Q Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean is __
1 Madagascar
2 Sri Lanka
3 Maldives
4 Sumatra
Q Who was the first female Prime Minister in the world ?
1 Srimavo Bandaranaike
2 Indira Gandhi
3 Golda Meir
4 Elisabeth Domitien
Q The first South Asian Federation Games was held in _ in __.
1 1984, Kathmandu
2 1951, New Delhi
3 1981, New Delhi
4 1983, Dhaka
Q Chethiyagiri Vihara Festival is organised in which state?
1 Tripura
2 Telangana
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q ‘Mundari‘ dance is associated with which of the following state ?
1 Karnataka
2 Manipur
3 Jharkhand
4 Rajasthan
Q Which of the following Harappan structures had a thin lining of bitumen [ natural tar ] to prevent the seepage of water ?
1 Drainage
2 Great Bath
3 Roads
4 Granaries
Q According to the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution, Agriculture is in which list?
1 Both Union and State List
2 Concurrent list
3 State list
4 Union list
Q Which of the following women nationalist leaders never served as the presidents of the Indian National Congress ?
1 Annie Besant
2 Sarojini Naidu
3 Anasuya Sarabhai
4 Nellie Sengupta
Q _____ was the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha .
1 Meira Kumar
2 Leila Seth
3 Sumitra Mahajan
4 Pratibha Patil
Q Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contribution to community leadership ?
1 Archarya Vinoba Bhave
2 Ravish Kumar
3 Kiran Bedi
4 Arvind Kejriwal
Q ____ is a folk saga typical of Bundelkhand which narrates the heroic deeds of two warrior brothers serving King Parmal of Mahoba .
1 Mando
2 Alha
3 Barhmasa
4 Lotia
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 Panchayati Raj was introduced by the __ Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992.
1 73rd
2 56th
3 68th
4 82nd
Q Who was the first President of Pakistan ?
1 Iskander Mirza
2 Ayub Khan
3 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
4 Yahya Khan
Q In which year was the football world cup started?
1 1934
2 1928
3 1932
4 1930
Q In which sport the Participants are called Pugilist ?
1 Badminton
2 Boxing
3 Tennis
4 Hockey
Q Who out of the following was known as the ‘Tansen of the 20th century’?
1 Pt. Ravi Shankar
2 Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
3 Pt. Jasraj
4 Ustad Zakir Hussain
Q ‘Abba: God’s Greatest Gift to Us’ was penned by sons of which great musician?
1 Amir Khan
2 Bismillah Khan
3 Ali Akbar Khan
4 Amjad Ali Khan
Q What was the original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati?
1 Daya Shankar
2 Mula Sankara
3 Ravi
4 Narender
Q In what year was the Reserve Bank of India established?
1 1935
2 1947
3 1955
4 1950
Q Which of the following individuals was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 BR Ambedkar
3 Jawarharlal Nehru
4 BN Rau
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India mentions that “there shall be a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State”?
1 315 (4)
2 315 (1)
3 315 (3)
4 315 (2)
Q Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year ____
1 1894
2 1915
3 1902
4 1909
Q How many languages were initially included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1 14
2 18
3 16
4 22
Initially , there were 14 official languages . Now , there are 22 languages listed in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution
Q In which of the following conditions is there severe physical and mental retardation due to deficiency of iodine and thyroid hormones, especially during early pregnancy?
1 Preeclampsia
2 Toxoplasmosis
3 Cretinism
4 Syphilis
Q Which Mughal Emperor took the title of ‘Salim’ ?
1 Jahangir
2 Akbar
3 Shah Jahan
4 Humayun
Q Mother Teresa , the founder of ‘Missionaries of Charity’ , was born on :
1 26th August 1910
2 15th May 1907
3 13th January 1912
4 2nd February 1913
Q In which year was the term of ‘Gross Happiness index’ coined by the fourth king of Bhutan , Jigme Singye Wangchuck ?
1 1972
2 1989
3 1964
4 1982
Q How many ‘canine teeth’ does an adult human have ?
1 2
2 4
3 6
4 8
A normal adult has 32 teeth, consisting of 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars and 12 molars
Q Which of the following is the oldest dated fort in India?
1 Kangra Fort
2 Mehrangarh Fort
3 Srirangapatna Fort
4 Golconda Fort
Q How many provinces is the country of Nepal divided into_____
1 7
2 9
3 11
4 13
Q The maximum strength of Bangladeshi Parliament is _____
1 350
2 225
3 320
4 363
Q What is the third stage in the metamorphosis of a butterfly ?
1 Egg
2 Larva
3 Pupa
4 Adult Butterfly
Lifestyle of a butterfly : First stage [ Egg ] , Second stage [ Larva ] , Third stage [ The Pupa ] and Fourth stage [ The Adult Butterfly ]
Q The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association [ HSRA ] was formed in the year :
1 1928
2 1920
3 1916
4 1922
Q ‘Janku’ is a unique cultural custom followed in ___ as a celebration of life.
1 Nepal
2 Sri Lanka
3 Bhutan
4 Pakistan
Q Who was the first female shooter from India to reach number 1 in world ranking by the International Shooting Sports Federation in 2014 ?
1 Heena Sidhu
2 Esha Singh
3 Rhythm Sangwan
4 Shri Nivetha Paramanantham
Q Who is the author of the book ‘A passage to England’ ?
1 Nirad C Chaudhary
2 EM Forster
3 VS Naipaul
4 Ruskin Bond
Q Junagadh inscription of Kathiawar is related to which of the following kings?
1 Kanishka
2 Rudradaman I
3 Gautamiputra Satakarni
4 Narasimhavarman
Q Who among the following was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
1 Dr Nagendra Singh
2 SP Sen Verma
3 Sukumar Sen
4 KVK Sundaram
Q The first Session of the First Lok Sabha commenced in __.
1 1951
2 1950
3 1947
4 1952
Q Which of the following is a sweet made from curd , popular in the western part of India?
1 Shrikhand
2 Gujia
3 Rabri
4 Ghevar
Q As of 2024, there are __ official languages of the United Nations.
1. 10
2 7
3 6
4 11
| Official languages of the United Nations | Arabic , Chinese , English , French , Russian and Spanish |
Q ‘Thoda’ a sport dance belongs to which of the following states ?
1 Sikkim
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Haryana
4 Himachal Pardesh
Q Who was the captain of the Indian Cricket Team in the inaugural World Cup in 1975 ?
1 Sunil Gavaskar
2 Kapil Dev
3 Lala Amarnath
4 S Venkataraghavan
Q Blue Jay or Indian roller is the state bird of how many Indian states ?
1 4
2 5
3 2
4 3 [ Odisha , Telangana and Karnataka ]
Q When was the cement industry in India totally decontrolled?
1 1989
2 1991
3 1980
4 1982
Q What is a one act play of Sattriya called?
1 Ekam Nat
2 Vishesham Nat
3 Anant Nat
4 Ankiya Nat
Q The novel ‘The Mountain of Light’ is written by _.
1 Anukrti Upadhyay
2 Meena Kandasamy
3 Indu Sundaresan
4 Zarreen Khan
Q Athletics Federation of India was formed in __.
1 1946
2 1950
3 1936
4 1948
Q _____ hosted the 2nd Olympic Games in ______.
1 France, 1900
2 Japan, 1900
3 USA, 1900
4 England, 1900
Q Who coined the name ‘Pakistan’ ?
1 Aga Khan
2 Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
3 Md Iqbal
4 Md Ali Jinnah
Q In which Budget was Disinvestment Fund and Asset Management Company set up?
1 2003-04
2 1991-92
3 1992-93
4 2000-01
Q The famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Fa Hein visited India during the reign of which of the following Gupta rulers?
1 Sri Gupta
2 Samudragupta
3 Kumargupta
4 Chandragupta II
Q From which country were the ideals of justice of the Indian Constitution borrowed?
1 The UK
2 The US
3 The USSR
4 Japan
Q In which month, as per the Hindu calendar, is the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir Swami [ Mahavir Jayanti ] celebrated?
1 Chaitra
2 Kartik
3 Magha
4 Vaisakha
Q Who among the following Sultans framed a series of regulations to weaken the power of nobles?
1 Muhammad bin Tughluq
2 Balban
3 Alauddin Khilji
4 Iltutmish
Q Which of the following tribal dances is performed in Tripura by the Mog community ?
1 Wangala
2 Sangrai
3 Hozagiri
4 Hai-Hak
Q Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT in the context of the religious development during the Gupta Empire?
I. Nalanda University was founded by Kumargupta I of the Gupta dynasty in the 5th century CE.
II. Narasimhagupta Baladitya was influenced by Mahayana Buddhism.
Ans 1. Only II
2. Only I
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
Q The Green Revolution started in the year 1965 and the __five year plan was between 1961-66
1 1st
2 2nd
3 3rd
4 5th
Q Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal ?
1 Saina Nehwal
2 Karnam Malleswari
3 Mary Kom
4 PV Sindhu
Indian women Olympic winners
| Karnam Malleswari | Bronze | Weightlifting (women’s 54kg) | Sydney 2000 |
| Saina Nehwal | Bronze | Badminton (women’s singles) | London 2012 |
| Mary Kom | Bronze | Boxing (women’s flyweight) | London 2012 |
| PV Sindhu | Silver | Badminton (women’s singles) | Rio 2016 |
| Sakshi Malik | Bronze | Wrestling (women’s 58kg) | Rio 2016 |
| Mirabai Chanu | Silver | Weightlifting (women’s 49kg) | Tokyo 2020 {{2021 }} |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze | Boxing (women’s welterweight) | Tokyo 2020 {{ 2021 }} |
| PV Sindhu | Silver | Badminton (women’s singles) | Tokyo 2020 {{ 2021 ] |
| Manu Bhaker | Bronze | Shooting [ women’s 10m air pistol ] | Paris 2024 |