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2023 28 questions

Q342023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
On the occasion of National Youth Day on 12th January 2023, also known as Vivekananda Jayanti, the Government of India gave awards to 82 of the best _________ of the country.
1. A.engineers
2. B.agripreneurs
3. C.doctors
4. D.teachers
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Answer: B
Q432023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Hindustani vocalist Pandit M Venkatesh Kumar was awarded which of the following awards in 2022?
1. A.Tagore Puraskar
2. B.Kalidas Samman
3. C.Sangeet Natak Akademi
4. D.Sangeeta Kalanidhi
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Answer: B
Q482023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was operationalised in which year?
1. A.2005
2. B.2000
3. C.1993
4. D.1995
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Answer: D
Q282023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Following an order of 16 July 2021 , the Supreme Court of India introduced an electronic system named ________, in November 2021, through which its crucial decisions can be communicated electronically to prison authorities and investigating agencies.
1. A.INSTANT
2. B.FASTER
3. C.RAPID
4. D.QUICKER
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Answer: B
Q262023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Guru Shashadhar Acharya was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in which of the following fields?
1. A.musical instrument playing
2. B.classical dance
3. C.folk dance
4. D.Hindustani classical singing
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Answer: C
Q352023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
How many classes of Indian society are mentioned in Megasthene's book Indica?
1. A.12
2. B.10
3. C.5
4. D.7
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Answer: D
Q412023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Who among the following was the first non-European to win a Nobel prize in 1913 in literature for his work 'Gitanjali'?
1. A.Rabindranath Tagore
2. B.Dwarka Nath Tagore
3. C.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. D.Abanindranath Tagore
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Answer: A
Q452023 · 20 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Who wrote the Mauryan period book Arthashastra?
1. A.Bindusara
2. B.Vishnu Gupta
3. C.Chandragupta Maurya
4. D.Bhanugupta
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Answer: B
Q502023 · 19 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Which of the following awards was received by Pandit Birju Maharaj in 1986?
1. A.Padma Shri
2. B.Sangeet Natak Akademi
3. C.Padma Vibhushan
4. D.Padma Bhushan
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Answer: C
Q302023 · 19 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Guru Shashadhar Acharya was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution to which of the following?
1. A.Odissi Chaiti Ghoda dance
2. B.Folk and Sufi singing
3. C.Kathak dance and training
4. D.Chhau dance
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Answer: D
Q382023 · 19 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Shri Omprakash Mitharval was in news for being conferred with Arjuna Award 2022 for his outstanding contribution in which of the following sports?
1. A.Wushu
2. B.Table Tennis
3. C.Shooting
4. D.Weightlifting
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Answer: C
Q342023 · 19 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Vajira Chitrasena of Sri Lanka was conferred the Padma Shri award 2020 for which of the following?
1. A.Enriching India-Sri Lanka ties through Indian classical dance
2. B.Enriching India- Sri Lanka ties through education
3. C.Enriching India- Sri Lanka ties through social work
4. D.Enriching India-Sri Lanka ties through Indian classical music
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Answer: A
Q322023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
The authorities of which country denied the permission to land the ship Komagata Maru, carrying Indians?
1. A.New Zealand
2. B.America
3. C.Australia
4. D.Canada
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Answer: D
Q442023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Who among the following sportspersons was awarded the Chhattisgarh Veerni Award 2021 ?
1. A.Shikhar Dhawan
2. B.Bajrang Punia
3. C.Dutee Chand
4. D.P V Sindhu
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Answer: C
Q262023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Narthaki Nataraj, Padma Shri awardee in 2019, was conferred this award for which of the following contributions?
1. A.Popularizing Indian cuisine in the world
2. B.Specialising in Indian knowledge system, Nyayshastra
3. C.Bringing the women empowerment through agriculture
4. D.Overcoming social exclusion through Bharatanatyam dance performances
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Answer: D
Q292023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Sports Authority of India, the apex body for sports promotion, was set up in the year __________.
1. A.1990
2. B.1961
3. C.1984
4. D.1982
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Answer: C
Q452023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2020 was awarded to Meenakshi Chitharanjan for her contribution to which of the following?
1. A.Bharatanatyam
2. B.Odissi
3. C.Manipuri
4. D.Kuchipudi
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Answer: A
Q372023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Who was awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021?
1. A.Sumaira Abdulali
2. B.Rajendra Singh
3. C.Jadav Payeng
4. D.Anil Prakash Joshi
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Answer: D
Q482023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Who is the author of Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi?
1. A.Ziauddin Barani
2. B.Amir Khusrow
3. C.Al-Biruni
4. D.Ibn Battuta
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Answer: A
Q332023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
For which discovery did William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain jointly receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956?
1. A.Discovery of transistor effect
2. B.Discovery of thermionic emission
3. C.Discovery of electromagnetic induction
4. D.Discovery of receptors for temperature and touch
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Answer: A
Q412023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni was conferred with the Arjuna Award 2022 for her outstanding contribution in which of the following sports?
1. A.Table Tennis
2. B.Chess
3. C.Badminton
4. D.Wrestling
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Answer: B
Q492023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Who received the Nobel Prize in 1901 for ‘recognition of the extraordinary services rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions’?
1. A.Hermann Emil Fischer
2. B.Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
3. C.Svante August Arrhenius
4. D.Henri Moissan
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Answer: B
Q282023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
When did Linus Carl Pauling receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for ‘his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its applications to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances’?
1. A.1954
2. B.1950
3. C.1956
4. D.1958
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Answer: A
Q382023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Who holds the authority of transferring judges from one High court to another High Court?
1. A.The senior most judge of Supreme Court
2. B.The chief justice of India
3. C.The President of India
4. D.The law minister of India
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Answer: C
Q412023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Who among the following was the author of the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’?
1. A.Kalidasa
2. B.Amarasimha
3. C.Shudraka
4. D.Bhasa
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Answer: C