Q Which is largest continental shelf in the world?
1 The west coast of Sumatra
2 The east coast of India
3 The coasts of Chile
4 The Siberian shelf
Q Which of the following kingdoms was divided into subdivisions called Aharas or Rashtras that meant districts?
1 Satavahana
2 Kushana
3 Parthian
4 Shaka
Q Which of the following is a landlocked Salt Lake in South-West Asia between Israel and Jordan?
1 Don Juan Pond
2 Dead Sea
3 Caspian Sea
4 Aral Sea
Q The census of 1881 which was undertaken on 17th February , 1881 by ____
1 James Princep
2 H Beverley
3 JA Bains
4 WC Plowden
Q Chariot festival is dedicated to Lord Jagannath along with Subhadra and _ .
1 Hanuman
2 Sudama
3 Balabhadra
4 Arjuna
Q The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following GovernorGenerals in India?
1 Lord Minto
2 Lord Cornwallis
3 Lord Mayo
4 Lord William Bentinck
Q Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution mentions ‘Special address by the Governor to the State Legislature‘ ?
1 Article 171
2 Article 173
3 Article 176
4 Article 175
Q According to 2011 Census of India , what is the urban population as percentage of total population ?
1 35.2 %
2 31.2 %
3 39.2 %
4 37.2 %
| Urban population as percentage of total population | 31.16 % |
| Rural population as percentage of total population | 68.84 % |
Q Actor Kamal Haasan is the Founder President of the political party __.
1. Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kalagam
2 Marumalarchi Thamizhakam
3 Makkal Needhi Maiam
4 Thayaka Marumalarchi Kazhaga
Q The Goncha Festival is also popularly known as the Chariot Festival probably because it is celebrated at a time when the Hindus celebrate _.
1 Ram Navami
2 Rath Yatra
2 Surya Pooja
4 Chandra Puja
Q Mount Thullier [ 642 m ] is an important mountain peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, It is located in :
1 Great Nicobar
2 North Andaman
3 South Andaman
4 Middle Andaman
Q The practice of sati was made illegal and punishable in the year 1829, under GovernorGeneral __.
1 William Bentinck
2 John Shore
3 Henry Hardinge
4 Charles Metcalfe
Q A handball match lasts for a total of ____ minutes.
1 40
2 50
3 60
4 70
Q In which year was the Value Added Tax introduced in India?
1. 2005
2 2010
3 2002
4 2007
Q Who was the first Indian to qualify for Covenanted service ?
1 Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Gopal Krishan Gokhale
3 Satyendra Nath Tagore
4 Surendra Nath Banerjee
Q During Alauddin Khilji’s reign , the cloth market was known as ____
1 Mandi
2 Munhiyans
3 Shahna-i-Mandi
4 Sarai-i-Adl
Q The renowned ghazal singer Girija Devi was born in __.
1 Bihar
2 Jharkhand
3 Uttar Pradesh [ Varanasi ]
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q __, authored by Tolkappiyar is the earliest Tamil literature.
1 Narrinai
2 Tolkappiyam
3 Kalittogai
4 Ettutogai
Q Which country hosts the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup ?
1 Singapore
2 Malaysia
3 Thailand
4 Myanmar
Q Who discovered ‘Triton’, the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune, on October
10, 1846?
1 William Lassell
2 Johann Gottfried Galle
3 William Herschel
4 John Herschel
Q Who headed the committee for new education system proposed at the Wardha Conference in 1937 ?
1 Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Maulana Azad
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Zakir Hussain
Q During the reign of Samundragupta , the meaning the Sandhi-Vigrahika was ____
1 Chief Judicial Officer
2 Highest Punishment
3 Minister of war and peace
4 Chief craftsman
Q The ‘Hanukkah’ celebration is associated with which of the following communities?
1 Buddhist
2 Jain
3 Jewish
4 Parsi
Q A 20-page autobiography,’ Waiting for a Visa’, is written by _, which is
about his experiences with untouchability.
1 Jyotiba Phule
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q In Which of the following year Nepal was declared as a democratic republic?
1 2008
2 2006
3 2005
4 2007
Q Who is the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships?
1 Jwala Gutta
2 Saina Nehwal
3 Prakash Padukone
4 Nandu Natekar
Q Which personality, popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the freedom movement, received the Lenin Prize for peace in 1975?
1 Annie Besant
2 Durgabai Deshmukh
3 Kalpana Dull
4 Aruna Asaf Ali
Q Amrit Diwan Cup is associated with ____
1 Boat Race
2 Hockey
3 Badminton
4 Golf
Q S Balachander is famous for playing the __.
1 violin
2 flute
3 veena
4 sitar
Q Who has discovered X-Rays?
1 Anderson
2 Chadwick
3 Becquerel
4 Roentgen
Q Who was known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
1 Babur
2 Aurangzeb
3 Humayun
4 Akbar
Q Burrakatha is a highly dramatic form of ballad of _____
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Prades
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who designed the Statue of Unity in Gujarat ?
1 V Balan
2 Ram Vanji Sutar
3 Jakanachari
4 Sankho Chaudhri
Q Lalita is a form of folk music from ______.
Ans 1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Maharashtra
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q Crossover Dribble is mainly associated with ___
1 Football
2 Basketball
3 Hockey
4 Rugby
Q The Indian National Congress was established when 72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December in the year :
1 1885
2 1887
3 1876
4 1872
Q In which state of India is the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve located?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Meghalaya
3. Odisha
4. Karnataka
Q How many Rajya Sabha seats come from the state of Assam?
Ans 1. 7
2. 18
3. 9
4. 15
Q Shigmotsav is essentially a festival of the masses, celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna (March). Which state celebrates this festival?
Ans 1. Meghalaya
2. Haryana
3. Goa
4. Sikkim
Q Which of the following rivers rises in the west of Rohtang Pass in the Kullu hills of Himachal Pradesh and flows through the Chamba valley of the state?
1 Beas
2 Satluj
3 Chenab
4 Ravi
Q Who was the first Indian woman wrestler to represent the country at the 2012 London Olympic Games?
1 Sakshi Malik
2 Vinesh Phogat
3 Geeta Phogat
4 Babita Phogat
Q Pt Ravi Shankar , Shahid Parvez Khan , Budhaditya Mukherjee , Anushka Shankar , are associated with ___
1 flute
2 sitar
3 sarod
4 tabla
Q Which of the following hormone is secreted by brain that helps to regulate sleep-wake cycles?
1 Aldosterone
2 Melatonin
3 Insulin
4 Oxytoxin
Q Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Sikkim
4. Jharkhand
Q Who is known as the ‘queen of track and field’ ?
1 PT Usha
2 Hima Das
3 Dutee Chand
4 Kamaljeet Sandhu
Q What kind of music is sung in Goa during a wedding ?
1 Ovi
2 Lotia
3 Kajri
4 Baul
Q Which female athlete is nicknamed as ‘Dhing Express’ after her village’s name ?
1 Hima Das
2 Kamaljeet Sandhu
3 PT Usha
4 Dutee Chand
Q Sonitpur Elephant Reserve is located in which state of India ?
1 Assam
2 Jharkhand
3 Odisha
4 West Bengal
Q Satyamev Jayate , the phrase written on the National Emblem is taken from which text ?
1 Mundaka Upanishad
2 Isa Upanishad
3 Chhandogya Upansihad
4 Katha Upanishad
Q Who introduced Vernacular Press Act in 1878 , which subjected newspaper published in Indian language to a censorship ?
1 Lord Lytton
2 Lord Ripon
3 Lord Canning
4 Lord Cornwallis
Q The Songi Mukhawate dance of __ celebrates the victory of truth over falsehood. The name of the dance is derived from the two lion masks worn by two dancers who represent Narasimha, an aspect of Lord Vishnu.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q First time in which year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer the world’s highest mountain peak Mount Everest ?
1 1951
2 1953
3 1958
4 1959
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advice the President in the exercise of the President’s functions?
1 Article 77
2 Article 74
3 Article 71
4 Article 72
Q _ is one of the most important festivals of Kamakhya temple of Guwahati. It is held every year during the monsoon (mid-June) season, when the temple is closed for three days for tantric rites.
1 Ambubachi
2 Bihu
3 Baishagu
4 Me-Dum-Me-Phi
Q Till 1993-94 , the poverty line in India was based on URP data. What does ‘URP’ stand for ?
1 Uniform Research Period
2 Usual Reference Period
3 Uniform Reference Period
4 Usual Research Period
Q Raja Bhalindra Singh trophy is associated with which of the following national sports events?
1 National Games
2 Khelo India University Games
3 Khelo India Youth Games
4 Khelo India Winter Games
Q Which of the following autobiographies is NOT correctly matched with the concerned cricketer?
1. Playing it My Way – VVS Laxman
2. The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back – Yuvraj Singh
3. Straight from the Heart – Kapil Dev
4. Cricket Delightful – Mushtaq Ali
| Playing It My Way | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Straight from the Heart | Kapil Dev |
| The Test of My Life : From Cricket to Cancer and Back | Yuvraj Singh |
| Cricket Delightful | Mushtaq Ali |