Details: General Study

1. The first woman Governor of an Indian state was:

A) Sucheta Kriplani

B) Indira Gandhi

C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

D) Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

2. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the procedure for amendment?

A) Article 352

B) Article 356

C) Article 370

D) Article 368

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

3. The headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is in:

A) Geneva

B) New York

C) The Hague

D) Vienna

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

4. The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is located in:

A) Geneva

B) New York

C) Washington D.C.

D) Paris

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

5. The Siachen Glacier is located in:

A) Himachal Pradesh

B) Uttarakhand

C) Ladakh

D) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

6. The ‘Right to Equality’ is covered under which Articles?

A) 19–22

B) 23–24

C) 14–18

D) 25–28

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

7. The ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’ was established in:

A) Kesavananda Bharati Case

B) Golaknath Case

C) Minerva Mills Case

D) SR Bommai Case

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

8. The ‘Mandal Commission’ was related to:

A) Land Reforms

B) Tax Reforms

C) Reservation Policy

D) Election Reforms

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

9. The ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ was launched in:

A) 2013

B) 2015

C) 2014

D) 2016

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

10. The ‘Zero Defect Zero Effect’ scheme is related to:

A) Agriculture

B) Manufacturing

C) Education

D) Tourism

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

11. The Strait of Malacca connects:

A) Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

B) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

C) Indian Ocean and South China Sea

D) Mediterranean and Red Sea

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

12. The ‘Cabinet Mission Plan’ was proposed in:

A) 1942

B) 1946

C) 1945

D) 1947

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

13. The SI unit of electric resistance is:

A) Watt

B) Ohm

C) Volt

D) Ampere

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

14. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?

A) Vitamin C

B) Vitamin A

C) Vitamin B

D) Vitamin D

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

15. The ‘Poona Pact’ was signed between:

A) Gandhi and Jinnah

B) Nehru and Patel

C) Gandhi and Ambedkar

D) Tilak and Gokhale

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

16. The ‘Battle of Talikota’ led to the decline of:

A) Mughal Empire

B) Vijayanagara Empire

C) Maratha Empire

D) Gupta Empire

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

17. The Harappan port city ‘Lothal’ is located in:

A) Rajasthan

B) Haryana

C) Gujarat

D) Punjab

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

18. The ‘Black Soil’ of India is best suited for:

A) Wheat

B) Tea

C) Rice

D) Cotton

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

19. The ‘Green Climate Fund’ is related to:

A) Climate Change

B) Agriculture

C) Trade

D) Biodiversity

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

20. The ‘Andes Mountains’ are located in:

A) South America

B) Africa

C) North America

D) Europe

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

21. The ‘Tenth Five-Year Plan’ covered the period:

A) 1997–2002

B) 2002–2007

C) 2007–2012

D) 2012–2017

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

22. The ‘Ilbert Bill’ controversy occurred during the tenure of:

A) Lord Ripon

B) Lord Curzon

C) Lord Lytton

D) Lord Dufferin

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

23. The Governor of a state is appointed by:

A) President of India

B) Prime Minister

C) Chief Justice of India

D) Parliament

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

24. The headquarters of NATO is located in:

A) Brussels

B) Berlin

C) Paris

D) London

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

25. Which of the following rivers drains into the Arabian Sea?

A) Godavari

B) Narmada

C) Krishna

D) Cauvery

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

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