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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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In which State is the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve located?
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The ASI earlier this year discovered Buddhist caves and stupas, Brahmi inscriptions, dating back to the 2nd century, and Hindu temples from the 9th-11th centuries, at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
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The ASI earlier this year discovered Buddhist caves and stupas, Brahmi inscriptions, dating back to the 2nd century, and Hindu temples from the 9th-11th centuries, at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff?
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The government on Tuesday appointed Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan (retd.), former General Office Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Army Commander, as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
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The government on Tuesday appointed Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan (retd.), former General Office Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Army Commander, as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed the new Attorney-General. Who makes the appointment?
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Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed the new Attorney-General (A-G) by President Droupadi Murmu for three years, the Law Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed the new Attorney-General (A-G) by President Droupadi Murmu for three years, the Law Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
This event started in Lahore as the Indian Olympic Games in 1924 and was held for 12 editions in the pre-Independence era. It was later rechristened and the first edition of which was held at Lucknow in 1948. What is it called now?
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The event, which started at Lahore as the Indian Olympic Games in 1924, was held for 12 editions in the pre-Independence era before being rechristened as the National Games, the first edition of which was held at Lucknow in 1948. Lahore has hosted it six times, including the first and last times before Independence.
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The event, which started at Lahore as the Indian Olympic Games in 1924, was held for 12 editions in the pre-Independence era before being rechristened as the National Games, the first edition of which was held at Lucknow in 1948. Lahore has hosted it six times, including the first and last times before Independence.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
SAVAK, the secret intelligent service was associated with which country?
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A three-storey structure with torture wings, countless cells, echo corridors and iron doors, the building, designed by German engineers in the 1930s, was the headquarters of a section of the Shah’s infamous secret police, SAVAK, before Iran’s 1979 revolution.
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A three-storey structure with torture wings, countless cells, echo corridors and iron doors, the building, designed by German engineers in the 1930s, was the headquarters of a section of the Shah’s infamous secret police, SAVAK, before Iran’s 1979 revolution.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
UNESCO on Thursday released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country. One of these is the ‘bandha’ tye and dye, where does this belong?
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Explanation:
Toda embroidery and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo from Hyderabad, and Bandha tie and dye from Sambalpur in Odisha were some of the textiles that made the cut.
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Toda embroidery and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo from Hyderabad, and Bandha tie and dye from Sambalpur in Odisha were some of the textiles that made the cut.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
The Supreme Court on Thursday in a historic judgment, declared that single women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks are entitled to access the safe and legal abortion. This move opened up India’s abortion law- Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. How old is this law?
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A three-judge Bench, led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, pried open the restrictive grip of a 51-year-old abortion law which barred unmarried women from terminating pregnancies that are up to 24 weeks old.
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A three-judge Bench, led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, pried open the restrictive grip of a 51-year-old abortion law which barred unmarried women from terminating pregnancies that are up to 24 weeks old.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India. In which year was the post of CDS created?
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When the office of the CDS was created in 2019, its mandate was to ensure “jointness” of the three services.
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When the office of the CDS was created in 2019, its mandate was to ensure “jointness” of the three services.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
The Reserve Bank of India has been intervening in the forex market to smoothen the decline of the Indian Rupee, which weakened against the dollar past the 81-mark recently. Indian foreign exchange reserves have fallen by nearly how much in the last 12 months, owing to the RBI dipping into its kitty to rescue the rupee?
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Explanation:
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S., acknowledges to be the most common congenital disorder, is responsible for 28% of all congenital birth defects.
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Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S., acknowledges to be the most common congenital disorder, is responsible for 28% of all congenital birth defects.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
An India-wide Operation to dismantle the drug smuggling networks with international linkages is being led by the CBI in close coordination with the Interpol, the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB and the police forces. What is this Operation code-named?
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Explanation:
The multi-phase exercise code-named ‘Operation Garuda’ has been launched to dismantle the drug smuggling networks with international linkages through coordinated enforcement actions across the world.
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The multi-phase exercise code-named ‘Operation Garuda’ has been launched to dismantle the drug smuggling networks with international linkages through coordinated enforcement actions across the world.