Q.1 According to the Puranas, which of these asuras are not brothers?
A. Madhu-Kaitabha
B. Shumbha-Nishumbha
C. Rahu-Ketu
D. Khara-Dushana
Answer : Rahu-Ketu
Q.2 Yerwada and Bageshwari are two types of which of the following?
A. Charkha
B. Wool
C. Block print
D. Embroidery
Answer : Charkha
Q.3 Which of these states has the least number of seats in the Lok Sabha?
A.Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Haryana
Answer : Meghalaya
Q.4 Which of these crops is usually grown from the stem instead of a seed?
Answer : Sugarcane
Q.5 Which of these historical eras occurred first?
A. Bronze Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Palaeolithic Age
D. Neolithic Age
Answer : Palaeolithic Age
Q.6 Complete this proverb that means a person who has nothing: “Than Than
A. Mahipal
B. Gopal
C. Rampal
D. Satyapal
Answer : Gopal
Q.7 What does the ‘l’ stand for in UPI, an instant real-time payment system?
A. Investment
B. Income
C. Interest
D. Interface
Answer : Interface
Q.8 Which of these is a tie-breaking method used in limited-overs cricket?
A. Super Over
B. Highest individual score
C. Longest six in the match
D. Most wickets by a single bowler
Answer : Super Over
Q.9 This monument is part of which state’s emblem?
A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Telangana
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : Telangana
Q.10 Which crop is also known as “white gold”?
A. Soyabean
B. Rajma
C. Cotton
D. Ash gourd
Answer : Cotton
Q.11 Who is the playback singer of this song?
A. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
B. Honey Singh
C. Rajpal Yadav
D. Baba Sehgal
Answer : Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Q.12 What does the letter ‘X’ denote in X-Ray?
A. Xenon
B. Unknown
C. Illegal
D. Radiation
Answer : Unknown
Q.13 Whose memoir is titled “I Am No Messiah”?
A. Srinivas B V
B. Sonu Sood
C. Kamal Haasan
D. Gautam Gambhir
Answer : Sonu Sood
Q.14 Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? (*T&C apply)
A. Dr. Shashanka Bhide
B. Dr. Ashima Goyal
C. Prof. Jayanth Varma
D. All of the above are the Members of the latest MPC
Answer : All of the above are the Members of the latest MPC
Q.15 Which of these colours does not appear on the Olympic rings?
A. Blue
B. Yellow
C. Black
D. Orange
Answer : Orange
Q.16 In March 2021, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala became the first African to take charge as the Director General of which major international organisation?
A. World Bank
B. World Health Organisation
C. World Trade Organisation
D. International Monetary Fund
Answer : World Trade Organisation
Q.17 Which future Bharat Ratna performed at the Red Fort on the occasion of India’s first Independence Day celebrations in 1947?
A. Ustad Bismillah Khan
B..MS Subbulakshmi
C. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
D. Pandit Ravi Shankar
Answer : Ustad Bismillah Khan
Q.18 Likud, Yesh Atid and New Right are political parties from which country?
A. Brazil
B. Portugal
C. Philippines
D. Israel
Answer : Israel
Q.18 According to Hindu scriptures, which great devotee of Lord Krishna, was the commander of the Yadava army?
A. Akrura
B. Shishupala
C. Jarasandha
D. Shalya
Answer : Akrura
Q.19 Which Railway Minister tendered his resignation on moral grounds after a train accident in Gaisal?
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
B. CK Jaffer Sharief
C. Nitish Kumar
D. Lalit Narayan Mishra
Answer : Nitish Kumar
Q.20 Which of these characters from the Mahabharata is the youngest?
A. Shantanu
B. Arjuna
C. Abhimanyu
D. Dhritarashtra
Answer : Abhimanyu
Q.21 In the film “Sholay”, who has a name that means “victory”?
A. Thakur’s househelp
B. The barber in the jail
C. Veeru’s friend
D. The leader of the dacoit gang
Answer : Veeru’s friend
Q.22 Which of these inventions or discoveries is most recent?
A. Mercury thermometer
B. World Wide Web
C. Newton’s laws of motion
D. Diesel engine
Answer: World Wide Web
Q.23 If you have a FIDE ranking, what sport do you play?
A. Snooker
B. Chess
C. Formula 1
D. Cycling
Answer: Snooker
Q.24 VIBGYOR is a popular mnemonic device to memorize what?
A. Days in a week
B. Ancient Wonders of the World
C. Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs
D. Seven colours of a rainbow
Answer : Seven colours of a rainbow