(1)________caves are a network of sculpted caves located in Mumbai Harbour. (a)Ajanta (b)Ellora (c)Elephanta (d)Badami Ans-c(Elephanta) (2)National Film Awards has been administered since_________. (a)1973 (b)198O

(1)Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra have rock-cut cave monuments of which religion? (a)Sikhism (b)Buddhism (c)Christianity (d)Hinduism Ans-b(Buddhism) (2)Highest Civilian Honour received by Saina Nehwal is (a)Padma

(1)The Group of Monuments at Hampi is an important_________centre? (a)Islam (b)Hindu (c)Sikh (d)Christion Ans-b(Hindu) (2)Name the first Indian to get Bharat Ratna posthumously. (a)Atal Bihari

(1)Which of these railway station is a World Heritage Site? (a)Kharagpur Railway Station (b)Howrah Station (c)Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (d)Kanpur Central Ans-c(Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) (2)Name the first female

(1)Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites? (a)Humayun’s Tomb (b)Mahabodhi Temple Complex (c)Qutub Minar (d)Red Fort Complex Ans-d(Red Fort Complex) (2)Kailash

(1)Who built the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram? (a)Chola Kings (b)Pallava Kings (c)Chera Kings (d)Chalukya Kings Ans-b(Pallava Kings) (2)Who has won maximum Filmfare Awards as a Music

(1)Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in? (a)Humayun’s Tomb (b)Fatehpur Sikri (c)Gwalior Fort (d)Agra Fort Ans-b(Fatehpur Sikri) (2)Who has won the maximum number of

(1)____________is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments,built by Maharaja Jai Singh II. (a)Jantar Mantar, Delhi (b)Group of Monuments at Hampi (c)Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

(1)Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument? (a)Humayun’s Tomb (b)Mahabodhi Temple Complex (c)Qutub Minar (d)Agra Fort Ans-d(Agra Fort) (2)Bhalchandra

(1)Diwane-i-khas is in which of these monuments? (a)Humayun’s Tomb (b)Mahabodhi Temple Complex (c)Qutub Minar (d)Red Fort Complex Ans-d(Red Fort Complex) (2)Who won the 2016 men’s singles

(1)Who built the Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi? (a)Mughal Dynasty (b)Maurya Dynasty (c)Gupta Dynasty (d)Chola Dynasty Ans-b(Maurya Dynasty) (2)Gulzar won Oscars for the movie”Slumdog Millionaire” in

(1)Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at? (a)Amer Fort (b)Gwalior Fort (c)Fatehpur Sikri (d)Agra Fort Ans-c(Fatehpur Sikri) (2)Highest Civilian Honour received by

(1)In 2007, which monument was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World? (a)Taj Mahal (b)Hawa Mahal (c)Agra Fort (d)Lotus Temple Ans-a(Taj Mahal) (2)Deepa

(1)Who built the Group of Monuments at pattadakal? (a)Chola Kings (b)Pallava Kings (c)Chera Kings (d)Chalukya Kings Ans-d(Chalukya Kings) (2)A.R.Rahman won Oscars for the movie”Slumdog Millionaire”in the

(1)Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places? (a)Sundarbans National Park (b)Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

(1)Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites? (a)Fatehpur Sikri (b)Humayun’s Tomb (c)Qutub Minar (d)Agra Fort Ans-a(Fatehpur Sikri) (2)Highest Civilian Honour received

(1)The largest estuarine mangrove forest in the world is at? (a)Sundarbans National Park (b)Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (c)Keoladeo National Park (d)Manas

(1)Churches and Convents of Goa were built by? (a)British (b)Dutch (c)Portuguese (d)Mughals Ans-c(Portuguese) (2)Resul Pookutty won Oscars for the movie”Slumdog Millionaire”in the category of_________. (a)Best

(1)Ajanta Caves is in___________. (a)Maharashtra (b)Himachal Pradesh (c)Karnataka (d)Madhya Pradesh Ans-a(Maharashtra) (2)__________is a condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells or of haemoglobin in

(1)Which of these Indians has been awarded with Bharat Ratna? (a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee (b)Subhas Chandra Bose (c)Rahul Gandhi (d)P.V.Narasimha Rao Ans-a(Atal Bihari Vajpayee) (2)____________is a

(1)Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka is located in the foothills of? (A)Western Ghats (B)Aravalli Range (C)Vindhya Range (D)Eastern Ghats Ans-C(Vindhya Range) (2)Highest Civilian Honour received by

(1)Panch Mahal is situated in? (a)Hawa Mahal (b)Gwalior Fort (c)Fatehpur Sikri (d)Agra Fort Ans-c(Fatehpur Sikri) (2)Kedarnath Singh won Jnanpith Award for work in which language? (a)Gujarati

(1)Keoladeo National Park is in___________. (a)Karnataka (b)Madhya Pradesh (c)Maharashtra (d)Rajasthan Ans-d(Rajasthan) (2)Which of these is the only Bollywood actor who has won National Film Award

(1)The Mountain Railways of India are____________railway lines built in the mountains of India. (a)5 (b)2 (c)7 (d)9 Ans-a(5) (2)Pratibha Ray won Jnanpith Award for work

(1)__________in Chandrapur district is the oldest and the largest National Park in Maharashtra. (a)Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project (b)Bandipur National Park (c)Bandhavgarh National Park (d)Dandeli Wildlife

(1)Trickle down theory ignores the impact of economic growth on (a)Investment (b)Savings (c)Income distribution (d)Consumption Ans-c(Income distribution) (2)The Comptroller and Auditor General of India does not audit the receipts and expenditure of (a)Central Government (b)Local Bodies (c)State Government (d)Government Companies Ans-b(Local Bodies) (3)In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place? (a)1925 (b)1924 (c)1926 (d)1927 Ans-a(1925) (4)The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’? (a) The Rang Mahal (b) The Panch Mahal (c) The Red Fort (d) The Bahai temple Ans-(b)The Panch Mahal (5)Sex­ratio in India is measured as

(1)Which one of the following is not a scheme/project of the present Government? (a) AMRUT (b) Swachh Bharat (c) AYUSH (d) Jan Dhan Yojana Ans-c(AYUSH ) (2)Which of the following was India’s first interplanetary mission? (a) Chandrayaan Mission (b) Mangalyaan Mission (c) Aryabhatta Mission (d) Philae Mission Ans-b(Mangalyaan Mission) (3)Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere? (a) Winds (b) Clouds (c) Gravity (d) Rotation of the Earth Ans-c(Gravity) (4)Motor skills are associated with which part of the brain? (a) Frontal lobe (b) Parietal Lobe (c) Temporal lobe (d) Occipital Lobe Ans-a(Frontal lobe)

(1)Banks earn interest on (a)Deposits (b)Loans (c)Demand Drafts (d)Bills of Exchange Ans-b(Loans) (2)Which is the most important factor that determines whether advertising by manufacturing sector will lead to higher sales? (a)Demand is elastic (b)Demand is inelastic (c)The product can be differentiated (d)The product can be homogenous. Ans-c(The product can be differentiated) (3)Which among the following is true for the Supreme Court of India? (a)Federal Court (b)Court of Appeal (c)Guardian of the Constitution (d)All of these Ans-d(All of these) (4)Who was the revolutionary leader who ended his days as a Swami of Ramakrishna Mission? (a)Ajit Singh (b)Aurobindo Ghosh (c)Jatindranath Bandopadhyay (d)Hemachandra Kanungo Ans-c(Jatindranath Bandopadhyay) (5)The “Red Shirts” movement was led by?

(1)What is the phenomenon which established the transverse nature of light? (a)Reflection (b)Interference (c)Diffraction (d)Polarisation Ans-d(Polarisation) (2)What is the name of a memory buffer used to accommodate a speed differential? (a)Cache (b)Stack Pointer (c)Accumulator (d)DISC Ans-a(Cache) (3)What is contained in Chlorophyll? (a)sodium (b)potassium (c)manganese (d)magnesium Ans-d(magnesium) (4)Epigraphy is the study of which of the following? (a)Coins (b)Inscriptions (c)Temples (d)Birds Ans-b(Inscriptions) (5)Who won the Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016?

(1)What is the phenomenon which established the transverse nature of light? (a)Reflection (b)Interference (c)Diffraction (d)Polarisation Ans-d(Polarisation) (2)What is the name of a memory buffer used to accommodate a speed differential? (a)Cache (b)Stack Pointer (c)Accumulator (d)DISC Ans-a(Cache) (3)What is contained in Chlorophyll? (a)sodium (b)potassium (c)manganese (d)magnesium Ans-d(magnesium) (4)Epigraphy is the study of which of the following? (a)Coins (b)Inscriptions (c)Temples (d)Birds Ans-b(Inscriptions) (5)Who won the Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016?

(1)In a Parliamentary form of Government_______________ (a) The Legislature is responsible to the Judiciary (b) The Executive is responsible to the Legislature (c) The Legislature

(1)Among the following States____________has the lowest birth rate in India. (a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal Ans-a(Kerala) (2)The Secretariat of SAARC

(1)Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council? (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Member of NITI Aayog (c) The

(1)Silver gets corroded due to_____________in air. (a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen Sulphide (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Nitrogen Ans-b(Hydrogen Sulphide) (2)Which of the following is a radioactive

(1)‘Capital gains’ refers to goods which (a) serve as a source of raising further capital (b) help in the further production of goods (c) directly

(1)Money market is a market for__________ (a) Short term fund (b) Long term fund (c) Negotiable instruments (d) Sale of shares Ans-a(Short term fund) (2)India

(1)Which institution is known as ‘Soft Loan Window’ of World Bank? (a) IDBI (b) IDA (c) IMF (d) RBI Ans-b(IDA) (2)Which curve shows the inverse

(1)The term ‘Macro Economics’ was used by_____________ (a) J.M. Keynes (b) Ragner Frisch (c) Ragner Nurkse (d) Prof. Knight Ans-b(Ragner Frisch) (2)Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia

(1)The minimum short­term natural hazard is________ (a) blizzard (b) earthquake (c) volcanic eruption (d) bolt of lightning Ans-d(bolt of lightning) (2)DOTS is a treatment given to patients

(1)Special Drawing Rights were created by (a) IBRD (b) ADB (c) IMF (d) WTO Ans-c(IMF) (2)In which of the following States India’s first Green Rail

(1)Which is the heaviest metal among the following? (a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Iron (d) Copper Ans-a(Gold) (2)Which of the following uses the spawn mechanism

(1)Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar? (a) Guru Amar Das (b) Guru Ram Das (c) Guru Arjan Dev (d)

(1)Inflation is a situation characterized by (a)Too much money chasing too few goods (b)Too few money chasing too much goods (c)Too many people chasing too few goods

(1)Chief Ministers of States are members of_____________. (a) NITI Commission(Aayog) (b) Finance Commission (c) National Development Council (d) Election Commission Ans-National Development Council (2)When the

(1)MUDRA Bank has been launched to help (a)Small business (b)Marginal farmers (c)Poor women (d)Rural sector Ans-a(Small business) (2)Which of the following controls the insurance business

(1)Which of the following was not advocated by Mahatma Gandhi? (a) Prohibition (b) Heavy Industries (c) Village Panchayat (d) Dignity of Labour Ans-b(Heavy Industries) (2)The

(1)During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? (a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Harding (c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Clive

(1)Besides CO2, the other Greenhouse gas is (a)CH4 (b)N2 (c)Ar (d)O2 Ans-a(CH4) (2)National income of India is compiled by (a)Finance Commission (b)Indian Statistical Institute (c)National

(1)The innovation theory of profit was proposed by (a) Marshall (b) Clark (c) Schumpeter (d) Joan Robbinson Ans-c(Schumpeter) (2)The most abundant element in the earth’s

(1)Which of the following taxes are levied by the State Government only? (a) Wealth tax (b) Entertainment tax (c) Income tax (d) Gift tax Ans-b(Entertainment