General Studies Practice Quiz Set 34

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General Studies - Multiple Choice Questions - SET 34

Useful for UPSC related exams, SSC-CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, RRB, CDS, and State Level Group-1 & Group-2 exams.

Source of Questions - NCERT 6th to 12th Textbooks and

Questions Included from UPSC previous year papers, State level Group-1 and group-2 Previous Papers

1Q) Which of the following is the largest brackish water lake in India?

(A) Chilika Lake

(B) Dal Lake

(C) Wular Lake

(D) Pulicat Lake

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⇨ Chilika Lake, located in Odisha, is the largest brackish water lake in India.

⇨ It is known for its rich biodiversity and is a significant habitat for migratory birds.

⇨ It extends over the districts of Puri, Khurda, and Ganjam in the state of Odisha on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, which flows into the Bay of Bengal.

2Q) The "Rohtang Pass" connects which of the following two valleys?

(A) Kullu and Kangra

(B) Spiti and Lahaul

(C) Kinnaur and Parvati

(D) Pangi and Chamba

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⇨ Rohtang Pass, situated in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas, connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India.

3Q) The Laccadive Sea is a part of which ocean?

(A) Indian Ocean

(B) Atlantic Ocean

(C) Pacific Ocean

(D) Arctic Ocean

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⇨ The Laccadive Sea is a part of the Indian Ocean.

⇨ It is located between the Malabar Coast of India and the Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep).

⇨ The Gulf of Mannar is a bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean.

⇨ This quaint bay lies between the southeastern tip of India.

⇨ The Gulf of Mannar is a bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean.

⇨ This quaint bay lies between the southeastern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka.

4Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding Siachen Glacier?

(1) It is located in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

(2) It is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayan mountains.

(3) The Siachen Glacier is often referred to as the "Third Pole"

(4) It separates the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent in the glaciated portion of the Karakoram.

(A) Only 1, 2, and 3

(B) Only 2, 3, and 4

(C) Only 1, 3, and 4

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Siachen Glacier has been under the administration of India as part of the union territory of Ladakh.

⇨ It is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayan mountains.

⇨ The Siachen Glacier is often referred to as the "Third Pole".

⇨ It separates the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent in the glaciated portion of the Karakoram.

⇨ It is the world's 2nd longest glacier outside the polar regions.

⇨ Fedchenko Glacier is the world's longest glacier outside the polar regions.

5Q) Which ancient Indian ruler is known for his extensive rock-cut architecture, including the magnificent Kailasa Temple at Ellora?

(A) Ashoka the Great

(B) Harsha Vardhana

(C) Krishna 1

(D) Krishna Deva Raya

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⇨ The Kailasha or Kailashanatha temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at the Ellora Caves.

⇨ The Kailasanatha temple (Cave 16) is one of the Ellora Caves (a collection of 32 caves).

⇨ The construction of the temple began during the rule of the Rashtrakuta king, Dantidurga (735-757 AD).

⇨ Major work on the temple was done by King Dantidurga’s successor, Krishna I (757-773 AD).

6Q) Who among the following is known as the "Ashoka of South India"?

(A) Rajendra Chola

(B) Narasimha Varma II

(C) Krishnadevaraya

(D) Amoghavarsha

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⇨ The Arab traveler Sulaiman described Amoghavarsha as one of the "four great kings of the world."

⇨ Historian Panchamukhi has compared "Amoghavarsha" to the emperor Ashoka and given him the honorific "Ashoka of the South".

⇨ Amoghavarsha was the greatest emperor of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.

⇨ He was the author of the first Kannada book on grammar and poetics - Kavirajamarga.

⇨ He commissioned the famous temples of Jaina Narayana temple in Pattadakal (It is a UNESCO World Heritage site).

⇨ He is also the author of Prashnottara Ratnamalika, a religious work in Sanskrit.

⇨ He held titles such as Nrupathunga, Atishadhavala, Veeranarayana, Rattamarthanda, and Srivallabha.

7Q) Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

(A) Home Rule Movement

(B) Non-Cooperation Movement

(C) Civil Disobedience Movement

(D) Quit India Movement

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⇨ The civil disobedience movement began with its origin in Dandi March and Mass civil disobedience spread throughout India.

⇨ The Dandi March, also known as the Salt March, was a protest against the British monopoly on salt production and the 1882 Salt Act, which imposes a heavy tax on salt.

⇨ The march lasted from March 12, 1930, to April 6, 1930, as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and non-violent protest against the British salt monopoly.

⇨ C. Rajagopalachari - Salt march from Trichinopoly to Vedaranyam on the Thanjavur coast of Tamil Nadu.

⇨ K. Kelappan - Launched Vaikom Satyagraha Salt march from Calicut to Payyanur.

8Q) The Indian National Army (INA) was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose during which war?

(A) World War I

(B) World War II

(C) Anglo-Mysore War

(D) First War of Indian Independence

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⇨ Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Indian National Army (INA) in 1942 with the support of the Axis powers to fight against British colonial rule during World War II.

⇨ The Indian National Army, also known as Azad Hind Fauz, was originally founded by Mohan Singh, unfortunately, it eventually disbanded, but Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose helped reform the organization.

9Q) Which of the following correctly matched with their units?

(1) Radiant flux - Watt

(2) Radioactivity - Becquerel

(3) Luminous flux - Lumen

(4) Heat - Joul

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Power; Radiant flux - Watt

⇨ Radioactivity - Becquerel (Bq)

⇨ Luminous flux - Lumen (lm)

⇨ Energy; Work; Heat - Joul (J)

10Q) Which of the following statements is correct?

(1) Mitosis generally follows an equal division of the cell content into two daughter cells that have identical genomes.

(2) Meiosis is a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ About Mitosis :

⇨ Mitosis is the process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes.

⇨ It separates them and produces two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division.

⇨ Mitosis generally follows an equal division of the cell content into two daughter cells that have identical genomes.

⇨ About Meiosis :

⇨ Meiosis is a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms.

⇨ In humans, body (or somatic) cells are diploid, containing two sets of chromosomes (one from each parent).

⇨ Meiosis causes the daughter cells to be genetically different from the parent.

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