1. Discovery of electron was by:
A. Thomson
B. Bohr
C. Faraday
D. Rutherford
2. Who discovered X-rays?
A. Thomson
B. Roentgen
C. Becquerel
D. Curie
3. Election Commission is mentioned in which Article?
A. 324
B. 280
C. 330
D. 72
4. Executive power of a state is vested in:
A. Chief Minister
B. Governor
C. President
D. Cabinet
5. Asiatic Society was founded by:
A. Hastings
B. William Jones
C. Mackenzie
D. Curzon
6. Santhal Rebellion occurred during:
A. 1830–32
B. 1848–49
C. 1855–56
D. 1870–71
7. Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi is at:
A. Rajghat
B. Vijayghat
C. Shantivan
D. Rashtrapati Bhavan
8. Indian Mirror newspaper was started by:
A. Rammohan Roy
B. Debendranath Tagore
C. Keshab Chandra Sen
D. Vidyasagar
9. Habitat means:
A. Food of animals
B. Natural home
C. Migration
D. Adaptation
10. Grub is the larva of:
A. Mosquito
B. Beetle
C. Housefly
D. Butterfly
11. ECG records:
A. Brain waves
B. Heart’s electrical activity
C. Lung capacity
D. Blood pressure
12. Tattwabodhini Sabha was founded by:
A. Rammohan Roy
B. Keshab Chandra Sen
C. Debendranath Tagore
D. Vivekananda
13. Farman of 1717 was issued by:
A. Aurangzeb
B. Farrukhsiyar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Alam II
14. Jalpaiguri town is located on the bank of:
A. Torsa
B. Karala
C. Teesta
D. Jaldhaka
15. Tarai region lies between:
A. Himalaya & Bhangar
B. Bhabar & Bhangar
C. Bhabar & Himalaya
D. Bhangar & Khadar
16. West Dinajpur district was split into Uttar & Dakshin Dinajpur in:
A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1994
D. 1996
17. Kurukh language belongs to which tribe?
A. Santal
B. Oraon
C. Gond
D. Munda
18. Highest waterfall in India:
A. Courtallam
B. Jog Falls
C. Kunchikal
D. Dudhsagar
19. First newspaper in India was:
A. Sambad Prabhakar
B. The Hindu
C. India Gazette
D. Bengal Gazette
20. Bicameral Legislature is mentioned in which act?
A. Regulating Act 1773
B. Pitt’s India Act 1784
C. Government of India Act 1919
D. Government of India Act 1935
21. Parliamentary system in India is based on:
A. USA
B. UK
C. France
D. Germany
22. First paper mill in India was set up at:
A. Titagarh
B. Serampore
C. Bally
D. Lucknow
23. First paper mill in India was set up in:
A. 1812
B. 1723
C. 1825
D. 1810
24. First cotton textile mill in India was set up at:
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Surat
D. Chennai
25. First cotton textile mill in India was set up in:
A. 1856
B. 1854
C. 1880
D. 1808
26. Teachers’ Day is celebrated on:
A. 5 September
B. 10 September
C. 2 October
D. 15 July
27. Vice President is elected by:
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Electoral College (both Houses)
D. State Legislatures
28. BARC headquarters is in:
A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai
29. Atomic Energy Commission of India was set up in:
A. 1948
B. 1955
C. 1962
D. 1970
30. Maitri Research Station was established in:
A. 1975
B. 1989
C. 1984
D. 1992
31. Cyclone Hudhud made landfall in 2014 at:
A. Chennai
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Puri
D. Karaikal
32. Nobel Prize is awarded by:
A. UN
B. Swedish Academy
C. UNESCO
D. WHO
33. UP’s first all-women police station was set up in:
A. Lucknow
B. Agra
C. Kanpur
D. Jhansi
34. ICDS was launched in which year?
A. 1972
B. 1975
C. 1980
D. 1969
35. “School Sathi Scheme” was launched by which state?
A. UP
B. WB
C. Odisha
D. Bihar
36. NTPC stands for:
A. National Thermal Power Corporation
B. New Technology Power Company
C. National Transport Power Council
D. None
37. India’s largest solar park (Bhadla) is located in:
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Odisha
38. Ministry of Education was renamed from MHRD in:
A. 2017
B. 2020
C. 2022
D. 2019
39. India’s first Postal ATM was launched in:
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Bengaluru
40. Which Indian port is known as the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”?
A. Mormugao
B. Kochi
C. Kandla
D. Paradeep
41. River Lohit is a major tributary of which river?
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Brahmaputra
D. Indus
42. The power of judicial review in India is borrowed from:
A. USA
B. UK
C. Canada
D. Ireland
43. The “Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands” are part of:
A. Andaman
B. Nicobar
C. Lakshadweep
D. Puducherry
44. “Jnanpith Award” is awarded for:
A. Sports
B. Literature
C. Medicine
D. Environment
45 . The chemical name of common salt is:
A. NaCl
B. KCl
C. CaCO₃
D. MgSO₄
46. “Nabanna Bhavan” is located in:
A. Kolkata
B. Siliguri
C. Howrah
D. Durgapur
47. The “Strait of Malacca” connects the Indian Ocean with:
A. South China Sea
B. Yellow Sea
C. East China Sea
D. Arabian Sea
48. The currency of Thailand is:
A. Ringgit
B. Dong
C. Baht
D. Yuan
49. Which country in Asia has the highest population density?
A. India
B. South Korea
C. Bangladesh
D. Japan
50. The world’s deepest trench, the Mariana Trench, lies near which Asian country?
A. Japan
B. Philippines
C. Indonesia
D. Myanmar