1. In which of the following Vedas, the priest is Brahma?
[A] Sam Veda
[B] Yajur Veda
[C] Rig Veda
[D] Atharva Veda
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Correct Answer: D [ Atharva Veda ]
Notes:
In Atharva Veda, the priest is Brahma.
2. What was the name of the Lichchavi princess who Chandragupta-I married?
[A] Kumara Devi
[B] Kubernaga
[C] Dhruva Devi
[D] Vasu Devi
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Correct Answer: A [ Kumara Devi ]
Notes:
The Gupta emperor Chandragupta I married a Lichchavi princess Kumara Devi, who was the heiress to the throne of the Lichchavis and by her marriage with Chandragupta the two states got united. Lichchhavi Princess Kumari Devi was the first Indian Queen featured on a coin.
3. Which of the following are the most and the least electronegative elements in the periodic table?
[A] Fluorine and Caesium
[B] Hydrogen and Helium
[C] Carbon and Oxygen
[D] Chlorine and Fluorine
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Correct Answer: A [Fluorine and Caesium]
Notes:
Caesium is the least electronegative element in the periodic table and Fluorine is the most electronegative. Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.
4. Which among the following was the first attempt to regulate the affairs of English East India Company in India?
[A] Pitts India Act 1784
[B] Charter Act 1833
[C] The Regulating Act 1773
[D] Charter Act of 1813
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Correct Answer: C [The Regulating Act 1773]
Notes:
Regulating Act of 1773 was the first landmark in the constitutional development of India. Via this act, the British Parliament for the first time interfered into affairs of India. The Prime Minister of England at the time of Regulating Act of 1773 was Lord North.
5. Sugar , Amino Acids, & Nucleotides are constituents of respectively ___________ ?
[A] Polysaccharides, Proteins. Nucleic Acids,
[B] Proteins, Carbohydrates , Fats
[C] Nucleic Acids. Proteins, Polysaccharides
[D] Polysaccharides, Nucleic Acids. Proteins,
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Correct Answer: A [Polysaccharides, Proteins. Nucleic Acids,]
6. Among Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Molybdenum , Zinc & Boron , bring out those which are macronutrients?
[A] Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium
[B] Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron
[C] Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, Copper,
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron]
7. William Digby is known to write on which of the aspects of India ?
[A] Indian education
[B] Indian society
[C] Famines in India
[D] Poverty in India
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Correct Answer: C [Famines in India]
Notes:
Digby was based in India during British raj and witnessed to several famines that devastated India, including a disastrous famine in Madras in the mid-1870s. He blamed British policies for fueling and exacerbating the famines, agitating for humanitarian aid from Europe to India
9. New Moore island disappeared in the sea after many years of its creation. This island was claimed by which of the following two neighbors?
[A] India & Pakistan
[B] India & Sri Lanka
[C] India & Bangladesh
[D] India & Myanmar
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Correct Answer: C [India & Bangladesh]
Notes:
It was known as New Moore Island in India and South Talpatti Island in Bangladesh. It was an unhabitated island which emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970. It had been created by the delta currents. It was located south of the Hariabhanga river. Now it has disappeared due to raising sea levels. With this the territorial claims of India and Bangladesh have also ended
10. Which of the following was needed in the society to stop untouchability by Mahatama Gandhi?
[A] The Harijans should revolt against untouchability
[B] The people of India to give treatment of equality to the untouchables
[C] Untouchability to be declared a crime under law
[D] A social revolution to create a society based on equality
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Correct Answer: B [The people of India to give treatment of equality to the untouchables]
Notes:
Believing that untouchability is a religious issue, Gandhi sought to abolish the custom of untouchability not the caste system. He considered untouchability as blight on the Hindu world. Based on the philosophy that all human beings are equal and Harijans along with everyone else had a right to enjoy society.
