G.St. Questions Class XII(2024-25) THE S.D.

PUBLIC SCHOOL, MZN

1. The tidal energy station was built in which country ?

a) Japan b) U.S.A. c) France d) India

2. Where was the first textile mill in India established ?

a) Ahmedabad b) Kolkata c) Jaipur d) Mumbai

3. What is the total length of coastline of India ?

a) 7156.7 km b) 7515.5 km c) 7651.6 km d) 7516.6 km

4. Who was the first Indian to win SverigesRiksbank Prize in 1998 ?

a) Kaushik Basu b) Amertya Sen c) Ananth Gopalan d) Raghunath Aiyar

5. International Court of Justice is located in which country ?

a) U.S.A. b) U.K. c) Netherlands d) Scotland

6. Who is responsible for general structure of Constitution of India and prepared its first and original draft ?

a) B.N. Rao b) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar c) Dr.John Mathi d) B.P. Sitharammaya

7. Who was India’s first female permanent representative in United Nations ?

a) Vijyalakshmi Pandit b) M.K.Subhlakshmi c) Ruchira Kamboj d) Sushma Swaraj

8. The Vernal Equinox occurs on which date of the year ?

a) 21 January b) 21 July c) 21 December d) 21 March

9. Tashkent Agreement was signed in which year ?

a) 1947 b)1949 c)1964 d)1965

10. Who is the son of Chandragupt Maurya ?

a) Bindusar b) Chandragupt Maurya II c)Ashoka d)Vikram Aditya

11. Who said “ Every blow that is hurled on my back will be a nail in the coffin of British Empire “ ?

a) Bhagat Singh b) Subhas Chandra c)Lala Lajpat Rai d)Bal Gangadhar Tilak

12. The power of Habeas Corpus is given to judiciary under which article of Constitution of India ?

a) Article 31 b) Article 49 c) Article 278 d) Article 226

13. Which is the highest mountain peak in India ?

a) K-1 b)Kanchenjunga c) Zoji La d) Godwin Austen

14. Which is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh ?

a) Lucknow b) Agra c) Allahabad d) Meerut

15. In Constitution of India the term ‘State’ is defined in which article ?

a) Article 13 b) Article 243A c) Article 1 d) Article 36

16. Who is the 51st Chief Justice of India ?

a) Sanjiv Khanna b) D.Y. Chandrachud c) B.V. Nagarathna d) Hima Kohli

17. India shares its maritime border with how many countries ?

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
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18. As per IMF India’s debt to GDP ratio of India is ?

a) 32% b) 49.3% c) 74% d) 83%

19. Which of the following is a UNESCO world heritage site in Maharashtra ?

a) Mahabalipuram Temple b) Khajurao temple c) Khangchendzonga d) Ellora Caves

20. When is the National Law Day celebrated ?

a) 26 September b) 26 November c) 26 January d) 15 August

21. Who was the 8th Secretary General of U.N. ?

a) Ban-Ki-Moon b) Kofi Anna c) Kurt Waldheim d) U-Thang

22. India became a Republic in which year ?

a) 1947b) 1948 c) 1949 d) 1950

23. National Commission for Backward Classes was given constitutional status by which amendment ?

a) 13th b) 102nd c) 302nd d) 29th

24. Maharaja Ranjit Singh founded Sikh Kingdome in which year ?

a) 1842 b) 1899 c) 1829 d) 1532

25. Who was world’s first female prime minister ?

a) Sirimavo Bandarnaike b) Indira Gandhi c) Golda Meri d) Pratibha Patil

26. United Nations was established in which year ?

a) 1945 b) 1977 c) 1984 d) 1947

27. What is the name of world’s first space craft ?

a) Aryabhata b) Sputnik c) Boying d) Spacesteller 1

28. ‘Thang Ta ‘ is a dance form associated with which state ?

a) Manipur b) Mizoram c) Nagaland d) Tripura

29. Who is the First Indian to receive Noble Prize in Literature?

(a) R. K. Narayan (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Anita Desai (d) Mulk Raj Anand

30. On the name of which scientist was ISRO launched ?

(a) K Sivan (b) Vikram Sarbhai (c) H J Bhabha (d) C V Raman

31. Who is the father of the Indian Missile Program?

(a) C.V. Raman (b) Vikram Sarabhai (c) M.G.K. Menon (d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

32. Which vitamin is made at a higher rate in our body ?

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D

33. Which word was added to ‘Faster Higher, Stronger’ , the official Olympic motto in English?

(a) Winner (b) Together c) Survivor (d) Competitor

34. When is the Global Tiger Day observed?

(a) July 29 (b) October 29 (c) January 29 (d) May 29

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35. Which day is celebrated as ‘ International Non Violence Day ’?

(a) October 2 (b) June 21 (c) June 22 (d) June 23

36. What are the health hazards which can be caused by E-waste?

(a) Lung Cancer (b) DNA damage (c) Brain (d) All of the above

37. What is the highest Military Honour of India?

(a) Param Vir Chakra (b) Bharat Ratna (c) Maha Vir Chakra (d) Padma Bhushan

38. Out of different 77 Government Space agencies how many of them have launch capabilities?

(a) 16 (b) 76 (c) 46 (d) 36

39. The International Literacy Day is observed on __

(a) September 8 (b) November 28 (c) May 2 (d) September 22

40. The official language of Undmaan Nicobar, a Union Territory of India is :

(a) Tamil (b) Hindi (c) Malyalam (d) Telugu

41. Which of the following was the theme of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day?

(a) Dignity for all focus on women (b) Dignity for all focus on children

(c) Focus on health for all (d) Nourishment for all focus on children

42. Whose birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (b) Major Dhyan Chand (c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) P Gopichand

43. World Health Day is observed on:

(a) April 7 (b) March 6 (c) March 15 (d) April 28

44. Van Mahotsav was started by

(a) Maharshi Karve (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) K.M. Munshi (d) Sanjay Gandhi

45. In which state is Meenakshi Temple situated?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Mizoram (c) Nagaland (d) Tamilnadu

46. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

(a) Red Fort- Delhi (b) Taj Mahal – Agra (c) Jal Mahal - Jaipur Maharashtra

(d) Lotus Temple - Mumbai

47. Who is the ' First Indian Woman' to climb successfully the world's highest mountain peak Mount Everest?

(a) Santosh Yadav (b) Sania Mirza (c) Saina Nehwal (d) P V Sindhu

48. National Digital Library of India is a project of which of the following ministries?

(a) Ministry of Finance (b) Ministry of education, Science and Technology

(c) Ministry of Information Technology (d) Ministry of education

49. In 2019, Which popular singer was awarded the Bharat Ratna award?

(a)Lata Mangeshkar (b) Asha Bhosle (c)Bhupen Hazarika (d)Manna Dey

50. What is the name of the first Indian woman who wins the Man Booker Prize?

(a)Salma Rushdie (b)Arundhati Roy (c)V.S. Naipaul (d)Kiran Desai

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51. The father of Indian missile technology is _______?

(a)Dr Homi Bhabha (b)Dr Chidambaram (c)Dr U.R. Rao (d)Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

52. What is the full form of DRDL?

(a)Differential Research and Documentation Laboratory

(b)Department of Research and Development Laboratory

(c)Defense Research and Development Laboratory

(d)None of the above

53. Vijay Singh (golf player) is from which country?

(a)UK (b)USA (c)India (d)Fiji

54. Where was India’s first national Museum opened?

(a)Delhi (b)Hyderabad (c)Rajasthan (d)Mumbai

55. What is the name of the weak zone of the earth’s crust?

(a)Seismic (b)Cosmic (c)Formic (d)Anaemic

56. Which of the three banks will be merged with the other two to create India’s third-largest bank?

(a)Punjab National Bank (b)Indian Bank (c)Bank of Baroda (d)Dena Bank

57. Who was the first person to sign constitution of India ?

a) Mahatma Gandhi. b) Jawahar Lal Nehru. c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad. d) Dr.Bheem Rao Ambedkar

58. When was the Tricolour accepted as India’s national flag ?

a) 26 January 1947. b) 15 August 1947. c) 22 July 1947. d) 26 November 1947.

59. Megasthenes was greek ambassadors to court of which king ?

a) Ashoka. b) Akbar. c) Shivaji Maharaj. d) Chandragupta Maurya

60. The book ‘The God Of Small Thingas’ was written by whome ?

a) Rabindranath Tagore. b) Auundathi Roy. c) Vikram Seth. d) Mahatma Gandhi

61. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
recently?
a. Suman Sharma, b. Preeti Sudan, c. Pradeep Kumar Joshi, d. Rajiv Nayan

62. Which country hosts the ‘International Conference of Agricultural Economists’?

a. Bhutan, b. Myanmar

63. What is the capital city of Australia?

a. Sydney, b. Melbourne, c. Canberra, d. Brisbane

64.In which year did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
a. 1896, b. 1900

65.Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a. Vincent van Gogh, b. Pablo Picasso, c. Leonardo da Vinci, d. Claude Monet
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66. What does HTTP stand for in the context of the internet?
a. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, b. Hyperlink Transfer Protocol, c. Hyper Text Transmission Protocol, d.
Hyperlink Text Transfer Process

67. What is the most spoken language in the world?

a. English, b. Spanish, c. Chinese (Mandarin), d. Hindi

68. Who is the current (as of 2023) Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a. António Guterres, b. Ban Ki-moon, c. Kofi Annan, d. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

69. What is the largest mammal in the world?

a. African Elephant, b. Blue Whale, c. Giraffe, d. Orca

70. What does GDP stand for?

a. Gross Domestic Product, b. General Domestic Production, c. Gross Development Process, d. General
Development Product

71. Which country is famous for the dance style of tango?

a. Brazil, b. Argentina, c. Spain, d. Mexico

72. Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

a. Brazil, b. Russia, c. Qatar, d. South Africa

73. What is the boiling point of water at sea level?

a. 90°C, b. 100°C, c. 110°C, d. 120°C

74. What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?
a. Economic differences, b. Territorial expansion, c. Slavery, d. Foreign interference

75. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

a. Oxygen, b. Nitrogen

76. What planet is known as the "Evening Star"?

a. Mars, b. Venus

77. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a. Au, b. Ag

78. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

a. Gold, b. Iron, c. Diamond, d. Quartz

79. Which element has the atomic number 1?

a. Helium, b. Hydrogen, c. Carbon Dioxide, d. Hydrogen

80. Ashwini Ponappa, who recently announced her retirement, is associated with which sport?
a. Football, b. Hockey, c. Table Tennis, d. Badminton
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Answer key

1 c) France
2 d) Mumbai
3 b) 7515.5 km
4 b) Amartya Sen
5 c) Netherlands
6 a) B.N. Rao
7 c) Ruchira Kamboj
8 d) 21 March
9 d) 1965
10 a) Bindusar
11 c) Lala Lajpat Rai
12 d) Article 226
13 b) Kanchenjunga
14 c) Prayagraj
15 d) Article 36
16 a) Sanjiv Khanna
17 c) 7
18 b) 49.3%
19 d) Ellora Caves
20 b) 26 November
21 a) Ban-ki-Moon
22 d) 1950
23 b) 102nd
24 c) 1829
25 a) Sirimavo Bandarnaike
26 a) 1945
27 b) Sputnik
28 a) Manipur
29 b) Rabindranath Tagore
30 b) Vikram Sarbhai
31 d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
32 d) Vitamin D
33 b) Together
34 a) July 29
35 a) October 2
36 d) All of the above
37 a) Param Vir Chakra
38 a) 16
39 a) September 8
40 b) Hindi
41 a) Dignity for all focus on women
42 b) Major Dhyan Chand
43 a) April 7
44 c) KM Munshi
45 d) Tamil Nadu
46 d) Lotus Temple – Mumbai
47 a) Santosh Yadav
48 d) Ministry of Education
49 c) Bhupen Hazarika
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50 b) Arundhati Roy
51 d) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
52 c) Defense Research and Development Laboratory
53 d) Fiji
54 a) Delhi
55 a) Seismic
56 d) Dena Bank
57 c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
58 c) 22 July 1947
59 d) Chandragupta Maurya
60 b) Arundhati Roy
61 c) Pradeep Kumar Joshi
62 b) Myanmar
63 c) Canberra
64 a) 1896
65 c) Leonardo da Vinci
66 a) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
67 c) Chinese (Mandarin)
68 a) António Guterres
69 b) Blue Whale
70 a) Gross Domestic Product
71 b) Argentina
72 c) Qatar
73 b) 100°C
74 c) Slavery
75 b) Nitrogen
76 b) Venus
77 a) Au
78 c) Diamond
79 b) Hydrogen
80 d) Badminton