Q The SI unit of acceleration is __.
1 3 m/s
2 m2/s
3 m/s2
4 m2/s2
Q __ part of xylem tissue in plants stores food.
1 Vessels
2 Xylem fibres
3 Xylem parenchyma
4 Tracheids
Q In the ‘Individual Satyagraha‘ [ 1940 ], who was chosen as the second Satyagrahi after Acharya Vinoba Bhave’
1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 C. Rajagopalachari
3 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Slash and Burn agriculture is known as ___________ in Madhya Pradesh.
Ans 1. Pama Dabi
2. Bringa
3. Dahiya
4. Koman
Q Which Finance Minister in 1991 initiated a series of reforms that freed up the Indian economy and put the country on a strong growth path?
1 Yashwant Sinha
2 Manmohan Singh
3 P Chidambaram
4 Chandra Shekhar
Q Which of the following can be represented as a functional unit of nature?
Ans 1. Ecosystem
2. Humans
3. Vehicles
4. Plants
Q What is the salinity of the Dead Sea (per litre of water)?
1 340 grams
2 390 grams
3 440 grams
4 240 grams
Q Which of the following is the first Indian woman Grandmaster in Chess?
1 Tania Sachdev
2 S Vijayalakshmi
3 Harika Dronavalli
4 R Vaishali
Q Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
1 Pandya
2 Pallava
3 Chalukya
4 Chola
Q Which of the following is highest quality coal?
1 Peat
2 Lignite
3 Anthracite
4 Bituminous
Q Who was the chairman of the States Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1 B.R. Ambedkar
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 Gopinath Bardoloi
Q Phulaich festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q What are the grasslands found in the internal parts of North America known as?
1 Steppe
2 Prairies
3 Veld
4 Savanna
Q Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Independent India?
1 Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania
2 Justice Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
3 Justice M. Patanjali Sastri
4 Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan
Q Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara’ – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?
1. Mano Murthy
2 Raghu Dixit
3 Ricky Kej
4 Subhashish Ghosh
Q Indravati river is the tributary of which of the following rivers?
1 Godavari
2 Mahanadi
3 Krishna
4 Narmada
Q The bile juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder, mainly helps in the breakdown of __
1 Fats
2 Vitamins
3 Proteins
4 Minerals
Q Rani ki Vav or ‘Queen’s Stepwell’ is a unique stepwell located in which of the following states?
1 Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Gujarat
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Chalukya Dynasty?
1 Aditya I
2 Pulakeshin I
3 Kokalla I
4 Krishna I
Q Which among the following lines separates India and Pakistan?
1 Radcliffe Line
2 Hindenburg Line
3 Durand Line
4 MacMohan Line
Q ‘Arunachal Pradesh’ and ‘Mizoram’ celebrate their statehood day on :
1 20 February
2 21 January
3 16 May
4 1 December
Q Which of the following dance forms is associated with the state of Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans 1. Panwariya
2. Dhaman
3. Buiya
4. Garba
Q Harihara and Bukka established an independent state in Karnataka and established the capital city Vijayanagar on the banks of river _____________ in 1336.
Ans 1. Betwa
2. Tungabhadra
3. Mahanadi
4. Tapi
Q Minamata disease was first observed in which country?
1 Sri Lanka
2 Japan
3 India
4 England
Q In which season is Sarhul celebrated in Jharkhand?
1. Spring
2 Autumn
3 Monsoon
4 Winter
Q Identify the correct chemical formula of chloroform.
1. CHCl3
2 CHCl
3 CHCl2
4 CH2Cl2
Q Where is National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) located?
1 Patna
2 Hyderabad
3 Shimla
4 Allahabad
Q Who among the following is known as ‘Sarod Samrat’ in Indian Classical Music?
1 Pandit Ravishankar Prasad
2 Aamir Ali Khan
3 Amjad Ali Khan
4 Kishan Mahara
Q Who moved the Objective Resolution that was later adapted as the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
1. Rajendra Prasad
2 JB Kripalani
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 BR Ambedkar
The Objective Resolution introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th December , 1946 . The Resolution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 January , 1947
Q In India census is held regularly every __ year.
1. 8th
2 10th
3 12th
4 5th
Q The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in ___
1 1959
2 1960
3 1961
4 1964
Q Article 371 A of the Indian Constitution refers to special to the state of :
1 Nagaland
2 Assam
3 Manipur
4 Sikkim
Q Stone tools found during mesolithic period are generally tiny and called as :
1 Microliths
2 Biface
3 Microblade
4 Macroliths
Q The National Academy of Agriculture Research Management is located in :
1 Hyderabad
2 Lucknow
3 Patna
4 New Delhi
Q Which of the following rivers is called ‘Singi Khamban’ in Tibet?
1 Brahmaputra
2 Indus
3 Sutlej
4 Kosi
Q Which state is called ‘Falcon capital of the world‘ ?
1 Nagaland
2 Odisha
3 Karnataka
4 Rajasthan
Q Where is Indian Institute of Soil Science [ IISS ] located ?
1 Bhopal
2 Shimla
3 Cuttack
4 Karnal
Q Who was the first test captain of independent India ?
1 Lala Amarnath
2 CK Nayudu
3 Kapil Dev
4 Sunil Gavaskar
Q Who wrote ‘Bandi Jeevan’ ?
1 Sachindra Nath Sanyal
2 Chandra Shekhar Azad
3 Bhagat Singh
4 SC Bose
Q The measurement of a kho-kho field must be __.
1 28 × 15 m
2 29 × 16 m
3 27 × 16 m
4 30 × 15 m
Q The famous Indus Valley site Mohenjo-daro was first time excavated by the eminent Indian archaeologist :
1 SR Rao
2 BB Lal
3 RD Banerji
4 Daya Ram Sahni
Q Which of the following is a traditional dance form of the state of Sikkim ?
1 Mukhauta
2 Chutkey
3 Bhotiya
4 Pandavas
Q Panchayati Raj inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur in ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Maharashtra
3 Gujarat
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who was the first Indian, and Asian, tennis player to win an Olympic medal ?
1 Mahesh Bhupathi
2 Leander Paes
3 Rohan Bopanna
4 Vijay Amritraj
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Space Programme’ ?
1 Vikram Sarabhai
2 Homi J . Bhabha
3 Satyendranath Bose
4 APJ Abdul Kalam
Q Who said that ‘the Constitution of India is quasi-federal in nature and nor strictly federal’ ?
1 KC Wheare
2 BR Ambedkar
3 Jennings
4 Morris Jones
Q The concept of “Freedom of trade and commerce” in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the constitution of which of the following countries?
1 Australia
2 United States
3 Japan
4 Canada
Q The BRICS New Development Bank [ NDB ] was founded in which year ?
1 2014
2 2015
3 2016
4 2017
Q General Agreement on Trade and Tariff [ GATT ] was established in which year ?
1 1948
2 1958
3 1968
4 1975
Q Which city in South India is known as the ‘shrimp capital of India’ ?
1 Nellore
2 Kurnool
3 Srikakulam
4 Madurai
Q Where is the Headquarters of World Trade Organization [ WTO ] ?
1 Geneva
2 Rome
3 Newyork
4 Paris
Q Parrot belongs to which of the following classes of vertebrates?
1 Aves
2 Pisces
3 Reptilla
4 Amphibia
Q Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of which of the following vitamins?
1 Vitamin C
2 Vitamin D
3 Vitamin E
4 Vitamin A
Q_____ = GDP (Gross Domestic Product) + NFIA (net factor income from abroad).
1 Gross National Product
2 Net national expenditure
3 Net Domestic Product
4 Net National Product
Q Who among the following was known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’ ?
1 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2 Motilal Nehru
3 Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4 Subhas Chandra Bose
Q In the year ___ the Suez Canal was opened and this further strengthened Bombay’s link with the world economy.
1 1869
2 1886
3 1888
4 1899
Q Where was the first municipal corporation of India established?
1 Madras
2 Calcutta
3 Bombay
4 Surat
Q When was ‘Vayudoot’ airline setup in India?
1 1981
2 1991
3 1971
4 1969
Q Common name of the compound CaOCl2 is __.
1 bleaching powder
2 washing soda
3 baking soda
4 gypsum
Q In which city was the first golf club of India situated?
1 Kolkata [ Royal Calcutta Golf Club ]
2 Mysore
3 Shimla
4 Gulmarg
Q In which year was the first radio programme broadcast in India ?
1 1921
2 1923
3 1926
4 1930
Q In 1752, which American scientist showed that lightening and the spark from your clothes are essential the same phenomena ?
1 Archimedes
2 Galileo Galilei
3 Benjamin Franklin
4 Antoine Henri Bacquerel
Q The Bokaro Steel Plant was set up in India in 1964 with ___ collaboration.
1 Swiss
2 British
3 Soviet
4 German
Q Which is a well known constellation that can be seen in the evening. This constellation is also known as ‘the Hunter’?
1 Draco
2 Orion
3 Ursa Major
4 Cassiopeia
Q Which state is associated with traditional puppets of Gombeyatta ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Rajasthan
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that the laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights will be void?
1 Article 15
2 Article 13
3 Article 14
4 Article 16
Q Who was the Minister of Finance when the economic reforms of 1991 took place in India?
1 Mr. Bimal Jalan
2 Mr. P Chidambaram
3 Dr. Manmohan Singh
4 Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
Q Which amongst the following Sultans shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
1 Feroz Shah Tughlaq
2 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2 Sikandar Lodhi
4 Ibrahim Lodhi
Q Which of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is INCORRECT?
Ans 1. K Vaidyanathan – Sitar
2. Pt. Ram Narayan – Sarangi
3. Ustad Vilayat Khan – Sitar
4. Bismillah Khan – Shehnai
| Musicians and Their Instruments | K Vaidyanathan [ Violin ] , Pt. Ram Narayan [ Sarangi ] , Ustad Vilayat Khan [ Sitar ] , Bismillah Khan [ Shehnai ] |
Q Who reconciled Dalton’s atomic hypothesis with Gay-Lussac’s results on the
combination of volumes in 1811?
1 Robert Boyle
2 Fred Hoyle
3 Jacques Charles
4 Amadeo Avogadro