Q ‘Moatsu‘ is a religious festival celebrated in which of the following states?
1 Manipur
2 Nagaland
3 Meghalaya
4 Mizoram
Q Ainchaliyan is a type of religious songs often sung to a newly wed bride or to an unmarried girl, who is expected to get married in near future. It is associated with which of the following states?
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Haryana
4 Punjab
Q Fort of Kushalgadh is located in which Indian state?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Maharashtra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Ranjeet Singh belonged to which Misal of the Sikh community?
1 Bhangi
2 Ahluwalia
3 Kanhaiya
4 Sukarchakia
Q The book ”The Web of Indian Life” was written by :
1 Annie Besant
2 Kamala Nehru
3 Sister Nivedita
4 Sarojini Naidu
Q In which city was the first golf club of India situated?
Ans 1. Kolkata
2. Mysore
3. Shimla
4. Gulmarg
Q ‘Raga Mala’ is an autobiography of who among the following musicians?
1 Amjad Ali Khan
2 A R Rahman
3 Ravi Shankar
4 Lata Mangeshkar
Q Which of the following edicts of King Ashoka describes the Kalinga war?
Ans 1. Rock edict II
2. Pillar edict III
3. Rock edict XIII
4. Pillar edict IV
Q Kharchi Puja of Tripura is celebrated in the month of ________.
Ans 1. January-February
2. September-October
3. July-August
4. April-May
Q Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the maximum premium payable by thefarmers will be _________ for rabi crops.
Ans 1. 1.5%
2. 6%
3. 3%
4. 4.5%
Q Name the westernmost point of India .
1 Indira Col
2 Indira Point
3 Guhar Moti
2 Kibithu
Q Which of the followng is the state bird of Jharkhand ?
1 Asian Koel
2 Sarus crane
3 Black francolin
4 Emerald dove
Q With which of the following games is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method associated?
1. Football
2 Cricket
3 Hockey
4 Polo
Q Who is India’s first woman Grandmaster in Chess ?
1 Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
2 Priyanka Nutakki
3 Divya Deshmukh
4 Judit Polgar
Q Which Article of the Constitution of India declares the Supreme Court to be a court of record?
1 Article 126
2 Article 128
3 Article 125
4 Article 129
Q When did the United Nations declare the World Physics Year, also known as the Einstein Year, to mark the 100th anniversary of the physicist Albert Einstein?
1 2002
2 2006
3 2005
4 2004
Q Which of the following Sultans of Delhi set up the officers like Barid (intelligence officer) and Munhiyans (secret spies) to control the market?
1 Ghiyasuddin Balban
2 Alauddin Khalji
3 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
4 Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Q Who among the following rulers strengthened the Satavahana empire in the Deccan in ancient India?
1 Simuka
2 Yajna Sri Satakarni
3 Gautamiputra Satakarni
4 Shiva Skanda Satakarni
Q The Cholas as a ruling power rose to eminence in the 9th century CE when __ seized Tanjavur from a feudatory chief of the Pallavas called Muttarayas.
1 Parantaka I
2 Rajaraja Chola I
3 Vijayalaya
4 Uttama Chola
Q Which vitamin is also known as riboflavin ?
1 Vitamin B-2
2 Vitamin B- 12
3 Vitamin B- 1
4 Vitamin B-6
Q Who among the following gave Tansen the title of ‘Mian’?
1 Shah Jahan
2 Akbar
3 Babur
4 Humayun
Q In which of the following years did young leaders in Satara in Maharashtra set up a parallel government Parti Sarkar that ran People’s court and organised constructive work?
1 1943
2 1934
3 1918
4 1904
Q During the freedom struggle , who was the only president of Indian National Congress who resigned from the presidency even after being elected ?
1 SC Bose
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Rajendra Prasad
4 Mahatma Gandhi
Q What is the total duration of a hockey match as per the International Hockey Federation rules ?
1 70 min
2 90 min
3 60 min
4 80 min
Q The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has classified the Indian soil into_____ categories as per the United States Department of Agriculture (the USDA) SoilTaxonomy?
Ans 1. 8
2. 9
3. 12
4. 7
In India , Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has classified the Indian soil into 8 categories : Alluvial Soil , Black Cotton Soil , Red & Yellow Soil , Laterite Soil , Mountainous or Forest Soil , Arid or Desert Soil , Saline and Alkaline Soil and Peaty and Marshy Soil
Q Flowerless plants, naked seeds, needle like leaves and cones as reproductive
structure are the characteristics of:
1 angiosperms
2 pteridophyta
3 gymnosperms
4 bryophyta
Q Sir William Jones had founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in which year ?
1 1794
2 1784
3 1764
4 1884
Q Which dance forms incorporates the most intricate makeup code , costume , face mask , headdress and brightly painted faces ?
1 Odissi
2 Kathakali
3 Sattriya
4 Kathak
Q The Bahujan Samaj Party was formed in 1984 under the leadership of __.
1 Kanshi Ram
2 Mayawati
3 Anil Agrawal
4 Vijay Bahuguna
Q Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats?
1 Article 48
2 Article 40
3 Article 36
4 Article 34
Q The tribal festival named ‘Yemshe’ is traditionally associated with:
1 Gujarat
2 Nagaland
3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4 Jharkhand
Q Chandragiri was the last capital of Vijayanagara Kings. Chandragiri Fort is located in which of the following states ?
1 Gujarat
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Rajasthan
4 Bihar
Q ‘Kui’ language is mostly spoken in which state of India ?
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q In which of the following states is the Chitrakoot waterfalls on Indravati river located?
1 Jharkhand
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Maharashtra
4 Chhattisgarh
Q Which of the following writs is issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly?
1 Certiorari
2 Mandamus
3 Habeas Corpus
4 Quo warranto
Q Who among the following authored the book titled ‘Barna Parichay’?
1 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2 Rabindra Nath Tagore
3 Ram Mohan Roy
4 Debendranath Tagore
Q Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5th September, it commemorates the birthday of which of the following Indian Presidents?
Ans 1. Dr. Abdul Kalam
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3. KR Narayanan
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q Which of the following acids is responsible for muscle fatigue in humans?
1 Acetic acid
2 Nitric acid
3 Lactic acid
4 HCL
Q In which year was the MUDRA Yojana for providing loan up to ₹10 lakh started?
Ans 1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2016
4. 2017
Q When a Kabaddi game is on, how many players are there on each side?
Ans 1. 7
2. 8
3. 6
4. 5
Q In which of the following states are the Bamuni hills spread ?
1 Assam
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Q What is the name of the autobiography written by General VK Singh?
1 Epitome of Success
2 Courage and Conviction
3 Practice to Perfection
4 Duty of a Soldier
Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Shadow Lines’?
1 Amish Tripathi
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Amitav Ghosh
4 Ravish Kumar
Q Sirohi National Park is located in which state of India ?
1 Assam
2 Mizoram
3 Manipur
4 Tripura
Q When was the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana launched?
1 2000
2 2001
3 2003
4 2002
Q In which year were the Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi?
1 2010
2 2018
3 2012
4 2006
Q What is the total number of classical dance forms in India as per the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
Ans 1. 5
2. 8
3. 3
4. 10
| Classical Dance | Bharatanatyam | Kathak | Kathakali | Kuchipudi | Odissi | Manipuri | Mohiniyattam | Sattriya |
Q In which year was the famous shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan awarded the Bharat Ratna?
Ans 1. 2001
2. 1996
3. 1998
4. 2005
Q In which of the following states is the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Gujarat
Q 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by which of the following cities?
Ans 1. Paris
2. Tokyo
3. Brisbane
4. Los Angeles
Q Which plateaus are very fertile because they are rich in black soil that is very good for farming?
1 Deccan lava plateau
2 African plateau
3 Ethiopian plateau
4 Katanga plateau
Q Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT regarding the grade of organisation and its example?
1 Cell-tissue grade organisation – Jellyfish
2 Cellular grade organisation – Sycon
3 Protoplasmic grade organisation – Paramecium
4 Tissue-organ grade organisation – Euplectella
Q Details about Sudarshana lake is given in a rock inscription at Girnar (Junagarh), which was composed to record the achievements of the Shaka ruler _.
1 Chashtana
2 Rudradaman I
3 Rudrasimha III
4 Maues
Q Sawai Jai Singh , the ruler of Amber , is known to have constructed five astronomical observatories called ‘Jantar Mantar’ . Which of the following cities does NOT have any of these observatories .
1 Varanasi
2 Udaipur
3 Ujjain
4 Mathura
| Sawai Jai Singh constructed fiveastronomical observatories | Shahjahanabad [ Delhi ] | Jaipur | Ujjain | Mathura | Varanasi |
Q The Statue of Unity in Gujarat is located on an island named ____
1 Sadhu Bet
2 Hanuwantia
3 Mandhata
4 Kabirwad
Q The book ‘India 2020’ is written by :
1 Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
2 Shashi Tharoor
3 Kiran Desai
4 Amitav Ghosh
Q Which is the smallest state of India ?
1 Goa
2 Sikkim
3 Assam
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Who wrote the novel ‘Magic Seeds’ ?
1 VS Naipaul
2 Chetan Bhagat
3 Shashi Tharoor
4 Anita Desai
Q ‘Gora‘ , ‘The Post Office’ and ‘The Gardener’ book was written by _____
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Premchand
3 Mohan Rakesh
4 Bankim Chandra
Q Raj Ghat is the memorial of _____
1 Lal Bahadur Shastri
2 Mahatma Gandhi
3 Indira Gandhi
4 BR Ambedkar
Q Who among the following overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called ‘hiranya-garbha’?
1 Indra III
2 Dantidurga
3 Amoghavarsha
4 Dhruva Dharavarsha
Q What is the National Sport of China ?
1 Chinlone
3 Table Tennis [ Ping Pong ]
3 Archery
4 Volleyball
Q Which festival is known as “Jallikattu”?
1 Pongal
2 Panguni Uthiram
3 Puthandu
4 Keda – Gauri Vrat
Q As of 2025, Who is the longest serving Indian Chief Minister ?
1 Jyoti Basu
2 Pawan Kumar Chamling
3 Naveen Patnaik
4 Nandini Satapathy
Q Which of the following dams is NOT built across the river Kaveri (Cauvery)?
Ans 1. Maithon
2. Mettur
3. Kallanai
4. Krishna Raja Sagara
Q Under the Indus Water Treaty , India has been given the exclusive right over the rivers of _________
1 Ravi , Indus and Beas
2 Ravi , Beas and Satluj
3 Chenab , Indus and Satluj
4 Chenab , Indus and Jhelum
| Indus Water Treaty [ 19 September 1960 ] | between Indian Prime Minister Jawaharla Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan in Karachi |
Q The Bombay Presidency Association was started by Badruddin Tyabji, Pherozshah Mehta and KT Telang in which of the following years?
1 1887
2 1885
3 1886
4 1888
Q Which among the following statements is CORRECT regarding the Permanent
Settlement?
I. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in India in 1793.
II. Warren Hastings was the Governor General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.
1 Both I and II
2 Neither I nor II
3 Only II
4 Only I
| I | The Permanent Settlement was introduced in India in 1793. |
| II | . Lord Cornwallis was the Governor General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced |
Q Which Country’s National Legislature is known as Duma ?
1 Iran
2 USA
3 Japan
4 Russia
Countries and their Parliament’s
Parliament of Norway [ Storting ] , Parliament of Denmark [ Folketing ] , Parliament of Sweden [ Riksdag ] , Parliament of Iceland [ Althing ] , Parliament of Spain [ Cortes ] , Parliament of Bhutan [ Tsogdu ] , Parliament of India : Sansad , Parliament of Iran [ Majlis ] , Parliament of USA [ Congress ] , Parliament of Afghanistan [ Shora ] , Parliament of Bangladesh [ Jatia ] , Parliament of Mongolia [ Great People’s Khural ] , Parliament of China [ National People’s Congress ] , Parliament of Croatia [ Sabor ] , Parliament of Germany [ Bundestag ] , Parliament of Israel [ The Knesset ] , Parliament of Japan [ Diet ], Parliament of Myanmar [ Pyithu Hluttaw ] , Parliament of Poland [ Sejm ] , Parliament of Latvia [ Saeima ]