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the steel city in India
Jamshedpur
What was the winning throw of Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo Olympics-2020
87.58 m
The book Godaan was authored by ______________ in 1936.
Munshi Premchand
the Hindu calendar is the festival of Holi celebrated
Phalguna
Harshacharita book
Banabhatta
According to Hindu calendar, Diwali falls in
Kartika
Lord Dalhousie introduce the railway line in British India
1853
Who discovered a principle that states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid
displaced by the object?
Archimedes
The government of India recently changed the name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Dhyan Chand Khel
Ratna Award, Dhyan Chand served in the Indian army as a:
Major
Dalkhai is a popular folk dance of
Odisha
Generally, Directive Principles are ______
positive directions
Which Assamese playback singer was conferred with the Bharat Ratna in 2019
Bhupen Hazarika
Which of the following mountains of India is famous for tea and coffee production
Nilgiri
Dantivarman or Dantidurga was the founder of which of the following dynasties
Rashtrakuta
When was the ‘The Objective Resolution’ moved by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru?
13 December 1946 B
Which festival is celebrated after the month of Ramzan
Eid ul Fitr
Who among the following was awarded the Bharat Ratna for his contribution to the Green Revolution in India?
C Subramaniam
Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the
following countries was abolished
China
A choice of goals has been made in each Plan due to:
limitation of resources
Which protein is found in grains?
Gluten
India’s largest airport in terms of total passengers
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Which river originates from ‘Rakshastal north-western tip’ near Mansarovar?
Sutlej River
Of the total water content available globally, how much percentage of water is received from freshwater
resources
2.5%
Which State was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk in 1724
Hyderabad
__________ is commonly represented by the Greek letter ρ (rho).
Electrical resistivity
The Supreme Court of India consists of ________ judges and Chief Judges of India
33
Kandariya Mahadeva temple at Khajuraho was built under which of the following dynasties
Chandela
‘heaven born service’ for Indians during British rule
The Indian Civil Service or ICS
Goga Navami, which is primarily celebrated in the Indian state of ___________, is dedicated to the snake God,
Gogaji
Rajasthan
The book A suitable Boy was authored by _______________ in 1993.
Vikram Seth
Who among the following founded the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh for the spread of
Western education?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Which of the following revolutionists was associated with the Anushilan Samiti?
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
device used to change the resistance in an electric circuit.
Rheostat
belongs to Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak
Birju Maharaj
Michael Faraday – Laws of electromagnetic induction
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz – Generation of electromagnetic waves
Albert Einstein – Explanation of photoelectric effect
Christian Huygens -Wave theory of light
the Governor of two or
more states
Article 153
the term ‘Dribbling’ used
Basketball …flagrant foul ,Free throw, Common foul, Underhead, Technical foul, Overhead
Montane forests have which of the following types of wildlife species?
Yak
The Himalayas have uplifted from which of the following geosynclines?
Tethys geosynclines
the ‘Kalidas Samman’ award is given in the field of art by the government of which Indian
state
Madhya Pradesh
the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passed
2005
In which year will India organise the ICC Men’s One-Day International World Cup Cricket
2031
Which physicist is known to establish the relationship between mechanical work and heat transfer?
James Prescott Joule
Who among the following was the co-winner of Bharat Ratna with Lata Mangeskar in the year 2001?
Bismillah Khan
Pandit Acchan Maharaj was a Kathak legend of which of the following gharanas?
Lucknow
Ram Sahay Panday, a ‘Rai’ dancer from Madhya Pradesh was conferred with which of the following awards in
2022
Padma Shri
the annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie take place
1856
the pioneer and founder of Kirana Gharana of Hindustani music
Abdul Karim Khan
. Begum Akhtar a famous singer from
Ghazal music
Which wave oscillates parallel to the motion of the sound wave?
Longitudinal wave
Who is the highest run scorer in an over in a test match cricket?
Jaspreet Bumrah vs england
which state recorded the highest
production of Bajra
RajasthanQ237.
One term for the continuous movement of water through the lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere is:
hydrological cycle
Who among the following physicists invented the voltaic pile, the forerunner of the modern battery, in 1800?
Alessandro Volta
The number of players in baseball is
9
Baseball 9
Basketball 5
Billiards/Snooker 1
Boxing 1
Chess 1
Cricket 11
Croquet 3 or 6
Football (Soccer) 11
Golf Not fixed
Hockey 11
Kabaddi 7
Kho Kho 9
Lacrosse 10
Netball 7
Polo 4
Rugby football 15
Table Tennis In Single - 1 player & In Double - 2 players
Tennis In Single - 1 player & In Double - 2 players
Volleyball 6
Water Polo 7
the longest national waterway in India?
Allahabad-Haldia stretch
‘aus’, ‘aman’ and ‘boro’
Types of seasons of sowing rice in West Bengal
The Salal HydroelectricPower Station is located in
Jammu and Kashmir
the longest train route in India
Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
author of the book ‘The Guide’
RK Narayan
What are bases that are soluble in water called?
Alkalis
Assume that the value of the cash reserve ratio is 25%. What will be the value of money multiplier?
4
Under whose rule did the Mughal empire achieve its largest territorial limits?
Aurangzeb
What kind of energy does a yo-yo have before it is released?
Potential energy
What are the thin filamentous extensions that the motile bacterial cells have from their cell wall called?
Flagella
How much will be 59°F in Celsius?
15°C
Which of the following is the main active ingredient of clove oil
Eugenol
Which vitamin is involved in red blood cell formation, neurological function and DNA synthesis?
Vitamin B12
the structure that controls the size of the pupil
Iris
annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie take place
1856
founder of Kirana Gharana of Hindustani music
Abdul Karim Khan
Bhupen Hazarika was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in
2019
Ustad Asad Ali Khan was one of the masters of the _
rudra veena
Vice-President of India shall be the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States
Article 89
As per Article ________ of the Indian Constitution, the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Lok
Sabha
75(3)
Which city has been selected to host Olympics - 2032 by IOC
Brisbane
an open chain organic compound
Acetaldehyde
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in __
Italy
Which instrument was used to measure economic growth during the planning era?
Gross Domestic Product
Which phenomenon is opposite to solidification
Fusion
Which river originates south of the equator and flows north through north-eastern Africa to drain into the
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding
on all the courts within the territory of India
Article 141
In 2011–12, what percentage of Indian workforce was engaged in secondary sector
24.3 %
Dussehra is celebrated in ________ month of the Hindu calendar
Ashvina
Which actor’s autobiography is titled ‘Bad Man’
Gulshan Grover
Manyakheta or Malkhed was the capital of
Rashtrakuta
If tax rate decreases with increase in taxable base, then this type of taxation is called
regressive
an organelle found both in eukaryotic as well as prokaryotic.
Ribosomes
Selling of bonds by the RBI will cause money supply to ___
decrease
Indian musicians is known for his contribution to the field of Hindustani music for the
classification of Ragas into ten Thatas
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
four primary explicit goals of five-year plans
Growth, Modernization, self-reliance and equity
In which year, for the first time, was a resolution on the National Sports Policy laid in both Houses of Parliament
1984
Krishna III of Rashtrakuta dynasty established a victory pillar and a temple at which of the following cities of
south India after defeating the Chola ruler Parantaka I
Rameswaram
The Swaran Singh committee had formulated ________-point code of fundamental duties.
8
Garlic is good source of:
manganese and selenium
the gradual increase in the concentration of phosphorus, nitrogen, and other plant nutrients in an aging aquatic ecosystem such as a lake
Eutrophication
Which unit is used to measure the concentration of contaminants in soil and sediment
PPM
The International Olympic Committee was established in
1894 Lusanne Switzerland
first Olympic Games in 1896
Which part of the bifocal lens facilitates near vision
Lower part with convex lens
average elevation of the Eastern Ghats of India
600 metres
the port-city of the Pandyan Kingdom
Korkai
What is the national male workforce participation rate as per the Census of India 2011
53.26%
the founding president of the Indian Olympic Association
Dorabji Tata 1924
eka-aluminium
Gallium
Eka-boron was named Scandium (Sc).
Eka- silicon was named Germanium (Ge).
What is the total length of Golden Quadrilateral, built by the National Highways Authority of India(NHAI)
5846 km
Nationalism book is written by
Rabindranath Tagore
Kojagiri Poornima is a festival celebrated primarily in _______ on the full moon day of Ashwin month.
Maharashtrac
the qualification for membership of the State
Legislature
Article 173
What is the height of the stump from the ground in cricket
28 inch
What is a population (or subspecies or race) that is adapted to local environmental conditions called
Ecotype
the right of the Advocate-General of a state to speak in the State Legislature
Article 177
Which cycle consists of sedimentary and gaseous cycles
Biogeochemical cycle
Which Greek term was first used by Ernst Haeckel in 1866 to refer to ‘the relation of animals to both the organic
as well as the inorganic environment
Oekologie
the author of the book ‘The Oath of the Vayuputras’
Amish Tripathi
Truth, Love and a Little Malice is the autobiography of
Khushwant Singh
Who described the algae Spirogyra in 1674 and named the motile organisms Animalcules, meaning ‘little
animals’
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Governor-Generals of British India was in favour of free press and repealed the press
regulations of 1823
Lord Metcalfe
Reserve ratio and money supply have ________ relationship.
a negative
The minimum strength of the Council of Ministers in a state as per the Indian Constitution is ____
12 persons
The RBI act provides for how many members in RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
6
the characteristics of epilimnion
Top-most layer in a thermally stratified lake
The depositional pattern of CaCO and other materials that extend upwards from the floor of a limestone cavern
is known as
Stalagmite
Name the white precipitate formed in the reaction of sodium sulphate and barium chloride
Barium sulphate
The advisory board under provisions of Article 22 of the Constitution is to be consisted of persons who are, or
have been or are qualified to be appointed as ___
Judges of High court
What is the colour of the antenna used on the volleyball net
Red and white
Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana, veteran dancers who represent
Benaras Gharana of Kathak
IUPAC name of m-Dichlorobenzene
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
A Flight of Pigeons is a famous book written by
Ruskin Bond
The author of Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi, Yahya Sirhindi claims that the founder of ________ dynasty of Delhi
sultanate was a descendant of Prophet Muhammad.
Sayyid
Odissi dancer
Kumkum Mohanty , Sonal Mansingh , Protima Bedi
Chitra Visweswaran is a famous dancer of
Bharatnatyam
What is the national female workforce participation rate as per the Census of India 2011
25.51%
In which district of Uttarakhand does the Ramganga river originate from the Doodhatoli ranges?
Pauri Garhwal
‘The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible
to the Legislative Assembly of the state’
Article 164(2)
Deepa Kartha represents ________ dance
Kathak
Gobinda Chandra Pal is
Odissi Dance (Gotipua)
2-Methylpropan-2-ol is commonly known as
tert-butyl alcohol
the National Air Sports Policy in
2022
Under the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana, minimum how much money needs to be deposited in one financial
year
₹250
first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics, in Tokyo Olympics2020
Emma McKeon
Sangeet Majumdar was felicitated by Casa De La, Spain for her contribution to which of the following Indian
Classical Dances
Kathak
how many oil
refineries are there in India in total
23
author of the book ‘Those Pricey Thakur Girls’
Anuja Chauhan
the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports situated
Manali, Himachal Pradesh
associated with monsoons in India
Cloudburst , Break in rainfall , Arabian Sea branch
The Shailendra kings who had close contacts with the Indian rulers were followers
Buddhism
The Palace of Illusions book
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The term ‘Libero’ is used in
volleyball
‘Self Help Group – Bank Linkage Programme’ (SHG-BLP) introduced in
1992
the salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Article 97
the salaries and allowances of members of the Legislative
Assembly and the Legislative Council of a state
Article 195
Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi contribution to
Manipuri dance
the same person is appointed as the Governor of two or more states
Article 158
Under the Bahmani kingdom, the provinces were administered by
Tarafdars
s the total number of International airports in India
17
Who among the following stated in 1902, India was not ruled for its benefit, but rather for the benefit of its
conqueror
Annie Besant
Radheshyam Barle, a recipient of Padma Shri in 2021, is an exponent of which of the following dance forms?
Panthi
According to the Census of India 2011, ‘Other Religions and Persuasions’ formed what percentage of the country’s
population
0.7
In which year did women take part in Modern Olympics for the first time
1900
the State Governor has the authority to reserve a bill for the
consideration of the President
Article 200
classical dance forms is usually concluded with Tarangam
Kuchipudi
the book Making India Awesome
Chetan Bhagat
How many types of makeup (vesham) are used for the performers of Kathakali dance
5
Which is an integral membrane protein that forms the tetramer and facilitates the diffusion of water and some
small, unmodified solutes across cellular membranes
Aquaporins
Taxes like gift tax, wealth tax etc are also referred to as
Paper taxes
In the IUPAC name of a compound, the _______indicates the total number of carbon atoms present in the longest
carbon chain belonging to the compound.
Root
the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) launched?
2008
