General Awareness

In economic planning, the industrial sector is broadly defined to include mining, manufacturing, and construction activities. All three are essential components of industrial production and capital formation.

Swayamsidha is an integrated scheme for the development and empowerment of women. It focuses on self-help groups and socio-economic upliftment.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a flagship program for universal elementary education and has been a long-standing initiative, not one planned to be wound up due to failure. Statements 2 and 3 contain specific historical data points that are not standard facts for general testing, and the option 'None of these' is the intended answer as none of the provided statements are universally accepted as the correct summary of its status.

The DCM Trophy is a prestigious football tournament that was historically held in Delhi.

The 73rd Amendment Act gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions, while the 74th Amendment Act gave constitutional status to Urban Local Bodies (Municipalities).

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis, often referred to as the World Cup of Tennis.

India's First Five Year Plan was launched in 1951, covering the period from 1951 to 1956.

A Gambit is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices material to achieve a positional advantage. It is not a term used in Lawn Tennis.

Tea requires well-drained soil and cool, moist conditions, which are typically found on mountain slopes to prevent waterlogging.

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory states that the exchange rate between two currencies should be equal to the ratio of the price levels of the two countries, effectively equalizing the purchasing power of the currencies.

Kharif crops are monsoon crops; they are sown at the beginning of the rainy season (June) and harvested at the end of the monsoon season (October).

According to Article 58 of the Indian Constitution, a person must be at least 35 years of age to be eligible for election as President.

The provision for education (Article 51A(k)) was added by the 86th Amendment Act in 2002, making it the 11th fundamental duty, not one of the original 10.

The City of Joy is a famous novel written by Dominique Lapierre, set in the slums of Kolkata.

Naiyer Masud was a renowned Urdu short story writer and scholar.

India and China have held joint military exercises (Hand-in-Hand) despite ongoing border disputes and differences over the Line of Actual Control.

R. K. Karanjia was a famous Indian journalist and the founder-editor of the weekly tabloid Blitz.

The Indian National Defence University (INDU) was established in Binola, Gurugram, in the state of Haryana.

The Supreme Court upheld the 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central educational institutions.

Shahrukh Khan was not a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. The others listed were recipients or were in the list of prominent figures associated with that year's awards.

Silvio Berlusconi served as the Prime Minister of Italy multiple times.

Raila Odinga served as the Prime Minister of Kenya following the power-sharing agreement in 2008.