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A. Swaraj is my birth right 1. Moderates
B. It is not reforms but re-form 2. Lajpat Rai
C. A subject people has no soul 3. BC Pal
D. Policy of petitions, prayers and protests 4. Tilak
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A B C DThaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities? Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ? Which Satavahana ruler is credited with having increased the naval power of the empire which provided a fillip to trade with foreign countries? The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by __? Which cricket team has won the 2017 Vijay Hazare Trophy? Who has been conferred with the 2017 Kalinga Literary Award? Which Indian shuttler has won the Australian Open Super Series Badminton trophy? The Official Languages Act 1963 provided that _______? The whole dispute between Subhash Chandra Bose and right wing, after the Tripuri Session of Congress centred round to the question of— GK quiz set 605 – general knowledge questions and answers for national insurance exam to score good in test for government jobs. MCQs with answers for Indian competitive exams.
List-I List-II
A. Swaraj is my birth right 1. Moderates
B. It is not reforms but re-form 2. Lajpat Rai
C. A subject people has no soul 3. BC Pal
D. Policy of petitions, prayers and protests 4. Tilak
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A B C D
- 1 2 3 4
- 4 3 2 1
- 3 4 2 1
- 2 1 3 4
Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities?
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Marathi
- Malayalam
Explanation:
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the month of January. It is mainly observe in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar.
Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- V V Giri
- Muhammad Hidayatullah
- Basappa Danappa Jatti
- Hala
- Gautamiputra Satakarni
- Apilaka
- Vasishtiputra Sri Pulamayi
- S. N. Sen
- R. C. Majumdar
- S. B. Chaudhuri
- V. D. Savarkar
- Karnataka
- Gujarat
- Jharkhand
- Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
The Tamil Nadu cricket team has won the 15th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy by defeating Bengal by 37 runs in the final played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. Dinesh Karthik was named man of the match. It is 5th time that Tamil Nadu cricket team has won this tournament.
- Haraprasad Das
- Anand Neelakantan
- Dinanath Pathy
- Paramita Satpathy
Explanation:
Poet Haraprasad Das, the legendary poet and essayist, has been conferred with the 2017 Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature at the 4th edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) on June 11, 2017. This year the KLF introduced two new awards — the 2017 Kalinga International Literary Award was received by Anand Neelakantan for his contribution towards literature and the 2017 Kalinga Karubaki Award was given to Paramita Satpathy for her contribution to Odia poetry. The 2017 theme of the fest is “Literature for Peace and Harmony”.
- Chetan Anand
- HS Prannoy
- Kidambi Srikanth
- Mulyo Handayo
Explanation:
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has won the Australian Open Super Series Badminton trophy by defeating former world number one and Rio Olympics Gold medalist Chen Long in the final by 22-20, 21-16 in Sydney on June 25. 2017. With this, Srikanth has become the fifth player in the world to contest three successive Super Series finals by reaching the summit clash in Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
The Official Languages Act 1963 provided that _______?
- Hindi is only official language of India
- Use of English to be continued in addition to Hindi for Official Purpose
- Special status to English
- All the above
Explanation:
English was the only language used for official purpose in the British India. In the independent India, it was declared in Article 343 (1) that Hindi will be the official Union language. It was also mentioned that over a period of fifteen years since the commencement of the Indian Constitution, Hindi will replace English as the official language. However, the Parliament can decide whether to use English as an official language or not.
The non-Hindi speaking communities across the country protested on the aspect of the change in official langu
age from English to Hindi. This protest resulted in the enactment of the Official Language Act, 1963. According to the act, Hindi in Devanagari script has been declared the official language of the Union. However, English may also be used for official purposes even after 1965. English has been given the status of the ‘subsidiary official language’ of India. It was decided that either Hindi or English can be used for procedures of Parliament.
- formation of Congress Working Committee
- policy towards Princely States
- attitude towards Central Government
- Double membership of Congress Socialist Party members
