1. The Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which state of India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
2. Which of the following taxes was exclusively imposed on the non-Muslims by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
(a) Jaziya
(b) Khams
(c) Kharaj
(d) Zakat
3. The respiratory system of whales is:
(a) Gills
(b) Lungs
(c) Both lungs and gills
(d) Air sacs
4. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence of India?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
5. Currently, the number of Schedules in the Indian Constitution is:
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
6. Which of the following rulers issued copper coins named as Jittal?
(a) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Quli Qutub Shah
7. Who wrote Aranyer Adhikar (Rights of Forests)?
(a) Bibhutibhushn Bandyopadhyay
(b) Tarashankar Bandyopadhya
(c) Mahasweta Debi
(d) Maitreyee Debi
8. Who was Sophocles?
(a) Roman emperor
(b) Italian philosopher
(c) Greek dramatist
(d) Russian poet
9. Which among the following metal is the best conductor of electricity ?
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Mercury
(d) Silver
10. Which of the following gases turns limewater milky?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Both oxygen and carbon dioxide
(d) Carbon dioxide
11. Who is the founder of Dev Samaj?
(a) Shree Dharalu Naidu
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
12. Who was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha?
(a) Pandita Ramabai
(b) Durgabai Deshmukh
(c) Gayatri Devi
(d) Sarojini Naidu
13. Name of the most electronegative element:
(a) Chlorine
(b) Gallium
(c) Fluorine
(d) Oxygen
14. Who of the following is the writer of ‘Panchsiddhantika’-
(a) Aryabhatt
(b) Varahmihir
(c) Brahmagupta
(d) Charak
15. Kalinga Award is given for contribution in the field of _________.
(a) Literature
(b) Sports
(c) Politics
(d) Science
16. National Sports Day is celebrated on-
(a) 29 August
(b) 15 August
(c) 14 January
(d) 9 August
17. In West Bengal the region North of the Ganga is known as
(a) Terai
(b) Bhabar
(c) Barind
(d) Rarh
18. Which of the following is liquid at ordinary temperature?
(a) Gallium
(b) Silver
(c) Gold
(d) Germanium
19. Where was Shivaji’s coronation held?
(a) Pune
(b) Sinhagarh
(c) Raigarh
(d) Surat
20. Who is the author of the book ‘Hajar Churashir Maa’?
(a) Sugathakumari
(b) Rita Kothari
(c) Mahasweta Devi
(d) Krishna Sobti