Q1. निम्नलिखित में से कौन “ट्रेन टू पाकिस्तान” के लेखक है?

(a) जॉन ग्रे

(b)डेविड बल्दाक्की

(c)डिक फ्रांसिस

(d) खुशवंत सिंह

(e) इंदिरा गांधी

Q2.निम्न में से कौन-सा नृत्य शैली उत्तर भारत से सम्बंधित है?

(a) हुर्का बाउल

(b)भरतनाट्यम

(c) कथकली

(d) कुचीपुड़ी

(e) इनमे से कोई नहीं

Q3.भारत की सबसे पौराणिक कथाओं का संग्रह...............कहलाता है.

(a) एसोप फेब्ल्स

(b)पेंसिस्टिकिकासारा

(c) पंचतंत्र

(d)यावानेश्वर

(e) इनमे से कोई नहीं

Q4. _ __________ भारतीय साहित्य का सबसे प्रारंभिक लिखित पुस्तक है.

(a)  रामायण

(b) वेद

(c)  महाभारत

(d)  गीता

(e) इनमे से कोई नहीं

Q5. “कुद्रेमुख राष्ट्रीय उद्यान” भारत के किस राज्य में स्थित है?

(a)  कर्णाटक

(b) केरल

(c)  पश्चिम बंगाल

(d)  उत्तरप्रदेश

(e)  मेघालय

Q6. निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा भारत का राष्ट्रीय वृक्ष है?

(a)  आम 

(b)  नीम

(c)  बनयान

(d) भारतीय अंजीर

(e)  नारियल

Q7. भारत में शहीद दिवस...................को मनाया जाता है.

(a) 30जनवरी

(b) 5सितम्बर

(c) 3अक्टूबर

(d) 5मार्च

(e) 22 जून

Q8. ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार प्राप्त करने वाले पहले व्यक्ति कौन थे?

(a) डा. के. वी.पुट्टप्पा

(b)जी. संकरकुरुप

(c)  ठाक़ज़ीसिवसंकरा पिल्लई

(d)  एम.टी. वासुदेवन नायर

(e)कुमारांसन

Q9. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय न्यायालय के मुख्यालय................... में स्थित है.

(a)  पेरिस,(फ्रांस)

(b) जिनेवा, स्विट्जरलैंड)

(c) न्यूयॉर्क (यूएसए)

(d) हेग (नीदरलैंड्स)

(e) सिडनी (ऑस्ट्रेलिया)

Q10. अबू पहाड़ियों पर स्थित गुरु शिखर पहाड़ी किस पर्वतमाला का सर्वोच्च शिखर है?

(a) सह्याद्री

(b) पूर्वांचल

(c) अनमलाई

(d) अरावली

(e) हिमालय

Q11. भारत का पहला नोबेल पुरस्कार किस विषय में दिया गया था?

(a) साहित्य

(b) रसायन विज्ञान

(c)चिकित्सा

(d) भौतिक विज्ञान

(e)शांति

Q12. निम्न में से कौन सी मुद्रा का रुपयों के मामले में सर्वोच्च मूल्य है?

(a) पौंड

(b) डॉलर

(c) यूरो

(d) सऊदी रियाल

(e) कुवैती दिनार

Q13. कौन-सा राज्य नंदी पुरस्कार प्रदान करता है?

(a) केरल

(b) तमिलनाडु

(c) कर्नाटक

(d)आंध्र प्रदेश

(e) महाराष्ट्र

Q14. 8 अक्टूबर को .................के रूप में मनाया जाता है.

(a) वायु सेना दिवस

(b) नौसेना दिवस

(c) सशस्त्र बल दिवस

(d) रीडेडीकेशन डे

(e) एड्स दिन

Q15. ‘डिएगो गार्सिया(Diego Garcia)'किस महासागर का एक द्वीप है?

(a) प्रशांत

(b) हिन्द

(c) अटलांटिक

(d) आर्कटिक

(e) दक्षिणी महासागर

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Train To Pakistan is a historical novel by Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. It recounts the Partition of India in August 1947. Instead of depicting the Partition in terms of only the political events surrounding it, Singh digs into a deep local focus, providing a human dimension which brings to the event a sense of reality, horror, and believability.

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Some of the seasonal folk dances of Uttaranchal are Jhumeila, the Chaufula of Garhwal and the HurkaBaul of Kumaon. The HurkaBaul dance is performed during the cultivation of paddy and maize. The name of the dance is derived from Hurka, the drum which is the only musical accompaniment and baul, the song.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. The original Sanskrit work, which some scholars believe was composed around the 3rd century BCE, is attributed to Vishnu Sharma.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Vedas are a large body of knowledge texts originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.

S5. Ans.(a)

Sol. Kuduremukha is a mountain range and name of a peak located in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station cum mining town situated near the mountain, about 48 kilometres from Karkala and around 20 kilometres from Kalasa. Tiger, Leopard, Indian Bison, Sambhar deer, Dhole and Lion-tailed macaque etc can be spotted here.

S6.  Ans.(c)

Sol. Indian banyan (Ficusbengalensis) root themselves to form new trees and grow over large areas. Because of this characteristic and its longevity, this tree is considered immortal and is an integral part of the myths and legends of India.

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. Martyrs' Day (India), is observed on January 30, the anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi in 1948.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. G. SankaraKurup, better known as Mahakavi G , was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary award. He won the prize in 1965 for his collection of poems in Malayalam Odakkuzhal.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. Guru Shikhar. Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres (5,650 ft).

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian ever to receive a Nobel Prize. Popularly known as Gurudev, India's Poet Laureate Tagore was born on 7th May 1861, in Kolkata. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his work Geetanjali, a collection of poems, in 1913.

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. The Kuwaiti dinar is the currency of Kuwait. It is sub-divided into 1,000 fils. The Kuwaiti dinar is the world's highest-valued currency unit.

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol.The Nandi Awards is the highest award ceremony for excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu Television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema, presented annually by the Governments of Andhra Pradesh

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Air Force Day was officially started celebrating at 8th of October in the year 1932 as an auxiliary air force of Indian Empire. The Indian Air Force, air arm of the Indian armed forces, has its prime responsibility of securing the Indian airspace as well as to carry out the aerial warfare during any clash.

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. Diego Garcia is an atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago. It was settled by the French in the 1790s and was transferred to British rule after the Napoleonic Wars.