Q1. Which city, founded by Udasi Sikhs Guru Ram Rai, is capital of Uttarakhand?
(a) Almora
(b) Dehradun
(c) Haridwar
(d) Roorkee
(e) Nanital
Q2. Which ocean is popularly known as the ‘Herring Pond’?
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
(e) None of the above
Q3. Idukki Dam in Kerala is built across which river?
(a) Kaveri
(b) Vaigai
(c) Pamba
(d) Periyar
(e) Ganga
Q4. Which chariot-shaped temple, built by King Narasimha Deva I of Ganga dynasty in 13th century, is also known as the ‘Black Pagoda’?
(a) Sun Temple, Konark
(b) Jagannath Temple, Puri
(c) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
(d) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
(e) Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
Q5. ‘Raja’, ‘Rani’, ‘Rocket’ and ‘Roarer’ falls, collectively known as Jog Falls or Gersoppa Falls, are formed by which river in Karnataka?
(a) Netravati
(b) Dandavathi
(c) Vrishabhavati
(d) Sharavathi
(e) None of the above
Q6. Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at…?
(a) Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
(b) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
(c) Kochi (Kerala)
(d) Durgapur (West Bengal)
(e) New Delhi
Q7. UNO Day is on…?
(a) 20th July
(b) 14th November
(c) 12th February
(d) 27th June
(e) 24th October
Q8. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu has reserves of..?
(a) Wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara
(b) Panthar, chital, sloth bear, wolf
(c) Important bird sanctuary
(d) Elephant, deer, wild boar, crocodile, crangetic dolphin
(e) None of the above
Q9. Which is India’s largest library with a collection of over 190 million volumes of reading and information material?
(a) National Book Trust
(b) National Reading and Education centre
(c) National Educational Resource Centre
(d) National Library
(e) None of the above
Q10. Zawar (Rajasthan) is famous for..?
(a) Iron
(b) Ship manufacturing
(c) Coal
(d) Salt
(e) Zinc mines
Q11.What is the Currency of Comoros?
(a) Maluti
(b) Franc
(c) Kuna
(d) Ruble
(e) Lilangeni
Q12. South Button Island National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state/UT?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andaman and Nicobar
(e) Jharkhand
Q13. Gugga dance is the folk dance of which of the following state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Gujarat
(e) Goa
Q14. Bargi Dam is in which of the following state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Uttarakhand
Q15. Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala?
(a) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(b) Vijaybhai R. Rupani
(c) Okram Ibobi Singh
(d) Laxmikant Parsekar
(e) Pinarayi Vijayan