1. Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the:
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Himalayan Range
(d) Satpura Range
2. In which of the following years did the Santhal Revolt take place?
(a) 1848-49
(b) 1874-75
(c) 1825-26
(d) 1855-56
3. A Panchayat continue for _____ from the date appointed for its first meeting.
(a) 14 years
(b) 11 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 9 years
4. Which of the following options conveys the meaning of the word ‘Republic’ in the Indian Constitution?
(a) Elected head
(b) Nominated head
(c) Subordinate head
(d) Hereditary head
5. Where is Mount Diavolo, an important mountain peak in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Located?
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) North Andaman
(c) Middle Andaman
(d) South Andaman
6. The difference in temperature between two bodies is 30 degree centigrade. What is the difference in degree Fahrenheit?
(a) 72
(b) 54
(c) 64
(d) 86
7. What is the traditional bamboo dance of Mizoram called?
(a) Maanch
(b) Cheraw dance
(c) Thang ta
(d) Yak Chaam
8. Where is the ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana established?
(a) Hajipur, Bihar
(b) Belgaum, Karnataka
(c) Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
(d) Jalgaon, Maharashtra
9. Which year was the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ yojana launched?
(a) 2017
(b) 2015
(c) 2014
(d) 2016
10. In which of the following years was the Bombay Reorganization Act passed?
(a) 1980
(b) 1960
(c) 1956
(d) 1975
11. The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on _____.
(a) 14 November 1972
(b) 16 December 1971
(c) 17 October 1971
(d) 2nd October 1974
12. The scientific study of fishes is called ________.
(a) Pedology
(b) Dendrology
(c) Ophiology
(d) Ichthyology
13. Who among the following was the author of the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’?
(a) Kalidasa
(b) Amarasimha
(c) Shudraka
(d) Bhasa
14. Who is the first Indian to have won the Pulitzer Prize?
(a) Gobind Behari Lal
(b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri
(d) Geeta Anand
15. Which of the following Come Under the Quaternary sector?
(a) IT
(b) Mining
(c) Manufacturing
(d) Fisheries
16. Which is the largest continental shelf in the world?
(a) The shelf of India
(b) The Indian Ocean shelf
(c) The shelf the Pacific Ocean
(d) The Siberian shelf in the Arctic Ocean
17. In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought?
(a) 1867
(b) 1897
(c) 1854
(d) 1878
18. ____ is the highest peak of satpura range.
(a) Jarga
(b) Dhupgarh
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Delwara
19. Which of the following is a Tibeto-Burmese language?
(a) Odia
(b) Tripuri
(c) Assamese
(d) Tulu
20. The term ‘Cherry Picking’ is used in which sport?
(a) Table Tennis
(b) Swimming
(c) Basketball
(d) Cricket