Question : Gandhi's 'Dandi March' is associated with:

Option 1: Khilafat movement

Option 2: Civil Disobedience movement

Option 3: Non-cooperation movement

Option 4: Quit India movement

Question : Which among the following is an award given under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India for excellence in Science and Technology?

Option 1: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

Option 2: GD Birla Award for Scientific Research

Option 3: Infosys Prize

Option 4: Om Prakash Bhasin Award

Question : Assertion: The poverty line in India varies across states.

Reason: The cost of living and consumption patterns differ among states, leading to variations in the poverty line.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : One of the following is the smallest (area-wise) Lok Sabha consituency in India:

Option 1: Chandni Chowk

Option 2: Delhi sadar

Option 3: Kolkata North-West

Option 4: Mumbai South

Question : The formal British rule in India is understood to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of ______.

Option 1: The Battle of Plassey

Option 2: The Battle of Wandiwash

Option 3: The Battle of Buxar

Option 4: The Battle of Cuddalore

Question : The class structure in pre-independence India was characterized by:  
 

Option 1: A dominant middle class  
 

Option 2: A large industrial working class  
 

Option 3: A predominantly agrarian society  

Option 4: High levels of urbanization  

Question : When did the first elected Lok Sabha come into existence in India?

Option 1: January, 1952

Option 2: April, 1952

Option 3: November, 1950

Option 4: November, 1949

Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers and the Peninsular rivers.
 

Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many large and important tributaries. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They cut through the mountains making gorges in the upper course. The perennial Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand with their swift current. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, and many other depositional features in their floodplains as their speed slackens. They also have well-developed deltas.
 

A large number of the Peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall. During the dry season when it doesn’t rain, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels. The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. However, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west. Most of the rivers of peninsular India originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Question:

Himalayan rivers are never dry because they:

Option 1: have a shorter and shallower course

Option 2: are dependent on rainfall only

Option 3: are fed by glaciers and rainfall

Option 4: originate in the Western Ghats

Question : Kalamkari painting refers to

Option 1: a hand-painted cotton textile in South India.

Option 2: a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in Northeast India.

Option 3: a block-painted woollen cloth in the Western Himalayan region of India.

Option 4: a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North Western India.

Question : Which Department of Government of India launched 'One Health' pilot project in April 2022?

Option 1: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Option 2: Department of Consumer Affairs

Option 3: Department of Information Technology

Option 4: Department of Commerce