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priyansha_thapa
26 Apr 2020
Medieval India is the phase of the Indian subcontinent between Ancient period and Modern period. This phase is related to the time p...
priyansha_thapa
26 Apr 2020
Medieval India is the phase of the Indian subcontinent between Ancient period and Modern period. This phase is related to the time p...
jagriti
15 Nov 2019
Matter is anything that have definite mass, occupies space, can exert pressure, can produce physical resistance and whose existence can be felt ...
priyansha_thapa
27 May 2020
The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years. Qutb al-Din A...
priyansha_thapa
27 May 2020
The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years. Qutb al-Din A...
priyansha_thapa
27 May 2020
The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years. Qutb al-Din A...
priyansha_thapa
27 May 2020
The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years. Qutb al-Din A...
priyansha_thapa
16 Feb 2020
India's History and Culture is dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization.Indian History begins with the birth of Indus Valley Ci...
priyansha_thapa
16 Feb 2020
India's History and Culture is dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization.Indian History begins with the birth of Indus Valley Ci...
priyansha_thapa
16 Feb 2020
Indian ancient history - from Indus Valley Civilization (3300-1900 BC) to the first Muslim attack by Muhammad Bin Qasim (712-715 AD).The end of th...
priyansha_thapa
16 Feb 2020
Indian ancient history - from Indus Valley Civilization (3300-1900 BC) to the first Muslim attack by Muhammad Bin Qasim (712-715 AD).The end of th...
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prakash joshi
5 Jun 2024
Discover the significance of World Environment Day 2024, explore global programs and initiatives aimed at environmental protection, and understand t...
prakash joshi
19 Apr 2024
भारत का इतिहास अविष्कारों और ज्ञान का खजाना है. अक्सर इन अविष्कारों का श्रेय यूनानी या रोमन सभ्यताओं को दिया जाता है, लेकिन गौर से देखें तो भारत का ...
prakash joshi
19 Apr 2024
भारत का इतिहास अविष्कारों और ज्ञान का खजाना है. अक्सर इन अविष्कारों का श्रेय यूनानी या रोमन सभ्यताओं को दिया जाता है, लेकिन गौर से देखें तो भारत का ...
solotutes
28 Feb 2024
In a world often divided by differences, certain religious places and structures stand as powerful symbols of interfaith harmony. These architectural ...
solotutes
28 Feb 2024
In a world often divided by differences, certain religious places and structures stand as powerful symbols of interfaith harmony. These architectural ...
solotutes
21 Feb 2024
Standing tall against the desert landscape, the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi isn't just a temple; it's a monument to interfaith harmony, architectur...
solotutes
21 Feb 2024
Standing tall against the desert landscape, the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi isn't just a temple; it's a monument to interfaith harmony, architectur...
prakash joshi
10 Feb 2024
The Chola Dynasty, emerging in the 9th century, is one of history's longest-ruling dynasties. With influential rulers like Vijayalaya and Rajendra...
prakash joshi
10 Feb 2024
The Chola Dynasty, emerging in the 9th century, is one of history's longest-ruling dynasties. With influential rulers like Vijayalaya and Rajendra...
jigisha mehra
1 Jan 2022
High Court is the 'Highest Judicial Court' in an Indian State and all the other Courts of the state work under it. At present, there are 25 High Court...
jigisha mehra
1 Jan 2022
High Court is the 'Highest Judicial Court' in an Indian State and all the other Courts of the state work under it. At present, there are 25 High Court...
jigisha mehra
4 Jan 2022
Miniature paintings are colorful handmade paintings and are quite colorful but small in size. The best part of these paintings is the complex and deli...
jigisha mehra
4 Jan 2022
Miniature paintings are colorful handmade paintings and are quite colorful but small in size. The best part of these paintings is the complex and deli...
prakash joshi
11 Aug 2022
यह गीत कवि श्यामलाल गुप्त "पार्षद" द्वारा 1924 में लिखा गया था जो बाद में भारत के झंडा गान के रूप में स्वीकार किया ...
prakash joshi
11 Aug 2022
यह गीत कवि श्यामलाल गुप्त "पार्षद" द्वारा 1924 में लिखा गया था जो बाद में भारत के झंडा गान के रूप में स्वीकार किया ...
jigisha mehra
27 Oct 2021
Boasting of unparalleled beauty and artistic grandeur, these famous temples in India are a must-visit for all tourists from around the globe. Here are...
jigisha mehra
27 Oct 2021
Boasting of unparalleled beauty and artistic grandeur, these famous temples in India are a must-visit for all tourists from around the globe. Here are...
jigisha mehra
8 Jun 2022
Here you will get all the Keyboard shortcuts, also they are most commonly used and frequently keyboard shortcuts which have been asked in Computer a...
jigisha mehra
8 Jun 2022
Here you will get all the Keyboard shortcuts, also they are most commonly used and frequently keyboard shortcuts which have been asked in Computer a...
pooja agnihotri
1 Dec 2021
Once the British gained power, they introduced many changes in the Economic, Political, and Social spheres. We have seen that India in the 1750s saw...
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Limnology
2 of 11 〉 India's Coastline is7516.6 km
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Corona
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Hippocrates
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Q.1 Who introduced the term state for the first time?
- Karl Marx
- Machiavelli
- Rousseau
- Jean Bodin
Answer ✔ (b) Machiavelli
Explanation:
The term ‘State’ in its modern sense was first used by Machiavelli. The State consists of four elements. These are (a) the people; (b) the territory; (c) the government and (d) sovereignty.
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Q.2 How do we consider a Constitution rigid or flexible?
- Based upon the provisions made for its amendment
- Based upon Constitutional Supremacy
- Based upon Parliamentary Supremacy
- Based upon Judicial Review
Answer ✔ (a) Based upon the provisions made for its amendment
Explanation: On the basis of amendments, a constitution can be classified into the categories of rigid and flexible. A rigid constitution is one that can't be amended easily, i.e., the US Constitution. A flexible constitution is one that can be amended easily, i.e., Britain.
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Q.3 Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Rigid as well as Flexible
- None
Answer ✔ (c) Rigid as well as Flexible
Explanation: Indian constitution is more flexible than rigid. For example, most of its provisions can be amended by a two-thirds majority in the parliament. However, in order to amend some of the provisions like the election of the president, powers and functions, the extent of Centre-State relations, etc. apart from two-thirds majority in both houses of the parliament, the bill must be passed by at least half of the total state legislatures.
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Q.4 The nature of the Indian Constitution-
- Unitary
- Federal
- Quasi Federal System
- Parliamentary
Answer ✔ (c) Quasi Federal System
Explanation: Indian constitution is federal in form and unitary in spirit. The meaning of the quasi-federal system is both federal and unitary. In Unitary Constitution the supreme governing authority of a state is concentrated in a single place(Central Government). In this constitution, the supreme power is divided between the central and state government, and both governments are independent in their domain.
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Q.5 When did the East India Company?
- 31st December, 1600
- 13th December, 1598
- 31th December, 1609
- 11th December, 1603
Answer ✔ (a) 31st December, 1600
Explanation: On 31 December 1600, the British East India Company received a Royal Charter from the British monarch Elizabeth I to trade with the East Indies. Later, the company colonized the Indian subcontinent.
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Q.6 The Charter was issued to the East Indian Company in 1600 by whom?
- King Charles II
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Victoria
- Queen Mary
Answer ✔ (b) Queen Elizabeth I
Explanation: On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I issued the Royal Charter to the East India Company. The British East India Company established trading facilities on the east and west coasts of India as well as in Bengal as a result of this Charter.
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Q.7 For how many years the charter gave the company a monopoly to trade with the east and west coasts of India?
- 10 Years
- 20 Years
- 15 Years
- Indefinite Years
Answer ✔ (c) 15 Years
Explanation: For an initial 15 years, the charter granted the company a monopoly on trade with India's east and west coasts.
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Q.8 Which Act abolished the administration system in India?
- Pitt’s India Act of 1784
- Government of India Act of 1858
- Charter Act of 1913
- Regulating Act of 1773
Answer ✔ (d) Regulating Act of 1773
Explanation: The Regulating Act of 1773 abolished the administration system in India. This was the first step taken by the British government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India, as well as the first time the Company's political and administrative functions were recognized.
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Q.9 Name of the first Governor-General of Bengal.
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Dalhousie
- WIlliam Bentick
- Lord Cornwallis
Answer ✔ (a) Warren Hastings
Explanation: The first Governor-General of Bengal was Warren Hastings, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal.
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Q.10 Who was the first Governor-General of British India?
- Lord Dalhousie
- Warren Hastings
- WIlliam Bentick
- Lord Cornwallis
Answer ✔ (c) WIlliam Bentick
Explanation: William Bentick became the first Governor-General of India after the Charter Act of 1833. He was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1828 to 1833 and the Governor-General of India from 1833 to 1835.
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Q.1 Name the branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe.
- Cosmology
- Meteorology
- Petrology
- Orology
Answer ✔ (a) Cosmology
Explanation: Cosmology is "the scientific study of the large-scale properties of the universe as a whole."
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Q.2 Why does a star produce its own light and heat?
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Chemical reaction
- None
Answer ✔ (b) Nuclear fusion
Explanation: Stars are huge celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Heat and light energy produced by the stars are due to the fusion reaction of hydrogen atoms.
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Q.3 Which theory explains the origin of the universe?
- Geocentric Model
- Heliocentricity
- Big Bang Theory
- Pulsating Theory
Answer ✔ (c) Big Bang Theory
Explanation: The Big Bang was 13.8 billion years ago when the universe began as a tiny, dense, fireball that exploded.
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Q.4 Big bang theory was proposed by
- Georges Lemaitre
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Hoyle
Answer ✔ (a) Georges Lemaitre
Explanation: Georges Lemaitre was a Belgian cosmologist, Catholic priest, and father of the Big Bang theory.
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Q.5 Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?
- Georges Lemaitre
- Galileo Galilei
- Edwin Hubble
- Claudius Ptolemy
Answer ✔ (c) Edwin Hubble
Explanation: American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered in the 1920s that the Universe is expanding by showing that most galaxies are receding from the Milky Way and the farther away they are, the faster they are receding.
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Q.6 Who proposed the steady-state theory?
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Sir James Jeans
- Fred Hoyle
Answer ✔ (c) Sir James Jeans
Explanation: The steady-state theory was first proposed by Sir James Jeans in the 1920s, but it was reformulated by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold, and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
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Q.7 What is the pulsating theory of the universe?
- A cosmological model that combines both the Big Bang and the Big Crunch as part of a cyclical event
- An expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation
- All the matter of the universe was present in a single place in the form of hot and dense fireball
- Counting of the galaxies is constant and new galaxies which are forming continuously are filling the empty spaces
Answer ✔ (b) An expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation
Explanation: Sir J.C. Bose proposed a theory of the ascent of sap known as the pulsation theory. The Pulsating Universe Theory says that the universe follows self-sustaining cycles such as expanding and contrasting.
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Q.8 What Are Constellations?
- A group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
- Small chunks of ice and rock come from the outer edge of the solar system
- Collection of billions of stars
- Small irregularly shaped rocks made up of metal or minerals
Answer ✔ (a) A group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
Explanation: A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline.
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Q.9 In which of these constellations does the current Pole Star, Polaris, lie?
- Ursa Minor
- Orion
- Ursa Major
- Corona Borealis
Answer ✔ (a) Ursa Minor
Explanation: Ursa Minor, or the 'Little Bear', is a relatively conspicuous constellation, visible from the latitudes 90 degrees North to 10 degrees South. It is 'circum-polar', i.e. always visible in the sky, above 20 degrees North latitude.
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Q.10 Where in the sky would the Pole Star appear to an observer situated on the North Pole?
- At a fixed point on the horizon
- Perpetually below the horizon and invisible
- It depends on the time of the year
- At the zenith (exactly overhead)
Answer ✔ (d) At the zenith (exactly overhead)
Explanation: The North Star or Pole Star is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That's because it's located nearly at the north celestial pole
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Q.1 Name the branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe.
- Cosmology
- Meteorology
- Petrology
- Orology
Answer ✔ (a) Cosmology
Explanation: Cosmology is "the scientific study of the large-scale properties of the universe as a whole."
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Q.2 Why does a star produce its own light and heat?
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Chemical reaction
- None
Answer ✔ (b) Nuclear fusion
Explanation: Stars are huge celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Heat and light energy produced by the stars are due to the fusion reaction of hydrogen atoms.
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Q.3 Which theory explains the origin of the universe?
- Geocentric Model
- Heliocentricity
- Big Bang Theory
- Pulsating Theory
Answer ✔ (c) Big Bang Theory
Explanation: The Big Bang was 13.8 billion years ago when the universe began as a tiny, dense, fireball that exploded.
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Q.4 Big bang theory was proposed by
- Georges Lemaitre
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Hoyle
Answer ✔ (a) Georges Lemaitre
Explanation: Georges Lemaitre was a Belgian cosmologist, Catholic priest, and father of the Big Bang theory.
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Q.5 Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?
- Georges Lemaitre
- Galileo Galilei
- Edwin Hubble
- Claudius Ptolemy
Answer ✔ (c) Edwin Hubble
Explanation: American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered in the 1920s that the Universe is expanding by showing that most galaxies are receding from the Milky Way and the farther away they are, the faster they are receding.
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Q.6 Who proposed the steady-state theory?
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Sir James Jeans
- Fred Hoyle
Answer ✔ (c) Sir James Jeans
Explanation: The steady-state theory was first proposed by Sir James Jeans in the 1920s, but it was reformulated by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold, and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
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Q.7 What is the pulsating theory of the universe?
- A cosmological model that combines both the Big Bang and the Big Crunch as part of a cyclical event
- An expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation
- All the matter of the universe was present in a single place in the form of hot and dense fireball
- Counting of the galaxies is constant and new galaxies which are forming continuously are filling the empty spaces
Answer ✔ (b) An expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation
Explanation: Sir J.C. Bose proposed a theory of the ascent of sap known as the pulsation theory. The Pulsating Universe Theory says that the universe follows self-sustaining cycles such as expanding and contrasting.
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Q.8 What Are Constellations?
- A group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
- Small chunks of ice and rock come from the outer edge of the solar system
- Collection of billions of stars
- Small irregularly shaped rocks made up of metal or minerals
Answer ✔ (a) A group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
Explanation: A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline.
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Q.9 In which of these constellations does the current Pole Star, Polaris, lie?
- Ursa Minor
- Orion
- Ursa Major
- Corona Borealis
Answer ✔ (a) Ursa Minor
Explanation: Ursa Minor, or the 'Little Bear', is a relatively conspicuous constellation, visible from the latitudes 90 degrees North to 10 degrees South. It is 'circum-polar', i.e. always visible in the sky, above 20 degrees North latitude.
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Q.10 Where in the sky would the Pole Star appear to an observer situated on the North Pole?
- At a fixed point on the horizon
- Perpetually below the horizon and invisible
- It depends on the time of the year
- At the zenith (exactly overhead)
Answer ✔ (d) At the zenith (exactly overhead)
Explanation: The North Star or Pole Star is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That's because it's located nearly at the north celestial pole
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Q.1 Who is considered as the father of economics?
- Alfred Marshall
- Adam Smith
- David Ricardo
- Esther Duflo
Answer ✔ (b) Adam Smith
Explanation: Adam Smith was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher. He is considered the father of modern economics. He published “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776.
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Q.2 Name the economist who gave the theory of “Comparative Advantage.”
- Adam Smith
- David Ricardo
- Thomas Robert Malthus
- Amartya Sen
Answer ✔ (b) David Ricardo
Explanation: David Ricardo was a classical economist best known for his theory on wages and profit, the labor theory of value, the theory of comparative advantage, and the theory of rents.
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Q.3 What was the comparative advantage theory of David Ricacrdo?
- When a country can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another country.
- Pursuit of self-interest, division of labor, and freedom of trade.
- A theory of free-market capitalism directly opposed to government intervention.
- A theory centers on entrepreneurship, knowledge, innovation and technological advancement.
Answer ✔ (a) When a country can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another country.
Explanation: Comparative advantage is an economy's ability to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partners.
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Q.4 __________ is the migration of health personnel in search of a better standard of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology, and more stable political conditions in different places worldwide.
- Immigration
- Emigration
- Brain Drain
- Mass Exodus
Answer ✔ (c) Brain Drain
Explanation: “Brain drain” is a term used to describe the large-scale migration of skilled human capital that causes a country to lose its innovative capabilities and limits its economic growth.
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Q.5 ________ implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing.
- National Happiness Index
- Psychological Wellbeing Index
- Living Standards Index
- Community Vitality Index
Answer ✔ (a) National Happiness Index
Explanation: Gross National Happiness (GNH), sometimes called Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH), it provides a way for the country to understand and enact progress based on the society's value of happiness.
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Q.6 What type of economy is followed in India?
- Traditional Economy: Economic system based on goods, services, and work, all of which follow certain established trends.
- Command Economy: A dominant centralized authority – usually the government – that controls a significant portion of the economic structure.
- Market Economy: Economic system based on the concept of free markets.
- Mixed Economy: Economic system that combine the characteristics of the market and command economic systems.
Answer ✔ (d) Mixed Economy: Economic system that combine the characteristics of the market and command economic systems.
Explanation: A mixed economic system is a system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism. This means that some industries are controlled by private businesses and individuals, while other industries are controlled by the government.
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Q.7 People who regularly move in and out of poverty (for example small farmers and seasonal workers). The occasionally poor are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck are called ______
- Chronic poor
- Churning poor
- Transient poor
- Non-poor
Answer ✔ (b) Churning poor
Explanation: The churning poor are the people who go in and out of poverty (for example, small farmers and seasonal workers).
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Q.8 _______ is the study of the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions such as consumers, resource owners, and firms.
- Macroeconomics
- Neo-classical economics
- Microeconomics
- Monetarist economics
Answer ✔ (c) Microeconomics
Explanation: Microeconomics is the study of the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions such as consumers, resource owners, and firms.
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Q.9 Who is called the father of macroeconomics?
- Alfred Marshall
- John Maynard Keynes
- Adam Smith
- Leon Walras
Answer ✔ (b) John Maynard Keynes
Explanation: Macroeconomics as a modern discipline began with the publication of John Maynard Keynes's General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money where he offered a new theory of economics that evolved into Keynesian economics.
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Q.10 Which of the following activities is also referred to as the 'Gold Collar' profession?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Quinary
- Quaternary
Answer ✔ (c) Quinary
Explanation: Quinary activities are services that focus on the creation, re-arrangement, and interpretation of new and existing ideas; data interpretation, and the use and evaluation of new technologies. Gold Collar Worker: Refers to highly-skilled knowledgeable people such as doctors, lawyers, scientists, and also young, low-wage workers who also get parental support.
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Q.1 How much time did the framing of the Constitution take?
- 2 years 11 months
- 3 years
- 2 years 11 months 18 days
- 2 years 10 months
Answer ✔ (c) 2 years 11 months 18 days
Explanation: From 9th December 1946 to 26th November 1949, the constitution of India was framed which came into force after two months of completion, that is on 26th January 1950, celebrated as the republic day of India.
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Q.2 In which year was the constituent assembly established?
- 1949
- 1948
- 1946
- 1945
Answer ✔ (c) 1946
Explanation: The constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of the cabinet mission plan.
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Q.3 Constitution day of India is celebrated on
- 26th November 1949
- 26th November 1948
- 26th January 1950
- 26th November 1946
Answer ✔ (a) 26th November 1949
Explanation: The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.
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Q.4 By whom and when did the idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed
- Dr. Sachinand Sinha, 1949
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad, 1949
- Dr. B.R Ambedkar, 1946
- M.N. Roy, 1934
Answer ✔ (d) M.N. Roy, 1934
Explanation: The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy. However, the actual constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of the cabinet mission plan.
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Q.5 When was Jana Gana Mana adopted as our national anthem?
- 25 January 1950
- 24 January 1950
- 26 January 1950
- 26 November 1949
Answer ✔ (b) 24 January 1950
Explanation: On 24 January 1950, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was adopted as the national anthem.
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Q.6 When was Objective Resolution moved and by who?
- 26 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
- 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
- 26 November 1946, Dr. B R Ambedkar
- 9 December 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer ✔ (b) 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: On 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the ‘Objective Resolution’. Objective Resolution enshrined the aspirations and values of the constitution-makers.
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Q.7 Who was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
- BN Rau
- Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
- Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer ✔ (c) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Explanation: Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was appointed as the interim(temporary) chairman of the Constituent Assembly.
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Q.8 Who is known as the ‘Architecture of Indian Constitution’?
- Dr. B R Ambedkar
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer ✔ (a) Dr. B R Ambedkar
Explanation: Because of his role in drafting the Constitution of India, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is well known throughout India as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
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Q.9 Is the Constitution of India flexible or rigid?
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Both (a) and (b)
- None
Answer ✔ (c) Both (a) and (b)
Explanation: Indian Constitution is both a flexible and rigid form of constitution because in some cases it requires a simple majority of people for passing an amendment and in some cases, it requires the majority of people to pass the amendment.
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Q.10 Which article of the Indian Constitution describes it as rigid and flexible?
- Article 332
- Article 368
- Article 300
- Article 312
Answer ✔ (b) Article 368
Explanation:
Article 368 of the Indian Constitution provides for two types of amendments.
1. By a special majority of Parliament.
2. By a special majority of the Parliament with the ratification by half of the total states.
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Q.1 What does republic mean in the Indian Constitution?
- India is a Union of States
- The head of state is elected by people
- People have final authority in all the matters
- India has parliamentary system of government
Answer ✔ (b) The head of state is elected by people
Explanation: 'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of state rather than a monarch.
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Q.2 Which one is not the Component of the Preamble?
- Sovereign
- Secular
- Hostility
- Democratic Republic
Answer ✔ (c) Hostility
Explanation: The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, and equality for all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.
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Q.3 How many articles, parts, and schedules are in the Indian constitution?
- 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
- 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
- 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
- 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
Answer ✔ (a) 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
Explanation: At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution—after the Constitution of Alabama—in the world.
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Q.4 Who prepared the manuscript of the Constitution of India?
- Shantiniketan
- Nandlal Bose
- Dr. B R Ambedkar
- Prem Behari Narain Raizada
Answer ✔ (d) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
Explanation: Prem Behari Narain Raizada was an Indian calligrapher. He is notable for being the calligrapher who hand-wrote the Constitution of India.
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Q.5 Procedure for Amendment in Indian Constitution is given in which article?
- Article 332
- Article 318
- Article 368
- Article 364
Answer ✔ (c) Article 368
Explanation: Article 368 in Part 20 of the Constitution deals with the power of parliament to amend the constitution and its procedures. The procedure of amending the constitution has been adopted from the constitution of South Africa.
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Q.6 Which article if the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
- Article 30
- Article 17
- Article 19
- Article 21
Answer ✔ (b) Article 17
Explanation: Abolition of Untouchability. To make an untouchability law further strong, parliament passed an Untouchability Offenses Act in 1955. However, this act was further amended and also renamed in the year of 1976 as Protection of the Civil Rights Act, 1955.
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Q.7 Who has the power to create new states?
- Parliament of India
- Chief Justice of India
- Governor
- State legislatures
Answer ✔ (a) Parliament of India
Explanation: Article 3 assigns to Parliament the power to enact legislation for the formation of new States. Parliament may create new States in a number of ways, namely by (i) separating the territory from any State, (ii) uniting two or more States, (iii) uniting parts of States, and (iv) uniting any territory to a part of any State.
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Q.8 Fundamental Rights are described in which articles of Indian Constitution?
- Article 12 to 35
- Article 14 to 32
- Article 14 to 35
- Article 12 to 32
Answer ✔ (a) Article 12 to 35
Explanation: Article 12 to 35 contained in Part III of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights.
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Q.9 Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
- Right to Equality
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right against Exploitation
Answer ✔ (c) Right to Property
Explanation: The Morarji Desai government eventually scrapped the fundamental right to property with the 44th Constitutional Amendment in 1978.
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Q.10 Who was the Constitutional Advisor of the Constituent Assembly?
- Dr. Sachinand Sinha
- Dr. B.N. Rau
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- H.C. Mukherjee
Answer ✔ (b) Dr. B.N. Rau
Explanation:
Sir Benegal Narsing Rau CIE was an Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India. He was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly.
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Q.1 What does republic mean in the Indian Constitution?
- India is a Union of States
- The head of state is elected by people
- People have final authority in all the matters
- India has parliamentary system of government
Answer ✔ (b) The head of state is elected by people
Explanation: 'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of the state rather than a monarch.
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Q.2 Which one is not the Components of Preamble?
- Sovereign
- Secular
- Hostility
- Democratic Republic
Answer ✔ (c) Hostility
Explanation: Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality to all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain unity and integrity of the nation.
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Q.3 How many articles, parts, and schedules are in the Indian constitution?
- 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
- 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
- 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
- 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
Answer ✔ (a) 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
Explanation: At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution after the Constitution of Alabama in the world.
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- India is a Union of States
- The head of state is elected by people
- People have final authority in all the matters
- India has parliamentary system of government
Answer ✔ (b) The head of state is elected by people
Explanation: 'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of the state rather than a monarch.
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Q.2 Which one is not the Components of Preamble?
- Sovereign
- Secular
- Hostility
- Democratic Republic
Answer ✔ (c) Hostility
Explanation: Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality to all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain unity and integrity of the nation.
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Q.3 How many articles, parts, and schedules are in the Indian constitution?
- 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
- 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
- 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
- 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
Answer ✔ (a) 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
Explanation: At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution after the Constitution of Alabama in the world.
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Q.1 How much time did the framing of the Constitution take?
- 2 years 11 months
- 3 years
- 2 years 11 months 18 days
- 2 years 10 months
Answer ✔ (c) 2 years 11 months 18 days
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Q.1 Name the only floating national park in India and in the world as well.
- Kanha National Park
- Bandipur National Park
- Keibul Lamjao National Park
- Ranthambore National Park
Answer ✔ (c) Keibul Lamjao National Park
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Q.2 Dead Sea is located between which two countries?
- Jordan and Sudan
- Jordan and Israel
- Turkey and UAE
- UAE and Egypt
Answer ✔ (b) Jordan and Israel
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Q.3 Which country is also known as the ‘Land of Rising Sun’?
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Fiji
- China
Answer ✔ (a) Japan
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Q.4 Which layer is considered ideal for flying off aircraft?
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Exosphere
- Ionosphere
Answer ✔ (b) Stratosphere
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Q.5 The Mangroove forests of the Gangetic delta (West Bengal) are called
- Sholas
- Evergreen forest
- Sunderbans
- Kalibans
Answer ✔ (c) Sunderbans
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Q.6 In which unit is the thickness of the stratospheric ozone gas layer measured?
- Caverts
- Dobson unit
- Melsen Unit
- None of these
Answer ✔ (b) Dobson unit
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Q.7 Which of the following is known as the suicide sac of the cell?
- Lysozyme
- Golgibodies
- Ribosome
- Cytoplasm
Answer ✔ (a) Lysozyme
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Q.8 The relationship between the water fern Azola and the cyanobacterium Annabena is: -
- Symbiotic
- Mutual
- Survival
- Proto-support
Answer ✔ (a) Symbiotic
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Q.9 The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen
- Carbon dioxide
- Oxygen
Answer ✔ (a) Nitrogen
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Q.10 Bromine is a
- Black solid
- Red liquid
- Colourless gas
- Highly inflammable gas
Answer ✔ (a) Black solid
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Q.11 Which one is the World’s highest-altitude civilian airport?
- Daocheng Yading Airport, China
- Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport, Leh
- Qamdo Bamda Airport, China
- None of the above
Answer ✔ (a) Daocheng Yading Airport, China
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Q.12 Name the vitamin which is not found in any non-vegetarian food.
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin K
Answer ✔ (c) Vitamin D
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Q.13 Who appoints the judges of a high court?
- Supreme Court
- Chief Justice of India
- President
- Parliament
Answer ✔ (c) President
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Q.14 Who determines the salary and other service conditions of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)?
- President
- Parliament
- Rajya Sabha
- Council of Ministers
Answer ✔ (b) Parliament
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Q.15 The hardest substance available on earth is
- Gold
- Iron
- Diamond
- Platinum
Answer ✔ (c) Diamond
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Q.1 All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting to ratify the Quit India resolution was held at _____ session.
- calcutta
- Bombay
- faizpuri
- tripuri
Answer ✔ (b) Bombay
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Q.2 Which Indian nationalist movement is also known as the 'August Movement'?
- Non-coperation Movement
- Swadeshi movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Quit India movement
Answer ✔ (d) Quit India movement
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Q.3 With Which of the following movements is Aruna Asaf Ali associated?
- Non-coperation Movement
- Civil Disobedience movement
- Individual Satyagrah
- Quit India movement
Answer ✔ (d) Quit India movement
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Q.4 What was the another name of Quit India Movement?
- August Kranti
- Non-cooperation
- Civil Disobedience
- No option is correct
Answer ✔ (a) August Kranti
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Q.5 To launch which movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the 'Do or Die' speech?
- Non-cooperation movement
- Quit India movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Khilafat movement
Answer ✔ (b) Quit India movement
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Q.6 Who coined the slogan 'Quit India'?
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru
- Yusuf Meher Ali
- Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer ✔ (c) Yusuf Meher Ali
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Q.7 Quit India Movement was launched in response to which of the following events?
- Simon Commission
- Cabinet Mission Plan
- Cripps Mission
- Wavell Plan
Answer ✔ (c) Cripps Mission
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Q.8 When was the 'Quit India Movement' started?
- August 1942
- April 1919
- October 1905
- February 1928
Answer ✔ (a) August 1942
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Q.9 Jayprakash Narayan was given the title of '_____'.
- Deenbandhu
- Loknayak
- Jana Nayak
- Deshbandhu
Answer ✔ (b) Loknayak
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Q.1 Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a
- Mainframe
- Supercomputer
- Network
- Client
Answer ✔ (c) Network
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Q.2 A program that is used to view websites is called a
- Browser
- Spreadsheet
- Word Processor
- Web Viewer
Answer ✔ (a) Browser
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Q.3 Rules for exchanging data between computers are called
- Hyperlinks
- Procedures
- Protocols
- Programs
Answer ✔ (c) Protocols
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Q.4 Out of the following, Who performs simple mathematics for the CPU?
- Bus
- Registers
- Memory Unit (MU)
- Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Answer ✔ (d) Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
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Q.5 Barcodes store information using
- Thick and Thin Lines
- Punched Holes
- Dots
- All of the above
Answer ✔ (a) Thick and Thin Lines
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Q.6 Personal logs or journal entries posted on the web are known as?
- Smartlogs
- Blogs
- Photo
- All of these
Answer ✔ (b) Blogs
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Q.7 A _____ is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web
- HTTP
- Web Browser
- Search Engine
Answer ✔ (b) Web Browser
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Q.8 Email address separates the user name from the ISP using which operator?
- *
- @
- !
- ^
Answer ✔ (b) @
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Q.9 Documents converted to ____ can be published to the web-
- Doc File
- Machine language
- HTML
- http
Answer ✔ (c) HTML
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Q.10 Which of the following is not a type of broadband internet connection?
- DSL
- Satellite
- Dial up
- Cable
Answer ✔ (c) Dial up
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Q.1 Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a
- Mainframe
- Supercomputer
- Network
- Client
Answer ✔ (c) Network
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Q.2 A program that is used to view websites is called a
- Browser
- Spreadsheet
- Word Processor
- Web Viewer
Answer ✔ (a) Browser
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Q.3 Rules for exchanging data between computers are called
- Hyperlinks
- Procedures
- Protocols
- Programs
Answer ✔ (c) Protocols
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Q.4 Out of the following, Who performs simple mathematics for the CPU?
- Bus
- Registers
- Memory Unit (MU)
- Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Answer ✔ (d) Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
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Q.5 Barcodes store information using
- Thick and Thin Lines
- Punched Holes
- Dots
- All of the above
Answer ✔ (a) Thick and Thin Lines
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Q.6 Personal logs or journal entries posted on the web are known as?
- Smartlogs
- Blogs
- Photo
- All of these
Answer ✔ (b) Blogs
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Q.7 A _____ is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web
- HTTP
- Web Browser
- Search Engine
Answer ✔ (b) Web Browser
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Q.8 Email address separates the user name from the ISP using which operator?
- *
- @
- !
- ^
Answer ✔ (b) @
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Q.9 Documents converted to ____ can be published to the web-
- Doc File
- Machine language
- HTML
- http
Answer ✔ (c) HTML
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Q.10 Which of the following is not a type of broadband internet connection?
- DSL
- Satellite
- Dial up
- Cable
Answer ✔ (c) Dial up
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Q.1 The governor of a state is appointed by the President on the advice of the-
- Prime Minister
- Vice-President
- Chief Minister
- Chief Justice
Answer ✔ (a) Prime Minister
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Q.2 The President gives his resignation to the-
- Chief Justice
- Vice President
- Parliament
- Prime Minister
Answer ✔ (b) Vice President
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Q.3 For what period does the Vice president of India hold office?
- 5 Years
- Till the age of 65 years
- 6 years
- 2 years
Answer ✔ (a) 5 Years
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Q.4 Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship is-
- 23 years
- 21 years
- 35 years
- 30 years
Answer ✔ (c) 35 years
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Q.5 What is the Minimum age for appointment as a Governor?
- 35 years
- 40 years
- 25 years
- 30 years
Answer ✔ (a) 35 years
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Q.6 Chief Minister of a state is responsible to-
- Prime Minister
- Rajya Sabha
- Legislative Assembly
- Governor
Answer ✔ (c) Legislative Assembly
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Q.7 How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?
- once
- 3 times
- 2 times
- Any number of times
Answer ✔ (d) Any number of times
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Q.8 Who among the following can attend meetings of the Union cabinet?
- President
- Cabinet Ministers
- Ministers of States
- Deputy Ministers
Answer ✔ (b) Cabinet Ministers
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Q.9 Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC?
- President
- Speaker of Lok sabha
- Chief Justice of India
- Prime Minister
Answer ✔ (a) President
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Q.1 On ------------, the Nobel Prizes were awarded for the first time in Stockholm and in Christiania
- December 24, 1906
- September 10, 1901
- March 10, 1900
- December 10, 1901
Answer ✔ (d) December 10, 1901
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Q.2 The Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm took place at ----------- of Music during the years 1901-1925.
- The Old Royal Academy
- University of Oslo
- The Nobel Institute building
- The Stockholm Globe Arena
Answer ✔ (a) The Old Royal Academy
Explanation: From official site of Nobel price- The Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm took place at the Old Royal Academy of Music during the years 1901-1925. Since 1926, the ceremony has taken place at the Stockholm Concert Hall with few exceptions: 1971 in the Philadelphia Church; 1972 in the St. Erik International Fair (known today as Stockholm International Fairs) in Älvsjö, 1975 in the St. Erik International Fair and in 1991 at the Stockholm Globe Arena. The King of Sweden hands over the prize to the laureate/s.
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Q.3 Between 1901 to 2021, How any times Nobel awarded?
- 943
- 975
- 720
- 609
Answer ✔ (d) 609
Explanation: From official site- Between 1901 and 2021, the Nobel Prizes and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel were awarded 609 times to 975 people and organisations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 943 individuals and 25 organizations. Below, you can view the full list of Nobel Prizes and Nobel Prize laureates.
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Q.4 Who got first Nobel price in India?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Mother Teresa
- C.V. Raman
- Mahatma Gandhi
Answer ✔ (a) Rabindranath Tagore
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Q.5 In Following, Which person rejected the Nobel Price?
- Mother Teresa
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Le Duc Tho
- Paul Krugman
Answer ✔ (c) Le Duc Tho
Explanation: Le Duc Tho rejected Nobel price for peace.
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Q.6 When Alfred Nobel born?
- 1833
- 1901
- 1896
- 1872
Answer ✔ (a) 1833
Explanation: Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 21 October 1833.
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Q.7 When Alfred Nobel signed his last will?
- 1901
- 1886
- 1872
- 1895
Answer ✔ (d) 1895
Explanation: On November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his third and last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris.
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Q.8 Who got first Nobel price in physics?
- Swiss Jean Henri Dunant
- Thomas Alva Edison
- C V Raman
- Wilhelm Rontgen
Answer ✔ (d) Wilhelm Rontgen
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Q.9 Who got first Nobel price?
- Jean Paul Sartre
- Swiss Jean Henri Dunant
- Thomas Alva Edison
- Samual Nobel
Answer ✔ (b) Swiss Jean Henri Dunant
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Q.10 which country has most Nobel prize winners up to 2021
- Germany
- Italy
- United States
- Japan
Answer ✔ (c) United States
Explanation: United States (375)
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Q.1 Which country banned the use of foreign currencies
- Azerbaijan
- Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
Answer ✔ (b) Afghanistan
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Q.2 Which social media platform has launched ‘Safe Stree’ and ‘My Kanoon’ campaigns for cyber safety
- Snapchat
Answer ✔ (d) Instagram
Explanation: Instagram launched 'safe Stree' and 'My Kanoon' campaigns to provide online safety to young users.
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Q.3 When the Kashi Utsav is being organized in Varanasi to celebrate the classic heritage & culture of Kashi.
- 10 to 15 November 2021
- 18 to 19 November 2021
- 16 to 18 November 2021
- 16 to 19 November 2021
Answer ✔ (c) 16 to 18 November 2021
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Q.4 Which bank approved a loan agreement of $61 million in order to improve liveability, new developments, and harness technology.
- Reserve bank of India [RBI]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- HSBC Bank
- Citibank
Answer ✔ (b) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Q.5 Who won the Australian Open 2021 women’s title recently?
- Naomi Osaka
- Jennifer Brady
- Novak Djokovic
- Monica Seles
Answer ✔ (a) Naomi Osaka
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Q.6 Who launched the largest 'creator education and enablement program' in India
- Hotstar
- Zee Tv
Answer ✔ (a) Facebook
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Q.7 Which cricket team won the 20-20 World cup 2021
- Afghanistan
- England
- New Zealand
- Australia
Answer ✔ (d) Australia
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Q.8 What is the rank of India in the Global Start-up ranking
- 15th
- 45th
- 60th
- 20th
Answer ✔ (d) 20th
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Q.9 In which country organized the Global Education Summit 2021
- Paris
- New Delhi
- London
- Tokyo
Answer ✔ (c) London
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Q.10 Who Won The Miss Universe Title 2021?
- Armi Kuusela
- Chandigarh's Harnaaz Sandhu
- Lara Dutta
- Miriam Stevenson
Answer ✔ (b) Chandigarh's Harnaaz Sandhu
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