History & Indian National Movement
1. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
a) A.O. Hume
b) W.C. Banerjee
c) S.N. Banerjee
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: b
2. Jatin Das died after a hunger strike in prison. He was arrested in connection with:
a) Murder of Saunders
b) Bombing in the Delhi Assembly
c) Lahore Conspiracy Case
d) Meerut Conspiracy Case
Answer: c
3. Who is known as the ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’?
a) Annie Besant
b) Snehlata Wadkar
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Madam Bhikaji Cama
Answer: d
4. The President of the INC during the Lahore Session in 1929, which passed the ‘Purna Swaraj’ resolution was:
a) Motilal Nehru
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Srinivas Iyengar
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: b
5. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact’s most significant achievement was:
a) INC agreed to join Second Round Table Conference
b) INC treated as equal political body
c) Gandhi ascended Viceroy’s lodge
d) INC gained national political recognition
Answer: b
6. The Swaraj Party was founded after the Gaya Session of INC by:
a) National Liberal Party
b) Congress-Khilafat Party
c) Swarajya Party
d) Swarajya Congress Party
Answer: c
7. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Chamanlal
d) Rajagopalachari
Answer: b
8. Match the revolutionary organizations with their founders:
- Anushilan Samiti – Barindra Kumar
- Abhinav Bharat – V.D. Savarkar
- Ghadar Party – Lala Hardayal
- Hindustan Socialist Republican Army – Sachindra Nath Sanyal & Bhagat Singh
Correct Code: a) 2,1,3,4
Answer: a
9. The Home Rule Movement by Tilak and Besant did not result in:
a) Muslim League and INC agreeing to passive resistance
b) Removal of moderates from politics
c) INC becoming a party of Tilak and Besant
d) Cultural awakening in India
Answer: a
Polity & Constitution
10. Vajji Mahajanapada, with capital at Vaishali, had which type of government?
a) Socialism
b) Gana or Sangha (republic)
c) Democracy
d) Panchayat system
Answer: b
11. Which article guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of laws?
a) Article 14
b) Article 15
c) Article 16
d) Article 18
Answer: a
12. Untouchability is abolished under which article?
a) Article 15
b) Article 16
c) Article 17
d) Article 18
Answer: c
13. Fundamental Rights under Articles 12–35:
a) Are absolutely flexible
b) Can be amended
c) Are not justiciable
d) Cannot be amended
Answer: b
14. Article 23 does not prohibit:
a) Begging
b) Compulsory service for public purposes
c) Forced labour
d) Human trafficking
Answer: b
15. The right to property was removed from Fundamental Rights by:
a) 24th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) None of the above
Answer: c
16. The article that empowers Governors to grant pardons:
a) Article 151
b) Article 155
c) Article 161
d) Article 165
Answer: c
17. Article 262 deals with:
a) Disputes over water in inter-State rivers
b) Emergency powers
c) Election Commission
d) Center-State financial disputes
Answer: a
Geography & Environment
18. What is the southernmost point of India located at 6°45′ N?
a) Indira Point
b) Kanyakumari
c) Dras
d) Chennai
Answer: a
19. Tilaiya Dam is built on which river?
a) Barakar
b) Damodar
c) Konar
d) Subarnarekha
Answer: a
20. Shivasamudram Dam is located on which river?
a) Narmada
b) Mahanadi
c) Krishna
d) Kaveri
Answer: d
21. The Tilpara Barrage is situated on:
a) Damodar
b) Kangsabati
c) Silabati
d) Mayurakshi
Answer: d
22. The highest mountain on Earth is:
a) Mount Everest
b) Kanchenjunga
c) Lhotse
d) Makalu
Answer: a
Culture & Literature
23. The book ‘The Reluctant Family Man: Shiva in Everyday Life’ is written by:
a) Mool Chand Sharma
b) Rima Hooja
c) Nilima Chitgopekar
d) MN Dipak Nambiar
Answer: c
24. Who wrote ‘Changing India’?
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Amit Shah
c) Raghuram Rajan
d) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Answer: d
25. The sculptures of the Mathura School of Art were primarily made of:
a) Marble
b) Slate stone
c) Red sandstone
d) Granite
Answer: c
Indian Polity & Governance
26. What is the minimum age required to contest elections for a Municipal Corporation in India?
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 30 years
Answer: b
27. In the Indian Constitution, the term “Union of States” is mentioned in:
a) Article 1
b) Article 2
c) Article 3
d) Preamble
Answer: a
28. A “Money Bill” can be introduced only in:
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Joint Sitting
d) Either House
Answer: b
29. How many types of writs are mentioned in the Constitution?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 3
Answer: b
30. The President of India addresses his resignation to:
a) Prime Minister
b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Vice President
Answer: d
31. The Governor of a state is appointed by the:
a) Chief Justice of the High Court
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Vice President
Answer: c
32. The first Law Minister of independent India was:
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: c
Geography & Environment
33. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which Indian state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Tripura
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Odisha
Answer: d
34. The Wular Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in:
a) Uttarakhand
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Sikkim
Answer: b
35. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Krishna
b) Godavari
c) Cauvery
d) Mahanadi
Answer: b
36. The source of the Ganga River is:
a) Yamunotri
b) Gangotri
c) Gomukh
d) Devprayag
Answer: c
37. Which among the following is a biosphere reserve?
a) Nanda Devi
b) Rajaji
c) Kanha
d) Periyar
Answer: a
38. A ‘doab’ refers to:
a) A type of irrigation channel
b) Land between two rivers
c) Region with high groundwater
d) A river delta
Answer: b
Economy & Budget
39. Which tax was merged into GST in India?
a) Income tax
b) Sales tax
c) Property tax
d) Toll tax
Answer: b
40. The NITI Aayog replaced which body in 2015?
a) National Development Council
b) Planning Commission
c) Economic Advisory Council
d) Finance Commission
Answer: b
41. Fiscal policy in India is formulated by:
a) RBI
b) Finance Ministry
c) Planning Commission
d) NITI Aayog
Answer: b
Science & Technology
42. Which among the following is a good conductor of electricity?
a) Glass
b) Wood
c) Copper
d) Plastic
Answer: c
43. What is the unit of pressure?
a) Pascal
b) Watt
c) Ampere
d) Newton
Answer: a
44. Which part of the human brain controls voluntary actions?
a) Cerebellum
b) Medulla
c) Cerebrum
d) Hypothalamus
Answer: c
45. Insulin is secreted by:
a) Liver
b) Pancreas
c) Kidney
d) Gallbladder
Answer: b
46. Which acid is present in lemon?
a) Tartaric acid
b) Lactic acid
c) Citric acid
d) Acetic acid
Answer: c
Culture & Awards
47. Who was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1992?
a) Rajiv Gandhi
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Patel
d) All of the above
Answer: d
48. The Meenakshi Temple is located in:
a) Kanchipuram
b) Madurai
c) Tiruchirapalli
d) Rameswaram
Answer: b
49. The Nobel Prize is not awarded in which field?
a) Literature
b) Economics
c) Mathematics
d) Peace
Answer: c
50. Who wrote India Wins Freedom?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: c