Q1. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located?
(a) Dona Paula (Goa)
(b) Kochi (Kerala)
(c) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(d) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
(e) Surat (Gujarat)
Q2. Which European country is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’?
(a) Denmark
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Finland
(e) Iceland
Q3. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Puducherry
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(e) None of the above
Q4. Garba dance is native of which Indian state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
(e) Bihar
Q5. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world?
(a) Thar
(b) Gobi
(c) Sahara
(d) Kalahari
(e) Arctic
Q6. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists?
(a) Operation Vijay
(b) Operation Shakti
(c) Operation Cactus
(d) Operation Black Tornado
(e) Operation Dhurv
Q7. Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Antarctic Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
(e) Arctic Ocean
Q8. In which city are the headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) located?
(a) Zurich (Switzerland)
(b) London (United Kingdom)
(c) Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
(d) Lausanne (Switzerland)
(e) None of the above
Q9. Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Nagpur
(c) Allahabad
(d) Mumbai
(e) Delhi
Q10. ‘Bhogi’, ‘Surya’, ‘Mattu’ and ‘Kanum’ are the parts of which four day long harvest festival of Tamilnadu?
(a) Bihu
(b) Lohri
(c) Pongal
(d) Baisakhi
(e) Onam
Q11. Wheeler Island, the site of India’s missile testing facility Integrated Test Range (ITR), is situated in which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Gujrat
Q12. ‘Razmnama’ is the Persian translation of which Indian epic?
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabahrat
(c) Raghuvamsha
(d) Kumarsambhava
(e) None of the above
Q13. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India?
(a) Tamil
(b) Marathi
(c) Telugu
(d) Bengali
(e) Gujrati
Q14. In which state is the Dachigam National Park, famous for Hangul (Red Deer), located?
(a) Assam
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) West Bengal
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Maharashtra
Q15. ‘Kalaripayattu’ is the traditional martial art of which Indian state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Manipur
(c) Kerala
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) Gujrat