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Q1. The growth form of a plant, comprising its size, shape and orientation is known as:
A) habit B) environment C) habitat D) growth pattern
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Q2. In July 2020, which state initiated the 'Ashirwad Scheme' to extend financial support for a daughter's marriage who
belongs to a family earning a lower income?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar C) Punjab D) Rajasthan
Q3. Hubbardia heptaneuron, which has become endangered, is a species of which of the following?
A) Grass B) Bamboo C) Tiger D) Crane
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Q4. When was the Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) Scheme for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) announced by
India?
A) 2010 B) 2009 C) 2006 D) 2008
Q5. Mirabai Chanu secured a silver medal at which Commonwealth Games?
A) 2010 B) 2014 C) 2022 D) 2018
Q6. Where was the first women’s international test cricket match hosted in India in 1976?
A) New Delhi B) Bangalore C) Mumbai D) Kolkata
Q7. What kind of phyllotaxy was examined in the Guava plant?
A) Superimposed B) Whorled C) Alternate D) Opposite
Q8. Agricultural shot is a term used in which of the following sports?
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A) Lawn Tennis B) Cricket C) Football D) Table Tennis
Q9. At which Olympics was Kho-Kho featured in an exhibition in the main stadium?
A) 1936 B) 1932 C) 2008 D) 2016
Q10. Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the maximum premium payable by the farmers will be _________ for all
kharif food and oilseeds crops.
A) 4% B) 2% C) 6% D) 8%
Q11. Which two organic chemists are known for observing the peroxide effect in adding reagents to unsaturated
compounds in 1933?
A) Morris S Kharasch and Frank R Mayo B) C John Cadogan and Luis M Campos
C) B Steven Bachrach and Roald Hoffmann D) Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wöhler
Q12. When was the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana introduced to provide health insurance to people below the poverty
line?
A) 2017 B) 2009 C) 2014 D) 2008
Q13. MG Music Awards is presented annually by which of the following states?
A) Mizoram B) Nagaland C) Manipur D) Chhattisgarh
Q14. When was the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021
introduced in Lok Sabha?
A) 27 September 2021 B) 30 November 2021 C) 29 March 2021 D) 28 April 2021
Q15. The headquarters of the second Green Revolution cell was in ________.

A) Raipur B) Patna C) Kolkata D) Bhubaneswar
Q16. Which species is known as black lipped pearl oyster found in the Indo-Pacific, within tropical coral reefs?
A) Aplysia dactylomela B) Dentalium neohexagonum C) Chaetopleura apiculata
D) Pinctada margaritifera
Q17. In which musical note did Newland put the metals Co and Ni with halogens?
A) Fa B) Do C) Re D) Mi
Q18. Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur was a student of ____________.
A) Ustad Abdul Karim Khan B) Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar C) Pandit Gopal Shankar Mishra
D) Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Q19. Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, which was founded by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, is located at ________.
A) New Delhi B) Pune C) Kolkata D) Mumbai
Q20. In the year 1925, who extracted lipids from an erythrocyte sample and found that lipid monolayers are good for
measuring molecular surface area versus lateral pressure?
A) Gorter and Grendel B) Carson and Eccles C) Avery and Buck D) Margulis and Ruska
Q21. Who among the following was one of the recipients of the inaugural ‘Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal’ award in
2021?
A) Raghuram Rajan B) Surjit Bhalla C) Amartya Sen‎ D) Jagdish Bhagwati
Q22. The Working Group under the chairmanship of __________ in the year_________ proposed a new intermediate
monetary aggregate to be referred to as NM2.

A) Dr. C Rangarajan; 1996 B) Dr. YV Reddy; 1998 C) Dr. KV Kamath; 1995 D) Dr. PK Mohanty; 1998
Q23. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 deals with subsistence allowance in which of the
following Sections?
A) Section 5 B) Section 6 C) Section 7 D) Section 4
Q24. Who has written the book Sangeet Bal Prakash?
A) Pandit Narayan Rao B) Vishnu Digambar Paluskar C) Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
D) Bhimsen Joshi
Q25.
A) i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d B) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d C) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a D) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
Q26. Which of the following is an inosilicate amphibole mineral used in highway construction and as railroad ballast?
A) Shale B) Olivine C) Geyserite D) Hornblende
Q27. As per a report of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, what was the rate of unemployment in Maharashtra for
the year 2021-22?
A) 3.5% B) 3.01% C) 4.2% D) 4.4%
Q28. Which of the following States has declared a social security scheme for registered newspaper hawkers in the State
in 2021 considering the losses they faced during the pandemic and that they are a part of the unorganised sector?

A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra C) Odisha D) Tamil Nadu
Q29. Nirupama Sanjeev is a famous ______ player of India?
A) badminton B) swimming C) tennis D) chess
Q30. Presently, which of the following countries is NOT a beneficiary of India's Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP)
Scheme?
A) Rwanda B) Burundi C) Myanmar D) Angola
Q31. How many awards were presented at the National Sports and Adventure Awards-2022 ceremony held at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November 2022?
A) 32 B) 44 C) 52 D) 28
Q32. The green revolution technology resulted in an increase in production of cereal production from 72.4 million tons
in 1965-66 to ________ million tons in 1978-79.
A) 150.8 B) 165.9 C) 131.9 D) 141.2
Q33. Which of the following is NOT a member of the Aves (birds) class?
A) Psittacula B) Neophron C) Pteropus D) Struthio
Q34. The government of which of the following states created a draft policy in 2022 for senior citizens on the basis of
article 41, which aims to form a directorate for the welfare of senior citizens?
A) Karnataka B) Telangana C) Tamil Nadu D) Kerala
Q35. Which types of gametes are found in Spirogyra?
A) Isogamous and flagellated B) Heterogamous and non-flagellated C) Heterogamous and flagellated
D) Isogamous and non-flagellated

Q36. Sardhana Christian Fair is held in which of the following states?
A) West Bengal B) Haryana C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
Q37. In 2022, Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as the Foreign Secretary of India. Prior to this, he served as the
ambassador to which of the following countries?
A) Bhutan B) Sri Lanka C) Nepal D) Maldives
Q38. What is the disinvestment target of the Finance Ministry for the year 2023-24?
A) ₹54,000 crore B) ₹53,000 crore C) ₹50,000 crore D) ₹51,000 crore
Q39. Which of the following categories does Gonyaulax belong to?
A) Euglenoids B) Chrysophytes C) Protozoans D) Dinoflagellates
Q40. Consider the following statements associated with the India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF).
1. IIPDF was set up in 2017.
2. The funds for IIPDF are provided by the Central Government’?

3. This scheme is notified under the Department of Economic Affairs.
Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT?
A) Only 2 and 3 B) Only 1 C) Only 1 and 2 D) Only 3
Q41. ___________ is an industry association and self-regulatory organisation (SRO) whose primary objective is to work
towards the robust development of the microfinance sector.
A) Self-help Group Association B) Microfinance Institutions Network
C) Microfinance and Investments Regulatory Authority D) NABARD
Q42. Who published the logistic equation model of population growth in 1838?

A) Howard Thomas Odum B) Alfred Russel Wallace C) Pierre François Verhulst
D) George Evelyn Hutchinson
Q43. Who assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Navy on 31 July 2021?
A) Karambir Singh B) Ravneet Singh C) SN Ghormade D) Dinesh K Tripathi
Q44. Which of the following Table Tennis World Championship events was held in India?
A) 19th World Championships, 1952 B) 17th World Championships, 1950
C) 20th World Championships, 1953 D) 18th World Championships, 1951
Q45. Where was the first meeting of the Employment Working Group of G20 conducted?
A) Jaipur B) Jodhpur C) Lucknow D) Kolkata
Q46. The Election Laws Amendment Bill passed in the Parliament recently seeks to implement certain electoral reforms.
One of them is the eligibility date. Till now, only one date – 1 January was considered for deciding eligibility with respect
to age. What reform does the Bill seek in this regard?
A) Introducing two dates – 1 January and 1 June
B) Eliminating the idea of eligibility date – enrolment throughout the year
C) Introducing four dates – 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, 1 October
D) Introducing three dates – 1 January, 1 May, 1 September
Q47. Money supply is a _____ concept.
A) stock B) measurable C) non-measurable D) flow
Q48. Who among the following sports persons is designated as brand ambassador for Nikshay Mitra, an initiative under
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan by Ministry of Health and Family welfare of GOI in November 2022?
A) Mary Kom B) Abhinav Bindra C) Pullela Gopichand D) Deepa Malik

Q49. As per the UNDP, the rank of Sri Lanka in the Human Development Index (2022) is:
A) 74/189 B) 73/189 C) 75/189 D) 72/189
Q50. In the context of cell division, which chromosomal behaviour takes place at the leptotene stage?
A) Chromosomes are un-synapsed B) Synapsis is complete C) Homologous chromosomes pair
D) Chromosomes begin to condense
Q51. Which of the following is NOT an amendment made to the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
Amendment Act, 2021?
A) The government can call any airport a major airport just by notification.
B) The government will club together profit-making and loss-making airports.
C) The government can offer airports as a package in PPP mode to the prospective bidders.
D) A major airport is one which has an annual traffic of minimum 35 lakh passengers.
Q52. The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 amended which of the following Acts?
A) The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1892 B) The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1895
C) The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1890 D) The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
Q53. N. Rangasamy sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry in May 2021. What is the name of the party he formed?
A) Naam Tamilar Katchi B) All India NR Congress C) Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
D) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Q54. An organic reaction used to convert an aryl diazonium salt into an aryl halide using a copper(I) halide catalyst is
called:
A) Finkelstein reaction B) Gattermann reaction C) Sandmeyer reaction D) Balz-Schiemann reaction

Q55. Which marine carotenoid is abundant in brown seaweed, macroalgae and diatoms?
A) Fucoxanthin B) Astaxanthin C) Neoxanthin D) β-cryptoxanthin
Q56. Which of the following districts of India is an example of an industrial district?
A) Faridabad B) Meerut C) Kota D) Jaipur
Q57.
A) i (d), ii (a), iii (b), iv (c) B) i (b), ii (a), iii (d), iv (c) C) i (c), ii (d), iii (a), iv (b) D) i (b), ii (c), iii (d), iv (a)
Q58. Who holds the record for the longest long jump in India as of 2023?
A) Jeswin aldrin B) TC Yohannan C) Murali S D) Nayana James
Q59. When the analysis of population density is done by calculating it through net cultivated area, then the measure is
termed as:
A) Agricultural density B) Physiological density C) Gross density D) Net density
Q60. Where is the Gulf of Mannar located?
A) Between the south-eastern tip of India and the eastern coast of Sri Lanka
B) Between the south-eastern tip of India and the western coast of Sri Lanka
C) Between the south-eastern tip of India and the north-western coast of Sri Lanka

D) Between the south-eastern tip of India and the southern coast of Sri Lanka
Q61. Which of the following Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Awards was conferred on Ustad Amjad Ali Khan?
A) 20th B) 19th C) 21st D) 18th
Q62. Which law states that endothermic animals from cold climates have smaller extremities or appendages than closely
related species from warm climates?
A) Harper’s rule B) Reich's rule C) Allen's rule D) Moller’s rule
Q63. According to the inscriptions, Pushyamitra Shunga was a devotee of which of the following Gods?
A) Rama B) Shiva C) Krishna D) Indra
Q64. Which of the following is the best definition of ecological efficiency?
A) The amount of energy utilised at different trophic levels in a food chain
B) The amount of energy stored at different trophic levels in a food chain
C) The ratio between the mass and the energy flow at different trophic levels in a food chain
D) The ratio between energy flows at different points in a food chain
Q65. Which Indian singer wrote ‘Raag Sarita’?
A) Kesarbai Kerkar B) Balasaheb Poonchwale C) Kumar Gandharva D) Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
Q66. At what latitude does the easterly jet stream blow over peninsular India during the summer months?
A) 24°N B) 30°N C) 14°N D) 28°N
Q67. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding circular flow of income?
A) Savings as well as government expenditure are injections to the circular flow.

B) The income of one sector becomes the expenditure of the other.
C) In a circular flow, leakages are equal to injections.
D) The real flow and monetary flow move in a circular manner in an opposite direction.
Q68. Mohan Veena player, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the ____________ Award in the year 1994.
A) Sangita Kalanidhi B) Oscar C) Grammy D) Sangeet Natak Akademi
Q69. In which month is the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) located around 20°N-25°N latitude (over the
Gangetic plain)?
A) May B) August C) June D) July
Q70. What do we mean by Allen’s rule?
A) Mammals from colder climates generally have shorter ears and limbs to minimise heat loss.
Desert lizards lack the physiological ability that mammals have to deal with the high temperatures of
B)
their habitat.
Some plants have no leaves – they are reduced to spines – and the photosynthetic function is taken
C)
over by the flattened stems.
The body compensates low oxygen availability by increasing red blood cell production, decreasing the
D)
binding affinity of haemoglobin and by increasing the breathing rate.
Q71. Which of the following schemes enables students mobility across Higher Education Institutions?
A) National Educational Technology Forum B) PM Umeed scheme
C) Structured Assessment for Analysing Learning Levels (SAFAL) D) Academic Bank of Credits
Q72. What is the cost of the ‘Nand Baba Milk Mission’ scheme launched by the Uttar Pradesh state government in 2023
to provide milk producers the facility of selling their milk at a reasonable price in villages through dairy co-operative
societies?
A) ₹500 crore B) ₹1,500 crore C) ₹2,000 crore D) ₹1,000 crore

Q73. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT regarding the grade of organisation and its example?
A) Cellular grade organisation - Sycon B) Protoplasmic grade organisation - Paramecium
C) Cell-tissue grade organisation - Jellyfish D) Tissue-organ grade organisation - Euplectella
Q74. Which of the following Sikh reform movements was started in 1873 in Amritsar?
A) Babbar Akali Movement B) Akali Movement C) Singh Sabha Movement D) Gurudwara Movement
Q75. Consider the following statements and identify the INCORRECT statement(s).
1. The ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0’ scheme has been implemented under the National Food Security Act, 2003.
2. It is an ongoing, Central Government-sponsored scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
3. It is extended to children aged below 6 years only.
4. Six services are provided under this scheme through the National Health Mission and Public Health Infrastructure.
A) Only 1, 3 and 4 B) Only 4 C) Only 1, 2 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
Q76. Which essential amino acid enhances calcium absorption and also plays an important role in the formation of
collagen?
A) Arginine B) Tyrosine C) Lysine D) Histidine
Q77. Which of the following is the transboundary river between India and Pakistan?
A) Indus B) Ravi C) Beas D) Jhelum
Q78. When and where did India win its first World Championships medal in Athletics?
A) 2009, Germany B) 2005, Finland C) 2007, Japan D) 2003, France
Q79. Which of the following is a component of the SHG-bank linkage program in India?
A) Microfinance institutions providing loans directly to SHGs

B) Banks providing loans to individual members of SHGs
C) Non-governmental organisations providing capacity building training to SHGs
D) State government providing subsidies to SHGs for credit
Q80. When was the 1st Asian Kabaddi Championship held?
A) 1970 B) 1985 C) 1980 D) 1975
Q81. About what percentage of passenger traffic is carried by roads in India?
A) 77% B) 87% C) 57% D) 67%
Q82. An inscription, Takht-i-Bahi recovered from Mardan near Peshawar, indicates the rule of which of the following
dynasties in north-western area of present Pakistan?
A) Bactrian B) Sakas C) Indo-Greek D) Parthians
Q83. Sangeet Kala Acharya Award is given by which organisation every year since 1993?
A) Madras Music Academy B) Calcutta School of Music C) Shankar Mahadevan Academy
D) Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts
Q84. Who asked James Rennel to prepare the map of Hindustan?
A) Lord Ripen B) Warren Hastings C) Lord Dalhousie D) Robert Clive
Q85. According to the Census of India 2011, the percentage of adolescent population (10-19 years) from the total
population is how much?
A) 22.9% B) 21.9% C) 20.9% D) 19.9%
Q86. Which music-composer duo was honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2020?

A) Sachin–Jigar B) Jatin-Lalit C) Salim–Sulaiman D) Anand-Milind
Q87. Who among the following is the first Indian to win gold at Junior World Weightlifting Championship in May 2022?
A) Sathish Sivalingam B) Mirabai Chanu C) Santoshi Matsa D) Harshada Sharad Garud
Q88. The _________ were tributary chiefs of the Gupta dynasty. They established an independent kingdom in western
India. Dhruvasena II was the most important ruler of this kingdom.
A) Maitrakas B) Maukharis C) Pushyabhutis D) Gurjara Pratiharas
Q89. Who among the following Indian women boxers was elected as the Chairperson and a voting member of the
International Boxing Association in 2022?
A) Pooja Rani B) Mary Kom C) Nikhat Zareen D) Lovlina Borgohain
Q90. Tarun Bhattacharya, who was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018, is known for playing which
musical instrument?
A) Santoor B) Violin C) Tabla D) Sitar
Q91. Which of the following has the highest salinity?
A) Great salt lake B) Lake Van C) Red sea D) Dead sea
Q92. Valabhi, a city of ancient India was the capital of the _________ dynasty from the 5th to 8th Century CE.
A) Maitraka B) Chalukya C) Pallava D) Vakataka
Q93. What is the IUPAC name of tertiarybutyl alcohol?
A) 2-Methylpropan-2-ol B) 1-propylpropan-3-ol C) 1-Methylpropan-3-ol D) 1-ethylpropan-3-ol

Q94. Which of the following decomposition reactions is NOT a redox reaction?
A) Decomposition of dihydrogen monoxide B) Decomposition of sodium hydride
C) Decomposition of potassium chlorate D) Decomposition of calcium carbonate
Q95. The first Indian Olympic Games was hosted by which of the following cities?
A) Lahore B) Madras C) Bombay D) Allahabad
Q96. How many athletes were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics?
A) 12 B) 10 C) 11 D) 8
Q97. As per the Census of India 2011, the increase in literacy rates for males and females,respectively, as compared to
2001 Census was:
A) 3.88% and 13.79% B) 5.88% and 12.79% C) 6.88% and 11.79% D) 4.88% and 10.79%
Q98. Palladium on barium sulphate (Pd/BaSO4) is also known as:
A) a Hillman reaction catalyst B) a Cannizzaro reaction catalyst C) the Rosenmund catalyst
D) an aldol reaction catalyst
Q99. Who among the following was the Former Secretary (HRD), Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and has been
appointed as the advisor to the Prime Minister of India in October 2021?
A) Shri Apurva Chandra B) PK Sinha C) Amarjeet Sinha D) Amit Khare
Q100. In which year was the MPLADS scheme implemented?
A) 2003 B) 1983 C) 1993 D) 2013
Q101. In which year did the Central Government launch the National Air Sports Policy?

A) 2022 B) 2021 C) 2023 D) 2020
Q102. The decomposition of gaseous Ammonia on a hot platinum surface is a _______________ order reaction at high
pressure.
A) two B) zero C) three D) one
Q103. In which year was the National Institute of Kathak Dance established?
A) 1964 B) 1961 C) 1954 D) 1969
Q104. When was a Madrasa opened in Kolkata to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law?
A) 1772 C.E. B) 1783 C.E. C) 1781 C.E. D) 1774 C.E.
Q105. According to the Census of India 2011, ‘Other Religions and Persuasions (ORP)’ comprise how much of the
population?
A) 3.9 million B) 7.9 million C) 5.9 million D) 9.9 million
Q106. Elelakkaradi dance of Kerala is performed by which of the following tribes?
A) Irular tribe B) Kurumba tribe C) Adiyan tribe D) Mavilan tribe
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Q107. Which of the following social reformers of 19th century India was the author of ‘Stree Purush Tulana’?
A) Tarabai Shinde B) Swarnakumari Devi C) Pandita Ramabai D) Usha Mehta
Q108. Madhuri Barthwal, a folk singer and Padma Shri 2022 awardee, belongs to which of the following states of India?
A) Uttarakhand B) Himachal Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra
Q109. Who won the paralympic bronze medal in archery for India at Tokyo in 2020?

A) Atanu Das B) Pravin Jadhav C) Deepika Kumari D) Harvinder Singh
Q110. Which Article of the Constitution explains that the executive power of every state shall be so exercised as not to
impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the union shall extend
to the giving of such directions to a state as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose?
A) Article 261 B) Article 247 C) Article 257 D) Article 123
Q111. Raja Bhalindra Singh trophy is associated with which of the following national sports events?
A) Khelo India Youth Games B) Khelo India Winter Games C) Khelo India University Games
D) National Games
Q112. Which Indian marathon event is considered the largest marathon in Asia?
A) Kaveri Trail Marathon B) Pinkathon C) Delhi Half Marathon D) Mumbai Marathon
Q113. Which of the following states was the overall champion in both men and women categories in the first Janjatiya
Khel Mahotsav?
A) Maharashtra B) Chhattisgarh C) Jharkhand D) Odisha
Q114. Which of the following is in geographical proximity to Sri Lanka?
A) Only Karaikal B) Karaikal and Yanam C) Mahe D) Only Yanam
Q115. Who among the following was the youngest recipient of the Sangeetha Kalanidhi awarded by the Music Academy
in 1947?
A) Semmangudi Radhakrishna Srinivasa Iyer B) Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
C) Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur D) Bhimsen Joshi
Q116. In which of the following years was VD Savarkar sent to Andaman Jail by the British?

A) 1910 B) 1922 C) 1923 D) 1911
Q117. Which of the following is related to neem?
A) Tendril B) Palmately C) Pinnately D) Spines
Q118. Which of the following schemes of the Government of India is a part of the ‘Target Group’ approach?
A) Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP) B) Marginal Farmers Development Agency (MFDA)
C) Hill Areas Development Programme (HADP)
D) Command Area Development & Water Management Programme (CADP)
Q119. Which of the following was the mascot of the FIH men’s Hockey World Cup – 2023?
A) Jitu B) Bheema C) Olly D) Asha
Q120. Which committee recommended Constitutional recognition for the local government bodies in 1989?
A) Ashok Mehta Committee B) PK Thungon Committee C) Balwant Rai Committee
D) Verma Committee
Q121. As per article 158, the Governor shall NOT be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the
Legislature of any State specified in ________ Schedule.
A) Seventh B) Fifth C) First D) Third
Q122. In the year 1952, who among the following lent his voice for the film ‘Amar Bhupali’, which was being produced in
two languages simultaneously and he sang in both Bengali and Marathi ?
A) Kishore Kumar B) Hemanta Mukherjee C) Debabrata Biswas D) Manna Dey
Q123. Identify a water-harvesting system found in Jaisalmer.

A) Guls B) Johads C) Khadins D) Kuls
Q124. The Flexible Inflation Targeting Framework (FITF) was introduced in India post the amendment of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 in __________.
A) 2014 B) 2010 C) 2016 D) 2020
Q125. Who was the player of the match in the semi-final of the T20 Women's World Cup 2023 played between India and
Australia?
A) Deepti Sharma B) Ashleigh Gardner C) Meg Lanning D) Harmanpreet kaur
Q126. Which of the following is an example of joint sector industry?
A) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited B) Oil India Limited C) Tata Iron and Steel Company
D) Steel Authority of India Limited
Q127. The CSO adopted the concept of Gross Value Added in ______.
A) January 2012 B) January 2015 C) January 2017 D) January 2013
Q128. The government of which of the following states allocated ₹11,728 crore for the Aasara pension scheme in its
annual budget for the fiscal year 2022-23?
A) Telangana B) Odisha C) Gujarat D) Chhattisgarh
Q129. Ranjana Gauhar was awarded the Padma Shri Award (2003) for her contribution to which of the following Indian
dance forms?
A) Kuchipudi B) Sattriya C) Odissi D) Manipuri
Q130. Who among the following won a Gold Medal at the 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championship held in Budapest,
Hungary?

A) Geeta Phogat B) Vinesh Phogat C) Pooja Dhanda D) Priya Malik
Q131. The Government of India allowed automatic approval of _____% of FDI by Reserve Bank of India in nine categories
of industries.
A) Up to 51 B) Up to 60 C) Up to 41 D) Up to 74
Q132. Kajari Mahotsav is primarily celebrated in which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Mirzapur B) Gorakhpur C) Kushi Nagar D) Jhansi
Q133. Some of the talas invented by ____________ include Trimukhi, Panchamukhi, Saptamukhi and Navamukhi.
A) M Balamuralikrishna B) Hariprasad Chaurasia C) Yashraj D) Bhimsen Joshi
Q134. According to Census of India 2011, female adolescents in the age group of 10-19 years had a share of:
A) 52.7% B) 47.3% C) 31.3% D) 20.9%
Q135. Which of the following was the mascot of the Khelo India University Games 2022?
A) Bheema B) Moga C) Jitu D) Saavaj
Q136. In January 2023, Koneru Humpy won India’s first-ever silver medal at the __________ held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
A) FIDE World Chess Championship B) World Blitz Chess Championship
C) World Correspondence Chess Championship D) World Rapid Chess Championship
Q137. As of Financial year 2019, which of the following state has the highest road density in India?
A) Haryana B) Tamil Nadu C) Kerala D) Punjab

Q138. By which National Waterways (NW) of India, are the delta channels of Mahanadi and Brahmani rivers and East
Coast Canal connected?
A) NW 1 B) NW 3 C) NW 2 D) NW 5
Q139. Tabla maestro, Bickram Ghosh, was awarded with which of the following awards in 2023 in the Contemporary
Category?
A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan C) Sangeet Natak Akademi D) Sangeet Kalanidhi
Q140. For which of the following states was the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second
Amendment) Bill, 2022, introduced in the Parliament?
A) Odisha B) Bihar C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Q141. Who among the following, while praising the amending feature of the Indian Constitution said that ‘This variety in
the amending process is wise but is rarely found’?
A) Granville Austin B) Ivor Jennings C) K C Wheare D) HM Seervai
Q142. Who among the following generally used to head the provincial administration under the Mauryas?
A) Dandapala B) Kumara C) Samaharta D) Prashasti
Q143. In which of the following years was the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act passed?
A) 2010 B) 2002 C) 2016 D) 2019
Q144. The Parliament passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 to repeal and replace which of the following Acts?
A) The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983
B) The Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962 C) The Lighthouse Act, 1927
D) The Dourine Act, 1910

Q145. The type of reaction that is typically found when a material that is required for the reaction to proceed, such as a
surface or a catalyst, is saturated by the reactants is called a __________ order reaction.
A) first B) second C) zero D) third
Q146. How long will a sound wave take to travel 1.5km, which has a frequency of 5 kHz and wavelength of 6 cm?
A) 2.5 seconds B) 50 seconds C) 5 seconds D) 25 seconds
Q147. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the conduct of business of the Government of a state?
Q148. Which of the following Acts passed under Warren Hastings was also called ‘half-loaf system’?
A) Pitt’s India Act 1784 B) Government of India Act 1858 C) Charter Act 1813 D) Regulating Act 1773
Q149. Which of the following festivals observed in Assam is majorly celebrated by Vaishnavites?
A) Bihu B) Doljatra C) Ambuchi Mela D) Rongker
Q150. The Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer was instituted by which state in the year 1977?
A) Gujarat B) Andhra Pradesh C) Tripura D) Maharashtra
Q151. The Accelerated Female Literacy Programme was initiated in districts where the female literacy rate, based on the
2001 census, was _______.
A) below 35% B) below 45% C) below 30% D) below 50%
Q152. In which of the following states is Govindji Nartanalaya located?
A) Manipur B) Assam C) Nagaland D) Tripura

Q153. According to Census of India 2011, in rural India, which state has the maximum female workforce participation
rate?
A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh C) Himachal Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
Q154. Where was the 1st World Cup of Kabaddi organised in 2004?
A) Mumbai B) Hyderabad C) Punjab D) Kolkata
Q155. When haloalkanes and aryl and vinyl halides react with magnesium metal they yield which reagent?
A) Hinsberg reagent B) Grignard reagent C) Tollens’ reagent D) Fehling reagent
Q156. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Bills is related to the provision of modifying the list of
Scheduled Caste in Tamil Nadu?
A) The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019
B) The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Act, 2013
C) The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2015
D) The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Q157. ‘Padayani’, a local dance form primarily performed in ________ to please Goddess Bhadrakali.
A) Assam B) Kerala C) Odisha D) West Bengal
Q158. Bhakti Pradeep Kulkarni is associated with ________.
A) badminton B) kabaddi C) chess D) cricket
Q159. Which state of India has the maximum number of large dams?
A) Maharashtra B) Madhya Pradesh C) Odisha D) Rajasthan

Q160. In which of the following areas did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
A) United Province B) Odisha C) Madras D) Bengal
Q161. Which of the following gases emits red light when electricity is passed through it?
A) Neon B) Hydrogen C) Argon D) Helium
Q162. Ranjana Prakash Desai who became the first woman chairperson of the Press Council of India originally worked in
which of the following organs of the government?
A) Legislature B) Judiciary C) Vigilance D) Executive
Q163. Samata Sainik Dal was formed in 1927 by whom among the following personalities?
A) Savitribai Phule B) BR Ambedkar C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Narayana Guru
Q164. What is the position of India in the world’s telecommunication market, as of March 2024?
A) Fourth B) Third C) First D) Second
Q165. Arvind Parikh, a Padma Bhushan awardee, plays which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sitar B) Bansuri C) Tabla D) Sarangi
Q166. The third edition of the Khelo India University Games was hosted by which of the following states?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Haryana C) Punjab D) Madhya Pradesh
Q167. How many medals did India win in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022, which was
held in Cairo, Egypt?
A) 9 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8

Q168. An electric iron requires a ________ fuse to prevent short circuiting.
A) 4 A B) 3 A C) 2 A D) 5 A
Q169. Who is the author of the book ‘From Plassey to Partition and After : A History of Modern India’?
A) Romila Thapar B) Devid Hardiman C) Sekhar Bandyopadhyay D) Sumit Sarkar
Q170. The Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) for providing employment to people in drought prone areas was
started by the Government of India during the _______.
A) Fourth Five-Year Plan B) Sixth Five-Year Plan C) Third Five-Year Plan D) Seventh Five-Year Plan
Q171. One of the greatest of Chola ruler Rajaraja I ruled from 985 AD to ______.
A) 1015 AD B) 1017 AD C) 1014 AD D) 1018 AD
Q172. Exfoliation is a form of _________.
A) physical weathering B) chemical weathering C) mass wasting D) biochemical weathering
Q173. At which Olympics did Gagan Narang win a bronze medal?
A) London 2012 B) Rio 2016 C) Athens 2004 D) Beijing 2008
Q174. When was the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy established?
A) 1951 B) 1953 C) 1954 D) 1952
Q175. What is the reason for the similar size of the vascular bundle in monocot leaves?
A) Cubical venation B) Radial venation C) Rectangular venation D) Parallel venation

Q176. Which of the following is a correct order of basicity?
A) LiOH>NaOH>KOH>CsOH B) LiOH>KOH>CsOH>NaOH C) KOH>CsOH>NaOH>LiOH
D) CsOH>KOH>NaOH>LiOH
Q177. Harivarasanam award is given in the field of music by which of the following state governments?
A) Kerala B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Himachal Pradesh
Q178. Where was the Durand Cup Tournament started in India in 1888?
A) Mumbai B) Calcutta C) Shimla D) Delhi
Q179. In which of the following states is the Nrityagram, an Odissi dance institution, located?
A) Kerala B) Karnataka C) Tamil Nadu D) Maharashtra
Q180. Which of the following is NOT related to reticulate venation?
A) China rose B) Tulsi C) Maize D) Coriander
Q181. In which of the following districts of Rajasthan are the ‘Barchans’ found?
A) Udaipur B) Jaisalmer C) Bhilwara D) Alwar
Q182. Which of the following ministries launched the PM Daksh scheme?
A) Ministry of Education B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment D) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Q183. Sankalp Gupta is associated with which of the following events?
A) Chess B) Wrestling C) Badminton D) Boxing

Q184. In 1910, The United India House at Seattle, USA, was set up by ___________.
A) Shyamji Krishna Varma B) Tarak Nath Das and GD Kumar C) Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki
D) VD Savarkar and Ganesh
Q185. Which of the following is the largest artificial lake of Asia?
A) Naini Lake B) Bhopal Lake C) Dal Lake D) Chilika Lake
Q186. Who developed the theory of combustion as a chemical reaction with oxygen in the 18th century, that excluded
phlogiston theory?
A) Antoine Lavoisier B) Robert Boyle C) Friedrich Wöhler D) Johann Becher
Q187. Where was the first successful textile mill established in India?
A) Kolkata B) Surat C) Mumbai D) Jaipur
Q188. Which of the following options indicates the size of PPLO (Pleuro Pneumonia Like Organisms)?
A) About 30 µm B) About 20 µm C) About 0.1 µm D) About 10 µm
Q189. Where was the 1912 session of the India National Congress held in Bihar?
A) Sahasaram B) Gaya C) Bankipore D) Madhubani
Q190. The Maharashtra Bhushan was conferred upon _________________ in the year 2002.
A) Pandit Ravi Shankar B) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi C) Pandit Jasraj D) Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Q191. In 2021, in which of the following states did the Prime Minister lay the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra
Pratap Singh State University?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Himachal Pradesh D) Nagaland
Q192. Who among the following Indian cricketers were named the Wisden’s cricketer of the year in the 2022 edition of
the Almanack?
A) Surya Kumar Yadav and Axar Patel B) Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
C) Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah D) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Q193. Which of the following personalities is a Padma Shri awardee folk singer from the state of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Ila Arun B) Ajita Srivastava C) Gurmeet Bawa D) Teejan Bai
Q194. What is the salinity of the Dead Sea (per litre of water)?
A) 440 grams B) 240 grams C) 340 grams D) 390 grams
Q195. Three Poets Pampa, Ponna and Ranna are called as the ‘Three Jewels’ of:
A) Kannada Literature B) Telugu Literature C) Tamil Literature D) Sanskrit Literature
Q196. When was the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?
A) 6th August 2022 B) 5th January 2022 C) 6th August 2021 D) 5th January 2021
Q197. Pushyabhuti dynasty, after Prabhakarvardhana, strengthened its position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana
after defeating which of the following dynasties?
A) Maukharis B) Hunas C) Chalukyas D) Maitrakas
Q198. Who first stated the principle of refraction that postulates that every substance has a specific bending ratio –
‘refractive index’?
A) Dennis Gabor B) Thomas Young C) Willebrord Snellius D) David Brewster

Q199. After the fall of the Guptas, different kingdoms emerged in various parts of India. Among them, the Maukharis
emerged in which of the following areas?
A) Thanesar B) Kunnur C) Valabhi D) Kannauj
Q200. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution mentions that ‘The State shall, in particular, direct its
policy towards securing that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as
best to subserve the common good’?
A) Article 39(a) B) Article 39(b) C) Article 39(c) D) Article 39(d)
Q201. What is the primary objective of the 'Standup India' initiative?
A) To boost the manufacturing sector B) To promote digital transactions nationwide
C) To facilitate bank loans for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs D) To support all types of startups
Q202. Buddhadev Dasgupta is famous for playing which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sarod B) Sarangi C) Bansuri D) Mridangam
Q203. The New Moore Island is in geographic proximity to:
A) Pakistan B) Myanmar C) Bangladesh D) Sri Lanka
Q204. The National Youth Policy was launched in:
A) 2012 B) 2013 C) 2014 D) 2015
Q205. Which Lavani singer got Padma Shri 2022 by the President of India?
A) Sulochana Chavan B) Bela Shende C) Vaishali Samant D) Devaki Pandit

Q206. When you take Lead nitrate powder in a boiling tube and heat it, you will observe the emission of brown fumes
that are of _____________________.
A) Nitrous oxide B) Nitric oxide C) Nitrogen dioxide D) Dinitrogen trioxide
Q207. In which year was the 'Naye Bharat Ke Sapne' campaign launched by Meta and the Ministry of Women?
A) 2022 B) 2023 C) 2020 D) 2021
Q208. Which team won the T20 cricket event, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-2023?
A) Mumbai B) Punjab C) Vidarbha D) Himanchal Pradesh
Q209. Which of the following organisations is NOT a winner of the $100,000 cash prize as ‘Best Small Business: Good
Food for All’, announced by the United Nations for providing inspiring, diverse and impactful solutions in improving
access to healthy and sustainable food?
A) Patanjali B) Edible Routes Private Limited C) Oorja Development Solutions India Private Limited
D) Taru Naturals
Q210. In which city was the first golf club of India situated?
A) Shimla B) Gulmarg C) Mysore D) Kolkata
Q211. In which year was the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission launched?
A) 2020 B) 2022 C) 2021 D) 2023
Q212. Indian classical violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy was awarded with the _____________ in 2021.
A) Padma Shri B) Sangeet Natak Akademi C) Padma Vibhushan D) Padma Bhushan

Q213. Which of the following team events is included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme?
A) Tennis B) Football C) Cricket D) Hockey
Q214. For which of the following tribal music and dance forms was Arjun Singh Dhurve conferred with Tulsi Samman?
A) Mardana B) Pawara C) Baiga D) Jhumta
Q215. As per Mendeleev’s prediction, atomic mass of eka-aluminium was:
A) 100 B) 44 C) 72 D) 68
Q216. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ annual report (2020-2021), which position does India
have in terms of road networks in the world?
A) First B) Second C) Fourth D) Third
Q217. Which port is developed as a satellite port?
A) Mormugao B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Haldia D) New Mangalore
Q218. What is the name of the inflammatory condition that causes cracks, crusting and scaling at the corners of the
mouth due to vitamin B2 deficiency?
A) Cheilosis B) Psoriasis C) Urticaria D) Atopic dermatitis
Q219. In 1936, The Independent Labour Party was founded by _______.
A) Mohan Singh Bhakhna B) BR Ambedkar C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Bhagat Singh
Q220. In 10th century India, Queen Didda became the ruler of which of the following regions of north India?
A) Kannauj B) Malwa C) Delhi D) Kashmir

Q221. The Parliament passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 in August 2021. Which of the following is an
objective behind passing it?
A) To encourage more FDI in defence services
B) To prohibit strikes, lockouts and layoffs in units engaged in essential defence services
C) To appoint more women in defence services D) To implement one rank one pension
Q222. Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the 'Ramacharita' written by Sandhyakar
Nandi?
A) Gopala B) Devapala C) Ramapala D) Dharmapala
Q223. When was the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) established?
A) 1926 B) 1924 C) 1928 D) 1920
Q224. Who among the following classical dancers is NOT related to Odissi?
A) Geetanjali Lal B) Mayadhar Raut C) Kiran Segal D) Kumkum Mohanty
Q225. Who among the following formed the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929?
A) Kunwar Singh B) JM Sengupta C) Jayprakash Narayan D) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Q226. For a chemical reaction with rise in temperature by 10°, the rate constant becomes nearly ____________________.
A) Double B) Triple C) one-fourth D) half
Q227. Which of the following States have enacted the Cattle Preservation Act, 2021 in July-August 2021 to regulate
slaughter and transport of cattle and proposed an amendment in December 2021 to allow inter-district transportation
of cattle for agricultural and animal husbandry except in districts sharing international border?
A) Tripura B) Sikkim C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Assam

Q228.
A) i (b), ii (d), iii (a), iv (c) B) i (d), ii (a), iii (b), iv (c) C) i (b), ii (c), iii (d), iv (a) D) i (c), ii (d), iii (b), iv (a)
Q229. The record obtained by the measurement of earthquake is called a:
A) seismograph B) seismogram C) seismology D) seismic wave
Q230. Which of the following is responsible for the red colour of beetroot?
A) Curcumin B) Betanin C) Beta carotene D) Lycopene
Q231. In which of the following years will India host the World Badminton Championship?
A) 2025 B) 2028 C) 2026 D) 2027
Q232. For which film did Asha Bhosle win the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award in the Best Playback
Singer Female category in 2002?
A) Devdas B) Humraz C) Om Jai Jagdish D) Lagaan
Q233. Who among the following is appointed as the new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA) in March 2023?
A) Supratim Bandopadhyay B) Shasikanta Das C) Mamta Shankar D) Deepak Mohanty
Q234. Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was associated with which of the following dances?

A) Chhau dance B) Chappeli dance C) Yakshagana dance D) Huttari dance
Q235. Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
A) India B) Yugoslavia C) New York D) Egypt
Q236. Consider the following statements related to the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) handbook.
1.It will be launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
2.ODR is the resolution for cases outside courts using digital technology and techniques of Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR), such as negotiation, mediation and arbitration.
3.The development of ICT and increased use of internet has played a major role for ODR.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
A) Only 1 and 3 B) Only 2 and 3 C) Only 1 D) Only 2
Q237. Grignard reagent is represented as:
A) CH3-Ca-F B) CH3-Be-F C) CH3-Mg-Cl D) H-Mg-H
Q238. Each of the following statements includes two terms. In three cases, the two terms mean the same as each other.
In which of the following cases do the two terms NOT mean the same as each other?
A) Nominal GDP and GDP at current prices B) The base period and the reference period
C) Changes in real GDP and the GDP deflator D) Real GDP and GDP at constant prices
Q239. Which of the following is an inactivated (killed) polio vaccine developed in 1952?
A) Salk vaccine B) Imvanex vaccine C) HDCV vaccine D) TAB vaccine
Q240. Vijender Singh has represented India in Olympics for how many times?

A) 4 B) 5 C) 3 D) 2
Q241. What is iGOT launched by the Government of India in April 2020?
A) Online training portal for COVID-19 management B) Online portal for scholarships to single girl child
C) Online portal for digital payments D) Online portal for social security schemes
Q242. Which ocean is encircling the continent of Antarctica and extends northward to 60 degrees south latitude?
A) Atlantic Ocean B) Indian Ocean C) Pacific Ocean D) Southern Ocean
Q243. In which year was Ujala Yojana launched?
A) 2014 B) 2016 C) 2015 D) 2017
Q244. ‘Ungalil Oruvan’ (One Among You) is the autobiography of which of the following chief ministers?
A) MK Stalin B) K Chandrashekhar Rao C) Basavaraj Bommai D) Pinarayi Vijayan
Q245. Rottela Panduga or the Roti Festival is celebrated in which Indian state?
A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Andhra Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
Q246. In which state of India was the Neeru-Meeru programme introduced for construction of water harvesting
structures?
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Uttar Pradesh D) Punjab
Q247. Find out why white silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.
A) Due to rusting of silver in presence of oxygen B) Due to redox reaction
C) Due to the decomposition of silver chloride into silver and chlorine by light
D) Due to the displacement of silver chloride to silver oxide

Q248. Calorimeter is a small container made of a thin sheet of _________ with good thermal conductivity.
A) silver B) platinum C) copper D) cesium
Q249. In Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana, the cost of unit assistance is shared between Central and State
Governments in the ratio ___________ for the North-Eastern and the Himalayan states.
A) 90 : 10 B) 60 : 40 C) 45 : 55 D) 50 : 50
Q250. In which five-year plan was the 'food, work, and productivity' slogan used?
A) Sixth B) Fifth C) Fourth D) Seventh
Q251. Silappathikaram (the Jewelled Anklet), the earliest epic poem in Tamil was written in the 5th - 6th Century CE by
_________.
A) Tolkappiyar B) Ilango Adigal C) Sittalai Sattanar D) Tirumalisai Alwar
Q252. Which of the following is the largest crustal plate on Earth with an area of over 103,000,000 km2?
A) South American plate B) African plate C) Eurasian plate D) Pacific plate
Q253. Which of the following State governments has launched a scheme ‘Ankur’ in May 2021 to promote planting of
trees in public, wherein people will be awarded for planting and taking care of the saplings?
A) Bihar B) West Bengal C) Uttarakhand D) Madhya Pradesh
Q254. Identify an example of plasma as a state of matter.
A) Blood B) Dry ice C) Freon D) Neon sign bulbs
Q255. What was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier's most important contribution to chemistry in 1789?

A) Law of Conservation of Mass B) Law of Multiple Proportions C) Law of Definite Proportions
D) Law of Conservation of Energy
Q256. In the context of water bodies, Neap Tides occur:
A) when the earth, moon and sun line up in a straight line
B) when the sun and moon are on the opposite sides
C) when there is so much interference by continents
D) when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
Q257. Coir conductor Coomi Nariman Wadia was awarded with which of the following awards by the Government of
India in 2023?
A) Padma Bhushan B) Padma Vibhushan C) Bharat Ratna D) Padma Shri
Q258. ____________ Directive principles of State Policy were added to the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional
Amendment Act of 1976.
A) Two B) Three C) Five D) Four
Q259. Sangeet Natak Akademy Awardee Sulochana Chavan was a famous ________ singer.
A) Giddha B) Jhumair C) Ghumar D) Lavani
Q260. Which of the following kingdoms was divided into subdivisions called Aharas or Rashtras that meant districts?
A) Kushana B) Parthian C) Satavahana D) Shaka
Q261. Calculate the oxidation number of ‘S’ in H2S2O7 .
A) 3 B) 7 C) 6 D) 2

Q262. Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India
composed in chaste Sanskrit?
A) Prayag B) Girnar C) Chirand D) Mehrauli
Q263. Which of the following does NOT belong to the category of Porifera?
A) Hydra B) Sycon C) Spongilla D) Euplectella
Q264. At the 36th National Games, Hashika Ramchandra won six gold medals in which of the following sports?
A) Boxing B) Wrestling C) Swimming D) Badminton
Q265. Three Indians were featured in Time Magazine’s list of ‘100 most influential people of 2021’. Whose name was
NOT included in the list?
A) Narendra Modi B) Mamata Banerjee C) Amitabh Bachchan D) Adar Poonawalla
Q266. Which of the following is the most acidic?
A) HCOOH B) C2H5COOH C) C3H7COOH D) CH3COOH
Q267. The number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in a state shall NOT be less than _______.
A) 11 B) 10 C) 13 D) 12
Q268. Which of the following organisations is associated with the development of the web version: e-GOPALA
application?
A) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) B) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
C) National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
Q269. In the context of vernier calliper, an internal jaw is used to measure:

A) the length correct up to 1 mm B) the depth of a beaker
C) the length of a rod and diameter of a sphere D) the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder and pipes
Q270. Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the
administration of British India?
A) Charter Act of 1813 B) Regulating Act of 1773 C) Charter Act of 1793 D) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
Q271. Harmonium player, Tulsidas Borkar, was awarded with the ___________ in 2016.
A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan C) Bharat Ratna D) Padma Vibhushan
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Q272. Which of the following classes includes the family of turtles?
A) Chondrichthyes B) Reptilia C) Amphibia D) Aves
Q273. Which article of the Constitution of India lays down that it shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give
advice to the Government of the State upon legal matters?
Q274. Which of the following playback singers is the recipient of the Karnataka Ratna Award 2005?
A) Sistla Janaki B) Ravindra Jain C) Pandit Jasraj D) Bhimsen Joshi
Q275. Kati Bihu is celebrated in which of the following months in Assam?
A) March B) October C) January D) November
Q276. Which of the following is NOT correct with regards to the history of calculating National Income (NI) in India?
A) First attempt to compute NI was made by Dadabhai Naoroji.
B) First official attempt to compute NI was made by PC Mahalanobis.

C) Dadabhai Naoroji divided the Indian economy into two parts: primary sector and secondary sector.
D) First scientific method to compute NI was used by Dr VKRV Rao.
Q277. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
i. The first green revolution led to over-exploitation of natural resources.

ii. The second Green Revolution was more focused on Southern India.
iii. The second green revolution ensured in achieving sustainable livelihood security.
A) i and iii B) Only ii C) ii and iii D) i and ii
Q278. Which television channel presents the IMMIES Awards every year with an aim to reward the best talent in the
Indian music industry?
A) B4U Music B) MTV C) Channel V D) 9XM
Q279. Identify the group of districts that are NOT an example of industrial districts of India.
A) Cuttack and Kota B) Kanpur and Agra C) Alwar and Bhiwani D) Jabalpur and Bhopal
Q280. Which of the following Sultans of Delhi primarily adopted a policy of consolidation rather than expansion?
A) Ibrahim Lodi B) Balban C) Alauddin Khalji D) Bahlol Lodi
Q281. The ‘Lokranjan’ festival celebrates the folk and tribal culture of which Indian state?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Jharkhand C) Manipur D) Meghalaya
Q282. Which of the following statements is correct about the composition of the agriculture sector and employment in
GDP post-independence?
The proportion of employment has declined significantly but not the share of the agriculture sector in
A)
GDP.
B) The proportion of both the agriculture sector and employment in GDP has increased significantly.
C) The proportion of both the agriculture sector and employment in GDP has declined significantly.

The proportion of GDP contributed by the agricultural sector declined significantly but not the
D)
employment depending on the agriculture sector.
Q283. Ali Akbar Khan was associated with which of the following gharanas?
A) Maihar gharana B) Agra gharana C) Gwalior gharana D) Kirana gharana
Q284. Which Ghazal singer was conferred with the prestigious Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in April 2023?
A) Talat Aziz B) Ghazal Srinivas C) Pankaj Udhas D) Bhupinder Singh
Q285. On 29th October 2020, the Ministry of Science and Technology launched the SERB-POWER Scheme. What is the
objective of the scheme?
A) To allow reservation for women in the Parliament and Judiciary
B) To strengthen the solar programme of India with France
To mitigate gender disparity in science and engineering research funding in various academic
C)
programmes and laboratories
D) To allow reservation for women in the Ministry of Science and Technology
Q286. Which of the following illustrations is related to chloroplasts?
A) a B) c C) d D) b
Q287. Who reconciled Dalton's atomic hypothesis with Gay-Lussac's results on the combination of volumes in 1811?
A) Robert Boyle B) Amadeo Avogadro C) Fred Hoyle D) Jacques Charles
Q288. In which of the following years was Pro Kabaddi League established in India?

A) 2015 B) 2016 C) 2013 D) 2014
Q289. How was the growth in all food grains after the Green Revolution?
A) Unitary B) Proportionate C) Unpredictable D) Disproportionate
Q290. Which of the following types of direct tax collection increased as of 10 February 2023 budget?
A) Personal income tax B) Octroi duties C) Corporate tax D) Commercial tax
Q291. In West Bengal, how many rice crops are grown in a year?
A) Three B) Two C) Four D) One
Q292. A small object is placed on the focus on the left side of a convex lens. Where will be the image formed?
A) At the centre on the right side of the lens. B) At infinity on the left side of the lens.
C) At infinity on the right side of the lens. D) At the focus on the right side of the lens.
Q293. Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British
India?
A) Aravipuram Movement B) Satyashodhak Samaj C) Nirankari Movement D) Satnami Movement
Q294. Which of the following institutes was founded by Mrinalini Sarabhai who was a Bharatanatyam and Kathakali
dancer?
A) Sri Thyagaraja College of Music and Dance B) Nrityanjali Institute of Performing Arts
C) Darpana Academy of Performing Arts D) Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya
Q295. Identify the Indian classical dancer associated with Kathak.
A) Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma B) Kelucharan Mohapatra C) Rohini Bhate D) Sharodi Saikia

Q296. In peninsular India, which of the following kingdoms was the local power that ruled over northern Maharashtra
and Vidarbha?
A) Vakatakas B) Maukharis C) Maitrakas D) Chalukyas
Q297. As per the report of the NITI Aayog in 2023, which among the following states in India has the lowest percentage
of the total population that is multidimensionally poor?
A) Goa B) Kerala C) Sikkim D) Uttarakhand
Q298. __________ is often touted as Tansen of the 20th century, this musical genius blended the best of classical music and
created a unique style of his own.
A) Ustad Ali Baksh Khan B) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan C) Mubarak Ali Khan D) Barkat Ali Khan
Q299. Who among the following was the shortest-serving Prime Minister of India?
A) Chandra Shekhar B) Gulzarilal Nanda C) Charan Singh D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q300. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India lays down that ‘The allocation of seats in the Council
of States to be filled by representatives of the States and of the Union territories shall be in accordance with the
provisions in that behalf contained in the fourth Schedule’?
Q301. If assets of a bank are greater than liabilities, it will be recorded as:
A) liabilities B) net worth C) reserves D) assets
Q302. The _________ portal is a platform provided by the Govt. of India for famers to attain any information related to
agriculture.
A) Cropland B) Farmer’s C) Agricultural D) Cultivation

Q303. Who was appointed as India’s 28th Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in March 2023?
A) Arun Goel B) Praveen Sharma C) Vikram Devdutt D) SS Dubey
Q304. With reference of Ajivikas, consider the following statements.
a) Makkhali Gosala was the prominent teacher of this sect.
b) Ajivikas believed in fatalism.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Both a and b B) Neither a or b C) Only b D) Only a
Q305. What is the aim of the PM Ujjwala 2.0 Yojna launched in August 2021?
A) Free LPG connections for commercial use
B) 20 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries
C) 10 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries D) Free gas stove for BPL Households
Q306. Rudrankksh Patil is associated with _________.
A) badminton B) shooting C) chess D) wrestling
Q307. Padma Bhushan awardee, Ustad Sabri Khan played which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sarod B) Santoor C) Tabla D) Sarangi
Q308. Who among the following was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand in February 2023?
A) CP Radhakrishnan B) Ramesh Bais C) T Gahlot D) RN Ravi
Q309. Which of the following is associated with the retreating monsoon in India?
A) Mahawat B) Kaal Baisakhi C) October heat D) Loo

Q310. What correctly defines change of inventories of a firm during a year?
A) Production of the firm during the year – Sale of the firm during the year
B) Production of the firm during the previous year – Sale of the firm during the year
C) Sale of the firm during the year – Production of the firm during the year
D) Production of the firm during the year – Sale of the firm during the previous year
Q311. Ernest Rutherford used about ________ thick gold foil for alpha scattering experiments.
A) 500 atoms B) 1000 atoms C) 900 atoms D) 700 atoms
Q312. Under the ‘Mero Rukh Mero Santati’ initiative launched by the Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang in 2023,
how many trees will be planted for every child born in Sikkim ?
A) 50 B) 150 C) 100 D) 200
Q313. Name the pension scheme that seeks to ensure old age protection for unorganised workers.
A) Atal Pension Yojana B) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna C) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bhima Yojna
D) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan
Q314. ‘Castling’ is related to which of the following sports?
A) Table Tennis B) Billiards C) Tennis D) Chess
Q315. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) They promote welfare of individuals. Hence, they are personal and individualistic.
B) These have moral and political sanctions.
C) They aim at establishing social and economic democracy in the country.
D) They are positive, as they require the State to do certain things.

Q316.
A) 40 B) 72 C) 53 D) 25
Q317. Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar was a ___________ player of profound depth, favouring sparse and slow realisations of
ragas.
A) Sitar B) Violin C) Flute D) Rudra veena
Q318. In which year was the International Olympic Committee formed?
A) 1896 B) 1892 C) 1898 D) 1894
Q319. Deimachus who was a Greek ambassador came to India during the reign of the Mauryan king, _________.
A) Shatadhanvan B) Bindusara C) Ashoka D) Chandragupta Maurya
Q320. When was the Indian Hockey Federation established?
A) 1925 B) 1955 C) 1945 D) 1935
Q321. Which of the following parts of the mountain will receive the most rainfall from moisture-laden winds?
A) Windward side B) Leeward side C) Upward side D) Relief side
Q322. Which of the following countries will host the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup in the year 2031?
A) India, Bangladesh B) India, Sri Lanka C) Sri Lanka and Pakistan D) Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Q323. Why does the milkman add a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk?

A) To reduce the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly more acidic
B) To increase the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline
C) To maintain the pH of the fresh milk at 6 for a longer time
D) To reduce the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline
Q324. What is the amount of financial assistance provided per month to girl students studying in government schools
under the ‘Tamil Nadu Pudhumai Penn Scheme’ launched by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2023?
A) ₹500 per month B) ₹3,000 per month C) ₹1,000 per month D) ₹2,000 per month
Q325. Which of the following is a correct statement?
A) National Income is GNP at FC. B) National Income is NDP at MP. C) National Income is GDP at MP.
D) National Income is NNP at FC.
Q326. Classical Sarod player, Amjad Ali Khan was awarded ____________ in 2001 by the Government of India.
A) Bharat Ratna B) Padma Shri C) Padma Vibhushan D) Padma Bhushan
Q327. Prabha Atre, who received the Padma Vibhushan Award 2022, belongs to which Gharana?
A) Indore gharana B) Kirana gharana C) Agra gharana D) Mewati gharana
Q328. Which region in India receives less rainfall in summer, but heavy rainfall in winter season due to the retreating
north easterly winds?
A) Southern coastal region B) Western coastal region C) Northern coastal region
D) Eastern coastal region
Q329. The Atal Innovation Mission was launched in year ________.
A) 2021 B) 2016 C) 2014 D) 2004

Q330. Which allotrope of carbon was discovered by Robert F Curl, Harold W Kroto and Richard E Smalley in 1985?
A) Graphene B) Lonsdaleite C) Carbophene D) Fullerene
Q331. Who published Systema Naturae in 1735 classifying the three kingdoms of nature and outlining the sexual system
for the classification of plants?
A) Carl Woese B) Robert Whittaker C) Ernst Haeckel D) Carolus Linnaeus
Q332. Which among the following was NOT a part of the three sections of the Rigvedic tribe?
A) Craftsman B) Priests C) Ordinary people D) Warriors
Q333. Anna Chandy, the first Indian woman to serve as a judge at a high court was oppointed in which High Court?
A) West Bengal B) Kerala C) Tamil Nadu D) Andhra Pradesh
Q334. Hariprasad Chaurasia, an Indian flutist in the Hindustani classical tradition, was awarded with which of the
following awards in 2000?
A) Padma Shri B) Padma Vibhushan C) Bharat Ratna D) Padma Bhushan
Q335. Which cell organelle is defined as the small round organelle that undergoes oxidation reaction to produce
hydrogen peroxide?
A) Centrosome B) Vacuole C) Nucleus D) Peroxisomes
Q336. The organisms that do not have a defined nucleus or organelles are classified in to _______ Kingdom.
A) Fungi B) Protista C) Monera D) Plantae
Q337. In the context of Mathura school of Art, during which of the following periods were a number of sculptures of
Brahmanical deities, such as Kartikeya, Vishnu and Kubera carved?

A) Shaka B) Parthian C) Satavahana D) Kushana
Q338. If a bar magnet is hung from a string, in which direction does its north pole point?
A) West B) North C) East D) South
Q339. Name a common electrolyte disorder that occurs when the amount of sodium in your blood becomes abnormally
low.
A) Hyperkalemia B) Hypokalemia C) Hyponatremia D) Hypernatremia
Q340. What is the empirically fitted relationship between the rate of change of money, wage, and rate of
unemployment known as?
A) Friedman’s model B) Keynesian model C) Baumol hypothesis D) Philips curve
Q341. Which Bill was passed by the Parliament, in July 2021, to help in the availability of working capital for the micro,
small and medium enterprises sector?
A) The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 B) The Minerals Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020
C) The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
D) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Q342. In which of the following states is Me-dam-me-phi festival primarily celebrated?
A) Bihar B) Assam C) Nagaland D) Odisha
Q343. Vasudeva I who issued coins in gold (dinars and quarter dinars) and copper (single denomination) was a
_________king.
A) Shunga B) Vakataka C) Shaka D) Kushana

Q344. Consider the following statements and choose the correct statement(s) from the following:
1. The UDAN scheme has completed five years since its implementation in 2017.
2. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
3. The Airports Authority of India is the implementing agency of this scheme.
A) Only statement 3 B) Only statement 2 C) Only statements 2 and 3 D) Only statements 1 and 3
Q345. UPSC is a Constitutional Body to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the
services of the State, respectively, under Article ________.
A) 320 B) 324 C) 328 D) 332
Q346. National Sports University is situated in ________.
A) Mizoram B) Tripura C) Meghalaya D) Manipur
Q347. In the Right-Hand Thumb Rule, the thumb is directed towards the direction of:
A) current B) electric field C) motion of the conductor D) magnetic field
Q348. In which state of India is the Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary located?
A) Bihar B) Gujarat C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Q349. Which of the following is NOT the socio-economic objective of Industrial Policy Statement 1980?
A) Higher employment generation B) Consumer protection against high prices and bad quality
C) Promotion of export-oriented industries D) Allowing the maximum foreign direct investment
Q350. To which group do the alkaline earth metals such as radium, barium and strontium belong?
A) Group 5A B) Group 2A C) Group 1A D) Group 3A

Q351. Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
A) Pallava B) Maukhari C) Vakataka D) Chalukya
Q352. What is the other name of tetanus caused by toxin producing bacteria called clostridium tetani?
A) Lockjaw B) Snap jaw C) Cleft jaw D) Broken jaw
Q353. What is the length of Indian Railways network, according to Railway Yearbook 2019-20?
A) 67,956 km B) 1,604 km C) 63,950 km D) 2,402 km
Q354. Who among the following was the youngest instrumentalist to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest
civilian award of India in 2002?
A) Pandit Ravi Shankar B) Ustad Zakir Hussain C) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi D) Ustad Bismillah Khan
Q355. As in July 2021,The NIPUN Bharat Scheme was launched by which of the following Ministries?
A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare B) Ministry of Education C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
D) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Q356. Gangubai Hangal belonged to the ________.
A) Gwalior gharana B) Kirana gharana C) Banaras gharana D) Agra gharana
Q357. Identify the sequence of implementation of the following taxes.
I.Land revenue
II.Sales tax
III.MODVAT
IV.Service tax
A) III, II, IV, I B) II, IV, I, III C) IV, II, I, III D) I, II, III, IV

Q358. Subansiri, Jia Bharali, Dhansiri and Puthimari are the major tributaries of which river?
A) Godavari B) Mahanadi C) Brahmaputra D) Bhagirathi
Q359. When did a States Reorganisation Commission was set up, which recommended the creation of linguistic States
on the basis of larger linguistic groups?
A) December 1963 B) December 1953 C) December 1956 D) December 1958
Q360. Who is Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology as of July 2023?
A) Ramesh Pokhriyal B) Dharmendra Pradhan C) Ashwini Vaishnaw D) Jitendra Singh
Q361. In the ancient temple of Mahadev at Mahabaleshwar, the spout emerging from the mouth of a cow statue is the
source of which river basin?
A) Kaveri B) Krishna C) Godavari D) Narmada
Q362. In which state of India is the Tadoba National Park located?
A) Maharashtra B) Gujarat C) Madhya Pradesh D) Kerala
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Q363. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described Directive Principles of State Policy as __________of the Indian constitution.
A) soul of the state B) identity card of the constitution C) The mostprecious part of the constitution
D) a novel feature of the constitution
Q364. Which writ is issued by a high court or supreme court when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its
jurisdiction?
A) Quo Warrant B) Habeas Corpus C) Certiorari D) Prohibition
Q365. What was the actual growth rate of the first five-year plan?

A) 4.2% B) 2.6% C) 3.6% D) 2.1%
Q366. According to Mendeleev's Periodic Table, which elements’ properties matched up remarkably well with eka-
silicon?
A) Gallium B) Scandium C) Titanium D) Germanium
Q367. By which of the following methods do red algae reproduce?
A) Grafting B) Cutting C) Micropropagation D) Fragmentation
Q368. In August 2022, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the ________ scheme, with an aim to
provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to people engaged in begging in 75 municipalities.
A) TWINKLE-75 B) BEAM-75 C) SMILE-75 D) RISE-75
Q369. Tera Tali folk dance is primarily associated with which of the following states?
A) Rajasthan B) Assam C) Madhya Pradesh D) Haryana
Q370.
A) A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D- iii B) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii C) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv D) A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii
Q371. Which of the following is the first Indian woman Grandmaster in Chess?
A) Harika Dronavalli B) S Vijayalakshmi C) Tania Sachdev D) R Vaishali

Q372. Which Committee identified the existence of legal provisions for implementation of some of the Fundamental
Duties?
A) Justice Mulla Committee B) Justice Verma Committee C) Justice Sapre Committee
D) Justice VR Krishna Iyer Committee
Q373. Who was the first Indian woman wrestler to represent the country at the 2012 London Olympic Games?
A) Babita Phogat B) Sakshi Malik C) Vinesh Phogat D) Geeta Phogat
Q374. Which of the following statements best defines the monoecious?
A) A flower with both androecium and gynoecium B) A flower with dithecous
C) A flower with gynoecium only D) A flower with androecium only
Q375. In which of the following games is the ‘Baulk Line’ used?
A) Kabaddi B) Badminton C) Tennis D) Kho-Kho
Q376. In which year was the Digital India mission launched?
A) 2014 B) 2016 C) 2015 D) 2017
Q377. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in _______________.
A) Switzerland B) Iceland C) USA D) New Zealand
Q378. Pandwani singer Usha Barle was conferred with which of the following awards by the Government of India in
2023?
A) Padma Vibhushan B) Bharat Ratna C) Padma Bhushan D) Padma Shri

Q379. Ebony and Mahogany trees are found in which type of forests?
A) Mangrove forests B) Tropical deciduous forests C) Tropical evergreen forests D) Montane forests
Q380. What challenge does foreign investment often face in India?
A) Excessive foreign competition B) Inconsistent regulatory environment C) Lack of skilled labour
D) Lack of consumer base
Q381. Which of the following characteristics is NOT of Aves?
A) They have four-chambered heart.
B) They give birth to live young ones with some exceptions those lay eggs.
C) These are warm-blooded animals. D) They breathe through the lungs
Q382. Who is considered the highest law officer of the state in India?
A) Advocate general B) Attorney general C) Chief justice of high court D) Auditor general
Q383. Which state Chief Minister launched the 'Kaushalya Matritva Yojana' in 2022, which provides financial assistance
of ₹5,000 to women giving birth to a second girl child for safe motherhood?
A) Gujarat B) Uttar Pradesh C) Rajasthan D) Chhattisgarh
Q384. Who was the chief coordinator for the G20 summit hosted by India?
A) S Jaishankar B) Vijay Gokhale C) Vinay Kwatra D) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Q385. Match the following books with their respective authors.

A) a-iii; b-i; c-iv; d-ii B) a-ii; b-iv; c-iii; d-i C) a-iv; b-iii; c-i; d-ii D) a-i; b-iii; c-ii; d-iv
Q386. Which state government honoured Vani Jairam with the MS Subbulakshmi Award for 2019?
A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka C) Odissa D) Tamil Nadu
Q387. AR Rehman, Gulzar and _____ won the 52nd annual Grammy Award for the best motion picture song ‘Jai ho’.
A) Danny Boyle B) Tanvi Shah C) Dev Patel D) Freida Pinto
Q388. Which of the following is a key focus area of the ‘Amrit Dharohar’ scheme launched by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on World Environment Day, 2023?
A) Preservation of ancient Indian heritage sites B) Development of rural infrastructure
C) To promote values of local communities in conserving wetland ecosystem
D) Promotion of organic farming
Q389. What are the five Fs of indirect transmission?
A) Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fluid B) Fruit, fingers, flu, food and fluid
C) Flies, fingers, friends, food and fruit D) Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fruit
Q390. When electricity is passed through water, what kind of chemical reaction occurs?
A) Decomposition B) Displacement C) Double displacement D) Combination
Q391. Which of following is NOT a device of parliamentary proceedings?
A) Half-an-hour discussion B) Zero-hour discussion C) Two-hour (short) discussion
D) Full-day discussion

Q392. Which of the following is a difference between self-help groups (SHGs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in
India?
A) SHGs are non-profit organisations, while MFIs are for-profit organisations.
B) SHGs provide only credit, while MFIs provide a range of financial services.
SHGs are typically small, community-based organisations, while MFIs are larger and more formal
C)
institutions.
D) SHGs rely on government subsidies for funding, while MFIs rely on commercial sources of funding.
Q393. Which of the following hills is located in the Eastern Ghats?
A) Naga hills B) Khasi hills C) Shevaroy hills D) Anamudi hills
Q394. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides that the State must secure a social order to promote the welfare
of people?
Q395. Which is a serious contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and
throat?
A) Meningococcal B) Diphtheria C) Shigellosis D) Chlamydia
Q396. According to the Agricultural and Processed food products Export Development Authority (APEDA) 2020-2021,
which state of India has the first rank in grapes production?
A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka C) Bihar D) Uttar Pradesh
Q397. Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms
of south India?
A) Pallava B) Chola C) Chera D) Chalukya

Q398. As for the year 2020-21, which of the following states had the lowest unemployment rate among persons aged 15
years and above?
A) Sikkim B) Madhya Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Chhattisgarh
Q399. India hosted the Asian Games in which of the following years?
A) 1954 and 1986 B) 1951 and 1982 C) 1951 and 1986 D) 1954 and 1982
Q400. Which of the following is a species of tropical deciduous forests?
A) Palms B) Mahogany C) Teak D) Ebony
Q401. In which year was the temple entry movement started by Bhimrao Ambedkar?
A) 1935 B) 1918 C) 1927 D) 1922
Q402. Which state initiated the implementation of the Mid-day Meal scheme in elementary schools?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Karnataka
Q403. How many chambers are there in the heart of fishes?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 3
Q404. Indira PP Bora is a Padma Shri Awardee 2020 for her contribution to which Indian classical dance?
A) Sattriya B) Kathak C) Kuchipudi D) Bharatanatyam
Q405. Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
A) Sawai Mansingh B) Maharana Pratap C) Sawai Jaisingh II D) Madho Singh

Q406. Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the Indian government in 2022?
A) Venkatramanan Anantha Nageswaran B) Kaushik Basu C) TV Somanathan D) Raghuram Rajan
Q407. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A) Fats and oils get reduced over time and smell bad. B) Fats and oils are oxidised, they become rancid.
C) Antioxidants are added to foods containing fats and oil to prevent oxidation.
Chips manufacturers usually flush bags of chips with Nitrogen to prevent the chips from getting
D)
ranicid.
Q408. After the death of Humayun, the 13 year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ________.
A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat C) Bengal D) Punjab
Q409. British Parliament introduced Indian High Courts Act in which year?
A) 1860 B) 1861 C) 1859 D) 1858
Q410. Which of the following hills is located in the Eastern Ghats?
A) Shevaroy hill B) Mizo hill C) Khasi hill D) Anai Mudi hill
Q411. Which party formed the government in Britain in the year 1945?
A) Democratic Party B) Labour Party C) Socialist Party D) Liberal Party
Q412. Rudrasena II of which of the following dynasties married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the
Gupta dynasty?
A) Pushyabhuti B) Vakataka C) Chalukya D) Pallava
Q413. Which of the following departments of Delhi Sultanate was reorganized by Balban?

A) Diwan-i-Ishtiaq B) Diwan-i-Arz C) Diwan-i-Risalat D) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj
Q414. Who among the following freedom fighters of India is the author of the book, ‘The Indian Struggle’?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Motilal Nehru C) Vallabhbhai Patel D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Q415. Who among the following famous Indian women cricketers announced retirement in June 2022?
A) Smriti Mandhana B) Jhulan Goswami C) Anjum Chopra D) Mithali Raj
Q416. The term Blue Line is associated with which of the following games?
A) Football B) Cricket C) Table Tennis D) Ice Hockey
Q417. According to which of the following foreign travellers, people of Delhi used to write letters containing abuses to
the Sultan, therefore, in order to punish them Sultan decided to shift the capital?
A) Isami B) Hasan Nizami C) Ibn Batuta D) Al Biruni
Q418. Which of the following ports was developed as a Satellite port to relieve the pressure at the Mumbai port?
A) New Mangalore Port B) Marmagao Port C) Deendayal Port Authority D) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Q419. The National Youth Policy 2014 defines youth as population between the ages of ________ and _________.
A) 20; 29 B) 15; 25 C) 15; 29 D) 10; 19
Q420. Ishwari Prasad is credited to have introduced the ________ Gharana of Kathak.
A) Jaipur B) Raigarh C) Banaras D) Lucknow
Q421. Which of the following commissions/committees identified the existence of legal provisions for implementation
of some of the Fundamental Duties?

A) Vasantrao Naik Committee B) Sarkaria Commission C) Rajamannar Commission
D) Justice Verma Committee
Q422. Which among the following is NOT a classification criterion of drugs?
A) Chemical structure B) Molecular target C) Behavioural condition D) Pharmacological effect
Q423. Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
A) Pandya B) Chola C) Chalukya D) Pallava
Q424. In which sport did India win its first individual Olympic medal?
A) Swimming B) Judo C) Wrestling D) Shooting
Q425. The name of the strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating the Chukchi Peninsula of the Russian Far
East from the Seward Peninsula of Alaska, is the:
A) Davis Strait B) Florida Strait C) Bering Strait D) Messina Strait
Q426. What was the main objective of the Second Green Revolution in India?
A) Ensuring food security in the western states B) Promoting conventional agricultural practices
C) Focusing on holistic development in agriculture
D) Increasing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Q427. Which of the following is Fisher's equation of exchange?
A) B) C) D)

Q428. Hindustani singer Pandit Venkatesh Kumar was honoured with 'Kalidas Samman-2022' by which state
government?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Uttar Pradesh D) Gujarat
Q429. Identify a spiral-shaped bacteria.
A) Bacillus B) Spirillum C) Coccus D) Vibrio
Q430. Which national park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is home to species like Megapode, crab-eating
Macaque, Nicobar Pigeon, and Giant Robber Crab?
A) Raimona National Park B) Campbell Bay National Park C) Mouling National Park
D) Papikonda National Park
Q431. Which is the joint digital skills initiative for employability through digital skills by National Career Service and
Microsoft India?
A) Digisaksham B) Vidyadaan C) Shiksha Vani D) Swayam
Q432. Which of the following was NOT one of the basic attributes of Ashokas' Dhamma?
A) Political unification B) Ahimsa C) Celibacy D) Secularism
Q433. ’Poush Mela’ is a unique festival celebrated in which of the following Indian states?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Himachal Pradesh C) West Bengal D) Madhya Pradesh
Q434. Which Indian musician from Maharashtra received the Padma Vibhushan 2023?
A) Ramdas Palsule B) Bharat Kamat C) Zakir Hussain D) Milind Date
Q435. According to the Ashrama system of Vedic life, which of the following was the third stage of life?

A) Grihastha B) Sanyasa C) Brahmacharya D) Vanaprastha
Q436. Which web portal was launched by the Department of Telecommunications for sharing information on mobile
towers and EMF emission compliance?
A) E-Amrit B) Namaste C) Tarang Sanchar D) PM-Daksh
Q437. As of the June 2021, how many biosphere reserves are established in India?
A) 18 B) 20 C) 26 D) 15
Q438. Gangu bai Hangal and Prabha Atre were exponents of the ___________ Gharana.
A) Rampur B) Jaipur C) Kirana D) Mewati
Q439. In 2002, Zakir Hussain became the youngest percussionist to be honoured with which award?
A) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award B) Grammy Award C) Padma Bhushan
D) National Heritage Fellowship
Q440. Which of the following gases plays an important role in welding titanium, aluminium, stainless steel, and
magnesium?
A) Fluorine B) Neon C) Argon D) Chlorine
Q441. The inaugural match of the Women Premier League 2023 cricket was played in which of the following venues?
A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) Kolkata
Q442. Tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in
2023?
A) Bharat Ratna B) Padma Shri C) Padma Vibhushan D) Padma Bhushan

Q443. Umayalpuram K Sivaraman is an eminent musician associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sitar B) Guitar C) Dhol D) Mridangam
Q444. The ICAR – Sugarcane Breeding Institute is located at:
A) Vellore B) Coimbatore C) Tirunelveli D) Cuddalore
Q445. What gave a major impetus to the cotton textile industry in India after Independence?
A) Partition of India in 1947 B) Export of raw cotton to England C) Swadeshi movement
D) Development of railway network
Q446. Which of the following is an example of Phylum Arthropoda?
A) Nereis B) Butterfly C) Hirudinaria D) Pila
Q447. Which of the following is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2CO2H?
A) Methanoic acid B) Propionic acid C) Ethanoic acid D) Butyric acid
Q448. Indian Olympic Association was established in which of the following years?
A) 1927 B) 1931 C) 1933 D) 1929
Q449. The Vedangas are Hindu auxiliary disciplines that originated in ancient times and are linked to the study of the
Vedas. These are _________ in number.
A) five B) seven C) four D) six
Q450. According to Census of India 2011, what is the gap between male and female literacy rate in India?

A) 21.59% B) 18.30% C) 24.84% D) 16.68%
Q451. Which Article of the Constitution of India grants power to the President to appoint Judges of the Supreme Court?
A) Article 124(2) B) Article 123(1) C) Article 127(3) D) Article 128(4)
Q452. Which type of radiation has very short (<10–3 nm) wavelengths, produced by nuclear explosions, lightning and
less dramatic activity of radioactive decay?
A) Gamma B) Infra-red C) Microwave D) Ultraviolet
Q453. Which of the following definitions best describes the concept of microfinance?
A microfinance institution is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956, and engaged in the
A) business of loans and advances and acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by
the government.
Microfinance is a banking service provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups, who

B)
otherwise would have no other access to financial services.
C) A microfinance institution is a digital-only and mobile-first bank.
D) Microfinance refers to providing banking services to individuals living in rural areas.
Q454. In 2022, which of the following railway stations has been selected for the ‘One Station One Product’ scheme
launched by Indian Railways, which identifies Kanchipuram sarees as the chosen product?
A) Howrah B) Visakhapatnam C) Chennai Central D) Patna Jn
Q455. In Newlands’ Octaves, the properties of lithium and ________ were found to be the same.
A) sodium B) aluminium C) magnesium D) beryllium
Q456. Which of the following is a non-perishable food?
A) Pulses B) Meat C) Curds D) Milk

Q457. Which country has the Republic feature of the Indian Constitution been borrowed from?
A) French Constitution B) Irish Constitution C) British Constitution D) Australian Constitution
Q458. ‘Atla Taddi’ is the widely celebrated festival of which Indian state?
A) West Bengal B) Punjab C) Bihar D) Andhra Pradesh
Q459. Annapurna Devi is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A) Rudra veena B) Taal C) Ektara D) Surbahar
Q460. Mohiniyattam is associated with which of the following traditional dance styles?
A) Samapadam B) Tribhanga C) Chowk D) Lasya style
Q461. Indian National Army was formed in which of the following countries?
A) Singapore B) Germany C) London D) Japan
Q462. When was pro kabaddi league inaugurated for the first time in India?
A) 2007 B) 2008 C) 2015 D) 2014
Q463. With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements.
a) They are also called the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
b) They increased the strength of Legislative Councils.
c) The right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims.
A) b, c B) a, b, c C) c, a D) a, b
Q464. Which of the following is a landlocked Salt Lake in South-West Asia between Israel and Jordan?

A) Don Juan Pond B) Aral Sea C) Caspian Sea D) Dead Sea
Q465. Who established Shantiniketan and when?
A) Mahatma Gandhi, 1910 B) Ravindranath Tagore, 1901 C) Ravindranath Tagore, 1905
D) Devendranath Tagore, 1915
Q466. The Wardha is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
A) Mahanadi river B) Tapi river C) Godavari river D) Narmada river
Q467. Which Article in the fundamental duty is invoked when you see in a private party that the Indian flag has been
used as a covering for the speaker’s desk?
A) Article 51A (c) B) Article 51A (d) C) Article 51A (a) D) Article 51A (b)
Q468. The first Indian woman to hold the Under-20 World Wrestling Championship is _________.
A) Antim Panghal B) Pranati Nayak C) Swati Sanjay D) Hina Khalifa
Q469. In which year was Project Tiger launched in India?
A) 1985 B) 1973 C) 1972 D) 1970
Q470. Who among the following was the Vakil under the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar, who received the title of
Khan-i-Khanan?
A) Mulla do-Piyaza B) Birbal C) Raja Todar Mal D) Bairam Khan
Q471. Which Article of the Constitution of India expressly provides that the President is eligible for re-election?

Q472. Which Article in the fundamental duty applies, when a construction worker takes his 8-year son to the site rather
than sending him to school?
A) Article 51A (h) B) Article 51A (k) C) Article 51A (j) D) Article 51A (i)
Q473. The Pratiharas who first had their capital at Bhinmal gained prominence during the rule of:
A) Nagabhatta I B) Nagarjuna C) Devpala D) Kanishka
Q474. Khuallam is a famous dance of:
A) Bihar B) Andhra Pradesh C) Mizoram D) Uttar Pradesh
Q475. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A) Methane B) Carbon dioxide C) Nitrous oxide D) Nitric oxide
Q476. Which polyatomic ionic compound is a white, crystalline powder used in fire extinguishers and to neutralise acids
and bases?
A) Sodium Bisulphite B) Sodium Thiosulphate C) Sodium Chromate D) Sodium Bicarbonate
Q477. As per the definition of Census of India, a ‘marginal worker’ is a person who works for:
A) less than 183 days (or six months) in a year B) more than 183 days (or six months) in a year
C) eight months in a year D) 83 days in a year
Q478. Which of the following is an example of prokaryotic cells?
A) Plasmodium B) Leishmania C) Yeast D) Bacteria
Q479. Which of the following is an example of capital receipts?
A) Revenue from the sale of government assets B) Taxes on income C) Interest on government bonds

D) Grants-in-aid from other governments
Q480. Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about the ‘Promotion of educational and economic interests of
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections’?
Q481. Which of the following statements are true based on the 4NH3(g)+5O2(g)→4NO(g)+6H2O(g)?
(a) N gets oxidized.
(b) O gets oxidized.
(c) N gets reduced.
(d) O gets reduced.
A) (a) and (d) B) (a) and (b) C) (c) and (d) D) (b) and (c)
Q482. The Maukharis ruled over which of the following cities in western Uttar Pradesh that over the time replaced
Pataliputra as a political centre of north India?
A) Kannauj B) Bareli C) Agra D) Kanpur
Q483. What is the duration of monsoon in India?
A) 100-120 days B) 40-60 days C) 150-200 days D) 50-80 days
Q484. As per the Timurid tradition, Humayun had to share power with his brothers. Humayun had the control of Delhi,
Agra and Central India, while his brother Kamran controlled which of the following regions?
A) Afghanistan and Punjab B) Deccan C) Gujarat and Rajasthan D) Bengal and Bihar
Q485. In which year did India make its Olympic debut in hockey?
A) 1936 B) 1932 C) 1924 D) 1928

Q486. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding water remaining colder in an earthen pot (matka)?
A) Water gets evaporated at the surface of the earthen pot. B) The earthen pot is porous.
C) Environmental water vapour enters the pot through pores.
D) The water oozes out through the pores in an earthen pot.
Q487. In Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas yojana, the cost of unit assistance is shared between Central and State
Governments in the ratio ___________ in plain areas.
A) 60 : 40 B) 40 : 60 C) 90 : 10 D) 30 : 70
Q488. Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the __________.
A) term of office of the Vice-President B) Vice-President of India C) oath of office by the Vice-President
D) conduct of business of the Government of India
Q489. A chemical reaction in which the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the first power of the concentration of
the reacting substance is called:
A) zero order reaction B) third order reaction C) second order reaction D) first order reaction
Q490.
A) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a B) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d C) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d D) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Q491. Which of the following options is associated with the class of cold-blooded animals?

A) Chameleon B) Pavo C) Macropus D) Psittacula
Q492. In which of the following cities of Manipur is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy located?
A) Imphal B) Ukhrul C) Chandel D) Thoubal
Q493. Jaipal Singh Munda is associated with which of the following sports?
A) Badminton B) Cricket C) Kabaddi D) Hockey
Q494. The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
A) Devagiri B) Warangal C) Dwar Samudra D) Madura
Q495. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 empowers the _________ to establish authorities charged with the mandate
of preventing environmental pollution in all its forms.
A) State Government B) Central Government C) Supreme Court D) local municipalities
Q496. Which coal is low-grade, brown and soft with high moisture content?
A) Metallurgical B) Lignite C) Bituminous D) Anthracite
Q497. The renowned ghazal singer Girija Devi was born in ________.
A) Karnataka B) Bihar C) Uttar Pradesh D) Punjab
Q498. India finished on which of the following positions in overall medals tally at Commonwealth games 2022?
A) 3rd B) 4th C) 1st D) 2nd
Q499. What is the primary benefit offered to businesses in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)?

A) Tax and duty concessions B) Guaranteed market share C) Mandatory government contracts
D) Unlimited foreign investment
Q500. Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?
A) Rash Behari Bose B) Badal Gupta C) Hemu Kalani D) Surya Sen
Q501. Who among the following famous badminton players won Swiss Open 2022?
A) Jwala Gutta B) Aparna Popat C) Saina Nehwal D) PV Sindhu
Q502. ______ is the provision of small credit to those who would have no other access to financial services.
A) Microloan B) Microfinance C) Homeloan D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Q503. Which of the following researchers observed densely stained reticular structures surrounding the nucleus (Hint:
Figure)?
A) William Harvey B) Francis Crick C) Camillo Golgi D) Louis Pasteur
Q504. Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan is a maestro in ________.
A) Tabla B) Mridangam C) Sitar D) Flute
Q505. Which playback singer was honoured with the Nightingale of Asia Award in 1987?
A) Pulapaka Susheela B) Asha Bhosle C) Mubarak Begum D) Kavita Krishnamurthy
Q506. Papanasam Ramayya Sivan was an Indian composer of which music style?

A) Qawwali B) Carnatic music C) Bhajan D) Folk music
Q507. Identify the oldest iron and steel company of India from the following options.
A) Tata Iron & Steel Company(TISCO) B) Visvesvaraiya Iron & Steel Works
C) Indian Iron & Steel Company (IISCO) D) Mysore Iron & Steel Works
Q508. Hola Mohalla is a festival associated with which religion/belief?
A) Jainism B) Islam C) Buddhism D) Sikhism
Q509. Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sarod B) Rudra veena C) Sarangi D) Mohan veena
Q510. When a person is NOT paying anything for public goods, it is known as _________.
A) non-excludable B) rivalrous C) free rider D) private good
Q511. Vishu festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
A) Kerala And Karnataka B) Kerala And Tamil Nadu C) Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
D) Gujarat and Maharashtra
Q512. Which Indian political leader was called as Lok Nayak?
A) Ram Manohar Lohia B) Jai Prakash Narayan C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q513. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits providing of any religious instruction in the educational
institutions maintained by the State?

Q514. Who among the following is the first vocalist to receive the Bharat Ratna in 2008 and is also credited to have
popularised 'Khyal Gayaki'?
A) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi B) Begum Akhtar C) Vishnu Digambar Palushkar D) Gangubai Hangal
Q515. What is the tenure of office for the Chief Election Commissioner?
A) 6 years or up to the age of 65 years B) 5 years or up to the age of 65 years
C) 5 years or up to the age of 60 years D) 6 years or up to the age of 60 years
Q516. Name the phenomenon where an opaque object on the path of light becomes very small and where light has a
tendency to bend around it and not walk in a straight line.
A) Reflection of light B) Diffraction of light C) Angle of refraction D) Angle of incidence
Q517. Articles 245 to 255 in Part XI of the Indian Constitution deal with the ____________.
A) emergency provisions B) financial relations between the Centre and the states
C) legislative relations between the Centre and the states D) tribunals
Q518. Which is the most important protein component in milk, both quantitatively and nutritionally, that accounts for
about 80% of the total protein in bovine milk?
A) Actin B) Albumin C) Pepsin D) Casein
Q519. Harela is a festival of greenery, peace, prosperity, and environmental conservation, primarily celebrated in which
of the following states?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Haryana C) Assam D) Uttarakhand
Q520. Thrissur Pooram is one of the famous temple festivals celebrated in _______.
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Kerala C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu

Q521. Who among the following famous badminton players won Singapore Open 2022?
A) Aparna Popat B) Saina Nehwal C) Jwala Gutta D) PV Sindhu
Q522. With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their
journey to Delhi?
A) 10 May B) 19 April C) 2 June D) 29 March
Q523. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for protecting and improving the environment and
safeguarding forests and wildlife?
A) Article 47-A B) Article 47-B C) Article 48-A D) Article 49-C
Q524. How many carbon dioxide and water molecules will be there in the product side, if the following equation is
made balanced?
C2H5OH+O2→CO2+H2O
A) 3 and 6, respectively B) 1 and 1, respectively C) 2 and 3, respectively D) 3 and 2, respectively
Q525. According to the Census of India 2011, which group of Union Territories recorded the highest sex ratio?
A) Puducherry, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B) Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands C) Chandigarh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
D) Chandigarh, Puducherry, Delhi
Q526. Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that ‘The State shall endeavour to promote cottage industries
on an individual or co-operative basis in rural areas’?
Q527. Which of the following goods needs further transformation in the economic process?
A) Consumer durable goods B) Finished goods C) Intermediate goods D) Capital goods

Q528. In which year was Smart Cities Mission launched?
A) 2015 B) 2013 C) 2019 D) 2018
Q529. What was India's annual exponential growth rate as per the 2011 Census?
A) 1.10% B) 1.64% C) 4.34% D) 3.54%
Q530. Who among the following was selected as the Sherpa for India’s G20 hosted in 2022-23?
A) Piyush Goyal B) Ashwini Vaishnav C) Shaktikanta Das D) Amitabh Kant
Q531. Which of the following two quantities have the same dimensions?
A) Work and torque B) Power and moment of inertia C) Work and angular displacement
D) Power and radius of circular motion
Q532. Who is called the father of Local Self-Government in India?
A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Wellesley C) Lord Ripon D) Lord William Bentinck
Q533. Which of the following animals was the emblem of the Chola dynasty?
A) Wolf B) Horse C) Elephant D) Tiger
Q534. With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements.
a) He protested child marriage and polygamy.
b) Due to his efforts, the first Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856, was introduced.
c) He was primarily known for his scholarship in Persian language.
A) a, b, c B) a, b C) a, c D) b, c

Q535. Which of the following countries won the first men’s Asian Hockey Championship trophy?
A) Japan B) China C) India D) Pakistan
Q536. In February 2023, BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the ________.
A) Chief Vigilance Commissioner B) Comptroller General Of India C) CEO NITI Ayog
D) Chief Election Commissioner
Q537. Which of the following Acts introduced ‘provincial autonomy’ by discontinuing the application of dyarchy?
A) Government of India Act, 1919 B) Charter Act of 1813 C) India Council Act, 1909
D) Government of India Act, 1935
Q538. Under which scheme are collateral free loans of up to ₹10 Lakh extended by the Member Lending Institutions
(MLIs) in India?
A) National Strategy for Financial Inclusion B) Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana C) Stand Up India scheme
D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Q539. The Pandya Kingdom was first mentioned by Megasthenes, who said that their kingdom was famous for
pearls.Their capital was:
A) Thanjavur B) Uraiyur C) Madurai D) Kaveripatnam
Q540. Name the straight chain alkane having chemical formula C9H20, which is used as a research chemical and in
making biodegradable detergents.
A) Nonane B) Dodecane C) Nonadecane D) Icosane
Q541. During the period of 1947 to 1990, how many five-year plans were completed?
A) 6 B) 7 C) 9 D) 8

Q542. In the context of periodicity, a unit called picometre is used to measure the __________.
A) atomic radius B) molar mass C) atomic density D) spin quantum number
Q543. In which state of India is Kund or Tanka used for water harvesting?
A) Rajasthan B) Andhra Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Punjab
Q544. Transition elements are the elements that are found in Groups 3-12 of the modern periodic table, that constitute
the _____.
A) d-block B) s-block C) p-block D) f-block
Q545. Which of the following is a saturated hydrocarbon?
A) C3H8 B) C6H6 C) C2H4 D) C4H8
Q546. Who has written the book ‘Fearless Governance’, published in January 2021, describing her stint as Governor?
A) Draupadi Murmu B) Baby Rani Maurya C) Kiran Bedi D) Anandi ben Patel
Q547. The upper portion of the Earth is known as:
A) Stratosphere B) Troposphere C) Lithosphere D) Mesosphere
Q548. The variation between a high air temperature and a low temperature that occurs during the same day is called
_______ temperature.
A) diurnal B) annual C) wet bulb D) durian
Q549. Which of the following options best describes the primary cause of the per capita income decline?
A) Equitable distribution of income B) Increase in the population growth
C) Decline in the population growth D) Decline in the gross domestic product

Q550. Bhupen Hazarika was one of the most well-known personalities from the state of ________.
A) Odisha B) Assam C) Nagaland D) Manipur
Q551. The registered office of the Sangeet Natak Akademi is at:
A) Kolkata B) New Delhi C) Chennai D) Mumbai
Q552. NDP = _________.
A) GDP – Depreciation B) GDP + Depreciation C) GDP – Net factor income from abroad
D) GDP + Net factor income from abroad
Q553. Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’?
A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Canning C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Dalhousie
Q554. Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in
1999?
A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan C) Bharat Ratna D) Padma Vibhushan
Q555. Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana?
A) Vikramorvasiyam B) Ratnavali C) Nagananda D) Priyadarshika
Q556. Match the concepts in column A with their respective descriptions in column B.

A) a-5, b-1, c-2, d-3 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 D) a-5, b-3, c-2, d-1
Q557. Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?
A) Keshub Chandra Sen B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar C) Atmaram Pandurang
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q558. Ghiyas ud-din Balban had set up a _________ department called 'Diwan-i-arz'.
A) military B) commerce C) education D) agriculture
Q559. In May 2022, Then President Ram Nath Kovind appointed _________ as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
A) Kiran Bedi B) Anil Baijal C) Vijai Kapoor D) Vinai Kumar Saxena
Q560. To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?
A) Diwan-i-Arz B) Diwan-i Amir-i kohi C) Diwan-i-Insha D) Diwan-i-Risalat
Q561. As of 2021, which is the world's largest drainage basin with an area of about 70,00,000 km2?
A) Congo basin B) Amur basin C) Amazon basin D) Nile basin
Q562. A large number of words are derived from the word ‘Go’ meaning cow. A wealthy person was known as ________ in
Vedic times.
A) Gomat B) Gotra C) Gabaksha D) Gaveshana
Q563. In chess which of the following may move only diagonally?
A) The Bishop B) The Knight C) The Queen D) The Rook

Q564. Which of the following is a festival primarily celebrated in the state of Odisha?
A) Baishagu B) Chhath C) Raja Parba D) Me-Dam-Me-Phi
Q565. The final match of IPL 2023 was hosted by which of the following cities?
A) Bengaluru B) Chennai C) Mumbai D) Ahmedabad
Q566. Which famous santoor player was honoured with the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award in 1998?
A) Tarun Bhattacharya B) Shivkumar Sharma C) Satish Vyas D) Abhay Sopori
Q567. Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa-prahasana is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
A) Maitraka B) Pallava C) Pushyabhuti D) Chalukya
Q568. What is the relationship between interest rate and demand for money?
A) No relationship exists B) Inverse C) Direct D) Proportionate
Q569. Who among the following players is related to table tennis?
A) Manish Narwal B) Manika Batra C) K Srikanth D) Pankaj Advani
Q570. Which of the following is an example of major industrial region of India?
A) Chota Nagpur region B) Bhojpur-Munger C) Jaipur- Ajmer D) Bilaspur-Korba
Q571. The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following Governor- Generals in India?
A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Minto C) Lord Mayo D) Lord William Bentinck

Q572. If a 12-year-old is found to be working in a factory manufacturing carpets, which of the following Articles of the
Constitution of India will be violated?
Q573. Which of the following is NOT a physical change?
A) Heating of iron rod to red hot B) Curdling of milk C) Evaporation of diesel D) Sublimation of NH4Cl
Q574. Which of the following states is the biggest producer of Pulses?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Haryana C) Punjab D) Bihar
Q575. What happens when two forces act in the opposite directions on an object?
A) The net force acting on the object is the difference between the two objects.
B) The net force acting on the object is the difference between the two forces.
C) The net force acting on the object is the total of the two forces.
D) The net force acting on the object is the sum of the two objects.
Q576. Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1814?
A) Keshab Chandra Sen B) Raja Rammohun Roy C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Debendranath Tagore
Q577. Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?
A) Moplah Rebellion B) Santhal Rebellion C) Kol Rebellion D) Munda Rebellion
Q578. A dense mass of water drops on smoke or dust particles in the lower atmosphere layers is referred to as:
A) mist B) blizzard C) frost D) smog

Q579. Paryushana festival is celebrated by the people of which of the following communities?
A) Jain B) Muslim C) Hindu D) Sikh
Q580. In which of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka is the Kalinga war mentioned?
A) XII B) X C) XIII D) XI
Q581. Which of the following pairs do NOT share any borders?
A) Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh B) Bhutan and Meghalaya C) Bhutan and West Bengal
D) Bhutan and Assam
Q582. In which of the following states of India is Hojagiri dance predominantly performed?
A) Tripura B) Kerala C) Himachal Pradesh D) Maharashtra
Q583. Matki dance is the famous folk dance associated with which of the following states?
A) Punjab B) Gujarat C) Madhya Pradesh D) Maharashtra
Q584. Which of the following is an example of an eastern coast port?
A) Mumbai Port B) Chennai Port C) Mormugao Port D) New Mangalore Port
Q585. Who among the following has authored the play ‘Nil Darpan’?
A) Motilal Nehru B) Chittaranjan Das C) Dinabandhu Mitra D) Sarojini Naidu
Q586. Which Indian among the following has his name in Time Magazine’s list of ‘100 most influential people of 2021’?
A) Neeraj Chopra B) Narendra Modi C) Virat Kohli D) Amit Shah

Q587. The famous santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma received the ________________________ in the year 1986.
A) Maharashtra Gurav Puraskar B) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award C) Sanskriti Award
D) Kalidas Samman
Q588. Which acid is used as a souring agent added to vinegar, pickled vegetables, and sauces, and as a raw material for
seasoning?
A) Citric acid B) Acetic acid C) Tartaric acid D) Formic acid
Q589. What is subtracted from GDP to arrive at NDP?
A) Subsidies B) Depreciation C) Net indirect taxes D) Net factor income from abroad
Q590. Who founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875?
A) Naoroji Furdunji and Satyendra Nath Bose B) Baba Dayal Das and Madan Lal
C) Ramabai Ranade and GK Devadhar D) Madame HP Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
Q591. What is the economic justification for subsidies in the agriculture sector?
A) It is mostly used to provide benefits for rich farmers.
B) It is a part of government expenditure in the service sector.
C) It is an incentive to provide the benefits of advanced technology and decrease the cost of production.
D) It is used to provide benefits for capital goods producers in agriculture.
Q592. Who among the following is one of the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh as of July 2023?
A) Narottam Mishra B) Yogi Adityanath C) Manoj Sinha D) Keshav Prasad Maurya
Q593. Which of the following awards was won by Lata Mangeshkar in the year 2001?
A) Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award B) Padma Vibhushan C) Dadasaheb Phalke Award

D) Bharat Ratna
Q594. ‘Nuakhai’ is the state festival of:
A) Meghalaya B) Odisha C) Tamil Nadu D) Bihar
Q595. Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?
A) First Carnatic War B) Battle of Plassey C) Battle of Wandiwash D) Battle of Buxar
Q596. Which government honoured a distinguished percussionist named Pandit Anindo Chatterjee with the Banga
Vibhushan Award in 2022?
A) Assam B) Tripura C) West Bengal D) Jharkhand
Q597. As of 31 May 2021, only 47% of total routes and 39% of airports (unserved and underserved) have been
operationalised under UDAN, according to ICRA. What is the full form of UDAN?
A) Udtha Desh Ka Aam Nayak B) Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik C) Unnath Desh Ka Aam Naagrik
D) Ujwal Desh Ka Aam Naagrik
Q598. According to Census 2011, which district displays the highest population?
A) Kollam B) Ajmer C) Thane D) Pune
Q599. Which of the following is a characteristic of both mammals and birds?
A) Viviparity B) Pigmented skin C) Pneumatic bones D) Warm blooded
Q600. As of March 2023, how many High Courts are there in India?
A) 25 B) 35 C) 30 D) 20

Q601. Who among the following is a Sarod player popularly known as ‘Sarod Samrat’?
A) Pandit Kishan Maharaj B) Pandit Ravi Shankar C) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Bangash
D) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Q602. Which industrial policy marked the beginning of liberalisation in the Indian industry, reducing the restrictions on
private companies?
A) Industrial Policy 1991 B) Industrial Policy 1980 C) Industrial Policy 1977 D) Industrial Policy 1956
Q603. The term ‘Microfinancing’ was first used in the 1970s during the development of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh,
which was founded by ________.
A) Muhammad Yunus B) Adam Smith C) Jeremy Bentham D) Alfred Marshall
Q604. The Gandak river is a tributary of which river?
A) Yamuna river B) Ganga river C) Kaveri river D) Brahmaputra river
Q605. The tropical cyclones in Australia are known as ________.
A) hurricanes B) willy-willies C) cyclones D) typhoons
Q606. In which of the following years did India NOT host the ICC Cricket World Cup Tournament?
A) 2011 B) 1996 C) 1983 D) 1987
Q607. The organisation that Comptroller and Auditor General heads is known as ___________.
A) Indian Civil Accounts Organisation B) Controller General of Accounts
C) Indian Audit and Accounts Department D) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Q608. Which of the following is NOT a component of a flower?

A) Androecium B) Corolla C) Spines D) Calyx
Q609. Which of the following is India’s national academy of dance?
A) Lalit Kala Akademi B) Centre for Cultural Resources and Training C) Centre for Indian Classical Dances
D) Sangeet Natak Akademi
Q610. Follow On is related to which of the following cricket formats?
A) Only T20 matches B) Only Test Matches C) Only One Day matches
D) Both test and One-day matches
Q611. The Permanent Settlement came into operation in which of the following years?
A) 1890 B) 1790 C) 1789 D) 1793
Q612. Through which routes is the majority of India’s international trade carried out?
A) Railway and air B) Sea and air C) Only Railway D) Sea and railway
Q613. The name ‘Piyadassi’ is associated with whom among the following Mauryan kings?
A) Bindusara B) Brihadratha C) Ashoka D) Chandragupta Maurya
Q614. In 2022, who has been appointed as new Attorney General of India?
A) KK Venugopal B) Niren De C) Mukul Rohatgi D) R Venkatramani
Q615. The cause of a redox reaction is the:
A) transfer of electrons between two reactants B) transfer of electrons between two products
C) transfer of neutrons between two reactants D) exchange of halogens between two reactants

Q616. ‘Kuki dance’ is a folk dance of India that is predominantly performed in _________.
A) Nagaland B) Karnataka C) Uttar Pradesh D) Rajasthan
Q617. Who among the following founded the Pala dynasty in 8th Century CE?
A) Dharmapala B) Ramapala C) Devapala D) Gopala
Q618. Which of the following are the two basic categories of an ecosystem?
A) Forest and Aquatic B) Terrestrial and Aquatic C) Lakes and Ponds D) Forest and Rivers
Q619. In which of the following years was the Election Commission of India founded?
A) 1955 B) 1952 C) 1950 D) 1947
Q620. Which of the following schemes was launched for the welfare of the unorganised sector workers and labourers on
26 August 2021?
A) e-Shram Portal B) PM Mentoring Yuva Scheme C) PM Daksh Yojana D) Gram Ujala Scheme
Q621.
A) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d B) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a C) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d D) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Q622. What is net investment?
A) Sum of all the investments in a country B) Gross investment + depreciation
C) Gross capital investment - indirect taxes D) Gross investment - depreciation

Q623. Which of the following countries has the highest Hindu population after India?
A) Bhutan B) Sri Lanka C) Myanmar D) Nepal
Q624. Sundari trees are found in which type of forests in India?
A) Mangrove forests B) Tropical deciduous forests C) The thorn forests and scrubs
D) Tropical evergreen forests
Q625. Who among the following Indian classical dancers is associated with Kuchipudi?
A) Meenakshi Medhi B) Vempati Chinna Satyam C) Sanjukta Panigrahi D) Malavika Sarkar
Q626. Identify the INCORRECT pair regarding motion and their examples?
A) Translatory motion – A ball falling from the cliff B) Periodic motion – Hands of a clock
C) Oscillatory motion – Earth moving around the sun D) Rotatory motion – blades of a fan
Q627. Match the concepts in column A with their respective descriptions in column B.
A) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 B) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 C) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Q628. Identify a monoatomic molecule.
A) carbon monoxide B) Oxygen C) Helium D) Chlorine

Q629. Which of the following is NOT correct about Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) They ensure social and economic development. B) They are justiciable in nature.
C) They provide guidelines for the governance of the country.
D) They are morally binding on the government.
Q630. Which is the colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rains in India especially in parts of
Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
A) Mango showers B) Kalbaisakhi C) Nor Westers D) Orange showers
Q631. Which of the following statements about the aims of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of
India is/are correct?

1.To make agriculture more productive.
2.To make agriculture more sustainable.

3.To promote organic farming.
A) Only 1 is correct. B) Only 2 and 3 are correct. C) 1, 2 and 3 are correct. D) Only 1 and 2 are correct.
Q632. Which of the following Delhi sultans introduced two coins, namely silver tanka and copper jital?
A) Qutbuddin Aibak B) Bahlul Lodi C) Ghiyasuddin Balban D) Iltutmish
Q633. Fugdi dance is associated with which of the following states?
A) Goa B) Uttarakhand C) Uttar Pradesh D) Kerala
Q634. In the southern ranges of which hills is Mawsynram, which receives the highest rainfall in the world, located?
A) Shevaroy hills B) Mizo hills C) Khasi hills D) Naga hills
Q635. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?.
A) Lactose: Milk B) Starch: Egg yolk C) Fructose: Grapes D) Maltose: Wheat, cornmeal and barley

Q636. At which Olympic games did Abhinav Bindra win the gold medal?
A) Athens 2004 B) Rio 2016 C) Beijing 2008 D) London 2012
Q637.
A) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii B) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii C) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i D) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
Q638. A student, on his school assignment, is taking a session on how to make compost at home for using it at a park.
Which fundamental duty is he performing?
A) To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity
B) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
C) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry
D) To protect and improve the natural environment
Q639. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that ‘there shall be a Vice President of India’?
Q640. According to the Census of India 2011, which group of Union Territories has the highest density of population?
A) Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Puducherry B) Delhi, Chandigarh and Daman and Diu
C) Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry D) Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Chandigarh

Q641. The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief Justice and not more than ______ other Judges appointed by the
President of India.
A) 37 B) 35 C) 38 D) 33
Q642. Belur Math was founded by which of the following social reformers in British India?
A) Swami Vivekanand B) RG Bhandarkar C) VN Mandlik D) KT Telang
Q643. The Upper House of a State Legislature is known as the ____________.
A) Vidhan Parishad B) Rajya Sabha C) Lok Sabha D) Vidhan Sabha
Q644. If GNP is 16% higher than the last year and the rate of inflation is 9%, production in the economy has grown by:
A) 4% B) 6% C) 5% D) 7%
Q645. The climate of a place is NOT affected by which of the following?
A) Relief B) Type of soil C) Location D) Distance from the sea
Q646. Which set of diseases are caused by bacteria?
A) Influenza, Dengue, Cholera B) Typhoid, Cholera, Tuberculosis C) Dengue, Malaria, Cholera
D) Malaria, Common cold, Influenza
Q647. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Election Commission?
A) Part XV B) Part XII C) Part IV D) Part XI
Q648. What was the name of the wind measuring instrument invented for the first time in 1450?
A) Transmissometer B) Dropsonde C) Anemometer D) Ceiling Projector

Q649. Which of the following documents provides a framework, rules and regulations for setting up public and private
industries in India?
A) Industrial policy B) Annual report of the trade union C) Company’s financial statement
D) Union Budget
Q650. What is the gas evolved when zinc reacts with sulphuric acid?
A) Hydrogen B) Oxygen C) Carbon dioxide D) Hydrogen sulphide
Q651. Which of the following is NOT a kharif crop?
A) Paddy B) Soyabean C) Wheat D) Cotton
Q652. Which of the following peninsular rivers falls into the Arabian Sea?
A) Mahanadi river B) Krishna river C) Sabarmati river D) Godavari river
Q653. Which of the following Constitutions inspired the law-making process in India?
A) Irish Constitution B) British Constitution C) US Constitution D) Canadian Constitution
Q654.
A) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c B) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a C) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d D) i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c

Q655. Which of the following gases get released when dilute sulphuric acid (H2SO4) reacts with magnesium (Mg)?
A) SO3 B) SO2 C) O2 D) H2
Q656. Which Indian musician and sitar player is the founder of the National Orchestra of India ?
A) Ravi Shankar B) Shahid Parvez Khan C) Kishan Maharaj D) Ayyagari Syamasundaram
Q657. In chess, which of the following may only move forward to the unoccupied square immediately in front of it?
A) The Bishop B) The Queen C) The Pawn D) The Rook
Q658. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the President’s office in India?
A) He shall not be entitled, without payment of rent, to use his official residence.
B) He shall not be a member of either House of the Parliament.
C) The allowances shall not be diminished during his term of office.
D) He shall not hold any office of profit.
Q659. To gain control over Kannauj the Tripartite Struggle was fought between which of the following dynasties?
A) Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala B) Solanki, Parmar and Chandella C) Khalji, Tughlaq and Lodhi
D) Pallava, Pandya and Chola
Q660. In Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, beneficiaries are provided with how much amount every year?
A) ₹6,000 B) ₹4,000 C) ₹5,000 D) ₹3,000
Q661. Which Five-Year Plan primarily focused on the 'Garibi Hatao' initiative?
A) Sixth Five-Year Plan B) Fourth Five-Year Plan C) Fifth Five-Year Plan D) Third Five-Year Plan
Q662. Which of the following Articles deals with the composition of the Rajya Sabha?

Q663. Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI of the Indian Constitution deal with the __________.
A) High Courts B) District Courts C) Subordinate Courts D) Supreme Court
Q664. Khudai Khidmatgar, a voluntary organisation, was established by which of the following leaders of India?
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan C) Hakim Ajmal Khan
D) Maulana Muhammad Ali
Q665. Which award was started by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980 to the exponents of Hindustani classical
music?
A) Kumar Gandharva Samman B) Tansen Samman C) Kishore Kumar Samman D) Iqbal Samman
Q666. What is the product formed when zinc and sulphuric acid react?
A) Zinc sulphate B) Zinc hydroxide C) Zinc sulphide D) Zinc oxide
Q667. According to Census of India 2011, which Union Territory has the highest slum population?
A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands B) Chandigarh C) Puducherry D) Delhi
Q668. By which of the following state governments is the Tansen Music Festival organised?
A) Maharashtra Government B) Madhya Pradesh Government C) Rajasthan Government
D) Uttar Pradesh Government
Q669. During which of the following rules did Buddhism get split into two schools - Hinayana and Mahayana in the
fourth Buddhist council?
A) Kushana B) Parthian C) Gupta D) Shaka

Q670. Which of the following Articles and Parts of the Indian Constitution deal with the State Legislature?
A) Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI B) Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI C) Articles 243 to 243-O in Part IX
D) Articles 79 to 122 in Part V
Q671. Ali Akbar Khan is known for playing the ________.
A) Ektara B) Sarangi C) Tanpura D) Sarod
Q672. In which part of India does the hot wind ‘Loo’ blow?
A) West and Southwestern B) North and Northwestern C) East and Northeastern
D) South and Southwestern
Q673. Which of the following is the most controversial Article in the Indian Constitution, which provides for President’s
rule in any state?
Q674. A javelin thrown by an athlete is in ________ motion.
A) oscillatory B) periodic C) rectilinear D) curvilinear
Q675. Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in the year ________.
A) 2001 B) 2003 C) 2004 D) 2002
Q676. The concept of ‘Independence of judiciary’ in the Indian Constitution is taken from the Constitution of:
A) Ireland B) France C) The USA D) Britain

Q677. Which is the National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, a basic savings
and deposits accounts, remittance, credit, insurance, pension in an affordable manner?
A) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana B) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
C) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Q678. Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India
Company?
A) Pitt’s India Act B) Indian Slavery Act C) Age of Consent Act D) Regulating Act
Q679. Which of the following groups/parties was started in San Francisco, United States of America during the Indian
National Movement?
A) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association B) Swaraj Party C) Khilafat Committee D) Ghadar Party
Q680. Which of the following is an example of a non-tax revenue source for the government?
A) Fees and fines B) Personal income tax C) Corporate income tax D) Value-added tax
Q681. Details about Sudarshana lake is given in a rock inscription at Girnar (Junagarh), which was composed to record
the achievements of the Shaka ruler _________.
A) Rudrasimha III B) Rudradaman I C) Chashtana D) Maues
Q682. Raziya Sultan was the first and only female ruler of the Sultanate, who ascended the throne in:
A) 1238 AD B) 1236 AD C) 1241 AD D) 1242 AD
Q683. Which of the following festivals is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev?
A) Hola Mohalla B) Baisakhi C) Gurpurab D) Chappar Mela
Q684. Which of the following rivers marks the eastern-most boundary of the Himalayas?

A) Kali B) Teesta C) Satluj D) Brahmaputra
Q685. In which of the following battles did Muhammad of Ghor defeat Jayachandra of Gahadavala dynasty in 1194 AD?
A) First battle of Tarain B) Battle of Chandawar C) Battle of Anhilwara D) Second battle of Tarain
Q686. Which of the following institutions has contributed mainly in improving the economic status of the poor women
in rural areas?
A) Indira Awas Yojana B) Integrated Development Project C) Self-help Group D) Rural Health Scheme
Q687. Microbes like Rhizobium, Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are used for:
A) nitrogen cycling B) carbon cycling C) water cycling D) sulphur cycling
Q688. Which of the following is NOT a major climate control of a place?
A) Altitude B) Latitude C) Interior of the earth D) Ocean currents
Q689. Khudai Khidmatgars, a non-violent movement among the Pathans was started by ______.
A) Alluri Sitarama Raju B) Bakht Khan C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan D) Sachindra Bakshi
Q690. ______ leaves are used to make bidis.
A) Neem B) Champa C) Betel D) Tendu
Q691. What were the main obstacles during the industrial development of India at the time of independence?
A) Market for industrial produce B) Capital investment in industries
C) Employment required for industries D) Land for industrial establishment

Q692. Which plateaus are very fertile because they are rich in black soil that is very good for farming?
A) African plateau B) Ethiopian plateau C) Katanga plateau D) Deccan lava plateau
Q693. Filtration of waste products in humans happens in the kidneys. There is a large number of filtration units present
inside the kidneys to help them in doing this job. These filtration units are called:
A) Bowman’s capsules B) nephrons C) capillaries D) alveoli
Q694. Which of the following rivers is an east flowing river?
A) Mahi river B) Narmada river C) Godavari river D) Tapi river
Q695. According to the Indian Railways (2019-2020), which state has the largest railway track in India?
A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
Q696. What action was taken by the government to celebrate the achievement of the Green Revolution in agriculture?
A) Released a regular salary for the farmers B) Distributed free food to all the people
C) Released a special stamp, ‘Wheat Revolution’ D) Distributed green vegetables to the people
Q697. Pulakeshin II assumed the title of ‘Dakshinapatheshvara’ (lord of the south) after defeating which of the following
rulers of north India?
A) Rudrasena II B) Harshavardhana C) Dhruvasena II D) Prabhakarvardhana
Q698. Which of the following Articles states that the Prime Minister should be appointed by the President?
Q699. Who among the following is NOT a member of the National Human Rights Commission?
A) District Magistrate B) Former Chief Justice of the High Court

C) Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court D) Former Judge of the Supreme Court
Q700. The head office of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is located in ________.
A) Mumbai B) Kolkata C) New Delhi D) Chennai
Q701. Which of the following elements is a metalloid?
A) Iron B) Oxygen C) Sodium D) Silicon
Q702. Which of the following are west flowing rivers?
A) Godavari and Mahanadi B) Krishna and Kaveri C) Ganga and Yamuna D) Mahi and Sabarmati
Q703. Which of the following nations won the seven times women’s Asia Cup cricket Championship?
A) Pakistan B) Bangladesh C) India D) Sri Lanka
Q704. Which of the following statements is correct?.
A) The five-year plan focuses mostly on private intervention in the economy.
B) The five-year plan always focused on the growth of the tertiary sector.
C) The five-year plan permits long-term intervention by the government in the economy.
D) A five-year plan always stresses market-oriented activities.
Q705. Which organisms are classified as Aves?
A) Fishes B) Frogs C) Snakes D) Birds
Q706. ‘Sangken’ is a festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh by people of which of the following religions?
A) Islam B) Buddhism C) Jainism D) Hinduism

Q707. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts led to formation of the Goods and Services Tax Council?
A) 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act B) 100th Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 101st Constitutional Amendment Act D) 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act
Q708. Chariot festival is dedicated to Lord Jagannath along with Subhadra and _________ .
A) Balabhadra B) Sudama C) Hanuman D) Arjuna
Q709. In which of the following states is the Chu-Faat dance performed?
A) Haryana B) Uttarakhand C) West Bengal D) Sikkim
Q710. Which of the following duties has been NOT prescribed by the Indian Constitution as Fundamental Duties?
1. To defend the country

2. To pay income tax
3. To cast the vote in election

4. To safeguard the public property
A) 1 only B) 2 only C) 2 and 3 both D) 2 and 4 both
Q711. Which of the following states is one of those states that have no Panchayati Raj Institution at all?
A) Assam B) Gujarat C) Nagaland D) Punjab
Q712. Which gas is evolved when iron and water react?
A) Hydrogen B) Oxygen C) Ammonia D) Methane
Q713. The magnificent Kailasa temple at Ellora was built during the reign of which Rashtrakuta king?
A) Krishna I B) Indra III C) Govinda III D) Amoghavarsha

Q714. Digestion of food is an important function of the animal body. In animals like lions, cows, humans, etc., the
process involves use of various organs starting from the mouth and ending with the anus. The longest part of this canal
is known as the ________.
A) stomach B) large intestine C) oesophagus D) small intestine
Q715. Which of the following books is INCORRECTLY paired with its respective author?
A) Hind Swaraj – Mahatma Gandhi B) Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore
C) The Discovery of India – Subhash Chandra Bose D) Why I am an Atheist – Bhagat Singh
Q716. As of 14 October 2021, which Indian footballer was in the news for breaking Pele's 77 international goals?
A) Bhaichung Bhutia B) Sunil Chhetri C) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu D) Sandesh Jhingan
Q717. Which of the following options is the legislative organ of the Union government?
A) Judiciary B) Legislative assembly C) Executive D) Parliament
Q718. Which article has a similar provision to that of Article 32 and deals with writ jurisdiction?
Q719. The ________ of every state unfurls the flag in its capital on the Republic Day.
A) Judge of High Court B) Chief Minister C) Governor D) Speaker
Q720. Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away in October 2022, served as the Chief Minister of which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar
Q721. Where was the Hindu College established in the year 1791?
A) Mathura B) Kolkata C) Benaras D) Patna

Q722. Who among the following was the President of the Belgaum Session of the Indian National Congress held in
1924?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Vallabhbhai Patel C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q723. Makar Sankranti is the festival dedicated to which of the following Lords?
A) Ganesha B) Surya C) Chandra D) Indra
Q724. Who among the following freedom fighters is known as ‘Deshbandhu’?
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Bhagat Singh C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Chittaranjan Das
Q725. Which condition, also known as icterus, causes a yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes?
A) Ichthyosis B) Jaundice C) Eczema D) Pemphigus
Q726. The central bank of India or Reserve Bank of India was created before Independence, in the year 1934. The
recommendation to create a central bank was made by a commission called:
A) Dr. Raja Chelliah Committee B) Kothari Commission C) Narasimham Committee
D) Hilton Young Commission
Q727. Alla Rakha is famous for playing which of the following musical instruments?
A) Damaru B) Bansuri C) Shehnai D) Tabla
Q728. How many ICC World Cups has India won in ODI?
A) 1 B) 3 C) 2 D) 4

Q729. Which group of people will be benefited by the Mukhya Mantri Sukh Ashray Yojana approved by Himachal
Pradesh?
A) Students and teachers B) Orphans, specially abled children, destitute women and senior citizens
C) Unemployed youth D) Farmers and agricultural labourers
Q730. Easter festival is celebrated by which community?
A) Christian B) Parsi C) Hindu D) Sikh
Q731. Harrod Domar model was the main idea behind the __________ Five Year Plan.
A) Third B) First C) Second D) Fourth
Q732. Which of the following famous Indian athletes won the Zurich Diamond League final 2022 in September 2022?
A) Bajrang Punia B) Mirabai Chanu C) Neeraj Chopra D) PT Usha
Q733. The real name of Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India was:
A) Zahiruddin Muhammad B) Irfanuddin Muhammad C) Zainuddin Muhammad
D) Ruknuddin Muhammad
Q734. Which of the following is NOT a halogen gas?
A) F B) He C) Cl D) Br
Q735. Being the President of the Indian National Congress, who among the following had called for complete
independence from the British Raj in 1929?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q736. Medini Rai of Chanderi, Hasan Khan of Mewat and Mahmud Lodi joined Rana Sanga with their forces to fight
against which of the following Mughal rulers?
A) Babur B) Akbar C) Aurangzeb D) Humayun
Q737. Who was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March on 12 March 1930?
A) Lord Chelmsford B) Lord Minto II C) Lord Irwin D) Lord Willingdon
Q738. Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?
A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq B) Sikandar Lodi C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq D) Ibrahim Lodi
Q739. Which of the following Indian states has the least number of operational airports as of 2022?
A) Bihar B) Maharashtra C) Mizoram D) Karnataka
Q740. Which singer from Assam was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019?
A) Padmanav Bordoloi B) Rameshwar Pathak C) Archana Mahanta D) Bhupen Hazarika
Q741. Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?
A) Education B) Railways C) Finance D) Health
Q742. How many players are there on each side of the Kabaddi Team in the field?
A) 9 B) 7 C) 8 D) 10
Q743. Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company
to the British Crown?
A) Charter Act of 1833 B) Regulating Act 1773 C) Pitt's India Act 1784
D) Government of India Act 1858

Q744. Shab-e-Barat is celebrated by which religious group?
A) Muslim B) Buddhist C) Jain D) Parsi
Q745. In November 2021, the government declared November 15 as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’. It happens to be the birth
anniversary of which of the following freedom fighters?
A) Birsa Munda B) Kanhu Murmu C) Arjun Munda D) Veer Narayan Singh
Q746. The Mahalanobis model was the basis for which Five-Year Plan?
A) Fourth Five-Year Plan B) Second Five-Year Plan C) Sixth Five-Year Plan D) First Five-Year Plan
Q747. Which of the following can be represented as a functional unit of nature?
A) Vehicles B) Ecosystem C) Humans D) Plants
Q748. Which branch of ecology deals with the characteristics of ancient environment and their relationship with ancient
plants and animals?
A) Demecology B) Ichthyology C) Paleoecology D) Mycology
Q749. As per article 123, the ordinance making power is the most important legislative power of ____________.
A) President B) Rajya Sabha C) Legislative council D) Chief Justice of India
Q750. Gautamiputra Satakarni titled Rajaraja and Maharaja is related to which of the following dynasties?
A) Shunga B) Pandya C) Satavahana D) Shaka
Q751. Which of the following is an example of public sector industry in India?
A) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited B) Bajaj Auto C) Dabur D) Tata Iron Steel Company

Q752. Which of the following numbers best describes the number of white pieces used in chess?
A) 18 B) 16 C) 19 D) 17
Q753. Under which of the following Pala king's patronage the Vikramshila university in 8th century India was founded?
A) Gopala B) Mahipala I C) Devapala D) Dharmapala
Q754. Who among the following dancers was the first one from the state of Odisha to be conferred the Padma
Vibhushan Award?
A) Uday Shankar B) Pandit Birju Maharaj C) Kelucharan Mohapatra D) Guru Bipin Singh
Q755. Who among the following Pallava kings occupied Vatapi (Badami) and defeated the Chalukyas?
A) Sivaskanda Varman B) Parameswaravarman C) Simhavarman D) Narasimhavarman
Q756. What was a significant negative environmental impact of the Green Revolution?
A) Deforestation B) Soil degradation C) Increase in air pollution D) Ozone layer depletion
Q757. ______, authored by Tolkappiyar is the earliest Tamil literature.
A) Tolkappiyam B) Ettutogai C) Kalittogai D) Narrinai
Q758. Taxus wallichiana Zucc (Himalayan yew) is a medicinal plant found in which of the following states?
A) Goa B) Jharkhand C) Himachal Pradesh D) Bihar
Q759. In which group of states does the Luni River flow?
A) Bihar and West Bengal B) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana C) Rajasthan and Gujarat

D) Maharashtra and Karnataka
Q760. The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated as the national festival of India. In which of the following
years was Gandhi ji born?
A) 1885 B) 1869 C) 1890 D) 1877
Q761. Which of the following places is related to Gandhi’s Satyagraha of the year 1917?
A) Kheda B) Ahmedabad C) Champaran D) Bardoli
Q762. Who founded the Prarthana Samaj in Mumbai in 1867?
A) Atmaram Pandurang B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale C) Shri Ram Bajpai D) Ram Mohan Roy
Q763. Who among the following is/was a famous sitarist?
A) Ravi Shankar B) Ustad Bismillah Khan C) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi D) Zakir Hussain
Q764. Which type of well-managed industry was established in India at the time of independence?
A) Electronics and Electricals B) Steel and Electronics C) Steel and Cotton D) Cement and Sugar
Q765. Which of the following statements about the second five-year plan is INCORRECT?
A) The plan stressed the rapid industrialisation of heavy and basic industries.
B) Electricity, Railway, Steel etc. industries were established during the plan.
C) The plan was based on the Keynesian Model.
D) The socialist pattern of the society was reflected in the plan.
Q766. The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Pratiharas and the _______.
A) Chandelas B) Maukharis C) Rashtrakutas D) Chalukyas

Q767. Which of the following movements created regional disparities between large and small farmers in India?
A) Green revolution B) Yellow revolution C) Pink revolution D) Blue revolution
Q768. Lathmar Holi is primarily celebrated in the state of:
A) Karnataka B) Arunachal Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh
Q769. Which of the following events took place in the United Provinces in February, 1922?
A) Quit India B) Chauri Chaura C) Khilafat Movement D) Kakori Incident
Q770. The northern plain of the Indian subcontinent has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems
along with their tributaries. Choose the odd one out of the options given.
A) The Brahmaputra B) The Indus C) The Ganga D) The Godavari
Q771. Which of the following is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world?
A) Peacock B) Majuli C) Bhavani D) Lakshadweep
Q772. Yakshagan is a folk dance of which of the following states?
A) Odisha B) West Bengal C) Madhya Pradesh D) Karnataka
Q773. Which of the following battles was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga in 1527?
A) Battle of Bayana B) Battle of Khanwa C) Second battle of Panipat D) Battle of Chanderi
Q774. ‘Au’ is the symbol for which of the following elements?
A) Gold B) Aluminium C) Silver D) Argon

Q775. Which of the following organisations, divided into two branches, was established by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak and Annie Besant?
A) Indian Association B) Theosophical society C) East Indian Association D) Home Rule League
Q776.
A) A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii B) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii C) A-i, B-iv, C-ii, D-iii D) A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii
Q777. The idols of which three Gods are installed in Jagannath Temple, Puri?
A) Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh B) Radha, Krishna and Balram C) Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
D) Ram, Lakshman and Janaki
Q778. In the state legislative assembly, the Money bill can be introduced with the prior permission of __________.
A) Governor B) Auditor General C) Finance Minister D) CAG
Q779. Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as of July 2023?
A) Pinarayi Vijayan B) M Yedurappa C) KN Nehru D) MK Stalin
Q780. Which of the following celebrations is dedicated to Sun God and his wife Usha to thank them for sustaining life
on earth and for granting wishes?
A) Madai Festival B) Chhath Puja C) Vishwakarma Puja D) Sorath Sabha

Q781. Which of the following Illustrations shows the mitochondrion’s structural details?
A) d B) b C) c D) a
Q782. Which part of the Constitution deals with the Panchayats?
A) Part IV B) Part IX C) Part VII D) Part X
Q783. Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice?
A) Lord Ripon B) Lord Curzon C) Lord Cornwallis D) Lord William Bentinck
Q784. Which of the following nations won the ICC World Test Championship, defeating India, in 2023?
A) New Zealand B) Australia C) South Africa D) England
Q785. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding Fundamental Rights?
A) Fundamental Rights can be enforced by Law.
B) Fundamental rights are derived from the Britain Constitution.
C) The Fundamental Rights are mentioned in constitution from article 12 to 35.
D) Article 21 provids right to life.
Q786. Which number is called Avogadro's constant, named after the 19th century scientist Amedeo Avogadro?
A) 6.022 × 1023 B) 6.020 × 1020 C) 6.032 × 1019 D) 6.012 × 1021
Q787. The oath of office to the Vice-President is administered by the ________.
A) Chief Justice of India B) President C) CAG D) Prime Minister

Q788. In which form of exchange are goods used as medium of exchange?
A) Online exchange B) Credit exchange C) Currency exchange D) Barter exchange
Q789. Which part of Indian Constitution deals with the election of the Vice President?
A) Part IV B) Part III C) Part VI D) Part V
Q790. ‘Drain of Wealth’, a critique of the colonial exploitation, was given by which of the following nationalist leaders?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Rajendra Prasad C) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q791. Which of the following articles from Directive Principles of state policy mentions about organization of Village
Panchayats?
Q792. The revolution of 1857 started in May from which of the following cantonments in India?
A) Kanpur B) Jhansi C) Lucknow D) Meerut
Q793. Purvanchal Himalayas does NOT comprise of:
A) Naga hills B) Pir Panjal range C) Manipur hills D) Mizo hills
Q794. Which of the following options is mostly caused by overpopulation?
A) Land and other renewable resources are under pressure B) Adequate natural resource storage
C) Reduction in the scarcity of water D) Increase in the area covered by forests
Q795. In which year was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?

A) 1935 B) 1929 C) 1931 D) 1941
Q796. In 1539, the Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and ______.
A) Ibrahim Lodhi B) Sher Shah Suri C) Sikandar Suri D) Rana Sanga
Q797. Who among the following is the world renowned exponent of the bamboo flute?
A) MS Subbulakshmi B) Ravi Shankar C) Hariprasad Chaurasia D) Bismillah Khan
Q798. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution mentions about the organisation of ‘Village
Panchayats’?
Q799. With which of the following dances is Yamini Krishnamurthy associated?
A) Bharatanatyam B) Mohiniyattam C) Odissi D) Sattriya
Q800. India won the ICC Men Cricket World Cup for the first time in which of the following years?
A) 1996 B) 1992 C) 1987 D) 1983
Q801. Which of the following Acts gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed
detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?
A) India Contract Act, 1872 B) Rowlatt Act, 1919 C) Criminal Tribes Act, 1871
D) Indian Slavery Act, 1843
Q802. Part IV A of the Indian Constitution was inserted in the Indian Constitution through _____________ Constitutional
Amendment Act.
A) 44th B) 46th C) 48th D) 42nd

Q803. Which of the following is NOT a tributary of Ganga?
A) Yamuna B) Gandak C) Kosi D) Lohit
Q804. Which state in India was the most transformed by the Green Revolution?
A) Kerala B) Maharashtra C) West Bengal D) Punjab
Q805. By what name is the festival of Makar Sankranti celebrated in Assam?
A) Pedda Padunga B) Thai Pongal C) Pongal D) Magh Bihu
Q806. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution CANNOT be suspended even during an emergency
declared on the grounds of war or external aggression?
A) Articles 15 and 17 B) Articles 20 and 21 C) Articles 14 and 16 D) Articles 30 and 32
Q807. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the political parties in India?
A) A political party symbol is assigned by the President of India.
B) India has a multi-party system classified as national, state or regional level.
C) All parties are registered with the Supreme Court of India.
D) Status of party is accorded by the Parliament.
Q808. Which of the following chemical reactions takes place when quick lime reacts with water?
A) CaO(s) + H2O(l) → Ca + H2(aq) B) C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) C) CaO(s) + H2O(l) → Ca(OH)2(aq)
D) CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2H2O (g)
Q809. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Pond water and sea water are considered as fresh water. B) Sea water is freshwater habitat.

C) Rivers and sea water are considered as fresh water.
D) Rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, and streams are all freshwater habitats.
Q810. Which of the following types of unemployment is found in India when people are employed for a certain period
of a year in tourist resorts and various tourism-related activities in the mountain regions, but are unemployed in off-
seasons?
A) Seasonal unemployment B) Under employment C) Disguised unemployment
D) Cyclical unemployment
Q811. Tsang Po and Jamuna are other names of which river?
A) Indus B) Ganga C) Narmada D) Brahmaputra
Q812. What is the primary objective of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act of 2006 in
India?
A) To regulate foreign companies B) To focus on large-scale industries only
C) To increase import tariffs to protect MSMEs D) To promote and facilitate the development of MSMEs
Q813. Identify the structural formula for magnesium hydroxide.
A) MgOH B) MgO2 C) Mg2H2 D) Mg(OH)2
Q814. Which Article mentions the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Q815. The Indian Constitution has established _________.
A) partial Judicial system B) dual judicial system C) independent judicial system
D) plural judicial system

Q816. In which of the following situations does the government run a deficit budget?
A) When the government expenditure and revenue both are zero.
B) When the government expenditure exceeds revenue.
C) When the government expenditure equals revenue.
D) When the government revenue exceeds expenditure.
Q817. Match the following neighbouring countries with their official languages correctly.
A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d B) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b C) 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b D) 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
Q818. Who is the world’s most popular leader as per Global Leader Approval Ratings released by US-based Morning
Consult in February 2023?
A) Xi Jinping B) Vladimir Putin C) Joe Biden D) Narendra Modi
Q819. Which of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh?
A) Intensive use of manure B) Over-irrigation C) Deforestation due to mining D) Overgrazing
Q820. Which of the following is NOT a unit of energy?
A) Joule B) Calorie C) Newton D) Kilowatt hour
Q821. In which year was the battle of Buxar fought?
A) 1793 B) 1777 C) 1764 D) 1757

Q822. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A) Light year is the unit of distance. B) Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.
C) Light year is the unit of time. D) Angstrom is unit of length.
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Q823. In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo
cultivation by the British planters?
A) Kheda B) Gorakhpur C) Bardoli D) Champaran
Q824. Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of ‘Knighthood’ to the British
Government while expressing his anguish?
A) Charan Paduka Incident B) Partition of Bengal C) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
D) Chauri Chaura Incident
Q825. In the 7th Century AD, a new religion called Islam was born in _________.
A) Malaysia B) South Africa C) Arabia D) Indonesia
Q826. Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?
A) Todar Mal B) Abdul Rahim C) Mulla Do-Piyaza D) Tansen
Q827. According to the Tea Board of India’s report (2021-22), which group of states in India is the largest tea producer?
A) Andhra Pradesh and Kerala B) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand C) West Bengal and Assam
D) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Q828. The book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ was written by _______.
A) MN Roy B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) Bipin Chandra Pal D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Q829. Which of the following crops is NOT grown during the Zaid season in India?
A) Rice B) Cucumber C) Watermelon D) Muskmelon
Q830. Which Article deals with the election of the President?
Q831. Which physical feature of India prevents the cold winds from central Asia from entering the Indian subcontinents?
A) Indian plains B) Indian desert C) Coastal area D) Himalayas
Q832. Who among the following was a poet who won Nobel Prize for literature in 1913?
A) Aurobindo Ghose B) Rudyard Kipling C) Bankin Chandra Chattopadhyay D) Rabindranath Tagore
Q833. Chand Bardai’s famous literary work ________, mentions Prithviraj Chauhan‘s love story and heroic deeds.
A) Harakeli Nataka B) Abhidhana Chintamani C) Prithviraj Raso D) Rajamartanda
Q834. Which of the following is an example of private sector industry in India?
A) Steel Authority of India Limited B) Tata Iron and Steel Company C) Oil India Limited
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Q835. The Aryans lived in the land known as ‘Sapta Sindhu’ (Land of the Seven Rivers). Which of the following was NOT
a part of it?
A) Indus B) Shipra C) Ravi D) Jhelum
Q836. Who founded the Arya Samaj in Mumbai in 1875?
A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati B) Debendranath Tagore C) Swami Vivekanand D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q837. Who among the following is primarily connected to the World’s Parliament of Religions convened in Chicago,
1893?
A) Dayanand Saraswati B) Swami Vivekananda C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Q838. In which state/UT is the Hemis festival celebrated?
A) Punjab B) Sikkim C) Lakshadweep D) Ladakh
Q839. Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
A) Antiochus I Soter B) Alexander III C) Seleucus I Nicator D) Antiochus III
Q840. Which fundamental duty applies on you when you see a few school students, on their educational trip to
Humayun’s tomb, writing their names on the walls?
A) To safeguard public property B) To defend the country and render national service
C) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
D) To protect and improve the natural environment
Q841. The most common rainfall measurement is the total rainfall depth during a given period, which is expressed in
________.
A) kilopascal (kPa) B) millimetres (mm) C) hectopascal (hPa) D) millibar (mbar)
Q842. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?
A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Mayo D) Lord Canning
Q843. Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT related to the Indian domestic cricket?
A) Duleep Trophy B) Durand Cup C) Deodhar Trophy D) Ranji Trophy

Q844. ‘Bhagirathi’ and ‘Alaknanda’ rivers confluence at:
A) Joshimath B) Haridwar C) Karanprayag D) Devaprayag
Q845. How many members are nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
A) 12 B) 10 C) 20 D) 15
Q846. Which fundamental duty applies to you when you see your college friends start fighting with the canteen person
when he passed a few anti-religious statements?
A) To promote harmony and spirit of brotherhood B) To value and preserve the rich heritage
C) To develop the scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry
D) To protect and improve our natural environment
Q847. Which of the following is another name of vitamin C?
A) Pyridoxine B) Pyridoxal C) Pyridoxamine D) Ascorbic acid
Q848. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
A) Nucleus: Lipid metabolism B) Lysosomes: Suicidal bags C) Mitochondria: Power house of the cell
D) Ribosomes: Protein factory
Q849. What is the unit of specific resistance?
A) Farad B) Ampere C) Coulomb D) Ohm meter
Q850. Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution was borrowed from Irish Constitution?
A) Directive Principles of State Policy B) Concurrent List C) Fundamental Rights D) Rule of Law
Q851. Which famous experiment was done by Michael Faraday in 1831?

A) Discovery of quantum magnetometers B) Discovery of law of elasticity
C) Discovery of electromagnetic induction D) Discovery of natural radioactivity
Q852. In which of the following states is the development of rail transport less, due to its geographical conditions?
A) Sikkim B) Haryana C) Bihar D) Uttar Pradesh
Q853. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?
A) To prohibit trade in rare and endangered species
B) To value and preserve rich heritage of the country’s composite culture
C) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
D) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
Q854. On which of the following dates does India celebrate its Constitution Day?
A) 26th January B) 26th November C) 15th August D) 2th October
Q855. Which of the following sectors in India faces seasonal unemployment?
A) Agriculture B) Manufacturing C) Medical D) Information technology
Q856. Which of the following are enumerated in Part IV of the Indian Constitution, from Articles 36 to 51?
A) Fundamental Rights B) Fundamental Duties C) Directive Principles of State Policy D) the Union
Q857. Which of the following rivers originates from the Himalayas?
A) Godavari B) Tapi C) Narmada D) Ganga
Q858. Which of the following is mentioned in Article 1 of the Indian constitution?
A) India that is Bharat as federation of states B) India that is Bharat as parliamentary democracy

C) India that is Bharat shall be a Union of states D) India that is Bharat as presidential form of democracy
Q859. Who among the following was one of the Navratnas of Akbar?
A) Purandar Das B) Swami Haridas C) Tansen D) Amir Khusro
Q860. The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after which of the following incidents?
A) Outbreak of the First World War B) Kakori train robbery C) Chauri-Chaura incident
D) Komagata Maru incident
Q861. Who among the following was the successor of Mughal Emperor, Babur?
A) Shahjahan B) Humayun C) Jahangir D) Aurangzeb
Q862. Which of the following options is the most appropriate cause for unemployment in India?
A) Over population B) Environment conditions C) High educational systems D) Lack of labour force
Q863. In the second Round Table Conference, Mahatma Gandhi represented which of the following parties?
A) Communist Party of India B) Indian National Congress C) All India Forward Bloc D) Muslim League
Q864. Who among the following is known as ‘Captain Cool’ in Indian Cricket?
A) Virat Kohli B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni C) Kapil Dev D) Sachin Tendulkar
Q865. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution contains Fundamental Duties?
A) 32A B) 45A C) 62B D) 51A
Q866. The outermost part of the Earth is known as __________.

A) volcano B) the crust C) the core D) the mantle
Q867. Which of the following articles of the Indian constitution deals with the parliament and it's proceedings?
A) Article 51A B) Article 36 to 51 C) Article 79 to 122 D) Article 12 to 35
Q868. Kathakali, one of the classical dances of India, is predominantly performed in which of the following states of
India?
A) Assam B) Manipur C) Uttar Pradesh D) Kerala
Q869. Which of the following is a man-made ecosystem?
A) Aquarium B) Dessert C) Forest D) Grassland
Q870. According to the Census of India 2001, which of the following is the main reason that Indian men migrate?
A) Education B) Marriage C) Work and employment D) Business
Q871. Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh?
A) Thaipusam Festival B) Jaisalmer Desert Festival C) Bihu Festival D) Khajuraho Dance Festival
Q872. Gangaur Festival, Pushkar Fair, Nagaur Fair and Urs Fair are the popular fairs and festivals of which state?
A) Rajasthan B) Tripura C) Punjab D) Maharashtra
Q873. In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi, along with other Indians, establish the Natal Congress to
fight against racial discrimination?
A) South Africa B) India C) England D) France
Q874. Which of the following group of months is the coldest in North India?

A) February and March B) September and October C) December and January
D) October and November
Q875.
A) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i B) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv C) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i D) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii
Q876. Which of the following states suffers from ‘Loo’?
A) Karnataka B) Kerala C) Assam D) Rajasthan
Q877. Which of the following terms is related to football?
A) Third man B) Bicycle Kick C) Overs D) LBW
Q878. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta in 1828?
A) Ram Mohan Roy B) Swami Vivekanand C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale D) Ramabai Ranade
Q879. Which of the following is a public sector industry?
A) BHEL B) Reliance C) Tata D) Adani
Q880. The 'Make in India' initiative primarily focuses on which sector?
A) Manufacturing B) Service C) Agriculture D) Import

Q881. Which of the following statements correctly defines the green revolution?
A) It is a new strategy in agriculture to produce food grains, especially wheat and rice.
B) It is a new strategy to increase the share of the forest.
C) It is a new strategy to use green colour for all purposes.
D) It is a new strategy to use only herbal products.
Q882. The Kuchipudi dance belongs to which of the following states?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Andhra Pradesh C) Madhya Pradesh D) Manipur
Q883. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Constitution of India?
A) Universal Adult Franchise B) Independent Judiciary C) Dual Citizenship
D) Blend of rigidity & flexibility
Q884. Articles 52 to 78 in Part V of the Indian Constitution deal with __________.
A) Finance Commission of India B) Union Executive C) Amendment of the Constitution
D) National emergency
Q885. What is the unit of measurement for optical power of the lens?
A) Yotta B) Katal C) Radian D) Diopter
Q886. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty of the Indian citizens?
A) To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
B) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
C) To cherish and follow the noble ideas that inspired our national struggle for freedom.
D) Mandatory national service of 5 years.

Q887. What is the SI unit of current?
A) Ohm B) Ampere C) Metre D) Volt
Q888. Hot local wind that flows over north India in summer is known as:
A) Loo B) Chinook C) Mango showers D) Purga
Q889. Which of the following plants is used to cure cold and cough?
A) Tulsi B) Babool C) Jamun D) Arjun
Q890. What kind of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?
A) Green radiation B) Infrared radiation C) Visible radiation D) Ultraviolet radiation
Q891. Bihu festival is the main festival of which state?
A) Kerala B) Punjab C) Rajasthan D) Assam
Q892. Bharatanatyam dance style is associated with which of the following states?
A) Karnataka B) Tamil Nadu C) Bihar D) Manipur
Q893. Navratri festival is dedicated to which of the following Goddesses?
A) Jawala B) Laxmi C) Durga D) Saraswati
Q894. Chhath Puja is the main festival of which state?
A) Bihar B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Assam
Q895. In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on September 5 to mark the birthday of:

A) APJ Abdul Kalam B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan D) Subash Chandra Bose
Q896. The festival of ‘Rath Yatra’ of Puri in Odisha is dedicated to which deity?
A) Lord Jagannath B) Lord Ganesha C) Lord Shiva D) Lord Hanuman
Q897. According to the Varna system that was prevalent in the Vedic period, which of the following was NOT a Varna?
A) Brahmanas B) Kshatriyas C) Samiti D) Vaishyas
Q898. Sports Authority of India comes under which ministry?
A) Ministry of Education B) Ministry of Social Justice C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Q899. In which of the following games is one player known as the Wicketkeeper?
A) Football B) Basketball C) Cricket D) Hockey
Q900. Which of the following terms is NOT related to cricket?
A) Wide Ball B) Wicket C) No Ball D) Deuce

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belongs to a family earning a lower income?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar C) Punjab D) Rajasthan

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A) Grass B) Bamboo C) Tiger D) Crane

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A) 2010 B) 2009 C) 2006 D) 2008

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Q5. Mirabai Chanu secured a silver medal at which Commonwealth Games?

A) 2010 B) 2014 C) 2022 D) 2018

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A) New Delhi B) Bangalore C) Mumbai D) Kolkata

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Q7. What kind of phyllotaxy was examined in the Guava plant?

A) Superimposed B) Whorled C) Alternate D) Opposite

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Q8. Agricultural shot is a term used in which of the following sports?

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A) 1936 B) 1932 C) 2008 D) 2016

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kharif food and oilseeds crops.

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A) 2017 B) 2009 C) 2014 D) 2008

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Q13. MG Music Awards is presented annually by which of the following states?

A) Mizoram B) Nagaland C) Manipur D) Chhattisgarh

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introduced in Lok Sabha?

A) 27 September 2021 B) 30 November 2021 C) 29 March 2021 D) 28 April 2021

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A) Aplysia dactylomela B) Dentalium neohexagonum C) Chaetopleura apiculata

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Q18. Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur was a student of ____________.

D) Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

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A) New Delhi B) Pune C) Kolkata D) Mumbai

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measuring molecular surface area versus lateral pressure?

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A) Raghuram Rajan B) Surjit Bhalla C) Amartya Sen‎ D) Jagdish Bhagwati

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monetary aggregate to be referred to as NM2.

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A) Section 5 B) Section 6 C) Section 7 D) Section 4

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Q24. Who has written the book Sangeet Bal Prakash?

A) Pandit Narayan Rao B) Vishnu Digambar Paluskar C) Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

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A) Shale B) Olivine C) Geyserite D) Hornblende

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the year 2021-22?