Question : Which of the following led the English company in the Battle of Plassey (1757)?
Option 1: Lord Dalhousie
Option 2: Captain Hodson
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Robert Clive
Correct Answer: Robert Clive
Solution : The correct option is Robert Clive.
The Battle of Plassey, fought on June 23, 1757, was a significant engagement during the Seven Years' War and a crucial event in British rule in India. The British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, faced Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
The aftermath of the battle allowed the British to gain control over Bengal, one of the wealthiest and most influential regions.
Question : Who became the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a Combat Aviator after the successful completion of training in May 2022?
Option 1: Captain Abhilasha Barak
Option 2: Captain Shiva Chauhan
Option 3: Captain Gursimran Kaur
Option 4: Captain Manju Sharma
Correct Answer: Captain Abhilasha Barak
Solution : The correct option is Captain Abhilasha Barak.
After completing her training successfully, Captain Abhilasha Barak became the first female officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator. One of the Army's components, the Army Aviation Corps, was established in November 1986.
Question : Which famous Indian sportsman is nicknamed as 'Captain Cool'?
Option 1: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Option 2: Major Dhyan Chand
Option 3: Milkha Singh
Option 4: Rohit Sharma
Correct Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Solution : The correct option is Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, known by his nickname Captain Cool, was the captain of the Indian team in which India won all the major ICC trophies, including the T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011, and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.
Question : Who among the following devised the Ryotwari system during the British rule in India?
Option 1: Lord Dalhousie
Option 2: Lord Minto
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Captain Alexander Read
Correct Answer: Captain Alexander Read
Solution : The correct answer is Captain Alexander Read.
Captain Alexander Read and Thomas Munro brought the Ryotwari system to India in 1820. During the Madras administration, it was initially implemented. The British government used this to collect taxes straight from the peasants. Under the Ryotwari system, which was a Land Revenue system in British India, the government directly collected taxes from the peasants while granting them land ownership.
Question :
Find out the part which contains an error of subject-verb agreement:
The coach of the team as well as the captain are planning to complain against the biased attitude of the umpire.
Option 1: The coach of the team as well as
Option 2: the captain are planning
Option 3: No error
Option 4: the biased attitude of the umpire
Option 5: to complain against
Correct Answer: the captain are planning
Solution :
With 'as well as', the farther subject rule is applied. The correction is to be done in ‘is’.
Question : Who among the following was named as the captain for the three-match T20 series in New Zealand in November 2022 by Board of Control for Cricket in India?
Option 1: Rishabh Pant
Option 2: Virat Kohli
Option 3: Hardik Pandya
Option 4: Shikhar Dhawan
Correct Answer: Hardik Pandya
Solution : The correct answer is Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya was the captain of the Indian team for the T20 series in New Zealand in November 2022. Team India played three T20Is and three ODIs against New Zealand. Hardik Pandya is one of the best all-rounders in world cricket. He made his T20 International debut for India in 2016 against Australia.
Question : Who among the following discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
Option 1: Lord Clive
Option 2: Henry, the sailor
Option 3: Captain Hudson
Option 4: Vasco Da Gama
Correct Answer: Vasco Da Gama
Solution : The correct option is Vasco Da Gama.
The sea route to India in 1498 was discovered by Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, reaching the shores of Calicut (in present-day Kerala, India) in May 1498.
Question : Which of the following cricketers surpassed Australia's Don Bradman to create the record of scoring the most number of 150-plus scores as a captain in international cricket?
Option 1: Kane Williamson
Option 2: Faf du Plessis
Option 3: Joe Root
Option 4: Virat Kohli
Correct Answer: Virat Kohli
Solution : The correct option is Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli surpassed Australia's Don Bradman to create the record of scoring the most 150-plus scores as a captain. He broke the record of Don Bradman who made 8 times and Virat Kohli made this record a total of nine times. He has consistently been one of the leading run-scorers in international cricket. Kohli has numerous batting records to his name.
Question : Who among the following has won the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate Award in May 2020?
Option 1: Major Suman Gawani
Option 2: Squadron Leader Deepika Misra
Option 3: Captain Divya Ajith Kumar
Option 4: Lt. Col. Sophia Qureshi
Correct Answer: Major Suman Gawani
Solution : The correct answer is Major Suman Gawani.
Major Suman Gawani, an Indian officer deployed in UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan) and Brazilian Naval Officer Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, serving in MINUSCA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic), were jointly awarded the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award in 2019. Major Gawani actively promoted gender perspectives in mission planning, engaged in UN forums and provided training on Conflict-related Sexual Violence to South Sudan government forces during her UNMISS tenure.