Correct answer: (B) 10th December Human Rights Day is kept on 10 December, the day the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
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Question 52
Who was the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?
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Correct answer: (B) Mohan Singh The Indian National Army was founded in 1942 by Captain Mohan Singh. Subhash Chandra Bose took over its leadership in 1943 and gave it a new shape.
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Question 53
‘Tana Bhagat Movement’ was related to
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Correct answer: (B) Tribal Movement The Tana Bhagat movement was carried on in 1914 by the Oraon tribe under Jatra Bhagat, so it is a tribal movement.
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Question 54
In which state is Raksha Bandhan celebrated as ‘Tree Safety Day’?
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Correct answer: (C) Bihar In Bihar Raksha Bandhan is kept as Tree Safety Day, on which people tie a thread round trees and take a vow to protect them.
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Question 55
In which of the following states is black soil found?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above Black soil was formed from the lava of the Deccan Trap and is spread over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state where it is not found, so two options are correct.
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Question 56
How many types of flora and fauna species are there in India?
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Correct answer: (A) 81,000 species of fauna and 47,000 species of flora
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Question 57
Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the strata of which of the following rocks?
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Correct answer: (A) Sedimentary rocks Sedimentary rocks are formed layer upon layer, so minerals collect in their strata. Coal and petroleum are found in them too.
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Question 58
Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
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Correct answer: (A) Pulse Pulses belong to the Leguminosae family, whose root nodules hold Rhizobium bacteria that fix nitrogen. Jowar and bajra are coarse cereals, not pulses.
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Question 59
Which two extreme locations are connected by the East–West Corridor?
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Correct answer: (C) Silchar and Porbandar The East-West Corridor runs from Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, joining the eastern and western ends of the country. The North-South Corridor joins Srinagar and Kanyakumari.
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Question 60
Stalactite and stalagmite structures are formed by
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Correct answer: (B) underground water In limestone caves underground water dissolves calcium carbonate and drips; the form hanging from the roof is a stalactite and the one rising from the floor a stalagmite.
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Question 61
April 22 is celebrated as
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Correct answer: (A) World Earth Day 22 April is kept as World Earth Day. World Health Day falls on 7 April and World Ozone Day on 16 September.
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Question 62
The topographical map of India is prepared by which organization?
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Correct answer: (B) Survey of India The topographical map of India is prepared by the Survey of India, founded in 1767. The Geological Survey studies rocks and minerals and the Zoological Survey the animals.
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Question 63
Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’?
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Correct answer: (A) V. D. Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in his book ‘The Indian War of Independence, 1857’, called the revolt India's first war of independence. R. C. Majumdar disagreed with that view.
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Question 64
Which of the following events happened first?
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Correct answer: (A) Santhal Rebellion The Santhal rebellion was in 1855–56, Birsa Munda's Ulgulan in 1899–1900 and the Tana Bhagat movement in 1914. So the Santhal rebellion came first.
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Question 65
Which revolt is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anandamath?
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Correct answer: (A) Sannyasi Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel ‘Anandamath’ is set against the Sannyasi revolt of the later eighteenth century in Bengal. The song ‘Vande Mataram’ comes from this novel.
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Question 66
When were ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ first adopted as forms of struggle in India?
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Correct answer: (A) Partition of Bengal Swadeshi and boycott were first made forms of struggle in protest against the partition of Bengal in 1905—giving up foreign goods and using Indian ones.
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Question 67
Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Gaya Session of 1922?
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Correct answer: (A) Chittaranjan Das The Gaya session of 1922 was presided over by Chittaranjan Das. It was after this session that the Swaraj Party was formed over the question of entering the councils.
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Question 68
Who led the peasants of Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
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Correct answer: (B) Swami Vidyanand During the Non-Cooperation Movement the peasants of Bihar were led by Swami Vidyanand. Raj Kumar Shukla belonged to the Champaran Satyagraha.
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Question 69
Who founded Hindu College at Calcutta in 1817?
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Correct answer: (B) David Hare Hindu College at Calcutta was founded in 1817 by David Hare, with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and others. Derozio joined later as a teacher.
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Question 70
Who said, “Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”?
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Correct answer: (C) Curzon The remark is Lord Curzon's; he called the Congress a tottering body and spoke of helping it to a peaceful end. The partition of Bengal did the very opposite.
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Question 71
What do we call a performance full of Rasa, Bhava and consonant?
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Correct answer: (C) Nritya
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Question 72
What are the special gestures of hands in dance called?
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Correct answer: (B) Mudra
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Question 73
Three-times repetition of a word is known as
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Correct answer: (C) Chakkardar
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Question 74
Kalka-Bindadin Maharaj belonged to which Gharana?
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Correct answer: (A) Lucknow Gharana
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Question 75
Which period had the greatest influence on Kathak dance?
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Correct answer: (C) Mughal period
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Question 76
Reciting a Bol with Taal and Laya is known as
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Correct answer: (B) Padhant
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Question 77
What is the name of the soft, beautiful dance form performed by Bhagawati Uma?
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Correct answer: (C) Lasya
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Question 78
What is the language of footwork in Kathak dance called?
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Correct answer: (A) Tatkaar
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Question 79
What are the Bhatkhande and Paluskar methods?
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Correct answer: (B) Taal notation system
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Question 80
How many beats are there in Sool Taal?
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Correct answer: (B) 10
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Question 81
Expressing feelings by singing Thumri is the speciality of which Gharana?
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Correct answer: (B) Lucknow Gharana
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Question 82
Heavy Bols of Pakhawaj are known as
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Correct answer: (C) Paran
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Question 83
According to the Natyashastra, how many Aangaharas are there?
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Correct answer: (A) 32
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Question 84
What are Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni?
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Correct answer: (A) Swar
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Question 85
What is used in place of Sam in the Bhatkhande notation system?
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Correct answer: (C) X
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Question 86
In Vishnu Digambar’s notation system, what is the sign of Khali?
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Correct answer: (A) +
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Question 87
In which instrument is kneaded dough used?
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Correct answer: (B) On the left side of Pakhawaj
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Question 88
Which Mudra is made by bending the ring finger in Pataka Hasta Mudra?
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Correct answer: (A) Tripataka
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Question 89
What is performed first in a Bharatanatyam dance performance routine?
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Correct answer: (C) Allaripu
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Question 90
Which Hasta Mudra is used for giving blessings or showing a flag?
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Correct answer: (A) Pataka
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Question 91
When is Ghungru work shown in Bharatanatyam?
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Correct answer: (B) Tillana
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Question 92
Who is the founder of Kalakshetra?
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Correct answer: (B) Rukmini Devi Arundale
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Question 93
Which of the following is known as ‘Nitya Sumangali’?
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Correct answer: (A) Devadasi
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Question 94
How many beats are there in Pancham Sawari?
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Correct answer: (C) 15
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Question 95
On which beat does Roopak Taal have Khali?
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Correct answer: (A) 1
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Question 96
Which Taal is most used in folk dance?
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Correct answer: (A) Keherwa Taal
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Question 97
In which of the following Ragas is sharp Madhyam used?
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Correct answer: (C) Yaman
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Question 98
How many types of Abhinaya are there?
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Correct answer: (B) 4
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Question 99
In which Abhinaya is ‘Vastra Bhusan’ used?
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Correct answer: (C) Aaharya
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Question 100
What is a Tukda called that is made of dance Bols along with bird-chirping, nature and instrumental sounds?