Which of the following biosphere reserves is located in Andhra Pradesh?
ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ଜୈବମଣ୍ଡଳ ଭଣ୍ଡାର ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁଟି ଆନ୍ଧ୍ରପ୍ରଦେଶରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ?
(a) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve
(b) Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
(c) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve
(d) Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
The Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve (SLBR) is located in the Seshachalam Hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats in Southern Andhra Pradesh.
- Size: 4,755.9 square kilometers
- Established: September 20, 2010
- Governing body: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
- Nearest city: Tirupati
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Which is the first artificial satellite launched by India?
ଭାରତ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉତ୍କ୍ଷେପଣ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ପ୍ରଥମ କୃତ୍ରିମ ଉପଗ୍ରହ କେଉଁଟି ?
(a) Aryabhata (b) Kalpana-I
(c) EDUSAT (d) INSAT
- India’s first artificial satellite was Aryabhata, which was launched on April 19, 1975.
- It was completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on April 19, 1975.
- Named after – Aryabhatta, a prominent Indian astronomer and mathematician of the 5th century CE.
- Purpose – Explored Earth’s ionosphere, measured neutrons and gamma rays from the Sun, and performed X-ray astronomy
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Who among the following has the authority to remove the chairman of the State Public Service Commission?
ରାଜ୍ୟ ଲୋକସେବା ଆୟୋଗର ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷଙ୍କୁ ହଟାଇବାର ଅଧିକାର ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କାହାର ଅଛି?
(a) Governor of the state
(b) Chief Minister of the State
(c) President of India
(d) Chief Secretary of the State
The President of India has the authority to remove the chairman of the State Public Service Commission (SPSC). The President can remove a member of the SPSC on the recommendation of the Supreme Court.
| State Public Service Commission | |
| Appointment | Governor appoints the chairman and members |
| Removal | President removes the chairman and members |
| Tenure | Six years or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier |
| Resignation | Members can resign by writing to the Governor |
The provisions regarding the composition, appointment, and removal of SPSC members are provided in Part XIV of the Indian Constitution under Article 315 to Article 323.
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Who among the following headed the Second Backward Classes Commission in India?
ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କିଏ ଭାରତରେ ଦ୍ବିତୀୟ ପଛୁଆ ବର୍ଗ ଆୟୋଗର ନେତୃତ୍ୱ ନେଇଥିଲେ?
(a) R.S. Sarkaria (b) M.M. Punchhi
(c) Kaka Kalelkar (d) B.P. Mandal
- B.P. Mandal was the head of the Second Backward Classes Commission, also known as the Mandal Commission, in India.
- The Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai established the Mandal Commission in 1979.
- The commission’s purpose was to identify India’s socially and educationally backward classes, and to recommend ways to advance those classes.
- The commission used 11 social, economic, and educational indicators to determine backwardness.
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What is the full form of ‘SIDBI’ in banking terminology?
ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କିଂ ପରିଭାଷାରେ ‘ସିଡ୍ବି’ର ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ରୂପ କ’ଣ?
(a) Scheduled Industries Development Bank of India
(b) Standard Industries Development Bank of India
(c) Startup Industries Development Bank of India
(d) Small Industries Development Bank of India
- SIDBI stands for Small Industries Development Bank of India.
- It is a financial institution that was established in 1990 under an Act of the Indian Parliament.
- SIDBI’s main role is to promote, finance, and develop the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector. It also coordinates the functions of other institutions that work in similar areas.
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Salem bauxite ore deposits are situated in ___________ state.
ସାଲେମ ବକ୍ସାଇଟ ପଥର ଭଣ୍ଡାର ___________ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tripura (d) Maharashtra
- The Salem bauxite ore deposits are located in Tamil Nadu, India.
- The bauxite deposits are found in the Shevaroys Hills, a significant hill range in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu.
- The Salem district is known for its rich mineral deposits, including bauxite, magnesite, dunite, limestone, iron ore, quartz, feldspar, soapstone, and granites.
- Tamil Nadu has around 480 million tonnes of bauxite reserves spread across Salem, Dharmapuri, and Vellore.
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Which of the following cities is Known as the ‘Electronic City of India’?
ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁ ସହର ‘ଇଲେକ୍ଟ୍ରୋନିକ୍ ସିଟି ଅଫ୍ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆ’ ଭାବରେ ପରିଚିତ?
(a) Jaipur (b) Pune
(c) Noida (d) Bengaluru
- Bangalore is known as the “Electronic City of India” and is also sometimes referred to as the “Silicon Valley of India”.
- It’s a leading information technology (IT) exporter and has many electronic and technological industrial parks.
- The headquarters of many Indian technological organizations are in Bangalore, including ISRO, Infosys, Wipro, and HAL.
- It is the largest electronic industrial parks in India.
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Which district Of odisha lead the nickel Ore Production?
ନିକେଲ ଓର ଉତ୍ପାଦନରେ କେଉଁ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଅଗ୍ରଣୀ?
(a) Jajpur and Mayurbhanj
(b) Kendujhar and Sundargarh
(c) Rayagada and Kalahandi
(d) Sundargarh and Sonepur
- The districts of Jajpur and Mayurbhanj in Odisha are the leading producers of nickel ore in the state.
- Odisha has the largest share of nickel ore resources in India, at 93%. The remaining nickel ore resources are found in Jharkhand and Nagaland.
- Nickel is found in India as oxides, sulphides, and silicates. In Jajpur, nickeliferous limonite is found in the overburden of chromite in the Sukinda Valley.
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Who wrote the book “The Indian War of Independence 1857”?
“ଭାରତୀୟ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମ ୧୮୫୭” ପୁସ୍ତକ କିଏ ଲେଖିଥିଲେ?
(a) V D Savarkar (b) S N Sen
(c) R C Majumdar (d) M G Ranade
- The Indian War of Independence is an Indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar that was first published in 1909.
- Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician, activist and writer.
- Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri in 1922.
- He was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha.
- The prefix “Veer” has been applied to his name by his followers.
