General Awareness (Model Set 8)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. The Enadu newspapers is published from—
(A) Orissa
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhara Pradesh

2. The chairmanship/ presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the council members—
(A) Every month
(B) Every 3 months
(C) Every 6 months
(D) Every year

3. Which among the following Indian Universities has been named after former Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh ?
(A) Agra University
(B) Kanpur University
(C) Meerut University
(D) Lucknow University

4. Which of the monuments figured in the news in connection with a fall of some of its parts and its consequent archeological conservation ?
(A) Sun temple, Konark
(B) Jagannath Temple, Puri
(C) Chaunsat Yogini Temple, Veraghat
(D) Khandariya Mahadev Temple, Khajuraho

5. The conspiracy angle of Rajiv Gandhi murder is being probed by—
(A) Mirdha Commission
(B) Chelliah Commission
(C) Jain Commission
(D) Rangarajan Commission

6. The folk theatre of Karnataka is—
(A) Bhagawat Mela
(B) Yakshagana
(C) Bhavai
(D) Koodiattam

7. In which of the following countries has India not organised ‘India Festival’ ?
(A) Russia
(B) Japan
(C) France
(D) West Germany

8. The Indian National Calendar is based on—
(A) Christian era
(B) Saka era
(C) Vikram era
(D) Hijri era

9. ‘Natya Shastra’ the main source of Indian Classical dances was written by—
(A) Bharat Muni
(B) Tandu Muni
(C) Narad Muni
(D) Abhinav Gupta

10. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is—
(A) 2:4
(B) 3:4
(C) 2:3
(D) 3:5

11. Most ancient musical instrument among the following is—
(A) Tabla
(B) Sarod
(C) Sitar
(D) Veena

12. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embrodery ?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Jaipur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Mysore

13. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sakranti ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Punjab
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka

14. Which of the following is not a member of G-15?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Indonesia
(D) Malaysia

15. Which of the following instruments is also referred to as earth body ?
(A) Tabla
(B) Santoor
(C) Mridangam
(D) Dholak

16. The dance encouraged and perfomed from the temple of Tanjore was—
(A) Bharat Natyam
(B) Odissi
(C) Kathakali
(D) Kuchipudi

17. Which of the following is a dance-drama ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Manipuri
(C) Bharat Natyam
(D) Kathakali

18. Which dance was revived by Rabindranath Tagore?
(A) Bharat Natyam
(B) Kathakali
(C) Manipuri
(D) Odissi

19. Dandia is popular dance of—
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Punjab

20. Rajasthani and Pahari schools are famous for—
(A) Music
(B) Dancing
(C) Sculpture
(D) Painting

21. Which of the following dances is a solo dance ?
(A) Yakshagana
(B) Ottam Thullal
(C) Odissi
(D) Kuchi Pudi

22. Koodiyattam is a—
(A) Dress prepared in Goa
(B) Traditional dance of Kerala
(C) Festival of Andhra Pradesh
(D) None of these

23. Which of the following musical instruments is said to have been invented by Amir Khusroo ?
(A) Sarangi
(B) Sarod
(C) Sitar
(D) Veena

24. Boat race is a popular sports in—
(A) Karnataka
(B) Orissa
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala

25. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following communities ?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Islam
(C) Jainism
(D) Buddhism

Answer :
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (D)