Q Dhinodhar Hills is located in which Indian state/Union Territory?
Ans 1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q Which is the largest flower in the world ?
1 Rafflesia
2 Wolffia
3 Rose
4 Lotus
Q Where is the ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana established?
1. Hajipur, Bihar
2 Belgaum, Karnataka
3 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
4 Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Q Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a ______ -day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India.
Ans 1. five
2. four
3. three
4. six
Q ‘Broom and Groom’ book is co-authored by:
1 Salman Rushdie
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Kiran Bedi
4 Narendra Modi
Q The festival of Ram Navami is celebrated in the Hindu month of _.
1 Kartik
2 Phalgun
3 Chaitra
4 Ashvin
Q In which state/UT of India is the Divar Island situated?
Ans 1. Lakshadweep
2. Goa
3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4. Odisha
Q The Advocate General of a state is appointed under which Article of the Constitution of India?
Ans 1. Article 170
2. Article 160
3. Article 165
4. Article 175
Q Where did Lord Wellesley establish Fort William College in 1800 AD?
1 Mumbai
2 Chennai
3 Kolkata
4 Hyderabad
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Q The records of population density 2011 of India state that the density has increased
from a figure of __ to that of 382 per square kilometre, as per census 2011.
1 324
2 334
3 314
4 344
Q How many Lok Sabha Constituencies does Gujarat have in the seventeenth Lok Sabha?
Ans 1. 24
2. 30
3. 28
4. 26
Q Which of the following harvest festivals is primarily celebrated by the people of
western Odisha?
1 Onam
2 Gudi Padwa
3 Wangala
4 Nuakhai
Q Red Panda is a state animal of which of the following state?
1 Mizoram
2 Manipur
3 Meghalaya
4 Sikkim
Q The first modern Olympic Games were held in which of the following city?
1 Athens
2 Stockholm
3 Paris
4 London
Q Which of the following books is NOT written by Chetan Bhagat ?
1 Making India Awesome
2 Wise and Otherwise
3 One Indian Girl
4 Revolution 2020
Q Which finger shows the direction of current in Fleming’s left hand rule?
1 Index finger
2 Middle finger
3 Thumb finger
4 Ring finger
The Fore finger represents the direction of the magnetic Field . The Centre finger [ middle finger ] , direction of the current
Which of the following articles is related to Right to Freedom of Religion in the Indian
Constitution?
1 Article 20
2 Article 30
3 Article 15
4 Article 25
Q Who built the Hawa Mahal situated in Jaipur?
1 Rawal Jaisal
2 Sawai Pratap Singh
3 Chitrangad Mori
4 Rawal Ratan Singh
Q Which Schedule of Indian Constitution contains the provisions on Panchayat Raj
Instiutions?
1 Tenth Schedule
2 Eleventh Schedule
3 Ninth Schedule
4 Twelfth Schedule
Q Who among the following calculated the value of ‘pi’(π) first?
1 Budhayana
2 Aryabhatt
3 Bhaskaracharya
4 Sridharacharya
Q In which part of the alimentary canal, the complete digestion of fat takes place?
1 Large intestine
2 Small intestine
3 Stomach
4 Mouth
Q Metals produce ringing sound when hit another metal because they are _.
1 Malleable
2 Ductile
3 Sonorous
4 Lustrous
Q Who is known as father of Surgery?
1 Charak
2 Patanjali
3 Hippocrates
4 Sushruta
Q Which of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh?
1 Periyar
2 Ravi
3 Narmada
4 Gomti
Q The famous dancer Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair is associated with which of the following
dance forms?
1 Kathakali
2 Manipuri
3 Odissi
4 Sattriya
Q In which year was India’s National Human Rights Commission set up?
1 1991
2 1990
3 1985
4 1993
Q Which of the following is the largest peninsular river in India?
1 Godavari
2 Narmada
3 Krishna
4 Mahanadi
Q How many languages are there on language panel of Indian currency note?
1 12
2 17
3 15
4 10
Q Which of the following is highest civilian award of India?
1 Padma Bhushan
2 Bharat Ratna
3 Padma Shri
4 Jnanpith Award
Q Which of the following sites is associated to the birth of Gautama Buddha?
1 Sarnath
2 Lumbini
3 Kushinagar
4 Bodh Gaya
Q Who is the writer of novel ‘Swami and Friends’?
1 R.K. Narayan
2 Aravind Adiga
3 Vikram Seth
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q What was known as ‘Calico’ during pre-imperialism period?
1 Coal
2 Rice
3 Iron
4 Cotton
Q What is the national game of USA?
1 Baseball
2 Basketball
3 Cricket
4 Football
Q Who renounced his Knighthood against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocity?
1 Syed Ahmad Khan
2 S Subramania Iyer
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q Bab-el-Mandeb strait connects which water bodies?
1 Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
2 Baffin Bay and Labrador Sea
3 Red sea and Gulf of Aden
4 Black sea and sea of Azov
Q Andaman and Nicobar jurisdiction comes under which High court?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Calcutta
3 Madras
4 Odisha
Q Who is the author of the book “Neel Darpan”?
1 Abanindranath Tagore
2 Mumtaz Ali
3 Dina Bandhu Mitra
4 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q Twinkling of stars is mainly due to which phenomena?
1 Diffraction
2 Refraction
3 Reflection
4 Advection
Q How many non-permanent members does UN Security Council have?
1 10
2 12
3 7
4 5
Q Ozone gas is present in which layer of atmosphere?
1 Stratosphere
2 Troposphere
3 Ionosphere
4 Mesosphere
Q Which of the following quality marks are NOT correctly matched?
1 AGMARK – agricultural products
2 HALLMARK – silver jewellery
3 FPO – processed food products
4 ISI – semi-processed food products
| AGMARK | agricultural products |
| HALLMARK | silver jewellery |
| FPO | processed food products |
| ISI | electrical appliancess |
Q Which of the following is also called the First Law of Thermodynamics?
1 Boyle’s Law
2 Law of Conservation of Energy
Charles’ Law
4 Law of Conservation of Mass
Q Which of is the regional music of Goa?
1 Sohar
2 Pandavani
3 Mando
4 Lotia
Q As a Banker to Banks, the __ also acts as the ‘lender of the last resort” .
1 Nationalised bank of India
2 State bank of India
3 Reserve bank of India
4 Union bank of India
Q Kalamkari, the traditional art of hand paintings on fabric, originated in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Andhra Pradesh
Q Which of the following is a folk dance of Mizoram?
1 Dhumal dance
2 Chhau dance
3 Koli dance
4 Cheraw dance
Q ‘Sindhi’ was added in 1967 by which Constitutional Amendment Act ?
1 21st Amendment Act ,1967
2 71st Amendment Act , 1992
3 92nd Amendment Act , 2003
4 96th Amendment Act , 2011
| Sindhi | 21st Amendment Act , 1967 |
| Konkani , Manipuri and Nepali | 71st Amendment Act , 1992 |
| Bodo , Maithili , Dogri and Santhali | 92nd Amendment Act , 2003 |
Q National Human Rights Commission of India is an independent statutory body established on 12 October ______.
Ans 1. 1996
2. 2002
3. 1999
4. 1993
Q Who discovered vaccination against anthrax?
1 Edward Jenner
2 Maurice Hilleman
3 Louis Pasteur
4 Robert Koch
Q Who among the following was/were hanged for killing British officers Walter Charles Rand and Charles Ayerst in the year 1897?
1 Chapekar brothers
2 Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan
3 Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
4 Mangal Pandey
Q The island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry by Portuguese in which of the following years?
1 1667
2 1678
3 1698
4 1661
Q Who among the following is widely considered as the ‘Father of Modern Chemistry’?
1 Antoine Lavoisier
2 Alfred Nobel
3 Wilhelm Rontgen
4 Robert Bunsen
Q How many elements were known when Mendeleev started his work?
1 73
2 53
3 63
4 93
Q The Law of Inheritance was discovered by:
1 Charles Robert Darwin
2 JJ Thomas
2 Albert Einstein
4 Gregor Johann Mendel
Q Who among the following had written the first Indian epic of dramaturgy Natya Shastra?
1 Veda Vyasa
2 Abhinavagupta
3 Valmiki
4 Bharat Muni
Q Which of the following is celebrated as the New Year in Tamil Nadu?
Ans 1. Pongal
2. Puthandu
3. Ugadi
4. Onam
Q With which of the following soils are the terms ‘khadar’ and ‘bhangar’ associated?
1 Arid
2 Black
2 Alluvial
4 Laterite
Q Who among the following became the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress in 1887?
Ans 1. Dadabhai Naoriji
2. Pherozeshah Mehta
3. Badruddin Tyabji
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
| First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress | Badruddin Tyabji [ 1887 , Madras Session ] |
| First English President of the Indian National Congress | George Yule [ 1888 , Allahabad Session ] |
Q Which of the following states is associated with the dance drama folk theatre form
‘Yakshagana’?
1 Karnataka
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Telangana
4 Kerala
Q Jahaz Mahal, built by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din Khilji, is located in __.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Telangana
4 Gujarat
Q The Constitution forbids employment of children below the age of __ years in
dangerous jobs like factories and mines.
1. 15
2 14
3 16
4 18
Q The dancing girl statue of Mohenjodaro was made of:
1 iron
2 silver
3 gold
4 bronze
Q Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by __.
1 Rodents
2 Dogs
3 Uranotaenia mosquitoes
4 Aedes mosquitoes
Q ‘Samaveda’ is considered to be one of the primary sources of Indian __.
1 coinage
2 textile design
3 music and art
4 medicine
Q __ is an instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere .
1 Hydrometer
2 Barometer
3 Anemometer
4 Hygrometer
Q The Buddhist Council that led to the final division in Buddhism in two parts, Hinayana and Mahayana, was held at which of the following sites?
Ans 1. Rajagriha
2. Vaishali
3. Pataliputra
4. Kashmir
Q ”Sana Lamok” is a regional music of which state of India ?
1 Manipur
2 Assam
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q Which is the first Hindi newspaper of India ?
1 Udant Martand
2 Samvad Kaumudi
3 Rast Goftar
4 Som Prakash
Q ‘Vallam Kali’ is a traditional boat Race of which state ?
1 Kerala
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Assam
4 Karnataka
Q Husk of a coconut is made of __ tissue.
1 Sclerenchyma
2 Collenchyma
3 Xylem
4 Parenchyma
Q Allium Cepa is the scientific name of ______
1 Onion
2 Potato
3 Tomato
4 Carrot
Q Who wrote the book ‘The Broken Wing’ ?
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Sudha Murty
3 Anita Desai
4 Kiran Desai
Q Which city is located on the banks of the river Chambal ?
1 Kota
2 Lucknow
3 Hyderabad
4 Ujjain
Q Kathakali , Thullal and Kaikottikali are the famous dance of which state of India ?
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Odisha
Q Vitamin A is also known as :
1 Retinol
2 Thiamin
3 Niacin
3 Biotin
Q Which temple is built in the form of the chariot of Surya , the Sun God with 24 wheels ?
1 Konark Sun Temple
2 Kashi Vishwanath Temple
3 Somnath Temple
4 kamakhya Temple
Q The term ‘Birdie’ is related to which game ?
1 Golf
2 Hockey
3 Badminton
4 Football
Q 1 degree of latitude is equal to ______
1 111 km
2 211 km
3 311 km
4 411 km
Q When did the US drop the atomic bomb on Japanese city Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1 6th August 1945 and 9th August 1945
2 6th August 1946 and 9th August 1946
3 6th August 1943 and 69th August 1943
4 6th August 1944 and 9th August 1944
Q Musa paradisiaca is the scientific name of which plant ?
1 Banana
2 Apple
3 Orange
4 Guava
Q In which year was the Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet region of
China and India signed?
1 1954
2 1962
3 1966
4 1951