1.Which of the following is NOT a harvest festival?
A. Pongal
B. Baisakhi
C. Onam
D. Karva Chauth
2. Saga Dawa festival is MOST closely related to
A. Birth of Buddha
B. Enlightenment of Buddha
C. Death of Buddha
D. All of the above
3. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?
A. Chapchar Kut – Mizoram
B. Wangala – Meghalaya
C. Moatsu – Manipur
D. Losar – Sikkim
4. Which festival marks the end of the agricultural year in Assam?
A. Rongali Bihu
B. Kongali Bihu
C. Bhogali Bihu
D. Kati Bihu
5. Which state shares boundary with the maximum number of Indian states?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Rajasthan
6. 'Bhitarkanika National Park’ is famous for
A. Asiatic lions
B. Mangroves & crocodiles
C. Rhinoceros
D. Elephants
7. 'Ziro Valley’ is located in
A. Sikkim
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Nagaland
8. ‘Dandakaranya’ region lies mainly in
A. Odisha & Jharkhand
B. Chhattisgarh & Odisha
C. Maharashtra & Telangana
D. Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
9. 'Nokrek Biosphere Reserve’ is in
A. Assam
B. Meghalaya
C. Tripura
D. Mizoram
10. 'Simlipal Biosphere Reserve’ is located in
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Odisha
C. Jharkhand
D. West Bengal
11. Which state is the largest producer of crude oil in India?
A. Gujarat
B. Assam
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra
12. Which Indian state has the longest river entirely within it?
A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Odisha
13. The Azad Hind Fauj mainly fought against the British in
A. North-West Frontier
B. Bengal
C. Burma and North-East India
D. Central India
14. Binay, Badal and Dinesh are remembered for the attack on
A. Writers’ Building, Calcutta
B. Alipore Jail
C. Fort William
D. Calcutta High Court
15. The British official assassinated by Binay–Badal–Dinesh was
A. Lord Curzon
B. Sir Stanley Jackson
C. N. S. Simpson
D. Lord Irwin
16. Which of the following slogans is associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A. Jai Hind
B. Inquilab Zindabad
C. Swaraj is my birthright
D. Vande Mataram
17. Which of the following is an ex-situ conservation method?
A. Biosphere Reserve
B. National Park
C. Wildlife Sanctuary
D. Botanical Garden
18. Which famous tree is a major attraction of Shibpur Botanical Garden?
A. Banyan Tree
B. Deodar
C. Teak
D. Baobab
19. 'Zero FIR’ in any police station was recommended after
A. IPC amendment
B. 42nd Constitutional Amendment
C. Justice Verma Committee
D. Sarkaria Commission
20. Which of the following is a Constitutional Body?
A. NITI Aayog
B. Election Commission of India
C. CBI
D. NHRC
21. Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with forests (after 42nd Amendment)?
A. Union List
B. State List
C. Concurrent List
D. Residuary List
22. The attack on the Writers’ Building took place in
A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
23. The women’s regiment of the INA was called
A. Rani Durgavati Regiment
B. Rani Lakshmibai Regiment
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal Regiment
D. Sarojini Naidu Regiment
24. Which of the following comes under Directive Principles of State Policy?
A. Right to Equality
B. Right to Religion
C. Equal pay for equal work
D. Right to Constitutional Remedies
25. The hormone ‘Melatonin’ is secreted by
A. Pituitary gland
B. Pineal gland
C. Thyroid gland
D. Thymus gland
26. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the protection of Human Rights through courts?
A. Article 14
B. Article 19
C. Article 21
D. Article 32
27. Which country conducts the joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ with India?
A. Russia
B. USA
C. France
D. Japan
28. ‘Malabar’ naval exercise is conducted by India along with
A. Russia & China
B. USA, Japan & Australia
C. France & UK
D. Sri Lanka & Maldives
29. The ‘Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)’ is located at
A. Kalpakkam
B. Trombay
C. Tarapur
D. Kota
30. Indian Railways is divided into how many zones (current)?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
31. Which of the following pairs is CORRECT?
A. Valmiki – Jharkhand
B. Dampa – Mizoram
C. Sunderbans – Odisha
D. Indravati – Maharashtra
32. Which Tiger Reserve lies in TWO states?
A. Kanha
B. Bandhavgarh
C. Nagarjunsagar–Srisailam
D. Tadoba
33. Gujarat is the largest producer of which mineral in India?
A. Iron ore
B. Bauxite
C. Lignite
D. Manganese
34. Which river does NOT originate from the Eastern Ghats?
A. Vamsadhara
B. Pennar
C. Mahanadi
D. Godavari
35. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?
A. Manas – Assam
B. Namdapha – Arunachal Pradesh
C. Dudhwa – Uttarakhand
D. Sariska – Rajasthan
36. Which is the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats?
A. Mahendragiri
B. Arma Konda
C. Jindhagada Peak
D. Parasnath
37. The ‘Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant’ is located in
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka
38. Which mountain range separates the Deccan Plateau from the coastal plains?
A. Aravalli
B. Vindhya
C. Western Ghats
D. Eastern Ghats
39. Lord Ripon is associated with
A. Vernacular Press Act
B. Ilbert Bill
C. Subsidiary Alliance
D. Permanent Settlement
40. The Durand Line was drawn during the Viceroyalty of
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Lansdowne
D. Lord Dalhousie
41. The most electronegative element in the periodic table is:
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Chlorine
D. Fluorine
42. The term “Ecological Footprint” measures:
A. Forest cover of a country
B. Human demand on natural resources
C. Carbon stored in soil
D. Species richness
43. Which element belongs to the alkali metals?
A. Magnesium
B. Calcium
C. Sodium
D. Aluminium
44. Which group of the periodic table contains noble gases?
A. Group 16
B. Group 17
C. Group 18
D. Group 1
45. Aqua regia is called “royal water” because it can dissolve:
A. All metals
B. Alkali metals
C. Noble metals
D. Base metals
46. Lord Ripon is known as the ‘Father of Local Self-Government’ because of
A. Police reforms
B. Education reforms
C. Municipal reforms
D. Land reforms
47. Aqua Regia is best known for dissolving:
A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Gold
D. Aluminium
48. The first sermon of Buddha is also known as:
A. Annapadma Pravartan
B. Dharma Chakra Pravartana
C. Mahaparinirvana
D. Pratyekayana
49. India's first nuclear test (Smiling Buddha) was in:
A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1974
50. Lord Curzon is associated with all EXCEPT
A. Partition of Bengal
B. Universities Act, 1904
C. Police Commission
D. Ilbert Bill