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📘 Importance of PYQs & Practice Questions in Cracking Competitive Exams

Previous Year Question Papers (PYQs) and practice questions are like a roadmap to success in any competitive exam. PYQs help you understand the exam pattern, weightage of topics, and frequently asked concepts. They give clarity on what to study and how to approach questions.

On the other hand, practice questions sharpen your speed, accuracy, and problem-solving ability. The more you practice, the more confident you become in managing time during the actual exam.

✅ PYQs = Direction
✅ Practice Questions = Perfection

Together, they form the strongest strategy to crack any competitive exam with confidence.

1 – 25 QUESTIONS 

1. Find out the ‘Inner Planet’ in the following
1. Jupiter
2. Mars
3. Saturn
4. Uranus

2. The concept of latitudes and longitudes was applied in map
making by
1. Greeks
2. Sumerians
3. Egyptians
4. Babylonians

3. The place of India in plant diversity in the world is
1. 4
2. 6
3. 10
4. 12

4. This determines the thickness of soil profile
1. Climate
2. Parent Rock
3. Relief
4. Time

5. The ‘Tropic of Cancer’ does not pass through this state
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Tripura
4. Chhattisgarh

6. The highest peak in South India is
1. Doda Betta
2. Mahendragiri
3. Nanda Devi
4. Anaimudi

7. The factor that does not influence climate and weather is
1. Earth’s rotation
2. Latitude
3. Relief
4. Upper air circulation

8. ‘Hiware Bazar’ that has been selected under the ‘Adarsh Gram
Yojana is situated in the state of
1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Maharashtra

10. The forests where activities like hunting, grazing etc. are
prohibited are known as
1. Protected forests
2. Reserved forests
3. Unclassified forests
4. Classified forests

11. ‘Cultivation of Grapes’ is known as
1. Pisciculture
2. Horticulture
3. Viticulture
4. Agriculture

12. Identify the ‘Forest-Based Industry’ from the following
1. Leather Industry
2. Railway coaches manufacturing
3. Dairy products
4. Pharmaceuticals

13. The state with the lowest density of population as per 2011
census is
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Sikkim
3. Goa
4. Rajasthan

14. Identify the feature of the ‘Unorganized Sector’ in the following
1. Fixed number of working hours
2. No provision for overtime
3. Security of Employment
4. Paid leave

15. The Number of districts in Western Maharashtra known as
‘sugar belt’
1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 10

16. Studies indicate that these states of India have a good record in
Public Distribution System
1. Northern states
2. Western states
3. North-Eastern states
4. Southern states

17. The largest dam under the ‘Narmada Valley Development
Project in India is
1. The Sardar Sarovar Dam
2. The Tehri Dam
3. The Hirakud Dam
4. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

18. The criteria for selecting a site for operations of MNCs’s in the
following
A) Proximity to the markets
B) Availability of labor at low costs
C) Government policies
1. A, B
2. A,B,C
3. C only
4. B only

19. Identify the ‘working capital’ from the following
1. Machines
2. Farmer’s plow
3. Raw materials
4. Buildings

20. It is an important ‘Rock Art Site’ in Andhra Pradesh
1. Nandyal
2. Nellore
3. Kakinada
4. Vinukonda

21. The fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was
1. Sayyid dynasty
2. Khilji dynasty
3. Tughlaq dynasty
4. Lodi dynasty

22. During Akbar’s period, Subas’ were divided into
1. Paraganas
2. Sarkars
3. Mandalas
4. Nadus

23. In 1651, the first English factory in India was set up on the
riverbank of
1. Ganga
2. Kaveri
3. Hugli
4. Yamuna

24. Nij and Ryoti were the two main systems of the cultivation of
1. Tea
2. Opium
3. Cotton
4. Indigo

25. The Muslim League was formed in this year
1. 1905
2. 1906
3. 1909
4. 1912

26 – 50 QUESTIONS 

26. ‘The Spirit of Laws’ was written by
1. Montesquieu
2. Rousseau
3. John Locke
4. Karl Marx

27. Pick out Axis Power from the following
1. France
2. Austria
3. Russia
4. America (USA)

28. The number of national delegations that attended the conference The
peace at Versailles in 1919 was
1. 28
2. 30
3. 32
4. 35

29. ‘Comintern’ was formed in this year
1. 1914
2. 1918
3. 1920
4. 1919

30. Angola became independent from this country in 1975
1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. Britain
4. Germany

31. The Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented
by
1. P.V. Narasimharao
2. V.P. Singh
3. H.D. Deve Gowda
4. Morarji Desai

32. “India’s independence was of utmost importance and we should
Take the help of the Japanese, throw out the British,” is said by
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Lal Bahadur Sastri
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

33. The percentage of working women in India engaged in
Agricultural work as per the NSS 61st round (2004-05) is
1. 92.6
2. 75.5
3. 85.7
4. 83.6

34. Savitribai Phule, an Indian Social reformer and poet, belonged to
this state
1. Maharashtra
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Rajasthan

35. The rights that Dalits can ‘invoke’ or ‘draw on’ when they feel
that they have been treated badly by some individual or
community, or even by the government
1. Legal Rights
2. Fundamental Rights
3. Moral Rights
4. Political Rights

36. The member of the Indian Constituent Assembly who argued that
“The Constitution is merely a copy of the 1935 Act.”
1. Maulana Abul Kalam
2. K.M. Munshi
3. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
4. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

37. People have the supreme right to make decisions on internal as
As ell as external matters is known as
1. Socialism
2. Democracy
3. Secularism
4. Sovereignity

38. Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were used throughout the
country for the first time in the general elections of
1. 2004
2. 2006
3. 2008
4. 2012

39. ‘Silent Valley’ is situated in
1. Satpura range
2. Western Ghats
3. Eastern Ghats
4. Aravalis

40. The election held only for one constituency to fill the
vacancy caused by the death or resignation of a member is called
1. General election
2. Direct election
3. By-election
4. Indirect election

41. The Article that addresses local self-governance in  The
Constitution of India is
1. 73
2. 74
3. 42

4. 40

42. The rays of the sun fall directly on the ‘Tropic of Capricorn’ on
1. 21st June
2. 22nd December
3. 21st March
4. 23rd September

43. ‘Properly functioning machinery and alarm system’ are the
Examples of this law
1. Minimum Wages Act
2. Law specifying that adequate safety measures in
workplaces
3. Law requiring that the quality of goods meet certain
prescribed standards
4. Law requiring that the prices of essential goods are not
high

44. Identify the state not related to the sites of the Indus Valley
civilization
1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Maharashtra

45. “Hari is in all and all in Hari” was the Cardial quote of
1. Kabir
2. Namdev
3. Adi Shankaracharya
4. Sant Ravidas

46. The commentary on the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ called ‘Bhagavat
Deepika was written by
1. Jnaneswar
2. Shankara Deva
3. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
4. Ramananda

47. This book focuses on surgery
1. Charaka Samhita
2. Sushruta Samhita
3. Aryabhattiyam
4. Vaidhya Chintamani

48. During the period of the Mahajanapadas, ‘Sangha’ means
1. Society
2. Janapada
3. Major city
4. Assembly

49. When we look at the polar regions lesson, we will study the
topics such as seasons, people, religious beliefs, hunting,
fishing, relations with the outside world, clothing, art etc. in
Tandras. This Example relates to the following method
1. Concentric Method
2. Logical Method
3. Integrated Method
4. Chronological Method

50. The Graphs used to determine the relationship between Price
and Demand are
1. Line graphs
2. Bar graphs
3. Pie graphs
4. Venn graphs

51 – 75 QUESTIONS 

51. “Watch a TV programme on the problem of poverty, then
mention the solution to overcome poverty?”. This question
helps children develop the following skill
1. Elocution
2. Brainstorming
3. Discussion
4. Lecture

52. Puppetry used to convey ancient folk culture is a
a) Written Resources
b) Secondary Resources
c) Unwritten Resources
1. ‘a’ only
2. ‘b’ only
3. ‘c’ only
4. ‘a’ and ‘c’

53. An example of ‘bringing the School to Community ‘ is
1. Running Adult Education Centers
2. Organizing World Population Day
3. Organizing conferences on international issues
4. Celebrating national festivals

54. ‘Why is light wood used for roofs in earthquake-prone areas?’
This question is related to the following skills.
1. Observation skills
2. Geographical investigation skills
3. Field studies skills
4. Time perception skills

55. Due to the frequent rainfall in the Western Ghats, most
Keralites always carry an umbrella with them. This indicates
1. Adapting the environment
2. Shaping the environment
3. Dependency
4. Movement

56. The following is not a characteristic of an ‘objective’
1. It is feasible
2. It is acceptable
3. It is achievable
4. It takes a long time to achieve

57. Travelling based on country and state maps is an example of the
following objectives of cognitive process.
1. Understanding
2. Applying
3. Remembering
4. Analysing

58. The self-confidence to speak with others and the ability to make
independent decisions fall under the following value
1. Creative value
2. Psychological value
3. Disciplinary value
4. Moral value

59. ‘Truth is Beauty and Beauty is Truth, opined by
1. John Dewey
2. Albert Einstein
3. John Keats
4. Radha Krishnan

60. The following aspect is not in the Formative Assessment
1. Project works
2. Children’s written works
3. Children’s Participation, Reflections
4. Interview