1. Signature on Indian One Rupee Note belongs to—
A. RBI Governor
B. Finance Minister
C. Finance Secretary
D. Prime Minister
2. Which symbol is printed on the ₹500 note?
A. Dandi March
B. Parliament House
C. Red Fort
D. Gandhi Smriti
3. Which of the following carries blood away from the heart?
A. Vein
B. Artery
C. Capillary
D. Lymph vessel
4. The SI unit of electric current is—
A. Volt
B. Ohm
C. Ampere
D. Coulomb
5. Mount Fuji is located in—
A. China
B. Japan
C. Nepal
D. Indonesia
6. The largest tropical rainforest in the world is—
A. Congo
B. Amazon
C. Daintree
D. Sundarbans
7. The Bhil tribe is primarily found in—
A. Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh
B. Gujarat & Odisha
C. Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
D. Maharashtra & Karnataka
8. Bharat Ratna was awarded to—
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Mother Teresa
D. All of the above
9. India Gate in Delhi is a—
A. Memorial
B. Monastery
C. Museum
D. Fort
10. Taj Mahal is an example of—
A. Memorial
B. Monument
C. Temple
D. Palace
11. Which river is NOT navigable for inland water transport?
A. Ganga
B. Brahmaputra
C. Yamuna
D. Damodar
12. The first electronic digital computer was called—
A. ENIAC
B. UNIVAC
C. IBM 701
D. Colossus
13. Which fruit is a drupe?
A. Mango
B. Banana
C. Apple
D. Grapes
14. Blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and—
A. Platelets
B. Lymph
C. Hemoglobin only
D. Fibrin
15. The ₹100 note features which UNESCO site?
A. Sanchi Stupa
B. Rani ki Vav
C. Ellora Caves
D. Gol Gumbaz
16. UNDP’s flagship report “Human Development Report” was first published in—
A. 1975
B. 1980
C. 1990
D. 1995
17. The preservative quality of pickles is mainly due to the presence of:
A) Oxalic acid
B) Acetic acid
C) Hydrochloric acid
D) Boric acid
18. Which Indian lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2021) due to bird biodiversity?
A) Chilika Lake
B) Kolleru Lake
C) Vembanad Lake
D) Sandi Lake
19. Which was the only southern Mahajanapada among the sixteen listed in the Buddhist texts?
A) Avanti
B) Ashmaka
C) Kashi
D) Shurasena
20. Which script is primarily used for writing Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali?
A) Devanagari
B) Grantha
C) Brahmi
D) Perso-Arabic
21. The study of sounds in a language is called:
A) Syntax
B) Phonology
C) Semantics
D) Morphology
22. Which of the following is a Dravidian language?
A) Marathi
B) Kannada
C) Bengali
D) Assamese
23. Which Veda is associated with melodic chants and musical recitations?
A) Rigveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Samaveda
D) Atharvaveda
24. The chief deity of the Early Vedic period was:
A) Varuna
B) Indra
C) Agni
D) Vishnu
25. The Battle of Talikota (1565) resulted in the defeat of which dynasty?
A) Vijayanagara Empire
B) Bahmani Sultanate
C) Mughal Empire
D) Maratha Confederacy
26. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
A) Article 19
B) Article 21
C) Article 32
D) Article 14
27. The Regulating Act of 1773 made the Governor of Bengal:
A) Lieutenant Governor of India
B) Governor-General of India
C) President of the Company
D) Commander of the forces
28. The river known as Tsangpo in Tibet is:
A) Indus
B) Brahmaputra
C) Sutlej
D) Jhelum
29. Who was the Prime Minister of India during the 1971 Indo-Pak War?
A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Morarji Desai
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
30. The first India–Pakistan war (1947–48) ended with:
A) Shimla Agreement
B) Karachi Agreement
C) Tashkent Agreement
D) Lahore Declaration
31. The Cauvery water dispute is mainly between
A. Karnataka & Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra & Goa
32. The Durand Line forms the border between—
A. India–Pakistan
B. Pakistan–Afghanistan
C. India–Myanmar
D. Nepal–China
33. Birsa Munda led which tribal movement?
A. Santhal Rebellion
B. Kol Rebellion
C. Munda Ulgulan Movement
D. Bhil Movement
34. Bihar was separated from Bengal in the year
A. 1911
B. 1912
C. 1935
D. 1947
35. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc in—
A. 1935
B. 1937
C. 1939
D. 1941
36. Surat is located on the banks of which river?
A. Tapi
B. Narmada
C. Mahi
D. Luni
37. The only floating wildlife sanctuary in the world is
A. Keoladeo Sanctuary
B. Nokrek Sanctuary
C. Loktak Lake Sanctuary
D. Chilika Sanctuary
38. Hirakud Dam is constructed across which river?
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Mahanadi
D. Tungabhadra
39. Myanmar shares the longest land border with which Indian state?
A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Nagaland
40. Uttarakhand was formed as a separate state in—
A. 1998
B. 1999
C. 2000
D. 2001
41. Wular Lake, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes, is located in—
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Ladakh
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Uttarakhand
42. The Krishna Water Dispute is between—
A. Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
B. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
C. Andhra Pradesh & Odisha
D. Haryana & Punjab
43. The “Agnipath Stadium massacre protest” was associated with which state’s movement?
A. Odisha
B. Jharkhand
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
44. The state with the highest tiger population in India (2022 report) is—
A. Karnataka
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Maharashtra
45. “Tiger Census” in India is conducted every—
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
46. Fire Ice is scientifically known as:**
A. Methane hydrate
B. Ethanol crystal
C. Carbon monoxide solid
D. Liquid methane
47. Which energy source is obtained from plant and animal waste?
A. Biofuel
B. Geothermal
C. Nuclear
D. Tidal
48. Which book was written by Charles Darwin?
A. Principia Mathematica
B. The Origin of Species
C. Systema Naturae
D. The Double Helix
49. Which of the following is used to study fossils?
A. Ecology
B. Paleontology
C. Cytology
D. Physiology
50. Gregor Mendel conducted his famous experiments on:
A. Pea plants
B. Maize plants
C. Cotton plants
D. Wheat