SAMPLE TEST-ANSWERS
Q1. Polity – Constitutional Body
Q: Who is the current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in
2025?
A) Rajiv Gauba
B) GC Murmu
C) Tushar Mehta
D) Ajay Seth
   Q2. Geography – Rivers
Q: The Teesta River is a major tributary of which river?
A) Ganga
B) Brahmaputra
C) Yamuna
D) Subarnarekha
   Q3. Current Affairs – Indian Economy
Q: As per Union Budget 2024–25, the capital expenditure allocation was:
A) ₹8.2 lakh crore
B) ₹9.5 lakh crore
C) ₹10 lakh crore
D) ₹11.1 lakh crore
   Q4. History – Indian Freedom Movement
Q: The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1923
   Q5. Current Affairs – Awards 2025
Q: Who won the Padma Vibhushan (Posthumously) in 2025 for Agriculture?
A) MS Swaminathan
B) Verghese Kurien
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) None of the above
   Q6. Geography – States & Capitals
Q: What is the capital of the newly proposed district “Palghar” in
Maharashtra?
A) Nashik
B) Thane
C) Palghar
D) Nagpur
   Q7. Economy – Indices
Q: Which Indian city topped the Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2024?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Pune
D) Chennai
   Q8. Science & Tech – ISRO
Q: What is the purpose of the “Gaganyaan” mission?
A) Solar study
B) Lunar landing
C) India’s manned space mission
D) Earth imaging
   Q9. Art & Culture – Dances
Q: Yakshagana is a traditional theatre art form of:
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Odisha
C) Karnataka
D) Assam
   Q10. Indian Constitution
Q: Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir, was
abrogated in:
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2021
   Q11. Environment – Conservation
Q: The “Project Cheetah” in India is supported by which country?
A) Namibia
B) Kenya
C) South Africa
D) Both A and C
   Q12. Science – Defence Tech
Q: What is “Agni-Prime”?
A) Anti-satellite weapon
B) Naval missile
C) Next-gen ballistic missile
D) Combat drone
   Q13. Polity – Fundamental Duties
Q: Fundamental Duties are incorporated in the Constitution under:
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part IVA
D) Part V
   Q14. Current Affairs – India Rankings
Q: India ranked __ in the UN’s Human Development Index 2024.
A) 130
B) 134
C) 129
D) 126
   Q15. Indian Economy – Schemes
Q: The PM Vishwakarma Yojana (2023) primarily targets:
A) Agricultural workers
B) Street vendors
C) Traditional artisans
D) MSMEs
   Q16. Indian Polity – Parliament
Q: What is the maximum number of members allowed in the Lok Sabha
under Article 81?
A) 552
B) 545
C) 540
D) 530
   Q17. Indian Geography – Mountains
Q: The Anaimudi peak is located in which Indian state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
   Q18. Science – Defence
Q: What is the name of India’s indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)?
A) Rudra
B) Garuda
C) Prachand
D) Bhim
   Q19. Indian Economy – Banking
Q: As of 2025, who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Shaktikanta Das
B) Urjit Patel
C) N. S. Vishwanathan
D) Raghuram Rajan
   Q20. History – Gupta Dynasty
Q: The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the reign of:
A) Ashoka
B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta II
D) Harshavardhana
   Q21. Government Schemes
Q: The "One Nation One Ration Card" scheme was launched under which
Ministry?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Food Processing
C) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
D) Ministry of Rural Development
   Q22. Awards – Science & Technology
Q: Who received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences
in 2024?
A) Dr. Prateek Sharma
B) Dr. Arvind Roy
C) Dr. Chandan Kumar
D) Dr. Tanmay Dutta
   Q23. Indian Geography – Rivers
Q: The Sabarmati River originates from which of the following hills?
A) Aravalli Hills
B) Satpura Hills
C) Vindhya Range
D) Western Ghats
   Q24. Indian Economy – Fiscal
Q: What is the disinvestment target for FY 2024–25 as per Interim Budget?
A) ₹75,000 crore
B) ₹90,000 crore
C) ₹55,000 crore
D) ₹61,000 crore
   Q25. Art & Culture – Painting
Q: The "Pattachitra" style of painting is native to which Indian state?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Rajasthan
D) Assam
   Q26. Indian History – Personalities
Q: Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D) Sucheta Kriplani
   Q27. Economy – Institutions
Q: NITI Aayog was formed in which year, replacing the Planning
Commission?
A) 2013
B) 2014
C) 2015
D) 2016
   Q28. Science – Missions
Q: “Samudrayaan” mission is related to:
A) Climate monitoring
B) Deep-sea exploration
C) Marine pollution
D) Ocean current mapping
   Q29. Polity – Fundamental Rights
Q: Right to Constitutional Remedies is mentioned in:
A) Article 12
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
   Q30. Sports – National Games
Q: The 37th National Games (2023) were hosted by which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Odisha
   Q31. Indian Defence
Q: The headquarters of the Strategic Forces Command is located at:
A) New Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Chennai
D) Secunderabad
   Q32. Current Affairs – Appointments
Q: Who is the current Chief Justice of India (as of March 2025)?
A) D.Y. Chandrachud
B) Sanjiv Khanna
C) U.U. Lalit
D) N.V. Ramana
   Q33. Science – Nuclear Energy
Q: India’s first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine is:
A) INS Chakra
B) INS Khanderi
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Kalvari
   Q34. Economy – Currency
Q: Which organization issues ₹1 currency notes in India?
A) Reserve Bank of India
B) Ministry of Finance
C) State Bank of India
D) NITI Aayog
   Q35. Culture – Fairs & Festivals
Q: Kumbh Mela 2025 will be hosted at:
A) Ujjain
B) Haridwar
C) Prayagraj
D) Nashik
   Q36. Governance – Digital India
Q: What does “DigiLocker” primarily provide?
A) E-voting
B) Online money transfer
C) Cloud-based document storage
D) E-commerce
   Q37. Indian Economy – Sectors
Q: As per 2024 data, which sector contributed the most to India's GDP?
A) Agriculture
B) Manufacturing
C) Services
D) Mining
   Q38. Science – Health
Q: Which of the following is India’s first indigenously developed mRNA
vaccine?
A) ZyCoV-D
B) CORBEVAX
C) GEMCOVAC-19
D) Covaxin
   Q39. Polity – Elections
Q: VVPAT was first used in which Indian General Election?
A) 2009
B) 2014
C) 2019
D) 2024
   Q40. Art & Culture – Music
Q: Pt. Ravi Shankar was associated with which instrument?
A) Sarod
B) Sitar
C) Santoor
D) Flute
   Q41. Indian Polity – Panchayati Raj
Q: Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to
Panchayati Raj institutions?
A) 42nd
B) 44th
C) 73rd
D) 74th
   Q42. Geography – Passes
Q: Nathu La connects India to which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) China
D) Myanmar
   Q43. Indian Constitution – Amendments
Q: Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
A) 42nd
B) 44th
C) 52nd
D) 61st
   Q44. Science & Tech – Awards
Q: Who was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in Engineering and Computer
Science?
A) Dr. Sunita Sarawagi
B) Dr. Arvind Narayanan
C) Dr. Manindra Agrawal
D) Dr. Rajat Mittal
   Q45. Current Affairs – Judiciary
Q: Who is the current Attorney General of India (as of March 2025)?
A) K.K. Venugopal
B) Tushar Mehta
C) R. Venkataramani
D) Harish Salve
   Q46. Culture – GI Tags
Q: Which of the following got a GI Tag in 2024?
A) Coorg Arabica Coffee
B) Bikaneri Bhujia
C) Mithila Makhana
D) Tangaliya Shawl
   Q47. Economy – GST
Q: GST was launched in India on:
A) 1st April 2016
B) 1st July 2017
C) 1st January 2017
D) 1st July 2018
   Q48. History – Ancient India
Q: Nalanda University was established during the reign of which ruler?
A) Ashoka
B) Harshavardhana
C) Kumargupta I
D) Chandragupta II
   Q49. India – States & UTs
Q: As of 2025, how many Union Territories are there in India?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
   Q50. National Symbols
Q: The national aquatic animal of India is:
A) River Dolphin
B) Sea Turtle
C) Ganges Crocodile
D) Whale Shark