Q1. Government of India owned currency note printing presses are in which cities? Q1. Government of India owned currency note printing presses are in which cities?
(A) Nasik and Dewas (A) Nasik and Dewas
(B) Nasik and Salboni (B) Nasik and Salboni
(C) Dewas and Salboni (C) Dewas and Salboni
(D) Mysore and Salboni (D) Mysore and Salboni
Answer: (A) Nasik and Dewas Answer: (A) Nasik and Dewas
Nasik, Dewas
The Department of Currency Management receives notes from four currency note printing presses.
Two of the currency note printing presses are owned by the Government of India and two are owned by the Reserve Bank, through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Ltd. (BRBNML).
The government owned presses are at Nasik (Western India) and Dewas (Central India). The other two presses are at Mysore (Southern India) and Salboni (Eastern India).
Coins are minted in four mints owned by the Government of India. The mints are located at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Noida.Nasik, Dewas
The Department of Currency Management receives notes from four currency note printing presses.
Two of the currency note printing presses are owned by the Government of India and two are owned by the Reserve Bank, through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Ltd. (BRBNML).
The government owned presses are at Nasik (Western India) and Dewas (Central India). The other two presses are at Mysore (Southern India) and Salboni (Eastern India).
Coins are minted in four mints owned by the Government of India. The mints are located at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Noida.
Q1. Who compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867? Q1. Who compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867?
(A) Nathan Brown (A) Nathan Brown
(B) Oliver Cutter (B) Oliver Cutter
(C) Hiren Gohain (C) Hiren Gohain
(D) Miles Bronson (D) Miles Bronson
Answer: (D) Miles Bronson Answer: (D) Miles Bronson
American Baptist missionary Dr. Miles Bronson compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867. The dictionary, titled A Dictionary in Assamese and English, was published by the American Baptist Mission Press in Sibsagar, Assam. The dictionary is now out of print.American Baptist missionary Dr. Miles Bronson compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867. The dictionary, titled A Dictionary in Assamese and English, was published by the American Baptist Mission Press in Sibsagar, Assam. The dictionary is now out of print.
Q2. The first newspaper published in India was? Q2. The first newspaper published in India was?
(A) The Samachar Darpan (A) The Samachar Darpan
(B) The Harijan (B) The Harijan
(C) The Amrita Bazar Patrika (C) The Amrita Bazar Patrika
(D) The Bengal Gazette (D) The Bengal Gazette
Answer: (D) The Bengal Gazette Answer: (D) The Bengal Gazette
On 29 January 1780, India's and Asia's first printed newspaper 'Hicky's Bengal Gazette' started its publication. It was a weekly English newspaper started by an Irishman.On 29 January 1780, India's and Asia's first printed newspaper 'Hicky's Bengal Gazette' started its publication. It was a weekly English newspaper started by an Irishman.
Q3. How many districts are there in the Brahmaputra Valley? Q3. How many districts are there in the Brahmaputra Valley?
(A) 28 (A) 28
(B) 25 (B) 25
(C) 30 (C) 30
(D) 27 (D) 27
Answer: (D) 27 Answer: (D) 27
The Brahmaputra Valley, also known as the Assam Valley, comprises 27 districts.The Brahmaputra Valley, also known as the Assam Valley, comprises 27 districts.
Q6. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Kheda Satyagraha in Gujarat in 1918 to support the cause of: Q6. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Kheda Satyagraha in Gujarat in 1918 to support the cause of:
(B) Peasants demanding the abolition of the zamindari system (B) Peasants demanding the abolition of the zamindari system
(C) Farmers demanding tax relief after crop failure (C) Farmers demanding tax relief after crop failure
(D) Students protesting against colonial education policies (D) Students protesting against colonial education policies
Answer: (C) Farmers demanding tax relief after crop failure Answer: (C) Farmers demanding tax relief after crop failure
The Kheda Satyagraha was a nonviolent civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in the Kheda district of Gujarat in 1918. The movement aimed to support the demands of the local farmers who were facing severe economic hardship due to widespread crop failure caused by drought and famine. They appealed to the British government to waive the land revenue for that year, as they were unable to pay. Gandhi, along with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and other leaders, organized the farmers to peacefully resist the tax collection, ultimately leading to some concessions from the government.The Kheda Satyagraha was a nonviolent civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in the Kheda district of Gujarat in 1918. The movement aimed to support the demands of the local farmers who were facing severe economic hardship due to widespread crop failure caused by drought and famine. They appealed to the British government to waive the land revenue for that year, as they were unable to pay. Gandhi, along with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and other leaders, organized the farmers to peacefully resist the tax collection, ultimately leading to some concessions from the government.
Chandubi Lake was formed on June 12, 1897, as a result of a devastating earthquake that struck Assam.Chandubi Lake was formed on June 12, 1897, as a result of a devastating earthquake that struck Assam.
