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• question_answer1)
  The beginning of the year in January marks the celebration of the Sankranti or Pongal festival. What does this festival celebrate?                                                                                                               (2015)
  A)
   It celebrates the end of autumn. done clear
  B)
  It is a harvest festival. done clear
  C)
   It celebrates the New Year. done clear
  D)
   It celebrates the beginning of spring. done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Onam is an important festival celebrated mostly in one of the states of India. Which state is this?
  A)
   Andhra Pradesh done clear
  B)
   Kerala          done clear
  C)
   Maharashtra      done clear
  D)
   Bihar done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Ganesh Chaturthi is an important festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha. This is one of the most important Hindu festivals. Which of the following sweet dishes is prepared on this day?
  A)
   Kheer               done clear
  B)
   Rasogolla       done clear
  C)
   Modaka       done clear
  D)
   Cake done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which among the following is the popular dance form of Maharashtra's musical theatre?               (2016)
  A)
   Gatha              done clear
  B)
   Tamasha       done clear
  C)
   Nautanki           done clear
  D)
   Lavani done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which is the major area where 'garba? dance form is common?
  A)
   Punjab             done clear
  B)
   Rajasthan      done clear
  C)
   Gujarat       done clear
  D)
   Maharashtra done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival?
  A)
   Rongali bihu done clear
  B)
        Maker sankranti done clear
  C)
   Yugadi                 done clear
  D)
        Onam done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Golden Temple is situated in                                                                                                          (2017)                                           
  A)
   Chandigarh     done clear
  B)
   Haryana        done clear
  C)
   Punjab             done clear
  D)
   Amritsar done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Who composed the song Vande Mataram?
  A)
   Shree Auribindo Ghosh               done clear
  B)
   Bankim Chandra Chatterji done clear
  C)
   Rabindranath Tagore                 done clear
  D)
    Satyajit Ray done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which is the national animal of India?
  A)
   Royal Bengal Tiger  done clear
  B)
   Hanuman Langur done clear
  C)
   Lion             done clear
  D)
        Indian Elephant done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which is the national bird of India?
  A)
   Eagle                done clear
  B)
   Peacock      done clear
  C)
   Swan                           done clear
  D)
   Parrot done clear
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• question_answer11)
  With which country does India share its longest land border?                                            (2016)
  A)
   China               done clear
  B)
   Bangladesh done clear
  C)
   Nepal               done clear
  D)
   Bhutan done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The Golden Temple of Amritsar, India, is holy to the followers of which religion?
  A)
   Sikh religion              done clear
  B)
   Tamil religion done clear
  C)
   Islamic religion     done clear
  D)
         Buddhist religion done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Bonfire could be seen in which of the following festivals?
  A)
   Diwali                     done clear
  B)
   Eid done clear
  C)
   Ganesh Chaturthi done clear
  D)
         Lohri done clear
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• question_answer14)
  We know that Rabindranath Tagore composed our national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana. In which language did he compose it?
  A)
   Urdu                done clear
  B)
   Marathi        done clear
  C)
   Gujarati            done clear
  D)
   Bengali done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Our national song 'Vande Mataram' was first featured in a book called 'Anandamath'. Who wrote it?
  A)
   Subhash Chandra Bose               done clear
  B)
   Rabindranath Tagore done clear
  C)
   Bankim Chandra Chatter jee           done clear
  D)
    Satyajit Ray done clear
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• question_answer16)
  How many States and Union Territories are there in India?
  A)
   25 States and 6 Union Territories done clear
  B)
  28 States and 5 Union Territories done clear
  C)
   29 States and 7 Union Territories done clear
  D)
   30 States and 6 Union Territories done clear
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• question_answer17)
  During the harvest festival in Tamil Nadu, people worship the Sun. Sweet rice is cooked in decorated pots. Cows are also worshipped. Choose the correct festival.
  A)
   Ganesh Chaturthi  done clear
  B)
   Rath Yatra done clear
  C)
   Pongal      done clear
  D)
         Onam done clear
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• question_answer18)
  I used to make and serve tea in a tea shop when I was young. Years later I became the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Now, I am the Prime Minister of India. Who am I?   (2017)
  A)
   Pranab Mukherjee          done clear
  B)
   Pratibha Patil done clear
  C)
   Manmohan Singh done clear
  D)
         Narendra Modi done clear
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• question_answer19)
  This dance form from Tamil Nadu expressed Hindu religious themes and spiritual ideas. It is the oldest classical dance tradition of India. Which dance form is it?                                       (2015)
  A)
   Bharatanatyam done clear
  B)
   Kuchipudi       done clear
  C)
   Kothak                         done clear
  D)
   Odissi done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following is not a neighbouring country of India?                                          (2017)
  A)
   Bhutan done clear
  B)
   Sri Lanka          done clear
  C)
   Maldives           done clear
  D)
   Singapore done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Match the following:

  	Column I		Column II
  A	Odisha	1	Shimla
  B	Manipur	2	Ranchi
  C	Himachal Pradesh	3	Bhubaneshwar
  D	Jharkhand	4	Imphal

  A)
   A-3;     B-4;      C-2;      D-1 done clear
  B)
   A-4;     B-3;      C-1;      D-2 done clear
  C)
   A-3;     B-4;      C-1;      D-2 done clear
  D)
   A-2;     B-1;      C-4;      D-3 done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Identify 'X' and 'Y'.                            (2015)

  Gujarat	'x'	Dandya Ras
  'y'	Masor Tenga	Bagurumba

   
  A)
   X = Madra; Y = Assam                 X = Dehroni, Y = Bihar done clear
  B)
   X = Bebinca, Y = 6oa                 done clear
  C)
   X = Khandvi, Y = Assam done clear
  D)
  done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which one of the following is mismatched?
  A)
   Andhra Pradesh-Kottam              done clear
  B)
   Bihar-Purbi done clear
  C)
   Rajasthan-Chiraw done clear
  D)
                       None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  'Mekhela' is a dress code of which state?
  A)
   Kolkata             done clear
  B)
   Assam         done clear
  C)
   Uttar Pradesh      done clear
  D)
   Goa done clear
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• question_answer25)
  What is Kerala's ethnic wear?   (2016)                                
  A)
   Mundu        done clear
  B)
   Pherans        done clear
  C)
   Petha               done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer26)

  Statement-A: The Taj Mahal is on the banks of the holy river Yamuna.

  Statement-B: It is one of the eight wonders of the world.

  A)
           Statement A is correct but B is incorrect. done clear
  B)
   Statement B is correct but A is incorrect. done clear
  C)
   Both are correct done clear
  D)
   Both are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Match the following:                                                                                                                       (2017)                                                  

  A	Golden temple	1	Jaipur
  B	Bahai temple	2	Mysore
  C	Hawa mahal	3	Delhi
  D	Mysore palace	4	Amritsar

  A)
   A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2         done clear
  B)
   A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1 done clear
  C)
   A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1    done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which one of the following is well-known for his role in liberalizing the Indian economy in 1990's?
  A)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  B)
     Mukesh Ambani done clear
  C)
   Manmohan Singh done clear
  D)
        Narendra Modi done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Who is known as the Little Master?
  A)
   Mahendra Singh Dhoni               done clear
  B)
   Virat Kohli done clear
  C)
   Rakesh Sharma    done clear
  D)
          Sachin Tendulkar done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the following is known as the "Nightingale of India"?                                                (2015)
  A)
   Sarojini Naidu done clear
  B)
   Kiran Bedi      done clear
  C)
   Indira fiandhi done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which one of the following neighbouring countries is not in eastern side of India?                        (2016)
  A)
   Bhutan             done clear
  B)
   Bangladesh     done clear
  C)
   Myanmar          done clear
  D)
   Sri Lanka done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Shillong is the capital of which state?
  A)
   Mizoram           done clear
  B)
   Manipur        done clear
  C)
   Meghalaya  done clear
  D)
   Tripura done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which one of the following temples is in state of Tamil Nadu?
  A)
   Bahai temple                 done clear
  B)
   Brihadishwara temple done clear
  C)
   Sun temple          done clear
  D)
                  None of these done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which one is mismatched?                                                                                                             (2016)                                          
  A)
   Kiran Bedi - First woman IPS Officer done clear
  B)
  Indira Gandhi - First woman Prime Minister done clear
  C)
   Sarojini Naidu - First woman Governor done clear
  D)
   Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit - First woman President done clear
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• question_answer35)
  It is the traditional cloth of which state?
  A)
   Kerala done clear
  B)
          Karnataka         done clear
  C)
   Jammu and Kashmir done clear
  D)
   Assam done clear
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• question_answer36)
   This is the famous dish of...........
  A)
   Jharkhand         done clear
  B)
   Bihar    done clear
  C)
   Manipur            done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer37)
   This festival belongs to which state?                                                             (2015)
  A)
   Goa                 done clear
  B)
   Mizoram       done clear
  C)
   Rajasthan    done clear
  D)
   Gujarat done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which one of the following is the famous food of Chhattisgarh?
  A)
    done clear
  B)
    done clear
  C)
    done clear
  D)
   None of these  done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Who is the chairman of Reliance industries?
  A)
         done clear
  B)
    done clear
  C)
    done clear
  D)
    done clear
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• question_answer40)
  What is the national anthem of India?
  A)
   Jana Gana Mana done clear
  B)
        Vande Mataram done clear
  C)
   Hind Desh Ka      done clear
  D)
      None of these done clear
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