Q The Ahaia Winter Festival is primarily organised by the North-Eastern state of __ to promote tourism.
1 Meghalaya
2 Tripura
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Sikkim
Q Which of the following parts/structures is located at the topmost part of a Stupa?
1 Torana
2 Harmika
3 Vedika
4 Medhi
Q Who is the author of t he novel “A passage to India”?
1 Edward Gibbon
2 E M Forster
3 H G Wells
4 Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q Who among the following was considered to be the queen of thumri?
1 Rumi
2 Girija Devi
3 Mirza Ghalib
4 Rattan Mohan Sharma
Q ‘2G Saga Unfolds’ book was written by __.
1 Mohsin Hamid
2 Andimuthu Raja
3 Tarun Vijay
4 Kanwaljit Singh
Q Who built the Pathar Ki Masjid in Patna, Bihar?
1 Aurangzeb
2 Parwez Shah
3 Alauddin Khilji
4 Feroz shah Tughlaq
Q ____ is an example of acoelomate.
1 Echinoderms
2 Platyhelminthes
3 Molluscs
4 Arthropods
Q Who emphasized the worship of God as Nirankar (Formless) in Punjab?
1 Baba Dayal Das
2 Maharaja Ranjit Singh
3 Guru Gobind Singh
4 Baba Ram Singh
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The 7 Sins of Being a Mother’?
1 Kareena Kapoor
2 Alia Bhatt
3 Twinkle Khanna
4 Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
Q Who among the following was the first independent Gupta king to hold the title of Maharajadhiraj?
Ans 1. Ghatotkach Gupta
2. Srigupta I
3. Ramagupta
4. Chandragupta I
Q Right to Protection of Life and Personal Liberty is given under which Article of theIndian Constitution?
Ans 1. Article 21
2. Article 22
3. Article 20
4. Article 23
Q What was the real name of the Hindi literary writer Munshi Premchand ?
1 Moolshankar
2 Dhanpat Rai
3 Bhanusingha
4 Nirala
Q In the context of British rule in India, who among the following Governor-Generals created a professional cadre of company servants making provisions for them for generous salaries?
1 Lord Mayo
2 Lord Cornwallis
3 Lord Dalhousie
4 Warren Hastings
Q Which of the following commission was appointed by the Central Government on Union State relations in 1983?
1 Setalvad Commission
2 Kalelkar Commission
3 Dutt Commission
4 Sarkaria Commission
Q Who among the following was a Roman Catholic missionary who worked in Bengal for the majority of his/her life?
1 David of Basra
2 Saint Bernadette
3 Mother Teresa
4 Columba
Q The concept of “Procedure Established by Law” in the Indian constitution is borrowed from which of the following countries?
1 Japan
2 Britain
3 France
4 United States of America
Q What is the chemical formula of sodium nitrate?
1 NaNH3
2 NaNO4
3 NaNO3
4 NaNO2
Q Which law is also known as the law of inertia?
1 Archimedes principle
2 Kepler’s law
3 Newton’s First law of motion
4 Newton’s Second law of motion
Q The Charminar was constructed by which of the following dynasties?
1 Pandya
2 Chera
3 Chalukya
4 Qutb Shahi
Q What is the total number of medals won by India in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games?
1 7
2 10
3 8
4 6
Q Sher Khan defeated Humayun at Kanauj in the year __.
1 1535
2 1540
3 1555
4 1530
Q Which among the following Vitamins is known as Niacin?
1 Vitamin B3
2 Vitamin B4
3 Vitamin B1
4 Vitamin B2
Q Who among the following was one of the court poets of the King Samudragupta?
1 Harisena
2 Surdas
3 Pragyajan
4 Hariharan
Q Ratha Jatra, the festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha is celebrated every year in
1 Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
2 Jaipur, Rajasthan
3 Kolkata, West Bengal
4 Puri, Odisha
Q Which type of seeds played an important role in Green Revolution in India?
1 High Nutritional Variety
2 High Yielding Variety
3 Low Nutritional Variety
4 Low Yielding Variety
Q Who wrote the novel ‘Train to Pakistan’?
1 Vikram Seth
2 Mulk Raj Anand
3 Khushwant Singh
4 Bhisham Sahni
Q On which of the following two dates does the equinox fall?
1 23 September and 22 December
2 21 June and 23 September
3 21 March and 21 June
4 21 March and 23 September
Q Which among the following international boundaries is the longest?
1 Indo-Pak
2 Indo-China
3 Indo-Myanmar
4 Indo-Bangladesh [ 4096 km ]
Q Who among the following musicians plays Carnatic music and also known as ‘God ofGhatam’?
Ans 1. TH Vinayakram
2. Asad Ali Khan
3. RV Raghvan
4. Ram Narayan
Q Which city from the Harappan Civilization was almost exclusively devoted to craft production including bead making , shell cutting , metal working , seal making and weight making ?
1 Harappa
2 Chanhudaro
3 Nageshwar
4 Mohenjo Daro
Q The Indira Sagar Dam is built over river Narmada in which of the following states of India?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Gujarat
4 Karnataka
Q Which among the following enzymes helps in breaking down fats?
1 Lipase
2 Trypsin
3 Ribonuclease
4 Amylase
Q The Indian parliament has power to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and
intercourse through which article of the Indian constitution?
1 300A
2 302
3 303
4 304
Q Which part of human brain is responsible for walking in straight line?
1 Cerebellum
2 Medulla
3 Pons
4 Cerebrum
Q Who is the highest law officer in India?
1 Attorney General for India
2 Solicitor General of India
3 Chief Justice of India
4 Vice President of India
Q Article 243K of the Indian constitution is related with which of the following?
1 Election to the Panchayats.
2 Reservation of seats in Panchayat.
3 Durations of panchayat, etc.
4 Grounds of disqualification from membership of Panchayat
Q Which of these organisations provides an objective , scientific view of climate change as also its natural , political and economic impacts ?
1 The Climate Project
2 United Nations Environment Programme
3 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
4 International Union for Conservation of Nature
Q Which of the following Articles provides the minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice?
1 Article 31
2 Article 30
3 Article 29
4 Article 28
Q In which year did Saina Nehwal win the Olympic bronze medal in the individual women’s Badminton competition?
1 2012
2 2016
3 2008
4 2004
Q Which among the following books is written by Amitav Ghosh?
1 Jungle Nama
2 400 Days
3 Battlefield
4 Back to the Roads
Q Tropical grasslands of Brazil are known as __.
1 Savanna
2 Campos
3 Pampas
4 Llanos
Q Nitrous oxide is a colourless and odourless substance that is also known as __.
1 sleeping gas
2 balloon gas
3 laughing gas
4 tear gas
Q __ is also known as brown coal of the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content.
1 Peat
2 Bitumen
3 Lignite
4 Anthracite
Q An image formed by the convex mirror is always __.
1 real and erect
2 virtual and inverted
3 real and inverted
4 virtual and erect
Q Which of the following organisations was NOT associated with Vinayak DamodarSavarkar?
Ans 1. Servants of India Society
2. Hindu Mahasabha
3. Abhinav Bharat Society
4. Free India Society
Q As of 2025, the longest railway platform in India is an ___. It is around 1.5 km long.
1 Gorakhpur
2 Kharagpur
3 Hubali
4 Kollam Junction
Q The Natya shastra which provides information regarding musical instruments is compiled by __.
1 Tansen
2 Amir Khusrau
3 Bharat Muni
4 Kalidas
Q What type of the rock is Granite?
1 Intrusive igneous rocks
2 Sedimentary rocks
3 Extrusive igneous rocks
4 Metamorphic rocks
Q When did depressed classes get the reserved seats in provincial and central
legislative councils, but they were to be voted in by General electorate?
1 September 1932
2 November 1930
3 September 1930
4 November 1932
Q The term ‘Tripitakas’ in Buddhism mean three:
1 trees
2 baskets
3 houses
4 roads
Q 1 terabytes per second = __ bytes per second
1 230
2 220
3 210
4 240
Q Who is named as the Missile Man of India?
1 APJ Abdul Kalam
2 C. V. Raman
3 Homi Bhabha
4 Vikram Sarabhai
Q For domestic tariff, one unit of electrical energy consumption is equal to:
Ans 1. kilo joule hour
2. kilowatt-hour
3. milliamps hour
4. kilo volt ampere hour
Q Which dance of Sikkim is performed on 28th and 29th day of the 10 month of the Tibetan Calendar ?
1 Kagyed dance
2 Dalkhai
3 Bagurumba
4 Dhimsa
Q At which Olympic Games did the Indian hockey men’s team win its last gold medal?
1 2008
2 1980
3 2012
4 1996
Q Which female Indian athlete who won the gold medal at 1970 Bangkok Asian Games in 400 m race ?
1 Kamaljeet Sandhu
2 Karnam Malleshwari
3 PT Usha
4 MD Valsamma
Q The original Constitution contained 395 Articles divided into __ parts.
1 22
2 19
3 21
4 24
Q Who has authored the book ‘The Lives of Others’ ?
1 Neel Mukherjee
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Amitav Ghosh
Q Lord Minto concluded the Treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh in ____
1 1809
2 1815
3 1831
4 1824
Q Who is named Mira Ben by Mahatma Gandhi ?
1 Madeleine Slade
2 Annie Besant
3 Kamla Devi
4 Indira Gandhi
Q Which continent produces more than half of worlds tin ?
1 Asia
2 Europe
3 North America
4 South America
Q Which article of Indian constitution related with control over subordinate courts ?
1 Article 235
2 Article 217
3 Article 279
4 Article 251
Q Nirmal paintings are associated with which of the following states ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Nagaland
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya
Q The northern plains of India are formed up of which soil?
1 Peaty
2 Alluvial
3 Black
4 Laterite
Q Which Viceroy is known as ‘the Saviour of the Punjab’ ?
1 Lord John Lawrence
2 Lord Minto
3 Lord Rippon
4 Lord Mayo
Q Which river in India is also known as Red river ?
1 Brahmaputra
2 Gandak
2 Kosi
4 Yamuna
Q Who among the following Bollywood actress wrote “Unfinished: A Memoir”?
1 Priyanka Chopra
2 Kareena Kapoor
3 Alia Bhatt
4 Deepika Padukone
Q _ is the largest producer of bauxite in the world.
1 Australia
2 India
3 China
4 United states of America
Q Name the daughter of one of the most important rulers in early Indian history, Chandragupta II.
1 Rudrama Devi
2 Parvatigupta
3 Prabhavatigupta
4 Lopamudra
Q Sandeep Das is famous for playing which of the following percussion instruments?
1 Pakhawaj
2 Tabla
3 Kanjira
4 Ghatam
Q Who among the following kings was given the title of ‘Andhra Bhoja’?
1 Krishnadeva Raya
2 Aliya Rama Raya
3 Rama Raya
4 Vira Narasimha Raya
Q In India, Silver fir, junipers, pines and birches are the common trees of which of the following forests?
1 Montane Forests
2 Mangrove Forests
3 Tropical Evergreen Forests
4 Tropical Deciduous Forests
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in the region of Malwa in the eighth century?
1 Vatsaraja
2 Mahendrapala I
3 Nagabhatta I
4 Mihira Bhoja
Q Mohan Shyam Sharma is a famous musician associated with the :
1 Tabla
2 Sarod
3 Pakhawaj
4 Drums
Q The Kanger Valley National Park is located in which of the following states?
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Which among the following is the oldest stock exchange in India?
1 Bombay Stock Exchange
2 Multi-Commodity Exchange
3 National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
4 National Stock Exchange
Q In __, the British government enacted a legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles – chintz – in England. Interestingly, this Act was known as the Calico Act.
1 1740
2 1730
3 1720
4 1700
Q State public services; State Public Service Commission comes under which list of seventh schedule of the Indian constitution?
1 Transferred list
2 State list
3 Concurrent list
4 Union list
Q The Dronacharya Award was first handed out in 1985, and the first Dronacharya Award winner was _.
1 Hawa Singh
2 Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat
3 Karan Singh
4 Hansa Sharma
The Dronacharya Award was first handed out in 1985, and the first Dronacharya Award winner was wrestling coach Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat . Along with Bhagwat , renowned athletics coach OM Nambiar [ PT Usha coach ] and boxing coach Om Prakash Bharadwaj