Q _____is the traditional musical instrument of the Limboo community of Sikkim .
1 Naumati
2 Chyap-Brung
3 Chukey
4 Jeurum Silly
Q Which among the following festivals marks the birthday of a great Buddhist saint Je
Tsongkhapa?
1 Sarhul
2 Losar
3 Tusu
4 Galdan Namchot
Q Which among the following lakes is known as the only “Floating Islands Lake” in
India?
1 Kolleru
2 Loktak
3 Pulicat
4 Chilka
Q Nati folk dance is related to which of the following states of India?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Odisha
3 Karnataka
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which of the following festivals of Tamil Nadu is dedicated to Lord Muruga?
1. Aadi Perukku
2 Pongal
3 Thai Poosam
4 Onam
Q In a badminton singles game, if both the players are on 29 points then at what point will one of them win the game?
Ans 1. 31st point
2. Match will be drawn
3. 30th point
4. 32nd point
Q The plains from Ambala to the Sunderban stretch over nearly 1800 km, but the fall in
its slope is hardly __ metres.
1 550
2 600
3 300
4 450
Q Humayun’s Tomb situated in Delhi is built by __.
1 Maham Begum
2 Gulbadan Begum
3 Biga Begum
4 Hamida Begum
Q Which of the following persons has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
1 Kailash Satyarthi
2 C. V. Raman
3 Amartya Sen
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q In India, National Statistics Day is celebrated on __
1 28th June
2 22nd June
3 15th June
4 29th June
Q Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was
crowned __ 2021.
1 Miss Asia
2 Miss World
3 Miss Universe
4 Miss Teen Worldwide
Q Who founded Trinamool Congress in 1998 and became its Chairperson, after
separating from the Indian National Congress?
1 Jayaram Jayalalithaa
2 Kanimozhi
3 Supriya Sule
4 Mamata Banerjee
Q What is the percentage of carbon dioxide in the air exhaled by human lungs?
1 2.3 percent
2 4.4 percent
3 3.2 percent
4 5.9 percent
Q Western ghats are locally known as _ in Maharashtra.
1 Gondwana
2 Khadar
3 Vindhya
4 Sahyadri
Q Gandhiji , aged __, arrived in India in 1915 from South Africa
1 28
2 34
3 46
4 52
Q The approximate length of the Great Himalayan range, also known as the central axial
range, is __ km from east to west.
1 2500
2 2100
3 3000
4 2800
Q Which Indian cricketer is also known as Little Master?
1 Kapil Dev
2 Virat Kohli
3 Umesh Yadav
4 Sunil Gavasker
Q What is the average height of inner Himalayas?
1 6000 metres
2 4500 metres
3 7100 metres
4 5200 metres
Q The asteroid belt lies between which two planets?
1 Saturn and Uranus
2 Mars and Jupiter
3 Mercury and Venus
4 Jupiter and Saturn
Q The shehnai is a reed instrument with how many holes along the tube?
1 Six
2 Eleven
3 Seven
4 Five
Q Which among the following has written the book ‘The Pregnancy Bible’ ?
1 Vidhya Balan
2 Shilpa Shetty
3 Rani Mukherjee
4 Kareena Kapoor
Q Sanchi stupa is located in which states?
1 Maharashtra
2 Bihar
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Gujarat
Q In which of the following years was India the host of Asian Games?
Ans 1. 1951 and 1982
2. 1982 and 1994
3. 1994 and 2010
4. 1951 and 1986
Q Palas, Prathiharas and Rashtrakutas participated in warfare for the control of which of
the following cities?
1 Gwalior
2 Kannauj
3 Patliputra
4 Maghad
Q Which of the following is an autobiography of the Indian boxer, Mary Kom?
Ans 1. Undisputed Truth
2. Playing it My Way
3. Unbreakable: An Autobiography
4. The Test of My Life
Q What is the width of the tennis court for Doubles?
1. 13.57 m
2 9 m
3 12 m
4 10.97 m
According to the International Tennis Federation [ IFT ] -tennis’ governing body -regulations , a competitive tennis court must be rectangular in shape , measuring 23.77 metres long . The width , however , differs for doubles [ 10.97 metres ] and singles [ 8.23 metres ]
Q Hafiz Ali Khan was an Indian __________ player of the Bangash gharana.
Ans 1. sarangi
2. santoor
3. flute
4. sarod
Q Rivers such as the Ganga and Son flowed through __, a mahajanapada in ancient
India.
1. Kamboja
2 Kosala
3 Magadha
4 Machcha
Q Which of the following novels is NOT written by the famous Hindi writer Premchand?
Ans 1. Idgah
2. Mansarovar
3. Godaan
4. Kashi Ka Assi
| Idgah || Mansarovar || Godaan || Kafan || Do Bailon Ki Katha || Nirmala || Gaban || Poos Ki Raat || Namak Ka Daroga || Shatranj Ke Khiladi || Sevasadan || Rangbhoomi | Munshi Premchand [ Dhanpat Rai Srivastava ] |
Q ‘Waiting for A Visa’ is a famous autobiography of ____________.
1. MC Rajah
2. Babu Jagjivan Ram
3. Swami Acchutanand
4. Dr. BR Ambedkar
Q The custom of decorating eggs is practiced during which of the following festivals?
1 Navroz
2 Christmas
3 Epiphany
4 Easter
Q Who among the following Hindustani classical instrumentalists won the Grammy
Award in 1993 for his album ‘A Meeting by The River’ with Ry Cooder?
1. Zakir Hussain
2 Ricky Kej
3 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
4 AR Rahman
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with cultural and
educational rights?
1 Articles 22 and 23
2 Articles 24 and 25
3 Articles 26 and 27
4 Articles 29 and 30
Q Sea of Poppies’ is a novel written by which of the following writers?
Ans 1. Anuj Dhar
2. Amitav Ghosh
3. Shashi Tharoor
4. Manohar Malgonkar
Q Which is the highest peak in peninsular India?
Ans 1. Anai Mudi
2. Kamet
3. K2
4. Kangchenjunga
Q Who received a Nobel Peace Prize for dismantling apartheid in South Africa?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Nelson Mandela
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Albert John Lutuli
Q Mopin is the cultural festival of which Indian state?
1 Nagaland
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Mizoram
Q Who is the author of the historical novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’ ?
1. Khushwant Singh
2 Amrita Pritam
3 Ahmed Ali
4 Krishna Sobti
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the definition of the Money Bill?
Ans 1. Article 115
2. Article 110
3. Article 100
4. Article 120
Q Pandit Pannalal Ghosh also known as Amal Jyoti Ghosh, was a ____________ player and composer.
Ans 1. sitar
2. sarod
3. bansuri / Flute
4. tabla
Q Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman used to play which of the following instruments?
Ans 1. Flute
2. Mridangam
3. Harmonium
4. Violin
Q In which sport is the equipment called antenna used?
1. Basketball
2 Base ball
3 Hockey
4 Volleyball
Q Asad Ali Khan is a maestro of playing ____________.
Ans 1. shehnai
2. tabla
3. rudra veena
4. sitar
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India empowers the President of
India to pardon in case of punishment or sentence?
1 Article 66
2 Article 72
3 Article 78
4 Article 65
Q __ is an ancient martial art that originated in peninsular India as a part of
military training for warriors.
1 Kalaripayattu
2 Gatka
3 Karate
4 Muay Thai
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Room on the Roof’?
Ans 1. Ruskin Bond
2. Khushwant Singh
3. Mulk Raj Anand
4. RK Narayan
Q In 1978, the _ to the Constitution removed the right to property from the list of
Fundamental Rights.
1. 46th Amendment
2 43rd Amendment
3 44th Amendment
442nd Amendment
Q Who among the following has authored the famous novel ‘To kill a mockingbird’?
1. Harper Lee
2 Charles Dickens
3 Mary Shelley
4 George Orwell
Q Which Part of the Indian Constitution deals with the State Legislature?
1. Part VI
2 Part VII
Part IV
4 Part V
Q Which period in India is referred to as a steady population growth period?
1. 1921-1931
2 1921-1961
3 1921-1951
4 1921-1941
Q Which of the following autobiographies is written by the great Indian santoor player
Shiv Kumar Sharma in 2002?
1. The Life of a Musician
2 That Long Silence
3 Abba – God’s greatest Gift to Us
4 Journey with a Hundred Strings: My Life in Music
Q Tanvi Shah, Indian musician to bring home a Grammy has been conferred the award
for which of the following contributions?
1 Best song written for Visual Media
2 Album of the Year
3 Best Instrumental Composition
4 Best Arrangement [ Instruments and Vocals ]
Q The idea of Ombudsman is taken from which of the following country ?
1 Sweden
2 China
3 USA
4 Britain
Q “All India Kisan Sabha” was founded by Sahajanand Saraswati in
1 1936
2 1942
3 1924
4 1930
Q In among the following King’s reign Persian traveller Abdur Razzaq came to India?
1 Dev Raya II
2 Krishna Dev Rai I
3 Dev Rai I
4 Krishna Rai II
Q Kalinga’s King Kharvela was associated with which dynasty?
1 Mahameghavahana dynasty
2 Haryanka dynasty
3 Rath-Bhojak dynasty
4 Satvahana dynasty
Q In which Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?
1 Banawali
2 Dholavira
3 Harappa
4 Lothal
Q “Non-Stop India” book is written by :
1 Mark Tully
2 Sudha Mutry
3 Dalai Lama
4 Chetan Bhagat
Q Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
1 Satyendra Nath Tagore
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Subhash Chandra Bose
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Q The Zero Base Budgeting in India was first experimented from which year?
1 1987
2 1984
3 1985
4 1989
Q Which state of India has the largest percentage of geographical area under forest as per the report of the Forest survey of India?
1 Mizoram
2 Assam
3 Kerala
4 Karnataka
Q Battle of Imphal took place in which year ?
1 1944
2 1942
3 1943
4 1945
Q Al-Masudi, a resident of Baghdad , had visited India during the reign of _____
1 Mahipal
2 Mahendra Pal
3 Mihir bhoj
4 Rambhadra
Q The famous Kaieteur Falls is situated on which river ?
1 Potaro
2 Mississippi
3 St Lawrence
4 Zambezi
Q Sahastradhara falls is located in which of the following states ?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Karnataka
3 Rajasthan
4 Goa
Q The swollen bottom part of a carpel of a flower is called as ___
1 Style
2 Ovary
3 Stigma
4 Anther
Q The concept of ‘Navratnas’ was evolved in which of the Union Budget?
1 1997-98
2 1999-2000
3 1990-91
4 1995-96
Q Who was the exponent of Lokayata Darshana ?
1 Charvaka
2 Kapil
3 Badarayan
4 Ramanujan
Q What is the length of Suel Canal ?
1 193 km
3 64 km
3 106 km
4 125 km
Q Dahsala System or Zabti System was introduced by :
1 Todarmal
2 Ibrahim Lodi
3 Balban
4 Muhammad Shah
Q Who gave the concept of ‘Separation of Powers ‘ related to different forms of governments ?
1 Montesquieu
2 Plato
3 Aristotle
4 Hobbes
Q Janapav hill situated near Indore is the source of which river ?
1 Chambal river
2 Tapi river
3 Mahi river
4 Mahanadi
Q Jalaput Dam built on Machkund river in :
1 Odisha
2 Uttarakhand
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Maharashtra
Q Alauddin Khilji’s first military operation was against __
1 Ranthambore
2 Gujarat
3 Devagiri
4 ChittOr
Alauddin Khilji’s first military operation was against Gujarat [ 1299 ] , Ranthambore [ 1301 ] , Chittor [ 1303 ]
Q The ‘Noble Tradition’ was related to which dynasty ?
1 Sen dynasty
2 Pal dynasty
3 Pratihara
4 Rashtrakuta
Q In whose reign , the office of Vakil was abolished ?
1 Shah Jahan
2 Akbar
3 Jahangir
4 Aurangzeb
Q Which of the following medieval rulers was called ‘Jagat Guru’ ?
1 Ibrahim Adilshah II
2 Akbar
3 Malik Ambar
4 Ibrahim Qutbshah
Q Which of the following Neolithic sites gives evidence of trough residence ?
1 Burzahom
2 Chirand
3 Brahmagiri
4 Maski
Q In which Sport in Olympics , India has won maximum Gold Medals ?
1 Hockey
2 Wrestling
3 Badminton
4 Weightlifting
Q The number of parliamentary seats [ Lok Sabha ] of Kerala is ____
1 20
2 26
3 25
4 19
Q Who was the first female Governor of India?
1 Sarojini Naidu
2 Aarti Saha
3 Iravati Karve
4 Meira Kumar
Q Magic Maker was invented by ______
1 Sidney Rosenthal
2 James Hargreaves
3 JL Baird
4 Robert Koch
Q Battle of Kanauj in 1540 was bought between Sher Shah and ____
1 Humayun
2 Babur
3 Akbar
4 Shah Jahan
Q A volcano that is NOT expected to erupt again is called _____
1 Extinct volcano
2 Cinder cone
3 Lava
4 Moraine
Q Elapidae Naja is the scientific name of ______
1 Cobra
2 Elephant
3 Eagle
4 Owl
Q The number of parliamentary [ Lok Sabha ] in Goa is _
1 2
2 4
3 6
4 8
Q Panchayati Raj system has an intermediate tier known as ______
1 Panchayat Samiti
2 Gram Panchayat
3 Zila Parishad
4 Sarpanch Panchayat
Q Which Buddhist Council was held soon after the death of Gautam Buddha ?
1 First
2 Second
3 Third
4 Fourth
Q The outermost layer of Earth is called _______
1 Crust
2 Mantle
3 Core
4 None of the Above
Q Equus Caballus is the scientific name of _____
1 Horse
2 Cheetah
3 Wild Ass
4 Zebra
Q Carotene in fruits and vegetables gives it which color ?
1 Orange
2 Green
3 Pink
4 Blue
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Time Machine’ ?
1 H.G. Wells
2 Jane Austen
3 VS Naipaul
4 Shashi Tharoor
Q The number of parliamentary seats [ Lok Sabha ] of Tamil Nadu is _
1 39
2 48
3 82
4 42
Q When was Election Commission of India formed ?
1 25 January 1950
2 26 January 1950
3 26 January 1948
4 15 August 1950
Q Tipu Sultan lost his life in the_____ Anglo-Mysore War.
1 4th
2 1st
3 3rd
4 2nd
Q Fotu La, the Great Mountain Pass, at an altitude of 4108 m above sea level, is the
highest point of which Indian state/UT?
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Ladakh
3 Sikkim
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q Kawal Tiger Reserve is located in which state ?
1 Telangana
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Manipur
Q Oysters belongs to the phylum ____
1 Mollusca
2 Arthropoda
3 Echinodermata
4 Annelida
Q Siddhendra Yogi is associated with which dance form ?
1 Kuchipudi
2 Assam
3 Kathak
4 Manipuri
Q Yerla , Venna and Dindi are the tributaries of which river ?
1 Krishna
2 Kaveri
3 Godavari
4 Brahmaputra
Q According to ‘The Ramayana’ , Ratnakar was the other name of _____
1 Gautam
2 Valmiki
3 Vishvamitra
4 Durbasa
Q Who was the author of Nuskha-i-Dilkusha ?
1 Bhimsen Burhanpuri
2 Charaka
3 Panini
4 Sushruta
Q To which neighbouring country was the Indian Peace Keeping Force [ IPKF ] sent in the year 1987 ?
1 Sri Lanka
2 Myanmar
3 Nepal
4 Bhutan
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to Fundamental
Duties?
1 Article 112
2 Article 78
3 Article 23
4 Article 51A
Q ‘Born in India Made in England’ is an autobiography of Balraj Khanna. For which of the
following art forms is he known?
1 Painting
2 Theatre
3 Music
4 Sculpture
Q The famous king Pulakeshin II belonged to which of the following dynasties?
1 Pandya dynasty
2 Pallava dynasty
3 Chalukya dynasty
4 Mauryan dynasty
Q In which year was the Micro Finance Institutions Network established as an industry
association for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)?
1 2005
2 2011
3 2009
4 2014
Q Which of the following is NOT a CORRECT pair?
Ans 1. Living Shadows – Aribam Syam Sharma
2. Ace Against Odds – Sania Mirza
3. How I Became a Hindu – Sita Ram Goel
4. Unbreakable – Abhinav Bindra
Living Shadows [ Aribam Syam Sharma ] , Ace Against Odds [ Sania Mirza ] , How I Became a Hindu [ Sita Ram Goel ] , Unbreakable [ Mary Kom ] , The Race of My Life [ Abhinav Bindra ] , Undisputed Truth [ Mike Tyson ] , Playing it My Way [ Sachin Tendulkar ] , Unbreakable: An Autobiography [ Mary Kom ] , The Test of My Life [ Yuvraj Singh ]