Q&A: practice questions with answers

Concept: On 18 February 2025, the Supreme Court heard Ranveer Allahbadia's plea over remarks on the show "India's Got Latent".

1. The Court granted him interim protection from arrest but strongly condemned the remarks as vulgar and obscene – Statement 1 is correct.
2. It directed him to surrender his passport and not leave India without the Court's permission – Statement 2 is wrong.

Yaad rakhein: Protection from arrest + passport surrendered.

Answer: (D) Only 1

Concept: The Charter Act of 1833 centralised administration in British India.

1. It made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India (Lord William Bentinck) and added a Law Member.
2. It provided for a Law Commission; the first Law Commission (1834) was chaired by Lord Macaulay.
3. The Federal Court came only under the GoI Act 1935.

Yaad rakhein: 1833 → Law Commission (Macaulay), GG of India.

Answer: (C) Law Commission in India

Concept: The Manama Dialogue is an annual regional security summit organised by the IISS.

1. Its 20th edition was held in December 2024 in Manama, Bahrain.
2. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended and addressed the dialogue.

Yaad rakhein: Manama Dialogue → Manama is the capital of Bahrain.

Answer: (B) Manama, Bahrain

Concept: The Singphos are a tribe of the upper Brahmaputra valley in Assam.

1. They rose against British rule in Assam in 1830 and again in 1839 (killing the British political agent at Sadiya) and 1843.
2. The revolt was against British expansion after the Treaty of Yandabo (1826).

Yaad rakhein: Singpho – Sadiya – Assam; Khasi – Meghalaya; Kuki – Manipur.

Answer: (B) Assam

Concept: The monsoon withdraws as the low-pressure trough (ITCZ) over the northern plains weakens and moves south.

1. From September–October the sun moves south, the ITCZ shifts southward and the low pressure over north India is replaced by high pressure.
2. Winds turn north-easterly; this "retreating monsoon" brings October heat to north India and rain to Tamil Nadu.

Yaad rakhein: ITCZ north = monsoon arrives; ITCZ south = monsoon retreats.

Answer: (B) Southward shift of ITCZ

Concept: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an India–France initiative (launched 2015) headquartered in Gurugram, India.

1. At the 7th ISA Assembly in November 2024, Ashish Khanna was chosen as the new Director General.
2. He succeeded Dr Ajay Mathur, the previous DG.
3. Upendra Tripathy was the first DG of ISA.

Yaad rakhein: ISA DGs in order: Upendra Tripathy → Ajay Mathur → Ashish Khanna.

Answer: (C) Ashish Khanna

Concept: The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill aims to replace the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 with one modern law.

1. It brings cable, satellite (DTH), IPTV, terrestrial and OTT/online content platforms under a single, unified regulatory framework.
2. It proposes self-regulation through content evaluation committees and a Broadcast Advisory Council – not state control or pre-censorship of news.

Yaad rakhein: Broadcasting Bill = one law for all broadcasters, including OTT.

Answer: (A) Unified regulation of cable, satellite and OTT platforms

Concept: Tropical deciduous (monsoon) forests shed leaves in the dry season; they grow where rainfall is about 70–200 cm.

1. Sal, teak, sandalwood, shisham and khair are typical deciduous trees.
2. Babool is a thorny-scrub tree; Deodar is a Himalayan coniferous (evergreen) tree; bamboo is a grass.

Yaad rakhein: Sal–Sagwan (teak) = monsoon deciduous forests.

Answer: (C) Sal

Concept: WHO's World Health Statistics report life expectancy at birth for each country.

1. For 2021, WHO estimated India's life expectancy at birth at about 67.3 years.
2. It had fallen from about 70.8 years in 2019, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yaad rakhein: WHO 2021 India: 67.3 years (2019: 70.8 years – the tempting wrong option).

Answer: (B) 67.3 years

Concept: Indian revolutionaries in North America (Canada/USA) built the Ghadar Movement (Ghadar Party, 1913).

1. The Swadesh Sevak Home was set up in Vancouver (Canada) around 1909–10 by Guru Datt Kumar, with Taraknath Das' support.
2. It spread nationalist ideas among Indian immigrants and served as a precursor to the Ghadar Movement.

Yaad rakhein: Vancouver / San Francisco + Indian immigrants = Ghadar.

Answer: (B) Ghadar Movement

Concept: Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve is in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.

1. Odisha announced the 'Ama Similipal Yojana' (₹50 crore) in its 2025-26 budget to boost livelihoods of local communities and promote eco- and cultural tourism around Similipal.
2. 'Ama' (our) prefix is typical of Odisha government schemes (Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha, Ama Bus).

Yaad rakhein: Similipal = Odisha (Mayurbhanj).

Answer: (D) Odisha

Concept: In MS Office apps, saving is done from the File (Backstage) menu or a shortcut.

1. File → Save (or Save As), or press Ctrl + S.
2. The Design tab holds themes; the Insert tab adds objects – neither saves the file.

Yaad rakhein: Ctrl + S = Save in almost every program.

Answer: (B) Use the File tab and select 'Save' or press Ctrl + S

Concept: Maski is a village in Raichur district of Karnataka.

1. The Maski Minor Rock Edict (found 1915) is the first Ashokan inscription to mention the name 'Ashoka' (Devanampiya Asoka).
2. Other Karnataka Ashokan sites: Brahmagiri, Siddapur, Jatinga-Rameshwar, Sannati.

Yaad rakhein: Maski (Raichur) = first edict naming 'Ashoka'.

Answer: (D) Karnataka

Concept: Printers are hard-copy output devices; inkjet printers spray tiny ink droplets to form sharp text and colour images.

1. Inkjet printers give high-quality graphics and photos at low cost.
2. Dot-matrix printers are impact printers with low quality; a joystick is an input device; a projector gives soft-copy output.

Yaad rakhein: Photos/graphics on paper → Inkjet (or Laser).

Answer: (B) Inkjet Printer

Concept: Basic formatting shortcuts in MS Word.

1. Ctrl + B = Bold, Ctrl + I = Italic, Ctrl + U = Underline.
2. Ctrl + D opens the Font dialog box.

Yaad rakhein: B-I-U = Bold, Italic, Underline.

Answer: (B) Ctrl + B

Concept: COP30 (UNFCCC) was hosted by Brazil in Belém (November 2025).

1. Brazil named veteran diplomat André Aranha Corrêa do Lago as COP30 President.
2. Lula da Silva is Brazil's President and Marina Silva its Environment Minister – not the COP President.

Yaad rakhein: COP29 Baku (Mukhtar Babayev) → COP30 Belém (André Corrêa do Lago).

Answer: (C) André Aranha Corrêa do Lago

Concept: NITI Aayog's ASSET (Accelerating Sustainable State Energy Transition) platform was launched in November 2024.

1. It helps states plan and achieve their renewable-energy and clean-energy transition targets, supporting India's 500 GW non-fossil capacity goal for 2030.
2. It is a state-focused support initiative, not a nuclear, EV-only or industrial-efficiency scheme.

Yaad rakhein: ASSET → States + Energy Transition → renewable targets.

Answer: (C) To support states in achieving their renewable energy targets

Concept: File Explorer can sort or group files by attributes such as Name, Date, Type and Size.

1. View tab → Group by → Type (or right-click → Group by → Type) groups files by their type.
2. 'Details' only changes the layout; 'Sort by Name' orders files but does not group them.

Yaad rakhein: Group = make sections; Sort = only reorder.

Answer: (B) Use the 'Group by' option and select 'Type'

Concept: Article 243U (74th Amendment, 1992) fixes the duration of municipalities.

1. Every municipality has a term of five years from its first meeting.
2. If dissolved early, fresh elections must be held within six months; panchayats too have a 5-year term (Art. 243E).

Yaad rakhein: Panchayat (243E) and Municipality (243U) – both 5 years.

Answer: (D) 5 years

Concept: Sangam poems are classified as Akam (inner – love, family) and Puram (outer – war, kings, ethics).

1. The Ettuttokai (Eight Anthologies) include Kuruntokai, Narrinai, Akananuru, Ainkurunuru and Kalittokai – all mainly Akam (love) poetry.
2. Purananuru and Patirruppattu are Puram (heroism and kings).

Yaad rakhein: Aka-nanuru = Akam; Pura-nanuru = Puram.

Answer: (B) Akam