Q Who built the Pathar Ki Masjid in Patna, Bihar?
1 Parvez Shah
2 Alauddin Khilji
3 Feroz Shah Tughlaq
4 Aurangzeb
Q The first complete census of an Indian city was conducted in 1830 by __.
1 James Rennell
2 Henry Walter
3 John Graunt
4 Eratosthenes
Q Magha Saaji is celebrated as Makar Sankranti in which of the following states ?/
1 Gujarat
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Goa
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who among the following was the only martyr of the Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was hanged?
1 Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
2 Kushal Konwar
3 Senapati Bapat
4 Potti Sreeramulu
Q ____ was founded by Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 ?
1 Arya Samaj
2 Prarthana Samaj
3 Brahmo Samaj
4 Tattvabodhini Samaj
Q ‘Truth, Love and a Little Malice’ is an autobiography of which of the following
personalities?
1 Abhinav Bindra
2 Sita Ram Goel
3 Khushwant Singh
4 Nirad C Chaudhuri
Q Totaram Sharma is associated with which of the following instruments ?
1 Tanpura
2 Panchavadyam
3 Pakhawaj
4 Sarangi
Q For how many days, is the Karaga Utsav depicting the religious heritage and rich culture of Karnataka celebrated?
Ans 1. 13
2. 9
3. 7
4. 11
Q From which of the following epics did the Garadi folk dance of Puducherry originate?
1 Ramayana
2 Panchatantra
3 Mahabharata
4 Hitopadesha
Q GV Mavalankar was the Chairman of the __ of the Constituent Assembly of India.
1 Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas
2 Committee on the Functions
3 Order of Business Committee
4 Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag
Q Mehtab Bagh is the part of the which of the following famous monuments of India?
1 Humayun’s Tomb
2 Taj Mahal
3 Rashtrapati Bhavan
4 Bibi Ka Maqbara
Q _ is a popular folk dance of Minicoy Island.
1 Leshalaptu
2 Aaluyattu
3 Lava
4 Moyashai
Q Vijayanagar Emperor Achyuta Deva Raya belonged to the __ dynasty.
1 Sangama
2 Saluva
3 Tuluva
4 Aravidu
Q Which of the following newspaper was the first Hindi newspaper in India?
1 Udant Martand
2 Anandabazar Patrika
3 Kesari
4 Tarun Bharat
Q A difference between 2 longitudes at equator is nearby equivalent to ____
1 111 km
2 121 km
3 131 km
4 91 km
Q Jata-Jatin [ Jat-Jatin ] is the folk dance of which Indian state?
Ans 1. Manipur
2. Odisha
3. Bihar
4. West Bengal
Q Who invented Pentium Chip ?
1 Vinod Dham
2 C Kumar Patel
3 Vince Emery
4 Tom Gunter
Q Ebony and Mahogany trees are found in which type of forests?
1 Montane forests
2 Mangrove forests
3 Tropical evergreen forests
4 Tropical deciduous forests
Q In which year Rabindranath Tagore founded Santiniketan ?
1 1901
2 1905
3 1907
4 1899
Q Identify the country called ‘the country of winds’.
1 Denmark
2 Czech Republic
3 Germany
4 Poland
Q Who among the following has become the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals?
1 Hima Das
2 Saina Nehwal
3 Manika Batra
4 PV Sindhu
Q Which article of Indian constitution deals with the executive power of the union?
1 Article 54
2 Article 40
3 Article 53
4 Article 43
Q Which is the first state in India which has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state?
1 Rajasthan
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Gujarat
Q Who was the first artist to document a child in a womb ?
1 Claude Monet
2 Frida Kahlo
3 Leonardo Da Vinci
4 Pablo Picasso
Q Number of players in each team of Kho Kho is _.
1 7
2 6
4 9
4 12
Each kho-kho team consists of 12 players , but during a contest only 9 players from each team take the field
Q Who is the author of Book “I Do What I Do”?
1 Salman Rushdie
2 Urjit Patel
3 Raghuram Rajan
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q In which year Tamil language was declared as classical language ?
1 2004
2 2005
3 2008
4 2014
Q Aga Khan palace is situated in which state of India?
1 Maharashtra
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Punjab
4 Tamil Nadu
Q ‘Shigmotsav‘ festival is celebrated in which state of India ?
1 Goa
2 Rajasthan
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q In which year did Congress and Muslim League signed the Lucknow pact?
1 1914
2 1916
3 1910
4 1912
Q Who was the prime minister of India when the fundamental duties were included in the Indian constitution?
1 Indira Gandhi
2 Rajiv Gandhi
3 Manmohan Singh
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Where is the headquarters of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is located?
1 Chennai
2 Kolkata
3 New Delhi
4 Mumbai
Q Thiruvathira festival is mainly celebrated in which of these states?
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 Punjab
4 Kerala
Q Who was the first female Muslim ruler of the Indian subcontinent?
1 Jahanara
2 Chand Bibi
3 Razia Sultana
4 Zeb-un-Nissa
Q Which of the following festivals celebrates the harvest season in August – September?
1 Onam
2 Makar Sankranti
3 Lohri
4 Baisakhi
Q Where is the Sun Temple attributed to King Narasimhadeva I situated in India?
1 Durgapur
2 Bharatpur
3 Ajmer
4 Konark
Q Kalbelia is a famous folk dance of which Indian state?
1 Odisha
2 Bihar
3 West Bengal
4 Rajasthan
Q Which neighbouring country of India is also referred as ‘Druk Yul’ ?
1 Bhutan
2 Myanmar
3 Nepal
4 Maldives
Q Which is longest cell of human body ?
1 Nerve cell
3 Muscle cell
3 Liver cell
4 Blood cell
Q Who is known as ‘Father of Indian Unrest’ ?
1 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Sardar Patel
4 Jawahar Lal Nehru
Q स्वतंत्रता के बाद पहले राष्ट्रीय खेलों का आयोजन _ में किया गया था।
1 जबलपुर
2 मद्रास
3 लखनऊ
4 नई दिल्ली
Q The Hill Palace Museum is situated in which state of India ?
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Maharashtra
4 Tamil Nadu
Q ‘An Area of Darkness’ book written by _____
1 Shashi Tharoor
2 VS Naipaul
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Kiran Desai
Q Where is the Sun Temple attributed to King Narasimhadeva I situated in India?
1 Durgapur
2 Bharatpur
3 Ajmer
4 Konark
Q Which is the only active volcanic island in India?
1 Barren Island
2 Laccadive Island
3 Minicoy Island
4 Amendivi Island
Q _ of Indian constitution deals with the administration of Union territories.
1 Article 234
2 Article 235
3 Article 239
4 Article 233
Q Who is famously known as the Wizard of hockey in India?
1 Roop Singh
2 Dhyan Chand
3 Balbir Singh Senior
4 Kunwar Digvijay Singh
Q Which of the following organisations, divided into two branches, was established by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant?
Ans 1. Theosophical society
2. Home Rule League
3. East Indian Association
4. Indian Association
Q With reference to Buddhist architecture , what does chaitya mean ?
1 Buddha Relics
2 Prayer Hall
3 Residence / Monastery
4 Temple entrance
Q Shatranj ke Khiladi , Jalsaghar and Charulata films was directed by _____
1 Satyajit Ray
2 Vijay Anand
3 Yash Chopra
4 Manmohan Desai
Q As described in ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ by Abul Fazl-i-Allami, ‘gaz’ (unit of measuring length) was divided into equal parts called __.
1 tassuj
2 liksha
3 rajahkan
4 angul
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Kadambari’?
1 Bhavabhuti
2 Kalidasa
3 Banabhatta
4 Kalhana
Q Sikandra is the final resting place of Emperor __.
1 Jahangir
2 Shah Jahan
3 Akbar
4 Humayun
Q Patanjali is well known for the compilation of:
1 Ayurveda
2 Yoga Sutra
3 Bramhasutra
4 Panchatantra
Q In which region of Rajasthan is the nuclear power plant located ?
1 Rawatbhata
2 Jaipur
3 Kota
4 Pokhran
Q With which of the following musical instruments is Ustad Ali Akbar Khan related to?
1 Sarod
2 Sitar
3 Tabla
4 Violin
Q In India , roads are classified in the ____ classes according to their capacity .
1 Six
2 Seven
3 Four
4 Three
Q Select the CORRECT pair of dance form and its state.
1 Dalkhai : Karnataka
2 Thang Ta : Bihar
3 Kalbelia : Himachal Pradesh
4 Padayani : Kerala
Q Which Indian marathon event is considered the largest marathon in Asia?
1 Pinkathon
2 Kaveri Trail Marathon
3 Mumbai Marathon
4 Delhi Half Marathon
Q Which type of radiation has very short (<10–3 nm) wavelengths, produced by nuclear explosions, lightning and less dramatic activity of radioactive decay?
Ans 1. Microwave
2. Infra-red
3. Ultraviolet
4. Gamma