Question : Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House at _________ in 1905.

Option 1: New York

Option 2: Bombay

Option 3: Paris

Option 4: London

Question : How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in India?

Option 1: 553

Option 2: 523

Option 3: 543

Option 4: 533

Question : The surveys conducted by the East India Company in rural areas were primarily aimed at:
 

Option 1: Assessing the ecological diversity
 

Option 2: Understanding local customs and traditions
 

Option 3: Documenting historical landmarks
 

Option 4: Mapping land for revenue purposes

Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

P. an unparalleled popularity
Q. the lotus Temple has always enjoyed
R. as shown by its pre-dominance in literature and art
S. throughout the length and breadth of India from the earliest times down to the present day,

Option 1: QPSR

Option 2: PSQR

Option 3: QRSP

Option 4: QPRS

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced another successful mission. ISRO chairman S. Somanath said that three small satellites successfully separated and were injected into orbit. ISRO launched three small satellites powered by its SSLV-D2 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on February 10, 2023, at 09:18 AM IST. The launch vehicle was carrying EOS-07, Janus-1 & AzaadiSAT-2 satellites and aimed to inject them into a 450 km circular orbit. The launch took place at the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR,
Sriharikota. The SSLV-D2 had to take a 15-minute flight to inject EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into a 450 km circular lower orbit. “It is configured with three solid propulsion stages and a velocity terminal module. It is a 34 m tall, 2 m diameter vehicle having a lift-off mass of 120 t,” said ISRO. The EOS-07 satellite weighs 156.3 kg and is made by ISRO.

About 13 minutes into its flight, the SSLV rocket ejected EOS-07 and soon after that the other two satellites Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 were ejected — all at an altitude of 450 km, said ISRO.

With the new rocket in its portfolio, ISRO will have three rockets — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and its variants (cost about Rs 200 crore), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII cost about Rs 272 crore and LVM3 Rs 434 crore) and SSLV (Development cost of three rockets about Rs 56 crore each) and production cost may go down later.

“New experiments include mm-Wave Humidity Sounder and Spectrum Monitoring Payload. Janus-1, a 10.2 kg satellite belongs to ANTARIS, USA. An 8.7 kg satellite AzaadiSAT-2 is a combined effort of about 750 girl students across India guided by Space Kidz India, Chennai,” it added.

SSLV caters to the launch of up to 500 kg satellites to Low Earth Orbits on a ‘launch-on-demand’ basis. “It provides low-cost access to Space, offers low turn-around time and flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, and demands minimal launch infrastructure,” as per a statement by ISRO.

Question:

After reading the passage it can be inferred that it is

Option 1: a government release

Option 2: a news item

Option 3: a magazine article

Option 4: an editorial

Question : Vice President of India is also ex-officio chairman of_____.

Option 1: Lok Sabha

Option 2: Rajya Sabha

Option 3: Parliament

Option 4: Union Public Service Commission

Question : The British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India Company to the British crown in ________.

Option 1: 1858

Option 2: 1909

Option 3: 1919

Option 4: 1773

Question : In India, all loans that are below __________ are considered as micro loans.

Option 1: one lakh rupees

Option 2: two lakh rupees

Option 3: four lakh rupees

Option 4: three lakh rupees

Question : Which of the following areas make the largest contribution to the national income in India?

Option 1: Industry

Option 2: Services

Option 3: Agriculture

Option 4: Mining

Question : Which of the following is not an objective of the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (2007) of the government of India?

Option 1: To maximise the focus on rehabilitation without really caring about resettlement

Option 2: To integrate rehabilitation concerns into the development planning and implementation process

Option 3: To minimise displacement and to promote, as far as possible, not-displacing or taut-displacing alternatives

Option 4: To provide a better standard of living, making concerted efforts to provide sustainable income to the affected families