Q What are the height of Badminton posts?
Ans 1.1.45 m
2. 1.55 m
3. 1.85 m
4. 1.80 m
Q Buddh International Circuit is located at:
1 Chennai
2 Noida
3 Mumbai
4 Delhi
Q In which year did India introduce economic reforms, leading to globalisation?
1 2010
2 2001
3 1991
4 1985
Q ______ is celebrated in Jharkhand immediately after Diwali on the new moon day in the honour cattle.
1 Bhagta Parab
2 Makar
3 Sohrai
4 Rohini
Q The central stretch of the Western Coastal Plains of India is known as the:
1 Konkan coast
2 Malabar coast
3 Kannad plains
4 Coromandel coast
Q In the Interim Government formed on 2 September 1946, Liaquat Ali Khan was given the charge of:
1 the Home Ministry
2 the Finance Ministry
3 the External Affairs Ministry
4 the Defence Ministry
Q Which of the following scientists provided the Law of Octaves?
1 Galileo Galilei
2 John Newlands
3 Michael Faraday
4 Marie Curie
Q ‘Ahirai’ is a folk dance of the Bharia tribe of __.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 Uttarakhand
4 Nagaland
Q ‘The Great Gatsby’ is an English novel written by which of the following authors?
1 F. Scott Fitzgerald
2 Oscar Wilde
3 Ernest Hemingway
4 D. H. Lawrence
Q Which of the abhinayas deals with the use of costumes , jewellery , facial make-up etc ?
1 Vachika Abhinaya
2 Aharya Abhinaya
3 Sattvika Abhinaya
4 Angika Abhinaya
Q Who among the following was the architect of the World Heritage site, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai?
1 Henry Irwin
2 FW Stevens
3 George Wittet
4 William Emerson
Q Select the option representing the given communities and their total population in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011.
1 Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
2 Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 6.3%
3 Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 16.2%, Christian – 2.3%
4 Hindu – 89.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
Q According to Haryanvi folklore , Guggapir is believed to the protector of ____
1 Human
2 Birds
3 Snake
4 Cows
Q Gipmochi mountain lies between China , Bhutan and the Indian state of :
1 Manipur
2 Sikkim
3 Assam
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is situated in:
1 Sikkim
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following Buddhist texts is based on the conversation between the Buddhist sage Nagasena and Indo Greek king Menander?
1 Mahavamsa
2 Milindapanha
3 Dhammapada
4 Prajnaparamita
Q Daimabad, a Harappan site is presently located in which of the following places in India?
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Maharashtra
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q The ‘Green House Effect’ was first described by ___
1 Molina
2 Rowland
3 Joseph Fourier
4 James Hutton
Q Which of the following is a medium-sized globular protein that acts as a pancreatic serine protease found in the digestive system of many vertebrates?
1 Amylase
2 Lipase
3 Trypsin
4 Pepsin
Q Who among the following started the ceremony of ‘Sijda’ (prostration) and ‘Paibos’ (kissing of the monarch’s feet), in the court?
1 Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2 Ghiyasuddin Balban
3 Iltutmish
4 Alauddin Khalji
Q The Bumchu festival is primarily celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Andhra Pradesh
Q Which of the following committees gave regulatory recommendations for
microfinance?
1 Rangarajan Committee
2 Das Committee
3 Malegam Committee
4 Jalan Committee
Q Which of the following Hindu goddesses is worshipped during the festival of Gangaur?
Ans 1. Parvati
2. Kali
3. Lakshmi
4. Saraswati
Q Who among the following became the first person to hoist the Indian flag on foreign soil during the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907?
1 Kalpana Datta
2 Matangini Hazra
3 Madam Bhikaiji Cama
4 S Muthulakshmi Reddy
Q Who was the last Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
1 Pranab Mukherjee
2 Jaswant Singh
3 Montek Singh Ahluwalia
4 KC Pant
Q Which one of the following literature was NOT written by Harshvardhana ?
1 Priyadarshika
2 Kadambari
3 Ratnavali
4 Nagananda
Q The term ‘Libero‘ is used in which of the following ?
1 basketball
2 badminton
3 volleyball
4 snooker
Q The Kunbi dance is performed by the tribal community of ______.
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Goa
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following Articles was amended in the Constitution (Fifth Amendment Act), 1955?
1 Article 45
2 Article 3
3 Article 34
4 Article 17
Q What is the duration of the lunch interval in a cricket test match?
Ans 1. 25 minutes
2. 40 minutes
3. 30 minutes
4. 35 minutes
Q Flat topped sea mounts are known as ___
1 Reefs
2 Guyots
3 Shoals
4 Banks
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution explicitly prohibits the State from making any law that violates Fundamental Rights?
1 Article 13
2 Article 42
3 Article 32
4 Article 30
Q What was the Child Sex Ratio in the country as per the Census of India 2011?
1 901
2 911
3 919
4 981
Q Lake Kolleru is situated in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala
Q In which of the following years, did Subhas Chandra Bose refer to Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of the Nation”?
1 1942
2 1944
3 1939
4 1941
Q Which of the following festivals is mainly celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh?
1 Hornbill
2 Wangala
3 Solung
4 Ambubachi Mela
Q Name the Chola inscription that provided details of the way in which the sabha was organised in the local administration in the Chola empire.
1 Thiruvalangadu inscription
2 Thirunanthikarai inscription
3 Uttaramerur inscription
4 Darsanam Koppu inscription
Q Fundamental Duties are contained within which Article of the Constitution of India ?
1 Article 51 A
2 Article 44
3 Article 32
4 Article 40
Q The border line which separate India and Pakistan is known as ____
1 Radcliffe line
2 McMahon line
3 Lahore line
4 Delhi line
Q In 1498, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer had discovered a route to ______.
Ans 1. India
2. Australia
3. China
4 Japan
Q _____ is the only continent through which the tropic of cancer, the equator and the tropic of capricorn passes.
Ans 1. North America
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. Asia
Q The word India came from the Indus , called __ in Sanskrit.
1 Adya
2 Sarvatr
3 Sindhu
4 Bhanuh
Q Who among the following was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
1. Narayana
2 Susharman
3 Vasudeva
4 Devabhuti
Q National Dairy Research Institute is located at:
1 Karnal
2 Anand
3 Lucknow
4 Palampur
Q Under which Article of the Indian Constitution Chairman and members of UPSC can be removed from their office ?
1 Article 315
2 Article 317
3 Article 320
4 Article 322
Q Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal is situated in __.
1 Nagpur
2 New Delhi
3 Amravati
4 Mumbai
Q Who among the following was hanged till death by the British Government in 1915 for his involvement in the Ghadar Conspiracy?
1 Bhagwan Singh Gyanee
2 Tarak Nath Das
3 Kartar Singh Sarabha
4 Sohan Singh Bhakhna
Q Since 1994, Winter Olympics traditionally take place _ after the Summer Olympics.
1 3 months
2 6 months
3 2 years
4 4 years
Q Who was the Guru of the music maesto Tansen ?
1 Haridas
2 Bisaldev
3 Saint Gyaneshwar
4 Ramanuj
Q The McMahon Line , which sets the boundary between India and China, is drawn to the northern boundary of which state of India ?
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Uttarakhand
3 Sikkim
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q In which month does the Earth’s Perihelion position occur ?
1 January
2 September
3 July
4 March
Q The per capita income in India was Rs 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by ______
1 Dababhai Naoroji
2 MG Ranade
3 Sir W Hunter
4 RC Dutt
Q The highest mountain peak of Chhotanagpur Plateau is called ____
1 Parasnath
2 Dhupgarh
3 Pachmarhi
4 Mahabaleshwar
Q Which Governor General of India used to write poetry with the name of ‘Owen Meredith’ ?
1 Lord Lytton
2 Lord Ripon
3 Lord Canning
4 Lord Dalhousie
Q Who founded the Vikramashila University ?
1 Dharmpala
2 Mahendra Pala
3 Gopala
4 Rampala
Q Which part of Indian Constitution deals with Elections ?
1 Part XV
2 Part XIII
3 Part XX
4 Part IV-A
Q Which Indian state touches the border of maximum states ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Who operated the first regular trade union in India ?
1 B.P Wadia
2 MN Lokhande
3 Shashipad Banerjee
4 MN Joshi
Q Who was the first ruler of Pala dynasty ?
1 Gopala
2 Mahendra Pal
3 Dharampala
4 No option is correct
Q ‘Golden Land’ is a popular sobriquet of which country ?
1 Myanmar
2 Bhutan
3 China
4 Sri Lanka
Q Kajri is the folk song is related to which Indian state ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Jharkhand
Q Who was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom when the ‘Indian Independence Act’ was passed?
1 Clement Attlee
2 Ramsay MacDonald
3 Winston Churchill
4 Stanley Baldwin
Q ‘Mandarin’ is the official language of which neighbouring country ?
1 Bhutan
2 Sri Lanka
3 China
4 Afghanistan
Q ‘Mitra Mela’ was a revolutionary organisation founded by ___
1 Bhupendranath Nath Bose
2 Khudiram Bose
3 Vinayak Savarkar
4 Sisir Kumar Bose
Q Who is the author of the novel ‘A Suitable Boy’?
1 Kiran Desai
2 Vikram Seth
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Anita Desai
Q Which of the following pairs of autobiography and its author is INCORRECT?
1 The Test of My Life – Kapil Dev
2 Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar
3 Unbreakable – Mary Kom
4 Ace Against Odds – Sania Mirza
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