461. What is the percentage of land used for agriculture in India as per the 2009 data by National Institute of Hydrology?
राष्ट्रीय जल विज्ञान संस्थान द्वारा 2009 के आंकड़ों के अनुसार भारत में कृषि के लिए उपयोग की जाने वाली भूमि का प्रतिशत कितना है?
1. 51.09%
2. 50.09%
3. 59.09%
4. 59.01%
Option “1” is correct. 51.09% of the land is used for agriculture in India as per the 2009 data from the National Institute of Hydrology. · 21.81% of the land is under forest and 3.92% is under pasture. · National Institute of Hydrology is located in Roorkee.
462. Sonal Mansingh, the classical dance legend, has NOT received which of the following awards?
शास्त्रीय नृत्य के दिग्गज सोनल मानसिंह को निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा पुरस्कार नहीं मिला है?
1. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
2. Padma Vibhushan
3. Padma Shri
4. Padma Bhushan
Option “3” is correct. Sonal Mansingh, the classical dance legend, has not received Padma Shri. · Sonal Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. · She is the youngest recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Vibhushan in 2003. · She also received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987. · In 2018, she was honoured with Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship also known as Akademi Ratna.
463. Who among the following Indian musicians introduced shehnai to the concert stage and was selected to perform for the ceremony at Delhi’s historic Red Fort on the occasion of India’s Independence Day on 15 August 1947?
निम्नलिखित भारतीय संगीतकारों में से किसने शहनाई को संगीत समारोह के मंच पर पेश किया और 15 अगस्त 1947 को भारत के स्वतंत्रता दिवस के अवसर पर दिल्ली के ऐतिहासिक लाल किले में समारोह के लिए प्रदर्शन करने के लिए चुना गया?
1. Ali Bakhsh
2. Anant Lal
3. Bismillah Khan
4. Ali Ahmad Hussain
Option “3” is correct. Bismillah Khan introduced shehnai to the concert stage and was selected to perform for the ceremony at Delhi’s historic Red Fort on the occasion of India’s Independence Day on 15 August 1947. · Bismillah Khan was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. · He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001, becoming the third classical musician of India after M. S. Subbalakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.
464. The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is written by which of the following sportspersons of India?
आत्मकथा ‘अनब्रेकेबल: एन ऑटोबायोग्राफी’ भारत के निम्नलिखित में से किस खिलाड़ी द्वारा लिखी गई है?
1. Yuvraj Singh
2. M C Mary Kom
3. Abhinav Bindra
4. P T Usha
Option “2” is correct. The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is written by M C Mary Kom. · Mary Kom is an Indian amateur boxer, politician, and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. · She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times,
465. Davis Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
डेविस कप निम्नलिखित में से किस खेल से संबंधित है?
1. Badminton
2. Football
3. Hockey
4. Tennis
Option “4” is correct. Davis Cup is associated with tennis. · Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men’s tennis. · It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested annually.
466. What kind of substances are separated using the technique of steam distillation?
भाप आसवन की तकनीक द्वारा किस प्रकार के पदार्थों को पृथक किया जाता है?
1. Coloured substances
2. Substances with many electrons
3. Coarse substances
4. Substances that are steam volatile
Option “4” is correct. Substances that are steam volatile are separated using the technique of steam distillation. · Steam distillation is a separation process that consists in distilling water together with other volatile and non-volatile components. · Steam distillation once was a popular laboratory method for the purification of organic compounds, but it has been replaced in many such uses by vacuum distillation and supercritical fluid extraction.
Option “3” is correct. Hydrochloric Acid helps in digestion. · It is a component of gastric acid in the digestive systems of most animal species, including humans. · Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride.
डीडीटी हमारे पर्यावरण पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डालता है क्योंकि:
1. it can kill beneficial insects like honey bees
2. it can allow growth of harmful insects
3. it can promote growth of harmful insects
4. it can kill harmful insects
Option “1” is correct. DDT adversely affects our environment because it can kill beneficial insects like honey bees. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. · Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an insecticide used in agriculture. · DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler.
469. Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen?
निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय शास्त्रीय गायक को मल्लिका-ए-ग़ज़ल या ग़ज़ल की रानी के रूप में जाना जाता था और पंद्रह वर्ष की आयु में भारत की कोकिला सरोजिनी नायडू द्वारा सराहना प्राप्त की गई थी?
Option “2” is correct. Begum Akhtar was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciation from the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen. · Akhtari Bai Faizabadi also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. · She is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical music.
470. Which of the following Odissi dancers is also a master of percussion instruments like Mridangam, Pakhavaj and Tabla?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा ओडिसी नर्तक मृदंगम, पखावज और तबला जैसे तबला वाद्य यंत्रों में भी निपुण है?
Option “1” is correct. From the given options, Kelucharan Mohapatra is also a master of percussion instruments like Mridangam, Pakhavaj, and Tabla. · Kelucharan Mohapatra was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance. · He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.
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