41) Who was the architect of the second Five Year Plan?
A) Prof. S. Chakravarty
B) P.C.Mahalanobis
C) K.N. Singh
D) Manne and Rudra
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B) P.C.Mahalanobis
Explanation:P.C.Mahalanobis was the architect of the second Five Year Plan.
42) Which Buddhist text described a conversation between King Ajatasattu, the ruler of Magadha, and Gautama Buddha?
A) Anguttara Nikaya
B) Sutta Pitaka
C) Majjhima Nikaya
D) Buddhacharita
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B) Sutta Pitaka
Explanation:Sutta Pitaka described the conversation between King Ajatasattu and Gautama Buddha.
43) Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire belonged to the ____ dynasty.
A) Tuluva
B) Saluva
C) Kakatiya
D) Hoysala
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A) Tuluva
Explanation:Krishnadevaraya belonged to the Tuluva dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire.
44) Which of the following is NOT a classical dance form?
A) Odissi
B) Kathak
C) Manipuri
D) Karagattam
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D) Karagattam
Explanation:Karagattam is NOT a classical dance form; it is a folk dance of Tamil Nadu.
45) In August 2019, where did ISRO lay the foundation stone for the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre?
A) Sriharikota
B) Bengaluru
C) Shillong
D) Thiruvananthapuram
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B) Bengaluru
Explanation:ISRO laid the foundation stone for the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru.
46) Who was the first recipient of the Arjuna Award in the field of Archery?
A) Atanu Das
B) Krishna Das
C) Limba Ram
D) Jayanta Talukdar
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B) Krishna Das
Explanation:Limba Ram was the first recipient of the Arjuna Award in the field of Archery.
47) Who presented the Objectives Resolution (provided the philosophy and guiding principles for framing the Constitution of India) in the Constituent Assembly in December 1946?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Dr. BR Ambedkar
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A) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation:Jawaharlal Nehru presented the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly in December 1946.
48) In 1929, which freedom fighter fasted till death demanding better facilities for Indian prisoners?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Mangal Pnadey
C) Tatya Tope
D) Jatindra Nath Das
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D) Jatindra Nath Das
Explanation:Jatindra Nath Das fasted till death in 1929 demanding better facilities for Indian prisoners.
49) The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year 1757 between the East India Company under Robert Clive, and the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and OrissA.What was the name of the Nawab (who lost the battle)?
A) Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II
B) Siraj-ud-Daulah
C) Mir Jafar
D) Bahadur Shah I
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B) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Explanation:Siraj-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of Bengal who lost the Battle of Plassey.
50) Which of the following pairs of authors and their books is INCORRECT?
A) Aristotle – Politics
B) Charles Darwin – Origin of Species
C) Albert Einstein – War and Peace
D) Adam Smith – Wealth of Nations
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C) Albert Einstein – War and Peace
Explanation:Albert Einstein wrote the Theory of Relativity, not ‘War and Peace’ (which was written by Leo Tolstoy).
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