Q Which Indian scientist wrote the book ‘The Nervous Mechanism of Plants‘ ?
1 Satyendra Nath Bose
2 Jagadish Chandra Bose
3 PC Mahalanobis
4 Peof Birbal Sahni
Q Which Governor General of India is known as the Liberator of the Indian Press ?
1 Charles Metcalfe
2 Warren Hastings
3 Lord Lytton
4 Lord Ripon
Q Who is known as the father of Indian Census?
1 Thomas Jefferson
2 Henry Walter
3 Yuzo Morita
4 Chandra Sumsher Rana
Q What is the national flower of Myanmar ?
1 Padauk
2 Blue Poppy
3 Plum Blossom
4 Rhododendron
Q The term ‘banana kick’ is associated with which sport?
1 Ice Hockey
2 Boxing
3 Football
4 Hockey
Q In which of the following states is the Chandragad fort situated?
1 Karnataka
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q Kabaddi is the National game of which country ?
1 Bhutan
2 Bangladesh
3 Pakistan
4 China
Q Baishagu festival is associated with the state of __ in India.
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Assam
3 Bihar
4 Manipur
Q As of 2024 , there are __ official languages of the United Nations.
1. 10
2 7
3 6
4 11
| Six Official languages of the United Nations | Arabic || Chinese || English || French || Russian || Spanish |
Q Kardang Monastery which is a Buddhist Pilgrimage is situated in which state of India?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Kerala
4 Goa
Q Pongal is a harvest festival of which state of India?
1 Manipur
2 Tamil Nadu
2 Rajasthan
4 Mizoram
Q ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ is an autobiography of:
1 Michelle Obama
2 Agatha Christie
3 Anne Frank
4 Jessica Simpson
Q The Deccan Plateau is a _________landmass that lies to the south of the river Narmada.
1 quadrilateral
2 triangular
3 rectangular
4 hexagonal
Q Which Article of the Constitution mentions that “the Parliament consists of the President and two Houses known as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha)”?
1 82
2 79
3 70
4 73
Q The famous book ‘Sangraha Choodamani’, which deals with the current system of Carnatic music was written by:
1 Matanga
2 Haripala
3 Govindacharya
4 Damodara Misra
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution talks about joint sitting of
both Houses in certain cases?
1 Article 108
2 Article 128
3 Article 75
4 Article 110
Q Who among the following was the author of Satyarth Prakash written in 1875 ?
1 Swami Vivekanand
2 Dayanand Saraswati
3 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4 Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Q In which of the following grounds did Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over of a T20 International match?
1 Mabhida Stadium
2 Kingsmead Stadium
3 Newlands Cricket Ground
4 Wanderers Stadium
Q Who will co-host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024?
1 The United States of America (USA)
2 Sri Lanka
3 The United Kingdom
4 Australia
Q In which year did the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb die?
1 1705
2 1701
3 1703
4 1707
Q Which city is referred to as the ‘Manchester of India’?
1 Ahmedabad
2 Coimbatore
3 Pochampally
4 Bhagalpur
Q Name the new painting that was developed in Eastern India [ Bengal , Bihar , Orissa ] during the Pala Kingdom in the 9th-10th century ?
1 Miniature painting
2 Mural painting
3 Oil painting
4 Tanjore paintin
Q Which article of the Indian Constitution states that ‘No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once’?
1 Article 20
2 Article 21A
3 Article 18
4 Article 28
Q What is the atomic number of chromium?
1 21
2 18
3 19
4 24
Q In which state is the Raika tribe found?
1 West Bengal
2 Rajasthan
3 Kerala
4 Manipur
Q Where was India’s first hockey club founded?
1 Madras
2 Delhi
3 Calcutta
4 Shimla
Q Ravikirti was a court poet of which Chalukya ruler?
1 Bhima II
2 Kirtivarman II
3 Pulakeshin II
4 Vikramaditya II
Q For which discovery did Henri Becquerel receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903?
1 Radioactive Elements
2 Radium Emanation
3 Spontaneous Radioactivity
4 Diagnostic Radiography
Q Who among the following was a revolutionary from West Bengal who was only 18, when he was hanged at the Muzaffarpur Jail by the British?
1 Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
2 Prafulla Chaki
3 Khudiram Bose
4 Sukhdev Thapar
Q As per census 2011, which of the following is the most spoken language of India?
1 Hindi
2 Marathi
3 Telugu
4 English
Q Sarai Nurmahal is a centrally protected monument of India. It is situated in which state of India?
1 West Bengal
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Punjab
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Roads to Mussoorie’?
1 Ruskin Bond
2 Kiran Desai
3 Amish Tripathi
4 Ashwin Sanghi
Q Which of the following states does the dance form ‘Kalbelia’ belong to?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Odisha
4 Punjab
Q In which state of India is the Yaoshang festival celebrated?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Manipur
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Spirogyra belongs to which group of plant kingdom?
1 Pteridophyta
2 Angiosperms
3 Thallophyta
4 Bryophyta
Q ‘Saga Dawa’ is one of the biggest Buddhist festivals. In which one of the following states is it celebrated?
Ans 1. Jharkhand
2. Sikkim
3. Odisha
4. Kerala
Q Who is the author of the work ‘Kadambari’?
1 Banabhatta
2 Vilhad
3 Aryabhata
4 Bhans
Q What is the distance of the Marathon race?
1. 43.195 km
2 46.195 km
3 42.195 km [ 26 . 2 miles ]
4 44.195 km
Q In which sport is the field often oval with a rectangular area in the middle, that is 22 yards (20.12 metres) by 10 feet (3.04 metres) wide?
1 Cricket
2 Lawn Tennis
3 Basketball
4 Volleyball
Q Which of the following airports is located in Amritsar?
1 Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
2 Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
3 Indira Gandhi International Airport
4 Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
Q What was the computer created by JW Mauchly and J Presper Eckert with NO Mechanical parts ?
1 EDVAC
2 ENIAC
3 Mark II
4 Mark I
Q Which author wrote the famous novel, ‘The White Tiger’?
1 Vikram Seth
2 Aravind Adiga
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Jhumpa Lahiri
Q In the 18th century, the British fought __ wars with the Mysore rulers.
1 Six
2 Three
3 Four
4 Two
| Anglo-Mysore Wars | First Anglo-Mysore War [ 1767-1769] , Second Anglo-Mysore War [ 1780-7184 ] , Third Anglo-Mysore War [ 1790-92 ] , Fourth Anglo-Mysore War [ 1799 ] |
Q Who among the following was the first to bring the concept of modern dance to India with his novel approach and works?
1 Padma Subrahmanyam
2 Uday Shankar
3 Guru Bipin Singh
4 Kelucharan Mohapatra
Q Which of the following is a dance form of Rajasthan ?
1 Jhulan
2 Nati
3 Saila
4 Jawara
Q How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court of India for the
protection of Fundamental Rights?
1. Seven
2 Six
3 Five
4 Four
Q Totaram Sharma is an exponent of ____________.
Ans 1. pakhawaj
2. flute
3. ghatam
4. nadaswaran
Q ‘I, Me, Mine’ is the autobiography of which international musician?
1. Elton John
2 Eminem
3 George Harrison
4 Justin Bieber
Q S Balachander a famous musician from India is known for playing which of the following instruments?
1. Sitar
2 Tabla
3 Ghatam
4 Veena
Q Ramabhar Stupa, which marks the site where Lord Buddha was cremated, is situated in which state of India?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Bihar
Q Sheikh Chinna Moula was an exponent of the __, a musical instrument.
1. nadaswaran
2 veena
3 mandolin
4 sitar
Q Bickram Ghosh, a recipient of Global Indian Music Award, is a music composer and an
Indian classical _ player.
1. tabla
2 sarangi
3 tanpura
4 bansuri
Q Which of the following is the Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel of the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh?
Ans 1. The Shadow Lines
2. Gun Island
3. The Hungry Tide
4. Flood of Fire
Q Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, a Padma Vibhushan awardee, is a __ player.
1. Mridangam
2 Violin
3 Veena
4 Table
Q Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was a _________ player of the Banaras gharana.
Ans 1. sitar
2. sarod
3. sarangi
4. tabla
Q In 1948, which of these did the Bengali sculptor Chintamoni Kar win for an artwork titled ‘The Stag?’
1 Pythagoras Prize
2 Nobel Prize
3 Olympic Medal
4 Oscar Medal
Q Festival of ‘Hola Mohalla‘ is celebrated by which community ?
1 Jain
2 Parsi
3 Sikh
4 Buddhist
Q Rajeev Taranath, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan, is a __ player.
1. Sarod
2 Santoor
3 tabla
4 Flute
Q Which Part of the Indian Constitution provides for the Union Public Service
Commission?
1. Part XIV
2 Part XVI
3 Part VIII
4 Part X
Q Which journalist’s autobiography is titled the ‘Devil’s Advocate: The untold story’?
1 Karan Thapar
2 Ravish Kumar
3 Arnab Goswami
4 Barkha Dutt
Q Ustad Alla Rakha is famous for his contribution to playing which of the following instruments in Indian Music?
Ans 1. Ghatam
2. Santoor
3. Veena
4. Tabla
Q Famous musician Shakoor Khan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?
Ans 1. Santoor
2. Sarangi
3. Sitar
4. Sarod
Q Sense and Sensibility’, ‘Mansfield Park’ and ‘Emma’ are written by whom among the following authors?
Ans 1. D H Lawrence
2. Jane Austen
3. Thomas Hardy
4. George Eliot
Q Rajeev Janardan is an Indian classical __________ player of the Imdadkhani gharana.
Ans 1. flute
2. Tabla
3. sitar
4. harmonium
Q Who among the following was the first Indian musician conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award and also the first Indian to have performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966?
Ans 1. Gagubai Hangal
2. M S Subbulakshmi
3. Lata Mangeshkar
4. Vansundhara Komkali
Q Who is the author of ‘The Namesake’ ?
1 Jhumpa Lahiri
2 Sudha Murty
3 Kiran Desai
4 Arundhati Roy
Q Abhinav Bindra won Gold Medal for which sport in Olympic ?
1 Shooting [ 10 m air rifle ]
2 Wrestling
3 Badmintion
4 Boxing
Q Uniform Civil Code is mentioned in which article of Indian Constitution ?
1 Article 44
2 Article 18
3 Article 40
4 Article 48
Q The power to grant pardons or suspend or remit the sentence of any convicted persons is vested in the _
1 President
2 Vice-President
3 Supreme Court Judge
4 Defence Minister
Q Which two planets in our solar system have NO MOONS ?
1 Venus and Mercury
2 Saturn and Jupiter
3 Earth and Saturn
3 Mars and Jupiter
Q Name the first Indian to win an Oscar ?
1 Bhanu Athaiya
2 AR Rahman
3 Satyajit Ray
4 Resul Pookutty
Q Who is the author of ‘The Palace of Illusions’ ?
1 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2 Ruskin Bond
3 VS Naipaul
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q The Parliament of India was designed by ______ and Herbert Baker.
1 Edwin Lutyens
2 FW Stevens
3 George Wittet
4 William Emerson
Q Battle of Tughlaqabad [ also known as Battle of Delhi ] was fought between_____
1 Hemu and Akbar
2 Sher Shah and Humayun
3 Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
4 Babur and Rana Sanga
Q _____ is called China’s sorrow .
1 Hwang Ho
2 Yangtze
3 Kosi
4 Damodar
Q Name the first Indian to go into Space .
1 Rakesh Sharma
2 Mihir Sen
3 George Yule
4 Brajesh Mishra
| First Indian to go to space | Rakesh Sharma |
| First Indian woman to go to space | Kalpana Chawla |
Q Which type of pathogens causes the water-borne disease Poliomyelitis [ Polio ] ?
1 Viral
2 Bacterial
3 Protozoan
4 Algal
Q Which place is famous for ‘Zardozi’ embroidery ?
1 Agra
2 Punjab
3 Gujarat
4 Kashmir
Q Who has the record of highest number of Gold medals in the history of Olympics ?
1 Michael Phelps
2 Usain Bolt
3 Larisa Latynina
4 Nikolai Andrianov
Q The National Anthem of Sri Lanka was composed by _____
1 Ananda Samarakoon
2 Kumaratunga Munidasa
3 Siri Gunasinghe
4 PB Jayasekara
Q International Calling Code of Nepal is _____
1 + 977
2 +975
3 +92
4 + 91
Q On which river is the Kapildhara Waterfall situated ?
1 Tapti
2 Narmada
3 Son
4 Shipra
Q Pyrrhotite is an ore/mineral of _______
1 Nickel
2 Lead
3 Gold
4Tin
Q In which year Pakistan became a federal republic :
1 1956
2 1971
3 1975
4 1973
Q Capra Hircus is the scientific name of _______
1 Goat
2 Sheep
3 Cow
4 Horse
Q Cockroaches belongs to the phylum :
1 Arthropoda
2 Crustacea
3 Insecta
4 Annelida
Q Which is called the ‘safety valve of nature ‘ ?
1 Volcano
2 Earthquake
3 Ozone gas
4 Rivers
Q During whose reign did Timur invaded India ?
1 Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
2 Akbar
3 Alauddin Khilji
4 Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Q The original name of Tansen was ___
1 Ramtanu Pandey
2 Mahesh Das
3 Bhanu Singha
4 Dhanpat Rai
Q Which fort is also known as the Golden Fort ?
1 Jaisalmer
2 Jodhpur
3 Jaipur
4 Udaipur
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Gently Falls : The Bakula’ ?
1 Sudha Murty
2 Anita Desai
3 Kiran Desai
4 Arundhati Roy
Q The number of parliamentary seats [ Lok Sabha ] in Punjab is :
1 13
2 25
3 10
4 29
Q In the National Flag of India, Ashoka Chakra is a ____ spoked wheel .
1 24
2 20
3 18
4 28
Q Ghumura is a folk dance of _____
1 Odisha
2 Assam
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Kerala
Q Vacuum Tubes were used by ____ Generation of Computers .
1 First
2 Second
3 Third
4 Fourth
| Generation of Computers | First Generation Computers [ Vaccum Tubes ] , Second Generation Computers [ Transistors ] , Third Generation Computers [ Integrated Circuits ] , Fourth Generation Computers [ Microprocessors ] |
Q At the time of Emergency in 1975, who was serving as the President of India ?
1 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
2 VV Giri
3 Zakir Hussain
4 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q Who was the first Indian woman awardee of’ Bharat Ratna’ ?
1 Indira Gandhi
2 MS Subbulakshmi
3 Lata Mangeshkar
4 Aruna Asaf Ali
Q Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year:
1 1576
2 1526
3 1556
4 1586
Q Which programming language is developed by James A Gosling ?
1 Java
2 John Backus
3 Bjarne Stroustrup
4 Tim Berners Lee
Q Which disease is caused by the deficiency of iron ?
1 Anaemia
2 Ricket
3 Night blindeness
4 Kwashiorkor
Q Who was the leader of the peasants ‘ movement of Awadh?
1 Baba Ramchandra
2 Alluri Sitaram Raju
3 Jawahar Lal Nehru
4 Gandhi ji
Q Which musician popularised the bowed instrument Sarangi ?
1 Pandit Ram Narayan
2 Zakir Hussain
3 Shiv Kumar Sharma
4 Tulsidas Borkar
Q ‘Nyauli’ is a folk song form of the state of:
1 Uttarakhand
2 Goa
3 Rajasthan
4 Odisha
Q Which of the following pairs of ‘Natural source – Acid’ is NOT correctly matched?
1 Curd – Lactic acid
2 Tamarind – Oxalic acid
3 Orange – Citric acid
4 Vinegar – Acetic acid
| Natural acids and their sources | Tamarind / Grapes [ Tartaric acid ] , Orange / Curd / Lemon [ Citric acid ] , Vinegar [ Acetic acid ] , Spinach [ Oxalic acid ] , Apple [ Malic acid ] , Milk [ Lactic acid ] |
Q In 1526, __ was defeated by Babur at Panipat.
1 Ibrahim Lodi
2 Rana Lodi
3 Sikander Lodi
4 Bahlul Lodi
Q Which feature of the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of Britain?
1 Fundamental rights
2 Parliamentary government
3 Judicial review
4 Fundamental duties
Q In which year did the WTO Agreement on Agriculture come into force ?
1 1995
2 1985
3 1945
4 1948
Q What is the spiritual source of river Karnali , the longest river in Nepal , called ____
1 Mapcha Khambab
2 Arun
3 Trishuli
4 Tamor
Q Tutilawa Mela is a festival celebrated in the state of :
1 Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3Tamil Nadu
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Which festival is celebrated by Ao people of Nagaland ?
1 Moatsu
2 Onam
3 Vishu
3 Puthandu
Q Who was the leader of ‘Paika Rebellion’ in 1817′ ?
1 Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara
2 Sitaram Raju
3 Guru Ghasidas
4 Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji
Q According to the inscriptions of Chola dynasty , ____ is land that is gifted to temples
1 Tirunamattukkani / Devadana
2 Vellanvaggi
3 Shalabhiga
4 Brahmadeya
Q In which year was the first underground section (Vishwavidyalaya- Kashmere Gate) of the Golden Route opened in New Delhi?
1 2004
2 2000
3 1997
4 1998
Q Who developed the technique of preserving the quality of food by raising its temperature to prevent microbial growth in the food?
1 Robert Koch
2 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
3 Louis Pasteur
4 Joseph Lister