1. Roger Federer is a professional player of which of the following sport?
(a) Badminton
(b) Tennis
(c) Football
(d) Basketball
2. Cultivation of wheat thrives best in which type of soil?
(a) Red soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Well drained loamy soil
(d) Yellow soil
3. Kaolinite is an ore of :
(a) Zinc
(b) Copper
(c) Aluminium
(d) Iron
4. Name the Viceroy associated with the Ilbert Bill Controversy:
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Curzon
5. India has a _____ form of government.
(a) Oligarchy
(b) Communalism
(c) Monarchy
(d) Parliamentary
6. Which is the largest volcano present on the earth? (with its mass and footprint basis.)
(a) Ojos-del-Salado
(b) Mt. Vesuvius
(c) Tamu Massif
(d) Mauna loa
7. The only Sultan of Delhi who exempted his subjects from nearly 24 taxes was:
(a) Mubarak Shah Khalji
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
8. The oldest oilfield in India is :
(a) Moran
(b) Jamnagar
(c) Digboi
(d) Dibrugarh
9. The largest herbarium of India is located at –
(a) Kolkata
(b) Lucknow
(c) Mumbai
(d) Coimbatore
10. Who invented Dynamite?
(a) John Dalton
(b) Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
(c) Alfred Nobel
(d) Otto Blathy
11. The radio communication is possible from which of the following layers of the atmosphere?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Thermosphere
(c) Ionosphere
(d) Stratosphere
12. Which state of India is famous for the snake boat races?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
13. Which was the first talkie movie made in India?
(a) Alam Ara
(b) Kisan Kanya
(c) Raja Harishchandra
(d) Mother India
14. India’s first solar powered boat will be operated in which river?
(a) Yamuna River
(b) Ganga River
(c) Ghaghra River
(d) Saryu River
15. Which of the following soils is favourable for cotton cultivation?
(a) Red Soil
(b) Regur Soil
(c) Alluvial Soil
(d) Laterite
16. ‘Shylock’ is a character of the _______ drama :
(a) As you like it
(b) The merchant of Venice
(c) The Tempest
(d) Twelfth Night
17. Any form of water which fall from the cloud is called :
(a) Evaporation
(b) Condensation
(c) Precipitation
(d) Transpiration
18. A typical adult human body contains about ________ of magnesium.
(a) 25 g
(b) 10 g
(c) 20 g
(d) 15 g
19. What is the name of India’s first engineless train?
(a) Vande Mataram Express
(b) Vande Bharat Express
(c) Namami Bharat Express
(d) New India Express
20. During the Gupta Period, gold coins were called by which of the following names?
(a) Rupaka
(b) Tanka
(c) Drama
(d) Dinaras