Q What is ‘Bringa’ in Orissa ?
1 A local name of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture
2 A village known for diamond mines
3 A stone weapon used by the aboriginals
4 An edible oil used by the aboriginals
Q How many members of the Legislative Council are there in the state of Andhra Pradesh ?
Ans 1. 75
2. 58
3. 68
4. 78
Q Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List-1 [ Author ] | List-II [ Book ] |
| A] Kautilya | 1] Ashtadhyayi |
| B] Panini | 2] Arthashastra |
| C] Kamandaka | 3] Kumarasambhava |
| ]D] Kalidasa | 4] Nitisara |
1 A-4 , B-3 , C-2 ,D-1
2 A-1 , B-4 , C-3 , D-2
3 A-2 , B-1 , C-4 , D-3
4 A-3 , B-2 , C-1 , D-4
Q Which is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India , to recognize artists in the state for their achievements ?
1 Kalashree
2 Kalaimamani
3 Balasaraswathi
4 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Q Which among the following books is NOT written by Arundhati Roy?
1 The Algebra of Infinite Justice
2 The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
3 Sultry Days
4 The God of Small Things
Q The presiding deity of the Dakshineswar Temple in Kolkata is Goddess _.
1 Lakshmi
2 Sharada
3 Bhavatarini Kali
4 Saraswati
Q Name the first ever female Prime Minister in the world
1 Indira Gandhi
2 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
3 Godla Meir
4 Elisabeth Domitien
Q Imperfect’ is the autobiography of which Indian cricketer?
1 Sanjay Manjrekar
2 Kapil Dev
3 Sunil Gavaskar
4 Ravi Shastri
Q Which of the following is also called Arachis hypogea as its botanical name ?
1 Pea
2 Soyabean
3 Groundnut
4 Lentil
Q ‘Phulaich’ festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Meghalaya
2. Uttarakhand
3. Mizoram
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Which poet in the court of Mughal Ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote the ‘Dastan-e-Ghadar’, a personal account of the 1857 revolt?
A. Mir Taqi Mir
B. Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq
C. Zahir Dehlvi
D. Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi
Q Which juice is released in our gall bladder that facilitates the digestion of fats?
1 Saliva
2 Acetic Acid
3 Bile
4 Mucous
Q PT Usha clocked a timing of 55.42 sec in 400-metre hurdles at which of the following Olympic Games?
1 1980 Moscow
2 1984 Los Angeles
3 1948 London
4 1956 Melbourne
Q Who among the following social reformers founded ‘Self Respect Movement’ ?
1 Guru Ghasidas
2 Jyotirao Phule
3 Periyar
4 Narayan Guru
Q What are the rod shaped bacteria called ?
1 Coccus
2 Bacilli
3 Spirillum
4 Vibrio
Q Who among the following has written Neel Darpan ?
1 Bhartendu Harish Chandra
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Dinabandhu Mitra
4 Bankim Chandra
Q According to Census of India 2011, what is the gap (in %) between male and female literacy rate in India?
1 18.68
2 16.68
3 17.75
4 15.23
| Census 2011 [ Literacy Rate ] | Total : 74.04 % , Male [ 82.14 % ] , Female [ 65.46 % ] |
Q Chang Lo tribal dance is performed by the Chang tribe of __.
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Nagaland
3 Goa
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q ‘Game Changer’ is the name of an autobiography of which sportsperson?
Ans 1. Rahul Dravid
2. Shahid Afridi
3. Shane Warne
4. Yuvraj Singh
Q What is the national flower of Myanmar ?
1 Padauk
2 Sri Lanka
3 China
4 Afghanistan
Q Which city is called as Silver city of India ?
1 Jalore
2 Cuttack
3 Ranchi
4 Nagpur
Q In which of the following states is the Clouded Leopard National Park situated?
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Tripura
3. Nagaland
4. Meghalaya
Q Which of the following contains oxalic acid?
1 Grapes
2 Vinegar
3 Spinach
4 Curd
Q ‘Godaan’, a famous novel, was authored by ____.
1 Jaishankar Prasad
2 Munshi Premchand
3 Harivansh Rai Bachchan
4 Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
Q Which of the following officers was known as Akaradhyaksha during the Mauryan period?
Ans 1. Superintendent of Iron
2. Officer in-charge of Agriculture
3. Superintendent of Mines
4. Superintendent of Market
Q In which of the following ways can 1 Volt be expressed?
1 1 Joule per Coulomb
2 1 Coulomb per Joule
3 1 Joule-Coulomb
4 1 Joule-Coulomb per second
Q When was the Bengal Partition Plan implemented?
1 10 September 1910
2 16 October 1905
3 7 August 1899
4 15 August 1915
Q The tomb of Sher Shah Suri [ Farid Khan ] is located in:
Ans 1. Gaya
2. Buxar
3. Jehanabad
4. Sasaram
Q Gram Nyayalaya Act was enacted in the year __.
1 2006
2 2008
3 2000
4 2004
Q ___ is known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence Movement.
Ans 1. Aruna Asaf Ali
2. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
3. Usha Mehta
4. Sarojini Naidu
Q The ‘Mattancherry Palace’ , also called Dutch Palace , is located at which palace ?
1 Kochi , Kerala
2 Pune , Maharashtra
3 Arcot , Tamil Nadu
4 Panaji , Goa
Q National Human Right Commission of India was set up in which year ?
1 1993
2 1992
3 1990
4 1991
Q Bathukamma festival is celebrated in which state of India ?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Telangana
4 Maharashtra
Q Bokaro Steel was established with the assistance of:
1 Soviet Union
2 Germany
3 UK
4 USA
Q When do we celebrate National Press Day in India?
1 16 January
2 16 December
3 16 February
4 16 November
Q Which of the following is the third largest ocean in the world and is present on the southern side of Asia?
1 Pacific Ocean
2 Indian Ocean
3 Bay of Bengal
4 Southern Ocean
Q The division of powers between the Union and the States is in the __ Schedule.
1 Fourth
2 Third
3 Fifth
4 Seventh
Q Who is the first woman to successfully climb K2, the world’s second highest mountain peak?
A. Junko Tabei
B. Wanda Rutkiewicz engal
C. Tamae Watanabe
D. Chantal Mauduit
Q In which state is the ‘Barauni’ coal based power station located?
1 Goa
2 Assam
3 Bihar
4 Meghalaya
Q What is the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale?
1 32°C
2 100°C
3 98°C
4 0°C
Q Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 18, 1868?
A. Belgium
B. Italy
C. Denmark
D. France
Q Which five year plan is also called ‘Gadgil Yojana’?
1 Third Five Year Plan
2 Fourth Five Year Plan
3 Second Five Year Plan
4 First Five Year Plan
Q The national flower of India is _____
1 Lotus [ Nelumbo Nucifera ]
2 Golden Wattle
3 Iris
4 Cheery Blossom
Q Who declared as his ”ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye” ?
1 Jawahar Lal Nehru
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Sardar Patel
Q Which city will host the Asian Games 2026 ?
1 Doha
2 Riyadh
3 Hangzhou
4 Aichi and Nigoya
| Asian Games | 2026 : Aichi and Nagoya [ Japan ] , 2030 : Doha [ Qatar ] , 2034 : Riyadh [ Saudi Arabia ] |
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution is related with promotion of co-operative societies?
1 Article 31 B
2 Article 51 A
3 Article 43 B
4 Article 39 A
Q Who has presented the Union Budget of India maximum number of times?
1 Morarji Desai
2 RK Shanmukham Chetty
3 Yashwant Sinha
4 Pranab Mukherjee
Q In which of the following states is Arulmigu Kapaleeshwarar Temple located ?
1 Karnataka
2 Maharashtra
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q The world’s largest population of which endangered species resides in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park?
1 Shaggy horn wild ibex
2 Bluebull
3 One-horned rhinoceros
4 Red panda
Q What was the name of wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir who got the title of ”Nur Jahan” ?
1 Fatima
2 Mehrunnisa
3 Gulbadan
4 Razia
Q The first Tirthankara of Jainism is believed to be Rishabhanatha, who was born in:
1 Pataliputra
2 Ayodhya
3 Varanasi
4 Vaishali
Q The popular ritual of ‘Kanya/Kumari Puja’ is held during which of the following festivals?
1 Vasant Panchami
2 Makar Sankranti
3 Sharad Navaratri
4 Deepavali
Q In which year was the National Other Backward Class Commission set up ?
1 1993
2 1992
3 1999
4 1998
Q National Academy of Administration was set up at Mussorrie in which year ?
1 1958
2 1954
3 1952
4 1961
Q Criminal Procedure Code is the matter of which list in the Constitution?
1 Concurrent List
2 State List
3 Union List
4 None of the Above
Q ‘Law and Order’ , ‘Prisons and Police’ are the matters of which list in the Constitution?
1 State List
2 Union List
3 Concurrent List
4 None of the Above
Q The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was ____
1 Amir Khusrau
2 Mirza Ghalib
3 Bhahdur Shah Zafar
4 Al-beruni
Q The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of Canals in India was ______
1 Firoz Shah Tughlaq
2 Iltutmish
3 Balban
4 Sikandar Lodi
Q ‘Mandana Paintings’ , one of the oldest form of tribal art in India is predominantly done by the Meena community in :
1 Bihar
2 Rajasthan
3 Kerala
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Risa , Rignai and Rikutu are the traditional dress of which state ?
1 Karnataka
2 Goa
3 Tripura
4 Kerala
Q The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called?
1 Rupaka
2 Pana
3 Dinar
4 Karshapana
Q ‘Matua Dharma Mahamela’ is related to which state?
1 Rajasthan
2 West Bengal
4 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who, in 1978, became the first person to be born in the continent of Antarctica?
A. Emilio Palma
B. James Weddell
C. Nathaniel Palmer
D. Charles Wilkes
Q Boron is the only metalloid of which group of the periodic table?
1 Group 5
2 Group 10
3 Group 13
4 Group 16
Q According to Census of India 2011, what is the population growth rate in the Hindu community?
1 8.3%
2 24.9%
3 16.8%
4 30.2%
Q In badminton , a quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one ; used primarily on the serve and at the net is known as _____
1 kill
2 fault
3 flick
4 drop
Q Which festival is associated with the ‘Vaman’ incarnation of Vishnu ?
1 Onam
2 Mim Kut
3 Puthandu
4 Karaga
Q Which day is observed as the ‘Human RIghts Day’ ?
1 10 December
2 24 December
3 1 December
4 22 December
Q Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan is associated with the __.
1 Patiala gharana
2 Agra gharana
3 Kirana gharana
4 Gwalior gharana
Q The novel ‘The God of Small Things’ is inspired by which country ?
1 India
2 Myanmar
3 Nepal
4 Bhutan
The novel ‘The God of Small Things’ was written by Arundhati Roy . It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the ‘Love Laws’ prevalent in 1960s Kerala
Q The ancient name of Coastal Orissa was ______
1 Kalinga
2 Kaushambi
3 Kamarupa
4 Khandesh
Q As per the text ‘Charak Samhita’ how many bones are there in a human body ?
1 360 bones
2 206
3 250
4 200
Q The peninsular plateau of India is part of which landmass ?
1 Gondwana land
2 Tethys
3 Andean
4 Laurasia
Q Who became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals?
1 Karnam Malleswari
2 PV Sindhu
3 Saina Nehwal
4 Mary Kom
Q Which among the following group of plants are ‘naked seed‘ ?
1 Monocotyledons
2 Angiosperms
3 Gymosperms
4 Dicotyledons
Q The popular depiction named ‘Ravana Shaking Mount Kailash’ is depicted in which cave ?
1 Ellora caves
2 Karla caves
3 Ajanta caves
4 Bhaja caves
Q The Brihadeswara temple at Tanjore belongs to which religious sects ?
1 Nayanars
2 Alvars
3 Vedic
4 Shakta
Q National Sports Day is celebrated on which day in India ?
1 29 August
2 12 January
3 31 October
4 20 August
Q The Sangai festival is celebrated in which state of India ?
1 Manipur
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Meghalaya
4 Assam
Q Who was the captain of Indian Hockey team that won the Gold Medal in 1948 ?
1 Kishan Lal
2 Jaipal Singh Munda
3 Major Dhyan Chand
4 Balbir Singh
Q Which place is called the highest battlefield of India ?
1 Siachin
2 Ladakh
3 Kargil
4 Aksai chen
Q Who among the following was forced to leave his ancestral throne due to the invasion of the Uzbeks?
1 Shershah Suri
2 Daulat Khan Lodi
3 Babur
4 Genghis Khan
Q Which is a form of Sufi devotional music which originated in the Indian subcontinent ?
1 Qawwali
2 Kajri
3 Basant Geet
4 Teej Geet
Q In the Indian constitution the section on Citizenship draws inspiration from which country’s constitution ?
1 United Kingdom
2 USA
3 Ireland
4 Australia
Q The procedure to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly is called _____
1 dialysis
2 circulation
3 filtration
4 purification
Q The small pores on the lower surface of the leaf are called ?
1 Stomata
2 pore
3 cilla
4 opening
Q Which economist received Noble prize in 1998 ?
1 Bimal Jalan
2 Amartya Sen
3 Raghuram Rajan
4 Kaushik Basu
Q The three-second rule is applicable for the game of _.
1 kho-kho
2 badminton
3 basketball
4 kabaddi
Q Which are the nomads of the Jammu and Kashmir ?
1 Gujjar Bakarwals
2 Sherpas
3 Gaddi Shepherds
4 Bhotiyas
Q Lathmaar Holi is celebrated in _____
1 Varanasi
2 Barsana and Nandgaon
3 Dwarka
4 Ayodhaya’
Q Which among the following is the highest peak of Himachal Pradesh?
1 Kalsubai
2 Deomali
3 Reo Purgyil
4 Gorichen
Q Which canal has a head regulator capacity of 1133 cumecs (40000 cusecs) and a length of 532 km for which it is considered the world’s largest lined irrigation canal?
1 Kalingarayan Canal
2 Cumbarjua Canal
3 Narmada Main Canal
4 Trivandrum-Shoranur canal
Q Which of the following is a green algae found in vast masses of a variety of marine and fresh waters?
1 Porphyra
2 Gelidium
3 Cladophora
4 Sargassum
Q The Indian Copper Complex (ICC) is located at Ghatsila in the state of __.
1 Rajasthan
2 Telangana
3 Jharkhand
4 Maharashtra
Q Which disease is characterised by the body’s inability to regulate blood sugar levels?
1 Hypertension
2 Asthma
3 Arthritis
4 Diabetes
Q In dravidian style of temples the main temple tower is known as _ .
1 mandapa
2 gopuram
3 vimana
4 shikhara
Q The basophilic nucleoprotein granules that are scattered within the cytoplasm of a nerve cell and helps in the protein synthesis are known as:
1 Nissl bodies
2 Subunit of Parson
3 Oxisome
4 Golgi bodies
Q Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution mentions oath or affirmation by the Governor ?
1 Article 155
2 Article 157
3 Article 159
4 Article 161
Q In which of the following places were the fire altars of Harappan culture found?
1 Lothal
2 Kalibangan
3 Banawali
4 Ropar
Q ‘Gella-Chutt’ is an indigenous game associated with the state of :
1 Tripura
2 Karnataka
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Kerala
Q In the Mahayana Buddhism the bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara was also known as _____
1 Padmapani
2 Vajrapani
3 Manjusri
4 Maitreya
Q Milindapanho is in the form of a dialogue between the King Menander and the Buddhist monk ______
1 Nagasena
2 Nagarjuna
3 Nagabhatta
4 Kumarilabhatta
Q Which edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka ?
1 Maski inscription
2 Kalsi
3 Rummindei
4 Special Kalinga edict
Q Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left ?
1 Kharosthi
2 Brahmi
3 Latin
4 Devanagiri
Q The Head of the Military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar reign was ______
1 Mir Baksi
2 Nazim
3 Diwan
4 Faujdar
Q In the human body , the appendix attached to ?
1 Large Intestine
2 Small Intestine
3 Gall bladder
4 Stomach
Q Which of the following temples is located in Uttarakhand ?
1 Neelkanth Mahadev
2 Ranakpur
3 Gomateshwara
4 Kamakhya
Q Article 51 of Directive Principles of State Policy enumerates which of the following?
1 Promotion of international peace and security
2 Separation of judiciary from executive
3 Uniform civil code for the citizens
4 Organisation of agricultural and animal husbandry
Q In which state of India was the first train introduced in the year 1853?
1 Rajasthan
2 West Bengal
3 Maharashtra [ Bori Bunder to Thane ]
4 Karnataka
Q In which year was Volleyball Federation of India established?
1 1948
2 1949
3 1950
4 1951
Q Which of the following lakes is located in Buldhana district of Maharashtra?
1 Dal
2 Bhimtal
3 Lonar
4 Pushkar
Q Phawngpui or the Blue Mountain is the highest peak in the state of _____
1 Uttarakhand
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Mizoram
4 Manipur
Q Each game in table tennis consists of how many points ?
1 14
2 11
3 21
4 12
Q How many hydrogen atoms does a molecule of calcium hydroxide contain?
1 One
2 Three
3 Two
4 Four
| Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 | It has 1 atom of calcium and 2 atoms of oxygen and hydrogen |
Q The headquarters of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research [ ICAR ] is located at :
1 New Delhi
2 Shimla
3 Dehradun
4 Bengaluru
Q Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Order of Business Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1 Sachchidananda Sinha
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
4 Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Q Articles 36 to 51 containing ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ come under which Part of the Constitution?
1 Part II
2 Part V
3 Part IV
4 Part III
Q If the meat is cooked above 140°C, which of the following reactions occurs
1 Emulsification
2 Oxidation reaction
3 Maillard reaction
4 Caramelisation
Q ____ choreographed famous son ‘Kahe Chhed Mohe’ from the movie Devdas and ‘Mohe Rang Do Laal’ from Bajirao Mastani .
1 Kelucharan Mohapatra
2 Pandit Birju Maharaj
3 Rukmini Devi
4 Uday Shankar
Q कम्युनिस्ट जर्नल ‘वैनगार्ड (Vangaurd)’ के संपादक बनने वाले स्वतंत्रता सेनानी का नाम बताइए।
1 सी. राजगोपालाचारी
2 एम.एन. रॉय
3 के. केलप्पन
4 पी. कृष्णा पिल्लई
Q Which of the following dances of Assam is associated with the worship of the snake goddess Manasa?
1 Bhor Tal Nritya
2 Deodhani
3 Jhumur
4 Bagurumba
Q The 3rd step of the Carnot cycle is:
Ans 1. reversible adiabatic compression
2 reversible isothermal compression
3 reversible isothermal expansion
4 reversible adiabatic expansion