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Q1.
The concept of “Basic Structure” of the Constitution was propounded in which
case?
a) Golaknath vs State of Punjab (1967)
b) Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala (1973)
c) Minerva Mills vs Union of India (1980)
d) Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain (1975)
Answer: b)
Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala (1973)
Explanation:
The Supreme Court held that Parliament can amend the Constitution but
not alter its "Basic Structure," a landmark in Indian constitutional
law.
Q2.
Which Indian National Congress session officially adopted the demand for “Purna
Swaraj”?
a) Lahore Session, 1929
b) Karachi Session, 1931
c) Faizpur Session, 1936
d) Calcutta Session, 1928
Answer: a)
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation:
The resolution for complete independence was passed at Lahore under
Jawaharlal Nehru’s presidency.
Q3.
The “Chipko Movement” was primarily associated with:
a) Anti-dam protest
b) Forest conservation
c) Land reforms
d) Tribal rights
Answer: b)
Forest conservation
Explanation:
Started in Uttarakhand in the 1970s, villagers hugged trees to prevent deforestation.
Q4.
Which Governor-General introduced the “Doctrine of Lapse”?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Hastings
Answer: a)
Lord Dalhousie
Explanation:
The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy of annexation applied to princely
states without natural heirs.
Q5.
Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right in India?
a) Right to Equality
b) Right to Property
c) Right to Freedom
d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer: b)
Right to Property
Explanation:
Right to Property was removed as a Fundamental Right by the 44th
Constitutional Amendment (1978) and made a legal right under Article 300A.
Q6.
The “Three-Language
Formula” in Indian education was recommended by:
a) Kothari Commission (1964–66)
b) Mudaliar Commission
c) Hunter Commission
d) Radhakrishnan Commission
Answer: a)
Kothari Commission (1964–66)
Explanation:
It suggested Hindi, English, and regional language teaching in schools.
Q7.
Which Indian scientist gave the theory of “Radio Wave Propagation through
Ionosphere”?
a) Homi J. Bhabha
b) Meghnad Saha
c) C.V. Raman
d) Sir J.C. Bose
Answer: d)
Sir J.C. Bose
Explanation:
Bose demonstrated wireless communication and studied the role of the
ionosphere.
Q8.
The famous “Tawa Matsya Sangh” movement is associated with:
a) Farmers’ land rights
b) Fishermen’s cooperative rights
c) Tribal land alienation
d) Forest produce marketing
Answer: b)
Fishermen’s cooperative rights
Explanation:
It was a movement by displaced people of Madhya Pradesh demanding
fishing rights in reservoirs.
Q9.
The term “Zero Hour” in the Indian Parliament refers to:
a) Period of voting on bills
b) Interval between morning and afternoon sessions
c) Time immediately after Question Hour
d) Special emergency session
Answer: c)
Time immediately after Question Hour
Explanation:
Zero Hour is an informal time in Parliament where members raise matters
without prior notice.
Q10.
Which Indian classical dance form is associated with “Sattriya”?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Odisha
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: a)
Assam
Explanation:
Sattriya is a dance-drama form evolved in Vaishnavite monasteries of
Assam.
Q11.
The “Young Bengal Movement” was founded by:
a) Aurobindo Ghosh
b) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: b)
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Explanation:
The movement encouraged radical thinking and reformist ideas among youth
in Bengal.
Q12.
Which of the following rivers is a tributary of Brahmaputra?
a) Yamuna
b) Teesta
c) Chambal
d) Betwa
Answer: b) Teesta
Explanation:
Teesta flows through Sikkim and West Bengal before joining Brahmaputra.
Q13.
The First Nuclear Explosion by India in 1974 was code-named:
a) Operation Meghdoot
b) Operation Shakti
c) Smiling Buddha
d) Pokhran-II
Answer: c)
Smiling Buddha
Explanation:
Conducted at Pokhran, Rajasthan, under Indira Gandhi’s leadership.
Q14.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located at:
a) Geneva
b) New York
c) The Hague
d) Paris
Answer: c)
The Hague
Explanation:
ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the UN, is headquartered at The
Hague, Netherlands.
Q15.
The “Fugitive Economic Offenders Act” was enacted in which year?
a) 2014
b) 2016
c) 2018
d) 2020
Answer: c)
2018
Explanation:
It empowers authorities to seize properties of economic offenders who
flee India.
Q16.
Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?
a) Brazil
b) Australia
c) Guinea
d) India
Answer: b)
Australia
Explanation:
Australia leads global production of bauxite, the ore of aluminium.
Q17.
The headquarters of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) is located in:
a) New Delhi
b) Paris
c) Gurugram
d) Hyderabad
Answer: c)
Gurugram
Explanation:
ISA is an India-initiated treaty-based organization headquartered in
Gurugram, Haryana.
Q18.
Who among the following is the author of “The Discovery of India”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) S. Radhakrishnan
Answer: c)
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation:
Written during his imprisonment in 1942–46, it traces Indian history and
culture.
Q19.
Which Indian space mission first placed satellites into orbit using cryogenic
technology?
a) PSLV-C11
b) GSLV-D5
c) GSLV-Mk III
d) SLV-3
Answer: b)
GSLV-D5
Explanation:
In 2014, ISRO successfully used an indigenously developed cryogenic
engine in GSLV-D5.
Q20.
The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is:
a) 500
b) 525
c) 545
d) 552
Answer: d)
552
Explanation:
Article 81 provides for a maximum of 552 members, though current
strength is 543.
Q21.
The “August Offer” of 1940 was made by:
a) Lord Irwin
b) Lord Linlithgow
c) Lord Wavell
d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: b)
Lord Linlithgow
Explanation:
The August Offer promised expanded representation and dominion status
after WWII.
Q22.
Which Mughal ruler built the “Ibadat Khana” at Fatehpur Sikri?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: a)
Akbar
Explanation: Akbar built the Ibadat Khana for religious debates
with scholars of different faiths.
Q23.
The first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India was:
a) Leila Seth
b) Sujata Manohar
c) Ruma Pal
d) Fathima Beevi
Answer: d) Fathima Beevi
Explanation:
She became the first female Supreme Court judge in 1989.
Q24.
“World Food Programme” is the food-assistance branch of:
a) FAO
b) UNDP
c) UNICEF
d) United Nations
Answer: d)
United Nations
Explanation:
WFP is the UN’s food-aid organization, awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace
Prize.
Q25.
The “Kyoto Protocol” deals with:
a) Desertification
b) Ozone depletion
c) Climate change and greenhouse gases
d) Protection of wetlands
Answer: c)
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Explanation:
Adopted in 1997, it binds signatories to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
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