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over from Admiral Robin K. Dhowan, who retired on 50. Sol: (c)
31 May 2016 after four decades of service from the The Governor-General of India (or, from 1858 to
navy. 1947, the Viceroy and Governor-General of India,
43. Sol: (c) commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was
The Dīn-i Ilāhī ("Religion of God") was a syncretic originally the head of the British administration in
religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar India. Warren Hastings was the first governor
the Great in 1582 AD, intending to merge the best general of India.
elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby 51. Sol: (d)
reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The ruling military junta changed its name from
The elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Burma to Myanmar in 1989, a year after thousands
Hinduism, but some others were also taken from were killed in the suppression of a popular uprising.
Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism. 52. Sol: (a)
44. Sol: (d) The penalty box or sin bin (sometimes called the bad
The Mandal Commission was established in India in box, or simply bin or box) is the area in ice hockey,
1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime roller derby, rugby league, rugby union and some
Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify other sports where a player sits to serve the time of
the socially or educationally backward. a given penalty, for an offence not severe enough to
45. Sol: (b) merit outright expulsion from the contest. Teams are
The 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony was held generally not allowed to replace players who have
on Friday, 19 September 2014. It began at 6:00pm been sent to the penalty box.
Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) and ended at 11:29pm. 53. Sol: (c)
The ceremony took place at newly built Incheon The National Security Advisor (NSA) is the chief
Asiad Main Stadium. executive of the National Security Council (NSC), and
46. Sol: (a) the primary advisor to the Prime Minister of India on
In Jainism, a tirthankara is a saviour and spiritual national and international security. Brajesh Mishra
teacher of the dharma (righteous path). According to the First National Security Advisor (NSA) of India.
Jains, a tirthankara is a rare individual who has 54. Sol: (c)
conquered the saṃsāra, the cycle of death and Kandla, also known as the Kandla Port Trust is a
rebirth, on his own and made a path for others to seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western
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follow. The 23 Tirthankara of Jainism was Parsva India, near the city of Gandhidham. Kochi also known
Natha as Cochin, is a major port city on the south-west coast
47. Sol: (c) of India by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea and
Malik Muhammad Jayasi was an Indian poet who is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of
wrote in the Avadhi language. His most famous work Kerala.
is Padmavat (1540), a poem describing the story of 55. Sol: (b)
the historic siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khilji in 1303 70 percent of your body's iron is found in the red
CE who attacked Chittor after hearing of the beauty blood cells of your blood called hemoglobin.
of Queen Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Magnesium is bound as the central atom of the
Singh. porphyrin ring of the green plant pigment
48. Sol: (d) chlorophyll.
The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the 56. Sol: (a)
deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the Howdah is a carriage which is positioned on the back
western Pacific Ocean, an average of 200 kilometres of an elephant, used most often in the past to carry
(124 mi) to the east of the Mariana Islands, in the wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare
Western Pacific East of Philippines. Saddle is a seat fastened on the back of a horse or
49. Sol: (b) other animal for riding, typically made of leather and
Macedonian empire belongs to Iron Age. raised at the front and rear.