The first newspaper published in India was? [#832]
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Q1. The first newspaper published in India was?
Q1. The first newspaper published in India was?
(A) The Samachar Darpan
(A) The Samachar Darpan
(A) The Samachar Darpan
(B) The Harijan
(B) The Harijan
(B) The Harijan
(C) The Amrita Bazar Patrika
(C) The Amrita Bazar Patrika
(C) The Amrita Bazar Patrika
(D) The Bengal Gazette
(D) The Bengal Gazette
(D) The Bengal Gazette
Answer: (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.
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.
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Q1. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in
Q1. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in
(A) Bijapur
(A) Bijapur
(A) Bijapur
(B) Delhi
(B) Delhi
(B) Delhi
(C) Hyderabad
(C) Hyderabad
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Bhopal
(D) Bhopal
(D) Bhopal
Answer: (A) Bijapur
Answer: (A) Bijapur
Answer: (A) Bijapur
The Gol Gumbaz (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in Bijapur, a city in Karnataka, India. It is the most famous monument in Vijayapura, and is notable for its scale and exceptionally large dome. The circular dome is the second largest in the world after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The Gol Gumbaz (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in Bijapur, a city in Karnataka, India. It is the most famous monument in Vijayapura, and is notable for its scale and exceptionally large dome. The circular dome is the second largest in the world after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The Gol Gumbaz (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in Bijapur, a city in Karnataka, India. It is the most famous monument in Vijayapura, and is notable for its scale and exceptionally large dome. The circular dome is the second largest in the world after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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Q2. When was Dandi March started?
Q2. When was Dandi March started?
(A) 12th March 1910
(A) 12th March 1910
(A) 12th March 1910
(B) 12th March 1930
(B) 12th March 1930
(B) 12th March 1930
(C) 6th April 1910
(C) 6th April 1910
(C) 6th April 1910
(D) 6th April 1930
(D) 6th April 1930
(D) 6th April 1930
Answer: (B) 12th March 1930
Answer: (B) 12th March 1930
Answer: (B) 12th March 1930
On 12 March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March. This was a nearly 385 km march from his Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi, a coastal town in Gujarat. He inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by picking up a handful of salt in Dandi.
On 12 March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March. This was a nearly 385 km march from his Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi, a coastal town in Gujarat. He inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by picking up a handful of salt in Dandi.
On 12 March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March. This was a nearly 385 km march from his Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi, a coastal town in Gujarat. He inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by picking up a handful of salt in Dandi.
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Q3. In the Permian period India was a part of?
Q3. In the Permian period India was a part of?
(A) Laurasia
(A) Laurasia
(A) Laurasia
(B) Gondwanaland
(B) Gondwanaland
(B) Gondwanaland
(C) Both of the above
(C) Both of the above
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above
(D) None of the above
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Gondwanaland
Answer: (B) Gondwanaland
Answer: (B) Gondwanaland
During the Permian period, India was part of the Gondwana System, the southern half of a supercontinent that also included South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Antarctica, and Australia.
During the Permian period, India was part of the Gondwana System, the southern half of a supercontinent that also included South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Antarctica, and Australia.
During the Permian period, India was part of the Gondwana System, the southern half of a supercontinent that also included South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Antarctica, and Australia.
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Q4. Who represented the British side during the Treaty of Yandaboo in 1826?
Q4. Who represented the British side during the Treaty of Yandaboo in 1826?
(A) Captain Welsh
(A) Captain Welsh
(A) Captain Welsh
(B) Archibald Campbell
(B) Archibald Campbell
(B) Archibald Campbell
(C) Captain Holroyd
(C) Captain Holroyd
(C) Captain Holroyd
(D) William Hawkins
(D) William Hawkins
(D) William Hawkins
Answer: (B) Archibald Campbell
Answer: (B) Archibald Campbell
Answer: (B) Archibald Campbell
General Sir Archibald Campbell was the Commander-in-Chief of the British East India Company's forces in India. He led the British forces to victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826) and negotiated the Treaty of Yandaboo on behalf of the British.
General Sir Archibald Campbell was the Commander-in-Chief of the British East India Company's forces in India. He led the British forces to victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826) and negotiated the Treaty of Yandaboo on behalf of the British.
General Sir Archibald Campbell was the Commander-in-Chief of the British East India Company's forces in India. He led the British forces to victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826) and negotiated the Treaty of Yandaboo on behalf of the British.
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Q5. Which company first discovered crude oil in Assam, and in which year?
Q5. Which company first discovered crude oil in Assam, and in which year?
(A) Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&T Co.) Limited
(A) Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&T Co.) Limited
(A) Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&T Co.) Limited
(B) Oil India Limited
(B) Oil India Limited
(B) Oil India Limited
(C) Assam Oil Limited
(C) Assam Oil Limited
(C) Assam Oil Limited
(D) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(D) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(D) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Answer: (A) Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&T Co.) Limited
Answer: (A) Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&T Co.) Limited
Answer: (A) Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&T Co.) Limited
The Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited (AR&T Co. Ltd.) first discovered crude oil in Assam in September 1889. The company dug the first well in the Digboi field.
The Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited (AR&T Co. Ltd.) first discovered crude oil in Assam in September 1889. The company dug the first well in the Digboi field.
The Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited (AR&T Co. Ltd.) first discovered crude oil in Assam in September 1889. The company dug the first well in the Digboi field.
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Q6. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha in India?
Q6. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha in India?
(A) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(A) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(A) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(B) President
(B) President
(B) President
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) Vice President
(D) Vice President
(D) Vice President
Answer: (D) Vice President
Answer: (D) Vice President
Answer: (D) Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
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Q7. Whose name was Partha in Mahabharata?
Q7. Whose name was Partha in Mahabharata?
(A) Krishna
(A) Krishna
(A) Krishna
(B) Yudhishthira
(B) Yudhishthira
(B) Yudhishthira
(C) Arjuna
(C) Arjuna
(C) Arjuna
(D) Bhima
(D) Bhima
(D) Bhima
Answer: (C) Arjuna
Answer: (C) Arjuna
Answer: (C) Arjuna
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Arjuna is also known as Partha and Dhananjaya. Arjuna is a central figure and protagonist in the epic, and is the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru.
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Arjuna is also known as Partha and Dhananjaya. Arjuna is a central figure and protagonist in the epic, and is the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru.
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Arjuna is also known as Partha and Dhananjaya. Arjuna is a central figure and protagonist in the epic, and is the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru.
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Q8. How many times a person can be elected as the President of India?
Q8. How many times a person can be elected as the President of India?
(A) 1 time
(A) 1 time
(A) 1 time
(B) 2 times
(B) 2 times
(B) 2 times
(C) 3 times
(C) 3 times
(C) 3 times
(D) No Limit
(D) No Limit
(D) No Limit
Answer: (D) No Limit
Answer: (D) No Limit
Answer: (D) No Limit
According to Article 57 of the Constitution of India, a president is eligible for re-election. The president's term is five years, and there is no restriction on renewal.
According to Article 57 of the Constitution of India, a president is eligible for re-election. The president's term is five years, and there is no restriction on renewal.
According to Article 57 of the Constitution of India, a president is eligible for re-election. The president's term is five years, and there is no restriction on renewal.
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Q9. Who is famously known as the "Forest Man of India"?
Q9. Who is famously known as the "Forest Man of India"?
(A) Mike Pandey
(A) Mike Pandey
(A) Mike Pandey
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(C) Kallen Pakkudan
(C) Kallen Pakkudan
(C) Kallen Pakkudan
(D) Jadav Payeng
(D) Jadav Payeng
(D) Jadav Payeng
Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Jadav Payeng
Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam.
Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.
Jadav Payeng Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam. Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.
Jadav Payeng Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam. Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.
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Q10. Who was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’?
Q10. Who was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’?
(A) Adil Shah
(A) Adil Shah
(A) Adil Shah
(B) Hyder Ali
(B) Hyder Ali
(B) Hyder Ali
(C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar
(C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar
(C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar
(D) Tipu Sultan
(D) Tipu Sultan
(D) Tipu Sultan
Answer: (D) Tipu Sultan
Answer: (D) Tipu Sultan
Answer: (D) Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’ for his fierce resistance against the British East India Company. He was a skilled military leader and fought several Anglo-Mysore wars.
Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’ for his fierce resistance against the British East India Company. He was a skilled military leader and fought several Anglo-Mysore wars.
Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’ for his fierce resistance against the British East India Company. He was a skilled military leader and fought several Anglo-Mysore wars.
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