1. Who said, “Man is a social animal”?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. Rousseau
2. Who conquered Mt. Everest ten times?
A. Edmund Hillary
B. Tenzing Norgay
C. Ang Rita Sherpa
D. Kami Rita Sherpa
3. What was the original name of the Shaheed Minar in Kolkata?
A. Victory Tower
B. Netaji Tower
C. Ochterlony Monument
D. Calcutta Memorial Tower
4. Which river causes dispute among Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra?
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Cauvery
D. Tungabhadra
5. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?
A. Eiffel Tower
B. Machu Picchu
C. The Great Pyramid of Giza
D. Colosseum
6. Who founded the princely state of Bhopal?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Dost Mohammed Khan
C. Nizam-ul-Mulk
D. Malhar Rao Holkar
7. The Prince of Wales Museum in India is located at—
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Delhi
D. Lucknow
8. Who created Hotmail?
A. Larry Page
B. Bill Gates
C. Sabeer Bhatia
D. Mark Zuckerberg
9. Greenland belongs to which European country?
A. Norway
B. Denmark
C. Sweden
D. UK
10. Which of the following combinations of leaders and birthplaces in modern-day Madhya Pradesh is incorrect?
A. Chandra Shekhar Azad – Alirajpur
B. B. R. Ambedkar – Mhow
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Indore
D. Shankar Dayal Sharma – Bhopal
11. Which country started competitive civil service examinations first?
A. India
B. China
C. Britain
D. Japan
12. Which of the following shows correct matching?
A. Frequency – Speed
B. Wavelength – Distance
C. Amplitude – Colour
D. Frequency – Height
13. Arrange the countries from largest to smallest area: Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Switzerland
A. Canada > Australia > Bangladesh > Switzerland
B. Australia > Canada > Switzerland > Bangladesh
C. Canada > Switzerland > Australia > Bangladesh
D. Bangladesh > Canada > Australia > Switzerland
14. When was colour TV transmission introduced in India?
A. 1975
B. 1982
C. 1980
D. 1985
15. The speed of rotation of the Earth is highest at—
A. Poles
B. Tropics
C. Equator
D. Arctic Circle
16. Who is called the "Father of Modern Ecology"?
A. Darwin
B. Ernst Haeckel
C. Linnaeus
D. Odum
17. Bohag Bihu is a festival of—
A. Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Assam
D. Bihar
18. In Badminton, a Black Card indicates—
A. Warning
B. Disqualification
C. Suspension
D. Replay
19. Badminton became an Olympic sport in—
A. 1988
B. 1995
C. 1992
D. 1996
20. The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in
A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016
21. Bills, drafts, and remittances are related to—
A. Agriculture
B. Banking
C. Tax
D. Parliament
22. Deserts, rainforests, coral reefs and mangroves represent—
A. Genetic diversity
B. Species diversity
C. Ecosystem diversity
D. Cultural diversity
23. Ministry of Rural Development is responsible for—
A. Balika Samridhi Yojana
B. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
C. MGNREGA
D. Midday Meal Scheme
24. Ministry of Women and Child Development handles—
A. PMGSY
B. MGNREGA
C. ICDS
D. NRLM
25. Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Education) oversees—
A. Anganwadi
B. University Grants Commission
C. Food Security Scheme
D. Public Distribution
26. First woman judge of Delhi High Court—
A. Leila Seth
B. Justice Anna Chandy
C. Sujata Manohar
D. Ruma Pal
27. Who is not a member of either house of Parliament?
A. PM
B. Lok Sabha Speaker
C. Attorney General
D. Attorney General
D. President
28. Which National Park in Nepal continues India’s Valmiki National Park?
A. Langtang
B. Sagarmatha
C. Chitwan National Park
D. Bardiya
29. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve was established in—
A. 1975
B. 1987
C. 1990
D. 1972
30. Pivoting is related to which sport?
A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Basketball
D. Hockey
31. Who first established regular trade with India?
A. Dutch
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. Danes
32. The Indian Navy Act was passed in—
A. 1924
B. 1927
C. 1935
D. 1940
33. The king of Kalinga during the Mauryan period was—
A. Kharavela
B. Anantha Padmanabha
C. Gajapati
D. None
34. The Treaty of Seringapatam was between Lord Cornwallis and—
A. Shivaji
B. Tipu Sultan
C. Marathas
D. Haider Ali
35. The decimal system was introduced by—
A. Greeks
B. Romans
C. Indians
D. Persians
36. Greatest Buddhist commentator of canonical literature—
A. Ananda
B. Buddhaghosa
C. Nagarjuna
D. Vasubandhu
37. The Constitution of India was adopted on—
A. 26 November 1949
B. 26 November 1949
C. 15 August 1947
D. 26 January 1950
38. Where is the Salt March Memorial situated?
A. Porbandar
B. Dandi
C. Ahmedabad
D. Bardoli
39. Greenland is located in which Ocean?
A. Indian
B. Arctic
C. Pacific
D. Atlantic
40. World Environment Day is observed on—
A. 10 June
B. 4 June
C. 5 June
D. 7 June
41. CPU stands for—
A. Computer Personal Unit
B. Central Processing Unit
C. Control Process Unit
D. Central Personal Unit
42. India's first atomic power station is—
A. Kalapakkam
B. Narora
C. Tarapur
D. Kudankulam
43. Thomas Cup is associated with—
A. Cricket
B. Badminton
C. Hockey
D. Football
44. NITI Aayog replaced Planning Commission in
A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016
45. Who is known as the "Nightingle of India"?
A. Asha Bhosle
B. Aruna Asaf Ali
C. Annie Besant
D. Sarojini Naidu
46. Which gas is responsible for Acid Rain?
A. Oxygen
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Hydrogen
D. Helium
47. The longest railway platform in India (Karnataka) is at—
A. Gorakhpur
B. Hubli
C. Kharagpur
D. Varanasi
48. Which mineral is abundant in Odisha?
A. Gold
B. Iron Ore
C. Copper
D. Bauxite
49. First Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest—
A. Arunima Sinha
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Bachendri Pal
D. Premlata Agarwal
50. Guru Shikhar is the highest peak of—
A. MP
B. Rajasthan (Aravallis)
C. Gujarat
D. UP