Q Which types of gametes are found in Spirogyra?
Ans 1. Isogamous and non-flagellated ajasthan
2. Heterogamous and flagellated
3. Isogamous and flagellated
4. Heterogamous and non-flagellated
Q Kajli Teej is the cultural festival of which Indian state?
1 Bihar
2 Rajasthan
3 West Bengal
4 Maharashtra
Q Who was the first President of Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ] ?
1 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 LK Advani
3 Kushabhau Thakre
4 Murli Manohar Joshi
Q Which among the following is the highest peak of West Bengal ?
1 Saramati
2 Kalsubai
3 Sandakphu
4 Parasnath
Q The innermost part of a flower is called the ____
1 pistil
2 sepals
3 petals
4 stamens
Q What is the total area of the state of Goa?
1. 2702 km2
2 4702 km2
3 3702 km2
4 1702 km2
Q Who is called ‘Nightingale’ of India ?
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Indira Gandhi
3 Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
4 Jhumpa Lahiri
Q Which gas is evolved when iron and water react?
1 Oxygen
2 Methane
3 Hydrogen
4 Ammonia
Q The major gap in the Western Ghats is at _____
1 Palghat
2 Mangalore
3 Madurai
4 Manipal
Q Which of the following classes includes the family of turtles?
1 Aves
2 Reptilia
3 Chondrichthyes
4 Amphibia
Q Sankalp Gupta is associated with which of the following events?
1 Boxing
2 Chess
3 Wrestling
4 Badminton
Q The longest continuous wall in India, the second longest in the world, is at __ Fort.
1. Kumbhalgarh
2 Mehrangarh
3 Chittorgarh
4 Kangra
Q Prior to the 1991 Census of India , the concept of literacy was defined as essentially illiterate children below the age of __ years.
1 8
2 5
3 7
4 6
Q Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Maila Anchal’?
1 Kamleshwar
2 Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’
3 Harishankar Parsai
4 Kashinath Singh
Q Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese ?
1 Ahmad Shah
2 Mahmud Begarha
3 Bahadur Saha
4 Muhammad Shah
Q The Bandipur National Park is located in which of the following states ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q The Tapu dance of Arunachal Pradesh is performed by members of the ____
1 Mund tribe
2 Garasia tribe
3 Adi tribe
4 Damor tribe
Q Which among the following acid is found in Coconut oil ?
1 Erucic acid
2 Lauric acid
3 Lactic acid
4 Oxalic acid
Q Who was won the most individual gold Olympic medals ?
1 Usian Bolt
2 Michael Phelps
3 Simone Biles
4 Katie Ledecky
Q Ritusamhara or The Six Seasons is a classic of Sanskrit literature , written by ____
1 Tulsidas
2 Ravi Kirti
3 Kalidasa
4 Harisena
Q Which of the following states has the lowest population density as per the 2011 population census of India
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Bihar
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following dancers was the first one from the state of Odisha to be conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award?
1 Uday Shankar
2 Kelucharan Mohapatra
3 Pandit Birju Maharaj
4 Guru Bipin Singh
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 From which of the following states, folk dance of ‘Bohada’ originated?
1 Gujarat
2 Bihar
3 Maharashtra
4 Rajasthan
Q Who is nicknamed Indian Napoleon?
1 Pushyamitra Sunga
2 Chandragupta II
3 Samudragupta
4 Chandra Gupta Maurya
Q Who headed the first Law Commission of British India in 1834?
1 Lord Macaulay
2 Lord Dalhousie
3 Henry Derozio
4 Jonathan Duncan
Q Amongst the following, which was the first country to adopt Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
1 Italy
2 Russia
3 France
4 Germany
Q In which of the following places, does the Hornbill Festival take place annually in the month of December?
Ans 1. Itanagar
2. Dispur
3. Kohima
4. Imphal
Q What is the carbon percentage by mass in the human body?
1. 32.6%
2 18.5%
3 65.0%
4 45.5%
By mass , about 96 % of our bodies are made of four key elements : oxygen [ 65 % ] , carbon [ 18.5 % ] , hydrogen [ 9.5 % ] and nitrogen [ 3.3 % ]
Q Some qualities of Samudragupta are shown on coins, such as on one of the coins he is shown playing the _.
1 Tabla
2 sarangi
3 veena
4 bansuri
Q As per the 2011 Census, what is the density of the population of India?
Ans 1. 482 persons/km2
2. 282 persons/km2
3. 382 persons/km2
4. 328 persons/km2
Q The famous Pong Dam Lake is located in which of the following states?
1 Rajasthan
2 Tripura
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Assam
Q The Jhaveri sisters– Nayana, Suverna, Ranjana and Darshana are famously associated with which style of dance?
1. Kathakali
2 Kuchipudi
3 Manipur
4 Bharatnatyam
Q Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE about the Indian river system?
A. Mandovi and Juari [ Zuari ] are two important rivers of Goa.
B. Periyar is the largest river of Karnataka .
C. Vaitarna originates from the Trimbak hills in Nashik district of Maharashtra.
Ans 1. B and C
2. A and B
3. A and C [ Periyar is the largest river of Kerala ]
4. Only A
Q The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from which country?
Ans 1. Japan
2. Republic of Ireland
3. Austria
4. The UK
Q Who among the following has written the ‘Arthashastra’?
Ans 1. Panini
2. Vishakhadatta
3. Kamandak
4. Kautilya
Q Who among the following received the Bharat Ratna in 2001 to become the third Indian Classical Musician to receive India’s highest civilian honour?
Ans 1. Ustad Vilayat Khan
2. Ustad Bismillah Khan
3. Pandit Birju Maharaj
4. Pandit Ravi Shankar
Q Which Treaty resulted in the demarcation of territories between Ranjit Singh and the East India Company?
1 Lahore
2 Surat
3 Amritsar
4 Bhaironwal
Q The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river __ in 1651.
1. Periyar
2 Hugli
3 Narmada
4 Mahanadi
Q ‘All the world’s a stage , And all the men and women merely players’ is a phrase from the play :
1 As You Like It
2 Macbeth
3 Julius Ceaser
4 The Merchant of Venice
Q ‘I Too Had a Love Story’ novel is written by ____
1 Aravind Adiga
2 Durjoy Dutta
3 Ruskin Bond
4 Ravinder Singh
Q Which freedom fighter of India led the famous revolt of 1857 [ sepoy mutiny ] at Lucknow ?
1 Alluri Sitarama Rajau
2 Kasturba Gandhi
3 Begum Hazrat Mahal
4 Kunwar Singh
Q Accoridng to census 2011 , percentage of Urban population in India is ____
1 31.16
2 35.6
3 25.6
4 21.6
Q Which Indian state is home to the Budhist cave tempes known as Barabar Caves ?
1 Odisha
2 Bihar
2 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q India celebrates National Engineer’s Day on September 15 , which is the birth anniversary of ______
1 M Visvesvaraya
2 BC Roy
3 Srinivasa Ramanujan
4 PC Mahalanobis
Q NITI Aayog came into existence in 2015. On which date was it formed?
1 31st January
2 15th August
3 1st March
4 1st January
Q Who is the second woman Speaker of Lok Sabha ?
1 Sumitra Mahajan
3 Meira Kumar
3 Sucheta Kripalani
4 Sarojini Naidu
| First woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar |
| Second woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Sumitra Mahajan |
Q As per Article 350 B of the Constitution of India, who appoints the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities?
1 Governor
2 Chief Justice of India
3 Prime Minister
4 President
Q Which of the following festivals observed in Assam is majorly celebrated by
Vaishnavites?
1 Bihu
2 Rongker
3 Doljatra
4 Ambubachi Mela
Q Mangal Pandey was hanged in 1857 for attacking the British officers in :
1 Barrackpore
2 Allahabad
3 Benaras
4 Calcutta
Q Temi Tea Garden was established in 1969 in :
1 Sikkim
2 Assam
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 West Bengal
Q ‘Pembarthi’ is a popular metal handicraft of which state of India ?
1 Telangana
2 Bihar
3 Maharashtra
4 Rajasthan
Q The First hour of a sitting of the House allotted for asking and answering of questions is called as __.
1 Censure motion
2 Zero hour
3 Privilege motion
4 Question hour
Q The real name of Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India was:
1 Irfanuddin Muhammad
2 Zahiruddin Muhammad
3 Ruknuddin Muhammad
4 Zainuddin Muhammad
Q Identify the INCORRECT pair regarding motion and their examples?
1 Periodic motion – Hands of a clock
2 Oscillatory motion – Earth moving around the sun
3 Translatory motion – A ball falling from the cliff
4 Rotatory motion – blades of a fan
Q Who among the following was the first person to be awarded the Arjuna Award for Archery ?
1 Krishna Das
2 Shyam Lal Meena
3 Limba Ram
4 Sanjeeva Kumar Singh
Q In table tennis, the period during which a ball is in play is called _.
1 let
2 point
3 obstruction
4 rally
Q The last Nizam of Hyderabad _____
1 Mir Osman Ali Khan
2 Wajid Ali
3 Muzafar Jung
4 Nasir Jung
Q Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal , which is on the ___ day of Islamic Calendar.
1 Tenth
2 Eighth
3 Sixth
4 Twelfth
Q Who founded ‘Bal Chakra Sangh’ , where’ , where children were taught to spin and weave ?
1 Indira Gandhi
2 Sarojini Naidu
3 Vinoba Bhave
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Malas pumila is the scientific name of_____
1 Apple
2 Banana
3 Orange
4 Water melon
Q ‘Yakshagana’ is a popular form of dance-drama of :
1 Karnataka
2 Maharashtra
3 Kerala
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who was the creator of the raag Darbari Kanada and a court poet of Akbar’s court during the Mughal period in India?
1 Mian Tansen
2 Bilas Khan
3 Swami Haridas
4 Baiju Bawra
Q The 11th fundamental duty was added by which of the following Constitutional amendments?
Ans 1. 100th
2. 85th
3. 44th
4. 86th
Q Where was the 1912 session of the India National Congress held in Bihar?
1 Sahasaram
2 Gaya
3 Bankipore
4 Madhubani
Q In which year Calcutta became the capital of British India ?
1 1772
2 1765
3 1756
4 1727
Q Which constitutional amendment limited the size of the Council of Ministers to 15 % of the total strength of the Lok Sabha?
1 99th Amendment
2 73rd Amendment
3 91st Amendment
4 85th Amendment
Q How often are the Winter Olympic games held ?
1 Every three years
2 Every four years
3 Every two years
4 Every five years
Q According to the 2011 census, Daman and Diu has the lowest sex ratioamongall union territories of India with only______ females per 1000 males.
1 534
2 777
3 818
4 618
Q Some of the talas invented by __ include Trimukhi, Panchamukhi,
Saptamukhi and Navamukhi.
1 Hariprasad Chaurasia
2 Bhimsen Joshi
3 M Balamuralikrishna
4 Yashraj
Q Which ocean is encircling the continent of Antarctica and extends northward to 60 degrees south latitude?
1 Indian Ocean
2 Atlantic Ocean
3 Southern Ocean
4 Pacific Ocean
Q In which year was the temple entry movement started by Bhimrao Ambedkar?
1 1927
2 1918
3 1935
4 1922
Q Who among the following mentioned that ‘Collective Responsibility can be achieved only through the instrumentality of the Prime Minister’?
1 Dr BR Ambedkar
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 C Rajagopalachari
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q Under which Amendment Act has the electorate been widened by lowering the age to 18 years?
1 61st
2 76th
3 72nd
4 42nd
Q Which of the following is the autobiography of the international athlete Maria Sharapova?
1 Unstoppable: My Life So Far
2 Open
3 Unbreakable
4 Wide Angle
Autobiographies : Wide Angle [ Anil Kumble ] , Unbreakable [ Mary Kom ] , Open [ Andre Agassi ] , Touched by God [ Diego Maradona ] , Ace Against Odds [ Sania Mirza ] , Sunny Days [ Sunil Gavaskar ] , ‘A Shot at History : My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold’ [ Abhinav Bindra ] , Shuttling To the Top [ PV Sindhu ]