Static GK for Judiciary – 8

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Q.1. How many parts are there in Akbarnama?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Four

(d) Five

 

Q.2. The capital of Avanti kingdom was________?

(a) Pataliputra

(b) Kaushambi

(c) Ujjain

(d) Gaya

 

Q.3. Which one of the following major ports of India is renamed as Deen Dayal Port?

(a) NhavaSheva

(b) Ennore

(c) Kandla

(d) Tuticorin

 

Q.4. Where is British Fort William situated?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Chennai

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Delhi

 

Q.5. Which is not a secondary storage device?

(a) CD

(b) RAM

(c) DVD-ROM

(d) Floppy

 

Q.6. In which country, the world’s largest’ air purifier’ has been built?

(a) India

(b) China

(c) USA

(d) France

 

Q.7. “Legal Aid Day’ is celebrated on________?

(a) 9th November

(b) 26th November

(c) 10th December

(d) None of these

 

Q.8. The oldest coins of India are_________?

(a) tribal coins

(b) punch-marked coins

(c) Naga coins

(d) Kushana coins

 

Q.9. Who is the writer of The Indian War of Independence, 1857?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Ray

(b) V. D. Savarkar

(c) Sarojini Naidu

(d) BalGangadharTilak

 

Q.10. Who led SavinayAvagyaAndolan?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(c) LalBahadurShastri

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

Answers with Explanations

1.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- The Akbar Nama is divided into three books: The first book dealt with Akbar’s ancestors. The second recorded the events of Akbar’s reign. The third is the Ain-iAkbari. Hence Option B is correct.

 

2.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- Avanti, kingdom of ancient India, in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. The area was for a time part of the historical province of Malwa. About 600 bce the Avanti capital was Mahismati (probably modern Godarpura on the Narmada River), but it was soon moved to Ujjayini (near present-day Ujjain).Hence Option C is correct.

 

3.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- Kandla port

The Kandla port in Gujarat is one of the top 12 major ports in India and will be renamed after Hindutva icon PanditDeendayalUpadhyaya Hence Option C is correct.

 

4.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- Fortress, garrisoned and armoured Army Headquarters. Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata). It was built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It sits on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, the major distributary of the River Ganges. Hence Option A is correct.

 

5.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- RAM (random access memory) is not a secondary storage unit. Secondary storage is non-volatile memory that is not directly accessible by CPU, because it is not accessed via input/output channels.
Example of secondary storage:- Flash memory, floppy disk, magnetic tape.
RAM is a form of computer data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used. Hence Option b is correct.

 

6.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- China

An experimental tower over 100 meters (328 feet) high in northern China — dubbed the world’s biggest air purifier by its operators – has brought a noticeable improvement in air quality, according to the scientist leading the project, as authorities seek ways to tackle the nation’s chronic smog problem. Hence Option B is correct.

 

7.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- Celebrated on 9th November every year across India, it commemorates the enactment of the Indian Legal Services Authorities Act 1987. The main aim of this observance is to spreading legal awareness among people. Hence Option A is correct.

 

8.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- The first Indian coins – punch marked coins called Puranas, Karshapanas or Pana – were minted in the 6th century BC by the Mahajanapadas (republic kingdoms) of ancient India. Hence Option B is correct.

 

9.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- The Indian War of Independence is an Indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by VinayakDamodarSavarkar that was first published in 1909.Hence Option B is correct.

 

10.Correct Answer: D

Explanation- Mohandas Gandhi

On March 12, 1930, Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi begins a defiant march to the sea in protest of the British monopoly on salt, his boldest act of civil disobedience yet against British rule in India. Hence Option D is correct.