Q Who invented Barometer ?
1 E. Torricelli
2 William Herschel
3 William Stanley
4 Walter Reed
Q Who pioneered the concept of microfinance?
1 Medha Patkar
2 Ela Bhatt
3 Mohammad Yunus
4 Anna Hazare
Q The upper portion of the Earth is known as:
1 Mesosphere
2 Lithosphere
3 Troposphere
4 Stratosphere
Q In which Indian state is the cave site of Bagh located?
1 Maharashtra
2 Odisha
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q The first electric train ran in which state of India in the year 1925?
1 Haryana
2 Rajasthan
3 Maharashtra
4 West Bengal
Q BhatKhande Music Institute established in 1926 is located in ___
1 Bhopal
2 Lucknow
3 Delhi
4 Ahmedabad
Q A Flight of Pigeons is a famous book written by _____.
1 Salman Rushdie
2 Ruskin Bond
3 Khushwant Singh
4 Vikram Seth
Q Who discovered the vitamins in 1912 ?
1 Casimir Funk
2 McCollum
3 John Watson
4 Fredrick Miser
Q The Phawngpui mountain of Mizoram is called _.
1 Red Mountain
2 Pink Mountain
3 Green Mountain
4 Blue Mountain
Q In which of the following cities of Manipur is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy located?
Ans 1. Ukhrul
2. Imphal
3. Chandel
4. Thouba
Q Which of the following Articles and Parts of the Indian Constitution deal with the State Legislature?
1 Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI
2 Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI
3 Articles 79 to 122 in Part V
4 Articles 243 to 243-O in Part IX
Q Who mentioned Adhyakshas as the superintendents of different departments in the Mauryan administration ?
1 Strabo
2 Kautilya
3 Megasthenes
4 Pliny
Q How many questions were asked in the 2011 Census of India ?
1 33 Questions
2 29 Questions
3 21 Questions
4 25 Questions
Q ‘Both Feet on the Ground’ is an autobiography of which of the following players?
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Lionel Messi
3 Bobby Moore
4 David Beckham
Q Who made the first electronic computer ENIAC ?
1 Van Neumann
2 Joseph M Jacquard
3 Jay Presper Eckert
4 Vinod Dham
Q Which team has won the Ranji Trophy maximum number of times ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Karnataka
3 Mumbai [ Bombay ]
4 Delhi
Q How many female members were part of the Constituent Assembly that framed the Constitution of India?
1 12
2 10
3 14
4 15
Q Which of the following sites is situated on the river Ghod , a tributary of the Bhima ?
1 Banawali
2 Kot Diji
3 Inamgaon
4 Chanhudaro
Q Makaravilakku festival is celebrated at the sacred grove of Lord Ayyappa in:
1 Kerala
2 Telangana
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?
1 Hariprasad Chaurasia – Sarod
2 Zakir Husain – Sitar
3 Bismillah Khan – Tabla
4 Sultan Khan – Sarangi
| Musical Instruments and their exponents | Hariprasad Chaurasia [ Flute ] , Zakir Husain [ Tabla ] , Bismillah Khan [ Shehnai ] , Sultan Khan [ Sarangi ] |
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Social Harmony’?
Ans 1. HD Deve Gowda
2. PV Narsimha Rao
3. Narendra Modi
4. Manmohan Singh
Q In Volleyball , if the game is tied at ___ in the fifth set , the set continues till one team builds a two point lead over the other.
1 11 – 11
2 14 – 14
3 20 – 20
4 15 – 15
If the game is tied at 24-24, or 14-14 in the fifth set, the set continues till one team builds a two-point lead over the other.
Q ______, locally known as ‘Vallam Kali’ , is a traditional game , mainly conducted during the harvest festival Onam in Kerala ?
1 Boat races
2 Cock fights
3 Bull fights
4 Elephant races
Q Who was the first person to conduct a systematic study of chromosomes during division and called this process mitosis?
1 Friedrich Miescher
2 Thomas Hunt Morgan
3 Walther Flemming
4 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Q Where are the headquarters of the World Health Organisation situated?
1 Washington D.C.
2 Paris
3 Geneva
4 Vienna
Q ‘Ahirai’ is a folk dance of the Bharia tribe of ________.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Uttarakhand
4. Nagaland
Q The city of Hampi was named after the local mother goddess called _ .
1 Hampini
2 Hidimba
3 Pampadevi
4 Hampidevi
Q Which of the following organisation’s initiative is ‘India Justice Report’?
1 Tata Trusts
2 Azim Premji Foundation
3 Infosys Foundation
4 HCL Foundation
Q As per the Indus Water Treaty 1960, how much per cent water can India use from the
river?
1 25
2 22
3 20
4 28
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Jharkhand during the spring season in the worship of the village deity who is considered to be the protector of the tribes and the Saal trees get new flowers on their branches?
Ans 1. Bandna
2. Jawa
3. Karam
4. Sarhul
Q The concept of ‘Independence of judiciary’ in the Indian Constitution is taken from the Constitution of:
1 France
2 Britain
3 Ireland
4 The USA
Q Which of the following is a characteristic of both mammals and birds ?
1 Pigmented skin
2 Pneumatic bones
3 Warm blooded
4 Viviparity
Q Which two places are connected by the National Highway, NH-44 ?
1 Delhi to Chennai
2 Vijay Nagar to Kutch
3 Srinagar to Kanyakumari
4 Lahaul & Spiti to Kanyakumari
Q How many sanskrit plays were written by Harshavardhana ?
1 Two
2 Three
3 Five
4 Four
| Sanskrit plays [ by Harshavardhana ] | Nagananda || Ratnavali || Priyadarshika |
Q Who is the first women recipient of Ashoka Chakra ?
1 Neerja Bhanot
2 Aarti Shah
3 PV Sindhu
4 PT Usha
Q Who converted Menander to Buddhism?
1. Bhadrabahu
2 Buddhaghosh
3 Nagasena
4 Asvaghosha
Q Who was the fourth President of India ?
1 BD Jatti
2 VV Giri
3 Giani Zail Singh
4 Dr Zakir Hussain
Q __ is the only king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning the war.
1 Harshvardhana
2 Ashoka
3 Pulakeshin II
4 Chandragupta
Q What is the national sport of China ?
1 Volleyball
2 Archery
3 Chinlone
4 Table Tennis [ Ping Pong ]
Q Which singer from Assam was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019?
1 Rameshwar Pathak
2 Bhupen Hazarika
3 Padmanav Bordoloi
4 Archana Mahanta
Q Who was the author of ”The General Theory of Employment , Interest and Money” that laid the foundation of macroeconomics as a separate branch of economics ?
1 Adam Smith
2 John Maynard Keynes
3 Dr Philip Kotler
4 Dr Keegen Alen
Q Where is the Raniji ki baori or the ‘Queen’s Stepwell’, located?
1 Auli, Uttarakhand
2 Bundi, Rajasthan
3 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
4 Mohali, Punjab
Q What is the total number of caves in Ajanta?
1 12
2 9
3 29
4 20
Q Sher Shah defeated Humayun in 1539 and 1540 at which place ?
1 Chausa and Kannauj
2 Plassey and Buxar
3 Panipat and Ghaghra
4 Haldighat and Khatoli
Q Who is the author of the book ‘True Colours’ ?
1 Adam Gilchrist
2 Ricky Ponting
3 Matthew Hayden
4 Glenn McGrath
Q In classical Carnatic music, tempo is called as __.
1 gita
2 laya
3 achala
4 padam
Q Which is the first supercomputer PARAM 8000 was launched in the year ?
1 1990
2 1991
3 1989
4 1992
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘A Bend in the River’ ?
1 V.S Naipaul
2 Ruskin Bond
3 Rudyard Kipling
4 Anita Desai
Q In which of these places, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was
founded in 1928?
1 Mysore
2 Lucknow
3 Delhi
4 Chandigarh
Q Sifung [ sufin ] is a traditional musical instrument of ___
1 Assam
2 Odisha
3 Kerala
4 Rajasthan
Sifung [ sufin ] is a traditional musical instrument of the Bodo people of Assam . It is kind of bamboo flute , Sifung has five holes in contrast to the north Indian bansuri which has six holes
Q Rourkela Iron and Steel plant was established with the technical co-operation of which of the following countries ?
1 Germany
2 Sweden
3 Norway
4 United Kingdom
Q Which state recorded the highest female literacy rate in India in the 2011 census ?
1 Kerala
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Maharashtra
4 Mizoram
Q Who was the first human to travel to space ?
1 Neil Armstrong
2 Rakesh Sharma
3 Kalpana Chawla
4 Yuri Gagarin
Q Which of the following muscles regulates the exit of food from the stomach into the small intestine?
1 Pectoralis
2 Rectus
3 Sphincter
4 Gastrocnemius
Q Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution mentions power of Governor to grant pardons, etc , and to suspend , remit or commute sentences in certain cases ?
1 Article 160
2 Article 161
3 Article 162
4 Article 163
Q Which of the following musical instruments did Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu play?
1 Violin
2 Mandolin
3 Veena
4 Nadaswaram
Q Naukhai festival relating to agriculture celebrated in which state?
1 Odisha
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Punjab
| Nuakhai | The festival belongs to Sambalpur [ Western Odisha ] , the new harvest crops are worshipped and people celebrate it by eating the first rice of the harvest together with their family |
Q In Olympic archery events, how many concentric rings are there which represent different scoring sectors?
1 7
2 5
3 2
4 10
Q The Popularity of Mohiniyattam Dance in Kerala is closely tagged with which dance master?
1 Brinda Gopal
2 Raju Sundaram
3 Vadivelu
4 Gayathri Raguram
Q Anup Rag Vilas’ is a book written by which of the following musicians?
1 Pandit Jasraj
2 Pandit Birju Maharaj
3 Pandit Kumar Gandharva
4 Pandit Dinkar Kaikini
Q What is the zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn ?
1 Torrid Zone
2 Temperate Zone
3 Frigid Zone
4 None of the Above
Q The Ganga Action Plan was directed by_____
1 Rajiv Gandhi
2 Narendra Modi
3 Manmohan SIngh
4 PV Narasimha Rao
Q The Atharvaveda is a collection of __ khandas.
1 20
2 15
3 10
4 5
Q Who discovered that Malaria was caused by female Anopheles ?
1 Sir Ronald Ross
2 Robert Koch
3 Edward Jenner
4 Alexander Fleming
Q Who gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel ?
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 GK Gokhale
3 ML Nehru
4 Jawahar Lal Nehru
Q Who was the author of the book ‘Arthashastra’ ?
1 Megasthenes
2 Kalidasa
3 Kautilya
4 Vishnu Sharma
Q Coal mines were nationalised in the year ?
1 1972
2 1953
3 1949
4 1951
Q Who coined the term ‘Green Revolution’ ?
1 William S. Gaud
2 MS Swaminathan
3 Verghese Kurien
4 Norman Borlaug
Q What is the second largest component of milk ?
1 Carbohydrates
2 Water
3 Fat
4 Protein
| Milk | Water : 87% || Carbohydrates : 4.9 % || Fat : 3.9 % || Protein : 3.3 % |
Q Who was first person to walk in space ?
1 Alexei Leonov
2 Robert Peary
3 Dennis Tito
4 Neil Armstrong
Q The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed in 1792 between Tipu Sultan of Mysore and who among the following representatives of the British East India Company ?
1 Charles Cornwallis
2 Warren Hastings
3 Robert Clive
4 John Cartier
Q The pilgrimage sites of Nasik, Triyambak and Bhadrachalam lie on the banks of which of the following rivers?
1 Krishna
2 Godavari
3 Narmada
4 Brahmaputra
Q Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydaspes?
1 Chandragupta and Dhana Nanda
2 Alexander and Porus
3 Ashoka and Mahapadmanabha
4 Mihirakula and Yasodharman
Q Who among the following social reformers developed the modern Bengali Alphabet in British India?
1 Keshab Chandra Sen
2 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4 Rabindra Nath Tagore
Q The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 is an Act of Parliament which came into force in:
1 2012
2 2011
3 2009
4 2010
Q The system of the mahalwari settlement was devised by _____
1 Alexander Read
2 Richard Wellesley
3 Holt Mackenzie
4 Thomas Munro
Q Gugga Naumi is mainly celebrated in which of the following states ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Haryana
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q The idea of having a provision for a Bicameral Parliament in the Constitution of India was borrowed from the __ Constitution.
1 French
2 Canadian
3 British
4 Irish
Q Which bank is referred to as ‘The lender of last resort’?
1 Central Bank
2 State Bank
3 Dena Bank
4 World Bank
Q After Mahatma Gandhi’s release from prison in January 1931, Congress leaders met at __ to plan the future course of action.
1 Calcutta
2 Lahore
3 Allahabad
4 Surat
Q What does Gudi signify in Gudi Padwa festival as per Hindu mythology?
1 Symbol of harmony
2 Symbol of victory
3 Symbol of peace
4 Symbol of power
Q What is the nut of an oak tree called?
1 Kola nut
2 Acorn
3 Macadamia
4 Chestnut
Q The chemical symbol of arsenic is:
1 As
2 Ar
3 Ac
4 An
Q How many basic talams are there in Indian Classical Carnatic music?
1 37
2 7
3 21
4 11
Q Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian Constitution deal with _.
1 fundamental rights
2 fundamental duties
3 directive principles of state policy
4 preamble of Indian constitution
Q After how many days of absence from Parliament without permission will a Member of Parliament be disqualified?
1 30 days
2 50 days
3 20 days
4 60 days
Q Which of the following forces can only be applied when in contact with an object?
1 Gravitational force
2 Frictional force
3 Electrostatic force
4 Magnetic force
Q Which of the following events took place in 1398?
1 Humayun’s flight to Persia
2 Timur invasion of india
3 Babur’s invasion of Delhi
4 Battle of Haldighati
Q In which year did Rangrajan Committee for estimationg poverty line submit its report ?
1 2016
2 2O12
3 2014
4 2010
Q The first Indian who won a medal in World Athletics Championship is_____.
1 Neeraj Chopra
2 Anju Bobby George
3 Murali Sreeshankar
4 Annu Rani
Q Which elements act as hygroscopic nuclei around which water vapour condenses to produce clouds?
1 Water and dust
2 Salt and water
3 Dust and rock
4 Dust and sea salt
Q Which was the first socio-religious organisation established in Bombay in 1840 to work for the annihilation of caste?
1 Satyashodhak Samaj
2 Vishwa Jain Sangathan
3 Paramhans Mandali
4 Dharma Sabha
Q Which dwarf planet orbits the sun in 310 years at a distance between 38.5 to 53 AU?
1 Ceres
2 Eris
3 Makemake
4 Pluto
Q The famous classical dancer and choreographer is known for popularizing the Odissi dance form and founding the Nrityagram dance village. Who is she ?
1 Sonal Mansingh
2 Sanjukta Panigrahi
3 Protima Gauri
4 Sujata Mohapatra
Q What is the total population of Hindus according to the 2011 Census of India ?
1 81.63 crores
2 91.63 crores
3 96.63 crores
4 86.63 crores
Q In which field is the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given ?
1 Music
2 Science and Technology
3 Journalism
4 Architecture
Q In which year were four new Directive Principles added to the original list?
1 1976
2 1980
3 1977
4 1975
Q Who among the following physicists invented the voltaic pile, the forerunner of the modern battery, in 1800?
1 Andre-Marie Ampere
2 Hans Christian Oersted
3 George Simon
4 Alessandro Volta