Q. The HYV programme in India is also called as

  • (A) Traditional Agriculture
  • (B) New Agricultural Strategy
  • (C) White Revolution
  • (D) Blue Revolution
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) New Agricultural Strategy
Explanation: The New Agricultural Strategy is based on
concentration of high-yielding varieties of seeds and complementary inputs on selected water-as-sured areas.

Q. Railway coaches are manufactured at

  • (A) Jamshedpur
  • (B) Chittaranjan
  • (C) Perambur
  • (D) Varanasi
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Perambur
Explanation: Passenger coaches are manufactured at three principal
places : Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur,
Railway Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala, And Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) at Bangalore.

Q. Which one of the following is not an official language of the United nation organisation?

  • (A) Arabic
  • (B) Russian
  • (C) Chinese
  • (D) German
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) German

Q. What is the capital and currency of Colombia?

  • (A) Paris, Euro
  • (B) Athens, Euro
  • (C) Bogota, colombian peso
  • (D) Cairo, Colombian peso
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Bogota, colombian peso

Q. MS Dhoni was born

  • (A) 7th July 1981
  • (B) 7th July 1983
  • (C) 7th July 1982
  • (D) 7th July 1984
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 7th July 1981

Q. Cannes festival is held in

  • (A) Switzerland
  • (B) France
  • (C) Italy
  • (D) England
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) France

Q. Ashok Chakra is awarded for

  • (A) Outstanding contribution to literature
  • (B) Gallantry by children
  • (C) Act of gallantry in the presence of enemy
  • (D) The most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land air or sea but not in the presence of enemy
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) The most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land air or sea but not in the presence of enemy

Q. The first person to conduct heart transplant in India is

  • (A) De PKK Ayyangar
  • (B) Dr R Valiathan
  • (C) Dr Venugopal
  • (D) Dr R Kesavan Nair
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Dr Venugopal

Q. The first English newspaper in India was started by

  • (A) Dadabhai Noroji
  • (B) JA Hickey
  • (C) Lord William Bentinck
  • (D) Rabindranath Tagore
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) JA Hickey
Explanation:

The correct answer is:

βœ… (B)

He started Hicky's Bengal Gazette in 1780 at . It is regarded as the first English newspaper in India.

Quick Fact:

  • Newspaper: Hicky's Bengal Gazette (also called The Original Calcutta General Advertiser)
  • Started: 1780
  • Founder: J.A. Hickey

Answer: (B) J.A. Hickey βœ…

Q. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on cricket pitch?

  • (A) 2.5 ft
  • (B) 3 ft
  • (C) 3.5 ft
  • (D) 4 ft
πŸ“ Notes
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) 3.5 ft

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