Post no. 1 March, 2024

 


1.* Which is the largest Metro station in India?

Ans- It's the East-West Metro station at Howrah. The theme of this station is

 'gateway to Kolkata'. The base color of the station is red. 

2.* PM Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the world's longest twin-lane passageway, near the China border at an elevation of 13,700 feet. What is its name?

Ans- Sela tunnel.

3.* Where is Kaziranga National Park?

Ans- Kaziranga National Park is in Assam.

4.* A Dharavi youth who fought poverty is likely to be commissioned in the

 Indian Army. What is his name?

Ans- Umesh Dillirao.

5.* Which is the Japanese television show that  popular television and OTT 

show 'Shark Tank' derived from?

Ans- It's 'Dragon Den.'

6.* Where was the first Metro Rail started in 1984 in India?

Ans- The first metro rail was started in India in 1984 between Bhawanipore [ Bihar] and Esplanade [ the heart of Kolkata ].

7.* Which Indian city, originally known as 'Nawanagar, was founded in 1540 as the capital of the princely states of the Jadejas?

Ans- Jamnagar, named after its founder Jam Rawal.

8.* Which aircraft carriers that serve in the Indian Navy connect the former British warships { HMS Hercules} and { HMS Hermes} and the Russian warship{ Admiral Gorshkov}?

Ans- INS Vikrant

        INS Viraat

        INS Vikramaditya

9. Name the two Indian States representing their teams in the Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments.

Ans- 1. Gujarat, represented by Gujarat, Baroda, and Saurashtra.

        2. Maharashtra, represented by Mumbai, Maharashtra, and Vidarbha.

10. When was the Citizenship Amendment Act [ CAA], 1955 Passed by Parliament?

Ans- It was passed on December 11, 2019. For the first time, it allows citizenship based on religion. It makes two changes to facilitate citizenship to undocumented migrants belonging to six non-Muslim communities - Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain,

Parsi or Christian from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, and reduces the period to qualify for citizenship from existing 11 years to 5 years. 

11. Which are the nine documents to prove that the applicant belongs to the three countries - Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh?

Ans- 1. any document that shows that either of the parents or grandparents or 

great grandparents of the applicant is or had been a citizen of one of the three countries or registration certificate or residential permit issued by the Foreigners 

Regional Registration Officer in India.

2. The applicant has to upload any one of the 20 listed documents such as -

  Aadhar, and PAN card to prove entry in India.

12. What are the documents required to get entry into India?

Ans- [ copy of the passport [2] birth certificate [3] school or educational certificate

         [4] any identity document [5] Licence [6] Land or tenancy records

13.  Who has been named as the chef de mission recently by the Indian Olympic Association?

Ans- Mary Kom.

14. What is the new name of the Agni-5 ballistic missile test?

Ans-  " Divyastra"

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15. Who wrote 'Ahval-i-Humayun Badshah' or the 'Humayun Nama'?

Ans-  Gulbadan, a woman historian of the Mughal era.

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