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Daily Quiz

This daily quiz having 10 questions.
Try to attempt all questions and after submitted, see the detailed analysis.

1. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R).
  • Assertion (A): The Indus Valley people were familiar with the use of cotton.
  • Reason (R): Cotton cloth fragments have been discovered from sites like Mohenjodaro.
  (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  (c) A is true, but R is false
  (d) A is false, but R is true
2. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R).
  • Assertion (A): India is the largest producer of pulses in the world.
  • Reason (R): Pulses are grown mainly in areas with low and erratic rainfall.
  (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  (c) A is true, but R is false
  (d) A is false, but R is true
3. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R).
  • Assertion (A): The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn in 1922.
  • Reason (R): The Chauri Chaura incident involved violence by protesters against the police.
  (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  (c) A is true, but R is false
  (d) A is false, but R is true
4. The Constitution of India was adopted on:
  (a) 26 January 1950
  (b) 26 November 1949
  (c) 15 August 1947
  (d) 9 December 1946
5. Which Constitutional amendment established the Women’s Reservation Bill (“Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam”)?
  (a) 101st (b) 105th
  (c) 106th (d) 108th
6. Which of the following is the largest biosphere reserve in India?
  (a) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  (b) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
  (c) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
  (d) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
7. mRNA vaccines (like COVID-19 vaccines) work by:
  (a) Killing the virus directly
  (b) Training the immune system using viral genetic material
  (c) Blocking bacteria from entering cells
  (d) Neutralizing toxins in the blood
8. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the Election Commission established?
  (a) Article 320
  (b) Article 322
  (c) Article 324
  (d) Article 326
9. The President of India is elected by:
  (a) Direct vote of people
  (b) Lok Sabha only
  (c) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures
  (d) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures (by proportional representation)
10. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R).
  • Assertion (A): The Simon Commission (1927) was boycotted by Indians.
  • Reason (R): The Commission did not include any Indian member.
  (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  (c) A is true, but R is false
  (d) A is false, but R is true