- Which of the following is NOT one of the four clearly-read pillars behind the near-7% growth diagram?
- Energy security
- Fiscal prudence
- Monetary stability
- Job creation
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Answer: (D) Job creation
Job creation is not one of the four clearly-read pillars; along with the other three, "far-reaching structural reform" is the fourth.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Where is the ADB headquartered, and which country traditionally gives it its President
- Manila; Japan
- Beijing; China
- Shanghai; India
- Washington; the USA
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Answer: (A) Manila; Japan
The ADB is headquartered in Manila, and its President traditionally comes from Japan — the current one is Masato Kanda.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Lavani is a dance of —
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Sikkim
- Maharashtra
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Answer: (D) Maharashtra
Lavani often goes with Tamasha theatre.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What is a foreign particle that enters the body and triggers the immune system called?
- antibody
- antigen
- vaccine
- hormone
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Answer: (B) antigen
Any foreign particle, such as bacteria or a virus, that activates the immune system is called an antigen.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - A person born in Kerala in 1960 is a citizen of —
- India and then Kerala
- Kerala and then India
- India only
- India, after turning 18
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Answer: (C) India only
India has single citizenship.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who created the covenanted civil service, later called the ICS?
- Warren Hastings
- Wellesley
- Cornwallis
- William Bentinck
- What shape has turnip and beetroot taken?
- Conical
- Napiform
- Fusiform
- A breathing root
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Answer: (B) Napiform
Turnip and beetroot roots take a napiform shape — nearly spherical and swollen.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
- Upper mantle
- Lower mantle
- Outer core
- Inner core
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Answer: (C) Outer core
S waves do not pass through the outer core — the proof that it is liquid.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which state of matter is the most compressible?
- solid
- gas
- liquid
- all equal
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Answer: (B) gas
Gas molecules have a lot of empty space between them, so a gas can be squeezed smaller (LPG, CNG cylinders).
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What type of galaxy is our Milky Way?
- Spiral
- Elliptical
- Irregular
- Spherical
- The key that invokes the spell checker in Access —
- F2
- F7
- Alt + F7
- F3
- Which test does NOT by itself make a party national?
- 6% votes in 4 states + 4 Lok Sabha seats
- 2% of Lok Sabha seats from 3 states
- State party in 4 states
- Forming the government in one state
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Answer: (D) Forming the government in one state
Ruling one state is not a test; the other three are.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What kind of blood does the right atrium of the heart receive?
- Oxygen-rich
- Carbon dioxide-rich
- A mix of both
- Pure plasma
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Answer: (B) Carbon dioxide-rich
The right atrium receives carbon dioxide-rich blood from the rest of the body, which later gets purified in the lungs.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada by (IAS 2003):
- Pulakesin I
- Pulakesin II
- Vikramaditya I
- Vikramaditya II
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Answer: (B) Pulakesin II
Recorded in Ravikirti’s Aihole inscription.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - On which day is United Nations Day celebrated?
- 26 June
- 24 October
- 10 December
- 1 January
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Answer: (B) 24 October
The Charter came into force and the UN was born on 24 October 1945; the Charter had been signed on 26 June 1945.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which of these contaminants have been detected in drinking water in many parts of the country? 1. Arsenic 2. Sorbitol 3. Fluoride 4. Formaldehyde 5. Uranium (IAS 2013)
- 1 and 3
- 2, 4 and 5
- 1, 3 and 5
- All
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Answer: (C) 1, 3 and 5
Arsenic, fluoride and uranium all occur in groundwater.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - A written description of a program’s functions —
- Explanatory instructions
- GUI
- Plug and play
- Documentation
- The English set up their first factory at Surat with the permission of which emperor? (IAS 2009)
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Shah Jahan
- Aurangzeb
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Answer: (B) Jahangir
Jahangir’s farman of 1613 allowed the Surat factory.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Where is the Gol Gumbaz?
- Hyderabad
- Golconda
- Bidar
- Vijayapura (Bijapur)
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Answer: (D) Vijayapura (Bijapur)
It is the tomb of the Adil Shahi Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah (1656); Golconda is the Qutb Shahi fort of Hyderabad.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Who was the first Indian member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council?
- Satyendra Prasad Sinha
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Motilal Nehru
- C. Rajagopalachari
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Answer: (A) Satyendra Prasad Sinha
He was named Law Member in the Morley–Minto period.
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- Under the SHANTI Act, who is liable to pay compensation for nuclear damage
- Only the supplier
- Both the supplier and the operator
- Only the plant operator
- The central government
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Answer: (C) Only the plant operator
The SHANTI Act removes supplier liability; only the nuclear plant operator is responsible for paying compensation.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The extension of an Excel file —
- .xis
- .xas
- .xlsx
- .lxs
- Indian territory was handed over to Pakistan under Berubari by the —
- 7th Amendment
- 9th Amendment
- 14th Amendment
- 100th Amendment
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Answer: (B) 9th Amendment
Ceding needs an Article 368 amendment — the 9th, 1960.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which "colour" branch of biotechnology is linked to agriculture?
- red
- white
- green
- blue
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Answer: (C) green
Green biotechnology is the branch connected with applying biotechnology to agricultural processes.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which broader mission is GramNet a part of
- Digital India Mission
- National Broadband Mission
- Bharat 6G Mission
- National Supercomputing Mission
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Answer: (B) National Broadband Mission
GramNet is a part of the National Broadband Mission.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Which Article of the Constitution provides for the Election Commission of India?
- Art 280
- Art 315
- Art 324
- Art 148
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Answer: (C) Art 324
Art 324; 280 is the Finance Commission, 315 the Public Service Commissions and 148 the CAG.
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 → - The Lokpal cannot take up a complaint made after —
- 3 years
- 5 years
- 7 years
- 10 years
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Answer: (C) 7 years
Seven years from the date of the alleged offence.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The Allahabad pillar inscription is associated with — (IAS 2006)
- Mahapadma Nanda
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Ashoka
- Samudragupta
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Answer: (D) Samudragupta
Harishena’s Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta is engraved on Ashoka’s pillar.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What is the speed target for every citizen under the Digital India 2030 policy
- 10 Mbps
- 50 Mbps
- 100 Mbps
- 500 Mbps
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Answer: (C) 100 Mbps
Every citizen is targeted to get 100 Mbps, with wide 5G coverage and 6G-like quality.
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- 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 → - 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 → - Choose the correct statements — 1. IWAI develops, maintains and regulates national waterways. 2. IWAI was set up on 27 October 1986.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- How did Sambhaji directly challenge Aurangzeb?
- By harassing Mughal armies
- By capturing Mughal forts
- By sheltering Aurangzeb’s rebel son, Prince Akbar
- By collecting chauth from new Mughal lands
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Answer: (C) By sheltering Aurangzeb’s rebel son, Prince Akbar
Prince Akbar fled to Sambhaji in 1681.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Why was TDSAT established?
- to license new telecom companies
- to take over telecom dispute resolution, separating it from TRAI
- to install mobile towers
- to fix internet speeds
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Answer: (B) to take over telecom dispute resolution, separating it from TRAI
TDSAT was created through an ordinance effective 29 May 2000, to carve dispute resolution out of TRAI and hand it to a separate tribunal.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - Pick the term for this: The set of all information about one instance of an entity.
- Record
- Validation
- Data
- Database
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Answer: (A) Record
Record: The set of all information about one instance of an entity.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - "Extreme climate, scanty rain and people who were nomadic herders" — which region does this describe best? (UPSC 2013)
- African savanna
- Central Asian steppe
- North American prairie
- Siberian tundra
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Answer: (B) Central Asian steppe
The Central Asian steppe — extreme continental climate and a tradition of nomadic herding.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - UNEP's "Champions of the Earth" award succeeded which award?
- Sasakawa Prize
- Global 500 Roll of Honour
- Right Livelihood Award
- Whitley Award
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Answer: (B) Global 500 Roll of Honour
After Global 500 (1987–2003) came Champions of the Earth from 2005.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - 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 → - The Constitution fosters fraternity by means of — 1. Single citizenship 2. Fundamental Duties 3. Fundamental Rights
- 1 and 3
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (B) 1 and 2
Both foster a sense of belonging to one nation.
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- What is the correct meaning of fiscal space
- The government’s total budget size
- The room to spend without putting financial stability at risk
- The rate of tax collection
- The size of the foreign exchange reserves
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Answer: (B) The room to spend without putting financial stability at risk
It shows how much more the government can spend without upsetting its own financial stability.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The drawback of a DBMS —
- Improvement in data
- Backup and recovery
- Complexity
- Maintenance of data integrity
- What price is announced for sugarcane
- MSP
- FRP
- CIP
- both MSP and FRP
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Answer: (B) FRP
Sugarcane gets the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), which is procured through sugar mills.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - By the S.R. Hashim Committee’s rule, how many of these four items — fridge, two-wheeler, landline, washing machine — keep a household off the BPL list
- Two
- Three
- All four
- None
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Answer: (B) Three
A household owning any three of these four items is not treated as poor.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What is the full form of FIR?
- First Investigation Report
- Final Information Report
- First Information Report
- First Inquiry Record
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Answer: (C) First Information Report
First Information Report — now in Section 173 of the BNSS.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The doctrine of prospective overruling was first applied in:
- Golaknath case
- Kesavananda Bharati case
- Minerva Mills case
- None of these
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Answer: (A) Golaknath case
Golaknath (1967) applied its ruling only to the future.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - The capital of the Kamboja Mahajanapada was —
- Rajapura
- Taxila
- Suktimati
- Potana
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Answer: (A) Rajapura
Kamboja lay in the far north-west; Taxila was Gandhara’s capital.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - How much insurance cover does a family get under Ayushman Bharat's PM-JAY every year
- ₹1 lakh
- ₹2 lakh
- ₹5 lakh
- ₹10 lakh
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Answer: (C) ₹5 lakh
PM-JAY gives every eligible family ₹5 lakh of cashless cover a year, with no limit on family size or age.
Read the full chapter in mind-map notes → - What decides the sex of a human child?
- the mother's egg
- the father's sperm
- both equally
- nothing decides it
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Answer: (B) the father's sperm
The mother always contributes an X-carrying egg, while the father can contribute either an X or a Y sperm, so the sex of the child is decided by the father's sperm.
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.
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