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21. Which of the following Indian States does not share its boundary with Myanmar?

Answer: Assam
A
Nagaland
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Assam
D
Mizoram
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Assam does not border Myanmar; Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur do. (The printed option set appears to omit Manipur and includes Mizoram, which also borders Myanmar.)

22. Which of the following is not a nationalised bank?

Answer: Axis Bank
A
Indian Bank
B
Syndicate Bank
C
Axis Bank
D
Corporation Bank
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Axis Bank is a private-sector bank. Indian Bank, Syndicate Bank and Corporation Bank were public-sector banks (Syndicate and Corporation later merged).

23. The Vice-President of India is

Answer: elected by the members of both Houses of Parliament
A
elected by the members of both Houses of Parliament
B
appointed by the President of India
C
nominated by the President of India
D
selected by the Indian Cabinet
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Under Article 66, the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament.

24. The First Schedule of the Indian Constitution

Answer: contains a list of the States and Union Territories
A
contains forms of oath and affirmation
B
contains a list of the States and Union Territories
C
contains the list of languages recognised by Parliament
D
consists of provisions regarding powers, authority, etc.
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The First Schedule lists the States and Union Territories and their territorial extent.

25. Rovers Cup is associated with

Answer: football
A
football
B
hockey
C
cricket
D
lawn tennis
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The Rovers Cup was a historic Indian football tournament.

26. The East India Company, which came to India for the purpose of trade, was founded by

Answer: merchants of London
A
the British Government
B
the Queen of England
C
merchants of London
D
foreign travellers
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The English East India Company was established in 1600 by a group of English merchants under a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I.

27. Which Mughal king was defeated by the British and was deported from India?

Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar II
A
Bahadur Shah I
B
Bahadur Shah Zafar II
C
Altamash
D
Mohammed bin Qasim
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The last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was exiled to Rangoon after the Revolt of 1857.

28. Jaidev was a religious leader during the Bhakti Movement from

Answer: Odisha
A
Bengal
B
Punjab
C
Maharashtra
D
Odisha
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Jayadeva, traditionally associated with Odisha, was the author of the Sanskrit Gita Govinda.

29. When was Pakistan created as a separate dominion?

Answer: 14th August, 1947
A
3rd June, 1947
B
14th August, 1947
C
15th August, 1947
D
16th August, 1947
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Pakistan became an independent dominion on 14 August 1947.

30. Who started the 1857 Revolution by breaking his rank and killing two British officers?

Answer: Mangal Pandey
A
Mangal Pandey
B
Bhagat Singh
C
Sukhdev
D
Shivaram Rajguru
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Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at Barrackpore in March 1857, becoming an early symbol of the uprising.

31. Where are the Dilwara Temples situated?

Answer: Rajasthan
A
Rajasthan
B
Karnataka
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Gujarat
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The Dilwara Jain Temples are located at Mount Abu, Rajasthan.

32. Where is the Jaldapara Sanctuary situated?

Answer: West Bengal
A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Assam
C
Jammu and Kashmir
D
West Bengal
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Jaldapara National Park is in Alipurduar district, West Bengal; it is known for the Indian one-horned rhinoceros.

33. What is the capital of Uttarakhand?

Answer: Dehradun
A
Lucknow
B
Dehradun
C
Mussoorie
D
Haridwar
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Dehradun is the winter/administrative capital of Uttarakhand; Gairsain is its summer capital.

34. Which Indian State has the longest coastline?

Answer: Gujarat
A
Kerala
B
Karnataka
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Gujarat
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Gujarat has the longest coastline among Indian states.

35. The minimum age of an Indian citizen to be eligible to become the Vice-President is

Answer: 35 years
A
25 years
B
30 years
C
35 years
D
40 years
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The minimum age is 35 years, as prescribed by Article 66 of the Constitution.

36. Which of the following is observed as Children’s Day?

Answer: 14th November
A
19th November
B
14th November
C
10th December
D
26th January
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India observes Children’s Day on 14 November, the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.

37. Who is known as the Missile Man of India?

Answer: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A
C. V. Raman
B
Satyendra Nath Bose
C
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D
Har Gobind Khorana
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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is popularly known as the Missile Man of India.

38. Where is the Sawai Mansingh Stadium situated?

Answer: Jaipur
A
New Delhi
B
Patiala
C
Lucknow
D
Jaipur
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

39. Which sport is associated with the term ‘half volley’?

Answer: Tennis
A
Basketball
B
Volleyball
C
Tennis
D
Wrestling
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A half volley is a stroke in tennis played immediately after the ball bounces.

40. What is the national sport of Bangladesh?

Answer: Kabaddi
A
Kabaddi
B
Gymnastics
C
Ice Hockey
D
Baseball
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The traditional national sport of Bangladesh is kabaddi (ha-du-du).

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