BPSC Test 11

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Solution: This is the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the visible range 3900 angstroms. Every warm object emits Infrared. Its uses are in the treatment of muscle pain, easing tension, cooking, and also in short-range communication i.e. remote, etc.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Let the Resistance of Individual Resistors be R1 and R2 ohms.

So, The Total Resistance in parallel combination will be (R1XR2)/(R1 plus R2) Ohms.

Here, R1 = 2 KOhm, and Total Resistance is 1.403 KOhm

Just Put this value of R1 in the following Equation to get R2.

(2R2)/ (2 Plus R2) = 1.403

Hence, R2 = 4.70 KOhm.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Increasing the temperature of intrinsic semiconductors provides more thermal energy for electrons to absorb and thus will increase the number of conduction electrons. This ultimately leads to a decrease in Resistance.

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Solution: Faraday constant is universal constant, the value of Faraday constant (F) =96500 C mol⁻¹

Do you know from where you get this value?

Refer to Coulomb’s law equation.

Ans: (C)

Solution: A light-year is the unit of distance.

1 Light Year≈ 9.461 trillion kilometers

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Solution: The properties of light like wavelength, speed of light changes when it travels from one medium to another.

The frequency of Light remains unchanged.

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Solution: It is the same as the speed of light i.e. 3X10^8 m/s.

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Solution: Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon in 1969.

Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface.

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Solution: The nucleus has two components i.e proton & neutron. The no. of protons is the atomic number.

Here the atomic number is 94. So, the no. of the neutron is 242-94 = 148.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Among the given options, Honey has the highest viscosity. It decreases with increase in temperature.

The unit of viscosity is kg/m/s.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Milk is rich in calcium, vitamin-D, proteins, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin-B12, and Zinc. Carbohydrate is also present in little amount.

It is a poor source of Vitamin C.

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Solution: When alcohol vapor makes contact with the yellow dichromate-coated crystals, the color changes from yellow to green. The degree of the color change is directly proportional to the degree of alcohol in the one’s breath.

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Solution: Zymase is an enzyme complex that acts as a catalyst during the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. It is found in yeasts. So, Glucose is converted into ethyl alcohol in the presence of Zymase.

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Solution: Any incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide. 

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Solution: The concentration of hydrogen ions is inversely related to its pH and can be measured on the pH scale. Therefore, the more hydrogen ions present, the lower the pH; conversely, the fewer hydrogen ions, the higher the pH.

Initially pH = 3 so,  [H ] = 10^–3.

Now, pH = 6, so, [H ] = 10^–6.

So, the concentration of Hydrogen Ion decreases by 1000 times.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Sublimation is the process of conversion of solid-state directly into the gaseous form, without even passing through the liquid phase.

Ans: (C)

Explanation: Benzene has molecular formula C6H6 (see the figure).

There is presence of a double bond in between alternate carbon atoms and each carbon is attached to two carbon atoms by means of a single bond and a double bond and a hydrogen atom by a single bond.

So there are a total of 12 sigma bonds and 3 pi bonds in benzene.

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Solution: At room temperature, mercury is a thick, silvery liquid with a very high density and low heat conductivity. It has a relatively high electrical conductivity.

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Solution: Vitamin K helps to make various proteins that are needed for blood clotting and the building of bones.

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Solution: Hormones are natural substances produced in the body. They help to relay messages between cells and organs and affect many bodily functions.The two main female sex hormones are estrogen and progesterone. Although testosterone is considered a male hormone, females also produce it.

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Solution: Carlsson’s research on the brain’s chemical signals and the resulting treatment for Parkinson’s disease earned him the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Paul Greengard and Eric R. Kandel.

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Solution: Iodine is used by the thyroid to produce hormones. Hypothyroidism results when the thyroid gland fails to produce enough hormones.

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Solution: The bitterness can be tasted at the posterior part of the tongue which is one of four taste receptors of the tongue. It is located toward the back of the tongue.

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Solution: The ginger are considered as stems and not as roots as it contains nodes and internodes. They are known to lack chlorophyll. The nodes and internodes are able to grow into leaves or stalks of leaves.

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Solution: Fructose is the sweetest carbohydrate sugar. It is found in fruits, honey etc. It is also called the fruit sugar.

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Solution: Apple is not a true fruit. A fruit is always ripened ovary. Inside the apple fruit , the structure holding the seeds is actually the fruit while the edible fleshy part is actually the swollen wall material of ovary.

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Solution: Legumes are rich in potassium, magnesium, and fiber, all nutrients that have a positive impact on blood pressure management.

Legumes are nutritionally valuable, providing proteins with essential amino acids, complex carbohydrates and dietary fibre .

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Solution: Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice.

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Solution: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for cricket in India and is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Neetu David has been appointed as the chairman of All-India Women’s Selection Committee.

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Solution: Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Women’s Singles tennis title at the 2020 US Open. It was her second US Open title and third major title overall.

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Solution: In London Marathon 2020, The men’s elite race was won by Ethiopian Shura Kitata, and the women’s event was won by Kenyan Brigid Kosgei.

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Solution: Indian Former Skipper MS Dhoni And Suresh Raina Announces Retirement From International Cricket.

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Solution: Paresh Rawal has been appointed Chairperson of the National School of Drama (NSD), the country’s premier institute for theatre students, in Delhi.

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Solution: Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), spearheads indigenous development of defence systems and technologies

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Solution: For Medical Sciences discipline, Dr. Bushra Ateeq and Dr. Ritesh Agarwal have been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 2020.

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Solution: The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”

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Solution: The TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for the year 2020 includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actor Ayushman Khurrana and Bilkis, who emerged as the face of the Shaheen Bagh protests.

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Solution: India now has 10 International Blue Flag beaches with the addition of Kovalam & Eden beaches this year and recertification for 8 beaches which got the tag in 2020.

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Solution: He started his political career as member of Samyukta Socialist Party and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969.

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Solution: The ‘Ghar Tak Fibre’ scheme is likely to connect villages of Bihar through which e-education, e-agriculture, telemedicine, tele-law, social security, and several govermnet schemes can be accessed. ..

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Solution: QUAD or Asian NATO is an inter-governmental security forum established in 2007-08. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad or QUAD) is a strategic dialogue between the United States, India, Japan and Australia.

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Solution: Prahlad Singh Patel addressed in 5th BRICS Culture Ministers Meeting held under Chairpersonship of Russia.

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Solution: The 36th edition of the biannual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)  Summit 2020 was held via video conferencing in Hanoi, Vietnam with theme  “Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN”.

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Solution: In the first rankings, Singapore ranked first on the Human Capital Index in successive years of 2019 and 2020.

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Solution: Make America Great Again” or MAGA is a campaign slogan used in American politics popularized by Donald Trump in his successful 2016 presidential campaign.

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Solution: The Barakah nuclear power plant in the Abu Dhabi emirate is the first nuclear power station in the Arab world and part of the oil producing state’s efforts to diversify its energy mix.

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Solution: The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter and was signed in Washington, D.C., United States on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords.

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Solution: India has assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization in 2020. Apurva Chandra, Secretary (Labour and Employment) has been elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Body of the ILO for the period October 2020-June 2021.

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Solution: Indian Railways has launched “Meri Saheli” initiative for focused action on security of women across. 

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Solution: PM Modi coined the new fitness mantra, ‘Fitness ki Dose, Aadha Ghanta Roz’ which means to devote half an hour daily to fitness be it yoga, or badminton, tennis, or football, karate or kabaddi etc. to do at least 30 minutes daily.

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Solution: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi released commemorative coin of Rs. 100 denomination to celebrate the Birth Centenary of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia today through video conference.

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Solution: it was a documentary of Arunachal Pradesh. Chi Lupo, documented by Kezang D Thongdok is a short film on honey hunting.

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Solution: HDFC Bank has launched e-Kisaan Dhan application to provide value-added services such as mandi prices, weather forecast, latest farming news, information on seed varieties, e-pashuhaat.

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Solution: India’s first airport COVID testing facility at Delhi Airport was started for arriving international fliers.

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Solution: Rafale Fighter Air craft was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a formal function at Air Force Station, Ambala.

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Solution: The DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile or NGARM now officially named Rudram-1 was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore on 9 October 2020.

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Solution: In Kalibagan, the Bangle factory, multiple crops on the same land, ploughed field were found here

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Solution: The three principles of Jainism, also known as Triratnas, are:
– Right faith
– Right knowledge
– Right conduct

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Solution: Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kashmir under Kanishka.

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Solution: The Vaisheshika system holds that the smallest, indivisible, indestructible part of the world is an atom (anu).

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Solution: Balban followed the policy of ‘blood and iron’. As per the policy, he used to be ruthless to the enemies.

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Solution: Cholas were known for efficient local self-government system in place

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Solution: Pietra dura is a term for the technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.

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Solution: Akbar established a separate department for painting. He started the concept of Karkhana. Karkhana is a Hindustani language word that means factory. These karkhanas were small manufacturing units for various arts and crafts as well as for the emperor’s household and military needs.

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Solution: The system of Dual Government was introduced in Bengal by Robert Clive. It lasted from 1765 to 1772. Under this system, the administration of Bengal was divided into Nizamat and Diwani. The Diwani was carried out by the company and the Nizamat by the Nizam.

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Solution: The Swaraj Party was formed by Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das in order to fight British colonialism from within.

They wanted to pressurize the government for various reforms. Keeping in mind these objectives this party was formed. They felt that the method of peaceful protest was not adequate enough for freedom.

Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) is best known in the United States for his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism.

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Solution: By 1860 the regional grievances and localized acts of resistance among the peasantry resulted into a general uprising in nine Bengal districts. Later on that year Dinabandhu Mitra published a play, Neel‐darpan, with the planters’ atrocities as its theme.

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Solution: Battle of Wandiwash, fought in Jan. 1960, is a confrontation between the French, under the comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote.

The British forces under Sir Eyre Coote, defeated the French in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760 and besieged Pondicherry. Hence, he got the title, “Hero of Wandiwash”.

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Solution: Also called as the Minto-Morley reforms were enacted in the year 1909, which provided the system of Separate Electorates in the legislation of British India.

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Solution: The Kol rebellion was an indigenous revolt by the Kol people of the Chota Nagpur region (Singhbhum) in 1829-39. The rebel kols were under the leadership of Buddhu Bhagat, Madara Mahato, Joa Bhagat, and others.

It was a revolt of the adivasi Kol people as a reaction to economic exploitation brought on by the systems of land tenure and administration that had been introduced by the East India company.

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Solution: Kunwar Singh was nearly eighty and in failing health lifted the arms against the British.  He was assisted by both his brother, Babu Amar Singh, and his commander-in-chief, Hare Krishna Singh.

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Solution: Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded Gandhi to go to Champaran and thus the Champaran Satyagraha began.

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Solution: Its first capital was Rajagriha (modern day Rajgir), then Pataliputra (modern Patna).

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Solution: The Kisan Sabha movement started in Bihar under the leadership of Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilize peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights, and thus sparking the farmers’ movements in India.

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Solution: The principle of civil disobedience was first used in Champaran Satyagraha.

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Solution: Honshu island is the largest island in Japan.

It contains the nation’s highest mountain, Mount Fuji, and largest lake, Lake Biwa.

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Solution: In 1953 Greenland becomes an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Solution: The United Arab Emirates was the top destination of Indian migrants followed by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Oman till 2018. But, in the year 2018, USA was the leading destination.

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Solution: China was the largest producer of gold in the world in 2019 and accounted for around 11 percent of total global production.

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Solution: Africa comprises 54 countries.

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Solution: The state and UT of India with the highest percentage of the tribal population to its total population as per the 2011 census is Mizoram(94.4 %) and Lakshadweep(94.8 %).

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Solution: Pulneys is in Tamil Nadu’s coffee growing area. It is also famous for Kurinji flower which grows after 12 years. Karnataka coffee production accounts for 71%, Kerela 21% and Tamil Nadu 5%.

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Solution: According to Census 2011, the largest district in Indian is Kachchh (in terms of area).

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Solution: Maharashtra has the maximum number of wildlife sanctuaries. According to National Wildlife Database, Maharashtra has 48 wildlife sanctuaries.

Which Indian state has maximum number of national parks? 

Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of national parks (9 Nos.).

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Solution: All rivers are south flowing rivers.

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Solution: The Atal Tunnel has been built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway. With 8.8 km length, the tunnel is the second longest road tunnel in India and has reduced the distance between Manali and Keylong by about 60 km.

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Solution: There are 12 major ports in the country – 6 on the eastern coast and 6 on the western coast. India recently approved to set up 13th major port of India, at Vadhavan in Maharashtra.

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Solution: Karnataka was the leading producer of solar energy when the exam was conducted but now its Gujarat.

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Solution: Minerals in Bihar: 

• limestone:  Kaimur (Bhabhua), Munger and Rohtas districts,
• Mica: Nawada district
• Quartz/ Silica sand:  Bhagalpur, Jamui, Monghyr and Nalanda districts,
• Quartzite: in Lakhisarai, Munger and Nalanda districts,
• Talc/soapstone/ steatite: Munger district.

Map of Bihar

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Solution: Wagon engineering is in Muzaffarpur nearby railway station.

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Solution: There are three types of soil found in different regions of Bihar. They are:

• Piedmont Swamp Soil: This soil is found in the North-Western areas of the West Champaran district.
• Terai Soil: It is found in the Northern area of the state along the Indo-Nepal border.
• Alluvial Soil: This soil is found in the plains of Bihar.

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Solution: Ganga river does not flow from Kosi – Magadh. Ganga flows through the middle of Bihar.

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Solution: Munda have their highest concentration in Katihar districts but they constitute only 4.3 per cent total tribal population of the district.

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Solution: Total Geographical area of Bihar: 94163 Sq. Km

• Total forest Area : 7288 Sq.km
• Forest area as a % of total area: 7.74 Percent.

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Solution: Valmiki National Park is a Tiger Reserve in the West Champaran District of Bihar, India. It is the only national park in Bihar.

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Solution: The Tata Projects Limited on Wednesday won the bid to construct a new Parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore.

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Solution: Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of president of India and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission.

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Solution: Ms. Rekha Sharma assumed the charge of Chairperson, National Commission for Women on August 7, 2018.The National Commission for Women (NCW) is the statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting women.

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Solution: The rule of law requires the government to exercise its power in accordance with well-established and clearly written rules, regulations, and legal principles. It also means that no man is supreme than law i.e. Law is supreme and also that every person irrespective of their position or power is subordinate to the laws and everyone comes under the jurisdiction of the courts in India.

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Solution: The 11th Schedule (Article 243G) of Indian Constitution was added in 1992 by the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act. This schedule contains 29 subjects.

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Solution: Dutch East India Company established their factory at Patna in 1632 which is now the place is known for Patna College. Portugese were first to enter Bihar.

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Solution: Decentralization means local communities has certain power and autonomy to local communities/governments to perform basic functions and perform ground duties to apply governmemt schemes . And to ‘Instil non-confidence among local communities‘ is not the characteristic of decentralisation and it shows no confidence on government function and local authorities.

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Solution: Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 : An Act to prescribe punishment for the preaching and practice of Untouchability for the enforcement of any disability arising and for connected matters. 

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Solution:

The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation Act 1964 for food management on large scale and to fulfill following objectives of the Food Policy :

• Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.
• Distribution of food grains throughout the country for public distribution system
• Maintaining satisfactory level  of operational  and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure National Food Security.

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Solution: A revenue deficit, not to be confused with a fiscal deficit, measures the difference between the projected amount of income and the actual amount of income. If a business or government has a revenue deficit that means its income isn’t enough to cover its basic operations i.e. day to day functions of government. To remedy a revenue deficit, a government can choose to raise tax or cut expenses. Similarly, a company with a revenue deficit can make improvements by cutting variable costs, such as materials and labor.

A fiscal deficit is a shortfall in a government’s income compared with its spending. The government that has a fiscal deficit is spending beyond its means. A government creates a fiscal deficit by spending more money than it takes in from taxes and other revenues excluding debt. The gap between income and spending is closed by government borrowing.

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Solution: In 2019-20, the bilateral trade between the USA and India stood at USD 88.75 billion as against USD 87.96 billion in 2018-19.

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Solution: Bharatmala, under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, is an umbrella program for the highways sector in India that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight & passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps

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Solution: The IIP index is computed and published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) on a monthly basis.

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Solution: Ease of Doing Business 2020 is a report published by The World Bank to ‘Compare Business Regulation in 190 Economies’. India has ascended to 63rd position in the said report.

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Solution: The target for ground level credit for agriculture for the year 2020-21 was fixed at Rs. 15.00 lakh crore and going by the trend, it is likely that the target would be surpassed.

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Solution: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme has an objective of increasing farmers’ income, provide reliable source for irrigation and de-dieselise the farm sector and aimed at ensuring reliable day time power supply for irrigation, reducing subsidy burden on Discoms and providing additional sources of income to the farmers.

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Solution: State Bank of India (SBI) at the 55th position is the only bank in the global top 100 list. china has 18 and USA has 12 banks in the list.

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Solution: The NIRVIK Scheme (also known as Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana) is a scheme for small-scale exporters under the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) in order to ease lending of loans and enhance credit availability.

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Solution: CFMS -Benefits to State Govt.

• Effective and efficient monitoring and control of state revenue and expenditure
• By efficient management of funds
• By monitoring and controlling government liabilities
• By monitoring ways and means position Real time financial position of state finances by On-line updation and consolidation of Receipts & Payments

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Solution: Bihar has been awarded Krishi Karman Award for excellence in production of Maize in 2016-17 and Wheat in 2017-18.
Bihar has received this fifth award. For the first time in 2011-12, Bihar got Krishi Karman Award for rice production.Under this award, an amount of two crore rupees, trophy and citation are given.

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Solution: The objective of this programme is to empower ultra-poor households traditionally engaged in production, transportation and selling of country liquor/toddy; ultra-poor from SC/ST and other communities through diversification of livelihoods, capacity building and improved access to finance.

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Solution:

Bihar Saat Nischay Yojana Part 1

1. Aarthik Hal, Yuvaonko Bal
2. Aarakshit Rozgar, Mahilaon Ko Adhikar
3. Har Ghar Bijli, Lagatar
4. Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal
5. Ghar Tak Pakki Gali – Naaliyan
6. Shauchalay Nirmaan, Ghar Ka Sammaan
7. Avsar Badhe, Aage Padhein

Bihar Saat Nischay Yojana Part 2

1. Employment And Skill Development of Youth
2. Education for Students
3. Women Empowerment
4. Agriculture and Irrigation
5. Cleanliness
6. Infrastructure
7. Cleanliness

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Solution: Bihar’s per capita net state domestic product (NSDP) was Rs 30,617 for the year 2018-2019 compared to the country’s Net Domestic Product which was Rs. 92,565 in the same time period.

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Solution: In January 1888, he enrolled at Samaldas College in Bhavnagar State, then the sole degree-granting institution of higher education in the region. But he dropped out and returned to his family in Porbandar.

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Solution:

Important leader Associated with the Revolt of 1857

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Solution: About Act of 1935 Act, Jawaharlal Nehru had said, “We were provided with a car with all brakes and no engine”.

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Solution: The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.

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Solution: Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna is an Urdu patriotic poem written by Bismil Azimabadi as an ode to young freedom fighters of the Indian independence movement.

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Solution: Against the Partition of Bengal, Extremists organised the Swadeshi Movement and the Boycott of British goods. The partition led to the growth of revolutionaries and the agitation in Bengal against  British Government spread throughout the country. In 1905, Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces.

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Solution: It included famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju and Lt. Col Horilal Varma Bar at Law.

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Solution: Bhikaji Cama unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag—a tricolour of green, saffron, and red stripes—at the International Socialist Congress held at Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.

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Solution: Chittaranjan Das is remembered as ‘Deshbandhu’, or ‘friend of the nation’.

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Solution: The Purna Swaraj resolution—proclaimed on January 26, 1930, later to be celebrated as independent India’s Republic Day—called for “complete freedom from the British” but was later interpreted by Prime Minister Nehru as permitting India to remain within the British Commonwealth, a practical concession young Jawaharlal.

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Solution: On 22 March 1912, Bihar was carved out as a separate province in the British Indian Empire carved out from Bengal.

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Solution: Tinkathia was the system under which the native peasants of Champaran (Bihar) were forced to cultivate three kathaa Indigo out of every 20 kathaa (Bigha) of land.

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Solution: Shri Krishna Sinha was the first chief minister of Bihar.

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Solution: In 1912, Indian National Congress held its 27th session at Bankipore under the Presidency of Rao Bahadur Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar .

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Solution: Jayaprakash Narayan or Lok Nayak was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he had called for a “total revolution”.

His biography, Jayaprakash, was written by his nationalist friend and the writer of Hindi literature, Rambriksh Benipuri.

In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in recognition of his social service. Other awards include the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965.

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