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During which geological period most of the northern and middle part of North America and Eurasia were covered with extensive ice-sheet?
A)
Miocene
B)
Carboniferms
C)
Pleistocene
D)
Oligocene
During the Pleistocene epoch (the Great Ice Age, ~2.58 million to 11,700 years ago), massive continental ice sheets repeatedly covered northern and middle North America and Eurasia.
Which of the following sustainable development goals aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth?
A)
SDG-6
B)
SDG-7
C)
SDG-8
D)
SDG-13
Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG-8) is specifically aimed at promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
Which committee recommended for three language formula?
A)
Raj Committee
B)
Kothari Committee
C)
Rajamannar Committee
D)
Dutt Committee
The Three-Language Formula was recommended by the Kothari Commission (1964–1966) to promote multilingual education and national integration, and was incorporated into the National Policy on Education 1968.
A warm and dry wind blowing on the northern side of the Alps Mountain ranges is :
A)
Blizzards
B)
Foehn
C)
Sirocco
D)
Mistral
The correct answer is Foehn. A Foehn wind is a type of rain-shadow wind (adiabatic warming) that occurs when moist air is forced up a mountain range (the Alps), loses its moisture as precipitation on the windward side, and then descends rapidly on the leeward side. As the air descends, it compresses and warms up, resulting in a warm, dry wind blowing on the northern side of the Alps.
Why other options are incorrect:
- a. Blizzards: These are severe snowstorms characterized by strong winds and low visibility, not specific warm/dry mountain winds.
- c. Sirocco: This is a Mediterranean wind that originates in the Sahara Desert and blows towards Southern Europe; it is not specific to the Alps mountain range.
- d. Mistral: This is a cold, strong northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea.
In Koeppen’s classification of climate, tropical climate is represented by :
A)
B
B)
C
C)
D
D)
A
In Köppen's climate classification scheme, Group 'A' designates Tropical climates where all twelve months have an average temperature of 18°C or higher.
The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
A)
1857
B)
1885
C)
1905
D)
1925
The Indian National Congress (INC) was established on 28 December 1885 at Bombay by retired British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume.
The idea of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the constitution of :
A)
England
B)
France
C)
Germany
D)
USA
The concept of Fundamental Rights in Part III of the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Bill of Rights of the United States of America (USA) Constitution.
India’s first-ever military-grade geospatial satellite built entirely by the private sector which was launched on 7" April, 2024 is :
A)
EOS-07
B)
RISAT-2BRI
C)
TSAT-1A
D)
CARTOSAT-03
TSAT-1A, built by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in collaboration with Satellogic, is India's first sub-metre resolution optical satellite built entirely by the private sector, launched on April 7, 2024.
‘Barbie’ movie released in 2023 made history, becoming the first Billion-Dollar movie directed solely by a woman, and was directed by :
A)
Jane Campion
B)
Sofia Coppola
C)
Kathryn Bigelow
D)
Greta Gerwig
The 2023 movie 'Barbie' was directed by Greta Gerwig, making history as the first film directed solely by a female director to surpass $1 billion at the global box office.
According to the Commerce Department data, Government of India, the largest trading partner of India in descending order for 2023-24 financial year is :
A)
China>UAE> USA
B)
China> US > UAE
C)
US>China>UAE
D)
US >UAE> China
Based on the official trade data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, for the financial year 2023-24, the ranking of India's top trading partners (combined exports and imports) is as follows: 1. United States (USA), 2. United Arab Emirates (UAE), and 3. China. The USA has consistently remained India's largest trading partner in recent years. The UAE has climbed to the second position, while China, despite being a massive source of imports, ranks third in total bilateral trade volume for this specific period. Therefore, the descending order is US > UAE > China.
Who among the following introduced the Enfield rifles that initially used the greased cartridges the sepoys rebelled against?
A)
Henry Hardinge
B)
Charles Metcalfe
C)
William Bentinck
D)
Dalhousie
Sir Henry Hardinge, as Governor-General of India (1844-1848), was responsible for modernizing the army equipment and initiating the transition to Enfield pattern rifles with greased cartridges.
16" August, 1946 was declared as “Direct Action Day” by :
A)
The Congress
B)
The Muslim League
C)
Mahatma Gandhi
D)
The Communist Party of India
On August 16, 1946, the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah called for 'Direct Action Day' to press its demand for the creation of Pakistan, which triggered widespread communal violence in Calcutta and Bengal.
In 1878 the Famine Commission of India was established under the Chairmanship of :
A)
Sir Richard Strachey
B)
James Lyall
C)
Sir John Woodhead
D)
Anthony MacDonnell
The Famine Commission of 1878-80 was appointed by the British Government of India following the devastating Great Famine of 1876–1878. The commission was chaired by Sir Richard Strachey. The primary objective of the Strachey Commission was to investigate the causes of the famine and suggest measures to prevent future occurrences. Its key recommendations included the development of irrigation works and the creation of a 'Famine Code' to standardize relief operations.
Regarding the other options:
- James Lyall was a prominent irrigation engineer but not the chairman of this commission.
- Sir John Woodhead and Anthony MacDonnell are not associated with the leadership of the 1878 Famine Commission.
Who were the masterminds of the Kakori conspiracy in 1925?
A)
Ramprasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan
B)
Ajit Prasad Jain, G.V. Pant
C)
MN Roy, Muzaffar Ahamed
D)
Bhagat Singh, Lala Lajpat Rai
The Kakori Train Robbery (1925) was planned and executed by leaders of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), masterminded principally by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan.
Which language family has the largest number of speakers in India?
A)
Dravidian family
B)
Indo-European family
C)
Sino-Tibetan family
D)
Austric family
The Indo-European family, which includes languages like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, etc., has the largest number of speakers in India.
The Salt March also known as Dandi March, 1930 started on which river banks?
A)
River Ganga
B)
River Kaveri
C)
River Godavari
D)
River Sabarmati
Mahatma Gandhi launched the historic Salt March (Dandi March) on March 12, 1930 from the Sabarmati Ashram, located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Alkire-Foster methodology of the multidimensional poverty index has three equally weighted dimensions as follows :
A)
Health, education, and standard of living
B)
Income, literacy, and absolute poverty
C)
Income, health, and standard of living
D)
Health, income, and education
The Alkire-Foster methodology underlying the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) assesses acute multidimensional poverty across three equally weighted dimensions (1/3 each): Health, Education, and Standard of Living.
Consider the following statements and identify the points that are correctly related to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). 1. On 4" April 1949, the foreign ministers from 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. 2. Finland officially joined NATO on April 2023. 3. Sweden joined NATO on March 2024. 4. The number of NATO member is now 32.
A)
1,2 &3 only
B)
1,2 & 4 only
C)
1,3 &4 only
D)
1,2,3 &4
All four statements regarding NATO are correct: NATO was established on 4 April 1949 with 12 founding members, Finland joined in April 2023 as the 31st member, Sweden joined in March 2024 as the 32nd member, and total membership stands at 32.
If the Reserve Bank of India raise the repo rate
A)
Money supply will increase, and there will be an inflationary pressure.
B)
Loans issued by the banking system to the economy will increase.
C)
Investment may decrease, and inflationary pressure may also decrease.
D)
Consumer demand will increase.
Raising the repo rate increases the cost of borrowing for commercial banks, leading to higher lending rates, reduced borrowing and investment, and a decrease in inflationary pressure.
At present, which age group contributes the highest in Indian population?
A)
Working age population
B)
Dependent population of children
C)
Dependent population of senior citizens
D)
None of these
India is currently in a demographic dividend phase, with the working-age population (ages 15–64) making up over 65% of the total population, the largest demographic cohort.
The largest fishing ground of the world is the :
A)
North West Pacific Region
B)
North West Atlantic Region
C)
North East Atlantic Region
D)
South Western Arctic Region
The North West Pacific region is the largest fishing ground in the world. This is primarily due to the meeting of warm currents (like the Kuroshio Current) and cold currents (like the Oyashio Current) off the coast of Japan. This convergence creates an ideal environment for the growth of plankton, which serves as the primary food source for a vast variety of fish species, leading to extremely high fish productivity.
Comparing the options:
- North West Pacific (Option a): The most productive region globally, dominated by East Asian fisheries.
- North West Atlantic (Option b): A major fishing ground (e.g., Grand Banks), but smaller in total yield compared to the NW Pacific.
- North East Atlantic (Option c): Significant for European fisheries, but not the largest.
- South Western Arctic (Option d): Not a primary global fishing hub compared to the temperate convergence zones.
The Khilafat movement was launched by :
A)
Asaf Ali and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B)
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
C)
Abbas Ali and Abul Kalam Azad
D)
Badruddin Tyabji and Ashfaquila Khan
The Khilafat Movement was a pan-Islamic protest launched in India in 1919. Its primary objective was to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan (the Caliph or 'Khalifa'), who was considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim world, following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. The movement was spearheaded by two brothers, Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, who are widely known as the 'Ali Brothers'. Mahatma Gandhi supported the movement to foster Hindu-Muslim unity, leading to the integration of the Khilafat cause with the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Analysis of other options:
- Option (a): Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a prominent leader of the Muslim League but was not a founder of the Khilafat movement; in fact, he was skeptical of its mass-mobilization approach.
- Option (c): While Abul Kalam Azad was a supporter of the movement and a great scholar, he was not one of the primary launchers/founders.
- Option (d): Badruddin Tyabji was a leader of the early Indian National Congress (late 19th century), and Ashfaqulla Khan was a revolutionary associated with the Kakori conspiracy, not the founders of the Khilafat movement.
Seventy Fourth Amendment Act, 1992 of the Constitution deals with :
A)
Municipality
B)
Panchayati Raj
C)
Non-territorial Council
D)
Village empowerment
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 added Part IX-A to the Constitution, providing constitutional status and framework to Municipalities (urban local government).
Harappan exchanges were regulated by a precise system of :
A)
Sizes
B)
Lengths
C)
Weights
D)
Perimeters
Harappan trade and exchange were regulated by a precise system of weights, usually made of a stone called chert.
In the Mizoram budget 2024-25, the amount of money set aside for the flagship programme of the ZPM government’s ‘Hand-holding Policy/Bana kaih’ is :
A)
~150 crores
B)
%200 crores
C)
%3000 crores
D)
%500 crores
In the 2024-25 Mizoram state budget, the government allocated ₹200 crore for its flagship Hand-holding Policy (Bana Kaih) scheme to support agriculture, entrepreneurship, and youth employment.