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Q1
खालीलपैकी कोणती नाटके हर्षवर्धनाने लिहीली ? (i) प्रियदर्शिका (ii) रत्नावली (iii) नागानंद Which of the following plays were written by Harshavardhan ? (i) Priyadarsika (ii) Ratanavali (iii) Nagananda
Emperor Harshavardhana was a noted playwright and Sanskrit scholar who authored three famous Sanskrit plays: Priyadarsika, Ratnavali, and Nagananda.
Q4
मराठा साम्राज्यात मुळतः काही अंडीवा होत्या ज्यामुळे त्यांचा अध:पात झाला. पुढीलपैकी कोणती त्यातील एक नव्हती ? / The Maratha power suffered from certain basic weaknesses which led to its downfall. Which of the following was not one among them ?
The decline of the Maratha Empire was caused by systemic political alienation, predatory raids, and harsh taxation, making 'None of the above' the correct choice since all listed factors were actual weaknesses.
Q8
फैजपूर येथील काँग्रेस अधिवेशनाबाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान सत्य नाही ? Which one of the following statements about the Faizpur Session of Congress is not true ?
The Faizpur Session (1936) was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, not Shankarrao Deo, making statement 4 incorrect.
Q9
आरंभकालीन राष्ट्रवाद्यांनी 20 व्या शतकातील स्वातंत्र्यचलवळीसाठी भक्कम पाया घातला : The early nationalists provided the firm foundation to the 20th century freedom movement through :
The early nationalists (Moderates) exposed the exploitative nature of British rule through their pioneering economic critique of colonialism, which served as the intellectual foundation for future mass movements.
Q16
गंगेच्या मैदानी प्रदेशाने भारतातील _______ टक्के लोक सामावून घेतले आहेत. The Ganga plains accomodate _______ percent of population of India.
The Indo-Gangetic plain is one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world, accommodating approximately 23% to 40+ percent depending on specific metrics, but option 2 (23%) is the standard textbook figure for its population share relative to the country.
Q25
चेन्नईजवळ 'एन्नोर' हे बंदर नव्याने विकसित झाले आहे, हे देशातील ________ वे मोठे बंदर असून पूर्व किनाऱ्यावरील ________ वे मोठे बंदर आहे. Newly developed 'Ennore' port near Chennai is the ________ th largest port in the country and ________ th largest port on the eastern coast.
Ennore port (Kamarajar Port) near Chennai is the 12th major port of India and the 6th largest port on the eastern coast.
Q29
जोड्या जुळवा आणि खालील पर्यायांपैकी योग्य पर्याय निवडा. नदी (a) शरावती (b) कावेरी (c) घटप्रभा (d) चंबळ धबधबा (i) गोकाक (ii) चुलीया (iii) शिवसमुद्रम (iv) गिरसप्पा (a) (b) (c) (d) Match the following and choose the correct option from those given below : River (a) Sharavati (b) Kaveri (c) Ghatprabha (d) Chambal Water fall (i) Gokak (ii) Chulia (iii) Shivsamudram (iv) Girsappa (a) (b) (c) (d)
Sharavati forms Girsappa (Jog Falls), Kaveri forms Shivsamudram, Ghatprabha forms Gokak, and Chambal forms Chulia waterfall.
Q31
मानवी शरीरामध्ये पाऱ्याच्या संचयनामुळे _________ हा आजार होतो. Accumulation of mercury into human body leads to _________ disease.
Accumulation of mercury in the human body causes Minamata disease, which was first reported in Japan due to industrial wastewater discharge containing mercury.
Q32
अन्नसाखळीमध्ये प्रत्येक ऊर्जास्तरावर विषारी पदार्थाच्या प्रमाणात सलग्न होणाऱ्या वाढीस _________ म्हणतात. The continuous increase in concentration of a toxicant at successive trophic levels in food chain is :
Biomagnification refers to the progressive increase in the concentration of toxic substances (like DDT or mercury) at higher trophic levels of a food chain.
Q40
2011च्या मानवी विकास अहवालाने 109 देशांचा बहुआयामी दारिद्र्य निर्देशांकाचा अंदाज सादर केला. त्या अहवालानुसार या देशातील किती प्रमाणात लोकसंख्या बहुआयामी दारिद्र्य अनुभवीत आहे?
According to the 2011 Human Development Report, approximately 1/3rd of the population across the 109 countries studied experienced multidimensional poverty.
Q43
रेडिओ तरंगाचा वेग हा ________ असतो. The velocity of radio waves is ________
Radio waves are electromagnetic waves. All electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum at the speed of light (approximately 3 × 10⁸ m/s).
Q44
2011 च्या जनगणनेप्रमाणे भारतातील किती शहरांची लोकसंख्या 10 लाखापेक्षा जास्त आहे ? According to 2011 census how many cities in India have more than 1 million population?
As per the 2011 Census, there are exactly 53 million-plus cities (urban agglomerations/cities with population > 1 million) in India.
Q45
भूसुधारणांमुळे तिहेरी (तीनपट्टी) क्रांती घडून आली खालीलपैकी योग्य पर्याय निवडा. Land reforms promote triple revolution. Choose the correct option from the following:
Land reforms in developing nations trigger a triple revolution encompassing cultural mindset shift, political empowerment, and technological adoption in farming.
Q46
2011 च्या जनगणनानुसार 2001 ते 2011 दरम्यानची स्त्री, साक्षरता दरातील वाढ खालीलपैकी किती होती ? As per the 2011 census what was the rate of improvement in female literacy during 2001 to 2011?
During the decade 2001 to 2011, female literacy in India increased significantly from 53.7% in 2001 to 65.5% in 2011.
Q50
खालील पर्यायातून "माल्थसचा लोकसंख्येचा सापळा" ज्याच्याशी संबंधित आहे तो पर्याय निवडा. / Choose from the following options what the "Malthusian Population Trap" is related to :
The Malthusian Population Trap refers to the condition where population growth outpaces agricultural production, leading to starvation, poverty, and checks unless economic development or technological progress intervenes.
Q55
ऑक्सीजन निसर्गात किती आइसोटोप्स मध्ये आढळतो? / Oxygen occurs in nature in ________ isotopic forms.
Oxygen occurs naturally in three stable isotopic forms: Oxygen-16, Oxygen-17, and Oxygen-18.
Q65
सुक्रोज चे पाण्याबरोबर संयोग होऊन पृथःक्करण झाल्यास समप्रमाणात कुठले मिश्रण तयार होते ? / Upon hydrolysis, sucrose yields equimolar mixture of :
Hydrolysis of sucrose (a disaccharide) breaks it down into an equimolar mixture of glucose and fructose.
Q66
सिमेंटची निर्मिती ही खालीलपैकी कुठल्या घटकांपासून झालेली आहे ? / The composition of cement is :
Cement is primarily composed of calcium oxide (CaO), silicon dioxide (SiO2), and aluminium oxide (Al2O3).
Q71
घटनेच्या कलम 22 अंतर्गत, काही गोष्टींचा अपवाद वगळता प्रतिबंधक स्थानबद्धते अंतर्गत जास्तीत जास्त किती काळ एखाद्या व्यक्तीला स्थानबद्ध केले जाऊ शकते ? Under Article 22 of the Constitution of India, with the exception of certain provisions stated there in, what is the maximum period for detention of a person under preventive detention ?
Under Article 22, preventive detention cannot exceed 3 months unless an advisory board authorizes an extension.
Q72
स्वतंत्र भारतात खालीलपैकी कोणती कायदेशीर तरतूद आपणास ग्रामीण सामाजिक, आर्थिक समवाटणी न्याय देण्याच्या दृष्टीने सर्वात प्रभावी वाटते ? Which of the following statutory provisions will you view as the most effective instrument of rural socio-economic distributive justice in the independent India ?
The Agricultural Land Ceiling Act directly addresses rural economic inequality by capping maximum land holdings and distributing surplus land to landless farmers, promoting distributive justice.
Q73
खालीलपैकी कोणत्या घटनादुरुस्तीद्वारे राजकीय पक्षांतरावर अंकुश आणण्याचा प्रयत्न झाला ? Which one of the following amendments to the Constitution of India sought to curb political defections ?
The 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985 added the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, popularly known as the Anti-Defection Law, to curb political defections.
Q77
खालीलपैकी कोणत्या खटल्याचा परिणाम म्हणून संसदेने 24 वी घटना दुरुस्ती कायदा संमत केला ? Which one of the following cases prompted the Parliament to enact 24th Constitutional Amendment Act ?
The Golaknath case (1967) ruled that Parliament cannot curtail fundamental rights. To override this, the Parliament enacted the 24th Constitutional Amendment Act (1971), affirming its power to amend any part of the Constitution.
Q83
2011 च्या जनगणनानुसार कोणत्या राज्याचा लोकसंख्या वाढीचा दर उणे होता ? Which state of India has negative population growth rate as per census 2011 ?
Nagaland was the only state in India that recorded a negative population growth rate (-0.58%) during the 2001-2011 decade according to Census 2011.
Q84
भारतातील सर्वात सर्वोच्च सन्मान ‘भारत रत्न’ पुरस्काराची सुरुवात कोणत्या वर्षापासून झाली व आतापर्यंत तो किती लोकांना देण्यात आला ? In which year ‘Bharat Ratna’, the India’s highest civilian award was instituted and how many persons have beeen honoured with this award so far ?
Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was instituted in 1954. The number of recipients keeps updating, but historically aligns with the given milestone count in option 2 depending on the year asked.
Q86
विधानसभेचे कामकाज कोणत्या भाषेतून चालते ? In the Legislative Assembly the official work is carried out in which language ?
According to the constitutional provisions (Article 210) and rules of procedure, the business in the State Legislature (Legislative Assembly) is transacted in the official language of the state (Marathi), Hindi, or English.
Q87
भारत सरकारने 26 जून 2013 रोजी कोणत्या औषधावर बंदी आणली ? Which drug has been banned by the Union Government on June 26, 2013 ?
On June 26, 2013, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, banned the painkiller drug 'Analgin' due to safety concerns and adverse side effects, alongside several other fixed-dose combinations.
Q94
चारा घोटाळ्याच्या संदर्भात खालीलपैकी कोणी राजदवे (राष्ट्रीय जनता दलाचे) प्रमुख लालू प्रसाद यादव यांना दोषी ठरविले ? / Which one of the following convicted RJD (Rashatriya Janata Dal) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam ?
Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted in the multi-crore fodder scam cases by a Special CBI Court in Jharkhand.