Who among the following was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari became the first Indian Governor-General in 1948 after Lord Mountbatten, the last British Viceroy, left.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is headquartered in
A) Rome
B) Geneva
C) New York
D) Vienna
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Correct: Option A. WFP is based in Rome, Italy.
Which Indian state has the largest forest cover as per the 2021 India State of Forest Report?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha
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Correct: Option B. Madhya Pradesh has 77,493 km² forest cover, highest among states.
The “Dadasaheb Phalke Award” for 2020 was conferred on
A) Rajinikanth
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Asha Bhosle
D) Mohanlal
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Correct: Option A. Rajinikanth received the award in 2021 for 2020.
Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Election Commission?
A) 324
B) 356
C) 352
D) 368
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Correct: Option A. Article 324 vests superintendence, direction & control of elections in ECI.
The currency of Argentina is
A) Peso
B) Real
C) Lev
D) Krona
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Correct: Option A. Argentine Peso.
India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine is
A) Covaxin
B) Covishield
C) Sputnik V
D) ZyCoV-D
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Correct: Option A. Covaxin (BBV152) by Bharat Biotech-ICMR.
Which river is also called “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A) Kosi
B) Gandak
C) Son
D) Damodar
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Correct: Option A. Kosi changes course frequently causing floods.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) Scotland
D) India
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Correct: Option A. Victoria, Australia.
“Project Tiger” was launched in
A) 1973
B) 1965
C) 1980
D) 1992
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Correct: Option A. 1 April 1973 from Jim Corbett NP.
Who authored the book “The Discovery of India”?
A) Abul Kalam Azad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
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Correct: Option B. Written during 1942-46 Ahmednagar jail.
The largest island in the world (by area) is
A) Madagascar
B) Borneo
C) Greenland
D) New Guinea
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Correct: Option C. Greenland (2.16 million km²).
Which Indian bank was the first to issue “Green Bonds” internationally?
A) SBI
B) EXIM Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) Axis Bank
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Correct: Option B. EXIM Bank issued India’s first sovereign green bond in 2015.
The satellite “GSAT-30” was launched by India using which foreign launch vehicle?
A) Ariane-5
B) Falcon-9
C) Soyuz
D) Vega
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Correct: Option A. Ariane-5 from Kourou, 2020.
Which state passed the first law against “Love Jihad” in 2020?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Uttarakhand
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Correct: Option A. UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Ordinance, Nov 2020.
The “Gaganyaan” mission aims to carry astronauts to
A) Moon
B) Mars
C) Low-Earth Orbit
D) Geostationary Orbit
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Correct: Option C. 400 km LEO for 3-7 days.
The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located in
A) Manila
B) Bangkok
C) Jakarta
D) Singapore
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Correct: Option A. Manila, Philippines.
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in India?
A) 42nd
B) 44th
C) 61st
D) 73rd
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Correct: Option C. 61st Amendment, 1988.
The “Kutir Jyoti” scheme is associated with
A) Rural electrification
B) Housing for poor
C) LPG connections
D) Rural roads
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Correct: Option A. Launched 1988-89 for BPL households.
Which Indian city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India”?
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Bengaluru
D) Chennai
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Correct: Option C. Bengaluru hosts major IT firms.
The “Dandi March” started on
A) 12 March 1930
B) 8 August 1942
C) 26 Jan 1930
D) 15 Feb 1931
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Correct: Option A. 12 March 1930, 240 miles to Dandi.
Which country is not a member of SAARC?
A) Myanmar
B) Maldives
C) Bhutan
D) Nepal
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Correct: Option A. Myanmar is observer, not member.
The “Panchsheel” principles were signed between India and
A) China
B) Nepal
C) Sri Lanka
D) USSR
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Correct: Option A. 1954 Sino-Indian agreement.
India’s first “Defence University” is established in
A) Gurgaon
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) Bengaluru
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Correct: Option A. Indian National Defence University at Binola, Gurugram.
The Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature was awarded to
A) Annie Ernaux
B) Abdulrazak Gurnah
C) Louise Glück
D) Peter Handke
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Correct: Option A. French author Annie Ernaux.
Mathematics
The value of (0.0081) ÷ (0.09)² is
A) 1
B) 0.9
C) 0.1
D) 10
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Correct: Option A. (0.09)² = 0.0081 ⇒ 0.0081/0.0081 = 1.
A train 200 m long passes a pole in 10 s. Its speed is
A) 20 m/s
B) 72 km/h
C) both A & B
D) 36 km/h
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Correct: Option C. 200/10 = 20 m/s = 72 km/h.
If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² =
A) 23
B) 25
C) 27
D) 29
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Correct: Option A. Squaring: x²+1/x² + 2 = 25 ⇒ x²+1/x² = 23.
The simple interest on ₹ 4,000 for 2 years at 5% p.a. is
A) ₹ 400
B) ₹ 500
C) ₹ 200
D) ₹ 800
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Correct: Option A. SI = PRT/100 = 4000×5×2/100 = 400.
The LCM of 24, 36 and 60 is
A) 180
B) 360
C) 720
D) 120
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Correct: Option B. 360 is smallest divisible by all.
A shopkeeper marks goods 40% above CP and gives 20% discount. His gain % is
A) 12%
B) 20%
C) 28%
D) 8%
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Correct: Option A. Let CP=100, MP=140, SP=140×0.8=112 ⇒ 12% gain.
If 3^(x+1) = 81, then x =
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
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Correct: Option A. 81 = 3⁴ ⇒ x+1=4 ⇒ x=3.
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