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Q Sonalika is a HYV of which food grain?

1 Corn

2 Rice

3 Wheat

4 Maize

Q Bank rate is the rate at which :

1 Central Bank borrows loan from Government

2 Commercial banks lend loan to Central bank

2 Commercial banks lend loan to Government

4 Central bank lends loan to commercial banks.

Q When was the First Law Commission set up in independent India ?

1 1952

2 1955

3 1956

4 1951

Q गुप्त काल में कालिदास [ Kalidasa ] द्वारा लिखित राजा दुष्यंत की प्रेम कहानी पर आधारित नाटक निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा था?

1 रघुवंशम्

2 विक्रमोर्वशी

3 कुमारसंभव

4 अभिज्ञानशाकुं तल

Q Which among the following is NOT a part of ‘Panch Kedar’ ?

1. Tungnath

2 Rudranath

3 Neelkanth Mahadev

4 Kalpeshwar

Panch Kedar  Kedarnath | Tungnath | Rudranath | Madhmaheshwar | Kalpeshwar

Q By which of the following authors is the English novel ‘Three Men in a Boat’ written?

1 Arthur Conan Doyle

2 Mark Twain

3 Jerome K Jerome

4 Robert Louis Stevenson

Q Who was the first flag bearer for India in the Olympics?

Ans 1. Purma Banerjee

2. Dhyan Chand

3. Lal Shah Bokhari

4. Zafar Iqbal

First flag bearer for India in the Olympics Purma Banerjee [ 1920 Antwerp Olympics ]
First woman flag bearer for India in the OlympicsShiny Abraham Wilson [ 1992 Barcelona Olympics

Q Mayurbhanj Elephant reserve is situated in which state ?

1 Odisha

2 West Bengal

3 Jharkhand

4 Uttar Pradesh

Q The first Paralympic games were held in:

1 Sydney

2 Rome

3 Tokyo

4 Beijing

Q On 15 August 1947 , the first Prime Minister of India , Jawaharlal Nehru , raised the Indian National Flag above the ____ Red Fort in Delhi .

1 Lahori Gate

2 Delhi Gate

3 Ajmeri Gate

4 Kashmiri Gate

Q Bhortal dance is famous in _______.

1 Odisha

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Assam

4 Bihar

Q The deficiency of iodine causes ______.

1 Beriberi

2 Scurvy

3 Rickets

4 goitre

Q Which country has the maximum number of countries ?

1 South Amercia

2 North America

3 Africa

4 Asia

Q पूर्वोत्तर भारत में , अहोम इस त्योहार को हर साल 31 जनवरी को सभी पारंपरिक वेशभूषा और धूमधाम
से अपने पूर्वजों की पूजा करने के लिए एक आम जगह पर मनाते हैं। त्योहार की पहचान करें।

1 डोलजात्रा

2 जोनबील मेला

3 रोंगकर

4 मे दम मे फी

Q Who among the following chroniclers wrote his first chronicle in 1356?

1 Minhaj-us-Siraj

2 Ziyauddin Barani

3 Ibn-Sina

4 Al-Biruni

Q ‘Uthagamandalam’ is the other name of which hill station ?

Ooty

2 Mathern

3 Chail

4 Darjeeling

Q Kummi dance , usually performed during harvest festivals and Navratri, is a popular dance of which southern state?

1 Karnataka

2 Tamil Nadu

3 Telangana

4 Andhra Pradesh

Q Who founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha that was set up to explore spiritual truth?

1 Keshab Chandra Sen

2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy

3 Debendranath Tagore

4 Dayanand Saraswati

Q Cadmium pollution causes a disease called ‘Emphysema’. Which organ in the human body is/are primarily affected in ‘Emphysema’?

1 Kidneys

2 Lungs

3 Liver

4 Heart

Q Dhangar is the worship dance form of which of the following states/union territories?

1. Goa

2 Bihar

3 Chandigarh

4 Puducherry

Q The first Education Minister of Independent India was ______.

Ans 1. Baldev Singh

2. RK Shanmukham Chetty

3. Abul Kalam Azad

4. BR Ambedkar

Q Deba Prasad Das , Pankaj Charan Das and Gangadhar Pradhan were the famous exponents of which of the following dance forms?

1 Odissi

2 Sattriya

3 Bharatnatyam

4 Kathak

Q Which of the following autobiographies is written by former English footballer, David Beckham published in 2003 ? 

Ans 1. The Greatest: My own Story 

2. Standing my Ground 

3. A Shot at History

 4. My Side

Q Aner, Panzara and Waghur are the tributaries of which river?

1 Kaveri

2 Mahanadi

3 Tapi

4 Godavari

Q In which of the following years was the First Amendment Act of the Constitution of India enacted?

1 1952

2 1951

3 1958

4 1956

‘Pidurutalagala’ is the highest mountain peak in ______.

Ans 1. Bhutan

2. Nepal

3. Sri Lanka

4. Myanmar

Q The main (chief) social unit of the Aryans was __.

1 Rajan

2 Gana

3 Jana

4 Parishad

Q Jaipal Singh Munda is associated with which of the following sports?

1 Hockey

2 Kabaddi

3 Football

4 Badminton

Q With which country does India share the shortest border ?

1 Bhutan

2 Nepal

3 Myanmar

Afghanistan [ 106 km ]]

India shares its land borders with seven countries Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] , Bhutan [ 699 km ] , China [ 3488 km ] , Myanmar [ 1643 km ] , Nepal [ 1751 km ] and Pakistan [ 3323 km ] , Afghanistan [ 106 km ]

Q Which Mughal emperor is known for designing a series of inlays behind his throne in the court at Delhi that depicted the legendary Greek god Orpheus playing the lute?

1 Babur

2 Humayun

3 Shah Jahan

4 Akbar

Q Which of the following is the thanksgiving festival of Maharashtra, where bulls are honoured as they are considered indispensable to farming?

Ans 1. Makar Sankranti

2. Pola Festival

3. Gudi Padwa

4. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

‘Sakewa’ is a religious festival celebrated in the state of ______.

Ans 1. Goa

2. Sikkim

3. Assam

4. Mizoram

Q Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is associated with which of these sports ?

1 Hockey

2 Golf

3 Football

4 Cricket

Q Who among the following was given the title of Malikut-Tujjar, ‘Chief of the Merchants’ by the Bahamani ruler Humayun Shah?

1 Mahmud Gawan

2 Haran Kangu

3 Mohammed Shah

4 Behram Shah

Q Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, which is made of felsic to intermediate rock, represents which type of volcanoes?

1 Composite

2 Shield

3 Fissure

4 Cinder cone

Q Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and membranes of which of the following organs?

1 Brain

2 Liver

3 Intestine

4 Kidney

Q How many Fundamental Duties were initially recommended by the Swaran Singh Committee, appointed to look into it?

1 8

2 10

3 7

4 9

Part IVA of the Indian Constitutions deal with Fundamental Duties . In 2002, the number of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India was raised to 11

Q How many rulers of Dakshinapatha were defeated by Samudragupta?

1 3

2 10

3 12

4 8

The rulers of Dakshinapatha were twelve in number . They surrendered to Samundragupta after being defeated and then he allowed them to rule again

Q Which Article of the Constitution of India mandates the position of a Vice President of India?

1 Article 42

2 Article 53

3 Article 63

4 Article 49

Q The New Moore Island is in geographic proximity to:

1 Bangladesh

2 Myanmar

3 Pakistan

4 Sri Lanka

Q Who among the following wrote the book ‘Indomitable Spirit’?

Ans 1. APJ Abdul Kalam

2. Amartya Sen

3. Raghuram Rajan

4. S Radhakrishnan

Q The Kumaon Himalayas are located between:

1 Satluj and Ravi rivers

2 Satluj and Kali rivers

3 Jhelum and Kali rivers

4 Satluj and Jhelum rivers

Q In which month is the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) located around 20°N25°N latitude (over the Gangetic plain)?

1 June

2 July

3 May

4 August

Q The share of adolescents (aged 10-19 years) is found to be about __, according to the 2011 census.

1 20.9 %

2 47.3 %

3 30.5 %

4 52.7 %

Q What was the approximate total budget outlay of the First Five-Year Plan in India?

1 2, 069 crore

2 3,010 crore

3 2,050 crore

4 1,960 crore

Q Which form of farming is called ‘slash and burn’ agriculture?

Ans 1. Hydroponic farming

2. Commercial farming

3. Intensive subsistence farming

4. Primitive subsistence farming

Q When you take Lead nitrate powder in a boiling tube and heat it, you will observe the emission of brown fumes that are of _________.

1 Nitrogen dioxide

2 Nitric oxide

3 Nitrous oxide

4 Dinitrogen trioxide

Q Sharad Purnima is associated with the Goddess __ in some parts of India.

1 Gauri

2 Parvati

3 Sita

4 Lakshmi

Q Which of the following playback singers is the recipient of the Karnataka Ratna Award 2005?

1 Ravindra Jain

2 Pandit Jasraj

3 Bhimsen Joshi

4 Sistla Janaki

Q During the period of 1947 to 1990, how many five-year plans were completed?

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

Q Which of the following states is one of those states that have NO Panchayati Raj Institution at all?

1 Assam

2 Nagaland

3 Gujarat

4 Punjab

Q The Dronacharya Award for coaches started in which year?

 Ans 1. 1985 

2. 1984 

3. 1982 

4. 1987

Q In which of the following states are the Nallamala Hills located?

 Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh 

2. Arunachal Pradesh 

3. Uttar Pradesh 

4. Andhra Pradesh

Q National Highway (NH)-2, a section of the Grand Trunk Road, is a major highway in India that runs from Delhi to _.

1 Ambala

2 Kolkata

3 Amritsar

4 Panipat

Q Which of the following is NOT a member of the Aves (birds) class?

1 Psittacula

2 Struthio

3 Neophron

4 Pteropus [ Mammals ]

Q Who among the following was the British resistance at Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?

1 Colonel Oncel

2 Henry Lawrence

3 John Nicholson

4 William Taylor

Q Drain of Wealth’, a critique of the colonial exploitation, was given by which of the following nationalist leaders?

1 Rajendra Prasad

2 Dadabhai Naoroji

3 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

4 Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

Q What is the name of the inflammatory condition that causes cracks, crusting and scaling at the corners of the mouth due to vitamin B2 deficiency?

1 Cheilosis

2 Psoriasis

3 Atopic dermatitis

4 Urticaria

Q The call ‘Dilli Chalo’ was given by which of the following leaders?

1 Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3 Subhash Chandra Bose

4 Mahatma Gandhi

Q Which of the following rivers is named only once in Rigveda?

1 Ganga

2 Indus

3 Saraswati

4 Jhelum

Q Jagoi and Cholom are the two main divisions in which of the following classical dance forms?

1 Kathak

2 Odissi

3 Manipuri

4 Sattriya

Q The sound waves having frequencies less than __ Hz are called infrasonic
waves.

1 15

2 5

3 10

4 20

Q When was Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) established?

1 1904

2 1907

3 1903

4 1905

Q In 1997, which state was at the centre of a recommendation to impose President’s Rule that President KR Narayanan sent back for reconsideration?

Ans 1. Bihar

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Rajasthan

4. Madhya Pradesh

Q Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

1 Alexander III

2 Seleucus I Nicator

3 Antiochus I Soter

4 Antiochus III

Q The hill station of Chail is located in _____

1 Himachal Pradesh

2 West Bengal

3 Maharashtra

4 Meghalaya

Q Who wrote the book Namesake?

1 Jhumpa Lahiri

2 Anita Desia

3 Kiran Desai

4 Arundhati Roy

Q Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and ______

1 Sergey Brin

2 Steve Wozniak

3 Peter Thiel

4 Elon Musk

Q Kasuti is a traditional form of folk embroidery practised in the state of :

1 Karnataka

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Odisha

2 Punjab

Q Ghumot is indigenous traditional percussion instrument of ?

1 Goa

2 Odisha

3 Kerala

4 Assam

Q The Hill station of Matheran is located in :

1 Maharashtra

2 Karnataka

3 Uttarakhand

4 Himachal Pradesh

Q Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was formed in the year __.

1 1926

2 1930

3 1927

4 1929

Q The Rourkela steel plant was set up in collaboration with Germany in which state of India?

1 Odisha

2 Jharkhand

3 Bihar

4 Assam

Q Match the columns

Name of Shifting Agriculture Related State
i. Jhuminga ] Madhya Pradesh
ii. Dahiyab ] Andhra Pradesh
iii. Pendac ] North eastern region
iv. Kumari d ] Western Ghats

1 i-d , ii-c , iii-b , iv-a

2 i-a , ii-b , iii-c , iv-d

3 i-b , ii-c , iii-a , iv-d

4 i-c , ii-a , iii-b , iv-d

‘Slash and burn’ agriculture  Bewar / Dahiya [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Podu / Penda [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Kumari [ Western Ghats ] , Kuruwa [ Jharkhand ] , Pamlou [ Manipur ]and Jhumming [North-Eastern Region ]

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