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HISTORY MCQs (1–50)
1. Who is known as the Father of Indian History?
A) Megasthenes
B) Kalhana
C) Herodotus
D) Fa-Hien
✅ Answer: B
2. The book Rajatarangini was written by:
A) Banabhatta
B) Kalhana
C) Panini
D) Patanjali
✅ Answer: B
3. Indus Valley Civilization belonged to which age?
A) Iron Age
B) Stone Age
C) Bronze Age
D) Copper Age
✅ Answer: C
4. The Great Bath is located at:
A) Harappa
B) Dholavira
C) Lothal
D) Mohenjo-daro
✅ Answer: D
5. Harappa is situated in present-day:
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) Pakistan
D) Iran
✅ Answer: C
6. Who founded the Maurya Empire?
A) Bindusara
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Brihadratha
✅ Answer: C
7. Chanakya was also known as:
A) Patanjali
B) Panini
C) Kautilya
D) Varahamihira
✅ Answer: C
8. Ashoka adopted Buddhism after the:
A) Battle of Panipat
B) Battle of Kalinga
C) Battle of Plassey
D) Battle of Buxar
✅ Answer: B
9. Capital of the Maurya Empire was:
A) Ujjain
B) Taxila
C) Rajgir
D) Pataliputra
✅ Answer: D
10. The Lion Capital is located at:
A) Sanchi
B) Bodh Gaya
C) Sarnath
D) Kushinagar
✅ Answer: C
11. Who wrote Arthashastra?
A) Panini
B) Kalhana
C) Kautilya
D) Banabhatta
✅ Answer: C
12. The Gupta period is known as:
A) Dark Age
B) Silver Age
C) Golden Age
D) Bronze Age
✅ Answer: C
13. Founder of the Gupta dynasty was:
A) Chandragupta I
B) Samudragupta
C) Sri Gupta
D) Skandagupta
✅ Answer: C
14. Samudragupta’s achievements are described in:
A) Mehrauli inscription
B) Allahabad Pillar inscription
C) Junagarh inscription
D) Nashik inscription
✅ Answer: B
15. Who was the Chinese traveler during Harsha’s reign?
A) Fa-Hien
B) I-Tsing
C) Hiuen Tsang
D) Marco Polo
✅ Answer: C
16. Qutub Minar was started by:
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Qutbuddin Aibak
D) Balban
✅ Answer: C
17. First woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate was:
A) Chand Bibi
B) Noor Jahan
C) Razia Sultana
D) Jodha Bai
✅ Answer: C
18. Who founded the Mughal Empire?
A) Humayun
B) Babur
C) Akbar
D) Sher Shah
✅ Answer: B
19. First Battle of Panipat was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1556
C) 1761
D) 1757
✅ Answer: A
20. Akbar’s policy of tolerance was known as:
A) Din-i-Ilahi
B) Zabt
C) Sulh-i-Kul
D) Iqta
✅ Answer: C
21. Battle of Plassey was fought in:
A) 1764
B) 1757
C) 1761
D) 1772
✅ Answer: B
22. Battle of Buxar was fought in:
A) 1757
B) 1761
C) 1764
D) 1784
✅ Answer: C
23. Revolt of 1857 started from:
A) Delhi
B) Kanpur
C) Meerut
D) Jhansi
✅ Answer: C
24. Last Mughal Emperor was:
A) Bahadur Shah I
B) Jahandar Shah
C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
D) Akbar II
✅ Answer: C
25. Indian National Congress was founded in:
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1919
D) 1920
✅ Answer: A
26. Founder of INC was:
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) A.O. Hume
C) Surendranath Banerjee
D) Gokhale
✅ Answer: B
27. Partition of Bengal took place in:
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1919
D) 1927
✅ Answer: A
28. Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in:
A) 1917
B) 1918
C) 1919
D) 1920
✅ Answer: C
29. Non-Cooperation Movement began in:
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1922
✅ Answer: C
30. Dandi March took place in:
A) 1927
B) 1929
C) 1930
D) 1932
✅ Answer: C
31. Quit India Movement was launched in:
A) 1935
B) 1939
C) 1940
D) 1942
✅ Answer: D
32. India got independence on:
A) 26 January 1950
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 November 1949
D) 2 October 1947
✅ Answer: B
33. Constitution of India came into force on:
A) 15 August 1947
B) 26 November 1949
C) 26 January 1950
D) 30 January 1948
✅ Answer: C
34. Father of the Indian Constitution:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Rajendra Prasad
✅ Answer: C
35. Drafting Committee Chairman was:
A) Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Patel
D) B.R. Ambedkar
✅ Answer: D
36. Simon Commission came to India in:
A) 1919
B) 1927
C) 1930
D) 1935
✅ Answer: B
37. Cabinet Mission Plan came in:
A) 1942
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
✅ Answer: C
38. Cripps Mission came in:
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1943
✅ Answer: C
39. Mountbatten Plan announced in:
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1948
✅ Answer: C
40. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1931
D) 1932
✅ Answer: C
41. Poona Pact was signed in:
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1935
✅ Answer: C
42. First President of India was:
A) S. Radhakrishnan
B) Zakir Husain
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
✅ Answer: C
43. First Prime Minister of India:
A) Gandhi
B) Patel
C) Nehru
D) Rajagopalachari
✅ Answer: C
44. INA was founded by:
A) Rash Behari Bose
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
✅ Answer: B
45. “Jai Hind” slogan was given by:
A) Gandhi
B) Patel
C) Subhash Bose
D) Nehru
✅ Answer: C
46. First Railway in India started in:
A) 1853
B) 1857
C) 1861
D) 1875
✅ Answer: A
47. First Railway route was:
A) Delhi–Kanpur
B) Mumbai–Thane
C) Howrah–Delhi
D) Chennai–Arakkonam
✅ Answer: B
48. First newspaper in India:
A) Amrita Bazar Patrika
B) Hindu
C) Bengal Gazette
D) Times of India
✅ Answer: C
49. Vernacular Press Act passed in:
A) 1857
B) 1861
C) 1878
D) 1885
✅ Answer: C
50. Green Revolution in India was led by:
A) Verghese Kurien
B) M.S. Swaminathan
C) Norman Borlaug
D) C. Subramaniam
✅ Answer: B
HISTORY MCQs (51–100)
(MCQ format with options A–D and correct answers)
51. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in India?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Cornwallis
D) Lord Curzon
✅ Answer: C
52. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
A) Lord Canning
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Curzon
✅ Answer: B
53. The Revolt of 1857 is also known as:
A) Sepoy Mutiny
B) First War of Independence
C) Great Rebellion
D) All of the above
✅ Answer: D
54. Who was the Governor-General during the Revolt of 1857?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Ripon
✅ Answer: C
55. Rani Lakshmibai was associated with:
A) Kanpur
B) Awadh
C) Jhansi
D) Gwalior
✅ Answer: C
56. Leader of revolt in Kanpur was:
A) Kunwar Singh
B) Nana Sahib
C) Begum Hazrat Mahal
D) Tatya Tope
✅ Answer: B
57. Leader of revolt in Awadh was:
A) Rani Lakshmibai
B) Kunwar Singh
C) Begum Hazrat Mahal
D) Nana Sahib
✅ Answer: C
58. Kunwar Singh led the revolt in:
A) Jhansi
B) Awadh
C) Bihar
D) Kanpur
✅ Answer: C
59. The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred power to:
A) East India Company
B) British Parliament
C) British Crown
D) Governor-General
✅ Answer: C
60. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was issued in:
A) 1857
B) 1858
C) 1861
D) 1878
✅ Answer: B
61. First Viceroy of India was:
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Mayo
D) Lord Ripon
✅ Answer: B
62. Indian Councils Act 1861 introduced:
A) Federalism
B) Elections
C) Portfolio system
D) Budget system
✅ Answer: C
63. Ilbert Bill controversy occurred during:
A) Lord Ripon
B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Mayo
✅ Answer: A
64. Vernacular Press Act was passed by:
A) Lord Ripon
B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Mayo
✅ Answer: B
65. Hunter Commission (1882) related to:
A) Police reforms
B) Education
C) Army reforms
D) Judiciary
✅ Answer: B
66. Indian National Congress was formed mainly to:
A) Achieve independence immediately
B) Promote revolutionary activities
C) Create political awareness
D) Support British rule
✅ Answer: C
67. The Moderate phase of INC lasted from:
A) 1885–1905
B) 1905–1917
C) 1917–1920
D) 1920–1930
✅ Answer: A
68. Leader of Extremists was:
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Annie Besant
✅ Answer: C
69. “Swaraj is my birthright” was said by:
A) Gandhi
B) Nehru
C) Tilak
D) Patel
✅ Answer: C
70. Surat Split occurred in:
A) 1905
B) 1906
C) 1907
D) 1909
✅ Answer: C
71. Partition of Bengal was annulled in:
A) 1907
B) 1909
C) 1911
D) 1913
✅ Answer: C
72. Capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in:
A) 1905
B) 1909
C) 1911
D) 1916
✅ Answer: C
73. Home Rule League was started in:
A) 1915
B) 1916
C) 1917
D) 1918
✅ Answer: B
74. Home Rule League leaders were:
A) Gandhi & Nehru
B) Tilak & Annie Besant
C) Patel & Bose
D) Gokhale & Tilak
✅ Answer: B
75. Champaran Satyagraha was related to:
A) Indigo workers
B) Cotton workers
C) Tea plantation workers
D) Peasants tax
✅ Answer: A
76. Ahmedabad Mill Strike was related to:
A) Farmers
B) Peasants
C) Workers
D) Students
✅ Answer: C
77. Kheda Satyagraha was related to:
A) Indigo tax
B) Land revenue
C) Salt tax
D) Forest tax
✅ Answer: B
78. Rowlatt Act was passed in:
A) 1917
B) 1918
C) 1919
D) 1920
✅ Answer: C
79. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at:
A) Lahore
B) Delhi
C) Amritsar
D) Ludhiana
✅ Answer: C
80. Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to:
A) Simon Commission
B) Chauri Chaura incident
C) Jallianwala Bagh
D) Bardoli Satyagraha
✅ Answer: B
81. Swaraj Party was formed in:
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1923
D) 1925
✅ Answer: C
82. Swaraj Party leaders were:
A) Gandhi & Nehru
B) Patel & Rajendra Prasad
C) C.R. Das & Motilal Nehru
D) Bose & Tilak
✅ Answer: C
83. Simon Commission came to India in:
A) 1925
B) 1927
C) 1928
D) 1929
✅ Answer: B
84. “Simon Go Back” slogan was raised because:
A) Indians not included
B) Taxes were increased
C) Partition announced
D) Army issue
✅ Answer: A
85. Nehru Report was prepared by:
A) Motilal Nehru
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
D) Subhash Bose
✅ Answer: A
86. Lahore Session of INC (1929) declared:
A) Dominion Status
B) Poorna Swaraj
C) Home Rule
D) Independence Day
✅ Answer: B
87. Civil Disobedience Movement began in:
A) 1927
B) 1928
C) 1929
D) 1930
✅ Answer: D
88. Salt Satyagraha started from:
A) Sabarmati to Dandi
B) Wardha to Daman
C) Ahmedabad to Surat
D) Porbandar to Diu
✅ Answer: A
89. Gandhi–Irwin Pact was signed in:
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1933
✅ Answer: B
90. First Round Table Conference held in:
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1931
D) 1932
✅ Answer: B
91. Communal Award was announced in:
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1935
✅ Answer: C
92. Poona Pact was signed between:
A) Gandhi and Ambedkar
B) Nehru and Patel
C) Bose and Jinnah
D) Gandhi and Irwin
✅ Answer: A
93. Government of India Act 1935 introduced:
A) Dyarchy in provinces
B) Federal system
C) Provincial autonomy
D) All of the above
✅ Answer: D
94. Provincial elections were held in:
A) 1935
B) 1936
C) 1937
D) 1939
✅ Answer: C
95. Congress ministries resigned in:
A) 1937
B) 1938
C) 1939
D) 1940
✅ Answer: C
96. August Offer was made in:
A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1941
D) 1942
✅ Answer: B
97. Cripps Mission came in:
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1943
✅ Answer: C
98. Quit India Movement was launched at:
A) Lahore
B) Delhi
C) Wardha
D) Bombay
✅ Answer: D
99. “Do or Die” slogan was given by:
A) Nehru
B) Patel
C) Subhash Bose
D) Mahatma Gandhi
✅ Answer: D
100. Cabinet Mission Plan came in:
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1948
✅ Answer: B
GEOGRAPHY MCQs (101–150)
(MCQ format with options A–D and correct answers)
101. The largest continent in the world is:
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Australia
✅ Answer: C
102. The smallest continent is:
A) Europe
B) Australia
C) Antarctica
D) South America
✅ Answer: B
103. The largest ocean in the world is:
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
✅ Answer: D
104. The longest river in the world is:
A) Amazon
B) Yangtze
C) Nile
D) Mississippi
✅ Answer: C
105. The highest mountain peak in the world is:
A) K2
B) Kanchenjunga
C) Mount Everest
D) Nanga Parbat
✅ Answer: C
106. The largest desert in the world is:
A) Thar
B) Sahara
C) Gobi
D) Kalahari
✅ Answer: B
107. The Earth is slightly flattened at the poles; its shape is called:
A) Sphere
B) Ellipsoid
C) Geoid
D) Oblate
✅ Answer: C
108. The imaginary line dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres is:
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Prime Meridian
C) Equator
D) Arctic Circle
✅ Answer: C
109. The Prime Meridian passes through:
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) London
D) Greenwich
✅ Answer: D
110. Indian Standard Time is based on which longitude?
A) 75°E
B) 82°E
C) 82.5°E
D) 90°E
✅ Answer: C
111. Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
✅ Answer: C
112. The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through:
A) Rajasthan
B) Odisha
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat
✅ Answer: B
113. The Himalayan mountains are:
A) Block mountains
B) Residual mountains
C) Volcanic mountains
D) Fold mountains
✅ Answer: D
114. The oldest mountain range in India is:
A) Himalayas
B) Aravalli
C) Vindhya
D) Satpura
✅ Answer: B
115. The Deccan Plateau is located in:
A) Northern India
B) Eastern India
C) Southern India
D) Western India
✅ Answer: C
116. Black soil is best suited for:
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Cotton
D) Sugarcane
✅ Answer: C
117. Red soil gets its colour due to the presence of:
A) Aluminium
B) Iron oxide
C) Magnesium
D) Copper
✅ Answer: B
118. Laterite soil is suitable for:
A) Wheat
B) Cotton
C) Tea and coffee
D) Rice
✅ Answer: C
119. The longest river in India is:
A) Yamuna
B) Brahmaputra
C) Godavari
D) Ganga
✅ Answer: D
120. River Ganga originates from:
A) Yamunotri
B) Gangotri Glacier
C) Kedarnath
D) Mansarovar
✅ Answer: B
121. The confluence of Ganga and Yamuna is called:
A) Sangam
B) Triveni
C) Prayag
D) All of the above
✅ Answer: D
122. The largest delta in the world is:
A) Nile Delta
B) Amazon Delta
C) Sundarbans Delta
D) Mississippi Delta
✅ Answer: C
123. The river Brahmaputra originates in:
A) Nepal
B) India
C) Tibet
D) Bhutan
✅ Answer: C
124. The river Narmada flows into:
A) Bay of Bengal
B) Arabian Sea
C) Indian Ocean
D) Gulf of Mannar
✅ Answer: B
125. The river Godavari is also known as:
A) Dakshin Ganga
B) Vridha Ganga
C) South Yamuna
D) Both A and B
✅ Answer: D
126. Chilika Lake is located in:
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Odisha
D) West Bengal
✅ Answer: C
127. The largest freshwater lake in India is:
A) Dal Lake
B) Wular Lake
C) Loktak Lake
D) Chilika Lake
✅ Answer: B
128. The largest saltwater lake in India is:
A) Sambhar Lake
B) Chilika Lake
C) Pulicat Lake
D) Vembanad Lake
✅ Answer: B
129. The highest dam in India is:
A) Bhakra Nangal
B) Hirakud
C) Tehri
D) Nagarjuna Sagar
✅ Answer: C
130. The longest dam in India is:
A) Bhakra Nangal
B) Hirakud
C) Tehri
D) Sardar Sarovar
✅ Answer: B
131. The wettest place on Earth is:
A) Cherrapunji
B) Mawsynram
C) Agumbe
D) Shillong
✅ Answer: B
132. The coldest place in India is:
A) Leh
B) Kargil
C) Dras
D) Spiti
✅ Answer: C
133. The largest island in the world is:
A) Madagascar
B) Borneo
C) Greenland
D) New Guinea
✅ Answer: C
134. The largest plateau in the world is:
A) Deccan Plateau
B) Mexican Plateau
C) Brazilian Plateau
D) Tibetan Plateau
✅ Answer: D
135. The longest mountain range in the world is:
A) Himalayas
B) Rockies
C) Andes
D) Alps
✅ Answer: C
136. The Ring of Fire is located around:
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
✅ Answer: D
137. The study of earthquakes is called:
A) Geology
B) Climatology
C) Seismology
D) Meteorology
✅ Answer: C
138. The study of weather is known as:
A) Meteorology
B) Climatology
C) Ecology
D) Oceanography
✅ Answer: A
139. The study of oceans is called:
A) Limnology
B) Oceanography
C) Hydrology
D) Ecology
✅ Answer: B
140. The layer of atmosphere where ozone is found is:
A) Troposphere
B) Mesosphere
C) Thermosphere
D) Stratosphere
✅ Answer: D
141. Trade winds blow from:
A) Equator to poles
B) Poles to equator
C) Tropics to equator
D) Equator to tropics
✅ Answer: C
142. Monsoon winds are:
A) Permanent winds
B) Seasonal winds
C) Local winds
D) Cyclonic winds
✅ Answer: B
143. Mangrove forests are found in:
A) Mountains
B) Plateaus
C) Deserts
D) Coastal deltas
✅ Answer: D
144. Corals are formed in:
A) Cold seas
B) Deep oceans
C) Warm shallow seas
D) Rivers
✅ Answer: C
145. The Great Barrier Reef is located in:
A) India
B) Indonesia
C) Australia
D) Philippines
✅ Answer: C
146. The Suez Canal connects:
A) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B) Atlantic and Pacific
C) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
D) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
✅ Answer: A
147. The Panama Canal connects:
A) Indian and Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic and Indian Ocean
D) Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
✅ Answer: B
148. The Strait of Hormuz connects:
A) Red Sea–Mediterranean
B) Persian Gulf–Arabian Sea
C) Black Sea–Aegean Sea
D) Baltic Sea–North Sea
✅ Answer: B
149. The largest rainforest in the world is:
A) Congo
B) Sundarbans
C) Amazon
D) Taiga
✅ Answer: C
150. The main cause of soil erosion is:
A) Afforestation
B) Over-irrigation
C) Deforestation
D) Crop rotation
✅ Answer: C
GEOGRAPHY MCQs (151–200)
151. The Tropic of Capricorn passes through which continent?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) South America
✅ Answer: C
152. The Arctic Circle is located at:
A) 23½° N
B) 66½° N
C) 66½° S
D) 90° N
✅ Answer: B
153. The Antarctic Circle is located at:
A) 23½° S
B) 66½° S
C) 90° S
D) 66½° N
✅ Answer: B
154. The largest gulf in the world is:
A) Gulf of Oman
B) Gulf of Mexico
C) Persian Gulf
D) Gulf of Aden
✅ Answer: B
155. The largest bay in the world is:
A) Hudson Bay
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Bay of Biscay
D) Bay of Japan
✅ Answer: B
156. The deepest ocean trench in the world is:
A) Tonga Trench
B) Java Trench
C) Mariana Trench
D) Peru Trench
✅ Answer: C
157. The deepest point on Earth is:
A) Java Trench
B) Challenger Deep
C) Mariana Point
D) Tonga Deep
✅ Answer: B
158. The largest river basin in the world is:
A) Nile
B) Amazon
C) Mississippi
D) Congo
✅ Answer: B
159. The largest river basin in India is:
A) Godavari
B) Brahmaputra
C) Krishna
D) Ganga
✅ Answer: D
160. The river Damodar is known as:
A) Sorrow of Assam
B) Sorrow of Bengal
C) Sorrow of Bihar
D) Sorrow of Odisha
✅ Answer: B
161. The river Hwang Ho is also known as:
A) Blue River
B) Yangtze
C) Yellow River
D) Pearl River
✅ Answer: C
162. The river Yangtze flows in:
A) Japan
B) Korea
C) China
D) Thailand
✅ Answer: C
163. The Volga River flows into:
A) Black Sea
B) Caspian Sea
C) Baltic Sea
D) Aral Sea
✅ Answer: B
164. The Indus River originates from:
A) Mansarovar Lake
B) Yamunotri
C) Gangotri
D) Narmada Kund
✅ Answer: A
165. The river Periyar flows into:
A) Arabian Sea
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Indian Ocean
D) Gulf of Mannar
✅ Answer: A
166. The largest waterfall in the world is:
A) Niagara Falls
B) Angel Falls
C) Victoria Falls
D) Jog Falls
✅ Answer: B
167. Jog Falls is located in:
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
✅ Answer: B
168. The highest waterfall in India is:
A) Jog Falls
B) Nohkalikai Falls
C) Dudhsagar Falls
D) Athirappilly Falls
✅ Answer: B
169. The largest lagoon in India is:
A) Pulicat Lake
B) Chilika Lake
C) Vembanad Lake
D) Sambhar Lake
✅ Answer: B
170. The only active volcano in India is located at:
A) Barren Island
B) Narcondam Island
C) Andaman Island
D) Nicobar Island
✅ Answer: A
171. The Indian Desert is also called:
A) Sahara
B) Thar
C) Kalahari
D) Gobi
✅ Answer: B
172. The Great Indian Desert lies in:
A) Gujarat only
B) Rajasthan only
C) Rajasthan and Gujarat
D) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana
✅ Answer: D
173. The highest peak in South India is:
A) Doddabetta
B) Anamudi
C) Mullayanagiri
D) Agasthyamalai
✅ Answer: B
174. The Nilgiri Hills are located at the junction of:
A) Eastern and Western Ghats
B) Aravalli and Vindhya
C) Satpura and Vindhya
D) Himalaya and Plateau
✅ Answer: A
175. The Western Ghats are also known as:
A) Sahyadri
B) Nilgiri
C) Anaimalai
D) Cardamom
✅ Answer: A
176. The Eastern Ghats are:
A) Continuous
B) Higher than Western Ghats
C) Discontinuous
D) Volcanic
✅ Answer: C
177. The highest peak of Western Ghats is:
A) Doddabetta
B) Anamudi
C) Kalsubai
D) Mullayanagiri
✅ Answer: B
178. The highest peak of Eastern Ghats is:
A) Arma Konda
B) Mahendragiri
C) Javadi Hills
D) Shevaroy Hills
✅ Answer: A
179. The main occupation in coastal areas is:
A) Agriculture
B) Mining
C) Fishing
D) Forestry
✅ Answer: C
180. Tsunami is caused by:
A) Cyclone
B) Volcano
C) Earthquake under sea
D) Wind
✅ Answer: C
181. The largest producer of tea in India is:
A) Kerala
B) Assam
C) Tamil Nadu
D) West Bengal
✅ Answer: B
182. The largest producer of coffee in India is:
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Answer: B
183. The Green Revolution is related to:
A) Industry
B) Agriculture
C) Transport
D) Irrigation
✅ Answer: B
184. Blue Revolution is related to:
A) Milk
B) Crops
C) Fisheries
D) Poultry
✅ Answer: C
185. White Revolution is related to:
A) Milk production
B) Fish
C) Eggs
D) Wheat
✅ Answer: A
186. The largest producer of wheat in India is:
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Haryana
✅ Answer: C
187. The largest producer of rice in India is:
A) Punjab
B) West Bengal
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
✅ Answer: B
188. The largest producer of sugarcane in India is:
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh
✅ Answer: D
189. The largest producer of cotton in India is:
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Telangana
D) Punjab
✅ Answer: A
190. The largest coal producing state in India is:
A) Odisha
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) West Bengal
✅ Answer: B
191. The largest iron ore producing state in India is:
A) Odisha
B) Jharkhand
C) Karnataka
D) Goa
✅ Answer: A
192. The largest bauxite producing state in India is:
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Odisha
D) Jharkhand
✅ Answer: C
193. The largest mica producing state in India is:
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Jharkhand
D) Bihar
✅ Answer: A
194. The largest petroleum producing state in India is:
A) Gujarat
B) Assam
C) Rajasthan
D) Maharashtra
✅ Answer: A
195. Mumbai High is famous for:
A) Coal
B) Iron
C) Petroleum
D) Natural gas
✅ Answer: C
196. The largest thermal power plant in India is:
A) Korba
B) Vindhyachal
C) Talcher
D) Singrauli
✅ Answer: B
197. The largest solar park in India is:
A) Pavagada
B) Bhadla
C) Rewa
D) Kurnool
✅ Answer: B
198. The largest wind power producer in India is:
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu
✅ Answer: D
199. ISRO headquarters is located in:
A) Chennai
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru
D) Thiruvananthapuram
✅ Answer: C
200. The largest biosphere reserve in India is:
A) Nilgiri
B) Gulf of Mannar
C) Sundarbans
D) Great Nicobar
✅ Answer: D
🇮🇳 POLITY MCQs (201–250)
201. The Constitution of India was adopted on:
A) 26 January 1950
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 November 1949
D) 2 October 1949
✅ Answer: C
202. The Constitution of India came into force on:
A) 15 August 1947
B) 26 January 1950
C) 26 November 1949
D) 30 January 1950
✅ Answer: B
203. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee was:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) B. R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Patel
✅ Answer: C
204. The Father of the Indian Constitution is:
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) B. R. Ambedkar
D) Rajendra Prasad
✅ Answer: C
205. The Indian Constitution is borrowed mainly from:
A) USA
B) UK
C) Ireland
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D
206. The lengthiest written constitution in the world is of:
A) USA
B) UK
C) India
D) China
✅ Answer: C
207. The Preamble declares India as:
A) Democratic Republic
B) Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
C) Sovereign Republic
D) Federal Republic
✅ Answer: B
208. The words “Socialist” and “Secular” were added by:
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 52nd Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment
✅ Answer: A
209. The President of the Constituent Assembly was:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Sardar Patel
✅ Answer: C
210. The Constitution originally had how many Articles?
A) 395
B) 448
C) 470
D) 500
✅ Answer: A
211. Fundamental Rights are mentioned in:
A) Part II
B) Part III
C) Part IV
D) Part V
✅ Answer: B
212. Right to Equality comes under Articles:
A) 12–35
B) 14–18
C) 19–22
D) 23–24
✅ Answer: B
213. Right to Freedom is covered under Articles:
A) 14–18
B) 19–22
C) 23–24
D) 25–28
✅ Answer: B
214. Right against Exploitation includes Articles:
A) 19–22
B) 23–24
C) 25–28
D) 29–30
✅ Answer: B
215. Right to Freedom of Religion is under Articles:
A) 19–22
B) 23–24
C) 25–28
D) 29–30
✅ Answer: C
216. Cultural and Educational Rights fall under Articles:
A) 23–24
B) 25–28
C) 29–30
D) 32–35
✅ Answer: C
217. Right to Constitutional Remedies is Article:
A) 30
B) 31
C) 32
D) 35
✅ Answer: C
218. The “Heart and Soul” of the Constitution is:
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
✅ Answer: D
219. Fundamental Duties were added by:
A) 44th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 52nd Amendment
D) 61st Amendment
✅ Answer: B
220. At present, Fundamental Duties are:
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
✅ Answer: B
221. Directive Principles are included in:
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part V
D) Part VI
✅ Answer: B
222. DPSPs are borrowed from:
A) USA
B) UK
C) Ireland
D) Canada
✅ Answer: C
223. The Union Executive includes:
A) President only
B) Prime Minister only
C) President, Vice-President, Council of Ministers
D) Parliament
✅ Answer: C
224. The real executive authority lies with:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Justice
D) Speaker
✅ Answer: B
225. The President of India is elected for:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 7 years
✅ Answer: B
226. The Vice-President is elected for:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 7 years
✅ Answer: B
227. The ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha is:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Vice-President
D) Speaker
✅ Answer: C
228. The Lok Sabha is also known as:
A) Upper House
B) Council of States
C) House of the People
D) Legislative Council
✅ Answer: C
229. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha is:
A) 500
B) 525
C) 545
D) 550
✅ Answer: C
230. The term of Lok Sabha is:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 7 years
✅ Answer: B
231. The Rajya Sabha is a:
A) Permanent House
B) Temporary House
C) Dissolved House
D) State Assembly
✅ Answer: A
232. The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is:
A) 245
B) 250
C) 260
D) 275
✅ Answer: B
233. Members of Rajya Sabha retire after:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 2 years
✅ Answer: C
234. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected by:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Lok Sabha members
D) Chief Justice
✅ Answer: C
235. Money Bill can be introduced only in:
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Either House
D) President’s office
✅ Answer: B
236. The guardian of the Constitution is:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Supreme Court
D) Parliament
✅ Answer: C
237. The Chief Justice of India is appointed by:
A) Prime Minister
B) Parliament
C) President
D) Vice-President
✅ Answer: C
238. The highest court of appeal in India is:
A) High Court
B) District Court
C) Supreme Court
D) Lok Adalat
✅ Answer: C
239. The first Chief Justice of India was:
A) M. C. Setalvad
B) H. J. Kania
C) P. N. Bhagwati
D) A. N. Ray
✅ Answer: B
240. The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by:
A) Prime Minister
B) Parliament
C) President
D) Supreme Court
✅ Answer: C
241. The Attorney General of India is appointed by:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Parliament
D) Chief Justice
✅ Answer: A
242. Election Commission is provided under Article:
A) 320
B) 324
C) 326
D) 329
✅ Answer: B
243. Universal Adult Franchise is mentioned in:
A) Article 324
B) Article 325
C) Article 326
D) Article 329
✅ Answer: C
244. The minimum voting age in India is:
A) 21 years
B) 20 years
C) 19 years
D) 18 years
✅ Answer: D
245. The voting age was reduced by:
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 61st Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment
✅ Answer: C
246. Panchayati Raj was constitutionalized by:
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 52nd Amendment
C) 73rd Amendment
D) 74th Amendment
✅ Answer: C
247. Urban Local Bodies were added by:
A) 73rd Amendment
B) 74th Amendment
C) 86th Amendment
D) 91st Amendment
✅ Answer: B
248. The 86th Amendment relates to:
A) Voting age
B) Education
C) Anti-defection
D) GST
✅ Answer: B
249. Right to Education is under Article:
A) 19
B) 21A
C) 32
D) 45
✅ Answer: B
250. Anti-Defection Law is in:
A) Article 356
B) Schedule 8
C) Schedule 9
D) Tenth Schedule
✅ Answer: D
🇮🇳 POLITY MCQs (251–300)
251. The emergency due to war or external aggression is called:
A) Financial Emergency
B) National Emergency
C) State Emergency
D) Constitutional Emergency
✅ Answer: B
252. National Emergency is declared under Article:
A) 352
B) 356
C) 360
D) 365
✅ Answer: A
253. President’s Rule in a state is under Article:
A) 352
B) 355
C) 356
D) 360
✅ Answer: C
254. Financial Emergency is declared under Article:
A) 352
B) 356
C) 360
D) 365
✅ Answer: C
255. During National Emergency, Fundamental Rights under Article 19:
A) Remain active
B) Are suspended
C) Are deleted
D) Are amended
✅ Answer: B
256. The 44th Constitutional Amendment relates to:
A) Emergency provisions
B) Panchayati Raj
C) Anti-defection
D) Education
✅ Answer: A
257. The Governor of a state is appointed by:
A) Chief Minister
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Chief Justice
✅ Answer: C
258. The term of Governor is:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) Pleasure of President
✅ Answer: D
259. The Chief Minister is appointed by:
A) President
B) Governor
C) Prime Minister
D) Legislature
✅ Answer: B
260. The real executive power in a state lies with:
A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) President
D) Speaker
✅ Answer: B
261. The State Legislature consists of:
A) Governor and Council
B) Governor and Assembly
C) Governor, Assembly and Council
D) Assembly only
✅ Answer: C
262. The Legislative Council is also known as:
A) Vidhan Sabha
B) Vidhan Parishad
C) Lok Sabha
D) Rajya Sabha
✅ Answer: B
263. The minimum age to become Chief Minister is:
A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) No minimum age
✅ Answer: A
264. The High Court Judge is appointed by:
A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) President
D) Chief Justice of India
✅ Answer: C
265. The first woman Governor of India was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Sucheta Kriplani
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
✅ Answer: A
266. The Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces is:
A) Prime Minister
B) Defence Minister
C) President
D) Chief of Defence Staff
✅ Answer: C
267. The Finance Commission is appointed every:
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years
✅ Answer: C
268. GST was implemented in India in:
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2019
✅ Answer: B
269. GST Amendment is which Constitutional Amendment?
A) 100th
B) 101st
C) 102nd
D) 103rd
✅ Answer: B
270. The Planning Commission was replaced by:
A) Finance Commission
B) NITI Aayog
C) GST Council
D) RBI
✅ Answer: B
271. NITI Aayog was formed in:
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
✅ Answer: B
272. The Chairman of NITI Aayog is:
A) President
B) Vice-President
C) Prime Minister
D) Finance Minister
✅ Answer: C
273. The National Human Rights Commission was established in:
A) 1990
B) 1993
C) 1995
D) 2000
✅ Answer: B
274. The Right to Property is now:
A) Fundamental Right
B) Legal Right
C) Natural Right
D) Constitutional Right
✅ Answer: B
275. The Right to Property is under Article:
A) 19
B) 21
C) 300A
D) 31
✅ Answer: C
276. The 52nd Amendment Act deals with:
A) Panchayati Raj
B) Anti-defection
C) Emergency
D) Education
✅ Answer: B
277. The Official Language of the Union is:
A) English
B) Hindi
C) Hindi in Devanagari script
D) Sanskrit
✅ Answer: C
278. The language of the Supreme Court is:
A) Hindi
B) English
C) Both
D) Sanskrit
✅ Answer: B
279. The number of schedules in the Constitution is:
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
✅ Answer: C
280. The Tenth Schedule relates to:
A) Languages
B) Anti-defection
C) Tribal areas
D) Land reforms
✅ Answer: B
281. The Eighth Schedule contains:
A) Fundamental Rights
B) State List
C) Official Languages
D) Emergency provisions
✅ Answer: C
282. The Union List is in Schedule:
A) 6th
B) 7th
C) 8th
D) 9th
✅ Answer: B
283. Residuary powers lie with:
A) States
B) Concurrent List
C) Union
D) President
✅ Answer: C
284. The Supreme Court can issue how many writs?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
✅ Answer: B
285. Habeas Corpus means:
A) To punish
B) To produce the body
C) To stop work
D) To command
✅ Answer: B
286. Which writ is issued to stop illegal activity of lower court?
A) Mandamus
B) Certiorari
C) Prohibition
D) Quo Warranto
✅ Answer: C
287. Which writ questions authority of a public office holder?
A) Habeas Corpus
B) Mandamus
C) Certiorari
D) Quo Warranto
✅ Answer: D
288. The Supreme Court has power of Judicial Review borrowed from:
A) UK
B) USA
C) Ireland
D) France
✅ Answer: B
289. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed like:
A) Governor
B) Judge of Supreme Court
C) Prime Minister
D) President
✅ Answer: B
290. The Lok Sabha Secretariat works under:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Speaker
D) Parliament
✅ Answer: C
291. The concept of Single Citizenship is borrowed from:
A) USA
B) UK
C) Canada
D) France
✅ Answer: B
292. The concept of Federalism is borrowed from:
A) UK
B) USA
C) Ireland
D) France
✅ Answer: B
293. The Directive Principles aim to establish:
A) Capitalism
B) Socialism
C) Welfare State
D) Communism
✅ Answer: C
294. The 9th Schedule protects laws from:
A) Parliament
B) Judiciary
C) President
D) Election Commission
✅ Answer: B
295. The President can dissolve Lok Sabha on advice of:
A) Speaker
B) Chief Justice
C) Prime Minister
D) Vice-President
✅ Answer: C
296. The Budget is presented by:
A) Prime Minister
B) Finance Minister
C) Speaker
D) President
✅ Answer: B
297. The term “Cabinet” is mentioned in Constitution under Article:
A) 74
B) 75
C) 76
D) 77
✅ Answer: A
298. The Union Public Service Commission is under Article:
A) 315
B) 320
C) 323
D) 324
✅ Answer: A
299. The Sarkaria Commission is related to:
A) Election reforms
B) Centre–State relations
C) Finance reforms
D) Judicial reforms
✅ Answer: B
300. The Constitution of India is a:
A) Federal Constitution
B) Unitary Constitution
C) Quasi-federal Constitution
D) Rigid Constitution
✅ Answer: C
ECONOMY MCQs (301–350)
301. Economics is the study of:
A) Wealth
B) Welfare
C) Choice and scarcity
D) Trade
✅ Answer: C
302. Father of Economics is:
A) Alfred Marshall
B) Adam Smith
C) Keynes
D) Ricardo
✅ Answer: B
303. The book Wealth of Nations was written by:
A) Karl Marx
B) Adam Smith
C) Keynes
D) Marshall
✅ Answer: B
304. Microeconomics deals with:
A) National income
B) Inflation
C) Individual units
D) Economic growth
✅ Answer: C
305. Macroeconomics deals with:
A) Individual consumer
B) Firm
C) Entire economy
D) Market price
✅ Answer: C
306. GDP stands for:
A) Gross Domestic Product
B) General Development Product
C) Global Domestic Product
D) Gross Development Product
✅ Answer: A
307. GNP includes:
A) Domestic income only
B) National income only
C) GDP + Net factor income from abroad
D) GDP – Depreciation
✅ Answer: C
308. National Income is calculated by how many methods?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
✅ Answer: B
309. Which is NOT a method of calculating National Income?
A) Income method
B) Expenditure method
C) Production method
D) Saving method
✅ Answer: D
310. Per Capita Income =
A) National Income / Population
B) GDP / Population
C) GNP / Population
D) NNP / Population
✅ Answer: A
311. Inflation means:
A) Fall in prices
B) Rise in prices
C) Stability of prices
D) Fall in demand
✅ Answer: B
312. Deflation means:
A) Rise in prices
B) Fall in prices
C) Rise in income
D) Increase in supply
✅ Answer: B
313. Stagflation refers to:
A) Inflation + growth
B) Inflation + unemployment
C) Deflation + growth
D) Inflation + prosperity
✅ Answer: B
314. Repo rate is decided by:
A) Finance Ministry
B) SEBI
C) RBI
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: C
315. Reverse repo rate means:
A) RBI lends to banks
B) Banks lend to RBI
C) RBI lends to government
D) Banks lend to public
✅ Answer: B
316. Monetary policy is formulated by:
A) Government
B) RBI
C) Parliament
D) SEBI
✅ Answer: B
317. Fiscal policy is formulated by:
A) RBI
B) Finance Ministry
C) NITI Aayog
D) SEBI
✅ Answer: B
318. Direct tax example is:
A) GST
B) Customs duty
C) Income tax
D) Excise duty
✅ Answer: C
319. Indirect tax example is:
A) Income tax
B) Corporation tax
C) GST
D) Wealth tax
✅ Answer: C
320. GST was implemented from:
A) 1 April 2016
B) 1 July 2017
C) 1 April 2017
D) 15 August 2017
✅ Answer: B
321. GST Council is chaired by:
A) Prime Minister
B) Finance Minister
C) RBI Governor
D) President
✅ Answer: B
322. The base year of GDP (current) is:
A) 2004–05
B) 2010–11
C) 2011–12
D) 2015–16
✅ Answer: C
323. The largest contributor to India’s GDP is:
A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Mining
✅ Answer: C
324. Green Revolution increased production of:
A) Rice
B) Wheat
C) Pulses
D) Oilseeds
✅ Answer: B
325. White Revolution is associated with:
A) Crops
B) Milk
C) Fish
D) Poultry
✅ Answer: B
326. Blue Revolution is related to:
A) Agriculture
B) Fisheries
C) Dairy
D) Poultry
✅ Answer: B
327. Yellow Revolution relates to:
A) Oilseeds
B) Pulses
C) Cotton
D) Fruits
✅ Answer: A
328. Operation Flood is related to:
A) Agriculture
B) Milk
C) Fisheries
D) Irrigation
✅ Answer: B
329. NABARD was established in:
A) 1980
B) 1981
C) 1982
D) 1983
✅ Answer: C
330. RBI was established in:
A) 1930
B) 1934
C) 1935
D) 1947
✅ Answer: C
331. RBI is nationalized in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950
✅ Answer: C
332. The headquarters of RBI is at:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Kolkata
D) Chennai
✅ Answer: B
333. The first Governor of RBI was:
A) C. D. Deshmukh
B) Osborne Smith
C) Benegal Rama Rau
D) R. N. Malhotra
✅ Answer: B
334. The first Indian Governor of RBI was:
A) Osborne Smith
B) C. D. Deshmukh
C) R. N. Malhotra
D) Y. V. Reddy
✅ Answer: B
335. SEBI was established in:
A) 1988
B) 1990
C) 1992
D) 1995
✅ Answer: C
336. The headquarters of SEBI is:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Chennai
D) Kolkata
✅ Answer: B
337. NPA stands for:
A) National Payment Account
B) Non-Performing Asset
C) Net Profit Account
D) New Policy Act
✅ Answer: B
338. CRR is maintained with:
A) Government
B) RBI
C) Banks
D) SEBI
✅ Answer: B
339. SLR is maintained in the form of:
A) Cash only
B) Gold only
C) Approved securities
D) Foreign currency
✅ Answer: C
340. The value of Indian currency is issued by:
A) Finance Ministry
B) RBI
C) Parliament
D) SEBI
✅ Answer: B
341. Devaluation means:
A) Increase in value of currency
B) Decrease in value of currency
C) Printing currency
D) Demonetization
✅ Answer: B
342. Demonetization was announced in India in:
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
✅ Answer: C
343. Balance of Trade means:
A) Export – Import
B) Import – Export
C) Total trade
D) Invisible trade
✅ Answer: A
344. Balance of Payments includes:
A) Visible items only
B) Invisible items only
C) Capital account only
D) All economic transactions
✅ Answer: D
345. Fiscal deficit equals:
A) Total revenue – Total expenditure
B) Total expenditure – Total revenue
C) Borrowings only
D) Tax revenue only
✅ Answer: B
346. Primary deficit equals:
A) Fiscal deficit – Interest payments
B) Revenue deficit – Capital deficit
C) Budget deficit – Interest
D) Fiscal deficit + Interest
✅ Answer: A
347. The largest source of government revenue is:
A) Income tax
B) GST
C) Corporate tax
D) Customs duty
✅ Answer: B
348. India’s first Five Year Plan started in:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1951
D) 1952
✅ Answer: C
349. Planning Commission was established in:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1951
D) 1952
✅ Answer: B
350. The main objective of economic planning is:
A) Profit
B) Growth with equity
C) Industrialization
D) Employment only
✅ Answer: B
ECONOMY MCQs (351–380)
351. Revenue deficit occurs when:
A) Revenue receipts > Revenue expenditure
B) Revenue expenditure > Revenue receipts
C) Capital receipts > Capital expenditure
D) Borrowings increase
✅ Answer: B
352. Capital expenditure creates:
A) Liability only
B) Assets only
C) Assets and reduces liabilities
D) No effect
✅ Answer: C
353. Disinvestment means:
A) Buying shares
B) Selling government stake
C) Nationalization
D) Privatization of banks
✅ Answer: B
354. LPG reforms were introduced in India in:
A) 1989
B) 1990
C) 1991
D) 1992
✅ Answer: C
355. Liberalization means:
A) Increasing controls
B) Reducing government restrictions
C) Nationalization
D) Tax increase
✅ Answer: B
356. Privatization means:
A) Government ownership
B) Private ownership
C) Transfer of ownership to private sector
D) Joint ownership
✅ Answer: C
357. Globalization refers to:
A) Domestic trade
B) International integration
C) Import restriction
D) Nationalization
✅ Answer: B
358. FDI stands for:
A) Foreign Development Investment
B) Foreign Direct Investment
C) Fiscal Development Investment
D) Foreign Debt Investment
✅ Answer: B
359. FPI stands for:
A) Foreign Portfolio Investment
B) Foreign Private Investment
C) Foreign Public Investment
D) Fiscal Policy Investment
✅ Answer: A
360. The World Bank headquarters is in:
A) New York
B) Paris
C) Washington DC
D) Geneva
✅ Answer: C
361. IMF headquarters is in:
A) London
B) Washington DC
C) Paris
D) Geneva
✅ Answer: B
362. WTO was established in:
A) 1993
B) 1994
C) 1995
D) 1996
✅ Answer: C
363. WTO headquarters is in:
A) New York
B) Geneva
C) Paris
D) Rome
✅ Answer: B
364. The BRICS Bank is officially known as:
A) World Bank
B) Asian Development Bank
C) New Development Bank
D) IMF
✅ Answer: C
365. NITI Aayog replaced Planning Commission in:
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
✅ Answer: B
366. The largest employer in India is:
A) Railways
B) Army
C) Post Office
D) Banks
✅ Answer: A
367. Minimum Support Price is announced by:
A) RBI
B) Finance Ministry
C) CACP
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: C
368. MSP is approved by:
A) RBI
B) Parliament
C) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
D) President
✅ Answer: C
369. Public Distribution System deals with:
A) Fuel
B) Fertilizer
C) Food grains
D) Seeds
✅ Answer: C
370. Food Corporation of India was established in:
A) 1960
B) 1964
C) 1965
D) 1968
✅ Answer: B
371. Poverty line in India is estimated by:
A) RBI
B) NITI Aayog
C) Planning Commission (earlier)
D) Both B and C
✅ Answer: D
372. Unemployment where skills do not match jobs is called:
A) Seasonal
B) Disguised
C) Structural
D) Cyclical
✅ Answer: C
373. Disguised unemployment is mainly found in:
A) Industry
B) Agriculture
C) Services
D) Mining
✅ Answer: B
374. Inflation caused by excess demand is called:
A) Cost-push inflation
B) Demand-pull inflation
C) Creeping inflation
D) Hyperinflation
✅ Answer: B
375. Cost-push inflation is due to:
A) Increased demand
B) Increased production cost
C) Excess money supply
D) Tax reduction
✅ Answer: B
376. Hyperinflation means:
A) Mild inflation
B) Very high inflation
C) Negative inflation
D) Stable prices
✅ Answer: B
377. Repo rate increase will:
A) Increase money supply
B) Decrease money supply
C) No effect
D) Increase inflation
✅ Answer: B
378. Cashless economy means:
A) No banks
B) Only online transactions
C) No currency
D) No RBI
✅ Answer: B
379. Financial inclusion means:
A) Banking for rich
B) Banking access to all
C) Only savings
D) Only loans
✅ Answer: B
380. Jan Dhan Yojana was launched in:
A) 2012
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2015
✅ Answer: C
SCIENCE MCQs (381–430)
PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY
381. The SI unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Pascal
✅ Answer: B
382. Speed of light in vacuum is:
A) 3 × 10⁶ m/s
B) 3 × 10⁷ m/s
C) 3 × 10⁸ m/s
D) 3 × 10⁹ m/s
✅ Answer: C
383. Unit of electric current is:
A) Volt
B) Ohm
C) Ampere
D) Watt
✅ Answer: C
384. Instrument used to measure electric current:
A) Voltmeter
B) Ammeter
C) Galvanometer
D) Ohmmeter
✅ Answer: B
385. Unit of resistance is:
A) Ampere
B) Volt
C) Ohm
D) Coulomb
✅ Answer: C
386. Ohm’s law states:
A) V ∝ I
B) I ∝ R
C) V ∝ R
D) I ∝ 1/R
✅ Answer: A
387. The device used to convert AC to DC:
A) Transformer
B) Rectifier
C) Capacitor
D) Inductor
✅ Answer: B
388. The unit of frequency is:
A) Newton
B) Joule
C) Hertz
D) Decibel
✅ Answer: C
389. Sound cannot travel through:
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Vacuum
✅ Answer: D
390. The loudness of sound depends on:
A) Frequency
B) Wavelength
C) Amplitude
D) Velocity
✅ Answer: C
391. The human ear can hear sound between:
A) 10–10,000 Hz
B) 20–20,000 Hz
C) 50–50,000 Hz
D) 100–100,000 Hz
✅ Answer: B
392. The bending of light is called:
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Dispersion
D) Diffraction
✅ Answer: B
393. Splitting of white light is called:
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Dispersion
D) Scattering
✅ Answer: C
394. The image formed by a plane mirror is:
A) Real and inverted
B) Virtual and inverted
C) Virtual and erect
D) Real and erect
✅ Answer: C
395. The focal length of a concave mirror is:
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Zero
D) Infinite
✅ Answer: B
396. The unit of power is:
A) Joule
B) Watt
C) Newton
D) Pascal
✅ Answer: B
397. The chemical symbol of Sodium is:
A) So
B) Sd
C) Na
D) Sn
✅ Answer: C
398. The pH value of pure water is:
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
✅ Answer: C
399. Acid turns blue litmus into:
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Green
D) Yellow
✅ Answer: B
400. Base turns red litmus into:
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) Green
✅ Answer: A
401. Common salt chemical formula is:
A) Na₂CO₃
B) NaCl
C) NaOH
D) HCl
✅ Answer: B
402. The gas used in LPG is:
A) Methane
B) Butane
C) Propane & Butane
D) Ethane
✅ Answer: C
403. The hardest natural substance is:
A) Gold
B) Iron
C) Diamond
D) Platinum
✅ Answer: C
404. Rusting of iron requires:
A) Oxygen only
B) Water only
C) Oxygen and water
D) Carbon dioxide
✅ Answer: C
405. The process of plants making food is:
A) Respiration
B) Transpiration
C) Photosynthesis
D) Germination
✅ Answer: C
406. Chlorophyll is present in:
A) Root
B) Stem
C) Leaf
D) Flower
✅ Answer: C
407. The gas released during photosynthesis:
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
✅ Answer: B
408. The powerhouse of the cell is:
A) Nucleus
B) Ribosome
C) Mitochondria
D) Lysosome
✅ Answer: C
409. The largest organ in human body is:
A) Heart
B) Brain
C) Liver
D) Skin
✅ Answer: D
410. Normal human body temperature is:
A) 35°C
B) 36°C
C) 37°C
D) 38°C
✅ Answer: C
411. Blood group discovered by:
A) Fleming
B) Mendel
C) Landsteiner
D) Watson
✅ Answer: C
412. Vitamin C deficiency causes:
A) Rickets
B) Scurvy
C) Beriberi
D) Night blindness
✅ Answer: B
413. Night blindness is caused by deficiency of:
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
✅ Answer: A
414. The smallest bone in human body is:
A) Stapes
B) Femur
C) Ulna
D) Tibia
✅ Answer: A
415. The largest bone in human body is:
A) Humerus
B) Tibia
C) Femur
D) Pelvis
✅ Answer: C
416. The normal pH of blood is:
A) 6.8
B) 7.0
C) 7.4
D) 8.0
✅ Answer: C
417. DNA stands for:
A) Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
B) Deoxyribose Nuclear Acid
C) Double Nitrogen Acid
D) Dynamic Nuclear Acid
✅ Answer: A
418. RNA stands for:
A) Ribose Nucleic Acid
B) Ribosome Nucleic Acid
C) Reactive Nucleic Acid
D) Rapid Nuclear Acid
✅ Answer: A
419. The study of heredity is called:
A) Ecology
B) Genetics
C) Botany
D) Zoology
✅ Answer: B
420. The father of genetics is:
A) Darwin
B) Mendel
C) Watson
D) Crick
✅ Answer: B
421. The SI unit of temperature is:
A) Celsius
B) Fahrenheit
C) Kelvin
D) Joule
✅ Answer: C
422. Boiling point of water is:
A) 90°C
B) 95°C
C) 100°C
D) 110°C
✅ Answer: C
423. The gas used in fire extinguishers is:
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen
✅ Answer: C
424. Antibiotics kill:
A) Virus
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Protozoa
✅ Answer: B
425. Penicillin was discovered by:
A) Newton
B) Darwin
C) Fleming
D) Pasteur
✅ Answer: C
426. The chemical formula of water is:
A) H₂O
B) H₂O₂
C) HO₂
D) H₃O
✅ Answer: A
427. The gas essential for respiration is:
A) Nitrogen
B) Hydrogen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Oxygen
✅ Answer: D
428. The smallest unit of life is:
A) Tissue
B) Organ
C) Cell
D) Atom
✅ Answer: C
429. The study of plants is called:
A) Zoology
B) Biology
C) Botany
D) Ecology
✅ Answer: C
430. The study of animals is called:
A) Botany
B) Ecology
C) Zoology
D) Genetics
✅ Answer: C
SPORTS MCQs (431–500)
🏆 SPORTS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQs
431. Hockey is the national sport of India?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Partially
D) Declared recently
✅ Answer: B
432. National sport of India officially is:
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Kabaddi
D) No official national sport
✅ Answer: D
433. Olympic Games are held after every:
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years
✅ Answer: C
434. The first modern Olympic Games were held in:
A) London
B) Paris
C) Athens
D) Rome
✅ Answer: C
435. Olympic symbol has how many rings?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
✅ Answer: B
436. The five Olympic rings represent:
A) Continents
B) Oceans
C) Countries
D) Games
✅ Answer: A
437. Olympic motto is:
A) Play Fair
B) Faster, Higher, Stronger
C) Unity in Sports
D) Sports for All
✅ Answer: B
438. Asian Games are held every:
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years
✅ Answer: C
439. First Asian Games were held in:
A) Tokyo
B) Delhi
C) Bangkok
D) Beijing
✅ Answer: B
440. Commonwealth Games started in:
A) 1910
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1948
✅ Answer: C
441. Cricket World Cup is organized by:
A) ICC
B) BCCI
C) ACC
D) ECB
✅ Answer: A
442. First Cricket World Cup was held in:
A) 1971
B) 1973
C) 1975
D) 1977
✅ Answer: C
443. IPL started in:
A) 2006
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2009
✅ Answer: C
444. Number of players in cricket team:
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
✅ Answer: C
445. Duration of Test match:
A) 3 days
B) 4 days
C) 5 days
D) 6 days
✅ Answer: C
446. Father of Indian Hockey:
A) Dhyan Chand
B) Balbir Singh
C) Roop Singh
D) Leslie Claudius
✅ Answer: A
447. Dhyan Chand was known as:
A) Goal Machine
B) Wizard of Hockey
C) Flying Sikh
D) Golden Boy
✅ Answer: B
448. Wimbledon is related to:
A) Badminton
B) Tennis
C) Cricket
D) Golf
✅ Answer: B
449. Thomas Cup is related to:
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Hockey
D) Football
✅ Answer: B
450. Uber Cup is related to:
A) Men’s Badminton
B) Women’s Badminton
C) Mixed Badminton
D) Junior Badminton
✅ Answer: B
451. FIFA World Cup is related to:
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Football
D) Tennis
✅ Answer: C
452. FIFA headquarters is in:
A) Paris
B) Zurich
C) London
D) Rome
✅ Answer: B
453. First FIFA World Cup was held in:
A) 1928
B) 1930
C) 1932
D) 1934
✅ Answer: B
454. Number of players in football team:
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
✅ Answer: C
455. Duration of football match:
A) 60 minutes
B) 70 minutes
C) 80 minutes
D) 90 minutes
✅ Answer: D
456. Red card in football means:
A) Warning
B) Free kick
C) Player out
D) Goal awarded
✅ Answer: C
457. Grand Slam tournaments in tennis are:
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
✅ Answer: B
458. Australian Open is played on:
A) Grass
B) Clay
C) Hard court
D) Synthetic
✅ Answer: C
459. French Open is played on:
A) Grass
B) Clay
C) Hard court
D) Carpet
✅ Answer: B
460. Davis Cup is related to:
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
✅ Answer: C
461. Kabaddi originated in:
A) India
B) Iran
C) China
D) Japan
✅ Answer: A
462. Pro Kabaddi League started in:
A) 2012
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2015
✅ Answer: C
463. National game of Bangladesh:
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Kabaddi
D) Hockey
✅ Answer: C
464. Polo originated in:
A) England
B) India
C) Iran
D) China
✅ Answer: C
465. Golf originated in:
A) USA
B) England
C) Scotland
D) Ireland
✅ Answer: C
466. Chess originated in:
A) China
B) Persia
C) India
D) Greece
✅ Answer: C
467. World Chess Federation is called:
A) ICC
B) FIFA
C) FIDE
D) IOC
✅ Answer: C
468. First World Chess Champion:
A) Kasparov
B) Anand
C) Steinitz
D) Fischer
✅ Answer: C
469. Viswanathan Anand is from:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Chennai
D) Kolkata
✅ Answer: C
470. Flying Sikh refers to:
A) Milkha Singh
B) P.T. Usha
C) Neeraj Chopra
D) Abhinav Bindra
✅ Answer: A
471. Neeraj Chopra is related to:
A) Boxing
B) Wrestling
C) Javelin Throw
D) Shooting
✅ Answer: C
472. First Indian Olympic gold medalist (individual):
A) Abhinav Bindra
B) Milkha Singh
C) Neeraj Chopra
D) Karnam Malleswari
✅ Answer: A
473. Olympic gold medal in javelin was won by Neeraj Chopra in:
A) Rio 2016
B) Tokyo 2020
C) Paris 2024
D) London 2012
✅ Answer: B
474. Mary Kom is related to:
A) Wrestling
B) Boxing
C) Shooting
D) Weightlifting
✅ Answer: B
475. First Indian woman Olympic medalist:
A) Mary Kom
B) P.T. Usha
C) Karnam Malleswari
D) Sakshi Malik
✅ Answer: C
476. Sachin Tendulkar is known as:
A) Master Blaster
B) Little Master
C) Run Machine
D) God of Cricket
✅ Answer: D
477. Highest individual score in ODI cricket:
A) 200
B) 209
C) 264
D) 275
✅ Answer: C
478. Player who scored 100 international centuries:
A) Ricky Ponting
B) Virat Kohli
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Brian Lara
✅ Answer: C
479. Badminton player known as “Ace of Pace”:
A) P. Gopichand
B) Prakash Padukone
C) Kidambi Srikanth
D) Saina Nehwal
✅ Answer: B
480. First Indian to win All England Badminton:
A) Saina Nehwal
B) P. Gopichand
C) Prakash Padukone
D) Sindhu
✅ Answer: C
481. P.V. Sindhu is related to:
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Boxing
D) Wrestling
✅ Answer: B
482. ICC headquarters is in:
A) London
B) Dubai
C) Mumbai
D) Singapore
✅ Answer: B
483. BCCI headquarters is in:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Chennai
D) Kolkata
✅ Answer: B
484. Ranji Trophy is related to:
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Cricket
D) Tennis
✅ Answer: C
485. Santosh Trophy is related to:
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Cricket
D) Kabaddi
✅ Answer: B
486. Durand Cup is related to:
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Football
D) Tennis
✅ Answer: C
487. Dronacharya Award is given for:
A) Players
B) Coaches
C) Umpires
D) Managers
✅ Answer: B
488. Arjuna Award is given for:
A) Coaches
B) Lifetime achievement
C) Sports excellence
D) Referees
✅ Answer: C
489. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for:
A) Coaching
B) Lifetime sports achievement
C) Annual sports excellence
D) Administration
✅ Answer: C
490. Olympic flame is lit at:
A) Rome
B) Athens
C) Olympia
D) Paris
✅ Answer: C
491. Commonwealth Games Federation headquarters:
A) London
B) Birmingham
C) Manchester
D) Sydney
✅ Answer: A
492. The term “Hat-trick” is related to:
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Hockey
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D
493. World Anti-Doping Agency headquarters:
A) Paris
B) Geneva
C) Montreal
D) Vienna
✅ Answer: C
494. First Indian to win Olympic medal in shooting:
A) Abhinav Bindra
B) Rajyavardhan Rathore
C) Gagan Narang
D) Vijay Kumar
✅ Answer: B
495. Boxing Day Test is played on:
A) 24 December
B) 25 December
C) 26 December
D) 27 December
✅ Answer: C
496. India won its first Cricket World Cup in:
A) 1979
B) 1983
C) 1987
D) 1992
✅ Answer: B
497. Number of gold medals won by India in Tokyo Olympics 2020:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
✅ Answer: A
498. Formula One races are called:
A) Matches
B) Heats
C) Grands Prix
D) Circuits
✅ Answer: C
499. MotoGP is related to:
A) Car racing
B) Bike racing
C) Cycling
D) Karting
✅ Answer: B
500. Olympic mascot represents:
A) Host country culture
B) Animals only
C) Sports only
D) Sponsors
✅ Answer: A
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