Q1. Shongtong-Karchham Hydro-Electric Project (450 MW) a run-of-river scheme, on the river Satluj in District Kinnaur of which of the following state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q2. Hirakud Dam is located in which of the following state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of the above
Q3. The 4,620MW Mundra Thermal Power Station is located in the Kutch district and is currently the second biggest operating thermal power plant in India. It is in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q4. The Bihu dance is a folk dance of which of the following state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Bihar
(d) West Bengal
(e) Tripura
Q5. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of which of the following state?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Odisha
(e) Tripura
Q6. UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. Where is the headquarter of UNIDO?
(a) Paris, France
(b) New York, USA
(c) Vienna, Austria
(d) London, UK
(e) Tokyo, Japan
Q7. Punjab National Bank is an Indian multinational banking and financial services company. It is a state-owned corporation based in New Delhi. Who is the present MD and CEO of PNB?
(a) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(b) Shikha Sharma
(c) Chanda Kochhar
(d) Naina Lal Kidwai
(e) Sunil Mehta
Q8. The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
(e) Karnataka
Q9. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on which of the following year?
(a) 1948
(b) 1945
(c) 1992
(d) 1913
(e) None of the above
Q10. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is an independent financial institution aimed to aid the growth and development of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises. Where is the headquarter of SIDBI?
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Lucknow
(d) Kolkata
(e) Chennai
Q11. In which State is the folk painting ‘Madhubani popular?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Orissa
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam
(e) Maharashtra
Q12. The approximate length of the coastline of India is
(a) 5,500 km
(b) 6,000 km
(c) 6,500 km
(d) 7,000 km
(e) 7,500 km
Q13. In which of the following fields Nobel Prize is not given?
(a) Physics
(b) Mathematics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Medicine
(e) Peace
Q14. Which day is observed as World AIDS day?
(a) March 20th
(b) December 20th
(c) March 1st
(d) December 1st
(e) November 20th
Q15. What do the paintings of Ajanta depict?
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Jatakas
(d) Panchatantra
(e) None of these