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1. Over 5000 years ago, Indian established the ___________ culture in Sindhu valley. (a) Mesopotamian (c) Harappan ( ✔ )
(b) Greek (d) Dravidian
2. The name ‘India’ is derived from the river ___________, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers.
(a) Ganga (c) Yamuna
(b) Narmada (d) Indus ( ✔ )
3. India is the _____________ democracy in the world.
(a) Second Largest (c) Best
(b) 4th Largest (d) Largest ( ✔ )
4. In terms of area, India is the _____________ largest country in the world. (a) Fourth (c) Seventh ( ✔ )
(b) Sixth (d) Fifth
5. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the ____________. (a) Sindhu ( ✔ ) (c) Jhelum
(b) Brahmaputra (d) Satluj
6. India is he home to the world’s highest cricket ground, which is located at __________ in Himachal Pradesh.
(a) Shimla (c) Dharamshala
(b) Manali (d) Chail ( ✔ )
7. World’s first university was established at _____________ in India in 700 BC. (a) Takshila ( ✔ ) (c) Nalanda
(b) Vikramasila (d) Somapura
8. _____________ is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. (a) Yunani (c) Ayurveda ( ✔ )
(b) Homeopathy (d) Allopathy
9. The _________ system of counting was developed in India in 100 BC.
(a) Binary (c) Decimal ( ✔ )
(b) Roman (d) Latin
10. __________ of India, known as the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda in 2500 BC.
(a) Charaka ( ✔ ) (c) Sushrutha
(b) Aryabhatta (d) Bodhayana
11. Algebra, trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in ____________. (a) Iran (c) Greece
(b) India ( ✔ ) (d) Afghanistan
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12. The art of Navigation was born in the river ___________ around 4000 BC. (a) Ganga (c) Brahmaputra
(b) Godavari (d) Sindh ( ✔ )
13. Indian Astronomer __________ correctly calculated the time taken by Earth to revolve around the Sun, hundreds of years before the western astronomers did. (a) Bhaskaracharya ( ✔ ) (c) Aryabhatta
(b) Viswamitra (d) Purandareswara
14. The world’s first granite temple is the Brihadeeswara temple, located at ___________ in Tamil Nadu and was built during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
(a) Chidambaram (c) Tirupati
(b) Tanjavur ( ✔ ) (d) Madurai
15. India is located in the _____________ hemisphere of the globe.
(a) Northern (d) Southern
(b) Eastern (e) Western
(c) Northern and Eastern ( ✔ ) (f) Southern and Western 16. There are __________ major religions born in India.
(a) Four ( ✔ ) (c) Three
(b) Five (d) Six
17. Sikhism originated in the Holy city of ___________ in Punjab, famous for housing the Golden Temple.
(a) Chandigarh (c) Amritsar ( ✔ )
(b) Jallandhar (d) Faridkot
18. The territorial water of India extend ____________ nautical miles from the base line of it’s coast.
(a) Fifty (c) Two Hundred
(b) Twelve ( ✔ ) (d) Twenty Five
19. Indian Standard Time (IST) follows the time on ____________ longitude. (a) 75 & 12 degrees East (c) 90 degrees East
(b) 65 & 12 degrees East (d) 82 & 12 East ( ✔ )
20. The value of “pi” was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician ________________, long before European mathematicians.
(a) Bhaskara (c) Budhayana ( ✔ )
(b) Sushrutha (d) Sridharacharya
21. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are situated in the _______________. (a) Indian Ocean (c) Arabian Sea
(b) Bay of Bengal ( ✔ ) (d) Pacific Ocean
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22. Lakshadweep Islands are located about ____________ kms West of the Indian sub continent.
(a) 1000 (c) 700
(b) 100 (d) 400 ( ✔ )
23. In terms of GDP (Nominal), India ranks ____________ in the world (in November 2023).
(a) Seventh (c) Tenth
(b) Fifth ( ✔ ) (d) Third
24. ______________ is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. (a) Bodh Gaya (c) Angkor Vat
(b) Rome (d) Varanasi ( ✔ )
25. In terms of GDP (PPP), India ranks _____________ in the world (in November 2023). (a) Fifth (c) Tenth
(b) Seventh (d) Third ( ✔ )
26. _____________, regarded as the Father of Surgery, conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, caesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries over 2600 years ago.
(a) Aryabhata (c) Nagarjuna
(b) Sushruta ( ✔ ) (d) Charaka
27. _____________ is the National Flower of India.
(a) Mogli (c) Rose
(b) Tulip (d) Lotus ( ✔ )
28. ____________ is the national Tree of India.
(a) Mango (c) Banyan/Pipal ( ✔ )
(b) Deodar (d) Akrot
29. The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India extends up to ___________ nautical miles from the base line of it’s coast.
(a) Fifty (c) Two Hundred ( ✔ )
(b) Hundred (d) Twenty Five
30. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) is ___________ behind the Indian Standard Time (IST).
(a) 6 hours (c) 5 hours
(b) 5 & 12 hours ( ✔ ) (d) 6 & 12 hours
31. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located about ___________ kms East of the Indian sub-continent.
(a) 1000 ( ✔ ) (c) 2000
(b) 2500 (d) 4000
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32. His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from ____________ in northern India.
(a) Varanasi (c) Kalimpong
(b) Kasauli (d) Dharmashala ( ✔ )
33. __________ is the National Animal of India.
(a) Elephant (c) Rhinoceros
(b) Tiger ( ✔ ) (d) Lion
34. Our National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ was written/composed by ______________. (a) Mohammad Allama Iqbal (c) Bankimchandra Chatterjee ( ✔ ) (b) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Veda Vyas
35. According to 2022-23 estimates, ___________ sector contributes maximum to India’s GDP.
(a) Agriculture (c) Industry
(b) Services ( ✔ ) (d) Consumer Products
36. India’s National Flag, the Tricolour, was designed by sri ______________. (a) Pingali Venkayya ( ✔ ) (c) Buddhadeb Bhattarcharya (b) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 37. Indian Standard Meridian passes through the following states.
(a) Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka.
(b) Bihar, Odissa, Telangana, Chattisgarh and Tamil Nadu.
(c) Haryana Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.
(d) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh. ( ✔ ) 38. The Lion Capital of Ashoka at ____________ is the National Emblem of India. (a) Lumbini (c) Amaravathi
(b) Ajanta (d) Sarnath ( ✔ )
39. The effective border between India and China is called the _____________ Line. (a) RadCliffe (c) Durand
(b) McMohan ( ✔ ) (d) Blue
40. ____________ is the National Bird of India.
(a) Peacock ( ✔ ) (c) Parrot
(b) Pigeon (d) Peahen
41. The southern most point of India is ___________, located in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
(a) Indian Point ( ✔ ) (c) Indira Col
(b) Kanyakumari (d) Vivekanand Rock
42. The number of females for each 1000 males in populations is called _____________. (a) Population Ratio (c) Female Ratio
(b) Sex Ratio ( ✔ ) (d) Equality Ratio
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43. ________________ is the National Fruit of India.
(a) Apple (c) Banana
(b) Mango ( ✔ ) (d) Pineapple
44. The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists __________ languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages.
(a) 18 (c) 22 ( ✔ )
(b) 26 (d) 17
45. Lakshdweep island are located in _______________.
(a) Bay of Bengal (c) Arabian Sea ( ✔ )
(b) Indian Ocean (d) Pacific Ocean
46. Hindi/Urdu is spoken by ____________ number of people in the world. (a) Second highest ( ✔ ) (c) The highest
(b) Sixth highest (d) Fourth highest
47. The Indo-Pakistan border is known as the _____________ Line.
(a) Attila (c) RadCliffe ( ✔ )
(b) McMohan (d) Maginot
48. ___________ is the National Game of India.
(a) Cricket (c) Hockey ( ✔ )
(b) Kabaddi (d) Football
49. The National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was written by _______________. (a) Bankimchandra Chatterjee (c) Mahakabi Kalidasa
(b) Muhammad Allama Iqbal (d) Rabindranath Tagore ( ✔ ) 50. The following state neither has a coastline nor shares boundary with another country. (a) West Bengal (c) Haryana ( ✔ )
(b) Tripura (d) Manipur
51. _____________ state of India has the lowest Sex Ratio?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Haryana ( ✔ )
(b) Tamil Nadu (d) Nagaland
52. Out of the following language, which is spoken by most number of people in the world?
(a) Bengali (c) Tamil
(b) English (d) Hindi/Urdu ( ✔ )
53. The number of persons per one square kilometer of area is called the _______________.
(a) Settlement rate (c) Population Density ( ✔ ) (b) Tickness of Population (d) Population Ratio
54. The ______________ languages are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. (a) Indo-Aryan (c) Sino-Tibetan
(b) Sanskrit (d) Dravidian ( ✔ )
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55. Which of the following languages does NOT form part of the Scheduled languages of India?
(a) Sikkimese ( ✔ ) (c) Nepali
(b) Meitei (d) Dogri
56. __________ state of India has the highest Sex Ratio?
(a) Maharashtra (c) Bihar
(b) Telangana (d) Kerala ( ✔ )
57. The Supreme Court of India came into existence on 26 January ____________ as per Article 124 of the Constitution of India.
(a) 1948 (c) 1956
(b) 1953 (d) 1950 ( ✔ )
58. Government of India has awarded the distinction of ___________ languages to Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Odia due to their long history of 1500- 2000 years.
(a) Great (c) Historical
(b) Classical ( ✔ ) (d) Pre-historic
59. The total number of judges of the Supreme Court of India (including the CJI) as in November 2023 is __________.
(a) 24 (c) 32
(b) 34 ( ✔ ) (d) 36
60. The total number of High Courts in India is ______________.
(a) 30 (c) 21
(b) 29 (d) 25 ( ✔ )
61. The Lowest literacy rate in India is recorded by the state of ______________. (a) Bihar ( ✔ ) (c) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand (d) Chattisgarh
62. The Judiciary is considered the _____________ of democracy.
(a) Custodian (c) Owner
(b) Protector (d) Watchdog ( ✔ )
63. ___________ is the most computer friendly language.
(a) English (c) German
(b) Sanskrit ( ✔ ) (d) French
64. _______________ can transfer cases from one High Court to another. (a) Supreme Court ( ✔ ) (c) Prime Minister
(b) President (d) Parliament
65. The total number of official languages in India is _______________. (a) 23 ( ✔ ) (c) 32
(b) 26 (d) 19
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66. The latest (youngest) High Court was established in 2019 at ___________ in the state/UT of ____________.
(a) Hyderabad, Telangana (c) Leh, Ladakh
(b) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh ( ✔ ) (d) Ranchi, Jharkhand
67. The total number of MPs in Lok Sabha is ______________.
(a) 510 (c) 543 ( ✔ )
(b) 579 (d) 523
68. Highest literacy rate in India is recorded in the Indian State of _____________. (a) Kerala ( ✔ ) (c) Delhi
(b) Tamil Nadu (d) Goa
69. ____________ is an uncontacted tribe living in Andaman Islands, all forma of interaction with whom has been banned by the Indian Government.
(a) Gond (c) Sentinelese ( ✔ )
(b) Aboriginals (d) Neanderthal
70. Which state in India does not have any tribal population at all?
(a) Punjab ( ✔ ) (c) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
71. Which state in India has the highest number of tribal population? (a) Assam (c) Meghalaya
(b) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh ( ✔ )
72. India is the largest consumer of __________ in the world.
(a) Steel (c) Wheat
(b) Gold Jewellery ( ✔ ) (d) Rice
73. The total number of MPs in Rajya Sabha is ______________.
(a) 250 ( ✔ ) (c) 272
(b) 297 (d) 213
74. The official language of the Union Government of the Republic of India is _________________.
(a) Hindi ( ✔ ) (c) English
(b) Sanskrit (d) Tamil
75. As per the Census of 2011, the largest tribe in India is ________________. (a) Angami (c) Munda
(b) Santhal (d) Bhil ( ✔ )
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