1. Kathakali dance developed in the State :
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
2. Who wrote ‘Sahaj-Path’?
(a) Abanindranath Tagore
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
(d) Madhusudan Dutta
3. How many national five year plans have been introduced so far ?
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 12
4. Vulcanisation is the process heating rubber with 3-5% of
(a) Sulphur
(b) Lime
(c) Potassium permanganate
(d) Naphthalene
5. Which of the following is the largest nerve?
(a) Vagus
(b) Olfactory
(c) Hypoglossal
(d) Glossopharyngeal
6. The first state in India which was created on linguistic basis :
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Haryana
(d) Kerala
7. Which one is the first weekly Newspaper published in Bengali Language?
(a) Digdarshan
(b) Sambad Pravakar
(c) Tattobodhini
(d) Samachar Darpan
8. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at
(a) Sriharikota
(b) Tarapur
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Chandpur
9. Which of the following Delhi Sultans had set up a separate department of Slaves?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
10. Duncan Passage lies between
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) South Andaman and Little Andanman
(c) Little Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Amindivi and Lakshadweep Islands
11. Which Iron and Steel Plant is called “Ruhr of India” ?
(a) Bhilai
(b) Durgapur
(c) Rourkela
(d) Jamshepur
12. ‘Sal’ is a type of
(a) Coniferous tree
(b) Evergreen tree
(c) Mangrove
(d) Deciduous tree
13. The final approval to the draft Five Year plan is given by the
(a) Parliament
(b) President
(c) Planning Commission
(d) National Development Council
14. Ozone depletion in Antarctica is caused by the formation of
(a) Nitrogen dioxide
(b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Freon
(d) Chlorine nitrate
15. Cyclones of Bay of Bengal are studied with the help of
(a) Topographical Maps
(b) Satellite Imageries
(c) GIS
(d) Oxford Atlas
16. When was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
(a) 1819
(b) 1809
(c) 1824
(d) 1825
17. The Sarkaria Commission was set up for the review of the relation between
(a) The Prime Minister had the President
(b) The Legislative and the Executive
(c) The Executive and the Judiciary
(d) The Centre and the States
18. The Cyclonic Storm over South Bengal named “Aila” occurred on
(a) May, 2009
(b) May, 2008
(c) June, 2007
(d) July, 2007
19. During the reign of which Sultan, Chinghiz Khan invaded India ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
20. Farakka Barrage has been constructed
(a) To increase the flow of water in Hooghly river
(b) To generate hydroelectric power
(c) To irrigate agricultural fields
(d) None of the above