Q1. What is the Capital of Armenia?
आर्मेनिया की राजधानी क्या है?
(a) Ankara(अंकारा)
(b) Tbilisi(टैबिलिसि)
(c) Baku(बाकू)
(d) Yerevan(येरेवन)
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Yerevan is the Capital of Armenia. Its currency is Armenian dram.
Q2. The 2017 Konark Dance Festival is held in which state?
किस राज्य में 2017 कोणार्क नृत्य महोत्सव का आयोजन किया जाता है?
(a) Andhra Pradesh(आंध्र प्रदेश)
(b) Odisha(ओडिशा)
(c) Kerala(केरल)
(d) Karnataka(कर्नाटक)
ANSWER: (b)
Sol. The 2017 Konark dance festival was held on December 1, 2017 in backdrop of the Sun temple in Konark, Odisha. It is one of the biggest dance festivals held in India.
Q3. The Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state/UT?
रोलपाडू वन्यजीव अभ्यारण्य (आरडब्लूएस) किस राज्य/यूटी में स्थित है?
(a) Odisha(ओडिशा)
(b) Manipur(मणिपुर)
(c) Himachal Pradesh(हिमाचल प्रदेश)
(d) Andhra Pradesh(आंध्र प्रदेश)
ANSWER: (d)
Sol.The Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh and is spread over an area of 6.14 square kilometers.
Q4. Apurvi Singh Chandela is associated with which sport ?
अपूर्वी सिंह चंदेला किस खेल से जुडी हैं?
(a) Archery(तीरंदाजी)
(b) Athletics(एथलेटिक्स)
(c) Shooting(शूटिंग)
(d) Chess(शतरंज)
ANSWER: (c)
Sol. Apurvi Singh Chandela (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Q5. The world poetry day is observed on which date ?
विश्व कविता दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
(a) 22 March(22 मार्च)
(b) 21 March(21 मार्च)
(c) 23 March(23 मार्च)
(d) 24 March(24 मार्च)
ANSWER: (b)
Sol. World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the original UNESCO declaration says, to “give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements”.
Q6. Songkram festival is celebrated in which country?
किस देश में सोंगक्रम उत्सव मनाया जाता है?
(a) Bhutan(भूटान)
(b) Tibet(तिब्बत)
(c) India(भारत)
(d) Thailand(थाईलैंड)
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Songkran festival is celebrated in Thailand
Q7. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
भारत के मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त कौन हैं?
(a) Nasim Zaidi(नसीम जैदी)
(b) Alok Rawat(आलोक रावत)
(c) V.S Sampath(वी.एस. संपत)
(d) Achal Kumar Jyoti(अचल कुमार ज्योति)
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Achal Kumar Jyoti is the Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Q8. Name of the country who has won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah cup?
उस देश का नाम बताइए जिसने 2017 का सुल्तान अजलान शाह कप जीता है?
(a) India(भारत)
(b) Australia(ऑस्ट्रेलिया)
(c) Pakistan(पाकिस्तान)
(d) Britain(ब्रिटेन)
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. The 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 26th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 29 April – 6 May 2017.Great Britain defeated Australia 4–3 in the final to win the cup.
Q9. Koteshwar Dam located at which place ?
कोटेश्वर बांध किस जगह पर स्थित है?
(a) Himachal Pradesh(हिमाचल प्रदेश)
(b) Madhya Pradesh(मध्य प्रदेश)
(c) Uttarakhand(उत्तराखंड)
(d) Punjab(पंजाब)
ANSWER: (c)
Sol. The Koteshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River, located 22 km (14 mi) downstream of the Tehri Dam in Tehri District, Uttarakhand, India.
Q10. Among the following, who have received Bharat Ratna ?
1. Amartya Sen 2. Gulzari Lal Nanda
3. M S Swaminathan 4. Satyajit Ray
निम्नलिखित में से, किन्होने भारत रत्न प्राप्त किया है?
1. अमर्त्य सेन 2. गुलजारी लाल नंदा
3. एम एस स्वामीनाथन 4. सत्यजीत रे
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
ANSWER: (c)
Sol.The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. It is instituted in 1954. Satyajit Roy got Bharat Ratna in 1992, Gulzari lal Nanda in 1997, Amartya Sen in 1999.
Q11. One among the following is not a Harry Potter story?
इनमें से कौन सा हैरी पॉटर का एक भाग नहीं है?
(a) Chamber of secrets
(b) The philosophers stone
(c) Half blood prince
(d) The Fallen Kingdom
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J K Rowling. Harry Potter series has seven novels namely -The Philosopher’s Stone (1997), The Chamber of Secrets (1998), The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), The Goblet of Fire (2000), The Order of the Phoenix (2003), The Half-Blood Prince (2005) and The Deathly Hallows (2007).
Q12. NABARD is associated with the development of?
नाबार्ड के_______ विकास के साथ जुड़ा हुआ है.
(a) Agricultural sector and rural area(कृषि क्षेत्र और ग्रामीण क्षेत्र)
(b) Heavy industries(भारी उद्योग)
(c) Banking sector(बैंकिंग क्षेत्र)
(d) Real estates(रियल एस्टेट्स)
ANSWER: (a)
Sol. NABARD is associated with the development of the Agricultural sector and rural area.
Q13. Dadashaeb Phalke Award related to which field ?
दादासाहेब फाल्के पुरस्कार किस क्षेत्र से संबंधित है?
(a) Science(विज्ञान)
(b) Film Industry(फिल्म उद्योग)
(c) Agriculture(कृषि)
(d) Literary(साहित्यिक)
ANSWER: (b)
Sol. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organization set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Q14. Name the world’s biggest sporting event?
दुनिया के सबसे बड़े खेल महोत्सव का नाम बताएं?
(a) Commonwealth(कॉमनवेल्थ)
(b) Cricket World cup(क्रिकेट विश्व कप)
(c) Olympic games(ओलंपिक खेल)
(d) None of these(इनमें से कोई नहीं)
ANSWER: (c)
Sol. Olympics games are world biggest Sporting event.
Q15. Who is called the flying Sikh of India ?
भारत का फ्लाइंग सिख किसे कहा जाता है?
(a) Mohinder Singh(मोहिंदर सिंह)
(b) Ajit Pal Singh(अजीत पाल सिंह)
(c) Joginder Singh(जोगिंदर सिंह)
(d) Milkha Singh (मिल्खा सिंह)
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Milkha Singh also known as The Flying Sikh, is a former Indian track and field sprinter.
Q16.Which of the following economist estimated per capita income during colonial period –
(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji
(b) Findley Shiras
(c) William Digby
(d) All of these
ANSWER: (a)
Sol. Dadabhai Naoroji estimated per capita income first time during British rule.
Q17.Opening of Suez Canal in ____ significantly reduced the cost of transportation of goods between Britain and India.
(a) 1885
(b) 1865
(c) 1869
(d) 1889
ANSWER: (c)
Sol. Suez Canal was officially opened on November 17, 1869. It significantly reduced the cost of transportation of goods between Britain and India.
Q18. Which year regarded as Year of great divide?
(a) 1941
(b) 1931
(c) 1921
(d) 1911
ANSWER: (c)
Sol.The year 1921 is a “year of the great divide” in the demographic history of India when mortality started to decline leading to acceleration in the rate of population growth.
Q19. Amino acids are –
(a) Building blocks of carbohydrates
(b) Building blocks of nucleic acids
(c) Building blocks of lipids
(d) Building blocks of proteins
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Amino Acids are building blocks of protein.
Q20. A high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicates that :
(a) Water is pure
(b) Absence of microbial action
(c) Low level of microbial pollution
(d) High level of microbial pollution
ANSWER: (d)
Sol.Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) refers to the amount of oxygen that would be consumed if all the organics in one liter of water were oxidized by bacteria and protozoa. A high BOD indicates high level of microbial pollution.
Q21. Which Literature which deal with the stories of the various births of Buddha are –
(a) Vinaya Pitaka
(b) Sutta Pitaka
(c) Abhidhamma Pitakas
(d) Jataka
ANSWER: (d)
Sol. Jataka deal with the stories of the various previous births of Buddha.
Q22. Ozone depletion has resulted in-
(a) Less UV radiations on earth
(b) Warming of earth
(c) More UV radiations on earth
(d) Decrease in temperature
ANSWER: (c)
Sol. Ozone depletion has resulted in more UV radiations on earth.
Q23. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called –
(a) The Palghat gap
(b) The Bhorghat pass
(c) The Thalgat pass
(d) The Bolan Pass
ANSWER: (a)
Sol.The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called Palghat.
Q24. What is ‘oviparous’ animal?
(a) It is an egg-laying mammal
(b) This animal eats only ants
(c) This animal is a mammal having no teeth
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
Sol.Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by laying eggs.
Q25. Under which one of the following land revenue system, the British Government collected taxes directly from the farmers?
(a) Zamindari
(b) Mahalwari
(c) Ryotwari
(d) None of these
ANSWER: (c)
Sol. Under Ryotwari land revenue system, the British Government collected taxes directly from the farmers.
Q26. At the time of first census conducted in India, the name of the British Governor was –
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Mayo
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Curzon
ANSWER: (b)
Sol. At the time of first census conducted in India, the British Governor was Lord Mayo.
Q27. The first National Park established in India is:
(a) Kaziranga National Park
(b) Jim Corbett National Park
(c) Gir National Park
(d) Bandipur National Park
ANSWER: (b)
Sol. The first National Park established in India is Jim Corbett National Park.
Q28. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in its current form established in:
(a) 1790
(b) 1861
(c) 1901
(d) 1944
ANSWER: (b)
Sol.The Archaeological Survey of India, founded in 1861, is a Government of India Ministry of Culture organisation responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country.
Q29. The Bodhisattva Doctrine is associated with –
(a) Mahayana Buddhism
(b) Hinayana Buddhism
(c) Vajrayana Buddhism
(d) Theravada Buddhism
ANSWER: (a)
Sol.The Bodhisattva Doctrine is associated with Mahayana Buddhism.
Q30. In which of the following Asokan inscriptions the Brahmi script was not used?
(a) Saranath
(b) Shahbazgarhi
(c) Dhauli
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (b)
Sol.In Shahbazgarhi Asokan inscriptions the Brahmi script was not used. They are written in the Kharosthi script.
