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Indian History
- Indian National Army was formed by:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: c) Subhash Chandra Bose - Who Compiled the Adi Granth?
a) Guru Nanak Dev
b) Guru Gobind Singh
c) Guru Arjan Dev
d) Guru Ram Das
Answer: c) Guru Arjan Dev - When did the Theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India?
a) 1875 at Chennai
b) 1882 at Adyar
c) 1890 at Mumbai
d) 1900 at Kolkata
Answer: b) 1882 at Adyar - ‘Kamagata Maru’ was:
a) A Chinese Ship
b) A Japanese Steamer
c) An Indian Freighter
d) A British Submarine
Answer: b) A Japanese Steamer - When was Bardoli Satyagraha launched by Sardar Patel?
a) 1922 A.D.
b) 1928 A.D.
c) 1930 A.D.
d) 1942 A.D.
Answer: b) 1928 A.D. - The Indian’s revolt of 1857 actually started on:
a) 29th March, 1857
b) 10th May, 1857
c) 18th June, 1857
d) 24th July, 1857
Answer: b) 10th May, 1857 - Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Govt. of India in 1946?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) John Mathai
c) Liaquat Ali Khan
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: c) Liaquat Ali Khan - Who enunciated the principle of ‘Panchsheel’ in 1954?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Patel
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: c) Jawaharlal Nehru - Tulsidas composed his ‘Ramacharita-manas’ during the reign of:
a) Humayun
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: b) Akbar - When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
a) March 13, 1919
b) April 13, 1919
c) May 13, 1919
d) June 13, 1919
Answer: b) Aprial 13, 1919 - Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of free India?
a) M. S. Gill
b) T. N. Seshan
c) Sukumar Sen
d) J. M. Lyngdoh
Answer: c) Sukumar Sen - Arrange the following ruling dynasties of ancient India in correct chronological order: Mauryas, Guptas, Nandas, Kushans.
a) Mauryas-Nandas-Kushans-Guptas
b) Nandas-Mauryas-Kushans-Guptas
c) Guptas-Nandas-Mauryas-Kushans
d) Kushans-Mauryas-Nandas-Guptas
Answer: b) Nandas-Mauryas-Kushans-Guptas - At which place was Vardhaman Mahavir born?
a) Pataliputra
b) Vaishali
c) Kundgram
d) Sarnath
Answer: c) Kundgram - From which place did Gandhiji start his Dandi March to the sea?
a) Sevagram
b) Sabarmati
c) Champaran
d) Bardoli
Answer: b) Sabarmati - After Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Presidentship of Congress in 1939, who became the party president?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: c) Rajendra Prasad - Who were the two prominent leaders of Home Rule League?
a) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B.G. Tilak and Annie Besant
c) Sardar Patel and Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Lala Lajpat Rai and Bhagat Singh
Answer: b) B.G. Tilak and Annie Besant - In 1943, Muslim League ministries were installed in four provinces. Two of them were Sind and NWFP. Which were the other two?
a) Punjab and Bengal
b) Bengal and Assam
c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
d) Madras and Bombay
Answer: b) Bengal and Assam - In which year was the Partition of Bengal annulled?
a) 1905 A.D.
b) 1909 A.D.
c) 1911 A.D.
d) 1919 A.D.
Answer: c) 1911 A.D. - At which venue did the 1907 A.D. split in Congress Party take place?
a) Lucknow
b) Calcutta
c) Surat
d) Lahore
Answer: c) Surat - Who was the first Indian to declare that “Freedom is my birthright”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Who founded the All India Depressed Classes Federation?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) B.R. Ambedkar 1942
c) Jyotirao Phule
d) E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
Answer: b) B.R. Ambedkar 1942. - Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Swami Dayanand
d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Answer: c) Swami Dayanand - Buddhist literary works are mostly in:
a) Sanskrit Language
b) Pali Language
c) Prakrit Language
d) Ardhamagadhi Language
Answer: b) Pali Language - Which Mughal ruler imprisoned his stepmother after the death of his father?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shahjahan
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: c) Shahjahan
Indian Polity & Constitution
- Who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces in India?
a) The Prime Minister of India
b) The Chief of Army Staff
c) The President of India
d) The Defence Minister of India
Answer: c) The President of India - The First Speaker of Lok Sabha in free India was:
a) M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
b) G.V. Mavalankar
c) Hukam Singh
d) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Answer: b) G.V. Mavalankar - If the post of the Vice-President of India is vacant at the time of resignation or demise of the President of India, who assumes the charge of the office of President?1
a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
b) The Chief Justice of India
c) The Prime Minister
d) The Senior-most Cabinet Minister
Answer: b) The Chief Justice of India - The Governor has the power to impose Governor’s rule in the State of:
a) Punjab
b) West Bengal
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Rajasthan
Answer: c) Jammu and Kashmir - Which of the following statements is not correct about a judge of a High court?
a) A judge of the high court is appointed by the President of India.
b) He holds office during the pleasure of the President.
c) He can be transferred to any other high court.
d) He can be removed for proven misbehaviour or incapacity.
Answer: b) He holds office during the pleasure of the President - The Public Accounts Committee presents its report to:
a) The President
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Parliament
d) The Comptroller and Auditor General
Answer: c) The Parliament - When an advance grant is made by Parliament, pending the regular passage of the budget, it is called:
a) Supplementary Grant
b) Vote on Account
c) Excess Grant
d) Credit Grant
Answer: b) Vote on account - Under the Constitution of India, Education as a subject of legislation is included in:
a) The Union List
b) The State List
c) The Concurrent List
d) Residuary Powers
Answer: c) The Concurrent List - The Tenth Schedule added to the Constitution of India by the 52nd Amendment relates to:
a) Panchayati Raj
b) Anti-defection law
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Official Languages
Answer: b) Anti-defection law - Match List I (Indian Constitution) with List II (Source of Borrowing):
A. Privileges of Parliament – The Britain
B. Residuary Powers – Canadian Constitution
C. Directive Principles of State Policy – Irish Constitution
D. Judicial Review – U.S. Constitution
Which of the following is correctly matched?
a) A, B, C only
b) A, C, D only
c) B, C, D only
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above - Which speaker of Lok Sabha served as the President of India?
a) G.S. Dhillon
b) K.S. Hegde
c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
d) Balram Jakhar
Answer: c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - Under the Constitution of India, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in:
a) High Court only
b) Supreme Court only
c) Both High Court and Supreme Court
d) District Courts
Answer: c) Both High Court and Supreme Court - In which part of the Indian Constitution has the provision for Panchayats been made?
a) Part VIII
b) Part IX
c) Part X
d) Part XI
Answer: b) Part IX - Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
a) Venkaiah Naidu
b) K. Rahman Khan
c) Harivansh Narayan Singh
d) P.J. Kurien
Answer: b) K.Rahman Khan
Geography (World & India)
- On which river is the Aswan Dam located?
a) Amazon River
b) Nile River
c) Yangtze River
d) Mississippi River
Answer: b) Nile River - Which is the smallest planet?
a) Mars
b) Mercury
c) Pluto
d) Venus
Answer: c) Pluto - ‘Agha Khan Palace’ is situated in:
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Pune
d) Agra
Answer: c) Pune - ‘Dilwara Temples’ are located in:
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
Answer: c) Rajasthan - Which Indian city has the highest population according to 2011 Census?
a) Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Bengaluru
Answer: c) Mumbai - What is the capital of Republic of South Sudan?
a) Khartoum
b) Juba
c) Addis Ababa
d) Nairobi
Answer: b) Juba - In which state of India is Kaziranga National Park?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Odisha
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Assam - In the coast of which state is Wheeler Island?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Orissa
d) Kerala
Answer: c) Orissa - Which city in India is called the Garden City?
a) Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Bengaluru
d) Hyderabad
Answer: c) Bengaluru - Three important rivers of the Indian Subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarovar Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are:
a)2 Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
b) Brahmaputra, Indus and Satluj
c) Indus, Chenab, Ravi
d) Satluj, Beas, Jhelum
Answer: b) Brahmaputra, Indus and Satluj - Match List I (Nuclear Power Stations) with List II (States):
A. Kakrapar – Gujarat
B. Kaiga – Karnataka
C. Rawatbhata – Rajasthan
D. Narora – Uttar Pradesh
Which of the following is correctly matched?
a) A, B, C only
b) A, C, D only
c) B, C, D only
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above - Koyali is:
a) A coal mine in Jharkhand
b) An Oil Refinery in Gujarat
c) A steel plant in Odisha
d) A port in Kerala
Answer: b) An Oil Refinery in Gujarat - Zawar Mines are important for:
a) Copper
b) Zinc
c) Gold
d) Iron
Answer: b) Zinc - Which group of rivers originates from the Himachal mountains?
a) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
b) Beas, Ravi and Chenab
c) Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi
d) Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra
Answer: b) Beas, Ravi and Chenab - The Pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America), and the Aravallis (India) are examples of:
a) Young Fold Mountains
b) Old Mountains
c) Volcanic Mountains
d) Block Mountains
Answer: b) Old Mountains - Almost 90% of the world’s annual fish supply comes from:
a) The deep sea
b) The Continental shelf
c) Inland lakes
d) Rivers
Answer: b) The Continental shelf - Mediterranean agriculture is:
a) Known for growing cereals
b) Known for grapes, olives, oranges and figs
c) Primarily focused on livestock
d) Practiced in tropical regions
Answer: b) Known for grapes, olives, oranges, and figs - The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
a) Cardamom Hills
b) Anaimalai Hills
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Palani Hills
Answer: c) Nilgiri hills - The Thermal Power plant of Bokaro is located in:
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Jharkhand
d) Odisha
Answer: c) Jharkhand - On which river is the town of Ayodhya situated?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Sarayu
d) Gomti
Answer: c) Sarayu - Volga river flows in which country?
a) Germany
b) Ukraine
c) Russia
d) Kazakhstan
Answer: c) Russia - McMahon line is the border between:
a) India-Pakistan
b) Indian-China
c) India-Nepal
d) India-Bangladesh
Answer: b) Indian-China - Where are Blue Mountains?
a) India
b) USA
c) Australia
d) South Africa
Answer: c) Australia - Which is the highest hill station in India?
a) Ooty
b) Shimla
c) Manali
d) Darjeeling
Answer: b) Shimla
Science & Technology
- Which country is going to construct the Artificial Sun?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) China
d) Germany
Answer: c) China - The best conductor of electricity is:
a) Copper
b) Gold
c) Silver
d) Aluminum
Answer: c) Silver - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of:
a) Methane and Ethane
b) Butane and Propane
c) Methane and Propane
d) Ethane and Butane
Answer: b) Butane and Propane - The body temperature of a normal human being is:
a) 98.4∘F (36.9∘C)
b) 97.6∘F (36.4∘C)
c) 99.0∘F (37.2∘C)
d) 96.8∘F (36.0∘C)
Answer: a) 98.4∘F (36.9∘C) - The colours in both the outer extremes of the rainbow are:
a) Blue and Green
b) Yellow and Orange
c) Violet and Red
d) Indigo and Violet
Answer: c) Violet and Red - The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee is:
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Hydrogen
d) Carbon Dioxide
Answer: c) Hydrogen - Tibia is a bone found in the:
a) Arm
b) Leg
c) Skull
d) Hand
Answer: b) Leg - ‘Light Year’ is related to:
a) Time
b) Distance
c) Speed
d) Light Intensity
Answer: b) Distance - Depletion of ozone layer is a cause of:
a) Skin related disorders
b) Water pollution
c) Air pollution
d) Climate change
Answer: a) Skin related disorders - Among wool, silk, cotton, and teflon, which one is not a natural polymer?
a) Wool
b) Silk
c) Cotton
d) Teflon
Answer: d) Teflon - A polymer which is used for making ropes and carpet fibers is:
a) Polyethylene
b) Polypropylene
c) Polyester
d) Nylon
Answer: b) Polypropylene - The urine sample of a diabetic patient contains:
a) Protein
b) Fat
c) Glucose
d) Salts
Answer: c) Glucose - Rusting of iron is:
a) A physical process
b) An electrochemical process
c) A nuclear process
d) A biological process
Answer: b) An electrochemical process - When mild steel is heated to a high temperature and suddenly cooled in water, it becomes hard and brittle. The process is called:
a) Annealing
b) Tempering
c) Quenching
d) Normalizing
Answer: c) Quenching - Among Graphite, paraffin and heavy water, which one is used as moderators in nuclear reactors?
a) Graphite
b) Paraffin
c) Heavy water
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above - Silicon carbide (SiC) is known as:
a) Carborundum
b) Alumina
c) Silica
d) Diamond
Answer: a) Carborundum - A pale blue gas with a fish-like odor restores the color of a blackened lead painting. The gas is also used as rocket fuel. It is:
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Ozone
d) Methane
Answer: c) Ozone - The bleaching action of chlorine occurs in the presence of:
a) Dry air
b) Moisture
c) Acid
d) Alkali
Answer: b) Moisture - Haem is important biologically in myoglobin which is used to store:
a) Carbon dioxide in muscles
b) Oxygen in muscles
c) Glucose in muscles
d) Water in muscles
Answer: b) Oxygen in muscles - Fire extinguishers release:
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Hydrogen
Answer: c) Carbon dioxide - Who discovered the treatment of rabies?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Edward Jenner
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Robert Koch
Answer: c) Louis Pasteur - Non-Stick kitchenware is coated with:
a) PVC
b) Silicon
c) Teflon
d) Nylon
Answer: c) Teflon - Vinegar is chemically known as:
a) Citric Acid
b) Lactic Acid
c) Ethanoic Acid
d) Tartaric Acid
Answer: c) Ethanoic Acid - Fly ash is an environment pollutant produced by:
a) Automobile exhaust
b) Thermal power plant
c) Chemical industries
d) Nuclear power plants
Answer: b) Thermal power plant - The quality of diesel oil for use in diesel engines is determined by:
a) Octane number
b) Cetane number
c) Viscosity
d) Flash point
Answer: b) Cetane number
Current Affairs/General Knowledge (International & National)
- Who is the president of the Asian Development Bank?
a) Haruhiko Kuroda
b) Takehiko Nakao
c) Masatsugu Asakawa
d) Tadao Chino
Answer: a) Haruhiko Kuroda - The study of coins is called:
a) Philately
b) Numismatics
c) Paleontology
d) Archaeology
Answer: b) Numismatics - The first Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe is:
a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Lara Dutta
c) Sushmita Sen (in 1994)
d) Priyanka Chopra
Answer: c) Sushmita Sen (in 1994) - ‘Vulcan’ is the Roman God of:
a) Water
b) Wind
c) Fire
d) Earth
Answer: c) Fire - A crocodile can live up to:
a) 50 Years
b) 60 Years
c) 75 Years
d) 100 Years
Answer: c) 75 Years - ‘Krone’ is the currency of:
a) Sweden
b) Norway
c) Denmark
d) Iceland
Answer: c) Denmark - The first Indian woman Engine driver in Australia is:
a) Pratibha Patil
b) Mandhir Rajput
c) Surekha Yadav
d) Rajshree Singh
Answer: b) Mandhir Rajput - Weekly astrological forecasts generally start with:
a) Leo
b) Libra
c) Aries
d) Gemini
Answer: c) Aries - What is a ‘beret’?
a) A type of shoe
b) A cap
c) A musical instrument
d) A form of dance
Answer: b) a cap - ‘Caribbean’ refers to:
a) A sea in Africa
b) West Indies
c) A mountain range
d) A desert in Asia
Answer: b) West Indies - Dachshund is a kind of:
a) Cat
b) Bird
c) Dog
d) Fish
Answer: c) Dog - The name of US Vice President is:
a) Joe Biden
b) Dick Cheney
c) Kamala Harris
d) Mike Pence
Answer: b) Dick Cheny - Majority of the members of the ‘Baha’i’ Community are in:
a) India
b) USA
c) Iran
d) Germany
Answer: c) Iran