76. Examples of volcanic mountains include?
(a) Rockies (North America)
(b) Urals (Russia)
(c) Alps (Europe)
(d) Mt Kilimanjaro (Africa)
77. Which was the largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Mohenjo-Daro
(b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Dholavira
78. Which of the following term in the Preamble best describes the notion that 'The people of
India should behave as if they are members of the same family'?
(a) Equity
(b) Integrity
(c) Equality
(d) Fraternity
79. United Nations announced 2023 as?
(a) International year of Horticulture
(b) International year of Yoga
(c) International year of Peace
(d) International year of Millets
80. Article ______ of the Constitution of India defines Uniform Civil Code.
(a) 44
(b) 42
(c) 22
(d) 24
81. Who was the President of Swaraj Party formed in the year 1922?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) C Rajagopalachari
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Chittaranjan Das
82. Certain groups feel marginalized due to factors, like:
(a) Social and cultural
(b) Economic
(c) Political
(d) All of these
83. What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug?
(a) Drilling
(b) Off-shore drilling
(c) Quarrying
(d) Extraction
84. Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of
the new Parliament Building is based?
Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
(a) Lotus Banyan
(b) Peacock Lotus
(c) Peacock Banyan
(d) Lotus Peacock
85. In Parliament, seats are reserved for:
(a) SCs
(b) STs
(c) None of them
(d) Both (a) and (b)
86. Who amongst the following established "Diwan-i-Amirkohi" during Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Iltutmish
87. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India provides for:
(a) Two tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village and district levels
(b) Two tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village and block levels
(c) Three tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village, block, and district levels
(d) None of the above
88. Which of the following is used for soil conservation?
(a) Mulching
(b) Shelter belts
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) All of these
89. Resources are distributed unequally over the earth because of
(a) the different natural conditions
(b) level of development
(c) technological levels
(d) all of these
90. The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India were borrowed from
the _________ Constitution.
(a) American
(b) Australian
(c) Spanish
(d) Irish
91. Cultivation of wheat thrives best in which type of soil?
(a) Red soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Well-drained loamy soil
(d) Yellow soil
92. ______ was founded by Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang in
1867.
(a) Tattvabodhini Sabha
(b) Brahmo Samaj
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Prarthana Samaj
93. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution contain the Right to Religious
Freedom?
(a) Articles 25-28
(b) Articles 29-30
(c) Articles 32-35
(d) Articles 23-24
94. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
Lists:
List-I (Author) | List-II (Book)
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 1. The Arctic Home in the Vedas
B. Dadabhai Naoroji | 2. Hind Swaraj
C. Mahatma Gandhi | 3. The Discovery of India
D. Jawaharlal Nehru | 4. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Code: A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
95. Which one among the following newspapers was published first?
(a) The Madras Mail
(b) The Indian Social Reformer
(c) The Bengal Gazette
(d) The Times of India
96. “Political freedom is the life breath of a nation; to attempt social reform, educational
reform, industrial expansion, the moral improvement of the race without aiming the first
and foremost at political freedom, is the very height of ignorance and futility” – is said by
who among the following?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
97. Which one among the following is not an igneous rock?
(a) Granite
(b) Basalt
(c) Gabbro
(d) Gneiss
98. Which one of the following States in India has the longest coastline?
(a) Odisha
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal
99. 'Majuli', the river island, is located in which one of the following rivers?
(a) Jamuna
(b) Padma
(c) Ganga
(d) Brahmaputra
100. What is the minimum age for appointment as a governor?
(a) 35 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 30 years
ANSWERS
1. (d) Mt Kilimanjaro (Africa)
2. (b) Rakhigarhi
3. (d) Fraternity
4. (d) International year of Millets
5. (a) 44 (d) Chittaranjan Das
6. (d) All of these
7. (c) Quarrying
8. (a) Lotus - Banyan
9. (d) Both (a) and (b)
10. (b) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
11. (c) Three tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village, block, and district levels
12. (d) All of these
13. (d) All of these
14. (d) Irish
15. (c) Well-drained loamy soil
16. (d) Prarthana Samaj
17. (a) Articles 25-28
18. (b) 3 2 4 1
19. (c) The Bengal Gazette
20. (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
21. (d) Gneiss
22. (b) Tamil Nadu
23. (d) Brahmaputra
24. (a) 35 years.
