Which classical dance form of India is predominantly based on the Abhinaya Darpana text by Nandikeshwara?
- ((a))
Natyanjali
- ((b))
Kathakali
- ((c))
Bharatanatyam
- ((d))
Kuchipudi
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Natyanjali
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Which classical dance form of India is predominantly based on the Abhinaya Darpana text by Nandikeshwara?
Natyanjali
Kathakali
Bharatanatyam
Kuchipudi
Natyanjali
Which dance form of India is performed predominantly by women wearing white saris with gold borders?
Mohiniyattam
Kathakali
Bharatanatyam
Odissi
Mohiniyattam
Which dance form from Tamil Nadu is traditionally performed in temples as a form of offering to the deity?
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Kuchipudi
Mohiniyattam
Bharatanatyam
C.R. Patil, a senior leader from Gujarat, was appointed to which key cabin post in 2024?
Minister of Jal Shakti (Water Resources)
Minister of Steel
Minister of Railways
Minister of Law and Justice
Minister of Jal Shakti (Water Resources)
Which festival in Rajasthan involves processions of decorated camels and folk performances, coinciding with the desert climate's peak?
Gangaur
Pushkar Camel Fair
Teej
Makar Sankranti
Gangaur
Which festival in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is celebrated with special prayers to Goddess Kali and involves local fairs?
Bonalu
Ugadi
Sankranti
Bathukamma
Bonalu
Sea of Tranquility, a 2022 novel exploring time travel and pandemic, was written by:
Emily St. John Mandel
Margaret Atwood
Kazuo Ishiguro
Ian McEwan
Emily St. John Mandel
The Sea, The Sea, a Booker Prize-winning novel exploring obsession, was authored by:
Iris Murdoch
Hilary Mantel
Ian McEwan
Salman Rushdie
Iris Murdoch
Snow Falling on Cedars, exploring post-WWII racial tensions in America, was written by:
David Guterson
John Steinbeck
Philip Roth
Ian McEwan
David Guterson
The Indus Valley cities were known for their advanced urban planning, especially which feature?
Grid system of roads
Large palaces
Circular houses
Temples
Grid system of roads
What was the main occupation of the people of the 'Early Vedic' (Rigvedic) period?
Agriculture
Trade
Pastoralism (Cattle-herding)
Fishing
Agriculture
Money that the government spends on building assets like roads, bridges, and hospitals is called?
Revenue Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
Fiscal Deficit
Tax Revenue
Revenue Expenditure
Unemployment that occurs due to the regular seasonal changes in a year is called?
Frictional Unemployment
Structural Unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
What is a 'cheque'?
A type of savings account
A loan from a bank
An order to a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account
A credit card
A type of savings account
The Jharia coalfield, one of India's richest and largest, is located in which state?
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Jharkhand
West Bengal
'Ujjain', a holy city known for the Kumbh Mela, is on the banks of which river?
Narmada
Shipra
Tapti
Chambal
Narmada
The pre-monsoon showers that are common in Kerala and Karnataka, helping in the ripening of mangoes, are called?
Mango Showers
Loo
Kaal Baisakhi
Blossom Showers
Mango Showers
The hot, dry, and strong local winds that blow over the Northern Plains in summer are called?
Loo
Kaal Baisakhi
Mango Showers
Jet Stream
Loo
What is the projected operational life of GSAT-7R (CMS-03) launched for the Indian Navy?
5 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
5 years
The New Space Policy's allowance for 100% FDI in satellite system manufacturing aims to:
Promote global space companies to manufacture in India.
Ban all domestic manufacturing
Limit India to only military satellites
Prevent any commercial use by Indians
Promote global space companies to manufacture in India.
Which of the following is a limitation of the World Happiness Report for policy-making?
Reliance on subjective self-reported data
Exclusion of health indicators
Does not consider corruption
Only considers GDP per capita
Reliance on subjective self-reported data
Which body was set up in 1952 to approve the Five-Year Plans?
The Cabinet
The Parliament
The National Development Council (NDC)
The Finance Commission
The Cabinet
The 'National Development Council' (NDC) was set up in 1952 for what purpose?
To conduct elections
To approve the Five-Year Plans
To manage the country's defense
To regulate banks
To conduct elections
The 'Food Corporation of India' (FCI) was set up in 1965 to perform which key function?
Exporting food grains
Procuring and storing food grains (Buffer Stock)
Providing loans to loans to farmer
Manufacturing fertilizers
Exporting food grains
The age group of 15-59 years is economically significant because it represents the?
Dependent population
Working age population
Senior citizens
Adolescent population
Dependent population
The Indian revolutionary associated with the 'Berlin Committee' during World War I was:
Virendranath Chattopadhyay
Bhagat Singh
Barin Ghose
Khudiram Bose
Virendranath Chattopadhyay
According to the 2011 Census, which religious community in India recorded the highest sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males)?
Hindus
Muslims
Sikhs
Christians
Hindus
Which index ranks countries on their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to biological threats?
Global Health Security Index
One Health Index
International Health Regulation Scorecard
Global Disease Preparedness Index
Global Health Security Index
In which Asian Games did India fail to win the Kabaddi gold medal for the first time?
2014
2018
2022
2006
2014
Which of the following road types connects rural areas and villages to towns?
Border Roads
District Roads
State Highways
Other Roads
Border Roads
Who wrote the influential literary essay "Annihilation of Caste," originally prepared for a conference speech?
Jyotirao Phule
B. R. Ambedkar
E. V. Ramasamy
M. N. Roy
Jyotirao Phule
The painting "Three Girls," considered a key early modernist work, was created by:
Jamini Roy
Amrita Sher-Gil
Hemendranath Mazumdar
Arpita Singh
Jamini Roy
Who was appointed as India's Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 14th September 2025?
L. Satya Srinivas
Ajay Seth
Shirish Chandra Murmu
Subodh Kumar Singh
L. Satya Srinivas
Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Governing Board of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) in September 2025?
Anant Goenka
Srinivas Injeti
Deepak Gupta
Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Anant Goenka
Who was selected as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the GAIL (India) Ltd (a Maharatna PSU) in November 2025?
Deepak Gupta
Rajesh Malhotra
Sanjay Agarwal
Arvind Shrivastava
Deepak Gupta
Which of the following organisms has an open circulatory system?
Annelids
Molluscs
Chordates
Humans
Annelids
Which of the following is the main function of red blood cells in the human body?
To fight infections
To carry oxygen to the tissues
To produce hormones
To help in digestion
To fight infections
The process of the government selling its shares in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) is called?
Liberalization
Globalization
Disinvestment
Nationalization
Liberalization
What is the opposite of privatization, which India followed heavily after 1947?
Globalization
Liberalization
Nationalization
Modernization
Globalization
Under PM VIKAS, education support is provided through which institution?
IGNOU
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
National Institute of Open Schooling
University Grants Commission
IGNOU
'Tangail Sarees', which received a GI tag in 2024, are a t traditional handloom product from which state?
Odisha
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha
'Operation AMRITH' was launched by the Kerala government to stop the over-the-counter sale of what, to combat resistance?
Antibiotics
Painkillers
Junk Food
Pesticides
Antibiotics
The 'Green Credit Programme' was notified by the government under which existing environmental act?
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
Water Act, 1974
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
The INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship is primarily meant for researchers belonging to which age group?
21-26 years
27-32 years
30-35 years
35-40 years
21-26 years
Which Union Minister chaired the March 2025 meeting focused on enhancing Centre-State collaboration in skill development?
Dharmendra Pradhan
Jayant Chaudhary
Hardeep Singh Puri
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Dharmendra Pradhan
The murals in the Kailasanatha temple are painted using which technique?
Oil painting
Fresco-secco
Watercolour
Encaustic
Oil painting
The seals from the Indus Valley Civilisation typically have inscriptions in which script?
Sanskrit
Brahmi
Indus Script
Pali
Sanskrit
Which lay is located directly above the stratosphere in Earth's atmosphere?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Which provinces were granted legislative councils under the Indian Councils Act of 1861?
Kerala
Punjab
Delhi
Kashmir
Kerala
How did the Regulating Act of 1773 change the administrative structure of British India?
It made the governors of Bombay and Madras independent of the Governor-General of Bengal.
It created a central administration under the Governor-General of Bengal with a new Executive Council.
It removed the powers of the Governor-General of Bengal in the administration.
It introduced multiple governors for each presidency Without central authority.
It made the governors of Bombay and Madras independent of the Governor-General of Bengal.
Four numbers are given below, in which three of them follow the same logic, find the different number and mark it as an answer.
96
108
120
126
96
Three of the following are similar in a certain way while one is different. Identify the different one.
Butterfly
Spider
Beetle
Ant
Butterfly
Select the option which is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Genuine : Authentic :: Mirage : ?
Illusion
Image
Hideout
Reflection
Illusion
Find the figure from the answer figure that will replace the question mark (?) from the problem figure.






Find the figure from the answer figure that will replace the question mark (?) from the problem figure.






Two designs of a dice is given below find which of the following element can be on opposite surface of the surface having 5.

6
3
2
1
6
Nicky, who is Ronald's daughter, says to irene, "your mother Rita is the youngest sister of my father, who is the third child of Sylvester". How is Sylvester related to Irene?
Maternal uncle
Father
Grandfather
Father-in-law
Maternal uncle
Directions: Read the following information and answer the following question:
A + B means 'A is the father of B'
A - B means 'A is the husband of B'
A * B means 'A is the sister of B'
A % B means 'A is the brother of B'
A @ B means 'A is the mother of B
What is the relation of A with D in 'A + B * C - D'?
Father
Father-in-law
Mother-in-law
Son
Father
Which will be the correct image formed towards shaded part when question diagram is put in front of it?






What is the next number in the series?
2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
72
86
92
95
72
If 'M' denotes division ÷, 'N' denotes multiplication ×, 'O' denotes subtraction -, and 'P' denotes addition +, what will be the value of the following expression?
20 M 5 P 8 N 2 O 15
15
16
5
25
15
A person buys an article for ₹1,200 and sells it at ₹1,500. What is the percentage profit ?
25%
30%
35%
40%
25%
If the word 'LEADER' is coded as 20 - 13 - 9 - 12 - 13 - 26, how would you write 'LEMON'?
20 - 13 - 21 - 23 - 22
20 - 13 - 21 - 22 - 23
20 - 13 - 22 - 23 - 21
20 - 21 - 13 - 23 - 22
20 - 13 - 21 - 23 - 22
Given that LATITUDE is represented by 18 and LONGITUDE is represented by 20, what would be the code for EQUATOR?
14
16
18
26
14
Use the letter-to-number key below to identify which option forms a meaningful English word.
V = 1, A = 2, R = 3, S = 4, T = 5, E = 6
2, 3, 1, 6, 4, 5
4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 6
3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1
6, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1
2, 3, 1, 6, 4, 5
Select the odd one out.
Angle
Decagon
Pentagon
Square
Angle
Complete the analogy:
CFI : DHL :: MPS : ?
NRT
NRV
MSV
NQU
NRT
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the equation below mathematically correct?
405 + 27 × 40 - 308 ÷ 22 = 314
÷ and ×
× and +
The letters are assigned the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Four possible arrangements of these numbers are given in the options. Select the option in which the letters form a meaningful word.
A E G S T
1 2 3 4 5
4, 5, 1, 3, 2
4, 5, 1, 2, 3
1, 3, 2, 5, 4
1, 2, 3, 5, 4
4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Identify the missing letter combination in the series below:
AD, DH, GL, JP, ?
LQ
LT
MT
NS
LQ
Identify the letter combination from the options that substitutes the question mark (?) in the following sequence.
RIN, TFR, VCV, ?, ZWD
ZZZ
YZA
YZZ
XZZ
ZZZ
If "-" means "×," "×" means "-", and "+" means "÷" what is 12 + 6 - 3 × 2?
2
4
6
8
2
Choose the correct water image of the question figure from among the four given alternatives.






Pick the option that completes the letter series when the letters are placed sequentially from left to right in the blanks.
vp lhs kl_hsv_kll
sklvpllh
sklvplph
slkvpkph
skipviph
sklvpllh
How many triangles are there in the following figure?

18
12
14
16
18
A cricketer scores an average of 45 runs per match over 12 matches.
What is the total number of runs scored by the player ?
520
530
540
550
520
A shirt has a marked price of 800. It is sold after a 20% reduction.
What is the selling price?
₹620
₹640
₹650
₹660
₹620
The diameter of a circular window is 14 cm.
Find its circumference.
(π = 22/7)
22 cm
44 cm
28 cm
88 cm
22 cm
A horse gallops at 10 km/h.
How far will it travel in 36 minutes?
6 km
5 km
7 km
7.5 km
6 km
The population of a town is 20,000. It increased by 10%.
What is the new population?
21,000
22,000
21,500
22,200
21,000
A man bought a laptop for ₹1600 but sold it for ₹1520.
Find the percentage loss.
4%
5%
6%
8%
4%
A trader bought goods for ₹500 and sold them at a gain of 20%.
What was the selling price?
₹600
₹590
₹580
₹610
₹600
Compare 2 hours with 90 minutes. What is their ratio?
2 ∶ 3
3 ∶ 2
5 ∶ 3
4 ∶ 3
2 ∶ 3
A landowner lends ₹4000 at a simple interest of 20% per annum.
After how many years will the interest amount to ₹3200?
2
3
4
5
2
A sprinter completes 100m in 12 seconds.
What is his speed in km/h ?
30
29
28
31
30
A train 120 meters long crosses a platform 240 meters long.
If the train runs at 54 km/h, how long will it take to cross the platform?
30 s
24 s
35 s
40 s
30 s
A conical cap has the base diameter 24 cm and height 16 cm. What is the cost of painting the surface of the cap at the rate of 70 paise per square cm?
₹600
₹528
₹758
₹400
₹600
If the surface area of a cuboid is 10 m2, then find the height of the cuboid, whose length is 6 m and breadth is
6 m
8 m
4 m
3 m
6 m
A right prism has a square base where each side measures 5 cm and a height of 12 cm. If the volume of the prism is 300 cm3, find its total surface area.
265 cm2
290 cm2
240 cm2
260 cm2
265 cm2
The lateral surface area of a right triangular prism is 420 cm2. If the lengths of the smaller bases of the triangular base are 10 cm and 12 cm, find the height of the prism.
21 cm
14 cm
15.8 cm
11.16 cm
21 cm
Which of the following is a benefit of E-Banking?
Limited access to accounts
24 × 7 availability
Only works during office hours
Requires physical presence at the bank
Limited access to accounts
What is the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for Ethernet frames in most networks?
1024 bytes
1500 bytes
2048 bytes
4096 bytes
1024 bytes
Which feature allows text to flow around images or shapes?
Text Wrapping
Mail Merge
AutoFormat
SmartArt
Text Wrapping
Which of the following options is used to protect a Word document with a password?
File > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password
Home > Restrict Editing
File > Permissions > Password
Review > Protect Document
File > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password
Which statement best describes a critical characteristic distinguishing HTTP from HTTPS?
HTTP is always faster than HTTPS because it requires fewer data packets to be transferred.
HTTPS uses an additional security layer (SSL/TLS) to encrypt data, while HTTP transmits data in plain text.
HTTP is used for sending information from the client to the server, and HTTPS is used for receiving information from the server.
HTTPS is required only for e-banking, whereas HTTP is used for all other general web browsing.
HTTP is always faster than HTTPS because it requires fewer data packets to be transferred.
In Excel, which element is used to select the entire worksheet at once for applying editing actions like changing font or deleting all data?
The Name Box
The small triangle or square at the top-left corner of the grid (above row 1 and left of column A)
Any cell in column A
Any sheet tab
The Name Box
Which formula best demonstrates a nested use of IF inside another function, such as counting how many values in A1 : A10 are "Pass"?
=COUNT(A1:A10="Pass")
=COUNTIF(A1:A10,"Pass")
=IF(COUNT(A1:A10), "Pass", "Fail")
=SUM(IF(A1:A10="Pass",1,0))
=COUNT(A1:A10="Pass")
What is the purpose of the recent option in Ms-Word?
This option lists down all the recently opened documents.
This option is used to open new documents.
This option is used to opened documents.
None of these
This option lists down all the recently opened documents.
If you have a worksheet with data in columns that you need to rotate to rearrange it in rows, use the _______ feature.
Average
transpose
Copy + Paste
rotate
Average
What does the =LEFT(text, num_chars) function do?
Extracts the first num_chars characters from the right of the text
Extracts the first num_chars characters from the left of the text
Converts the text to uppercase
Returns the last num_chars characters from the text
Extracts the first num_chars characters from the right of the text
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