Q Which of the following dances is traditionally performed by tea cultivators in Assam?
1 Jhumur
2 Bagurumba
3 Deodhani
4 Bhoral
Q For which of the book did Jhumpa Lahiri win ”The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature” in 2015 ?
1 Unaccustomed Earth
2 The Lowland
3 The Namesake
4 The Interpreter of Maladies
Q Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1815 ?
1 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2 Keshab Chandra Sen
3 Debendranath Tagore
4 Bijoy Krishna Goswami
Q In which of the following states is the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Bihar
2 Kerala
3 Assam
4 Gujarat
Q Which is the most suitable soil for growing coffee in India?
1 Red Soil
2 Black Soil
3 Laterite soil
4 Alluvial Soil
Q The Choliya dance is performed in ______.
Ans 1. Ladakh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Meghalaya
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Who conceptualised the idea about animal ecology in 1927?
1 Rachel Carson
2 Arthur George Tansle
3 Charles Elton
4 Aldo Leopold
Q ‘Jadopatiya’ is a form of __ popular in the state of Jharkhand.
1 painting
2 dance form
3 festival
4 cuisine
Q ‘Bolak-aat’ is a __ from the state of Karnataka.
1 dance form
2 festival
3 cuisine
4 painting
Q According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of __ in order to rescue the earth, which had sunk into water.
1 a boar
2 a tiger
3 a lion
4 an elephant
| In Vaishnavism , Ten avatars or incarnation of Lord Vishnu were recognised | Fish [ Matsya ] , Tortoise [ Kurma ] , Boar [ Varaha ] , Narasimha [ Man-Lion] , Vamana [ Dwarf ] , Parashurama [ Rama-with-the-Ax] , King Rama , Krishna , Buddha and Kalki |
Q In which year did India reach the final of Davis Cup but refused to play as a mark of protest against the South African government’s apartheid policies ?
1 1966
2 1974
3 1982
4 1987
India finished runners up 3 times in Davis Cup in the year 1966 ,1974 , 1987 . In 1974 , the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government’s apartheid policies
Q Bodo and Dogri were added in 8th schedule by which amendment?
1 92 Amendment , 2003
2 21 Amendment , 1967
3 71 Amendment , 1992
4 26 Amendment , 1971
Q In which of the following months is the ‘Valvil Ori Vizha’ festival of Tamil Nadu
celebrated?
1 August
2 June
3 January
4 May
Q Shakoor Khan, Pandit Ram Narayan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan and Ustad Binda Khan are noted players of which of the following instruments?
1 Sarangi
2 Tabla
3 Shehnai
4 Ghatam
Q Who among the following Indian Cricketers is the autobiographer of ‘Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me’ ?
1 Suresh Raina
2 Sachin Tendulkar
3 Sourav Ganguly
4 Yuvraj Singh
Q Who was the architect of the famous Mysore Palace in Karnataka?
1 Henry Irwin
2 Frederick William Stevens
3 George Wittet
4 William Emerson
Q The Champaran Mela is celebrated every year in which city of Chhattisgarh?
1 Raipur
2 Raigarh
3 Bilaspur
4 Koma
Q Who among the following was the Wazir of Sultan Iltutmish?
1 Nizam ul-Mulk Junaidi
2 Malik Naik
3 Sai’d Fakhr-I-Mudabbir
4 Nusrat Khan
Q Who among the following called Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose a patriot of patriots?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Pattabhi Sitaramayya
4 CR Das
Q Bahlol Lodi was succeeded by his son __ under the title of Sultan Sikandar
Shah in 1489.
1 Nizam Khan
2 Khizr Khan
3 Sher Shah
4 BahlulShah
Q How many members of the State Legislative Council are nominated by the Governor?
1 One-sixth
2 One-fifth
3 One-third
4 One-fourth
Q Which of the following Viceroys of British India took the first step to separate
provincial finance from central finance and introduced financial decentralisation in India in 1870?
1 Lord Mayo
2 Lord Dufferin
3 Lord Northbrook
4 Lord Chelmsford
Q The Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha was established at _by BR Ambedkar .
1 Bombay
2 Delhi
3 Bombay
4 Nasik
Q Which ruler of Pala empire defeated Kanauj’s king Indraraja [ Indrayudha ] and set his nominee Chakrayudha on the throne ?
1 Dharmapala
2 Mahendrapala
3 Gopala
4 Devpala
Q Vishnushastri Chiplunkar started a monthly Marathi magazine __, in 1874 for the cause of social reform
1 Nibandhmala
2 Pudhari
3 Kesari
4 Prabhakar
Q The Green Revolution in India was initiated by MS Swaminathan in _
1 1960’s
2 1970’s
3 1980’s
4 1990’s
Q The Barabar caves, one of the oldest examples of Buddhist rock-cut architecture, are located in which of the following states?
1 Bihar
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q To which type of vegetation do Silver fir, junipers, pines and birches belong commonly in India?
1 Montane forests
2 Mangrove forests
3 Thorn forests and scrubs
4 Tropical evergreen forests
Q Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is the provision that no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once laid
down?
1 Article 17
2 Article 19
3 Article 18
4 Article 20
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India grants citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression, freedom of assembly and freedom to practice any profession?
1 Article 17
2 Article 18
3 Article 19
4 Article 25
Q When was the All India Khilafat Conference held in Delhi?
1 December 1919
2 November 1919
3 January 1920
4 February 1920
Q Which of the following committees was formed to estimate poverty in India?
1 Tendulkar committee
2 Abid Hussain Committee
3 Y.V. Reddy Committee
4 PK Mohanty
Q Which of the following chemical compound is used as a yeast de-foaming agent, commonly found in butter, meat, cereals, chewing gum, baked goods, snack foods, dehydrated potatoes and beer?
1 Butylated hydroxyanisole [ BHA ]
2 Potassium Nitrate (PN)
3 Benzene hexachloride
4 Chlorobenzoate
Q Which sodium salt of glutamic acid is commonly added to Chinese food, canned vegetables, soups and processed meats to enhance the flavour?
1 Monosodium glutamate
2 Metasodium glutamate
3 Gloxazone
4 Sodium carbonate
Q In which year did the Indian stock market Index ,the SENSEX , cross the 5000 point mark for the first time ?
1 1993
2 1999
3 1991
4 1996
Q Which Rashtrakuta king adopted title of Jagat Tunga (prominent in the world)?
1 Govind III
2 Krishnaraja I
3 Indra II
4 Dhruva
Q In__________, Swami Dayananda Saraswati opened a branch of the Arya Samaj at Lahore
1 1877
2 1875
3 1878
4 1876
Q When was air transport nationalised in India?
1 1950
2 1951
3 1953
4 1952
Q To which part of the Constitution of India was the Right to Property added after it was omitted from the chapter of the Fundamental Rights?
1 Part XII
2 Part XI
3 Part XX
4 Part III
Q Where is Salim Ali National Park located in India?
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Manipur
4 Tamil Nadu
Q In 1915, who wrote and published the ground-breaking book: ‘The Origin of Continents and Oceans’, which discusses the motion of Earth’s continents?
1 Alfred Wegener
2 Harry Hess
3 Louis Bauer
4 Edward Backus
Q Vinegar can be used as food preservative due to the presence of _.
1 formic acid
2 carboxylic acid
3 acetic acid
4 propionic acid
Q In order to stand for Lok Sabha election, a candidate must be at least:
1 35 years old
2 25 years old
3 21 years old
4 30 years old
Q In 1912, who proposed the ‘vitamin hypothesis’, the concept that the deficiency diseases of beriberi, scurvy, pellagra and rickets are caused by the absence of specific chemical substances (in trace amounts) in the diet?
1 Casimir Funk
2 Albert Sabin
3 Jonas Salk
4 David Baltimore
Q Which of the following forms of dance is performed by Kumudini Lakhia ?
1 Kathak
2 Manipuri
3 Bharatanatyam
4 Kathakali
Q In which state of India is the Kangra and Kullu valley located?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Uttarakhand
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In which of the following dances from Assam do the movements by the dancers resemble butterflies and birds?
1 Bagurumba
2 Jhumur
3 Bhortal
4 Deodhani
Q Where was Babur buried for the first time in 1530?
1 Fargana
2 Agra
3 Delhi
4 Kabul
Babur was first buried in Agra but as per his wishes , his remains were moved to Kabul and reburied
Q In which year was the first reliable measurement on the properties of gases made by Anglo-Irish scientist Robert Boyle?
1 1662
2 1762
3 1862
4 1962
In 1662, Robert Boyle described the equation P1V1 = P2V2, where P1 and V1 are the initial pressure and volume values, and P2 and V2 are the pressure and volume values of the gas after the transformation
Q In _____, BR Ambedkar negotiated the Poona Pact with Mahatma Gandhi
1 1932
2 1930
3 1931
4 1933
Q The Koraput Revolution occurred in _ during the Quit India Movement.
1 Orissa
2 Bihar
3 Bengal
4 the United Provinces
Q What is a ‘Gopura’ in South Indian temple architecture of the medieval period?
1 A sanctum sanctorum
2 A parapet wall
3 An entrance gateway
4 A pillar-like structure
Q ‘Courage and Commitment: An Autobiography’ is written by which Indian Politician?
1 Margaret Alva
2 Manmohan Singh
3 Narendra Modi
4 IK Gujral
Q Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
1 President
2. Prime Minister
3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
4. Minister of Law and Justice
Q The Hornbill festival [ also called ‘Festival of Festivals ] is celebrated in which of the following states to promote its
cultural heritage?
1 Nagaland
2 Kerala
3 Odisha
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following revolutionary societies was organised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1904?
1 Abhinav Bharat Society
2 Indian National Association
3 Indian Reform Association
4 Servants of Indian Society
Q In which of the following dances from Manipur is the drum prominently used as a part of dance movements?
1 Pung Cholom
2 Nati
3 Loor
4 Laho
Q What was the literacy rate of India as per the 1951 Census?
1 18.33 %
2 28.33 %
3 8.33 %
4 38.33
Q In which year was Kashmir annexed to the Mughal Empire by Akbar?
1 1586
2 1566
3 1576
4 1596
Q Who among the following is the architect of the World Heritage site, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai?
1 FW Stevens
2 George Wittet
3 Edwin Lutyens
4 Henry Irwin
Q When is the National Voters Day celebrated in India?
1 25th January
2 24th January
3 10th January
4 12th January
Q In which city was the Naujawan Sabha founded by Bhagat Singh in the year 1926?
1 Lahore
2 Amritsar
3 Delhi
4 Peshawar
Q On 26 January 1950, the first ever Republic Day parade was performed at _
1 Irwin Amphitheatre
2 Rajpath
3 Ramlila Grounds
4 King Avenue
Q Who founded the Arya Mahila Samaj?
1 Pandita Ramabai
2 Sarojini Naidu
3 DK Karve
4 Sarla Devi Chaudhurani
Q In 1930, _________ led a satyagraha for the rights of untouchables’ entry to the Kalaram temple at Nasik.
1 Dr. BR Ambedkar
2 Madan Mohan Malaviya
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 MC Rajah
Q How many religious communities are notified as minorities by the Government of India?
1 Six
2 Five
3 Three
4 Four
Q Glaucoma is a disease of the ______
1 Eye
2 Nose
3 Liver
4 Kidney
Q The hybrid between horse and donkey is called ______
1 Mule
2 Pony
3 Colt
4 Zebra
Q Which Nationalised bank of India has a shining star as its emblem?
1 Bank of India
2 State Bank of India
3 Punjab National Bank
4 Bank of Baroda
| Bank of India |  |
Q Which is the hub of the global trade in ‘cut flowers’ ?
1 Netherlands
2 Japan
3 Germany
4 Colombia
Q The First Computer language developed was _____
1 FORTRAN
2 JAVA
3 COBOL
4 PASCAL
Q The spelling Oriya was replaced by Odia by which Constitutional Amendment Act ?
1 96 Constitutional Amendment Act , 2011
2 21st Constitutional Amendment Act , 1967
3 71st Constitutional Amendment Act , 1992
4 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act , 2003
Q Manusmriti , a Dharma shastra , translated in English in 1794 as institutes of Hindu laws. Who was the translator ?
1 William Jones
2 Lord Canning
3 Lord Hastings
4 Lord Bentinck
Q In which sport is the participant called pugilist?
1 Boxing
2 Javelin throw
3 Sprinter
4 Weightlifting
Q Famous Jassuit Sant Fransisco Xavier, came India with Martin Alonso De Sousa. Who was De Sousa ?
Ans Viceroy of Portuguese
The Famous Jassuit Sant Fransisco Xavier came to India with Portuguese Governor Martin Alosnso De Sousa
Q In the 1920s, who created the Left-Step Periodic Table (LSPT) of the chemical
elements, basing the positions of the elements on patterns in the arrangement of electrons around the atomic nucleus
1 Charles Janet
2 Dmitri Mendeleev
3 Glenn Seaborg
4 Lothar Meyer
Q __ introduced the daroga system, replacing zamindari thanedars under the
direct control of the district head and on its payroll.
1 Lord Cornwallis
2 Lord Hastings
3 Lord Wellesley
4 Lord Minto I
Q According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of the urban population?
1 31.16 %
2 68.84 %
3 74.04 %
4 82.14 %
Q Which is related to Horticulture ?
1 Golden Revolution
2 Wheat
3 Oilseeds
4 Silver Revolution
Q The term ‘politics’ was first used by ____
1 Aristotle
2 Plato
3 John Locke
4 Machiavelli
Q Who first gave the concept of ‘Distributive Justice’ ?
1 Plato
2 Aristotle
3 John Locke
4 Machiavelli
Q Sir Eyre Cote was associated with which of the following?
1 Battle of Wandiwash
2 Battle of Plassey
3 Battle of Buxar
4 Battle of Imphal
Q The First person ever to reach the South Pole was ?
1 Roald Amundsen
2 Robery Peary
3 Mathew Webb
4 Nawang Gombu Sherpa
| First person to reach the South Pole | Roald Amundsen |
| First person to reach the North Pole | Robert Peary |
Q The historic 1916 Lucknow session of the Congress was presided by ______
1 Ambica Charan Majumdar
2 Annie Besant
3 George Yule
4 Dadabhai Naoroji
Q The Kamaicha is a bowed lute played by the Manganiars of:
1 West Rajasthan
2 West Kerala
3 West Bihar
4 West Goa
Q Which of the following statements about India is CORRECT ?
1. The mainland extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 47°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E.
2. The mainland extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 87°25’E.
3. The mainland extends between latitudes 7°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E.
4. The mainland extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E.