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201. Who was the founder of “Jainism”?

Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
A
Swami Vivekananda
B
Kirthi Barman
C
Vardhamana Mahavira
D
None of these
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The correct answer is Vardhamana Mahavira. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

202. “Kargam” is a folk dance of which state?

Answer: Tamil Nadu
A
Tamil Nadu
B
Kerala
C
Karnataka
D
Andhra Pradesh
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The correct answer is Tamil Nadu. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

203. In which district, the Bhortal Nritya dance was developed?

Answer: Barpeta
A
Jorhat
B
Barpeta
C
Nagaon
D
Kamrup
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The correct answer is Barpeta. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

204. Which of the following buddhist councils was presided over by “Vasumitra”?

Answer: Fourth buddhist council, Kundalvana
A
First buddhist council, Rajgir
B
Second buddhist council, Vaishali
C
Third buddhist council, Pataliputra
D
Fourth buddhist council, Kundalvana
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The correct answer is Fourth buddhist council, Kundalvana. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

205. “The Sangam” Literary work were complied in?

Answer: South India
A
North India
B
North-East India
C
South India
D
Western India
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The correct answer is South India. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

206. The headquarters of “International Astronomical Union (IAU) is located in?

Answer: Paris
A
Geneva
B
Mexico city
C
Paris
D
Venice
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Paris is the city where the headquarters/central office of the International Astronomical Union is located.

207. Who was the first “Tirthankara of jains”?

Answer: Rishabhdev
A
Aristhenemi
B
Parshnath
C
Ajinath
D
Rishabhdev
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The correct answer is Rishabhdev. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

208. Which planet is known as the sister of Earth?

Answer: Venus
A
Mars
B
Mercury
C
Venus
D
Saturn
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Venus is called Earth’s sister planet because it is similar in size and composition, although its atmosphere and surface conditions differ greatly.

209. “Mim-Kut” festival is celebrated by which state?

Answer: Mizoram
A
Manipur
B
Mizoram
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Nagaland
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Mizoram celebrates Mim Kut, a traditional harvest festival of the Mizo people.

210. “Hega” festival is celebrated in which of the following states?

Answer: Nagaland
A
Manipur
B
Nagaland
C
Mizoram
D
Tripura
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Hega is a major festival of the Zeliangrong/Naga communities and is associated with Nagaland.

211. Most of the Chola temples dedicated to?

Answer: Shiva
A
Vishnu
B
Shiva
C
Brahma
D
Durga
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Most major Chola temples were dedicated to Shiva; the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur was built under Rajaraja I around 1010 CE.

212. “Shad Sukra” is a famous festival celebrated in which state?

Answer: Meghalaya
A
Manipur
B
Meghalaya
C
Tripura
D
Arunachal pradesh
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Shad Sukra is a traditional festival of Meghalaya, associated with indigenous cultural observances.

213. “Cheiraoba” is a famous festival celebrated in which state?

Answer: Mizoram
A
Mizoram
B
Manipur
C
Nagaland
D
Arunachal Pradesh
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Cheiraoba is the traditional New Year festival of Manipur, celebrated by the Meitei community.

214. Who is the writer of the novel “Kokadeutar Har” for which the writer received the “Sahitya Akademi Award”?

Answer: Syed Abdul Malik
A
Syed Abdul Malik
B
Nalini bala devi
C
Raghunath choudhary
D
Nabakanta Barua
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Nabakanta Barua wrote Kokadeutar Har, for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1966.

215. “Halda” is a famous festival celebrated in which state?

Answer: Uttarakhand
A
Uttarakhand
B
Sikkim
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Manipur
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Halda is a winter festival of Himachal Pradesh, traditionally celebrated by communities in the Lahaul region.

216. “Lovlina Borgohain” won the Bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics in Women’s _____boxing category?

Answer: Welterweight
A
Heavyweight
B
Lightweight
C
Welterweight
D
Middleweight
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Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal in the welterweight (69 kg) category at the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021.

217. “Hemis” is a famous festival celebrated in which state/UT ?

Answer: Chandigarh
A
Chandigarh
B
Himachal Pradesh
C
Jammu & Kashmir
D
Uttarakhand
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Hemis is a major Buddhist festival of Ladakh, celebrated at Hemis Monastery; Ladakh became a Union Territory in 2019.

218. “Shavuot” festival celebrated by which of the religious people?

Answer: Jews
A
Muslims
B
Buddhists
C
Christians
D
Jews
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Shavuot is a Jewish festival associated with the giving of the Torah; it is observed seven weeks after Passover.

219. How many “Nobel prize award” categories are present?

Answer: 6
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
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The Nobel system currently comprises 6 award categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences; the last was established in 1968.

220. Who is the author of the book named “Oliver Twist”?

Answer: Chales Dickens
A
Benazir bhutto
B
Chales Dickens
C
Paul Kennedy
D
Eric Segal
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Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist, first published in serial form during 1837–1839.

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