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The correct answer is Birla Yamaha.

Key Points:

• In 1984, Birla Yamaha opened its doors in Mumbai.
• It manufactures multipurpose engines and portable generators.
• Indra Power the two multipurpose engines produced by the business in 1995 are called Birla Power Plus.
• There are no commercial vehicles made there.

Additional Information:

• Any motor vehicle used to deliver goods or paying passengers qualifies as a commercial vehicle.
• TELCO stands for Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company.
• Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company has been renamed and is presently known as Tata Motors.
• Ashok Leyland is a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in India.
• In 1983 DCM Daewoo Company, formerly known as DCM Toyota Ltd., was incorporated as a Public Limited Comp. on August 1, & obtained a Certificate of Commencement of Business on October 1.

The correct answer is 1949.

Key Points:

• The country's monetary policy was completely under the supervision of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation up until the establishment of the Monetary Policy Committee in 2016.
• In compliance with the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, it began operating on April 1^st, 1935.
• The initial share capital was divided in 100 fully paid shares.
• The RBI was nationalized on 1 January 1949, following India's independence on August 15, 1947.

Additional Information:

• The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, is both the nation's central bank and the regulatory body in charge of policing the nation's banking sector.
• The proprietor is the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India.
• Its responsibilities include the control, issue, and supply maintenance of the Indian rupee.
• In addition, it controls the nation's main payment systems and seeks to promote economic development.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) manufactures and mints Indian Rupee (INR) currency notes in two of its currency printing presses located in Nashik (Western India) and Dewas (BRBNM).

The correct answer is Capillaries.

Key Points:

• The smallest and most abundant blood vessels, capillaries, connect the arteries that take blood away from the heart and the veins that bring blood back to the heart (veins).
• The exchange of materials between the blood and tissue cells is the main purpose of capillaries.
• The metabolic activity of bodily tissues affects how capillaries are distributed.
• Because they are metabolically active and need a lot of oxygen and nutrients, tissues including skeletal muscle, the liver, and the kidney have vast capillary networks.

Additional Information:

• Blood arteries, which serve as conduits or channels, transport blood to human tissues.
• At the heart, two closed systems that resemble tubes begin and end.
• The pulmonary arteries are a single system that carry blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and back to the left atrium.
• The secondary system that moves blood from the left ventricle to the tissues all throughout the body before returning it to the right atrium is called the systemic veins.
• Based on their shape and purpose, blood vessels are categorised as arteries, capillaries, or veins.

The correct answer is Pradeep.

Key Points:

• Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo is a Hindi nationalist song written by Kavi Pradeep, performed by Lata Mangeshkar, and composed by C. Ramchandra.
• This song honours Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the Sino-Indian War.
• Mangeshkar gave the song its first live performance on January 26, 1963, in New Delhi's National Stadium.
• Along with the national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana", "Vande Mataram", and "Sare Jahan Se Accha", the song is frequently performed at public events and gatherings in India.
• It is regarded as one of the most well-known patriotic songs.

The correct answer is Narendra Modi.

Key Points

• President Donald Trump of the United States presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the "Legion of Merit" for his contributions to strengthening the ties between the two countries in 2020.
• Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, and Scott Morrison, the former prime minister of Australia, also received the honour.
• The "Quad" group of nations comprised of Australia, the United States, Japan, and India is considered as a challenge to Chinese hegemony in the Indo-Pacific area.

Additional Information:

• ​The United States Armed Forces bestow the Legion of Merit (LOM), a military honour, for extremely meritorious actions in the course of providing outstanding services and accomplishments.
• Members of the United States' eight uniformed services as well as military and political leaders from other countries are given the award.
• Members of the United States uniformed services are given the Legion of Merit without consideration of their academic standing.
• For senior officers at the O-6 level and above, the requirements are for extremely meritorious behaviour in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

The correct answer is 2014.

Key Points:

• The Indian government proclaimed 2 June 2014 as Telangana Formation Day on March 4.
• Hyderabad serves as the capital of Telangana, which was formed as 29^th State of India, but after making Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh the UTs, it is currently the 28^th state in the Indian Union.
• For ten years, the capital will be split between the two states until Seemandhra can build its own.
• However, Telangana will be the only state to receive Hyderabad's earnings and state authority.
• Despite hints in the Telangana Bill, Seemandhra did not receive a unique status.

Additional Information:

• The former princely state of Hyderabad was amalgamated with Andhra Pradesh in 1956, which sparked the Mulki Agitations, and the new state corresponds to those Telugu-speaking regions.
• After decades of demonstrations and agitations, the United Progressive Alliance-led federal government chose to split the current Andhra Pradesh state into two, and on 2 June 2014, the Union Cabinet unilaterally approved the bill to establish Telangana.

The correct answer is Union List.

Key Points:

• The highest court in a state is known as the High Court.
• Every state in India is required to have a High Court, as stated in Article 214.
• A joint High Court, however, may exist for two or more States or for two or more States plus a union territory, according to Article 231.
• In India, there are total 25 High Courts, six of which have jurisdiction over several States or UTs.
• Delhi has a High Court of its own, among the Union Territories.
• A Chief Justice and any other judges chosen by the President of India make up each High Court.

Additional Information:

• Each High Court has a Chief Justice and additional judges who have been chosen by the President.
• The High Courts might have as few or as many judges as they choose.
• From court to court and state to state, it differs.
• To be appointed as a judge on the High Court, a person must be an Indian citizen.
• He was supposed to have served in a judicial capacity in India for ten years.
• He has represented one or more High Courts for at least ten years.

The correct answer is Vitamin A.

Key Points:

• Micronutrients including vitamins and minerals are required by the body for a variety of regular bodily functions.
• Vitamins fall into two categories: fat-soluble and water-soluble.
• They are stored in the hepatic and adipose tissues.
• The vitamins A, D, E, and K are soluble in fat but insoluble in water.
• Vitamins B and C can be dissolved in water.

Additional Information:

• | Name of the vitamin | Source | Need | Deficiency | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fat-soluble vitamins | | | | | Vitamin A | Milk, butter, egg | Normal growth and to keep eyes and skin healthy | Night blindness, Irregular growth of teeth | | Vitamin D | Cheese, butter, milk, green vegetables, fish liver oil, sunlight | Formation of strong bones and teeth | Rickets | | Vitamin E | vegetable oils, spinach, lettuce, turnip leaves, butter, milk, whole grains, nuts, seeds, leafy vegetables | Protection of cell membrane, formation of red blood cells (RBC) | Not yet confirmed | | Vitamin K | Cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals, soybeans | Clotting of blood | Excessive bleeding from wounds | | Water-soluble vitamins | | | | | Vitamin B1 | Seafood, milk, meat, peas, cereals, green vegetables | Growth and development, releasing energy from carbohydrates | Beriberi | | Vitamin B2 | Yeast, egg, meat, peas | Body growth and red cell production, releasing energy from carbohydrates | Skin diseases, retarded growth | | Vitamin B3 | Whole cereals, tomatoes, potatoes, meat and fish | Healthy skin, digestion and nervous system | Pellagra (affects the skin, alimentary canal and nervous system) | | Vitamin B12 | Liver, milk, eggs, fish | Forming RBC | Anaemia | | Vitamin C | Indian gooseberry (amla), lemons, lime, pineapple, oranges, watermelon, green peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, turnip, carrots, green mint, guava | Maintenance of ligaments, tendons, other supportive tissues and blood vessels | Scurvy (gums swell and bleed) |

The correct answer is a Double government.

Mistake Points

• Federalism - Dividing powers between the Centre and the states.

Key Points

• Dyarchy means a system of double rules or government.
• For the British Indian provinces, the Government of India Act (1919) established the dyarchy, which is also spelled diarchy.
• The Governor was the executive head of the province.

The subjects were divided into two lists – reserved and transferred

• Dyarchy was introduced, i.e., there were two classes of administrators – Executive councillors and ministers
• The British-run executive branch of India's government was subjected for the first time to the democratic ideal.
• It was much criticised, yet it marked a turning point in British Indian administration and was a precursor to India's eventual independence (1935) and total provincial autonomy (1947).
• The dyarchy constitutional change was advocated by Edwin Samuel Montagu and Lord Chelmsford while he served as India's secretary of state (1917–1922).

Additional Information:

• The splitting of each provincial executive branch into sections that were both dictatorial and answerable to the people formed the basis of dyarchy.
• The first was composed of representatives from the executive council, who were once more picked by the monarch.
• The governor chose the ministers for the second group from among the elected members of the provincial assembly.

The correct answer is Cuba.

Key Points

• Cuba is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of the World’.
• It has the largest sugar industry which is now decaying and its position is now taken up by Brazil followed by India.
• It is an island in the Caribbean region.
• The Cuban sugar economy is the principal agricultural economy in Cuba.
• Until 1960 Cuba was the largest Sugar Exporter in the world hence, the name Sugar Bowl of the World. But in the year 2017-18 Year Brazil started its lead in Sugar production which was about 38.9 million metric tons.
• Cuba
• Capital: Havana
• Currency: Cuban Peso