Q Daringbadi hill station is located in __.
1. Madhya Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Odisha
4 West Bengal
Q ‘Puanchei’ is the traditional dress of ______.
Ans 1. Mizoram
2. Goa
3. Karnataka
4. Sikkim
Q Who developed the C++ language ?
1 Bjarne Stroustrup
2 James Gosling
3 Guido van Rossum
4 John Backus
Q The CSO adopted the concept of Gross Value Added in __.
1 January 2012
2 January 2015
3 January 2013
4 January 2017
Q In which of the following games is the ‘Baulk Line’ used?
Ans 1. Tennis
2. Kabaddi
3. Kho-Kho
4. Badminton
Q Who built the temple for goddess Nishumbhasudini?
Ans 1. Karikala Chola
2. Rajaraja Chola I
3. Vijayalaya
4. Parantaka Chola I
Q What is the distance between rails in broad gauge on the basis of width of the track of Indian Railways?
Ans 1. 1.000 metre
2. 1.676 metre
3. 0.762 metre
4. 2.000 metre
Q What was the name of the Captain of the Awadh Military Police who had been given protection by his Indian subordinates during the mutiny of 1857?
1 Captain Hearsey
2 Captain Savarkar
3 Captain Auckland
4 Captain Outram
Q Consider the below mentioned statements and select the CORRECT option with respect to the Indian folk and tribal dance forms:
i) Matki is the folk dance of Assam.
ii) Thang Ta is the folk dance of Manipur.
iii) Fugdi is the folk dance of Goa.
1 Only (ii) is right.
2 Both (i) and (ii) are right.
3 Both (ii) and (iii) are right.
4 Only (i) is right.
Q Who among the following is the youngest test debutant in the history of cricket ?
Ans 1. Hasan Raza
2. Danish Kaneria
3. Mohammad Sharif
4. Mushtaq Mohammad
Q To which of the following states can the popular tribal and traditional dance of Dhemsa be attributed to?
1 Odisha
2 Maharashtra
3 Tripura
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who founded the Independent State of Bengal ?
1 Alivardi Khan
2 Murshid Quli Khan
3 Sarafraz Khan
4 Shuja-ud-Din
Q Chulia waterfall is situated on Chambal River in ______.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Uttar Pradesh
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern Dance in India’ ?
1 Birju Maharaj
2 Gopi Krishna
3 Uday Shankar
4 Guru Bipin Singh
Q Nirupama Sanjeev is a famous __ player of India?
1 chess
2 badminton
3 tennis
4 swimming
Q In the game of javelin throw the weight of Javelin for men is:
1 600 gm
2 800 gm
3 700 gm
4 825 gm
Q How many districts are there in the Union Territory of Ladakh?
Ans 1. 2 [ Leh and Kargil ]
2. 3
3. 1
4. 4
Q Simbalbara National Park is located in which state of India ?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Goa
3 Maharashtra
4 Tripura
Q Baitami Elephant Reserve is located in which state of India ?
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 West Bengal
4 Kerala
Q In which of the following states is Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple located?
Ans 1. Telangana
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka
Q Indian Association was the first Nationalist Organization founded in 1876 by :
1 Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose
2 VD Savarkar
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Ras Bihari Bose
Q In which state will you find a monument called ‘Teen Darwaza’?
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Punjab
Q Medaram Jatra is the second largest fair of India , after the Kumbh Mela , celebrated by the Koya tribe of :
1 Telangana
2 Assam
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Mizoram
Q In which of the following states is the Sirki Waterfall located?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following social reformers of 19th century India was the author of ‘Stree Purush Tulana’?
Ans 1. Pandita Ramabai
2. Tarabai Shinde
3. Usha Mehta
4. Swarnakumari Devi
Q Which of the following Hindu festivals is celebrated in the last month of the Hindu calendar?
Ans 1. Diwali
2. Holi
3. Makara Sankranti
4. Raksha Bandhan
Q ______ of the Constitution deals with the amendment procedure of the Constitution.
Ans 1. Article 360
2. Article 368
3. Article 332
4. Article 366
Q Which physical feature of India prevents the cold winds from central Asia from
entering the Indian subcontinents?
1 Himalayas
2 Indian plains
3 Coastal area
4 Indian desert
Q Harela is a festival of greenery, peace, prosperity, and environmental conservation, primarily celebrated in which of the following states?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Uttarakhand
4 Rajasthan
Q Which playback singer was honoured with the Nightingale of Asia Award in 1987?
1 Asha Bhosle
2 Pulapaka Susheela
3 Mubarak Begum
4 Kavita Krishnamurthy
Q The highest civilian awards of the country, ‘The Padma Awards’ were instituted in which of the following years?
Ans 1. 1954
2. 1967
3. 1952
4. 1960
Q As per the 2011 Census, what percentage of the total population in India lives in urban areas?
1 58.8%
2 66.8%
3 67.8%
4 31.2%
Q In which year did Jyotiba Phule open a school for girls which was the first girls school ever in the country?
1 1858
2 1848
3 1838
4 1868
Q Which of the following places did Kunwar Amar Singh of Arrah make his battlefield in the revolt of 1857?
Ans 1. Rohilkhand
2. Azamgarh and Ghazipur
3. Gwalior and Jhansi
4. Lucknow
Q Gautamiputra Satakarni titled Rajaraja and Maharaja is related to which of the following dynasties?
Ans 1. Satavahana
2. Shaka
3. Shunga
4. Pandya
Q How many oxygen atoms are there in a molecule of hydrogen peroxide?
1 1
2 4
3 2
4 3
| Hydrogen Peroxide [ H₂O₂ ] | There are two Hydrogen [ H ] atoms and two Oxygen [ O ] atoms in each molecule |
Q Jugalbandi in Kathak refers to __.
1 introductory item to enter stage
2 pure rhythmic movements before the end
3 fast footwork
4 competitive play between dancer and tabla player
Q In 1917, which Irish woman along with Annie Besant and Sarojini Naidu founded the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) in Adyar, Madras, to bring awareness among women?
1 Eilish Cousins
2 Myrna Cousins
3 Margaret Cousins
4 Tierney Cousins
Q To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?
1 Diwan-i Amir-i kohi
2 Diwan-i-Risalat
3 Diwan-i-Arz
4 Diwan-i-Insha
Q Who among the following discovered the ruins of Hampi in 1800?
1 Robert Fitzroy
2 Colonel Colin Mackenzie
3 Robert Mackenzie
4 Colin Fitzroy
Q The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called __.
1 electroplating
2 photocatalysis
3 photoelectrochemical
4 electrolysis
Q Who among the following was the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon
Magsaysay Award?
1 MS Subbulakshmi
2 Ustad Alla Rakha
3 Lata Mangeshkar
4 Pandit Ravi Shankar
Q Danda-nacha is a form of dance which narrates stories about:
1 Lord Shiva
2 Lord Brahma
3 Goddess Durga
4 Lord Krishna
Q Who among the following was the first Indian personality to win an Oscar Award in the ‘Best Costume Design’ category?
Ans 1. Bhanu Athaiya
2. Rohit Bal
3. Neeta Lulla
4. Ritu Kumar
Q The Indian Constitution is divided into how many parts ?
1 16
2 22
3 25
4 24
Q Which of the following is a dance form of West Bengal where there is a confluence of dancing, singing, drama and recital?
1 Hudo
2 Bhavai
3 Alkap
4 Tippani
Q In the context of cell division, which chromosomal behaviour takes place at the leptotene stage?
1 Chromosomes begin to condense
2 Synapsis is complete
3 Homologous chromosomes pair
4 Chromosomes are un-synapsed
Q In which of the following years was the Cornwallis Code introduced?
1 1792
2 1791
3 1793
4 1794
Q In the Summer Olympics 2024, who became the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympics post-Independence?
1 Neeraj Chopra
2 Aman Sehrawat
3 Manu Bhaker
4 Swapnil Kusale
Q Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in 1999?
1 Padma Shri
2 Bharat Ratna
3 Padma Vibhushan
4 Padma Bhushan
Q ‘Kuki dance’ is a folk dance of India that is predominantly performed in _.
1 Assam
2 Meghalaya
3 Nagaland
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In West Bengal, how many rice crops are grown in a year?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three [ Aus , Aman and Boro ]
4 Four
Q To which group do the alkaline earth metals such as radium, barium and strontium belong?
1 Group 3A
2 Group 1A
3 Group 2A
4 Group 5A
Q Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
1 Gopal Hari Deshmukh
2 Swami Vivekananda
3 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4 Jyotiba Phule
Q Who among the following was the first Indian to win the Miss World beauty pageant?
Ans 1. Diana Hayden
2. Reita Faria [ 1966 ]
3. Priyanka Chopra
4. Aishwarya Rai
Q What year is called the ‘Year of the Great Divide‘ in the demographic history of India ?
1 1921
2 1931
3 1911
4 1941
Q The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in :
1 Myanmar
2 Nepal
3 Bhutan
4 Bangladesh
Q Who was executed at Lahore in November 1915 for his role in the Ghadar Conspiracy in February 1915 ?
1 Kartar Singh Sarabha
2 Tantia Mama
3 Vijay Singh Pathik
4 Maganbhai Patel
Q ____ was the first host country of the FIFA World Cup.
1 Uruguay [ 1930 ]
2 Argentina
3 France
4 Germany
Q The first Wimbledon Championship was held in :
1 1877
2 1891
3 1905
4 1881
Q ‘Au’ is the symbol for which of the following elements?
1 Gold
2 Aluminium
3 Argon
4 Silver
Q Which city in Rajasthan is known as ‘Granity city of India’ ?
1 Jalore
2 Bhadohi
3 Kanpur
4 Kishangarh
Q Ashoka changed his attitude towards war after the battle of _______
1 Kalinga [ 261 BC ]
2 Kalinjar
3 Khanwa
4 Buxar
Q Which day is marked as the ‘Rhino Day’ by the Government of Assam ?
1 22nd September
2 29th July
3 12th August
4 10th August
Q In which state of India ‘Chhapar Mela‘ a social festival is organised ?
1 Bihar
2 Jharkhand
3 Punjab
4 Rajasthan
Q Which part of Indian Constitution deals with the election of the Vice President?
Ans 1. Part VI
2. Part IV
3. Part V
4. Part III
Q Which of the following mountain passes is situated in the state of Uttarakhand?
Ans 1. Mangsha Dhura Pass
2. Nathu La Pass
3. Bomdi La Pass
4. Baralacha La Pass
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution mentions about the
organisation of ‘Village Panchayats’?
1 Article 38
2 Article 31
3 Article 40
4 Article 44
Q Who among the following was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award [ now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award ] ?
Ans 1. Vijay Amritraj
2. PT Usha
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Viswanathan Anand
Q Which species is known as black lipped pearl oyster found in the Indo-Pacific, within tropical coral reefs?
1 Aplysia dactylomela
2 Pinctada margaritifera
3 Chaetopleura apiculata
4 Dentalium neohexagonum
Q Which state initiated the implementation of the Mid-day Meal scheme in elementary schools?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q The ‘Lokranjan’ festival celebrates the folk and tribal culture of which Indian state?
1 Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q ___ defeated Mahmud Khilji and erected the tower of victory [ Vijay Stambha ] in Chittorgarh.
1 Jai Chand Gadhawak
2 Rana Kumbha
3 Rana Sangram Singh
4 Prithviraj Chauhan
Q Which of the following is the oldest production unit of Indian Railways ?
1 Rail Wheel Factory
2 Integral Coach Factory
3 Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
4 Diesel Locomotive Works
Q Which national park in India is known for its population of endangered one-horned rhinoceros?
1 Sundarbans National Park
2 Kaziranga National Park
3 Jim Corbett National Park
4 Gir Forest National Park
Q Fatehabad district derives its name from the eponymous headquarters town founded by ___ in the 14th century , who named it after his son Fateh Khan.
1 Alauddin Khilji
2 Humayun
3 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
4 Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq founded several cities around Delhi , including , Firozpur , Hissar , Firozabad , Fatehabad and Jaunpur
Q Who among the following became the youngest speaker of Lok Sabha?
Ans 1. Meira Kumar
2. Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi
3. Sumitra Mahajan
4. PA Sangma
| First Speaker of Lok Sabha | GV Mavalankar |
| First Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha | MA Ayyangar |
| First Tribal Speaker of Lok Sabha | PA Sangma |
| Youngest Speaker of Lok Sabha | Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi |
| First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar |