Q Who among the following is popularly known as ‘the Frogman of India’?
Ans 1. Bindeshwar Pathak
2. Arunachalam Muruganantham
3. Satyabhama Das Biju
4. Rajendra Singh
| Frogman of India | Satyabhama Das Biju |
| Waterman of India | Rajendra Singh |
| Birdman of India | Salim Ali |
| Menstrual Man of India / Padman of India | Arunachalam Muruganantham |
| Toilet Man of India | Bindeshwar Pathak |
| Metro Man of India | E Sreedharan |
| Forest Man of India | Jadav Payeng |
| Missile Man of India | Dr APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Iron Man of India | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Rocket Man of India | K Sivan |
Q ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti from 13 to 15 January every year in :
1 West Bengal
2 Bihar
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Uttarakhand
Q Which Indian was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 1930?
1 Amartya Sen
2 C. V. Raman
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Vikram Sarabhai
Q Which of the following historical caves of India are located in the state of Bihar?
Ans 1. Barabar Caves
2. Ellora Caves
3. Kanheri Caves
4. Ajanta Caves
Q Who was the first captain of the Indian women’s cricket team ?
1 Shanta Rangaswamy
2 Diana Edulji
3 Mithali Raj
4 Jhulan Goswami
| First Captain of Indian women’s cricket team | Shanta Rangaswamy |
| First ODI Captain of Indian women’s cricket team | Diana Edulji |
Q Chhakri is a group song which is the most popular form of __ folk music.
1 West Bengal’s
2 Tamil Nadu’s
3 Bihar’s
4 Kashmir’s
Q Who was the first Indian to get the Oscar for lifetime achievements in cinema in 1992?
Ans 1. Tarun Majumdar
2. Satyajit Ray
3. T Rama Rao
4. K Viswanath
Q In which state of India is Tawa dam located?
1 Rajasthan
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Haryana
Q What is the minimum over rate in a Test match?
Ans 1. 15 overs/h
2. 10 overs/h
3. 13 overs/h
4. 12 overs/h
| As per ICC’s rules | Teams are expected to maintain an average of 15 overs per hour in Test Cricket , 14.28 in ODIs and 14.11 in T20s |
Q Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a __ -day-long festival of
womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India.
1 five
2 four
3 three
4 six
Q In which of the following Indian states is Dunnapothula Panduga celebrated?
1. Tamil Nadu
2 West Bengal
3 Telangana
4 Assam
Q Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed Chief Justice of a state High Court?
1 M. Fathima Beevi
2 Leila Seth
3 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
4 Anna Chandy
Q The famous musician Satyadev Pawar is associated with which musical instrument?
1. Veena
2 Violin
3 Sitar
4 Shehnai
Q ‘Vilasini Natyam’ is a traditional dance , which originated from :
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Maharashtra
4 Karnataka
Q Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology is given to
recognise outstanding Indian work in science and technology. What is the value of each SSB Prize?
1 Rs. 5,00,000
2 Rs. 10,00,000
3 Rs. 15,00,000
4 Rs. 25,00,000
Q The ‘Ranappa’ dance is from the state of :
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Rajasthan
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q How many Varnas are there in Classical Hindustani Music?
1 Six
2 Five
3 Three
4 Four
| Four Varnas are there in Classical Hindustani Music | Sthayi Varna | Arohi Varna | Avarohi Varna | Sanchari Varna |
Q Which of the following novels was written by the famous Indian novelist Amrita Pritam?
1 Midnight’s Children
2 Satya ke Prayog
3 Train to Pakistan
4 Raseedi Ticket
| Amrita Pritam books | Raseedi Ticket | The Revenue Stamp | Pinjar |
Q Who among the following had written the Abhinaya Darpana?
1 Amarasimha
2 Nandikesvara
3 Yaska
4 Sushruta
Q Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the __ long Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
1 five-day
2 two-day
3 seven-day
4 four-day
Q The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called :
1 Abacus
2 Calculator
3 Processor
4 Analytical Engine
Q According to the census reports of Indian Census 2011, the population of India is 1,210,854,977 with 623, 724, 248 males and _____ females.
1 5,56,469,174
2 5,86,469,174
3 5,76,469,174
4 5,66,469,174
Q On which river is the Tehri dam constructed?
1 Ganga
2 Yamuna
3 Gola
4 Bhagirathi
Q Located at an altitude of 12,000 ft., Tsomgo Lake is one of the exquisite lakes in:
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Mizoram
3 Sikkim
4 Meghalaya
Q Ravana Chhaya is a traditional Shadow puppetry of which state in India ?
1 Odisha
2 Rajasthan
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q With reference to Carnatic classical music, when was Haripala’s “Sangeeta Sudhakara”, written in which the terms Carnatic and Hindustani are found for the first time?
1 10th century A.D.
2 13th century A.D.
3 14th century A.D.
4 9th century A.D.
Q In which state is the Tawang Buddhist Monastery situated?
1 Sikkim
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Uttarakhand
Q Who wrote ‘Sangeet Ratnakar’, one of the treatises on Indian classical music
recognised as the basis for Hindustani and Carnatic music?
1 Bharata
2 Sharngadev
3 Matanga
4 Haripala
Q The Census 2011 was the __ National census survey conducted by the
Census Organization of India.
1 16th
2 11th
3 9th
4 15th
Q In which of the following states is the Chitrakoot waterfalls on Indravati river located?
1 Jharkhand
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Chhattisgarh
Q What is the width of the tennis court for Doubles?
Ans 1. 13.57 m
2. 9 m
3. 12 m
4. 10.97 m
Q Which of the following dances was earlier known as Sadir Attam?
1 Bharatnatyam
2 Kuchipudi
3 Mohiniyattam
4 Kathakali
Q With which dance form was the classical dancer Srimanta Sankardev associated?
1 Kuchipudi
2Kathak
3 Sattriya
4 Bharatnatyam
Q Which of the following is the first bank to introduce ATM in India ?
1 HSBC Bank
2 SBI Bank
3 HDFC Bank
4 ICICI Bank
Q Who among the following is the youngest President of India ?
1 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
2 Droupadi Murmu
3 KR Narayanan
4 Mohammad Hidayatullah
Q In which of the following states is the Bihula festival very popular?
1 Bihar
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Odisha
4 Rajasthna
Q _____ the traditional theatre form of Kashmir, is a unique combination of dance, music and acting whereas originally the theatre form Swang, was mainly (ii) _______based.
1 (i) Rasleela, (ii) Dance
2 (i) Bhand Pather, (ii) Music
3 (i) Nautanki, (ii) Music
4 (i) Nautanki, (ii) Dance
Q Which of the following dance forms was introduced by the great Vaishnava saint and reformer of Assam, Mahapurusha Sankaradeva?
1 Bihu
2 Sattriya
3 Popir
4 Ponung
Q Losoong/Namsoong is the __ New Year, which marks the end of harvest season.
1 Manipuri
2 Sikkimese
3 Assamese
4 Odissi
Q The tribal people of which Indian state celebrate Sarhul festival where a sal tree is worshipped for health and prosperity ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Rajasthan
3 Gujarat
4 Meghalaya
Q The official symbol of Reserve Bank of India consists of _________.
Ans 1. Rose tree
2. Palm Tree
3. Banyan Tree
4. Peepal tree
Q The ___ in Punjab is held to commemorate the warriors who laid down their lives in the battle between Guru Gobind Singh and the Mughals
1 Maghi Mela
2 Hola Mohalla
3 Jor Mela
4 Rauza Sharif Urs
Q Which of the following is NOT an Odissi dancer ?
1 Shagun Bhutani
2 Drashana Jhaveri
3 Chitra Krishnamurti
4 Kumkum Mohanty
Q The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization [ WIPO ] is located in _____
1 Geneva
2 Paris
3 Vienna
4 New York
Q Which of the following options is a martial art form associated with Tamil Nadu ?
1 Kalaripayattu
2 Thoda
3 Thang-ta
4 Silambam
Q Nabakalebar is a ritual in which the wooden figures of Lord Jagannath , Balabhadra , Sudhadra and Sudarshan are periodically renewed . Where is the Nabakalebar Rath Yatra held ?
1 Puri
2 Somnath
3 Mathura
4 Brindavan
Q The Asafi Imambara built by Asaf ud Daula , is located in ____
1 Lucknow
2 Agra
3 Delhi
4 Bijapur
Q India has a land border of about _____ km with neighbouring countries.
1 15200
2 7516
3 6100
4 4096
Q In which year did the Indian stock market Index, the SENSEX, cross the 5000 point mark for the first time?
1 1999
2 1991
3 1993
4 1996
Q The famous Virupaksha Lord Shiva temple that is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in ______.
1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Jharkhand
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q In which state will you find the hill station ‘Araku”?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Mrs Funnybones’?
1 Twinkle Khanna
2 Sudha Murty
3 Kiran Desai
4 Anita Desai
Q Which of the following river systems has Sina river as one of its important rivers?
Ans 1. Narmada
2. Krishna
3. Tapi
4. Godavari
Q In which of the following states is the Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Assam
4 Gujarat
Q‘Manduka Shabdam’ is an element of which of the following dance forms?
1 Sattariya
2 Mohiniattam
3 Odissi
4 Kuchipudi
Q The Census of India 2011 was the _____ national census after Independence.
1 Seventh
2 Eight
3 Ninth
4 Fifteenth
Q Neyyar Dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River of which of the following states?
Ans 1. Odisha
2. Kerala
3. West Bengal
4. Karnataka
Q In which of the following islands is India’s only active volcano found?
Ans 1. Neil Island
2. Barren Island
3. Agatti Island
4. Divar Island
Q The First Backward Classes Commission was chaired by:
Ans 1. V.P. Singh
2. PG Shah
3. Kaka Kalelkar
4. Anup Singh
Q Who among the following freedom fighters wrote the epic ‘Gita Rahasya’ in jail?
Ans 1. Lokmanya Tilak
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Bhagat Singh
4. BR Ambedkar
Q Chopad [ also known as Chaupar or Chausar ] was an ancient Indian ___
1 board game
2 warfare tactic
3 weapon
4 adventure sport
Q The noted dancer Ranjana Gauhar is an exponent of which of the following dance styles ?
1 Odissi
2 Kathak
3 Bharatnatyam
4 Kuchipudi
Q Daringbadi hill station is located in the Indian state of ____
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Odisha
4 West Bengal
Q With reference to the UNESCO-inscribed Chhau Dance, which among the following is NOT a style of Chhau Dance?
Ans 1. Kutch Chhau
2. Seraikella Chhau
3. Purulia Chhau
4. Mayurbhanj Chhau
Q Select the river on which river Singum Dam has been built
1 Manjira
2 Jhelum
3 Narmada
4 Cauvery
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. Ekana – Himachal Pradesh
| Stadiums | Eden Gardens [ Kolkata , West Bengal ] , Motera Stadium [ Ahmedabad ] , Barabati Stadium [ Cuttack , Odisha ] , Ekana Stadium [ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ] |
Q With which of the following regions is the theatre form named ‘Dashavatar’ traditionally associated?
1 Kalinga
2 Kutch
3 Konkan
4 Thar
Q Which of the following lakes is separated from Bay of Bengal by Sriharikota Island?
Ans 1. Chilika lake
2. Vembanad lake
3. Pulicat lake
4. Kaliveli lake
Q In a composition of the Hindustani Classical music, __ denotes the second part of the composition.
1 Murki
2 Antara
3 Aaroha
4 Mukhda
| Hindustani Classical music | The first part of the song is called Sthai .The second part of the song is called Antara . The third part of the Dhrupad song is called Sanchari. . The fourth part of the Dhrupad song is called Aabhog |
Q Who was the President of India during India’s 50 years of Independence ?
1 KR Narayanan
2 APJ Abdul Kalam
3 Giani Zail Singh
4 VV Giri
Q Togalu Gombeyatta is a ____unique to the state of Karnataka.
1 puppet show
3 dance
3 festival
4 cuisine
Q Harvalem [ Arvalem ] waterfalls is located in which state of India ?
1 Goa
2 Karnataka
3 Meghalaya
4 Odisha
Q Who among the following wrote the book ‘Every Child Matters’?
Ans 1. Feminista Jones
2. Kailash Satyarthi
3. An Xiao Mina
4. Mason Funk
Q In which of the following states is the Dashavatara temple of Deogarh located?
1. Rajasthan
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Maharashtra
Q Ezra cup is related to which of the following sports ?
1 Polo
2 Golf
3 Football
4 Hockey
Q Name the highest plateau in the world.
1 The Tibetan Plateau
2 The Deosai Plateau
3 Deccan Plateau
4 Columbia-Snake Plateau
Q Who was the first prime Minister of Great Britain ?
1 Robert Walpole
2 Winston Churchill
3 Clement Atlee
4 James Ramsay MacDonald
Q India won the Hockey World Cup in the year ___
1 1975
2 1971
3 1973
4 1983
Q ‘An Area of Darkness’ is a book written by :
1 Shashi Tharoor
2 VS Naipaul
3 Nirad C Chaudhari
4 Rudyard Kipling
| VS Naipaul books | An Area of Darkness | A House for Mr Biswas | A Bend in the River | In a Free State | The Enigma of Arrival Magic Seeds |
Q ‘The Red Sari’ [ biography of Sonia Gandhi ] written by :
1 Javier Maro
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 VS Naipaul
4 Vikram Seth
Q Which of the following places is known as ‘Jewel in the crown of Kashmir’ ?
1 Dal Lake
2 Shalimar Bag
3 Wular Lake
4 Patnitop
Q ‘India of My Dreams’ book is written by ______ .
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Dr. S Radhakrishnan
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Dr Rajendra Prasad
Q ______ is the state flower of Jharkhand.
1 Lotus
2 Palash
3 Rohira
4 Brahma Kamal
Q Chepu is a unique cultural symbol of _____
1 Bhutan
2 Myanmar [ Burma ]
3 China
4 Nepal
Q Who among the following has written the book ‘Rhythmic Echoes and Reflections : Kathak’ ?
1 Shovana Narayan
2 Kumidini Lakhia
3 Prerana Shrimali
4 Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal
Q Who among the following is/was the longest serving governor of an Indian state ?
1 Lakshmi Kant Jha
2 Padmaja Naidu
3 ND Tiwari
4 Sarojini Naidu
Q The ‘Diphu Pass’ , which is the tri-junction between India , Myanmar and China is on this border line ?
1 Palk Strait
2 Radcliffe Line
3 Durand Line
4 Mcmahon Line
Q The Tipaimukh dam is located in which state of India ?
1 Manipur
2 Kerala
3 Jharkhand
4 Rajasthan
Q Name the author who composed ‘Malti Madhav’ ?
1 Bhavabhuti
2 Kalidasa
3 Bharavi
4 Jaydev
Q Which of the following stars is nearest to the sun ?
1 Proxima Centauri
2 Sirius
3 Deneb
4 Betelgeuse
Q Which scientist discovered the ‘Penicillin’ ?
1 Louis Pasteur
2 Alexander Fleming
3 Robert Koch
4 Ernest Chain
Q The Panchayat Raj System was first adopted by the state of :
1 West Bengal
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Rajasthan
4 Andhra Pradesh
The Panchayat Raj System was first adopted by the state of Rajasthan in Nagaur district on 2 October 1959
Q The Hindi film ‘Kai Po Che’ is based on the book titled ____ by Chetan Bhagat.
1 Two States
2 One Night At The Call Centre
3 Three Mistakes Of My Life
4 Five Point Someone
Q Which of the following is the highest peak in Sri Lanka ?
1 Mount Noshaq
2 Mount Pedro
3 Gangkhar Puensum
4 Hkakabo Razi
Q In which of the following, art painting is done by pen?
1 Rangoli
2 Phad
3 Kalamkari
4 None of these
Q Aguada Fort is located in which state of India ?
1 Goa
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Amazon river flows through which continent?
1 South America
2 North America
3 Africa
4 Asia
Q Who among the following was the last Nawab of Awadh ?
1 Amjad Ali Khan
2 Muhammad Mukim
3 Wajid Ali Shah
4 Saadat Ali Khan
| First Nawab of Awadh | Saadat Ali Khan |
| Last Nawab of Awadh | Wajid Ali Shah |
Q Which of the following countries has the highest time zones in the world ?
1 France
2 Russia
3 USA
4 India
Q Which Tiger reserve in Karnataka is home to the largest number of Asian elephants in the world ?
1 Ranthambore Tiger Project
2 Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
3 Bandhvagarh National Park
4 Kanha National Park
Q Who among the following was the first president of the Republic of China ?
1 Yuan Shikai
2 Li Xiannian
3 Yang Sangkun
4 Hu Jintao
Q Which of the following cup is related to the ”U Thant Cup” ?
1 Lawn Tennis
2 Horse Racing
3 Hockey
4 Table Tennis
Q Which of the following states is the first and only state in India to make rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory in the state ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Mizoram
3 Meghalaya
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q ‘Expectation is the root of all heartache’ is a quote by ___
1 Dalai Lama
2 William Shakespeare
3 Mahavir
4 Buddha
Q Consider one of the best in India , Temi Tea garden is the only tea estate in the state of :
1 Sikkim
2 Assam
3 West Bengal
4 Bihar
Q ”All the world’s a stage , And all the men and women merely players’ -is a phrase from the play :
1 Macbeth
2 Julius Ceaser
3 As You Like It
4 The Merchant of Venice
Q Kollam is a traditional folk art of which state?
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 West Bengal
4 Odisha
Q Who was officially acknowledged as the most recorded artist in music history by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011 ?
1 Mariah Carey
2 Asha Bhosle
3 Lata Mangeshkar
4 Beyonce
Q Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited [ SPMCIL ] was established in :
1 2001
2 2005
3 2003
4 2006
Q In which year did Independent India win its first Olympic gold medal ?
1 1960
2 1972
3 2008
4 1948
Q Who was the Defence Minister in the National Democratic Alliance [ NDA ] Government when the Kargil War broke out between India and Pakistan in 1999 ?
1 YB Chavan
2 George Fernandes
3 Jagjivan Ram
4 VK Krishnan Menon
Q In which of the following states is ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ the festival of ancestor worship celebrated?
1 Tripura
2 Manipur
3 Assam
4 Mizoram
Q ‘Ali-Aye-Ligang’, a spring festival, is associated with which state?
1 Assam
2 Manipur
3 Mizoram
4 Meghalaya
Q In which year was the first-ever motion to remove a Supreme Court Justice signed, by 108 members of the Parliament?
1. 1991
2 1996
3 1978
4 1984
Q Which Commission was appointed by the central government to examine issues related to Centre-State relations?
1. Kothari Commission
2 Nanavati Commission
3 Sarkaria Commission
4 Mandal Commission
Q Which of the following is the National Sport of Bangladesh ?
1 Volleyball
2 Archery
3 Kabaddi
4 Chinlone
| National Sport of Sri Lanka | Volleyball |
| National Sport of Nepal | Volleyball |
| National Sport of China | Ping Pong [Table Table ] |
| National Sport of Myanmar | Chinlone |
| National Sport of Bhutan | Archery |
| National Sport of Bangladesh | Kabaddi |
| National Sport of Afghanistan | Buzkashi |
Q Which Indian author wrote the book ‘Two Lives‘ and ‘A Suitable Boy‘ and ‘The Golden Gate‘ ?
1 Amitav Ghosh
2 Vikram Seth
3 Amish Tripathi
4 Chetan Bhagat
Q ‘281 and Beyond’ is an autobiography of:
1 Rahul Dravid
2 Sunil Gavaskar
3 VVS Laxman
4 Virender Sehwag
Q Who was the first Russian prime minister to visit independent India ?
1 Nikolai Bulganin
2 Mikhail Gorbachev
3 Boris Yeltsin
4 Vladimir Putin
Q As per the Constitution of India, the subject of ‘livestock and animal husbandry’ is included in the:
1 State List
2 Concurrent List
3 Union List
4 Residuary List
Q ‘Jnanpith Award’, one of India’s highest literary award, was conceived in the year:
1 1969
2 1961
3 1957
4 1972
Q The Tapu dance is primarily performed in the Indian state of ________.
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which river has tributaries by the name of Dri, Mathun, Talon, Eme, Ahi, Emra and Awa?
1 Lohit
2 Dibang
3 Kaveri
4 Godavari
Q Which muscles in the skin contract to make the hairs on our skin stand up straight (goosebumps) when we are cold or frightened ?
1. Collagen
2 Elastin
3 Epidermis
4 Arrector pili
Q Who is first Indian rower to win a gold at the Asian Games in the year 2010?
1. Dushyant Chauhan
2 Dattu Baban Bhokanal
3 Bajrang Lal Takhar
4 Sawarn Singh
Q Who became the first player of Indian origin to play in an NBA game?
1. Amjyot Singh
2 Sim Bhullar
3 Palpreet Singh
4 Satnam Singh
Q Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker are two architects credited to have designed the city of:
1. Raipur
2 Chandigarh
3 New Delhi
4 Allahabad (Prayagraj)
Q What is the maximum age for joining Atal Pension Yojana?
1. 50 years
2 35 years
3 40 years
4 45 years
| Atal Pension Yojana | 8 to 40 years |
| Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana | 18 to 50 years |
| Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana | 18 to 70 years |
Q The solar eclipse occurs when:
1. the moon moves too far away from the sun
2 the sun comes between the moon and the earth
3 the moon comes between the earth and the sun
4 an asteroid comes between the sun and the moon
| solar eclipse | the moon comes between the earth and the sun |
| lunar eclipse | the earth comes between the moon and the sun |
Q To which state does the Bagh style of textile art printing belong?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Gujarat
4 Telangana
Q As of 2025, who is the longest serving chief minister of an Indian state ?
1 Jyoti Basu
2 Sheila Dixit
3 Jayalalitha
4 Pawan Kumar Chamling
Q Who started the Tamil weekly magazine ‘Kudi Arasu’?
1. Chinnaswami Subramanya Bharathi
2 TM Nair
3 Periyar EV Ramasamy
4 C Natesa Mudaliar
Q Sultan of Johor Cup is a tournament of which sport?
1. Badminton
2 Cricket
3 Football
4 Hockey
Q Europa is a natural satellite of:
1. Saturn
2 Uranus
3 Jupiter
4 Mars
Q How many members can be appointed in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh?
1. 22
2 39
3 31
4 18
Q Name the ‘Father of Indian Economic Reforms’ .
1 Narendra Modi
2 PV Narasimha Rao
3 Yashwant Sinha
4 Manmohan Singh
Q Which state of India is given the popular name of ‘India’s bread-basket’ ?
1. Punjab
2 Maharashtra
3 Assam
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q The Orissa High Court is located in which of the following part of the Odisha state?
Ans 1. Bhubaneswar
2. Cuttack
3. Berhampur
4. Rourkela
Q Tolkappiyar is a famous ancient grammarian of the __ language.
1 Tamil
2 Telugu
3 Kannada
4 Oriya
Q Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT regarding the ‘Bombay blood group’?
1. A person with this blood group may receive blood only from a person with O blood group.
2 It was first discovered in 1952 by Dr. Y M Bhende.
3 It is deficient in expressing H antigen.
4 It has neither A nor B antigen.
Q Who penned his writings under the name ‘Bhanu Singha’ ?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Bankir Chandra Chatterjee
3 Purushottam Das Tandon
4 Sunil Gangopadhyay
Q Who is the author of ‘Swami Vivekananda in the West : New Discoveries’ ?
1 Romain Rolland
2 Sister Nivedita
3 Swmai Ranganathananda
4 Sister Gargi [ Marie Louise Burke ]
Q Which of the following states is the largest producer of pulses in India ?
1 Bihar
2 Haryana
3 Uttarakhand
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q With which sport is the term bleeder associated ?
1 Swimming
2 Volleyball
3 Cricket
4 Boxing
Q What is the maximum amount of loan permissible under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ?
1 5 lakh
2 12 lakh
3 3 lakh
4 10 lakh
Q Which of the following films is set in the backdrop of the India-China War of 1962 ?
1 Haqeeqat
2 Alam Ara
3 Raja Harishchandra
4 Salaam Bombay !
Q Where was the venue of US Open Tennis Championship before it shifted to the Flushing Meadows in 1978 ?
1 Lexington
2 Plaza District
3 Woodmond Hills
4 Forest Hills
Q How many provinces are there in Sri Lanka ?
1 9
2 6
3 8
4 11
Q What was the party affiliation of EMS Namboodiripad ?
1 Kerala Congress
2 DMK
3 CPI [ M ]
4 AIADMK
Q British East India Company defeated the Portuguese in the ______
1 Battle of Chamkaur
2 Battle of Suvali
3 Battle of Plassey
4 Battle of Buxar
Q Which of the following is NOT an official language of the United Nations ?
1 English
2 Chinese
3 Japanese
4 Arabic
| Official languages of the United Nations | Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish |
Q Who holds the record of scoring the fastest goal [ in the eleventh second ] in a FIFA World Cup match ?
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Pele
3 Hakan Sukur
4 Lionel Messi
Q The new year celebrated by the Hindus in Maharashtra is :
1 Vishu
2 Ugadi
3 Puthandu
4 Gudi Padwa
Q With reference to the High Courts and their seats , which of the following pairs is CORRECTLY matched ?
1 Odisha -Sambalpur
2 Gujarat-Gandhinagar
3 Uttarakhand-Nainital
4 Madhya Pradesh-Gwalior
| Orissa High Court | Cuttack |
| Gujarat High Court | Ahmedabad |
| Uttarakhand High Court | Nainital |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Jabalpur |
Q Who among the following was the first army officer of Independent India to be conferred the rank of Field Marshal?
1. Sam Manekshaw
2 KM Cariappa
3 Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
4 Arjan Singh
Q Which state is the largest producer of mica in India?
1. Rajasthan
2 Jharkhand
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following sites is the largest protected wetland in India?
1 Pulicat Lake
2 Vembanad-Kol
3 Upper Ganga River
4 Sundarbans
Q As per the UN criteria, a city qualifies as a mega city when its population is a minimum of:
1. 12 million
2 15 million
3 10 million
4 5 million
Q ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by __.
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2 Dwijendranath Tagore
3 Devendranath Tagore
4 Abanindranath Tagore
Q Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve is located in which state of India ?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Assam
3 Manipur
4 Nagaland
Q Stereopsis is a feature associated with the ____
1 eye
2 nose
3 tongue
4 ear
Q In which year did the Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama seek political asylum in India?
1. 1973
2 1957
3 1959
4 1962
Q Eight times world champion squash player Nicol David belongs to which country ?
1. Germany
2 Malaysia
3 Ghana
4 Argentina
Q In which year was Mahatma Gandhi chosen as the Time Person of the Year ?
1 1920
2 1924
3 1930
4 1942
Q Who was the Chairman of the Second Backward Classes Commission?
1. BP Mandal
2 Jyotiba Phule
3 Babu Jagjivan Ram
4 Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Q Who among the following was the first female Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer?
Ans 1. Kiran Bedi
2. Saina Bedi
3. Prem Mathur
4. Vimla Mehra
Q In which novel did the National Song of India feature?
1. Sevasadan
2 Devi Chaudhurani
3 Anandamath
4 Durgeshnandini
Q Which of the following is NOT a part of the Meghalaya Plateau ?
1. Jaintia Hills
2 Khasi Hills
3 Garo Hills
4 Palamu Hills
Q In which year was the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award instituted?
1 1969
2 1968
3 1967
4 1966
Q Which organisation publishes a Human Development Report?
1 WTO
2 ILO
3 World Bank
4 UNDP
Q The line “Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali Rani thi”, was written by __.
1. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
2 Suryakant Tripathi
3 Mahadevi Verma
4 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Q During the 1857 Uprising, who among the following took up the leadership at Faizabad?
1. Kunwar Singh
2 Maulvi Ahmadullah
3 Begum Hazrat Mahal
4 Khan Bahadur
Q When is the National Science Day celebrated to commemorate the contribution of CV Raman?
1 14 January
2 16 November
3 19 December
4 28 February
Q Which among the following is the third most populated country in Asia?
1 Indonesia
2 Iraq
3 Bangladesh
4 Jordan
Q Identity the part of brain that controls the maintenance of posture , balance and equilibrium.
1 Brainstem
2 Cerebellum
3 Cerebrum
4 Diencephalon
Q Who among the following was conferred the Bharat Ratna award in the year 1987?
1. Pherozeshah Mehta
2 MG Ranade
3 Badruddin Faiz Tyabji
4 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q Who among the following became the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998?
1. Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
2 Sheila Dikshit
3 Sushma Swaraj
4 Madan Lal Khurana
Q ‘Yampuri’, the traditional rod puppet, is associated with the state of:
1 Bihar
2 Maharashtra
3 Rajasthan
4 Karnataka
Q The Veer Savarkar International Airport is located at
1. Nanded
2 Port Blair
3 Kannur
4 Nagpur
Q ‘Fosbury Flop’ is a style adopted for which athletics event?
1. Pole Vault
2 Long Jump
3 Triple Jump
4 High Jump
Q The India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty was signed by Jawaharlal Nehru and:
1. Liaquat Ali
2 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3 Yahya Khan
4 Ayub Khan
Q 1 statute mile is equal to about __ kilometre(s).
1 1.6
2 3
3 2.2
4 1.8
Q Where is the headquarters of the Tibetan Government in Exile?
1 McLeod Ganj
2 Kurseong
3 Dalhousie
4 Kalimpong
Q What was the original name of the musician Tansen?
1. Hamirsen
2 Suratsen
3 Bilas Khan
4 Ramtanu Pandey
Q Who discovered the first vaccine of smallpox ?
1 John Hunter
2 Edward Jenner
3 Alexander Fleming
4 Louis Pasteur
Q Who directed the film whose name in the English version is ‘Bitter Morsel’?
1. Rituparno Ghosh
2 Satyajit Ray
3 Girish Karnad
4 Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Q ‘Rengma’ is the war dance of the:
1 Nagas
2 Santhals
3 Kondhs
4 Todas
Q Who was the first Indian to qualify for the ICS (Indian Civil Service) during the British rule?
1 Satyendranath Tagore
2 Shadi Lal Aggarwal
3 Gurusaday Dutt
4 RC Dutt
Q The first Nobel Prize in physiology was awarded to:
1. P Allison
2 Yoshinori Ohsumi
3 Emil Adolf von Behring
4 Edward B Lewis
Q The smallest Union Territories is ___
1 Ladakh
2 Lakshadweep
3 Puducherry
4 Jammu & Kashmir
Q What was the paternal name of Dayanand Saraswati ?
1 Mool Shankar
2 Narayan Shankar
3 Om Shankar
4 Krishna Shankar
Q With which of the following sports are the teams ‘Black Hawks Hyderabad’ , ‘Calicut Heroes’ , ‘Kochi Blue Spikers’ and ‘Chennai Spartans’ associated ?
1 Football
2 Cricket
3 Badminton
4 Volleyball
Q Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state ?
1 Telangana
2 Jammu and Kashmir
3 Manipur
4 Mizoram
Q Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a group of ___ islands / islets.
1 572
2 450
3 720
4 36
Q Who was appointed as the first Chief Justice of independent India ?
1 BV Nagarathna
2 Harilal Kania
3 Ruma Pal
4 Fathima Beevi
Q Nagaland became a part of the Union of India in the year of 1963 by the ____ Amendment to the Constitution of India.
1 13th
2 14th
3 16th
4 17th
Q ‘Jorwe culture’ was a Chalcolithic archaelogical site located in the present day Indian state of ___
1 Assam
2 Maharashtra
3 Gujarat
4 Bihar
Q As of 2025, the number of high courts in India is ___
1 25
2 34
3 24
4 28
Q Kaundinya is a wildlife sanctuary and an elephant reserve is situated in which state ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Jharkhand
3 Odisha
4 West Bengal
Q Who among the following is NOT the member of BASIC group ?
1 Australia
2 South Africa
3 India
4 Brazil
| BASIC [ group ] | Brazil | South Africa | India | China |
Q Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is situated in which state ?
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q Name the annual fair of Rajasthan at which camel trading is a major event ?
1 Vautha Mela
2 Sonepur Mela
3 Pushkar Mela
4 Nalwari Fair
Q Who was the first Indian to ski to the North pole ?
1 Sanjay Thapur
2 Ajeet Bajaj
3 Arun Nayyar
3 Neal Paramjeet
| First Indian to ski North Pole | Ajeet Bajaj |
| First Indian to reach South Pole | Col JK Bajaj |
Q The Imperial Bank of India was renamed as ____ in 1955 .
1 Punjab National Bank
2 State Bank of India
3 Central Bank of India
4 Allahabad Bank
Q The first woman Secretary general of SAARC is from which country ?
1 India
2 Bhutan
3 Sri Lanka
4 Maldives
Q In India , 24th January is observed as which one of the following days ?
1 National Girl Child Day
2 National Voters’ Day
3 National Youth Day
4 Indian Army Day
Q The term ‘cherry picking’ is used in which sport ?
1 Table Tennis
2 Swimming
3 Basketball
4 Cricket
Q Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan Awards in India were instituted in the year ___
1 1954
2 1961
3 1969
4 1991
Q In which city of India was the first ever Formula One race held [ 2011 ] ?
1 Mumbai
2 Greater Noida
3 Faridabad
4 Pune
Q The International Day of the Girl Child Day is observed every year across the world on ____
1 25 January
2 11 October
3 19 December
4 15 March
Q Maharani Gayatri Devi was a member of the ____
1 Swatantra Party
2 Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Indian National Congress
4 Bahujan Samaj Party
Q Which of the following is the smallest bird in the world ?
1 Finch
2 Diamond Firetail
3 Bee Hummingbird
4 Robin
Q Zakir Hussain , the 3rd President of India , was awarded the _____ in 1963.
1 Padma Bhushan
2 Bharat Ratna
3 Padma Shri
4 Padma Vibhushan
Q The state of Jharkhand was formed by division of Bihar in the year ___
1 2003
2 2000
3 2002
4 2001
Q Who was the coach of the World Cup winning Indian Cricket team in 2011 ?
1 John Wright
2 Gary Kirsten
3 Duncan Fletcher
4 Greg Chappell
Q Which is India’s oldest research reactor ?
1 Circus
2 Dhruva
3 Kamini
4 Apsara
Q Who was the first recipient of Jnanpith Award ?
1 Amitav Ghosh
2 Krishna Sobti
3 G Sankara Kurup
4 Mahadevi Verma
Q The ____ in Kerala has its own elephant sanctuary.
1 Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple
2 Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple
3 Chottanikkara Devi Temple
4 Guruvayoor Temple
Q Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy served as _____ from 1956 to 1959 .
1 Member of Rajya Sabha
2 Deputy Chief Minister
3 Chief Minister
4 President
Q Who was the Indian Army Chief at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War ?
1 Roy Bucher
2 Rob Lockhart
3 KM Cariappa
4 Sam Manekshaw
Q India’s oldest operating refinery is at ___
1 Jamnagar
2 Paradip
3 Digboi
4 Panipat
Q Which ex-Prime Minister of India is known as ”Chanakya of Modern India” ?
1 IK Gujral
2 VP Singh
3 PV Narasimha Rao
4 Charan Singh
Q Who is referred to as the ‘Father of Indian Civil Aviation’ ?
1 Homi Bhabha
2 JRD Tata
3 Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata
4 Parvez Damania
Q Where is the Lake Bahosi Sanctuary located ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Assam
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Kerala
Q Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th century at _____ stadium.
1 Wankhade Stadium
2 Lord’s Cricket Ground
3 Eden Gardens
4 Shere Bangla Cricket Stadium
Q ‘The Royal Tombs of Golcondo’ , ‘The Snake-Charmer’ and ‘The Queen’s Rival’ are poems by :
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Rajendra Prasad
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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 Known as Ayesha to family and friends , this princess married Sawai Man Singh II Bahadur and was known to the world as ____
1 Maharani Durga Devi
2 Rani Sita Devi
3 Ram Vijaya Devi
4 Maharani Gayatri Devi
Q The Nehru-Liaquat Pact was signed in ___
1 1948
2 1947
3 1949
4 1950
Q The _______ waterfalls in Chhattisgarh is also known as the Niagara Falls of India.
1 Hebbe
2 Dudhsagar
3 Magod
4 Chitrakoot
Q With which of the following games is the Deodhar Trophy associated ?
1 Hockey
2 Football
3 Cricket
4 Golf
Q Calcutta became the capital of British India in ____
1 1765
2 1727
3 1756
4 1772
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Nuclear Programme’ ?
1 Vikram Sarabhai
2 CV Raman
3 Homi Jehangir Bhabha
4 APJ Abdul Kalam
Q Apart from the first edition , New Delhi also hosted the ___ edition of the Asian Games .
1 7th
2 9th
3 8th
4 11th
Q Who said the following words ? ”A flag is a necessity for all nations. Million have died for it.”
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Bhikaiji Cama
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q Currency printing press of India is NOT located in ____
1 Kochi
2 Mysore
3 Salboni
4 Dewas
| Currency printing press | Dewas | Mysuru | Salboni |Nasik |
| Coins minting place | Kolkata | Hyderabad | Mumbai | Noida |
Q The world’s largest cricket stadium is situated in which state ?
1 West Bengal
2 Gujarat [ Narendra Modi Stadium ]
3 Maharashtra
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which cricketer made his Test debut in Karachi at the age of 16 ?
1 Rahul Dravid
2 Sourav Ganguly
3 Virendra Sehwag
4 Sachin Tendulkar
Q The inaugural session of the Supreme Court of India took place on ____
1 26th January 1950
2 28th January 1950
3 24th January 1950
4 22 January 1947
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Ornithology’ .
1 Rajendra Singh
2 Salim Ali
3 AO Hume
4 Baba Amte
Q As per the Guinness World Records , which of the following was the world’s richest temple in 2011 ?
1 Jagannath Temple
2 Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple
3 Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple
4 Siddhi Vinayak Temple
Q Which is the political party started by Telugu film actor Chiranjeevi, who later merged it with the Indian National Congress?
1 Praja Rajyam Party
2 Makkal Needhi Maiam
3 Makkal Sevai Katchi
4 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Q Who is the author of the book named “Oliver Twist”?
1 Charles Dickens
2 Mark Twain
3 Rudyard Kipling
4 EM Foster
Q Tata Iron and Steel Company [ TISCO ] was incorporated in :
1 1911
2 1907
3 1913
4 1915
Q Arundhati Roy won Man Booker Prize in 1997 for her book :
1 The Algebra of Infinite Justice
2 The End of Imagination
3 The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
4 The God of Small Things
Q The ancient name of the river Tungabhadra was :
1 Vitasta
2 Kubha
3 Pampa
4 Sindhu
Q Which of the following clubs , founded in 1889 , is the oldest Indian club still in operation ?
1 Indian Bank Recreational Club
2 Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
3 Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
4 North Imphal Sporting Association
Q ______ is situated at the confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers.
1 Vishnuprayag
2 Karnaprayag
3 Nandaprayag
4 Rudraprayag
Q ______ is a textile art from Gujarat / Rajasthan
1 Bandhani
2 Paithani
3 Chanderi
4 Ikat
Q This contemporary Indian dancer who merged Kathak and Kathakali with other dance forms has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 and Padma Shri in 2007. His/her name is :
1 Birju Maharaj
2 Jailal Misra
3 Astad Deboo
4 Uday Shankar
Q Which Indian state has the maximum number of sea ports ?
1 Maharashta
2 Gujarat
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Odisha
Q Operation Blue Star was the codename of a military operation carried out by Indian security forces in which year ?
1 1984
2 1971
3 1975
4 1962
Q Who is the second woman speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
1 Miera Kumar
2 Sumitra Mahajan
3 Arundhati Bhattacharya
4 VS Ramadevi
| First woman speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar |
| Second woman speaker of Lok Sabha | Sumitra Mahajan |
Q Who was the first chairman of State Bank of India ?
1 Dinesh Kumar Khara
2 John Matthai
3 Rajnish Kumar
4 Arundhati Bhattacharya
Q India celebrates National Engineer’s Day on September 15 , which is the birth anniversary of :
1 Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
2 E Shreedharan
3 Shiva Ayyadurai
4 Vinod Dham
Q Who was the first President of Bhartiya Janata Party ?
1 LK Advani
2 Atal Bihar Vajpayee
3 JP Nadda
4 JB Kriplani
Q Nepa Nagar in Madhya Pradesh is known for :
1 Steel Mills
2 Pottery
3 Sugar Mills
4 Newsprint Factory
Q The phrase ‘Survival of the fittest’ as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection was coined by ___
1 Louis Pasteur
2 Charles Babbage
3 Herbert Spencer
4 Marie Curie
Q Which Indian author wrote the book ‘The English Teacher’ ?
1 Ruskin Bond
2 Khushwant Singh
3 RK Narayan
4 Vikram Seth
Q When was the Constitution of Pakistan enforced ?
1 1973
2 1947
3 1965
4 1952
Q Which one of the following is the highest altitude lake of Pakistan ?
1 Rush Lake
2 Paristan Lake
3 Satpara Lake
4 Attabad Lake
Q The ‘Tanakh’ is the sacred text of which religion/sect ?
1 Judaism
2 Taoism
3 Zen Buddhism
4 Confucianism
Q Who among the following was the first chief minister of Kerala ?
1 EMS Namboodiripad
2 C A Menon
3 R Shankar
4 Pattom A Thanu Pillai
Q In which year did the Patharughat Peasant Uprising against the tax policies of British take place in Assam ?
1 1185
2 1862
3 1894
4 1873
Q Which economist gave the theory of Opportunity Cost ?
1 Milton Friedman
2 Adam Smith
3 John Keynes
4 Gottfried Haberier
Q What is the length of the Indian border with Bhutan ?
1. 699 km
2 601 km
3 575 km
4 755 km
Q In which year was the East India Company incorporated for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India ?
1 1600
2 1605
3 1612
4 1596
Q Tipu Sultan and British East India Company signed the Treaty of Mangalore in the year _____.
1 1792
2 1784
3 1764
4 1799
Q Which of the following is the longest river in Pakistan that originated from Lake Manasarovar ?
1 Indus
2 Kabul
3 Sutlej
4 Chenab
Q Which one of the following is the deepest gorge in the world ?
1 Kali Gandaki Gorge
2 Garganta del Cares
3 Tiger Leaping Gorge
4 Vikos Gorge
Q Whose autobiography is titled ‘And Then One Day: A Memoir’?
Ans 1. Ashutosh Rana
2. Naseeruddin Shah
3. Gulzar
4. Kabir Bedi
Q Opium wars were fought between the British and ____ .
1 China
2 Bhutan
3 Myanmar
4 Afghanistan
Q Which human body part can well be called the ‘chemical factory’ of our body ?
1 Liver
2 Stomach
3 Kidney
4 Lungs
Q Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a group of 10 South Asian nations which came into existence after _ declaration.
1 Vienna
2 Bangkok
3 Kyoto
4 Singapore
Q Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is available to all citizens between the ages of 18 to _ years.
1 50
2 70
3 40
4 65
| Atal Pension Yojana | 18 to 40 years |
| Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana | 18 to 50 years |
| Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana | 18 to 70 years |
Q Which mountains separate Asia from Europe?
1 Ural
2 Rocky
3 Himalayas
4 Andes
Q Gulf of Mannar separates India with which of its neighbouring countries?
1 Sri Lanka
2 Pakistan
3 Maldives
4 Bangladesh
Q Which is the second largest continent of the world after Asia?
1 Africa
2 North America
3 South America
4 Europe
Q Alpana is a traditional folk art of which state?
1 West Bengal
2 Maharashtra
3 Karnataka
4 Rajasthan
Q Which among the following dances incorporates martial arts steps and techniques?
1 Chhau
2 Odissi
3 Mohiniyattam
4 Kuchipudi
Q In which year India hosted the Commonwealth Games?
1 2010
2 1930
3 1951
4 1982
Q Who is the author of the book named “The Accidental Prime Minister : the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh”?
1 Sanjaya Baru
2 Natwar Singh
3 Khushwant Singh
4 Jairam Ramesh
Q Who is the author of book named “Alice in the Wonderland”?
1 Lewis Carrol
2 William Shakespeare
3 GB Shaw
4 Mark Twain
Q Which temple is also known by the name “Black Pagoda”?
1 Sun Temple, Konark
2 Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
3 Banke Bihari Temple, Vrindavan
4 Trimbakeshwar Temple, Nasik
Q Which of the following is the national flower of Bangladesh ?
1 White Jasmine
2 Shapla [ Water lily ]
3 Padauk
4 Blue Poppy
| National flower of Bangladesh | Shapla [ Water Lily ] |
| National flower of Bhutan | Blue Poppy |
| National flower of China | the Plum Blossom |
| National flower of Myanmar | Padauk |
| National flower of Afghanistan | Tulip |
| National flower of Sri Lanka | Blue Water Lily [ Nil Manel ] |
| National flower of Pakistan | White Jasmine |
Q Who is the writer of the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara’ ?
1 Mohammad Iqbal
2 Rabindranath Tagore
3 Chandra Shekhar Azad
4 Bhagat Singh
Q Who among the following bestowed upon Milkha Singh the title of the ‘Flying Sikh’ ?
1 General Ayub Khan
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Lal Bahadur Shastri
4 General Yahya Khan
Q Which of the following lakes is formed in a depression which is said to have been formed due to a meteorite?
1 Sambhar lake
2 Loktak lake
3 Lonar lake
4 Hussain Sagar lake
Q Who is the author of the book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’?
1 Vikram Seth
2 Jhumpa Lahiri
3 Chetan Bhagat
4 Salman Rushdie
Q Garia Puja is a festival celebrated in the third week of April. This festival is related to which of the following states?
Ans 1. Tripura
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Punjab
Q Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of Independent India?
Ans 1. Rajendra Prasad
2. BR Ambedkar
3. Abul Kalam Azad
4. RK Shanmukham Chetty
Q Who among the following was appointed as the first Law Minister of Independent India in 1947?
Ans 1. Lokmanya Tilak
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Lal Bahadur Shastri
4. Dr. BR Ambedkar
Q ____ was a blind poet who sang the glory of Krishna in his collection by the name of ‘Sursagar’ ?
1 Surdas
2 Virdas
3 Chaitanya
4 Vidyapati
Q The ancient name of the ____ river is Vitasta.
1 Jhelum
2 Beas
3 Chenab
4 Ravi
Q ‘Ghurehi’ is a traditional dance form of:
1. Uttar Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Who raised the slogan, “Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!”?
Ans 1. Badruddin Tyabji
2. Dadabhai Naroji
3. WC Bonnerji
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q Who was the first Indian wrestler to win a world championship medal?
1 Dara Singh
2 Udey Chand
3 Malwa Singh
4 KD Jadhav
Q The very first cricket Test match was played on:
Ans 1. 15 March 1977
2. 15 March 1900
3. 15 March 1880
4. 15 March 1877
| First Test Match | 15th March 1877 [ Australia vs England ] |
| First ODI Match | 5th January 1971 [ Australia vs England ] |
| First T20 Match [ Women’s ] | 5th August 2004 [ England vs New Zealand ] |
| First T20 Match | 17th February 2005 [ New Zealand vs Australia ] |