Q Which was the first country to grant women the right to vote in the 1893 ?
1 Canada
2 New Zealand
3 France
4 Canada
Q Which of the following is NOT the CORRECT match ?
1. The acid present in tomato – Formic acid
2 The acid present in orange – citric acid
3 The acid present in grapes – Tartaric acid
4 The acid present in rancid butter – Butyric acid
| Tomato | Oxalic acid |
| Orange | Citric acid |
| Grapes | Tartaric acid |
| Rancid Butter | Butyric acid |
Q Who was the first Asian to be elected to the British Parliament?
1 Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
2 Mahadev Govind Ranade
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Motilal Nehru
Q In which layer of atmosphere does the meteorites burn up on entering from the space ?
1 Exosphere
2 Mesosphere
3 Thermosphere
4 Stratosphere
Q Who was the first President of New Development Bank?
1 Antonio Guterres
2 Jim Yong Kim
3 Xian Zhu
4 K V Kamath
Q Under whose chairmanship was the Official Language Commission set up in 1955?
1 Bal Gangadhar Kher
2 Jai Prakash
3 Laxmi Narayana Pandey
4 Venu Gopalachari
Q The inaugural winners of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) was __
1 Mumbai City
2 Atletico de Kolkata [ ATK ]
3 Kerala Blasters
4 Chennaiyin FC
QWhich of the following tax is mentioned as ‘kadamai’ in the inscriptions of the Cholas?
1 Police tax
2 Sales and Purchase tax
3 Land revenue
4 Forced labour
Q Bhanu __ is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God.
1 Ashtami
2 Navami
3 Saptami
4 Ekadashi
Q A __ performance begins with the kelikottu, calling the audience to attention
followed by the todayam.
1 Kuchipudi
2 Sattriya
3 Kathakali
4 Kathak
Q The tomb Chini-Ka-Rauza is located in __.
1 Agra
2 Aurangabad
3 Sikri
4 Bhopa
Q _________ is celebrated as Gujarati New Year in India.
1 Bestu Varas
2 Vishu
3 Losar
4 Losoong
Q The Muslim League announced __ 1946 as ‘Direct Action Day’.
1 28 August
2 18 August
3 16 August
4 21 September
Q Which of the following Hindu goddesses is worshipped during the festival of
Gangaur?
1 Saraswati
2 Kali
3 Lakshmi
4 Parvati
The annual festival of Gangaur, celebrated by the married women of Rajasthan, is observed in the Hindu month of Chaitra
Q Which of the following is a dance form of Meghalaya ?
1 Laho
2 Nati
3 Jawara
4 Kunbi
Q ____, established in 1829, is the oldest golf club in India and the first
outside Great Britain.
1 East Point Golf Club
2 The Bangalore Golf Club
3 The Royal Calcutta Golf Club
4 Cosmopolitan Club
Q Solid Carbon dioxide is commonly called as _.
1 heavy water
2 dry ice
3 aspirin
4 table sugar
Q What is the chemical formula of Calcium Carbonate?
1 CaSO4
2 CaCO3
3 CaCO2
4 CaO
Q Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the fundamental duties?
1 51A
2 50
3 53A
4 52
Q Lavani is a folk music of which state?
Ans 1. Odisha
2. Kerala
3. Karnataka
4. Maharashtra
Q Which Indian dance form has the Mahari dance style?
1 Kathak
2 Kathakali
3 Odissi
4 Mohiniyattam
Q ______ and ___________ formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress to argue for a return to council politics.
1. Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru
2. Chittaranjan Das and Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Lokmanya Tilak and Motilal Nehru
4. Lokmanya Tilak and Jawaharlal Nehru
Q In which year was Jhansi annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the policy Doctrine of
Lapse?
1 1854
2 1850
3 1852
4 1848
Q Which vitamin is also known as Thiamin?
1 Vitamin B2
2 Vitamin B3
3 Vitamin B1
4 Vitamin B12
Q Lipulekh Pass is in which state of India?
Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Jammu and Kashmir
3. Uttarakhand
4. Assam
Q Which among the following folk dances is popularly known as the ‘stick dance’?
1. Kolannalu
2 Ghodemodni
3 Theyyam
4 Koli
Q Which President of India served as the Union Labour Minister ?
1 VV Giri
2 Zakir Hussain
3 Ramnath Kovind
4 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q The medieval traveller Marco Polo was from :
1 Venice
2 Zurich
3 Paris
4 Istanbul
Q Who among the following was one of the speakers after Jawaharlal Nehru to address the Parliament on the midnight of 15 August 1947 ?
1 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2 C Rajagopalachari
3 Rajendra Pradad
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Which bird impersonates the calls of other birds to steal food ?
1 Drongo
2 Eagle
3 Owl
4 Mynah
Q ‘Femto’ means ten raised to the power of ___
1 -15
2 -10
3 -15
4 10
Q Whose autobiography is the book ‘By God’s Decree’?
Ans 1. Mohinder Amarnath
2. Alyque Padamsee
3. Kapil Dev
4. Raj Kapoor
Q Kadam Rasul Mosque , whose construction is characterised by the use of bricks and black marble , is situated at ___
1 Gaur
2 Alwar
3 Mandu
4 Purnea
Q In which of the following states is the ‘Lusei’ dialect spoken ?
1 Mizoram
2 Kerala
3 Goa
4 Manipur
Q ‘Rehuke khim’ or ‘cowrie shawl’ are the traditional textiles of :
1 Nagaland
2 Kerala
3 Rajasthan
4 Odisha
Q Khichdi, Uttarayan and Lohri are the different names of which festival ?
1 Makar Sankranti
2 Pongal
3 Bihu
4 Gangaur
Q When defeat are certain , ____ men engaged in a ritual called ‘Shaka’ or ‘Saka’ which was the last fight from which there was no return .
1 Rajput
2 Sikh
3 Maratha
4 Mughal
Q Which city is called ‘Scotland of India’ ?
1 Coorg
2 Jaipur
3 Madurai
4 Ahmedabad
Q Who among the following was the Governor-General of India when the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was issued?
1. Lord Canning
2 Lord Dalhousie
3 Lord Hardinge
4 Lord William Bentinck
Q Gangaur festival [ Rajasthan ] is a celebration to welcome which season?
1 Spring
2 Monsoon
3 Winter
4 Autumn
Q Which of the following is one of the favourite traditional ‘shabdam’ number in Kuchipudi dance form?
1. Jatiswaram
2 Dashaavataara
3 Ganesh Vandana
4 Krishna Leela
Q In 2002, the number of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India was raised to:
1. 13
2 10
3 12
4 11
Q The Karla caves are located in which of the following states of India?
1. Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Bihar
Q In the post-independence period, who won the 1st individual Olympic Medal for India in 1952?
Ans 1. Khashaba Jadhav
2. Milkha Singh
3. Kapil Dev
4. Karnam Malleswari
Q When was the battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri?
1. 1550 AD
2 1539 AD
3 1540 AD
4 1549 AD
Q Indian Constitution is a unique blend of ______ and flexibility.
1. conformity
2 rigidity
3 durability
4 uniformity
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Manipur to celebrate the onset of spring?
1 Madai
2 Yaoshang
3 Onam
4 Karaga
Q The British government sent the Cabinet Mission to India in the year:
1. 1948
2 1946
3 1947
4 1945
Q Which of the following ministries conducts the Census of India?
1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2 Ministry of Social Welfare
3 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
4 Ministry of Home Affairs
Q Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Ans 1. Sukumar Sen
2. Mihir Sen
3. Kalyan Sundaram
4. Om Prakash Rawat
Q In which year was the rupee devalued for the first time by nearly 37%?
1. 1969
2 1966
3 1962
4 1960
The Indian rupee was devalued for the first time in 1949 , later it was devalued in 1966 and finally the Indian rupee was devalued in 1991
Q Who was the first Indian to join the Viceroy’s Executive Council?
1 Tej Bahadur Sapru
2 Satyendra Prasad Sinha
3 PS Siwaswami Iyer
4 Syed Ali Iman
Q Guru Bipin Singh, conferred with the Kalidas Samman, was a _ dancer.
1. Kathak
2 Kuchipudi
3 Sattriya
4 Manipuri
Q Dry deciduous forest cover of the country receives rainfall ranged between:
1. 70-200 cm
2 70-100 cm
3 100-200 cm
4 50-70 cm
Q Van Vihar National Park is located in which of the following cities of India?
1. Alwar
2 Indore
3 Ranthambore
4 Bhopal
Q The ‘Salt Satyagraha’ was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
1. 1929
2 1930
3 1920
4 1919
Q Why was the growth rate of India during 1901-1921 stagnant and the phase of India’s population considered stationary?
1. Birth rate and death rate were low
2 Birth rate was high and death rate was low
3 Birth rate and death rate were high
4 Birth rate was low and death rate was high
Q Which of the following institutions provides microfinance for small industries in India?
1. SIDBI
2 NABARD
3 IFCI
4 IDBI
Q Which of the following led English company in Battle of Plassey (1757)?
Ans 1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Captain Hodson
3. Warren Hastings
4. Robert Clive
Q Which of the following Indian classical dance forms is interpreted as the dance of the celestial enchantress of the Hindu mythology?
1. Sattriya
2 Bharatnatyam
3 Kathak
4 Mohiniyattam
Q Identify the number of gun salute given to the President on Republic Day.
1. 18
2 10
3 21
4 12
Q In which year were the fundamental duties for the citizens added in the Constitution of India?
1. 1975
2 1977
3 1978
4 1976
Q Protection of life and liberty is included under which Article of the Constitution of India?
1. Article 21
2 Article 23
3 Article 24
4 Article 20
Q Who was the first Portuguese viceroy of India ?
1 Francisco de Almeida
2 Francis Martin
3 Afonso Albuquerque
4 Dupleix
Q Who among the following led the Theosophical Society in India and helped to spread its beliefs all over India?
1 Annie Besant
2 AO Hume
3 Arthur Griffith
4 Lord Dufferin
Q The phrase ‘Gross National Happiness’ was first coined by _____
1 Bhutan
2 India
3 Swden
4 New Zealand
Q Iron nails become ___ after being dipped in copper sulphate solution.
1 brownish
2 greenish
3 greyish
4 bluish
Q Which term is associated with the architecture of a Buddhist stupa ?
1 Harmika
2 Garbhagriha
3 Gopuram
4 Mandapam
Q Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?
1 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 S C Bose
Q Who is the first Indian to have won the Pulitzer Prize ?
1 Gobind Behari Lal
2 Geeta Anand
3 Jhumpa Lahiri
4 Sanghamitra Kalita
Q In which year Afghanistan join SAARC ?
1 2007
2 2006
3 2008
4 2005
| SAARC Members | 8 [ Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka ] |
Q Conjunctivitis is an infection primarily related to _____
1 Eye
2 Stomach
3 Knee
4 Heart
Q Saura Painting is famous in which state of India ?
1 Odisha
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Bihar
Q Who among the following has been a goalkeeper of the Indian national football team in the 1980s ?
1 Gautam Sarkar
2 IM Vijayan
3 Inder Singh
4 Atanu Bhattacharya
Q ‘A Plan of Economic Development for India’ , which was prepared by a cross-section of India’s leading capitalists in 1944 , was popularly known as the ___
1 Bombay
2 Mysore
3 Calcutta
4 Allahabad
Q ‘Aloo Pasta’ is a traditional delicacy of which state of India ?
1 West Bengal
2 Gujarat
3 Haryana
4 Uttarakhand
Q The film ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ is based on a short story by_____
1 Munshi Premchand
1 Jaishankar Prasad
3 Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
4 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Q Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister ?
1 Giani Zail Singh
2 R Venakataraman
3 Shankar Dayal Sharma
4 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q During which period did Morarji Desai serve as the Deputy Prime Minister of India?
1 1967-1969
3 1970-1971
3 1966-1967
4 1964-1966
Q If the size of the nucleus of an atom is compared with a cricket ball , then the radius of the atom is approximately equal to how many kilometres ?
1 5 km
2 0.5 km
3 0.005 km
4 0.05 km
Q Who is the author of the book ‘A Better India : A Better World’ ?
1 NR Narayana Murthy
2 Manmohan Singh
3 Manmohan Singh
4 IK Gujral
Q When was Uttarakhand formed by carving out the districts from Uttar Pradesh?
1 1990
2 2000
3 1948
4 2005
Q How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in Madhya Pradesh?
Ans 1. 28
2. 20
3. 29
4. 30
Q Which of the following things/creatures is worshipped in Haryana on Gugga Naumi day?
1 Plough
2 Snake
3 Stove
4 Goat
Q Who among the following founded first independent Turkish Kingdom in India and assumed the title ‘Sultan’?
1 Ulugh Khan
2 Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
3 Alam Shah
4 Iltutmish
Q Dr. Atmaram Pandurang and Justice Ranade founded the __ in Maharashtra
espousing principles of enlightenment based on Vedas.
1 Prarthana Samaj
2 Bharat Dharma Mahamandal
3 Brahmo Samaj
4 Arya Samaj