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1. What was the name of India’s first indigenously made color film.?

(A) Kisan Kanya

(B) Devdas

(C) Mughal-e-Azam

(D) Raja Harishchandra

Answer: Kisan Kanya

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2. What is the name of the first full-length Indian feature film?

(A) Mughal-e-Azam

(B) Raja Harishchandra

(C) Kisan Kanya

(D) Devdas

Answer: Raja Harishchandra

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3. In Which city INS Agrani (Petty Officers’ School) is situated?

(A) Mumbai

(B) New Delhi

(C) Coimbatore

(D) Patna

Answer: Coimbatore

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4. On which riverbank Goa is located?

(A) Gomati

(B) Mandovi

(C) Sabarmati

(D) Ganga

Answer: Mandovi

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5. On which riverbank Vijayawada is located?

(A) Kaveri

(B) Krishna

(C) Godavari

(D) Narmada

Answer: Krishna

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6. On which riverbank Patna is located?

(A) Falgu

(B) Ganga

(C) Koshi

(D) Mahanadi

Answer: Ganga

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7. On which riverbank Surat is located?

(A) Mahi

(B) Narmada

(C) Tapi/Tapti

(D) Sabarmati

Answer: Tapi/Tapti

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8. On which riverbank Sambalpur is located?

(A) Brahmani

(B) Rushikulya

(C) Mahanadi

(D) Ganges

Answer: Mahanadi

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9. On which riverbank Lucknow is located?

(A) Rapti

(B) Yamuna

(C) Ganges

(D) Gomti

Answer: Gomti

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10. On which riverbank Srinagar is located?

(A) Saryu

(B) Jhelum

(C) Yamuna

(D) Gomti

Answer: Jhelum

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11. On which riverbank Allahabad is located?

(A) Ganga

(B) At the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati

(C) Yamuna

(D) Saraswati

Answer: At the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati

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12. Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?

(A) Salman Rushdie

(B) Nanabhoy Palkhivala

(C) Shashi Tharoor

(D) Khushwant Singh

Answer: Nanabhoy Palkhivala

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Nanabhoy Palkhivala is also known as “Nani Palkhivala”.He was an Indian Jurist and Economist.One of his famous creation is – “Our Constitution Defaced and Defiled”,”The Law and Practice of Income Tax in 2 Vols “,”We, The People: India, the largest Democracy” etc.

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13. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

(A) Gaban

(B) Karmabhoomi

(C) Godan

(D) Guide

Answer: Guide

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14. Who is the author of the famous book “My Unforgettable Memories”?

(A) Sunil Gavaskar

(B) Pt Ravi Shankar

(C) Mamata Banerjee

(D) Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer: Mamata Banerjee

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15. Who is the author of the famous book “Runs in Ruins”?

(A) Amitav Ghosh

(B) Sunil Gavaskar

(C) Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse

(D) V.S. Naipaul

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

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16. Who is the author of the famous book “A Bend in the river”?

(A) Twinkle Khanna

(B) Amitav Ghosh

(C) Professor JS Rajput

(D) V.S. Naipaul

Answer: V.S. Naipaul

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17. In which state of India, the famous ‘Hornbill festival’ is celebrated?

(A) Nagaland

(B) Assam

(C) Mizoram

(D) Meghalaya

Answer: Nagaland

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18. In North Eastern India,which communities festival is ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ ?

(A) Garo

(B) Deori

(C) Ahom

(D) Koch

Answer: Ahom

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Me-Dam-Me-Phi is one of the important festivals observed by the Ahoms from very ancient times. The word ‘Me’ means offerings. ‘Dam’ means ancestors and ‘Phi’ means gods. So the word ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ means oblations offered to the dead and sacrifices to gods.It is the manifestation of the concept of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other peoples originating from the Tai-Shan stock. It is a festival to show respect to the departed ancestors and remember their contribution to society.

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19. Where the folk dance ‘Rouff’ originates in India?

(A) Assam

(B) Mizoram

(C) Kashmir

(D) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Kashmir

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20. In which state the ‘Sangai Festival’ is celebrated?

(A) Manipur

(B) Assam

(C) Mizoram

(D) Nagaland

Answer: Manipur

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Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department.Previously it was known as ‘Tourism Festival’.since 2010 this has been renamed as the Sangai Festival to stage the uniqueness of the shy and gentle brow-antlered deer popularly known as the Sangai Deer, which is the state animal of Manipur.

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21. For which type of Hindustani classical music,’Gundecha brothers’ is known?

(A) Tarana

(B) Thumri

(C) Ghazal

(D) Dhrupad

Answer: Dhrupad

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Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha, known as the Gundecha Brothers, are leading Dagarvani dhrupad singers. They always sing together. So together they have been awarded Padmashree for 2012 in the field of Art – Indian Classical Music – Vocal – Madhya Pradesh.

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22. Which state Government confers the Basava Sri award?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Maharastra

(D) Karnataka

Answer: Karnataka

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23. What is the name of the highest literary award of Kerala government?

(A) Moorthidevi

(B) Vayalar Ramavarma

(C) Ezhuthachan Puraskaram

(D) Vallathol

Answer: Ezhuthachan Puraskaram

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The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honour that is given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Government of Kerala. The award is named after Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language and consists of a cash prize of ₹ 5,00,000 and a citation.The award was instituted in 1993 and Sooranad Kunjan Pillai was its first recipient.

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24. What is the name of the largest cattle fairs in India?

(A) Sonepur Cattle fair

(B) Nagaur Cattle fair

(C) Pushkar Cattle Fair

(D) Gangapur Cattle Fair

Answer: Sonepur Cattle fair

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Sonepur is a town situated on the bank of river Gandak near Patna in Bihar. It is famous for largest cattle fair in India known as The Sonepur Mela held on the confluence of holy river Ganges and Gandak. Sonepur Cattle Fair is the biggest cattle fair of Asia held annually on Kartik Poornima in the month of November.Haathi Bazaar is the major attraction of Sonepur Mela, numerous elephants are beautifully decorated for the purpose of sale.

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25. ‘Madhubani’ a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Bihar

Answer: Bihar

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26. Who is the voice behind the audio book “Wings of Fire” written by former President APJ Abdul Kalam?

(A) Om Puri

(B) Harish Bhimani

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

(D) Girish Karnad

Answer: Girish Karnad

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27. With which art ‘Ramkinker Baij’ is associated?

(A) Dancer

(B) Violinist

(C) Sculptor

(D) Singer

Answer: Sculptor

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He was an Indian sculptor and painter, one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture.In his mid-teens he used to paint portraits of Indian freedom fighters involved in the Non-Cooperation Movement against the British rulers of India. At age of 16 he got noticed by the renowned journalist Ramananda Chatterjee. Four years later he joined the Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan as a student of fine arts. After obtaining a diploma from the university he went on to head the sculpture department.

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28. On which of the following river Ukai dam/Vallabh Sagar is located?

(A) Mahi

(B) Tapi/Tapti

(C) Narmada

(D) Banas

Answer: Tapi/Tapti

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29. On which of the following river Nimoo Bazgo hydro-electric Project is constructed?

(A) Indus

(B) Beas

(C) Ravi

(D) Chenab

Answer: Indus

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The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project is a run-of-the-river power project on the Indus River situated at Alchi village, 75 kilometres from Leh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.The project has three surface power units of 15 MW (20,000 hp) each with an total installed capacity of 15 megawatts (20,000 hp).

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30. On which of the following river Maithon Dam is located?

(A) Damodar

(B) Barakar

(C) Hooghly

(D) Ganges

Answer: Barakar

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The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon, 48 km from Dhanbad, in the state of Jharkhand.This dam was specially designed for flood control and generates 60,000 kW of electric power. There is an underground power station, the first of its kind in the whole of South East Asia. The dam is constructed on the Barakar River. The lake is spread over 65 square kilometres.

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31. On which of the following river bank Srinagar is located?

(A) Sutlej

(B) Indus

(C) Ravi

(D) Jhelum

Answer: Jhelum

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32. On which of the following river Tehri Dam is located?

(A) Alaknanda

(B) Teesta

(C) Bhagirathi

(D) Ghaggar

Answer: Bhagirathi

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The Tehri Dam is the Highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. Phase 1 was completed in 2006, the Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp) of hydroelectricity. The dam’s 1,000 MW variable-speed pumped-storage scheme is currently under construction with expected commissioning in May 2018.

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33. On which of the following river bank Lucknow is located?

(A) Gomati

(B) Betwa

(C) Rohni

(D) Varuna

Answer: Gomati

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34. Which of the following dam is not located on the River Krishna?

(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

(B) Srisailam Dam

(C) Tungabhadra Dam

(D) Krishnaraja Sagar Dam

Answer: Krishnaraja Sagar Dam

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35. Which of the following citie is not located on the banks of Ganga ?

(A) Patna

(B) Kanpur

(C) Varanasi

(D) Agra

Answer: Agra

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Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Agra is a major tourist destination because of its many Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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36. Where the Anthropological Museum is located in India?

(A) Port Blair

(B) New Delhi

(C) Visakhapatnam

(D) Hyderabad

Answer: Port Blair

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37. Where the Samudrika Naval Marine Museum is located?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Delanipur

(C) Mumbai

(D) Bangalore

Answer: Delanipur

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38. Where the Bapu Museum / Victoria Jubilee Museum is located?

(A) Vijayawada

(B) New Delhi

(C) Bangalore

(D) Mumbai

Answer: Vijayawada

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39. Where the Nizam Museum is located in India?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) New Delhi

(C) Mumbai

(D) Patna

Answer: Hyderabad

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40. Where the Indian Air Force Museum is located?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Goa

(C) Mumbai

(D) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

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41. Where the National Gandhi Museum is located?

(A) Mumbai

(B) New Delhi

(C) Bangalore

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: New Delhi

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42. Where the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is not located?

(A) Patna

(B) New Delhi

(C) Bangalore

(D) Mumbai

Answer: Patna

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The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture, Government of India.The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on March 29, 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore. It has collection of more than 14,000 works.

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43. Where the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) is located?

(A) Patna

(B) Bangalore

(C) Mumbai

(D) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

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44. Where the Shankar’s International Dolls Museum is located?

(A) Bangalore

(B) New Delhi

(C) Patna

(D) Mumbai

Answer: New Delhi

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45. Where the Calico Museum of Textiles is located?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) Bangalore

Answer: Ahmedabad

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46. In which Indian state the Nathu La pass is located?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Sikkim

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Sikkim

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47. In which Indian state the Traill’s Pass is located?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Uttarakhand

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48. In which Indian state the Banihal Pass is located?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Kerala

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

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49. Which one of the following pass is not located in the Himachal Pradesh?

(A) Debsa Pass

(B) Khardung La Pass

(C) Shipki La Pass

(D) Rohtang Pass

Answer: Khardung La Pass

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50. In which Indian state the Asirgarh Pass is located?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Assam

(C) Uttarakhand

(D) Kerala

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

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51. In which state is the Losoong festival celebrated?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Tibet

(D) Sikkim

Answer: Sikkim

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52. What is the name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ?

(A) INS Shishumar

(B) INS Shalki

(C) INS Shankush

(D) INS Chakra

Answer: INS Chakra

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53. With which one of the following folk dance ‘Teejan Bai’ is associated?

(A) Chhau Dance

(B) Jatra Dance

(C) Pandavani Dance

(D) Bihu Dance

Answer: Pandavani Dance

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54. Which state has launched an outreach programme called ‘Duare Sarkar’?

(A) Assam

(B) Tripura

(C) West Bengal

(D) Bihar

Answer: West Bengal

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The West Bengal government launched a massive outreach programme called “Duare Sarkar” programme on December 1, 2020 for doorstep delivery of government schemes.The programme aims to bring 11 schemes of the state government to the doorsteps of the people such as Swastha Sathi (health scheme), Khadya Sathi (public food distribution scheme), Jai Johar and Kanyashree scheme.

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55. Guru Nanak Jayanti also known as –

(A) Gurupurab

(B) Parkash Utsav

(C) Parkash Divas

(D) Bandi Chhor Divas

Answer: Gurupurab

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Also known as Gurupurab, Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated across the country to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is considered one of the holiest festivals of the Sikh community.

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National GK Important for UPSC, SSC, PSC, CHSL, CDS, WBCS, CGL, IAS, NDA, Railways, Banks, etc.

1. What was the name of India’s first indigenously made color film.?

2. What is the name of the first full-length Indian feature film?

3. In Which city INS Agrani (Petty Officers’ School) is situated?

4. On which riverbank Goa is located?

5. On which riverbank Vijayawada is located?

6. On which riverbank Patna is located?

7. On which riverbank Surat is located?

8. On which riverbank Sambalpur is located?

9. On which riverbank Lucknow is located?

10. On which riverbank Srinagar is located?

11. On which riverbank Allahabad is located?

12. Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?

13. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

14. Who is the author of the famous book “My Unforgettable Memories”?

15. Who is the author of the famous book “Runs in Ruins”?

16. Who is the author of the famous book “A Bend in the river”?

17. In which state of India, the famous ‘Hornbill festival’ is celebrated?

18. In North Eastern India,which communities festival is ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ ?

19. Where the folk dance ‘Rouff’ originates in India?

20. In which state the ‘Sangai Festival’ is celebrated?

21. For which type of Hindustani classical music,’Gundecha brothers’ is known?

22. Which state Government confers the Basava Sri award?

23. What is the name of the highest literary award of Kerala government?

24. What is the name of the largest cattle fairs in India?

25. ‘Madhubani’ a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

26. Who is the voice behind the audio book “Wings of Fire” written by former President APJ Abdul Kalam?

27. With which art ‘Ramkinker Baij’ is associated?

28. On which of the following river Ukai dam/Vallabh Sagar is located?

29. On which of the following river Nimoo Bazgo hydro-electric Project is constructed?

30. On which of the following river Maithon Dam is located?

31. On which of the following river bank Srinagar is located?

32. On which of the following river Tehri Dam is located?

33. On which of the following river bank Lucknow is located?

34. Which of the following dam is not located on the River Krishna?

35. Which of the following citie is not located on the banks of Ganga ?

36. Where the Anthropological Museum is located in India?

37. Where the Samudrika Naval Marine Museum is located?

38. Where the Bapu Museum / Victoria Jubilee Museum is located?

39. Where the Nizam Museum is located in India?

40. Where the Indian Air Force Museum is located?

41. Where the National Gandhi Museum is located?

42. Where the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is not located?

43. Where the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) is located?

44. Where the Shankar’s International Dolls Museum is located?

45. Where the Calico Museum of Textiles is located?

46. In which Indian state the Nathu La pass is located?

47. In which Indian state the Traill’s Pass is located?

48. In which Indian state the Banihal Pass is located?

49. Which one of the following pass is not located in the Himachal Pradesh?

50. In which Indian state the Asirgarh Pass is located?

51. In which state is the Losoong festival celebrated?

52. What is the name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ?

53. With which one of the following folk dance ‘Teejan Bai’ is associated?

54. Which state has launched an outreach programme called ‘Duare Sarkar’?

55. Guru Nanak Jayanti also known as –

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