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Past Questions — 2025

SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Where will the 17th BRICS Summit be hosted in 2025?

A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Beijing
C) New Delhi
D) Moscow
Option A is correct: Rio de Janeiro.
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12, 11, 13, 12, 14, 13, .....?

A) 15
B) 16
C) 13
D) 10
Option B is correct: 16.
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Which of the following Union Territories of India has the highest mangrove cover?

A) Daman and Diu
B) Andaman and Nicobar
C) Puducherry
D) Lakshadweep
Option B is correct: Andaman and Nicobar.
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Find The least number of 6-digits which is a perfect square.

A) 100489
B) 100089
C) 100480
D) 100489
Option A is correct: 100489.
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Divide ₹990 into 3 parts is such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-fifth of the third part are equal.

A) 198, 494, 298
B) 200, 300, 490
C) 198, 297, 495
D) 196, 298, 496
Option C is correct: 198, 297, 495.
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Which of the following is a cold ocean current?

A) Gulf Stream
B) Kuroshio current
C) Labrador current
D) Norwegian current
Option C is correct: Labrador current.
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The length and breadth of a room are 8 metre and 6 metre respectively. A cat runs along all the four walls and finally along a diagonal in order to catch a rat. How much total distance is covered by the cat?

A) 10 metre
B) 14 metre
C) 38 metre
D) 48 metre
Option C is correct: 38 metre.
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The price of potato is decreased by 10%. If the price of potato was ₹12 per kg, the present price is-

A) ₹10.60
B) ₹10.70
C) ₹10.80
D) ₹10.90
Option C is correct: ₹10.80.
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What is the tenure of a judge of the Supreme Court of India?

A) 5 years
B) 6 years
C) Till the age of 62
D) Till the age of 65
Option D is correct: Till the age of 65.
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What is the sum of first 37 odd numbers?

A) 1639
B) 1369
C) 1365
D) 1425
Option A is correct: 1639.
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The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?

A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1920
Option C is correct: 1947.
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According to Article 174, who has the power to summon the State Legislature?

A) The Chief Minister
B) The Governor
C) The President
D) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Option B is correct: The Governor.
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What is the main objective of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?

A) Providing employment
B) Financial inclusion
C) Urban development
D) Rural electrification
Option B is correct: Financial inclusion.
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Which mountain range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Deccan Plateau?

A) Aravalli range
B) Himalayas
C) Vindhya Range
D) Western Ghats
Option C is correct: Vindhya Range.
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The Round Table Conferences were held in London to discuss-

A) Constitutional reforms in India
B) Grant of full independence to India
C) Measures to stop the Civil disobedience Movement
D) Trade agreements between Britain and India
Option A is correct: Constitutional reforms in India.
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The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was signed between -

A) The British and the Indian National Congress
B) The Revolutionaries and the Muslim League
C) The All India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress
D) The Indian National Congress and the Revolutionaries
Option C is correct: The All India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress.
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The “August Offer” was announced by -

A) Lord Canning
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Lord Linlithgow
Option D is correct: Lord Linlithgow.
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2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, ....?

A) 1/3
B) 1/8
C) 1/16
D) 2/3
Option B is correct: 1/8.
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The emergency provision of the Indian constitution was borrowed from the constitution of -

A) Britain
B) France
C) Germany (Weimer constitution)
D) USA
Option C is correct: Germany (Weimer constitution).
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Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?

A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part V
D) Part VI
Option A is correct: Part III.
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Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Partition of Bengal in 1905?

A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Hardinge
D) Lord Minto
Option A is correct: Lord Curzon.
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The Beating Ceremony, marking the end of the Republic Day celebrations in India is held every year on -

A) 27 January
B) 28th January
C) 29th January
D) 30th January
Option C is correct: 29th January.
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Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Bhagat Singh
Option A is correct: Dadabhai Naoroji.
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Which schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions related to the administration of tribal areas?

A) 5th Schedule
B) 6th Schedule
C) 7th Schedule
D) 9th Schedule
Option B is correct: 6th Schedule.
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Under which article can the Supreme Court of India issue writs to enforce Fundamental Rights?

A) Article 32
B) Article 45
C) Article 116
D) Article 360
Option A is correct: Article 32.