Q. What is 'SWIFT'?

 ◉ It is short for 'Society for World-Wide Financial Telecommunication'

✅ Correct

 ◉ This 'Subscription for World-Wide Financial Telecommunication' is a short form

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ This 'Second for World-Wide Financial Telecommunication' is a short form

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ This is a short form 'Service for World-Wide Financial Telecommunication'

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which city is also known as 'Big Apple'?

 ◉ New York (USA)

✅ Correct

 ◉ Mumbai

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ new Jersey

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Moscow

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which type of erosion has made Khadar (Khadd) of Chambal?

 ◉ channel

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 ◉ hurried up

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Layer

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 ◉ Geological

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Q. The 'Prakash Utsav' celebrated by the Sikhs on September 1, 2004 was to mark the completion of 400 years of which event?

 ◉ Reconstruction of golden temple

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 ◉ To commemorate the completion of 450 years of establishment of Golden Temple

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 ◉ Installation of Guru Granth Sahib in the Golden Temple

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 ◉ To commemorate the completion of 400 years of establishment of Golden Temple

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Q. Charminar is located in which city/town in India?

 ◉ Delhi

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Bhopal

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Indore

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Hyderabad

✅ Correct

Q. Where is the rock-cut temple?

 ◉ In Vadodara

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 ◉ In appearance

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ In Ujjain

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in Ellora

✅ Correct

Q. Bhakra Nangal Dam Joint Project belongs to which states?

 ◉ Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and and Delhi

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 ◉ Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Rajasthan, Bihar and Delhi

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan

✅ Correct

Q. Which country is called the 'cockpit of Europe'?

 ◉ Luxembourg

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ belgium

✅ Correct

 ◉ Norwegian

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ France

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who wrote 'Sarfaroshi ko tamanna ab hamare dil mein hain'?

 ◉ Lala Lajpat Rai

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Madan Mohan Malviya

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Ramprasad Bismil

✅ Correct

 ◉ Chandrashekhar Azad

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is Tuibul Hydroelectric Project located?

 ◉ In Tripura

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ In Kerala

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ In Assam

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in Mizoram

✅ Correct

Q. Who gifted the 'Statue of Liberty' to the United States on the celebration of the first centenary of the United States, which is located near New York Harbor?

 ◉ France

✅ Correct

 ◉ New Zealand

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 ◉ Australia

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Japan

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who wrote the play 'Uttaramcharit'?

 ◉ Malti Madhav

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Vishwanath

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Nandlal

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Bhavabhukti

✅ Correct

Q. Whom do the Vaidyas of Ayurveda consider as the 'Lord of Medicine'?

 ◉ Charak

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 ◉ Sushruta

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Dhanwantari

✅ Correct

 ◉ Chyawan

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where can the Siberian stork often be seen in India in winter?

 ◉ Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary

✅ Correct

 ◉ Bandipur Century

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 ◉ Sasangir Sankchuri

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Ranthambore Century

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who first expressed the possibility of having a communication satellite in geosynchronous orbit?

 ◉ Edwin P. Hubbal

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ William Regal

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ William Hersel

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Arthur C. Clarke

✅ Correct

Q. Where was 'Tanchoi' zari developed?

 ◉ in Varanasi

✅ Correct

 ◉ In Aurangabad

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ In appearance

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in Lucknow

❌ Incorrect

Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslims?

 ◉ in Norway

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 ◉ In Spain

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in Iraq

✅ Correct

 ◉ in Pakistan

❌ Incorrect

Q. Whose god is Apollo in Greek mythology?

 ◉ Prediction

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ peace

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ medical

✅ Correct

 ◉ Love

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is the main target of devaluation?

 ◉ Promotion of imports

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 ◉ Imports and exports

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 ◉ export promotion

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 ◉ Promotion of both imports and exports

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Q. Who won the first silver medal for India in an individual sport at the Olympic Games?

 ◉ Sakshi Malik

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Major R. S. Rathore

✅ Correct

 ◉ Guru Preeti Singh Bedi

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mascot tom

❌ Incorrect

Q. What was the name of the space shuttle that took man to the moon?

 ◉ Columbia

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Challenger

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Viking-1

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Apollo

✅ Correct

Q. Samyukta Panigrahi is associated with which dance?

 ◉ Sonal Mansingh

✅ Correct

 ◉ Garba

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kuchipudi

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kathkali

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who sold his 125 paintings for Rs 100 crore?

 ◉ Tansen

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ M. F. Hussain

✅ Correct

 ◉ Bharat Sen

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mohammad javed

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who is considered the greatest of the Vijayanagara rulers?

 ◉ Krishpadev Rai

✅ Correct

 ◉ Narsingh Rai 2

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Thim Bhupal

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Saluv Narasimha Dev Rai

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?

 ◉ Lothal

✅ Correct

 ◉ Halebidu

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Hampi

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Chandgiri

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which practice came to an end as a result of the American Civil War?

 ◉ Practice of apartheid

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 ◉ slavery

✅ Correct

 ◉ tradition of Sati

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 ◉ Zamindari system

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which German general was nicknamed the "Desert Fox" during World War II?

 ◉ Goering

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Goelbals

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Himler

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ rommel

✅ Correct

Q. What era does Leonardo da Vinci represent?

 ◉ Industrialization

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 ◉ Protestant Reformation

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 ◉ renaissance

✅ Correct

 ◉ social reform

❌ Incorrect

Q. What was the meaning of 'anti-Semitic policy' for Adolf Hitler?

 ◉ Anti -protestant policy

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 ◉ Anti -german policy

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 ◉ anti-semitism

✅ Correct

 ◉ Policy against time

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Q. With whom is the 'Junagadh inscription' related?

 ◉ Rudradaman

✅ Correct

 ◉ Gondofernis

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kanishka

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Vim Kadfisus

❌ Incorrect

Q. Nalanda University was a great center of learning. Which religion is it related to?

 ◉ From Parsi religion

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 ◉ from buddhism

✅ Correct

 ◉ From Jainism

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ From Hinduism

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which ruler was given the title of 'Lakh Baksh'?

 ◉ Iltutmish

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Nasiruddin

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Maharana Pratap

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Qutbuddin Aibak

✅ Correct

Q. In whose reign were the chariots of Mahabalipuram built?

 ◉ of Pallavas

✅ Correct

 ◉ Saptavahana

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Chol

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ secret

❌ Incorrect

Q. Against whom was Gandhiji's Ahmedabad Satyagraha?

 ◉ Against Rowlets Act

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 ◉ Against the Government of India Act of 1935

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 ◉ British Mill Owners and Government Servants

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 ◉ Against the British invasion of Turkey

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Q. In which part of India canal irrigation system is most prevalent?

 ◉ Mizoram

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Odisha

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Uttar Pradesh

✅ Correct

 ◉ Sikkim

❌ Incorrect

Q. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India, why?

 ◉ Salts flow into the sea and gather in the lake, due to which salt production is easy

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 ◉ In addition to producing salt from salt water, it has mineral salt reserves

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 ◉ it has a wide dry coast

✅ Correct

 ◉ Salt is high

❌ Incorrect

Q. In which state is the Balimela project located?

 ◉ Odisha

✅ Correct

 ◉ Madhya Pradesh

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kerala

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Nagaland

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is Saltora range located?

 ◉ Western Ghats

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 ◉ as a part of the Karakoram range

✅ Correct

 ◉ Ladakh

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ With Vindhyas

❌ Incorrect

Q. Former princely state 'Nahan' is now a part of which state?

 ◉ Jammu and Kashmir

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Rajasthan

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Himachal Pradesh

✅ Correct

 ◉ Punjab

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is 'Tashkent' situated?

 ◉ in Canada

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in Syria

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in Uzbekistan

✅ Correct

 ◉ In Afghanistan

❌ Incorrect

Q. Sardar Sarovar Dam is constructed on which river?

 ◉ Narmada

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Narmada

✅ Correct

 ◉ Brahmaputra

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Saraswati

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is the objective of 'Social Justice' mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

 ◉ In schedule 12

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Introduction

✅ Correct

 ◉ In Article 16

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ In Article 18

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who can remove the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts?

 ◉ President

✅ Correct

 ◉ Chief Greatist of India

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Attorney General

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Prime minister

❌ Incorrect

Q. On what basis is the representation of the states in the Rajya Sabha given?

 ◉ based on population

✅ Correct

 ◉ On security basis

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 ◉ On the basis of education

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Economy

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which writ is sought from the High Court or the Supreme Court to produce a person who is suspected to be missing/in custody?

 ◉ Migration article

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ habeas corpus

✅ Correct

 ◉ Mandary writ

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Prohibition writ

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which motto is written below our national emblem?

 ◉ Jai Hind

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Satyameva Jayate

✅ Correct

 ◉ Extra -beautiful

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who is competent to dissolve the Parliament?

 ◉ President

✅ Correct

 ◉ Vice-president

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ speaker

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Rajya Sabha Speaker

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who is 'Amicus Curie'?

 ◉ Cricket friend

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Bank friend

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ A friend of a government institution

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ friend of the court

✅ Correct

Q. Who is responsible for collection of Service Tax?

 ◉ on income tax department

✅ Correct

 ◉ Central excise department

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Postal department

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Commerce Department of State/Union Territory

❌ Incorrect

Q. On what basis is discrimination by the state not prohibited in Article 15 of the Constitution?

 ◉ education

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ color

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Language

✅ Correct

 ◉ religion

❌ Incorrect

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