Q Grignard reagent is represented as:
1 H-Mg-H
2 CH3 -Ca-F
3 CH3 -Be-F
4 CH3 -Mg-Cl
Q The tropical cyclones in Australia are known as __.
1 hurricanes
2 typhoons
3 willy-willies
4 cyclones
Q In which year was the MPLADS scheme implemented?
1 2013
2 2003
3 1993
4 1983
Q When was pro kabaddi league inaugurated for the first time in India?
1 2007
2 2010
3 2014
4 2015
Q British Parliament introduced Indian High Courts Act in which year?
1 1859
2 1860
3 1861
4 1858
Q Which of the following hills is located in the Eastern Ghats?
1 Khasi hill
2 Mizo hill
3 Shevaroy hill
4 Anai Mudi hill
Q Identify the Indian classical dancer associated with Kathak.
1 Sharodi Saikia
2 Rohini Bhate
3 Kelucharan Mohapatra
4 Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma
Q An inscription, Takht-i-Bahi recovered from Mardan near Peshawar, indicates the rule of which of the following dynasties in north-western area of present Pakistan?
1 Sakas
2 Parthians
3 Indo-Greek
4 Bactrian
Q In which of the following years was the Election Commission of India founded?
1 1952
2 1950
3 1955
4 1947
Q Which of the following gases get released when dilute sulphuric acid (H2SO4
) reacts with magnesium (Mg)?
1 SO2
2 O2
3 H2 [ Hydrogen gas ]
4 SO3
Q Name a common electrolyte disorder that occurs when the amount of sodium in your blood becomes abnormally low.
1 Hypokalemia
2 Hyponatremia
3 Hyperkalemia
4 Hypernatremia
Q The name ‘Piyadassi’ is associated with whom among the following Mauryan kings?
1 Ashoka
2 Brihadratha
3 Bindusara
4 Chandragupta Maurya
Q Where was the Hindu College established in the year 1791?
1 Banaras
2 New Delhi
3 Kolkata
Chennai
Q Which of the following numbers best describes the number of white pieces used in chess?
1 18
2 16
3 19
4 17
Q Who was the chairman of the House Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
1 B Pattabhi Sitaramayya
2 AV Thakkar
3 JB Kripalani
4 KM Munsi
Q Deimachus who was a Greek ambassador came to India during the reign of the
Mauryan king, _.
1 Shatadhanvan
2 Ashoka
3 Bindusara
4 Chandragupta Maurya
Q Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?
1 Education
2 Railways
3 Health
4 Finance
Q Calorimeter is a small container made of a thin sheet of _ with good thermal
conductivity.
1 cesium
2 platinum
3 silver
4 copper
Q Who among the following was the Vakil under the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar, who received the title of Khan-i-Khanan?
1 Bairam Khan
2 Mulla do-Piyaza
3 Birbal
4 Raja Todar Mal
Q Which is the colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rains in India especially in parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
1 Nor Westers
2 Kalbaisakhi
3 Orange showers
4 Mango showers
Q Sangeet Kala Acharya Award is given by which organisation every year since 1993?
1 Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts
2 Madras Music Academy
3 Calcutta School of Music
4 Shankar Mahadevan Academy
Q The festival of ‘Rath Yatra’ of Puri in Odisha is dedicated to which deity?
1 Lord Shiva
2 Lord Ganesha
3 Lord Jagannath
4 Lord Hanuman
Q Tera Tali folk dance is primarily associated with which of the following states?
1 Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described Directive Principles of State Policy as __________of the Indian constitution.
1 identity card of the constitution
2 The mostprecious part of the constitution
3 soul of the state
4 a novel feature of the constitution