Q1) Which of these is a traditional Sikh Martial Art named after a stick used to practice sword fighting?
A.Gatka
B.Hola Mohalla
C.Shakhl
D.Kakaar
Q2) Which Indian hill station gets its name from the Tibetan words that mean ‘Land of the thunderbolt’?
A.Gangtok
B.Aizawl
C.Darjeeling
D.Kohima
Q3) Which one of these yogasanas is performed by lying on one’s back?
A.Bhujangasana
B.Padmasana
C.Garudasana
D.Shavasana
Q4) Who is the first Indian female wrestler to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
A.Geeta Phogat
B.Sakshi Malik
C.Babita Kumari
D.Vinesh Phogat
Q5) Jharkhand was formed on 15th November 2000 on the birth anniversary of which tribal leader?
A.Kanhu Murmu
B.Birsa Munda
C.Sido Murmu
D.Jaipal Singh Munda
Q6) Which of the following is capable of surviving without its head for a week or longer?
A.Caterpillar
B.Spider
C.Lizard
D.Cockroach
Q7) “Sinhasan Khali Karo Ki Janta Aati Hai” are the lines of a poem written by which poet?
A.Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
B.Sachchidananda H Vatsyayan
C.Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
D.Sumitranandan Pant
Q8) According to the Mahabharata Bhishma, Karna and Dronacharya were the disciples of which of these gurus?
A.Kripacharya
B.Parashurama
C.Gautam
D.Bharadwaj
Q9) Which of these Supreme Court judges has also served in the International Court of Justice?
A.Markandey Katju
B.N Santosh Hegde
C.Dalveer Bhandari
D.Mohammad Hidayatullah
Q10) The polar bear is a native of which of these regions?
A.Antarctica
B.Central America
C.Arctic
D.South- east Alaska
Q11) Which of the following spices is actually a dried leaf?
A.Javitri
B.Kalaunji
C.Kasoori Methi
D.Dalchini
Q12) The main rivers of Bhutan – Torsa,Wong,Sankosh and Manas – all join which river in India?
A.Bramhaputra
B.Teesta
C.Ganga
D.Barak
Q13) The name of which of these Indian missiles has been derived from the names of an Indian and a Russian river?
A.HeliNa
B.BrahMos
C.Nag
D.Amogha
Q14) Who is the second Indian batsman to hit a triple hundred in Tests after Virendra Sehwag?
A.Rohit Sharma
B.Virat Kohli
C.Karun Nair
D.K L Rahul
Q15) In the Mahabharata, Ashwatthama is the name of Dronacharya’s son as well as the name of which animal?
A.Horse
B.Elephant
C.Tiger
D.Buffalo
Q16) The Sadhu-Bet island, on which the Statue of Unity is to be built, is located on which river?
A.Sabarmati
B.Narmada
C.Tapti
D.Rukmavati
Q17) Who was heading the Indian Army during Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971?
A.J N Chaudhuri
B.P P Kumaramangalam
C.G G Bewoor
D.Sam Manekshaw
Q18) Which of these is the national calendar of India?
A.Saka Calendar
B.Vikram Samvat
C.Hijri Calendar
D.Yudhishthir Saka
Q19) The chief minister of which of these Indian states is also fondly known by the name Mama?
A.Chhattisgarh
B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Gujarat
Q20) Bezwada Wilson received the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay award for fighting against which social evil?
A.Female Infanticide
B.CorruptioN
C.Child Labour
D.Manual Scavenging
Q21) Which of these states does not come under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati High Court?
A.Mizoram
B.Nagaland
C.Arunachal Pradesh
D.Meghalaya
Q22) Which of these diseases is caused by a protozoan parasite?
A.Malaria
B.Cholera
C.Measles
D.Tetanus
Q23) Which of these leaders was often called ‘Tau’ among his supporters?
A.Vallabbhai Patel
B.Devi Lal
C.Charan Singh
D.Jayaprakash Narayan
Q24) Which of these works is not written by Munshi Prem Chand?
A.Boodhi Kaki
B.Nirmala
C.Godan
D.Chandrakanta
Q25) According to the Mahabharata, which of these names was not adopted by the Pandavas during their Agyatvas?
A.Kanka
B.Tantipala
C.Mahabahu
D.Brihannala