Grade-3 Higher Secondary
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41. Which of the following is considered as the earliest compilation?
Answer: Rigveda
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Rigveda is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text, compiled roughly between 1500 and 1000 BCE.
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42. Which of the following places was a part of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
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Mohenjo-daro (Mound of the Dead) is a major IVC site in Sindh, Pakistan, discovered by R.D. Banerjee in 1922.
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43. Who among the following was involved in the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, ending his rule as Emperor of the French.
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44. Bhairabkunda is a trijunction of which of the following?
Answer: Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
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Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh. Bhairabkunda is a popular picnic spot located in the Udalguri district of Assam.
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45. Which of the following is generally salty in taste?
Answer: Seawater
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Seawater is highly saline mainly due to dissolved sodium chloride (salt) accumulated over millions of years.
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46. Which of the following mountain ranges is in North-East India?
Answer: Barail Range
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Barail Range lies mostly in Assam and acts as a water divide between the Brahmaputra and Barak river systems.
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47. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Answer: Maldives is a Union Territory of India.
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Maldives is a Union Territory of India is incorrect. The Maldives is an independent sovereign island nation in the Indian Ocean.
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48. The Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer pass through which continent?
Answer: Africa
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Africa is the only continent through which all three major imaginary lines (Equator, Cancer, Capricorn) pass.
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49. Which of the following is an island State of the United States of America?
Answer: Hawaii
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Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959.
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50. Sudden burst into the open of hot water and vapour from deep underground is termed as
Answer: geyser
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Geyser. It is a rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air.
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51. Which of the following is not a component of the Constitution of India?
Answer: The Directive Rights of the Centre
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The Directive Rights of the Centre is a fabricated term. The Constitution contains Part III (Rights), Part IV (DPSP), and Part IVA (Duties).
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52. A continuous rise in the price level is called
Answer: inflation
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Inflation is the sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
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53. What does DAY stand for in the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)?
Answer: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
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Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana. NRLM was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in 2011.
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54. Which of the following novels was written by Padma Shri Rongbong Terang?
Answer: Rongmilir Hanhi
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Rongmilir Hanhi (1981) is a seminal Assamese novel by Rongbong Terang depicting the socio-cultural life of the Karbi people.
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55. Which of the following is not a Central Armed Police Force of India?
Answer: Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
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Indian Coast Guard (ICG) operates under the Ministry of Defence, whereas CAPFs function under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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56. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Answer: Ag
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Ag stands for Argentum, the Latin word for silver. Au is for Gold, and Si is for Silicon.
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57. Who is the President of the USA, as on 1st of January, 2024?
Answer: Joe Biden
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Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021.
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58. Which of the following is considered as the powerhouse of an animal cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
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Mitochondria generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions via ATP.
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59. Which of the following countries does not have a seashore?
Answer: Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
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60. The world's largest island Greenland is a part of which of the following countries?
Answer: Denmark
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Denmark. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
