Q This temple, that was built by Raja Bhimdev I of the Solanki Dynasty, has a rectangular
pond called ‘Surya Kund’ in front of it. What is the name of this temple?
1 Modhera Sun Temple
2 Khajuraho
3 Konark Sun Temple
4 Chausath Yogini
Q Cricketer MS DHONI was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India in the year :
1 2010
2 2011
3 2012
4 2013
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 As per Article __ of the Indian Constitution, the Council of Ministers are
collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
1 75(3)
2 74(1)
3 73(2)
4 72(1)
Q Who was the first Russian Prime Minister to visit independent India ?
1 Boris Yeltsin
2 Nikolai Bulganin
3 Vladimir Putin
4 Mikhail Gorbachev
Q ‘Zuari’ is an important river of which of the following state?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Sikkim
4 Goa
4 Odisha
Q Annamacharya composed Sankirtans in praise of which God?
1. Lord Rama
2 Lord Krishna
3 Lord Venkateshwara
4 Lord Shiva
Q Bhoota Kola , a spirit worship ritual dance is of which state ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
Q Which State was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk in 1724?
1 Awadh
2 Hyderabad
3 Mysore
4 Bengal
Q On which river did the “Kalinga War” take place?
1 Rushikulya river
2 Mahanadi
3 Daya river
4 Baitarani river
Q _ oblong orbit overlaps the orbit of Neptune.
1 Mars’
2 Pluto’s
3 Jupiter’s
4 Venus’
Q Identify the device used to change the resistance in an electric circuit.
1 Ammeter
2 Conductor
3 Rheostat
4 Voltmeter
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Nuclear Programme’?
1 C.N.R. Rao
2 M.S. Swaminathan
3 Vikram Sarabhai
4 Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Q Which of the following folk music of Chhattisgarh is based on the epic Mahabharata?
1 Paani Haari
2 Ghumar
3 Pandavani
4 Maand
Q Which medicinal plant found in India is used for the treatment of blood pressure?
1 Mint
2 Tulsi
3 Aloe vera
4 Sarpagandha
Q Which African leader wrote the autobiography ‘ Long Walk to Freedom’?
1 Robert Mugabe
2 Nelson Mandela
3 Muammar Gaddafi
4 Desmond Tutu
Q Who among the following leaders led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
1 Rajendra Prasad
2 Devi Singh
3 Rajkumar Shukla
4 Kunwar Singh
Q In which year was the Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM) scheme
launched by Government of India?
1 1991
2 2000
3 1979
4 1965
Q In India, which type of soil is also known as Regur soil and is ideal for cotton crops?
1 Arid soil
2 Laterite soil
3 Black soil
4 Alluvial soil
Q In which sessions of the Indian National congress was the song “Vande Mataram”
sung for the first time?
1 1885 Session
2 1896 Session
3 1919 Session
4 1890 Session
Q ‘Saga Dawa’ is one of the biggest Buddhist festivals. In which one of the following states is it celebrated?
Ans 1. Jharkhand
2. Sikkim
3. Odisha
4. Kerala
Q Which of the following folk dances is performed by the tribes of Araku Valley in
Visakhapatnam District?
1 Chakri
2 Dhimsa
3 Kajari
4 Wancho
Q Who led the Nyaya Yudh movement in Haryana ?
1 Chaudhary Devi Lal Singh
2 Om Prakash Chautala
3 Bhupendra Singh Hooda
4 Neeraj Sharma
Q Fort of Kushalgadh is located in which Indian state?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Maharashtra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located at __.
1 Shahdara, Delhi
2 Patiala, Punjab
3 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
4 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Q As per the estimation of Scholars, what was the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro?
A. About 150
B. About 250
C. About 500
D. About 700
Q The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand of
Kannauj of the __ dynasty.
1 Gahadavala
2 Bactrian
3 Gupta
4 Chauhan
Q The concept of fundamental duties in the Constitution of India was taken from:
Ans 1. Germany
2. Australia
3. USA
4. USSR
Q In which of the following states is the Nizam Sagar Dam situated?
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Karnataka
3. Telangana
4. Andhra Pradesh
Q The first Regional Rural Bank was established in India in the year:
1 1982
2 1980
3 1975
4 1991
Q What is the approximate length of the navigable inland waterways of India?
1 14,500 km
2 15,600 km
3 16,400 km
4 12,800 km
Q As per the Tinkathia system, the farmers of Champaran were under the obligation to
cultivate three Kathas per beegha of his land with __.
1 wheat
2 maize
3 rice
4 indigo
Q According to Census of India 2011, what is the male literacy rate in Bihar?
1 66.76%
2 71.20%
3 68.54%
4 75.23%
Q Ibrahim Khan Lodi’s Tomb is situated near the tehsil office in _.
1 Charkhi Dadri
2 Panipat
3 Yamunanagar
4 Kaithal
Q In which year was the Tendulkar Committee appointed by the Government of India to
take a fresh look at the poverty lines?
1 1991
2 1993
3 1979
4 2005
Q Which of the following Indian states/ UTs has the highest scheduled tribe population in
comparison to its total population?
1 Mizoram
2 Delhi
3 Lakshadweep
4 Andaman and Nicobar
Q The famous king Pulakeshin II belonged to which of the following dynasties?
1 Pandya dynasty
2 Pallava dynasty
3 Chalukya dynasty
4 Mauryan dynasty
Q Vide 61st amendment of Constitution of India, which of the following amendments was
made?
1 Attempt was made to reduce the powers of supreme Court and High Courts
2 The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18
3 Fundamental duty was added
4 Right to property was removed from the list of fundamental rights
Q The first Commonwealth Games were held in:
Ans 1. 1920
2. 1935
3. 1930
4. 1925
Q What is the study of coins called?
1 Almanac
2 Numismatics
3 Petroglyphs
4 Curator
Q The deficiency of which vitamin causes anaemia?
1 Vitamin E
2 Vitamin D
3 Vitamin 12
4 Vitamin B3
Q ‘Lai-Phi’ and ‘Chin-Phi’ are the cultural costumes of which state?
1 Nagaland
2 Uttarakhand
3 Manipur
4 Sikkim
Q The Thiksey Monastery, the famous Buddhist building is located in which State/UT of
India?
1 Ladakh
2 Pondicherry
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Kerala
Q In 2015, how many United Nations members adopted Sustainable Development Goals?
1 193
2 150
3 112
4 120
Q Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium [ Motera Stadium ] is one of the premier stadiums in India located at
__.
1 Ahmedabad
2 New Delhi
3 Baroda
4 Surat
Q _ literally means ‘dance of the enchantress’. It is one of the most striking
in the Indian classical dance repertoire.
1 Kuchipudi
2 Mohiniyattam
3 Kathakali
4 Bharatanatyam
Q The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bilaspur, is located in which of the
following states?
1 Gujarat
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Telangana
Q Where did Mahatma Gandhi join the Satyagraha against the high tax demands
following the failure of peasants harvest in 1918?
1 Kheda
2 Champaran
3 Ahmedabad
4 Surat
Q How many windows are there on the outside walls of Hawa Mahal of Jaipur?
1 965
2 964
3 953
4 973
Q Which of the following is the strongest base?
1 Aluminium hydroxide
2 Ammonium hydroxide
3 Sodium hydroxide
4 Barium hydroxide
Q The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in __.
1 The US
2 Japan
3 Italy
4 The UK
Q Nirmal paintings are associated with which of the following states ?
1 Nagaland
2 Meghalaya
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q The ‘Desert Festival’ takes place annually at __ in Rajasthan.
1 Jaipur
2 Jaisalmer
3 Kota
4 Bikaner
Q The ‘Charbagh’ designs are a part of which of the following architectural styles?
1 Persian
2 Dravida
3 Nagara
4 Vesara
Q From which of the following Viceroys of India did Hume obtain permission for the first
session of the Indian National Congress?
1 Lord Dufferin
2 Lord Curzon
3 Lord Elgin
4 Lord Ripon
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ”Sita ; An An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana” ?
1 Ravinder Singh
2 Devdutt Pattanaik
3 Amish Tripathi
4 Durjoy Dutta
Q In Table Tennis , the length of upper surface of the table is ___
1 264 cm
2 780 c
3 270 cm
4 274 cm
Q Which of the following was the port-city of the Pandyan Kingdom?
1 Tenkasi
2 Korkai
3 Dindigul
4 Virudhunagar
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Zoya Factor’ ?
1 Kiran Desai
2 Sudha Murty
3 Anuja Chauhan
4 Nandini Bajpai
Q The best-known_________ ruler was Prithviraja III who was defeated by anAfghan ruler Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1192.
1 Pala
2 Rashtrakuta
3 Chahamana
4 Pratihara
Q According to the Census of India 2011 ,what was the percentage of Sikh communities in the total population in India?
1 1.7%
2 14.2%
3 0.4%
4 79.8%
Total Population Percentage [ 2011 Census ] | Hindu [ 79.8 % ] , Muslim [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.3 % ] , Sikh [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.4 % ] |
Q Who among the following kings founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara
called Nagalapuram?
1 Deva Raya II
2 Rajaraja Chola
3 Rajendra I
4 Krishnadevaraya
Q In a situation wherein A (female) and B (male) are working in same office, same designation, same nature of work but unequal payment, which of the following Articles of the Constitution will be applicable?
1 Article 44
2 Article 39(d)
3 Article 40
4 Article 48A