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241. The Territorial Army was established in

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A. 1962
B. 1948
C. 1920
D. 1953
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Territorial Army was established in 1948. It was replaced by the Auxiliary Force (for Europeans and Eurasians) and the Indian Territorial Force (for Indians) in 1920. The modern Territorial Army was inaugurated by the first Indian Governor-General of India, C. Rajagopalachari, on 9 October 1949 after the Independence Territorial Army Act was passed in 1948.

242. Which are the important meeting of the Commonwealth?

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A. Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM)
B. Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries
C. Regular meeting of the minister of education, law, health and other minister
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM), Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries and Regular meeting of the minister of education, law, health and other minister are the important meeting of the Commonwealth.

244. Under which article in 1968, the number of votes required in the Security Council to convene a general conference to review the charter was increased from seven to nine?

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A. Article 81
B. Article 98
C. Article 109
D. Article 115
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Under Article 109 in 1968, the number of votes required in the Security Council to convene a general conference to review the charter was increased from seven to nine.

245. In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?

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A. Sugar and paper
B. Chalk and marble
C. Butter and paraffin wax
D. Charcoal and diamond
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In Butter and paraffin wax, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar. Butter is an unsaturated compound or an olefin in contrast to wax which is a saturated compound. So butter will show more reactivity for reactants. As such, they show different chemical nature.

247. Which are the main crops of Arunachal Pradesh?

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A. Rice, maize, millet, wheat, mustard
B. Rice, tobacco, oilseeds, jute, cotton
C. Tea, jute, rice, cotton, silk
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Rice, maize, millet, wheat, mustard are the main crops of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh has close to 61,000 square kilometres of forests, and forest products are the next most significant sector of the economy. Among the crops grown here are rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger, and oilseeds. Arunachal is also ideal for horticulture and fruit orchards.

248. Satellite launching station is located at

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A. Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh)
B. Salem (Tamilnadu)
C. Solapur (Maharashtra)
D. Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Satellite launching station is located at Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh). Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) or Sriharikota Range (SHAR) is a rocket launch centre operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Sriharikota Range was renamed in 2002 after ISRO’s former chairman Satish Dhawan.

250. The term butterfly is associated with

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A. kabaddi
B. swimming
C. boxing
D. wrestling
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The term butterfly is associated with swimming. The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly) is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the “dolphin kick”).