Q Burrakatha is a highly dramatic form or ballad of : ___
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who is known as the Father of India’s Space Programme ?
1 Homi Jehangir Bhabha
2 Vikram Sarabai
3 APJ Abdul Kalam
4 K Sivan
Q Which folk dance represents a mock fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura?
1 Bhangra
2 Nati
3 Kalbelia
4 Dandiya Raas
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 Who is the first General of the Indian Army, whose retirement day is celebrated as the ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ every year?
Ans 1. General K.S. Thimayya
2. General S.M. Srinagesh
3. General K. M. Cariappa
4. General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji
Q The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly was consisted of __
members.
1 8
2 14
3 7
4 9
Q The first woman to swim acorss the English Channel ?
1 Aarti Saha
2 Gertrude Ederle
3 Junko Tabeli
4 Mercedes Gleitze
| First woman to swim across the English Channel | Gertrude Ederle |
| First woman to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar | Mercedes Gleitze |
| First Indian to win swim across the English Channel | Mihir Sen |
| First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel | Aarti Saha |
Q Of the following , which is the highest mountain peak in Myanmar ?
1 Mount Pedro
2 Hkakabo Razi
3 Gangkhar Puensum
4 Mount Noshaq
Q The first woman to go in space was :
1 Valentina Tereshkova
2 Christina Koch
3 Anousheh Ansari
4 Svetlana Savitskaya
| First woman in space | Valentina Tereshkova |
| First woman to go to the moon | Christina Koch |
| First woman space tourist | Anousheh Ansari |
| First woman to walk in space | Svetlana Savitskaya |
Q The Hill Palace Museum has how many buildings ?
1 59
2 49
3 84
4 34
Q On which day Nagaland Statehood Day is observed ?
1 24 March
2 15 October
3 23 March
4 1 December
Q The autobiography of famous yoga guru Swami Ramdev is:
Ans 1. Born Again on the Mountain
2. In the Afternoon of Time
3. Beyond the Lines
4. My Life, My Mission
Q The Karla caves are located in which of the following states of India?
1. Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Karnataka
4 Bihar
Q Khichdi , Uttarayan and Lohri are different names of the festival ____
1 Makar Sankranti
2 Holi
3 Dussehra
4 Ganesh Chaturthi
Q Onam is celebrated as the homecoming of which Ausura King?
1. Mahabali
2. Kansa
3. Devadutta
4. Yama
Q ‘Matters of Discretion’ is an autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India?
1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 Inder Kumar Gujral
3 Manmohan Singh
4 PV Narasimha Rao
Q Which of the following countries hosted the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Men’s WorldCup?
1. 1977, Japan
2 1965, Poland
3 1981, Japan
4 1969, East Germany
Q Dalkhai dance of Odisha is usually performed to please Goddess :
1 Durga
2 Laxmi
3 Radha
4 Saraswati
Q The famous musician, Appa Jalgaonkar is associated with which musical instrument?
1. Tabla
2 Harmonium
3 Sarod
4 Violin
Q Which of the following is the state bird of Rajasthan ?
1 Black Necked Crane
2 Black Francolin
3 Great Indian Bustard [ Godawan ]
4 Indian roller
| State bird of Indian States | State bird of Haryana [ Black Francolin ] , State bird of Rajasthan [ Great Indian Bustard ] , State bird of Odisha / Odisha / Telangana [ Indian Roller or Blue Jay ] , State bird of Uttar Pradesh [ Sarus Crane ] , State bird of Uttarakhand [ Himalayan Monal ] , State bird of West Bengal [ White breasted Kingfisher ] , State bird of Jharkhand [ Asian Koel ] ,State bird of Bihar [ House Sparrow ] , State bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh [ The Great Hornill ] , State bird of Madhya Pradesh [ Asian Paradise Flycatcher ] , State bird of Andhra Pradesh [ Rose ringed Parrot ] , State bird of Maharashtra [ Yellow footed Green Pigeon ] , State bird of Himachal Pradesh [ Western Tragopan ] , State bird of Tamil Nadu [ Emerald Dove ] , State bird of Punjab [ Nothern Goshawk or Baaz ] , State bird of Goa [ Flame throated Bulbul ] , State bird of Gujarat [ Greater Flamingo ] , State bird of Assam [ White winged Duck ] , State bird of Manipur [ Mrs Hume’s Pheasant or Nong-in] , State bird of Tripura [ Green Imperial Pigeon ] , State bird of Sikkim [ Blood pheasant ] , State bird of Meghalaya [ Hill Myna ] |
Q Which Committee suggested for the inclusion of Fundamental Duties?
1 Sarkaria Committee
2 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
3 Kothari Committee
4 Swaran Singh Committee
Q Who among the following is the author of the famous English classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’?
1 Lewis Wallace
2 Jane Austen
3 Chinua Achebe
4 John Milton
Q Jahaz Mahal, built by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din Khilji, is located in __.
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Rajasthan
3 Telangana
4 Gujarat
Q Gochi festival is an Indian festival majorly celebrated in __.
1 Goa
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q In India, the second census of the 21st century was conducted in __.
1 2011
2 2009
3 2004
4 2014
Q A R Rahman, the famous musician won the 52nd Grammy Award for which of the following songs?
1. Dilli 6
2 Jai Ho
3 Rubaroo
4 Vande Mataram
Q Which Pakistan general led a military coup in October 1999 ?
1 General Pervez Musharraf
2 Benazir Bhutto
3 Nawaz Sharif
4 Shaukat Aziz
Q Kaikottikali dance is performed to celebrate which festival?
1 Pongal
2 Puthandu
3 Bonalu
4 Onam
Q Rajeev Taranath, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan, is a __ player.
1 Sarod
2 Santoor
3 tabla
4 Flute
Q Which of the following is an example of a temple carved out of a single rock?
Ans 1. Somnath Temple, Gujarat
2. Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati
3. Vishwanath Temple, Banaras
4. Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Q ‘Panche’ is a traditional sarong worn by the men in the state of ______.
1 Karnataka
2 Kerala
3 Assam
4 Sikkim
Q Ustad Alla Rakha is famous for his contribution to playing which of the following instruments in Indian Music?
1 Ghatam
2 Santoor
3 Veena
4 Tabla
Q The hill station of Kalimpong is situated in :
1 West Bengal
2 Maharashtra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Famous musician Shakoor Khan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?
1 Sarangi
2 Sitar
3 Sarod
4 Santoor
Q Which of the following is the oldest High Court?
1. Calcutta High Court
2 Karnataka High Court
3 Delhi High Court
4 Allahabad High Court
Q The famous cultural site Rani-ki-Vav [ the Queen’s Stepwell ] is situated on the banks of which river ?
1 Mahandi
2 Saraswati
3 Pennar
4 Malaprabha
Q The churches and convents of Goa were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the year _____
1 1986
2 1989
3 1987
4 1983
Q According to the Census 2011 , how many ‘million plus cities’ were there in India ?
1 53
2 47
3 58
4 40
Q Who among the following is NOT a TABLA player?
1 Tanmoy Bose
2 Bickram Ghosh
3 Lalgudi Jayaraman
4 Swapan Chaudhuri
Q The play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’ by Kalidasa is a love story between Shakuntala and King _______.
Ans 1. Dushasana
2. Dasharatha
3. Dhritarashtra
4. Dushyanta
Q The expression ‘Aaya Ram , Gaya Ram’ become popular in political vocabulary in India to describe :
1 Bipin Chandra Pal
2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3 Lala Lajpat Rai
4 Gaya Ram
Q In which of the following cities of India is the ‘Saptak Music Festival’ celebrated ?
1 Ahmedabad
2 Lucknow
3 Jaipur
4 Chennai
Q Who among the following is the author of ‘Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’?
Ans 1. Gauri Khan
2. Twinkle Khanna
3. Arundhati Roy
4. Sudha Murty
Q Queen Naikidevi is remembered as the woman who defeated _____ in 1178 CE .
1 Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2 Muhammad Ghori
3 Mahmud Ghazni
4 Jalal-ud-din Khalji
Q Who led the Railway strike in 1974 ?
1 George Fernandes
2 JP Narayan
3 Morarji Desai
4 SP Mukherjee
Q The Hundru falls are formed by the river _______.
Ans 1. Umngot
2. Subarnarekha
3. Tsangpo
4. Teesta
Q The Hazarduari Palace is located in _______.
Ans 1. Bikaner
2. Murshidabad
3. Mysuru
4. Jodhpur
Q Mohiniyattam is associated with which Hindu God?
1. Brahma
2 Shiva
3 Ganapati
4 Vishnu
Q The Mettur Dam is on which of the following rivers?
1. Periyar
2 Cauvery
3 Vaigai
4 Krishna
Q The title of the autobiography of Rassundari Devi is:
1. Amar Jiban
2 Smritichitre: The Memoirs of a Spirited Wife
3 Raseedi Ticket
4 Aalo Aandhari
Q ‘I Am No Messiah’ is an autobiography of the actor __.
1. Amir Khan
2 Salman Khan
3 Sonu Sood
4 Sonu Nigam
Q In which of the following states of India is Padayani , a ritual dance art form performed at Bhadrakali temple ?
1 Kerala
2 Assam
3 Gujarat
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q The ‘Ujjayanta Palace’ , is located at which palace ?
1 Agartala , Tripura
2 Pune , Maharashtra
3 Arcot , Tamil Nadu
4 Panaji , Goa
Q National Dolphin Day will be celebrated every year on :
1 5th October
2 2nd February
3 5th June
4 5th September
Q In which of the following places is the High Court of Chhattisgarh situated ?
1 Bilaspur
2 Raigarh
3 Bhilai
4 Raipur
Q The Moatsu Festival is a time of great rejoicing as the planting season comes to an end. It is celebrated by the Ao tribes of _.
1 Nagaland
2 Manipal
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya
Q A traditional basketball team has 12 players, with __ basketball players on the court at any given time.
1 7
2 5
3 4
4 6
Q ‘The Inheritance of Loss’ and ‘Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’ are the famous book of :
1 Kiran Desai
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Anita Desai
4 Sudha Murthy
Q The state flower of Manipur is :
1 Shirui lily
2 Palash
3 Brahma Kamal
4 Lotus
Q In which city is the Rabindranath Tagore Beach situated ?
1 Karwar
2 Paradeep
3 Tuticorin
4 Mumbai
Q Who among the following was the first Indian Women Athlete to win a gold medal in any Asian Games?
1 Durba Banerjee
2 Karnam Malleswari
3 Arti Saha
4 Kamaljeet Sandhu
Q A outdoor Polo team comprises of ____players.
1 4
2 8
3 9
4 13
Q Which of the following is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Assam and the State ‘s only Ramsar site besides an important Bird Area ?
1 Umiam Lake
2 Loktak Lake
3 Ward’s Lake
4 Deepor Beel or Dipor Bil
Q The date of which of the following tribal harvest festivals of Jharkhand falls on the last day of Pus [ Pausha ] month during winter ?
1 Tusu
2 Rohini
3 Karam
4 Bandana
Q How many Tirthas are mentioned in Kautilya’s Arthashastra ?
1 18
2 25
3 32
4 13
Q Srikalahasti Temple is located in the state of :
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 Telangana
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which of the following dams is built on the river Sutlej ?
1 Bhakra Dam
2 Damsal Dam
3 Shahpur Kandi Dam
4 Thana Dam
Q Which of the following is a traditional masked dance of West Bengal?
1 Gambhira
2 Jawara
3 Gidda
4 Kavadi
Q Nomura Cup is associated with which sport ?
1 Golf
2 Polo
3 Hockey
4 Cricket
Q In which country did the Indian Men’s Cricket team win its first Overseas Test Series ?
1 New Zealand
2 England
3 Pakistan
4 Australia
| First International match | 1932 [ vs England ] , Lord’s |
| First TEST win | 1952 [ vs England ] , Chepauk |
| First TEST series win | 1952 [ vs Pakistan ] |
| First Overseas Test win | 1968 [ vs NewZealand ] |
| Frst Overseas Test Series win | 1968 [ vs New Zealand ] |
Q In which of the following years was the Buddhist Chanting of Ladakh included in the UNESCO’S list of intangible cultural heritage?
Ans 1. 2014
2. 2012
3. 2016
4. 2013
Q Who was the first foreign coach appointed to the Indian Cricket Team ?
1 John Wright
2 Gary Kirsten
3 Greg Chapeel
4 Duncan Fletcher
| First Coach of Indian Men’s Cricket team | Keki Tarapore |
| Coach [ 1983 World Cup ] | PR Man Singh |
| First Foreign Coach | John Wright |
| Coach [ 2011 World Cup ] | Gary Kirsten |
Q Which Indian Waterfall has four distinct falls namely Raja , Rani , Rocket and Roarer ?
1 Jog Falls
2 Athirappilly Water Falls
3 Chitrakote Waterfalls
4 Barkana Falls
Q Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonweath Games ?
1 Malaysia
2 India
3 China
4 Thailand
Q Podu , Bewar , Pamlou are local names in various parts of India to denote which kind of cultivation ?
1 Shifting
2 Plantation
3 Extensive
4 Intensive
Q The largest dam in India, the Hirakud Dam, is built on which of the following rivers?
1 Tapi
2 Mahanadi
3 Kaveri
4 Godavari
Q Arunachal Pradesh’ and ‘Mizoram’ celebrate their statehood day on :
1 20 February
2 21 January
3 16 May
4 1 December
Q ‘Lake of Flowers’ , ‘Jewel in the crown of Kashmir’ and ‘Srinagar Jewel’ are the name of which lake in Srinagar ?
1 Dal Lake
2 Wular Lake
3 Anchar Lake
4 Nigeen Lake
Q Where is Rumtek Monastery located in India ?
1 Sikkim
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Q The first Nawab of Awadh was ______.
Ans 1. Wajid Ali Shah
2. Mir Jafar
3. Saadat Ali Khan I
4. Alivardi Khan
Q Which Indian Cricket ground hosted the first ever Test match in India ?
1 Bombay Gymkhana
2 Eden Gardens
3 Feroz Shah Kotla
4 Chepauk Stadium
Q Which of the following is an autobiography of Abdul Kalam ?
1 Wings of Wire
2 Dreams From My Father
3 Long Walk to Freedom
4 My Experiments with Truth
Q Rajghat Dam is situated on which of the following rivers ?
1 Betwa
2 Son
3 Tapi
4 Narmada
Q ‘No Spin’ is the autobiography of :
1 R Ashwin
2 Shane Warne
3 Harbhajan Singh
4 Anil Kumble
Q ‘The Kiss of Life’ is the autobiography of who among the following persons?
1 John Abraham
2 Dino Morea
3 Emraan Hashmi
4 Sanjay Suri
Q In which state of India is Bhogali Bihu festival celebrated?
1 Mizoram
2 Assam
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Which of the following pairs of folk dance and the state associated with is
INCORRECT?
1 Nongkrem – Meghalaya
2 Giddha – Punjab
3 Ghumar – Bihar
4 Wancho – Arunachal Pradesh
Q How many seats are there in the Punjab Legislative Assembly ?
1 117
2 40
3 200
4 82
Q Who was the first cricketer to score a century for India in a test match ?
1 Lala Amarnath
2 Mansoor Ali Khan
3 Kapil Dev
4 Sunil Gavaskar
Q Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand ?
1 Nityanand Swami
2 Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
3 Gobind Ballabh Pant
4 Yashwant Singh Parmar
Q ‘In Black and White’ , ‘Under the Deodars’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ are the famous books written by :
1 Rudyard Kipling
2 Ruskin Bond
3 VS Naipaul
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q ‘Slam Dunk’ term related to which sport ?
1 Polo
2 Golf
3 Hockey
4 Basketball
Q With which sport is Murugappa Cup associated ?
1 Hockey
2 Golf
3 Polo
4 Football
Q Operation Blue Star was carried out under the command of which of these Major Generals ?
1 Kuldip Singh Brar
2 SF Rodrigues
3 PN Thapar
4 KV Krishna Rao
Q Which of the following research institutes is located in Shimla ?
1 National Research Centre for Litchi [ NRCL ]
2 ICAR -Central Potato Research Institute
3 National Biodiversity Authority
4 Central Institute of Post Harvesting Engineering and Technology [ CIPHET ]
| National Research Centre for Litchi [ NRCL ] | Muzaffarpur [Bihar ] |
| National Biodiversity Authority | Chennai [ Tamil Nadu ] |
| Central Potato Research Institute | Shimla [ Himachal Pradesh ] |
| Central Institute of Post Harvesting Engineering and Technology [ CIPHET ] | Ludhiana [ Punjab ] |
Q ‘Chindu Bhagavatham’ is primarily associated with which of the following states ?
1 Telangana
2 Odisha
3 Maharashtra
4 Assam
Q ‘Jumbo’ is the nickname of which Indian cricketer ?
1 Rahul Dravid
2 Kapil Dev
3 Anil Kumble
4 Harbhajan Singh
Q Through which park does the Ramganga River run ?
1 Corbett
2 Ken
3 Pench
4 Tadoba
Q Which of the following is a dwarf planet in our solar system?
1. Callisto
2 Europa
3 Makemake
4 Ganymede
Q Bumchu’ is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the Indian state of _____.
1 Sikkim
2 Assam
3 Mizoram
4 Manipur
Q ‘Mandana‘ is the folk art of which state of India ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Bihar
3 West Bengal
4 Kerala
Q The lowermost layer of soil is called the __.
1. foundation rock
2 bedrock
3 base rock
4 parent rock
Q Which of the following wetlands is located in Kerala?
1. Sandi Bird Sanctuary
2 Hokera Wetland
3 Sasthamkotta Lake
4 Nandur Madhameshwar
Q Which of the following minerals has kieserite as its ore?
1. Potassium
2 Iron
3 Magnesium
4 Silver
Q In which of the following states is the festival called ‘Yaoshang’ traditionally
celebrated?
1 Assam
2 Goa
3 Manipur
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q The ‘Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award ‘ is given for:
1 wildlife protection
2 energy protection
3 environment protection
4 biodiversity protection
Q In which year was the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established
1. 1985
2 1980
3 1987
4 1983
Q Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘Speaking Truth to Power: My Alternative View’?
1. Mani Shankar Aiyar
2 Subramanian Swamy
3 Arun Shourie
4 P Chidambaram
Q In which year was ‘Project Elephant’ launched by the Government of India as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme?
1 1992
2 1997
3 1984
4 1988
Q In which year was the first meeting of National Integration Council held?
1. 1951
2 1955
3 1962
4 1965
Q With which of the following type of fuels is the device named ‘tokamak’ associated?
1. Geothermal
2 Atomic
3 Hydel
4 Tidal
Q Who was the Pro-tem speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha?
1. Kamal Nath
2 Meira Kumar
3 Manohar Parrikar
4 M Thambidurai
Q The ‘Procedure for Amendment of the Constitution’ in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from which of the following country’s constitutions?
1. Russia
2 South Africa
3 Canada
4 Germany
Q The La Liga Trophy is associated with which sport?
1. Football
2 Golf
3 Tennis
4 Hockey
Q In which sport is playing with the left hand NOT allowed ?
1 Polo
2 Golf
3 Hockey
4 Football
Q In which dance form do performers wear a cylindrical skirt named ‘Potloi’ ?
1 Manipuri
2 Kathak
3 Kuchipudi
4 Odissi
Q Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1968 ?
1 S Radhakrishnan
2 RK Narayan
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 VS Naipaul
Q When is Chhattisgarh Formation Day observed?
1. 30 May
2 15 June
3 23 October
4 1 November
Q A small village named Plassey known for the ‘Battle of Plassey’ which was fought between East India company and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah is located on the banks of which river?
1. Bhagirathi
2 Padma
3 Hooghly
4 Barakar
Q In which month is the ‘Surajkund Craft Mela’ held every year in Haryana?
1 March
2 August
3 April
4 February
Q Which one of the following is a martial dance performed with swords in the state of Himachal Pradesh?
1. Parasa
2 Namagen
3 Chhanak Chham
4 Kharaiti
Q Bhutan shares its border with which of the following states of India?
1 Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim, West Bengal, Nagaland, Meghalaya
3 Sikkim, Bihar, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Q Who among the following was the first President (temporary) of the Constituent Assembly of India, when it met on 9 December 1946?
1 Dr. BR Ambedkar
2 Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
3 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q What is the length of the side-line in field-hockey?
1 110.0 m
2 102.1 m
3 72.3 m
4 91.4 m
Q How many Indian states share their border with Sikkim?
1. One [ West Bengal ]
2 Two
3 Four
4 Three
Q The official mascot for the last Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham in 2022 , was:
1. Perry
2 Goldie, a kiwi bird
3 Karak, a red-tailed black cockatoo
4 Clyde, a thistle
Q Who among the following is an architect credited with planning and designing major parts of New Delhi’s buildings during the British period?
1. Frank Lloyd Wright
2 Le Corbusier
3 Edwin Lutyens
4 Christopher Wren
Q Where is the ancient temple devoted to Bhima Devi located?
1. Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
2 Pinjore, Haryana
3 Kausani, Uttarakhand
4 Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Q The Olympic rings were publicly presented for the first time in:
1. 1937
2 1933
3 1917
4 1913
Q The first edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup was held in which year ?
1 1973
2 1975
3 1998
4 1983
Q The Ukai dam is located on the __ river.
1. Mahi
2 Narmada
3 Karjan
4 Tapi
Q Which of the following days is celebrated as International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists?
1. 5 November
2 2 November
3 3 November
4 4 November
Q Which of the following cities is famous for its ruins belonging to medieval Hindu kingdom of Vijaynagara and is declared a World Heritage Site?
1. Chikmagalur
2 Dandeli
3 Madikeri
4 Hampi
Q Unlike some other Harappan cities, Dholavira was divided into __ parts, with each part surrounded by massive stone walls.
1. three
2 two
3 five
4 four
Q The first Indian batsman to register a triple century in test cricket was _.
1. Rohit Sharma
2 Suresh Raina
3 Virender Sehwag
4 Shikhar Dhawan
Q Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque is situated in:
1. Mysuru
2 Agra
3 Pune
4 Delhi
Q Which of the following tribes was very influential in Punjab during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?
1. Janjuhas
2 Khokhar
3 Gakkhars
4 Langahs
Q ‘Lohri’, a harvest festival of Punjab, is celebrated in the month of __ every year.
1. February
2 April
3 December
4 January
Q The foundation day of Uttarakhand is celebrated on:
1. 30 September
2 9 November
3 15 August
4 20 October
Q In which year Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced ‘demonetisation’ ?
1 2014
2 2016 [ November 8 ]
3 2018
4 2017
Q The highest peak of the Aravalli range is __.
1 Doddabetta
2 Guru Shikhar
3 Sad-bhawna Shikhar [ Goodwill Peak ]
4 Dhupgarh
| Highest peak [ Aravalli range ] | Guru Shikhar |
| Highest peak [ Satpura range ] | Dhupgarh |
| Highest peak [ Vindhya Range ] | Sad-bhawna Shikhar [ Goodwill Peak ] |
| Highest peak [ Nilgiri Hills ] | Doddabetta |
Q Which among the following is observed as the Constitution Day of India?
1. 26 November
2 28 November
3 27 November
4 29 November
Q The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this crime is observed annually on:
1. 9 December
2 9 October
3 9 November
4 9 September
Q Who among the following foreign travellers was an Italian merchant who visited the Vijayanagara Kingdom?
1. Niccola de Conti
2 Fernao Nuniz
3 Duarte Barbosa
4 Marco Ricci
Q Who is the author of the book ‘Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly’?
1. Shilpa Shetty
2 Anupam Kher
3 Twinkle Khanna
4 Javed Akhtar
Q Kabini is an important tributary of the river:
1. Cauvery
2 Krishna
3 Mahi
4 Godavari
Q The smallest and longest bones in the human body are _ and __,
respectively.
1. stapes, fibula
2 tibia, femur
3 stapes, femur
4 nails, fibula
Q Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta?
1. Ashtadhyayi
2 Akbarnama
3 Harshacharita
4 Malavikagnimitram
Q How many Islands are there in Lakshadweep ?
1 36
2 572
3 128
4 566
Q The Buddhist Vihara at Sanchi is also known as ‘Great Stupa’. It is one of the most famous Buddhist monuments in India, located at Sanchi town in __ district.
1. Jabalpur
2 Raisen
3 Purnia
4 Patna
Q Which city in Pakistan is the world’s leading manufacturer of hand-sewn footballs?
1. Islamabad
2 Karachi
3 Multan
4 Sialkot
Q Labrador Sea and Mediterranean Sea are part of the:
1 Arctic Ocean
2 Atlantic Ocean
3 Indian Ocean
4 Pacific Ocean
Q Which of the following national movements witnessed participation of women on a large scale for the first time?
1 Non-cooperation Movement
2 Civil Disobedience Movement
3 Khilafat Movement
4 Swadeshi Movement
Q The five colours of the rings in the symbol of the Olympic Games are red, blue, green, yellow and _.
1 brown
2 orange
3 grey
4 black
| Olympic rings | Blue | Black | Yellow | Green | Red |
Q Mahesh Das from Akbar’s court was popularly known as __.
1 Raja Man Singh
2 Raja Todar Mal
3 Tansen
4 Birbal
Q Which of the following islands is a UNESCO world heritage site that has a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva?
1 Ambu Island
2 Elephanta Island
3 Cross Island
4 Khanderi Island
Q In which of the following oceans is the Puerto Rico Trench located?
1 Pacific Ocean
2 Atlantic Ocean
3 Indian Ocean
4 Arctic Ocean
Q Mount Adi Kailash is located in the state of _.
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Uttarakhand
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q In which place was the first session of Congress held in a rural area?
1 Karumadi
2 Punnapra
3 Rampur
4 Faizpur
Q Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Oliver Twist’?
1 Charlotte Bronte
2 EM Forster
3 Thomas Hardy
4 Charles Dickens
Q According to the ‘Chaturashrama’ of the Vedic period, which of the following terms is related to the period of family life?
1 Vanaprastha
2 Brahmacharya
3 Sanyasa
4 Grihastha
Q Charminar , a popular monument and mosque, is located in:
1 Delhi
2 Hyderabad
3 Chennai
4 Mumbai
Q In which of the following states is Sirohi /Shirui National Park located?
1 West Bengal
2 Assam
3 Manipur
4 Odisha
Q Which Malayalam writer famously known as ‘Beypore Sultan’ ?
1 Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
2 MT Vasudevan Nair
3 Adoor Gopalakrishna
4 Thakazhi Sivasank Pillai
Q In which year was the first cotton mill at Bombay in India set up as a spinning mill?
1 1852
2 1853
3 1854
4 1851
Q Salt Lake Stadium is located in which state of India ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Gujarat
3 West Bengal
4 Maharashtra
Q Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Train to Pakistan’?
1. Chetan Bhagat
2 RK Narayan
3 Vikram Seth
4 Khushwant Singh
Q Which neighbouring country and India’s boundary was ratified by The Constitution (100th Amendment) Act, 2015?
1. Bhutan
2 Myanmar
3 Bangladesh
4 Nepal
Q In 1986, an operation had to be conducted against terrorists in the Golden Temple. What was the name of this operation?
1 Operation Lightning
Thunder
2 Operation Thunder
3 Operation Black
Thunder
4 Operation Rain and
Thunder
Q The Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Charter are based on a document written by:
1. Leo Tolstoy
2 Aristotle
3 Muhammad Ali
4 Pierre de Coubertin
Q Which of the following books is NOT authored by Shashi Tharoor?
1. The Hindu Way: An Introduction to Hinduism (2019)
2 An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (2016)
3 Making India Awesome (2015)
4 The Paradoxical Prime Minister (2018)
| Shashi Tharoor books | The Paradoxical Prime Minister | An Era of Darkness | The Hindu Way: An Introduction to Hinduism | Inglorious Empire | Why I Am a Hindu | The Great Indian Novel | Pax Indica | Bookless in Baghdad | Pride Prejudice and Punditry | Kerala , God’s Own Country |
Q Kanaklata Barua was a teenaged freedom fighter from __.
1. Nagaland
2 Assam
3 Sikkim
4 Mizoram
Q Kulik Bird Sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Maharashtra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 West Bengal
Q Holt Mackenzie and Robert Merttins Bird introduced:
1 The Mahalwari System
2 The Ryotwari System
3 The Doctrine of Lapse
4 The Permanent Settlement
Q During which of the following national movements in Bengal was a tricolour flag designed?
1. Khilafat Movement
2 Civil Disobedience Movement
3 Swadeshi Movement
4 Quit India Movement
Q The Bengal tiger was adopted as ‘The national animal of India’ in the year __.
1. 1978
2 1974
3 1976
4 1972
Q Who among the following is credited with being the ‘Pioneer of Rocket Technology’ in India?
1. Lord Cornwallis
2 Babar
3 Akbar II
4 Tipu Sultan
Q Chhath Puja, the famous traditional festival of India is dedicated to which of the following Gods?
1. Moon
2 Lord Brahma
3 Sun
4 Lord Shiva
Q Which Amendment enabled 27% reservation for OBC in government and private educational institutes in 2006?
1 93rd
2 77th
3 86th
4 92nd
Q When was the All India Tennis Association (AITA) established in India?
1. 1912
2 1934
3 1956
4 1920
Q VS Naipaul won the Booker Prize in 1971 for his novel :
1 In a Free State
2 India : A Mutinies Now
3 An Area of Darkness
4 A House for Mr Biswas
Q World Philosophy Day is celebrated each year on the third _ of November.
1. Thursday
2 Saturday
3 Friday
4 Monday
Q Cataract is related to ‘Eye’ in the same way as Meniere’s disease is related to
‘__’.
1. Nose
2 Mouth
3 Teeth
4 Ear
Q Which of the following Indian slums is one of the world’s largest slums?
1. Bhalswa
2 Basanti
3 Dharavi
4 Nochikuppam
Q As of 2024 , which is the most viewed You Tube video of all time ?
1 Baby Shark dance
2 Despacito
3 Johny Johny Yes Papa
4 Shape of You
Q As of 2024 , which Indian state stands first in Jute production?
1. West Bengal
2 Assam
3 Jharkhand
4 Tripura
Q In which year did Subhash Chandra Bose escape from under British surveillance?
1. 1941
2 1939
3 1932
4 1945
Q Which is the first month of the Indian national calendar year beginning on 22 March, which is the day after the spring equinox?
1. Ashwin
2 Kartika
3 Phalguna
4 Chaitra
Q Which of the following places/regions is the natural habitat of the Indian wild ass?
1. Sunderbans
2 Upper Himalayas
3 Plains of Ganga
4 Little Rann of Kutch
Q Which of the following tribes belongs to the Nilgiri Mountains?
1. Angamis
2 Todas
3 Jarawas
4 Onges
Q ‘The Satanic Verses’ , ‘Shame’ , ‘Grimus’ and Midnight’s Children are the famous book of :
1 VS Naipaul
2 Salman Rushdie
3 Aravind Adiga
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana’ (‘SGSY’) was launched in the year __.
1 1999
2 2005
3 2002
4 1995
Q Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts made it compulsory for the President to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill?
1. 100th Amendment Act, 2015
2 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
3 24th Amendment Act, 1971
4 44th Amendment Act, 1978
Q At Indo Myanmar border which hills adjoin the Mizo Hills and Manipur Hills of the Eastern Highlands of India?
1. Dongkya
2 Toba Kakar
3 Khasi
4 Chin
Q __ served as the summer capital of British India between 1864 and 1939.
1. Kalimpong
2 Shimla
3 Mount Abu
4 Gangtok
Q Which of the following is another name for Vitamin K1?
1. Riboflavin
2 Phylloquinone
3 Thiamine
4 Nicotinic acid
Q Who is known as the founding father of macroeconomics?
1 John Maynard Keynes
2 Alfred Marshall
3 Adam Smith
4 Paul Samuelson
Q In which of the following cities is the Dev-Deepawali‘ festival celebrated?
1. Prayagraj
2 Varanasi
3 Ayodhya
4 Ujjain
Q Daskathia is a form of folk theatre popular in the which region of India ?
1 Odisha
2 Gujarat
3 Rajasthan
4 Assam
Q Jawai Bandh is a reservoir built across Jawai River, which is a tributary of the:
1. Banas river
2 Chambal river
3 Luni river
4 Mahi river
Q The value of the Special Drawing Right (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund isdetermined by a basket of currencies consisting of __ currencies.
1. six
2 five
3 seven
4 eight
Q Which of the following is a folk dance performed by the ‘tea tribes’ of Assam?
1. Alkap
2 Barao
3 Domkach
4 Jhumur
Q Since which year has Kabaddi been recognised as a full-fledged sport at the Asian Games?
1. 2000
2 1994
3 1996
4 1990
Q The Indian Ocean is the __ ocean in the world.
1. smallest
2 second-largest
3 third-largest
4 largest
Q Who among the following was the first Indian woman to participate in the Olympic golf tournament?
1. Diksha Dagar
2 Aditi Ashok
3 Sharmila Nicollet
4 Smriti Mehra
Q The Preamble to the Constitution of India is based on the Objective Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly on __.
1. 4 November 1946
2 13 December 1946
3 29 August 1947
4 14 February 1945
Q In which prison did Mahatma Gandhi go on a hunger strike in protest of the British Government’s decision to separate India’s electoral system by caste, in the year 1932?
1. Dongri
2 Yerwada
3 Byculla
4 Bhoiwada
Q With which of the following sports is the term ‘Pitcher’ associated ?
1 Baseball
2 Golf
3 Cricket
4 Hockey
Q Where is the Lake Bahosi Sanctuary located ?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Tami Nadu
3 Jharkhand
4 West Bengal
Q When is Indian Army Day celebrated every year?
1 15 January
2 8 March
3 5 June
4 8 October
| Indian Army Day | 15 January |
| Indian Navy Day | 8 October |
| Indian Air Force Day | 4 December |
Q Gulf of Oman and Red Sea are part of the:
1 Indian Ocean
2 Atlantic Ocean
3 Arctic Ocean
4 Pacific Ocean
Q In which of the following years was the Bharatiya Janta Party founded?
1. 1934
2 1957
3 1980
4 1967
Q Gurmukhi script was invented by which of the following Gurus?
1. Guru Arjan
2 Guru Angad
3 Guru Nanak
4 Guru Teg Bahadur
Q In which year did the Ministry of Labour and Employment formulate the first National Policy on Skill Development?
1. 2015
2 2005
3 2009
4 2001
Q Which of the following inert gases is used to inflate party balloons?
1 Helium
2 Xenon
3 Argon
4 Neon
Q Which of the following oceans’ deepest point is Java Trench?
1. Indian Ocean
2 Pacific Ocean
3 Atlantic Ocean
4 Arctic Ocean
Q Ballabhgarh became an important trading centre under the leadership of the Jat ruler __.
1. Raja Ram
2 Suraj Mal
3 Randhir Singh
4 Badan Singh
Q Article __ of the Constitution of India states that the President can nominate two members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha if the community is not adequately represented.
1. 335
2 331
3 333
4 337
Q In which of the following years was the first Commonwealth Games held ?
1. 1930
2 1912
3 1965
4 1956
Q In which of the following years was the National Jute Policy formulated? Its objective was to increase productivity, improve quality, ensure good prices to jute farmers and enhance the yield per hectare.
1. 2000
2 2005
3 1998
4 2014
Q Who among the following kings of Benaras (Banaras) was arrested by Warren
Hastings in 1781?
1. Chait (Chet) Singh
2 Mahip (Maheep) Narayan Singh
3 Udit Narayan Singh
4 Balwant Singh
Q Who among the following persons can be described as ‘a spokesperson of the
backward classes and castes in India’?
1. Vallabhbhai Patel
2 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
3 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4 Subhas Chandra Bose
Q Which uninhabited island in India has a bird sanctuary?
1. Bluff Island
1 Barren Island
3 Pitti Island
4 Belle Island
Q ‘Shaheedi Sabha’ is a festival celebrated by which of the following states
1 Bihar
2 Haryan
3 Punjab
4 Rajasthan
Q Which of the following Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India stresses on prohibition of forced labour?
1. Right to Constitutional Remedies
2 Right against Exploitation
3 Right to Freedom
4 Cultural and Educational Rights
Q In which of the following years was Goa conquered by the Portuguese?
1. 1590
2 1526
3 1579
4 1510
Q Under whose advice did Mahatma Gandhi decide to travel throughout India for a year, getting to know the land and its people since arriving in India from South Africa in 1915?
1. Motilal Nehru
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4 Subhash Chandra Bose
Q In which of the following seasons are watermelon, muskmelon etc. produced in India?
1. Kharif
2 Zaid
3 Rainy
4 Rabi
Q ‘Jagoi’, an Indian classical dance form, is traditionally from the state of _.
1. Punjab
2 Gujarat
3 Karnataka
4 Manipur
Q Every bill after being passed by the houses of parliament, either singly or in a joint sitting, is presented to the __ for his assent.
1. President
2 Law Minister
3 Chief Justice
4 Prime Minister
Q The first Economic Survey of India was presented in __.
1. 1965–66
2 1972–73
3 1948–49
4 1950–51
Q With reference to the literature of the medieval Indian period, which of the following pairs is CORRECT ?
1. Rajatarangini – Bilhana
2 Prithviraj Raso – Nripatunga
3 Vikramankadevacharita – Kalhana
4 Gitagovinda – Jayadeva
Q Who invented the electric bulb?
1. Albert Einstein
2 Isaac Newton
3 Thomas Alva Edison
4 Alexander Graham Bell
Q In which of the following states is the Similipal National Park located?
1. Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Bihar
4 Maharashtra
Q Which Indian union territory has ‘Dugong’ as the state animal?
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2 Puducherry
3 Ladakh
4 Andaman Nicobar
Q The Persian chronicles described the Muslim Sultans as:
1. The Incarnation of God
2 The Shadow of God
3 The Disciple of God
4 The Follower of God
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Letters to Mother’?
1. Narendra Modi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Manmohan Singh
4 PV Narsimha Rao
Q Which of the following countries has the world’s largest ice rink called ‘Rideau Canal’?
1. Canada
2 Switzerland
3 Russia
4 The US
Q In which year was the Badminton Association of India formed?
1. 1967
2 1956
3 1934
4 1978
Q Neil Nongkynrih is a concert pianist and founder of _ from India.
1. East Parade Malayalam Choir
2 Indian Fusion Chamber Choir
3 Shillong Chamber Choir
4 The Mozart Choir of India
Q Which among the following monuments is in Tripura?
1. Ujjayanta Palace
2 Hawa Mahal
3 Bara Imambara
4 Bibi Ka Maqbara
Q Through the Royal Titles Act (1876), Queen Victoria assumed the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ or Queen Empress of India. Who was the Viceroy of British India when Queen Victoria assumed the title ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’?
1. Lord Canning
2 Lord Ripon
3 Lord Lansdowne
4 Lord Lytton
Q Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, having being awarded the prize when she was only 17 years old. In which year was she awarded this Nobel Peace Prize?
1. 2016
2 2019
3 2018
4 2014
Q Which of the following grasslands are present in North America?
1. Prairies
2 Steppes
3 Pampas
4 Downs
Q Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of Hyderabad state, was the most powerful member at the court of the __ Farrukh Siyar.
1. Mughal Emperor
2 Gupta Emperor
3 Khalji Emperor
4 Rajput Emperor
Q World Pneumonia Day is observed on:
1. 18 December
2 5 September
3 12 November
4 15 October
Q Who among the following is the founder of Fit India movement?
1 Akshay Kumar
2 Narendra Kumar Yadav
3 Narendra Modi
4 Suparno Satpathy
Q Jallikattu is a ____ held mainly in Tamil Nadu.
1. kite flying festival
2 candle lighting festival
3 bull taming festival
4 buffalo fighting festival
Q A kharif crop used both as food and fodder is:
1. jowar
2 bajra
3 maize
4 wheat
Q Allahabad Bank was the oldest Joint stock bank founded in which year ?
1 1865
2 1909
3 1911
4 1955
Q Which of the following movements against the British has been INCORRECTLY matched with its leader?
1. Paika Rebellion – Bakshi Jagabandhu
2 Pagal Panthi Revolt – Tirot Singh
3 Kol Uprising – Buddhu Bhagat
4 Ahom Revolt – Gomdhar Konwar
| Paika Rebellio | Bakshi Jagabandhu |
| Kol Uprising | Buddhu Bhagat |
| Ahom Revolt | Gomdhar Konwar |
| Pagal Panthi Revolt | Karam Shah |
Q Name the calligrapher in Akbar’s court who has honored with the title ‘Zarrin Kalam’ or Golden Pen ?
1 Birbal
2 Tansen
3 Abul Fazl
4 Muhammad Husayn
Q Which committee was appointed in November 1944 by the Standing Committee of the Non-party conference to examine the communal question in a judicial framework following the breakdown of the Gandhi-Jinnah talks on communal problems ?
1 Balwant Mehta Committee
2 Ashok Mehta Committee
3 Sapru Committee
4 Patel Committee
Q Bhanubhakta Acharya was a Nepali poet , who translated the great epic ___ from Sanskrit to Nepali.
1 Ramayana
2 Mahabharata
3 Manusmriti
4 Yoga sutra
Q Which of the following is a night blooming flower?
1. Gazania daisy
2 Angel’s trumpet
3 Jamaican feverplant
4 Venice mallow
Q Itimad-Ud-Daulah’s tomb built by the Mughal Empress, Nur Jahan in the memory of her father is located in __.
1. Gwalior
2 Delhi
3 Lucknow
4 Agra
Q Babur introduced a technique of warfare called ‘__‘ which divided the army into different divisions to flank the enemy from all sides.
1. Charah
2 Khums
3 Tulughma
4 Araba
Q ‘Between the Assassinations’ , ‘Last Man in Tower’ , ‘Selection Day’ and ‘The White Tiger’ are the famous books of :
1 VS Naipual
2 Aravind Adiga
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 Salman Rushdie
Q How many fundamental rights and fundamental duties are prescribed in the
Constitution of India?
1 Seven and eleven, respectively
2 Seven and ten, respectively
3 Six and eleven, respectively
4 Eight and ten, respectively
Q With which of the following games/sports is the William Jones Cup associated?
Ans 1. Billiards
2. Basketball
3. Boxing
4. Cricket
Q The Open Era in tennis began in _ when the Grand Slam tournaments agreed
to allow professional players to compete with amateurs.
1. 1958
2 1948
3 1968
4 1938
Q Which state in the United States of America was once Russian land ?
1 Alaska
2 California
3 Hawaii
4 Nevada
Q Who among the following Indian music composers and singers, who is popular by nickname ‘the Mozart of Madras’, was placed in The Time’s list of the world’s most influential people in 2009?
1 Shankar Mahadevan
2 RD Burman
3 AR Rahman
4 MS Viswanathan
Q The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as _.
1 Kashmir Himalayas
2 Punjab Himalayas
3 Kumaon Himalayas
4 Himachal Himalayas
Q Who had founded the first Women’s University in India?
1 Dhondo Keshav Karve
2 Ashutosh Mukherjee
3 William Hunter
4 Sayed Ahmed Khan
Q Who among the following is the fifth Guru of Sikhism?
1 Guru Hargobind
2 Guru Ram Das
3 Guru Angad
4 Guru Arjan Das
| Sikh Gurus | Guru Nanak Dev [ First Sikh Guru ] , Guru Angad [ Second Sikh Guru ] , Guru Amar Das , Third Sikh Guru , Guru Ram Das [ Fourth Sikh Guru ] , Guru Arjan Dev [ Fifth Sikh Guru ] , Guru Hargobind [ Sixth Sikh Guru] , Guru Hari Rai [ Seventh Sikh Guru ] , Guru Hari Krishan [ Eight Sikh Guru ] , Guru Tegh Bahadur [ Ninth Sikh Guru ] ,Guru Gobind Singh [ Tenth Sikh Guru ] |
Q Which of the following pairs of autobiography and its author is INCORRECT?
1 The Test of My Life – Kapil Dev
2 Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar
3 Unbreakable – Mary Kom
4 Ace Against Odds – Sania Mirza
| Autobiographes of Famous Sportspersons | The Test of My Life [ Yuvraj Singh ] , Playing It My Way [ Sachin Tendulkar ] , Unbreakable [ Mary Kom ] , Ace Against Odds [ Sania Mirza ] , GOAL [ Major Dhyan Chand ] , Playing to Win [ Saina Nehwal ] , 281 And Beyond [ VVS Laxman ] , One Century Is Not Enough [ Sourav Ganguly ] , Sunny Days / One Day Wonders / Runs ‘n Ruins [ Sunil Gavaskar ] , Believe [ Suresh Raina ] , Mind Master [ Viswanathan Anand ] , Wide Angle [ Anil Kumble ] , Golden Girl [ PT Usha ] , The Race of My Life [ Milkha Singh ] , Unguarded [ Mithali Raj ] , A Shot at History [ Abhinav Bindra ] , Imperfect [ Sanjay Manjrekar ] , By God’s Decree / Cricket My Style / Straight From the Heart [ Kapil Dev ] |