Q Which of the following awards was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991 and carries a cash prize of ₹15 lakh, a plaque and a citation?
1 Vyas Samman
2 Sahitya Akademi Award
3 Jnanpith Award
4 Saraswati Samman
Q The Narora Atomic Power Station is situated on the banks of the Ganga in _
state.
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Uttarakhand
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q According to census 2011 , what is the population [ nearest value ] of tribals in India ?
1 10.42 crores
2 12.45 crores
3 16.45 crores
4 14.45 crores
Q Gugga dance is a traditional folk dance of which of the following state ?
1 Kerala
2 Assam
3 Haryana
4 Jharkhand
Q Onam is celebrated as the homecoming of which Ausura King?
Ans 1. Mahabali
2. Kansa
3. Devadutta
4. Yama
| Onam [ Thiruvonam ] | It is the harvest festival of Kerala . It is celebrated for 10 days during the Malayalam month of Chingam . It is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of King Mahabali |
Q Budhaditya Mukherjee is associated with which of the following musical instuments ?
1 Veena
2 Sitar
3 Violin
4 Sarangi
Q ‘Deodhar Trophy’ is related to which sport ?
1 Football
2 Cricket
3 Hockey
4 Tennis
Q The Choliya dance is performed in ______.
Ans 1. Ladakh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Meghalaya
4. Tamil Nadu
Q With which of the following states is the ‘Mand’ or ‘Maand‘ style of singing associated ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q ‘Ugadi’ is the famous festival of which of the following states?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Goa
4. Punjab
Q ‘Bauhche’ is a traditional bridegroom’s sword worn during a tribal wedding ceremony in:
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q Who among the following was the first Indian to win the Miss World beauty pageant?
Ans 1. Diana Hayden
2. Reita Faria
3. Priyanka Chopra
4. Aishwarya Rai
Q Who among the following wrote the novel ‘Rangbhumi: The Arena of Life’?
1 Munshi Premchand
2 Mohan Rakesh
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Jyotiba Phule
Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of International Table Tennis Federation situated?
Ans 1. Japan
2. Thailand
3. Switzerland
4. England
Q In which year did the state of Himachal Pradesh come into existence?
1 1965
2 1956
3 1947
4 1971
Q Who wrote the book titled ‘Gift to Monotheism‘ ?
1 Dayanand Saraswati
2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3 Swami Vivekananda
4 Keshab Chandra Sen
Q ‘Bhand Pather’ is a form of theatre dance performed in ______.
Ans 1. Goa
2. Kashmir
3. Haryana
4. Sikkim
Q In which year was the Export-Import [ EXIM ] Bank of India established ?
1 1980
2 1982
3 1984
4 1986
Q Kalbelia folk songs and dance forms are an expression of the Kalbelia community’s traditional way of life. It is associated with which of the following states?
1 Rajasthan
2 Haryana
3 Maharashtra
4 Punjab
Q When is the National Consumer Rights Day observed in India every year?
1 24 December
2 2 October
3 24 November
4 13 March
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the oath or affirmation by the President?
1 Article 60
2 Article 66
3 Article 54
4 Article 57
Q Where is the Sariska Tiger Reserve located?
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Haryana
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat
Q Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?
1 Chennai
2 Goa
3 Mangalore
4 Vishakhapatnam
Q Which of the following states was popularly known as the ‘Land of Gods’? It got a separate identity as a state on 9 November 2000.
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Goa
3. Uttarakhand
4. Telangana
Q Rickets and night-blindness are caused by the deficiency of ______ and ______, respectively.
Ans 1. Vitamin B1, Vitamin C
2. Vitamin D, Vitamin C
3. Vitamin E, Vitamin A
4. Vitamin D, Vitamin A
Q Which Indian born Scottish inventor pioneered the development of the cash machine also called Automated Teller Machine [ ATM ] ?
1 Donald Harrier
2 Luther Wetzel
3 John Shephard Barron
4 James Goodfellow
Q The Myoko festival is celebrated in which of the following North-Eastern states of India?
1 Mizoram
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Manipur
4 Meghalaya
Q ‘Lona’ is related to which game ?
1 Kabaddi
2 Football
3 Hockey
4 Cricket
Q Which Schedule contains special provisions for the administration of tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam , Meghalaya , Tripura and Mizoram ?
1 Sixth Schedule
2 Fourth Schedule
3 Third Schedule
4 Eight Schedule
Q Study of Fossils is called ?
1 Palaeontology
2 Pedology
3 Mycology
4 Micorbiology
Q What is Gol Gumbadh ?
1 Humayun
2 Akbar
3 Mausoleum of Mohammad Adil Shah
4 Shah Jahan
Q Who wrote the play ”Mudrarakshasa” ?
1 Somadev
2 Kalidasa
3 Vishakhadatta
4 Shudraka
Q In which city is Buland Darwaza located ?
1 Hyderabaad
2 Lucknow
3 Fatehpuri Sikri
4 Chittorgarh
Q Who coined the Chipko slogan ‘Ecology is Permanent Economy’ ?
1 Sunderlal Bahuguna
2 Salim Ali
3 Jadev Payeng
4 E Sreedharan
Q Who was the founder of Indian Reform Association in 1870 ?
1 Keshab Chandra Sen
2 Surrendra Nath Banerjee
3 Jyotiba Phule
4 Atmaram Pandurang
Q Prince of Wales Cup is associated with which sport ?
1 Golf
2 Hockey
3 Football
4 Badminton
Q Which is the largest gland in human body ?
1 Liver
2 Lungs
3 Kidney
4 Stapes
Q Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by __
1 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 Manmohan Singh
3 Narendra Modi
4 IK Gujral
Q Brassica Campestris is the botanical name of which plant ?
1 Corn
2 Buckwheat
3 Field mustard
4 Common wheat
Q Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu ?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Subhas Chandra Bose
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Which was India’s military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil War ?
1 Operation Vijay
2 Operational Polo
3 Operation Ginger
4 Operation Bandar
Q Who was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language ?
1 Panini
2 Vishnu Sharma
3 Asvaghosa
4 Chanakya
Q Which of the following books was written by Swami Vivekananda ?
1 Ancient India
2 River of Smoke
3 The East and the West
4 No secrets
Q Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence ?
1 JB Kriplani
2 Jawahar Lal Nehru
3 George Yule
4 Badruddin Tyabji
Q What was the age of Babur, the first Mughal emperor (1526 –1530), when he succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494?
1. 18 years
2. 13 years
3. 15 years
4. 12 years
Q The actinides series is a group of ____ metallic chemical elements .
1 12
2 15
3 9
4 18
Q Who wrote the novel ‘The God of Small Things’, which is a critical and realisticexamination of society’s double standard response towards different people according to their social status and power?
1. Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Arundhati Roy
3. Kiran Desai
4. Vikram Seth
Q How many drainage basins in India are major river basins with more than 20,000 km2 of catchment area?
1 36
2 19
3 14
4 24
Q Which Rajasthani dance form involves the women in flowing black skirts similar to the movements of a snake ?
1 Bhavai
2 Ghoomar
3 Kalbelia
4 Kachhi Ghodi