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1. Important Dates in Indian History/Freedom Struggle
1. Which date is observed as Independence Day in India?

a) 15th August
b) 26th January
c) 2nd October
d) 1st May
Answer: a) 15th August
2. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date?

a) 23rd March 1931
b) 13th April 1919
c) 15th August 1947
d) 30th January 1948
Answer: b) 13th April 1919
3. When did the Quit India Movement begin?

a) 1942
b) 1920
c) 1935
d) 1945
Answer: a) 1942
4. The First War of Indian Independence (Revolt of 1857) started on which date?
a) 10th May 1857
b) 15th August 1857
c) 23rd March 1857
d) 26th January 1858
Answer: a) 10th May 1857
5. On which date was the Indian Cons tu on adopted?

a) 26th January 1950
b) 15th August 1947
c) 30th January 1948
d) 26th November 1949
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Answer: d) 26th November 1949
6. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a) 1915
b) 1920
c) 1942
d) 1930
Answer: a) 1915
7. When was the Non Coopera on Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi?

a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1942
d) 1919
Answer: a) 1920
8. Which event took place on 12th March 1930 in India?

a) Dandi March
b) Quit India Movement
c) Salt Satyagraha
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: a) Dandi March
9. When did India become a republic?

a) 26th January 1950
b) 15th August 1947
c) 2nd October 1947
d) 14th November 1949
Answer: a) 26th January 1950
10. The Simon Commission came to India in which year?

a) 1927
b) 1928
c) 1930
d) 1942
Answer: b) 1928
11. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
a) Lord Linlithgow
b) Lord Mountba en
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c) Lord Wavell
d) Lord Irwin
Answer: a) Lord Linlithgow
12. In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India?

a) 1942
b) 1940
c) 1939
d) 1943
Answer: a) 1942
13. The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced in which year?

a) 1946
b) 1945
c) 1947
d) 1948
Answer: a) 1946
14. Who led the Salt Satyagraha in 1930?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
15. The Poona Pact was signed in which year?

a) 1932
b) 1935
c) 1930
d) 1942
Answer: a) 1932
16. When did the Lahore session of the Indian Na onal Congress take place, which
declared 'Purna Swaraj'?
a) 1929
b) 1930
c) 1942
d) 1945
Answer: a) 1929
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17. In which year was the Par on of Bengal annulled?
a) 1911
b) 1905
c) 1920
d) 1915
Answer: a) 1911
18. Which year marks the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

a) 1919
b) 1920
c) 1942
d) 1930
Answer: a) 1919
19. In which year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

a) 1948
b) 1947
c) 1950
d) 1951
Answer: a) 1948
20. Who was the first GovernorGeneral of independent India?

a) Lord Mountba en
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Lord Linlithgow
Answer: a) Lord Mountba en
2. First in World (Adventure, Sports, Discoveries)
1. Who was the first person to step on the Moon?

a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) Michael Collins
Answer: b) Neil Armstrong
2. Which country was the first to launch a satellite into space?

a) USA
b) USSR
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c) China
d) Japan
Answer: b) USSR
3. Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest?

a) Tenzing Norgay
b) Edmund Hillary
c) George Mallory
d) Reinhold Messner
Answer: b) Edmund Hillary
4. Who was the first woman to travel into space?

a) Valen na Tereshkova
b) Sally Ride
c) Kalpana Chawla
d) Sunita Williams
Answer: a) Valen na Tereshkova
5. Who was the first human to travel into space?

a) Neil Armstrong
b) Yuri Gagarin
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: b) Yuri Gagarin
6. Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games?

a) France
b) Greece
c) USA
d) UK
Answer: b) Greece
7. Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

a) Charlo e Cooper
b) Nadia Comăneci
c) Wilma Rudolph
d) Florence GriffithJoyner
Answer: a) Charlo e Cooper
8. Which country was the first to land a spacecra on the Moon?
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a) USSR
b) USA
c) China
d) Japan
Answer: b) USA
9. Who was the first to sail around the world?

a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Francis Drake
Answer: a) Ferdinand Magellan
10. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal?

a) K.D. Jadhav
b) Leander Paes
c) P.T. Usha
d) Sushil Kumar
Answer: a) K.D. Jadhav
3. First in India (Adventure, Sports, Discoveries)
1. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in individual sports?
a) K.D. Jadhav
b) Abhinav Bindra
c) Leander Paes
d) P.V. Sindhu
Answer: a) K.D. Jadhav
2. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?
a) Karnam Malleswari
b) Mary Kom
c) P.T. Usha
d) Saina Nehwal
Answer: a) Karnam Malleswari
3. Who was the first Indian to reach Mount Everest?

a) Tenzing Norgay
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Avtar Singh Cheema
d) Narendra Dhar Jayal
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Answer: c) Avtar Singh Cheema
4. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?

a) Arunima Sinha
b) Santosh Yadav
c) Bachendri Pal
d) Laxmi Mi al
Answer: c) Bachendri Pal
5. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Mother Teresa
d) Amartya Sen
Answer: a) Rabindranath Tagore
6. Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
a) Dhyan Chand
b) Abhinav Bindra
c) Milkha Singh
d) P.T. Usha
Answer: b) Abhinav Bindra
7. Who was the first Indian to travel to space?

a) Kalpana Chawla
b) Rakesh Sharma
c) Sunita Williams
d) Ravish Malhotra
Answer: b) Rakesh Sharma
8. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam tle?
a) Sania Mirza
b) Saina Nehwal
c) P.V. Sindhu
d) Ankita Raina
Answer: a) Sania Mirza
9. Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in Test cricket?
a) Virender Sehwag
b) Sachin Tendulkar
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c) Rahul Dravid
d) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: a) Virender Sehwag
10. Who was the first Indian scien st to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) C.V. Raman
b) Homi Bhabha
c) Vikram Sarabhai
d) Satyendra Nath Bose
Answer: a) C.V. Raman
11. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize?
a) Arundha Roy
b) Kiran Desai
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Anita Desai
Answer: a) Arundha Roy
12. Who was the first Indian to become the President of the Interna onal Court of Jus ce?
a) Dr. Nagendra Singh
b) Harish Salve
c) P.N. Bhagwa
d) H.R. Khanna
Answer: a) Dr. Nagendra Singh
13. Who was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
a) Vinoba Bhave
b) Kiran Bedi
c) Aruna Roy
d) M.S. Swaminathan
Answer: a) Vinoba Bhave
14. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World tle?
a) Reita Faria
b) Aishwarya Rai
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Sushmita Sen
Answer: a) Reita Faria
15. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the Bri sh Parliament?
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a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: a) Dadabhai Naoroji
16. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Padma Shri Award?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) M.S. Subbulakshmi
c) Nargis Du
d) Mother Teresa
Answer: b) M.S. Subbulakshmi
17. Who was the first Indian GovernorGeneral of India?

a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Lord Mountba en
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: a) C. Rajagopalachari
18. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Chief Minister of a state?
a) Sucheta Kriplani
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Jayalalithaa
Answer: a) Sucheta Kriplani
19. Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?
a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
b) C.V. Raman
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: b) C.V. Raman
20. Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games?
a) P.T. Usha
b) Mary Kom
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Milkha Singh
Answer: a) P.T. Usha
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4. Popular Names of Personali es (Religion, Poli cs, Scien fic Discoveries, Geographical,

Sports, History)
1. Who is known as the Father of the Na on in India?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi
2. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?

a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Who is referred to as the Missile Man of India?

a) Vikram Sarabhai
b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c) Homi Bhabha
d) C.V. Raman
Answer: b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
4. Who is known as the Nigh ngale of India?

a) Indira Gandhi
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Lata Mangeshkar
d) P.T. Usha
Answer: b) Sarojini Naidu
5. Who is regarded as the Father of Indian Cons tu on?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Patel
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: b) B.R. Ambedkar
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6. Who is popularly known as Netaji?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: b) Subhas Chandra Bose
7. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?

a) Milkha Singh
b) P.T. Usha
c) Kapil Dev
d) Sushil Kumar
Answer: a) Milkha Singh
8. Who is known as the Father of Modern Science?

a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Marie Curie
Answer: c) Galileo Galilei
9. Who is called the Napoleon of India?

a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Samudragupta
c) Ashoka
d) Harshavardhana
Answer: b) Samudragupta
10. Who is known as the Light of Asia?

a) Gautama Buddha
b) Mahavira
c) Confucius
d) Jesus Christ
Answer: a) Gautama Buddha
11. Who is called the Architect of the Indian Space Program?

a) Homi B
habha
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b) Vikram Sarabhai
c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
d) Sa sh Dhawan
Answer: b) Vikram Sarabhai
12. Who is known as the Father of Modern India?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
13. Who is called the Saint of the Gu ers?

a) Mother Teresa
b) Florence Nigh ngale
c) Lata Mangeshkar
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: a) Mother Teresa
14. Who is known as the Great Maratha?

a) Chhatrapa Shivaji Maharaj
b) Bajirao I
c) Sambhaji
d) Maharana Pratap
Answer: a) Chhatrapa Shivaji Maharaj
15. Who is called the Father of Economics?

a) John Maynard Keynes
b) Adam Smith
c) Milton Friedman
d) Karl Marx
Answer: b) Adam Smith
16. Who is referred to as the King of Pop?

a) Elvis Presley
b) Freddie Mercury
c) Michael Jackson
d) Elton John
Answer: c) Michael Jackson
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17. Who is known as the Grand Old Man of India?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: c) Dadabhai Naoroji
18. Who is called the Father of Modern Physics?

a) Albert Einstein
b) Isaac Newton
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Niels Bohr
Answer: a) Albert Einstein
19. Who is known as the Indian Shakespeare?

a) Kalidasa
b) Tulsidas
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Bhavabhu
Answer: a) Kalidasa
20. Who is known as the Tiger of Mysore?

a) Tipu Sultan
b) Hyder Ali
c) Shivaji Maharaj
d) Bahadur Shah
Answer: a) Tipu Sultan
5. The Newspaper World (Current Dailies & Weeklies of India)
1. Which of the following is the largest circulated daily newspaper in India?

a) The Times of India
b) Dainik Jagran
c) Hindustan Times
d) The Hindu
Answer: b) Dainik Jagran
2. Which newspaper is known as India’s oldest Englishlanguage daily s ll in circula on?

a) The Statesman
b) The Hindu
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c) The Times of India
d) The Indian Express
Answer: b) The Hindu
3. Which weekly publica on focuses on current events and na onal poli cs?
a) India Today
b) Outlook
c) The Week
d) Frontline
Answer: a) India Today
4. Which daily newspaper is known for its business and economic news coverage?
a) Mint
b) Business Standard
c) Economic Times
d) Financial Express
Answer: c) Economic Times
5. Which newspaper has the tagline “Let truth prevail”?

a) The Indian Express
b) The Hindu
c) Hindustan Times
d) The Times of India
Answer: a) The Indian Express
6. Which daily newspaper is published from Kolkata and is known for its prole stance?
a) The Statesman
b) Ananda Bazar Patrika
c) Telegraph
d) The Hindu
Answer: c) Telegraph
7. Which Hindi newspaper is the largest circulated daily in India?

a) Dainik Bhaskar
b) Rajasthan Patrika
c) Dainik Jagran
d) Navbharat Times
Answer: c) Dainik Jagran
8. Which Indian weekly news magazine is known for its focus on inves ga ve journalism?
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a) Outlook
b) Tehelka
c) The Week
d) Frontline
Answer: b) Tehelka
9. Which is the largest Englishlanguage daily newspaper in India by circula on?

a) Hindustan Times
b) The Hindu
d) Deccan Chronicle
Answer: c) The Times of India
10. Which Indian newspaper's editorial stance is known for its conserva ve economic
policies?
a) The Hindu
b) Business Standard
c) Financial Express
d) Economic Times
Answer: d) Economic Times
11. Which regional daily newspaper is published in Marathi and has a large circula on?
a) Lokmat
b) Sakal
c) Prahaar
d) Maharashtra Times
Answer: a) Lokmat
12. Which publica on is known as the oldest con nuously published newspaper in India?
a) Bombay Samachar
b) The Times of India
c) The Hindu
d) Deccan Chronicle
Answer: a) Bombay Samachar
13. Which of the following is a Tamillanguage daily newspaper?

a) Dina Thanthi
b) Sakshi
c) Mathrubhumi
d) Lokmat
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Answer: a) Dina Thanthi
14. Which daily newspaper is known for its le ist perspec ve in India?
a) The Hindu
b) The Telegraph
c) Deccan Chronicle
d) Ananda Bazar Patrika
Answer: a) The Hindu
15. Which newspaper is based in Mumbai and has a strong focus on cinema and
entertainment?
a) Mid Day
b) Mumbai Mirror
c) DNA
d) Lokmat
Answer: a) Mid Day
16. Which Indian newspaper was founded by Annie Besant?

a) The Hindu
b) The Indian Express
d) New India
Answer: d) New India
17. Which Indian daily is o en regarded as the newspaper of record for India?
a) The Hindu
b) Hindustan Times
c) The Indian Express
d) The Times of India
Answer: a) The Hindu
18. Which Englishlanguage newspaper is widely read in Southern India?

a) Deccan Chronicle
c) The Hindu
d) The Indian Express
Answer: c) The Hindu
19. Which Indian publica on is well known for its sa re and cartoons?
a) Mid Day
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c) Hindustan Times
d) Shankar’s Weekly
Answer: d) Shankar’s Weekly
20. Which Englishlanguage newspaper was launched by Ramnath Goenka?

a) The Times of India
b) The Indian Express
c) Hindustan Times
d) The Hindu
Answer: b) The Indian Express
6. Books & Authors – General
1. Who is the author of the book “India A er Gandhi”?

a) Ramachandra Guha
b) Amartya Sen
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Arundha Roy
Answer: a) Ramachandra Guha
2. Who wrote the famous novel “Midnight's Children”?

a) Vikram Seth
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Amitav Ghosh
d) R.K. Narayan
Answer: b) Salman Rushdie
3. Which of the following books is wri en by Arundha Roy?

a) The God of Small Things
b) Train to Pakistan
c) The White Tiger
d) The Inheritance of Loss
Answer: a) The God of Small Things
4. Who is the author of the book “A Suitable Boy”?

a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Khushwant Singh
c) Vikram Seth
d) Aravind Adiga
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Answer: c) Vikram Seth
5. Who wrote the book “Wings of Fire”?

a) R.K. Narayan
b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
6. Who is the author of the book “The Argumenta ve Indian”?

a) Amartya Sen
b) Shashi Tharoor
c) V.S. Naipaul
d) Chetan Bhagat
Answer: a) Amartya Sen
7. Who wrote the famous autobiography “My Experiments with Truth”?

a) B.R. Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel
8. Who is the author of “Train to Pakistan”?

a) Khushwant Singh
b) Vikram Seth
c) Amitav Ghosh
d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: a) Khushwant Singh
9. Which Indian author won the Booker Prize for the novel “The White Tiger”?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Arundha Roy
c) Aravind Adiga
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: c) Aravind Adiga
10. Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”?

a) B.R. Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
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c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: b) Jawaharlal Nehru
11. Who is the author of “The Guide,” which won the Sahitya Akademi Award?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Arundha Roy
c) Vikram Seth
d) Chetan Bhagat
Answer: a) R.K. Narayan
12. Who is the author of “Inglorious Empire: What the Bri sh Did to India”?
a) William Dalrymple
b) Shashi Tharoor
c) Ramachandra Guha
d) Khushwant Singh
Answer: b) Shashi Tharoor
13. Who wrote the book “The Great Indian Novel”?

a) Shashi Tharoor
b) V.S. Naipaul
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Amitav Ghosh
Answer:
a) Shashi Tharoor
14. Who is the author of “The Shadow Lines”?

a) Vikram Seth
b) Amitav Ghosh
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: b) Amitav Ghosh
15. Who wrote “The Namesake,” which was adapted into a film?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Kiran Desai
c) Salman Rushdie
d) V.S. Naipaul
Answer: a) Jhumpa Lahiri
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16. Who is the author of “God of Small Things,” which won the Booker Prize?
a) Arundha Roy
b) Kiran Desai
c) Vikram Seth
d) Aravind Adiga
Answer: a) Arundha Roy
17. Who wrote the book “Gitanjali,” for which he won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Bankim Chandra Cha opadhyay
Answer: a) Rabindranath Tagore
18. Who is the author of the novel “The Inheritance of Loss”?

a) Kiran Desai
b) Jhumpa Lahiri
c) Amitav Ghosh
d) Arundha Roy
Answer: a) Kiran Desai
19. Who wrote the famous novel “The Palace of Illusions”?

a) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
b) Jhumpa Lahiri
c) Vikram Seth
d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: a) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
20. Who is the author of “The Hungry Tide”?

a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Vikram Seth
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Arundha Roy
Answer: a) Amitav Ghosh
7. Famous Places in India
1. Where is the Ajanta and Ellora caves located?

a) Maharashtra
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b) Karnataka
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: a) Maharashtra
2. Where is the India Gate situated?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
Answer: b) New Delhi
3. The Golden Temple is located in which city?

a) Amritsar
b) Varanasi
c) Chandigarh
d) Lucknow
Answer: a) Amritsar
4. Which of the following is a famous monument in Agra?

a) Charminar
b) Red Fort
c) Taj Mahal
d) Qutub Minar
Answer: c) Taj Mahal
5. Where is the Konark Sun Temple located?

a) Odisha
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
Answer: a) Odisha
6. Where is the Gateway of India located?

a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
Answer: c) Mumbai
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7. Which place is famous for the Charminar?
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Jaipur
d) Mumbai
Answer: a) Hyderabad
8. Where is the Meenakshi Temple situated?

a) Chennai
b) Madurai
c) Kanchipuram
d) Tirupa
Answer: b) Madurai
9. Which city is known as the “Pink City” of India?

a) Udaipur
b) Jodhpur
c) Jaipur
d) Ajmer
Answer: c) Jaipur
10. Where is the famous Hawa Mahal located?

a) Jaipur
b) Udaipur
c) Jodhpur
d) Bikaner
Answer: a) Jaipur
11. Where is the Khajuraho Group of Monuments located?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
12. In which city is the Victoria Memorial located?

a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) New Delhi
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Answer: b) Kolkata
13. Which is the highest gateway in India?

a) Buland Darwaza
b) Gateway of India
c) India Gate
d) Charminar
Answer: a) Buland Darwaza
14. Where is the Brihadeeswarar Temple located?

a) Thanjavur
b) Madurai
c) Chennai
d) Kanchipuram
Answer: a) Thanjavur
15. Which place in India is famous for the Lotus Temple?

a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) Delhi
16. Which is the famous palace located in Mysore?

a) Mysore Palace
b) Umaid Bhawan Palace
c) Amber Palace
d) Hawa Mahal
Answer: a) Mysore Palace
17. Where is the Red Fort located?

a) Delhi
b) Agra
c) Jaipur
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) Delhi
18. Where is the famous Jagannath Temple located?

a) Puri
b) Varanasi
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c) Haridwar
d) Tirupa
Answer: a) Puri
19. Where is the Ranthambore Na onal Park located?

a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) U ar Pradesh
Answer: a) Rajasthan
20. Which of the following is a famous hill sta on in Himachal Pradesh?

a) Shimla
b) Ooty
c) Darjeeling
d) Nainital
Answer: a) Shimla
8. Languages
1. Which is the official language of India as per the Cons tu on?

a) English
b) Hindi
c) Sanskrit
d) Urdu
Answer: b) Hindi
2. Which language is primarily spoken in the Indian state of Kerala?

a) Tamil
b) Kannada
c) Malayalam
d) Telugu
Answer: c) Malayalam
3. Which of the following languages is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian
Cons tu on?
a) Konkani
b) Tulu
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c) Bodo
d) Santali
Answer: b) Tulu
4. Which Indian language is also a classical language?

a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Sanskrit
d) Marathi
Answer: c) Sanskrit
5. Which language is spoken by the majority of people in West Bengal?

a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Assamese
d) Odia
Answer: b) Bengali
6. Which of the following languages is considered the oldest in India?

a) Sanskrit
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Kannada
Answer: b) Tamil
7. Which is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu?

a) Telugu
b) Kannada
c) Tamil
d) Malayalam
Answer: c) Tamil
8. Which language is mainly spoken in the state of Maharashtra?

a) Hindi
b) Gujara
c) Marathi
d) Kannada
Answer: c) Marathi
9. Which is the second most spoken language in India?
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a) Bengali
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Urdu
Answer: a) Bengali
10. Which of the following is a Dravidian language?

a) Bengali
b) Hindi
c) Telugu
d) Punjabi
Answer: c) Telugu
11. Which language is primarily spoken in the state of Punjab?

a) Hindi
b) Punjabi
c) Urdu
d) Bengali
Answer: b) Punjabi
12. Which Indian state has the most number of official languages recognized in the Eighth
Schedule?
a) Assam
b) Maharashtra
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) U ar Pradesh
Answer: a) Assam
13. Which language is primarily spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka?

a) Kannada
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Malayalam
Answer: a) Kannada
14. Which is the classical language of South India?

a) Sanskrit
b) Tamil
c) Kannada
d) Telugu
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Answer: b) Tamil
15. Which is the official language of the Indian state of Gujarat?

a) Gujara
b) Hindi
c) Marathi
d) Rajasthani
Answer: a) Gujara
16. Which language is primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh?

a) Telugu
b) Kannada
c) Tamil
d) Hindi
Answer: a) Telugu
17. Which of the following languages is spoken by the people of Nagaland?

a) Manipuri
b) Assamese
c) Naga
d) English
Answer: c) Naga
18. Which of the following languages is wri en from right to le ?

a) Sanskrit
b) Hindi
c) Urdu
d) Kannada
Answer: c) Urdu
19. Which language is widely spoken in the Indian state of Assam?

a) Bengali
b) Assamese
c) Hindi
d) Oriya
Answer: b) Assamese
20. Which language is primarily spoken in the state of Rajasthan?

a) Rajasthani
b) Hindi
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c) Gujara
d) Punjabi
Answer: a) Rajasthani
9. Capitals & Currencies
1. What is the capital of India?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
2. What is the currency of Japan?

a) Yen
b) Won
c) Dollar
d) Yuan
Answer: a) Yen
3. What is the capital of Australia?

a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane
Answer: c) Canberra
4. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

a) Dollar
b) Pound Sterling
c) Euro
d) Franc
Answer: b) Pound Sterling
5. What is the capital of France?

a) Lyon
b) Paris
c) Marseille
d) Bordeaux
Answer: b) Paris
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6. What is the currency of Russia?

a) Ruble
b) Euro
c) Krona
d) Dollar
Answer: a) Ruble
7. What is the capital of Canada?

a) Toronto
b) Vancouver
c) Montreal
d) O awa
Answer: d) O awa
8. What is the currency of China?

a) Yen
b) Yuan
c) Won
d) Dollar
Answer: b) Yuan
9. What is the capital of Italy?

a) Rome
b) Venice
c) Florence
d) Milan
Answer: a) Rome
10. What is the currency of Germany?

a) Mark
b) Franc
c) Euro
d) Pound
Answer: c) Euro
11. What is the capital of the United States?

a) New York
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Los Angeles
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d) Chicago
Answer: b) Washington, D.C.
12. What is the currency of South Africa?

a) Rand
b) Dollar
c) Peso
d) Dinar
Answer: a) Rand
13. What is the capital of Brazil?

a) Rio de Janeiro
b) Sao Paulo
c) Brasilia
d) Salvador
Answer: c) Brasilia
14. What is the currency of South Korea?

a) Yuan
b) Yen
c) Won
d) Dollar
Answer: c) Won
15. What is the capital of Argen na?

a) Buenos Aires
b) Lima
c) San ago
d) Montevideo
Answer: a) Buenos Aires
16. What is the currency of Switzerland?

a) Euro
b) Franc
c) Krona
d) Pound
Answer: b) Franc
17. What is the capital of Egypt?

a) Cairo
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b) Alexandria
c) Luxor
d) Giza
Answer: a) Cairo
18. What is the currency of Malaysia?

a) Peso
b) Ringgit
c) Baht
d) Dollar
Answer: b) Ringgit
19. What is the capital of Thailand?

a) Phuket
b) Bangkok
c) Pa aya
d) Chiang Mai
Answer: b) Bangkok
20. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?

a) Dinar
b) Dirham
c) Riyal
d) Dollar
Answer: c) Riyal
10. United Na ons Organiza ons Veto Powers, No. of Countries as its Members,
Principal Organs and their Func ons
1. Which of the following countries has veto power in the UN Security Council?
a) India
b) Brazil
c) United States
d) Japan
Answer: c) United States
2. How many permanent members are there in the UN Security Council?

a) 3
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b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer: c) 5
3. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security

Council?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Germany
d) France
Answer: c) Germany
4. Which principal organ of the UN is responsible for interna onal peace and security?
a) General Assembly
b) Secretariat
c) Security Council
d) Interna onal Court of Jus ce
Answer: c) Security Council
5. How many official member states are there in the United Na ons?
a) 190
b) 193
c) 195
d) 197
Answer: b) 193
6. What is the main judicial organ of the United Na ons?

a) General Assembly
b) Interna onal Court of Jus ce
c) Security Council
d) Secretariat
Answer: b) Interna onal Court of Jus ce
7. Which organ of the United Na ons coordinates the economic and social work?
a) General Assembly
b) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
c) Security Council
d) Interna onal Monetary Fund (IMF)
Answer: b) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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8. Who is the current SecretaryGeneral of the United Na ons?

a) Antonio Guterres
b) Ban Kimoon
c) Kofi Annan
d) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Answer: a) Antonio Guterres
9. Which of the following is a specialized agency of the United Na ons?

a) NATO
b) WHO
c) OPEC
d) G20
Answer: b) WHO
10. What is the full form of UNICEF?

a) United Na ons Interna onal Children's Emergency Fund
b) United Na ons Industrial Children’s Emergency Fund
c) United Na ons Integrated Children’s Economic Fund
d) United Na ons Interna onal Central Emergency Fund
Answer: a) United Na ons Interna onal Children's Emergency Fund
11. Where is the headquarters of the United Na ons located?

a) Geneva
b) London
c) Paris
d) New York
Answer: d) New York
12. Which country is the largest financial contributor to the United Na ons?
a) China
b) Japan
c) United States
d) Germany
Answer: c) United States
13. Which of the following is not a principal organ of the United Na ons?
a) Security Council
b) Interna onal Monetary Fund
c) Interna onal Court of Jus ce
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d) Secretariat
Answer: b) Interna onal Monetary Fund
14. What is the official language of the United Na ons?

a) Arabic
b) Russian
c) English
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
15. Which body of the United Na ons is responsible for amending the UN Charter?
a) General Assembly
b) Security Council
c) Secretariat
Answer: a) General Assembly
16. How o en is the President of the General Assembly elected?

a) Every year
b) Every 2 years
c) Every 5 years
d) Every 10 years
Answer: a) Every year
17. What is the UN specialized agency concerned with interna onal public health?
a) WHO
b) IMF
c) UNESCO
d) ILO
Answer: a) WHO
18. Which country is not a member of the United Na ons?

a) Va can City
b) South Sudan
c) Pales ne
d) North Korea
Answer: a) Va can City
19. Which of the following is a veto power holder in the UN Security Council?
a) United Kingdom
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b) Brazil
c) India
d) South Africa
Answer: a) United Kingdom
20. Which principal organ of the UN deals with administra ve ma ers?

a) Secretariat
b) General Assembly
c) Security Council
Answer: a) Secretariat
11. SAARC & ASEAN
1. Which of the following countries is a member of SAARC?

a) China
b) Bangladesh
c) Myanmar
d) Thailand
Answer: b) Bangladesh
2. What does SAARC stand for?

a) South Asian Associa on for Regional Coopera on
b) South American Associa on for Regional Coopera on
c) Southeast Asian Associa on for Regional Coopera on
d) South African Associa on for Regional Coopera on
Answer: a) South Asian Associa on for Regional Coopera on
3. When was SAARC established?

a) 1980
b) 1985
c) 1990
d) 1995
Answer: b) 1985
4. Which country hosted the first SAARC summit?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
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Answer: c) Bangladesh
5. Which country is not a member of SAARC?

a) Afghanistan
b) Bhutan
c) Maldives
d) Indonesia
Answer: d) Indonesia
6. What is the headquarters of SAARC located?

a) New Delhi
b) Kathmandu
c) Dhaka
d) Colombo
Answer: b) Kathmandu
7. Which of the following is a founding member of ASEAN?

a) India
b) Malaysia
c) Nepal
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) Malaysia
8. Which country is the newest member of ASEAN?

a) Vietnam
b) Laos
c) Cambodia
d) Myanmar
Answer: c) Cambodia
9. What is the official language of ASEAN?

a) English
b) Thai
c) Malay
d) Vietnamese
Answer: a) English
10. When was ASEAN established?

a) 1963
b) 1967
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c) 1971
d) 1981
Answer: b) 1967
11. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

a) Thailand
b) Singapore
c) Japan
d) Philippines
Answer: c) Japan
12. Where is the headquarters of ASEAN located?

a) Bangkok
b) Jakarta
c) Kuala Lumpur
d) Manila
Answer: b) Jakarta
13. Which of the following is a primary objec ve of SAARC?

a) Military coopera on
b) Regional coopera on in economic and social ma ers
c) Poli cal integra on
d) Financial aid
Answer: b) Regional coopera on in economic and social ma ers
14. Which of these countries joined SAARC in 2007?

a) Maldives
b) Afghanistan
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
Answer: b) Afghanistan
15. Which of the following is a member of ASEAN?

a) India
b) Vietnam
c) Afghanistan
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) Vietnam
16. Which agreement aims to establish a free trade area in South Asia?
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a) SAFTA
b) ASEAN Free Trade Area
c) NAFTA
d) SAPTA
Answer: a) SAFTA
17. Which of these na ons is not a founding member of ASEAN?

a) Indonesia
b) Singapore
c) Cambodia
d) Thailand
Answer: c) Cambodia
18. Which SAARC country has the highest popula on?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: a) India
19. What is the main objec ve of ASEAN?

a) Regional peace and stability
b) Poli cal dominance
c) Military alliances
d) Cultural integra on
Answer: a) Regional peace and stability
20. Which of the following countries is a part of both SAARC and ASEAN?
a) India
b) Myanmar
c) Bangladesh
d) None
Answer: d) None
12. Everyday Science
1. What is the chemical formula for water?

a) CO2
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b) H2O
c) O2
d) H2SO4
Answer: b) H2O
2. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Jupiter
Answer: b) Mars
3. Which vitamin is known as the 'Sunshine Vitamin'?

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
Answer: d) Vitamin D
4. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

a) 300,000 km/s
b) 150,000 km/s
c) 100,000 km/s
d) 400,000 km/s
Answer: a) 300,000 km/s
5. Which gas do plants absorb for photosynthesis?

a) Oxygen
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: b) Carbon Dioxide
6. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?

a) Oxygen
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: c) Nitrogen
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7. Which part of the cell contains the gene c material?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Nucleus
c) Ribosome
d) Mitochondria
Answer: b) Nucleus
8. Who developed the theory of rela vity?

a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Nikola Tesla
Answer: b) Albert Einstein
9. Which element is essen al for the forma on of hemoglobin in the blood?

a) Magnesium
b) Calcium
c) Iron
d) Zinc
Answer: c) Iron
10. What is the boiling point of water at sea level?

a) 90°C
b) 100°C
c) 110°C
d) 120°C
Answer: b) 100°C
11. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Iron
d) Pla num
Answer: b) Diamond
12. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Mars
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Answer: c) Mercury
13. What is the powerhouse of the cell?

a) Nucleus
b) Ribosome
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
Answer: c) Mitochondria
14. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Uranus
Answer: b) Jupiter
15. Which instrument is used to measure temperature?

a) Barometer
b) Thermometer
c) Hygrometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Thermometer
16. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a) G
b) Au
c) Ag
d) Go
Answer: b) Au
17. Which gas is most commonly found in Earth's atmosphere?

a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon Dioxide
d) Hydrogen
Answer: b) Nitrogen
18. Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood in the human body?
a) Liver
b) Kidney
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c) Lungs
d) Heart
Answer: b) Kidney
19. What is the atomic number of carbon?

a) 6
b) 8
c) 12
d) 14
Answer: a) 6
20. What is the unit of electrical resistance?

a) Ohm
b) Ampere
c) Volt
d) Joule
Answer: a) Ohm
13. World Famous Awards
1. Which award is given for outstanding contribu ons in the field of literature?
a) Nobel Prize
b) Grammy Award
c) Booker Prize
d) Pulitzer Prize
Answer: a) Nobel Prize
2. What is the highest award in the field of science?

a) Turing Award
b) Fields Medal
c) Nobel Prize in Physics
d) Einstein Award
Answer: c) Nobel Prize in Physics
3. Which award is given for achievements in the film industry?

a) Grammy Award
b) Academy Award (Oscar)
c) BAFTA Award
d) Tony Award
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Answer: b) Academy Award (Oscar)
4. Which organiza on awards the Pulitzer Prizes?

a) The Academy of Mo on Picture Arts and Sciences
b) Columbia University
c) The Royal Society
d) The American Chemical Society
Answer: b) Columbia University
5. Which award is given for excellence in the field of music?

a) Nobel Prize
b) Grammy Award
c) Emmy Award
d) Golden Globe
Answer: b) Grammy Award
6. What is awarded to the best film of the year at the Academy Awards?
a) Golden Globe
b) Oscar
c) BAFTA
d) Palme d'Or
Answer: b) Oscar
7. Which award recognizes the best in global development?

a) UN Human Rights Prize
b) Goldman Environmental Prize
c) Ramon Magsaysay Award
d) Right Livelihood Award
Answer: c) Ramon Magsaysay Award
8. Which pres gious award is known for honoring excellence in literature, journalism, and
musical composi on?
a) MacArthur Fellowship
b) Pulitzer Prize
c) Nobel Prize
d) AnisfieldWolf Book Award
Answer: b) Pulitzer Prize
9. What is the highest honor given in the field of architecture?

a) Pritzker Prize
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b) S rling Prize
c) RIBA Gold Medal
d) AIA Gold Medal
Answer: a) Pritzker Prize
10. Which award is given annually for outstanding achievements in television?

a) Emmy Award
b) Tony Award
c) BAFTA
d) Golden Globe
Answer: a) Emmy Award
11. Which of the following is awarded for excellence in the field of environmental
conserva on?
a) Goldman Environmental Prize
b) Gifford Pinchot Award
c) Green Apple Award
d) World Habitat Award
Answer: a) Goldman Environmental Prize
12. What is the name of the award given for achievements in the field of human rights?
a) Sakharov Prize
b) Nobel Peace Prize
c) Right Livelihood Award
d) all of the above
Answer: d) all of the above
13. Which award is o en referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize for Science"?

a) Lasker Award
b) Shaw Prize
c) Crafoord Prize
d) Breakthrough Prize
Answer: a) Lasker Award
14. Which award is given to individuals or organiza ons making outstanding contribu ons
to peace?
a) Mar n Luther King Jr. Award
b) Gandhi Peace Prize
c) Nobel Peace Prize
d) all of the above
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15. Which of these awards is associated with the field of medicine?

a) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
b) Pritzker Prize
c) Pulitzer Prize
d) Booker Prize
Answer: a) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
16. What type of award is the Tony Award?

a) Film
b) Music
c) Theater
d) Television
Answer: c) Theater
17. Which award is given for excellence in American journalism?

a) Peabody Award
b) Edward R. Murrow Award
c) Na onal Headliner Award
d) all of the above
18. The Booker Prize is awarded for works in which category?

a) Poetry
b) Nonfic on
c) Fic on
d) Drama
Answer: c) Fic on
19. Which award is given for achievements in mathema cs?

a) Fields Medal
b) Abel Prize
c) Clay Millennium Prize
d) all of the above
20. What is the primary focus of the Right Livelihood Award?

a) Environmental protec on
b) Human rights
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c) Sustainable development
d) All of the above
14. Na onal Awards
1. What is the highest civilian award in India?

a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Bharat Ratna
d) Dronacharya Award
Answer: c) Bharat Ratna
2. Which award is given for excellence in sports in India?

a) Padma Bhushan
b) Khel Ratna
c) Arjuna Award
d) Dronacharya Award
Answer: b) Khel Ratna
3. What is the Dronacharya Award given for?

a) Excellence in sports coaching
b) Best sportsman of the year
c) Best sportswoman of the year
d) Life me achievement in sports
Answer: a) Excellence in sports coaching
4. Which of the following is awarded for excellence in film?

a) Na onal Film Awards
b) Filmfare Awards
c) IIFA Awards
d) all of the above
Answer: a) Na onal Film Awards
5. Which Indian award is given for literature?

a) Sahitya Akademi Award
b) Booker Prize
c) Jnanpith Award
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d) all of the above
6. Which award is given for contribu ons in the field of educa on?
a) Na onal Award for Teachers
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
d) all of the above
Answer: a) Na onal Award for Teachers
7. What is the main focus of the Sahitya Akademi Award?

a) Film
b) Music
c) Literature
d) Sports
Answer: c) Literature
8. Which award is given for outstanding contribu ons in the field of science?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Shan Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
c) Na onal Science Academy Award
d) all of the above
Answer: b) Shan Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
9. Which of these is not a Na onal Award in India?

a) Padma Bhushan
b) Jnanpith Award
c) Arjuna Award
d) Na onal Service Scheme Award
Answer: d) Na onal Service Scheme Award
10. What does the Khel Ratna Award recognize?

a) Outstanding performance in sports
b) Excellence in coaching
c) Contribu ons to sports administra on
d) All of the above
Answer: a) Outstanding performance in sports
11. The Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in which language?

a) Hindi
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b) English
c) Any Indian language
d) Sanskrit
Answer: c) Any Indian language
12. What does the Padma Bhushan award recognize?

a) Excep onal service in any field
b) Excellence in arts
c) Contribu ons to sports
d) Scien fic achievements
Answer: a) Excep onal service in any field
13. Which award is associated with the field of public administra on?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Bharat Ratna
c) Nehru Award
d) Ashoka Chakra
Answer: c) Nehru Award
14. Who presents the Na onal Film Awards in India?

a) President of India
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Minister of Informa on and Broadcas ng
d) Chief Minister of the State
Answer: c) Minister of Informa on and Broadcas ng
15. Which award is given for bravery
in India?
a) Ashoka Chakra
b) Kir Chakra
c) Shaurya Chakra
d) all of the above
16. What does the Arjuna Award recognize?

b) Contribu on to coaching
c) Best sports administra on
d) All of the above
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Answer: a) Outstanding performance in sports
17. Which of these is awarded for outstanding contribu ons to Indian literature?
a) Sahitya Akademi Award
b) Jnanpith Award
c) Booker Prize
d) all of the above
18. Which award is given for excellence in performing arts?

a) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
b) Padma Vibhushan
c) Bharat Ratna
d) all of the above
Answer: a) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
19. What is the focus of the Na onal Award for Best Teacher?
b) Excellence in teaching
c) Contribu ons to science
d) All of the above
Answer: b) Excellence in teaching
20. Which award recognizes the best in children's literature?

a) Bal Sahitya Puraskar
b) Sahitya Akademi Award
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Booker Prize
Answer: a) Bal Sahitya Puraskar
15. The World of Sports
1. What is the na onal sport of India?

a) Cricket
b) Hockey
c) Football
d) Kabaddi
Answer: b) Hockey
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2. Which country hosted the first Olympic Games?

a) Greece
b) France
c) Italy
d) USA
Answer: a) Greece
3. What sport is known as the "king of sports"?

a) Basketball
b) Football (Soccer)
c) Tennis
d) Cricket
Answer: b) Football (Soccer)
4. Which sport uses a bat and a ball?

a) Basketball
b) Volleyball
c) Cricket
d) Football
Answer: c) Cricket
5. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?

a) Baseball
b) Basketball
c) Tennis
d) Badminton
Answer: b) Basketball
6. Which country is known for the sport of sumo wrestling?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Korea
d) Thailand
Answer: b) Japan
7. Which sport is played on a field with goalposts at each end?

a) Rugby
b) Cricket
c) Tennis
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d) Golf
Answer: a) Rugby
8. What is the length of an Olympic swimming pool?

a) 25 meters
b) 50 meters
c) 100 meters
d) 75 meters
Answer: b) 50 meters
9. Which sport is played on a rectangular court with a net?

a) Basketball
b) Tennis
c) Football
d) Baseball
Answer: b) Tennis
10. Who is known as the "Fastest Man in the World"?

a) Usain Bolt
b) Carl Lewis
c) Jesse Owens
d) Michael Johnson
Answer: a) Usain Bolt
11. Which game is known as the "Game of Kings"?

a) Chess
b) Cricket
c) Football
d) Polo
Answer: a) Chess
12. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?

a) Germany
b) Brazil
c) France
d) Argen na
Answer: c) France
13. What is the term for scoring three points in basketball?

a) Field Goal
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b) Free Throw
c) Threepointer
d) Dunk
Answer: c) Threepointer
14. In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded?

a) Basketball
b) Football
c) Ice Hockey
d) Baseball
Answer: c) Ice Hockey
15. Which athlete is known for winning the most Olympic medals?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Usain Bolt
c) Mark Spitz
d) Carl Lewis
Answer: a) Michael Phelps
16. What is the primary equipment used in the sport of badminton?

a) Bat
b) Racket
c) S ck
d) Ball
Answer: b) Racket
17. Which sport combines skiing and shoo ng?

a) Snowboarding
b) Biathlon
c) Nordic Combined
d) Alpine Skiing
Answer: b) Biathlon
18. What is the main objec ve in the game of football?

a) To score goals
b) To score points
c) To hit a home run
d) To win sets
Answer: a) To score goals
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19. Which country is famous for cricket and has a league called the IPL?
a) Australia
b) India
c) England
d) South Africa
Answer: b) India
20. Which sport involves four bases and is played on a diamond shaped field?
a) So ball
b) Baseball
c) Cricket
d) All of the above
16. Climate & Crops in India
1. Which is the main Kharif crop in India?

a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Barley
d) Maize
Answer: b) Rice
2. What type of climate is prevalent in India?

a) Tropical
b) Temperate
c) Arc c
d) Desert
Answer: a) Tropical
3. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?

a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) U ar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: c) U ar Pradesh
4. Which crop is primarily grown in Rabi season?

a) Paddy
b) Co on
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c) Mustard
d) Sugarcane
Answer: c) Mustard
5. What is the main factor affec ng the climate in India?

a) La tude
b) Al tude
c) Monsoon winds
d) Ocean currents
Answer: c) Monsoon winds
6. Which state in India is known for the produc on of tea?

a) Assam
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) West Bengal
Answer: a) Assam
7. Which crop is known as the "golden crop"?

a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Mustard
d) Saffron
Answer: d) Saffron
8. What is the major type of soil found in the northern plains of India?
a) Red Soil
b) Alluvial Soil
c) Black Soil
d) Sandy Soil
Answer: b) Alluvial Soil
9. Which season is known for the cul va on of pulses in India?

a) Kharif
b) Rabi
c) Zaid
d) Monsoon
Answer: a) Kharif
10. Which crop requires high rainfall for its growth?
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a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Barley
d) Millets
Answer: b) Rice
11. What is the main source of irriga on in India?

a) Canals
b) Rainwater
c) Wells
d) All of the above
12. Which is the major cash crop of India?

a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Co on
d) Sugarcane
Answer: c) Co on
13. Which state is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?

a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) U ar Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer
: c) U ar Pradesh
14. What is the significance of the Green Revolu on in India?

a) Increased agricultural produc on
b) Reduced use of fer lizers
c) Improved irriga on methods
d) All of the above
Answer: a) Increased agricultural produc on
15. Which clima c zone is suitable for the cul va on of spices?

a) Tropical
b) Temperate
c) Arc c
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d) Subtropical
Answer: a) Tropical
16. Which crop is predominantly grown in the states of Punjab and Haryana?
a) Rice
b) Barley
c) Co on
d) Sugarcane
Answer: a) Rice
17. Which is a major hor cultural crop grown in India?

a) Potatoes
b) Rice
c) Wheat
d) Len ls
Answer: a) Potatoes
18. Which state is known as the "Granary of India"?

a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra
Answer: a) Punjab
19. Which of the following is a dry crop?

a) Rice
b) Millets
c) Sugarcane
d) Jute
Answer: b) Millets
20. What is the main use of rainwater harves ng?

a) To increase agricultural produc vity
b) To prevent soil erosion
c) To conserve water
d) All of the above
17. Cons tu on of India (Forma on, Fundamental Rights, Direc ve Principles)
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1. When was the Cons tu on of India adopted?
a) 15th August 1947
b) 26th January 1950
c) 26th November 1949
d) 1st January 1950
Answer: c) 26th November 1949
2. Which part of the Cons tu on deals with Fundamental Rights?

a) Part III
b) Part IV
c) Part V
d) Part VI
Answer: a) Part III
3. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right?

a) Right to Equality
b) Right to Freedom
c) Right to Work
d) Right to Religion
Answer: c) Right to Work
4. What is the maximum period for which a person can be detained under preven ve
deten on laws?
a) 1 month
b) 3 months
c) 6 months
d) 12 months
Answer: b) 3 months
5. Which Ar cle of the Cons tu on provides for the Right to Equality?

a) Ar cle 14
b) Ar cle 19
c) Ar cle 21
d) Ar cle 32
Answer: a) Ar cle 14
6. What is the objec ve of the Direc ve Principles of State Policy?

a) To ensure fundamental rights
b) To guide the State in policymaking
c) To create a sovereign state
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d) To empower the judiciary
Answer: b) To guide the State in policymaking
7. Which Ar cle guarantees the Right to Life and Personal Liberty?

a) Ar cle 19
b) Ar cle 20
c) Ar cle 21
d) Ar cle 22
Answer: c) Ar cle 21
8. The concept of 'Jus ce' in the Cons tu on includes which of the following?
a) Social Jus ce
b) Economic Jus ce
c) Poli cal Jus ce
d) All of the above
9. Which of the following is a Fundamental Duty of Indian ci zens?

a) To vote in elec ons
b) To pay taxes
c) To protect the environment
d) To follow the laws of the land
Answer: c) To protect the environment
10. Which Cons tu onal Ar cle deals with the Right to Informa on?
a) Ar cle 19
b) Ar cle 21
c) Ar cle 32
d) Ar cle 39
11. What is the status of Fundamental Rights in the Cons tu on?

a) Absolute
b) Qualified
c) Nonjus ciable
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Qualified
12. The term "Welfare State" is derived from which principle?

a) Fundamental Rights
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b) Direc ve Principles of State Policy
c) Preamble
d) Fundamental Du es
Answer: b) Direc ve Principles of State Policy
13. Which Ar cle provides for the prohibi on of discrimina on on grounds of religion,
race, caste, sex, or place of birth?
a) Ar cle 14
b) Ar cle 15
c) Ar cle 16
d) Ar cle 17
Answer: b) Ar cle 15
14. Which of the following rights is not available to a foreigner in India?

b) Right to Freedom of Speech
c) Right to Life
d) Right to Cons tu onal Remedies
Answer: d) Right to Cons tu onal Remedies
15. Which of the following Direc ve Principles is related to the provision of free and
compulsory educa on?
a) Ar cle 41
b) Ar cle 45
c) Ar cle 46
d) Ar cle 47
16. Which part of the Cons tu on contains the Fundamental Du es of ci zens?

a) Part III
b) Part IV
c) Part IVA
d) Part V
Answer: c) Part IVA
17. Which Cons tu onal amendment added the Fundamental Du es?

a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 61st Amendment
d) 73rd Amendment
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Answer: a) 42nd Amendment
18. What is the principle of 'Social Jus ce' in the Cons tu on aimed at?
a) Equal opportuni es for all
b) Protec on of weaker sec ons
c) Elimina on of inequality
d) All of the above
19. Which Ar cle provides for the aboli on of untouchability?

a) Ar cle 16
b) Ar cle 17
c) Ar cle 18
d) Ar cle 19
20. Which of the following is a source of the Cons tu on of India?

a) Government of India Act, 1935
b) MontaguChelmsford Reforms
c) Indian Independence Act, 1947
d) All of the above
Here are addi onal mul plechoice ques ons on the topic of the Cons tu on of India
(Forma on, Fundamental Rights, Direc ve Principles):
Addi onal Ques ons on the Cons tu on of India
21. Which part of the Cons tu on outlines the structure of the State?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III
d) Part IV
Answer: a) Part I
22. Which of the following is a feature of the Fundamental Rights?

a) They are absolute rights.
b) They are enforceable in a court of law.
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c) They can be suspended at any me.
d) They are nonjus ciable.
Answer: b) They are enforceable in a court of law.
23. Under which Ar cle can a ci zen approach the Supreme Court for the enforcement of
Fundamental Rights?
a) Ar cle 14
b) Ar cle 32
c) Ar cle 21
d) Ar cle 226
24. Which Ar cle provides for the right to free legal aid?
a) Ar cle 39A
b) Ar cle 14
c) Ar cle 21
d) Ar cle 22
Answer: a) Ar cle 39A
25. Which Ar cle deals with the right to equality before the law?
a) Ar cle 14
b) Ar cle 15
c) Ar cle 16
d) Ar cle 17
26. Which of the following Ar cles prohibits discrimina on on grounds of religion?

a) Ar cle 15
b) Ar cle 16
c) Ar cle 17
d) Ar cle 18
27. The Right to Educa on Act was enacted in which year?

a) 2005
b) 2009
c) 2010
d) 2013
Answer: b) 2009
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28. Which Ar cle provides for the right to privacy?
a) Ar cle 21
b) Ar cle 19
c) Ar cle 14
d) Ar cle 22
29. Which of the following is a Direc ve Principle of State Policy?

a) Right to equality
b) Right to free speech
c) Right to property
d) Right to work
Answer: d) Right to work
30. Which Ar cle mandates the State to secure a living wage for workers?
a) Ar cle 39
b) Ar cle 41
c) Ar cle 45
d) Ar cle 47
31. The provision for the establishment of a Panchaya Raj system is included in which
Ar cle?
a) Ar cle 40
b) Ar cle 45
c) Ar cle 46
d) Ar cle 48
32. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?

a) To defend the country
b) To promote harmony
c) To vote in elec ons
d) To preserve the rich heritage of the country
Answer: c) To vote in elec ons
33. Which Ar cle protects the freedom of speech and expression?

a) Ar cle 19(1)(a)
b) Ar cle 21
c) Ar cle 25
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d) Ar cle 22
Answer: a) Ar cle 19(1)(a)
34. The concept of 'Equality of Opportunity' in public employment is provided in which

Ar cle?
a) Ar cle 14
b) Ar cle 15
c) Ar cle 16
d) Ar cle 17
35. Which Cons tu onal Amendment introduced the concept of a "Sovereign Socialist
Secular Democra c Republic"?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 61st Amendment
d) 73rd Amendment
Answer: a) 42nd Amendment
36. Which Ar cle provides for the right to the free exercise of religion?
a) Ar cle 25
b) Ar cle 26
c) Ar cle 27
d) All of the above
37. Which Ar cle of the Cons tu on provides for the right against exploita on?
a) Ar cle 23
b) Ar cle 24
c) Ar cle 25
d) Ar cle 26
38. Which Direc ve Principle directs the State to promote educa onal and economic
interests of the Scheduled Castes?
a) Ar cle 46
b) Ar cle 47
c) Ar cle 48
d) Ar cle 49
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39. The right to Cons tu onal Remedies is provided under which Ar cle?
a) Ar cle 14
b) Ar cle 32
c) Ar cle 21
d) Ar cle 22
40. Which of the following Ar cles prohibits human trafficking?

a) Ar cle 23
b) Ar cle 24
c) Ar cle 25
d) Ar cle 26
Here are more mul plechoice ques ons on the topic of the Cons tu on of India
(Forma on, Fundamental Rights, Direc ve Principles):
More Ques ons on the Cons tu on of India
41. Which Ar cle prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in
factories and mines?
a) Ar cle 21
b) Ar cle 23
c) Ar cle 24
d) Ar cle 25
42. Which Fundamental Right ensures the right to form associa ons or unions?
a) Ar cle 19(1)(a)
b) Ar cle 19(1)(b)
c) Ar cle 19(1)(c)
d) Ar cle 19(1)(d)
Answer: b) Ar cle 19(1)(b)
43. Which of the following is NOT a Direc ve Principle of State Policy?

a) To secure for all ci zens, just and humane condi ons of work
b) To provide for free and compulsory educa on
c) To ensure equality of opportunity in ma ers of public employment
d) To promote the educa onal and economic interests of Scheduled Tribes
Answer: c) To ensure equality of opportunity in ma ers of public employment
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44. Which Ar cle mandates the State to secure the right to work, educa on, and public
assistance?
a) Ar cle 39
b) Ar cle 41
c) Ar cle 45
d) Ar cle 46
45. The right to freedom of religion is provided under which Ar cle?

a) Ar cle 25
b) Ar cle 26
c) Ar cle 27
d) Ar cle 28
46. Which Ar cle allows the State to make special provisions for women and children?
a) Ar cle 15(3)
b) Ar cle 16(1)
c) Ar cle 17
d) Ar cle 19
Answer: a) Ar cle 15(3)
47. The Right to Informa on was made a Fundamental Right under which Ar cle by the
Supreme Court?
a) Ar cle 19(1)(a)
b) Ar cle 21
c) Ar cle 32
d) Ar cle 14
Answer: a) Ar cle 19(1)(a)
48. Which Ar cle provides for the promo on of educa onal and economic interests of the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
a) Ar cle 46
b) Ar cle 47
c) Ar cle 48
d) Ar cle 49
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49. Which Cons tu onal Amendment is known for the introduc on of the 73rd and 74th
Amendments?
a) 61st Amendment
b) 73rd Amendment
c) 74th Amendment
d) 73rd and 74th Amendment together
Answer: b) 73rd Amendment
50. The right to protec on against arbitrary arrest and deten on is guaranteed under
which Ar cle?
a) Ar cle 21
b) Ar cle 22
c) Ar cle 23
d) Ar cle 24
51. Which part of the Cons tu on deals with the amendment process?
a) Part IX
b) Part X
c) Part XX
d) Part XXI
Answer: c) Part XX
52. Which Ar cle states that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty?
a) Ar cle 19
b) Ar cle 20
c) Ar cle 21
d) Ar cle 22
53. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Direc ve Principles of State Policy?
a) Nonjus ciable
b) Fundamental in governance
c) Enforceable by the court
d) Intended to promote the welfare of the people
Answer: c) Enforceable by the court
54. Which Ar cle provides for the right of every ci zen to be treated equally before the
law?
a) Ar cle 14
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b) Ar cle 15
c) Ar cle 16
d) Ar cle 17
55. Which Ar cle prohibits discrimina on on the grounds of caste?

a) Ar cle 15
b) Ar cle 16
c) Ar cle 17
d) Ar cle 18
56. Which Fundamental Right can be suspended during a Na onal Emergency?

b) Right to Freedom of Speech
c) Right to Life
d) All of the above
57. Which Ar cle mandates the state to promote the educa onal and economic interests
of the weaker sec ons of society?
a) Ar cle 46
b) Ar cle 47
c) Ar cle 48
d) Ar cle 49
58. Which Ar cle prohibits the carrying of human beings for the purposes of slavery or
forced labor?
a) Ar cle 23
b) Ar cle 24
c) Ar cle 25
d) Ar cle 26
59. Which Fundamental Right allows ci zens to assemble peacefully without arms?
a) Ar cle 19(1)(a)
b) Ar cle 19(1)(b)
c) Ar cle 19(1)(c)
d) Ar cle 19(1)(d)
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Answer: b) Ar cle 19(1)(b)
60. Which Ar cle provides for the establishment of a uniform civil code?
a) Ar cle 44
b) Ar cle 45
c) Ar cle 46
d) Ar cle 47
Ques ons on Democra c Ins tu ons
1. What is the primary func on of the Parliament in India?

a) To make laws
b) To execute laws
c) To interpret laws
d) To enforce laws
Answer: a) To make laws
2. How many houses are there in the Parliament of India?

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: b) Two
3. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Indian Parliament?

a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) President
d) Supreme Court
Answer: d) Supreme Court
4. What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha?

a) 500
b) 545
c) 552
d) 600
Answer: c) 552
5. Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?
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a) The Prime Minister
b) The President
c) The Speaker
d) The Vice President
Answer: c) The Speaker
6. Which Ar cle of the Cons tu on provides for the composi on of the Rajya Sabha?
a) Ar cle 80
b) Ar cle 81
c) Ar cle 82
d) Ar cle 83
7. How many members are elected to the Rajya Sabha from the States and Union
territories?
a) 200
b) 250
c) 300
d) 100
Answer: b) 250
8. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Rajya Sabha?

a) It is a directly elected house.
b) Members serve a term of 6 years.
c) It is dissolved every five years.
d) The Speaker is its presiding officer.
Answer: b) Members serve a term of 6 years.
9. What is the term length for a member of the Lok Sabha?

a) 3 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
Answer: b) 5 years
10. Which Cons tu onal body conducts elec ons in India?

a) Elec on Commission of India
b) Supreme Court
c) Parliament
d) Lok Sabha
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Answer: a) Elec on Commission of India
11. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Execu ve in India?

a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Cabinet Ministers
d) Chief Jus ce
Answer: d) Chief Jus ce
12. Who appoints the Prime Minister of India?

a) The President
b) The Chief Jus ce
c) The Speaker
d) The Lok Sabha
Answer: a) The President
13. Which of the following powers is NOT exercised by the President of India?
a) Appoin ng the Prime Minister
b) Dissolving the Lok Sabha
c) Making laws
d) Appoin ng Governors
Answer: c) Making laws
14. The Council of Ministers is headed by which of the following?

a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker
Answer: c) Prime Minister
15. What is the primary role of the Chief Minister?

a) To represent the President in the State
b) To lead the State Government
c) To head the Legisla ve Assembly
d) To execute laws at the na onal level
Answer: b) To lead the State Government
16. Which of the following is true about the Governor?

a) He is elected by the people of the State.
b) He can dissolve the Legisla ve Assembly.
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c) He is a member of the Legisla ve Assembly.
d) He has no discre onary powers.
Answer: b) He can dissolve the Legisla ve Assembly.
17. Which body is responsible for the financial accountability of the government?
a) Elec on Commission
b) Public Accounts Commi ee
c) Lok Sabha
d) Rajya Sabha
Answer: b) Public Accounts Commi ee
18. Which of the following is NOT a func on of the Parliament?

a) Enac ng laws
b) Execu ve oversight
c) Elec ng the President
d) Conduc ng elec ons
Answer: d) Conduc ng elec ons
19. The concept of 'Collec ve Responsibility' is associated with which of the following?
a) President
b) Parliament
c) Council of Ministers
d) Judiciary
Answer: c) Council of Ministers
20. The Leader of the Opposi on in the Lok Sabha is appointed by which authority?
a) The President
b) The Speaker
c) The Prime Minister
d) The Elec on Commission
Answer: b) The Speaker
Ques ons on Forms of Government
1. Which of the following is a feature of a federal government?
a) Centralized power
b) Division of powers
c) Single legislature
d) Unitary system
Answer: b) Division of powers
2. Which country is an example of a unitary government?
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a) USA
b) Canada
c) France
d) India
Answer: c) France
3. In which form of government do representa ves act on behalf of the ci zens?

a) Direct democracy
b) Representa ve democracy
c) Monarchy
d) Oligarchy
Answer: b) Representa ve democracy
4. What type of government is characterized by a single person ruling with absolute

power?
a) Democracy
b) Republic
c) Autocracy
d) Federalism
Answer: c) Autocracy
5. In a parliamentary system, the Prime Minister is typically a member of which body?

a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Both houses
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Both houses
6. Which of the following is NOT a characteris c of a parliamentary system?

a) Fusion of powers
b) Head of State is also Head of Government
c) Separa on of powers
d) Collec ve responsibility
Answer: c) Separa on of powers
7. Which ar cle of the Indian Cons tu on men ons the structure of the Indian
Government?
a) Ar cle 1
b) Ar cle 14
c) Ar cle 21
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d) Ar cle 352
Answer: a) Ar cle 1
8. In which form of government does the judiciary have the power to declare laws
uncons tu onal?
a) Monarchy
b) Oligarchy
c) Republic
d) Democracy
Answer: d) Democracy
9. Which of the following best describes a theocracy?

a) Rule by the elite
b) Rule by religious leaders
c) Rule by the military
d) Rule by elected representa ves
Answer: b) Rule by religious leaders
10. Which type of government is based on the principles of socialism?

a) Capitalism
b) Mixed economy
c) Communism
d) Oligarchy
Answer: c) Communism
11. Which ar cle empowers the Parliament to make laws for the whole country?
a) Ar cle 245
b) Ar cle 246
c) Ar cle 247
d) Ar cle 248
12. In a federal system, which level of government has more powers?

a) Central Government
b) State Government
c) Local Government
d) All have equal powers
Answer: a) Central Government
13. Which of the following is a key feature of a presiden al system of government?
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a) Fusion of powers
b) Head of State and Head of Government are the same
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Cabinet is collec vely responsible to the legislature
Answer: b) Head of State and Head of Government are the same
14. Which form of government limits the powers of the government through a
cons tu on?
a) Totalitarianism
b) Authoritarianism
c) Cons tu onalism
d) Monarchy
Answer: c) Cons tu onalism
15. Which ar cle of the Cons tu on provides for the establishment of a Single Ci zenship?
a) Ar cle 5
b) Ar cle 6
c) Ar cle 7
d) Ar cle 8
Answer: a) Ar cle 5
16. What type of government is characterized by mul ple poli cal par es?
a) Uniparty system
b) Mul party system
c) Bipar san system
d) Monopolis c system
Answer: b) Mul party system
17. Which of the following statements is true regarding a democra c government?

a) It is based on the rule of law.
b) It can operate without a Cons tu on.
c) It denies the right to dissent.
d) It concentrates power in a single leader.
Answer: a) It is based on the rule of law.
18. Which type of government is ruled by a small group of people?

a) Democracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Autocracy
d) Totalitarianism
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Answer: b) Oligarchy
19. What is the main purpose of a Cons tu on in a democra c state?

a) To grant power to the ruler
b) To outline the laws of the land
c) To restrict the rights of ci zens
d) To eliminate the need for elec ons
Answer: b) To outline the laws of the land
20. Which of the following is a disadvantage of a parliamentary system?

a) Strong party discipline
b) Rapid decisionmaking
c) Less stability
d) Clear separa on of powers
Answer: c) Less stability
Ques ons on Poli cal & Physical Divisions of World & India
1. Which of the following countries is located in South Asia?

a) Egypt
b) Brazil
c) India
d) Australia
Answer: c) India
2. What is the capital city of India?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
3. Which of the following is NOT a neighboring country of India?

a) China
b) Nepal
c) Thailand
d) Bangladesh
Answer: c) Thailand
4. The Himalayas are located in which part of India?
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a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
Answer: a) North
5. Which state in India is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?

a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
Answer: a) Punjab
6. Which river is considered the holiest river in India?

a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Brahmaputra
d) Godavari
Answer: b) Ganges
7. Which city is known as the financial capital of India?

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Bengaluru
Answer: b) Mumbai
8. Which state is famous for its backwaters?

a) Goa
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
Answer: b) Kerala
9. What is the official currency of India?

a) Dollar
b) Rupee
c) Euro
d) Pound
Answer: b) Rupee
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10. Which of the following is the southernmost point of mainland India?

a) Kanyakumari
b) Rameswaram
c) Chennai
d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: a) Kanyakumari
11. The Thar Desert is located in which Indian state?

a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Punjab
d) Haryana
Answer: b) Rajasthan
12. Which mountain range separates India from Tibet?

a) Western Ghats
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Himalayas
d) Aravalli Range
Answer: c) Himalayas
13. Which of the following states is known as the "Fruit Bowl of India"?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) U arakhand
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: a) Himachal Pradesh
14. Which of the following states is not part of NorthEastern India?

a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Tripura
d) Gujarat
Answer: d) Gujarat
15. The Sunderbans mangrove forest is located in which Indian state?

a) Odisha
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
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d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) West Bengal
16. Which of the following is the longest river in India?

a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Yamuna
d) Ganges
Answer: d) Ganges
17. Which city is known as the "Silicon Valley of India"?

a) Hyderabad
b) Chennai
c) Bengaluru
d) Pune
Answer: c) Bengaluru
18. Which of the following islands is a Union Territory of India?

a) Maldives
b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c) Sri Lanka
d) Mauri us
Answer: b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
19. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?

a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: a) Assam
20. What is the northernmost Union Territory of India?

a) Ladakh
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) U arakhand
Answer: a) Ladakh
Ques ons on Important Rivers & Lakes in India
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1. Which river is known as the lifeline of India?
a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Godavari
d) Krishna
Answer: b) Ganges
2. What is the main tributary of the Ganges?

a) Yamuna
b) Ghaghara
c) Kosi
d) Son
Answer: a) Yamuna
3. Which lake is the largest freshwater lake in India?

a) Dal Lake
b) Vembanad Lake
c) Wular Lake
d) Chilika Lake
Answer: c) Wular Lake
4. Which river flows through the city of Varanasi?

a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Godavari
d) Brahmaputra
Answer: b) Ganges
5. Which river is the longest in South India?

a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Kaveri
d) Tungabhadra
Answer: a) Godavari
6. Which lake is famous for houseboat tourism in India?

a) Chilika Lake
b) Dal Lake
c) Vembanad Lake
d) Loktak Lake
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Answer: b) Dal Lake
7. Which of the following is a river in Maharashtra?

a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Mahi
d) Ganges
Answer: b) Tapi
8. The Brahmaputra river originates from which country?

a) India
b) Nepal
c) China
d) Bhutan
Answer: c) China
9. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Narmada
d) Kaveri
Answer: c) Narmada
10. Which river is known for the annual Kumbh Mela?

a) Ganges
b) Yamuna
c) Godavari
d) Kaveri
Answer: a) Ganges
11. Which lake is the largest coastal lagoon in India?

a) Chilika Lake
b) Vembanad Lake
c) Dal Lake
d) Loktak Lake
Answer: a) Chilika Lake
12. Which of the following rivers forms a delta at its mouth?

a) Narmada
b) Yamuna
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c) Ganges
d) Godavari
Answer: c) Ganges
13. What is the primary source of the river Kaveri?

a) Western Ghats
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Himalayas
d) Vindhya Range
Answer: a) Western Ghats
14. Which river is also called the "Sorrow of Bihar"?

a) Ganges
b) Kosi
c) Son
d) Brahmaputra
Answer: b) Kosi
15. What is the name of the river that flows through the city of Delhi?
a) Ganges
b) Yamuna
c) Brahmaputra
d) Godavari
Answer: b) Yamuna
16. Which lake is famous for its floa ng islands?

a) Dal Lake
b) Loktak Lake
c) Vembanad Lake
d) Chilika Lake
Answer: b) Loktak Lake
17. The Indus River flows through which of the following countries?
a) India and Bangladesh
b) India and Pakistan
c) India and Nepal
d) India and Bhutan
Answer: b) India and Pakistan
18. Which lake is located in the state of Kerala?
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a) Chilika Lake
b) Vembanad Lake
c) Wular Lake
d) Dal Lake
Answer: b) Vembanad Lake
19. The Narmada river flows between which two mountain ranges?
a) Western and Eastern Ghats
b) Himalayas and Vindhya
c) Aravalli and Vindhya
d) Satpura and Vindhya
Answer: d) Satpura and Vindhya
20. Which river is known for its wildlife sanctuary located along its banks?
a) Ganges
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Chambal
Answer: d) Chambal
Ques ons on Current Events of Na onal and Interna onal Level
1. Which country recently hosted the G20 summit in 2023?

a) USA
b) India
c) Germany
d) Japan
Answer: b) India
2. What is the capital of the new Union Territory of Ladakh?

a) Kargil
b) Leh
c) Srinagar
d) Jammu
Answer: b) Leh
3. Which country was involved in the RussiaUkraine conflict?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Ukraine
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d) North Korea
Answer: c) Ukraine
4. Which interna onal organiza on focuses on global health issues?

a) UNESCO
b) WHO
c) NATO
d) IMF
Answer: b) WHO
5. Which country has the largest popula on in the world as of 2024?

a) India
b) China
c) USA
d) Indonesia
Answer: a) India
6. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of SAARC?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) China
Answer: d) China
7. What is the main purpose of the United Na ons?

a) To promote trade
b) To maintain interna onal peace and security
c) To govern countries
d) To provide loans
Answer: b) To maintain interna onal peace and security
8. Which country recently recognized the Taliban government?

a) India
b) USA
c) Pakistan
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: c) Pakistan
9. Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?

a) Malala Yousafzai
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b) Abiy Ahmed
c) Ales Bialiatski
d) Abiy Ahmed
Answer: c) Ales Bialiatski
10. Which interna onal event was held in Tokyo in 2021?

a) FIFA World Cup
b) Summer Olympics
c) Commonwealth Games
d) Cricket World Cup
Answer: b) Summer Olympics
11. Which country recently became the first to land on the Moon's south pole?
a) USA
b) Russia
c) India
d) China
Answer: c) India
12. What is the primary focus of the Paris Agreement?

a) Trade
b) Educa on
c) Climate Change
d) Human Rights
Answer: c) Climate Change
13. Which na on is known for its "One Belt, One Road" ini a ve?
a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Japan
Answer: c) China
14. Which of the following is an interna onal organiza on for economic coopera on?
a) WHO
b) IMF
c) NATO
d) UNICEF
Answer: b) IMF
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15. Who is the current SecretaryGeneral of the United Na ons?
a) Ban Kimoon
b) António Guterres
c) Kofi Annan
d) Boutros BoutrosGhali
Answer: b) António Guterres
16. Which country has been in conflict with Israel over territory?
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Pales ne
d) Lebanon
Answer: c) Pales ne
17. What is the purpose of the World Trade Organiza on (WTO)?

a) To provide loans
b) To regulate interna onal trade
c) To promote educa on
d) To ensure health safety
Answer: b) To regulate interna onal trade
18. Which country recently withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement?
a) India
b) Brazil
c) USA
d) China
Answer: c) USA
19. Who is the current President of the USA?

a) Donald Trump
b) Barack Obama
c) Joe Biden
d) Kamala Harris
Answer: c) Joe Biden
20. Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?
a) USA
b) New Zealand
c) Canada
d) Australia
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Answer: b) New Zealand
Ques ons on Poli cal & Economic Divisions of India
1. Which of the following states has the highest GDP in India?

a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) U ar Pradesh
Answer: a) Maharashtra
2. Which state is known for its vibrant informa on technology sector?

a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: b) Karnataka
3. Which Indian state is famous for tea planta ons?

a) Assam
b) Punjab
c) Rajasthan
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: a) Assam
4. Which of the following is the largest producer of rice in India?

a) Punjab
b) U ar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Haryana
Answer: c) West Bengal
5. What is the currency of India?

a) Dollar
b) Euro
c) Yen
d) Rupee
Answer: d) Rupee
6. Which state in India is known as the "Granary of India"?
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a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
Answer: a) Punjab
7. Which Indian state is famous for its handicra s and handlooms?

a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Kerala
d) Odisha
Answer: a) Rajasthan
8. What is the primary source of income for the majority of Indians?

a) Agriculture
b) Manufacturing
c) Services
d) IT Sector
Answer: a) Agriculture
9. Which state has the lowest popula on in India?

a) Sikkim
b) Goa
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Mizoram
Answer: a) Sikkim
10. Which Union Territory is known for its mineral resources?

a) Chandigarh
b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
c) Delhi
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
11. Which Indian city is considered the "Manchester of India"?

a) Ahmedabad
b) Surat
c) Mumbai
d) Pune
Answer: a) Ahmedabad
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12. What is the economic term for a country's overall economic performance?
a) GDP
b) GNP
c) NNP
d) Per Capita Income
Answer: a) GDP
13. Which state is known for its contribu on to the tex le industry?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Punjab
c) Haryana
d) Gujarat
Answer: a) Tamil Nadu
14. Which of the following sectors employs the highest number of people in India?
a) Manufacturing
b) Agriculture
c) Services
d) IT
Answer: b) Agriculture
15. What is the primary agricultural product of Punjab?

a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Co on
d) Sugarcane
Answer: b) Wheat
16. Which of the following is NOT a major port in India?

a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Visakhapatnam
d) Agra
Answer: d) Agra
17. Which of the following is the highest producing state of sugarcane in India?
a) Maharashtra
b) U ar Pradesh
c) Karnataka
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d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) U ar Pradesh
18. Which Union Territory is known for its tourism and hospitality industry?
a) Delhi
b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c) Lakshadweep
d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Answer: b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
19. What is the main source of energy in India?

a) Solar
b) Wind
c) Coal
d) Hydropower
Answer: c) Coal
20. Which of the following is the largest state in India by area?

a) U ar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: c) Rajasthan
Ques ons on Na onal & Interna onal Affairs of India
1. Which act restructured the Government of India in 1935?

a) Government of India Act
b) Indian Independence Act
c) MontaguChelmsford Reforms
d) Rowla Act
Answer: a) Government of India Act
2. Who was the first President of India?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) S. Radhakrishnan
d) Zakir Husain
Answer: b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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3. Which treaty was signed to end the IndiaPakistan war of 1971?
a) Tashkent Agreement
b) Shimla Agreement
c) Lahore Declara on
d) Simla Agreement
Answer: b) Shimla Agreement
4. Which movement aimed at ending Bri sh rule in India?

a) NonCoopera on Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) All of the above
5. Who is known as the "Father of the Na on" in India?

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
6. What is the main objec ve of the United Na ons?

a) To promote global trade
b) To maintain interna onal peace
c) To regulate interna onal sports
d) To provide financial loans
Answer: b) To maintain interna onal peace
7. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a) Gujarat
8. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?

a) Rahul Gandhi
b) Narendra Modi
c) Manmohan Singh
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Answer: b) Narendra Modi
9. Which organiza on aims to promote economic development in South Asia?

a) SAARC
b) ASEAN
c) EU
d) BRICS
Answer: a) SAARC
10. Which interna onal organiza on was established to foster global economic
coopera on?
a) IMF
b) WHO
c) NATO
d) UNICEF
Answer: a) IMF
11. Which of the following countries is a nuclear power?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) All of the above
12. Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate?

a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Goa
d) Maharashtra
Answer: a) Kerala
13. What is the primary focus of the NITI Aayog?

a) Defense
b) Economic policy
c) Foreign rela ons
d) Educa on
Answer: b) Economic policy
14. Which of the following is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

a) Germany
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b) India
c) Japan
d) Russia
Answer: d) Russia
15. Who is the current Finance Minister of India?

a) Arun Jaitley
b) Nirmala Sitharaman
c) P. Chidambaram
d) Manmohan Singh
Answer: b) Nirmala Sitharaman
16. Which of the following was the first state to be formed on a linguis c basis in India?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Andhra Pradesh
17. Which interna onal organiza on provides humanitarian assistance?

a) WHO
b) UNHCR
c) IMF
d) WTO
Answer: b) UNHCR
18. Which of the following is a major trade partner of India?

a) USA
b) China
c) UAE
d) All of the above
19. Who is the current Chief Jus ce of India?

a) N.V. Ramana
b) D.Y. Chandrachud
c) Ranjan Gogoi
d) Sharad Bobde
Answer: b) D.Y. Chandrachud
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20. Which cons tu onal ar cle provides for the establishment of the Finance Commission
in India?
a) Ar cle 280
b) Ar cle 110
c) Ar cle 246
d) Ar cle 356
Ques ons on Important Rivers & Lakes in India
1. Which is the longest river in India?

a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Brahmaputra
d) Indus
Answer: b) Ganges
2. Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?

a) Ganges
b) Kosi
c) Yamuna
d) Godavari
Answer: b) Kosi
3. Which river flows through the city of Varanasi?

a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Godavari
d) Krishna
Answer: b) Ganges
4. Which river is the lifeline of Rajasthan?

a) Sabarma
b) Narmada
c) Luni
d) Mahi
Answer: c) Luni
5. Which river is known for its delta forma on in the Sundarbans?
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a) Brahmaputra
b) Ganges
c) Godavari
d) Krishna
Answer: b) Ganges
6. Which of the following rivers is a tributary of the Ganges?

a) Godavari
b) Narmada
c) Yamuna
d) Tapi
Answer: c) Yamuna
7. What is the main river flowing through Mumbai?

a) Mithi
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Tap
Answer: a) Mithi
8. Which river is primarily associated with the state of Assam?

a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Yamuna
d) Ravi
Answer: b) Brahmaputra
9. Which of the following lakes is the largest freshwater lake in India?

a) Vembanad
b) Chilika Lake
c) Dal Lake
d) Sambar Lake
Answer: a) Vembanad
10. Which river is known for its Dangs in Gujarat?

a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Sabarma
d) Mahi
Answer: a) Narmada
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11. Which river is famous for its "Golden Triangle" tourism circuit?
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Yamuna
d) Tap
Answer: c) Yamuna
12. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Arabian Sea?
a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Mahi
d) Kaveri
Answer: d) Kaveri
13. What is the primary source of the River Indus?

a) Tibet
b) Himalayas
c) Western Ghats
d) Vindhya Range
Answer: a) Tibet
14. Which lake is a famous tourist des na on in Kashmir?

a) Sambar Lake
b) Dal Lake
c) Chilika Lake
d) Vembanad
Answer: b) Dal Lake
15. Which river is known as the lifeline of Punjab?

a) Ravi
b) Beas
c) Sutlej
d) All of the above
16. Which of the following rivers forms the border between India and Bangladesh?
a) Brahmaputra
b) Ganges
c) Teesta
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d) Meghna
Answer: c) Teesta
17. Which river is o en referred to as the "Father of Waters" in India?

a) Ganges
b) Godavari
c) Brahmaputra
d) Yamuna
Answer: b) Godavari
18. Which river is famous for the "Narmada Valley Project"?

a) Tapi
b) Godavari
c) Narmada
d) Kaveri
Answer: c) Narmada
19. Which river is primarily associated with the State of Kerala?

a) Kaveri
b) Godavari
c) Periyar
d) Yamuna
Answer: c) Periyar
20. Which river is the largest tributary of the Ganges?

a) Ghaghara
b) Yamuna
c) Gandak
d) Kosi
Answer: b) Yamuna
Agriculture in Economic Development:

1. Which sector contributes the most to India's GDP?
a) Agriculture
b) Industry
c) Services
d) Manufacturing
Answer: a) Agriculture
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2. What is the primary purpose of the Green Revolu on in India?
a) Industrial growth
b) Increase agricultural produc on
c) Urban development
d) Technological advancement
Answer: b) Increase agricultural produc on
3. Which scheme aims to provide financial assistance to farmers in India?

a) PM Kisan
b) MGNREGA
c) Fasal Bima Yojana
d) Atmanirbhar Bharat
Answer: a) PM Kisan
4. What is the main focus of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana?
a) Soil health
b) Water conserva on
c) Crop insurance
d) Fer lizer distribu on
Answer: b) Water conserva on
5. Which type of agriculture is primarily prac ced in Punjab and Haryana?

a) Subsistence farming
b) Commercial farming
c) Organic farming
d) Mixed farming
Answer: b) Commercial farming
6. What is the main factor affec ng agricultural produc vity in India?

a) Soil quality
b) Climate change
c) Government policies
d) All of the above
7. Which crop is primarily grown in the "Black Soil" region of India?

a) Rice
b) Co on
c) Wheat
d) Barley
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Answer: b) Co on
8. Which of the following is a major cash crop in India?

a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Sugarcane
d) Pulses
Answer: c) Sugarcane
9. What is the primary objec ve of the Na onal Agricultural Policy?

a) Improve produc vity and income of farmers
b) Promote urban agriculture
c) Reduce food security
d) Increase industrial agriculture
Answer: a) Improve produc vity and income of farmers
10. Which of the following is a major government scheme for organic farming?
a) Soil Health Card Scheme
b) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
c) Na onal Livestock Mission
d) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
Answer: b) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
11. Which Indian state is known for its extensive hor culture?
a) Maharashtra
b) Punjab
c) Tamil Nadu
d) All of the above
12. Which factor is crucial for sustainable agricultural development?

a) Monoculture
b) Chemical fer lizers
c) Crop diversifica on
d) Industrial farming
Answer: c) Crop diversifica on
13. Which of the following is NOT a tradi onal farming prac ce in India?
a) Jhum cul va on
b) Mixed farming
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c) Hydroponics
d) Shi ing cul va on
Answer: c) Hydroponics
14. What is the main purpose of the Soil Health Card Scheme?
a) Increase soil fer lity
b) Promote irriga on
c) Provide financial assistance
d) Encourage organic farming
Answer: a) Increase soil fer lity
15. Which agricultural prac ce helps in conserving soil moisture?

a) Contour farming
b) Monoculture
c) Intensive farming
d) Urban agriculture
Answer: a) Contour farming
16. What is the main crop produced in the Kharif season?

a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Barley
d) Mustard
Answer: b) Rice
17. Which state is the largest producer of pulses in India?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) U ar Pradesh
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
18. Which agricultural prac ce is aimed at reducing dependency on chemical fer lizers?
a) Organic farming
b) Intensive farming
c) Commercial farming
d) Agroforestry
Answer: a) Organic farming
19. Which of the following is a major source of income for rural families in India?
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a) Agricultural produc on
b) Government jobs
c) Industrial jobs
d) Tourism
Answer: a) Agricultural produc on
20. What is the major challenge facing Indian agriculture today?

a) Climate change
b) Popula on growth
c) Urbaniza on
d) All of the above
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (INDIA)

JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE CONSTABLE MOCK TESTS ACCORDING TO

1. Important Dates in Indian History/Freedom Struggle

1. Which date is observed as Independence Day in India?

2. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date?

3. When did the Quit India Movement begin?

5. On which date was the Indian Cons tu on adopted?

7. When was the Non Coopera on Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi?

8. Which event took place on 12th March 1930 in India?

9. When did India become a republic?

10. The Simon Commission came to India in which year?

12. In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India?

13. The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced in which year?

14. Who led the Salt Satyagraha in 1930?

15. The Poona Pact was signed in which year?

18. Which year marks the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

19. In which year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

20. Who was the ﬁrst GovernorGeneral of independent India?

2. First in World (Adventure, Sports, Discoveries)

1. Who was the ﬁrst person to step on the Moon?

2. Which country was the ﬁrst to launch a satellite into space?

3. Who was the ﬁrst person to climb Mount Everest?

4. Who was the ﬁrst woman to travel into space?

5. Who was the ﬁrst human to travel into space?

6. Which country hosted the ﬁrst modern Olympic Games?

7. Who was the ﬁrst woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

8. Which country was the ﬁrst to land a spacecra on the Moon?

9. Who was the ﬁrst to sail around the world?

10. Who was the ﬁrst Indian to win an Olympic medal?

3. Who was the ﬁrst Indian to reach Mount Everest?

4. Who was the ﬁrst Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?

5. Who was the ﬁrst Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

7. Who was the ﬁrst Indian to travel to space?

17. Who was the ﬁrst Indian GovernorGeneral of India?

4. Popular Names of Personali es (Religion, Poli cs, Scien ﬁc Discoveries, Geographical,

1. Who is known as the Father of the Na on in India?

2. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?

3. Who is referred to as the Missile Man of India?

4. Who is known as the Nigh ngale of India?

5. Who is regarded as the Father of Indian Cons tu on?

6. Who is popularly known as Netaji?

7. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?

8. Who is known as the Father of Modern Science?

9. Who is called the Napoleon of India?

10. Who is known as the Light of Asia?

11. Who is called the Architect of the Indian Space Program?

12. Who is known as the Father of Modern India?

13. Who is called the Saint of the Gu ers?

14. Who is known as the Great Maratha?

15. Who is called the Father of Economics?

16. Who is referred to as the King of Pop?

18. Who is called the Father of Modern Physics?

19. Who is known as the Indian Shakespeare?

20. Who is known as the Tiger of Mysore?

5. The Newspaper World (Current Dailies & Weeklies of India)

1. Which of the following is the largest circulated daily newspaper in India?

2. Which newspaper is known as India’s oldest Englishlanguage daily s ll in circula on?

5. Which newspaper has the tagline “Let truth prevail”?

7. Which Hindi newspaper is the largest circulated daily in India?