20 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams
On 20 November 2025, after the NDA's victory in the Bihar Assembly election, Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for which time?
Answer: (2) 10th time
Explanation
Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister for a record 10th time at Gandhi Maidan, Patna, on 20 November 2025.
Match List-I (State/UT) with List-II (leader sworn in as Chief Minister in May 2026 after the Assembly elections): List-I: A. West Bengal B. Tamil Nadu C. Kerala D. Puducherry List-II: 1. N. Rangasamy 2. V.D. Satheesan 3. C. Joseph Vijay 4. Suvendu Adhikari
Answer: (3) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Explanation
Suvendu Adhikari (West Bengal, 9 May), Vijay of TVK (Tamil Nadu, 10 May), N. Rangasamy (Puducherry, 13 May, fifth time) and V.D. Satheesan (Kerala, 18 May 2026) were sworn in.
Consider the following statements about the Assembly election results declared in May 2026: 1. The BJP formed its first-ever government in West Bengal. 2. The BJP won Assam for a third consecutive time. 3. The CPI(M)-led LDF retained power in Kerala. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
The BJP formed its first government in West Bengal and won a third straight term in Assam, but in Kerala the Congress-led UDF defeated the LDF.
Consider the following statements about the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament in August 2026: 1. It renames the State of Kerala as 'Keralam'. 2. Being a law made under Article 3, it had to be passed by a special majority as a constitutional amendment under Article 368. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 only
Explanation
The Bill (Lok Sabha 11 Aug, Rajya Sabha 12 Aug 2026) renames Kerala as Keralam; under Article 4, an Article 3 law is not an amendment under Article 368 and needs only a simple majority.
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, passed by Parliament in July 2026, makes intentionally obstructing the singing of 'Vande Mataram' punishable with imprisonment of up to:
Answer: (4) 3 years
Explanation
It amends the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 to cover Vande Mataram like the National Anthem: up to 3 years' imprisonment, fine or both.
On 7 November 2025, the Prime Minister inaugurated a year-long nationwide commemoration marking how many years of the National Song 'Vande Mataram'?
Answer: (1) 150 years
Explanation
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Vande Mataram on 7 November 1875; the 150-year commemoration runs from 7 November 2025 to 7 November 2026.
Consider the following statements about the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament in July 2026: 1. It requires every State Government and UT Administration to set up Special Fast Track Courts for day-to-day trial of such offences. 2. It amends the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. 3. It raises the maximum fine for the gravest examination offences to ₹10 crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (4) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Passed after the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, it amends the 2024 Act, mandates Special Fast Track Courts and raises penalties up to 10 years' jail and ₹10 crore fine.
In April 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was defeated in the Lok Sabha after failing to get the required special majority. The Bill was mainly meant to:
Answer: (2) Fast-track women's reservation in legislatures through a fresh delimitation
Explanation
On 17 April 2026 it got 298 votes for and 230 against, short of two-thirds of members present and voting; the linked Delimitation Bill became infructuous.
The SHANTI Act, 2025, passed by Parliament in December 2025 to open civil nuclear power to private companies, repealed which two laws?
Answer: (3) Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
Explanation
SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) replaced the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the CLND Act, 2010 with a single law.
The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Insurance Laws Amendment) Bill, passed by Parliament in December 2025, raised the FDI limit in Indian insurance companies from 74% to:
Answer: (4) 100%
Explanation
The Act permits 100% FDI, allowing full foreign ownership of Indian insurance companies.
The Health Security se National Security Cess, levied from 1 February 2026 under an Act passed by Parliament in December 2025, is charged on:
Answer: (1) The production capacity of machines or processes used to make pan masala
Explanation
The cess, meant to fund national security and public health, is linked to installed machine capacity rather than actual output, and is over and above GST.
The four Labour Codes, which came into force on 21 November 2025, replaced and consolidated how many earlier central labour laws?
Answer: (2) 29
Explanation
The Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code, Code on Social Security and OSH Code (2020) together subsume 29 central labour laws.
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament in April 2026, is mainly aimed at:
Answer: (3) Decriminalising minor offences by replacing jail terms with monetary penalties
Explanation
This second Jan Vishwas law amends 784 provisions in 79 central Acts—717 of them to decriminalise minor offences.
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament in August 2026, sets up which body to select the chairpersons and members of tribunals?
Answer: (4) National Tribunals Commission
Explanation
The National Tribunals Commission, headed by a former Supreme Court judge or former High Court Chief Justice, will select tribunal members; the President assented on 13 August 2026.
The 8th Central Pay Commission, constituted by the Government of India through a resolution of November 2025, is chaired by:
Answer: (1) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
Explanation
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai heads the 8th CPC (Pulak Ghosh member, Pankaj Jain member-secretary), which must report within 18 months; Justice A.K. Mathur headed the 7th CPC.
Justice Surya Kant, who was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on 24 November 2025, is the first Chief Justice of India from which State?
Answer: (2) Haryana
Explanation
Justice Surya Kant succeeded Justice B.R. Gavai and took the oath in Hindi; he is the first CJI from Haryana.
In May 2026, the Government appointed Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) as Chief of Defence Staff, succeeding General Anil Chauhan. He is India's:
Answer: (3) Third CDS
Explanation
After Gen Bipin Rawat (first) and Gen Anil Chauhan (second), Raja Subramani became the third CDS and also Secretary, Department of Military Affairs.
Arrange the following events in chronological order: 1. Raj Kumar Goyal is sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner. 2. Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth takes over as Chief of the Army Staff. 3. Justice Surya Kant is sworn in as Chief Justice of India. 4. The Government notifies the constitution of the 8th Central Pay Commission. Select the correct answer:
Answer: (4) 4, 3, 1, 2
Explanation
8th CPC resolution (3 Nov 2025) → CJI Surya Kant (24 Nov 2025) → CIC Raj Kumar Goyal (15 Dec 2025) → Army Chief Dhiraj Seth (30 June 2026).
Consider the following statements about the schemes launched by the Prime Minister in New Delhi on 11 October 2025: 1. PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana covers 100 districts with low agricultural productivity. 2. The Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses has an outlay of about ₹11,440 crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (3) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (outlay ₹24,000 crore) targets 100 low-performing districts; the Pulses Mission has an outlay of ₹11,440 crore.
As notified in January 2026, the first phase of Census 2027—the House-listing Operations—was to be carried out across States/UTs during:
Answer: (1) 1 April to 30 September 2026
Explanation
Each State/UT completes house-listing in a 30-day window within April–September 2026, with an online self-enumeration option for 15 days before it.