January ] |
Q President Sukarno of _ was the Guest of Honour during India’s first Republic
Day event in 1950.
1 Indonesia
2 Malaysia
3 Maldives
4 Singapore
Q Where is the headquarters of the National Rifle Association of India situated?
1 New Delhi
2 Bengaluru
3 Kolkata
4 Mumbai
Q The rock shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of which mountains ?
1 Vindhyan
2 Pir Panjal
3 Satpura
4 Zaskar
Q Who invented JavaScript the programming language ?
1 Brendan Eich
2 John Backus
3 Bjarne Stroustrup
4 Douglas Engelbart
Q Which of the following songs do the peasants of Rajasthan sing while working in fields
Ans 1. Ovi
2. Pandavani
3. Pankhida
4. Chhakri
Q Gustatory receptors will detect (i)_ while olfactory receptors will detect (ii)_.
1 (i) Taste, (ii) touch
2 (i) touch, (ii) smell
3 (i) Taste, (ii) smell
4 (i) smell, (ii) taste
Q The first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, was launched on 19 April __.
1 1977
2 1974
3 1976
4 1975
Q Which type of network topology is commonly used in Wide Area Networks (WANs)?
1 Mesh and Tree
2 Ring
3 Star
4 Bus
Q In SI units, what is the unit of angular momentum?
Ans 1. kg m−1 s
2. kg m2 s−2
3. kg m s−1
4. kg m2 s−1
Q Who is considered as the ‘linchpin of the Government’?
1 President
2 Vice-President
3 Prime Minister
4 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Q Which of the following is an ancient Jain text written by Acharya Umaswami that explains the Jain philosophy inthe most systematic form acceptable to all sects of Jainism?
Ans 1. Tattvarthasutra
2. Pravacanasara
3. Svayambhu Stotra
4. Atthapahuda
Q Sashastra Seema Bal is the lead intelligence unit for the __ and Bhutan borders and the coordinating agency for national security activities.
1 Nepal
2 Myanmar
3 Pakistan
4 Bangladesh
Q Which of the following aspects of the Indian Constitution was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as a ‘novel feature’?
1 Directive Principles of State Policies
2 Fundamental Duties
3 Preamble
4 Fundamental Rights
Q The ‘Hornbill Festival’ [ also called Festival of Festivals ] is a celebration held every year from 1 to 10 December in ______.
Ans 1. Uttarakhand
2. Nagaland
3. Mizoram
4. Meghalaya
Q Which element is used as timekeeper in the atomic clocks?
1 Potassium
2 Magnesium
3 Cesium
4 Vanadium
Q Where does the oldest oil field of India located?
1 Gujarat
2 Assam
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides that the state shall take steps, to secure the participation of workers in the management of industry ?
1 Article 45B
2 Article 42A
3 Article 43A
4 Article 44C
Q The color of Tomato is red due to the presence of __.
1 Limonene
2 Lycopene
3 Fructose
4 Beta Carotene
Q Which of the following book is written by Shashi Tharoor?
1 Mythologies
2 Bookless in Bagdad
3 Two Lives
4 Silent Spring
Q Which of the following is a book by former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi?
1 Discovery of India
2 Wings of Fire
3 My Truth
4 My Experiments with Truth
Q Who referred to the Chapekar brothers as the ‘founders of the Indian revolutionary movement‘ ?
1 VD Sararkar
2 Lokmanya Tilak
3 Lala Lajpat Rai
3 Lala Lajpat Rai
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q Who was the first Indian to get Stalin Award ?
1 Ruskin Bond
2 Vinoba Bhave
3 Saifuddin Kitchlew
4 G Shankara Kurup
Q Which state in India has the highest number of Districts?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh [ 75 ]
2. Rajasthan
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Lord Hastings became the first Governor General in India in __.
1 1772
2 1778
3 1775
4 1773
Q After Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA, _ was formed.
1 National Hockey Federation
2 Hockey India
3 Indian Hockey
4 Hockey Association
Q The image of Buddha with a circular head halo and flying Gandharvas on either sidewith garlands in hands appeared for the first time during the :
1 Gupta School of Arts
2 Mathura School of Arts
3 Gandhara School Arts
4 Amaravati School of Art
Q Who out of the following is considered as the “father of modern chemistry”?
1 Henry Moseley
2 Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
3 John Newlands
4 Dmitri Mendeleev
Q Which of the following Hindu festivals is celebrated in the last month of the Hindu calendar?
Ans 1. Diwali
2. Holi
3. Makara Sankranti
4. Raksha Bandhan
Q With which of the following sports are the teams ‘Chennai Superstarz’, ‘Awadhe Warriors’ and ‘Mumbai Rockets’ associated?
1 Football
2 Kabaddi
3 Hockey
4 Badminton
Q Which of the following Governor Generals kept the British flag flying in India as the European empires collapsed before Napolean’s power ?
1 Lord Cornwallis
2 Lord Hastings
3 Lord Wellesley
4 Warren Hastings
Q The Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in the year __.
1. 1960
2 1989
3 1954
4 1992
Q In Indian Constitution , the method of election of President has been taken from which country ?
1 Ireland
2 Australia
3 Japan
4 Germany
Q Chulia waterfall is situated on Chambal River in ______.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Uttar Pradesh
Q In which of the following states is Gorumara National Park situated?
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala
Q ‘Maimata’ is a popular dance of the Kaloi community from the state of ______.
Ans 1. Assam
2. Chattisgarh
3. Tripura
4. Odisha
Q Which of the following mountain passes is situated in the state of Uttarakhand?
1. Baralacha La Pass
2 Nathu La Pass
3 Bomdi La Pass
4 Mangsha Dhura Pass
Q After over 21 years stay in South Africa, Gandhiji returned to India in __.
1. 1916
2 1917
3 1915
4 1919
Q Which of the following palaces is located in Thiruvananthapuram?
Ans 1. Chowmahalla Palace
2. Amba Vilas Palace
3. Ujjayanta Palace
4. Kanakakkunnu Palace
Q The SI unit for measuring very large distances, such as astronomical distances, is __.
1 light-year
2 astronomical unit
3 metre
4 kilometre
Q In which year was the Bombay Stock Exchange established?
1 1875
2 1864
3 1882
4 1893
Q __ was the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for Sri lanka.
1. Parami Wasanthi Maristela
2 Susanthika Jayasinghe
3 Greshan Dananjaya
4 Duncan White
Q When was the second war between the British army and Burma started?
1 1824
2 1826
3 1852
4 1862
| Anglo-Burmese Wars [ 1824 -1885 ] | First Anglo Burmese War [ 1824 – 26 ] , Second Anglo Burmese War [ 1852 – 52 ] , Third Anglo Burmese War [ 1885 – 56 ] |
Q Which among the following gases is used in the artifical ripening of fruits ?
1 Freon
2 Helium
3 Acetylene
4 Argon
Q In which year was Jharkhand made a separate state of India?
1 1997
2 2000
3 2004
4 1999
Q Which of the following is the largest dental tissue?
1 Root
2 Pulp
3 Dentin
4 Enamel
Q _____ glands release tears from our eyes.
Ans 1. Lacrimal
2. Pituitary
3. Thyroid
4. Adrenal
Q In which year Ellora Caves was designated by UNESCO ?
1 1983
2 1989
3 1987
4 1993
Q Who created FORTRAN — the first high-level computer programming language?
1. John Backus
2 Larry Ellison
3 Marc Andreessen
4 Dan Bricklin
Q Which of the following is a replica of the famous Taj Mahal built in 1679?
Ans 1. Allahabad Mahal
2. Zeenat-ul-Masjid
3. Bibi ka Maqbara
4. Pari Mahal
Q Which queen of Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal , part of modern Andhra Pradesh ?
1 Rudramadevi
2 Ahilyabai
3 Bhagwati
4 Bahnumati
Q In which year Nationalist Congress Party [ NCP ] was founded ?
1 1999
2 1984
3 1998
4 1964
Q Who has built the Vijay Stambha [ Tower of Victory ] in Chittorgarh ?
1 Rana Kumbha
2 Maharana Pratap
3 Rana Sanga
4 Kunwar Durjan Singh
Q How many types of writs are there in the Indian Constitution ?
1 6
2 5
3 4
4 3
Q What is the accepted Calorie requirement for rural area in India ?
1 2400
2 2600
3 2800
4 2100
Q ‘Rovers-cup’ is associated with which sport ?
1 Football
2 Hockey
3 Cricket
4 Badminton
Q Who invented Dynamite ?
1 Alfred Nobel
2 Albert Einstein
3 Newton
4 Wilhelm Rontgen
Q Which of the following are copper deposits fields in India?
1 Pench and Kanhan
2 Jharia and Raniganj
3 Khetri and Kolihan
4 Singareni and Singrauli
Q Which metal [ shown by symbol ] is generally used for making filaments of bulb ?
1 W
2 K
3 S
4 C
Q The English novel ‘Little Women’ was written by which of the following authors?
1 George Eliot
2 Herman Melville
3 Louisa May Alcott
4 Anthony Trollope
Q The Siberian Shelf , one of the coastal shelves of the Arctic Ocean, is the largest continental shelf on Earth. How many kilometres does it extend offshore?
1 600 km
2 910 km
3 1,700 km
4 1,500 km
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution states that it is the duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and to improve public health?
1 Article 44
2 Article 42
3 Article 47
4 Article 51
Q Which SI base unit is directly derived from the definition of ampere?
1 Volt
2 Watt
3 Coulomb
4 Ohm
Q Post 1857 revolt, the Peel commission was set up to give on recommendations on __ reorganisation of British India.
1 military
2 land revenue
3 telecom
4 trade
Q The term ‘village panchayats’ is mentioned in which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
1 Article 47
2 Article 40
3 Article 49
4 Article 51
Q The derived unit for electrical conductance, the Siemens (S), can be expressed in terms of SI base units as_________.
Ans 1. kg⋅m2⋅s−3⋅A−1
2. kg⋅m2⋅s−3⋅A−2
3. kg−1⋅m2⋅s3⋅A2
4. kg−1⋅m−2⋅s3⋅A2
Q What does the middle finger represent in Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule?
Ans 1. Direction of induced EMF
2. Direction of magnetic field
3. Direction of current
4. Direction of force
In Fleming’s left-hand rule, the middle finger represents the direction of the current:
| Thumb | Represents the direction of the force on the conductor |
| Forefinger | Represents the direction of the magnetic field |
| Middle finger | Represents the direction of the current |