Q Who is known as the “Rocket Women of India” who led the Chandrayaan 3 mission?
1 Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava
2 Dr. Indira Hinduja
3 Dr. Aditi Pant
4 Moumita Dutta
Q Dandari (Dancing) troupes perform __ during the festival of Diwali for a fortnight with participation from Kolam and Raj Gond tribes.
1 Chhau
2 Baiga Pardhoni
3 Ghusadi / Gussadi
4 Rout Nacha
Q Visva Bharati a famous educational institute was founded in 1921 by:
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Vinoba Bhave
3 Mother Teresa
4 Swami Chinmayananda
Q Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ?
1 Japan
2 Thailand
3 Finland
4 Cuba
Q The famous “Kailash Temple” at Ellora, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and
considered one of the architectural marvels of India, was built during the rule of which dynasty?
1 Rashtrakuta Dynasty
2 Pallava Dynasty
3 Chalukya Dynasty
4 Gupta Dynasty
Q Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission, a spiritual organization dedicated to social service and the promotion of harmony among religions?
1 Ram Mohan Roy
2 Rabindranath Tagore
3 Swami Vivekananda
4 Aurobindo Ghosh
QWhich river in India is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar” due to its frequent flooding and the devastation it causes?
1 Kosi River
2 Yamuna River
3 Godavari River
4 Brahmaputra River
Q Which of the following books is written by Thomas Hardy ?
1 The Guide
2 Far From the Madding Crowd
3 Godan
4 Untouchable
Q “Baisakhi,” also known as Vaisakhi, is a religious festival celebrated by Sikhs. It also marks the New Year in which calendar system?
1 Nanakshahi
2 Vikram Samvat
3 Gregorian
4 Hijri
Q Who led the Salt March, also known as the Dandi March, as a symbol of resistance against the British salt monopoly?
1 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Subhash Chandra Bose
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q ____ is the first Indian woman to have won a Grammy .
1 Tanvi Shah
2 Shalmali Kholgade
3 Palak Muchhal
4 Shilpa Rao
Q Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association [ 1861 ] ?
1 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2 Mahadev Govind Ranade
3 RG Bhandarkar
4 Atmaram Pandurang
Q Kicheri is a harvest festival and inolves ritual bathing , celebrated majorly in ___
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Haryana
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Gujarat
Q Who was the first Indian , and Asian , tennis player to win an Olympic medal ?
1 Ankita Raina
2 Leander Paes
3 Sania Mirza
4 Purav Raja
Q How many UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites are there in India ?
1 Four
2 Seven
3 Five
4 Six
Q “Bhagat Singh,” a revolutionary freedom fighter, was executed by the British colonial government for his involvement in the Saunders murder case. In which year was Bhagat Singh executed?
1 1929
2 1930
3 1928
4 1931
Q Kajari Mahotsav is primarily celebrated in which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh?
1 Jhansi
2 Kushi Nagar
3 Mirzapur
4 Gorakhpur
Q Which of the following ocean is the smallest in the world ?
1 Indian Ocean
2 Pacific Ocean
3 Atlantic Ocean
4 Arctic Ocean
Q Which is the of the following is the highest mountain peak of Maharashtra ?
1 Deomali
2 Kalsubai
3 Reo Purgyil
4 Parasnath
Q Which of the following articles of the Indian constitution is related to ”Organisation of village panchayats” ?
1 Article 40
2 Article 44
3 Article 48
4 Article 50
Q Every year , Halloween is celebrated on ____
1 24th November
2 25th December
3 31st October
4 1st October
Q How many white squares are there on a chessboard ?
1 22
2 204
3 32
4 64
A chess board contains 32 black and 32 white squares
Q Sachin Tendulkar received the ”Bharat Ratna Award” in which year ?
1 2013
2 2014
3 2012
4 2011
Q ‘Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of which world personality?
1 Adolf Hitler
2 Robert Mugabe
3 Albert Einstein
4 Charlie Chaplin
Q Annie Besant laid the foundation of the Central Hindu College in ____ 1898 where both Hindu religion and Western scientific subjects were taught .
1 Chennai
2 Pune
3 Kolkata
4 Benaras
Q Who is the first physician in India to create a test-tube baby?
1 Dr. Sayan Majumder
2 Dr. Devi Sethi
3 Dr. Rajeev Ghosh
4 Dr. Subhash Mukherjee
Q Which African-American civil rights activist wrote the autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings“?
1 Angela Davis
2 Maya Angelou
3 Harriet Tubman
4 Rosa Parks
Q In which year did the Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama seek political asylum in India ?
1 1959
2 1962
3 1960
4 1958
Q What is the outermost range of the Himalayas called?
1 Shiwaliks
2 Dhaula Dhar
3 Pir Panjal
4 Mahabharat
Q The “Luni River” is a notable example of an inland drainage system. In which state does it mostly flow?
1 Haryana
2 Rajasthan
3 Gujarat
4 Punjab
Q When is National Unity Day celebrated in India?
1 31st October
2 11th November
3 2nd October
4 31st January
Q Who among te following is the author of ”Flood of Fire” ?
1 Tarun Khanna
2 Amitav Ghosh
3 Twinkle Khanna
4 Arunima Sinha
Q In which year was the first Human Development report launched by the United Nations Development Programme?
1 1994
2 1990
3 1998
4 1997
Q The Saraswati Samman is given every year for the outstanding work in the field of _.
1 Journalism
2 Dance
3 Science
4 Literature
Q Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1814?
1 Keshab Chandra Sen
2 Debendranath Tagore
3 Raja Rammohan Roy
4 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q Which of the following items is known as Allium Cepa as its Botanical name?
1 Brinjal
2 Tomato
3 Onion
4 Potato
Q A hockey match consists of four quarters of __ minutes.
1 20
2 15
3 7.5
4 10
Q Which of the following states has the largest area under forest cover?
1 Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Kerala
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Pana Sankranti, also known as Maha Bishuba Sankranti , is the traditional new year of :
1 Odia
2 Assam
3 Bengali
4 Maharashtra
Q When was RBI (Reserve Bank of India) established?
1 1st April 1936
2 1st April 1935
3 1st April 1950
4 1st April 1937
Q In which of the following states is the Cauvery river basin NOT spread?
1. Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q Where is the headquarters of IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) situated?
1 Ebene
2 Port Louis
3 Abu Dhabi
4 Male
Q The Units of Linear momentum are measured in _.
1 kg2 m/s
2 kg m/s2
3 k2g m/s
4 kg m/s
Q Which of the following is a species of tropical deciduous forests ?
1 Ebony
2 Mahogany
3 Teak
4 Palms
Q Who among the following founded the National Library of India in 1903?
1 Lord Curzon
2 Lord Canning
3 Asutosh Mukherjee
4 Abanindranath Tagore
Q Which social reformer worked towards the eradication of untouchability and foundedthe Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu?
1 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
2 Jyotirao Phule
3 Annie Besant
4 Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Q Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India lays down that ‘The
allocation of seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of the States and of the Union territories shall be in accordance with the provisions in that behalf contained in the fourth Schedule’?
1 Article 83
2 Article 80
3 Article 81
4 Article 82
Q Which Indian language is widely spoken in the northern states and is written in the Shahmukhi script?
1 Pali
2Sanskrit
3 Hindi
4 Punjabi
Q Which cricketer has written book ‘Sultan: A Memoir’ ?
1 Shoaib Akthar
2 Salim Malik
3 Zaheer Khan
4 Wasim Akram
Q Annapurna Devi is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
1 Rudra veena
2 Surbahar
3 Ektara
4 Taal
Q Which of the following river forms the Dhuandhar waterfalls ?
1 Godavari
2 Narmada
3 Mahanadi
4 Tapi
Q Which animal is commonly associated with the Indian state of Gujarat and is
considered its state animal?
1 Indian Elephant
2 Indian Rhinoceros
3 Asiatic Lion
4 Royal Bengal Tiger
Q Who is known as father of yellow revolution in India ?
1 Vishal Tewari
2 Sam Pitroda
3 Nirpakh Tutej
4 Verghese Kurien