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Geneva
B
New York
C
Washington DC
D
Paris
The United Nations is headquartered in New York City in a complex designed by a board of architects led by Wallace Harrison and built by the architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz. The complex has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1951.
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Nilgiri Hills
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Cardamom Hills
C
Jaintia Hills
D
Garo Hills
The Nilgiri (Blue Mountains) form part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. At least 24 of the Nilgiri mountains peaks are above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), the highest peak being Doddabetta at 2,637 metres (8,652 ft). The "Blue Mountains" are so called due to the blue haze which envelops the range with most distant hills of considerable size.
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Yamuna
B
Gomti
C
Shipra
D
Hoogly
Howrah is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata.
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Tawi
B
Ravi
C
Ganga
D
Alakananda
Jammu is situated on a hillock, on the bank of river Tawi and is bound by Udhampur district in the north and northeast , Kathua district in the east and southeast, Pakistan (Sialkote) in west and Rajauri district and Bhimber in the northwest.
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Rockies
B
Andes
C
Alps
D
Himalaya
The Himalayas, the highest, youngest, and the most active continental mountain chain in the world today, includes many fascinating geological and tectonic traits, which began to form about 50 million years ago and continue to evolve even today!
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Hindi : Mansik
B
Arabic : Mausam
C
Oriya : More
D
None
The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word mausim, which means weather. Owing to the yearly appearance of torrential rain, indicating a marked shift in weather, mausim gradually became monsoon.
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Rivers Tapti and Godavari
B
Eastern and Western Ghats
C
Vindhyas and Satpuras
D
Maharashtra and Karnataka
Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the Nilgiri hills in Tamilnadu.
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Gandak
B
Ghaghar
C
Godavari
D
Gomti
A large number of tributaries like Alaknanda, Ramganga, Kali, Yamuna, Gomti, Ghagra, Gandak, Kosi and Sone, draining 11 states of the country join River Ganga at different confluence points during its journey.
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Dostoevsky
B
Tomi Adeyami
C
Sabaa Tahir
D
Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin is a novel by the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 2000.
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Dorris Lessing
B
Garcia Marquez
C
Stephen Hawking
D
Seamus Hawking
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a book on theoretical cosmology by English physicist Stephen Hawking.
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Arundhati Roy
B
Adolf Hitler
C
Adam Smith
D
Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was first published in 1848.
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Mercury
B
Venus
C
Mars
D
(A) and (B)
The order of the planets is as follows: Mercury, Venus Earth, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Thus, the two planets between the Earth and the Sun are Mercury and Venus.
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New Delhi, India
B
Colombo, Sri Lanka
C
Islamabad, Pakistan
D
Kathmandu, Nepal
The SAARC Secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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People`s Republic of China, Japan and South Korea
B
Australia, New Zealand and India
C
Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho
D
Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia
ASEAN Plus Three, consisting of ASEAN, China, Japan, and South Korea, was created in 1997. ASEAN Plus Three is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the ASEAN and the three East Asian nations of China, South Korea, and Japan.
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Fiji
B
Mauritius
C
Vancouver, Canada
D
Comoros
The 17th WSC was held in Vancouver, Canada from July 9-13, 2018, and attracted 600+ delegates from around the world. It was the first time that this prestigious event was held in Canada.
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A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Rahul Dravid
C
Kapil Dev
D
M S Dhoni
The Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the year is a cricket trophy awarded annually by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to its chosen world player of the year. It is considered to be the most prestigious of the annual ICC Awards and was first awarded in 2004 to Rahul Dravid.
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A
And Then One Day
B
Unstoppable : My Life So far
C
Playing it My Way
D
I know how to live, i know how to die
Sharapova returned to the WTA tour in April 2017. However, she struggled to regain her form and continued to be plagued by injuries. In 2020 she announced her retirement. Her memoir, Unstoppable: My Life So Far (written with Rich Cohen), was published in 2017.
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A
Panchjanya
B
Sanmarg
C
Dharti
D
Sudharma
Sudharma (Sanskrit) is the daily newspaper printed in Sanskrit in India.The paper is published from the city of Mysore in the Indian state of Karnataka.Established in 1970, the paper is mainly distributed via mail, a method that its founder resorted to when news vendors refused to stock his paper.
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Mahanadi
B
Ganga
C
Brahmaputra
D
Indus
Majuli is the world`s largest river island. This picturesque river island is situated on the Brahmaputra River, and had toppled Marajo in Brazil to clinch the top spot as world`s largest river island.
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A
Salman Rushdie
B
Hillary Clinton
C
Michelle Obama
D
R R Martin
Becoming is the memoir of former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, published in 2018.Described by the author as a deeply personal experience, the book talks about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her public health campaign, and her role as a mother.The book is published by Crown and was released in 24 languages.One million copies were donated to First Book, an American nonprofit organization which provides books to children.
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A
Chaudhary Charan Singh
B
Dr M S Swaminathan
C
V V Giri
D
Verghese Kurien
Farmer`s Day is celebrated every year on 23 December, on the birthday of the 5th Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh, also a farmer`s leader, who introduced many policies to improve the lives of the Indian farmers.
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Meghalaya ----> English
B
Pondicherry ----> Tamil and Hindi
C
Mizoram ----> Bhutia
D
Tripura ----> Garo
Meghalaya -----> English
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A
Raghuram Rajan
B
Gita Gopinath
C
Maurice Obstfeld
D
Azim Premji
Gita Gopinath (born 8 December 1971) has been the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund since 2019. In that role she is the Director of IMF`s Research Department and the Economic Counsellor of the Fund.
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Russia
B
China
C
Romania
D
Czechoslovakia
According to Chinese officials, China`s currency is officially called the renminbi. The yuan is the unit of account.
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A
Sakshi Malik
B
Seema Punia
C
Hima Das
D
Mary Kom
Nicknamed `Dhing Express`, Hima Das is a 19-year-old Indian sprinter from the state of Assam. She became the first Indian woman — indeed the first ever Indian athlete — to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds.
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Challenge Cup
B
Davis cup
C
Thomas Cup
D
Stanley Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men`s tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the World Cup of Tennis, and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition.
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Australia
B
Canada
C
India
D
Pakistan
The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand. India and Australia played in the finals at Mount Maunganui on Feb 3 2018. It was the 12th Edition of the Under-19 World Cup. India defeated Australia by 8 wickets, with Manjot Kalra scoring a match-winning 101* under the captaincy of Prithvi Shaw. The Man of the match was awarded to Manjot Kalra, while player of the tournament was awarded to Shubman Gill. India now holds the most wins record in Under-19 World Cup.
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A
Raffal Shawls
B
Kani Shawls
C
Rabari Shawls
D
Pashmina Shawls
J&K is famous for the weaving of specialized fabrics like Pashmina Shawls, Kani Shawls, Raffle Shawls, Blankets, Lois, Chashme, Bulbul blankets, cotton, Arabian Rumals, Mufflers, Tweed Fabrics and linen fabrics.
Rabari shawls are made in Gujarat. The Rabaris are the Nomadic Pastoral Community of Kutch.
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A
Bipin Chandra Pal
B
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C
Lal Bahadur Shastri
D
Lala Lajpat Rai
Kesari is a Marathi newspaper which was founded in 4 January 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement. The newspaper was used as a spokes piece for the Indian national freedom movement, and continues to be published by the Kesari Maratha Trust and Tilak`s descendants. Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, Kesari, in Marathi and Mahratta (Run by Kesari-Maratha Trust) in English from Kesari Wada, Narayan Peth, Pune. The newspapers were originally started as a co-operative by Chiplunkar, Agarkar and Tilak.
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A
Sandeep Pandey
B
Nileema Mishra
C
Ravish Kumar
D
Sanjiv Chaturvedi
Indian journalist Ravish Kumar has been awarded the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless. He is among five individuals who were declared winners of the award.
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West Bengal
B
Bihar
C
Odisha
D
Madhya Pradesh
Victoria Memorial is one of the famous and beautiful monuments of Kolkata West Bengal. It was built between 1906 and 1921 to commemorate Queen Victoria`s 25-year reign in India. After the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, the British government gathered the reins of control of the country directly, and in 1876 the British parliament made Victoria the Empress of India. Her reign ended with her death in 1901.
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A
Shuja ud Daulah
B
Najm ud Daulah
C
Siraj ud Daulah
D
Mubarak ud Daulah
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta, measuring 4.30 × 5.50 metres (14 × 18 feet), in which troops of Siraj ud Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war on the night of 20 June 1756. John Zephaniah Holwell, one of the British prisoners and an employee of the East India Company, said that, after the fall of Fort William, the surviving British soldiers, Indian sepoys, and Indian civilians were imprisoned overnight in conditions so cramped that many people died from suffocation and heat exhaustion, and that 123 of 146 prisoners of war imprisoned there died. Modern historians believe that 64 prisoners were sent into the Hole, and that 43 died there.
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Festival of colours
B
Festival of lights
C
Festival of harvesting
D
Festival of music
Makar Sankranti is the first major festival to be celebrated in India and usually takes place in January, this year the festival will be celebrated on January 14. Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated by Hindus across India, however different states celebrated the festival under different names, traditions and festivities.
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A
Kishtwar National Park
B
Hemis National Park
C
Salim Ali National Park
D
Kazinag National Park
Hemis National Park is a high altitude national park in Ladakh, India. Globally famous for its snow leopards, it is believed to have the highest density of them in any protected area in the world. It is the only national park in India that is north of the Himalayas, the largest notified protected area in India (largest National park) and is the second largest contiguous protected area, after the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and surrounding protected areas. The park is home to a number of species of endangered mammals, including the snow leopard. Hemis National Park is India`s protected area inside the Palearctic realm, outside the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary northeast of Hemis, and the proposed Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area in North Sikkim. The park is bounded on the north by the banks of the Indus River, and includes the catchments of Markha, Sumdah and Rumbak, and parts of the Zanskar Range.
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A
Mahaveer
B
Sai Baba
C
Buddha
D
Gurunanak
Stupas are large hemispherical domes, containing a central chamber, in which the relics of the Buddha were placed. ... Sanchi stupas are noteworthy for their gateways as they contain ornamented depiction of incidents from the life of the Buddha and his previous incarnations as Bodhisattvas described in Jataka tales.
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only i and ii
B
only i , iii and iv
C
only i and iii
D
only ii, iii and iv
A
Only ii
B
Only iii
C
Only ii and iii
D
Only i and iii
Onam is the most biggest festival in Kerala. It is the Festival of Kerala with State holidays for 4 days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the 4rd Onam Day.The second most important festival in Kerala is Vishu. Vishu falls on Malayalam Month of Medam 1st (normally 14th or 15th or 16th day of April). Its considered as Astronomic New Year, as its the day when Sun enters into Tropic of Cancer.
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A
Premchand
B
Yashpal
C
Suryakant Tripathi
D
Jaishankar Prasad
Godaan is a famous Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand. It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature. Themed around the socio-economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor, the novel was the last complete novel of Premchand.
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A
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
B
Dr. Balram Bhargava
C
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
D
Dr. Kamini Rao
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes.
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Jammu Tawi Golf Course
B
Army Dhruva Golf Course
C
Gulmarg Golf Course
D
Royal Spring Gold Course
The Gulmarg Golf Club is a public golf course in a meadow at Gulmarg in Kashmir, India. The golf course, at an elevation of 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) above sea level, is the highest green golf course in the world. It lies 52 kilometres (32 miles) from Srinagar in the west. The golf course gets covered in by a thick layer of snow during the winter. It is open from April to November. Gulmarg, which means the meadow of flowers, is a hill station surrounded by pine and fir. The Gulmarg Golf Course with a 6-hole course was built within a meadow by Colonel Neville Chamberlain in 1890 at Gulmarg, a hill station near Srinagar. In 1922 the first Golf championship was played at the course with the introduction of Nedou`s Cup in 1929. The course was later redesigned and turned into the Gulmarg Golf Club by Peter Thomson in 1970. It was developed in a links-style in accordance with its surrounding natural landscape and made more challenging by relocation of the greens. The golf course hosted the Northern India Cup regularly until 1989, when it was shifted to Delhi. In 2011, the golf course was redesigned by Ranjit Nanda a Delhi-based golf-architect. From December to March, the golf course becomes a winter sports center for skiing and snowboarding
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A
Jupiter
B
Neptune
C
Solar Corona
D
Saturn Rings
Aditya-L1 with additional experiments as compared to Aditya-1 can now provide observations of Sun`s Corona (soft and hard X-ray, Emission lines in the visible and NIR), Chromosphere (UV) and photosphere (broadband filters). In addition, particle payloads will study the particle flux emanating from the Sun and reaching the L1 orbit, and the magnetometer payload will measure the variation in magnetic field strength at the halo orbit around L1. These payloads have to be placed outside the interference from the Earth`s magnetic field and could not have been useful in the low earth orbit.
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A
Riddhi Sen and Ayushman Khurrana
B
Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana
C
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal
D
Akshay Kumar and Vicky Kaushal
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presents the Best Actor (shared) award to actor Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal
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A
Tosa Maidan
B
Jai Ghati
C
Betaab Valley
D
Chenab Valley
Tosa Maidan is one of those pastures which the shepherds of other neighbouring countries also used to visit in ancient times. The Mughals used to go to Poonch using this route. It is said that they had constructed a seven-storeyed building – Dam-Dam – here. The Basmai Gali(13,000 ft) is the pass which leads into Tosa Maidan. Another pass – Poonch Gali – on its right side leads to the valley of Poonch. This pass was deemed to be the safest, easiest, and nearest to reach Punjab in ancient times. From here, a path also leads to Nilnag.
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A
Zainagir Canal
B
Shakful Canal
C
Babul Canal
D
Martand Canal
The Martand Canal is the oldest canal in Kashmir. It is about 50 Kms. long. It irrigates about 9.5 thousand acres of land around Matan, Dichhanpur, Khavapura and Anantnag.
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A
Five Years
B
Two Years
C
Four Years
D
Three Years
To be eligible for the Arjuna Award, a sportsperson should.
1) have had good performance consistently for the previous three years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended.
2) have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
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A
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed
B
Yuvraj Karan Singh
C
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah was appointed as Emergency Administrator of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by Maharaja Hari Singh on October 30, 1947. India referred the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to the United Nations Security Council on January 1, 1948. Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah was appointed as prime minister of an interim government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir by Maharaja Hari Singh on March 5, 1948. The UN Security Council mediated a ceasefire agreement that went into effect on December 31, 1948. Some 8,000 individuals were killed, and some 1.5 million individuals were displaced during the crisis.
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A
Nagpur
B
Bhagalpur
C
Mirzapur
D
Patna
Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82°30` E longitude from the clock tower in Mirzapur near Allahabad Uttar Pradesh, which is situated approximately on the corresponding longitude reference line.
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A
Vancouver, Canada
B
PyeongChang, South Korea
C
Sochi, Russia
D
Beijing, China
The 2018 Winter Olympics are being held in PyeongChang in South Korea. After previous failed bids, the city beat Munich, Germany, and Annecy, France, as the venue for the upcoming games during the International Olympic Committee`s 123rd IOC Session in South Africa in 2011
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A
Aizwal
B
Shillong
C
Agartala
D
Imphal
Imphal, city, capital of Manipur state, northeastern India. It lies in the central part of the state in the Manipur River valley at an elevation of 2,500 feet
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A
Archery
B
Shooting
C
Boxing
D
Gymnastics
Rahi Sarnobat won gold in the women`s 25m pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Wednesday. Sarnobat became the first Indian woman shooter to win anindividual Asian Games gold medal.
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A
Chitrakote falls -- Pranhita river
B
Hundru falls -- Koel river
C
Jog falls -- Netravati river
D
Dudhsagar falls -- Mandovi river
Dudhsagar falls is located on Mandovi river.It is one of the biggest river in Goa
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A
12
B
15
C
18
D
24
India competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September. Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Rani Rampal was named as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. India bettered its previous best medal haul achieved 8 years earlier at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
India got total of 69 medals out of which 15 were gold , 24 were silver, 30 were bronze
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A
Jama Masjid
B
Buland Darwaza
C
Red Fort
D
Agra Fort
Buland Darwaza, also known as the Gate of Magnificence, is one of the largest gateways in the world with a height of 54 metres. This 15-storey grand entrance narrates the success saga of the great Mughal emperor Akbar and was built to celebrate his victory over Gujarat.
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A
Newton
B
Mukti Bhawan
C
Gully Boy
D
Village Rockstars
India has selected Gully Boy as the country`s official entry for consideration in the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film is inspired by the lives of Mumbai street rappers Divine and Naezy and stars Ranveer Singh as an aspiring rapper living in the slums who dreams of breaking through. Alia Bhatt plays his love interest.
American rapper Nas served as an executive producer, while Akhtar and her brother and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani produced the film via their Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment banners.
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A
Ladakh
B
Chandigarh
C
Delhi
D
Puducherry
Chandigarh and the area surrounding it were constituted as a Union Territory on 1 November 1966. It serves as the joint capital of both Punjab and Haryana States. It is bound on North and West by Punjab and on the East and South by Haryana.
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A
Donald Trump
B
Ashraf Ghani
C
Maithripala Sirisena
D
Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to the Republic Day celebrations in 2020. During his meeting with Bolsonaro on the sidelines of 11th BRICS Summit held in Brasilia, PM Modi invited him to be the chief guest at the Republic Day in 2020.
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A
P V Sindhu
B
Jittu Rai
C
Gagan Narang
D
Mary Kom
six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has been awarded the prestigious Padma Vibhushan whereas World Champion shuttler PV Sindhu has been conferred the Padma Bhushan on Saturday.
Mary Kom won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics while also being crowned as world champion six times in an illustrious career.
Sindhu is a silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is also the only Indian world champion in badminton. Sindhu has also won four other World Championships medals -- 2 silver and 2 bronze -- besides the gold, she won last year.
The government announced the final list of names for Padma Awards 2020 on Saturday, the eve of Republic Day. The Padma Vibhushan, which is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service, is the highest civilian award in India after the Bharat Ratna.
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri
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A
Germany
B
France
C
Croatia
D
Brazil
France were crowned champions for the second time in history and for the first since they were hosts in 1998 after defeating Croatia 4-2 in what will go down as one of the most thrilling World Cup finals ever.
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A
Kevin Anderson
B
Dominic Thiem
C
Rafael Nadal
D
Novak Djokovic
Eleven-time winner and two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in a rematch of the 2018 final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 to win the Men`s Singles tennis title at the 2019 French Open.
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A
Anant Damodar Raje
B
Ganesh Bhikaji Doelalikar
C
Vasanth Kamath
D
Achyut Purushotham Kanvinde
The main block of Supreme Court building was built on triangular plot of 17 Acres and the building was designed by Chief architect Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar who was the first Indian to head CPWD and designed Supreme Court Building in an Indo – British architectural style.
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Lord Curzon
B
Lord Bentinck
C
Lord Macaulay
D
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie (1846-1856) devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse means that any princely state under the direct or indirect control of the East India Company where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company.
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A
Morley Minto Reforms
B
Cripps Mission
C
Pitts India Act
D
llbert Bill
Before the introduction of the bill, British subjects in 1873 had been exempted from trial by Indian magistrates. For cases that involved death or transportation, they could only be tried by a higher court. This scenario changed with the introduction of the Ilbert Bill in 1883. The contents of the bill stated that from now on, British and Europeans subjects would be tried in session courts by Indian judges, who were senior enough in the civil service to preside over such proceedings. It was this provision that would be a source of great anger among the European community.
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A
Yoga at home yoga for peace
B
yoga for health yoga at home
C
yoga for climate action
D
yoga for harmony and peace
The 6th International Day of Yoga 2020 theme was yoga for Health-Yoga at Home.
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Mahavir
B
Buddha
C
Parashurama
D
Narsimha
The paintings that adorn the walls and ceilings of the caves depict incidents from the life of lord Buddha and various Buddhist divinities.
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A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Rahul Dravid
C
Anil Kumble
D
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar, the only player with a hundred centuries to his name is the most recent inductee into the ICC Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2019, Sachin became the sixth Indian player to be part of the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame.
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
B
National Informatics Centre (NIC)
C
National Payments Corporation of India ( NPCI)
D
Department of Financial Services, Government of India.
BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is an Indian mobile payment App developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Named after B. R. Ambedkar and launched on 30 December 2016. It is intended to facilitate e-payments directly through banks and encourage cashless transactions.
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Krona
B
Euro
C
Real
D
Kuna
The krona (Swedish: [ˈkrûːna] (About this soundlisten); plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the official currency of Sweden.
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Jnanpith Award
B
Ramon Magsaysay Award
C
Sant Kabir Award
D
VYas Samman
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay`s example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
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Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
B
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
C
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan
D
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Radhakrishnan`s written works include Indian Philosophy, 2 vol. (1923–27), The Philosophy of the Upanishads (1924), An Idealist View of Life (1932), Eastern Religions and Western Thought (1939), and East and West: Some Reflections (1955)
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James Watson
B
Stephen Hawking
C
William K . Hartmann
D
Cari Sagan
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a book on theoretical cosmology by English physicist Stephen Hawking. It was first published in 1988.
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VYas Samman
B
Kalidas Samman
C
Jnanpith Award
D
Saraswati Samman
Jnanpith Award, highest literary award in India, given annually for the best creative literary writing to writers in any of the 22 “scheduled languages” recognized in the Indian Constitution. The prize carries a cash award, a citation, and a bronze replica of Vagdevi (Saraswati), the goddess of learning.
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Harmanpreet Kour
B
Mithali Raj
C
Mamatha Maben
D
Shanta Rangaswamy
Former domestic cricket giants Rajinder Goel and Padmakar Shivalkar, who were not fortunate enough to play for India, were on Monday nominated for the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award alongside former national captain Shantha Rangaswamy, who became the first woman to be chosen for the honour.
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Devanagari
B
Brahmi
C
Roman
D
Perso-Arabic
In the Constitution of India, Article 346 recognizes Hindi as the language in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Government of India.
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Greek gods
B
Continents
C
Planets
D
Oceans
“The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.”
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C.D. Deshmukh
B
Dr. Murlidhar Devidas Amte
C
Vinoba Bhave
D
Dr. S Radhakrishnan
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Graham Farquhar
B
Richard Taruskin
C
Takashi Mimura
D
Edward written
As climate change science becomes increasingly important, his process-based models of photosynthesis will continue to play a significant role at the global research fronts. For these reasons, the Inamori Foundation is pleased to present the 2017 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences to Dr. Graham Farquhar.
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Arundhati Roy
B
Dev Anand
C
Chetan Bhagat
D
Shiv Khera
In "Romancing with Life", the first-ever full-fledged memoir by a leading Bollywood star, Dev Anand tells his remarkable life story like only he can. ... In "Romancing with Life", the first-ever full-fledged memoir by a leading Bollywood star, Dev Anand tells his remarkable life story like only he can
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Ethiopia
B
Kenya
C
Bhutan
D
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe FM Patrick Chinamasa on 21st December 2015 announced the country has planned to adopt the Chinese Yuan as legal tender in return for debt cancellation worth USD 40 million dollars. As per the decision, Yuan will be a function of trade between China and Zimbabwe and acceptable with customers in Zimbabwe. China is currently the largest investor in Zimbabwe.
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1928
B
1930
C
1938
D
1940
First British Empire Games, later to become the Commonwealth Games, held in Hamilton, Canada. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in six sports and 59 events.
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Akhada
B
Dangal
C
Kushti
D
Pehelwaan
Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat is the 2016 autobiography of the Indian wrestling coach and amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. The book is his official autobiography by Saurabh Duggal
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Padma Shri
B
Padma Bhushan
C
Padma Vibushan
D
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order.
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A
Leander Adrian Paes
B
Vijay Amritraj
C
Ramanathan Krishnan
D
Somdev Devvarman
Ramanathan Krishnan was the first Indian to win a junior major when he won the 1954 Junior Wimbledon championship. His son Ramesh Krishnan won the 1970 junior Wimbledon and junior French Open titles while Leander Paes won the 1990 junior Wimbledon and junior US Open.
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Singapore
B
Malaysia
C
United Arab Emirates
D
Oman
India and Singapore have amended the DTAA for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, by signing a Third Protocol today.
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Khasi
B
Mizo
C
Konkani
D
Sindhi
The principal languages in Meghalaya are Khasi, Pnar and Garo with English as the official language of the State.
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Pacific
B
Atlantic
C
Indian
D
Aritic
The Mascarene Islands of Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues are situated in a line along a submerged ridge, the Seychelles-Mauritius Plateau, located 640 to 800 km east of Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean.
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Bhutan
B
Nepal
C
Afghanistan
D
Bangladesh
Afghanistan is the newest member, joining effective 29 July 2016. Russia was one of the only two large economies outside of the WTO after Saudi Arabia joined in 2005. It had begun negotiating to join the WTO`s predecessor in 1993.
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December 10, 1948
B
December 1, 1958
C
December 10, 1946
D
December 1, 1952
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Declaration was adopted by the UN General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 during its 183rd plenary meeting: Text: resolution 217 A (III)
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Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
B
Mercury vapours
C
Oxides of Silicon and Arsenie
D
Osmium Tetroxide
The Mathura oil refinery located in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh is a refinery of Indian Oil which processes low and high sulphur crude.
It is located at a distance of 50km away from Taj Mahal.
This oil refinery releases toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide and high levels of suspended particulate matter into the air.
This sulphur dioxide reacts with water present in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid.
This sulphuric acid formed in the atmosphere reaches the earth surface through acid rain.
This acid is posing a great threat to Taj Mahal as it destroys the marble quality and its colour.
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1st December
B
1st May
C
1st October
D
1st August
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The HIV virus attacks the immune system of the patient and reduces its resistance to other diseases.
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54
B
57
C
56
D
58
The Council has 54 members, elected by the General Assembly for three-year terms. It meets throughout the year and holds a major session in July, during which a high-level meeting of Ministers discusses major economic, social and humanitarian issues.
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CARTOSAT
B
METSAT
C
GSAT-9
D
PSAT-4
The South Asia Satellite (designated GSAT-9), formerly known as SAARC Satellite, is a geostationary communications and meteorology satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region. The satellite was launched on 5 May 2017.
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C Rajagopalachari
B
Vallabhbhai Patel
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Subhash Chandra Bose
Much before the Constitution of Free India conferred the title of the Father of the Nation upon the Mahatma, it was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who first addressed him as such in his condolence message to the Mahatma on the demise of his wife Kasturba.
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TIEMS
B
IEAM
C
BDM
D
ITDM
TIEMS - India Chapter is affiliated to The International Emergency Management Society (www. tiems.info), a non-profit registered in Belgium and can work autonomous.
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President of India
B
Prime Minister of India
C
Defence Minister of India
D
Home Minister of India
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the apex body for Disaster Management in India. Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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New Delhi
B
Mumbai
C
Ahmedabad
D
Kolkata
New Delhi
National Human Rights Commission of India
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South America
B
North America
C
Russia
D
China
South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia and India were part of the Gondwana land.
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Mahendra Scorpio
B
Tata Safari
C
Mahendra Bolero
D
DC Avanti
The DC Avanti is a sports car produced by DC Design, an Indian design firm headed by Dilip Chhabria. Its name was based on the Studebaker Avanti and it is a reference to The Adventures of Tintin comics. It was unveiled at the 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi. The DC Avanti is powered by a Renault-sourced, 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine producing 250 bhp with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
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Marathi
B
Hindi
C
English
D
Malayalam
The indian language that has the highest number of registered newspapers/periodicals is
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Brazil
B
Portugal
C
Mexico
D
Uruguay
In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and became the first nation to win the World Cup. After the creation of the World Cup, FIFA and the IOC disagreed over the status of amateur players, and so football was dropped from the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Karun Chandhok
B
Narain Karthikeyan
C
Yash Aradhya
D
Gaurav Gill
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born 14 January 1977) is a racing driver who was the first Formula One driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series.
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Dr. B C Roy Award
B
Padma Vibhushan Award
C
Bharat Ratna Award
D
Dhanwantri Award
Recipients of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The award was instituted in 1976 by the Government of India under the aegis of the Medical Council of India.
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Bara Shigri Glacier
B
Gangotri Glacier
C
Dokriani Glacier
D
Gorgarang Glacier
Bara Shigri is the largest glacier located in Lahaul Spiti region in Chandra Valley, Himachal Pradesh. It is a 30-km long glacier, the second longest glacier in the Himalayas after Gangotri.
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Chennai
B
Gujarat
C
Kandla
D
Cochin
India was one of the first in Asia to recognize the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports, with Asia`s first EPZ set up in Kandla in 1965.
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Jaipur
B
Mumbai
C
Bhopal
D
Delhi
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is a national level institute set up by the Ministry of Agriculture, on 8 August 1988 at Jaipur, Rajasthan, to cater to the needs of agricultural marketing.
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India 2020 - A vision for the New Millenium
B
Wings of Fire
C
You are Born to Blossom
D
The Discovery of India
Kalam authored a number of books, such as "Wings of Fire", "India 2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium", "My journey" and "Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India", "Indomitable Spirit", "Guiding Souls", "Envisioning an Empowered Nation", "Inspiring Thoughts", "Children Ask Kalam", "You are born to blossom"
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Sanskrit
B
Tamil
C
Telugu
D
Maithili
Tamil was the first Classical Language of India. The government declared Tamil (in 2004), Sanskrit (in 2005). These two languages are undoubtedly parental sources for many languages belonging to the Indo-European family and the Dravidian family of linguistic groups
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USA, UK, Russia, China, France
B
UK, France, Russia, China, Canada
C
USA, UK, Switzerland, China, India
D
USA, UK, China, Russia, Israel
The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Euro
B
Drachma
C
Sterling
D
Cent
The National Bank of Greece issued drachma banknotes from 1841 to 2001, after which time Greece joined the Euro common currency.
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1990
B
1992
C
1995
D
2000
India has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 8 July 1948.
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85 MW
B
90 MW
C
70 MW
D
220 MW
A
Because plants can absorb the sun`s energy to produce food
B
Because most green plants are tasty
C
Because most green plants eat other plants
D
Because most green plants are animal eaters
All food chains start with energy from the sun. This energy is captured by plants. Thus the living part of a food chain always starts with plant life and ends with an animal. Plants are called producers because they are able to use light energy from the sun to produce food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water.
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A
Acidic rain which corrodes marble
B
A large number of Fungi in the marble of the Taj Mahal
C
Yellowing of the marble on account of Soot particles
D
Smoke from the adjoining industries pollute the marble
Acid rain corrodes the marbles of monuments. The phenomenon is also called “Marble cancer”. Suspended particulate matter, such as soot particles emitted by Mathura oil refinery, has contributed towards yellowing of the marble. These two are the threat to the beauty of the Taj Mahal.
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Acceleration
B
Average Speed
C
Instantaneous speed
D
Velocity
The speedometer on your car shows your Instanteous speed. Instantaneous speed is the speed of the car at a particular instant.
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Cyclone seperator
B
Electrostatic precipitator
C
Catalytic converter
D
Wet scrubber
Catalytic converters are the devices which are fitted in the exhausts of the automobiles to decrease the pass out of harmful gases into the air.
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Exosphere
B
Mesosphere
C
Stratosphere
D
Lonosphere
The ozone layer is the common term for the high concentration of ozone that is found in the stratosphere around 15–30km above the earth`s surface. It covers the entire planet and protects life on earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun.
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One atomic mass unit
B
Two atomic mass unit
C
Twelve atomic mass unit
D
sixteen atomic mass unit
The mass of 1 hydrogen atom is estimated to be equal to the mass of a proton, which is equal to 1 AMU (Atomic Mass Unit)
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Tidal Energy
B
Wave Energy
C
Hydel Energy
D
Energy from power plant
Wave power is the transport of energy by the wind. A machine able to exploit wave power is generally known as a wave energy converter. Floating generators are used in the sea to harness wave energy.
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1 Ohm
B
1 Ampere
C
1 Volt
D
1 Watt
1 Ampere is the current is defined as flow of 1 coulomb charge through a conductor in 1 second
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A
Natural Gas
B
Petrol
C
Diesel
D
Coal
Heat is produced when C and H combine with oxygen (O) during combustion. Natural gas is primarily methane (CH4), which has a higher energy content relative to other fuels, and thus, it has a relatively lower CO2-to-energy content
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Populations
B
Community
C
Ecosystem
D
Biosphere
An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all the living organisms in an area functioning together with all the nonliving, physical factors of the environment.
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The pressure of the gas will be doubled
B
The pressue of the gas will be quadrupled
C
The pressure of the gas will remain constant
D
The pressure of the gas will be halved
The law itself can be stated as follows: For a fixed mass of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional. ... Therefore, when the volume is halved, the pressure is doubled; and if the volume is doubled, the pressure is halved.
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A
Protons
B
Electrons
C
Neutrons
D
Nucleus
The mass of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus (protons and neutrons are about 2000 times as heavy as electrons)
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A
Distance of a spiring stretches to the force applied to the spiring
B
Distance of a spring stretches to the mass of the spring
C
Distance of a spring stretches to the density of the spring
D
Density of a spring to the force applied to the spring
Hooke`s law, law of elasticity discovered by the English scientist Robert Hooke in 1660, which states that, for relatively small deformations of an object, the displacement or size of the deformation is directly proportional to the deforming force or load.
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Loudness
B
Rhythm
C
Pitch
D
Intensity
Pitch, in music, position of a single sound in the complete range of sound. Sounds are higher or lower in pitch according to the frequency of vibration of the sound waves producing them
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1947
B
1857
C
1877
D
1907
Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow
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Indus
B
Brahamaputra
C
Yamuna
D
Krishna
The Krishna river originates in the western ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres, in the state of Maharashtra in central India.
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A
Arundhati Roy
B
Kiran Desai
C
Bharati Mukherjee
D
Anita Nair
Kiran Desai (born 3 September 1971) is an Indian author. Her novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. In January 2015, The Economic Times listed her as one of 20 "most influential" global Indian women.
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1757
B
1863
C
1853
D
1894
The history of Indian Railways dates back to over 160 years ago. On 16th April 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, a distance of 34 km. It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages.
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Melbourne
B
Helsinki
C
Tokyo
D
Munich
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics
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A
Bachendri Pal
B
Mira Sen
C
Junko Tabei
D
Yasuko Namba
Tabei
She also became the first woman in the world to do an expedition of all "Seven Summits" — the tallest peak on each continent across the globe. According to the Japanese broadcaster NHK, Tabei passed away at the age of 77 after she lost her battle to Cancer.
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Richard Weber
B
Roald Amundsen
C
Robert Edwin Peary
D
Matthew Henson
Amundsen Becomes First to Reach South Pole, December 14, 1911. One hundred years ago today the South Pole was reached by a party of Norwegian explorers under the command of Roald Amundsen.
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Lan Salvador
B
Han Salvador
C
Tan Salvador
D
San Salvador
Officially the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. Also called "El pulgarcito de America", it means the thumb of america. El Salvador`s capital and largest city is San Salvador
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A
Battle of Panipat
B
Battle of Tarain
C
Battle of Plassey
D
Battle of chandawar
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. ... Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta.
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Stephen Hawking
B
Richard Feynman
C
Albert Einstein
D
James Watson
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a book on theoretical cosmology by English physicist Stephen Hawking.
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A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
D
Louis Mountbatten
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, was independent India`s first Indian Governor General
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Uttarakhand
B
Puducherry
C
Telangana
D
Daman
Telangana became the 29th State of India with Hyderabad as its capital on 2 June 2014. With this formation, ten districts of the then Andhra Pradesh will now become a part of the Telangana.
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Haryana
B
Assam
C
Karnataka
D
Odisha
The Mahanadi River system is the third largest in the peninsula of India and the largest river of Orissa state.
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Indonesia
B
Cambodia
C
Loas
D
Maldives
SAARC comprises of eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan became a member of SAARC during the Fourteenth SAARC Summit held in Delhi, India in April 2007.
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Hinduism
B
Christianity
C
Zoroastrianism
D
Islam
The Faravahar or Farohar is perhaps the best-known symbol of Zoroastrianism. It is the winged disc, representing a guardian angel, but also related to the "winged sun" of Egyptian and Babylonian mythology. It is present in Achaeminid bas-reliefs, most notably with a human form above the wings.
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A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Viswanathan Anand
C
Prakash Padukone
D
Aparna Ghosh
Over the years, a total of 48 people including scientists, social reformers and others have been honoured with this prestigious award. But in the field of sports, Sachin Tendulkar remains the only person to have received the Bharat Ratna.
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Ignited Minds
B
Advantage India From challenge to opportunity
C
Indomitable spirit
D
Turning points
The book Advantage India-From Challenge to Opportunity has been co-authored by IIMA alumnus Srijan Pal Singh, who along with IIMA director Prof Ashish Nanda were present on the occasion.
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A
Dainik Jagran
B
The Mumbai Samachar
C
Dainik Agradoot
D
Malayala Manorama
Mumbai Samachar, India`s oldest newspaper at 200 years, going strong. In the heart of south Mumbai`s heritage Fort precinct, a bright red building houses the unassuming offices of an enduring institution that will soon turn 200 Gujarati daily Mumbai Samachar
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A
India and Pakistan
B
India and Nepal
C
India and China
D
India and Afghanistan
The Radcliffe Line, the geopolitical border that divides India and Pakistan, came into existence on this day, August 17, in the year 1947. It was formed following the partition
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Singapora
B
Manila
C
Bangkok
D
Hong Kong
A
21 July
B
5 June
C
5 October
D
23 March
Every year, World Environment Day is observed on June 5. This day is celebrated to encourage awareness and environmental protection.
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A
Ban use of hydrocarbons by 2030
B
Reduce the use of hydroflourocarbons
C
Keep the increase in global average temperature to will below 2 degree centigrade above pre industrial levels
D
All of above
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. ... Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
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A
Ministry of home affairs
B
Ministry of defense
C
Ministry of external affairs
D
Ministry of law and justice
The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) is an initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to adopt a comprehensive approach to Border Management in collaboration with the State Governments and Union Territories. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) which was introduced in the year 1993-94.
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Nepal
B
Bangladesh
C
Pakistan
D
China
McMahon Line, frontier between Tibet and Assam in British India, negotiated between Tibet and Great Britain at the end of the Shimla Conference (October 1913–July 1914) and named for the chief British negotiator, Sir Henry McMahon.
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Ireland
B
England
C
Scotland
D
Wales
A
National manufacturing competitiveness council
B
Competition commission of india
C
Security and Exchange Board of India
D
Department of industrial policy and promotion
Security and Exchange Board of India
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Providing LED bulb to all BPL families
B
Providing LPG connections to all BPL families
C
Providing electricity to all BPL families
D
Providing smokeless kerosene stoves to all households
Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, the government aims to provide LPG connections to BPL households in the country. The scheme is aimed at replacing the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).
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Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B
Chandragupta Maurya
C
Ashoka
D
Harsha
Chandragupta Maurya
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Bijapur
B
Golconda
C
Hampi
D
Baroda
The remains of the Vijaynagar Empire were found at Hampi, Karnataka. Hampi have been designated as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1986.
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Wahabi Movement
B
Home Rule Movement
C
Non Cooperation Movement
D
Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-cooperation Movement was abruptly called off on 11 February 1922 by Gandhi following the Chauri Chaura incident in the Gorakhpur district of UP resulting in the deaths of about 22 policemen and 3 civilians.
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Narmada
B
Caucery (kavari)
C
Tapti
D
Indus
The main river of the state is Cauvery, flows into Tamil Nadu from adjoining Karnataka where it flows for about one-third of the total length. The other rivers are Adyar, Courtaliar, South Pennar, Periyar, Vaigai and Tampreparni
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Ibn Batuta
B
Hakim Afzal Khan
C
Francois Bernier
D
Duarte Barson
Francois Bernier was briefly personal physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh. Dara Shikoh was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
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Hydropower plants
B
Nuclear power plants
C
Thermal power plants
D
Wind energy
About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc. India is the sixth largest in terms of power generation
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Selvas
B
Downs
C
Veldt
D
Prairies
An extensive flat or rolling area dominated by grasses, especially the grasslands that once covered much of central North America.
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Columbo
B
Male
C
Islamabad
D
Kathmandu
The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987. Its role is to coordinate and monitor the implementation of SAARC activities, service the meetings of the Association and serve as the channel of communication between SAARC and other international organizations.
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Meghalaya
B
Manipur
C
Assam
D
Odisha
Simlipal Bioreserve is a part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve(2009). It is located in the northern part of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. Simplipal biosphere reserve area 4,374 sq. km. and 845 sq. km. forest (tiger reserve), 2,129 sq km buffer area.
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Providing housing loans to persons living below poverty line
B
Promoting women`s self help groups
C
Promoting financial inclusion in the country
D
Promoting loans to start-up business ventures
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, a basic savings & deposit accounts, remittance, credit, insurance, pension in an affordable manner.
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Assam and Rajasthan
B
Manipur and Gujarat
C
Nagaland and Rajasthan
D
Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat are the easternmost and westernmost State`s
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The separation of power between judiciary and executive
B
The jurisdiction of central and provisional governments
C
The powers of secretary of state and viceroy
D
None of the above
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms which became the Government of India Act in 1919 clearly defined the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments.
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Middle East
B
Central Asia
C
South East Asia
D
Sub Saharan Africa
he Golan Heights is a hilly, 1,200 sq-km rocky plateau in south-western Syria in the Middle East region overlooking Lebanon, Syria, and the Jordan Valley. The Golan was Syrian territory until 1967 when Israel occupied it in the closing stages of the Six-Day War.
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Finance Commission
B
Pay Commission
C
Planning Commission
D
National Economic Advisory Board
The Government of India constituted NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission, which had been instituted in 1950. This step was taken to better serve the needs and aspirations of the people.
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India Gate
B
Gateway of India
C
Charmianr
D
Red Fort
The India Gate or All India War Memorial is situated to the east of Rajpath in New Delhi, India
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Denmark
B
Finland
C
The Netherlands
D
Poland
The forested landscape is dotted with patches of water – or, in some areas, vice versa – so numerous they have earned Finland the nickname “the land of the thousand lakes”. In fact, the moniker is an understatement, as there are a total of 188 000 lakes in Finland.
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Nubra Valley Glacier -- Arunachal pradesh
B
Milam Glacier -- Uttarakhand
C
Bhaga Valley Glacier -- Himachal pradesh
D
Zemu Glacier -- Sikkim
Nubra Valley Glacier -- Arunachal pradesh
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Almora
B
Shimla
C
Noida
D
Murshidabad
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute,Shimla.
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Nuclear commission of india
B
Nuclear Command Authority (India)
C
The ministry of defence
D
The cabinet committee on security
Nuclear Command Authority (India)
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Khadakvasla
B
Dehradun
C
Vairengte
D
Gulmarg
The Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) in Vairengte, Mizoram, India is a training and research establishment of the Indian Army specialising in unconventional warfare, especially counter-insurgency and guerrilla warfare.
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Aircraft carrier
B
Armoured Frigate
C
Battleship
D
Submarine
INS Kalvari (S21) is the first of the six indigenous Scorpène-class submarines currently in service with the Indian Navy.
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Control rebellions in the princely states
B
Extend military strength of british
C
Regulate the landlord
D
Extend territorial boundaries of english east india company
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor-General of the East India Company. It was basically, an idea to annex those states which have no heir. The right of ruling the state get lapsed if there is no heir and it will not reverted by adoption.
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Peasant Rights
B
Zamindari system
C
Shipping rights for east india company
D
Property rights for women
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of 1793 in Bengal. Zamindars were recognised as the owners of the land and revenues were collected by them. They were to pay a fixed amount which was permanent and would not change in future to the government.
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Doha
B
Tokyo
C
London
D
Barcelona
A
Archery
B
Athletics
C
Weight Lifting
D
Wrestling
A
Mithah Dorai Raj
B
Harmanpreet kaur
C
Thirush Kamini
D
Poonam Raut
A
Women`s rights
B
Nuclear disarmament
C
Water rights
D
Child rights
A
Kolkata
B
Bengaluru
C
Gurugam
D
Chennai
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences is a medical instituition located in Bangalore, India. Established in 1925, NIMHANS, the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country, operates autonomously.
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(i) only
B
(i) and (ii) only
C
(i) and (iii) only
D
(i) , (ii)and (iii)
Bitcoin, first released as open-source software in 2009, is generally considered the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Since the release of bitcoin, over 6,000 altcoins (alternative variants of bitcoin, or other cryptocurrencies) have been created.
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provide a 100 bedded hospital in each of the districts of India
B
provide a Rs. 5 Lakh insurance cover to 10 crore economically vulnerable families
C
provide life saving drugs to all persons below the poverty line
D
provide artificial limbs to physically disabled persons
Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme, which will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
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Chengdu
B
Shenzhen
C
Wuhan
D
Foshan
On 31 December 2019, WHO was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, China. A novel coronavirus was identified as the cause by Chinese authorities on 7 January 2020 and was temporarily named “2019-nCoV”.
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Gujarat
B
Rajasthan
C
Punjab
D
Chhattisgarh
Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
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Declaration of Budget
B
Manager of foreign exchange
C
Issuer of currency
D
Monetary Authority
Declaration of Budget
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Lease with a right to purchase
B
Mergers
C
Public sale of shares
D
Public tender
A
Troposphere
B
Stratosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Ionosphere
The ozone layer is the common term for the high concentration of ozone that is found in the stratosphere around 15–30km above the earths surface. It covers the entire planet and protects life on earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation from the sun.
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Dabson Unit
B
Darson Unit
C
Datson Unit
D
Dalton Unit
The Dobson Unit is the most common unit for measuring ozone concentration
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Cost Push INflation
B
Cost Pull Inflation
C
Demand Pull inflation
D
Demand Push inflation
Demand-pull inflation occurs when an increase in the supply of money and credit stimulates overall demand for goods and services in an economy to increase more rapidly than the economys production capacity. This increases demand and leads to price rises.
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C Rajagopalchari
B
Vallahbhai Patel
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Subash Chandra Bose
History however holds that the title of Father of the Nation was given to the Mahatma by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who in his address on Singapore Radio on July 6, 1944 has addressed Mahatma Gandhi as Father of the Nation.
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Dhaka
B
Islamabad
C
Kathmandu
D
Banglore
On December 8, 1985 at the first SAARC Summit in Dhaka, the leaders of the seven South Asian states - the Maldives, India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka signed a charter to establish the bloc.
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Cartosat
B
Metsat
C
Gsat-9
D
Psat-4
The South Asia Satellite (designated GSAT-9), formerly known as SAARC Satellite, is a geostationary communications and meteorology satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region. The satellite was launched on 5 May 2017.
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Photovoltaic Cells
B
Dry Cells
C
Galvanic Cells
D
Electrochemical Cells
Photovoltaic Cells
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54
B
57
C
56
D
58
The Council has 54 members, elected by the General Assembly for three-year terms. It meets throughout the year and holds a major session in July, during which a high-level meeting of Ministers discusses major economic, social and humanitarian issues.
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Helium
B
Nitrogen
C
Argon
D
Neon
Nitrogen is not a noble gas. Two nitrogen atoms make up the nitrogen molecule (N2), so it has no free electrons like Argon and thus the same properties of a noble gas under nearly all uses. Indeed, nitrogen, which makes up 79.1% of our atmosphere, is very unreactive.
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Dermatitis
B
Dysmenorrhoea
C
Scabies
D
Constipation
Eczema is also called atopic dermatitis
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Introduction of Panchayat Raj
B
Voting age reduced from 18 to 21
C
Free and Compulsory Education to Children Between age 6 and 14 years
D
None of the above
The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.
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Carnivores
B
Detrivores
C
Herbivores
D
Omnivores
In a biotic community, the primary consumers or first-order consumers are herbivores, they feed on producers. They are also called key industry animals because they convert plant material into animal material, e.g. rat, deer, rabbit, cattle, goat, sheep, insects etc.
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Natural Gas
B
Hydro Energy
C
Geo Thermal Energy
D
Wind Energy
atural Gas resources cannot be replenished in a short period of time. It comes under the category of non renewable resources.
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President of India
B
Prime Minister of India
C
Defence Minister of India
D
Home Minister of India
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the apex body for Disaster Management in India. Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
B
Mercury Vapours
C
Oxides of Silicon and Arsenic
D
Osmium Tetroxide
Mathura oil refinery releases some poisonous gases like the oxides of some materials that cause acid rain which results in the yellowish colour of the white marbles of the Taj Mahal. ... This sulphur dioxide reacts with water that is present in the air as a vapor to form sulphuric acid.
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Vitmanin A
B
Vitamin C
C
Vitamin B
D
Vitamin E
Scurvy is caused by not having enough vitamin C in your diet for at least 3 months. Vitamin C is mainly found in fruit and vegetables.
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The constituent of bio gas is ethane
B
Gobar gas is produced when crops, vegtable wastes,etc, decompose in the absence of oxygen.
C
Bio-mass is renewable source of energy
D
Planting more trees is encouraged to ensure clean environment.
Typically, the biogas is composed of methane, carbon dioxide, and other impurities.
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“Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact”
B
Right to health
C
Close the Gap
D
Getting to Zero
Each year, World AIDS day is observed with a particular theme in mind. For 2020, the theme is, “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact”, which will focus on creating global solidarity among people who live with HIV and also seek to destigmatize the health issue.
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Afghanistan
B
Bhutan
C
Nepal
D
Bangladesh
Afghanistan is the newest member, joining effective 29 July 2016. Russia was one of the only two large economies outside of the WTO after Saudi Arabia joined in 2005. It had begun negotiating to join the WTOs predecessor in 1993.
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Wave Energy
B
Wing Energy
C
Spring Energy
D
Geo-thermal Energy
Geothermal energy is heat within the earth. The word geothermal comes from the Greek words geo (earth) and therme (heat). Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source because heat is continuously produced inside the earth. People use geothermal heat for bathing, to heat buildings, and to generate electricity.
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Kolkata
B
Mumbai
C
Vishakapatnam
D
Chennai
The 2017 Ennore oil spill was an oil spill that occurred outside the Kamarajar Port in Ennore near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Pacific
B
Atlantic
C
Indian
D
Arctic
The Mascarene Islands or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion.
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Dalveer Bhandari
B
Markandey Katju
C
Raghunandan Swarup
D
Mohd Hidayatullah
Dalveer Bhandari (born 1 October 1947) is an Indian member of the International Court of Justice. He is a former Judge of Supreme Court of India.
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1st December
B
1st May
C
1st October
D
1st August
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.
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New Delhi
B
Mumbai
C
Ahemadabad
D
Kolkata
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993. The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006.
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Early 1990s
B
Early 1980s
C
Early 2000s
D
Late 1980s
Economic Reforms in India commenced during the year 1985 after Rajiv Gandhi took over as Prime Minister.
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December, 10 1948
B
December 1, 1958
C
December 10, 1946
D
December 1, 1952
The Declaration was adopted by the UN General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 during its 183rd plenary meeting:
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Preamble
B
Directive Principles
C
Fundamental Rights
D
Fundamental Duties
In Directive Principles part of the Constitution Is the State enjoined to establish Panchayati Raj institutions.
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Globalization
B
inflation
C
liberalization
D
Economic Growth
According to economist Coulborn, "too much money chasing too few goods" is a description of inflation.
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