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What is the parameter of the 'Messenger' satellite launched by NASA?
To study Mercury
To study Venus
To study Mars
To study Jupiter
Correct answer
To study Mercury
Why this answer is correct
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft was a robotic mission that orbited Mercury between 2011 and 2015.
The 'Cassini-Huygens' mission was sent to study which planet and its rings?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Correct answer
Saturn
Why this answer is correct
Cassini-Huygens was a joint mission to study Saturn and its system, including its rings and moons.
A DC Dynamo works on the principle of:
Self induction
Mutual induction
Electromagnetic Induction
None of the above
Correct answer
Electromagnetic Induction
Why this answer is correct
A dynamo creates direct current using a commutator, based on Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.
Who was the founder of the 'Servants of India Society'?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lala Lajpat Rai
Annie Besant
Correct answer
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Why this answer is correct
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Who led the 1857 revolt in Bihar?
Kunwar Singh
Nana Sahib
Tatya Tope
Birsa Munda
Correct answer
Kunwar Singh
Why this answer is correct
Kunwar Singh was a key leader of the 1857 rebellion in Bihar, specifically in the Jagdispur region.
'Grande Island' is located off the coast of which state?
Maharashtra
Goa
Karnataka
Kerala
Correct answer
Goa
Why this answer is correct
Grande Island is located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Goa.
Which district of Bihar has the highest forest cover according to the ISFR 2021?
Kaimur
West Champaran
Rohtas
Jamui
Correct answer
Kaimur
Why this answer is correct
As per the ISFR 2021, Kaimur district has the highest forest area in Bihar.
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the 'Right to Equality'?
Articles 12-13
Articles 14-18
Articles 19-22
Articles 23-24
Correct answer
Articles 14-18
Why this answer is correct
Articles 14-18 of the Indian Constitution guarantee the Right to Equality.
Who appoints the Advocate General of a State?
The President
The Governor
Chief Justice of HC
The Chief Minister
Correct answer
The Governor
Why this answer is correct
Under Article 165, the Governor of each State appoints the Advocate General for the State.
The 'Deep Ocean Mission' is an initiative of which Ministry?
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Ministry of Science & Tech
Ministry of Environment
Correct answer
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Why this answer is correct
The Deep Ocean Mission is a mission-mode project to support the Blue Economy initiatives of the Govt of India, led by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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