Q Why I Am An Atheist is the autobiography of which Indian freedom fighter?
1 Subhash Chandra Bose
2 Lala Lajpat Rai
3 Bhagat Singh
4 Sarojini Naidu
Q How many women candidates were elected to the 18th Lok Sabha?
1. 76
2 72
3 74
4 78
Q For which of the book did Jhumpa Lahiri win ”The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature” in 2015 ?
1 Unaccustomed Earth
2 The Lowland
3 The Namesake
4 The Interpreter of Maladies
Q Who among the following was the Chief Guest in the Republic Day Parade organised at Rajpath in the year 1955?
1 Abdel Fatah-al-Sisi
2 General Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3 Sukarno
4 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Q How many teams participated in the 1975 Cricket World Cup?
1 10
2 14
3 12
4 8
| Eight teams [ 1975 Cricket World Cup ] | Australia || New Zealand || England || India || Pakistan || West Indies || Sri Lanka || East Africa |
Q Which city is known as the ‘Marble city of India’ ?
1 Kishangarh
2 Jalore
3 Dhanbad
4 Surat
| Nickname of Indian Cities | Marble city of India [ Kishangarh ] , Granite city of India [ Jalore ] , Leather city of India [ Kanpur ] , Diamond city of India [ Surat ] , Silver city of India [ Cuttack ] , Steel city of India [ Jamshedpur ] , Detroit of India [ Chennai ] , Manchester of India [ Ahmedabad ] , Manchester of South India [ Coimbatore ] , Mushroom city of India [ Solan ] |
Q Select the option representing the given communities and their total population in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011.
Ans 1. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
2. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 6.3%
3. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 16.2%, Christian – 2.3%
4. Hindu – 89.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
| Census 2011 [ Total Population in percentage ] | Hindu [ 79.8 % ] , Muslim [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.3 % ] , Sikh [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.4 % ] |
Q Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food ?
1 Butterflies
2 Dragonflies
3 Honeybees
4 Wasps
Q As of 2024 , How many times India won the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup ?
1 Once [ 1975 ]
2 Twice
3 Thrice
4 Four times
Q In which of the following states is the Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Assam
4 Gujarat
Q In a badminton singles game, if both the players are on 29 points then at what point will one of them win the game ?
1 31st point
2 Match will be drawn
3 30th point
4 32nd point
Q Who among the following was one of the members of the fusion group ‘Shakti’ that performed worldwide?
1 Bickram Ghosh
2 Zakir Hussain
3 Anindo Chatterjee
4 Fiyaz Khan
| Shakti [ Band ] | Shakti were a fusion band formed by English guitarist John McLaughlin , Indian violin player L Shankar , percussionists Zakir Hussain [ On Tabla ] and TH Vinayakram [ on Ghatam ] |
Q For how many days is the Hornbill festival held?
Ans 1. 5
2. 10
3. 15
4. 20
Q ‘Manipur’ , ‘Meghalaya’ and ‘Tripura’ celebrate their statehood day on :
1 20 February
2 21 January
3 16 May
4 1 December
Q Onam is celebrated as the homecoming of which Ausura King?
1. Mahabali
2. Kansa
3. Devadutta
4. Yama
Q Which is a traditional Indian sport , whereby athletes perform various types of gymnastics moves and hold various poses on a vertical wooden pole ?
1 Mallakhamb
2 Kambala
3 Jallikattu
4 Vallam Kali
Q With which of the following states is Jallikattu , the traditional bull taming sport , associated ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Gujarat
Q The Kambala festival of Karnataka is essentially associated with what ?
1 Buffalo race
2 Cock fighting
3 Tribal dance
4 Bull fighting
Q Yamini Reddy , daughter of Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy is a ________ dancer.
Ans 1. Manipuri
2. Kuchipudi
3. Bharatanatyam
4. Kathak
Q 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by which of the following cities?
Ans 1. Los Angeles
2. Tokyo
3. Brisbane
4. Paris
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 The _________ festival is celebrated thrice in a year in Assam.
Ans 1. Kajari
2. Bihu [ Bohag / Kati / Magh ]
3. Madai
4. Hareli
Q How many elements of India were listed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as of November 024?
Ans 1. 13
2. 14
3. 18
4. 15
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad‘?
1. Sudha Murty
2 Kiran Desai
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Twinkle Khanna
Q Who, in 1978, became the first person to be born in the continent of Antarctica?
1 Emilio Palma
2 James Weddell
3 Nathaniel Palmer
4 Charles Wilkes
Q Who among the following was the first Indian personality to win an Oscar Award in the ‘Best Costume Design’ category?
Ans 1. Bhanu Athaiya
2. Rohit Bal
3. Neeta Lulla
4. Ritu Kumar
Q What was the code name for India’s first nuclear test conducted at Pokhran in 1974?
1 Smiling Buddha
2 Operation Shakti
3 Operation Bandar
4 Peaceful Buddha
Q In which of the following states are the Nallamala Hills located?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh
Q Who painted ”In memorium” , a painting dedicated to the British ladies in India during the mutiny of 1857 ?
1 Felice Beato
2 John Tenniel
3 Joseph Noel Paton
4 Thomas Jones Barker
Q Who among the following is the longest serving Chief Minister of a state?
1 Gegong Apang
2 Jyoti Basu
3 Pawan Kumar Chamling
4 Naveen Patnaik
Q Which Hockey team was the winner of first Men Hockey World Cup in 1971 ?
1 India
2 Pakistan
3 Australia
4 Germany
Q What is the total number of classical dance forms in India as per the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
Ans 1. 5
2. 8
3. 3
4. 10
| Classical Dances | Bharatanatyam || Kathak || Kathakali || Kuchipudi || Odissi || Manipuri || Mohiniyattam || Sattriya |
Q The Nagarhole National Park is located in ______.
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Which is an animal trading festival of Gujarat ?
1 Vautha Mela
2 Minjar Mela
3 Tutilawa Mela
4 Madhavpur Mela
Q When a Kabaddi game is on, how many players are there on each side?
Ans 1. 7
2. 8
3. 6
4. 5
Q Who among the following is revered as the Father of Ecology in India?
1 Meghnad Saha
2 Ramdeo Misra
3 Har Gobind Khorana
4 Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar
Q In which state of India is the Terai Elephant reserve located?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Karnataka
| Elephant Reserves in India | Singhbhum [ Jharkhand ] , Kameng [ Arunachal Pradesh ] , Sonitpur [ Assam ] , Singphan [ Nagaland ] , Lemru [ Chhattisgarh ] , Mayurjharna [ West Bengal ] , Mayurbhanj [ Odisha ] , Intanki [ Nagaland ] , Srivilliputhur [ Tamil Nadu ] , Rayala [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Nilambur [ Kerala ] , Wayanad [ Kerala ] , Shivalik [ Uttarakhand ] and Baitami [ Odisha ] |
Q In which state of India is the Similipal biosphere reserve located?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Odisha
4. Karnataka
Q How many Olympic Medals did India win in the sport of wrestling, as of 2024?
Ans 1. Five
2. Eight
3. Seven
4. Six
| Wrestling : 8 Medals [ 2 Silver + 5 Bronze ] | KD Jadhav [ 1952 ] , Sushil Kumar [ 2008 ] , Sushil Kumar [ 2012 ] , Sakshi Malik [ 2016 ] , Ravi Kumar Dahiya [ 2020 ] , Bajrang Punia [ 2020 ] and Aman Sehrawat [ 2024 ] |
Q Who is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in an ODI match ?
1 Chetan Sharma
2 Kuldeep Yadav
3 Harbhajan Singh
4 Jasprit Bumrah
Q Where is the Rumi Darwaza located?
Ans 1. Gwalior
2. Bhopal
3. Lucknow
4. Agra
Q ‘Lai-Phi’ and ‘Chin-Phi’ are the cultural costumes of which state?
1 Nagaland
2 Tripura
3 Manipur
4 Meghalaya
Q In which year was the famous shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan awarded the Bharat Ratna?
Ans 1. 2001
2. 1996
3. 1998
4. 2005
Q The Thomas Cup is a trophy that signifies world supremacy in some sport . Name the sport .
1 Hockey
2 Badminton
3 Football
4 Cricket
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 is known as the father of Indian Census?
1 Thomas Jefferson
2 Henry Walter
3 Yuzo Morita
4 Chandra Sumsher Rana
Q Which country has the most time zones in the world ?
1 United States of America
2 United Kingdom
3 France
4 Russia
Q Who was the first captain of the Indian cricket team ?
1 Sunil Gavaskar
2 C.K. Nayudu
3 Srinivas Venkataraghvan
4 Ravi Shastri
| First captain of the Indian cricket team | C.K. Nayudu |
| First ODI captain of the Indian cricket team | Ajit Wadekar |
| First T20 captain of the Indian cricket team | Virender Sehwag |
Q Who was the first Indian women to scale the Mount Everest?
1 Santosh Yadav
2 Bachendri Pal
3 Anshu Jamsenpa
4 Arunima Sinha
Q Waiting for a Visa’ is an autobiographical work of which of the following leaders of India?
Ans 1. Bipin Chandra Pal
2. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. Bhagat Singh
Q How many languages enjoy the ‘Classical status in India ?
1 6
2 11
3 10
4 12
| Classical Languages | Tamil [ 2004 ] || Sanskrit [ 2005 ] || Kannada [ 2008 ] || Telugu [ 2008 ] || Malayalam || Odia [ 2014 ] || Marathi [ 2024 ] || Prakit [ 2024 ] || Pali [ 2024 ] || Bengali [ 2024 ] || Assamese [ 2024 ] |
Q How many of the main fixed instruments can be found in the Jantar Mantar, Jaipur?
1 25
2 17
3 20
4 15
Q ‘Badhti ka Naam Zindagi‘ is the tagline of which bank in India ?
1 Axis Bank
2 Yes Bank
3 HDFC Bank
4 Punjab National Bank
Q National Human Rights Commission of India is an independent statutory body established on 12 October ______.
Ans 1. 1996
2. 2002
3. 1999
4. 1993
Q Who was the German General nicknamed ‘Desert Fox‘ during the Second World War ?
1 Friedrich Olbricht
2 Erwin Rommel
3 Claus Von Stauffenberg
4 Erich von Manstein
Q From 1928 to 1956, India won _______ consecutive Olympic gold medals while winning ______ consecutive matches in the game of hockey.
Ans 1. 6; 24
2. 5; 15
3. 6; 18
4. 3; 24
Q Who was the first Asian football player to score a hat-trick in Olympic Games ?
1 Neville D’ Souza
2 PK Banerjee
3 IM Vijayan
4 Gostha Behari Pal
Q In the context of famous stadiums of India, which among the following pairs is INCORRECT?
Ans 1. Eden Gardens – West Bengal
2. Motera – Gujarat
3. Barabati – Odisha
4. Brabourne – Himachal Pradesh
| Stadiums in India | Eden Gardens [ Kolkata ] , Narendra Modi Stadium [ or Motera Stadium [ Ahmedabad ] , Barabati Stadium [ Cuttack ] , Brabourne Stadium [ Mumbai ] , M Chinnaswamy Stadium [ Bengaluru ] |
Q Which of the following is the popular harvest festival of Meghalaya?
Ans 1. Wangala
2. Nuakhai
3. Pongal
4. Onam
Q The Phool Dei festival is primarily celebrated by the people of ________ in India.
Ans 1. Gujarat
2. Sikkim
3. Uttarakhand
4. Karnataka
Q The fictional town ‘Malgudi’ was the setting for stories written by ______.
Ans 1. Munshi Premchand
2. Ruskin Bond
3. RK Narayan
4. Sudha Murty
Q Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is associated with which of these sports ?
1 Hockey
2 Golf
3 Football
4 Cricket
Q Which committee is recommended for the establishment of the National Stock Exchange?
1 YV Reddy Committee
2 Pherwani Committee
3 ML Jhingan Committee
4 Aravind Mayaram Committee
Q Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
1 Colosseum – Italy
2 Chichen Itza – Brazil
3 Petra – Jordan
4 Machu Picchu – Peru
| Seven Wonders of the World | Petra [ Jordan ] , Colosseum [ Italy ] , Machu Picchu [ Peru ] , Chichen Itza [ Mexico ] , Taj Mahal [ Agra , India ] , Christ the Redeemer [ Brazil ] , The Great Wall of China [ China ] , Giza Pyramids [ Egypt ] |
Q Which of the following is the oldest High Court in India?
Ans 1. Patna High Court
2. Calcutta High Court
3. Delhi High Court
4. Allahabad High Court
Q Which of the following teams won the inaugural edition/season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament?
Ans 1. Mumbai Indians
2. Delhi Daredevils
3. Rajasthan Royals
4. Chennai Super Kings
Q Who among the following was the first singer to be presented with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna award?
Ans 1. Bhimsen Joshi
2. Lata Mangeshkar
3. MS Subbulakshmi
4. Bombay Jayashri
Q The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in the state of ______.
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh
Q Where is the Salar Jung Museum situated in India ?
1 Chennia
2 Indore
3 Hyderabad
4 Bhopal
Q Which of the following Indian classical dance forms uses various colours on face to symbolise the characters?
Ans 1. Odissi
2. Kathakali
3. Bharatanatyam
4. Mohiniattam
Q In the context of the culture of Uttarakhand, ‘Kafuli’ is the name of a:
1. cuisine
2 festival
3 style of painting
4 folk dance
Q How many women representatives did the Constituent Assembly have?
1 13
2 11
3 15
4 18
Q Which technology do third generation computers use?
1 Integrated circuits
2 Transistors
3 Microprocessors
4 Vacuum tubes
| First Generation Computers | Vacuum tubes |
| Second Generation Computers | Transistors |
| Third Generation Computers | Integrated Circuits |
| Fourth Generation Computers | Microprocessors |
Q Which of the following sites do “NOT” have nuclear power plant?
Ans 1. Vijayawada
2. Naraura
3. Tarapur
4. Rawat Bhata
| Nuclear Power Plants | Kaiga [ Karnataka] || Kakrapar [ Gujarat ] || Kudankulam [ Tamil Nadu ] || Kalpakkam [ Tamil Nadu ] || Tarapur [ Maharashtra ] || Narora [ Uttar Pradesh ] || Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant [ Rawatbhata , Rajasthan ] |
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Angry River’?
Ans 1. Tom Alter
2. RK Narayan
3. Khushwant Singh
4. Ruskin Bond
Q In which year was the MUDRA Yojana for providing loan up to ₹10 lakh started?
Ans 1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2016
4. 2017
| MUDRA Yojana | Shishu [ 0 – 50,000 ] , Kishore [ 50,000 – 5,00,000 ] , Tarun [ 5,00,000 – 10,00,000 ] |
Q Which of the following Indian monuments of the medieval period was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993?
Ans 1. Jahangir’s Tomb
2. Humayun’s Tomb
3. Taj Mahal
4. Buland Darwaza
Q Gammatiha is a folk dance drama of which state ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Jharkhand
3 Chhattisgarh
4Madhya Pradesh
4 Nagaland
Q ‘Kashida’ is a type of embroidery that is famous in which Indian state ?
1 Punjab
2 West Bengal
3 Jammu And Kashmir
4 Rajasthan
| Traditional Embroideries | Chikankari [ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ] , Sujini [ Bihar ] , Kashida [ Jammu And Kashmir ] , Phulkari [ Punjab ] , Kantha [ West Bengal ] , Kasuti [ Karnataka ] |
Q When is ‘International Dance Day’ celebrated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for performing arts of UNESCO?
1 29th April
2 6th October
3 11th August
4 21st March
Q Which of the following folk songs and dances was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010?
1 Gair
2 Chari
3 Kalbelia
4 Bhavai
Q Which of the following was the first B vitamin discovered in 1897?
1 Biotin
2 Thiamine
3 Folate
4 Riboflavin
Q Pele came to play in Kolkata in 1977 for a football club . Which is that club ?
1 Cosmos
2 Flemingo
3 Santos
4 Sao Paulo
Q The first edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup held in England in :
1 1975
2 1973
3 1983
4 1979
| ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup | 1973 |
| ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup | 1975 |
Q As per the 2011 Census, what percentage of the total population in India lives in rural areas?
Ans 1. 58.8%
2. 66.8%
3. 67.8%
4. 68.8%
Q The ‘Modhera Dance Festival’ held every year during the third week of January belongs to the state of ______.
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Rajasthan
4. Punjab
Q Cricketer MS DHONI was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India in the year :
1 2010
2 2011
3 2012
4 2013
Q ‘Maimata’ is a popular dance of the Kaloi community from the state of __.
1. Assam
2 Chattisgarh
3 Tripura
4 Odisha
Q Which of the following monasteries is NOT located in Sikkim?
Ans 1. Enchey
2. Ralong
3. Pemayangste
4. Tabo
| Monasteries | Tabo [ Himachal Pradesh ] || Kardang [ Himachal Pradesh ] || Ghum [ West Bengal ] || Mindrolling [ Uttarakhand ] || Kye [ Himachal Pradesh ] || Rumtek [ Sikkim ] || Thiksey [ Ladakh ] || Tawang [ Arunachal Pradesh ] || Pemayangtse [ Sikkim ] || Ralong [ Sikkim ] || Enchey [ Sikkim ] || Bylakuppe (Namdroling ) [ Karnataka ] || Phodong [ Sikkim ] |
Q Which of the following states has the highest number of assembly constituencies?
Ans 1. Bihar
2. Rajasthan
3. Uttar Pradesh [ 403 ]
4. West Bengal
Q Which of the following bands is considered to be India’s first rock band?
1 Indian Ocean
2 Parikrama
3 Moheener Ghoraguli
4 Madhavas Rock Band
Q Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5th September, it commemorates the birthday of which of the following Indian Presidents?
Ans 1. Dr. Abdul Kalam
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3. KR Narayanan
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q Madikeri hill station is located in which state of India ?
1 Telangana
2 Karnataka
3 Maharashtra
4 Kerala
Q Which city will host the Asian Games 2030 ?
1 Doha
2 Riyadh
3 Hangzhou
4 Aichi and Nigoya
Q Hyderabad is located on the banks of the river :
1 Krishna
2 Musi
3 Chambal
4 Mula-Mutha
Q Name the smallest district in India.
1 Mahe
2 Guntur
3 Alirajpur
4 Hailakandi
Q Gatka, a traditional fighting style of the Nihang Sikh warriors, used both for self-defence as well as a sport, has originated from which of the following states of India?
1 Punjab
2 Kerala
3 Manipur
4 Tamil Nadu
Q While performing the Suwa folk dance of Chhattisgarh, women act like which of the following birds?
Ans 1. Peacock
2. Pigeon
3. Parrot
4. Hornbill
Q Which of the following traditional theatre forms belongs to Kashmir?
1. Bhaona
2 Maach
3 Tamasha
4 Bhand Pather
| Folk Theatre | Bhand Pather [ Jammu And Kashmir ] || Yakshagana [ Karnataka ] || Tamasha [ Maharashtra ] || Maach [ Madhya Pradesh ] || Swang [ Haryana ] || Bhaona [ Assam ] || Mudiyettu [ Kerala ] |
Q Dhap , a folk dance form of _____ , performed by the Kandha tribe .
1 Odisha
2 Kerala
3 Rajasthan
4 Assam
Q With which of the following musical instruments is the musician Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar associated?
Ans 1. Tabla
2. Swarmandal
3. Flute
4. Tanpura
Q As on 2025 , which of the following states has a bicameral system?
1 Maharashtra
2 Gujarat
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Kerala
| State Legislative Council | Andhra Pradesh [ 58 ] || Karnataka [ 75 ] || Telangana [40 ] || Maharashtra [78 ] || Bihar [ 75 ] || Uttar Pradesh [ 100 ] |
Q With which of the following states is the ‘Mand’ or ‘Maand’ style of singing associated?
1. Gujarat
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of FIFA, the international federation governing association football, situated?
Ans 1. Spain
2. Switzerland [ Zurich ]
3. Australia
4. USA
Q Talaja Caves are located in the state of __
1 Gujarat
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Bihar
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q The Jhaveri sisters– Nayana, Suverna, Ranjana and Darshana are famously associated with which style of dance?
Ans 1. Kathakali
2. Bharatnatyam
3. Kuchipudi
4. Manipuri
Q The Indian painting style which has embellishments of pure gold and precious stones and depicts Hindu deities, especially Lord Krishna is :
1 Warli
2 Murals
3 Tanjore Paintings
4 Madhubani
O Qut 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 When was the Electronic Voting Machine [ EVM ] first used in India ?
1 1982
2 1986
3 1999
4 2008
| Electronic Voting Machine [ EVM ] | EVM’s were first used in 1982 in the By-election to the North Paravur Assembly constituency in Kerala. |
Q In which among the following sports did Sakshi Malik win a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Ans 1. Shooting
2. Wrestling
3. Boxing
4. Weightlifting
Q Who among the following was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan?
1 Hargobind Khorana
2 JRD Tata
3 Satyendra Nath Bose
4 John Matthai
| First recipient of Padma Vibhushan | Satyendra Nath Bose || Nandalal Bose || Zakir Hussain || Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher || VK Krishna Menon || Jigme Dorji Wangchuck |
Q According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India?
1. 15.23 percent
2. 16.68 percent
3. 17.98 percent
4. 14.96 percent
| Total Literacy rate : 74.04 % | Male Literacy rate : 82.14 % Female Literacy rate : 65.46 % | Difference between Male and Female Literacy rate [ 16.68 % ] |
Q Who was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship?
1 Prakash Padukone
2 Saina Nehwal
3 Srikanth Kidambi
4 P.V. Sindhu
Q Who was the ‘Man of the Match’ at the 1983 Men’s World Cup Cricket Final?
Ans 1. K Srikanth
2. Madan Lal
3. Kapil Dev
4. Mohinder Amarnath
Q Where was the first women’s international test cricket match hosted in India in 1976 ?
1 Mumbai
2 Bangalore [ vs West Indies ]
3 Kolkata
4 New Delhi
Q Which of the following is the first Indian woman Grandmaster in Chess?
1 Tania Sachdev
2 Vijayalakshmi
3 Harika Dronavalli
4 R Vaishali
Q Who among the following is the author of the autobiography entitled Amar Katha [ 1913 ]
?1 Rassundari Devi
2 Binodini Dasi
3 Kamala Surayya
4 Rajendra Prasad
Q When was the first Common Wealth Games [ Hamilton , Canada ] held?
1 1930
2 1920
3 1925
4 1924
Q Domakonda Fort is located in which of the following states?
1 Karnataka
2 Rajasthan
3 Telangana
4 Maharashtra
Q Myanmar shares around _____ border with India ?
1 1,643 km
2 4069 km
3 699 km km
4 106 km
| Land borders of India | Afghanistan [ 106 km ] , Bhutan [ 699 km ] , Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] , Myanmar [ 1643 km ] , Nepal [ 1751 km ] , Pakistan [ 3310 km ] , China [ 3488 km ] |
Q ‘Yampuri’, the traditional rod puppet, is associated with the state of:
1 Maharashtra
2 Rajasthan
3 Bihar
4 Karnataka
Q Which of the following books is written by E.M. Forster?
Ans 1. The Hungry Tide
2. A Passage to India
3. Train to Pakistan
4. One Arranged Murder
Q Who among the following is popularly known as ‘the waterman of India’?
Ans 1. Bindeshwar Pathak
2. Arunachalam Muruganantham
3. Satyabhama Das Biju
4. Rajendra Singh
| Nicknames of Famous Personalities | Rajendra Singh [ Waterman of India ] , Salim Ali [ Birdman of India ] , [ Satyabhama Das Biju [ Frogman of India ] , E Sreedharan [ Metro Man of India ] , Jadav Payeng [ Forest Man of India ] , Dr APJ Abdul Kalam [ Missile Man of India ] , Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel [ Iron Man of India ] , K Sivan [ Rocket Man of India ] , Bindeshwar Pathak [ Toilet Man of India ] , Arunachalam Muruganantham [ Padman of India ] |
Q What is the name of the autobiography of Viswanathan Anand?
1. Mind Master
2. The Test of My Life
3. Playing It My Way
4. Ace Against Odds
| Autographies of sportspersons | Mind Master [ Viswanathan Anand ] , The Test of My Life [ Yuvraj Singh ] , Playing It My Way [ Sachin Tendulkar ] , Ace Against Odds [ Sania Mirza ] , Playing to Win [ Saina Nehwal ] , A Shot At History [ Abhinav Bindra ] , 281 And Beyond [ VVS Laxman ] , Straight From the Heart [ Kapil Dev ] , Believe [ Suresh Raina ] , The Golden Girl [ PT Usha ] , One Century Is Not Enough [ Sourav Ganguly ] , Wide Angle [ Anil Kumble ] |
Q Identify the INCORRECT pair of Primitive subsistence agriculture and related state from following :
1 Kuruwa-Jharkhand
2 Koman-Kerala
3 Podu-Andhra Pradesh
4 Dahiya-Madhya Pradesh
| Primitive subsistence agriculture | Dahiya [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Podu [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Koman [ Odisha ] , Kumari [ Western Ghats ] , Kuruwa [ in Jharkhand ] , Pamlou [ Manipur ] |
Q With which of the following instruments is the musician Tulsidas Borkar associated ?
1 Tabla
2 Sitar
3 Harmonium
4 Flute
| Musical Instruments and their exponents | Nikhil Banerjee [ Sitar ] , Bickram Ghosh [ Tabla ] , Tulsidas Borkar [ Harmonium ] , Nagai R Muralidharan [ Violin ] , Hariprasad Chaurasia [ Flute / Bansuri ] , Pannalal Ghosh [ Flute ] , Ustad Zakir Hussain [ Tabla ] , Ustad Allah Rakha [ Tabla ] , Ustad Sabir Khan [ Tabla ] , Pandit Kishan Maharaj [ Tabla ] , Amjad Ali Khan [ Sarod ] , Pt Ram Narayan [ Sarangi ] , Sultan Khan [ Sarangi ] , Shakoor Khan [ Sarangi ] , S Balachander [ Veena ] , Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri [ Tabla ] , Hafiz Ali Khan [ Sarod ] ,Vilayat Khan [ Sitar ] , Tanmoy Bose [ Tabla ] , Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh [ Tabla ] , Ustad Bundu Khan [ Sarangi ] , Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram [ Ghatam ] , Anokhelal Mishra [ Tabla ] , Bismillah Khan [ Shehnai ] , Asad Ali Khan [ Rudra Veena ] , Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma [ Santoor ] , Annapurna Devi [ Surbahar ] , S Balachander [ Veena ] , Vishwa Mohan Bhatt [ Mohan Veena ] , Totaram Sharma [ Pakhawaj ] and L Subramaniam [ Violin ] |