Q Mountaineer Edmund Hillary was of ______ nationality.
Ans 1. Scottish
2. Australian
3. New Zealand
4. Norwegian
| First person to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest | Edmund Hillary [ New Zealand ] and Tenzing Norgay [ Nepal ] |
| First woman to reach the summit Mount Everst | Junko Tabei [ Japan ] |
Q In 1911, air transport in India began between which two places?
1 Allahabad and Kanpur
2 Allahabad and Naini
3 Delhi and Mumbai
4 Delhi and Patna
Q Dhol Cholom , a drum dance , is one of the dances performed during which of the following festivals in Manipur ?
1 Navratri
2 Holi
3 Ganesh Chaturthi
4 Diwali
Q Who was written the book “What Went Wrong and Why”?
1 MJ Akbar
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Jaswant Singh
4 Kiran Bedi
Q Which of the following is the novel written by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar ?
Ans 1. Blood and Laughter
2. My Father’s Garden
3. All The Lives We Never Lived
4. You Can Win
Q Ambubachi Mela is held in the premises of which temple in Assam?
Ans 1. Doul Govinda Mandir
2. Kamakhya Temple
3. Umananda Temple
4. Aswaklanta Temple
Q The Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946 by the British Government comprised of___ members
1 four
2 five
3 three
4 six
| Cabinet Mission | Pethick Lawrence [ Chairman ] , Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander |
Q Which of the following monument(s) is/are located in Gujarat?
I. Dhoraji fort
II. Zinzuwada fort
1 Only II
2 Both I and II
3 Neither I nor II
4 Only I
Q What is the standard distance for males in a hurdle event?
1 110 m and 410 m
2 100 m and 400 m
3 120 m and 410 m
4 110 m and 400 m
Q In which year was the name ‘Pakistan‘ coined ?
1 1931
2 1932
3 1933 [ by Choudhary Rehmat Ali ]
4 1930
Q Who was the second person to land on moon ?
1 Dennis Tito
2 Buzz Aldrin
3 Yuri Gagarin
4 Alan Shephard
Q Ainchaliyan is a type of religious songs often sung to a newly wed bride or to an unmarried girl, who is expected to get married in near future. It is associated with which of the following states?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Assam
3 Goa
4 Maharashtra
Q Which of the following temples was built by Queen Lokamahadevi in the 8th century in Karnataka?
1 Virupaksha Temple
2 Papanatha Temple
3 Galaganath Temple
4 Jain Narayana Temple
Q According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ____ was known as the land donated to Jain institutions ?
1 Pallichchhandam
2 Shalabhoga
3 Devadena
4 Brahmadeya
Q Which of the following refractive defects of vision is also known as Far-sightedness?
1 Myopia
2 Hypermetropia
3 Presbyopia
4 Cataract
Q Which politicians established a Swaraj Party within Congress?
1 Motilal Nehru and Sarojini Naidu
2 CR Das and Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Motilal Nehru and CR Das
4 CR Das and Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that there should be a President of India?
1 Article 98
2 Article 45
3 Article 78
4 Article 52
Q There is a time lag of __ from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh.
1 2.30 hours
2 2 hours
3 1 hour
4 1.30 hours
Q Who among the following succeeded Dantidurga of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom?
1 Ashoka
2 Indra III
3 Krishna I
4 Govinda III
Q Garia Puja is a festival celebrated in the third week of April . This festival is related to which of the following states ?
1 Tripura
2 Punjab
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q _____ is a traditional Indian sport, whereby athletes perform various types of gymnastics moves and hold various poses on a vertical wooden pole.
Ans 1. Kalaripayattu
2. Nadan Panthu Kali
3. Mallakhamb
4. Yubi Lakpi
Q Dalkhai dance of Odisha is usually performed to please Goddess ___
1 Laxmi
2 Durga
3 Radha
4 Saraswati
Q In which of the following years was Super Over introduced in cricket to replace the bowl-out method to break a tie?
Ans 1. 2000
2. 2018
3. 1997
4. 2008
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern Genetics‘ ?
1 James Watson
2 Rosalind Franklin
3 Gregor Mendel
4 Robert Brown
Q The Constituent Assembly formed the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constituion of India on _
1 29th August 1949
2 29th August 1948
3 29th August 1947
4 29th August 1950
Q Which of the following Nuclear Power Plant is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh ?
1 Tarapur
2 Narora
3 Rawatbhata
4 Kakrapar
Q As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as __.
1 Ox bow
2 Levees
3 U
4 Meander
Q In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi represent India in the Second Round Table Conference to discuss constitutional reform in India?
Ans 1. 1942
2. 1939
3. 1919
4. 1931
Q Operation ______ was the code name for the police action against the Princely State of Hyderabad in September 1948 by the newly independent republic of India.
Ans 1. Smile
2. Vijay
3. Polo
4. Lotus
Q Mattancherry Palace [ Dutch Palace ] is located in ______
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Assam
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Name the dance form of North-West India in which dancers emulate the movements of snakes?
1 Siddi Dhamal
2 Tera Tali
3 Garba
4 Kalbeliya
Q From which country is the concept of independence of the judiciary in the Indian Constitution taken?
1 Australia
2 United States of America
3 Germany
4 South Africa
Q Which of the following individuals composed the National Song “Vande Mataram”?
1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 Rabindranath Tagore
3 Lata Mangeshkar
4 Bankimchandra Chatterjee
Q Which of the following mausoleum shapes was found in the architecture of the Lodhi dynasty?
1 Cylindrical
2 Octagonal
3 Circular
4 Spherical
Q Asteris [ Star Fish ] , Echinus [ Sea urchin ] , Antedon [ Sea Lily ] are all examples of which phylum ?
1 Echinodermata
2 Arthropoda
3 Annelida
4 Platyhelminthes
Q The members of phaeophyceae are commonly called ?
1 Brown Algae
2 Red Algae
3 Green Algae
4 Blue green algae
Q Prince Khurram was the name of the future emperor ?
1 Shah Jahan
2 Jahangir
3 Akbar
4 Babur
Q Which of the following mountain passes forms the ‘tri-junction‘ of India , China and Myanmar ?
1 Bum La
2 Diphu
3 Nathula
4 Mana
Q Which of the following dances was traditionally performed by male monks in
monasteries?
1 Sattriya
2 Kathakali
3 Kuchipudi
4 Odissi
Q Which National Park in Nepal is a continuation of India’s Valmiki National Park ?
1 Chitwan National Park
2 Bandipur National Park
3 Dudhwa National Park
4 Jim Corbett National Park
Q Who is the author of the book ‘India 2020 : A Vision for the New Millennium’ ?
1 APJ Abdul Kalam
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 VS Naipaul
Q Who invented the waterproof raincoat ?
1 Charles Macintosh
2 Robert Hooke
3 Cai Lun
4 William Harvey
Q Mame Khan, an Indian folk singer known for his Sufi and folk music performances, is from the state of _________.
1 Jharkhand
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Gujarat
4 Rajasthan
Q In 1918 , Mahatma Gandhi went to ___ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.
1 Ahmedabad
2 Madras
3 Bombay
4 Surat
Q Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
1 Samaveda
2 Rigveda
3 Yajurveda
4 Atharvaveda
Q The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established in India at Calcutta in 1774 ?
1 John Hyde
2 Barnes Peacock
3 Sir Elijah Impey
4 HJ Kania
Q Who is known as the father of the modern Olympic game ?
1 Pierre de Coubertin
2 Woodrow Wilson
3 Spyridon Samaras
4 Herbert Hoover
Q Which National Waterway is associated with the Brahmaputra River?
1 National Waterway 1
2 National Waterway 3
3 National Waterway 2
4 National Waterway 5
Q In which part of the Constitution of India is the procedure for amendments in the Constitution laid down?
1 Part XV
2 Part XXI
3 Part XX
4 Part X
Q Dehing Patkai festival is the festival to celebrate the rich culture of which of the following Indian states?
1 Nagaland
2 Sikkim
3 Tripura
4 Assam
Q Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India does the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh have special responsibility with respect to law and order and in discharge of his functions in relation thereto?
1 Article 371 D
2 Article 371 H
3 Article 371 A
4 Article 371 G