Q1. With which state is the Phulkari embroidery associated?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q2. What is the name of India’s longest river bridge, built over the river Ganga at Patna?
(a) Rabindra Setu
(b) Vidyasagar Setu
(c) Mahatma Gandhi Setu
(d) Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge
(e) None of the above
Q3. ‘Tamasha’ is the popular folk theatre of which state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal
(e) Maharashtra
Q4. What is the boundary line demarcating India and China known as?
(a) Curzon Line
(b) Durand Line
(c) McMahon Line
(d) RadCliffe Line
(e) None of the above
Q5. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe?
(a) Suez Canal
(b) Panama Canal
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
(e) None of the above
Q6. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India? (a) 18 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
(e) 25 years
Q7. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q8. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river?
(a) Narmada
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari
(d) Kaveri
(e) Ganga
Q9. ‘Kathakali’, ‘Mohiniaattam’ and ‘Thullal’ dance forms are native of which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha
(e) Kerala
Q10. ‘Vinaya Pitaka’, ‘Sutta Pitaka’ and ‘Abhidhamma Pitaka’ – collectively known as the ‘Tripitaka’ (three baskets) – are sacred texts of which religion?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Sikhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Christianity
(e) Hinduism
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