General Studies Practice Quiz Set 36

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General Studies - Multiple Choice Questions - SET 36

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 a popular island for coral reefs?

(A) Sriharikota

(B) Pamban

(C) Havelock

(D) Narcondam

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⇨ Havelock Island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is known for its beautiful coral reefs and is a popular tourist destination.

⇨ Swaraj Dweep, earlier known as Havelock Island, is one of the largest islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

⇨ Narcondam, India's easternmost island, is a small volcanic island located in the northern Andaman Sea.

⇨ Coral reefs in India are found in the following areas:

⇨ (1) The Gulf of Kutch

⇨ (2) Gulf of Mannar

⇨ (3) Palk Bay

⇨ (4) Andaman & Nicobar

⇨ (5) Lakshadweep Islands

⇨ Patches of coral reefs in India are found in the following areas:

⇨ (1) Near Ratnagiri

⇨ (2) Malvan and Redi

⇨ (3) Gaveshani Bank

⇨ (4) Near south of Bombay

2Q) The Andes mountain range is located in which continent?

(A) Asia

(B) Africa

(C) South America

(D) Europe

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⇨ The Andes mountain range is the longest continental mountain range in the world and runs along the western coast of South America.

3Q) The Dudhsagar Falls is located in which of the following state of India?

(A) Goa

(B) Karnataka

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Himachal Pradesh

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⇨ The Dudhsagar Falls is located in the state of Goa. It is a four-tiered waterfall situated on the Mandovi River.

4Q) Which state in India is known for its backwaters?

(A) Odisha

(B) West Bengal

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala

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⇨ Kerala is known for its backwaters, a network of lagoons, lakes, and canals parallel to the Arabian Sea coast. The backwaters of Kerala are a popular tourist attraction.

5Q) The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi, known for its exceptional corrosion resistance, dates back to the reign of:

(A) Ashoka the Great

(B) Chandragupta Maurya

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)

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⇨ The Iron Pillar of Delhi, located in the Qutub Complex, dates back to the reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) of the Gupta Empire.

6Q) The Sanchi Stupa, one of the oldest stone structures in India, is associated with which ancient Indian emperor?

(A) Chandragupta Maurya

(B) Ashoka the Great

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Harsha Vardhana

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⇨ The Sanchi Stupa is associated with Ashoka the Great, who was instrumental in spreading Buddhism across the Indian subcontinent.

7Q) The slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" was popularized by:

(A) Bhagat Singh

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Subhash Chandra Bose

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⇨ Bhagat Singh, a prominent revolutionary and freedom fighter, popularized the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad," which means "Long Live the Revolution."

⇨ Inquilab Zindabad was coined by Moulana Hasrat Mohani in the year 1921.

⇨ Bhagat Singh and his associate B.K. Dutt raised this popular slogan after bombing Central Legislative Assembly Delhi in April 1929.

8Q) The Chipko Movement, aimed at environmental conservation, originated in which of the following state of India?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Uttar Pradesh

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⇨ The Chipko Movement, also known as the Chipko Andolan, started in Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) in 1973 and involved local communities hugging and protecting trees from being felled.

9Q) The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states in India?

(A) 6

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D) 9

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⇨ The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line at 23.5° North of the Equator.

⇨ The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states in India, Those 8 states are :

⇨ (1) Gujarat (Jasdan)

⇨ (2) Rajasthan (Kalinjarh)

⇨ (3) Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur)

⇨ (4) Chhattisgarh (Sonhat)

⇨ (5) Jharkhand (Lohardaga)

⇨ (6) West Bengal (Krishnanagar)

⇨ (7) Tripura (Udaipur)

⇨ (8) Mizoram (Champhai)

10Q) In which of the following year the Government of India introduced the Green Revolution Krishonnati Yojana?

(A) 1998

(B) 2005

(C) 2008

(D) 2014

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⇨ The government of India introduced Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana for farmers in the year 2005.

⇨ It is a five-year agriculture sector umbrella program.

⇨ This scheme comprises 11 schemes and missions under a single umbrella scheme.

⇨ Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the umbrella scheme Green Revolution – Krishonnathi Yojana in the agriculture sector for a period of three years from 2017 to 2020 with a central share of 33,269.976 crores.

⇨ At present, this umbrella scheme has the following twelve Schemes/Missions:

⇨ (1) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH);

⇨ (2) National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP);

⇨ (3) National Food Security Mission (NFSM)

⇨ (4) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA);

⇨ (5) Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE);

⇨ (6) Sub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP);

⇨ (7) Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM);

⇨ (8) Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ);

⇨ (9) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Census, Economics, and Statistics;

⇨ (10) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation;

⇨ (11) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM);

⇨ (12) National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A).

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