Q1. The famous rock-cut caves of Elephanta are dedicated to—
A. Vishnu
B. Shiva
C. Buddha
D. Jain Tirthankaras

Q2. Who was the founder of the Maurya dynasty?
A. Bindusara
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Bimbisara

Q3. The capital of the Kushan Empire was—
A. Pataliputra
B. Mathura
C. Purushpura (Peshawar)
D. Kashi

Q4. The Hathigumpha inscription is associated with—
A. Kharavela
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta II
D. Harsha

Q5. The great grammarian Panini was associated with—
A. Rigveda
B. Sanskrit
C. Pali
D. Prakrit

Q6. The first Turkish invader in India was—
A. Ghiyasuddin Balban
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Alauddin Khalji

Q7. Who among the following introduced the Iqta system?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Q8. Who built the Qutub Minar?
A. Iltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D. Balban

Q9. The language of Bhakti poets like Kabir and Tulsidas was—
A. Persian
B. Urdu
C. Awadhi and Braj
D. Sanskrit

Q10. The famous battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Babur and—
A. Rana Pratap
B. Rana Sanga
C. Hemu
D. Sher Shah

Q11. The capital of the Portuguese in India was—
A. Calicut
B. Goa
C. Cochin
D. Surat

Q12. The first Anglo-Mysore war was fought between Hyder Ali and—
A. British
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. Marathas

Q13. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bihar, Bengal and Odisha in—
A. 1785
B. 1790
C. 1793
D. 1795

Q14. The Vellore Mutiny took place in—
A. 1799
B. 1804
C. 1806
D. 1810

Q15. The “Aligarh Movement” was started by—
A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q16. The slogan “Swaraj is my birthright” was given by—
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Bipin Chandra Pal

Q17. The partition of Bengal was annulled in—
A. 1910
B. 1911
C. 1912
D. 1913

Q18. Who authored Hind Swaraj?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. B.G. Tilak
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q19. Who was elected President of the Indian National Congress at the Lahore Session, 1929?
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Motilal Nehru

Q20. The Cripps Mission came to India in—
A. 1940
B. 1941
C. 1942
D. 1943

Q21. The Sundarbans are famous for—
A. Elephants
B. Rhinos
C. Royal Bengal Tigers
D. Leopards

Q22. The Himalayas are an example of—
A. Block mountains
B. Fold mountains
C. Volcanic mountains
D. Residual mountains

Q23. The Indian Standard Time (IST) is calculated on the longitude of—
A. 75°E
B. 82.5°E
C. 90°E
D. 95°E

Q24. Which type of soil covers the largest area in India?
A. Alluvial soil
B. Red soil
C. Black soil
D. Laterite soil

Q25. The monsoon winds in India blow from—
A. North to South
B. South-West to North-East
C. East to West
D. North-West to South-East

Q26. The largest producer of wheat in India is—
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh

Q27. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on—
A. Krishna River
B. Godavari River
C. Kaveri River
D. Narmada River

Q28. India’s largest coal reserves are found in—
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Jharkhand
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal

Q29. The largest producer of mica in India is—
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Rajasthan
D. Andhra Pradesh

Q30. The Konkan coast stretches between—
A. Goa and Kerala
B. Goa and Mumbai
C. Goa and Karnataka
D. Goa and Gujarat

Q31. The concept of “Single Citizenship” in India is borrowed from—
A. USA
B. Canada
C. Britain
D. France

Q32. Which Article of the Constitution deals with abolition of untouchability?
A. Article 14
B. Article 15
C. Article 16
D. Article 17

Q33. The Vice-President of India is elected by—
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Both Houses of Parliament
D. State Legislatures

Q34. The maximum strength of Lok Sabha is—
A. 542
B. 543
C. 544
D. 545

Q35. The Rajya Sabha is a—
A. Permanent House
B. Temporary House
C. Nominated House
D. Advisory House

Q36. The procedure for Constitutional Amendments in India is taken from—
A. USA
B. Canada
C. South Africa
D. Germany

Q37. The Attorney General of India holds office during—
A. The pleasure of the President
B. The term of 5 years
C. The term of 6 years
D. Till the age of 65 years

Q38. The Finance Commission is appointed after every—
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 7 years

Q39. The Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in—
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh

Q40. The “Citizen’s Charter” is associated with—
A. Transparency in governance
B. Fundamental Rights
C. Directive Principles
D. Judiciary

Q41. Which was the first bank to be nationalised in India?
A. State Bank of India
B. Allahabad Bank
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Bank of Baroda

Q42. The Planning Commission was replaced by NITI Aayog in—
A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016

Q43. The current base year for calculating India’s GDP (as of 2023) is—
A. 2004–05
B. 2011–12
C. 2014–15
D. 2016–17

Q44. The headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located at—
A. Tokyo
B. Manila
C. Bangkok
D. Singapore

Q45. Which index measures gender equality?
A. HDI
B. GDI
C. GEM
D. Gini Index

Q46. The disinvestment commission in India was set up in—
A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 1993
D. 1995

Q47. The “Operation Green” scheme is related to—
A. Wheat and Rice
B. Tomato, Onion and Potato
C. Pulses
D. Sugarcane

Q48. The Green Climate Fund was established under—
A. Kyoto Protocol
B. Montreal Protocol
C. Paris Agreement
D. UNFCCC

Q49. The World Trade Organization came into effect in—
A. 1991
B. 1993
C. 1995
D. 1997

Q50. The SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) was established in—
A. 1986
B. 1988
C. 1990
D. 1992

Q51. The fastest planet to revolve around the Sun is—
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Mars

Q52. Which gas is known as “Laughing Gas”?
A. Nitrogen
B. Nitrous Oxide
C. Carbon Monoxide
D. Carbon Dioxide

Q53. The basic unit of heredity is—
A. Gene
B. Chromosome
C. Nucleus
D. DNA

Q54. The pH of pure water at 25°C is—
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

Q55. Sound cannot travel through—
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Vacuum
D. Gases

Q56. The Greenhouse Effect is caused mainly by—
A. Oxygen
B. Ozone
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen

Q57. The “Chipko Movement” was related to—
A. Industrial development
B. Forest conservation
C. River cleaning
D. Women empowerment

Q58. The cultivation practice without irrigation is called—
A. Wet farming
B. Rain-fed farming
C. Irrigated farming
D. Dry farming

Q59. Which of the following increases soil fertility?
A. Vermi-compost
B. Plastic waste
C. Chemical dyes
D. Fly ash

Q60. The National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture was launched under—
A. Green Revolution
B. National Action Plan on Climate Change
C. White Revolution
D. Blue Revolution

Q61. Which gas is used in refrigerators?
A. Oxygen
B. Freon
C. Helium
D. Argon

Q62. Which was India’s first satellite launched in 1975?
A. Bhaskara
B. Rohini
C. Aryabhata
D. APPLE

Q63. The first Indian missile to be inducted into the armed forces was—
A. Agni
B. Prithvi
C. Akash
D. Nag

Q64. The headquarters of DRDO is in—
A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Bengaluru
D. Hyderabad

Q65. Which energy is known as “non-conventional”?
A. Coal
B. Petroleum
C. Solar
D. Natural Gas

Q66. The BCG vaccine is used for prevention of—
A. Malaria
B. Tuberculosis
C. Polio
D. Smallpox

Q67. The Chhau dance is popular in—
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh

Q68. Tagore Hill is located in—
A. Ranchi
B. Jamshedpur
C. Dhanbad
D. Hazaribagh

Q69. The famous Dassam Falls is situated on which river?
A. Subarnarekha
B. Damodar
C. Koel
D. Barakar

Q70. Which personality is known as “Veer Shaheed” of Jharkhand?
A. Birsa Munda
B. Tilka Manjhi
C. Sidho and Kanho
D. Nilamber-Pitamber

Q71. The Bokaro Steel Plant was set up with the assistance of—
A. USA
B. USSR
C. Germany
D. UK

Q72. The Jharkhand state was created in the year—
A. 1999
B. 2000
C. 2001
D. 2002

Q73. The “Palamu Fort” was built by—
A. Sher Shah
B. Chero rulers
C. Mughal rulers
D. British

Q74. The Birhor tribe belongs to which group?
A. Dravidian
B. Austro-Asiatic
C. Tibeto-Burman
D. Indo-Aryan

Q75. The Human Rights Day is observed every year on—
A. 24th October
B. 10th December
C. 26th November
D. 1st December

Q76. The Kyoto Protocol is related to—
A. Nuclear weapons
B. Global warming
C. World Trade
D. Terrorism

Q77. The International Court of Justice is located at—
A. Geneva
B. New York
C. The Hague
D. Paris

Q78. The Headquarters of UNESCO is—
A. Paris
B. London
C. Geneva
D. Rome

Q79. The “Chipko leader” Sundarlal Bahuguna was awarded Padma Vibhushan in—
A. 2007
B. 2009
C. 2011
D. 2013

Q80. The Narmada Bachao Andolan was led by—
A. Medha Patkar
B. Vandana Shiva
C. Aruna Roy
D. Anna Hazare

Q81. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023?
A. Alain Aspect, John Clauser, Anton Zeilinger
B. Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier
C. Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, Andrea Ghez
D. None of the above

Q82. The host of the G20 Summit 2023 was—
A. India
B. Indonesia
C. Japan
D. Saudi Arabia

Q83. Who is the current UN Secretary-General (as of 2023)?
A. Ban Ki-moon
B. Kofi Annan
C. António Guterres
D. Boutros Ghali

Q84. Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Olympics boxing?
A. P.T. Usha
B. Mary Kom
C. Lovlina Borgohain
D. Sakshi Malik

Q85. Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022?
A. France
B. Argentina
C. Brazil
D. Germany

Q86. The theme of World Health Day 2023 was—
A. Health for All
B. Universal Health Coverage
C. My Health, My Right
D. Protect Health

Q87. The “PM Gati Shakti Yojana” is related to—
A. Education
B. Infrastructure
C. Health
D. Agriculture

Q88. Which Indian won the Miss World crown in 2017?
A. Manushi Chhillar
B. Priyanka Chopra
C. Lara Dutta
D. Aishwarya Rai

Q89. The “Right to Privacy” was declared as Fundamental Right in which year?
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018

Q90. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by—
A. Prime Minister
B. Home Minister
C. Defence Minister
D. Cabinet Secretary

Q91. The Chipko Movement originated in—
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand)
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Assam

Q92. Who was the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
A. Babulal Marandi
B. Arjun Munda
C. Shibu Soren
D. Hemant Soren

Q93. The “Agnipath Scheme” of 2022 is related to—
A. Agriculture
B. Defence recruitment
C. Rural employment
D. Women empowerment

Q94. The Headquarters of UNICEF is—
A. New York
B. Geneva
C. Rome
D. Paris

Q95. The “Paris Agreement” (2015) aims to limit global warming below—
A. 1°C
B. 1.5°C
C. 2°C
D. 2.5°C

Q96. The minimum age to contest Lok Sabha elections is—
A. 18 years
B. 21 years
C. 25 years
D. 30 years

Q97. The Indian Constitution was adopted on—
A. 15th August 1947
B. 26th November 1949
C. 26th January 1950
D. 2nd October 1950

Q98. The National Human Rights Commission was established in—
A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 1992
D. 1993

Q99. The present Speaker of Lok Sabha (as of 2023) is—
A. Meira Kumar
B. Sumitra Mahajan
C. Om Birla
D. Jagdeep Dhankhar

Q100. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India (2023)?
A. Sushil Chandra
B. Rajiv Kumar
C. Sunil Arora
D. Achal Kumar Joti

Answer Key — Set–8 (Q1–Q100)

Q No.Answer
1B
2C
3C
4A
5B
6B
7A
8C
9C
10B
11B
12A
13C
14C
15A
16B
17B
18A
19B
20C
21C
22B
23B
24A
25B
26C
27A
28B
29D
30B
31C
32D
33C
34B
35A
36B
37A
38B
39A
40A
41B
42C
43B
44B
45B
46C
47B
48D
49C
50B
51A
52B
53A
54B
55C
56C
57B
58B
59A
60B
61B
62C
63B
64B
65C
66B
67B
68A
69A
70B
71B
72B
73B
74B
75B
76B
77C
78A
79C
80A
81B
82A
83C
84B
85B
86A
87B
88A
89C
90A
91B
92A
93B
94A
95B
96C
97B
98D
99C
100B