Q ______ is located in Telangana.
1 Kangra Fort
2 Bibi-ka-Maqbara
3 Shershah Suri’s Tomb
4 Khazana Building Museum
Q When is Maha Shivaratri celebrated according to the Drik Panchang?
1 Magha, Krishna Paksha, Chaturdashi
2 Ashadh, Krishna Paksha, Trayodashi
3 Phalguna, Shukla Paksha, Ekadashi
4 Chaitra, Shukla Paksha, Ekam
Q Which of the following dances is performed by monks and Lamas in monastery to ward off evils and spirits?
1 Cham
2 Kullu Nati
3 Hikat
4 Rauf
Q Who was the first Indian to be elected to the Communist International leadership class?
1 Manvendra Nath Roy
2 Shripad Amrit Dange
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Lala Lajpat Rai
Q In which state of India is shifting cultivation known as Pamlou?
1 Odisha
2 Manipur
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Who among the following founded the Forward Bloc in 1939?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Chittaranjan Das
3 Subhash Chandra Bose
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Who was the first ODI cricket captain of India ?
1 S Venkataraghavan
2 Kapil Dev
3 Ajit Wadekar
4 Bishen Singh Bedi
| First captain of the Indian cricket team | C.K. Nayudu |
| First ODI captain of the Indian cricket team | Ajit Wadekar |
| First T20 captain of the Indian cricket team | Virender Sehwag |
Q What was the name of the first dynasty that ruled over Magadh kingdom?
1 Haryank dynasty
2 Nanda dynasty
3 Mauryan dynasty
4 Shishunga dynasty
Q The famous ‘Hinglaj Mata’ temple is situated in which of the following neighbouring countries of
India?
1 Maldives
2 Afghanistan
3 Nepal
4 Pakistan
Q Which caves are considered as the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India datng back to the Maurya period ?
1 Barabar and Nagarjuni
2 Bagh Caves
3 Elephanta Caves
4 Ajanta and Ellora Caves
Q Provisions related to the Panchayats are mentioned in which part of the Indian Constitution ?
1 Part IX
2 Part XII
3 Part VII
4 Part V
Q Which of the following Indian Olympians has written the autobiography titled ‘Playing to Win’?
1 Abhinav Bindra
2 Saina Nehwal
3 Lovlina Borgohain
4 Karnam Malleswari
Q The Marfa music is associated with which of the following cities ?
1 Kolkata
2 Hyderabad
3 Bangalore
4 Nagpur
Q Which of the following books is the autobiography of Prakash Padukone ?
1 Unguarded
2 Imperfect
3 Touch Play
4 Playing To Win
Q Who is hailed in India as the Mozart of Madras ?
1 AR Rahman
2 Udit Narayan
3 Arijit Singh
4 SP Balasubrahmanyam
Q Who founded the India League in 1875 ?
1 SN Banerjee
2 Anand Mohan Bose
3 Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4 Dada Bhai Naoroji
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Governor’s assent to Bills?
1 Article 201
2 Article 164
3 Article 264
4 Article 200
Q A famous play , ‘Abhijnana Shaktuntalam’ was written by which of the following personalities ?
1 Kalhana
2 Vishakhadatta
3 Kalidasa
4 Asvaghosa
Q The fifth incarnation of Vishnu is known as:
1. Varaha
2 Krishna
3 Vamana
4 Narasimha
Q Who originally built the Meenakshi Temple at Madurai?
1 Pulakeshin I
2 Karikala Chola
3 Kulashekarar Pandyan
4 Mahendravarman I
Q Which among the following teams won the first edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009 ?
1 India
2 England
3 Australia
4 New Zealand
Q Which among the following Parts of the Indian Constitution is related with the special provisions relating to certain classes ?
1 XV
2 XVI
3 XIV
4 XIII
Q Eravimala , which is the highest peak located in the Anamalai Hills in the Western Ghats , is located in which of the following states ?
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Maharashtra
Q When was the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj of Calcutta founded ?
1 1884
2 1878
3 1892
4 1866
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Kalachuri Dynasty ?
1 Ashoka
2 Kokalla I
3 Gangeyadeva
4 Kokalla II
Q Who among the following was known as the ‘Young Turk’ ?
1 Chandra Shekhar
2 Ashutosh Mukherji
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q It is a Fundamental Duty of parents to provide educational opportunities to wards aged __.
1 7-14 years
2 6-16 years
3 6-14 years
4 6-15 years
Q The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Marathas and who among the following Afghan rulers?
1 Zaman Shah
2 Humayun Mirza
3 Nadir Shah
4 Ahmad Shah Abdali
Q Which Governor General built the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata in 1905 in the memory of Queen Victoria of Britain?
1 Lord Canning
2 Lord Ripon
3 Lord Curzon
4 Lord Bentinck
Q To which of the following regions is the dance form named ‘Rasiya’ traditionally associated?
1 Magahi
2 Mithila
3 Awadh
4 Braj
Q Bathukamma, a flower festival, is celebrated in which of the following states?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Gujarat
3 Telangana
4 Rajasthan
Q The ‘Room on the roof’ a novel about an orphaned English boy living with his guardian is written by whom among the following authors?
Ans 1. Khushwant Singh
2. Ruskin Bond
3. Arundhati Roy
4. Manohar Malgaonkar
Q In the context of direct taxation in India, a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a 10 digit alphanumeric number. Of these how many characters are numeric?
1 6
2 4
3 5
4 3
Q Which of the following rivers has Pranahita river as one of its major tributaries?
1 Krishna
2 Damodar
3 Mahanadi
4 Godavari
Q Which instrument was played by Ustad Asad Ali Khan ?
1 Santoor
2 Rudra Veena
3 Sarod
4 Sitar
Q The size of pupil is controlled by the __.
1 cornea
2 iris
3 retina
4 lens
Q Where are the headquarters of IAEA [ The International Atomic Energy Agency ] situated?
1 Vienna
2 Copenhagen
3 Geneva
4 Oslo
Q Which method of separation is used for seperating heavier and lighter components by bowing air?
1 Hand picking
2 Sieving
3 Winnowing
4 Threshing
Q Which of the following was the first English language newspaper of India?
Ans 1. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
2. Maratha
3. The Madras Courier
4. The Bombay Herald
Q The two epics, ‘Raghuvamsha’ and ‘Kumarasambhava’ are works of ______.
Ans 1. Valmiki
2. Ramdas
3. Sivananda
4. Kalidas
Q Jhijhiya Dance is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Bihar
4 Haryana
Q Plastids containing __ pigment chlorophyll are called chloroplasts.
1 brown
2 yellow
3 green
4 colourless
Q The state of Jharkhand was formed by division of Bihar in the year ?
1 2000
2 1995
3 1998
4 2004
Q Which article of Indian constitution is related to uniform civil code for citizens?
1 44
2 49
3 46
4 52
Q In which regiment of the British Army was Mangal Pandey a sepoy during the first war of independence?
Ans 1. 6th Dragoon Guards
2. 3rd Native Bihar Infantry
3. 34th Bengal Native Infantry
4. 11th Native Infantry
Q Which river originates from the Brahmagiri Hills ?
1 Kaveri
2 Krishna
3 Sharavati
4 Periyar
Q ‘Karagam’ is a folk dance of which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Assam
4. Odisha
Q What was the approximate overall growth target in India’s First Five-Year Plan?
1 1.3%
2 2.1%
3 4.2%
4 3.5%
Q Who was the first Asian player to win the Junior Wimbledon’s Boys singles title?
1 Sumit Nagal
2 Mahesh Bhupathi
3 Vijay Amritraj
4 Ramanathan Krishnan
Q Which is the tallest waterfall of India with a height of 1,493 ft?
Ans 1. Thalaiyar Falls, Tamil Nadu
2. Barkana Falls, Karnataka
3. Kunchikal Falls, Karnataka
4. Meenmutty Falls, Kerala
Q What is the common name of CHCl3?
1. Chloroform
2 Ethylchloride
3 Sodium chloride
4 Hydrochloric acid
Q Which is the traditional attire worn by both males and females of which state ?
1 Pheran
2 Mekhela Chador
3 Rikutu
4 Phanek
Q Padma Bhushan awardee, Buddhadev Das Gupta was an Indian classical _
player.
1. sarod
2 tambura
3 tabla
4 sarangi
Q Ekamra Utsav is observed in which Indian state ?
1 Odisha
2 West Bengal
3 Jharkhand
4 Bihar
Q National Waterways 10 (NW-10) is located in which state?
1 Kerala
2 West Bengal
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Maharashtra
Q The Parliamentary Form of Government has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the Constitution of which country ?
1 United Kingdom
2 Ireland
3 United States of America
4 France
Q What is the maximum number of players of a single team on the floor at one time in a basketball game?
Ans 1. 7
2. 6
3. 4
4. 5
Q Which of the following is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad?
1. India Wins Freedom
2 Wings of Fire
3 Changing India
4 My Country My Life
Q The Election Commission celebrated its golden jubilee in the year ?
1 2001
2 1998
3 1997
4 2011
Q Who stated that the elements ‘properties are a periodic functionof their atomic weights?
1 Gregor Mendel
2 Archimedes
3 Dmitri Mendeleev
4 HenryMoseley
Q Which is an ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery ?
1 Sushruta Samhita
2 Raghuvamsha
2 Arthashashtra
4 Abhijnanshakuntala
Q The daughter of Moropant Tambe and Bhagirathi Sapre became famous as _____
1 Rani Laxmibai
2 Ahilyabai Holkar
3 Rajmata Gayatri Devi
4 Jijabai
Q Who was the coach of the World Cup winning Indian Cricket Team in 2011 ?
1 Gary Kirsten
2 John Wright
3 PR Man Singh
4 Rahul Dravid
Q __, who lived in the court of Kanishka, composed a biography of the
Buddha, the Buddhacharita.
1 Mathara
2 Nagarjuna
3 Ashvaghosha
4 Samgharaksha
Q Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy served as ____from 1956 to 1959 .
1 Chief Minister
2 President
3 Member of Rajya Sabha
4 Deputy Chief Minister
Q Raghuram Rajan succeeded ____ as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 2013.
1 Dr Subbarao
2 YV Reddy
3 Bimal Jalan
4 C Rangarajan
Q Name the Nobel Laureate who helped crack the genetic code.
1 Har Gobind Khorana
2 Abdus Salam
3 Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
4 Subramaniam Chandrasekar
Q Dr Zakir Hussain , the 3rd President of India , was awarded the Bharat Ratna in :
1 1963
2 1954
31990
4 1987
Q The process of blood clotting is called ________
1 coagulation
2 thrombocytopenia
3 haemophilia
4 homophobia
Q Paryushan is an important festival for the ____ community .
1 Jain
2 Buddhist
3 Jew
4 Zoroastrian
Q Maharani Gayatri Devi was a member of the _______
1 Swatantra Party
2 Bhaujan Samaj Party
3 Indian National Congress
4 Bharatiya Janata Party
Q The Mahabalipuram Temple , which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in _____
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q A high tensile alloy steel called ____ was used to construct Howrah bridge,
1 TISCROM
2 TISCOP
3 TISCAL
4 TISCBROM
Q Which was the first Indian movie nominated for Oscar ?
1 Mother India
2 Lagaan
3 Salaam Bombay
4 Alam Ara
Q After release from jail Aurobindo Ghosh started which two weekly newspapers ?
1 ‘Karmayogi [ in English ] and ‘Dharma’ [ in Bengali ]
2 Dainik Jagran in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali
3 Dainik Jagran in Hindi and Anandabazar Patrika in also Hindi
4 Anandabazar Patrika in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali
Q Who summons each house of State Legislature to meet from time to time?
1 Deputy Speaker
2 Chief Minister
3 Governor
4 Speaker
Q The First Field Handball World Championships were played in Germany in ____
1 1928
2 1938
3 1948
4 1958
Q The Charter Act of 1813 extended the East India Company’s rule in India to another ____ years .
1 5
2 20
3 10
4 15
Q The oceanic crust mainly consists of ___ and ____
1 silica , alumina
2 iron , alumina
3 magnesium , alumina
4 silica , magnesium
Q The Phool Dei festival is primarily celebrated by the people of ________ in India.
Ans 1. Gujarat
2. Sikkim
3. Uttarakhand
4. Karnataka
Q Which of the given monuments is NOT located in Karnataka?
1 Kittur Fort
2 Hoysaleswara Temple
3 Gol Gumbaz
4 Palakkad Fort
Q The oldest Veda is the Rigveda , composed about ____ years ago .
1 5000
2 2500
3 3500
4 2000
Q Rajagriha was the first capital of which Mahajanapada ?
1 Avanti
2 Kuru
3 Kosala
4 Magadha
Q Bagh Caves , which has 9 Buddhist caves , was developed around the 6th century AD situated on the Bagh river in ___
1 Maharashtra
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Gujarat
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following is an autobiography of the famous cricketer Sourav Ganguly?
1 A Shot at History
2 The Dream of Revolution
3 A Century is not enough
4 Memories of My Life and Times
Q The Bengal Famine took a huge toll of life andwas called as tragedy inunpreparedness. In which year did it occur?
1 1860
2 1868
3 1876
4 1943
Q Which place is originally related to the famous Meenakari named ”Thewa Kala” ?
1 Kerala
2 West Bengal
3 Rajasthan
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Ustad Allah Rakha , Sabir Khan , Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh are associated with which musical instrument?
1 Shehnai
2 Tabla
3 Mridangam
4 Violin
Q Who among the following was the Prime Minister when the Globalisation Policy as part of ‘New Economic Policy’ was introduced?
1 Manmohan Singh
2 PV Narasimha Rao
3 Narendra Modi
4 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q Which of the following pairs is NOT CORRECTLY matched?
Ans 1. Guru Bipin Singh – Kuchipudi
2. Pandit Birju Maharaj – Kathak
3. Rukmini Devi Arundale– Bharatanatyam
4. Kelucharan Mohapatra − Odissi
| Indian Classical Dancers | Guru Bipin Singh [ Manipuri ] , Pandit Briju Maharaj [ kathak ] , Rukmini Devi Arundale [ Bharatanatyam ] , Kelucharan Mohapatra [ Odissi ] |