1. How many separate Peshawar Conspiracy Cases were conducted by the British government?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
***(The British government conducted a series of five separate legal proceedings, collectively known as the Peshawar Conspiracy Cases, between 1922-1927)***
2. Which country had a strong ideological influence on the revolutionaries of the Peshawar Conspiracy Cases?
A. Germany
B. USA
C. Soviet Russia
D. Japan
3. Which ancient conqueror crossed the 'Hindu Kush range' to enter India?
A. Julius Caesar
B. Genghis Khan
C. Alexander the Great
D. Napoleon
4. The name 'Hindu Kush' is often associated with which historical activity?
A. Spice trade
B. Silk production
C. Slave trade
D. Cotton trade
5. The revolutionaries in the Peshawar Conspiracy Cases aimed to enter India through:
A. Burma
B. Nepal
C. Afghanistan
D. Tibet
6. The accused in the Peshawar Conspiracy Cases were mainly charged under:
A. Rowlatt Act
B. Indian Penal Code Sections on Sedition
C. Defence of India Act
D. Criminal Law Amendment Act
7. Colour blindness is mainly due to defect in
A. Rods
B. Cornea
C. Cones
D. Iris
8. Presbyopia generally occurs due to
A. Infection
B. Ageing
C. Injury
D. Vitamin deficiency
9. Which part of the eye provides most of the refraction of light?
A. Lens
B. Retina
C. Cornea
D. Iris
10. Cones are mainly responsible for
A. Night vision
B. Black & white vision
C. Colour vision
D. Peripheral vision
11. Which feature is common to all Indian currency notes (except ₹1)?
A. RBI Governor’s signature
B. Ashoka Pillar emblem
C. National animal
D. National calendar
12. Indian Rupee is a legal tender under which Act?
A. RBI Act, 1934
B. Coinage Act, 1906
C. Banking Regulation Act, 1949
D. FEMA, 1999
13. Vishnuprayag lies in
A. Uttarakhand
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal
14. DPSP are contained in which part of Constitution?
A. Part III
B. Part IV
C. Part V
D. Part VI
15. Supreme Court judges retire at age
A. 60
B. 62
C. 65
D. 68
16. Rods in the human eye are responsible for
A. Colour vision
B. Bright light vision
C. Night vision
D. Detailed vision
17. The most common theme of 'Gandhara art' is
A. Vedic rituals
B. Hindu mythology
C. Life of Buddha
D. Jain Tirthankaras
18. 'Gandhara art' developed in which present-day region?
A. Bihar–UP
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Afghanistan–Pakistan region
D. Gujarat–Rajasthan
19. Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
20. Shanpo River becomes which river in Bangladesh?
A. Padma
B. Jamuna
C. Meghna
D. Surma
21. Largest coal belt of India lies in
A. Assam
B. Jharkhand
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
22. Kakori Incident (1925) was related to
A. Non-Cooperation
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Revolutionary movement
D. Quit India
23. Which is NOT a planet of the solar system?
A. Pluto
B. Neptune
C. Uranus
D. Saturn
24. Jharkhand was carved out of
A. Bihar
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Chhattisgarh
25. The first human form image of Buddha appeared in
A. Mathura school
B. Amaravati school
C. Gandhara school
D. Gupta school
26. Iltutmish belonged to
A. Slave dynasty
B. Khilji dynasty
C. Tughlaq dynasty
D. Lodi dynasty
27. “Indian Opinion” newspaper was started by
A. Tilak
B. Gandhi
C. Nehru
D. Gokhale
28. Udham Singh assassinated
A. General Dyer
B. Michael O’Dwyer
C. Irwin
D. Curzon
29. Maximum strength of a State Legislative Assembly is
A. 300
B. 400
C. 500
D. 550
30. The symbol ₹ for Indian Rupee was adopted in
A. 2009
B. 2010
C. 2011
D. 2012
31. Constituent Assembly was formed under
A. Cripps Mission
B. Cabinet Mission
C. Simon Commission
D. Wavell Plan
32. Councils Act 1909 is known as
A. Morley–Minto Reforms
B. Montagu–Chelmsford
C. Government of India Act
D. Cripps Reforms
33. Supreme Court of India came into existence in
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1952
34. XY chromosomes determine
A. Female
B. Male
C. Hermaphrodite
D. Clone
35. Closest relative of humans
A. Gorilla
B. Orangutan
C. Chimpanzee
D. Baboon
36. Bees communicate by
A. Sound
B. Smell
C. Dance
D. Touch
37. Traditional dress of Shimla region
A. Phiran
B. Pattu
C. Bakhu
D. Ghagra
38. Largest gold reserves are found in
A. India
B. USA
C. China
D. Russia
39. The Sun produces energy by
A. Nuclear fission
B. Nuclear fusion
C. Combustion
D. Chemical reaction
40. Maldives lies in which ocean?
A. Pacific
B. Atlantic
C. Indian
D. Arctic
41. Penicillin was discovered by
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Robert Koch
D. Edward Jenner
42. Peninsula means
A. Land surrounded by water on three sides
B. On two sides
C. On all sides
D. On one side
43. Lord Macaulay is associated with
A. Education policy
B. Land revenue
C. Judiciary
D. Army reforms
44. Western Ghats were declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in
A. 2008
B. 2010
C. 2012
D. 2014
45. Treaty of Purandhar was signed with
A. Shivaji
B. Sambhaji
C. Balaji Vishwanath
D. Nana Phadnavis
46. National Rail and Transport Institute is located at
A. Delhi
B. Vadodara
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
47. 'Indira Gandhi Canal' originates from
A. Sutlej
B. Ravi
C. Beas
D. Harike Barrage
48. Manipur merged with India in
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1956
D. 1972
49. The Shanpo River of Tibet is known as which river in India?
A. Lohit
B. Subansiri
C. Dihang
D. Dibang
50. Meghna River is formed by the confluence of
A. Ganga & Brahmaputra
B. Surma & Kushiyara
C. Teesta & Brahmaputra
D. Barak & Teesta