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The book ' Discovery of India ' is written by

A) Maithilisharan Gupt B) Mahadevi Verma
C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar D) Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

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Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

A) Param Vir Chakra B) Kirti Chakra
C) Vir Chakra D) Param Vishishtat Seva Medal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Param Vir Chakra

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Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the displaying distinguished acts of valor during the war.

 

Ashok Chakra Award – An Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra.

Kirti Chakra – Second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards.


Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is literally called a great warrior medal. Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the wars.

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How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in test matches when he retired

A) 450 B) 430
C) 435 D) 434
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 434

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When white light passes through a glass prism we get a spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent beam the ray which is deviated least is

A) the violet ray B) the red ray
C) the green ray D) the blue ray
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the red ray

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Red is deviated the least and violet the most

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Which one of the following animals was not represented on the terracotta art of the Harappan culture

A) Cow B) Elephant
C) Rhinoceros D) Tiger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cow

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The water readily available to plants for absorption by roots is

A) Gravitational water B) Rain water
C) Hygroscopic water D) Capillary water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Capillary water

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After independence, the first state organized on the basis of language age is  ?

A) Karnataka B) Punjab
C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

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The Pallava ruler who built the famous kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was

A) Narsimha varman II B) Paramesvar varman I
C) Mahendra varman I D) Narasimha varman I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Narsimha varman II

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