61. Which among the following is not an active volcano?
(A) Mt. Vesuvius
(B) Mauna Kea
(C) Mt. Kilimanjaro
(D) Mt. Etna
Answer:
(C) Mt. Kilimanjaro
Explanation:
Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius are active volcanoes. Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania that has not erupted in recorded history. (Note: Mauna Kea is also technically dormant, but Kilimanjaro is the standard textbook answer for an inactive/dormant volcano in this context).
62. Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?
(A) Art Smith
(B) James Hutton
(C) Edward Sheridan
(D) Charles Richter
Answer:
(D) Charles Richter
Explanation:
The Richter scale, used to quantify the magnitude (size) of earthquakes, was developed in 1935 by American seismologists Charles F. Richter and Beno Gutenberg.
63. Which one of the following is called Indias Machiavelli?
(A) Kautilya
(B) Patanjali
(C) Kapila
(D) Jaimini
Answer:
(A) Kautilya
Explanation:
Kautilya (also known as Chanakya) is often referred to as the “Machiavelli of India” due to his pragmatic, strategic, and often ruthless political philosophy detailed in his ancient treatise, the Arthashastra.
64. India has ceded the disputed Katheevu Island to:
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Iran
Answer:
(C) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
Katchatheevu (misspelled ‘Katheevu’ in the source) is an uninhabited island in the Palk Strait. India formally recognized Sri Lanka’s sovereignty over the island under the Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime agreement of 1974.
65. The Belt and Road Initiative is an infrastructure project of:
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Australia
Answer:
(B) China
Explanation:
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations.
