UPSC Civil services Prelims 2026 - 5 model MCQs - set 1

 

Q.1. Consider the following national events:

1.  Formation of Telangana state after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

2.  Sikkim officially became the 22^nd state of India

3.  Nepali language was included in the 8^th schedule of the constitution of India

4.  Smiling Buddha, the first nuclear weapon test held at Pokhran.

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events?

a. 3,2,4,1

b. 4,3,2,1

c. 4,2,3,1

d. 3,4,2,1

 

 

Q.2. Who among the following was the author of the Bengali novel “Kapalkundala”?

a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

b.  Rabindranath Tagore

c. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

d. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

 

Q.3. Which of the following Trench is located along the coasts of Iran and Pakistan?

a. South sandwich trench

b. Makran trench

c. Tonga trench

d. Molloy Deep

 

Q.4. Recently the operation codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve is launched by

a. Israel

b. Russia

c. Ukraine

d. USA

 

Q.5. The coir Board is a statutory Indian Government body under the ministry of

a. Agriculture

b. Commerce and industry

c. Rural development

d. MSME

NDA Exam - General Knowledge - 5 Model MCQs - Set 3

 

NDA EXAM 2025 – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – SET 3

 

Q.1. As of January 2025, India’s total solar capacity installed stands at

a. 56.84 GW

b. 78.92 GW

c. 100.33 GW

d. 128.50 GW

 

 

Q.2.  World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated annually on

a. May 5

b. May 12

c. May 17

d. May 25

 

 

Q.3. Digital India was launched in the year

a. 2013

b. 2015

c. 2017

d. 2020

 

 

 

Q.4. Consider the following statements regarding National Science Day,

 I. It is celebrated every year on 28^th February.

II. The theme of National Science Day for the year 2025 is “ Empowering Indian youth for Global leadership in science and Innovation in Science and Innovation for Vikshit Bharat”

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.  I only

b.   II only

c.   Both I and II

d.  Neither I nor II

 

Q.5. Defence Materials stores and Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE)is located in

a. Lucknow

b. Kanpur

c. Raipur

d. Faridabad

 

Key:

1.c; 2.c; 3.b; 4.c; 5.b

 

 

 

 

 

NDA Exam - General knowledge - 5 Model MCQs - set 2

 

                          NDA EXAM 2025 – GK – MCQs – SET 2

For set - 1 click here

1.   The UN declared the year 2025 as the international year of

a.   Quantum Science and Technology

b.   Volunteers for Sustainable development

c.    Sustainable and Resilient tourism

d.   Millets

 

2.   The first Kho Kho world cup took place in which of the following country

a.   Sri Lanka

b.   Bhutan

c.    Bangladesh

d.   India

 

3.   Doyand Hydro Electric Project is located in

a.   Nagaland

b.   West Bengal

c.    Assam

d.   Orissa

 

4.   In 2025, Shri M.T. Vasudevan Nair is posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service in which of the following field

a.   Art

b.   Trade and Industry

c.    Medicine

d.   Literature and Education

 

5.   National Green hydrogen Mission was launched in the year

a.   2019

b.   2021

c.    2023

d.   2025

 

Key: 1.a; 2.d; 3.a; 4.d; 5.c

NDA Exam - General Knowledge - 5 Model MCQs - Set 1

1.   Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about United Nations (UN)?

a.   The Inter-Allied declaration signed in London on 12 June 1941 was a first step towards the establishment of the UN.

b.   It was founded in 1945

c.    The security council is the main deliberative, policy making and representatives organ of the UN

d.   International Court of Justice is the only one of the six principal organs of the UN not located in New York (USA).

 

2.   Molecular orbital theory was developed by

a.   Erwin Schrodinger

b.   F.Hund and R.S.Mulliken

c.    Nyholm and Gillespie

d.   John Alexander Newlands

 

3.   Which one among the following diseases is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin B3 in humans?

a.   Rickets

b.   Scurvy

c.    BeriBeri

d.   Pellagra

4. Consider the following statements regarding River krishna:

      1. It rises near Mahabaleshwar in Sahayadri

      2. The Koyna, the tungabhadra and the bhima are its major tributaries

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

5. Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) of the Indian Air Force is in 

a. Bengaluru

b. Hyderabad

c. Mumbai

d. Lucknow

key:

1.c

2.b

3.d

4.c

5.a