Q How many countries share land boundaries with India ?
1 Five
2 Seven
3 Six
4 Eight
| Neighbouring Countries | Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka |
| India share its land borders with seven countries [ 15,106 .7 km ] | Pakistan [ 3323 km ] , Afghanistan [ 106 km ] , Bhutan [ 699 km ] , Nepal [ 1751 km ] , China [ 3488 km ] , Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] and Myanmar [ 1643 km ] |
| India share its sea border with two countries | Sri Lanka and Maldives |
Q The Santosh Trophy is named after Sir _____ , a legendary figure in Indian football .
1 Santosh Rath Roy Chowdhury
2 Devendhru Roy Chowdhury
3 Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury
4 Manek Nath Roy Chowdhury
Q The NOTA option was first used in which year in the elections in India ?
1 2004
2 2009
3 2013
4 2015
Q Which among the following peaks is the highest peak of Jharkhand?
1 Reo Purgyil
2 Parasnath
3 Deomali
4 Kalsubai
Q Who was the first winner of the Saraswati Samman ?
1 Amrita Pritam
2 Mahasweta Devi
3 Mohan Rakesh
4 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Q In Olympics table tennis event , if the points are tied at 10-10 , a player then has to strive for a ___ point lead to win the game .
1 1
2 4
3 2
4 3
If there is a 10-10 tie , the game is won by the first player/team to score two points more than the opposition. In the last possible game of a match, the players/teams change ends when either player/team has scored five points
Q Nirmal paintings are associated with which of the following states ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Nagaland
3 Meghalaya
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q The Olympic Games was organised in Asia for the first time in __.
1 1968
2 1956
3 1960
4 1964
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 Indians served as the President of the International Court of Justice ?
1 Justice Dalveer Bhandari
2 Justice Nagendra Singh
3 Justice Raghunandan Swarup Pathak
4 Justice BN Rau
Q ‘Both Feet on the Ground’ is an autobiography of which of the following players?
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Lionel Messi
3 Bobby Moore
4 David Beckham
Q The headquarters of National Aluminium Company Limited [ NALCO ] is located at _.
1 Chennai
2 Bhopal
3 Bhubaneswar
4 Jaipur
Q Which city is located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha ?
1 Surat
2 Nagpur
3 Pune
4 Ahmedabad
Q Who is known as the “Rocket Women of India” who led the Chandrayaan 3 mission?
1 Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava
2 Dr. Indira Hinduja
3 Dr. Aditi Pant
4 Moumita Dutta
Q Which country is also known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’ ?
1 Greenland
2 Iceland
3 Norway
4 Ireland
Q Who was the first flag bearer for India in the Olympics?
Ans 1. Purma Banerjee
2. Dhyan Chand
3. Lal Shah Bokhari
4. Zafar Iqbal
Q The ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research is located in _.
1 Hyderabad
2 Bhopal
3 Jaipur
4 Nagpur
Q The First woman President of United Nations General Assembly was :
1 Vijayalakshmi Pandit
2 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
3 Bhawana Kanth
4 Margaret Thatcher
Q Before being renamed, Mount Everest was simply known as __.
1 Peak IX
2 Peak XV
3 Peak XII
4 Peak VI
Q Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the honorary rank of ______ of the Indian Air Force on 3rd September 2010.
Ans 1. Brigadier
2. Major General
3. Lieutenant Colonel
4. Group Captain
Q What should be the standard length of a tennis court according the laws of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ?
Ans 1. 23.77 m
2. 22.45 m
3. 26.42 m
4. 25.34 m
| Tennis Court | For singles Game, Court shall be a rectangle 78 feet [ 23.77 m ] long and 27 feet [ 8. 23 m ] wide . The width, however, differs for doubles [ 10.97 metres ] and singles [ 8.23 metres ] |
Q How many officials are there for looking after each Kabaddi match?
1 6
2 2
3 3
4 5
Q The line ”Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali Rani thi” , was written by ___
1 Mohammed Iqbal
2 Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
3 Shyamlal Gupta
4 Ram Prasad Bismil
Q The annual festival of Gangaur, celebrated by the married women of Rajasthan, is observed in the Hindu month of ________.
Ans 1. Phalguna
2. Ashvina
3. Kartika
4. Chaitra
Q The national level cricket championship, Ranji Trophy, began in __________.
Ans 1. 1934-1935
2. 1953-1954
3. 1950-1951
4. 1944-1945
Q Gendathur village of Mysore [ Karnataka ] is famous for :
1 making artificial rainfall system
2 making of dams
3 development of rainwater harvesting system
4 development of canal system for irrigation
Q In which year was the Television (TV) service started in India?
1 1975
2 1968
3 1986
4 1959
Q The central theme of which of the following classical dance forms are the love stories of Krishna and Radha?
Ans 1. Odissi
2. Sattriya
3. Kuchipudi
4. Manipuri
Q What is the duration of a Kabaddi match ?
1 40 minutes
2 60 minutes
3 70 minutes
4 90 minutes
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Pink Revolution’ in India ?
1 Durgesh Patel
2 Sam Pitroda
3 Vishal Tewari
4 Indira Gandhi
| Father of Yellow Revolution in India | Sam Pitroda | |
| Father of Green Revolution in India | MS Swaminathan | |
| Father of Blue Revolution in India | Hiralal Chaudhuri and Arun Krishnan | |
| Father of White Revolution in India | Dr Verghese Kurien | |
| Father of the Red Revolution in India | Vishal Tewari | |
| Father of Pink Revolution in India | Durgesh Patel | |
| Father of Golden Revolution in India | Nirpakh Tutej |
Q Yaoshang festival which is famous in Manipur is celebrated for _____ days.
Ans 1. four
2. Three
3. Two
4. five
Q The dimensions of the basketball court is measured __________ from the inner edge of the boundary line.
Ans 1. 28 × 12 m
2. 30 × 45 m
3. 28 × 15 m
4. 30 × 15 m
Q ________________, established in 1829, is the oldest golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain.
Ans 1. East Point Golf Club
2. The Bangalore Golf Club
3. The Royal Calcutta Golf Club
4. Cosmopolitan Club
Q The term ‘shooting guard’ is used in which of the following games/sports?
1. Basketball
2. Tennis
3. Volleyball
4. Table tennis
Q The honour of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship carries ______________.
Ans 1. Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh) along with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram
2. Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh)
3. Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakh) along with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram
4. Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh)
Q In which year did Indian Railways start its first computerised reservation in New Delhi?
1 1992
2 1996
3 2001
4 1986
Q The Ajanta Caves are located on the left bank of which of the following rivers?
1 Waghora
2 Krishna
3 Mahanadi
4 Tungabhadra
Q What was the slogan of the 2011 Census of India?
Ans 1. Our Census – Our Pride
2. Our Census – Secured Future
3. India’s Census – India’s Pride
4. Our Census – Our Future
Q The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh was designed by __.
1 Matthew Nowicki
2 Maxwell Fry
3 Le Corbusier
4 Albert Mayer
Q ‘Paika’ is a folk dance performed by members of the society in ________.
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Haryana
4. Jharkhand
Q Who was the first captain of India Hockey Team in Olympics?
Ans 1. Lal Bokhari
2. Jaipal Singh Munda
3. Krishan Lal
4. Dhyan Chand
Q In badminton each game consist of how many points?
Ans 1. 15
2. 21
3. 11
4. 20
Q The Walker Cup is associated with which of the following sports ?
1 Hockey
2 Chess
3 Football
4 Golf
Q Which among the following folk dances is popularly known as the ‘stick dance’?
Ans 1. Kolannalu
2. Ghodemodni
3. Theyyam
4. Koli
Q Chhath Puja is dedicated to which of the following Gods?
Ans 1. Shiva
2. Surya Dev
3. Krishna
4. Rama
Q How many types of Bihu festival are celebrated in Assam?
Ans 1. 6
2. 3
3. 5
4. 2
Q The official language of which neighbouring country of India is ‘Dhivehi’?
Ans 1. Maldives
2. Sri Lanka
3. Bhutan
4. Afghanistan
Q Which of the following player was the highest scorer in the final match of cricket world cup 1983?
Ans 1. Krishnamachari Srikkanth
2. Mohinder Amarnath
3. Sunil Gavaskar
4. Kapil Dev
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 In the game of football, the distance between the goalposts is _________ whereas the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is _________.
Ans 1. 7.52 m; 4.24 m
2. 7.32 m; 2.44 m
3. 2.44 m; 7.32 m
4. 8.12 m; 2.24 m
Q Who was the first Indian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, and also the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year in 1966?
Ans 1. Mihir Sen
2. Ramanathan Krishnan
3. Ajit Patel
4. Khashaba Jadhav
Q Who among the following was the first author writing in English to be conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award?
Ans 1. Anita Desai
2. Vikram Seth
3. Raja Rao
4. RK Narayan [ The Guide ]
Q Which among the following classical dance forms was introduced in the 16th century by Vaishnava saint Mahapurusha Sankaradeva?
Ans 1. Kuchipudi
2. Sattriya
3. Odissi
4. Manipuri
Q In which city is the cricket stadium M Chinnaswamy located?
Ans 1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Bengaluru
4. Mumbai
Q Which team has won the highest number of Ranji Trophy titles?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Mumbai
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
Q As on 2024, how many states have a Legislative Council?
Ans 1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 4
| Only 6 out of 28 states have a legislative council | Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Telangana , Maharashtra , Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
Q During the Chaliha Sahib festival, Sindhis observe a ________-day fast to show their devotion to Lord Jhulelal.
Ans 1. 20
2. 10
3. 40
4. 30
Q The First Formula 1 Race in India was held in ______.
Ans 1. 2015
2. 2011
3. 2012
4. 2013
The First Formula 1 Race in India was held at the Buddh international Circuit in Greater Noida
Q My times: An autobiography, is authored by whom among the following famous freedom fighters of India?
1 Vinoba Bhave
2 J B Kriplani
3 Motilal Nehru
4 C R Das
Q Green Revolution was originated in _________.
Ans 1. Brazil
2. Australia
3. Mexico
4. United State of America
Q How many total jumps are there in a 3000 m steeplechase race?
1 36
2 33
3 35
4 34
Q What is the standard height of a volleyball net from the ground for the men’s team?
Ans 1. 2.53 metres
2. 2.43 metres
3. 2.23 metres
4. 2.33 metres
Q Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans 1. Kud
2. Jawara
3. Bhavai
4. Hojagiri
Q Karkidaka Vavu Bali of _________ is a Hindu ritual to appease ancestors.
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Maharashtra
3. Meghalaya
4. Goa
Q Makar Sankranti is celebrated by the Sindhi community by which of the following names?
Ans 1. Tirmoori
2. Teejri
3. Lal Loi
4. Thadri
Q In a badminton singles game, if both the players are on 29 points then at what point will one of them win the game?
Ans 1. 31st point
2. Match will be drawn
3. 30th point
4. 32nd point
Q ___ is a lively dance form of the Bundelkhand region . Its performance begins with the beating of mridang and gradually gains momentum dotted with prose and poetic dialogues.
1 Rai
2 Swang
3 Matki
4 Gangaur
Q Aga Khan Gold Cup is associated with which of the following Sports?
Ans 1. Golf
2. Hockey
3. Basketball
4. Tennis
Q The width of the lobby marked on the sides of the kabaddi playfield is:
Ans 1. 2.5 m
2. 1.5 m
3. 1 m
4. 2 m
Q ____________ is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south India.
Ans 1. Sesamum
2. Mustard
3. Castor
4. Linseed
Q What is the maximum length of the tennis racquet for professional play?
Ans 1. 35 inches
2. 29 inches
3. 30 inches
4. 40 inches
Q Aryabhatta was India’s first artificial satellite in space, launched in the year ______.
Ans 1. 1925
2. 1990
3. 1975
4. 1945
Q Mohiniyattam dance is performed by women in honour of the Hindu god __________ in his incarnation as the enchantress Mohini.
Ans 1. Rama
2. Vishnu
3. Shiva
4. Krishna
Q In a football match, the length of a pitch must be between_______ and 120m.
Ans 1. 105 m
2. 110 m
3. 100 m
4. 90 m
Q Hockey India League (HIL) started in which of the following year?
Ans 1. 2011
2. 2013
3. 2012
4. 2010
Q The dimension of the Hockey field is _______________.
Ans 1. 95m long and 60m wide
2. 96m long and 55m wide
3. 90m long and 50m wide
4. 91.4m long and 55m wide
Q Who was the captain of the Indian hockey men’s team in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Ans 1. Sayed Jaffar
2. Roop Singh
3. Ahmed Khan
4. Dhyan Chand
Q The Medaram Jatara Festival is a __-day long festival celebrated by Koya tribe.
1 5
2 3
3 2
4 4
Q Which of the following was the first BCCI president?
Ans 1. RE Grant Govan
2. Anthony D’Mello
3. Roger Binny
4. JC Mukherjee
Q The Gochi festival is predominantly celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Rajasthan
Q Which of the following scientists is known as the father of the Green revolution in India?
Ans 1. Salim Ali
2. Meghnad Saha
3. P C Mahalanobis
4. M.S. Swaminathan
Q Jagoi and Cholom are the two main divisions in which of the following classical dance forms?
Ans 1. Kathak
2. Odissi
3. Manipuri
4. Sattriya
Q As per FIFA rules, the circumference of a football ball used in official sanctioned matches must measure between:
Ans 1. 27 and 28 inches [ 68 to 70 cm ]
2. 25 and 26 inches.
3. 29 and 30 inches.
4. 24 and 25 inches.
Q Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which of the following city?
Ans 1. Jabalpur
2. Indore
3. Gwalior
4. Jaipur
Q The harvest festival ‘Nabanna’ is celebrated in _________ .
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Jharkhand
3. Haryana
4. Chhattisgarh
Q The Brabourne Cricket Stadium is located in which of the following state of India?
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Kerala
3. Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q Which one of the following is the oldest football competition in India?
Ans 1. Durand Cup
2. BC Roy Trophy
3. Santosh Trophy
4. Federation Cup
Q Kati Bihu, one of the three Bihu festivals of Assam, is celebrated in the month of ____________.
Ans 1. April
2. October
3. January
4. December
Q Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) carries ______________.
Ans 1. Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) along with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram
2. Rs 50,000/- along with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram
3. Rs 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand)
4. Rs 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakh)
Q For how many vaccine-preventable diseases are immunizations provided under the
Universal Immunization Programme?
1 15
2 12
3 9
4 11
Q Who among the following is an American tennis player who wrote ‘Open: An
autobiography’?
1 Pete Sampras
2 Rod Laver
3 Andre Agassi
4 Ivan Lendl
Q Who was the first winner of the Pro Kabaddi League?
1 Bengaluru Bulls
2 Patna Pirates
3 Bengal Warriors
4 Jaipur Pink Panthers
Q What are the height of Badminton posts?
Ans 1. 1.80 m
2. 1.45 m
3. 1.85 m
4. 1.55 m
Q The inaugural winners of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) was ATK, which is a football club based in _________.
Ans 1. Kolkata
2. Chennai
3. Mumbai
4. Bengaluru
Q Sultan Johor Cup is associated with which sport?
Ans 1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Basketball
4. Cricket
Q Who invented computer mouse?
1 Seymour Cray
2 Tim Berners Lee
3 Charles Babbage
4 Douglas Engelbart
Q ‘Serve to Win’ is the autobiography of _______.
1 Rafael Nadal
2 Novak Djokovic
3 Serena Williams
4 Pullela Gopichand
Q The athletes while throwing the discus have to remain inside a circle of how many diameter?
Ans 1. 2 meters
2. 2.5 meters
3. 3.5 meters
4. 3 meters
Q The number of participant countries in the first Asian Games was _.
1 9
2 12
3 10
4 11
Q President Sukarno of _ was the Guest of Honour during India’s first Republic
Day event in 1950.
1 Indonesia
2 Malaysia
3 Maldives
4 Singapore
Q Karaga, one of the oldest festivals of ____________, is celebrated in honour of Goddess Shakti.
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Who among the following was the first chief guest to attend the Republic Day in 1950 ?
Ans 1. Sukarno
2. Josip Broz Tito
3. Kwame Nkruma
4. Gamal Abdel Nasser
Q How many independent princely states were integrated in India after independence?
Ans 1. 575
2. 545
3. 562
4. 535
There were about 565 princely states at the time of Indian Independence in 1947 and 562 of them were integrated with India through the efforts of Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Q How many Indian states celebrate their formation on November 1st ?
1 Five
2 Seven
3 Six
4 Eight
7 Indian states [ Andhra Pradesh , Haryana , Chhattisgarh , Kerala , Karnataka , Punjab , Madhya Pradesh ] and 2UTs [ Lakshadweep and Puducherry ] celebrate their formation day on 1st November
Q Which of the following festivals is associated with boat race in Manipur?
1 Cheiraoba
2 Sanamahi Cheng Hongba
3 Hiyang Tannaba
4 Ningol Chakkouba
Q ‘Zuari’ is an important river of which of the following state?
1 Odisha
2 Uttarakhand
4 Sikkim
4 Goa
Q The Brabourne Cricket Stadium is located in which of the following state of India?
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Kerala
3. Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q During the Second Five Year Plan, how many integrated steel plants were set up with
foreign collaboration?
1 5
2 3
3 6
4 9
During the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61), three new integrated steel plants were set up with foreign collaboration : Rourkela [ Germany ] , Bhilai [ USSR ] and Durgapur[ United Kingdom ]
Q Rs. 50 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of ______.
Ans 1. chocolate brown
2. stone grey
3. fluorescent blue
4. lavender
Rs. 10 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of chocolate brown
Rs. 20 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of greenish yellow
Rs. 50 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of fluorescent blue.
Rs. 100 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of lavender
Rs. 200 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of bright yellow
Rs. 500 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of stone grey
Rs. 2000 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of magenta