Q. The first non-stop air-conditioned 'DURANTO' train was flagged off between

  • (A) Sealdah – New Delhi
  • (B) Mumbai – Howrah
  • (C) Bangalore – Howrah
  • (D) Chennai – New Delhi
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Sealdah – New Delhi

Q. __________is called the 'land of thousand lakes'.

  • (A) Canada
  • (B) Switzerland
  • (C) Sweden
  • (D) Finland
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Finland
Explanation:

βœ… Answer: (D) Finland

Explanation:
is popularly known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes" because it has an enormous number of lakesβ€”actually more than 1,80,000 lakes.

Other nicknames:

  • – Land of Maple Leaf
  • – Playground of Europe
  • – Land of the Midnight Sun (shared with other Nordic countries)

Correct Option: (D) Finland βœ…

Q. Which government control organisation has its Moto 'yogakshemam Vahamyahum'.

  • (A) Central bureau of investigation
  • (B) Life insurance corporation of India
  • (C) State Bank of India group
  • (D) Central board of secondary education
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Life insurance corporation of India

Q. Of which of the following state, is 'garba' , is a famous folk dance

  • (A) Gujarat
  • (B) Andhra Pradesh
  • (C) Bihar
  • (D) Madhya Pradesh
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Gujarat

Q. ........... is the first woman to head a public sector bank.

  • (A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
  • (B) Shikha Sharma
  • (C) Chanda Kochar
  • (D) Usha Ananthasubramanyan
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Arundhati Bhattacharya

Q. Minimum amount in Sukanya Yojna is

  • (A) 200 rs
  • (B) 250 rs
  • (C) 300 rs
  • (D) 350 rs
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 250 rs

Q. Krishnadevaraya Build the Krishnaswami Temple in Hampi, Which is situated in present state of

  • (A) Karnataka
  • (B) Jammu and Kashmir
  • (C) Kerala
  • (D) Kolkata
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Karnataka
Explanation: Hampi, Karnataka, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its Vijayanagara Empire temples, including the 7th-century Virupaksha Temple and the Krishnaswami Temple built by Krishnadevaraya. It was a major trading center with bustling bazaars. Notable architecture includes the stone chariot at Vittala Temple and the Lotus Mahal, reflecting Indo-Islamic design.

Q. In india “NDDB’ means

  • (A) National District Development Board
  • (B) National Dairy Development Board
  • (C) National Deposit Development Board
  • (D) National Demand Development Board
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) National Dairy Development Board
Explanation: NDDB’s efforts transformed India’s rural economy by making dairying a viable and profitable economic activity for millions of milk producers while addressing the country’s need for self-sufficiency in milk production.

Q. Where did the High Courts in Indian first set up ?

  • (A) Delhi and Calcutta
  • (B) Madras and Bombay
  • (C) Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta
  • (D) Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Bombay, Madras, Calcutta

Q. The Origin of Nirguna Bhakti is traced to

  • (A) Raghunandan
  • (B) Kabir
  • (C) Guru Nanak
  • (D) Ramananda
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Kabir
Explanation: Nirguna bhakti is devotion to and worship of the Divine as formless.
Kabir is also a proponent of Nirguna bhakti (the Supreme Being without form and properties). This concept, which came into philosophy with the Advaita School, caught the imagination of Kabir as well as Tulasidas. Kabir's strong opposition to idolatry stems from this philosophy.

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