General Knowledge - Mock Test 54

Question 531

Among the following cities, which one line on a longitude closest to that of Delhi

A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad C) Nagpur D) Pune

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Question 532

The term “two-state solution” is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of

A) China B) Israel C) Iraq D) Yemen

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Question 533

Which one of following foreign travelers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamonds mines of India

A) Francois Bernier B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier C) Jean de Thevenot D) Abbe Barthelemy Carre

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Question 534

With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to

A) Buddhism B) Jainism C) Vaishnavism D) Shaivism

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Question 535

Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha

A) Active all- India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement. B) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal Communities of India in the National Movement. C) Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement. D) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops.

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Question 536

“Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now” is an initiative launched by

A) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change B) The UNEP Secretariat C) The UNFCCC Secretariat D) The World Meteorological Organization

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Question 537

Why is a plant called Prosopis Juliflora often mentioned in news

A) Its extract is widely used in cosmetics B) It tends to reduce the biodiversity in the area in which it grows. C) Its extract is used in the synthesis of pesticides. D) None of the above.

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Question 538

Which among the following event happened earliest

A) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj B) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote D) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.

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Question 539

In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”

A) All India Home Rule League B) Hindu Mahasabha C) South Indian Liberal Federation D) The Servants of Indian Society

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Question 540

What is “Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( THAAD )”, sometimes seen in the news

A) An Israeli radar system B) India’s indigenous anti-missile Programme C) An American anti-missile system D) A defence collaboration between Japan and South Korea

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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. Used by‎: ‎United States Army Designed‎: ‎1987 No. built‎: ‎numerous Place of origin‎: ‎U.S wikipedia