01) Which of the following states of India will host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup?
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Karnataka
d) Uttar Pradesh
02) Who among the following personalities, known by the
affectionate moniker ‘Nightingale of India’, passed away in February 2022?
a) Lata Mangeshar
b) Saroj Khan
c) Abhilasha
Patil
d)
03) Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with which instrument?
a) Sitar
b) Santoor
c) Nadaswaram
d) Dholak
04) In which state of India is Konark dance festival celebrated?
a) Karnataka
b) Odisha
c) Jharkhand
d) Rajasthan
05) Which of the following states has two houses in its state
legislature?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Jharkhand
06) Which of the following is the only large river in the Indian
desert?
a) Kosi River
b) Betwa River
c) Luni River
d) Banas River
07) Which country won the 2018 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?
a) Belgium
b) Australia
c) The
Netherlands
d) Spain
08) Who is the author of the book ‘Modi Gevenment: New Surge of
Communalism’?
a) Pranab
Mukherjee
b) Jaswant Singh
c) Sitaram
Yechury
d) M J Akbar
09) Aihole was the capital of the _______.
a) Chalukyas
b) Pallavas
c) Pandayas
d) Cholas
10) Who among the following devised the policy ‘Doctrine of
Lapse’?
a) Lard Dalhousie
b) Lord
Mountbatten
c) Lord
Cornwallis
d) Lord Canning
11) Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan received the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award for the year 2018 for his contribution to which classical dance
of India?
a) Kuchipudi
b) Bharatanatyam
c) Sattriya
d) Kathak
12) Which Department of the Government of India launched ‘One
Health’ pilot project in April 2022?
a) Department of
Consumer Affairs
b) Department of
Animal Husbandry and Dairying
c) Department of
Pharmaceuticals
d) Department of
Commerce
13) Which of the following is an example of artificial
ecosystem?
a) Garden
b) Forest
c) Lake
d) Pond
14) Which of the following substances is insoluble in water?
a) Salt
b) Sugar
c) Chalk powder
d) Milk
15) How many fundamental duties of Indian citizens are there in
the Indian Constitution, as of March 2022?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 9
d) 3
16) At which Buddhist site of India did Gautama Buddha first
preach the Dharma?
a) Kushinagar
b) Barabar Caves
c) Bodh Gaya
d) Sarnath
17) The Treaty of Lahore was signed in 1846 between the British
empire and _______.
a) Maharaja
Kharak Singh
b) Maharani Chand
Kaur
c) Maharaja
Ranjit Singh
d) Maharaja
Duleep Singh
18) Antyodaya Anna Yozana (AAY) was launched by the government
to fight _______.
a) Unemployment
b) Poverty
c) Environmental
degradation
d) Population
growth
19) What is the sex ratio (Approx) of India as per Census 2011?
a) 940 females
per 1000 males
b) 740 females
per 1000 males
c) 640 females
per 1000 males
d) 840 females
per 1000 males
20) Sam talks about an example of an igneous rock. Which of the
following can it be?
a) Sandstone
b) Basalt
c) Limestone
d) Marble
21) The financial year in the Indian economy runs from _______.
a) 1 January to
31 May
b) 1 April to 30
June
c) 1 June to 31
March
d) 1 April to 31
March
22) Which of the following is the state of origin of the Odissi
dance form?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Odisha
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
23) Which of the following trains of India is the fastest (as
per trial runs), as of April 2022?
a) Vande Bharat
Express (Train 18)
b) Maharashtra
Sampark Kranti Express
c) Howrah
Rajdhani Express
d) Howrah Ranchi
Shatabdi Express
24) Ghiyasuddin Balban (1265-1286 AD), ruler of the Slave
dynasty, took up the title of _______.
a) Nur-al-Din
(light of the faith)
b) NurMahal
(light of the palace)
c) Zil-i-Ilahi
(shadow of God)
d) JahanPanah
(protector of the world)
25) What is the chemical formula of baking soda?
a) NaHCO3
b) NH4Cl
c) Na2CO3
d) CaSO4
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