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First Women in India | āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž - MCQs


Q1. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


A) Sarojini Naidu / āϏ⧰⧋āϜāĻŋāύ⧀ āύāĻžāχāĻĄā§  B) Indira Gandhi / āχāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§°āĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀  C) Pratibha Patil / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋāϞ  D) Sucheta Kripalani / āϏ⧁āĻšā§‡āϤāĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāĻĒāĻžāϞāύ⧀


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Indira Gandhi / āχāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§°āĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Indira Gandhi became the first woman Prime Minister of India in 1966. She served as Prime Minister from 1966–1977 and again from 1980–1984. (āχāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§°āĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀ ⧧⧝ā§Ŧā§Ŧ āϚāύāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ ⧧⧝ā§Ŧā§Ŧ–⧧⧝⧭⧭ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§Ļ–ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§Ē āϚāύāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Q2. Who was the first woman President of India ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?

A) Pratibha Patil / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋāϞ  B) Draupadi Murmu / āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ŒāĻĒāĻĻā§€ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§  C) Sarojini Naidu / āϏ⧰⧋āϜāĻŋāύ⧀ āύāĻžāχāĻĄā§  D) Meira Kumar / āĻŽā§€ā§°āĻž āϕ⧁āĻŽāĻžā§°


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Pratibha Patil / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋāϞ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Pratibha Patil became the first woman President of India in 2007. She served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋāϞ ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļā§­ āϚāύāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļā§­–⧍ā§Ļ⧧⧍ āϚāύāϞ⧈ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ⧧⧍āϤāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Q3. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞ āϕ⧋āύ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?

A) Sarojini Naidu / āϏ⧰⧋āϜāĻŋāύ⧀ āύāĻžāχāĻĄā§  B) Sucheta Kripalani / āϏ⧁āĻšā§‡āϤāĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāĻĒāĻžāϞāύ⧀  C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit / āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧāϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§€ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ  D) Padmaja Naidu / āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻŽāϜāĻž āύāĻžāχāĻĄā§


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Sarojini Naidu / āϏ⧰⧋āϜāĻŋāύ⧀ āύāĻžāχāĻĄā§


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor of an Indian state. She served as the Governor of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) from 1947 to 1949. (āϏ⧰⧋āϜāĻŋāύ⧀ āύāĻžāχāĻĄā§ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ ⧧⧝ā§Ēā§­–⧧⧝ā§Ē⧝ āϚāύāϞ⧈ United Provinces (āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ)-ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)













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Q1. Which water channel separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands ? āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜāĻ• āύāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϜāϞāĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


A) 10° Channel / ā§§ā§Ļ° āĻšā§‡āύ⧇āϞ  B) 12° Channel / ⧧⧍° āĻšā§‡āύ⧇āϞ  C) Ten Degree Channel / āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻšā§‡āύ⧇āϞ  D) Nicobar Strait / āύāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŦā§° āĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āχāϟ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) 10° Channel / ā§§ā§Ļ° āĻšā§‡āύ⧇āϞ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The 10° Channel (Ten Degree Channel) separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
ā§§ā§Ļ° āĻšā§‡āύ⧇āϞ (Ten Degree Channel)-āĻ āĻŦāĻ‚āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜāĻ• āύāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Which of the following is called the “suicide bag of the cell” ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹āĻ• “āϕ⧋āώ⧰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻšāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽā§‹āύāĻž” āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? 


A) Lysosome / āϞāĻžāχāĻ›’āϜ’āĻŽ  B) Mitochondria / āĻŽāĻžāχāϟ’āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻĄā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž  C) Nucleus / āύāĻŋāωāĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ›  D) Ribosome / ā§°āĻžāχāĻŦ’āϜ’āĻŽ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Lysosome / āϞāĻžāχāĻ›’āϜ’āĻŽ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes that can break down cell components. Therefore, they are popularly called the “suicide bags” of the cell.
āϞāĻžāχāĻ›’āϜ’āĻŽāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻāύāϜāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āώ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤ āϏ⧇āχāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• “āϕ⧋āώ⧰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻšāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽā§‹āύāĻž” āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. From when to when does the financial year run in India ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϛ⧰ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧈ āϚāϞ⧇ ?


A) 1 April – 31 March / ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ – ā§Šā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āϚ  B) 1 January – 31 December / ā§§ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§€ – ā§Šā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°  C) 1 July – 30 June / ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ – ā§Šā§Ļ āϜ⧁āύ  D) 1 March – 28 February / ā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āϚ – ā§¨ā§Ž āĻĢ⧇āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§€


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) 1 April – 31 March / ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ – ā§Šā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āϚ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: India’s financial year begins on 1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϛ⧰ ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§Šā§§ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āϚāϞ⧈ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. Birds like Pheasant and Monal are mainly found in which forests ? Pheasant āφ⧰⧁ Monal-ā§° āĻĻ⧰⧇ āϚ⧰āĻžāχ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤāσ āϕ⧋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 / āĻļāĻ™ā§āϕ⧁āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§°āĻŖā§āϝ  D) Tropical rainforests / āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§°ā§āώāĻžā§°āĻŖā§āϝ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Shivalik Himalayan forests / āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻ…ā§°āĻŖā§āϝ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Pheasant and Monal are Himalayan birds associated with the forested Himalayan and Shivalik regions. Pheasant āφ⧰⧁ Monal āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧰ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻžā§āϚāϞāϤ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Which city is also known as the “City of Palaces” ? āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ āϚāĻšā§°āĻ• “City of Palaces” āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Kolkata / āĻ•āϞāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻž  B) Jaipur / āϜāϝāĻŧāĻĒ⧁⧰  C) Udaipur / āωāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻĒ⧁⧰  D) Mysore / āĻŽāĻšā§€āĻļā§‚ā§°


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Kolkata / āĻ•āϞāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻž


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Kolkata is popularly known as the “City of Palaces” because of its many grand colonial-era buildings and palatial structures. āĻ•āϞāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻžāĻ• āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻ”āĻĒāύāĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧁āĻ—ā§° āĻ…āĻŸā§āϟāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻžāϜāĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāĻĻāϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ “City of Palaces” āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q6. What is the chemical name of vinegar ? āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ—āĻžā§°ā§° ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Acetic acid / āĻāĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄ  B) Citric acid / āϚāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄ  C) Lactic acid / āϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄ  D) Tartaric acid / āϟāĻžā§°āϟāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Acetic acid / āĻāĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Vinegar mainly contains acetic acid (CH₃COOH), which gives it its characteristic sour taste. āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ—āĻžā§°āϤ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤāσ āĻāĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄ (CH₃COOH) āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻŸā§‡āĻ™āĻž āĻ¸ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q7. Which term describes inert gases ? āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧇āĻ›āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Chemically inactive / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ  B) Reactive / āϏāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ  C) Combustible / āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§āϝ  D) Radioactive / āϤ⧇āϜāĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Chemically inactive / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Inert or noble gases such as helium, neon and argon are chemically very unreactive because they have stable outer electron configurations. āĻšāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ—āύ⧰ āĻĻ⧰⧇ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻšā§Ž āϗ⧇āĻ›āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχāĻšāρāϤ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q8. What is the main function of white blood cells ? āĻļā§āĻŦ⧇āϤ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Fighting infection / āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋ⧰⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϝ⧁āρāϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž  B) Carrying oxygen / āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž  C) Clotting blood / āϤ⧇āϜ āĻ—ā§‹āϟ āĻŽā§°āĻž  D) Transporting nutrients / āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Fighting infection / āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋ⧰⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϝ⧁āρāϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: White blood cells help protect the body from infections and foreign substances. āĻļā§āĻŦ⧇āϤ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāχ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏ⧁⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q9. When is World Malaria Day celebrated? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?


A) 25 April / ⧍ā§Ģ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ  B) 1 December / ā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°  C) 15 May / ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽā§‡’  D) 7 April / ā§­ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) 25 April / ⧍ā§Ģ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April every year to raise awareness about malaria prevention and control. āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ āφ⧰⧁ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāϜāĻžāĻ—āϤāĻž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ ⧍ā§Ģ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q10. Which of the following is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ ⧍⧧ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


A) Right to life and personal liberty / āĻœā§€ā§ąāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°  B) Right to speech / āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§-āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°  C) Right to religion / āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°  D) Right to education / āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Right to life and personal liberty / āĻœā§€ā§ąāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Article 21 protects the Right to Life and Personal Liberty. ⧍⧧ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āύāĻžāĻ—ā§°āĻŋāϕ⧰ āĻœā§€ā§ąāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āϏ⧁⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q11. Which festival is celebrated in Punjab to commemorate the formation of the Khalsa? āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻ›āĻž āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŦāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?


A) Vaisakhi / āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻžāĻ–ā§€  B) Diwali / āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻžā§ąāϞ⧀  C) Holi / āĻšā§‹āϞ⧀  D) Lohri / āϞ⧋āĻšā§°ā§€


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Vaisakhi / āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻžāĻ–ā§€


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Vaisakhi commemorates the formation of the Khalsa in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. āϗ⧁⧰⧁ āĻ—ā§‹āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϏāĻŋāϙ⧇ ā§§ā§Ŧ⧝⧝ āϚāύāϤ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻ›āĻž āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻžāĻ–ā§€ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q12. What is the SI unit of work ? āĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Joule / āϜ⧁āϞ  B) Newton / āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ  C) Watt / ā§ąāĻžāϟ  D) Pascal / āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Joule / āϜ⧁āϞ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§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. āĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϜ⧁āϞ (J)āĨ¤ ā§§ āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āϏ⧰āĻžāϞ⧇ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞāĨ¤


Q13. Who is known as the “Sarod Samrat” in Indian classical music? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤāϤ “Sarod Samrat” āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ• āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?


A) Amjad Ali Khan / āφāĻŽāϜāĻžāĻĻ āφāϞ⧀ āĻ–āĻžāύ  B) Ravi Shankar / ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ‚āϕ⧰  C) Ali Akbar Khan / āφāϞ⧀ āφāĻ•āĻŦā§° āĻ–āĻžāύ  D) Zakir Hussain / āϜāĻžāĻ•āĻŋā§° āĻšā§āϛ⧇āχāύ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Amjad Ali Khan / āφāĻŽāϜāĻžāĻĻ āφāϞ⧀ āĻ–āĻžāύ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Amjad Ali Khan is a renowned sarod maestro and is popularly known as the Sarod Samrat. āφāĻŽāϜāĻžāĻĻ āφāϞ⧀ āĻ–āĻžāύ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āϏ⧰⧋āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāĻ• āϜāύāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ “Sarod Samrat” āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q14. In which Indian state is the “Lokrang” festival celebrated ? “Lokrang” āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Madhya Pradesh / āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ  B) Rajasthan / ā§°āĻžāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ  C) Gujarat / āϗ⧁āϜ⧰āĻžāϟ  D) Assam / āĻ…āϏāĻŽ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Madhya Pradesh / āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Lokrang is a cultural festival of Madhya Pradesh showcasing folk music, dance and traditional art. Lokrang āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āĻāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą, āϝ’āϤ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ, āϞ⧋āĻ•āύ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϝ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§°āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻ•āϞāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q15. Burning of coal is an example of which type of reaction ? āĻ•āϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§° ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ ?


A) Combination / āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāύ  B) Decomposition / āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ  C) Displacement / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ  D) Redox / āϜāĻžā§°āĻŖ-āĻŦāĻŋāϜāĻžā§°āĻŖ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Combination / āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāύ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§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. āĻ•āϝāĻŧāϞāĻžā§° āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§ˆ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ-āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ; āϞāĻ—āϤ⧇ āχ āĻāϟāĻž āϜāĻžā§°āĻŖ-āĻŦāĻŋāϜāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤


Q16. Which part of a plant prepares food ? āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāχ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Leaves / āĻĒāĻžāϤ  B) Xylem / āϜāĻžāχāϞ⧇āĻŽ  C) Phloem / āĻĢā§āϞ’āĻāĻŽ  D) Fruits / āĻĢāϞ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Leaves / āĻĒāĻžāϤ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Leaves prepare food through photosynthesis using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. Phloem transports the prepared food to other parts of the plant. āĻĒāĻžāϤāϤ āĻ¸ā§‚ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§°, āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ-āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āϏāĻžāϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĢā§āϞ’āĻāĻŽā§‡ āϏ⧇āχ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻā§° āφāύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q17. When is International Day of Non-Violence celebrated? āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσ⧰āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?


A) 2 October / ⧍ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āĻŦā§°  B) 15 August / ā§§ā§Ģ āφāĻ—āĻˇā§āϟ  C) 30 January / ā§Šā§Ļ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§€  D) 1 January / ā§§ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§€


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) 2 October / ⧍ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āĻŦā§°


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§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. āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āϏāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϚāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ ⧍ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āĻŦā§° āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσ⧰āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀⧰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧋āĨ¤


Q18. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the language used in Parliament? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϏāĻĻāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇?


A) Article 120 / ⧧⧍ā§Ļ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ  B) Article 343 / ā§Šā§Ēā§Š āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ  C) Article 19 / ⧧⧝ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ  D) Article 21 / ⧍⧧ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Article 120 / ⧧⧍ā§Ļ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§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…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϏāĻĻā§° āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāϏ⧂āĻšā§€āϤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āĻŦāĻž āχāς⧰āĻžāĻœā§€ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q19. What are the hot, dry winds blowing in northern India called ? āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Loo / āϞ⧁  B) Cyclone / āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖā§€āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻš  C) Monsoon / āĻŽā§ŒāϚ⧁āĻŽā§€ āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻš  D) Sirocco / āĻ›āĻŋā§°’āĻ•ā§āϕ⧋


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Loo / āϞ⧁


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Loo is a strong, hot and dry wind that blows across northern India mainly during the summer months. āϞ⧁ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤāσ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϚāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšāĨ¤


Q20. How many Fundamental Duties are given in the Indian Constitution ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āφāϛ⧇ ?


A) 11 / ā§§ā§§āϟāĻž  B) 10 / ā§§ā§ĻāϟāĻž  C) 12 / ⧧⧍āϟāĻž  D) 9 / ⧝āϟāĻž


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) 11 / ā§§ā§§āϟāĻž


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§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§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  ā§§ā§§āϟāĻž āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ ⧧⧝⧭ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ ā§Ē⧍āϤāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ⧀⧰ āϜ⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧇ ā§§ā§ĻāϟāĻž āĻ•ā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āφ⧰⧁ ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ⧍ āϚāύ⧰ ā§Žā§ŦāϤāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ⧀⧰ āϜ⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧇ ā§§ā§§āϤāĻŽ āĻ•ā§°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q21. In 1600, from which ruler did the East India Company receive its charter ? ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ļā§Ļ āϚāύāϤ āχāĻˇā§āϟ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻļāĻžāϏāϕ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϟāĻžā§° āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


A) Elizabeth I / āĻāϞāĻŋāϜāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ  B) James I / āĻœā§‡āĻŽāĻ› āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ  C) Henry VIII / āĻšā§‡āύ⧰⧀ āĻ…āĻˇā§āϟāĻŽ  D) Charles I / āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϞāĻ› āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ


Ans/ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Elizabeth I / āĻāϞāĻŋāϜāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to the East India Company on 31 December 1600. ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻāϞāĻŋāϜāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ ā§Šā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ļā§Ļ āϚāύāϤ āχāĻˇā§āϟ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āĻ• Royal Charter āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Q22. Who conducts the elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions ? āĻĒāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ⧀ ā§°āĻžāϜ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āϕ⧋āύ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) State Election Commission / ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—  B) Union Election Commission / āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—  C) President of India / āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ  D) Governor / ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) State Election Commission / ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The State Election Commission conducts elections to Panchayats and Municipalities in the respective state. ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϗ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§āϞāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒ⧌⧰āϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q24. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Right to Freedom of Religion ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāϕ⧇āχāϟāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


A) Articles 25–28 / ⧍ā§Ģ–ā§¨ā§Ž āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ  B) Articles 19–22 / ⧧⧝–⧍⧍ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ  C) Articles 14–18 / ā§§ā§Ē–ā§§ā§Ž āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ  D) Articles 29–30 / ⧍⧝–ā§Šā§Ļ āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) Articles 25–28 / ⧍ā§Ģ–ā§¨ā§Ž āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Articles 25–28 of the Constitution guarantee the Right to Freedom of Religion. āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ ⧍ā§Ģ–ā§¨ā§Ž āύāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āύāĻžāĻ—ā§°āĻŋāϕ⧰ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


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