1. Which of the following is NOT a Ramsar site?
A. Wular Lake
B. Renuka Lake
C. Rudrasagar
D. Lonar Lake
2. Which colour of light has the maximum wavelength?
A. Violet
B. Blue
C. Red
D. Yellow
3. Rainbow is formed due to:
A. Reflection and dispersion
B. Refraction, dispersion, internal reflection
C. Scattering only
D. Total internal reflection
4. The blue colour of the sky is due to:
A. Dispersion
B. Refraction
C. Rayleigh scattering
D. Diffraction
5. The headquarters of SAARC is located at:
A. Dhaka
B. Kathmandu
C. Islamabad
D. Colombo
6. SAARC Summit of 2016 was cancelled due to:
A. Pandemic
B. Economic crisis
C. Terror attack in Uri
D. Political instability
7. BRICS 2023 Summit was hosted by:
A. Russia
B. China
C. South Africa
D. India
8. A President of India can be re-elected:
A. Only once
B. For two terms
C. Maximum three terms
D. Any number of times
9. Which river forms the Sivasagar plain?
A. Teesta
B. Subansiri
C. Brahmaputra
D. Lohit
10. Which Indian state has the highest literacy (as per latest data)?
A. Goa
B. Tripura
C. Kerala
D. Mizoram
11. Which country is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer?
A. India
B. Brazil
C. Indonesia
D. Mexico
12. “Spice Garden of India” refers to:
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Meghalaya
13. The world’s highest battlefield is—
A. Ladakh
B. Doklam
C. Siachen Glacier
D. Kargil
14. Granite is an example of:
A. Igneous intrusive rock
B. Igneous extrusive
C. Sedimentary
D. Metamorphic
15. Terrace farming is mostly practiced in:
A. Indo-Gangetic plains
B. Peninsular plateau
C. Himalayan and NE hilly regions
D. Coastal plains
16. Terracotta art reached its peak during:
A. Maurya period
B. Gupta period
C. Harappan period
D. Chola period
17. Golghar monument in Bihar is located at:
A. Gaya
B. Patna
C. Bhagalpur
D. Nalanda
18. Aihole is known as—
A. Golden city
B. City of temples
C. Cradle of Indian temple architecture
D. City of seven hills
19. Eastern Ghats meet Western Ghats at:
A. Palakkad Gap
B. Dodabetta Peak
C. Nilgiri Hills
D. Anaimalai Hills
20. Which state has the Nanda Devi Peak?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Sikkim
21. The deepest gold mine in the world is located in:
A. Australia
B. China
C. South Africa
D. Mexico
22. The “Maginot Line” is associated with—
A. Russia–China
B. France–Germany
C. Korea–Japan
D. Germany–Poland
23. Disease caused by uncontrolled growth of cells:
A. Tuberculosis
B. Cancer
C. Diabetes
D. Malaria
24. Weather phenomena such as cyclones originate mainly due to:
A. Solar flares
B. Temperature and pressure differences
C. Rotation of Earth
D. Jet streams
Answer: B
25. Retreating monsoon in India occurs during:
A. June–July
B. August–September
C. October–November
D. December–January
26. “Doab” refers to:
A. Plateau
B. Area between two rivers
C. A delta
D. A salt marsh
27. “Nathu La” Pass connects India with:
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. China
D. Myanmar
28. Magma that reaches the Earth’s surface is called:
A. Granite
B. Lava
C. Basalt
D. Obsidian
29. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is fixed by:
A. Fungi
B. Green plants
C. Blue-green algae
D. Viruses
30. Marina Beach is situated in:
A. Kochi
B. Chennai
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Mumbai
31. Beach sands of Kerala contain high amounts of:
A. Bauxite
B. Mica
C. Thorium
D. Graphite
32. The largest ecosystem on Earth is:
A. Forest
B. Desert
C. Grassland
D. Marine ecosystem
33. “Seven Sisters” of India exclude:
A. Tripura
B. Meghalaya
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
34. Indus Water Treaty is between India and:
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. China
35. “Aksai Chin” is currently administered by:
A. India
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Nepal
36. National Emergency can be imposed under Article:
A. Article 350
B. Article 352
C. Article 356
D. Article 360
37. Indira Gandhi Canal mainly benefits which state?
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
38. Which country hosts the headquarters of “INTERPOL”?
A. USA
B. Belgium
C. France
D. Switzerland
39. DOTS treatment is used for:
A. HIV
B. Tuberculosis
C. Cancer
D. Leprosy
40. “Tiger State of India” refers to:
A. Karnataka
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Chhattisgarh
41. IST (Indian Standard Time) is ahead of GMT by—
A. 4:00 hrs
B. 5 hrs 30 min
C. 6 hrs
D. 5 hrs
42. Terrace cultivation is most widely practiced in
A. West Bengal
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Maharashtra
43. Terracotta temple architecture reached its zenith in which region?
A. Bihar
B. Odisha
C. Rajasthan
D. Bishnupur, West Bengal
44. In which state is the Eastern Ghats discontinuous and most eroded?
A. Odisha
B. Telangana
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
45. Which cancer is caused by uncontrolled production of WBCs?
A. Melanoma
B. Sarcoma
C. Leukemia
D. Lymphoma
46. Magma that solidifies deep inside the Earth forms—
A. Extrusive rock
B. Intrusive igneous rock
C. Metamorphic rock
D. Sedimentary rock
47. The longest winter line phenomenon in India is observed in—
A. Auli
B. Gulmarg
C. Mussoorie
D. Kalpa
48. The Palghat Gap connects—
A. Satpura–Vindhya
B. Tamil Nadu–Kerala
C. Karnataka–TN
D. Kerala–Goa
49. Which biosphere reserve in India is shared by two countries?
A. Manas
B. Nilgiri
C. Sundarbans
D. Nokrek
50. The only Indian classical dance mentioned in UNESCO Intangible Heritage list is—
A. Odissi
B. Kathak
C. Koodiyattam
D. Bharatanatyam