Q What is the radius of the earth?
1 6371 km
2 4728 km
3 5619 km
4 7456 km
Q The popular Sword dance in the kumaoni region of Uttarakhand is called___________.
1 Choliya Dance
2 Mukhota Dance
3 Jhora Dance
4 Pandav Nritya
Q Amongst the following, Rajasthan is most famous for the _ fair.
1 Madhavpur
2 Nauchandi
3 Sonepur Cattle
4 Pushkar
| Fairs | Madhavpur Mela [ Gujarat ] | Nauchandi Mela [ Meerut ] | Sonepur Cattle Fair [ Bihar ] | Pushkar Fair [ Rajasthan ] |
Q How many Indian states share border with Bhutan?
1 4
2 5
3 2
4 3
| Indo – Bhutan border [ 699 km ] | West Bengal | Sikkim | Assam | Arunachal Pradesh |
Q Who is India’s first Minister of Industry and Supply ?
1 Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
2 BaldevSingh
3 RK Shanmugham Chetty
4 Amrit Kaur
Q When was Dev Samaj established?
1 1850
2 1875
3 1887
4 1873
Q Which instrument is used to measure blood pressure of the body?
1 Sphygmomanometer
2 Thermometer
3 Stethoscope
4 Heart Rate Monitor
Q The famous Hindi novel ‘Suraj Ka SatvanGhoda’ is written by:
1 Kamleshwar
2 Phanishwar Nath Renu
3 Dharmveer Bharati
4 Sri Lal Shukla
Q Article 51 A of the Indian Constitution came in to effect from _____
1 5th March 1978
2 11th March 1980
3 3rd January 1977
4 10th March 1979
Q As of September 2024, the Vivek Express Train has longest route in India running between__ and Kanyakumari.
1 Silchar
2 Guwahati
3 Dispur
4 Dibrugarh
Q According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India?
1. 15.23 percent
2. 16.68 percent
3. 17.98 percent
4. 14.96 percent
Q Which is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia that was designated as a ‘Ramsar Site’ in 1981?
1 Loktak lake
2 Chilika lake
3 Tampara lake
4 Harike lake
Q Pillared Verandah and cells are integral parts of which of the following Buddhist structures?
1 Tawang Monastery
2 Ajanta Caves
3 Bodhgaya Temple
4 Sanchi Stupa
Q Which of the following Articles mentions that the state shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India?
1 Article 12
2 Article 13
3 Article 15
4 Article 14
Q In _ folk music, tales from Mahabharata are sung as a ballad.
1 Pandavani
2 Pankhida
3 Sohar
4 Maand
Q In which of the following states is the Sirki Waterfall located?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Q How many state Legislative Council members are elected by graduates of three years standing and residing within the state?
1 1/4th
2 1/6th
3 1/12th
4 1/3rd
Q Technetium, the first artificially produced element used in many medical diagnostic imaging scans, is found in which group of the periodic table?
1 Group 7
2 Group 12
3 Group 14
4 Group 19
Q In which of the following states is the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Karnataka
4 Gujarat
Q The deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes night blindness?
Ans 1. Vitamin E
2. Vitamin B2
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin A
Q Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945?
1 Lord Linlithgow
2 Lord Willingdon
3 Lord Wavell
4 Lord Irwin
Q ‘Ranapa’, a folk dance form of Odisha, consists of enacting chapters from the life of Lord ______.
Ans 1. Indra
2. Krishna
3. Ram
4. Hanuman
Q In which of the following states is the Loktak Lake located?
1 Haryana
2 Sikkim
3 Manipur
4 Rajasthan
Q How many recognised essential vitamins are there?
Ans 1. 15
2. 9
3. 13
4. 11
Q In which two states is the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve located?
1 Maharashtra and Gujarat
2 Kerala and Tamil Nadu
3 Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
4 Gujarat and Rajasthan
Q Who became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
1 Sakshi Malik
2 Mary Kom
3 Saina Nehwal
4 Karnam Malleswari
Q The strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blowing during the day over the north and
northwestern India are called:
1 Loo
2 Foehn
3 Khamsin
4 Sirocco
Q With which of the following musical instruments is the musician Zakir Hussain associated?
Ans 1. Vichitra veena
2. Tabla
3. Tanpura
4. Dhol
Q Which of the following was the first High Court established in India?
1 Madras
2 Calcutta
3 Bombay
4 Delhi
Q Which is the second highest mountain in India and is located in Uttarakhand?
1 Kamet
2 Kedarnath
3 Panchchuli
4 Nanda Devi
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 President of India wrote the book ‘Ignited Minds’ ?
1 APJ Abdul Kalam
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 Chetan Bhagat
Q ‘Sua Nach’ is a traditional dance form of which Indian state ?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Rajasthan
3 Karnataka
4 Jharkhand
Q Which of the following constitutions inspired for the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in Indian Constitution?
1 Canadian
2 Irish
3 USSR
4 USA
Q Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom during the reign of the _.
1 Mamluks
2 Tuglaqs
3 Chauhans
4 Tomara Rajputs
Q The Gangaur festival of Rajasthan, which is devoted to Goddess Parvati, lasts for _____ days.
1 21
2 12
3 18
4 15
Q Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the maximum premium payable by the farmers will be _ for all kharif food and oilseeds crops.
1 6%
2 8%
3 2%
4 4%
Q Which Indian Tennis player became the most successful Davis cup doubles player with 43 wins ?
1 Leander Paes
2 Mahesh Bhupati
3 Yuki Bhambri
4 Rohan Bopanna
Q Vacuoles in plant cells can occupy up to what percentage of the cell’s volume?
1 20
2 60
3 90
4 40
Q Which of the following led to reservation of industrial activities for private and public sectors for the first time in India?
1 The Industrial Policy Resolution, 1948
2 Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956
3 The Statement of Industrial Policy, 1945
4 Industries Development and Regulation Act, 1951
Q Which natural form of vitamin B helps to prevent some of the major birth defects of the baby’s brain (anencephaly) and spina bifida?
1 Folate
2 Pyridoxine
3 Cobalamin
4 Pantothenic acid
Q At the time of Sepoy Mutiny , in Kanpur , Nana Sahib was proclaimed as the Peshwas and _____ led his troops.
1 Tantya Tope [ Ramchandra Panduranga ]
2 Kunwar Singh
3 Bakht Khan
4 Kadam Singh
Q Harihar and Bukka were founders of which empire ?
1 Vijayanagar
2 Tuluva
3 Aravidu
4 Sangama
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that a State shall NOT deny equal protection of the laws within the territory of India?
1 Article 12
2 Article 14
3 Article 11
4 Article 13
Q The Non-Cooperation Movement , which started in September 1920 , was withdrawn in :
1 February 1922
2 March 1922
3 April 1922
4 May 1922
Q The ‘Mongmong festival‘ is a harvest festival of which Indian state ?
1 Nagaland
2 Manipur
3 Mizoram
4 Tripura
Q The Norwegian Abel Prize is annually awarded in the field of :
1 Mathematics
2 Literature
3 Music
4 Architecture
Q Who spent four years [ 1615-1619 ] at the Mughal Court ?
1 Sir Thomas Roe
2 John de Britto
3 Father Monsarratte
4 Father Pierre Du Jarric
Q ‘Asthadhyayi‘ , the famous book by Panini is associated to which field ?
1 Grammar
2 Poetry
3 Play
4 Medicine
Q How many layers of structures consist of the cell envelope?
1 One
2 Four
3 Three
4 Two
Q The term ‘scoop’ is used in which of the following sports?
1 Hockey
2 Tennis
3 Badminton
4 Football
Q “__ ___is the writer of the book ‘India Wins Freedom’.”
1 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2 APJ Abdul Kalam
3 Jawahar Lal Nehru
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Who is the main architect of Shri Ram Mandir of Ayodhya?
1 Chitra Vishwanath
2 Chandrakant Bhai Sompura
3 Sashi Prabhu
4 Ram Suthar
Q To solve the balance of payment crisis in 1991, the Indian Rupee was __ against foreign currencies.
1 devalued
2 undervalued
3 depreciated
4 appreciated
Q How many fundamental duties were enumerated in the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution?
1 10
2 8
3 12
4 18
The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added 10 Fundmental Duties to the Indian Constitution . The 86th Amendment Act 2002 later added the 11th Fundamental Duty to the list
Q On which day the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted hindi , written in Devanagiri script as one of the official languages of the Republic of India ?
1 14th September
2 10 January
3 14 October
4 14 March
Q Which river basin has a catchment area of 5,179 km2 , which originates from the Belgaum district of Karnataka and falls in Karwar Bay?
1 Brahmani
2 Kalinadi
3 Bharathapuzha
4 Palar
Q During Chandragupta Maurya’s reign, the administration of Pataliputra, which was the capital of the Mauryas was managed by how many committees?
1 Three
2 Eight
3 Six
4 Four
Q Who among the following was the founder of the slave dynasty who was the army commander of Muhammad Ghori earlier?
1 Qutbuddin Aibak
2 Iltutmish
3 Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
4 Muizuddin Bahram
Q The hill station of Chail is located in __.
1. Himachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Kerala
Q Which of the following names of ‘Slash and Burn’ agriculture is WRONGLY matched with its palace ?
1 Penda – Andhra Pradesh
2 Bringa – Rajasthan
3 Khil – Himalayan belt
4 Kuruwa – Jharkhand
| Slash and Burn agriculture | Penda [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Bring [ Odisha ] , Khil [ Himalayan belt ] , Kuruwa [ Jharkhand ] |