1. ‘Sati’ of Hindu women was prohibited during the reign of which Mughal emperor?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
2. ______ is the largest island in India.
(a) Ilha Grande
(b) Munroe Island
(c) The Great Nicobar Island
(d) Divar Island
3. Which Magadha rulere was known as ‘Seniya’?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Mahapadma Nanda
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
4. Brass is a mixture of-
(a) Copper & Zinc
(b) Copper & Tin
(c) Copper, Nickel & Zinc
(d) Copper, Aluminium & Mg
5. The food that gives more calories per unit mass of food is-
(a) Protein
(b) Carbohydrates
(c) Fat
(d) Water
6. Which political party was founded in 1906?
(a) Bharat Sabha
(b) Muslim League
(c) Bengal Zamindars League
(d) Communist Party of India
7. Biogas consists of ________.
(a) Carbon monoxide, methane and helium.
(b) Carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen sulphide.
(c) Carbon monoxide, ethane and water.
(d) Carbon dioxide, ethane and hydrogen.
8. The Morley-Minto Reform was declared in the year _____.
(a) 1907
(b) 1909
(c) 1911
(d) 1919
9. Who completed the Qutub Minar?
(a) Qutab-ud-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki
(b) Nasiruddin Qubacha
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak
10. Who was the first person to observe ‘Individual Satyagraha’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Govind Ballabh Pant
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Vinoba Bhave
11. The importance of ‘Ring Road’ for New Delhi-
(a) It avoid the main city crossings.
(b) Heavy vehicles can avoid city centre.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
12. Who among the following Hindus first joined Din-i-llahi / Tauhid-i-llahi?
(a) Man Singh
(b) Todarmal
(c) Bhagwant Das
(d) Birbal
13. Angkor Wat, a buddhist temple complex is built by
(a) Suryavarman II
(b) Jayasimha Vallabha
(c) Bhima
(d) Allauddin Khilji
14. Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded by ________ in 1932 for the purpose of eradicating the evil called untouchability.
(a) Narendra Dev
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Aruna Asif Ali
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
15. Dewan Velu Thampi’s rebellion against the British took place in the Indian state of-
(a) Awadh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Travancore
(d) Mysore
16. Which of the following proteins is found in hair?
(a) Histone
(b) Keratin
(c) Elastin
(d) Actin
17. Which liquid is contained inside the nucleus of a cell?
(a) Cytoplasm
(b) Protoplasm
(c) Nucleoplasm
(d) Nucleosome
18. Who was the father of ‘Operation Flood’?
(a) Dr. Norman Borlaug
(b) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(c) Dr. Verghese Kurien
(d) Dr. William Gande
19. The Satnami rebellion took place during the reign of Mughal emperor-
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
20. Which of the following metals is the heaviest?
(a) Iron
(b) Silver
(c) Nickel
(d) Osmium