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Q1: Who served as the 22nd Defence Minister of India from 1998–2004?
Ans: George Mathew Fernandes.

Q2: ‘Sudarshan Lake’ was repaired for the second time under the reign of whom?
Ans: Skandgupta.

Q3: Where is the ‘Atal Ekta Park’ of India?
Ans: Jhansi.

Q4: ‘Zircon hypersonic cruise missile’ belongs to which country?
Ans: Russia.

Q5: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) belongs to which country in Asia?
Ans: India.

Q6: Donald Trump was the ___ president of the United States of America?
Ans: 45th (and 47th, as he is the current President in 2025).

Q7: Aviva India is an Indian company that deals in which sector?
Ans: Insurance Sector.

Q8: Multinational corporation and technology company ‘Intel Corporation’ belongs to which country?
Ans: United States.

Q9: Bengaluru is the fastest-growing technology center. It is the city of which state in India?
Ans: Karnataka.

Q10: First session of the Constituent Assembly was held in which city?
Ans: New Delhi.

Q11: Which is the largest peninsula in the world?
Ans: Arabian Peninsula.

Q12: Which pole is known as Antarctica on Earth?
Ans: South Pole.

Q13: Which is the longest river in Peninsular India?
Ans: Godavari.

Q14: B.B. Gurung was the third chief minister of which Indian state?
Ans: Sikkim.

Q15: ‘World Autism Awareness Day’ is celebrated annually on which date?
Ans: April 2.

Q16: In an ice hockey team, how many players play?
Ans: 6.

Q17: ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ commemorates which milestone in India?
Ans: Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrates the 75th year of India’s independence (1947–2022).

Q18: Quora is a website related to which category?
Ans: Question-and-answer platform.

Q19: The first electric speedometer was invented by whom?
Ans: Croatian inventor Josip Belušić.

Q20: On which date was the Indian Constituent Assembly formed?
Ans: 6 December 1946.

Q21: What is the full form of FIFA?
Ans: Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

Q22: What is the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
Ans: 324 meters.

Q23: Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the political mentor of whom?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi.

Q24: Which organization was set up by the Government of India to promote and develop the export of telecom equipment and services?
Ans: TEPC (Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council).

Q25: Who is known as the ‘Missile Man of India’?
Ans: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Former President of India).

Q26: Who founded the Gadar Party in San Francisco in 1913?
Ans: Har Dayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna.

Q27: On which date was the British East India Company formed?
Ans: 31 December 1600.

Q28: When was Google, an internet technology company, founded?
Ans: 4 September 1998.

Q29: Which was the first electromechanical binary programmable computer?
Ans: Z1.

Q30: When did construction of the Taj Mahal in Agra begin?
Ans: Construction began in 1632 by Shah Jahan.

Q31: What was the former name of Sri Lanka?
Ans: Ceylon.

Q32: What is a substance composed of a single type of atom called?
Ans: Element.

Q33: To which field is lexicography related?
Ans: Dictionary compilation.

Q34: When and where did the Ahom Rebellion take place?
Ans: In 1828 in Assam.

Q35: In which Indian state is the boat race most popular?
Ans: Kerala.

Q36: Which Indian state produces the most iron?
Ans: Odisha.

Q37: Which was the first weekly Hindi-language newspaper in India?
Ans: Udant Martand.

Q38: Who was the second female astronaut of Indian origin?
Ans: Sunita Williams.

Q39: When is Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrated?
Ans: 4 February.

Q40: On which island did Napoleon spend his final days?
Ans: Saint Helena.

Q41: Which country has the smallest population in the world?
Ans: Vatican City.

Q42: Where is the Rajasthan High Court located?
Ans: Jodhpur.

Q43: Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the establishment of the Union Public Service Commission described?
Ans: Article 315.

Q44: Where is the headquarters of the National Commission for Agriculture located?
Ans: New Delhi.

Q45: What type of mountain range is the Himalaya an example of?
Ans: Fold mountains.

Q46: Where is shifting agriculture commonly practiced?
Ans: On the slopes of mountains.

Q47: What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Ans: Nephron.

Q48: Which emperor is associated with the Aihole inscription?
Ans: Pulakeshin II.

Q49: Which planet is the focus of NASA’s Juno Mission?
Ans: Jupiter.

Q50: What type of organism causes malaria?
Ans: Plasmodium parasites

Q51: What is the energy accumulated under the Earth’s surface called?
Ans: Geothermal energy.

Q52: On which planet is the shield volcano ‘Olympus Mons’ located?
Ans: Mars.

Q53: Who founded the Kesari newspaper?
Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Q54: Which branch of government interprets the constitution in India?
Ans: Judiciary.

Q55: Who invented the air conditioner?
Ans: Willis Carrier.

Q56: What is fuse wire typically made of?
Ans: An alloy of tin and lead.

Q57: In which of Ashoka’s inscriptions is the Kalinga War described?
Ans: Rock Edict XIII.

Q58: Who formulated the laws of planetary motion?
Ans: Johannes Kepler.

Q59: In which galaxy is our Solar System located?
Ans: Milky Way.

Q60: What is India’s estimated population in 2025 according to the United Nations?
Ans: Approximately 1.42 billion.

Q61: How many players play in a field hockey team?
Ans: 11.

Q62: When did the Kargil War between India and Pakistan take place?
Ans: Between May and July 1999.

Q63: Which organization hosts Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia?
Ans: Wikimedia Foundation.

Q64: How many players play on a volleyball team?
Ans: 6.

Q65: Which Indian state has Agartala as its capital?
Ans: Tripura.

Q66: Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the establishment of the Supreme Court provided?
Ans: Article 124.

Q67: Which health concern was India addressing with a high-level meeting in March 2023 regarding a new SARS-CoV-2 strain?
Ans: XBB.1.16 variant of COVID-19.

Q68: Where is the headquarters of the State Bank of India, a financial services company, located?
Ans: Mumbai.

Q69: Which country awards the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology?
Ans: India.

Q70: When was the Parliament House of Sweden inaugurated?
Ans: 11 January 1905.

Q71: Who founded the Tata Group in India?
Ans: Jamsetji Tata.

Q72: Who has been India’s Minister of Defence since May 31, 2019?
Ans: Rajnath Singh.

Q73: Who was the chief guest at India’s Republic Day Parade in 2025?
Ans: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

Q74: On which date was the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC Limited) founded?
Ans: 7 November 1975.

Q75: On which date do the Indian Armed Forces observe Armed Forces Veterans Day annually?
Ans: January 14.

Q76: Who was the 44th President of the United States of America?
Ans: Barack Obama.

Q77: Who authored ‘The Divine Comedy’?
Ans: Dante Alighieri.

Q78: What type of movement was Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March?
Ans: Nonviolent protest and tax resistance campaign.

Q79: Which country signed a landmark free trade agreement with India on July 24, 2025?
Ans: United Kingdom.

Q80: In which Indian state was the first Artificial Intelligence Data Center Park established in 2025?
Ans: Chhattisgarh.