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Q1. The Ramappa Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which district of Telangana?
A. Warangal
B. Mulugu
C. Karimnagar
D. Khammam
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Correct Answer: B. Mulugu
Q2. The Ramappa Temple was completed in 1213 CE during the reign of which Kakatiya ruler?
A. Prataparudra II
B. Rudrama Devi
C. Ganapati Deva
D. Kakati Rudra
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Correct Answer: C. Ganapati Deva
Q3. The Ramappa Temple is unusual because it is popularly named after:
A. Its presiding deity
B. Its royal patron
C. Its sculptor
D. Its location
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Correct Answer: C. Its sculptor
Q4. Which material was used for the pillars of the Ramappa Temple?
A. Red sandstone
B. Granite
C. Basalt
D. Marble
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Correct Answer: C. Basalt
Q5. The ‘Sandbox Technology’ used in the Ramappa Temple’s foundation is meant to:
A. Prevent water seepage
B. Withstand earthquake vibrations
C. Reduce termite damage
D. Support heavier superstructure
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Correct Answer: B. Withstand earthquake vibrations
Q6. Ramappa Temple became India’s which World Heritage Site when inscribed by UNESCO in 2021?
A. 35th
B. 37th
C. 39th
D. 41st
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Correct Answer: C. 39th
Q7. Kakatiya political dominance ended in 1323 CE when which commander captured Warangal?
A. Malik Kafur
B. Ulugh Khan
C. Khusrau Khan
D. Zafar Khan
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Correct Answer: B. Ulugh Khan
Q8. The capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, Orugallu, corresponds to present-day:
A. Hyderabad
B. Warangal
C. Nalgonda
D. Vijayawada
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Correct Answer: B. Warangal
Q9. Article 105 of the Constitution deals with the powers, privileges and immunities of:
A. State Legislatures
B. Parliament and its members
C. The Supreme Court
D. The Election Commission
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Correct Answer: B. Parliament and its members
Q10. Which Article provides immunity from court proceedings for anything said or any vote given by a member in Parliament?
A. Article 105(1)
B. Article 105(2)
C. Article 194(1)
D. Article 19(1)(a)
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Correct Answer: B. Article 105(2)
Q11. In the ‘Searchlight Case’ (1959), the Supreme Court held that:
A. Article 19(1)(a) prevails over privileges
B. Legislative privilege prevailed over the general freedom of speech
C. Privileges are subject to judicial review in all cases
D. Press freedom is unrestricted
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Correct Answer: B. Legislative privilege prevailed over the general freedom of speech
Q12. The Keshav Singh case (Special Reference No. 1 of 1964) is significant because it:
A. Codified all legislative privileges
B. Recognised that courts could examine legality of action under legislative privilege
C. Abolished parliamentary privileges
D. Held privileges are absolute
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Correct Answer: B. Recognised that courts could examine legality of action under legislative privilege
Q13. Which 2007 judgment rejected the idea that parliamentary proceedings are wholly immune from judicial review?
A. Raja Ram Pal v. Speaker, Lok Sabha
B. Sita Soren v. Union of India
C. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
D. S.R. Bommai v. Union of India
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Correct Answer: A. Raja Ram Pal v. Speaker, Lok SabhaA. Light-gated ion channels
Q14. Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) are also described as:
A. Super pollutants
B. Long-lived forcers
C. Ozone-depleting substances
D. Primary greenhouse gases only
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Correct Answer: A. Super pollutants
Q15. Which of the following is a secondary pollutant classified as an SLCP?
A. Black carbon
B. Methane
C. Tropospheric ozone
D. HFCs
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Correct Answer: C. Tropospheric ozone
Q16. Black carbon deposited on snow and ice accelerates melting primarily by:
A. Increasing temperature of air
B. Reducing surface reflectivity (albedo)
C. Chemically dissolving ice
D. Increasing rainfall
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Correct Answer: B. Reducing surface reflectivity (albedo)
Q17. According to the Global Methane Status Report 2025, India accounts for around what share of global methane emissions?
A. 3%
B. 6%
C. 9%
D. 15%
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Correct Answer: C. 9%
Q18. The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol aims to progressively reduce which substances?
A. CFCs
B. HFCs
C. Black carbon
D. Methane
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Correct Answer: B. HFCs
Q19. The Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26, aims for at least what reduction in global methane emissions from 2020 levels by 2030?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
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Correct Answer: B. 30%
Q20. The US Executive Order 14434, signed alongside the Accord, is titled:
A. Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence
B. Securing America’s AI Future
C. Frontier AI Safety Mandate
D. National AI Strategy Order
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Correct Answer: A. Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence
Q21. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is located at:
A. North Pole, Arctic
B. South Pole, Antarctica
C. Mauna Kea, Hawaii
D. Gran Sasso, Italy
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Correct Answer: B. South Pole, Antarctica
Q22. IceCube detects neutrinos by observing which faint blue glow?
A. Bremsstrahlung radiation
B. Cherenkov radiation
C. Synchrotron radiation
D. Hawking radiation
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Correct Answer: B. Cherenkov radiation
Q23. The phenomenon of neutrinos changing from one flavour to another is called:
A. Neutrino decay
B. Neutrino oscillation
C. Neutrino scattering
D. Neutrino capture
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Correct Answer: B. Neutrino oscillation
Q24. The SME Growth Fund (SGF) approved by the Union Cabinet has a commitment of:
A. ₹5,000 crore
B. ₹10,000 crore
C. ₹25,000 crore
D. ₹50,000 crore
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Correct Answer: B. ₹10,000 crore
Q25. The SME Growth Fund will function as which type of entity registered with SEBI?
A. Mutual Fund
B. Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)
C. Real Estate Investment Trust
D. Exchange Traded Fund
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Correct Answer: B. Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)
Q26. How does the SME Growth Fund differ from the SRI Fund?
A. SGF is a fund of funds; SRI invests directly
B. SGF invests directly in SMEs; SRI is a fund of funds investing via daughter funds
C. Both are fund of funds
D. Both are debt funds
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Correct Answer: B. SGF invests directly in SMEs; SRI is a fund of funds investing via daughter funds
Q27. Mt Kamet, climbed by an Indo-Argentine army expedition, is India’s third-highest mountain after Kanchenjunga and:
A. K2
B. Nanda Devi
C. Nanda Kot
D. Trisul
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Correct Answer: B. Nanda Devi
Q28. Rani Durgavati, whose birth anniversary falls on 5 October, ruled which kingdom?
A. Garha-Katanga
B. Ahom
C. Mewar
D. Malwa
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Correct Answer: A. Garha-Katanga
Q29. Pneumonic plague is caused by which bacterium?
A. Vibrio cholerae
B. Yersinia pestis
C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D. Bacillus anthracis
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Correct Answer: B. Yersinia pestis
Q30. The 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2026, where India won four gold medals, was held in:
A. Chiang Mai, Thailand
B. Hanoi, Vietnam
C. Tehran, Iran
D. Seoul, South Korea
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Correct Answer: B. Hanoi, Vietnam
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