Q Which of the following is the traditional theatre of Jammu and Kashmir?
1 Jatra
2 Swaang
3 Maach
4 Bhand Pather
Q ___ was the first country to allow women to vote in __ year.
1 France, 1892
2 Australia, 1863
3 Zealand, 1893
4 Sweden, 1973
Q What is the national game of Bhutan ?
1 Archery
2 Volleyball
3 Hockey
4 Chinlone
Q Which of the following is the State Bird of Rajasthan?
Ans 1. Sarus crane
2. Asian koel
3. Great Indian Bustard
4. Indian roller
Q The 74th Amendment Act 1992 added which of the following parts to the Indian Constitution ?
1 IX A
2 IX C
3 IX B
4 IX
Q Which of the following festivals of Andhra Pradesh is celebrated on the third day of Krishna Paksh of Aashvijam?
Ans 1. Vinayaka Chavithi
2. Rottela Panduga
3. Vaikunta Ekadashi
4. Atla Tadde
Q Sindhudurg Fort is located in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Rajasthan
4. Maharashtra
Q Process of Coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting is known as __.
1 Sedimentation
2 Neutralisation
3 Galvanisation
4 Salinization
Q The archaeological site of Koldihwa is located at:
1 Maharashtra
2 Bihar
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q __ hosted the first Cricket World Cup in 1975.
1 South Africa
2 England
3 New Zealand
4 Australia
Q Hind Swaraj’ was written by __.
1 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
2 Jawahar Lal Nehru
3 Vallabhbhai Patel
4 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Q Indian Statutory Commission 1928 was headed by __.
1 Daniel RadCliffe
2 Viceroy Lord Irwin
3 Sir John Simon
4 Viceroy Lord Chelmsford
Q Charupallam, ‘the village of the incline’ is located near which temple?
1 Jagannath Puri
2 Tirupati Temple
3 Rajarajeshwara Temple
4 Konark Temple
Q Har Gobind Khorana was awarded Nobel Prize in the field of __.
1 Medicine
2 Literature
3 Physics
4 Peace
Q Moth Ki Masjid was built in the reign of __.
1 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2 Sikandar Lodi
3 Aurangzeb
4 Alauddin Khalji
Q Which of the following acid-source pairs is correctly matched?
1 Formic Acid – Tamarind
2 Citric Acid – Lemon
3 Acetic Acid – Ant’s sting
4 Lactic Acid – Vinegar
| Acid-source pairs | Oxalic Acid [ Spinach ] , Acetic Acid [ Vinegar ] , Formic Acid Citric Acid [ Lemon ] |
Q Cobalamin is the scientific name of Vitamin _.
1 B1
2 C
3 B12
4 E
Q On which day does the Summer Solistice occur in Northern Hemisphere?
1 22nd December
2 21st March
3 23rd September
4 21st June
Q Which part of the Indian Constitution enlists the Fundamental Rights?
1 Part-IV
2 Part-V
3 Part-III
4 Part-II
Q Who acts as Banker to the Indian Government?
1 International Monetary Fund
2 Reserve Bank of India
3 World Bank
4 State Bank of India
Q The Chaiturgarh Fort in Korba, Chhattisgarh is home to a famous and unique temple. Which is that temple?
1 Adi Shankaracharya temple
2 Varaha Murthy temple
3 Yudhistira temple
4 Mahishasur Mardini temple
Q ‘My Life, My Mission’ is an autobiography of __.
1 Baba Ramdev
2 Guru Ram Rahim
3 Ratan Tata
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q A barometer is used to measure which one of the following ?
1 current
2 atmospheric pressure
3 humidity
4 altitude
Q Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced Anti-Defection Provisons in the Constitution?
1 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act
2 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
3 86th Constitutional Amendment Act
4 43rd Constitutional Amendment Act
Q Who wrote the book ‘An enquiry into the Nature’
1 Benjamin Franklin
2 Charles Darwin
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Adam Smith
Q The movie ‘Pather Panchali’ is directed by:
1 Soumitra Chatterjee
2 Raj Kapoor
3 Satyajit Ray
4 Dadasaheb Phalke
Q Where is Roland Garros Grand Slam of Tennis held ?
1 Paris
2 Brussels
3 London
4 Zurich
Q Financial Emergency provisions of Indian Constitution have been borrowed from __.
1 Canadian Constitution
2 American Constitution
3 Irish Constitution
4 German Constitution
Q Amaravati Stupa is located in which state of India?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Maharashtra
Q Trimbakeshwar is the source of which of the following rivers?
1 Godavari
2 Kaveri
3 Krishna
4 Mahanadi
Q In which Congress Session, was the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ adopted?
1 Karachi Session
2 Surat Session
3 Kanpur Session
4 Lahore Session
Q Which of the following is a harvest festival of India?
1 Darpka Teshi
2 Lohri
3 Teej
4 Bonalu
Q With reference to the development of a country, which of the following countries is associated to the Gross National Happiness?
1 Bhutan
2 Belgium
3 Bangladesh
4 Indonesia
Q Who wrote the book ‘Five Point Someone’ ?
1 Chetan Bhagat
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Amish Tripathi
4 VS Naipaul
Q Who among the following has the power to promulgate ordinance?
1 Prime Minister
2 President
3 Chief Justice of Supreme Court
4 Defence Minister
Q Who is the inventor of Dynamite?
1 Alfred Nobel
2 Marie Currie
3 Robert Oppenheimer
4 Otto Hahn
Q ‘Equus caballus’ is the scientific name of which of the following animals?
1 Cheetah
2 Horse
3 Wild Ass
4 Zebra
Q Which of the following Vitamin is related to Osteoporosis?
1 Vitamin B
2 Vitamin A
3 Vitamin C
4 Vitamin D
Q Who is the writer of the book ‘Thoughts on Pakistan’?
1 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Rajendra Prasad
Q Panthi folk dance belongs to which of the following states?
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Rajasthan
4. Karnataka
Q At which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana?
1 Lumbini
2 Kushinagar
2 Bodh Gaya
4 Sarnath
Q In which of the following state of India the only floating park in the world is situated?
1 Meghalaya
2 Manipur
3 Tripura
4 Assam
Q Which of the following is the longest and biggest river in Nagaland?
1 Dhansiri
2 Doyang
3 Dikhu
4 Tizu
Q Bylakuppe Monastery (Namdroling) is situated in which state of India?
Ans 1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Karnataka
Q Mekhela Chador’ is a traditional dress from the state of:
Ans 1. Tripura
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. Assam
Q Dachigam National Park is in which state / union territory of India?
Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jammu and Kashmir
Q Who was the President of India during the emergency of 1975-1977?
Ans 1. R Venkataraman
2. Varahagiri Venkatagiri
3. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
4. Giani Zail Singh
Q Saga Dawa is the festival of which state?
1 Sikkim
2 Tripura
3 Manipur
4 Assam
Q Proteins are assembled from how many amino acids?
1 10
2 5
3 20
4 15
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Kerala: God’s Own Country’?
Ans 1. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Sudha Murthy
4. Jeet Thayil
Q When was the Indian Reform Association formed?
Ans 1. 1885
2. 1870
3. 1860
4. 1865
Q Hirakud dam is in which state?
1. Odisha
2 Maharashtra
3 Karnataka
4 Rajasthan
Q Atomic number of copper is:
Ans 1. 23
2. 25
3. 28
4. 29
Q River Sharavati plunges as which of the following waterfalls?
1 Soochipara
2 Athirapally
3 Hogenakkal
4 Gerusoppe
Q Where is the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held every year?
Ans 1. Malaysia
2. India
3. South Korea
4. Germany
Q Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri located?
1 Rohtasgarh
2 Sasaram
3 Chausa
4 Delhi
Q What is the value of g? (g stands for acceleration due to gravitational force of the earth)
1 5.2 m/s
2 9.8 m/s2
3 7.8 m/s2
4 6.7 m/s2
Q Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century in his ____ match.
Ans 1. 76th
2. 79th
3. 78th
4. 77th
Q The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ on the state emblem has been taken from which Upanishad?
1 Katha
2 Prasna
3 Kena
4 Mundaka
Q Who was the founder of Pala Dynasty?
Ans 1. Dharampala
2. Mahipala
3. Ramapala
4. Gopala
Q India signed Panchsheel Treaty with which country?
1 Nepal
2 Pakistan
3 China
4 Bangladesh
Q What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit ?
1 Aphelion
2 Apogee
3 Perihelion
4 Perigee
Q Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states in India ?
1 8
2 9
3 10
4 7
| Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 States | Gujarat | Rajasthan | Madhya Pradesh | Chhattisgarh | Jharkhand | West Bengal | Tripura | Mizoram |
Q Who was the first woman to win Jnanpith Award for the 1965 novel Prothom Protishruti ?
1 Ashapoorna Devi
2 Leila Seth
3 Meira Kumar
4 Arundhati Roy
Q The Vyas Samman was started in 1991 is given for ‘outstanding literary work’ in ____
1 Rajasthani
2 Hindi
3 Sanskrit
4 Konkani
Q The Olympic Games was organised in Asia for the first time in __.
1 1968
2 1956
3 1960
4 1964
Q How much province is in Sri Lanka ?
1 9
2 8
2 7
4 10
Q Who was the first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
1 V.S. Ramadevi
2 Meira Kumar
3 Leila Seth
4 Sumitra Mahajan
Q Who Constitutional Amendment Act added Part IX-A ‘The Municipalities’ to Indian Constitution ?
1 74th
2 52nd
3 26th
4 91st
Q Which of the following is a terrestrial planets ?
1 Jupiter
2 Saturn
3 Mars
4 Uranus
| Terrestrial Planets | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars |
| Jovian Planets | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune |
Q When was Guru Nanak Dev born ?
1 1469 AD
2 1569 AD
3 1669 AD
4 1369 AD
Q Who was the Governor General of the East India Company in India Between 1848 and 1856 ?
1 Lord Dalhousie
2 Lord Rippon
3 Lord Canning
4 Lord Lytton
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie [ 1848 -1856 ] in the 1848 . Satara was the first princely state where doctrine of lapse applied . The Company took over the princely states of Satara [ 1948 ] , Jaitpur and Sambalpur [ 1849 ] , Bhagat [ 1850 ] , Udaipur [ Chhattisgarh ] [ 1852 ] , Jhansi [ 1853 ] , Ngapur [ 1854 ] , Tore and Arcot [ 1855 ] and Oudh [ 1856 ]