SAMPLE TEST-ANSWERS

Q1. Polity – Constitutional Body

Q: Who is the current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in
2025?
A) Rajiv Gauba
B) GC Murmu
C) Tushar Mehta
D) Ajay Seth
✅ Answer: B) GC Murmu

💡 Explanation: Appointed in August 2020, still in office as of 2025.

Q2. Geography – Rivers

Q: The Teesta River is a major tributary of which river?
A) Ganga
B) Brahmaputra
C) Yamuna
D) Subarnarekha
✅ Answer: B) Brahmaputra
💡 Explanation: Teesta flows through Sikkim and West Bengal into
Bangladesh.

Q3. Current Affairs – Indian Economy

Q: As per Union Budget 2024–25, the capital expenditure allocation was:
A) ₹8.2 lakh crore
B) ₹9.5 lakh crore
C) ₹10 lakh crore
D) ₹11.1 lakh crore
✅ Answer: C) ₹10 lakh crore

💡 Explanation: Sustained focus on infrastructure development.

Q4. History – Indian Freedom Movement

Q: The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1923
✅ Answer: B) 1919
💡 Explanation: It allowed political cases to be tried without juries, causing
widespread protests.

Q5. Current Affairs – Awards 2025

Q: Who won the Padma Vibhushan (Posthumously) in 2025 for Agriculture?
A) MS Swaminathan
B) Verghese Kurien
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: A) MS Swaminathan

💡 Explanation: Father of India’s Green Revolution.

Q6. Geography – States & Capitals

Q: What is the capital of the newly proposed district “Palghar” in
Maharashtra?
A) Nashik
B) Thane
C) Palghar
D) Nagpur
✅ Answer: C) Palghar

💡 Explanation: Created in 2014, Palghar is both district and HQ.

Q7. Economy – Indices

Q: Which Indian city topped the Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2024?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Pune
D) Chennai
✅ Answer: B) Hyderabad
💡 Explanation: Continues to top for quality of life among Indian cities.

Q8. Science & Tech – ISRO

Q: What is the purpose of the “Gaganyaan” mission?
A) Solar study
B) Lunar landing
C) India’s manned space mission
D) Earth imaging
✅ Answer: C) India’s manned space mission

💡 Explanation: First crewed mission by ISRO (planned in 2025–26).

Q9. Art & Culture – Dances

Q: Yakshagana is a traditional theatre art form of:
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Odisha
C) Karnataka
D) Assam
✅ Answer: C) Karnataka

💡 Explanation: Combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, and stage

techniques.

Q10. Indian Constitution

Q: Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir, was
abrogated in:
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2021
✅ Answer: B) 2019

💡 Explanation: Article revoked on August 5, 2019.

Q11. Environment – Conservation

Q: The “Project Cheetah” in India is supported by which country?
A) Namibia
B) Kenya
C) South Africa
D) Both A and C
✅ Answer: D) Both A and C

💡 Explanation: Cheetahs reintroduced from Namibia and South Africa.

 Q12. Science – Defence Tech
Q: What is “Agni-Prime”?
A) Anti-satellite weapon
B) Naval missile
C) Next-gen ballistic missile
D) Combat drone
✅ Answer: C) Next-gen ballistic missile

💡 Explanation: DRDO developed, tested in 2023.

Q13. Polity – Fundamental Duties

Q: Fundamental Duties are incorporated in the Constitution under:
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part IVA
D) Part V
✅ Answer: C) Part IVA
💡 Explanation: Added via 42nd Amendment, Article 51A.

Q14. Current Affairs – India Rankings

Q: India ranked __ in the UN’s Human Development Index 2024.
A) 130
B) 134
C) 129
D) 126
✅ Answer: B) 134
 Q15. Indian Economy – Schemes
Q: The PM Vishwakarma Yojana (2023) primarily targets:
A) Agricultural workers
B) Street vendors
C) Traditional artisans
D) MSMEs
✅ Answer: C) Traditional artisans

💡 Explanation: Provides skill training, toolkit, and credit.

Q16. Indian Polity – Parliament

Q: What is the maximum number of members allowed in the Lok Sabha
under Article 81?
A) 552
B) 545
C) 540
D) 530
✅ Answer: A) 552
💡 Explanation: 530 from states, 20 from UTs, and 2 nominated (Anglo-
Indians – now removed).

Q17. Indian Geography – Mountains

Q: The Anaimudi peak is located in which Indian state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Answer: B) Kerala
💡 Explanation: Highest peak in South India, in the Western Ghats.

Q18. Science – Defence

Q: What is the name of India’s indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)?
A) Rudra
B) Garuda
C) Prachand
D) Bhim
✅ Answer: C) Prachand
💡 Explanation: Inducted into IAF in 2022; developed by HAL.

Q19. Indian Economy – Banking

Q: As of 2025, who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Shaktikanta Das
B) Urjit Patel
C) N. S. Vishwanathan
D) Raghuram Rajan
✅ Answer: A) Shaktikanta Das

💡 Explanation: Serving since December 2018; reappointed for second

term.

Q20. History – Gupta Dynasty

Q: The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the reign of:
A) Ashoka
B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta II
D) Harshavardhana
✅ Answer: C) Chandragupta II

💡 Explanation: Also known as Vikramaditya; pillar is renowned for rust

resistance.

Q21. Government Schemes

Q: The "One Nation One Ration Card" scheme was launched under which
Ministry?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Food Processing
C) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
D) Ministry of Rural Development
✅ Answer: C) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Q22. Awards – Science & Technology

Q: Who received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences
in 2024?
A) Dr. Prateek Sharma
B) Dr. Arvind Roy
C) Dr. Chandan Kumar
D) Dr. Tanmay Dutta
✅ Answer: D) Dr. Tanmay Dutta
💡 Explanation: Recognized for contributions in synthetic organic
chemistry.

Q23. Indian Geography – Rivers

Q: The Sabarmati River originates from which of the following hills?
A) Aravalli Hills
B) Satpura Hills
C) Vindhya Range
D) Western Ghats
✅ Answer: A) Aravalli Hills

Q24. Indian Economy – Fiscal

Q: What is the disinvestment target for FY 2024–25 as per Interim Budget?
A) ₹75,000 crore
B) ₹90,000 crore
C) ₹55,000 crore
D) ₹61,000 crore
✅ Answer: D) ₹61,000 crore

Q25. Art & Culture – Painting

Q: The "Pattachitra" style of painting is native to which Indian state?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Rajasthan
D) Assam
✅ Answer: B) Odisha

Q26. Indian History – Personalities

Q: Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D) Sucheta Kriplani
✅ Answer: A) Sarojini Naidu
💡 Explanation: Governor of United Provinces (now UP) in 1947.

Q27. Economy – Institutions

Q: NITI Aayog was formed in which year, replacing the Planning
Commission?
A) 2013
B) 2014
C) 2015
D) 2016
✅ Answer: C) 2015
💡 Explanation: Established on 1st January 2015.

Q28. Science – Missions

Q: “Samudrayaan” mission is related to:
A) Climate monitoring
B) Deep-sea exploration
C) Marine pollution
D) Ocean current mapping
✅ Answer: B) Deep-sea exploration

Q29. Polity – Fundamental Rights

Q: Right to Constitutional Remedies is mentioned in:
A) Article 12
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
✅ Answer: D) Article 32
💡 Explanation: Called the “heart and soul” of the Constitution by Dr.
Ambedkar.

Q30. Sports – National Games

Q: The 37th National Games (2023) were hosted by which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Odisha
✅ Answer: C) Goa

Q31. Indian Defence

Q: The headquarters of the Strategic Forces Command is located at:
A) New Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Chennai
D) Secunderabad
✅ Answer: D) Secunderabad

Q32. Current Affairs – Appointments

Q: Who is the current Chief Justice of India (as of March 2025)?
A) D.Y. Chandrachud
B) Sanjiv Khanna
C) U.U. Lalit
D) N.V. Ramana
✅ Answer: B) Sanjiv Khanna
💡 Explanation: Took charge after D.Y. Chandrachud’s retirement in Nov
2024.

Q33. Science – Nuclear Energy

Q: India’s first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine is:
A) INS Chakra
B) INS Khanderi
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Kalvari
✅ Answer: C) INS Arihant

Q34. Economy – Currency

Q: Which organization issues ₹1 currency notes in India?
A) Reserve Bank of India
B) Ministry of Finance
C) State Bank of India
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: B) Ministry of Finance

Q35. Culture – Fairs & Festivals

Q: Kumbh Mela 2025 will be hosted at:
A) Ujjain
B) Haridwar
C) Prayagraj
D) Nashik
✅ Answer: C) Prayagraj
 Q36. Governance – Digital India
Q: What does “DigiLocker” primarily provide?
A) E-voting
B) Online money transfer
C) Cloud-based document storage
D) E-commerce
✅ Answer: C) Cloud-based document storage

Q37. Indian Economy – Sectors

Q: As per 2024 data, which sector contributed the most to India's GDP?
A) Agriculture
B) Manufacturing
C) Services
D) Mining
✅ Answer: C) Services

Q38. Science – Health

Q: Which of the following is India’s first indigenously developed mRNA
vaccine?
A) ZyCoV-D
B) CORBEVAX
C) GEMCOVAC-19
D) Covaxin
✅ Answer: C) GEMCOVAC-19

Q39. Polity – Elections

Q: VVPAT was first used in which Indian General Election?
A) 2009
B) 2014
C) 2019
D) 2024
✅ Answer: B) 2014

Q40. Art & Culture – Music

Q: Pt. Ravi Shankar was associated with which instrument?
A) Sarod
B) Sitar
C) Santoor
D) Flute
✅ Answer: B) Sitar

Q41. Indian Polity – Panchayati Raj

Q: Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to
Panchayati Raj institutions?
A) 42nd
B) 44th
C) 73rd
D) 74th
✅ Answer: C) 73rd

💡 Explanation: Passed in 1992, implemented in 1993.

Q42. Geography – Passes

Q: Nathu La connects India to which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) China
D) Myanmar
✅ Answer: C) China

💡 Explanation: Located in Sikkim, part of ancient Silk Route.

Q43. Indian Constitution – Amendments

Q: Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
A) 42nd
B) 44th
C) 52nd
D) 61st
✅ Answer: D) 61st

💡 Explanation: Enacted in 1988.

Q44. Science & Tech – Awards

Q: Who was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in Engineering and Computer
Science?
A) Dr. Sunita Sarawagi
B) Dr. Arvind Narayanan
C) Dr. Manindra Agrawal
D) Dr. Rajat Mittal
✅ Answer: A) Dr. Sunita Sarawagi
💡 Explanation: Recognized for AI and machine learning research.

Q45. Current Affairs – Judiciary

Q: Who is the current Attorney General of India (as of March 2025)?
A) K.K. Venugopal
B) Tushar Mehta
C) R. Venkataramani
D) Harish Salve
✅ Answer: C) R. Venkataramani
💡 Explanation: Appointed in October 2022.

Q46. Culture – GI Tags

Q: Which of the following got a GI Tag in 2024?
A) Coorg Arabica Coffee
B) Bikaneri Bhujia
C) Mithila Makhana
D) Tangaliya Shawl
✅ Answer: D) Tangaliya Shawl

💡 Explanation: Handwoven textile from Gujarat

Q47. Economy – GST

Q: GST was launched in India on:
A) 1st April 2016
B) 1st July 2017
C) 1st January 2017
D) 1st July 2018
✅ Answer: B) 1st July 2017

Q48. History – Ancient India

Q: Nalanda University was established during the reign of which ruler?
A) Ashoka
B) Harshavardhana
C) Kumargupta I
D) Chandragupta II
✅ Answer: C) Kumargupta I

Q49. India – States & UTs

Q: As of 2025, how many Union Territories are there in India?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
✅ Answer: B) 8
💡 Explanation: After the merger of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar
Haveli

Q50. National Symbols

Q: The national aquatic animal of India is:
A) River Dolphin
B) Sea Turtle
C) Ganges Crocodile
D) Whale Shark
✅ Answer: A) River Dolphin

💡 Explanation: Declared national aquatic animal in 2009