Consider the following statements: Statement I: Shri Raghunathji Mandir, Jammu is one of the largest temple complexes in Northern India. Statement II: The temple was built in 1857 by Maharaja Hari Singh. Choose the correct option: (A) Only I is correct (B) Only II is correct (C) Both I and II are correct (D) Neither […]
Consider the following statements: (I) Srinagar has become the fourth Indian city to be recognized as a “World Craft City” by the World Craft Council (WCC). (II) Jaipur, Malappuram, and Hyderabad are the other Indian cities that have previously been recognized as World Craft Cities. Choose the correct option: (A) Only I is correct (B)
Which of the following country is not the member of the SAARC? A) Myanmar B) Bhutan C) Nepal D) Maldives Answer: A SAARC is South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; It is a regional intergovernmental organization. Its members are these nations- India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. What is the name
What is the name of the UN body that settles legal disputes between member states? A) General Assembly B) Security Council C) International Court of Justice D) Human Rights Council Answer: C The principal judicial organ of the United Nations is the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This main body of the UN settles legal
Bodo language is spoken mainly in which state of India? (A) Assam (B) Jharkhand (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Karnataka Answer: A Boro, also called Bodo, is the largest ethnolinguistic group in the Assam state of India. They are spread across north-eastern India. They are concentrated mainly in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, though Bodos
Which city is known as ‘Electronic City of India”? (A) Mumbai (B) Hyderabad (C) Delhi (D) Bangalore Answer: D Bangalore is popularly referred to as the ‘Electronic City of India’. Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir”? The first newspaper published in India was? The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical
Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir”? (A) Anees Jung (B) Jagmohan (C) M. J. Akbar (D) Nissim Ezekiel Answer: B My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is a memoir by Jagmohan first published in September 1991. It focuses on his months as a governor of Jammu and Kashmir in 1990 during the
The first newspaper published in India was? (A) The Hindu (B) The Amrita Bazar Patrika (C) The Bengal Gazette (D) The Times of India Answer: C The First Newspaper of India Hickey’s Bengal Gazette was published in Calcutta in 1780. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette or the Original Calcutta General Advertiser was an English language weekly newspaper
The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is? A) Ramanujam B) Rina Panigrahi C) Raja Ramanna D) Shakuntala Devi Answer: D Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mathematician, writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the “Human Computer”. India became a Republic on which of the following?
India became a Republic on which of the following? (A) 15th August 1947 (B) 26th January 1950 (C) 15th August 1950 (D) 26th January 1947 Answer: B Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26,