Q Tippani is a well-known dance of which of the following states?
1 Gujarat
2 Punjab
3 Rajasthan
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q The Earth has been divided into many time zones. How many degrees does each time zone covers?
1 24 degrees
2 15 degrees
3 20 degrees
4 10 degrees
Q Mount Elbrus is the highest point of which of the following countries?
1 Russia
2 China
3 Vietnam
4 United States of America
Q UNESCO recognized Kumbh Mela as Intangible Cultural Heritage in the year _
1 2015
2 2017
3 2016
4 2018
Q The first woman to win the Dronacharya Award was weightlifting coach __ in
2000.
1 Purnima Mahato
2 Hansa Sharma
3 Renu Kohli
4 Sunita Sharma
Q Who among the following was also known to his admirers as the “conqueror of India”?
1 Robert Clive
2 Lord Wellesley
3 Warren Hastings
4 William Bentinck
Q In which year was Battle of Peshawar fought between Raja Jayapal and Mahmud Ghazni?
1 1258
2 1001
3 1112
4 1305
Q Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed Chief Justice of a state High Court?
1 Leila Seth
2 Anna Chandy
2 M. Fathima Beevi
4 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Q The sensation of feeling full is because of a centre associated with hunger, which is in a separate part of the __.
1 Pituitary gland
2 Midbrain
3 Forebrain
4 Hindbrain
Q Which Indian was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 1930?
1 Amartya Sen
2 C. V. Raman
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Vikram Sarabhai
Q Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary is observed on __.
1 July 4
2 July 1
3 August 1
4 August 4
Q What is the zone between the arctic circle and north pole called?
1 South temperate zone
2 North temperate zone
3 Frigid zone
4 Torrid zone
Q Dhupgarh peak is the highest point of which of the following States of India?
1 Jharkhand
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In __, Ambedkar started a temple entry movement, in which his Mahar caste
followers participated.
1 1921
2 1925
3 1927
4 1923
Q __ forces water through a semipermeable membrane and removes contaminants.
1 Boiling
2 Distillation
3 Filtration
4 Reverse Osmosis
Q A western disturbance is the extra-tropical storm that brings rainfall over northeast India during winter. From which ocean does this disturbance originate?
1 East Siberian Sea
2 Mediterranean Sea
3 Coral Sea
4 Arabian Sea
Q Which of the following Constitution Amendment Act made the Right to education a Fundamental Right under article 21 A of the Indian constitution?
1 19th Amendment Act, 1966
2 89th Amendment Act, 2003
3 86th Amendment Act, 2002
4 91st Amendment Act, 2003
Q Pandit Ram Narayan is a Hindustani Classical musician who plays __.
1 Harmonium
2 Flute
3 Tabla
4 Sarangi
Q How many Lok Sabha seats are there for the state of Meghalaya?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
Q What is the official language of Bhutan, a neighbouring country of India?
1 Dzongkha
2 Yuan
3 Ngultrum
4 Kyat
Q Which of the following straits is located between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean?
1 Cook
2 Sunda
3 Malacca
4 Palk
Q What is the maximum number of electrons that the third orbit or M-shell can have?
1 32
2 18
3 2
4 8
Q Which among the following is the oldest High Court in India?
1 Telangana
2 Calcutta
3 Allahabad
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which Indian festival celebrates the birth anniversary of spiritual leader Padmasambhava, founder of Tibet Tantric Buddhism?
1 Hemis
2 Bakrid
3 Gurpurab
4 Losar
Q In which of the following states are the Son Bhandar Caves located?
1. Odisha
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Assam
4 Bihar
Q __ percent can be taken as the average value for the amount of organic matter
that is present at each step of food chain and reaches the next level of consumers.
1 10
2 2
3 5
4 20
Q ‘Puli Kali’ is a recreational folk art form from which of the following states of India?
1 Kerala
2 Telangana
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q Sir Tim Berners-Lee — a British computer scientist invented the revolutionary World Wide Web in __.
1 1985
2 1989
3 1982
4 1995
Q The Pitts India Act of __ distinguished between the commercial and political
functions of the British East India Company.
1 1802
2 1792
3 1818
4 1784
Q Which among the following is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
1 Saddle
2 Kalsubai
3 Phawngpui
4 Deomali
Q ‘Bastar Dussehra’ is a traditional Indian festival that is celebrated over a span of __ days.
1. 90
2 65
3 75
4 60
Q Article 76 of the Indian constitution is related with the office of which of the following ?
1 Vice – President of India
2 President of India
3 Attorney General of India
4 Prime Minister of India
Q What is the sex ratio of India as per 2011 census?
1 843 females per 1000 males
2 643 females per 1000 males
3 943 females per 1000 males
4 743 females per 1000 males
Q Candela is the SI unit of which of the following base quantities?
1. Length
2 Luminous intensity
3 Temperature
4 Mass
Q Which of the following is a dance form in Mizoram participated exclusively by ‘village guests‘?
1. Khuallam
2 Chailam
3 Solakia
4 Cheraw
Q Phodong Monastery is located in ______.
Ans 1. Ladakh
2. Bihar
3. Sikkim
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following is an animal trading festival of Gujarat?
Ans 1. Ambubachi Mela
2. Vautha Mela
3. Kumbh Mela
4. Madhavpur Mela
Q In which state is the Renuka Lake located?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following animals is made to race in the traditional sport called ‘Kambala’ in Karnataka?
Ans 1. Buffalo
2. Goat
3. Dog
4. Horse
Q How many monasteries and temples are there in Ellora caves?
Ans 1. 34
2. 33
3. 31
4. 32
Q The Finance BiIl has to be passed by the parliament within how many days of its
introduction?
1. 85
2 60
3 90
4 75
Q When was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held, where everyone present in the meeting pledged to mark 26 January as ‘Independence Day’?
1. 19 December 1929
2 26 March 1935
3 14 January 1937
4 31 October 1945
Q Who among the following became the first ever Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal?
Ans 1. Vinesh Phogat
2. Babita Kumari
3. Kavita Devi
4. Sakshi Malik
Q Which of the following is the most literate district in India as per Census 2011?
Ans 1. Serchhip
2. Kottayam
3. Champhai
4. Ernakulam
Q Hakki, Pikki and Siddi are ______ from Karnataka.
Ans 1. dance forms
2. languages
3. theatre forms
4. music types
Q The autobiography ‘My Experiments with Truth’ was originally written in which language
Ans 1. Marathi
2. Bengali
3. English
4. Gujarati
Q Which of the following waterfalls is located in Jharkhand?
Ans 1. Jog waterfalls
2. Dudhsagar waterfall
3. Hundru waterfall
4. Chulia waterfall
Q In which of the following cities is the headquarters of HDFC Bank located?
1. New Delhi
2 Patna
3 Mumbai
4 Bengaluru
Q On which of the following dates was the Bhutan Constitution enacted?
1. 9 October 1998
2 18 July 2008
3 25 August 2003
4 12 June 2000
Q Who among the following is known as the Father of India’s Space Programme?
1. Vikram Sarabhai
2 C V Raman
3 Satish Dhawan
4 Homi Bhabha
Q In which of the following states is the Corbett National Park located?
1. Tripura
2 Gujarat
3 West Bengal
4 Uttarakhand
Q ‘Vesak Poya’ festival, which is celebrated on a full moon day in May, belongs to which of the following religions?
1. Jainism
2 Buddhism
3 Islam
4 Sikhism
Q Birdie, eagle and albatross are all terms used in ______.
Ans 1. baseball
2. football
3. polo
4. golf
Q Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, a renowned musician from India is known for playing which of
the following instruments?
1. Jaltarang
2 Sarod
3 Veena
4 Sarangi
Q Which of the following dance forms is performed by Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam?
Ans 1. Kuchipudi
2. Manipuri
3. Odissi
4. Bharatanatyam
Q Which of the following novels is written by Mulk Raj Anand that shows the cruelty of the caste system based on pre-independence era of India?
1. Across the Black Waters
2 Untouchable
3 The Village
4 Coolie
Q Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission in the year __.
1. 1899
2 1876
3 1882
4 1897
Q Which of the following instruments is played by P Mani Iyer?
1. Mridangam
2 Mandolin
3 Violin
4 Sarangi
Q Which of the following planets has the most number of moons?
Ans 1. Neptune
2. Uranus
3. Jupiter
4. Saturn
Q Sardar Sarovar Dam is situated in the state of ______ and on the river ______.
Ans 1. Maharashtra, Krishna
2. Rajasthan, Chambal
3. Gujarat, Narmada
4. Uttar Pradesh, Ganga
Q The election of the next Vice-President is to be held within _ of the expiry of the term of office of the outgoing Vice-President.
1. 90 days
2 75 days
3 120 days
4 60 days
Q How many Vedas are there in Indian literature of classical Hinduism?
1 One
2 Two
3 Four
4 Three
| Vedas | Rig Veda , Samaveda , Yajurveda and Atharvaveda |
Q Which of the following novels is written by Kiran Desai?
Ans 1. The Inheritance of Loss
2. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
3. Midnight’s Children
4. The Golden House
Q __ of the Constitution of India provides protection against arrest and detention
in certain cases.
1. Article 22
2 Article 23
3 Article 25
4 Article 20
Q The city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by __.
1 Aurangzeb
2 Akbar
3 Jahangir
4 Shah Jahan
Q Hopman Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
Ans 1. Hockey
2. Football
3. Tennis
4. Badminton
Q Identify the acid that helps in digestion.
Ans 1. Nitric acid
2. Hydrochloric acid
3. Acetic acid
4. Sulphuric acid
Q When was the First Law Commission set up in independent India?
1. 1956
2 1955
3 1952
4 1951
Q Who of the following person wrote a book named Kitab-ul-Hind?
1 Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
2 Imru’ al-Qais
3 Antara Ibn Shaddad
4 Al-Biruni
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Amnesty’?
Ans 1. Vikram Seth
2. Aravind Adiga
3. Chetan Bhagat
4. Amish Tripathi
Q Which Mughal emperor built the city called ‘Makhsudabad’ later popularly known as Murshidabad?
1. Akbar
2 Bahadur Shah Zafar
3 Humayun
4 Shah Jahan
Q In which of the following years was ADB (Asian Development Bank) established?
1. 1959
2 1980
3 1966
4 1978
Q Who along with Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly in April 1929?
1. Sukhdev
2 Ajay Ghosh
3 Jatin Das
4 Batukeshwar Dutta
Q Ustad Ali Akbar Khan was the world renowned musician associated with which of the following musical instruments?
1. Sarod
2 Sitar
3 Flute
4 Violin
Q Which of the following acids is found in nettle sting?
1. Oxalic acid
2 Citric acid
3 Methanoic acid
4 Acetic acid
Q The eye lens forms which type of image on retina?
1 Inverted and real
2 Erect and real
3 Erect and virtual
4 Inverted and virtual
Q Which of the following layers of the atmosphere makes Radio Communication possible?
1 Ionosphere
2 Troposphere
3 Thermosphere
4 Stratosphere
Q Who among the following was the President of the Central Legislative Assembly in August 1925?
1 Vitthal Bhai Patel
2 CR Das
3 Motilal Nehru
4 MR Jayakar
Q Who among the following was bestowed with the title of ‘Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur‘ by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
1 Bakht Khan
2 Birjis Qadr
3 Nana Sahib
4 Tantia Tope
Q Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar?
1 Jai Chand
2 Prithviraj Chauhan
3 Bhima II
4 Kamarpala
Q Who was the first Gupta ruler to attain the title of Maharajadhiraja?
1 Chandragupta I
2 Srigupta
3 Chandragupta II
4 Samudragupta
Q “The Best Thing about You Is You” book is written by _____
1 Anupam Kher
2 Twinkle Khanna
3 Karan Johar
4 Rishi Kapoor
Q In which of the following country is the Meseta Plateau located?
1 Spain
2 Turkey
3 Ethiopia
4 Iran
Q Where was the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) started?
1 Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Who was the first king of the Chola dynasty to conquer Sri Lanka?
1 Rajendra I
2 Kulottunga
3 Rajendra II
4 Vikram Chola
Q Who was called “Agrammes” or “Xandrames” by the Greek writers?
1 Dhananand
2 Mahapadma Nanda
3 Kalashoka
4 Ajatashatru
Q Who is the exponent of a Vaisheshika Darshan (philosophy)?
1 Kanad
2 Kapil
3 Akshapad Gautam
4 Patanjali
Q “Political independence without economic equality is an illusion”, whose statement is this?
1 GDH Cole
2 TH Green
3 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4 Harold Laski
Q “Enchantress of Florence” book is written by ______
1 Salman Rushdie
2 Chetan Bhagat
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q Asteroids have their orbits between which two planets?
1 Mars and Jupiter
2 Saturn and Uranus
3 Mercury and Venus
4 Jupiter and Saturn
Q The largest river of Asia is __.
1 Yangtze
2 Indus
3 Ganga
4 Brahmaputra
Q In which of the following cities of the Indus valley civilization has a dockyard been
found?
1 Dholavira
2 Kalibangan
3 Lothal
4 Chanhudaro
Q What is called the coastal part of water bodies of the ocean which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents?
1 continental Shelf
2 continental Slope
3 continental Palin
4 Continental Rise
Q Which among the following is the first English language newspaper of India?
1 Madras Courier
2 Bengal Gazette
3 Indian Gazette
4 Bombay Gazette