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Q: Who led the “Salt Satyagrah” movement with Mahatma Gandhi?

Correct Answer: Sarojini Naidu - Sarojini Naidu participated in the Civil Disobedience/Salt Satyagraha movement alongside Mahatma Gandhi and later led the Dharasana Satyagraha.

Q: “Potato” crop was brought to India by whom?

Correct Answer: Portuguese - Portuguese is credited in standard Indian history accounts with introducing the potato to India during the early colonial period.

Q: Which of the following state is known as “The Crested Land”?

Correct Answer: Sikkim - Sikkim is the state identified by the source as “The Crested Land”.

Q: Who was the first “Deputy Speaker” of Loksabha?

Correct Answer: M.A Ayyangar - M.A Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha in independent India.

Q: Which of the following battles was fought between Jayachandra and Muhammad Ghori?

Correct Answer: Battle of Chandwar - Battle of Chandwar was the Battle of Chandwar, fought in 1194 between Muhammad Ghori and Jayachandra.

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361. Who led the “Salt Satyagrah” movement with Mahatma Gandhi?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

B R Ambedkar

Sarojini Naidu

Md Ali Jinnah

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

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Sarojini Naidu participated in the Civil Disobedience/Salt Satyagraha movement alongside Mahatma Gandhi and later led the Dharasana Satyagraha.

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362. “Potato” crop was brought to India by whom?

Answer: Portuguese

Portuguese

Dutch

British

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Portuguese is credited in standard Indian history accounts with introducing the potato to India during the early colonial period.

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363. Which of the following state is known as “The Crested Land”?

Answer: Sikkim

Arunachal Pradesh

Sikkim

Mizoram

Meghalaya

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Sikkim is the state identified by the source as “The Crested Land”.

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364. Who was the first “Deputy Speaker” of Loksabha?

Answer: M.A Ayyangar

M.A Ayyangar

K.S Swami

H. Sridharan Pillai

Meera Kumari

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M.A Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha in independent India.

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365. Which of the following battles was fought between Jayachandra and Muhammad Ghori?

Answer: Battle of Chandwar

Battle of Chandwar

First battle of Tarain

First battle of Waihind

Second Battle of Tarain

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Battle of Chandwar was the Battle of Chandwar, fought in 1194 between Muhammad Ghori and Jayachandra.

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366. Which among the following introduced the “Zabti” and “Dahsala” system?

Answer: Raja Todar Mal

Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Raja man Singh

Ibrahim Lodi

Raja Todar Mal

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Raja Todar Mal refers to the revenue reforms associated with Raja Todar Mal under Akbar, using systematic measurement and assessment of land revenue.

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367. At which place Mahavira attained Nirvana?

Answer: Pavapuri

Vaishali

Kundagram

Pavapuri

Rajgriha

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Pavapuri is the place where Mahavira is traditionally said to have attained Nirvana in Jain tradition.

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368. Most weather activity occurs in which atmospheric layer?

Answer: Troposphere

Ozonosphere

Ionosphere

Stratosphere

Troposphere

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Troposphere contains most weather activity because it holds most atmospheric water vapour and has strong vertical mixing.

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369. Which is the highest peak of “Jayantia Hills”?

Answer: Marangsih peak

Marangsih peak

Shillong peak

Norek Peak

Tura Peak

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Marangsih peak is the peak identified by the source for the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.

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370. The two principles momuments of Alauddin khiliji’s resign- “The jama at kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza” were constructed at?

Answer: Delhi

Agra

Delhi

Ajmer

Lahore

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Delhi is the city containing Alauddin Khalji’s Alai Darwaza and related Qutb-complex monuments.

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371. How many legs does the Cockroach have in its body?

Answer: 3 pair

3 pair

2 pair

4 pair

None of these

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3 pair equals three pairs, or six legs. Cockroaches are insects and insects have three pairs of legs.

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372. When was the Mid-day meal scheme launched?

Answer: 1995

2000

1995

1992

1999

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The national Mid-Day Meal Scheme was launched in 1995 as the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education.

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373. To become a judge of the Supreme court, at least how many years of practicing experience as a High court advocate?

Answer: 10 years

5 years

7 years

10 years

15 years

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10 years is the source-keyed minimum experience. Under Article 124, a High Court advocate must have at least ten years’ practice; the Constitution also provides alternative qualifications.

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374. Who was the first woman Prime minister of the world?

Answer: Sirimavo Bandarnaike

Benazir Bhutto

Indira Gandhi

Sheikh Hasina

Sirimavo Bandarnaike

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Sirimavo Bandarnaike became the world’s first woman Prime Minister in 1960, when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

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375. “Namami Brahmaputra” was first celebrated in?

Answer: April 2017

April 2016

April 2017

April 2018

April 2019

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April 2017 is the year given by the source for the first Namami Brahmaputra festival.

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376. What does the “Olympic” flame symbolize?

Answer: Continuity

Energy

Stronger

Continuity

Concern

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Continuity represents continuity in the Olympic tradition, symbolising the enduring spirit of the Games.

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377. Who is the first Indian women to win a medal in “Olympic”?

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Marry kom

Karnam Malleswari

Saina Nehwal

P. V Sindhu

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Karnam Malleswari won India’s first Olympic medal by an Indian woman at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, taking bronze in weightlifting.

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378. “Disaster Management Act” was implemented in which year?

Answer: 2005

2003

2004

2005

2006

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The Disaster Management Act was enacted in 2005, establishing the statutory framework for disaster management in India.

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379. “SIMBEX” military exercise is between which two nations?

Answer: India & Singapore

India & Sri Lanka

India & Singapore

India & China

India & Canada

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India & Singapore are the two countries participating in SIMBEX, the India–Singapore bilateral naval exercise.

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380. In which of the following institution APJ Abdul Kalam had given his last speech?

Answer: IIM Shillong

IIT Guwahati

IIT Mumbai

IIM Ahmedabad

IIM Shillong

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IIM Shillong was the institution where A.P.J. Abdul Kalam delivered his last public lecture on 27 July 2015.

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Indian History

361. Who led the “Salt Satyagrah” movement with Mahatma Gandhi?

362. “Potato” crop was brought to India by whom?

363. Which of the following state is known as “The Crested Land”?

364. Who was the first “Deputy Speaker” of Loksabha?

365. Which of the following battles was fought between Jayachandra and Muhammad Ghori?

366. Which among the following introduced the “Zabti” and “Dahsala” system?

367. At which place Mahavira attained Nirvana?

368. Most weather activity occurs in which atmospheric layer?

369. Which is the highest peak of “Jayantia Hills”?

370. The two principles momuments of Alauddin khiliji’s resign- “The jama at kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza” were constructed at?

371. How many legs does the Cockroach have in its body?

372. When was the Mid-day meal scheme launched?

373. To become a judge of the Supreme court, at least how many years of practicing experience as a High court advocate?

374. Who was the first woman Prime minister of the world?

375. “Namami Brahmaputra” was first celebrated in?

376. What does the “Olympic” flame symbolize?

377. Who is the first Indian women to win a medal in “Olympic”?

378. “Disaster Management Act” was implemented in which year?

379. “SIMBEX” military exercise is between which two nations?

380. In which of the following institution APJ Abdul Kalam had given his last speech?

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