1. Which is the first state in India where Panchayat Raj System was implemented ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
2. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is:
(A) 2.4
(B) 5.4
(C) 3.4
(D) 6.4
3. Which of the following is a pair name of the same game ?
(A) Volleyball – Squash
(B) Golf – Polo
(C) Billiard – Carrom
(D) Soccer – Football
4. Which of the following is used as moderator in a nuclear reactor?
(A) Plutonium
(B) Water
(C) Graphite
(D) Thorium
5. Which fundamental particle of atom has negative charge?
(A) Electron
(B) Neutron
(C) Positron
(D) Proton
6. India first took part in Olympic games in the year:-
(A) 1960
(B) 1928
(C) 1972
(D) 1920
7. Who among the following has received “Bharat Ratna” as well as the “Nishan-e Pakistan” – the highest civilian awards of the two countries?
(A) Morarji Bhai Desai
(B) Gen. Ayub Khan
(C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
8. Magsaysay award is given for special contribution in the field of:
(A) Social Science
(B) Public Service, Community Leadership
(C) Science
(D) Literature
9. The first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award was given to :-
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Ranganathan Mishra
(C) J.R.D Tata
(D) Acharya Tulsi
10. The Indian National Calendar is based on :-
(A) Hizri Era
(B) Saka Era
(C) Vikram Era
(D) Christian Era
11. Dandia is popular dance of:-
(A) Karnataka
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
12. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with:
(A) Din e ilahi
(B) Jainism
(C) Sikhism
(D) Buddhism
13. Which among the following is not a classical Indian dance?
(A) Bharatanatyam
(B) Odissi
(C) Manipuri
(D) Rasleela
14. The most ancient musical instrument among the following is:
(A) Tabla
(B) Veena
(C) Sarod
(D) Sitar
15. India is a:
(A) well developed economy
(B) underdeveloped economy
(C) developed economy
(D) low income developing economy
16. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of:
(A) Earth on moon
(B) Sun and moon on earth
(C) Moon on earth
(D) None of the above
17. A colour blind person has difficulty in distinguishing which of the following colours:
(A) Green and Violet
(B) Green and Red
(C) White and Yellow
(D) Black and Blue
18. The Teesta Treaty has become a bone of contention between India and
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) China
19. Who is China’s First Woman Astronaut?
(A) Li Xei
(B) Liu Yang
(C) Yang Xei
(D) None of the above
20. “Prevention of cruelty to animals” is listed in the ________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
(A) Union
(B) State
(C) Global
(D) Concurrent