Q1. In which state is the Maikala range situated?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) Haryana
Q2. What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, The Inheritance of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Kiran Desai
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) V. S. Naipaul
(e) Tony Kusher
Q3. Earth Summit (Save Earth) was sponsored by
(a) UNESCO
(b) UNCED
(c) WHO
(d) UNICEF
(e) None of these
Q4. Who among the following is a non-Indian who was conferred “Bharat Ratna”?
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) Lord Mountbatten
(e) Aruna Asaf Ali
Q5. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind?
(a) V. S. Naipaul
(b) Deepak Chopra
(c) Dom Moraes
(d) Tony Kusher
(e) Tom Kerry
Q6. Nallamala hills are located in the state of
(a) Orissa
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Maharashtra
Q7. December 1 is celebrated as:
(a) Indian Navy Day
(b) UNICEF Day
(c) World AIDS Day
(d) Children’s Day
(e) Youth day
Q8. The ‘Global 500’ awards are given for outstanding achievement in which one of the following fields?
(a) Literature
(b) Medicine
(c) Music
(d) Promotion of International Peace
(e) Environmental Protection
Q9. Who painted the master piece “Hamsa Damayanti”?
(a) Anjolie Ela Menon
(b) Abanindranath Tagore
(c) Amrita Shergill
(d) Raja Ravi Varma
(e) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Q10. What is the full form of NATO?
(a) North African Treaty Organisation
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(c) North Asian Treaty Organisation
(d) North American Treaty Organisation
(e) None of these
Q11. International Women’s Day is observed on:
(a) 8th March
(b) 3rd March
(c) 27th January
(d) 15th October
(e) 23rd July
Q12. Which India newspaper has the largest readership?
(a) The Dainik Jagran
(b) Indian Express
(c) The Malayala Manorama
(d) The Hindu
(e) Hindustan
Q13. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of
(a) Badminton
(b) Painting
(c) Theatre
(d) Sculpture
(e) Musician
Q14. The famous activist Medha Patakar is associated with which movement?
(a) Beti Padao Andolan
(b) Chipku Movement
(c) Preserve the wet lands
(d) Save the Tiger
(e) Narmda Bachao Andolan
Q15. The United Nations officially came into existence on
(a) January 1, 1972
(b) October 3, 1944
(c) October 24, 1945
(d) June 26, 1945
(e) July 12, 1948
ANSWERS :
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chhattisgarh, overlooking the scenic town of Kawardha. they have an altitude ranging from 340 m to 941 m above sea level.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Inheritance of Loss is the second novel by Indian author Kiran Desai. It was first published in 2006. It won a number of awards, including the Man Booker Prize for that year, the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award in 2007, and the 2006 Vodafone Crossword Book Award.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit , Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit, was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Deepak Chopra is an American author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement. Through his books and videos, he has become one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nallamala Hills are a section of the Eastern Ghats which stretch primarily over Kurnool, Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Kadapa and Chittoor districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda districts of the state of Telangana, in India.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The idea for a day dedicated to the problem of AIDS and HIV was approved by then director of UNAIDS, Dr. Mann. The first ever World AIDS Day was celebrated on December 1, 1988. Up until 1996, the day was organized by the World Health Organization.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1987 to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hamsa Damayanti painting, one of the masterpiece work done by the Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
S12.Ans.(a)
Sol. Founded by freedom fighter Puran Chandra Gupta during the 'Quit India Movement' in 1942, Hindi daily Dainik Jagran belongs to Jagran Prakash Limited and is distributed in 11 states of India. The head office of Dainik Jagran is situated in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is the most popular and most read newspaper in India that contains all the latest news and updates across all domains. The Average Issue Readership (AIR) of Dainik Jagran is 1.66 crore.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jamini Roy was an Indian painter. He was honoured with the State award of Padma Bhushan in 1955. He was one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore, whose artistic originality and contribution to the emergence of modern art in India remains unquestionable.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Medha Patkar is an Indian social activist working on various crucial political and economical issues raised by Adivasis, Dalits,Farmers, labourers and Women facing injustice. She is the founder member of 31 years old people's movement in the three states: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) engaged in struggle for justice to the dam projects affected people, challenging development paradigm and in reconstruction including educational work.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories.
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