General Knowledge Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 4)

Thirty is the answer. Article 371F says the Assembly shall consist of not less than thirty members. The Assembly elected in April 1974 had 32 members and continued after statehood. Memory hook: 371F, thirty.

16 May 1975 is the answer. The President signed the Act on 15 May 1975. Sikkim became a state a day later, on 16 May 1975. Memory hook: signed 15, state 16.

The 36th Amendment is the answer. Parliament passed the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act in 1975. It added Sikkim to the First Schedule as the 22nd state. Memory hook: 36th Amendment, 22nd state.

The answer is Khangchendzonga National Park. It was inscribed in 2016. It meets both cultural and natural criteria. Why the others fail: Kaziranga, Nanda Devi and the Sundarbans are natural sites. Memory hook: Sikkim’s peak is both nature and sacred.

The answer is New Delhi, which hosted the 3rd World Trauma Congress at Vigyan Bhawan, organised by AIIMS’s JPN Apex Trauma Centre.

The answer is Sushmita Sen, who actually won Miss Universe (1994), not Miss World, unlike Reita Faria, Diana Hayden, and Yukta Mookhey.

The answer is that both are true and Statement II explains Statement I. Once the prize became dedicated to translated fiction, original English-language authors were effectively excluded from winning it.

WHO chose this theme for World Health Day 2017, observed on 7 April, to raise awareness about depression. The campaign highlighted that around half of major depression cases still go untreated worldwide. It urged people to talk openly about depression as a step toward recovery and reducing stigma.

The answer is AB de Villiers, who announced his surprise retirement from all forms of international cricket in May 2018.

The answer is Sitanshu Yashaschandra. This Gujarati poet received the Saraswati Samman for his contribution to Indian literature.

The answer is ‘Unfinished business – the pursuit of rights and choices for all’, the theme of UNFPA’s 2019 State of World Population report.

The answer is Naomi Osaka. She withdrew after a much-discussed dispute over mandatory post-match press conferences, citing mental health concerns.

The answer is technical education of girls. AICTE’s Pragati scheme provides scholarships to support girls pursuing technical and engineering education.

The answer is Israel. The VENuS satellite was a joint Israeli-French environmental research mission launched in August 2017.

UNWTO chose this theme to highlight tourism role in creating skills, education and job opportunities. World Tourism Day 2019 was officially marked with a high-level summit held in New Delhi, India. This made India the global host for the day observance that year.

The answer is Disaster Reduction. The UN Sasakawa Award honours outstanding contributions to reducing disaster risk worldwide.

The answer is 7 phases. The 2019 Lok Sabha election ran from April to May across this many voting phases.

The answer is the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. This lab tests Indian athletes for banned substances, in line with anti-doping rules.

The answer is Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping. This portal matches skilled workers with employers as part of India’s self-reliance push.

The answer is removing the spool during blowout control operations. Foreign well-control experts were injured when the explosion happened during this procedure in July 2020.

The answer is India. New Delhi hosted the global event for the first time, under the theme ‘Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future For All.’

The answer is Sweden. Her solo school strikes there in 2018 grew into the global Fridays for Future climate movement.

The answer is Thomas Cook. The 178-year-old British travel firm collapsed in September 2019, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers worldwide.

The answer is Magnus Carlsen. He defended his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai in December 2021.

The answer is New Zealand. Its Smokefree 2025 plan aims to cut the smoking rate below 5% of the population.