Common General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: What is the name of widest river in India?
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Answer : 1. "Brahmaputra"
Explanation :
1. Brahmaputra is the widest river in India.
2. The Brahmaputra River originates as Siang or Dihang from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near Lake Manasarovar.
3. It enters India from the west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Budhi Dihing, Tista and Dhansiri.
4. The average width of the Brahmaputra valley is about 80 kilometres.
5. The main river of the valley, the Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and ranks fifth in terms of its average runoff.
6. Namcha Barwa is a mountain peak in the Tibetan Himalayas with an altitude of 7757 meters. Tsangpo - The Brahmaputra river takes a U-turn on reaching Namcha Barwa and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a narrow valley.
7. The Himalayas extend in the east-west direction from the Indus Valley in the west to the Brahmaputra Valley in the east.
Q: Where did Mahatma Gandhi first introduce the Satyagraha mechanism?
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Answer : 4. "Champaran"
Q: Which is the oldest stock exchange of India?
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Answer : 2. "Bombay Stock Exchange"
Q: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact is related to
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5f213bcc4ab50b169742fb43- 1Civil Disobedience Movementtrue
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Answer : 1. "Civil Disobedience Movement"
Q: UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) works under which of the following ministry?
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5ef1594c0bbee262ad4c7a2d- 1Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologytrue
- 2Ministry of Financefalse
- 3Ministry of Information technologyfalse
- 4Ministry of women and child Developmentfalse
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Answer : 1. "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology "
Explanation :
The Unique Identification Authority of India is a statutory authority established under the provisions of Aadhaar act 2016 by the Govt of India under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
Q: Mkhouta dance is related to which dance form?
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Answer : 3. "Kathakali"
Q: Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India?
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Answer : 1. "Four Lions "
Explanation :
The Lion Capital of Ashoka, a sculpture with four lions standing back to back, was originally erected by Emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, and it is now preserved at the Sarnath Museum. The emblem is an adaptation of this historic symbol and is used as the national emblem of India.
Q: Who invented insulin?
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