Geography & Environment
1. Isobars connect places with equal:
a) Rainfall
b) Sunshine
c) Atmospheric pressure
d) Ocean depth
Answer: c
2. When does the Vernal Equinox occur?
a) 21st March
b) 21st June
c) 23rd September
d) 22nd December
Answer: a
3. The Black Forest in Europe is an example of a:
a) Horst Mountain
b) Block Mountain
c) Volcanic Mountain
d) Fold Mountain
Answer: b
4. Which country is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
a) Brazil
b) Russia
c) China
d) Canada
Answer: a
5. The largest portion of the Amazon Rainforest lies in:
a) Ecuador
b) Brazil
c) Peru
d) Colombia
Answer: b
6. Which Indian soil type is the most widely spread?
a) Alluvial soil
b) Black soil
c) Red soil
d) Forest soil
Answer: a
7. The Indian subcontinent lies in which hemisphere?
a) Northern
b) Southern
c) Western
d) None of these
Answer: a
8. Rockies mountain range is located in:
a) North America
b) South America
c) North-West Africa
d) East Australia
Answer: a
9. Where is the ozone layer located in the atmosphere?
a) Exosphere
b) Ionosphere
c) Stratosphere
d) Troposphere
Answer: c
10. ‘Slash and burn’ cultivation is a form of:
a) Intensive farming
b) Extensive farming
c) Subsistence agriculture
d) Commercial farming
Answer: c
Indian Polity & Constitution
11. The Directive Principles of State Policy were borrowed from:
a) USA
b) Britain
c) Canada
d) Ireland
Answer: d
12. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment added how many Fundamental Duties?
a) 8
b) 9
c) 10
d) 11
Answer: c
13. The High Courts in India are established under:
a) Part VI, Chapter V, Article 214
b) Part VII, Chapter V, Article 214
c) Part VI, Chapter VI, Article 214
d) Part VIII, Chapter V, Article 214
Answer: a
14. Article 243H grants aid to Panchayats from the:
a) Taxes by Union Government
b) Taxes by States
c) Taxes by Panchayats
d) Consolidated Fund of India
Answer: d
15. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with elections?
a) Part XV
b) Part XVI
c) Part XVII
d) Part XVIII
Answer: a
16. Who determines whether a bill is a Money Bill?
a) The President
b) The Finance Minister
c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Answer: c
17. Which Schedule contains provisions related to Anti-Defection Law?
a) 5th Schedule
b) 7th Schedule
c) 8th Schedule
d) 10th Schedule
Answer: d
18. The concept of Welfare State is enshrined in the:
a) Preamble
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) Fundamental Rights
d) Seventh Schedule
Answer: b
Science & Technology
19. Oxalic acid is commonly found in:
a) Milk
b) Tamarind
c) Tomato
d) Lemon
Answer: c
20. Blue Vitriol is chemically known as:
a) Calcium oxychloride
b) Copper chloride
c) CuSO₄·5H₂O
d) None of these
Answer: c
21. Bell metal is an alloy of:
a) Copper and Tin
b) Copper and Zinc
c) Lead and Tin
d) None of these
Answer: a
22. Dakshin Gangotri is known for being:
a) A Himalayan research station
b) A riverside research base
c) An Indian scientific base in Antarctica
d) South Pole weather observatory
Answer: c
Science & Technology (Continued)
23. Bats can fly in the dark because they use:
a) Ultraviolet waves
b) Infrared rays
c) Ultrasonic waves
d) None of these
Answer: c
24. Which vitamin is essential for the clotting of blood?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin D
Answer: c
25. Haemoglobin is found in:
a) White blood cells
b) Red blood cells
c) Plasma
d) Platelets
Answer: b
26. The instrument used to measure blood pressure is called:
a) Manometer
b) Thermometer
c) Sphygmomanometer
d) Barometer
Answer: c
27. Silk is primarily composed of:
a) Carbohydrate
b) Protein
c) Fat
d) Mineral
Answer: b
28. The rate of change of velocity is called:
a) Speed
b) Momentum
c) Acceleration
d) Displacement
Answer: c
29. If a car is moving on a circular track with constant speed, which of the following is true?
a) No force acts on it
b) It has uniform velocity
c) It has constant acceleration toward the center
d) It has zero acceleration
Answer: c
30. Which mirror is used in vehicles to view rear traffic?
a) Plane mirror
b) Concave mirror
c) Convex mirror
d) Spherical mirror
Answer: c
History & Indian National Movement
31. Who was the author of the book Anandmath?
a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: a
32. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as:
a) Morley-Minto Reforms
b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
c) Government of India Act
d) Regulating Act
Answer: a
33. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?
a) 1917
b) 1918
c) 1919
d) 1920
Answer: c
34. Who established the Ramakrishna Mission?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Dayanand Saraswati
d) Swami Dayanand
Answer: a
35. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to:
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) Gandhi’s arrest
c) Chauri Chaura incident
d) Simon Commission
Answer: c
36. Mahatma Gandhi’s first Satyagraha in India was held at:
a) Champaran
b) Ahmedabad
c) Kheda
d) Dandi
Answer: a
Current Affairs & Government Schemes
37. The “Digital India” initiative was launched in which year?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2017
Answer: b
38. India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for COVID-19 is named:
a) Covaxin
b) Covishield
c) Sputnik V
d) ZyCoV-D
Answer: a
39. What is the primary aim of the Ujjwala Yojana?
a) Solar panel distribution
b) LPG connection to women in BPL families
c) Rural employment
d) Women literacy
Answer: b
Miscellaneous General Knowledge
40. Which of the following is the capital of Kazakhstan?
a) Tashkent
b) Astana (now Nur-Sultan)
c) Bishkek
d) Baku
Answer: b
41. ‘Statue of Unity’ is a monument dedicated to:
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: c
42. The Olympic Games in 2024 will be hosted by:
a) Tokyo
b) Paris
c) Los Angeles
d) Beijing
Answer: b