1. The energy stored in an object due to its position is called:
A. Kinetic energy
B. Potential energy
C. Thermal energy
D. Chemical energy
2. The strongest and longest bone in the human body is:
A. Tibia
B. Femur
C. Humerus
D. Fibula
3. Red bone marrow is mainly responsible for:
A. Fat storage
B. Production of lymph
C. Production of blood cells
D. Calcium storage
4. Graphite is an allotrope of:
A. Carbon
B. Sulfur
C. Phosphorus
D. Silicon
5. The earliest examples of Indian rock-cut architecture are found in:
A. Ajanta Caves
B. Ellora Caves
C. Bhimbetka
D. Elephanta Caves
6. Pachmarhi, a famous hill station in MP, is also known as:
A. Queen of Hills
B. Satpura Ki Rani
C. Valley of Flowers
D. Lake City
7. MP is the largest producer of which spice in India?
A. Turmeric
B. Coriander
C. Red chili
D. Black pepper
8. International Women’s Day is celebrated on:
A. 8th March
B. 8th April
C. 18th March
D. 18th April
9. The first country to grant women the right to vote was:
A. USA
B. New Zealand
C. Finland
D. Australia
10. The country that invented paper money is:
A. China
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. France
11. The world’s largest producer of lithium is:
A. Chile
B. Australia
C. Argentina
D. Bolivia
12. The power to reorganize the boundaries of States lies with:
A. Rajya Sabha only
B. Parliament
C. Inter-State Council
D. President alone
13. Which Article provides that the Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President?
A. Article 153
B. Article 154
C. Article 155
D. Article 156
14. The longest river flowing through West Bengal is:
A. Damodar
B. Hooghly
C. Subarnarekha
D. Teesta
15. The highest peak in West Bengal is:
A. Sinchal
B. Sandakphu
C. Tiger Hill
D. Phalut
16. The richest coalfield of West Bengal is:
A. Jharia
B. Raniganj
C. Deocha-Pachami
D. Mejia
17. Who is known as the "Father of the Bengal Renaissance"?
A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Rabindranath Tagore
18. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought on the banks of which river?
A. Ganga
B. Damodar
C. Bhagirathi
D. Teesta
19. Nalanda University’s revival project is headed by which West Bengal-born Nobel laureate?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Abhijit Banerjee
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Satyajit Ray
20. West Bengal is the largest producer of which crop in India?
A. Jute
B. Tea
C. Potato
D. Rice
21. The Deocha-Pachami coal block is located in which district?
A. Birbhum
B. Bankura
C. Purulia
D. West Midnapore
22. The only Ramsar site in the Darjeeling district is:
A. Sunderbans
B. East Kolkata Wetlands
C. Mirik Lake
D. Rasik Beel
23. Which Bengali writer received the Booker Prize in 2022?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Taslima Nasrin
C. Geetanjali Shree
D. Sadat Hossain
24. In India, the first oil was commercially drilled in 1889 at:
A. Barauni
B. Ankleshwar
C. Digboi
D. Naharkatia
25. The Digboi refinery, often called the “oldest operating refinery in the world”, was set up in:
A. 1890
B. 1893
C. 1901
D. 1910
26. The only ape species found in India is:
A. Orangutan
B. Hoolock Gibbon
C. Langur
D. Bonnet Macaque
27. The Great Indian Bustard is mainly found in:
A. Gujarat & Rajasthan
B. Bihar & Jharkhand
C. Odisha & West Bengal
D. Kerala & Karnataka
28. India’s first Biosphere Reserve is:
A. Nanda Devi
B. Nilgiri
C. Gulf of Mannar
D. Sundarbans
29. The red panda is primarily found in which Indian state?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Sikkim
D. Rajasthan
30. Gobindabhog rice received the GI Tag in which year?
A. 2004
B. 2010
C. 2017
D. 2020
31. Gobindabhog rice is primarily cultivated in which district of West Bengal?
A. Darjeeling
B. Bankura
C. Bardhaman
D. Murshidabad
32. The process of leaching is most common in:
A. Black soil
B. Alluvial soil
C. Laterite soil
D. Desert soil
33. Which soil is rich in potash but poor in nitrogen?
A. Alluvial soil
B. Red soil
C. Mountain soil
D. Peaty soil
34. Which Governor-General implemented the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Wellesley
35. Which Indian state’s annexation under Doctrine of Lapse became a major cause of the 1857 Revolt?
A. Satara
B. Nagpur
C. Jhansi
D. Udaipur
36. Which princely state was annexed first by the British in India?
A. Mysore
B. Bengal
C. Oudh
D. Arcot
37. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system?
A. Dalhousie
B. Wellesley
C. Hastings
D. Cornwallis
38. The annexation of Punjab followed which war?
A. First Anglo-Sikh War
B. Second Anglo-Sikh War
C. Third Anglo-Mysore War
D. First Anglo-Maratha War
39. Who introduced the Ryotwari system in India?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Thomas Munro & Alexander Read
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Wellesley
40. The Ryotwari system was introduced mainly in:
A. Bengal & Bihar
B. Bombay & Madras Presidencies
C. Assam & Manipur
D. Punjab & Sindh
41. The river that flows through the Grand Canyon is:
A. Mississippi
B. Colorado
C. Amazon
D. Nile
42. Which Indian river originates from the Amarkantak Plateau?
A. Narmada
B. Tapi
C. Mahanadi
D. Godavari
43. Who is credited with the invention of the electric bulb?
A. Nikola Tesla
B. Thomas Edison
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Michael Faraday
44. The chemical formula of ammonia is:
A. NH₃
B. NH₄
C. NO₂
D. N₂H₄
45. Calcium carbonate is used in:
A. Making chalk and cement
B. Preserving food
C. Disinfecting water
D. As fuel
46. Which Indian rebellion of 1857 is also called the First War of Indian Independence?
A. Sepoy Mutiny
B. Revolt of Jhansi
C. Vellore Mutiny
D. Indigo Revolt
47. The Green Revolution in India started in:
A. 1947
B. 1965
C. 1975
D. 1985
48. Who invented the radio?
A. Guglielmo Marconi
B. Heinrich Hertz
C. James Watt
D. Alexander Fleming
49. Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?
A. Ganga
B. Damodar
C. Brahmaputra
D. Hooghly
50. What famous treasure did Nadir Shah take from India?
A. Koh-i-Noor diamond
B. Peacock Throne
C. Both A and B
D. Red Fort artifacts only