According to the IIP data of MoSPI, which indices experienced significant growth in FY 2023?

Capital goods and infrastructure/construction goods

Consumer goods and infrastructure/construction goods

Consumer goods and capital goods

Manufacturing and consumer goods

After the elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, who was appointed Union Minister of Textiles?

Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (Munger)

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Jodhpur)

Which of the following represents the suitable condition for the liquefaction of gases?

High temperature, high pressure

What was the theme of International Olympic Day 2024, celebrated on 23 June?

Move, learn, discover – Together for a better world

Which of the following are the constituents of a soda-acid fire extinguisher?

Dil. sulphuric acid and sodium bicarbonate solution

Conc. sulphuric acid and aluminium sulphate

Dil. sulphuric acid and sodium carbonate

Conc. sulphuric acid and sodium carbonate solution

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Q1வினாவைத் திற
Dalton's atomic theory successfully explained: i. Law of conservation of mass ii. Law of constant composition iii. Law of radioactivity iv. Law of multiple proportions
1. ii, iii and iv
2. i, ii and iii
3. i, ii and iv
4. i, iii and iv
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) i, ii and iv
விளக்கம்
Dalton's indivisible-atom theory explained the laws of chemical combination, not radioactivity (which shows atoms can break down).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: radioactivity was discovered later and contradicts indivisible atoms.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Dalton's theory could not explain radioactivity.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the theory explained conservation of mass, constant composition and multiple proportions.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: radioactivity is not explained by it.
Q2வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is a technopolis?
1. Silicon Valley
2. London
3. Paris
4. Moscow
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Silicon Valley
விளக்கம்
A technopolis is a city or region centred on high-tech industry and research, e.g. Silicon Valley.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Silicon Valley is the classic high-tech research and industry hub.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a global financial capital, not described as a technopolis.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a cultural/political capital.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a political capital.
Q3வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following acids is secreted in the stomach?
1. Sulphuric acid
2. Nitric acid
3. Phosphoric acid
4. Hydrochloric acid
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Hydrochloric acid
விளக்கம்
Gastric juice contains HCl secreted by the parietal (oxyntic) cells.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not produced in the body.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not produced in the stomach.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not secreted by the stomach.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: parietal cells secrete HCl, which activates pepsin and kills germs.
Q4வினாவைத் திற
Which ruler ruled Assam (Kamarupa) in the time of Harsha?
1. Aswad Jahan
2. Bhaskar Varman
3. King Dahir
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Bhaskar Varman
விளக்கம்
Bhaskaravarman of the Varman dynasty ruled Kamarupa and allied with Harsha against Shashanka.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not a Kamarupa ruler.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Bhaskaravarman of Kamarupa was Harsha's ally.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Dahir ruled Sindh (defeated by the Arabs in 712).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only Bhaskar Varman fits.
Q5வினாவைத் திற
When was the undersea cable-based Chennai–Andaman and Nicobar (CANI) Project inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by PM Narendra Modi?
1. 15 August 2022
2. 10 August 2019
3. 26 January 2023
4. 10 August 2020
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 10 August 2020
விளக்கம்
The 2,312 km CANI optical fibre cable brought high-speed internet to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in August 2020.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the project was dedicated in 2020.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: one year too early.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the project was dedicated in 2020.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: PM Modi inaugurated the CANI submarine cable on 10 August 2020.
Q6வினாவைத் திற
The meter used to measure the distance travelled by a vehicle is known as:
1. Ammeter
2. Speedometer
3. Chronometer
4. Odometer
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Odometer
விளக்கம்
The odometer measures distance; the speedometer measures speed.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: measures electric current.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: measures speed.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: measures time precisely.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: an odometer records distance travelled.
Q7வினாவைத் திற
Which Amendment to the Constitution abolished the two seats reserved for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha?
1. 108th
2. 100th
3. 102nd
4. 104th
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 104th
விளக்கம்
The 104th Amendment Act, 2019 discontinued Anglo-Indian nominations to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies from January 2020.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the 108th was a women's reservation bill number, not this.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the 100th dealt with the India–Bangladesh land boundary.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the 102nd gave constitutional status to the NCBC.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the 104th Amendment (2019) ended Anglo-Indian nomination and extended SC/ST reservation.
Q8வினாவைத் திற
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following figures? Figure 1: upper pair 16, 21; lower pair 15, 10; centre 36 Figure 2: upper pair 7, 10; lower pair 13, 10; centre 16 Figure 3: upper pair ?, 15; lower pair 21, 14; centre 64
1. 22
2. 18
3. 36
4. 20
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 22
விளக்கம்
In each figure the cross sums match (16+15 = 21+10) and the centre is (pair difference + 1)². For figure 3, ? + 14 = 15 + 21 = 36, so ? = 22.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: centre = (difference + 1)²; 64 = 8² gives difference 7, so ? = 15 + 7 = 22 (also ? + 14 = 15 + 21).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: 18 + 14 = 32 ≠ 36.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: does not fit the pattern.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: 20 + 14 = 34 ≠ 36.
Q9வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following ports is an artificial port?
1. Marmugao
2. Mumbai
3. Kochi
4. Chennai
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Chennai
விளக்கம்
Chennai port was built artificially on a straight coast; Mumbai, Kochi and Marmugao are natural harbours.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a natural harbour in Goa.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a natural deep-water harbour.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a natural harbour (lagoon).
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Chennai is one of India's oldest artificial harbours.
Q10வினாவைத் திற
How many members of the UN Security Council either rejected or abstained from voting on the proposal to admit Palestine as a full UN member in April 2024?
1. 6
2. 2
3. 3
4. 5
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 3
விளக்கம்
On 18 April 2024 the draft got 12 votes in favour; the US vetoed and the UK and Switzerland abstained.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: 12 members voted in favour, leaving 3.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the US vetoed and two members abstained: 3 in all.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the US voted against (veto); the UK and Switzerland abstained.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only 3 did not vote yes.
Q11வினாவைத் திற
In the Union Budget speech for 2024-25, which oilseed was NOT among those named under the goal of 'Atmanirbharta' (self-reliance)?
1. Sesame
2. Coconut
3. Soybean
4. Groundnut
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Coconut
விளக்கம்
Budget 2024-25 set a strategy for self-reliance in mustard, groundnut, sesame, soybean and sunflower.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: sesame was named in the mission.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the budget named mustard, groundnut, sesame, soybean and sunflower, not coconut.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: soybean was named.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: groundnut was named.
Q12வினாவைத் திற
Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah was appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country in April 2024?
1. Palestine
2. Yemen
3. Lebanon
4. Kuwait
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Kuwait
விளக்கம்
The al-Sabah family rules Kuwait; Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah was appointed PM by the Emir in April 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: al-Sabah is Kuwait's ruling family.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not Yemen.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not Lebanon.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: he was named Kuwait's Prime Minister in April 2024.
Q13வினாவைத் திற
Match the following in the context of the Ashta Pradhan system of the Maratha rulers: a. Sachiva b. Peshwa c. Sumant d. Amatya 1. Prime Minister 2. In-charge of correspondence 3. Finance Minister 4. Foreign Minister
1. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
2. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
3. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
விளக்கம்
Shivaji's Ashta Pradhan: Peshwa (PM), Amatya (finance), Sachiva (royal correspondence), Sumant (foreign affairs), among others.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Sachiva–correspondence, Peshwa–PM, Sumant–foreign affairs, Amatya–finance.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the Peshwa was the Prime Minister, not the Sachiva.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: most pairs are wrong.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only code A is correct.
Q14வினாவைத் திற
According to the IIP data of MoSPI, which indices experienced significant growth in FY 2023?
1. Consumer goods and infrastructure/construction goods
2. Consumer goods and capital goods
3. Manufacturing and consumer goods
4. Capital goods and infrastructure/construction goods
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Capital goods and infrastructure/construction goods
விளக்கம்
Public capex drove strong FY23 growth in capital goods and infrastructure/construction goods.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: consumer goods growth was weak in FY23.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: consumer goods did not grow significantly.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: these were not the standout indices.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: capital goods (~13%) and infrastructure goods (~8%) grew strongly, reflecting investment.
Q15வினாவைத் திற
Heat transfer that does not require a medium is called:
1. Radiation
2. Reflection
3. Conduction
4. Convection
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Radiation
விளக்கம்
Radiation needs no medium, which is how the Sun's heat reaches Earth.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: radiation travels as electromagnetic waves, even through vacuum.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not a mode of heat transfer.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: needs a material medium (mostly solids).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: needs a fluid medium.
Q16வினாவைத் திற
Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of lava?
1. Igneous
2. Sedimentary
3. Crystal
4. Metamorphic
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Igneous
விளக்கம்
Lava cools to form extrusive igneous rocks such as basalt.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: igneous rocks form from cooled magma/lava (e.g. basalt).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: formed by deposition of sediments.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not a rock type.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: formed by heat/pressure altering existing rocks.
Q17வினாவைத் திற
After the elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, who was appointed Union Minister of Textiles?
1. Giriraj Singh (Begusarai)
2. Bhupender Yadav (Alwar)
3. Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (Munger)
4. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Jodhpur)
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Giriraj Singh (Begusarai)
விளக்கம்
In Modi 3.0 (June 2024), Giriraj Singh received the Ministry of Textiles.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Giriraj Singh became Textiles Minister in June 2024.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he got Environment.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: he got Panchayati Raj and Fisheries.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: he got Culture and Tourism.
Q18வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following human races inhabits China, Mongolia and Japan?
1. Australoid
2. Negro (Negroid)
3. Mongoloid
4. Nordic
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Mongoloid
விளக்கம்
Older racial classifications grouped East Asian populations as Mongoloid (now considered outdated by anthropologists).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: found in Australia and parts of South Asia.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: associated with Africa.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the traditional classification places East Asians in the Mongoloid group.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: associated with northern Europe.
Q19வினாவைத் திற
'Chach Nama' was translated into Persian by:
1. Nuruddin Muhammad Aufi
2. Shams-i-Siraj Afif
3. Muhammad Ali bin Abu Bakr Kufi
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Muhammad Ali bin Abu Bakr Kufi
விளக்கம்
Chach Nama, a history of the Arab conquest of Sindh, was rendered into Persian by Muhammad Ali Kufi.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Aufi compiled Jawami-ul-Hikayat.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Kufi translated the Arabic Chach Nama into Persian (c. 1216).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only Kufi is correct.
Q20வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following represents the suitable condition for the liquefaction of gases?
1. Low temperature, high pressure
2. Low temperature, low pressure
3. High temperature, high pressure
4. High temperature, low pressure
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Low temperature, high pressure
விளக்கம்
Gases liquefy when cooled below their critical temperature and compressed.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: cooling slows molecules and pressure pushes them together.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: low pressure keeps molecules apart.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: high temperature resists liquefaction.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the opposite of what is needed.
Q21வினாவைத் திற
From which constituency was Mohan Charan Majhi, the new Chief Minister of Odisha, elected in the 2024 Assembly elections?
1. Laikera
2. Keonjhar
3. Telkoi
4. Hinjili
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Keonjhar
விளக்கம்
Mohan Charan Majhi, elected from Keonjhar, became Odisha's first BJP Chief Minister in June 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his seat.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Majhi won the Keonjhar (ST) seat.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his seat.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Hinjili was Naveen Patnaik's seat.
Q22வினாவைத் திற
To highlight the hardships faced by peasants, Sahajanand Saraswati published which newspaper?
1. Lok Sangraha
2. The Broken Wing
3. Indian Nation
4. Nirbal Sevak
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Lok Sangraha
விளக்கம்
Swami Sahajanand used Lok Sangraha to publicise illegal cesses, evictions and forced labour faced by tenants.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Sahajanand published the Hindi weekly Lok Sangraha to voice peasant grievances.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a poetry collection by Sarojini Naidu.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: an English daily linked to the Darbhanga Raj.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not associated with Sahajanand.
Q23வினாவைத் திற
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
1. 23
2. 12
3. 24
4. 22
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 22
விளக்கம்
The minute hand gains 360° on the hour hand every 12/11 hours, so they meet 11 times per 12 hours.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: they coincide 11 times every 12 hours, so 22 in a day.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is roughly per 12 hours, and even then it is 11.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the 11–1 o'clock coincidence is shared, so it is 22.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the hands meet 11 times in 12 hours, i.e. 22 times in 24 hours.
Q24வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is an iron ore?
1. Cinnabar
2. Bauxite
3. Limonite
4. Pyrite
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Limonite
விளக்கம்
Iron ores: haematite, magnetite, limonite, siderite.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: ore of mercury (HgS).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: ore of aluminium.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: limonite is a hydrated iron oxide ore.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: iron sulphide, mainly used for sulphur, not iron extraction.
Q25வினாவைத் திற
Who was the founder of the Faraizi Movement?
1. Haji Shariatullah
2. Sayyid Ahmad
3. Dudhu Mian
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Haji Shariatullah
விளக்கம்
Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi movement; his son Dudhu Mian turned it against zamindars and indigo planters.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: he founded the Faraizi movement in eastern Bengal (1818).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Sayyid Ahmad of Rae Bareli led the Wahabi movement.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: his son, who later led and radicalised it.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the founder was Haji Shariatullah alone.
Q26வினாவைத் திற
Where was the top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated on 31 July 2024, allegedly in an Israeli strike?
1. Lebanon
2. Palestine
3. Iran
4. Jordan
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Iran
விளக்கம்
Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran on 31 July 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he was not killed in Lebanon.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he was not killed in Gaza/West Bank.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: he was killed in Tehran after attending the Iranian president's inauguration.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not Jordan.
Q27வினாவைத் திற
According to a CRISIL Ratings report, India's corporate bond market is expected to grow to how much by FY 2030?
1. ₹100–120 lakh crore
2. ₹50–70 lakh crore
3. ₹120–150 lakh crore
4. ₹70–90 lakh crore
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) ₹100–120 lakh crore
விளக்கம்
CRISIL estimated the corporate bond market would grow from about ₹43 lakh crore (FY2024) to ₹100–120 lakh crore by FY2030.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: CRISIL projected the market more than doubling to ₹100–120 lakh crore by FY2030.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: this is near the current size, not the FY2030 projection.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: higher than CRISIL's projection.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: lower than CRISIL's projection.
Q28வினாவைத் திற
Arrange the following mountain peaks/ranges of India from east to west: 1. Garo Hills 2. Nanda Devi 3. Kamet 4. K2
1. 3 4 2 1
2. 4 3 1 2
3. 2 1 4 3
4. 1 2 3 4
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 1 2 3 4
விளக்கம்
Garo Hills (Meghalaya), Nanda Devi and Kamet (Uttarakhand, Kamet slightly west), K2 (Karakoram) in the far west.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Garo Hills (Meghalaya) are the easternmost.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: this runs roughly west to east.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Garo Hills lie east of Nanda Devi.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Garo Hills → Nanda Devi → Kamet → K2 runs east to west.
Q29வினாவைத் திற
Match List-I with List-II: a. Vaishali b. Bhagalpur c. Jamui d. Madhepura 1. Silk textile 2. Gold 3. Rail (locomotive) factory 4. Floriculture
1. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
2. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
3. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
4. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
விளக்கம்
Bhagalpur is the 'Silk City'; Jamui holds gold reserves; Madhepura has the Alstom electric locomotive factory.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Bhagalpur is known for silk, not rail.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Jamui is known for gold.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Vaishali–floriculture, Bhagalpur–silk, Jamui–gold, Madhepura–electric locomotive factory.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: most pairs are wrong.
Q30வினாவைத் திற
After remaining neutral for about 200 years, which country officially joined NATO in March 2024?
1. Sweden
2. North Macedonia
3. Iceland
4. Finland
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Sweden
விளக்கம்
Sweden ended its long neutrality after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and joined NATO in March 2024.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Sweden became NATO's 32nd member on 7 March 2024.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: joined in 2020.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a founding member (1949).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: joined in April 2023.
Q31வினாவைத் திற
Which component of fertiliser is used for stimulating early growth (root development)?
1. Potassium
2. Nitrogen
3. Oxygen
4. Phosphorus
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Phosphorus
விளக்கம்
In NPK, phosphorus supports early root growth, nitrogen leaf growth, and potassium overall vigour.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: potassium mainly aids disease resistance and quality.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: nitrogen mainly drives leafy (vegetative) growth.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not a fertiliser nutrient.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: phosphorus promotes early root development and establishment.
Q32வினாவைத் திற
Malik Kafur, also known as 'Hazar Dinari', was bought by whom?
1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
3. Nusrat Khan
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Nusrat Khan
விளக்கம்
Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan purchased Kafur at Cambay for 1,000 dinars, hence 'Hazar Dinari'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Kafur was presented to Alauddin after being bought by Nusrat Khan.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: much later; unrelated.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Nusrat Khan bought him for 1,000 dinars during the Gujarat campaign (1299).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only Nusrat Khan bought him.
Q33வினாவைத் திற
In which year was the Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation established?
1. 1992
2. 1982
3. 1998
4. 1990
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 1982
விளக்கம்
Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation was incorporated in 1982 to develop hydro projects in the state.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the founding year.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: BSHPC was set up in 1982.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the founding year.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the founding year.
Q34வினாவைத் திற
Who wrote 'New Lamps for Old'?
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Aurobindo Ghosh
3. Motilal Ghosh
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Aurobindo Ghosh
விளக்கம்
'New Lamps for Old' was Aurobindo Ghosh's series attacking the Moderates' mendicant politics.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he was a Moderate leader, not the author.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Aurobindo's 1893–94 articles in Indu Prakash criticised the Moderates.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: editor of Amrita Bazar Patrika, not the author.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only Aurobindo wrote it.
Q35வினாவைத் திற
What was the theme of International Olympic Day 2024, celebrated on 23 June?
1. Together, For a Peaceful World
2. Let's Move
3. Move, learn, discover – Together for a better world
4. Let's Move and Celebrate
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Let's Move and Celebrate
விளக்கம்
Olympic Day 2024 used the theme 'Let's Move and Celebrate' ahead of Paris 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the 2024 theme.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the campaign name, but the 2024 theme was 'Let's Move and Celebrate'.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the 2024 theme.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the IOC's 2024 Olympic Day theme, tied to the Paris Games.
Q36வினாவைத் திற
Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Patna (Bankipur) Session in 1912?
1. Saiyid Mohammad Bahadur
2. Sir S.P. Sinha
3. Syed Hasan Imam
4. R.N. Mudholkar
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) R.N. Mudholkar
விளக்கம்
The 27th Congress session (1912) was held at Bankipur, Patna, presided over by Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he presided in 1913 (Karachi).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he presided in 1915 (Bombay).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: he presided in 1918 (special session, Bombay).
- (D) சரி
  Correct: R.N. Mudholkar presided over the 1912 Bankipur session.
Q37வினாவைத் திற
What is the 14th term of the sequence 14, 10, 6, 2, ...?
1. −42
2. −34
3. −46
4. −38
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) −38
விளக்கம்
AP with a = 14, d = −4: a₁₄ = 14 + 13 × (−4) = −38.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: that would be the 15th term.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the 13th term.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the 16th term.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: a₁₄ = 14 + 13(−4) = −38.
Q38வினாவைத் திற
Shares of Agriculture, Industry and Services in overall GVA at current prices (FY 2024):
1. 17.7%, 27.6%, 54.7%
2. 18.7%, 28.6%, 52.7%
3. 17.7%, 28.6%, 53.7%
4. 16.7%, 26.6%, 56.7%
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 17.7%, 27.6%, 54.7%
விளக்கம்
FY24 GVA (current prices): agriculture ~17.7%, industry ~27.6%, services ~54.7%.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: these match the Economic Survey 2023-24 provisional figures.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: agriculture and industry are overstated.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: industry and services are off.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: services are overstated.
Q39வினாவைத் திற
In which city of Bihar is the recently inaugurated National Dolphin Research Centre located?
1. Darbhanga
2. Patna
3. Munger
4. Gaya
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Patna
விளக்கம்
Asia's first National Dolphin Research Centre, for the Gangetic dolphin, is in Patna.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the NDRC was inaugurated in Patna (March 2024) on the Patna University campus by the Ganga.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
Q40வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following are the constituents of a soda-acid fire extinguisher?
1. Conc. sulphuric acid and aluminium sulphate
2. Dil. sulphuric acid and sodium carbonate
3. Dil. sulphuric acid and sodium bicarbonate solution
4. Conc. sulphuric acid and sodium carbonate solution
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Dil. sulphuric acid and sodium bicarbonate solution
விளக்கம்
In a soda-acid extinguisher, H₂SO₄ reacts with NaHCO₃ solution to produce CO₂ under pressure.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: aluminium sulphate is used in foam extinguishers.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: sodium bicarbonate, not carbonate, is used.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: they react to release CO₂ that smothers the fire.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: wrong base and acid strength.
Q41வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following bacterial diseases is called splenic fever?
1. Typhoid
2. Anthrax
3. Cholera
4. None of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Anthrax
விளக்கம்
Anthrax causes an enlarged spleen in animals, hence 'splenic fever'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: typhoid is enteric fever.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) is also called splenic fever.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: cholera is an intestinal infection.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: anthrax is correct.
Q42வினாவைத் திற
Where was the Japan–India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX-24) held in 2024?
1. Yokosuka, Japan
2. Bay of Bengal
3. Western Pacific Ocean
4. Visakhapatnam, India
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Yokosuka, Japan
விளக்கம்
INS Shivalik took part in JIMEX-24 with the JMSDF at Yokosuka, Japan.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: JIMEX-24 was held at Yokosuka in June 2024.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: earlier editions were held there, not 2024.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the 2024 venue.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: JIMEX-23 was at Visakhapatnam.
Q43வினாவைத் திற
The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:
1. Vidyasagar in 1899
2. Swami Vivekananda in 1899
3. Swami Vivekananda in 1897
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Swami Vivekananda in 1897
விளக்கம்
Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 at Calcutta.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Vidyasagar was not its founder.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: 1899 is when Belur Math was established; the Mission dates from 1897.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only option C is correct.
Q44வினாவைத் திற
In a certain code language, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE be written in that code?
1. MFEDJOFM
2. MFBDPDQF
3. EOJDJEFM
4. EOJDEJEM
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) EOJDJEFM
விளக்கம்
COMPUTER reversed is RETUPMOC; first and last letters stay, the middle six shift +1 → RFUVQNPC. Same for MEDICINE → EOJDJEFM.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the word must be reversed first.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: does not follow the rule.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: reverse to ENICIDEM; keep first and last, shift middle letters +1: E-OJDJEF-M.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: middle letters are not all shifted correctly.
Q45வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following radiations is used to get relief from body aches?
1. Infra-red radiation
2. UV radiation
3. Visible radiation
4. None of these
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Infra-red radiation
விளக்கம்
Infra-red lamps provide heat therapy for muscle and joint pain.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: IR heats tissues, easing muscle pain (heat therapy).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: UV can damage skin; not used for aches.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not used for this therapy.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: infra-red is used.
Q46வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following was the capital of the Chera dynasty?
1. Vanji/Karur (Kuravur)
2. Kanchipuram
3. Madurai
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Vanji/Karur (Kuravur)
விளக்கம்
Sangam-age capitals: Cheras – Vanji (Karur), Cholas – Uraiyur/Puhar, Pandyas – Madurai.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the Cheras ruled from Vanji, identified with Karur.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: capital of the Pallavas.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: capital of the Pandyas.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only option A is correct.
Q47வினாவைத் திற
The book critical of British policies, 'Gharib Hindustan', was banned in Bihar by the British in 1930. It was written by:
1. Ali Mohd. Shad
2. Mohd. Wali Hassan
3. Badrul Hassan
4. Shaikh Mian Jaan
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Mohd. Wali Hassan
விளக்கம்
Gharib Hindustan by Mohd. Wali Hassan was among the nationalist works proscribed in Bihar in 1930.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the author.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Mohd. Wali Hassan wrote Gharib Hindustan.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the author.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the author.
Q48வினாவைத் திற
What is the contribution of agriculture to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Bihar?
1. 19%
2. 17%
3. 33%
4. 26%
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 19%
விளக்கம்
Recent Bihar Economic Surveys put agriculture and allied sectors at roughly 19% of GSVA. BPSC dropped this question from the final key because it named no year.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: agriculture and allied activities form about 19% of Bihar's GSVA.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: slightly lower than the estimate.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too high for recent years.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: an older figure; recent estimates are near 19%.
Q49வினாவைத் திற
By how much did the Female Labour Force Participation Rate increase from 2017-18 to 2022-23, according to the NSSO (PLFS)?
1. From 25.3% to 35%
2. From 23.3% to 37%
3. From 23.3% to 33%
4. From 20.3% to 30%
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) From 23.3% to 37%
விளக்கம்
PLFS shows female LFPR (15+ usual status) rising from 23.3% in 2017-18 to 37.0% in 2022-23.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: both figures are off.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: female LFPR rose from 23.3% to 37.0%.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the end figure was 37%.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: both figures are off.
Q50வினாவைத் திற
Which country took over the chairmanship of BRICS on 1 January 2024?
1. India
2. Russia
3. South Africa
4. Brazil
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Russia
விளக்கம்
Russia held the BRICS chair in 2024; the summit took place in Kazan in October 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: India chaired in 2021.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Russia chaired BRICS in 2024 and hosted the Kazan summit.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: South Africa chaired in 2023.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Brazil chairs in 2025.
Q51வினாவைத் திற
Melamine, used for making floor tiles, is an example of:
1. Polythene
2. Thermoplastics
3. PVC
4. Thermosetting plastic
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Thermosetting plastic
விளக்கம்
Melamine and Bakelite are thermosetting plastics; they cannot be remoulded once set.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: polythene is a thermoplastic.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: melamine does not soften on reheating.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: PVC is a thermoplastic.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: melamine sets permanently on heating and resists heat and fire.
Q52வினாவைத் திற
How many triangles are there in figure PQRS? (Figure: rectangle PQRS with both diagonals meeting at centre O, plus one horizontal segment from the left side to O and one vertical segment from O down to the bottom side.)
1. 16
2. 10
3. 18
4. 12
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 12
விளக்கம்
Diagonals of a rectangle form 8 triangles; two centre-to-side segments each add 2 more, giving 12.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: overcounts; the extra segments add only 4 triangles.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: undercounts the triangles made by the extra segments.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: overcounts.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: diagonals give 8 triangles (4 small + 4 large); each extra segment splits one small triangle into 2, adding 4: total 12.
Q53வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is a cause of rural-to-urban migration in India?
1. High labour demand in cities
2. Unbalanced rural-urban development
3. Few jobs in rural areas
4. All of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) All of the above
விளக்கம்
Rural push (few jobs, poor services) and urban pull (labour demand, better facilities) combine to cause migration.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a pull factor, but not the only cause.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a cause, but not the only one.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a push factor, but not the only one.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: push and pull factors together drive migration.
Q54வினாவைத் திற
According to the RBI, what was the forecast for headline (CPI) inflation in FY 2025?
1. 5.0%
2. 4.1%
3. 5.5%
4. 4.5%
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 4.5%
விளக்கம்
In its 2024 policy reviews the RBI projected FY25 CPI inflation at 4.5%.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: higher than the RBI's projection.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: lower than the RBI's projection.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: higher than the RBI's projection.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the RBI projected CPI inflation at 4.5% for FY 2024-25.
Q55வினாவைத் திற
The book 'Hundred Years of Indian National Congress in Bihar' was edited by:
1. K.K. Datta
2. P.N. Ojha
3. A.R. Desai
4. B.B. Mishra
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) P.N. Ojha
விளக்கம்
P.N. Ojha edited the centenary volume on the Congress in Bihar (1885–1985).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: K.K. Datta wrote on Bihar's freedom struggle but did not edit this.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: P.N. Ojha edited the history of the Congress in Bihar (1885–1985).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Desai wrote 'Social Background of Indian Nationalism'.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the editor.
Q56வினாவைத் திற
In which organisms does spore formation occur as a mode of reproduction?
1. Fungi
2. Algae
3. Yeast
4. Fern
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Fungi
விளக்கம்
NCERT cites Rhizopus (bread mould), a fungus, as the classic example of spore formation.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: fungi such as Rhizopus reproduce by spores (the textbook example).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: algae mainly reproduce by fragmentation; spores are not the standard example.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: yeast mainly reproduces by budding.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: ferns do form spores, but the standard answer is fungi.
Q57வினாவைத் திற
When did the British shift the capital to Delhi?
1. 1912
2. 1913
3. 1911
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 1912
விளக்கம்
King George V announced the move at the 1911 Delhi Durbar; the government began functioning from Delhi in 1912 (New Delhi was inaugurated in 1931).
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the shift was announced in Dec 1911 and took effect in 1912.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too late.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: 1911 was the announcement at the Delhi Durbar; the move took effect in 1912.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only one year is asked.
Q58வினாவைத் திற
The Zoji-la Tunnel will connect which of the following places?
1. Manali and Jammu
2. Manali and Lahaul-Spiti
3. Srinagar and Leh
4. Srinagar and Jammu
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Srinagar and Leh
விளக்கம்
Zoji-la tunnel, under the Zoji La pass, links Sonamarg (Kashmir) with Drass (Ladakh) on the Srinagar–Leh highway.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not on this route.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the Atal Tunnel.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Zoji-la tunnel gives all-weather Srinagar–Leh connectivity.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: that route uses the Banihal/Chenani tunnels.
Q59வினாவைத் திற
Who is the author of the autobiography 'I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story'?
1. S. Sreesanth
2. Suresh Raina
3. Rahul Dravid
4. R. Ashwin and Sidharth Monga
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) R. Ashwin and Sidharth Monga
விளக்கம்
R. Ashwin's memoir about his street-cricket roots was co-authored with journalist Sidharth Monga.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his book.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Raina wrote 'Believe'.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his book.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Ashwin's memoir, co-written with Sidharth Monga (2024).
Q60வினாவைத் திற
Where was the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the WTO held in February 2024?
1. Argentina
2. Abu Dhabi
3. Indonesia
4. Switzerland
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Abu Dhabi
விளக்கம்
WTO MC13 took place in Abu Dhabi in February–March 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: MC11 was in Buenos Aires (2017).
- (B) சரி
  Correct: MC13 was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE (26 Feb–2 Mar 2024).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: MC9 was in Bali (2013).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: MC12 was in Geneva (2022).
Q61வினாவைத் திற
Which one of the following rivers is different from the others?
1. Tungabhadra
2. Narmada
3. Penganga
4. Mahanadi
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Narmada
விளக்கம்
The Narmada (with the Tapi) flows westward through a rift valley; the other three belong to east-flowing systems.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: east-flowing (tributary of the Krishna).
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the Narmada flows west into the Arabian Sea; the others drain east.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: east-flowing (Godavari system).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: east-flowing into the Bay of Bengal.
Q62வினாவைத் திற
If ÷ means +, − means ÷, × means − and + means ×, then the value of [(36 × 4) − 8 × 4] / [4 + 8 × 2 + 16 ÷ 1] is:
1. 10
2. 0
3. 12
4. 8
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 0
விளக்கம்
After substitution the numerator is 4 − 4 = 0 and the denominator 32 − 32 + 1 = 1, giving 0.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the numerator works out to 0.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: numerator: (36 − 4) ÷ 8 − 4 = 0; denominator: 4 × 8 − 2 × 16 + 1 = 1; so 0/1 = 0.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the numerator is 0.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the numerator is 0.
Q63வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is the first artificially prepared element?
1. Te (Tellurium)
2. Tc (Technetium)
3. Th (Thorium)
4. Tl (Thallium)
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Tc (Technetium)
விளக்கம்
Technetium (Z = 43) was produced by Perrier and Segrè in 1937; its name means 'artificial'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a naturally occurring element.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: technetium (1937) was the first element made artificially.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a natural radioactive element.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a naturally occurring element.
Q64வினாவைத் திற
What is the full form of CGTMSE?
1. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Macro and Small Enterprises
2. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Medium and Small Enterprises
3. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Medium Enterprises
4. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
விளக்கம்
CGTMSE provides collateral-free credit guarantees to micro and small enterprises.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: it is 'Micro', not 'Macro'.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: it is 'Micro and Small'.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: it is 'Micro and Small'.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: this is the correct expansion (set up by MSME Ministry and SIDBI, 2000).
Q65வினாவைத் திற
Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die', and when?
1. Subhas Chandra Bose during the Quit India Movement
2. Jawaharlal Nehru during the Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Gandhiji during the Quit India Movement
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Gandhiji during the Quit India Movement
விளக்கம்
At the Gowalia Tank session in Bombay (8 August 1942), Gandhi gave the call 'Do or Die'.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Bose gave 'Dilli Chalo', not 'Do or Die'.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not Nehru's slogan.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Gandhi gave 'Do or Die' on 8 August 1942.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only option C is correct.
Q66வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is the fluid part of the blood?
1. WBC
2. Plasma
3. Blood platelets
4. RBC
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Plasma
விளக்கம்
Blood = plasma (fluid matrix) + formed elements (RBCs, WBCs, platelets).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: WBCs are cells, not the fluid part.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: plasma is the straw-coloured liquid (~55% of blood).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: platelets are cell fragments.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: RBCs are cells.
Q67வினாவைத் திற
Consider the following about the Ajivika sect: a. Makkhali Gosala was its most important leader. b. The central idea of its philosophy was 'Niyati', i.e. fate. c. It practised discrimination on the basis of caste and class. d. The Ajivikas held regular sabhas (assemblies) for meetings.
1. b, c and d are correct
2. a, b and d are correct
3. a and d are correct
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) a, b and d are correct
விளக்கம்
The Ajivikas, led by Makkhali Gosala, held strict fatalism (Niyati) and were egalitarian about caste.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: c is wrong: Ajivikas rejected caste discrimination.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Gosala led the sect, Niyati was central, and they held assemblies.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: b is also correct.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only code B matches.
Q68வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following minerals occurs in the Minas Gerais province of Brazil?
1. Bauxite
2. Iron ore
3. Mica
4. Coal
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Iron ore
விளக்கம்
The Iron Quadrangle of Minas Gerais holds some of the world's richest iron-ore deposits.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not Minas Gerais's signature mineral.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Minas Gerais ('General Mines') is Brazil's chief iron-ore region.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the main mineral.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Brazil's coal is in the south.
Q69வினாவைத் திற
The first Hindi daily newspaper to be published in Bihar was:
1. Kshatriya Samachar
2. Udyoga
3. Sarva Hitaishi
4. Chaitanya Chandrika
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Sarva Hitaishi
விளக்கம்
Bihar Bandhu (1872) was Bihar's first Hindi newspaper (weekly); Sarva Hitaishi was the first Hindi daily.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the first Hindi daily.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the first Hindi daily.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Sarva Hitaishi is credited as Bihar's first Hindi daily.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the first Hindi daily.
Q70வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following has a highly elongated elliptical orbit?
1. Asteroid
2. Comet
3. Meteorite
4. Meteor
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Comet
விளக்கம்
Comets travel on long, highly elliptical orbits, e.g. Halley's comet (~76 years).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: most asteroids have fairly circular orbits.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: comets have highly eccentric, elongated orbits.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a meteorite is debris that reaches the ground.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a meteor is a streak of light in the atmosphere.
Q71வினாவைத் திற
If 1 February 1996 is a Wednesday, what day is 3 March 1996?
1. Friday
2. Sunday
3. Saturday
4. Monday
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Saturday
விளக்கம்
Feb 1996 has 29 days, so 3 March is 31 days after 1 Feb: 3 odd days → Saturday.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: count 31 days: 31 mod 7 = 3 → Saturday.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: this ignores the leap-year February (29 days).
- (C) சரி
  Correct: 1996 is a leap year; 1 Feb to 3 Mar = 31 days = 4 weeks + 3 days → Wednesday + 3 = Saturday.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too far ahead.
Q72வினாவைத் திற
Where was Donald Trump speaking at an election rally when an alleged shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot and injured him?
1. Pennsylvania
2. Milwaukee
3. Texas
4. Arizona
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Pennsylvania
விளக்கம்
Trump was wounded in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the attack happened at Butler, Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Milwaukee hosted the Republican convention days later.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
Q73வினாவைத் திற
What was India's position in the manufacturing of mobile phones in 2023?
1. 10th
2. 2nd
3. 15th
4. 4th
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 2nd
விளக்கம்
Driven by PLI and Make in India, India became the second-largest mobile phone maker.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: India ranks much higher.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: India is the world's second-largest mobile phone manufacturer after China.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: India ranks much higher.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: India ranks second.
Q74வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following cities is located on the river Seine?
1. Paris
2. Belgrade
3. Lisbon
4. Budapest
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Paris
விளக்கம்
The Seine flows through Paris to the English Channel.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Paris stands on the Seine.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: on the Danube and Sava.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: on the Tagus.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: on the Danube.
Q75வினாவைத் திற
According to the RBI, what is one of the eligibility criteria for a Small Finance Bank (SFB) to transition into a Universal Bank?
1. Minimum net worth of ₹1,500 crore
2. Minimum net worth of ₹500 crore
3. Minimum net worth of ₹2,000 crore
4. Minimum net worth of ₹1,000 crore
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Minimum net worth of ₹1,000 crore
விளக்கம்
Other conditions include listing, a 5-year track record, net profit in the last two years and GNPA ≤ 3%.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the RBI set ₹1,000 crore.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too low.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too high.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the April 2024 RBI criteria require net worth of at least ₹1,000 crore.
Q76வினாவைத் திற
Match List-I (Organisation) with List-II (Headquarters): I. Swadesh Sevak Home II. United India House III. Yugantar Ashram IV. INA (Azad Hind Fauj) a. Vancouver b. Seattle c. San Francisco d. Rangoon
1. I-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b
2. I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
3. I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
4. I-a, II-d, III-b, IV-c
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
விளக்கம்
Swadesh Sevak Home (G.D. Kumar) – Vancouver; United India House (Taraknath Das) – Seattle; Yugantar Ashram (Ghadar Party) – San Francisco; INA HQ shifted to Rangoon in 1944.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Swadesh Sevak Home was in Vancouver.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Yugantar Ashram was in San Francisco.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco (Ghadar HQ) and Rangoon.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: most pairs are wrong.
Q77வினாவைத் திற
When did the Muslim League observe 'Direct Action Day'?
1. 14 August 1946
2. 15 August 1947
3. 16 August 1946
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 16 August 1946
விளக்கம்
The League called Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 to press for Pakistan after rejecting the Cabinet Mission plan.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: two days early.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is Independence Day.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Direct Action Day was 16 August 1946, leading to the Calcutta killings.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only one date is correct.
Q78வினாவைத் திற
In June 2024, which city was named India's first 'UNESCO City of Literature'?
1. Delhi
2. Kozhikode
3. Varanasi
4. Hyderabad
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Kozhikode
விளக்கம்
Kozhikode joined UNESCO's Creative Cities Network for literature in 2023 and was formally declared in June 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not designated.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Kozhikode (Kerala) was formally declared India's first UNESCO City of Literature.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Varanasi is a UNESCO City of Music.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Hyderabad is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy.
Q79வினாவைத் திற
What is the structural and functional unit of life?
1. Cell
2. Organ
3. Tissue
4. Organism
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Cell
விளக்கம்
Cell theory: all living things are made of cells, the basic unit of life.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: organs are made of tissues.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: tissues are groups of cells.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the whole living being, not the basic unit.
Q80வினாவைத் திற
Gaurav walks 20 m North, turns left and walks 40 m, turns left again and walks 20 m, then turns right and walks 20 m. How far is he from his starting point?
1. 40 m
2. 20 m
3. 60 m
4. 30 m
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 60 m
விளக்கம்
North 20, West 40, South 20, West 20 → net 60 m West of the start.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the last 20 m West adds to the 40 m.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the westward total is 60 m.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: N 20 and S 20 cancel; West 40 + 20 = 60 m.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: does not match the moves.
Q81வினாவைத் திற
Which one is NOT included in the Budget priorities in pursuit of 'Viksit Bharat' in the Union Budget 2024-25?
1. Energy Security
2. Productivity and Resilience in Agriculture
3. Sustainable Development
4. Employment and Skilling
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Sustainable Development
விளக்கம்
The nine priorities: agriculture, employment & skilling, inclusive HRD, manufacturing & services, urban development, energy security, infrastructure, innovation/R&D, next-gen reforms.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: one of the nine priorities.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the first of the nine priorities.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: not listed among the nine priorities.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: one of the nine priorities.
Q82வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following drainage systems drains the land of Bihar?
1. Ghaghara
2. Mahanadi
3. Yamuna
4. Narmada
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Ghaghara
விளக்கம்
Bihar is drained by the Ganga and its tributaries, including the Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi and Son.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the Ghaghara (Ganga system) joins the Ganga near Chhapra in Bihar.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: drains Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: joins the Ganga at Prayagraj, before Bihar.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: drains central India westward.
Q83வினாவைத் திற
Consider the types of land according to the Amarakosha: a. Urvara – fertile b. Maru – desert c. Shadvala – grassy d. Devamatrika – watered by rain Which of the following is correct?
1. a and b both
2. c and d both
3. b, c and d
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
Amarakosha classifies land as urvara (fertile), maru (desert), shadvala (grassy), devamatrika (rain-fed), etc.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: c and d are also correct.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a and b are also correct.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a is also correct.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: all four pairs are correct, so more than one option holds.
Q84வினாவைத் திற
Under Article 243J, which of the following can make provisions for the maintenance of accounts by Panchayats?
1. Parliament
2. State Legislature
3. District Collector
4. State Finance Commission
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) State Legislature
விளக்கம்
Article 243J lets the state legislature make laws on Panchayat accounts and their audit.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: 243J vests this in the state legislature.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Article 243J: the state legislature may by law provide for accounts and their audit.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: an executive officer, not a law-maker.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the SFC (243-I) reviews finances, not accounts rules.
Q85வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is a non-contact force?
1. Magnetic force
2. Frictional force
3. Impact force
4. None of these
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Magnetic force
விளக்கம்
Non-contact forces include magnetic, electrostatic and gravitational forces.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: magnets act at a distance without touching.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: friction needs surfaces in contact.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: impact requires contact.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: magnetic force is non-contact.
Q86வினாவைத் திற
Motorcycle is related to Battery in the same way as Life is related to:
1. Moon
2. Earth
3. Star
4. Sun
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Sun
விளக்கம்
The analogy is 'source of energy': battery → motorcycle, Sun → life.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Moon is not life's energy source.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Earth is life's home, not its energy source.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too general.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: as a battery powers a motorcycle, the Sun is the energy source for life.
Q87வினாவைத் திற
Consider the following about King Pravarasena (I): a. He was the real founder of the Vakataka dynasty. b. His empire extended from Bundelkhand in the north to Hyderabad in the south. c. He succeeded his father, King Vindhyashakti. d. He is mentioned in the Puranas. Which of the statements are correct?
1. a and b both
2. a and c both
3. b, c and d
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) More than one of the above
விளக்கம்
Pravarasena I, son of Vindhyashakti, expanded the Vakataka realm, took the title Samrat and appears in the Puranas.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: c and d are also correct.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: b and d are also correct.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a is also correct.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: all four statements are correct.
Q88வினாவைத் திற
Match the newspapers with their editors: I. Free Hindustan II. Indian Opinion III. Voice of India IV. Bengalee a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Dadabhai Naoroji c. Surendranath Banerjee d. Taraknath Das
1. I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
2. I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
3. I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b
4. I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
விளக்கம்
Taraknath Das ran Free Hindustan (Vancouver); Gandhi ran Indian Opinion (South Africa); Naoroji, Voice of India; Surendranath Banerjee, The Bengalee.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Indian Opinion was Gandhi's paper.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Free Hindustan–Taraknath Das, Indian Opinion–Gandhi, Voice of India–Naoroji, Bengalee–Surendranath.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Free Hindustan was Taraknath Das's.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Bengalee was Surendranath's.
Q89வினாவைத் திற
In which freestyle weight category did Aman Sehrawat become the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics?
1. 86 kg
2. 65 kg
3. 74 kg
4. 57 kg
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 57 kg
விளக்கம்
Aman Sehrawat qualified in men's 57 kg freestyle at Istanbul and won bronze at Paris 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not his category.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not his category.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his category.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Aman qualified (and later won bronze) in 57 kg.
Q90வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following districts of Bihar has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population as per Census 2011?
1. Katihar
2. Jamui
3. Purnia
4. Banka
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Katihar
விளக்கம்
Census 2011: Katihar has Bihar's highest ST share (~5.9%), followed by Banka, Jamui and Purnia.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Katihar has about 5.9% ST population, the highest in Bihar.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: about 4.5%.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: about 4.4%.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: about 4.7%.
Q91வினாவைத் திற
Which sector received the highest allocation in the Bihar Budget 2024-25?
1. Agriculture
2. Health
3. Infrastructure
4. Education
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Education
விளக்கம்
Education has consistently received the largest allocation in Bihar's budget.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: lower than education.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: lower than education.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: lower than education.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: education got the largest share (about ₹52,600 crore).
Q92வினாவைத் திற
Choose the group of letters which is different from the others.
1. ORUX
2. PSVX
3. CFIL
4. JMPS
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) PSVX
விளக்கம்
All groups follow +3 except PSVX, whose last step is +2.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: +3 each step (O→R→U→X).
- (B) சரி
  Correct: P→S→V is +3, but V→X is +2, breaking the pattern.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: +3 each step.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: +3 each step.
Q93வினாவைத் திற
Corundum and cryolite are important ores of:
1. Aluminium
2. Silver
3. Tin
4. Iron
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Aluminium
விளக்கம்
Both are aluminium minerals; cryolite is used as a flux in aluminium extraction.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: corundum (Al₂O₃) and cryolite (Na₃AlF₆) contain aluminium.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: silver ores include argentite.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: tin ore is cassiterite.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: iron ores are haematite, magnetite etc.
Q94வினாவைத் திற
After the changes made in March 2024, what is the eligibility age for senior citizens to vote by postal ballot?
1. 85 years
2. 80 years
3. 82 years
4. 90 years
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 85 years
விளக்கம்
The Conduct of Election Rules were amended in March 2024 to allow home/postal voting for those aged 85+.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the age was raised from 80 to 85 years.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: this was the earlier limit.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the limit.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the limit.
Q95வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following states of India has major reserves of coal?
1. Jharkhand
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Odisha
4. All of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) All of the above
விளக்கம்
Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh together hold the bulk of India's coal reserves.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: true, but the others also have major reserves.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: true, but the others also have major reserves.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: true, but the others also have major reserves.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh hold India's largest coal reserves.
Q96வினாவைத் திற
Which two words were inserted into the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment?
1. Democratic and Socialist
2. Republic and Secular
3. Socialist and Sovereign
4. Secular and Socialist
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Secular and Socialist
விளக்கம்
The 42nd Amendment, 1976 added 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity' to the Preamble.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: 'Democratic' was in the original Preamble.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: 'Republic' was in the original.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: 'Sovereign' was in the original.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the 42nd Amendment (1976) added 'Socialist', 'Secular' (and 'Integrity').
Q97வினாவைத் திற
In which Lok Sabha seat did the Shompen tribe, one of India's PVTGs, vote for the first time in April 2024?
1. Tripura East
2. Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
3. Tura
4. Andaman and Nicobar
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Andaman and Nicobar
விளக்கம்
The Shompen, a PVTG of Great Nicobar Island, voted for the first time in the 2024 general election.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Shompen do not live there.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not their home.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: in Meghalaya; not related.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the Shompen of Great Nicobar voted in the Andaman & Nicobar seat.
Q98வினாவைத் திற
What was Bihar's Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at current prices for 2022-23 (base year 2011-12)?
1. ₹54,111
2. ₹42,083
3. ₹61,434
4. ₹47,498
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) ₹54,111
விளக்கம்
Per MoSPI/RBI state data, Bihar's per capita NSDP at current prices in 2022-23 was ₹54,111.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bihar's per capita NSDP for 2022-23 was ₹54,111, the lowest among states.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: an older-year figure.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: higher than the actual figure.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: an older-year figure.
Q99வினாவைத் திற
Which centre in Bihar is proposed to be developed under the Vishnupad corridor scheme for tourism in the Union Budget 2024?
1. Nalanda
2. Rajgir
3. Vaishali
4. Gaya
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Gaya
விளக்கம்
Budget 2024-25 announced Kashi Vishwanath-style corridors for the Vishnupad temple (Gaya) and Mahabodhi temple (Bodh Gaya).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Nalanda was mentioned separately for tourism.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Rajgir got a separate comprehensive initiative.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not part of this scheme.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the Vishnupad temple corridor is in Gaya.
Q100வினாவைத் திற
Match the political organisation with its founder: I. Khaksars II. Congress Socialist Party III. Independent Labour Party IV. Forward Bloc a. Subhas Chandra Bose b. Inayatullah Mashriqi c. Jayaprakash Narayan d. B.R. Ambedkar
1. I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c
2. I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
3. I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
4. I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
விளக்கம்
Khaksar movement (1931, Mashriqi); Congress Socialist Party (1934, JP and others); ILP (1936, Ambedkar); Forward Bloc (1939, Bose).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Forward Bloc was Bose's.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Khaksars–Mashriqi, CSP–JP, ILP–Ambedkar, Forward Bloc–Bose.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Khaksars were founded by Mashriqi.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: ILP was Ambedkar's.
Q101வினாவைத் திற
Before his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in July 2024, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh was the Chief Justice of which High Court?
1. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
2. Madras High Court
3. Bombay High Court
4. Gauhati High Court
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
விளக்கம்
Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, the first SC judge from Manipur, was Chief Justice of the J&K and Ladakh High Court.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: he was Chief Justice of the J&K and Ladakh HC.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not his court.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not his court.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: he served there earlier as a judge, not as Chief Justice.
Q102வினாவைத் திற
The Sikh pilgrimage site 'Takht Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib', considered the second holiest Takht, is located at:
1. Bhagalpur
2. Gaya
3. Patna
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Patna
விளக்கம்
Takht Sri Patna Sahib marks the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not the location.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Patna Sahib, birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, is in Patna.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: it is only in Patna.
Q103வினாவைத் திற
The Bihula festival is celebrated especially in which district of Bihar, usually in August?
1. Bhagalpur
2. Patna
3. Sitamarhi
4. Darbhanga
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Bhagalpur
விளக்கம்
The Bihula–Bishahari (snake goddess) festival and Manjusha art are rooted in the Bhagalpur region.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bihula–Bishahari is celebrated mainly in Bhagalpur (Champa region).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not its main centre.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not its main centre.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not its main centre.
Q104வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following gives the resistance of a wire?
1. R = IV
2. R = I/2V
3. R = V/I
4. R = I/V
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) R = V/I
விளக்கம்
By Ohm's law V = IR, so R = V/I.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: IV is power, not resistance.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not a valid relation.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Ohm's law: R = V/I.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: I/V is conductance.
Q105வினாவைத் திற
Which Article of the Constitution disqualifies a Member of Parliament for holding an office of profit?
1. Article 102(1)(c)
2. Article 102(1)(b)
3. Article 102(1)(d)
4. Article 102(1)(a)
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Article 102(1)(a)
விளக்கம்
Article 102(1)(a) covers office of profit under the Union or a State government (unless exempted by Parliament).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: this concerns undischarged insolvents.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: this concerns unsound mind.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: this concerns citizenship.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: 102(1)(a) disqualifies anyone holding an office of profit under the government.
Q106வினாவைத் திற
Which great ruler founded the Haryanka dynasty in ancient Bihar?
1. Bimbisara
2. Brihadratha
3. Ajatashatru
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Bimbisara
விளக்கம்
Bimbisara (c. 544 BCE) founded the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha with Rajagriha as capital.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bimbisara is regarded as the founder of the Haryanka dynasty.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he founded the earlier Brihadratha dynasty.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Bimbisara's son and successor.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only Bimbisara is correct.
Q107வினாவைத் திற
Which statement about Ruchira Kamboj, the first woman to become India's Permanent Representative to the UN (now retired), is true?
1. She was a member of NITI Aayog
2. She was a member of the Indian Council of World Affairs
3. She held the position of Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris
4. She was the first woman Indian Ambassador to the USA
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) She held the position of Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris
விளக்கம்
Ruchira Kamboj (IFS 1987) served at UNESCO Paris, as Ambassador to Bhutan and High Commissioner to South Africa before the UN.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: she was not.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not her notable post.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: she served as India's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: that was Meera Shankar (2009).
Q108வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following are exothermic processes? i. Evaporation of water ii. Dilution of an acid (H₂SO₄) iii. Reaction of water with quicklime iv. Sublimation of camphor
1. iii and iv
2. ii and iii
3. i and iv
4. i and ii
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) ii and iii
விளக்கம்
Evaporation and sublimation absorb heat; diluting H₂SO₄ and CaO + H₂O release heat.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: sublimation absorbs heat.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: diluting acid and slaking lime both release heat.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: both are endothermic.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: evaporation is endothermic.
Q109வினாவைத் திற
What is the object of a 'cut motion' in Parliament?
1. To move a proposal to reduce expenditure in the budget proposals
2. To restrict day-to-day financial expenditure of the government
3. To restrict grants from the Consolidated Fund of India
4. To restrict the grants of the Government
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) To move a proposal to reduce expenditure in the budget proposals
விளக்கம்
Cut motions (policy cut, economy cut, token cut) seek to reduce demands for grants in the budget.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: a cut motion seeks to reduce the amount of a demand for grant.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too general.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: charged expenditure is not voted on.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: vague; the specific aim is reducing a demand.
Q110வினாவைத் திற
Who presented the Bihar Budget 2024-25 in the State Assembly?
1. Vijay Kumar Sinha
2. Nitish Kumar
3. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
4. Samrat Choudhary
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Samrat Choudhary
விளக்கம்
Samrat Choudhary presented a ₹2.79 lakh crore budget for 2024-25 in February 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Deputy CM, but not the Finance Minister.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the Chief Minister does not present it.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: he was the earlier Finance Minister.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Deputy CM and Finance Minister Samrat Choudhary presented it.
Q111வினாவைத் திற
When did the new province of Bihar come into force during British rule?
1. April 1912
2. April 1911
3. March 1912
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) April 1912
விளக்கம்
1 April 1912 is celebrated as Bihar Diwas, when the province was carved out of the Bengal Presidency.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bihar and Orissa province came into being on 1 April 1912.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the separation was announced in December 1911.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: notified in March; effective in April.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only April 1912 is correct.
Q112வினாவைத் திற
Who headed the Royal Commission on Indian Currency appointed in 1913?
1. James Wilson
2. J.M. Keynes
3. Sir Austen Chamberlain
4. Sir W.R. Mansfield
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Sir Austen Chamberlain
விளக்கம்
The Chamberlain Commission (1913–14), with Keynes as member, examined India's currency and finance.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he introduced the income tax (1860).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Keynes was a member, not the chairman.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Austen Chamberlain chaired the 1913 Royal Commission on Indian Finance and Currency.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the chairman.
Q113வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is the value of the solar constant?
1. 1.6 kW/m²
2. 1.4 kW/m²
3. 1.2 kW/m²
4. 1.8 kW/m²
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) 1.4 kW/m²
விளக்கம்
The solar constant (solar flux at Earth's mean distance) is about 1361 W/m² ≈ 1.4 kW/m².
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: too high.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: the solar constant is about 1.36 kW/m² (~1.4).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too low.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too high.
Q114வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following was NOT one of the features of the Government of India Act, 1935?
1. Reconstruction of the Governor-General's Executive Council
2. Provincial Autonomy
3. Appraisal of the Act of 1935
4. Proposal for a Federation of India
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Appraisal of the Act of 1935
விளக்கம்
The 1935 Act's features included provincial autonomy, a proposed federation, dyarchy at the Centre and a Federal Court.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Act restructured the central executive (dyarchy at the Centre).
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a core feature of the Act.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: an appraisal of the Act is not a feature of the Act itself.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the Act proposed an All-India Federation.
Q115வினாவைத் திற
What is the present position of representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha?
1. Their nomination has been done away with by the 104th Constitutional Amendment
2. Two Anglo-Indians are nominated by the President
3. They are nominated as per their population
4. One Anglo-Indian is nominated by the President
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Their nomination has been done away with by the 104th Constitutional Amendment
விளக்கம்
Article 331 nominations lapsed on 25 January 2020 under the 104th Amendment.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the 104th Amendment (2019) ended the provision from January 2020.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: this was the old position (Art. 331).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: never the rule.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect number and outdated.
Q116வினாவைத் திற
Which community, categorised as Scheduled Caste by a 2015 Bihar government notification, had that notification quashed by the Supreme Court in July 2024 (states cannot alter the Article 341 list)?
1. Lal Begi
2. Tanti-Tantwa
3. Pano
4. Dabgar
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Tanti-Tantwa
விளக்கம்
The Supreme Court held that only Parliament can modify the presidential SC list under Article 341.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not the community in the case.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Bihar had merged Tanti-Tantwa (an EBC) with the SC 'Pan/Sawasi' group; the SC quashed it.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Pan is the existing SC entry, not the added community.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the community in the case.
Q117வினாவைத் திற
Who won the men's singles title at the French Open 2024?
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Carlos Alcaraz
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Carlos Alcaraz
விளக்கம்
Carlos Alcaraz won his first French Open in 2024, beating Alexander Zverev in five sets.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he withdrew injured in the quarter-final stage.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he lost the final.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the champion.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Alcaraz beat Zverev in the 2024 final.
Q118வினாவைத் திற
Who became the first Indian mountaineer to scale Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse twice in one season?
1. Satyadeep Gupta
2. Sunil Rohilla
3. Premlata Agarwal
4. Kaamya Karthikeyan
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Satyadeep Gupta
விளக்கம்
Satyadeep Gupta summited Everest and Lhotse twice each in the 2024 spring season.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: he achieved the double Everest–Lhotse traverse twice in May 2024.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not this record.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: known for the Seven Summits, not this record.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: youngest Indian girl to climb Everest from Nepal (2024).
Q119வினாவைத் திற
What is the sex ratio of Bihar as per Census 2011?
1. 918
2. 916
3. 933
4. 922
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) 918
விளக்கம்
Census 2011: Bihar 918, India 943.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bihar's sex ratio was 918 females per 1000 males.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: close but incorrect.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: India's 2001 figure.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not Bihar's figure.
Q120வினாவைத் திற
Chlorophyll in photosynthesis is used for:
1. Reduction of CO₂
2. Breaking down water molecules
3. No function
4. Absorbing light
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Absorbing light
விளக்கம்
Chlorophyll captures light energy that drives the light reactions of photosynthesis.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: done in the Calvin cycle using ATP/NADPH, not by chlorophyll directly.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: water splitting is done by the oxygen-evolving complex.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: chlorophyll is essential.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: chlorophyll absorbs light energy (mainly red and blue).
Q121வினாவைத் திற
The political strategy 'Struggle–Truce–Struggle' (S-T-S) came into prominence with the call for:
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Quit India
3. Boycott of the Simon Commission
4. Khilafat issue
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Khilafat issue
விளக்கம்
Bipan Chandra's S-T-S describes alternating mass struggle and truce from Non-Cooperation (1920) onward. BPSC dropped this question from the final key; D is the best-supported answer.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Swadeshi Movement (1905) predates the Gandhian strategy.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Quit India was the final phase, not where S-T-S began.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not the starting point of the strategy.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the Khilafat call launched Non-Cooperation, the first Gandhian mass struggle in the S-T-S pattern.
Q122வினாவைத் திற
During the Quit India Movement, parallel 'national governments' were set up at many places. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
1. Raiyati Sarkar – Kheda (Gujarat)
2. Prati Sarkar – Satara (Maharashtra)
3. Praja Mandal – Talcher (Orissa)
4. Jatiya Sarkar – Tamluk (Bengal)
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Raiyati Sarkar – Kheda (Gujarat)
விளக்கம்
Parallel governments of 1942: Ballia (Chittu Pandey), Tamluk (Jatiya Sarkar), Satara (Prati Sarkar), Talcher; Kheda had none.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: no such parallel government is recorded at Kheda in 1942.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: correctly matched (Nana Patil).
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: correctly matched.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: correctly matched (Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar).
Q123வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is equivalent to one tesla?
1. Ampere per newton
2. Newton per coulomb
3. Newton per ampere-second
4. Newton per ampere-metre
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Newton per ampere-metre
விளக்கம்
Using F = BIL, the tesla equals one newton per ampere-metre.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: dimensionally wrong.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the unit of electric field.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: A·s is a coulomb; missing velocity term.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: from F = BIL, B = F/(IL), so T = N/(A·m).
Q124வினாவைத் திற
Which dynasty ruled Magadha after the Shishunaga dynasty?
1. Maurya dynasty
2. Shunga dynasty
3. Nanda dynasty
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Nanda dynasty
விளக்கம்
Magadha's sequence: Haryanka → Shishunaga → Nanda → Maurya → Shunga → Kanva.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Mauryas followed the Nandas.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the Shungas followed the Mauryas.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Mahapadma Nanda overthrew the Shishunagas.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only the Nandas directly followed.
Q125வினாவைத் திற
Who among the following was Speaker of the Lok Sabha before being elected President of India?
1. Giani Zail Singh
2. V.V. Giri
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
விளக்கம்
N. Sanjiva Reddy is the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become President.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he was Home Minister, not Speaker.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: he was Vice-President, not Speaker.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: he was Lok Sabha Speaker (1967–69, 1977) before becoming President in 1977.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a scientist, never Speaker.
Q126வினாவைத் திற
When did Bihar introduce a Green Budget for the first time?
1. FY 2020-21
2. FY 2018-19
3. FY 2021-22
4. FY 2019-20
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) FY 2020-21
விளக்கம்
Bihar's first Green Budget, tagging climate-related spending, came with the 2020-21 budget.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Bihar presented its first Green Budget for 2020-21.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: it began a year earlier.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
Q127வினாவைத் திற
Manvi Madhu Kashyap recently became Bihar's first transgender:
1. Havildar in the Bihar Regiment
2. Bus driver in state transport
3. Traffic Police Inspector
4. Sub-Inspector of Police
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) Sub-Inspector of Police
விளக்கம்
Manvi Madhu Kashyap was among three transgender candidates selected as police sub-inspectors in Bihar in 2024.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not her post.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not her post.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not her post.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: she cleared the BPSSC exam to become Bihar's first transgender SI (2024).
Q128வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is a zaid crop?
1. Gram
2. Fodder
3. Mustard
4. Cotton
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Fodder
விளக்கம்
Zaid crops (March–June) include watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: a rabi crop.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: fodder crops are grown in the short summer (zaid) season.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a rabi crop.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a kharif crop.
Q129வினாவைத் திற
Shreyasi Singh, MLA, who represented India in shooting at the Paris Olympics 2024, was elected from which constituency in Bihar?
1. Sugauli
2. Gidhaur
3. Jamui
4. Kesaria
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Jamui
விளக்கம்
Shreyasi Singh, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist in trap, is the MLA from Jamui.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not her seat.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not her seat (her family is from the Gidhaur estate).
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Shreyasi Singh won the Jamui seat in 2020.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not her seat.
Q130வினாவைத் திற
What was the chief economic foundation of the triangular trade between India, China and England?
1. Silk
2. Opium
3. Black pepper
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Opium
விளக்கம்
British India's opium exports to China financed tea purchases for Britain, creating the triangular trade.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: silk was a Chinese export, not the base.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Indian opium sold in China paid for tea exported to England.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not central to this trade.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: opium was the foundation.
Q131வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is the full form of PCRA?
1. Partial Counting of Remaining Amendment
2. Public Conservation Research Association
3. Petroleum Conservation Research Association
4. Public Council of Research Association
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Petroleum Conservation Research Association
விளக்கம்
PCRA (now Petroleum Conservation Research Association) runs campaigns like Saksham for fuel efficiency.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: meaningless expansion.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect expansion.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: PCRA (1978) promotes fuel conservation under MoPNG.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: incorrect expansion.
Q132வினாவைத் திற
In October 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose set up a Provisional Government of Free India, which was recognised by how many countries including Japan?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 10
4. 9
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 9
விளக்கம்
Recognising states included Japan, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Manchukuo and Wang Jingwei's China.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: too few.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too few.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: too many.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: it was recognised by nine Axis-aligned states, including Japan, Germany and Italy.
Q133வினாவைத் திற
For which film did Payal Kapadia become the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024?
1. All We Imagine as Light
2. The Shameless
3. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
4. Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) All We Imagine as Light
விளக்கம்
Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine as Light' won the Grand Prix, Cannes' second-highest honour.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: it won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2024.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: Anasuya Sengupta won Best Actress (Un Certain Regard) for it.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a short film (Palme d'Or for shorts), not Kapadia's.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: an FTII student short that won La Cinef.
Q134வினாவைத் திற
Which part of the alimentary canal receives bile from the liver?
1. Stomach
2. Oesophagus
3. Small intestine
4. Large intestine
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Small intestine
விளக்கம்
Bile from the liver/gall bladder reaches the duodenum via the common bile duct to emulsify fats.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: bile does not enter the stomach.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: only a food passage.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: bile enters the duodenum (first part of the small intestine).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: does not receive bile directly.
Q135வினாவைத் திற
On which date was the Indian National Flag adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
1. 26 November 1950
2. 24 January 1950
3. 26 January 1950
4. 22 July 1947
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) 22 July 1947
விளக்கம்
The tricolour with the Ashoka Chakra was adopted on 22 July 1947.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: wrong date.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the national anthem and song were adopted then.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: Republic Day.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the Constituent Assembly adopted the tricolour on 22 July 1947.
Q136வினாவைத் திற
The size of the Council of Ministers was restricted to 15% of the Lok Sabha's strength by which Amendment?
1. 92nd Amendment
2. 95th Amendment
3. 91st Amendment
4. 93rd Amendment
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 91st Amendment
விளக்கம்
The 91st Amendment Act, 2003 inserted Article 75(1A) limiting the Union Council of Ministers to 15%.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: added four languages to the 8th Schedule.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: extended SC/ST reservation.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: the 91st Amendment (2003) capped ministries at 15% and tightened anti-defection law.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: OBC reservation in educational institutions.
Q137வினாவைத் திற
Who won the Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 from the Asia region?
1. Thai Van Nguyen, Vietnam
2. Alok Shukla, India
3. Chibeze Ezekiel, Ghana
4. Delima Silalahi, Indonesia
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Alok Shukla, India
விளக்கம்
Alok Shukla (Chhattisgarh) won the 2024 Goldman Prize for Asia for protecting the Hasdeo Arand forests.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he won in 2022.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: honoured for saving Hasdeo Arand forests from coal mining.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: an African winner (2020).
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the 2023 Asia winner.
Q138வினாவைத் திற
Under the Royal Titles Act, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in:
1. 1875
2. 1874
3. 1877
4. 1876
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) 1877
விளக்கம்
The Royal Titles Act, 1876 gave Victoria the title 'Kaiser-i-Hind', proclaimed at Lord Lytton's Delhi Durbar in 1877.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: too early.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: she was proclaimed Empress at the Delhi Durbar on 1 January 1877.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the Act was passed in 1876; the proclamation came in 1877.
Q139வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following pairs will give a displacement reaction?
1. AgNO₃ solution and copper metal
2. NaCl solution and copper metal
3. FeSO₄ solution and silver metal
4. MgCl₂ solution and aluminium metal
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) AgNO₃ solution and copper metal
விளக்கம்
Cu + 2AgNO₃ → Cu(NO₃)₂ + 2Ag: a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive one.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: copper is more reactive than silver and displaces it.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: copper cannot displace sodium.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: silver is less reactive than iron.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: aluminium is less reactive than magnesium.
Q140வினாவைத் திற
The Andes extend along which of the following?
1. West coast of India
2. West coast of North America
3. East coast of Australia
4. West coast of South America
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) West coast of South America
விளக்கம்
The Andes, the world's longest continental mountain range, run along western South America.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the Western Ghats.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the Rockies/Coast Ranges.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: that is the Great Dividing Range.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: the Andes run along South America's Pacific coast.
Q141வினாவைத் திற
Within what time must the Governor return an ordinary bill to the State Legislature for reconsideration?
1. Three months
2. One month
3. No time limit
4. Two months
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) No time limit
விளக்கம்
Article 200 sets no fixed time limit (the Supreme Court has since urged timelines, e.g. in the 2025 Tamil Nadu case).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: the Constitution prescribes no such period.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not prescribed.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: Article 200 only says 'as soon as possible', with no fixed limit.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not prescribed.
Q142வினாவைத் திற
What is the profession of Arti, the young woman from U.P. who received the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award at the King's Trust awards in May 2024?
1. ASHA worker
2. Farm labourer
3. Chikankari artisan
4. E-rickshaw driver
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) E-rickshaw driver
விளக்கம்
Arti from Bahraich, a pink e-rickshaw driver, was honoured by The King's Trust for empowering women.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not her profession.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: not her profession.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not her profession.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Arti, an e-rickshaw driver from Bahraich, won the award.
Q143வினாவைத் திற
The process of breaking down organic matter by microorganisms is called:
1. Respiration
2. Photosynthesis
3. Decomposition
4. Fermentation
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (C) Decomposition
விளக்கம்
Bacteria and fungi decompose dead matter, recycling nutrients.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: respiration releases energy from food in cells.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: builds organic matter, not breaks it.
- (C) சரி
  Correct: decomposers break dead organic matter into simpler substances.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a specific anaerobic process, not general breakdown.
Q144வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following Indian capitalists was NOT an architect of the 'Bombay Plan'?
1. Dhirubhai Ambani
2. J.R.D. Tata
3. Lala Shri Ram
4. G.D. Birla
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Dhirubhai Ambani
விளக்கம்
The 1944 Bombay Plan was drafted by Tata, Birla, Shri Ram, Thakurdas, Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Shroff, Dalal and John Matthai.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the Bombay Plan (1944) predates his business career.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a signatory of the Bombay Plan.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a signatory of the Bombay Plan.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: a signatory of the Bombay Plan.
Q145வினாவைத் திற
Which country became the first to bring back soil from the far side of the Moon in June 2024?
1. USA
2. China
3. France
4. India
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) China
விளக்கம்
China's Chang'e-6 landed in the South Pole–Aitken basin and returned about 1.9 kg of far-side samples.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: Apollo samples came from the near side.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Chang'e-6 returned the first far-side samples in June 2024.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: France had an instrument on board, not the mission.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: Chandrayaan missions did not return samples.
Q146வினாவைத் திற
What is the name of the month-long cattle fair held at the confluence of the Ganga and Gandak rivers?
1. Katihar Mela
2. Sonepur Mela
3. Purnia Mela
4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Sonepur Mela
விளக்கம்
Sonepur Mela, starting on Kartik Purnima, is among Asia's largest cattle fairs.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: not at the Ganga–Gandak confluence.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: Sonepur (Harihar Kshetra) Mela is held at the Ganga–Gandak confluence.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: not at this confluence.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: only Sonepur Mela fits.
Q147வினாவைத் திற
Who decides questions of disqualification of members of a State Legislative Assembly on grounds other than those in the Tenth Schedule?
1. Governor
2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
3. State Election Commission
4. High Court
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Governor
விளக்கம்
Under Article 192, the Governor's decision (bound by the ECI's opinion) on Article 191 disqualifications is final.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: Article 192: the Governor decides, after the Election Commission's opinion.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: the Speaker decides only Tenth Schedule (defection) cases.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: the ECI (not SEC) gives an opinion; it does not decide.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: not the deciding authority.
Q148வினாவைத் திற
Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?
1. Disposal of plastics
2. Burning of fossil fuels
3. Deforestation
4. Excessive use of pesticides
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (B) Burning of fossil fuels
விளக்கம்
Combustion of coal, petrol and diesel in vehicles, industry and power plants is the main source of air pollution.
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: mainly a land/water pollution issue.
- (B) சரி
  Correct: releases CO₂, SO₂, NOx and particulates.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: harmful, but not a direct major source of air pollutants.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: mainly soil/water pollution.
Q149வினாவைத் திற
The Munger hilly region is a part of which physiographic region?
1. Southern Hilly Region
2. North Bihar Plain
3. Someshwar Hilly Range
4. South Bihar Plain
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (A) Southern Hilly Region
விளக்கம்
Bihar's southern plateau/hill region includes the Kharagpur–Munger hills, Rajgir hills and the Kaimur plateau.
- (A) சரி
  Correct: the Munger (Kharagpur) hills are an extension of the Chhotanagpur plateau.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: a flat alluvial plain.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: a Shivalik range in West Champaran.
- (D) தவறு
  Wrong: the hills rise above the plain, belonging to the southern plateau.
Q150வினாவைத் திற
Who was the first to propose a model for the structure of an atom?
1. E. Goldstein
2. Rutherford
3. Niels Bohr
4. J.J. Thomson
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்
விடை: (D) J.J. Thomson
விளக்கம்
Sequence of atomic models: Thomson (1904) → Rutherford (1911) → Bohr (1913).
- (A) தவறு
  Wrong: he discovered canal rays, not an atomic model.
- (B) தவறு
  Wrong: his nuclear model (1911) came after Thomson's.
- (C) தவறு
  Wrong: his model (1913) came later.
- (D) சரி
  Correct: Thomson proposed the first model ('plum pudding', 1904).

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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination Prelims 2024: விடைகளுடன் வினாக்கள்

Dalton's atomic theory successfully explained: i. Law of conservation of mass ii. Law of constant composition iii. Law of radioactivity iv. Law of multiple proportions

Which of the following is a technopolis?

Which of the following acids is secreted in the stomach?

Which ruler ruled Assam (Kamarupa) in the time of Harsha?

When was the undersea cable-based Chennai–Andaman and Nicobar (CANI) Project inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by PM Narendra Modi?

The meter used to measure the distance travelled by a vehicle is known as:

Which Amendment to the Constitution abolished the two seats reserved for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following figures? Figure 1: upper pair 16, 21; lower pair 15, 10; centre 36 Figure 2: upper pair 7, 10; lower pair 13, 10; centre 16 Figure 3: upper pair ?, 15; lower pair 21, 14; centre 64

Which of the following ports is an artificial port?

How many members of the UN Security Council either rejected or abstained from voting on the proposal to admit Palestine as a full UN member in April 2024?

In the Union Budget speech for 2024-25, which oilseed was NOT among those named under the goal of 'Atmanirbharta' (self-reliance)?

Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah was appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country in April 2024?

Match the following in the context of the Ashta Pradhan system of the Maratha rulers: a. Sachiva b. Peshwa c. Sumant d. Amatya 1. Prime Minister 2. In-charge of correspondence 3. Finance Minister 4. Foreign Minister

According to the IIP data of MoSPI, which indices experienced significant growth in FY 2023?

Heat transfer that does not require a medium is called:

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of lava?

After the elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, who was appointed Union Minister of Textiles?

Which of the following human races inhabits China, Mongolia and Japan?

'Chach Nama' was translated into Persian by:

Which of the following represents the suitable condition for the liquefaction of gases?

From which constituency was Mohan Charan Majhi, the new Chief Minister of Odisha, elected in the 2024 Assembly elections?

To highlight the hardships faced by peasants, Sahajanand Saraswati published which newspaper?

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

Which of the following is an iron ore?

Who was the founder of the Faraizi Movement?

Where was the top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated on 31 July 2024, allegedly in an Israeli strike?

According to a CRISIL Ratings report, India's corporate bond market is expected to grow to how much by FY 2030?

Arrange the following mountain peaks/ranges of India from east to west: 1. Garo Hills 2. Nanda Devi 3. Kamet 4. K2

Match List-I with List-II: a. Vaishali b. Bhagalpur c. Jamui d. Madhepura 1. Silk textile 2. Gold 3. Rail (locomotive) factory 4. Floriculture

After remaining neutral for about 200 years, which country officially joined NATO in March 2024?

Which component of fertiliser is used for stimulating early growth (root development)?

Malik Kafur, also known as 'Hazar Dinari', was bought by whom?

In which year was the Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation established?

Who wrote 'New Lamps for Old'?

What was the theme of International Olympic Day 2024, celebrated on 23 June?

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Patna (Bankipur) Session in 1912?

What is the 14th term of the sequence 14, 10, 6, 2, ...?

Shares of Agriculture, Industry and Services in overall GVA at current prices (FY 2024):

In which city of Bihar is the recently inaugurated National Dolphin Research Centre located?

Which of the following are the constituents of a soda-acid fire extinguisher?

Which of the following bacterial diseases is called splenic fever?

Where was the Japan–India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX-24) held in 2024?

The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:

In a certain code language, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE be written in that code?

Which of the following radiations is used to get relief from body aches?

Which of the following was the capital of the Chera dynasty?

The book critical of British policies, 'Gharib Hindustan', was banned in Bihar by the British in 1930. It was written by:

What is the contribution of agriculture to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Bihar?

By how much did the Female Labour Force Participation Rate increase from 2017-18 to 2022-23, according to the NSSO (PLFS)?

Which country took over the chairmanship of BRICS on 1 January 2024?

Melamine, used for making floor tiles, is an example of:

How many triangles are there in figure PQRS? (Figure: rectangle PQRS with both diagonals meeting at centre O, plus one horizontal segment from the left side to O and one vertical segment from O down to the bottom side.)

Which of the following is a cause of rural-to-urban migration in India?

According to the RBI, what was the forecast for headline (CPI) inflation in FY 2025?

The book 'Hundred Years of Indian National Congress in Bihar' was edited by:

In which organisms does spore formation occur as a mode of reproduction?

When did the British shift the capital to Delhi?

The Zoji-la Tunnel will connect which of the following places?

Who is the author of the autobiography 'I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story'?

Where was the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the WTO held in February 2024?

Which one of the following rivers is different from the others?

If ÷ means +, − means ÷, × means − and + means ×, then the value of [(36 × 4) − 8 × 4] / [4 + 8 × 2 + 16 ÷ 1] is:

Which of the following is the first artificially prepared element?

What is the full form of CGTMSE?

Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die', and when?

Which of the following is the fluid part of the blood?

Consider the following about the Ajivika sect: a. Makkhali Gosala was its most important leader. b. The central idea of its philosophy was 'Niyati', i.e. fate. c. It practised discrimination on the basis of caste and class. d. The Ajivikas held regular sabhas (assemblies) for meetings.

Which of the following minerals occurs in the Minas Gerais province of Brazil?

The first Hindi daily newspaper to be published in Bihar was:

Which of the following has a highly elongated elliptical orbit?

If 1 February 1996 is a Wednesday, what day is 3 March 1996?

Where was Donald Trump speaking at an election rally when an alleged shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot and injured him?

What was India's position in the manufacturing of mobile phones in 2023?

Which of the following cities is located on the river Seine?

According to the RBI, what is one of the eligibility criteria for a Small Finance Bank (SFB) to transition into a Universal Bank?

Match List-I (Organisation) with List-II (Headquarters): I. Swadesh Sevak Home II. United India House III. Yugantar Ashram IV. INA (Azad Hind Fauj) a. Vancouver b. Seattle c. San Francisco d. Rangoon

When did the Muslim League observe 'Direct Action Day'?

In June 2024, which city was named India's first 'UNESCO City of Literature'?

What is the structural and functional unit of life?