71. According to the 2019 World Health Organisation Report, which is the most polluted city in the world?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) New Delhi
(C) Kolkata
(D) Kanpur
Answer:
(D) Kanpur
Explanation:
The WHO Global Ambient Air Quality Database update (released in 2018/2019) listed Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh as the most polluted city in the world concerning PM2.5 concentration levels.
72. Lonar Lake is in:
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Assam
Answer:
(B) Maharashtra
Explanation:
Lonar Lake is a famous, notified National Geo-heritage Monument located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra. It was uniquely created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.
73. The largest coal producing state in India is:
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
(B) Jharkhand
Explanation:
Historically in MCQs, Jharkhand is marked as the answer as it holds the largest proven coal reserves in India (over 26% of the country’s total) and contains the primary Jharia coalfield, though actual annual production volume occasionally shifts between Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
74. The first Indian satellite ‘Aryabhat’ was launched from:
(A) USA
(B) USSR
(C) UK
(D) None of the above
Answer:
(B) USSR
Explanation:
India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, was successfully launched on April 19, 1975, using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Soviet Union (USSR).
75. Sam Manekshaw was given the rank of Field Marshal to recognise the Indian Victory over Pakistan in:
(A) 1947 war
(B) 1965 war
(C) 1971 war
(D) 1999 war
Answer:
(C) 1971 war
Explanation:
General Sam Manekshaw was the brilliant Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. For his exceptional leadership that led to victory and the liberation of Bangladesh, he was promoted to the prestigious five-star rank of Field Marshal in 1973.
