1. Who was the first European traveler to visit China in 1272 A.D.?
(A) Vasco-da-Gama
(B) Niccolo Conti
(C) Marco Polo
(D) Ibn Batuta
✅ Correct Answer: Marco Polo
2. The headquarters of the United Nations is at
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Venice
✅ Correct Answer: New York
3. Mein Kampf is autobiography of
(A) Adolf Hitler
(B) Musolini
(C) George Eliot
(D) Churchill
✅ Correct Answer:Adolf Hitler
5.The sports term used in Lawn Tennis is
(A) Drive
(B) Birdie
(C) Duck
(D) Slice
✅ Correct Answer: Drive
6. For which field is the Nobel Prize not awarded?
(A) Economics
(B) Chemistry
(C) Literature
(D) Psychology
✅ Correct Answer: Psychology
7. The term Yavanapriya mentioned in ancient Sanskrit text denoted
(A) Indian Muslin
(B) Pepper
(C) Ivory
(D) Perfume
✅ Correct Answer: Pepper
8. Who is called the “Napoleon of India”?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Kumaragupta
✅ Correct Answer: Samudragupta
9. Ornithology deals with
(A) Animals
(B) Birds
(C) Chemicals
(D) Insects
✅ Correct Answer: Birds
10. Tachometer is an instrument used in
(A) Measuring speed of aeroplanes and motor boats
(B) Determining the purity of milk
(C) Measuring very high temperature
(D) Measuring chemical reactions
✅ Correct Answer: Measuring speed of aeroplanes and motor boats
11. Blue colour is found at which place in rainbow?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
✅ Correct Answer: Fourth
12. Which physical quantity is measured in Megawatt?
(A) Power
(B) Work
(C) Force
(D) Energy
✅ Correct Answer: Power
13. During Summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool due to
(A) Diffusion
(B) Transpiration
(C) Osmosis
(D) Evaporation
✅ Correct Answer: Evaporation
14. In which of the following, force of attraction between its particles is maximum?
(A) Water
(B) Sugar
(C) Air
(D) Oxygen
✅ Correct Answer: Sugar
15. Main Constituent of Bio-Gas is
(A) Methane
(B) Ethane
(C) Propane
(D) Butane
✅ Correct Answer: Methane
16. Chromosomes are made up of
(A) DNA
(B) Protein
(C) DNA & Protein
(D) RNA
✅ Correct Answer: DNA & Protein
17. Cartilage is not found in
(A) Nose
(B) Ear
(C) Kidney
(D) Larynx
✅ Correct Answer: Kidney
18. Real organ are absent in
(A) Mollusca
(B) Coelenterata
(C) Arthropoda
(D) Echinodermata
✅ Correct Answer: Coelenterata
19. World’s most populated continent is
(A) Africa
(B) Europe
(C) North America
(D) Asia
✅ Correct Answer: Asia
20. Which planet is also known as the ‘Red Planet’?
(A) Saturn
(B) Mars
(C) Earth
(D) Jupiter
✅ Correct Answer: Mars
21.What is the horn of Rhinoceros made up of?
(A) Bone
(B) Flesh and skin
(C) Mass of compressed hair
(D) Nail
✅ Correct Answer: Mass of compressed hair
22. Which country has the largest oil reserves in the world?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Kuwait
(C) Iran
(D) Iraq
✅ Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
23. Even the light cannot escape the gravitational power of ________
(A) Sun
(B) Moon
(C) Jupiter
(D) Black Hole
✅ Correct Answer: Black Hole
24. Which Volcano is an example of Active Volcano?
(A) Fujiyama
(B) Krakatoa
(C) Barren Island
(D) Vesuvius
✅ Correct Answer: Barren Island
25. Who started the Saka era in 78 A.D.?
(A) Vikramaditya
(B) Kanishka
(C) Rudradaman-I
(D) Ashoka
✅ Correct Answer: Kanishka
26. The first Muslim who invaded India in 712 A.D.
(A) Mohammad Shah Touglaq
(B) Mohammad Bin Qasim
(C) Mahmud Gajnavi
(D) Mohammad Ghori
✅ Correct Answer: Mohammad Bin Qasim
27. The Indian Constitution adopted 'Emergency Powers' from?
(A) Germany
(B) U.K.
(C) Canada
(D) Japan
✅ Correct Answer: Germany
28. Every year, Lok Sabha generally has _______ sessions.
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 6
✅ Correct Answer: 3
29. Which of these states has the lowest literacy rate?
(A) M.P.
(B) U.P.
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Bihar
✅ Correct Answer: Bihar
30. Which of these states has negative population growth rate as per census 2011?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Mizoram
(D) Tripura
✅ Correct Answer: Nagaland
31. Which of the following is the principal classical dance of North India?
(A) Kathak
(B) Bharathnatyam
(C) Kuchipudi
(D) Odissi
✅ Correct Answer: Kathak
32. Who is the world's oldest Marathon runner to retire recently?
(A) Milkha Singh
(B) Paan Singh
(C) Fauja Singh
(D) Mauja Singh
✅ Correct Answer: Fauja Singh
33. Ellora Caves are situated in __________
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Correct Answer: Maharashtra
34. The Planning Commission of India was established in
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1951
✅ Correct Answer: 1950
35. Which of the following States of India produces 2/3 of India's Cardamom?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Naidu
(D) Goa
✅ Correct Answer: Kerala
36. The targeted growth rate of 12th Five Year Plan is
(A) 7.5 %
(B) 8 %
(C) 8.5 %
(D) 9 – 9.5 %
✅ Correct Answer: (D) 9 – 9.5 %
37. At present, India is the _______ largest producer of Steel.
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Third
38. The Hindi Cinema actor who has been selected for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award this year.
(A) Dev Anand
(B) Pran
(C) Amrish Puri
(D) Manoj Kumar
✅ Correct Answer: (as per year context assumed to be 2013): (B) Pran
39. The Indian Army’s South-Western Command is at
(A) Pune
(B) Jaipur
(C) Vishakapatnam
(D) Chandigarh
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Jaipur
40. Which country has the second largest standing army in the world?
(A) U.S.A.
(A) U.S.A.
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Russia
✅ Correct Answer: (C) India
41. In Indian mythology, who was the eighth son of Ganga?
(A) Devdutta
(B) Karna
(C) Gangadhar
(D) Bheeshma
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Bheeshma
42. Who wrote the patriotic song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?
(A) Iqbal
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Iqbal
43. Odd One Out
(A) Flute
(B) Bagpiper
(C) Guitar
(D) Shehnai
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Guitar
Reason: All others are wind instruments; Guitar is a string instrument.
44. Odd One Out
(A) Earth
(B) Saturn
(C) Mars
(D) Sun
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Sun
Reason: All others are planets; Sun is a star.
44. Odd One Out
(A) Fish
(B) Turtle
(C) Dolphin
(D) Grasshopper
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Grasshopper
Reason: All others are aquatic animals; Grasshopper is a terrestrial insect.
47. ‘Chandertal Lake’ is located at an altitude of
(A) 3271 m
(B) 4280 m
(C) 4973 m
(D) 5921 m
✅ Correct Answer: (B) 4280 m
48. The driest area of Himachal Pradesh is
(A) Spiti
(B) Sarkaghat
(C) Pangi
(D) Kullu
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Spiti
49. Which of the following countries lies to the East of H.P.?
(A) Nepal
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bhutan
(D) Tibet
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Tibet
50. The author of ‘Kulut Desh Ki Kahani’ was
(A) Rahul Sankrityayan
(B) Chandradhar Guleri
(C) Lalchand Prarthi
(D) Shanta Kumar
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Lalchand Prarthi
51. Rabindranath Tagore and Subhash Chandra Bose spent a few months at
(A) Dharamshala
(B) Dagshai
(C) Manali
(D) Dalhousie
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Dagshai
52. In the pre-vedic period, Shivalik Hills were inhabited by
(A) Dasas
(B) Kinners
(C) Aryans
(D) Nagas
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Dasas
53. In the Great Mahabharata War, Susharma Chandra was an ally of
(A) The Viratas
(B) Pandavas
(C) The Kauravas
(D) Lord Krishna
✅ Correct Answer: (C) The Kauravas
54. The area of Himachal Pradesh is
(A) 55637 sq.km
(B) 55673 sq.km
(C) 55763 sq.km
(D) 55736 sq.km
✅ Correct Answer: (D) 55736 sq.km
55. ‘Giri Ganga’ is a tributary of the river
(A) Satluj
(B) Yamuna
(C) Beas
(D) Chenab
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Yamuna
56. How many erstwhile princely states of Punjab and Shimla hills were merged into Himachal Pradesh on 15th April 1948?
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) 32
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 31