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ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ತಯಾರಿ 2026| HSTR,GPSTR , PSTR, KREIS,VAO| GK ಭಾಗ 6| ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ MCQs
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Main Ideas / Lessons (GK Exam-Focused)
- The video is a General Knowledge (GK) MCQ revision/class aimed at preparation for upcoming teacher recruitment exams such as HSTR, GPSTR, PSTR, KREIS, VAO, and similar exams.
- The speaker focuses on:
- Solving exam-style MCQs using factual recall (biographies, awards, geography, defense, science/environment).
- Revisions of commonly repeated concepts that appear in papers (e.g., Bharat Ratna, Indian defense institutions, Round Table Conferences timeline, GK definition-based questions).
- Strategic accuracy, because options can be “trap-like.” Students are encouraged to understand the reasoning (e.g., coral formation depends on temperature; demographic gap depends on birth/death rates).
- The class includes many standalone MCQs, each taught with short explanations, and the correct option is highlighted.
Methodology / Instruction-Style Content
Course / Crash-Course Promotion (video-wide)
- Join the channel/community via the Telegram link provided in the video description.
- If using KR2 online learning, choose regular course durations:
- 9 forms for 4 months
- 9 forms for 6 months
- 1 year
- A new crash course is mentioned as ending today.
- Crash course features:
- Bullet points for each chapter indicating what is important
- Chapter-wise MCQs after each chapter
- Multiple note types for key points (chapter-wise)
- 100+ mock tests
- Doubt-clearing sessions
- Payment / joining:
- Contact the number shown in the video, or
- Download KR Total app from the Play Store and make payment there
- Offer pricing (as stated in subtitles):
- “Paper One and Paper Two”: referenced as Rs. 9
Exam-Taking / Revision Guidance
- Students should:
- Watch live MCQ classes regularly (the speaker claims many have already been held).
- Prefer class explanations/recordings instead of guessing blindly.
- Revise frequently asked facts, since many questions are historically repeated.
- Cautionary idea:
- Question papers are designed to filter/reject weak candidates by making questions deeper/trickier, so students must prepare with strategy.
MCQ Topics + Key Correct Concepts (in order of appearance)
1) Arrange correctly: “Father” / identity matchings
- Adam Smith → Father of Economics; associated with The Wealth of Nations (1776)
- Bhagat Singh → identified as Shaheed-e-Azam
- C. H. Andrews (Deenabandhu) / C. R. Das (Deshbandhu) → friend of Gandhiji (name logic explained)
- Outcome: the speaker treats the provided option set as correctly matchable (“all four options are correct”).
2) “Shahid-e-Azam” and slogan association
- The subtitles indicate a slogan (spelled in subtitles; likely a “Hind/Inlab/Zindabad”-type pairing).
3) “Nomadic elephant” military exercise between countries
- The topic emphasizes a common GK pattern:
- MCQs ask which exercise happens between which countries.
- Outcome: a specific option is concluded correct (exact country-combination unclear due to subtitles garbling).
4) Indian National Defence University (NDU) location
- Correct option stated: Gurugram, Haryana.
5) Bharat Ratna: first recipients and totals
- First Bharat Ratna awards (1954):
- C. V. Raman (Sir C. V. Raman)
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Bharat Ratna meaning: highest civilian award by Government of India.
- Total awards stated: 53.
- 2024 (five recipients mentioned):
- Karpuri Thakur
- L. K. Advani
- P. V. Narasimha Rao
- Chaudhary Charan Singh
- M. S. Swaminathan
- Karnataka-linked mentions (examples in discussion):
- C. Rajagopalachari (spelled as Gopalachari)
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
- M. Visvesvaraya
- C. N. R. Rao
6) Karnataka: first Chief Minister after state reorganization (1956)
- Correct option stated: K. C. Reddy is treated as the answer for “first Chief Minister of Karnataka.”
- Additional timeline context mentioned:
- Discussion around reorganization after 1956
- S. Nijalingappa around that period
- Mysore → Karnataka renamed in 1973 (linked to Devaraj Urs)
7) Karnataka: first Deputy Chief Minister, first Governor, first woman governor
- Names mentioned in subtitles/discussion:
- S. M. Krishna (deputy CM context; subtitle appears garbled but name is visible)
- Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (first governor context)
- First woman governor question:
- Sarojini Naidu indicated as the likely answer.
8) Women GK: multiple “firsts”
- “First woman” facts emphasized as recurring exam material:
- First woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Sarojini Naidu
- First woman Chief Minister (UP): Sucheta Kriplani
- Additional “first woman” mentions:
- Meira Kumari (first woman Speaker)
- Asha Purnadevi (first woman Jnanpith award recipient)
- Outcome: memorizing these recurring “firsts” is encouraged.
9) Continents by size + ordering concept
- Ordering concept:
- Ascending order = smallest → largest
- Descending order = largest → smallest
- Example facts mentioned:
- Largest: Asia
- Smallest: Antarctica
- Outcome: the option matching the size-order question is marked correct (subtitles include “C. C. Right”).
10) Armed forces / forces under Union Home Ministry
- Options included: BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF, CRPF
- Outcome: Option D is correct for the “armed forces” question.
11) Norman Borlaug & which field Borlaug Award is for
- Teaching point:
- Norman Borlaug is the Father of Green Revolution.
- GK logic used:
- The question checks mismatching/incorrect field association.
- Correct concept: the Borlaug award is linked to agriculture.
- Comparative GK mentions:
- Right Livelihood Award, Pulitzer (journalism), Grammys (music), and other Nobel categories including “green”/environment-related prizes.
12) Nobel/environment-themed recall (multiple fields)
- Examples listed by category:
- Medicine: Mother Teresa (1980 mentioned)
- Peace: (1979 mentioned for Mother Teresa) and later other figures
- Physics: Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar (1983)
- Economics: Amartya Sen (1998) and other later names (some garbled)
- Chemistry: Kailash Satyarthi + Malala (2014 mentioned)
- Nobel-linked children welfare mention: Abhijit Banerjee (2019 mentioned)
- Main lesson: Nobel/major award questions commonly test category + person.
13) Coral formations: least vs most (temperature-based reasoning)
- Principle:
- Coral formation depends on suitable temperature; colder areas → less coral.
- Outcome:
- Least coral formations: South Atlantic Ocean
- Most coral formations: Pacific Ocean
14) Demographic gap / “Great Division”
- Meaning taught:
- Demographic gap is about differences between young vs old population composition.
- Influenced by birth rate vs death rate.
- Additional idea mentioned:
- Population growth rate can be negative in certain “Great Division” context (subtitles reference 1921).
- Outcome: correct option marked as D.
15) Borders: India and Bhutan / longest/shortest border
- Bhutan border states mentioned (varied in subtitles):
- Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam (four states indicated)
- India–Bhutan border length values mentioned (numbers garbled):
- 587 km / 580 km / 87 km (teaching point: memorization)
- Longest border with India:
- Bangladesh (speaker says 496 km)
- Shortest border:
- Afghanistan (speaker mentions 80 km)
- Border-sharing discussion included multiple neighbor-country cases and “number of states” style MCQ framing.
16) Round Table Conferences: participants & timeline
- Common participants mentioned:
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Mirza Ismail
- Timeline taught:
- 1st Round Table Conference: Nov 12, 1930 to Jan 19, 1931 (Lord Irwin referenced)
- 2nd Round Table Conference: Sep 1931 to Dec 1931 (Gandhi participation mentioned)
- 3rd Round Table Conference: Nov 1932 (Viceroy Wellington referenced; Ambedkar mentioned again)
17) Spinning wheel: in which century it became common
- Options: 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th century
- Speaker’s logic:
- Became common around the 14th century (medieval historical explanation; cloth/yarn production context).
18) Spinning machine inventor: “Spinning Jenny”
- Spinning Jenny inventor stated in subtitles as “James/James Arkwright” (intended meaning appears to be James Hargreaves).
- Outcome: option D marked correct.
19) Veluthampi rebellion (Travancore/Kerala) vs British East India Company
- Rebellion name mentioned:
- Kundara Declaration / Travancore Declaration (subtitles/spoken form)
- Leader figure:
- Veluthampi as Dalavaya/Dalava
- Outcome: Option 1.
20) Salt Satyagraha: who started it in Kerala / Karnataka
- Kerala leader asked:
- Kelappan
- Karnataka-related leader mentioned:
- M. P. Nadkarni
- Dandi Salt Satyagraha facts:
- Started from Sabarmati Ashram
- March to Dandi on the seashore
- Route length/duration mentioned as about 78 km
- Youngest participant mentioned:
- Mailara Mahadevappa
21) Revolutionary newspapers: Ek Mataram / Vande Mataram / related publications
- GK question: which newspaper is associated with “Vande Mataram”
- Speaker conclusion:
- “Vande Mataram” linked to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (song/anthem text creator)
- Revolutionary press names mentioned:
- Sandhya
- Free Hindustan
- Bandi Jeevan (“bible of revolutionaries” in subtitles)
- Associated figures/publication authors mentioned:
- Bikaji Kama
- Tarakanath Das
- Shyamaji Krishnavarma
- Suchendra/Sachendra Sanyal (linked to Bandi Jeevan)
22) Optical fiber: principle + “father” question
- Optical fiber principle:
- TIR (Total Internal Reflection)
- Used for:
- Telecommunication / signal and data communication
- “Father of optical fiber”:
- Answer unclear/garbled in subtitles.
23) Petroleum wax: identify it
- Teaching point:
- Petroleum products include fuels and derivatives.
- Correct concept stated:
- Paraffin wax is connected to petroleum products and treated as the answer for “petroleum wax.”
Speakers / Sources Featured
- Primary speaker / instructor: Unnamed (speaks as “sir” / “I will tell you” and delivers GK MCQ teaching).
- Channel/brand references:
- KR2 and the KR Total app are mentioned.
- No other clear named co-speakers are visible from the subtitles.
- The video uses many historical figures as GK answers rather than as speakers.