State Exams 2025 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

The correct answer is D, The Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi. On the morning of 6 April 1930 Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt on the beach at Dandi and broke the salt law, and with that the Civil Disobedience Movement began. He had set out from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 with 78 chosen followers and walked about 240 miles in 24 days, reaching Dandi on the Gujarat coast on 5 April. Salt was chosen because the salt tax hit every Indian, rich or poor, so one small act turned into a protest across the whole country. Option A is wrong because the Quit India Movement began in August 1942, after the Congress resolution of 8 August. Option B is wrong because Lord Curzon’s Partition of Bengal took effect on 16 October 1905. Option C is wrong because the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar on 13 April 1919. Exam tip: Dandi March from 12 March to 5 April 1930, salt law broken on 6 April 1930.

The correct answer is A, Nahar Singh. Raja Nahar Singh was the last ruler of Ballabhgarh, a small Jat state in what is now Faridabad district of Haryana, just south of Delhi. During the revolt of 1857 he sided with the rebels and with the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. After the British recaptured Delhi, he was arrested and tried, and he was hanged at Chandni Chowk in Delhi on 9 January 1858; his state was then annexed. Faridabad still remembers him, as its cricket stadium and the Delhi Metro station at Ballabhgarh carry his name. Option B is wrong because Balram Singh, also called Balu, was the 18th-century founder of the Ballabhgarh state, long before 1857. Option C is wrong because Ajit Singh was not the ruler of Ballabhgarh at the time of the revolt. Option D is wrong because Gopal Singh was not its last ruler either; the throne in 1857 was held by Nahar Singh. Exam tip: Haryana's 1857 leaders include Rao Tula Ram of Rewari, Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabhgarh and Nawab Abdur Rahman Khan of Jhajjar.

The correct answer is C, Jhumar. The Jhumar dance of Haryana takes its name from the jhumar, an ornament that married women wear on the forehead. It is danced mainly by young married women, often in a circle, with clapping and folk songs to the beat of the dholak and the thali, a brass plate used as a rhythm instrument. It is especially popular in the Bagar region of western Haryana. Because it is a lively women's dance like the Gidda of Punjab, Jhumar is also known as the Haryanvi Gidda, a name that has itself been asked in HSSC papers. Option A is wrong because Ghoomar takes its name from the swirling movement of the dancers, not from an ornament; it is famous in Rajasthan and is also danced in southern Haryana. Option B is wrong because Loor is a dance of girls, performed in the month of Phagun to welcome spring. Option D is wrong because the Gugga dance is performed by men in honour of Gugga Pir, especially around Gugga Navami. Exam tip: Jhumar means a forehead ornament and is called the Haryanvi Gidda; Loor is the girls' spring dance of Phagun.

The correct answer is D, a - ii, b - i, c - iv, d - iii. Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is India's oldest national park; it was set up in 1936 as Hailey National Park and in 1973 became the first reserve under Project Tiger. Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal lies in the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta, has the world's largest mangrove forest and is famous for its swimming Royal Bengal tigers; it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bandhavgarh National Park in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh has one of the highest densities of tigers in India, and the white tigers of Rewa were first found in this region. Sariska in Alwar district of Rajasthan lost all its tigers by 2005, and tigers were brought back from Ranthambore from 2008. Option A is wrong because it puts Corbett in Rajasthan and Sariska in Uttarakhand. Option B is wrong because it places Corbett in Madhya Pradesh and Bandhavgarh in Rajasthan. Option C is wrong because it puts Sundarbans in Madhya Pradesh and Sariska in West Bengal. Exam tip: Corbett Uttarakhand, Sundarbans West Bengal, Bandhavgarh MP, Sariska and Ranthambore Rajasthan.

The correct answer is D, Article 3. Article 3 lets Parliament, by an ordinary law, form a new state by separating territory from a state, join states, and change the area, boundaries or name of any state. Haryana was created this way: Parliament passed the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 on the basis of the Shah Commission's report, and Haryana came into being on 1 November 1966, with Chandigarh made a Union Territory and the joint capital. A bill under Article 3 can be introduced only on the President's recommendation, and the President must first refer it to the legislature of the state concerned for its views, though Parliament is not bound by them. Option A is wrong because Article 239 deals with the administration of Union Territories. Option B is wrong because Article 371 gives special provisions for Maharashtra and Gujarat, such as development boards for their regions. Option C is wrong because Article 1 only declares that India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. Exam tip: new states come under Article 3, with a simple majority; Haryana Day is 1 November.

The correct answer is A, Taxes. Fiscal policy is the government's use of taxation and public spending, so taxes are its main tool. In India, fiscal policy is run by the Union Government through the Ministry of Finance, and the Union Budget is its yearly statement. By raising or cutting taxes and spending, the government tries to steer growth, jobs and prices, and the gap between what it spends and what it earns is the fiscal deficit. Monetary policy is the other lever, and it belongs to the Reserve Bank of India, which works through money supply and credit. Option B is wrong because the Cash Reserve Ratio, the share of deposits banks must keep with the RBI, is a monetary tool. Option C is wrong because a credit ceiling, a limit on how much banks may lend, is a selective credit control used by the RBI. Option D is wrong because the Bank Rate, at which the RBI lends to banks, is also a monetary tool. Exam tip: fiscal means the Finance Ministry's taxes and spending; monetary means the RBI's rates and ratios.