General Studies Questions [Mix & Previous Years MCQs]

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Koh Ker or Chok Gargyar is a 10th-century temple complex located in Cambodia. Koh Ker was the former capital of the Khmer Empire briefly. It is a sparsely populated and densely forested archaeological site. Jayavarman IV built the temple complex around 921 AD. It is in a ruined condition with limited access as it is mostly covered by forests. It is on the UNESCO Tentative World Heritage Sites List.

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Costa Rica and Nicaragua were the two nations signatories to the “Canas-Jerez Treaty of 1858”. It was signed by Maximo Jerez of Nicaragua and Jose Maria Canas of Costa Rica. This treaty forms the basis for “San Juan River Border Dispute” and “Isla Calero Border Dispute of 2010” between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

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Stari Grad Plain is a cultural landscape on the island of Hvar in the Adriatic Sea of Croatia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This fertile plain was first colonized by Ionian Greeks to use it for agriculture during the 4th century B.C. This plain are better suited for Olives and Grapes cultivation. This natural reserves houses ancient stone walls and shelters. This Palin is the best example of the ancient geometrical system of land division used by the ancient Greeks.

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C.V. Raman won a Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 1930 for his work on the scattering of light.

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Discount and Finance House of India was established in 1988 by RBI. It is jointly owned by RBI, public sector banks and all India financial institutions, which have contributed to its paid up capital. DFHI plays important role in developing an active secondary market in Money Market Instruments.

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The Gironde Estuary is a navigable estuary located in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just downstream of the center of Bordeaux. It is the largest estuary in western Europe. This estuary is a part of the Gironde estuary and Pertuis Sea Marine Nature Park. This estuary was the location of the Operation Frankton of the Second World War.

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Endemic is something that belongs to a particular person or country, an epidemic is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region and Pandemic is when it becomes widespread spreading to different countries.

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The Bahai Holy Places is a World Heritage Site in Israel which is located in the city of Haifa. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2008 by UNESCO.

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The Flag of South Korea is officially known as Taegukgi. It was designed by Gojong in the proportion of 2:3.

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The capital of Malawi at present is Lilongwe city. The former capital of Republic of Malawi was Zomba city. Zomba is also the 4th largest city of Malawi.