General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which animal of the North-East has been given the 'food animal' tag by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?

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    One-horned rhinoceros
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    Snow leopard
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    Himalayan Yak
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    Mithun
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Answer : 4. "Mithun"
Explanation :

1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently recognized Mithun as a 'food animal'.

2. The Mithun holds deep cultural and ritual significance in the northeastern states of India, and is considered the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

Q:

In which state has the long-extinct plant species, Smilax turbans, been rediscovered recently?

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    Assam
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    Sikkim
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    Meghalaya
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    Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer : 4. "Arunachal Pradesh"
Explanation :

1. A wild clone of a long-extinct plant species, Smilax turbans, a plant that has anti-inflammatory properties and boosts immune system functioning, has been rediscovered during a discovery in the ancient forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Has been discovered.

2. This discovery, which was made almost a century after its first collection, represents a wild counterpart of the famous Ayurvedic medicinal plant Chopchini (Smilax china)

Q:

At which place was the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit held recently?

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    Paris
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    New York
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    Johannesburg
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    Kazan
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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:

Pramila Malik has been made the first woman Assembly Speaker of which state?

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    Telangana Assembly
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    Odisha Assembly
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    Chhattisgarh Assembly
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    Andhra Pradesh Assembly
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Answer : 2. "Odisha Assembly"
Explanation :

1. Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Pramila Malik has been elected unopposed as the new Speaker of the Odisha Assembly.

2. Pramila Mallik has been MLA from Binjharpur assembly constituency six times, for the first time she was elected in the year 1990 on the Janata Dal ticket and in the year 2000 from Biju Janata Dal.

Q:

Which warship from India participated in the first India-Indonesia-Australia trilateral maritime exercise?

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    INS Satpura
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    INS Sahyadri
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    INS Kaveri
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    INS Viraat
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Answer : 2. "INS Sahyadri"
Explanation :

1. The Indian Navy's indigenously built warship INS Sahyadri participated in the first trilateral maritime partnership exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Indonesian Navy.

2. “The trilateral exercise provided an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their partnership and improve their collective capacity to support a stable, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region.

Q:

Who has been awarded the 'World Leader for Peace and Security Award-2023'?

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    Nirmala Sitharaman
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    Draupadi Murmu
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    Ramnath Kovind
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    Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
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Answer : 4. "Mata Amritanandamayi Devi"
Explanation :

1. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi has been selected for the '2023 World Leader for Peace and Security Award' by the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI).

Q:

While computing National Income estimates, which of the following is required to be observed?

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    The value of exports to be added and the value of imports to be subtracted
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    The value of exports to be subtracted and the value of imports to be added
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    The value of both exports and imports to be added
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    Thevalue of both exports and imports to be subtracted
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Answer : 1. "The value of exports to be added and the value of imports to be subtracted"
Explanation :

National Income of a country can be defined as the total market value of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a year. In expenditure method, the National Income is measured by adding up the four flows, - namely C, I, G, X and M.

Thus, Y = C+1+G + (X-M) + (X- M) Where,

C = Total consumption expenditure

I = Total investment expenditure

G = Total government expenditure

X = Export,

M = Import

Q:

In which state is the recently declared tiger reserve, Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve located?

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    Maharashtra
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    Uttar Pradesh
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    Madhya Pradesh
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    Bihar
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Answer : 3. "Madhya Pradesh"
Explanation :

1. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve will be created by merging Nauradehi Sanctuary in Sagar and Rani Durgavati Sanctuary in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh.

2. Along with this, it is the seventh tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh and the 54th tiger reserve in the country.

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