Q Who was the first chairman of ISRO ?
1 Satish Dhawan
2 Vikram Sarabai
3 Udupi Ramachandra Rao
4 MGK Menon
Q Gangaur festival of Rajaasthan is associated which which God and Goddess ?
1 Lord Rama and Goddess Sita
2 Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
3 Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi
4 Lord Surya and Goddess Prabha
Q Which of the following structures was designed by FW Stevens?
1 Parliament House
2 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
3 Victoria Memorial
4 Rashtrapati Bhavan
Q Who among the following laid siege to the fortress of Jhansi in 1858?
1 Sir Hugh Rose
2 AO Hume
3 General Dyer
4 Sir Colin Campbell
Q Which committee recommended the establishment of NABARD?
1 Arun Goel Committee
2 Dinesh Goswami Committee
3 B Sivaraman Committee
4 C Rao Committee
Q Which Indian reformer is regarded as the ”Father of Bengali Prose’‘ ?
1 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2 Keshab Chandra Sen
3 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
4 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q The ”slash and burn” agriculture in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is known as __
1 Milpa
2 Pamloi
3 Dipa
4 Ladang
Q The IAAF World Championships in Athletics became a fully professional competition from _____
1 1991
2 1993
4 1997
4 1995
Q ‘The Truths We Hold: An American Journey’ is an autobiography of which political
leader?
1 Kamala Harris
2 Elise Stefanik
3 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
4 Drew Zachary
Q Which of the following is a low power (30 kW) research reactor fuelled by uranium233?
1 SHAURYA
2 PRANASH
3 KAMINI
4 MAITRI
Q Swami Vivekananda gave his famous speech at the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in ___
1 1891
2 1892
3 1893
4 1894
Q ‘Alpana’ is a traditional folk art of which state ?
1 West Bengal
2 Bihar
3 Rajasthan
4 Tamil Nadu
| The practice of decorating floor is known with different names | Aipan [ Uttarakhand ] , Aripana [ Bihar ] , Alpana [ West Bengal ] , Jhuniti [ Odisha ] , Mandana [ Rajasthan ] , Muggu [ Andhra Pradesh ] and Kollam [ Kerala ] |
Q Who was the author of Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar , Some Reminiscences ?
1 JP Narayan
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Karpoori Thakur
4 Krishna Singh
Q Soap bubble color is because of _.
1 Interference
2 Reflection
3 Diffraction
4 Polarization
Q What is the national sport of Bhutan ?
1 Volleyball
2 Cricket
3 Ice Hockey
4 Archery
Q Which dance style was kept alive by the Devadasis ?
1 Kathakali
2 Bharatanatyam
3 Kuchipudi
4 Odissi
Q Who among the following books was written by Dr Raghuram Rajan ?
1 The Indin Story
2 My Life in Full
3 The Third Pillar
4 We Are Displaced
Q In which Indian state is the ‘Fatorpa Zatra’ celebrated?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Goa
3 Kerala
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Jannayak Sthal is the samadhi sthal of which prime minister of India ?
1 Chandra Shekhar
2 IK Gujral
3 KR Narayanan
4 Giani Zail Singh
Q How many rock-cut caves and temples are there at Ajanta?
1 15
2 31
3 30
4 20
Q The harvest festival ‘Nabanna’ is celebrated in _ .
1 West Bengal
2 Jharkhand
3 Haryana
4 Chhattisgarh
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 Which Indian physicists discovered the inelastic scattering of light by molecules?
1 S. Chandrasekhar
2 S. N. Bose
3 C. V. Raman
4 J. C. Bose
Q _ Located at the bank of Gomti River in Lucknow, this historic tomb was built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in 1784.
1 Bada Imambara
2 Chattar Manzil
3 Tomb of saadat Ali Khan
4 ChotaImambara
Q Which of the following community is mainly known for Hojagiri dance?
1 Christian community of Kerala
2 Jewish community of Maharashtra
3 Parsis community of Gujarat
4 Reang community of Tripura
Q During the first decade of 20th century , which place was considered as nerve centre of Indian Nationalism ?
1 Madras
2 Bengal
3 Bihar
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Sagol Kangjei , an indigenous game of Manipur is similar to the modern day sports of :
1 hcokey
2 cricket
3 polo
4 boxing
Q Which festival is known as “Jallikattu”?
1 Pongal
2 PanguniUthiram
3 Puthandu
4 Keda – Gauri Vrat
Q According to Chola Inscription, Land granted to religious institutions was known as
1 Pallichchhandam
2 Devadana
3 Brahmadeya
4 Shalabhoga
Q Law of inertia was given by __
1 Galileo Galilei
2 James Clerk Maxwell
3 J.J. Thomson
4 Archimedes
Q WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is a computer programmer of which country ?
1 USA
2 UK
3 Australia
4 Russia
Q Which personality, popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the freedom movement, received the Lenin Prize for peace in 1975?
1 Annie Besant
2 Aruna Asaf Ali
3 Kalpana Dull
4 Durgabai Deshmukh
Q The World Wildlife Fund [ WWF ] logo is a / an ___
1 red panda
2 giant panda
3 bear
4 tiger
| World Wildlife Fund [ WWF ] logo |  |
Q ‘Bisi Bele Bath’ is the traditional dish of which state of India ?
1 Karnataka
2 Bihar
3 Meghalaya
4 Assam
Q In which state of India, Anaimudi peak, the highest peak of southern India is located ?
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Telangana
Q What is Tamil New Year also known as ?
1 Vishu
2 Varusha Pirappu / Puthandu
3 Ugadi
4 Pana Sankranti
Q Ranji Trophy is related to which of the following game?
1 Tennis
2 Cricket
3 Baseball
4 Football
Q The maximum strength of the Lower House of Parliament is:
1 500
2 590
3 552
4 250
Q The book ‘Target 3 Billion’ is written by ______.
Ans 1. Pranab Mukherjee
2. Shankar Dayal Sharma
3. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
4. Ram Nath Kovind
Q The process of separating cotton fibres from seeds is called :
1 Spinning
2 Ginning
3 Carding
4 Scutching
Q Which of the following planets has the shortest rotation period ?
1 Venus
2 Jupiter
3 Mercury
4 Mars
Q Ultrasonic sounds are the sounds which have frequencies?
1. higher than 40 kHz
2 higher than 20 kHz
3 higher than 50 kHz
4 higher than 30 kHz
Q Which of the following articles of Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of a Finance Commission?
1 Article 300
2 Article 290
3 Article 320
4 Article 280
Q The concept of Federation with strong Centre in the Indian Constitution has been taken from :
1 Ireland
2 Canada
3 USA
4 Great Britain
Q Dr BR Ambedkar was awarded Bharat Ratna in which year ?
1 1954
2 1990
3 1981
4 1987
Q Which of the following is the largest tributary of the Indus river?
1 Sutlej River
2 Shyok River
3 Chenab River
4 Ravi River
Q As per 2011 census, which Indian state has the lowest literacy rate?
1 Maharashtra
2 Bihar
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Jharkhand
Q Who among the following founded Arya Samaj in 1875?
1 Raja Rammohan Roy
2 Swami Dayanand Saraswati
3 Jyotirao phule
4 Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
Q Loktak lake is found in the state of __.
1 Sikkim
2 Mizoram
3 Manipur
4 Nagaland
Q In Medieval India, the term ‘Brahmadeya’ was used for a __.
1 trade union
2 type of tax
3 type of school
4 land gift
Q As of 2024, how many Lok Sabha seats are allocated to the NCT of Delhi?
1 7
2 8
3 6
4 9
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives the arrested person the right to be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours ?
1 Article 22
2 Article 17
3 Article 18
4 Article 40
Q Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with ‘Forms of Oath or Affirmations’ ?
1 Third Schedule
2 Fourth Schedule
3 Second Schedule
4 Seventh Schedule
Q Who among the following wrote the book ‘Mazm-ul-Bahrain’?
1 Mutamid Khan
2 Dara Shikoh
3 Shah Jahan
4 Aurangzeb
Q Which among the following is one of the most important festivals of the Toda tribe of theNilgiris?
1 Modhweta
2 Losar
3 Baneshwar
4 Karama
Q In which year was the Food Corporation of India (FCI) set up as the country was facing major shortage of food grains, especially wheat?
1 1978
2 1989
3 1965
4 1992
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Das Kapital’ ?
1 Karl Marx
2 Jane Austen
3 RK Narayan
4 Sudarshan Pattnaik
Q The Union Government, under __ of the Constitution of India, is required to lay an annual financial statement of estimated receipts and expenditure before both Houses of Parliament.
1 Article 110
2 Article 118
3 Article 112
4 Article 202
Q The Indian council act of 1909 is also known as _.
1 Rowlatt Act
2 Morley-Minto Reforms
3 Government of India act
4 India Press act
Q Which of the following books is written by E.M. Forster?
1 The Hungry Tide
2 A Passage to India
3 Train to Pakistan
4 The Other Side of Silence
Q Paika , Chhau ,and Santhal are the famous dances of which Indian state?
1 Kerala
2 Odisha
3 Jharkhand
4 Bihar
Q Who discovered Neutron ?
1 James Chadwick
2 Ernest Rutherford
3 JJ Thomson
4 John Dalton
Q Which of the following festival is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar?
1 Tashilhunpo Thankga
2 Losar
3 Ongkor
4 Peach Blossom
Q Jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation is also by the name of ____
1 Mixed farming
2 Extensive farming
3 Slash and burn agriculture
4 Plantation
Q In the context of famous stadiums of India, which among the following pairs is INCORRECT?
1 Eden Gardens – West Bengal
2 Motera – Gujarat
3 Barabati – Odisha
4 Brabourne – Himachal Pradesh
| Famous Stadiums | Eden Gardens [ Kolkata ] , Narendra Modi Stadium / Motera Stadium [ Ahmedabad ] , MA Chidambaram Stadium / Chepauk Stadium [ Chennai ] , Barabati Stadium [ Cuttack , Odisha ] , Brabourne Stadium [ Mumbai ] , Ekana Stadium [ Lucknow ] , Captain Roop Singh Stadium [ Gwalior ] , M Chinnaswamy Stadium [ Bengaluru ] , Wankhede Stadium [ Mumbai ] , Green Park [ Kanpur ] , Arun Jaitley Stadium / Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium [ New Delhi ] , Holkar Stadium [ Indore ] , Sawai Mansingh Stadium [ Jaipur ] |
Q In the context of Nobel Prizes, which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?
1 Venki Ramakrishnan – Chemistry
2 Mother Teresa – Peace
3 Chandrashekhar Venkataraman – Medicine
4 Subramanian Chandrashekhar – Physics
| Indian Nobel Prize winners | Rabindranath Tagore [ Literature ] : 1913 , CV Raman [ Physics ] : 1930 , Hargobind Khorana [ Medicine ] : 1968 , Mother Teresa [ Peace ] : 1979 , Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar [ Physics ] : 1983 , Amartya Sen [ Economics ] : 1998 , Venkatraman Ramakrishnan [ Chemistry ] : 2009 , Kailash Satyarthi [ Peace ] : 2014 , Abhijit Banerjee [ Economics ] : 2019 |