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823. The major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh are

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A. copper and graphite
B. limestone and dolomite
C. rock phosphate and dolomite
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh are limestone and dolomite. The minerals found in Uttar Pradesh include limestone which is found in Guruma-Kanach-Bapuhari in Mirzapur district and Kajrahat in Sonebhadra district; dolomite in Mirzapur, Sonebhadra and Banda, glass-sand in Karchhana of Allahabad district, Karwi in Banda district and Mau district.

824. Which is the biggest literary award of Britain?

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A. David Cohen Award
B. Kalinya Award
C. Owen Global Prize
D. Golden Bear Award
✅ The correct answer is option A.
David Cohen Award is the biggest literary award of Britain. The David Cohen Prize has established itself as the greatest honour a British or Irish writer can receive within these islands. It is also conducted with proper secrecy and dignity.

825. World War II was fought between

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A. Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France)
B. Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
World War II was fought between Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France). World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world’s countries including all the great powers eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

826. The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called

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A. credit squeeze
B. loup de’ etat
C. deficit financing
D. deflation
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called loup de’ etat. A coup d’état, also known by its German name putsch, or simply as a coup, is the overthrow of an existing government by non-democratic means; typically, it is an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power by a dictator, the military, or a political faction.

827. The objective of India’s space programme was

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A. mass communication and education via satellite
B. survey and management of natural resources
C. development of indigenous satellites and satellite launch vehicles
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The objective of India’s space programme was mass communication and education via satellite, survey and management of natural resources and development of indigenous satellites and satellite launch vehicles.

830. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in

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A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1951
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in 1949. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.