1. The Silent Valley Movement was started in 1973 in the state of ?

Kerala

Himachal Pradesh

Odisha

Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Kerala

Explanation:

The Silent Valley Movement was started in 1973 in the state of Kerala.It was started in 1973 and was led by school teachers and the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) Their main motive was to save the Silent valley from being flooded by a Hydroelectric project.This Valley was also declared as Silent valley National park in 1985.


2. At which of the following places is the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library located ?

Kolkata

New Delhi

Prayagraj

Mumbai

Answer: New Delhi

Explanation:

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library is located in New Delhi.It aims to preserve and reconstruct the history of Indian Independence Movement.


3. Which of the following states came into being as the 23rd, 24th and 25th states of the Indian Union in 1987 ?

Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan

Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya

Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa

Answer: Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa

Explanation:

Goa (1987): Even after the indian independence this state was under the rule as Portuguese colony but liberated by the Indian Army in 1961 made an Union Territory, along with Daman and Diu. The state of Goa was formed on 30 May 1987. Arunachal Pradesh (1987): In 1972, it became a Union Territory and in 1987 became an independent state of India with Itanagar as its capital. Mizoram (1987): It got statehood on 20 February 1987. Initially it was a district of Assam. In 1972 it was declared a Union Territory but Mizo National Front opposed it and later on it got full statehood.


4. ‘Kalamezhuthu' is a ritual art form found in ?

Maharashtra

Kerala

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Answer: Kerala

Explanation:

Kalamezhuthu is an ancient art woven into the ritualistic mores of Bhagavati, Naga and Ayyappa temples in Kerala. It refers to the pictorial representation of deities on the floor using coloured powders during ceremonies.


5. In which of the following states/union territories are you more likely to find the natural habitat of the one-horned rhinoceros (Indian Rhino) ?

Sikkim

Jammu & Kashmir

Assam

Ladakh

Answer: Assam

Explanation:

Kaziranga National Park of Assam is a World Heritage Site and the natural habitat of the one-horned rhinoceros (Indian Rhino).


6. Which one of the following caves is situated in Maharashtra ?

Badami

Amarnath

Ellora

Borra

Answer: Ellora

Explanation:

Ellora cave is located in Aurangabad district of Maharastra.it is also listed in UNESCO world heritage site. Badami cave is a hindu and jain cave temple located in Badami of Karnataka. Amarnath is a hindu shrine located in Jammu-kashmir. Borra caves are located on the east coast of India in the ananthagiri hills of Araku valley ,visakhapatnam Andhra pradesh.


7. What was the name of the only female Orangutan of India which died in the zoo of Odisha ?

Pinny

Tinny

Binny

Ginny

Answer: Binny

Explanation:

A 41-year-old orangutan at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park was the only female orangutan which died in the zoo of Odisha. She had respiratory tract infection.


8. Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization is located in ______ ?

Madhya Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization is located in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The objectives of the Centre include: to encourage the study of Tagore’s work; support translations of Tagore’s work into other Indian languages; promote comparative study of his work with poets, artists and writers in other parts of India and the world; study the elements of his Humanist philosophy and his cosmopolitanism; and explore his concerns regarding the relationship between science and society.


9. In which state of India is Gol Gumbaz situated ?

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Kerala

Answer: Karnataka

Explanation:

Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur is the mausoleum of king Ibrahim Adil Shah II, Adil Shah Dynasty. Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura,Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 and completed in 1656. The name is based on Gola gummata derived from Gol Gumbad meaning "circular dome"


10. Which state in India was the first to introduce the ' Mid-day Meal Scheme' for school children ?

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Answer: Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

In 1956, the first 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' was launched in Tamil Nadu for school children.