Q Mulk Raj Anand won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971 for which of his books?
1 The Big Heart
2 Untouchable
3 Morning Face
4 Across the Black Waters
Q Which of the following Parsis festivals is marked as the birth anniversary of
Zoroaster?
1 Zarthost No-Deeso
2 Khordad Sal
3 Jamshed-e-Navroz
4 Paitishahema Gahambar
Q Blue Water Policy was introduced by which Portuguese ruler?
1 Pedro Alvares Cabral
2 Francisco De Almeida
3 Alfonso de Albuquerque
4 Vasco Da Gama
Q Bile juice is stored in a sac known as _.
1 Gall bladder
2 Pancreas
3 Liver
4 Urinary bladder
Q Who was the author of ‘Prayag Prashasti’?
1 Kalidasa
2 Harishena
3 Vararuchi
4 Tenali Ramakrishn
Q The famous musician Aban Mistry is associated with which instrument?
1 Flute
2 Tabla
3 Shehnai
4 Drums
Q In which year did the Bhopal Gas Tragedy occur?
1 1986
2 1984
3 1988
4 1982
Q In which year, Fatehpur Sikri was designated as a UNESCO-World Heritage Site?
1 1979
2 1986
3 1990
4 1972
Q In which battle was Tipu Sultan killed?
1 Battle of Buxar, 1764
2 Battle of Seringapatam, 1799
3 Battle of Adyar,1746
4 Battle of Ambur, 1749
Q In which state is the prehistoric rock paintings of Bhimbetka caves located?
1 Karnataka
2 Maharashtra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Assam
Q Who was the Viceroy of India during the ‘Partition of Bengal’ (1905)?
1 Lord Mountbatten
2 Lord Minto
3 Lord Curzon
4 Lord Mayo
Q Steel Authority of India Limited was incorporated in the year:
1 1963
2 1965
3 1975
4 1973
Q In which year did the separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes come into existence?
1 1995
2 2010
3 1990
4 2004
Q Shab-e-Barat is celebrated by which religious group?
1 Buddhist
2 Muslim
3Jain
4 Parsi
Q Which scientist is known as the ‘Father of Botany’ ?
1 Theophrastus
2 Aristotle
3 Linnaeus
4 Darwin
Q Where is the High Court of Himachal Pradesh located?
1 Kangar
2 Hamirpur
3 Kinnaur
4 Shimla
Q Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in the Hindu month of ______
1 Sravana
2 Kartik
3 Magh
4 Phalgun
Q Which festival is traditionally associated with ‘Bulbul fights‘ ?
1 Bhogali Bihu
2 Pongal
3 Onam
4 Uttarayan
Q Who started the Satnami movement in central India to improve the social status of leather workers?
1 Guru Ghasidas
2 Shri Narayana
3 Balakdas
4 Haridas Thakur
Q Which of the following is a sword dance meant to depict the martial art tradition of the Kumaoni tribe?
1. Kachchhi Ghodi
2 Gair
3 Chholiya
4 Chari
Q As per FIFA Regulations, a football (soccer) match consists of two 45 minutes halves with a ______ rest period in between.
Ans 1. 20 minutes
2. 15 minutes
3. 10 minutes
4. 30 minutes
Q Which of the following river forms the famous Dhuadhar falls ?
1 Narmada
2 Kali Sind
3 Chambal
4 Tapi
Q The snake boat race is a unique feature of which of the following festivals ?
1 Kalinga festival
2 Dussehra
3 Onam
4 Bhogali Bihu
Q The last Nawab of Awadh was ______.
Ans 1. Wajid Ali Shah
2. Mir Jafar
3. Mansur Ali Khan
4. Alivardi Khan
Q Who among the following wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ giving an insider’s view of India’s freedom struggle?
Ans 1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Dr. BR Ambedkar
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005) provides work for how many days?
1 300
2 200
3 100
4 125
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution are related to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
1 Article 147-150
2 Article 148-154
3 Article 148-152
4 Article 148-151
Q Valabhi, a city of ancient India was the capital of the _________ dynasty from the 5th to 8th Century CE.
Ans 1. Chalukya
2. Maitraka
3. Vakataka
4. Pallava
Q The transfer of heat through horizontal movement of air is called _.
1 conduction
2 advection
3 variation
4 convection
Q Which of the following types of unemployment arises from a mismatch between the jobs available in the market and the skills of the available workers in the market?
1 Frictional
2 Disguised
3 Structural
4 Seasonal
Q The dry cell is made up of an outer __ container that acts as the anode.
1 manganese
2 lead
3 zinc
4 nickel
Q What is the dominant substance that makes up the hair, nails and the top layer of skin in the human body?
1. Laminin
2 Collagen
3 Keratin
4 Fibronectin
Q _____-is known as the energy currency of the cell.
1 NADH
2 ADP
3 ATP
4 DNA
Q In which year was Communist Party of India [ CPI ] formed?
Ans 1.1925
2. 1943
3. 1927
4. 1940
Q The Hundru falls are formed by the river _.
1. Umngot
2 Subarnarekha
3 Tsangpo
4 Teesta
Q Where is the active volcano found in India?
1. Lakshadweep
2 Andaman and Nicobar
3 Goa
4 Puducherry
Q Robert Hooke discovered the cell in 1665 by observing a __ under a microscope.
1. leaf
2 rock
3 piece of cork
4 grain of sand
Q ________is associated with the production and metabolism of fats and steroid hormones.
1 Nucleus
2 Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
3 Mitochondrion
4 Golgi appara
Q The Keoladeo National Park is located in the state of _.
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Odisha
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In 1955, who published a comprehensive study of small particle constituents of the cytoplasm’ (ribosomes) and correctly estimated their physiological importance?
1 Albert Von Kolliker
2 George E Palade
3 Pierre Joseph Pelletier
4 James Thomson
Q Which newspaper edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was one of the strongest critics of the British rule?
Ans 1. Amrita Bazar Patrika
2. Kesari
3. The Tribune
4. The Hindu e
Q The novel “Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard“ is written by:
1 Kiran Desai
2 Jhumpa Lahiri
3 Chitra Banerjee
4 Amrita Pritam
Q Under which Article of the Constitution of India shall the Governor of a State be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal?
1. Article 153
2 Article 154
3 Article 156
4 Article 155
Q Saila dance form is performed in the state of __________.
Ans 1. Jharkhand
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Uttarakhand
Q Who among the following introduced the ’Doctrine of Lapse’?
Ans 1. Lord Ripon
2. Warren Hastings
3. Lord Canning
4. Lord Dalhousie
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that the President is eligible for reelection?
1 Article 54
2 Article 57
3 Article 55
4 Article 56
Q Who among the following constructed the Jamat Khana Mosque in Delhi?
1 Khizr Khan
2 Quṭb al-Dīn Mubārak Shah
3 Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji
4 Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q Who is the author of the book, ‘Walking with the comrades’?
Ans 1. Kiran Desai
2. Arundhati Roy
3. Vikram Seth
4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Q Devprayag is the place where the Bhagirathi joins _.
1. Ghaghara
2 Meghna
3 Gandak
4 Alaknanda
Q The first revenue settlement in the Bombay Deccan came into operation in the year :
1 1720
2 1780
3 1820
4 1860
Q Who among the following was the successor of Chandragupta I?
1. Vikramaditya
2 Samudragupta
3 Chandragupta II
4 Ghatotkacha
Q Under which Amendment was Goa accorded the status of full-fledged state?
1. 56th
2 52nd
3 61st
4 71st
Q In which year did Motilal Nehru chair the committee to prepare the Constitution of India?
1. 1944
2 1928
3 1934
4 1939
Q The highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh state is ________.
Ans 1. Kamet
2. Trisuli
3. Kangto
4. Nun-Kun
Q In which year was the Treaty of Bassein signed between Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Poona in India, and the British?
1. 1801
2 1810
3 1820
4 1802
Q Which fort is regarded as the first pillar of Maratha empire?
1. Sindhudurg
2 Prachandagad
3 Rajgad
4 Panhala
Q Which of the following states does NOT share a border with Bangladesh ?
1 Manipur
2 Mizoram
3 Tripura
4 Meghalaya
| Bangladesh – India border [ 4096 km ] | Assam , West Bengal , Mizoram , Meghalaya , Tripura |
Q In which year did the first Bengali woman writer Ashapoorna Devi win the Jnanpith Award?
Ans 1. 1974
2. 1976
3. 1975
4. 1973
Q In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought between the Vijayanagara rulers and the combined forces of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmednagar?
1 1565
2 1555
3 1570
4 1560
Q Which of the following is the traditional bamboo dance of the Mizos?
Ans 1. Moyashai
2. Udoho
3. Cheraw
4. Aaluyattu
Q Talle Wildlife Sanctuary which is a home of rare clouded leopard is located in :
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 West Bengal
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q In which year were fourteen banks nationalised in India ?
1 1969
2 1980
3 1982
4 1976
Q Who among the following is best known for his plays ‘Yayati’ and ‘Tughlaq’?
Ans 1. Viju Khote
2. Shreeram Lagoo
3. Girish Karnad
4. Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Q Which of the following games/sports is associated with the Sudirman Cup?
Ans 1. Badminton
2. Baseball
3. Volleyball
4. Basketball
Q With which of the following sports would you associate the team ‘Kerala Blasters’?
Ans 1. Football
2. Badminton
3. Kabaddi
4. Cricket
Q In which of the following years was the Buddhist Chanting of Ladakh included in the UNESCO’S list of intangible cultural heritage?
1. 2014
2 2012
3 2016
4 2013