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) 82.5° 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 credit for the Green Revolution given?
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Correct answer: (B) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
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Question 61
India’s highest mountain peak 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 subcontinent was earlier part of:
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Correct answer: (A) Gondwanaland
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Question 63
Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (B) Kunwar Singh
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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
Which of the following is a source-work?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 72
“The compilation of twenty-four thousand verses” is an epithet of which work?
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Correct answer: (C) रामायणस्य
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Question 73
Choose the correct pair from the following Veda and recension pairs.
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 74
Match the Vedas with the listed Brahmanas and select the correct option.
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 75
The Rigveda is divided into:
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 76
Who is a female seer of Rigvedic hymns?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 77
Which Veda has the Shukla and Krishna recensions?
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Correct answer: (A) यजुर्वेदस्य
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Question 78
Which of the following is an Upanishad of the Samaveda?
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Correct answer: (B) छान्दोग्योपनिषद्
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Question 79
Who is the author of the Vedanga Nirukta?
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Correct answer: (C) यास्कः
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Question 80
Which is called the face among the Vedangas?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 81
Match the Vedangas with their associated authors.
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 82
Which of the following is associated with the Ramayana?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 83
Which of the following is not associated with the Ramayana?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 84
Which is the correct order of these Mahabharata parvas?