Q Match the column
| Institutions | Headquarters | |
| A | ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture | Bikaner , Rajasthan |
| B | ICAR- Central Institute of Cotton Research | Nagpur |
| C | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute | Cuttack |
| D | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research | Bengaluru |
1 A-IV , B-III , C-II , D- I
2 A-I , B-II , C-IV , D-III
3 A-IV , B-III , C-I , D-II
4 A-I , B-II , C-III , D-IV
ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture [ Bikaner ] , ICAR- Central Institute of Cotton Research [ Nagpur ] , ICAR-National Rice Research Institute [ Cuttack ] , ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research [ Bengaluru ]
Q Kirti Kisan Party (KKP) was established on __ at Amritsar.
1 7th February 1927
2 13th March 1927
3 12th April 1927
4 10th May 1927
Q ”Bonalu” in which Goddess Mahakali is worshipped is celebrated in ___
1 Odisha
2 Telangana
3 West Bengal
4 Karnataka
Q Matthew Hayden, former Australian cricketer, has written which of the following autobiographies?
1 At the Close Play
2 Standing My Ground
3 True Colors
4 Out of My Comfort Zone
Q Who among the following was popularly known as Masterda, who led the Chittagong Armory raid in April 1930 in British India?
Ans 1. Surya Sen
2. Ganesh Ghosh
3. Anant Singh
4. Lokenath Bau
Q The Bhima river is a tributary of which of the following rivers ?
1 Narmada
2 Krishna
3 Damodar
4 Chambal
Q _ is the final interpreter of the Constitution of India.
1 Attorney General
2 Comptroller and Auditor General
3 Supreme Court
4 President of India
Q What is the average sea level pressure, according to meteorologists?
1 1013 mb
2 1000 mb
3 1030 mb
4 870 mb
Q ‘Uruka’ is a traditional festival of the state of _____
1 Goa
2 Assam
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q Who is the first Indian to have authored a published English novel?
1. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
2. Amitav Ghosh
3. Jhumpa Lahiri
4. Rabindranath Tagore
‘Rajmohan’s Wife’ is the first English novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Q In the Indian Constitution, the Concept of Concurrent list was borrowed from the Constitution of __.
1 Japan
2 Australia
3 Spain
4 Portugal
Q The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company in the year ____
1 1792
2 1784
3 1782
4 1779
Q Hojagiri dance is a tribal dance form of the Reang community associated with which of the following states/union territories?
1. Tripura
2 Puducherry
3 West Bengal
4 Assam
Q Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly known as:
1 Loknayak
2 Dinbandhu
3 Deshbandhu
4 Rajarishi
Q As of 2025, how many moons does the dwarf planet Pluto have?
1 6
2 4
3 7
4 5 [ Charon , Hydra . Styx , Nix and Kerberos ]
Q Who among the following Governor Generals opened first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra in 1853?
1 Lord Dalhousie
2 Lord Hastings
3 Lord Wellesley
4 Lord Curzon
Q As of 2024 , how many Olympic medals did India win in the sport of badminton ?
Ans 1. Two
2. One
3. Three
4. Five
| Badminton : 3 Medals [ 1 Silver + 2 Bronze ] | Saina Nehwal [ 2012 London Olympics ] , PV Sindhu [ 2016 Rio Olympics and and 2020 {{2021 }} Tokyo Olympics ] |
Q Who was the captain of the Indian Cricket team in the inaugural World Cup in 1975 ?
1 Bishen Singh Bedi
2 GR Viswanath
3 S Venkataraghavan
4 Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Q Who was the first winner of the Pro Kabaddi League ?
1 Bengaluru Bulls
2 Patna Pirates
3 Bengal Warriors
4 Jaipur Pink Panthers
Q In which year was the Asiatic Cheetah declared extinct in India ?
1 1948
2 1950
3 1952
4 1954
Q In which book did Mahatma Gandhi write that the British rule in India was the result of cooperation extended by Indians ?
1 Indian of My Dreams
2 Hind Swaraj
3 Indian Opinion
4 The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Q In which of the following states is the famous Chitradurga Fort located?
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Rajasthan
4. Tamil Nadu
Q Which Indian president used the pocket veto for the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 1986?
1 KR Narayanan
2 Giani Zail Singh
3 APJ Abdul Kalam
4 Dr Rajendra Prasad
Q ‘Mekhela Chador’ is a traditional dress from the state of:
1. Tripura
2 Jharkhand
3 Assam
4 West Bengal
Q In which year was the National Organic Chemicals Industries Limited [ NOCIL ] estbalished ?
1 1951
2 1961
3 1971
4 1981
Q Which of the following plant hormones helps in growth of plant stems ?
1 Cytokinin
2 Abscisic acid
3 Gibberellin
4 Ethylene
Q Gangkhar Puensum, the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, is located in:
Ans 1. India
2. Nepal
3. China
4. Bhutan
Q Which of the following plant hormones inhibits growth and is responsible for wilting of leaves ?
1 Auxin
2 Cytokinin
3 Abscisic acid
4 Gibberellin
Q The Elephant is a symbol of which Indian political party ?
1 Bahujan Samaj Party [ BSP ]
2 Aam Aadmi Party [ AAP ]
3 Communist Party of India [CPI ]
4 Indian National Congress [ INC ]
Q Which among the following schedules of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the allocation of seats in the Council of States ?
1 Fifth
2 Fourth
3 Third
4 First
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad‘?
1. Sudha Murty
2 Kiran Desai
3 Arundhati Roy
4 Twinkle Khanna
Q In which year was TATA Iron and Steel Company Limited [ TISCO ] established in India ?
1 1906
2 1907
3 1908
4 1909
Q Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of ‘Uttarayana’ and is celebrated on
__.
1 20th January
2 16th March
3 14th January
4 15th February
Q Primarily, an ant’s sting has which of the following?
1 Magnesium hydroxide
2 Tartaric acid
3 Formic acid
4 Citric acid
Q Who won the Miss World title in 1997 ?
1 Reita Faria
2 Diana Hayden
3 Priyanka Chopra
4 Yukta Mookhey
Q Arakan and Shan are recognised ethnic groups of __.
1 Myanmar
2 Sri Lanka
3 Nepal
4 Bhutan
Q Who discovered Neon ?
1 Morris Travers and William Ramsay
2 Carl Scheele
3 Daniel Rutherford
4 William Herschel
Q How many Rajya Sabha seats come from the state of Odisha ?
1 10
2 48
3 31
4 16
Q Locust , Butterfly , Scorpian and Prawn are all examples of which phylum ?
1 Arthropoda
2 Chordata
3 Platyhelminthes
4 Annelida
Q Who defeated Humayun at Chausa [ 1539 ] and Kannauj [ 1540 ] , forcing him to flee to Iran ?
1 Sher Shah Suri [ Farid Khan ]
2 Ibrahim Lodi
3 Rana Sanga
4 Medini Rai
Q Who was the architect of Humayun’s Tomb ?
1 Mirak Mirza Ghiyath
2 George Wittet
3 Yaqut of Dabul
4 Ustad Ahmed of Lahouri
Q When was the World Bank established ?
1 1948
2 1944
3 1946
4 1942
Q Identify a monoatomic molecule.
1 Helium
2 carbon monoxide
3 Chlorine
4 Oxygen
Q Nur Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor ?
1 Jahangir
2 Akbar
3 Aurangzeb
4 Shah Jahan
Q Who has won most number of Gold Medals in Olympics ?
1 Michael Phelps
2 Ireen Wust
3 Usain Bolt
4 Larisa Latynina
Q The three states, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created in which of the following year?
Ans 1.2002
2.1999
3.2000
4.2001
Q In which of the following years was Sanchi declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Ans 1. 1989
2. 1994
3. 1998
4. 2001
Q Who discovered Penicillin ?
1 Alexander Fleming
2 F Banting
3 Robert Koch
4 Benjamin Franklin
Q In which year was the World Wide Web [ www ] invented ?
1 1987
2 1988
3 1989
4 1998
Q Which of the following pair of festival – state is correct?
I. Modhera Dance Festival – Gujarat
II. Baneshwar Fair – Rajasthan
1 Both I and II
2 Only II
3 Neither I nor II
4 Only I
Q The Chinese traveller Huien Tsang visited India during which king’s rule?
1 Pulakesin
2 Harshvardhana
3 Rajavardhana
4 Kirtivarman
Q U Srinivas is associated with which musical instrument?
1 Kanjra
2 Shehnai
3 Violin
4 Mandolin
Q Who among the following is the first vocalist to receive the Bharat Ratna in 2008 and is also credited to have popularised ‘Khyal Gayaki‘?
1 Begum Akhtar
2 Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
3 Gangubai Hangal
4 Vishnu Digambar Palushkar
Q Which of the following Articles states that the Prime Minister should be appointed by the President?
1 Article 75
2 Article 66
3Article 62
4 Article 71
Q Who discovered the caves of Bhimbetka in 1957-58 ?
1 Daya Ram Sahmi
2 Vishnudhar Vakankar
3 John Marshall
4 RD Banerji
Q India’s first official census operation was undertaken in which year ?
1 1881
1 1891
2 1911
4 1921
Q Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Paramvir Chakra for his martyrdom at which war ?
1 Kargil War 1999
2 Indo-China War of 1962
3 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
4 Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
Q Who among the following was the first person to be awarded the Arjuna Award for Archery?
1 Baba Sravan Kishore
2 Harish Nangunuri
3 Krishna Das
4 Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Q According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ____ was known as the land gifted to temples ?
1 Devadana
2 Shalabhoga
3 Pallichchhandam
4 Brahmadeya
Devadana : land gifted to temples
Vellanvagai : land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
Pallichchhandam : land gifted to Jaina institutions
Shalabhoga : land for the maintenance of a school
Brahmadeya : land gifted to Brahmanas