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When was Awadh merged under British rule due to the merger policy of Lord Dalhousie?

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On 7th February 1856, Lord Dalhousie ordered to depose Wajid Ali Shah on the account of alleged internal misrule. This was in line with Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse, in which the British would take over a kingdom if there was misrule also. The Kingdom of Awadh was annexed in February 1856.

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In which state of India 'Renukaji Dam Project', which was in news, is to be started?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 6,700-crore Renukaji Dam project from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.

Once completed, the project on the Giri river is expected to generate 200 million units of energy in a 40 MW surface power house. The storage capacity of the dam would be 498 million cubic meters which would fulfil about 40 per cent of drinking water requirement of Delhi.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

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Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the protection and improvement of the environment?

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Article 48 -A of the constitution says that “the state shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country”.

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India gets maximum rainfall mainly from ?
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  • India gets Rainfall mainly due to the south-west monsoon.

  • South West monsoon is the rain bearing seasonal winds that flow from Arabian Sea to the main land of India from the South-West direction.

  • They start to cross India around May, and as per Indian Meteorological Department, the official monsoon season is between June to September

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The last battle that Humayun fought with Sher Shah was at
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Which of the following does not come under the purview of the Election Commission?
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In India the prime minister is the head of Government and is appointed by the member of Lok Sabha, rather than elected directly by voters as is common in presidential systems. The party holding a majority in the Lok Sabha elects its leader prime minister.

Note- The Election Commission of India administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.

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Which Union Ministry launched the revised protocol “Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022”?
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the revised protocol of “Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022” in December 2021.

On 1st October 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, to create “Garbage Free Cities” (GFC). The aim of the programme is to make every urban local body at least 3-star Garbage Free as per the Star Rating protocol.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

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Gabriel Boric has been elected as the youngest President of which country?
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Left-wing millennial Gabriel Boric, 35, became Chile's youngest president. He is also the second millennial to lead Latin America after Nayib Bukele of El Salvador.

With 56 percent of the vote, Gabriel Boric defeated MP Jose Antonio Cast by more than 10 points. Outgoing Conservative President Sebastian Pinera is set to guide the new government during the transition. Boric delivered a victory speech in the indigenous Mapuche language.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

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The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization is found at:
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The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization at Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Great Bath was built in the 3rd Millennium BC, just sometime after raising of the "citadel" mound on which it is located.
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For every one degree of longitude the local time changes by :
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The earth has been divided into 360 degrees of imaginary longitudinal lines. Now, these 360 degrees divided by the 24 hour day, results in 4 minutes per longitude. Thus, if you move from one longitude to the next the difference will be of 4 minutes. 360 degree = 24 hours, so 1 hr = 15 degrees, 1 degree = 4 minutes.
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The case for local self-government rests on the premise that
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Which of the following is not a salient feature of Indian Constitution?
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Which of the following soils is most ideal for paddy cultivation?
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  • Paddy is grown in wide range of soil, from the podzolic alluvium of China to the impermeable heavy clay of central Thailand.

  • Fertile riverine alluvial soil is best for rice cultivation. Clayey loam soil in monsoon land is considered to be the best for rice cultivation as water retention capacity of this soil is very high. Rice is also grown in saline areas of deltic region. Rice cultivation needs high fertilizer application.

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Indian Railways has started to run Rajdhani Express from Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna) to which city with new upgraded Tejas rake from 2 September 2021?
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Indian Railways has started to run Rajdhani Express from Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna) to New Delhi with new upgraded Tejas rake from 2 September 2021.

The existing rakes of Rajendra Nagar – New Delhi Rajdhani Special Express, are being replaced with brand new Tejas-type sleeper coaches. The new train will have special smart features for enhanced passenger safety and comfort.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

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When is United Nations Day observed?
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In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations to be celebrated as UN Day.
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When were banks nationalised for the first time in India?
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The Government of India issued an ordinance and nationalised the 14 largest commercial banks with effect from the midnight of July19, 1969. The Second phase of nationalisation of 6 more banks followed in 1980.
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Consider the following statements regarding Ross sea:

  1. It is located in the Arctic ocean near Svalbard.

  2. It has been declared as the world’s largest marine protected area.

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It is located in the southern ocean in Antarctica.
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Who calculates WPI in India?
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In India WPI is also known as the headline inflation rate. In India, Office of Economic Advisor (OEA), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry calculates the WPI.
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Which of the following projects are located in Allahabad district?
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Indian men's hockey team defeated which country to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on 5 August 2021?
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Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on 5 August 2021.

This is India's first Olympic medal in hockey since they won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

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Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim ruled from which of the following duration?
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Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim known by his imperial name Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627.
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Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements:

  1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene.

  2. During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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During the period of Indus Valley Civilization, people worshipped trees and other sacred animals which were completely material without any differentiation as per their birth, hence statement 1 is correct. In such period, Mehrgarh cotton which was the earliest cotton used as form for production of textiles cloth, hence statement 2 is also correct, so the best option is c.
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In which year Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during ‘Satyagrah’ —
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On 10 January 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to carry an obligatory identity document card commonly known as the ‘pass’.
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Tughlaq dynasty ruled over which of the following sultanate?
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The Tughlaq dynasty also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty of Turko-Indian origin which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India.
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After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s October Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, what is the Repo rate?
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the key lending rate-repo rate unchanged at 4.00 percent for the eighth time in a row.

The reverse repo rate under the LAF remains unchanged at 3.35 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 4.25 per cent.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

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The values of Indian democracy can be seen in the constitution’s?
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The Preamble to a Constitution embodies the fundamental values and the philosophy, on which the Constitution is based, and the aims and objectives, which the founding fathers of the Constitution enjoined the polity to strive to achieve.
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To create awareness about the Green Initiatives in the nation, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched the mascot named Prakriti. Who is the Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change?
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The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has launched the awareness mascot called Prakriti on April 2022.

Aim: To spread mass awareness of small changes in lifestyle can bring better environmental sustainability.

It also creates awareness about various efforts and initiatives of the ministry in order to ensure effective Plastic Waste Management (PWM) in the country.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

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Bluetooth is a wireless technology invented by _____
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Bluetooth is a telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile devices, computers and other devices can easily communicate with each other using a short-range wireless connection. It was invented by electrical engineer Jaap Haartsen, working for telecom vendor Ericsson in 1994.
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How many five-year plans have been undertaken in India after independence to the dissolution of the planning commission?
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  • The 12th and last five year plan of India was completed on March 31, 2017. With this, the five year plans have become a thing of past.

  • It was already announced that there will be no more five year plans.

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Which of the following cultures was the first to use painted pottery?
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