General Knowledge & Science MCQs | āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ MCQs & Miscellaneous
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Q1. Which water channel separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands ? āĻāύā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) 10° Channel / ā§§ā§Ļ° āĻā§āύā§āϞ B) 12° Channel / ⧧⧍° āĻā§āύā§āϞ C) Ten Degree Channel / āĻā§āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āύā§āϞ D) Nicobar Strait / āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻŦā§° āώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) 10° Channel / ā§§ā§Ļ° āĻā§āύā§āϞ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: The 10° Channel (Ten Degree Channel) separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
ā§§ā§Ļ° āĻā§āύā§āϞ (Ten Degree Channel)-āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻĒāϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻāύā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q2. Which of the following is called the “suicide bag of the cell” ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§āĻ “āĻā§āώ⧰ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻšāϤā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āύāĻž” āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Lysosome / āϞāĻžāĻāĻ’āĻ’āĻŽ B) Mitochondria / āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ’āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž C) Nucleus / āύāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ D) Ribosome / ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŦ’āĻ’āĻŽ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Lysosome / āϞāĻžāĻāĻ’āĻ’āĻŽ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes that can break down cell components. Therefore, they are popularly called the “suicide bags” of the cell.
āϞāĻžāĻāĻ’āĻ’āĻŽāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āώ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ “āĻā§āώ⧰ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻšāϤā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āύāĻž” āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. From when to when does the financial year run in India ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻā§° āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϞ⧠?
A) 1 April – 31 March / ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ – ā§Šā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ B) 1 January – 31 December / ā§§ āĻāĻžāύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§ – ā§Šā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° C) 1 July – 30 June / ā§§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻ – ā§Šā§Ļ āĻā§āύ D) 1 March – 28 February / ā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ – ā§¨ā§Ž āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) 1 April – 31 March / ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ – ā§Šā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: India’s financial year begins on 1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year. āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻā§° ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§Šā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻāϞā§āĨ¤
Q4. Birds like Pheasant and Monal are mainly found in which forests ? Pheasant āĻā§°ā§ Monal-ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻ āĻā§āύāϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝāϤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Shivalik Himalayan forests / āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝ B) Deciduous forests / āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻžāϤ⧠āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝ C) Coniferous forests / āĻļāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝ D) Tropical rainforests / āĻā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§°ā§āώāĻžā§°āĻŖā§āϝ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Shivalik Himalayan forests / āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Pheasant and Monal are Himalayan birds associated with the forested Himalayan and Shivalik regions. Pheasant āĻā§°ā§ Monal āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ⧰ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞāϤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which city is also known as the “City of Palaces” ? āĻā§āύāĻāύ āĻāĻšā§°āĻ “City of Palaces” āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Kolkata / āĻāϞāĻāĻžāϤāĻž B) Jaipur / āĻāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§ā§° C) Udaipur / āĻāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§ā§° D) Mysore / āĻŽāĻšā§āĻļā§ā§°
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Kolkata / āĻāϞāĻāĻžāϤāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Kolkata is popularly known as the “City of Palaces” because of its many grand colonial-era buildings and palatial structures. āĻāϞāĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋā§ąā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻā§° āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāĻĻāϏāĻĻā§āĻļ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ “City of Palaces” āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q6. What is the chemical name of vinegar ? āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§° ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Acetic acid / āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄ B) Citric acid / āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄ C) Lactic acid / āϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄ D) Tartaric acid / āĻāĻžā§°āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Acetic acid / āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Vinegar mainly contains acetic acid (CHâCOOH), which gives it its characteristic sour taste. āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄ (CHâCOOH) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻž āϏā§ā§ąāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q7. Which term describes inert gases ? āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻŽā§āĻšāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Chemically inactive / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ B) Reactive / āϏāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ C) Combustible / āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§āϝ D) Radioactive / āϤā§āĻāϏā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Chemically inactive / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Inert or noble gases such as helium, neon and argon are chemically very unreactive because they have stable outer electron configurations. āĻšāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§°ā§ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻšā§ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϝāĻžāϏ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻšāĻāϤ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽ āϏāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q8. What is the main function of white blood cells ? āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϤ ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Fighting infection / āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž B) Carrying oxygen / āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž C) Clotting blood / āϤā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§°āĻž D) Transporting nutrients / āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Fighting infection / āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: White blood cells help protect the body from infections and foreign substances. āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϤ ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q9. When is World Malaria Day celebrated? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§āϞā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
A) 25 April / ⧍ā§Ģ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ B) 1 December / ā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° C) 15 May / ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽā§’ D) 7 April / ā§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) 25 April / ⧍ā§Ģ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April every year to raise awareness about malaria prevention and control. āĻŽā§āϞā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§°ā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ⧰⧠⧍ā§Ģ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§āϞā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q10. Which of the following is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ ⧍⧧ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Right to life and personal liberty / āĻā§ā§ąāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° B) Right to speech / āĻŦāĻžāĻā§-āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° C) Right to religion / āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° D) Right to education / āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Right to life and personal liberty / āĻā§ā§ąāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Article 21 protects the Right to Life and Personal Liberty. ⧍⧧ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āύāĻžāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āĻā§ā§ąāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q11. Which festival is celebrated in Punjab to commemorate the formation of the Khalsa? āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻĒāύā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžā§° āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
A) Vaisakhi / āĻŦā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ B) Diwali / āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻžā§ąāϞ⧠C) Holi / āĻšā§āϞ⧠D) Lohri / āϞā§āĻšā§°ā§
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Vaisakhi / āĻŦā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Vaisakhi commemorates the formation of the Khalsa in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻ āϏāĻŋāĻā§ ā§§ā§Ŧ⧝⧝ āĻāύāϤ āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻĒāύā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°āĻžā§° āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q12. What is the SI unit of work ? āĻāĻžāĻŽā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Joule / āĻā§āϞ B) Newton / āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ C) Watt / ā§ąāĻžāĻ D) Pascal / āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āĻā§āϞ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Joule / āĻā§āϞ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: The SI unit of work is Joule (J). One joule is the work done when a force of one newton moves an object through one metre. āĻāĻžāĻŽā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞ (J)āĨ¤ ā§§ āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠⧧ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āϏ⧰āĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽ ā§§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
Q13. Who is known as the “Sarod Samrat” in Indian classical music? āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤāϤ “Sarod Samrat” āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
A) Amjad Ali Khan / āĻāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāύ B) Ravi Shankar / ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻāĻā§° C) Ali Akbar Khan / āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŦā§° āĻāĻžāύ D) Zakir Hussain / āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āĻšā§āĻā§āĻāύ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Amjad Ali Khan / āĻāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāύ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Amjad Ali Khan is a renowned sarod maestro and is popularly known as the Sarod Samrat. āĻāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āϏ⧰ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϤā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻāύāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžā§ąā§ “Sarod Samrat” āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q14. In which Indian state is the “Lokrang” festival celebrated ? “Lokrang” āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻāύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Madhya Pradesh / āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ B) Rajasthan / ā§°āĻžāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ C) Gujarat / āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻ D) Assam / āĻ āϏāĻŽ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Madhya Pradesh / āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Lokrang is a cultural festival of Madhya Pradesh showcasing folk music, dance and traditional art. Lokrang āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą, āϝ’āϤ āϞā§āĻāϏāĻāĻā§āϤ, āϞā§āĻāύā§āϤā§āϝ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāϤ āĻāϞāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q15. Burning of coal is an example of which type of reaction ? āĻāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ ?
A) Combination / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ B) Decomposition / āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ C) Displacement / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ D) Redox / āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ-āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Combination / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Carbon in coal combines with oxygen during combustion to form carbon dioxide. It is therefore a combination reaction; combustion is also a redox process. āĻāϝāĻŧāϞāĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ⧠āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ⧰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ-āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ; āϞāĻāϤ⧠āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ-āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Q16. Which part of a plant prepares food ? āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Leaves / āĻĒāĻžāϤ B) Xylem / āĻāĻžāĻāϞā§āĻŽ C) Phloem / āĻĢā§āϞ’āĻāĻŽ D) Fruits / āĻĢāϞ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Leaves / āĻĒāĻžāϤ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Leaves prepare food through photosynthesis using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. Phloem transports the prepared food to other parts of the plant. āĻĒāĻžāϤāϤ āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°, āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ-āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āϏāĻžāϞā§āĻāϏāĻāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĢā§āϞ’āĻāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻāύ āĻ āĻāĻļāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q17. When is International Day of Non-Violence celebrated? āĻāύā§āϤāĻā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
A) 2 October / ⧍ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦā§° B) 15 August / ā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻāώā§āĻ C) 30 January / ā§Šā§Ļ āĻāĻžāύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§ D) 1 January / ā§§ āĻāĻžāύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) 2 October / ⧍ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: 2 October is observed as the International Day of Non-Violence to promote peace and non-violence. It is also the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧠⧍ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦā§° āĻāύā§āϤāĻā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāύā§āϧā§ā§° āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āĨ¤
Q18. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the language used in Parliament? āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āϏāĻāϏāĻĻāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āĻāĻžāώāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§?
A) Article 120 / ⧧⧍ā§Ļ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ B) Article 343 / ā§Šā§Ēā§Š āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ C) Article 19 / ⧧⧝ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ D) Article 21 / ⧍⧧ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Article 120 / ⧧⧍ā§Ļ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Article 120 provides for the use of Hindi or English in the proceedings of Parliament, subject to the constitutional provisions. ⧧⧍ā§Ļ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ āϏāĻāϏāĻĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāϏā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q19. What are the hot, dry winds blowing in northern India called ? āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Loo / āϞ⧠B) Cyclone / āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻš C) Monsoon / āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻš D) Sirocco / āĻāĻŋā§°’āĻā§āĻā§
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Loo / āϞā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Loo is a strong, hot and dry wind that blows across northern India mainly during the summer months. āϞ⧠āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āώā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšāĨ¤
Q20. How many Fundamental Duties are given in the Indian Constitution ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāĻā§ ?
A) 11 / ā§§ā§§āĻāĻž B) 10 / ā§§ā§ĻāĻāĻž C) 12 / ⧧⧍āĻāĻž D) 9 / ⧝āĻāĻž
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) 11 / ā§§ā§§āĻāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: There are 11 Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution. Originally, 10 duties were added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, and the 11th duty was added by the 86th Amendment in 2002. āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ ā§§ā§§āĻāĻž āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ ā§§ā§¯ā§ā§Ŧ āĻāύ⧰ ā§Ē⧍āϤāĻŽ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύā§ā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠⧧ā§ĻāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻ⧰⧠⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ⧍ āĻāύ⧰ ā§Žā§ŦāϤāĻŽ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύā§ā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠⧧⧧āϤāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q21. In 1600, from which ruler did the East India Company receive its charter ? ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ļā§Ļ āĻāύāϤ āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āύ āĻļāĻžāϏāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻžā§° āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
A) Elizabeth I / āĻāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ B) James I / āĻā§āĻŽāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ C) Henry VIII / āĻšā§āύ⧰⧠āĻ āώā§āĻāĻŽ D) Charles I / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϞāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ
Ans/ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Elizabeth I / āĻāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to the East India Company on 31 December 1600. ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ ā§Šā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ļā§Ļ āĻāύāϤ āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āĻ Royal Charter āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q22. Who conducts the elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions ? āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠⧰āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) State Election Commission / ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ B) Union Election Commission / āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ C) President of India / āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ D) Governor / ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) State Election Commission / ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: The State Election Commission conducts elections to Panchayats and Municipalities in the respective state. ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϞāĻŋāώā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻāĻžā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q24. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Right to Freedom of Religion ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Articles 25–28 / ⧍ā§Ģ–ā§¨ā§Ž āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ B) Articles 19–22 / ⧧⧝–⧍⧍ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ C) Articles 14–18 / ā§§ā§Ē–ā§§ā§Ž āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ D) Articles 29–30 / ⧍⧝–ā§Šā§Ļ āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) Articles 25–28 / ⧍ā§Ģ–ā§¨ā§Ž āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Articles 25–28 of the Constitution guarantee the Right to Freedom of Religion. āϏāĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ ⧍ā§Ģ–ā§¨ā§Ž āύāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āύāĻžāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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