1. Which of the following festivals is also known as the ‘100 drums festival’?
(a) Cheiraoba
(b) Sanken
(c) Saga Dawa
(d) Wangala
2. The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Fa Hien visited India during the reign of which of the following Gupta emperors?
(a) Vishnugupta
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Ghatotkacha
(d) Chandragupta II
3. Who among the following has the power to promulgate ordinance?
(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Defence Minister
4. 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
5. Which of the following element found in water is responsible for cancer?
(a) Arsenic
(b) Iron
(c) Chlorine
(d) Fluorine
6. Who among the following is referred to as Dhing Express?
(a) P. V. Sindhu
(b) Hima Das
(c) P.T. Usha
(d) Dutee Chand
7. 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
8. Whom did Lord Curzon entrust as architect for Victoria Memorial Hall?
(a) Robert Chisholm
(b) William Emerson
(c) Herbert Baker
(d) Henry Irwin
9. ________ is the study of ancient plants, like mosses, that grow in moist, humid environments.
(a) Ethnobotany
(b) Bryology
(c) Palynology
(d) Dendrology
10. Who is known as the father of Blue Revolution in India?
(a) Verghese Kurien
(b) Sam Pitroda
(c) Hiralal Chaudhuri
(d) M.S. Swaminathan
11. Pin Valley National Park is located in which of the following states of India?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat
12. Silver fiber revolution is associated to:
(a) Leather
(b) Oil seeds
(c) Jute
(d) Cotton
13. The battle of Khanwa was fought between the forces of the Babur and the Rajput forces led by:
(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Rana Sanga
(c) Medini Rai
(d) Mahmud Lod
14. ‘Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story’ was authored by whom among the following ?
(a) Andre Agassi
(b) Pete Sampras
(c) Malcom X
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger
15. Which of the following is Ram Setu situated?
(a) Keel Nahar
(b) Bering Strait
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Gibraltar Strait
16. The Dang Darbar Fair is held every year in which Indian state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
17. Where is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
(a) Daman
(b) Kavaratti
(c) Silvassa
(d) Port Blair
18. Which of the following states is NOT a member of ‘Seven Sisters’ states of North-East India?
(a) Tripura
(b) Sikkim
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
19. Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945?
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Willingdon
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Lord Wavell
20. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Peacock Garden’?
(a) Anita Desai
(b) Indu Sundaresan
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Shashi Deshpande