GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: In which state has the long-extinct plant species, Smilax turbans, been rediscovered recently?
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6513df1a733576506471b482- 1Assamfalse
- 2Sikkimfalse
- 3Meghalayafalse
- 4Arunachal Pradeshtrue
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Answer : 4. "Arunachal Pradesh"
Explanation :
1. A wild clone of a long-extinct plant species, Smilax turbans, a plant that has anti-inflammatory properties and boosts immune system functioning, has been rediscovered during a discovery in the ancient forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Has been discovered.
2. This discovery, which was made almost a century after its first collection, represents a wild counterpart of the famous Ayurvedic medicinal plant Chopchini (Smilax china)
Q: What is the recently introduced 128 th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023 related to?
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6513e6afcb11fc5036ebe3fc- 133% seats reserved for women in state assembliesfalse
- 233% seats reserved for women in Lok Sabhafalse
- 333% seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.true
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "33% seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies."
Explanation :
1. The Government of India introduced the Constitution (128th Constitutional Amendment) Bill, 2023, which proposes to reserve 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) and state legislatures.
2. This reservation will also apply to seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Q: Which one of the following is an ‘Air-to-Air’ Missile?
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651d426c397480da1f137aee- 1Prithvifalse
- 2Agnifalse
- 3Akashfalse
- 4Astratrue
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Answer : 4. "Astra "
Explanation :
Astra is an active radar homing Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) India.
Q: Who composed the earliest hymns of the Rigveda?
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652d05e52f3bde70c13c0595- 1Rishistrue
- 2Brahminsfalse
- 3Kshatriyasfalse
- 4Vaishyasfalse
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Answer : 1. "Rishis"
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Explanation: The hymns of the Rigveda were composed by ancient sages known as Rishis.
Q: Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as.
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65157343ea7f40961eba096d- 1Triratnatrue
- 2Trivargafalse
- 3Trisargafalse
- 4Trimurtifalse
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Answer : 1. "Triratna "
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Triratna of Buddhism are Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. Sangha has important place in Buddhism. After giving his first sermon in Sarnath, Buddha established ‘Sangha’ with Five Brahmin disciples
Q: Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Vally Civilization?
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6528f4a66b314e497b384188- 1Natrajfalse
- 2Dancing Girltrue
- 3Buddhafalse
- 4Narasimhafalse
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Answer : 2. "Dancing Girl "
Explanation :
Dancing Girl is a bronze statute dating around 2500 BC, from The Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Q: What were the social classes in the Vedic period known as?
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652d06e1ceb554283fdb95b7- 1Varnastrue
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- 3Castefalse
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Answer : 1. "Varnas"
Explanation :
Explanation: Varnas were the four main social classes in the Vedic period, which later evolved into the caste system.
Q: A rising per Capita Income will indicate a better welfare if it is accompanied by –
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651292f156a7b2508cb4d87c- 1Unchanged Income distribution overall.false
- 2Changed Income distribution in favour of rich.false
- 3Changed Income distribution in favour of poor.true
- 4Changed Income distribution in favour of Industrial Labour.false
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Answer : 3. "Changed Income distribution in favour of poor."
Explanation :
A rising per Capita Income will indicate a better welfare if it is accompanied by changed Income distribution in favour of Poor.