1. The Western Ghats are located along which part of India?
A. Northern India
B. Western coast of India
C. Eastern Himalaya
D. Indo-Gangetic Plain
2. "War and Peace" was authored by—
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Fyodor Dostoevsky
C. Victor Hugo
D. Charles Dickens
3. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to—
A. Fly a fighter jet
B. Go to space
C. Win a Nobel Prize
D. Scale Mount Everest
4. Mary Kom is associated with which sport?
A. Weightlifting
B. Boxing
C. Archery
D. Wrestling
5. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
A. Pratibha Patil
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Sucheta Kriplani
6. Which desert is known as the cold desert of the world?
A. Sahara
B. Gobi
C. Thar
D. Sonoran
7. The largest hot desert in the world is—
A. Arabian Desert
B. Sahara Desert
C. Kalahari Desert
D. Thar Desert
8. The Kalahari Desert is mainly located in which country?
A. Namibia
B. Botswana
C. South Africa
D. Egypt
9. Which language is considered the lingua franca of Arunachal Pradesh?
A. Hindi
B. English
C. Adi
D. Assamese
10. Which sanctuary is famous for Asiatic lions?
A. Gir National Park
B. Kanha National Park
C. Nagarhole National Park
D. Bandhavgarh National Park
11. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is also known as—
A. Keoladeo National Park
B. Ranganathittu Sanctuary
C. Sultanpur Sanctuary
D. Vedanthangal Sanctuary
12. Pangong Tso Lake, known for its changing colors, lies in—
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Ladakh
C. Sikkim
D. Uttarakhand
13. The ratio of Moon’s diameter to Earth’s diameter is approximately—
A. 1 : 2
B. 1 : 3
C. 1 : 4
D. 1 : 6
14. The Treaty of Seringapatam (1792) ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War between Tipu Sultan and—
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Sir Eyre Coote
15. “Himadri” research station of India is located in—
A. Arctic (Svalbard, Norway)
B. Antarctica (Queen Maud Land)
C. Greenland
D. Iceland
16. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the protection of minorities’ culture and education?
A. Article 25
B. Article 29
C. Article 30
D. Article 32
17. “Hot Money” refers to—
A. Black money
B. Short-term capital flows in and out of a country
C. FDI in agriculture
D. High-denomination currency
18. The deepest point in the Indian Ocean is—
A. Java Trench
B. Makran Trench
C. Sunda Trench
D. Diamantina Trench
19. Which Mughal Emperor transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
20. The index that measures gender inequality globally is—
A. HDI
B. GII (Gender Inequality Index)
C. HPI
D. GDI
21. The flagship scheme “UDAN” (Regional Connectivity) is implemented by—
A. Ministry of Railways
B. Ministry of Civil Aviation
C. NITI Aayog
D. Ministry of Commerce
22. The human body’s largest lymphatic organ is—
A. Thymus
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Tonsils
23. The Indian state with the highest forest cover percentage is—
A. Mizoram
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Odisha
24. The chemical responsible for the smell of rain on dry soil is—
A. Methane
B. Ozone
C. Nitric oxide
D. Petrichor
25. Which of the following continents lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Africa
B. South America
C. Europe
D. Australia
26. Which of the following countries lies completely in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Brazil
B. Indonesia
C. Kenya
D. Japan
27. Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on—
A. March 21
B. June 21
C. September 23
D. December 22
28. The Richter scale was developed by—
A. Alfred Wegener
B. Charles F. Richter
C. H. Benioff
D. G. Mercalli
29. Mount Krakatoa, famous for its 1883 eruption, is located in—
A. Japan
B. Philippines
C. Indonesia
D. Papua New Guinea
30. A volcanic explosion that blows off the top of a volcano, forming a large depression, is called—
A. Magma dome
B. Lava tube
C. Pluton
D. Caldera
31. Which mountain range acts as a climatic barrier preventing the southwest monsoon from reaching Ladakh?
A. Pir Panjal
B. Zanskar Range
C. Karakoram Range
D. Ladakh Range
32. Which range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Deccan Plateau?
A. Vindhya Range
B. Aravalli Range
C. Satpura Range
D. Mahadeo Hills
33. The highest peak of the Western Ghats is—
A. Anamudi
B. Doddabetta
C. Mahendragiri
D. Kudremukh
34. The Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by—
A. Guru Hargobind
B. Guru Tegh Bahadur
C. Guru Arjan Dev
D. Guru Gobind Singh
35. Who founded the Khalsa in 1699?
A. Guru Tegh Bahadur
B. Guru Hargobind
C. Guru Gobind Singh
D. Guru Ram Das
36. The sacred text installed inside the Golden Temple in 1604 was—
A. Dasam Granth
B. Guru Granth Sahib
C. Adi Granth
D. Mool Mantar
37. Which Mughal emperor ordered the execution of Guru Arjan Dev, leading to major reconstruction around the Golden Temple?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
38. Which one of the following was the earliest evidence of urban planning in India?
A. Lothal
B. Kalibangan
C. Mohenjo-daro
D. Dholavira
39. The concept of “Welfare State” is derived from which part of the Indian Constitution?
A. Fundamental Rights
B. Fundamental Duties
C. Directive Principles of State Policy
D. Preamble
40. Which of the following tribes is matrilineal?
A. Santhals
B. Todas
C. Khasis (Meghalaya)
D. Bhils
41. The Ilbert Bill controversy (1883) was mainly related to—
A. Vernacular Press restrictions
B. Trial of Europeans by Indian judges
C. Partition of Bengal
D. Arms Act Amendment
42. Which of the following particles has zero rest mass?
A. Electron
B. Proton
C. Neutron
D. Photon
43. The phenomenon responsible for the blue colour of the sky is—
A. Dispersion
B. Diffraction
C. Scattering of light
D. Interference
44. Which of the following waves cannot travel through a vacuum?
A. Radio waves
B. X-rays
C. Sound waves
D. Gamma rays
45. Chanakya's other well-known text, “Nitishastra,” is popularly known as—
A. Vishnudharmottara
B. Chanakya Niti
C. Mitakshara
D. Rajadharma
46. Which city is known as the “Financial Capital of Europe”?
A. Frankfurt
B. Paris
C. London
D. Zurich
47. The world’s longest international land border exists between—
A. USA–Canada
B. Russia–Kazakhstan
C. Argentina–Chile
D. China–Mongolia
48. The headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is located in—
A. Geneva
B. New York
C. London
D. Vienna
49. The functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtration is—
A. Nephron
B. Glomerulus
C. Bowman’s capsule
D. Collecting duct
50. The cell wall of fungi is mainly composed of—
A. Cellulose
B. Chitin
C. Peptidoglycan
D. Lipopolysaccharide