This document contains a collection of questions and answers related to general knowledge topics like geography, history, sports and more. The questions cover topics such as capitals of countries, currencies, important events, personalities and their works. The questions are multiple choice questions with one right answer out of the given options for each.

5. Q.
Helsinki is the capital of………?
A. Denmark
B. Sweden
C. Finland
D. Norway
Ans. C

9. Q.
KYAT is the currency of………?
A. Bhutan
B. Myanmar
C. Poland
D. Norway
Ans. B

11. Q. What is the capital of Indonesia?
A. Jakarta B. Male
C. Bangkok D. Ankara
इंडोनेशिया की राजधानी क्या है?
A. जकार्ाा B. मेल
C. बैंकॉक D. अंकारा

14. Q. Yerevan is the capital of which of the following
country?
A. Algeria B. Angola
C. Armenia D. Albania

16. 'Operation Aahat' has been started by which of the
following?
A. Railway Protection Force
B. Indian Naval Force
C. Indian Border Force
D. Coast guard force
Ans. A

17. The 'Multi-slit Solar Explorer' and 'Helioswarm' missions
are related to?
A. ISRO
B. JAXA
C. NASA
D. Joint Initiative of NASA and ISRO
Ans. C

18. INS Khanderi is a/an
A. Conventionally-powered submarine
B. Nuclear-powered submarine
C. Aircraft carrier
D. Offshore patrol vessel

20. MICR stands for
A. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
B. Magnetic Ink on Cheque Reader
C. Magnetic Ink Code Recognition
D. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

22. Which of the following Aircraft carrier has not
been/being used by Indian Navy:
A. INS Vishal B. INS Vikramaditya
C. INS Vikrant D. INS Viraat

23. INS Vikrant
INS Viraat
INS Vikramaditya
NS Vishal, also known as Indigenous
Aircraft Carrier 2 (IAC-2), is a
planned aircraft carrier to be built
by Cochin Shipyard Limited for
the Indian Navy.

24. INS Vikrant, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1), is an aircraft
carrier constructed by Cochin Shipyard in Kochi, Kerala for the Indian Navy.
It is the first aircraft carrier to be built in India.

25. The rank of Major General in Indian Army is equivalent
to:
A. Air Marshal in Indian Air Force
B. Rear Admiral in Indian Navy
C. Air commodore in Indian Air Force
D. Commodore in Indian Navy

26. The rank of Major General in Indian Army is equivalent
to:
A. Air Marshal in Indian Air Force
B. Rear Admiral in Indian Navy
C. Air commodore in Indian Air Force
D. Commodore in Indian Navy
भारर्ीय सेना में मेजर जनरल का पद ______ क
े बराबर है:
A. भारर्ीय वायुसेना में एयर मािाल
B. भारर्ीय नौसेना में ररयर एडशमरल
C. भारर्ीय वायुसेना में एयर कमोडोर
D. भारर्ीय नौसेना में कमोडोर

29. 'Naseem-AL BAHR ' is a bilateral naval exercise between
India and
A. United Arab Emirates B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia D. Oman

30. 'Naseem-AL BAHR ' is a bilateral naval exercise between
India and
A. United Arab Emirates B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia D. Oman
joint naval exercise, Zair-Al-Bahr, between the Indian Navy
and Qatar Emiri Naval Force

31. What was the code name for the Indian Air Force
operations during the Kargil Conflict of 1999?
A. Operation Vijay B. Operation Meghdoot
C. Operation Indradhanush D. Operation Safed Sagar
1999 क
े करगिल संघर्ा क
े समय भारर्ीय वायु सेना की संक्रियाओं का
क
ू ट नाम क्या था?
A. ऑपरेिन ववजय B. ऑपरेिन मेघदूर्
C. ऑपरेिन इन्द्रधनुर् D. ऑपरेिन सफ़
े द सािर

32. CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of
A. National Security Guard
B. Central Industrial Security Force
C. Railway Protection Force
D. Central Reserve Police Force

33. Commandos for Railway Safety

34. Consider the following statements about 'Param Vir
Chakra':
1) It is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
2) It is the replacement of the British Victoria Cross.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2 D. None

35. Consider the following statements about 'Param Vir
Chakra':
1) It is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
2) It is the replacement of the British Victoria Cross.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2 D. None

36. The 'Minsk Agreement', which was in the news recently, is
related to?
A. Road Safety
B. Ending violence between Ukraine and Russia
C. Iran-US peace
D. Palestine Israel Peace
Ans. B

37. Ashleigh Barty recently created history by winning the
Australian Open title for the first time, she is the player of
which country?
A. India
B. Australia
C. Japan
D. China
Ans. B

38. Kharkiv is the second largest city of which country?
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. Spain
D. Ukraine
Ans. D

40. Q. The headquarters of SEBI is located at______.
A. Mumbai
B. Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Indore

41. Q. The headquarters of ………. is located at______.
A. Mumbai
B. Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Hyderabad

42. Q. The headquarters of ………. is located at______.
A. Mumbai
B. Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Indore

43. Q.
Uber cup related to which sport -
A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Basketball
D. Badminton
Ans. D

44. Q. How many players from each team play in Water Polo?
A. Six
B. Seven
C. Three
D. Eight

46. Q. Which is not the capital of South Africa?
A. Cape Town
B. Pretoria
C. Johannesburg
D. Bloemfontein

48. Q. Which is not the capital of South Africa?
A. Cape Town
B. Pretoria
C. Johannesburg
D. Bloemfontein
•Pretoria (Executive capital)
•Cape Town (Legislative capital)
•Bloemfontein (Judicial capital)

50. Q. Monpa Handmade Paper Industry is mainly based in
which of the following states?
A. Assam B. Manipur
C. Meghalaya D. Arunachal Pradesh

51. ______ was the first Test cricket captain of an
independent Indian team.
A. Lala Amarnath
B. Tiger Pataudi
C. Bishan Singh Bedi
D. Vijay Hazare
Ans: A

53. In which Olympic Games did Karnam Malleswari become
India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal?
A. Brazil 2016 Olympic Games
B. Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games
C. London 2012 Olympic Games
D. Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
Ans: D

55. Who among the following wrote the book
'Indomitable Spirit'?
A. S Radhakrishnan
B. APJ Abdul Kalam
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Amartya Sen
Ans: B

59. ‘Sakewa’ is a religious festival celebrated in the state of
________.
A. Sikkim
B. Assam
C. Goa
D. Punjab
Ans: A

60. Sakewa is the annual, nine-day festival of the Kirat
Khambu Rai community of Sikkim, celebrated as a tribute
to Mother Earth.

61. Who among the following has written the novel ‘The
Awasthis of Aamnagri’?
A. Shubha Sharma
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Debashish Panigrahi
D. Sarabjit Singh
Ans: A

63. Eilat seaport is located in which country?
A. Israel
B. Jordan
C. Egypt
D. Libya
Ans: A

65. Which is the largest artificial lake in India?
A. Loktak
B. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
C. Dhebar Lake
D. Pushkar Lake
Ans: B

68. Nayana, Suvarna, Ranjana and Darshana are major
proponents of which dance?
A. Manipuri
B. Odissi
C. Bharatnatyam
D. Sattriya
Ans: A

70. Azerbaijan is famous for?
A. Seaport
B. Coal mining
C. Steel industry
D. Oil centre on the Caspian Sea
Ans: D

74. Which is a solo woman dance which was further
developed by Vadivelu in 19th century?
A. Manipuri
B. Sattriya
C. Mohiniattam
D. Kathak
Ans: C

76. Nati Dance is a traditional folk dance of which state of
India?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Uttrakhand
Ans: A

78. The Headquarters of African Union is located at which city?
A. Naironi
B. Adis Ababa
C. Rabat
D. Bamako
Ans: B

79. Devadas was written by whom?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Vikram Seth
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Ans: D

80. Who wrote the book ‘The Bench’?
A. Emma Watson
B. Meghan Markle
C. Anne Hathaway
D. Natalie Portman
Ans: B

82. Who is the author of the book ‘The Battle of Belonging’?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Manish Sisodia
C. Kailash Satyarthi
D. Arundhati Roy
Ans: A

88. Which is the southern most site of Indus Valley
Civilization?
A. Daimabad
B. Alamgirpur
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro

90. Who is the author of the book ‘Your Best Day is Today!’?
A. Naseeruddin Shah
B. Ayushmann Khurrana
C. Anupam Kher
D. Kabir Bedi
Ans: C

92. Which city is known as "Wine Capital of India"?
A. Nagpur
B. Hyderabad
C. Chandigarh
D. Nasik
Ans.

95. Who is the author of the book ‘Home in the World’?
A. Ronnie Screwvala
B. Amartya Sen
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Ashok Pangariya
Ans: B

97. Who among the following wrote 'War and Peace'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Charles Dickens
C. Kipling
D. Leo Tolstoy
Ans: D

98. Vienna is located on the banks of which river?
A. Thaya river
B. Mur river
C. Gurk river
D. Danube river
Ans.

99. Vienna is located on the banks of which river?
A. Thaya river
B. Mur river
C. Gurk river
D. Danube river
Ans. D

100. Chang Lo dance form is associated with which state?
A. Mizoram
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Nagaland
Ans.

101. Nagaland

102. Who is the author of the book ‘The India Story’?
A. D Subbarao
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. Bimal Jalan
D. Y. Venugopal Reddy
Ans: C

104. Who is the first winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
A. Devika Rani
B. Shanti Tigga
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Kamini Roy
Ans: A

105. Who was the first Indian to win Ramon Magsaysay award?
A. Vinobha Bhave
B. Chintaman Deshmukh
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Mother Teresa
Ans: A

106. Diego Garcia city is famous because of?
A. Coal mining
B. Steel industry
C. US military base
D. Textile industry
Ans: C

108. Kathakali is a dance form traditionally associated with the
state of:
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans: C

110. What is the capital of Laos?
A. Hanoi
B. Vientiane
C. Naypyitaw
D. Taipae
Ans: B

112. Which part of the body gets affected in Pleurisy?
A. Neck
B. BackBone
C. Stepes
D. Lungs
Ans. D

114. In which state of India is the harvest festival of ‘Kailpodh’
celebrated by an indigenous community?
A. Odisha
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. Karnataka
Ans. D

115. Which among the below set of colours are generally known
as the primary colours of light ?
A. White, Yellow, Blue B. Red, Green, Blue
C. Red, Green, Black D. Black, White Red
Ans. B

117. What is the scientific name of onion?
A. Citrus Limonium
B. Daucas carota
C. Allium cepa
D. Ananus sativus
Ans. C

118. Ujjain is on the banks of river ________.
A. Kshipra
B. Dibang
C. Saraswati
D. Sarayu
Ans. A

119. The Haripura session of Congress of 1938 was presided by
whom?
A. JL Nehru B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Subhash Chandra Bose D. Abul Kalam Azad
Ans. C

120. Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission
in the year _______.
A. 1899
B. 1876
C. 1897
D. 1882
Ans: C

121. Which of the following is the most literate district in India
as per census 2011?
A. Champai
B. Ernakulam
C. Kottayam
D. Serchhip
Ans: D

123. With which of the following states is the traditional
instrument called 'Pena' associated?
A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Nagaland
D. Sikkim
Ans: A

125. What is the capital of Turkey?
A. Jakarta
B. Chinkara
C. Istanbul
D. Ankara
Ans: D

126. Who among the following won first nobel peace prize in India?
A. CV Raman
B. Mother Teresa
C. Harbind Khorana
D. Rabinder Nath Tagore
Ans: B

128. Who wrote “Raavan : the enemy of aryavarta”?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Kiran Desai
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Amish Tripathi
Ans: D

130. Benghazi, a port on the Gulf of Sidra, belongs to?
A. Libya
B. Egypt
C. Syria
D. Israel
Ans: A

132. Which seaport of Germany is known as Germany's
Gateway to the World?
A. Seattle
B. Hamburg
C. Gibraltar
D. Dunkirk
Ans: B

134. Birdie, eagle and albatross are all terms used in
_______.
A. Golf
B. Polo
C. Baseball
D. Football
Ans: A

136. With which sport are Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj
associated?
A. Lawn Tennis
B. Football
C. Table Tennis
D. Cricket
Ans: A

138. Who among the following never won the Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award?
A. Sania MIrza
B. Sunil Chhetri
C. Mahesh Bhupati
D. Leander Paes
Ans: C

139. Which of the following is an animal trading festival of
Gujarat?
A. Vautha Mela
B. Madhavpur Mela
C. Ambubachi Mela
D. Kumbh Mela
Ans: A

140. Which of the following was the first shuttle to go into space?
A. Discovery
B. Challenger
C. Columbia
D. None of these
Ans: C

141. 1981

143. Who among the following is the first table tennis player to
win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
A. Soumyajit Ghosh
B. Manika Batra
C. Sharath Kamal
D. Poulomi Ghatak
Ans: B

144. The Headquarters of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is
located at which city?
A. Jeddah
B. Kuwait city
C. Riyadh
D. Doha
Ans: A

145. The Headquarters of Gulf Cooperation Council
is located at which city?
A. Jeddah
B. Kuwait city
C. Riyadh
D. Doha
Ans: C

147. Hakki , Pikki and Siddi are ______ from Karnataka.
A. Music types
B. Dance forms
C. Languages
D. Theatre forms
Ans: C

148. Aqaba seaport is located in which country?
A. Israel
B. Jordan
C. Egypt
D. Libya
Ans: B

149. Which among the following is the author of the book
‘Amnesty’?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Aravind Adiga
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Amish Tripathi
Ans: B

151. Who is the first man in the world to have climbed Mount
Everest twice?
A. Nawang Gombu
B. Green Boots
C. Kenton Cool
D. Apa Sherpa
Ans: A

153. Indian athlete Joshna Chinappa represents the country in:
A. Judo
B. Discus throw
C. Kabaddi
D. Squash
Ans: D

156. In which of the following states is the famous Chitradurga
Fort located?
A. Rajasthan
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
Ans: D

157. Who among the following became the first-ever Indian
female wrestler to win an Olympic medal?
A. Vinesh Phogat
B. Kavita Devi
C. Babita Kumari
D. Sakshi Malik
Ans: D

158. Shigmotsav is essentially a festival of the masses,
celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna
(March). Which state celebrates this festival?
A. Goa
B. Haryana
C. Sikkim
D. Meghalaya
Ans: A

159. Who among the following is the author of the book
‘Interpreter of Maladies’?
A. Anita Nair
B. Sudha Murty
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Ans: D

161. Q. Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly known as:
A. Loknayak
B. Mahatma
C. Deshbandhu
D. Dinbandhu

162. • In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. He was
awarded the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965.

164. Q. Which of the following dams is located in Jharkhand?
A. Koyna
B. Maithon
C. Mettur
D. Sardar Sarovar

166. Which Bharat Ratna recipient's birthday is
celebrated as Engineer's Day?
A. Abdul Kalam Azad
B. J R D Tata
C. M Visvesvaraya
D. C V Raman
Ans. C

167. Q. In which of the following states is Kardang Monastery
situated?
A. Sikkim
B. Himanchal Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. West Bengal

168. Ans. B
• Kardang Monastery is situated at an elevation 3500
meters above sea level.
• It is situated on the bank of Bhaga River in Himachal
Pradesh & is one of the oldest possessions of Drukpa
lineage.

169. Q. Birhor dance is a tribal folk dance from _____.
A. Karnataka
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Jharkhand

171. Kalahari Desert covers more than 70% area of which African
country?
A. Malawi
B. South Africa
C. Zambia
D. Botswana

173. Q.
Q.Which Indian player is popularly known as ‘Pocket
Dynamo’ ?
A. Dhyan Chand B. Limba Ram
C. Sushil Kumare D. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

175. Rashid Anwar won first medal (bronze) for India
at the 1934 British Empire Games.
Sprinter Milkha Singh became the first Indian to
win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games,
in the men's 440 yard event at Cardiff 1958.

176. Q. The Battle of Bidara was fought between which of the
following European powers?
A. English and Dutch
B. Dutch and French
C. Dutch and Portuguese
D. French and English

177. Q. The Battle of Bidara was fought between which of the
following European powers?
A. English and Dutch
B. Dutch and French
C. Dutch and Portuguese
D. French and English
Ans. A

178. Q. Europa is a natural satellite of:
A. Uranus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

180. Q. Which type of vegetation is generally found in Desert
Region?
A. Mesophyte
B. Hygrophyte
C. Xerophyte
D. Hydrophyte

181. Q. Blue litmus paper is converted into red in solution of
______.
A. Acid
B. Base
C. Alkali
D. Salt

183. Q.
If the Office of the Vice President falls vacant by
resignation, removal, death or otherwise, then the
election to fill the vacancy should be conducted _______
after the occurrence of the vacancy.
A. within six months B. within sixty days
C. as soon as possible D. within two weeks
Ans. B

185. Q.
What is the minimum strength of the Legislative Council as
fixed by the Constitution?
A. 1/3rd of the total strength of State Legislative Assembly
B. 30 members
C. 3/4th of the total strength of State Legislative Assembly
D. 40 members
Ans. D

186. Q. ‘Mahuri’ is a traditional musical instrument belonging
to the state of:
A. Kerala
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Himachal Pradesh

187. Who was the first scientist to be awarded two Nobel Prizes?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Thomas Edison
C. Marie Curie
D. Frank Templeton
Ans: C

189. Nobel Prize in Physics 1903
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911

190. Q. The Great Indian Bustard is the state bird of which
state?
A. Maharashtra B. Gujrat
C. Goa D. Rajasthan
Ans. D.

191. Q. UNITAR stands for –
A. United Nations Institute for Transport and Agriculture Research
B. United Nations Initiative for Total Agricultural Readiness
C. United Nations Institute for Training and Research
D. United Nations Initiative for Transport Readiness
Ans. C.

192. Established in 1963
provides training and capacity development
activities to assist mainly developing countries

193. Q. Which of the following dance forms is also known as
the 'Royal Dance of Ladakh'?
A. Shondol dance B. Yak dance
C. Koshan dance D. Jabro dance
Ans. A.

196. Who among the following is a flute player?
A. Zakir Hussain
B. Shiv Kumar Sharma
C. Hariprasad Chaurasia
D. Ravi Shankar
Ans: C

198. Pandit Ravi Shankar
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Zakir Hussain

199. Q. The ‘Kud dance’ is a famous dance form of:
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Odisha D. Rajasthan
Ans. B.

201. Who was called the ‘Lady with a lamp’?
A. Madame Cama
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Annie Besant
D. Sarojini Naidu
Ans: B

202. The Lady with a Lamp
The Lady with a Lamp is a 1951
British historical film which depicts
life of Florence Nightingale and her
work with wounded British soldiers
during the Crimean War(1853-1856)

203. Q. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
A. Steel Authority of India Limited– Maharatna
B. Power Finance Corporation– Navratna
C. Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Maharatna
D. Coal India Ltd – Maharatna
Ans. B.

206. Q. Kuroshio is a warm ocean current which runs from ____.
A. Philippines to Japan
B. Indonesia to Philippines
C. Japan to China
D. Russia to Japan
Ans. A

209. The memorial place of Jagjivan Ram is _______.
_______ जिजीवन राम का स्मारक स्थल है।
A. Samta Sthal
B. Shakti Sathal
C. Veer Bhumi
D. None
Ans: A

211. Q.
Among the following currents, which one is a warm
current?
A. Humboldt current
B. Labrador current
C. Kuroshio current
D. Canary current
Ans. C

214. Q. Which of these is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A. Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
B. Red Fort, New Delhi
C. Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
D. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

215. Built between 1906 and 1921

216. Who is the author of the book ‘Changing India’?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. A P J Abdul Kalam
D. Manmohan Singh

218. What is the composition of Public Accounts Committee?
A. 10 members from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha
B. 7 members from Lok Sabha and 15 from Rajya Sabha
C. 15 members from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha
D. 15 members from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha
Ans. C

219. Q. The first woman Chess Grandmaster from India
is______
A. S. Vijayalakshmi
B. Tania Sachdev
C. Harika Dronavalli
D. Richa Pujari

221. Q. The headquarter of United Nations Industrial
Development Organisation is located in which city?
A. Kathmandu, Nepal
B. Tokyo, Japan
C. Washington DC, US
D. Vienna, Austria

222. Q.
Which of the following is not written by Arundhati Roy?
A. The God of Small Things
B. The Golden Gate
C. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
D. The End of Imagination

224. Q. Tikka disease is related with the crop______.
A. Musturd
B. Paddy
C. Ground Nut
D. All of these
Ans.

225. Q. Tikka disease is related with the crop______.
A. Musturd
B. Paddy
C. Ground Nut
D. All of these
Ans. C

226. Q.
Who authored the book titled “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches
from a Quarantined City”?
A. Amy Tan
B. Hua Yu
C. Fang Fang
D. Gao Xingjian
Ans. C

228. Q. In 1953, who became the first woman President of the
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ?
A. RajkumariAmritKaur B. Sucheta Kriplani
C. Vijay LaxmiPandit D. Sarojini Naidu

229. Angie Brooks

230. World Energy Outlook is released by the:
A. International Energy Tribunal
B. International Energy Agency
C. World Economic Forum
D. International Energy Organisation

233. Q. Who was the first Hindi Writer to receive Jnanpith
Award?
A. Mahadevi Verma
B. Sumitranandan Pant
C. Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
D. S.H. Vatsyayan

235. Boori-Boot Yullo is a festival celebrated by the _______ tribe
of Arunchal Pradesh.
A. Lotha/ लोथा B. Angami/ अंिामी
C. Sumi/ सुमी D. Nyishi/ ननशि
Ans. D

236. Who is the author of the famous book ‘Kamayani’?
A. Sumitranandan Pant
B. Mahadevi Verma
C. Jaishankar Prasad
D. Maithili Sharan Gupt
Ans. C

238. Q.
Q.Lichens are examples of
A. Xerophytes B. Epiphytes
C. Mesophytes D. Symbionts

239. Q.
Which among the following books was not written by
Munshi Premchand?
A. Nirmala
B. Godaan
C. Rangbhoomi
D. Urvashi
Ans. D

242. Q.
Q. Who is the author of the book 'My Master'?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Sri Aurobindo

244. Q.
The Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal deals with a
dispute between which of the following states?
A. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
C. Kerala and Karnataka
D. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Ans. D

247. Q. A diverging lens is used as a remedy in
which of the following defects in the eyes?
A. Presbyopia
B. Astigmatism
C. Hyperopia
D. Myopia

248. Ans. D
● Presbyopia – Bifocal lens
● Astigmatism – Cylindrical lens
● hypermetropia – Converging lens
● Myopia – Diverging lens

249. Peninsula Shield Force is a military arm of
A. Organization of Islamic Cooperation
B. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
C. Gulf Cooperation Council
D. Arab League

250. The Peninsula Shield Force
is the military arm of the
Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC)

251. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological
Park is located in Indian state of
A). Bihar
B). Odisha
C). Rajasthan
D). Gujarat

253. Q. Padma Vibhushan is the ______ civilian award of India?
A. Highest B. fourth highest
C. third highest D. second-highest

255. Q. Baglihar Dam is built at which of the following place?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Jammu And Kashmir
D. Uttrakhand
Ans. C

256. Q. Pong dam is situated on which river -
A. Narmada B. Beas
C. Jhelum D. Mahanadi
Ans. B

257. Maharana Pratap Sagar
Pong Reservoir

258. Q. Which of the following tribes call their language
'Lambadi'?
A. The Ho tribe B. The Khadia Tribe
C. The Santhal Tribe D. The Banjara Tribe

259. Lambadi, Labanki or Gor-boli, also
called Banjari, is a language spoken by
the once nomadic Banjara people
across India and it belongs to Indo-Aryan
group of languages. The language does
not have a native script.

260. Q.
The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
(PESA) was enacted on the recommendation of which of
the following committee?
A. Bhuria Committee
B. Ashok Mehta Committee
C. G V K Rao Committee
D. Sadik Ali Committee
Ans.

261. On the basis of the report of the Bhuria Committee
submitted in 1995, the Parliament enacted the Panchayats
(Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) to extend
Part IX of the Constitution with certain modifications and
exceptions to the Scheduled V areas.
At present Scheduled V areas exist in. Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and
Telangana. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is the nodal
Ministry for implementation of the provisions of PESA in
the States.

262. Q. Mount Etna, one of the world's active volcanoes, is
located in which country?
A. Italy
B. France
C. Dubai
D. Egypt

264. Q. Which one of the following rivers
originates near Mahabaleshwar?
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Kaveri
D. Tapi

266. Q.
NASA has renamed its next-generation space telescope
“Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)”, which is
set to launch in 2025 in honour of _________.
A. Claudia Alexander
B. Nancy Grace Roman
C. Sunita Williams
D. Eleanor F. Helin

268. Q. Bhimbetka, a world heritage site, is known for:
A. Ashokan Pillar B. prehistoric rock shelters
C. monolithic temples D. Buddhist stupas

270. Q. Which of the following scale is used to measure
intensity of a hurricane?
A. Safir-Simpson scale
B. Mercalli scale
C. Fugita scale
D. Richter scale
Ans. A

272. Fujita Scale (or F Scale) of
tornado damage intensity.
The F Scale was developed
based on damage intensity
and not wind speed; wind
speed ranges given are
estimated, based on the
extent of observed damage.

273. Kailasa temple located in ______ Caves is the
largest rock-cut monument in the world.
A. Elephanta
B. Ajanta
C. Ellora
D. Karla

275. Q.
Q. Which one of the following is the joint Army exercises
between France and India?
A. Shakti
B. Garuda Shakti
C. Khanjar
D. Sampriti

276. Who is recognised as ‘Forest Man of India’, he is from
Assam and an environmental activist?
A. Sanjay Kumar Panda
B. Pawan Chamling
C. Jadav Payeng
D. Praveen Sabarwal
Ans: C

278. Q.
Q. EKUVERIN is a joint military exercise between
_______________ .
A. India and Srilanka
B. Srilanka and Maldives
C. India and Seychelles
D. India and Maldives

279. The study of lakes is called______
A. Astrology
B. Limnology
C. Geomorphology
D. Hydrology
Ans.

281. In which of the following chemical, gold dissolves?
A. Hydro Sulphuric Acid
B. Hydro Chloric Acid
C. Aqua Regia
D. All of above

283. Who invented the revolver?
A. Oliver Winchester
B. Eugene Stoner
C. Samuel Colt
D. None of these

284. Who wrote the book ‘Jungle Nama’?
A. Kaveree Bamzai
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Vijay Gokhale
Ans: C

285. According to of the Constitution, the total number of
Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of
Ministers shall not exceed:
A. 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha
B. 15% of the total number of members of the Rajya Sabha
C. 15% of the total number of members of both Lok Sabha &
Rajya Sabha
D. 11% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha
Ans : A

286. Christian Barnard is famous for:
A. delivering the world’s first test-tube baby
B. cloning the first mammal ever
C. performing the world’s first human heart transplant
D. first publishing tables of logarithms
Ans: C

287. On 3 December 1967, Barnard
transplanted the heart of accident-
victim Denise Darvall into the chest of
54-year-old Louis Washkansky, with
Washkansky regaining full
consciousness and being able to easily
talk with his wife, before dying 18 days
later of pneumonia.

288. Q.
Q.Who coined the slogan “lnquilab Zindabad”?
A. Chandrashekhar Azad B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Bhagat Singh D. Hasrat Mohani

291. . _________ is collective folk dance, which is done in honor of
Kanchanjjanga, the Patron God of the people of Sikkim.
A. Jo-Mal-Lok
B. Tendon Low Rum Fat
C. Chu faat
D. Kinchum-Chu-Bomsa

293. Q. Hojagiri dance form is from which state?
A. Manipur
B. Tripura
C. Nagaland
D. Uttarakhand

294. Q. Hojagiri dance form is from which state?
A. Manipur
B. Tripura
C. Nagaland
D. Uttarakhand
Ans. B

295. New York City
Melbourne

296. Q.
Q. Where is the National Institute of Ayurveda located?
A. New Delhi
B. Ambala
C. Jaipur
D. Pune

297. Q.
Q. Where is the National Institute of Ayurveda located?
A. New Delhi
B. Ambala
C. Jaipur
D. Pune
Ans. C

298. Who among the following has become the first Indian to
receive the coveted Boltzmann medal for 2022?
A. Dr. Harshvardhan
B. Deepak Dhar
C. Dr. Balram Bhargava
D. G. Satheesh Reddy
Ans. B

299. Which of the following country will be the first country to
adopt India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system?
A. Bhutan
B. Maldives
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
Ans. C

300. A book titled ‘How To Prevent The Next Pandemic’ has
been written by__________.
A. Dr. Harshvardhan
B. Bill Gates
C. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
D. Balram Bhargava
Ans. B

301. A new book titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’ has been
written by_________.
A. Lakhwinder Singh Johal
B. Ramchandra Guha
C. Klaus Bartonietz
D. Navdeep Singh Gill
Ans. D

303. Q.
Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found ?
A. Granite
B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic
D. Sedimentary

305. Who has authored the book tilted ‘The Little Book Joy’?
A. Dalai Lama and Desmund Tutu
B. Ruskin Bond and Bill Gates
C. Meik Wiking and Ruskin Bond
D. Bill Gates and Barack Obama
Ans. A

306. Which of the following country will host the 2026
Commonwealth Games?
A. Canada
B. Australia
C. England
D. Malaysia
Ans. B

307. Which of the following countries will host the 2026 FIFA
World Cup?
A. Mexico, The USA and Canada
B. Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
C. Colombia, Peru and Chile
D. Ecuador, Costa Rica and Mexico
Ans. A

308. Which country has recently test-fired the world's "most
powerful" nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic
missile named "RS-28 SARMAT"?
A. North Korea
B. Russia
C. USA
D. Israel
Ans. B

309. Who has been appointed as India's Permanent
representative to the United Nations?
A. Ruchira Kamboj
B. Rajiv Gauba
C. Rajiv Kumar
D. Ajay kumar Bhalla
Ans. A

310. Which of the following countries launched his homegrown
rocket “Nuri”?
A. North Korea
B. China
C. Kazakhstan
D. South Korea
Ans. D

311. Q. The term 'tumble turns' is associated with which of the
following sports?
A. Long Jump
B. Cycling
C. Swimming
D. Running

313. The metamorphic rock of ‘Slate’
has been formed from:
A. Limestone
B. Dolomite
C. Granite
D. Shale
Ans : D

315. Q.
In the game of Chess, which of the following terms means
‘Lining up two pieces that move similarly, like a Queen and
Rook or Queen and Bishop’?
A. Blitz
B. Battery
C. Bughouse
D. Check

316. Q.
In the game of Chess, which of the following terms means
‘Lining up two pieces that move similarly, like a Queen and
Rook or Queen and Bishop’?
A. Blitz
B. Battery
C. Bughouse
D. Check
Ans. B

317. What is the official name of the Mascot at the
Commonwealth Games 2022?
A. Kitty
B. Perry
C. Karak
D. Clyde
Ans. B

318. Recently, “Lion of the Skies: Hardit Singh Malik” book was
launched. He was related to which of the following events of
India?
A. India’s First Fighter Pilot to participate in the World War I
B. India’s First Person to participate in the World War II
C. India’s First Person to write a book in the World War
D. India’s First Person to be promoted to General Rank in the
World War.
Ans. A