1. Which river forms the Jog Falls?
A. Sharavathi
B. Hemavati
C. Tungabhadra
D. Kali
2. Who discovered the Southern Ocean?
A. James Cook
B. Amerigo Vespucci
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Roald Amundsen
3. The only Indian state with a “two-house legislature + elected Council + nominated members” is:
A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
4. The world’s longest sea bridge is located in:
A. Japan
B. China
C. USA
D. France
5. "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it” was first said in:
A. 1896
B. 1900
C. 1916
D. 1907
6. Which planet has the longest day?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
7. The first Census of India was held in:
A. 1871
B. 1881
C. 1891
D. 1901
8. Which country is known as the "Playground of Europe"?
A. Germany
B. Switzerland
C. Austria
D. Norwa
9. The deepest lake in India is:
A. Wular Lake
B. Loktak Lake
C. Manasbal Lake
D. Kolleru Lake
10. Who established the Vikramashila University?
A. Harsha
B. Gopala
C. Dharmapala
D. Devapala
11. Which Mughal emperor transferred the capital from Agra to Delhi?
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
12. Which is the oldest working lighthouse in India?
A. Mahabalipuram
B. Chennai
C. Fort Kochi
D. Alappuzha
13. Which country has the highest number of natural lakes?
A. USA
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. Finland
14. Who is the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)?
A. P.C. Mahalanobis
B. V.K.R.V. Rao
C. Amartya Sen
D. C.R. Rao
15. Which metal was first discovered by humans?
A. Copper
B. Iron
C. Bronze
D. Gold
16. The hottest place in India annually is:
A. Barmer
B. Ganganagar
C. Phalodi
D. Daltonganj
17. The “Ramsar Convention” was signed in:
A. 1965
B. 1968
C. 1971
D. 1972
18. The only Indian river that flows from east to west twice is:
A. Luni
B. Narmada
C. Tapi
D. Brahmaputra
19. The world’s oldest known university ruins (Nalanda) were discovered by:
A. Alexander Cunningham
B. R.D. Banerji
C. Sir John Marshall
D. Mortimer Wheeler
20. Which is the oldest functioning dam in India?
A. Krishnaraja Sagar
B. Mettur Dam
C. Kallanai Dam
D. Bhakra Nangal
21. Where is the National Cricket Academy (NCA) of India located?
A. Kolkata
B. Delhi
C. Bengaluru
D. Mumbai
22. When did the Battle of Hydaspes (Alexander vs. Porus) occur?
A. 331 BCE
B. 326 BCE
C. 321 BCE
D. 312 BCE
23. In which year was the Treaty of Allahabad signed between Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, Robert Clive, and Shuja-ud-Daula?
A. 1763
B. 1764
C. 1765
D. 1767
24. The Gopichand Badminton Academy, known for producing Olympic-level shuttlers, is situated in:
A. Chennai
B. Hyderabad
C. New Delhi
D. Pune
25. The Earth Summit (Rio Summit) was held in:
A. 1988
B. 1990
C. 1992
D. 1995
26. Where is the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS), India’s premier sports institute, located?
A. Patiala
B. Gwalior
C. Lucknow
D. Bengaluru
27. The Bankura horse motif belongs to which craft tradition?
A. Terracotta
B. Wood carving
C. Metal craft
D. Shell craft
28. The Lalbagh Fort in Bengal was built by
A. Shaista Khan
B. Murshid Quli Khan
C. Prince Azam Shah
D. Siraj-ud-Daulah
29. The First Five-Year Plan of India started in
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1951
D. 1956
30. The first printed newspaper in India, Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, was published in
A. 1765
B. 1780
C. 1785
D. 1790
31. The Mukta Mancha in Kolkata was established by
A. Bidhan Chandra Roy
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Satyendra Nath Bose
32. Alivardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal during
A. 1740–1756
B. 1717–1739
C. 1760–1780
D. 1700–1705
33. The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of
A. King George V and Queen Mary
B. Queen Victoria
C. Prince Edward
D. Lord Curzon
34. The Statue of Unity is dedicated to
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
35. Sarnath, where Buddha delivered his first sermon, is located near
A. Bodh Gaya
B. Varanasi
C. Ayodhya
D. Gaya
36. The Hampi ruins are associated with the
A. Mauryas
B. Cholas
C. Vijayanagara Empire
D. Kushans
37. The Rock Memorial dedicated to Swami Vivekananda is situated at
A. Rameswaram
B. Puducherry
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Kanyakumari
38. The Charminar, a historic monument built by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, is located in
A. Gulbarga
B. Bijapur
C. Hyderabad
D. Warangal
39. The Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in
A. Rohtas
B. Sasaram
C. Aurangabad
D. Gwalior
40. The Hazratbal Shrine, famous for its relic of Prophet Muhammad, is located at
A. Srinagar
B. Ajmer
C. Patna
D. Hyderabad
41. The primary producers in an ecosystem are
A. Herbivores
B. Carnivores
C. Decomposers
D. Autotrophs
42. The “Botanical Survey of India” (BSI) HQ is located at
A. Pune
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Dehradun
43. The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is located in
A. Uttarakhand
B. Sikkim
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jammu & Kashmir
44. The species-area relationship was proposed by
A. Alexander von Humboldt
B. Linnaeus
C. Darwin
D. Huxley
45. The Jallianwala Bagh Memorial is situated in
A. Lucknow
B. Jodhpur
C. Amritsar
D. Chandigarh
46. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum) is in
A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Kolhapur
D. Nashik
47. Which garden is famous for its century-old glasshouse modeled on London’s Crystal Palace?
A. Brindavan Gardens
B. Lalbagh Botanical Garden
C. Pinjore Garden
D. Mughal Garden
48. The primary cause for coral bleaching is
A. Overfishing
B. Ocean acidification
C. Rise in sea temperature
D. Oil spills
49. The process by which plants lose water in the form of water vapor is
A. Respiration
B. Transpiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Osmosis
50. The Shola forests are characteristic of
A. Western Himalayas
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Western Ghats
D. Sundarbans