Q When was the Supreme Court of India inaugurated?
1 26 January 1952
2 28 January 1952
3 26 January 1948
4 28 January 1950
Q The first Indian Olympic Games was hosted by which of the following cities?
1 Bombay
2 Madras
3 Lahore [ in 1924 ]
4 Allahabad
Q The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Pratiharas and the _.
1 Maukharis
2 Rashtrakutas
3 Chandelas
4 Chalukyas
Q The ___ region is responsible for 80% of Germany’s total steel production.
1 Stuttgart
2 Hanover
3 Ruhr
4 Munich
Q Mundari dance is associated with the tribal community of which Indian state ?
1 Jharkhand
2 Mizoram
3 Karnataka
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Q By which name was the Head of the Panchayat or the Village Headman called in Mughal India?
1 Samant
2 Mahant
3 Muqaddam
4 Khoran
Q The word ‘Swaraj’ was first used by Dadabhai Naoroji in the Congress session held in which place?
1 Madras
2 Surat
3 Calcutta
4 Lucknow
Q What is the width of the court for double matches in Lawn Tennis ?
1 38 feet
2 36 feet
3 34 feet
4 32 feet
| Lawn Tennis court dimensions [ Double matches ] | The lenght of the court is 78 feet [ 23.77 m ] and the width of the court is 36 feet [ 10.97 m ] |
| Lawn Tennis court dimensions [ Single matches ] | The lenght of the court is 78 feet [ 23.77 m ] feet [ 23.77 m ] and the width of the court is 27 feet [ 8.23 m ] |
Q Which of the following fair is held in Gujarat to share its connection with Mishmi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh , this fair celebrates the immortal journey with Rukmini undertook from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat with Lord Krishna ?
1 Madhavpur Fair
2 Nauchandi Fair
3 Pushkar Fair
4 Toshali Mela
Q Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district are the deposits of which of the following minerals ?
1 Iron Ore
2 Bauxite
3 Manganese
4 Copper
Q Who among the following is the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
1 Nagendra Singh
2 Sukumar Sen
3 O. P. Rawat
4 K.V.K. Sundaram
Q Which of the following options is a martial arts form associated with Tamil Nadu ?
1 Thoda
2 Silambam
3 Kalari Payattu
4 Thang-ta
Q With which of the following states is the tribal festival named ‘Divaso’ traditionally associated?
1 Mizoram
2 Gujarat
3 Kerala
4 Odisha
Q Who among the following was the first ruler of the Sunga dynasty?
1 Parammitra Sunga
2 Pushyamitra Sunga
3 Parasmitra Sunga
4 Pashupatinath Sunga
Q Which of the following palaces is located in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala ?
1 Kowdiar Palace
2 Amba Vilas Palace
3 Ujjayanta Palace
4 Kangla Palace
Q Sonal Mansingh was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for which of the following classical dance forms?
1 Mohiniyattam
2 Manipuri
3 Odissi
4 Kathakali
Q What is the standard height of a volleyball net from the ground for the men’s team?
1 2.53 metres
2 2.43 metres
3 2.23 metres
4 2.33 metres
Q Which Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with Union , State and Concurrent lists?
1 11th
2 7th
3 9th
4 5th
Q Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?
1 Kud
2 Jawara
3 Bhavai
4 Hojagiri
Q The sole temple of Lord Brahma is located in which city of India ?
1 Pushkar
2 Udaipur
3 Jaipur
4 Delhi
Q Bastar Rebellion in central India broke out in __.
1 1905
2 1910
3 1915
4 1918
Q Indian Olympic Association was formed in which year?
1 1927
2 1934
3 1928
4 1943
Q The war songs of Nagaland are called which of the following ?
1 Tikir
2 Nyioga
3 Hereileu
4 Khubakeshei
Q What is the literacy rate among the males in India as per the Census 2011?
1 80.65%
2 82.14%
3 81.17%
4 84.35%
Q Eden Gardens cricket ground is located in which of the following city?
1 Chennai
2 Lucknow
3 Jaipur
4 Kolkata
Q The longest running train in the Indian railway network in terms of distance and time is __
1 Golden Chariot
2 Vivek Express
3 Himsagar Express
4 Silchar Superfast Express
Q The festival of Sekrenyi is celebrated in the month of February by the Angami tribe of :
1 Nagaland
2 Rajasthan
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Odisha
Q In the context of the culture of Uttarakhand, ‘Kafuli’ is the name of a:
1 cuisine
2 festival
3 style of painting
4 folk dance
Q Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right against Exploitation?
1 Article 33 – 34
2 Article 37 – 38
3 Article 23 – 24
4 Article 27 – 28
Q Identify the element that is NOT a metalloid.
1 Xenon
2 Polonium
3 Tellurium
4 Germanium
| Example of Metalloids | Germanium [ Ge ] || Silicon [ Si ] || Arsenic [ As ] || Antimony [ Sb ] || Tellurium [ Te ] |
Q Identify the acid that convert zinc into zinc sulphate.
1 Hydrochloric acid
2 Nitric acid
3 Sulphuric acid
4 Acetic acid
Q Which team has won the highest number of Ranji Trophy titles?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Mumbai
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Karnataka
Q As on December 2025 , how many states have a Legislative Council?
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 4
| State Legislative Council | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Telangana | Maharashtra | Bihar | Uttar Pradesh |
Q In which state is the ‘Sonepur Cattle Fair’ a well-known cultural event?
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Punjab
4. Bihar
Q During the Chaliha Sahib festival, Sindhis observe a __-day fast to show their
devotion to Lord Jhulelal.
1 20
2 10
3 40
4 30
Q The famous Losoong festival is celebrated in which of the following states ?
1 Assam
2 Sikkim
3 Manipur
4 Rajasthan
Q Karkidaka Vavu Bali of _ is a Hindu ritual to appease ancestors.
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Telangana
4 Karnataka
Q Who among the following established the Arya Samaj and in which year?
1 Swami Dayananda Sarasvati in 1875
2 Swami Vivekananda in 1785
3 Swami Vivekananda in 1875
4 Swami Dayananda Sarasvati in 1785
Q State legislature has the concurrent powers enumerated in List __ of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.
1 1
2 II
3 III
4 IV
Q From which among the following countries Independence of judiciary has been borrowed in the Indian Constitution ?
1 France
2 USSR
3 United Kingdom
4 United States Of America
Q Economic reform measures in India were formally introduced in __.
1 1990
2 1991
3 1980
4 1947
Q The First Formula 1 Race in India was held in __.
1 2015
2 2011
3 2012
4 2013
Q The first chairman of the Planning Commission in India was __.
1 Jaiprakash Narayan
2 Sriman Narayan
3 Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Radha Mohan Singh
Q Which ceremonial folk dance of Puducherry is related to the Hindu epic Ramayana , performed at the Villianur temple in Puducherry ?
1 Garadi
2 Hulivesha
3 Dalkhai
4 Tippani
Q How many days did the battle of Mahabharata last ?
1 18
2 10
3 17
4 15
Q Green Revolution was originated in _.
1 Brazil
2 Australia
3 Mexico
4 United State of America
Q Sodium hydrogen carbonate is called:
1 Washing soda
2 Baking soda
3 Gypsum
4 Plaster of Paris
Q The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is situated in :
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Madhya Pradesh
Q Which form of art is celebrated at the Mando festival of Goa?
1 Painting
2 Sports
3 Music
4 Literature
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Paradoxical Prime Minister’ ?
1 Shashi Tharoor
2 Manmohan Singh
3 Narendra Modi
4 IK Gujral
Q Who among the following was the last king of the Mauryan empire?
1 Ashoka
2 Bindusara
3 Chandragupta
4 Brihadratha
Q Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?
1 Shuddhi Movement
2 Satnami Movement
3 Aravipuram Movement
4 Nirankari Movement
Q Kadsa is a dance style performed by women in ________, carrying a ‘Kalasha’ .
1 Jharkhand
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Ashvaghosha who composed ‘Buddhacharita’ lived in the court of __
1 Kanishka
2 Vasudeva
3 Vasishka
4 Sadashkana
Q Identify the general formula for alkenes.
1 CnH6n
2 CnH3n
3 CnH4n
4 CnH2n
Q What is the unit of specific resistance?
Ans 1. Coulomb
2. Ampere
3. Ohm meter
4. Farad
Q Name the suicidal bags of the cell.
1 Centriole
2 Lysosomes
3 Peroxisomes
4 Glyoxysomes
Q The Ashok Chakra Class-III was renamed as the ____ in 1967 .
1 Shaurya Chakra
2 Mahavir Chakra
3 Kirti Chakra
4 Vir Chakra
Q Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on :
1 2 October 1904
2 2 October 1906
3 2 October 1907
4 2 October 1905
Q Who among the following was the Governor General when the practice of Sati was banned through a law in British India?
1 William Bentinck
2 William Butterworth Bayley
3 Charles Metcalf
4 Henry Hardinge
Q Bhootada Kola is a spiritual folk dance in which some rituals involve walking on a bed of hot coal and is practised in coastal districts of :
1 Karnataka
2 Rajasthan
3 Odisha
4 Bihar
Q The wetland of Ashtamudi is located in :
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Manipur
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Which is regarded as the southernmost point of India?
1 Indira Point
2 Gulf of Mannar
4 Port Blair
4 Kovalam
Q Where was the Supreme Court established under the Charter of 1774?
1 Bombay
2 Calcutta
3 Shimla
4 Madras
Q The term ‘ genocide’ was coined by _.
1 Raphael Lemki
2 Eleanor Roosevelt
3 Jefferson
4 Thornberry
Q As per Article 118 of the Constitution of India, who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses?
1 Prime Minister
2 President
3 Chairman
4 Speaker
Q UPSC is a Constitutional Body to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the services of the State, respectively, under Article __.
1 324
2 320
3 328
4 315
Q Who was the first Indian Fellow of the Royal Society of London ?
1 Ardaseer Cursetjee
2 Srinivasa Ramanujan
3 Jagdish Chandra Bose
4 CV Raman
Q Which state in India has the highest number of aluminium smelting plants ?
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Maharashtra
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Chhau, identified by the Ministry of Culture as a classical dance, is prevalent in eastern India and has three distinct forms. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
1 Seraikela Chhau of Jharkhand
2 Marwahi Chhau of Chhattisgarh
3 Purulia Chhau of West Bengal
4 Mayurbhanj Chhau of Odisha
| Chhau dance | Seraikela Chhau [ Jharkhand ] , Purulia Chhau [ West Bengal ] , Mayurbhanj Chhau [ Odisha ] |
Q After which incident did Mahatma Gandhi call off the non-cooperation movement?
1 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
2 Chauri Chaura killing in 1922
3 Chauri Chaura killing in 1925
4 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1922
Q The Prarthana Samaj , which was recognised as an institution that worked for religious as well as social reform , was established in Bombay by ___ in 1867.
1 Mahadev Govind Ranade
2 Dr Atma Ram Pandurang
3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4 RC Bhandarkar
Q As per Census 2011, the growth rate of population of the Muslim Religious community in India in the decade 2001-2011 was _ percent.
1 22.8
2 26.4
3 28.2
4 24.6
| The growth rate of population in the decade 2001-2011 : 17.7 % | Hindus [ 16.8% ] , Muslim [ 24.6% ] , Christian [ 15.5% ] , Sikh [ 8.4% ] , Buddhist [ 6.1% ] and Jain [ 5.4% ] |
Q Which of the following Jyotirlingas is located on the Western Coast of India?
Ans 1. Somnath
2. Omkareshwar
3. Baidyanathdham
4. Mahakaleshwar
The 12 Jyotirlingas in India : Somnath [ Gujarat ] , Nageshwar [ Gujarat ] , Bhimashankar [ Maharashtra ] , Trimbakeshwar [ Maharashtra ] , Grishneshwar [ Maharashtra ] , Vaidyanath [ Jharkhand ] , Mahakaleshwar [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Omkareshwar [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Kashi Vishwanath [ Uttar Pradesh ] , Kedarnath [ Uttarakhand ] , Rameshwaram [ Tamil Nadu ] and Mallikarjuna [ Andhra Pradesh ]