Which festival in Kerala is famous for its grand snake boat races on the Pampa River?
- ((a))
Onam
- ((b))
Vishu
- ((c))
Thrissur Pooram
- ((d))
Theyyam
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Onam
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Which festival in Kerala is famous for its grand snake boat races on the Pampa River?
Onam
Vishu
Thrissur Pooram
Theyyam
Onam
Which of the following is not a part of the 7 basic notes (Saptak) in Indian classical music?
Sa
Re
Ga
None of the Above
Sa
Which author's novel A Suitable Boy was recognized internationally for its depiction of post-independence India?
Vikram Seth
Ruskin Bond
Amitav Ghosh
R.K. Narayan
Vikram Seth
The phrase 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth Alone Triumphs) is taken from which ancient text?
Rigveda
Bhagavad Gita
Ramayana
Mundaka Upanishad
Rigveda
Which Tughlaq Sultan introduced 'token currency' (copper coins for silver)?
Ghiyasyuddin Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ghiyasyuddin Tughlaq
What does 'GDP' stand for in economics?
Gross Domestic Price
Gross Domestic Product
Government Dues Paid
General Development Plan
Gross Domestic Price
Which of these is a 'Public Sector' company?
Reliance Industries
Tata Motors
Indian Oil Corporation
Infosys
Reliance Industries
What does 'CPI' (a measure of inflation) stand for?
Consumer Price Index
Corporate Price Index
Capital Payment Index
Credit Price Index
Consumer Price Index
Wheat, gram, and barley are major crops of which cropping season, which begins in winter (Oct-Dec)?
Rabi
Kharif
Zaid
Monsoon
Rabi
The 'Western Disturbances', which cause winter rainfall in North India, originate from where?
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
'Regional Rural Banks' (RRBs) were established in 1975 to strictly provide credit to whom?
Large Corporate Houses
Rural people (Small farmers, artisans, laborers)
Urban businessmen
Stock market investors
Large Corporate Houses
The 'Twenty Point Programme' (TPP) was launched by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975 with the main aim of?
Industrialization
Poverty Alleviation (Garibi Hatao)
Space Exploration
Defense modernization
Industrialization
The Chabahar Port is strategically important to India primarily because it provides access to:
Europe through the Arctic Route
Central Asia bypassing Pakistan
East Africa directly
The South China Sea
Europe through the Arctic Route
The Olympic Laurel, an honour for humanitarian contribution, was first awarded in:
2008
2012
2016
2020
2008
The provision for concerning suspension of Fundamental right during emergency is taken from which of the following constitution.
Australlia
Germany
USSR
France
Australlia
Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated to bring Telangana as 29th state of Indian constitution in which of the following year?
2011
2012
2014
2018
2011
Who wrote 'The Concept of the Political', a critical philosophical text influencing modern political thought?
Hannah Arendt
Carl Schmitt
Isaiah Berlin
Jurgen Habermas
Hannah Arendt
The text 'Kitab-ul-Hind', a scientific and cultural compendium on India, was written by:
Alberuni
Ibn Battuta
Al-Masudi
Firdausi
Alberuni
Who succeeded General Manoj Pande as the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of India?
General Anil Chauhan
General Upendra Dwivedi
General Bipin Rawat
General M. M. Naravane
General Anil Chauhan
Who is serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, as of May 2025?
Dr. Rajeevan
Dr. M. Ravichandran
Dr. Shailesh Nayak
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Dr. Rajeevan
Who was appointed as the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 2025?
S. Somanath
V. Narayanan
K. Sivan
B. Ravindra
S. Somanath
What is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year officially called?
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Growth Rate
Absolute Increase
Birth Rate
Under the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme, candidates are allowed to apply for up to how many internships at a time?
One
Three
Five
Ten
One
Which of these is not recognized as a major global index evaluating development, innovation, or happiness internationally?
Human Development Index
World Happiness Report
Global Innovation Index
Global Energy Self-Sufficiency Index
Human Development Index
The strategically important 'Sela Tunnel', inaugurated in 2024, is located in which Indian state?
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
The 'Garo Dakmanda', a traditional handwoven textile, received a GI tag and belongs to which state?
Nagaland
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Who coined the term 'Pakistan' in 1933, envisioning a separate homeland for Muslims in British India during the struggle for independence?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Rahmat Ali
Iqbal
Liaquat Ali Khan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Which Article grants the President the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, remissions, or commute sentences in certain cases?
72
73
74
76
72
Mission Shakti, implemented from FY 2022-23, consists of which two sub-schemes?
Ujjwala and Swadhar
Sakhi and Sabla
Sambal and Samarthya
Matru Ashirwad and Mahila Kosh
Ujjwala and Swadhar
Under Mission Shakti, the Palna component is primarily linked with which type of support service?
Self-defence training
Skill development for girls
Day-care crèche facilities for children
Support for pregnant women
Self-defence training
What does the term 'frictional unemployment' refer to in economics?
Unemployment due to seasons
Unemployment due to a recession
Temporary unemployment as a person moves from one job to another
Permanent unemployment
Unemployment due to seasons
The 'Cripps Mission' of 1942 proposed 'Dominion status' after the war. Who famously called it 'a post-dated cheque'?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kuchipudi is a classical dance of India. Which state is the origin of Kuchipudi, known for its unique combination of narrative and rhythmic movements?
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
'Guru Shikhar' is the highest peak of which mountain range?
Vindhya Range
Satpura Range
Aravali Range
Western Ghats
Vindhya Range
Which type of forests in India are commonly known as 'Monsoon Forests'?
Tropical Evergreen Forests
Tropical Deciduous Forests
Thorn Forests
Mangrove Forests
Tropical Evergreen Forests
Which folk dance from Bihar features male performers cross-dressing as women, showcasing regional traditions and entertaining audiences during festivals?
Launda Naach
Bidesia
Jhijhiya
Jhumar
Launda Naach
Mahatma Gandhi attended which of the Round Table Conferences as the sole representative of the Congress?
First
Second
Third
Four
First
The book 'India Wins Freedom', which gives an insight into the policies and personalities of the independence era, was written by?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
Abul Kalam Azad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Who wrote The Godfather of Kathmandu, a novel focusing on crime, social issues, and political dynamics in Nepal?
John Burdett
Jeffrey Archer
Vikas Swarup
Vikram Seth
John Burdett
How did the government primarily enforce the policy of 'Import Substitution'?
By giving subsidies to importers
By using high tariffs (taxes) and quotas (limits) on imports
By banning all exports
By encouraging foreign travel
By giving subsidies to importers
The 1968 National Games involved multiple sports competitions to enhance athletics at the national level. Which city hosted the 1968 games?
Lucknow
Madras
Bhubaneswar
Jabalpur
Lucknow
The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 changed the selection committee for Election Commissioners. Who did it remove from the panel?
The Prime Minister
The Leader of the Opposition
The Chief Justice of India
The Home Minister
The Prime Minister
Which is the most spoken language in India according to the 2011 Census?
Bengali
Telugu
Marathi
Hindi
Bengali
The languages Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam belong to which language family?
Indo-Aryan
Sino-Tibetan
Austro-Asiatic
Dravidian
Indo-Aryan
What is the full form of the acronym 'PSU' in the Indian context?
Public Sector Undertaking
Private Sector Undertaking
Primary Service Unit
Public Service Union
Public Sector Undertaking
What is the full form of 'FDI', a key component of the post-1991 economic reforms?
Foreign Direct Investment
Fiscal Deficit Index
Foreign Dollar Inflow
First Development Index
Foreign Direct Investment
Which two cities are connected by the 'North-South Corridor'?
Srinagar to Kanyakumari
Leh to Mumbai
Delhi to Chennai
Jammu to Kochi
Srinagar to Kanyakumari
Which wrestling style forbids holds below the waist, focusing only on upper-body techniques such as throws, lifts, and clinches?
Freestyle wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Catch wrestling
Folkstyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
In Shivaji's 'Ashtapradhan', what was the title given to the Prime Minister?
Peshwa
Amatya
Sumant
Senapati
Peshwa
In rain-affected limited-overs cricket matches, the DLS method adjusts targets based on which factors to fairly calculate revised scores?
Pitch condition only
Wickets and overs remaining
Only rain interruption
Team ranking
Pitch condition only
Four numbers are given below, in which three of them follow the same logic, find the different number and mark it as an answer.
137
149
157
173
137
Select the option which is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
NIGHT : DAY :: FRIEND : ?
BOY
BROTHER
ENEMY
CLASSMATE
BOY
Find the figure from the answer figure that will replace the question mark (?) from the problem figure.






Select the option which is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Architect : Building :: Composer : ?
Music
Orchestra
Symphony
Instrument
Music
Two designs of a dice is given below find which of the following element can be on opposite surface of the surface having 6 dots.

4 dots
3 dots
5 dots
2 dots
4 dots
Find the next number in the series:
2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ?
12
14
15
17
12
A set of word pairs is provided, where all but one pair share a common relationship. Select the pair where the words are related differently.
Malaria : Protozoa
Yeast : Fungi
Typhoid : Bacteria
Polio : Virus
Malaria : Protozoa
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
If A denotes 'x', B denotes '÷', C denotes '+', and D denotes '-', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
(40 B 4) A 5 C (3 A 6) D (7 A 8) C 21 =?
30
33
38
40
30
A person spends 20% of his salary on rent, 15% on groceries, and the rest on miscellaneous expenses. If his salary is ₹60,000, what is the amount he spends on miscellaneous expenses?
₹35,000
₹36,000
₹37,000
₹39,000
₹35,000
If 'ARUN' is coded as 54, then how will 'VARUN' be coded as?
76
67
78
87
76
Neha is the daughter of Mr. M, and M is married to S. How is S related to Neha?
Mother
Father
Aunt
Uncle
Mother
Find the word from the following that is different.
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Hot
Sweet
Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are marked as P, Q, R, S, T, U. Select the letter that will be on the face opposite to the one showing 'T'.

U
S
R
P
U
Choose a figure from Image Y that will carry on the series that the figures in Image X established.

A
B
C
D
A
Complete the analogy: ZEB : XFC :: VGD : ?
THE
SGE
TIE
SHE
THE
Complete the analogy: ZBG : XCF :: GJQ : ?
EKP
EKR
FIP
EPI
EKP
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the equation below mathematically correct?
and
Identify the missing letter combination in the series below:
AB, EF, IJ, MN, ?
QR
VR
QU
WS
QR
Identify the letter combination from the options that substitutes the question mark (?) in the following sequence.
KP, HS, EV, ?, YB
XC
YD
BY
YC
XC
If means , + means , and means , what is the value of “”?
6
8
10
12
6
Pick the option that completes the letter series when the letters are placed sequentially from left to right in the blanks.
aa_a_b_abaa_
abab
baba
abba
baab
abab
Which figure is different from the rest?

A
B
C
D
A
How many triangles are there in the following figure?

10
8
6
12
10
Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.






Two students scored 10 and 20 marks in a quiz, giving an average of 15. If a third student scores 30, what will be the new average score of all three students?
18
19
20
21
18
The cost of fencing a circular garden at Rs 5 per m is Rs 220. What is the radius of the garden?
()
14 m
16 m
7 m
10 m
14 m
If a circular pond has a circumference of 31.4 m, its radius is:
()
10 m
5 m
7 m
15 m
10 m
An article is marked at ₹600.
A discount of ₹120 is given. What is the discount percentage?
15%
18%
20%
25%
15%
A circular ring is formed between two concentric circles of radii 14 cm and 7 cm.
Find the area of the ring.
()
462
440
330
385
462
A man walks at 4 km/h.
How long will it take him to cover 10 km?
2 hrs
2.25 hrs
3 hrs
2.5 hrs
2 hrs
Out of 100 items, 25 are defective. What percentage is defective?
A shopkeeper bought an item for and sold it at a profit. What was the selling price?
A trader sold goods for at a profit of . What was the cost price?
A borrower paid as simple interest on a loan of over 3 years. What was the annual rate of interest?
A bike covers 150 m in 10 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
50
52
55
54
50
Rahul alternates between walking and cycling. He walks 1 km in 10 minutes and cycles 1 km in 5 minutes. If he cycles half of a 12 km trip and walks the other half, how long will the trip take?
80 min
84 min
86 min
90 min
80 min
Which of the following numbers is the smallest?
0.805
0.805
If , then the value of is:
If is added to each of 4, 7, 10 and 16, the numbers so obtained are in proportion. What is the mean proportional between and ?
5
6
4
7
5
Which technology is commonly used for secure online banking transactions?
OTP (One Time Password)
SMS only
Manual signatures
Cheque book
OTP (One Time Password)
What is the purpose of the viewport meta tag in responsive web design?
It defines the character encoding of the webpage
It enables JavaScript execution
It sets up security policies for a website
It specifies how a website should be displayed on different devices
It defines the character encoding of the webpage
Which is NOT a valid section break type in MS Word?
Next Page
Continuous
Odd Page
Top Page
Next Page
Which of the following is the best way to delete only the contents and formatting of selected cells while keeping the overall structure (rows and columns) of the worksheet unchanged?
Use Clear All on the Home tab
Use Delete Sheet
Use Insert Rows
Use Merge & Center
Use Clear All on the Home tab
What does the 'Flash Fill' feature in Excel do?
Automatically fills data in cells based on patterns.
Fills cells with random data.
Fills a table with column names.
Adds a hyperlink to a cell.
Automatically fills data in cells based on patterns.
Clicking on each menu bar option generates a list of commands called:
Pull-down menu
Menu bar
Title bar
None of these
Pull-down menu
When you use the Reply function on an email message, who receives your response?
Everyone listed in the original 'To' and 'Cc' fields
Only the individual who originally sent the message
A new recipient that you manually type into the 'To' field
Only those recipients listed in the original 'Bcc' field
Everyone listed in the original 'To' and 'Cc' fields
What is the function of Slicer in MS excel?
Sort column
Timeline
Quickly and easily filter pivot tables
Create Table
Sort column
What is the purpose of the “Smart Lookup” feature in Word?
Translate words
Search the web for selected text
Find synonyms
Replace text
Translate words
What does the formula do?
Returns the rank of the value in A1 within the range A1:A10
Returns the highest value in A1:A10
Returns the count of values in the range A1:A10
Returns the sum of the values in A1:A10
Returns the rank of the value in A1 within the range A1:A10
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