Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Artificial Intelligence’?
1 Bill Gates
2 Elon Musk
3 John McCarthy
4 Seymour Cray
Q Morulem is a traditional folk dance in Goa performed during which of the following festivals?
1 Carnival
2 Lokrang Festival
3 Sunburn Festival
4 Shigmo Festival
Q Which of the following dynasties of Delhi Sultanate founded Agra city?
1 Khalji dynasty
2 Sayyid dynasty
3 Lodi dynasty [ Sikandar Lodi ]
4 Tughluq dynasty
Q Anantha R Krishnan is associated with which musical instrument?
1 Tabla
2 Mridangam
3 Violin
4 Drums
Q Every year the Human Development Report (HDR) is published by .
1 United Nations Development Programme
2 World Economic Forum
3 New Development Bank
4 International Monetary Fund
Q Chiefs with in the empire were given the title of ‘_’ by the Chola kings.
1 Araiyar
2 Vellanvagai
3 Pallichchhandam
4 Tirunamattukkani
Q The National Youth Day or the ‘Yuwa Diwas’ is celebrated on which day in India?
1 26 January
2 12 January
3 14 April
4 26 Novembe
Q Chhath Puja is celebrated twice during a Hindu calendar year – in the months of _.
1 Chaitra and Kartika
2 Asadha and Magha
3 Vaisakha and Bhadrapada
4 Shravana and Pausa
Q The outbreak of Minamata disease was caused due to pollution of water by .
1 Mercury
2 Lead
3 Arsenic
4 Calcium
Q How many Fundamental Rights are given under the Constitution of India?
Ans 1. 7
2. 8
3. 5
4. 6
Q Which of the following Mughal rulers built the imperial capital Shahjahanabad?
1 Jahangir
2 Akbar
3 Shahjahan
4 Babur
Q The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulaha is located at __
1 Lucknow
2 Agra
3 Delhi
4 Kanpur
Q Who among the following was the author of Satyarth Prakash written in 1875?
1 Swami Vivekanand
2 Dayanand Saraswati
3 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4 Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Q Where is the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant located?
Ans 1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
Q In India, which type of soil is also known as Regur soil and is ideal for cotton crops?
1 Arid soil
2 Laterite soil
3 Black soil
4 Alluvial soil
Q Guru Purnima, a festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists in India falls in which month of Hindu calendar?
Ans 1. Kartika
2. Vaisakha
3. Sravana
4. Ashadha
Q ‘Harmika’ is an important architectural feature of which of the following type of architectures?
1 Temple
2 Mosque
3 Church
4 Stupa
Q Who among the following was the President of the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in 1916?
Ans 1. Amrit Ranchoddas Seth
2. Bishan Narayan Dhar
3. Ambika Charan Majumdar
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Which state has five rivers called the Panjnad?
1 Punjab
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Bihar
Q The cultural festival named ‘Attolu Eidu’ (Island Festival) is celebrated
in____________.
1 Daman & Diu
2 Lakshadweep
3 Delhi
4 Chandigarh
Q Whose autobiography is titled ‘An Unsuitable Boy’?
Ans 1. Aditya Chopra
2. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
3. Vikram Bhatt
4. Karan Johar
Q Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
1 Madho Singh
2 Maharana Pratap
3 Sawai Jaisingh
4 Sawai Mansingh
Q Which Committee suggested for the inclusion of Fundamental Duties?
Ans 1. Kothari Committee
2. Swaran Singh Committee
3. Sarkaria Committee
4. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Q The ‘Desert Festival’ takes place annually at __ in Rajasthan.
1 Jaipur
2 Jaisalmer
3 Kota
4 Bikaner
Q Which medicinal plant found in India is used for the treatment of blood pressure?
1 Mint
2 Tulsi
3 Aloe vera
4 Sarpagandha
Q The Sultan who was also known as ‘Lakh Baksh’ is:
1 Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2 Iltutmish
3 Qutbuddin Aibak
4 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Q Odissi dance in its rudimentary form was performed as a part of temple service by which of the following?
1 Nritta
2 Maharis
3 Nartakis
4 Dasi
Q ‘Moth ki Masjid’ (Masjid Moth) in Delhi was built in the reign of _.
1 Firuz Shah Tughluq
2 Bahlul Khan Lodi
3 Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
4 Sikandar Lodi
Q To pay tribute to Lord Rama, the ‘Banganga Festival’ is celebrated popularly in which of the following states of India?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Maharashtra
3 Manipur
4 Punjab
Q Who among the following national leaders of British India was the first to form the Home Rule League in April 1916 in Poona ?
1 Annie Besant
2 Madan Mohan Malviya
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Indulal Yagnik
Q Ravana Chhaya is a traditional Shadow puppetry of which state in India ?
1 Odisha
2 Bihar
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q The strongest muscle in the body is the masseter muscle and is located in the :
1 Jaw
2 Thigh
3 Neck
4 Hand
Q In which state is Kardang Monastery situated ?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q What was the real name of Begum Hazrat Mahal who led the revolt in Lucknow in 1857 ?
1 Muhammadi Khanum
2 Manikarnika Tambe
3 Kittur Chennamma
4 Sultan Jahan
Q Who was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha ?
1 MA Ayyangar
2 Meira Kumar
3 Sumitra Mahajan
4 GV Mavlankar
Q What is the literacy rate in India as per 2011 census ?
1 74.04 %
2 64.04 %
3 84.04 %
4 94.04 %
Q The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups – the Extremists and the Moderates – at the Surat session in _.
1 1885
2 1932
3 1907
4 1918
Q _ presided over the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress in
1931.
1 Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Vallabhbhai Patel
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q What is the mode of nutrition in which organisms take in nutrients in solution form from dead and decaying matter called?
1 Autotrophic nutrition
2 Saprotrophic nutrition
3 Heterotrophic nutrition
4 Parasitic nutrition
Q The annual International Kite Festival of Gujarat generally coincides with the festival of _.
1 Janmashtami
2 Makar Sankranti
3 Dussehra
4 Shivaratri
Q ‘Gella-Chutt’ is an indigenous game associated with the state of :
1 Assam
2 Mizoram
3 Tripura
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Name of Japan’s Parliament is ___
1 Duma
2 Knesset
3 Diet
4 Jatia
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