ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ತಯಾರಿ 2026| HSTR,GPSTR , PSTR, KREIS,VAO| GK ಭಾಗ 5| ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ MCQs

Main ideas / concepts taught (Exam-focused GK MCQs)

1) Course orientation + how the channel/class helps exam preparation

• The speaker welcomes viewers to KR Tutorials and frames the video as an ongoing GK/MCQ preparation class for upcoming competitive exams.
• The class focuses on:
  • Learning how to ask/answer MCQs effectively
  • Revision for upcoming important exams (e.g., HSTR, GSTR, PSTR, KREIS, VAO, etc.)
• Viewer engagement and updates:
  • Prompts to subscribe, like, and share
  • Encourages joining Telegram for updates/current GK

2) Promotional structure of KR’s paid learning (Regular + Crash)

Regular course (chapter-wise)

• Chapter-wise classes
• Test series
• Key-point PDF notes
• Chapter-wise analysis

Crash course (two-day “quick revision”)

• Marketed as quick revision with videos already uploaded.
• Validity: claims it is available for two days; price expected to increase afterward.
• Claimed inclusions:
  • Topic-wise “bulletin” style teaching
  • MCQ analysis
  • Mock tests
  • Doubt clearing
  • Question paper analysis
  • Model papers
• Enrollment/payment flow:
  • Download KR Total app
  • Pay
  • Join

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3) MCQ content walkthrough (major GK topics + correct options)

The video largely runs as a sequence of GK questions where the instructor provides the correct option and brief reasoning/memory tips.

A) Literature / notable works / authors

• “Experiment with Untruth” is discussed in relation to Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography theme.
  • The instructor clarifies the intended phrase as Experiment with Truth overall.
  • Emphasis is placed on the wordplay around untruth/truth.
• Mentions English writers and related works as exam-relevant knowledge.
• One MCQ ends with: Option 2 is correct (the exact question text is unclear due to subtitles).

B) Science basics (discoveries, instruments, human body)

• X-ray: asks who discovered x-ray; associated scientist/link is discussed.
• Barometer and a TV-related inventor pairing appear (subtitles are noisy).
• Insulin:
  • Memory cue: F. Banting (with team context implied).
• Plant life / plant growth sensing:
  • Discovery: Jagdish Chandra Bose (plant responsiveness/stimuli)
  • Instrument: “Crescograph / Chrysograph” (subtitles garbled); described as measuring plant growth sensitively
  • Bose Institute: associated with him in Kolkata (established year mentioned but subtitle digits are garbled)
• Oxygen: subtitles tie oxygen discovery to Priestley (and an instrument-related line seems connected to earlier content).
• Artificial satellite power source:
  • Correct answer: solar
  • Solar cells described as photovoltaic cells using silicon
• Vitamins incorrect combinations (conceptual mappings):
  • Vitamin B1 = thiamine
  • Vitamin B3 = niacin → linked to pellagra
  • Vitamin K = blood clotting
  • Vitamin-related anemia points referenced (wrong option identified as Option 3)
  • Memory-style items also include:
    • Vitamin E → infertility
    • Vitamin D → rickets
    • Vitamin C → scurvy
• Ozone layer depletion:
  • Main cause: CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) from refrigerators/air conditioners/certain cosmetics
  • CFCs destroy ozone → more UV reaching Earth (skin cancer mentioned)
  • Ozone layer location: stratosphere

C) Geography / waterways (canals, straits, seas)

• Suez Canal
  • Question: year the Suez Canal was opened → 1869
  • Related regions/seas/straits referenced:
    • Red Sea
    • Gulf of Aden
    • Bab el-Mandeb Strait
    • Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman (used for “which one is where” selection)
• Panama Canal
  • Connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  • Year referenced: 1914

D) Modern history (WWII atomic bombs)

• Second atomic bomb on Nagasaki
  • Timeline:
    • Hiroshima: August 6, 1945
    • Nagasaki: August 9, 1945
  • Instructor mentions “Today is Hiroshima Day” (as per video timing).
  • Bomb naming:
    • “Fat Man” for Nagasaki (explicitly contrasted with “Little Boy” for Hiroshima)
• “Who discovered the atomic bomb?”
  • Instructor references “Otto…/Oppen…” style association and concludes Option 4 is treated as correct (subtitle text is garbled).

E) Indian history / constitutional and governance concepts

• “Incorrect match” MCQ includes:
  • Simon Commission (1927)
  • Quit India Movement (1942)
  • Indian National Congress (1885)
  • Minto-Morley reforms (year indicated as 1909)
• Other governance/institution questions:
  • Minimum interval between two Parliament sessions: six months
  • Lok Sabha membership: stated as 543 (subtitle confusion includes 524/543, but later settles on 543)
  • Lok Sabha term extension during national emergency:
    • Extend by one year (referenced: Article 83)
  • Fifth Lok Sabha extended by one year in 1971 and 1977 (as stated)

F) Banking (RBI Act) + definitions

• Scheduled Bank MCQ:
  • Scheduled banks are those listed in the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934
  • Includes criteria about paid-up and reserved funds (₹ 5 lakhs or more) (as stated)
  • Non-scheduled banks: not listed in the Second Schedule
  • Subtitles mention categories (public/private/foreign/regional rural) and that scheduled banks can borrow from RBI

G) Census, literacy, trains, languages/culture

• Literacy rate (2001 census)
  • Highest among states: Kerala
  • Lowest among states: Bihar (union territory mention appears mixed in subtitles)
  • Karnataka districts:
    • Highest: Dakshina Kannada
    • Lowest: Yadgir
  • India figures referenced:
    • Total 74.04, male 82.14, female 65.46
  • Later generalization:
    • India ~75%
    • Karnataka: men 82.85%, women 68.57%
• Train running through most states
  • Instructor-selected option indicates Himagiri / Himagiri Express (subtitles show “Himagiri Express”)
  • Route description: from Kanyakumari to Jammu & Kashmir, passing about 12 states
  • Other train mentioned (e.g., Navayuga Express) but rejected for “most states”
• First Kannada World Literary Conference
  • First held in Mysore (1985)
  • Second held in Belgaum (2011)
  • Third mentioned/planned in Davangere (not finalized)
  • Subtitles also reference inauguration/presidency context involving NR Narayana Murthy and BS Yediyurappa.

H) Time/astronomy + calendar facts

• Longest day: June 21 (also tied to Yoga Day)
• Apogee / perihelion
  • Earth farthest from the sun (apogee): around July 4
  • Earth nearest to the sun (perihelion): around January 3
• Days and nights equal:
  • March 21 and September 23
• Conclusion-type question: largest day-night change → June 21

I) British education system / universities

• “Magnacarta of Indian Education” (Charles Wood’s Report)
  • Charles Wood report: 1854
  • Leads to University of Calcutta in 1857
  • Later universities mentioned broadly: Bombay, Madras, Lahore, Allahabad (until ~1887)
• Instructor selects Option 2 for a related MCQ (exact mapping partially unclear).

J) United Nations / diplomacy

• UN founding
  • Established: October 24, 1945
  • HQ: New York
  • Original members: 51 (including India)
  • India approval date: October 30, 1945
  • Current members: 193
  • Permanent veto members: France, UK, China, USA, Russia
• Countries trying to become permanent members:
  • Answer given: Brazil, Japan, Germany, India (Option 3 selected)
• First UN Secretary-General
  • Subtitles reference Trygve Lie as “first secretary”
  • “Second secretary” name appears garbled in subtitles
  • Mentions António Guterres later

K) Polity: ages, elections, quotas, quorum

• Minimum ages:
  • Lok Sabha: 25 years
  • Rajya Sabha: 30 years
  • Vidhan Sabha: 30 years (mentioned)
  • President: 35 years
  • Voting age reduced 21 → 18 via 61st Amendment (effective March 28, 1989)
• Another question:
  • “Where was the 33rd Olympic Games held?” → Paris, France
  • Notes (as referenced):
    • India reportedly won 6 medals: 1 silver, 5 bronze
    • Neeraj Chopra referenced for javelin (silver)
    • Mentions “Games Wide Open”
    • Mentions inauguration on the Seine River
  • Instructor concludes India rank around 71st (as stated)

L) Cultural geography facts / “city nicknames” + Forbidden City

• Forbidden City
  • Discussed as a palace in Lhasa/Tibet (subtitles indicate historical mixing/incorrectness)
  • Explanation: “forbidden” because access is restricted—only royalty allowed; common people banned.
• Rapid-fire “city nicknames” (memory aids):
  • Belgium: “playground/battlefield of Europe”
  • Golden Gate City: San Francisco
  • Dark Continent: Africa
  • Eternal City: Rome
  • Holy Land: Palestine
  • Clove City: Madagascar
  • Bahrain: “lock of Mediterranean Sea”
  • Gibraltar: “lock of the Mediterranean Sea”
  • Myanmar: “city of lilies”
  • Additional poetic nicknames mentioned for: Canada, Norway, Fenland, Japan, Cuba, Switzerland
• Current Prime Minister of France:
  • Instructor asks it repeatedly and then attempts a correction, but subtitles are too garbled to confirm the exact final question/answer reliably.

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Methodology / instruction list (how the class is run)

• Teach each topic with bullet-like key points
• After each topic:
  • Do MCQ analysis connected to the chapter/topic
  • Provide important notes (explained in class)
  • Share PDF key point notes
• Includes:
  • Mock tests (promo claims “100+”)
  • Doubt clearing
  • Word/question paper analysis
  • Model question papers
• For the crash course offer:
  • Emphasizes quick revision
  • Encourages enrollment via KR Total app
  • Highlights limited-time pricing (“two days only”)

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Speakers / sources featured

• KR Tutorials / KR Tutorials instructor — main speaker delivering welcomes, explanations, and MCQ answers.
• Referenced figures (not necessarily speaking in the video):
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Michael Anderson
  • Jagdish Chandra Bose
  • Priestley
  • F. Banting
  • Charles Wood
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Ambedkar
  • Truman / WWII context (USA mentioned as bombers)
  • Trygve Lie
  • António Guterres
  • Neeraj Chopra
  • BS Yediyurappa
  • NR Narayana Murthy