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1. The "Doctrine of Lapse"
was devised by which British Governor-General?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Hastings
D) Lord Canning
Answer: B)
Lord Dalhousie
Explanation:
Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse to annex princely states
whose rulers died without a male heir.
2. Which Harappan site is known for
the discovery of a dockyard?
A) Mohenjo-Daro
B) Kalibangan
C) Lothal
D) Harappa
Answer: C)
Lothal
Explanation:
Lothal, in Gujarat, was an important Harappan site with a dockyard,
indicating maritime trade.
3. Which Indian National Congress
session saw the adoption of "Poorna Swaraj" as its goal?
A) Lahore, 1929
B) Calcutta, 1928
C) Nagpur, 1920
D) Karachi, 1931
Answer: A)
Lahore, 1929
Explanation:
The Lahore Session, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, declared complete
independence as the goal.
4. Who was the first Indian to win
the Booker Prize?
A) Kiran Desai
B) Arundhati Roy
C) V.S. Naipaul
D) Salman Rushdie
Answer: B)
Arundhati Roy
Explanation:
Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of
Small Things.
5. Which article of the Indian
Constitution deals with the abolition of untouchability?
A) Article 14
B) Article 15
C) Article 17
D) Article 21
Answer: C)
Article 17
Explanation:
Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any
form.
6. Which river is known as the
“Sorrow of Bihar”?
A) Kosi
B) Gandak
C) Son
D) Ghaghra
Answer: A)
Kosi
Explanation:
The Kosi River causes frequent floods in Bihar, hence the name.
7. The first Five-Year Plan in India
was based on which model?
A) Harrod-Domar model
B) Mahalanobis model
C) Solow model
D) Keynesian model
Answer: A)
Harrod-Domar model
Explanation:
The First Five-Year Plan (1951-56) focused on agriculture and was based
on the Harrod-Domar growth model.
8. Which is the largest brackish
water lagoon in India?
A) Vembanad Lake
B) Chilika Lake
C) Pulicat Lake
D) Loktak Lake
Answer: B)
Chilika Lake
Explanation:
Chilika Lake, in Odisha, is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia.
9. Who among the following was called
the “Frontier Gandhi”?
A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B) Abul Kalam Azad
C) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
D) Maulana Muhammad Ali
Answer: A)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation:
He was called Frontier Gandhi for his non-violent resistance against
British rule in the North-West Frontier Province.
10. Which of the following is a
greenhouse gas?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Methane
D) Argon
Answer: C)
Methane
Explanation:
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas contributing to global warming.
11. Which is the first country to
legalize same-sex marriage?
A) Netherlands
B) Canada
C) Denmark
D) Spain
Answer: A)
Netherlands
Explanation:
The Netherlands legalized same-sex marriage in 2001.
12. In which year was the Battle of
Plassey fought?
A) 1757
B) 1764
C) 1857
D) 1761
Answer: A)
1757
Explanation:
The Battle of Plassey (1757) was a decisive victory of the British East
India Company over Siraj-ud-Daulah.
13. Who wrote Indica, an
account of India during Mauryan times?
A) Megasthenes
B) Fa-Hien
C) Al-Biruni
D) Hiuen Tsang
Answer: A)
Megasthenes
Explanation:
Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador who wrote Indica describing
Chandragupta Maurya’s court.
14. Which Mughal ruler introduced the
“Mansabdari” system?
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Akbar
D) Jahangir
Answer: C)
Akbar
Explanation:
Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system to organize the military and
administration.
15. What is the SI unit of electrical
resistance?
A) Ohm
B) Volt
C) Ampere
D) Watt
Answer: A)
Ohm
Explanation:
The Ohm is the SI unit of resistance, named after Georg Simon Ohm.
16. The headquarter of the
International Court of Justice is located at:
A) New York
B) The Hague
C) Geneva
D) Vienna
Answer: B)
The Hague
Explanation:
The ICJ is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
17. Which is the deepest ocean trench
in the world?
A) Mariana Trench
B) Tonga Trench
C) Philippine Trench
D) Kuril-Kamchatka Trench
Answer: A)
Mariana Trench
Explanation:
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest known oceanic
trench.
18. Who was the first woman President
of the Indian National Congress?
A) Annie Besant
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D) Sucheta Kripalani
Answer: A)
Annie Besant
Explanation:
Annie Besant became the first woman president of INC in 1917.
19. What is the currency of South
Korea?
A) Yen
B) Won
C) Ringgit
D) Baht
Answer: B)
Won
Explanation:
The South Korean currency is the Won (KRW).
20. Who invented the telephone?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Thomas Edison
C) Guglielmo Marconi
D) Michael Faraday
Answer: A)
Alexander Graham Bell
Explanation:
Bell is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.
21. Which Indian classical dance form
is from Manipur?
A) Sattriya
B) Kathakali
C) Manipuri
D) Kathak
Answer: C)
Manipuri
Explanation:
Manipuri dance is known for its graceful movements and devotional
themes.
22. Which country is the largest
producer of coffee in the world?
A) Vietnam
B) Colombia
C) Brazil
D) Ethiopia
Answer: C)
Brazil
Explanation:
Brazil is the largest coffee producer globally.
23. Who is the current
Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of 2025)?
A) Ban Ki-moon
B) António Guterres
C) Kofi Annan
D) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Answer: B)
António Guterres
Explanation:
António Guterres has been serving as the UN Secretary-General since
2017.
24. Which metal is liquid at room
temperature?
A) Mercury
B) Sodium
C) Gallium
D) Both A and C
Answer: D)
Both A and C
Explanation:
Mercury and Gallium can be liquid at or near room temperature.
25. Which is the largest desert in the
world?
A) Gobi
B) Sahara
C) Antarctic Desert
D) Arabian Desert
Answer: C)
Antarctic Desert
Explanation:
The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert by area, followed by the
Arctic and Sahara.
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