Q ‘Ashadh Ka Ek Din’ , ‘Lehron Ke Rajhans’ , Adhe Adhure’ and ‘Na Aane Wala Kal’ are the famous plays of :
1 Kalidasa
2 Vijay Tendulkar
3 Mohan Rakesh
4 Girish Karnad
Q Rongker festival is celebrated by which of the following tribes?
1 Karbi
2 Gond
3 Bhil
4 Ao
Q Who out of the following had served as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army?
1 General Sam Manekshaw
2 General Arjan Singh
3 General K.M. Cariappa
4 General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji
Q In which Asian Games did the Indian men’s golf team win its first gold medal?
1 1994, Hiroshima
2 1978, Bangkok
3 1990, Beijing
4 1982, New Delhi
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Complete Adventures of
Feluda’?
1 Mrinal Sen
2 Satyajit Ray
3 Ritwik Ghatak
4 Goutam Ghosh
Q As enshrined in article 168 of Constitution of India , there are two houses of the Legislature of a State , one shall be known as the ___ and the others as the Legislative Assembly .
1 Council of States
2 State Council
3 Legislative Council
4 House of the People
Q In which year did Abhinav Bindra create history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games in the 10-meter Air Rifle event ?
1 2000
2 2004
3 2008
4 2012
Q Which political party started by Tamil film actor VIJAY ?
1 Makkal Needhi Maiam
2 Makkal Sevai Katchi
3 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
4 Praja Rajyam Party
| Makkal Needhi Maiam | Kamal Haasan |
| Makkal Sevai Katchi | Rajinikanth |
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | Vijay |
| Praja Rajyam Party | Chiranjeevi |
Q Which of the following is a dance performed by the women, who are positioned in a
circle and dance to a tune while clapping their hands rhythmically?
1 Kolattam
2 Kummi
3 Karakattam
4 Mayil Aattam
Q Which of the following Biosphere Reserves was the first to be established by the Government of India ?
1 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
2 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
3 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
4 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
Q Which of the following is the first published novel of the famous author Salman
Rushdie?
1 Grimus
2 The Moor’s Last Sigh
3 The Satanic Verses
4 Shame
Q The term ‘ecology’ was coined by ____
1 Ernest Haeckel
2 William Gaud
3 AG Tansley
4 Leonard Nadle
Q IR-8 is a dwarf variety of which crop?
1 Maize
2 Rice
3 Barley
4 Wheat
Q In which year Gas Authority of India Limited was set up as a public sector undertaking to transport and market natural gas ?
1 1984
2 1975
3 1960
4 1990
Q Who among the following started the ‘Shuddhi Movement’ to bring back converted
Hindus to the main Hindu society?
1 Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar
2 Swami Sahjanand
3 Swami Dayanand
4 Swami Vivekanand
Q ‘Moth ki Masjid’ (Masjid Moth) in Delhi was built in the reign of _.
1 Firuz Shah Tughluq
2 Bahlul Khan Lodi
3 Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
4 Sikandar Lodi
Q The Vikramshila University was founded under the patronage of the king _
.
1 Devpala
2 Dharmpala
3 Gopala
4 Devraja
Q Garia Puja is a festival in the third week of April . This festival is related to which of the following states ?
1 Tripura
2 Punjab
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Sudirman Cup , bienniel event , is associated with ?
1 Badminton
2 Hockey
3 Golf
4 Football
Q Who among the following was chosen by Gandhiji as the first Satyagrahi of the
individual Satyagraha movement?
1 Dr. BR Ambedkar
2 C Rajagopalachari
3 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4 Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Q Which triangular plateau region of India lies south of the river Narmada?
1 Marwar plateau
2 Deccan plateau
3 Bagelkhand plateau
4 Malwa plateau
Q To which of the following states does the Aji Lamu folk dance belong?
Ans 1. Assam
2. Tripura
3. Manipur
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following Mauryan rulers was the first, who tried to convey his
messages to his subjects concerning the idea and practice of dhamma through
inscriptions?
1 Brihadaratha
2 Ashoka
3 Dasaratha
4 Chandragupta Maurya
Q In which of the following states is the Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Assam
4 Gujarat
Q Which of the following is a form of folk music , mainly belonging to the state of West Bengal ?
1 Baul
2 Mando
3 Kajri
4 Lavani
Q Which of the following revolts was led by Kanhu and Sidhu?
1. Bheel Revolt
2 Khasi Revolt
3 Munda Revolt
4 Santhal Revolt
Q The Olympic Games was organised in Asia for the first time in __.
1 1968
2 1956
3 1960
4 1964
Q Under the Governor Generalship of __, the Permanent Settlement was
introduced in 1793.
1 Dalhousie
2 Charles Cornwallis
3 Warren Hastings
4 Willian Bentinck
Q Which Indian musician performed ‘Raga For Peace’ at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Concert in Oslo?
1. Bahadur Khan
2 Amjad Ali Khan
3 Buddhadev Das Gupta
4 Satyaki Banerjee
Q Who became the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 after the death of Alivardi Khan?
Ans 1. Siraj Ud Daulah
2. Nigam Shaan
3. Shaan Nawab
4. Murshid Quli Khan
Q ‘Badhti ka naam zindagi’ is the tagline of which bank ?
1 Axis Bank
2 Yes Bank
3 PNB Bank
4 ICICI Bank
Q The book ‘Target 3 Billion’ is written by :
1 APJ Abdul Kalam
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Narendra Modi
4 Manmohan Singh
Q In which of the following festivals is Kolam drawn?
1 Karma
2 Bhogali Bihu
3 Pongal
4 Hareli
Q Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains provisions for disqualification of
legislator on the ground of defection?
1 Schedule-X
2 Schedule-IX
3 Schedule-XI
4 Schedule-VIII
Q Who became the acting Prime Minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 ?
1 Gulzarilal Nanda
2 Indira Gandhi
3 Rajiv Gandhi
4 PV Narsimha Rao
Q Shifting agriculture is known as __ in the Western Ghats.
1 kumari
2 dahiya
3 koman
4 waltre
Q Mohenjodaro site of Harappan civilisation is situated on the bank of which river?
1 Jhelum river
2 Indus river
3 Gharghara river
4 Beas river
Q What is the name of the large supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago when
all the continents were together?
1 Asia
2 India
3 Pangea
4 America
Q Daringbadi hill station is located in :
1 Odisha
2 Sikkim
3 Maharashtra
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q The Ashok Chakra Class-III was renamed as the _____ in 1967 .
1 Vir Chakra
2 Shaurya Chakra
3 Kirti Chakra
4 Mahavir Chakra
Q The community called Thatheras figures in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity , UNESCO for :
1 manufacturing brass and copper utensils
2 dance
3 martial art form
4 festivals
Q With reference to the famous monasteries of India, which of the following pairs is
INCORRECT ?
1 Tawang-Arunachal Pradesh
2 Key-Himachal Pradesh
3 Rumtek-Sikkim
4 Ghum-Jammu and Kashmir
Q Chromosomes found in the salivary glands of Drosophila are:
1 giant chromosome lampbrush
2 presence of fat digestive enzymes
3 presence of minute chromosomes
4 giant chromosome polytene
Q Who among the following was the third Vice-President of India?
1 Gopal Swarup Pathak
2 V V Giri
3 Zakir Hussain
4 BD Jatti
| Vice-Presidents of India | Tenure |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan [ First Vice-President of India ] | 13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962 |
| Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967 |
| V. V. Giri | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
| Gopal Swarup Pathak | 31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974 |
| B. D. Jatti | 31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979 |
| Mohammad Hidayatullah | 31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984 |
| R. Venkataraman | 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987 |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992 |
| K. R. Narayanan | 21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997 |
| Krishan Kant | 21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002 |
| Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 |
| Mohammad Hamid Ansari | 11 August 2007 – 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 – 11 August 2017 |
| Venkaiah Naidu | 11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022 |
| Jagdeep Dhankhar | 11 August 2022 – Incumbent |