1.

Which of the following is/are true w.r.t. ‘gravity’?

1. A dense continent can have more gravitational force than a zone where the crust is thinner.

2. The strength of the gravitational pull at any part of the world is dependent on the core beneath that particular region.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2.

Which of the following is/are true w.r.t. Sunflower plant?

1. It is grown in all the three cropping seasons — kharif, rabi and summer, while kharif accounts for a bulk of the output.

2. It shows high tolerance to heavy metals.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3.

Which one of the following pairs is/are incorrectly matched? 

(1) Battle of Buxar – Mir Jafar Vs. Clive 

(2) Battle of Chilianwala – Dalhousie Vs. Marathas 

(3) Battle of Khurda – Nizam Vs. East India Company

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

4.

With reference to Gravitational Lensing, consider the following statements: 

1. It was first predicted by Issac Newton.

2. Extremely massive celestial bodies act as gravitational lenses.

3. It posits that mass can bend light.

4. Earendel Star was spotted using this.

Which of these statements are correct? 

(a) 3 and 4

(b) 2 and 3 

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 2, 3 and 4

5.

With reference to White-Rumped Vultures, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Its IUCN status is Critically Endangered.

2. It is placed Schedule-1 under Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

3. Its population declined by 90% due to the exposure to diclofenac.

4. They play pivotal role in regulating stray dog population.

Select the correct answers using the codes given below.

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 1, 3 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

6.

1. It came into force after the China-India War in 1962.

2. It is a statutory body.

Which of the above statements is/are correct w.r.t.  Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

7.

1. It is is a low-frequency radio telescope.

2. It is used to detect the highly redshifted spectral line of neutral Hydrogen,

Which of the above statements is/are correct w.r.t. Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8.

1. Section 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DSPE) 1946 is based on Entry 80 of the Union List.

2. Constitutional Courts can allow CBI investigation despite state’s withdrawal of consent.

(a) Only 1 is true.

(b) Only 2 is true.

(c) 1 & 2 are true

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is true  

9.

21 cm line in news refer to the context of

(a) Tropospheric Ozone

(b) Interstellar space

(c) Green House effect

(d) Gene Editing

10.

Captagon pill in news is used

(a) to soften hard water

(b) to prevent preganancy in women

(c) as an antacid tablet

(d) to treat narcolepsy

11.

Consider the following statements regarding “little brain”:

1. It accounts for around 50% of total brain weight.

2. It coordinates eye movements.

3. It is essential for memory, reasoning, communication.

How many of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(a) Only 1 statement

(b) Only 2 statements

(c) All the 3 statements

(d) None of the statements

12.

Consider the following statements regarding Petcoke:

1. It is used for making graphite anode for lithium-ion batteries.

2. It is residual waste material extracted from oil refining.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

13.

Consider the following statements w.r.t. Kohinoor Diamond.

1. Ranjit Singh got it from Shah Shuja.

2. It was owned by Shah Jahan, who had it embedded in his Peacock throne.

3. Babar came into possession of this after winning the First Battle of Panipat.

(a) 2 and 3 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

14.

I. Ballistic Missiles are launched directly into the upper layers of the earth’s atmosphere.

II. Agni-P is a ballistic missile.

Which of the above statements is/are true?.

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) Both I & II

(d) Neither I nor II

15.

English Education was introduced in India during the reign of

(a) Lord William Bentinck 

(b) Lord Hardinge 

(c) Lord Minto 

(d) Lord Dalhousie

16.

I. It is a renewable alternative to crude oil.

II. It is an ozone-friendly aerosol propellant.

Which of the above statements is/are true w.r.t. Dimethyl Ether?.

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) Both I & II

(d) Neither I nor II

17.

I. These belts are found in the inner part of the Earth''s magnetosphere.

II. Its main constituents are believed to come from solar wind and cosmic rays.

Which of the above statements is/are true w.r.t. Van Allen radiation belts?

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) Both I & II

(d) Neither I nor II

18.

Space-Based augmentation systems available in the world include the following pair(s). Which of these pair(s) is/are correct?.

1. US - WAAS

2. Europe - EGNOS

3. Japan - MSAS

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 2 only

19.

Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmer which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was: 

(a) the Zamindars were trusted by the farmers 

(b) there was no officials check upon the Zamindars 

(c) it was the responsibility of the British government  

(d) the farmers were not interested in getting pattas   

20.

In which one of the following revolts did the Koya and Konda tribal chiefs rise against the local overlord from a Mansabdar family?

(a) The Rampa Rebellion,

(b)  The Gudem Uprising,

(c) The Rampa Rebellion,

(d) The Telangana Armed

21.

Which one of the following viceroys was the first to officially shift his council to simla in summer season?

(a) John Lawrence

(b) Lord Dalhousie

(c) Lord Mayo

(d) William Bentinck

22.

Which of the following was the major objective of Islington Commission?

(a) To make recommendation for Indian currency and Finance.

(b) To examine the nature of relationship between the government and Princely states.

(c) Recommendation for reforms in Public Services in British India.

(d) To make recommendation on the improvement of the urban governance.

23.

Which one of the statements is not correct? 

(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.

(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore. 

(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry’ translated into Sanskrit.

(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda is the Shringeri temple.

24.

With reference to stratovolcanoes, consider the following statements:

1. It cone-shaped.

2. They comprise the largest percentage of the Earth''s individual volcanoes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

25.

World Drug Report is released by

(a) International Narcotics Control Board

(b) The Global Commission on Drug Policy

(c) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

(d) World Federation Against Drugs

1.

https://iasgoogle.com/current_affair/july-07-current-affairs-2023

https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/gravity-hole-indian-ocean-8761264/

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/scientists-reveal-the-reason-behind-huge-gravity-hole-in-middle-of-indian-ocean-read-here-11688743171485.html

C

2.

It is grown in all the three cropping seasons — kharif, rabi and summer, while kharif accounts for a bulk of the output.

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-13-current-affairs-2023

C

3.

· Battle of Buxar (October, 1764), was fought between Allied Forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II, and British force. British force led by Hector Munro defeated the allied forces badly. The battle of Buxar is regarded as the fi rst decisive military success of the English East India Company in India. 

· Battle of Wandiwash was fought between French and East India Company in 1760. By this defeat, the power of French in India came to an end.

· Battle of Chilianwala was fought on 13 January 1849. Lord Gough commanded the British Army, and the Sikh army  was under the commands of Sher Singh. The battle ended up undecided. Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India at the time of the battle.

· Battle of Khurda/Kharda (1795) was fought by Marathas against Nizam in which Nizam was defeated.

D

4.

‘Earendel’ Star NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the farthest star ever seen to date. It has been nicknamed as Earendel. It means ‘morning star’ in Old English. The star is more than 12.9 billion light-years away and likely existed within the first billion years after the beginning of the universe. The star has been discovered by phenomena of ‘gravitational lensing’.

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-14-current-affairs-2023

D

5.

https://iasgoogle.com/current_affair/june-25-current-affairs-2023

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/critically-endangered-white-rumped-vultures-making-a-comeback-397019

D

6.

R&AW''s legal status is unusual, in that it is not an "Agency", but a "Wing" of the Cabinet Secretariat. Hence, R&AW is not answerable to the Parliament of India on any issue, which keeps it out of reach of the Right to Information Act. This exemption was granted through Section 24 read with Schedule II of the act.

https://iasgoogle.com/current_affair/june-21-current-affairs-2023

A

7.

http://www.gmrt.ncra.tifr.res.in/gmrt/goals_gmrt.html#:~:text=Goals%20of%20GMRT&text=to%20detect%20the%20highly%20redshifted,rotating%20Pulsars%20in%20our%20galaxy.

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/giant-metrewave-radio-telescope-gmrt-india-gravitational-waves/article67026398.ece

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-9-current-affairs-2023

C

8.

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-15-current-affairs-2023

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/cbi-independent-legal-entity-union-of-india-has-no-control-over-it-centre-tells-supreme-court-2764505

C

9.

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/astronomers-detect-radio-signal-originating-from-atomic-hydrogen-in-extremely-distant-galaxy/article66386406.ece

B

10.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/captagon-pills-crisis-what-are-amphetamine-based-drugs-and-why-have-they-been-used-by-militaries-around-the-world-8656184/

D

11.

https://iasgoogle.com/current_affair/june-16-current-affairs-2023

A

12.

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-4-current-affairs-2023

D

13.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-a-brief-history-of-the-kohinoor-diamond-1153809.html

https://www.wionews.com/web-stories/world/central-asia/10-monarchs-who-owned-the-most-controversial-diamond-kohinoor-1683361497502  

D

14.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-successfully-flight-tests-new-generation-ballistic-missile-agni-prime-off-odisha-coast/article66945266.ece

C

15.

The foundation of the modern educational system in India was laid by Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835. In that minute, he poured comment on Sanskrit or Arabic by saying that “a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole literature of India and Arabia.”. Macaulay thus suggested making English the language of higher education in India with western language as the subjects of study. Bentinck accepted his suggestion. Accordingly, on 7 March, 1835, a resolution passed by the Government declared: “His Lordship is of the opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science amongst the natives of India and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.” Bentinck’s Resolution opened a new chapter in the history of Indian education. It was from that time that Western education began to spread in India rapidly.

A

16.

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-11-current-affairs-2023

https://dst.gov.in/countrys-first-dimethyl-ether-fuelled-tractor-ushers-new-era-clean-fuel-applications

C

17.

https://science.nasa.gov/biological-physical/stories/van-allen-belts/

https://iasgoogle.com/current_affair/june-24-current-affairs-2023

C

18.

https://iasgoogle.com/n/june-3-current-affairs-2023

A

19.

https://iasgoogle.com/editorial/land-revenue-policy-of-british-in-india

B

20.

General John Nicholson died in September, 1857 during the acquisition of Delhi by British. Sir Henery Lawrence, Major Havelock, and General Neil died in Lucknow while protecting English residency.

The rebellion that took place in 1879-80 in Chodavaram is known as the Rampa Rebellion. The tribal Koya and Konda Kora hill chiefs, also known as Muttadars, had risen against their overlord.

Causes of the Rebellion:

• The British government had imposed a new tax system, which increased the burden on the tribal people.

• The British government also confiscated the lands of the tribals and gave them to the non-tribal landlords.

• The tribals were also forced to work in the mines and plantations owned by the British.

Events of the Rebellion:

• The rebellion started in 1879 under the leadership of Alluri Sitarama Raju, who was a tribal leader.

• The tribals attacked the British police stations and government offices and destroyed the records of the tax system.

• The rebellion spread to other parts of the Godavari district, and the British had to send reinforcements to control the situation.

• The British government launched a massive crackdown on the rebels and arrested many of them.

• Alluri Sitarama Raju was killed in a police encounter in 1924.

Outcome of the Rebellion:

• The rebellion failed to achieve its objectives, and the British government continued to impose the tax system and confiscated the lands of the tribals.

• However, the rebellion inspired other tribal uprisings in other parts of India, and it became a symbol of resistance against the British colonial rule.

C

21.

Sir John Lawrence officially declared Simla the summer capital of the British empire in 1864.

After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab and was later made the capital of Himachal Pradesh.

During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India.

King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar on 12 December 1911.

Now Shimla is the summer capital of Himachal Pradesh.

Dharamshala is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh.

Dalhousie is a high-altitude town spread across 5 hills of Himachal Pradesh.

Ooty (short for Udhagamandalam) is a resort town in the Western Ghats mountains, in Tamil Nadu state.

Darjeeling is a town in India''s West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills.

https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Gulf-of-Mannar%3A-A-Marine-Biodiversity-Marvel&id=462047

https://scroll.in/article/1014882/indias-first-dugong-reserve-will-help-protect-the-worlds-only-herbivorous-marine-mammal#:~:text=According%20to%20studies%20by%20the,natural%20habitat%20for%20dugongs%20globally.

A

22.

 Islington Commission, 1912

It is a Royal Commission formed to recommend reforms in the Public Service of British India with Lord Islington as its chairman. A ten-member commission, which included three Indians, was given the task of examining the Indian demand to increase the number of Indians in the Higher Civil Services and, most importantly, holding the simultaneous examination in India. The commission was guided by three principal considerations:

Firstly, to maintain high standards of civil administration in British India;

Secondly, to safeguard the paramount interest of British rule; and

Thirdly, to satisfy the reasonable aspirations of Indians and promote friendly relations between Indians and Europeans for better governance.

The commission completed its report in 1915, but owing to the outbreak of the First World War, the report was not published until 1917.

It recommended:

25 percent of the posts in the superior civil service should be filled from among Indians, partly by direct recruitment and partly by promotion

The examination for the recruitment of civil servants should be held in India.

C

23.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up ordnance at Lahore, Amritsar to  manufacture cannons. Sawai Jai Singh got translated Euclid’s element of geometry in Sanskrit. He established observatories in Jaipur, Delhi and Varanasi. Tipu Sultan provided money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda in Shringeri temple. Credit for introducing revenue farming in Bengal goes to Murshid Kuli Khan, not Ali Mardan Khan.

A

24.

https://iasgoogle.com/current_affair/july-07-current-affairs-2023

C

25.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/highest-prevalence-of-opioid-use-disorders-in-eastern-parts-of-india-unodc-report/article67019092.ece  

C