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1. Name the anti-infective component of blood?
Ans. WBC (white blood cell)
2. Chauri Chaura village is located in which Indian state?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh
3. What does “Proxima d” mean?
Ans. It’s the new Exo-Planet.
4. What species of crimson roses?
Ans. Butterfly
5. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) located?
Ans. Nairobi, Kenya
6. When was the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) established?
Ans. June 5, 1972
7. Name the elements that make up xylem tissue?
Ans. The xylem tissue is composed of four types of elements, namely trachea, vessels, xylem fibers, and xylem parenchyma.
8. Where is Hemis National Park located?
Ans. Hemis National Park is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
9. What is “Kilonova”?
Ans. It is a transient astronomical event that occurs in a compact binary system when two neutron stars and a black hole merge. They are thought to emit short bursts of gamma rays and strong electromagnetic radiation due to the radioactive decay of the heavy r-process nuclei produced and ejected fairly isotropically during the merger.
10. When was Bhagat Singh executed?
Ans. March 23, 1931
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11. Name the first Indian Parliament Speaker in English?
Ans. George Yule was the first British speaker of the Indian Parliament.
12. Name the tissues that make up the inner lining of the mouth?
Ans. Epithelial cells
13. What is the function of ligaments?
Ans. Ligaments are a type of connective tissue that connects one bone to another. These tissues are strong and elastic.
14. Who founded the Maurya Empire?
Ans. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire.
15. Who destroyed Nalanda University?
Ans. Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed Nalanda University in 1193.
16. In which year did Arundhati Roy win the Booker Prize?
Ans. In 1997, Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize. She is the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize. The title of the novel for which she won Booker was “The Lord of Small Things”.
17. What is the relationship between the weight of an object on the Moon and the weight of an object on Earth?
Ans. The Moon weighs 1/6 the weight of the Earth.
18. What is the main source of minerals in the soil?
Ans. The parent rock from which the soil is covered is the main source of minerals in the soil.
19. The right to freedom of speech is mentioned in what article of the Indian constitution?
Ans. Article 19
20. In what year did the “Security System” start?
Ans. In 1849, an “assurance system” was introduced to develop the railway network in India.
21. What gas do people use to fill electric light bulbs?
Ans. Nitrogen gas is filled into an electric light bulb.
22. When is International Women’s Day celebrated?
Ans. International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8.
23. What was the first native language newspaper in India?
Ans. Samachar Darpan is the first native newspaper in India. It is a Bengali weekly newspaper published by the Baptist Missionary Society.
24. Which Sikh master introduced the Gurmukhi script?
Ans. According to Sikh tradition, Gurmukhi was invented by Guru Angad, who was the second Guru of Sikhism in the mid-16th century.
25. In which state of India is the festival held?
Ans. nagaland
26. Which continent is not part of the land of Gondwana?
Ans. Europe
27. What are Barchans?
Ans. Crescent-shaped sand dunes
28. What climatic conditions exist in the Indian desert?
Ans. Hot, dry climate with little rain
29. Name the biggest waterfall in India.
Ans. Kunchikal thác waterfall
30. What is the largest river basin in India?
Ans. Ganges River Basin
31. Name any of the three river systems in the Himalayas
Ans. Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra
32. What is the outermost part of the flower called?
Ans. sepal
33. What flower does saffron come from?
Ans. Saffron
34. What kind of flower can replace onions as a seasoning in cooking?
Ans. tulips
35. What flower is the banana tree related to?
Ans. Bird of paradise
36. In the past, acacia was obtained from the juice of which flower?
Ans. blue bell flower
37. The magnolia flower is named after whom?
Ans. Pierre Magnolia
38. Which flower gets its nutrients from the air and not from the soil?
Ans. Orchid
39. What is the male part of a flower called?
Ans. anthers
40. What is the female part of a flower called?
Ans. carpel
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29. The Kermadec Islands are located in which of the following countries?
A. FranceB. United Kingdom C. New ZealandD. None of the above
Ans. OLD
30. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which of the following states of India?
A. RajasthanB. Odisha C. NagalandD. Tamil Nadu
Ans. b
31. Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries is located in Andhra Pradesh?
A. MahaoB Wildlife Sanctuary. KamlangC Wildlife Sanctuary. AmchangD Wildlife Sanctuary. Sonai Rupai . Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans. AND
32. Lake Bellandur is located in which of the following states of India?
A. BangaloreB. Manipur C. Sikkim D. maharashtra
Ans. AND
33. Which of the following films has Chloe Zhao won an Oscar for?
A. Father B. MinariC. Nomadic shifting cultivationD. soul
Ans. OLD
34. In what year was the Environmental Protection Act passed?
A. In 1984B. 1986C. 1989 D. 1990
Ans. b
35. What is light?
A. Longitudinal waveB. Transverse waves C. IA and BD. Neither A nor b
Ans. b
36. Which of the following countries has the largest total number of military personnel?
A. VietnamB. Korea C. IndiaD. North Korea
Ans. A (According to data from World Census 2022)
37. What is the capital of Ukraine?
A. Kiev (Kieb)B. Yerevan C. CanberraD. Moscow
Ans. AND
38. The Varuna and Assi rivers flow through which of the following states of India?
A. Uttar PradeshB. Maharashtra C. RajasthanD. Madhya Pradesh
Ans. AND
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39. Bangladesh was established as a separate country in which of the following year?
A. 1970
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. 1973
Ans. b
40. Which of the following rivers is known as the “father of African rivers”?
A. NigeriaB. Nile River C. River CamD. Kasai River
Ans. b
41. Which of the following battles did Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj participate in?
A. Battle of KolhapurB. Battle of Pratapgad C. Battle of SinhagadD. All of the above
Ans. D.
42. When did Champaran Satyagraha start?
A. 1916
B. 1917
C. 1920
D. 1921
Ans. b
43. When was the Gandhi-Irwin Treaty signed?
A. 1928B. 1930C. 1931 D. 1935
Ans. OLD
44. Abiy Ahmed is the prime minister of which country?
A. EthiopiaB. Eritrea C. KenyaD. None of the above
Ans. AND
45. Who presides over the Second Buddhist Council Meeting?
A. Gautamiputra SatkarniB. Vasumitra C. SabakamiD. None of the above
Ans. OLD
46. What is the name of the Gupta silver coin?
A. Paragraph B. Rupa C. Dinara D. None of the answers above
Ans. b
47. Umlingla Pass is located in which of the following states?
AA UttarakhandB. Manipur C. Sikkim D. Ladakh
Ans. D.
48. Who founded the Aries sect in northern India?
A. KabirB. Ramananda C. BhavabhutiD. Guru Nanak
Ans. b
49. Which of the following is not a folk dance of Himachal Pradesh?
A. JhoraB. Chharhi C. ChapeliD. Panwariya
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50. Who gave the most detailed accounts of all the historical descriptions of the ancient city of Hampi?
A. Fernao NunizB. Domingo Paes C. Ibn Batuta D. Abdur Razzaq
Ans. b
51. Who is the author of the novel ‘Durgeshnandini’?
A. Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayB. Baliram Keshav Rao HedgewarC. Barindra Kumar GhoshD. Behramji M Malabari
Ans. AND
52. Who is known as the ‘Old Man of India’?
A. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad C. Dadabhai Naoroji D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans. OLD
53. Who is usually called Loknayak?
A. Jamnalal Bajaj B. Jayaprakash NarayanaC. Jatindra Nath DasD. Khudiram Bose
Ans. b
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