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The correct answer is Japan.

Key Points

• An earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.
• 11-03-2012 marked the first anniversary of this earthquake and tsunami.

Additional Information

• The earthquake was of 9.0 magnitude which hit the Tōhoku region of Japan’s Honshu island.
• The Japanese government termed this earthquake the Great East Japan Earthquake.
• The earthquake resulted in a massive tsunami that flooded more than 200 square miles of coastal land.
• The estimated height of the waves was as high as 38 meters.
• An estimated 20,000 people were dead or missing and close to 500,000 people were forced to evacuate.
• In addition, a nuclear power plant meltdown triggered a nuclear emergency.
• The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant cooling system was damaged.
• The direct economic loss from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster was estimated at $360 billion.
• The Tōhoku earthquake was of magnitude 9.0, the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan since 1900 when seismic recording devices were first used, and it is the fourth most powerful ever detected worldwide.
• The Tōhoku earthquake shifted the earth on its axis, according to the U.S. Geological Service.

The correct answer is 25.

Key Points

• As of 2012, 25 states and union territories out of 35 were disaster-prone.

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Additional Information

• A  disaster is a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.
• The Indian subcontinent is highly vulnerable to cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, avalanches, forest fire and landslides.
• In 2012 there were only 35 states and union territories in India.
• Out of these 35, 25 were prone to disasters.
• The state of Telangana was formed in 2014 and the state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two union territories in 2019.
• As of 2021, there are a total of 28 states and 8 union territories.
• Out of these 36 states and union territories, 28 are prone to disasters.
• About 58.6 per cent of the landmass of India is prone to earthquakes of moderate to very high intensity.
• An area over 40 million hectares (12 per cent of land) is prone to floods.
• Out of the 7516 km, a long coastline close to 5,700 km is prone to cyclones and tsunamis.
• About 68 per cent of cultivable land is vulnerable to drought.
• About 15 per cent of our country covering over 0.49 million square kilometres is prone to landslides.
• The Himalayan and TransHimalayan mountains are susceptible to avalanches.

The correct answer is Tokyo.

Key Points

• As of 2021, the population of Tokyo is 37.93 million.
• Tokyo, Japan is currently the world's most populated city.
• Tokyo is the most populous city in the world by 2025. (2021)

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Additional Information

• Delhi is the world's second most populated city.
• Delhi's population is around 31 million and is expected to grow rapidly.
• Delhi will take over Tokyo as the world's most populated city by 2030.
• Mumbai, with a population of around 20 million, is the world's ninth most populated city.
• Kolkata with 14.9 million is in 15^th place.

The correct answer is 5700 km.

Key Points

• Out of the 7516 km, a long coastline close to 5,700 km is prone to cyclones and tsunamis.

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Additional Information

• The total area of India is around 3.287 million km2.
• 1 square Km is equal to 100 hectares.
• About 58.6 percent of the landmass of India is prone to earthquakes of moderate to very high intensity.
• An area over 40 million hectares (12 percent of land) is prone to floods.
• About 68 percent of cultivable land is vulnerable to drought.
• About 15 percent of our country covering over 0.49 million square kilometers is prone to landslides.
• The Himalayan and TransHimalayan mountains are susceptible to avalanches.

 Source:- https://www.mha.gov.in/MHA1/Par2017/pdfs/par2015-pdfs/ls-030315/1238.pdf

The correct answer is Health and Family Welfare.

Key Points

• Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare in 2012.
• He belongs to the Indian National Congress.

Additional Information 

• The Modi-led NDA government shuffled its cabinet recently in July 2021.
• Minister of Health and Family welfare
• Minister- Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
• Minister of State- Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar
• Secretary- Shri. Rajesh Bhushan
• Ministry of Heavy Industries
• Minister- Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey
• Minister of State- Shri Krishan Pal
• Secretary- Shri Arun Goel
• Ministry of Tourism
• Minister- Shri G. Kishan Reddy
• Minister of State- Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
• Secretary- Mr. Arvind Singh
• Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
• Minister- Shri Hardeep S Puri
• Minister of State- Shri Rameswar Teli
• Secretary- Shri Tarun Kapoor

The correct answer is Director-General, UNESCO.

Key Points

• Ms. Irina Bokova was the Director-General, UNESCO from 2009 to 2017.
• She is a Bulgarian politician.

Important Points

• UNESCO
• It stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
• It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, Sciences, and Culture.
• UNESCO develops educational tools to help people live as global citizens free of hate and intolerance.
• It was established in 1945.
• Headquarters- Paris, France
• Director-General- Ms. Audrey Azoulay (as of 2021)
• Source:- https://en.unesco.org/

The correct answer is 21-5-2012.

Key Points

• The UPA government completed three years in office in its second term on 21 May 2012.

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Additional Information

• The United Progressive Alliance 
• This is a coalition of center-left parties of India.
• It was formed after the 2004 general election.
• The first term of the UPA government was from 2004 to 2009 while the second term was from 2009 to 2014.
• The UPA government in both terms was led by Dr. Manmohan Singh, who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014.
• As of 2021, this is the second consecutive term of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) led by Narendra Modi.

The correct answer is All the above.

Key Points

• The 12^th Five Year Plan included all the above three missions viz. National Food Security Mission, National Agricultural Extension Mission, National Oil Seeds Mission, in the farm sector.

Additional Information

• The planned economic development in India began in 1951 with the inception of the First Five Year Plan.
• Five-Year Plans (FYPs) were centralized and integrated national economic programs.
• The first five-year plan in India was launched in 1951.
• Until 2015, when the five-year plans were stopped by the Modi government, India had 12 five-year plans.
• The 12^th five-year plan is considered the last five-year plan of India.
• The five-year plans were formulated by the erstwhile Planning Commission, which has now been replaced by NITI Aayog.
• The Planning Commission was formed on 15^th March 1950 and dissolved on 17^th August 2014.

Source:-http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/Statistical_year_book_india_chapters/Five%20Year%20Plan%20writeup_0.pdf

Important Points

• NITI Aayog plays the role of the erstwhile planning commission.
• National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) is an advisory think tank of the government of India.
• It was established on 1^st January 2015.

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister.

Key Points

• In May 2012, Bill Gates met with the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mr. Akhilesh Yadav to discuss and support health care issues.

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Additional Information

The correct answer is the rise in petrol cost.

Key Points

• Non- Congress Parties called for a Bharat bandh on May 31, 2012, to protest against the hike in the price of petrol.

Additional Information

• The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has called for a Bharat bandh on 31 May  2012.
• It was to protest the rise in the prices of petrol.
• At that time the petrol price in Mumbai (Rs. 78.57) was among the steepest in the country.
• Ironically the prices of Petrol and Diesel in the Modi led NDA government has touched an all-time high.
• As of 16 July 2021, the price of petrol in Jaipur, Rajasthan is around Rs 108 per litre and that of Diesel is around Rs. 99 per litre.
• These prices in Mumbai are around Rs 107 per litre and Rs 97.5 per litre respectively.
• Delhi- Diesel ( Rs 89.87) and Petrol (Rs 101.54)