General Knowledge

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571. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in

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A. 1955
B. 1957
C. 1967
D. 1970
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in 1957. The world’s first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path.

572. FRS stands for

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A. Federation of Regulation Society
B. Fellow Research System
C. Fellow of Royal Society
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
FRS stands for Fellow of Royal Society. Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of London judges to have made a ‘substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science’.

573. When and where was basketball introduced in Olympics as a medal event?

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A. 1992 at Barcilona
B. 1928 at Paris
C. 1936 at Berlin
D. 1900 at Athens
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.

577. India’s Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in ____ under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

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A. 1979-80
B. 1980-81
C. 1981-82
D. 1982-83
✅ The correct answer is option D.
India’s Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in 1982-83 under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. On 8 January 2008, the DRDO formally announced the successful completion of the IGMDP.

578. South Indian temples have

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A. tall towers with curving sides that taper at the top
B. gateway towers shaped like trapezoidal pyramids
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
South Indian temples have tall towers with curving sides that taper at the top and gateway towers shaped like trapezoidal pyramids.

579. Study of earthquakes is known as

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A. ecology
B. seismology
C. numismatics
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Study of earthquakes is known as seismology. Seismologists study earthquakes by going out and looking at the damage caused by the earthquakes and by using seismographs. A seismograph is an instrument that records the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by seismic waves.