Q Who among the following was the first Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee?
Ans 1. MN Saha
2. KS Krishnan
3. CV Raman
4. S Chandrasekhar
Q Which of the following was the first language conferred with the status of Classical Language in India ?
1 Tamil
2 Sanskrit
3 Odia
4 Telugu
Classical Languages | Tamil [ 2004 ] | Sanskrit [ 2005 ] | Kannada [ 2008 ] | Telugu [ 2008 ] | Malayalam | Odia [ 2014 ] | Marathi [ 2024 ] | Prakit [ 2024 ] | Pali [ 2024 ] | Bengali [ 2024 ] | Assamese [ 2024 ] |
Q Who was the first Indian woman to go to space ?
1 Valentina Tereshkova
2 Kalpana Chawla
3 Aarti Shah
4 Aditi Pant
Q The first sounding rocket, Nike-Apache was launched by India in ___
1 1990
2 1963
3 1973
4 1983
Q Which among the following is the tallest tree species in the world ?
1 Oak
2 Deodar
3 Redwood
4 Eucalyptus
Q Vijayanagara was founded on the banks of which river?
Ans 1. Krishna
2. Godavari
3. Tungabhadra
4. Narmada
Q ‘Faster than Lightning – My Story’ is the autobiography of _____.
Ans 1. Dutee Chand
2. P T Usha
3. Hima Das
4. Usain Bolt
Q Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which of the following city?
Ans 1. Jabalpur
2. Indore
3. Gwalior
4. Jaipur
Q When was the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Series’ of Indian Bank notes started?
1 1991
2 1996
3 2000
4 1994
Q Who among the following is the author of the famous English classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’?
1 Roald Dahl
2 Jane Austen
3 Harper Lee
4 DH Lawrence
Q Which trek in Bhutan is considered to be the crown jewel of Bhutanese trekking?
1 Jumolhari Trek
2 Dagala Thousand Lakes Trek
3 Snowman Trek
4 Laya Gasa Trek
Q As of 2024 , India has won ______ medals in the Paralympic Games since their introduction in 1960.
Ans 1. 9 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze
2. 9 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze
3. 16 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze [ 60 medals ]
4. 11 gold, 11 silver and 21 bronze
Q ‘Game Changer’ is the name of an autobiography of which sportsperson?
1 Suresh Raina
2 Shahid Afridi
3 Shane Warne
4 Ricky Pontingg
Q With which of the following states / union territories is the Siddi Dhamal dance associated ?
1 Gujarat
2 Ladakh
3 Nagaland
4 Andaman and Nicobar Island
Q Which of the following traditional theatre forms belongs to Kashmir?
1. Bhaona
2 Maach
3 Tamasha
4 Bhand Pather
Q In which year was International Booker Prize established?
Ans 1. 1981
2. 1918
3. 1969
4. 2005
Q Saila dance form is performed in the state of _
1. Jharkhand
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Chhattisgarh
4 Uttarakhand
Q Folk music sung on the birth of a child in some Indian states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, etc. is called _____.
Ans 1. gari
2. banna
3. sohar
4. kohbar
Q Which of the following Tiger Reserves/ National Parks and states situated in is INCORRECTLY matched?
1 Pin Valley National Park – Odisha
2 Corbett National Park – Uttarakhand
3 Manas Tiger Reserve – Assam
4 Bandhavgarh National Park – Madhya Pradesh
Q Raja and Radha Reddy are mainly associated with which of the following classical dances ?
1 Kuchipudi
2 Sattriya
3 Kathakali
4 Manipuri
Q Which of the following is a traditional dance form of the Mizos [ Mizoram ]?
1 Lahoo
2 Cheraw
3 Nongkrem
4 Behdienkhlam
Q How many states and union territories share border with Uttar Pradesh ?
1 9
2 8
3 7
4 10
Uttar Pradesh [ 8 States and 1 Union Territory ] | Rajasthan | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Uttarakhand | Bihar | Madhya Pradesh | Jharkhand | Chhattisgarh | NCT Delhi |
Q In which of the following states is the Shevaroy Hills located?
1. Maharashtra
2 Tripura
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Assam
Q The Yonggyap Pass connects which of the following Indian states with Tibet?
1. Sikkim
2 Assam
3 Uttaranchal
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located?
1. India
2 Spain
3 Kenya
4 China
Q Kye Monastery is the oldest and biggest monastery situated in the state of:
1 Sikkim
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q In which state is the Umiam Lake, popularly known as the Barapani
Lake, located
1 Meghalaya
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Assam
4 Mizoram
Q Which of the following instrument used in Bharatnatyam ?
1 Mridangam
2 Mandolin
3 Guitar
4 Sitar
Q In which of the following states is the Almatti Dam located?
1. Karnataka
2 Uttarakhand
3 Sikkim
4 Nagaland
Q In which of the following years was Nepal’s new Constitution adopted?
1. 2015
2 2014
3 2013
4 2019
Q In which state will you find the hill station ‘Araku’?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q In which state is the ‘Sonepur Cattle Fair’ a well-known cultural event?
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Bihar
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following festivals was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in the year 2008 ?
1 Janmasthami
2 Urs
3 Muharram
4 Ramlila
Q How many countries are member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
1. 103
2 68
3 94
4 78
Q Which of the following is a brackish water lake and shallow lagoon with estuarine character spread across the districts of Odisha?
1. Wular Lake
2 Chilika Lake
3 Upper Lake
4 Pichola Lake
Q The First Backward Classes Commission was chaired by:
1. V.P. Singh
2 PG Shah
3 Kaka Kalelkar
4 Anup Singh
Q Who was the captain of the Indian Cricket Team in the inaugural World Cup in 1975 ?
1 Sunil Gavaskar
2 Kapil Dev
3 Lala Amarnath
4 S Venkataraghavan
Q Rudrasagar Lake is a Ramsar site located in which state of India ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Tripura
4 Assam
Q Name the highest peak of the Satpura range.
1 Dhupgarh
2 Kalsubai
3 Doddabetta
4 Anamudi
Q In which of the following countries is the headquarters of ICC (International Cricket Council) situated?
1. Australia
2 New Zealand
3 UAE
4 UK
Q In which year did the Indian Premier League [ IPL ] start?
1 2008
2 2007
3 2009
4 2013
Q Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of Independent India?
1. Rajendra Prasad
2 BR Ambedkar
3 Abul Kalam Azad
4 RK Shanmukham Chetty
Q In the Constituent Assembly of India, who among the following was the Chairperson of the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee?
1. JB Kripalani
2 KM Munshi
3 Abul Kalam Azad
4 Vallabhbhai Patel
Q Which of the following ranges have Malayagiri peak as one of its highest peaks?
1. Garhjat hills
2 Nallamala hills
3 Shevaroy hills
4 Javadi hills
Q The term ‘Yellow Revolution’ is related to which of the following sectors in India?
1. Fruit production
2 Rice production
3 Fisheries production
4 Oil seeds production
Father of Yellow Revolution in India | Sam Pitroda |
Father of Green Revolution in India | MS Swaminathan |
Father of White Revolution in India | Dr Verghese Kurien |
Father of the Red Revolution in India | Vishal Tewari |
Father of Pink Revolution in India | Durgesh Patel |
Father of Blue Revolution in India | Hiralal Chaudhuri and Arun Krishnan |
Q How many Nuclear Power Plant are there in India ?
1 7
2 8
3 9
4 10
Nuclear Power Plants | Kaiga [ Karnataka] | Kakrapar [ Gujarat ] | Kudankulam [ Tamil Nadu ] | Kalpakkam [ Tamil Nadu ] | Tarapur [ Maharashtra ] | Narora [ Uttar Pradesh ] | Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant [ Rawatbhata ] |
Q Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
1 Part 4
2 Part 2
3 Part 3
4 Part 5
Q The Constituent Assembly which had been elected for the framing of the Constitution held its first meeting on:
1. 9 December 1947
2 9 December 1946
3 15 December 1947
4 15 August 1947
Q Which international organisation is the current governing body of Badminton?
1. Badminton World Federation
2 International Badminton Committee
3 International Olympic Committee
4 International Paralympic Committee
Q The famous hill station ‘Pachmarhi’ in Madhya Pradesh is situated in which of the following mountain ranges?
1. Shivalik mountain range
2 Aravali mountain range
3 Satpura mountain range
4 PirPanjal mountain range
Q The ‘Slash and burn’ agricultural method of farming is also known as _____ in Madhya Pradesh .
1 Roca
2 Bewar or Dahiya
3 Podu or Pendu
4 Kumari
Q Which of the following regions of India is famous for its folk dance called ‘Shondol Dance’?
1. Uttarakhand
2 Ladakh
3 Karnataka
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q The 101st Amendment to the Indian Constitution is concerned with:
1. Citizenship Act
2 Right to Work
3 Fundamental Rights
4 Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Q Who among the following became the first Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1993 ?
1 Sheila Dixit
2 Sushma Swaraj
3 Madan Lal Kurana
4 Sahib Singh Verma
Q On which of the following dates was the Bhutan Constitution enacted?
1. 9 October 1998
2 18 July 2008
3 25 August 2003
4 12 June 2000
Q ‘Sattriya’ is the famous dance-drama performance art form of which of the following states?
1. Bihar
2 Gujarat
3 Assam
4 Maharashtra
Q Who among the following was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
1. Nahida Manzoor
2 Aditi Vaidya
3 Bachendri Pal
4 Deeya Bajaj
Q In which of the following years was ADB (Asian Development Bank) established?
1. 1957
4 1966
3 1978
4 1965
Q Singhbhum Elephant Reserve is located in which state of India ?
1. Maharashtra
2 Tripura
3 Jharkhand
4 Assam
Q In which of the following states is Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, located?
1 Maharashtra
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Who is the founder of National Orchestra of India ?
1 Ravi Shankar
2 Uday Shankar
3 Anoushka Shankar
4 Ananda Shankar
Q How many grand slams tennis tournaments are held every year ?
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 2
Grand Slams | Australian Open | Wimbledon | French Open [ or Roland Garros ] | US Open |
Q How many districts are there in Uttar Pradesh ?
1 55
2 65
3 75
4 85
Q The first match played between Australia and England in which year ?
1 1877
2 1932
3 1909
4 1928
Q Which team won the inaugural T20 World Cup ?
1 Australia
2 England
3 India [ 2007 ]
4 Pakistan
Q The term ‘Tee’ is used commonly in which among the following sports ?
1 Golf
2 Racing
3 Polo
4 Racing
Basic Golf Terms | Ace | Tee | Birdie | Bogey | Eagle | Putt | Albatross |
Q Who was first person to swim across the English channel was ?
1 Mihir Sen
2 Matthew Webb
3 Robert Peary
4 Roald Amundsen
First person to swim across English Channel | Matthew Webb |
First woman to swim across English Channel | Gertrude Ederle |
Q Which of the following is the highest peak in Maharashtra ?
1 Kalsubai Shikhar
2 Deomali
3 Amsot Peak
4 Reo Purgyil
Q Which city will host the Asian Games 2026 ?
1 Doha
2 Riyadh
3 Hangzhou
4 Aichi and Nigoya
Q How many dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate ?
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 3
Delhi Sultanate [ 1206 – 1526 ] | Mamluk / Slave [ 1206 – 1290 ] , Khilji [ 1290 – 1320 ] , Tughlaq [ 1320 – 1414 ] , Sayyid [ 1414 – 1451 ] and Lodi [ 1451 – 1526 ] |
Q Where did the revolt of 1857 start from ?
1 Gwalior
2 Delhi
3 Meerut
4 Kanpur
Q Raj Ghat is the memorial of :
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Charan Singh
4 Indira Gandhi
Q ‘Matters of Discretion’ is an autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India ?
1 Manmohan Singh
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 IK Gujral
4 VP Singh
Q India share land boundary of 106 km with which country ?
1 Bhutan
2 Nepal
3 Afghanistan
4 Bangladesh
Land Boundaries with Neighbouring Countries | Pakistan [ 3323 km ] | Afghanistan [ 106 km ] | Bhutan [ 699 km ] | Nepal [ 1751 km ] | China [ 3488 km ] | Bangladesh [ 4096 km ] | Myanmar [ 1643 km ] |
Q ‘Social Harmony’ book is written by :
1 Manmohan Singh
2 Narendra Modi
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Lal Bahadur Shashtri
Narendra Modi books | Social Harmony | Exam Warriors | Jyotipunj | Abode of Love | Letters to Mother | Convenient Action |
Q A mascot was first introduced in Asian Games in which year ?
1 1951
2 1982
3 1986
4 1990
Q Trophic of Cancer passes through how many states in India ?
1 8
2 9
3 10
4 7
Tropic of Cancer | Gujarat | Rajasthan | Madhya Pradesh | Chhattisgarh | Jharkhand | West Bengal | Tripura | Mizoram |
Q The Census of India 2011 was the ______ national census after independence.
1 seventh
2 eight
3 ninth
4 fifeenth
Q The Maithon Dam is located on the bank of which river in Jharkhand ?
1 Damodar
2 Barakar
3 Hoogli
4 Kosi
Q Who became the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title in 1966?
1 Reita Faria
2 Yukta Mookhey
3 Sushmita Sen
4 Zeenat Aman
Q When and Where was the first metro train introduced in India ?
1 Delhi on 24 October 1984
2 Bombay on 24 October 1984
3 Kolkata on 24 October 1984
4 Bangalore on 24 October 1984
Q Which state has the highest number of seats in Lok Sabha ?
1 Uttar Pradesh [ 80 ]
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 West Bengal
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which of the following Traditional sports-State pair is INCORRECT ?
1 Thang-ta —Manipur
2 Silambam –Madhya Pradesh
3 Mukna —-Manipur
4 Gatka —–Punjab
Martial Art Forms | Thang ta [ Manipur ] | Silambam [ Tamil Nadu ] | Kalaripayattu [ Kerala ] | Gatka [ Punjab ] | Mardani Khel [ Maharashtra ] | Thoda [ Himachal Pradesh ] |Pari Khanda [ Bihar ] | Mallakhamb [ Madhya Pradesh ] | Sqay [ Jammu And Kashmir ] | Paika Akhada [ Odisha ] |
Q Which was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title in 1994 ?
1 Sushmita Sen
2 Aishwarya Rai
3 Harnaaz Sandhu
4 Lara Dutta
Q Project Snow Leopard was launched in which year ?
1 2010
2 2009
3 2008
4 2007
Q The Government of India launched ‘Project Tiger’ in which year ?
1 1992
2 2009
3 1973
4 1987
Q Which is the lowest point in India ?
1 Kuttanad
2 Sir Creek
3 Kibithu
4 Indira Point
Q Who is the only Vice-President of India to DIE in office ?
1 Krishna Kant
2 Zakir Hussain
3 Fakhruddin Ahmed
4 Mohammad Hidayatullah
Q The Panchsheel Agreement was signed between India and China on :
1 29th April , 1954
2 2nd July , 1972
3 19th September , 1960
4 21st February , 1999
Q In which year did the Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama seek political asylum in India ?
1 1959
2 1962
3 1960
4 1958
Q How many observer countries are there in SAARC ?
1 8
2 10
3 11
4 9
SAARC Members | 8 [ Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka ] |
SAARC Observers | 9 [ Australia , China , European Union , Iran , Japan , South Korea , Mauritius , Myanmar and the United States of America |
Q Which is the highest peak in Sri Lanka ?
1 Mount Pidurutalagala / Mount Pedro
2 Gangkhar Puensum
3 Mount Hkakabo Razi
4 Mount Noshaq
Q Which was the first Indian film to win the Palme D’or at Cannes Film Festival ?
1 Neech Nagar
2 Mother India
3 Lagaan
4 Salam Bombay
Q Who was the first winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969 ?
1 Devika Rani
2 Satyajit Ray
3 Birendranath Sircar
4 Prithviraj Kapoor
Q Who holds the record for bagging the most wickets for India in Tests ?
1 Kapil Dev
2 Anil Kumble [ 619 ]
3 R Ashwin
4 Harbhajan Singh
Q Who was the first Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 ?
1 Gobind Bihari Lal
2 Vinoba Bhave
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Kiran Bedi
Q Who holds the record for most Olympic medals ?
1 Michael Phelps
2 Oscar Swahn
3 Lorner Johnstone
4 Mary Hanna
Q In which country or state of India is Tengboche Monastery located?
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2 Nepal
3 Bhutan
4 Sikkim
Q A spring at Verinag is the source of __ river in the northern part of India.
1. Ravi
2 Jhelum
3 Beas
4 Chenab
Q Who is the author of the book, ‘Walking with the comrades’?
1. Kiran Desai
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Vikram Seth
4 Jhumpa Lahiri
Q In which year did the first Bengali woman writer Ashapoorna Devi win the Jnanpith Award?
1. 1974
2 1976
3 1975
4 1973
Q In which of the following countries was paper invented approximately 1900 years ago?
1. Japan
2 China
3 Nepal
4 India
Q Who has won the maximum number of Filmfare Awards ?
1 Gulzar [ Sampooran Singh Kalra ]
2 Shah Rukh Khan
3 Amitabh Bachchan
4 Dilip Kumar
Q Who among the following was NOT the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna ?
1 C Rajagopalachari
2 S Radhakrishnan
3 C V Raman
4 Bhagwan Das
Bharat Ratna [ 1954 ] | C Rajagopalachari | S Radhakrishnan | CV Raman |
Q Who among the following was the first Indian Women Athlete to win a gold medal in any Asian Games?
1. Durba Banarjee
2 Karnam Malleswari
3 Arti Saha
4 Kamaljeet Sandhu
Q In which of the following years was the Buddhist Chanting of Ladakh included in the UNESCO’S list of Intangible Cultural heritage ?
1 2011
2 2012
3 2016
4 2013
Q Which of the following states is associated with the dance drama folk theatre form ‘Yakshagana’?
1. Karnataka
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Telangana
4 Kerala
Q The inaugural Olympic Congress was organised in the year 1894 in:
1. Stockholm
2 Oslo
3 Paris
4 London
Q In which of the following states is the Yumthang Valley located?
1. Uttarakhand
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Nagaland
4 Sikkim
Q In which of the following cities of India is the ‘Saptak Music Festival’ celebrated?
1 Ahmedabad
2 Lucknow
3 Bhopal
4 Amritsar
Q Who among the following dancers is best known for the renaissance of the
’Bharatnatyam’ dance form?
1. Mallika Sarabhai
2 Yamini Krishnamurthy
3 Rukmani Devi Arundale
4 Alarmel Valli
Q Farmers in some parts of India celebrate the Pola festival by worshiping their _.
1. farm tools
2 ancestors
3 farms
4 bullocks
Q Which among the following terms denotes to the hilly parts of the Karnataka plateau?
1. Bugyals
2 Terai
3 Malnad
4 Bets
Q Which is the third longest river in the world ?
1 Nile
2 Amazon
3 Yangtze
4 Brahmaputra
Q Who was the first female recipient of Mootidevi Award for her novel ‘Yajnasani’ in 1991 ?
1 Aarti Saha
2 Pratibha Ray
3 Asima Chatterjee
4 Sarla Thakur
Q Lalit Kala Akademi, the National Academy of Art, was set up in:
1. 1956
2 1952
3 1950
4 1954
Q In which of the following Indian states are the Mishmi Hills mainly spread?
1. Sikkim
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Meghalaya
4 Uttarakhand
Q Which of the following is the oldest paramilitary force in India?
1. Central Reserve Police Force
2 Central Industrial Security Force
3 Assam Rifles
4 Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Q In which year was the Indian ‘Wildlife (Protection) Act’ implemented?
1 1972
2 1965
31985
4 1989
Q Which of the following ‘passes’ is located in Himachal Pradesh?
1 Lepcha la
2 Zozi la
3 Banihal
4 Khardung La
Q On which river is the Singur Dam built?
1. Brahmaputra
2 Manjeera
3 Indus
4 Periyar
Q The Indian National Congress was established when 72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December in the year __.
1 1901
2 1885
3 1911
4 1896
Q River Brahmaputra is known as______in Tibet and as Jamuna in Bangladesh.
1. Gyalmo Ngulchu
2 Yangtse
3 Mekong
4 Tsang Po
Q Which of the following teams won the first edition of ISL [ Indian Super League ] ?
1 Kerala Blasters
2 Chennaiyin FC
3 Athletico de Kolkata
4 Bengaluru FC
Q Which of the following hill stations is also known as ‘Satpura Ki Rani‘?
1 Pachmarhi
2 Ranipuram
3 Chail
4 Kufri
Q When was None Of The Above [ NOTA ] option first used in the assembly election in India ?
1 November 1983
2 November 1993
3 November 2003
4 November 2013
Q Who among the following is popularly known as ‘The Forest Man of India’?
1. Bindeshwar Pathak
2 Satyabhama Das Biju
3 Jadev Payeng
4 Arunachalam Muruganantham
Q As of 2025, who among the following is the highest wicket taker in test cricket ?
1. R Ashwin
2 Harbhajan Singh
3 Kapil Dev
4 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Wickets in TEST Cricket | Muttiah Muralitharan [ 800 wickets ] |
Most Wickets in ODI Cricket | Muttiah Muralitharan [ 534 wickets ] |
Most Wickets in T20 Cricket | Tim Southee [ 164 wickets ] |
Q As of 2024 , how many moons does the dwarf planet Pluto have?
1. 5
2 6
3 4
4 3
Pluto [ Moons ] | Charon [ Largest ] | Styx | Nix | Kerberos | Hydra |
Q In which of the following states/union territories is the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park situated?
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3 Odisha
4 Gujarat
Q Through which of the following states does the Zuari river pass?
1 Goa
2 Odisha
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following states has a beach named Calangute Beach?
1 Goa
2 Kerala
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Maharashtra
Q How was Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava better known as?
1. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
2 Saadat Hasan Manto
3 Munshi Premchand
4 Bhartendu Harishchandra
Q In which year was the Simla Pact between India and Pakistan signed?
1. 1969
2 1970
3 1971
4 1972
Shimla Agreement | It was signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July , 1972 in Shimla by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi |
Q Area wise, which Indian state has the largest forest cover in the country ?
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Mizoram
4 Kerala
Q Who is the author of ‘Pax Indica’?
1. Gurucharan Das
2 Rajdeep Sardesai
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 APJ Abdul Kalam
Q Who among the following was the first Education Minister of the independent India?
1. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
2 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3 Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
4 Kshitish Chandra Neogy
Q When was the first coalition government formed in India at the Centre?
1. 1984
2 1962
3 1977
4 1991
Q The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in:
1. Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Jharkhand
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Which is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India ?
1 Bharat Ratna
2 Padma Bhushan
3 Ashok Chakra
4 Padma Vibhushan
Highest Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna |
Second highest Civilian Award | Padma Vibhushan |
Third highest Civilian Award | Padma Bhushan |
Fourth highest Civilian Award | Padma Shri |
Q Who has won the maximum number of Grand Slam singles tournament in tennis ?
1 Margaret Court
2 Serena Williams
3 Steffi Graf
4 Rod Laver
Q Who among the following was the first recipient of ‘Param Vir Chakra’, India’s highest military decoration?
1 Somnath Sharma
2 Dhan Singh Thapa
3 Piru Singh
4 Jadunath Singh
Q Who among the following was the first chief guest to attend the Republic Day in 1950?
1 Sukarno
2 Gamal Abdel Nasser
3 Josip Broz Tito
4 Kwame Nkruma
Q Who among the following was India’s first female Cabinet Minister?
1. Sarojini Naidu
2 Vijaylaxmi Pandit
3 Amrit Kaur
4 Sucheta Kriplani
Q __ are the only birds that can fly backwards.
1. Whooper swans
2 Mallards
3 Hummingbirds
4 Common cranes
Q With which of the following sports are the teams ‘Kerala Blasters’ , ‘Atletico de Kolkata’ , ‘Mumbai City’ and ‘North East United’ associated ?
1 Football
2 Cricket
3 Badminton
4 Kabaddi
Q The ‘Sujjani’ embroidery works belongs to the state of :
1 Odisha
2 Rajasthan
3 Bihar
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In which year Nandalal Bose , a famous painter , had become the Principal of Kala Bhawan [ Shankiniketan ] ?
1 1942
2 1932
3 1922
4 1912
Q What is the distance of Marathon race ?
1 26.2 miles [ 42,195 km ]
2 21.2 miles
3 30.2 miles
4 28.2 miles
Q One barrel of oil is approximately equal to how many litres ?
1 159
2 145
3 130
4 166
Q Thoseghar waterfalls is located in which of the following states ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Meghalaya
3 Odisha
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q In which of the following temples is the Ambubachi Fair celebrated every year?
1. Jagnanath temple
2 Kamakhya temple
3 Kashi Vishwanath temple
4 Kedarnath temple
Q In which of the following years were two additional Commissioners appointed to the Election commission of India for the first time?
1 1989
2 1998
3 1991
4 1990
Q In which of the following Indian states is the Lai Haraoba festival celebrated?
1 Assam
2 Tripura
3 Manipur
4 Meghalaya
Q What was National Highway 66 (NH 66) previously known as?
1. NH8
2 NH5
3 NH2
4 NH 17
Q The Mission of the Ramsar Convention is to conserve __.
1. deserts
2 wetlands
3 rivers
4 oceans
Q Which is the longest river in Sri Lanka?
1 Pamban river
2 Mahaweli river
3 Kalu Ganga river
4 Maha Oya river
Q The first Indian to be awarded the Magsaysay Award is ___
1 Acharya Vinoba Bhave
2 Jai Prakash Narayan
3 Mother Teresa
4 Kiran Bedi
Q Which game has 7 players in each side ?
1 Water polo and Kabaddi
2 Basketball and Volleyball
3 Polo and Kho Kho
4 Cricket and Rugby
Q The provision of federalism of the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from which nation?
1 Canada
2 South Africa
3 Australia
4 Germany
Q The Constituent Assembly held its final session on which day?
1 August 15, 1947
2 December 15, 1948
3 November 26, 1949
4 January 26, 1950
Q Who is author of the book “The Namesake”?
1 Amitav Ghosh
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Kiran Desai
4 Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri books | The Low Land | The Namesake | Unaccustomed Earth | The Interpreter of Maladies |
Q Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is a famous festival of which state?
1 Odisha
2 Jharkhand
3 Maharashtra
4 West Bengal
Q Which country is NOT among the G4 countries?
1 Pakistan
2 Brazil
3 Germany
4 Japan
G4 countries | India | Barzil | Germany | Japan |
Q Who among the following invented Television?
1 JL Baird
2 Frederick Banting
3 Alexander Fleming
4 Michael Faraday
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Flood of Fire’?
1 Naina Lal Kidwai
2 APJ Abdul Kalam
3 Amitav Ghosh
4 VS Naipaul
Amitav Ghosh books | Sea of Poppies | River of Smoke | The Shadow Lines | Flood of Fire |
Q Who is the author of the book named ‘Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy’?
1 Meira Kumar
2 LK Advani
3 Om Birla
4 Virendra Kuma
Q The Kudankulam plant is built in India collaboration of which country?
1 Russia
2 China
3 Japan
4 Germany
Q Which of the following city is known as ‘Blue City’?
1 Jodhpur
2 Coimbatore
3 Ahmedabad
4 Madurai
Q Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere occurs on which date of the year?
1 21st March
2 23 September
3 21 June
4 22 December
Q Pandavani is the folk music of which state ?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Bihar
4 Maharashtra
Q Kangto is the highest peak in ______.
Ans 1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Sikkim
4. Manipur
Q Which section of Indian Constitution has often been referred to as its ‘conscience’?
1 Fundamental Duties
2 Fundamental Rights
3 Directive Principles of State Policy
4 None of these
Q Chambal river is the tributary of which of the following river?
1 Yamuna
2 Ganga
3 Narmada
4 Godavari
Q “Shrimadabhagwat Gita” is a part of to which of the following book?
1 Ramayana
2 Mahabharata
3 Hitopadesh
4 Panchatantra
Q ‘Talatal Ghar’ is a historic monument situated in which state ?
1 Assam
2 Maharashtra
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Rhododendron is the national flower of which country ?
1 Nepal
2 Pakistan
3 France
4 Bhutan
National Flowers of Neighbouring Countries
Rhododendron | Nepal |
Blue Poppy | Bhutan |
Padauk | Myanmar |
Blue Water Lily [ Nil Manel ] | Sri Lanka |
Shapla [ Water Lily ] | Bangladesh |
Q Phulkari, Kantha and Chikankari are famous forms of _.
1 Dance
2 Painting
3 Embroidery
4 Music
Traditional Embroideries | Chikankari [ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ] , Sujini [ Bihar ] , Kashida [ Jammu And Kashmir ] , Phulkari [ Punjab ] , Kantha [ West Bengal ] , Kasuti [ Karnataka ] |