General Knowledge Test - 4

The Ujjain Kumbh Fair is organized on the bank of the Shipra River. It is held in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh. It is organized when Jupiter is in Leo, Sun in Aries, or Jupiter, Sun, and Moon in Libra on the day of Kartik Amavasya. It is organized four times every twelve years in the four Indian cities namely- Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain, or Nasik. It is also known as Ujjain Simhastha.

The Gurumukhi paper called Swadesh Sewak, which advocated social reforms and also asked Indian troops to rise in revolt against the British was brought out by GD Kumar from Vancouver during the freedom struggle.

Patna Museum is an example of Indo-Saracenic architecture.

The Patna Museum, on Buddha Marg, is an elegant range in Indo-Saracenic architecture in India with square corner towers capped by domes. It has a fine collection of stone sculpture, bronzes, prehistoric implements, terracotta figures, copper plates, pottery and other ancient artifacts.

The Mauryan archaeological site of Kumhrar, located in Patna, is significant for its 80-pillar assembly hall, attributed to the Mauryan empire under Emperor Ashoka.

In India Mixed Economy exists due to coexistence of public sector and private sector. This coexistence of public and private sectors in India reflects the country's pragmatic approach towards economic development, aiming to harness the strengths of both sectors while mitigating their respective weaknesses.

Original Preamble of Indian Constitution contains words Democratic, Republic, and Sovereign. 

In the 42nd Amendment  Act 1976, three new words were added, i.e.,

1. Socialist
2. Secular
3. Integrity

The preamble of India was adopted on 26 November 1946.

So, Democratic, Republic, and Sovereign words were originally used to describe India in the Preamble to the Constitution in 1949.

Kalpana Chawla was an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.

FinMapp has collaborated with Bajaj Finance to introduce a fixed deposit feature on its platform by adding a new icon for an improved customer experience. The fintech firm is offering an interest rate of 7.35% on the fixed deposit of app users. FinMapp offers multiple tenures to choose from for their fixed deposits of 15, 18, 22, 30, 33, and 44 months, or opt for one, three, and five years, respectively.

The function of fish plates is to hold two rails together. It restricts the movement of rails in horizontal and vertical planes. A combination of fish plates, nuts and bolts is used for this purpose. In rail terminology, a fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track. The name is derived from fish, a wooden bar with a curved profile used to strengthen a ship's mast.

Delhi CM launched Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana to provide Rs 1,000 as a monthly stipend to women residents whose annual family income does not exceed Rs 3 lakh.