Q ‘Talatal Ghar’ is a historical monument situated in which of the following Indian states ?
1 Assam
2 West Bengal
3 Odisha
4 Maharashtra
Q Who was the first Indian selected to the seat of President of United Nations General Assembly?
1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 Jawahar Lal Nehru
3 J P Kripalani
4 Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Q As per FIFA rules, the circumference of a football ball used in official sanctioned matches must measure between:
1 27 and 28 inches
2 25 and 26 inches.
3 29 and 30 inches.
4 24 and 25 inches.
Q The style of sculpture in Bengal duringthe period between ninthand eleventh century is called:
1 the Pala style
2 the Panchayatana style
3 the Vesar style
4 the Nagara style
Q India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent extends from __ respectively.
1 12°4’N and 40°6’N and 48°7’E and 77°25’E
2 8°4’N and 37°6’N and 68°7’E and 97°25’E
3 18°4’N and 47°6’N and 18°7’E and 37°25’E
4 28°4’N and 57°6’N and 8°7’E and 29°25’E
Q In which year was the Sustainable Development Goal of the UN proposed to end the poverty of all types?
1 2028
2 2025
3 2030
4 2032
Q Which of the following is the largest Stupa in India?
1 Kesariya Stupa
2 Shanti Stupa
3 Sanchi Stupa
4 Maha Stupa
Q Who out of the following is considered as the “father of modern chemistry”?
1 Henry Moseley
2 Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
3 John Newlands
4 Dmitri Mendeleev
Q The annual population growth rate of India according to Census 2011 is :
1 2.54 percent
2 2 percent
3 1.64 percent
4 4 percent
Q “Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly” is an autobiography of which actor?
1 Anupam Kher
2 Boney Kapoor
3 Rakesh Roshan
4 Rishi Kapoor
Q On which date did Jawaharlal Nehru carry forward the historic ‘Objective Resolution’ in the assembly ?
1 26 January , 1946
2 13 December , 1946
3 24 December , 1946
4 22 January , 1946
Q The Phyang Tsedup is a festival in the Phyang Monastery of _____
1 Mawsynram
2 Aizwal
3 Ladakh
4 Gangtok
Q Bhand Pather is a traditional ____ of the region of Kashmir .
1 Painting
2 Music
3 Sport
4 Dance drama
Q Who among the following is a famous Mohiniyattam dancer?
1 Saswati Sen
2 Mallika Sarabhai
3 Sunanda Nair
4 Sheema Kermani
Q निम्नलिखित में से किसने 1875 में अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय [ Aligarg Muslim University [] की स्थापना की थी?
1 आगा खान
2 नवाब सलीमुल्लाह
3 सैय्यद अहमद खाँ
4 मोहम्मद इकबाल
Q Separate National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes were established by the ______ Constitutional Amendment Act.
1 86th
2 92nd
3 83rd
4 89th
Q The Halda festival is primarily celebrated in which of the following states of India?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 West Bengal
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q The Moth ki Masjid was built in the reign of __ ruler.
1 Firuz Shah Tugluq
2 Sikandar Lodi
3 Muhammad Tughluq
4 Bahlul Lodi
Q Water silk , mermaid’s tresses and blanket weed are other names of:
1 volvox
2 ulothrix
3 spirogyra
4 chlorella
Q Based on current scientific knowledge, it is currently postulated that the Earth has an estimated age of:
1 about 4,50,00,00,000 years
2 about 95,00,00, 00 years
3 about 45,00,000 years
4 about 65,00,000 years
Q Gustatory receptors will detect ____ while olfactory receptors will detect _____
1 taste , touch
2 touch , smell
3 taste , smell
4 smell , taste
Q In which of the following states is the Chitrakoot waterfalls on Indravati river located?
1 Jharkhand
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Where is the Golconda Fort situated ?
1 Nashik
2 Hyderabad
3 Bengaluru
4 Nainital
Q ‘Matua Dharma Mahamela’ is related to which state?
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 West Bengal
Q How many divisions of the ocean floor are there?
1 Three
2 Four
3 One
4 Two
| Ocean FloorS can be divided into four major divisions | The Continental Shelf , The Continental Slope , The Deep Sea Plain and The Trenches |
Q Which of the following is the most important festival celebrated by the Muslim community in India to mark the beginning of the Islamic New Year?
1. Milad-Un-Nabi
2 Muharram
3 Idu’l Zuha
4 Idu’l Fitr
Q Who holds the record of scoring the fasting goal [ in the eleventh second ] in a FIFA World Cup ?
1 Hakun Sukur
2 Cristiano Ronaldo
3 Lionel Messi
4 Kylian Mbappe
Q Who , before going to the gallows , had expressed his desire for keeping his ashes intact till India is reunited and throwing them into the Indus after the reunification has been achieved ?
1 Nathuram Godse
2 Uddham Singh
3 Bhagat Singh
4 Surya Sen
Q Bimbisara sent Jivaka , a royal physician, to treat the ruler of which dynasty?
1 Kashi
2 Koshal
3 Gandhar
4 Avanti
Q The ___ movement was led by Chaudhary Devi Lal in 1897 ?
1 Maha Yudh
2 Insaaf Yudh
3 Nyaya Yudh
4 Sangharsh Yudh
Q Which of the following temples is also known as Khajuraho of Vidarbha ?
1 Markandeshwar temple
2 Shore temple
3 Kashi Vishwanath
4 Kedarnath
Q What does Article 42 of the Indian Constitution deals with?
1 Provisions for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.
2 Protection of life and personal liberty.
3 Fundamental rights
4 Uniform civil code for the citizen
Q ‘The Unforgettables’ was the collection of semi-classical music of which Ghazal singer?
1 Mehdi Hassan
2 Jagjit Singh
3 Mallika Pukhraj
4 Talat Mahmood
Q What is the height of the troposphere near the poles and the equator, respectively?
1 8 km and 18 km
2 16 km and 6 km
3 4 km and 16 km
4 18 km and 8 km
Q Fire alters were found in which of the following groups of Harappan cities?
1 Kalibangan and Lothal
2 Banawali and Chanhudaru
3 Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
4 Mohenjo-Daro and Dholavira
Q ‘Gamhar’ is the state tree of which state of India ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Meghalaya
4 Manipur
Q ‘Home Rule League’ of Annie Besant was centred at which of the following places in India?
1 Bombay
2 Banaras
3 Calcutta
4 Madras
Q Which of the following Satyagrahas was started by Dr B R Ambedkar in 1927?
1 Nasik Temple Satyagraha
2 Dharasana Satyagraha
3 Mulshi Satyagraha
4 Mahad Satyagraha
Q Which place is known as the ‘Banana City of India’ ?
1 Jalgaon
2 Nagpur
3 Kotgarh
4 Muzaffarpur
Q Who established SNDT University , the first women’s university in India ?
1 Dhondo Keshav Karve
2 Jyotiba Phule
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Lala Lajpat Rai
Q In which of the following years was the air transport in India launched?
1 1948
2 1932
3 1954
4 1911
Q Rangaswami Cup is associated with which game ?
1 Volleyball
2 Basketball
3 Hockey
4 Football
Q Which festival is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha?
1 Parinirvana Day
2 Vesak
3 Ullambana
4 Kathina
Q Which day was celebrated in a special way in 1905 to protest against the partition of Bengal and to show unity among people ?
1 Raksha Bandhan
2 Bengal Black day
3 Eid
4 Dussehra
Q ‘Mahuri’ is a traditional musical instrument belonging to the state of :
1 Assam
2 Rajasthan
3 Odisha
4 Kerala
Q Who led the Indian National Congress at its first annual session?
1 Surendra Nath Banerjee
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 WC Banerjee
4 AO Hume
Q Which of the following is a famous folk dance of Bihar?
1 Jhijhiya
2 Naga dance
3 Maharas
4 Khel gopal
Q Which of the following rivers is known as Tsang Po in Tibet and Jamuna in
Bangladesh?
1 Yamuna
2 Brahmaputra
3 Ganga
4 Indus
Q The call ‘Dilli Chalo’ was given by which of the following leaders?
1 Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3 Subhash Chandra Bose
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q The Hirakud Dam is built across the river:
1. Damodar
2 Mahanadi
3 Koyna
4 Narmada
Q ‘Pidurutalagala’ is the highest mountain peak of ____
1 Sri Lanka
2 Bhutan
3 Myanmar
4 Afghanistan
Q Dronacharya Award was started in _.
1 1990
2 1985
3 1961
4 1980
Q Which of the following is known as the power house of cells?
1 Nucleus
2 Ribosomes
3 Mitochondria
4 Cytoplasm
Q According to which of the following foreign travellers did Dhruvasena II attend Harsha’s assembly at Prayag (Allahabad)?
1 Marco Polo
2 Hiuen Tsang
3 Fa-Hien
4 Itsing
Q Which of the following are some regions in the world, known for their thriving citrus fruit production?
1 Africa
2 Equatorial regions
3 Caribbean
4 Mediterranean regions
Q Which Bharat Ratna recipient’s birthday is celebrated as National Doctor’s Day ?
1 Bidhan Chandra Roy
2 Anandi Gopal Joshi
3 Kadambini Ganguly
4 Prafulla Kumar Sen
Q ‘Tamasha’ is the popular folk theatre of which state ?
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Karnataka
4 West Bengal
Q Where is the Shore temple of Mahabalipuram located ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Odisha
Q As per the Census of India 2011, the female population of the country increased by _ between 2001 and 2011.
1 9.67%
2 11.38%
3 24.95%
4 18.12%
Q Manipuri , a recognised classical dance form of Manipur is a religious and spiritual dance involving which God/Goddess?
1 The Sun God
2 Goddess Lakshmi
3 Lord Krishna – Radha
4 Lord Natraj
Q Who among the following became the first Indian musician to be honoured with the Ramon Magsaysay award , which is considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize?
1 Lata Mangeshkar
2 MS Subbulakshmi
3 Pandit Ravi Shankar
4 Pandit Kumar Gandarva
Q Which of the following organisations regulates international trade?
1 UNICEF
2 UNESCO
3 IMF
4 WTO
Q Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Hornbill Festival?
A. The Hornbill Festival is celebrated in the North-eastern state of Nagaland.
B.The festival takes place in the month of the January.
C. The name of the festival is derived from the Indian Hornbill, a bird that is an
essential character of the folk tales of the state.
1 Both A and B
2 Both B and C
3 A, B and C
4 Both A and C
Q Which Indian award was established in the year 1982, to promote and encourage scientific efforts in the field of environment and ecology?
1 Pitambar Pant National Environment Fellowship Award
2 Sanjay Gandhi Award for Environment and Ecology
3 B P Pal National Environment Fellowship Award for Biodiversity
4 Indira Gandhi ParyavaranPuraskar
Q Which of the following pairs is NOT CORRECTLY matched ?
1 Arun Jaitley Stadium – Bengaluru
2 Bharat Ratna Atal Vihari Vajpayee Stadium – Lucknow
3 Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad
4 Eden Garden – Kolkata
| Bharat Ratna Atal Vihari Vajpayee Stadium / Ekana Stadium | Lucknow |
| Eden Garden | Kolkata |
| Narendra Modi Stadium [ or Motera Stadium ] | Ahmedabad |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium [ or Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium ] | Delhi |