What is the name of the era on which the National Calendar of India is based?
(1) Vikrama era
(2) Kali era
(3) Saka era
(4) None of above

Who is the creator of the piece titled “Portrait of Francoise”?
(1) Leonardo da Vinci
(2) Paul Cezanne
(3) Pablo Picasso
(4) H. Rembrandt

The potato crop was introduced in India by the
(1) British                  (2) Dutch
(3) Portuguese          (4) French

Which country offered its good office to resolve the Indo-Pak conflict peacefully, in the year 1966?
(1) U.S.A                                   (2) Britain
(3) U.S.S.R                               (4) Japan

After Independence, Hyderabad, the State of Nizam, was taken over by the Indian Government through
(1) police action
(2) military action
(3) persuasion
(4) negotiations

In Afghanistan two towering Buddha statues were destroyed at

(1) Kandahar                    (2) Yakaolong
(3) Bamiyan                      (4) Mazar-i-Sharif

Which amidst the following has not yet been recognized as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO
(1) Ellora                                          (2) Fatehpur Sikiri
(3) Ajanta                                         (4) Nalanda

Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage site from the following.

(1) Somnath Temple
(2) Salarjung Museum
(3) Khajuraho group of temples
(4) Chaar Bagh Railway station

Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage Site from the following

(1) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
(2) Writers’ Building, Calcutta
(3) Purana Qila, Delhi
(4) Kaziranga National Park

Which of the following Gods are worshipped in the sanctum of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples respectively?
(1) Vishnu and Shiva
(2) Shiva and Vishnu
(3) Shiva and Parvati
(4) Vishnu and Brahma

Who propounded the Panchsheel Principles ?
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Lord Buddha
(3) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
(4) Swami Dayanand Saraswati