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The correct answer is Jawahar Sircar.

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• Jawahar Sircar
• He is a retired Indian Administrative Service( IAS) officer.
• He was the CEO of India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharti from 2012 to 2016.
• He has headed India's Culture Ministry from November 2008 to February 2012 - the longest for any Secretary.
• Prasar Bharati
• Prasar Bharati is the Public Service Broadcaster of India.
• It is a statutory autonomous body established under the Prasar Bharati Act and came into existence on 23.11.1997.
• The largest of its kind, Prasar Bharati comprises All India Radio and Doordarshan Television Network, which were previously media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• Headquarters: New Delhi

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• Current CEO of the Prasar Bharti as of July 2021: Shashi Shekhar Vempati.

The correct answer is 29-3-2012.

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• General Ban Ki-Moon
• General Ban ki-Moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat.
• He served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016.
• He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university, accepting his first post in New Delhi.
• He was the foreign minister of South Korea from January 2004 to November 2006.
• He was named the world's 32^nd most powerful person by the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People in 2013.
• Arab League Summit
• The Arab League is a regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East.
• Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt
• It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
• Currently, this league has 22 members.

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• United Nations
• It is a global organization aimed at maintaining international peace and security while fostering friendly relations among nations.
• It is the largest, most recognized, and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world.
• Formed: 24 October 1945
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres
• The UN has six principal organs: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat.

The correct answer is Vanya Mishra.

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• Pantaloon's Femina Miss India World 2012
• The winners of the Pantaloon's Femina Miss India 2012 pageant were declared at a star-studded event at Bhavans Ground.
• The winners were Vanya Mishra, Prachi Mishra, and Rochelle Maria Rao.
• Vanya Mishra was Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012.
• She represented India at the Miss World 2012 Pageant.
• Prachi Mishra was Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2012.
• She represented India at the Miss Earth 2012 Pageant.
• Rochelle Maria Rao was Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2012.
• She represented India at the Miss International 2012 Pageant.

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• The winner of Miss India 2020 pageant was Manasa Varanasi.
• She will represent India at the 70^th Miss World Pageant in December 2021.

The correct answer is A.O. Hume.

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• Indian National Congress
• A.O. Hume founded the Indian National Congress in 1885.
• The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Bombay in December 1885.
• It was presided by W.C. Bannerjee and attended by 72 delegates.
• A. O. Hume
• He was a British member of the Imperial Civil Service.
• He was the founder of the Indian National Congress.
• He has been called the father of Indian Ornithology.

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• Annie Besant
• She was a British socialist, educationist, and women’s rights activist known for her role in fostering the Home Rule Movement in India.
• Annie Besant became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress to head the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress in 1917.
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist.
• He was known as the Father of the Nation and commonly called Bapu.
• His birthday on 2 October is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday.
• He was a prolific writer. One of Gandhi's publications Hind Swaraj published in Gujrati in 1909.
• He was the leader of various movements (Satyagraha, Champaran Movement, Kheda Movement, Quit India Movement).
• Subhash Chandra Bose
• He was affectionately called Netaji and was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Freedom Struggle.
• He was elected President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938.
• He was re-elected as the President of Congress in Tripuri Session in 1939.
• He formed a progressive group called Forward Block.

The correct answer is Cuba.

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• Cuba has the largest sugar industry in the world for which it is known as the 'Sugar Bowl 'of the world.
• Cuba
• Capital: Havana
• Currency: Cuban Peso
• Prime Minister: Manuel Marrelo Cruz
• President: Miguel Diaz- Canel

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• The state of Uttar Pradesh is referred to as the Sugar Bowl of India.

The correct answer is All the above.

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• 4^th BRICS Summit
• The 2012 BRICS summit was the fourth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five-member states Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
• The summit was held in New Delhi on 29 March 2012.
• This is the first time that India has hosted a BRICS summit.
• The theme of the summit was "BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity".
• The head of state or heads of government of the five countries participated in the summit:

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• BRICS
• BRICS is an acronym for 5 emerging economies of the world- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
• The first BRIC summit took place in the year 2009 in Yekaterinburg (Russia).
• In 2010, South Africa formally joined the association making it BRICS.
• The 13^th BRICS Summit is going to be held under India’s Chairship in 2021.
• It will be the third time that India will be hosting the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016.
• The t heme for India’s Chairship is ‘BRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus’.

The correct answer is Rajasthan.

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• India's first solar power plant was developed by Godawari Green Energy Limited in Rajasthan.
• The 50-MW solar thermal power plant was set up in Naukh village located in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan
• Capital: Jaipur
• Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot
• Governor: Kalraj Mishra
• National Park: Darrah National Park, Desert National Park, Keoladeo National Park, Mount Abu Wildlife National Park, Ranthambore National Park

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The correct answer is INS Chakra.

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• INS Chakra
• Nerpa (renamed as INS Chakra in the Indian Navy) is a nuclear-powered attack submarine that was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 4 April 2012 and was based in Visakhapatnam.
• INS Chakra, an Akula class vessel was taken on lease from Russia in 2012.
• It was the second nuclear-powered attack submarine that India had taken on lease from that country.
• The first nuclear-powered submarine, also called Chakra was taken in 1988 under a three-year lease from the then Soviet Union.

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• Indian Navy
• Motto: May the Lord of Water be auspicious unto us.
• Navy Day: 4 December
• Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh
• Vice Chief of the Naval Staff: Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar

The correct answer is 7.6%.

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• Indian Government Budget 2012-13
• Budget is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditures of the Government in a financial year which begins on 1 April of the Current Year and ends on 31 March of the following year.
• The Union Budget for 2012-13 had been announced by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, then Finance Minister of India on 16 March 2012.
• GDP growth to be 7.6% during 2012-13.
• Fiscal Deficit targeted at 5.1% of GDP in 2012-13.
• Total expenditure budgeted at Rs. 14,90,925 crores in 2012-13.
• Gross Tax receipts estimated at Rs. 10,77,612 crores in 2012-13.

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• According to Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, the Union Budget of a year is referred to as the Annual Financial Statement.
• The Finance Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman introduced Budget 2021-22 on 1 February 2021.
• GDP is expected to grow at 14.4% during 2021-2022.

The correct answer is Rs. 5 Lakh.

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• Indian Government Budget 2012-13
• Budget is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditures of the Government in a financial year which begins on 1 April of the Current Year and ends on 31 March of the following year.
• The Union Budget for 2012-13 had been announced by Mr. Prananb Mukherjee, then Finance Minister of India on 16 March 2012.
• The basic exemption limit from paying Income Tax is Rs. 2,00,000 in case of every individual below the age of 60 years, Rs. 2,50,000 in case of resident individuals of the age of 60 years or more, and Rs. 5,00,000 for ‘Very Senior Citizen” in case of resident individuals of age 80 years and above.
• GDP growth to be 7.6% during 2012-13.
• Fiscal Deficit targeted at 5.1% of GDP in 2012-13.
• Total expenditure budgeted at Rs. 14,90,925 crores in 2012-13.
• Gross Tax receipts estimated at Rs. 10,77,612 crores in 2012-13.

Additional Information

• According to Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, the Union Budget of a year is referred to as the Annual Financial Statement.
• The Finance Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman introduced Budget 2021-22 on 1 February 2021.