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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was: |
| A. | Faiz |
| B. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| C. | Aamir Khusrau |
| D. | Mirza Ghalib |
| Answer» D. Mirza Ghalib | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched? |
| A. | Kasirama-Oriya |
| B. | Sarladasa-Bengali |
| C. | Pampa - Kannada |
| D. | Tikkana-Marathi |
| Answer» D. Tikkana-Marathi | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world? |
| A. | Tombo of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, Delhi |
| B. | Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram |
| C. | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| D. | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
What does CECA stand for? |
| A. | Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement |
| B. | Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement |
| C. | Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement |
| D. | Community Enabled Cooperative Arrangement |
| Answer» C. Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement | |
| 5. |
Who is the first Indian to be selected as President of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs? |
| A. | Dr M.S.Swaminathan |
| B. | Dr P.J.Kurien |
| C. | Dr Hargobind Khorana |
| D. | NONE |
| Answer» B. Dr P.J.Kurien | |
| 6. |
Who among the following prime ministers of India received the highest civil awards of both India(Bharat Ratna) and Pakistan(Nishaan-e-Pakistan)? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| D. | Moraji Desai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which statement is correct: I. Hamid Karzai is the present President of Afganistan and was declared unanimously as the winner of the recently held General election in that country. II. He has done his Masters from the Shimla University. |
| A. | II. is correct |
| B. | I. is correct |
| C. | Both are incorrect |
| D. | Both are correct |
| Answer» B. I. is correct | |
| 8. |
Who is popularly known as 'Father of Indian Constitution'? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | B.R.Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
'Beyond time' is the book written by? |
| A. | Namita Gokhale |
| B. | William Balrymple |
| C. | Ruskin Bond |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The famous book 'Anandmath' has been authorised by? |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| C. | Sri Aurobindo |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» C. Sri Aurobindo | |
| 11. |
One among the following is not written by Kalidasa? |
| A. | Raghu Vamsam |
| B. | Saakunthalam |
| C. | Kaavyadooth |
| D. | Rith Samharam |
| Answer» D. Rith Samharam | |
| 12. |
Name the film which won 11 Oscars at the 76th Annual Academy Awards? |
| A. | The lord of Rings: The Return of the King |
| B. | Cold Mountain |
| C. | Mystic River |
| D. | Monster |
| Answer» B. Cold Mountain | |
| 13. |
The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as? |
| A. | A campaigner for urban sanitation |
| B. | An activist for the welfare of poor rural women |
| C. | An anti-child labour activist |
| D. | An organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes |
| Answer» D. An organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes | |
| 14. |
The government of ______, on December 8, 2009, unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession. |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Great Britain |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | United Arab Emirates |
| Answer» D. United Arab Emirates | |
| 15. |
'National Human Right Commission' is a |
| A. | Quasi-Judicial body |
| B. | Statutory body |
| C. | Extra-constitutional and Extra Statutory body |
| D. | Constitutional body |
| Answer» C. Extra-constitutional and Extra Statutory body | |
| 16. |
‘Lakshya’ which is part of Indian Defence System is : |
| A. | Pilotless target aircraft |
| B. | Missile firing submarine |
| C. | Surface to air missile |
| D. | Missile firing submarine |
| Answer» B. Missile firing submarine | |
| 17. |
The role of religion has been_____. |
| A. | to provide faith to people in distress |
| B. | harmonizing |
| C. | to bring people closer |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
In which tribe the divorced women is most respected? |
| A. | Santhals |
| B. | Kurawa of Mirzapur |
| C. | Lushai of Assam |
| D. | Khasi tribe |
| Answer» C. Lushai of Assam | |
| 19. |
Which of the following is not a varna (group) of the Aryan society? |
| A. | Shudras |
| B. | Vaishya |
| C. | Brahmanas |
| D. | Sabhas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The novelWhite Tigerwhich won the Man Booker Prize, 2008 is authored by? |
| A. | Kiran Desai |
| B. | V.S. Naipaul |
| C. | Aravind Adiga |
| D. | Arundhati Roy |
| Answer» D. Arundhati Roy | |
| 21. |
What is the most essential element of nationality? |
| A. | A common language |
| B. | A common race |
| C. | A common religion |
| D. | Corporate sentiment |
| Answer» D. Corporate sentiment | |
| 22. |
An ancient cave containing a mural of 55 panels on the life of Buddha has been recently discovered at? |
| A. | Bodh Gaya |
| B. | Sanchi |
| C. | Lhasa |
| D. | Mustang (Nepal) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The Simhastha Kumbh Mela was held at? |
| A. | Prayag |
| B. | Ujjain |
| C. | Nasik |
| D. | Haridwar |
| Answer» D. Haridwar | |
| 24. |
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named? |
| A. | Geetanjali |
| B. | Chokher Bali |
| C. | Rajtarangini |
| D. | Kapal Kundala |
| Answer» B. Chokher Bali | |
| 25. |
Amrita Pritam's workA Revenue Stampis? |
| A. | A biography |
| B. | A novel |
| C. | A book of stories |
| D. | An autobiography |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The poetic workRashmirathiwas written by? |
| A. | Mahadevi Verma |
| B. | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar |
| C. | Maithilisharan Gupt |
| D. | Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala |
| Answer» C. Maithilisharan Gupt | |
| 27. |
The author of Anna Karenina is? |
| A. | Emily Dickinson |
| B. | Leo Tolstoy |
| C. | Tony Morrison |
| D. | G. B. Shaw |
| Answer» C. Tony Morrison | |
| 28. |
The author of the bookIndia Wins Freedomis? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Kuldeep Nayyar |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Indira Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Kuldeep Nayyar | |
| 29. |
ames Bondis a character created by? |
| A. | Lan Fleming |
| B. | Agatha Christie |
| C. | Perry Masion |
| D. | Wode House |
| Answer» B. Agatha Christie | |
| 30. |
Consider the following: 1. Right to education. 2. Right to equal access to public service. 3. Right to food.Which of the above is/are Human Right/Human Rights under “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”? |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 1 only |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 3 only |
| Answer» D. 3 only | |
| 31. |
'Romancing with Life' is a book written by? |
| A. | Debasheesh Dutta |
| B. | Dilip Kumar |
| C. | Dev Anand |
| D. | Hema Malini |
| Answer» D. Hema Malini | |
| 32. |
The CNN-IBN India of the year 2009 is? |
| A. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| B. | A.R.Rahman |
| C. | Mukesh Ambani |
| D. | Sania Mirza |
| Answer» C. Mukesh Ambani | |
| 33. |
Consider the following statements in regard to Speaker of the Lok Sabha:1. Presides over the joint sitting of both the Houses.2. Doesn't have the right to vote.3. Has the power to adjourn the House.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 2 only |
| B. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 2 only |
| D. | 1 and 3 only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
With reference to “Aam Admi Bima Yojana”, consider the following statements:1. The member insured under the scheme must be the head of the family or an earning member of the family in a rural landless household.2. The member insured must be in the age group of 30 to 65 years.3. There is a provision for free scholarship for up to two children of the insured who are studying between classes 9 and 12.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1 and 3 only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Consider the following statements:1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha.2. Shri S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao was the first Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?3. The first woman nominated member of the Rajya Sabha was Smt. Rukmini Devi ArundaleWhich of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 3 only |
| B. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1 and 2 only |
| Answer» C. 2 and 3 only | |
| 36. |
The most important and the main musical instrument in 'Nautanki' form of folk theatre is? |
| A. | Nagara |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | Flute |
| D. | Mohuri |
| Answer» B. Tabla | |
| 37. |
Jnanpith Award is conferred to those in the field of? |
| A. | History |
| B. | Drama |
| C. | Dance |
| D. | Literature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
'BAFTA' award is associated with? |
| A. | Cinema |
| B. | Banking Sector |
| C. | Insurance Sector |
| D. | Tourism |
| Answer» B. Banking Sector | |
| 39. |
The Author of the book 'One Night @The Call Centre' is? |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | Anurag Mathur |
| C. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| D. | Chetan Bhagat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both Jain and Baudh is at? |
| A. | Devipatan |
| B. | Kaushambi |
| C. | Kushinagar |
| D. | Saranath |
| Answer» C. Kushinagar | |
| 41. |
Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in? |
| A. | 1998 |
| B. | 2003 |
| C. | 2001 |
| D. | 2004 |
| Answer» D. 2004 | |
| 42. |
The bookTruth, Love and A Little Maliceis written by? |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | Tarun Tejpal |
| C. | Nirad C. Chaudhuri |
| D. | Khushwant Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
.Who among the following is a famous 'flute' player? |
| A. | Shiv Kumar Sharma |
| B. | Ravi Shankar |
| C. | Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Begum Akhtar is related to? |
| A. | Writing |
| B. | Dance |
| C. | Painting |
| D. | Music |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'The Algebra of Infinite Justice'? |
| A. | Anita Desai |
| B. | Kiran Desai |
| C. | Arundhati Roy |
| D. | Anita Nair |
| Answer» D. Anita Nair | |
| 46. |
The bookUnto the Lastwhich influenced Gandhiji, was written by? |
| A. | Ruskin Bond |
| B. | Pushkin |
| C. | John Ruskin |
| D. | Stalin |
| Answer» D. Stalin | |
| 47. |
The book 'The Masque of Africa' is the book written by? |
| A. | Raghav Bahl |
| B. | V.S. Naipaul |
| C. | M.S.Swaminathan |
| D. | Tony Blair |
| Answer» C. M.S.Swaminathan | |
| 48. |
'Before Memory Fades - an Autobiography' is written by? |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | rem Shankar Jha |
| C. | ArchanaUpadhy |
| D. | Fali S. Nariman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Parliamentary form of Government is also known as |
| A. | Federal Government |
| B. | Responsive Government |
| C. | Presidential Government |
| D. | Responsible Government |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Name the Indian Political leader who served two times the acting Prime Minister of India? |
| A. | Gulzari Lal Nanda |
| B. | N.Sanjiva Reddy |
| C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| D. | N.Sanjiva Reddy |
| Answer» B. N.Sanjiva Reddy | |