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1. On which of the following dates was (c)​Sukhoi Su-30MKI
the Indian Airforce established? (d)​MiG-21
(a)​8 October 1930
(b)​1 July 1933 7. How many of the given pairs is/are

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(c)​8 October 1932 incorrect.
(d)​15 July 1950 (i) Northern Air Command - Udhampur
(ii) Western Air Command - New Delhi
2. Which Indian Airforce Officer (iii) Central Air Command - Allahabad
became the first Indian astronaut to go (iv) Maintenance Command - Shimla
to space? (a)​2 and 3
(b)​1 and 4

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(a)​Kalpana Chawla
(b)​Rakesh Sharma (c)​1,2 and 3
(c)​Vikram Sarabhai (d)​Only 1
(d)​Shubhanshu Shuklua

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3. What is the name of the Airborne
Warning and Control Systems (AWACS)
currently operated by India?
8. Which of the following is a
surface-to-air missile system used by
the Indian Air Force?
(a)​Brahmos
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(a)​Phalcons (b)​Akash
(b)​Embraer EMB-145 (c)​Prithvi
(c)​Lockheed EC-121 (d)​Nag
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(d)​E-2 Hawkeye
9. Who is the First Woman Air Marshal
4. The Indian Air Force's MiG-21 Bison to be Awarded Padma Shri?
is primarily used as: (a)​Nivedita Singh
(b)​Padma Bandopadhyay
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(a)​Transport Aircraft
(b)​Trainer Aircraft (c)​Deepika Misra
(c)​Helicopter (d)​Anjana Bhaduria
(d)​Fighter Aircraft
10. What was the code name of the
5. The Indian Air Force's aerobatic first Nuclear test of India?
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team is known as: (a)​Guiding Angel

(a)​Surya Kiran (b)​Shakti
(b)​Red Arrows (c)​Smiling Buddha
(c)​Thunderbirds (d)​Dishta
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(d)​Blue Angels
11. Spectsnaz is the special
6. The primary trainer aircraft used by commando unit of which of the
the Indian Air Force is: following countries?
(a)​Mig 27 (a)​India
(b)​HAL HTT-40 (b)​USA
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(c)​Germany (c)​3 only
(d)​Russia (d)​None of the above

12. Who among the following has been 16. Consider the following statements
referred to as “JUMBO” in the Indian about the Siachen Glacier conflict:
Airforce? 1. It is located in the eastern
(a)​Wg Cdr KK Majumdar Karakoram range.

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(b)​Air Cmde Mehar Singh 2. The Indian Army launched
(c)​Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Operation Meghdoot in 1984 to secure
Sekhon the glacier.
(d)​Air Chief Marshal Pratap 3. Siachen is the highest battlefield in
Chandra Lal the world.

13. In which of the following places is Which of the above statements is/are

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the Indian Naval Academy located? correct?
(a)​Dundigal, Hyderabad (a)​2 and 3 only
(b)​Kochi, Kerala (b)​1 and 2 only

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(c)​Ezhmila, Kerala
(d)​Vishakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh
(c)​1 and 3 only
(d)​1,2 and 3

17. Which Indian operation was

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14. Who among the following was the launched to airlift Indian troops to Sri
first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra? Lanka in 1987?
(a)​Major Somanth Sharma (a)​Operation Cactus
(b)​Captain Vikram Batra (b)​Operation Ganga
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(c)​Captain Gurbachan Singh (c)​Operation Pawan
Salaria (d)​Operation Trident
(d)​Company Havildar Major Piru
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Singh 18. Consider the following statements

about the INS Vikrant:
15. Consider the following statements 1. It is India’s first indigenously built
about India’s nuclear doctrine: aircraft carrier.
1. India follows a "No First Use" policy 2. It was commissioned into the Indian
regarding nuclear weapons. Navy in 2022.
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2. The Strategic Forces Command 3. It is not a nuclear-powered carrier.

(SFC) is responsible for managing Which of the above statements is/are
India’s nuclear arsenal. correct?
3. India conducted its first successful (a)​1 and 3 only
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nuclear test in 1998 under Operation (b)​3 only

Smiling Buddha. (c)​1,2 and 3
Which of the above statements is/are (d)​None of the above
incorrect?
(a)​1,2 and 3 19. The INS Arihant is:
(b)​1 and 2 (a)​A destroyer
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(b)​A frigate 24. The Indian Navy’s Operation
(c)​A stealth ship Samudra Setu was launched for:
(d)​ A nuclear-powered ballistic (a)​Anti-piracy missions
missile submarine (b)​Counter- Terrorism
(c)​Repatriation of Indian citizens
20. The first indigenously built during COVID-19
submarine of India is: (d)​Both 1 and 2

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(a)​INS Chakra
(b)​INS Vikram 25. The airlift during the Kargil War
(c)​INS Shalki was known as:
(d)​INS Kalvari (a)​Operation Vijay
(b)​Operation Cactus
21. The _____ has supplied the (c)​Operation Safed Sagar
Apache helicopter which is an attack (d)​Operation Meghdoot

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helicopter.
(a)​France 26. The headquarters of the Southern
(b)​Germany Naval Command is located in:

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(c)​Israel
(d)​USA

22. Match List I and List II:

(a)​Visakhapatnam
(b)​Kochi
(c)​Mumbai
(d)​Chennai
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27. Which of the following statements
is correct regarding the equivalent
ranks in the Indian Armed Forces?
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(a)​Major in the Army is equivalent
to Lieutenant Commander in the
Choose the correct answer from the Navy and Squadron Leader in
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options given below: the Air Force.

(a)​A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I (b)​Lieutenant in the Army is
(b)​A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV equivalent to Captain in the
(c)​A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I Navy and Flying Officer in the
(d)​A - I, B - III, C - II, D - IV Air Force.
(c)​Colonel in the Army is
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23. “Operation Sard Hawa” related to equivalent to Commander in the

which of the following? Navy and Group Captain in the
(a)​Operation conducted by BSF Air Force.
(b)​Evacuation plan from (d)​Brigadier in the Army is
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Afghanistan equivalent to Vice Admiral in the

(c)​Counter-insurgency campaign Navy and Air Vice Marshal in
(d)​Military Exercise between India the Air Force.
and Srilanka
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28. Which of the following commando 33. Which Indian organization is
force and its parent agency/ force is leading the development of hypersonic
wrongly matched? missile technology?
(a)​MARCOS - Indian Coast Guard (a)​ISRO
(b)​Garuda Commando Force - (b)​DRDO
Indian Airforce (c)​HAL
(c)​Para SF - Indian Army (d)​BHEL

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(d)​None of the above
34. INS Nirdeshak, which has been
29. Exercise Desert Knight is a recently commissioned, belongs to
trilateral air combat exercise between which class of survey ships?
India and which two other countries? (a)​Sandhayak-class
(a)​UAE and Egypt (b)​Makar-class
(b)​Egypt and UAE (c)​Sukanya-class

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(c)​France and UAE (d)​Talwar Class
(d)​France and Egypt
35. Which Indian company launched

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30. DRDL stands for -
(a)​Defence Research and
Documentation Laboratory
(b)​Defence Research and
the Fast Patrol Vessels Amulya and
Akshay for the Indian Coast Guard?
(a)​Goa Shipyard Limited
(b)​Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
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Development Laboratory Limited
(c)​Department of Research and (c)​Garden Reach Shipbuilders &
Development Laboratory Engineers
(d)​Department of Research and (d)​Hindustan Shipyard Limited
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Documentation Laboratory
36. The rank of Captain in the Indian
31. What is the name of India’s Navy is equivalent to which rank in the
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first-ever tri-services defence space Indian Air Force?

exercise conducted by the Defence (a)​Wing Commander
Space Agency? (b)​Group Captain
(a)​Antariksha Abhyas 2024 (c)​Squadron Leader
(b)​Antariksha Raksha 2024 (d)​Air Commodore
(c)​Space Shield 2024
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(d)​Astra Abhyas 2024 37. What is the primary objective of the

VLF (Very Low Frequency)
32. “Hezbollahis the militant group of communication station established by
which of the following countries? the Indian Navy?
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(a)​Lebanon (a)​To enhance maritime security in

(b)​Israel the Arabian Sea
(c)​Palestine (b)​To strengthen communication
(d)​Yemen capabilities for naval operations
(c)​To monitor seismic activity in
the Bay of Bengal
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(d)​To facilitate space exploration (a)​Tejas
missions from the Indian coast (b)​Mirage 2000
(c)​Sukhoi 30 MKI
38. What is the theme of Indian Navy (d)​Jaguar
Day 2024?
(a)​Strength and Power through 43. Which among the following is not
Innovation and Indigenisation under the Defence Ministry?

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(b)​Operational Efficiency, (a)​Department of Defence
Readiness, and Mission Intelligence
Accomplishment in the Maritime (b)​Department of Ex-servicemen
Domain Welfare
(c)​Swarnim Vijay Varsh (c)​Department of Defence
(d)​None of the above Production
(d)​Defence Research and

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39. Which exercise is conducted Development Organization
between the special forces of India
and Kyrgyzstan? 44. Which one of the following is the

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(a)​Yudh Abhyas
(b)​Khanjar
(c)​Sada Tanseq
(d)​Nomadic Elephant
motto of NCC?
(a)​Unity and Discipline
(b)​Unity and Integrity
(c)​Unity and Command
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(d)​Unity and Service
40. In which of the following places
was the 1st edition of Joint Table Top 45. INS Tushil , which has been in
news recently is a -
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Exercise, CINBAX, between the Indian
Army and the Cambodian Army (a)​Diesel Electric Submarine
conducted? (b)​Stealth guided missile frigate
(a)​Chaubatia, Uttarakhand (c)​Survey vessel
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(b)​Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, (d)​None of the above

Rajasthan:
(c)​Jodhpur Military Station 46. Recently, DRDO conducted
(d)​Foreign Training Node, Pune successful Field Evaluation Trials of
the Nag Mk 2 missile. Nag is a-
41. The Indian Army has installed a (a)​Surface-to Surface missile
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statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati (b)​Surface-to-Air missile

Shivaji on the bank of which Lake? (c)​Rocket Launcher
(a)​Kyagar Lake (d)​Anti-tank Fire and Forget Guided
(b)​Chagar Tso Missile
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(c)​Tso Moriri
(d)​Pangong Tso 47. Which year has been termed as
the ‘Year of Reforms’ by the Ministry of
42. Which of the following is a Defence to modernize the Armed
long-range, multi-role Air Superiority Forces?
Aircraft in the Indian Air Force?
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(a)​2024 (a)​Vietnam
(b)​2025 (b)​Mozambique
(c)​2026 (c)​Brunei
(d)​2030 (d)​Gabon

48. Which type of missile is Army 53. What is the name of the seventh
Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow

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which was in the news recently? Water Craft (ASW SWC) launched for
(a)​Intercontinental ballistic missile the Indian Navy?
(b)​Anti-ship cruise missile (a)​Arjun
(c)​Surface-to-surface artillery (b)​Abhay
weapon system (c)​Vikshit
(d)​Surface-to- Air missile (d)​Pracheen

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49. India recently launched its fourth 54. What is the name of India’s first
nuclear-powered ballistic missile pollution control vessel recently
submarine (SSBN) at which place? launched by the Indian Coast Guard?

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(a)​Goa
(b)​Mumbai
(c)​Visakhapatnam
(d)​Chennai
(a)​Sagar Yantra
(b)​Samudra Pratap
(c)​Viksit Bharat
(d)​Samudra Raksha
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50. Recently, where was the Indian Air 55. Which country’s space agency
Force (IAF) C-295 Full Motion recently launched two Iranian
Simulator (FMS) inaugurated? satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, into
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(a)​Air Force Station Ambala orbit?
(b)​Air Force Station Agra (a)​Iran
(c)​Air Force Station Bidar (b)​USA
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(d)​Air Force Station Kalaikundu (c)​Russia

(d)​Ukraine
51. What is the name of the
indigenously designed and 56. Chancay port, which was in the
manufactured machine pistol recently news recently, is located in which
inducted by the Northern Command of country?
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the Indian Army? (a)​Cambodia

(a)​Rakshak (b)​Maldives
(b)​Agni (c)​Peru
(c)​Asmi (d)​Brazil
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(d)​Tejas
57. Which of the following Indian Naval
52. Recently, the Government of India Sailing Vessels has completed the
gifted two water-jet propelled Fast Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition?
Interceptor Craft (FIC) to the (a)​INS Sahyadri
Government of _______? (b)​INS Vikrant
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(c)​INS Tarini 63. Which of the following groups of
(d)​INS Virat organic compounds are least likely to
be used in making perfumes?
58. According to recent reports, which (a)​Alcohols
one of the following countries emerged (b)​Carboxylic Acids
as the top three destinations for (c)​Esters
defence exports by India? (d)​Aldehydes

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(a)​Russia, China and Israel
(b)​New Zealand, Australia and 64. Match the following
Russia Vitamins​ Chemical
(c)​Bangladesh, Iran and Iraq Name
(d)​United States,France and 1.​ Vitamin K​ A. Tocopherol
Armenia 2.​ Vitamin A​ B. Retinol
3.​ Vitamin D​ C. Calciferol

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59. What is the name of the sixth and 4.​ Vitamin E​ D. Phylloquinone
final Scorpene-class submarine Choose the correct options:
delivered to the Indian Navy? (a)​1-C,2-B,3-A,4-D

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(a)​INS Vikrant
(b)​INS Malpe
(c)​INS Kaveri
(d)​INS Vaghsheer
(b)​1-D,2-B,3-C,4-A
(c)​1-B,2-A,3-C,4-D
(d)​1-D,2-B,3-A,4-C
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65. Measles is caused by -
60. Soyuz-2.1a rocket , which was in (a)​Rubella Virus
news recently belongs to which (b)​Andro Virus
Country? (c)​Variola virus
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(a)​Russia (d)​None of the above
(b)​China
(c)​Iran 66. Rocket works on the principle of
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(d)​Kuwait (a)​Newton’s third law of motion

(b)​Newton’s first law of motion
61. “ National Science Day” is (c)​Newton’s second law of motion
observed on- (d)​Archimedes principle
(a)​2nd February
(b)​3rd March 67. Through ‘photosynthesis’ green
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(c)​28th February plants generate

(d)​24th October (a)​inorganic materials
(b)​Minerals
62. Barometer is used for measuring - (c)​organic materials
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(a)​Depth of the ocean (d)​nutrients

(b)​atmospheric pressure
(c)​Intensity of sound 68. Lines that connect places of equal
(d)​Quantity of heat salinity on a map are called-
(a)​Isosaline
(b)​Isohaline
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(c)​Isomers
(d)​Isotherms 75. Artificial rain is produced by
seeding clouds with
69. The constituents of Brass are- (a)​Silver iodide
(a)​Copper and Zinc (b)​Potassium Nitrate
(b)​Copper and Tin (c)​Copper Sulphate
(c)​Copper, Tin and Zinc (d)​Silver Nitrate

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(d)​Solder and Lead
76. Which one of the following explains
70. Mud houses are cooler in summer the occurrence of the solar eclipse?
and warmer in winter, because (a)​Position of the Moon between
(a)​mud is superconductor of heat Sun and Earth
(b)​mud is bad conductor of heat (b)​Position of the Moon between
(c)​mud is good conductor of heat Sun and Earth on a new Moon

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(d)​None of the above (c)​Both (a) and (b)
(d)​None of the above
71. Aqua-regia is a mixture of which of

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the following in the ratio 3:1 by volume
(a)​conc.HNO3 and conc. HCI
(b)​conc.HCl and conc.HNO3
(c)​dil. HCl and dil.HNO3
77. In which atmospheric layer are the
communication satellites located?
(a)​Stratosphere
(b)​lonosphere
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(d)​conc. HCI and conc.H2SO4 (c)​Troposphere
(d)​Mesosphere
72. Industrial commodities are graded
with - 78. Which of the following inert gases
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(a)​ISI MARK is used as a coolant in nuclear
(b)​AGMARK reactors?
(c)​FPO MARK (a)​Neon
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(d)​HALL MARK (b)​Helium

(c)​Argon
73. Biodegradable wastes can usually (d)​Xenon
be converted into useful substances
with the help of 79. Lactose is a disaccharide
(a)​Bacteria containing-
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(b)​Nuclear proteins (a)​Glucose and Fructose

(c)​Radioactive (b)​Glucose and Galactose
(d)​viruses (c)​Galactose and Fructose
(d)​None
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74. Cadmium pollution is associated

with 80. Which of the following soils is most
(a)​minamata disease conducive to the growth of cotton?
(b)​black foot disease (a)​Alluvial
(c)​dyslexia (b)​Red
(d)​Itai-itai (c)​Laterite
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(d)​Black 87. Which of the following statements
is/are correct.
81. Malic acid is found in - 1.​ Femur is the longest bone in the
(a)​Orange human body.
(b)​Apple 2.​ Keratin, which is a protein, is
(c)​Tamarind found in nails.
(d)​Amla (a)​Only 1

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(b)​Only 2
82. Animals active at night are called? (c)​Both 1 and 2
(a)​Diurnal (d)​Neither 1 nor 2
(b)​Nocturnal
(c)​Parasites 88. What is the chemical name of
(d)​actor-diurnal Baking Soda?
(a)​Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

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83. What is the average life of the red (b)​Sodium Carbonate
blood corpuscles? (c)​Magnesium Chloride
(a)​100-120 days (d)​Copper Sulphate

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(b)​120-140 days
(c)​80-95 days
(d)​70-85 days
89. Which of the following diseases is
caused by a deficiency of Vitamin A?
(a)​Scurvy
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84. Which one among the following (b)​Rickets
metals is used in fireworks to make a (c)​Xerophthalmia
brilliant white light? (d)​Beri-beri
(a)​Sodium
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(b)​Magnesium 90. What is the typical range of human
(c)​Aluminium audible frequency?
(d)​Silver (a)​20 HZ to 200 HZ
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(b)​20 HZ TO 20,000 HZ
85. In visible spectrum, the ray of light (c)​40 Hz to 40,000 Hz
with minimum wavelength is (d)​More than 20,000 HZ
(a)​Violet ray
(b)​Blue ray 91. Which disease is also known as
(c)​Red Ray Hansen's disease?
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(d)​Yellow Ray (a)​Leprosy

(b)​Tuberculosis
86. LPG( Liquified Petroleum Gas) is (c)​Measles
a mixture of (d)​Cancer
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(a)​Methane and Propane

(b)​Metane and Ethane 92. The _________ is/are given for
(c)​Propane and Butane outstanding performance in sports and
(d)​Butane and Methane games over a period of the previous
four years and for showing qualities of
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leadership, sportsmanship and a (d)​London 2012
sense of discipline.
(a)​Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 98. Who was the first Indian to win an
(MAKA) Trophy individual medal in the Olympics?
(b)​Rashtriya Khel Protsahan (a)​MilkhaSingh
Puraskar (b)​PTUsha
(c)​Arjuna Awards (c)​Karnam Malleswari

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(d)​Dronacharya Awards (d)​KD Jadhav

93. ________ was the first fast bowler 99. Who is known as the female Don
who was the Indian test team captain. Bradman in the cricketing world?
(a)​Javagal Srinath (a)​Meghann Moira Lanning
(b)​Jaspreet Bumrah (b)​Katherine Helen Brunt
(c)​Zaheer Khan (c)​Jhulan Goswami

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(d)​Kapil Dev (d)​Elizabeth Rebecca Wilson

94. Who among the following is 100. The term Pugilist is used for

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popularly known as ‘The Flying Sikh’?
(a)​Norman Pritchard
(b)​Milkha Singh
(c)​Vijay Singh Chauhan
players of which game?
(a)​Boxing
(b)​Long-Lump
(c)​Archery
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(d)​Gurbachan Singh Randhawa (d)​Table Tennis

95. Indian football team won its first 101. Which cricket team won the first
gold in which of the following Asian edition of the World Test
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Games? Championship (WTC)?
(a)​1951 (a)​Australia
(b)​1962 (b)​India
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(c)​1970 (c)​England
(d)​1982 (d)​New Zealand

96. The term “Produnova” is 102. The "Duckworth–Lewis–Stern

associated with which sports? method" is associated with which
(a)​Badminton sport?
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(b)​Rowing (a)​Football
(c)​Gymnastics (b)​Tennis
(d)​Chess (c)​Cricket
(d)​Football
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97. Dipa Karmarkar was the first Indian

female gymnast to compete in which of 103. Which country won the 2024
the following Olympics’ edition? Copa América Football
(a)​Rio 2016 Championship?
(b)​Tokyo 2020 (a)​Uruguay
(c)​Paris 2024 (b)​Argentina
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(c)​Brazil (ii) India won its maiden title by
(d)​Chile winning the 2024 edition.
(a)​(i) only
104. First ever century for India in one (b)​(ii) only
day internationals was scored by - (c)​Both (i) and (ii)
(a)​Saurabh Gangualy (d)​Neither (i) nor (ii)
(b)​Kapil Dev

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(c)​Sunil Gavaskar 110. Who was the first world chess
(d)​Sachin Tendulkar champion, winning the first official
World Chess Championship match in
105. Who won the Men's Singles title 1886.
at the India Open 2024? (a)​Wilhelm Steinitz
(a)​Viktor Axelsen (b)​Johannes Zukertort
(b)​Lakshya Sen (c)​Alexander Alekhine

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(c)​Kidambi Srikanth (d)​Emanuel Lasker
(d)​Shi Yugi
111. Who among the following became

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106. Headquarters of the International
Olympic Committee are located in
which country?
(a)​Greece
the most expensive player in IPL
auction history for INR 27 crore.
(a)​Virat Kohli
(b)​Rituraj Gaekwad
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(b)​Switzerland (c)​Rishabh Pant
(c)​Belgium (d)​Shreyas Iyer
(d)​France
112. Who among the following won the
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107. Which was the only appearance 2024 FIDE Women’s World Rapid
of cricket at the Summer Olympics? Championship?
(a)​1900 Paris Games (a)​Koneru Humpy
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(b)​1901 Paris Games (b)​Vaishali Rameshbabu

(c)​1902 Paris Games (c)​Divya Deshmukh
(d)​1903 Paris Games (d)​Tanya Sachdev

108. Which country is the host of Kho 113. Recently, who made the record
Kho World Cup 2025? for the fastest century in women's Test
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(a)​Australia cricket?
(b)​China (a)​Nat Sciver-Brunt
(c)​Nepal (b)​Smriti Mandhana
(d)​India (c)​Harmanpreet Kaur
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(d)​Ellyse Perry
109. Consider the following statements
about ICC women’s T20 World Cup: 114. Who has become the first
(i) 9th edition of ICC women’s T20 Monégasque driver to win the Monaco
World Cup was held in the United Arab Grand Prix since 1931.
Emirates. (a)​Charles Leclerc
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(b)​Max Verstappen 120. Which Indian city is set to host
(c)​Lewis Hamilton the 2025 Para Athletics World
(d)​Oscar Piastri Championship?
(a)​Mumbai
115. Who was named the chairperson (b)​New Delhi
of the Athletics Federation of India (c)​Bengaluru
(AFI) Athletes Commission in 2024? (d)​Hyderabad

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(a)​Neeraj Chopra
(b)​P. T. Usha 121. Consider the following
(c)​Anju Bobby George statements:
(d)​Milkha Singh 1.​ England is the only country that
has won the ICC World Cup
116. “Bring it On: The Incredible Story twice.
2.​ Virat Kohli is the only player to
of My Life” is the autobiography of-

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be adjudged as the Player of
(a)​Dipa Karmakar the Series in the ICC T20 World
(b)​Deepa Malik Cup twice.
(c)​Murlikant Petkar
Which of the above statements is/are

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(d)​Sumit Antil

117. How many athletes were selected

to represent India at the 2024 Paris
correct?
(a)​1 only
(b)​2 only
(c)​Both 1 and 2
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Summer Olympics? (d)​Neither 1 nor 2
(a)​118
(b)​120 122. Which country will host the 2025
(c)​117 Champions Trophy?
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(d)​106 (a)​Pakistan
(b)​India
118. Swapnil Kusale won a Bronze (c)​UAE
(d)​Both (a) and (c)
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medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics in

which event?
(a)​10 m pistol 123. “Murlikant Petkar”, India’s first
(b)​50 m rifle 3 position Paralympics Gold medalist, recently
(c)​25m rapid-fire pistol received the Arjuna Award(Lifetime).
(d)​10 m air rifle He is related to which sports?
D

(a)​Javelin
119. ‘Castling’ is related to which of the (b)​Swimming
following sports? (c)​Shot Put
(a)​Cricket (d)​Table-Tennis
C

(b)​Tennis
(c)​Chess 124. Who among the following played
(d)​Billiards Murlikant Petkar’s character in his
biopic?
(a)​Kartik Aryan
(b)​Akshay Kumar
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(c)​Siddharth Malhotra 130. “Mandeep Jangra” who was in
(d)​Shahid Kapoor news recently is related to which
sports?
125. Who among the following (a)​Wrestling
cricketers was the first to be given out (b)​Boxing
by the 3rd empire? (c)​Badminton
(a)​Ricky Ponting (d)​Sailing

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(b)​Sachin Tendulkar
(c)​MS Dhoni 131. Who has created history by
(d)​Rahul Dravid becoming the youngest rated chess
player from India?
126. Who among the following is not (a)​Javokhir Sindarov
associated with the sport of F1 racing? (b)​Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(a)​Lewis Hamilton (c)​Divith Reddy

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(b)​Charles Leclerc (d)​Anish Sarkar
(c)​Romain Grosjean
(d)​Luis Suarez 132. Billie Jean King Cup is

R
127. 'Raider' is associated with which
sport?
(a)​Cricket
associated with which sports?
(a)​Badminton
(b)​Tennis
(c)​Football
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(b)​Hockey (d)​Handball
(c)​Kabaddi
(d)​Football 133. Emma McKeon, who has
recently announced her retirement,
O
128. Who among the following has belongs to which country?
written the book Stargazing: The (a)​USA
Players in My Life? (b)​Finland
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(a)​Suresh Raina (c)​Russia

(b)​Rahul Dravid (d)​Australia
(c)​Sunil Gavaskar
(d)​Ravi Shastri 134. "Fearless: A Memoir" is the
autobiography of which famous Indian
129. Who among the following Indians cricketer?
D

is among the 3 inductees into the (a)​Kapil Dev

International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall (b)​Sunil Gavaskar
of Fame in 2024. (c)​Mohinder Amarnath
(a)​Neetu David (d)​Ravi Shastri
C

(b)​Diana Edulji
(c)​Shubhangi Kulkarni 135. Who was awarded the ICC
(d)​Jhulan Goswami Cricketer of the Year in 2024?
(a)​Babar Azam
(b)​Joe Root
(c)​Kane Williamson
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(d)​Pat Cummins
142. India is divided into how many
136. Which is the largest freshwater earthquake zones (seismic zones)?
lake in India? (a)​4
(a)​Loktak Lake (b)​2
(b)​Lonar Lake (c)​6
(c)​Wular Lake (d)​5

EY
(d)​Dal Lake
143. “Sagarmatha” is the Nepali name
137. What is the southernmost point of of?
mainland India called? (a)​Mount Everest
(a)​Kanyakumari (b)​Makalu
(b)​Indira Point (c)​Kanchenjunga
(c)​Point Calimere (d)​Lhotse

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(d)​Rameswaram
144. I. Prairies - North America
138. Which state has the longest II. Downs -Australia

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coastline in India?
(a)​Maharashtra
(b)​Tamil Nadu
(c)​Kerala
III. Llanos -Venezuela
IV. Pampas- South America
How many of the above pairs are
correctly matched?
U
(d)​Gujarat (a)​Only
(b)​Only III and IV
139. The Duncan Passage separates: (c)​I, III and IV
(a)​Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d)​All are correct
O
(b)​Lakshadweep Islands and
Maldives 145. Match the following:
(c)​South Andaman and Little
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Andaman
Name of Shifting Country
(d)​Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar cultivation

140. Which desert is known as the 1. Ray A. Venezuela

"Great Indian Desert"?
(a)​Thar Desert 2. Milpa B. Vietnam
D

(b)​Deccan Desert
(c)​Sahara Desert 3. Tamari C. Thailand
(d)​Kalahari Desert
4. Konuko D. Yucatan and
C

141. Study of the structure of the Earth Guatemala

is called ______. (a)​1-D,2-B,3-A,4-C
(a)​Geology (b)​1-B,2-D,3-C,4-A
(b)​Nephrology (c)​1-B,2-D,3-A,4-C
(c)​Pedology (d)​1-C,2-D,3-A,4-C
(d)​Virology
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152. Which among the following tribe
146. Which instrument is used to has the largest population in India?
measure depth of ocean? (a)​Bhils
(a)​Galvanometer (b)​Meenas
(b)​Barometer (c)​Gonds
(c)​Endoscope (d)​Sahariyas
(d)​Fathometer

EY
153. Which of the following mountain
147. When a cloud burst occurs ranges is the oldest in India?
(a)​Sudden and very heavy rainfall (a)​Himalayas
(b)​Sudden and almost negligible (b)​Western Ghats
rainfall (c)​Aravalli
(c)​Random and light rainfall (d)​Satpura
(d)​No rainfall is observed

N
154. Indira Col makes the 3-point
148. The whole earth does not boundary between which of the
experience equal days and equal following countries?

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nights on
(a)​21st March
(b)​22nd December
(c)​23rd September
(a)​India, Nepal, China
(b)​India, Pakistan, China
(c)​India, Myanmar, China
(d)​India, Bhutan, China
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(d)​Both 1 and 3
155. The Tropic of Cancer passes
149. Which type of iron ore is also through which of the following Indian
termed as brown ore? states?
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(a)​Haematite (a)​Rajasthan, Gujarat,
(b)​Magnetite Maharashtra
(c)​Limonite (b)​Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand
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(d)​Siderite (c)​Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,

West Bengal
150. Which is the green planet in the (d)​Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
solar system?
(a)​Earth 156. Green Voyage 2050 project is
(b)​Jupiter related to which of the following?
D

(c)​Uranus (a)​Zero marine plastic pollution

(d)​Saturn (b)​Zero damage to marine
biodiversity by ships
151. International date line passes (c)​Zero Greenhouse gas emission
C

through which Ocean? by ships

(a)​Pacific Ocean (d)​Zero oil spillage by ships
(b)​Atlantic Ocean
(c)​Indian Ocean 157. Which Indian state is the largest
(d)​Arctic Ocean producer of coffee?
(a)​Kerala
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(b)​Tamil Nadu the total geographical area of India is
(c)​Karnataka covered with forest and tree?
(d)​Andhra Pradesh (a)​21.67%
(b)​25.17%
158. Which among the following (c)​29.15%
countries administers “Coco Islands” (d)​33.12%
located in Andaman sea?

EY
(a)​India 164. The Lonar lake of Maharashtra is
(b)​Sri Lanka a type of which of the following?
(c)​Myanmar (a)​Crater Lakes
(d)​China (b)​Tectonic Lakes
(c)​Landslide Lakes
159. In which of the following seasons, (d)​Aeolian Lakes
brief squalls and thunderstorms known

N
as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor’westers, often 165. Which of the following is known
occur in West Bengal? as the Golden Quadrilateral?
(a)​Early winter (a)​Rail lines joining metropolitan

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(b)​Late winter
(c)​Early summer
(d)​Rainy Season
cities
(b)​National Highway Project
(c)​Air Routes
(d)​Gold Trading Ways
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160. Which among the following is the
largest physiographic division of India? 166. ‘Shifting cultivation’ is also known
(a)​Peninsular Upland as _____ in north-east india:
(b)​Himalayan Region (a)​Logan
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(c)​Northern plains (b)​Jhum
(d)​Desert region (c)​Chena
(d)​Ladang
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161. The city of Paris is situated on

which river? 167. How many major sea ports are
(a)​Danube there in India?
(b)​Seine (a)​6
(c)​Potomac (b)​9
(d)​Saône (c)​10
D

(d)​13
162. The valley of flowers is located in
which of the following places? 168. Which mountain range acts as a
(a)​Kashmir Himalaya boundary between Europe and Asia?
C

(b)​Himachal Himalaya (a)​Altai

(c)​Nepal Himalaya (b)​Atlas
(d)​Garhwal Himalaya (c)​Ural
(d)​Hindukush
163. As per the India State of Forest
Report (ISFR) 2023, what percent of
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169. How many climatic groups did (a)​Tanzania
Koeppen recognise? (b)​Madagascar
(a)​20 (c)​Mozambique
(b)​10 (d)​Bahrain
(c)​5
(d)​6 175. Where has Asia's Largest and
World’s Highest Imaging Cherenkov

EY
170. Which among the following is not Observatory inaugurated?
the ideal condition for the formation of (a)​Hanle, Ladakh
tropical cyclones? (b)​Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
(a)​Large sea surface with (c)​Gangtok, Sikkim
temperature higher than 27° C (d)​None of the above
(b)​Upper divergence above the
sea level system 176. Vembanad lake, that was recently

N
(c)​Presence of the Coriolis force seen in news, lies in which state?
(d)​High-level cyclonic circulation (a)​Kerala
(b)​Karnataka

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171. Mount Semeru, which was seen
in the news due to a volcanic eruption,
is located in which country?
(a)​Indonesia
(c)​Maharashtra
(d)​Tamil Nadu

177. Where was India’s first glass

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(b)​Philippines bridge inaugurated?
(c)​Malaysia (a)​Porbandar, Gujarat
(d)​Vietnam (b)​Kochi, Kerala
(c)​Visakhapatnam, Andhra
O
172. Diego Garcia Island, which was Pradesh
recently seen in the news, is located in (d)​Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
which ocean?
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(a)​Indian Ocean 178. Vav-Tharad has been approved

(b)​Atlantic Ocean as a new district of which state
(c)​Pacific Ocean recently?
(d)​Arctic Ocean (a)​Madhya Pradesh
(b)​Gujarat
173. Which stadium in India received (c)​Rajasthan
D

the prestigious FIFA QUALITY (d)​Uttarakhand

certification for its football turf?
(a)​Ladakh Football Stadium 179. Consider the following pairs:
(b)​Salt Lake Stadium (i) Guru Ghasidas -Tamor Pingla Tiger
C

(c)​Tawang High Altitude Stadium Reserve - Chhattisgarh

(d)​Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (ii) Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary -
Madhya Pradesh
174. Dar Es Salam port, which was in Which of the above pairs is/are
news recently, is located in which incorrectly matched?
country? (a)​(i) only
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(b)​(ii) only 185. The 'Quit India Movement' was
(c)​Both (i) and (ii) launched during which session of the
(d)​Neither (i) nor (ii) Indian National Congress?
(a)​Bombay, 1942
180. In which of the following places (b)​Lahore, 1929
has the Union Cabinet recently (c)​Calcutta, 1940
approved the development of the (d)​Karachi, 1931

EY
National Maritime Heritage Complex
(NMHC)? 186. Which session of the Indian
(a)​Kochi, Kerala National Congress witnessed the split
(b)​Mandvi, Gujarat between Moderates and Extremists?
(c)​Lothal, Gujarat (a)​Surat, 1907
(d)​Bhagatrav, Gujarat (b)​Calcutta, 1906
(c)​Lucknow, 1916

N
181. Which of the following can not be (d)​Bombay, 1915
used as a method of soil
conservation? 187. During which session did the

R
(a)​Crop rotation
(b)​Terrace Farming
(c)​Shifting Cultivation
(d)​Use of fertilizers
Indian National Congress adopt the
resolution for 'Purna Swaraj' (complete
independence)?
(a)​Lahore, 1929
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(b)​Lucknow, 1916
182. Who among the following is the (c)​Nagpur, 1920
founder of The National Congress? (d)​Surat, 1907
(a)​AO Hume
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(b)​W C Banerjee 188. Who was the first chairman of the
(c)​G.K Gokhale Finance Commission of India?
(d)​Rajendra Prasad (a)​K Santhanam
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(b)​KC Neogy
183. Who was the first president of the (c)​Ashok Kumar Chanda
Indian National Congress? (d)​PV Rajamannar
(a)​Dadabhai Naoroji
(b)​Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee 189. Who among the following was the
(c)​Gopal Krishna Gokhale first woman president of the Indian
D

(d)​A.O. Hume National Congress?

(a)​Annie Besant
184. Which is the only session of the (b)​Sarojini Naidu
Indian National Congress that was (c)​Kasturba Gandhi
C

presided by Mahatma Gandhi? (d)​Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

(a)​Belgaum, 1924
(b)​Lahore, 1929 190. Who among the following
(c)​Calcutta, 1920 founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1814?
(d)​Karachi, 1931 (a)​Keshab Chandra Sen
(b)​Raja Rammohun Roy
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(c)​Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d)​Sandesh
(d)​Debendranath Tagore
197. The Great Bath, the bronze
191. Who was the president of the statue of the dancing girl were popular
Indian National Congress at the time of discoveries of Indus civilization. Where
Indian Independence? were these two found?
(a)​Jawaharlal Nehru (a)​Dholavira

EY
(b)​Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b)​Mohenjo Daro
(c)​J.B. Kripalani (c)​Rakhigarhi
(d)​Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d)​Kalibangan

192. Who founded the newspaper

'Amrita Bazar Patrika'? 198. At which place, the British East
(a)​Motilal Ghosh India Company established its first

N
(b)​Bal Gangadhar Tilak permanent factory?
(c)​Mahatma Gandhi (a)​Masulipatnam
(d)​Surendranath Banerjee (b)​Surat

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193. Who is the author of 'India
divided'?
(a)​Rajendra Prasad
(c)​Bengal
(d)​Ahmedabad

199. When was the East India

U
(b)​Jawaharlal Nehru Company established?
(c)​Mahatma Gandhi (a)​1664
(d)​Jyotiba Phule (b)​1498
(c)​1600
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194. Arthasastra was written by (d)​1602
________.
(a)​Vishakhadatta 200. Who among the following was
NOT among the Nine Gems of Akbar’s
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(b)​Megasthenes
(c)​Kautilya Darbar?
(d)​Banabhatta (a)​Abu'l-Fazl
(b)​Raja Man Singh
195. The magazine 'Harijan' was (c)​Mulla Do-Pyaza
published by which prominent leader? (d)​Bairam Khan
D

(a)​Jawaharlal Nehru
(b)​Mahatma Gandhi 201. According to Ashokan edicts,the
(c)​Subhas Chandra Bose account of Kalinga war is mentioned in
(d)​B.R. Ambedkar (a)​Major Rock Edict XIII
C

(b)​Major Rock Edict X

196. Which of the following magazines (c)​Major Rock Edict XIV
was started by Mahatma Gandhi? (d)​Major Rock Edict VIII
(a)​Kesari
(b)​Young India 202. Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra In Ajmer is
(c)​New India built by which of the following rulers?
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(a)​Qutb-ud-din Aibak 208. The Battle of Buxar was fought
(b)​Shah Jahan between the British East India
(c)​Alauddin Khilji Company and the combined forces of?
(d)​Khizr Khan (a)​Mir Jafar, Siraj-ud-Daula, and
Tipu Sultan
203. Who was the famous warrior (b)​Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and
begum from the principality of Awadh, Shah Alam II

EY
who fought the British as part of the (c)​Hyder Ali, Mir Qasim, and
1857 mutiny? Siraj-ud-Daula
(a)​Begum Hazrat Mahal (d)​Nizam of Hyderabad, Hyder Ali,
(b)​Begum Raziya Sultan and Marathas
(c)​Begum Jahanara
(d)​Begum Meherunnisa 209. The Battle of the Hydaspes also
known as Battle of Jhelum was fought

N
204. Who led the 1857 revolt in between:
Kanpur? (a)​Alexander and Porus
(a)​Bahadur Shah Zafar (b)​Alexander and Marathas

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(b)​Tantia Tope
(c)​Nana Sahib
(d)​Rani Lakshmibai
(c)​Akbar and Maharana Pratap
(d)​Alexander and Humayun

210. The second battle of Panipat was

U
205. Who was the titular head of the fought in:
1857 revolt in Delhi? (a)​1556
(a)​Nana Sahib (b)​1576
(b)​Bahadur Shah Zafar (c)​1666
O
(c)​Tantia Tope (d)​1546
(d)​Rani Lakshmibai
211. Which war was fought between
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206. The Battle of Plassey was fought Sher Shah and Humayun in the year
in which year? 1540 AD?
(a)​1757 (a)​Battle of Chausa
(b)​1761 (b)​Battle of Bhojpur
(c)​1857 (c)​Battle of Guzargah
(d)​1869 (d)​Battle of Kannauj
D

207. Which battle was fought in 1526 212. Mohammad Ghori defeated
that led to the establishment of Mughal Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second
rule in India? Battle of Tarain. In which year was this
C

(a)​First Battle of Panipat battle fought?

(b)​Second Battle of Tarain (a)​1190 A.D
(c)​Battle of Chausa (b)​1191 A.D
(d)​Battle of Khanwa (c)​1192 A.D
(d)​1193 A.D
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213. Which of the following (a)​Lord Cornwallis
monuments was not built by Shah (b)​Lord Chelmsford
Jahan? (c)​William Bentinck
(a)​Taj Mahal, Agra (d)​Lord Reading
(b)​Jamat Khana Masjid,New Delhi
(c)​Red Fort,Delhi 219. Who is known as the "Napoleon
(d)​Moti Masjid, Agra of India”?

EY
(a)​Samudragupta
214. Who among the following rules (b)​Chandragupta II
abolished the Jizya tax? (c)​Skandagupta
(a)​Akbar (d)​Ashoka
(b)​Alauddin Khilji
(c)​Babur 220. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari?
(d)​Humayun (a)​Abu’l Fazl

N
(b)​Amir Khusrau
215. What was the primary purpose of (c)​Ziauddin Barani
the Dagh (Daag) system implemented (d)​Shaikh Burhan

R
during the Mughal period?
(a)​To regulate the collection of
land revenue
(b)​To brand horses used in the
221. Who was the author of
Kitab-ul-Hind?
(a)​Minhaj Siraj
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Mughal cavalry (b)​Ziauddin Barani
(c)​To impose a tax on luxury (c)​Badauni
goods (d)​AL-Biruni
(d)​To levy a tax on non-Muslims
O
222. The book ‘Argumentative Indian’
216. Who was the Governor General is written by
of India during the formation of Indian (a)​Amartya Sen
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National Congress? (b)​Abhijeet Banerjee

(a)​ Lord Reading (c)​Jagdish Bhagwati
(b)​ Lord Dufferin (d)​Manmohan Singh
(c)​ Lord Minto
(d)​ Lord William Bentinck 223. Shortugai (Indus Valley
Civilization site) is in which country?
217. Who was the first governor
D

(a)​India
general of India? (b)​Iran
(a)​Warren Hasting (c)​Pakistan
(b)​Robert Clive (d)​Afghanistan
C

(c)​William Bentinck
(d)​Lord Canning 224. Which was the first Indus Valley
site to be discovered?
218. Who was the Governor General (a)​Harappa
of India during the Jallianwala Bagh (b)​Mohenjadaro
massacre? (c)​Lothal
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(d)​Kalibangan 231. The call of ‘Back to the Vedas’
was given by
225. The Indus Valley civilisation is (a)​Swami Vivekananda
identified with which age? (b)​Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(a)​Iron Age (c)​Aurobindo Ghosh
(b)​Copper Age (d)​Raja Rammohan Ro
(c)​Bronze Age

EY
(d)​Rigvedic Age 232. Razia Sultan belonged to which
of the following dynasty?
226. ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is taken from (a)​Slave Dynasty
which Upanishad? (b)​Mauryan Dynasty
(a)​Rig Veda (c)​Khilji Dynasty
(b)​Yajur Veda (d)​Koravi Dynasty
(c)​Mundaka Upanishad

N
(d)​Ramayana 233. Who was the founder of Brahmo
Samaj?
227. During the colonial rule in (a)​Raja Rammohan Roy

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India,the permanent settlement was
introduced by
(a)​Lord Bentinck
(b)​Lorn Cornwallis
(b)​Swami Vivekananda
(c)​Dayanand Saraswati
(d)​Atmaram Pandurang
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(c)​Lord Curzon 234. Who started the Shuddhi
(d)​Lord Wellesley Movement?
(a)​Ram Mohan Roy
228. Who was the first Nawab of (b)​Keshav Chandra Sen
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Awadh? (c)​Dayanand Saraswati
(a)​WazirAli Khan (d)​Swami Vivekanand
(b)​Muhammad Ali Shah
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(c)​Shiraj-ud-daulah 235. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the

(d)​Saadat Khan leader of………
(a)​Bhoodan movement
229. Who is known as ‘Iron man of (b)​Rowlatt Satyagraha
India’? (c)​Bardoli Satyagraha
(a)​Jawaharlal Nehru (d)​Swadeshi Movement
D

(b)​Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c)​Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 236. Who among the following
(d)​Mahatma Gandhi launched the Home Rule Movement in
1916
C

230. Who was the founder of INA? (a)​Frank Besant

(a)​Mohan Singh (b)​Helena Blavatsky
(b)​Subhash Chandra Bose (c)​Charles Knowlton
(c)​Rash Bihari Bosh (d)​Annie Besant
(d)​CR Das
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237. Who wrote the book Neel
Darpan? 243. Besides the Qutb Mosque and
(a)​Bankim Chandra Chaterjee Qutub Minar,Qutub-ud-din Aibak is
(b)​Rabindra Nath Tagore said to have built
(c)​Dinbandhu Mitra (a)​Adhai-din ka Jhopra mosque at
(d)​None of the above Ajmer
(b)​Khirki masjid at Jahan-Panah

EY
238. Which British officer suppressed (c)​Mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan
the Revolt of 1857 in Delhi? Tilangani
(a)​Colin Champbell (d)​Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
(b)​Nicholson and Hudson
(c)​Major William Taylor 244. Which of the following dynasties
(d)​Col.Neill was ruling over North India at the time
of Alexander's invasion?

N
239. The doctrine of subsidiary (a)​Nanda
alliance was introduced by whom in (b)​Maurya
India? (c)​Sunga

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(a)​Lord Hastings
(b)​Lord Amherst
(c)​Lord Wellesley
(d)​Lord Cornwallis
(d)​Kanva

245. Match the following

Governor-Generals with their
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significant achievements:
240. Hiuen Tsang visited India during Governor-General Achievement
the reign of
(a)​Chandra Gupta I
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A) Lord Wellesley 1) Abolished
(b)​Chandra Gupta II Sati
(c)​Harshavardhana
(d)​Rudradama B) Lord Dalhousie 2) Doctrine of
Lapse
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241. Who is rightly called the ‘Father of

C) Lord William 3) Subsidiary
Local Self Government’ in India?
Bentinck Alliance
(a)​Lord Mayo
(b)​Lord Ripon D) Lord Canning 4) First Viceroy
(c)​Lord of India
D

(d)​Curzon
(a)​A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
(e)​Lord Clive
(b)​A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
(c)​A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
242. Who abolished the Iqta system?
C

(d)​A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

(a)​Babur
(b)​Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
246. What is the minimum age
(c)​Iltutmish
required to become the Prime Minister
(d)​Alauddin Khilji
of India?
(a)​25 years
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(b)​30 years 252. Who appoints the Chief Election
(c)​35 years Commissioner of India?
(d)​40 years (a)​Prime Minister
(b)​President
247. Who is the constitutional head of (c)​Chief Justice of India
the Union of India? (d)​Parliament
(a)​Prime Minister

EY
(b)​President 253. The Vice-President of India is
(c)​Chief Justice of India elected by:
(d)​Speaker of Lok Sabha (a)​Lok Sabha
(b)​Rajya Sabha
248. How many fundamental duties (c)​Members of both the Houses of
are enshrined in the Indian the Parliament
Constitution? (d)​An electoral college

N
(a)​10
(b)​11 254. What is the tenure of the Rajya
(c)​12 Sabha members?

R
(d)​13

249. Which part of the Indian

Constitution deals with Fundamental
(a)​4 years
(b)​5 years
(c)​6 years
(d)​Permanent House, no fixed
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Rights? term
(a)​Part II
(b)​Part III 255.Who is the head of the state
(c)​Part IV government in India?
O
(d)​Part V (a)​Chief Minister
(b)​Governor
250. The idea of a "Concurrent List" in (c)​President
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the Indian Constitution was borrowed (d)​Prime Minister

from the constitution of which country?
(a)​United States 256. Who presides over a joint session
(b)​Canada of Parliament in India?
(c)​Australia (a)​President
(d)​United Kingdom (b)​Vice President
D

(c)​Speaker of Lok Sabha

251. Which of the following schedules (d)​Prime Minister
of the Indian Constitution contains the
division of powers between the Union 257. How many types of writs can be
C

and States? issued by the Supreme Court or High

(a)​7th Schedule Courts under Article 32 and 226 of the
(b)​8th Schedule Constitution?
(c)​9th Schedule (a)​3
(d)​10th Schedule (b)​4
(c)​5
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(d)​6 261. The Constitution of India was
adopted on:
258. Match the following writs with (a)​January 26, 1949
their correct descriptions: (b)​January 26, 1950
Writs Descriptions (c)​November 26, 1949
(d)​August 15, 1947
A. Habeas 1. To command a

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Corpus public official to 262. Which of the following languages
perform a duty is not mentioned in the 8th Schedule of
the Constitution?
B. Mandamus 2. To release a (a)​Urdu
person unlawfully (b)​English
detained (c)​Sanskrit
(d)​Maithili

N
C. Prohibition 3. To stop lower
courts from
263. The President of India can
exceeding
proclaim a state of emergency under:
jurisdiction

R
D. Quo
Warranto
4. To challenge the
legality of a person's
office
(a)​Article 352
(b)​Article 356
(c)​Article 360
(d)​All of the above
U
264. The Fundamental Duties were
(a)​A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
added to the Indian Constitution by
(b)​A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
which amendment?
O
(c)​A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(a)​42nd Amendment
(d)​A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(b)​44th Amendment
(c)​52nd Amendment
259. How many languages are there in
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(d)​86th Amendment
the eight schedule of the Indian
Constitution?
265. In which Indian State was the first
(a)​22
Panchayati Raj Introduced?
(b)​25
(a)​Andhra Pradesh
(c)​28
(b)​Himachal Pradesh
(d)​17
D

(c)​Rajasthan
(d)​Gujarat
260. Which Article of the Indian
Constitution provides for the
266. Which Article of the Constitution
C

impeachment of the President?

provides for the establishment of a
(a)​Article 52
Finance Commission?
(b)​Article 56
(a)​Article 270
(c)​Article 61
(b)​Article 280
(d)​Article 74
(c)​Article 356
(d)​Article 368
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267. The First Schedule of the Indian 272. Match the following:
Constitution deals with:
(a)​Fundamental Rights
(b)​Union and State territories
(c)​Languages
(d)​Panchayati Raj

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​ ​ A​ B​ C​ D
268. The enforcement of which of the
​
following Fundamental Rights cannot
(a)​4​ 2​ 3​ 1
be suspended at the time of National
(b)​3​ 1​ 2​ 4
Emergency?
(c)​2​ 3​ 1​ 4
(a)​Article 14
(d)​4​ 1​ 2​ 3
(b)​Article 20

N
(c)​Article 19
273. Which of these is NOT included
(d)​Article 25
as a Fundamental Right in the Indian
Constitution?

R
269. Article 15(2) deals with -
(a)​Parliament can make
residence-based qualifications
for public employment
(a)​Right to Freedom of Speech
(b)​Right to Equality before Law
(c)​Right to Constitutional remedies
U
(d)​Right to equal wages for equal
(b)​Prohibition of untouchability and
work
its practice in any form
(c)​Prohibition of discrimination in
274. Which amendment of the Indian
access to public places
O
Constitution inserted the two words -
(d)​Equality before the law
‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the
preamble?
270. What Article of the Indian
(a)​28th
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Constitution provides that the State

(b)​40th
Governor has the authority to reserve
(c)​42nd
a bill for the consideration of the
(d)​52nd
President?
(a)​Article 181
275. The Constituent Assembly took
(b)​Article 200
how many years to complete the
D

(c)​Article 190
Constitution?
(d)​Article 267
(a)​2 years, 11 months, 18 days
(b)​2 years, 11 months, 22 days
271. Which of the following is NOT a
C

(c)​2 years, 11 months, 10 days

type of Emergency contemplated in
(d)​2 years, 11 months, 12 days
the Indian Constitution ?
(a)​Financial Emergency
276. Who has been appointed as the
(b)​Health Emergency
new Comptroller and Auditor General
(c)​National Emergency
of India?
(d)​State Emergency
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(a)​K. Sanjay Murty
(b)​Rajiv Mehrishu 282. Which of the following is not a
(c)​Shashi Kant Sharma member of the G7 group of countries?
(d)​Radha Raman Singh Chauhan (a)​Russia
(b)​Canada
(c)​Japan
277. Which of the following is not a (d)​Germany

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condition for becoming a citizen of
India? 283. The International Court of Justice
(a)​Birth (ICJ) is located in:
(b)​Descent (a)​New York, USA
(c)​Nationalisation (b)​The Hague, Netherlands
(d)​Acquiring property (c)​Paris, France
(d)​Vienna, Austria

N
278. At present, the total number of
members in Lok Sabha is ______. 284. UNESCO is primarily associated
(a)​520 with which of the following areas?

R
(b)​545
(c)​543
(d)​540
(a)​International trade
(b)​Humanitarian aid
(c)​Education, Science, and Culture
(d)​Health
U
279. Which Constitutional Amendment
Act has reduced the voting age in India 285. Where is the headquarters of the
from 21 years to 18 years? World Bank located?
(a)​42nd CAA, 1976 (a)​Geneva, Switzerland
O
(b)​61st CAA, 1988 (b)​Washington D.C., USA
(c)​62nd CAA, 1989 (c)​Paris, France
(d)​61st CAA, 1984 (d)​Vienna, Austria
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280. Which of the following schedules 286. What is the official currency of the
of the Constitution of India was added International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
to the Constitution by the first (a)​Dollar
Constitutional Amendment? (b)​Euro
(a)​Sixth (c)​Yen
D

(b)​Tenth (d)​It doesn’t have an official

(c)​Ninth currency
(d)​Seventh
287. Which country is not a permanent
C

281. The United Nations was founded member of the United Nations Security
in which year? Council?
(a)​1919 (a)​China
(b)​1945 (b)​Russia
(c)​1939 (c)​France
(d)​1950 (d)​Germany
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288. Which of the following institutions 294. BIMSTEC's full form is:
is responsible for setting international (a)​Bay of Bengal Initiative for
trade rules? Multi-Sectoral Technical and
(a)​IMF Economic Cooperation
(b)​WTO (b)​Bay of Bengal International
(c)​World Bank Maritime and Strategic

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(d)​ADB Technical Cooperation
(c)​Bay of Bengal Industrial
289. Which organization publishes the Maritime and Economic
Global Competitiveness Report? Collaboration
(a)​IMF (d)​Bay of Bengal International
(b)​World Economic Forum Trade and Economic
(c)​World Bank Commission

N
(d)​WTO
295. Where is the BIMSTEC
290. The Bretton Woods Conference Secretariat located?

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led to the creation of which two
institutions?
(a)​WHO and WTO
(b)​IMF and World Bank
(a)​Dhaka, Bangladesh
(b)​Bangkok, Thailand
(c)​New Delhi, India
(d)​Colombo, Sri Lanka
U
(c)​UN and NATO
(d)​UNESCO and UNICEF 296. Where is the SAARC Secretariat
located?
291. When was the International Solar (a)​New Delhi, India
O
Alliance (ISA) launched? (b)​Dhaka, Bangladesh
(a)​2015 (c)​Kathmandu, Nepal
(b)​2016 (d)​Colombo, Sri Lanka
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(c)​2014
(d)​2017 297. Consider the following statements
about BRICS:
292. Which of the following is NOT a
member of ASEAN? 1.​ BRICS was initially formed as a
(a)​Myanmar military alliance among its
member countries.
D

(b)​Thailand
(c)​Bangladesh 2.​ BRICS was initially formed with
(d)​Singapore only four countries—Brazil,
Russia, India, and China.
C

293. Which of the following countries is 3.​ The 2024 BRICS summit was
NOT a member of BIMSTEC? the sixteenth annual BRICS
(a)​Thailand summit, held in Kazan, Russia.
(b)​Sri Lanka
Which of the above statements is/are
(c)​Pakistan
correct?
(d)​Nepal
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(a)​1,2 and 3 (b)​France, Australia, Canada,
(b)​2 and 3 USA, UK
(c)​1 and 3 (c)​Japan, India, New Zealand,
(d)​Only 1 USA, UK
(d)​Australia, Japan, New Zealand,
298.Which of the following initiatives USA, UK
was launched by BRICS to support

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sustainable development and 302. Which of the following countries is
infrastructure projects? not part of QUAD?
(a)​BRICS Investment Forum (a)​UK
(b)​New Development Bank (NDB) (b)​Australia
(c)​BRICS Climate Fund (c)​India
(d)​BRICS Economic Cooperation (d)​Japan
Council

N
303. Gochi festival is celebrated in
299. Which of the following group of which of the following states?
countries are the new member a.​ Madhya Pradesh
countries of BRICS?

R
(a)​Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi
Arabia, and the United Arab
Emirates
b.​ Himachal Pradesh
c.​ Kerala
d.​ Andhra Pradesh
U
(b)​Kuwait, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi 304. Chapchar kut, Mim Kut, Pawl Kut
Arabia, and the United Arab is celebrated in which of the following
Emirates states?
(c)​Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Saudi a.​ Arunachal Pradesh
O
Arabia, and the United Arab b.​ Meghalaya
Emirates c.​ Assam
(d)​Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Iran, d.​ Mizoram
Qatar, and the United Arab
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Emirates 305. Which of the following is the

correct pair of capital and currency of
300. The headquarters of the New Poland?
Development Bank (NDB) is located a.​ Warsaw and zloty
in- b.​ Warsaw and Euro
(a)​New Delhi, India
D

c.​ Prague and koruna

(b)​Shanghai,China d.​ Tbilisi and lari
(c)​Moscow,Russia
(d)​Rio de Janerio,Brazil 306. Kamlang Tiger Reserve is located
C

in which of the following states?

301. Which of the following groups of a.​ Assam
countries represent the Five Eyes b.​ Arunachal Pradesh
Alliance? c.​ Odisha
(a)​Australia, Canada, New d.​ Sikkim
Zealand, USA, UK
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307. Which of the following is the 57th
Tiger Reserve of India?
a.​ Ratapani Tiger Reserve
b.​ Pench Tiger Reserve
c.​ Buxa Tiger Reserve
d.​ Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve

EY
308. Canary Island is under the
administration of which country and is
located in which ocean ?
a.​ Algeria and Atlantic Ocean
b.​ Tunisia and Indian Ocean
c.​ Spain and Atlantic Ocean (a)​1-a,2-b,3-d,4-c
d.​ France and Pacific Ocean (b)​1-b,2-a,3-d,4-c

N
(c)​1-a,2-b,3-c,4-d
309. Which of the following countries (d)​1-d,2-b,3-d,4-c
encircles the Caspian Sea?
313. Hemis Festival is a famous

R
a.​ Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan
and Iran
b.​ Russia, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Buddhist festival celebrated in which
Indian state/UT?
(a)​Himachal Pradesh
U
c.​ Azerbaijan, Armenia, (b)​Sikkim
Kazakhstan and Iran (c)​Arunachal Pradesh
d.​ Turkey, Russia, Iran and (d)​Ladakh
Kazakhstan
O
314.Simour Nati is a famous dance
310. National Startup Day is form from-
celebrated annually on which day? (a)​Himachal Pradesh
(b)​Ladakh
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(a)​15 January
(b)​19 January (c)​Uttar Pradesh
(c)​16 January (d)​Bihar
(d)​17 January
315. Where was the 2nd edition of the
311. What is the theme for worlds’s annual Indian Military Heritage Festival
held?
D

Pneumonia Day, 2024?

a.​ Every Breath counts: Stop (a)​New Delhi
Pneumonia in Its Track (b)​Lucknow
b.​ Championing the flight to stop (c)​Bangalore
C

pneumonia (d)​Bhopal
c.​ Pneumonia affects everyone
d.​ Stop Pneumonia 316. Consider the following pairs:
1. Cherry Blossom festival -
312. Match the following: Meghalaya
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2. Orange Festival - Arunachal 4. Fourth Buddhist Council –
Pradesh Kalashoka – Vaishali
3. Chapchar Kut Festival - Mizoram (a)​1 and 2
How many above pairs are correctly (b)​1 and 3
matched? (c)​2 and 4
(a)​Only one (d)​3 and 4
(b)​Two pairs

EY
(c)​All three pairs 321. Which of the following are majorly
(d)​None classified as Rabi crops in India?
1. Gram
317. the 10th edition of the India 2. Wheat
International Science Festival (IISF) 3. Mustard
was held at? 4. Maize
(a)​IIT Delhi (a)​1,2,3,4

N
(b)​IIT Guwahati (b)​1,2 and 3
(c)​IIT Kanpur (c)​1 and 4
(d)​NIT Raipur (d)​2 and 3

R
318. “Mera Hou Chongba” is the
cultural festival of solidarity of which of
the following states?
322. Which prestigious award has
Indian environmentalist Madhav Gadgil
received in 2024?
U
(a)​Arunachal Pradesh (a)​Nobel Prize for Environmental
(b)​Assam Science
(c)​Sikkim (b)​Padma Bhushan
(d)​Manipur (c)​UNEP's Lifetime Achievement
O
Award
319. The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela” (d)​Tyler Prize for Environmental
is an annual fair held in which Indian Achievement
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State?
(a)​Bihar 323. Who among the following was the
(b)​Jharkhand first Indian Football player to receive
(c)​West Bengal the Arjuna Award?
(d)​Uttar Pradesh (a)​Jarnail Singh
(b)​Yousuf Khan
D

320.Which of the following pairs of (c)​P. K. Banerjee

Buddhist Councils and their (d)​Peter Thangaraj
corresponding patrons/locations is
correctly matched? 324. Christine Carla Kangaloo, who
C

1. First Buddhist Council – Ajatashatru was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya

– Rajgir Samman Award 2025, is the president
2. Second Buddhist Council – of which country?
Kanishka – Kashmir (a)​Guyana
3. Third Buddhist Council – Ashoka – (b)​Trinidad and Tobago
Pataliputra (c)​Kuwait
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(d)​Dominican Republic 330. Consider the following statements
regarding the Saraswati Samman
325. The Nobel Prize is not awarded in Award:
which of the following fields? 1.​ It is an annual award presented
(a)​Physics for outstanding literary work in
(b)​Chemistry any Indian language listed in
(c)​Peace the Eighth Schedule of the

EY
(d)​Mathematics Constitution.
2.​ It is given by the K.K. Birla
326. The prestigious Ramon Foundation.
Magsaysay Award is given in memory Which of the above statements is/are
of the former President of which correct?
country? (a)​Only 1
(a)​India (b)​Only 2

N
(b)​Indonesia (c)​Both 1 and 2
(c)​Philippines (d)​Neither 1 nor 2
(d)​Thailand

R
327. Which Indian received the
first-ever Oscar Award?
(a)​A.R. Rahman
331. Who has been awarded the
Nobel Prize in Literature 2024?
(a)​Gabriel Garcia
(b)​Alexander Pushkin
U
(b)​Bhanu Athaiya (c)​Han Kang
(c)​Satyajit Ray (d)​Haruki Murakami
(d)​Resul Pookutty
332. Which Indian temple was
O
328. Who is the first recipient of the selected by UNESCO for the 2023
Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest Award of Distinction for its
military decoration for valor? conservation?
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(a)​Captain Vikram Batra (a)​Abathsahayeswarar Temple

(b)​Major Somnath Sharma (b)​Mahabodhi Temple
(c)​Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh (c)​Vrindavan Chandrodaya Temple
Sekhon (d)​Kamakhya Temple
(d)​Lance Naik Albert Ekka
333. The order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer
D

329. Who was the first woman to is the highest honour of which nation?
receive the Ashoka Chakra, India's (a)​Kuwait
highest peacetime gallantry award? (b)​Qatar
(a)​Kamlesh Kumari (c)​Iran
C

(b)​Neerja Bhanot (d)​Saudi Arabia

(c)​Mitali Madhumita
(d)​Kalyani Sen 334. The 2024 Rochdale Pioneers
Award has been recently presented to
-
(a)​Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi
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(b)​Dr. Verghese Kurien 340. Which of the following is
(c)​c) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan incorrect.
(d)​d) Dr. R.S. Sodhi (a)​World Ocean Day - 8 June
(b)​World Environment Day - 5
335. Which country has been June
honoured with the ISSA Good Practice (c)​World Earth Day - 22 April
Award for Asia and Pacific 2024. (d)​World Ozone Day - 18

EY
(a)​India September
(b)​Sri Lanka
(c)​China 341. Which of the following days and
(d)​Nepal themes is incorrectly paired?
(a)​World Ozone Day 2024 -
336. Which novel of Suryabala has Montreal Protocol: Advancing
bagged the 34th Vyas Samman? Climate Action

N
(a)​Dikshant (b)​World Environment Day 2024 -
(b)​Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki land restoration, desertification
Diary and drought resilience

R
(c)​Yamini Katha
(d)​Katyayani Samvad

337. When is international youth day

(c)​International Day for
Biodiversity - Be part of the Plan
(d)​World Water Day - Water for
Peace
U
celebrated? (e)​None of the above
(a)​12th January
(b)​24th August 342. What is the theme of World
(c)​15th October Wetlands Day 2025?
O
(d)​12th August (a)​Protecting Wetlands for Our
Common Future
338. ‘The Race of my Life’ is the (b)​Wetlands and Human Wellbeing
autobiography of which of the following
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(c)​Wetlands for sustainable cities

sportsmen? (d)​Wetlands : The Ultimate Future
(a)​Mary Kom
(b)​PT Usha 343. The 2024 Best Tourism Village
(c)​Milkha Singh Award for heritage was won by-
(d)​Saurav Ganguly (a)​Andro, Manipur
D

(b)​Sialsuk, Mizoram
339. What was the theme of World (c)​Mawphlang, Meghalaya
Migratory Bird Day which was (d)​Kuthlur, Karnataka
celebrated on
C

12 October 2024? 344. INSAT 3D, a satellite launched by

(a)​Planet Vs Plastics ISRO, is used for which primary
(b)​Protect Instects, Protect Birds purpose?
(c)​Water: Sustaining Bird Life (a)​Navigation
(d)​None of the above (b)​Communication
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(c)​Weather Forecasting 350. Which of the following is the
(d)​Earth Observation theme country of the 46th International
Kolkata Book Fair?
345.Which Indian temple won the (a)​Poland
‘Sword of Honour’ award for safety (b)​Italy
excellence? (c)​Spain
(a)​Ram Temple, Ayodhya (d)​Germany

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(b)​Kashi Vishwanath Temple,
Varanasi 351. The Hornbill Festival is celebrated
(c)​Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple, in which Indian state?
Mathura (a)​Manipur
(d)​Maa Vindhyavasini Temple, (b)​Nagaland
Mirzapur (c)​Assam
(d)​Arunachal Pradesh

N
346. Which Indian ecologist won the
Champions of the Earth award 2024? 352. Pongal is a famous harvest
(a)​Vandana Shiva festival primarily celebrated in which

R
(b)​Madhav Gadgil
(c)​Jadav Payeng
(d)​Rajendra Singh
Indian state?
(a)​Kerala
(b)​Karnataka
(c)​Tamil Nadu
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347. “Cheri” and “Kalbeliya” are (d)​Andhra Pradesh
famous dance forms of which state?
(a)​Jammu and Kashmir 353. In India, how many states share
the coastline?
O
(b)​Andhra Pradesh
(c)​Rajasthan (a)​5
(d)​Gujarat (b)​7
(c)​9
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348. India Will Have Its Own Space (d)​10

Station By _______, Which Will Be
Known As “Bharatiya Antriksh Station”. 354. Duck is related to which of the
(a)​2030 following sports?
(b)​2035 (a)​Hockey
(c)​2040 (b)​Football
D

(d)​2070 (c)​Cricket
(d)​Volleyball
349. In which of the following states is
the ‘Eco Retreat’ festival held every 355. 'Sangken' is a festival celebrated
C

year? in Arunachal Pradesh by people of

(a)​Kerala which of the following religions?
(b)​Odisha (a)​Hinduism
(c)​Tamil Nadu (b)​Jainism
(d)​Bihar (c)​Buddhism
(d)​Islam
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(a)​Environmentalist
356. Vizhinjam International Seaport, (b)​Educationist
is located in which state? (c)​Musician
(a)​Kerala (d)​Diplomat
(b)​Karnataka
(c)​Maharashtra 362. Which of the following is the
(d)​Tamil Nadu capital of Scotland?

EY
(a)​Glasgow
357. The first International Solar (b)​Edinburgh
Festival was held in which Indian city? (c)​Aberdeen
(a)​New Delhi (d)​Perth
(b)​Mumbai
(c)​Lucknow 363. Which of the following pairs of
(d)​Bengaluru countries and capitals is incorrect.

N
(a)​Denmark - Copenhagen
358. Which of the following is NOT a (b)​Spain- Madrid
Dance from ASSAM? (c)​South Korea - Pyongyang

R
(a)​Sattriya
(b)​Bhortaal
(c)​Deodhani
(d)​Gussadi
Seoul
(d)​Moldova - Chișinău

364.Washinton DC is situated on
U
which river?
359. Who among the following sports (a)​Potomac
persons is credited with the (b)​Danube
autobiography ‘Undisputed Truth’? (c)​Seine
O
(a)​Mike Tyson (d)​Saône
(b)​Muhammad Ali
(c)​Mathhew Hayden 365. Kerch Strait, which was seen in
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(d)​Kevin Pietersen the news, connects which two water

bodies?
360. The Bharatmala project of the (a)​Arabian Sea and South China
Government of India comes under Sea
which of the following Ministries of (b)​Black Sea and Sea of Azov
India? (c)​Red Sea and Black Sea
D

(a)​Ministry of Ports Shipping and (d)​Baltic Sea and Bering Sea

Waterways
(b)​Ministry of Environment and 366. Philadelphia Corridor, which was
Forest and Climate Change seen in the news, is located along the
C

(c)​Ministry of Home Affairs border of Gaza and which country?

(d)​Ministry of Road Transport and (a)​Iran
Highways (b)​Egypt
(c)​Iraq
361. Tulsi Gowda, who passed away (d)​Kuwait
recently, is related to which field?
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367. Guantánamo Bay, is located on (a)​IIT Kanpur
which island of the Caribbean? (b)​IIT Bombay
(a)​Cuba (c)​IIT Roorkee
(b)​Nicaragua (d)​IIT Delhi
(c)​Puerto Rico
(d)​Cayman Islands 373. Which country has introduced a
new ‘Tourism tax’ in January 2025?

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368. Mount Semeru, which was seen (a)​China
in news due to a volcanic eruption, is (b)​USA
located in which country? (c)​Russia
(a)​Vietnam (d)​Uzbekistan
(b)​Indonesia
(c)​Philippines 374. National Bird Day is celebrated
(d)​Malaysia on which day?

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(a)​2 January
369. The Mayotte territory, which (b)​5 January
recently witnessed Cyclone Chido, is (c)​7 January

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situated in which ocean?
(a)​Arctic Ocean
(b)​Pacific Ocean
(c)​Indian Ocean
(d)​11 January

375. What is the theme of World Hindi

Day 2025?
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(d)​Atlantic Ocean (a)​A Global Voice of Unity and
Cultural Pride
370. Kilauea Volcano is located in (b)​Hindi – Bridging Traditional
Knowledge and Artificial
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which country?
(a)​Kuantan (Malaysia) Intelligence
(b)​Andaman (India) (c)​Hindi: Expanding Global Reach
(c)​Hawaii (United States of and Cultural Connection
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America) (d)​Hindi's role in uniting diverse

(d)​Sumatra (Indonesia) communities

371. Which organization released the 376. Electronic Services e-Health

World Economic Situation and Assistance and Tele-consultation
Prospects 2025 report? (E-SeHAT) module was launched by
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(a)​UN which Armed Force?

(b)​World Bank (a)​Indian Navy
(c)​Asian Development Bank (b)​Indian Airforce
(d)​IMF (c)​Indian Army
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(d)​Indian Coast Guard

372. Which university is named India's
most sustainable university, as per 377. The BMP-2 Sarath is an Infantry
“QS World University Rankings: Fighting Vehicle (IFV) used by which
Sustainability 2025”? country's armed forces?
(a)​India
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(b)​Russia
(c)​USA 382. Which organization released the
(d)​France Future of Jobs Report 2025?
(a)​World Economic Forum (WEF)
378. Which two companies have (b)​World Bank
partnered to establish a Maintenance, (c)​International Monetary Fund
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility of (IMF)

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C-130J in India. (d)​United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
(a)​Lockheed Martin and Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited 383. Which state/UT is the host of
(b)​Boeing and Tata Advanced Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG)
Systems Limited 2025?
(c)​Lockheed Martin and Tata (a)​Ladakh

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Advanced Systems Limited (b)​Uttarakhand
(d)​Airbus and Hindustan (c)​New Delhi
Aeronautics Limited (d)​Himachal Pradesh

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379. Which two countries have
recently signed a civil nuclear
cooperation agreement which is also
384. The world's first high-altitude
para sports centre is being set up in
which city?
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known as the ‘123 Agreement’.
(a)​India and USA (a)​Beijing
(b)​India and Russia (b)​Gulmarg
(c)​India and France (c)​Leh
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(d)​India and Israel (d)​Tawang

380. Tata Aircraft Complex, India’s first 385. Harinder Singh Sodhi, who
private military aircraft factory was recently passed away, was associated
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recently inaugurated at? with which sports?

(a)​Hyderabad, Telangana (a)​Cricket
(a)​Bengaluru, Karnataka (b)​Polo
(b)​Vadodara, Gujarat (c)​Badminton
(c)​Chennai, Tamil Nadu (d)​Tennis
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381. Which city has become home to 386. Which country has released
India’s first Green Hydrogen Hub prototypes of the world's fastest
under the National Green Hydrogen high-speed train?
Mission? (a)​India
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(b)​China
(a)​Visakhapatnam, Andhra (c)​Japan
Pradesh (d)​USA
(b)​Indore, Madhya Pradesh
(c)​Vadodara, Gujarat 387. What is INS Varsha?
(d)​Jaipur, Rajasthan
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(a)​An underground naval base in (d)​Mormugao
the Bay of Bengal
(b)​Submarine 392. Which National Waterway (NW)
(c)​Stealth frigate connects Krishna and Godavari
(d)​Both b and c Rivers?
(a)​National Waterway-2
388. Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred (b)​National Waterway-3

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the Honorary Rank of General of the (c)​National Waterway-4
Indian Army on the General of which (d)​National Waterway- 6
country?
(a)​Bhutan 393. Which of the following startups
(b)​Nepal has NOT been selected under India's
(c)​Maldives National Quantum Mission to advance
(d)​Bangladesh quantum technology?

N
(a)​QNu Labs (Bengaluru)
389. Consider the following (b)​Pristine Diamonds Pvt. Ltd.
statements: (Ahmedabad)

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1.​ The FIDE World Chess
Championship 2024 was held in
Singapore.
2.​ The 2024 Candidates
(c)​Dimira Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
(IIT Mumbai)
(d)​Pine Labs(Mumbai)
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Tournament was held in 394. “Point Nemo” also known as the
Toronto, Canada. Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility(the
Which of the above statements is/are most remote location on earth), was in
correct. the news recently. In which ocean is
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(a)​1 only this point located?
(b)​2 only (a)​South Pacific Ocean
(c)​Both 1 and 2 (b)​Arctic Ocean
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(d)​Neither 1 nor 2 (c)​Indian Ocean

(d)​Atlantic Ocean
390. The census Operations in India
have been carried out in how many 395. NH-44 runs from -
phases in the year 2011? (a)​Srinagar to Kanyakumari
(a)​7 (b)​ Sitarganj in Uttarakhand to
D

(b)​2 Ibrahimpatnam in Andhra

(c)​3 Pradesh
(d)​4 (c)​Jorabat in Meghalaya to Selling
in Mizoram
C

391. Which of the following port of (d)​ Rann of Kutch, connecting Bhuj
India is also known as 'Queen of the and Dholavira
Arabian Sea'?
(a)​Mumbai 396. India's first vertical lift railway
(b)​Kochi bridge, the Pamban Bridge is in which
(c)​Kolkata state?
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(a)​Maharashtra (a)​Wular lake - Jammu and
(b)​Gujarat Kashmir
(c)​Tamil Nadu (b)​Chilika Lake - Odisha
(d)​West Bengal (c)​Sardar Sarovar Lake -
Karnataka
397. What is “Nafithromycin” which (d)​Vembanad Lake - Kerala
was in the news recently?

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(a)​A newly discovered plant 402. Consider the following
chemical statements:
(b)​A newly discovered Animal cell 1.​ The first Indian satellite,
(c)​A Macrolide antibiotic Aryabhata, was launched in
(d)​None of the above 1975.
2.​ Rakesh Sharma was the first
398. “Ningol Chakkouba”, which was in Indian to travel to space.

N
the news recently, is a famous festival 3.​ The first Indian to win a Nobel
of which state? Prize was Rabindranath Tagore
(a)​Manipur for Literature.

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(b)​Nagaland
(c)​Tripura
(d)​Sikkim
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
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(a)​1 and 2 only
399. Which of the following is the
(b)​2 and 3
correct chronological sequence of
(c)​1,2 and 3
Tennis Grand Slam Tournaments in a
(d)​1 and 3
calendar year:
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(a)​Wimbledon, French Open, US
403. Who among the following was not
Open, Australian Open
among the first recipients of the Bharat
(b)​Australian Open, French Open,
Ratna award?
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Wimbledon, US Open
(a)​C. Rajagopalachari
(c)​French Open, Australian Open,
(b)​Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
US Open, Wimbledon
(c)​C. V. Raman
(d)​Australian Open, Wimbledon,
(d)​Nelson Mandela
French Open, US Open

404. ANNA DARPAN system, recently

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400. Which of the two countries listed

in news, is an initiative of which
below are divided by the Blue Line, a
organization?
boundary set by the United Nations?
(a)​NITI Aayog
(a)​Syria and Israel
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(b)​National Disaster Management

(b)​Lebanon and Syria
Authority
(c)​Israel and Jordan
(c)​Agricultural and Processed
(d)​Lebanon and Israel
Food Products Export
Development Authority
401. Which of the following options is
(d)​Food Corporation of India
NOT correctly matched?
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(b)​Surajkund Mela
405. When is National Wildlife Week (c)​Kapil Muni Fair
2024 observed? (d)​Chitra Vichitra Fair
(a)​September 1-7
(b)​October 2-8 410. By which year is the Venus
(c)​November 10-16 mission “Shukrayaan” slated for
(d)​December 20-26 launch?

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(a)​2025
406. Which state recently launched a (b)​2028
new governance model called the (c)​2030
“co-district” initiative? (d)​2029
(a)​Nagaland
(b)​Assam 411. Dongria Kondh embroidery shawl
(c)​Mizoram bagged the GI Tag in January 2024. It

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(d)​Sikkim belongs to which state?
(a)​Haryana
407. Uber has launched India’s first (b)​Uttar Pradesh

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water transport service, “Uber Shikara”
in which lake?
(a)​Dal Lake
(b)​Pangong Lake
(c)​Odisha
(d)​Maharashtra

412. Who is regarded as the Mother of

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(c)​Vembanad Lake Indian Revolution?
(d)​Chilika Lake (a)​Indira Gandhi
(b)​Sarojini Naidu
408.What is the name of India’s first (c)​Madam Cama
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warship equipped with artificial (d)​Mother Teresa
intelligence (AI) solutions?
(a)​INS Kaveri 413. The 38th edition of the National
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(b)​INS Arihant Games will be held in which state/UT?

(c)​INS Vishakhapatnam (a)​Jammu And Kashmir
(d)​INS Surat (b)​Haryana
(c)​Uttarakhand
409. Identify the cultural festival on the (d)​Himachal Pradesh
basis of given clues:
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i) This festival brings together 414. Who among the following became
craftsmen like potters, embroiderers, the youngest player in IPL history to be
weavers, wood carvers, metal workers, signed for Rs. 1.10 crore in the 2025
stone smiths and painters from all over auction?
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India on one platform in Haryana. (a)​Shivam dubey

ii) This crafts mela is held in February (b)​Yash Dhull
every year and provides a glimpse of (c)​Vaibhav Suryavanshi
the state’s cultural heritage and recent (d)​Anant Vaishnav
achievements.
(a)​Shamlaji Fair
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415.Recently, PM Modi inaugurated 420.What is the name of the campaign
the supercomputing systems under the launched by the Ministry of Women
National Supercomputing mission. and Child development to eliminate
What was its name? child marriages in India?
(a)​PARAM Vishwas (a)​Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat
(b)​PARAM Shakti (b)​Child Marriage Free India
(c)​PARAM Rudra (c)​Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

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(d)​PARAM Shiva (d)​Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

416. Which Indian state has topped 421.Which Indian educationist was
the NITI Aayog’s First Fiscal Health recently conferred Bhutan's prestigious
Index? 'Bura Marp' (red scarf) and 'Patang'
(a)​Punjab (ceremonial sword) by King Jigme
(b)​Andhra Pradesh Khesar Namgyel for contributions to

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(c)​Odisha education, during the 117th Bhutanese
(d)​Kerala National Day celebrations in
December 2024?

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417. Bodo Napham and Bodo Ondla,
which have received the Geographical
Indications tag, are from which state?
(a)​Mizoram
(a)​Raghunath Mashelkar
(b)​Arun Kpoor
(c)​Rajendra Singh
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(d)​Bindeshwar Pathak
(b)​Nagaland
(c)​Assam 421. Consider the following statements
(d)​Odisha with reference to Ballistic and cruise
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Missiles:
418. Which ministry has developed the 1. Ballistic missiles have more
National Maritime Heritage Complex at accuracy than cruise missiles.
Lothal? 2. Cruise missiles have lower speeds
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(a)​Ministry of Defence than ballistic missiles.

(b)​Ministry of Jal Shakti 3. Prithvi, Agni and Brahmos are
(c)​Ministry of Ports, Shipping & ballistic missiles.
Waterway Which of the statements given above
(d)​Ministry of Urban Development is/are correct?
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419. What is the primary purpose of (a)​1 and 2 only

the MQ-9B Predator drones recently (b)​2 only
acquired by India from the United (c)​3 only
States? (d)​1, 2 and 3
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(a)​Surveillance and
reconnaissance 422. Which bird has been officially
(b)​Agricultural monitoring declared as the national bird of the
(c)​Weather forecasting United States of America?
(d)​None of the Above (a)​Golden Eagle
(b)​American Crow
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(c)​Bald Eagle (d)​China
(d)​Snowy Owl
428. Which country will host the FIFA
423. Which space agency’s Parkar Men’s Football World Cup?
Solar probe has created history by (a)​Spain
making its closest-ever approach to (b)​Portugal
the Sun, becoming the first man-made (c)​Kuwait

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object to do so? (d)​Saudi Arabia
(a)​ISRO
(b)​NASA 429. Who has recently become the
(c)​JAXA first Italian man or woman to win three
(d)​SpaceX Grand Slams?
(a)​Jannik Sinner
424. What is the theme of the joint (b)​Sara Errani

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tableau of the three Indian armies for (c)​Filippo Volandri
Republic Day Parade 2025? (d)​Carlos Alcaraz
(a)​Unity in Diversity

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(b)​Empowered and Secure India
(c)​Strength through Unity
(d)​Defenders of the Nation
430. Recently, The United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) has
declared _______ as World Meditation
Day.
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425. Which country’s President was (a)​June 21
invited as the Chief Guest at the 76th (b)​December 21
Republic Day celebrations in New (c)​September 21
Delhi? (d)​September 16
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(a)​Thailand
(b)​Indonesia 431. Consider the following
(c)​Vietnam statements:
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(d)​Egypt 1. World Aids Day is observed

annually on December 1.
426. Who has received the Sahitya 2. The theme for the World Aids Day
Jagriti Achievement Award from the 2024 was “ Taking the Right Path: My
President of India? Health, My Right”.
(a)​Balachandran Chullikkad The incorrect statement/(s) is/are-
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(b)​Gulzar (a)​1 only

(c)​Prasoon Joshi (b)​2 only
(d)​Javed Akhtar (c)​Both 1 and 2
(d)​Neither 1 nor 2
C

427. Which country has withdrawn

from the Paris Climate Agreement in 432. Which national park recently
January 2025? emerged as India’s second butterfly
(a)​USA diversity hub?
(b)​India (a)​Kaziranga National Park
(c)​Germany (b)​Keoladeo National Park
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(c)​Periyar National Park
(d)​Rajaji National Park 438. National Florence Nightingale
Awards are given in which field?
433. Which of the following pairs is/are (a)​Sports
incorrectly matched. (b)​Literature
(i) Manu Bhaker - Women’s 10 m air (c)​Nursing
pistol (d)​Science

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(ii) Aman Sehrawat - Men’s freestyle
57kg 439. Who became the first female
(iii) Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh - athlete awarded a Congressional Gold
Mixed team 10m air pistol Medal?
(a)​(i) only (a)​Simone Biles
(b)​(i) and (ii) only (b)​Serena Williams
(c)​All three (c)​Billie Jean King

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(d)​None (d)​Ronda Rousey

434. How many medals did India win 440. Which organization recently

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at the Paris Paralympics 2024?
(a)​31
(b)​29
(c)​25
published the World Energy Outlook
2024 report?
(a)​International Energy Agency
(IEA)
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(d)​13 (b)​World Bank
(c)​International Monetary Fund
435. Where was the 45th FIDE Chess (IMF)
Olympiad held? (d)​United Nations Development
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(a)​India Programme (UNDP)
(b)​China
(c)​Hungary 441. The Battle of Walong, which was
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(d)​Uzbekistan seen in the news, was a part of which

war?
436. Laver Cup is associated with (a)​Indo-Pakistan war of 1971
which sports? (b)​Sino-Indian war of 1962
(a)​Football (c)​Indo-Pakistan war of 1947
(b)​Tennis (d)​Kargil war of 1999
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(c)​Hockey
(d)​Badminton 442. With reference to the World
Chess Championship 2024, consider
437. Who among the following is not the following statements:
C

the winner of the 2024 Ramon 1. The Candidates Tournament

Magsaysay Award? determines the challenger for the
(a)​Miyazaki Hayao reigning World Chess Champion.
(b)​Rural Doctors Movement 2. The World Championship Match
(c)​Farwiza Farhan consists of 14 games. The player who
(d)​Dr. Ravi Kannan scores 7.5 points or more wins the
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Match, and no further games are (d)​IIT Madras
played. If the score after 14 games is
equal, the winner is decided on a 447. India’s first private military aircraft
tiebreak. factory was inaugurated in which
3. D. Gukesh became the youngest state?
World Chess Champion, breaking (a)​New Delhi
Garry Kasparov's decades-long (b)​Rajasthan

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record. (c)​Gujarat
Which of the statements given above (d)​Kerala
is/are incorrect?
(a)​1 and 3 only 448. India's first Coastline-Waders Bird
(b)​2 only Census was conducted in which of the
(c)​1,2 and 3 following places?
(d)​None of the above (a)​Marine National Park,

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Jamnagar
443. Which is the oldest paramilitary (b)​Sundarbans, West Bengal
force in India? (c)​Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu

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(a)​ITBP
(b)​CRPF
(c)​Assam Rifles
(d)​CISF
(d)​Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh &
Tamil Nadu

449. Lake Victoria, which was seen in

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news, is bordered by which countries?
444. What is the name of the first AI (a)​Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda
language model optimized specifically (b)​Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
for Indian languages? (c)​Uganda, Burundi, and Tanzania
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(a)​Sarvam-1 (d)​Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda
(b)​Vikas-3
(c)​SahityaAI 450. Which year has been proposed
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(d)​IndicAI as a new base year for India’s

Wholesale Price Index (WPI)?
445. Which Caribbean country has (a)​2018-19
recently declared a state of emergency (b)​2019-20
due to increased violence? (c)​2022-23
(a)​The Bahamas (d)​2020-21
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(b)​Barbados
(c)​Trinidad and Tobago 451. Recently, The Pangsau Pass
(d)​Guyana International Festival (PPIF) 2025 was
held in Nampong, Arunachal Pradesh.
C

446. Which institute’s space tech Pangsau Pass is located between

startup tested its first green propulsion which two countries?
system, VYOM 2U? (a)​India and Bhutan
(a)​IIT Delhi (b)​Indian and Myanmar
(b)​IIT Bombay (c)​India and Bangladesh
(c)​IIT Roorkee (d)​India and Nepal
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452. Recently, the Union government 457. Which city is the host of the
has approved a financial outlay of Rs. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention
________ Crore for the 'Digital 2025?
Agriculture Mission'. (a)​Lucknow
(a)​2,817 (b)​Bengaluru
(b)​3,503 (c)​Bhubabeswar

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(c)​2,521 (d)​Bhopal
(d)​3500
458. Which of the following is not
453. The Indian Institute of Technology correctly paired?
Delhi (IIT Delhi) opened its first (a)​Mount Kosciuszko - Australia
international campus in which of the (b)​Mount Aconcagua - South
following places? America

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(a)​Abu Dhabi, UAE (c)​Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa
(b)​Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (d)​Mount Denali - Europe
(c)​Kuwait City, Kuwait

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(d)​None of the above

454. Which of the following nations

has assigned the name "Asna" to the
459. Harimau Shakti, is an annual
training event between India and which
nation?
(a)​Indonesia
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cyclone that affected the Arabian Sea? (b)​Malaysia
(a)​Bangladesh (c)​Thailand
(b)​Myanmar (d)​Cambodia
(c)​Sri Lanka
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(d)​Pakistan 460. The Nord Stream Pipeline is
constructed under which Sea?
455. India has submitted an (a)​Red Sea
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“expression of interest” to the (b)​Arabian Sea

International Olympic Committee (IOC) (c)​Black Sea
to become the host nation for which (d)​Baltic Sea
year’s Olympics?
(a)​2032 461. As per the Commerce and
(b)​2036 Industry Ministry, India is now the
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(c)​2028 ______ largest coffee producer

(d)​2040 globally.
(a)​Second
456. Which country won the Kho Kho (b)​Seventh
C

World Cup 2025 in both the men’s and (c)​Fourth

women’s categories? (d)​Third
(a)​Nepal
(b)​Pakistan 462. SANJAY- the Battlefield
(c)​India Surveillance System (BSS) has been
(d)​South Africa
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jointly developed by the Indian Army intermediate-range ballistic missile of
and which organization? which of the following countries?
(a)​DRDO (a)​Iran
(b)​BEL (b)​China
(c)​HAL (c)​North Korea
(d)​Both b and c (d)​Japan

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463. Which of the following is India’s 468. Who has been named as the
55th Tiger Reserve. 2024 TIME Person of the Year?
(a)​Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla (a)​Taylor Swift
Tiger Reserve (b)​Donald Trump
(b)​Ratapani Tiger Reserve (c)​Elon Musk
(c)​Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve (d)​Narendra Modi
(d)​Bandipur Tiger Reserve

N
469. Consider the following
464. ______ becomes the first state statements:
in India to implement the Uniform Civil 1.​ India has been ranked 39th

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Code (UCC) from January 27, 2025.
(a)​Sikkim
(b)​Uttar Pradesh
(c)​Himachal Pradesh
among 119 countries in the
Travel and Tourism
Development Index (TTDI) 2024
report released by the World
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(d)​Uttarakhand Economic Forum.
2.​ In the Climate Change
465. To which country has India Performance Index (CCPI 2025)
report, First three places are left
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announced a 20-ton humanitarian aid
package to assist relief efforts against empty and India is ranked 10th
the flood-hit Nation? on a list of 60 countries.
(a)​Cambodia 3.​ According to The Henley
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(b)​Nigeria Passport Index 2024, Singapore

(c)​Peru topped the List and India is at
(d)​Guyana the 84th Sport.
Which of the above statements is/are
466. What was the name of the correct.
journey completed by the autonomous (a)​1 and 2
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surface vessel from Mumbai to (b)​2 and 3

Tuticorin? (c)​1 and 3
(a)​Bharat Darshan (d)​All three
(b)​Sagarmala Parikrama
C

(c)​Swavlamban Voyage 470. M23 Armed Group, recently

(d)​Samudra Path highlighted in news, operates in which
country?
(a)​Mozambique
467. Hwasong-16 is an
(b)​Tanzania
hypersonic-capable
(c)​Cameroon
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(d)​Democratic Republic of Congo 475. Recently, which country became
a new member of the BRICS New
471. Victoria Kjaer Theilvig who has Development Bank (NDB)?
been crowned as the Miss Universe (a)​Peru
2024 belongs to which nation? (b)​Algeria
(a)​Denmark (c)​Singapore
(b)​USA (d)​Cambodia

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(c)​Australia
(d)​Thailand 476. Which place has been named as
the capital of the Andaman and
472. Which place has been selected Nicobar Islands, Port Blair?
by the United Nations World Tourism (a)​Kesari
Organisation (UNWTO) for its Best (b)​Sri Vijaya Puram
Tourism Village Upgrade programme? (c)​Samudram

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(d)​Kalavari
(a)​Kongthong, Meghalaya
(b)​Dhordo, Gujarat 477. What is the primary objective of
(c)​Madla, Madhya Pradesh

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(d)​Dhudmaras, Chhattisgarh
the ‘Chandrayaan-4 mission’, recently
approved by the Union Cabinet?
(a)​To bring lunar samples back to
Earth
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473. Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant,
(b)​To study solar storms
recently seen in the news, is located in
(c)​Building a space station on the
which country?
Moon
(a)​France
(d)​None of the Above
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(b)​Ukraine
(c)​Russia
478. Which of the following recently
(d)​United Arab Emirate
initiated Operation Kawach, a targeted
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crackdown against gangs, drug

474. Consider the following
traffickers, and organized crime in
statements:
response to rising criminal activities,
1. India’s first study on “teal carbon”
including shootings in the city.
was conducted at Keoladeo National
(a)​Maharashtra Police
Park.
(b)​Uttar Pradesh Police
2. Teal Carbon is the Carbon stored in
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(c)​Delhi Police
non-tidal freshwater wetlands. (d)​None of the above
The correct statement is/are-
(a)​1 only 479. Recently, who has been awarded
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(b)​2 only the prestigious 2024 SASTRA

(c)​Both 1 and 2 Ramanujan Prize?
(d)​Neither 1 nor 2 (a)​Ruixiang Zhang
(b)​Adinarayana Doddi
(c)​Rita Sinha
(d)​Alexander Dunn
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485. Who has been felicitated with the
480. Who has been awarded the 2024 US Navy's top civilian honour, the
Nobel Prize in physics? Distinguished Public Service Award in
(a)​Donald P. Schneider and Joel 2024.
Nathan Butler (a)​Tom Cruise
(b)​John Hopfield and Geoffrey (b)​Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
Hinton (c)​Robert John Downey Jr.

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(c)​Subir Sarkar and Joss (d)​Both a and b
Bland-Hawthorn
(d)​Max Planck and Richard 486. Who among the following is
Feynman India’s top ranked female in the 2024
list of The World's 100 Most Powerful
481. What is the name given to the Women.
structure used by SpaceX to catch (a)​Nirmala Sitharaman

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rockets in mid-air? (b)​Roshni Nadar Malhotra
(a)​RoboCatcher (c)​Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(b)​RockCatcher (d)​None of the above

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(c)​StarLinkarm
(d)​Mechazilla

482. Which country developed the

487. Which Indian film has bagged a
trophy at 13th Global Sustainability
Film Awards held at BAFTA in London.
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helicopter-launched air-to-surface (a)​The Kumbaya Story
missile named Izdeliye 305? (b)​GOBUK - Harmony in the
(a)​China Highlands
(b)​Australia (c)​Laapataa Ladies
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(c)​India (d)​NAWI
(d)​Russia
488. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has
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483.Which of the following is not made history by being elected as

present in the UNESCO list of which nation's first female president.
Intangible Cultural Heritage of India? (a)​Botswana
(a)​Yoga (b)​Nigeria
(b)​Kumbh Mela (c)​Canada
(c)​Durga Pooja (d)​Namibia
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(d)​Maach
490. “Proba-3” is a space satellite of
484. Roopkund Lake, which was seen which space agency?
in news, is located in which state? (a)​NASA
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(a)​Uttar Pradesh (b)​JAXA

(b)​Uttarakhand (c)​European Space Agency
(c)​Himachal Pradesh (d)​ISRO
(d)​Gujarat
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491. Which country developed the (d)​To promote research in higher
world’s first wooden satellite named education
LignoSat ?
(a)​Japan 496. Recently, which Middle East
(b)​Russia country has launched its first national
(c)​China census in nearly 40 years?
(d)​Israel (a)​Iran

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(b)​Iraq
492. Tumaini Festival, the only festival (c)​Qatar
held in a refugee camp, recently (d)​Oman
received which award?
(a)​UNESCO World Heritage Award 498. What is the name of the sixth and
(b)​Cultures of Resistance Award final Scorpene-class submarine
(c)​International Refugee Cultural delivered to the Indian Navy?

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Award (a)​INS Vikrant
(d)​Global Peace and Unity Prize (b)​INS Vaghsheer
(c)​INS Sharda

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493. Where was the world’s highest
enduro mountain biking race “Monduro
4.O” started?
(a)​Mussoorie, Himachal Pradesh
(d)​INS Kaveri

499. Which country has recently joined

the European Sky Shield Initiative
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(b)​Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh (ESSI)?
(c)​Jorhat, Assam (a)​Ukraine
(d)​Chamoli, Uttarakhand (b)​Australia
(c)​India
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494. What is the rank of India in the (d)​Switzerland
Climate Change Performance Index
(CCPI 2025)? 500. The SDG target 3.3 aims to-
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(a)​5 (a)​End the epidemics of AIDS,

(b)​6 tuberculosis, malaria, and
(c)​10 neglected tropical diseases, and
(d)​4 combat hepatitis, water-borne
diseases, and other
495. What is the primary objective of communicable diseases by
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the “VISION Portal” recently launched 2030.

by the government? (b)​a goal to reduce the number of
(a)​To empower underprivileged maternal deaths globally by
youth through education, skill 2030
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development, and sustainable (c)​a goal to end preventable

livelihoods deaths of children under five
(b)​To establish new startups and newborns by 2030
(c)​To provide scholarships for (d)​None of the above
engineering students