GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Who was Mahavira?
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65158696733576506477aa73- 121st Tirthankarafalse
- 224th Tirthankaratrue
- 323rd Tirthankarafalse
- 422nd Tirthankarafalse
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Answer : 2. "24th Tirthankara "
Explanation :
Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara of Joins and original Founder of Jainism. The 23rd tirthankar of Jains was Pasravnath.
Q: Which Indian Armed Forces conducted the ‘Operation Sajag’ drill?
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6513e50a56a7b2508cb95a3a- 1Indian Coast Guardtrue
- 2Indian Armed Forcesfalse
- 3Indian Security Forcesfalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "Indian Coast Guard"
Explanation :
1. The Indian Coast Guard conducted a massive exercise “Operation Sajag” off the west coast with an aim to enhance coastal security.
2. ‘Operation Sajjag’ is conducted monthly to assess the effectiveness of coastal security measures and identify areas for improvement.
3. Its focus is on re-legitimizing the coastal security mechanism by increasing awareness among fishermen at sea.
Q: Which warship from India participated in the first India-Indonesia-Australia trilateral maritime exercise?
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6513db2a56a7b2508cb9406f- 1INS Satpurafalse
- 2INS Sahyadritrue
- 3INS Kaverifalse
- 4INS Viraatfalse
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Answer : 2. "INS Sahyadri"
Explanation :
1. The Indian Navy's indigenously built warship INS Sahyadri participated in the first trilateral maritime partnership exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Indonesian Navy.
2. “The trilateral exercise provided an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their partnership and improve their collective capacity to support a stable, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region.
Q: Under Article 1 of the Indian constitution,it is declared that “Bharat means India shall be______”-
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6530ee7fceb554283fe6abce- 1Union of Statestrue
- 2Federal State of Unitary featuresfalse
- 3Federal State of Federal featuresfalse
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Answer : 1. "Union of States "
Explanation :
(a) Union of States: This means that India is a federation comprising states and union territories. It emphasizes the unity of the country while recognizing the diversity and autonomy of its states.
(b) Federal State with Unitary Features: India operates as a federal state where power is divided between the central government and individual states. However, there are certain unitary features, such as a strong central authority in matters like defense and national security.
(c) Federal State with Federal Features: This is not a term used to describe the Indian political system. India is often termed as a federal state with unitary features.
(d) Federal State: This term generally implies a political entity where power is shared between a central government and regional entities. India is indeed a federal state where states have their own governments and certain powers, alongside a strong central government.
Q: A ‘Transfer Income’ is as –
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651166619c491b8125b98d30- 1Income which is not produced by as production process.true
- 2Income taken away from one person given over to another.false
- 3Unearned Incomefalse
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Answer : 1. "Income which is not produced by as production process."
Explanation :
Transfer paymentOne-way payment of money for which no money, good, or service is received in exchange. Governments use such payments as means of income redistribution by giving out money under social welfare programs such as social security, old age or disability pensions, student grants, unemployment compensation, etc. Subsidies paid to exporters, farmers, manufacturers, however, are not considered transfer payments. Transfer payments are excluded in computing gross national product.
Q: The world's first 3D rocket will be launched by which country?
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6513d7b310a18f508203e426- 1Indiatrue
- 2Americafalse
- 3Chinafalse
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Answer : 1. "India"
Explanation :
1. The world's first 3D rocket is set to launch from Sriharikota soon.
2. This is the rocket Agnibaan of Chennai's private space company Agnikul Cosmos.
Q: In which year was the partition of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon?
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Answer : 1. "1905"
Explanation :
Bengal Partition
1. In 1905, Lord Curzon divided the Bengal province of India into two parts.
2. West Bengal was Hindu majority, while East Bengal was Muslim majority.
3. The purpose of this partition was to create a Muslim-majority province in India, but instead, it led to communal tension and strengthening of the Indian national movement.
4. Opposition to the Partition of Bengal was widespread across India, and it was eventually annulled in 1911.
Q: Who organized the fifth Buddhist council?
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- 3Harshatrue
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Answer : 3. "Harsha "
Explanation :
The fifth Buddhist Council was held at Kannaj during the Reign of Harsha, while third was during the reign of Ashoka and fourth was held during the reign of Buddha.