ESIC MTS Mains Memory Based Paper (5th June 2022) (Previous Year Paper)

Friends: A, S, D, F, G, H, J and K.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August.

1. S and G will get their article published in two simultaneous months after May.

2. The article of F is to be published in the second month.

3. H will get his article published before the publication of the article by F.

4. J will get his article published on a month after March but before June.

5. The article of A is published at the end.

(Case II will be eliminated.)

6. The article of D will be published immediately after the article by K.

Hence, three friends will get their article published before the publication of the article by D.

Friends: A, S, D, F, G, H, J and K.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August.

1. S and G will get their article published in two simultaneous months after May.

2. The article of F is to be published in the second month.

3. H will get his article published before the publication of the article by F.

4. J will get his article published on a month after March but before June.

5. The article of A is published at the end.

(Case II will be eliminated.)

6. The article of D will be published immediately after the article by K.

Hence, article of J will be published in May.

Friends: A, S, D, F, G, H, J and K.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August.

1. S and G will get their article published in two simultaneous months after May.

2. The article of F is to be published in the second month.

3. H will get his article published before the publication of the article by F.

4. J will get his article published on a month after March but before June.

5. The article of A is published at the end.

(Case II will be eliminated.)

6. The article of D will be published immediately after the article by K.

The article of either S or G will be published in July.

Friends: A, S, D, F, G, H, J and K.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August.

1. S and G will get their article published in two simultaneous months after May.

2. The article of F is to be published in the second month.

3. H will get his article published before the publication of the article by F.

4. J will get his article published on a month after March but before June.

5. The article of A is published at the end.

(Case II will be eliminated.)

6. The article of D will be published immediately after the article by K.

Hence, One friend article get published between article of K and J.

Friends: A, S, D, F, G, H, J and K.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August.

1. S and G will get their article published in two simultaneous months after May.

2. The article of F is to be published in the second month.

3. H will get his article published before the publication of the article by F.

4. J will get his article published on a month after March but before June.

5. The article of A is published at the end.

(Case II will be eliminated.)

6. The article of D will be published immediately after the article by K.

Hence, Either G or S is the correct answer.

Given word: BACHELOR

The given word can be represented as follows:

Thus, there are two pair → Forward: CE; Backward: AB.

Hence, two is the correct answer.

Row 1: I, J, K, L, M and N

Row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F

1. B sits 2nd from one of the ends so, B either sits at the right or left end of row 2.
2. Three persons are sitting between B and the one who faces M.
3. One person sits between M and N.

Case-1

Case-2

4 Two persons are sitting between N and the one who faces E.

5. J faces the one who sits second to the right of A.
6. J neither faces B nor E.

Now, E must be sitting at the extreme end and J must be sitting adjacent to J.

Case-1

Case-2

7. D faces the one who sits third to the right of I.
8. One of the immediate neighbors of L faces F.
9. D and F are not immediate neighbors.

Now, case 1 is invalid as we can’t fix I in case 1 as D faces the one who sits 3rd to the right of I.

The final arrangement is as follows:

Hence, M faces F.

Row 1: I, J, K, L, M and N

Row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F

1. B sits 2nd from the one of the ends so, B either sits at the right or left end of the row 2.
2. Three persons are sitting between B and the one who faces M.
3. One person sits between M and N.

4 Two persons are sitting between N and the one who faces E.

5. J faces the one who sits second to the right of A.
6. J neither faces B nor E.

Now, E must be sitting at the extreme end and J must be sitting adjacent to J.

7. D faces the one who sits third to the right of I.
8. One of the immediate neighbors of L faces F.
9. D and F are not immediate neighbors.

Now, case 1 is invalid as we can’t fix I in case 1 as D faces the one who sits 3rd to the right of I.

The final arrangement is as follows:

Hence, L sits third to the right of K.

Row 1: I, J, K, L, M and N

Row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F

1. B sits 2nd from the one of the ends so, B either sits at the right or left end of the row 2.
2. Three persons are sitting between B and the one who faces M.
3. One person sits between M and N.

4 Two persons are sitting between N and the one who faces E.

5. J faces the one who sits second to the right of A.
6. J neither faces B nor E.

Now, E must be sitting at the extreme end and J must be sitting adjacent to J.

7. D faces the one who sits third to the right of I.
8. One of the immediate neighbors of L faces F.
9. D and F are not immediate neighbors.

Now, case 1 is invalid as we can’t fix I in case 1 as D faces the one who sits 3rd to the right of I.

The final arrangement is as follows:

Hence, D sits second to the left of B, so the answer is none of these.

Row 1: I, J, K, L, M and N

Row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F

1. B sits 2nd from the one of the ends so, B either sits at the right or left end of the row 2.
2. Three persons are sitting between B and the one who faces M.
3. One person sits between M and N.

4 Two persons are sitting between N and the one who faces E.

5. J faces the one who sits second to the right of A.
6. J neither faces B nor E.

Now, E must be sitting at the extreme end and J must be sitting adjacent to J.

7. D faces the one who sits third to the right of I.
8. One of the immediate neighbors of L faces F.
9. D and F are not immediate neighbors.

Now, case 1 is invalid as we can’t fix I in case 1 as D faces the one who sits 3rd to the right of I.

The final arrangement is as follows:

Hence, I is 4th to the left of the one who faces A i.e. L

Row 1: I, J, K, L, M and N

Row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F

1. B sits 2nd from the one of the ends so, B either sits at the right or left end of the row 2.
2. Three persons are sitting between B and the one who faces M.
3. One person sits between M and N.

4 Two persons are sitting between N and the one who faces E.

5. J faces the one who sits second to the right of A.
6. J neither faces B nor E.

Now, E must be sitting at the extreme end and J must be sitting adjacent to J.

7. D faces the one who sits third to the right of I.
8. One of the immediate neighbors of L faces F.
9. D and F are not immediate neighbors.

Now, case 1 is invalid as we can’t fix I in case 1 as D faces the one who sits 3rd to the right of I.

The final arrangement is as follows:

Hence, All are sitting at the extreme end of the row except A.

1. R is the son of S, who is the mother of T and grandmother of U.

2. V is the father of W and grandfather of P. S is the wife of V.

3. T is the sister of R. W is unmarried.

4) P is the son of U’s father’s sister. 

The family tree is as follows:

Hence, we can see that P is the grandson of S.

1. R is the son of S, who is the mother of T and grandmother of U.

2. V is the father of W and grandfather of P. S is the wife of V.

3. T is the sister of R. W is unmarried.

4) P is the son of U’s father’s sister. 

The family tree is as follows:

Hence, we can see that R is the uncle of P.

1. R is the son of S, who is the mother of T and grandmother of U.

2. V is the father of W and grandfather of P. S is the wife of V.

3. T is the sister of R. W is unmarried.

4) P is the son of U’s father’s sister. 

The family tree is as follows:

Hence, we can see that T is sister of W.

The least possible Venn diagram is:

Conclusions:

I. Some Laptop are not Dell is a possibility → True (The possibility is true, as we don't know about the remaining portion of Laptop, weather it is Dell or not).

II. All HP being Dell is a possibility → True (The possibility is true as shown below).

III. All Dell being Super is a possibility → False (The possibility is false, as Only a few Dell is Super is given which means, Some Dell is Super and Some Dell are not Super, so All Dell can never be Super).

Hence, Both Conclusion I and II follows.

Statement:

Only a few Sea are River → Some parts of Sea are River and Some parts of sea are not River.

All River are Water bodies → All river will be part of Waterbodies

The least possible venn diagram will be.

Conclusion :

I. Some Sea are Water bodies → True ( Some parts of Sea are River and All River are water bodies hence some sea are water bodies)

II. All sea are River → False ( Some parts of Sea are River and Some parts of the sea are not River hence all sea are river is False )

Hence,Only I follow.

The best possible Venn diagram is, 

Conclusions:

I. Some tablets are effective: False (No direct relation between tablets and effective, it is possible but not definite)

II. No effective is a tablets: False (No direct relation between effective and table, it is possible but not definite)

On complimentary conclusion I and II.

Hence, either conclusion I or II follows.

Key Points

Conditions for Either - Or 

1. Subject and predicate should be same
2. Both the individual conclusions should be false
3. One conclusion should be positive and one conclusion should be negative
4. There should either one of the following pairs present in the conclusions

• All + Some not
• Some + No

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:

Conclusions:

I. Some pens are scales. → False (No relationship is given between pens and scales, hence, it is possible but not definite.)

II. Some scales are pencil. → True (As all scales are pencil is true, some scales are pencil will also be true.)

Hence, only II follows.

Minimum possible venn diagram 

I. No prime is number. → False (It is definitely false) 

II. Some prime are natural. → True (numbers which are prime are definitely natural) 

Hence, Only conclusion II follows.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. Some bottle is not spoon → True ( as the bottle which is cup can never be spoon. Hence, Some bottle is not spoon is true).

II. Some bottle is cup  → True ( as Some bottle is glass and all glass is cup. so, some bottle is cup is true).

Hence, Both I and II follow is the correct answer.

(1) The sum of ages of R and S is one less than the age of U.

That means U was born in 1960 and we don’t know the year of R and S.

(2) The age of V is multiple of 6 and 8 both.

That means V was born on 1971 and age of V is 48 years.

(3) S is not the youngest person.

That means S was born on 1987 and R was born on 1993. 

Representation is given below:-

(4) The difference between the ages of T and Q is multiple of 3 and T is the older than Q.

That means T was born in 1956 and age of T is 63 and Q was born in 1965 and age of Q is 54.

(5) P is not the oldest person.  

That means P was born in 1978 and one person left i.e. W, who was born in 1949.

So our final arrangement is given below:-  

We can see that the age of P is 41 years.

Hence, the correct answer is 41.

(1) The sum of ages of R and S is one less than the age of U.

That means U was born in 1960 and we don’t know the year of R and S.

(2) The age of V is multiple of 6 and 8 both.

That means V was born on 1971 and age of V is 48 years.

(3) S is not the youngest person.

That means S was born on 1987 and R was born on 1993. 

Representation is given below:-

(4) The difference between the ages of T and Q is multiple of 3 and T is the older than Q.

That means T was born in 1956 and age of T is 63 and Q was born in 1965 and age of Q is 54.

(5) P is not the oldest person.  

That means P was born in 1978 and one person left i.e. W, who was born in 1949.

So our final arrangement is given below:-  

we can see that the difference between the ages of R and is 6 years.

Hence, the correct answer is 6 years.

(1) The sum of ages of R and S is one less than the age of U.

That means U was born in 1960 and we don’t know the year of R and S.

(2) The age of V is multiple of 6 and 8 both.

That means V was born on 1971 and age of V is 48 years.

(3) S is not the youngest person.

That means S was born on 1987 and R was born on 1993. 

Representation is given below:-

(4) The difference between the ages of T and Q is multiple of 3 and T is the older than Q.

That means T was born in 1956 and age of T is 63 and Q was born in 1965 and age of Q is 54.

(5) P is not the oldest person.  

That means P was born in 1978 and one person left i.e. W, who was born in 1949.

So our final arrangement is given below:-  

we can see that W is the oldest among all.

Hence, the correct answer is W.

(1) The sum of ages of R and S is one less than the age of U.

That means U was born in 1960 and we don’t know the year of R and S.

(2) The age of V is multiple of 6 and 8 both.

That means V was born on 1971 and age of V is 48 years.

(3) S is not the youngest person.

That means S was born on 1987 and R was born on 1993. 

Representation is given below:-

(4) The difference between the ages of T and Q is multiple of 3 and T is the older than Q.

That means T was born in 1956 and age of T is 63 and Q was born in 1965 and age of Q is 54.

(5) P is not the oldest person.  

That means P was born in 1978 and one person left i.e. W, who was born in 1949.

So our final arrangement is given below:-  

we can see that R is youngest among all.

Hence, the correct answer is R.

(1) The sum of ages of R and S is one less than the age of U.

That means U was born in 1960 and we don’t know the year of R and S.

(2) The age of V is multiple of 6 and 8 both.

That means V was born on 1971 and age of V is 48 years.

(3) S is not the youngest person.

That means S was born on 1987 and R was born on 1993. 

Representation is given below:-

(4) The difference between the ages of T and Q is multiple of 3 and T is the older than Q.

That means T was born in 1956 and age of T is 63 and Q was born in 1965 and age of Q is 54.

(5) P is not the oldest person.  

That means P was born in 1978 and one person left i.e. W, who was born in 1949.

So our final arrangement is given below:-  

we can see that Q was born on 1965.

Hence, the correct Answer is 1965.

Seven friends:- Preeti, Dhruv, Ankita, Aarti, Laksh, Aditya and Eshan

Time slots:- 6a.m., 11a.m., 2p.m., 4p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., and 10p.m.

1. Preeti goes for a walk at 6 p.m.

2. There is a four-hour gap between Preeti and Aditya.

Now Aditya can go walk at either 2:00 pm or 10:00 pm.

3. Laksh goes for a walk immediately after Aditya.

This implies that Aditya goes for walk at 2:00 pm and Laksh goes for walk at 4:00 pm.

4. Dhruv goes for a walk after 2 p.m. but he is not the last one.

5. Aarti goes for a walk immediately after Ankita.

Hence, Eshan goes for his walk at 10 p.m.

Seven friends:- Preeti, Dhruv, Ankita, Aarti, Laksh, Aditya and Eshan

Time slots:- 6a.m., 11a.m., 2p.m., 4p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., and 10p.m.

1. Preeti goes for a walk at 6 p.m.

2. There is a four-hour gap between Preeti and Aditya.

Now Aditya can go walk at either 2:00 pm or 10:00 pm.

3. Laksh goes for a walk immediately after Aditya.

This implies that Aditya goes for walk at 2:00 pm and Laksh goes for walk at 4:00 pm.

4. Dhruv goes for a walk after 2 p.m. but he is not the last one.

5. Aarti goes for a walk immediately after Ankita.

Hence, Ankita was the 1^st person to go for the walk.

Seven friends:- Preeti, Dhruv, Ankita, Aarti, Laksh, Aditya and Eshan

Time slots:- 6a.m., 11a.m., 2p.m., 4p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., and 10p.m.

1. Preeti goes for a walk at 6 p.m.

2. There is a four-hour gap between Preeti and Aditya.

Now Aditya can go walk at either 2:00 pm or 10:00 pm.

3. Laksh goes for a walk immediately after Aditya.

This implies that Aditya goes for walk at 2:00 pm and Laksh goes for walk at 4:00 pm.

4. Dhruv goes for a walk after 2 p.m. but he is not the last one.

5. Aarti goes for a walk immediately after Ankita.

Hence, One person goes for a walk between Aarti and Laksh.

Seven friends:- Preeti, Dhruv, Ankita, Aarti, Laksh, Aditya and Eshan

Time slots:- 6a.m., 11a.m., 2p.m., 4p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., and 10p.m.

1. Preeti goes for a walk at 6 p.m.

2. There is a four-hour gap between Preeti and Aditya.

Now Aditya can go walk at either 2:00 pm or 10:00 pm.

3. Laksh goes for a walk immediately after Aditya.

This implies that Aditya goes for walk at 2:00 pm and Laksh goes for walk at 4:00 pm.

4. Dhruv goes for a walk after 2 p.m. but he is not the last one.

5. Aarti goes for a walk immediately after Ankita.

Hence, “Dhruv” goes for a walk at 9 p.m.

Seven friends:- Preeti, Dhruv, Ankita, Aarti, Laksh, Aditya and Eshan

Time slots:- 6a.m., 11a.m., 2p.m., 4p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., and 10p.m.

1. Preeti goes for a walk at 6p.m.

2. There is a four hour of gap between Preeti and Aditya.

Now Aditya can go walk at either 2:00 pm or 10:00 pm.

3. Laksh goes for a walk immediately after Aditya.

This implies that Aditya goes for walk at 2:00 pm and Laksh goes for walk at 4:00 pm.

4. Dhruv goes for a walk after 2p.m. but he is not the last one.

5. Aarti goes for a walk immediately after Ankita.

Preeti goes for a walk at 6 p.m.

Eshan goes for a walk at 10 p.m.

Hence, the Time gap in hours between them:- 10 - 6 = 4 hours.

Hence, 4 hours is the correct answer.

Word: COMPASSION

1^st letter = C; 2^nd letter = O; 3^rd letter = M;  6^th letter = S; 7^th letter = S 9^th Letter = O

Letter given = COMSSO

Only possible word = COSMOS

Last letter of the word is S.

Hence, “S” is the correct answer.

Given Number: 3426759

1. Subtract two from odd digits.

 Odd numbers = 3 7 5 9

= (3 – 2) (7 – 2) (5 – 2) (9 – 2)

= 1 5 3 7

2. Add 3 to the even digits.

Even numbers = 6 2 4

= (6 + 3) (2 + 3) (4 + 3)

= 9 5 7

Result = 1 7 5 9 5 3 7

Thus two digits that are repeated are 5 and 7.

Given statements: J < M ≤ L ≤ K; N > O = Q ≥ K

On combining: J < M ≤ L ≤ K ≤ Q = O < N

Conclusions:

 I. O > M → False (as O = Q ≥ K ≥ L ≥ M thus clear relation between O and M cannot be determined as either O > M or O = M)

 II. O = M → False (as O = Q ≥ K ≥ L ≥ M thus clear relation between O and M cannot be determined as either O > M or O = M)

Therefore, conclusions I and II form a complementary pair.

Hence, Either I or II is true.

Given statements: U = V ≤ X ≤ W; Z > Y ≥ T ≥ W

On combining: U = V ≤ X ≤ W ≤ T ≤ Y < Z

Conclusions: 

I. Z > V → True (as Z > Y ≥ T ≥ W ≥ X ≥ V)

II. T ≥ U → True (as T ≥ W ≥ X ≥ V = U)

Hence, Both conclusion I and II are true.

Given statements: C ≥ D > F < G; B > A ≥ E > G

On combining: C ≥ D > F < G < E ≤ A < B

Conclusions:

I. A ≥ G → False (as A ≥ E > G)

II. B > F → True (as B > A ≥ E > G > F)

Hence, Only conclusion II is true.

The logic followed here is:

So, MOTHER is coded as NRYONC.

And,

So, MATE is coded as NDYL.

Similarly,

So, SLATE is coded as TOFAN.

Given point: B, C, E, F, G, H, J, and K

As per the given information,

1. Point G is 18m to the north of Point F.

2. Point K lies exactly between Point G and Point F.

3. Point J is 12m to the east of Point K.

The best possible diagram is, 

4. Point B is 8m to the north of Point J.

5. Point C is 6m to the west of Point B.

6. Point E is 9m to the south of Point C.

Therefore, the final arrangement is, 

Hence, the direction of Point K is northwest with respect to point E.

Given point: B, C, E, F, G, H, J, and K

As per the given information,

1. Point G is 18m to the north of Point F.

2. Point K lies exactly between Point G and Point F.

3. Point J is 12m to the east of Point K.

The best possible diagram is, 

4. Point B is 8m to the north of Point J.

5. Point C is 6m to the west of Point B.

6. Point E is 9m to the south of Point C.

Therefore, the final arrangement is, 

Hence, the direction of point B is southeast with respect to point G.

Given point: B, C, E, F, G, H, J, and K

As per the given information,

1. Point G is 18m to the north of Point F.

2. Point K lies exactly between Point G and Point F.

3. Point J is 12m to the east of Point K.

The best possible diagram is, 

4. Point B is 8m to the north of Point J.

5. Point C is 6m to the west of Point B.

6. Point E is 9m to the south of Point C.

Therefore, the final arrangement is, 

On applying the Pythagoras theorem, we get the shortest distance between point J and Point F 

$〖JF〗^2= 〖JK〗^2+ 〖KF〗^2$

= 144 + 81

= $√225$

= 15m

Hence, 15m is the shortest distance between point J and Point F.

Given point: B, C, E, F, G, H, J, and K

As per the given information,

1. Point G is 18m to the north of Point F.

2. Point K lies exactly between Point G and Point F.

3. Point J is 12m to the east of Point K.

The best possible diagram is, 

4. Point B is 8m to the north of Point J.

5. Point C is 6m to the west of Point B.

6. Point E is 9m to the south of Point C.

Therefore, the final arrangement is, 

Hence, the distance between H and F is 6m.

1. Two friends sit between Chitra and Heera.

2. Janvi and Heera are immediate neighbors of each other.

3. Janvi does not sit opposite to Chitra.

4. Janvi sits second to the right of Gauri. (This eliminates case 1)

5. Bhavana sits third to the left of Esha.

6. Ayushi sits second to the left of Diksha.

Hence, Gauri sits second to the right of Esha.

1. Two friends sit between Chitra and Heera.

2. Janvi and Heera are immediate neighbors of each other.

3. Janvi does not sit opposite to Chitra.

4. Janvi sits second to the right of Gauri. (This eliminates case 1)

5. Bhavana sits third to the left of Esha.

6. Ayushi sits second to the left of Diksha.

Hence, no one sit between Bhavana and Janvi when counted right from Janvi.

1. Two friends sit between Chitra and Heera.

2. Janvi and Heera are immediate neighbors of each other.

3. Janvi does not sit opposite to Chitra.

4. Janvi sits second to the right of Gauri. (This eliminates case 1)

5. Bhavana sits third to the left of Esha.

6. Ayushi sits second to the left of Diksha.

Hence, statement 4) is false regarding Ayushi.

1. Two friends sit between Chitra and Heera.

2. Janvi and Heera are immediate neighbors of each other.

3. Janvi does not sit opposite to Chitra.

4. Janvi sits second to the right of Gauri. (This eliminates case 1)

5. Bhavana sits third to the left of Esha.

6. Ayushi sits second to the left of Diksha.

In given options, people are facing each other except Gauri - Bhavana

Hence, ‘Gauri - Bhavana’ does not belong to the group.

1. Two friends sit between Chitra and Heera.

2. Janvi and Heera are immediate neighbors of each other.

3. Janvi does not sit opposite to Chitra.

4. Janvi sits second to the right of Gauri. (This eliminates case 1)

5. Bhavana sits third to the left of Esha.

6. Ayushi sits second to the left of Diksha.

Hence, Diksha sits third to the left of Janvi.

Given,

A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing north with equal distance between adjacent persons.

1. W sits second from left end.
2. U sits second to the right of W.
3. Two persons sits between U and T.
4. Seven persons sits between T and P.

Following are the possibilities we get,

5. Q sits third to the left of P.
6. P sits immediate left of R, who sits one of the extreme ends.

7. S sits second to the left of Q.

(Case II not follows because given S sits second to the left of Q but here U sits second to the left of Q)

8. V sits second to the left of X, who sits exactly between Q and U.

Hence, Sixteen persons sits in the row.

Given,

A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing north with equal distance between adjacent persons.

1. W sits second from left end.
2. U sits second to the right of W.
3. Two persons sits between U and T.
4. Seven persons sits between T and P.

Following are the possibilities we get,

5. Q sits third to the left of P.
6. P sits immediate left of R, who sits one of the extreme ends.

7.  S sits second to the left of Q.

(Case II not follows because given S sits second to the left of Q but here U sits second to the left of Q)

8. V sits second to the left of X, who sits exactly between Q and U.

Hence, Six persons are sitting between X and P.

Given,

A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing north with equal distance between adjacent persons.

1. W sits second from left end.
2. U sits second to the right of W.
3. Two persons sits between U and T.
4. Seven persons sits between T and P.

Following are the possibilities we get,

5. Q sits third to the left of P.
6. P sits immediate left of R, who sits one of the extreme ends.

7.  S sits second to the left of Q.

(Case II not follows because given S sits second to the left of Q but here U sits second to the left of Q)

8. V sits second to the left of X, who sits exactly between Q and U.

Hence, X sits exactly between S and V.

Given,

A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing north with equal distance between adjacent persons.

1. W sits second from left end.
2. U sits second to the right of W.
3. Two persons sits between U and T.
4. Seven persons sits between T and P.

Following are the possibilities we get,

5. Q sits third to the left of P.
6. P sits immediate left of R, who sits one of the extreme ends.

7.  S sits second to the left of Q.

(Case II not follows because given S sits second to the left of Q but here U sits second to the left of Q)

8. V sits second to the left of X, who sits exactly between Q and U.

Hence, Four persons sits to the right of Q.

Given,

A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing north with equal distance between adjacent persons.

1. W sits second from left end.
2. U sits second to the right of W.
3. Two persons sits between U and T.
4. Seven persons sits between T and P.

Following are the possibilities we get,

5. Q sits third to the left of P.
6. P sits immediate left of R, who sits one of the extreme ends.

7.  S sits second to the left of Q.

(Case II not follows because given S sits second to the left of Q but here U sits second to the left of Q)

8. V sits second to the left of X, who sits exactly between Q and U.

Hence, T sits third to the right of U.

The correct answer is 1950.

Key Points

• The Constitution of India had a firm inclusion of the need for ‘Economic and Social Planning. After independence, the stage was set for the formal launching of planning in the country.
• For economic planning for the whole economy at the national level, the requirement of a permanent expert body was felt.
• Thus, in March 1950 the  Planning Commission (PC) was set up.
• The PC was set up by a Cabinet Resolution.
• Few important points about the Planning Commission are:  
• It was an extra-constitutional (i.e., non-constitutional) body which was a non-statutory body too.
• It was a type of an advisory body to the Government of India.
• PC was a  ‘think tank’ for economic development.
• Its ex-officio chairman was the Prime Minister, it also had a provision of a Deputy Chairman.
• The function of the DC was to co-ordinate the work of the commission.
• It had no cap on the number of members, as many area experts are required by the particular proposed period of planning.
• Autonomous body entitled to form their own views on important issues and place them before the governments. PC worked closely with both the central and state governments.
• The ‘demand for grants’ for PC was included in the budget demand for the Cabinet Secretariat.
• On January 1, 2015,  the important era in the economic history ended when the Planning commission was abolished by the government and in place of it a newly created body—the NITI Aayog was established.

The correct answer is 1526.

• The first battle of Panipat was fought in 1526.

Key Points

• The First Battle of Panipat (21 April 1526) fought near a small village of Panipat Haryana.
• The battle was fought between the invading forces of Zahir-ud-din Babur and Lodi Empire during the rule of Ibrahim Lodi.
• The Mughal forces of Babur, the ruler of Kabulistan, defeated ruling army of Ibrahim Lodi, Sultan of Delhi.
• Babur’s tactics of Tulughma and Araba that led him to victory.

Additional Information

• Tulughma: it means dividing the whole army into various units, viz. the Left, the Right and the Centre.
• Araba: The centre forward division was then provided with carts which were placed in rows facing the enemy and tied to each other with animal
• The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya and  the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556
• The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat between the Maratha Empire and the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani.

The correct answer is Odisha**.**

• An imaginary line is called a tropic of cancer.
• The tropic of cancer does not pass through Odisha**.**

Key Points

• It makes an angle of 23.50 degrees.
• At the north of the equator, there is the tropic of cancer.
• It passes through the middle of the country.
• Through 17 countries, the tropic of cancer passes.
• In India, the tropic of cancer passes through the 8 states.
• The states are- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
• Through Mahi River, the River crosses twice.

Additional Information 

• The Tropic of Capricorn is located below the equator.
• Subtropics is on the north of the tropic.
• The North temperate zone has also located north of the tropic.

The correct answer is option 4, i.e Gujarat.

• Jamshedpur, a city in Jharkhand, is situated on the banks of the river Subarnarekha.
• The city is known to have founded by Jamshedji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group.
• Subarnarekha rivers flows through Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand.

The correct answer is Dinesh Kumar Khara.

• Dinesh Kumar Khara has been appointed as the new Chairman of State Bank of India.
• He replaced Rajnish Kumar who was appointed to the position in 2017.
• Khara will be serving as the chairman for the next 3 years.

Dinesh Kumar Khara:

• Dinesh Kumar was born on August 1, 1964, in New Delhi.
• He joined SBI as Probationary Officer in the year 1984.
• Dinesh Kumar has promoted as the Chairman of SBI from the post of Managing Director.
• He was appointed as the MD of SBI in 2016 for a period of 3 years and was given 2 years extension in 2019.
• He significantly contributed to the merger of five associate banks of SBI and Bhartiya Mahila Bank in 2017.

The correct answer is option 3) i.e. Uttarakhand.

• Valley of Flowers National Park is located near Badrinath, in the Garhwal Region of Uttarakhand.
• It was declared as a National park in 1982, and it was declared as a World Heritage Site on July 14, 2005 by UNESCO.
• Animals like Asiatic black deer, snow leopard, musk deer, red fox, brown bear, and blue sheep are found here.
• Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park together preserve a transition zone between the eastern and western Himalayan flora, the Zanskar Mountains, and the Great Himalayas.

The correct answer is Santoor.

• Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma plays the Santoor.
• Recently, it was announced that he will be conferred upon with the annual Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award. This was announced by the Sursagar Society of Dilli Gharana. Society has been felicitating stalwarts of Indian classical music and dance with the award since 1986. The award aims to recognize their contribution towards enriching the art.

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. India.

In terms of area, India is the seventh-largest country in the world. The total area of the country is 3,287,263 square km.

• India lies entirely in Northern hemisphere. It extends between latitudes 8⁰4’ and 37⁰6’ north and longitudes 68⁰7’ and 97⁰25’ east.
• It measures 3,214 km from north to south between extreme latitudes and 2,933 km from east to west between extreme longitudes.
• The length of the total coastline including mainland, Lakshadweep Island and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands is 7516.6 km.
• India shares common borders with Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The correct answer is Myanmar.

Key Points

• Aung San Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy has won the election in Myanmar (Burma).
• The National League for Democracy (NLD) is a liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma). It became the country's ruling party after a landslide victory in the 2015 general election but was overthrown in the military in early 2021.
• In May 1990, the government of Myanmar held free multiparty elections for the first time in almost 30 years, and the National League for Democracy (NLD), the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, won earning 392 out of a total 492 seats. However, the ruling military junta refused to recognize the result.
• On 21 May 2021, the junta's Union Election Committee announced plans to permanently dissolve the National League for Democracy.

Additional Information

• Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June 1945 in Yangon Burma. She is a human rights activist.
• Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 was given to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
• The National League for Democracy (NLD) was formed in 1990 and was ended when the military again took control of the country in a coup.
• The party advocates a non-violent movement towards multi-party democracy in Myanmar, which was under military rule from 1962 to 2011. The party also claims to support human rights (including broad-based freedom of speech), the rule of law, and national reconciliation.

The correct answer is Laos.

Key Points

• Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by five countries i.e. Thailand to the southwest and west, Cambodia to the southeast, Vietnam to the east and, Myanmar and China to the northwest.
• The motto of Laos is Peace, independence, democracy, unity, and prosperity. Feng Xat Lao is its anthem.
• The majority of its population is Buddhist and the official language is Lao and French.
• The elephant is the national animal of Laos.
• The capital of Laos is Vientiane.
• Its currency is Lao kip. And, its president  Bounnhang Vorachith is the of Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Tamil Nadu

• The temple is located in Mamallapuram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu.
• Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram was the capital of the Pallava Dynasty in the 7^th century A.D.
• It was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984.

Tamil Nadu:

• Capital: Chennai
• State Animal: Nilgiri tahr
• State Bird : Emerald dove
• State Tree: Palmyra palm
• State Flower:  Kandhal

The Correct Answer is Russia.

Key Points

• The DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India), the central drug regulator, has authorised the Russian vaccine Sputnik V for emergency use.
• After Covishield and Covaxin, it is also the third vaccine to receive emergency use authorization from the FDA.
• Last year, the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia established the vaccine.
• Dr Reddy's Lab is conducting SPUTNIK V clinical trials in India.
• Dr Reddy's Lab, a multinational Indian pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, has also signed a deal with the Russian Direct Investment Fund, RDIF, for the supply of Russian vaccines in India.
• SPUTNIK V was recommended for emergency use authorization by the Indian drug regulator's Subject Expert Committee.
• In clinical trials in the world, the vaccine has shown promising results.
• The Sputnik V vaccine is said to be 91.6% safe, according to RDIF. In February of this year, Dr Reddy's applied for emergency use of Sputnik-V.

Important Points

• Russia President: Vladimir Putin (as of March 2021)
• Russia Capital: Moscow
• Russia Currency: Russian Ruble

The correct answer is Spain.

• Rafael Nadal, in full Rafael Nadal Parera, is a Spanish tennis player.
• He is especially noted for his performance on clay court.

Additional Information

• List of Tennis player and their nationality:

The correct answer is Australia**.**

Key Points

• World no. 1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty announced her sudden retirement at the age of 25 on Wednesday.
• She dropped the big announcement just weeks after she became the first Australian to win Australian Open in 44 years.
• She is currently ranked world no.1 in women's singles ranking.
• She is the 7th on the list of women tennis players with longest consecutive weeks at World No.1 position.

Additional Information

• Barty is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion and the reigning champion at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
• She is also a Grand Slam doubles champion, having won the 2018 US Open with CoCo Vandeweghe.
• Barty won 15 singles titles and 12 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Explanation:

• Dilwara Temple is a renowned Jain temple in India.
• It is located near Mount Abu, in Sirohi District, Rajasthan's only hill station.
• It is also called Delvada Temples.
• It was built between the 11th and 16th centuries.
• There are five temples and each has its unique identity.
• All are famous for their pure white marble and intricate marble carvings.

Thus, the Dilwara temple is located in Mt. Abu.

 Important Points

• All five temples are within a single high walled compound.
• Five temples are:
• ​Vimal Vasahi: dedicated to Lord Rishabha, first Jain Tirthankara.
• Luna Vasahi: dedicated to Lord Neminath, 22nd Jain Tirthankara.
• Pittalhar: dedicated to Lord Adinatha, first Jain Tirthankar.
• Parshvanath: dedicated to Lord  Parshvanatha, 23rd Jain Tirthankara.
• Mahavir Swami: dedicated to Lord  Mahaviraswami, last Jain Tirthankara.
• Tirthankara: It is a word for the spiritual leader of a Dharma.

Bodh Gaya is located in Bihar. The day Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment is celebrated as Buddha Purnima. The exact date of is based on the Asian lunisolar calendars and is primarily celebrated in Baisakh month. In 2018 it will be celebrated on May 29 in South East Asia and on May 22 in East Asia.

• Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
• It acts as the tomb of Shah Jahan's deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal.
• The original name of  Mumtaz Mahal is Arjumand Banu Begum.
• The mausoleum was commissioned in 1632 and opened for visitors in 1648.
• It is now listed in the 7 Wonders Of The World and attracts millions of tourists every year.

The deficiency of Vitamin - D causes rickets in humans.

Key Points

Vitamin-D:

• The chemical name of Vitamin D is Cholecalciferol.
• Its deficiency causes rickets.
• It was discovered by Edward Mellanby.
• It is fat-soluble.
• It is found in Fish, eggs, liver, mushrooms.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Rural and Community Centric Tourism.

Key Points

• National Tourism Day is celebrated on 25 Jan every year.
• It is observed to cultivate awareness among the global community on the importance of tourism and its social, financial, and cultural worth.
• A department specifically pertaining to tourism was established in 1958 under the Ministry of Tourism and Communication.
• The theme for National Tourism Day 2022 is “Rural and Community Centric Tourism".

Additional Information

• 'Dekho Apna Desh' was the theme of National Tourism Day in 2021.
• World Tourism Day 2021 theme was 'Tourism for Inclusive Growth.
• World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September.
• On September 27, 1980, UNWTO celebrated the first World Tourism Day.
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO):
• Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
• Founded: 1 November 1975
• Head Secretary-General: Zurab Pololikashvili (As of Jan 2022).

The correct answer is  PV Sindhu.

Key Points

• Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on 23 Jan 2022 won the women's singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament.
• At the Babu Banarasi Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, she defeated Malvika Bansod 21-13, 21-16 in the summit clash.
• It was her second Syed Modi title after having annexed the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in 2017.

Additional Information

• Tasnim Mir became the first Indian to grab World no 1 in Under-19 (U-19) Girls Singles category in the 2022 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Junior rankings.
• Nitesh Kumar won doubled gold at the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship, which concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• Kidambi Srikanth has become the first Indian man to win a silver medal at BWF World Championships.
• Badminton World Federation:
• Founded: 5 July 1934;
• Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
• President: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (As of Jan 2022).
• Ace Indian badminton player PV Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao to win the bronze medal in the women’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics on August 01, 2021.

The correct answer is 11th.

Key Points

• Panchayati Raj
• Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities.
• It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized.
• They are tasked with "economic development, strengthening social justice and implementation of Central and State Government Schemes including those 29 subjects listed in the 11th Schedule."
• ​Part IX of the Indian Constitution is the section of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats.
• It stipulates that in states or Union Territories with more than two million inhabitants there are three levels of PRIs:
• Zilla Parishad at the District Level
• Panchayat Samiti at the Block Level
• Gram/Village Panchayat at the Village Level

Shortcut Trick

• How to remember all the schedules: Code for 12 schedules is - TEARS OF OLD PM
• 1st Schedule: T- Territory,
• 2nd Schedule: E- Emoluments/salary,
• 3rd Schedule: A- Affirmation/Oath,
• 4th Schedule: R- Rajya Sabha,
• 5th Schedule: S- Scheduled Tribes,
• 6th Schedule: O- Other Tribes,
• 7th Schedule: F- Federal (Division Of Powers),
• 8th Schedule: O- Official Regional Languages,
• 9th Schedule: L- Land Reform,
• 10th Schedule: D- Defection (Anti-Defection Law),
• 11th Schedule: P- Panchayati Raj,
• 12th Schedule: M- Municipal Corporation.

The correct answer is Jaziya.

Key Points

• Firoz Shah Tughlaq introduced a new system of taxation according to the Quran.

Additional Information

• Jaziya 
• In Islam, the Jaziya tax was considered a fee for protection provided by the Muslim ruler to non-Muslims.
• It considered the exemption from military service for non-Muslims
• Also, it is considered as the permission to practice a non-Muslim faith with some communal autonomy in a Muslim state,
• Jaziya was understood as material proof of the non-Muslims' submission to the Muslim state and its laws,
• In India, Muhammad bin Qasim imposed Jaziya for the first time
• Then it was abolished by Mughal ruler Akbar in the 16th century.
• Again it was reimposed by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb in the 17th century.

The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Key Points

• "Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan" was a slogan of "Lal Bahadur Shastri".He was the second Prime minister of India.
• The slogan was coined at a Public gathering at Delhi in 1965.
• India was attacked by Pakistan during Shastri's tenure and at the same time, there was a scarcity of food grains in the country.
• The Prime minister gave the slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" to enthuse the soldiers to defend India.

Additional Information

• And simultaneously farmers were also encouraged to do their best to increase the production of food grains to reduce dependence on others to imports.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee added "Jai Vigyan" to the slogan to underline the importance of knowledge in India's progress after the Pokhran tests in 1998.
• Dr. Kailash Chandra Mishra recreated the slogan as "Jai Jawan Jai Kissan Jai Vigyan Jai Vidwan".

CONCEPT:

• Cyclone: A cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system with inward-spiralling winds, which spins clockwise in the southern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere.
• The eastern coastal states are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.
• The western coastal states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala.
• The 4 union territories lying on the coast-line are Daman & Diu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep Islands and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

EXPLANATION:

• Puri is most likely to be affected by a cyclone because the east coast is more prone to cyclones and puri is situated on the East coast of India.

The reason is more prone to the cyclone is:

• The temperature and salinity of the Bay of Bengal are more than the Arabian sea.
• Prevailing of Easterly Subtropical Jetstream.
• The Bay of Bengal is very active during the end of the monsoon (Oct to Dec) because a lot of freshwater mixes in it via great rivers Ganga Brahmaputra etc.

NOTE: Porbandar, Mumbai, and Goa are situated on the western coast of India. Only Puri is situated on the eastern coast of India.

The correct answer is 8° 4' ; 37° 6'.​

• India's latitudinal range ranges from 8° 4' north to  37° 6' north.

Additional Information

• Latitude: Latitude is the angular distance, north or south from the equator, of a point on the earth’s surface.
• Longitude: Longitude is an angular distance on the earth’s surface along the equator, measured east or west from the prime meridian at Greenwich.
• Angular distance: It is also known as angular separation, is the angle between the two sightlines, or between two point objects as viewed from an observer. It is typically measured in degrees or radians.
• The Indian mainland extends between 8°4′ North and 37°6′ North latitudes and from 68°7′ East and 97°25′ East longitudes.
• The latitudinal and the North-south extent is 3214 km and the East-west extent is 2933 km.
• India accounts for 2.42% of the total world land area.
• The Indian government has accepted the meridian of 82.5 degrees East for standard time, which is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time.

The correct answer is Raniganj.

Key Points

• Raniganj Coalfield is primarily located in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
• Damodar valley is home to the largest coal mines in the Jharkhand-West Bengal coal belt located in Jharia (largest coalfield of India), Raniganhj (second-largest coalfield of India), Bokaro, Giridih, Karanpura, Chandrapur, Tatapani, Talcher, Himgiri, Korba, Singrauli, etc.
• Based on geological units, there are three different Gondwana formations:
• Raniganj Formation.
• Barkar Formation.
• Karharbari Formation (the oldest coal formation in India).

Additional Information

• India’s largest lignite deposits are at Neyveli in Tamil Nadu.
• Durgapur is by far the most industrialized tier-II city in eastern India and the second planned city in India.
• Durgapur is also known as the "Steel city of West Bengal".
• Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (former chief minister of West Bengal) was the founder of Durgapur city.

The correct answer is Loknayak.

Key Points

• Jay Prakash Narayan:
• Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan’s birthday i.e. 11 October is celebrated as Save Democracy Day for his invaluable contribution to anti-emergency agitation during 1975-76.
• His entire life is one of supreme sacrifice and commitment to the nation.
• In 1921 he joined the Non-cooperation movement and was influenced by Gandhian Ideology.
• Later he went to the US, where he was deeply influenced by Marxist ideology.
• In 1929 he joined the INC at the invitation of Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Additional Information

• Titles to the eminent personalities:-
• Lokmanya - Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
• Loknayak - Jai Prakash Narayan.
• Lokhitwadi - Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
• Lokneta - Gopinath Munde.

The correct answer is Rajasthan.

• The Rajasthan government will build temporary shelters for migratory birds near the famous Sambhar Lake.
• They will be built before 2020's winter season when a large number of birds from the cold northern regions of Central Asia are expected to arrive at the country's largest inland saline water body.
• More than 20,000 migratory birds had died due to avian botulism in the lake in 2019.
• Rajasthan:
• State Bird - Great Indian bustard
• State Animal - Chinkara

• "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has announced a new story called "The Ickabog" to entertain children during coronavirus lockdown.
• The new story will be serialized, with a chapter or more posted on "The Ickabog" website every weekday from Tuesday to July 10, 2020.
• She has also invited children to provide illustrations for the story, to keep them occupied during coronavirus lockdown.

The correct answer is Mundaka Upanishad.

• The national motto of India, 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from Mundaka Upanishad.
• This motto means "Truth Alone Triumphs". It is written in Devanagari script.
• Mundaka Upanishad is listed as number 5 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads of Hinduism. This Upanishad is a poetic verse style Upanishad, with 64 verses, written in the form of mantras.
• Katha Upanishad is listed as number 3 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. It is embedded in the last short eight sections of the Kaṭha school of the Krishna Yajurveda.
• Chandogya Upanishad is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism. It is one of the oldest Upanishads. It is listed as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads.
• Aitareya Upanishad comprises the fourth, fifth and sixth chapters of the second book of Aitareya Aranyaka.

The correct answer is Train Manager.

Key Points

• The Indian Railways has announced its decision to redesignate the post of 'Train Guard' as 'Train Manager'.
• Trains Guard is virtually a train In-charge of the respective train.
• 'Assistant guard’ and ‘goods guard’ will now be known as ‘assistant passenger train manager’ and ‘goods train manager’.
• The ‘mail/express guard’ will be known as ‘mail/express train manager’.

• South African bowler Dale Steyn announced his retirement from Test cricket.
• He has played 93 Tests for South Africa, finishing with 439 wickets, the most in the long format by a South African bowler.
• Steyn played his first Test against England at Port Elizabeth in December 2004.

The Correct Answer is Minimum Support Price.

Key Points

Minimum Support Price

• Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
• The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of India at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops.
• The MSP is decided based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

Additional Information

• The government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.
• The list of crops is as follows.
• Cereals (7) - paddy, wheat, barley, jawar, bajra, maize, and ragi
• Pulses (5) - gram, arhar/tur, moong, urad, and lentil
• Oilseeds (8) - groundnut, rapeseed/mustard, toria, soybean, sunflower seed, sesamum, safflower seed, and nigerseed
• Raw cotton
• Raw jute

The correct answer is The Finance Minister.

Key Points

• Budget
• The term ‘budget’ has nowhere mentioned in the Constitution, rather it is the popular name for the ‘annual financial statement’.
• Article 112 of the Indian Constitution deals with the ‘annual financial statement’.
• The budget is a statement of the estimated receipts, expenditure, and certain other elements of the Government of India in a financial year.
• Presentation of Budget
• Since 2017 it is presented on the 1st of February (earlier it was presented on the last working day of February).
• The Finance Minister presents the budget before the Lower House (Lok Sabha) first and delivers his 'budget speech'.
• It can be presented to the House in two or more parts and no discussion takes place on the day of presentation.
• After Lok Sabha, the budget is laid before the Upper House (Rajya Sabha).
• Finance Minister
• The Finance Minister heads the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India.
• The responsibility of the fiscal policy of the government lies with the Finance Minister.
• Presenting the Union Budget before Parliament is one of the key duties of the Finance Minister.

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Additional Information 

• On the recommendations of the Acworth Committee Report(1921), the Railway Budget got separated from the General Budget in the year 1924. This continued till 2016, from 2017 onwards the railway budget is merged with the general budget.
• The Finance Ministers who later became the Prime Minister of India - Morarji Desai, Charan Singh, V.P. Singh, and Manmohan Singh.
• The Finance Ministers who later became the President of India - R. Venkataraman and Pranab Mukherjee.

The correct answer is William Shakespeare.

Key Points

• The play 'Merchant of Venice' has been written by William Shakespeare.
• The summary of the play 'Merchant of Venice' is as follows - 
• Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia.
• Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh.
• The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio.
• The main characters in the play are - 
• Portia - Portia is a female protagonist of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A rich, beautiful, intelligent heiress of Belmont, she is bound by the lottery set forth in her father's will, which gives potential suitors the chance to choose among three caskets.
• Antonio - Antonio is the merchant of the title and is the first character we meet in this play. He has invested all his money in cargo that is currently on numerous ships. When his best friend Bassanio asks for a loan of 3000 ducats, he is unable to offer cash but agrees to act as a bond.
• Bassanio - Bassanio is a fictional character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. He is a spendthrift who wasted all of his money in order to be seen as a respectable man. To regain his fortune, he is determined to marry Portia, a wealthy, intelligent heiress of Belmont.
• The various works of William Shakespeare are-
• Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus.

Important Points

• William Wordsworth:
• ​"The child is the father of Man" is written by William Wordsworth.
• William Wordsworth used the expression, "The child is the father of the man" in his famous 1802 poem, "My Heart Leaps Up," also known as "The Rainbow."
• Robert Frost: Won the Pulitzer Prize four times for poetry.
• ​1924- New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes by Robert Frost
• 1931- Collected Poems by Robert Frost
• 1937- A Further Range by Robert Frost
• 1943- A Witness Tree by Robert Frost​
• Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. is an American actor, producer, and director.

• Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a cashless transaction system in which money can be instantly sent to users without knowing their bank account details.
• It also does not require any credit or debit card.

'The Jungle Book' is written by Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The tales in the book (as well as those in The Second Jungle Book which followed in 1895, and which includes five further stories about Mowgli) are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families, and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle.

The correct answer is Journalist.

Key Points

• Veteran journalist, Padma Shri awardee Vinod Dua passed away on December 4, 2021.
• He was a pioneer in broadcast Hindi journalism, worked with Doordarshan and NDTV.
• He was the 1st electronic media journalist to win the Ramnath Goenka Journalism Award in 1996.
• He lost his wife, radiologist Padmavati ‘Chinna’ Dua, to the virus in June. He also was hospitalized with Covid earlier this year.

Additional Information

• In December 2021, the renowned National Award-winning choreographer and actor, Shiva Shankar Master passed away.
• In November 2021, Notable author, historian, and Padma Vibhushan awardee Babasaheb Purandare passed away.

The correct answer is Dr. Homi Bhabha.

• Homi Jehangir Bhabha is known as the 'Father of the Indian Nuclear Programme'.
• He was an Indian nuclear physicist who founded Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
• Ajit Kumar Mohanty was appointed as the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for a period of three years in march 2019.
• He is a well-known nuclear physicist. He obtained a PhD degree from Bombay University.
• Dr Homi Bhabha established the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) in January 1954.
• In 1966, at Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay was renamed Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Additional Information

The correct answer is Ajit Doval.

Key Points

• Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor, inaugurated the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise on 18 April 2022.
• National Cyber Exercise (NCX) India will be conducted as a hybrid exercise over a period of ten days till 29 April 2022.
• The program is being conducted by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) supported by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Additional Information​ 

• The 9th edition of India - Seychelles Joint Training Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 concluded on 31 March 2022.
• The 10 days long exercise focused on enhancing interoperability for developing the capability to undertake joint operations in a semi-urban environment.
• ​Below are the list of Exercises and Participating Nations:

The correct answer is Cricket.

Key Points

• India’s first female cricket commentator Chandra Naidu passed away.
• She was the daughter of the country’s first Test captain CK Naidu.
• She had done her first commentary during a match between national champions Bombay (now Mumbai) and MCC in Indore in 1977.
• She had also penned a book titled ‘CK Nayudu: A Daughter Remembers’ on her late father, who was a distinguished cricketer.

Additional Information

• Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu pronunciation also known as CK was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches.
• He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958 and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68.
• In 1923, the ruler of Holkar invited him to Indore and made him a captain in his army, conferring on him the honour of a Colonel in Holkar's Army.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow.

• When two or more celestial bodies arrange themselves in a straight line due to their own revolution it is known as a syzygy.
• All eclipses are syzygy but, not all syzygy is eclipsed.
• For example, the full moon and new moon are syzygies involving the lining up of the Sun, Earth, and Moon so, lunar and solar eclipses are syzygy.

The correct answer is October 2014.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation through a radio broadcast called 'Mann ki Baat', this program first aired on 3 October 2014.
• Mann Ki Baat is an Indian radio program hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he addresses the people of the nation on All India Radio, DD National, and DD News.
• It is usually programmed on the last Sunday of the Month.

Additional Information

• Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s Prime Minister on 30th May 2019, marking the start of his second term in office.
• The first-ever Prime Minister to be born after Independence.
• Shri Modi has previously served as the Prime Minister of India from 2014 to 2019.
• He also has the distinction of being the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat with his term spanning from October 2001 to May 2014.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e Jamaica

• Usain St Leo Bolt is a Jamaican former sprinter and widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
• He is a world record holder in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4 × 100 meters relay.
• Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016).
• He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.
• He won consecutive World Championship 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 meters relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015.