Q In which state of India is the Moatsu festival celebrated every year?
1 Karnataka
2 Jharkhand
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Nagaland
Q The medieval traveller Marco Polo was from:
1 Istanbul
2 Zurich
3 Venice
4 Paris
Q Karbi Anglong plateau is located in which area or state ?
1 Assam
2 Gujarat
3 Meghalaya
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who led the Nyaya Yudh movement in Haryana ?
1 Chaudhary Devi Lal Singh
2 Om Prakash Chautala
3 Bhupendra Singh Hooda
4 Neeraj Sharma
Q As per the estimation of Scholars, what was the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro?
1 About 150
2 About 250
3 About 500
4 About 700
Q The birth anniversary of Lord Jhulelal of the Sindhi community is also known as_________.
Ans 1. Ulambana
2. Chaliho Sahib
3. Cheti Chand
4. Jamshedi Navroj
Q Whole Earth experiences equal days and equal nights on which dates?
1 21 March and 23 September
2 4 January and 4 July
3 21 June and 22 December
4 24 January and 11 October
Q The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the __ dynasty.
1 Gahadavala
2 Bactrian
3 Gupta
4 Chauhan
Q Who is the first Asian to have been honoured with the Nobel Prize for Economics ?
1 Amartya Sen
2 Hargobind Khorana
3 Mother Teresa
4 Chandrashekhar Venkataraman
Q Manipuri dance often depicts scenes from the life of which of the following Hindu Gods or Goddess?
1 Goddess Durga
2 Lord Krishna
3 Lord Ram
4 Lord Hanuman
Q As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in population of India from 2001 to 2011?
1 2.16 percent
2 2.22 percent
3 1.97 percent
4 1.64 percent
Q Which of the following festival is known as the Jewish New Year?
1 Simchat Torah
2 Shemini Atzeret
3 Sukkot
4 Rosh Hashanah
Q Who among the following authors wrote “The Living Mountain”?
1 Nitin Gokhale
2 Kabir Bedi
3 Amitav Ghosh
4 Anindya Dutta
Q The Nanda Devi Fair is organised in the Kumaon region in the month of __ every year.
1 September
2 May
3 December
4 February
Q Which of the following is a form of devotional poetry sung in praise of God Vithoba?
1 Abhang
2 Tevaram
3 Shabad
4 Bhatiali
Q Which of the following taxes was related to the land revenue (tax on agricultural land) system of the Delhi sultanate?
1 Khams
2 Zakat
3 Kharaj
4 Jizya
Q Which of the following is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?
Ans 1. Wimbledon
2. French Open
3. Australian Open
4. US Open
Q The deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes Pellagra?
1 B5
2 B2
3 B1
4 B3
Q The revenue system of Mughal period during Akbar’s reign was called __.
1 Zabt
2 Charai
3 Ghari
4 Iqta
Q Lingaraja Temple is situated in which of the following states of India?
1 Odisha
2 Maharashtra
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Sayyid Ahmed Khan founded Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in _ in
1875.
1 Lahore
2 Calcutta
3 Aligarh
4 Delhi
Q What is the total number of periods and groups in the Modern Periodic Table?
1 Period : 7 Group : 9
2 Period : 18 Group : 7
3 Period : 7 Group : 18
4 Period : 9 Group : 7
Q In which of the following years was the peasant movement in Kheda led by Mahatma Gandhi?
1 1918
2 1915
3 1916
4 1917
Q In which year did India win its first International Cricket Council(ICC) ODI World Cup?
1 1983
2 2011
3 2007
4 1992
Q Who among the following British Viceroys partitioned Bengal in 1905?
1 Lord Hardinge
2 Lord Irwin
3 Lord Lytton
4 Lord Curzon
Q What is the duration of a football match (in regular time)?
1 70 minutes
2 80 minutes
3 90 minutes
4 60 minutes
Q Through which of the following states does the Brahmaputra river enter India?
1 Punjab
2 Assam
3 Manipur
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In which year was the Deoband Seminary founded which published thousands of fatwas telling Muslim readers how to conduct themselves in their everyday lives, and explaining the meanings of Islamic doctrines?
1 1862
2 1867
3 1872
4 1860
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution is related to the duration of the Houses of Parliament?
1 Article 93
2 Article 101
3 Article 76
4 Article 83
Q Which of the following is also known as ‘New Stone Age’ in the civilisation history of India?
1 Neolithic
2 Mesolithic
3 Paleolithic
4 Epipaleolithic
Q When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, __ became the nawab of Bengal.
1 Mir Jafar
2 Mir Qasim
3 Murshed Quli Khan
4 Siraj-ud-daulah
Q __ is used to get rid of indigestion.
1 Antiseptic
2 Antacid
3 Antibiotic
4 Analgesic
Q ‘Pandavani‘ is the most celebrated folklore of __.
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Jharkhand
3 Karnataka
4 Rajasthan
Q Which of the following wetlands is located in Kerala?
1 Sandi Bird Sanctuary
2 Nandur Madhameshwar
3 Hokera Wetland
4 Sasthamkotta Lake
Q Which of the following is NOT one of ‘The Smart Triplets’ – the official mascots of the 2022 Asian Games?
1 Lianlian
2 Chenchen
3 Tazuni
4 Congcong
Q Which of the following festivals is also known as the ‘Manipuri New Year’?
1 Cheiraoba
2 Heikru Hidongba
3 Gang-Ngai
4 KUT
Q To which of the following dynasties did Queen Rudramadevi belong?
1 Vakataka
2 Western Ganga
3 Kakatiya
4 Chola
Q The ‘Procedure for Amendment of the Constitution’ in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from which of the following country’s constitutions?
1 Russia
2 South Africa
3 Canada
4 Germany
Q Who invented the capillary feed fountainpen?
1 David Hughes
2 Alfred Nobel
3 Ian Donald
4 LE Waterman
Q The __ Rebellion in central India broke out in 1910.
1 Warli
2 Pabna
3 Kol
4 Bastar
Q The preamble of the Indian constitution is borrowed from the constitution of __.
1 USSR (Present Russia )
2 United States of America
3 Britain
4 Canada
Q With reference to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, which of the following is Goal Number One?
1 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
2 No poverty
3 Reduced inequalities
4 Zero hunger
Q Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan?
1 Kalibangan
2 Nageswar
3 Balakot
4 Shortughai
Q How many oxygen atoms are there in a molecule of ozone?
1 Three [ O3 ]
2 Two
3 One
4 Four
Q Kolleru lake is located in the state of __.
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Kerala
Q An electric iron requires a __ fuse to prevent short circuiting.
1 4 A
2 3 A
3 2 A
4 5 A
Q ICAR–Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research is located in:
1 Ambala
2 Karnal
3 Rohtak
4 Kurukshetra
Q Which of the following waterfalls is in the state of Goa?
1 Duduma
2 Gokak
3 Dudhsagar
4 Shivasamudram
Q In 1877, which of the following viceroys organised a durbar to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India?
1 Lord Ripon
2 Lord Dufferin
3 Lord Lytton
4 Lord Minto
Q In which year did Amartya Sen receive the Nobel Prize for Economics?
1 1997
2 1999
3 2004
4 1998
Q When is National Consumer Day observed in India?
1 26th December
2 24th December
3 24th November
4 26th November
Q In which of the following states are Mahadeo Hills mainly spread?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Jharkhand
Q Which of the following is NOT a tribal group traditionally living in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
1 Sentinelese
2 Onge
3 Jarawa
4 Munda
Q Who among the following was the President of India when national emergency was declared in the year 1975?
1 Zakir Husain
2 Varahagiri Venkata Giri
3 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in _______________.
Ans 1. Switzerland
2. Iceland
3. USA
4. New Zealand
Q Name the King who built the famous Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar ?
1 Jajati Keshari
2 Dharmaratha
3 Janmejaya I
4 Bhimratha
Q Which of the following monuments is located in the state of Karnataka?
1 Gol Gumbaz
2 Bara Imambara
3 Qutub Minar
4 Charminar
The Gol Gumbad [ Or Gumbaz ] of Bijapur is the mausoleum of Mohammad Adil Shah . The mausoleum was designed by Yaqut of Dabul
Q Who is the author of ‘The Interpreter of Maladies’?
Ans 1. Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Alberto Vourvoulias
3. Anita Desai
4. Amitav Ghosh
Q ‘Behdienkhlam’ is a traditional dance festival of which state?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Gujarat
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Meghalaya
Q Who among the following players wrote his autobiography entitled ‘The Race of My Life’?
Ans 1. Mary Kom
2. Milkha Singh
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kapil Dev
Q In which state did the ‘Saila’ dance originate? The dance is performed by boys after the harvest season.
Ans 1. Bihar
2. Jharkhand
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Odisha
Q ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ is a book written by __.
1 Lewis Carroll
2 Mark Twain
3 Ruskin Bond
4 Rudyard Kipling
Q In 1526, __ defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat and captured Delhi and Agra.
1 Genghis Khan
2 Timur
3 Miran Shah
4 Babur
Q Military commanders in Akbar’s empire were called ‘__’.
1 diwans
2 faujdars
3 kotwals
4 bakhshis
Q Dashain is the longest and the most important festival of __.
1 Myanmar
2 Bhutan
3 Sri Lanka
4 Nepal
Q In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established?
1 1942
2 1947
3 1932
4 1935
Q Which is the tallest waterfall of India with a height of 1,493 ft?
Ans 1. Thalaiyar Falls, Tamil Nadu
2. Barkana Falls, Karnataka
3. Kunchikal Falls, Karnataka
4. Meenmutty Falls, Kerala
Q Jagoi is a major style of which of the following forms of Indian classical dance?
Ans 1. Sattriya
2. Kathak
3. Manipuri
4. Odissi
Q Name the professional Indian basket player who became the first ever player to be drafted form India into the National Basketball Association [ NBA ] ?
1 Satnam Singh Bhamara
2 Jaipal Singh Munda
3 Sailen Manna
4 Talimeren Ao
Q The first train inaugurated in 1853 was between which two stations?
Ans 1. Mumbai and Surat
2. Mumbai and Thane
3. Delhi and Chandigarh
4. Bangalore and Mysore
Q In which of the following states is the Phodong monastery situated?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated as a kite-flying festival across India?
Ans 1. Durga Puja
2. Holi
3. Janmashtami
4. Makar Sankranti
Q As per the eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, how many languages are referred to as scheduled languages?
Ans 1. 14
2. 20
3. 22
4. 18
Q The fifth incarnation of Vishnu is known as:
Ans 1. Varaha
2. Krishna
3. Vamana
4. Narasimha
Q Santosh Trophy’ is an award for the winning team of ______.
Ans 1. hockey
2. football
3. volleyball
4. basketball
Q Who among the following is the co-founder of Twitter?
Ans 1. Tim Berners-Lee
2. Jack Dorsey
3. Narayan Murthy
4. Bill Gates
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Tales of Beedle The Bard‘?
1 Roald Dahl
2 JK Rowling
3 Lewis Carroll
4 EB White
Q As per the Constitution of India, a member of Union Public Service Commission holds office for a period of six years or till he/she attains the age of __ years.
1 60
2 62
3 65
4 68
Q The Finance Commission of India is constituted by the __ under Article 280 of the Constitution.
1 Supreme Court
2 Vice-President
3 President
4 High Court
Q Which of the following states of matter is also known as the Bose-Einstein
condensate?
1 Second
2 Third
3 Fourth
4 Fifth
Q Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century in his ____ match.
Ans 1. 76th
2. 79th
3. 78th
4. 77th
Q Vitamin B Complex consists of how many vitamins?
Ans 1. 5
2. 8
3. 6
4. 7
| Vitamin B complex | B1 [ Thiamine ] || B2 [ Riboflavin ] || B3 [ Niacin ] || B5 [ Pantothenic acid ] || B6 [ Pyridoxine ] || B7 [ Biotin ] || B9 [ Folic acid ] || B12 [ Cobalamin ] |
Q As of 2024, who among the following had the distinction of having scored the most goals at a single tournament in the entire history of FIFA World Cup?
Ans 1. Just Fontaine
2. Pele
3. Zinedine Zidane
4. Diego Maradona
Q Who was the founder of Pala Dynasty?
Ans 1. Mahipala
2. Gopala
3. Ramapala
4. Dharampala
Q Identify a water-harvesting system found in Jaisalmer.
Ans 1. Guls
2. Johads
3. Khadins
4. Kuls
Q Who wrote the book ”Two Fate -The Story of My Divorce’‘?
1 Judy Balan
2 Jane Austen
3 Anita Desai
4 Sudha Murty
Q Kye Gompa, the largest centre of Buddhist learning in the Western Himalayas, is situated in the state/union territory of __.
1 Sikkim
2 Jammu & Kashmir
3 Uttarakhand
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q What was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier’s most important contribution to chemistry in 1789?
1 Law of Conservation of Mass
2 Law of Multiple Proportions
3 Law of Definite Proportions
4 Law of Conservation of Energy
Q बिष्णुपुर मंदिर समूह [ Bishnupur ] भारत के किस राज्य मेंस्थित है?
1 पश्चिम बंगाल
2 मध्य प्रदेश
3 असम
4 बिहार
Q How many states share their boundary with Bangladesh ?
1 Four
2 Five
3 Three
4 Six
India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km . The total length of the coastline of the mainland , Lakshadweep Islands , and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are 7,516.6 km
Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] : 5 States [ West Bengal , Assam , Meghalaya , Tripura & Mizoram ]
Bhutan [ 699 km ] : 4 States [ Sikkim , West Bengal , Assam & Arunachal Pradesh ]
Nepal [ 1751 km ] : 5 States [ Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , West Bengal & Sikkim ]
Myanmar [ 1643 km ] : 4 States [ Arunachal Pradesh , Nagaland , Manipur and Mizoram ]