Q Who discovered blood circulation?
1 William Harvey
2 Charles Darwin
3 David Baltimore
4 Rosalind Franklin
Q Which among the following is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan the Hindu God of War ?
1 Kavadi attam
2 Mayilattom
3 Yaksha
4 Kummi
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Shame’?
1 Charles Dickens
2 Eric Segal
3 Salman Rushdie
4 Rudyard Kipling
Q Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
1 Pallava
2 Vakataka
3 Maukhari
4 Chalukya
Q Who was the first woman pilot of Indian Airlines ?
1 Zoya Agarwal
2 Durba Banerjee
3 Sarla Thakral
4 Avani Chaturvedi
Q In which of the following areas did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
1 Bengal
2 Madras
3 Odisha
4 United Province
Q One of the greatest of Chola ruler Rajaraja I ruled from 985 AD to ______.
Ans 1. 1015 AD
2. 1017 AD
3. 1014 AD
4. 1018 AD
Q Sundari trees are found in which type of forests in India?
1 Tropical evergreen forests
2 Tropical deciduous forests
3 Mangrove forests
4 The thorn forests and scrubs
Q Which of the following two quantities have the same dimensions?
1 Power and radius of circular motion
2 Work and torque
3 Power and moment of inertia
4 Work and angular displacement
Q Which polyatomic ionic compound is a white, crystalline powder used in fire
extinguishers and to neutralise acids and bases?
1 Sodium Bicarbonate
2 Sodium Thiosulphate
3 Sodium Bisulphite
4 Sodium Chromate
Q Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the ‘Ramacharita’ written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
1 Ramapala
2 Dharmapala
3 Devapala
4 Gopala
Q Who among the following Indian classical musicians was the very first to be presented with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour?
Ans 1. Ravi Shankar
2. Bismillah Khan
3. Lata Mangeshkar
4. MS Subbulakshmi
Q Bahu Mela in _ is the major festival held at the Kali Temple in the Bahu Fort
twice an year.
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Leh
3 Jammu And Kashmir
4 Jharkhand
Q According to Census 2011 , which of the following North-Eastern states have the highest literacy rate ?
1 Assam
2 Nagaland
3 Mizoram
4 Manipur
Q The Kandariya Mahadev Temple was constructed in 999 AD by the king Dhangadeva of ____ dynasty .
1 Pallava
2 Chola
3 Chandela
4 Pala
Q The headquarters of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is located at _.
1 Chennai
2 Bhopal
3 Bhubaneswar
4 Jaipur
Q According to the Census of India 2011, which of the following states has the highest Hindu population percentage of total population?
1 Haryana
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q The number of participant countries in the first Asian Games was _.
1 9
2 10
3 11
4 12
Q The central bank of India or Reserve Bank of India was created before Independence, in the year 1934. The recommendation to create a central bank was made by acommission called
1 Dr. Raja Chelliah Committee
2 Kothari Commission
3 Hilton Young Commission
4 Narasimham Committee
Q From which of the following countries has ‘advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court’ been adopted in the Constitution of India?
1 Cuba
2 Canada
3 Germany
4 Portugal
Q Which of the following is an example of the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture built in the year 1912 for the 24th ruler of the Wodeyar dynasty?
1 Mysore Palace
2 Ujjayanta Palace
3 Lalgarh Palace
4 Chowmahalla Palace
Q On which date did the members of the Constituent Assembly append their signatures to the Constitution of India?
1 24 January 1950
2 25 January1950
3 22 January1950
4 23 January1950
Q ”Wide Angle” is an autobiography of which of the following sportsperson ?
1 Wasim Akram
2 Anil Kumble
3 Imran Khan
4 Yuvraj Singh
Q Who among the following was the first Indian to reach Antarctica ?
1 Ram Charan
2 Rakesh Sharma
3 JK Bajaj
4 Mihir Sen
Q For how many days is the Indian festival of Onam celebrated in Kerala?
1 10
2 8
3 4
4 20
Q Which among the following layers of atmosphere means the ”region of mixing” ?
1 Troposphere
2 Thermosphere
3 Mesosphere
4 Stratosphere
Q The famous Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is located in which of the following states ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q The title of the Maharajadhiraja is associated with which of the following ruler ?
1 Yasodharman
2 Ghatotkacha
3 Chandragupta I
4 Samudragupta
Q Where are the headquarters of IAEA situated?
1 Vienna
2 Copenhagen
3 Geneva
4 Oslo
Q Gir National Park is known for its ___
1 Red silk cotton
2 Orangutan
3 Asiatic Lions
4 Cherry Blossom
Q Which of the following are the two basic categories of an ecosystem?
1 Forest and Rivers
2 Forest and Aquatic
3 Terrestrial and Aquatic
4 Lakes and Ponds
Q The Indus system is one of the largest river basins in the world, covering a total length of how many kilometres in India?
1 2,890 km
2 2,580 km
3 1,114 km
4 3,800 km
Q In which of the following states is Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple located?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Odisha
3 Maharashtra
4 Tamil Nadu
Q In which of the following years was the Cornwallis Code enacted?
1 1796
2 1797
3 1793
4 1799
Q What is the slogan of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?
1 Mera Adhikar, Mera Khaata
2 Mera Khaata, Mera Adhikar
3 Mera Paisa, Mere Bank Me
4 Mera Khaata, Bhagya Vidhaata
Q Through the 73th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, the government fulfilled the constitutional obligation stated in Article _ .
1 40
2 43
3 42
4 41
Q In which year did India organise the Asian Games for the second time?
1 1976
2 1984
3 1951
4 1982
Q Which device was invented by Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber in 1833?
1 Transistor
2 electromagnetic telegraph
3 Optical maser
4 Particle accelerator
Q The Indian census 2011 can be referred to as the ___census operation after Indian inpedence .
1 eleventh
2 tenth
3 ninth
4 seventh
Q The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief Justice and not more than __
other Judges appointed by the President of India.
133
2 38
3 35
4 37
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry?
1 Article 92
2 Article 84
3 Article 48
4 Article 29
Q The world’s only floating national park, Keibul Lamjao National Park, is located in ______.
Ans 1. Assam
2. Tripura
3. Manipur
4. Nagaland
Q Which among the following elements does not belongs to the Halogens group ?
1 Chlorine
2 Helium
3 Bromine
4 Astatine
| Halogens group | fluorine [ F ] , chlorine [ Cl ] , bromine [ Br ] , iodine [ I ] , astatine [ At ] and tennessine [ Ts |
Q Which of the following factors is responsible for moderate to heavy rain in low-lying areas and heavy snow to mountainous areas of the Indian Subcontinent during winters?
1 South east monsoon
2 Conventional rain
3 South west monsoon
4 Western disturbances
Q With which of the following sports is Murugappa Gold Cup associated?
1 Table tennis
2 Football
3 Cricket
4 Hockey
Q How many storeys does Qutab Minar have in Delhi?
1 Five
2 Eight
3 Six
4 Seven
Q Who was the founder of the Mamluk dynasty in India?
Ans 1. Bakhtiyar Khilji
2. Iltutmish
3. Qutb al-Din Aibak
4. Razia Sultan
Q Where is Kandariya Mahadev Temple situated?
Ans 1. Aurangabad
2. Modhera
3. Deogarh
4. Khajuraho
Q Which Indian singer wrote ‘Raag Sarita’?
Ans 1. Balasaheb Poonchwale
2. Kumar Gandharva
3. Kesarbai Kerkar
4. Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
Q In which state is the Umiam lake , popularly known as the Barapani Lake , located ?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Meghalaya
3 Rajasthan
4 Odisha
Q ‘Anandamath’ is a book about the Sannyasi Rebellion in the 18th century. It is written by :
1 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2 Munshi Premchand
3 Mohan Rakesh
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q In which state is the festival ‘Pang Lhabsol’ traditionally celebrated ?
1 Sikkim
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Rajasthan
3 Madhya Pradesh
Q ‘Ghurehi’ is a traditional dance form of :
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Maharashtra
3 Odisha
4 Bihar
Q Who is the highest wicket taker in test cricket among Indian cricketer ?
1 Anil Kumble [ 619 ]
2 R Ashwin
3 Kapil Dev
4 Harbhajan Singh
Q Who is popularly known as ‘Waterman of India’ ?
1 Rajendra Singh
2 Salim Ali
3 E Sreedharan
4 Jadav Payeng
Q Who among the following is a celebrated sarod maestro ?
1 Vilayat Khan
2 Zarin Sharma
3 Alla Rakha
4 Ram Narayan
Q Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri Award ?
1 Devika Rani
2 Nargis Dutt
3 Madhubala
4 Asha Parekh
Q Who was the first Education Minister of Independent India ?
1 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2 Baldev Singh
3 Jagjivan Ram
4 BR Ambedkar
Q Who is the highest wicket taker in Test Cricket ?
1 Muttiah Muralidharan [ 800 ]
2 Anil Kumble
3 Shane Warne
4 James Anderson
Q In which Five-Year Plan were Removal of Poverty (Garibi Hatao) and Self-Reliance declared as major plan objectives?
1 Eighth Five-Year Plan
2 Seventh Five-Year Plan
3 Fifth Five-Year Plan
4 Sixth Five-Year Plan
Q Which Article deals with the election of the Vice President?
1 Article 66
2 Article 74
3 Article 70
4 Article 52
Q Which of the following is used by dentist?
1 Convex mirror
2 Convex lens
3 Concave mirror
4 Concave lens
Q Which country is associated with the ‘Navam Perahera’ festival?
1 Bhutan
2 Sri Lanka
3 Bangladesh
4 Nepal
Q Swami Vivekanand’s organisation_________ stressed the ideal of salvation through social service and selfless action.
1 Ramakrishna Mission
2 BahishkritHitakarini Sabha
3 Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
4 Vedic Samaj
Q Chandrakanta, written by __, is considered to be the first work of prose in Hindi.
1 Maithili Sharan Gupt
2 Sumitranandan Pant
3 Mahadevi Varma
4 Devaki Nandan Khatri
Q Which of the following Musical instruments arts is popularised by Ustad Allarakha Qureshi?
1 Shehnai
2 Santoor
3 Tabla
4 Flute
Q Charkula is a famous dance form associated with which of the following states ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Tripura
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Cultivation of cotton requires how many frost free days ?
1 160
2 250
3 210
4 140
Q Before the foundation of the Vijayanagar empire , Harihar and Bukka were the nobles of which of the following dynasties?
1 Hoysala of Madurai
2 Chalukya of Badami
3 Kakatiya of Warangal
4 Chera of Kerala
Q Who among the following is the first Indian to win the under 10 World Chess Championship in Menorca , Spain in the year 1996 ?
1 P Harikrishna
2 Vishwanathan Anand
3 Koneru Humpy
4 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Q According to Census 2011 of India, which religion recorded highest literacy rate from following?
1 Hindu
2 Muslim
3 Jain
4 Sikh
Q Ustad Vilayat Khan was related to the musical instrument called __.
1 sarod
2 sarangi
3 tabla
4 sitar
Q The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
1 Madura
2 Warangal
3 Dwar Samudra
4 Devagiri
Q The All India Trade Union Congress worked for the improvement of the workers’ working and living conditions. One of the main leaders of this was __.
1 Jyotirao Phule
2 MN Roy
3 GB Pant
4 MG Ranade
Q How many Olympic Medals did India win in the sport of wrestling, as of 2025?
Ans 1. Five
2. Eight
3. Seven
4. Six
| Wrestling : 8 Medals [ 2 Silver + 6 Bronze ] | KD Jadhav [ Bronze ] , Sushil Kumar [ Bronze ] , Sushil Kumar [ Silver ] , Yogeshwar Dutt [ Bronze ] , Sakshi Malik [ Bronze ] , Ravi Kumar Dahiya [ Silver ] , Bajrang Punia [ Silver ] , Aman Sehrawat [ Bronze ] |