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Practice Set 14

December 3, 2025
Questionnaire

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. 185556

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