General Studies Questions [Mix & Previous Years MCQs]

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Suriname and Guyana are the two countries that are involved in the “New River Triangle territorial dispute”. New River Triangle area is known in Suriname as the Tigri area and is known in Guyana as the New River Triangle. Suriname claims the New River Triangle area, which encompasses a mass of land that is larger than the size of Jamaica. The eastern boundary where Guyana, Brazil and Suriname meet was clearly marked out since 1936. Suriname’s claim to the Corentyne River area remains a matter of contention since there has never been a treaty that clearly demarcated the boundary between the neighbouring countries. Both Guyana and Suriname claimed the South East Berbice region.

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The La Ceiba Carnival is an annual celebration in La Ceiba, Honduras held every third or fourth Saturday of May. The event is held in honour of Saint Isidore the Laborer, the patron saint of the city. The celebration starts at least one week before the main event, which is a big parade followed by an all-night party along Avenida San Isidro, La Ceiba’s main thoroughfare.

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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is an Indian Right Wing Hindu organization based on Hindu Nationalism. It was founded in 1964 and is headquartered at Delhi.

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The Incense Route Desert is a desert city in Negev which was declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005.

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The State of Kuwait is located in the middle east and Asia. It has a unitary constitutional monarchy in which monarch is the nominal head of the state.

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There is a total of seven wetlands being declared of international importance. There are total seven Ramsar wetlands in Malaysia.

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Zafar Khan, originally Muzaffar Shah I, founded the independent kingdom of Gujarat in 1407 after being appointed governor by the Delhi Sultanate in 1391. He established the Muzaffarid dynasty and commissioned the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad, promoting trade and cultural exchanges with the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.

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Tajuddin Firuz (1397-1422) was the notable Sultan of the Gulbarga phase, inviting Afaqis to the Bahmani kingdom, which led to a division in nobility and contributed to its decline. He patronized arts, commissioning the Jama Masjid in Gulbarga, and was a polyglot, promoting cultural exchanges.

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Chalu Upla: Adjustment of position between two brokers either to avoid margin or to cross the trading or exposure limit.

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Price Band: The range within which the price of a security or the index of a currency is permitted to move within a given period.