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Multiple choice current trends of indian history modern indian history general knowledge

Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with which of the following?

  1. Bahubali

  2. Buddha

  3. Mahavir

  4. Nataraja
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mahamastakabhisheka is a significant Jain festival involving the anointing of the statue of Bahubali (Gommateshwara) at Shravanabelagola. It occurs once every twelve years.

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Match the following:

  List I(Authors) List II(Books)
A. Peddana 1. Manucharitam
B. Madaya 2. Raja Shekarcharitam
C. Surona 3. Prabhavati Pradyuman
D. Rama Raja Bhushan 4. Kavyalankora Sangrahamu

  1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

  2. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4

  3. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

  4. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Peddana wrote Manucharitam, Madaya wrote Raja Shekarcharitam, Surona wrote Prabhavati Pradyuman, and Rama Raja Bhushan wrote Kavyalankora Sangrahamu. All pairings in option A are correct.

Multiple choice current trends of indian history modern indian history general knowledge

Which one of the following statement in regard to the participation of All India National Congress in the provincial assembly elections held in 1937, under the Government of India Act 1935, is not incorrect?

  1. Only the Right Wing of the Congress participated in the elections

  2. The objective of the reaffirmed election manifesto of the Congress was to use the Act in the maximum possible welfare of the common people of India

  3. Mahatma Gandhi did not address a single election meeting

  4. The Congress won the elections in half of the provinces
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option C states that Mahatma Gandhi did not address a single election meeting during the 1937 provincial elections, which is actually correct (making the 'not incorrect' phrasing valid). Gandhi did not directly campaign but offered guidance. Options A and B are incorrect (the whole Congress participated, and the manifesto was about using the Act for welfare, not 'maximum possible welfare'). Option D is incorrect because Congress won 7 out of 11 provinces, not half.

Multiple choice current trends of indian history modern indian history general knowledge

The war between India and Pakistan in Kashmir in 1965, the sending of Indian troops to Sri Lanka in 1987, and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 all demonstrate that in South Asia _________.

  1. the Shinto religion is a significant force

  2. United Nations peace-keeping forces are ineffective

  3. regional and ethnic rivalries remain strong

  4. nations are vulnerable to communist takeover
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The events mentioned (Kashmir conflict, Sri Lanka intervention, Rajiv Gandhi assassination) highlight the persistent regional, ethnic, and political tensions that have defined South Asian geopolitics.

Multiple choice current trends of indian history modern indian history general knowledge

When two persons descend from a common ancestor but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by _________________.

  1. Sapinda relationship

  2. Half blood

  3. Full blood

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Hindu law, persons are related by 'half blood' when they are descended from a common ancestor but have different mothers. 'Full blood' requires the same parents.

Multiple choice current trends of indian history modern indian history general knowledge

______ was the leader of "Chipko Movement".

  1. Medha Patkar

  2. Subhash Gheising

  3. Balasaheb Doeras

  4. Sunderlal Bahuguna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sunderlal Bahuguna was a prominent leader and activist of the Chipko Movement, which focused on the conservation of forests in the Himalayas.

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DIRECTIONS: (Qs. 92-97)Given below/ a statement of principle followed by a failual situation. Apply the principle to the faile given below and dselect the most appropriate answer
Principle Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, no person shall be capable of being taken in adoption unless he or she is a Hindu, he or she not already been adopted, he or she has not been married, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who are married being taken in adoption, and he or she has not completed the age of fifteen years, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who have completed the age of fifteen years being take in adoption.
Facts Vijay being natural father had given Tarun, a boy aged 10 years, in adoption to Manoj in March 2010 in accordance with the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. In May 2012 Manoj gave Tarun in adoption to Sanjay. Subsequently in December 2013, Sanjay gaveTartm in adoption to Vijay.

  1. Adoption of Tarun by Sanjay is valid

  2. Adoption of Tarun by Vijay is valid

  3. Adoption of Tarun by Manoj is valid

  4. None of the above adoptions is valid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the principle given here, adoption of Tarim by Manoj is valid because all the conditions required to be fulfilled in accordance with the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 are completed. So, the adoption is valid.

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DIRECTIONS: (Qs. 92-97)Given below/ a statement of principle followed by a failual situation. Apply the principle to the faile given below and dselect the most appropriate answer
Facts Michael works hard enough, walking down the streets, taking down the names of people who live at houses and makes a street directory as a result of that labour.

  1. Michael's exercise in making a street directory is sufficient to justify in making claim to copyright in that work which is ultimately produced

  2. Michael's exercise in making a street directory is not enough to justify in making claim to copyright in that work

  3. A street directory-cannot be enough to be considered as a literary work

  4. None of the above statement is correct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to principle given here, Michael's exercise in making a street directory is sufficient to justify in making claim to copyright in that work, because the principle clearly states that, a literary work need not be of literary quality.
Even so prosaic a work as an index of railway stations or a railway guide or a list of stock exchange qualifies as a literary work if sufficient work has been expended in compiling it to give it a new and original character.