1. Indian National Congress was founded by-

(a) Womesh Chandra Banerjee

(b), Michal Hume

(c) Allon Octavian Hume

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

2. When was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojana launched?

(a) 1985

(b) 1987

(c) 1989

(d) 1991

3. Musi and Bhima are tributaries of ___ river.

(a) Brahmaputra

(b) Mahanadi

(c) Kaveri

(d) Krishna

4. How does the Constitution of India describe India as?

(a) A federation of States and Union Territories

(b) A Union of States

(c) Bharatvarsh 

(d) A federated nation

5. What is the name of Megasthenese’s book?

(a) Arthashashtra

(b) Rig Veda

(c) Purana

(d) Indica

6. Susu Dolphin is found in waters of which river?

(a) Jhelum

(b) Inđus

(c) Chenab

(d) Ganga
7. Device used to measure very high temperature is-

 (a) pyrometer

(b) thermometer

(c) bolometer

(d) calorimeter

8. How many Fundamental Duties are in the Indian Constitution ?

(a) Nine

(b) Eleven

(c) Twelve

(d) Twenty

9. Who has written the ‘Harshacharit’ ?

(a) Kalidasa

(b) Banabhatta

(c) Valmiki

(d) VedVyas

10. Which is the most abundant mineral in the Earth’s continental crust?

(a) Pyroxenes

(b) Quartz

(c) Feldspar

(d) Micas

11. Under which article of the constitution does the President declare financial emergency?

(a) Article 352

(b) Article 356 

(c) Article 360 

(d) Article 365

12. The Nanda Devi Peak is located in ___.

(a) Sikkim

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Assam

13. Who is the Executive Head of the State Government ?

(a) The Governor

(b) Prime Minister

(c) Leader of the opposition

(d) Chief Secretary, Government of India

14. How many Articles are there in the Indian Constitution ?

(A) 395 

(B) 396 

(C) 398 

(D) 399

15. According to data available as of 2024, how many national parks are situated in India ?

(a) 140

(b) 106

(c) 115

(d) 131

16. Who was the founder of the Indian Association ?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c) A.O. Hume

(d) Surendranath Banerjee
17. Which one of the following is responsible for turning Taj Mahal yellow ?

(a) Sulphur

(b) Chlorine

(c) Nitrogen dioxide

(d) Sulphur dioxide
18. Which of the following is not a natural green house gas-

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Water vapour

(c) Carbon dioxide

(d) Methane

19. The source of energy that causes the least global warming is-

(a) Coal 

(b) Geothermal energy

(c) Natural Gas

(d) Petroleum

20. First of all who introduced gold coins in India?

(a) Kushanas

(b) The Indo-Greeks

(c) Sakas

(d) Guptas