Geography & Environment
1. Which of the following is a great circle?
a) Equator
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Tropic of Capricorn
d) Arctic Circle
Answer: a
2. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Answer: b
3. The most abundant element in Earth’s crust is:
a) Aluminium
b) Silica
c) Magnesium
d) Sodium
Answer: b
4. The “Wangala Festival” is celebrated in which state?
a) Mizoram
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Tripura
Answer: b
5. What is the driving force of an ecosystem?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Biomass
c) Carbon
d) Solar energy
Answer: d
6. A lagoon is best defined as:
a) A bay
b) A narrow sea passage
c) A stretch of sea water partially separated by land
d) A river mouth
Answer: c
7. “Western Disturbances” are associated with:
a) Border issues with Pakistan
b) Riots in western India
c) Winter rainfall
d) Monsoon rains
Answer: c
8. The oldest mountain range in India is:
a) Aravallis
b) Vindhyas
c) Satpuras
d) Nilgiris
Answer: a
Indian Polity & Constitution
9. Who is constitutionally empowered to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court?
a) The President of India
b) A State Governor
c) The Prime Minister
d) All of the above
Answer: a
10. Disputes between the Government of India and one or more states fall under the Supreme Court’s:
a) Original jurisdiction
b) Appellate jurisdiction
c) Writ jurisdiction
d) Advisory jurisdiction
Answer: a
11. The Right to Privacy falls under which Article of the Indian Constitution?
a) Article 14
b) Article 18
c) Article 20
d) Article 21
Answer: d
12. Directive Principles of State Policy are included in which part of the Constitution?
a) Part I
b) Part III
c) Part IV
d) Part V
Answer: c
13. Match the following constitutional schedules correctly:
- A. 7th Schedule – iii. Union, State & Concurrent Lists
- B. 8th Schedule – i. Languages
- C. 9th Schedule – iv. Validation of certain Acts
- D. 10th Schedule – ii. Disqualification due to defection
Correct Match Code: A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii
Answer: 4
14. Which provision is not correctly matched with its part in the Constitution?
- Citizenship – Part II
- Union Territories – Part VII
- Municipalities – Part IXA
- Elections – Part XV
Answer: Union Territories – Part VII (this is incorrect, as Part VIII relates to UTs)
Indian History & Culture
15. Subhas Chandra Bose was elected INC President at the Haripura Session in:
a) 1936
b) 1937
c) 1938
d) 1939
Answer: c
16. Who edited the Bengali weeklies ‘Jugantar’ and ‘Basumati’?
a) Barindra Ghosh
b) Aurobindo Ghosh
c) Ganesh Ghosh
d) Anand Mohan Bose
Answer: a
17. Who first unfurled the Indian National Flag abroad (precursor to the current flag)?
a) Madam Bhikaji Cama
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Raja Mahendra Pratap
d) Taraknath Das
Answer: a
18. Arrange the following movements in chronological order:
- A. Swadeshi Movement
- B. Non-Cooperation Movement
- C. Civil Disobedience Movement
- D. Quit India Movement
Correct Order: A, B, C, D
Answer: 1
19. The Indian Independence Act came into effect on:
a) 3rd June 1947
b) 18th July 1947
c) 26th July 1947
d) 14th August 1947
Answer: b
20. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are associated with:
a) Buddhism only
b) Hinduism and Jainism
c) Buddhism and Jainism
d) Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
Answer: d
Science & Technology
21. Which organ in the human body stores iron?
a) Spleen
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Bone marrow
Answer: b
22. DNA fingerprinting was first developed by:
a) Robert Hooke
b) Watson and Crick
c) Alec Jeffreys
d) Gregor Mendel
Answer: c
23. Which vitamin is synthesized in the human body with the help of sunlight?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
Answer: d
24. The blue color of the sky is due to:
a) Dispersion
b) Scattering of light
c) Refraction
d) Diffraction
Answer: b
25. Which planet has the highest number of moons?
a) Jupiter
b) Uranus
c) Saturn
d) Neptune
Answer: c
26. The substance used to regulate pH in blood is:
a) Hemoglobin
b) Bicarbonate
c) Glucose
d) Albumin
Answer: b
Current Affairs & Government Initiatives
27. The “PM-PRANAM” scheme is aimed at:
a) Promoting organic farming
b) Reducing chemical fertilizer use
c) River rejuvenation
d) Clean energy transition
Answer: b
28. The “National Green Hydrogen Mission” is associated with:
a) Clean coal technology
b) Fossil fuel subsidies
c) Renewable energy production
d) Urban waste management
Answer: c
29. Agniveer Scheme is related to:
a) Farmer welfare
b) Youth military recruitment
c) Police training
d) Digital literacy
Answer: b
30. What does “BharatNet” project aim to achieve?
a) Rural water supply
b) Rural broadband connectivity
c) Nationwide surveillance
d) Fiber optic for smart cities
Answer: b
Art, Culture & Sports
31. The Bharatanatyam dance form originated in:
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Answer: a
32. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Karnam Malleswari
c) P.T. Usha
d) Mary Kom
Answer: b
33. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by which dynasty?
a) Maurya
b) Gupta
c) Ganga
d) Chola
Answer: c
Economy & Development
34. Which of the following is not a direct tax?
a) Income Tax
b) Corporate Tax
c) GST
d) Capital Gains Tax
Answer: c
35. The base year for the latest GDP calculation in India is:
a) 2004–05
b) 2011–12
c) 2015–16
d) 2020–21
Answer: b
36. Repo rate is the rate at which:
a) Banks lend to customers
b) Banks borrow from RBI
c) RBI lends to government
d) Government lends to RBI
Answer: b
Indian History & Freedom Movement
37. Who wrote the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?
a) M.K. Gandhi
b) R.C. Dutt
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: c
38. The title of ‘Mahatma’ was first given to Gandhi by:
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Sardar Patel
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: b
39. Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875?
a) Dayanand Saraswati
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: a
40. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
a) Rajendra Prasad
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: d