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Answer: Nearness
Explanation: Nearness. Upa Denotes 'nearby'. Upanishad means to learn. It deals with metaphysics, spirituality, and philosophy. It is also known as Vedanta. The examples of Upanishad Aitareya Upanishad, Chanddogya Upanishad, Katha Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad.
Asked in: RRC Group D 17/08/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Rig Veda
Explanation: Rig Veda. Aitareya Upanishad discusses three philosophical themes: first, that the world and man is the creation of the Atman (Universal Self); second, the theory that the Atman undergoes threefold birth; third, that Consciousness is the essence of Atman. The Atharvaveda is the oldest literary monument of Indian medicine.
Asked in: RRC Group D 23/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Pitakas
Explanation: Pitakas. The Early Vedic literature Vedas, Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. Later Vedic literature Sutras, Vedangas, Upavedas, Darshanas, Puranas, Dharmashastra and Great epics or the Mahakavyas. Each Buddhist sub-tradition had its own Tripitaka for its monasteries, written by its sangha, each set consisting of 32 books, in three parts or baskets of teachings Vinaya Pitaka (Basket of Discipline), Sutta Pitaka (Basket of Discourse), and Abhidhamma Pitaka (Basket of Special Doctrine).
Asked in: RRC Group D 24/08/2022 (Morning)
Answer: 1,028
Explanation: 1,028. Rig Veda - Considered as the oldest Hindu Scripture, contains Hymns, most mentioned River Sindhu (Indus), most mentioned Deity - Indra. It has the maximum number of verses. Rigveda is the oldest and biggest amongst all the four Vedas. Mandals (10) III (Gayatri mantra), IX (Devoted to Soma), X (Purush Sukta, Nadistuti Sukta). 10,600 verses and 1,028 hymns (Sukta).
Asked in: RRC Group D 26/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Soma
Explanation: Soma (Chandra) is the Hindu God of Moon and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions). Ushas (Goddess of the dawn), Yama (Hindu God of death and justice), Varuni (Goddess of wine and transcendent wisdom).
Asked in: RRC Group D 29/08/2022 (Morning)
Answer: Brahma
Explanation: Brahma. Vishnu - The preserver, Shiva or Mahesh The destroyer. Sarasvati - Goddess of learning. Lakshmi - Goddess of wealth and prosperity. Parvati - Worshiped as Durga or Kali.
Asked in: RRC Group D 29/08/2022 (Evening)
Answer: four
Explanation: Four. These stages are known as Ashramas. First stage (Brahmacharya) Student stage. Second stage (Grihastha) "householder" stage. Third stage (Vanaprastha) - Begins after individuals fulfill their obligations to their family. Fourth stage (Sannyasa), renunciation Goal is to attain liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth.
Asked in: RRC Group D 30/08/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Sukta
Explanation: Suktas (Group of mantra). Rig Veda (Book of Mantras) An ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns, the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text. The text is layered, consisting of the Samhita, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. The Rigveda Samhita is the core text and is a collection of 10 books (mandalas) with 1,028 hymns (suktas) in about 10,600 verses.
Asked in: RRC Group D 06/09/2022 (Morning)
Answer: Lord Vishnu
Explanation: Lord Vishnu. Historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes). The former included traditions that focused on the worship of specific deities such as Shiva, Vishnu and his avatars (incarnations) and forms of the goddess or Devi, all often conceptualized in anthropomorphic forms. 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu (in order): Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki.
Asked in: RRC Group D 06/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Sama Veda
Explanation: Sama Veda. The word 'Veda' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Vid which means 'to know. It is compiled in four types - Rig Veda (Book of Mantras) - It has 10 mandalas and 1028 hymns, Sama Veda (Book of Chants) Categorize in two parts Gana (melody) and Archika (book) and contain 1875 verses, Yajur Veda (Book of Ritual) Divided into two sections, Krishna YajurVeda and Shukla Yajurveda. Atharvaveda (Book of Spell) Contains 730 hymns and 6000 mantras and 20 books (khandas).
Asked in: RRC Group D 08/09/2022 (Morning)
Answer: 26th January
Explanation: 26th January. India has the constitutional status of a Sovereign Democratic Republic (in the Preamble) on 26th January (Republic Day) 1950, enactment of the constitution. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November, 1949 and that day is celebrated as Constitution day (National law day). 23rd March - Shaheed Divas.
Asked in: RRC Group D 17/08/2022 (Evening)
Answer: MN Roy
Explanation: MN Roy. Constituent Assembly- First proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy, formed in 1946 on the basis of the Cabinet mission plan, Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha (first temporary chairman), Dr. Rajendra Prasad (First President) and Harendra Coomar Mookerjee (Vice President), BN Rau (constitutional advisor).
Asked in: RRC Group D 26/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Lack of flexibility of the constitution
Explanation: Unitary system - Composed of one central government that holds all the power. The federal system divides power between national and local forms of government. Unitary features of Indian Constitution Single Constitution, Centre's control over States, Rajya Sabha does not represent the States equality, Existence of States depends on the Centre, Single citizenship, Unified judiciary, Proclamation of emergency.
Asked in: RRC Group D 30/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Republic
Explanation: Republic. It indicates that the head of the state is elected by the people directly or indirectly. In India, the President is the head of the state and he is elected indirectly by the people. Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The term 'Democratic' implies that the Constitution of India has an established form of Constitution which gets its authority from the will of the people expressed in an election. The term 'Socialist' was added in the Preamble by 42nd Amendment, 1976.
Asked in: RRC Group D 01/09/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Explanation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad First President of independent India. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1962. Dr BR Ambedkar Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly. Lal Bahadur Shastri led India during the India Pakistan War of 1965 and gave the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan. Jawahar Lal Nehru - First Prime Minister of India.
Asked in: RRC Group D 19/09/2022 (Morning)
Answer: promotion of feudalism
Explanation: Promotion of Feudalism. Salient Features of Indian Constitution Lengthiest written constitution, Drawn from various sources, Preamble, Democratic System, Republic, Union of states, Fundamental rights and duties, Directive principles of state policy, clear division of powers, Independent Judiciary, Bicameral Legislature, Dual Government, Single Citizenship.
Asked in: RRC Group D 26/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: 10
Explanation: 10. Those (d) 07 countries are Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Soviet Union {USSR (now, Russia)}, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, South Africa, France.
Asked in: RRC Group D 23/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Australia
Explanation: Australia - Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse, Concurrent list, Joint-sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
Asked in: RRC Group D 26/08/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Directive principles of state policy
Explanation: Directive principles of state policy. Articles 36-51 under Part-IV of the Indian Constitution deal with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). USSR:- Ideals of justice (social, economic and political). Germany (Weimar) Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency. USA Fundamental rights, Independence of judiciary, Judicial review, Impeachment of the president, etc. Britain Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, Legislative procedure, Single Citizenship, etc.
Asked in: RRC Group D 02/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: United States of America
Explanation: United States of America :- Impeachment of the president, Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges, Fundamental Rights, Preamble. Other Borrowed Features of the Indian Constitution:- Britain Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, Single citizenship, Bicameralism, Ireland- Directive Principles of State Policy, Method of Election of the president, Australia- Concurrent list, Russia Fundamental duties.
Asked in: RRC Group D 16/09/2022 (Morning)
Answer: Longitudes never intersect each other.
Explanation: Longitude (intersect each other at the north and south poles) They are imaginary lines. It is an angular distance measured in degrees along the equator east or west of the Prime Meridian. They determine local time in relation to G.M.Т. or Greenwich Mean Time. The 180° longitude is considered as the International Date Line. Latitude is the angular distance of a point on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from the centre of the earth.
Asked in: RRC Group D 17/08/2022 (Morning)
Answer: Tropic of Capricorn - Eastern Hemisphere
Explanation: Tropic of Cancer (north of the equator) the northernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. Tropic of Capricorn (south of the equator) the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. Equator (0° latitude) is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. It is the longest line of latitude on the globe.
Asked in: RRC Group D 25/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Agra
Explanation: Mirzapur - It is located near Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). Standard Meridian is a longitude that determines a standard time for the whole country. The standard meridian of India is 82°30'E. Indian Standard Time depicts GMT + 5.30 and it is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 h, 30 min. In India, the standard meridian passes through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
Asked in: RRC Group D 30/08/2022 (Morning)
Answer: India is completely located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Explanation: India totally lies north of the Equator. So it is in the northern hemisphere.
Asked in: RRC Group D 06/09/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Rajasthan
Explanation: Odisha. Tropic of Cancer is the imaginary line at 23.50 degrees North of the Equator. In India Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram. Tropic of Cancer also passes through 16 countries, 3 continents (North America, Africa and Asia) and 3 oceans (Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean).
Asked in: RRC Group D 16/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: 8°4'
Explanation: 8° 4'. The mainland of India extends between latitudes 8°4' N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7' E and 97°25'E. The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states of India namely Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram. The equator represents the zero degrees latitude and it is also the longest latitude. The Indian Standard Time is calculated from 82°30'E meridian (Indian Standard Meridian) passes through Mirzapur. It passes through 5 states namely Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh.
Asked in: RRC Group D 22/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Gujarat
Explanation: Nagaland. Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) Divides the country into almost two equal parts. It passes through eight states (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram) in India.
Asked in: RRC Group D 29/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Ocean
Explanation: Ocean. Panthalassa (Palea-Pacific) existed around the Paleozoic-Mesozoic transition that was around 300 million years ago. It occupied about 70% of the earth's surface. Now Panthalassa has completely disappeared. Panthalassa was much larger than today's largest ocean, that is the Pacific Ocean. It was a hemisphere-sized ocean. The Pacific Ocean is a remnant of an ancient sea called the Panthalassa. It was first discovered by a German meteorologist, Alfred Wegener in 1912.
Asked in: RRC Group D 24/08/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: warm currents
Explanation: Warm currents. Some examples of warm currents - Kuroshio Current, North Pacific Current, Alaskan Current, Counter Equatorial Current El Nino Current, Tsushima Current, South Equatorial Current, East Australian Current, Florida Current, Norwegian Current. Cold currents are ocean currents that move from the polar regions towards the Equator and are colder than the surrounding water. Cold current examples Antarctica Current, Okhotsk Current, Labrador Current, Canary Current, Eastern Greenland Current, Benguela Current. When the ocean water moves forward under the influence of prevailing wind, it is called a Drift.
Asked in: RRC Group D 01/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: ten degree
Explanation: Ten degrees. Nine Degree Channel - Separates the island of Minicoy from the Lakshadweep. Eight Degree Channel Separates the islands of Minicoy and Maldives. Duncan Passage - Separates South Andaman and Little Andaman.
Asked in: RRC Group D 22/09/2022 (Morning)
Answer: self-employed workers
Explanation: Self-employed workers. Hired workers - Workers who are employed by others (employers) and receive a salary/wage as compensation for work. Regular salaried employees Hired workers who are on the permanent payrolls of their employers. Government employees Employed by the National Government or any of its political subdivisions, including those employed in government-owned and/or controlled corporations. Casual wage workers Those workers, who do not earn regular wages and do not have regular employment throughout the year.
Asked in: RRC Group D 23/08/2022 (Morning)
Answer: Sugar mill
Explanation: Sugar mills produce goods so it comes under the secondary sector. The tertiary or service sector is the one that does not produce any goods, it provides services to other sectors. It contributes the most to GDP in India. Other sectors: Primary Sector (agricultural and allied sector) - Supplies raw material for goods and services. Examples: Mining, Agriculture, fishing, forestry etc. Secondary Sector (Manufacturing Sector) Convert one good into another by creating more utility from it. Example: Plastic manufacturing, textile industry, food processing etc.
Asked in: RRC Group D 30/08/2022 (Evening)
Answer: money
Explanation: Money. Consumer theory: It is a branch of microeconomics that studies how people decide what to spend their money on based on their preferences and budget constraints. Producers theory is concerned with the behavior of firms in hiring and combining productive inputs to supply commodities at appropriate prices.
Asked in: RRC Group D 01/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Elasticity
Explanation: Non - rivalry. Public goods are those that are both non-excludable and non-rivalrous. For such goods, users cannot be barred from accessing or using them for failing to pay for them. Private goods are products that must be purchased to be consumed, and consumption by one individual prevents another individual from consuming it.
Asked in: RRC Group D 02/09/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Teaching
Explanation: Teaching. Primary Sector - It is known as the agricultural and allied sector services, For example agriculture, forestry and mining. Secondary Sector It is known as the manufacturing sector. It includes manufacturing units, small scale units, large firms and multinational corporations. Tertiary sector - It is known as the service sector which covers a wide range of activities from commerce to administration, transport, financial and real estate activities, business and personal services, education, health and social work.
Asked in: RRC Group D 05/09/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Non-excludable
Explanation: Non-excludable. Public Goods: The good (commodity) that is available for use for everybody and one person's usage of it does not diminish or exhaust its availability to others. It is considered non-excludable and non-rivalrous. Example Education, infrastructure, lighthouses, flood control systems, knowledge, fresh air, national security, official statistics, etc. In the case of private goods anyone who does not pay for the goods can be excluded from enjoying its benefits. In the case of public goods, there is no feasible way of excluding anyone from enjoying the benefits of the good. That is why public goods are called non-excludable.
Asked in: RRC Group D 06/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Tertiary Sector
Explanation: Tertiary Sector: The services sector of an economy, encompassing medical providers, educators, financial services, and personal trainers, among many others. Secondary Sector: The manufacturing, Industry sector and production sector. It includes secondary processing of raw materials, food manufacturing, textile manufacturing and industry. Primary sector: When the activities are based directly on the natural resources, it is known as the primary sector. Example agriculture, mining. Mixed economy: The co-existence of a public and private sector.
Asked in: RRC Group D 06/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: zero
Explanation: Normal. Economic profit of a firm is largely dependent on the degree of market competition and the time span under consideration. If firms earn super normal profit, it may be the reason for monopoly in the market. Perfect competition When all companies sell identical products, market share does not influence price, and companies are able to enter or exit without barriers. Oligopoly - If the market of a particular commodity consists of more than one seller, but the number of sellers is few. Monopolistic - A market where only one company may offer products and services to the public.
Asked in: RRC Group D 09/09/2022 (Afternoon)
Answer: Hugh Dalton
Explanation: Hugh Dalton. The Principle of maximum social advantage: The state's government should collect revenue and spend the money so as to maximize the welfare of the people. Limitations: Vague and Abstract, Lack of Divisibility, Ignores Non Tax Revenues, Maintaining Balance, Simultaneous Calculation not Possible.
Asked in: RRC Group D 09/09/2022 (Evening)
Answer: Agriculture
Explanation: Agriculture. Source of income on the eve of Independence - Agriculture (75% of the workforce), Industrial sector (10%) and Service sector (15- 20%). As per Census 2011- The share of workforce engaged in the agriculture sector (comprising cultivators and agricultural labourers) is 54.6 per cent. Primary Sector Agriculture, fishing, mining. Secondary Sector - Construction, manufacturing, etc. Tertiary Sector charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups.
Asked in: RRC Group D 30/09/2022 (Evening)