Q Who was the first woman graduate of Calcutta University ?
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Annie Besant
3 Kadambini Ganguly
4 Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Q In 2009, AR Rehman won Oscars in which of the given pair of categories?
1 Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Song
2 Best Original Musical and Best Sound Mixing
3 Best Original Score and Best Sound Mixing
4 Best Original Score and Best Original Song
Q Doul Utsav is majorly celebrated in which of the following states?
1 Bihar
2 Assam
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Maharashtra
Q In Table Tennis , the length of upper surface of the table is ___
1 264 cm
2 780 c
3 270 cm
4 274 cm
The upper surface of the table , known as the playing surface is rectangular , with a dimension of 274 cm long and 152.5 cm wide . The height of the table is 76 cm above the floor
Q Kundhei , Gombeyatta and Bommalattam are forms of which of the following arts ?
1 Folk dance
2 Folk Theatre
3 Puppet show
4 Folk music
Q Reo Purgyil mountain peak is located in which of the following states?
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Uttarakhand
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India gave the status of state to Goa?
1 52nd Amendment
2 56th Amendment
3 59th Amendment
4 48th Amendment
Q The Arid Forest Research Institute is located in :
1 Jodhpur
2 Kanpur
3 Nagpur
4 Fateh[ur
Q In which state is ‘Tarnetar’ fair celebrated annually?
1 Gujarat
2 Telangana
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Dreams From My Father’ ?
1 Barack Obama
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Nelson Mandela
4 Indira Gandhi
Q When was Bharatanatyam banned by the British colonial government?
1 1885
2 1910
3 1897
4 1927
Q ‘Bagurumba’ is a _____ of the Bodo community of Assam .
1 local sport
2 folk dance
3 painting
4 cuisine
Q A handball team consists of ____ players.
1 4
2 6
3 7
4 5
Q What was the first name of the Mughal Emperor Babur?
1 Hasanuddin
2 Giasuddin
3 Zahiruddin
4 Qaseemuddin
Q Who among the following had the shortest tenure as the President of India ?
1 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
2 Giani Zail Singh
3 Dr Zakir Hussin
4 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was operationalised in which year?
1 2005
2 2000
3 1993
4 1995
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Hazaar Chaurasi ki Maa’ ?
1 Mahasweta Devi
2 Sudha Murty
3 Amrita Pritam
4 Anita Desai
Q Kelucharan Mohapatra, awarded with the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000, was a dancer of which of the following classical dance forms?
1. Odissi
2 Kathakali
3 Kathak
4 Manipur
Q The Right to Freedom of Religion is contained within which Articles of the Constitution of India?
1. Article 19 to Article 22
2 Article 29 to Article 30
3 Article 25 to Article 28
4 Article 14 to Article 18
Q In 1526, the battle of Panipat was fought between __.
1. Babur and Rana Sanga
2 Akbar and Hemu
3 Humayun and Sher Khan
4 Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Q In which year were two additional Commissioners appointed to the Election commission of India for the first time ?
1 1989
2 1990
3 1991
4 1998
Q Which Article is related to the Ancillary powers of Supreme Court ?
1 Article 140
2 Article 148
3 Article 168
4 Article 112
Q For which game has the Father of Leander Paes been a member of the Indian National Team ?
1 Hockey
2 Cricket
3 Football
4 Tennis
Q Which city is called the ‘Manchester of India’?
Ans 1. Ludhiana
2. Visakhapatnam
3. Hyderabad
4. Ahmedabad
Q ‘Goal’ is the autobiography of _.
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Mary Kom
3 Major Dhyanchand
4 Mike Tyson
Q Kunbi is the folk dance of which Indian state?
1 Jharkhand
2 Goa
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Bihar
Q Which of the following revolutionaries was arrested by the British as an accused in the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case?
1 Kanailal Dutta
2 Rajendra Lahiri
3 Roshan Singh
4 Ashfaq Ullah Khan
Q The SI unit of electric charge is a __.
1. coulomb
2 watt
3 newton
4 joule
Q In which of the following Indian states is Lokrang festival observed?
1. Jharkhand
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In which of the following years was the Indian National Congress split into two groups named as Moderates and Extremists?
Ans 1. 1895
2. 1899
3. 1907
4. 1904
Q Rukmini Devi Arundale is the exponent of which of the following Indian classical dance forms?
Ans 1. Bharatanatyam
2. Manipuri
3. Sattriya
4. Odissi
Q Who among the following rulers appointed Ladha and Pira, two gardeners to high administrative posts ?
1. Khizr Khan
2 Muhammad Tughluq
3 Bahlul Lodi
4 Iltutmish
Q Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is held in _ .
1 Malaysia
2 Iran
3 India
4 Indonesia
Q Who was the author of “Mahabhashya”?
1 Bana
2 Panini
3 Patanjali
4 Kautilya
Q ‘Imperfect’ is an autobiography of:
Ans 1. Rahul Dravid
2. Ravi Shastri
3. Milkha Singh
4. Sanjay Manjrekar
Q _ was elected as the president of the third session of Indian National
Congress.
1 KT Telang
2 Pherozeshah Mehta
3 Badruddin Tyabji
4 AO Hume
Q Name the autobiography written by Hillary Clinton, as an account of her eight years as the first lady of the United States.
1 Living History
2 In the Shadow of Man
3 My Life, My Truth
4 Express Yourself
Q According to the Brihat Samhita, what do you call the process of making scents, mouth perfumes and bath powders?
1. Jatuka
2 Gandhayukli
3 Kamplcica
4 Pattanga
Q In 1600, the East India company acquired a charter from which ruler?
1. King George-I
2 Queen Elizabeth-I
3 Queen Victoria
4 King James-I
Q In which of the following years was the first train run in India?
Ans 1. 1853
2. 1854
3. 1852
4. 1855
Q ‘Papaya Khar’ is the traditional cuisine of which state ?
1 Assam
2 Meghalaya
3 Rajasthan
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who among the following social reformers was the inspiration behind the
establishment of Prarthana Samaj in 1867?
1 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2 Keshab Chandra Sen
3 Durgaram Mehta
4 Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
Q What are the paired organs of balance commonly found in aquatic invertebrates which are usually fluid-filled vesicles with sensory hairs?
1 Statocysts
2 Nephridia
3 Radula
4 Pharynx
Q From which of the following years did the fourth five-year plan commence?
1 1969
2 1964
3 1966
4 1963
Q __ grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains of India where soils are renewed every year.
1 Natural silk
2 Jute
3 Saffron
4 Bajra
Q Which of the following dance forms is mentioned in the ancient text of Vyavaharmala?
1. Sattriya
2 Mohiniyattam
3 Manipuri
4 Odissi
Q Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi princess, was married to whom among the following Gupta kings?
1 Chandragupta I
2 Srigupta
3 Chandragupta II
4 Samudragupta
Q Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) seeks to ‘Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss’?
1 SDG12
2 SDG 7
3 SDG 17
4 SDG 15
17 Sustainable Development Goals [ SDGs ]
| Goal 1 | No Poverty |
| Goal 2 | Zero Hunger |
| Goal 3 | Good Health and Well Being |
| Goal 4 | Quality Education |
| Goal 5 | Gender Equality |
| Goal 6 | Clean Water and Sanitation |
| Goal 7 | Affordable and Clean Energy |
| Goal 8 | Decent Work and Economic Growth |
| Goal 9 | Industry , Innovation and Infrastructure |
| Goal 10 | Reduced Inequality |
| Goal 11 | Sustainable Cities and Communities |
| Goal 12 | Responsible Consumption and Production |
| Goal 13 | Climate Action |
| Goal 14 | Life Below Water |
| Goal 15 | Life on Land |
| Goal 16 | Peace and Justice Strong Institutions |
| Goal 17 | Partnerships to achieve the Goal |