1. The first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel was _____________.
(a) Arati Saha
(b) Bula Chandhury
(c) Bhakti Sharma
(d) Anita Sood
2. Who is the writer of ‘Becoming’?
(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Sudha Murthy
(c) Michelle Obama
(d) Hillary Clinton
3. What are ribosomes made up of?
(a) Only RNA
(b) Only proteins
(c) Only DNA
(d) Proteins and RNA
4. Which of the following gas causes explosion in coal mines?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Butane
(d) Methane
5. Pin Valley National Park is located in which of the following states of India?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat
6. Who is known as the father of Blue Revolution in India?
(a) Verghese Kurien
(b) Sam Pitroda
(c) Hiralal Chaudhuri
(d) M.S. Swaminathan
7. Which of the following temple is built by Rastrakutas Dynasty?
(a) Kailash Temple
(b) Adi Kumbeswara
(c) Brihadeshwara Temple
(d) Chennakeshava Temple
8. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan in 1756?
(a) Murshid Quli Khan
(b) Siraj ud-Daulah
(c) Sujan Khan
(d) Mir Jafar
9. Which among the following committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental duties in the Consitution?
(a) Swaran Singh Committee
(b) Shekatkar Committee
(c) B. Sesikeran Committee
(d) Sunil Mehta Committee
10. ________ is the study of ancient plants, like mosses, that grow in moist, humid environments.
(a) Ethnobotany
(b) Bryology
(c) Palynology
(d) Dendrology
11. Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘parrot of India’?
(a) Tansen
(b) lbn Battuta
(c) Amir Khusrow
(d) Ziauddin Barani
12. Whom did Lord Curzon entrust as architect for Victoria Memorial Hall?
(a) Robert Chisholm
(b) William Emerson
(c) Herbert Baker
(d) Henry Irwin
13. Which of the following writs provides a remedy for a person who has been unlawfully held in prison?
(a) Certiorari
(b) Habeas Corpus
(c) Prohibition
(d) Mandamus
14. Who among the following became the country’s Vice President twice?
(a) Mohammad Hidayatullah
(b) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(c) Sarvapalli RadhaKrishnan
(d) K R Narayanan
15. Who among the following is referred to as Dhing Express?
(a) P. V. Sindhu
(b) Hima Das
(c) P.T. Usha
(d) Dutee Chand
16. What is Parsi New year known as?
(a) Ugadi
(b) Navroz
(c) Pongal
(d) Puthandu
17. The term ‘time trial’ is associated with which of the following sport?
(a) Cycling
(b) Hockey
(c) Shooting
(d) Tennis
18. Under which article of Indian Constitution Hindi is declared as the official language?
(a) Article 273
(b) Article 343
(c) Article 360
(d) Article 370
19. Which of the following element found in water is responsible for cancer?
(a) Arsenic
(b) Iron
(c) Chlorine
(d) Fluorine
20. Who among the following has the power to promulgate ordinance?
(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Defence Minister