General Knowledge Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 11)

Le Corbusier developed Chandigarh’s master plan after taking over in 1951. Mayer and Nowicki had prepared an earlier plan. A wider team designed housing and other buildings. The question asks about the master plan, not every individual building.

Review Chandigarh’s planning team.

Auroville was founded on 28 February 1968. It is a township near Puducherry with an aim of human unity. It is mostly in Tamil Nadu.

Review Auroville’s location and founding.

Puducherry has an elected Assembly and a Chief Minister-led Council of Ministers. It also has a Lieutenant Governor. An Assembly does not make the territory a state.

Review Puducherry’s government.

N. Rangasamy took oath on 13 May 2026 for a record fifth term. He leads the All India NR Congress. His party-led alliance won the Assembly election.

Review Puducherry’s government.

France’s Indian possessions were transferred to India on 1 November 1954, with full legal integration and Union Territory status following in 1963.

Singh played in the Bayern Munich system after the 2019 U-20 World Cup, before loan spells elsewhere and a move to Wellington Phoenix.

Jagannath rides Nandighosa, which has 16 wheels. Balabhadra rides Taladhwaja with 14 wheels. Subhadra rides Darpadalana with 12 wheels. Bahuda names the return journey, rather than a fourth chariot.

Sarpreet Singh started New Zealand’s Group G opener against Iran on 15 June 2026, which ended 2-2.

Diwali is widely considered India’s single biggest festival, observed across Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and some Buddhist communities.

Messi broke Klose’s record with a brace against Austria in the 2026 World Cup group stage.

Onam’s traditional story celebrates King Mahabali’s homecoming to Kerala. The homecoming is a legend connected with the harvest celebration. Rama, Ashoka and Guru Nanak are not the king named in this Onam tradition.

Mbappé set the record for most non-penalty World Cup goals, with 19, passing the mark he had shared with Messi at 17.

Gandhi Jayanti is one of India’s three national festivals. It marks Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on 2 October. Diwali, Eid al-Fitr and Christmas have religious associations. Their popularity does not place them in the three-national-festival category.

Messi broke Miroslav Klose’s long-standing record of 16 career World Cup goals with a brace against Austria in the 2026 group stage.

India’s three national festivals are Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti. They commemorate shared civic events rather than one religious tradition. The other offered totals do not match this three-festival classification.

Canada hosted a men’s FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026, while Mexico became the first three-time host and the USA had previously hosted in 1994.

The 16 host cities were split 11 in the USA, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada.

The correct answer is Uttaranchal. The state was formed on 9 November 2000 under that name. It took the name Uttarakhand on 1 January 2007. Memory hook: Uttaranchal first, Uttarakhand since 2007.

The ASI separately protects 3,686 monuments nationwide, only a fraction of which carry UNESCO status.

Sarnath was inscribed at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, in Busan, South Korea.

Uzbekistan became the first Central Asian country to reach the men’s World Cup. All four offered teams were 2026 debutants. Cape Verde is African; Curaçao is Caribbean. Jordan is in West Asia.

Mexico hosted in 1970 and 1986 before co-hosting in 2026. That made Mexico the first three-time men’s World Cup host. Brazil, Germany and Italy do not fit that sequence.

Ferran Torres scored the only goal against Argentina in the 106th minute. Spain won 1–0 after extra time. The other named players did not score the winning goal. Extra time differs from a penalty shoot-out.

The Kakatiya-era Ramappa Temple, near Warangal, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.

The field expanded to 48 teams for the first time, up from 32, playing 104 matches across 12 groups of four.