Q ‘Sagol Kangjei’ of Manipur has been adapted worldwide by the enthusiasts of this sport as ______.
Ans 1. Polo
2. Fencing
3. Judo
4. Rugby
Q Who was the first National Security Advisor of India?
1 Pankaj Singh
2 Ajit Doval
3 Prof. Rajinder Khanna
4 Brajesh Mishra
Q The chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India was ____
1 Dr BR Ambedkar
2 Dr Rajendra Prasad
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Q The split in Congress occurred in which of the following sessions?
1 Karachi Session 1934
2 Lahore Session 1927
3 Kanpur Session 1922
4 Surat Session 1907
Q In which of the following states is the Bhambavli Vajrai Waterfall located?
Ans 1. Odisha
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
Q Raja Ravi Varma, considered as one of the greatest painters of India, hailed from which of these states?
1 Maharashtra
2 Karnataka
3 West Bengal
4 Kerala
Q The Gangaur festival is primarily performed in which of the following states of India ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Odisha
3 Punjab
4 Kerala
Q Which amendment of the Constitution is called as the ‘mini constitution of India’ and was brought in during the national emergency in the year 1976?
1 54th Amendment
2 25th Amendment
3 24th Amendment
4 42nd Amendment
Q In which year, first Gender Budget Statement appeared in the Union Budget of India?
1 2001-02
2 2005-06
3 2010-11
4 2007-08
Q Which is a traditional Indian sport , whereby athletes perform various types of gymnastics moves and hold various poses on a vertical wooden pole ?
1 Mallakhamb
2 Kambala
3 Jallikattu
4 Vallam Kali
Q The Battle of Karnal in 1739 was fought between Nadir Shah and whom among the following?
1 Akbar Shah
2 Bahadur Shah Zafar
3 Aurangzeb
4 Muhammad Shah
Q To which of the following states does the folk dance form ‘Grida’ belong?
Ans 1. Jharkhand
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. West Bengal
4. Chhattisgarh
Q In which Indian state are the rivers Tirap and Noa located?
Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Goa
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim
Q Peacock Island Temple is also known as _
1 Umananda Temple
2 Kailashnath Temple
3 Tirupati Temple
4 Jagannath Temple
Q How many elements are there in the periodic table such that for every element name there is a single alphabet that symbolically represents it (for example, B-Boron, C-Carbon etc.)?
1 10
2 17
3 7
4 14
Q Which event led to the termination of Non-Cooperation – Khilafat Movement by Gandhiji?
1 Passing of Rowlatt Act
2 Chauri – Chaura Incident
3 Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q Where is Shore Temple located in India?
1 Kanchipuram
2 Chennai
3 Sarnath
4 Mahabalipuram
Q “The general theory of Employment, Interest and money” (1936) was written by __.
1 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2 Adam Smith
3 John Maynard Keynes
4 Amartya sen
Q Which metal was earlier called Wolfram?
1 Tungsten
2 Molybdenum
3 Zinc
4 Radium
Q Wangala festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India?
1 Assam
2 Mizoram
3 Meghalaya
4 Manipur
Q Upper House of the Indian Parliament is also known as _.
1 Lok Sabha
2 Rajya Sabha
3 Vidhan Parishad
4 Vidhan Sabha
Q ‘Kajri’ folk song is related to which of the following state?
1 Maharashtra
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk’ ?
1 Sudha Murty
2 Twinkle Khanna
3 Roshni Nilkani
4 Nita Ambani
Q Which of the following ions are responsible for hardness of water?
1 Sodium and Magnesium ions
2 Calcium and Magnesium ions
3 Potassium and Calcium ions
4 Sodium and Calcium ions
Q ‘Rani ki vav’ motif is present on which of the following currency notes?
1 50 Rupee Note
2 200 Rupee Note
3 10 Rupee Note
4 100 Rupee Note
Q In which year was ‘Hind Swaraj’ published?
1. 1909
2 1920
3 1908
4 1911
Q When was the first time that Mahatma Gandhi appeared on a Congress platform?
1. 1901 Calcutta Session
2 1899 Lucknow Session
3 1904 Bombay Session
4 1915 Bombay Session
Q _______ is a traditional dance form of Odisha .
1 Gotipua
2 Nati
3 Laho
4 Loor
Q ‘Jakhan Choto Chilam’ is the autobiography of __________.
Ans 1. Taslima Nasrin
2. Debesh Roy
3. Satyajit Ray
4. Sukumar Ray
Q What type of farming is Kumari which is practiced in Western Ghats?
Ans 1. Plantation farming
2. Horticulture farming
3. Intensive farming
4. Primitive Subsistence farming
Q T Balasaraswati, a dance legend from India was awarded the Padma Vibhushan for her contribution to Indian art and culture, in which of the following dance forms?
1. Kathakali
2 Bharatanatyam
3 Manipuri
4 Kuchipudi
Q Padma Bhushan awardee, Buddhadev Das Gupta was an Indian classical _________ player.
Ans 1. sarod
2. tambura
3. tabla
4. sarangi
Q Of which of the following forms are Kelucharan Mahapatra, Sonal Mansingh and Geeta Mahalik famous dancers?
1. Odissi
2 Mohiniattam
3 Kuchipudi
4 Bharatanatyam
Q In which sport is the term LONA used?
Ans 1. Volleyball
2. Soft ball
3. Kho-Kho
4. Kabaddi
Q When was the first amendment made to the Indian Constitution?
1 1954
2 1951
3 1953
4 1952
Q The concept of ‘The Four Noble Truths’ belongs to which of the following religions?
1 Jainism
2 Sikhism
3 Hinduism
4 Buddhism
Q Who among the following described the Indian Constitution as ‘quasi federal’?
Ans 1. MV Pylee
2. Gunnar Myrdal
3. KC Wheare
4. AV Dicey
Q Who among the following has written the Hindi novel ‘Kafan’?
Ans 1. Jaishankar Prasad
2. Sumitranandan Pant
3. Premchand
4. Mahadevi Verma
Q Who among the following was appointed as the Defence Minister in the Interim Government in 1946?
1 Vallabhbhai Patel
2 Asaf Ali
3 Baldev Singh
4 C Rajagopalachari
Q Which of the following novel is written by Bhisham Sahni?
Ans 1. Nirmala
2. Gunahon Ka Devta
3. Vande Mataram
4. Tamas
Q The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is written by which of the following sportspersons of India?
Ans 1. Abhinav Bindra
2. M C Mary Kom
3. P T Usha
4. Yuvraj Singh
Q Padma Bhushan awardee Ustad Sabri Khan was a ______ player.
Ans 1. Sarod
2. santoor
3. sarangi
4. Flute
Q Who is the author of ‘The Interpreter of Maladies’?
Ans 1. Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Alberto Vourvoulias
3. Anita Desai
4. Amitav Ghosh
Q Renowned dancer and actor Minati Mishra was conferred with the Padma Shri for her significant contribution to which of the following Classical Dance forms?
1. Manipuri
2 Kathakali
3 Odissi
4 Kathak
Q What is the maximum number of players of a single team on the floor at one time in a basketball game?
Ans 1. 7
2. 6
3. 4
4. 5
Q Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen?
1 Begum Akhtar
2 Girija Devi
3 Bageshwari Qamar
4 Anuradha Pal
Q Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution divides the power between the Centre and the state in terms of the union, state and concurrent list?
Ans 1. Seventh Schedule
2. Ninth Schedule
3. Fifth Schedule
4. Third Schedule
Q ‘Raavan – Enemy of Aryavarta’ is written by which of the following writers?
1. Amish Tripathi
2 Chetan Bhagat
3 Aravind Adiga
4 Vikram Seth
Q Who among the following was the author of the famous work “Sangita Ratnakara”?
1. Lochan Kavi
2 Sharngadeva
3 Jaidev
4 Ramamatya
Q Among the following, whose autobiography is ‘Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography’?
1. Benazir Bhutto
2. Malala Yousafzai
3. Urvashi Butalia
4. Kamala Das
Q The Novel ‘Train to Pakistan’ dealing with the tragedy of India’s Partition is written by whom among the following authors?
1. Ruskin Bond
2 Khushwant Singh
3 M L Malgaonkar
4 Mulk Raj Anand
Q Which ruler of the Vijayanagar empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque ?
1 Krishna Deva Rai
2 Venkat II
3 Narsingh Rai
4 Devaraya II
Q In the ancient times, which river was also known as ‘Pooni’ in Tamil which is the fourth largest river flowing in the southeast direction through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
1 Kaveri
2 Zuari
3 Tapi
4 Mahanadi
Q Sitara Devi is associated with which classical dance ?
1 Kathak
2 Manipuri
3 Kuchipudi
4 Odissi
Q Which of the following is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad?
1 India Wins Freedom
2 My Truth
3 Wings of Fire
4 Changing India
Q In India , who is known as ‘the guardian of the public purse’ ?
1 Comptroller and Auditor General of India
2 The President
3 Minister of Finance
4 Election Commission of India
Q The somatosensory receptors in human beings detect :
1 touch
2 taste
3 smell
4 hear
Q The ruler of which dynasty of South India assumed the title of ‘Dharmaraj’ ?
1 Western Ganga dynasty
2 Wakatak
3 Kadamb
4 Pallava
Q Which is the largest satellite of the Solar System ?
1 Ganymede
2 Titan
3 Charon
4 Callisto
Q The Official Residence-cum office of the President of Bangladesh is called ?
1 Bangabhaban
2 Sonar Bangla
3 Dhaka House
4 No option is correct
Q According to Dalton’s Atomic Theory , the smallest indivisible particles of matter is called _____
1 atom
2 molecule
3 compound
4 element
Q Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
1 The Law Minister
2 The President of India
3 The Prime Minister
4 The Council of Ministers
Q Which protects the inner lining of the stomach from the action of the hydrochloric acid under the normal conditions ?
1 Mucus
2 hydrochloric acid
3 enzymes
4 pancreatic juice
Q What is the SI unit of acceleration ?
1 meter per second square or or m/s2
2 kilogram meter per second
3 metre
4 Hertz
Q In which session of the Congress was the slogan of the Simon Commission’s boycott ?
1 Madras Session [ 1927 ]
2 Belgaum Session [ 1924 ]
3 Kanpur Session [ 1925 ]
4 Guwahati Session [ 1926 ]
Q The “Sattriya” classical dance is associated with which state?
1. Assam
2 Odisha
3 Kerala
4 Bihar
Q What is the name of second layer of the Earth’s three concentric layers ?
1 SIMA
2 SIAL
3 NIFE
4 No option is correct
SIMA , also known as ‘mantle’ is the second layer of the Earth’s three concentric layers , other two being SIAL [ crust ] and NIFE [ core ]
Q Use of attractive masquerade or mask is associated with which dance style ?
1 Kathakali
2 Kathak
3 Manipuri
4 Kuchipudi
Q Who appoints Advocate General of State in India ?
1 Governor of the State
2 President of India
3 Chief Minister of the State
4 Chief Justice of the High Court
Q Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the collective memoir of ____________.
Ans 1. Salman Rushdie
2. Vikram Seth
3. Nirad C Chaudhuri
4. Amitav Ghosh
Q Who was recognised as ‘Asthana Nartaki’ (resident dancer) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam?
1 Yamini Krishnamurthy
2 Chinta Ravi Bala Krishna
3 Sunder Prasad
4 Mohanrao Kallianpurkar
Q Which Indian cartoonist’s autobiography is titled ‘The Tunnel of Time’?
Ans 1. Ajit Ninan
2. OV Vijayan
3. RK Laxman
4. Mario Miranda
Q Who synthesised acetic acid for the first time?
1. Berthelot
2 Kolbe
3 F Wohler
4 Berzelius