Q Harela is one of the most auspicious festivals of Kumaon region celebrated on the first day of _.
1 Chaitra
2 Asadha
3 Shravan
4 Vaisakha
Q Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under whom ?
1 Tomara Rajputs
2 Chauhans
3 Ghiyasuddin Balban
4 Alauddin Khalji
Q Amongst the following, whose record did Roger Federer break to win the most number of Grand Slam singles amongst male tennis players?
1 John McEnroe
2 Andre Agassi
3 Bjorn Borg
4 Pete Sampras
Q Who among the following was the guru of Tansen?
1 Abul Fazal
2 Shaukat Mian
3 Makarand Mishra
4 Swami Haridasa
Q Who is the first T20 captain of India ?
1 MS Dhoni
2 Rohit Sharma
3 Virender Sehwag
4 Suresh Raina
Q Where are the headquarters of IAEA situated?
1 Vienna
2 Copenhagen
3 Geneva
4 Oslo
Q India is a federal republic with 28 states and ______union territories.
Ans 1. six
2. four
3.eight
4. seven
Q In which state is the festival of Gudi Padwa specially celebrated?
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Punjab
3. Goa
4. Odisha
Q What is the meaning of Zakat in Islam ?
1 Faasting
2 Prayer
3 Almsgiving
4 Pilgrimage
Q ‘Nupa’ dance is associated with which Indian state?
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Manipur
3. Jharkhand
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Which dance style is incorporated with both the Tandava and Lasya ?
1 Odissi
2 Kathak
3 Manipuri
4 Bharatnatyam
Q ‘A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold’ is the autography of the famous sportsperson ______________.
Ans 1. PV Sindhu
2. Lovlina Borgohain
3. Abhinav Bindra
4. Mirabai Chanu
Q Who is regarded as the father of Qawwali in India?
1 Mirza Ghalib
2 Nizamuddin Auliya
3 Wazid Ali
4 Amir Khosrow
Q In which state , Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is established ?
1 Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who is the author of the famous book ‘Kamayani’?
Ans 1. Sumitranandan Pant
2. Mahadevi Verma
3. Jaishankar Prasad
4. Maithili Sharan Gupt
Q In context of panchvrata in Jainism , which of the following means non-stealing ?
1 Aparigraha
2 Brahmacharaya
3 Ahimsa
4 Astheya
Q The X-ring on the archery target is the ___ inner ring .
1 5th
2 9th
3 10th
4 7th
Q Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India in which year?
Ans 1. 1767
2. 1757
3. 1773
4. 1783
Q Which of the following has discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
Ans 1. Clive Lord
2. Henry the sailor
3. Captain Hudson
4. Vasco Da Gama
Q A fast and low shot in badminton that makes a horizontal flight over the net is known as ___
1 flick
2 drop
3 drive
4 array
Q The number of oscillations per second is called ___ of oscillation.
1 amplitude
2 frequency
3 pitch
4 hertz
Q The Cheriyal Scrolls is a dying art form of India practised by one family called the Nakashi family for many generations. Name the modern day state which owns this art form.
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Karnataka
3. West Bengal
4. Telangana
Q In which of the following years, was the Self-Respect movement started in Tamil Nadu
region?
1 1916
2 1925
3 1910
4 1930
Q In which of the following states is the Kolleru Lake located?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Who requested the Syrian king to send a Greek philosopher?
1 Chandragupta Maurya
2 Bindusara
3 Ashok
4 Kunal
Q With what musical instrument is Ustad Binda Khan associated ?
1 Sitar
2 Sarod
3 Sarangi
4 Been
Q The process of coating grooves or engravings in ornaments with coloured enamels is called _____
1 Meenakari
2 Pulkari
3 Chikankari
4 Zardozi
Q Sanjhi Art is associated to which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. West Bengal
4. Gujarat
Q The birthday of Prophet Muhammad is also celebrated by the name of _____________.
1. Eid-ul-Fitr
2. Ramadan
3. Eid-ul-Adha
4. Mawlid al-Nabi
Q Guntapalle Chaitya Buddhist cave is situated in which of the following states?
1 Maharashtra
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q _____ a Rashtrakuta chief overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called hiranya-grabha [ literally , the golden womb ] .
1 Rajendra
2 Dantidurga
3 Nagbhatta
4 Rajraja
Q The birth anniversary of _____ is celebrated as ‘International Nurses Day’ every year.
1 Florence Nightingale
2 Mother Teresa
3 Alice Walkar
4 Clara Barton
Q The Gol Gumbad [ Gumbaz ] of______ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah .
1 Agra
2 Allahabad
3 Bijapur
4 Delhi
Q Which of the following is the longest beach in the world?
1 Praia do Cassino Beach, Brazil
2 Playa Novillero Beach, Mexico
3 Padre Island, Texas
4 Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Q ‘Dangi’ is a very popular folk dance of which state ?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Assam
4 Odisha
Q Sucheta Kripalani , became the first Chief Minister of which state ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 West Bengal
3 Bihar
4 Maharashtra
Q Which city is known as ‘The Athens of the East’ ?
1 Madurai
2 Coorg
3 Shillong
4 Kishangarh
Q Amongst the following, which article of the Constitution provides for the convening of the joint session of Parliament?
1 Article 250
2 Article 108
3 Article 175
4 Article 300
Q Bidesiya is said to have originated from the village of Kutubpur, Uttar Pradesh. People who used to leave the village and go to the city were known as Bidesiyas. One such person was _.
1 Bhikhari Thakur
2 Acharya Devvrat
3 Bheem Sen
4 Viren Bahadur
Q The autobiography of famous yoga guru Swami Ramdev is:
1 My Life, My Mission
2 Beyond the Lines
3 Born Again on the Mountain
4 In the Afternoon of Time
Q On which date was the Industrial policy of 1991 launched?
1 24 July
2 30 December
3 20 October
4 15 August
Q Who among the following has discovered Radium?
1 Marie and Pierre Curie
2 Henry Becquerel
3 Michael Faraday
4 Enrico Ferni
Q There are facts about a famous leader of India. Based on these facts identify the name of the leader.
I. In 1937, At Gandhi’s invitation, he became chairman of the National Committee on Basic Education and drafted the curriculum of Nai Talim
II. In 1956–58 he served on the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
III. He was elected vice president of India in 1962.
1 Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Lal Bahadur Shastri
4 Zakir Husain
Q Which vitamin prevents the neural tube defect in new-born babies?
1 Ascorbic acid
2 Riboflavin
3 Niacin
4 Folic acid
Q Libero, a special player, plays in which of the following sports?
1 Basketball
2 Football
3 Volleyball
4 Handball
Q Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army ?
1 General KM Cariappa
2 Brajesh Mishra
3 Rajendra Singh Jadeja
4 RD Katari
Q Who among the following is the seventh Sikh Guru ?
1 Guru Hargobind
2 Guru Har Kishan
3 Guru Har Rai
4 Guru Teg Bhahdur
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