Q Reis Magos Fort is in _
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2 Goa
3 Kerala
4 Pondicherry
Q Meerananda Barthakur is a famous _ dancer.
1 Kathak
2 Kuchipudi
3 Sattriya
4 Manipuri
Q ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a famous play written by ?
1 William Shakespeare
2 GB Shaw
3 John Millington Synge
4 Henrik Ibsen
| William Shakespeare | The Merchant of Venice | The Tempest || King Lear | Much Ado About Nothing | Hamlet | Othello | Macbeth | As You Like It | Twelfth Night | Romeo and Juliet | Julius Caesar | The Comedy of Errors |
Q Moatsu festival of Nagaland is celebrated by which of the following tribes?
1 Bhil tribe
2 Ao tribe
3 Munda tribe
4 Bodo tribe
Q Who was the first president of IOA?
1 HC Buck
2 Dr. Henry Grey
3 Sir Dorabji Tata
4 Prof. GD Sondhi
Q Who is the author of the novel ‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’?
1 Salman Rushdie
2 VS Naipaul
3 John Keay
4 Kiran Doshi
Q Which Article states that the State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people?
1 Article 38
2 Article 36
3 Article 40
4 Article 39
Q Under whose leadership did the British forces suppress the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?
1 Sir Colin Campbell
2 Colonel Oncell
3 General Hugh Rose
4 John Nicholson
Q The Agra Fort is primarily made of which of the following materials?
Ans 1. Red bricks
2. White marble
3. Red sandstone
4. White sandstone
Q Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute [ ISI ] in Calcutta ?
1 JM Sengupta
2 Subhendu Sekhar Bose
3 PC Mahalanobis
4 RN Mookerjee
Q Which ancient text , attributted to the sage Vyasa , is a central epic of ancient India and consists of 1,00,000 verses in 18 parvas [ books ] ?
1 Ramayana
2 Rig Veda
3 Mahabharata
4 Arthashastra
Q Rangaswami Cup is associated with which game ?
1 Volleyball
2 Basketball
3 Hockey
4 Football
Q Which of the following is a religious and artistic dance which is done in honor of Lord Subrahmanya?
1 Gambhira
2 Mayil Attam
3 Kachchhi Ghodi
4 Singhi Chaam
Q Who was the second son of Mughal Emperor Babur?
1 Dara Shikoh
2 Sultan Daulat Afza
3 Kamran Mirza
4 Murad Bakhsh
Q Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’ in the world?
1 Ralph Bunche
2 MS Swaminathan
3 Norman Borlaug
4 Linus Pauling
Q The first Women’s Cricket World Cup was hosted by which of the following countries ?
1 England [ 1973 ]
2 West Indies
3 Australia
4 New Zealand
Q Emani Sankara Sastry is known for playing which of the following musical instruments in India?
1 Been
2 Tabla
3 Veena
4 Sitar
Q ‘The Unforgettables’ was the collection of semi-classical music of which Ghazal
singer?
1 Mehdi Hassan
2 Jagjit Singh
3 Mallika Pukhraj
4 Talat Mahmood
Q Poush Mela displays local artisians displaying folk dances , music , food and culture of ____
1 Gujarat
2 West Bengal
3 Rajasthan
4 Uttarakhand
Q In which Summer Olympic Games did PT Usha miss the bronze medal at 0.01 second in the Women’s 400 m Hurdles race ?
1 1984
2 1980
3 1992
4 1980
Q What is the height of the troposphere near the poles and the equator, respectively?
1 8 km and 18 km
2 16 km and 6 km
3 4 km and 16 km
4 18 km and 8 km
Q Who among the following is the first female from India to win a Grammy award?
1 Tanvi Shah
2 S Vijayalakshmi
3 MS Subbulakshmi
4 Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q Who was the first Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team in 1971 ?
1 Keki Tarapore
2 PR Man Singh
2 John Wright
3 Hemu Adhikari
Q According to Indian government archives, Qutab Minar (Qutub Minar) was built
approximately in the year _
1 1193
2 1220
3 1012
4 1068
Q Which article of the Indian constitution provides Right to education for all citizens?
1 Article 24A
2 Article 22A
3 Article 21A
4 Article 23A
Q In which of the following State/Union Territory Thikse Monastery is located?
1 Ladakh
2 Nagaland
3 Sikkim
4 Manipur
Q Raja Festival and NuaKhai festival are associated with which Indian State?
1 Kerala
2 Rajasthan
3 Odisha
4 Manipur
Q In which year was the last Halley’s comet spotted?
1 1966
2 1986
3 1956
4 1976
Q Which of the following has achieved the recognition of the highest literary award of India?
1 Vyas Samman
2 Jnanpith Award
3 Saraswati Samman
4 Sahitya Akademi Award
Q Which popular Indian spice among the following has the botanical name as Curcuma longa?
1 Garlic
2 Pepper
3 Mustard
4 Turmeric
Q Who among the following first demanded Swaraj, or self-rule, as the goal of the Indian National Congress at the 1906 Calcutta session ?
1 AO Hume
2 Subhas Chandra Bose
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Indian Muslims launched the Khilafat Movement under the leadership of ____ , popularly known as Ali brothers.
1 Mohammad Ali and Saiyyed Ali
2 Feroz Ali and Shaukat Ali
3 Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
4 Mohammad Ali and Ahmed Ali
Q Which freedom fighter and a spiritual teacher is best known as the founder of the ‘Bhoodan Movement’ (Gift of the Land)?
1 Acharya Vinobha Bhave
2 Baba Amte
3 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4 Jyotiba Phule
Q The total length of land border of India is?
1 15,106.7 Km
2 14,106.7 Km
3 17,106.7 Km
4 16,106.7 Km
Q Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title ?
1 Sushmita Sen
2 Lara Dutta
3 Reita Faria
4 Harnaaz Sandhi
Q Keisabadi is a form of folk dance ___ state in which only men can take part .
1 Odisha
2 Rajasthan
3 Telangana
4 Maharashtra
Q The Ajodhya Hills is located in :
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 West Bengal
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Government of India introduced the gender budget statement for the first time in the year __.
1 2001-2002
2 2002-2003
3 2005-2006
4 2004-2005
Q Pancha Mahal is located in which of these cities?
1 Fatehpur Sikri
2 Jaipur
3 Delhi
4 Ahmedabad
Q Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake (by volume) and the world’s deepest lake with a depth of 1620 m (5315 ft), is located in which country?
1. Uganda
2 Russia
3 Tanzania
4 Canada
Q The dance form ‘Kathakali’ has the literally meaning as?
1 Gods play
2 Story play
3 Animal play
4 Angels play
Q Mohanan Chandrasekaran, an awardee of Madras Music Academy’s Sangeetha Kalanidhi, is a __ player of Carnatic classical music.
1. Violin
2 Flute
3 ghatam
4 Mridangam
Q Which of the phylum Jellyfish belongs to?
1 Rotifers
2 Annelida
3 Cnidaria
4 Echinoderm
Q Who is known as the Prince of Patriots ?
1 Bhagat Singh
2 Subhash Chandra Bose
3 Chandra Shekhar
4 Rajendra Prasad
Q Who invented the contact lens?
1 Enrico Fermi
2 Benoit Fourneyron
3 Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
4 Sandford Fleming
Q Which is known as Carbolic acid?
1 Acetic acid
2 Oxalic acid
3 Phenol
4 Ethanol
Q The symbol of Reserve Bank of India is _____
1 A dog sitting in a defensive state
2 Tiger before a palm tree
3 Capital of Ashoka Pillar
4 Kuber with a purse of money
Q The concept of ‘Concurrent List’ in the Constitution of India is borrowed from __.
1 Australia
2 Germany
3 Japan
4 Canada
Q How many members of the Legislative Council are there in the state of Karnataka?
Ans 1. 75
2. 100
3. 68
4. 78
| State Legislative Councils | Andhra Pradesh [ 58 ] , Karnataka [ 75 ] , Telangana [40 ] , Maharashtra [78 ] , Bihar [ 75 ] and Uttar Pradesh [ 100 ] |
Q Which of the following is the most popular Christian dance and art form in Kerala?
1 Margam Kali
2 Oppana
3 Theyyam
4 Padyani
Q What is the atomic number of Ferrous?
1 27
2 26
3 28
4 29
Q Chandoli National Park is located in which state ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Haryana
3 Kerala
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Where was the first Session of Indian National Congress [ INC ] held at?
1 Bombay
2 Calcutta
3 Nagpur
4 Surat
Q Which of the following unemployment types is the result of people voluntarily leaving jobs in search of better ones?
1 Disguised unemployment
2 Cyclical unemployment
3 Frictional unemployment
4 Structural unemployment
Q The annual cultural festivals held at Surajkund , Faridabad is an International ___ mela.
1 Crafts
2 Books
3 Cattle
4 Science
Q Vallabhbhai Patel and __ helped Gandhi in Kheda by organising his tour of the villages and urging the peasants to stand firm against the government.
1 Jamunalal Bajaj
2 Motilal Nehru
3 Indulal Yajnik
4 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q In 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) at all India level was 943 and the same for rural areas was __
1 952
2 929
3 949
4 931
Q The Chau dancers of _ organise a festival named Chau-Jhumur Utsav, where an open stage is designed for the performance by Chau groups.
1 West Bengal
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Jharkhand
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q What is the total percentage of the Christian population according to the 2011 Census of India ?
1 1.7 %
2 2.3 %
3 0.7 %
4 0.4 %
Q From which country has the concept of Martial Law, which restricts Fundamental rights, borrowed?
1 The UK
2 The USSR
3 China
4 Japan
Q ‘The Race of my Life’ is the autobiography of which of the following sportsmen?
1 PT Usha
2 Mary Kom
3 Milkha Singh
4 Saurav Ganguly
Q Whose work is ‘Ritusamhara’ ?
1 Kalidasa
2 Mohan Rakesh
3 Girish Karnad
4 Premchand
Q Copacabana beach is situated in __.
1 Peru
2 Brazil
3 Australia
4 Mexico
Q Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel was equated with __
1 Cavour
2 Mazzini
3 Bismarck of India
4 Garibaldi of India
Q The “Valley of Flowers” National Park is located in which state?
1 Meghalaya
2 Uttarakhand
3 Jammu and Kashmir
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following is the only Cricket Player to score five centuries in single World Cup?
1 Rohit Sharma
2 Kapil Dev
3 Sachin Tendulkar
4 MS Dhoni
Q Panna National Park is located in __.
1 West Bengal
2 Assam
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q Which of the following microfinance institutions was established in India at the time of independence?
1 Joint Liability Group
2 Rural Cooperatives
3 Self Help Group
4 Grameen Model Bank
Q Who was the President of Indian National Congress in 1905 ?
1 Ras Behari Bose
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Dababhai Naoroji
4 George Yule
Q Which state of India is also known as ‘Pearl of the Orient’ ?
1 Goa
2 Odisha
3 Kerala
4 Meghalaya
Q Who is the author of the autobiography ‘The Indian Struggle’ ?
1 Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Mahatma Gandhi
QThe stretch between Mumbai to Goa of western coast of India is known as _.
1 Coromandel coast
2 Konkan coast
3 Malabar Coast
4 Kannada Plain
Q Which of these festivals commemorates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead?
1 Easter
2 Good Friday
3 New Year
4 Christmas
Q __, authored by Tolkappiyar is the earliest Tamil literature.
1 Narrinai
2 Tolkappiyam
3 Kalittogai
4 Ettutogai
Q The deliberations of the representatives at the Third Round Table Conference was held during the later months of which year?
1 1932
2 1929
3 1930
4 1931
Q The smallest standard size of the Indian National Flag as per the Flag Code of India , 2002 is _____
1 300 mm X 150 mm
2 550 mm X 300 mm
3 225 mm X 150 mm
4 150 mm X 100 mm
Q Who among the following founded the secret Congress Radio, which broadcast messages of independence and anti-British propaganda and made significant contributions to the freedom struggle?
1 Sunitha Krishnan
2 Kalpana Datta
3 Usha Mehta
4 Aruna Roy
Q Cherrapunji and Mawsynram (receive annual rainfall exceeding 1,080 cm) are located in which hills of Meghalaya?
1 Garo hills
2 Shillong hills
3 Khasi hills
4 Jaintia hills
Q The Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) for providing employment to people in drought prone areas was started by the Government of India during the _.
1 Fourth Five-Year Plan
2 Seventh Five-Year Plan
3 Third Five-Year Plan
4 Sixth Five-Year Plan
Q Which branch of ecology deals with the characteristics of ancient environment and their relationship with ancient plants and animals?
Ans 1. Demecology
2. Mycology
3. Paleoecology
4. Ichthyology
Q The Government of India initiated and announced the policy of Special Economic Zones to attract foreign investments in business. This was announced in the year __.
1 2002
2 2007
3 2000
4 2005
Q RK Narayan is the author of which pair of novels from the given alternatives?
Ans 1. ‘The Cat and Shakespeare’ and ‘On the Ganga Ghat’
2. ‘In Custody’ and ‘Fire on the Mountain’
3. ‘The English Teacher’ and ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’
4. ‘The Poison Tree’ and ‘Ananda Math’
| The Cat and Shakespeare || On the Ganga Ghat | Raja Rao |
| In Custody || Fire on the Mountain | Anite Desai |
| The English Teacher || Waiting for the Mahatma | RK Narayan |
| The Poison Tree || Ananda Math | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |