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HAL Apprentice Defence — practice questions

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India's National Animal is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The highest mountain peak ENTIRELY within India is:Read the answer and worked solution →Bengaluru is popularly known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The capital of Australia is:Read the answer and worked solution →The world's longest river is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The headquarters of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is in:Read the answer and worked solution →India's HIGHEST civilian award is:Read the answer and worked solution →The DAVIS CUP is associated with which sport?Read the answer and worked solution →India's BEST EVER Olympic medal haul was at:Read the answer and worked solution →Pop the TRUE Bharat Ratna factsRead the answer and worked solution →Swipe: civilian or military award?Read the answer and worked solution →Place each award on its institution yearRead the answer and worked solution →Pop only the CIVILIAN awards of IndiaRead the answer and worked solution →Place each Indian award on its institution yearRead the answer and worked solution →

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India's National Animal is the:

  1. Indian Elephant
  2. Indian Lion
  3. Royal Bengal Tiger
  4. Indian Peacock
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Correct answer: C. Royal Bengal Tiger

The Royal Bengal Tiger has been India's national animal since 1973 (under Project Tiger). The Indian Elephant is the National Heritage Animal (since 2010) the Peacock is the National Bird (1963).

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The highest mountain peak ENTIRELY within India is:

  1. Mount Everest (which lies on Nepal Tibet border)
  2. Kanchenjunga (Sikkim, on India-Nepal border)
  3. Nanda Devi (in the state of Uttarakhand)
  4. K2 (which lies on Pakistan China border)
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Correct answer: B. Kanchenjunga (Sikkim, on India-Nepal border)

Mt Everest and K2 are not in India. Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) is on the India-Nepal border and is India's highest. NANDA DEVI (7,816 m) is the highest peak entirely within Indian territory.

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Bengaluru is popularly known as:

  1. The Silicon Valley of India
  2. The Pink City
  3. The Manchester of India
  4. The City of Joy
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Correct answer: A. The Silicon Valley of India

Bengaluru = Silicon Valley of India (IT hub since the 1990s). Pink City = Jaipur. Manchester of India = Ahmedabad. City of Joy = Kolkata.

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