Q Who among the following was the first Indian to be recruited in Indian Civil Service in British India?
1 Satyendranath Tagore
2 Rahimtulla M Sayani
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Surendra Nath Banerjee
Q Which dance form of Goa is also known as the ‘Warrior Dance’?
1 Loor
2 Laho
3 Ghode Modni
4 Rauf
Q When was the 1st Asian Kabaddi Championship held?
1 1975
2 1970
3 1980
4 1985
Q Who introduced the term ‘triads’ in the classification of elements?
Ans 1. Dmitri Mendeleev
2. Johann Dobereiner
3. AEB de Chancourtois
4. John Newlands
Q In which state of India are the Elephanta Caves located ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Maharashtra
3 Odisha
4 Karnataka
Q Python language was created by _____
1 Guido van Rossum
2 Bjarne Stroustrup
3 Rasmus Lerdorf
4 Brendan Eich
Q In which country was the Theosophical Society founded?
1 England
2 America
3 France
4 Japan
Q Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Tamas’?
1 Harishankar Parsai
2 Mohan Rakesh
3 Bhisham Sahni
4 Rahi Masoom Raza
Q Which of the following is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world?
1 Lakshadweep
2 Peacock
3 Majuli
4 Bhavani
Q What are the most common type of earthquakes?
1 Volcanic earthquakes
2 Tectonic earthquakes
3 Seismic earthquakes
4 Reservoir earthquakes
Q Chad Laho is a dance-festival, primarily celebrated by which of the following tribes of Meghalaya?
Ans 1. Garo
2. Jaintia
3. Khasi
4. Hojang
Q By which of the following state governments is the Tansen Music Festival organised?
1 Rajasthan Government
2 Madhya Pradesh Government
3 Maharashtra Government
4 Uttar Pradesh Government
Q In the Right-Hand Thumb Rule, the thumb is directed towards the direction of:
1 current
2 magnetic field
3 electric field
4 motion of the conductor
Q When Akbar introduced Mansabdari system, __ was the lowest grade of
Mansabdar.
1 fifty
2 one hundred
3 ten
4 one thousand
Q Which of the following deities was known as breaker of forts in the Rig Veda?
1 Indra
2 Agni
3 Varuna
4 Marut
Q Pawl Kut is a thanksgiving festival of which Indian state ?
1 Assam
2 Tripura
3 Mizoram
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q The decomposition of gaseous Ammonia on a hot platinum surface is a
___ order reaction at high pressure.
1 three
2 two
3 zero
4 one
Q Who is the author of the novel ‘Before We Visit the Goddess’?
1 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2 Kiran Doshi
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Jhumpa Lahiri
Q In which of the following states is the Chandragad fort situated?
1 Karnataka
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q In badminton each game consist of how many points?
Ans 1. 15
2. 21
3. 11
4. 20
Q The term ‘chui’ in judo means __.
1 warning
2 light penalty
3 throwing technique
4 holding technique
Q Bhakti Pradeep Kulkarni is associated with __.
1 tennis
2 kabaddi
3 chess
4 badminton
Q Guruvayur Dorai is associated with playing the ________.
Ans 1. Sarangi
2. Mridangam
3. Rudra Veena
4. Tabla
Q Where is India’s first Marine National Park located ?
1 Assam
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Gujarat [ The Gulf of Kutch ]
4 Rajasthan
Q Where is the headquarters of the Zoological Survey of India ?
1 Lucknow
2 Kolkata
3 Chennai
4 Mysuru
Q Which of the following festivals is also known as the ‘100 drums festival’?
1 Cheiraoba
2 Wangala
3 Sanken
4 Saga Dawa
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution, related to fundamental rights, CANNOT be suspended during an emergency?
1 Articles 29-30
2 Articles 17-18
3 Articles 20-21
4 Articles 31-32
Q In which classical dance forms the performance includes a Sutradhara or Nattuvanar who is the conductor of the entire performance?
1 Kuchipudi
2 Bharatnatyam
3 Kathak
4 Odissi
Q The white blood cells in human blood are also called:
1 melanocytes
2 leukocytes
3 erythrocytes
4 granulocytes
Q Which of the following is the popular harvest festival of Meghalaya?
Ans 1. Wangala
2. Nuakhai
3. Pongal
4. Onam
Q What is the duration of a Kabaddi match ?
1 40 minutes
2 60 minutes
3 70 minutes
4 90 minutes
Q Which of the following is present in chalk?
1 Sodium Hydroxide
2 Potassium Nitrate
3 Sodium Chloride
4 Calcium Carbonate
Q In which year was the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports Patiala established?
1 1961
2 1957
3 1971
4 1982
Q Thaneswar where the Vardhana dynasty ruled around the present-day state of __.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Haryana
3 Rajasthan
4 Gujarat
Q Itai-itai disease is caused by the toxicity of which of the following elements?
Ans 1. Arsenic
2. Lead
3. Mercury
4. Cadmium
Q Who among the following was NOT one of the founders of the Ahrar Movement in British India?
1 Maulana Muhammad Ali
2 Hasan Imam
3 Hakim Ajmal Khan
4 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q There are __ hand gestures in Mohiniyattam which are mainly adopted from
Hastalakshana Deepika text.
1 18
2 20
3 24
4 28
Q Who among the following authors incorporated the song Vande Mataram into his novel?
1 Murugam Periyar
2 Lal Makhan Singh
3 Vir Singh Salgaonkar
4 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Q In which of the following years was the Battle of Haldighati fought?
1 1571
2 1576
3 1579
4 1567
Q Which of the following states has the famous ‘Nabakalebara festival ?
1 Kerala
2 Odisha
3 Tripura
4 Sikkim
Q Which of the following rivers originates from the Lahaul Valley of Himachal Pradesh?
1 Jhelum river
2 Chenab river
3 Beas river
4 Ravi river
Q Sultan Johor Cup is associated with which sport?
Ans 1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Basketball
4. Cricket
Q Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is located at:
1 New Delhi
2 Jaipur
3 Bangalore
4 Meerut
Q ‘Dhopkhel’ is a famous traditional game of which Indian state ?
1 Kerala
2 Assam
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q Vishu is a _ festival, celebrated primarily in the southern part of India.
1 Buddhist
2 Parsi
3 Hindu
4 Jain
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Local Self-government ?
1 Lord Rippon
2 Lord Lytton
3 Lord Reading
4 Lord Canning
Q Who was the captain of the 1948 Indian national field hockey team that won the gold medal in Olympics [ London ] ?
1 Kishan Lal
2 Manpreet Singh
3 Jaipal Singh Munda
4 Major Dhyan Chand
Q The Arjuna award started in which year?
Ans 1. 1978
2. 1970
3. 1961
4. 1972
Q Who among the following said that Raziyya was more able and /qualified than all her brothers for the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?
1. Qutb ud-Din Aibak
2 Abdul Malik Isami
3 Minhaj-i Siraj
4 Ahmad Yadgar
Q What is the population density of India as per the Census 2011 (in per square km)?
1 382
2 415
3 402
4 395
Q Who is known as the father of Green Revolution in the World?
1 R.K.V. Rao
2 Norman Borlaug
3 M.S. Swaminathan.
4 Raja Krishna
Q How many seats are reserved for scheduled castes in Lok Sabha?
1 86
2 82
3 84
4 85
Q Golkonda fort was built during the reign of which of the following dynasties?
1 Chaulukya
2 Kakatiya
3 Gupta
4 Maurya
Q The Brahmo Samaj was founded by ____ in 1828 .
1 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
3 Jyotiba Phule
4 Atmaram Pandurang
Q In which of the following festivals of Tamil Nadu is the bull-taming sport played?
Ans 1. Pongal
2. Kartighai
3. Onam
4. Thrissur Pooram
Q The festival of Ram Navami is celebrated in the Hindu month of _________.
Ans 1. Kartik
2. Phalgun
3. Chaitra
4. Ashvin
Q Place Sikandara which comes under suburb of Agra is associated with the tomb of________.
1 Akbar
2 Shivaji
3 Jahangir
4 Babur
Q Who among the following gave the concept of ‘paradox of thrift’?
1 Abhijeet Banerjee
2 John Maynard Keynes
3 Adam Smith
4 Amartya Sen
Q The team that won the first two World Cup cricket tournaments was _____
1 West Indies [ 1975 and 1979 ]
2 Australia
3 England
4 India
Q Ibrahim Lodi became the Sultan of Delhi in which year ?
1 1517
2 1526
3 1530
4 1510
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India prohibits forced labour?
1 Article 23
2 Article 21
3 Article 22
4 Article 20
Q The age of the Earth is currently thought to be:
1 4.5 billion years
2 4 billion years
3 3.5 billion years
4 5 billion years
Q Which of the following years was declared as the international year of micro credit by the UN?
1 2008
2 2004
3 2002
4 2005
Q Ali Akbar Khan was associated with which of the following gharanas?
1 Kirana gharana
2 Agra gharana
3 Maihar gharana
4 Gwalior gharana
Q In 1539, the Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and __.
1 Ibrahim Lodhi
2 Sikandar Suri
3 Sher Shah Suri
4 Rana Sanga
Q Long Walk to Freedom’ is the autobiography of:
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Nelson Mandela
3 Ho chi Minh
4 Barack Obama
Q Dhimsa is a tribal dance form that is performed primarily by Porja caste women in which state ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who among the following is the author of ‘My Archaeological Mission to India and Pakistan’?
1 REM Wheeler
2 GF Dales
3 John Marshall
4 Alexander Cunningham
Q Regional Rural Banks were established in which year ?
1 1975
2 1969
3 1935
4 1982
Q How many windows are there in Hawa Mahal ?
1 953
2 853
3 753
4 653
Q Where is the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held every year ?
1 Malaysia
2 India
3 Germany
4 South Korea
Q The denity of population of India as per the Census of 1951 is ____
1 117 per sq km
2 324 per sq km
3 103 per sq km
4 382 per sq km
Q The office of Diwan-i-Insha dealt with which affair in administration?
1 State correspondence
2 Military
3 Finance
4 Religious affairs
Q The duration of the 12th five year plan was from _____ to ____
1 2012 – 2017
2 1987 – 1992
3 2007 – 2012
4 1990 – 1995
Q According to Census 2011, what is the estimated percentage of people below the poverty line in rural areas?
1 13.04%
2 18.90%
3 25.70%
4 27.09%
Q Which is the deepest point of Earth’s oceans with a depth of 11,022 metres?
1 Arctic Ocean’s Eurasian Basin
2 Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench
3 Indian Ocean’s Java Trench
4 Atlantic Ocean’s Puerto Rico Trench
Q When the President of India keeps a bill (except money bill and constitutional
amendment bill) pending for an indefinite period, it is called __.
1 pocket veto of the President
2 suspensive veto of the President
3 absolute veto of the President
4 amendatory veto of the Presiden
Q Which of the following is an autobiography of the international tennis player Andre Agassi ?
1 Open: An Autobiography
2 Unstoppable
3 Unbreakable
4 Serve to Win
Q Who was the teacher of the famous musician Tansen?
1 Ravidas
2 Swami Haridas
3 Kalidas
4 Surdas
Q Pandit Ram Narayan a famous instrumentalist, is known for playing which of the following instruments?
1 Ghatam
2 Sarod
3 Sarangi
4 Veena
Q ‘Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story’ was authored by whom among the following personalities in addition to Peter Petre ?
1 Andre Agassi
2 Pete Sampras
3 Arnold Schwarzenegger
4 Malcom X
Q Which of the following books has been written by the Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai?
1 A Fine Balance
2 The Year of Runaways
3 The Inheritance of Loss
4 Shantaram
Q When was the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) launched?
1 2006
2 2008
3 2012
4 2009
Q Who among the following founded an organisation called the Indian Association, in 1876, along with Surendranath Banerjee?
1 Benoy Krishna Bose
2 Jatindranath Mukherjee
3 Ananda Mohan Bose
4 Chittaranjan Das
Q Under the Regulating Act of 1773, the King-in-Council created a Supreme Court in which of the following places?
1 Calcutta
2 Delhi
3 Madras
4 Bombay
Q The earth’s perihelion occurs in:
1 July
2 October
3 January
4 September
Q After independence , the 1st national games were hosted by which of the following cities?
1 Delhi
2 Lucknow
3 Kolkata
4 Bombay
Q In which musical note did Newland put the metals Co and Ni with halogens?
1 Re
2 Mi
3 Do
4 Fa
Q Which is the most important protein component in milk, both quantitatively and nutritionally, that accounts for about 80% of the total protein in bovine milk?
1 Pepsin
2 Casein
3 Actin
4 Albumin
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Thousand Faces of Night’?
Ans 1. Githa Hariharan
2. Meena Alexander
3. Urvashi Butalia
4. Namita Gokhale
Q Norman Borlaug, known as the Father of Green Revolution for the world, belongs to which country?
1 US
2 New Zealand
3 Australia
4 Germany
Q The scheme called Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India is being implemented in how many eastern states?
1 Four
2 Seven
3 Three
4 Six
Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India is a sub scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is being implemented in seven eastern states namely Assam , Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , Odisha , West Bengal and Eastern Uttar Pradesh