General Studies Questions [Mix & Previous Years MCQs]

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Germany’s UNESCO World Heritage Site is the “Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Worlitz”. The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, located in Saxony-Anhalt in the Middle Elbe Region, is an exceptional example of landscape design and planning from the Age of the Enlightenment in the 18th century. Its diverse components – the outstanding buildings, English-style landscaped parks and gardens, and subtly modified expanses of agricultural land – served aesthetic, educational, and economic purposes in an exemplary manner.

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Under the Hybrid Annuity Model, Government pays 40% of the project cost as fixed amount in five equal installments during the construction stage. The remaining 60% is paid in the form of annuities, based on the value of the project after its completion. Hybrid Annuity Model is used by NHAI.

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India has 47,788 MW of installed capacity on hydro electricity.

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The name Malawi has been derived from the word “Marawi” which was used to refer the Nyanja people who have been residing in Malawi since past 50+ years.

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Mehrunissa was name of Nur Jahan before getting married to emperor Jahangir . She was of Iranian origin. She was born in Afghanistan. The Twentieth Wife recounts the story of Mehrunnisa, a Persian girl that eventually marries Emperor Jahangir. Her story is unusual in that she was a widow when she was chosen as his twentieth wife. Mehrunnisa not only captures Jahangir’s heart but rules the empire alongside him as his equal.

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In 1398, Taimur invaded northern India, capturing Delhi on December 17 and causing widespread destruction. This invasion ended the Tughlaq dynasty’s dominance and facilitated the rise of regional powers like the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties.

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‘Saila’ dance is a form of stick dance and is much liked among the people of ‘Sarguja’, ‘Baitul’ and ‘Chhindwara’ districts. In some regions, ‘Saila’ dance is also famous as ‘Dand Pate’ or ‘Danda Naach’. The dancers usually stand on one leg and hold the dancer on the next. Then, they all hop and dance together.

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From the outer space, the earth appears blue because its two-thirds surface is covered by water. It is, therefore, called a blue planet.

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The Sahara Desert, the world’s largest hot desert, is located in Africa. The continent is bound on all sides by oceans and seas. The world’s longest river the Nile, flows through Africa.

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• National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Centre (NEMRC) is located at Lainchour, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Central Rice Research Institute is located at Cuttack.
• National sugar Research Institute is located at Kanpur.
• National Geophysics Research Institute is located at Hyderabad.