Q The title of the autobiography of Rassundari Devi is :
1 Amar Jiban
2 Smritichitre: The Memoirs of a Spirited Wife
3 Raseedi Ticket
4 Aalo Aandhar
Q In which year was the post of National Security Advisor created in India?
1 1998
2 2000
3 2003
4 1999
Q In which state is Naharkatiya oil field situated?
1 Assam
2 West Bengal
3 Gujarat
4 Maharashtra
Q The Rongker festival is celebrated by the Karbi tribe of ________.
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Assam
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Ladakh
Q What is the national flower of Nepal ?
1 Shapla [ Water lily ]
2 Rhododdendron
3 Padauk
4 Blue Poppy
Q The length of a tennis court is _____ .
1 78 ft
2 70 ft
3 80 ft
4 73 ft
Q The Victoria Memorial Hall is located in the state of_______.
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Punjab
4. Maharashtra
Q Who is known as the father of ”Civil Services” in India ?
1 Jawaher Lal Nehru
2 Charles Cornwallis
3 Morarji Desai
4 Warren Hastings
Q Who was the first women Chief Minister of an Indian state?
Ans 1. Indira Gandhi
2. Sucheta Kriplani
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Mamta Banerjee
Q To which of the following incarnations of Vishnu is Dhanuyatra of Odisha’s Bargarh district dedicated?
1 Lord Rama
2 Lord Varaha
3 Lord Krishna
4 Lord Vamana
Q Rauf and Hikat are the dance forms of __.
1 Manipur
2 Sikkim
3 Odisha
4 Jammu and Kashmir
Q Who among the following was the founder of Prarthana Samaj?
1 MG Ranade
2 Atmaram Pandurang
3 Jyotiba Phule
4 RC Bhandarkar
Q Which was the first country to introduce GST in the system ?
1 France
2 Canada
3 Australia
4 Germany
Q The ‘Kathopanished’ captures the conservation between a young boy named Nachiketas and a God . Which of the following Gods is talking to Nachiketas ?
1 Lord Yama
2 Lord Shiva
3 Lord Indra
4 Lord Kartikeya
Q The method of Election of the President of the India in the Constitution was taken from the Constitution of _.
1 Ireland
2 Canada
3 South Africa
4 the Unites States of America
Q ‘The Godfather of Soul’ is an autobiography of __, who was one of the
greatest singer.
1 Kurt Cobain
2 Tina Turner
3 Johnny Cash
4 James Brown
Q One of the most famous speeches in US Presidential history is ‘The Gettysburg Address’ , Name the US President who gave this epochal speech
1 Ronald Reagan
2 Winston Churchill
3 George Washington
4 Abraham Lincoln
Q Which of the following books was written by Indian author RK Narayan?
1 The White Tiger
2 The Shadow Lines
3 Malgudi Days
4 Think Like a Monk
Q The value of universal gravitation [G] was determined by _____
1 Henry Cavendish
2 Issac Newton
3 Antoine Lavoisier
4 John Dalton
Q Of the following battles fought by Akbar, which one was the latest as compared to the rest of the battles?
1 Second Battle of Panipat
2 Battle of Thanesar
3 Battle of Haldighati
4 Battle of Tukaroi
Q Which soils are widespread in the northern plains and the river valleys and cover about 40% of the total area of India?
1 Laterite soil
2 Black soil
3 Alluvial soil
4 Red soil
Q Which instrument is used to measure very high temperature?
1 Fathometer
2 Pyrometer
3 Manometer
4 Salinometer
Q Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the relation between the Union and the States?
1 Part XI
2 Part IX
3 Part VII
4 Part VIII
Q Which of the following genres of folk music can be linked to Madhya Pradesh?
1 Lavani
2 Dhankul
3 Bhavgeet
4 Maand
Q Which of the following is a Kharif crop in north and Rabi crop in south India?
1 Sunflower
2 Sesamum
3 Sugarcane
4 Ragi
Q Who discovered the smallpox vaccine?
1 Edward Jenner
2 Leon Calmette
3 Louis Pasteur
4 Jonas Salk
Q Vitamin K deficiency in our body leads to:
1 night-blindness
2 delayed clotting of blood
3 scurvy
4 interference with reproduction
Q The traditional dress called ‘Pano bhaju’ worn by women belongs to which state of India ?
1 Goa
2 Kerala
3 Assam
4 Mizoram
Q The ‘Sinhalese’ ethnic group is found in which of the following countries?
1 Nepal
2 Myanmar
3 Indonesia
4 Sri Lanka
Q The La Liga Trophy is associated with which sport?
1 Football
2 Weightlifting
3 Tennis
4 Cricket
Q Which of the following Vedas dealt with music?
1 Sama Veda
2 Rig Veda
3 Yajur Veda
4 Atharva Veda
Q What is the unit to measure the wavelength of light?
1 Dyne
2 Candela
3 Angstrom
4 Faraday
Q Which Indian Lawn Tennis player became the first Asian player to win the Boys’ Singles title at Wimbledon in 1954?
1 Vijay Amritraj
2 Ramesh Krishnan
3 Anand Amritraj
4 Ramanathan Krishnan
Q ‘Muya Awandru’ is a traditional food of this Indian state.
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Karnataka
3 Gujarat
4 Tripura
Q In which year did India give shelter to Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader?
1 1962
2 1959
3 1960
4 1957
Q Who among the following built the first European fort in India in the year 1503?
1 French
2 Portuguese
3 British
4 Dutch
Q ‘Ratvai’ is a dance form associated with the __ tribes of India.
1 Jatapus
2 Khasi
3 Mewati
4 Bhil
Q What kind of a traditional sport is ‘Vallam Kali’?
1 Boat racing
2 Wrestling
3 Boxing
4 Running
Q Ace against Odds’ is an autobiography by __.
1 Mary Kom
2 Hima Das
3 Sania Mirza
4 Dutee Chand
Q What do you call the transparent front part of the eye?
1 Retina
2 Cornea
3 Pupil
4 Iris
Q In which state is Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve located?
1 Kerala
2 Jharkhand
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Sikkim
Q The ‘Second Backward Classes Commission’ in 1979 was headed by:
1 Jai Prakash Narayan
2 BP Mandal
3 BR Ambedkar
4 VK Sahni
Q Who assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the British official responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
1 Udham Singh
2 Chandra Shekhar Azad
3 Bhagat Singh
4 Ram Prasad Bismil
Q Thrissur Pooram festival It is celebrated in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Which United Nations agency is responsible for publishing the Human Development Index (HDI) reports?
1 World Health Organization (WHO)
2 International Monetary Fund (IMF)
3 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
4 World Bank
Q Which of the following states is NOT associated with the classical dance form of Chhau?
Ans 1. Odisha
2. West Bengal
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Jharkhand
| Chhau dance | Purulia Chhau [ West Bengal ] || Seraikella Chhau [ Jharkhand ] || Mayurbhanj Chhau [ Odisha ] |
Q In which year did the attack of Muhammad Bin Qasim take place?
1 867 AD
2 1120 AD
3 712 AD
4 750 AD
Q In total how many neighbouring countries are there of India?
1 6
2 4
3 9
4 8
| Neighbouring Countries | 9 [ Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | China | Maldives | Myanmar | Nepal | Pakistan| Sri Lanka ] |
Q When was the Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme set up in India?
1 1976
2 1966
3 1992
4 1988
Q Who among the following founded the Arya Samaj in the year 1875?
1 Swami Vivekananda
Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
4 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti from 13 to 15 January every year in :
1 West Bengal
2 Bihar
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Uttarakhand
Q Who is the author of the book titled ‘Quichotte’?
1 Vikram Seth
2 Salman Rushdie
3 Kiran Desai
4 Margaret Atwood
Q Bylakuppe Monastery (Namdroling) is situated in which state of India?
Ans 1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Karnataka
Q Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana provides a life cover of __ to all
subscribing holders of bank accounts.
1 ₹4 lakh
2 ₹3 lakh
3 ₹2 lakh
4 ₹5 lakh
Q In which year was the Value Added Tax introduced in India?
1 2005
2 2010
3 2002
4 2007
Q Who among the following nationalist leaders was popularly known as ‘Deshbandhu‘?
1 Madan Mohan Malaviya
2 Chittaranjan Das
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Ashutosh Mukherjee
Q In which of the following states is the Thousand Pillar temple located, in which thousand pillars are built?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Maharashtra
3 Kerala
4 Telangana
Q To which of the following states do ‘Kajali Paintings’, in which no brush is used, traditionally belong?
1 Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Rukmini Devi Arundale is associated with which of the following dance forms?
1 Bharatnatyam
2 Kathak
2 Kathakali
4 Kuchipudi
Q Which of the following mirror is used in vehicles as a headlight?
1 Convex mirror
2 Double Convex mirror
3 Concave mirror
4 Plane mirror
Q Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty?
1 Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2 Muhammad bin Tughluq
3 Alauddin Khilji
4 Iltutmish
Q Who among the following presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of
Parliament?
1 Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2 Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3 Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4 Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Q ‘Matki’ is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Rajasthan
4. Bihar
Q Which of the following is a well known place for Chikankari embroidery?
Ans 1. Ranchi
2. Lucknow
3. Raipur
4. Indore
Q In which state of India is the Seshachalam biosphere reserve located?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
Q Which governor general of India abolished Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence ?
Ans 1. Lord Wellesley
2. Lord William Bentinck
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord Dalhousie
Q Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians?
Ans 1. Josip Broz Tito
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Mikhail Gorbachev
4. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q Which state became the first fully organic farming state in India in 2016?
1 Assam
2 Sikkim
3 Punjab
4 Goa
Q Who among the following has written the Hindi novel ‘Kafan’?
Ans 1. Jaishankar Prasad
2. Sumitranandan Pant
3. Premchand
4. Mahadevi Verma
Q Shambhu Maharaj was Awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following dances in India?
Ans 1. Bharatanatyam
2. Kuchipudi
3. Kathak
4. Manipuri
Q The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian’ is the autobiography of _____.
Ans 1. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
2. Inder Kumar Gujral
3. UV Swaminathan Iyer
4. Anna Chandy
Q With which musical instrument can you associate the name of Ali Akbar Khan?
Ans 1. Sarangi
2. Rudra Veena
3. Sarod
4. Been
Q Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians?
Ans 1. Josip Broz Tito
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Mikhail Gorbachev
4. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q Which of the following dances is dedicated to temples and was earlier known as Sadir?
Ans 1. Manipuri
2. Kathakali
3. Bharatanatyam
4. Kathak
Q ‘Ankiya Nats’ are one-act plays distinct to the culture of __.
1. Bihar
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Odisha
4 Assam
Q As per state census 2011, which of the following is the least populous state of India?
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Odisha
Q As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, the total number of members of the Rajya Sabha cannot be more than:
1 240
2 250
3 235
4 260
Q Which of the following is the Jain festival, celebrated for eight days by the
Svetambaras, and for ten days as Dasalaksanaparvan by the Digambaras?
1 Navpad Oli
2 Paryushana
2 Jnan Panchami
4 Kartik Poornima
Q Who was the last king of the Mauryan dynasty?
1 Satadhanvan
2 Devavarman
3 Brihadratha
4 Samprati
Q What is the sex ratio of Kerala as per census 2011?
Ans 1. 1024
2. 1084
3. 1044
4. 1064
Q Who among the following wrote ‘Akbar Nama’?
Ans 1. Amir Khushro
2. Akbar
3. Abul Fazl
4. Birbal
Q The Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha need a __ quorum of the
Indian Parliament.
1 15%
2 5%
3 20%
4 10%
Q There are ______ hand gestures in Mohiniyattam which are mainly adopted from Hastalakshana Deepika text.
Ans 1. 18
2. 20
3. 24
4. 28
Q Which of the following cities will be the host of Summer Olympics 2028?
Ans 1. Los Angeles
2. New York
3. Michigan
4. Chicago
Q The Kanheri caves , built by Buddhists , are located in which of the following states ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Odisha
3 Rajasthan
4 Delhi
Q In which year did UNESCO include Yoga in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list?
Ans 1. 2014
2. 2016
3. 2018
4. 2015