Achievement of self-reliance and removal of poverty were twin objectives of which five-year plan?
(A) 3rd
(B) 5th
(C) 4th
(D) 2nd
Fifth Five Year Plan of India (1974-79)This plan had two main objectives – the removal of property and attainment of self-reliance.
Who said the following words?
“Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil me hai”
(A) Ramprasad Bismil
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Ras Bihari Bose
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
This poem was also popularized by Ram Prasad Bismil, a great Indian revolutionary leader, by singing it collectively with his companions in the court during the trial. Bismil' Azimabadi wrote it as an address song for the young freedom fighters of the Indian freedom struggle.
Which of the following pairs of countries will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
(A) Canada and Mexico
(B) New Zealand and Austria
(C) France and Canada
(D) New Zealand and Australia
The correct answer is Australia and New Zealand. Australia and New Zealand have been selected as co-hosts of “FIFA Women's World Cup 2023”.
Which force is responsible for the motion of the moon around Earth?
(A) Van der Waals
(B) ravitational force
(C) Frictional
(D) Centripetal
The moon revolving round the earth in circular orbit is held by the gravitational force of the earth exerted on the moon.
Dhuadhar Falls originate from which of the following rivers?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
The correct answer is Narmada. The Dhuandhar Falls are located on the Narmada River in Bhedaghat and are 30 meters high. The Dhuandhar Falls is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography of India is located at:
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kanyakumari
(D) Goa
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa, and regional centres at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the 37 constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.
Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?
(A) Mano Murthy
(B) Raghu Dixit
(C) Subhashish Ghosh
(D) Ricky Kej
The correct answer is Rickey Kej. City-based musician Ricky Kej walked away with a Grammy for his collaborative album Winds Of Samsara with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman for the Best New Age Album category at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Recently which state government has announced to restore the old pension scheme in the budget?
(A) Bihar
(B) Punjab
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Rajasthan
Rajasthan is at the first position among the states that have implemented the old pension scheme. At the same time, recently the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to implement the old pension scheme from April 1.
Recently, who has been appointed as the first Coordinator of National Maritime Security (NMSC)?
(A) G. Ashok Kumar
(B) P. Bajrang Choudhary
(C) M. Ramachandra Rao
(D) K. Ganesh Chopra
The government has appointed Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar as India's first National Maritime Security Coordinator to strengthen the country's maritime security. He is a former Navy Vice Chief. The NMSC will work in coordination with the National Security Council Secretariat headed by NSA Ajit Doval.
On which day is World Cancer Day celebrated every year around the world?
(A) 02nd February
(B) 04 February
(C) 05 February
(D) 31 January
World Cancer Day: a leading international awareness dayWorld Cancer Day held every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
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