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Recent MCQs

Which department launched the "Baalpan ki Kavita" initiative in March 2025?
  1. A) Department of Higher Education
  2. B) Ministry of Culture
  3. C) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
  4. D) Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSE&L)
Which state's police department introduced a mobile application in March 2025 to streamline the transfer process for its personnel?
  1. A) Maharashtra
  2. B) West Bengal
  3. C) Tamil Nadu
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Which Indian zoo became the first to preserve DNA samples of wildlife found in snowy regions in March 2025?
  1. A) Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai
  2. B) Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad
  3. C) Mysore Zoo
  4. D) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling
Which organization, along with the Indian Navy, successfully conducted the flight test of the Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) on March 26, 2025?
  1. A) ISRO
  2. B) HAL
  3. C) DRDO
  4. D) BDL
Who was sworn in as Namibia's first female president on March 21, 2025?
  1. A) Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
  2. B) Hage Geingob
  3. C) Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
  4. D) Monica Geingos
Which ministry signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with UNICEF YuWaah in March 2025?
  1. A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
  2. B) Ministry of Education
  3. C) Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)
  4. D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
What is the theme for World Theatre Day 2025?
  1. A) Theatre and a Culture of Peace
  2. B) Theatre for Social Change
  3. C) Drama for Development
  4. D) Global Theatre Revolution
Which Indian businesswoman became the first Indian woman to enter the world's top 10 richest women list in 2025?
  1. A) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
  2. B) Roshni Nadar
  3. C) Nita Ambani
  4. D) Leena Tewari
Where was India's first Nano Electronics Roadshow held?
  1. A) IIT Bombay
  2. B) IIT Madras
  3. C) IIT Delhi
  4. D) IISc Bengaluru
Which state won the most gold medals in the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) 2025?
  1. A) Tamil Nadu
  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) Haryana
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Which country was the epicenter of the earthquake that caused structural damage in Bangkok, Thailand and Myanmar on March 28, 2025?
  1. A) Indonesia
  2. B) India
  3. C) Myanmar
  4. D) Nepal
Where was the Indian Army's "Prachand Prahaar" exercise conducted in March 2025?
  1. A) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Ladakh
  3. C) Rajasthan
  4. D) Sikkim
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
  1. A) Ecocline- Biodiversity
  2. B) Pycnocline- Sea water salinity
  3. C) Thermocline - Air temperature
  4. D) Halocline - Sea water temperature
The following lists I and II show the names of Economists/Authors and their books respectively. Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II
(Economist/Author) - (Book)

A. Myrdal - 1. Economic Theory and Under-developed Regions
B. Hirschman - 2. The Strategy of Economic Development
C. Kaldor - 3. Strategic Factors in Economic Development
D. Adam Smith - 4. The Wealth of Nations

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 3 1 4
  3. C) 3 2 1 4
  4. D) 2 1 3 4
The recent global pause during COVID-19 pandemic was caused due to:
  1. A) SARS-CoV-1
  2. B) H5N1
  3. C) SARS-CoV-2
  4. D) MERS – COV-2
CPR stands for:
  1. A) Cardio Programme Rescue
  2. B) Cardiac Pulsatile Revision
  3. C) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  4. D) Cardiopulmonary Revision
Consider the following mountains and arrange them in correct order from West to East by their location

1. Karakoram
2. Pontic
3. Hindu Kush
4. Zagros

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A) 2, 4, 3, 1
  2. B) 2, 3, 4, 1
  3. C) 4, 2, 3, 1
  4. D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Which among the following is not included in the ten main themes of the Union budget for the financial years 2017-18?
  1. A) Export performance
  2. B) The poor and the underprivileged
  3. C) Youth
  4. D) Rural population
A bus covers the first half of a certain distance with speed v1 and the second half with a speed v2. The average speed during the whole journey is:
  1. A) v1v2/(v1+v2)
  2. B) 2v1v2/(v1+v2)
  3. C) (v1+v2)/2
  4. D) √v1v2
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Capital-Country
  1. A) Naypyidaw — Myanmar
  2. B) Khartoum —Ethiopia
  3. C) Dublin — Ireland
  4. D) Ottawa — Canada
Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:

1. World Heritage Day
2. World Thyroid Day
3. World No Tobacco Day
4. International Day of Light

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 3,1,2,4
  2. B) 1,4,2,3
  3. C) 2,3,1,4
  4. D) 4,2,3,1
Consider the following statements with reference to Upper Gangetic agro-climatic region:

1. This region encompasses central and western Uttar Pradesh.
2. This region has more than 130% irrigation intensity and 140% cropping intensity.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. A) Both 1 and 2
  2. B) Neither 1 nor 2
  3. C) Only 1
  4. D) Only 2
Which one of the following pairs (River – Direction) is not correctly matched ?
  1. A) Amur river – North-East
  2. B) Syr Darya – North-West
  3. C) Angara river – North
  4. D) Mekong river – South-West
Consider the following statements with respect to the climate of Western Europe:

1. Western Europe receives rainfall in all months.
2. Western Europe is located in the belt of Westerlies.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. A) Both 1 and 2
  2. B) Neither 1 nor 2
  3. C) Only 1
  4. D) Only 2
Article 33 allows the restriction of Fundamental Rights for which of the following groups?
  1. A) Armed forces
  2. B) Paramilitary forces
  3. C) Intelligence agencies
  4. D) All of the above
Which Article provides that the power to make laws for implementing certain Fundamental Rights lies exclusively with Parliament?
  1. A) Article 33
  2. B) Article 34
  3. C) Article 35
  4. D) Article 36
Under which Article can Parliament indemnify government servants for actions taken during martial law?
  1. A) Article 33
  2. B) Article 34
  3. C) Article 35
  4. D) Article 36
Which of the following writs can be filed by any interested person, even if they are not personally aggrieved?
  1. A) Habeas Corpus
  2. B) Mandamus
  3. C) Quo Warranto
  4. D) Certiorari
Which writ is issued to inquire into the legality of a person holding a public office?
  1. A) Mandamus
  2. B) Habeas Corpus
  3. C) Quo Warranto
  4. D) Prohibition
Which writ is issued by a higher court to prevent a lower court from exceeding its jurisdiction?
  1. A) Prohibition
  2. B) Certiorari
  3. C) Habeas Corpus
  4. D) Mandamus
Which writ is issued to a public official directing them to perform their official duty?
  1. A) Mandamus
  2. B) Prohibition
  3. C) Certiorari
  4. D) Quo Warranto
Which of the following statements is true regarding writ jurisdiction in India?
  1. A) Only the Supreme Court can issue writs.
  2. B) Only the High Courts can issue writs.
  3. C) Both Supreme Court and High Courts can issue writs, but High Courts have a broader scope.
  4. D) Any court in India can issue writs under Article 32.
Which Article in DPSP was modified due to the 86th Amendment Act?
  1. A) Article 39
  2. B) Article 45
  3. C) Article 46
  4. D) Article 47
Which amendment inserted Article 21A into the Indian Constitution?
  1. A) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B) 44th Amendment Act, 1978
  3. C) 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
  4. D) 86th Amendment Act, 2002
Which constitutional doctrine was introduced in the Maneka Gandhi case (1978) to ensure fairness in law?
  1. A) Due Process of Law
  2. B) Doctrine of Pith and Substance
  3. C) Basic Structure Doctrine
  4. D) Doctrine of Eminent Domain
In the Gopalan case (1950), the Supreme Court held that Article 21 protects individuals from:
  1. A) Both executive and legislative arbitrariness
  2. B) Only legislative arbitrariness
  3. C) Only executive arbitrariness
  4. D) Neither executive nor legislative arbitrariness