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  1. Who built Chikkadevaraja Channel and Devaraja Channel to Kaveri Reservoir ?

    1. Krishanaraja Wodeyer III
    2. Kanteerava Narasaraja Wodeyer
    3. Krishanaraja Wodeyer IV
    4. Chikkadevaraja Wodeyer

    From: PC KSRP 2026

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    Answer: D. Chikkadevaraja Wodeyer

    Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (ruled 1673–1704) built irrigation channels from the Kaveri, among them the Chikkadevaraja channel and the Devaraja channel, named after him. These canals greatly expanded irrigated farming in the Mysore region.

  2. Who was popularly known as “Lokahitawadi”?

    1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    3. Dayananda Saraswati
    4. Pandit Vidyasagar

    From: PC Civil 2026

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    Answer: A. Gopal Hari Deshmukh

    Gopal Hari Deshmukh, a 19th-century social reformer from Maharashtra, wrote his reformist letters under the pen name "Lokahitawadi", and the name stuck to him. In the weekly Prabhakar he attacked caste rigidity and superstition and supported widow remarriage and women's education.

  3. A new island named Nishino-Shima, South of Japan was created by :

    1. Volcanic Eruption and Lava flow
    2. Plate Tectonic Activity
    3. Deposition of Alluvial Soil by Rivers.
    4. Coral Polyps

    From: PC CAR DAR 2026

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    Answer: A. Volcanic Eruption and Lava flow

    Nishinoshima is a volcanic island in the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, south of Tokyo. Eruptions from 2013 onwards poured out lava that joined the new land to the old island and greatly enlarged it.

  4. Among the following rivers of Asian continent, which does not drain into Pacific Ocean?

    1. Yenisei
    2. Yangtze Kiang
    3. Pearl
    4. Hwang Ho

    From: PC Civil KK 2026

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    Answer: A. Yenisei

    The Yenisei flows northward across Siberia and drains into the Kara Sea of the Arctic Ocean. The Yangtze Kiang drains into the East China Sea, the Hwang Ho into the Bohai Sea (Yellow Sea) and the Pearl into the South China Sea, all of which are parts of the Pacific Ocean.

  5. QZSS, NavIC, BeiDou are examples of?

    1. Navigation satellite systems
    2. Cryptocurrency currencies
    3. Artificial intelligence systems
    4. None of these

    From: PC Civil 2023

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    Answer: A. Navigation satellite systems

    QZSS (Japan), NavIC (India), and BeiDou (China) are all satellite navigation systems, similar to GPS. They provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.

  6. Select the incorrect one.

    1. Pattadakal - Chalukya Dynasty
    2. Belur and Halebidu - Hoysala Dynasty
    3. Stone Chariot, Hampi - Vijayanagara Empire
    4. None of the above is incorrect

    From: PC Civil 2024

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    Answer: D. None of the above is incorrect

    All the given pairs are correct: Pattadakal is famous for Chalukya dynasty temples (7th-8th century), Belur and Halebidu are known for Hoysala dynasty architecture, and the Stone Chariot at Hampi belongs to the Vijayanagara Empire. Hence, none of the pairs is incorrect.

  7. Which of the following is the Indian satellite navigation system?

    1. BeiDou
    2. Galileo
    3. GLONASS
    4. NavIC

    From: PC CAR DAR 2024

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    Answer: D. NavIC

    NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) is India's indigenous satellite navigation system developed by ISRO. BeiDou belongs to China, Galileo to European Union, and GLONASS to Russia.

  8. Teesta River originates in which state of India?

    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Assam
    3. Sikkim
    4. Meghalaya

    From: PC CAR DAR 2023

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    Answer: C. Sikkim

    The Teesta River originates from the Tso Lhamo Lake in Sikkim at an altitude of about 5,280 meters. It flows through Sikkim and West Bengal before entering Bangladesh.

  9. Which of the following has the highest percentage of carbon?

    1. Anthracite
    2. Bituminous
    3. Lignite
    4. Peat

    From: PC KSRP 2020

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    Answer: A. Anthracite

    Anthracite has the highest carbon content (92-98%) among all types of coal. The order is: Anthracite > Bituminous > Lignite > Peat.

  10. Where was the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 held?

    1. London
    2. Edinburgh
    3. Paris
    4. Glasgow

    From: PC Civil 2021

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    Answer: D. Glasgow

    COP26 (26th Conference of Parties) was held in Glasgow, Scotland in October-November 2021. It was a crucial summit addressing global climate change and the Paris Agreement goals.

  11. With reference to the steel plants in Karnataka, which of the following pair is correct ?

    1. Kudremukh Iron & Steel Company – Ballary
    2. Mysuru Iron & Steel Ltd. – Bhadravati
    3. Steel and NMDC – Chikkamagalur
    4. Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd. – Koppal

    From: PC KSRP 2026

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    Answer: B. Mysuru Iron & Steel Ltd. – Bhadravati

    Mysore Iron and Steel Ltd. is at Bhadravati in Shivamogga district; it began in 1923 as the Mysore Iron Works under Sir M. Visvesvaraya and is now the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant. Kudremukh is in Chikkamagaluru district, not Ballari, and the JSW (Jindal Vijayanagar) steel plant is at Toranagallu in Ballari district, not Koppal.

  12. If in a certain code language “HEART” is written as “SVZIG”, how can “MIND” be written in the same code?

    1. NRMW
    2. WMRN
    3. MNRW
    4. RMNW

    From: PC Civil 2026

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    Answer: A. NRMW

    Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter in the alphabet (the two positions add up to 27): H→S, E→V, A→Z, R→I, T→G. In the same way M→N, I→R, N→M, D→W, so MIND is written as NRMW.

  13. Earth’s magnetism is due to :

    1. Solar Effect
    2. Magnus Effect
    3. Dynamo Effect
    4. Doppler Effect

    From: PC CAR DAR 2026

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    Answer: C. Dynamo Effect

    Earth's magnetic field is explained by the dynamo effect: convection currents of molten iron in the outer core, together with Earth's rotation, produce electric currents that generate the magnetic field. The Magnus effect concerns the curved path of a spinning ball, and the Doppler effect the change in observed frequency of a moving source.

  14. If A's father is B, C is the father of B and D is A's mother, then how is C related to D?

    1. Father
    2. Grandfather
    3. Father-in-law
    4. Uncle

    From: PC Civil KK 2026

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    Answer: C. Father-in-law

    B is A's father and D is A's mother, so D is B's wife. C is B's father, so C is the father of D's husband, that is, D's father-in-law.

  15. Which ion does Chlorophyll contain?

    1. Manganese
    2. Magnesium
    3. Molybdenum
    4. Mendelevium

    From: PC Civil 2023

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    Answer: B. Magnesium

    Chlorophyll contains a magnesium ion (Mg2+) at its center. This magnesium atom is essential for the light-absorbing properties of chlorophyll that enable photosynthesis.

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