1. 'Nalanda Mahavihara' was finally destroyed by
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Bakhtiyar Khilji
D. Timur
2. Constituent Assembly became sovereign after
A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1950
3. Kanishka’s capital was at
A. Taxila
B. Purushapura
C. Mathura
D. Pataliputra
4. Gandhara art flourished mainly under the
A. Mauryas
B. Sungas
C. Kushans
D. Guptas
5. Banabhatta was contemporary of
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta II
C. Harshavardhana
D. Kanishka
6. The Khilafat Movement began in the year
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
7. Direct Action Day led directly to
A. Quit India Movement
B. Cabinet Mission failure
C. Communal riots in Calcutta
D. Partition of Bengal
8. Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das was associated with
A. Swaraj Party
B. Ghadar Party
C. Home Rule League
D. INA
9. Election Commission of India is mentioned in
A. Part XIV
B. Part XV
C. Part XVI
D. Part XVII
10. First session of INC was presided by
A. W.C. Bonnerjee
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. A.O. Hume
D. Badruddin Tyabji
11. Concurrent List was borrowed from the Constitution of
A. USA
B. Ireland
C. Australia
D. Canada
12. Writ of 'Quo Warranto' means
A. Produce body
B. Prohibit action
C. By what authority
D. To command
13. 'Land of Kangaroo' refers to
A. New Zealand
B. South Africa
C. Australia
D. Argentina
14. Koala feeds mainly on
A. Bamboo
B. Grass
C. Eucalyptus
D. Leaves (general)
15. Satpura Range runs mainly in which direction?
A. East–West
B. North–South
C. Northeast–Southwest
D. Northwest–Southeast
16. 'Tungsten' symbol ‘W’ is derived from
A. Wolfram
B. White metal
C. Tung state
D. German term
17. Violet light has maximum
A. Speed
B. Energy
C. Wavelength
D. Time period
18. Tungabhadra River originates from
A. Western Ghats
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Satpura
D. Vindhya
19. Camera works on principle of
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Diffraction
D. Pinhole image
20. One fathom equals
A. 3 feet
B. 6 feet
C. 9 feet
D. 12 feet
21. WWW was invented by
A. Bill Gates
B. Tim Berners-Lee
C. Steve Jobs
D. Linus Torvalds
22. Google was founded in
A. 1997
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2000
23. 'Dronacharya Award' is given for
A. Players
B. Coaches
C. Referees
D. Administrators
24. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite primarily for
A. Mining
B. War
C. Demolition
D. Scientific research
25. Penicillin was discovered accidentally from
A. Algae
B. Bacteria
C. Fungus
D. Virus
26. 'Nephrology' is the study of
A. Liver
B. Kidney
C. Heart
D. Lungs
27. Camel is called the ‘Ship of the Desert’ because of its ability to
A. Store fat
B. Walk on sand
C. Survive without water
D. Travel long distances in deserts
28. Rishabh Dev (Adinath) is regarded as the first
A. Tirthankara
B. Monk
C. Guru
D. Reformer
29. Nashik is located on the banks of the river
A. Krishna
B. Tapi
C. Godavari
D. Bhima
30. "Jim Corbett National Park" is famous for the conservation of
A. Asiatic lion
B. One-horned rhino
C. Bengal tiger
D. Snow leopard
31. The Green Revolution in India was initiated during the tenure of
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Morarji Desai
32. A battery converts
A. Electrical energy to chemical
B. Mechanical energy to electrical
C. Chemical energy to electrical
D. Heat energy to electrical
33. Canada is the only country touching the
A. Atlantic & Pacific Oceans
B. Arctic & Pacific Oceans
C. Atlantic, Pacific & Arctic Oceans
D. Indian & Pacific Oceans
34. Hooghly River separates from the Ganga near
A. Farakka
B. Rajmahal
C. Murshidabad
D. Patna
35. Modern periodic table contains how many groups?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
36. The audible range of human hearing is measured in
A. Decibel
B. Hertz
C. Joule
D. Watt
37. Chemical symbol of Silver is Ag, derived from
A. Argentum
B. Argentite
C. Argen
D. Silverium
38. 'Gandhara School of Art' shows influence mainly of
A. Persian art
B. Chinese art
C. Greek-Roman art
D. Egyptian art
39. The smallest state of India by area is
A. Sikkim
B. Goa
C. Tripura
D. Manipur
40. The largest gland in the human body is
A. Pancreas
B. Thyroid
C. Liver
D. Adrenal
41. Andromeda is closest
A. Star
B. Nebula
C. Galaxy
D. Constellation
42. Milky Way is classified as
A. Elliptical galaxy
B. Spiral galaxy
C. Irregular galaxy
D. Lenticular galaxy
43. A meteor becomes meteorite when
A. Enters atmosphere
B. Burns fully
C. Hits Earth surface
D. Leaves orbit
44. Microsoft was founded in
A. 1975
B. 1980
C. 1985
D. 1990
45. 'World Population Day' is celebrated on
A. June 5
B. July 11
C. August 15
D. September 8
46. Comets are mainly composed of
A. Rock and iron
B. Ice and dust
C. Molten lava
D. Gas clouds
47. The Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution originally had
A. 47 subjects
B. 50 subjects
C. 52 subjects
D. 55 subjects
48. "Geological Survey of India" was established in
A. 1848
B. 1851
C. 1861
D. 1870
49. 'Silver nitrate' is commonly used in
A. Medicine
B. Photography
C. Fertilizers
D. Explosives
50. 'Escape velocity of Earth' is approximately
A. 9.8 km/s
B. 10.2 km/s
C. 11.2 km/s
D. 12.5 km/s