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461. Rabindranath Tagore receive Nobel Prize in 1913 in the field of

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A. peace
B. literature
C. physics
D. economy
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Rabindranath Tagore receive Nobel Prize in 1913 in the field of literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore “because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West.”

462. What is the capital of Jharkhand?

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A. Raipur
B. Dehradun
C. Ranchi
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Orissa, western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh.

463. Ecology deals with

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A. Cell formation
B. Birds
C. Relation between organisms and their environment
D. Tissues
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Ecology deals with relation between organisms and their environment. Ecology is the study of the interaction of organisms in an area with their environment. This interaction constitutes an overall adaptation of the organisms to their environment which also includes the continuity of species. However, the availability of organisms in an area is dependent on the type of environment.

464. When and where was weightlifting introduced in Olympics?

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A. 1896 at Athens
B. 1988 at Seoul
C. 1924 at St. Louis
D. 1908 at London
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In 1896 at Athens was weightlifting introduced in Olympics. Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games.

465. Where did the three leaders, F.D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, meet in 1943 and agreed on the need for maintaining international peace?

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A. Moscow
B. San Francisco
C. Teheran
D. Washington D.C.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In Teheran the three leaders, F.D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, meet in 1943 and agreed on the need for maintaining international peace. The Tehran Conference (codenamed Eureka) was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran.

467. Nuclear power is ____ thermal power.

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A. cheaper than
B. costlier than
C. equal in amount
D. they cannot be related
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Nuclear power is cheaper than thermal power. Nuclear power plants are expensive to build but relatively cheap to run. In many places, nuclear energy is competitive with fossil fuels as a means of electricity generation. Waste disposal and decommissioning costs are usually fully included in the operating costs.

468. Who is known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’?

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A. Florence Nightingale
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Joan of Arc
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Florence Nightingale is known as Lady with the Lamp. During the Crimean War Florence Nightingale organized a corps of nurses to care for soldiers, thus beginning her foray into the world of medical care and treatment.

469. Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of

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A. elephant, tiger, panther, sambar
B. pelicans, painted stroke
C. chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds
D. elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of pelicans, painted stroke. Kolleru Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, India. It covers 673 square kilometers. It was established in November 1999, under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The sanctuary protects part of the Kolleru Lake wetland, which gained Ramsar Convention for International importance in 2002.

470. Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as

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A. Blue ring – Europe; Yellow ring – Asia; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring – Oceania
B. Blue ring – Asia; Yellow ring – Europe; Black ring – Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring – America
C. Blue ring – Europe; Yellow ring – Asia; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring – America
D. Blue ring – Asia; Yellow ring – Europe; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring – Oceania
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as Blue ring – Europe; Yellow ring – Asia; Black ring – Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring – Oceania. It represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.