Who was recently selected as the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023?
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Correct answer: (C) Hayley Matthews (West Indies) The ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2023 was Hayley Matthews of the West Indies, an all-rounder effective with both bat and ball.
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Question 52
Who was crowned Miss World 2024 in Mumbai?
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Correct answer: (A) Miss Czech Kristina Pishkova The Miss World 2024 title was won at Mumbai by Kristina Pishkova of the Czech Republic.
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Question 53
In which country will the Clean Energy Investor Forum be organised by IPEF?
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Correct answer: (B) Singapore The Clean Energy Investor Forum of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) was held in Singapore.
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Question 54
India has acquired the right to operate the foreign Sittwe Port. In which country is it?
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Correct answer: (C) Myanmar Sittwe port is in the Rakhine province of Myanmar, and India has got the right to operate it. It is part of the Kaladan project, which will link north-east India to the sea.
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Question 55
The mangrove forest of the Ganga Delta is called:
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Correct answer: (A) Sunderban The tidal forests of the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta are called the Sundarbans, named after the sundari tree. They are also a famous home of the tiger.
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Question 56
Which river frequently changes its course of flow in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (B) Kosi The Kosi shifts its channel again and again and lays down heavy silt, which is why it is called the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’.
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Question 57
Plant roots get water from soil as:
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Correct answer: (C) Capillary water Roots draw the water held by capillarity in the fine spaces between soil particles. Hygroscopic water clings to the particles too tightly for the roots to pull it away.
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Question 58
How much larger is the equatorial diameter than the polar diameter?
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Correct answer: (B) 43 km The Earth is flattened at the poles, so its equatorial diameter is about 43 kilometres greater than the polar. That is why the Earth is called an oblate spheroid rather than a perfect sphere.
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Question 59
At which longitude is Indian Standard Time (IST) taken?
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Correct answer: (A) 82.5º E
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Question 60
To whom is the credit for the ‘Green Revolution’ in India given?
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Correct answer: (B) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
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Question 61
The highest mountain peak of India is known as:
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Correct answer: (B) Kanchenjunga The highest peak within India's own borders is Kanchenjunga (8,586 m). Everest stands on the Nepal–China border and K-2 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, so neither counts as an Indian peak.
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Question 62
The Indian continent was earlier part of:
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Correct answer: (A) Gondwanaland The Indian peninsula was once part of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland. Pangaea was the still older single landmass, which later split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
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Question 63
Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (B) Kunwar Singh The 1857 revolt in Bihar was led by Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur, who took on the British at the age of eighty. Tatya Tope and Nana Saheb were active in central India.
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Question 64
The spiritual side of nationalism was voiced by:
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Correct answer: (C) Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda gave nationalism a spiritual ground, seeing India's soul in its culture and religion. His ideas awakened self-respect among the young.
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Question 65
Which newspaper propagated strong nationalist views during India’s freedom struggle?
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Correct answer: (B) Amrit Bazar Patrika The ‘Amrit Bazar Patrika’ spread strong nationalist views during the freedom struggle. The ‘Pioneer’ and the ‘Statesman’ were pro-British papers.
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Question 66
Who intervened in a dispute between the workers and mill owners of Ahmedabad in 1918?
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Correct answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi intervened in the dispute between the workers and the mill owners of Ahmedabad, and brought about a settlement by going on a hunger strike.
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Question 67
Name the left-wing leader of the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha who popularised it in Bihar.
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Correct answer: (A) Karyanand Sharma The left-wing leader Karyanand Sharma did the most to turn the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha into a mass movement, organising the peasants of the Munger region.
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Question 68
The Muddiman Committee was appointed to report on the working of:
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Correct answer: (A) Dyarchy The Muddiman Committee was appointed in 1924 to examine the working of the dyarchy introduced by the Act of 1919.
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Question 69
“He was a great unifier in India who taught us not only bare tolerance of others but the willing acceptance of them as our friends and comrades in common undertakings.” Who said it?
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Correct answer: (C) Rajendra Prasad The remark is about Dr Rajendra Prasad, who taught not bare tolerance but the willing acceptance of others. He was India's first President.
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Question 70
Who proceeded to organise the Provisional Government of Free India outside the country?
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Correct answer: (B) Rash Behari Bose Towards a Provisional Government of Free India outside the country, Raja Mahendra Pratap moved first, at Kabul in 1915; but it was Rash Behari Bose who built the Indian Independence League and the Azad Hind organisation in Japan, and later handed them over to Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Question 71
The movement of body parts on the basis of rhythm, without acting, is called what?
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Correct answer: (B) Nritta
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Question 72
What was taken from the four Vedas—Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda—in composing the Natyaveda?
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Correct answer: (B) Pathya, Abhinaya, Sangeet, Rasa
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Question 73
Which Muni first taught the Ramayana through the medium of music to Lav and Kush?
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Correct answer: (C) Valmiki Muni
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Question 74
What is known as an Achal swar?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 75
Bharat Muni had _____ sons.
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Correct answer: (B) 100
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Question 76
How many types of Tandav are there?
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Correct answer: (B) 7
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Question 77
Which was the first play performed in Devloka in the “Prekshagruha” composed by Vishwakarma?
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Correct answer: (B) Amrut Manthan
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Question 78
Among the following, who is not a pioneer of Modern Dance?
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Correct answer: (C) Birju Maharaj
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Question 79
How many Indian Classical Dance forms are there in India?
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Correct answer: (B) 8
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Question 80
Which Indian Classical Dance form uses the Hindustani music system?
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Correct answer: (B) Kathak
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Question 81
How many main Gharanas are there in Kathak?
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Correct answer: (A) 4
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Question 82
Which Rasa is considered the king of all nine Rasas?
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Correct answer: (A) Shringar
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Question 83
Who first started the use of Vikrut swar in Indian classical music?
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Correct answer: (C) Bharat
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Question 84
Which of the following is not a variety of laughter?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 85
Dharmveer, Yodhaveer, Danveer, Dayaveer, etc., are types of what?
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Correct answer: (C) Veer
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Question 86
Yama is a deity of which Rasa?
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Correct answer: (A) Bhayanaka
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Question 87
Match the correct pair: Rasa—Gait: I) Bibhatsa— a) Ascharya; II) Karuna—b) Out of fearness; III) Bhayanak—c) Sankuchit; IV) Adbhut—d) Sithil
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Correct answer: (A) (I-c) (II-d) (III-b) (IV-a)
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Question 88
Which is a sign of Khali according to the Taal Lipi of Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande?
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Correct answer: (A) 0
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Question 89
Which of the following are types of Karuna Rasa?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 90
According to whom, “the bhaav which sometimes emerges and disappears or dissolves the next moment is called Vyabhicharibhaav”?
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Correct answer: (A) Bharat
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Question 91
Sambhoga and Vipralambha are types of which Rasa?
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Correct answer: (C) Shringar
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Question 92
How many Sancharibhaavs are there?
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Correct answer: (B) 33
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Question 93
What is the ascending order of swaras called?
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Correct answer: (B) Aaroh
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Question 94
Kanta Drishti is followed by which Rasa?
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Correct answer: (B) Shringar
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Question 95
Identify the main Rasas that are the sources of other Rasas.
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 96
Match the following: Deity—Colour: I) Buddha—a) White; II) Indra—b) Clear White; III) Rudra—c) Pale Red; IV) Pramathas—d) Red
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Correct answer: (A) (I-b) (II-c) (III-d) (IV-a)
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Question 97
Which of the following Nayikas is not classified according to religion?
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Correct answer: (C) Padmini
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Question 98
In which chapter of Sharang Dev’s Sangeet Ratnakar do we get information regarding dance?
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Correct answer: (C) 7
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Question 99
Which Nayika feels guilty after quarrelling with her hero?
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Correct answer: (C) Kalhanrita
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Question 100
How many total shrutis are considered in Indian classical music?