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
1B
2A
3B
4B
5B
6B
7B
8C
9C
10A
11C
12B
13C
14A
15C
16B
17A
18A
19B
20B
21B
22A
23C
24C
25B
26A
27B
28B
29B
30B
31C
32A
33D
34C
35B
36A
37C
38C
39A
40D
41B
42A
43B
44A
45B
46B
47B
48C
49A
50A
51A
52B
53C
54B
55D
56C
57A
58A
59A
60C
61B
62B
63A
64A
65B
66A
67C
68C
69D
70A
71B
72B
73C
74A
75C
76C
77C
78A
79B
80B
81A
82C
83A
84A
85C
86B
87B
88C
89B
90C
91C
92C
93C
94B
95A
96B
97B
98C
99B
100B