BPSC Test Series 01

Ans: (A)

Solution: The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, was enacted in 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule. It was drafted by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Knock knees is a condition in which the knees tilt inward while the ankles remain spaced apart. The condition is slightly more common in girls, though boys can develop it too.

Fluoride pollution is responsible for Knock-knee syndrome.

Ans: (C)

Solution: V. S. Ramadevi was the first lady to become Chief Election Commissioner of India in the year 1990.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The CAG is a constitutional body who acts as the guardian of public purse. The offices of CAG have been created under the article 148 of the constitution of India.

Article 149 provides the duties of CAG.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Right to property was deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978. It is made a legal right under Article 300 A in Part XII of the Constitution. So at present, there are only six Fundamental Rights.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) Recommendations:
1. It recommended for the ‘two tier’ for of local governance in place of three tier form of governance.
2. The Jila Parishad to be the first point of decentralization.
3. There should be participation by political parties at all levels.
4. PRIs should have the power of taxation in order to mobilize their resources.
5. There should be a mechanism to check the expenditure at the district level.

GVK Rao Committee,1985: The emphasis was to strengthen the zila Parishad as the unit of planning at the district level.

L M Singhvi committee, 1986: It talked about the constitutional safeguard to the local bodies.

Ans: (B)

Solution: The full meaning of the virus is Vital Information Resources Under Siege. A computer virus is a type of malicious software, or malware, that infects computers and corrupts their data and software.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer and networked devices. While most cybercrimes are carried out in order to generate profit for the cybercriminals, some cybercrimes are carried out against computers or devices directly to damage or disable them.

Chatting is the exchange of text message between users and it does not come under cybercrime.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory (and not a constitutional) body. It was established in 1993 under a legislation enacted by the Parliament.

The appointment of Chairman and other members of NHRC is done by the president of India base on the recommendation of a six member committee consisting of following members.

1. The Prime Minister of India
2. The Home Minister of India
3. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
5. Speaker of Lok Sabha
6. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Note that the Chairman of Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is not its member.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Geitonogamy refers to the pollination from anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant.

Ans: (D)

Solution: All the options mentioned (COBOL, PASCAL, and BASIC) are high-level programming languages.

High-level programming languages are designed to be easily understood and written by humans. They are more abstract and user-friendly compared to low-level languages like assembly or machine code. These high-level languages provide a higher level of abstraction and allow programmers to write code using more English-like statements and structures, making it easier to develop complex software applications.

Ans: (C)

Solution: The buccal cavity includes teeth, tongue, and palate. Carbohydrate digestion begin here.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya or National Museum of Humankind or Museum of Man is an anthropology museum located in Bhopal

Ans: (A)

Solution: The right to education became a fundamental right by the 86th amendment of 2002.

The scope of Article 21 of the constitution was expanded to include the Right of Education, because of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Unnikrishnan v/s Andhra Pradesh.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The Kashmir valley comprises of unconsolidated gravel and mud and the valley is occupied by the Karewa.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Opium is a depressant drug, which means it slows down the messages traveling between your brain and body.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Zawar in Rajasthan is one of the oldest zinc mines of the world.

Kolar Gold Fields is a mining region in Karnataka. 

Kalahandi is famous for Bauxite mining. It is in Odisha.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Neyyar wildlife sanctury is in Kerala.

Ans: (B)

Solution: India shows the sharpest decline of 11 points in the sex ratio between 1961-71.

Ans: (B)

Solution: The Make in India initiative was launched by Prime Minister in September 2014 as part of a wider set of nation-building initiatives.

Ans: (A)

Solution: State Election Commission referred to in article 243K is related with elections to the Municipalities.

Ans: (B)

Solution: ‘Panchayat’, being “Local government”, is a State subject and part of State list of Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 has added a new part IX consisting of 16 Articles and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution.

The 73th Amendment envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayat Raj System to perform functions and powers entrusted to it by the State Legislatures.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India.

He is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Leydig cells constitute the endocrine tissue of testes. It synthesizes and secretes testicular hormones called androgens. Androgens consists of a group of male sex hormones, mainly testosterone.

They help start puberty and play a role in reproductive health and body development. All genders make androgens, but males make more of them. Testosterone is the most common androgen.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The main gases responsible for the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor (which all occur naturally), and fluorinated gases (which are synthetic).

What are Greenhouse Gases?

Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect. The most common greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and fluorinated gases such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). These gases occur naturally and also as a result of human activities.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The Top Four Elements Found in the Human Body Of the elements found in the human body, four of them make up the largest percentage of our body weight (96.2%). The four elements are oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen.

Ans: (A)

Solution:

1. Flood – ii. Plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Floods are a natural disaster that occurs due to heavy rainfall or the overflowing of rivers and water bodies. The plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are prone to frequent floods, especially during the monsoon season when heavy rains and rivers overflowing can lead to extensive flooding in these regions.

2. Earthquake – i. Himalayan Zone

Earthquakes are seismic events caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface. The Himalayan region, which includes several northern states of India, is a seismically active zone due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. As a result, this area is prone to earthquakes of varying magnitudes and frequencies.

3. Drought – iii. West and Central India Zone

Drought is a natural disaster characterized by prolonged periods of inadequate rainfall, resulting in water scarcity and dry conditions. West and Central India, including states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, and parts of Madhya Pradesh, are regions that frequently face drought situations due to irregular monsoon patterns and inadequate rainfall.

4. Tsunami – iv. Southern Coastal area of India

A tsunami is a series of large ocean waves caused by underwater disturbances, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. The southern coastal areas of India, particularly the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, are more vulnerable to tsunamis due to their proximity to the Indian Ocean and the potential for seismic activity in the region.

In summary, the matching explains the regions in India that are affected by different natural disasters, namely floods, earthquakes, droughts, and tsunamis. Each of these disasters has specific geographical areas where they are more likely to occur based on the natural and climatic conditions of those regions.

Refer the below map.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The Telegraph Plateau is a region of the North Atlantic that was supposedly relatively flat and shallow compared to the rest of the ocean.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Bangladesh: 4000 Km
Pakistan: 3300 Km (disputed figure)
China: 3500 Km (disputed figure)
Nepal: 1700 Km

Just take Nepal Least and Bangladesh max, answer will arrive.

Ans: (D)

Solution: A commercial crop means a commercially raised horticultural and/or agricultural product and includes the growing or harvested product. Here, Bajra is not a commercial crop.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Additional judge is a sort of permanent alternative judge. In case of the absence of main judge, additional judge can act in the place of the main judge.

But ad hoc judge is temporary, he acts only on certain occasion in the absence of main judge.

Ans: (B)

Solution: The basic motive of formation of the committee is to review the financial health of the country.

It is chaired by Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India and Finance Secretary Government of India.

Ans: (B)

Solution : Headquarter of The International Olympic Committee is situated in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Ans: (A)

Solution : At the Sydney 2000 Games, Karnam Malleswari went on to create history. She won a bronze medal in women’s weightlifting, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

Saina Nehwal and Mary Kom followed it up with bronze in badminton and boxing, respectively, at the 2012 London Olympics.

Ans: (B)

Solution : The CAG is a constitutional body who acts as the guardian of public purse. The offices of CAG have been created under the article 148 of the constitution of India.

Functions of CAG: (1) The CAG audits the expenditure on the consolidated fund of India, State and UTs.
2. He audits all expenditure from the contingency fund of India and Public accounts of Centre, State and UTs.
3. He audits the account of companies belonging to foreign companies.
4. He submits his report to the President of India and to the governor of each state who tables the report in the concerned legislature.
5. He certifies the net tax collection. His certification in this regard is final.

After the report of CAG is placed before the parliament through President, The Public Account Committee scruitinises it and reports it’s finding to the president.

Ans: (C)

Solution : The NITI Aayog serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India, and the nodal agency tasked with catalyzing economic development, and fostering cooperative federalism through the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.

Mr. Arvind Panaghahia was the first vice president of NITI Aayog.

Ans: (D)

Solution : Any person aggrieved by any award, decision or order of the tribunal, may, file an appeal to the Supreme Court, within ninety days from the date of communication of the award.

Ans: (A)

Solution: National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides that every State Government shall, by notification, constitute a State Food Commission for the purpose of monitoring and review of implementation of the Act.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Teak is a tropical deciduous tree, found largely in MP.

Ans: (C)

Solution: While the UPSC and the SPSC are created directly by the Constitution, a JSPSC can be created by an act of Parliament on the request of the state legislatures concerned.

Ans: (A)

Solution: National Institute of Virology is situated in Pune.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The scheme focuses on poor pregnant woman with a special dispensation for states that have low institutional delivery rates.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India’s states and territories, organizing them along linguistic lines.

14 States and 6 UTs were made under the act.

Ans: (D)

Solution: In India, a privy purse was a payment made to the ruling families of erstwhile princely states as part of their agreements to first integrate with India in 1947 after the independence of India, and later to merge their states in 1949, thereby ending their ruling rights.

It was discontinued in 1971.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Vyommitra is a female-looking spacefaring humanoid robot being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation to function on-board the Gaganyaan, a crewed orbital spacecraft. Vyommitra was first unveiled on 22 January 2020 at the Human Spaceflight and Exploration symposium in Bengaluru.

Ans: (C)

Solution: An IPv6 address is 128 bits in length and consists of eight, 16-bit fields.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Nagaland has recorded a negative decadal growth of population with the new Census data.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

Ans: (C)

Solution: Mount Elbrus, is the highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are the leading wind power producing states in India.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The Samant Pasadika of Budh Ghosh details the above statement.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Chach Nama is one of the main historical sources for the history of Sindh in the seventh to eighth centuries CE, written in Persian.

Arod was the capital of Indus country as per Chach Nama.

Ans: (A)

Solution: ‘Maasir-A-Alamgiri’ is a book drafted by Saqi Mustaid Khan detailing accaount of Aurangzib.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The joint sitting of the Parliament is called by the President of India (Article 108) and is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, in their absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, or in their absence, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Technically, it is the will or intention of the President to call the joint sitting of the houses.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Article 24 of the Indian constitution clearly states that, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine.

Ans: (C)

Solution: The river Betwa originates from Hoshangabad in MP. This is a part of Vindhya Range.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. It is not metallic.

Ans: (B)

Solution: There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves in humans.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The pyramid of energy, however, is always upright.

Ecological Pyramid: Common parameters used for constructing ecological pyramids are the number of individuals (pyramid of numbers), dry weight (pyramid of biomass) or rate of energy flow (pyramid of energy) at successive trophic levels.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer commonly added to Chinese food, canned vegetables, soups and processed meats.

Ans: (C)

Solution: In the year 2005, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, which envisaged the creation of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister, and State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) headed by respective Chief Ministers.

Ans: (D)

Solution: All are related to Corona Virus.

Ans: (C)

Solution: RAM is a primary Memory.

Ans: (B)

Solution: XML stands for extensible markup language. A markup language is a set of codes, or tags, that describes the text in a digital document. The most famous markup language is hypertext markup language (HTML), which is used to format Web pages.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Audible Range: 20 Hz to 20 KHz.
Ultra Sound: 20 KHz to 200 MHz.
Infra Sound: Less than 20 Hz.

Microwave frequencies range between 1 GHz to 1000 GHz.

Ans: (a)

Solution: The real name of Lord Dalhousie was James Andrew Ramsay.

Dalhousie is credited with consolidating the British Indian Empire and giving a boost to the infrastructure development in India. He introduced the process of modernization in India.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Lord Canning was the Governor General of India during the revolt of 1857.

Ans: (d)

Solution: Hindustan Republic Association at a historic meeting in the ruins of Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi (in 1928). It was renamed as Hindustan Socialist Republican Army then onwards. The participants included Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Bhagwaticharan Vohra from Punjab, and Bejoy Kumar Sinha, Shiv Verma, and Jaidev Kapur from UP.

The HSRA decided to work under collective leadership and adopted socialism as its official goal.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Chittgong Armory Raid, 1930 (Bengal): Led by Surya Sen , Rest all were involved in Kakori Train Incident.

Kakori Robbery (August 1925): The most important “action” of the Hindustan Republican Army (HRA) was the Kakori robbery. The men held up the 8-Down train at Kakori, an obscure village near Lucknow, and looted its official railway cash.

Government crackdown after the Kakori robbery led to arrests of many, of whom 17 were jailed, four transported for life and four— Bismil, Ashfaqullah, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri—was hanged. Kakori proved to be a setback.

Ans: (c)

Solution: Andes and Himalaya are not an old folded mountain. It is the recent folded mountain. Andes mountain is in South America.

Ans: (a)

Solution: Volcanic cone is a basic landform as it is not formed by the process of erosion or deposition.

Ans: (a)

Solution: Waves are the biggest factor of coastal erosion.

Ans: (d)

Solution: Troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It extends from about 7 km to 20 km above sea level. All weather occurs in this layer.

It is thick at the equator and is thin at the Poles. Why?

Because of the centrifugal force of the Earth generated due to rotation on it’s own axis.

Ans: (b)

Solution: The equatorial circumference of Earth is about 40,075 km.

Ans: (a)

Solution: Canaries oceanic current is not a currenty of the Pacific ocean. It is North Atlantic ocean current.

Ans: (d)

Solution: Western Ghat is considered a ‘hot-spot’ of biodiversity hot spot region in India. It is also known as Sahyadri hills.

‘Biodiversity hotspots’ are the regions with very high levels of species richness and high degree of endemism (that is, species confined to that region and not found anywhere else).

The threat to the species due to habitat loss as a result of anthropogenic activities is also a criterion (Threat Perception).

Of the 34 globally identified biodiversity hotspots, India harbors two hotspots, i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats.

Ans: (d)

Solution: As per Koppen’s classification of climate, North East India has the climate “Humid subtropical climate with dry winter (Cwg)”.

Option a: This is the climate region having warm climate all the year. But in the North East this is not the case. It has warm and cold climate.

Option b: This option is incorrect as the North East Region experiences rain most of the year.

Option c: This option is incorrect as the winter season in the North East is not dry.

Option d: The region has climate “Humid subtropical climate with dry winter (Cwg)”. The region has climate of sub tropics, experience rains in the MOnsoon months. Winter has considerably low rainfall.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Refer the Map

Ans: (c)

Solution: The Godavari is India’s second longest river after the Ganga and third largest in India.

Ans: (a)

Solution: Punjab is the region benefitted the most from the Green Revolution and has best irrigation network.

Ans: (d)

Solution: INSAT satellite is used for telecommunication.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Dakshin Gangotri, is the Indian Research Station situated in Antarctica.

Ans: (d)

Solution: Coromandal coast is the sea coast of Tamil Nadu.

Ans: (c)

Solution: Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan receives water from Bhakhara Nangal project.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Article 164 of Indian Constitution has the provision for the appointment of the Chief Minister of State by the Governor.

Ans: (d)

Solution: All the institutes are necessary to promote ‘Unity among diversity’.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Article 21 of Indian constitution has the provision for the life and liberty of citizens and foreigners.

The scope of article 21 was expanded by Supreme Court in famous Menka Gandhi case.

Ans: (c)

Solution: Under Article-338-A of the Indian Constitution the provision of Separate Scheduled Tribe Commission was made.

Ans: (c)

Solution: When the Charter of the United Nations was adopted in 1945, the Security Council had only five permanent and six non‑permanent members, a total of eleven in all. In 1963, the General Assembly decided to expand the Security Council by creating four additional non‑permanent seats, this reform came into force in 1965.

Still, countries like India, Brazil, South Africa are demanding for the Permanent Seat in UNSC on the ground of democratisation.

Ans: (a)

Solution: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

• The first meeting of SAARC (in India) was held in 1986.
• SAARC was formed in 1985.
• HQ of SAARC: Kathmandu, Nepal

Ans: (d)

Solution: All are the features of the Indian Nuclear Use Policy.

Ans: (b)

Solution: The first phase of liberalisation (LPG Reform) was initiated under the regime of PV Narsimha Rao in 1991.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Rajni Kothari described it.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Election Commission of  India recognizes the political parties in India.

Ans: (b)

Solution: Ashok Mehta Committee has  recommended the creation of Nyaya  Panchayat.

The Committee was constituted in 1977.

Ans: (d)

Solution: Maintenance of Public Order comes under the ambit of State Government.

Ans: (b)

Solution: As per the 2011 Census, Haryana has the lowest sex ratio (879).

Ans: (d)

Solution: Non-monetised consumption is one of the problems in calculating National Income. It includes services tendered by Home Made, Child Care Taker etc.

Ans: (b)

Solution: NABARD is the apex bank for providing agricultural refinance in India.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The National Green Tribunal was established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Indian state of Sikkim is now the world’s first 100 per cent organic state.

Ans: (B)

Solution: There are plenty of use Aloe Vera, both topically and internally. It heals burns, acts as soothing, moisturizing, and cooling agents.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.

Ans: (A)

Solution:

Audible Range: 20 Hz to 20 KHz.
Ultra Sound: 20 KHz to 200 MHz.
Infra Sound: Less than 20 Hz.

Microwave frequencies range between 1 GHz to 1000 GHz.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Sindhu area is a desert region, located on the north-western front of India.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Each year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

Ans: (B)

Solution: Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540. After his accidental death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

Ans: (C)

Solution: Yusuf Meher Ali proposed the slogan to Mahatma Gandhi.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Yusuf Meher Ali was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader. He coined the above term.

Ans: (B)

Solution: The Ganges is the longest river in India and also the largest river in India followed by Godavari (1465 kms).

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Cardamom Hill is the southernmost mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in Kerala.

Ans: (D)

Solution: In the north, Uttar Pradesh shares its border with the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, in the west with the states of Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan, in South with Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and in the east with the states of Jharkhand and Bihar.

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and Sri Lanka.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The Intertropical Convergence Zone is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally.

It lies mostly near the equator and moves with the apparent movement of Sun.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh. Tigers, jackals and wild pigs can be spotted in Kanha NP.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Article 123 empowers the president to issue ordinances when the session of the parliament is not in session.

Article 213 empowers the governor to issue ordinance when the assembly is not in the session.

The provisions of ordinance in the constitution were enshrined to address the situation that requires immediate attention but it has widely been misused.

Ans: (A)

Solution: A Parliamentary Secretary is a high-ranking government position. The Prime Minister of India appoints the Parliamentary Secretaries.

The Office of the Parliamentary Secretary in India was first created in 1951. According to original concept in 1951, Parliamentary Secretaries were appointed purely for the purpose of assisting the Minister in parliamentary work, analogous to the position of Parliamentary Private Secretaries in United Kingdom.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Article 371-C makes the special provisions for Manipur. According to this article, the President is authorized to provide for the creation of a committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly consisting of the members elected from the Hill Areas of the state.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Andhra Pradesh elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Andhra Pradesh.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

First Awardee: Viswanathan Anand

Ans: (D)

Solution: The Dronacharya Award is sports coaching honour of India. All of the above were the first to receive.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

Ans: (C)

Solution: The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August, on the birth anniversary of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

Ans: (C)

Solution: River Betwa does not join river Chambal.

Ans: (B)

Solution: A sitting judge of a High Court or a sitting District Judge can be appointed only after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned state.

Ans: (B)

Solution: The Commission submits its annual or special reports to the state government.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Armed forces are not covered under the Protection of Human Rights Act.

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Godavari is India’s second longest river after the Ganga and third largest in India, drains about 10% of India’s total geographical area.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Increased concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NO₂) are the primary causes of acid rain. These gases are emitted from industries, thermal power plants, and automobiles.

SO₂ and NO₂ are changed into acids (H₂SO₄ and HNO₃) when they combine with oxygen and water.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The Delhi Cabinet gave approval to the constitution of Delhi’s own school education board.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The USA announced a relaunch of the “Cancer Moonshot” program started during the Obama administration.

The program was launched with the goal of ending cancer.

Ans: (D)

Solution: It was held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ans: (B)

Solution: The project is US-led in partnership with Australia, Brazil, and South Korea, with Chile as the host country.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions found in Bihar are in Prakrit. Prakrit inscriptions were written in Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts, which were easy for the average person to read and understand.

In Bihar these inscriptions have been found at Vaishali and Champaran.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The inscriptions were composed in the Prakrit language (in Magadhi, the dialect of Prakrit in Magadha) and written in Brahmi script throughout the greater part of the empire in Bihar.

In the north western part of India, the Kharoshti script was used.

Ans: (C)

Solution: Population Density of Shivahar is 1882 (highest in Bihar).

Ans: (B)

Solution: Population Density of Kaimur is 488 Persons/ Square Km.

Ans: (A)

Solution: The sex ratio was 918 females per 1000 males as per census 2011.

Ans: (D)

Solution: The population of Bihar forms 8.60 percent of India in 2011.

Ans: (A)

Solution: Phagu Chauhan is the current governor of Bihar.

Ans: (D)

Solution: Jayprakash Narayan was born on 11 October 1902 in the village of Sitabdiara, Saran district, Bihar.

Ans: (B)

Ans: (A)

Solution: It is found in Southeast Bihar in the districts of Nawada, Jamui, Muzaffarpur, Gaya.

Ans: (B)

Solution: Pyrite is viewed as the most widely recognized of the sulfide minerals. In Bihar it is mostly found in Rohtas district. Bihar has monopoly in the reserve and exploration of pyrite in India.

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Kosi River is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar” as it causes annual floods in Bihar.