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The correct answer is January 3.

 Key Points

• The minimum distance between the sun and earth is on January 3.
• The day of 3^rd or 4^th January is also known as perihelion.
• The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet that is nearest to the sun.
• It is the opposite of aphelion, which is the point farthest from the sun.
• At perihelion, the Earth is about 147.5 million km away from the Sun.
• The word perihelion stems from the Greek words "peri," meaning near, and "Helios," meaning the Greek god of the sun.

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The correct answer is A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2.

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The correct answer is the 38^th parallel.

Key Points

• The boundary between North and South Korea is marked by the 38^th parallel.
• U.S. Colonels Charles Bonesteel and Dean Rusk met on August 10, 1945, to develop a plan to divide Korea into two zones of occupation.
• Using a National Geographic map, they noticed that the 38^th parallel roughly divided Korea in half.
• A demilitarized zone (DMZ) was created along the boundary. The border came into existence roughly around 1953.

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The correct answer is Dehradun.

Key Points

• The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• FRI was established in the year 1906 as the Imperial Forest Research Institute.
• It has six museums based on social forestry, pathology, silviculture, timber, non-wood forest products, and entomology.
• The Forest Research Institute (FRI) and College Area are between Kaulagarh in the north and the Indian Military Academy to the south. The Tons River forms its Western Boundary.

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• The Forest Research Institute Dehradun is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand is among the oldest institutions of its kind/India.
• In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.
• The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres.
• It is the biggest forest based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute.
• The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum and there are many different kinds of trees from around the world.

The correct answer is Bilaspur.

Key Points

• The head office of South-Eastern coal field Limited is situated in Bilaspur.
• With coal reserves in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, SECL operates as many as 89 mines.
• Of these, 35 are in Madhya Pradesh and 54 are in Chhattisgarh.
• SECL’s major mining areas including Gevra, Dipka, Kusmunda, Sohagpur produced the highest ever coal since the inception of the company.

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• Coal India Limited (CIL) the state-owned coal mining corporate came into being in November 1975.
• CIL is a Maharatna company - a privileged status conferred by the Government of India to select state-owned enterprises in order to empower them to expand their operations and emerge as global giants.
• The subsidiaries of CIL include:
• Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)
• Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)
• Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)
• Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)
• South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)
• Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)
• Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)

The correct answer is Raigarh.

Key Points

• Gomarada wildlife sanctuary is situated near Sarangarh town in the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.
• It is spread over an area of 275 sq km.
• Some of the species found here include - Nilgiri, Sambars, Gaurs, Barking Deer, Chausingha, Muntjac, Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Dhole or the wild dog and the Jackel.
• The Gomarda wildlife sanctuary was established in the year 1983.
• Chhattisgarh has 3 National Parks and 11 Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Additional Information List of National Park in Chhattisgarh

Important wildlife sanctuaries in Chhattisgarh

The correct answer is 1,35,194 sq km.

Key Points

• The total area of Chhattisgarh State is 1,35,194 sq km.
• Chhattisgarh was formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh. It was granted statehood on November 1, 2000.
• It is the 10^th-largest state in India, with an area of 135,192 km2.
• It is located in east-central India. It is bounded by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand to the north and northeast, Odisha (Orissa) to the east, Telangana to the south, and Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the west.
• Its capital is Raipur. The population is (2021) 25,540,196.

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• Chhattisgarh can broadly be divided into Central plains drained by Mahanadi and Shivnath Rivers, the picturesque Northern Plateau, and the enchanting Bastar Plateau.
• Chhattisgarh is the 16^th most-populated state in the nation.
• The official language of the state is Hindi. Odia, Marathi, Telugu are also spoken.
• The climate of Chhattisgarh is tropical. It is hot and humid because of its proximity to the Tropic of Cancer.

The correct answer is Governor of the State.

Key Points

• Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly with the prior permission of the Governor of the State.
• Every Money Bill when it is transmitted to the Legislative Council under article 198, and when it is presented to the Governor for assent under article 200, the certificate of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly signed by him that it is a Money Bill.
• The money Bill cannot be returned by the President to the parliament for its reconsideration, as it is presented in the Lok Sabha with his permission.
• Some bills require the prior recommendation of the President before their introduction in the Parliament. For example- Money Bill & Finance Bill.

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• A bill is said to be a draft statute that is presented in either house of the Parliament only after being passed by both the houses of the Parliament and it has received the president’s assent.
• Types of bills:
• Ordinary Bills - As per Articles 107 and 108 of the Indian Constitution, an ordinary bill is concerned with any matter other than financial subjects.
• Money bills - Money bills are those bills that are concerned with financial matters like taxation, public expenditure, etc.(Article 110).
• Financial bill - As per Article 117 of the Indian Constitution, financial bills are those bills that are concerned with financial matters but are different from money bills.
• Constitutional Amendment Bill - Article 368 of the Indian Constitution is concerned with the provisions of the amendment of the Constitution.
• Ordinance Replacing Bill - This bill is brought before Parliament to replace an ordinance with or without modifications promulgated by the President under Article 123 of the Indian Constitution.

The correct answer is Planning Commission.

• The Planning Commission was established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the chairman.
• The Planning Commission did not derive its creation from either the Constitution or statute but was an arm of the Central/Union Government.
• The Commission was responsible to formulate India’s five years plans for social and economic development in India.

Important Points 

• Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution – NITI AAYOG on January 1, 2015.
• The emphasis of NITI Aayog is on the ‘Bottom –Up’ approach to envisage the vision of Maximum Governance, Minimum Government, echoing the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism.
• NITI Aayog is the premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
• The chairperson of NITI Aayog is the Prime Minister of India.
• Suman Bery is currently Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog

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The correct answer is 26^th.

Key Points

• Chhattisgarh was formed on 1^st Nov 2000. It became the 26^th state of the union.
• The state of Madhya Pradesh was divided into Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on 01 November 2000.
• The official language of the state is Hindi. Odia, Marathi, Telugu are also spoken.
• It is a source of electricity and steel for India, accounting for 15% of the total steel produced in the country.
• In November 2000, the Government of India, pursuant to legislation passed by Parliament during the summer, created three new states, Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal, and Jharkhand.

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• In November 2000, three new states were created, namely:
• Chhattisgarh, from eastern Madhya Pradesh,
• Uttaranchal (renamed Uttarakhand in 2007), from northwest Uttar Pradesh, and
• Jharkhand, from the southern districts of Bihar.
• Chhattisgarh is bounded by southern Jharkhand and Orissa in the east, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the west, Uttar Pradesh and western Jharkhand in the north, and Andhra Pradesh in the south.
• Areawise Chhattisgarh is the tenth largest state and population-wise it is the sixteenth most populous state of the nation.