Q1. Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh is famous for which industry?
(a) Locks
(b) Bicycle
(c) Textile
(d) Fireworks
(e) Bangles
Q2. ‘Sick man of Europe’ is the nickname of which European country?
(a) Italy
(b) Greece
(c) Ireland
(d) Turkey
(e) Poland
Q3. ‘God’s Own Country’ slogan is being used by which south Indian state to promote its tourism industry?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
(e) Gujrat
Q4. ‘Jatra’ is the popular folk theatre of which Indian state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Uttarakhand
Q5. The Bering Strait seprates the Asia from which continent?
(a) Africa
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) Australia
(e) South America
Q6. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was
(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) C.V. Raman
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(e) Mahatma Gandhi
Q7. Thomas Cup is associated with….?
(a) billiards
(b) table tennis
(c) lawn tennis
(d) badminton
(e) None of the above
Q8. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ___ in north
(a) Nepal
(b) Uttrakhand
(c) Haryana
(d) Delhi
(e) Rajasthan
Q9. Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?
(a) Kathmandu
(b) Islamabad
(c) New Delhi
(d) Colombo
(e) None of the above
Q10. Which is the India’s largest and the oldest museum?
(a) Allahabad Museum
(b) National Museum, New Delhi
(c) Indian Museum, Kolkata
(d) Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
Q11. Which river is also known as ‘Bengal’s sorrow’?
(a) Damodar
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Hooghly
(d) Gandak
(e) Ganga
Q12. In which Indian city would you find the Rock Garden, a sculpture garden created by artist Nek Chand using waste especially rags and broken ceramics?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Hyderabad
(e) Pune
Q13. Built across the Godavari river, Pochampad Dam is located in which state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Telangana
(e) Odisha
Q14. Which waterbody seprates the India from the island nation of Sri Lanka?
(a) Bering Strait
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Strait of Gibraltar
(d) Strait of Magellan
(e) None of the above
Q15. Who among the following is also known as ‘Bhartiya Kokila’ (The Nightingale of India)?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) M.S.Subbulakshmi
(e) None of the above