1. The Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which state of India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
2. Which of the following taxes was exclusively imposed on the non-Muslims by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
(a) Jaziya
(b) Khams
(c) Kharaj
(d) Zakat
3. The respiratory system of whales is:
(a) Gills
(b) Lungs
(c) Both lungs and gills
(d) Air sacs
4. Sergey Bubka is a former ____________.
(a) Runner
(b) Pole Vaulter
(c) Weightlifter
(d) Long Jumper
5. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence of India?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
6. Currently, the number of Schedules in the Indian Constitution is:
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
7. Which of the following rulers issued copper coins named as Jittal?
(a) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Quli Qutub Shah
8. Who wrote Aranyer Adhikar (Rights of Forests)?
(a) Bibhutibhushn Bandyopadhyay
(b) Tarashankar Bandyopadhya
(c) Mahasweta Debi
(d) Maitreyee Debi
9. Who was Sophocles?
(a) Roman emperor
(b) Italian philosopher
(c) Greek dramatist
(d) Russian poet
10. Which among the following metal is the best conductor of electricity ?
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Mercury
(d) Silver
11. Who is the author of the play ‘Kallol’?
(a) Shambhu Mitra
(b) Utpal Dutta
(c) Rudraprasad Sengupta
(d) Ajitesh Banerjee
12. Which of the following gases turns limewater milky?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Both oxygen and carbon dioxide
(d) Carbon dioxide
13. Who is the founder of Dev Samaj?
(a) Shree Dharalu Naidu
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
14. Which cell organelle is called “Suicidal Bag”?
(a) Ribosome
(b) Lysosome
(c) Chromosome
(d) Centrosome
15. Who was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha?
(a) Pandita Ramabai
(b) Durgabai Deshmukh
(c) Gayatri Devi
(d) Sarojini Naidu
16. Name of the most electronegative element:
(a) Chlorine
(b) Gallium
(c) Fluorine
(d) Oxygen
17. Who of the following is the writer of ‘Panchsiddhantika’-
(a) Aryabhatt
(b) Varahmihir
(c) Brahmagupta
(d) Charak
18. Kalinga Award is given for contribution in the field of _________.
(a) Literature
(b) Sports
(c) Politics
(d) Science
19. National Sports Day is celebrated on –
(a) 29 August
(b) 15 August
(c) 14 January
(d) 9 August
20. In West Bengal the region North of the Ganga is known as –
(a) Terai
(b) Bhabar
(c) Barind
(d) Rarh