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1. Which Act introduced the system of Dyarchy in the provinces of British India?
A) Indian Councils Act, 1909
B) Government of India Act, 1919
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1919
Explanation: Dyarchy
divided provincial subjects into "Reserved" and
"Transferred" lists; it was introduced under the Government of India
Act, 1919.
2. The famous ‘Rashtrapati Bhavan’ in New Delhi was designed by?
A) Edwin Lutyens
B) Herbert Baker
C) Charles Correa
D) Le Corbusier
Answer: A) Edwin Lutyens
Explanation: Edwin
Lutyens was the chief architect of New Delhi and designed the Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
3. Which planet has the longest day compared to its year?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Neptune
Answer: B) Venus
Explanation: Venus
takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis, longer than its orbital period
of 225 days.
4. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was introduced by which Governor-General?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Curzon
Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie
Explanation: The
Doctrine of Lapse allowed annexation of states without a male heir.
5. Which river forms the boundary between India and Myanmar?
A) Lohit
B) Tiau
C) Chindwin
D) Manipur
Answer: B) Tiau
Explanation: The
Tiau River demarcates part of the India–Myanmar border in Mizoram.
6. In which year was the “Panchsheel Agreement” signed between India and China?
A) 1950
B) 1954
C) 1962
D) 1972
Answer: B) 1954
Explanation: The
Panchsheel Agreement was signed in 1954 to promote peaceful coexistence.
7. Which Indian state has the largest inland saline wetland?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Odisha
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B) Rajasthan
Explanation: The
Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is India’s largest inland saline wetland.
8. Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India?
A) Leila Seth
B) Fatima Beevi
C) Indu Malhotra
D) R. Banumathi
Answer: B) Fatima Beevi
Explanation: She
was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1989.
9. The 'Kyoto Protocol' is associated with which environmental issue?
A) Ozone layer depletion
B) Desertification
C) Climate change
D) Water pollution
Answer: C) Climate change
Explanation: Kyoto
Protocol sets targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
10. Who founded the “Prarthana Samaj”?
A) Keshab Chandra Sen
B) Atmaram Pandurang
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) M. G. Ranade
Answer: B) Atmaram Pandurang
Explanation: Prarthana
Samaj was a socio-religious reform movement founded in 1867 in Bombay.
11. In which battle was Tipu Sultan killed?
A) Battle of Plassey
B) Battle of Buxar
C) First Anglo-Mysore War
D) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Answer: D) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Explanation: Tipu
Sultan died in 1799 defending Srirangapatna against the British.
12. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the Anti-Defection Law?
A) 8th Schedule
B) 9th Schedule
C) 10th Schedule
D) 11th Schedule
Answer: C) 10th Schedule
Explanation: The
10th Schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment in 1985 to prevent political
defections.
13. The concept of “Navaratnas” in Public Sector Enterprises was introduced during the tenure of?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) P. V. Narasimha Rao
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer: C) P. V. Narasimha Rao
Explanation: Navaratnas
were given greater autonomy for operational efficiency.
14. Which Indian missile is nicknamed ‘Fire and Forget’?
A) Nag
B) Agni
C) Prithvi
D) Akash
Answer: A) Nag
Explanation: Nag
is an anti-tank guided missile with a fire-and-forget capability.
15. What is the primary component of natural gas?
A) Methane
B) Propane
C) Butane
D) Ethane
Answer: A) Methane
Explanation: Natural
gas contains about 70–90% methane.
16. The 'Zojila Pass' connects which two regions?
A) Leh and Kargil
B) Srinagar and Leh
C) Manali and Leh
D) Kargil and Skardu
Answer: B) Srinagar and Leh
Explanation: Zojila
is a strategic pass in the Himalayas connecting Kashmir to Ladakh.
17. Which Indian scientist is known as the ‘Father of Fibre Optics’?
A) Narinder Singh Kapany
B) C. V. Raman
C) Vikram Sarabhai
D) Satyendra Nath Bose
Answer: A) Narinder Singh Kapany
Explanation: He
pioneered the development of fibre optics technology.
18. The Ajanta Caves were built during which dynasty?
A) Maurya
B) Gupta
C) Satavahana
D) Chola
Answer: C) Satavahana
Explanation: Ajanta
Caves were developed under the Satavahanas from 2nd century BCE onwards.
19. The National Emergency under Article 352 can be proclaimed for?
A) War, External Aggression, Armed
Rebellion
B) War, Financial Crisis, Internal Disturbance
C) War, Armed Rebellion, Natural Disaster
D) Only War and External Aggression
Answer: A) War, External Aggression, Armed
Rebellion
Explanation: Article
352 allows emergency for these three situations.
20. ‘Operation Meghdoot’ was launched to capture which area?
A) Kargil
B) Siachen Glacier
C) Turtuk Sector
D) Dras
Answer: B) Siachen Glacier
Explanation: Operation
Meghdoot was launched in 1984 to secure Siachen.
21. Which is the oldest High Court in India?
A) Calcutta High Court
B) Bombay High Court
C) Madras High Court
D) Allahabad High Court
Answer: A) Calcutta High Court
Explanation: Established
in 1862, it is the oldest High Court in India.
22. Which Indian freedom fighter founded the “Indian Home Rule Society” in London?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) V. D. Savarkar
C) Shyamji Krishna Varma
D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: C) Shyamji Krishna Varma
Explanation: Founded
in 1905 to promote the cause of Indian self-rule.
23. Which vitamin deficiency causes ‘Pernicious Anaemia’?
A) Vitamin B1
B) Vitamin B6
C) Vitamin B12
D) Vitamin K
Answer: C) Vitamin B12
Explanation: Pernicious
anaemia results from deficiency of Vitamin B12 affecting red blood cell
production.
24. The 'Three Gorges Dam' is built on which river?
A) Mekong
B) Yangtze
C) Huang He
D) Amur
Answer: B) Yangtze
Explanation: Located
in China, it is the world’s largest power station by installed capacity.
25. In economics, the term ‘Giffen goods’ refers to?
A) Goods with perfectly elastic demand
B) Inferior goods with upward sloping demand curve
C) Luxury goods with inelastic supply
D) Goods with constant marginal utility
Answer: B) Inferior goods with upward sloping
demand curve
Explanation: Giffen
goods defy the law of demand, where higher prices lead to higher demand.
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