1. Aesehylus was a:
(A) Roman Poet
(B) Italian Poet
(C) Greek Poet
(D) Russian Poet
2. In which of the following States is the Tuluni Festival celebrated?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Manipur
3. Mewati, Agra, Kirana, Gwalior, Jaipur – are what of music?
(A) Raag
(B) Taal
(C) Gharana
(D) Instruments
4. Who is Father Brown?
(A) A scholar
(B) A scientist
(C) A detective
(D) A saint
5. Which of the following freedom fighters founded the Banaras Hindu University?
(A) Madan Mohan Malviya
(B) JB Kriplani
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Alluri Sitarama Raju
6. The author of the book ‘the Argumentative Indian’ is:
(A) Bimal Jalan
(B) Vikram Seth
(C) Amartya Sen
(D) Khuswant Singh
7. “Reserve Bank of India” is listed in the _______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
(A) Union
(B) State
(C) Global
(D) Concurrent
8. A person addicted to alcohol gets his liver destroyed because
(A) Liver Stores excess of Protein
(B) Liver Stores excess of Glycogen
(C) Liver Stores excess of Starch
(D) Liver Stores excess of Fat
9. Which of the following physical quantity is measured by Kilo-watt-hour?
(A) Electrical Energy
(B) Electrical Power
(C) Electric Current
(D) Electrical potential difference
10. Surya Sen was associated with which of the event during the Indian freedom struggle?
(A) Chittagong Armoury Raid
(B) Kakori conspiracy
(C) Civil Disobedience movement
(D) Home Rule movement
11. Ganymede, the biggest moon in the solar system, is the satellite of which planet?
(A) Saturn
(B) Jupiter
(C) Mercury
(D) Venus
12. Kavaratti is the capital of which of the following Union Territories?
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Jammu and Kashmir
3. Ladakh
4. Lakshadweep
13. Stethescope works on the principle of ________ of sound.
(A) Multiple Reflection
(B) Echo
(C) Refraction
(D) None of the above
14. Jaydev, author of Gita Govinda, was the court-poet of which Bengal ruler?
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Devapala
(C) Ballaisena
(D) Lakshmana Sena
15. Which causative agent causes the disease of malaria?
1. Fungi
2. Virus
3. Parasite
4. Bacteria
16. The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following Indian states?
1. Chhattisgarh
2. Assam
3. Tripura
4. Jharkhand
17. Select the one having pH <7.
(A) Lemon juice
(B) Lime water
(C) Human blood
(D) Antacid
18. Who is author of the book “The Namesake”?
(A) Amitav Ghosh
(B) Arundhati Roy
(C) Kiran Desai
(D) Jhumpa Lahiri
19. From which of the following cities was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Karachi
2. Lahore
3. Madras
4. Bombay
20. Tiny pores present on the surface of leaves are known as:
1. cytoplasm
2. stomata
3. nucleus
4. mitochondria