Q Under the tutelage of __, the Indian football team won the gold medal in
1951 Asian Games , and finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics.
1 TM Varghese
2 Kartick Chandra Mukherjee
3 Syed Abdul Rahim
4 Sailen Manna
Q __ members of the State Legislative Council are nominated by the Governor of the State.
1 1/6
2 1/12
3 1/9
4 1/15
Q _________ has two traditions: one is the sankeertana (which is the devotional
aspect) and the other is the raasa.
1 Odissi
2 Sattriya
3 Manipuri dance
4 Chhau
Q Before being renamed, Mount Everest was simply known as __.
1 Peak IX
2 Peak XV
3 Peak XII
4 Peak VI
Q Gaur Maria is an important ritualistic dance from which state?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Punjab
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q Name the mirror which is used in the side mirrors of cars.
1 Plane
2 Parabolic
3 Convex
4 Concave
Q The Halda festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Maharashtra
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Meghalaya
4. Karnataka
Q Who was the author of Buddhacharita?
1 Nagarjuna
2 Vasumitra
3 Hala
4 Ashvaghosha
Q What is/are known as enzymes?
1 Biological catalysts
2 Physical activity
3 Substrates
4 Receptors
Q Which metal is used for making bulb filaments?
1 Copper
2 Iron
3 Silicon
4 Tungsten
Q Who was appointed as the protem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha ?
1 Virender Kumar
2 Om Birla
3 Bhartruhari Mahtab
4 M Thamidurai
Q Who was the Prime Minister of India when ”rolling plans” were introduced in India ?
1 Rajiv Gandhi
2 Morarji Desai
3 Indira Gandhi
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q From which country is the power of judicial review taken in the Indian Constitution?
1 United Kingdom
2 United States of America
3 France
4 Japan
Q The disqualification of the membership of a State Legislature is laid down in which Article of the Indian Constitution?
1 Article 190
2 Article 14
3 Article 144
4 Article 191
Q 1 gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes in binary ?
1 1000
2 1024
3 1048
4 1064
Q ________ was the Governor General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.
Ans 1. Lord Linlithgow
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Irwin
4. Lord William Bentinck
Q Condensation is the process of the transformation of:
1 vapour into solid
2 vapour into liquid
3 liquid into vapour
4 liquid into semi-liquid
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers High Courts to issue writs?
1 Article 32
2 Article 354
3 Article 359
4 Article 226
Q On which day is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed ?
1 17th May
2 17th June
3 17th April
4 17th July
Q Which of the following wildlife sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan ?
1 Govind Wildlife Sanctuary
2 Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Kanha Wildlife Sanctuary
4 Manas Wildlife Sanctuar
Q Which of the following states rank first and second, respectively, in population,
according to the Census 2011?
1 Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
3 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
4 Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Q Out of the five tributaries of the Indus which are called ‘Panchnad’, which of the following completely drains the Indian territory unlike others which enter Pakistan?
Ans 1. Beas
2. Jhelum
3. Ravi
4. Satluj
Q The Doongri festival is primarily celebrated in the state of _.
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q The Home Rule for India League was founded by _ in 1916 and modelled on the Irish Home Rule League.
1 Kamala Nehru
2 Annie Besant
3 Bhikaiji Rustom Cama
4 Sarojini Naidu
Q Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’?
1 Preamble
2 Fundamental Duties
3 Fundamental Rights
4 Directive Principles of State Policy
Q 40°C is equal to how many degrees on the Fahrenheit Scale?
1 60
2 104
3 40
4 84
The formula to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit is given by °F = °C × (9/5) + 32
F = [ C × (9/5) + 32 ]
Given that, C = 40
F = 40 × (9/5) + 32
F = 72 + 32
F = 104
Q Which year census is the 15th National census survey conducted by the Census Organisation of India?
Ans 1. 2001
2. 1981
3. 1991
4. 2011
Q Indian Standard Time is determined taking the meridian of longitude 82.5˚East as the standard meridian that passes close to ___
1 Nashik
2 Nagpur
3 Allahabad
4 Bhopal
Q The folk drama named ‘Therukoothu’ traditionally belongs to:
1. Tamil Nadu
2 Telangana
3 Odisha
4 Tripura
Q Who among the following leaders called Bal Gangadhar Tilak as ‘the maker of modernIndia’?
Ans 1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Q In which year did India and Maldives sign a trade agreement which provides for export of vital commodities?
1 1981
2 2003
3 1984
4 2001
Q In which of the following states is Pachpadra lake located?
1. Tamil Nadu
2 Rajasthan
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Odisha
Q In which of the following Olympics did Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal for India?
1. Beijing 2008
2 London 2012
3 Athens 2004
4 Sydney 2000
Q Which of the following Constitutional amendments entered the Fundamental Duties in
the Indian Constitution?
1 44th
2 85th
3 10th
4 42nd
Q Which article of the Constitution of India guarantees equality of opportunity for all
citizens in matters relating to employment and appointment to any office under the
state?
1 Article 18
2 Article 17
3 Article 19
4 Article 16
Q Love can best be expressed in which form of rasa?
1 Veera rasa
2 Shringaara rasa
3 Roudra rasa
4 Bibhatsa rasa
Q Upon the fragmentation of Bahmani Kingdom, the sultanate of Bijapur was founded by
_.
1 Ali Adil Shah I
2 Ismail Adil Shah
3 Mallu Adil Shah
4 Yusuf Adil Shah
Q Which of the following instruments is Gupta ruler Samudragupta shown playing on his
coins?
1. Sarangi
2 Veena
3 Tabla
4 Mridanga
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that no child below
14 years of age shall be employed to work?
1 Article 24
2 Article 40
3 Article 56
4 Article 87
Q The foundation stone of the new capital, New Delhi, was laid in December, 1911 by
__.
1 Queen Victoria I
2 Queen Elizabeth II
3 King George V
4 King Edward VIII
Q In which year was the first population census conducted in India after independence ?
1 1951
2 1949
3 1948
4 1950
Q How many countries are in BIMSTEC ?
1 7
2 8
3 9
4 10
BIMSTEC countries : India , Thailand , Myanmar , Nepal , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and Bhutan
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ ?
1 Jhumpa Lahiri
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Anita Desai
4 Sudha Murty
Q What is the most common symptom of osteomalacia?
1 Loss of teeth enamel
2 Protruding eyes
3 Pigeon chest
4 Bone pain and muscle weakness
Q Whose autobiography is titled ”Born Again on the Mountain : a story of losing everything and finding it back” ?
1 Bachendri Pal
2 Arunima Sinha
3 Santosh Yadav
4 Dicky Dolma
Q The ___ of the Indian Constitution defines the Fundamental Duties of
Indian Citizens.
1 Article 51A
2 Article 41B
3 Article 49C
4 Article 21A
Q What type of vegetation is represented by Sundarbans, the world’s largest delta
located in the Bay of Bengal?
1Tropical Thorn Forests
2 Montane Forests
3 Mangrove Forests
4 Semi Evergreen Forests
Q Surya Sen was associated with which of the following radical activities against
British?
1 Kakori Conspiracy
2 Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case
3 Delhi Conspiracy Case
4 Chittagong Armory Raid
Q According to the Census of India 2011, identify the correct pair of State and Union
Territories which recorded the highest literacy rate.
1 Mizoram and Lakshadweep
2 Kerala and Chandigarh
3 Goa and Puducherry
4 Kerala and Lakshadweep
Q Which of the following Indian musicians was referred to as ‘Ghazal King’?
1 Ghulam Ali
2 Jagjit Singh
3 Pankaj Udhas
4 Mehdi Hassan
Q Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Animal Farm’?
1 Thomas Hardy
2 George Orwell
3 Roald Dahl
4 Charles Dickens
Q Who among the following is credited with starting a Fusion dance form called ‘Hi-Dance’ ?
1 Shashadhar Acharya
2 Uday Shankar
3 Kartik Ram
4 Mani Damodara
Q Vitamin B Complex consists of how many vitamins ?
1 8
2 13
3 9
4 10
| Vitamin B | Thiamin [ B1 ] , Riboflavin [ B2 ] , Niacin [ B3 ] , Pantothenic acid [ B5 ] , Pyridoxine [ B6] , Biotin [ B7 ] , Folic acid [ B9 ] and Cobalamin [ B12 ] |
Q Name the first ever female Prime Minister in the world
1 Indira Gandhi
2 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
3 Godla Meir
4 Elisabeth Domitien
Q Who was the Defence Minister of India during Sino-Indian war of 1962 ?
1 V.K. Krishna Menon
2 Jagjivan Ram
3 Y.B Chavan
4 Baldev Singh
Q The autobiography of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is titled ‘___________’.
1. My Melodies, My Life
2. The Melody of My Life
3. My Music, My Life
4. The Music of My Life
Q The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 has added a new Directive Principle of
State Policy related to:
1 Maternity Leave
2 Child Labour
3 Environment
4 Cooperative Societies