General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which contemporary painter made a series of paintings on Mahatma Gandhi?

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    Amrita Shergill
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    Ram Kinkar
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    M.F. Hussain
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    Atul Doliya
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Answer : 4. "Atul Doliya"
Explanation :

Born in 1959 in Mumbai, Atul Dodiya is widely considered as one of India's most significant artists. Trained in both Mumbai and Paris, he became known in the 90s for hyperrealist paintings depicting middle-class Indian life and for his watercolour series on Mahatma Gandhi.

Q:

Where did the Chipko movement begin?

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    Uttarakhand
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    Assam
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    Arunanchal Pradesh
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    Mizoram
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Answer : 1. "Uttarakhand"
Explanation :

The movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) in 1973 and quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas. The Hindi word chipko means “to hug” or “to cling to” and reflects the demonstrators' primary tactic of embracing trees to impede loggers.

Q:

The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was______________.

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    Thomas Roe
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    William Hawkins
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    Ibn Batuta
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    Nicolao Manucci
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Answer : 4. "Nicolao Manucci"
Explanation :

Nicolao Manucci was a foreign traveller who visited India during the rule of Shahjahan. He illustrated the Mughal court in his book “ Storia do Mogor”.


Q:

One of the techniques used for the desalination of seawater is

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    Filtration
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    Distillation
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    Evaporation
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    Condensation
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Answer : 2. "Distillation"
Explanation :

Reverse osmosis is used for desalination of sea water.

Q:

Which Indian state was declared a ‘complete Digital State’?

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    Tamil Nadu
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    Kerala
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    Maharashtra
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    Karnataka
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Answer : 2. "Kerala"
Explanation :

In 2016, President Pranab Mukherjee declared Kerala as the first digital state of the country.

Q:

Which of the following refers to hypotheses which are confirmed by varied tests?

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    Assumption
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    Theory
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    Answer
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    Opinion
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Answer : 2. "Theory"
Explanation :

When hypothesis are confirmed by varied tests then it becomes theory. A theory is always backed by evidence; a hypothesis is only a suggested possible outcome, and is testable and falsifiable.

Q:

Who among the following is the current Lokayukta of Delhi?

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    Harish Chandra Mishra
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    Justice Manmohan Sarin
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    Justice Mohd. Shamim
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    Justice Rajendra Nath Agarwal
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Answer : 1. "Harish Chandra Mishra"
Explanation :

The present lokayukt is Harish Chandra Mishra of Delhi.

Q:

Abhinav Bharat Society of Revolutionaries was organized by

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    Mahatma Gandhi
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    Bhagat Singh
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    Vinayak Savarkar
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    Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer : 3. "Vinayak Savarkar"
Explanation :

Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India Society) was an Indian Independence secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.

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