Miscellaneous PYQs

The world’s second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently. Which one of the following statements correctly represents the teachings of Ramanuja ?

A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of

Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Famous Person) (Well-Known as) A. Anna Hazare 1. Lawyer B. Deepak Parekh 2. Banker C. GVK Reddy 3. Gandhian and Social activist D. Harish Salve 4. Industrialist

Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Famous Person) (Well-Known as) A. Amrita Sher-Gil 1. Dancer B. Bhimsen Joshi 2. Painter C. Rukmini Devi Arundale 3. Poet D. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 4. Singer

Consider the following famous names : 1. Amrita Sher-Gil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee 3. N.S. Bendre 4. Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Persons in news) (Countries they belong to) A. Luisa Dias Diogo 1. Kenya B. Mwai Kibaki 2. Mozambique C. Rupiah Banda 3. Zambia 4. Zimbabwe

Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum ?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Famous person) (Well-known for) A. Mandakini Amte 1. Theatre direction B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry 2. Social service and community leadership C. Romila Thapar 3. Dance D. Vanashree Rao 4. History writing

Who among the following have held the office of the Vice President of India? 1. Mohammad Hidayatullah 2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 3. Neelam Sanjiva 4. Shankar Dayal Sharma.

C.Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan-Asian Commission addressing to which one of the following issues?

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Francis Collins: Mapping human genome 2. Sergey Brin: Google Search Engine 3. Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Person) - List-II (Area). A. K.P.Singh 1.Banking B. Vikram Pandit 2.Fiction writing C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate A B C D A B C D (a) 4 2 3 1 (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 3 2 1 4 (b) 4 1 2 3

Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance?

How is Sarosh Zaiwalia wellknown?

Ebrahim Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following areas?

Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?

Which of the following statements with regard to the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments is/are correct? 1. The tournaments have a shared governance structure establishing the partnership among the four Grand Slams. 2. They are open for entry to all internationally ranked tennis players above the age of 14. 3. There is a limitation on the number of ‘Wild Cards’ a player may receive to compete in a Grand Slam Tournament.

Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup: I. The event was held in Delhi, India. II. Indian men beat Nepal with a score of 78–40 in the final to become the World Champion in men category. III. Indian women beat Nepal with a score of 54–36 in the final to become the World Champion in women category. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements: I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world’s youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi. II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world’s youngest ever Grandmaster. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022: 1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India. 2. The official mascot was named ‘Thambi’. 3. The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup. 4. The trophy for the winning team in the women’s section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements in respect of the Laureus World Sports Award, which was instituted in the year 2000: 1.American golfer Tiger Woods was the first winner of this award. 2.The award was received mostly by ‘Formula One’ players so far. 3.Roger Federer received this award the maximum number of times compared to others. Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements in respect of the ICC World Test Championship: 1.The finalists were decided by the number of matches they won. 2.New Zealand was ranked ahead of England because it won more matches than England. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in respect of the 32nd Summer Olympics: 1.The official motto for this Olympics is ‘A New World’. 2.Sport Climbing, Surfing, Skateboarding, Karate, and Baseball are included in these Olympics. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs 1. Anand Pawar :Chess 2. Akhil Kumar: Boxing 3. Shiv Shanker Prasad Chowrasia :Golf

When Leander Paes won the “mixed doubles” at the US Open in the year 2008 who of the following was his partner?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Who of the following is a football player ?

Among the following, which one is not a football club ?

Which one of the following is correct in respect of Indian football team’s performance in the Olympic Games?

Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?

Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal?

Consider the following statements with regard to the film ‘Boong’: 1. The film has recently won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award in the Children’s and Family Film category. 2. The film is directed by Lakshmipriya Devi. 3. This is the first Indian film to win a BAFTA award in the Children’s and Family Film category.

Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’? I. The President of India II. The Prime Minister of India III. The Chief Justice of India IV. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards: 1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award : For the most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over period of last four years 2. Arjuna Award : For the lifetime achievement by a sportsperson 3. Dronacharya Award : To honour eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams 4. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar : To recognize the contribution made by sportspersons even after their retirement How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards: 1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India. 2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once. 3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year. Which of the above statements are not correct?

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following?

Consider the following statements : 1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959. 2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

For outstanding contribution to which one of the following’ fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given ?

Consider the following pairs : 1. Cannes: France 2. Davos: Denmark 3. Roland Garros :The Netherlands Which of the pairs given above is/arc correctly matched ?

Consider the following statements : 1. V. K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi. 2. The first recipient of the V. K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, KG. Balakrishnan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar, for which of the following is ‘Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award’ given?

Consider the following statements: 1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman. 2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth country for any literary work in English.

Who of the following is the author of the books “The India Way” and “Why Bharat Matters”?

Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Book) (Author) A. In custody 1. Amartya Sen B. Sea of Poppies 2. Amitav Ghosh C. The Argumentative Indian 3. Anita Desai D. Unaccustomed Earth 4. Jhumpa Lahiri

Who of the following is the author of the book ‘The Audacity of Hope’ ?

Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called ‘Golden Threshold’ ?

Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writing relating to which one of the following?

Who among the following wrote the poem ‘Subh-e Azadi’?

Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?

Which one of the following is not a drug/pharma company ?

Consider the following pairs: 1. Ashok Leyland: Hinduja Group 2. Hindalco: A.V. Birla Group Industries 3. Suzlon Energy :Punj Lloyd Group Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Consider the following houses: 1. Christie’s 2. Osian’s 3. Sotheby’s Which of the above is/are’ auctioneer/ auctioneers ?

Consider the following pairs : Automobile Manufacturer Headquarters 1. BMW AG USA 2. Daimler AG Sweden 3. Renault S A. France 4. Volkswagen AG Germany Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Person) (Organization) A. Anil Agarwal 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. B. Gautam H. Singhania 2. Raymond Ltd. C. Sanjay Dalmia 3. Vedanta Resources D. Venugopal Dhoot 4. Videocon Group

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Institute - Location. 1. National Centre for Cell Science Mysore 2. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics Hyderabad 3. National Brain Research Centre Gurgaon Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The term ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ is associated with which one of the following?

Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?

X’, born in the UK, was conferred the Nobel Prize in 2025. He was a professor in an American university when the prize was announced. Identify ‘X’: