1. Which Indian ruler issued gold coins depicting himself playing the veena?
A) Chandragupta I
B) Samudragupta
C) Kumaragupta
D) Skandagupta
2. The “Treaty of Seringapatam” was signed after which war?
A) First Anglo-Mysore War
B) Second Anglo-Mysore War
C) Third Anglo-Mysore War
D) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
3. Which planet has the shortest duration of revolution around the Sun?
A) Venus
B) Earth
C) Mercury
D) Mars
4. The term “Blue Water Policy” is associated with:
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Balban
C) Sher Shah
D) Francisco de Almeida
5. In India, the residuary powers are vested in:
A) State Governments
B) Parliament
C) Supreme Court
D) President
6. Which lake is the highest navigable lake in the world?
A) Dal Lake
B) Titicaca Lake
C) Wular Lake
D) Baikal Lake
7. “Operation Flood” in India is related to:
A) Irrigation
B) Wheat Production
C) Milk Production
D) River Linking
8. Ocean currents are primarily driven by:
A) Earthquakes only
B) Differences in atmospheric pressure and wind systems
C) Volcanoes only
D) River deposition
9. The headquarters of the "International Court of Justice" is located at:
A) Geneva
B) Vienna
C) The Hague
D) Paris
10. Who among the following propounded the theory of “Surplus Value”?
A) Adam Smith
B) David Ricardo
C) Karl Marx
D) J.M. Keynes
11. The ancient university of Vikramashila was established by:
A) Harshavardhana
B) Dharmapala
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Kanishka
12. Which constitutional amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 52nd Amendment
D) 61st Amendment
13. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates is called:
A) Epicentre
B) Seismic Zone
C) Focus
D) Fault Line
14. Which metal is extracted from bauxite ore?
A) Iron
B) Copper
C) Aluminium
D) Zinc
15. The book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" was written by:
A) M.G. Ranade
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) R.C. Dutt
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
16. The SI unit of electric capacitance is:
A) Henry
B) Tesla
C) Farad
D) Ohm
17. In the Mughal Mansabdari System, the term “Zat” denoted:
A) Cavalry strength maintained by a Mansabdar
B) Personal rank and salary of the officer
C) Revenue assignment of the Jagir
D) Religious position in court
18. In the Mughal Mansabdari System, the “Sawar” rank referred to:
A) Infantry soldiers
B) Artillery division
C) Number of cavalrymen maintained
D) Tax collection rights
19. Chandragupta Maurya defeated which dynasty to establish the Mauryan Empire?
A) Shunga Dynasty
B) Nanda Dynasty
C) Kanva Dynasty
D) Satavahana Dynasty
20. Which element has the highest electronegativity in the periodic table?
A) Oxygen
B) Chlorine
C) Fluorine
D) Nitrogen
21. The Thar Desert receives very little rainfall mainly because:
A) It is far from oceans
B) Aravalli Range runs parallel to southwest monsoon winds
C) Himalayas block rainfall completely
D) Presence of cold ocean currents
22. Which layer of the Earth is directly responsible for tectonic plate movement?
A) Crust
B) Inner Core
C) Outer Core
D) Mantle
23. Which branch of the southwest monsoon brings rainfall to Western India?
A) Arabian Sea Branch
B) Bay of Bengal Branch
C) Northeast Trade Branch
D) Equatorial Branch
24. The “Gandhara School of Art” was primarily influenced by:
A) Persian art
B) Greek art
C) Roman art
D) Chinese art
25. Who discovered the 'circulation of blood'?
A) Aristotle
B) William Harvey
C) Galen
D) Hippocrates
26. The currency of Switzerland is:
A) Euro
B) Dollar
C) Franc
D) Krona
27. Which gas is used in artificial ripening of fruits?
A) Ethylene
B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Carbon monoxide
28. The speed of light in vacuum is approximately:
A) 3 × 10⁶ m/s
B) 3 × 10⁷ m/s
C) 3 × 10⁸ m/s
D) 3 × 10⁹ m/s
29. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the Preamble words in the Indian Constitution?
A) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
B) Sovereign, Democratic, Secular, Socialist, Republic
C) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Secular, Republic
D) Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, Republic
30. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha?
A) 3rd Schedule
B) 4th Schedule
C) 5th Schedule
D) 6th Schedule
31. Who among the following recommended the creation of Planning Commission in India?
A) Constituent Assembly
B) Advisory Planning Board (1946)
C) Simon Commission
D) Montagu-Chelmsford Report
32. The “Cabinet Mission Plan” was introduced in:
A) 1942
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
33. Which is the correct order of soil layers from top to bottom?
A) Bedrock → Subsoil → Topsoil
B) Topsoil → Subsoil → Parent rock
C) Subsoil → Topsoil → Bedrock
D) Topsoil → Bedrock → Subsoil
34. Who among the following was NOT a member of the Constituent Assembly Drafting Committee?
A) B.R. Ambedkar
B) Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
35. Which of the following gases is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A) Methane
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Nitrous oxide
36. Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?
A) Article 14
B) Article 15
C) Article 16
D) Article 17
37. The “Wavell Plan” was related to:
A) Education reform
B) Constitutional reforms
C) Defence strategy
D) Agricultural policy
38. Which of the following is the correct order of electromagnetic waves in increasing wavelength?
A) Gamma rays → X-rays → UV → Visible → Infrared
B) Infrared → UV → Visible → X-rays → Gamma rays
C) UV → X-rays → Infrared → Gamma rays → Visible
D) Visible → UV → Infrared → X-rays → Gamma rays
39. The “Mullaperiyar Dam” is built on which river?
A) Kaveri
B) Periyar
C) Vaigai
D) Bhavani
40. Which of the following correctly represents the “Golden Quadrilateral”?
A) Delhi–Mumbai–Chennai–Kolkata
B) Delhi–Jaipur–Ahmedabad–Mumbai
C) Mumbai–Pune–Hyderabad–Chennai
D) Delhi–Lucknow–Patna–Kolkata
41. Which animal is known to have 3 hearts, 9 brains, and blue blood?
A) Shark
B) Octopus
C) Squid
D) Jellyfish
2. Galileo Galilei is widely known as the “father of observational astronomy.” Where is his original telescope preserved today?
A) British Museum, London
B) Smithsonian Museum, USA
C) Museo Galileo, Florence
D) Louvre Museum, Paris
43. Einstein’s equation E = mc² represents:
A) Energy is equal to mass × speed
B) Energy is equivalent to mass multiplied by the square of speed of light
C) Energy is proportional to gravity
D) Mass is converted into force
44. In Einstein’s equation E = mc², the symbol “c” refers to:
A) Charge of electron
B) Speed of sound
C) Speed of light in vacuum
D) Constant of gravity
45. India became the _____ country to land on the Moon’s south pole (Chandrayaan-3):
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
46. Chandrayaan-3 was launched by which launch vehicle?
A) PSLV-C56
B) GSLV Mk III (LVM3)
C) SSLV-D2
D) ASLV
47. Which organization released the Global Gender Gap Report?
A) IMF
B) World Bank
C) World Economic Forum
D) UNDP
48. “PM Gati Shakti” initiative is related to:
A) Defence modernization
B) Infrastructure planning
C) Space research
D) Banking reform
49. WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic in:
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2021
50. India’s UPI system is developed by:
A) NPCI
B) RBI
C) SEBI
D) IRDAI
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