Q. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?

  • (A) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
  • (B) The Lord Irwin
  • (C) The Viscount Wavell
  • (D) The Viscount Mountbatten
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) The Viscount Mountbatten

Q. Who was the last Governor-General of India?

  • (A) The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
  • (B) George Gilbert Swell
  • (C) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
  • (D) Varahagiri Venkata Giri
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Explanation:

differences are 1,4,9,16,25 and all these numbers are square so upcoming difference is 36 therefore 77+36=113

Q. The boundary line between India and China is Called

  • (A) McMahon line
  • (B) Radcliffe Line
  • (C) Red Line
  • (D) Durand Line
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) McMahon line
Explanation:

The correct option is (A) McMahon line.

​Key Facts About the Boundaries:

  • ​McMahon Line: This is the effective boundary between China and India, specifically spanning the eastern Himalayan region (Arunachal Pradesh). It was determined by Sir Henry McMahon at the Simla Convention in 1914. (Note: The actual line of control in the western sector is referred to as the Line of Actual Control or LAC).

​What the other lines represent:

  • ​Radcliffe Line: The boundary line that divides India and Pakistan (as well as India and Bangladesh), drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe during the partition in 1947.
  • ​Durand Line: The international border separating Pakistan and Afghanistan, established in 1893.

Q. Which of the following is not a country of Asia ?

  • (A) Malaysia
  • (B) Cambodia
  • (C) Romania
  • (D) Indonesia
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Romania

Q. The Simlipal National Park is located in

  • (A) Odisha
  • (B) Andhrapradesh
  • (C) West Bengal
  • (D) Assam
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Odisha
Explanation:

The correct option is (A) Odisha.

​Key Facts About Simlipal National Park:

  • ​Location: It is situated in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
  • ​Status: It is a national park, a tiger reserve, and part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
  • ​Key Wildlife: The park is famous for being home to Bengal tigers, Asian elephants, and the rare melanistic (black) tigers, which are unique to Odisha.
  • ​Name Origin: It derives its name from the abundance of Semul (red silk cotton) trees found throughout the forest.

Q. International Literacy Day is Observed on

  • (A) 8th September
  • (B) 10th October
  • (C) 18th September
  • (D) 18th October
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) 18th October

Q. When is International Tiger Day is celebrated?

  • (A) 28 Jul
  • (B) 29 Jul
  • (C) 27 Jul
  • (D) 28 Jun
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 29 Jul

Q. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in

  • (A) 1972
  • (B) 1975
  • (C) 1977
  • (D) 1979
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 1975

Q. Which one of the following is NOT a tributary of river Kaveri?

  • (A) Bhavani
  • (B) Amravati
  • (C) Kabini
  • (D) Vaigai
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Vaigai
Explanation:

The correct option is (D) Vaigai.

​Explanation

  • ​Vaigai is an independent, major river that originates in the Varusanadu Hills of Tamil Nadu and flows directly into the Palk Strait. It does not empty into or feed the Kaveri.
  • ​Bhavani, Amravati, and Kabini are all prominent, right-bank tributaries of the Kaveri river ecosystem.

​Key Tributaries of the Kaveri:

​To help you remember for future questions, the Kaveri river basin features these major tributaries:

  • ​Left-Bank: Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavati.
  • ​Right-Bank: Lakshmantirtha, Kabini, Suvarnavati, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amravati.

Q. Rovers Cup is associated with which of the following sports?

  • (A) Lawn Tennis
  • (B) Football
  • (C) Snooker
  • (D) Swimming
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Football

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