- Which country is NOT in the G4 group?
- Japan
- Germany
- Italy
- Brazil
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Answer: (C) Italy
The G4 is India, Brazil, Germany and Japan; Italy is in the opposite "Coffee Club", which opposes new permanent seats.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who coined the word "radioactivity"?
- Henri Becquerel
- Madame Curie
- Einstein
- Niels Bohr
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Answer: (B) Madame Curie
Radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel, but the word itself was coined by Madame Curie.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who started the Central Hindu School at Banaras?
- Annie Besant
- Bhikaji Cama
- M.G. Ranade
- Madan Mohan Malaviya
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Answer: (A) Annie Besant
Opened in 1898; it later became part of BHU, founded by Malaviya.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which button works as the “middle button”?
- Right button
- Scroll wheel
- Touch bar
- Left button
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Answer: (B) Scroll wheel
The scroll wheel acts as a third button when pressed.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - When was the 16th Finance Commission's report laid before Parliament
- 17 November 2025
- 31 December 2023
- 1 February 2026
- 1 April 2026
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Answer: (C) 1 February 2026
The report was handed to the President on 17 November 2025, but laid before Parliament alongside Budget 2026-27 on 1 February 2026.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Under which Article, and how often, is the Finance Commission set up
- Article 275, every 3 years
- Article 280, every 5 years
- Article 279A, every 5 years
- Article 282, every 10 years
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Answer: (B) Article 280, every 5 years
The Finance Commission is set up under Article 280, and the President constitutes it every 5 years.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Where does the name BrahMos come from?
- Brahma and Moscow
- Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers
- Brahmastra and missile
- Brahmaputra and Moscow city
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Answer: (B) Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers
India’s Brahmaputra and Russia’s Moskva rivers — an India–Russia joint venture.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What inflation target did the Urjit Patel committee suggest
- 2% ± 2%
- 4% ± 2%
- 5% ± 1%
- 6% ± 2%
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Answer: (B) 4% ± 2%
The committee suggested a target of 4% ± 2% on the CPI, with a review every 60 days.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which of the following falls under "Critical Infrastructure"
- A school
- The nuclear power system
- A park
- A cinema hall
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Answer: (B) The nuclear power system
Systems like nuclear power are so essential that their failure directly harms national security and public health.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - In which months does Tamil Nadu get its main monsoon rain?
- March-April
- June-July
- July-August
- October-December
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Answer: (D) October-December
The retreating / north-east monsoon picks up moisture over the Bay of Bengal.
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- Which amendment added four languages to the Eighth Schedule, taking it to 22? (IAS 2008)
- 90th
- 91st
- 92nd
- 93rd
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Answer: (C) 92nd
Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which of these has the highest global warming potential (GWP)?
- CO₂
- CH₄
- N₂O
- SF₆
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Answer: (D) SF₆
SF₆ ≈ 23,500; N₂O ≈ 265, CH₄ ≈ 28, CO₂ = 1.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which menu is used to cut, copy and paste?
- File
- Tools
- Special
- Edit
- Consider: 1. The minimum age for panchayat membership is 25 years. 2. A panchayat re-formed after early dissolution continues only for the remainder of the term. (IAS 2016)
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both
- Neither
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Answer: (B) 2 only
The minimum age is 21 (Article 243F).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The "Core of the Core" category of schemes came about after which Commission's recommendations
- The 12th Finance Commission
- The 13th Finance Commission
- The 14th Finance Commission
- The 15th Finance Commission
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Answer: (C) The 14th Finance Commission
CSS were sorted into three categories following the 14th Finance Commission's recommendations and the restructuring that followed.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Oxidation state of iron in K₄[Fe(CN)₆]?
- +3
- 0
- +2
- +6
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Answer: (C) +2
4(+1) + x + 6(−1) = 0 → x = +2; +3 in K₃[Fe(CN)₆].
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Correct statements on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission — 1. It began in 2010. 2. The original target was 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. 3. In 2015 the target was raised to 1,00,000 MW.
- 1 only
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- All
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Answer: (D) All
The target went from 20 GW to 100 GW.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Aruna Asaf Ali is best remembered for her role in —
- Bardoli Satyagraha
- Quit India Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Khilafat Movement
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Answer: (B) Quit India Movement
She hoisted the flag at Gowalia Tank and worked underground.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - On whose recommendation was the RBI set up
- The Rangarajan Commission
- The Hilton Young Commission
- The Narasimham committee
- The Urjit Patel committee
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Answer: (B) The Hilton Young Commission
The Hilton Young Commission recommended it in 1926; the Act came in 1934 and the founding on 1 April 1935.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - “Economic justice” as an objective of the Constitution is found in — (IAS 2013)
- the Preamble and Fundamental Rights
- the Preamble and the DPSP
- Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
- none of these
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Answer: (B) the Preamble and the DPSP
The Preamble names it; the Directive Principles work it out.
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- Which of these is a chemical change?
- Melting of ice
- Milk turning into curd
- Sublimation of camphor
- Dissolving salt
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Answer: (B) Milk turning into curd
Curd contains a new substance (lactic acid) and the change does not reverse — the other three are physical changes.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who created the covenanted civil service, later called the ICS?
- Warren Hastings
- Wellesley
- Cornwallis
- William Bentinck
- Itai-itai disease is linked with?
- Mercury
- Cadmium
- Fluoride
- Nitrate
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Answer: (B) Cadmium
Cadmium makes bones brittle and painful — the Jinzu River in Japan.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - On how many parameters does the Soil Health Card record soil condition
- 8
- 10
- 12
- 15
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Answer: (C) 12
It records soil condition on 12 parameters, including N, P and K, with samples taken twice a year.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The state that gets the most rain from the winter (north-east) monsoon?
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Tamil Nadu
- Odisha
- Match: A. Annie Besant B. E.M.S. Namboodiripad C. Mahatma Gandhi D. Sarojini Naidu — 1. Conquest of Self 2. Crisis into Chaos 3. The Golden Threshold 4. Wake Up India
- 4 2 1 3
- 3 1 2 4
- 4 1 2 3
- 3 2 1 4
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Answer: (A) 4 2 1 3
Besant — Wake Up India; Namboodiripad — Crisis into Chaos; Gandhi — Conquest of Self; Naidu — The Golden Threshold.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which two Indian sites are currently on the Ramsar Convention's Montreux Record?
- Chilika and Loktak
- Keoladeo and Loktak
- Keoladeo and Chilika
- Wular and Sambhar
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Answer: (B) Keoladeo and Loktak
Chilika was removed from the list in 2002 after its recovery.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which pair is correctly matched?
- Fundamental Duties — 43rd Amendment
- Basic structure doctrine — Kesavananda Bharati case
- Unlimited power to amend rights — Minerva Mills case
- Ban on traffic in human beings — Article 24
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Answer: (B) Basic structure doctrine — Kesavananda Bharati case
Duties came by the 42nd Amendment, Minerva Mills limited the amending power, and trafficking is Art 23.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Consider these statements — 1. Both goods and services come under the CPI. 2. Services are left out of the WPI.
- Only 1
- Only 2
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Both are correct, and this is the biggest difference between the two measures.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Money that nobody is allowed to refuse is called
- Token money
- Fiat money
- Legal tender
- Metal money
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Answer: (C) Legal tender
Legal tender is that form of fiat money which must be accepted by law.
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- By the Brundtland Commission, sustainable development means —
- Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' needs
- Postponing present needs to save everything for the future
- Raising only the economic growth rate
- Using up all resources at once
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Answer: (A) Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' needs
Our Common Future (1987).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which forest covers the largest area in India? (IAS 2010)
- Montane wet temperate
- Sub-tropical dry evergreen
- Tropical moist deciduous
- Tropical wet evergreen
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Answer: (C) Tropical moist deciduous
Among the options, tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - After notice by one-tenth of Lok Sabha members, the special sitting to consider disapproving an emergency must be held within —
- 7 days
- 10 days
- 14 days
- 30 days
- What vehicle carries the Nag missile's land version?
- the Arjun tank
- NAMICA
- T-90 Bhishma
- BMP-2
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Answer: (B) NAMICA
The Nag missile's land version is carried by a tracked vehicle called NAMICA (Nag Missile Carrier).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - In which year was SBBJ formed
- 1955
- 1959
- 1963
- 1969
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Answer: (C) 1963
State Bank of Bikaner and State Bank of Jaipur joined in 1963 to make SBBJ, which merged into the SBI in 2017.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which blood group is considered the universal donor?
- A
- B
- AB
- O
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Answer: (D) O
Blood group O carries no antigens, so it can be given to a person of any blood group.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Without the Himalaya — 1. Siberian cold waves would reach most of the country 2. The Indus-Ganga plain would lack such rich alluvium 3. The monsoon pattern would differ. Correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 3
- All three
- Special rules for running and controlling Scheduled Areas in several states are found in which Schedule? (IAS 2008)
- Third
- Fifth
- Seventh
- Ninth
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Answer: (B) Fifth
The Sixth covers only the four north-eastern states.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Nirmal Gram Puraskar was — (IAS 2006)
- a scholarship for single girl children in villages
- a scholarship for village sportswomen
- an incentive for computer education in village schools
- an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj Institutions
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Answer: (D) an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj Institutions
It rewarded PRIs that achieved full sanitation coverage.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Choose the false statement(s) — 1. An island has water on only three sides. 2. Madagascar is an island formed by faulting. 3. Iceland was built mainly by volcanic activity on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 2 and 3
- All
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Answer: (A) 1 only
Land with water on three sides is a peninsula.
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- Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Similipal — Sikkim 2. Dehang-Dibang — Odisha 3. Nokrek — Arunachal Pradesh 4. Khangchendzonga — Meghalaya
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1, 2 and 3
- None
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Answer: (D) None
Correct: Similipal — Odisha, Dehang-Dibang — Arunachal, Nokrek — Meghalaya, Khangchendzonga — Sikkim.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who can provide for a Joint State Public Service Commission?
- The President
- The UPSC
- Parliament
- The Governors
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Answer: (C) Parliament
Art 315(2) — Parliament by law, on the states’ resolutions.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Under the Constitution, concentration of wealth violates — (IAS 2021)
- the Right to Equality
- the Directive Principles of State Policy
- the Right to Freedom
- the concept of welfare
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Answer: (B) the Directive Principles of State Policy
Art 39(c).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - 1. The sliding of snow masses down a slope is an avalanche 2. It occurs mainly in Haridwar, Chandigarh and Jammu 3. An avalanche was the main cause of the Kedarnath disaster. Correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 2 and 3
- 3 only
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Answer: (A) 1 only
At Kedarnath the main causes were heavy rain/cloudbursts and the Chorabari Lake burst.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Binary form of hex 7F —
- 11110111
- 01111111
- 01111110
- 11111110
- What share of the total plan outlay did the First Five Year Plan put on agriculture
- 21%
- 31%
- 41%
- 51%
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Answer: (B) 31%
Agriculture took 31%, and after it came transport and communication, then social services, then power and finally industry.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - "Aryan" or "Indo-European" primarily denotes (IAS 1999)
- an ethnic group
- a nomadic people
- a speech group
- a superior race
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Answer: (C) a speech group
It is a language family.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which statements are correct? 1. The Preamble stands outside the Constitution. 2. It can be amended under Article 368. 3. Socialist, Secular and Integrity were added in 1976.
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (B) 2 and 3
Since Kesavananda (1973) it is treated as part of the Constitution.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Society’s four varnas are first named in
- Yajur Veda
- Purusha Sukta of the Rig Veda
- Hiranyagarbha Sukta
- Shatapatha Brahmana
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Answer: (B) Purusha Sukta of the Rig Veda
A late hymn of the 10th mandala.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which disease comes from a vitamin D deficiency?
- Scurvy
- Rickets
- Beriberi
- Night blindness
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Answer: (B) Rickets
A shortage of vitamin D causes a calcium deficiency in bones, leading to rickets (in children) and osteomalacia (in adults).
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- India is NOT a member of —
- SCO
- APEC
- IORA
- BIMSTEC
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Answer: (B) APEC
India is not in APEC, the OECD, the NSG or the ICC (court).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The "Great Artesian Basin" is in which country?
- United States
- Australia
- Russia
- Brazil
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Answer: (B) Australia
In the central lowlands of Australia.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Warm dry (summer) climate, mild wet winters and evergreen oaks — which region is this? (UPSC 2010)
- Mediterranean region
- Eastern China
- Central Asia
- Atlantic coast of North America
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Answer: (A) Mediterranean region
Dry summer, wet winter — the Mediterranean region.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which common set of rules is the standard for talking over the Internet?
- TCP/IP
- HTML
- Flash
- Java
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Answer: (A) TCP/IP
HTML is a language, not a protocol.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Choose the correct statements — 1. Ennore is the oldest and an artificial port of the east coast. 2. Mumbai is India's largest natural harbour. 3. Nhava Sheva is India's largest container port.
- 1 only
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- All
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Answer: (C) 2 and 3
The old artificial harbour is Chennai; Ennore (Kamarajar) is the first corporatised major port.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Kannagi, for whom temples were raised, was revered as the goddess of —
- learning
- chastity
- victory
- wealth
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Answer: (B) chastity
Senguttuvan started the Pattini (chaste wife) cult.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The key that invokes the spell checker in Access —
- F2
- F7
- Alt + F7
- F3
- Which pair is not correctly matched? (IAS 2010)
- Nathu La — Arunachal Pradesh
- Lipulekh — Uttarakhand
- Rohtang — Himachal Pradesh
- Palghat — Kerala
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Answer: (A) Nathu La — Arunachal Pradesh
Nathu La is in Sikkim.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - CAG: 1. heads the Indian Audit & Accounts Department; 2. Article 280 deals with the office; 3. removed in the manner of a Supreme Court judge. Correct?
- Only 1
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- All three
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Answer: (C) 1 and 3
Article 148 (not 280, which is the Finance Commission) creates the CAG.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Shortage of which two elements in Indian soils usually lowers yield per hectare?
- Nitrogen only
- Phosphorus and nitrogen
- Potassium and sulphur
- Aluminium and iron
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Answer: (B) Phosphorus and nitrogen
Most Indian soils are poor in nitrogen, phosphorus and humus.
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- Which is an All India Service and not a Central service? (IAS 2006)
- IPS
- Indian Foreign Service
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service
- Indian Revenue Service
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Answer: (A) IPS
IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service are the All India Services.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - On what occasion did Bombay pass from Portugal to England?
- Freedom of Portugal from Spain
- Marriage of Charles II with Catherine of Braganza
- Defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588)
- Treaty of Madrid (1630)
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Answer: (B) Marriage of Charles II with Catherine of Braganza
It was part of the dowry in 1661.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which Agni missile is an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)?
- Agni-II
- Agni-III
- Agni-V
- Agni-I
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Answer: (C) Agni-V
Agni-V is a solid-fuelled Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a range of 5000-5500 km.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - In the seismic map in force (IS 1893:2016), which is the highest-hazard zone?
- Zone I
- Zone III
- Zone IV
- Zone V
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Answer: (D) Zone V
Zones run II–V; the Zone VI map announced in November 2025 was withdrawn in March 2026.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Correct statements about Jammu & Kashmir — 1. It borders Bangladesh. 2. Jammu is its winter capital. 3. It is famous for saffron (zafran).
- 1 only
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 3
- All three
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Answer: (C) 2 and 3
J&K does not border Bangladesh.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which state has the highest share of rural population in the country?
- Bihar
- Himachal Pradesh
- Kerala
- Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: (B) Himachal Pradesh
Close to 90% of Himachal Pradesh's population is rural, the highest share in the country.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - As temperature rises, the solubility of gases in water —
- increases
- decreases
- stays the same
- first rises then falls
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Answer: (B) decreases
Dissolving a gas is exothermic; on heating the gas escapes — ponds lose oxygen in summer.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which device works at the physical layer —
- Bridge
- Router
- Repeater
- All of these
- Who founded the Arya Mahila Samaj and made an early effort to educate widows?
- Pandita Ramabai
- Muthulakshmi Reddy
- Vidyasagar
- Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
- Which sub-sector of agriculture grew fastest between 2015-16 and 2024-25?
- Crops
- Livestock
- Fishing
- Forestry
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Answer: (C) Fishing
Fishing grew fastest at 8.8%; crops grew slowest, at 3.5%.
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- Choose the correct statements on biomagnification — 1. Poisons such as DDT enter the chain and accumulate at every trophic level. 2. Their amount is greater at higher trophic levels.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Fish-eating birds can carry DDT at concentrations millions of times that of the water.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which technique came into the production method with the new base year
- Single deflation
- Double deflation
- Chain weighting
- Moving average
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Answer: (B) Double deflation
Double deflation adjusts input prices along with output prices, so the figure comes out more accurate.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who worked with Ram Mohan Roy on his educational programme?
- Dwarkanath Tagore
- David Hare
- Henry Derozio
- William Jones
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Answer: (B) David Hare
David Hare was the main force behind Hindu College.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The first evidence of cultivation in the subcontinent comes from
- Mohenjo-daro
- Mehrgarh
- Nal
- Ghaligai
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Answer: (B) Mehrgarh
Mehrgarh in Baluchistan, about 7000 BC.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - An iron nail sinks in water but an iron ship floats, because —
- the ship displaces water equal to its own weight
- the iron of the ship is lighter
- sea water is warm
- the ship is painted
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Answer: (A) the ship displaces water equal to its own weight
Because of its hollow shape the ship displaces a huge amount of water, whose weight becomes equal to the ship’s weight.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Correct chronological order of invaders in ancient India (IAS 2006):
- Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas
- Greeks, Kushanas, Sakas
- Sakas, Greeks, Kushanas
- Sakas, Kushanas, Greeks
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Answer: (A) Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas
Indo-Greeks (2nd c. BC) → Sakas (1st c. BC) → Kushanas (1st c. AD).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - An economy where everything used for production sits entirely in government hands is
- a mixed economy
- an open economy
- a command economy
- a free market economy
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Answer: (C) a command economy
A command economy runs on controlled planning; with no competition, resources are allocated inefficiently.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What does the ovule turn into after fertilisation?
- A fruit
- A seed
- A flower
- A leaf
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Answer: (B) A seed
After fertilisation, the ovule turns into a seed, while the whole ovary turns into a fruit.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which state has the largest number of Scheduled Tribes?
- Assam
- Odisha
- Madhya Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh
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Answer: (C) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (≈ 1.53 crore), then Maharashtra and Odisha.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - For Maharatna status, what must the average net profit of the last 3 years be?
- above ₹2,500 crore
- above ₹5,000 crore
- above ₹10,000 crore
- above ₹15,000 crore
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Answer: (B) above ₹5,000 crore
The tests are 25-15-5 thousand crore — turnover, net worth, profit.
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- Which country had the largest trade surplus with India in 2020-21
- China
- The United States
- The UAE
- Singapore
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Answer: (B) The United States
The United States gave India its largest trade surplus that year; China, by contrast, gives India its largest deficit.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The one that loads and relocates an executable program in memory —
- Loader
- Linker
- Translator
- Presentation software
- The drawback of a DBMS —
- Improvement in data
- Backup and recovery
- Complexity
- Maintenance of data integrity
- During which Five-Year Plan did the government start planned work against drought?
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
Show answer
Answer: (B) Second
1956-61, with dry-farming projects.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which public general insurer is headquartered in Chennai?
- New India Assurance
- United India Insurance
- Oriental Insurance
- National Insurance
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Answer: (B) United India Insurance
New India — Mumbai, Oriental — New Delhi, National — Kolkata.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which of Mendel's laws states that the two alleles of a parent separate into different gametes?
- Law of Dominance
- Law of Segregation
- Law of Independent Assortment
- none of these
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Answer: (B) Law of Segregation
The Law of Segregation says that when gametes form, the two alleles of a parent separate, so each gamete carries only one allele.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which Muslim ruler was hailed as “Jagadguru” for his tolerance? (IAS 2000)
- Husain Shah
- Zain-ul-Abidin
- Ibrahim Adil Shah II
- Mahmud II
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Answer: (C) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Bijapur’s Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Zain-ul-Abidin of Kashmir is the “Akbar of Kashmir”.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which is/are correct about Shivaji’s ministers? 1. Panditrao had no army command. 2. Sachiv was also called Surnavis. 3. Mantri looked after intelligence.
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
- Statements — 1. Chikmagalur is famous for sugar. 2. Mandya is famous as a coffee-growing area. Which is correct? (IAS 2008)
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both
- Neither
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Answer: (D) Neither
It is the other way round — Chikmagalur for coffee, Mandya for sugarcane-sugar.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What is the position of the Right to Property in India today? (IAS 2021)
- Legal right of citizens only
- Constitutional/legal right of any person
- Fundamental Right of citizens only
- Neither a Fundamental nor a legal right
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Answer: (B) Constitutional/legal right of any person
Art 300A — no person can be deprived of property save by authority of law.
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- Pick the expansion of “MSN”.
- Universal Automatic Computer
- International Business Machine
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
- Microsoft Network
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Answer: (D) Microsoft Network
MSN = Microsoft Network — Microsoft’s online service.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Approximate percentage (w/v) of "20 volume" H₂O₂?
- 3%
- 6%
- 10%
- 20%
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Answer: (B) 6%
20 × 68/22.4 ≈ 60.7 g/L ≈ 6%; "10 volume" ≈ 3%.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - A: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq left Delhi and lived for two years in a camp called Swargadwari. R: Delhi was then hit by a plague-like epidemic and many died. (IAS 2002)
- Both true, R explains A
- Both true, R does not explain A
- A true, R false
- A false, R true
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Answer: (A) Both true, R explains A
The official key is (a). Famine and disease emptied Delhi; the Sultan camped at Swargadwari on the Ganga near Kannauj.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Causes of floods — 1. Excessive rain 2. Snowmelt 3. High tide
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- All
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Answer: (D) All
All three can suddenly spread water over land.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Pick the term for this: A circuit made by packing many electronic parts together on one silicon chip.
- Hardware
- Function Key
- Integrated Circuit (IC)
- Register
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Answer: (C) Integrated Circuit (IC)
Integrated Circuit (IC): A circuit made by packing many electronic parts together on one silicon chip.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - A bill to amend which of these needs neither a special majority nor ratification by states?
- Formation of new states
- Election of the President
- Distribution of legislative powers
- Representation of states in Parliament
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Answer: (A) Formation of new states
Articles 3–4: an ordinary law.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who gave us the term 'fiscal federalism'
- Adam Smith
- Richard Musgrave
- J. M. Keynes
- Milton Friedman
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Answer: (B) Richard Musgrave
The term was given in 1959 by Richard Musgrave, an economist born in Germany who later became known as American.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - When was the FRBM Act passed, and for which year was its original target set
- Passed in 2003, target for 2008-09
- Passed in 2005, target for 2010-11
- Passed in 2003, target for 2015-16
- Passed in 2012, target for 2020-21
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Answer: (A) Passed in 2003, target for 2008-09
The Act was passed in 2003, and its original target (3% fiscal deficit, 0% revenue deficit) was set for 2008-09.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Aurangzeb ordered English factories seized (1686–90) because the English —
- refused local duties in Bengal
- attacked Mughal ships on the west coast
- fortified their trading stations
- all of these
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Answer: (D) all of these
This was the Anglo-Mughal war, settled in 1690.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
- Thermosphere
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Answer: (B) Stratosphere
The ozone layer is at ≈ 15–35 km in the stratosphere; that is why temperature rises with height there.
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