1. National Handloom Day (NHD) is celebrated on which date?
[A] August 6
[B] August 7
[C] August 5
[D] August 8
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Correct Answer: B [August 7]
Notes:
National Handloom Day is celebrated annually on August 7 to honor the handloom weaving community of India and to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement. On this day in 1905, the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement was made in a meeting at the Calcutta Town hall.
2. On which among the following dates, we celebrate “Human Rights Day”?
[A] 10th December
[B] 11th December
[C] 12th December
[D] 13th December
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Correct Answer: A [10th December]
Notes:
The Human Rights Day (HRD) is observed every year on December 10 to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 as the shared standard benchmark to protect human rights across the world.
3. At which among the following places, first summit of SAARC had taken place?
[A] Islamabad
[B] New Delhi
[C] Dhaka
[D] Katmandu
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Correct Answer: C [Dhaka]
Notes:
SAARC is regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia. It promotes development of economical and regional integration.
Member Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan (joined in 2007
The first SAARC summit was held in Dhaka (Bangladesh) in December 1985.
4. ITR Integrated Test Range is located at:
[A] Sri harikota
[B] Chandipur
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: B [Chandipur]
Notes:
The Integrated Test Range (ITR) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is located in Balasore, Odisha. It provides safe and reliable launch facilities for performance evaluation of rockets, missiles and air-borne weapon system.
5. Brettonwood agreement was signed to establish which of the following organization?
[A] World Bank
[B] New York stock exchange
[C] Unite Nations
[D] WHO
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Correct Answer: A [World Bank]
Notes:
The Bretton Woods system is commonly refers to the international monetary regime that prevailed from the end of World War II until the early 1970s. Taking its name from the site of the 1944 conference that created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the Bretton Woods system was history’s first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended to govern currency relations among sovereign states.
6. Which of the following took birth with Treaty of Asunción?
[A] Mercosur
[B] Gulf Cooperation Council
[C] G-77
[D] BRICS
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Correct Answer: A [Mercosur]
Notes:
Mercosur is a sub-regional bloc of South American countries. Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people, and currency. It was established in 1991 and its headquarters are located at Montevideo (Uruguay). It calls itself the common market of the South America At present, it is a full customs union and a trading bloc. Its full members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
7. Which among the following is the junior most among all 4 ranks of Indian Air Force?
[A] Wing Commander
[B] Squadron Leader
[C] Flight Lieutenant
[D] Group Captain
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Correct Answer: C [Flight Lieutenant]
Notes:
Among the given options, the junior most rank in the Indian Air Force is Flight Lieutenant. The rank hierarchy in the Indian Air Force from junior to senior among the listed ranks is as follows: Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, and Group Captain.
8. The core philosophy of BIMSTEC is ____?
[A] Defense Cooperation
[B] Economic Cooperation
[C] Cultural Cooperation
[D] Political Cooperation
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Correct Answer: B [Economic Cooperation]
Notes:
BIMST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation)
9. Which famous poet wrote ‘Laila Majnu’ ?
[A] Amir Khusrau
[B] Hasan Nizami
[C] Mulla Daud
[D] Abul Fazal
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Correct Answer: A [Amir Khusrau]
Notes:
The famous Sufi poet, Amir khusro wrote a famous masnavi on the love story of Laila and Majnu, “Laila Majnu”. Excerpts of the works done by him are Tughluq Nama, Wast-ul-Hayat, Nuh Sipihr, Ashiqa, Khamsa, Baqia-Naqia, etc. He was the court poet of Alauddin Khilji and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, Delhi.
10. Who among the following authors wrote “Adipurana”?
[A] Mahaviracharya
[B] Srinatha
[C] Krishna Misra
[D] Jinasena
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Correct Answer: D [Jinasena]
Notes:
In the 9th century, a Digambara Jain monk, Jinasena composed a Sanskrit poem “Adipurana” that deals with the story of the first Jain Tirthankar Rishabha Deva and his sons Bharata and Bahubali. It consists of 12 thousand shlokas and divided into 12 parvas.