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[#406] What is the literacy rate of Maharashtra?
Correct Answer

(A) 77.27 per cent

Explanation

Solution: The literacy rate of Maharashtra is 77.27 per cent. Maharashtra has always shown above average literacy rate in India. According to 2001 census literacy rate of India is 65.38 per cent, While Maharashtra has 77.27 per cent. During the decade 1961- 2001 the literacy rate in Maharashtra has increased by 12.4 per cent.

[#407] What is Magna Carta?
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Magna Carta was a charter of Rights granted to the Englishmen during 1215 AD by King John II, It was a charter guaranteeing the freedom of the barons, the church and the common man and It is the foundation stone of the rights and liberties of the English people.

[#408] When does Russia celebrates its Independence Day?
Correct Answer

(D) 12th June

Explanation

Solution: Russia celebrates its Independence Day on 12th June. The day celebrates the establishing of Russia as an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, officially recognizing the day that the Declaration of the Sovereignty of the Russian Federation was signed.

[#409] What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?
Correct Answer

(A) Hindi

Explanation

Solution: Hindi, the official state language, is also the language most widely spoken in Madhya Pradesh. Eastern Hindi dialects, represented by Bagheli and Awadhi, are spoken in the southern and eastern parts of the state and in the upper Narmada River valley.

[#410] When and where was hockey introduced for women in Olympics?
Correct Answer

(B) 1980 at Moscow

Explanation

Solution: The first women's Olympic field hockey competition was introduced by the IOC at Moscow in 1980 Summer Olympics. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.