1. Where did the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) start?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) Rajasthan
Answer. a) Kerala;
Vaikom Satyagraha was led by visionary leaders like T.K. Madhavan, and K.P. Kesava Menon.
The Vaikom Satyagraha was a nonviolent movement. It was against untouchability and caste discrimination in India's princely Travancore ( Kerala) state.
2. What is the Akashteer system?
a) an Indian Naval Defence Control and Reporting System
b) an Indian Air Defence Control and Reporting System
c) E-governance and reporting system
d) Centralized weather monitoring system of India
Answer. b) an Indian Air Defence Control and Reporting System.
The Akashteer system integrates surveillance assets, radar systems, communication nodes, and other command and control units of the Indian Army's Air Defence networks into a single network to enhance situational awareness.
3. What is India's Tourism Development Index 2024 (TTDI) rank?
a) 29th
b) 39th
c) 85th
d) 115th
Answer. b) 39th
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) for 2024.
India Ranked 39th in the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024.
4. Which state of India does the Chenchus tribe primarily belong to?
a) Jharkhand
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. d) Andhra Pradesh.
The Chenchus of Penukumadugu, traditionally hunter-gatherers, lived in the dense Nallamala forests of Andhra Pradesh. They are Predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha.
5. How many classical languages will there be in India in 2024?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 11
d) 13
Answer. c) 11
The Union Government recently conferred the Classical Language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali languages on October 03, 2024.
The names of a total of 11 classical languages of India are Tamil, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali.
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