Q Who invented the Jet engine ?
1 Frank Whittle
2 JL Baird
3 Alexander Fleming
4 Wright Brothers
Q In which year was the Second Anglo-Burmese War fought ?
1 1824
2 1852
3 1865
4 1885
Q Which amendment reduces voting rights from 21 to 18 years ?
1 61st Amendment , 1988
2 62nd Amendment , 1988
3 63rd Amendment , 1989
4 64th Amendment , 1990
Q Fatorpa Zatra and Mando Festival are related with which of the following states ?
1 Karnataka
2 Goa
3 West Bengal
4 Kerala
Q Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India ?
1 Tripura
2 Maharashta
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Kerala
| Wildlife Sanctuaries in Tripura | Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary || Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary || Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary || Gomati Wildlife Sanctuary |
Q The highest peak of the Eastern Ghats is ______
1 Mahendragiri
2 Jindhagada Peak
3 Anamudi
4 Doddabetta
| Highest Peak of Eastern Ghats | Jindhagada Peak [ 1690 m ] |
| Second Highest Peak of Eastern Ghats | Mahendragiri [ 1501 m ] |
| Highest Peak of Western Ghats | Anamudi |
| Highest Peak of Nilgiri Mountains | Doddabetta |
Q The Harappan site of Indus Valley Civilization was excavated by________.
1 Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni
2 N.G Majumdar
3 Sir John Marshal
4 R. D. Banerjee
Q The people of Kashmir dedicates the Navreh festival to Goddess __ and pay
homage to her during the festival.
1 Sita
2 Parvati
3 Sharika
4 Lakshmi
Q Which one of the following is the oldest football competition in India?
1 Durand Cup
2 BC Roy Trophy
3 Santosh Trophy
4 Federation Cup
Q In December 1929, under the presidency of __, the Lahore Congress formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’.
1 Baldev Singh
2 Jagjivan Ram
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Asaf Ali
Q What is the name of the Southernmost tip of India?
1 Indira Col
2 Indira Point
3 Karakoram
4 Point Calimere
Q Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan empire ?
1 Bindusara
2 Ashoka
3 Brihadratha
4 Chandragupta Maurya
Q Which of the following article of the Indian Constitution mentions the Supreme Court as a court of record ?
1 Article 123
2 Article 129
3 Article 125
4 Article 127
Q What was the official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup ?
1 Stumpy
2 Appu
3 Blaze and Tonk
4 Perry
Q How many deities are worshipped in Kharchi Puja of Tripura?
1 9
2 8
3 14
4 13
Q The athletes while throwing the discus have to remain inside a circle of how many
diameter?
1 2 meters
2 2.5 meters
3 3.5 meters
4 3 meters
Q__ is also known as brown coal of the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat
content.
1 Peat
2 Bitumen
3 Lignite
4 Anthracite
Q Which ex-Prime Minister of India is known as ”Chanakya of Modern India’‘ ?
1 VP Singh
2 Charan Singh
3 PV Narasimha Rao
4 IK Gujral
Q Who hosted the 2011 cricket world cup?
1 India
2 India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
3 Australia
4 Sri Lanka, Bangladesh only
Q In which year was the first Arjuna Award given to a woman hockey player?
1 1961 [ Ann Lumsden ]
2 1962
3 1963
4 1964
Q Poush Mela displays local artisians displaying folk dances , music , food and culture of ____
1 Gujarat
2 West Bengal
3 Rajasthan
4 Uttarakhand
Q Who among the following authors incorporated the song Vande Mataram into his
novel?
1 Murugam Periyar
2 Lal Makhan Singh
3 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
4 Vir Singh Salgaonkar
Q The headquarters of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics is located in _.
1 Shillong
2 Indore
3 Nainital
4 Bangalore
Q In 1986, an operation had to be conducted against terrorists in the Golden Temple. What was the name of this operation?
1 Operation Lightning
Thunder
2 Operation Thunder
3 Operation Black
Thunder
4 Operation Rain and
Thunder
Q Which among the following classical dance forms was originally known as Sadir Attam?
1 Sattriya
2 Bharatanatyam
3 Manipuri
4 Kuchipudi
Q Who is known as the father of Green Revolution in the World?
1 R.K.V. Rao
2 Norman Borlaug
3 M.S. Swaminathan.
4 Raja Krishna
Q Which of the following books was written by Kautilya?
1 Suktawali
2 Indica
3 Arthashastra
4 Mudra Rakshasa
Q What is the name of unicameral legislature of Bhutan ?
1 Tshogdu
2 Diet
3 Jatiya
4 Pyithu Huttaw
Q Who among the following bestowed upon Milkha Singh the title of the ‘Flying Sikh’ ?
1 General Yahya Khan
2 General Ayub Khan
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q In which year did Galileo describe the regular, swinging motion of a pendulum by the action of gravity and acquired
momentum?
1 1605
2 1602
3 1599
4 1600
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 1992
4 1965
Q Which of the following contains small droplets of liquid or particles of solid dispersed in a gas?
1 Gel
2 Vapour
3 Aerosol
4 Foam
Q Which of the following sequences is CORRECT , according to taxonomy?
1 Class-Phylum-Family-Order Genus-Species
2 Family-Phylum-Class-Order-Genus-Species
3 Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
4 Class-Phylum-Order-Family-Genus-Species
Q Which state has the maximum percentage of Jain population as per 2011 census?
1 Delhi
2 Rajasthan
3 Maharashtra
4 Gujarat
Q The slogan, “Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it”, was raised by:
1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Bipin Chandra Pal
Q Who among the following Delhi Sultanate rulers took the policy of ‘blood and iron’ to deal with the Mewati community?
1 Balban
2 Qutubuddin Aibak
3 Rajiya
4 Iltutmish
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘You Can Win’?
1 Shiv Khera
2 Rohini Mundra
3 Deepa Karmakar
4 Sandeep Maheshwari
Q Which of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India?
1 82 degree 50’ E
2 82 degree 30’ E
3 52 degree 30’ E
4 72 degree 30’ E
Q Which of the following is the official language of Tripura?
1 Khasi
2 Meitei
3 Kokborak
4 Lepcha
Q Kameng Elephant Reserve is located in which state of India ?
1 Arunchal Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
Q Who founded the All-India Forward Bloc Party?
1 Bhagat Singh
2 Rasbehari Bose
3 Subhas Chandra Bose
4 Chandra Shekar Azad
Q Who among the following was the minister who helped King Ashoka acquire the
throne?
1 Susima
2 Bhadrayudha
3 Samudra
4 Radhagupta
Q Where is the ITC Sangeet Research Academy located?
1 Indore
2 Kolkata
3 Delhi
4 Bengaluru
Q In which year was the Konkan Railway constructed?
1 2008
2 1988
3 1998
4 1978
Q The height of the Dancing Girl figurine of Indus Valley Civilization is about _.
1 83 cm
2 169 cm
3 11 cm
4 111 cm
Q In the Indian Constitution, from which country Appointment of state governors by the
Centre is borrowed from?
1 France
2 Japan
3 Canada
4 United Kingdom
Q Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the temple architecture in India?
1. Vesara
2 Dravid
3 Nagara
4 Oordhwaka
Q What was India’s annual exponential growth rate as per the 2011 Census?
1 1.64%
2 3.54%
3 1.10%
4 4.34%
Q Part XVII of the Constitution of India deals with the official language in Articles 343 to
__.
1 352
2 349
3 356
4 351
Q In the 11th century, under Maḥmūd of Ghazni, Ghaznī, a small town in __, became the capital of the vast empire of the Ghaznavids.
1 Turkey
2 Egypt
3 Persia
4 Afghanistan
Q A large number of words are derived from the word ‘Go‘ meaning cow. A wealthy person was known as ___ in Vedic times.
1 Gotra
2 Gomat
3 Gabaksha
4 Gaveshana
Q Which year is known as ‘The Year of the Great Divide’ in the demographic history of India?
1 1901
2 1911
3 1921
4 1931
Q Who is the Indian batsman after whom the Ranji Trophy is named?
1 Ranjit Singh Bedi
2 Ranjit Wadekar
3 Ranjit Sinhji
4 Ranjit Patel
Q Which of the following is the second nearest star to Earth?
1 Polaris
2 Sirius
3 Proxima Centauri
4 Delta Velorum
Q The highest civilian awards of the country, ‘The Padma Awards’ were instituted in which of the following years?
1 1954
2 1967
3 1952
4 1960
Q Who among the following has written the novel ‘In Custody’?
1 Mulk Raj Anand
2 VS Naipaul
3 Anita Desai
4 Dom Moraes
Q Chopad [ also known as Chaupar or Chausar ] was an ancient Indian ____
1 warfare tactic
2 board game
3 adventure sport
4 weapon
Q Which Indian state among the following does NOT have a border with Nepal?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2 West Bengal
3 Uttarakhand
4 Assam
| India – Nepal border [ 1751 km ] | Uttarakhand || Uttar Pradesh || Bihar || West Bengal || Sikkim |
Q How many medals in total did India win at the Summer Olympic Games, 2012?
1 6
2 4
3 2
4 3
| India at the 2012 Summer Olympics : 6 Medals [ 2 Silver + 4 Bronze ] | Vijay Kumar [ Silver ] , Sushil Kumar [ Silver] , Saina Nehwal [ Bronze ] , Mary Kom [ Bronze ] , Yogeshwar Dutt [ Bronze ] , Gagan Narang [ Bronze ] |