GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which warship from India participated in the first India-Indonesia-Australia trilateral maritime exercise?
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- 2INS Sahyadritrue
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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: Which Indian Armed Forces conducted the ‘Operation Sajag’ drill?
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- 2Indian Armed Forcesfalse
- 3Indian Security Forcesfalse
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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: 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: A ‘Transfer Income’ is as –
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- 2Income taken away from one person given over to another.false
- 3Unearned Incomefalse
- 4Earned 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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- 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: Who organized the fifth Buddhist council?
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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.
Q: Who was Mahavira?
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- 323rd 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: 'Nagara' temples typically have a ______ style of architecture.
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Answer : 3. "North Indian"
Explanation :
1. Nagara-style temples generally have a North Indian style of architecture.
2. The Nagara style is associated with the land between the Himalayas and the Vindhyas, the Dravidian style is associated with the land between the Krishna and Kaveri rivers, while the Vesara style is sometimes associated with the area between the Vindhya and Krishna rivers.
3. Nagara-style temples are mainly made up of four chambers. They are –
- sanctum sanctorum
- Jagmohan
- Natyamandir
- Bhogmandir