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1. Which is the largest Nation of the World

   The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km² (6,323,142 mi²), equivalent to 11% of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 Km² (57,510,000 square miles).


2. Who is the president of Russia

   Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is serving as the current president of Russia. He has been serving in this position since 2012, and he previously held this office from 1999 until 2008.


3. Who is the father of South Africa

   Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.


4. How Many Nationalized bank in India

   It refers to a bank in which govt. of India has more than 50% stake. It is also called the Public Sector Bank. So, there is no difference between public sector bank and nationalised bank. As of July 2020 after the recent mergers of government banks, there are a total of 12 nationalized banks in India and RBI is the governing body that manages these nationalised banks. In the last year, ten public sector banks were merged into four banks. They  are Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab, and Sind Bank, Indian Bank, UCO Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra, State Bank Of India


5. Who is the author of Himalayan blunder

  Brigadier John Parasuraman Dalvi was an Indian Army officer. During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, he was the commander of the Indian 7th Brigade, which was destroyed, leading Dalvi to be captured by the People's Liberation Army on 22 October 1962.


6. Which is the following state abolish Legislative council 
  
 The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed the resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council on 21 March 1969. Later the Parliament of India passed the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 for abolishing the Legislative Council with effect from 1 August 1969.


7. Which is the smallest ocean in the world

 The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five ocean basins. A polar bear walks on the frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean. The freezing environment provides a home for a diverse range of creatures. With an area of about 6.1 million square miles , the Arctic Ocean is about 1.5 times as big as the United States.


8. Line of Control is De facto boundary between India and 

  The Line of Control is a military control line between the Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but serves as the de facto border. 


9. Who is the first Indian to use the word swaraj

  The correct answer is Dadabhai Naoroji. In 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji (who was the President of the INC session at Calcutta), and in his Presidential address, used the word Swaraj.

10. The Indian who explain about trigonometry before Pythagoras 

  Baudhayana (800 BC - 740 BC) is said to be the original Mathematician behind the Pythagoras theorem. Pythagoras theorem was indeed known much before Pythagoras, and it was Indians who discovered it at least 1000 years before Pythagoras was born! The credit for authoring the earliest Sulba Sutras goes to him.


11.  Who is the first president of India 

 Rajendra Prasad, (born December 3, 1884, Zeradei, India—died February 28, 1963, Patna), Indian politician, lawyer, and journalist who was the first president of the Republic of India (1950–62).


12. How Many MP’s in Rajya Sabha of India

  Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members. 233 members are elected by the Vidhan Sabha members and 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.


13. Who is the leading producer of cotton

  India has the distinction of having the largest area under cotton cultivation which is about 37% of the world area under cotton cultivation between 10.5 million hectares to 12.20 million hectares. India is the largest producer of cotton in the world accounting for about 22% of the world cotton production. The yield per kgshectare which is presently 501 kgs/ha is still lower against the world average yield of about 789Kgskgs/ha.


14. When did India won first ever world cup in cricket

   The final of the 1983 Cricket World Cup was played between India and the West Indies at Lord's on 25 June 1983. This was the third consecutive World Cup final appearance for the West Indies, having won the last two Cricket World Cups. India, playing in their first final, defeated the West Indies to claim their first World Cup title. India's victory in the match is generally regarded as a landmark moment in cricket

15.Who is the biggest producer of rice 

  China is the world's largest rice producer — around 193 million metric tons (FAO 2008), which accounts for as much as 35% of total world rice production. China is the world leader in hybrid rice production.


                                                 


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