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Recent MCQs

The ancient monuments of Elephanta are mostly

1. Buddhist
2. Jain
3. Saivite
4. Vaishnavite

Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code :

  1. 1 Only
  2. 2 Only
  3. 3 Only
  4. 1 and 3
Ancient Indian History

Teak and Sal are the products of-

  1. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
  2. Tropical Evergreen Forests
  3. Tropical Thorn Forests
  4. Alpine Forests
Indian Geography

Which of the following places in considered a Jain siddha-Kshetra on account of its Association with Parsvanatha:

  1. Champa
  2. Pava
  3. Sammed Sikhara
  4. Urjayanta
Ancient Indian History

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Hector Munro – Battle of Buxar
  2. Lord Hastings – Anglo Nepal War
  3. Lord Wellesley – Fourth Anglo Mysore War
  4. Lord Cornwallis – Third Anglo Maratha War
Modern Indian History

What are the date/dates on which days and nights are equal in both the hemispheres?

  1. June 21
  2. December 22
  3. March 21 and September 23
  4. June 21 and December 22
Indian Geography

Why is Dhanbad most densely inhabited district of Chhota Nagpur plateau ?

  1. Fertile soil and irrigational facilities by canals from the Damodar
  2. Availability of coal, iron ore, mica, copper etc.
  3. Development of mining industries and industrialisation
  4. All the above
Misc

Nitrogen fixing bacteria make combination with cell of the root of:

  1. Pulses
  2. Rice
  3. Wheat
  4. Sugarcane
General science

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. Ellora Caves - Saka
  2. Mahabalipuram - Rashtrakutas
  3. Minakshi Temple - Pallavas
  4. Khajuraho – Chandela
Ancient Indian History

Rajasthan desert or Thar desert is the expanse of which of the following?

  1. Pliocene
  2. Paleocene
  3. Pleistocene and recent deposits
  4. Oligocene
Indian Geography

Who among the following won the Pakistan's Parliamentary Elections in July 2018 and became the Prime Minister?

  1. Nawaz Sharif
  2. Imran Khan
  3. Bilawal Bhutto
  4. Reham Khan
Current Affairs

Which of the following tribes of India practise polyandry?

1. Gonds
2. Nagas
3. Jaunsaris
4. Todas

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 4
Indian Geography

Which one of the following States decided to merge Annshree Yojana in the National Food Security Scheme in March, 2014 ?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. West Bengal
  3. Delhi
  4. Bihar
Current Affairs

With reference to the Anti-Maoist operation that took place in April 2024, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It took place in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
2. The operation was launched by BSF and District Reserve Guards.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Only 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only I
  4. Both 1 and 2
Current Affairs

Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award is given to:

  1. Educational and Research Institutions
  2. Forest and wildlife officers
  3. Wildlife conservationists
  4. All the above
Environment & Ecology

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution is related to Contingency Fund ?

  1. Article 265
  2. Article 266
  3. Article 267
  4. Article 268
Indian Polity

Which one of the following sets of states of India has a common boundary with Pakistan:

  1. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
  2. Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
  3. Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan
  4. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Indian Geography

In which of the following rivers, the upper course contains fresh water but saline water flowing at the lower part?

  1. Barak river
  2. Luni river
  3. Ghaggar river
  4. None of the above
Indian Geography

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

  1. Equality before Law – Guaranteed to both citizens and non-citizens
  2. Equality of opportunity in public employment – Guaranteed only to Indian citizens
  3. Creating a new State – Power of Parliament
  4. Altering the name of a State – Power of a State Legislature
Indian Polity

What is R21/Matrix-MTM?

  1. Vaccine against Malaria developed by Serum Institute of India
  2. Vaccine against Malaria developed by Bharat Biotech International
  3. Vaccine against AIDS developed by Serum Institute of India
  4. Vaccine against AIDS developed by Bharat Biotech International
Current Affairs

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Newspapers) - List-II (Editors)

A. Hindu - 1. Dadabhai Nauroji
B. Sudharak - 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Voice of India - 3. G.Subramaniya Iyer
D. Bengali - 4. Surendra Nath Banerjee

Code:
A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 3 2 1 4
  3. 2 3 4 1
  4. 4 1 3 2
Modern Indian History

Who among the following has been chosen 'Person of the year 2015' by Times Magazine?

  1. Barack Obama
  2. Al. Badadi
  3. Francois Hollande
  4. Angela Merkel
Current Affairs

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I - List - II

A. Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan - 1. 1987
B. Sakshar Bharat - 2. 1988
C. Operation Blackboard - 3. 2001
D. National Literary Mission - 4. 2009

Codes:

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 2 1 3 4
  4. 3 4 1 2
Current Affairs

Change in the base sequence within the germ is called:

  1. breeding
  2. mutation
  3. cloning
  4. fusion
General science

Which of the following is not an objective of National Food security Mission (NFS)?

  1. Distribution of high yielding variety seeds
  2. Demonstration of improved production technology
  3. Strengthening credit facilities
  4. Popularising newly released varieties of crops
Misc