Q The movie RRR has recently been honoured with the prestigious Golden Globe award for the Best Original Song for the track ‘Natu Natu’. Who are the singers of this song?
1 Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava
2 Silambarasan TR and Vineeth Sreenivasan
3 KJ Yesudas and Anirudh Ravichander
4 Shankar Mahadevan and Rajesh Krishnan
Q The “Hemis Festival” is a major local celebration of which Indian state, known for its vibrant masked dances and religious rituals?
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Ladakh
4 Sikkim
Q When and where did India win its first World Championships medal in Athletics?
1 2003, France
2 2005, Finland
3 2007, Japan
4 2009, Germany
India won its first medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2003 in Paris, France. Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal in the women’s long jump.
Q As per the provisional figures of the 2011 census , the literacy rate has registered an increase of __ percentage points since 2001.
1 13.20
2 11.01
3 9.21
4 7.48
Literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011 showing an increase of 9.21 percentage points
Q Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education was founded in _.
1 1965
2 1957
3 1960
4 1956
Q The trial for Meerut conspiracy took place under whose Viceroyalty?
1 Lord Reading
2 Lord Irwin
3 Lord Harding
4 Lord Chelmsford
Q The growth form of a plant, comprising its size, shape and orientation is known as:
1 habitat
2 habit
3 environment
4 growth pattern
Q Who had handwritten the original Constitution of India?
Ans 1. Nandalal Bose
2. Dr Sachchidananda Sinha
3. Beohar Rammanohar Sinha
4. Prem Behari Narain Raizada
Q In which of the following battles did Muhammad Ghori defeat Jayachandra of
Gahadavala dynasty in 1194 AD?
1 First battle of Tarain
2 Battle of Chandawar
3 Battle of Anhilwara
4 Second battle of Tarain
Q The Pravara , Manjira and Maner rivers are the right tributaries of the ____ river .
1 Krishna
2 Kaveri
3 Narmada
4 Godavari
Q In which festival people of Punjab wear yellow costumes and fly kites ?
1 Lohri
2 Basant Panchmi
3 Diwali
4 Muktsar Fair
Q In which of the following cities is the Thirumalai Nayakkar palace located?
1 Madurai
2 Kanyakumari
3 Mysuru
4 Chennai
Q The famous Hornbill Festival, celebrated in Nagaland, showcases the rich cultural heritage of which indigenous tribes ?
1 Bodos and Dimasa
2 Naga tribes
3 Mishing and Karbi
4 Khasi and Garo
Q How many Tirthankaras are there in Jainism?
1 24
2 15
3 30
4 45
Q Which river originates from the Gangotri Glacier in Uttarakhand and is considered sacred in Hinduism?
1 Godavari River
2 Krishna River
3 Ganges River
4 Brahmaputra River
Q Who was an iconic figure in the Indian freedom struggle, known as the “Iron Man of India”?
1 Vallabhbhai Patel
2 Lal Bahadur Shastri
3 Subhash Chandra Bose
4 Bhagat Singh
Q Hindi Divas is celebrated on __.
1 14th Sept
2 14th June
3 26th July
4 26th Nov
Q The capital of Satakarni I of the Satavahanas was __.
1 Anahilapura
2 Prabhas Patan
3 Anahilapatan
4 Pratisthana
Q The _ were tributary chiefs of the Gupta dynasty. They established an
independent kingdom in western India. Dhruvasena II was the most important ruler of this kingdom.
1 Maitrakas
2 Maukharis
3 Pushyabhutis
4 Gurjara Pratiharas
Q From which country is the legislative procedure in the Indian Constitution taken from?
1 Australia
2 Ireland
3 Japan
4 United Kingdom
Q In which of the following years, the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ was first sung at the session of Indian Nation Congress?
1 1934
2 1935
3 1876
4 1896
Q Itai-itai disease is caused by the toxicity of which of the following elements?
1 Arsenic
2 Lead
3 Mercury
4 Cadmium
Q How many members represented the Indian Princely States in the Constituent Assembly in 1946?
1 81
2 75
3 62
4 93
Q ‘Gonph’ dance is a famous folk dance of which state?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Goa
3. Bihar
4. Odisha
Q The Halda festival is primarily celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
Q Which of the following embroidery is famous in Lucknow?
1 Kantha
2 Zari
3 Chikankari
4 Phulkari
Q Ottan Thullal is a dance form of which of the which states of India ?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Of the following , which is the highest mountain peak in Myanmar ?
1 Hkakabo Razi
2 Pidurutalagala
3 Keokradong
4 Gangkhar Puensum
Q Whose life and reign is celebrated in the form of Onam ?
1 King Rama Varma
2 King Rajendra
3 King Mahabali
4 King Harshvardhan
Q Ladang is the name given to shifting cultivation in :
1 Indonesia
2 Brazil
3 Sri Lanka
4 Conuco
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Sikkim ?
1 Sonam Lhochhar
2 Dree
3 Gaan-Ngai
4 Sekrenyi
Q How many hydrogen atoms are there in one molecule of toluene ?
1 8 [ C7H8 ]
2 7
3 6
4 5
Q The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in :
1 West Bengal
2 Odisha
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q The first woman to climb Mount Everest was ____
1 Junko Taibei
2 Gertrude Ederle
3 Valentina Tereshkova
4 Srimavo Bhandarnaike
Q Bagurumba is a folk dance of which tribe of Assam?
1 Kachari
2 Miri
3 Rabha
4 Bodo
Q The celebrations for Paryushan Parv is held for _ days by the Digambara sect of Jains.
1 16
2 12
3 14
4 10
Q Area wise , which Indian state has the largest forest cover in the country ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Rajasthan
Q Who chaired the Indian Independence Leaque in 1942 to formally launch the Indian National Army ?
1 Rash Behari Bose
2 Mohan Singh
3 Bipin Chandra Pal
4 Subhas Chandra Bose
Q Osakothi is a waning / dying form of mural painting from the state of :
1 Odisha
2 Rajasthan
3 Maharashtra
4 Bihar
Q The Ujjayanta Palace is located in :
1 Tripura
2 Kerala
3 Maharashtra
4 Karnataka
Q Table Tennis made its Olympic debut in the year :
1 1988
2 1908
3 1936
4 1976
Q ‘Anna Karenina’ is a novel by ______
1 Leo Tolstoy
2 Nelson Mandela
3 Adolf Hitler
4 Adam Smith
Q Who presided over the Belgaum session of the Indian National Congress in 1924 ?
1 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2 Subhas Chandra Bose
3 Jawahar Lal Nehr
4 George Yule
Q Which scheme was started in 2000 for additional central assistance to be given to states for basic services such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter, etc.?
1 Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
2 Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
3 Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
4 Rural Employment Generation Programme
Q Bhagat Singh and __ threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8
April 1929.
1 Jaidev Kapoor
2 Batukeshwar Dutt
3 Sukhdev Thapar
4 Shivaram Rajguru
Q____ is another name for the river Dakshin Ganga.
1 Godavari
2 Yamuna
3 Krishna
4 Kaveri
Q ‘Manganiyars’ and ‘Langas’ are folk musicians from the state of :
1 Rajasthan
2 Kerala
3 Maharashtra
4 Mizoram
Q Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the honorary rank of ___ of the Indian Air Force on 3rd September 2010.
1 Group Captain
2 Major General
3 Brigadier
4 Lieutenant Colonel
Q India’s first floating post office was established in the state/ UT of :
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Manipur
3 Odisha
4 Kerala
Q Nagarhole National Park , also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park , is a wildlife reserve in the state of :
1 Karnataka
2 Manipur
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Mizoram
Q Which is a sweet made from curd , popular in the western part of India ?
1 Shrikhand
2 Kafuli
3 Bisi Bele Bath
4 Bhuttey ka Kees
Q Name the first Indian woman to be conferred with Grammy Award.
1. Asha Bhosle
2 Tanvi Shah
3 Anushka Shankar
4 Ananya Birla
Q The horizontal rows of squares in chess are called _.
1 ranks
2 pawns
3 bishops
4 files
The Horizontal rows of squares in chess are called ranks and vertical columns are called files
Q Kalhan, a 12th century author, had described the history of which of the following regions in his book titled ‘Rajatarangini’?
1 Orissa
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Kashmir
Q Who founded the Banaras Hindu University in the year 1916?
1 Jagdish Chandra Bose
2 Rabindranath Tagore
3 Madan Mohan Malaviya
4 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q The chemical name of the acid present in vinegar is called __.
1 nitric acid
2 acetic acid
3 formic acid
4 malonic acid
Q Who among the following is the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh?
1 Abdus Salam
2 Muhammad Yunus
3 Muzaffar Ahmed
4 Mahbub ul Haq
Q Thrissur Pooram festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Who among the following has written the book ‘A century is not enough: my roller coaster ride to success’?
1. Sourav Ganguly
2 Kapil Dev
3 Ravi Shastri
4 Virender Sehwag
Q The idea of a single citizenship in the Constitution of India was borrowed from:
1. United Kingdom
2 Austria
3 France
4 Germany
Q Arvind Adiga wrote his famous award winning novel __ in 2008.
1. A Suitable Boy
2 Last Man in Tower
3 Selection Day
4 The White Tiger
Q Grida folk dance is performed in the state of Madhya Pradesh during _________ when the rabi crop is ready to be harvested.
Ans 1. winter
2. autumn
3. summer
4. spring
Q According to the 2011 census, what is the population density (per square km) of India?
1 442
2 382
3 198
4 298
Q Who among the following founded the Shunga dynasty?
1 Pushyamitra
2 Devabhuti
3 Agnimitra
4 Vasumitra
Q In 1851 , who described the kingdom of Awadh as ‘a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day’ ?
1 Lord Dalhousie
2 Lord William Bentinck
3 Richard Wellesley
4 John Macpherson
Q Onam is celebrated as the homecoming of which Ausura King?
Ans 1. Mahabali
2. Kansa
3. Devadutta
4. Yama
Q By what name is Rabindranath Tagore known as?
1 Gurudev
2 Punjab Kesari
3 Sardar
4 Lokhitwadi
Q _______ is celebrated as Gujarati New Year in India.
Ans 1. Bestu Varas
2. Puthandu
3. Ugadi
4. Losoong
Q Chandragiri was the last capital of Vijayanagara Kings. Chandragiri Fort is located in which of the following states ?
1 Gujarat
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Bihar
Q Who is the author of the book ‘I Do What I Do’ and ‘The Third Pillar’ ?
1 Arvind Subramanian
2 Duvvuri Sabbarao
3 Raghuram Rajan
4 Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
Q In which city is the principal bench of the National Company Law Tribunal located ?
1 Mumbai
2 Hyderabad
3 Bengaluru
4 New Delhi
Q Where is the headquarters of SIDBI [ Small Industries Development Bank of India ] ?
1 Patna
2 Lucknow
3 Mumbai
4 New Delhi
Q Which is taken as the base year for the calculation of Wholesale Price Index [ WPI ] by the Government of India ?
1 2011-12
2 2013-13
3 2013-14
4 2010-11
Q Which bank was established as the Bank of Calcutta in the year 1806 ?
1 Axis Bank
2 Union Bank of India
3 State Bank of India
4 IDBI
Q On which date did the Muslim League decide to join the Interim Government ?
1 March 1946
2 October 1946
3 June 1947
4 April 1947
Q Which dance forms incorporates the most intricate makeup code , costume , face mask , headdress and brightly painted faces ?
1 Odissi
2 Kathakali
3 Sattriya
4 Kathak
Q What is the total duration of a hockey match as per the International Hockey Federation rules ?
1 120 min
2 70 min
3 90 min
4 60 min
Q In which year was the Central Information Commission constituted for the first time ?
1 2005
2 2007
3 2004
4 2006
Q Which dynasties was NOT one of the ‘three crowned kings’ [ ‘Muventar’ ] as mentioned in the Sangam literature ?
1 Pallava
2 Chera
3 Chola
4 Pandya
Q Guinea Worm Disease [ GWD ] is an extremely painful ___ infection spread through contaminated drinking water .
1 bacterial
2 fungus
3 virus
4 parasitic
Q Which poet had composed Prayaga Prahasti in Sanskrit ?
1 Harishena
2 Tansen
3 Magha
4 Kalidasa
Q Which gland produces luteinizing hormone ?
1 Pancreas
2 Pituitary
3 Thyroid
4 Thymus
Q In which city of Haryana is Sheikh Chaheli’s tomb located ?
1 Ambala
2 Gurugram
3 Karnal
4 Kurukshetra
Q In which year did the National School of Drama became an autonomous organisation , totally financed by the Department of Culture ?
1 1985
2 1975
3 1960
4 1980
The National School of Drama was established in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an autonomous organisation in 1975
Q Which river creates the Hogenakkal waterfalls ?
1 Cauvery
2 Vellar
3 Krishna
4 Palar
Q In which state is the Chalakudy Lake– claimed to be the only ox bow lake of south India located ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q Through which city does Mithi river pass ?
1 Mumbai
2 Chennai
3 Kolkata
4 Bengaluru
Q In which state is the archaeological site named Gottiprolu , which provides the evidence of an ancient period maritime trade centre , situated ?
1 Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Odisha
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which state has the allotted second highest number of seats in Rajya Sabha ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Maharashtra [ 19 Seats ]
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which gas is used to inflate the car tyres ?
1 Argon
2 Hydrogen
3 Nitrogen
4 Carbon dioxide
Q The lubricating fluid found between the two bones at a movable joint is called :
1 synovial
2 interstitial
3 cerebrospinal
4 amniotic
Q Where is the headquarters of SWIFT [ The Society for worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ]?
1 Geneva
2 Lyon
3 Washington DC
4 La Hulpe
Q Sir William Jones had founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in which year ?
1 1794
2 1784
3 1764
4 1884
Q Which vitamin is also known as riboflavin ?
1 Vitamin B-2
2 Vitamin B- 12
3 Vitamin B- 1
4 Vitamin B- 6
Q What is the term used to refer to the process of conversation of water vapour back to water ?
1 Evaporation
2 Sublimation
3 Freezing
4 Condensation
Q During the freedom struggle , who was the only president of Indian National Congress who resigned from the presidency even after being elected ?
1 Subhas Candra Bose
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Which acid is found in spinach ?
1 oxalic acid
2 tartaric acid
3 citric acid
4 lactic acid
Q Where is the headquartes of World Anti-Doping Agency [ WADA ] ?
1 Montreal
2 Lyon
3 Geneva
4 New York
Q The thick deposits of glacial clay and other materials embedded with moraines in the Kashmir Valley are known as :
1 Doon
2 Bhangar
3 Khadar
4 Karewa
Q During the British rule , who was the first Inspector General of Forests in India ?
1 Salim Ali
2 James Edward Corbett
3 John Shore
4 Dietrich Brandis
Q Who was appointed the temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
1 SC Bose
2 Acharya Kriplani
3 Sachchidananda Sinha
4 C Rajagopalachari
Q Who devised the Ryotwari system during the British Rule in India ?
1 Lord Dalhouise
2 Lord Minto
3 Warren Hastings
4 Capt. Alexander Reed
Q The noted folk singer Bhikudan Govindbhai Gadhvi is a proponent of which form of folk songs ?
1 Fattannna
2 Marasiyas
3 Dayro
4 Lokvarta
Q In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court of India opined that the Constitution of India is founded on the bedrock of the balance between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy?
1 Golaknath Case
2 Minerva Mills Case
3 ManekaGandhi case
4 Keshvananda Bharati Case
Q In which year did Rabindranath Tagore establish an experimental school at Santiniketan ?
1 1924
2 1901
3 1912
4 1956
Q Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the Godavari River ?
1 Hemavati
2 Pravara
3 Indravati
4 Maner
| Tributaries of Godavari rivers | Pravara , Indravati , Maner , Purna , Penganga , Manjra , Wainganga |
Q Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries is located in Goa ?
1 Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary
2 Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
4 Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Q In which year was the first factory Act passed during colonial rule ?
1 1859
2 1881
3 1877
4 1873
Q Who was the first chairman of the Rajya Sabha ?
1 BR Ambedkar
2 Sachchidananda Sinha
3 Rajendra Pradesh
4 S Radhakkrishnan
Q Which acid is responsible for muscle fatigue in humans?
1 Acetic acid
2 Nitric acid
3 Lactic acid
4 HCL
Q Which of the followingArticles of the Constitution of India guarantees equality of opportunity in matters of public employment?
1 Article 16
2 Article 21
3 Article 35
4 Article 45
Q Who is India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal ?
1 PT Usha
2 PV Sindhu
3 Sakshi Malik
4 Karnam Malleshwari
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits the State from conferring ‘Titles’ ?
1 Article 14
2 Article 15
3 Article 17
4 Article 18
Q In which year ‘Project Elephant’ was launched in India ?
1 1991
2 1992
3 1993
4 1994
Q Which city is known as ‘Silicon Plateau’?
1 Chandigarh
2 Bengaluru
3 Ahmedabad
4 Hyderabad
Q Sirohi National Park is located in which state of India ?
1 Assam
2 Mizoram
3 Manipur
4 Tripura
Q In which state is the Bamuni hills spread ?
1 Assam
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Jharkhand
4 Rajasthan
Q Sawai Jai Singh , the ruler of Amber , is known to have constructed five astronomical observatories called ‘Jantar Mantar’ . Which of the following cities does not have any of these observatories .
1 Varanasi
2 Udaipur
3 Ujjain
4 Mathura
Sawai Jai Singh constructed astronomical observatories in five cities : Shahjahanabad [ Delhi ] , Jaipur , Ujjain , Mathura and Varanasi
Q Which disease is caused by the human itch mite ?
1 Measles
2 Rubella
3 Herpes
4 Scabies
Q In which year was Hindu Mahasabha , a ‘Hindu Sangathan’ founded in India as an organisation ?
1 1940
2 1935
3 1915
4 1957
Q ‘Machail Mata’ shrine located in the Kishtwar district of Jammu is dedicated to the Goddess.
1 Hidimba
2 Durga
3 Lakshmi
4 Sita
Q On which day Nagaland Statehood Day is observed ?
1 24 March
2 15 October
3 23 March
4 1 December
Q The Borlaug Award is given in which field ?
1 Sports
2 Agriculture
3 Science
4 Films
Q In the context of administration under the Gupta rulers , the term ‘bhukti’ stood for
1 capital punishment
2 a spy
3 a province
4 a village
Q Which among the following produces bile in the human body ?
1 Lungs
2 Stomach
3 Kidney
4 Liver
Q Which river joins the Ganga at Sonpur near Patna ?
1 Mahananda
2 Ramganga
3 Ghaghara
4 Gandak
Q The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is commemorated each year on
1 4 April
2 4 February
3 4 March
4 4 June
Q According to the Census of India 2011 , what is the approximate population of Sikkim ?
1 9.93 lakh
2 4.56 lakh
3 2.37 lakh
4 6.11 lakh
Q In which year was India’s first paperless budget presented in the Parliament?
1 2021
2 2019
3 2020
4 2022
Q Which is measured in its SI-derived unit called Tesla ?
1 Magnetic flux density
2 Luminous flux
3 Capacitance
4 Illuminance
Q Which dance forms was introduced by the great Vaishnava saint and reformer Mahapurusha Sankaradeva ?
1 Odissi
2 Sattriya
3 Mohiniyattam
4 Manipuri
Q During the reign of Akbar , his courtier Dasvant was well known for his skills in :
1 painting
2 archery
3 music
4 revenue administration
‘Jaswant’ and Dasawan’ were the famous painters during the reign of mughal emperor Akbar
Q Pilgrimage Tax , which was based on religious discrimination , was abolished by Akbar in which year ?
1 1563
2 1572
3 1567
4 1568
Q National Pollution Prevention Day is observed on ____annually in the memory of people who lost their lives in Bhopal gas tragedy.
1 15 July
2 23 October
3 6 November
4 2 December
Q The Hawa Mahal in Jaipur was built by which king ?
1 Sawai Madho Singh
2 Sawai Pratap Singh
3 Sawai Jai Singh
4 Sawai Man Singh
Q Which part of the Constitution of India gives detail of the procedures for its amendment ?
1 Part XX
2 Part XI
3 Part III
4 Part XV
Q How many independent princely states were integrated in India after independence ?
1 575
2 545
3 535
4 562
Q In which state is the festival called ‘Kharchi Puja’ , involving the worship of 14 deities in 7 days , traditionally celebrated ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Odisha
3 Kerala
4 Tripura
Q The speed of light in vacuum is :
1 399, 792.458 km/s
2 499, 792.458 km/s
3 199, 792.458 km/s
4 299, 792.458 km/s
Q Which disease is transmitted to humans by a flavivirus that can cause inflammation in the brain?
1 Anthrax
2 Candidiasis
3 Leptospirosis
4 Japanese encephalitis
Q Whichof the following is the style of temple architecture popular in northern India?
1 Vimana
2 Nagara
3 Dravida
4 Mandapa
Q Accordingtothe Census of India 2011 , India’s decadal growth rate was _.
1 16.7%
2 18.7%
3 17.7%
4 19.7%
Q When did the Queen Victoria Proclamation declare that India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State ?
1 1 July , 1858
2 1 September , 1858
3 1 October , 1858
4 1 November , 1858
Q Which is the rarest element ?
1 Astatine
2 Radon
3 Uranium
4 Lithium
Q When was National Stock Exchange of India established ?
1 1991
2 1990
3 1992
4 1993
Q ‘Kalamezhuthu’ is a ritual art form found in :
1 Maharashtra
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of Battle of Plassey ?
1 Alamgir II
2 Siraj-ud-Daulah
3 Mir Qasim
4 Shah Alam II
Q Hydrochloric acid is secreted in which part of our digestive system ?
1 Liver
2 Stomach
3 Mouth
4 Small Intestine
Q What is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi ?
1 Vitasa
2 Asikini
3 Shutudri
4 Parushni
Q Which of the following is the allotrophic form of carbon ?
1 Coal
2 Graphite
3 Charcoal
4 Lamp black
Q Where is the Baglihar Dam located ?
1 Gujarat
2 MP
3 Himachall Pradesh
4 Jammu and Kashmir
Q The First Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
1 Anup Chandra Pandey
2 Sukumar Sen
3 Ashok Lavasa
4 VS Ramadevi
Q In which year were the first modern Summer Olympic games held ?
1 1897
2 1898
3 1896
4 1894
Q Who is the first Indian male cricketer to play 100 matches of T-20 format ?
1 Rohit Sharma
2 Virat Kohli
3 Ms Dhoni
4 Suresh Raina
Q Which is the most viewed video on You Tube as of July 2024?
1 ‘Baby’ Shark dance
2 ‘Despacito’
3 ‘Johnny Johnny Yes Papa’
4 ‘Shape of You’
Q Sanjhi Art is associated to which of the following states of India?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Maharashtra
3 Odisha
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In which state is the Kamakhya Temple situated?
1 Assam
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Manipur
4 Mizoram
Q Devotional folk songs called ‘Zikir’ belong to the Indian state of:
1 Assam
2 UP
3 West Bengal
4 Odisha
Q In which state is ‘Tarnetar’ fair celebrated annually?
1 Gujarat
2 Telangana
3 MP
4 UP
Q The hill station of Chail is located in __.
1 Maharashtra
2 Sikkim
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Manipur
Q Whichof the following monuments was built by MuhammadQuli Qutb Shah?
1 Charminar
2 Gol Gumbaz
3 Warangal Fort
4 Chowmahalla Palace
Q The ‘Pattachitra’ style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of _.
1 West Bengal
2 Odisha
3 Bihar
4 Rajasthan
Q To which of the following states does the folk song ‘Bhawaiya’ belong?
Ans
1 West Bengal
2 Jharkhand
3 Odisha
4 Chhattisgarh
QHow many circles does a target have in archery?
1 12
2 8
3 10
4 15
Q Bumchu’ is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the Indian state of :
1 Mizoram
2 Sikkim
3 Assam
4 Meghalaya
Q The first defence minister of independent India was:
1 C Rajagopalachari
2 Baldev Singh
3 Shri Jagjivan Ram
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
1 Sitar
2 Tabla
3 Veena
4 Flute
Q The Hirakud Dam is built across the river:
1 Damodar
2 Tungbhadra
3 Mahanadi
4 Koyna
Q In which of the following states is Ashtamudi Lake situated?
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q The Khurja pottery is associated to which state of India?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 MP
3 Assam
4 Manipur
Q Ghumot is indigenous traditional percussion instrument of __.
1 Assam
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Goa
4 Punjab
Q The Hill station of Matheran is located in __.
1 Maharashtra
2 Manipur
3 Assam
4 Sikkim
Q As per the Census of 2011 , which district of India is the most populous?
1 Theni , Tamil Nadu
2 Thane , Maharashtra
3 Churu , Rajasthan
4 Gaziabad , Uttar Pradesh
Q ‘Gella-Chutt’ is an indigenous game associated with the state of :
1 Assam
2 Tripura
3 Mizoram
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Dhop is a seasonal game played in :
1 Assam
2 Mizoram
3 Meghalaya
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q ‘Farewell My Friend’ was an album by which musician?
1 Bhimsen Joshi
2 Pandit Ravi Shankar
3 Shivkumar Sharma
4 Pandit KumarGandharva
Q The rise of the ___________began with Simhavishnu about the middle of 6th Century AD.
1 Pandyas
2 Cholas
3 Pallavas
4 Cheras
Q Who was the judge who presided over Mahatma Gandhi’s hearing during the Non–Cooperation Movement in the year 1922?
1. Justice James Dewar
2 Justice William McDonell
3 Justice CN Broomfield
4 Justice Henry Davison
Q How many stanzas of Rabindranath Tagore’s ”Jana Gana Mana” song adopted as the National Anthem of India ?
1 Five
2 One
3 Three
4 Two
Q Who out of the following was known as the ‘Tansen of the 20th century’?
1. Pt. Jasraj
2 Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
4 Ustad Zakir Hussain
3 Pt. Ravi Shankar
Q Which of the following is the autobiography of Ayushmann Khurrana ?
1 An Unsuitable Boy
2 Cracking the Code
3 And Then One Day : A Memoir
4 The Stars in My Sky
Bollywood Autobiographies : An UnSuitable Boy [ Karan Johar ] , Cracking the Code [ Ayushmann Khurrana ] , And Then One Day : A Memoir [ Naseeruddin Shah ] , The Stars in My Sky [ Divya Dutta ] , Unfinished [ Priyanka Chopra ] , Khullam Khulla [ Rishi Kapoor ] , Romancing With Life [ Dev Anand ] , Anusual [ Anu Aggarwal ] , I Am No Messiah [ Sonu Sood ] , The Substance And the Shadow [ Dilip Kumar ] , Lessons Life Taught Me , Unknowingly [ Anupam Kher ] , The Kiss of Life [ Emraan Hashmi ] , Anything But Khamosh [ Shatrughan Sinha ] , Actually … I Met Them [ Gulzar ] , Stories I MustTell [ Kabir Bedi ] , Jakhan Choto Chilam [ Satyajit Ray ] , Sach Kahun Toh [ Neena Gupta ] , An Ordinary Lie : A Memoir [ Nawazuddin Siddiqui ] , The Elephant in the Womb [ Kalki Koechin ] , The Perils of being moderately famous [ Soha Ali Khan ] , Bad Man : A Autobiography [ Gulshan Grover ] , The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva [ Kareena Kapoor ] , Autobigraphy of an Yogini [ Mamta Kulkarni ] , Bonding A Memoir [ Vyjayanthimala ] , Pregnancy Bible [ Kareena Kapoor ] and Me and Ma [ Divya Dutta ]