Basic GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: When is World Environment Day celebrated?
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Answer : 4. "5 June"
Explanation :
1. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June.
2. Its objective is to make mankind aware of the environment.
3. First held in 1973, it has been a platform to raise awareness on environmental issues such as marine pollution, overpopulation, global warming, sustainable development and wildlife crime. World Environment Day is a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually.
Q: When is World No Tobacco Day celebrated?
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5f51d152b308ed1745b316c6- 121 Mayfalse
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Answer : 2. "31 May"
Explanation :
World No Tobacco Day is organized every year on 31 May by the World Health Organization to promote awareness about the risks related to consumption of tobacco and its products and its ill effects on family, society and environment.
Q: World No Tobacco Day celebrated?
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Answer : 2. "31 May"
Explanation :
World No Tobacco Day is organized every year on 31 May by the World Health Organization to promote awareness about the risks related to consumption of tobacco and its products and its ill effects on family, society and environment.
Q: Which of the following countries are connected by 'Palk Strait'?
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60d855e428d5b43fedb60f13- 1India and Sri Lankatrue
- 2North Korea and South Koreafalse
- 3Pakistan and Chinafalse
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Answer : 1. "India and Sri Lanka"
Explanation :
1. Palk Strait is a strait between the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
2. This strait connects the Bay of Bengal to the Palk Bay in the north-east and then to the Gulf of Mannar in the south-west.
3. The strait that separates India and Sri Lanka is the Palak Strait.
Q: Which of the following countries are associated with Palk Strait?
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Answer : 2. "India and Sri Lanka"
Q: Which of the following district is not located in the 'Tarai' region of Uttar Pradesh?
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63db7fd66071cf76fc41c594- 1Pilibhitfalse
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Answer : 4. "Hardoi"
Explanation :
1. The Indo-Gangetic plain, where the internal flow reemerges, is locally known as the Terai region. It is a low-lying area with fertile soils to the north of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
2. The Terai region has been formed from the sediments of the rivers originating from the Himalayas. These rivers enter the plains after emerging from the Himalayas and bring with them a huge amount of sediment. These sediments accumulate in the northern part of the plain and form the Terai region.
Q: Which crop is a Kharif crop?
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6392b70ab13d3250d32c0399- 1Millettrue
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Answer : 1. "Millet"
Explanation :
Kharif crops – The crops sown in June-July in the Indian subcontinent are called Kharif crops. These crops are harvested in October and November. These require high temperature and humidity at the time of sowing and dry environment at the time of ripening.
Main Kharif crops – Cotton, groundnut, paddy, millet, maize, sweet potato, urad, moong, moth cowpea (Chanwala), jowar, arhar, dhaincha, sugarcane, soybean, okra, sesame, guar, jute, flax etc.
Q: Write the name, which of the following is not a Kharif crop?
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6392b5ccd319b37ca197d8e9- 1Tidefalse
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Answer : 4. "Gram"
Explanation :
Kharif crops – The crops sown in June-July in the Indian subcontinent are called Kharif crops. These crops are harvested in October and November. These require high temperature and humidity at the time of sowing and dry environment at the time of ripening.
Main Kharif crops – Cotton, groundnut, paddy, millet, maize, sweet potato, urad, moong, moth cowpea (Chanwala), jowar, arhar, dhaincha, sugarcane, soybean, okra, sesame, guar, jute, flax etc.