GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the changes made to small savings schemes by the Government of India in December 2022?
A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposits have been changed to 9% from 7.5%.
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64b17d50e154aff53366a820A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposits have been changed to 9% from 7.5%.
- 1B and C onlyfalse
- 2A, B and Cfalse
- 3A and C onlyfalse
- 4A and B onlytrue
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Answer : 4. "A and B only"
Explanation :
All are correct regarding the changes made by the Government of India in small savings schemes in December 2022
A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
Q: Internal profit–
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650a9a3f761b44505ec99916- 1Happens when internal trade expandsfalse
- 2Happens when business expandsfalse
- 3Happens in economy when they increasefalse
- 4Happens in firms when they expand their producttrue
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Answer : 4. "Happens in firms when they expand their product"
Explanation :
Explain: -Internal profit are made to firms when they expand their products. High level productivity, labour-division and modern equipments when used in better way, then internal profit is made. They are called as internal because firms increase their quality & quantity of production then only they gain internal profit.
Q: Where is the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute situated?
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630dd8425dea296d1256bd79- 1Alwarfalse
- 2Malpurafalse
- 3Avikanagartrue
- 4Jaipurfalse
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Answer : 3. "Avikanagar"
Q: Which of the following amendment added the term ‘secular’ in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
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631057e17c72c077846715cb- 141st Amendmentfalse
- 242nd Amendmenttrue
- 344th Amendmentfalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "42nd Amendment"
Q: In 1818 AD, on behalf of the company, the officer who made Treaty with the Rajput state was -
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63ff7309972684e04376b4cd- 1Mock Masonfalse
- 2James Fergusonfalse
- 3Charles Hectorfalse
- 4Charles Metcalfetrue
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Answer : 4. "Charles Metcalfe"
Q: In which year was the partition of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon?
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64b1799b2d3130f57524bbe8- 11905true
- 21901false
- 31907false
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Answer : 1. "1905"
Explanation :
Bengal Partition
1. In 1905, Lord Curzon divided the Bengal province of India into two parts.
2. West Bengal was Hindu majority, while East Bengal was Muslim majority.
3. The purpose of this partition was to create a Muslim-majority province in India, but instead, it led to communal tension and strengthening of the Indian national movement.
4. Opposition to the Partition of Bengal was widespread across India, and it was eventually annulled in 1911.
Q: At which place was the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit held recently?
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6513dcaacb11fc5036ebc3da- 1Parisfalse
- 2New Yorktrue
- 3Johannesburgfalse
- 4Kazanfalse
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Answer : 2. "New York"
Explanation :
1. The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit was held in New York on September 20, 2023.
2. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted the UN Climate Ambition Summit.
3. The main objective of the summit is to accelerate climate action as part of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28).
Q: Who was sworn in for a second term as president of Angola?
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632add491656651c9e9a73e2- 1Jeremias Chitundafalse
- 2Arlete Chimbindafalse
- 3Joao Lourencotrue
- 4Abdelmadjid Tebbounefalse
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