101. Which planet is known as the “Morning Star” or “Evening Star”?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Saturn
Answer: c
102. Which organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell”?
a) Ribosome
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Mitochondria
d) Lysosome
Answer: c
103. The hardest substance in the human body is:
a) Bone
b) Enamel
c) Cartilage
d) Skull
Answer: b
104. Which process helps in the removal of metabolic waste from the body?
a) Respiration
b) Excretion
c) Circulation
d) Digestion
Answer: b
105. Which blood group is considered the universal donor?
a) A+
b) AB+
c) O−
d) O+
Answer: c
106. The boiling point of water on the Celsius scale is:
a) 90°C
b) 95°C
c) 100°C
d) 110°C
Answer: c
107. The SI unit of force is:
a) Watt
b) Joule
c) Newton
d) Pascal
Answer: c
Indian History & National Movement
108. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)?
a) Rash Behari Bose
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Chandrasekhar Azad
Answer: a
109. Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: b
110. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1920
c) 1921
d) 1922
Answer: b
111. The Cabinet Mission came to India in:
a) 1945
b) 1946
c) 1947
d) 1944
Answer: b
112. The slogan “Swaraj is my birthright” was given by:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Lokmanya Tilak
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: b
Indian Polity
113. The total number of high courts in India (as of 2023) is:
a) 24
b) 25
c) 26
d) 28
Answer: b
114. Which fundamental right is available only to citizens and not to foreigners?
a) Right to Equality
b) Right to Freedom of Religion
c) Right to Protection of Life
d) Right to Vote
Answer: a
115. The ‘Money Bill’ is defined in which article of the Constitution?
a) Article 110
b) Article 112
c) Article 118
d) Article 120
Answer: a
116. What is the tenure of a member of the Rajya Sabha?
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) Until dissolution
Answer: c
117. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) Prime Minister
b) President of India
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Vice President
Answer: b
Current Affairs & Events
118. Who is the current Chief Justice of India (as of 2023)?
a) D.Y. Chandrachud
b) N.V. Ramana
c) U.U. Lalit
d) Ranjan Gogoi
Answer: a
119. The Bharat Jodo Yatra was led by:
a) Rahul Gandhi
b) Priyanka Gandhi
c) Mallikarjun Kharge
d) Sonia Gandhi
Answer: a
120. The India-UAE CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) came into force in:
a) 2020
b) 2021
c) 2022
d) 2023
Answer: c
121. Who won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2022?
a) Joe Root
b) Virat Kohli
c) Babar Azam
d) Ben Stokes
Answer: c
Art, Literature & Culture
122. The dance form “Mohiniyattam” belongs to which state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Odisha
d) Karnataka
Answer: b
123. The book “A Brief History of Time” is written by:
a) Richard Dawkins
b) Carl Sagan
c) Stephen Hawking
d) Neil deGrasse Tyson
Answer: c
124. ‘Bihu’ is a folk dance from which state?
a) West Bengal
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Meghalaya
Answer: c
125. The epic Ramayana was originally written by:
a) Vyasa
b) Kalidasa
c) Valmiki
d) Tulsidas
Answer: c
Science & Environment
126. Which gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Hydrogen
Answer: c
127. The ozone layer is located in which layer of the atmosphere?
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: b
128. Which natural disaster is measured on the Richter scale?
a) Volcano
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Cyclone
Answer: c
129. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: c
130. Which is a renewable source of energy?
a) Coal
b) Petroleum
c) Natural gas
d) Wind energy
Answer: d
131. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
a) Sodium
b) Potassium
c) Mercury
d) Aluminium
Answer: c
132. Which vitamin is known as the “Sunshine Vitamin”?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
Answer: d
133. Which component of the cell is responsible for protein synthesis?
a) Nucleus
b) Golgi body
c) Ribosome
d) Mitochondria
Answer: c
Geography
134. Which is the longest river in the world?
a) Amazon
b) Yangtze
c) Mississippi
d) Nile
Answer: d
135. Which Indian state has the highest number of national parks?
a) Assam
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Uttarakhand
Answer: b
136. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer: d
137. The Thar Desert is located in which part of India?
a) North
b) North-East
c) South
d) North-West
Answer: d
138. The Sunderbans delta is formed by which rivers?
a) Ganga and Yamuna
b) Ganga and Brahmaputra
c) Godavari and Krishna
d) Narmada and Tapi
Answer: b
Indian Economy & Banking
139. The term ‘repo rate’ is related to:
a) Income tax
b) Bank interest on loans
c) RBI lending to commercial banks
d) Stock market trading
Answer: c
140. The abbreviation SEBI stands for:
a) South East Bank of India
b) Securities and Exchange Bank of India
c) Securities and Exchange Board of India
d) Stock Exchange Bureau of India
Answer: c
141. The currency of Japan is:
a) Yuan
b) Yen
c) Won
d) Baht
Answer: b
142. Disinvestment refers to:
a) Investing in private sector
b) Increasing stake in government companies
c) Reducing government stake in public enterprises
d) Funding private startups
Answer: c
143. The headquarters of the World Bank is located in:
a) Geneva
b) New York
c) Washington D.C.
d) Paris
Answer: c
Sports & Games
144. Who won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon 2022?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Daniil Medvedev
Answer: c
145. Which country will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
a) USA
b) Canada
c) Mexico
d) All of the above
Answer: d
146. The Asian Games 2022 were held in:
a) Tokyo
b) Beijing
c) Hangzhou
d) Jakarta
Answer: c
147. The term “Butterfly” is associated with which sport?
a) Tennis
b) Wrestling
c) Swimming
d) Gymnastics
Answer: c
148. What is the maximum number of players on a basketball court from one team at a time?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: b
149. Grand Slam is associated with which sport?
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Cricket
d) Football
Answer: b
150. Which Indian female athlete is known as the “Golden Girl”?
a) Hima Das
b) P.T. Usha
c) Dutee Chand
d) Karnam Malleswari
Answer: b