General Knowledge ( Set-II)

Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of India who created the Covenanted Civil Service of India, which later became known as the Indian Civil Service:
When: Cornwallis served as Governor-General from 1786–1793.
Why: Cornwallis introduced the civil service to help administer British territories in India.

Lord William Bentinck was the Governor-General of British India when the practice of Sati was banned in 1829.

India has three levels of government: central, state, and local:
1.Central government: Manages the country’s affairs
2.State government: Manages the affairs of a specific state
3.Local government: Manages the affairs of a village, town, or district

Jharkhand is the largest producer of lac in India, followed by Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Maharashtra. Jharkhand’s Khunti district is the biggest producer of lac in the state, contributing about 29% of the total lac production in Jharkhand

Major Hector Munro led the British East India Company’s forces in the Battle of Buxar, which took place on October 22, 1764. The British won a decisive victory in the battle, which was fought in the small town of Buxar in Bihar.

The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere, which is a layer of Earth’s atmosphere that’s about 10–50 kilometers above the surface. The ozone layer is mainly found in the lower part of the stratosphere, between 15 and 35 kilometers above Earth.

For the first time in the country, the Housing and Ur- ban Development Department of Odisha launched a scheme titled “GARIMA” for the safety and dignity of core sanitation workers directly involved in handling the faecal matter.

The Rolling Plan was implemented after the fifth five-year plan was rejected in 1977-78:
– Fifth five-year plan: The fifth five-year plan was implemented from 1974-79.
– Rolling Plan: The Rolling Plan, also known as the sixth five-year plan, was implemented from 1978-83

The President of India appoints the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The President also appoints the other members of the UPSC.

The Secretary of State was a British Member of Parliament and a member of the Prime Minister’s cabinet. The Secretary of State was responsible for communication between the British and Indian governments, and had the power to send secret despatches to India without consulting the council. The Secretary of State was assisted by a Council of 15 members, with the Secretary of State as the Chairman

The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms. The act was named after the Viceroy of India, Lord Minto, and the Secretary of State for India, John Morley, who introduced the act.

Jupiter is the planet that comes between Mars and Saturn in the order of the planets in our solar system:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Nambi Narayanan (born 12 December 1941) is an Indian aerospace scientist who worked for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). As a senior official at the ISRO, he was briefly in charge of the cryogenics division. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, in March 2019.

The first Hindi newspaper in India was Udant Martand (The Rising Sun), which was published on May 30, 1826 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla edited the paper.

The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line that runs 23.50 degrees north of the equator. In India, it passes through the following states:
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Mizoram

Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Individual Satyagraha movement in Pavnar, Maharashtra on October 17, 1940. The movement was a result of the August Offer and was meant to affirm the right to speech, not to seek independence.

Amending the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation’s fundamental law or supreme law. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.

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I. Must be a citizen of India (Correct)

II. Must not be less than 25 years of age (Correct)

Must not hold an office of profit under the Union Government or state government (This is incorrect, as holding an office of profit disqualifies a person from being elected as a member of the Lok Sabha).

Vasudeva Kanva was the founder of the Kanva dynasty, which ruled from 75 BCE to 30 BCE. Vasudeva was a minister to the last Shunga ruler, Devabhuti, before he assassinated Devabhuti and took the throne for himself.

74th Amendment and Municipalities in India. Constitution (Seventy Forth Amendment) Act, 1992 has introduced a new Part IXA in the Constitution, which deals with Municipalities in an article 243 P to 243 ZG. This amendment, also known as Nagarpalika Act, came into force on 1st June 1993.

The telephone was invented in the 1870s:
1876: Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone on March 7.

The northernmost latitude of India is 37° 6′ N. The northernmost point of India is Indira Col, which is located at this latitude on the northern frontier of Jammu and Kashmir.

Part XVII of the Constitution of India deals with official language, including the official language of the Union, the states, and the judiciary. Articles 343 to 351 of the Constitution cover this topic.