What message was sent by the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter to Chandrayaan-3’s lander module when it established contact with it in August 2023?
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Correct answer: (C) “Welcome, buddy” When contact was made with the lander of Chandrayaan-3, the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 sent the message ‘Welcome, buddy’. The older orbiter thus became a communication link for the new mission.
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Question 52
Name the former President of China who crushed the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
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Correct answer: (B) Yang Shangkun During the pro-democracy movement of 1989 the President of China was Yang Shangkun (1988–1993), and martial law was declared over his signature. Jiang Zemin became President in 1993, after the movement. The Commission's final key gives (C) Jiang Zemin, but the question asks for the President, and in 1989 that office was Yang Shangkun's; option (B) is shown here for that reason.
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Question 53
Who was elected for a second term as Ireland’s Prime Minister?
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Correct answer: (C) Leo Varadkar Leo Varadkar was elected Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland for a second term. Sanna Marin led Finland and Robert Abela Malta.
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Question 54
The African Union was made a permanent member at the G-20 Summit held in India. Who is the Chairman of the African Union?
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Correct answer: (A) Azali Assoumani The African Union was given permanent membership at the New Delhi G20 summit of 2023; its chairperson at the time was Azali Assoumani, the President of Comoros.
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Question 55
Arrange the following physiographic units of India in ascending order by geographical area: 1. Central Highlands; 2. Great Plains; 3. Coastal Plains; 4. Northern Mountains. Select the correct answer using the codes below.
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Correct answer: (A) 3, 1, 2, 4 Arranged in ascending order of area, that is from the smallest unit to the largest, the correct order among the options given is 3, 1, 2, 4.
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Question 56
Arrange the following ranges from north to south: 1. Ladakh; 2. Karakoram; 3. Pir Panjal; 4. Zanskar. Select the correct answer using the codes below.
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Correct answer: (B) 2, 1, 4, 3 From north to south the Himalayan ranges come in this order—Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar and then Pir Panjal. So the correct order is 2, 1, 4, 3.
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Question 57
During the monsoon season in India, most cyclones originate
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Correct answer: (B) between 10° N and 15° N latitude Most cyclones of the Indian monsoon season form in the Bay of Bengal between 10° N and 15° N, where the sea temperature and the humidity are both favourable.
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Question 58
Which of the following areas is not landslide-prone?
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Correct answer: (B) Eastern Ghats Landslides happen where the slopes are steep and the rain heavy—the Himalaya and the Western Ghats are such. The Eastern Ghats are lower, broken and of gentler slope, so the risk there is least.
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Question 59
Which of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
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Correct answer: (B) Coromandel The Coromandel coast faces the Bay of Bengal, where most tropical cyclones form, so it is the worst affected. The Malabar and Konkan coasts face the Arabian Sea, where cyclones are fewer.
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Question 60
When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, it leads to
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Correct answer: (A) gully erosion When running water cuts through clayey soil and makes deep channels it is called gully erosion, and such land is known as badland. In sheet erosion the top layer is washed away evenly instead.
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Question 61
Which of the following receives heavy rainfall in October and November?
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Correct answer: (B) Coromandel Coasts In October and November the monsoon retreats, and the winds that cross the Bay of Bengal bring heavy rain to the Coromandel coast, the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. In the rest of India the rains are nearly over by then.
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Question 62
Cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called
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Correct answer: (C) horticulture Growing fruits and vegetables is called horticulture. Growing flowers is floriculture, and farming in general is agriculture.
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Question 63
Who provided leadership in the districts of Patna, Ara and Shahabad during the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (C) Kunwar Singh The revolt of 1857 in the Patna, Ara and Shahabad region of Bihar was led by Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur. Raj Kumar Shukla belonged to the Champaran Satyagraha, a much later time.
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Question 64
The Partition of Bengal was made effective on
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Correct answer: (C) 16 October, 1905 The partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon came into effect on 16 October 1905. People marked that day by tying rakhis to show unity, and the Swadeshi Movement gathered force.
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Question 65
The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the Congress in Bombay on
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Correct answer: (B) 8 August, 1942 The Quit India resolution was passed by the Congress at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay on 8 August 1942, and Gandhiji gave the call ‘Do or Die’. The senior leaders were arrested the next day, 9 August.
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Question 66
The British ruled India for a long period due to the
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Correct answer: (C) policy of Divide and Rule The British followed a policy of divide and rule, widening differences of religion, caste and princely state so that Indians could not resist together. That was the main reason their rule lasted so long.
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Question 67
Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was issued on which date?
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Correct answer: (C) 1 November, 1858
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Question 68
Which of the following statements is/are correct? (A) Raja Rammohan Roy was the pioneer of modern education. (B) Swami Dayanand proclaimed ‘India for Indians’. (C) Vivekananda participated in the Parliament of World Religions.
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a pioneer of modern education, Swami Dayanand gave the call to return to the Vedas, and Vivekananda took part in the Parliament of World Religions at Chicago in 1893—more than one statement is correct.
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Question 69
Who among the following became India’s unofficial Ambassador to England?
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Correct answer: (B) Dadabhai Naoroji Dadabhai Naoroji lived in England for many years, building opinion there in India's favour, and was even elected to the British Parliament—which is why he was called India's unofficial Ambassador.
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Question 70
Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a ‘Charter of Slavery’?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above It was Jawaharlal Nehru who called the Government of India Act, 1935 a ‘Charter of Slavery’. All three names given are wrong, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.
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Question 71
By what other name is Migadāya forest known?
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Correct answer: (E) उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Question 72
At the time of the Dhammacakkappavattana, whom did the Buddha teach?
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Correct answer: (D) उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Question 73
How many monks did the Buddha first teach when setting the Wheel of Dhamma in motion?
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Correct answer: (B) 5
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Question 74
The fifth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path is
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Correct answer: (C) सम्माआजीवो
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Question 75
Whom did the Buddha, in brief, call suffering?
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Correct answer: (B) पञ्चुपादानक्खन्धा
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Question 76
Which is not counted among the Brahmavihāras?
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Correct answer: (C) अहिंसा
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Question 77
At the First Buddhist Council, whom did Mahākassapa question about the Vinaya?
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Correct answer: (E) उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Question 78
The age of 29 is associated with which event in Siddhattha Gotama’s life?
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Correct answer: (C) सिद्धार्थ का गृहत्याग
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Question 79
Where was Siddhattha born?
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Correct answer: (E) उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Question 80
Which monk was pleased on hearing of Gotama Buddha’s Parinibbāna?
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Correct answer: (C) सुभद्द
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Question 81
Where did the Buddha spend his first rains retreat?
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Correct answer: (B) इसिपतन मिगदाय
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Question 82
The last person to receive higher ordination from the Buddha was
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Correct answer: (C) सुभद्द
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Question 83
After attaining enlightenment, to whom did the Buddha first wish to give his teaching?
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Correct answer: (C) आलार कालाम
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Question 84
Who first donated a ‘park’ to the Buddha for the Saṅgha?
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Correct answer: (C) बिम्बिसार
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Question 85
Which elder is discussed in the ‘Milindapañha’?
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Correct answer: (A) भन्ते नागसेन
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Question 86
Where did the Buddha spend the most rains retreats?
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Correct answer: (C) सावत्थि
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Question 87
During whose reign was the Third Buddhist Council held?
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Correct answer: (B) असोक
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Question 88
How many arahant monks participated in the Second Buddhist Council?
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Correct answer: (B) 700
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Question 89
Where was the First Buddhist Council held?
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Correct answer: (C) Sravasti
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Question 90
Near which river was the Bodhi tree situated?
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Correct answer: (C) नेरञ्जरा
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Question 91
The name of Siddhattha’s mother is
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Correct answer: (B) महामाया
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Question 92
Who is known by the name Migāramātā?
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Correct answer: (C) विशाखा
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Question 93
How many kinds of craving are counted under the origin of suffering among the Four Noble Truths?
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Correct answer: (A) 3
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Question 94
Which of the following factors is not included among the jhāna factors?
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Correct answer: (C) सील
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Question 95
What was the name of Ajātasattu’s father?
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Correct answer: (E) उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Question 96
In dependent origination, what arises from the condition of clinging?
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Correct answer: (A) भव
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Question 97
According to dependent origination, when does the cessation of formations occur?
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Correct answer: (C) अविज्जा
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Question 98
From whom did the Buddha first receive instruction in meditation?
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Correct answer: (A) आलार कालाम
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Question 99
‘Dhammapada’ is included in which Nikāya?
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Correct answer: (A) खुद्दकनिकाय
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Question 100
In the ‘Dhammapada’, with what is heedfulness compared?