Q Which Fair in Punjab is dedicated to Guga Pir , who is regarded to be the God of snakes ?
1 Shaheedi Jor Mela
2 Hola Mohalla
3 Chappar Mela
4 Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
Q Which folk music is a mix of Indian and western music and is popular in Goa?
1 Maand
2 Mando
3 Pai songs
4 Powada
Q What is the biggest flower in the world which produces the largest single bloom?
1 Corpse Flower
2 Talipot Palm
3 Rafflesia Arnoldii
4 Queen of Andes
Q In which census, it was decided to calculate literacy rate for the population seven years and above?
1 1981
2 1971
3 1991
4 2001
Q The official language of which neighbouring country of India is ‘Dhivehi’?
1 Maldives
2 Sri Lanka
3 Bhutan
4 China
Q In which year was the International Atomic Energy Agency [ IAEA ] established ?
1 1960
2 1957
3 1959
4 1958
Q What was Swami Vivekananda’s birth name?
1 Narendranath Datta
2 Debendranath Datta
3 Surendranath Datta
4 Nagendranath Datta
Q What is the required size of the Olympic swimming pool?
1 50 m × 30 m
2 60 m × 60 m
3 50 m × 25 m
4 25 m × 15 m
Q On which date was the Supreme Court of India established?
1 January 26th, 1950
2 January 29th, 1950
3 January 30th, 1950
4 January 31st, 1950
Q As per 2011 census, which of the following States/Union Territories has the highest density of population?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 National capital territory of Delhi
3 Maharashtra
4 Chandigarh
Q ‘Saila’ is a folk dance which is performed with bamboo sticks in __.
1 Ladakh
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Kerala
4 Manipur
Q Sonalika is a HYV of which food grain?
1 Corn
2 Rice
3 Wheat
4 Maize
Q Which Article provides that all minorities have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice?
1 Article 26
2 Article 24
3 Article 30
4 Article 32
Q What is the joint that joins our neck with the head called?
1 Ball and socket joints
2 Pivotal joints
3 Fixed joints
4 Hinge joints
Q How many Fundamental Duties were initially recommended by the Swaran Singh Committee, appointed to look into it?
1 8
2 10
3 7
4 9
Q Who among the following was given the title of Malikut-Tujjar, ‘Chief of the Merchants’ by the Bahamani ruler Humayun Shah?
1 Mahmud Gawan
2 Haran Kangu
3 Mohammed Shah
4 Behram Shah
Q ‘Thaipoosam’ festival is celebrated in which state of India?
Ans 1. Telangana
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Maharashtra
Q With which musical instrument is the famous musician T.K. Murty associated ?
1 Sarangi
2 Mridangam
3 Jaltarangam
4 Sitar
Q Which city is famous for Chikankari type of embroidery ?
1 Lucknow
2 Nagpur
3 Raipur
4 Jaipur
Q Which mirror is used in the headlight of cars ?
1 Rectangle mirror
2 Concave mirror
3 Convex mirror
4 Plane mirror
Q A needle floating on the surface of water is an example of:
1 Force of Cohesion
2 Buoyancy
3 Surface tension
4 Adhesive force
Q Who among the following wrote the book ‘The Company of women’ ?
1 Khushwant Singh
2 Manmohan Singh
3 Kiran Bedi
4 LK Advani
Q Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the river Hooghly in __.
1. West Bengal
2 Bihar
3 Goa
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q In which year congress adopted the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’?
1 1929
2 1926
3 1930
4 1932
Q The famous hill station udagamandalam is also known as __.
1. Kodaikanal
2 Shivpuri
3 Ooty
4 Mussorie
Q Which festival is celebrated on the last day of the holy month of Ramadan?
1. Milad-un-Nabi
2 Eid-ul-Fitr
3 Shab-e-Barat
4 Eid-ul-zuha
Q Where is the headquarters of UNICEF located ?
1 London
2 New York
3 Shanghai
4 Paris
Q ‘Raseedi Ticket’ is an autobiography written by:
1 Khushwant Singh
2 Baby Halder
3 Amrita Pritam
4 Ismat Chughtai
Q With which instrument is Ustad Sultan Khan associated?
1. Sitar
2 Sarod
3 Sarangi
4 Tabla
Q What is the duration of single round in free style wrestling?
1 2 min
2 3.5 min
3 3 min
4 2.5 min
Q How long does the earth takes to rotate 1°?
1 4 minutes
2 5 minutes
3 six minutes
4 seven minutes
Q Govind Swami Pillai is associated with which musical instrument ?
1 Violin
2 Tabla
3 Shehnai
4 Flute
Q Bhutan’s national language is known as _____
1 Dzongkha
2 Khengkha
3 Tshanglakha
4 Lhotshamkha
Q Where is the Nandi hills located ?
1 Karnataka
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Assam
4 Odisha
Q Who among the following was the Governor-General of India when the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was issued?
1 Lord Canning
2 Lord Dalhousie
3 Lord Hardinge
4 Lord William Bentinck
Q In which of the following districts ‘Bara Imambara’ is situated?
1 Lucknow
2 Kashmir
3 Hyderabad
4 Bhopal
Q Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and membranes of which of the following organs?
1 Brain
2 Liver
3 Intestine
4 Kidney
Q Which of the following deities is worshipped on the occasion of the Malayalam New Year?
1 Lord Vishnu
2 Lord Indra
3 Lord Ganesha
4 Lord Brahma
Q The Kumaon Himalayas are located between:
1 Satluj and Ravi rivers
2 Satluj and Kali rivers
3 Jhelum and Kali rivers
4 Satluj and Jhelum rivers
Q In which of the following regions of India is the Mundari language spoken?
1 Malwa plateau
2 Thar desert
3 Chota-Nagpur plateau
4 Baghelkhand
Q Who among the following was the founder of Shantiniketan in 1901 which was originally named as Brahmacharya Ashram?
1 Keshub Chand Sen
2 Satyendranath Bose
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Debendranath Tagore
Q Which military officer led the British forces in the Battle of Chinhat fought in 1857?
1 Robert Maclagan
2 Henry Lawrence
3 James George Smith
4 Charles Ellice
Q In which year did the Indian football team go on its first known official international tour?
1 1947
2 1914
3 1924
4 1950
Q India is home to the second oldest cricket club in the world. Where is it situated?
1 Chennai
2 Mumbai
3 Kolkata [ Calcutta Cricket Club ]
4 Hyderabad
Q Which state/Union Territory of India ranks first for having the highest male and female literacy rate in the 2011 Census?
1 Goa
2 Tripura
3 Kerala
4 Mizoram
Q What is known to be ‘ekaharya’, where one dancer takes on many roles in a single performance?
1 Kathak
2 Kuchipudi
3 Bharatanatyam
4 Kathakali
Q Who was the first to develop a mathematical predictive heliocentric model of the solar system?
1 Immanuel Kant
2 Galileo Galilei
3 Nicolaus Copernicus
4 Pierre-Simon Laplace
Q With which of the following subjects are Article 123 and Article 213 of the Constitution of India associated?
1 Annual financial statementJ
2 Jurisdiction of Courts
3 Ordinance-making power
4 Issuing writs
Q The Vikramshila University was built during the rule of which of the following dynasties?
1 Pallava
2 Pala
3 Chola
4 Chalukya
Q In which year was the Congress Socialist party established?
1 1934
2 1933
3 1935
4 1932
Q Jon Beel Mela is the only fair in India where bartar system is still used , in which state does it take place ?
1 Assam
2 Rajasthan
3 Gujarat
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Falkland War [ 1982 ] was between ___
1 Denmark and Indonesia
2 UK and Argentina
3 France and Trinidad
4 Germany and Cuba
Q Vijay Stambh was built by which of these rulers?
1 Durga Das Rathore
2 Maharana Pratap
3 Rana Kumbha
4 Prithvi Raj Chauhan
Q Chaitya Hall of Maharashtra is an example of _ .
1 Islamic architecture
2 Nagara architecture
3 Cave architecture
4 Dravidian architecture
Q Rudradaman belonged to which of the following dynasties?
1 Kushana
2 Maurya
3 Gupta
4 Shaka
Q Chariot festival is dedicated to Lord Jagannath along with Subhadra and _________ .
Ans 1. Hanuman
2. Sudama
3. Balabhadra
4. Arjuna
Q Where was the first unit of the Singh Sabha formed in 1873?
1 Amritsar
2 Karachi
3 Patiala
4 Chandigarh
Q What were cash crops such as cotton and sugarcane called during the Mughal period?
1 Jins-i-kamil
2 Jins-i-shukr
3 Jins-i-taqh
4 Jins-i-qiblis
Q Who founded the Muhammdan Anglo-Oriental college in 1875 which later became Aligarh Muslim University ?
1 Zakir Hussain
2 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3 Syed Ahmed Khan
4 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q Where is the oldest branch of the Ramakrishna Mission in the United States located?
1 Texas
2 Chicago
3 Atlanta
4 New York
Q Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birthday of Lord Mahavira who is the _ Tirthankara of Jainism.
1 25th
2 26th
3 24th
4 23rd
Q Which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution is commonly referred to as the ‘Magna Carta of India’?
1 Part II
2 Part I
3 Part III
4 Part IV
Q KV Prasad and SV Rajarao are both associated with which of the following percussion instruments?
1 Ghatam
2 Kanjira
3 Mridangam
4 Tabla
Q In which of the following years was the Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited set up to alleviate poverty and women empowerment?
1 2002
2 2004
3 2001
4 2003
Q Who among the following female leaders addressed the Indian National Congress session of 1890?
1 Vina Mazumdar
2 Basanti Devi
3 Nanibala Devi
4 Kadambini Ganguli
Q According to the Varna system that was prevalent in the Vedic period, which of the following was NOT a Varna?
1 Kshatriyas
2 Vaishyas
3 Brahmanas
4 Samiti
| Vedic Varna system | Kshatriyas | Vaishyas | Brahmanas | Shudras |
Q Which of the following causes enlargement and extension growth of cells?
1 Imbibition
2 Pressure potential
3 Turgor pressure
4 Osmotic pressure
Q Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished?
1 Nepal
2 China
3 Burma
4 Sri Lanka
Q Which among the following is NOT an operation performed by Indian Peace Keeping Force against LTTE as a part of the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord?
1 Operation Viraat
2 Operation Trishul
3 Operation Checkmate
4 Operation Meghdoot
Q Which of the following types of crops are sown at the beginning of the monsoon season?
1 Zaid crops
2 Rabi crops
3 Kharif crops
4 Vital crops
Q In which year was the Marris College of Music established in India ?
1 1919
2 1901
3 1926 [ by Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande ]
4 1922
Q In which year was ‘Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana’ (‘PMRY’) launched?
1 1990
2 1993
3 1999
4 2001
Q Filtration of waste products in humans happens in the kidneys. There is a large number of filtration units present inside the kidneys to help them in doing this job. These filtration units are called:
1 Bowman’s capsules
2 alveoli
3 nephrons
4 capillaries
Q Isobars are defined as:
1 atoms of the same element having the same neutron number but different atomic numbers
2 atoms of different elements having the same mass number but different atomic numbers
3 atoms of the same element having different atomic numbers and different proton numbers
4 atoms of the same element having the same atomic number but different mass numbers