Q Who invented LED?
1 Elias Howe
2 Chuck Hull
3 Nick Holonyak
4Christiaan Huygens
Q Karewa formations are found in :
1 Tarai region
2 Ganga delta
3 Kashmir valley
4 Rann of Kutch
Q The easternmost longitude of India is ___
1 94° 23′ E
2 97° 25′ E
3 84° 25′ E
4 18° 26′ E
Q Who among the following is the founder of Fit India Movement ?
1 Narendra Modi
2 Narendra Kumar Yadav
3 Suparno Satpathy
4 Akshay Kumar
Q Who is the author of the book ‘A Life Misspent‘?
1 Dushyant Kumar
2 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
3 Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
4 Maithili Sharan Gupta
Q ‘Paika’ is a traditional dance form associated with which Indian state ?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Jharkhand
3 Sikkim
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the honorary rank of __ of the Indian Air Force on 3rd September 2010.
1. Brigadier
2 Major General
3 Lieutenant Colonel
4 Group Captain
Q The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [ GATT ] came into existence in the year :
1 1945
2 1946
3 1948
4 1949
Q In which of the following places did King George V officially inaugurate the first session of the Indian Round Table Conference ?
1 Buckingham Palace
2 Palace of Westminster
3 Blenheim Palace
4 Kensington Palace
Q How many medals in total did India win at the Summer Olympic Games, 2008?
1 6
2 4
3 3
4 3
| 2008 Summer Olympics [ 3 medals {{ 1 Gold + 2 Bronze }} ] | Sushil Kumar [ Wrestling ] || Vijendra Singh [ Boxing ] || Abhinav Bindra [ Shooting ] |
Q Who among the following was the first Indian woman to swim across the English channel ?
1 Aarti Shah
2 Arunima Sinha
3 Santosh Yadav
4 Karnam Malleswari
Q Chapora Fort is located in which state of India ?
1 Goa
2 Maharashtra
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Assam
Q When and Where was the first metro train introduced in India ?
1 Delhi on 24 October 1984
2 Bombay on 24 October 1984
3 Kolkata on 24 October 1984
4 Bangalore on 24 October 1984
Q Indian Freedom Fighter who got inspiration from Garibaldi of Italy ?
1 Vallabhbhai Patel
2 Lala Lajpat Rai
3 Bipin Chandra Pal
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Which country is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world ?
1 China
2 Pakistan
3 India
4 Brazil
Q ‘What Happened to Netaji’ was written by whom among the following?
1 Arvind Adiga
2 Vikram Seth
3 Kiran Desai
4 Anuj Dhar
Q Brihatkathamanjari was written by :
1 Gunadhya
2 Lal Ded
3 Harisena
4 Kshemendra
Q Which of the following is the SI unit of velocity ?
1 s/m
2 m/s
3 kg/m
4 kg/s
Q Which of the following was opened by Gour Mohan Addy in 1829?
1 Hindi Seminary
2 Anglo-India Seminary
3 Anglo-Indian School
4 Oriental Seminary
Q Amongst the following, in the 2012 London Olympic Games, who was Saina Nehwal’s opponent in the Bronze Medal Match?
1 Wang Shixian
2 Li Xuerui
3 Lianne Tan
4 Wang Xin
Q With which of the following states is the tribal festival named ‘Divaso’ traditionally associated?
1. Mizoram
2 Gujarat
3 Kerala
4 Odisha
Q In which year was Project Tiger launched in India to conserve the declining number of tigers?
1 1987
2 1973
3 1981
4 1970
Q Amongst the following, who is the first Indian female chef to be awarded a Michelin star?
1 Madhur Jaffrey
2 Tarla Dalal
3 Garima Arora
4 Pankaj Bhadouria
Q The highest mountain peak of _____ is Kalsubai.
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 Maharashtra
4 West Bengal
Q ________is the first Indian woman to have won a Grammy.
1 Tanvi Shah
2 Neeti Mohan
3 Neha Bhasin
4 Monali Thakur
Q Natpuja dance is the folk dance of ____.
1 Bihar
2 Rajasthan
4 Maharashtra
4 Assam
Q Who established India’s first girl’s school ?
1 Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
2 Savitribai Phule
3 Usha Mehta
4 Sarojini aidu
Q Which one of the following describes the council of eight ministers formalized by Chhatrapati Shivaji?
1 Ashta mantri
2 Ashta subedar
3 Ashta peshwa
4 Ashta pradhan
Q In which of the following Schedule of the Indian Constitution the ‘Concurrent List‘ is given ?
1 8th
2 6th
3 7th
4 5th
Q At which of the following places is the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library located?
1 Kolkata
2 New Delhi
3 Prayagraj
4 Mumbai
Q ‘Ramoji Film City’ is located close to which of the following cities?
1 Pune
2 Hyderabad
3 Mumbai
4 Gurugram
Q As of 2024 , how many companies are listed on the SENSEX index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?
1 15
2 30
3 20
4 25
Q Amongst the following, where was the first Ramakrishna Math founded?
1 Aurangabad
2 Bhubaneswar
3 Baranagar
4 Dhaleswar
Q Which of the following songs do the peasants of Rajasthan sing while working in fields?
1. Barhamasa
2 Pandavani
3 Pankhida
4 Chhakri
Q Which of the following type of soils in India is locally known as ‘Regur soil’?
1. Alluvial soil
2 Red soil
3 Forest soil
4 Black cotton soil
Q The song of lament ‘the life has gone out of the body’ is associated with Nawab __ of the State of Awadh.
1 Saadat Ali Khan
2 Murshid Quli Khan
3 Wajid Ali Shah
4 Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan
Q What should be the standard length of a tennis court according the laws of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)?
Ans 1. 23.77 m
2. 22.45 m
3. 26.42 m
4. 25.34 m
Q ‘Rahide’ is a long scarf worn by the women of __ to protect their head from cool breeze as well as to show their traditional social affinity.
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In which of the following states is the Ajanta caves situated?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Bihar
Q In which year did Jawaharlal Nehru lay the foundation stone of the National Museum in New Delhi ?
1 1950
2 1955
3 1959
4 1965
Q Which acid is produced in the human stomach to help the digestion of food?
1. Sulphuric acid
2 Nitric acid
3 Tartaric acid
4 Hydrochloric acid
Q Which of the following materials is widely used to make quantum dots for biological applications ?
1 Silicon
2 Gallium arsenide
3 Casdium selenide
4 Germanium
Q ________ dance icon Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma enjoys a pre-eminent place inthe ‘stree-vesham’ hall of fame.
Ans 1. Mohiniyattam
2. Bharatnatyam
3. Kuchipudi
4. Kathak
Q Who among the following moved the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly of India?
1. KM Munshi
2 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
1. Part 4
2 Part 2
3 Part 3
4 Part 5
Q Who described India as a ‘Quasi-Federation’?
1 KC Wheare
2 KM Munshi
3 Harold Joseph Laski
4 Ivor Jennings
Q The Constituent Assembly which had been elected for the framing of the Constitution held its first meeting on:
1. 9 December 1947
2 9 December 1946
3 15 December 1947
4 15 August 1947
Q ‘Bibi ka Maqbara’ is a famous historical monument situated in:
1 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
2 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
3 Aurangabad, Maharashtra
4 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Q Which dance style does Geeta Mahlik have a reputation for ?
1 KuchipudI
2 Odissi
3 Bharatnatyam
4 Kathak
Q When was None Of The Above [ NOTA ] option first used in the assembly election in India ?
1 November 1983
2 November 1993
3 November 2003
4 November 2013
Q The headquarters of National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is situated at:
1. Bengaluru
2 Delhi
3 Mumbai
4 Kolkata
Q In which article of the Indian Constitution is the procedure for the impeachment of the President given?
1. Article 61
2 Article 69
3 Article 52
4 Article 56
Q Who among the following shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
1. Alauddin Khalji
2 Ibrahim Lodi
3 Muhammad Bin Tughluq
4 Qutubuddin Aibak
Q Which of the following regions of India is famous for its folk dance called ‘Shondol Dance’?
1. Uttarakhand
2 Ladakh
3 Karnataka
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following instruments is used to measure the blood pressure in humans?
1. Sphygmomanometer
2 Blood meter
3 Galvanometer
4 Diopter
Q The Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the ______.
1 Governor
2 President of India
3 State Assembly
4 Chief Minister
Q Where in India is the famous Dhamek Stupa located?
1. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
2 Gangtok, Sikkim
3 Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
4 Bhagalpur, Bihar
Q What is the chemical name for vitamin B12?
1. Thiamin
2 Riboflavin
3 Niacin
4 Cobalamin
Q Which of the following articles lays down for protection from self-incrimination i.e. protection from standing trial against oneself?
1 Article 17
2 Article 19
3 Article 18
4 Article 20
Q Sher khan defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa and Kanauj and forced him to flee to _.
1 Turkey
2 Iraq
3 Iran
4 Uzbekistan
Q The famous ‘Hornbill festival’ is celebrated in which state of India?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Nagaland
4 Sikkim
Q The Gadar [ or Ghadar Party ] was formed in the year ?
1 1913
2 1915
3 1909
4 1918
Q To Kill a Mockingbird’, an English novel, was written by which of the following authors?
1 Doris Lessing
2 Harper Lee
3 Muriel Spark
4 Joseph Heller
Q Alai-Darwaza , the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi , was constructed by ____
1 Alauddin Khilji
2 Ahmad Shah Durani
3 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
4 Muhammad Ghori
Q ‘Dharmaraja [ Yudhishthir ] Ratha ‘ , ‘Bhima Ratha ‘ , ‘Arjuna Ratha ‘ and ‘Nakula Sahadeva Ratha ‘ are the fourth of the Panch Rathas at Mahabalipuram . What is the name of the fifth Ratha ?
1 Draupadi Ratha
2 Bhishma Ratha
3 Krishna Ratha
4 Karna Ratha
Q Which is also known as the ‘Golden city’ ?
1 Jaisalmer
2 Jodhpur
3 Madurai
4 Ahmedabad
Q Pernicious anaemia is caused by the deficiency of vitamin :
1 B12
2 B9
3 B1
4 B3
Q Which scientist invented the Cotton Gin ?
1 Eli Whitney
2 JL Baird
3 G Marconi
4 Alexander Fleming
Q Which dancing form is classified as Ekaharya ?
1 Kathak
2 Odissi
3 Bharatnatyam
4 Sattriya
Q ‘Jwala mata ki jai‘ is the war cry of which regiment of the Indian Army ?
1 Garwhal Rifles
2 Dogra Regiment
3 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
4 Mahar rifles
Q Which Viceroy of India addressed the Bengal famine of 1943 by ordering the army to distribute relief supplies to the starving rural Bengalis ?
1 Lord Linlithgow
2 Lord Canning
3 Lord Ripon
4 Lord Lytton
Q In memory of whom is the Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat celebrated ?
1 Lord Krishna and Rukmini
2 Lord Krishna and Radha
3 Lord Krishna and Rukmini
4 Lord Krishna and Draupadi
Q In which of the following cities is the tomb of Rani of Jhansi situated ?
1 Gwalior
2 Gwalior
3 Ujjain
4 Indore
Q In which of the following states is the Buddha Nullah located, which is a major source of pollution there?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Punjab
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Haryana
Q National Sport of Pakistan is :
1 Cricket
2 Field Hockey
3 Volleyball
4 Kabaddi
Q Which of the following cities is known as Scotland of the East ?
1 Imphal
2 Aizawl
3 Shillong
4 Silchar
Q ‘Mardani Khel‘ is a traditional martial art form of which state ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Manipur
Q With respect to economic planning in India , the Bombay Plan was published into how many parts ?
1 Three
2 Five
3 Two
4 Four
Q Who among the following established the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897?
1 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
2 Swami Shraddananda
3 Swami Vivekananda
4 Swami Acchutananda
Q Who is the first General of the Indian Army , whose retirement day is celebrated as the ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day‘ every year ?
1 General K.M Cariappa
2 Sam Manekshaw
3 General Pran Nath Thapar
4 Ved Prakash Malik
| Armed Forces Veterans Day | 14th January |
| Indian Army Day | 15th January |
Q What is the significance of National Science Day being celebrated on 28 February each year?
1 The day of the discovery of the Raman effect
2 Sir C.V. Raman’s knighthood
3 The day Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize
4 Sir C.V. Raman’s birth anniversary
Q Arrange the following biodiversity conservation efforts in India in chronological order from earlier to later :
i. Project Hangul
ii. Project Elephant
iii. Project Snow Leopard
iv. Project Tiger
The correct answer/s is/ are :
A] i, ii, iii, iv
B] i, iv, ii, iii
C] i, ii, iv,iii
D] iv, i, ii, iii
Project Hangul [ 1970 ] , Project Tiger [ 1973 ] , Project Elephant [ 1992 ] , Project Snow Leopard [ 2009 ]