The mystic poet Mira Bai was-
a- one of the wives of a rajput ruler
b- a rajput women who never married
c- a gujrati royal family married to a rajput
d- daughter of a priest
Answer- a- one of the wives of a rajput ruler
The traces of Portuguese culture are found in which part of India-
a- Calicut
b- Cochin
c- Goa
d- Cannanore
Answer- c- Goa
The slogan Jai Hind was given by-
a- M Gandhi
b- J L Nehru
c- S C Bose
d- B G Tilak
Answer- c- S C Bose
Who is also known as the Iron Man of India-
a- M Gandhi
b- S C Bose
c- B G Tilak
d- Sarder Patel
Answer- d- Sarder Patel
Vasco de Gama was a-
a- French Explorer
b- British Explorer
c- Portuguese Explorer
d- Australian Navigator
Answer- c- Portuguese Explorer
Who is also called Saint of Gutters-
a- M Gandhi
b- Mother Teresa
c- Baba Amte
d- Ambedkar
Answer- b- Mother Teresa
What is the full form of EVM-
a- Electric Vending Machine
b- Electronic Vending Machine
c- Electronic Voting Machine
d- None
Answer- c- Electronic Voting Machine
Who is the author of Alice in Wonderland-
a- Lewis Carroll
b- J K Rowling
c- Charles Dickens
d- Victor Hugo
Answer- a- Lewis Carroll
Kundankulam Nuclear Plant is located in-
a- West Bengal
b- Kerala
c- Tamilnadu
d- Karnataka
Answer- c- Tamilnadu
Red soil coloris caused by-
a- Aluminium Compounds
b- Iron Compounds
c- Mercury Compounds
d- Clay
Answer- b- Iron Compounds
Where the first cotton mill of India was established-
a- Ahmedabad
b- Mumbai
c- Surat
d- Coimbatore
Answer- Mumbai
In which year Vasco De Gama discovered sea route of India-
a- 1492
b- 1494
c- 1496
d- 1498
Answer- d- 1498
Who is called the Father of Modern India-
a- M Gandhi
b- Ram Mohan Roy
c- J L Nehru
d- Rabindranath Tagore
Answer- b- Ram Mohan Roy
The first session of Indian National Congress was held at-
a- Calcutta
b- Ahmedabad
c- Allahabad
d- Bombay
Answer- d- Bombay
Which Indian State has no Panchyat Raj Institution-
a- Assam
b- Tripura
c- Kerala
d- Nagaland
Answer- d- Nagaland
Which of the following is a market regulator-
a- RBI
b- SEBI
c- IRDA
d- NSE
Answer- b- SEBI
Where is the headquarter of RBI situated-
a- Delhi
b- Kolkata
c- Mumbai
d- Chennai
Answer- c- Mumbai
Bismillah Khan is associated with-
a- Sarod
b- Tabla
c- Flute
d- Shehnai
Answer- d- Shehnai
Who was the first navigator to sail round the world-
a- Columbus
b- Amundsen
c- Marco Polo
d- Magellan
Answer- c- Marco Polo
In which year Reserve Bank of India was nationalized-
a- 1946
b- 1947
c- 1949
d- 1951
Answer- c- 1949
Who wasthe first women governor of a state in free India-
a- Indira Gandhi
b- Sarojini Naidu
c- Sucheta Kriplani
d- Pratibha Patil
Answer- b- Sarojini Naidu
Which chief minister served for the longest tunure-
a- Mayawati
b- Lalu Prasad
c- Jyoti Basu
d- M Karunanidhi
Answer- c- Jyoti Basu
Which article of Indian Constitution gives special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir-
a- 311
b- 356
c- 370
d- 410
Answer- c- 370
Which of the following is an extra constitutional body-
a- UPSC
b- Finance Commission
c- Planning Commission
d- Election Commission
Answer- c- Planning Commission
The first Bharat Ratna award was given to-
a- C V Raman
b- Lata Mangeshkar
c- Radhakrishnan
d- M Gandhi
Answer- c- Radhakrishnan
Kautilya was the prime minister of -
a- Ashoka
b- Raja Janak
c- Chandragupta Maurya
d- Ajatchatru
Answer- c- Chandragupta Maurya
Who introduced rationing system in India-
a- Firoz Tughlaq
b- Alauddin Khalji
c- Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
d- Akbar
Answer- b- Alauddin khalji
Who is also known as Akbar of Kashmir-
a- Balbal
b- Zainul Abidin
c- Hussain Shah
d- Sujauddaulla
Answer- b- Zainul Abidin
Which is not a Central Service-
a- IPS
b- IRS
c- IAAS
d- IFC
Answer- a- IPS
The first regular census of India was held in-
a- 1881
b- 1911
c- 1921
d- 1931
Answer- a-1881
Which is a land locked state-
a- Gujarat
b- West Bengal
c- Madhya Pradesh
d- Tamilnadu
Answer- c- Madhya Pradesh
Which is the longest river of peninsular India-
a- Krishna
b- Narmada
c- Godavari
d- Kaveri
Answer- c- Godavari
Green revolution is associated with which crop-
a- Rice
b- Wheat
c- Sugarcane
d- Pulses
Answer- b- Wheat
Golden Revolution is associated with-
a- Oilseeds
b- Pulses
c- Cereals
d- Horticulture
Answer- d- Horticulture
Bhopal gas tragedy was happened due to which of the following gas-
a- Methane
b- Nitrous oxide
c- Methyl iso cyanate
d- Carbon monoxide
Answer- c- Methyl iso cyanate
Red Data Book gives information about the species which are-
a- Dangerous
b- Rare
c- Extinct
d- Endangered
Answer- d- Endangered
ISRO was founded in the year-
a- 1967
b- 1969
c- 1970
d- 1974
Answer- b- 1969
In which year India won its first Olympic hockey gold-
a- 1928
b- 1932
c- 1936
d- 1948
Answer- a- 1928
"The Kalam effect:my years with the president"- is written by-
a- Anees Jung
b- P M Nayer
c- M J Akbar
d- Mulk Raj Anand
Answer- b- P M Nayer
Which Indian state elects one Lok Sabha member-
a- Sikkim
b- Manipur
c- Tripura
d- Arunachal Pradesh
Answer- a- Sikkim
Who is the director of the film "The Gandhi"-
a- Mrinal Sen
b- Ben
c- Richard Attenborough
d- Nani Palkhivala
Answer- Richard Attenborough
Who is the author of the book "Gulliver's Travels"-
a- Charles Lamp
b- Alexander Dumas
c- Charles Dickens
d- Jonathan Swift
Answer- d- Jonathan Swift
Acceptable Noise pollution range in India is-
a- 10-15 dec
b- 16-35 dec
c- 40-45 dec
d- 70-100 dec
Answer- c-40-45 dec
The only floating Natioal Park "The Keibul Lamjao" is in which Indian state-
a- Manipur
b- Assam
c- Mizoram
d- Meghalaya
Answer- a- Manipur
Who is also known as the Father of Economic reform-
a- Amartya Sen
b- Manmohan Singh
c- Indira Gandhi
d- None
Answer- b- Manmohan Singh
Who among the following is appointed by the president of India-
a- Governor of a State
b- CAG
c- Attorney General of India
d- All
Answer- d- All
The song "Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindusthan Hamara" is written by-
a- Rabindranath Tagore
b- Muhammad Iqbal
c- Syed Ahmed Khan
d- Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer- b- Muhammad Iqbal
The first Englishman who translated Bhagavad Gita into English was-
a- Charles Wilkins
b- William Jones
c- John Marshal
d- Alexander Cunningham
Answer- a- Charles Wilkins
The Chittgong armoury raid was organized by-
a- Batukeshwar Datta
b- Surya Sen
c- Laxmi Sehgal
d- J M Sengupta
Answer- b- Surya Sen
Who was called the Zinda Pir in Mughal India-
a- Shahjahan
b- Akbar
c- Jahangir
d- Aurangzeb
Answer- d- Aurangzeb
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a- one of the wives of a rajput ruler
b- a rajput women who never married
c- a gujrati royal family married to a rajput
d- daughter of a priest
Answer- a- one of the wives of a rajput ruler
The traces of Portuguese culture are found in which part of India-
a- Calicut
b- Cochin
c- Goa
d- Cannanore
Answer- c- Goa
The slogan Jai Hind was given by-
a- M Gandhi
b- J L Nehru
c- S C Bose
d- B G Tilak
Answer- c- S C Bose
Who is also known as the Iron Man of India-
a- M Gandhi
b- S C Bose
c- B G Tilak
d- Sarder Patel
Answer- d- Sarder Patel
Vasco de Gama was a-
a- French Explorer
b- British Explorer
c- Portuguese Explorer
d- Australian Navigator
Answer- c- Portuguese Explorer
Who is also called Saint of Gutters-
a- M Gandhi
b- Mother Teresa
c- Baba Amte
d- Ambedkar
Answer- b- Mother Teresa
What is the full form of EVM-
a- Electric Vending Machine
b- Electronic Vending Machine
c- Electronic Voting Machine
d- None
Answer- c- Electronic Voting Machine
Who is the author of Alice in Wonderland-
a- Lewis Carroll
b- J K Rowling
c- Charles Dickens
d- Victor Hugo
Answer- a- Lewis Carroll
Kundankulam Nuclear Plant is located in-
a- West Bengal
b- Kerala
c- Tamilnadu
d- Karnataka
Answer- c- Tamilnadu
Red soil coloris caused by-
a- Aluminium Compounds
b- Iron Compounds
c- Mercury Compounds
d- Clay
Answer- b- Iron Compounds
Where the first cotton mill of India was established-
a- Ahmedabad
b- Mumbai
c- Surat
d- Coimbatore
Answer- Mumbai
In which year Vasco De Gama discovered sea route of India-
a- 1492
b- 1494
c- 1496
d- 1498
Answer- d- 1498
Who is called the Father of Modern India-
a- M Gandhi
b- Ram Mohan Roy
c- J L Nehru
d- Rabindranath Tagore
Answer- b- Ram Mohan Roy
The first session of Indian National Congress was held at-
a- Calcutta
b- Ahmedabad
c- Allahabad
d- Bombay
Answer- d- Bombay
Which Indian State has no Panchyat Raj Institution-
a- Assam
b- Tripura
c- Kerala
d- Nagaland
Answer- d- Nagaland
Which of the following is a market regulator-
a- RBI
b- SEBI
c- IRDA
d- NSE
Answer- b- SEBI
Where is the headquarter of RBI situated-
a- Delhi
b- Kolkata
c- Mumbai
d- Chennai
Answer- c- Mumbai
Bismillah Khan is associated with-
a- Sarod
b- Tabla
c- Flute
d- Shehnai
Answer- d- Shehnai
Who was the first navigator to sail round the world-
a- Columbus
b- Amundsen
c- Marco Polo
d- Magellan
Answer- c- Marco Polo
In which year Reserve Bank of India was nationalized-
a- 1946
b- 1947
c- 1949
d- 1951
Answer- c- 1949
Who wasthe first women governor of a state in free India-
a- Indira Gandhi
b- Sarojini Naidu
c- Sucheta Kriplani
d- Pratibha Patil
Answer- b- Sarojini Naidu
Which chief minister served for the longest tunure-
a- Mayawati
b- Lalu Prasad
c- Jyoti Basu
d- M Karunanidhi
Answer- c- Jyoti Basu
Which article of Indian Constitution gives special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir-
a- 311
b- 356
c- 370
d- 410
Answer- c- 370
Which of the following is an extra constitutional body-
a- UPSC
b- Finance Commission
c- Planning Commission
d- Election Commission
Answer- c- Planning Commission
The first Bharat Ratna award was given to-
a- C V Raman
b- Lata Mangeshkar
c- Radhakrishnan
d- M Gandhi
Answer- c- Radhakrishnan
Kautilya was the prime minister of -
a- Ashoka
b- Raja Janak
c- Chandragupta Maurya
d- Ajatchatru
Answer- c- Chandragupta Maurya
Who introduced rationing system in India-
a- Firoz Tughlaq
b- Alauddin Khalji
c- Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
d- Akbar
Answer- b- Alauddin khalji
Who is also known as Akbar of Kashmir-
a- Balbal
b- Zainul Abidin
c- Hussain Shah
d- Sujauddaulla
Answer- b- Zainul Abidin
Which is not a Central Service-
a- IPS
b- IRS
c- IAAS
d- IFC
Answer- a- IPS
The first regular census of India was held in-
a- 1881
b- 1911
c- 1921
d- 1931
Answer- a-1881
Which is a land locked state-
a- Gujarat
b- West Bengal
c- Madhya Pradesh
d- Tamilnadu
Answer- c- Madhya Pradesh
Which is the longest river of peninsular India-
a- Krishna
b- Narmada
c- Godavari
d- Kaveri
Answer- c- Godavari
Green revolution is associated with which crop-
a- Rice
b- Wheat
c- Sugarcane
d- Pulses
Answer- b- Wheat
Golden Revolution is associated with-
a- Oilseeds
b- Pulses
c- Cereals
d- Horticulture
Answer- d- Horticulture
Bhopal gas tragedy was happened due to which of the following gas-
a- Methane
b- Nitrous oxide
c- Methyl iso cyanate
d- Carbon monoxide
Answer- c- Methyl iso cyanate
Red Data Book gives information about the species which are-
a- Dangerous
b- Rare
c- Extinct
d- Endangered
Answer- d- Endangered
ISRO was founded in the year-
a- 1967
b- 1969
c- 1970
d- 1974
Answer- b- 1969
In which year India won its first Olympic hockey gold-
a- 1928
b- 1932
c- 1936
d- 1948
Answer- a- 1928
"The Kalam effect:my years with the president"- is written by-
a- Anees Jung
b- P M Nayer
c- M J Akbar
d- Mulk Raj Anand
Answer- b- P M Nayer
Which Indian state elects one Lok Sabha member-
a- Sikkim
b- Manipur
c- Tripura
d- Arunachal Pradesh
Answer- a- Sikkim
Who is the director of the film "The Gandhi"-
a- Mrinal Sen
b- Ben
c- Richard Attenborough
d- Nani Palkhivala
Answer- Richard Attenborough
Who is the author of the book "Gulliver's Travels"-
a- Charles Lamp
b- Alexander Dumas
c- Charles Dickens
d- Jonathan Swift
Answer- d- Jonathan Swift
Acceptable Noise pollution range in India is-
a- 10-15 dec
b- 16-35 dec
c- 40-45 dec
d- 70-100 dec
Answer- c-40-45 dec
The only floating Natioal Park "The Keibul Lamjao" is in which Indian state-
a- Manipur
b- Assam
c- Mizoram
d- Meghalaya
Answer- a- Manipur
Who is also known as the Father of Economic reform-
a- Amartya Sen
b- Manmohan Singh
c- Indira Gandhi
d- None
Answer- b- Manmohan Singh
Who among the following is appointed by the president of India-
a- Governor of a State
b- CAG
c- Attorney General of India
d- All
Answer- d- All
The song "Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindusthan Hamara" is written by-
a- Rabindranath Tagore
b- Muhammad Iqbal
c- Syed Ahmed Khan
d- Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer- b- Muhammad Iqbal
The first Englishman who translated Bhagavad Gita into English was-
a- Charles Wilkins
b- William Jones
c- John Marshal
d- Alexander Cunningham
Answer- a- Charles Wilkins
The Chittgong armoury raid was organized by-
a- Batukeshwar Datta
b- Surya Sen
c- Laxmi Sehgal
d- J M Sengupta
Answer- b- Surya Sen
Who was called the Zinda Pir in Mughal India-
a- Shahjahan
b- Akbar
c- Jahangir
d- Aurangzeb
Answer- d- Aurangzeb
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