General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Where did the Chipko movement begin?
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60757ffac61d5c2ec945b96e- 1Uttarakhandtrue
- 2Assamfalse
- 3Arunanchal Pradeshfalse
- 4Mizoramfalse
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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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60701f0fdac3665e58b1e2be- 1Thomas Roefalse
- 2William Hawkinsfalse
- 3Ibn Batutafalse
- 4Nicolao Manuccitrue
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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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606eda73dac3665e58ae48d7- 1Filtrationfalse
- 2Distillationtrue
- 3Evaporationfalse
- 4Condensationfalse
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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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607021890d3bb27a206b8bcb- 1Tamil Nadufalse
- 2Keralatrue
- 3Maharashtrafalse
- 4Karnatakafalse
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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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606d7db7dac3665e58aa7c4c- 1Assumptionfalse
- 2Theorytrue
- 3Answerfalse
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Answer : 2. "Theory"
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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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606c3217f306525d8e187e01- 1Harish Chandra Mishratrue
- 2Justice Manmohan Sarinfalse
- 3Justice Mohd. Shamimfalse
- 4Justice Rajendra Nath Agarwalfalse
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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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606c2ef4affa2d5265b4e386- 1Mahatma Gandhifalse
- 2Bhagat Singhfalse
- 3Vinayak Savarkartrue
- 4Jawaharlal Nehrufalse
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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.
Q: The national Song of India,’ Vande Mataram’ was composed in ___ language.
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606afdfec476de27c7add863- 1Sanskrittrue
- 2Palifalse
- 3Urdufalse
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Answer : 1. "Sanskrit"
Explanation :
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the national song Vande Mataram. It is a poem written in Sanskrit by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his Bengali novel Anandamath. It later was made the National Song of our country.