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1.Ramanathaswamy Temple is situated in B. Tamil Nadu which of the following states of ? C. Karnataka A. Kerala D. Andhra Pradesh B. Tamil Nadu E. Telangana C. Andhra Pradesh 8.In which of the following places is the D. Karnataka Bagdogra Airport located? E. None of these A. Siliguri B. Kolkata 2.No Tobacco Day is observed every year C. Malda on ______. D. Andal A. 29 May E. Burnpur B. 30 April C. 31 May 9.What is the capital of Barbados? D. 30 May A. Athens E. 1 June B. Cape town C. Bridgetown 3.Brabourne Stadium is situated in D. Roseau ______. E. Havana A. Indore B. Vijayawada 10.The Anti -Terrorism Day is observed C. Visakhapatnam every year on ____. D. Mumbai A. 21 May E. Kolkata B. 20 July C. 15 April 4.Which state was formed on 2nd June D. 28 May 2014 following the bifurcation of Andhra E. 10 June Pradesh? A. 11.On the Death Anniversary of Mother B. Teresa which day is observed across the C. Uttarakhand globe? D. Maharashtra A. International Humanity Day E. Telangana B. International day of Goodwill C. International Day of Charity 5.The Global Day of Parents is observed D. International day of service every year on ______. E. None of these A. 21 May B. 1 June 12.Which of the following river passes C. 15 April through the city of Vadodara? D. 18 May A. Tapi E. 10 June B. Aji C. Luni 6.In which of the following states is the D. Vishwamitri Dibru-Saikhowa National Park situated? E. Banas A. Assam B. 13.The World Cancer Day is observed C. Mizoram every year across the world on ____. D. Nagaland A. February 2 E. Sikkim B. February 4 C. February 5 7.In which of the following states is the D. February 3 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose E. None of these International Airport situated? A. West Bengal

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14.The National Voters’ Day is being E. Tenge observed across the country on which of the following day? 21._____entered the Guinness World A. 24th January Records for recording the highest number B. 25th January of songs in several languages. C. 2nd February A. Shankar Mahadevan D. 1st February B. Sameer Anjaan E. None of these C. P. Susheela D. Kavita Krishnamurthy 15.Nagarjun Sagar Dam is situated in which state of India? 22.Archery is the national sport of which A. Tamil Nadu one of the following countries? B. Telangana A. Turkey C. Karnataka B. China D. Orissa C. Bhutan D. Japan 16.Dudhawa Dam is built across which of the following rivers in Chhatisgarh? 23.Ben Kingsley is associated with A. Krishna ______. B. Godavari A. Pop Music C. Indravati B. Space travel D. C. Scientific research E. None of these D. Motion pictures

17.Lucknow is situated on the bank of 24.The World Heritage Site having the which river? architectural work of Le Corbusier is A. Yamuna located in: B. Ganga A. Kochi C. Gomti B. Chandigarh D. Son C. Goa E. Chambal D. Puducherry

18.The Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park 25.Indus Valley Civilization is a: is located in _____. A. Copper Age Civilization A. West Bengal B. Iron Age Civilization B. Gujarat C. Axial Age Civilization C. Maharashtra D. Bronze Age Civilization D. Assam E. Kerala 26.‘Manikarnika’ was the original name of which one of the following freedom 19.‘Srisailam Dam’ is located in which fighters? state? A. Madam Cama A. Andhra Pradesh B. Kittur Chennamma B. Tamilnadu C. Sarojini Naidu C. Karnataka D. Rani Lakshmibai D. Maharashtra E. Odisha 27.Which one of the following books is written by Dr. Abdul Kalam? 20.What is the currency of Kyrgyzstan? A. Rebooting India A. Rial B. Imagining India B. Dinar C. Untouchable C. Cedi D. The Life Tree D. Som

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28.Nita Ambani became the first Indian C. Lesotho woman to join the ______as an D. Senegal Individual Member. E. Chad A. International Olympic Committee B. International Paralympic Committee 35.Kampala is the capital of which C. International Federation of Association country? of Football (FIFA) A. Uganda D. Indian Olympic Association B. Rwanda C. Burundi 29.Henri Becquerel was associated with D. Tanzania the discovery of ______. E. Ethiopia A. Genetics B. Radioactivity 36.What is the capital of Liberia? C. Inductance A. Monrovia D. Conductivity B. Mogadishu C. Nairobi 30.On what date is the ‘World Lion Day’ D. Lilongwe celebrated every year? E. Mbabane A. 10th September B. 10th August 37.The Earth Overshoot Day 2020 was C. 10th July observed on which date? D. 10th June A. 22nd August B. 23rd August 31.The World Post Day is observed every C. 24th August year on which date? D. 25th August A. 5th October E. 26th August B. 6th October C. 7th October 38.Which state is to host the first-ever D. 8th October State Dragonfly Festival 2020? E. 9th October A. Uttarakhand B. Kerala 32.World Habitat Day celebrated every C. Himachal Pradesh year on which date? D. Karnataka A. 1st October E. Goa B. 2nd October C. 3rd October 39.Whose birth anniversary is celebrated D. 4th October as Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day on E. 5th October 20th August every year? A. Inder Kumar Gujral 33.What is the theme of the International B. Rajiv Gandhi Day of Sign Languages 2020 observed C. Lal Bahadur Shastri globally on 23 September every year? D. Morarji Desai A. “Translation and Sign Languages” E. Vishwanath Pratap Singh B. “Sign Language Rights for All!” C. “With Sign Language, Everyone is 40.Which of the following leader Included!” composed ‘Vande Mataram’? D. “Sign Languages are for Everyone!” A. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose E. None of these B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak C. Bipan Chandra Pal 34.Maseru is the capital city of which D. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay countries? E. Ravindra Nath Tagore A. South Africa B. Zimbabwe

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41.Duarte Pacheco has been elected as A. Vice President of India the new President of Inter-Parliamentary B. President of India Union, from which country? C. Attorney General of India A. Spain D. Prime Minister of India B. Portugal E. Chief Justice of India C. France D. Italy 48.Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind E. Cyprus Bobde inaugurated India’s first-ever E- resource centre Nyay Kaushal in which 42.Which SAARC Country and the name city? of its Central Bank is not correctly A. New Delhi matched? B. Pune A. Pakistan -State Bank of Pakistan C. Mumbai B. Bhutan – Central Bank of Bhutan D. Nagpur C. Nepal – Nepal Rashtra Bank E. Indore D. Afghanistan – DA Afghanistan Bank E. Sri Lanka – Central Bank of Sri Lanka 49.Indradhanush V- 2020 is a bilateral excercise between India and Which 43.James Bond actor Sean Connery country? passed away recently at 90 years, he was A. Sri Lanka from which country? B. USA A. Ireland C. UK B. Scotland D. France C. England E. Japan D. France E. Belgium 50.As per the Hurun Global Rich List 2020, what is the rank of Mukesh Ambani 44.Kia motors is a company from which in the richest people in the world? country? A. 6th A. South Korea B. 7th B. Japan C. 8th C. Germany D. 9th D. France E. 10th E. Italy 51.Which of the following 45.Which aircraft carrier has been statement/statements is/are true about dismantled recently? national flag? A. INS Virat A. The ratio of the length to the height of B. INS Vikrant the flag shall be 3:2 C. INS Kalvari B. The ratio of the length to the width of D. INS Samrat the flag shall be 3:2 E. INS Sindhurakshak C. The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 2:3 46.Lewis Hamilton is Formula one driver D. Both (a) and (b) of which company? A. Mercedes 52.Who among the following was the first B. Ferrari Governor-General of new Dominions of C. BWT Racing India? D. Renault F1 A. Lord Mountbatten E. Red Bull Racing B. C. Rajgopalchari C. Dr. BR Amdedkar 47.Who appoints Solicitor general of D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad India?

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53.Which among the following is 57.During which of the following period Brightest star? the Bharat Ratna awards were A. Sirius discontinued? B. Alpha centauri A. 1958-61 C. Proxima Centauri B. 1963-66 D. Polaris C. 1977-80 D. 1997-2005 54.“Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary”, is located in which state? 58.Which is the longest river of Asia? A. Madhya Pradesh A. Yellow River B. Gujarath B. Yangtze Kiang River C. Maharastra C. Mekong River D. Andhra Pradesh D. Lena River

55.The use of microorganism metabolism 59.RBCs are formed in which of the to remove pollutants such as oil spills in following in the adults? the water bodies is known as : A. black bone marrow A. Biomagnification B. white bone marrow B. Bioremediation C. red bone marrow C. Biomethanation D. blue bone marrow D. Bioreduction 60.Which of the following countries does 56.Who among the following was not share its border with Black Sea? responsible for the revival of Hinduism in A. Georgia the 19th century? B. Bulgaria A. Swami Dayanand C. Belarus B. Swami Vivekanand D. Turkey C. Guru Shankaracharya D. Raja Rammohan Roy

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###ANSWERS### 1. Ans. B. located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia • Ramanathaswamy Temple is a Hindu districts. temple dedicated to the god Shiva located Originally created to help conserve the on Rameswaram island in the state of habitat of the rare white-winged wood Tamil Nadu, India. duck, the park is also home to other rare • It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga creatures such as water buffalo, black- temples. It is one of the 274 Paadal Petra breasted parrotbill, tiger and capped Sthalams, where the three of the most langur. revered Nayanars (Saivite saints), Appar, 7. Ans. A. Sundarar and TirugnanaSambandar, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have glorified the temple with their International Airport is an international songs. airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, 2. Ans. C. India. The airport was earlier known as The World No-Tobacco Day is observed Dum Dum Airport. on 31st May every year to highlight the The airport handled almost 20 million health risks associated with consumption passengers in fiscal year 2017-18 making from all forms of tobacco. it the fifth-busiest airport in India in terms The theme of the 2018 World No-Tobacco of passenger traffic after Delhi, Mumbai, Day (WNTD) is ‘Tobacco and heart Bangalore and Chennai. disease’. 8. Ans. A. 3. Ans. D. Bagdogra Airport is in Siliguri, West The Brabourne Stadium is a cricket Bengal. ground in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Air traffic at Bagdogra crossed 1 million ground is owned by the Cricket Club of for the first time in 2014-15. This is one India (CCI). of the few airports in India with zero sales The North Stand of the Brabourne housed tax on aviation turbine fuel. the Board of Control for Cricket in India 9. Ans. C. (BCCI) headquarters and the 1983 The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown. Cricket World Cup trophy until 2006 when • Barbados is an island country in the both were moved to the newly built Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean region of Cricket Centre at the nearby Wankhede North America. Stadium. • The currency of Barbados - Barbadian 4. Ans. E. dollar. Telangana was formed on 2nd June 2014 10. Ans. A. following the bifurcation of Andhra The Anti -Terrorism Day is observed on Pradesh. 21 May every year in our country to make Telangana is bordered by the states of the people aware of an anti-social act of Maharashtra to the north and northwest, terrorism and its impact on human Chhattisgarh, Karnataka to the west and suffering and lives. Andhra Pradesh to the east and south. 11. Ans. C. 5. Ans. B. • International Day of Charity has been The Global Day of Parents is observed observed across the globe on 5th every year on 1st of June. September to commemorate the death The Global Day provides an opportunity anniversary of Mother Teresa. to appreciate all parents in all parts of the • Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace world for their selfless commitment to Prize in 1979 for her charity work children and their lifelong sacrifice undertaken in the struggle to overcome towards nurturing this relationship. poverty and distress. 6. Ans. A. 12. Ans. D. Dibru-Saikhowa NationalPark is a It’s the river Vishwamitri which passes national park in Assam, India. It is through the city of Vadodara. Additionally, this city is the third largest

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city in Gujarat, after Ahmedabad and The Srisailam Dam is constructed across Surat. the Krishna River in Kurnool district, 13. Ans. B. Andhra Pradesh near Srisailam temple • The World Cancer Day is being town. observed every year across the 20. Ans. D. world on February 4 to raise Som is the currency of Kyrgyzstan. awareness about cancer, its Note: treatment and to encourage 1. The official name of Kyrgyzstan is methods of its prevention. the Kyrgyz Republic. • The primary goal of the day is to 2. The capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek. reduce the illness and related 3. There are over 88 major mountain deaths by 2020. ranges in Kyrgyzstan, making up about 14. Ans. B. more than 70 percent of the country’s • The Election Commission of India territory. has been celebrating the National 4. Kyrgyzstan is a country with two Voters’ Day on 25th January official languages: Russian and Kyrgyz. across the country for enhanced 5. Kyrgyz people love horse milk. The participation of citizens in the most famous national drink is horse milk electoral process. “kumis”. • The significance of this day is to 6. Kyrgyzstan is bordered on the east encourage more young voters to and southeast by China, on the north take part in the political process. by Kazakhstan, on the west It started from 25th January 2011 by Uzbekistan and on the south to mark Commission’s foundation by Tajikistan. day. 21. Ans. C. ● P.Susheela has been recognized by 15. Ans. B. the Guinness Book of World Nagarjun Sagar Dam is situated on the Records for recording the highest Krishna River in Telangana state of India. number of songs in different Indian 16. Ans. D. languages. Dudhawa Dam is buit across the ● She is an Indian playback singer Mahanadi river in the village of Dudhawa associated with the South Indian in Dhamtari cinema primarily from Andhra district of Chhattisgarh in India. The Pradesh. She is also the recipient of five height of the dam is 24.53 m and the National Film Award for Best Female length 2,906.43 m. The reservoir has a Playback Singer and numerous state catchment area of 625.27 km2 awards. 17. Ans. C. 22. Ans. C. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) situated on the ● Archery is the national sport bank of Gomti river. of Bhutan. Archery was declared the 18. Ans. D. national sport in 1971, when Bhutan The Orang National Park is also known as became a member of the United Rajiv Gandhi orang national park located Nations. Archery in Bhutan is a way of on the north bank of the Brahmaputra socialization, communication, and River in the Darrang and Sonitpur development of relations between people. districts of Assam, India. It was 23. Ans. D. established as a sanctuary in 1985 and ● Ben Kingsley is associated with motion declared a national park on 13 April 1999. pictures. He is an English actor. It is also known as the mini Kaziranga ● He is best known for his starring role National Park (IUCN site) since the two as Mohandas Gandhi in parks have a similar landscape made up the 1982 film Gandhi, for which he of marshes, streams and grassland. subsequently won the Academy 19. Ans. A.

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Award for Best Actor at the 55th ● The International Olympic Academy Awards. Committee is a non-governmental 24. Ans. B. sports organisation headquarters in ● Chandigarh Capitol Complex is a Lausanne, Switzerland. government compound designed by the 29. Ans. B. architect Le Corbusier and is ● Henri Becquerel was associated with a UNESCO World Heritage Site located the discovery of Radioactivity. in the sector-1 of Chandigarh city in ● He was the first person to discover India. evidence of radioactivity. ● Le Carbusier was a Swiss-French ● In 1903 he was awarded a Nobel prize architect and one of the pioneers of for his discovery. what is now regarded as modern 30. Ans. B. architecture. His career spanned five ● The ‘World Lion Day’ is celebrated every decades, and he designed buildings year on 10th August. in Europe, Japan, India, ● 10th September is celebrated as world and North and South America. suicide prevention day. 25. Ans. D. ● 10th July is celebrated as Nikola Tesla ● Indus Valley Civilization is a Bronze Day (A day of science). Age Civilization. ● 10th June is celebrated as National ● This Civilization is noted for their baked kitten day. brick houses, elaborate drainage 31. Ans. E. systems, water supply systems, • World Post Day is observed on 9th and clusters of large, nonresidential October every year. buildings. • The purpose of World Post Day is to ● The Bronze Age lasted from about create awareness of the role of the postal 2000 BC until 800 BC. sector in people’s and businesses’ 26. Ans. D. everyday lives and its contribution to the ● ‘Manikarnika’ was the original social and economic development of name of the freedom fighter Rani countries. Lakshmibai. • World Post Day is celebrated each year ● She is remembered for her valour on 9 October, the anniversary of the during the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. establishment of the Universal Postal ● Sarojini Naidu was the first female Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. governor of an Indian state and She was • It was declared World Post Day by the also called The Nightingale of India. UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 27. Ans. D. 1969. ● The Life Tree is written by Dr. Abdul 32. Ans. E. Kalam. • Every year, the World Habitat Day is ● India 2020: A Vision for the New celebrated on October 5. Millennium was the first book • The day is celebrated to remind the written by Dr. Abdul Kalam. people that they have all power and ● He served as the 11th President of responsibility to shape the future of towns India and He is also known as and cities. the Missile Man of India. • The first Monday of every year is being 28. Ans. A. celebrated as World Habitat Day. This ● Nita Ambani is the first Indian was designated by the United Nations. woman to join the International • The first World Habitat Day was Olympic Committee as an Indian celebrated in 1986. Member. • This year the day is celebrated under ● She was elected as a member of the theme “Housing for All-A better Urban International Olympic Committee on Future” 4 August 2016. 33. Ans. D.

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• The International Day of Sign • Earth Overshoot Day marks the day for Languages is observed globally on 23 that particular year when the world has September every year. This day is used up its resources the Earth has to celebrated to raise awareness on sign offer for the year. languages and strengthen the status of • From that day onwards the world starts sign languages. consumption in excess of what the Earth • Also, the last full week of September is has to offer, in turn growing the observed as International Week of the ecological deficit by drawing down local Deaf. resource stocks and accumulating carbon • The theme for the 2020 International dioxide in the atmosphere. Day of Sign Languages is “Sign • This means that humanity has Languages are for Everyone!” consumed Earth's resources for the year 34. Ans. C. in 234 days. • Maseru, capital and largest urban centre • At this rate, it would take 1.6 Earths to of Lesotho. It is on the left bank of the support humanity sustainably. Caledon River near the border with Free 38. Ans. B. State province, South Africa. • WWF-India State unit has joined hands • In 1869 the chief of the Sotho (Basotho) with the Society for Odonate Studies nation, Moshoeshoe, founded the town (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first- near his mountain stronghold of Thaba ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala. Bosiu; few of the 19th-century buildings • The festival has been christened as remain. Thumbimahotsavam 2020. 35. Ans. A. • This is part of a national dragonfly • Kampala, capital and largest city of festival being organised by the WWF Uganda. India, Bombay Natural History Society & • It occupies a series of hills at an Indian Dragonfly Society in association elevation of about 3,900 feet (1,190 with the National Biodiversity Board, metres) and is situated in the southern United Nations Environment Programme, part of the country, just north of Lake United Nations Development Programme Victoria. and IUCN - Centre for Environment • Kampala lies just north of Mengo, the Conservation. capital of the kingdom of Buganda in the • ‘Pantalu’ is the official mascot of the 19th century. festival. As part of the festival, various 36. Ans. A. programmes will be rolled out in the • Monrovia is the capital city of Liberia. coming months to reach out to various • Monrovia is named in honor of U.S. sections of society. President James Monroe, a prominent 39. Ans. B. supporter of the colonization of Liberia • Every year on 20th August, the birth and the American Colonization Society. anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi is celebrated • Along with Washington, D.C., it is one as Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day. of two national capitals to be named after • This year on 20th August 2020, we are a U.S. President. going to celebrate the 76th birth 37. Ans. A. anniversary of former Prime Minister • Earth Overshoot Day 2020 is observed Rajiv Gandhi. on August 22, 2020. • The Indian National Congress instituted • Earth Overshoot Day is the date when Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award in 1992, the demands of biological resources and a year after his death. services of the year by humanity exceeds • Every year this day is celebrated in the the generation capacity of Earth in that memory of the late Rajiv Gandhi who was year. the youngest Prime Minister of India at • The first Global Earth Overshoot Day the age of 40 years. campaign was launched in 2006.

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• In lieu of paying tribute to his vision for • Kia Motors Corporation, commonly India, on this occasion contribution to known as Kia Motors is a South Korean society betterments are made. company. 40. Ans. D. • Kia Motors Corporation was founded in • ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by May 1944 and is Korea's oldest Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. manufacturer of motor vehicles. • The song inspired freedom fighters • From humble origins making bicycles during the Indian Independence and motorcycles, Kia has grown – as part Movement. of the dynamic, global Hyundai-Kia • The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was adopted Automotive Group – to become the as the national song of India on 24 world's fifth largest vehicle manufacturer. January 1950 45. Ans. A. 41. Ans. B. • The world’s longest serving warship, • Portugal MP, Duarte Pacheco has won INS Viraat, which has been the Indian the elections for the post the President of Navy’s prized asset for decades, will be the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). dismantled at Alang, three years after it • The term of the Duarte Pacheco will be was decommissioned by the Indian Navy. from 2020-2023. • This Centaur-class aircraft carrier of • He will be the 30th President of the IPU Indian Navy that remained in service for and will succeed Mexican MP Gabriela three decades and holds the Guinness Cuevas Barron who completed the tenure record for the world’s longest-serving in October 2020. warship will be dismantled at the world’s 42. Ans. B. largest ship breaking yard Alang in • The 40th Meeting of the SAARCFINANCE Gujarat. Governors’ Group was held virtually, 46. Ans. A. under the Chairmanship of Shri • Lewis Hamilton is a formula one driver Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI. from United Kingdom • The meeting was attended by the • Lewis Hamilton started dreaming about Governors from SAARC central banks. becoming a Formula One driver at the age During the meeting, Mr Das also of six, when his father Anthony bought inaugurated the SAARCFINANCE Sync, a him his first go-kart for Christmas. His closed user group secure communication passion for racing only grew stronger network. after that, and his dad supported him • The central bank of Bhutan is not every step of the way. correctly matched as its name is Royal • He used to work as IT manager at the monetary authority of Bhutan. time, but decided to bet on his son after 43. Ans. B. seeing how determined and passionate • The Scottish actor was best known for he was. After taking redundancy from his his portrayal of James Bond, being the job, Anthony invested all his hard-earned first to bring the role to the big screen and money into his son’s future, and often appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. worked three jobs to make ends meet. • Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep in 47. Ans. B. the Bahamas, having been "unwell for • The solicitor general of India is some time". appointed to assist the attorney general • His acting career spanned seven along with four additional solicitors decades and he won an Oscar in 1988 for general by the Appointments Committee his role in The Untouchables. of the Cabinet. • Sir Sean's other films included The Hunt • The proposal for appointment of for Red October, Highlander, Indiana Solicitor General, Additional Solicitor Jones and the Last Crusade and The Rock. General is generally moved at the, level 44. Ans. A. of Joint secretary/Law Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs and after obtaining the approval of the Minister of

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Law & Justice, the proposal is sent to the auspiciousness of the land. Its design is Appointments Committee of the Cabinet that of the wheel which appears on the for its approval. abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of • He is appointed by the President of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the India. width of the white band and it has 24 48. Ans. D. spokes. The design of the National Flag • Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind was adopted by the Constituent Assembly Bobde inaugurated India’s first-ever E- of India on 22 July 1947. It is really resource centre Nyay Kaushal at Judicial amazing to see the various changes that Officers Training Institute in our National Flag went through since its Maharashtra’s Nagpur. first inception. It was discovered or • Nyay Kaushal will facilitate e-filling of recognised during our national struggle cases in Supreme Court, any High court for freedom. The evolution of the Indian and district courts across the country. National Flag sailed through many 49. Ans. C. vicissitudes to arrive at what it is today. • A 5-day long 5th edition of Indo-UK 52. Ans. A. (United Kingdom) bilateral air exercise Lord Mountbatten became the first “Indradhanush-V” 2020 between Indian Governor-General of new Dominions of Air Force (IAF) and British Royal Air India. He swore in Jawaharlal Nehru as Forces (RAF) was conducted at Air Force the first Prime Minister of independent Station Hindan in Uttar Pradesh (UP). India. In March 1947, Mountbatten • ‘Base Defence and Force Protection’ became viceroy of India with a mandate was the focus of this year exercise. to oversee the British withdrawal. He 50. Ans. D. established good relations with leading • The Hurun Global Rich List 2020 was politicians, particularly with Jawaharlal jointly released by Shanghai-based Nehru, but was unable to persuade the Hurun Research Institute and Shenzhen- Muslim leader Mohammad Ali Jinnah of based Shimao Shenkong International the benefits of a united, independent Center. India. • Jeff Bezos retains 1st rank for the third 53. Ans. A. running year and Mukesh Ambani is The brightest star in the sky is Sirius, also positioned at 9th. known as the “Dog Star” or, more • It is a ranking of US-Dollar billionaires officially, Alpha Canis Majoris, for its in the world. position in the constellation Canis Major. • Ranking is based on the wealth Sirius is a binary star dominated by a calculation as of 31 January 2020. luminous main sequence star, Sirius A, • It is the 9th year of ranking. with an apparent magnitude of -1.46. • The Title sponsor of the list is Shimao Sirius A’s apparent brightness can be Shenkong International Center,a real attributed both to its inherent luminosity, estate development in Shenzhen. 20 times that of the Sun, and its 51. Ans. B. proximity. At just 8.7 light years away, The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour Sirius is the seventh closest star to Earth. of India saffron (kesaria) at the top, white In 1844, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel in the middle and India green at the suggested that the slightly wavy path of bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of Sirius A through the sky, compared to width of the flag to its length is two to that of background stars, indicated a three. In the centre of the white band is fainter companion. Alvan Clark confirmed a navy-blue wheel which represents the the companion’s existence in 1862. Now chakra. The top saffron colour, indicates known to be a white dwarf and nicknamed the strength and courage of the country. the "Pup," Sirius B is easily spotted in a The white middle band indicates peace large telescope, but contributes little to and truth with Dharma Chakra. The green the system’s total apparent brightness. shows the fertility, growth and 54. Ans. A.

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Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, covering both in a religious or spiritual and in a about 1,197 km2 (462 sq mi), is the societal sense. The movements started largest wildlife sanctuary of Madhya appearing during the Bengali Pradesh state in India. This wildlife Renaissance. sanctuary is a part of 5500 km2 of The religious aspect mostly emphasizes forested landscape. It is located in the Vedanta tradition and mystical centre of the state covering parts of interpretations of Hinduism ("Neo- Sagar, Damoh, Narsinghpur, and Raisen Vedanta"), and the societal aspect was an Districts. It is about 90 km from Jabalpur important element in the Indian and about 56 km from Sagar. It is a independence movement, aiming at a potential site for the Cheetah "Hindu" character of the society of the Reintroduction in India. The cheetah prey eventual Republic of India. density were reasonable and based on 57. Ans. C. current prey density the area could The Bharat Ratna, along with other support about 25 cheetahs. 750 km2 area personal civil honours , was briefly was recommended by relocation of 23 suspended from July 1977 to January villages. After relocating the species, the 1980 during the change in the national site could support over 50 cheetahs and government and for a second time from Nauradehi could harbour over 70 August 1992 to December 1995 when individuals. several public-interest litigations 55. Ans. B. challenged the constitutional validity of The use of either naturally occurring or the awards.The Bharat Ratna, along with deliberately introduced microorganisms other personal civil honours, was briefly to consume and break down suspended from July 1977 to January environmental pollutants, in order to 1980, during the change in the national clean a polluted site. Bioremediation is a government; and for a second time from process that uses mainly August 1992 to December 1995, when microorganisms, plants, or microbial or several public-interest litigations plant enzymes to detoxify contaminants challenged the constitutional validity of in the soil and other environments. the awards. In 1992, the government's Bioremediation is the use of microbes to decision to confer the award clean up contaminated soil and posthumously on Subhas Chandra Bose groundwater. Microbes are very small was opposed by those who had refused to organisms, such as bacteria, that live accept the fact of his death, including naturally in the environment. some members of his extended family. Bioremediation stimulates the growth of Following a 1997 Supreme Court certain microbes that use contaminants decision, the press communiqué as a source of food and energy. announcing Bose's award was cancelled; 56. Ans. B. it is the only time when the award was Sri Ramakrishna and his pupil Swami announced but not conferred. Vivekananda led reform in Hinduism in 58. Ans. B. the late 19th century. Their ideals and The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river sayings have inspired numerous Indians in Asia, the third-longest in the world and as well as non-Indians, Hindus as well as the longest in the world to flow entirely non-Hindus. He was a major force in the within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in revival of Hinduism in India, and the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) contributed to the concept of Indian and flows 6,300 km (3,900 mi) in a nationalism as a tool to fight against the generally easterly direction to the East British empire in colonial India. Several China Sea. It is the sixth-largest river by contemporary groups, collectively termed discharge volume in the world. Its Hindu reform movements or Hindu drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the revivalism, strive to introduce land area of China, and is home to nearly regeneration and reform to Hinduism, one-third of the country's population.The

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Yangtze has played a major role in the 60. Ans. C. history, culture and economy of China. The Black Sea is an inland sea located For thousands of years, the river has between far-southeastern Europe and the been used for water, irrigation, far-western edges of the continent of Asia sanitation, transportation, industry, and the country of Turkey. It's bordered boundary-marking and war. The by Turkey, and by Bulgaria, Romania, prosperous Yangtze River Delta Ukraine, Russia and Georgia. The Black generates as much as 20% of China's Sea is bordered by Ukraine, Romania, GDP. The Three Gorges Dam on the Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, and Russia. It Yangtze is the largest hydro-electric has a positive water balance with an power station in the world. In mid-2014, annual net outflow of 300 km3 (72 cu mi) the Chinese government announced it per year through the Bosporus and the was building a multi-tier transport Dardanelles into the Aegean Sea. While network, comprising railways, roads and the net flow of water through the airports, to create a new economic belt Bosporus and Dardanelles (known alongside the river. collectively as the Turkish Straits) is out The Yangtze flows through a wide array of the Black Sea, generally water is of ecosystems and is habitat to several flowing in both directions simultaneously. endemic and threatened species including Denser, more saline water from the the Chinese alligator, the narrow-ridged Aegean flows into the Black Sea finless porpoise and the Yangtze underneath the less dense, fresher sturgeon, but also was the home of the outflowing water from the Black Sea. This extinct Yangtze river dolphin (or baiji) creates a significant and permanent layer and Chinese paddlefish. of deep water which does not drain or mix 59. Ans. C. and is therefore anoxic. This anoxic layer Red blood cells, platelets and most white is responsible for the preservation of blood cells arise in red marrow, some ancient shipwrecks which have been white blood cells develop in yellow found in the Black Sea. marrow. At birth, all bone marrow is red. Red marrow is found mainly in the flat bones such as hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae and shoulder blades, and in the cancellous material at the proximal ends of the long bones femur and humerus. In humans, mature red blood cells are flexible and oval biconcave disks. They lack a cell nucleus and most organelles, in order to accommodate maximum space for hemoglobin; they can be viewed as sacks of hemoglobin, with a plasma membrane as the sack. Approximately 2.4 million new erythrocytes are produced per second in human adults. The cells develop in the bone marrow and circulate for about 100–120 days in the body before their components are recycled by macrophages. Each circulation takes about 60 seconds (one minute). Approximately 84% of the cells in the human body are 20–30 trillion red blood cells. Nearly half of the blood's volume (40% to 45%) is red blood cells.

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