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Question 111

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Who among the following tennis player announced retirement in February 2020?

  1. AOption (a)

    Sania Mirza

  2. BOption (b)

    Serena Williams

  3. COption (c)

    Venus Williams

  4. DOption (d)

    Maria Sharapova

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Maria Sharapova

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Maria Sharapova.

  • Maria Sharapova was a tennis player who announced her retirement in February 2020.
  • Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player.
  • The capital of Russia is Moscow and the current President of Russia is Vladimir Putin. (March 2021)

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Question 112

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Who among the following footballer holds the record for the highest number of goals in a calendar year till February 2020?

  1. AOption (a)

    Lionel Messi

  2. BOption (b)

    Wayne Rooney

  3. COption (c)

    Gareth Bale

  4. DOption (d)

    Cristiano Ronaldo

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo is a football player from Portugal.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo is a footballer who holds the record for the highest number of goals in a calendar year till February 2020.
  • The capital of Portugal is Lisbon and the Current President of Portugal is Marcelo Sousa. (March 2021)

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Question 113

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When was the Disaster Management Act passed?

  1. AOption (a)

    2001

  2. BOption (b)

    2003

  3. COption (c)

    2007

  4. DOption (d)

    2005

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

2005

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is 2005.

  • The Disaster Management Act 2005 was passed by Rajya Sabha on 28th November and Lok Sabha on 12th December and received the assent of the President of India on 23rd December.

Some of the important acts and their passing year:

Name of the ActPassed on
Government of India Act1833
Public Servants (Inquiries Act)1850
The Indian Tolls Act1851
Central Provinces Laws Act1875
Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act1876
Prisoners Act1900
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act1904
The Indian Coinage Act1906
Aligarh Muslim University Act1920
Child Marriage Restraint Act1929

Additional Information

Name of the ActPassed on
Reserve Bank of India Act1934
Representation of the People Act1951
States Reorganisation Act1956
Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act1978
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act1981
Right to Information Act2005
Disaster Management Act2005
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act2005
Companies Act2013
The Direct Tax Vivid se Vishwas Act2020

Question 114

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______ soil is rich in surface accumulation of organic matter.

  1. AOption (a)

    Alluvial

  2. BOption (b)

    Red

  3. COption (c)

    Peat

  4. DOption (d)

    Arid

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Peat

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Peat.

  • Peat soil is soil rich in surface accumulation of organic matter.
  • An accumulation of partially decayed vegetation is known as turf or peat.
  • Alluvial soil is soil deposited by surface water and found in floodplains and deltas like Mississippi Delta, Alluvial fans, and Stream terraces.
  • Red soil is a soil having thin organic and organic mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvial red layer. it is any group of soils that develop in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forests.
  • Arid soil colour varies from red to brown and it is the soil of desert or semi-desert regions.

Question 115

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As of January 2021, Jawed Ashraf is the Ambassador of India to _______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Russia

  2. BOption (b)

    France

  3. COption (c)

    China

  4. DOption (d)

    United States of America

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

France

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is France.

  • The capital of France is Paris.
  • Emmanuel Macron is the current President of France. (March 2021)
Name of the personAmbassador to country
Jawed AshrafFrance
Sanjay RanaBulgaria
Devyani Uttam KhobragadeCambodia
Pooja KapoorDenmark
Ajit Vinayak GupteEgypt
Shubhadarshini TripathiKazakhstan
Sangeeta BahadurMalta
Ankan BanerjeeMozambique
Rudendra TandonAfghanistan
Gaurav AhluwaliaAlgeria

Additional Information

Name of the PersonAmbassador to country
Pratibha ParkarAngola
Piyush SrivastavaBahrain
Vikram DoraiswamiBangladesh
Santosh JhaBelgium
Suresh ReddyBrazil
Ajay BisariaCanada
Rajkumar ShrivastavaCroatia
Robert ShetkintongEthiopia
Raveesh KumarFinland
Sibi GeorgeKuwait

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Question 116

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The ancient name of __________ river was Sadanira.

  1. AOption (a)

    Ghaghara

  2. BOption (b)

    Gandak

  3. COption (c)

    Betwa

  4. DOption (d)

    Kosi

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Gandak

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Gandak.

  • The Gandak river is also known as Narayani or the Gandaki river.
  • One of the major rivers in Nepal is the Gandak River.
  • It is the left bank tributary of the Ganges in India.
  • The main source of the Gandak river is Nhubine Himal Glacier.
Ancient Name of RiverNew Name of River
SadaniraGandak
SuvastuSwat
KubhaKabul
KarnaliGhaghara
KausikaKosi
KanhapennaKrishna
CharmanvatiChambal
VetravatiBetwa
SagarmatiLuni
NamadeNarmada

Additional Information

Ancient Name of RiverNew Name of River
SindhuIndus
VitastaJhelum
AsikiniChenab
ParusniRavi
VipasaBeas
SatudriSutlej

Question 117

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The _________ Law of Thermodynamics states that it is impossible to create a thermodynamic process that is perfectly efficient.

  1. AOption (a)

    Third

  2. BOption (b)

    Second

  3. COption (c)

    First

  4. DOption (d)

    Zeroeth

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Third

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Third.

  • The third Law of Thermodynamics states that it is impossible to create a thermodynamic process that is perfectly efficient.
  • The third law of thermodynamics states that 'The entropy of a system approaches a constant value as its temperature approaches absolute zero'.
  • The third law of thermodynamics was given by chemist Walther Nernst during the year 1906-1912.
  • It is also known as Nernst's postulate or Nernst's theorem.

Question 118

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Who among the following defeated the Afghans in the Battle of Ghaghra?

  1. AOption (a)

    Jahangir

  2. BOption (b)

    Babur

  3. COption (c)

    Aurangzeb

  4. DOption (d)

    Akbar

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Babur

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Babur.

  • The Battle of Ghaghra was fought on 6th May 1529 at Ghaghra river near Chhapra in Bihar.
Battle nameYearPlacefought betweenwinner
Battle of the ten kings14th CenturyNear Ravi River, PunjabKing Sudas and Ten kingsKing Sudas
Battle of Hydaspes326 BCBank of river JhelumAlexander and King PorusAlexander
Kalinga war261 BCKalingaMauryan king Ashoka and Kalinga kingMauryan king Ashoka
The first battle of Tarain1191 ADMTarainMuhammad Ghori and Prithviraj ChauhanPrithviraj Chauhan
The second battle of Tarain1192 ADTarainMuhammad Ghori and Prithviraj ChauhanMuhammad Ghori
Battle of Chandawar1194FirozabadMuhammad Ghori and JaichandMuhammad Ghori
First Battle of Panipat1526PanipatBabur and Ibrahim LodiBabur
Battle of Khanwa1527KhanwaBabur and Rana SangaBabur
Battle of Chanderi1528ChanderiBabur and Medini RaiBabur
Battle of Ghaghra1529GhaghraBabur and Muhammad LodiBabur
Battle of Chausa1539ChausaHumayun and Sher Shah SuriSher Shah Suri
Battle of Kanauj1540Kanauj or BillgramHumayun and Sher Shah SuriSher Shah Suri
Second Battle of Panipat1556PanipatAkbar and HemuAkbar
Battle of Haldighati1576HaldighatiMaharana Pratap and AkbarMaharana Pratap
Battle of Plassey1757PlasseyRobert Clive and Siraj-ud-DaulahBritish
The third battle of Panipat1761PanipatAhmad Shah Abdali and MarathasAhmad Shah Abdali
Battle of Buxar1764BuxarHector Munro and Nawab of Mir Qasim (Bengal), Nawab Shuja-ud-daulah (Awadh), and Mughal emperor Shah Alam.Hector Munro
Battle of Khadki1817MahidpurBritishers and MarathasBritish

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Question 119

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Chakri is one of the most important folk music of the _________________ state/union territory.

  1. AOption (a)

    Himachal Pradesh

  2. BOption (b)

    West Bengal

  3. COption (c)

    Jammu and Kashmir

  4. DOption (d)

    Maharashtra

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Jammu and Kashmir

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir.

  • On 31st October 2019, The state of Jammu and Kashmir was given the status of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
  • Their official language is Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, and English.
  • The current Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is Manoj Sinha and the current Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh is Shri Radha Krishna Mathur. (March 2021).
  • The capital of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is Srinagar from May to October and Jammu from November to April and the capital of Ladakh is Leh and Kargil.
  • The Union Territory does not enjoy any special status under section 370 of the constitution of India at present.
StateFolk music
GoaDulpod
Bihar and Uttar PradeshKajari
RajasthanMaand
BengalBhatiali/ Baul
MaharashtraKoli/ Lavani
NagalandZeliang
Tamil NaduNaatupura Pattu
AssamBihugeet
Jammu and KashmirChakri

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Question 120

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______ is also known as Rani Ki Baoli in the local language.

  1. AOption (a)

    Neemrana Baori

  2. BOption (b)

    Ranipur Jharial

  3. COption (c)

    Jaigarh Fort

  4. DOption (d)

    Elephanta Cave

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Neemrana Baori

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Neemrana Baori.

  • Rani Ki Baoli is also known as Neemrana Baori in the local language.
  • It is a 12-floor stepwell built for famine relief in Neemrana.
  • It had a Majestic design built to protect from the scorching heat outside.
  • As it was completely neglected now only ruins are remaining.
  • It is located in Neemrana, Rajasthan.

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