Delhi Police Head Constable 2025-26 8 January 2026 Shift 3 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

Correct Answer: Option 3 – A Sikh festival showcasing martial valor
Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival celebrated a day after Holi, initiated by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1701 at Anandpur Sahib. The festival is marked by:
• Mock battles and military exercises (the word 'Hola' means mock battle, 'Mohalla' means a military procession)
• Demonstrations of martial arts, swordsmanship, horse riding, and archery
• Gatka (traditional Sikh martial art) performances
• Religious processions and kirtan
The festival was specifically designed to keep the Sikh community prepared and skilled in martial arts. It is primarily celebrated in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Festival of fire rituals): Hola Mohalla does not involve fire rituals as its central theme.
Option 2 (Rural harvest carnival): Hola Mohalla is not a harvest festival; it is a martial/military festival.
Option 4 (Pilgrimage commemorating river worship): Hola Mohalla has no association with river worship or pilgrimage.

Correct Answer: Option 4 – A is incorrect, but R is correct
Assertion (A) is INCORRECT: Terah Taali is traditionally performed by WOMEN (not men) of the Kamad community (not the Kalbelia tribe) in Rajasthan. The dance does not involve swords and fire — those elements are associated with other dances like Kalbelia and Agni Nritya.
Reason (R) is CORRECT: Terah Taali is performed by women sitting on the floor. Thirteen (Terah) manjeeras (small cymbals/brass discs) are tied to various parts of their body — on the arms, legs, and waist — and struck rhythmically in an intricate pattern while maintaining balance and grace.
Since A is wrong and R is correct, Option 4 is the right answer.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Both correct, R explains A): A itself is incorrect, so this is wrong.
Option 2 (Both correct, R doesn't explain A): A is incorrect, so this is wrong.
Option 3 (A correct, R incorrect): R is correct, so this is wrong.

Correct Answer: Option 1 – It is based on the imagined life of the Tamil Bhakti poet Andal
'The Queen of Jasmine Country' is a novel by Tamil author Sharanya Manivannan (originally written in English). It is a lyrical, imaginative retelling of the life of Andal (also called Kodhai), a celebrated Tamil Bhakti poet-saint of the Alvars tradition who lived in Tamil Nadu around the 8th–9th century CE. Andal is one of the only female Alvar saints and is worshipped as a goddess at the Srirangam and Srivilliputhur temples. The novel imaginatively reconstructs her devotional life and love for Lord Vishnu.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 2 (Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam): The book is in English by a Tamil author — not a Malayalam work.
Option 3 (Kannada novel by Tejaswini Niranjana): The translator Tejaswini Niranjana translated Jayant Kaikini's Kannada stories ('No Presents Please'), not this book.
Option 4 (Political biography in British Raj Bengal): The book is about medieval Tamil Nadu, not about the British Raj in Bengal.

Correct Answer: Option 3 – Maldives
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) has 7 member countries:
1. Bangladesh 2. India 3. Myanmar 4. Sri Lanka
5. Thailand 6. Nepal 7. Bhutan
Maldives is NOT a member of BIMSTEC. The Maldives is an Indian Ocean island nation and is a member of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), but not BIMSTEC. Note that Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Maldives are SAARC members but NOT BIMSTEC members.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Bangladesh): Bangladesh IS a founding member of BIMSTEC (established in Bangkok in 1997).
Option 2 (Myanmar): Myanmar IS a member of BIMSTEC.
Option 4 (Bhutan): Bhutan IS a member of BIMSTEC.

Correct Answer: Option 3 – Major Dhyan Chand
National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August every year — the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand (1905–1979), the legendary Indian hockey player. Major Dhyan Chand is considered the greatest hockey player of all time. He led India to three consecutive Olympic gold medals in hockey (1928, 1932, 1936). On National Sports Day, the President of India presents the Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya, and Dhyan Chand Awards for sporting excellence.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Milkha Singh): Milkha Singh was a legendary sprinter but National Sports Day is not on his birth anniversary.
Option 2 (Sachin Tendulkar): He is a cricket legend but National Sports Day is not associated with him.
Option 4 (Kapil Dev): He led India to the 1983 Cricket World Cup victory but National Sports Day commemorates Dhyan Chand.

Correct Answer: Option 4 – Swimming Federation of India
The 77th Senior National Aquatic Championships 2024 was organized by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI). The event was held in Mangalore (Mangaluru), Karnataka, from 10th to 13th September 2024. The championship featured competitions in swimming, diving, water polo, and open water swimming events across various categories.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Athletics Federation of India): AFI organizes athletics (track and field) events, not aquatic championships.
Option 2 (All India Football Federation): AIFF governs football in India — not aquatic sports.
Option 3 (Wrestling Federation of India): WFI governs wrestling competitions — not swimming or aquatic events.

Correct Answer: Option 1 – Handles anti-doping enforcement in India
NADA stands for National Anti-Doping Agency of India. It was established in 2009 under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) framework. NADA's key functions include:
• Conducting doping control tests (in-competition and out-of-competition) on Indian athletes
• Implementing the National Anti-Doping Rules
• Educating athletes, coaches, and support personnel about prohibited substances
• Adjudicating doping violation cases
• Coordinating with international anti-doping bodies (WADA, sports federations)
Why other options are wrong:
Option 2 (Trains athletes for Olympics): Olympic training is handled by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and individual sports federations — not NADA.
Option 3 (Organizes National Games): National Games are organized by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in partnership with the host state — not NADA.
Option 4 (Manages stadium infrastructure): Stadium infrastructure is managed by SAI, state governments, and local bodies — not NADA.

Correct Answer: Option 3 – Jiya Rai
Jiya Rai, an Indian para swimmer from Mumbai, became the world's fastest and youngest female para swimmer to complete a solo swim across the English Channel in July 2024. She completed the approximately 34 km stretch from England to France in record time. Jiya Rai is a well-known endurance swimmer with disabilities who has set multiple swimming records.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Avani Lekhara): Avani Lekhara is a Paralympic gold medalist in shooting (not swimming). She won gold at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympics in rifle shooting.
Option 2 (Ria Sharma): Ria Sharma is known as a disability rights activist, not as a para swimmer who crossed the English Channel.
Option 4 (Anchal Gangwal): She is associated with naval aviation and adventure sports training, not para swimming records.

Correct Answer: Option 1 – 130
According to the Human Development Report 2025 (published by UNDP, based on 2023 data), India ranked 130 out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI). India's HDI value was 0.685, placing it in the 'Medium Human Development' category.
Key HDI indicators for India:
• Life expectancy at birth: approximately 67–68 years
• Expected years of schooling: approximately 11–12 years
• GNI per capita: improving steadily
Why other options are wrong:
Options 2, 3, 4: Ranks of 135, 127, and 133 are incorrect for India's 2025 HDI ranking. India was ranked 134 in the 2023 Human Development Report and improved to 130 in the 2025 report.

Correct Answer: Option 2 – Buddha
The Jataka Tales are a collection of 547 stories about the previous lives (past births) of Gautama Buddha. They are part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. Each story describes a past life of the Bodhisatta (the being who would become Buddha), illustrating virtues like compassion, wisdom, generosity, and self-sacrifice. The tales are found in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pali Tipitaka and are widely popular across Buddhist cultures.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Mahavira): Jain texts have their own stories about Mahavira's previous lives, but the Jataka Tales specifically refer to Buddhist texts about Buddha's past lives.
Option 3 (Rama): Rama is a Hindu deity (avatar of Vishnu); Jataka Tales are Buddhist texts, not Hindu epics.
Option 4 (Krishna): Krishna is a Hindu deity; Jataka Tales are not associated with him.

Correct Answer: Option 2 – National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem
NAMASTE stands for National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem. It is a centrally-sponsored scheme jointly implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Key objectives:
• Eliminate manual scavenging in India
• Provide safety equipment and protective gear to sanitation workers
• Promote mechanisation of sewer and septic tank cleaning operations
• Support alternative livelihood and enterprise development for manual scavengers and sanitation workers
• Ensure social security benefits for sanitation workers
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (National Mission for Safe Toilets for Everyone): This is not the correct expansion of NAMASTE.
Option 3 (New Agenda for Manual Scavenger Empowerment): Incorrect expansion.
Option 4 (National Scheme for Sanitation and Empowerment): Incorrect expansion.

Correct Answer: Option 1 – A-2, B-3, C-1
GDP Deflator (A) → Broad measure of price level changes (2):
The GDP Deflator measures the price changes of ALL goods and services included in GDP — not just a basket of consumer goods like CPI. It is the broadest measure of price level changes in the economy. Formula: GDP Deflator = (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100.
Inflation (B) → Rise in general price levels (3):
Inflation is defined as a sustained rise in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
Demand Forecasting (C) → Anticipatory tool for planning (1):
Demand forecasting is the process of estimating future demand for a product or service. It is an anticipatory (forward-looking) tool used by businesses and governments for production planning, resource allocation, and policy decisions.
Why other options are wrong:
Options 2, 3, 4: All have incorrect pairings.

Correct Answer: Option 2 – Integrating with world economy
Globalisation, in the context of India's 1991 LPG reforms (Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation), refers to the integration of the Indian economy with the global economy. This involved:
• Reduction of import duties and trade barriers
• Allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multiple sectors
• Allowing foreign banks and financial institutions to operate in India
• Opening Indian markets to global competition
• Enabling Indian companies to access international markets and capital
• Adopting international standards in trade, finance, and production
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Increasing import duties): Globalisation involves REDUCING import duties, not increasing them.
Option 3 (Reducing FDI inflows): Globalisation promotes FDI inflows, not reduces them.
Option 4 (Disallowing foreign banks): Globalisation allows foreign banks to enter India — it does not disallow them.

Correct Answer: Option 3 – Wheat and rice, through High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds
The Green Revolution in India (mid-1960s to 1970s) was primarily focused on increasing the production of wheat and rice through the introduction of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds developed by Norman Borlaug and Indian scientists. Key features:
• HYV seeds for wheat (Lerma Rojo, Sonora 64) and rice (IR-8 'Miracle Rice')
• Increased use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and irrigation
• Agricultural mechanisation
• Punjab, Haryana, and western UP became the 'wheat bowl' of India
• M.S. Swaminathan was the key Indian scientist (called the 'Father of Green Revolution in India')
This led to India becoming self-sufficient in food grain production by the 1970s.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Cotton and sugarcane): The Green Revolution focused on food grains, not cash crops.
Option 2 (Pulses and oilseeds): These were largely left out of the Green Revolution's benefits — a major criticism of the policy.
Option 4 (Fruits and vegetables): Horticulture was not the focus of the Green Revolution.

Correct Answer: Option 2 – 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
Puga (1) → Ladakh (c):
Puga Valley in Ladakh is India's most promising geothermal site, with hot springs, mud pools, and fumaroles. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified it as a high-potential geothermal field.
Cambay (2) → Gujarat (a):
The Cambay (Khambhat) Basin is located in Gujarat. It is a sedimentary basin with geothermal potential along with its hydrocarbon resources.
SONATA (3) → Madhya Pradesh (d):
SONATA stands for the Son-Narmada-Tapi lineament zone. This geothermal province primarily lies in Madhya Pradesh along these major river valleys.
Tattapani (4) → Chhattisgarh (b):
Tattapani is a well-known geothermal site in Chhattisgarh, located along the Mahanadi river. The name 'Tattapani' means 'hot water' in Hindi, indicating natural hot springs.
Why other options are wrong:
Options 1, 3, 4: All have incorrect pairings between geothermal provinces and states.

Correct Answer: Option 1 – Only 1 and 3
Statement 1 is CORRECT: India is the second-largest cotton producer in the world after China, accounting for approximately 23% of global cotton production. India is also the largest exporter of raw cotton.
Statement 2 is INCORRECT: Cotton does NOT thrive in alluvial soils with heavy rainfall. Cotton grows best in black cotton soil (regur soil) of the Deccan Plateau — found in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Heavy rainfall is actually harmful to cotton; it prefers semi-arid conditions with low to moderate rainfall.
Statement 3 is CORRECT: Cotton requires:
• High temperatures (21°C to 30°C)
• Low rainfall or well-distributed irrigation
• Approximately 210 frost-free sunny days for boll development and fibre quality
Why other options are wrong:
Options 2, 3, 4: All include Statement 2, which is incorrect.

Correct Answer: Option 3 – A is not guilty, as the act was done in good faith for the child's benefit
Under Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (equivalent to Section 89 of the old IPC), nothing is an offence which is done in good faith for the benefit of a child by a guardian or person having lawful charge of the child, even if it causes harm, provided it is not done against the child's express will. The key conditions are:
1. The act was done in good faith.
2. It was for the benefit of the child.
3. There was no criminal intent.
Since 'A' consented to the surgery in good faith for the child's benefit, A is not guilty.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Guilty of grievous hurt): Grievous hurt requires criminal intent or negligence, neither of which is present here.
Option 2 (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder): This requires knowledge that the act is likely to cause death WITH no valid justification. Good faith for a child's benefit is a valid justification under BNS.
Option 4 (Liable for endangering a minor's life): A acted in good faith; liability for endangering requires negligence or wrongful intent.

Correct Answer: Option 1 – Lachit Barphukan
Lachit Barphukan was the commander-in-chief (Barphukan) of the Ahom kingdom's forces who led the famous Battle of Saraighat in 1671. In this battle, fought on the Brahmaputra River near Guwahati (Assam), Lachit's forces decisively defeated the Mughal navy commanded by Ram Singh I, despite being outnumbered. It was one of the greatest naval battles in Indian history and the last major Mughal attempt to capture Assam. Lachit Barphukan is celebrated as a national hero in Assam. The National Defence Academy's best cadet award is named the 'Lachit Barphukan Gold Medal'.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 2 (Srimanta Sankardeva): He was a 15th-16th century Assamese saint, scholar, and founder of Vaishnavite Eka Sharana Dharma — not a military commander.
Option 3 (Sant Tukaram): He was a Marathi Bhakti poet-saint from Maharashtra, not associated with Assam or the Battle of Saraighat.
Option 4 (Rani Durgavati): She was a queen of the Gond kingdom in Madhya Pradesh who fought against the Mughals — not associated with the Ahom kingdom.

Correct Answer: Option 3 – Guerilla warfare tactics and a deep understanding of Deccan topography
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630–1680) is celebrated for pioneering guerilla warfare (Ganimi Kava) in the Deccan. His military success against the much larger and well-equipped Mughal Empire was primarily due to:
1. Guerilla tactics: Hit-and-run attacks, ambushes, and raids rather than open field battles where the Mughals had numerical advantage.
2. Mastery of Deccan topography: Deep knowledge of the Western Ghats — its forts, passes, forests, and terrain — gave Maratha forces a decisive home-ground advantage.
3. Fort-based strategy: He captured and built a network of mountain forts as military strongholds.
4. Mobility and speed: Small, swift units could strike and withdraw before Mughal forces could respond.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 (Naval bombardments): While Shivaji did build a navy, his primary military success came from land-based guerilla warfare.
Option 2 (European siege warfare infantry): Shivaji's success was NOT based on European methods — it was based on indigenous Maratha guerilla tactics.
Option 4 (Direct confrontation with Mughal cavalry): Shivaji specifically AVOIDED direct open-field confrontations with the numerically superior Mughal cavalry.

Correct Answer: Option 4 – I, II and III all are correct
Statement I is CORRECT: All electric generators — both AC and DC — work on the principle of electromagnetic induction (Faraday's Law). When a coil rotates in a magnetic field, an EMF is induced.
Statement II is CORRECT: AC generators (alternators) use slip rings (also called collector rings) to connect the rotating coil to the external circuit. Slip rings allow continuous rotation, which produces alternating current.
Statement III is CORRECT: DC generators use a split-ring commutator (commutator ring). The commutator reverses the connection of the coil to the external circuit every half rotation, converting the alternating EMF generated inside the coil into a unidirectional (DC) output.
All three statements are factually accurate and correct.