1. Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana is related to
a)To provide financial support to set up Health Infrastructure
b) To provide financial support to bio-ethanol projects
c) To provide financial support to promote livestock
d To provide financial support to promote Horticulture
Answer. b) To provide financial support to bio-ethanol projects.
Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana was launched in March 2019. It aimed to provide financial support to integrated bio-ethanol projects for setting up Second Generation (2G) ethanol projects.
2. Recently, where has the Indian Army conducted a strategic military exercise " Parvat Prahaar"?
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Ladakh
d) Rajasthan
Answer. c) Ladakh.
The "Parvat Prahaar" military exercise has been recently conducted in Ladakh.
3. With reference to medieval India, which one of the following is the correct sequence in ascending order in terms of size? ( UPSC 2021)
a) Paragana—Sarkar—Suba
b) Sarkar—Paragana—Suba
c) Suba—Sarkar—Paragana
d) Paragana—Suba—Sarkar
Answer. a) Paragana—Sarkar—Suba
Suba > Sarkar ( district) > Pargana
4. With reference to the period of the Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well-known as:
a) Ports handling foreign trade
b) Capitals of powerful kingdoms
c) Places of exquisite stone art and architecture
d) Important Buddhist pilgrimage centers
Answer. a) Ports handling foreign trade
5. Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the "Hundi" generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?
a) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates
b) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts
c) A bill of exchange
d) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates
Answer. c) A bill of exchange
Hundis (Sanskrit word “hundika") is used as a form of remittance instrument to transfer money from place to place.
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