Q Which of the following statements are CORRECT regarding conditions required to recognise as a political party in India?
A. If a political party is treated as a recognised political party in four or more States, it shall be known as a ‘National Party’ throughout the whole of India.
B. If a political party is treated as a recognised political party in less than four States, it shall be known as a ‘State Party’ in the State or States in which it is so recognised.
C. National Parties need only one proposer for filing the nomination and are also entitled for two sets of electoral rolls free of cost.
1 A and B Only
2 A, B and C
3 A and C only
4 B and C only
Q Who is the first person of Indian origin to win the Booker prize?
1 Arundhati Roy
2 Kiran Desai
3 V S Naipaul
4 Salman Rushdie
Q Who had founded the first Women’s University in India?
1 Dhondo Keshav Karve
2 Ashutosh Mukherjee
3 William Hunter
4 Sayed Ahmed Khan
Q Who is the author of the novel ‘Morning Face’?
1 Anita Desai
2 R.K. Narayan
3 Mulk Raj Anand
4 Bhabani Bhattacharya
Q Doljatra is a festival of which state from followings?
1 Rajasthan
2 Assam
3 Haryana
4 Uttar Pradesh
Q Who of the following was associated with the Aligarh Movement?
1 Shaukat Ali
2 Sayyid Ahmed Khan
3 Mohammad Ali
4 Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q Commercial paper was introduced in India in __.
1 1995
2 1989
3 1990
4 1997
Q The founder of the Pallava dynasty was:
1 Singhamvishnu
2 Simhavishnu
3 Simharaj
4 Balasimha
Q Who founded the India League in 1875 ?
1 Licypriya Kangujam
2 Anand Mohan Bose
3 Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4 Dada Bhai Naoroji
Q In Jharkhand, the primitive form of cultivation is called:
1 Kuruwa
2 Khil
3 Kumari
4 Valre
Q Sao Joao festival is celebrated on 24th June every year in _
1 Goa
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Sikkim
4 Manipur
Q Damphu is a rare musical instrument belongs to indigenious community of which state of India?
1 Arunachal Pradesh
2 Sikkim
3 Bihar
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed as the ‘Temple of Modern India’.
1 rivers
2 industries
3 dams
4 mountains
Q The word ‘budget’ is derived from the word ‘Bougette’. Bougette is a/an __ word.
1 German
2 French
3 Spanish
4 Arabic
Q Pachmarhi Biosphere reserves is situated in which state of India?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Himachal Pradesh
Q In which type of forests are Mahogany, Rosewood and Cinchona trees found in India?
1 Tropical Evergreen forests
2 Tropical Deciduous forests
3 Mangrove forests
4 Montane forests
Q Lebang Boomani dance is the harvest dance of __.
1 Mizoram
2 Tripura
3 Assam
4 Meghalaya
Q Who among the following was the author of Gita Govinda, composed during the reign of Lakshmana Sena?
1 Vishakhadatta
2 Jayadeva
3 Somadeva
4 Vatsyayana
Q Who among the following is the author of the book, ‘Unfinished: A Memoir’?
1 Alia Bhatt
2 Priyanka Chopra
3 Deepika Padukone
4 Kareena Kapoor
Q Law of inertia was given by __
1 Galileo Galilei
2 James Clerk Maxwell
3 J.J. Thomson
4 Archimedes
Q In which year was the All India Football Federation (AIFF) formed?
1 1947
2 1937
3 1957
4 1967
Q Who among the following was the Guru of Swami Vivekananda?
1 Ramakrishna Paramahansa
2 Mahavdev Govind Ranade
3 Dayanand Saraswati
4 Bal Shastri Jambhekar
Q Who among the following later came to be known as Sher Shah Suri?
1 Aadil
2 Nasir
3 Farid
4 Salim
Q As of 2025 , Which of the following solar power plants is the biggest plant in the world, with total installed capacity of 2,245 MW?
1 Kamuthi solar power project
2 Bhadla solar park
3 Sakri photovoltaic solar energy project
4 Dhirubhai Ambani solar park
Q Which ruler introduced the “Tri Metal Coinage” system which later became the Mughal coinage system?
1 Shershah Suri
2 Babar
3 Akbar
4 Humayun
Q Which of the following festivals celebrates the harvest season in August – September?
1 Onam
2 Makar Sankranti
3 Lohri
4 Baisakhi
Q Mopin is the cultural festival of which Indian state?
Ans 1. Nagaland
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Mizoram
Q The first ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup was won by __.
1 West Indies
2 India
3 England
4 Australia
Q The book titled ‘Social Harmony’ is written by:
Ans 1. Lal Krishna Advani
2. Narendra Modi
3. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q How many electrons does a hydrogen molecule have in its K shell?
1 1
2 4
3 2
4 3
Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about the right of the Governor to address and to send messages to the House (or Houses) of the state legislature?
1 Article 172
2 Article 171
3 Article 175
4 Article 176
Q The first complete census of an Indian city was conducted in 1830 by __.
1 James Rennell
2 Henry Walter
3 John Graunt
4 Eratosthenes
Q Sattriya Dance, the popular classic dance of Assam was introduced in which century?
1 10th Century A.D
2 15th Century A.D
3 18th Century A.D
4 11th Century A.D
Q Currency of Bangladesh is .
1 Rupiah
2 Taka
3 Lari
4 Shekel
Q How many Mandalas were in Rig Vedic Samhita?
1 11
2 12
3 10
4 20
Q 1 femtosecond = second.
1 10–18
2 10–9
3 10–15
4 10–12
Q Fundamental Rights was borrowed from the Constitution of .
Ans 1. United Kingdom
2. South Africa
3. Germany
4. The United States of America
Q Where was ICAR-Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute established ?
1 Kolkata
2 Dehradun
3 Jodhpur
4 Delhi
Q Vivekananda Rock Memorial, a place of great scenic beauty, is located in __, which has both historical and religious significance.
1 Chennai
2 Hyderabad
3 Mangalore
4 Kanyakumari
Q Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ non-violent movement?
1 Syed Ahmad Khan
2 Abul Kalam Azad
3 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q Kaiga nuclear power plant is situated which state of India?
1 Gujarat
2 Karnataka
3 Maharashtra
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q Article 12 to Article 35 of Indian Constitution mainly deals with Fundamental Rights , given in _____ of Indian Constitution.
1 Part III
2 Part III
3 Part XVII
4 Part IV A
Q Babur seized Kabul in _.
1 1498
2 1504
3 1511
4 1494
Q Pidurutalagala or Mount Pedro is the highest mountain peak of which country ?
1 Sri Lanka
2 Bhutan
3 Myanmar
4 Afghanistan
Q In which year Bhutan adopted its Constitution ?
1 2008
2 2010
3 2006
4 2004
Q In which of the following states is ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ the festival of ancestor worship celebrated?
1 Assam
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Odisha
4 Karnataka
Q Panna Lal Ghosh is related to which musical instrument ?
1 Flute
2 Tabla
3 Shehnai
4 Sarod
Q The Dhamek stupa is located in which of the following states of India?
1 Bihar
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Punjab
Q In which country do Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Chin and Mon ethnic groups belong?
1 Afghanistan
2 Sri Lanka
3 Myanmar
4 Nepal
Q During the Chola period, muvendavelan and araiyar were titles of __.
1 sons of king
2 commander of army
3 rich landowners
4 ministers of king
Q National development council (NDC) was set up in_________ in India.
1 1949
2 1960
3 1952
4 1947
Q What does the acronym ‘ATM’ stand for?
1 Automated Teller Machine
2 Automated Transaction Management
3 Account Tracking Module
4 All-Time Money
Q In which year did India win the men’s Hockey World Cup?
Ans 1. 1971
2. 1978
3. 1975
4. 1973
Q Which of the following natural ports is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’?
Ans 1. Mumbai
2. Mormugao
3. New Mangalore
4. Kochi
Q Who among the following confirmed Maxwell’s theories with the discovery of radio waves and also became the first person to transmit and receive controlled radio waves in 1886?
1 Guglielmo Marconi
2 William Hopkins
3 Heinrich Hertz
4 Michael Faraday
Q Judicial Review, a salient feature of the Constitution of India, has been borrowed from which of the following countries?
1 South Africa
2 Canada
3 The US
4 Ireland
Q Which of the following is NOT related to the ‘Trinity of Carnatic Music’?
1 Syama Shastri
2 Tyagaraja
3 Muthuswami Dikshitar
4 Purandara Das
| Father of Carnatic Music | Purandara Dasa |
| Trinity of Carnatic Music | Syama Shastri , Tyagaraja , Muthuswami Dikshitar |
Q Who among the following Viceroys of Portuguese India captured Goa in 1510?
1 Afonso de Albuquerque
2 Martim Alfonso de Sousa
3 D Francisco de Almeida
4 D Estevao da Gama
Q Yamini Reddy, daughter of Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy is a __
dancer.
1 Manipuri
2 Kuchipudi
3 Bharatanatyam
4 Kathak
Q Who was/were the founder(s) of the Theosophical Society ?
1 H P Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
2 Madam Bhikaji Cama
3 Annie Besant
4 Charles W Leadbeater and Emily Lutyens
Q Which committee recommended Constitutional recognition for the local government bodies in 1989?
1 PK Thungon Committee
2 Verma Committee
3 Balwant Rai Committee
4 Ashok Mehta Committee
Q Which of the following is NOT a ‘Navratna’ or ‘Maharatna’ company in India?
1 National Thermal Power Corporation
2 Industrial Finance Corporation of India
3 Indian Oil Corporation
4 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
Q ‘West Meets East’ is an album by American violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Indian sitar virtuoso __.
1 Shahed Parvez
2 Prem Joshua
3 Vilayat Khan
4 Ravi Shankar
Q Who is the author of the book ‘The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey’?
1 Jake LaMotta
2 Roberto Duran
3 Muhammad Ali
4 Eugene J Bullard
Q Bilhan was a court poet in which of the following kingdoms?
1 Rajaraja II
2 Vijayaditya VII
3 Vikramaditya VI
4 Kulottunga I
Q Which of the following Sultans of Delhi was appointed as Amir-i-Tuzuk (Master of Ceremonies) before becoming the Sultan?
1 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2 Alauddin Khalji
3 Balban
4 Iltutmish
Q In Ball Badminton, players change the ends in each game when a side first scores all of the following, EXCEPT:
1 18
2 9
3 11
4 27
Q Who was the first Indian wrestler to win a world championship medal?
1 Dara Singh
2 Udey Chand
3 Malwa Singh
4 KD Jadhav
Q “Once Lord Krishna was flying a kite and cut one of his fingers with the thread. Then Draupadi tore a piece from her saree and tied it on Krishna’s finger to stop the bleeding. Moved by the gesture, Krishna promised her that he will protect her from all evils throughout his life.” As per the epic Mahabharata, the above incident marked the beginning of which of the following festivals?
1 Gudi Padwa
2 Bhai Dooj
3 Raksha Bandhan
4 Sarvapitru Amavasya
Q As per Census 2011, the growth rate of population of the Hindu religious community in the decade 2001-2011 was _.
1 15.5 percent
2 24.6 percent
3 17.7 percent
4 16.8 percent
| The Growth rate of population of the Hindu religious community in the decade 2001-2011 : 17.7 % | Hindus [ 16.8 % ] , Muslim [ 24.6 % ] , Christian [ 15.5 % ] , Sikh [ 8.4 % ] , Buddhist [ 6.1 % ] , Jain [ 5.4 % ] |