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701. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Answer: Mohiniattam- Odisha
A
Mohiniattam- Odisha
B
Yakshgan- Karnataka
C
Garba- Gujarat
D
Kuchipudi- Andhra pradesh
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Mohiniattam- Odisha — Mohiniattam- Odisha is the incorrectly matched pair. Mohiniyattam is a classical dance of Kerala, not Odisha.

702. Who was the 1st female chief justice of High court in India?

Answer: Leila Seth
A
Syeda Tahira
B
Justice Fatima khan beewi
C
Leila Seth
D
Ruma pal
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Leila Seth —

703. “CORPAT” military exercise is between which two nations?

Answer: India & Thailand
A
India & Singapore
B
India & Thailand
C
India & Japan
D
India & Maldives
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India & Thailand are the two countries conducting CORPAT, a coordinated patrol exercise focused on maritime security. CORPAT is a coordinated patrol exercise between India and Thailand.

704. “Long walk to freedom” is an autobiography of?

Answer: Nelson Mendela
A
Kofi Annen
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Nelson Mendela
D
Abraham Lincon
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Nelson Mendela wrote “Long Walk to Freedom”, the autobiography of his life and struggle against apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, published in 1994.

705. Which ex-prime minister of India is known as “Chanakya of Modern India”?

Answer: P V Narashima Rao
A
P V Narashima Rao
B
Atal bihari Vajpayee
C
VP singh
D
Monmohan Singh
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P V Narashima Rao is the former Prime Minister identified by the source with the sobriquet “Chanakya of Modern India”. P. V. Narasimha Rao is popularly described as the Chanakya of modern India, especially for his role in the 1991 reforms.

706. “Vikramshila” university was founded by which Pala king?

Answer: Dharampala
A
Rajendra Chola
B
Pulakesin I
C
Mihir Bhoja
D
Dharampala
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Vikramashila University was founded by Pala ruler Dharmapala in the late 8th/early 9th century.

707. The 1st ruler of Magadha from “Haryanka Dynasty” was?

Answer: Bimbisara
A
Ashoka
B
Ajatshatru
C
Bimbisara
D
Prasenjit
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Bimbisara was the first major ruler of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha.

708. Who is the father of the “Indian space programme”?

Answer: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
A
Dr. Satish Dhawan
B
K Sivan
C
Dr. Homi J Bhaba
D
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
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Vikram Sarabhai. Vikram Sarabhai is regarded as the father of India’s space programme; ISRO was formed in 1969.

709. “Kyoto Protocol” is related to?

Answer: Climate change
A
Climate change
B
Ozone depletion
C
Nuclear power
D
None of these
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Climate change is the subject of the Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, which set binding greenhouse-gas reduction targets for developed countries. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. It established emission-reduction commitments mainly for developed countries. citeturn0search3

710. “Jayprakash Narayan” was given the title of?

Answer: Loknayak
A
Deshbandhu
B
Loknayak
C
Deenbandhu
D
Jana Nayak
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B — Loknayak —

711. Which pigment gives human skin, hair and eyes their color?

Answer: Melanin
A
Melanin
B
Phtalocyanine
C
Alizarrin
D
Quinacridone
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Melanin — Melanin is the pigment responsible for much of the colour of human skin, hair and eyes.

712. Who was the first winner of “Nobel peace prize” from India?

Answer: Mother Teresa
A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
C V Ramana
C
Amartya Sen
D
Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa was the first Indian Nobel Peace laureate in the source’s framing; she received the prize in 1979. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

713. Who was the court poet of “Samudragupta”?

Answer: Harisen
A
Banabhatta
B
Bhavabhuti
C
Devnaag
D
Harisen
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Harisen was Samudragupta’s court poet and author of the Allahabad Pillar Prashasti. Harishena was Samudragupta’s court poet and composed the Prayaga Prashasti.

714. Indus valley civilization “Dholavira” is famous for?

Answer: Water conservation
A
Sea port
B
Pottery
C
Water conservation
D
Rock cut Architecture
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Water conservation — Water conservation is what Dholavira is especially famous for: sophisticated reservoirs, water-management structures and urban planning.

715. The Gohain kamal Ali which was constructed during Nara Narayan, connects Cochbehar to?

Answer: North Lakhimpur
A
Udalguri
B
North Lakhimpur
C
Darrang
D
Jorhat
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North Lakhimpur — North Lakhimpur is the destination connected by the historic Gohain Kamal Ali, an embankment/road system associated with the Koch kingdom.

716. Who among the following founded the famous “Bombay stock Exchange”?

Answer: Premchand Roychand
A
Ashish kumar chauhan
B
Virkamjit sen
C
Premchand Roychand
D
None of these
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Premchand Roychand founded the Bombay Stock Exchange in its early organised form; Premchand Roychand is associated with its founding history. Premchand Roychand was a key founder of the BSE tradition; BSE traces its origin to 1875.

717. “Black soil” is also known by which of the following name?

Answer: Regur soil
A
Khadar soil
B
Bangar soil
C
Alluvial soil
D
Regur soil
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Regur soil is the name for India’s black cotton soil, rich in clay and well suited to cotton cultivation. Regur soil is another name for black cotton soil; it is clay-rich and moisture-retentive.

718. The first Health Minister of Independent India was?

Answer: Rakumari Amrit kaur
A
Maulana abul kalam azad
B
Sardar patel
C
Vijayalakhsmi pandit
D
Rakumari Amrit kaur
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Rakumari Amrit kaur was the first Health Minister of independent India and served in the first Union Cabinet. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was independent India’s first Health Minister, serving from 1947 to 1957.

719. The hanging garden of babylon is associated with which of the following ancient cultures?

Answer: Mesopotamia
A
Egyptian
B
Mesopotamia
C
Chinese
D
Harappan
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B — Mesopotamia —

720. “Ukai dam” is known as?

Answer: Vallabh sagar
A
Vallabh sagar
B
Govind sagar
C
Ranjit sagar
D
Rihand sagar
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Vallabh sagar —

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