Question : Padma Shri awardee Gaddam Padmaja Reddy was associated with which classical dance of India?

Option 1: Kuchipudi

Option 2: Manipuri

Option 3: Sattriya

Option 4: Kathak

Question : Case Study 26:

A consumer purchased a set of expensive speakers from a well-known store. After a few days, the speakers stopped functioning. The consumer contacted the store for a replacement, but they refused, stating that electronic items are non-returnable. What action can the consumer take in this situation?

Option 1: File a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Option 2: Lodge a complaint with the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum.

Option 3: Contact the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) for assistance.

Option 4: Accept the store's policy and give up on any hope of a replacement.

Question : Which international conflict is associated with the Kashmir problem between India and Pakistan?  
 

Option 1: Indo-China War  
 

Option 2: Kargil War  
 

Option 3: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947  

Option 4: Bangladesh Liberation War  

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

All state universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh, one of the (1)________ in India, will now (2)______ a "save water" ritual named 'Jal Bharo' in place of 'lamp lighting' to inaugurate their annual convocations. The governor of the state, who is also chancellor of state universities, instructed that every university and college in the state should install rainwater harvesting plants on its campus. 'Jal Bharo' signifies (3)_______ the vision of 'Jal Shakti'. This ceremony symbolises the (4)________ importance of water conservation, whereas the lamp lighting ceremony symbolised removing darkness through education and spreading the light of learning. It is really a (5)________ initiative. Every educational institute in India should ensure to save and recharge groundwater by installing rainwater harvesting plants. These kinds of initiatives provide awareness of using and saving water, the elixir of life.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Option 1: laudable

Option 2: louder

Option 3: labelled

Option 4: lower

Question : Which among the following Acts discarded the 'dyarchy' system at the provincial level and allowed for the emergence of popularly elected provincial legislatures?

Option 1: Charter Act, 1793

Option 2: Montagu-Chelmsford Reform (Government of India Act), 1919

Option 3: Government of India Act, 1935

Option 4: Pitt's India Act, 1784

Question : The deindustrialization during the British colonial period in India led to:

Option 1: Increase in export of Indian goods

Option 2: Growth of Indian handicraft industries

Option 3: Mass unemployment and poverty

Option 4: Development of modern infrastructure

Question : What is meant when the constitution declares India a "Secular State"

Option 1: Religious worship is not allowed

Option 2: Religions are patronised by the state

Option 3: The state regards religious as a private affairs of the citizen and does not discriminate on this basis

Option 4: None of these

Question : In which state of India is the Moatsu festival celebrated every year?

Option 1: Tamil Nadu

Option 2: Karnataka

Option 3: Nagaland

Option 4: Jharkhand

Question : Name the French jeweller who travelled to India at least six times during the Mughal period.

Option 1: Antoni de Montserrat

Option 2: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

Option 3: Seydi Ali Reis

Option 4: Peter Mundy

Question : Who was the first Prime Minister of India to introduce economic planning?

Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru

Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi

Option 3: Indira Gandhi

Option 4: Rajiv Gandhi