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IMPORTANT GK QUESTION & ANSWER 

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1. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji Dandi march?

 (A) Lord Bentinck

 (B) Lord Chelmsford

 (C) Lord Irwin

 (D) Lord Dalhousie

 Answer: (C) Lord Irwin

Explanation - 

 The Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji Dandi march was Lord Irwin.  This was a civil law breach program done in 1930 by Mahatma Gandhi against the law of the British government to impose tax on salt.  This historic Satyagraha program in which 78 people including Gandhiji traveled on foot from Ahmedabad Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi and on 6 April 1930, the anti-salt law was dissolved by taking salt in hand.  The Satyagraha was abolished in 1931 with the agreement reached between Gandhi and the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

 2.Which game is related to wazir, horse, king and queen?

 (A) Badminton

 (B) Chess

 (C) Billiards

 (D) Tennis

 Answer: (B) Chess

Explanation - 

 The wazir, horse, king and queen are related to the chess game.  Chess is an intellectual and entertaining game played between two players.  It is believed that the game was originally an invention of India, whose ancient name was 'Chaturanga'.  In the fifth-sixth century, an intellectual and a Brahmin named Chaturanga presented this game to the intellectuals of the world.

 3. Whose autobiography is known as 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth'?

 (A) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

 (B) Subhash Chandra Bose

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

 Answer: (A) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Explanation - 

 The story of my experiment with truth is an autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi.  He wrote this autobiography in Gujarati language.  On 27 November, a competition based on 'experiment with truth' is organized.  In this brief, all the events that took place in Gandhiji's life are included.  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wrote the 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth ' or 'Autobiography' in the twentieth century with the idea of ​​understanding, explaining non-violence and the heart of God.

 4. Who was the captain of Indian cricket team when won the 1983 Cricket World Cup?

 (A) Navjot Singh Sidhu

 (B) Chetan Sharma

 (C) Sunil Gavaskar

 (D) Kapil Dev

 Answer: (D) Kapil Dev

Explanation - 

 The 1983 Cricket World Cup winning Indian cricket team was captained by Kapil Dev.  It was held in England and Wales from 9 to 25 June 1983 and was won by India.  Eight countries participated in the event.  Teams like India and Zimbabwe which were not playing well during that time, won the West Indies and Australia respectively.  England, Pakistan, India and tournament favorites West Indies qualified for the semi-finals.

 5. Which city has been declared as the City of Music by UNESCO?

 (A) Delhi

 (B) Varanasi

 (C) Mumbai

 (D) Jaipur

 Answer: (B) Varanasi

Explanation - 

 UNESCO has declared the city of Varanasi as the City of Music.  The cultural styles of this place like, Hori, Chaiti, Tappa, Dadra reflect the rich musical art form here.  The Banaras gharana can be heard in the ghats, havelis and temples here, as well as the music and dance department of the Banaras Hindu University.  UNESCO has recognized that music school, music culture, guru-disciple tradition and musical knowledge are the archaic of Varanasi.

6. Korba coal field is located in which state of India?

 (A) Kerala

 (B) Bihar

 (C) Chhattisgarh

 (D) Assam

 Answer: (C) Chhattisgarh

Explanation - 

 Korba Coalfield is a city located in Korba district of the state of Chhattisgarh, India.  It is also the district headquarters.  Korba is named after the hill tribe Korwa.  It is also known as Chhattisgarh's energy capital, as Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company and NTPC operate power plants of many private companies.

 7. Which of the following instruments is used to measure radiation?

 (A) Galvanometer

 (B) Carburetor

 (C) caliper

 (D) Bolometer

 Answer: (D) Bolometer

Explanation - 

 The bolometer is a device for measuring the power of incident electromagnetic radiation through heating of materials with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance.  It was invented in 1878 by American astronomer Samuel Pierpont Langley.  A bolometer has an absorbing element, such as a thin layer of metal that is connected to a thermal reservoir through a thermal link.

 8. In which of the following states is Azhikkal port located?

 (A) Maharashtra

 (B) Andhra Pradesh

 (C) Kerala

 (D) Odisha

 Answer: (C) Kerala

Explanation - 

 Azhikkal port is located in Kerala.  Azhikkal is a river port at the mouth of the Vellapatnam River, 7 km from Kannur, which is the longest river in the Kannur district from the Western Ghats.  The harbor is a small water body connected to a large water body where ships and boats are sheltered from the open waters of large water bodies.  From here people and similar can move on land with these water vehicles.

 9. What was the code name of the first nuclear test?

 (A) Smiling Buddha

 (B) Mother power

 (C) Moni Buddha

 (D) Strength 98

 Answer: (A) Smiling Buddha

Explanation - 

 The code name of the first nuclear test was Smiling Buddha.  The test, which was called the Pokharan Test Range at the Army site in Pokhran (Rajasthan) on 18 May 1974, was conducted under the supervision of senior Army officers.  Pokhran-1 is also significant in the case that it was the first nuclear weapon test conducted by a country other than the five permanent member states of the United Nations.  Officially, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs called it a peaceful nuclear bombing, but in reality it was an accelerated nuclear program.

 10. Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed in 1928?

 (A) Karachi

 (B) Delhi

 (C) Lahore

 (D) Amritsar

 Answer: (B) Delhi

Explanation - 

 In 1928, under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad, 'Hindustan Republican Association' was renamed as 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association' at Ferozeshah Kotla Maidan in Delhi with the aim of establishing a socialist, republican state in India.  It was a revolutionary organization for the purpose of ending the British Raj through armed struggle for Indian independence.

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