Static GK for Judiciary – 9

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Q.1. When did Chauri-Chaura incidence take place?

(a) February 5, 1922

(b) January 26, 1857

(c) August 15, 1857

(d) December 25,1925

 

Q.2. MughalsaralJunction Railway Station has been officially renamed as________?

(a) Jai Prakash Narayan Station

(b) Ram ManoharLohia Station

(c) DeenDayalUpadhyaya Junction Railway Station

(d) Sardar Patel Sataion

 

Q.3. Who was the last Hindu ruler of Delhi?

(a) HemchandraVikramaditya

(b) Vikramaditya

(c) Dara Shikoh

(d) Veer Savarkar

 

Q.4. Ashoka invaded which kingdom?

(a) Kashi

(b) Kaushambi

(c) Kalinga

(d) Anga

 

Q.5. Where will the 2022 Asian Games be held?

(a) China

(b) Pakistan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) India

 

Q.6. Who among the following held the office of the President of India for two consecutive terms?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b) Dr.ZakirHussain

(c) Dr.Radha Krishnan

(d) None of these

 

Q.7. What is the purpose of the India Pride Project’?

(a) To provide justice to the Indians living in foreign countries

(b) To provide justice to women who have been divorced by NRIs

(c) To attach NRIs with Indian culture

(d) Bringing Indian heritage back to India

 

Q.8. Which of the following is the oldest High Court in India?

(a) High Court of Madras

(b) High Court of Calcutta

(c) High Court of Delhi

(d) High Court of Allahabad

 

Q.9. Who was the first President of Independent India?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(c) Sardar Patel

(d) LalBahadurShastri

 

Q.10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(1) Highest percentage of forest cover —– Madhya Pradesh

(2) Highest percentage of area under mangroves —-West Bengal

(3) Largest area under coral reefs — Andaman and Nicobar

(4) Largest area under wetlands —– Gujarat

(a) Only 1

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 4

(d) None of the above

 

 

Answers with Explanations

1.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- The ChauriChaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at ChauriChaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces in British India, when a large group of protesters participating in the non-cooperation movement, clashed with police who opened fire. Hence Option A is correct.

 

2.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- The station was officially renamed to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction in 4th June 2018. Hence Option C is correct.

 

3.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- ruler PrithviRaj Chauhan

QuilaRaiPithora is Historic monument where Which was a great ruler PrithviRaj Chauhan Found his Capital and he was the Last Hindu ruler of Delhi. Hence Option A is correct.

 

4.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- 261 BCE) was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh. Hence Option C is correct.

 

5.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- The 2022 Asian Games are due to take place in Hangzhou in China. Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the event, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Hence Option A is correct.

 

6.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. Hence Option A is correct.

 

7.Correct Answer: D

Explanation- India Pride Project (IPP) is a group of art enthusiasts who uses social media to identify stolen religious artefacts from Indian temples and secure their return. Co-founded in 2014 by two Singapore-based art enthusiasts, S. Vijay Kumar and AnuraagSaxena, it now has activists from all over the world. Hence Option D is correct.

 

8.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- The Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It has jurisdiction over the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Hence Option B is correct.

 

9.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- Dr Sachidanand Sinha was the first president of the Constituent Assembly. Later, Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected its president. Hence Option B is correct.

 

10.Correct Answer: D

Explanation-  All of the pairs given above are correct. Hence Option D is correct.