Q Who is the first chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission?
1 Justice A.S. Anand
2 Justice J. S. Verma
3 Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
4 Justice Ranganath Misra
Q Which Indian union territory has ‘Dugong’ as the state animal?
Ans 1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Puducherry
3. Ladakh
4. Andaman Nicobar
Q Ker and Garia Puja are traditional tribal festivals of which state?
1 Jharkhand
2 Manipur
3 Sikkim
4 Tripura
Q Which of the following is a biological name for a Housefly?
1 Poaceae
2 Triticum aestivum
3 Primata
4 Musca domestica
Q The first edition of Indian Women’s Premier League (cricket) was held in the year_________.
Ans 1. 2022
2. 2000
3. 2021
4. 2023
Q Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts of the Indian Constitution facilitated the appointment of the same person as governor for two or more states?
1 7th
2 5th
3 8th
4 10th
Q Terekhol , Chapora , Mapusa , Sal , Zuari etc. are the major rivers of which state?
1 Telangana
2 Goa
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Gujarat
QThe “Chola Dynasty” reached its peak under which ruler, who was a great patron of arts and is known for building the “Brihadeeswara Temple” in Thanjavur?
1 Rajendra Chola I
2 Rajendra Chola II
3 Kulottunga Chola I
4 Rajaraja Chola I
Q The ______ is the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission.
1 Ramakrishna Ashrama, Rajkot
2 Baranagar Math, Baranagore
3 Belur Math, West Bengal
4 Ramakrishna Kutir, Almora
Q Which American President has written ‘Dreams from My Father’, an autobiography?
1 George Bush
2 John Kennedy
3 Barack Obama
4 George Washington
Q In which of the following years was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed with the government agreeing to release all political prisoners?
1 1930
2 1928
3 1931
4 1929
Q Mawsynram, the place that receives the highest rainfall in the world, is situated in which hills?
1 Patkai Hills
2 Mishmi Hills
3 Rajmahal Hills
4 Khasi Hills
Q Which of the following places is the origin of river Indus ?
1 Bokhar Chu
2 Gangotri Glacier
3 Chemaungdung Glacier
4 Zemu Glacier
Q In which year did India’s ‘National Food for Work Programme’ begin?
1 2003
2 2002
3 2004
4 2000
Q Who among the following signed a Tripartite treaty on behalf of the British Government to interfere in the affairs of of Afghanistan ?
1 Lord Mayo
2 Lord Auckland
3 Lord Wellesly
4 Lord Canning
Q Ebony , mahagany and rosewood trees are part of which type of forest ?
1 Temperate forest
2 Tropical deciduous forest
3 Tropical evergreen forest
4 Alpine vegetation
Q Select the folk dance of Jharkhand from the given alternatives.
1 Kummi
2 ThabalChongba
3 Kalbelia
4 Mardani Jhumar
Q When did India first win the first World Cup title in Hockey ?
1 1973
2 1975
3 1978
4 1982
Q Terraces that are level on opposite sides of the valley are referred to as __
terraces.
1 horizontal
2 paired
3 symmetrical
4 triangular
Q In which city was the SEWA Cooperative Bank first initiated in 1974 ?
1 Jaipur
2 Lucknow
3 Ahmedabad
4 Bhopal
Q According to Census of India 2011 , what is the percentage of the rural population of India ?
1 65.22 %
2 70 %
3 69 %
4 68.8 %
Q The idea of concurrent list in the Indian Constitution was taken from ____
1 Germany
2 Australia
3 Ireland
4 Denmark
Q Where was the Paramahansa Mandali founded in 1849?
1 Bengal
2 Awadh
3 Bombay
4 Lucknow
Q ‘Ambubachi’ festival of Assam is celebrated in the month of __ every year.
1 January
2 December
3 June
4 March
Q Balban served as naib to which of the following sultans of Delhi ?
1 Iltutmish
2 Razia
3 Nasiruddin Mahmud
4 Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Q According to the Census-2011, what is the average annual growth rate of India?
1 1.56%
2 1.64%
3 1.46%
4 1.95%
Q Kud is a form of dance from the UT / states of _____
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Gujarat
3 West Bengal
4 Jharkhand
Q Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by the people of which of the following states?
1 Gujarat
2 Odisha
3 West Bengal
4 Maharashtra
Q _ is also known as quick lime.
1 Calcium oxide
2 Potassium hydroxide
3 Potassium carbonate
4 Calcium sulphate
Q Which of the following is the state bird of Punjab ?
1 Northern Goshawk
2 Black Francolin
3 Great Indian Bustard
4 Sarus Crane
Q Who presided over the Lahore session of Indian National Congress of 1929?
1 Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1969 ?
1 BD Bagchaudhuri
2 G Parthasarathi
3 Y Nayudamma
4 KR Narayanan
Q Rovers Cup is associated with which game ?
1 Tennis
2 Badminton
3 Football
4 Hockey
Q Before 23rd August, 1954, Rajya Sabha was called as __
1 United Council
2 Council of States
3 Council of Union
4 National Council
Q 1784, who discovered the composition of water through his experiment with
hydrogen and oxygen?
1 Henry Cavendish
2 Herbert C Brown
3 Joseph Priestley
4 John Dalton
Q Part X of the Constitution of India consists of Articles on the _____.
1 Scheduled and Tribal Areas
2 Fundamental Duties
3 Citizenship
4 Elections
Q Who was the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna Award ?
1 Sachin Tendulkar
2 MS Dhoni
3 Sourav Ganguly
4 Rahul Dravid
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that laws that are inconsistent with or in derogation of any of the fundamental rights shall be void ?
1 Article 13
2 Article 14
3 Article 16
4 Article 17
Q Sree Narayana Guru considered the differences based on caste and religion as
meaningless and advocated the principle of ‘One Caste, one Religion and one God’ for all. He belonged to which of the following organisations?
1 Veda Samaj
2 Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam
3 Brahmo Samaj
4 Arya Samaj
Q What is the Malayalam New Year called in Kerala?
1 Nuakhai
2 Vishu
3 Pongal
4 Ugadi
Q Who was the Governor-General when the first railway line was laid?
1 Lord Cornwallis
2 Warren Hastings
3 Lord William Bentinck
4 Lord Dalhousie
Q EV Ramaswamy Naicker founded the _ Movement.
1 Self-Respect
2 Prarthana Samaj
3 Satyashodhak Samaj
4 Ghadar
Q Indian festival Dussehra is a famous celebration that takes place at which of the following ?
1 Nizam Palace
2 Mysore Palace
3 Mayurbhanj Palace
4 Jaipur Palace
Q Jharkhand , Karnataka and Kerala have ____ as their State animal.
1 Elephant
2 Red Panda
3 One horned rhino
4 Dugong
Q The ‘Karma’ tribal dance form is associated with which of the following states ?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Goa
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
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 Who among the following introduced Du-Aspah-Sih-Aspah system whereby the specific noble was to maintain double the number of horsemen?
1 Jahangir
2 Aurangzeb
3 Babur
4 Akbar
Q Which of the following dances is based on Rasleela themes of Radha and Krishna?
1 Manipuri dance
2 Sattriya dance
3 Mohiniyattam
4 Kathak
Q Mehrangarh fort is located in which of the following cities?
1 Jaipur
2 Kota
3 Jodhpur
4 Bikaner
Q The Chambal, Hindon and Tons rivers are tributaries of the river:
1 Yamuna
2 Mahanadi
3 Kaveri
4 Tap
Q What is the name of the two small moons orbiting Mars discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in 1877 ?
1 Phobos and Deimos
2 Miranda and Triton
3 Enceladus and Titan
4 Charon and Dysnomia
Q In which season do Western disturbances lead to rainfall in Northern states?
1 Summer season
2 Monsoon season
3 Spring season
4 Winter season
Q Which of the following organisations was founded in Poona, Satara and other towns of Maharashtra that worked against Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform Hinduism?
1 Brahmo Samaj
2 Paramahansa Mandali
3 Ramakrishna Mission
4 Arya Samaj
Q The fundamental duties were added in the Indian Constitution on the recommendation of the:
1 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
2 Bibek Debroy Committee
3 LM Singhvi Committee
4 Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
Q The ‘Tripartite struggle’ was between Gurjara Pratiharas in North India, Palas in Eastern India and __ in South India.
1 Marathas
2 Rashtrakutas
3 Cholas
4 Cheras
Q The 11th Fundamental Duty was added to the Constitution of India by the________ ConstitutionalAmendment Act.
1 88th
2 81st
3 86th
4 83rd
Q How many languages are listed in Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
1 22
2 24
3 14
4 18
Initially , there were 14 official languages listed in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution : Assamese , Bengali , Gujarati , Hindi , Kashmiri , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Odia , Punjabi , Sanskrit , Tamil , Telugu , Urdu
| Sindhi language | 21st Amendment Act , 1967 |
| Konkani , Manipuri and Nepali | 71st Amendment Act , 1992 |
| Bodo , Maithili , Dogri and Santhali were added in the 8th schedule by the 92nd Amendment Act , 2003 | 92nd Amendment Act , 2003 |