Q1. The Indus Valley site “Rakhigarhi” is located in which state?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
Q2. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
A. Mahapadma Nanda
B. Dhanananda
C. Ugrasena
D. Sisunaga
Q3. The first Buddhist Council was held at—
A. Pataliputra
B. Rajgir
C. Vaishali
D. Kashmir
Q4. “Tripitaka” is the sacred text of—
A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Zoroastrianism
D. Hinduism
Q5. The author of “Arthashastra” was—
A. Patanjali
B. Kautilya
C. Panini
D. Banabhatta
Q6. The ruler who shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was—
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Balban
Q7. The language of administration under the Delhi Sultanate was—
A. Sanskrit
B. Persian
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
Q8. Who was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Babur
D. Timur
Q9. The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Babur and—
A. Rana Pratap
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Rana Sanga
D. Sher Shah Suri
Q10. The “Din-i-Ilahi” was founded by—
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Q11. The French East India Company was founded in—
A. 1600
B. 1602
C. 1664
D. 1670
Q12. The Governor-General who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse was—
A. Lord Hastings
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Curzon
Q13. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?
A. Rani Lakshmi Bai
B. Bahadur Shah II
C. Nana Saheb
D. Kunwar Singh
Q14. The “Indian Councils Act” of 1861 introduced—
A. Portfolio system
B. Diarchy
C. Provincial autonomy
D. Separate electorates
Q15. “Young Bengal Movement” was started by—
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Henry Vivian Derozio
D. Dayanand Saraswati
Q16. Who was known as “Grand Old Man of India”?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q17. The Lucknow Pact (1916) was signed between—
A. Congress and Muslim League
B. Congress and British Government
C. Muslim League and British Government
D. Swarajists and Revolutionaries
Q18. Who was the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?
A. Annie Besant
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Sucheta Kriplani
D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Q19. The Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was led by—
A. Gandhi
B. Sardar Patel
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Q20. Who gave the call “Dilli Chalo”?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Bhagat Singh
Q21. India’s largest lagoon is—
A. Vembanad
B. Chilika
C. Pulicat
D. Loktak
Q22. Which plateau is rich in mineral resources?
A. Chhota Nagpur Plateau
B. Malwa Plateau
C. Deccan Plateau
D. Telangana Plateau
Q23. The “Karakoram Pass” connects India with—
A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. China
D. Nepal
Q24. The Himalayas are geologically classified as—
A. Block mountains
B. Residual mountains
C. Fold mountains
D. Volcanic mountains
Q25. The soil most suitable for cotton cultivation is—
A. Alluvial soil
B. Black soil
C. Red soil
D. Laterite soil
Q26. The longest river of Peninsular India is—
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Mahanadi
D. Kaveri
Q27. Which state has the highest forest cover in India?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Odisha
Q28. Which mineral is known as “black gold”?
A. Graphite
B. Coal
C. Petroleum
D. Manganese
Q29. The Konkan Railway connects—
A. Mangalore to Kochi
B. Mangalore to Mumbai
C. Chennai to Mangalore
D. Mumbai to Goa
Q30. The largest state of India by area is—
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Q31. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A. Article 36
B. Article 37
C. Article 38
D. Article 39
Q32. The idea of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from—
A. USA
B. UK
C. USSR
D. Ireland
Q33. The maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha is—
A. 500
B. 520
C. 545
D. 552
Q34. Which Article provides for the suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency?
A. Article 352
B. Article 356
C. Article 358
D. Article 360
Q35. The Finance Commission is appointed by—
A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Parliament
D. Finance Minister
Q36. Who was the first Lok Sabha Speaker of India?
A. G.V. Mavalankar
B. M.A. Ayyangar
C. Hukam Singh
D. Bali Ram Bhagat
Q37. Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions?
A. 42nd Amendment
B. 44th Amendment
C. 73rd Amendment
D. 74th Amendment
Q38. Right to Information Act came into force in—
A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2005
D. 2007
Q39. The Election Commission of India is a—
A. Constitutional body
B. Statutory body
C. Executive body
D. Advisory body
Q40. The CAG of India is appointed for a term of—
A. 5 years
B. 6 years
C. Till age of 60 years
D. Till age of 65 years
Q41. “Rolling Plan” was introduced by—
A. Indira Gandhi Government
B. Janata Party Government
C. Rajiv Gandhi Government
D. Morarji Desai Government
Q42. The Twelfth Finance Commission was headed by—
A. C. Rangarajan
B. Y.V. Reddy
C. Vijay Kelkar
D. N.K. Singh
Q43. Who is called the “Father of Green Revolution in India”?
A. Norman Borlaug
B. M.S. Swaminathan
C. Verghese Kurien
D. Panse
Q44. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize in Economics was—
A. Amartya Sen
B. Abhijit Banerjee
C. Jagdish Bhagwati
D. Manmohan Singh
Q45. “MSME sector” in India refers to—
A. Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises
B. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C. Micro, Secondary and Macro Enterprises
D. Mini, Small and Major Enterprises
Q46. Balance of Payment has two main components—
A. Exports and Imports
B. Current Account and Capital Account
C. Revenue and Expenditure
D. Direct and Indirect Taxes
Q47. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was founded in—
A. 1967
B. 1969
C. 1970
D. 1972
Q48. The headquarters of DRDO is located in—
A. Bengaluru
B. Hyderabad
C. New Delhi
D. Pune
Q49. India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine is—
A. INS Arihant
B. INS Chakra
C. INS Vikrant
D. INS Shakti
Q50. The National Health Mission (NHM) was launched in—
A. 2005
B. 2008
C. 2012
D. 2014
Q51. The first successful vaccine developed was for—
A. Smallpox
B. Polio
C. Cholera
D. Tuberculosis
Q52. Which acid is present in lemon?
A. Acetic acid
B. Citric acid
C. Tartaric acid
D. Oxalic acid
Q53. The gas responsible for the greenhouse effect is—
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen
Q54. Which part of the plant is modified into potato tuber?
A. Root
B. Stem
C. Leaf
D. Fruit
Q55. The Greenhouse gas with the highest global warming potential is—
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
Q56. Which crop improves soil fertility by nitrogen fixation?
A. Wheat
B. Rice
C. Pulses
D. Maize
Q57. Vermicomposting is carried out using—
A. Earthworms
B. Ants
C. Fishes
D. Bacteria
Q58. National Farmers’ Day is observed on—
A. 23 December
B. 5 June
C. 2 October
D. 15 July
Q59. The first supercomputer of India was—
A. PARAM 8000
B. PARAM 10000
C. Prithvi
D. ANURAG
Q60. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was launched in—
A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2019
D. 2020
Q61. The PSLV rocket is used by ISRO for launching—
A. Communication satellites
B. Remote sensing satellites
C. Weather satellites
D. Only navigation satellites
Q62. The missile “Nag” is—
A. Air-to-Air
B. Anti-Tank
C. Surface-to-Air
D. Cruise
Q63. The Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) is mainly used for—
A. Meteorology and communication
B. Oceanography
C. Navigation
D. Space exploration
Q64. Which is the first Indian state formed on a linguistic basis?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Kerala
Q65. Jharkhand was formed in the year—
A. 1999
B. 2000
C. 2001
D. 2002
Q66. The Santhal rebellion took place in—
A. 1855-56
B. 1857
C. 1860
D. 1871
Q67. Tilka Manjhi revolt took place in—
A. 1771
B. 1776
C. 1784
D. 1790
Q68. Birsa Munda was arrested at—
A. Tamar
B. Dumka
C. Ranchi
D. Singhbhum
Q69. The “Chhau dance” is associated with—
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Odisha
D. Both B and C
Q70. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by—
A. Narasimha Deva I
B. Ashoka
C. Krishna Deva Raya
D. Balban
Q71. The UN General Assembly meets every year in—
A. Geneva
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Washington
Q72. The headquarters of FAO is located at—
A. New York
B. Rome
C. Geneva
D. Paris
Q73. WHO was founded in the year—
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1948
D. 1950
Q74. UNICEF stands for—
A. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
B. United Nations International Child and Education Forum
C. Universal Network for International Child Education Fund
D. United Nations Institute for Child and Family
Q75. The UN Security Council has how many permanent members?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Q76. The “Kyoto Protocol” came into effect in—
A. 1995
B. 1997
C. 2005
D. 2010
Q77. India’s first National Park is—
A. Gir National Park
B. Kaziranga National Park
C. Jim Corbett National Park
D. Bandhavgarh National Park
Q78. Biosphere reserves are declared to protect—
A. Flora and fauna
B. Geological heritage
C. Cultural heritage
D. Archaeological sites
Q79. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in—
A. Paris
B. Lausanne
C. London
D. Rome
Q80. The “Ryder Cup” is associated with which sport?
A. Football
B. Golf
C. Tennis
D. Cricket
Q81. The “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award” has been renamed as—
A. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
B. Subhas Chandra Bose Khel Ratna Award
C. Sardar Patel Khel Ratna Award
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Khel Ratna Award
Q82. The “Right to Education” became a Fundamental Right through which amendment?
A. 84th
B. 85th
C. 86th
D. 87th
Q83. The “Golden Quadrilateral” project connects—
A. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
B. Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru
C. Delhi, Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati
D. Delhi, Lucknow, Bhopal, Mumbai
Q84. The first woman Governor of an Indian state was—
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Sucheta Kriplani
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Indira Gandhi
Q85. The national income of India is calculated by—
A. Finance Ministry
B. NITI Aayog
C. Central Statistical Office
D. RBI
Q86. India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index 2023 was—
A. 101
B. 107
C. 111
D. 117
Q87. The G-7 Summit 2023 was hosted by—
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. France
D. Canada
Q88. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 was awarded to—
A. Annie Ernaux
B. Abdulrazak Gurnah
C. Jon Fosse
D. Olga Tokarczuk
Q89. The host country of the 2024 Olympics will be—
A. Japan
B. France
C. USA
D. Australia
Q90. The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup was won by—
A. India
B. England
C. Australia
D. New Zealand
Q91. The Asian Games 2023 were held in—
A. Jakarta
B. Guangzhou
C. Hangzhou
D. Doha
Q92. The President of India is elected by—
A. People of India directly
B. Members of Parliament only
C. Members of Parliament and State Legislatures
D. Prime Minister and Cabinet
Q93. The oath of office to the President is administered by—
A. Vice-President
B. Prime Minister
C. Chief Justice of India
D. Speaker of Lok Sabha
Q94. The Sarkaria Commission was related to—
A. Electoral reforms
B. Centre-State relations
C. Reservation policy
D. Local governance
Q95. The First Law Officer of the Government of India is—
A. Attorney General
B. Solicitor General
C. Chief Justice of India
D. Law Minister
Q96. Which Indian state is the largest producer of iron ore?
A. Jharkhand
B. Odisha
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Karnataka
Q97. Which Indian state is known as the “Rice Bowl of India”?
A. Punjab
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh
Q98. Which international agency releases the Human Development Report?
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. UNDP
D. WTO
Q99. The first Asian Nobel Laureate was—
A. Amartya Sen
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. C.V. Raman
D. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Q100. The “Quit India Resolution” was passed in—
A. Ahmedabad
B. Bombay
C. Calcutta
D. Delhi
Answer Key — Set–4 (Q1–Q100)
| Q No. | Answer |
| 1 | B |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | B |
| 5 | B |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | B |
| 8 | C |
| 9 | C |
| 10 | A |
| 11 | C |
| 12 | B |
| 13 | C |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | C |
| 16 | B |
| 17 | A |
| 18 | A |
| 19 | B |
| 20 | B |
| 21 | B |
| 22 | A |
| 23 | C |
| 24 | C |
| 25 | B |
| 26 | A |
| 27 | B |
| 28 | B |
| 29 | B |
| 30 | B |
| 31 | C |
| 32 | A |
| 33 | D |
| 34 | C |
| 35 | B |
| 36 | A |
| 37 | C |
| 38 | C |
| 39 | A |
| 40 | D |
| 41 | B |
| 42 | A |
| 43 | B |
| 44 | A |
| 45 | B |
| 46 | B |
| 47 | B |
| 48 | C |
| 49 | A |
| 50 | A |
| 51 | A |
| 52 | B |
| 53 | C |
| 54 | B |
| 55 | D |
| 56 | C |
| 57 | A |
| 58 | A |
| 59 | A |
| 60 | C |
| 61 | B |
| 62 | B |
| 63 | A |
| 64 | A |
| 65 | B |
| 66 | A |
| 67 | C |
| 68 | C |
| 69 | D |
| 70 | A |
| 71 | B |
| 72 | B |
| 73 | C |
| 74 | A |
| 75 | C |
| 76 | C |
| 77 | C |
| 78 | A |
| 79 | B |
| 80 | B |
| 81 | A |
| 82 | C |
| 83 | A |
| 84 | A |
| 85 | C |
| 86 | B |
| 87 | B |
| 88 | C |
| 89 | B |
| 90 | C |
| 91 | C |
| 92 | C |
| 93 | C |
| 94 | B |
| 95 | A |
| 96 | B |
| 97 | B |
| 98 | C |
| 99 | B |
| 100 | B |
