General Awareness Previous Year Questions (page 2)

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The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 in Bombay, with A.O. Hume's initiative and W.C. Bonnerjee as its first president.

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As per the 2011 Census, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state, with about 19.98 crore people.

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On 23 November 2023 the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment signed an MoU with ISKCON to spread the message of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.

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Akash Ambani announced in December 2023 that Jio is working with IIT Bombay on "Bharat GPT", an Indian large language model project.

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Amla is famous as a rich source of Vitamin C. Carrot, mango and papaya are rich in beta-carotene, which gives Vitamin A.

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Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, inspired the radical Young Bengal Movement in the late 1820s.

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Citrus fruits like oranges and lemons contain citric acid. Oxalic acid is in tomatoes/spinach, methanoic acid in ant stings, lactic acid in curd.

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Article 65 lets the Vice-President act as President when the office falls vacant, or discharge his functions when the President is absent or unable to act.

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The Shevaroy Hills are in Tamil Nadu, in the Eastern Ghats. Manipur, Patkai and Naga hills are part of the Purvanchal (Eastern) hills.

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ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) was set up in 1955 at the initiative of the World Bank, the Government of India and Indian industry.

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Spain won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in India. They beat Colombia 1-0 in the final.

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India was ranked 136th of 146 countries in the World Happiness Report 2022.

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Meanders are the loop-like bends a river forms, mostly in its middle and lower course on gentle slopes. Aretes, cirques and moraines are glacial landforms.

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Bharat Biotech's BBV154 (later named iNCOVACC) was approved by DCGI in September 2022 as India's first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine for adults, for restricted emergency use.

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India came last, 180th of 180 countries, in the Environmental Performance Index 2022. (The index is actually prepared by Yale and Columbia universities.)

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Glomerulonephritis is inflammation of the glomeruli, the filtering units of the kidney. The kidney is part of the excretory system.

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GEAC gave environmental clearance in October 2022 for the release of the indigenously developed GM mustard hybrid DMH-11.

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The jital was a small copper coin of the Delhi Sultanate, used alongside the silver tanka introduced by Iltutmish.

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The kelvin (K) is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature. Celsius and Fahrenheit are not SI base units.

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The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched "Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav" in March 2022 to bring out-of-school adolescent girls back into education or skilling.

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Article 213 gives the Governor the power to promulgate ordinances when the state legislature is not in session. Article 123 gives the same power to the President.

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The ISS orbits at an inclination of about 51.6° to the equator, which lets launches from both Russia and the USA reach it.

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The First Amendment (1951) added "reasonable restrictions" to Article 19(1)(a), so it concerned the right to freedom of speech and expression.

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The 5th Khelo India Youth Games (2022) were held in Madhya Pradesh from 31 January to 11 February 2023.

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The Economic Survey 2021-22 listed Punjab as having the highest per capita availability of milk among Indian states.

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Rajendra I took the title Gangaikonda Chola, meaning "the Chola who conquered the Ganga", after his northern campaign. He also founded Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

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Manoj Sinha has been the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir since August 2020.

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The Poona Pact (1932) was signed by Madan Mohan Malaviya for the caste Hindus and by Dr B. R. Ambedkar for the depressed classes.

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The dance hall of the Konark Sun Temple is called the Nata Mandir. The Jagamohana is the assembly hall (porch), and the Shikhara and Vimana are towers.

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As per Census 2011, the scheduled caste sex ratio is highest in Kerala (1057), followed closely by Puducherry (1056).

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Johannes Kepler gave the three laws of planetary motion: elliptical orbits, equal areas in equal times, and T² ∝ a³.

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In malaria, the Plasmodium parasite (spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes) multiplies inside human red blood cells after its liver stage. Covid-19, avian flu and dengue are caused by viruses.

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The Ajanta caves (2nd century BCE to 6th century CE) are Buddhist rock-cut chaityas and viharas, famous for their paintings of Jataka tales.

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Pala king Dharmapala (c. 770-810 CE) founded the Vikramashila and Somapura Mahavihara monasteries, which were centres of Vajrayana Buddhism.

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Article 275 provides statutory grants-in-aid from the Consolidated Fund of India to States that Parliament decides need help, including grants for Scheduled Tribe welfare.

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Bharatanatyam evolved from Sadir, the temple dance of the devadasis, and so was known as Dasi Attam.

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Agni-5 is a three-stage intercontinental-range ballistic missile powered by solid-fuel rocket motors.

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Ustad Zakir Hussain, son of Ustad Alla Rakha, was a world-renowned tabla maestro.

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Revenue receipts (tax and non-tax revenue) neither create a liability nor reduce assets. Capital receipts, such as borrowings or disinvestment, do one of the two.

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Madhya Pradesh notified its PESA Rules on 15 November 2022 (Janjatiya Gaurav Divas), implementing the PESA Act, 1996 in its scheduled areas.

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Science & Technology Australia's 2022 STEM Superstars of Indian origin were Dr Indrani Mukherjee, Neelima Kadiyala and Dr Ana Baburamani. Shruthi Bishnoi was not one of them.

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Tamil Nadu has the largest lignite (brown coal) reserves, mainly at Neyveli, where it is used for thermal power generation.

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According to the RBI Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2019-20, Maharashtra has the highest GSDP of any Indian state.

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The 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships were held in New Delhi in March 2023 (at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall).

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Bibi ka Maqbara is in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, built by Aurangzeb's son Azam Shah. Qutub Minar, Alai Minar and Balban's Tomb are all in Delhi.

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Dadabhai Naoroji, the 'Grand Old Man of India', was elected in 1892 as Liberal MP for Finsbury Central. He was the first Asian member of the British House of Commons.

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Alluvial soil has two types: Bangar is the older alluvium on higher ground, and Khadar is the newer, more fertile alluvium on floodplains.

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Manika Batra won bronze in women's singles at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2022 in Bangkok, the first Indian woman to win a medal at the event.

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The SRS Statistical Report 2019 recorded Madhya Pradesh with the highest infant mortality rate (46 per 1000 live births).