Q Baishagu is celebrated in which of the following states?
1 Tripura
2 Assam
3 Mizoram
4 Manipur
Q Ponmudi hill station is in _
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Odisha
Q The Karewa formations are found in the __.
1 North Eastern Hills
2 Terai Region
3 Uttaranchal Himalayas
4 Kashmir Himalayas
Q Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
1 India
2 Egypt
3 Yugoslavia
4 New York
Q Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, which was founded by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, is located at __.
1 New Delhi
2 Kolkata
3 Pune
4 Mumbai
Q In which of the following years was VD Savarkar sent to Andaman Jail by the British?
1 1911
2 1922
3 1910
4 1923
Q Which of the following is a traditional theatre form of Haryana ?
1 Nautanki
2 Swang
3 Maach
4 Tamaasha
Q What is the dimension of the kabaddi play field for men?
1 14 m × 10 m
2 14 m × 8 m
3 12.50 m × 10 m
4 13 m × 10 m
Q In 10th century India, Queen Didda became the ruler of which of the following regions of north India?
1 Kannauj
2 Delhi
3 Malwa
4 Kashmir
Q Articles 245 to 255 in Part XI of the Indian Constitution deal with the __.
1 tribunals
2 emergency provisions
3 legislative relations between the Centre and the states
4 financial relations between the Centre and the states
Q ‘Aamar Jiban’ , is the autobiography written by an Indian woman. Who was she?
Ans 1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Rassundari Devi
3. Sucheta Kriplani
4. Annie Besant
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft’?
1 F Scott Fitzgerald
2 Ernest Hemingway
3 Stephen King
4 Clive Staples Lewis
Q Who among the following was the founder and director of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts?
1 Mrinalini Sarabhai
2 Kumari Kamala
3 Yamini Krishnamurthy
4 Rukmini Devi Arundel
Q Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food ?
1 Butterflies
2 Dragonflies
3 Honeybees
4 Wasps
Q Agricultural shot is a term used in which of the following sports?
1 Baseball
2 Table Tennis
3 Cricket
4 Lawn Tennis
Q The first defence minister of independent India was:
1 C Rajagopalachari
2 Baldev Singh
3 Shri Jagjivan Ram
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Name the place where “independent” parallel government by Indians was established during the Quit India movement as a mark of revolt against British government.
1 Satara
2 Kalpi
3 Rohtak
4 Kanpur
Q Which of the following social reform organisations was established in Madras in 1864?
1 The Veda Samaj
2 The Arya Samaj
3 The Brahmo Samaj
4 The Prarthana Samaj
Q Who among the following Indian authors has written the autobiography titled ‘My Story’?
1 Arundhati Roy
2 Shobha Dey
3 Kiran Desai
4 Kamala Das
Q Where is the Chand Minar located ?
1 Gwalior
3 Chittor
3 Daulatabad
4 Hyderabad
Q In which group of states does the Luni River flow?
1 Maharashtra and Karnataka
2 Rajasthan and Gujarat
3 Bihar and West Bengal
4 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Q As per Mendeleev’s prediction, atomic mass of eka-aluminium was:
1 72
2 100
3 68
4 44
Q Which of the following pigment is responsible for the red color of the tomato?
1 Anthocyanin
2 Carotenoids
3 Xanthophylls
4 Lycopene
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 The festival of Holi is celebrated in the Hindu month of _.
1 Magha
2 Phalguna
3 Sravana
4 Ashadha
Q Loans upto what amount can be issued under the MUDRA Shishu Loan?
1 RS.50000
2 RS.60000
3 RS.30000
4 RS.10000
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Q Where is the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant located?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q The variation between a high air temperature and a low temperature that occurs during the same day is called _ temperature.
1 wet bulb
2 diurnal
3 annual
4 durian
Q The First Commonwealth Games were organised in which of the following years?
1 1920
2 1930
3 1922
4 1926
Q Dhruvasena II is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
1 Vakataka
2 Pushyabhuti
3 Maitraka
4 Maukhari
Q Under which of the following Acts was the National Commission for Women
established?
1 The National Commission for Women Act, 1989
2 The National Commission for Women Act, 1987
3 The National Commission for Women Act, 1990
4 The National Commission for Women Act, 1988
Q To pay tribute to Lord Rama, the ‘Banganga Festival’ is celebrated popularly in which of the following states of India?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Maharashtra
3 Manipur
4 Punjab
Q Teratali is the folk dance peformed by the Kamar tribe of which state ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Kerala
4 Manipur
Q__ was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World beauty pageant.
1 Reita Faria
2 Diana Hayden
3 Sushmita Sen
4 Aishwarya Rai
Q The Maithon Dam is in which state ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Odisha
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In which part of the Constitution are fundamental duties added?
1 Part III-B
2 Part II-B
3 Part I-A
4 Part IV-A
Q Nautanki is associated with which state?
1 Rajasthan
2 Maharashtra
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Gujarat
Q Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem about the life of the 12th century Indian king, Prithviraj Chauhan, was written by:
1 Banabhatta
2 Ashvaghosa
3 Bharavi
4 Chand Bardai
Q For a chemical reaction with rise in temperature by 10°, the rate constant becomes
nearly ________.
1 Triple
2 half
3 Double
4 one-fourth
Q To which state does the traditional folk dance ‘Gotipua‘ belong ?
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 Rajasthan
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes?
1 Article 338
2 Article 335
3 Article 336
4 Article 337
Q When is ‘International Dance Day’ celebrated by the International Theatre Institute [ ITI ] , the main partner for performing arts of UNESCO ?
1 29th April
2 29th March
3 29th May
4 29th June
Q Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year ?
1 1921
2 1915
3 1911
4 1903
Q As of 2025, which of the following is NOT a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
1. Rani Ki Vav, Gujarat
2 Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra
3 Jantar Mantar, Rajasthan
4 Jantar Mantar, DelhI
Q In peninsular India, which of the following kingdoms was the local power that ruled over northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha?
1 Chalukyas
2 Maitrakas
3 Vakatakas
4 Maukharis
Q In chess, which of the following may only move forward to the unoccupied square immediately in front of it?
1 The Pawn
2 The Queen
3The Bishop
4 The Rook
Q Which of the following was established by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in 1873 to fight against idolatry and caste system?
1 Shree Narayan Guru Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Movement
2 Satyashodhak Samaj
3 Young Bengal Movement
4 Arya Samaj
Q In which of the following years did the peasant movement in Bardoli take place?
1 1918
2 1928
3 1916
4 1934
Q Who among the following was the India’s first one – day cricket captain ?
1 Ajit Wadekar
2 Sunil Gavaskar
3 Kapil Dev
4 Lala Amarnath
Q Who among the following fought the Mughal emperor Babur in 1527 at Khanwa?
1 Rana Amar Singh
2 Rana Pratap
3 Rana Sanga
4 Rana Raj Singh
Q Who among the following applied European theatrical techniques to Indian Classical dance with folk and tribal dance?
1 Guru Bipin Singh
2 Uday Shankar
3 Birju Maharaj
4 Kelucharan Mohapatra
Q Vallabhbhai Patel and __ helped Gandhi in Kheda by organising his tour of the villages and urging the peasants to stand firm against the government.
1 Jamunalal Bajaj
2 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
3 Motilal Nehru
4 Indulal Yajnik
Q Tansen, the music legend was a courtier in which of the following courts before coming to Akbar?
1 Benaras
2 Gandhara
3 Rewa
4 Maghad
Q Ravana Phadi cave and Durga Temple at Aihole portray the architectural style of which dynasty?
1 Chalukya
2 Pallava
3 Hoysala
4 Vijaynagara
Q Who among the following was a renowned pianist and founder of the Shillong
Chamber Choir?
1 Damon Lyndem
2 Kynsai Lyngdoh
4 William Basaiawmoit
4 Neil Nongkynrih
Q Which of the following commissions/committees identified the existence of legal provisions for implementation of some of the Fundamental Duties?
1 Rajamannar Commission
2 Justice Verma Committee
3 Sarkaria Commission
4 Vasantrao Naik Committee