1) Which of the following is NOT an example of metamorphic rock?
Gneiss
Marble
Quartzite
Limestone
2) Which of the following is NOT a planet of the inner circle or the terrestrial planets?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
3) This planet is closest to earth. Identify it from the given options.
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
4) This is the longest day in the southern hemisphere. Identify it from the given options.
June 21
June 22
December 21
December 22
5) Cuqenam, Tugela and Grey Kamarang are the names of …
shipping canals
straits
mountains
waterfalls
6) This is the smallest Republican country of the world.
Tuvalu
State of Vatican
Nauru
East Timor
7) Kaffris is the martial race of …
Australia
Mongolia
South Africa
Hungary
8) The famous battle of Waterloo that resulted in the defeat and exile of Napoleon took place in …
1805
1810
1815
1820
9) This day is celebrated as the International Women’s Day.
September 8
July 8
May 8
March 8
10) Where would you find the headquarters of South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)?
New Delhi
Jakarta
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
11) Where would you find Rajaji National Park in India?
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Rajasthan
Kerala
12) Can you identify the disease that is caused by bacteria?
Yellow fever
Small pox
Measles
Pneumonia
13) Who authored Natya Shastra?
Kalhana
Kalidasa
Bharat Muni
Kapila Muni
14) When was the Khilafat movement launched?
1916
1918
1920
1922
15) The second battle of Panipat was fought between …
Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
Akbar and Hemu
Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas
Sher Shah and Humayun
16) This day is celebrated as the World Food Day.
October 12
October 14
October 16
October 18
17) Which of the following personalities was the founder of the Dharma Sabha ?
Rammohan Roy
Radhakanta Dev
Durga Das
Atmaram Pandurang
18) National Anthem and National Song were adopted by the Constituent Assembly on …
January 21, 1950
January 22, 1950
January 23, 1950
January 24, 1950
19) How many members come from the states and union territories in the Rajya Sabha?
234
238
242
246
20) Kathakali is a dance form that belongs to the state of …
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Karnataka
21) Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
Satpura
Nilgiri
Vindhyas
Aravallis
22) Which of the following was the capital of the Mauryan empire?
Rajgriha
Patliputra
Vaishali
None of these
23) Emergency was proclaimed in India for the first time, after independence, in the year …
1962
1965
1971
1975
24) Whom would you would associate with the Ahmadiya movement ?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Abul Kalam Azad
None of these
25) This day is celebrated as the Commonwealth Day. Identify it from the given options.
January 24
March 24
May 24
August 24
26) The Count Of Monte Cristo is a famous novel by….
Ernest Hemingway
Alexander Dumas
Charles Dickens
William Thackeray
27) Which of the following is the second most populous state in India after Uttar Pradesh?
Bihar
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
28) Nikhil Bannerjee and Vilayat Khan are the famous names associated with…
Tabla
Sarangi
Sitar
Veena
29) Which of the following states leads in deposits of Graphite in India?
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Maharashtra
30) Which of the following states does not touch the boundaries of Chhattisgarh?
Bihar
Orissa
Andhra Pradesh
Jharkhand
