General Knowledge MCQ - Set : 2
1. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharati in May 2026 ? ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŽā§’ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
A) Prasoon Joshi B) Navneet Sehgal C) Gaurav Dwivedi D) Ashutosh Gowariker
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Prasoon Joshi
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Prasoon Joshi was appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 2 May 2026. (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻļā§āĻ ā§¨ āĻŽā§’ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§ŦāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤)
2. Who is known as the “Light of Asia” ? “āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§āĻšā§°” āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Gautam Buddha B) Guru Nanak C) Adi Shankar D) Mahavira
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Gautam Buddha
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Gautam Buddha is known as the “Light of Asia” because of his teachings of peace, compassion and enlightenment. āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ “āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§āĻšā§°” āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
3. Harishankar Brahma from Assam was the ______ Chief Election Commissioner of India. āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻšā§°āĻŋāĻļāĻāĻā§° āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 16th B) 17th C) 18th D) 19th
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) 19th
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Harishankar Brahma took charge as the 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 16 January 2015. (āĻšā§°āĻŋāĻļāĻāĻā§° āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§§ā§ĢāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§§ā§¯āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
4. Who gave the title “Lokmanya” to Bal Gangadhar Tilak ? āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ§ā§° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻ ‘āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯’ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Subhash Chandra Bose D) None
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) None, The Indian public / His supporters (āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖ/āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛)/ Please check the ANS....
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: “Lokmanya” was not formally given by one specific individual. It became a popular title used for Tilak by the Indian public and his supporters, meaning “accepted/respected by the people.” (“āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯” āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. What is the National Aquatic Animal of India ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
A) Crocodile / āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻā§ā§° B) Ganges River Dolphin / āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĄāĻ˛āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨ C) Turtle / āĻāĻžāĻ D) Whale / āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Ganges River Dolphin / āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĄāĻ˛āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Ganges River Dolphin is the National Aquatic Animal of India. It is also known as “Susu” and is mainly found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system. (āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĄāĻ˛āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ “āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§” āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻž-āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
6. Where is Bandipur National Park located ? āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻĒā§ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
A) Tamil Nadu / āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄā§ B) Kerala / āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž C) Andhra Pradesh / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ D) Karnataka / āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) Karnataka / āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Bandipur National Park is located in Karnataka. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is famous for its rich wildlife, especially tigers and elephants. (āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻĒā§ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ’āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻ§ā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĨ¤)
6. Approximately how many taste buds are present on the human tongue ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž Taste Buds (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) About 1,000 / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§§,ā§Ļā§Ļā§ĻāĻāĻž B) About 3,000 / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§Š,ā§Ļā§Ļā§ĻāĻāĻž C) About 10,000 / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§§ā§Ļ,ā§Ļā§Ļā§ĻāĻāĻž D) About 20,000 / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§¨ā§Ļ,ā§Ļā§Ļā§ĻāĻāĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) About 10,000 / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§§ā§Ļ,ā§Ļā§Ļā§ĻāĻāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: An average human has around 10,000 taste buds, which help us detect different tastes such as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. (āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§§ā§Ļ,ā§Ļā§Ļā§ĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
7. Where is Dudhwa National Park located ? āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ąāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
A) Madhya Pradesh / āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ B) Uttar Pradesh / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ C) Bihar / āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§° D) Uttarakhand / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Uttar Pradesh / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Dudhwa National Park is located in Uttar Pradesh, near the India-Nepal border. It is famous for its rich wildlife, including tigers, elephants, and swamp deer. (āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ąāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤, āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤-āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻšā§°āĻŋāĻŖāĻā§ āĻ§ā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
8. When is World Diabetes Day observed every year ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) 10 December / ā§§ā§Ļ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° B) 14 November / ā§§ā§Ē āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° C) 5 September / ā§Ģ āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° D) 8 March / ā§Ž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) 14 November / ā§§ā§Ē āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: World Diabetes Day is observed every year on 14 November. It marks the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, one of the co-discoverers of insulin. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§§ā§Ē āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§ Sir Frederick Banting-ā§° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ; āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
9. When is World AIDS Day observed every year ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) 24 March / ā§¨ā§Ē āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ B) 10 December / ā§§ā§Ļ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° C) 11 July / ā§§ā§§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ D) 1 December / ā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) 1 December / ā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: World AIDS Day is observed every year on 1 December to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to show support for people living with HIV. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ HIV/AIDS āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§°ā§ HIV-ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
10. In which year did the Second World War end ? āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1939 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Šā§¯ B) 1950 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Ģā§Ļ C) 1945 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§Ģ D) 1918 / ā§§ā§¯ā§§ā§Ž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) 1945 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§Ģ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Second World War ended in 1945. It lasted from 1939 to 1945. (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ ā§§ā§¯ā§Šā§¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
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1. On which river is the Tehri Dam built ? āĻā§āĻšā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
A) Bhagirathi / āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻĨā§ B) Alaknanda / āĻ āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž C) Yamuna / āĻ¯āĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻž D) Mandakini / āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Bhagirathi / āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻĨā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Tehri Dam is built on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand. It is one of the major hydroelectric projects in India. (āĻā§āĻšā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻĨā§ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĨ¤)
2. In which year was the Indian National Congress established ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1905 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Ļā§Ģ B) 1885 / ā§§ā§Žā§Žā§Ģ C) 1919 / ā§§ā§¯ā§§ā§¯ D) 1857 / ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) 1885 / ā§§ā§Žā§Žā§Ģ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Indian National Congress (INC) was established in 1885. Its first session was held in Bombay (now Mumbai), with W.C. Bonnerjee as the first president. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ (INC) ā§§ā§Žā§Žā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋā§ąā§āĻļāĻ¨ **āĻŦā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ)**āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ W.C. Bonnerjee āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
3. When is World Cancer Day observed every year ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) 8 March / ā§Ž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ B) 5 June / ā§Ģ āĻā§āĻ¨ C) 4 February / ā§Ē āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§ D) 1 December / ā§§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) 4 February / ā§Ē āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: World Cancer Day is observed every year on 4 February to raise awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§Ē āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻ ā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§, āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
4. What is the second most abundant gas found in the atmosphere ? āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
A) Nitrogen / āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āĻ¨ B) Carbon Dioxide / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ C) Oxygen / āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ D) Argon / āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻ¨
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Oxygen / āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Oxygen is the second most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere, making up about 21% of the atmosphere. Nitrogen is the most abundant at about 78%. (āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§¨ā§§% āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§ā§Ž%ā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
5. What is the SI unit of electric current ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Volt / āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ B) Ampere / āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° C) Ohm / āĻāĻŽ D) Watt / ā§ąāĻžāĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Ampere / āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The SI unit of electric current is Ampere (A). It is named after the French physicist André-Marie Ampère. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° (A)āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĢā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ André-Marie Ampère-ā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§ ā§°āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
6. Which type of energy does a steam engine convert into mechanical energy ? āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Electrical Energy / āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B) Light Energy / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ C) Thermal Energy / āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ D) Sound Energy / āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Thermal Energy / āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: A steam engine converts the thermal energy of steam into mechanical energy. (āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
7. When is World Water Day celebrated every year ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) 22 April / ā§¨ā§¨ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ B) 5 June / ā§Ģ āĻā§āĻ¨ C) 11 July / ā§§ā§§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ D) 22 March / ā§¨ā§¨ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) 22 March / ā§¨ā§¨ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: World Water Day is observed every year on 22 March to raise awareness about the importance of water and water conservation. (āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§¨ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
8. Which type of energy does a steam engine convert into mechanical energy ? āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Electrical Energy / āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B) Light Energy / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ C) Thermal Energy / āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ D) Sound Energy / āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Thermal Energy / āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: A steam engine converts the thermal energy of steam into mechanical energy. (āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
9. Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana ? āĻšā§°ā§āĻˇāĻŦā§°ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) / āĻšāĻŋāĻā§ąā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ B) Fa-Hien / āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ C) I-Tsing / āĻā§-āĻāĻŋāĻ D) Megasthenes / āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) / āĻšāĻŋāĻā§ąā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Hiuen Tsang, also known as Xuanzang, visited India during the reign of King Harshavardhana (Harsha) in the 7th century CE. He stayed in India for several years and wrote about Indian society, education and Buddhism. (āĻšāĻŋāĻā§ąā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ (Xuanzang)-āĻ āĻšā§°ā§āĻˇāĻŦā§°ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻļāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ, āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
10. When is World Health Day celebrated every year ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) 15 June / ā§§ā§Ģ āĻā§āĻ¨ B) 10 May / ā§§ā§Ļ āĻŽā§' C) 7 April / ā§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ D) 8 March / ā§Ž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻ
Ans / āĻ¸āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) 7 April / ā§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: World Health Day is observed every year on 7 April to raise awareness about important global health issues. (āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
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1. What is the full form of ROM in a computer ? āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ ROM-ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ ā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Random Only Memory / ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŽ āĻ āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§°ā§ B) Read Open Memory / ā§°āĻŋāĻĄ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§°ā§ C) Run Only Memory / ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§°ā§ D) Read Only Memory / ā§°āĻŋāĻĄ āĻ āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§°ā§
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) Read Only Memory / ā§°āĻŋāĻĄ āĻ āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§°ā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ROM stands for Read Only Memory. It is a type of memory that stores important instructions and retains data even when the power is turned off. (ROM-ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ ā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻšā§āĻā§ Read Only MemoryāĨ¤ āĻ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŽā§āĻŽā§°ā§ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻš’āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ§ā§°āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
2. Which disease is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin B1 ? āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ B1-ā§° āĻ āĻāĻžā§ąāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ā§°ā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Scurvy / āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋ B) Beriberi / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ C) Rickets / ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ D) Night Blindness / ā§°āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŖāĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Beriberi / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency causes Beriberi, which mainly affects the nervous system and muscles. (āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ B1 (Thiamine)ā§° āĻ āĻāĻžā§ąāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ (Beriberi) ā§°ā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
3. Which animal was sent into space first ? āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Dog / āĻā§āĻā§ā§° B) Monkey / āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° C) Mouse / āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ D) Rabbit / āĻļāĻšāĻžāĻĒāĻšā§
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Dog / āĻā§āĻā§ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Scientifically, fruit flies were the first living organisms sent into space by the United States in 1947. Since fruit flies are not among the options, Dog is the best answer here because Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth in 1957. (āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻĢāĻ˛ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ (Fruit flies) ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§ā§ąāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§ą āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻž (Laika) ā§§ā§¯ā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻĨāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
4. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought ? āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1757 AD / ā§§ā§ā§Ģā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻ B) 1764 AD / ā§§ā§ā§Ŧā§Ē āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻ C) 1857 AD / ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻ D) 1761 AD / ā§§ā§ā§Ŧā§§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) 1757 AD / ā§§ā§ā§Ģā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757 between the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, and the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal. The British victory strengthened their political power in Bengal. (āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ ā§¨ā§Š āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§ā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻāĻā§° āĻ¨ā§ąāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻžāĻ-āĻāĻĻ-āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. What are the imaginary lines drawn from north to south on a globe called ? āĻā§āĻ˛'āĻŦāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Latitudes / āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž B) Longitudes / āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž C) Isotherms / āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž D) Isobars / āĻ¸āĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻŦ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Longitudes / āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole are called Longitudes or Meridians. (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻŽā§ā§°ā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž (Longitudes/Meridians) āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
6. In which year was the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) established in India ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž (CSO) āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1947 B) 1950 C) 1956 D) 1951
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) 1951
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) was established in 1951 to coordinate and develop statistical activities in India. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻŽ-āĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž (CSO) ā§§ā§¯ā§Ģā§§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
7. Who is known as the “Father of Modern Indian Painting” ? āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) M. F. Husain / āĻāĻŽ. āĻāĻĢ. āĻšā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ B) Abanindranath Tagore / āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§° C) Nandalal Bose / āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ D) Raja Ravi Varma / ā§°āĻžāĻāĻž ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŽāĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Abanindranath Tagore / āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Abanindranath Tagore is widely regarded as a pioneer and key figure of modern Indian painting. He founded the Bengal School of Art, which promoted a distinct Indian artistic style. (āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŖā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ **āĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ (Bengal School of Art)**ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
8. What are the imaginary lines drawn from east to west on a globe called ? āĻā§āĻ˛'āĻŦāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Longitudes / āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž B) Equator / āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ā§ąā§°ā§āĻāĻž C) Latitudes / āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž D) Prime Meridian / āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Latitudes / āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The imaginary lines drawn east to west, parallel to the Equator, are called Latitudes. (āĻĒā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻ˛ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ā§ąā§°ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻļ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž (Latitudes) āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
9. Who is known as the “Father of Modern Indian Painting” ? āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) M. F. Husain / āĻāĻŽ. āĻāĻĢ. āĻšā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ B) Abanindranath Tagore / āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§° C) Nandalal Bose / āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ D) Raja Ravi Varma / ā§°āĻžāĻāĻž ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŽāĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Abanindranath Tagore / āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Abanindranath Tagore is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern Indian painting and was a leading figure of the Bengal School of Art. (āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŖā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻā§°ā§ **āĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ (Bengal School of Art)**ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
10. Who was the author of the famous book The Discovery of India ? The Discovery of India āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§°āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ ?
A) Mahatma Gandhi / āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ B) Jawaharlal Nehru / āĻā§ąāĻžāĻšā§°āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§āĻšā§°ā§ C) Rajendra Prasad / ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻ D) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan / āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻĒāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¨
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Jawaharlal Nehru / āĻā§ąāĻžāĻšā§°āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§āĻšā§°ā§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in Ahmednagar Fort Jail (1944). The book discusses India's history, culture, and civilization. (The Discovery of India āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§ąāĻžāĻšā§°āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§āĻšā§°ā§ā§ąā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻžāĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸, āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
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