Who established trade relations with the Roman Empire?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The Muslim ruler whose kingdom was regarded as a part of Dar-ul-Islam was:

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which of these rulers opposed the power of the Caliph?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Tughril Khan revolted during whose reign?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which Mughal ruler first fought against the British?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which of the following social reforms were initiated by William Bentinck? 1. Abolition of Sati 2. Abolition of slavery 3. Removal of disabilities arising from change of religion 4. Suppression of organised gangs of thugs

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who conquered and annexed Sindh?

None of the above / More than one of the above

In which year did the first census begin in India?

None of the above / More than one of the above

On which date were Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hanged?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who was the third satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha launched by Gandhi in 1940?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who started the 'secret (Congress) radio' during the Quit India Movement?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who was the physician of the Magadha ruler Bimbisara?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who was the real founder of Turkish rule in Bihar?

Ikhtiyar-ud-din Bakhtiyar Khalji

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar (and Orissa)?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who were the leaders of the Santhal Rebellion?

Gaurakshini Bhagat and Keshav Chandra Roy

Shambhunath Pal and Kora Malaya

None of the above / More than one of the above

In which year did the Chuar rebellion of Bihar take place?

None of the above / More than one of the above

In which year was Orissa separated from Bihar?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Where was the First Buddhist Council held?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which Gupta ruler came to power after killing his elder brother?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who founded the Vardhana dynasty?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The Sargasso Sea is a part of the:

None of the above / More than one of the above

What is the boundary line between India and China called?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Rajasthan receives very little rainfall because:

the winds meet no barrier, so they do not rise high enough to cool

there is no water and so the winds stay dry

the monsoon fails to reach the region

None of the above / More than one of the above

Consider the following statements: 1. Project Tiger was launched in India in 1973. 2. International Biodiversity Day 2022 had the theme 'Building a shared future for all life'. 3. Project Tiger is a programme to conserve tigers. Which of the above statements is/are true?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Karewas are famous for the cultivation of:

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which state of India leads in thorium production?

None of the above / More than one of the above

At which of the following places is the newsprint industry located?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Where was the first coal mine dug in India?

None of the above / More than one of the above

According to Census 2011, which is the most populous Scheduled Tribe in India?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The total geographical area of Bihar is:

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

None of the above / More than one of the above

In which district of Bihar is the Telhar Kund waterfall located?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake, located in Bihar?

None of the above / More than one of the above

In which district of Bihar has the largest gold reserve been found?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which district of Bihar is known as the 'Silk City'?

None of the above / More than one of the above

According to Census 2011, what is the female literacy rate in Bihar?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which is the principal celestial body of the Solar System?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The Earth's inner layer NIFE is rich in which elements?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who proposed the concept of the geographical cycle of erosion?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties blow in which hemisphere?

None of the above / More than one of the above

How many sessions does the Lok Sabha normally hold in a year?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Who was the chairman of the first Law Commission of independent India?

None of the above / More than one of the above

If 'One Nation, One Election' is implemented in India, which Article of the Constitution would need amendment?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Which state does not have the Panchayati Raj system?

None of the above / More than one of the above

Lok Sabha seats for each state are determined by the Delimitation Commission. Until which year has this delimitation been frozen?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The Supreme Court is:

None of the above / More than one of the above

the guardian of human (fundamental) rights

the final interpreter of the Constitution

What does the state government constitute every five years to review the financial position of Panchayats?

None of the above / More than one of the above

What is the objective of Community Development?

None of the above / More than one of the above

How many members were in the electoral college for India's 16th Vice-Presidential election in 2022?

None of the above / More than one of the above

How many times is the President of India eligible for re-election?

None of the above / More than one of the above

The Bhandari Committee is related to:

Restructuring of Regional Rural Banks

None of the above / More than one of the above

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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination Prelims 2022: விடைகளுடன் வினாக்கள்

BPSC Prelims · 150 வினாக்கள். ஒவ்வொரு வினாவையும் முயன்று, பிறகு அதன் விடையைத் திறவுங்கள்.

Q1வினாவைத் திற
Who established trade relations with the Roman Empire?
1. Cheras
2. Western Shakas
3. Vakatakas
4. Kushanas
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Kushanas
விளக்கம்
Kushana rulers like Kanishka issued abundant gold coins influenced by Roman trade along the Silk Route.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Chera ports traded with Rome, but the expected answer is the Kushanas.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: they controlled western ports, but the key answer is the Kushanas.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not noted for Roman trade.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the Kushanas, controlling the Silk Route, had strong trade links with Rome (gold coins on the Roman standard).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: the Kushanas are the expected answer.
Q2வினாவைத் திற
The Muslim ruler whose kingdom was regarded as a part of Dar-ul-Islam was:
1. Razia
2. Iltutmish
3. Nasir-ud-din
4. Balban
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Iltutmish
விளக்கம்
The Caliph's letter of investiture to Iltutmish formally recognised the Delhi Sultanate as part of the Islamic world.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the ruler recognised by the Caliph.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Iltutmish received investiture from the Abbasid Caliph (1229), making his realm part of Dar-ul-Islam.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the ruler in question.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the ruler in question.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q3வினாவைத் திற
Which of these rulers opposed the power of the Caliph?
1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
3. Balban
4. Iltutmish
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah (not listed) openly rejected the Caliph by assuming the title of Caliph himself.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he ignored the Caliph but did not formally oppose his authority.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he later sought the Caliph's investiture.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: he kept the Caliph's name on coins.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: he accepted the Caliph's investiture.
- (E) சரி
  Correct: none of A–D opposed the Caliph; it was Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji who declared himself Caliph.
Q4வினாவைத் திற
Tughril Khan revolted during whose reign?
1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Firoz Tughlaq
3. Khizr Khan
4. Balban
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Balban
விளக்கம்
Balban personally led the campaign that defeated and executed Tughril Khan in Bengal.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his reign.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not his reign.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his reign.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Tughril Khan, governor of Bengal, revolted against Balban (c. 1279) and was crushed.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q5வினாவைத் திற
Which Mughal ruler first fought against the British?
1. Aurangzeb
2. Shah Jahan
3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
4. Jahangir
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Aurangzeb
விளக்கம்
Child's War (1686–90) under Josiah Child ended with the Company submitting to Aurangzeb.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Aurangzeb defeated the English East India Company in the Anglo-Mughal War (1686–90).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he fought the Portuguese (Hooghly), not the British.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: 1857 came much later.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: he granted trading rights to the English.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q6வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following social reforms were initiated by William Bentinck? 1. Abolition of Sati 2. Abolition of slavery 3. Removal of disabilities arising from change of religion 4. Suppression of organised gangs of thugs
1. 1, 3 and 4 only
2. 1, 2 and 4 only
3. 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. 1 and 2 only
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 1, 2 and 4 only
விளக்கம்
Bentinck (1828–35) is known for abolishing sati, suppressing thuggee (with Sleeman) and humanitarian reforms; the Caste Disabilities Removal Act came in 1850.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the religious-disability law came under Dalhousie (1850).
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Bentinck abolished sati (1829), suppressed thuggee and began moves against slavery (Charter Act 1833).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 3 belongs to a later period.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: suppression of thugs is also Bentinck's.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: option B is correct.
Q7வினாவைத் திற
Who conquered and annexed Sindh?
1. Sleeman
2. Napier
3. Lawrence
4. Wellington
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Napier
விளக்கம்
Napier's victories at Miani and Hyderabad (1843) led to Sindh's annexation under Ellenborough.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he suppressed thuggee.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Sir Charles Napier conquered Sindh in 1843.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: associated with Punjab.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: fought the Marathas earlier.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q8வினாவைத் திற
In which year did the first census begin in India?
1. 1901
2. 1911
3. 1921
4. 1872
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 1872
விளக்கம்
1872 was India's first census; the first synchronous census was in 1881 under Lord Ripon.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: too late.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too late.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too late.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the first (non-synchronous) census was in 1872 under Lord Mayo.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q9வினாவைத் திற
On which date were Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hanged?
1. 23 March 1931
2. 7 September 1931
3. 4 March 1931
4. 12 November 1930
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 23 March 1931
விளக்கம்
23 March is observed as Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) in their memory.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: they were executed at Lahore jail on 23 March 1931.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: wrong date.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: wrong date (Gandhi–Irwin Pact was 5 March).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: wrong date.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q10வினாவைத் திற
Who was the third satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha launched by Gandhi in 1940?
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. Brahma Dutt
4. Vinoba Bhave
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Brahma Dutt
விளக்கம்
Individual Satyagraha (Oct 1940): Vinoba Bhave first, Nehru second, Brahma Dutt third.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Nehru was the second.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the third.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Brahma Dutt was the third individual satyagrahi.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Vinoba was the first.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q11வினாவைத் திற
Who started the 'secret (Congress) radio' during the Quit India Movement?
1. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
2. Sucheta Kripalani
3. Annie Besant
4. Usha Mehta
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Usha Mehta
விளக்கம்
Congress Radio first broadcast on 14 August 1942 and was run by Usha Mehta and associates.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a poet and satyagrahi.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: worked underground, but not the radio founder.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: she died in 1933.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Usha Mehta ran the underground Congress Radio from Bombay in 1942.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q12வினாவைத் திற
Who was the physician of the Magadha ruler Bimbisara?
1. Vijayasena
2. Jivaka
3. Manu
4. Shilabhadra
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Jivaka
விளக்கம்
Jivaka Komarabhacca was physician to Bimbisara and the Buddha.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his physician.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Jivaka, trained at Taxila, was the royal physician (also treated the Buddha).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the law-giver, not a physician.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a Nalanda scholar of later times.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q13வினாவைத் திற
Who was the real founder of Turkish rule in Bihar?
1. Ikhtiyar-ud-din Bakhtiyar Khalji
2. Ibrahim
3. Dariya Khan Nuhani
4. Malik Husamuddin
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Ikhtiyar-ud-din Bakhtiyar Khalji
விளக்கம்
Bakhtiyar Khalji's raids into Bihar and Bengal laid the foundation of Turkish rule in the region.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bakhtiyar Khalji conquered Bihar (c. 1197–1203), destroying Nalanda/Odantapuri.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the founder.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a later (Lodi-era) governor.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: an associate, not the founder.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: option A is the accepted answer.
Q14வினாவைத் திற
Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar (and Orissa)?
1. Dr. Shri Krishna Singh
2. Braj Kishore Prasad
3. B.P. Mandal
4. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
விளக்கம்
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha (Lord Sinha of Raipur) was appointed Governor of Bihar & Orissa in 1920.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he was the first Premier/CM.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a Congress leader, not Governor.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a later CM.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Lord S.P. Sinha became Governor of Bihar and Orissa in 1920, the first Indian governor of a province.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q15வினாவைத் திற
Who were the leaders of the Santhal Rebellion?
1. Sidhu and Kanhu
2. Gaurakshini Bhagat and Keshav Chandra Roy
3. Shambhunath Pal and Kora Malaya
4. Jatra Bhagat and Balram Bhagat
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Sidhu and Kanhu
விளக்கம்
Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu led the Santhal Hul (1855–56) in the Rajmahal hills against zamindars and the British.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the brothers led the 1855–56 Santhal Hul.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the Santhal leaders.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the Santhal leaders.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Jatra Bhagat led the Tana Bhagat movement.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q16வினாவைத் திற
In which year did the Chuar rebellion of Bihar take place?
1. 1842
2. 1798
3. 1784
4. 1832
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 1798
விளக்கம்
The Chuars (tribal peasants of Manbhum/Jungle Mahal) rose in 1798 against land revenue demands.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the main uprising.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the major Chuar uprising was in 1798.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the main uprising.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: that was the Kol rebellion period.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q17வினாவைத் திற
In which year was Orissa separated from Bihar?
1. 1936
2. 1956
3. 2000
4. 1912
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 1936
விளக்கம்
Under the Government of India Act 1935, Orissa became a separate province in 1936.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Orissa became a separate province on 1 April 1936.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: States Reorganisation year.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Jharkhand was carved out in 2000.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Bihar and Orissa separated from Bengal then.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q18வினாவைத் திற
Where was the First Buddhist Council held?
1. Rajagriha
2. Amaravati
3. Kanaganahalli
4. Pataliputra
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Rajagriha
விளக்கம்
The First Council compiled the Sutta and Vinaya Pitakas soon after the Buddha's death.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: held at the Saptaparni cave, Rajagriha, under Ajatashatru (c. 483 BCE).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not a council venue.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a Buddhist site in Karnataka.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the Third Council was held there.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q19வினாவைத் திற
Which Gupta ruler came to power after killing his elder brother?
1. Samudragupta
2. Chandragupta II
3. Skandagupta
4. Shrigupta
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Chandragupta II
விளக்கம்
Vishakhadatta's Devichandraguptam tells how Chandragupta II killed Ramagupta and married Dhruvadevi.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he was chosen by Chandragupta I.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: he killed his elder brother Ramagupta (per Devichandraguptam).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: faced a succession struggle, but this story is of Chandragupta II.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the dynasty's founder.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q20வினாவைத் திற
Who founded the Vardhana dynasty?
1. Rajyavardhana
2. Adityavardhana
3. Prabhakaravardhana
4. Pushyabhuti
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Pushyabhuti
விளக்கம்
The Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty of Thanesar was founded by Pushyabhuti.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Harsha's elder brother.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a later ruler.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Harsha's father, first major ruler.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Pushyabhuti founded the dynasty at Thanesar.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q21வினாவைத் திற
The Sargasso Sea is a part of the:
1. Arctic Ocean
2. North Atlantic Ocean
3. South Atlantic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) North Atlantic Ocean
விளக்கம்
The Sargasso Sea, known for floating Sargassum weed, is the only sea without a land boundary.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not in the Arctic.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: it lies in the North Atlantic, bounded by currents, not land.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not in the South Atlantic.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not in the Indian Ocean.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q22வினாவைத் திற
What is the boundary line between India and China called?
1. Radcliffe Line
2. Indira Point
3. Durand Line
4. McMahon Line
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) McMahon Line
விளக்கம்
The McMahon Line marks the boundary in the eastern sector (Arunachal Pradesh).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: India–Pakistan/Bangladesh boundary.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: India's southernmost point.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Afghanistan–Pakistan boundary.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the eastern India–China boundary drawn at Shimla (1914).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q23வினாவைத் திற
Rajasthan receives very little rainfall because:
1. it is very hot
2. there is no water and so the winds stay dry
3. the winds meet no barrier, so they do not rise high enough to cool
4. the monsoon fails to reach the region
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) the winds meet no barrier, so they do not rise high enough to cool
விளக்கம்
The Aravallis run parallel to the south-west monsoon winds, so there is no orographic lifting over western Rajasthan.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: heat alone does not explain it.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: monsoon winds do carry moisture.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the Aravallis lie parallel to the Arabian Sea branch, so winds are not forced up.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the monsoon does reach, but gives little rain.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q24வினாவைத் திற
Consider the following statements: 1. Project Tiger was launched in India in 1973. 2. International Biodiversity Day 2022 had the theme 'Building a shared future for all life'. 3. Project Tiger is a programme to conserve tigers. Which of the above statements is/are true?
1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1 only
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 1, 2 and 3
விளக்கம்
Project Tiger began on 1 April 1973; the 2022 Biodiversity Day theme was 'Building a shared future for all life'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 3 is also true.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 1 is also true.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: all three statements are true.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: 2 and 3 are also true.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: option C is correct.
Q25வினாவைத் திற
Karewas are famous for the cultivation of:
1. Saffron
2. Mango
3. Grapes
4. Banana
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Saffron
விளக்கம்
Karewas are thick glacial-clay deposits in the Kashmir Valley, ideal for saffron, almonds and walnuts.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Kashmir's karewa (lacustrine) deposits are known for saffron (Pampore).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not grown on karewas.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the karewa crop.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the karewa crop.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q26வினாவைத் திற
Which state of India leads in thorium production?
1. Bihar
2. Jharkhand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Kerala
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Kerala
விளக்கம்
Thorium is extracted from monazite sands along the Kerala (and other coastal) beaches.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: known for uranium, not thorium.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Kerala's monazite beach sands are the main thorium source.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q27வினாவைத் திற
At which of the following places is the newsprint industry located?
1. Durgapur
2. Nepanagar
3. Kanpur
4. Satna
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Nepanagar
விளக்கம்
Nepa Mills at Nepanagar (Burhanpur, MP) started newsprint production in 1955.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: known for steel.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Nepa Mills (MP) is India's first newsprint mill.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: known for leather and textiles.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: known for cement.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q28வினாவைத் திற
Where was the first coal mine dug in India?
1. Raniganj
2. Dhanbad
3. Asansol
4. Jharia
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Raniganj
விளக்கம்
The East India Company's Sumner and Heatly began commercial coal mining at Raniganj in 1774.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: mining began at Raniganj (West Bengal) in 1774.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: developed later.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: part of the Raniganj field but not the first named site.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: developed later.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q29வினாவைத் திற
According to Census 2011, which is the most populous Scheduled Tribe in India?
1. Kol
2. Bhil
3. Gond
4. Santhal
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Bhil
விளக்கம்
Census 2011: Bhil > Gond > Santhal among Scheduled Tribes.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: much smaller.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the Bhils are the largest ST (about 1.7 crore).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: second largest.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: third largest.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q30வினாவைத் திற
The total geographical area of Bihar is:
1. 94,316 sq km
2. 94,163 sq km
3. 94,526 sq km
4. 94,200 sq km
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 94,163 sq km
விளக்கம்
Bihar covers 94,163 sq km, about 2.86% of India's area.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect figure.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Bihar's area is 94,163 sq km.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect figure.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect figure.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q31வினாவைத் திற
Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?
1. Ganga
2. Kosi
3. Son
4. Ghaghara
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Kosi
விளக்கம்
The Kosi has shifted over 100 km westward in about 200 years, causing devastating floods.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not so called.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the Kosi's frequent course changes and floods earned it this name.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not so called.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not so called.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q32வினாவைத் திற
In which district of Bihar is the Telhar Kund waterfall located?
1. Nawada
2. Kaimur
3. Rohtas
4. Sasaram
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Kaimur
விளக்கம்
Telhar Kund (Kaimur) is a seasonal waterfall on the Kaimur plateau.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Nawada has Kakolat falls.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Telhar Kund is in the Kaimur hills, Kaimur district.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Rohtas has Manjhar Kund/Dhuan Kund.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Sasaram is a town in Rohtas.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q33வினாவைத் திற
Which is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake, located in Bihar?
1. Kanwar Lake
2. Anupam Lake
3. Kusheshwar Lake
4. Ghogha Lake
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Kanwar Lake
விளக்கம்
Kabartal/Kanwar Lake in Begusarai was declared a Ramsar site in 2020.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Kanwar Lake (Begusarai) is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake and Bihar's first Ramsar site.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a small lake in Kaimur.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a wetland in Darbhanga.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the largest.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q34வினாவைத் திற
In which district of Bihar has the largest gold reserve been found?
1. Jamui
2. Banka
3. Katihar
4. Munger
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Jamui
விளக்கம்
GSI estimates ~222.8 million tonnes of gold-bearing ore in Jamui's Karmatiya/Sono area.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Jamui (Sono) holds about 44% of India's gold ore reserves.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the main reserve.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not a gold district.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the main reserve.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q35வினாவைத் திற
Which district of Bihar is known as the 'Silk City'?
1. Bhojpur
2. Bhagalpur
3. Banka
4. Katihar
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Bhagalpur
விளக்கம்
Bhagalpuri (Tussar) silk has a GI tag.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not known for silk.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Bhagalpur is famous for Tussar silk.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: produces cocoons, but Bhagalpur is the Silk City.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not known for silk.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q36வினாவைத் திற
According to Census 2011, what is the female literacy rate in Bihar?
1. 71.25%
2. 50.50%
3. 51.50%
4. 61.80%
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 51.50%
விளக்கம்
Census 2011 Bihar: overall 61.8%, male 71.2%, female 51.5%.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: that is close to the male rate.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: close, but not the figure.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Bihar's female literacy was 51.5% (lowest in India).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: this is Bihar's overall literacy.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q37வினாவைத் திற
Which is the principal celestial body of the Solar System?
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Sun
4. Earth
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Sun
விளக்கம்
All planets orbit the Sun, the Solar System's central star.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the largest planet, but not the central body.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a planet.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the Sun holds about 99.8% of the Solar System's mass.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a planet.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q38வினாவைத் திற
The Earth's inner layer NIFE is rich in which elements?
1. Silica and magnesium
2. Basalt and silica
3. Nickel and ferrum (iron)
4. Silica and aluminium
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Nickel and ferrum (iron)
விளக்கம்
Suess's layers: SIAL (crust), SIMA (mantle), NIFE (core of nickel and iron).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: that is SIMA.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: basalt is a rock, not an element.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: NIFE = Nickel + Ferrum.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: that is SIAL.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q39வினாவைத் திற
Who proposed the concept of the geographical cycle of erosion?
1. W.M. Davis
2. S.W. Wooldridge
3. Kober
4. A. Holmes
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) W.M. Davis
விளக்கம்
William Morris Davis (1899) described landscape evolution through stages of youth, maturity and old age.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Davis proposed the cycle of erosion (youth, maturity, old age).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not this concept.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: known for geosyncline theory.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: known for convection current theory.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q40வினாவைத் திற
The Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties blow in which hemisphere?
1. Southern Hemisphere
2. Eastern Hemisphere
3. Western Hemisphere
4. Northern Hemisphere
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Southern Hemisphere
விளக்கம்
These are westerlies at 40°, 50° and 60° South, intensified by the absence of land.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: strong westerlies blow unobstructed over the vast southern oceans.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: these are latitudinal winds.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: these are latitudinal winds.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: land masses weaken westerlies there.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q41வினாவைத் திற
How many sessions does the Lok Sabha normally hold in a year?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 3
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 3
விளக்கம்
Parliament usually meets thrice a year; the gap between sessions cannot exceed six months (Art. 85).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the usual number.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the usual number.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the usual number.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Budget, Monsoon and Winter sessions.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q42வினாவைத் திற
Who was the chairman of the first Law Commission of independent India?
1. Justice V.K. Sundaram
2. Justice T.V. Venkatarama Aiyar
3. M.C. Setalvad
4. Justice J.L. Kapur
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) M.C. Setalvad
விளக்கம்
The first Law Commission of independent India (1955–58) was headed by M.C. Setalvad.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the first chairman.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: chaired a later commission.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the first Attorney General chaired the first Law Commission (1955).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: chaired a later commission.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q43வினாவைத் திற
If 'One Nation, One Election' is implemented in India, which Article of the Constitution would need amendment?
1. Article 172
2. Article 356
3. Article 246
4. Article 83
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
Simultaneous elections require changes to the terms and dissolution of Lok Sabha and assemblies (Arts. 83, 85, 172, 174, 356).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: needed (state assembly term), but others too.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: needed (President's rule), but others too.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: distribution of legislative powers; not central to this.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: needed (Lok Sabha term), but others too.
- (E) சரி
  Correct: Articles 83, 85, 172, 174 and 356 would all need amendment, so more than one option applies.
Q44வினாவைத் திற
Which state does not have the Panchayati Raj system?
1. Mizoram
2. Meghalaya
3. Kerala
4. Nagaland
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
Article 243M exempts Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and certain hill areas from Part IX.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: exempt, but not the only one.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: exempt, but not the only one.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Kerala has a strong Panchayati Raj system.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: exempt, but not the only one.
- (E) சரி
  Correct: Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland are all exempt from Part IX (Art. 243M).
Q45வினாவைத் திற
Lok Sabha seats for each state are determined by the Delimitation Commission. Until which year has this delimitation been frozen?
1. 2025
2. 2026
3. 2027
4. 2024
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 2026
விளக்கம்
Seats are based on the 1971 census until the first census after 2026 (42nd and 84th Amendments).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the freeze year.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the 84th Amendment froze seat allocation until the first census after 2026.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the freeze year.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the freeze year.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q46வினாவைத் திற
The Supreme Court is:
1. the guardian of human (fundamental) rights
2. the final interpreter of the Constitution
3. a civil court
4. a federal court
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
The Supreme Court plays several roles: guardian of fundamental rights, final interpreter of the Constitution and federal court.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: true, but other options are also true.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: true, but other options are also true.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: it also hears civil appeals, but this is not its defining role.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: true (Art. 131 disputes), but others are also true.
- (E) சரி
  Correct: the Supreme Court is the guardian of rights, final interpreter and federal court, so more than one applies.
Q47வினாவைத் திற
What does the state government constitute every five years to review the financial position of Panchayats?
1. Finance Committee
2. Advisory Commission
3. Advisory Committee
4. Finance Commission
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Finance Commission
விளக்கம்
The State Finance Commission recommends sharing of taxes and grants between the state and Panchayats.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the constitutional body.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the constitutional body.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the constitutional body.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Article 243-I requires a State Finance Commission every five years.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q48வினாவைத் திற
What is the objective of Community Development?
1. Formation of human capital
2. Environmental protection
3. Harmonious living
4. Economic development
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
The Community Development Programme (1952) sought holistic rural development through people's participation.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: part of the aim, but not the only one.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the main aim.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: part of the aim, but not the only one.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: part of the aim, but not the only one.
- (E) சரி
  Correct: community development aims at all-round rural development: economic, social and human, so more than one applies.
Q49வினாவைத் திற
How many members were in the electoral college for India's 16th Vice-Presidential election in 2022?
1. 788
2. 545
3. 250
4. 798
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 788
விளக்கம்
The Vice-President is elected by members of both Houses of Parliament, including nominated members (Art. 66).
- (A) சரி
  Correct: all 543 Lok Sabha + 245 Rajya Sabha members (elected and nominated).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is roughly the Lok Sabha's strength.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the Rajya Sabha's maximum strength.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too many.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q50வினாவைத் திற
How many times is the President of India eligible for re-election?
1. Twice
2. Thrice
3. Any number of times
4. Once
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Any number of times
விளக்கம்
Article 57: a person who holds or has held the office of President is eligible for re-election.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: no such limit in the Constitution.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: no such limit.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Article 57 allows re-election without limit.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: no such limit (only Rajendra Prasad was re-elected).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q51வினாவைத் திற
The Bhandari Committee is related to:
1. Indirect taxation
2. Agricultural credit
3. Restructuring of Regional Rural Banks
4. Direct taxation
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Restructuring of Regional Rural Banks
விளக்கம்
The Bhandari Committee recommended restructuring weak Regional Rural Banks.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not this committee.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not this committee.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the M.V.S. Bhandari Committee (1994) dealt with restructuring RRBs.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not this committee.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q52வினாவைத் திற
Choose the correct statement about the National Pension System (NPS):
1. NPS is a retirement scheme of the Government of India giving regular income to all citizens
2. NPS is regulated by IRDA
3. NPS is regulated by SEBI
4. NPS is regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) NPS is regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
விளக்கம்
PFRDA (statutory under the PFRDA Act, 2013) administers and regulates NPS.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: it is voluntary and contribution-based, not a guaranteed income for all.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: IRDAI regulates insurance.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: SEBI regulates securities markets.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: PFRDA regulates NPS.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q53வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is NOT among the priorities of India's Budget 2022-23?
1. Inclusive development
2. Productivity enhancement and investment, sunrise opportunities, energy transition and climate action
3. Disinvestment
4. PM GatiShakti
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Disinvestment
விளக்கம்
Budget 2022-23 priorities: PM GatiShakti; inclusive development; productivity, investment, sunrise opportunities, energy transition and climate action; financing of investments.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: one of the four priorities.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a listed priority.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: disinvestment was not one of the four priorities.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a listed priority.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q54வினாவைத் திற
What was India's tax-to-GDP ratio in FY 2021-22?
1. 11.7%
2. 11.5%
3. 10.9%
4. 12.5%
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 11.7%
விளக்கம்
Strong post-pandemic collections lifted the Centre's gross tax-GDP ratio to about 11.7% in 2021-22.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the Centre's gross tax-to-GDP ratio was about 11.7% in 2021-22.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: close, but not the figure.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too low.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too high.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q55வினாவைத் திற
As per commodity classification and groups, what was India's share in world exports in 2018?
1. 0.7%
2. 2.1%
3. 1.3%
4. 1.7%
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 1.7%
விளக்கம்
WTO data put India's merchandise export share at about 1.7% in 2018.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: too low.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too high for merchandise.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too low.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: India's share in world merchandise exports was about 1.7% in 2018.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q56வினாவைத் திற
According to the Fourth Advance Estimates, what was India's total wheat production in 2020-21?
1. 209.5 million tonnes
2. 501.5 million tonnes
3. 201.23 million tonnes
4. 109.5 million tonnes
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 109.5 million tonnes
விளக்கம்
The 4th Advance Estimates (2020-21) put wheat production at about 109.52 million tonnes.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: far too high.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: far too high.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: far too high.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: wheat output was a record ~109.52 million tonnes.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q57வினாவைத் திற
Choose the correct statement about the 'Vibrant Villages Programme':
1. It is for Maharashtra
2. It began in 2017
3. It is for development of villages on the northern border
4. It is for road connectivity in Bihar
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) It is for development of villages on the northern border
விளக்கம்
The Vibrant Villages Programme covers border villages in Arunachal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Ladakh.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: it covers northern border states.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: it was announced in Budget 2022-23.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: it targets sparsely populated villages on the northern border.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not Bihar-specific.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q58வினாவைத் திற
According to the Bihar Economic Survey 2021-22, choose the INCORRECT statement:
1. The secondary sector in Bihar grew at 4.8%
2. The tertiary sector grew at the highest rate of 8.5%
3. The primary sector grew at 2.8%
4. The primary sector grew at 2.3%
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) The primary sector grew at 2.8%
விளக்கம்
Bihar ES 2021-22 reported growth of 2.3% (primary), 4.8% (secondary) and 8.5% (tertiary).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: consistent with the Survey.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: consistent with the Survey.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: incorrect: the primary sector grew at 2.3%.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: this is the correct figure.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q59வினாவைத் திற
Choose the correct order of the following Bihar districts by increasing level of urbanisation:
1. Nalanda < Patna < Munger
2. Patna < Munger < Nalanda
3. Munger < Nalanda < Patna
4. Nalanda < Munger < Patna
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Nalanda < Munger < Patna
விளக்கம்
Census 2011 urbanisation: Patna ~43.5%, Munger ~27.8%, Nalanda ~16%.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Patna is the most urbanised.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: reverse order.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Munger is more urbanised than Nalanda.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Nalanda (~16%) < Munger (~28%) < Patna (~43%).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q60வினாவைத் திற
The fiscal deficit for FY 2022-23 was estimated at what percentage of Bihar's GSDP?
1. 12.1%
2. 3.47%
3. 9.89%
4. 3.18%
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 3.47%
விளக்கம்
Bihar Budget 2022-23 projected a fiscal deficit of about 3.47% of GSDP.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: far too high.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Bihar's 2022-23 budget estimated the fiscal deficit at 3.47% of GSDP.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: far too high.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the budget estimate.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q61வினாவைத் திற
Choose the option that is NOT part of Bihar's 'Saat Nishchay Part-2' scheme:
1. Sashakt Mahila, Saksham Mahila
2. Har Khet tak Sinchai ka Pani
3. Air connectivity for all
4. Yuva Shakti Bihar ki Pragati
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Air connectivity for all
விளக்கம்
Saat Nishchay-2 (2020–25) covers youth, women, irrigation, clean villages, clean cities, easy connectivity and health facilities.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: part of Saat Nishchay-2.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: part of Saat Nishchay-2.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: not a component.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: part of Saat Nishchay-2.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q62வினாவைத் திற
Choose the correct order of Bihar districts in descending order of per capita income:
1. Sheohar > Araria > East Champaran > Kishanganj > Nawada
2. East Champaran > Sheohar > Araria > Kishanganj > Nawada
3. Araria > Nawada > East Champaran > Sheohar > Kishanganj
4. Nawada > Kishanganj > East Champaran > Araria > Sheohar
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Nawada > Kishanganj > East Champaran > Araria > Sheohar
விளக்கம்
Bihar ES 2021-22 placed Sheohar, Araria and East Champaran among the lowest per capita income districts.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Sheohar is among the poorest districts.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Nawada ranks higher.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: wrong order.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: matches the Bihar Economic Survey ranking.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q63வினாவைத் திற
Which statement about poverty estimates based on the NSSO 68th round is NOT true?
1. The urban poverty line was ₹33.33 per person per day
2. 21.9% of India's population lived below the poverty line
3. 33.35% of India's population lived below the poverty line
4. The rural poverty line was ₹27.20 per person per day
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 33.35% of India's population lived below the poverty line
விளக்கம்
Planning Commission (2013), using the 68th round: poverty 21.9%, lines ₹27.20 (rural) and ₹33.33 (urban) per day.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: true (Tendulkar method, 2011-12).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: true.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: not true; the figure was 21.9%.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: true.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q64வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following partially defines a micro enterprise in India?
1. Annual turnover not exceeding ₹15 crore
2. Investment in plant and machinery not exceeding ₹1.5 crore
3. Annual turnover above ₹5 crore
4. Investment in plant and machinery or equipment not exceeding ₹1 crore
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Investment in plant and machinery or equipment not exceeding ₹1 crore
விளக்கம்
From July 2020, micro = investment up to ₹1 crore and turnover up to ₹5 crore (revised upward in 2025).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the micro limit is ₹5 crore.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the limit was ₹1 crore (2020 definition).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: micro is up to ₹5 crore.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the 2020 definition: investment ≤ ₹1 crore and turnover ≤ ₹5 crore.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q65வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is INCORRECT about the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (as a listed component)?
1. Construction of wells
2. Increasing recharge of aquifers
3. Construction of rainwater harvesting structures
4. Repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Construction of wells
விளக்கம்
PMKSY ('Har Khet Ko Pani', 'Per Drop More Crop') funds water harvesting, recharge and renovation of water bodies.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: not listed as a PMKSY component in the key; the scheme stresses water bodies, harvesting and recharge.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a PMKSY objective.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a PMKSY component.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a PMKSY component (RRR).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q66வினாவைத் திற
Who successfully led the 'Bardoli Satyagraha'?
1. Motilal Nehru
2. J.B. Kripalani
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Vallabhbhai Patel
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Vallabhbhai Patel
விளக்கம்
The 1928 Bardoli no-tax campaign against a 22% revenue hike earned Patel the title 'Sardar'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the leader.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the leader.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the leader.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Patel led it in 1928 and was given the title 'Sardar'.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q67வினாவைத் திற
Who among these was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946?
1. Ramsay MacDonald
2. A.V. Alexander
3. Lord Pethick-Lawrence
4. Sir Stafford Cripps
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Ramsay MacDonald
விளக்கம்
The Cabinet Mission comprised Pethick-Lawrence, Cripps and A.V. Alexander.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: MacDonald (Communal Award, 1932) was not a member.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a member.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: led the mission.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a member.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q68வினாவைத் திற
In which year was the famous Gandhi–Irwin Pact signed?
1. 1930
2. 1931
3. 1932
4. 1929
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 1931
விளக்கம்
The pact suspended Civil Disobedience and enabled Gandhi to attend the Second Round Table Conference.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Salt March year.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: signed on 5 March 1931.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Poona Pact year.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Lahore session year.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q69வினாவைத் திற
At which session did the Congress pass the resolution for complete independence (Purna Swaraj)?
1. 1924, Belgaum
2. 1929, Lahore
3. 1931, Karachi
4. 1920, Nagpur
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 1929, Lahore
விளக்கம்
The Lahore session (Dec 1929) adopted Purna Swaraj; 26 January 1930 was celebrated as Independence Day.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: presided by Gandhi; not Purna Swaraj.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Purna Swaraj was adopted at Lahore under Nehru.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Fundamental Rights resolution.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: approved Non-Cooperation.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q70வினாவைத் திற
Subhas Chandra Bose gave the Nicobar Islands the new name:
1. Shaheed Dweep
2. Balidan Dweep
3. Navodaya Dweep
4. Swaraj Dweep
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Swaraj Dweep
விளக்கம்
In 1943 Bose renamed the Andamans 'Shaheed Dweep' and Nicobar 'Swaraj Dweep'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: that was the name for the Andamans.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the name.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the name.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Bose named Nicobar 'Swaraj Dweep' in 1943.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q71வினாவைத் திற
Chauri Chaura, linked with the burning of a police station in February 1922, is in which state?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Uttar Pradesh
விளக்கம்
After the Chauri Chaura violence (5 Feb 1922), Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not in MP.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not in Bihar.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Chauri Chaura is in Gorakhpur district, UP.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not in Rajasthan.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q72வினாவைத் திற
Where did Khudiram Bose attempt to kill Kingsford?
1. Darbhanga
2. Muzaffarpur
3. Gaya
4. Patna
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Muzaffarpur
விளக்கம்
Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki attacked a carriage at Muzaffarpur mistaking it for Kingsford's; Khudiram was hanged in 1908.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the place.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the bomb was thrown at Muzaffarpur on 30 April 1908.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the place.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the place.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q73வினாவைத் திற
The 'Azad Dasta' was active in Bihar during which movement?
1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Quit India Movement
4. Champaran Satyagraha
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Quit India Movement
விளக்கம்
The Azad Dasta was an underground guerrilla group organised by Jayaprakash Narayan from the Nepal terai.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not this movement.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not this movement.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: JP formed the Azad Dasta during Quit India (1942–43).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not this movement.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q74வினாவைத் திற
In the Interim Government formed in 1946, who was given the Labour portfolio?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh
3. Syed Ali Zaheer
4. Jagjivan Ram
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Jagjivan Ram
விளக்கம்
Jagjivan Ram became Labour Member in the Interim Government (September 1946).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he held Food and Agriculture.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not in the interim cabinet.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: he held Law (initially).
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Jagjivan Ram held Labour.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q75வினாவைத் திற
In 1942, on which festival did Jayaprakash Narayan escape from Hazaribagh jail?
1. Holi
2. Dussehra
3. Deepawali
4. Baisakhi
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Deepawali
விளக்கம்
JP scaled the Hazaribagh jail wall on Diwali night 1942 and went underground.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the festival.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the festival.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: JP and associates escaped on Diwali night, 9 November 1942.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the festival.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q76வினாவைத் திற
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected President of the Constituent Assembly in:
1. October 1946
2. November 1946
3. December 1946
4. September 1946
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) December 1946
விளக்கம்
Sachchidananda Sinha was temporary chairman (9 Dec 1946); Rajendra Prasad was elected President on 11 Dec 1946.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Assembly first met in December 1946.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: he was elected permanent President on 11 December 1946.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q77வினாவைத் திற
Who is known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'?
1. Shaukat Ali
2. Abul Kalam Azad
3. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4. M.A. Jinnah
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
விளக்கம்
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ('Badshah Khan') received the Bharat Ratna in 1987.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a Khilafat leader.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not called Frontier Gandhi.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: he led the Khudai Khidmatgars in the NWFP.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: leader of the Muslim League.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q78வினாவைத் திற
Where did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi die?
1. Kanpur
2. Gwalior
3. Jhansi
4. Lucknow
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Gwalior
விளக்கம்
Rani Lakshmibai died on 18 June 1858 near Gwalior fighting General Hugh Rose's forces.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the place.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: she fell fighting near Gwalior (Kotah-ki-Serai) in June 1858.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: she escaped Jhansi in April 1858.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the place.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q79வினாவைத் திற
Who said about the Partition of Bengal, "The partition fell upon us like a bombshell"?
1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Chittaranjan Das
4. Surendranath Banerjee
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Surendranath Banerjee
விளக்கம்
Surendranath Banerjee, a leading opponent of the 1905 partition, used this phrase.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his words.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not his words.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his words.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Banerjee wrote this in 'A Nation in Making'.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q80வினாவைத் திற
Whom did Sardar Udham Singh kill?
1. Curzon Wyllie
2. Michael O'Dwyer
3. Saunders
4. General Dyer
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Michael O'Dwyer
விளக்கம்
Udham Singh avenged Jallianwala Bagh by killing Michael O'Dwyer, Punjab's Lt. Governor in 1919.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: killed by Madan Lal Dhingra (1909).
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Udham Singh shot O'Dwyer in London in 1940.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: killed by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru (1928).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Dyer died of illness in 1927.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q81வினாவைத் திற
A clock is set right at exactly 6 a.m. It gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. When it shows 11 a.m. the next day, what is the correct time?
1. 10:48 a.m.
2. 10:50 a.m.
3. 10:54 a.m.
4. 10:00 a.m.
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 10:48 a.m.
விளக்கம்
The clock runs 1450 minutes for every 1440 true minutes; 1740 clock minutes = 1728 true minutes = 28 h 48 min.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: 29 clock-hours = 29 × 1440/1450 true hours = 28 h 48 min; 6 a.m. + 28 h 48 min = 10:48 a.m.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the gain is proportional, not a flat 10 minutes.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: miscalculated.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: far too early.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q82வினாவைத் திற
At what time between 5 and 6 o'clock will the two hands of a clock coincide?
1. 27 minutes past 5
2. 27 3/11 minutes past 5
3. 28 minutes past 5
4. 26 minutes past 5
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 27 3/11 minutes past 5
விளக்கம்
Hands coincide at 60h/11 minutes past h o'clock; for h = 5, that is 300/11 = 27 3/11 minutes.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the exact time is 27 3/11 minutes past 5.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the hands coincide at (60/11) × 5 = 27 3/11 minutes past 5.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too late.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q83வினாவைத் திற
Anil and Suman together can finish a job in 12 days, which Anil alone can do in 20 days. How long will Suman take alone?
1. 28 days
2. 29 days
3. 30 days
4. 27 days
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 30 days
விளக்கம்
Combined rate 1/12 minus Anil's 1/20 leaves Suman's rate 1/30.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: 1/12 − 1/20 = 1/30, not 1/28.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Suman's rate = 1/12 − 1/20 = 1/30, so 30 days.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q84வினாவைத் திற
In a class of 55 students, 34 like cricket and 26 like badminton; every student likes at least one. How many like both?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 3
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 5
விளக்கம்
n(A ∩ B) = n(A) + n(B) − n(A ∪ B) = 34 + 26 − 55 = 5.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: 34 + 26 − 55 = 5.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: both = 34 + 26 − 55 = 5.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: 34 + 26 − 55 = 5.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: 34 + 26 − 55 = 5.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q85வினாவைத் திற
Which two natural numbers have a product of 2400 and the sum of their squares equal to 5200?
1. 80, 30
2. 75, 32
3. 60, 40
4. 120, 20
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 60, 40
விளக்கம்
(x + y)² = 5200 + 4800 = 10000 → 100; (x − y)² = 400 → 20; so 60 and 40.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: 80² + 30² = 7300.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: 75² + 32² ≠ 5200.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: 60 × 40 = 2400 and 3600 + 1600 = 5200.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: 120² + 20² = 14800.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q86வினாவைத் திற
How many numbers between 100 and 500 are divisible by 4, 5 and 6?
1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 5
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 7
விளக்கம்
LCM(4, 5, 6) = 60; multiples of 60 between 100 and 500 are seven.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: there are 7 multiples of 60.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: multiples of LCM 60: 120, 180, 240, 300, 360, 420, 480 = 7.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too many.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too few.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q87வினாவைத் திற
A 70 kg mixture has sand and cement in the ratio 4:1. How much more sand must be added to make the ratio 6:1?
1. 28 kg
2. 30 kg
3. 32 kg
4. 24 kg
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 28 kg
விளக்கம்
Cement stays 14 kg; 6:1 needs 84 kg sand; 84 − 56 = 28 kg.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: sand 56, cement 14; need 84 sand → add 28 kg.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too much.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too much.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too little.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q88வினாவைத் திற
Shashi sells oranges at ₹150 per dozen and incurs a 25% loss. At what rate should she sell them to gain 20%?
1. ₹230 per dozen
2. ₹240 per dozen
3. ₹250 per dozen
4. ₹220 per dozen
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) ₹240 per dozen
விளக்கம்
Cost price = ₹200 per dozen; a 20% profit means selling at ₹240.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: CP 200 × 1.2 = 240.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: CP = 150/0.75 = 200; SP = 200 × 1.2 = 240.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too high.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too low.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q89வினாவைத் திற
The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm and 24 cm. Its perimeter is:
1. 52 cm
2. 56 cm
3. 60 cm
4. 48 cm
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 52 cm
விளக்கம்
Diagonals bisect at right angles: side = √(5² + 12²) = 13 cm.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: side = √(5² + 12²) = 13 cm; perimeter = 52 cm.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: side is 13, not 14.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q90வினாவைத் திற
A 140 m long train runs at 60 km/h and a dog runs parallel in the same direction at 18 km/h. The train will pass the dog in:
1. 11 seconds
2. 12 seconds
3. 12.5 seconds
4. 10 seconds
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 12 seconds
விளக்கம்
Same direction: relative speed = 60 − 18 = 42 km/h = 11.67 m/s; time = 140/11.67 = 12 s.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: relative speed 42 km/h = 35/3 m/s; 140 ÷ 35/3 = 12 s.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q91வினாவைத் திற
What type of lens is used in a magnifying glass?
1. Plano-concave
2. Convex lens
3. Convex mirror
4. Concave lens
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Convex lens
விளக்கம்
A simple magnifier is a convex lens held so the object is within its focal length.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: concave lenses diminish.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: a convex lens gives a magnified virtual image when the object is within focus.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a mirror, not a lens.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: diminishes images.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q92வினாவைத் திற
Paramagnetism is exhibited by which of the following?
1. Mercury
2. Iron
3. Platinum
4. Nickel
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Platinum
விளக்கம்
Paramagnetic materials (Al, Pt, O₂) are weakly attracted; Fe, Co, Ni are ferromagnetic; Hg, Bi, Cu are diamagnetic.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: mercury is diamagnetic.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: iron is ferromagnetic.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: platinum is paramagnetic.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: nickel is ferromagnetic.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q93வினாவைத் திற
Which fundamental particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
1. Electrons and protons
2. Protons and neutrons
3. Only electrons
4. Electrons and neutrons
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Protons and neutrons
விளக்கம்
Protons and neutrons form the nucleus; electrons orbit around it.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: electrons are outside the nucleus.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the nucleus contains protons and neutrons (nucleons).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: electrons are not in the nucleus.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q94வினாவைத் திற
The metallurgical process in which the metal is obtained in a molten (fused) state is called:
1. Roasting
2. Calcination
3. Froth flotation
4. Smelting
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Smelting
விளக்கம்
In smelting (e.g. iron in a blast furnace), the metal is reduced and collected in molten form.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: heating ore in air below melting point.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: heating in limited/no air to remove volatiles.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a concentration method for sulphide ores.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: smelting reduces the ore at high temperature, giving molten metal.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q95வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following are the constituents of brass?
1. Iron and zinc
2. Copper and nickel
3. Iron and copper
4. Zinc and copper
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Zinc and copper
விளக்கம்
Brass = copper + zinc; bronze = copper + tin.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not brass.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is cupronickel.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not brass.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q96வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is called 'quicklime'?
1. CaCO₃
2. Ca(OH)₂
3. CaCl₂
4. CaO
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) CaO
விளக்கம்
Heating limestone gives quicklime (CaO); adding water gives slaked lime Ca(OH)₂.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: limestone.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: slaked lime.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: calcium chloride.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: calcium oxide is quicklime.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q97வினாவைத் திற
What change occurs in the weight of iron when it rusts?
1. It first decreases and then increases
2. It first increases and then decreases
3. It remains the same
4. It increases over a long time
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) It increases over a long time
விளக்கம்
Rusting combines iron with oxygen and moisture, so the rusted object weighs more.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: it does not first decrease.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: it does not decrease (unless flakes fall off).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: oxygen and water are added.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: rust (Fe₂O₃·xH₂O) adds oxygen and water, increasing weight.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q98வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is also called 'white metal'?
1. Rhodium
2. Platinum
3. Palladium
4. Nickel
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
'White metal' (Babbitt metal) is a group of tin/lead-based alloys used in bearings.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not called white metal.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: called 'white gold' colloquially, not 'white metal'.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not called white metal.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not called white metal.
- (E) சரி
  Correct: 'White metal' refers to tin- or lead-based bearing alloys, none of the listed metals.
Q99வினாவைத் திற
With reference to 'noble metals', consider the following: 1. Noble metals are found in nature in a pure (native) state. 2. Uranium and lead are examples of noble metals. Which of the above is/are correct?
1. 2 only
2. Both 1 and 2
3. Brass is also a noble metal
4. 1 only
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 1 only
விளக்கம்
Noble metals resist corrosion and oxidation and often occur native (gold, platinum).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: uranium and lead are not noble metals.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 2 is wrong.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: brass is an alloy.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: noble metals (gold, platinum, silver) occur native; uranium/lead do not qualify.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q100வினாவைத் திற
Consider the following statements: 1. Dissolving salt in pure water raises its boiling point and lowers its freezing point. 2. Adding methyl alcohol to water lowers the boiling point of water. Which of the above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Salt and methyl alcohol behave the same way
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Both 1 and 2
விளக்கம்
Non-volatile solutes raise boiling point (colligative property); a more volatile liquid like methanol lowers it.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 2 is also correct.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: salt (non-volatile) elevates BP and depresses FP; volatile methanol lowers the mixture's BP.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: they have opposite effects on boiling point.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q101வினாவைத் திற
Which is the main component of biogas?
1. Propane
2. Butane
3. Ethane
4. Methane
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Methane
விளக்கம்
Biogas from anaerobic digestion is mostly methane with carbon dioxide.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a component of LPG.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a component of LPG.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: minor in natural gas.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: biogas is about 50–75% methane.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q102வினாவைத் திற
Which chemical produces the bright red colour in fireworks?
1. Sodium
2. Sulphur
3. Magnesium
4. Strontium
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Strontium
விளக்கம்
Firework colours: strontium (red), barium (green), copper (blue), sodium (yellow).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: gives yellow.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a fuel, not a colourant.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: gives brilliant white.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: strontium salts give crimson red.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q103வினாவைத் திற
What are plants that thrive in saline environments called?
1. Mesophytes
2. Glycophytes
3. Halophytes
4. Xerophytes
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Halophytes
விளக்கம்
Halophytes, like mangroves and Salicornia, grow in salt marshes and coastal soils.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: grow in moderate water conditions.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: salt-sensitive plants.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: halophytes (e.g. mangroves) tolerate high salinity.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: adapted to dry conditions.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q104வினாவைத் திற
What is NOT found in fungi?
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Chlorophyll
3. Sunlight
4. Oxygen
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Chlorophyll
விளக்கம்
Fungi are heterotrophs (saprophytes/parasites) because they have no chlorophyll.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: fungi respire and release CO₂.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: fungi lack chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesise.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not a component of any organism.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: present in their biomolecules.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q105வினாவைத் திற
The correct definition of 'pollination' is:
1. Germination of pollen grain
2. Pollen tube reaching the ovule
3. Insects reaching the flowers
4. Transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma
விளக்கம்
Pollination may be self or cross, by wind, water, insects, birds, etc.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: occurs after pollination.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a later step before fertilisation.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a means, not the definition.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: pollination is the transfer of pollen from anther to stigma.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q106வினாவைத் திற
Plants obtain their nutrients mainly from:
1. Atmosphere
2. Light
3. Soil
4. Chlorophyll
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Soil
விளக்கம்
Essential mineral nutrients are absorbed from the soil solution by roots.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: gives CO₂, but mineral nutrients come from soil.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: energy source, not nutrients.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: roots absorb mineral nutrients (N, P, K etc.) from soil.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a pigment, not a nutrient source.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q107வினாவைத் திற
Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress, well-known timber plants found in India's hills, are all:
1. Gymnosperms
2. Monocots
3. Dicots
4. Angiosperms
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Gymnosperms
விளக்கம்
Conifers are gymnosperms with seeds borne on cones.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: these conifers bear naked seeds.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: these are angiosperms.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: these are angiosperms.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: conifers do not have enclosed seeds.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q108வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
1. Tuberculosis – ATS
2. Tetanus – BCG
3. Malaria – Chloroquine
4. Scurvy – Thiamine
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Malaria – Chloroquine
விளக்கம்
Chloroquine treats malaria; BCG is for TB; ATS for tetanus; scurvy is due to lack of vitamin C.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: ATS is anti-tetanus serum; TB vaccine is BCG.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: BCG is for TB.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: chloroquine is an antimalarial drug.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: scurvy is vitamin C deficiency.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q109வினாவைத் திற
Which animal lacks red blood corpuscles?
1. Earthworm
2. Snake
3. Peacock
4. Frog
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Earthworm
விளக்கம்
In earthworms, haemoglobin floats freely in the blood plasma instead of being packed in RBCs.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: its haemoglobin is dissolved in plasma; it has no RBCs.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: has RBCs.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: has RBCs.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: has RBCs.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q110வினாவைத் திற
What is finally formed after the breakdown of carbohydrates?
1. Glycerol
2. Glucose
3. Maltose
4. Amino acids
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Glucose
விளக்கம்
Starch → maltose → glucose; fats → fatty acids + glycerol; proteins → amino acids.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: from fats.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: carbohydrates are digested to simple sugars like glucose.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: an intermediate.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: from proteins.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q111வினாவைத் திற
Most enzymes are:
1. Fats
2. Acids
3. Bases
4. Proteins
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Proteins
விளக்கம்
Enzymes are biological catalysts, mostly globular proteins.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not fats.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not acids.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not bases.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: nearly all enzymes are proteins (ribozymes are exceptions).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q112வினாவைத் திற
Which scientist/physician first introduced vaccination?
1. Robert Koch
2. Élie Metchnikoff
3. Edward Jenner
4. Joseph Lister
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Edward Jenner
விளக்கம்
Edward Jenner used cowpox to protect against smallpox, founding vaccination.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: discovered TB and cholera bacteria.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: discovered phagocytosis.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine (1796).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: pioneered antiseptic surgery.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q113வினாவைத் திற
What is the working principle of a washing machine (dryer)?
1. Diffusion
2. Centrifugation
3. Dialysis
4. Reverse osmosis
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Centrifugation
விளக்கம்
The spin cycle uses centrifugal action to separate water from clothes.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the principle.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: spinning throws water out of clothes.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the principle.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: used in water purifiers.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q114வினாவைத் திற
In which medium will the speed of light be minimum?
1. Vacuum
2. Air
3. Glass
4. Water
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Glass
விளக்கம்
Speed of light = c/n; the higher the refractive index, the slower the light.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: maximum in vacuum.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: nearly as fast as in vacuum.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: glass (n ≈ 1.5) slows light the most here.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: n ≈ 1.33, less than glass.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q115வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
1. Velocity
2. Torque
3. Displacement
4. Speed
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Speed
விளக்கம்
Speed is the scalar magnitude of velocity.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a vector.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a vector.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a vector.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: speed has magnitude only, so it is scalar.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q116வினாவைத் திற
If the Earth's speed of rotation increased, the weight of a body at the equator would:
1. decrease
2. not change
3. double
4. increase
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) decrease
விளக்கம்
At the equator effective g = g − ω²R, so faster rotation lowers weight (no change at the poles).
- (A) சரி
  Correct: greater centrifugal effect reduces apparent weight (g' = g − ω²R).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: it does change at the equator.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: it decreases.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q117வினாவைத் திற
Who first defined motion (scientifically)?
1. Newton
2. Kepler
3. Ptolemy
4. Galileo
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Galileo
விளக்கம்
Galileo's experiments on inclined planes and falling bodies laid the foundation of kinematics.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Newton formulated laws later, building on Galileo.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: laws of planetary motion.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: geocentric model.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Galileo first described motion and inertia experimentally.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q118வினாவைத் திற
Which law states that equal volumes of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules?
1. Graham's law
2. Pascal's law
3. Avogadro's law
4. Coriolis effect
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Avogadro's law
விளக்கம்
Avogadro's law (1811): V ∝ n at constant T and P.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: deals with diffusion rates.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: deals with pressure in fluids.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: this is Avogadro's law.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: deflection due to Earth's rotation.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q119வினாவைத் திற
Which scientist proposed the 'Theory of Relativity'?
1. Isaac Newton
2. Stephen Hawking
3. Marie Curie
4. Albert Einstein
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Albert Einstein
விளக்கம்
Einstein's relativity introduced E = mc² and spacetime curvature.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: classical mechanics and gravitation.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: black-hole physics.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: radioactivity.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: special (1905) and general (1915) relativity.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q120வினாவைத் திற
A potential difference develops in a conductor due to a temperature difference along it. This phenomenon is called:
1. Joule effect
2. Seebeck effect
3. Peltier effect
4. Thomson effect
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Thomson effect
விளக்கம்
The Thomson effect involves a single conductor whose ends are at different temperatures.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: heating due to current.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: needs a junction of two different metals.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: heating/cooling at a junction due to current.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: concerns a single conductor with a temperature gradient.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q121வினாவைத் திற
Who became the first player to cross 3,000 runs in T20 Internationals?
1. Steve Smith
2. Babar Azam
3. M.S. Dhoni
4. Virat Kohli
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Virat Kohli
விளக்கம்
Virat Kohli became the first batter to reach 3,000 T20I runs in March 2021.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the first.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: crossed later.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: did not reach 3,000 T20I runs.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Kohli was the first to 3,000 T20I runs (2021).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q122வினாவைத் திற
What is the name of the campaign launched (June 2022) to ensure complete COVID-19 vaccination coverage?
1. Atmanirbhar Tikakaran Abhiyan 2.0
2. Pradhan Mantri Tikakaran Abhiyan
3. Garib Kalyan Tikakaran Abhiyan 2.0
4. Har Ghar Dastak Abhiyan 2.0
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Har Ghar Dastak Abhiyan 2.0
விளக்கம்
Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 targeted elderly and missed beneficiaries for first, second and precaution doses.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the name.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the name.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the name.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the door-to-door drive launched in June 2022.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q123வினாவைத் திற
Who became the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra after 30 June 2022?
1. Eknath Shinde
2. Ashok Chavan
3. Sushil Kumar Shinde
4. Devendra Fadnavis
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Eknath Shinde
விளக்கம்
Eknath Shinde became CM after the Shiv Sena split, with Fadnavis as Deputy CM.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: sworn in on 30 June 2022.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: former CM.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: former CM.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: became Deputy CM then.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q124வினாவைத் திற
Who launched the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign on India's 75th Independence Day?
1. NITI Aayog
2. Indian Army
3. Central Government
4. Election Commission
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Central Government
விளக்கம்
Har Ghar Tiranga (13–15 Aug 2022) encouraged citizens to hoist the flag at home.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the launcher.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the launcher.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: launched by the Government of India under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the launcher.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q125வினாவைத் திற
Which became the first state to begin implementing the Centre's new National Education Policy (in school education, 2022)?
1. Haryana
2. Rajasthan
3. Punjab
4. Uttarakhand
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Uttarakhand
விளக்கம்
Uttarakhand claimed to be the first state to roll out NEP 2020 at school level (Karnataka had earlier begun in higher education).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the state in the news.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the state in the news.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the state in the news.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Uttarakhand began NEP implementation with Bal Vatikas in July 2022.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q126வினாவைத் திற
Consider the following pairs of states and their Governors (as of 2022): 1. Rajasthan – Kalraj Mishra 2. Uttar Pradesh – Anandiben Patel 3. West Bengal – Satyapal Malik 4. Gujarat – Phagu Chauhan Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
1. 3 and 4 only
2. 3 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 1 and 2 only
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 1 and 2 only
விளக்கம்
In 2022, Satyapal Malik was Governor of Meghalaya, Phagu Chauhan of Bihar, and Acharya Devvrat of Gujarat.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: both pairs are wrong.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: pair 3 is wrong.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: 3 and 4 are wrong.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Kalraj Mishra (Rajasthan) and Anandiben Patel (UP) were correct; Phagu Chauhan was Bihar's Governor.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q127வினாவைத் திற
Which ministry/organisation released the 'Youth in India 2022' report?
1. Population Foundation of India
2. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
3. UN Population Fund
4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
விளக்கம்
Youth in India 2022 (MoSPI) projected the youth share of population to decline after 2021.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the publisher.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: MoSPI's NSO published Youth in India 2022.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the publisher.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the publisher.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q128வினாவைத் திற
Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agrawal and Ramita, seen in the news, are associated with which sport?
1. Shooting
2. Fencing
3. Rowing
4. Wrestling
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Shooting
விளக்கம்
The trio won women's 10 m air rifle team gold at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon (July 2022).
- (A) சரி
  Correct: they are 10 m air rifle shooters (gold at Changwon ISSF World Cup 2022).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not their sport.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not their sport.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not their sport.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q129வினாவைத் திற
Who was recently (July 2022) given charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs?
1. Amit Shah
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. Piyush Goyal
4. Smriti Irani
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Smriti Irani
விளக்கம்
Smriti Irani took additional charge of Minority Affairs in July 2022.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not given this charge.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not given this charge.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not given this charge.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: she got additional charge after Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q130வினாவைத் திற
Who was the opposition (UPA-backed) candidate in India's 15th Presidential election?
1. Shatrughan Sinha
2. Droupadi Murmu
3. Shankar Agrawal
4. Yashwant Sinha
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Yashwant Sinha
விளக்கம்
Droupadi Murmu defeated Yashwant Sinha in July 2022 to become the 15th President.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the candidate.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: she was the NDA candidate and won.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the candidate.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the joint opposition candidate in 2022.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q131வினாவைத் திற
Who received the International Booker Prize for the novel 'Tomb of Sand' (Ret Samadhi)?
1. Arundhati Roy
2. Anita Desai
3. Kiran Desai
4. Geetanjali Shree
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Geetanjali Shree
விளக்கம்
Ret Samadhi was the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize (2022).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: won the Booker (1997) for The God of Small Things.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not this award.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: won the Booker (2006).
- (D) சரி
  Correct: won the 2022 International Booker with translator Daisy Rockwell.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q132வினாவைத் திற
Who from Bihar was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Indian Television Award in 2022?
1. Deep Shrestha
2. Madan Pandey
3. Shatrughan Sinha
4. Sharda Sinha
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Deep Shrestha
விளக்கம்
Deep Shrestha of Bihar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Indian Television Award in 2022.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the Bihar-born actor-singer received this award in 2022.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the awardee.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not this award.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not this award.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q133வினாவைத் திற
According to the Bihar Economic Survey 2021-22, what is the current level of urbanisation in the state?
1. 22.4%
2. 15.3%
3. 18.6%
4. 11.6%
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 15.3%
விளக்கம்
Bihar's urbanisation rose from 11.3% (Census 2011) to about 15.3% as new urban local bodies were created.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: too high.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the Survey put urbanisation at 15.3% after notifying new urban bodies.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the Survey figure.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: close to the 2011 Census figure (11.3%).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q134வினாவைத் திற
Who is the brand ambassador of Khadi in Bihar?
1. Rajesh Tiwari
2. Manoj Tiwari
3. Manoj Bajpayee
4. Pawan Singh
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Manoj Tiwari
விளக்கம்
Bhojpuri singer-actor and MP Manoj Tiwari promoted Bihar Khadi as its brand ambassador.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the ambassador.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Manoj Tiwari was named Bihar Khadi's brand ambassador.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the Khadi ambassador.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the ambassador.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q135வினாவைத் திற
In which district of Bihar will the world's tallest (251 m) statue of Mata Sita be built?
1. Sitamarhi
2. Bodh Gaya
3. Patna
4. Madhubani
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Sitamarhi
விளக்கம்
A 251 m Sita statue was announced for Sitamarhi, believed to be her birthplace (Punaura Dham).
- (A) சரி
  Correct: planned at Sitamarhi, Sita's birthplace.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the site.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the site.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the site.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q136வினாவைத் திற
Match List-I with List-II (as of 2022): a. Governor of Bihar b. Chief Justice (Patna HC) c. Chief Minister of Bihar d. Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar 1. Nitish Kumar 2. H.R. Srinivas 3. Sanjay Karol 4. Phagu Chauhan
1. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
2. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
3. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
4. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
விளக்கம்
In 2022: Governor Phagu Chauhan, Patna HC Chief Justice Sanjay Karol, CM Nitish Kumar, CEO H.R. Srinivas.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Nitish Kumar is CM, not Governor.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Phagu Chauhan, Sanjay Karol, Nitish Kumar, H.R. Srinivas.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: b and c are swapped.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: most pairs are wrong.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q137வினாவைத் திற
'Operation Prahar' in Bihar is related to:
1. Literacy campaign
2. Smoking ban
3. Liquor prohibition
4. COVID-19 vaccination
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Liquor prohibition
விளக்கம்
Operation Prahar was a Bihar Police crackdown linked to enforcing liquor prohibition (in force since 2016).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not related.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not related.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Bihar police drive enforcing prohibition.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not related.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q138வினாவைத் திற
Which medal did Ritik Anand of Bihar win for India in badminton at the 24th Summer Deaflympics in Brazil?
1. Silver
2. Bronze
3. Platinum
4. Gold
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Gold
விளக்கம்
India won the mixed team badminton gold at the 2022 Caxias do Sul Deaflympics, with Ritik Anand in the squad.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his medal.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not his medal.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: no such medal.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: he was part of India's gold-winning badminton team.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q139வினாவைத் திற
Where in Bihar was North India's first 'Bird Ringing Station' opened?
1. Saran
2. East Champaran
3. West Champaran
4. Bhagalpur
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Bhagalpur
விளக்கம்
Bhagalpur's bird ringing station, with BNHS, helps track migratory birds.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the site.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the site.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the site.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the station was set up at Bhagalpur (Sunderban, Vikramshila area).
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q140வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following started the 'Vulture Conservation Scheme' in Bihar?
1. Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Valmiki Tiger Reserve
3. Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary
4. Kaimur Tiger Reserve
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Valmiki Tiger Reserve
விளக்கம்
Valmiki Tiger Reserve began a vulture conservation programme, with vulture-safe zones.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the initiator.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Valmiki Tiger Reserve launched the vulture conservation plan.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the initiator.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the initiator.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q141வினாவைத் திற
The 'Sunandini Programme' is related to:
1. Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs)
2. Doctors at Primary Health Centres
3. Gram Panchayat members
4. Anganwadi workers
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Anganwadi workers
விளக்கம்
Sunandini is a Bihar initiative for capacity-building of Anganwadi workers.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the target group.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the target group.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the target group.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: it trains/empowers Anganwadi workers.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q142வினாவைத் திற
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead during an election campaign in July 2022. Which country was he from?
1. Japan
2. Ukraine
3. Sri Lanka
4. France
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Japan
விளக்கம்
Shinzo Abe was assassinated on 8 July 2022 in Nara, Japan.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Abe was Japan's longest-serving PM, killed in Nara.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not his country.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his country.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not his country.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q143வினாவைத் திற
The UN General Assembly adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that, for the first time, mentions which language?
1. Sanskrit
2. Bengali
3. Hindi
4. Urdu
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Hindi
விளக்கம்
The resolution encouraged the UN to continue sharing information in Hindi, Bangla and Urdu; Hindi was the headline.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not mentioned.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: also mentioned, but Hindi is the highlighted answer.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the June 2022 resolution mentioned Hindi for the first time.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: also mentioned, but Hindi is the highlighted answer.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q144வினாவைத் திற
Who presided over the UNGA emergency special session on Russia's military operations in Ukraine?
1. Volkan Bozkır
2. António Guterres
3. Kofi Annan
4. Abdulla Shahid
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Abdulla Shahid
விளக்கம்
The 11th Emergency Special Session (Feb–Mar 2022) was presided over by Abdulla Shahid.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: UNGA 75 president (2020–21).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: UN Secretary-General, not GA president.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: former Secretary-General (died 2018).
- (D) சரி
  Correct: as UNGA 76 president (Maldives) he chaired the 2022 session.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q145வினாவைத் திற
Under which mission did India evacuate its citizens from war-hit Ukraine in February 2022?
1. Operation Maitri
2. Operation Vijay
3. Operation Ganga
4. Operation Rakshak
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Operation Ganga
விளக்கம்
Operation Ganga used neighbouring countries (Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) to fly students home.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Nepal earthquake relief (2015).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Kargil (1999)/Goa (1961).
- (C) சரி
  Correct: evacuated about 18,000 Indians from Ukraine.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: counter-insurgency in J&K/Punjab.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q146வினாவைத் திற
China recently claimed areas around the 'Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary' as disputed. Where is this sanctuary?
1. Bhutan
2. Nepal
3. Bangladesh
4. Arunachal Pradesh
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Bhutan
விளக்கம்
China raised a claim on Sakteng at a Global Environment Facility meeting in 2020.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Sakteng is in eastern Bhutan (Trashigang).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not in Nepal.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not in Bangladesh.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: it borders Arunachal but lies in Bhutan.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q147வினாவைத் திற
Which state/UT of India was chosen to host the G20 Summit in 2023?
1. Gujarat
2. Jammu and Kashmir
3. Delhi
4. Goa
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Delhi
விளக்கம்
India's G20 Leaders' Summit took place in New Delhi on 9–10 September 2023.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: hosted some meetings, not the summit.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: hosted a tourism working group meeting, not the summit.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the summit was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (Sept 2023).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: hosted some meetings, not the summit.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q148வினாவைத் திற
With reference to UN peacekeeping operations, consider the following: 1. UN peacekeepers may use force only for self-defence. 2. A peacekeeping mission can be withdrawn only by a UN Security Council resolution. 3. The USA is the largest budget contributor to UN peacekeeping. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1. 2 and 3 only
2. 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1 and 2 only
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 2 and 3 only
விளக்கம்
Peacekeepers may use force in self-defence and defence of the mandate; the UNSC mandates and ends missions; the US pays the largest share (~27%).
- (A) சரி
  Correct: force may also be used in defence of the mandate, so 1 is wrong.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 2 is also correct.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 1 is too narrow.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: statement 1 is wrong; 3 is correct.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q149வினாவைத் திற
Which country recently signed a Free Trade Agreement with the UAE (2022)?
1. Australia
2. Italy
3. Pakistan
4. Israel
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Israel
விளக்கம்
The UAE–Israel FTA (May 2022) followed the 2020 Abraham Accords.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not in 2022.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not this FTA.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not this FTA.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Israel signed an FTA with the UAE in May 2022, its first with an Arab state.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.
Q150வினாவைத் திற
Which country launched its first satellite 'Arktika-M' to monitor the Arctic climate?
1. China
2. Russia
3. India
4. Japan
5. None of the above / More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Russia
விளக்கம்
Arktika-M, on a highly elliptical Molniya orbit, monitors weather and climate in the Arctic.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not China.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Russia launched Arktika-M in February 2021.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not India.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not Japan.
- (E) தவறு
  Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.

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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination Prelims 2022: விடைகளுடன் வினாக்கள்

Who established trade relations with the Roman Empire?

The Muslim ruler whose kingdom was regarded as a part of Dar-ul-Islam was:

Which of these rulers opposed the power of the Caliph?

Tughril Khan revolted during whose reign?

Which Mughal ruler first fought against the British?

Which of the following social reforms were initiated by William Bentinck? 1. Abolition of Sati 2. Abolition of slavery 3. Removal of disabilities arising from change of religion 4. Suppression of organised gangs of thugs

Who conquered and annexed Sindh?

In which year did the first census begin in India?

On which date were Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hanged?

Who was the third satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha launched by Gandhi in 1940?

Who started the 'secret (Congress) radio' during the Quit India Movement?

Who was the physician of the Magadha ruler Bimbisara?

Who was the real founder of Turkish rule in Bihar?

Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar (and Orissa)?

Who were the leaders of the Santhal Rebellion?

In which year did the Chuar rebellion of Bihar take place?

In which year was Orissa separated from Bihar?

Where was the First Buddhist Council held?

Which Gupta ruler came to power after killing his elder brother?

Who founded the Vardhana dynasty?

The Sargasso Sea is a part of the:

What is the boundary line between India and China called?

Rajasthan receives very little rainfall because:

Consider the following statements: 1. Project Tiger was launched in India in 1973. 2. International Biodiversity Day 2022 had the theme 'Building a shared future for all life'. 3. Project Tiger is a programme to conserve tigers. Which of the above statements is/are true?

Karewas are famous for the cultivation of:

Which state of India leads in thorium production?

At which of the following places is the newsprint industry located?

Where was the first coal mine dug in India?

According to Census 2011, which is the most populous Scheduled Tribe in India?

The total geographical area of Bihar is:

Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

In which district of Bihar is the Telhar Kund waterfall located?

Which is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake, located in Bihar?

In which district of Bihar has the largest gold reserve been found?

Which district of Bihar is known as the 'Silk City'?

According to Census 2011, what is the female literacy rate in Bihar?

Which is the principal celestial body of the Solar System?

The Earth's inner layer NIFE is rich in which elements?

Who proposed the concept of the geographical cycle of erosion?

The Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties blow in which hemisphere?

How many sessions does the Lok Sabha normally hold in a year?

Who was the chairman of the first Law Commission of independent India?

If 'One Nation, One Election' is implemented in India, which Article of the Constitution would need amendment?

Which state does not have the Panchayati Raj system?

Lok Sabha seats for each state are determined by the Delimitation Commission. Until which year has this delimitation been frozen?

The Supreme Court is:

What does the state government constitute every five years to review the financial position of Panchayats?

What is the objective of Community Development?

How many members were in the electoral college for India's 16th Vice-Presidential election in 2022?

How many times is the President of India eligible for re-election?

The Bhandari Committee is related to:

Choose the correct statement about the National Pension System (NPS):

Which of the following is NOT among the priorities of India's Budget 2022-23?

What was India's tax-to-GDP ratio in FY 2021-22?

As per commodity classification and groups, what was India's share in world exports in 2018?

According to the Fourth Advance Estimates, what was India's total wheat production in 2020-21?

Choose the correct statement about the 'Vibrant Villages Programme':

According to the Bihar Economic Survey 2021-22, choose the INCORRECT statement:

Choose the correct order of the following Bihar districts by increasing level of urbanisation:

The fiscal deficit for FY 2022-23 was estimated at what percentage of Bihar's GSDP?

Choose the option that is NOT part of Bihar's 'Saat Nishchay Part-2' scheme:

Choose the correct order of Bihar districts in descending order of per capita income:

Which statement about poverty estimates based on the NSSO 68th round is NOT true?

Which of the following partially defines a micro enterprise in India?

Which of the following is INCORRECT about the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (as a listed component)?

Who successfully led the 'Bardoli Satyagraha'?

Who among these was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946?

In which year was the famous Gandhi–Irwin Pact signed?

At which session did the Congress pass the resolution for complete independence (Purna Swaraj)?

Subhas Chandra Bose gave the Nicobar Islands the new name:

Chauri Chaura, linked with the burning of a police station in February 1922, is in which state?

Where did Khudiram Bose attempt to kill Kingsford?

The 'Azad Dasta' was active in Bihar during which movement?

In the Interim Government formed in 1946, who was given the Labour portfolio?

In 1942, on which festival did Jayaprakash Narayan escape from Hazaribagh jail?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected President of the Constituent Assembly in:

Who is known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'?

Where did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi die?

Who said about the Partition of Bengal, "The partition fell upon us like a bombshell"?