Q ‘My Country My life’ , is the autobiography of which of the following ex-Deputy Prime Minister of India?
1 Vallabh Bhai Patel
2 Jagjivan Ram
3 Lal Krishna Advani
4 Morarji Desai
Q The tribal festival named ‘Yemshe’ is traditionally associated with:
1. Assam
2 Nagaland
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q What was the code name for India’s first nuclear test conducted at Pokhran in 1974?
1 Smiling Buddha
2 Operation Shakti
3 Operation Bandar
4 Peaceful Buddha
Q Traditional Phulkari embroidery style is most popular in which state ?
1 West Bengal
2 Punjab
3 Karnataka
4 Odisha
Q Which of the following is the State Tree of Maharashtra ?
1 Jammi
2 Ashok
3 Banyan
4 Mango
Q Lord Hastings became the first Governor General in India in ____
1 1773
2 1772
3 1778
4 1775
Q Burrakatha is a highly dramatic form of ballad of ____
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Jaya Samhita is the original name of :
1 Ramayana
2 Mahabharat
3 Panchtantra
4 Bhagwat Gita
Q Who is the first General of the Indian Army, whose retirement day is celebrated as the ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ every year?
Ans 1. General K.S. Thimayya
2. General S.M. Srinagesh
3. General K. M. Cariappa
4. General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji
Q The National Calendar of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on
1 22 March
2 16 May
3 14 April
4 14 January
Q Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly?
1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
3 Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
4 Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Q Which of the following forts is located in Rajasthan?
Ans 1. Asigarh Fort
2. Mehrangarh Fort
3. Bidar Fort
4. Sindhudurg Fort
Q Ustad Amjad Ali Khan ,renowned player of the sarod, is believed to have adapted it from which of the following instruments?
1 Tanbur
2 Tar
3 Kamancheh
4 Rabab
Q Which article of the Constitution of India lays down that it shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give advice to the Government of the State upon legal matters?
1 Article 168
2 Article 167
3 Article 165
4 Article 166
Q Lingaraja Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Bhubaneshwar, was built during which of the following dynasties?
1 Chola dynasty
2 Rashtrakuta dynasty
3 Somavamsi dynasty
4 Tomara dynasty
Q Gurudongmar Lake is located in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Bihar
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Starting from which of the following years did Raja Ram Mohan Roy publish the Sambad Kaumudi?
Ans 1. 1834
2. 1821
3. 1845
4. 1817
Q __ is the art of rearing silk worms under artificial or domesticated conditions and extraction of the silk fibre from their cocoon.
1 Sericulture
2 Viticulture
3 Arboriculture
4 Floriculture
Q Yarlung Tsangpo river which rises in Tibet, popularly known as ______in India.
Ans 1. Brahmaputra
2. Ganges
3. Mandakini
4. Alaknanda
Q __ is a branch of zoology that deals with the study of amphibians and reptiles.
1 Andrology
2 Gerontology
3 Cytology
4 Herpetology
Q In which of the following years did Nadir Shah invade India and sack Delhi?
1 1634
2 1598
3 1739
4 1799
Q _ is designed to measure relative humidity.
1 Hygrometer
2 Fluxometer
3 Barometer
4 Anemomete
Q Which of the following Satyagraha was led by Dr. BR Ambedkar?
1 Individual Satyagraha
2 Kanpur Satyagraha
3 Kheda Satyagraha
4 Mahad Satyagraha
Q Indian Super League (ISL) started in which of the following year?
1 2011
2 2013
3 2012
4 2010
Q Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which of the following city?
1 Jabalpur
2 Indore
3 Gwalior
4 Jaipur
Q In which year was Odia language was awarded the Classical language status ?
1 2014
2 2008
3 2016
4 2007
Q The popular depiction named ‘Ravana Shaking Mount Kailash’ is depicted in which of the following caves ?
1 Kanheri
2 Ellora
3 Ajanta
4 Hatigumpha
Q The Karla caves are located in which of the following states of India?
1. Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Bihar
Q Fundamental Duties were included in the Indian constitution on the recommendation of __.
1 Shah Commission
2 Administrative Reform Commission
3 Swaran Singh Committee
4 Mandal Commission
Q Who designed the famous structure the Gateway of India ?
1 George Wittet
2 Frederick William Stevens
3 William Emerson
4 Edwin Lutyens
Q Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the Panchayat?
1 Part VIII
2 Part IX
3 Part X
4 Part XI
Q Name the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest.
Ans 1. Poorna Malavath
2. Premlata Agarwal
3. Arunima Sinha
4. Anshu Jamsenpa
Q The Tapu dance is primarily performed in the Indian state of _____
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q How many player play at a time in a Kabaddi match from one team?
1 6
2 7
3 5
4 8
Q Area wise the largest state of India is __.
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Rajasthan
Q Which of the following articles from Directive Principles of state policy mentions about organization of Village Panchayats?
1 Article 48
2 Article 40
3 Article 49
4 Article 44
Q Who among the following is the future Buddha that is yet to come ?
1 Lokes Varna
2 Maitreya
3 Laughing Buddha
4 Chanakya
Q The Reserve Bank of India was established on _.
1 May 1, 1932
2 January 1, 1945
3 April 1, 1935
4 June 1, 1935
Q प्रारंभिक वैदिक समाज में , परिवार के मुखिया को किस नाम से जाना जाता था?
1 ग्रामणी
2 व्रजपति
3 पुरोहित
4 कुलपा / Kulapa
Q Yuri Gagarin , the first cosmonaut to reach space , was from which country ?
1 UK
2 Japan
3 Russia
4 China
Q Freedom fighter Sucheta Kripalani, became the first woman chief minister of which state?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Rajasthan
Q In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress did George Yule become the President in 1888?
Ans 1. Bombay
2. Allahabad
3. Calcutta
4. Madras
Q According to the Constitution of India, who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
1 President
2 Vice President
3 Prime Minister
4 Finance Minister
Q During which movement did Chauri-Chaura incident happen?
1 Civil Disobedience Movement
2 Non-cooperation movement
3 Champaran Movement
4 Quit India Movement
Q Who among the following wrote the non-fiction ‘The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and His India’?
Ans 1. Shashi Tharoor
2. Arundhati Roy
3. Salman Rushdie
4. Chetan Bhagat
Q The Araku Valley, a tourist resort, is located near which of these cities of South India?
Ans 1. Visakhapatnam
2. Kalimpong
3. Chail
4. Almora
Q With which of the following states are songs called ‘Lotia’ traditionally associated ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Tripura
4 Manipur
Q Ruler of which dynasty built the Kandariya Mahadeva temple in 999?
1 Sunga
2 Chandela
3 Nanda
4 Gupta
Q Which state has the lowest sex ratio as per the Census 2011?
1 Maharashtra
2 Rajasthan
3 Bihar
4 Haryana
Q What was called Mahatma Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath?
1 Dhammapadda
2 Bodhisatva
3 Dharmachakrapravartana
4 Nirvana
Q ‘Gambit’, ‘Bishop’, ‘Checkmate’ are the terms associated with which game?
1 Chess
2 Baseball
3 Cricket
4 Hockey
Q Chhath Puja is dedicated to which of the following Gods?
1 Shiva
2 Surya Dev
3 Krishna
4 Rama
Q The famous mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in :
1 Erode
2 Madras
3 Namakkal
4 Kumbakonam
Q Who was the founder of the city of Agra ?
1 Firoz Shah Tughlaq
2 Mubarak Shah
3 Sikander Lodi
4 Akbar
Q Which acid is found in Mustard oil ?
1 Malic
2 Erucic acid
3 Lauric acid
4 Carbonic acid
Q Tipu Sultan was born as Sultan _________
1 Fateh Ali
2 Farid Khan
3 Khizr Khan
4 Abul Fazl
Q The gap between two neurons is called a :
1 Dendrite
2 Synapse
3 Axon
4 Impulse
Q What are the elements in group zero commonly known as?
1 Reactive
2 Inert gases
3 Radioactive
4 Volatile
Q ‘Powa Mecca’ in Assam is the tomb of _______
1 Pir Giasuddin Auliya
2 Shujaddin Mohammad Shah
3 Khwaja Bande Nawaz
4 Sheikh Salim Chisti
Q Rajwada Palace is located at :
1 Indore
2 Lucknow
3 Jaipur
4 Surat
Q Loor is the famous dance from which of the following states?
1 Assam
2 Jharkhand
3 Haryana
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following is a book written by Nirad C. Chaudhari?
1 The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
2 A Suitable Boy
3 A Train to Pakistan
4 Discovery of India
Q What type of lens does the upper part of the bi-focal lens have?
1 Concave
2 Prism
3 Spherical
4 Convex
Q In which of the following years did the enactment of the Right to Information Act take place?
1 2016
2 2005
3 1957
4 1994
Q Which of the following aspects of the Indian Constitution was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as a ‘novel feature’?
1 Directive Principles of State Policies
2 Fundamental Duties
3 Preamble
4 Fundamental Rights
Q Of the following , which is the highest mountain peak in Myanmar ?
1 Mount Pedro
2 Hkakabo Razi
3 Gangkhar Puensum
4 Mount Noshaq
Q What was the extent of poverty line suggested bythe National Planning Committee in 1938 on the basis of minimum standard of living?
1 ₹20-25 per capita per month
2 ₹15-20 per capita per month
3 ₹30-35 per capita per month
4 ₹10-15 per capita per month
Q The Statue of Unity in Gujarat is located on an island named ____
1 Divar
2 Sadhu Bet
3 Salsette
4 Munroe
Q As per the Census of India 2011, the male population of the country increased by _ between 2001 and 2011.
1 29.08%
2 9.34%
3 32.45%
4 17.19%
Q The Congress and the Muslim League signed the historic __ in 1916.
1 Lahore Pact
2 Surat Pact
3 Delhi Pact
4 Lucknow Pact
Q The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) was launched in the year __.
1 17 December , 2014
2 17 December , 2017
3 17 December , 2016
4 17 December , 2015
Q The great poet and humanist writer Rabindra Nath Thakur returned his knighthood in protest of which incident?
1 Bengal partition, 1905
2 Pitt’s India Act of 1784
3 Kamagatamaru case, 1914
4 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre , 1919
Q Samata Sainik Dal was formed in 1927 by whom among the following personalities?
1 Savitribai Phule
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Narayana Guru
4 BR Ambedkar
Q Who among the following was known for creating fusion arts by adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian Classical dance combined with Indian folk and tribal dance?
1 Uday Shankar
2 Kelucharan Mahopatra
3 Vempti Chinna Satyam
4 Bipin Singh
Q What does the Jnanpith Award prize consist of?
1. Cash prize of ₹12 lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati
2 Cash prize of ₹21 lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati
3 Cash prize of ₹15 lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati
4 Cash prize of ₹11 lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati
Q Who was the first person to receive Stalin Peace Prize ?
1 CV Raman
2 Aruna Asaf Ali
3 Saifuddin Kitchlew
4 Sahib Singh Sokhey
Indians who won the Soviet Peace Prize / Stalin Peace Prize / Lenin Peace Prize
| Saifuddin Kitchlew |
| Sahib Singh Sokhey |
| CV Raman |
| Rameshwari Nehru |
| Aruna Asaf Ali |
| Romesh Chandra |
| KPS Menon |
| Indira Gandhi |