SSC Havaldar Session II Mock Test - 3 - SSC Havaldar MCQ

The correct answer is Telangana.

• The Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The decision was taken at the 44^th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.
• With this India got its 39^th World Heritage Site.
• The temple complexes of Kakatiyas have a distinct style, technology, and decoration exhibiting the influence of the Kakatiyan sculptor.
• The temple stands on a six feet high star-shaped platform with walls, pillars, and ceilings.​
• Ramappa Temple, a 13^th-century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019.
• Telangana:
  • Chief Minister - Revanth Reddy.
  • Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan.
  • Number of Districts - 33.

The Union Ministry of road transport and highways is planning to extend its Incident Management Services (IMS) to all national highways.
The purpose of this step is to minimize road fatalities and improve safety for road users. Incident Management Services (IMS) on national roads will be provided, run, and maintained by businesses.

The correct answer is Sir B.N.Rau

Key Points

Some important facts about constituent assembly:

• The Constitutional advisor (Legal advisor) to the Constituent Assembly-Sir B.N. Rau
• The first elected president of The Constituent Assembly- ​Dr Rajendra Prasad.
•  First interim chairman of the Constituent Assembly- Sachchidananda Sinha
• Sachchidananda Sinha took the charges on 9 Dec1946 but resigned on 11 Dec 1946 as Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first chairman of the Constituent Assembly.
• The symbol (seal) of the Constituent Assembly- The elephant.
• The Secretary to the Constituent Assembly- H.V.R. Iyengar.
• The chief draftsman of the constitution in the Constituent Assembly- S.N. Mukerjee.
• The original Preamble illuminated, beautified and ornamented by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha.
• Prem Behari Narain Raizada calligraphed the original Preamble.

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The correct answer is 9 January.

Key Points

• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9^th January every year to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community to the development of India.
• January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) conventions are being held every year since 2003.
• The 16^th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 January 2021.
• The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention will be held from 8 – 10 January 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• The theme of the 17th PBD is "Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India's Progress in Amrit Kaal".

Additional Information

• Important days in January
  • 4^th January - World Braille Day
  • 9^th January - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day
  • 11^th January - Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • 12^th January - National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
  • 15^th January - Army Day
  • 23^rd January - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose birthday
  • 24^th January - National Girl Child Day of India

Parantaka Chola I ruled the Chola kingdom in southern India for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya. The best part of his reign was marked by increasing success and prosperity.

Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has set a record by installing a research reactor pressure vessel in Mountain Meteor at an altitude of about 4,000 meters above sea level in El Alto, Bolivia.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Yusuf Raza Gilani has been elected Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. PML-N's Syedul Khan Nasir was elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Senate. In a session of the Pakistani Senate, a total of 41 newly elected senators took oath as members of the House.

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu

Key Points

Keeladi:

• Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu.
• It is about 12 km southeast of the temple city of Madurai and is located along the Vaigai river.
• The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilization existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of the Vaigai river.

Sangam Age:

• Sangam Age broadly refers to the Ancient History of the Tamilakam, a region south of the Krishna River.
• Kharavelas Hatigumpha inscription, dated to c. 155 BCE provides the earliest epigraphic evidence alluding to a confederacy of Tamil states- Tramiradesasanghatanam, which was 113 years old at the time and had long been a source of danger. 

Relation between Keeladi and Sangam age:

• The Sangam age is a period of history in ancient Tamil Nadu that was believed to be from the third century BCE to the third century CE.
• In 2019, a TNSDA report dated the unearthed artefacts from Keeladi to a period between the sixth century BCE and the first century BCE.
• The findings in the TNSDA report placed Keeladi artefacts about 300 years earlier than the previously believed third century BCE.
• A recent ASI report in 2015 discovered Keeladi, has pushed the Sangam age to 800 BCE based on these archaeological findings.
• Keeladi could also provide crucial evidence for understanding the missing links between the Iron Age (12th century BCE to sixth century BCE) to the Early Historic Period (sixth century BCE to fourth century BCE). 

Mohan Yadav has been officially announced as the chief minister-elect for Madhya Pradesh by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Utkal Diwas, also known as Odisha Day, commemorates the formation of Odisha on April 1, 1936. It signifies the state’s cultural and historical significance, marking the end of a struggle for a separate identity from British colonial rule. Celebrated annually, it showcases Odisha’s rich heritage through festivities, including decorations and cultural displays. The state flag’s colors symbolize Odia pride and unity, highlighting the event’s importance in preserving the region’s traditions and identity.

The correct answer is Naatu Naatu.In News

• In the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, India's 'Naatu Naatu song' from SS Rajamouli's film RRR made history by becoming the first Indian film to win an Oscar for best original song.

Key Points 

• The film inspired is from the lives of freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju.

• Another Indian entry 'The Elephant Whisperers' also won an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
• The 95th Academy Awards were held on 12 March 2023 in Los Angeles.
• Everything Everywhere All At Once won Best Picture.
• Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
• Brendan Fraser won Best Actor for The Whale.
• Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert won Best Director for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
• All Quiet on the Western Front won Best International Feature Film.

Additional Information

• Awards won by 'RRR':
  • 'RRR' won the International Film of the Year award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival awards, announced on 20 February 2023 in Mumbai.
  • RRR won 2 awards, one for Best Foreign Language Film and another for Best Song (Nattu Nattu) at the Critics Choice Awards 2023 in January 2023.
  • It won Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu at Golden Globes Awards.
  • RRR' won the Best International Film Award at the 50th Saturn Awards. 
  • SS Rajamouli won the top prize - Best Director - at the New York Film Critics Circle for his film RRR.

King Charles III is the monarch depicted on the new UK banknotes, which will co-circulate with those featuring Queen Elizabeth II's portrait starting from June 5, 2024.

Microsoft and OpenAI are jointly embarking on a $100 billion project to create “Stargate,” an AI supercomputer. Scheduled for launch in 2028, it follows OpenAI’s AI upgrade in 2022. The project aims to surpass existing data centers’ capabilities by 100 times. Divided into five phases, with Stargate as the fifth, a smaller fourth-phase supercomputer is slated for release in 2026. Significant costs will be allocated to acquiring essential AI chips.

The correct answer is  Railway Protection Force (RPF)

Key Points

• Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducted a month long nationwide Pan India Drive in January 2023 with an objective to make a dent upon the syndicate involved in smuggling of Narcotic Products through the railway network under 'Operation Narcos' and Human Trafficking under 'Operation AAHT'
• During this drive, RPF detected 88 cases and recovered NDPS valued at Rs. 4.7 crore with arrest of 83 peddlers/traffickers of NDPS and also succeeded in rescuing 35 boys & 27 girls from the clutches of traffickers with their arrest i.e. 19 traffickers who were handed over to respective LEAs for taking suitable legal action.
• Railways have outsourced many of their works and services to outside agencies and contractors.
  • This has resulted in many outsiders working/operating in railway premises and in trains.
  • Incidents have been reported, wherein, these outsourced staff have indulged in activities which are illegal and criminal cases have been registered against them.
• RPF is working in a mission mode to ensure that the credentials and criminal antecedents of all the persons engaged on contractual work in railways are verified from the concerned Police and only the persons having no criminal antecedents are allowed in the railway system.
  • A focused initiative in this regard was taken and the contractors were directed to comply with the condition of Police Verification of their staff.

Additional Information

• Railway Protection Force (RPF) is a security force under the ownership of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India established by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957; enacted by the Indian Parliament for "the better protection and security of railway property and passenger area".
  • It has the power to search, arrest, investigate, and prosecute offenses committed under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act 1966, The Railways Act, 1989 (amended from time to time).
• Railway has been the preferred mode of trafficking of NDPS for longer distance, and therefore, Government of India, empowered RPF officers, of and above the rank of Astt. Sub-Inspector, to exercise the powers and perform the duties to conduct search, seize NDPS and arrest traffickers under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, 1984 and further hand them over to the empowered law enforcing agencies.

 "The little boy asked the man the way to Athens" from Active to Passive Voice is:

A. The man was asked the way to Athens by the little boy.

This option correctly presents the sentence in the Passive Voice while maintaining its original meaning.

Shallow: Typically describes a lack of depth in character, thought, or emotion.

Superficial: This term also suggests a lack of depth, but it often refers to things that are only on the surface or are concerned primarily with appearances rather than substance.

The literal meaning of bash is "strike hard and violently"
He was bashed on his head by street thugs
But the figurative meaning is "to hit someone by speaking or writing harshly about"
In the sentence above, bash refers to its figurative meaning
Hence the answer is C

The sentence "They will have completed the work by the time we get there" in the Active Voice can be transformed into the Passive Voice as:

A. The work will have been completed by the time we get there.

This option accurately represents the original sentence in the Passive Voice, maintaining its intended meaning.

As we can say that ,
Nebulous is indistinct something that does not have a clear outline, Concrete is solid and of definite shape.
Hence , Concrete is antonym ( opposite ) of Nebulous . 

• Meaning of Quarantine: To separate someone into isolation.
• Meaning of Rescue: save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation
• Meaning of Detention: the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody
• Meaning of Defence: the action of defending from or resisting an attack
• Meaning of Safety: the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury

'By fits and starts' means in irregular short interval whereas 'by leaps and bounds' means rapidly. Both these idioms contextually fit in the blank.
'Between the devil and the deep sea' means to be between two dangers. This idiom does not contextually fit in the blank.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Vacuous is lacking in ideas, intelligence and so on. Hence, bright is an antonym.

Knack means an acquired or natural skill at doing something

Japan's auto makers have also developed a knack for creating pleasing interiors
You have a knack for crafting pithy and elemental descriptions of personalities
He was a trained aeronautical engineer, race pilot and had a knack for business

The word Feasible (Adjective) means : that is possible and likely to be achieved; practicable.
Its antonym should be impractical. 

One word substitution is Cynic.
Egoist: a self-centered or selfish person
Fatalist: one who accepts all things and events as inevitable.
Stoic: a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
Cynic: a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.

• Canny: Intelligent and showing good judgement especially in business or politics.
• Stout: Fat
• Handsome: Attractive
• Obstinate: Refusing to change your opinion, behaviour.

So, the answer is clever.

As we know that ,
Mansion is a very big house, while hovel is a small, dingy house, castle is a large fortified residence.
Hence , hovel is an opposite word of Mansion . 

• Consequences are results of something that already had happened whereas conclusions are the final verdits of discussions or ideas.
• Results: something that happens because of something else; the final situation at the end of a series of actions
• Conclusions: an opinion that you reach after thinking about something carefully
• Difficulties: the state or condition of being difficult
• Applications: the action of putting something into operation.

Hence Correct Answer is Option A

• Lump sum: a single payment made at a particular time, as opposed to a number of smaller payments or installments.
• Strong: having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
• Little: small in size, amount, or degree.
• Huge: extremely large; enormous.
• Massive: exceptionally large.

So, the synonym of Massive is Huge.