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1. . The Kalamkari textile art form originates from which Indian state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh
2.Pattachitra is a traditional cloth-based scroll painting associated with:
A) Bihar and Nepal
B) Rajasthan and Gujarat
C) Odisha and West Bengal
D) Manipur and Assam
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Correct Answer:C) Odisha and West Bengal
3.Kamal Talai Pichwai Painting is a devotional painting tradition associated with which town in Rajasthan?
A) Jaipur
B) Udaipur
C) Jodhpur
D) Nathdwara
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Correct Answer:D) Nathdwara
4.Bidriware, a traditional silver inlay metal craft, was developed during which Sultanate?
A) Mughal Sultanate
B) Bahmani Sultanate
C) Delhi Sultanate
D) Mysore Sultanate
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Correct Answer: B) Bahmani Sultanate
5.. Blue Pottery of Jaipur is distinguished by:
A) Use of terracotta clay
B) Cobalt oxide pigment and heavy clay
C) Vibrant blue dye and absence of clay
D) Hand-painted floral motifs on red clay
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Correct Answer:C) Vibrant blue dye and absence of clay
6.Muga Silk, famous for its natural golden sheen, is exclusive to which state?
A) Manipur
B) Meghalaya
C) Assam
D) Nagaland
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Correct Answer:C) Assam
7.Pashmina is produced from the undercoat of which goat breed?
A) Angora goat
B) Changthangi goat
C) Barbari goat
D) Chegu goat
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Correct Answer:B) Changthangi goat
8.. The Shirui Lily is endemic to which hills?
A) Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
B) Shillong Hills, Assam
C) Shirui Hills, Manipur
D) Lushai Hills, Mizoram
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Correct Answer:C) Shirui Hills, Manipur
9.. Kalanamak Rice, commonly known as ‘Buddha Rice’, belongs to which region?
A) Brahmaputra Valley, Assam
B) Terai region, Uttar Pradesh
C) Mithila region, Bihar
D) Palakkad, Kerala
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Correct Answer: B) Terai region, Uttar Pradesh
10.Gobindobhog Rice is a premium short-grain aromatic variety associated with which state?
A) Assam
B) Odisha
C) West Bengal
D) Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer:C) West Bengal
11.China now accounts for over what percentage of Russia’s imports?
A) 35%
B) 45%
C) 57%
D) 70%
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Correct Answer: C) 57%
12. . What percentage of Russia–China bilateral trade is conducted in the Chinese Yuan?
A) Over 60%
B) Over 75%
C) Over 85%
D) Over 95%
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Correct Answerr: D) Over 95%
13.China reportedly supplies nearly what percentage of Russia’s imports of semiconductors and dual-use technologies?
A) 50%
B) 70%
C) 80%
D) 90%
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Correct Answer:D) 90%
14. Russia depends on China to absorb nearly what fraction of its crude oil exports?
A) One-fourth
B) One-third
C) Half
D) Two-thirds
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Correct Answer: C) Half
15. The UNGA resolution endorsing the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion was introduced by which nation?
A) Tuvalu
B) Vanuatu
C) Maldives
D) Fiji
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Correct Answer:B) Vanuatu
16.The ICJ advisory opinion stated that countries failing to protect the climate system may face:
A) Trade sanctions
B) Mandatory carbon taxes
C) International legal liability
D) Military intervention
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Correct Answer:C) International legal liability
17.India objected to the UNGA climate resolution primarily because it omitted the term:
A) Green technology
B) Climate justice
C) Climate finance
D) Carbon neutrality
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Correct Answer: C) Climate finance
18.The WTO Council for Trade in Goods primarily operates under which agreement?
A) TRIPS
B) GATS
C) GATT
D) TBT Agreement
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Correct Answer:C) GATT
19.India exported steel worth how much to the UK in 2025–26?
A) USD 450 million
B) USD 650 million
C) USD 893.4 million
D) USD 1.2 billion
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Correct Answer: C) USD 893.4 million
20.The right to protest in India is derived from which of the following Articles? (Choose the best set)
A) Articles 14, 19 and 21
B) Articles 19(1)(a), 19(1)(b) and 21
C) Articles 19(1)(a), 19(1)(c) and 32
D) Articles 21, 25 and 32
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Correct Answer:: B) Articles 19(1)(a), 19(1)(b) and 21
21.In the Shaheen Bagh Case (2020), the Supreme Court held that:
A) Protests can continue indefinitely on public roads
B) Right to protest is not a fundamental right
C) Public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely in the name of protest
D) Police must facilitate all protests
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Correct Answer: C) Public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely in the name of protest
22. According to the World Cities Report 2026, the global price-to-income ratio for housing increased from 9.3 (2010) to what level by 2023?
A) 10.1
B) 10.8
C) 11.2
D) 12.5
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Correct Answer:C) 11.2
23. How many homes could climate-related disasters potentially destroy by 2040, according to the World
Cities Report 2026?
A) 90 million
B) 120 million
C) 150 million
D) 167 million
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Correct Answer:D) 167 million
24. India’s homelessness rate as per the World Cities Report 2026 stands at how many people per 10,000?
A) 8
B) 13
C) 20
D) 21
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Correct Answer: B) 13
25. The Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin is located along the coast of which Indian state?
A) Odisha
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
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Correct Answer:C) Andhra Pradesh
26. The Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, located within the KG delta, contains India’s _ largest mangrove forest ecosystem.
A) Largest
B) Second-largest
C) Third-largest
D) Fourth-largest
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Correct Answer:B) Second-largest
27.UMMID stands for:
A) Universal Methods of Monitoring Inherited Disabilities
B) Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders
C) Unified Medical Management Initiative for Disease
D) Universal Medical Mission for Inherited Disorders
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Correct Answer:B) Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders
28. Vayu Astra-1 was successfully tested at high altitudes in which location?
A) Siachen Glacier
B) Joshimath, Uttarakhand
C) Leh, Ladakh
D) Pathankot, Punjab
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Correct Answer: B) Joshimath, Uttarakhand
29. ISRO received the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award for which mission?
A) Aditya-L1
B) Mangalyaan-2
C) Chandrayaan-3
D) Gaganyaan
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Correct Answer:C) Chandrayaan-3
30.The International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on which date, and what is the 2026 theme?
A) 20 May – ‘Harmony with Nature’
B) 22 May – ‘Acting locally for global impact’
C) 22 May – ‘Our Solutions are in Nature’
D) 5 June – ‘Restoring our Earth’
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Correct Answer: B) 22 May – ‘Acting locally for global impact’
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