Q Part II of the Constitution of India deals with:
Ans 1. Fundamental Rights
2. Citizenship
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
4. Fundamental Duties
Q Harela is one of the most auspicious festivals of Kumaon region celebrated on the first day of _.
1 Chaitra
2 Asadha
3 Shravan
4 Vaisakha
Q Which of the following chemist discovered hydrogen gas .
1 Antoine Lavoisier
2 Henry Cavendish
3 Robert Boyle
4 John Dalton
Q The Marfa music is associated with which of the following cities?
1 Kolkata
2 Nagpur
3 Bangalore
4 Hyderabad
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Glassblower’s Breath’?
Ans 1. Shobha De
2 Bharati Mukherjee
3 Sunetra Gupta
4 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Kalachuri Dynasty?
1 Ashoka
2 Kokalla I
3 Gangeyadeva
4 Kokalla II
Q Article _ to in part XIV of the constitution of India provides for the
establishment of Public service commission for the Union and a public Service
commission for each state.
1 180 to 200
2 312 to 322
3 200 to 227
4 315 to 323
Q Corbillon Cup is associated with which of the following sports ?
1 Golf
2 Badminton
3 Table Tennis
4 Hockey
Q Which of the following novels is written by the Indian author Amitav Ghosh ?
1 The Inheritance of Loss
2 The Circle of Reason
3 The Golden House
4 A Suitable Boy
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 Tamil Nadu
3 Kerala
4 Maharashtra
Q Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj Party?
1. Munshi Ram
2 Devi Lal
3 Kanshi Ram
4 Lakshman Singh
Q When was the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj of Calcutta founded?
1 1884
2 1878
3 1892
4 1866
Q The lens focuses light on the back of the eye. The back of the eye is known as _.
1 retina
2 lens
3 iris
4 cornea
Q Aji Lamu is an important folk dance of which of the following states?
1 Tripura
2 Assam
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Manipur
Q ‘Jakhan Choto Chilam’ is an autobiography written in the Bengali language by which of the following Indian Bangla film directors?
1. Satyajit Ray
2 Mrinal Sen
2 Rituparno Ghosh
4 Tapan Sinha
Q In the given main characteristics of farming of India , which is the characteristic of primitive subsistence farming?
1. Chemical fertilisers
2 Slash and burn
3 High yielding variety seeds
4 Insecticides and pesticides
Q Who among the following was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour?
1. Lata Mangeshkar
2 MS Subbulakshmi
3 BM Balamuralikrishna
4 Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi
Q Vivekananda Rock Memorial is in which state of India?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Maharashtra
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kerala
Q Whose autobiography is titled ‘An Unsuitable Boy’?
1 Aditya Chopra
2 Vikram Bhatt
3 Karan Johar
4 Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Q In which painting style there is an abundance of animals and birds ?
1 Bundi painting
2 Bikaner painting style
3 Jaipur painting style
4 Nathdwara painting style
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Narcopolis’?
1. Shashi Tharoor
2 Anees Salim
3 Jeet Thayil
4 David Davidar
Q Which of the following pairs of authors and autobiographies is CORRECTLY matched
Ans 1. Aribam Syam Sharma – Jakhan Choto Chilam
2. Satyajit Ray – Living Shadows
3. Jahangir – Baburnama
4. JB Kripalani – My Times
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about the recommendations of the Finance Commission?
1 Article 281
2 Article 283
3 Article 282
4 Article 284
Q As of December 1947, the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Constitution of India had _ members.
1 230
2 275
3 245
4 299
Q What is the common name of the members of family Phaeophyceae?
1 Brown algae
2 Green algae
3 Red algae
4 Blue green algae
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Why I Am a Hindu’?
1. Shashi Tharoor
2 Satyarth Nayak
3 Vikram Seth
4 Manmohan Singh
Q Which of the following is the national sport of Sri Lanka?
1. Volley Ball
2 Swimming
3 Archery
4 Chinlone
Q Which of the following games is related to the ‘U Thant Cup’?
1. Lawn tennis
2 Horse racing
3 Table tennis
4 Hockey
Q Who among the following personalities was the first Indian member of Indian Civil Services in 1870?
1. Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee
2 Satyendranath Tagore
2 Pingali Venkayya
4 Bipin Chandra Pal
Q ‘The Palace of Illusions’ is an award-winning novel that retells the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi, it’s lead female character. Who among the following is the author of this novel?
1 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2 Kiran Desai
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Sudha Murty
Q Padma Bhushan awardee Vikku Vinayakaram is a __ player.
1. Tabla
2 Ghatam
3 Pakhawaj
4 Dholak
Q Who became the nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan ?
1 Murshid Quli Khan
2 Saadat Ali Khan
3 Sirajuddaulah
4 Shujauddaulah
Q Malaria is a deadly disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bite of __.
1. Aedes mosquito
2 Culex mosquito
3 Anopheles mosquito
4 fleas
Q Where is the Dudhsagar waterfalls located?
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Karnataka
Q ‘The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian’ is the autobiography of ___
1 Nirad C. Chaudhuri
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 VS Naipaul
Q Which folklore is famous in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh which tells the story of two warriors of Mahoba king Parmal ?
1 Alha
2 Lotia
3 Mando
4 Laman
Q Sonalika and Kalyan sona are the varieties of wheat introduced in which year ?
1 1963
2 1953
3 1973
4 1983
Q Hawa Mahal was built in 1799 by Maharaja______
1 Sawai Pratap Singh
2 Prithviraj Chauhan
3 Rai Bular Bhatti
4 Rani Padmini
Q The first linguistic state in India got established in:
1 1953
2 1963
3 1973
4 1983
Q Part III of the Constitution of India deals with:
Ans 1. Fundamental Rights
2. Citizenship
3. Fundamental Duties
4. Directive Principles of State Policy
Q The idols of which three Gods are installed in Jagannath Temple, Puri?
1 Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh
2 Ram, Lakshman and Janaki
3 Radha, Krishna and Balram
4 Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
Q Who among the following Indian music directors introduced Western tunes in the Hindi film industry, who was popularly known as ‘Pancham Da’?
1 Rahul Dev Burman
2 Kishore Kumar
3 Mohammed Rafi
4 Bappi Lahiri
Q Losoong / Namsoong is the _____ New Year , which marks the end of harvest season.
1 Sikkimese
2 Assamese
3 Bengali
4 Manipuri
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?
1 Ruskin Bond
2 RK Narayan
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q Who among the following Indian music composers and singers, who is popular by nickname ‘the Mozart of Madras’, was placed in The Time’s list of the world’s most influential people in 2009?
1 AR Rahman
2 RD Burman
3 Shankar Mahadevan
4 SP Balasubramaniam
Q When was the Small Industries Development Bank of India established?
1 1984
2 1990
3 1995
4 1998
Q Nanda Devi biosphere reserve is located in which of the following state of India?
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following is the debut novel of Indian novelist Chetan Bhagat, who received the Society Young Achievers Award and the Publisher’s Recognition award for his works?
1. Five Point Someone
2 What Young India Wants
3 The Three Mistakes of My Life
4 Revolution 2020
| Chetan Bhagat books | Five Point Someone || The Three Mistakes of My Life || Revolution 2020 || What Young India Wants || Half Girlfriend || 2 States || One Indian Girl || One Arranged Murder || Making India Awesome |