Q Which is the only surviving specimen of the ancient Sanskrit theatre recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity?
1 Kutiyattam
2 Kathakali
3 Yakshagana
4 Bhavai
Q Angkor Wat , a buddhist temple complex was built by which of the following ruler ?
1 Suryavarman II
2 Jayasimha Vallabha
3 Bhima
4 Mularaja I
Q The Gua and Noamundi mines are located in with state of India?
1 Assam
2 Haryana
3 Rajasthan
4 Jharkhand
Q Which is the oldest Stupa of the Buddhist Period?
1 Dhamek Stupa
2 Mahabodhi Stupa
3 Kesariya Stupa
4 Sanchi Stupa
Q Who introduced the term ‘triads‘ in the classification of elements ?
1 Dmitri Mendeleev
2 Johann Dobereiner
3 John Newlands
4 AEB de Chancourtois
Q In which of the following states of India is Nongkrem festival celebrated ?
1 Assam
2 Meghalaya
3 Manipur
4 Mizoram
Q Buddha Purnima is marked on a full moon day in the Hindu month of __.
1 Vaisakh
2 Jyaistha
3 Bhadra
4 Ashadha
Q The Project Director of Chandrayaan 3 is __
1 P Veeramuthuvel
2 S Mohana Kumar
3 M Vanitha
4 Mylswamy Annadurai
Q Which of the following is the official language of Afghanistan?
1 Sinhala
2 Burmese
3 Dari
4 Dzongkha
Q Who started the temple entry movement in 1927 ?
1 Mahadev Govind Ranade
2 Bhimrao Ambedkar
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Annie Besant
Q The third battle of Panipat was fought in which of the following years?
1 1761
2 1707
3 1786
4 1751
Q ‘Untouchable’ is a novel written by :
1 Mulk Raj Anand
2 RC Majumdar
3 Premchand
4 VS Naipaul
Q What is the weight of the ball in handball for men?
1 425 to 475 gm
2 325 to 375 gm
3 525 to 575 gm
4 225 to 275 gm
Q The ‘Ka Shad Mastieh’ or victory dance of the____________ tribe of Meghalaya is an ancient war dance performed during the prominent festival of the tribe.
1 Bhoi
2 War
3 Khasi
4Jaintia
Q Who is the founder of Jaipur City?
1 Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II
2 Maharaj Bishan Singh
3 Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
4 Maharaj Man Singh
Q Which of the following is also known as the ‘White Mountain’?
1 Cho Oyu
2 Makalu
3 Dhaulagiri I
4 Lhotse
Q Seval Sandhai is a rural sport in Tamil Nadu, which is a form of:
1 Kite flying
2 Bull-fighting
3 Cock- fighting
4 Martial Arts
Q ‘A Life of the Genius : The Man Who Knew Infinity’ is a biography of Indian mathematician ____
1 Acharya Pingala
2 Aryabhata
3 Neena Gupta
4 Srinivasa Ramanujan
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Nectar in a Sieve’?
Ans 1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Kamala Markandaya
3. Rajkumari Kaur
4. Aruna Asaf Ali
Q What are the two main parts corresponding to Lasya and Tandava elements in Manipuri dance?
1 Bhangi and Stri
2 Jagoi and Cholom
3 Varnam and Paran
4 Vira and Toda
Q The air bubbles shine in the water because of __.
1 Dispersion
2 Diffraction
3 Reflection
4 Total internal reflection
Q How many Rasas are presented in classical dances?
1 8
2 6
3 7
4 9
9 Rasas | Love | Heroism | Pathos | Humour | Anger | Fear | Disgust | Wonder | Peace |
Q Which of the following is NOT correct about caves of India?
1 Undavalli – Himachal Pradesh
2 Badami – Karnataka
3 Ajanta – Maharashtra
4 Elephanta – Maharashtra
Q What is the maximum depth of Atlantic Ocean?
1 8,380 metres
2 9,784 metres
3 6,734 metres
4 3,646 metres
Q When was the international literacy day declared by UNESCO?
1 1968
2 1967
3 1966
4 1965
Q Rajasthan Atomic Power Project is in __
1 Phalodi
2 Churu
3 Rawatbhata
4 Bhawani Mandi
Q The______term explains that there is change from liquid to gas.
1 Sublimation
2 Condensation
3 Crystallization
4 Vaporization
Q Which of the following hills are known for Bauxite Mines?
1 Agasthyamalai hills
2 Gandhamardhan hills
3 Panchpatmali hills
4 Savandurga hills
Q According to Chola Inscription, Land granted to religious institutions was known as _
1 Pallichchhandam
2 Shalabhoga
3 Devadana
4 Brahmadeya
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that, where the same person is appointed as the Governor of two or more states, the emoluments and allowances payable to him/her shall be allocated among those states?
1 Article 160
2 Article 155
3 Article 158
4 Article 157
Q Which of the following dances is performed during festivals like Eid al-Fitr and Ramzan in Jammu & Kashmir ?
1 Rasa Lila dance
2 Rouf dance
3 Kud dance
4 Dumhal dance
Q Light falling on colloidal particles leads to scattering of light. This phenomena is
called:
1 Tyndall effect
2 Mendel’s effect
3 Brownian effect
4 Bowl effect
Q 8 minute 20 seconds is the time taken by the sunlight to reach from sun to _?
1 Jupiter
2 Moon
3 Earth
4 Saturn
Q Which of the following historical caves of India are located in the state of Bihar?
1 Barabar Caves
2 Ellora Caves
3 Kanheri Caves
4 Ajanta Caves
Q How many Assembly Constituencies does Rajasthan have as of now in 2024?
1 200
2 207
3 205
4 209
Q In which year, Sultan Iltutmish’s daughter, Raziyya, (Razia) became Sultan?
1 1246
2 1226
3 1236
4 1238
Q In which state/UT of India is the Divar Island situated?
1 Lakshadweep
2 Goa
3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4 Odisha
Q Name the phylum of animal kingdom whose distinctive feature is body with pores and
canals in walls.
1 Annelida
2 Porifera
3 Coelenterata
4 Ctenophora
Q The Advocate General of a state is appointed under which Article of the Constitution of
India?
1 Article 170
2 Article 160
3 Article 165
4 Article 175
Q __ has/have been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the Constitution of
the USA
1 Bicameralism
2 Fundamental Rights
3 The Cabinet System
4 Fundamental Duties
Q Asteroid Belt is between which planets?
1 Uranus & Neptune
2 Jupiter & Mercury
3 Mars & Saturn
4 Mars & Jupiter
Q In which year was India’s National Human Rights Commission set up?
1 1991
2 1990
3 1985
4 1993
Q Where did Lord Wellesley establish Fort William College in 1800 AD?
1 Mumbai
2 Chennai
3 Kolkata
4 Hyderabad
Q On which date was the first session of Indian Constitution Drafting Committee held?
1 19 December 1946
2 9 December 1946
3 9 December 1945
4 19 December 1945
Q The dimensions of the basketball court is measured __ from the inner edge
of the boundary line.
1 28 × 12 m
2 30 × 45 m
3 28 × 15 m
4 30 × 15 m
Q Who was the first Indian to win Miss World in 1966 ?
1 Reita Faria
2 Aishwarya Rai
3 Diana Hayden
4 Yukta Mookhey
Miss World [ India ] | Reita Faria [ 1966 ] , Aishwarya Rai [ 1994 ] , Diana Hayden [ 1997 ] , Yukta Mookhey [ 1999 ] , Priyanka Chopra [ 2000 ] and Manushi Chhillar [ 2017 ] |
Q What is the total population of India according to the census of 2011?
1 1210.2 Million
2 1010.2 Million
3 1312.1 Million
4 1210.1 Million
Q Who was Gulbadan Begum, writer of Humayun Nama ?
1 Wife of Humayun
2 Daughter of Humayun
3 Sister of Humayun
4 Mother of Humayun
Q Gurudongmar Lake is in which of the following states?
1 Manipur
2 Meghalaya
3 Nagaland
4 Sikkim
Q The United India Patriotic Association was founded by whom?
1 Siafudeen Kichlu
2 Maulana Shibli Numani
3 Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
4 Muhammad Ali
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 As per which of the following banned the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
compounds, as well as other ozone depleting chemicals?
1 Vienna Convention
2 Kyoto Protocol
3 The Paris Agreement
4 Montreal Protocol
Q Gavari, a dance-drama is majorly performed in which of the following states of India?
1 Rajasthan
2 Odisha
3 Manipur
4 Kerala
Q Who among the Mughal emperors built Buland Darwaza or the loft gateway at
Fatehpur Sikri?
1 Aurangzeb
2 Jahangir
3 Humayun
4 Akbar
Q _ is the chemical formula of baking soda.
1 Na2SO4
2 Na2HCO3
3 Na2CO3
4 NaHCO3
Q What are the standard measurements of a cricket pitch?
1 20 yards by 12 ft
2 22 yards by 10 ft
3 20 yards by 10 ft
4 22 yards by 12 ft
Q Which of the following states is NOT associated with the classical dance form of
Chhau?
1 Odisha
2 West Bengal
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Jharkhand
Chhau dance | Purulia Chhau [ West Bengal ] , Seraikella Chhau [ Jharkhand ] and Mayurbhanj Chhau [ Odisha ] |
Q Who was the president of the first session of Congress held in 1885?
1 Dinshaw Wacha
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Allan Octavian Hume
4 Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Q Who among the following was NOT one of the founders of the Ahrar Movement in British India?
1 Maulana Muhammad Ali
2 Hasan Imam
3 Hakim Ajmal Khan
4 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q Approximately what is the length of the Suez canal ?
1 193 km
2 64.5 km
3 106.5 km
4 178 km
Q Which of the following land revenue arrangement is called ‘Todarmal System’ ?
1 Zabti System
2 GallaBakshi System
3 Kankut System
4 Nasaq System
Q Who gave the concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ related to different forms of governments ?
1 Montesquieu
2 Plato
3 Hobbes
4 Aristotle
Q Which part of Indian Constitution contains Article 368 that gives power to the parliament to do constitutional amendments ?
1 Part XX
2 Part XV
3 Part IVA
4 Part XIII
Q Gurudongmar Lake is in which of the following states?
1 Manipur
2 Meghalaya
3 Sikkim
4 Assam
Q Who was the founder of Atmiya Sabha ?
1 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2 Keshab Chandra Sen
3 Debendra nath Tagore
4 Raja Radhakant Deb
Q Who was the exponent of Lokayata Darshana ?
1 Charvak
2 Badarayan
3 Kapil
4 Ramanuja
Q The headquarters of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management are located at:
1 Bhuvneshwar
2 New Delhi
3 Gwalior
4 Guwahati
Q The concept of Suspension of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution has been taken from which country’s constitution ?
1 Germany
2 Australia
3 France
4 Russia
Q What is the national flower of Bangladesh ?
1 Shapla [ water Lily ]
2 Red Rose
3 White Jasmine
4 Rhododendron
Q Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?
1. Sarangi
2. Sarod
3. Mohan veena
4. Rudra veena
Q Janapav hill situated near Indore is the source of which river ?
1 Chambal
2 Mahi
3 Mahanadi
4 Tapi
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
Q Which of the following was only the authority of the state in the period of Maurya ?
1 Mines
2 Land
3 Pasture
4 Commerce
Akaradhyaksha | Superintendent of mines |
Q “Guru Shikhar” on the Abu hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?
1 Himalaya Range
2 The western Ghats
3 PirPanjal Range
4 Aravalli Range
Q What are the thin filamentous extensions that the motile bacterial cells have from their cell wall called?
1 Flagella
2 Pili
3 Fimbriae
4 Lamellae
QIn which state is Gobind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal Project) located?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Punjab
Q Who is the second woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
1 Meira Kumar
2 Sumitra Mahajan
3 VS Ramadevi
4 BV Nagarathna
Q Which of the following is NOT correct about Caves of India?
1 Undavalli – Himachal Pradesh
2 Badami – Karnataka
3 Ajanta – Maharashtra
4 Elephanta – Maharashtra
Famous Caves | Bhaja [ Maharashtra ] , Mahakali [ Maharashtra ] , Talaja [ Gujarat ] , Bagh [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Ajanta [ Maharashtra ] , Ellora [ Maharashtra ] , Uparkot Buddhist [ Gujarat ] , Karla [ Maharashtra ] , Undavalli [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Badami [ Karnataka ] , Kanheri [ Maharashtra ] , Elephanta [ Maharashtra ] , Lomas Rishi [ Bihar ] , Borra [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Udayagiri and Khandagiri [ Odisha ] , Son Bhandar [ Bihar ] |