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Basicity Order

CsOH>KOH>NaOH>LiOH

Lathmar Holi

Primarily celebrated in the state of Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (July 2023)

MK Stalin

Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha

Formed by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati in 1929

Fertile Plateaus

Deccan lava plateau is very fertile because it is rich in black soil that is very good for farming

Physiological Density

Measure of population density calculated through net cultivated area

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology (July 2023)

Jitendra Singh

Article 226

Has a similar provision to that of Article 32 and deals with writ jurisdiction

Project Tiger Launch Year

1973

Monoecious Definition

A flower with both androecium and gynoecium

President's Office Condition

He shall not be entitled, without payment of rent, to use his official residence

Influential Person in 2021

Narendra Modi has his name in Time Magazine's list of '100 most influential people of 2021'

Biggest Producer of Pulses

Madhya Pradesh

Incorrect Grade of Organisation

Tissue-organ grade organisation - Euplectella

Microfinance Institutions Network

An industry association and self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for the microfinance sector

First Golf Club of India

Situated in Kolkata

Mahendravarman I

Ruler of the Pallava dynasty

Author of 'Nil Darpan'

Dinabandhu Mitra

Non-Redox Reaction Example

Decomposition of calcium carbonate

BCCI Head Office Location

Located in Mumbai

Sudarshana Lake Inscription

Details are given in a rock inscription at Girnar (Junagarh), composed to record the achievements of the Shaka ruler Rudradaman I

Lata Mangeshkar Award (2001)

Won Bharat Ratna

Foreign Investment Challenge in India

Inconsistent regulatory environment

Founder of Prarthana Samaj

Atmaram Pandurang founded it in Mumbai in 1867

Mohan Veena Award (1994)

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the Grammy Award

Gagan Narang Olympic Medal

Won a bronze medal at London 2012

Functional Unit of Nature

Ecosystem

IUPAC Name of Tertiarybutyl Alcohol

2-Methylpropan-2-ol

Maximum Female Workforce Participation (Census 2011)

Himachal Pradesh

Tamil Nadu Senior Citizens Policy

Created a draft policy in 2022 based on article 41 for the welfare of senior citizens

Govindji Nartanalaya Location

Located in Manipur

Article 257 of the Constitution

Explains that the executive power of every state shall not impede the exercise of the executive power of the Union

Jaundice

Condition also known as icterus, causes a yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes

Directive Principles of State Policy

They are not justiciable in nature

High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021

Introduced in Lok Sabha on 30 November 2021

First southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji

Led to the region of Devagiri in 1307-08 AD

Relationship between interest rate and demand for money

Inverse

Hot wind 'Loo'

Blows in North and Northwestern India

Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University

Foundation stone laid in Uttar Pradesh in 2021

Green revolution

A new strategy in agriculture to produce food grains, especially wheat and rice

National Lata Mangeshkar Award 2020

Honoured the music-composer duo Anand-Milind

Chhath Puja

Celebration dedicated to Sun God and his wife Usha to thank them for sustaining life on earth and for granting wishes

First royal inscription of early India

Composed in chaste Sanskrit, known as Girnar

Chemical reaction when electricity is passed through water

Decomposition

Chittagong Armoury Raid

Conducted under the leadership of Surya Sen

Madrasa opened in Kolkata

Opened in 1781 C.E. to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law

Kund or Tanka

Used for water harvesting in Rajasthan

Revenue minister during the reign of Akbar

Todar Mal

Youngest instrumentalist awarded Padma Bhushan in 2002

Ustad Zakir Hussain

Incorrect statement about fats and oils

Fats and oils get reduced over time and smell bad

Kho-Kho exhibition at Olympics

Featured in the main stadium at the 1936 Olympics

Silappathikaram

The earliest epic poem in Tamil written in the 5ᵗʰ - 6ᵗʰ Century CE by Ilango Adigal

Largest crustal plate on Earth

Pacific plate with an area of over 103,000,000 km²

'Naye Bharat Ke Sapne' campaign

Launched by Meta and the Ministry of Women in 2023

Goods needing further transformation

Intermediate goods

Inactivated polio vaccine developed in 1952

Salk vaccine

Length of Indian Railways network

67,956 km according to Railway Yearbook 2019-20

State festival of Odisha

'Nuakhai'

Article 77 of the Indian Constitution

Deals with the conduct of business of the Government of India

Definition of a 'marginal worker'

A person who works for less than 183 days (or six months) in a year

First men's Asian Hockey Championship trophy

Won by India

Hot local wind in summer

Known as Loo

Padma Shri awardee folk singer from Uttar Pradesh

Ajita Srivastava

System of 'Subsidiary Alliance'

Devised by Lord Wellesley

Power to rule India transferred to British Crown

Under the Government of India Act 1858

Article of the Indian Constitution prohibiting religious instruction

Article 28

Nrityagram, an Odissi dance institution

Located in Karnataka

Five-year plan

Permits long-term intervention by the government in the economy

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas yojana

The cost of unit assistance is shared between Central and State Governments in the ratio 60 : 40 in plain areas.

Aves

Birds

Lord William Bentinck

The Governor-General of British India who helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice.

Non-perishable food

Pulses

Hubbardia heptaneuron

An endangered species of Grass.

Gurpurab

The festival celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

Tansen Music Festival

Organised by the Madhya Pradesh Government.

Decomposition of gaseous Ammonia

A zero order reaction at high pressure on a hot platinum surface.

Indian Constitution

Established an independent judicial system.

Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021

Passed to repeal and replace The Lighthouse Act, 1927.

Uttar Pradesh

The state with the largest railway track in India according to Indian Railways (2019-2020).

Olly

The mascot of the FIH men's Hockey World Cup - 2023.

Akbar

Coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in Punjab after the death of Humayun.

Dadabhai Naoroji

Divided the Indian economy into two parts: primary sector and secondary sector.

West Bengal

The government that honoured Pandit Anindo Chatterjee with the Banga Vibhushan Award in 2022.

Imphal

The city in Manipur where the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy is located.

National Sports and Adventure Awards-2022

44 awards were presented at the ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November 2022.

1st Asian Kabaddi Championship

Held in 1980.

Fifth Five-Year Plan

Primarily focused on the 'Garibi Hatao' initiative.

Newland's musical note

Co and Ni were put with halogens in the note Do.

SS Dubey

Appointed as India's 28ᵗʰ Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in March 2023.

Mahabalipuram

Emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under the Pallava kingdom.

Type of soil

Not a factor affecting the climate of a place.

Karaikal

In geographical proximity to Sri Lanka.

Champaran

Related to Gandhi's Satyagraha of the year 1917.

Wicketkeeper

In which of the following games is one player known as the Wicketkeeper?--> Cricket

Bharat Ratna

Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in 1999?--> Bharat Ratna

Gautamiputra Satakarni

Gautamiputra Satakarni titled Rajaraja and Maharaja is related to which of the following dynasties?--> Satavahana

Harela

Harela is a festival of greenery, peace, prosperity, and environmental conservation, primarily celebrated in which of the following states?--> Uttarakhand

Mid-day Meal scheme

Which state initiated the implementation of the Mid-day Meal scheme in elementary schools?--> Tamil Nadu

Pinctada margaritifera

Which species is known as black lipped pearl oyster found in the Indo-Pacific, within tropical coral reefs?--> Pinctada margaritifera

Fundamental Duties

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution contains Fundamental Duties?--> 51A