1. The Gurmukhi script was created in the 16th century CE by the second Sikh guru______.
(a) Guru Arjan
(b) Guru Angad
(c) Guru Ram Das
(d) Guru Amar Das
2. Jhijhia dance originated in the Indian state of ___.
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
3. Garampani sanctuary is located at_______.
(a) Junagarh, Gujarat
(b) Diphu, Assam
(c) Kohima, Nagaland
(d) Gangtok, Sikkim
4. On which date is ‘International Tolerance Day’ celebrated every year?
(a) On 13th November
(b) On 15th November
(c) On 16th November
(d) On 18th November
5. When was the Montreal protocol assigned to reduce production of Chlorofluorocarbons?
(a) 2001
(b) 1980
(c) 1987
(d) 1994
6. In which state Daskathia dance is performed?
(a) Odisha
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) None of these
7. Which of the following is NOT included in the “Triratna” of the Buddhism?
(a) Buddha
(b) Religion
(c) Sangha
(d) Middle way
8. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of ________.
(a) Music
(b) Sports
(c) Medicine
(d) Literature
9. Hemophobia is the fear of:
(a) Darkness
(b) Heights
(c) Water
(d) Blood
10. Who invented the atomic battery in 1913?
(a) Henry Moseley
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Alessandro Volta
(d) Louis Pasteur
11. Which of the following is NOT antivirus software?
(a) Norton
(b) McAfee
(c) Cobol
(d) Kaspersky
12. ‘Sangai Festival’ is a cultural festival celebrated in which state?
(a) Manipur
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
13. Dengue is transmitted by a mosquito called:
(a) Aedes
(b) Anopheles
(c) Culex
(d) Rolex
14. In which of the following states of India is the Moatsu festival celebrated?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Tripura
(c) Assam
(d) West Bengal
15. Swaraj Party was formed by ________.
(a) C. R. Das and Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Motilal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
16. What is Parsi New year known as?
(a) Ugadi
(b) Navroz
(c) Pongal
(d) Puthandu
17. R K Laxman is famous for _______?
(a) wall painting
(b) classical music
(c) films
(d) cartoons
18. Where has the secret meeting of the world’s intelligence chiefs been held?
(a) Singapore
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Belgium
19. In which state is the Mundra Power Plant located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Odisha
20. When is National Youth Day celebrated every year?
(a) 10 January
(b) 11 January
(c) 12 January
(d) 13 January