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Q. Which was the first state to implement the Panchayati Raj System in post-independent India?

A. Assam
B. Rajasthan
C. Andhra Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

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Q. Current chairperson of the securities regulatory body in India, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

A. Madhabi Puri Buch
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Shaktikanta Das

(A) Madhabi Puri Buch

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Q. Who is the sports minister of India now?

A. Anurag Thakur
B. Mansukh Mandaviya
C. Raksha Khadse

(B) Mansukh Mandaviya

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Q. Current Minister of Railways of India.

A. Ashwini Vaishnaw
B. John Mathai
C. Mamata Banerjee

(A) Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Q. Current Chief Election Commissioner of India.

A. Sushil Chandra
B. Rajiv Kumar
C. Sukumar Sen

(B) Rajiv Kumar

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25 th CEC of India. An election commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a three member selection committee headed by the Prime Minister of India and senior most election commissioner is appointed as chief election commissioner. The term of a CEC can be a maximum of six years or till he/she attains sixty five years of age.
Q. Who administers the oath of office to the President?

A. Chief Justice of India
B. Speaker of Lok Sabha
C. Prime Minister

(A) Chief Justice of India
The oath of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court. According to Article 56, the President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office.
Q. Who is the chief current Chief Justice of India?

A. Harilal Jekisundas Kania
B. Uday Umesh Lalit
C. Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud

(C) Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (DY Chandrachud) from 9 November 2022. 50th CJI.

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A new chief justice is appointed by the president of India with recommendations by the outgoing chief justice in consultation with other judges. Retiring age of CJI is 65.
Q. Who is current Speaker of Lok sabha? (As of 25 Dec 2023)

A. G. V. Mavalankar
B. Sumitra Mahajan
C. Om Birla

(C) Om Birla

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Q. Who is the Ex-Officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

A. Speaker
B. Vice President of India
C. Prime Minister

(B) Vice President of India
Q. What rank does the office of Vice-President have in the country?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third

(B) Second
Q. What is the minimum age for qualifying to the post of Vice-President?

A. 25
B. 35
C. 45

(B) 35
Q. Who was the first Vice-President of India?

A. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

(A) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q. Who is the current Vice-President of India as of December, 2023?

A. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
B. Mohammad Hamid Ansari
C. Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu

(A) Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar

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Q. The oath of office to the Vice-President is administered by whom?

A. Chief Justice of India
B. Speaker of Loksabha
C. President of India

(C) President of India
Q. What is the maximum period of time for which a Vice-President can act as a President in the latter's absence?

A. No such limit
B. 5 months
C. 6 months

(C) 6 months
Q. Who among the following members participate in the election of the Vice President of India?

A. The Electoral College of India
B. Legislative members of all States and Union Territories
C. Elected members of the Parliament

(A) The Electoral College of India

The electoral college consisting of:
A) elected members of both the Houses of Parliament.
B) elected members of Legislative Assemblies of the states.
C) elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
Q. Which of the following States sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Karnataka

(B) Uttar Pradesh
Q. Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of :

A. Sati
B. Slavery
C. Untouchability

(C) Untouchability
Q. Which form of Democracy is followed in India ?

A. Parliamentary Democracy
B. Representative Democracy
C. Participatory Democracy
D. Presidential Democracy

(B) Representative Democracy
Q. Who is the first Law and Justice Minister of Independent India ?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B) B.R. Ambedkar
Q. Article 359 of the Constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during :

A. A financial emergency
B. A National Emergency
C. A failure of constitutional machinery in States

Answer: (B) A National Emergency
Q. The speaker of the Lok sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. It is known as __________.

A. Yielding the floor
B. Crossing the floor
C. Calling Attention Motion

Answer: (A) Yielding the floor
Q. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the number of Lok sabha seats increased from 525 to 545 ?

A. Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
B. Fourth Amendment Act, 1955
C. 34th Amendment Act, 1974

Answer: (A) Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
Q. Adhering to Article 340 of the Constitution of India, the First Backward Classes Commission was set up by a presidential order on 29 January 1953 under the chairmanship of ________.

A. B r Ambedkar
B. Justice Venkatachaliah
C. Kaka Kalelkar

Answer: (C) Kaka Kalelkar
Q. The disqualification of the Members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection has been provided in :

A. Seventh schedule of the Constitution.
B. Tenth schedule of the Constitution
C. Eleventh schedule of the Constitution.

Answer: (B) Tenth schedule of the Constitution
Q. Article 169 of the Constitution of India makes provision for the abolition or creation of ______.

A. All India Services
B. Specifies Fundamental Duties
C. Legislative Councils in States

Answer: (C) Legislative Councils in States
Q. Which part of the Constitution of India deals with special provisions to SCs, STs, OBCs and Anglo-Indians ?

A. Part -1 (Articles 1 - 4)
B. Part -2 (Articles 5 - 11)
C. Part -16 (Articles 330 - 342)

Answer: (C) Part -16
Q. The Administrative Tribunal is related to which article?

A. Article - 356
B. Article- 323
C. Article- 339

Answer: (B) Article- 323
Q. When did India became a fully democratic republic?

A. 26 November 1949
B. 26 November 1951
C. 26 January 1950

Answer: (C) 26 January 1951
Q. The president of India is an integral Part of ?

A. Parliament
B. Lok Sabha
C. Rajya Sabha

Answer: (A) Parliament
Q. The first Finance Commission was formed?

A. In 1950
B. In 1951
C. In 1952

Answer: (B) In 1951
Q. Who appoints the Attorney general of India?

A. President of India
B. Union law minister
C. Prime Minister of India

Answer: (A) President of India
Q. How many times has the president declared a National Emergency so far?

A. Only one time
B. Two times
C. Three times

Answer: (C) Three times
Q. To whome does the president submit his/her resignation?

A. Prime minister
B. Vice President
C. Chief Justice of India

Answer: (B) Vice President
Q. Who can call a joint session of the two houses of Parliament?

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Vice President

Answer: (A) President
Q. Who was the chairman of the state Reorganization commission?

A. Mr. HN Kunzru
B. Sayed Fazal Ali
C. None of the above

Answer: (B) Sayed Fazal Ali
Q. When did India became a fully democratic republic?

A. 26 November 1949
B. 26 November 1930
C. 26 November 1950

Answer: (C) 26 November 1950
Q. Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of judges?

A. Article 214
B. Article 217
C. Article 226
D. Article 216

Answer: B
Q. High courts issue writs under article________

A. 220
B. 221
C. 213
D. 226

Answer: D
Q. The chief justice and other judges of the high courts are appointed by which one of the following?

A. Prime minister
B. Chief minister
C. Governor
D. President

Answer: D
Q. Which was the first Indian state to establish the institution of Lokayukta?

A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra

Answer: D
Q. When did The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 came into force?

A. January 2014
B. May 2013
C. December 2013
Answer: A
Q. National emergency is declared under which of the following articles?

A. Article 358
B. Article 352
C. Article 359
Answer: B
Q. Financial emergency is imposed under article?

A. Article 360
B. Article 354
C. Article 365

Answer: A
Q. National Commission for Other Backward Class came into effect from:

A. 1993
B. 1995
C. 2001

Answer: A
Q. To become a member of Lok Sabha, What should be the minimum age of the candidate?

A. 30 years
B. 25 years
C. 35 years
Answer: B
Q. What is the minimum age to be the member of the Rajya Sabha?

A. 30 years
B. 35 years
C. 45 years
Answer: A
Q. Which of the following article deals with the election of the Vice-president?

A. Article 64
B. Article 68
C. Article 66
D. Article 62

Answer: C
Q. Who can remove the Vice-President from his office?

a. President
b. Prime minister
c. Parliament
d. Legislative assemblies of the state

Answer: C
Q. The Vice-President is the Ex-Officio Chairman of the ........?

A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. Planning Commission
D. National Development Council

Answer: A
Q. Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of the Prime Minister and other ministers?

A. Article 76
B. Article 74
C. Article 75
D. Article 72

Answer: C
Q. Which of the following commission was appointed by the Central Government on Union-State relations in 1983?

A. Sarkariya commission
B. Dutt commission
C. Setalvad commission
D. Rajamannar commission

Answer: A
Q. Which of the article deals with the grants in aid by the Union government to the states?

A. Article 270
B. Article 280
C. Article 275
D. Article 265

Answer: C
Q. Freedom of Press is implicit under which article of Constitution of India?

A. Article 19
B. Article 20
C. Article 21
Answer: Article 19
Q. Who called Preamble the identity card of the Constitution?

A. Dr. B R Ambedkar
B. N. K. Palkhivala
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: N. K. Palkhivala
Q. In which of the following locations was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1942 ?

A. Pragati Maidan
B. August Kranti Maidan /Mumbai's Gowalia Tank Maidan
C. Brabourne Stadium

(B) August Kranti Maidan /Mumbai's Gowalia Tank Maidan
Q. Which of the following events did NOT take place in 1919 ?

A. Rowlatt Act was passed
B. Partition of Bengal
C. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D. Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms were announced

(B) Partition of Bengal
Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to…………

A. Portuguese
B. American
C. German

Answer: (A) Portuguese
Q. Where Dutch does founded their first factory in India?

A. Masaulipatam
B. Nagapatam
C. Nagapatam

Answer: (A) Masaulipatam
Q. Where French established their first factory?

A. Surat
B. Masaulipatam
C. Pulicat

Answer: (A) Surat
Q. The Battle of Buxar fought between……….

A. The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French
B. Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
C. Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas

Answer: (B) Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
Q. When was the battle of Buxar fought?

A. October 1764
B. October 1754
C. Sept. 1564

Answer: (A) October 1764
Q. The treaty of Allahabad took place between………..

A. Shuja-ud-daulah. Robert Clive and Shah Alam II
B. Shuja-ud-daulah, Mir jafar and Shah Alam II
C. Shuja-ud-daulah , Wajid Ali Shah and Shah Alam II

Answer: (A) Shuja-ud-daulah. Robert Clive and Shah Alam II
Q. When Brahmo Samaj splited?

A. 1866
B. 1826
C. 1843

Answer: (A) 1866
Q. When was the Hindu College, Calcutta established?

A. 1829
B. 1817
C. 1858

Answer: (B) 1817
Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?

A. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
B. The Regulating Act, 1773
C. Charter Act, 1793
Answer: (B) The Regulating Act, 1773
Q. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor General of Bengal become the Governor General of India?

A. Charter Act of 1833
B. Charter Act of 1793
C. Pitt's India Act
Answer: (A) Charter Act of 1833
Q. When was First Anglo Sikh War fought?

A. 1846 AD.
B. 1826 AD.
C. 1725 AD.
D. 1816 AD.

Answer: A
Q. Treaty of Lahore taken place on ________

A. 1836 AD.
B. 1846 AD.
C. 1725 AD.
D. 1816 AD.

Answer: B
Q. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857?

A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
C. R.S Sharma
D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: B
Q. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?

A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. Allahabad

Answer: B
Q. In which year, Landholders’ society was established in India?

A. 1838
B. 1850
C. 1857
Answer: 1838
Q. A notable newspaper “Sambad Prabhakar” was published by whom?

A. Jugal Kishore Shukla
B. The Pratiharas
C. Lala Jagat Narayan
Answer: Iswar Chanda Gupta
Q. Who amongst the following was an explorer to visit India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq ?

A. Fahien
B. Ibn Battuta
C. Vasco da Gama

(B) Ibn Battuta
1. Who was Sultan of Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398?

A. Mahmud Shah Tughluq
B. Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
C. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
Answer: Mahmud Shah Tughluq
2. During whose reign Changez Khan invaded India?

A. Balban
B. Iltutmish
C. Razia
Answer: Iltutmish
3. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shah Jahan
Answer: Shah Jahan during 1650-1656
4. A list of a few Rajput rulers is given below :

A. Rana Sanga
B. Chandra Sen
C. Man Singh
Choose the two who did not help the Mughals:
1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and B
4. A and C
5. None of the above
Answer: A and B
5. Which among the following dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest time?

A. Khiliji
B. Lodhi
C. Sayyid
Answer: Khiliji
6. Golconda fort was built by :

A. Mughals
B. Kakatiyas
C. Marathas
Answer: Kakatiyas
7. Who among the following are the members of the Ashtadiggajas?

A. Allasani Peddanna
B. Nandi Thimmana
C. Tenali Rama
Choose the correct Answer: wer:
1. A and B only
2. A, B and C
3. B and C only
Answer: A, B and C
8. Who among the following Sultan of Delhi was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash?

A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Alauddin Khilji
9. The third battle of Panipat was fought in ________.

A. 1739
B. 1761
C. 1526
Answer: 1761
10. Buland Darwaza was built by _______.

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
Answer: Akbar
11. The Mysore Palace was the residence of the ______.

A. Palas
B. Chandelas
C. Wodeyars
Answer: Wodeyars
12. The first battle of Tarain was fought in the year ?

A. 1191
B. 1192
C. 1193
Answer: 1191
13. The period between _____ is known as the period of Delhi Sultanate.

A. 1106 AD and 1326 AD
B. 1606 AD and 1826 AD
C. 1206 AD and 1526 AD
Answer: 1206 AD and 1526 AD
14. Who among the following is the founder ruler of the Lodhi Dynasty?

A. Bahlul Khan Lodhi
B. Sikandar Khan Lodhi
C. Ibrahim Khan Lodhi
Answer: Bahlul Khan Lodhi
15. The great poet Tulsidas lived during the period of …

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Akbar
16. who among the following officially banned the slaughter of animals on Sunday and Thursday?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
Answer: Jahangir
17. During whose reign, Ibn Batuta visited India?

A. Muhammad bin Tughluq
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
C. Firuz Shah Tughluq
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq
18. Who built Hawa Mahal?

A. Maharaja Pratap Singh
B. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
C. Bahlul Khan Lodhi
Answer: Maharaja Pratap Singh
19. Who built Jodhpur Fort?

A. Guru Ramdas
B. Shah Jahan
C. Rao Jodhaji
Answer: Rao Jodhaji
20. The "Akbarnama" was written by which of the following scholars?

A. Tulsidas
B. Abul Fazal
C. Akbar
Answer: Abul Fazal
21. Who wrote Tughlaq Nama?

A. Abu Nasr Utbi
B. Abul Fazl
C. Amir Khusrau
Answer: Amir Khusrau
22. Who completed the Qutub Minar?

A. Nasiruddin Qubacha
B. Iltutmish
C. Qutbuddin Aibak
Answer: Iltutmish
23. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj Piligrimage at State expense was ________.

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shah Jahan
Answer: Akbar
24. Who founded the Pala Empire?

A. Devapala
B. Gopala
C. Dharmapala
Answer: Gopala
25. Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

A. Ziauddin Barani
B. Amir Khusrau
C. Minhaj-us-siraj
Answer: Amir Khusrau
26. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was :

A. Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B. Abdur Rahim
C. Chand Bardai
Answer: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
27. Who founded the Vikramashila University?

A. Devapala
B. Dharmapala
C. Gopala
Answer: Dharmapala
28. The Biography of Humayun was written by?

A. Nur Jahan
B. Gulbadan Begum
C. Jodha
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
29. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?

A. Sant Kabir Das
B. Surdas
C. Tulsidas
Answer: Sant Kabir Das
30. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by

A. Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
31. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
32. Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?

A. The Panch Mahal
B. Moti Masjid
C. Tomb of Salim Chishti
Answer: Moti Masjid
33. Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A. Shah Alam-II
B. Akbar-II
C. Bahadur Shah-II
Answer: Bahadur Shah-II
34. What was the official language of the mughal court ?

A. Arabic
B. Hindi
C. Persion
Answer: Persion
35. Which Tamil poet wrote Ramayana in Tamil language?

A. Kamban
B. Kapilar
C. Pulamaipithan
Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
36. The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?

A. Khalji dynasty
B. Tughlaq dynasty
C. Lodi dynasty
Answer: Tughlaq dynasty
37. Akbar defeated Hemu in which of the following battle?

A. Battle of Haldighati
B. Second Battle of Panipat
C. Third Battle of Panipat
Answer: Second Battle of Panipat
38. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?

A. Sikandara
B. Allahabad
C. Fatehpursikri
Answer: Sikandara
Q. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of the King :

A. Harshavardhana
B. Samudragupta
C. Ashoka

(A) Harshavardhana
Q. Chanakya, the author of Arthashastra was a minister in the court of :

A. Ashoka
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta Maurya

(C) Chandragupta Maurya
Q. The earliest city discovered in India?

A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Sindh

Answer: (A) Harappa
Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?

A. Silver
B. Gold
C. Copper

Answer: (C) Copper
Q. Poet Kalidas lived in the court of?

A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Samudra Gupta
C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Answer: (C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q. To which Dynasty did Ashoka belong?

A. Gupta
B. Maurya
C. Vardhana

Answer: (B) Maurya
Q. Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya?

A. Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)
B. Megasthanes
C. Faxian ( Fa-hien)
Answer: (B) Megasthanes
Q. Who founded Patliputra?

A. Udayin
B. Ashoka
C. Bimbisara
Answer: (A) Udayin
Q. Which site of Indus valley civilization is located in India?

A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodarro
C. Lothel

Answer: (C) Lothel
Q. Which site of Indus valley is now in Pakistan?

A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Lothel

Answer: (B) Harappa
Q. Who was Megasthanes?

A. A Greek pilgrim
B. A Chinese traveler
C. Greek Ambassador of Seleucus
Answer: (C) Greek Ambassador of Seleucus
Q. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

A. Sanudragupta
B. Chandragupta
C. Sri Gupta
Answer: (C) Sri Gupta
1. Which of the following are called forest books?

A. Brahmanas
B. Upanishads
C. Aranyakas
Answer: Aranyakas
2. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?

A. The Rashtrakutas
B. The Pratiharas
C. The Palas
Answer: The Rashtrakutas
Q. The National Stock Exchange is located in

A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi

(A) Mumbai
Q. What is the largest Biosphere Reserve in India?

A. The Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat
B. Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam.
C. None of the above

(A) The Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat
Q. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in :

A. Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Bijapur

(C) Bijapur
Q. What is the smallest Biosphere Reserve in India?

A. The Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat
B. Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam.
C. None of the above

(A) Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam.
Q. The longest westward flowing river of peninsular India is __________

A. Narmada
B. Krishna
C. Kaveri

(A) Narmada
Q. How many postal zones are India divided into?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 9

(C) 9
Q. India is majorly subdivided into ____ physical regions.

A. Five
B. Six
C. Ten

(A) Six
Q. Zozila Pass connects?

A. Kashmir and Tibbet
B. Leh and Srinagar
C. Leh and Kargil

(B) Leh and Srinagar
Q. Ehich of the following is the main difference between the western and Eastern Ghats?

A. Height
B. Vegetation
C. Continuity

(C) Continuity
Q. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shapki La located?

A. Chandra Valley
B. Sutlej Valley
C. Hunza Valley

(B) Sutlej valley
Q. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?

A. Andhrapradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Tamilnadu

(C) Tamilnadu
Q. ______ forms the western boundary of the Indian subcontinents?

A. Aravali
B. Hindkush
C. Karakoram

(B) Hindkush
Q. Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and western Ghats?

A. Anaimalai Hills
B. Nilgiri Hills
C. Shevaroy Hills

(B) Nilgiri Hills
Q. The highest peak of Himalayas in India is in?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Kashmir
C. Sikkim

(C) Sikkim
Q. Where exactly is Aksai Chin?

A. Near Leh
B. The north east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
C. South of the Saichen glacier

(B) The north east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
Q. "Rohtang Pass" a high mountain pass is situated in?

A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Punjab
C. Himachal Pradesh

(C) Himachal Pradesh
Q. Which one of the following states recieve the highest rainfall during winter month?

A. Mizoram
B. Tamilnadu
C. All of the above

(B) Tamilnadu
Q. What is the reason for the red colour of the red soil?

A. Phosphoric Acid
B. Humus
C. Iron

C
Q. Which of the following soil has air space and loosely packed?

A. Sandy Soil
B. Clayey Soil
C. Loamy Soil

A
Q. Which of the following statement is NOT rue about Wular lake?

A. It’s a Fresh-Water lake
B. It belongs to Indus River
C. It is in jammu & kashmir

B
Q. Which of the following is CORRECT about Loktak Lake?

A. It is in Mizoram state.
B. It is a salt water lake.
C. It is the largest fresh water lake in north eastern states of India

C
Q. Which of the following is not true about Pushkar Lake?

A. It is in Rajasthan state.
B. It is a natural lake.
C. It belongs to Luni River
B
Q. Where is Dal lake?

A. Rajasthan
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Jammu & Kashmir
C
Q. Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake of India?

A. Pulicat lake
B. Chilka lake
C. Wular

C
Q. Which of the following river does not originates from India?

A. Ganga
B. Brahmaputra
C. Yamuna

B
Q. Which of the following project is made on the Satlej River?

A. Bhakra Nangal Dam
B. Sardar Sarovar Dam
C. Hirakud dam
A
Q. Which of the following is not the Peninsular Rivers of India?

A. Mahanadi
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
C
Q. Which of the following geographical term related to the ''piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water''?

A. Peninsula
B. Gulf
C. Strait
D. Island

D
Q. Which of the following geographical term related to a body of land surrounded by water on three sides?

A. Peninsular
B. Gulf
C. Strait
D. Island

A
Q. Which of the following geographical term related to a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water?

A. Peninsula
B. Gulf
C. Strait
D. Island

A
Q. Which of the following passes cuts through the Pir Panjal range and links Manali and Leh by road?

A. Rohtang Pass
B. Mana Pass
C. Niti Pass
D. Nathula Pass

A
Q. Which among the following mountain peaks is not in Himalayan Range?

A. K2
B. Nanga parbat
C. Kanchenjunga
K2
Q. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in which of the following islands?

A. Abdul Kalam island
B. Chandipur
C. Sriharikota
Sriharikota
Q. ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ festival is a festival of which the communities in North Eastern India?

A. Tai-Ahom
B. Deori Tribe
C. Khasi

Answer: A
Q. Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary award of which among the following Government?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B
Q. In which of the following city Elephant festival is celebrated annually?

A. Jaipur
B. Jodhpur
C. Kota

Answer: A
Q. The famous ‘Hornbill festival’ is celebrated in which of the following States of India?

A. Mizoram
B. Nagaland
C. Assam

Answer: B
Q. The Sangai Festival is celebrated in?

A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
Answer: B
Q. Unnakoti Heritage Site is located in which Indian State?

A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Tripura
Answer: C
Q. What is 'Dhirio'?

A. Traditional Bullfighting sport of Goa
B. A folk dance of Goa
C. Traditional Cock fighting sport of Jaipur

Answer: A
Q. 'Mahsu', 'Dangli', and 'Jhali' are popular folk dances of -

A. Uttarakhand
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh

Answer: C
Q. The original name of Mahabharata is -

A. Kathasaritsagar
B. Jai Samhita
C. Rajtarangini
Answer: B
Q. Me-Dhum-Me-Phi is an ancestor-worship festival celebrated in the state of -

A. Assam
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A
1. Which state is the host of the ‘Bekal International Beach Festival’?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Goa
C. Kerala
Answer: Kerala
2. Which Indian reformer found the ‘Arya Samaj’?

A. Shri Aurobindo
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Ramakrishna Paramahams
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
Q. The National Inter-School football tournament in India is played for

A. Durand Cup
B. Subroto Cup
C. Duleep Trophy

(B) Subroto Cup
Q. In Volleyball, how many players per team are on the court ?

A. Five
B. Six
C. Seven

(B) Six
Q. Current chairperson of the securities regulatory body in India, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

A. Madhabi Puri Buch
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Shaktikanta Das

(A) Madhabi Puri Buch

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Q. Who is the sports minister of India now?

A. Anurag Thakur
B. Mansukh Mandaviya
C. Raksha Khadse

(B) Mansukh Mandaviya

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Q. Current Minister of Railways of India.

A. Ashwini Vaishnaw
B. John Mathai
C. Mamata Banerjee

(A) Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Q. Current Chief Election Commissioner of India.

A. Sushil Chandra
B. Rajiv Kumar
C. Sukumar Sen

(B) Rajiv Kumar

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25 th CEC of India. An election commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a three member selection committee headed by the Prime Minister of India and senior most election commissioner is appointed as chief election commissioner. The term of a CEC can be a maximum of six years or till he/she attains sixty five years of age.
Q. Who administers the oath of office to the President?

A. Chief Justice of India
B. Speaker of Lok Sabha
C. Prime Minister

(A) Chief Justice of India
The oath of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court. According to Article 56, the President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office.
Q. Who is the chief current Chief Justice of India?

A. Harilal Jekisundas Kania
B. Uday Umesh Lalit
C. Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud

(C) Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (DY Chandrachud) from 9 November 2022. 50th CJI.

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Q. Who is current Speaker of Lok sabha? (As of 25 Dec 2023)

A. G. V. Mavalankar
B. Sumitra Mahajan
C. Om Birla

(C) Om Birla

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Q. Who regulates the Money Market?

A. RBI (The Reserve bank of India)
B. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
C. NABARD (National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development)

(A) RBI (The Reserve bank of India)
Q. Which was the first country to issue paper currency?

A. China
B. Sweden
C. USA

(A) China
Q. Which European country was the first to introduce bank notes and World's first country to have cashless economy?

A. China
B. Sweden
C. USA

(B) Sweden
Q. In which year was the RBI nationalised?

A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1969

(B) 1949

1st January, 1949 on the basis of the Reserve Bank of India (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948.
Q. Who is the present Governor of RBI of India (As of Dec 2023)?

A. Urjit Patel
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Shaktikanta Das

(C) Shaktikanta Das

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Q. Who is the "lender of the last resort" in India?

A. SBI
B. RBI
C. SEBI

(B) RBI
Q. Reserve Bank of India was established in which year?

A. 1935
B. 1945
C. 1949

(A) 1935

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Kolkata but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937. The Central Office is where the Governor sits and where policies are formulated
Q. Which of these institutions fixes the Repo Rate and the Reverse Repo Rate in India?

A. Ministry of Finance
B. State Bank of India
C. Reserve Bank of India

(C) Reserve Bank of India
Q. In which of the following economies, all productive resources are owned and controlled by the government ?

A. Socialist
B. Capitalist
C. Mixed

(A) Socialist
Q. The National Stock Exchange is located in

A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi

(A) Mumbai
Q. Which article of Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth ?

A. Article 25
B. Article 15
C. Article 35

(B) Article 15
Q. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in :

A. Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Bijapur

(C) Bijapur
Q. Which company became the first Indian company to hit the ` 10 Lakh Crore market valuations ?

A. Reliance
B. TCS
C. Airtel

(A) Reliance
Q. The mission Indradhanush, an initiative of the Government of India, is associated with :

A. Immunisation/Vaccination of children
B. Cleanliness
C. Digitalisation

(A) Immunisation/Vaccination of children
Q. Which of the following States sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Karnataka

(B) Uttar Pradesh
Q. Who among the following publishes the Economic Survey of India ?

A. National Development Council
B. Indian Statistical Institute
C. Ministry of Finance

(C) Ministry of Finance
Q. The ancient tradition of exchanging goods for goods (trade without currency) is :

A. Paik System
B. Barter System
C. Banking System

(B) Barter System
Q. Which form of Democracy is followed in India ?

A. Parliamentary Democracy
B. Representative Democracy
C. Participatory Democracy
D. Presidential Democracy

(B) Representative Democracy
Q. Who is the first Law and Justice Minister of Independent India ?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B) B.R. Ambedkar
Q. The National Inter-School football tournament in India is played for

A. Durand Cup
B. Subroto Cup
C. Duleep Trophy

(B) Subroto Cup
Q. The Right to Education Act as a Fundamental Right was enacted under _____.

A. Article 21 (a)
B. Article 25
C. Article 18

(A) Article 21 (a)
Q. Article 359 of the Constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during :

A. A financial emergency
B. A National Emergency
C. A failure of constitutional machinery in States

Answer: (B) A National Emergency
Q. What is the largest Biosphere Reserve in India?

A. The Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat
B. Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam.
C. None of the above

Answer: (A) The Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat
Q. What is the smallest Biosphere Reserve in India?

A. The Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat
B. Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam.
C. None of the above

Answer: (A) Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam.
Q. The longest westward flowing river of peninsular India is __________

A. Narmada
B. Krishna
C. Kaveri

Answer: (A) Narmada
Q. How many postal zones are India divided into?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 9

Answer: (C) 9
Q. India is majorly subdivided into ____ physical regions.

A. Five
B. Six
C. Ten

Answer: (A) Six
Q. The Rowlatt Acts were passed in which year?

A. 1909
B. 1919
C. 1929

Answer: (B) 1919
Q. ______ published the first newspaper in India named The Bengal Gazette in 1780.

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. James Augustus Hicky

Answer: (C) James Augustus Hicky
Q. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: (A) Rabindranath Tagore
Q. On ________, the All India Congress Committee met at Bombay. It passed the 'Quit India Resolution' to start the 'Quit India Movement' with the determination to free India to form the British rule.

A. 4 September 1920
B. 8th August 1942
C. 15th August 1947

Answer: (A) 8th August 1942