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Q1. India’s UNESCO Tentative List proposals are prepared in accordance with which provision of the World Heritage Convention, 1972?
A. Article 5(2)
B. Article 11(1)
C. Article 15(3)
D. Article 29(1)
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Correct Answer: B. Article 11(1)
Q2. Which body coordinates India’s World Heritage-related nominations and Tentative List proposals?
A. Ministry of Tourism
B. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
C. INTACH
D. UNESCO India Office
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Correct Answer: B. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
Q3. As per the passage, how many properties does India currently have on the UNESCO Tentative List?
A. 45
B. 68
C. 78
D. 90
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Correct Answer: C. 78
Q4. The Bagh Cave Paintings are located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
A. Dhar district
B. Morena district
C. Vidisha district
D. Raisen district
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Correct Answer: A. Dhar district
Q5. Which cave of the Bagh complex is popularly known as ‘Rang Mahal’ (Palace of Colours)?
A. Cave 1
B. Cave 4
C. Cave 9
D. Cave 20
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Correct Answer: B. Cave 4
Q6. The Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley, proposed for the UNESCO list, is located in which district?
A. Dhar
B. Vidisha
C. Morena
D. Raisen
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Correct Answer: C. Morena
Q7. The Kakanmath Temple at Sihoniya is attributed to which ruler?
A. Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty
B. Kirtiraja of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty
C. Chandragupta II
D. Mahmud of Ghazni
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Correct Answer: B. Kirtiraja of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty
Q8. The Udaigiri Caves, near Vidisha, are associated with which Gupta ruler through epigraphic evidence?
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
C. Kumaragupta I
D. Skandagupta
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Correct Answer: B. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
Q9. Which cave at Udaigiri is distinctive as the only Jain cave in the complex, containing an image of Parshvanatha?
A. Cave 4
B. Cave 5
C. Cave 9
D. Cave 20
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Correct Answer: D. Cave 20
Q10. Ginnorgarh Fort, proposed for the UNESCO Tentative List, is situated within which tiger reserve?
A. Ratapani Tiger Reserve
B. Buxa Tiger Reserve
C. Panna Tiger Reserve
D. Kanha Tiger Reserve
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Correct Answer: A. Ratapani Tiger Reserve
Q11. The ‘Sites of Satyagraha’ transnational UNESCO proposal links India with which country?
A. United Kingdom
B. South Africa
C. Mauritius
D. Kenya
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Correct Answer: B. South Africa
Q12. According to polling cited by the UN Foundation, what percentage of respondents believe the UN is capable of providing leadership on major global challenges?
A. 38%
B. 48%
C. 58%
D. 68%
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Correct Answer: B. 48%
Q13. Which initiative advocates voluntary restraint on the use of vetoes by P5 members in situations involving mass atrocities?
A. ACT Group Code of Conduct
B. French-Mexican initiative
C. Global Public Investment approach
D. UNGA Resolution 76/262
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Correct Answer: B. French-Mexican initiative
Q14. UNGA Resolution 76/262 provides a mechanism for which of the following?
A. Automatic suspension of veto power
B. The General Assembly to convene and debate whenever a P5 member uses its veto
C. Direct UNSC membership expansion
D. Mandatory peacekeeping troop contributions
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Correct Answer: B. The General Assembly to convene and debate whenever a P5 member uses its veto
Q15. India’s anti-defection mechanism was introduced through which Constitutional Amendment?
A. 42nd Amendment Act
B. 44th Amendment Act
C. 52nd Amendment Act
D. 91st Amendment Act
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Correct Answer: C. 52nd Amendment Act
Q16. The 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 limited the size of the Council of Ministers to what percentage of the total strength of the House?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
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Correct Answer: B. 15%
Q17. Under the merger exception in the Tenth Schedule, what threshold of legislature party members must agree for protection from disqualification?
A. Simple majority
B. One-half
C. Two-thirds
D. Three-fourths
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Correct Answer: C. Two-thirds
Q18. In Keisham Meghachandra Singh v. Speaker, Manipur (2020), the Supreme Court held that disqualification petitions should ordinarily be decided within:
A. One month
B. Three months
C. Six months
D. One year
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Correct Answer: B. Three months
Q19. In Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra (2023), the Supreme Court held that the authority to appoint a whip rests with:
A. The legislature party
B. The political party
C. The Speaker
D. The Election Commission
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Correct Answer: B. The political party
Q20. According to the 2011 Census, what was India’s overall literacy rate?
A. 65.46%
B. 74.04%
C. 82.14%
D. 84.1%
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Correct Answer: B. 74.04%
Q21. As per India’s definition, what is the full literacy benchmark for a State/UT?
A. 90% or above
B. 95% or above
C. 99% or above
D. 100%
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Correct Answer: B. 95% or above
Q22. NIPUN Bharat is implemented under which broader framework?
A. Samagra Shiksha
B. ULLAS
C. PM SHRI
D. PM e-VIDYA
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Correct Answer: A. Samagra Shiksha
Q23. As per NEP 2020, what is the target Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for higher education by 2035?
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 60%
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Correct Answer: C. 50%
Q24. PM POSHAN covers how many crore students enrolled in Bal Vatika and Classes I-VIII?
A. 8.20 crore
B. 9.60 crore
C. 11.20 crore
D. 14.50 crore
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Correct Answer: C. 11.20 crore
Q25. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was created under which convention?
A. CITES, 1975
B. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), 1946
C. UNCLOS, 1982
D. Ramsar Convention, 1971
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Correct Answer: B. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), 1946
Q26. In which year did the IWC adopt the moratorium on commercial whaling?
A. 1979
B. 1982
C. 1985
D. 1994
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Correct Answer: B. 1982
Q27. India launched Project Dolphin, focused on cetacean and aquatic species conservation, in which year?
A. 2018
B. 2019
C. 2020
D. 2021
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Correct Answer: C. 2020
Q28. The Modhera Sun Temple was constructed during the reign of which ruler?
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Bhima I of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Kirtiraja
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Correct Answer: B. Bhima I of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty
Q29. The Surya Kund at Modhera Sun Temple has its steps adorned with how many miniature shrines?
A. 52
B. 78
C. 108
D. 200
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Correct Answer: C. 108
Q30. Bhagat Singh, along with Sukhdev and Rajguru, was executed on which date, commemorated as Shaheed Diwas?
A. 28 September 1907
B. 23 March 1931
C. 9 January 1915
D. 30 January 1948
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Correct Answer: B. 23 March 1931
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