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 located?
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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
What is the mangrove forest of the Ganga Delta 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 in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (B) Kosi
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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) 82.5° E Indian Standard Time is taken at 82°30′ E longitude, which passes near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich.
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Question 60
In India, to whom is the Green Revolution credited?
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Correct answer: (B) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
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Question 61
What is known as the highest mountain peak of India?
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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: (C) Subhash Chandra Bose The Provisional Government of Free India—the Azad Hind government—was proclaimed by Subhas Chandra Bose at Singapore on 21 October 1943. The government Raja Mahendra Pratap set up at Kabul in 1915 was called the Provisional Government of India, and Rash Behari Bose built the Indian Independence League and the INA, whose leadership he later handed to Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Question 71
In which phase of history can the Harappan Civilization be placed?
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Correct answer: (B) Proto-History
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Question 72
On the bank of which river is the Indus Valley site Sutkagendor situated?
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Correct answer: (C) Dashak
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Question 73
In which Indian state is the Indus Valley site ‘Hulas’ situated?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 74
By what name was Chandragupta Maurya described in Greek literature?
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Correct answer: (C) Sandrocottus
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Question 75
Which Greek writer stated that the state of Ariyana was given to Chandragupta Maurya in marriage?
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Correct answer: (B) Justin
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Question 76
Who is credited with initiating Ashoka into Buddhism?
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Correct answer: (A) Nigrodha
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Question 77
In which year of his reign did Ashoka visit Bodh Gaya?
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Correct answer: (C) 10th
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Question 78
In which Minor Rock Edict did Ashoka express his belief in the Triratna—Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha?
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Correct answer: (A) Bhabru
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Question 79
In the Mauryan administration, how many villages came under a ‘Sangrahan’?
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Correct answer: (C) 10
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Question 80
How many types of spies are mentioned in Kautilya’s Arthashastra?
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Correct answer: (A) 2
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Question 81
Who was responsible for examining coins during the Mauryan period?
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Correct answer: (C) Rupadarshaka
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Question 82
From which Hindi month did the financial year of the Mauryan administration begin?
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Correct answer: (B) Ashadha
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Question 83
Who constructed some cave monasteries on Nagarjuni Hill during the Mauryan age?
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Correct answer: (B) Dasharatha
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Question 84
Who wrote the Aihole inscription describing the conflict between Harsha and Pulakeshin II?
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Correct answer: (A) Ravikirti
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Question 85
Who was Harshavardhana’s commander-in-chief who encouraged him to ascend the throne?
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Correct answer: (B) Singhnad
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Question 86
According to the Chinese writer, in which year did Harsha adopt the title ‘Magadhraj’?
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Correct answer: (B) 641
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Question 87
According to Huen-Tsang, where in Bihar did Harsha build a copper monastery (vihara)?
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Correct answer: (C) Nalanda
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Question 88
How many months did Huen-Tsang stay and study at Nalanda?
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Correct answer: (A) 14
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Question 89
Who was the founder of Nalanda University in the Gupta period?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 90
Which Chola ruler first defeated Sri Lankan ruler Mahinda V on his own land?
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Correct answer: (A) Rajaraja I
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Question 91
Which Chola ruler established a new capital city named ‘Gangaikonda Cholapuram’?
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Correct answer: (C) Rajendra I
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Question 92
Which Chola ruler constructed the ‘Rajarajeshwar Temple’ in his capital?
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Correct answer: (B) Rajaraja I
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Question 93
Which Chola ruler is described as ‘Chola Narayan’ in contemporary writings?
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Correct answer: (C) Rajaraja I
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Question 94
Where was Iltutmish appointed governor for the first time?
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Correct answer: (B) Badaun
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Question 95
Where did Iltutmish crush and defeat Tajuddin Yalduz of Ghazni and imprison him?
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Correct answer: (A) Tarain
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Question 96
How much did Qutbuddin Aibak have to pay to purchase Iltutmish?
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Correct answer: (C) One lakh jitals
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Question 97
In which year did Iltutmish receive recognition from the Caliph of Baghdad?
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Correct answer: (C) 1229
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Question 98
Who constructed the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at Delhi?
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Correct answer: (A) Qutbuddin Aibak
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Question 99
Which period is called the era of the ‘Rule of the Forty’ in the history of the Delhi Sultanate?
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Correct answer: (B) 1236–66
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Question 100
Under which Sultan was the new post ‘Naib-i-Mamlikat’ created?