General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun-
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632da72031300b7ce47a3eb7- 1Mumbaifalse
- 2Chennaifalse
- 3Thiruvananthapuramfalse
- 4Srinagartrue
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Answer : 4. "Srinagar"
Explanation :
The Direct rays of sun will not fall on Srinagar. The sun rays directly fall in the middle of tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. Srinagar is very far from tropic of Cancer, so direct rays of sun do not fall over Srinagar while Chennai, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram located in between tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.
Q: Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by-
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632da6bb5c208a6bf7f228e5- 15.30 hourstrue
- 24:30 hoursfalse
- 34 hoursfalse
- 45 hoursfalse
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Answer : 1. "5.30 hours "
Explanation :
Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset ofUTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time IST is designated E* (“Echo-Star”).
Q: The Standard Meridian of India is–
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632da66b1656651c9eaa82e5- 175.5 E longitudefalse
- 282.5 E longitudetrue
- 390.5 E longitudefalse
- 40 longitudefalse
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Answer : 2. "82.5 E longitude"
Explanation :
Standard meridian of India is 82.5 E longitude which passes through Mirzapur near Allahabad. It is 5:30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Q: The Eastern Coastal Plain is also named as-
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632da61a1656651c9eaa7e05- 1Konkan Coastal Plainsfalse
- 2Gujarat Plainsfalse
- 3Coromandel coastal plainstrue
- 4Malabar coastal plainsfalse
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Answer : 3. "Coromandel coastal plains"
Explanation :
The eastern part of India from False Divi Point to CAPE COMORIN is called Coromandal coast, while Konkan, Gujarat plains and Malabar plains are related to western coast.
Q: Which of the following organization composes the Topographic Map of India–
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632da5c5751e5310a5d095fe- 1Geographical Survey of Indiafalse
- 2Survey of Indiatrue
- 3Geological survey of Indiafalse
- 4Archaeological survey of Indiafalse
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Answer : 2. "Survey of India"
Explanation :
Expl:- The Survey of India was established in 1767 under the department of science and technology ministry. The main objective of department is to locate all the areas in the country and cart them in a map so that standard map can be available for inclusive and faster growth. The organization works on making a database of all natural maps under digital cartographical database.
Q: ‘Harshacharita’ (The Deeds of Harsha), which is the biography of Indian Emperor Harsha, was written by _______.
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64bfcc21c3da05b2214f815b- 1Banabhattatrue
- 2Swami Sivanandafalse
- 3Valmikifalse
- 4Rabindranath Tagorefalse
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Answer : 1. "Banabhatta"
Explanation :
1. Harshacharitam is the biography of Harshavardhana written by Vanbhatta.
2. This is Sanskrit poetry. Vanbhatta was the court poet of Harsha.
3. Describes the life and reign of Harshavardhana.
Q: Consider the fundamental duties mentioned literally in Article 51 A of the Constitution of India:
I. to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
II. to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
III. to organize agriculture and animal husbandry.
Select the correct answer using the code:
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64c215d5a4dbfb486bc9614eII. to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
III. to organize agriculture and animal husbandry.
- 1Only I is correct.false
- 2Only II is correct.false
- 3Only II and III are correct.false
- 4Only I and II are correct.true
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Answer : 4. "Only I and II are correct."
Explanation :
According to Article 51A of the Indian Constitution, the above views on fundamental duties are correct.
I. to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
II. to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
Q: Which article of the Constitution of India mentions that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women?
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64c21530a4dbfb486bc95cc6- 1Article-39(a)false
- 2Article-39(c)false
- 3Article-39(d)true
- 4Article-39(f)false
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Answer : 3. "Article-39(d) "
Explanation :
1. 'Equal pay for equal work for both men and women' is mentioned in Article 39 (d) of the Constitution of India.
2. In this article the State has been directed to ensure equal pay to both men and women for equal work.
3. Article 39(d) is a directive principle of state policy, which means it cannot be implemented through legislation. However, the Court may declare laws that violate this Article unconstitutional.

