Q&A: practice questions with answers

Concept: The right action stops the wrongdoing, follows due process and does not punish the innocent.

1. Ignoring (A) or a secret warning (B) protects the offender.
2. Cancelling all exams (D) punishes every student.
3. Suspension plus a proper inquiry (C) is firm and fair.

Trick: In such questions pick the option that is lawful, prompt and targeted – not too soft, not too extreme.

Answer: (C) Suspend the teacher and start an investigation

Concept: Apply each option's swaps and evaluate with BODMAS.

1. Option (C): + ↔ × and 5 ↔ 9.
2. $9\times 3+5$ becomes $5+3\times 9$.
3. $3\times 9=27$; $5+27=32$ ✓.

Trick: 32 is near $27=3\times 9$, so 9 and 3 must be multiplied and 5 added – only (C) does that.

Answer: (C) + and ×, 5 and 9

Concept: Terms are squares of 9, 8, 7, … in decreasing order.

1. $81=9^2$, $64=8^2$, $49=7^2$, $36=6^2$, $25=5^2$.
2. Next = $4^2=16$.

Trick: Differences 17, 15, 13, 11 → next 9: $25-9=16$.

Answer: (B) 16

Concept: Selection where order does not matter uses ${}^n{C}_r=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}$.

1. Choose 3 out of 8: ${}^8{C}_3$.
2. ${}^8{C}_3=\frac{8\times 7\times 6}{3\times 2\times 1}$.
3. $=\frac{336}{6}=56$.

Trick: ${}^n{C}_3=\frac{n(n-1)(n-2)}{6}$; cancel 6 with 6 in the top: $8\times 7=56$.

Answer: (A) 56

Concept: Compare word and code to find the shift.

1. G→H, B→C, N→O, J→K, M→N, Z→A: every letter +1.
2. FAMILY: F→G, A→B, M→N, I→J, L→M, Y→Z.
3. Code = GBNJMZ.

Trick: FAMILY is exactly one step behind GBNJMZ (the word in the question), so its +1 code is GBNJMZ itself.

Answer: (A) GBNJMZ

Concept: Government scheme for multi-mode digital access to school education.

1. PM eVIDYA was announced in May 2020 (Atmanirbhar Bharat package) by the Ministry of Education.
2. It combines DIKSHA (e-content), TV channels, radio/podcasts and special e-content for children with disabilities.
3. Digital India is a broad e-governance mission; PMKVY is for skilling – not school learning.

Yaad rakhein: DIKSHA under PM eVIDYA is called 'One Nation, One Digital Platform'.

Answer: (C) PM eVIDYA

Concept: The new evidence law keeps the opinion of experts as relevant evidence.

1. BSA 2023 replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and came into force on 1 July 2024.
2. Opinions of experts in science, handwriting, finger impressions, forensics etc. are recognised as relevant facts.
3. Options like 'mythological' or 'political representatives' have no legal basis.

Yaad rakhein: BSA came along with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (replacing IPC) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (replacing CrPC).

Answer: (C) Expert witnesses like forensic specialists

Concept: Each Indian rock system is known for typical minerals/building stones.

1. Vindhyan rocks are sedimentary – sandstone, shale and limestone – a big source of cement-grade limestone.
2. Coal comes mainly from Gondwana rocks; iron ore from Dharwar rocks.
3. Graphite and copper are not the identity of the Vindhyan system.

Trick: Vindhyan = 'stone & cement' (red sandstone, limestone) plus the diamonds of Panna; Gondwana = coal; Dharwar = metals.

Answer: (B) Limestone

Concept: Regional harvest festivals of Karnataka.

1. Puthari ('new rice') is the paddy harvest festival of the Kodavas of Kodagu (Coorg).
2. The first sheaves are cut with shouts of 'Poli, Poli, Deva' and offered to Lord Igguthappa.
3. Karaga is a Bengaluru festival; Pongal belongs to Tamil Nadu; Hampi Utsav is a cultural fest.

Yaad rakhein: Kodagu's other big festivals: Kailpodh (arms worship) and Kaveri Sankramana.

Answer: (B) Puthari

Concept: Check A and R separately, then ask whether R is the reason for A.

1. Nalanda stone and bronze images (Pala period) show delicate detail and solid, rounded volume – A true.
2. The style grew out of Sarnath's Gupta idiom mixed with local Bihar and Central Indian traditions – R true.
3. This blend of schools is what gave the refined 3-D quality – R explains A.

Yaad rakhein: Nalanda/Pala bronzes were made by the lost-wax (cire perdue) technique.

Answer: (A) Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.

Concept: Pali terms of Buddhist ethics.

1. Metta = loving-kindness / goodwill towards all beings – i.e., fellow feeling.
2. Concentration = samadhi; detachment = viraga/vairagya; ritual purification is not a Buddhist core idea.

Trick: Four Brahmaviharas: Metta (kindness), Karuna (compassion), Mudita (sympathetic joy), Upekkha (equanimity) – 'MKMU'.

Answer: (B) Fellow feeling

Concept: Laws of the Game fix the goal at 8 yards × 8 feet.

1. Height = 8 ft = 8 × 0.3048 ≈ 2.44 m.
2. Width = 8 yd = 24 ft ≈ 7.32 m; 3.66 m is just half the width – a trap.

Trick: '8 by 8': 8 feet high, 8 yards wide → 2.44 m × 7.32 m.

Answer: (B) 2.44 m

Concept: The 1935 Act's Federal Court began working before Independence.

1. Set up under the Government of India Act, 1935, it started on 1 October 1937 in Delhi.
2. First Chief Justice: Sir Maurice Gwyer.
3. On 26 January 1950 it gave way to the Supreme Court of India.

Yaad rakhein: 1937 is also the year provincial autonomy under the 1935 Act began (provincial elections).

Answer: (A) 1937

Concept: Hampi's royal-centre buildings mix Dravidian and Indo-Islamic features.

1. Lotus Mahal (Zenana enclosure) has cusped arches and domes of Indo-Islamic style on a Hindu plinth – correct.
2. Hazara Rama temple was the private temple of the king, not a commoners' shrine.
3. Mahanavami Dibba is a stone platform; its top structure was not a permanent iron frame.

Yaad rakhein: Hazara Rama walls show Ramayana panels; the Vitthala temple has the famous stone chariot and musical pillars.

Answer: (A) The Lotus Mahal reflects Persian (Indo-Islamic) design influence.

Concept: Relay facts: team size, baton and exchange zone.

1. A team may enter up to 6 athletes; only 4 run in a race, the rest are reserves – (B) correct.
2. Exchange zone is about 30 m, not 50 m.
3. Baton: smooth hollow tube about 28–30 cm long, weighing at least 50 g – so (C) and (D) are wrong.

Trick: Wrong options use 'exactly' or odd numbers – a baton of 10–12 cm would fit in a palm, too short to pass.

Answer: (B) A relay team has 6 members, with 4 running members.

Concept: India–US tri-service amphibious exercise.

1. Tiger Triumph started in 2019; the 2025 edition centred on Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR).
2. It also stressed logistics interoperability, enabled by LEMOA (Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement, 2016).
3. It is a multi-service drill – not cyber-only, naval-blockade-only or an airshow.

Yaad rakhein: India–US foundational pacts: LEMOA (2016), COMCASA (2018), BECA (2020).

Answer: (D) HADR plus logistics interoperability under LEMOA

Concept: Know the author's genre and what the book is noted for.

1. Natasha Sharma is a well-known Indian children's author.
2. Bonkers! is noted for its experimental, unusual narrative style while touching social themes.
3. It is not an autobiography, a colonial epic or space science fiction.

Trick: For author–book questions, first rule out options that clash with the author's genre (children's fiction here).

Answer: (C) It is known for its experimental style and social themes

Concept: Sports announcements come from the Union Sports Minister.

1. Dr Mansukh Mandaviya is the Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports.
2. He announced Rajasthan as host of KIUG 2025.
3. Rajnath Singh – Defence; Piyush Goyal – Commerce; Anurag Thakur – former Sports Minister.

Yaad rakhein: The first Khelo India University Games were held in 2020 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Answer: (D) Mansukh Mandaviya

Concept: Basic facts of the 1951 New Delhi Asian Games.

1. Venue: National Stadium, New Delhi (now Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium).
2. 11 nations took part; Japan topped the medal table, India came second – B correct.
3. A is wrong: JLN Stadium was built later (for 1982) and the count was 11, not 12.

Yaad rakhein: India hosted the Asian Games twice – 1951 and 1982 (the 1982 Games were held at JLN Stadium).

Answer: (A) Only B

Concept: Article 246 + Schedule VII divide law-making subjects into three lists.

1. Union List (List I): defence, foreign affairs, railways, currency, atomic energy etc.
2. Only Parliament can make laws on these.
3. State List covers police, public health etc.; Concurrent List covers education, forests etc.

Yaad rakhein: Original numbers: Union 97, State 66, Concurrent 47 subjects.

Answer: (C) Union