Q The study of rocks is called __.
1 Petrology
2 Mineralogy
3 Geomorphology
4 Cryosphere
Q Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?
1 Sikandar Lodi
2 Bahlul Lodi
3 Ibrahim Lodi
4 Khizr Khan
Q Who is the first Indian to have authored a published English novel?
1 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay [ Raj Mohan’s Wife ]
2 Amrita Pritam
3 Rassundari Devi
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q Identify the iron and steel plant that was developed in collaboration with Germany.
1 Durgapur
2 Visvesvaraya
3 Rourkela
4 Salem
Q ‘Lent’ is a religious observance celebrated by the people who practice the __
religion.
1 Buddhist
2 Sikh
3 Christian
4 Jain
Q Which of the following states in India has GOLD deposits?
1. Karnataka
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which among the following festival marks the menstruation period of the Goddess Kamakhya in Assam?
Ans 1. Moatsu
2. Chapchar Kut
3. Ambubachi Mela
4. Wangala
Q The Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy is an Indian football tournament for:
1 under-14 players
2 under-21 players
3 under-19 players
4 under-17 players
Q Sambhar Lake is situated in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Karnataka
Q Who was the ruler of Delhi sultanate when Ibn Batuta came in India?
1 Alauddin Khalji
2 Firuz Shah Tughlaq
3 Ibrahim Lodi
4 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Q Who among the following, while praising the amending feature of the Indian
Constitution said that ‘This variety in the amending process is wise but is rarely
found’?
1 Ivor Jennings
2 HM Seervai
3 K C Wheare
4 Granville Austin
Q What was the approximate distance that Mahatma Gandhi marched for the Salt Satyagraha Movement ?
1 240 miles
2 350 miles
3 400 miles
4 123 miles
Q The word ‘Secular’ got inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution of India through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of __.
1 1972
2 1973
3 1978
4 1976
Q Which of the following cultural tourism destinations is located on the banks of river Betwa?
1 Datia
2 Mandu
3 Ujjain
4 Orchha
Q Which of the following kings of Tuluva dynasty assumed the title of ‘Yavanarajya Sthapanacharya’?
1 Sadasiva Raya
2 Achyuta Deva Raya
3 Krishnadevaraya
4 Rama Raya
Q Against which team did India’s men’s cricket team register its first ever test victory on a foreign soil?
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 West Indies
4 England
Q What is the local name of slash and burn agriculture in Madhya Pradesh ?
1 Milpa
2 Binga
3 Bewar or Dahiya
4 Khil
Q Which of the following is NOT among the traditions included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List?
1 Chhau dance
2 Buddhist chanting of Ladakh
3 Yakshagana
4 Tradition of Vedic chanting
Q ‘Khadar’ — a type of alluvial soil — is the new alluvium and is deposited by:
1 snow
2 wind
3 floods
4 rain
Q Which has been India’s most successful sport in the history of Olympic games having won medals maximum number of times ?
1 Badminton
2 Wrestling
3 Field Hockey
4 Football
Q Which of the following is the largest brackish water lake in Asia?
1 Loktak
2 Pulicat
3 Wular
4 Chilika
Q In which year did India host the Commonwealth Games?
1 2014
2 2010
3 2018
4 2006
Q In the 1857 Revolt, Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt from which of the following places?
1. Banaras
2 Jhansi
3 Lucknow
4 Delhi
Q Who is the author of the novel ‘Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’?
1 Kiran Desai
2 Anita Desai
3 Mira Nair
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Emperor Ashoka was the son of which of the following Mauryan rulers?
1 Bindusara
2 Chandragupta
3 Kanishka
4 Samudragupta
Q 14 degree Fahrenheit is equal to how many degrees centigrade?
1 +20
2 -20
3 -10 [ 14°F − 32 ] × 5/9 ]
4 +10
Q In which of the following states is the Mettur Dam located?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Telangana
Q Which among the following temples was NOT built during the 8th century CE?
1 Shore temple, Mamallapuram
2 Brihadisvara temple, Thanjavur
3 Virupaksha temple, Pattadakal
4 Kailasanatha temple, Kanchipuram
Q With reference to Sufism , which of the following terms refers to the pilgrimage to Sufi shrines?
1. Fanna
2 Futuh
3 Ziyarat
4 Sama
Q Which of the following is known as ‘Regur Soil’?
1 Black Soil
2 Laterite Soil
3 Alluvial Soil
4 Red Soil
Q The highest decoration for valour [ during wartime ] given to the Indian uniformed soldiers is ___
1 Vir Chakra
2 Shaurya Chakra
3 Param Vir Chakra
4 Mahavir Chakra
Q The three states, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created in which of the following year?
1 2002
2 1999
3 2000
4 2001
Q The Dhuandhar Falls are located on the __ river.
1 Gandak
2 Kaveri
3 Godavari
4 Narmada
Q What is the unit of measurement for optical power of the lens?
1 Katal
2 Yotta
3 Diopter
4 Radian
Q What is the SI unit for measuring the luminous intensity?
1 Kelvin
2 Candela
3 Mole
4 Ampere
Q Anna Chandy, the first Indian woman to serve as a judge at a high court was oppointed in which High Court?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which among the following is an award given under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India for excellence in the field of Science and Technology?
1 Om Prakash Bhasin Award
2 GD Birla Award for Scientific Research
3 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
4 Infosys Prize
Q To which of the following states can the popular tribal and traditional dance of Dhemsa be attributed to?
1 Odisha
2 Maharashtra
3 Tripura
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following authored the book ‘Badshah Nama’?
1 Abdul Hamid Lahori
2 Ziauddin Barani
3 Gulbadan Begum
4 Abul Fazl
Q The earth is closest to the sun around __ every year.
1 March 3
2 January 3
3 July 3
4 May 3
Q Which country is regarded as the origin of SUMO Wrestling game?
1 Japan
2 Vietnam
3 Indonesia
4 South Korea
Q In which state has the Jawara dance, a dance form to celebrate wealth , originated ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q Bhavai and Kalbelia are traditional dance forms of :
1 Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Tripura
4 Nagaland
Q Who is the only scientist to have won the Noble Prize in Chemistry twice ?
1 John Bardeen
2 Frederick Sanger
3 Marie Curie
4 Linus Pauling
Q The city of Vijayawada lies on the banks of which of these river ?
1 Krishna
2 Tapti
3 Gomti
4 Musi
Q Namdapha National Park is located in which state of India ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following kings took the title of ‘Dakshinapatheshvara’ (lord of the south) after defeating Harshvardhan?
1 Rudrasena II
2 Narasimhavarman I
3 Pulakeshin II
4 Mahendravarman
Q Pongal festival is celebrated for four days in Tamil Nadu. What is the fourth day of Pongal called ?
1 Surya Pongal
2 Bhogi Pongal
3 Mattu Pongal
4 Kaanum Pongal
Q Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT related to the Indian domestic cricket?
1 Duleep Trophy
2 Deodhar Trophy
3 Corbillon Cup
4 Ranji Trophy
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India expressly provides that the President is eligible for re-election?
1 Article 59
2 Article 56
3 Article 57
4 Article 58
Q ‘Letters from a Father to his Daughter’ was authored by whom among the following freedom fighters?
1 Narendra Modi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q In ______ folk music , tales from Mahabharata are sung as a ballad .
1 Pandavani
2 Maand
3 Sohar
4 Pankhida
Q Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by the people of which state ?
1 Odisha
2 Rajasthan
3 Assam
4 Meghalaya
Q Who introduced Du-Aspah-Sih-Aspah system whereby the specific noble was to maintain double the number of horsemen ?
1 Jahangir
2 Akbar
3 Babur
4 Aurangzeb
Q The disease Blast is related to which among the following crops?
1 Rice
2 Wheat
Chickpea
4 Sugarcane
Q In which year Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur built by Maharaja Jai Singh II ?
1 1734
2 1805
3 1780
4 1800
Q Biotic potential is defined as:
Ans 1. the tendency of a population to decrease under extreme environmental conditions
2. the tendency of a population to remain constant under extreme environmental conditions
3. the ability of a population to survive and remain constant under ideal environmental conditions
4. the ability of a population to increase under ideal environmental conditions
Q Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
| List-I [ Name of Joint Military Exercise ] | List-II [ Countries ] |
| A. SLINEX | i. India – China |
| B. Hand in Hand | ii. India – Seychelles |
| C. Ekuverin | iii. India – Sri Lanka |
| D. Lamitiye | iv. India – Maldives |
1 A – iii , B- i , C – ii , D – iv
2 A – ii , B – iii , C – iv , D – i
3 A – iii , B – i , C – iv , D – ii
4 A- i , B -ii , C – iii , D – iv