Current affairs and static general knowledge — history, geography, polity, economy, science, sports, awards, books, and important days as asked in the general awareness section.
Which festival in Punjab celebrates the birth of Guru Gobind Singh and includes martial arts by Sikhs?
Baisakhi
Hola Mohalla
Maghi
Gurpurab
Correct answer
Baisakhi
Which Indian author wrote the internationally acclaimed novel Midnight's Children, which won the Booker Prize in 1981?
Vikram Seth
Salman Rushdie
Arundhati Roy
Kiran Desai
Correct answer
Vikram Seth
Which Veda is known as the 'Book of Chants' and is the origin of Indian music?
Rigveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Correct answer
Rigveda
Which Delhi Sultan introduced the Persian customs of 'Sijda' (prostration) and 'Paibos' (kissing the feet)?
Iltutmish
Alauddin Khalji
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Correct answer
Iltutmish
Money that the government spends on day-to-day running, like paying salaries and pensions, is called?
Revenue Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
Investment
Deficit
Correct answer
Revenue Expenditure
The 'Law of Demand' states that when the price of a good increases, what happens to the quantity demanded?
It increases
It decreases
It stays the same
It becomes zero
Correct answer
It increases
What is the rate at which the RBI borrows money from commercial banks called?
Repo Rate
Fiscal Rate
Reverse Repo Rate
Inflation Rate
Correct answer
Repo Rate
What is the 'Blue Revolution' in India associated with?
Milk production
Egg production
Fish and aquaculture production
Oilseed production
Correct answer
Milk production
What is the main cropping season in India that starts with the onset of the monsoon (June-July) and includes rice?
Rabi
Kharif
Zaid
Winter
Correct answer
Rabi
The 'East-West Corridor' of the North-South and East-West Corridor project connects which two cities?
Mumbai to Kolkata
Porbandar (Gujarat) to Silchar (Assam)
Jammu to Kanyakumari
Surat to Paradip
Correct answer
Mumbai to Kolkata
'Lonar Lake', a crater lake created by a meteorite impact, is located in which state?
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Correct answer
Maharashtra
The River Ganga, in its origin state, is known by what name when it emerges from the Gangotri glacier?
Alaknanda
Mandakini
Bhagirathi
Ganga
Correct answer
Alaknanda
Which river is often called the 'Ganga of South India' (a sacred river of the south)?
Krishna
Godavari
Kaveri
Vaigai
Correct answer
Krishna
According to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 how many economies are classified as 'innovation overperformers'?
10
12
17
25
Correct answer
10
The 'Seventh Five-Year Plan' (1985-1990) was the last plan before what major event?
The Green Revolution
The bank nationalization
The 1991 Economic Reforms
The creation of NITI Aayog
Correct answer
The Green Revolution
The 'Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act' was passed in which year, bringing the coal sector under government control?
1956
1969
1973
1991
Correct answer
1956
The 'Securities and Exchange Board of India' (SEBI) was initially set up as a non-statutory body in which year?
1988
1992
1995
2000
Correct answer
1988
The 'Child Marriage Restraint Act' of 1929, which fixed the marriage age for girls at 14 and boys at 18, is popularly known as the ?
Sati Prevention Act
Widow Remarriage Act
Sharda Act
Age of Consent Act
Correct answer
Sati Prevention Act
Which folk dance of Gujarat is performed during Navaratri?
Garba
Giddha
Tamasha
Lavani
Correct answer
Garba
The 'Family Planning Programme' to control population growth was introduced by the Government of India in which year?
1947
1950
1952
1961
Correct answer
1947
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