Q1) What is the meaning of Kharif in reference to Kharif Crop?
A.Patjhad
B.Vasant
C. Varsha
D.Grishma
Q2) Braj Bhasha and Khari Boli are dialects of which language?
A.Gujarati
B.Marathi
C. Hindi
D.Bengali
Q3) Which of these is a headache typically affecting only one side of the head?
A. Sinusitis
B. Conjunctivitis
C. Amnesia
D.Migraine
Q4) The Astangika Marga is a key aspect of which religion?
A.Hinduism
B.Buddhism
C. Sikhism
D.Jainism
Q5) Which Indian state shares its name with a kingdom in the Mahabharata where Arjun’s wife Chitrangada was a princess?
A. Sikkim
B.Assam
C.Manipur
D.Tripura
Q6) Hoolock Gibbon is the only species of which animal found in India?
A.Monkey
B.Ape
C. Vulture
D.Yak
Q7) Which of these books was written in prison during April to September of 1944?
A. The Discovery of India
B.Mein Kampf
C.My Experiments with Truth
D.Gitanjali
Q8) Which freedom fighter is known as the Father of the Indian Petroleum industry?
A.Keshav Dev Malaviya
B.Kailash Nath Katju
C. Nityananda Kanungo
D.Sardar Swarna Singh
Q9) About which city did Mark Twain write, “older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together”?
A. Delhi
B.Dhaka
C. Prayag
D. Varanasi
Q10) In India which case was heard by the largest ever constitution bench of 13 supreme court judges?
A.Golaknath Case
B.Ashoka Kumar Thakur Case
C. Shah Bano Case
D.Keshvananda Bharti Case
Q11) Who Invented The First Stock Ticker in 1867?
A.Edward Calahan
B.Thomas Edison
C. David Gestentner
D.Robert Barclay
Q12) In which of these team sports are players categorized as defenders and raiders?
A.Kabaddi
B.Volleyball
C. Kho – Kho
D.Malkhambh
Q13) Which of these institutions is in the process of acquiring IDBI Bank by buying a 51 % stake in it?
A.LIC
B.UTI
C. IFCI
D.GIC
Q14) What are VVPAT machines used for by the Election Commission of India?
A. To declare winner
B.To prepare voter list
C. To count votes
D.Provide feedback to voters
Q15) Which of these states has a larger area than West Bengal?
A. Chhattisgarh
B.Jharkhand
C. Uttarakhand
D.Punjab
Q16) What is the common name for surgery conducted on coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart?
A. Cataract
B. Gastric
C. Bypass
D. Debridement
Q17) Which of these Indian cities is closest to the Pakistani city of Lahore?
A. Srinagar
B.Jaisalmer
C. Amritsar
D.Udhampur
Q18) In July 2017, Narendra Modi Become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit which country?
A. Israel
B. Jordan
C. Saudi Arabia
D.Qatar
Q19) Which of these musical instrument is held in one hand and played with the other?
A. Tabla
B.Santoor
C. Mridangam
D. Dafli
Q20) More than 90 percent of the giant panda’s diet consists of which plant ?
A. Eucalyptus
B.Banana
C. Bamboo
D. Date Palm
Q21) Which Indian state announced a second capital in 2017?
A.Uttarakhand
B.Karnataka
C.Maharashtra
D.Himachal Pradesh
Q22) At which of these institutes did Dr APJ Abdul Kalam deliver his final lecture?
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIM Shillong
C. IIT Madras
D.IIM Calicut
Q23) On the last day of his life Bhagat Singh was reading a book about the Ideology of which revolutionary?
A. Antonio Gramsci
B. Che Guevera
C.Leon Trotsky
D.Vladimir Lenin
Q24) Which Air force officer had the unique honour of leading the fly-post over the Red fort in Delhi on 15 August 1947?
A. Arjan Singh
B. Pratap Chandra Lal
C. Subroto Mukerjee
D. Aspy Engineer
Q25) With reference to vehicles, which one of the following specifically advised to be used at night?
A.Horn
B.Hand Brake
C. Dipper
D. Power Window