Q The first Olympic Games of the modern era opened in _______ on 6 April 1896.
Ans 1. Amsterdam
2. London
3. Los Angeles
4. Athens
Q Who among the following is revered as the Father of Ecology in India?
1 Meghnad Saha
2 Ramdeo Misra
3 Har Gobind Khorana
4 Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar
Q Who among the following is the first Indian woman to fly to space?
1 Shawna Pandya
2 Prem Mathur
3 Kalpana Chawla
4 Sunita Williams
Q What is the required size of the Olympic swimming pool?
1 50 m × 30 m
2 60 m × 60 m
3 50 m × 25 m
4 25 m × 15 m
Q Who founded Arya Women’s Society/Arya Mahila Samaj at Pune in 1882?
Ans 1. Tarabai Shinde
2. Pandita Ramabai Saraswati
3. Savitribai Phule
4. Fatima Sheikh
Q Which of the following countries has the highest peak named Keokradong?
1 Bhutan
2 Sri Lanka
3 Myanmar
4 Bangladesh
Q Who among the following female leaders addressed the Indian National Congress session of 1890?
1 Vina Mazumdar
2 Basanti Devi
3 Nanibala Devi
4 Kadambini Ganguli
Q Which of the following groups/parties was started in San Francisco, United States of America during the Indian National Movement?
1 Khilafat Committee
2 Ghadar Party
3 Swaraj Party
4 Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Q Name the famous Indian painter who was honoured with the Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal by the British Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.
1 Abanindranath Tagore
2 Raja Ravi Varma
3 Nandalal Bose
4 Jamini Roy
Q Who among the following is NOT considered as the trinity of Carnatic music?
Ans 1. Muthuswami Dikshitar
2. Tyagaraja
3. Shyama Shastri
4. Charumathi Ramachandran
| Trinity of Carnatic Music | Tyagraja || Syama Sastri || Muttusvami Dikshitar |
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 Nagabhatta I was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
1 Pala
2 Gurjara Pratihara
3 Chola
4 Hoysala
Q The Moatsu Festival is a time of great rejoicing as the planting season comes to an end. It is celebrated by the Ao tribes of _.
1 Nagaland
2 Manipal
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with Equality before Law?
1 Article 14
2 Article 13
3 Article 16
4 Article 17
Q Which of the following festivals is devoted to worshiping of the Sun and celebrated mainly by the people of Bihar?
1 Lohri
2 Chhath Puja
3 Ugadi
4 Bohag Bihu
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 Who is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance’?
1 MJ Akbar
2 Arun Shourie
3 Jaswant Singh
4 Kiran Bedi
Q Who authored ‘Untouchable’ depicting the caste system?
1 Mulk Raj Anand
2 Jai Ratan
3 RK Narayan
4 Vikram Seth
Q How many dynasties ruled Delhi during the Sultanate period (1206 AD – 1526 AD)?
1 6
2 4
3 5
4 3
| Delhi Sultanate [ 1206 AD – 1526 AD ] | Slave dynasty [ 1206 – 1290 ] , Khilji dynasty [ 1290 – 1320 ] , Tughlaq dynasty [ 1320 – 1413 ] , Sayyid dynasty [ 1414 – 1451 ] and Lodi dynasty [ 1451 -1526 ] |
Q Who among the following was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of Maharaj-adhiraja?
1 Chandragupta I
2 Vishnugupta
3 Samudragupta
4 Skandagupta
Q When did Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania appointed as the Chief Justice of India?
1 26-01-1950
2 26-01-1955
3 26-01-1952
4 26-01-1960
Q Laho is a folk dance of __.
1 Manipur
2 Meghalaya
3 Kerala
4 Maharashtra
Q The normal boiling point of water is _.
1 373 K
2 371 K
3 377 K
4 375 K
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘You Can Win’?
1 Shiv Khera
2 Rohini Mundra
3 Dipa Karmakar
4 Sandeep Maheshwari
Q Which of the following is the largest gland in the human body?
1 Pineal
2 Liver
3 Pancreas
4 Hypothalamus
Q Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was launched in __.
1 1995
2 1992
3 1994
4 1999
Q Who among the following was the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games?
1 Mahesh Bhupathi
2 Abhinav Bindra
3 Anju Bobby George
4 Saina Nehwal
Q The largest dam in India, the Hirakud Dam, is built on which of the following rivers?
1 Tapi
2 Mahanadi
3 Kaveri
4 Godavari
Q Which of the following is a traditional masked dance of West Bengal?
1 Gambhira
2 Jawara
3 Gidda
4 Kavadi
Q Which Mughal monument was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his wife, Dilras Banu Begum?
1 Rani Ki Vav
2 Taj Mahal
3 Bibi Tomb
4 Bibi Ka Maqbara
Q In 1883, which of the following allowed Indians to try Europeans in courts of law?
1 Christian Personal Law
2 Ilbert Bill
3 Indian Penal Code
4 Murderous Outrage Regulation
Q Who defeated Maharana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati in 1576?
1 Nizam Shah
2 Akbar
3 Jahangir
4 Harihara I
Q Which famous Rashtrakuta king built the rock-cut temple of Kailash at Ellora?
1 Rashtrakuta King Krishna I
2 Govinda III
3 Bhoja
4 Jai Chand
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Train to Pakistan’?
1 Amitav Ghosh
2 Mulk Raj Anand
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 Khushwant Singh
Q The Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur iron ore belt lies in __ states.
1 Maharashtra and Karnataka
2 Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
3 Maharashtra and Telangana
4 Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
Q In which year did the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II appoint the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal?
1 1760
2 1758
3 1755
4 1765
Q Who among the following was the first President (temporary) of the Constituent Assembly of India, when it met on 9 December 1946?
1 Dr. BR Ambedkar
2 Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
3 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q Muslim League observed __ as ‘Direct Action Day’.
1 16 August 1946
2 12 August 1946
3 10 August 1946
4 14 August 1946
Q Bhutan shares its border with which of the following states of India?
1 Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim, West Bengal, Nagaland, Meghalaya
3 Sikkim, Bihar, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Q ‘Khullam Khulla’ is the autobiography of whom among the following persons?
1 Shashi Kapoor
2 Amitabh Bachchan
3 Rishi Kapoor
4 Shatrughan Sinha
Q Which of the following states celebrates the Float Festival?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Rajasthan
3 Nagaland
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which forest is the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion?
1 Gir forest
2 Molai forest
3 Kukrail reserve forest
4 Baikunthapur forest
Q Which of the following is the only active volcanic island in India?
1 Barren Island
2 Amindivi Island
3 Minicoy Island
4 Laccadive Island
Q Which of the following novels is authored by EM Forster?
1 A passage to India
2 Beloved
3 Invisible Man
4 Don Quixote
Q What is the length of the side-line in field-hockey?
1 110.0 m
2 102.1 m
3 72.3 m
4 91.4 m
Q The Lai Haraoba Festival is celebrated by the _.
1 Sumis
2 Meiteis
3 Deoris
4 Khasis
Q The largest ocean on Earth is _.
1 Indian Ocean
2 Pacific Ocean
3 Atlantic Ocean
4 Arctic Ocean
Q ‘Left-arm leg spin’ in cricket is known as __.
1 Chinaman ball
2 off-spin
3 orthodox spin
4 leg spin
Q The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as _.
1 Kashmir Himalayas
2 Punjab Himalayas
3 Kumaon Himalayas
4 Himachal Himalayas
Q Name the devotional folk music of Manipur usually sung by a group of people.
1 Domkach
2 Khubakeshei
3 Gha to Kito
4 Banvarh
Q According to 2011 census , Density of population in India is _____
1 382 person per sq km
2 282 person per sq km
3 482 person per sq km
4 582 person per sq km
Q Which city is located on the banks of the river Mahanadi ?
1 Cuttack
2 Vijayawada
3 Surat
4 Ujjain
Q In which year was the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council abolished?
1 2018
2 2020
3 2019
4 2017