Q Identify the cultural festival on the basis of given clues:
i) This festival brings together craftsmen like potters, embroiderers, weavers, wood carvers, metal workers, stone smiths and painters from all over India on one platform in Haryana.
ii) This crafts mela is held in February every year and provides a glimpse of the state’s cultural heritage and recent achievements.
1 Kapil Muni Fair
2 Shamlaji Fair
3 Chitra Vichitra Fair
4 Surajkund Mela
Q Which climatologist collaborated with Koppen in 1961 to modify the scheme of climate classification?
1 Nerilie Abram
2 Richard Alley
3 Jacob Bjerknes
4 Rudolf Geiger
Q Which article empowers the Supreme Court to exercise the jurisdiction and powers of the federal court under any pre-constitution law?
1 Article 135
2 Article 139
3 Article 144
4 Article 140
Q In which year did Indian Railways start its first computerised reservation in New Delhi?
1 1992
2 1996
3 2001
4 1986
Q Who was the political guru of Subhash Chandra Bose ?
1 MG Ranade
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4 Chittaranjan Das
Q Where in India is the ‘slash and burn’ agriculture known as ‘Kuruwa’?
Ans 1. Western Ghats
2. Himalayan Belt
3. State of Odisha
4. State of Jharkhand
Q In which of the following countries will you find the Magar and Tharu ethnic
communities?
1 Nepal
2 Afghanistan
3 Bhutan
4 Sri Lanka
Q ____ is a vocal form of music from the state of Punjab.
1 Qawwali
2 Ghazal
3 Tappa
4 Bhajan
Q How many Indian biosphere reserves are included in UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves ?
1 12
2 14
3 16
4 10
Q With which of the following communities are ‘Tusu’ songs associated?
1 Jarawa
2 Onge
3 Santhal
4 Adiyan
Q Dhap , a folk dance form of _____ , performed by the Kandha tribe .
1 Odisha
2 Kerala
3 Rajasthan
4 Assam
Q ‘Ganga Sagar Mela‘ is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti every year in ___
1 West Bengal
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Bihar
Q Chenab river of north India originates from the confluence of which of the following two rivers?
1 Indus and Sutlej
2 Nubra and Hunza
3 Zaskar and Shyok
4 Chandra and Bhaga
Q What was the launch year of ‘Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojana’?
1 2017
2 2014
3 2016
4 2015
Q Carnatic music is the Indian classical music mainly associated with __ India.
1 south
2 eastern
3 north
4 western
Carnatic music is the Indian classical music mainly associated with South India [ Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Kerala and Tamil Nadu ]
Q The athletes while throwing the discus have to remain inside a circle of how many diameter?
Ans 1. 2 meters
2. 2.5 meters
3. 3.5 meters
4. 3 meters
Q Who among the following freedom fighters hoisted the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement?
1 Aruna Asaf Ali
2 Sarojini Naidu
3 Tara Rani Srivastava
4 Matangini Hazra
Q Which of the following vitamins is synthesized due to the striking of the ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight to the human skin?
1 Vitamin D
2 Vitamin A
3 Vitamin C
4 Vitamin B
Q Who among the following became the first President of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
1 Dadabhai Naoriji
2 Pherozeshah Mehta
3 Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
4 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q Which among the following festivals is also known as “Festival of Festivals”?
Ans 1. Chapchar Kut
2. Hornbill Festival
3. Moatsu
4. Wangala
Q Who addressed the Congress as President in 1887 thus – “This Congress is composed of the representatives, not of any one class or community of India, but of all the different communities of India”?
1 Dadabhai Naoroji
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Badruddin Tyabji
4 Surendranath Banerjee
Q The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) which adopted ‘Agenda 21’ was held at:
1 Stockholm
2 Paris
3 New Delhi
4 Rio de Janeiro [ 1992 ]
Q Which protein is naturally found in some grains including wheat , barley and rye ?
1 Renin
2 Pepsin
3 Gluten
4 Maltase
Q The city of Kolar in Karnataka is renowned for its __ mines.
1 gold
2 silver
3 limestone
4 copper
Q The 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India was passed in the year __.
1 1975
2 1976
3 1977
4 1978
Q As per state Census 2011 , which is the least populous state of India ?
1 Sikkim
2 Assam
3Tripura
4 Goa
Q Which economist was appointed as the Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016 ?
1 Kaushik Basu
2 Amartya Sen
3 Jagadish Bhagawati
4 Vijay Kelkar
Q When was the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ instituted ?
1 1991-92
2 1985-86
3 1961-62
4 1965-66
Q What is the chemical name of ‘oil of vitriol’ ?
1 Sulfuric acid
2 Methyl alcohol
3 Sodium chloride
4 Calcium hydroxide
Q The patriotic song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha’ was composed by _____
1 Allama Muhammad Iqbal
2 Bismil Azimabadi
3 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q In the Rigvedas there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers that were worshipped as goddesses. Which are these rivers?
1 Alakananda and Bhagirathi
2 Ravi and Chenab
3 Ganga and Yamuna
4 Beas and Sutlej
Q Which country was the first to implement Goods and Services Tax [ GST ] ?
1 Sweden
2 France
3 Germany
4 Canada
Q ‘Thoda’ a sport dance belongs to which of the following states ?
1 Sikkim
2 Himachal Pardesh
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Manipur
Q Al Biruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind was written in ________.
1 Arabic
2 Turkish
3 Urdu
4 Persian
Q To which neighbouring country was the Indian Peace Keeping Force [ IPKF ] sent in the year 1987 ?
1 Sri Lanka
2 Bhutan
3 Burma
4 Nepal
Q In which state is Ponu Yoksi, a sword-like instrument, used during ceremonial dances performed by priests?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which hymn from the Rigveda was used by the Brahmanas of ancient India to justify the Varna system?
1 Varna Sukta
2 Brahm Sukta
3 Purusha Sukta
4 Manas Sukta
Q The Indian Mutiny began from Meerut on 10 May 1857 and ended in:
1. Gwalior on 20 June 1858
2 Jhansi on 15 August 1860
3 Delhi on 18 September 1859
4 Kolkata on 13 May 1858
Q Who is the author of the autobiography “The Story of My Experiments with Truth,” which provides insights into the life and philosophy of a prominent Indian leader?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 R.K. Narayan
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Arundhati Roy
Q As of 2024, there are __ official languages of the United Nations.
1. 10
2 7
3 6
4 11
| Official Languages of the United Nations | Arabic || Chinese || English || French || Russian || Spanish |
Q Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is associated with which of the following disciplines?
1. Sports
2 Literature
3 Music
4 Science and Technology
Q Which Indian holds the Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men’s hockey final?
1. Dhyan Chand
2 Ajit Pal Singh
2 Balbir Singh Dosanjh
4 Dhanraj Pillai
Q Hakki, Pikki and Siddi are __ from Karnataka.
1. languages
4 theatre forms
3 music types
4 dance forms
Q ______ was the Chairman of the first Finance Commission of India.
Ans 1. YB Chavan
2. PV Rajamannar
3. KC Neogy
4. AK Chanda
Q ऑटोबायोग्राफी ऑफ ए योगी (Autobiography of a Yogi)’ _की आत्मकथा है।
1 स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती / Swami Dayananda Saraswati
2 परमहंस योगानंद / Paramahansa Yogananda
3 रामकृष्ण परमहंस / Ramkrishna Paramahansa
4 स्वामी विवेकानंद/ Swami Vivekananda
Q In which of the following years was the ‘All-India Village Industries Association’ launched by Mahatma Gandhi?
1 1934
2 1932
3 1928
4 1930
Q झारखंड का पाइका नृत्य (Paika dance) आमतौर पर _ जनजाति द्वारा विशेष सम्मानित
अतिथियोंके स्वागत के लिए या धार्मिक जुलूस (शोभा यात्रा) के दौरान किया जाता है।
1 संथाल (Santhal)
2 मुंडा (Munda)
3 ओरांव (Oraon)
4 भूमिज (Bhumij)
Q ‘A shot at History’ is an autobiography of whom among the following Olympic medal awardees?
1 PV Sindhu
2 Abhinav Bindra
3 Sushil Kumar
4 Leander Paes