1. The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed during the tenure of which Governor-General?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Hardinge
2. Arrange the following in correct chronological order:
3. Which happened immediately after the Widow Remarriage Act?
A) Establishment of Brahmo Samaj
B) Ilbert Bill Controversy
C) India Council Act
D) Indigo Revolt
4. Who built the tomb of Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri?
A) Humayun
B) Shah Jahan
C) Akbar
D) Jahangir
5. Where is the tomb of Jahangir located?
A) Srinagar
B) Lahore
C) Delhi
D) Fatehpur Sikri
6. Bhor Ghat and Thal Ghat are part of which major physiographic feature?
A) Aravalli Range
B) Western Ghats
C) Vindhya Range
D) Eastern Ghats
7. Bhor Ghat connects which two major regions of India?
A) Mumbai–Pune
B) Mumbai–Nashik
C) Pune–Nagpur
D) Mumbai–Ahmedabad
8. The roof of the mouth is formed by:
A) Epiglottis
B) Palate
C) Frenulum
D) Uvula
9. The pigment responsible for skin color in humans is:
A) Hemoglobin
B) Melanin
C) Keratin
D) Myosin
10. The thickest layer of the skin is:
A) Epidermis
B) Dermis
C) Hypodermis
D) Stratum corneum
11. Earthquakes are primarily caused by the movement of:
A) Ocean currents
B) Tectonic plates
C) Atmospheric pressure
D) Glaciers
12. The Kargil conflict of 1999 occurred mainly along which mountain range?
A) Zanskar Range
B) Pir Panjal Range
C) Karakoram Range
D) Shivalik Range
13. Which operation was launched by India during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War?
A) Operation Blue Star
B) Operation Vijay
C) Operation Trident
D) Operation Cactus
14. ISRO was established in which year?
A) 1959
B) 1962
C) 1969
D) 1972
15. Which rocket is known as the “workhorse” of ISRO?
A) GSLV Mk III
B) PSLV
C) ASLV
D) SSLV
16. Which of the following is NOT a drought-prone region in India?
A) Marathwada
B) Bundelkhand
C) Western Rajasthan
D) Meghalaya
17. The Hunter Commission (1882) mainly focused on:
A) University reforms
B) Women’s education
C) Secondary education
D) Higher technical education
18. Who founded Hindu College (1817) in Calcutta, one of India’s earliest modern institutions?
A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B) Raja Rammohan Roy
C) Dwarkanath Tagore
D) David Hare
19. Which act led to the establishment of affiliating universities in India, modeled after the University of London?
A) Indian Universities Act, 1904
B) Wood’s Despatch, 1854
C) Charter Act, 1813
D) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
20. The only major river in India that flows from east to west across a rift valley is:
A) Godavari
B) Tapi
C) Krishna
D) Mahanadi
21. Which river originates from Rakshastal near Manasarovar?
A) Indus
B) Sutlej
C) Ghaghara
D) Brahmaputra
22. The Permanent Settlement (1793), which applied first to the Bengal Presidency, was introduced by:
A) Warren Hastings
B) William Bentinck
C) Lord Cornwallis
D) Henry Lawrence
23. Which province was not originally part of the Bengal Presidency?
A) Bihar
B) Odisha
C) Assam
D) Bombay
24. The Partition of Bengal (1905) divided the Bengal Presidency into:
A) Bengal & Assam
B) West Bengal & Bihar
C) East Bengal & Assam
D) Bengal & Odisha
25. Which one of the following is a direct tax?
A) GST
B) Excise Duty
C) Income Tax
D) Customs Duty
26. Which movement is known as the first mass movement in modern Indian history?
A) Non-Cooperation Movement
B) Swadeshi Movement
C) Civil Disobedience Movement
D) Quit India Movement
27. Which is the northernmost district of West Bengal?
A) Darjeeling
B) Jalpaiguri
C) Cooch Behar
D) Alipurduar
28. Which of the following is a major industrial town in West Bengal known for steel production?
A) Durgapur
B) Howrah
C) Haldia
D) Siliguri
29. The Baul music tradition, known for mystic songs, is associated with which district?
A) Birbhum
B) Bardhaman
C) Murshidabad
D) Nadia
30. The Ganga Sagar Mela, one of the largest congregations in India, is held in which district of West Bengal?
A) North 24 Parganas
B) South 24 Parganas
C) Nadia
D) Howrah
31. Which river is considered the largest distributary of the Ganga in West Bengal?
A) Hooghly
B) Mahananda
C) Jalangi
D) Ichamati
32. Which river in West Bengal forms the international boundary with Bangladesh for a significant stretch?
A) Ichamati
B) Teesta
C) Jalangi
D) Damodar
33. The river Jalangi is a distributary of the Ganga and flows through which districts?
A) Murshidabad & Nadia
B) Birbhum & Bardhaman
C) South 24 Parganas & Howrah
D) Darjeeling & Jalpaiguri
34. Which river originates in Darjeeling Himalayas and is known for hydroelectric potential in North Bengal?
A) Teesta
B) Mahananda
C) Jaldhaka
D) Torsa
35. The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46) ended with:
A) Treaty of Lahore
B) Treaty of Amritsar
C) Treaty of Seringapatam
D) Treaty of Purandar
36. Who is known as the father of India’s nuclear program?
A) Homi J. Bhabha
B) Vikram Sarabhai
C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D) C.V. Raman
37. India conducted its first successful nuclear test (Smiling Buddha) in:
A) 1972
B) 1974
C) 1976
D) 1980
38. The coastal stretch from Daman to Goa is popularly known as:
A) Malabar Coast
B) Konkan Coast
C) Coromandel Coast
D) Northern Circars
39. Which port along the Daman–Goa stretch is India’s major natural harbor?
A) Mumbai Port
B) Mormugao Port
C) Kandla Port
D) Kochi Port
40. Which of the following is a scheduled tribe of West Bengal?
A) Santal
B) Bhil
C) Gond
D) Todas
41. The Santals, one of the largest tribes in India, primarily inhabit:
A) Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
B) Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
D) Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland
42. In which part of India is Makar Sankranti popularly celebrated as Pongal?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Punjab
D) West Bengal
43. Which of the following activities is commonly associated with Makar Sankranti in Gujarat?
A) Kite flying
B) Boat races
C) Bonfires
D) Fairs at riverbanks
44. Makar Sankranti is primarily a harvest festival, signaling:
A) Beginning of winter
B) End of winter
C) Start of monsoon
D) End of summer
45. Kitab-ul-Hind (India’s history, society, and culture) was written by:
A) Al-Biruni
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Minhaj-i-Siraj
D) Ziauddin Barani
46. During the Later Vedic period, which kingdom was dominant in the eastern Gangetic plain?
A) Kuru
B) Magadha
C) Panchala
D) Kosala
47. Who is considered the 24th and last Tirthankara in Jainism?
A) Mahavira
B) Parshvanatha
C) Rishabhanatha
D) Neminatha
48. Which river valley was the main center of the Early Vedic civilization?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna–Saraswati
C) Indus
D) Godavari
49. Which language is officially recognized as the classical language of India first in 2004?
A) Sanskrit
B) Tamil
C) Telugu
D) Kannada
50. The Indo-Aryan language group includes:
A) Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi
B) Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
C) Mizo, Khasi, Garo
D) Bodo, Santhali, Munda