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1201.

Who is considered the creator of the raga 'Mian ki Malhar'?

A. Amir Khusro
B. Tansen
C. Swami Haridas
D. Baiju Bawda
Answer» C. Swami Haridas
1202.

What is the minimum age to qualify to become the President of India?

A. 25 years
B. 30 years
C. 35 years
D. 40 years
Answer» D. 40 years
1203.

Regud soil is the highest?

A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Dehradun
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh
1204.

Which state produces the highest tea in India?

A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Assam
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1205.

Where is the best tea produced in India?

A. Darjeeling
B. Jorhat
C. Nilgiri
D. None of these
Answer» B. Jorhat
1206.

By which name is Kali Kapasi soil known in India?

A. Terai
B. Regud
C. Bangar
D. Khadar
Answer» C. Bangar
1207.

At what level of local self-government has the Panchayati polity been structured?

A. Village level
B. Village and block level
C. Village, block and district level
D. Village, block, district and state level
Answer» D. Village, block, district and state level
1208.

Where is Kathak dance?

A. Northern India
B. Manipur
C. Orissa
D. Kerala
Answer» B. Manipur
1209.

Who is called the 'white paper'?

A. A report to be issued by the government on an important issue
B. Knowledge of statistics of foreign trade
C. Reserve Bank issued debentures
D. National Accounting Statistics
Answer» B. Knowledge of statistics of foreign trade
1210.

Mkhouta dance is related to which dance form?

A. Kuchipudi
B. Manipuri
C. Kathakali
D. Odyssey
Answer» D. Odyssey
1211.

Which is the major food crop of India?

A. Wheat
B. Rice
C. Sugarcane
D. Gram
Answer» C. Sugarcane
1212.

Which state of India is the major producer of jute?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1213.

Which of the following is not a classical dance?

A. Odyssey
B. Manipuri
C. Garba
D. Kathak
Answer» D. Kathak
1214.

What is the place of India in vegetable production in the world?

A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
D. 4th
Answer» C. 3rd
1215.

Which crop is grown in the most acres of land in India?

A. Paddy
B. Wheat
C. Sugarcane
D. Maize
Answer» B. Wheat
1216.

In the constitution, who has been given the right to pardon the person who is sentenced to death?

A. Religious Gurus
B. Chief Minister
C. Prime Minister
D. President
Answer» E.
1217.

India's largest peanut producing state?

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. None of these
Answer» C. Rajasthan
1218.

Which place does India have in the world in fruit production?

A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
D. 4th
Answer» B. 2nd
1219.

Can a state declare a subject of national importance?

A. With the approval of the Legislative Assembly
B. by the President
C. By 2/3 majority of Lok Sabha
D. Rajya Sabha by a two-thirds majority vote of its members present
Answer» D. Rajya Sabha by a two-thirds majority vote of its members present
1220.

. Which of the following is a deity?

A. Kuchipudi
B. Kathakali
C. Mohiniyattam
D. Bhangra
Answer» B. Kathakali
1221.

To whom is the Council of Ministers of the State collectively responsible?

A. Governor
B. Chief Minister
C. Legislative Assembly
D. Speaker of Legislative Assembly
Answer» D. Speaker of Legislative Assembly
1222.

Can the President of India be removed from office?

A. by the Prime Minister of India
B. Chief Justice of India
C. Parliament
D. Lok Sabha
Answer» D. Lok Sabha
1223.

Which is the largest silk producing state in India?

A. Sikkim
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Karnataka
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer» D. Himachal Pradesh
1224.

India's largest soybean producing state is?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh
1225.

When is 'National Bird Day' celebrated?

A. 12 October
B. 12 November
C. 18 December
D. None of these
Answer» C. 18 December
1226.

Which of the following dance styles originates from Eastern India?

A. Bharatanatyam
B. Kathakali
C. Kuchipudi
D. Manipuri
Answer» E.
1227.

The only state in India that produces saffron?

A. Sikkim
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Uttarakhand
D. None of these
Answer» C. Uttarakhand
1228.

India's largest cashew producing state?

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
Answer» D. Karnataka
1229.

In the Constitution of India, the provision of appointment of Finance Commission has been made under which article?

A. Article 324
B. Article 280
C. Article 315
D. Article 125
Answer» C. Article 315
1230.

National Development Council is headed by?

A. Prime Minister
B. Finance Minister
C. Home Minister
D. None of these
Answer» B. Finance Minister
1231.

The area of Achchan Maharaj is?

A. Dance
B. painting
C. Music
D. writing instrument
Answer» B. painting
1232.

Who has been awarded the 'Philip Kotler' award recently?

A. Rahul Gandhi
B. Uddhav Thackeray
C. Narendra Modi
D. Nitish Kumar
Answer» D. Nitish Kumar
1233.

National youth day is celebrated every year?

A. 12 January
B. January 10
C. 11 January
D. 9 January
Answer» B. January 10
1234.

Bimbavati Devi is well known for which type of dance?

A. Bharatanatyam
B. Manipuri
C. Kuchipudi
D. Odyssey
Answer» C. Kuchipudi
1235.

'Rangoli' is the predominant folk art style of which region of India?

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Kerala
Answer» B. Gujarat
1236.

Prison religious folk dance is related to?

A. Punjab
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala
Answer» D. Kerala
1237.

In which festival Dandari dance is held in Bastar?

A. Holi
B. Gaon
C. Navakhani
D. Diwali
Answer» B. Gaon
1238.

What is the name of the famous dance of Shekhawati?

A. Jackal
B. Ther
C. Ghoomar
D. None of these
Answer» B. Ther
1239.

Which of the following is a war dance?

A. Bhangra
B. Bamboo dance of Meghalaya
C. Kathakali
D. None of these
Answer» C. Kathakali
1240.

Ikebana is the Japanese form of?

A. Martial Arts
B. Flower decoration
C. Modern painting
D. None of these
Answer» C. Modern painting
1241.

Bamboo dance is famous in which part of India?

A. Meghalaya
B. Mizoram
C. Nagaland
D. Manipur
Answer» B. Mizoram
1242.

The folk theater of Karnataka is?

A. Yakshagana
B. Bhavai
C. Bhagwat Fair
D. None of these
Answer» B. Bhavai
1243.

Charakula is the main folk dance?

A. Bundelkhand
B. Awadh
C. BrijBhoomi
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1244.

Tamasha music is a famous folk form of drama and it is related to?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra
Answer» E.
1245.

In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is ___?

A. Krakuchanda
B. Amitabha
C. Maitreya
D. Kanak Muni
Answer» D. Kanak Muni
1246.

Who among the following inaugurated the Namami Brahmaputra Festival?

A. Pranab Mukharji
B. Arvind Kejriwal
C. Yogesh Sharma
D. Rajesh Singh
Answer» B. Arvind Kejriwal
1247.

Which country has been approved by the US Senate to join NATO?

A. Montenegro
B. Nepal
C. Iran
D. Iraq
Answer» B. Nepal
1248.

Who was the founder of Brahma Samaj?

A. Keshav Chandra Sen
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. A.O. Hume
D. Salim Ulla
Answer» C. A.O. Hume
1249.

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Mahavir Swami
C. Abdul Latif
D. Dayanand Saraswati
Answer» E.
1250.

Who was the founder of the Muslim League?

A. Aga Khan
B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
C. Jinnah
D. Alla Bakhsh
Answer» B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan