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The correct answer is Sports Coaches.

Key Points

• "The Dronacharya Award" is associated with the awarding of the sports coaches.
• The award is named after Drona, often referred to as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona" from the epic Mahabharata.
• "The Dronacharya Award" is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Republic of India.
• The first recipients of the award were Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling), Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing), and O. M. Nambiar (Athletics), etc.

Additional Information

• The list of Dronacharya Award 2020 include:
• A. Life-Time Category
• Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery)
• Purushotham Rai (Athletics)
• Shiv Singh (Boxing)
• Romesh Pathania (Hockey)
• Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi)
• Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting)
• Naresh Kumar (Tennis)
• Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling)
• ​B. Regular Category
• Jude Felix Sebastian (Hockey)
• Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb)
• Jaspal Rana (Shooting)
• Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu)
• Gaurav Khanna (Para Badminton)

The correct answer is London.

Key Points

• The 2012 Olympics will be held in London.
• 2012 will be London's third time hosting the Games, with the first time being 1908, and the second in 1948.
• The 2016 Olympics was the XXXI edition of the Olympic games which started in the year 1896 (Athens).

Important Points

• It was the 30^th Summer Olympics (London Olympics 2012) that concluded in London on 12 August 2012.
• The US topped the medal tally clinching a total of 104 medals, followed by China.
• India with a total of 6 medals (2 Silver+4Bronze) stood at 55^th position.

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The correct answer is 78 AD.

Key Points

• The "Saka Era" began in the year 78 AD.
• The Government of India adopted it as Indian National Calendar in 1957.
• It is believed that the Saka Era was founded by King Kanishka in 78 AD.
• The Saka calendar consists of 365 days and 12 months which is similar to the structure of the Gregorian Calendar.

Additional Information

• The Sakas, also known as Shakas in the first century, invaded NorthWest India. Sakas were a group of Iranian Nomadic pastoral tribes.
• Rudraman I was the greatest Saka ruler; he belonged to the western Kshtatrapa dynasty and was the grandson of Chastana. He ruled in Narmada valley and other parts of Gujarat and Malwa.
• Vikrama or Vikramaditya is the founder of the Vikrama Era. It is also known as the Malwa era as Vikrama ruled over the Malava country.

The correct answer is Judaism.

Key Points

• The synagogue is the place of worship of the Judaism community.
• Judaism is one of the oldest religions of the world, evolved in Egypt about 3,700 years ago.
• Judaism is the religion, philosophy, and way of life of the Jewish people.
• The Jews believe in one god as was instituted by Abraham, Who they call Yahweh and from whom all creation flows.
• The religious scripture Sefer Torah consists of the first five books of the Old Testament.

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The correct answer is China.

Key Points

• Historical sources credit the invention of paper to Cai Lun, a dignitary serving the imperial Chinese court.
• In AD 105, he began producing sheets of paper from scraps of old rags, tree bark, and fishing nets.
• The Japanese immediately learned paper-making techniques and began using pulp derived from mulberry bark to produce this precious material themselves.
• It wasn’t until the 11^th century that paper arrived in Europe, with the Arab conquest of Sicily and Spain.
• The industrial manufacture of paper began in the 19^th century.

Additional Information

• In 1797, Louis Nicolas Robert created the first Fourdrinier machine, which was able to produce a 60-cm-long sheet.
• Paper manufacturing uses significant amounts of natural resources.
• It is estimated that between 2 and 2.5 tonnes of timber and 30-40 cubic meters of water are required to make one tonne of paper.

The correct answer is Newton.

Key Points

• The universal law of gravitation was propounded by Sir Isaac Newton.
• Newton used the universal law of gravity to prove that the moon is accelerating towards Earth just as a body on Earth is falling towards Earth.
• According to the Universal law of gravitation, the force between two bodies is directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to a square of the distance.
• The law was given in the year 1687.

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The correct answer is Explosive.

Key Points

• Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a pale yellow, solid organic nitrogen compound used chiefly as an explosive.
• TNT (Tri Nitro Toulene) is prepared by stepwise nitration of toluene. Because TNT melts at 82°C and does not explode below 240°C, it can be melted in steam-heated vessels and poured into casings.
• For example, TNT explosives are used in military shells, bombs, and grenades, in industrial uses, and in underwater blasting.

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The correct answer is South Korea.

Key Points

• South Korea is not a member of BRICS.
• BRICS started in 2001 as BRIC, an acronym coined by Goldman Sachs for Brazil, Russia, India, and China.
• South Africa joined the group in the year 2010.
• BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
• BRICS accounts for about 40% of the world’s population and about 30% of the GDP.
• BRICS countries are believed to be the future dominant suppliers of manufactured goods, services, and raw materials by 2050.

Additional Information

• The first BRIC Summit took place in 2009 in the Russian Federation and focused on issues such as reform of the global financial architecture.
• The 11^th BRICS summit took place in Brazil (Brasilia) from 13 to 14 November 2019.
• The 2020 BRICS summit was held virtually amid the covid pandemic under the chairmanship of Russia.
• The 13^th BRICS Summit was held under India's Chairmanship on 09 September 2021.
• China will take over the BRICS chairmanship and host the 14^th BRICS Summit in the year 2022.

The correct answer is 33%.

Key Points

• The women's representation in panchayat is a minimum of 33% or one-third of the total seats.
• Clause (3) of Article 243D of the Constitution ensures participation of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions by mandating not less than one-third reservation for women.
• Jharkhand leads the way with more than 50% of women's representation at the local level.
• In 1992, the 73^rd and 74^th Constitutional Amendments introduced local self-governance or decentralization.

Additional Information

• The 73^rd and 74^th Constitutional Amendment Acts, 1992, gave Constitutional status to Panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) respectively.
• The amendments mandate the states to establish a three-tier system of Panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels and Municipalities in the urban areas respectively.
• Article 40 lays down that the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.

The correct answer is Damakheda.

Key Points

• The religious place of the Kabir sect is Damakheda.
• Damakheda is a pilgrimage centre of Kabirpantis near Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh and in district Balodabazar – Bhatapara.
• It is a small village situated 10 km from Simga on Raipur-Bilaspur road. It is considered to be the biggest centre of faith of Kabirpantis.
• It is believed that 100 years ago, Kabir Math was established here by Guru Agardas Swami, the 12^th Guru of Kabirpanth.

Additional Information

• Kabir Panth is a sect practicing the thoughts and ideas of Sant Kabir.
• The sect claims to have been founded by spiritual descendants of Sant Kabirdas during the 16^th century.
• The principal religious heritage of the sect is based on songs and verses of the poet-saint. The followers are known as Kabir Panthis.
• The majority of Kabir Panthis reside in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.