General Knowledge Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 3)

Mi means people, zo means hills and ram means land. So Mizoram is the land of people residing in the hills.

They were crafted over centuries by the Khasis and Jaintias. Tree roots were woven across streams.

The Khasis, Jaintias and Garos all trace descent through the mother. The father still plays an important role.

Meghalaya became a full-fledged state on 21 January 1972. It had been an Autonomous State since 2 April 1970.

Sarnath was inscribed on 25 July 2026 at the 48th World Heritage Committee session. It became India’s 45th World Heritage property. It was inscribed under criteria (iii) and (vi).

Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi was built in 1570. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired later designs, ending in the Taj Mahal.

Article 49 asks the State to protect monuments of national importance. Article 51A(f) is different. It is a fundamental duty of citizens to value and preserve India’s heritage.

The INA, led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, unfurled the flag at Moirang. Moirang is about 45 km from Imphal.

The Sangai is the brow-antlered dancing deer and the state animal. It lives in Keibul Lamjao National Park.

Phumdis are floating mats of soil and plants. Fishermen build huts called phumsangs on them.

Keibul Lamjao sits on floating phumdis in Loktak Lake. It is the last natural habitat of the Sangai deer.

Manipur became a full-fledged state on 21 January 1972. Meghalaya and Tripura joined as states on the same day.

The 2010 genome study estimated that about 4.8% of the genomes of Melanesians came from Denisovans. Its range was 4–6%. The study did not find this signal in other non-African groups it tested.

The EPAS1 gene helps the body respond to low oxygen at high altitude. The common Tibetan version is found in Denisovans and Tibetans. It is very rare in Han Chinese. Scientists think it came from Denisovan-related people through interbreeding.

Researchers dated the carbonate crust stuck to the jawbone using the uranium-series method. They found the jawbone to be at least 160 thousand years old.

The Xiahe mandible is a jawbone from Baishiya Karst Cave in Gansu, China. It was identified as Denisovan by ancient protein analysis. It was the first such fossil found outside Denisova Cave.

The first Denisovan genome came from DNA in a finger bone. The bone was found in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. Scientists named the group after the cave.

Renuka Wetland lies in the Sirmaur district and became a Ramsar site on 8 November 2005.

The tunnel is 9.02 km long and cuts the Manali-Leh road distance by 46 km.

The answer is the Congress Working Committee. It kept the first two stanzas and set the rest aside. The Congress says it acted on the advice of Rabindranath Tagore. Why the others fail: the Constituent Assembly decided on the National Song in 1950. The other two bodies took no such decision. Memory hook: 1937, two stanzas, the CWC.

The answer is the Transplantation of Human Organs Bill. It was passed on 7 July 1994. Why the others fail: they regulate doctors, hospitals and medicines, not organ donation. Memory hook: no law, no donor.

The correct answer is ₹12,000. It is paid in two equal instalments of ₹6,000, one for Kharif and one for Rabi. Memory hook: 12 thousand, 2 seasons.

Nepal, Bhutan and China is the answer. Sikkim shares its international borders with Nepal, Bhutan and China. Gangtok district itself borders China and Bhutan. Memory hook: N-B-C around Sikkim.

Sikkim is the answer. Sikkim decided to go organic in 2003 and reached full organic status at the end of December 2015. The Prime Minister announced it at Gangtok on 18 January 2016. Memory hook: 2003 plan, 2016 announcement.

Both natural and cultural is the answer. UNESCO lists the park for both natural and cultural values. The mountain is sacred to local people and linked with Buddhist beliefs. Memory hook: third highest peak, sacred mountain.