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Practice Set 45

December 25, 2025
Questionnaire

1. Which British officer’s strict judicial actions led to Prafulla Chaki targeting him?

A. Lord Curzon

B. Kingsford

C. Lord Chelmsford

D. Sir John Simon

 

2. The Muzaffarpur Bomb Case later became linked with which famous trial?

A. Lahore Conspiracy Case

B. Kakori Case

C. Alipore Bomb Case

D. Meerut Conspiracy Case

 

3. How did Prafulla Chaki die?

A. Executed by British government

B. Killed in police encounter

C. Suicide by using revolver to avoid arrest at Mokama Ghat railway station in Bihar

D. Died in jail

 

4. Prafulla Chaki carried out the Muzaffarpur bombing along with:

A. Khudiram Bose

B. Rash Behari Bose

C. Bagha Jatin

D. Jatindranath Mukherjee

 

5. Ancient name of Varanasi was NOT in the following options:

A. Kashi

B. Banaras

C. Avimukta

D. Kanyakubja

 

6. Symbol of Antimony (Sb – Stibium) is derived from:

A. Greek

B. Arabic

C. Latin

D. German

 

7. "Aquatic mammal” among the following is:

A. Shark

B. Dolphin

C. Octopus

D. Penguin

 

8. Which animal has the longest gestation period?

A. Whale

B. Elephant

C. Rhino

D. Giraffe

 

9. Which British officer was killed by Udham Singh?

A. General Dyer

B. Michael O’Dwyer

C. Lord Irwin

D. Reginald Dyer

 

10. Prafulla Chaki was associated with which revolutionary organization?

A. Anushilan Samiti

B. Jugantar

C. Ghadar Party

D. HSRA

 

11. Who was the chief architect of the Indian Parliament building?

A. Edwin Lutyens

B. Herbert Baker

C. Le Corbusier

D. Charles Correa

 

12. Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A. Aurangzeb

B. Bahadur Shah I

C. Bahadur Shah Zafar

D. Shah Alam II

 

13. NH-7 connects which two cities?

A. Delhi–Mumbai

B. VaranasiKanyakumari

C. Kolkata–Chennai

D. Srinagar–Kanyakumari

 

14. NH-8 mainly connects:

A. DelhiJaipurMumbai

B. Delhi–Agra

C. Mumbai–Chennai

D. Ahmedabad–Surat

 

15. Ancient name of Patna was:

A. Kanyakubja

B. Pataliputra

C. Ujjayini

D. Tamralipta

 

16. Which British commander was killed at Kanpur during the 1857 revolt?

A. General Havelock

B. General Neill

C. Sir Hugh Wheeler

D. Major Hudson

 

17. Chemical symbol of Tungsten is:

A. Tn

B. Ts

C. W

D. Tu

 

18. “Sher-e-Punjab” refers to:

A. Maharaja Ranjit Singh

B. Lala Lajpat Rai

C. Bhagat Singh

D. Udham Singh

 

19. India’s first indigenous supercomputer was:

A. PARAM 8000

B. ANURAG

C. VEGA

D. SHAKTI

 

20. Tomb of Humayun is located at:

A. Agra

B. Fatehpur Sikri

C. Delhi

D. Lahore

 

21. Tomb of Jahangir is situated in:

A. Agra

B. Delhi

C. Lahore

D. Kabul

 

22. Which of the following is included in Part IV-A of the Constitution?

A. Fundamental Rights

B. Directive Principles

C. Fundamental Duties

D. Emergency Provisions

 

23. How many Fundamental Duties are there currently?

A. 9

B. 10

C. 11

D. 12

 

24. Indian Army was officially established in:

A. 1857 – Delhi

B. 1895Calcutta

C. 1902 – Shimla

D. 1947 – New Delhi

 

25. Which element is liquid at room temperature?

A. Sodium

B. Bromine

C. Mercury

D. Both B and C

 

26. National game of Japan is:

A. Karate

B. Sumo Wrestling

C. Judo

D. Basketball 

 

27. National game of Canada is:

A. Ice Hockey

B. Lacrosse

C. Baseball

D. Football

 

28. Maasai tribe belongs to:

A. Australia

B. Kenya & Tanzania

C. Brazil

D. Peru

 

29. Aborigines are indigenous people of:

A. Africa

B. Australia

C. Canada

D. Alaska

 

30. Which Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Amendment?

A. Protection of environment

B. Scientific temper

C. Harmony and brotherhood

D. Duty of parents to educate children

 

31. Maple Leaf is the national symbol of:

A. USA

B. Australia

C. Canada

D. New Zealand

 

32. Convex lens is used in:

A. Microscope

B. Telescope

C. Magnifying glass

D. All of the above 

 

33. Concave lens is used in:

A. Camera

B. Telescope

C. Spectacles for myopia

D. Projector

 

34. Which emperor’s tomb is at Sikandra?

A. Babur

B. Akbar

C. Jahangir

D. Shah Jahan

 

35. “Loknayak” was the nickname of:

A. J. P. Narayan

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

C. Rajendra Prasad

D. Morarji Desai

 

36. Silicosis mainly affects which organ?

A. Liver

B. Kidney

C. Lungs

D. Heart

 

37. Which British officer suppressed the revolt in Awadh?

A. Colin Campbell

B. Havelock

C. Outram

D. Hudson

 

38. Chemical Symbol of Sodium is:

A. S

B. So

C. Na

D. Sd

 

39. National Defence Academy (NDA) is situated near:

A. Nagpur

B. Pune

C. Bhopal

D. Nashik

 

40. Which glass is used in making optical lenses?

A. Soda glass

B. Borosilicate glass

C. Flint glass

D. Quartz glass

 

41. “Gateway of Eastern India” refers to:

A. Durgapur

B. Siliguri

C. Asansol

D. Haldia

 

42. Which port is called the “Gateway of Eastern India”?

A. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port 

B. Haldia Port

C. Diamond Harbour

D. Digha Port

 

43. Darjeeling tea received GI tag in:

A. 2000

B. 2004

C. 2007

D. 2011

 

44. Which movement in Bengal was led by Matangini Hazra?

A. Non-Cooperation

B. Civil Disobedience

C. Quit India

D. Swadeshi

 

45. “Black Hole of Calcutta” incident occurred at:

A. Writers’ Building

B. Fort William

C. Belur Math

D. Victoria Memorial

 

46. Court poet of Akbar was:

A. Tulsidas

B. Kalidasa

C. Abul Fazl

D. Amir Khusrau

 

47. The 49th parallel forms part of the boundary between:

A. USA–Mexico

B. USACanada

C. Russia–China

D. France–Germany

 

48. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?

A. Cotton

B. Jute

C. Wheat

D. Sugarcane

 

49. The 38th parallel is related to the division of:

A. Vietnam

B. Germany

C. Korea

D. China

 

50. The “Manchester of Bengal” refers to:

A. Asansol

B. Howrah

C. Durgapur

D. Murshidabad