1. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right at present?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right against Exploitation
(c) Right to Property
(d) Right to Constitutional remedies
Ans: (c) Right to Property
2. Which of the following is not part of the Ideal gas equation?
(a) Charles law
(b) Boyle’s law
(c) Dalton’s law
(d) Avogadro law
Ans: (c) Dalton’s law
3. Which of the following regarding Nipah Virus is incorrect?
(a) It is a zoonotic disease.
(b) Fruit bats are the animal reservoirs.bbye
(c) Its outbreak happened for the first time in Kerala in 2023.
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) Its outbreak happened for the first time in Kerala in 2023.
4. In India, for the no confidence motion to be passed
(a) simple majority is enough.
(b) absolute majority is required.
(c) effective majority is enough.
(d) special majority is required.
Ans: (a) simple majority is enough.
5._is the basis of allocation of seats to various states in Lok Sabha,
(a) Community
(b) Language
(c) Area
(d) Population
Ans: (d) Population
6. The superintendence, direction and control of the entire process for conduct of elections to Parliament is vested to ECI of the Constitution, under
(a) Article 370
(b) Article 324
(c) Article 37
(d) Article 30
Ans: (b) Article 324
7. The Constitution of India came into force on
(a) 26 January 1949
(b) 26 November 1949
(c) 26 January 1950
(d) 26 November 1950
Ans: (c) 26 January 1950
8. Generally, the first hour of the parliamentary sitting is
(a) Question hour
(b) Zero hour
(c) Short duration discussion
(d) Special mention
Ans: (a) Question hour
9. What is the age criteria to file an application under RTI Act, 2005 ?
(a) 18 years and above.
(b) 21 years and above.
(c) 18 years and above for females and 21 years and above for males.
(d) No age bar.
Ans: (d) No age bar.
10. _is the first state to establish Panchayat Raj in India.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (a) Rajasthan
11. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) The High Courts can issue writs outside its territorial even jurisdiction in certain cases.
(b) The Writ jurisdiction of High Courts are wider than that of Supreme Court.
(c) Writ jurisdiction of the High court is not part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
(d) Supreme court derives its authority to issue writs under Ar. 32 of Constitution.
Ans: (c) Writ jurisdiction of the High court is not part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
12. Maya”, developed by DRDO is
(a) An operating system
(b) A supersonic drone
(c) A payload of Aditya LI
(d) A quantum supercomputer
Ans: (a) An operating system
13. Which of the following in in the Union List?
(a) Insurance
(b) Betting and gambling
(c)Public health and sanitation
(d) Agriculture, including agricultural education and research
Ans: (a) Insurance
14._is the weakest of the four fundamental forces of nature.
(a) Strong force
(b) Electromagnetism
(c) Weak force
(d) Gravity
Ans: (d) Gravity
15. Which of the following is not a measure of distance?
(a) Mile
(b) Yard
(c) Light Year
(d) None of these
Ans: (d) None of these
16. Which of the following is in Chronological order?
(a) Regulating Act – Morley-Minto Reforms Charter Acts – Indian Independence Act1984
(b) Regulating Act-Pitt’s India Act- Morley-Minto Reforms Indian 1009 Independence Act. 1935
(c) Pitt’s India Act – Government of India Act, 1935 Morley-Minto Reforms – Indian Independence Act.
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Regulating Act-Pitt’s India Act- Morley-Minto Reforms Indian 1009 Independence Act. 1935
17._was the first Indian to join Indian Civil Service.
(a) Satyendranath Tagore
(b) W.C. Banerjee
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) M.G. Ranade
Ans: (a) Satyendranath Tagore
18. United Nations has declared 2023 as International Year of
(a) Peace
(b) Millets
(c) Polio eradication
(d) Poverty eradication
Ans: (b) Millets
19. Which of the folowing states has the longest coastline?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c) Gujarat
20, Which district is the largest producer of primary gold at present in India?
(a) Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kolar, Karnataka
(c) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
(d) Raichur, Karnataka
Ans: (d) Raichur, Karnataka
21. With regards to Rajya Sabha, which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) It can have a maximum strength of 250 members, of which 238 are elected and 12 are nominated
(b) It is called a permanent body.
(c) One-fifth of the total members of the House constitute quorum.
(d) The nominated members have a right to vote in the election of the Vice-President, but are not entitled to vote in the election of the President.
Ans: (c) One-fifth of the total members of the House constitute quorum.
22. The regulator of Indian Stock market is
(a) IRDA
(b) SEBI
(c) NSE
(d) BSE
Ans: (b) SEBI
23. Major responsibility of ISTRAC, Bengaluru is
(a) to provide tracking support for all the satellite and launch vehicle missions of ISRO.
(b) to provide design specifications for Chandrayaan-3 lander module.
(c) to provide manufacturing facility for satellite components for missions by ISRO.
(d) to provide manufacturing facility for payloads for Chandrayaan missions.
Ans: (a) to provide tracking support for all the satellite and launch vehicle missions of ISRO.
24. Which of the following is a Rover Payload on Chandrayaan-3?
(a) Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive ionosphere and Atmosphere (RAMBHA).
(b) Chandra’s Surface Thermo physical Experiment (ChaSTE).
(c) LASER Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS).
(d) LASER Retroreflector Array (LRA).
Ans: (c) LASER Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS).
25. Which of the following is not a Biodiversity Heritage Site of Karnataka?
(a) Amaragudda
(b) Gandhi Krishi Vignyan Kendra Campus
(c) Nallur Tamarind Grove
(d) Dodda Alada Mara
Ans: (d) Dodda Alada Mara
26. CSIR-NAL developed an airboat capable of travelling over weed infested water and marshy lands. It is called
(a) Jaldost
(b) Jalpari
(c) Jalmegh
(d) Jalvayu
Ans: (a) Jaldost
27. One of the objectives of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme is to improve the nutritional & health status of children aged
(a) 0-10 years
(b) 0-6 years
(c) 0-4 years
(d) 0-8 years
Ans: (b) 0-6 years
28. Which of the following is not a category of electors as per Election Commission of India?
(a) General electors
(b) Qualified electors
(c) Overseas (NRI) electors
(d) Service electors
Ans: (b) Qualified electors
29. CERT-IN has raised an alert with high severity for a malware Akira. Akira is a
(a) Ransomware
(b) DDoS attack drone
(c) Adware
(d) Keystroke logger
Ans: (a) Ransomware
30. Digital Rupee wholesale (e-W) and Digital Rupee-retail (e-R) launched by RBI are pilot projects of
(a) Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC)
(b) Central Bank Digital Market(CBDM)
(c) Central Bank e-Market (CBeM).
(c) Central Bank e-Currency (CBeC).
Ans: (a)Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC)
31. Govt. of India banned the export of Non-Basmati White Rice in July 2023 in order to
(a) stop poor quality of rice as it was unsuitable for export.
(b) lower prices of rice for the consumers in the country.
(c) increase competition among producers within the country..
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) lower prices of rice for the consumers in the country.
32. Which of the following is not a principal organ of the United Nations?
(a) The General Assembly
(b) The Security Council
(c) The Trusteeship Council
(d) The Peacekeeping Operations and Political Missions
ans: (d) The Peacekeeping Operations and Political Missions
33. ChatGPT was developed by
(a) Amazon Cloud
(b) A121 labs
(e) DeepMind
(d)OpenAl
Ans: (d)OpenAl
34. The Third Carnatic Wars between the English and French ended in signing of the
(a) Treaty of Versailles
(b) Treaty of Rhine
(c) Treaty of Paris
(d) Treaty of Madras
Ans: (c) Treaty of Paris
35. In 1914, Mysore Lancers were ordered to take part in World War-1 and were marched first to
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Morocco
(c) Jordan
(d) Egypt
Ans: (d) Egypt
36. The inhuman practice of killing the female baby after it is bom is
(a) Foeticide
(b) Infanticide
(c) Abortion
(d) Miscarriage
Ans: (b) Infanticide
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37. Which of the following movements started in Uttara Kannada district’s Kelase forest?
(a) Appiko Movement
(b) Silent Valley Movement
(c) Agitation against Kaiga
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Appiko Movement
38. Violent and destructive nature of behaviour is called riot.
(a) audience
(b) friends
(c) mob
(d) spectators
Ans: (c) mob
39. The Right to Education Act of 2009 guarantees compulsory free education to children of
(a) 7-15 years
(b) 6-14 years
(c) 5-14 years
(d) 6-15 years
Ans: (b) 6-14 years
40. Tashkent Agreement was signed by India and Pakistan with the mediation of
(a) USSR
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom
Ans: (a) USSR
41. Mysore Civil Service Examinations held for the first time in 1891 were started by Dewan
(a) C. Rangacharlu
(b) K. Sheshadri flyer
(c) M. Visvesvaraya
(d) Basappa Shastry
Ans: (b) K. Sheshadri flyer
42. Legislative Council in the princely state of Mysore was established in
(a) 1901
(b) 1905
(c) 1907
(d) 1914
Ans: (c) 1907
43. “Purification Ritual” was the main activity of
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Brahmo Samaj
(c) Prarthana Samaj
(d) Satyashodhak Samaj
Ans: (a) Arya Samaj
44. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Odisha
(d) Tripura
Ans: (c) Odisha
45. The cultivation of a single crop over a large area is called
(a) Profit Farming
(b) Subsistence Farming
(c) Cash Farming
(d) Plantation Farming
Ans: (d) Plantation Farming
46. Which of the following is called “Kage Bangara’ in Kannada?
(a) Mica
(b) Iron
(c) Coal
(d) Platinum
Ans: (a) Mica
47. Which of the following is not a non-plan expenditure?
(a) Defense expenditure
(b) Interest Payment
(c) Social Welfare
(d) Civil Administration Expenditure
Ans: (c) Social Welfare
48. Banks belong to
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Secondary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (c) Tertiary Sector
49. Cholera is caused by
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Fungus
(d) Amoeba
Ans: (b) Bacteria
50. Harihara and Bukka belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Tuluva
(b) Saluva
(c) Sangama
(d) Araveedu
Ans: (c) Sangama
51. Which of the following is the biggest monolith hill in India?
(a) Nandi Hill
(b) Kavaledurga Hill
(c) Skandagiri Hill
(d) Madhugiri Hill
Ans: (d) Madhugiri Hill
52. Mohana Tarangini was composed by
(a) Purandaradasa
(b) Kanakadasa
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Tukarama
Ans: (b) Kanakadasa
53. Training Command of the Indian Air Force is located in
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Nagpur
(d) Bidar
Ans: (a) Bengaluru
54. Which of the following is acceptable after arresting an accused person?
(a) Parading him in front of public.
(b) Briefing him about the reason for arrest.
(c) Interrogate him by not letting him sleep.
(d) Detaining him for a few days to recover stolen property without producing in front of magistrate.
Ans: (b) Briefing him about the reason for arrest.
55. Ram and Kishan are students in a school. Ram slaps Kishan, the school principal should
(a) do nothing.
(b) call Ram’s parents and counsel Ram with parents.
(c) lodge police complaint to arrest Ram
(d) ask Kishan to slap Ram
Ans: (b) call Ram’s parents and counsel Ram with parents.
56. Which of the following is considered misconduct?
(a) Forcing a person to pay money for passport verification.
(b) Requesting a person to pay money for passport verification.
(c) Accepting money when a person voluntarily pays for passport verification.
(d) All of these
Ans: (d) All of these
57. You have found a bag with 2 Lakhs on a bus. You should
(a) ask around for owner, if owner is not found, take it home for own use.
(b) take it home for own use without asking anyone as it was lost and found.
(c) distribute it to beggars on the roads.
(d) None of these
Ans: (d) None of these
58. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Samhita Bill was introduced to replace
(a) Indian Penal Code.
(b) Indian Evidence Act.
(c) Criminal Procedure Code.
(d) National Security Act.
Ans: (c) Criminal Procedure Code.
59. In the event held in Karnataka to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger, Prime Minister of India launched
(a) Phase-2 of Project Cheetah.
(b) Project Elephant Conservation.
(c) The International Anti-Poaching Consortium.
(d) The International Big Cat Alliance.
Ans: (d) The International Big Cat Alliance.
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60. Target population for PM Vishwakarma scheme is
(a) Scheduled Tribes of Eastern India.
(b) Priests not engaged in temples full-time.
(c) Traditional Craftspeople. Artisans and
(d) Pilgrims going Mansarovar.
Ans: (c) Traditional Craftspeople. Artisans and
61. Which of the following is false?
(a) On Republic Day, national flag is already folded and tied up the flag pole and unfurled.
(b) On Independence Day, national flag is already folded and tied up the flag pole and hoisted.
(c) On Independence Day, the national flag is pushed upwards the pole from bottom by a rope and then hoisted.
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) On Independence Day, the national flag is pushed upwards the pole from bottom by a rope and then hoisted.
62. “Sangeetharatnakara” is a work by
(a) Sharangadeva
(b) Venkatamakhi
(c) Matanga
(d) Basavanna
Ans: (a) Sharangadeva
63. The Government of Karnataka honours those who are actively involved in the humanitarian works with
(a) Janapada Sri Awards
(b) T. Chaudaiah National Awards
(c) Basava Puraskar
(d) Dr. Gubbi Veeranna Awards
Ans: (c) Basava Puraskar
64. What is the missing letter in the series? c, f, i, l, ?, r
(a) m
(b) n
(c) o
(d) p
Ans: (c) o
65. Statements:
All mothers can dance, some mothers cannot sing.
All fathers can sing, some fathers can dance.
Deep can dance and cannot sing.
Which of the following i is true?
(a) Deep is a father
(b) Deep is a mother
(c) Cannot be determined
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Deep is a mother
66. In the morning after sunrise, X was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was X facing?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Ans: (d) South
67. Ram is older than Kishan. Manju is younger than Santosh Ramesh is older than Manju, but younger than Kishan. Who among the following is the youngest?
(a) Ram
(b) Kishan
(c) Manju
(d) Ramesh
Ans: (c) Manju
68. What is the average of (10, 25, 30, 45, 50)?
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d) 33
Ans: (c) 32
69. What is the remainder when 17×4096 is divided by 32?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Ans: (a) 0
70. The product of two numbers is 35, the sum of their squares is 74, then the two numbers are
(a) 3 and 7
(b) 5 and 7
(c) 7 and 9
(d) 5 and 9
Ans: (b) 5 and 7
71. Six times a number reduced by ten equals 50. What is the number?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
Ans: (c) 10
73. Which of the following is not a fundamental duty?
(a) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
(b) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
(c) To secure just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.
(d) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
Ans: (c) To secure just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.
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74. Choose the correct one.
(8) Schedule V-Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in certain North-eastern states
(b) Schedule VI – Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
(c) Schedule VIII-Scheduled languages.
(d) Schedule IX-Disqualification on ground of defection.
Ans: (c) Schedule VIII-Scheduled languages.
75. Which of the following is a constitutional body?
(a) National Commission for Scheduled Castes
(b) National Commission for Minorities
(e) National Human Rights Commission
(d) National Commission for Women
Ans: (a) National Commission for Scheduled Castes
76. Which is the newly created district in Karnataka?
(a) Gadag
(b) Havern
(c) Vijayanagara
(d) Koppal
Ans: (c) Vijayanagara
77. QZSS, NavIC, BeiDou are
(a) Navigation Satellite Systems
(b) Cryptocurrencies
(c) Artificial Intelligence Systems
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Navigation Satellite Systems
78. _is the most abundant Green House Gas.
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Methane
(c) Carbondioxide
(d) Water Vapour
Ans: (d) Water Vapour
79. Which of the following statements is false with regards to the Right to Information Act?
(a) Intelligence and security organizations in the Second Schedule of the act, are exempted even in cases related to corruption and human rights violations.
(b) The information seeker is not required to give reasons for seeking information.
(c) There is no prescribed format of application for seeking information. It can be made on plain paper.
(d) Information exempted under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 can be disclosed if public interest in disclosure overweighs the harm to the protected interest.
Ans: (c) There is no prescribed format of application for seeking information. It can be made on plain paper.
80. In which year in the first general election held in India?
(a) 1950-51
(b) 1947-48
(c) 1951-52
(d) 1948-49
Ans: (c) 1951-52
81. Which of the following is incorrect regarding Mitosis and Meiosis?
(a) Both involve cell division.
(b) In both, the typical stages art prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
(c) Both are asexual reproductive processes.
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) Both are asexual reproductive processes.
82. LIDAR is a/an
(a) Remote Sensing Method.
(b) Forensic tool to estimate time of death.
(c) Defence operation carried out by DRDO.
(d) Poverty eradication program.
Ans: (a) Remote Sensing Method
83. The Supreme Court of India has a Judges. sanctioned strength of
(a) 34
(b) 35
(c) 36
(d) 38
Ans: (a) 34
84. Which of the following is not found in the Periodic table?
(a) Europium
(b) Einsteinium
(c) Ethereum
(d) Erbium
Ans: (c) Ethereum
85. Choose the correct one
(a) Child helpline number – 1089
(b) Emergency Response Support system-100
(c) Cybercrime Reporting portal – 1930
(d) Senior Citizen helpline – 1009
Ans: (c) Cybercrime Reporting portal – 1930
86. Which of the following states have Unicameral legislature ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala
Ans: (d) Kerala
87. Which of the following is a parthenocarpic fruit?
(a) Banana
(b) Jackfruit
(c) Strawberry
(d) Apple
Ans: (a) Banana
88. 180 degree longitude is called
(a) Prime Meridian
(b) Standard Parallel
(c) Greenwich Mean Time
(d) International Date line
Ans: (d) International Date line
89 _ is the hottest planet in our solar System.
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mars
Ans: (b) Venus
90. Choose the correct one:
(a) Partition of Bengal -1915
(b) Quit India Movement – 1920
(c) Salt Satyagraha – 1930
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement-1942
Ans: (c) Salt Satyagraha – 1930
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91. Chlorophyll contains ion
(a) Manganese
(b) Magnesium
(c) Molybdenum
(d) Mendelevium
Ans: (b) Magnesium
92. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) Copper sulphate – Blue
(b) Barium sulphate – White
(c) Silver Chloride – Grey
(d) Ferrous sulphate – Green
Ans: (c) Silver Chloride – Grey
93. The Speed of light is
(a) 3*105 m/s
(b) 3*105 km/s
(c) 3*10 km/s
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) 3*10 km/s
94. _is an endocrine gland.
(a) Thyroid
(b) Sebaceous
(c) Lacrimal gland
(d) Salivary gland
Ans: (a) Thyroid
95. Choose the incorrect one:
(a) Thermodynamic temperature kelvin
(b) Amount of substance-mole
(c) Electric current – ampere
(d) Luminous intensity – albedo
Ans: (d) Luminous intensity – albedo
96. Mirage is an effect of
(a) Dispersion of light
(b) Scattering of light
(c) Total Internal reflection of light
(d) Diffraction of light
Ans: (c) Total Internal reflection of light
97. Ozone is predominantly found in
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Thermosphere
Ans: (b) Stratosphere
98. A chemical bond which involves equal sharing of electron pair by two atoms is
(a) Ionic
(b)Covalent
(c) Electrovalent
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)Covalent
99. Which of the following is an agranulocyte?
(a) Neutrophil
(b) Lymphocyte
(c) Basophil
(d) Eosinophil
Ans: (b) Lymphocyte
100. A photon does not have
(a) Charge
(b) Energy
(c) Momentum
(d) Speed
Ans: (a) Charge
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