Q Who is the author of the play ‘Ashadh ka Ek Din‘ ?
1 Girish Karnad
2 Mohan Rakesh
3 Dharamvir Bharati
4 Jai Shankar Prasad
Q Who was the first Indian to go into space ?
1 Rakesh Sharma
2 Yuri Gagarin
3 Kalpana Chawla
4 Sunita Williams
Q Which of the following is the largest slum in the world ?
1 Dharavi
2 Khayelitsha
3 Kiberia
4 Neza
Q Part IV-A of the Constitution of India contains _______ Articles.
1 four
2 three
3 one [ Article 51-A ]
4 two
Q ‘Aloo Posto’ is a traditional delicacy of which state of India?
1 Haryana
2 Uttarakhand
3 Gujarat
4 West Bengal
Q How many Mahajanapadas were there during the age of Buddha?
1 15
2 26
3 16
4 21
| 16 Mahajanapadas | Magadha | Anga | Kashi | Kosala | Avanti | Vatsa | Gandhara | Kamboja | Chedi | Vajji | Malla | Kuru | Panchala | Matsya | Surasena | Assaka. |
Q Who among the following was the founder of Raigarh gharana of Kathak?
1 Raja Chakradhar Singh
2 Shambhu Maharaj
3 Ishwari Prasad
4 Janaki Prasad
Q Which writer was the first to be awarded the Jnanpith Award for English Literature?
1 R K Narayan
2 Amitabh Ghosh
3 Bishnu Dey
4 Kiran Desai
Q Who was the founder of the Vakataka Dynasty in ancient India?
1 Sarvasena
2 Vindhyasakti
3 Rudrasena I
4 Pravarasena I
Q In which of the following states are the Nallamala Hills located?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Name the king who built the famous Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar?
1 Dharmaratha
2 Janmejaya I
3 Jajati Keshari
4 Bhimaratha
Q In which of the following cities is the head office of the Central Rice Research Institute located?
1 Cuttack
2 Amritsar
3 Gandhinagar
4 Karnal
Q The town of Nagalapuram was founded by which of the following kings of the
Vijayanagar empire?
1 Deva Raya II
2 Achyuta Deva Raya
3 Krishnadeva Raya
4 Deva Raya I
Q Who among the following founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 ?
1 Mahatama Gandhi
2 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3 Subhas Chandra Bose
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q In which state is Gol Gumbaz , the tomb of Adil Shah , situated ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Telangana
Q Name the author of ‘Hind Swaraj’.
1 MK Gandhi
2 VD Savarkar
3 MG Ranade
4 GK Gokhale
Q Who wrote the great literary work ‘Mricchakatika‘ ?
1 Bhaas
2 Kalidasa
3 Shudraka
4 Harsha
Q Which of the following is situated in Meghalaya ?
1 Dachigam National Park
2 Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Balpakram National Park
4 Jaldapara National Park
Q India’s longest road-cum-rail bridge , connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh , is called the :
1 Dibang Bridge
2 Pamban Bridge
3 Bogibeel Bridge
4 Bhupen Hazarika Bridge
Q The entire salaries, allowances and pensions of the chairman and members of the Union Public Service Commission are charged on the __.
1 Contingency fund of India
2 Consolidated fund of India
3 Special Fund of the UPSC
4 Reserve Bank of India
Q With which musical instrument was the noted musician Pandit Kishan Maharaj associated?
1 Mridangam
2 Tabla
3 Santoor
4 Rudra Veena
Q The Chhath Puja of Bihar is dedicated to which deity ?
Ans 1. Vishnu Dev
2. Chandra Dev
3. Indra Dev
4. Surya Dev
Q In which year did the disinvestment process in Public Sector Enterprises in India start ?
1 1989
2 1991
3 1993
4 1994
Q In which year was the MUDRA Yojana for providing loan up to ₹10 lakh started?
Ans 1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2016
4. 2017
Q ‘Matki’ is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2 Assam
3 Rajasthan
4 Bihar
Q In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, was it split into two factions namely the Extremists and Moderates?
Ans 1. Calcutta Session, 1896
2. Lucknow Session, 1916
3. Nagpur Session, 1891
4. Surat Session, 1907
Q Who was the Viceroy when the Royal Commission on Civil Services was formed in 1912 ?
1 Lord Chelmsford
2 Lord Reading
3 Lord Hardinge
4 Lord Curzon
Q The ‘National Food for Work Programme’ was launched in the year 2004 by the Government of India in _ most backward districts of India.
1 100
2 200
3 150
4 250
Q Which inert gas is used in double-glazed windows to fill the space between the panes?
1 Xenon
2 Radon
3 Argon
4 Helium
Q विशेष रूप से 1988 में ऑपरेशन कैक्टस [ Operation Cactus ] के बाद भारत ने किस देश को व्यापक सुरक्षा सहयोग की पेशकश की थी?
1 भूटान
2 मालदीव
3 नेपाल
4 श्रीलंका
Q Select the option representing the given communities and their total population in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011.
Ans 1. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
2. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 6.3%
3. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 16.2%, Christian – 2.3%
4. Hindu – 89.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
Q The Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain on the European continent from Morocco on the African continent?
1 Indian Ocean
2 Pacific Ocean
3 Southern Ocean
4 Atlantic Ocean
Q In the 15th century AD, the Sattriya dance form was introduced as a powerful medium for the propagation of Vaishnavism by _____________.
Ans 1. Kalamandalam
2. Sivanandam
3. Rama Varma
4. Sankaradeva
Q Khajuraho dance festival is famously celebrated in which state of India?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Uttarakhand
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is set up in collaboration with:
Ans 1. US
2. France
3. Russia
4. Australia
Q Who was the last Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
1 Pranab Mukherjee
2 Jaswant Singh
3 Montek Singh Ahluwalia
4 KC Pant
Q Who among the following is the constitutional head of the Union executive?
1 The Prime Minister
2 The President
3 The Chief Justice
4 The Vice President
Q Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League as a means to achieve its demand for Pakistan?
Ans 1. 16 August 1945
2. 16 August 1946
3. 14 August 1946
4. 15 August 1945
Q What was Swami Vivekananda’s birth name?
Ans 1. Narendranath Datta
2. Debendranath Datta
3. Surendranath Datta
4. Nagendranath Datta
Q Rangeen Mahal, built in the 16th century CE is situated in which of the following cities of Karnataka?
1 Udupi
2 Kolar
3 Bidar
4 Hubli
Q Who is the author of the book ‘An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India’?
Ans 1. Shashi Tharoor
2. Mira Nair
3. Arun Jaitley
4. Chetan Bhagat
Q Who among the following was the founder of Bahmani sultanate?
1 Dawood Shah
2 Feroze Shah
3 Mujahid Shah
4 Hasan Gangu
Q ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’, a book written in Arabic by Al-Biruni , is divided into __ chapters.
1 60
2 100
3 40
4 80
Q Bharam , Setam , Saila and Ahirai are the traditional dance forms of which of the following tribes of Madhya Pradesh ?
1 Bharia
2 Gond
3 Bhil
4 Baiga
Q Chitrakot Falls is a natural waterfall known as Niagara Falls of India, located on the _ river in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.
1 Varahi River
2 Indravati River
3 Mandovi River
4 Chandravanka River
Q When was the first time that Mahatma Gandhi appeared on a Congress platform?
Ans 1. 1901 Calcutta Session
2. 1899 Lucknow Session
3. 1904 Bombay Session
4. 1915 Bombay Session
Q Mahavira Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the _ tirthankara of Jainism.
1 twenty-second
2 second
3 first
4 twenty-fourth
Q Which of the following Indian monuments of the medieval period was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993?
1 Jahangir’s Tomb
2 Humayun’s Tomb
3 Taj Mahal
4 Buland Darwaza
Q On which day of the year is the earth farthest from the sun , at a position called aphelion?
1 4 August
2 4 May
3 4 July
4 4 June
Q In which year was the Congress Socialist party established?
1 1934
2 1933
3 1935
4 1932
Q What is the biggest flower in the world which produces the largest single bloom?
1 Corpse Flower
2 Talipot Palm
3 Rafflesia Arnoldii
4 Queen of Andes
Q When was NITI Aayog formed to replace the Planning Commission of India?
1 May 2014
2 April 2017
3 May 2015
4 January 2015
Q Who among the following was hanged till death by the British Government in 1915 for his involvement in the Ghadar Conspiracy?
1 Sohan Singh Bhakhna
2 Tarak Nath Das
3 Kartar Singh Sarabha
4 Bhagwan Singh Gyanee
Q The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is situated in:
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q ‘Behdienkhlam’ is a traditional dance festival of which state?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Gujarat
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Meghalaya
Q Who was the founder of the Vishishtadvaita philosophy ?
1 Nimbarka
2 Vishnu Swami
3 Ramanujacharya
4 Madhvacharya
Q Which type of paintings are found on the walls of Thiruvarur and Ajanta Temples ?
1 Osakothi
2 Mural
3 Paitkar
4 Saura
Q Above which layer of the atmosphere does the Exosphere lies?
1. Stratosphere
2 Thermosphere
3 Mesosphere
4 Troposphere
Q The Dhamek stupa is located in which of the following states of India?
1 Bihar
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Punjab
Q Who among the following later came to be known as Sher Shah Suri?
Ans 1. Aadil
2. Nasir
3. Salim
4. Farid
Q Who among the following Viceroys of Portuguese India captured Goa in 1510?
1 Afonso de Albuquerque
2 Martim Alfonso de Sousa
3 D Francisco de Almeida
4 D Estevao da Gama
Q In which year was the Harappan civilization first discovered?
Ans 1. 1932
2. 1905
3. 1921
4. 1926
Q The statue of ‘Priest-King’ has been found in which of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
1 Lothal
2 Harappa
3 Kalibangan
4 Mohenjo-Daro
Q ‘Raga Mala’ is an autobiography of who among the following musicians?
Ans 1. Amjad Ali Khan
2. A R Rahman
3. Ravi Shankar
4. Lata Mangeshka
Q In which year was ‘Hind Swaraj’ published ?
1 1909
2 1920
3 1908
4 1911
Q The down fold in a rock is known as a/an :
1 backline
2 anticline
3 syncline
4 crestline
Q Which of the following Articles ensures to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right to Education?
Ans 1. 20A
2. 14
3. 18A
4. 21A
Q The script ‘Gurumukhi’ for Punjabi language was invented by the Sikh guru __.
1. Guru Angad
2 Guru Har Kishan
3 Guru Ramdas
4 Guru Har Rai
Q Santosh Trophy’ is an award for the winning team of ______.
Ans 1. hockey
2. football
3. volleyball
4. basketball
Q First national park in India that was established in 1936 was named as _____
1 Hailey National Park
2 Panna National Park
3 Raimona National Park
4 Gir National Park
Q The tall sculptures on the Bharhut Stupa are the depictions of __.
1 Mahavira
2 Yakshas and Yakshinis
3 Buddha
4 Bodhisattvas
Q Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose ?
1 Forward Block
2 Swaraj Party
3 Swatantra Party
4 Communist Party of India [ CPI ]
Q Who is known as ‘Father of Green Revolution’ ?
1 Norman Borlaug
2 MS Swaminathan
3 Sam Pitroda
4 Verghese Kurien
Q Who presided over the the first session of the Indian National Congress ?
1 WC Banerjee
2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Bipin Chandra Pal
Q The Speaker of Lok Sabha addresses his letter of resignation to the ______
1 Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
2 Chief Justice
3 President
4 Vice-President
Q Who controls the insurance business of India ?
1 IRDAI
2 FICCI
3 NABARD
4 LIC
Q Beighton cup is associated with which sport ?
1 Hockey
2 Badminton
3 Football
4 Golf
Q Which place is said to be the Manchester of India ?
1 Coimbatore
2 Ahmedabad
3 Madurai
4 Coorg
Q Which Sikh Guru had laid the foundation of Amritsar ?
1 Guru Ram Das
2 Guru Angad
3 Guru Gobind Singh
4 Guru Nanak Dev
Q Pannalal Ghosh played which musical instrument ?
1 Flute
2 Tabla
3 Shehnai
4 Sitar
Q The World’s largest Island is _______
1 Greenland
2 Finland
3 Iceland
4 Ireland
Q The Big Bang theory was propounded by ___
1 Urey and Miller
2 George Lamaitre
3 Charles Darwin
4 Alexander von Humboldt
Q The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has classified the Indian soil into_____ categories as per the United States Department of Agriculture (the USDA) SoilTaxonomy?
Ans 1. 8
2. 9
3. 12
4. 7
| The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has classified the Indian soil into 8 categories | Alluvial Soil | Black Cotton Soil | Red and Yellow Soil | Laterite Soil | Mountainous or Forest Soil | Arid or Desert Soil | Saline and Alkaline Soil | Peaty and Marshy Soil |
Q Rajya Sabha enjoys which special power under Article 312 of the Constitution of India?
1 To put restriction on Government
2 To appoint members of Human Rights Commission
3 To create new All India service
4 To extend special rights to certain people