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1) Which country has finished at the top of the overall medal table with 126 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
a. Japan b. China c. USA d. Australia
Q.2) In which of the following states is the SingheyKhabas Sindhu festival celebrated?
a. Punjab b. Haryana c. Ladakh d. Himachal Pradesh
Q.3) Which of the following is the smallest military unit?
a. Brigade b. Section c. Battalion d. Platoon
Q.4) Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Lothal : Ancient dockyard 2. Sarnath : First sermon of Buddha
3. Rajgir : Lion capital of Ashoka 4. Nalanda : Great seat of Buddhist learning
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 b. 3 and 4 c. 1, 2 and 4 d. 1 and 2
Q.5) The dear money policy of the RBI refers to
a. banks offering low rates of interest conducting loan melas across the nation.
b. banks offering loans at very low interest rates to students.
c. commercial banks offering loans at higher rates of interest.
d. easy availability of all loans from banks.
Q.6) Find the incorrect match.
Original name Popular name
a. Fatima Rashid- Nargis Dutt
b. KumudlalGanguly- Ashok Kumar
c. MuhammudKutty- Mammootty
d. Dilip Kumar- Akshay Kumar
Q.7) Kalinga Prize is awarded by
a. ILO. b. WWF. c. Greenpeace. d. UNESCO.
Q.8) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) functions under the _____.
a. Ministry of Defence b. Cabinet Secretary c. Direct control of President d. Ministry of Home Affairs
Q.9) Consider the following statements
S.No. Person Nickname
1. C.N.Annadurai Anna
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Chacha
3. Sardar patel Indian Bismark
4. M.K.Gandhi Bapu
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 b. 2, 3 and 4 only c. 1, 2 and 4 only d. 2 and 4 only
Q.10) To combat the decline in its tiger population, which Indian state has approved the creation of a new tiger
reserve named “Guru Ghasidas-TamorPingla Tiger Reserve”?
a. Jharkhand b. Odisha c. Chhattisgarh d. Uttarakhand
Q.11) Which among the following is a refinance institution?
a. NABARD b. SEBI c. PFRDA d. SBI
Q.12) Consider the following factors:
1. Rotation of the Earth 2. Air pressure and wind
3. Density of ocean water 4. Revolution of the Earth
Which of the above factors influence the ocean currents?
a. 1 and 2 only b. 1, 2 and 3 c. 1 and 4 d. 2, 3 and 4
Q.13) In partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which state has launched India’s first
round-the-clock grain ATM, also known as the 'rice ATM'?
a. Punjab b. Odisha c. Jharkhand d. Telangana
Q.14) Who was the first woman chief minister of an Indian state?
a. SuchetaKripalani b. Rabri Devi c. J. Jayalalithaa d. Nandini Satpathy
Q.15) Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
a. Samaveda b. Atharvaveda c. Yajurveda d. Rigveda
Q.16) Under the leadership of which Sikh Guru did the Sikhs become a political and military force?
a. Guru Nanak b. Guru Ram Das c. Guru Gobind Singh d. Guru Arjan
Q.17) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a. A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3 b. A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
c. A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4 d. A – 1; B – 2; C – 4; D – 3
Q.18) The 2024 NATO Summit marking 75 years of the alliance was held in
a. Brussels. b. New York. c. Washington DC. d. Vienna.
Q.19) Which of the following is/are unique characteristic(s) of equatorial forests?
1. Presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy
2. Coexistence of a large number of species
3. Presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a. 1 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1 and 3 only d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.20) Nari Hira, also referred to as the ‘King of Indian Magazines’ passed away recently. Which among the following
is/are his magazines?
a. Stardust b. Savvy c. Showtime d. All of the above
Q.21) The takeover of a bank / firm by the Government of India, by paying off owners, is known as ______.
a. nomination b. nationalization c. disinvestment d. demonetisation
Q.22) Which Minister has been featured on TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024?
a. Amit Shah b. Nirmala Sitharaman c. Ashwini Vaishnaw d. Piyush Goyal
Q.23) White goods refer to
a. white-coloured goods.
b. large items of electrical equipment like microwave ovens, refrigerators, etc.
c. fast moving consumer goods like soap bars, toothpastes, etc.
d. goods manufactured with white money.
Q.24) According to a Fortune India report, who emerged as the highest tax-paying celebrity in India in the financial
year 2023-2024?
a. Salman Khan b. Vijay c. Amitabh Bachchan d. Shahrukh Khan
Q.25) Which of the following was a member of Rajya Sabha at the time of his / her appointment as Prime Minister?
a. P. V. Narasimha Rao b. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Indira Gandhi d. Charan Singh
Q.26) Identify the correct statements regarding the recently concluded Paris Paralympics 2024.
a. China topped the medal count with 95 golds and 222 total medals.
b. India won a total of 29 medals, including 7 golds, 9 silvers, & 13 bronzes
c. Los Angeles will be hosting the next Paralympic Summer Games in 2028.
d. All A, B and C
Q.27) Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India?
a. RBI b. SEBI c. SIDBI d. GOI
Q.28) Who advocated the Balkan Plan for the partition of India?
a. Clement Attlee b. Lord Mountbatten c. Indian National Congress d. Muslim League
Q.29) Which of the following Indus Valley Civilisation sites was a flourishing port?
a. Lothal b. Harappa c. Kalibangan d. Mohenjodaro
Q.30) Anekantavanda is a core theory and philosophy of which of the following?
a. Buddhism b. Jainism c. Sikhism d. Vaishnavism
Q.31) Who was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language?
a. Nitin Gadkari b. Rajnath Singh c. Amit Shah d. Narendra Modi
Q.32) Which of the following is India’s oldest paramilitary force?
a. Assam Rifles b. Border Security Force
c. Central Industrial Security Force d. Central Reserve Police Force
Q.33) The state which has the largest number of seats reserved for the scheduled tribes in the Lok Sabha is
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Bihar d. Gujarat
Q.34) As per the World Health Organization WHO, which among the following has become the first Leprosy free-
nation?
a. Pakistan b. Malaysia c. India d. Jordan
Q.35) ‘Siwalik’ is the outermost range of the
a. Himalayas. b. Vindhya Range. c. Patkai Bum. d. Satpura Range.
Q.36) The World Development Report is an annual publication of the
a. United Nations Development Programme. b.International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
c. World Trade Organization. d.International Monetary Fund
Q.37) Renminbi Yuan is the currency of
a. China. b. South Korea. c. Japan. d. Singapore.
Q.38) Which among the following has occupied the first place in TIME's World's Best Companies 2024 list?
a. Microsoft b. Walmart c. Apple d. Google
Q. 39) Devaluation of currency means
a. fixing the value of currency in conjugation with movement in the value of basket of pre-determined currencies.
b. fixing the value of currency with multilateral consultation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World
Bank, etc.
c. permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market.
d. reduction in the value of currency vis-a-vis major international trade currencies
Q.40) On which planet is India’s premier space agency, ISRO, planning to launch a mission in March 2028?
a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Venus d. Mercury
Q.41) The first repository of cancer genomics in India was launched by the ______
a. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology b. Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases
c. National Institute of Biomedical Genomics d.Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) Foundation
Q.42) What is a sunrise industry?
a. A non-polluting industry b. An export oriented industry
c. A large power producing industry d. An industry which is in its infancy but is growing at a rapid pace
Q.43) Annie Besant was
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.
2. The founder of the Theosophical society.
3. Once the president of the INC.
Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.
a. 1 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1 and 3 only d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.44) Udbodhan was published by
a. Dayananda Saraswati b. Sahajananda c. Vivekananda d. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Q.45) Which index is the basis for measuring inflation in our country?
a. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) b. Retail Price Index (RPI)
c. Consumer Price Index (CPI) d. Stock Market Indices
Q.46) Who said, “Cowardice and ahimsa do not go together any more than water and fire”?
a) Subhash Chandra Bose b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Chandrasekhar Azad d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q.47) Which among the following nations will host the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup in 2025?
a) Pakistan b) India c) Sri Lanka d) Nepal
Q.48) The branch of agriculture that deals with fish-breeding is called
a) Ichthyology. b) Pomology. c) Horticulture. d) Sericulture.
Q.49) Which one of the following was described by Dr.’B.R.Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul’ of the Indian
constitution?
a) Right to Constitutional Remedies b) Right to Freedom of Religion
c) Right against Exploitation d) Right to Equality
Q.50) Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage
List. Moidams is in ____.
a) West Bengal b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Assam
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. D
21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. B
31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C
41. D 42. D 43. C 44. C 45. C 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. D
