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38th BPSC CCE Prelims Exam – 12.04.1992
- Who is the author of ‘India Wins Freedom’? – Abul Kalam Azad
- Who is the author of ‘An Autobiography of an Unknown Indian’? – Nirad C. Chaudhuri
- What are Amphibians? – Animals that live both on land and in water
- What is Esperanto? – An international auxiliary language
- ‘Operation Blackboard’ was related to which government scheme? – Strengthening primary education
- In which field is the Kalinga Prize awarded? – Popularization of science
- The Chipko Movement was launched for the protection of what? – Trees
- Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’? – Lal Bahadur Shastri
- The Durand Cup is related to which sport? – Football
- Who wrote the book ‘The Life Divine’? – Sri Aurobindo
- What happens in the process of Pasteurization? – Milk is heated and then rapidly cooled
- What is the distance between the two rails of Broad Gauge railway track? – 5 feet 6 inches
- Limba Ram achieved international fame in which sport? – Archery
- Who composed the song ‘Vande Mataram’? – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- When did the Simon Commission first visit India? – 1928
- Who is regarded as the pioneer of space research and development in India? – Vikram Sarabhai
- Where did the first direct meeting between Israel and the PLO take place? – Washington
- What is the average weight of an adult Indian elephant? – Approximately 1000 kilograms
- In which period did the Gandhara School of Art flourish? – Kushan Period
- The Thomas Cup is awarded for which sport? – Badminton
- Which famous Indian is known as ‘Gurudev’? – Rabindranath Tagore
- Which famous Indian leader is known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’? – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Where is the Gobi Desert located? – China and Mongolia
- Who built the Jantar Mantar? – Maharaja Jai Singh II
- Where did Tipu Sultan establish his capital? – Srirangapatnam
- What was the main objective behind the formation of SAARC? – Regional cooperation
- Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the Second World War? – Winston Churchill
- Nicholas Copernicus is famous for which theory? – Heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory
- What is the main feature of Panchsheel? – Friendship and peaceful coexistence among nations
- Who was the chairman of the committee that recommended the Panchayati Raj system? – Balwantrai Mehta
- Who is known as the father of India’s nuclear energy programme? – Homi Jehangir Bhabha
- Who led the movement for a separate state of Pakistan? – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Which was the first republic of the former Soviet Union to declare independence? – Estonia
- Where were the first Asian Games held? – New Delhi
- Bachendri Pal is famous in which field? – Mountaineering
- Between which longitudes is the state of Bihar located? – 84° East to 88° East
- On passing steam, which metal shows no reaction? – Aluminium
- What is the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court of India? – 24
- Which two American citizens born in India received the Nobel Prize in Science? – Har Gobind Khorana and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- What is the main source of revenue for the Government of India? – Indirect taxes
- When was the Indian National Congress founded? – 1885
- In which year did the Indian National Congress pass the resolution of ‘Purna Swaraj’? – 1929
- When was the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution made? – 1951
- Where can a Bill to amend the Indian Constitution be introduced? – Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
- Which power is NOT granted to the President by the Indian Constitution? – Appointment of Chief Ministers of states
- What is the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa called? – Missionaries of Charity
- Whom did Mahatma Gandhi regard as his political guru? – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- When was Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India? – 1877
- The Munda tribes mainly reside in which state? – Jharkhand
- What are the working languages of UNESCO? – English and French
- To whom are disputes related to the Presidential election referred? – Supreme Court of India
- Where is the Lakshadweep archipelago located? – South-west of India
- For a maximum of how many days can the Rajya Sabha delay a Money Bill? – 14 days
- Which country is the world’s largest exporter of oil? – Saudi Arabia
- Scientist Albert Einstein is famous for which discovery? – Photoelectric effect
- Scientist Ivan Pavlov is famous in which field? – Experimental psychology
- A Fast Breeder Reactor generates electricity through which process? – Fission process
- Where is the world’s largest stadium located? – Czechoslovakia
- Which place is closest to the centre of the Earth at sea level? – North Pole
- By which amendment was Sikkim made a state of India? – 35th Constitutional Amendment
- The Seine River flows through which city? – Paris
- Approximately how much time does sunlight take to reach the Earth? – About 8 minutes
- Stainless steel is an alloy of which metals? – Iron and chromium
- What are the major languages of Switzerland? – German, French and Italian
- Which two seas are connected by the Suez Canal? – Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
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