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1. The concept of ‘Separate Electorate’ was first introduced in colonial India under which reforms and for which community?
A) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, for Sikhs
B) Morley-Minto Reforms, for Muslims
C) Government of India Act 1919, for Scheduled Castes
D) Simon Commission Recommendations, for Christians
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Correct Answer: (B) Morley-Minto Reforms, for Muslims
2. The ‘Communal Award’ (1932) expanded separate electorates to which community?
A) Sikhs and Christians
B) Women and minorities
C) Depressed Classes (Scheduled Castes)
D) Anglo-Indians and Backward Classes
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Correct Answer: (C) Depressed Classes (Scheduled Castes)
3. India’s Constitution rejected separate electorates and adopted which system instead?
A) Proportional Representation with reserved lists
B) Joint Electorate with Universal Adult Franchise
C) Cumulative Voting System
D) Mixed Member Proportional System
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Correct Answer: (B) Joint Electorate with Universal Adult Franchise
4. ‘Affective Polarisation’ in the context of electoral politics refers to:
A) Political parties moving towards ideological extremes
B) Voters increasingly distrusting and emotionally opposing rival political groups
C) Geographic segregation of voter populations across states
D) Partisan media creating one-sided narratives
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Correct Answer: (B) Voters increasingly distrusting and emotionally opposing rival political groups
5. The concept of ‘Psychological Secession’ in the context of electoral polarisation implies:
A) Demand for separate statehood by a minority community
B) A community gradually stopping to view itself as a participant in a shared national political project
C) Boycott of elections by marginalised groups
D) Formation of ethnically exclusive political parties
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Correct Answer: (B) A community gradually stopping to view itself as a participant in a shared national political project
6. India consolidated how many central labour laws into four labour codes?
A) 17
B) 22
C) 29
D) 35
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Correct Answer: (C) 29
7. Under the new Labour Code Rules, Basic salary + DA + retaining allowance must constitute at least what percentage of total CTC?
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 60%
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Correct Answer: (C) 50%
8. The Labour Code Rules cap weekly working hours at 48, while allowing daily working hours to extend up to 12 hours. This enables:
A) 6-day workweek model
B) A potential 4-day workweek model
C) Mandatory overtime for all industrial workers
D) Compulsory shift rotation among workers
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Correct Answer: (B) A potential 4-day workweek model
9. Under the Labour Code Rules, Gig & Platform Workers aggregators must contribute what percentage of turnover to a social security fund?
A) 0.5–1%
B) 1–2%
C) 2–5%
D) 5–10%
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Correct Answer: (B) 1–2%
10. A Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) must be constituted by establishments employing how many or more workers?
A) 10 workers
B) 20 workers
C) 50 workers
D) 100 workers
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Correct Answer: (B) 20 workers
11. Which of the following is the correct list of the four Labour Codes?
A) Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, OSH Code, Code on Social Security
B) Code on Wages, MSME Code, Industrial Relations Code, Social Welfare Code
C) Industrial Relations Code, Minimum Wages Code, Social Security Code, Factory Code
D) Code on Wages, Code on Employment, Code on Safety, Code on Welfare
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Correct Answer: (A) Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, OSH Code, Code on Social Security
12. NMSA is one of the eight missions under which national framework?
A) National Development Mission (NDM)
B) National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
C) National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
D) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
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Correct Answer: (B) National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
13. Since 2022–23, NMSA has been integrated with which scheme, giving states greater implementation flexibility?
A) PM-KISAN
B) PMFBY
C) PM-RKVY
D) NFSM
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Correct Answer: (C) PM-RKVY
14. Under NMSA, the ‘Rainfed Area Development (RAD)’ component promotes which approach?
A) Mono-cropping with high-yield seed varieties
B) Integrated Farming Systems combining crops, livestock, horticulture, fisheries and agroforestry
C) Canal irrigation exclusively in arid zones
D) Precision agriculture using satellite-based data
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Correct Answer: (B) Integrated Farming Systems combining crops, livestock, horticulture, fisheries and agroforestry
15. Under NMSA, the sub-mission for agroforestry — ‘Har Medh Par Ped’ — encourages:
A) Wetland conservation around farmlands
B) Tree plantation on farm boundaries and bunds
C) Conversion of agricultural land to forest reserves
D) Planting of fruit orchards in tribal districts
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Correct Answer: (B) Tree plantation on farm boundaries and bunds
16. The National Panchayat Awards 2025 recognise Panchayat performance across how many themes of Localised Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs)?
A) 5 themes
B) 7 themes
C) 9 themes
D) 12 themes
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Correct Answer: (C) 9 themes
17. The National Panchayat Awards are awarded under which framework?
A) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
B) Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)
C) Jal Jeevan Mission
D) National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
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Correct Answer: (B) Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)
18. Which state won the highest number of National Panchayat Awards 2025?
A) Odisha
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka
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Correct Answer: (D) Karnataka
19. The ‘Nanaji Deshmukh Puraskar’ under National Panchayat Awards is given for:
A) Excellence in digital governance
B) Overall holistic performance
C) Best performance in water conservation
D) Outstanding achievement in women empowerment
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Correct Answer: (B) Overall holistic performance
20. The ‘Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar’ campaign is implemented under which scheme?
A) SAGARMALA Scheme
B) Blue Economy Mission
C) PRITHVI Scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences
D) AMRIT Scheme of Ministry of Environment
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Correct Answer: (C) PRITHVI Scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences
21. Which body supports the Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar campaign under the Ministry of Earth Sciences?
A) National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
B) National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)
C) Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
D) Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)
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Correct Answer: (B) National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)
22. The PRITHVI scheme acronym stands for which of the following?
A) Planetary Research Initiative for Terrain Hydrological and Volcanic Investigations
B) PRITHvi VIgyan – Earth sciences umbrella scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences
C) Programme for Research in Terrestrial Habitat and Vital Information
D) Priority Research Institute for Topography, Hydrology and Volcanism in India
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Correct Answer: (B) PRITHvi VIgyan – Earth sciences umbrella scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences
23. Which of the following is NOT a component of the PRITHVI scheme?
A) ACROSS – Atmosphere & Climate Research
B) O-SMART – Ocean Services
C) PACER – Polar Science
D) RAPIDS – River and Precipitation Data Systems
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Correct Answer: (D) RAPIDS – River and Precipitation Data Systems
24. The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in which year?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2020
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Correct Answer: (C) 2019
25. The creation of the post of CDS was recommended by which two committees?
A) Naresh Chandra Committee and Shekatkar Committee
B) Kargil Review Committee and Shekatkar Committee (2016)
C) Naresh Chandra Committee and Kargil Review Committee
D) Shekatkar Committee and Raman Committee
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Correct Answer: (B) Kargil Review Committee and Shekatkar Committee (2016)
26.The CDS also serves as the Secretary of which department?
A) Department of Defence Production
B) Department of Defence Research and Development
C) Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
D) Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
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Correct Answer: (C) Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
27. Bara Imambara is also known as Asafi Imambara. It was built by which Nawab of Awadh in 1784?
A) Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula
B) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
C) Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula
D) Nawab Saadat Ali Khan
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Correct Answer: (C) Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula
28.The Rumi Darwaza is also known as the ‘Turkish Gate’ because it was modelled after which structure?
A) Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
B) Topkapi Palace Gate, Istanbul
C) The Sublime Porte (Bab-i-Humayun) of Constantinople
D) Blue Mosque entrance, Istanbul
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Correct Answer: (C) The Sublime Porte (Bab-i-Humayun) of Constantinople
29. The SEEDS initiative (Supply of Equipment for Efficient Development of SMEs) is implemented by which Ministry of India?
A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B) Ministry of MSME
C) Ministry of External Affairs
D) Ministry of Finance
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Correct Answer: (C) Ministry of External Affairs
30. India-supported SEEDS projects were recently inaugurated in which country?
A) Guyana
B) Trinidad and Tobago
C) Suriname
D) Mauritius
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Correct Answer: (B) Trinidad and Tobago
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